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September 22, 2014
THE SPORTS ISSUE
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THE MIRROR STAFF 2014-15 Editor-in-chief Alexandria Adair Vasquez Assistant Ashlee McDonald editor@uncmirror.com News Editor Katarina Velazquez news@uncmirror.com
“THE NORTHERN COLORADO VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT ITS WEEKEND SERIES”
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“THE NCAA HOLDS ATHLETES TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY DOES”
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OPINION
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September 22, 2014
“BRING IT”: SAME SHOW, DIFFERENT COLORS Alexandria Vasquez editor@uncmirror.com One of Lifetime’s newest reality television shows, “Bring It,” is set to air its first season finale this Wednesday. The show chronicles the ups and downs of a dance troupe that specializes in hip-hop majorette competitions called the Dancing Dolls. It has received harsh backlash from some viewers since its debut in March, with detractors calling it a multitude of things—most notably, the words “ratchet” and “ghetto” come up repeatedly. The Dancing Dolls, founded in 2001 and coached by Dianna Williams, have won over 15
Grand Champion titles and more than 100 trophies since their inception. According to their official website, the studio the team is based out of “promotes high self-esteem, determination, persistence, high academic achievement, community involvement, the importance of health, etc. in young women through the art of dance.” Episodes of the show have highlighted the engagement of black mothers and fathers in their children’s lives and chronicled two of the dancers’ auditions for an elite performing arts academy. None of this sounds like the type of thing to be branded as “ratchet”—a term that conjures
up the image of no-good hoodrats at a nightclub—so one has to wonder where this negative response to “Bring It” is really coming from. Did I mention the show is set in Jackson, Mississippi and features a team of all black dancers? The language we use is important, and whether the people using these terms realize it or not, the words “ratchet” and “ghetto” have become comfortable, commonplace replacements for “unapologetically black”—a brilliant form of racism that conveniently toes around actually pulling the race card out. “Dance Moms” has aired on the Lifetime channel for years now.
It features coach Abby Lee Miller screaming at her dancers while pitting them against each other every week, and earlier this year dance mom Kelly Hyland was charged with assault in relation to an incident that was caught on camera. The only reason this show has escaped the same criticism as “Bring It” is that the activity in question is coming from blonde hair and thin lips. Those who are depreciating the show question how “booty shaking” could possibly enrich the lives of the young girls who make up the Dancing Dolls team. These critics are engaging in respectability politics—the
problematic notion that if black people would just step into line and act white enough, they’ll get the respect they deserve. The dancers on “Bring It” may not be performing ballet or jazz, but their routines are filled with obvious technique—and yes, lots of booty shaking. This doesn’t make the Dancing Dolls less deserving of respect or admiration.
Alexandria Vasquez is a senior journalism and mass communications major and the editor-inchief of The Mirror,
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SPORTS
Editor: Danielle Ross - Assistant: Makalah Emanuel
TUES 9/23 All Day Women’s Golf vs. Metro State at Longmont
THURS 9/25 7:00 p.m. Men’s Golf vs. Ram Master’s Invitational
FRI 9/26 TBA Women’s Tennis at USAFA Inviitational 5:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer at Idaho
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Sophomore defensive specialist Makenna Meier and head coach Lindsey Oates celebrate a point in Northern Colorado’s win over the University of Wyoming Saturday. The volleyball team went three-for-three as the host of its three-game series last weekend.
VOLLEYBALL HITS A SWEET SPOT
The Bears beat Hampton University, UC Davis and Wyoming University consecutively this weekend Jacob Scott sports@uncmirror.com The Northern Colorado volleyball team swept its weekend series hosting the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic. UNC defeated Hampton University Friday night then defeated both UC Davis and the University of Wyoming Saturday to close out the tournament. Northern Colorado (7-5) fin-
ished the weekend by earning their fourth straight victory with a big win against Wyoming (11-2) 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21). Wyoming was able to pull ahead in the first set of the match Saturday night edging out UNC, but the Bears responded with aggressive play in the second set to tie the match. The offense as a whole showed how dangerous a balanced attack could be with four different players
achieving double-digit kills. Head coach Lindsey Oates said the experience of returning players Brianna Strong, Andrea Spaustat, Kendra Cunningham, Kim Weissmann and Timarie Nymyer contributed to the win. “We need to be balanced,” Head Coach Lindsey Oates said. “Teams are going to focus on our returners, Brianna and Andrea are no surprise to any conference opponent, neither is Kendra, so they are going
to focus on those three. I thought Timarie and Kim stepped up where we could have a really balanced attack with all five hitters.” Northern Colorado played arguably its best match of the season, controlling the last three sets of the match against the Cowgirls. We’re really finding an identity,” junior outside hitter Cunningham said. “We’ve had a couple See Volleyball on page 7
SAT 9/27 TBA Women’s Tennis at USAFA Inivitational 1:00 p.m. Football at Montana 7:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. Eastern Washington
SUN 9/28 TBA Women’s Tennis at USAFA Inivitational
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SPORTS
September 22, 2014
DARREN DUNN MEANS BUSINESS IN UNC SPORTS The Mirror sat down with the new Director of Athletics to learn more about his ideas and role in the UNC community. The Mirror: Can you start by telling me a little bit about how you ended up at UNC? DD: Well I applied for the position and it was an extremely thorough, detailed, challenging process, mentally and physically, when you start from the very beginning and go to the end of what the people who are involved in the process did. It was a great learning process for me. There are several reason why I was interested in this position. One, it's a beautiful campus, a beautiful part of the world. My family and I truly enjoy the outdoor activities that Colorado and Greeley have to offer, so that was really exciting to us. I have always followed the Big Sky Conference and each conference member. I worked at the University of Montana for my very first internship so I'm very familiar with the Big Sky, and I like this level. It's a Division I level, so you compete at the highest level, but it's more about graduating studentathletes than about winning national championships. To me, that's why I'm in this business, to help make sure studentathletes have the opportunity to compete at the Division I level but also they all know their primary focus is academics and graduating. The Mirror: Would you say that's unique to UNC or have you seen it in other programs as well? DD: I think at this level, at this Division I level in the Big Sky Conference and in some other conferences that are similar, I think it's more about graduating studentathletes. There's a lot of great conferences and great teams that focus on graduating their kids. I'm just saying here in this conference, especially at UNC, that is more important that winning national or conference championships. I really believe this is a great time to be here. There's a lot of potential here, a lot of people who want to help us, and that was very obvious early on. We've been able to get a lot of new people involved and do some good things like the new video boards and the renovations to the basketball court and things like
The Mirror: What is your relationship like with people who are new to the department? DD: I feel like we're close. I think it's important to work closely with all of our staff. We're a small staff so it's not too hard to get to know each other personally, and that's important to me. I think to build a strong team, you have to care about the individuals first, and that's what I try to do. The Mirror: How have you selected the people you've brought in? What exactly are you looking for when hiring people for UNC?
