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within the last 60 seconds, the Bears take the win 35-32 against the ninthranked Portland State Vikings. PG. 6

LAST MINUTE DRIVER

NEWS BRIEFS Implementation of Greeley’s Bicycle Master Plan began last week. The plan, which was approved in May, helps to ensure safety while encouraging bicycling among the community. The plan includes new elements to accompany bike lanes, including green pavement markings and buffered bike lanes. Green paint highlights predictable paths to encourage safer traveling for bicyclists. Buffered bike lanes provide additional separation between traffic modes and offers added comfort for riders by creating an exclusive lane with a painted buffer strip between the bike lane and vehicular through traffic.

The Body Project will attempt to challenge the ideal thin body image on campus. All female-identified UNC students are invited to participate in a peer-led group to challenge the conception of the ideal body and empower people’s own ideas of body image through the Body Project. The project will consist of sessions on Saturday and Sunday. The location will be disclosed to those who register to participate. Contact Mallory Jordan at 970-351-1136 to register or ask questions.

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UNC freshman Trae Riek holds off a Portland State defender during Saturday’s game. Riek scored with .23 seconds left to hand Portland State their second conference loss.

WOMEN’S SOCCER WINS BIG SKY

LOAN SCAMS: ALL THAT GLITTERS...

PSYCHIC INSIGHT AND INNER TRUTH

Wins over Sacramento State and Idaho seal Big Sky Championship PAGE 6

Students should be wary of appealing loan eliminations and consolidations PAGE 2

Metaphysical radio show explores energy vibrational levels. PAGE 5

The executive director of UNC BizHub will appear on 9News Tuesday morning. During the program’s morning broadcast, between 6:45-8 a.m, Dick Pickett, executive director of UNC BizHub Collaborative and East Colorado small Business Development Center, will discuss BizHub, the SBDC and UNC’s upcoming Entrepreneurial Challenge. SCDC staff will also answer small-business-related questions from viewers who call during the show’s broadcast. Illuminerdy, a student club at UNC, hosted a 24-hour video gaming marathon to raise money for children’s hospitals. The group’s video gaming on Friday helped to raise money for Extra Life, an organization partnered with gamers all over the country to raise over $4 million.

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NEWS CALENDAR

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Women Veterans Panel Luncheon University Center- Spruce Room 12-1:30 p.m. Graduate Student Association Town Hall Natural and Health Sciences & Monfort College of Business University Center- Aspen A 12-1 p.m. National Student Exchange Information Session University Center- Aspen B 7-9 p.m. “Last Lecture” presented by Gregory Williams University Center- Panorama Room

WED 11/11 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Off-Campus Housing Information Fair University Center

THU 11/12 2-4 p.m. UNC Board of Trustees Working Session Carter Hall- Fourth Floor Board Room

By Riley Krumpholz news@uncmirror.com

The only thing scarier than paying for college is paying off college. With tuition costs continually increasing, students are turning to financial aid to help with the costs of higher education. “Staggering student loan debt is the political topic du jour,” said Sally Elizabeth of People Claim, an online dispute resolution company. “Whenever a problem is all over the news, you can be sure that scammers are all over the problem.” With debt piling on top of low starting salaries, repayment of loans can be anything but easy and can take years. While the majority of loan borrowers try to be diligent with their repayments, they are faced with a new dilemma: student loan scams. According to Marvin Somero, the director of financial aid

