NEWS BRIEFS Downtown Fort Collins Business Association’s Colorado Brewers’ Festival was recognized by Downtown Colorado Inc. with a 2015 Best Event Award. The festival focused on partnering with other events and local businesses to reinvest in Downtown and showcase the Fort Collins area as a preeminent destination for creativity and craft beer.
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UNC researchers were awarded a three-year, $1.17 million grant from the National Science Foundation for collaborative research aimed at improving training for secondary math teachers. The research group, led by UNC math professors Jodie Novak, Rob Powers and Frieda Parker, will be partnering with Mike Oehrtman, an Oklahoma State University professor.
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UNC’s Rehabilitation Counseling Program received a $938,705 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will aid in increasing the number of qualified vocational rehabilitation counselors who serve individuals with disabilities by covering the tuition, fees and a stipend for master’s level training in rehabilitation counseling for a total of 35 students – seven each year.
By La’Asianée Brown arts@uncmirror.com
According to Kit Yan’s website, Yan is a queer, transgender, Asian-American who expresses himself through theatrical slam poetry. A Brooklyn-based slam poet from Hawaii, Yan shares stories about family, love and social justice. An advocate and voice for the transgender community, Yan has been touring and telling his story for eight years. After a recent performance in Fort Collins, Yan will be returning to share his story at UNC. Yan will be performing 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the University Center’s Ballrooms. The Mirror spoke with Yan about his writing, his opinions about the transgender community in the media and competing in Mr. Transman. To learn more about Yan and to watch some of his performances, visit: www.kityanpoet.com
Josephine Jones Park, at 5300 26th St., will be hosting a cross country meet for local high school students at 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. “Park visitors should be aware of the numerous runners and support services in the park and on the trails between 3-7 p.m.,” said Andy McRoberts, Culture, Parks and Recreation director.
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A group of UNC and Colorado School of Mines faculty received a three-year, $998,507 grant to improve high school computer science in the state. With funding from the grant, UNC associate professor Christy Moroye and Colorado School of Mines faculty Tracy Camp and Cyndi Rader will be able to create professional development opportunities to teach a progression of computer science courses for over 50 high school teachers in Colorado.
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Does accountability outweigh privacy? Student Senate weighs the pros and cons of police body cameras
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While many individuals argue in favor of outfitting police officers with body cameras, many people are concerned the cameras may cause unintentional privacy issues.
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A variety of topics were discussed at the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday evening, but the hot topic was the use of body cameras on local police officers. “I think they could be a really positive tool,” said Amy Zeigler, representative of the Residence Hall Association. “Definitely for that accountability aspect of why people want body cams.” Student Body President Bereket Abera said body cameras are a necessary precaution. “I feel like [body cams are] needed, and I feel like it should be sooner rather than later, just because— looking at it nationally—it seems like it is needed for checks and balances,” Abera said. “Sometimes I feel like [the police are] given too much power, and there’s no way to check it … So to protect the citizens, I think that they’re the way to do the checks and balances, to make sure that they are doing what they’re supposed to do, to make sure that they are protecting the citizens instead of abusing their power.” On the other hand, there were others who ar-
gued privacy could become an problem. “There are a lot of privacy issues. Like, I don’t want people seeing what I do all day long,” said Whitney Kennedy, administrative assistant of Student Senate. “I’m sorry, but that’s my business. What happens when I am a police officer, and I walk into an area, and there are people who get on my body cam who shouldn’t have been involved? You know, onlookers and neighbors, things like that. Until we can get the recording possibilities and all the various privacy issues worked out, I don’t think we should be implementing these things. I just think it’s going to create a bigger mess than it’s going to help.” The Student Senate was largely divided on whether or not the benefits of body cameras outweigh the issue of privacy. “I definitely think the potential benefits could outweigh the negatives, especially with everything that has been in the media so far—as far as keeping police officers accountable for their actions while they’re on duty,” Zeigler said. “However, I think that if these privacy concerns aren’t acknowledged, and there’s nothing that police officers or the police department can do as a whole that moves forward without addressing these concerns, then in that case, I think concerns for privacy would outweigh the benefits.”
