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Trump rally divides UNC, Weld Co By Will Costello and Drew Heiderscheidt news@uncmirror.com
Last Thursday, UNC students received an email with some surprising news. Just nine days before the conclusion of an election that has reshaped how many people view American politics, Donald J. Trump would visit the University of Northern Colorado. The visit, which took place on Sunday in the Butler Hancock Athletic Center, pitted protesters from one of the most liberal college campuses in Colorado against a flood of Trump’s supporters from one of the state’s most solidly conservative counties. Although the two sides remained peaceful, competing chants of “Love Trumps Hate!” from the protesters and “Lock Her Up!” from the line of Trump supporters waiting for the doors to open were shout-
ed across the 50 yards separating the two groups. Chatter in the line to enter the building was varied, but many of those in line were mocking the protesters. One man in line said “those protesters are the most racist, hateful people in the country.” A press conference was held by several local democrats outside of the rally, including Bob Seay, who is running for Colorado’s fourth congressional district, Dave Young, who represents Greeley’s district in the Colorado House of Representatives, and Rochelle Galindo, a member of Greeley’s city council. “Donald Trump is a bully,” Seay, who was a band teacher before beginning his campaign, said. “I don’t accept bullying in my band room, and I am not going to accept it from the man who wants to be president of the United States.” During Seay’s remarks, a Trump supporter who had been standing in the crowd interjected. “Hillary Clinton is a criminal!” he shouted. “Criminal!” The man quietly left after being
approached by a democratic volunteer, but continued to shout after he had gained some distance. Young, who has been an active supporter of Hillary Clinton within the community, didn’t like the divisiveness that he felt was being perpetrated by both sides, and lamented the lack of dialogue about issues throughout the campaign. “Regardless of the outcome
of this election, I have to work with people to solve problems,” Young said. That is a prospect that he thinks will grow progressively harder as people become more divided, but he said he is willing to work through disagreements with politicians from across the aisle. “I have a track record of doing that,” Young said. “The question is, will they work with me?” Rally Caps On In the moments before the rally began, outside the surging sea of red “Make America Great Again” hats that filled the stadium floor, many people found seats in the Bank of Colorado Arena’s bleachers, where they quietly talked to family and friends. Mary and Joe, a Longmont couple who declined to give their last names, said that while no one is perfect, Donald Trump stood out among the Republicans running in the primary, although Joe said that the losers of that race would make a good cabinet. Mary said that Trump’s experience as a businessman could help
bring jobs back to the United States, something she felt is important after having watched friends lose theirs. “We have grandkids,” Joe added, comparing them to the protesters outside. “Some become so upset by political correctness.” He paused, trying to find the right words. “My friends went to war. We were able to tolerate a little political incorrectness. But they’re still good kids.” Colleen and Dain Johnson, from Windsor, also supported Trump, but have no problem with the protesters outside. “Everyone’s entitled to their opinions, “ Dain Johnson said. He said that he was both voting for Trump and against Clinton. “I think she’s proven herself to be dishonest,” he said, citing examples including Clinton’s private email server and the Benghazi controversy. Colleen Johnson said that she was afraid of a Clinton presidency, and that she also felt that Clinton was not honest. The pair attended Trump’s Loveland rally earlier this year, and said that this one, with its
TheMirror | October 31, 2016 | 3 many young people in attendance, was a much more highenergy event. One of those young people, Devin Judge, a freshman criminal justice major attending UNC, liked the fact that Trump will say the words radical Islam, while both Clinton and President Obama refuse to. Judge is from an area of California close to San Bernardino, the site of a mass shooting in 2015. ‘It’s kind of disgraceful that Obama wouldn’t call it what it was,” Judge said of the attack. “Radical Islam.” Not everyone who attended Sunday’s rally fell neatly into the camps of supporters or protesters. Many were simply there to see the person who had caused such turmoil in America’s political realm. Some were welcomed, and some were not. Cyrus Brown, who is black, said that his friend Langston had tried to attend the rally wearing a Black Panthers shirt and was told that he couldn’t enter by campaign volunteers, even after he offered to change or put on a sweatshirt. “I would like to get the feel for the ideologies,” Brown said when asked why he was at the rally. “I think I’ve gotten it so far.” Emoni Turner, who is also
black, said that volunteers reminded her and her friends that knives and other weapons were not allowed into the building, but did not do so for any of the white people standing around them. “I think it’s important that we are here,” Turner said, looking around at her friends. “Our presence speaks volumes.” Getting Rowdy “We’ve got a little time to get a lot more rowdy!” shouted Ken Buck, the current representative from Colorado’s fourth district, shortly before Trump took the stage. Supporters took up a chant of “Lock Her Up!” once more. “The Clintons will be the first family in America to be a two impeachment family!” Buck said. The crowd went wild. “Hillary will be the first president in history to wear an ankle bracelet in the Oval Office! She will have to trade in her pantsuit for an orange jumpsuit.” Trump’s supporters screamed and waved their signs, but not as much as they did a few moments later, when Buck brought Trump himself onto the stage. Aside from accepting a rainbow “LGBT for Trump” banner from an audience member and posing for a picture with it, the Republican nominee did not do or
say anything he has not said at numerous debates in the past. He criticized Clinton, which yielded more cheers of “Lock Her Up!” He criticized Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, for kneeling during the national anthem, and encour-
aged his supporters to thank the police officers providing security for their service, which many of those in attendance did. “Is there any better place than a Trump rally?” he asked. The crowd roared their answer.
