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CELEBRATING MALE SEXUALITY—A DOUBLE STANDARD Earlier this week, I found that all of my social media was overflowing with halfnaked pictures of a certain Jonas brother posing in a way that embodied a 1992 Marky-Mark. Even though I’m not the biggest Jo-bro fan in the world to begin with, these pictures offended me. And the way people reacted to them offended me as well. People were spreading these pictures around like they were the plague, and they were mainly accompanied with comments of eagerness or approval. I noticed people (mainly women) were drooling over these pictures and posting them everywhere they could, with comments I found inappropriate. Articles were even written about these pictures, and I have yet to find one that has had any sort of negative content. So why can Nick Jonas openly release
photos of himself grabbing his package, with his pants halfway down his ass, and get praised for it when a female celebrity would get criticism and humiliation for releasing similar pictures? Exhibit A: Miley Cyrus. Exhibit B: Rihanna. Exhibit C: Jennifer Lawrence. J. Law didn’t even openly release her pictures, but she still received more negative judgement than Jonas, unfortunately, ever will. More importantly, why are women— some who even claim to be feminists— promoting this flaw in society? To me, each retweet of the pictures with a heart-eyed or drooling emoji is contributing to the idea that these photos were totally OK for the Jo-bro to post. If you’re OK with that, I think you might not have the right to complain about men being “disgusting” when they act the
same way toward women. Because, girls, why should it be OK for you to post an almost-naked #mcm on Instagram but act appalled when guys do the same thing? Also, why is it that Jonas’ pictures are seen as a “gift” to society when for women, naked or scandalous pictures are often used as embarrassing threats? For example, Emma Watson recently gave a speech on feminism and gender at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and she actually received backlash on her equality promotion. Computer hackers even used the possibility of finding nude pictures of her and invading her privacy as a threat for voicing her opinion. Why should pictures of a woman’s body be used as a threat while pictures of a man’s body promote his career? Change in society for equality does not
just come from change in men’s attitudes; It also comes from a change in women’s attitudes. Hypocrisy fixes nothing; as women, we cannot say one thing and do the opposite if we really want things to change. Feminism is not man hating. Feminism is not pulling the “I’m a woman, so give me special treatment” card. To me, feminism is equality. Complete and total equality.
— Katarina Velazquez is a junior journalism and mass communications major and News Editor for The Mirror.
The Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board: Alexandria Adair Vasquez, Katarina Velazquez, Antonio Hill, Danielle Ross and Cassius Vasquez.
ONUS NOT ON WOMEN TO PREVENT RAPE Let us be clear: the problem of rape and sexual assault on campus is a male problem. Two weeks ago, many newspapers across the country featured an editorial by Dan K. Thomasson titled “Academia Needs to Act to Protect College Women.” Unfortunately, Thomasson’s comments served to reinforce the antiquated notion that it’s women’s responsibility to avoid being raped. Men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators of sexual assaults; Therefore, the onus of changing the campus rape culture lies primarily with men. Simply put, men need to not rape. Dan Thomasson’s lamentation about a supposedly simpler (and safer) time when women were infantilized does nothing to address the underlying issues of patriarchy and hegemonic masculinity that continue to permeate gender relations and contribute to the societal persistence of victim blaming. Thomasson seems to suggest that if men have any role at all in addressing the problem, it is to protect women. Women do not need men to protect them; They need men to not sexually assault them. Thomasson’s call for universities to minimize the potential for rapes and sexual assaults to occur, an approach often referred to as target hardening, seems clearly directed at the behavior of women. While efforts at target hardening such as learning self-defense, abstaining from alcohol
and carrying mace may sometimes work for individual women, they are personal solutions to a societal problem and often simply serve to shift the attack to women who are perceived as vulnerable. Plainly, target hardening strategies alone are not the answer, particularly when they focus solely on would-be victims and ignore would-be perpetrators. The case of Emma Sulkowicz at Columbia University and, more recently, Hannah Graham at the University of Virginia have helped to draw the national spotlight to the dangers faced by women on college campuses. These cases further highlight the inadequate response provided by universities where victims continue to receive the message that they won’t be believed. Given that 78 American colleges and universities are now being investigated by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, it is clear the same old strategies that focus on women’s behavior are not effective. Universities nationwide need to begin to worry less about their reputations and more about removing perpetrators and supporting survivors. Zero tolerance policies, educational programming (directed at males) and models such as “Yes means yes,” which advocate affirmative consent, are steps in the right direction. To draw attention to her rape, Emma Sulkowicz has been carrying her mattress around the Columbia University campus for weeks now. Society in general, and
men in academia particularly, need to commit to making sure women like Ms. Sulkowicz are not made to bear the burden of rape prevention alone. Worrying, as Thomasson does, about women’s curfews or their alcohol consumption is entirely off the mark and fails to contribute in any useful way. — Laura Finley and Victor Romano teach at Barry University in the Department of Sociology & Criminology.
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MON 10/06 5:30-8 p.m. MCB Business Ethics Week: Movie Night North Hall
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Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Spirit boards created by different residence halls and departments on campus were displayed for voting at Community Fest on Saturday afternoon.
HOMECOMING EVENTS RALLY SPIRIT Andrew Swanson news@uncmirror.com The University of Northern Colorado took a blast to the past last week with its annual homecoming spirit-week events. The week was full of events in which all students could participate, including the University Program Council’s Comedy Club, the Center for Peer Education’s B-I-N-G-O night, Bear Sync, the pep rally and the homecoming football game against Northern Arizona University. While it is traditional for the UNC community to put on a slew of homecoming events, this year had a little more of a unique twist. “Blue and Gold, New and Old” was the theme because UNC celebrated 125 years of its establishment as an educational institution.
“Not only is homecoming meant for students to celebrate school spirit, but it also renews the university connections to alumni of this university,” said Gary Dutmers, UNC’s senior news writer and editor. UNC’s alumni toured the university this week, some of whom graduated fifty years ago and hadn’t returned until now. Not only were the alumni coming to explore what the campus has evolved into over the years, but UNC opened an exhibition in Michener Library that had artifacts reflecting over the past 125 years. The exhibition opened Oct. 2 and was free and open to the public. Gabe Christie, a senior history major and president of the Interfraternity Council, said Greek Life is very involved with participating in all of the homecoming events at UNC each year.
“My responsibilities during homecoming are to foster good sportsmanship and competition amongst the chapters here, as well as watch to make sure rules are followed within the Greek community,” Christie said. Each member in the Interfraternity Council and the Multicultural Greek Council is expected to participate with their partners. Christie said the bonfire each year is one of his favorite events during homecoming week. “No other time in the four and a half years I’ve been here at UNC do I feel more school spirit than at the bonfire,” Christie said. This year hundreds of students came out to watch the bonfire outside Bishop-Lehr Hall— where cardboard cutouts spelling out “NAU” were burned down—and the fireworks show that followed.
