NEWS BRIEFS UNC alumnus brings droid, from the upcoming seventh installment of the Star Wars movies, to life. Alumnus Adam Wilson, cofounder of Sphero, helped bring to life BB-8 via a toy robotic ball operated by a smart phone app. The toy hit store shelves on Friday and costs $149.
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Handwritten Civil War letters were donated to UNC’s Michener Library. The letters, dated from late 1861 through 1865, are available for public viewing, and scanned versions are available on Digital UNC. UNC graduate Aaron Young will be the 25th UNC alumnus to appear in a Broadway performance. Young, who graduated in 2006, has been cast for the role of Sasha in the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof. Performances begin Nov. 12. UNC graduate Jose Martinez III has been named one of three finalists for the 2016 Colorado Teacher of the Year.
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The University of Northern Colorado football team was able to hold on to their season opener, beating Western State Colorado University 42-34 behind a strong ground attack that ran for 245 yards. Full story by Dylan Sanchez on page 6 Photos by Alexander Nunley
The Evans Police Department is seeking information regarding the attempted enticement of a child, which occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Friday. A child was leaving his home in the 3300 block of Coyote Lane for the bus stop, when he was approached by a suspicious male in a pickup truck. The truck stopped near the child and the man inside gestured for the child to come to the truck. The child’s parents witnessed the incident, and when they walked out of their home the man drove away. The vehicle was described as a brown full-size pick-up truck, a 2000 or newer Chevrolet, with an extended cab and tinted windows. The man was described as being in his late 40’s to early 50’s, race unknown. The Evans Police Department can be reached at 970-339-2441.
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NEWS CALENDAR
MON 9/7 All Day Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)
TUE 9/8 9:30-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break with the AVP for Research University Center
WED 9/9 12-12:05 p.m. Test of UNC Emergency Alert System 3-5 p.m. Women’s Resource Center Open House and “I Need Feminism Because...” Campaign Party Scott-Willcoxon Hall 5:30 -7 p.m. Student Senate Meeting
THU 9/10 10 a.m.-2 p.m. UNC Study Abroad & Cultural Fair University Center 5-7 p.m. Club Chartering Meeting University Center
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An unannounced store will replace the once very popular Starbucks, but rumors of what dining services plans on doing with the space and other stores leaving the University Center are quickly spreading through the campus community.
Changes in the UC stirs up rumors By Makalah Emanuel & Chelsea Hinspeter news@uncmirror.com
“One thing to understand when you’re opening a new place is that things have to fall into place,” said James Medina, the University Center’s retail dining manager. “When you’re dealing with outside vendors, sometimes there are things that happen that might push the date back. It’s hard to commit to a date because we don’t have total control.” Most returning students noticed the absence of a corporate giant in the University Center when they came back for the fall semester. Starbucks’ venti white chocolate mochas and java chip frappachinos have disappeared from the UC. “I can say that the retail team, myself, many others, including Starbucks, worked very hard to try to make it happen, but unfortunately, sometimes there are issues that can’t be resolved,” said Hal Brown, director
of UNC’s dining services. “A lot of hard work has gone in since we realized that store wasn’t coming back. At that point, once we knew that, we moved forward. While the name of the new store that will replace Starbucks has yet to be announced, Brown did disclose that the location will be home to a new coffee shop. It may be similar to the UC’s own Munchy Mart and Coffee Corner. “How do we know listening to students works?” Medina asked. “That’s what we do at the Coffee Corner. That’s what we do at Munchy Mart. Munchy Mart is a great example of being able to respond to what the students want. We have the bulletin board with the cards asking what students are requesting. It’s important.” Receiving feedback from Northern Colorado students and using this information to bring about changes and enhancements in products is a vital part in determining what the new dining concept will be, Medina said. But in addition to Starbucks’ obvious absence and talk of what will replace the well-known espressos and
iced coffees, rumors of other stores vacating the University Center are also starting to spread. “Typically each contract is about 10 years long, and when they renew, they renew for about 5 years,” Brown said. “Einstein’s and Subway’s contracts have both been renewed for five years. Taco Bell’s contract was renewed for five years, and that’s coming to a close in December. At this time, we’re in the process of determining whether or not Taco Bell’s contract will be extended again.” While no official announcement has been made for the future of Taco Bell, rumors of expanding the area where Taco Bell and Starbucks have been housed to make room for more products served through dining services, as well as the possible expansion of the book store, have leaked across the campus community. “Our plan is to open it this fall, but I can’t comment on a date at this time,” Brown said. “We’ve been busy this summer putting a lot of things together. I want to make sure that we have the store ready, we have all the equipment here, it has been tested and that we have all of our vendors lined up. We also have to do new staff training.”
