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UNCO College Dems, UNC Student Senate and the UNC Political Science and International Affairs Club hosted a debate watch party on Wednesday in Michener’s Lindou Auditorium, giving those interested in a conspicuously controversial election a place to watch and discuss the candidates with fellow UNC students.

Dave Young, a democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, was also in attendance, and spoke about current issues facing Colorado and the nation in the moments before the final debate of this presidential election cycle kicked off.

Although those involved in the planning of the event argued that it was non-partisan, they did recognize that

the majority of those in attendance were supporting Clinton, cheering when she made points and laughing at some of Trump’s statements.

Matt Bernal, a senior political science major who is president of UNCO College Dems, said that the young demographics found on college campuses typically support liberal candidates and the issues that they champion.

“We like the fact that our gay brothers and sisters can get married,” Bernal said.

Anthony Scaduto, the director of finance for UNC Student Senate, said that cooperating with an organization aligned with democrats did not indicate any preference for democratic candidates, but instead showed a desire to support discussions and political engagement taking place on campus.

He also mentioned that Bernal’s group was the only politically inclined club on campus, and declined to give

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In the midst of one of the most controversial presidential elections in modern American history, local elections are plodding along, mostly unnoticed by many of those who they will directly affect.

In Colorado Congressional District 4, under which Greeley and most of the rest of Weld County fall, Ken Buck, the Republican incumbent, is running against Bob Seay, a Democrat from Lamar, for the district’s seat in the House of Representatives.

Buck, a Windsor resident who has represented Colorado’s Fourth District since 2014, has previously served as Weld County’s District Attorney and a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Seay, on the other hand, is a political novice, having previously taught high school band, and describing himself on his campaign site as “a teacher, writer, musician and activist with over 30 years of experience advocating for students, parents and families.”

In a political season pitting establishment candidates against disruptive outsiders, Buck’s law degree and photo-op ready appearance stands in stark contrast with Seay’s looser, more personal style. His campaign website features a picture of Seay wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt with a guitar shaped Colorado flag adorning

his opinions on the outcome of the debate, as he is an active member of the Student Senate.

The debate itself, and especially some of the more controversial statements, such as Donald Trump’s “bad hombres” quote, drew a range of reactions from viewers. Cries of “shut up Donald!” and laughter at some of his talking points punctuated the otherwise quiet lecture hall in the basement of Michener.

Donald Trump’s attacks on her were no less vicious than they have been,” Ace Spitzer, a junior biology major, said.

Although Spitzer admitted that he was not a huge fan of either candidate, he expected to cast his ballot for Clinton on election day.

“I hear ideas from Hillary,” he said, compared to the lack of such substance from her opponent.

Spitzer wants to join the military at some point in the next four years, and has to weigh which candidate he would

the front. His hair isn’t slicked back like Buck’s, and he sports a rough beard. Whereas Buck has worked at high profile organizations such as the Department of Justice, Seay boasts experience on the Board of Directors of the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association.

A third party candidate, Libertarian Bruce Griffith, is also running for the Fourth District Seat, but is polling lower than either of the two other candidates.

Libertarians, who frequently describe themselves as combinations of small government fiscal conservatives with liberal positions on social issues such as gay marriage and marijuana legalization, have achieved national attention with the success of Gary Johnson, a libertarian, in the national election.

The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Johnson polling at 8%, one of the highest results ever for a third party candidate in America’s standard two-party political system.

Griffith’s positions fall in line with the standard libertarian platform.

Buck falls in line with traditional establishment Republicans on most issues. He wants to propose marketbased solutions to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and believes in rolling back climate regulations.

Seay, in turn, supports most issues commonly championed by Democrats, such as affordable college education, universal healthcare and sustainable energy, although he expresses support for the Second Amendment and gun ownership on his campaign site, an un-

want to swear allegiance to when that day comes.

“I trust in Hillary as commander of the armed forces more than any other candidate,” Spitzer said.