4-6 p.m. Gender Studies Program Open House Michener Library- Mari Michener Gallery 5:30-7 p.m. Student Senate Meeting University Center- Council Room 7- 7:30 p.m. University Program Council Volunteer Interest Meeting University Center- Student Activities Office
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CANS FOR A CAUSE Monique Becker news@uncmirror.com As volunteers and members of different organizations gathered around tables for Cans to Candelaria, two large containers were filled with boxes and plastic bags of canned goods stood piled high. Music was played by the University of Northern Colorado’s student radio in the background. Cans to Candelaria, a campus-wide food drive that has been used to collect canned goods and monetary donations for the Weld Food Bank for the past nine years, has organizations from all over campus involved in gathering donations such as sororities, fraternities, residence halls and the UNC cheer team. Any student organizations on campus were welcome to participate in this event. “I think they help their community, and I also think that it increases their awareness because people come by and donate. They don’t realize how much it can help,” said Taylor Andersen, a senior dietetics major and president of the Student Dietetic Association. “Just getting the word out that hunger really does exist and that you can help with it.” According to Andersen, all of the proceeds go to the food banks that help feed the people in the Greeley community.
She also said that because of last year’s flooding, the food from this year’s event is going toward helping victims of that disaster. “I think it is really cool that UNC has something like this,” said Allie Hill, a sophomore finance major. “Hunger is around but I know I don’t think about it because it doesn’t effect me or anyone I know.” The three organizations that ended up donating the most were the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honors Society, Delta Zeta and North Hall. On Thursday, around 22,000 pounds of canned goods and money were collected. Even more donations were collected at UNC’s homecoming dance. There were also last minute donations from other clubs and organizations on campus. After all of the donations were collected and tallied, Andersen said she hoped to have around 25,000 pounds of food collected. “I would just say to get involved next year. Even if you’re a small organization you can still donate, and it will still help,” Andersen said. According to the Weld Food Bank website, Greeley has the highest poverty rate in Colorado at 21.7 percent. Weld County, as an entirety, is at 12 percent.
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Senior dietetics major Aeron Acott helps to organize Cans to Candelaria on Thursday afternoon. Each dollar raised during the drive is converted to an equivalence of six pounds of food toward the total raised for the Weld Food Bank.
the community,” Leonhardt said. The vision when Community Fest first started three years ago, Leonhardt said, was to have a premier event where the community could come to campus and connect with the UNC learning environment. It was basically a university open house, he said, but the event has grown into much more. “I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how excited they are about this event,” said Cassandra Noble, the volunteer program coordinator for District 6. There were 130 booths, and 65 percent of those booths were UNC-related. The other 35 percent were from local businesses or city organizations throughout
Greeley. For example, there were booths ranging from the Greeley Fire Department to Del Taco. Everyone working the booths was a volunteer. “My favorite part about Community Fest is for everyone to connect with one another,” Leonhardt said. Along with having the booths, there was plenty of live music. The UNC jazz choirs sang, and marching bands from GreeleyEvans School District 6 had the chance to show off their skills. Brent Engel, a senior environment sustainability studies student, ran the Tree Campus USA booth at this year’s event. This is Engel’s third year volunteering at Community Fest, and he said that he loves
COMMUNITY FEST UNITES UNC WITH GREELEY Anna Bohren news@uncmirror.com Every year, the UNC hosts Homecoming week to celebrate school pride and tradition. On game day, the university hosts Community Fest to bring together the University of Northern Colorado and Greeley communities. “It’s drawing a crowd, and it’s a good day,” said Stacie Datteri, chief academic officer for Greeley-Evans School District 6. Chuck Leonhardt, the senior director of university relations at UNC, is also responsible for Community Fest. “Community Fest is all about the community and connecting the university with
it every time. He said he enjoyed that it was not just people from campus, but also people from the community as well. “My favorite part is getting to work with the kids,” he said. The Tree Campus USA booth had activities where children could use finger paints to make their handprints look like leaves on the tree. There were posters around campus on the day of the event. “It’s fun to see the whole UNC community come out here promoting what they do best and give the Greeley community a taste of what we do here at UNC,” said Sarah Lilly, a junior marketing major.
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GOAL OF HLC MAN: RAISE STUDENT AWARENESS Chelsea Hinspeter news@uncmirror.com HLC Man is a new addition to a league of superheroes such as Batman and Spiderman. Instead of saving damsels in distress or fighting crime, HLC Man’s mission is to spread awareness of the Higher Learning Commission’s upcoming visit to the University of Northern Colorado in March. In a video that can be found on UNC’s website, “HLC Man—The Higher Learning Commission visits UNC,” HLC Man is coming to life in his own comic book. The video is filled with graphically stimulating effects while a narrator reads out the captions in a serious tone. Meanwhile, a man in a full-body blue and yellow spandex suit runs about making grand gestures. The Higher Learning Commission visits the UNC campus every 10 years to review how the university is operating and to make sure that the institution is
up to standards before reaccrediting it. Both the video and the HLC Man image were created so that students and faculty become aware of this visit. “We wanted to include students in this communication effort because they’re an important part of our community. We wouldn’t be here without the students,” said Kim Black, the director of assessment and an HLC self-study coordinator. A collaborated effort between the Communications Committee and University Relations at UNC created the concept for HLC Man, alongside students as well. Communication Committee member Dondi Gesick said they were trying to go with a Marvel Comic theme that would interest students and decided that they needed a video to help. Those responsible for dreaming up HLC Man and the video that initially introduced him said they are trying to get students to become familiar with HLC Man
and understand the importance behind the icon. The Communications Committee and those involved in the self-study say they simply want students and faculty to know about the visit and understand why it’s important. The Higher Learning Commission focuses on four primary aspects when reviewing an institution. First, the commission makes sure that the college has a clear purpose and is meeting that purpose. Second, it helps to ensure that the institution is operating with integrity, consistency and fairness. The most important aspect that the Higher Learning Commission checks is the quality of teaching and learning being produced. The commission makes sure that the institution has the resources and personnel capable of providing a quality education and seeks evidence that students are receiving this education.