These loans have at UNC, 10,181 students been known to evoke received some form of fifear and anxiety among nancial aid for the 2014borrowers, and for a 2015 academic year. good reason. Without taking scholarChris Denhart, a ships into consideration, journalist for Forbes financial aid is split into two categories: grants STUDENTS BEWARE OF: magazine, wrote that “two-thirds of students and loans. graduating from AmeriGrants, such as pell ADvANCED FEES grants, are similar to Student loan companies that claim can colleges and unischolarships in the sense they can provide the “best” interest versities are graduating that the money isn’t re- rate and loan terms for a “small” up with some level of debt.” And while Americans paid after graduation. may be racking up the Need-based aid front fee. diplomas, they are also sounds great to the averaccumulating debt at an age college student, but LoAN CoNSoLiDAtioNS alarming rate. there’s a catch—only a “According to the select population of stu- Companies that charge a Financial dents meet the require- consolidation fee but don’t actually Consumer Protection Bureau, ments and are eligible for provide any services. student loan debt has this type of financial aid. reached a new mileWhen grants and stone, crossing the scholarships aren’t of- LoAN DEbt ELimiNAtioNS $1.2 trillion mark—$1 fered, students who Companies that claim to eliminate trillion of that in fedneed assistance paying debt. Student loan debt must eral student loan debt,” for college usually apply always be repaid! Denhart said. for loans. “‘Your loans will be More often than not, students take out unsubsidized ey isn’t available, students turn forgiven! Your debt will be and subsidized loans from the to popular loan providers such cancelled!’ Reality check: debt relief companies can’t negogovernment. When that mon- as Sallie Mae.

E-Challenge invaluable to small businesses

6-8 p.m. Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund (LEAF) Meeting University Center- Spruce B 6-8 p.m. Success Looks Like Me: Careers in Entrepreneurship University Center- Panorama Room

FRI 11/13 8:30 a.m. UNC Board of Trustees Meeting University Center- Panorama Room

SUN 11/15 1:30-3:30 p.m. UNC Free Self-Defense Class Recreation Center

tiate a special deal for loans made under federal student loan programs,” Elizabeth said. Loan repayment negotiation, and in some cases loan forgiveness, sounds too good to turn down. But what these companies are promising is often a gilded scam. Unfortunately, except in extremely rare situations, student loans cannot be forgiven without repayment. But there are ways to avoid paying more than what is owed, destroying credit and being taken advantage of. “First, don’t stick your head in the sand if you’re struggling,” Elizabeth said. “Once your loans go into default, you may have fewer options. But your first port of call should never be a private debt relief company.” Researching doesn’t stop after graduation. To find out the most efficient way to pay off student loans, students should begin by contacting their loan providers and finding viable options for repayment.

By Drew Heiderscheidt news@uncmirror.com

The Monfort College of Business’ annual Entrepreneurial Challenge is a way for start-up businesses to get funded and gain exposure. Five finalists will be chosen for the challenge from a pool of applicants on Dec. 7, all of whom will gain exposure for their businesses in a Shark Tank like

program on 9News Channel 20. Of the five finalists chosen, three will be chosen as the winners with first place winning $25,000, second place winning $15,000 and third place winning $10,000. David Thomas, director of the Entrepreneurial Challenge, explained that the challenge began with the recognition of a need. “About eight years ago we launched a minor in entrepreneurship, and we had plans to expand the course offerings beyond one or two courses,” Thomas said. “We knew that if we were going to do that, we’d need to build a program with more than just a class or two. We decided we needed a project that would do two things: provide a unique learning environment for our students interested in entrepreneurship so they can see how to build a business plan among other things; and two, we felt it was the university’s responsibility to really engage businesses in a way other universities were not doing.” The winner of the last Entrepreneurial Challenge was QB Labs—a company

located in Parker that provides services to physicians, trainers and physical therapists to quantify the progress their patients make. The founder and CEO of QB Labs, Jennifer Maskrey, said the five formats throughout the challenge helped to prepare her company for any opportunity that comes up. “That exposure businesses get from channel nine is not something they could have gotten on their own, and it is not something that the university could have gotten on its own either,” Thomas said. Although prize money is certainly an incentive to join the challenge, exposure for a small up-and-coming business is invaluable. “The exposure has greatly impacted our visibility in the entrepreneurial community,” Maskrey said. “The EChallenge is well known, so winning that has really improved local awareness of our company.” Nathan Saam, co-founder and CEO of last year’s third place winner Change Composites, said the competition

helped with exposure for him as well. “We received a fair amount of exposure during the e-challenge and immediately after the competition,” Saam said. “We were interviewed for Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call and Innovation News. We have also been featured on the northern Colorado NPR affiliate station.” Saam said that while exposure has certainly helped the company, the prize money has made an impact as well. “The money has gone into prototypes and initial marketing efforts,” Saam said. “We have almost $80,000 in the prototyping and design phase of our helmets.” Regardless of whether or not they win the competition, entrepreneurs stand to gain plenty for enrolling in the competition. “The Monfort family funds the $50,000 in prize money and the university puts the money up for the marketing and promotion,” Thomas said. “The university could not reach that without channel nine. It is a major achievement and a major positive.”