that. Those are some of the most important reasons why I'm here. I feel like I can help make UNC athletics better. The Mirror: What is your vision for the future, years down the road? DD: It's not any different than right now. I want to compete now and be one of the top three teams in the conference in every sport. To me that's important. I also think we need to provide more resources and tools to our coaches in order to be successful and to be able to compete at that level. Our conference is very strong in all the sports, and from a resource standpoint, we have fewer resources than all but one other conference member. It's tough to compete when you don't have all the tools, but my job and our department's job is to provide additional tools and resources to our coaches so they can compete at a higher level and win conference championships, but not lose sight of graduating student-
athletes. I want to be successful on the court, or on the field, or on the mat, but I want to provide a great experience for our student-athletes. Part of that is graduating, but while they're here, socially, they build their skills to be able to be a contributing member of the community, whether it's here in Colorado or wherever they're going to go home to. That's our job, and those are the things that we focus on. I want to win, I want to graduate our student-athletes, but also I want to make sure they have the best experience we can provide them while they're here. The Mirror: Are there any changes that you specifically have made in this department since you've been the director of athletics? DD: We've reorganized. We've kind of moved some people around, and some people have left, so we've been able to hire some people that I feel really fit their roles.
DD: There are a couple of things. One is that they're a good person and they care about the things that I care about: graduating kids and providing them a great experience while they're here. To me, if they don't have that and you can't work with them, it won't be a good fit, so that was something that we looked for first and foremost. Secondly is, I want a coach that wants to win and push the student-athletes to make them better on the court and in the classroom. Coaches work extremely hard, and I think that's critical to be a successful coach. You have to put in the time. Coaching is a small part. Recruiting and doing things internally take up a ton of time, so that's something we talked a lot about. We wanted someone who is passionate about their sport. Those are some of the key elements we've looked for in any coaching hire. The Mirror: Do you have any comment on the football team's performance so far ? DD: I think that our team is playing really hard. I think it is a close, tight-knit team who care a lot about their head coach and their assistant coaches, and they don't want to lose. To me, to start a quality program, those are the most important things. I really believe Coach Collins has done a great job of getting the team ready to compete. We're about to enter four tough weeks because our conference is so strong.
September 22, 2014 It would be a challenge for any team to get through these next four games, but I'm excited about the direction they're going and what Coach Collins believes in. He's making sure these young men play hard, but they're focused on academics and developing themselves off the field. In all of our sports, our coaches focus on graduating their kids. There are very few institutions that do a better job of that than we do. Whether we win or lose, making sure our kids graduate and they have a great experience, that's the most important thing. Now our fans and our students love to see us win, as do I. I want to win a football championship in the Big Sky. Once we provide resources and tools to Coach Collins that other schools already have within our conference, I think we could be more competitive within the Big Sky, and that's what we're working extremely hard on and raising money to make sure he has the tools and resources he needs to be successful. The Mirror: What can students do to contribute to UNC's athletics?
