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Christian club offers support, direction JODI CIARVELLA news@uncmirror.com

Students and staff of UNC recently discussed what the University of Northern Colorado Christian Challenge is all about and what it offers to students who join the club.

Christian Challenge is a Christian youth ministry with a main objective to help students develop strong relationships, grow as individuals and become stronger in their beliefs.

Ginger Walcker, director of Christian Challenge, said the group’s goal is growth and maturity in all aspects in students’ lives, especially spiritually. Walcker has been involved in the organization since 2004.

“We want to challenge students to really think seriously about what they believe and why,” she said. “We want people to be passionate about those beliefs and to live it out.”

Christian Challenge members help students apply the things they learn in their everyday lives. The club allows students to engage in numerous activities, including worship, prayer, Bible studies, discussions, guest speakers and fellowship events.

Andrew Gray, a sophomore psychology major, said his favorite part of the organization is the people he gets to meet and spend time with.

“My core group of friends is based out of Christian

Challenge,” Gray said.

Gray said Christian Challenge is an open place to come for support. He joined the club as a freshman when he was seeking a Christian group at UNC. Despite being based on Christianity, the organization is open to all students with different religious beliefs.

“We want people to come all the time; we want it to be open,” he said.

Gray said Christian Challenge has benefited him in several ways, especially his spiritual life. Gray said he plans to continue his participation in Christian Challenge until he graduates from UNC. Walcker said the main benefit for students joining

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Walcker and Gray agreed that the awareness of Christian Challenge has improved over the last two or three years, and they are working on getting the word out.

Walcker said this year, Christian Challenge has about 7075 active members and 50-60 in attendance at weekly meetings.

Christian Challenge meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights in Columbine B at the University Center.

Editor’s note: Jodi Ciarvella is a UNC alumna who graduated in the Fall 2010 semester and submitted this article for publication in The Mirror.

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Christian Challenge is to become healthier people as a whole. She said college is a crucial time in a person’s life and Christian Challenge can give students direction, encouragement and support.

Shannon Jones, a junior human services major, is a group leader and has been involved in the organization for two years.

“My favorite part is being challenged in my faith,” Jones said. “Every week, it is applicable to my life. I enjoy being able to discuss with others and to grow with them.”

Jones said the organization is getting more publicity in the UNC community, but not all

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FCC gives small businesses fighting chance While most of us were sitting down to hot cocoa or sharing stories with loved ones during winter break, the members of the Federal Communications Commission were busy establishing a new, accessible artery of online networking that will allow smaller companies to receive the same quality of service larger companies, such as Google and Netflix, are able to access.

Network, or net, neutrality means to allow websites, no matter the business, to utilize the same speed to upload a webpage and access to once limited or restricted areas of the Internet

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this may help with our nation’s catatonic job market. Although faster web speed doesn’t always mean a better company, allowing other companies to market themselves fairly will help drive economic diversity back to where it once was.

Some special-interest groups have criticized the compromise, saying the new rules lack the necessary specifics to be enforced. The rules also include that wireless providers cannot block certain websites but may limit access to applications of the websites, such as video chat on Skype. The debate about this

will most likely continue into the next 24 months, but for now it is one step in the right direction — communication networks cannot function without including the larger mass of business.

At a time when smaller businesses need all the help available, the FCC has made an accurate compromise, for now. It will not be long before more compromise will be necessary and small businesses will be able to thrive in cyberspace. But for now it’s one small step for net neutrality, one giant leap for fair online-service access to those who need it.

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‘Rape culture’ continues to be irritating, prevalent societal norm Alexandria VASQUEZ

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that could benefit a company.

Before, larger companies could, in essence, buy out the faster and better service for their websites.

The compromise between the companies and the FCC was completed Dec. 21, 2010, enabling access to better service provisions. However, companies can also limit access to some of their services and content, which has yet to be determined.

It has been a debate among many leaders in the field of communication for years now, and with this first step in opening the doors to many other companies,

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consider myself to be fairly knowledgeable on the topic of rape culture. The way in which society holds women responsible for protecting their own bodies from any and all types of sexual violence has always struck me as just a little odd, and the way in which we are all quick to find holes in a rape victim’s story absolutely enrages me.

We live in a world where most cases of sexual assault or harassment go unreported. And up until now, I have never fully

understood why.