Rep. Dave Young, also felt that Clinton outperformed her rival.

“I think clearly secretary Clinton commanded the stage with reason and commanding statements,” Young said.

He took issue with the divisive tone this race had fostered, and admitted that there were times when Clinton devolved into such divisive rhetoric herself.

Young, who at one point taught junior high school in Greeley, said that it was uncomfortable to hear name-calling typical of junior high school students coming from the mouths of the top two candidates for president.

Overall, however, he said that he was happy with the way the debate turned out.

“I was pleased,” Young said.

usual stance for Democrats.

The 2016 presidential election, which will take place in less than a month, pits two candidates who have received lower approval ratings than almost any others in modern American politics. The controversy that surrounds the presidential race has seemingly drawn attention away from local races, with many potential voters unaware of who is even on the ballot for district representative races.

A variety of reasons could account for this lack of interest among local residents. “Because, I think, the local elections have less money to spend, so there’s less advertising,” Leslie Baughmann, a senior elementary education major, said.

To some degree, the spectacle of the presidential election can have an outsized effect on whether it can gather attention from those it impacts, according to Nick Cillisen, a senior secondary education major.

“I think there’s more drama in it,” Cillisen said about the presidential election. “The characters who run for the national race, especially this year, are much more big, flamboyant characters than who we see in our typical state races.”

The media plays its own role in the disparity, according to Tanner Peterson.

“Because presidential debates are publicized more,” Peterson said when asked about why voters don’t pay as much attention to their local races. “You see them more in the media.”

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Homecoming brings students together Dalton Lanich

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Homecoming is a time for students from all across campus to come together through events that only come in once a year during UNC’s Spirit Week.

Throughout this week, students were invited to events such as a the pep rally and bonfire on Thursday Oct. 20 and the homecoming football game against Sacramento State on Oct. 22.

These events were spread out

throughout the week, allowing students the chance to enjoy the experiences laid out before them.

Alissa Ehlers, a freshman biology major, offered her personal views on homecoming, “It helps bring the whole school together. No matter how old you are or what your major is,” she said.

The opportunities offered by this week allow everybody across campus to come together as a strong community of UNC Bears.

Homecoming can be a thrilling experience for every student, regardless of how long they have attended UNC. Cameron Morford, a sophomore

marketing major, explained why he believes homecoming is such an important part of the year.

“It gave me an opportunity to experience aspects of the school that I would not have otherwise experienced,” he said.

Morford went on to talk more about some of the aspects of the school that he witnessed during UNC’s Spirit Week.

Morford capitalized on his chance to see Bear Sync, where teams were put together to present Hollywoodthemed lip sync performances.

Along with watching Bear Sync, Morford also went to the football

game between the UNC Bears and the Sacramento State Hornets, explaining that his favorite part of the game was watching the Pride of the Rockies Marching Band play their music both before and during the game.

In an effort to find just one moment in the week to showcase the strength of the UNC community, Lilly Glarion, a junior biology major and tenor saxophone player for the Pride of the Rockies Marching Band, explained her favorite moment from the homecoming game “The marching band and the football team have very little contact so it’s nice when we get to come together

and support each other at the end of a successful game,” she said.

While homecoming is something that happens at many schools across the country, UNC’s spirit week is full of events unique to the school and the school’s community.

Through these events the college brings the entire campus together as a community. Each event, from the football game to the friendly competition between the residence halls for the decorations in their lobbies, shows how the students are able to come together and show their support for each other as well as their pride in the school.

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Monday became infamous for flying leaves and whirling debris. The whole event was topped off with an emergency severe weather warning for high winds.

The Homecoming 2016 kick-off BBQ and Field Day quickly adapted, though, allowing students to reconnect with their childhoods, while maintaining the organized chaos of college life.

16 teams gathered in the UC ballrooms, six consisting of residence hall staff from around campus, and the other ten consisting of various sororities and fraternities, including Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Chi, Lambda Theta Nu, Alpha Omicron Pi and Lambda Chi Alpha. Four events were set up, stationed both inside and outside the ballrooms, simultaneously working and rotating teams four times.