SPORTS DD: For us to be more successful, we need the student body. Our team feeds off the student body when they're at the games. Our students here make the games more fun for our team and for our fans. They're the rowdy bunch that's having fun, and that makes everyone else have fun. I really believe it makes our team play better. We need our student body to embrace our team. Come to games. Have fun at tailgating. We're trying to do a lot of different things, like providing free parking for students close to the stadium if they want to drive. We have a lot of giveaways and promotions that we'll do for them. We handed out free pancakes before the last home game, and we're trying to do some more similar things like that. I know students love free food, so we want to help them as much as we can. It's so important for them to be there. I'm a firm believer that we can't just send a flyer to all of the students that says 'come to the game.' I think we have to go over there, meet with them, talk to them, interact with the student organizations, and I'm hoping this fall I'll have more time to meet with student
leaders and organizations. I know some of our coaches have already. It's important for me to meet them, get to know them, and see what they're interested in seeing other than wins and losses. I want to do other things for them to make the games more fun and easier to attend. That's something that's really important to us because you can't just ask them to come. I feel like we have to meet with them and ask them what will make them more interested in coming and spending their Saturday afternoon here in Greeley. The Mirror: Several of our teams have academic awards. How do you plan to keep up academic records on UNC's teams? DD: We have a great academic staff that provides tremendous support to our student-athletes. To me, that's critical. You also have to have coaches who want it. They have to want to see their kids do well in school. We, as a senior staff and in my position, have to make sure the coaches and student-athletes know how important that is. How I think is last year, we had a
Page 7 great year academically, from our graduation rates to the GPAs, and I want to continue that, but I also think about what we can do now to make it even better. It's kind of like a high jumper. We got over the five-foot pole and that's great, but now how do we get over that six-foot pole? So that's what we're talking about now. What else can we do to make sure our studentathletes are excelling in the classroom? We're fortunate to have such tremendous faculty here who believe in our studentathletes and understand they have to miss class periodically for events. We're very fortunate to have faculty who work with our student-athletes. They still hold them accountable and make sure they do all the things that every other student has to do, but they have a good understanding of athletics and all the time demands that student-athletes have. It's hard to be successful in academics when you have so many other things going on, but when you have an academic staff and a coaching staff that care about graduating our studentathletes, to me that's what's critical to continue to improve academically.
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September 22, 2014
MENS GOLF COMPLETES RAM MASTERS INVITATIONAL Staff Report sports@uncmirror.com
Photo by Dean Popejoy
The University of Northern Colorado’s men’s golf team completed the Rams Masters Invitational Tuesday in Fort Collins tied for 11th place after posting an overall score of 900 (300, 304, 296). On the par 70 course the Bears team finished +60 with sophomore Jack Cummings (left) scoring the best of the Bears at +11. Cummings led the Northern Colorado team after the first round and managed to finish with a tie for 31st place overall after finishing the tournament with scores of 71, 77, and 73 in each round for a composite score of 221. Junior Conner Barr (third from right) finished 12 over par and had the strongest third round for the Bears. Barr was able to finish just a shot behind Cummings with a total score of 222 (75, 77, 70). Freshman Andrew Romano (second from left) nearly cracked the top 50, but instead had to settle for 51st in the competition after posting a 227 (79, 72, 76). Sophomore Julian Woodfork (second from right) stayed consistent throughout the three rounds finishing 235 (75, 80, 80). Freshman Sam Marley’s (third from left) performance gradually improved in each round over the course of the two-day tournament and finished with a score of 227 (82, 78, 77). The men’s golf team competes next at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational on Sept. 29-30, in Erie, Colo.
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VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS TOURNAMENT
University of Northern Colorado
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tough games that we weren’t able to pull out but this game against a good team. We finally finished a game and won. I think good things are to come.” Cunningham was UNC’s MVP for the entire tournament. She had a total of 48 kills over the three matches as well as 40 digs. Coach Oates credited her defensive play this weekend. “Defensively she was the catalyst,” Oates said. “Some of the saves she made, she made look easy that were not easy plays. She was in the right spot at the right time. She just was ahead of the game.” There was a total of 24 tying scores between the two opponents Saturday night that all happened within the first three sets. The Bears dominated the final set, allowing no tying scores or lead changes.
Northern Colorado’s defense was tested Friday night as the team defeated Hampton University (5-8) 3-1 (25-19, 28-26, 25-9, 25-16). Hampton’s offense was led by senior right side Vendula Strakova who earned a total of 23 kills. “She had her way with us,” Oates said. “But they became one dimensional so that was ok. It was a matter of her beating our balanced offense.” Early Saturday the Bears earned their second win of the tournament taking down UC Davis in the fifth set 15-12. UNC is on a season-high four-game winning streak as they head into conference play this week. The team’s hitting percentage currently sits above .500. The Bears’ first conference game is a home game against Idaho University on Thursday Sept. 25.
SPORTS
September 22, 2014
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WOMEN’S SOCCER ENDS DERBY WITH A WIN
A hard-fought weekend saw the Bears in a 0-0 draw against Wyoming Friday and a 3-2 victory against Bryant Sunday
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Mark Harro | The Mirror (Left) Freshman midfielder Jacqui Pulley maintains possession in Friday’s stalemate against Wyoming. (Right) Junior defender Adrienne Jordan’s leadership assisted in Sunday’s win. Makalah Emanuel sports@uncmirror.com Jackson field roared in celebration Sunday night after the Northern Colorado women’s soccer team defeated Bryant University, 3-2, in double overtime play. The game finished regulation and the first overtime with a lingering score of 2-2. As the second overtime dwindled down to its final seconds, UNC sophomore Paige Morris responded to teammate Rebecca Lancia’s corner kick with a header into the goal. “Becca put in a really good ball and I just happened to be there and get my head on it and get that goal,” Morris said. “It was a
hard-fought game. It was a fun game, down and up, back and forth so I’m glad we could come out with a win.” As the team heads into conference play, Morris said she plans on using the ball-keeping techniques her teamed used against Bryant to succeed in the future. “I think we did a really good job keeping the ball and working off of each other so if we could carry that into conference,” she said. “Just stay calm and composed and working off of each other then I think we could possibly go far in conference.” The battle between the Bears (5-4-1) and the Bulldogs (2-8-0) concluded with 23 UNC shots, 15 of which came in the first pe-
riod. In the same period, Bryant couldn’t complete any shots and eventually finished with a total of nine. Bears freshman Brooke Braden finished with six shots, a team and season high. Braden didn’t attribute her shots count to anything in particular. Instead, she said it was more of an opportunity waiting to be seized. “I just realized we haven’t been scoring in the goal so I thought I’d take my chances and take more shots.” Neither the Bears nor Panthers scored in the first half, and the second period brought a 2-2 tie. Northern Colorado head Coach Tim Barrera said the game was a bit frustrating and lacked flow
but he was overall satisfied with the results. “I thought we played a good first half,” Barrera said. “We had some good chances and just didn’t convert. Second half we came out and they scored the first goal in the first three and a half minutes into the game and we fought back. They scored again. Then Adrienne scored a great goal and obviously we kept fighting and fought all the way through overtime.” Friday’s game against the University of Wyoming ended in a 0-0 stalemate, though not for lack of trying. After the game was delayed 55 minutes because of lightning, Ruff showed her grit with a performance that added
a season-high nine saves in the game to her record, bringing it to 41. The team also chocked up a season-high eight corner kicks in the game. Of the Bears’ nine shots, four were on goal. Missed shots by the Bears and saves by Wyoming goaltender Alex Boehm kept UNC from the goal, but a strong game by the Bears’ defense and by Ruff similarly shut out Wyoming’s attacks. Sunday’s game marked the second overtime game of the weekend and the third in the year, but Barrera said the experience is good preparation for the upcoming conference games. Next, the Bears travel to Idaho to take on the Vandals Friday night.