The reason for this is that I have never been on the receiving end of overt sexual harassment before now. I don’t need to go into detail other than to say that I had remarks of the “put-it-inyour-mouth” variety coming at me from all sides, until I put a stop to it and asked the offenders to get out of the car. What actually happened isn’t the point here, though.

What scared me is my reaction afterward, on the ride home. I was visibly upset and yelling, with tears in my eyes, about how I had never been treated like that by a man before in my life…yet I privately wondered if I was overreacting by making them get out of the car. I like to think that I can

take a joke just like the rest of them, but something about that night had crossed the line. I couldn’t understand how I could feel so violated to my core and still find myself wondering if I were somehow in the wrong.

My tiny taste of reality only gives me the slightest bit of perspective as to how the victims of sexual assault must feel when trying to absorb the shock and disorientation of having something so personal robbed of you.

Why is it that victims are only victims if they’re perfect on paper?

Would your perception of my story change, if only slightly, if I told you I was at a party that night, under the influence, wearing suggestive clothing and already had a reputation for being a bit of a

floozy? If it did, then that sucks. Or maybe you already thought I was making a big deal out of nothing with this article, and now you think I deserved to be spoken to in that manner.

I learned that night that we are all guilty of perpetuating this culture of rape we live in. We let sexist jokes about and directed toward women slide. We accept violence as a part of the sexual experience, and we victim blame as a way of life. When is this going to stop? I mean, I hope you’re thinking what I’m thinking when I say the answer is you.

— Alexandria Vasquez is a senior journalism major and an arts reporter and columnist for The Mirror.

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Student representative tours with non-profit group Freshman elementary education major gets ready for semester of traveling KATIE OWSTON news@uncmirror.com

In five months, a non-profit group of college students will embark on a trip around the world to seven different countries to share and learn the traditions of cultures across the globe.

Cassie Williams, a freshman elementary education major at UNC, is one of the 100 students traveling with the program this semester.

Up with People is an organization that focuses on music as a way

to bring people together.

Janice Dickensheets, an instructor at the University of Northern Colorado School’s of Music, was a member of the 198283 cast; although the program has become more global, she said the group’s purpose has not changed.

“Students from all over the world work together on a common project to benefit others,” Dickensheets said. “It is simply a group of young people who want to make a difference in the world and use music as a way to promote peace and understand-

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ing between cultures.”

Over the years, Up with People has grown into a community-service organization, using musical performance as a way to involve each community. The show is dynamic and upbeat, featuring well-known local organizations and people as a way to personify the needs of communities and countries around the world.

“We perform the same show everywhere we go,” Williams said.

“There is Mexican dancing, Italian songs and songs from the original shows performed in the 1960s. Our performance is about accepting and learning (about)other cultures.”

The show is performed at the end of the week and is preceded by a week of service projects within the community. The service projects differ from place to place, but typically involve improvement of parks and buildings, volunteering at hospitals and schools and helping clean entire communities.

The tour began Jan. 7 in Denver and lasts until June 14. The first month of the tour is orientation and staging, which gives everyone a chance to get to know one another. Then on Feb. 6, the cast heads to their first stop, Orlando. They will stay with several voluntary host families for about a week before moving on to the next city.

Williams said she looks for-

ward to the differences she will experience with each host family.

She currently has three women living with her through a housestay: one from The Netherlands, one from Connecticut and another from St. Louis.

Along with experiencing a “house-stay” lifestyle from the other side, Williams said she is excited to live in the many different communities.

“You learn more about their culture that way,” she said.

After leaving Orlando, the group will visit at least 11 more places around the world. Cities in Florida, the Bahamas, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic,

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Students nationwide apply to be part of the musical program, Up with People.

It is simply a group of young people who want to make a difference in the world and use music as a way to promote peace and understanding between cultures.

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— Janice Dickensheets, a UNC music professor and alumna of Up with People.

Switzerland and Mexico are on the itinerary, with a few cities still to be determined.

Up with People partners with a non-profit organization in each city they visit. For the entire week they work with that organization and the money made through the students’ musical performance is then donated to the non-profit organization. Each city also has a sponsor to bring the student-group in.

“The cast I traveled in had 153 cast members from 15 different countries, many of whom I still keep in touch with,” Dickensheets said. “Up With People certainly changed my life, and opened up doors for me around the world.”

For more information on Up with People, contact Janice Dickensheets at janice.dickensheets@unco.edu.