Tyler Eatherton, the Bear Pride Coordinator for the University Program Council, organized the event, explaining that the first event of Homecoming is usually an obstacle course.

“We wanted to get rid of waivers, so we threw together ideas of like a sixth grade field day,” Eatherton said. “Nobody wins anything at the end of the week, it’s just bragging rights, and sororities and fraternities love those bragging rights.”

After an hour of eating Dickey’s BBQ’s pulled pork sandwiches and chips, the events commenced, incorporating a three-legged-race, tower building contest, egg toss and tug-of-war. First to compete in the threelegged-race was the staff of President’s Row versus the staff of South Hall, a battle with two rounds: one in which two individuals with a foot tied together weaved around several orange cones and back to their teams,

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the other in which two different individuals did a wheelbarrow race in the same format.

Ultimately, the win went to President’s Row. Next up was the tower-building, a contest lasting three minutes, in which teams attempted to build a tower using marshmallows and uncooked pasta. Teams either took a triangular or square-shaped base for their towers, and the tallest tower that stood for five seconds won. Beacause of the significant number of Greek life participants, the competition differed based on whether the round had residence hall staff, or a fraternity and sorority.

According to Eatherton, the rules changed because a fraternity and sorority Hundreds of students attended the Homecoming BBQ and Field Day last could be on the same team, so a Greek life Monday, which was held in the UC Ballroom due to high winds. Photo by team was able to build two towers depend- Alex Nunley | The Mirror. ing on the team size. Residence hall teams were limited to one tower because of their smaller size. ticipants showed up versus how many were registered; Despite the dark and cold wind, South Hall and two residence hall teams failed to show up.

The team with four total wins and the highest attenCentral Coalition faced off in a round of egg toss. Six members of each team were given eggs to throw, while dance percentage was awarded first place and twenty another teammate would catch them; each successful points. Fifteen points were given to second place, and catch earned the team’s one pavement-square-worth ten to third place. By the end of the night, South Hall of space to throw the egg, with the longest successful and the team of Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Sigma distance winning. Central Coalition emerged victori- Alpha won first place in their respective categories. ous. Next to the egg toss was the tug-of-war, a thin Wilking and Delta Chi/Lambda Theta Nu each took black rope and glow sticks in orange cones to mark home second place, while Central Coalition and Alpha Omicron Pi/Lambda Chi Alpha took home third. each opposing side.

Kimberly Molina, a senior communications major Over the course of the night, points were awarded based on attendance and overall wins, designed to go and fellow UPC member, noted the amount of particiuntil the end of the week, when the winners would be pation from different combinations of people. determined and given the opportunity to walk across “It was a really nest experience just to see all these the football field before the Homecoming Game. The organizations that really don’t come together so often residence halls and Greek life teams were in separate throughout the year, come together for Homecoming categories, resulting in one winner from each catego- and collaborate as one,” Molina said. The day finished ry. The most wins a team could have for the field day will full stomachs and tired participants, leaving in an was four, and attendance was based on how many par- orderly fashion. A departure from the day’s chaos.

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To reinvigorate everyone from midterms, the comedy club held a comedy night in the University Center Tuesday night. This was the third comedy night put on by the University Program Council this semester.

This month’s comedian was Ms. Pat. She’s been featured on Comedy Central’s “This Is Not Happening,” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”

It was a full house, and a very enthusiastic one at that. People arrived up to half an hour before the event began to get seating with a good view of the stage.

When Ms. Pat took the stage, she immediately grabbed the attention of the entire

room. She started with her act, which was her own unique style of comedy. She didn’t make fun of any other culture, religion or race. She didn’t heckle people because they were different. She used her past, her experiences and her life to entertain the audience.

Several times throughout the night, Ms. Pat had to remind the audience that there were “no aws. Either laugh or look at me”. The reason for this was that her story is more of a colorful and intense story than other comedians.