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University of Northern Colorado Professor Deanna Meinke has been invited to speak for a second time this year at World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Meinke will present Oct. 1-2 during the WHO-ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Joint Stakeholders’ Consultation. Participants will explore initiatives to reduce exposure to unsafe sound levels during recreational listening and raise awareness of safe listening practices among manufacturers of personal audio devices. Meinke will present out-
comes from a survey of music listeners, residing in multiple countries, regarding their perspectives on safe-listening strategies. To take the 10-minute survey, visit www.unco.edu/ news/?8488 and click on the link in the story. WHO also invited Meinke to participate as an expert consultant for the Expert Consultation on Safe Listening Devices on Oct. 2. A working group she’s a part of is charged with identifying key focus areas and developing norms and standards for safelistening devices. WHO estimates that 1.1 billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices. Nearly half of all teenagers and
young adults (12-35 years old) are exposed to unsafe levels of sound from the use of personal audio devices and face the possibility of developing irreversible hearing loss over a period of time, according to WHO. Meinke is a sought-after expert on the prevention of noise-induced hearing. She was an invited panelist at a WHO conference in March to discuss her experience with the Dangerous Decibels program she co-directs. The initiative includes a student-involved project that uses sound-level meters placed in mannequins’ ears to visually demonstrate the volume produced by personal music players. UNC faculty and students take the educational man-
nequins to K-12 schools and community outreach events such as the upcoming Mini-Maker Faire (http://makerfairenoco. com/) to educate and model safe-listening levels. Meinke serves as past president of the National Hearing Conservation Association and is chairperson of the Safe-In-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This week she was featured in Dallas Morning News article about noisy hand dryers: http:// www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/ health/20150921-for-drying-out-loud-noisy-handdryers-cause-issues-forsome.ece
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TUE 9/29 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Series: “The Importance of Being Earnest” Gray Hall
WED 9/30 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Ballast: Anja Marais Art Show Guggenheim Hall 3-4 p.m. Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance Candelaria East Lawn (weather permitting; otherwise CAND 1375) 7-9 p.m. International Film Series: Wild Tales Michener Library- Lindou Theater 7:30-9:30 p.m. Spectrum Weekly Meeting University Center- Columbine A
WED10/1 8/26 THU 7-8 p.m. APASS Presents: Kit Yan University Center-Ballrooms 7-9 p.m. International Film Series: Wild Tales Michener Library- Lindou Theater
SAT 10/3 11:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Korean Student Association Thanksgiving Celebration and BBQ East Memorial Park, 2043 Balsam Ave., Greeley
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A few words with poet Kit Yan
when they talk about that experience, they’re like, “The first-ever Mr. TransMan was a baby.” And it’s true. I actually did the entire pageant as a baby. And not many people—I guess I don’t talk a lot about that experience— and not many people have really dug into that story a whole lot, so this is probably the first time I’ve ever talked about it in an interview. But it’s kind of funny to think about the experience and what it meant for me as an AsianAmerican person.
By La’Asianee Brown arts@uncmirror.com
Q: What drew you to express yourself through slam poetry? A: I’ve always loved poetry since I was very young—since about five. When I moved to Boston, and I learned what poetry slam was, I really loved the theatrical form of poetry. That’s what brought it to life for me.
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Why do you think people don’t ask you about that? It seems kind of like a great accomplishment.
Q: You write a lot about gender, sexuality and race. Is there an untouched topic you’d like to write about that doesn’t pertain to your theme of identity?
A: I don’t think that that’s possible. Like all writers, your identity forms your everyday experience. Even if I were to write about, like, a bowl of fruit, I’m not able to detach the experiences I’ve had as a trans-queer Asian-American. I’m not the sort of writer who’s going to try and write about something and not take into account the history I’ve had. It’s very important to me to bring that voice to everything that I write about. Q: Why do you think a focus on the
transgender community is on the rise?
A: I think that access to the media makes more stories available. Now, there are things like online streaming shows, web series and online magazines. I think that some people have opened the door for more trans-folks to be seen in the media. So people who are actively making space for trans-people, like Laverne Cox or Janet Mock, have been advocates for visibility, and that has opened some doors. I don’t know that it’s on the rise. I think we’ve always been here. I’ve been a full-time touring artist for eight years now. I’m not sure there are more trans-people around— just more people willing to listen to our stories. Q: Much of the focus on the trans-
gender community displays transgender people as happy. Do you believe there is a dark side to this light? Do you feel a pressure to represent yourself as completely happy?
A: I think that in terms of the “happy
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“I’m not the sort of writer who’s going to try and write about something and not take into account the history I’ve had. It’s very important to me to bring that voice to everything that I write about.” portrayal,” I think a lot of that has to do with survival, so trans-people statistically have a lot more barriers to overcome in terms of accessing jobs, housing, health and safety. A desire to believe in something good is really important for our community. I actually write a lot about the darker and more oppressive side of just being trans. In my work, I write extensively about my experience, so you will have an opportunity to see stories that are told from a point of view that is less shiny.