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Opinion: Don’t let the arts die By Jacob Daly
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In today’s society, the arts are slowly being stripped of their prominence and respect. Before our very eyes, the government is reducing funding for all arts in all levels of schooling across the nation. Luckily UNC has remained unmoved in their stance on the arts. We are known nationwide for our theatre and music programs, and the fall 2016 School of Music Concert on October 26 was a testament to how important the arts are in society. The concert itself featured all four choir’s associated with UNC’s school of music: Men’s Glee, Women’s Glee, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir. Hundreds of students are involved in these four choirs; some students are even part of more than one choir here at UNC. Each choir performed five to seven songs in an arrangement of differing styles and languages. For two full hours students expelled beautiful harmonies and melodies from their lungs. Their rhythmic words were
bouncing off the walls of the theatre. The crescendos and decrescendos gave fullness and life to the lyrics, lyrics of laughter and happiness, sadness and tears, reverence and peace. Each feeling was shared between the students and the audience. Many of the students on stage that night have been singing for their entire lives. They love the music and the feeling of being on stage in front of an enormous, cheering audience. It gives them such happiness simply to perform for others. Haylee Williams is a sophomore working toward a pre-nursing major, and is a part of the women’s glee club. When asked about her feelings about her history with vocal performance and what choir is like she stated, “I have been singing since I was eight-years-old. It’s a lot of fun and it’s a lot of people who just love to sing. I plan to never stop singing.” Bailey Basham is a sophomore history major and a member of the men’s glee club. “Being on stage is the combination of Zen and an adrenaline rush. It makes me feel at one with my
craft.” Basham said. Everyone who participates in UNC’s school of music feels the same way about music. They love it and wouldn’t give it up for the world. Music is an inherent part of who they are, and nothing will ever change that. In the end, no matter what happens, music will never be silenced. The society that has begun to view music and the arts as something not worth the time and effort is misinformed. Humans have been singing since the beginning of time. We enjoy the sounds and the way that music makes us feel. Many students find joy in being able express their emotions through song. Music gives them life. Why should that be taken away? Why is that less important than other subjects? Math, Science, English; all of these things are important and to many students these subjects give happiness and joy. Why is music any different? While not everyone can sing well, not everyone can finish an algebra problem in two seconds flat. The same goes for every other subject in today’s educational scope. Let students follow their dreams.
An interview with Spencer Gibb By Andrew Stiegler arts@uncmirror.com arts@uncmirror.com
London, to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician. He soon began playing gigs throughout England with a few bands and worked as a solo artist for a while after that. Spencer then moved to New York City where he began playing guitar and not after traveled down to Miami, Florida in “...I’ll write you a better sad song if I’m soon the early 1990’s. his stay in Miami, Spencer learned sad and I’ll write you a better love song how toDuring shred on the guitar while making a name himself playing in clubs throughout the Miif I’m actually in love with you. But most for ami area. He would then move to Austin, Texas form the band 54 Seconds in 1998. The band of my love songs I’ve ever written have to recorded two singles, “Ben’s Letter” and “World Stood Still”.