HOW TO AVOID THE FRESHMAN FIFTEEN Andrew Swanson news@uncmirror.com
Students have probably heard about the terror of gaining the “freshman 15,” a term used for the gradual weight gain that many seem to encounter upon entering college. Some may not immediately notice the effects of weight gain, but a healthy lifestyle is one that students should try to take into account. Factors including stress, eating and drinking are huge reasons as to why someone would gain weight throughout their few years living the college life. The University of Northern Colorado offers options to promote health among students, which includes the Campus Recreation Center and a variety of healthy food pre-
pared at the dining halls. “Start with the salad bar for portion control,” said Jenny Larson, UNC’s associate director for catering, retail dining and concessions. Larson said she believes main factors for weight gain are the savory smell of food, stress factors of being away from home for the first time and constantly being on the go. She said she thinks all these could contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle. Larson said she not only believes in the freshman 15, but she also sees signs of something called “the employee 15.” The dining halls on campus have come to the standard that a student or individual is only allowed one entrée per visit to the windows. With this logic, people won’t See Healthy on page 24
Lastly, the commission reviews the institution’s ability to plan and maintain its available resources in a successful manner. “That’s the heart of accreditation,” Black said. “A campus really looking deeply at its practices, at its priorities, evaluating itself.” Students can receive national grants, financial aid and a valuable degree because they attend an accredited institution. Colorado institutions are required to be accredited in order to operate within the state. “Basically everyone that works here or goes here or has any involvement with the campus, it affects them,” said HLC Man, an anonymous sophomore. The video took about five hours to film and several weeks to produce a finished product. The cost to create a video like this was about $40 for the costume and $40 for the template, which videographer Andrew Warren customized, plus the cost of gear and staff time.
“If you were to go out and get that done elsewhere, it would have cost probably a fair amount of money,” Warren said. Since its creation, the video has been uploaded to YouTube and put on the school website. HLC Man is making appearances at school events and showing up in pictures on Instagram. The Communications Committee and HLC Man don’t plan to stop raising awareness after the video trailer. “We want the message to carry out until the visit,” Gesick said. The committee plans to have HLC Man visiting future athletic and community events, giving out t-shirts, stickers and prizes up until the visit of the HLC on March 9-11, 2015. “I’m here to stay, at least for a little while,” HLC Man said. For a link to the HLC man video, and for more information regarding HLC, find this article on uncmirror.com.
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A POEM: THE BLACK SHAKESPEARIAN
Litsha Says Lame Stuff By Litsha Leeper
Allow me to be the black Shakespearian I don’t care about rhyming—just let me say something short, sweet and real to you Every woman thinks she deserves to be your queen Candidates sport flawlessly perched breasts under revealing garments in order to engage you Bold brands, with hair pressed to perfection, not realizing that they aren’t the only Barbie—but they come in a collection They take advantage of your poetic nature by faking the essence of true rhythm when, really, they don’t have what it takes to make a grown man cry They don’t have the thigh to hold your type of hip Who is I? Am I claiming to be the black Rapunzel? Claiming to have the ability to lunge you into a mythology so real, you’d swear you could feel the root of a wing sprouting from my back Caressing feathers from my spine Confusing my back dimples to be fingerprints of the Lord Am I claiming to be all that you need?
Could I kiss you with the ferocity of a bonfire burning wood on a cold night, warming anyone attracted to the impassioned beast? Do I claim to be your muse? Possessing the abstract nature of an esoteric painting, confusing you, yet providing you understanding at the same time Could a woman like that love? Nah, love, she gotta have something stronger than that I know your desire to have that deep connection that wouldn’t allow you to forsake the golden yoni I know what you want No moment to write poems—you want a woman to be your expression, representing words outside of the most eloquent man’s vocabulary You want fervid sex and glorious pillow talk You want realness; being able to ask hard questions and get virgin answers You want intellect from your exotic dancers You desire a representative of your state You don’t want just anyone mounted on your throne but someone who offers just as much as she’s taking Could I be that to you, or am I just a black Shakespearian twisting words in effort to pervert you? Knowing what I know, what could I be to you? - Litsha Leeper is a senior philosophy major and an opinion columnist for The Mirror. She can be reached at editor@ uncmirror.com.
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CANDIDATES TO SPEAK AT INFORMATION SESSION Staff Report news@uncmirror.com “Election 2014: Popcorn and Information,” an event sponsored by The Greeley Tribune, the Greeley Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women, has invited candidates who are running for county commissioner, clerk and recorder, assessor, sheriff, state representative and state senator to share their opinions with UNC students and the public on issues that will be on the ballot for the fall 2014 midterm election. The “Election 2014: Popcorn and Information” event will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday in the University of Northern Colorado’s University Center Panorama Room for students and the
general public to attend. Visitors are also invited to enjoy free popcorn while they ask the available candidates questions and hear more on the topics that the candidates choose to support or not. This event is a chance for local voters to learn more about candidates and their platforms, as well as information on the state amendments that will be on the ballot. Citizens will be able to ask questions that they might not have the chance to ask in a different setting. Every candidate in attendance will present brief remarks regarding their policy that they have prepared in advance. They will then be available to answer attendees’ questions after their brief presentations at an infor-
mation table. Some of the state amendments that will be on the 2014 fall ballot that will be deliberated by the candidates at the event are how to define “person” and “child,” allowing horse racetrack limited gaming proceeds for K-12 education, propositions related to school board meetings being open to the public and the labeling of GMOs in food in Colorado. These four issues raise several difficult questions for Colorado and Weld County citizens that the candidates running for office may be able to answer thoroughly at the event. For more information on “Election 2014: Popcorn and Information,” please contact the Greeley Chamber of Commerce at (970)-352-3566.
Corrections A story on Student Senate published last Monday had incorrect event information about the Costume 5K Run hosted by the University of Northern Colorado’s Student Public Relations Network. The run will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 18 starting on Turner Green. Prices for pre-signups will be $10 for individuals and $8 for teams of 10 people or more. On the event day, registration will be $15 for everyone. Children 5 years old and younger will be free.