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September 22, 2014
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS DON’T HOLD BACK Staff Report sports@uncmirror.com
The University of Northern Colorado cross country team put together a tenacious performance Saturday at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Nebraska , with the women’s team coming in third place and the men's finishing in eighth. Junior Rikki Gonzales finished fourth for the women with a time of 22:01.90 and an average mile time of 5:54.06. Less than thirty seconds behind Gonzales was junior Mckayla Gray who finished in sixth place with a time of 22:22.00 and average mile time of 6:00.00. Among the 78 competitors from eight schools, five of UNC's seven women runners finished within the top half of the competition, averaging 23:00.40 on the six-kilometer course and a total time of 1:55:02.00. The Bears were 00:40.20 behind secondplace team, Air Force, and beat the host team, Nebraska-Lincoln, by 1:29.00. The women’s team’s strong running on the rainy Nebraska
course was held together by freshman Katy East who came out with a 15th place finish with an notable 23:04.20, and senior Ashley Atkin who also managed a top-25 finish, coming in 23rd place with a time of 23:30.50. Junior Caroline Braun finished in 35th place with a time of 24:03.40. Freshman Hannah Hearn and sophomore Carly Browning rounded out the Bears’ finish with times of 25:06.50 and 26:54.10. The men’s team finished their 8k with a total time of 2:28:30.60 led by sophomore Kingston Wagner in 57th place posting a time of 28:57:10. Right behind Wagner was sophomore Timothy Corrie in 59th place with a time of 29:04.80. Senior Shawn Dubbs managed a 62nd place finish with a time of 29:16.20, while the freshman duo of Joe Rider and Nick Leitgeb finished 71st and 72nd with times of 30:40:70 and 30:49:90, respectively. The Bears cross country team will run again Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Rocky Mountain Shootout at the CU Buffalo Ranch in Boulder.
Photo by Dean Popejoy The cross country team showed its mettle at its invitational Saturday in Nebraska, running well despite dreary weather conditions at the meet.
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SPORTS
September 22, 2014
GREELEY CELEBRATES ITS GERMAN ROOTS Alison Hamling Downtown Development Authority Greeley’s Oktobrewfest 2014 will be September 26TH-27TH at Lincoln Park in historic Downtown Greeley at 8th Street & 9th Avenue. Join us at the kick-off on Friday evening from 5-10PM for some great beer, brats, games, and a free concert with the Polka Mates followed by the Raggae/Island sounds of Burnt Lips. Then prepare for a full day of fun on Saturday from 11AM-9PM. Enjoy a whole day of music, a wide variety of regular
and specialty brews, food from more than a dozen vendors, a crafts area, and a huge childrens area with face painting, obstacle course, a bubble tower, arcade games, inflatable slide, WOW Bubbles and more! Saturday’s entertainment includes the Children’s Chorale, UNC Jazz Band, the Volkstanzgruppe German Dancers, Randy Eckhart and the Dutch Hop Makers, and Ben Pu and Crew. You can also compete in Volleyball, pie eating contests, stein lifting contests, life-size beer pong and more. Shop the craft area, peruse the delicious food selections and enjoy
the music. Join us at the 2014 Greeley Okotbrewfest VIP Beer Tasting Tent. Similar to last year, the VIP Beer Tasting will include 2 beer tokens for use in the General Area, a complimentary tasting glass, reserve beers from Black Bottle, Broken Plow, Crabtree, Grimm Bros, High Hops, Odell, Oskar Blues, and Wiley Roots, with food from Stuft and cheese from MouCo. All proceeds from Greeley Oktobrewfest and the VIP Beer Tasting benefit the Greeley Downtown Development Authority, which helps foster economic development and
revitalization of downtown Greeley. Event Schedule: Friday, September 26TH Gazebo Main Stage Schedule 5:30–7:00 pm: Polka Mates 7:30–10:00 pm: Burnt Lips Contest & Games 5:00-10:00pm: Life-size Beer Pong 7:00pm & 7:15pm: Iron Stein Contest
Saturday, September 27TH Gazebo Main Stage Schedule 11:00-11:10 am: Welcome 11:10-11:45 am: Children’s Chorale 12:00-1:15 pm: UNC Jazz Band 1:30-2:00 pm: Volkstanzgruppe German Dancers 2:15-4:15 pm: Just for Kicks Big Band 4:30-5:00 pm: Volkstanzgruppe German Dancers
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5:30-7:15 pm: Randy Eckhart and the Dutch Hop Makers 7:30-9:00 pm: Ben Pu and Crew Contest & Games 11:00 am–7:00 pm: Volleyball 11:00 am- 9:00 pm: Lifesize Beer Pong 2:00, 4:15 & 5:15pm: Pie Eating Contest 5:00 & 7:15 pm: Iron Stein Contests
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September 22, 2014
WHAT EQUIPS ATHLETES SOME BEARS WEAR PADS WHILE OTHERS WEAR GOGGLES, BUT ALL OF UNC’S ATHLETES EXCEL AT USING THEIR BODIES TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. SOFTBALL
EMILY HOLTZ SOPHOMORE OUTFIELDER “What’s important is your trunk: your glutes, your back, and your core. The core is the most 5’7”
important because it’s the center of everything you do, throwing, hitting, running.”
