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Litsha Says Lame Stuff By Litsha Leeper
I’m almost certain everyone on campus has seen the posters, buttons and stickers that boldly boast with red underlining, “Feminism Because…” I always want to ask the individual who proudly touts this
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message, “Because what?” Not for the purpose of being a jerk, but to honestly gauge what that individual’s idea of feminism is, because in my experience, every woman I talk to has a different perspective of what this movement does and does not entail. Common sense and Wikipedia let me know clearly this is a women’s liberation movement, but as a self-proclaimed female, I don’t even know what we are all fighting to be liberated from. I’m all too familiar with misogynists and the inequitable work wages, but what about the gray area topics like dating standards, sexuality and presence? Where do feminists stand on these issues, or does every individual get to decide what fits into feminism and what doesn’t? On one side of the charge, there are women who chide Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love” concert attire and dance moves, claiming Beyonce couldn’t be a feminist because a real feminist would not sexually objectify herself for the benefit of men. I understand the argument that women shouldn’t have to be sexy to sell and Beyoncé twerking in a glittering leotard could send a message to young girls that being physically appealing is what causes a woman to be successful and to be wanted. On the opposite side of the charge, there are women who
say Beyoncé is a great example of sexual liberation and by condemning her we are shunning women’s sexualities and boxing ourselves into the same patriarchal box we criticize. I agree. With both sides. Now that women are boasting our independence and our capability of financially providing for ourselves, does it mean we now have to go dutch on dates? Or do we now have to go as far as courting the man, offering to pay for his meals and activities? If this is a part of the feminist agenda, I can surely say exclude me. In all seriousness, I am aware that many of the “issues” I’ve brought up are menial in comparison to the big picture, but inquiring minds of men and women would like to know where we draw the line on the slippery slope. When should gender roles be accepted, when should they not and what criteria are we using to justify the scenarios?
—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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Colorado might be one of the best states to start an alcohol-related business. With 1,595 independent liquor stores, 287 craft breweries, 135 local wineries and 46 distilleries, the “Centennial State” has become something of a mecca for those whose paychecks come from the creation or sale of alcohol, according to the Keep Colorado Local Facebook page. Colorado’s affinity for small businesses participating in the alcohol industry is largely a result of the state’s laws. Businesses are allowed only one liquor license per name, meaning large chain stores, especially supermarkets, can only carry full-scale alcoholic beverages at one location. This leaves plenty of territory for small businesses to fill in the gaps and has led to the flourishing craft brew scene. But there are some people who would prefer things to be different. “We’ve recently heard rumblings that there’s going to be a 2016 ballot measure to change Colorado law,” said Denise Baron, manager of the Keep Colorado Local campaign. “So we’re launching a public awareness campaign so people understand what impact this would have on the economy and on business in Colorado.” Keep Colorado Local is an organization made up of a few hundred Colorado businesses, most of whom are involved in the sale or production of alcohol. They formed in response to attempts by large chain stores to change Colorado’s laws to allow the sale of alcohol in big franchises. Baron said this is far from the first time this particular battle has been fought and this group of business owners have been working together for a long time. The group’s success has allowed people like Neil Fisher to found microbreweries like WeldWerks in northern Greeley. “In Colorado, there’s not much legislation to keep beer from the consumer, and changing those laws would be super detrimental to the market, especially because it’s always been this way,” Fisher said. “Every state is different—in South Carolina where I’m from, we only had liquor at state-run stores, and there were other stores that sold just beer and wine––we called them ‘bottle shops.’” Fisher doesn’t have to deal with many of the restrictions that face his out-of-state counterparts—he can brew beer over six percent, he can contract with small, private liquor stores to carry his beers and he can serve beer in the taproom at his brewery, which, he stated, is where the majority of his sales have been made. “But we can’t make enough beer to convince, say, King Soopers to carry our brews if the laws changed,” he said, adding that the big chain stores would most likely only carry the more prominent volume beers like Budweiser or Blue Moon.
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The Keep Colorado Local campaign strives to protect and promote Colorado’s local alcohol economy.
“The other side is always talking about convenience and how convenient it would be to be able to get your wine or your beer in the same place you get your groceries,” Baron said. “But is this really convenient? To shut down 700 local Colorado businesses and decrease the selection of alcohol that we would have? Craft brewing contributes $800 million to the Colorado economy.”