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Students return from break Top stories of last year CARMEN BRADY news@uncmirror.com The start of the new year also ushers in the start of a new semester. This gives UNC students a fresh outlook on their schooling experience, whether they did well the semester before, didn’t do as well as they had hoped or are just starting school this semester.

“It’s a clean slate, and that makes me feel like I can do a lot better,” said Lauren Vigil, a sophomore elementary education major.

Other students agreed with this sentiment. Megan King, a sophomore anthropology major, recently declared an official major and said she feels this semester will be good because she can really start focusing on what she

wants to do in the future.

“I think that the motivations I have in mind this semester will give me the chance to look forward to something,” King said. “I can really start thinking and planning for the future, and that is exciting.”

Students also said they see the semester as a time plentiful with opportunities to get involved.

Sarah Huizar, a sophomore art education major, said she wants to be more involved with the different clubs and organizations on campus.

“After moving off campus, it was harder to be involved with things,” Huizar said. “I really want to be able to do that this semester, since there is so much going on.”

King said she wants to become involved with programs that relate to her major.

“I want to get more involved with anthropology, and I’m really looking forward to that,” she said. “Plus, people forget being involved in college can really help you in the future.”

Vigil said she thinks the school and the students should reach out more to the Greeley community.

“People say there is nothing to do in Greeley all the time, but no one really tries to do anything about it,” King said. “If they made the effort, I think things could really change.

And why not try starting that this semester?”

Overall, it seems that with the start of the spring semester there is a lot of optimism and students are feeling motivated.

“I’m excited about my classes, and about the year in general,” Huizar said. “I can tell it’s going to be good.”

STAFF REPORT news@uncmirror.com The year 2010 has come to a close. Throughout the last year, students have had the opportunity to experience a wide variety of news stories. The following is a list of the top ten news stories affecting the University of Northern Colorado campus, compiled by The Mirror’s editorial staff.

1. Student Senate election defaults Cody Harper, a junior sport and exercise science major at the time running for Student Body President, filed a grievance against election commissioner Michael Goldstein, claiming Goldstein excused him from a mandatory meeting and then did not allow him to run. The results of the elec-

tion were discarded and a new election was administered with an increase in both candidates and voter turnout. The results of the second election were official.

2.Former student detained Eric Kinder, a former doctoral student who was reportedly disenchanted with several faculty members, was escorted off campus in October and given a no-trespassing citation. Kinder made suicidal threats and was detained after an hours-long armed standoff with Greeley and university police.

Police said Kinder presents a threat to campus security and have vowed to notify the UNC community upon his release.

3. Tuition increases published Michael Johnston, the student See Top stories, Page 8

UNC CHOIR AUDITIONS Concert Choir, Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs, Prima Voce Chamber Ensemble, University Singers

Mid-year auditions for the award-winning UNC Choirs will be held on Tuesday, January 11 or by appointment: Locations: Men’s Glee Club, 2-4:30 pm, Frasier 103 Women’s Glee Club, 2-4 pm, Frasier 123b Students interested in the Concert Choir or Prima Voce Chamber Ensemble, please contact Dr. Jill Burleson.

• Students need not bring a prepared piece • Sign up sheets are posted on both locations • No audition required for the University Singers Auditions consist of vocal warm-ups to test range, the singing of a familiar tune (America), tonal memory, and sightreading

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Men’s Glee Club, MUS 284, 484, 684 T-R 12:30-1:45 Women’s Glee Club, MUS 281, 481, 681 MWF 1:25-2:15 Concert Choir, MUS 280, 480, 680 MWF 12:30-1:10 Prima Voce Chamber Ensemble (Madrigal Singers) MUS 266, 466, 666 MWF 2:30-3:20 University Singers, MUS 282, 482, 682 T-R 2:00-2:50

Women’s Glee Club, Concert Choir, Prima Voce – contact Dr. Jill Burleson, (970) 351-2039, jill.burleson@unco.edu Men’s Glee Club – contact Adam Kluck, (719) 210-5603, adam.kluck@unco.edu University Singers – contact Jill Schroeder, (970) 351-2612, schr4760@bears.unco.edu

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trustee on Student Senate, gave a report in September confirming tuition costs will rise from 2012-16.

In declining increments of 15-9 percent each year, tuition is expected to reach $8,236 per semester for undergraduate in-state residents by 2016.