‘SPRN14’ for online registration on active.com are free. A 5K route will start at West Campus and loop around to Central Campus and child route will be 3K (1.5 miles) around Halloween games and activities. Please send any corrections to:
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MON 10/6 All Day Abbie Powers Exhibit (MultiDay) Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery 8-9:30 p.m. Guest Artist Recital: Trio Allegresse Woodwinds Trio Kepner Hall 9-11 p.m. Open Mic Night University Center- Fireside Lounge
TUE 10/7 7 p.m. The Crucible Meeting University Center- Fireside Lounge
WED 10/8 All Day Abbie Powers Exhibit (MultiDay) Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery
THU 10/9 All Day Abbie Powers Exhibit (MultiDay) Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery
FRI 10/10 All Day Abbie Powers Exhibit (Multi-Day) Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery
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SLEEPY HOLLOW BRINGS TERROR TO UCCC Antonio Hill arts@uncmirror.com
After months of preparing for a theatre production, it can be difficult not to lose one’s head. Luckily for everyone who saw “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” last Saturday, the only headless person was the Horseman. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” presented by The Stampede Troupe, is a different take on the classic story originally written by Washington Irving. This version aims to keep the audience engaged, amuse audience members of all ages and provide characters that the audience can connect to—all while giving ode to the original story. Director Diane Cays and Producer Tylene Gagnon said they wanted to do a play with a literature connection. The play was performed for elementary and middle school students first, before the general public. “We wanted to do a play that the teachers could do something with in the classrooms,” Cays said. “The adapted edition appeals to children more, so that way our younger audience can get more from it.” To make a dark story more appealing for children, the focus turned to the main characters— and they seemed to deliver plenty of laughs. Ben Grodsky, a junior business major, played Ichabod Crane. As the lead, he provided a lot of the comedic relief on his own. “I would say my favorite scene I have is one where I am shot in the
butt in front of Katrina because ogy major Zane Garcia reflects the it always makes the kids laugh,” same idea. Grodsky said. “I then go on to “I always research a play, recite poetry where I compare the part I want, and if I get it I her cakes to her bosom. It’s pretty research it some more,” Garcia funny.” said. “I try not to do too much This is only Grodsky’s second research, though. I want to know performance with my part the troupe and his “The adapted edition ap- well, but first play. He was peals to children more, so then I want also in “The Sound to make it of Music” last year. that way our younger audi- my own.” ence can get more from it.” “The best thing Both of about working the lead acwith the Stampede tors, Garcia Troupe is that we’re always laughand Grodsky, said they attribute ing,” Grodsky said. their involvement in the troupe to Cays said research into a play taking Professor William (Noel) is important, and junior psycholJohnson’s intro to theatre class at
Illustration by Elleanna Kantz the University of Northern Colorado. Johnston is also the president of The Stampede Troupe. The fresh take on the script seems to have everyone involved in the play excited. “With our modernized script, we left most of the basic scenes in from the story in,” said Cays. “The humor is totally different. The characters are quirky, and we played with making Ichabod foolish in front of Katrina.” The remaining performances are at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10-11 and at 2 p.m. on October 12 at the Hensel Phelps Theatre at 701 10th Ave. in the Union Colony Civic Center.
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LUPITA’S IS NOW OPEN Correll Comer arts@uncmirror.com
towards take out, downsize it and make it faster,” said Ernesto. Lupita’s is owned and operated by memOn just about every other block in Gree- bers of the Becerra family. ley, students are bound to find a Mexican “Right now, it’s just me, my wife, my restaurant. None of them are quite like Lu- daughters, and my future son-in-law pita’s Mex Express, though, located downrunning the restaurant. We’re just a small town at the former site of D.P. Dough. business family,” said Ernesto. Ernesto and Martina Becerra have been The Becerras’ daughters and future sonmarried for over 30 years and have been in-law, Jesus Varela, take on the majority working in the restaurant business for of the day-to-day work. More often than more than half of that time. The couple not, customers will also find Ernesto and said they’ve always dreamed of one day Martina there helping out. owning their own business. That dream “Our most popular items right now are came true when the couple opened their our breakfast burritos, chili cheese fries first Lupita’s Mex Express near City Park in and our sopapillas,” Varela said. Fort Collins four years ago. Every morning the family commutes The couple “We know college students are from Longmont to Greeley wanted to steer to prepare breakfast for the away from the on a budget, and we want to give hungry and the hungover. them something good, afford- “Kids in Fort Collins traditional sit-down style loved our breakfast burable, and reasonable.” restaurant and ritos. They’re good for a instead opted to hangover,” Ernesto said offer their customers a fast food experiwith a laugh. ence with restaurant quality food at affordDespite the amount of Mexican restauable prices. rants Greeley already has, Ernesto said he After gaining success with the college isn’t worried about setting Lupita’s Mex community in Fort Collins, the Becerras Express apart from the rest. said they wanted to expand in a similar “The way I see it is, just because it’s area and decided Greeley was the best Mexican, doesn’t mean we’re all the same,” place to do it. Ernesto said. “It’s just like McDonald’s and “This was exactly the kind of location Burger King and those places. They all sell we were looking for because we’re going hamburgers, but they’re not all the same.” for a different approach. We wanted to get All of Lupita’s menu items are made away from the seating areas and go more fresh in accordance with family recipes.
Maeve Widdman | The Mirror The outside of Lupita’s Mex Express restaurant on 16th Street. Seating is available, but the restaurant aims to help keep people on the go. “The only things that we don’t make are “We know college students are on a budthe tortillas and the tamales, because it’s get, and we want to give them something not big enough yet,” Ernesto said. good, affordable and reasonable,” Nicole Their variety of breakfast, lunch and Becerra, an employee at Lupitas, said. dinner items and the Becerras’ commitLupita’s Mex Express is located at 901 ment to making great food at affordable 16th Street. The new restaurant is open prices seems to gives them an edge in the from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays through college community. Fridays, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Mark Harro | The Mirror The University of Northern Colorado’s Symphony Orchestra violin section performs in their first concert of the semester at the Union Colony Civic Center Wednesday evening.
UNC ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY SEASON BEGINS David Ochoa arts@uncmirror.com
Musical Director and Conductor Russell Guyver said he chose the diverse offering of music, which ranged from Classical to 20th century modern, in an effort to give both students and listeners a unique experience. “My job is to educate [students] how to play in an orchestra, so I try to make a variety of styles and periods of music in any program,” he said. To that end, Guyver included certain pieces in order to utilize the full size of the UNC Symphony Orchestra.