Keep Colorado Local is fighting the rumored 2016 ballot initiative with an extensive informational campaign, especially online, via social media and email lists. Fisher said he has faith that Colorado’s small business tradition will survive. “People who drink beer will realize you’ll have less selection, not more variation,” Fisher said.
“The other side is always talking about convenience and how convenient it would be to be able to get your wine or your beer in the same place you get your groceries. But is this really convenient? To shut down 700 local Colorado businesses and decrease the selection of alcohol that we would have?” -Denise Baron, manager of the Keep Colorado Local campaign
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Your newly elected Student Senate members: Student Senate members for the 2015-2016 term have been elected. President: Bereket Abera, a junior international affairs major Trustee: Brandon Miller, a sophomore marketing and computer information systems major Director of Finance: Chuck Goodwin, a junior finance major
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Jennifer Ketz: Winning awards after hiatus By Correll Comer arts@uncmirror.com
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: Could you briefly tell me who you are, where you’re from and something interesting about yourself?
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: I am Jennifer Jeanne Ketz, though I prefer to be called Jen. I am a “non-traditional” student, having decided to go back to college after an almost 20-year hiatus. I graduated high school in 1986, in a small town on the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan in northern Michigan. I went nearly 25 years without creating any significant works of art.
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: I was inspired to enter the juried student art show after Sieger Hartgers suggested I enter a relief print that I had created in his class. The entry allowed for the submission of a total of four pieces of art, so I selected a few of my watercolor paintings to submit along with the relief print. The process of entering was quite an easy process facilitated through the “callforentry.org” website. Two of my paintings and the print were selected for inclusion in the show. Of those
three, I won purchase awards for the print, titled “Witch of November,” which depicts the lighthouse from my hometown being pummeled by the waves of a November storm, and a watercolor titled “Chilly,” which is a rather close-up painting of a male house sparrow in winter.
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Above left: “Witch of November” by Jennifer Ketz won Dean’s Purchase award. Bottom left: “Chilly” by Jennifer Ketz won Director’s Purchase Award. Right: Photo courtesy of Jennifer Ketz
five photos that I have to have ready for the class show on May 1.
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words. The most recent advice came to me at a time when I was agonizing over a printing project, and I lost my temper. Nothing seemed to be going right with the project, and I was at my wit’s end. Seiger took me aside and explained that perfection was not an aspect of relief printing and that it is the imperfections in the print that give it character... I needed to relax and just let the prints
happen as they may.
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Spectrum prom: A safe space under the stars By Correll Comer arts@uncmirror.com
“Whenever I walk around in public holding hands with my boyfriend, I feel judged,” said Julio Sterling, a sophomore nursing major. “But not here. Here, I can be myself without feeling threatened or worried about how I’m being perceived.” A safe space is the ultimate goal of the student organization Spectrum’s events. The organization’s latest event was a prom held on Thursday night in the ballrooms at the University Center. With drinks, a DJ, a packed dance floor and a crowning ceremony, the event seemed like any other prom. But for many of those in attendance, it was a chance to get the prom experience they missed out on in high school. “My prom was shit, to be honest,” said Kaidan Ellis, a junior psychology major and co-president of Spectrum. “I couldn’t hold my girlfriend’s hand. I couldn’t do anything. I had to be very cautious of who I was with. But as a whole, the UNC community is pretty accepting of the LGBT community.” The prom was for everyone at the University of Northern Colorado and Greeley community, not just LGBT and Spectrum supporters.
Emma Elliott, Stirling’s friend and roommate and a sophomore art major, said she came just to support her friends and have some fun. “These Spectrum events are fun,” Elliott said. “They offer students a chance to get out and have fun before finals. These events are important for the community, too.” For members of Spectrum, this event was particularly important because it was open to the entire Greeley community, including high school students who might not have felt comfortable or open at their own school’s prom. “This event means the entire world to me,” Ellis said. “This prom is the definition of what it means to be a safe space, and to offer that to the UNC and Greeley community is probably one of the best feelings in the entire world.” In the corner of the ballroom, Spectrum had a bulletin board with the words “SAFE SPACE” written in the middle of it. Attendees could sign the board, stating their gender-affiliation and sexual-orientation proudly without being criticized or judged. Many students signed the board, writing things like, “Proud lesbian, taken by a gorgeous black woman” or “Gay and in love” and even, “Straight and supportive” above their signatures. Even the prom’s crowning ceremony was all-inclusive and offered everyone an equal chance of winning. “Rather than crowning a king and queen, Spectrum hosts a royalty ceremony,” said Stirling.