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Traveling safely on campus
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How to avoid accidents on the daily commute to class By Drew Heiderscheidt news@uncmirror.com
Whether biking, longboarding or simply walking to classes each day, it is important to be aware of the potential dangers that come with campus travel and what can be done to avoid accidents. According to sophomore sport and exercise science major Allison Craul, one of the most important things people can do to avoid accidents is be aware of their surroundings. “Be aware—don’t listen to music so loud that you can’t hear,” Craul said. “Know your surroundings. Wear bright clothes, especially at night. For bikers, use the cat-eye light thing that goes on the front of bikes for riding at night, and maybe those safety vests.” The sentiment of personal awareness was also shared by UNC Chief of Police Dennis Pumphrey. “Where we can get the biggest bang for our buck is really the awareness of the student population,” Pumphrey said. “Don’t be so engrossed in your texting or phone that you aren’t paying attention to your surroundings. Same thing with bikers and
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To avoid accidents, it’s important for commuters to remain vigilant and respectful of fellow commuters. For more safety tips, UNC is hosting a Health and Safety Fair at 11:30 a.m. in the University Center on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
skateboarders—sometimes cars can’t see you, so be appropriately cautious.” Students biking or skateboarding usually need to exert extra caution, because a single moment of carelessness may result in dire consequences. “The real risk is for a biker or skateboarder to be going too quickly and come across a parking lot exit, and they aren’t going slow enough for the car to anticipate and the car pulls out, then people hit a car or something along those lines,” Pumphrey said. “People in cars are usually looking for pedestrians, not bikers and skateboarders, and then they pull halfway out and the biker or skateboarder hits the side of the car,” he continued. But accidents do not occur only between cars and bicyclists or skateboarders, accidents can be just as prevalent with pedestrians. Sid Campe, a junior double majoring in history education and French, explained when pedestrians hear
a skateboarder or bicyclist coming and move, it usually just makes it more difficult for the rider to avoid hitting whoever he or she is trying to pass. In addition, Campe said pedestrians should stay off of bike paths. “Don’t walk on the bike path—there’s a clear distinction between where people should be,” Campe said. In most circumstances, the key to travel safety on a college campus is being aware and having respect and courtesy for other commuters. “It’s really tempting to come down the UC hill as fast as you can, and that is really, really dangerous,” Pumphrey said. “I’ve seen people coming down at thirty plus miles an hour, and when you’re going that fast, it’s really tough to stop if somebody gets in front of you. Pedestrians don’t expect to see someone coming down at thirty miles an hour. Those are vehicular speeds.”
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A donated collection of handwritten letters penned by Civil War soldiers that chronicle their experiences in battle and the hardships they faced is now available for public viewing at the University of Northern Colorado’s Michener LiCourtesy of Digital UNC brary. Scanned versions Letters from the Civil War are available for vieware available on Digital ing at Michener Library and online.
UNC, the library’s online digital repository. The letters from late 1861 through 1865 were written primarily by Union Army soldier Daniel Parker as he and his regiment traversed several states. The scans are at http:// dig it alunc.co al liance. org / isl andor a/ obj e c t/ cogru%3A4460 (scroll down to the last document in the right margin of each entry for transcriptions in PDF of the originals).
University Libraries recently completed the project to digitize the collection. The letters are a gift from UNC’s Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program, which offers workshops to K-12 educators on the use of digitized primary sources. A participant of one of these workshops donated the letters to TPS, with the Archival Services Department agreeing to house and manage them.
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ARTS CALENDAR
WED 9/9 5-8 p.m. Street Bash Cesar Chavez Cultural Center/ Patton House
WED9/10 8/26 THU 10 a.m- 4p.m. Colorado Art Education Association Show Guggenheim Hall- Mariani Gallery
FRI 9/11 4-6 p.m. Art Exhibit: Grassland Inspiration Michener Library- Mari Michener Gallery
SAT 9/12 8 a.m- 6 p.m. 2015 Great Greeley ChalkA-Lot University Center 8 a.m- 6 p.m. NY Showcase: Pancake Breakfast UNC Garden Theatre
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Top: Jacqueline Zurmulien, a junior political science major, takes a break from working to get some delicious food at the luau. Left: Jasmin Jones was the life of the luau and even got the chance to dance with Klawz. Bottom Left: Students gather before the first UNC volleyball and soccer games to enjoy food and games.