His accent comes from British roots, makes its way to New York and travels down south to make its stay in Austin, Texas. He sounds identical to his father, Robin Gibb, looks similar to Robin, and to his two uncles Maurice and Barry Gibb. All three were in the famous band The Bee Gees. The coffee pot is on and whistling, like a train that could be heard from a bedroom window on a dreary summer night. “What is your first and last name and can you spell it,” the writer asks. always been kind of dark and bitter anyThe coffee pot comes to a screeching halt as a “Do you have to be sad to write a sad small grin begins to rise over Spencer Gibbs face. song or in love to write a love song? Like way, I mean if I’m telling you I love you “Am I at a police department?” Spencer jokingly the song “Ben’s Letter” who is that about? asks. The writer laughs and gently asks why he is at And what inspired you to write it?” in a certain song there is kind of a melthe University of Northern Colorado of all places “The answer to those questions are kind to be. Spencer adds, “I am here working with my of true. I’ll write you a better sad song if I’m ancholy feel to it because otherwise it just long-time production partner, Ludck Drizhal, who sad and I’ll write you a better love song if I’m is a professor at UNC running the film composiactually in love with you. But most of my love too damn happy right?” tion program.” songs I’ve ever written have always been kind Spencer Gibb has musical roots dating back to of dark and bitter anyway, I mean if I’m telling his father and uncles of The Bee Gee’s who together you I love you in a certain song there is kind of formed a songwriting trio that would last for dea melancholy feel to it because otherwise it just cades. Spencer began writing music at the age of 12 and is a self-taught piano and too damn happy right?” Spencer replied, keyboard player, along with playing the keys and piano he is an experienced guitar “Ben’s Letter” was written for a friend of Spencer’s, who he felt deserved better. “She player and sings. was completely dicked over by this guy called Ben, he had written her a letter that At the age of only 14, Spencer dropped out of St. Paul’s public school in Barnes, broke her heart.”
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6 | October 31, 2016 | TheMirror Oddly enough during the time, Spencer was going through writer’s block and this song helped him break past it. Spencer wrote the song as a one-off on the acoustic guitar and brought it to the program director down at KGSR, a radio station in Austin, Texas. They loved the song and started spinning it, and soon after Spencer had himself a hit single. Although the station was quite taken by the song, Spencer talked about what 54 Seconds thought of it the first time they heard it. “I took it to the guys in the band and every time I took it, whenever 54 seconds shifted the guys were like this doesn’t sound like us, I was like ‘just play the fucking song guys, give it a try cause it’s like I’m diggin this maybe there is something we can do with it.’ Then we recorded it and we were all like oh yeah this is actually really cool and we ended up getting a record deal with Warner Brothers because of it.” Spencer calls “Ben’s Letter” one of the “hookiest” songs they had ever done and the song helped them record a full length record which also included one of Spencer’s favorites “Dirty Little Secret.” His mom, and first wife of Robin Gibb, Molly Hullis, was Brian Epstein’s personal assistant, who was The Beatles manager until his early death on Aug 27, 1967 at the age of only 32. Molly had a great relationship with The Beatles, and ran into John Lennon only a week before he passed away on Dec 8, 1980, in New York City. Molly also worked with Eric Clapton when he was with the power trio Cream. Along with Spencer’s Mother and Father, his godfather Robert Stigwood was also in the music business. Stigwood managed The Bee Gees and Cream. Although Spencer did not personally meet every member of The Beatles, they have all made an impact on his life one way or another. Spencer’s uncle, Maurice Gibb, was very close with drummer, Ringo Starr, who Spencer met numerous times. John Lennon was Spencer’s greatest political influence, in which Spencer goes on to say, “I couldn’t have wrote the song ‘Hey World’ without being inspired by John Lennon.” The title track is Spencer’s take on the effects of politics not only in the United States but in our world. George Harrison was Spencer’s greatest musical influence and said the album, “All Things Must Pass”, “changed his life”. Spencer has met Paul McCartney a few times most notably when he was flying to New York as a kid with his mother in the 70s. During that time Paul was currently in the band, Wings. “Out of all the famous musicians you have met who influenced you the most?” Spencer explained, Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton were among the top two artists who had a major influence on him musically. Along with being a professional musician Spencer has also starred in a number of cinemas, his most notable film would include “The King” which also starred the famous William Hurt. The movie is based upon a former Navyman who sets out to seek the father he never met. He was here helping Drizhal complete a movie that had been in the “works” for a very long time. Which involved some of “The Bee Gees” music that Spencer had covered. Drizhal thought it was very important to involve the UNC orchestra since the movie also called for some big band tunes, like strings and horns. Drizhal also wanted to include the students in their recordings because it gave them great experience and helped them get some exposure outside of UNC. Spencer described the UNC band as, “insane, like such a good band, oh it was nuts they just did every little thing that they were asked to do, just so intuitive, I mean I’ve worked with so many great people and these guys kicked my ass it was really impressive.” Spencer and Drizhal had been working together for nearly eight years, they previously worked together with the Czech National Symphony in Prague. Drizhal is not only the composer of the Symphony but also the conductor. Together Drizhal and Spencer formed a comfortable duo that has succeeded in not only the music industry but film as well. Spencer loved his time spent at UNC and is planning on returning next semester.