“I’m on the smaller side in softball. I’m a little faster, so I really use my legs and hamstrings too.”
SWIMMING & DIVING
KELLIE BURKE “You have to condition your whole body JUNIOR because “I swim freestyle, so what I MID AND LONG focus on is mostly my shoulders, my lats, DISTANCE FREESTYLE all of my upper body. It would probably 5’7” be more legs for butterfly or breaststroke swimmers. And of course there’s the abs because you’re rotating all the time.”
“I’ve been doing this forever. I don’t know if I would’ve excelled at another sport. I’ve been swimming since I was six.”
FOOTBALL
ROBERT HOLLAND “You have to condition your whole body SENIOR because you get hit every play. The RUNNING BACK weak don’t really survive in a game 6’ that’s about survival of the fittest.” 210
“An ideal football player has nice arms and big legs. “I take pride in the weight room. I feel like I condition my body to be strong, and I put the right things in my body.” “You also have to be mentally strong for this game. It’s more mental than physical.”
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TO GET THE JOB DONE TRACK & FIELD
BRIANNA PARDNER SOPHOMORE SPRINTER 5’5” “I think it’s a combination of genetics and experience.”
“You use all of your muscles in track, but mostly your hamstrings and your quads. That’s where all of you power comes from, especially as a sprinter.”
WRESTLING
MITCHELL POLKOWSKE SENIOR “The most important is anything in your 165 LBS. core, and your lower back because basi6’1” cally the other guy is trying to put your
face in the mat and a strong lower back helps you keep him from doing that.”
“You need your legs more so than your arms, especially for when you’re shooting and driving through.” “A big part of it is just knowing what to do with the tools that you have.”
BASEBALL
SOCCER
SPENCER JOHNSON SOPHOMORE “You definitely need your legs and your PITCHER core. All your power comes from your 6’1”
SYDNEY SCHROEDER SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER “Probably every part of the lower body is important.” 5’9”
“As a pitcher, I need a strong arm, but it has to be flexible too.”
“Your core is important, and your glutes for shooting. Then there’s your quads and hamstrings. We use our hamstrings a lot so that’s something we have to keep strong.”
legs, and you swing from your core.”
“We do a lot of very fine things, like when you’re hitting the ball you only get a .3-second window. A lot of things have to come together for you to be good.”
“I guess you do need the upper body for long throws in some positions, but in soccer it’s predominantly the lower body and core.”
MON 9/22 4-4:30 p.m. RCL Research Presentation McKee Hall- Room 537
TUES 9/23 12- 1 p.m. Financing Study Abroad University Center- Center for International Education 7- 8 p.m. Student Litrary Voices (The Crucible) Meeting University Cener- Fireside Lounge
WED 9/24 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. UNC Health and Safety Festival University Center- South Lawn and Parking Lot B 5:30-7 p.m. Student Senate Meeting University Center- Council Room 5:30-7:30 p.m. First-Time Home Buyers Class University Center- Spruce C
THU 9/25 3:30- 4:20 p.m. UNIV 101 Study Skills Workshop: Active Reading and Note-Taking University Center- Columbine B
Fri 9/26 Deadline for Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium proposals
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FIRST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER BRINGS POETRY
Andrew Swanson news@uncmirror.com Amanda Jones, a senior English education major, is the first undergraduate student at UNC hired to teach an honors poetry course for the fall semester. Through teaching this class Jones will be completing her honors thesis credits. Jones is planning to graduate in May. In order to complete the honors credits, each member of the program is asked to work on a project that is related to their major and area of study. While Jones was thinking of how to approach her thesis she thought of teaching younger students the importance of poetry. “Secondary schooling fails at teaching poetry to students at younger ages,” Jones said. After going to the advisers and directors of the English programs, Jones got the ok to go ahead and begin her syllabus and lecture notes for the new class. In order to get the ball rolling, Jones had to go through the steps any professor has to in order to start teaching, which means getting her syllabus approved by the bureau of education. “At first there was a lot of push back, not many professors and advisors gave the support I needed.” Jones said. “It’s an amazing experience, but comes with big honor and responsibility.” Originally designed to be a co-teaching class, Jones partnered with Lisa Zimmerman. The two were to split the lecturing time between themselves. Zimmerman was unable to fulfill her part of teaching the class due to scheduling conflicts, leaving the responsibility of the class to Jones. “I really like it and it’s interesting,” said Clara McGowan, a freshman, at UNC. She said she was hesitant at first, but saw Jones as someone
Maeve Wildmann | The Mirror The professor is teaching a poetry class. she can relate to and often forgets that Jones is an undergraduate student. Jones is not only using this class as her honors thesis. She’s using it as a research assignment. The college of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNC is designed for students to participate in research opportunities that promote growth in areas of study. Normally these programs are centered around science research projects, but they were so impressed with Jones’ idea that they awarded her a grant for the study. Once the class started, Jones asked the class if they were willing to sign a contract allowing them to be a part of her research. With a 100 percent return rate, Jones has begun using test strategies to evaluate the effectiveness and learning rate each student is at. Each student has remained anonymous and only uses their PDID and designated folders
they were assigned at the beginning of class. “I’m only teaching the subject and looking at the growth of each student,” Jones said. Her goal to promote poetry in a positive way is constantly teaching her new things along the way. Even though she said it is an exhilarating experience for her, Jones is ready to teach in an actual classroom primarily focused on the high school scene. “I don’t care what grade or subject that I’m teaching, I just want to work with the kids at difficult times of their adolescence,” Jones said. “Anyone who has the drive, they have every right to teach.” Unfortunately this class is only offered this fall, but Jones would like to see more undergraduate students given the opportunities to teach classes like she has been able to.