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Despite the rain, students of all majors made their way to West Campus last Friday evening for the Bears Luau. Hosted by the UNC Athletic Department, the luau took place in front of the ButlerHancock Athletic Center and included free food, music and a raffle drawing. The luau was scheduled intentionally to end a half hour before the start of both the first UNC volleyball and UNC soccer home games as
a kick off to the weekend of home contests. This luau held by the athletic department is not to be confused with the one held in the spring semester by the Ha’oheo ‘O Hawaii club, which is geared more toward bringing an accurate Hawaiian cultural experience to the UNC campus. The first thing many students noticed was the smell. There were baked beans, potato salad, mac and cheese and a choice of either a pulled pork, or a chicken BBQ sandwich. Megan Anderson, a sophomore psychology major, said she attended the event for the
social environment and free food that tagged along with it. Live at the luau was a DJ playing a variety of music from “oldies” to some of today’s top hits. Jo Quinn, a freshman secondary mathematics education major and a cheerleader volunteering at the event, said her favorite part was the music. “I like to dance, but the food is also really good,” she said. Students also had the opportunity to enter their names into a basket for a chance to win a semester of free textbooks as well as a few other door prizes given away periodically throughout the event.
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opens IFS season By Correll Comer arts@uncmirror.com
“Free” undoubtedly ranks in the top 10 among college students’ favorite words to hear when looking for something fun to do during the week, and there’s no question that college students love a good movie. Every other week, the International Film Series at UNC offers students and community members the chance to watch international films free-of-charge that they may never have heard of or had the chance to see. IFS screened their first film “Sunshine Superman” last Thursday at The Kress Theater in downtown Greeley, offering attendees a variety of foods and desserts to celebrate the beginning of this year’s international film series. “When we’re picking the movies, we look at how well movies were reviewed, what awards they might have won, and so on,” said Antonio Hill, a senior journalism and mass communications major and student director of IFS. “We take a good look at the Oscars and try to find really great movies that were filmed or have directors from outside the U.S. We want people to get an idea of what movies are like outside of the U.S.” “A lot of people wouldn’t
recognize that something like the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise is actually an international film series,” said Sarah Cornish, assistant professor of English and IFS advisor. “People might have the perception that anything that is a blockbuster hit is Hollywood, but there’s actually all of these interesting transnational things going on in cinema today, and that’s one of the things we hope to get people interested in.” Jaqueline Zurmuhlen, a junior political science major, was among those who took advantage of the opportunity to get some free food and watch an international movie on the big screen. “I heard about the screening from their flyer and thought free food, free movie... Why not?” Zurmuhlen said. “I had three classes today, and I kind of needed something to do that’s not homework related. I just wanted to blow some steam off and take the edge off.” IFS is hosting a double feature screening of “Mad Max” (1979) and “Mad Max Fury” Road (2015) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16th and Thursday, September 17th in Lindou Auditorium, located in the lower level of Michener Library. Follow IFS on Facebook for the full fall screening schedule, and for more information concerning the club.
IFS STATS IFS was established in 1973.
IFS is led by UNC’s Film Studies Minor and the School of English Language and Literature.
IFS shows a range of
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Last year, IFS screened 2 Oscar-
Best Picture: “Boyhood” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
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For next-day game recaps, check UNCMIRROR.COM SPORTS CALENDAR YELLOW = HOME GAME BLUE = AWAY GAME
TUES 9/8 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO.
FRI 9/11 11 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Kansas University Bank of Colorado Arena
5 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Marquette University Bank of Colorado Arena
SAT 9/12 6 p.m. Football at Houston Baptist University Houston, TX.
6:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Wyoming Cheyenne, WY
6:30 p.m. Men’s Golf at Gene Mirana Falcon Invitational Cheyenne, WY
SUN 9/13 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Colorado State University Jackson Field
UNC runs over Western State By Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com
The University of Northern Colorado football team was able to hold on to their season opener, beating Western State Colorado University 42-34 behind a strong ground attack that ran for 245 yards. It was an offensive shootout as the teams combined for 1,111 yards, with Western State getting the better of that number: 587 combined yards. After a questionable offseason, the Bears announced senior quarterback Jonathan Newsom would get the start for UNC. Newsom quickly showed the coaching staff that he deserved it, completing 20of-30 passes with two passing touchdowns and 279 yards. “I’m going to be critical on myself, so I can get the best out of myself,” Newsom said. “We had a great day, but there is definitely still yardage left on the field.” Behind the Bears’ strong offensive line, UNC was able to establish a great running game as redshirt freshman running back Trae Riek managed 156 yards on 25 carries. It took 15 plays of the opening drive for UNC to find the end zone for the first time this season. Riek scored his first touchdown of the day on a 1-yard carry to give the Bears a 7-0 lead. Western was able to respond on their first series of the game, driving 75 yards on 12 plays to tie the game on a 1-yard run from junior running back Austin Ekeler. Ekeler and Riek would battle it out on the ground as Ekeler would finish with 228 yards on 32 carries. “Ekeler, he’s a running back not too many people are going to stop under 100 yards this year,” head coach Earnest Col-
Freshman Trae Riek had a total of 225 yards for the Bears, running for two touchdowns and catching another.
lins Jr. said. Western State managed 90 offense plays while the Bears were held to 74, leaving coaches and players to believe they missed out on some offensive opportunities. “It’s too many plays for them to be running against us,” Collins said. “74 plays for us, putting up 42 points, and we still left some out there. We easily could have been at that 90-point mark.” In an effort to slow Riek, the Mountaineers’ defense brought more and more defenders to meet the Bears’ offensive line. Newsom was able to make the most out of every play, scrambling a total of 10 times for 53 yards in the game. In the second quarter, New-
som was able to escape pressure and make a pass to Riek along the right sideline. Riek burst ahead and ran 55 yards for the longest touchdown of the game. “Once I looked up, all I saw was open green grass, and I was like, ‘Oh God, I hope I don’t get caught,’” Riek said. UNC had five possessions in the first half, scoring on four of them, while Western scored on all four of their drives, ending the first half 21-20 in favor of Northern Colorado. Ekeler lead the Mountaineers out of halftime, making a rush for 39 yards on their first possession. He was then stopped three consecutive times, and Western State was forced to come on to the field.
However, a bad snap caused the kicker to miss the kick, and the Bears kept their lead 21-20. Newsom went 4-for-5 through the air for 43 yards on UNC’s next drive, finding sophomore wide receiver Ellis Onic for a 10-yard touchdown to give the Bears a 28-20 lead. Later in the game, Newsom was able to get his first rushing touchdown of the game from the Mountaineers 1-yard line. “The snap was high, and it was kind of hard to get it in there, so I kept it,” Newsom said. “I knew I had to make the play, so I just took it around and was a little bit faster than their linebackers.” Sophomore running back Anthony Davis, who had failed to score on that drive,
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got a second opportunity and made the most of it. A 20-yard dash through the Mountaineers defense gave the Bears a 42-27 lead. The Bears defense had struggled to close out drives throughout the game. Western extended a drive late in the game, converting on a fourth and five that lead to a Mountaineer touchdown. “The defense may have had an off day, but to be honest, we still trust them, and I wouldn’t trade our defense for the world,” Riek said. “They’re the best guys we got and the best guys we could have.” Northern Colorado plays again at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas.
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Volleyball falls to No. 15 Arizona State University By Zach Blackburn sports@uncmirror.com
UNC’s volleyball game on Saturday may have been a disappointment to fans after a hard loss to 15th-ranked Arizona State University, but the Bears see things differently. Players said they see the loss as something to learn from, because they gained good experience from facing one of the top teams in the country. The Bears fell below .500 (2-3), losing in three sets (25-22, 2515, 25-13) to ASU (4-0). Head Coach Lyndsey Oates expressed her pride for the team’s effort and resilience despite the frustration on the court. “It takes a very mature team and very mature leadership on our side of the net to handle adversity well, know when things aren’t going well and still stay in a feisty, positive mindset to battle through it,” Oates said. Sophomore middle blocker Alex Kloehn and senior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham also mentioned the team’s chemistry and recipe for success. “Everyone gets upset in some areas, but if we can all stay light, connected and together on the court, things will be good,” Cunningham said. “We were talking about friendship and team building before we went to this game, and it’s a big focus for our team— really playing
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Northern Colorado senior Kendra Cunningham tied for the team lead with 10 kills in their loss to Arizona State Unviversity.