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A touchdown in overtime propelled the University of Northern Colorado Bears to a win over the Portland State University Vikings on Saturday afternoon in Portland, Oregon. UNC had a total of 558 yards of offensive in their 56-49 win over Portland State to improve their record to 5-3. The Bears were on the board first after a 24-yard field goal by Bears senior kicker Jamie Falloon. The Bears then went down 7-3 to end the first quarter. UNC’s first touchdown came from a 26-yard senior quarterback Kyle Sloter pass to redshirt sophomore Trae Riek early in the second quarter. But Portland State kept their early lead through the first half scoring three touchdowns before halftime. Making a comeback, the Bears scored 29 points in the third quarter setting the
UNC division I program record for most points scored in a quarter. Scoring went back and forth the entire second half. Touchdown receptions by redshirt sophomore wide receiver Alex Wesley and redshirt junior wide receiver Hakeen Deggs, and two rushing touchdowns from Sloter and redshirt junior running back Brandon Cartagena helped keep the Bears in the game. Portland State tied the game at 49 with one minute left sending the game into overtime. The Bears first overtime game since 2010 and first overtime win under head coach Earnest Collins Jr. UNC got the first possession of overtime. Their first possession resulted in a pass interference call pushing them 10 yards forward. The second play ended with a Sloter handoff to Cartagena who scored a touchdown to beat the Vikings 56-49. Cartagena had a career game reaching the end zone three times. Senior wide receiver Stephen Miller also had a breakout game. Miller had seven catches for 143 yards. Sloter went 20-for-31 for 313 yards and three touchdowns Saturday. His second game this season with no turnovers. On Family and Friends Weekend at UNC, the Bears look to continue their un-
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In the 21st minute, off a cross from sophomore forward Maddie Roberts, midfielder Mariel Gutierrez did just that, putting the Bears ahead on their way to a 2-0 victory. Senior goalkeeper Alyssa McGuire noted what this win meant. “Winning the whole thing last year, it means a lot for us to make it back to have a chance to win it again,” Mcguire said. This would be UNC’s second trip to the Big Sky tournament in as many years. Last year the Bears beat Idaho on penalty kicks in the Big Sky Championship game to secure the Big Sky title and advance to their first ever Division I NCAA Tournament game. Gutierrez reflected on how that experience from last tournament now motivates her. “After seeing us what it was like to compete in the NCAA Tournament last year, we really want to defend the Big Sky Championship and go back,” she said. This year they look to do the same as they head into next week’s Big Sky tournament in Cheney, Washington, hosted by the University of Idaho. Northern Colorado will have to take a much different path this year if they want to get back to the NCAA tournament. After being the second seed in last year’s Big Sky tournament, this year UNC will be one of the last seeds in. “When the pressure was on this season, our players stepped up,” said head coach Tim Barrera. “We’re a little disappointed to be down in the table, but we like our chances against any Big Sky team.”
On the Road 11/29: Football vs. Portland State University Portland, Oregon 3:30 p.m.
11/28: Women’s Volleyball at Montana State Bozeman, Montana 7 p.m.
11/28: Senior Kassy Castillo played for victory as UNC women’s soccer takes the win 2-0 against UND at Jackson Field Stadium Friday night.
The Bears finished conference play this year with a record of 5-4-1, with wins over Weber State and Northern Arizona. They also played in a number of close games with all but one of their losses being within two
goals. The first games of the Big Sky Championship are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2. Specific game times will be available when seeding is released.
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