Rather than choosing royalty based on popularity or votes, each attendee was given a ticket when entering the prom. Attendees placed the tickets into a bucket from which the royal winner was chosen at random. “That’s really the point of Spectrum and these kinds of events,” Stirling said. “Creating a safe environment for everyone, where they can express themselves and be themselves freely, without feeling threatened or judged.”
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(Left to right) Glenn Hartman, a theater education sophomore, Michael Burke, a senior special education major, and Trevor Reid, a junior journalism and mass communications and English major, wait outside the ballrooms to greet prom attendees.
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Bears walk for women’s scholarships By Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com
The seventh annual Women’s Walk had great success on Saturday morning as men, women and children took part in the 30-minute walk that is one of the most critical fundraisers for women’s athletic scholarships at the University of Northern Colorado. The event also assists the men’s athletic program. “It’s huge. We depend a lot on their donations and support to support us,” said Rebecca Lancia, a junior social science and secondary education major, who also plays soccer for UNC. “It’s a big deal that they came out here today, donated, supported us and walked with us. It was a fun day.” There are nine female athletic programs that offer scholarships to the student-athletes at Northern Colorado, while the men have seven athletic programs that give out scholarships. As a whole, the NCAA scholarship limits per school lean more toward the women’s side. For example, in the 2013-14 season, Divison I basketball was allowed to give out 13 scholarships to male athletes, while women were allowed 15 according to scholarshipstats.com. On average, more men are given scholarships, but
the women that do receive scholarships are given more than the men. In 2013, roughly 100,000 more scholarships were given to men than women across all NCAA divisions. However, women received, on average, nearly $1,000 more than men per person. Lancia said she feels that the men’s larger sports, such as baseball, football and wrestling, often receive more funds and support throughout the year simply because of their numbers. In 2014, Northern Colorado fielded 256 male athletes across seven Division I sports, while 199 women represented UNC in nine different Division I sports. “I think it’s just our bigger sports,” said Stephanie Scarcello, a sophomore sport and exercise science major and soccer player. “Like football, there are a lot of guys, and they have a lot of games, and the stadium is really big so more people can squeeze in there.” The UNC website lists 47 scholarships that are given out yearly to student-athletes, but only six of those are guaranteed to be given to female athletes every year. The Price and Gladys Hopkins Scholarship must alternate between male and female each year. Twenty-one of the scholarships from UNC are given in preference to football, wrestling and baseball athletes. In 2014, these Division I sports consisted of males only and accounted for 159 of the 256 male athletes that represented Northern Colorado.
That leaves 19 scholarships to be given out to the worthy varsity athletes of either gender. “For the overall equality of sports, we need to support women’s sports just as much as men’s sports,” said Mitch Knight, a junior sociology major and men’s tennis player. “The recognition men get for their sports is not as much as it should be for women. I think this kind of event promotes it in a more positive direction.” Both male and female athletes came out to support the cause, and Knight said this event is every bit as important to men as it is to women. “If it weren’t for women’s sports, then men couldn’t play sports either,” Knight said. “We’re here supporting for that cause.” Men’s and women’s athletics receive support throughout the year, but according to Lancia, during the walk they are actually able to see the families and faces behind that support. “We’re here to show support for all the people who take time out of their year and their weekends to come watch us play.” They always put effort in to find out how we’re doing in our season, so it’s nice to see the people behind all that,” Lancia said. “It’s so helpful, and I’m sure they don’t get the appreciation and recognition they deserve. It’s fun to be able to have events like this so they know that we know they’re contributing and that we definitely appreciate it, because we really need it.”