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Student Senate meeting By Drew Heiderscheidt news@uncmirror.com

Conversation regarding the Campus Commons heavily dominated Wednesday evening’s Student Senate meeting. The Campus Commons, which is in the process of being planned, will be primarily utilized by faculty and support services and will also serve to provide on and off campus opportunities for students. The architect of Campus Commons is in the process of getting feedback on the design of the building and will then use the feedback to create a blueprint for the building. Currently, the university is looking for funding from the state to build the Campus Commons. The Campus Commons will be accessible to those with disabilities and will also be designed with all body types in mind. The goals in creating the Campus Commons is to increase the number of students who enroll at UNC, to address extracurricular needs of students and to help build a point where UNC can gain a connection to Greeley. In other news: t 4UVEFOU -&"' JT QVUUJOH more recycling bins inside of .JDIFOFS -JCSBSZ BOE UIF 6OJversity Center. t ćF 3FTJEFODF )BMM "TTPciation is sending 27 students and 2 faculty members to a national conference. t ćF (SBEVBUF 4DIPPM "Tsociation was awarded $20,000 in funds to 75 applicants for research and other necessities. t ćF -FBHVF PG 6OJUFE -BUJO "NFSJDBO $JUJ[FOT -6-"$ had $3,000 funded to them by Student Senate for the youth leadership program they hosted this past weekend.

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‘Hit me with that H2O’ Students from Leadership 200 class to host Global Change Campaign Staff Report

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Students in UNC’s Leadership 200 class are launching a Global Change Campaign in order to raise awareness about the importance of water quality both locally and globally. This Friday, a few students from the class will host a water quality demonstration 12-3 p.m. in the McKee Breezeway. On Nov. 18, Richard Jurin, UNC’s director

of environmental and sustainability studies, will guest lecture at 6 p.m. in room L0074 in Michener Library. He will provide expert insight into the issue and will suggest potential actions individuals can take to serve as change agents concerning this topic. Immediately following Jurin’s lecture, he will offer a Q&A session for participants who wish to further explore their roles in fostering sustainable solutions. The event is open to the public and UNC students, faculty and staff.

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Arts & Culture

Go West Film Fest to provide ‘wild’ time By Trevor Reid

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Hollywood has used Colorado as a film location for the American West as early as 1925 with Charlie Chaplin’s movie “The Gold Rush.” Starting Monday, the week-long Go West Film Festival will celebrate Colorado’s Western roots. The festival consists of 11 different film screenings with a discussion after each film. Screenings range from classic Westerns like “Stagecoach,” to newer takes on the genre seen in the movie “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.” The festival is a collaboration between the High Plains Library District, UNC’s International Film Series, The Kress, Aims Community College and contributing members of the Greeley community. “Films at High Noon” will offer 12 p.m. showings from Monday to Saturday at various locations. In the evenings, The Kress and UNC will show films starting at 7 p.m. Doors for showings at The Kress will open at 6 p.m. The Kress will have free appetizers for a kickoff party on Monday evening and live music

By Trevor Reid

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New Age. The mere mention of it is cringe-worthy for some. For others, it is a way of exploring the universe through an often enlightening alternative lens. The Outer Limits of Inner Truth, a self-described “metaphysical and spiritual radio show,” caters to those who embrace New Age concepts like psychic channeling or astrology. The show was picked up for national syndication on the Starcom Radio Network within three months of its first broadcast. The show is currently working on its official debut with the Genesis Communications Network, an independent radio network with many programs focusing on conspiracy theories. One of those programs, The Alex Jones Show, is hosted by someone New York magazine calls “America’s leading conspiracy theorist.” Twenty affiliated channels play Outer