The UNC Symphony Orchestra, a group whose work has been recognized by DownBeat Magazine, opened its new season on Wednesday night with a diverse program of material. There appeared to be an excited and engaged audience at Greeley’s Union Colony Civic Center. The orchestra performed Ravel’s “Alborada del Gracioso;” Vaughn Williams’ Tuba Concerto, which featured Justin Davis—the winner of the 2014 University of Northern “It also has a large orchestra, so Colorado Orchestras I can involve a lot of percussion. Solo Competition— I can involve a lot of brass. I can as a soloist; Webern’s really involve all my members for “Passacaglia Op. 1;” and, after a brief that.” intermission, a closing act featuring a performance “We started off with the Ravel of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 piece, and it has certain chalin A. lenges. But it also has a large
orchestra, so I can involve a lot of think the students really respondpercussion. I can involve a lot of ed well to that.” brass. I can really involve all my Concertgoers such as Kara members for that,” Guyver said. Brewer, a music performance Justin Davis spurred the inclumajor, said they enjoyed sion of Williams’ Tuba Concerto the program. by winning the 2014 Orchestras Solo Competition “I thought they did a really good in March. job even though a lot of the musiThe competition, which cians were nervous about the peris open to any student formance.” enrolled in applied music, affords the winner an opportunity to perform their “The Webern was my favorite, complete solo with the UNC which I didn’t expect,” she said. Symphony Orchestra during the “I thought they did a really good following season. job even though a lot of the musiMuch to delight of many of the cians were nervous about audience members, the orchestra the performance.” played Beethoven’s 7th The glowing response from symphony. many audience members re“The Beethoven is absolutely flected much of the preparation standard repertoire and very that went into the opening night. popular with audiences, and I Parts for the Beethoven Symphothought it was time that we did ny were distributed to the string one of the big Beethoven symplayers at the end of the previous phonies,” Guyver said. “And I school year and were used for
placement auditions in the fall, in an effort to prepare students for the opening concert. The diversity of the program also presented challenges for musicians, said cellist Seth Johnston. “It was a lot of music to prepare,” Johnston said. “A high volume of music.” Despite the challenges that the program presented, Guyver said he was optimistic with the results. “One of my goals as a conductor is that we peak out at a concert. That we’ve rehearsed sufficiently, but that we haven’t become tired with the music,” Guyver said. “And I felt, to a large extent, that the concert had those qualities.” The UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform again at the Union Colony Civic Center on Nov. 6 as a part of the Western States Honor Orchestra Festival. For more information, visit www.arts.unco.edu.
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STUDENT JAZZ BAND’S FIRST SHOW IN DENVER Anna Bohren arts@uncmirror.com By day, they are three graduate students and one sophomore at the University of Northern Colorado. But on Monday night, they were a public band showcasing their skills for the first time. The band played in the showroom at Dazzle, a small jazz club in Denver. The Brian Claxton Collective is a new jazz band consisting of one tenor saxophone, one string bass, one piano and one drummer. Much of what they play are original compositions by members of the band. The members of the collective met a year ago, but they said they have only been playing together for about a month. They’ve known each other on campus, but said this is the first time they’ve performed together in a public venue. Kenyon Brenner, the tenor saxophonist, is pursuing his master’s degree in jazz studies with an emphasis in composition. He’s played saxophone for 14 years, and he said he is trying to play a major role in taking UNC jazz off campus. “I think the performance went really well,” Brenner said. Braun Khan, the string bassist, is a jazz teaching assis-
Anna Bohren | The Mirror The Brian Claxton Collective performing in Denver. tant and doctoral student. He said he has played bass for about 15 years. This semester, he teaches jazz bass while assistant professor Erik Applegate is on sabbatical. Tom Amend, the pianist, is a sophomore jazz studies major. He has played piano for most of his life, but he said he didn’t start playing seriously until he was in
high school. “It’s nice because we all have similar tastes in music,” Amend said. Brian Claxton, the drummer and the band’s namesake, is a second-year doctoral student in jazz studies. He has played drums for 23 years. “It was great having the opportunity to play at Dazzle because I’ve seen so many of my heroes play there,” Claxton said. He said some of his heroes who have also played on the same stage are the Dave Douglas Quartet, the Ron Miles Trio and the Donny McCaslin Group. Claxton also teaches at Colorado Christian University. Kenyon believes that about half of the faces in the crowd were UNC faces. “We are so happy people came out to support us,” Brenner said. On Tuesday night, the Brian Claxton Collective kept the momentum going and played a set at Colorado Christian University. The Collective plans to keep playing gigs in the foreseeable future. “We love playing music and sharing it with people. We work hard to make it an enjoyable and fun time for people,” Claxton said.
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SOAPBOX POETRY SLAM BRINGS THE ENERGY Thomas Simmons arts@uncmirror.com
Poetry slams are all about energy, individuality and making some noise for the sake of passion. University of Northern Colorado’s SOAPbox Productions’ poetry slam last Monday at the Atlas Theatre didn’t disappoint in those areas. SOAPbox stands for “Student Organized Artistic Projects,” and it is an organization made up of students in the University of Northern Colorado’s College of Performance and Visual Arts. Anyone can sign up to slam, however, and the Atlas Theatre was full on Monday night. The slam was organized as a three-round competition, with 12 initial competitors. While there were actual judges who would rate poems on a scale of one to 10, the crowd wasn’t shy about showing its approval or disapproval of a given rating. Junior acting major Bianca Phipps was the event’s host. “Judges, do not be swayed by the crowd. That being said, crowd, do your best to sway the judges,” she said with a knowing smile. The crowd obliged. The night was a cross between breathless reverence during the softer, more serious moments of various performances, and wild applause—
Maeve Widmann |The Mirror Spencer Althoff, a junior acting major, recites poetry at the Atlas as a member of Soapbox. sometimes rising to a fever pitch—when a poet was really driving the point home. Anyone who says poetry slams aren’t interactive events has probably never been to the right one. For all the fun and exuberance, though, it would seem that it is in slam poetry’s nature to touch on some dark, taboo subjects from time to time. “As always, this is a safe space to yell at the people in your life who should be there and aren’t,” Phipps said at the microphone after a particularly heavy piece.
“We really want to create a safe space for people to speak out,” said Kevin Kantor, a senior acting major and SOAPbox member. Acceptance was one of the main themes of the night. Whether it was the crowd chanting, “Give love, accept love,” or the enthusiasm with which each new contestant was greeted, the air seemed electric with a feeling of easy-going open-mindedness. Perhaps it’s this attitude that is getting SOAPbox Productions noticed, even out-
side the UNC community. On Sept. 12, four SOAPbox members performed the “G. Town Promise Poem” at a Greeley Unexpected event at the Union Colony Civic Center. The poem was an original piece written by Phipps, Kantor, Spencer Althoff and Sienna Burnett. “They actually contacted us and said they wanted some talent for Greeley Unexpected,” Kantor said of the process. More than 800 people witnessed the performance of the “G. Town Promise Poem,” and that’s just the local publicity SOAPbox has been receiving lately. “Last year we sent a slam poetry team to compete nationally,” said junior acting major Spencer Althoff, in reference to the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. “We placed 12th in the nation, and we’re going again this year.” Whatever the topic happened to be on Monday night’s event, passion and performance ruled the night. “Even if people aren’t interested in slam poetry, we still encourage them to come to a slam and experience it,” said Kantor. “Usually people will go home after that and start writing their own poem and get the hang of it.” SOAPbox slams are open to anyone. Sign-up for a given slam is at 5:30 p.m. the night of the event.
