THE West Side Story, accompanied by the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, will be a part of the UNC Performing Arts Series. A modern take on “Romeo and Juliet,” “West Side Story,” will be playing on March 3-4, at the Union Colony Civic Center. This Monday marks the beginning of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. UNC’s observance of the holiday will include the Mind Body Fair and a symposium on March 2. The Rosenberry Writers’ Conference kicks off this week, with talks from a short a poet. Generations of students have walked passed Gunter Hall since its construction in 1917. A new cohort will join them in the fall. Photo by Alex Nunley | The Mirror; @nunleysphotography
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Destination UNC: An event worth the wait Find out how UNC caters to new and prospective students at the annual Destination UNC By Tim Hernandez news@uncmrirror.com
This past Monday, Feb. 20, UNC hosted a Destination UNC event that caters to admitted students in order to assist in narrowing their college search. Over 600 guests were in attendance, causing many of the UNC parking lots, dining halls, and campus buildings to be congested. Although you may need to wait in line for an extra 10 minutes for your hamburger from Holmes Dining Hall, the purpose of events like this surpasses the potential inconvenience. Hosted by the Office of Admissions and the Visitor’s Center for UNC, this event truly goes in depth to campus life, with mock lectures, full campus tours and a free lunch at a dining hall to be a major draw for potential students. In fact, many of you reading this probably attended an event just like it. As a high school senior, things can be stressful, but per Lexi Wilson, a sophomore acting and theater education major who came to an event like Destination UNC when she was a senior.
"[This event] allows the student to experience what college is really like, not just the blue cart tour," Wilson said. What is more appealing, however, is the fact that UNC caters to the statistics of how they run this event according to their student body. First generation and/or low income identifying students make up 33 percent of UNC's student body. Rather than charge anywhere from $15 as the University of Denver does for their events, or $45 for an event like this at CSU, UNC makes all Destination Days free to students and their guests, in a bid to not only attract more students, but to alleviate any potential financial burdens from attendig Destination UNC. Raul Torres, a junior pre-nursing major who works at the Visitor’s Center, shared his own thoughts about Destination UNC. “[They make school] accessible to students from all socioeconomic statuses, and makes UNC the institution I know and love,” Torres said. With an in-depth experience such as these days making no dent in the wallet of the guests, it is reasonable to see why so many come.
High school senior Amber Osterstock, a junior English education major who once came to an event similar to this, believes them to be more accessible to those who may not have the opportunity to visit a college for an entire day. “And it is a free lunch for students who aren’t always guaranteed food,” she added. Further, having these events strategically placed on days where these prospective seniors do not have school, is excellent marketing on behalf of the Office of Admissions. By placing these events on Mondays and Fridays, parents and other guests can plan accordingly and be there to support students, while their students don’t miss out on any classes. The next couple events will be coming up soon. The soonest one is 8:00 a.m., Friday, March 3. Following a short break, the next event will be held at the same time on March 24, both at the UC. So mark these days on your calendar, and if the act of waiting in line for your hamburger is truly an inconvenience you cannot see past, be sure to get some Gourmet to Go or Bear on the Run for lunch.
arts. Cartoons bring the satire These pursuits aren't trivial Arts Editor
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The UNC Mexican American Studies department hosted a presentation by the political cartoonist, Lalo Alcaraz, at the University Center Wednesday night. Alcaraz cites Mad Magazine as one of his first inspirations. “I have always loved comics and satire, making fun of things. Kind of just spoofing life,” Alcaraz said. Alcaraz is from San Diego, California, and is widely known for his creation of “La Cucaracha,” a daily comic strip that shares a humorous view on real-world situations. Alcaraz explained that most of the characters are reflections of parts of himself, or public figures. Alcaraz’s recently famous cartoons consist of Trump spoofs; each speaks to a different area in the political field, often more of shared political concerns such as immigration, women’s rights, and racism. Some of his Trump spoofs warp Trump’s hair to be either the “Heil Hitler” salute or the white masks of the KKK. Others include Trump as the 45th president wearing a slightly altered form of the Nazi symbol on his arm; the majority of his pieces paint Trump as a hypocrite.
“When I started drawing cartoons on immigration, I didn’t know it would actually become such a huge problem now,” Alcaraz said. Being a political cartoonist, Alcaraz receives a lot of praise for his work as well as criticism. Many of his comics tackle concerns that people share with him. Others, however, find his work offensive. Alcaraz shared some of the hate mail that he has received. Though some were very rude, Alcaraz kept a smile while sharing and even stopped to laugh at some comments. “The best hate letter that I ever got said ‘Go back to Africa,’” he said. Examples of his pieces include the Cheeto Bandito poster, a spoof of Trump as a bandit with a bag of cheetos on a wanted poster for attempted murder of democracy. He refers to him as “A Bad Hombre.” Other spin-offs are a little less political, such as his Star Wars cartoons; one includes Princess Leia flipping off the Death Star with 2016 written across it. Alcaraz announced that he has been asked to be a consultant for Pixar's new Day of the Dead movie, “Coco.” He shared that he was looking forward to the 2017 release, as well as other pieces.