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UNC Bears baseball extended their winning streak to five games before seeing it come to an end against Texas-Pan American, going 3-1 this week. UNC (14-22, 10-7 WAC) played a lone home game this week against Metro State University on Tuesday, holding on to win 6-5. The Bears scored all six runs in the first four innings, getting 10 of their 15 hits but keeping Metro scoreless. Senior outfielder Jensen Park and freshman infielder Cole Maltese both went 3-for-4, and six different runners scored for the Bears. UNC had five pitchers play, but freshman pitcher Zach Heath earned the win, pitching five innings, allowing one run and striking out four batters. The Bears continued to hit well against Texas-Pan American (15-25-1,
2-15-1 WAC), getting 15 hits and winning 10-8 in Texas. Senior infielder Bryan Tibbitts only batted once but had the most important hit of the day, doubling to right field, allowing two runners to score and giving UNC what would become the final lead of the game. The Bears started right where they left off in the second game against Texas-Pan, getting an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Broncs responded with four runs in the bottom of the first, and that was needed. A lone run from the Bears in the second inning was all Northern Colorado could muster, and Texas-Pan held on to win 5-2. UNC redeemed itself in the final game of the series with an 8-7 comeback win. The Bears rallied in the eighth inning, scoring four runs. UNC held on to take the series 2-1.
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UNC (17-22-1, 9-6 Big Sky) went
3-2 this week, splitting a double-header against Metro State on Wednesday and winning a pair of games against Idaho State over the weekend. Metro State (38-12, 28-6 RMAC) rallied late in the first game on Wednesday, putting together a four-run inning in the bottom of the sixth to take a 9-4 advantage over Northern Colorado. A late homerun from senior pitcher Mikayla Duffy wasn’t enough to complete the comeback, and Metro held on to win 9-6. The second game was all UNC, as Duffy, sophomore infielder Erica Dick and senior Kaitlin Flynn went a combined 6-for-9 at the plate. Flynn got three RBI’s while Dick and Duffy each had one, and all three hit one homerun. Five errors for the Metro team led to the Bears getting an 8-1 victory. The Bears’ momentum didn’t carry over into the first of three games against Idaho State (30-16, 14-4 Big Sky) as UNC gave a 10-run fifth inning, giving the Bengals an 11-1 win. Dick scored the lone run for UNC on
a Duffy double to left field in the bottom of the first inning. The hit was one of UNC’s five of the day. Northern Colorado got a huge comefrom-behind victory in the second game of the day, trailing by two runs entering the bottom of the seventh, eventually winning 9-8. Johnson’s final at-bat saved the day for UNC as she hit a homerun scoring two RBI, tying the game and giving the Bears a chance to complete the comefrom-behind win. Senior outfielder Morgan Yuhas came up with that eventual hit, singling to left field and allowing fellow senior infielder Melissa Marcovecchio to score the game’s winning run. The final game for UNC came down to a defensive shutdown as the Bears led 5-1 entering the seventh inning. With two outs, the Bengals got their first homerun of the day, scoring three runs and bringing the game within one, 5-4. UNC’s defense stood strong for the final out and managed to hold on for the win.
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In some cases, the content floating on someone’s Facebook wall has meant the difference between employment and rejection. Picking over applicant’s social media profiles has become a common practice for some employers, but what if there was a way to delete those not-so-professional and revealing posts: that horrible drunk picture taken during a college party, a “girl’s night out” photo consisting of skimpy outfits and alcoholic beverages or that stingy status filled with profanity? DSTRUX has made a program that can make all of those red flags magically disappear. The company that created the self-destructing email, DSTRUX, has expanded to social media. “Everyone is bound to have made mistakes in their past,” said Mitchell Longtin, a manager at Chipotle. “But I don’t believe one night five years ago when you got a little too drunk should affect your chances of getting a job. As long as you are
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a hard worker and do your job well, past incidents on your social media profile don’t matter to me.” Longtin said that while the program could be useful, he doesn’t think it’s always necessary. “Personal life is personal life,” Longtin said. “Work life is an entirely separate thing.” The program works by reviewing a person’s social media profile, recording who visits the page and allowing the owner of the page to set “self-destruct” timers on certain content. Once a self-destruct timer goes off, the content is encrypted and sent through a secure SSL tunnel where it is completely destroyed. Employers, other web users, DSTRUX and even the profile’s owner will never have the ability to view the content again. One’s digital footprint can essentially be erased. “I’m in between about it,” said Lincoln Huber, a junior software engineering major. “I can see it being beneficial for people wanting to hide things from their profile, but at the same time, it’s unfair to employers, since you’re essentially just hiding things from them. They don’t get an accurate sense of the type of person you are.”
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