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NCAA HOLDS ATHLETES TO HIGH STANDARDS
Sammy Lee news@uncmirror.com The public eye has been drawn to the sports world as various athletes begin suspensions. Most recently, Ray Rice faced indefinite suspension by the NFL. The controversy lies in whether or not this suspension is just, in regards to being suspended for an incident that occurred in Rice’s personal life taking affect in his athletic career. The standards that college athletes are held to are made clear to them at the beginning of every year. Students fill out paperwork regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA, expectations. At this point in time the athletes must comply, or choose to forfeit their eligibility. While the choice may seem obvious, NCAA rules provide limitations that the “average” college student may not be able to abide by. Student athletes can be suspended for low grades, failed drug test, poor representation on social media sites and a spectrum of alcohol related occurrences. UNC athletes meet these requirements by random drug testing, a specific amount of study table hours that must be signed off and coaches must perform social media check-ups. “I think the rules are reasonable. The NCAA holds athletes to a higher standard than the rest of the university does,” said Michael Luca, a senior walk-on wrestler. Luca is not the only student athlete that believes the NCAA standards are within reason. “I think to a degree the expectations are reasonable. It really depends on your lifestyle and what amount of control you deem reasonable,” said Samuel Anderson-Aidoo, a senior rugby player who has played on the UNC rugby team for four years. While there are students that believe that the NCAA regulations are completely reasonable, there have been a multitude of situations that have drawn controversy to
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror the expectations. Amongst these are drunk-driving accidents, ticketing, sexual harassment, rape cases, drug and steroid usage. The punishment’s for these incidents vary in severity in regards to federal and state laws, but all result in the same NCAA suspension. “I think there are schools that try to cover these types of stories up,” Luca said. “These types of stories can ruin the reputation of a school; these incidents also make it harder to draw in new recruits.” The effort made by student athletes to consistently meet NCAA standards is one that they most certainly work for and commit to. “I don’t mind being held to a higher standard, especially when it’s for something that I love being a part of,” AndersonAidoo said.
“I think the rules are reasonable. The NCAA holds athletes to a higher standard than the rest of the university does.”
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September 22, 2014
Courtesy of Glen Fritzler Glen Fritzler tells the story of Floyd Mares, who would buy Fritzler’s leftover corn at the end of each season and give it to a shelter. Glen stopped charging Mares for the corn when he discovered what Mares was doing with the corn, and the two have been friends since. This years maze is dedicated to Mares.
Anaísa Lúa | The MIrror Taylor Campman, a sophmore dieteics major, wins a $25 dollar gift card to Chipotle after running in Candelaria’s 5k.
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MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Kimberly Molina news@uncmirror.com At the César Chávez Cultural Center Tuesday, UNC hosted a celebration in honor of 16 de Septiembre. On September 16th, 1810 the Mexican War of Independence began when a catholic priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, began to fight for freedom by issuing the Grito de Dolores. This cry for independence by Hidalgo was a call for the 300 years the Spanish took rule of Mexico. This fight for independence helped the people of Mexico to earn their freedom, redistribute land and gain equality in Mexico. A populist army formed in the town of Dolores and they soon marched the Mexico City in hope of taking control of the Mexican Capital. In 1821, the Spanish royalists negotiated a plan with Vicente Guerrero and on August 24, 1821, Spanish Viceroy Juan de O’Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, which approved the plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy. This celebration at the César Chávez Center was an opportunity for UNC students to stop by and be apart of a meaningful event and experience the culture behind the independence of Mexico. At the fair free food, entertainment and the chance to explore multicultural organizations was available for students.
“September 16th feels like a home away from home. It was a way to celebrate my heritage... I was truly nervous because it was my first time ever singing Mexico’s National Anthem. However, I feel very honored to be able to represent my home country,” said Azanet Rodriguez, a junior nursing major and transfer student from Aims Community College, about performing traditional mariachi music. The September 16th celebration is an annual event that is hosted and planned by a student at the César Chávez Cultural Center. Martha Pina, a senior human services and psychology major, an employee at the Cultural Center says that September 16th “means a celebration of the Mexican Independence Day and also an opporMaeve Wildmann | The Mirror tunity to share our culture with others.” Atilene Teboada, a senior criminal justice major, performing a tradi“It was amazing to see what a great turn out tional Mexican dance. we had... the event was a success and it was great to see the support from UNC and the community. The outcome and support gave students the opportunity I feel great to accomplish this,” said Denise Romero, a juto join a cultural impact on campus. nior international affairs major and host of the event, said.