from local singer Ray Delgado on Wednesday. International Film Series students, professors and Greeley community members will lead discussions after the films. The 7 p.m. screening of “Hanna Ranch” on Thursday will include a Q&A with director Mitch Dickman. Kirk Hanna, the subject of the documentary, was a Colorado advocate for environmentally sustainable ranching before he took his life in 1998. Hanna and his family’s work for environmental sustainability inspired Dickman, who has directed seven documentaries. Dickman’s latest documentary ‘“Rolling Papers” looks at The Cannabist, the first weed-related section of a major newspaper. The festival ends at 6 p.m. on Saturday with a happy hour wrap-up party at The Kress before a screening of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” All events are free and open to the public. Locations include Aims Community College, Centennial Park Library, Farr Regional Library, The Kress and UNC. For a complete schedule of events,visit: http://www.mylibrary.us/events/hot-topics/gowest-film-festival.

ARTS CALENDAR

MON 11/9 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Daily Event) The Ballast: Anja Marais Art Show Guggenheim Hall- Mariani Gallery 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Daily Event) How to Explain Death to a Dead Hare: Art Exhibition by Chelsea Ruiz Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Jazz in the Lounge University Center- Fireside Lounge/ Panorama Room 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tubastravaganza Foundation Hall

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“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” is one of many films being shown in Lindou Theatre this week. The movie is about a skateboarding vampire who kills men who disrespect women.

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of others’ beliefs in reincarnation or psychic channeling. “To come to a place of love and peace together—that is the great aim,” he said. “Learn to love. Seriously learn to be the neighbor of your neighbor.” Outer Limits refers to their regular speakers on the show, as the Virtues, whose expertise lie in “psychic insight, past life regression and astrology.” The Virtues speak after interviews to analyze the guests. Virtue Kerrie O’Connor said she reads energy fields and offers advice for people to raise their vibrational levels. Constance Stellas, another Virtue, said she specializes in astrological readings. Stellas leads workshops in the U.S. and Greece, including one at the Oracle of Delphi in Greece. According to Ryan McCormick, the show’s host and executive producer, an event that is “so massive and so unprecedented that it will forever change human consciousness” will soon occur. To listen to the Outer Limits of Inner Truth, visit: www.outerlimitsradio.com.

WED 11/11 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Annual UNC Chili Cook-Off University Center- Panorama Room 7-9 p.m. UNC Jazz Thang Frasier Hall- Room 63 7:30 -9:30 p.m. Spectrum Weekly Meeting University Center- Columbine A 8-10 p.m. Trivia University Center- Panorama Room

FRI 11/13 4-6 p.m. Art Exhibit Reception: Judy Sprague - “Drawings & Paintings - My Journey” Michener Library- Mari Gallery 6-9 p.m. Bear Paw Art Gallery Walk University Center

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For next-day game recaps, check UNCMIRROR.COM SPORTS CALENDAR YELLOW = HOME GAME

Football ‘makes everyone believe’

BLUE = AWAY GAME

THUR 11/12 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Eastern Washington Bank of Colorado Arena 5 p.m. Wrestling at Arizona State University Temple, Arizona 5 p.m. Wrestling at Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona

FRI 11/13 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball at University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball at University of Denver Denver, Colorado All Day Men’s and Women’s Cross Country at NCAA Mountain Regional Albuquerque, New Mexico 5 p.m. Swim and Dive vs. Colorado School of Mines Butler-Hancock Swimming Pool