ESTABLISHED COMEDIAN KEEPS BEARS LAUGHING Correll Comer arts@uncmirror.com
Students may have seen her on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” “Last Comic Standing,” or “truTV Presents: World’s Dumbest...” or they may have seen her at the University Center Ballrooms last Monday. Calise Hawkins had a crowd of more than 200 people roaring with laughter as she performed her standup act up close and personal last week. Over the years, the University of Northern Colorado has hosted many professional comedians, and this year’s Homecoming Comedy Club event was no different. Titi Mporampora, the traditional events coordinator for the University Program Council (UPC) and a junior accounting major, said she handpicked comedian Calise Hawkins to perform at the show. The planning process for the show began several weeks
prior to the event, Mporampora said. After weeding through several possible candidates, Mporampora said she set her sights on Hawkins. Once it was cleared with the university and UPC confirmed Hawkins’ attendance with her agent, UNC’s first event of Homecoming Spirit Week was set in stone. “Homecoming week is fun. It’s exciting,” Mporampora said. “It’s tradition and especially with this year being the 125th anniversary, it’s an even bigger deal because it’s celebrating how far we’ve come.” The Comedy Club show was the kick-starter for the week. So, Mporampora and Jeremy Davis, associate director of student activities, said they were thrilled with how successful the night was. “Homecoming week is something I wouldn’t want to miss out on. It’s just filled with opportunities that can really connect you with other people,” said Davis. Davis and Mporampora said they were ecstatic that so
many students came to the show, and that they hoped that their attendance would carry over all throughout the week. Hawkins arrived to Colorado from L.A. in the early morning hours with plans to see what Greeley had to offer. Unfortunately, her plans to see the town were abandoned due to the heavy rain and hail across the state. When she got to the University Center, Hawkins said she wasn’t sure what to expect from the crowd and that she was pleasantly surprised by how open and excited UNC students were for her performance. “If I had known how great the crowd was going to be, I definitely would have wanted to be here,” Hawkins said. “I just never know what kind of situation I’m going to be put in. This was awesome. It was lit well. The sound was good, and the seating was awesome.” See Comedian on page 18
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125 YEARS OF UNC ON DISPLAY AT MICHENER La’Asianee Brown arts@uncmirror.com
A packet of photograph descriptors highlighted courses that were offered in the Domestic Science and Art department UNC President Kay Norton walked included “Effect of Heat Upon Food” and from case to case while looking intently “Studying Textile.” at what each display had to offer. As she Colette Pitcher, the Michener Art Curawalked up to a case in commemoration of tor and alumna from class of ’81, acknowlthe Colorado Teachers’ College, she chuck- edged how she has been a part of the led and said, “Some alumni were speaking university for many years. about these beanies.” “I was a professor at one time, and I’ve Inside the case, three beanie caps laid been curator here for about 12 years, ” neatly in gold and purple. Next to them Pitcher said. read a comedic poem titled “My Beanie,” In attendance at the opening of the submitted to The Mirror 60 years ago by exhibit were alumni, professors and “An Ambitious Freshman.” members of the Greeley community. They These beanies adorned heads of freshclustered around photos in awe, as memomen, both male ries were re-visited and female, from long ago. “There are thousands of pictures about 60 years In addition to and documents in the archives, all ago, and acphotographs and that tell a great story. Archives had a memorabilia, the cording to the “Beware! All ye difficult time going through what to exhibit displayed scummy frosh!” include in the exhibit because there is the flags of the poster, they were past college and a so much material.” to be worn at graduation robe. all times. The density of These treasures, including many others, different mediums gave a museum-like are on display at the Mari Michener Art feel to the exhibit. Adrianna Reed, a junior Gallery which is host to an archival exhibit pre-med major, said she thought it was celebrating 125 years of the University of cool to see how much of the history of the Northern Colorado. school had been preserved. Sponsored by the Friends of UNC, the “It’s great that we have a department gallery showcased what the university was that is able to keep so much of the hisand has become over 125 years. tory alive,” Reed said. “It’s cool to see how UNC has grown from a college created different things were when the school first for the sole development of educators into started to what it is now.” a four year liberal arts university that hosts The Archival Services Department of 200 different undergraduate programs. UNC collects and protects thousands of Portraits lined the wall that displayed materials, preserving UNC’s ever-changing past presidents, professors and graduates. history. Jay Trask, the head of the ArchiEach portrait told a different story of val Services Department, said that it was how important the person was to the difficult to select which documents and university and how they earned that spot pictures to share. on the wall. Many of the pictures displayed “There are thousands of pictures and showed individuals whose names now documents in the archives, all that tell a adorn dormitories and education halls. great story,” Trask said. “Archives had a difThis gallery hosted more than just ficult time going through what to include photographs. It also featured memorabilia in the exhibit because there is so from each college’s past. much material.” Pictures of students partaking in classes While this display is only up until Nov. in the original Colorado State Normal 4, the Archival Services Department is School displayed the importance of skills always open to students for research and needed in that time period. personal viewing.
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Purple and gold were displayed at the Art Exhibit Reception in Michener Library on Friday afternoon as part of the celebration of UNC’s 125 year birthday. UNC used to be named CSC: Colorado State College.
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LAUGHS AT COMEDY CLUB Comedian from page 16 Hawkins brought a lot of herself to the show. By integrating elements of her personal life into her comedy in a witty and honest way, she made herself relatable and approachable to the college crowd. As a result of this dynamic, the show was extremely interactive and many of her jokes arose from questions and comments by the audience. “This crowd was nice and great to talk to, so I was able to be very interactive and mix my material with improv,”
Hawkins said. After gauging the crowd’s sensitivity level, Hawkins said she felt comfortable using more explicit material she probably wouldn’t have with a more sensitive audience. She brought levity to various provocative topics ranging from racism and sex acts to misogyny and sexual preference. UPC will continue hosting events throughout the semester, including two Open Mic Nights in October. The first will be on Oct. 6, and the second will be a poetry slam on Oct. 27.