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arts@uncmirror.com As part of Black History Month, the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center hosted a trivia night on Thursday, blending education, entertainment, and competition altogether. Three teams competed against one another for the chance to prove their knowledge of African American history. Ramubia Scott, a freshman pre-nursing major, coordinated the event in an effort to expand knowledge of the African American diaspora. Scott explained why she chose trivia night as an event for Black History Month. “When people think about learning, they think about reading books. I wanted to make our history a fun thing to learn about and to have a good time,” Scott said. Native American Student Services (NASS), American Indian Student Organization (AISO), and the Green team went head-to-head in multiple rounds of trivia. Before the trivia began, UNC junior Zachary Young, a mathematics major, expressed his hope and excitement for participating in Black History Month. UNC sophomore Jackie Ulfers, an audio speech and language sciences major, shared his
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excitement. “I hope to bond with the Marcus Garvey staff and learn a plethora of facts about African American culture,” Ulfers said. After a bit of socializing, Scott kicked off the trivia night. In the first round, the categories were movies, sitcoms, actors, actresses, ‘90s jams and random facts. Many of the questions emphasized the significant contributions African Americans have made in our history. In the second and final rounds, the categories were women, men, young adults, historic events, random facts and current events; the second round was more focused on current exposure within the African American diaspora. After the trivia was over, team members participated in a moment of reflection. UNC freshman Stephanie Blish, an athletic training major, explained her limited knowledge of the categories. “I was surprised that I didn’t easily know the information,” Blish said. Young was in the same boat as Blish. “I think people should take more classes, watch more documentaries, attend more events, and make more friends within the African American diaspora to educate themselves about African American history and culture,” Young said.
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Second half surge leads to overtime thriller at The Den By Jordan Clark & Savannah Sansburn sports@uncmirror.com
Sophomore guard Jordan Davis’s career-high 30-point night helped the University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball team push the Big Sky conference’s top-ranked team, the University North Dakota Fighting Hawks, to overtime Thursday night at Bank of Colorado Arena. This was the second and final meeting between the two teams this season as well as a second overtime finish for the programs. UNC fell to UND 84-81. “There’s a reason they’re the best in the conference. They’ve found ways throughout the season to win close games like that. I have to give North Dakota credit,” head coach Jeff Linder said. “They have guys that understand their roles and have two really good guards who can make plays when they have to.” In the first meeting between the two teams, Northern Colorado (9-18, 5-11 Big Sky) had UND (18-8, 13-3 Big Sky) in the rear-view mirror with 18:29 left in the first half, up to nine seconds left in the game. This go-around, the roles were reversed. UND came out of the gate only allowing the Bears to tie three times and lead the game once throughout the first half. Contributing to that stat was the 13 turnovers by UNC. The Bears largest deficit of ten points happened three times in the first half, but the scrappy UNC team kept fighting and made sure the Fighting Hawks never pulled away from them. Redshirt sophomore Chaz Glotta connected on a
three that put UNC within two points with 2:04 left in the half. UND would connect on a couple of shots, sending the two teams into the locker room at the end of the first half up 38-34. The second half began the way the first half ended, favoring the Fighting Hawks. UND went on a 12-4 run in the first five minutes of the half and jumped its lead back to double figures going up 50-38 at the 15:54 mark. This is when the surge began for UNC. Junior guard DJ Miles knocked down back-to-back threes to trim North Dakota leads down to five with 13:05 left in the second half, but the Fighting Hawks kept pulling ahead at the other end to keep an eightpoint lead, which they were able to maintain, until the clock struck 5:54. Davis then turned the game into his personal highlight reel. “I didn’t give our team the juice we needed at the start. I just had to wake up and step on the gas,” Davis said. “Coach is always on me about being the juice guy, because being the team leader and captain everyone feeds off me.” The sophomore scored 15 of the last 16 points for the team and tied the game at 72 at the free-throw line after a tough lay-up missed prior. The next 1.1 seconds seemed to be the longest part of the game. UNC was able to run the clock out behind two referee reviews of plays that went in favor of the Bears. After a missed jumper with six seconds remaining,
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Northern Colorado came away with three medals after the final day of the Big Sky Indoor Championships. The Bears held Top three finishes in the women’s 200m dash, 800m run, triple jump and 4x400 relay team, coming away with a sixth place team finish with 51 points, the best finish the women’s program has had since joining the Big Sky Conference in 2006. “We have three weeks before outdoor begins. So right now we are going to enjoy the victories we’ve accomplished, get some needed recovery and get then back to business.” said head coach Amanda Schick. The track and field team will now turn its focus to the outdoor season. The Bears will start new season with a trip on March 16 to Las Vegas, Nevada for the UNLV invite and multi. Read more about the Indoor Championships at uncmirror.com
the game would head into overtime. Northern Colorado’s surge that got them into overtime would continue as the Bears would pull out to their largest lead of the game with 4:10 left behind freshman forward, Kai Edwards made two at the freethrow line and a Davis jumper. The early four-point lead, however, didn’t last long as UND would bank back-to-back trips to the freethrow line, tying the game at 76 with 3:01 left in overtime. The Fighting Hawks got a big jumper from sophomore guard Cortez Seales and one make from the free-throw line put UND up 82-79 with 14 seconds left. Eight seconds later, Davis drove the lane and got a runner to fall with six seconds left, but it wasn’t enough as UND would end the game at the free-throw line. Stat leaders for UNC include Davis, leading all scorers on the night with his career night of 30 points. Edwards picked up his first double-double of his career, dropping 11 points with 14 rebounds, which also was a career-high for the freshman as well as high for all players on the night. UND’s scoring leader was Cortez, who came off the bench for the Fighting Hawks, scoring 23 points on the night. The UNC men’s basketball team will finish out its last two games of the season at home next week when they Host Portland State University on Mar.2 and Sacramento State on Mar. 4 at Bank of Colorado Arena.
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