By Kyle O’Neal

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The Northern Colorado football team overcame a four-point deficit within the final 60 seconds in its game against the ninth-ranked Portland State Vikings to win 35-32 at Nottingham Field on Saturday afternoon. Following a disappointing showing against Northern Arizona last week, the Bears (5-4, 3-4 Big Sky) played up to the competition in their second matchup against a top-ten team this season. Northern Colorado jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over Portland State (7-2, 5-2) about halfway through the first quarter. The Vikings managed to stick around with the Bears for the remainder of the half, resulting in a 21-17 UNC lead at halftime. The teams were evenly matched in the half, as Northern Colorado only out-gained Portland State by just 11 yards. PSU began their next drive on their own 18-yard line with a 12-yard run to take the ball to their own 30-yard line for a first down. On the very next play, Portland State’s junior quarterback Alex Kuresa fumbled the football in their backfield. Junior defensive end Mikhail Dubose scooped the ball up for the Bears and returned the fumble 24 yards to

the endzone. It was the first turnover Long scored on the final play of the on the day for either team. The fumble drive, a 25-yard rushing touchdown. return increased Northern Colorado’s Long’s run gave PSU their very first lead lead to 28-17 and the score remained of the entire game, 32-28 with about five minutes left. the same until the The Bears’ final fourth quarter. drive started deep The Vikings in their own terrimanaged to score tory on their 12the first touchyard line. The Bears, down of the final down by four, quarter with just needed to drive the under 10 minlength of the field utes left to close for a touchdown to the gap to 28-25. win the game. Portland State Considering the drove an entire team had less than a 95 yards in a tominute to do so and tal of 86 seconds, had zero timeouts culminating in a remaining, this was 64-yard pass from no easy task. Kuresa to junior On the very first wide receiver play of the drive, Darnell Adams. redshirt freshman PSU followed that receiver Alex Wesup with a successley ran a deep crossful two-point coning route just unversion attempt. derneath the PSU The ensuing Mark Harro | The Mirror coverage, and Knipp Northern Colorado drive lasted Red-shirt freshman Alex Wesley had three found him for a gain of 58 yards. Wesley just five plays and catches for 89 yards and a TD. ended in an interception from redshirt gained about 35 of those yards after the freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp as catch, taking the ball to the opposing 30-yard line. he was hit. “It was one of our plays where we’re Portland State took just seven plays to capitalize on the UNC turnover, trying to get a big chunk of yards,” Knipp said. “It was my first read, and it driving a total of 60 yards. Sophomore running back Steven was a drift play where I’m supposed to

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SAT 11/14 12 p.m. Volleyball vs. Idaho State University Bank of Colorado Arena 12 p.m. Football at University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota

get out of the pocket, and he’s coming across the field, and he was open and made a heck of a play on it.” Two plays later redshirt freshman running back Trae Riek ran a route out of the backfield along the right sideline. With two Portland State defenders covering him, Riek caught Knipp’s pass and was forced out of bounds at the twoyard line. It took Riek two tries to get the ball in the endzone, but he finally did so with 23 seconds left in the game. Riek’s late score gave the Bears a 35-32 lead, and the defense sealed the upset victory. The Bears’ final drive was no accident. In fact, the team spent much of Friday’s practice preparing for scenarios very similar to that of which they faced in Saturday’s game. “We work on two-minute drills every Friday in practice, and today when we got the ball back with 57 seconds and no timeouts, I simply looked at Jacob and said, ‘Make everybody a believer,’” coach Earnest Collins Jr. said. “We have a special group of young men. We very easily could have packed it in after last week’s loss, but this week we worked on assignment football, and I told the guys that if everyone did their job today that we would win this game.” Knipp threw for 270 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The Bears play their next game against the University of North Dakota at 12 p.m. on Saturday in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Women’s soccer

The University of Northern Colorado women’s soccer team advanced to the championship game with a 3-1 win over Sacramento State on Friday and won 2-1 (3-0) in penalty kicks over the University of Idaho to win the Big Sky Championship on Sunday afternoon. Ending the season as the No. 2 team in the Big Sky standings, the Bears did not have to play their way into the semifinals. The rested UNC team took advantage of a tested Sacramento State. The No. 6 Hornets took down No. 3 Eastern Washington 3-1 on Thursday. In the final game, freshman Mariel Gutierrez scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Sophmore Madeline Burdick made three saves in

penalty kicks, while senior Essence Ortiz-Laneir, Jacqui Pulley and Gutierrez made their shots to win the championship game over the Vandals. With the win, the Bears will advance to the NCAA tournament.