Q: What do you believe lies beyond established gender binaries?
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I don’t think that America right now is on a trend of doing that, but I have increasingly seen in queer media and culture more visibility for those folks who are gender-queer, gender non-conforming, agender and who do resist the gender binary. Mainstream culture is still very invested in the gender binary, and I’m not sure there are many huge changes, but I do know that art and that material does exist.
Q: Tell us more about competing in
Mr. TransMan and winning the 2010 title.
A: (Yan laughs) That year was the first time there was ever a pageant for trans-masculine folks, so because it was the first year, I really had no idea what it was, what I was doing or why I was there. I really don’t remember how I ended up in the pageant. All I knew was that it was a pageant for trans-masculine people, and so I created a character to do the pageant in, and that character was a little kid. I did the entire TransMan pageant in the persona of a growing child, and I did that for a couple of reasons. Part of the reason is because I didn’t really feel an attachment or an identity with the word “man” a whole lot, so using a character that was a man didn’t really fit how I saw myself. I wanted to sort of challenge the ideas of Asian people being fetishized and infantilized, and so part of my character was to use that character in a playful but strong, self-aware kind of way. It’s really funny because some of my friends, sort of,
A: I think it’s uncomfortable, and anybody who was there in the audience probably felt very uncomfortable at some point. That’s probably part of it. Also, it’s the land of alternative pageantry, so a lot of people probably don’t even know about it. Q:
What is the biggest myth you’d like to debunk about the transgender community?
A: That trans-people are all the same— that there’s a common narrative. Transpeople are beautiful and diverse and have a wide range of stories and, going back to one of the first things we talked about, in terms of there being a real-life experience of being trans, that exists too. Q:
What advice would you give to a person who wishes to ask you about your transition but is afraid to cross boundaries?
A: To approach the subject with respect, good intention and then to do some research before just jumping in. Q: Because you are so open about your identity, do you find that people often approach you with questions you think are out-of-bounds? A: If they’ve watched the show, prob-
ably not, because I’ve answered a lot of questions in the show. But if they haven’t, then yeah, sometimes I think people ask me some inappropriate questions. It’s kind of hard to ask somebody who regularly is a performer that, because I think that a performer probably gets inappropriate questions no matter what.
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APASS passes the plate: Bears enjoy food and games By Cortez Tafoya arts@uncmirror.com
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3o years of leadership at the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center
After a protest at a University of Northern Colorado wrestling match occurred because of the mistreatment of players of color, talk of a support center for the Hispanic culture on UNC’s campus began, and from these discussions, the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center was born. This weekend, the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center celebrated their 30-year anniversary. Below is a timeline of events that have occurred under seven of the nine directors, as highlighted in current director Patricia Escobar’s speech, given Thursday evening at the 30th anniversary celebration reception.
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Frank Lucero Started the award-winning Hispanic Horizons newsletter Mike Salazar Initiated the process that allowed the center to receive student fee funding Vicki Leal-Larson Started Chicano Awareness Week at the center, and also
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The Asian/Pacific American Student Services expanded their annual Taste of APASS, which is usually held at the Kohl house. The Hawaiian Olympics moved to Turner Green on Wednesday night, where traditional Hawaiian games were proctored for students to enjoy. “I’m glad we did it on Turner Green this year,” said Kayla Kaji, a sophomore business management major and APASS staff member. “Last year we did it at the Kohl house, and there was only food. A lot less people came.” Tables set up on the grass served different types of Asian food, prepared and presented by a different club on campus. The Korean Student Association was serving Bulgogi, or “Korean Barbeque,” as some of the club members called it. The dish consisted of marinated beef cooked over a grill. The Japanese Culture and Anime Club served Somen, a cold noodle dish that had a sign that read “Made for hot summers.” Thai tea was given out by the Thai Student Association on campus. “My favorite part was definitely the food,” said Megan Billing, a pre-nursing sophomore, about the event.
