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News Will Editor Costello
The Mirror has a new editor-in-chief By Jason Keller
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The Mirror student newspaper named a new Editor-In-Chief. Will Costello, a junior journalism and economics student, will be taking over, as the now current EIC, Mikhala Krochta, is saying goodbye to Greeley for an internship in Denver in the spring. Costello hopes to bring about a multitude of changes during his tenure as
EIC, as he transitions from his position at the news desk. Among them, is embracing what is called a “24/7 news cycle.” News is of course never-ending and constant. The term has come to describe a cycle of reporting that quite literally never stops. News outlets break stories as soon as they happen, and are spread through all channels of the media. Costello hopes to transition to this style of reporting. “The main thing is to bring The Mirror more towards the kind of news business that people who gradu-
ate from UNC will end up working in, which is more of a 24/7 news cycle. So if they cover a story, that story is online that night,” Costello said. Social media will also play a big role in Costello’s new regime. He hopes to revamp The Mirror’s web presence to bring it into a more modern state. “I want our website to be the place where people go to see what’s happening, and not just a link on Facebook,” he said. “I think it would be cool to have a website that people would actively go to to find out what’s going on rather than just having them click a link on Facebook and have them re-direct to our website.” Becoming closer to the UNC community is a goal for Costello. “We have the advantage of being in the backyard of the biggest source of news in Greeley. Pretty much everyday on the front page of the Tribune, there’s a story about what is happening at UNC. We have the advantage of working across the street and going to
UNC’s campus. We have the advantage other and vice versa.” Krochta described Costello as an “Edof finding out what’s happening, if we capitalize on it. There’s no reason that iting bada**, a Kanye of journalism so to the Tribune should beat us on a story.” speak,” and hopes he has as much fun as The focus on timely and prompt news she did during his time in the post. “I hope that Will has as much fun as coverage, as well as greater social media presence are just some of the changes I did and that the newspaper continues Costello hopes to make. Among things to improve under his regime,” she said. A now vacant position, the news like closer writer-editor relations and a greater social media presence, he hopes desk will be operated by the former arts to bring the journalism school and The editor Jason Keller, who will be handing his old position off to Erika Siebring. Mirror closer together. “I want to try to get professors to incorporate us into their curriculum more. Like, for a journalism class you have to write a story for The Mirror once a month. A lot of people study journalism hoping to go into the media business, but have no experience. I want to bring it into a closer relationship where one helps the Photo by Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror.
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Crucible celebrates fall publication By Erika Siebring arts@uncmirror.com
A dreamy, zen-like state takes over the night, with blue tablecloths mimicking the darkening sky, and small electrical candles inside the same crushed red pepper jars you’d find in a pizza place. Glass beads are scattered among them like faint, dazzling stars, complimented by dainty pillow-fluff clouds; a prelude for bedtime stories, coated in a dusk skyline, depicting a magnificent king retiring to a shelf, and the existential crisis of an insomniaridden young woman. The Crucible, UNC’s student art and literary magazine, officially launched their fall 2016 issue on Thursday with a cleverly decorated party for staff members and artists, all under the theme “Bedtime Stories.”
According to the magazine’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Danielle Rich, the theme came about last semester, and was partly decided on because it wasn’t constricting in terms of genre or style. “What we typically try to do is make sure that the theme is open enough that we can receive different stories, different drawings and artwork from people, who have the space and the room to be able to interpret it as they will,” Rich said. “As we were advertising, it was ‘tell us a story that either you wanted to hear when you were little, or one you want to tell someone.’” Co-Editor-in-Chief and Visual Director Lashanah Tillar explained that the staff started reading through their roughly fifty submissions the third week of the fall semester, from students of both UNC and out-of-state universities. Altogether, reading through them took half a semester. “We just tried to look for pieces that A, encompassed the theme and B, were just well written and en-
“‘...tell us a story that either you wanted to hear when you were little, or one you want to tell someone.’” - Danielle Rich
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tertaining and didn’t contain that many grammatical errors,” Tillar said. For the party’s main event, the senior English majors invited audience members to read their own works aloud, or to read works of submitters that were unable to attend. Crucible Vice President Hannah-Jayne Duran read UNC student Amelia Moseley’s creative nonfiction piece “Pigs,” recounting the adventurous legacy of the King, passing his childlike kingdom to the Prince. Rich recited the poem “Demonstrably” by UNC student Cody A. Conklin, tragically reporting the events of the day the Martians arrived. The intimate crowd of 15 read along and flipped through the pages, using the transition in speakers to simply enjoy the issue; gentle clapping and snapping followed each performance, as to not disturb the pristine atmosphere. Before leaving the artists and writers to their own devices, Rich and Tillar thanked their own officers and editors, as well as the submitters. Hard copies of the Crucible fall 2016 issue can be found in the English office in Ross Hall, and downloadable copies are available on the Crucible’s website. Submissons for the spring issue start Jan. 1, 2017
Sports Dylan Editor Sanchez
Basketball on the road for break Staff Report
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The University of Northern Colorado Men’s basketbll team took down Sacred Heart on thanksgiving night, 81-59. While the Women’s team traveled to Texas to take on UTSA, winning 73-66.