She was a teen parent, a drug-dealer and she had been shot on two separate occasions. She hasn’t let that keep her down, and she explained that she doesn’t use her past to generate sympathy. Ms. Pat instead insisted that whatever awful situations life hands a person can be gotten past, can be learned to be laughed at.

Junior music education major David Ruminski agreed, saying, “We can’t be so serious. Some things we have to laugh off.”

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One of the last things Ms. Pat touched on was the presidential election and the current racial tensions. She took time to ask people in the audience where they were from, what they were majoring in and what they wanted to do with that degree.

A few chuckles were heard as she responded to each person, including an entire row of enthusiastic students who responded vocally to almost everything said on-stage, but this was a lot more heartfelt than the previous segment, with Ms. Pat having taken the time to ask where everybody was from and using that as an example of diversity.

She pointed out that the only way to stop being divided on the issues of race and hateful speech towards other ethnicities was to stop hating. This won a huge round of applause from the audience.

Ms. Pat also talked about the two main running candidates for the presidency. She especially talked about how Trump was hateful and rude, but that neither he nor Hillary Clinton were good options for our country. She asked students for their views on the election and what their reasoning behind their responses was, and was very respectful towards the ones who chose to respond, even if their views were different than her own.

“I really like how she brought up politics. It’s an elephant in the room and it needs to be brought up more,” said Amber Solomon, a journalism and psychology double major.

After the event was over, several people stayed and met Ms. Pat, with some choosing to take selfies with her and others simply taking the time to thank her for coming to Greeley and entertaining the crowd.

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The defense played a complete game, the offense returned to its former self in the second half and most importantly, Northern Colorado (4-3, 2-2 Big Sky) picked up a homecoming win over Sacramento State (1-7, 1-4 Big Sky) on Saturday afternoon 27-19.

It seemed the Bears were off to a fast start after the second play of the game resulted in six points. Redshirt junior, Ellis Onic II took a sweep run 79 yards to give the Bears an early 7-0 lead.

Sacramento State was able to keep the Bears’ offense in check for the remainder of the quarter The University of Northern Colorado defense held Sacramento State to just 283 yards of total offense, securing their third home win of the season. The Bears are undefeated at Nottingham this season. Photo courtesy of UNCBears.com. and the rest of the first half.

The Hornets cut the lead to four with a field goal near the end of the first quarter shirt junior wide receiver, Hakeem Deggs. “Last of total offense, the lowest yards they’ve held any opand found in the end zone in the second quarter after week we had the same opportunities and we didn’t ponent to all season.

“It was a great game from the guys up front. I think making good on one of the three UNC turnovers that get it done and this week we did in the second half.

The game plan worked we just didn’t execute it in the the biggest factor was that we just want to play for occurred in the first 30 minutes of the game. each other – we wanted to win for each other.,” said SSU’s Jordan Robinson punched it in from four first half.”

Sacramento made a 40-yard field goal and scored sernior linebacker, Kyle Newsom. “We were backed yards out and gave Sac State a 10-7 at the half.

When the offense dropped off, the defense picked early in the fourth quarter to make it an eight point up against the wall and we needed to come out and get a win, so that we can keep that goal of making it to up the slack, forcing 10 punts and holding the Hornets game, 27-19.

The Hornets drove 65 yards down the field in the the playoffs alive.” to just 283 yards of total offense on 85 plays.

The Bears remain undefeated at home with a 3-0 reThe momentum of the game took a big swing in the remaining seconds of the game. With :11 left on the Bears’ favor during the third quarter, and the majority scoreboard and the Bears’ defense backed up on their cord and the players and coaching staff feel confident of that was due to redshirt sophomore back, Trae Riek. 10 yard line, senior LB, Kyle Newsom came up with in their game plan moving forward.head coach “Overall I thought the game plan was awesome.

After sitting out last week’s game and all of the first the game ending sack to secure the win.