Aside from the food, there was also three traditional Hawaiian games being played: Hakamoa, ‘Luu Maika and Hukihuki. They were set up for students to learn and play. Hakamoa, which translates to “chicken fighting,” is a game played by two people within a circle of rope on the ground. The objective is to be the last one standing in the circle, but each player has to take one hand and use it to hold one of their feet behind their back, forcing them to fight using only one leg and one hand. ‘Luu Maika is comparable to American bowling, minus the pins. The player takes a thick, rounded disc and must roll it about 50 feet with the goal of passing it between two wooden pegs in the ground, only a few inches apart. Hukihuki, which translates to “pull,” is essentially a game of “tug-of-war” played by two teams of 10 people. “I’m actually surprised that more students are playing ‘Luu Maika, the Hawaiian bowling, because to me, that’s the most boring one,” said Lehua McGuire, a junior history major, Hawaii native and staff member of APASS. Many students played the games, and winners were given free water bottles and chapstick with the APASS logo on them. “It’s nice to let people know about your culture and make them understand that there’s more to it,” McGuire said. “We are more than just paradise.”
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MON 9/28 All Day Women’s Golf at Portland State University Portland, Oregon All Day Men’s Golf at Mark Simpson Colorado Invite Boulder, Colorado
THUR 10/1 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Montana State University Bank of Colorado Arena
FRI 10/2 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Idaho State University Jackson Field All day Women’s Tennis at Colorado State University Invitational Fort Collins, Colorado All Day Men’s Tennis at Creighton Invitational Omaha, Nebraska
SAT 10/3 2 p.m. Volleyball vs. University of Montana Bank of Colorado Arena 5:05 p.m. Football vs. Sacramento State University Sacramento, California All Day Men’s Cross Country at Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colorado
UNC football falls to Weber State Plagued by injuries and errors, Northern Colorado falls back to .500 By Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com
Round two for Bears football at home was not as successful as round one as Northern Colorado played its first inconference game at Nottingham Field. “Do your job.” Those were just some of the words head coach Earnest Collins Jr. emphasized to the team when talking about the Bears’ 38-17 loss to Weber State on Saturday afternoon at Nottingham Field. “You just have to do your 1/11th of what we’re trying to get done,” Collins said. “We make football a complicated game when it’s really not. In the past, we’re pointing fingers, and we can’t do this. We’re just going to stick together and stay the course.” Northern Colorado is now 0-2 in Big Sky Conference play and drops back to 2-2 for the year. Freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp earned the starting role after making appearances in the Bears’ last two games, and Collins said he will stick with Knipp moving forward. “The more experience he gets, the more he takes over the leadership role,” Collins said. “He’ll balance it out. Really, it’s about a mindset.” Knipp finished the game 17-for32 with 228 passing yards and 16 rushing yards. Knipp and the UNC offense appeared to have their spark back as redshirt freshman running-back Trae Riek returned to action after sitting out last
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Freshman Trae Riek left Saturday’s home game against Weber State and did not return as a precaution. Riek had 48 yards on nine carries, including a game high 22-yard rush on the first play of the game.
weekend’s game against Southern Utah. Riek immediately rushed for 22 yards on his first carry, the longest of the day for both teams. The Bears drove down and got into field goal range, but a missed field goal from 30 yards out kept the game scoreless. Weber (2-2, 1-0 BSC) responded with a 10 play, 80-yard drive that put the Wildcats up 7-0. The Bears controlled the ball going into the second quarter and hoped to get back into rhythm. Knipp looked to the right sideline, hoping to hit a streaking Riek, but overthrew the pass,
bringing up a fourth down. Riek hobbled off the field and did not return to the game, putting the heavy lifting onto junior running-back Darius Graham’s shoulders. “At any time, your chance could be up,” Graham said. “We don’t expect it, but we’re just ready, and whenever our number is called, we go and do what we’re supposed to do.” Northern Colorado went for it on the fourth down, but Knipp was sacked for a loss. Knipp felt the pressure all game as Weber sacked him three times for a combined loss of 30 yards. Trailing 10-0, the Bears’ defense got a
noon at Jackson Field, behind sophomore Brooke Braden’s two goals. UNC plays again against Idaho State at 7 p.m. on Friday at Jackson Field.