Illustration by Seth Haller
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY Thomas Simmons arts@uncmirror.com
tially ranked, the pieces that received lower than a three are taken out of consideration for publication. Since the 1960s, The Crucible has been Miller said the remaining pieces are a forum for UNC’s writers, artists and discussed by the members of the club, and photographers. More than 40 years later, from there the final cut is made. University of Northern Colorado students “For writing, we’re looking for origicontinue to publish the school’s literary nality and your ability to put your point and arts magazine. across,” said sophomore geology major Jess “There is a fall edition and a spring Hutchins, who is the club’s president elect. edition, and the fall edition is typi“We’re looking for more than general fluff cally themed,” said senior English major and stuff. We like it if it’s really been made Meghan Miller, the president of the United a piece of art.” Student Literary Voices club. USLV selects The USLV, however, isn’t in the business work from the submissions of changing the submisreceived to be published in “We’re looking for more sions they receive. than general fluff and Miller said that while The Crucible. This fall’s theme is comedy stuff. We like it if it’s re- pieces might be edited and tragedy. the club prefers to ally been made a piece slightly, “Fall submissions re“leave [them] as organic of art.” ally must fit the theme we’re as possible,” thus prelooking for,” said junior serving the spirit of the English major Lexy Alemao, USLV’s viceoriginal work of art. president, said, “For the spring there is a In the fall, club members typically sort 12 page limit for writing pieces, and in the through 50-100 submissions from the fall the limit is 8-10 pages.” student body. Miller said there are generWithin these limitations, though, a ally more submissions, about 100-200, in piece can be any interpretation of the the spring. given theme. The Crucible isn’t just about “The spring event is more of our main literature either – the magazine accepts art edition,” Miller said. and photography as well as writing, and USLV meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at submissions are open to the entirety of the the University Center Fireside Lounge. UNC student body. Membership is open to the entire student “After we have all the submissions, we’ll body. have an editing party,” Miller said. “We’ll USLV will be accepting submissions for black out the names on all the pieces, and this semester’s comedy and tragedy edition everyone will read the pieces and rank until 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. them on a scale of 1 – 5.” Pieces should be sent for consideration After all the submissions have been inito crucibleunc@gmail.com.
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Editor: Danielle Ross - Assistant: Makalah Emanuel
HOMECOMING VICTORY FOR THE BEARS
= AWAY GAME
FRI 10/10 All Day Women’s golf at Denver’s Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Danielle Ross sports@uncmirror.com The Northern Colorado football team (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky) won its homecoming game Saturday against Northern Arizona 24-17, gained its first Big Sky win and is now 2-0 at home— but the win was far from easy for the Bears. The match saw UNC’s stubborn defense digging in its heels and struggling to hold off NAU’s offense as NAU racked up 243 passing yards and 231 rushing yards to UNC’s 158 passing yards and 67 rushing. However, NAU didn’t get to walk all over the Bears defense, as they got two sacks, forced two fumbles and snatched up three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. In a hard-fought game, the Bears’ defense put up just as many points as the offense. The Bears didn’t score at all in the first quarter, and the Lumberjacks took a 7-0 lead. They extended the lead to 10 in the second quarter, and UNC answered with its first score of the game with just seconds remaining in the half. Freshman kicker Seth Czapenski took a field goal, and the half ended with the score 10-3 NAU. Junior linebacker Dominick Sierra picked off UNC’s first interception of the game with five minutes
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5 p.m. Swimming vs. University of New Mexico Butler-Hancock Pool 5 p.m. Diving at University of Wyoming Diving Invitational at Laramie, Wyoming 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Idaho State 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Southern Utah Jackson Field
SAT 10/11 All Day Women’s Golf at Denver’s Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Highlands Ranch, Colorado 9 a.m. Diving at University of Wyoming Diving Invitational at Laramie, Wyoming
Rylie Cook | The Mirror Junior quarterback Jonathan Newsom got his second start in a row this homecoming game, going 14 for 24 and racking up 158 passing yards and his first ever touchdown pass as a Bear. left in the third quarter, returned the ball 91 yards for a touchdown and took the lead, 17-10, for the first time in the game. Sierra said NAU’s quarterback was easy to read. “I read the quarterback like I was supposed to, and I was in the right place at the right time,” Sierra said. “I’m thankful that I had my teammates out in front of me. They were able to give me the support so I could score the touchdown.”
Sierra’s interception return for a touchdown was the longest in the program’s Division I history. Senior safety Kyle Griffin took the Bears’ second interception return for a touchdown with 7:25 left in the game. He ran it back 84 yards for a UNC touchdown. The pick made four interceptions for Griffin this season, which is a new single-season record in UNC’s Division I history. “I think the biggest
thing was that we stuck together,” Griffin said. “Our team stepped up on both sides of the ball when we had to.” The final interception came as NAU had marched its way back into scoring position with the game clock running out. Junior defensive back AJ Battle got a mid-air grab, stopping NAU’s drive and sealing UNC’s victory. Junior linebacker Ryan Gackle recorded 10
tackles—the most on the team—but was closely followed by senior defensive end Kyle Todd and sophomore cornerback Brandon Lenoir with nine tackles each. With five turnovers forced by the UNC defense, the team looked to its offense to take advantage. Senior running back Robert Holland led the team in rushing yards with 54 and had three See Football on page 21
12 p.m. Swimming at University of Denver Relays at Denver 1:30 p.m. Football vs. Sacramento State Nottingham Field 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Weber State
SUN 10/12 All Day Women’s Golf at Denver’s Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Highlands Ranch, Colorado 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Northern Arizona Jackson Field
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VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS AWAY CONFERENCE SERIES Jacob Scott sports@uncmirror.com Traveling up to the big state of Montana this weekend, the University of Northern Colorado volleyball team was able to defeat both Montana State and the University of Montana—sweeping the weekend. With the two W’s, the team moved up to 2-2 in Big Sky conference play. Northern Colorado (9-7, 2-2) first defeated Montana State (3-12, 0-3) by quickly taking the first three matches to sweep the Bobcats. The Bears offense continues to grow and show their power in hitting percentages. Last week, freshman middle blocker Timarie Nymeyer hit .720, and this week, a senior hit even higher: Senior middle blocker Andrea Spaustat dominated the match Friday night hitting .733, which included leading the team with 11 kills and no errors. “Our middles were very effective tonight,” head coach Lyndsey Oates said. “Low error and high kill numbers tonight, which is what we want.” Spaustat was not the only offensive weapon in the match against the Bobcats. Four other Bears hit above the .300 mark. Freshman middle blocker Alex Kloehn set a career high with seven kills, as well as hitting second-best on the team at .600. Despite the offensive show the Bears put on, the defense See Volleyball on page 22
Photo by Dean Popejoy The Northern Colorado women’s volleyball team raised its conference record to 2-2 with wins on the road this weekend.
BEARS GETTING PREPARED TO DIVE INTO NEW SEASON Staff Report sports@uncmirror.com
Rylie Cook | The Mirror The Northern Colorado women’s swimming and diving team faced off against four alumni swimmers Friday to begin the transition from the practice mindset into a more competitive mood, as the start of the season rapidly approaches.