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The Bears got off to a slow start in the first 10 minutes of the ball game. After needing just two minutes to put up seven points, UNC’s offense stalled out, adventuring on two, three-plus minute scoring droughts. Sacred Heart took advantage of the Bears’ offensive woes, extending its lead into double figures (25-15) with 9:20 to play in the first half. The Pioneers built their lead to as many as 12 points (27-15) before Northern Colorado got hot. Junior guard, DJ Miles came off the bench and had a day. Miles scored a career-high 17 points in the win, finishing 6-of-11 from the field and 5-of7 from three-point range. After trailing Sacred Heart by 12, 27-15 with 8:53 to play in the first half, Northern Colorado outscored the Pioneers in the final 28:53 of the game, 66-29.
The following night the Bears took on Bucknell college in Las Vegas, falling 75-63. The Bears held a lead midway through the second half, but a late surge by Bucknell (5-2, 0-0 Patriot) sent the Bears home with a loss. In the final 10:23 of the game, Bucknell outscored UNC 24-6, including a 16-4 run over the last six minutes. Davis etched a new career-high in the loss, finishing with 28 points on 12-of-20 (60.0%) shooting. He also hauled in a team-best six rebounds. Miles was the only other Bear in double figures, for the second time in as many games. The junior ended with 15 points, with nine of those coming from beyond the arc. Zach Thomas led the way for the Bison, producing a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds. The men’s hoops team will round out its fivegame road swing with a trip to Norman, Oklahoma at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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Savannah Scott led a high powered offensive attack for Northern Colorado’s women’s basketball team Friday evening as they defeated UTSA 7366. Scott finished with a career-high 25 points in the victory, while key defensive stops preserved the win for the Bears, and extended the team’s win streak to four.
It wasn’t just Scott who did all the work offensively for the Bears, as the whole team shot 60% in the opening 10 minutes. UNC used a 6-0 and 9-0 run in the quarter to build the 22-10 lead. Krystal Leger-Walker hit her second three of the game to open the second quarter and grew the Bears’ lead to 15. After that though, the quarter became all UTSA. A five minute scoring drought for UNC led to a 10-0 run for the Roadrunners. Savannah Smith hit a jumper to end the drought. Even after the basket, UNC was unable to get going, hitting only one more basket in the half to hold onto a 29-24 lead at the break. The teams spent the middle part of the fourth quarter, trading baskets as UNC never led by more than six. The Roadrunners cut the lead to two after a pair of Tesha Smith baskets with 2:30 left in the game. With just outside of a minute remaining, C. Smith made a layup to put the Bears back up four, and the defense took over from there. In the final minute of play, UNC had a key offensive rebound by Kianna Williams after a missed free throw and forced a pair of Roadrunner turnovers. Northern Colorado went on to hit 5-of-8 free throws during that time and seal the 73-66 victory. The Bears take on Colorado State at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4 in Fort Collins.
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Decker Hall 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 11/29 Study Break in the UC University Center 4-8 p.m.
11/30 Dining Services’ Annual Holiday Dinner Tobey-Kendel 5-7 p.m. Holmes 4:30-7 p.m.
12/2 Post-Election Counseling Center Relaxation Space Cassidy Hall Counseling Center 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
art. 11/29: Chamber Music Marathon Milne Auditorium 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
11/30: UNC Choir Holiday Concert Michener Library First Floor East 12:30-1 p.m.
12/1: PASC Chili University Center Panorama Room 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
12/2: RSVP’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Event Brown Hall 7:30-10 p.m.
12/4: University Choirs’ Holiday Concert
Union Colony Civic Center 7:30-9 p.m.
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12/1: Women’s Swim and Dive Omaha, Nebraska All Day
12/3: Men’s Basketball vs. Northern New Mexico College Bank of Colorado Arena 2 p.m.
On the Road 11/29: Men’s Basketball at University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 6 p.m.
12/2: Keen Invite Las Vegas, Nevada All Day
11/12: Women’s Basketball at Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 2 p.m.