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September 22, 2014
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Last Saturday the university Recreation Center held a strength and conditioning event to teach students how to use the facility’s wide array of machines and equipment. This basic three day workout routine can be done with all the available tools there to lose fat and build lean muscle! Brought to you by UNC Alumni and NPC Competitor Marquise Netters, he notes: “For muscle gain go for 6 to 8 reps, and for weight loss aim for 15 to 20!”
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DAY 1: PUSH
DAY 2: PULL
DAY 3: LEGS
Cable Flys 6 reps x 3 sets
Pull-ups 6 reps x 4 sets
Leg Extensions 6 reps x 4 sets
Incline Bench Press 10 reps x 3 sets
Bent-over Rows 8 reps x 3 sets
Squats 8 reps x 3 sets
Flat Bench Press 6 reps x 4 sets
Barbell Curls 10 reps x 3 sets
Good Mornings 10 reps x 3 sets
Decline Bench Press 8 reps x 3 sets
Cable Rows 12 reps x 2 sets
Decline Bench Press 8 reps x 3 sets
Shoulder Press 12 reps x 2 sets
Lat Pull-downs 20 reps x 1 sets
Jumping Lunges 12 reps (6 each side) x 2 sets
Machine Narrow Press 15 reps x 1 set
Reverse Crunches 20 reps x 1 set
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STUDENTS REACT TO STATE OF UNIVERSITY
Students share their opinions after learning about plans for the new Campus Commons project Monique Becker news@uncmirror.com
When the Campus Commons was discussed at the State employee that works in the Commons will be trained on back to my dorm I’ve walked all over campus and dealt of the University Address on Tuesday, September 16, there what each office is responsible for so that they can best with more stress trying to figure out what I am supposed were not many students that attended the event to state serve the students of UNC. to do than I should have dealt with for something so their opinions or to ask UNC President Not only will the Campus Commons contain simple,” he said. Kay Norton questions on the 74 milThere are many students who disagree with the Campus “There have been the services of the different offices on campus lion dollar construction project, that but it will also house a new construction project. Cassandra several times I’ve “... When I get back to Commons will be funded mostly by donors and auditorium and art gallery for Sanchez, a junior Political Science major, seen students that students to be more prepared my dorm I’ve walked all say that there are other things on campus state funding. The Campus Commons is a “revoand able to compete in the are walking on over campus and dealt that could be done on campus to give lutionary idea,” Norton said in her competitive job market after crutches walking with more stress trying to UNC students more opportunities rather speech on Tuesday. It would hose they have graduated. than building the Campus Commons. across campus. I’ve figure out what I am sup- “There have been several times I’ve seen the Visitors Center, Career Services, Students such as James never seen a cart or a Adams, a sophomore Crimi- posed to do than I should students that are walking on crutches financial aid and registration along with other offices that are currently nal Justice major, agree that way that UNC have dealt with for some- walking across campus. I’ve never seen a scattered around campus. The Comthe Campus Commons really cart or a way that UNC assists them. And assists them.” thing so simple.” mons is an opportunity for students to would be a revolutionary idea then when it starts snowing, there’s ice on come together and to erase the barrier and make being a UNC stuthe sidewalks and they have to maneuver between different cultural groups as well as give them opdent easier. around that. How is that fair or safe for them or for anyportunities they would not have available otherwise. To be “There have been times that I end up going to one office body on campus?” completely successful in housing all of these offices every to find out that I need to go to another one and when I get
MON 9/22 11:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. UNC school of Music: Jazz in the Garden Garden Theater 4 p.m. Author meet and greet: Lori Lefor High Plains Library 8-10 p.m. Faculty artist recital: Jubal Fulks UCCC
TUE 9/23 7-8 p.m. Student Literary Voices meeting (The Crucible) UC- Fireside Lounge
WED 9/24 4-6 p.m. Arts exhibit: Selected works by women (opening reception) Guggenheim Hall
THU 9/25 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts: The Skriker Gray Hall
FRI 9/26 7 p.m. Free Movie Night: God is not Dead 23rd Avenue Church
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IFS OPENS ITS SEASON WITH A GRAND FILM SHOWING David Ochoa arts@uncmirror.com
Last week, on an uncharacteristically warm fall evening, students made their way out for a night at the movies. Although unlike most movie nights, people were shuffling their way into UNC’s Michener Library for the International Film Series’ first showing of 2014-2015 school year, Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The International Film Series, or IFS as it’s more commonly known, is a faculty initiative supported by student volunteers with the goal of exposing UNC students and the surround Greeley community to important international films. Settling into their seats for the Wednesday night screening, students and faculty members found themselves side by side as they waited for the house lights to dim. Already familiar with IFS, UNC student Brittney Karl was attending Anderson’s film for the first time. “Last year, I went to all of them except for two,” Karl said. Annie Epperson, a UNC faculty member attending with a friend, heard about the screening through UNC Today, an email on daily UNC events that goes out to all faculty members. “We’ve been fans of the film series in the past and I really wanted to see this movie when it was first