Sky tournament, the Bears have a chance to overtake Eastern Washington. The No. 3 Bears play No. 2 EWU at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Bank of Colorado Arena in a game that will determine the true No. 2 seed.

Volleyball

Wrestling

Volleyball earned its 10th straight ticket to the Big Sky Tournament with a win over the University of Montana on Friday in Montana. The Bears won in five sets (21-25, 25-21, 27-25, 2225, 15-5) and out hit the Grizzlies .311 to .176. The next night, the Bears stayed in Montana to face Montana State, and they went on to win again in five sets (25-19, 25-27, 22-25, 25-23, 15-10). With only two games remaining in the regular season and having already secured a trip to the Big

In the Cowboy Open competition in Laramie, Wyoming this weekend, the Bears competed in both the amateur and elite divisions, earning four wins in the elite division. Junior Eleazar DeLuca competed at 157 pounds and beat an Air Force wrestler 6-1 to be crowned the champion. DeLuca never let an opponet score more than three points on him. UNC travels to Arizona on Thursday for matches against Arizona State and Grand Canyon.

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‘Tis the season for basketball By Brianna Pardner sports@uncmirror.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

As the University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball squad prepares for the 2015-16 season, a group of healthy players and an Olympic gold medalist as head coach will determine the outlook for the team. The Bears earned their way to the Big Sky championship game last season but fell short, losing to the University of Montana in the end, 60-49. D’shara Strange and Stephanie Lee, both seniors for the Bears last year, played a huge role in the overall success of the team, breaking various records throughout their final season as Bears. Strange became UNC’s highest scoring player in Division-I history with 1,891 points, while Lee set the record for most points in a single season with 598. During Strange’s career at UNC, she received the “Player of the Week” honor four times. She averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Although the duo is gone, the Bears still have a promising team

as some reputable players are now injury free and some of the newcomers boast respectable stats. Senior Shelby Doughtery had been recovering from a torn ACL but is now healthy and ready to play. Junior Jamie Derrieux and redshirt freshman Savannah Smith are two other forces that fell victim to injury but are now cleared to play. Before Derrieux was injured in the 2014-15 season, she started in 26 out of 28 games and averaged 8.1 points per game as a sophomore. During Smith’s career at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, she was a member of the All-State first team in 2014, and in the same year, she also led all the 5A players in scoring—averaging 21 points per game. Northern Colorado has added five new freshman to its team as well. Akilah Jennings, Kristen Kramer, Courtney Smith, Danielle Nobel and Ashleen Quirke are all fresh faces who will contribute to the team. This freshman class will bring a lot to the table, with Jennings and Cramer as guard, Noble as a forward and Quirke as a center. UNC will travel to play the University of Denver for a 7 p.m. game on Friday in Denver.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Under head coach B.J. Hill during their 2014-15 season, the Bears won half of their games with a record of 15-15, going 10-8

in the Big Sky Conference. Although four key seniors graduated last year, including Tevin Svihovec, the newcomers and the returners are not lacking in talent. Svihovec finished his career with 1,391 points, which puts him fifth in UNC Division-I history. For this upcoming season, The Bears added eight new members to the team. Redshirt freshman Ibrahim Sylla from Denver and redshirt junior Dallas Anglin from New Jersey will both be significant threats. Sylla, who stands at 6 feet 8 inches tall, played for Chauncey Billup’s club team for three seasons and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee. Sylla will be expected to take on the roles of graduates Tim Huskisson and Dominique Lee. Anglin is the biggest threat behind the arc. During his 2014-15 season at Southern Miss, he was a 46.2 percent 3-point shooter. There is not a single senior on the roster this season, but the coaches and players will look to juniors Jordan Wilson, Cameron Michael as well as red-shirt sophomore Jeremy Verhagen for leadership this year. All have played key minutes in the 2014-15 season. The Bears will take the court against the University of Kansas for their first game of the season at 7 p.m. on Friday in Lawrence, Kansas.

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JOKES OF THE WEEK What do you call a smart pig? Swinestein. Why did the pie go to the dentist? It needed a filling. What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Bugs Bunny!

What kind of bird sticks to sweaters? A Vel-Crow.

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