were beat by Idaho, 3-1. UNC hoped to rebound as they traveled to face off against Eastern Washington, the current leaders of the Big Sky. The Bears fell 3-0. Last season, the Bears lost to both Idaho and Eastern Washington before making a mid-season surge and eventually winning the Big Sky Conference championship. Volleyball will return to action against Montana State University at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Bank of
stop on third down, but on the ensuing punt the Bears roughed the kicker, giving the Wildcats a fresh set of downs. Weber took advantage adding 11 plays to the drive and scoring to make it a 17-0 game going into halftime. Midway through the third quarter, Knipp was able to sustain a 75-yard drive, which included a 15-yard pass on third down and thirteen. Knipp eventually found red-shirt freshman tight-end Theron Verna for a 27-yard touchdown pass, the first UNC points of the day. Knipp said he felt like the offense finally started finishing their drives after a tough first half. “We started doing our jobs instead of other people’s jobs,” Knipp said. “We were able to put together a few drives, but we have to start out that way. We can’t wait until halftime to put something together.” With their lead nearly cut in half, the Wildcats came on the offensive, hoping to put the game away, but a deflected pass fell into the hands of UNC freshman linebacker Denzel Hatcher for the only interception of the day. Knipp and Graham combined for 23 yards on the ground, but the fans in Nottingham were silenced as Graham struggled to get up, following a run inside the 5-yard line. Graham was forced to leave the game, and the Bears were forced to settle for a field-goal. UNC’s defensive inconsistency was a talking point as they allowed 254 rushing yards and 181 passing yards. The Bears travel to California for a 5:05 p.m. matchup against Sacramento State on Saturday in Sacramento, California.
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With a 2-4 record in the month of September, the Bears soccer team hopes to keep producing points as Big Sky Conference play begins. A week-long rest allowed the Bears to get a good start against Montana, beating the Grizzlies 3-2 Sunday after-
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Northern Colorado’s volleyball teams’ losing streak has come to four games, with their last win against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 19. The Bears hoped to have a good start as Big Sky Conference play started on Thursday night in Moscow, Idaho, but
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Northern Colorado looked like they were capable of making a top five showing on Monday in Fort Collins at the Rams Masters Invitational, but fell apart in the final two days of the three day tournament. After day, the Bears golf team was tied for fifth with Fresno State and South Dakota State, but finished in 13th overall.
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UNC hockey hopes to return to Nationals By Julia Grooms & Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com
The UNC club hockey team has high expectations for the upcoming 2015-16 season. As the season rolls in, the Bears’ focus is on dominating the ACHA Division II teams they’ve been preparing to play. Tryouts focused on gaining recruits who will be ready to take the Bears to the next level. The returning members and new recruits said they have high hopes for this upcoming season. Last year’s leading goal scorer junior Mitchell Bailey returns for his second full season and said he hopes to recreate his 23-goal, 58-point season he had last year. According to the UNC Bears Hockey Facebook page, Bailey will serve as an alternate captain this season for the Bears. Bailey said he looks forward to the pressure to perform. “I love the pressure of this sport,” Bailey said. “I don’t think about my points as much this season as last year. I just want to help the team win in any way. So I think that’s what makes me perform.” Alex Just, a second-year forward, said he is prepared for a successful season. “We played one Division-II team last year, and we were good the first half, but then we fell apart,” Just said. “But this new team kind of has more diversity and new players. We haven’t gotten
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Sophomore Cameron Taggart was a key member of the UNC offense last season, he scored 23 goals and assisted on 16 others as a freshman.
new defensemen in a while. I think we’ll be more well-rounded.” An anchor for UNC will be senior goaltender Owen Rauer, who struggled with injuries last season. Rauer finished last season with a 10-6 record and had a shutout against North CarolinaWilmington in the D-III nationals last season. The Bears’ aspirations from the last season were held up when the team finished with a 21-18-1 record and a seat at No. 4 in the
Final Pacific Rankings for Division III club hockey. The team earned their spot at No. 10 at the national tourney this past February after playing three tough teams in Alaska. The national tourney games were packed with penalties, as reputation would predict. The Bears finished with two losses and one win, defeating No. 3 seed North Carolina-Wilmington with a score of 6-0. The Bears’ preseason wrapped up on Saturday night as the Bears took on D-I University of Colorado in Boulder. Northern Colorado got off to a hot start in the preseason with a big win against the Cheyenne Stampede, 6-3. The next night the team headed up to Wyoming to rematch against the Stampede. After a strong comeback in the third period, the Bears eventually lost 4-3. Just scored a goal and an assist in the first game against the Cheyenne Stampede. Northern Colorado has always had a reputation for being in the penalty box several times during a game. The first two games this season were no different as UNC struggled to keep men out of the box. “The game is a physical and emotional game,” Bailey said. “If we do run into penalty trouble, we have the skill to stop teams.” On Thursday and Friday, the Bears had their last pre-season games against the Division I CU Buffs. Thursday’s game was a loss, 2-0, and Friday’s game was another loss, 9-2. Playing against a D-I team, the Bears were able to test themselves and prepare for the regular season opener against Texas A&M at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday at the Greeley Ice Haus.
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