UNC’s defense played a key role in the win. The sec- Our defensive coaching staff did a great job of puthalf, Riek returned to the field and broke run after run ondary racked up a season-high nine pass breakups, ting guys in positions to succeed,” said head coach to ignite the UNC offense.

Earnest Collins Jr. “When you get 85 plays and you Northern Colorado put together an 80-yard scoring while the front seven were good for five sacks.

Trae Riek averaged an impressive 8.3 yards a carry hold them to under 300 yards, you had a pretty drive in the opening series of the second half, capped off by a 25-yard strike from senior QB, Kyle Sloter to on his way to another 100-yard rushing performance. good day. It’s just about us as a staff figuring out redshirt sophomore tight end, Michael McCauley re- Riek ran for 108 yards in just two quarters after sitting what our kids are good at. It’s a process – I talk to the players all the time about trusting each other out the first half. gaining the lead for Northern Colorado 17-10.

“Coaches were just trying to do their best to keep and not having to do someone else’s job because For only playing the second half of the game, Riek eclipsed 100 yards rushing, finishing with 108 yards me healthy for next – coming back from a shoulder you don’t think they’re doing it. You have to trust injury they just wanted to be precautious,” Riek said. the man next to you and usually when you do that, on 13 attempts.

Two senior kicker, Jamie Falloon field goals (27, 42 “Sac State came out ready to go and came out on fire you’ll come out on top.”

Northern Colorado is back on the road next weekyards) and a 54-yard pass from Sloter to redshirt ju- like UC Davis did last week, their linebackers were nior receiver, Hakeem Deggs closed out the offensive playing really well and we were making little mistakes, end, heading to Portland State to take on the Vikings production, but the Hornets didn’t go off into the sun- but we made great adjustments in the second half that on Saturday, Oct. 29. UNC returns home the following week, hosting back-to-back games against North led to our scoring opportunities.” set quietly.

The Bears’ defense held Sac State to just 283 yards Dakota (Nov. 5) and Montana (Nov. 12).

“It was nice to see that we battled back,” said red-

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Women’s golf wrapped up the first 18 holes of the 36-hole Cal Poly Lady Mustang Invite on Saturday. The Bears carded a 308 (+20) as a team and sit in third place overall in the nine team tournament.

Sophomore, Janet Yeo set herself up for a Top 10 finish after her round of 73 (+1) at the par-72, Cypress Ridge Golf Course.

At one-over, Yeo is tied for 7th place on the leaderboard and is five strokes off Santa Clara’s Kristin Le, who leads the invite after firing a 68 (-4).

Seniors, Kala Keltz and Jordan Sunset walked off the 18th with the next best rounds for UNC. Keltz signed off on a 76 (+4), while Sunset finished with a 79 (+7).

Keltz sits in the Top 15, tied for 14th place and Sunset is in the Top 25, tied for 24th overall.

Freshman, Morgan Sahm was the final

scorer for the team. Sahm notched an 80 (+8) on the day and is tied for 28th heading into Sunday’s finale.

Fellow classmate, freshman, Marissa Hisaki rounded out the day. Hisaki walked into the clubhouse with an 81 (+9). She is tied for 35th.

Janet Yeo is poised for her second Top 10 finish of the fall season. Yeo carded a team-low 73 in the first round and is 7th place.

UNC has three golfers placed in the top half of the leaderboard out of the 53-member field.

Yeo, Keltz and Sunset are all situated 25th or higher heading into Saturday’s final round.

“Our total team score today didn’t reflect how well we hit the ball overall,” said head coach Stephan Bidne. “The course is very undulating and narrow, so we need to continue to stick to our game plan of hitting it to the proper parts.” the fairways and greens to give us the best opportunities to make uphill birdie putts.”

The Bears wrapped up with 18 holes on Sunday to end fall play. Golf will be back in action on February 13. at the Battle at Boulder Creek in Boulder City, Nevada.

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