The swimming and diving season begins this Friday, so the Northern Colorado swimmers geared up for competition last Friday night in the Blue and Gold alumni swim meet. Former Bears Gina Riggle, Kira Alger and Renee Stephens, who all graduated last year, and Alicen Fair of the class of 2013, came back to ButlerHancock Pool to challenge this season’s swimmers. “They were so good when they were here,” head coach Kelly McClanahan said. “A lot of them have still been in the pool training.” The Blue and Gold alum-
ni swim meet is all about preparation and transition. “We’ve been training so much that you kind of get out of racing mode,” McClanahan said. “We need to get back into racing mode before an official competition, and this meet does that for us.” McClanahan also said her swimmers get to feel strong competitive pressure in the alumni match. “I’m ready. They’re ready,” she said. “With how we’re swimming tonight, I know it’s going to be a good season.” The Bears will take on the University of New Mexico at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion pool.
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The Northern Colorado men’s golf team competed last Monday and Tuesday at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite at the Colorado National Golf Club in Erie. The Bears were up against 16 other teams, and a total of 91 golfers competed in the tournament.
Northern Colorado Tied for 13th place First round composite: 295 Second round composite: 298 Total: 593
Jack Cummings Tied for 29th place (individual)
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The Northern Colorado women’s golf team finished its three rounds of competition at the Rose City Collegiate Tournament in Aurora, Ore., on Tuesday, finishing in 11th place of the 13 competing teams. 75 golfers competed in the tournament.
Northern Colorado 11th place
Baile Winslow
Julian Woodfork
Amanda Myers (2) Tied for 37th place
Sam Marley
Christina Ferreira
Andrew Romano Tied for 58th place
Nicole Okada
Conner Barr Tied for 88th place
HOMECOMING WIN Football from page 19 receptions for 32 receiving yards. Sophomore Darius Graham had six carries and 24 yards, and senior wide receiver Dimitri Stimphil got four receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. Head coach Earnest Collins Jr. commended his team for sticking together and supporting each other. “There were some things
that happened in this game that were awesome for our guys to be a part of,” Collins said. “As a coach, when you get a victory like this it means so much to our program because the kids are starting to see that if they believe in one another and continue to fight, they can come out of top.” Next up, the Bears will host Sacramento State at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
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SOCCER GETS BIG SKY WINS VBALL SWEEPS TOURNEY Staff Report sports@uncmirror.com
The Northern Colorado women’s soccer team went undefeated in conference play over the weekend after taking down Weber State, 3-1, and Idaho State, 2-1. In Friday’s game against the Wildcats, the Bears bounced back from a conference loss to tally their first Big Sky win. UNC scored their first goal less than 11 minutes into the game. The goal came from senior forward Juliana Grover, who broke through two Weber State defenders to push the ball into the net. The Wildcats shot back with a header off a corner kick at the 12:10 mark. Northern Colorado retook
the lead when freshman forward Brooke Braden and junior midfielder Rebecca Lancia found themselves cornering Weber State defense. With an assist by Braden and a kick by Lancia, the Bears jumped to a 2-1 lead before the half. The Bears finalized their win in the second half at 76:09 when junior defender Adrienne Jordan shot the ball into the top left corner of the net. Bears sophomore Essence Ortiz-Laneir netted her first game-winning goal during Sunday’s game against the Idaho State Bengals. The goal came after a big UNC save and just 10 seconds before the game clock ran out. UNC junior goalkeeper Kaitlin Ruff transitioned the ball after coming up with a save,
and then sophomore midfielder Sydney Schroeder carried the ball down the sidelines to Grover. Grover crossed it to Laneir who swiftly turned and found the back of the net. Earlier in the game, the Bears trailed by one point, as the Bengals were the first to score. They took the lead just after six minutes into the second half. Seven minutes later came UNC’s response, after Jordan kicked the ball directly to sophomore midfielder Kassy Castillo, who scored off the header and brought the game to a 1-1 tie. The Bears are now 7-5-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play. The Bears return to Jackson Field with Southern Utah Friday night.
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was just as good. UNC held Montana State to only a .103 hit percentage overall. Blocking was the main cause of the shutdown of the Bobcat offense, with the Bears knocking 11 back, compared to Montana State’s 1.5. “Our biggest goal going into the match was to play better defense than we did last weekend,” Oates said. “I thought we did that. To sweep that match was very good for us. I was very pleased with our defensive performance.” Northern Colorado carried their Friday-night pace into Saturday’s match, defeating Montana 3-1 (2725, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19). The Bears offense showed no sign of stopping Saturday, earning 60 kills while hitting .271 overall. Junior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham
led the team in kills at 21, a season high. She also earned her ninth double-double of the year with 21 kills and 14 digs, and was the first of the team to do so. Junior outside hitter Katie Champion was second in the kills column Saturday night with 12 kills, which ties her career record. The Bears defensive unit did not have the same showing as the night before, and Montana (2-15, 2-2) was able to take advantage of that. The Grizzlies were able to take the second set from UNC, earning 16 kills and hitting .312 overall. Montana was led by sophomore outside hitter Claire McCown who had 17 kills, but her defense could not bail her out from the strong Bears offense. Northern Colorado is set for two more away games against conference opponents this week, playing both Idaho State and Weber State.
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MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AS A STUDENT Healthy from page 10 be getting more food than they can eat. If they’re still hungry, students are allowed to come back after the first entrée is finished, but Larson said this system allows portion control. She also said it may possibly lead someone to getting a healthy side dish. On top of using some of these tricks and tips, the dining hall also offers options for healthy choices that accommodate people with specific dietary needs. According to UNC’s meal plan information pamphlet, “The Dash offers an entrée, a starch and a vegetable that are free of seven of the eight food allergens.” The Dash line is offered at both the Holmes and Tobey-Kendel dining rooms. Connor Jacobs, a junior finance major, works for UNC’s campus recreation center. “I see partying and stress factors as the main cause for the freshman 15,”
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Jacobs said. Jacobs said hehasn’t experienced the freshman fifteen firsthand. He said eating healthy and going to the gym at least two or three times a week can possibly make students feel better and maintain a healthier lifestyle. “Stop eating when you’re full, and don’t eat more than you can eat,” Larson said. UNC also offers a registered dietitian on staff to help with any questions students might have. Anyone can make an appointment by calling (970)-351-2652 or by sending an email to diningservice@unco.edu. Another source that students have access to in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle is the campus recreation center, where personal trainers and group classes are offered to UNC students. For more information on how to get involved with these classes, students can visit www.unco.edu/campusrec.