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run and we just didn’t make it for whatever reason, so I jumped on it,” Epperson said. “It was an easy decision.” Established in 1973, Photo provided by Tara Cozzens the IFS was initially The Grand Budapest Hotel was the first movie shown by IFS this semester. This is the born out of Professor latest film directed by Wes Anderson. The film stars actors such as Ralph Fiennes and Bill David Caldwell’s love Murray. for movies. The group has also been deliber- locally. “He just had a great love of mov- ate in selecting its schedule of eight Though collaboration with the ies and wanted to have an oppormovies for the fall. High Plains Library District and tunity to share them with students. “If you show things that are too their “Reel West Film Festival” IFS So he stared this little film screenobscure nobody is going to come. was able to bring in director Ethan ing group and that’s how it all So we have to reestablish a conS. Knightchilde for a screening of started,” said Sarah Cornish, the nection to cinema his movie “Ghosts of “He just had a great love IFS faculty advisor and an assistant through UNC stuthe West.” of movies and wanted professor of English. dents and community Through first hand to have an opportunity While the IFS screenings may members,” Cornish experiences such as to share them with be new to many students here on said. these, the organizers students.” campus, it was once a thriving In an effort to build behind IFS hope that experience for a variety of commu- a deeper connection students will reconnity members. with the UNC community, the nect with their love of cinema. “It used to be this big thing that group has chosen to work with “Very rarely do you get an actuall these people came to from regional directors to allow students ally filmmaker to come in and talk Greeley and it’s since lost that folthe opportunity to work with those bout the film,” said Josh Savage, a lowing,” Cornish said. behind the lens. While the IFS’s graduate assistant with IFS. While the reasons for the decline screenings include international “It’s an awesome program and we in attendance are unclear, IFS is double features and horror movreally want people to know that.” taking a number of steps this year ies for Halloween, IFS will also More information about screento engage students and the surbe bringing two directors to talk ing and IFS in general can be rounding community, the first of about their films. found at http://www.unco.edu/ifs/ which being the price of admisA screening of “Uranium about_ifs.html. sion. Drive-In” will feature a chance Their twitter page can be found IFS decided to make films free for students to meet and interact at https://twitter.com/uncoIFS. to both students and community with director Suzan Beraza as her members this year in hopes that it film explores themes similar to the will encourage students will bring fracking boom that’s happening friends from outside UNC.
September 22, 2014
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MARINE BAND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMS AT FOUNDATION HALL La’Asianee Brown arts@uncmirror.com
graduate and graduate music majors performed. Each performer played their piece to Hosted by the UNC school of Music, key and received grand applause from the the Marine Band Brass Quintet performed audience. four selections for a scattered crowd of Once they finished one of the trumpet majors at Foundation Hall Tuesday. players from the Marine Band began to The brass quintet is consist of two trum- critique their piece. pets, a French horn, trombone and tuba. Cathy Verbyla, a second year French The brass quintet performs at a plethora of horn performance major, greatly apprecievents including bill signings, dinners and ated the advice. weddings. “I was really glad that he help. It was The quintet has toured the country super helpful and the group was super since 1990. The selections they pick often enthusiastic. “ portray a certain mood for the event they The piece the quintet played was a fiery are performing. Spanish selection titled “Vuelta del Fuego” Musicians interested in joining the which translates into “Ride of Fire”. “Ride Marine Band do so by going of Fire” is the major piece through a rigorous audition they will be performing Sat“It was cool seeing the process. After turning in Marine Band because they urday for the Cattle Baron a resume, doing an initial are a living part of history.” Ball, a major fundraiser interview and a final interhosted by the American view, talented musicians can Cancer Society. be a part of American history. Verbyla commented on how this was Michael Mergen has played trumpet their first time to perform this piece for an with the orchestra for 15 years. He enlisted audience before the ball. with the Marine Corps just to play with the Supporters of the band were also in the orchestra and has loved it ever since. crowd. Although from New Jersey, Mergen Emily Ellerbusch , sophomore special Ed enjoys traveling with the band, saying its major, was friends with a quintet perform“wonderful” and they visit “great towns”. er and was excited to see what they had Mergen encourages performers to join a worked on. military band because not only do you do “It was cool seeing the Marine Band what you love but you are well paid. because they are a living part of history,” Students marveled at how methodically she said. the band played together, each compliFoundation Hall is a hidden gem behind menting each other as they almost subcon- central campus across from Roma’s. It’s sciously played each selection and ending breathe taking stage takes you back in time with the Barnum and Bailey Circus march when with the classic seating and giant leaving the crowd with nostalgic smiles on grand organ in the corner. their faces. While the trip is far it’s worth the experiIn between each piece different band ence. members would stand and introduce Listening to music in such a unique themselves, their instrument and the inbuilding is a great way to experience the strumental they were about to play. arts off campus but close to home. Before the Marine Band’s recital, the Cattle Baron’s quintet, a band of UNC brass performers composed of under-
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September 22, 2014
Illustration by Elleanna Kantz The President’s Own Marine Band performed a full concert at the Union Colony Civic Center Tuesday, including “Oodles of Noodles” by Jimmy Dorsey which featured a saxophone.
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FUN & GAMES Word search of the week—Sports Week To celebrate this weeks Sports packed issue we gathered all the sports we could think of and made a word search! We picked this week’s word search theme, but next week the theme could be up to you. Just email a list of words to editor@uncmirror.com, and your list could make it in. Use it to advertise your club or just for fun—we don’t mind either.
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September 22, 2014
Photo by Dean Popejoy The Northern Colorado football team fell to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls this weekend in a crushing 46-7 defeat. The Panthers penetrated the Bears’ defense, sacking quarterback Sean Rubalcaba seven times throughout the game. Sophomore Darius Graham ran in UNC’s only touchdown late in the third quarter.