together and focusing on being one unit instead of individuals on the court,” Kloehn said. Looking at the box score, the Bears had 35 total errors, certain-
ly more than normal, and were down by 10 points in two of the three sets. But Coach Oates said she wasn’t concerned. Instead, she praised her team for being aggressive and attacking the ball. “I love the way we attacked the match,” Oates said. “I think we played as well as we’ve played this season in set one. Against a top team like this, you have to be more aggressive, so you expect a few more errors. I like that we stayed aggressive. We didn’t back down.” Kloehn was tied with Cunningham for 10 kills and as the team’s top scorer. She hit for a whopping .421 with only two errors the entire match. She certainly led the team’s offense and had key kills to stop ASU’s offense in the middle of runs. Oates praised Kloehn on her growth and efforts throughout the season—both on offense and defense. “Alex is really growing up,” Oates said. “I think she’ll continue to get better every match. I really think she can be an all-conference middle from very little experience. If she continues to make this growth, and be as coachable as she is and as hard-working as she is, we’re going to see maybe one of the best middles we’ve had in a UNC uniform.” Next week, UNC will face four top-40 teams. Oates said she looks forward to the challenge and hopes to win a few games to show that the Bears are doing great things. The Bears’ next matchup is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The in-state rivalry should serve as extra motivation for UNC to bounce back and establish itself as a team that can persevere and put up a fight.
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The UNC women’s soccer team couldn’t continue their hot streak, falling to Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 Sunday afternoon at Jackson Field, ending their four-game winning streak. Coming off of a 2-1 win on Friday night against Drake University (2-3-0), the Bears (4-2-0) appeared poised to extend their win streak to five games, but senior Knights goalkeeper Felicia Burr got her first shutout of the year, making five saves against the Bears. Northern Colorado’s senior Sydney Schroeder continued to be a factor against Drake on Friday night, firing six shots and scoring the game-winning goal in double-overtime with less than a minute left in the overtime period. Schroeder led both sides in shots with freshman Mariel Gutierrez, getting the second most with five shots. She managed to get two on net but could not beat Drake’s goalkeeper. Northern Colorado’s first goal came off a corner kick from senior Rebecca Lancia. The ball bounced around the box before a Drake defender accidentally scored on their own goal. The goal wouldn’t be rewarded to any particular Bear, and the Bears eventually won in the final seconds of overtime. On Sunday afternoon against Fairleigh Dickinson (3-3-0),
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it was Schroeder that made the most impact for the Bears. Scroeder led the offense with three shots, two of them making it on net. The Knights Burr had to make three additional saves as three different Bears got a shot on net. Northern Colorado’s sophomore goalkeeper Madeline Burdick made her third start of the season and was hoping to stay perfect. Prior to Sunday’s game, Burdick had not allowed a goal in her previous two starts, facing a total of eight shots. The Knights were held scorelesss in the first half but managed to break through one minute into the second half, on a penalty kick at the 46th minute. Junior Rachel Hoekestra scored her 23rd career goal, which makes her the program’s leading scorer for Fairleigh Dickinson. Then, just a few minutes later at the 50th minute, the Bears deficit was doubled as the Knights scored again. Northern Colorado’s best chance occured at the 74th minute when Schroeder was rewared a penalty shot. Her shot was blocked by Burr, and the Bears couldn’t convert on their final opportunities. Northern Colorado will have six days until they return, when they play Colorado State University at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Jackson Field.
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The UNC cross country teams traveled to Fort Collins for the Colorado State Invitational on Friday. The Bears managed to get two women into the top 25, as senior Caroline Braun led the Northern Colorado representatives with a 24th place finish in the 8K. Braun ran an 18:26 with junior Sanne Holland from Colorado State Universty only .1 seconds behind her. Just 18 seconds behind was freshman Alicia Thompson, who finished in 18:44, beating out a sophomore from Wyoming by one second. The time gave her 25th in her collegeiate debut for UNC. Mere seconds seperated leaders from each other as senior Air Force runner Hannah Everson led the pack by five seconds. Freshman Erin Thomas came in 13 seconds behind Thompson, giving her a 31st overall finish. For the men, junior Kingston Wagner led the Bears’ team, which predominantly consists of freshman runners. Wagner finished in 16:26, just three seconds behind Air Force freshman Nikolai Rhodes and just one second ahead of a freshman from Colorado School of Mines. Wagner’s placed 49th out of 60. The cross country teams will travel to Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational on Saturday, September 19, for an all day event in Lincoln, Nebraska.