4. Scott Downing fired Former head football coach Scott Downing was relieved of his duties on Nov. 16 after five seasons at the helm. During Downing’s tenure, the team went 9-47 and just 5-35 in Big Sky Conference play. His successor, Earnest Collins Jr., was named head coach on Dec. 28 and became the first UNC alumnus to coach the football team in program history.

5. Almna assists Haiti Amanda Jackson, a 2008 UNC alumna with a bachelor’s in elemen-

tary education, assisted God’s Littlest Angels Orphanage in Petionville, Haiti, in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the small island nation. She helped calm the children and assist the orphanage in adoptions and repairs until the crisis had abated.

6. Students poll for Arizona opinion In light of the recent controversy surrounding the Arizona immigration laws, The Diversity Mentor Program and members of the UNC Housing and Residential Education conducted a survey and hosted a forum addressing the issues of the law and how it pertains to Colorado.

7. Sports teams break school records Under former head coach Tad Boyle, the UNC men’s basketball team posted a school-record 25 wins

last season. The UNC soccer team went 10-6-2 last year, with the 10 wins being the most since 2002. The UNC volleyball team also set a Division I school record with 24 wins this past season, besting the mark of 21 wins the season before.

8. Students repaint tunnel In an attempt to curb vandalism and graffiti in the tunnel under 11th Avenue, 1,700 people participated in Bear Branding in April to paint murals and handprints along the walls. Numerous campus organizations sponsored and attended the event.

9. Band visits campus Boys Like Girls, a popular alternative band, made a tour stop at UNC to perform a concert for thousands of students who packed Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

The University Program Council will host another concert this semester featuring a yet-to-benamed band.

10. Jazzfest celebrates 40th year Greeley/UNC’s traditional Jazz Festival celebrated its 40th year of production. Throughout the years it has grown substantially, and this year more than 4,500 students and educators from 10 states participated. The University of Northern Colorado had 19 groups perform.

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Thomas Currington, far right, a freshman communications major, throws the dice at the Bearlagio casino night in the University Center on Sunday while his friends look on.

Week of winter events ahead CARMEN BRADY news@uncmirror.com After a long winter break, it’s often hard to get back into the swing of school — especially getting involved around campus and not being overwhelmed with a new set of classes. The University Program Council has set up a Winter Welcome Week, MondayFriday, designed to help assist returning and new students with that problem by providing events for students to participate in.

Monday night will usher in the return of “Monday Night Movies at the UC,” with a showing of the movie “The Social Network.” The

event happens every other week at 10 p.m. on Mondays, and movies that are no longer in theaters but have yet to be released on DVD are shown for free in the University Center.

On Tuesday, the University Center Ballrooms will be the location for “UNC’s Got Talent” from 79 p.m. Students who auditioned last semester will showcase their talents and compete for cash prizes.

The first-ever Snow Day will be hosted Wednesday at the University Center both indoors and outside. There will be a DJ outside, and students can sled down the hill or use the snowboarding ramp. In the ballrooms, local ski vendors will be selling equipment, and students can also see the equipment available for checkout from the Campus Recreation Center’s Outdoor Pursuits program.

From 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Thursday in the UC Ballrooms is UNC Day, where students can show off their school pride. There will be a pep rally, complimentary items, free T-shirts and other school-related incentives for those who attend.

Club UNC brings the Winter Welcome Week to a close with the UC ballrooms serving as a dance club for students from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday.

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Men’s basketball takes down Bobcats UNC starts conference play 4-0 for first time in school history with win PARKER COTTON sports@uncmirror.com

The UNC men’s basketball team turned what looked like a blowout loss into a statement win Saturday, as Men’s Basketball it made a steady comeback to defeat Montana State, 72-58, and take sole ownership of first place in the Big Sky. The University of Northern Colorado (8-7, 4-0) took the lead for good with just under 14 minutes left in the game, and the Bears’ defense showed its teeth in toughing out a win that

makes them 4-0 to start conference play for the first time in school history.

“Our identity for this year is going to be defense and rebounding, and the offense will take care of itself,” said senior forward Neal Kingman, who led all scorers with 21 points.

That was certainly the case, as the Bobcats (9-7, 3-1) were kept to just five field goals in the second half. UNC outscored MSU 41-23 in the second stanza and out-rebounded the Bobcats 40-31 for the game, led by senior forward Taylor Montgomery and Kingman with 10 and nine rebounds, respectively.

With UNC leading 68-55 with 1:15 left, senior guard Devon Beitzel had his third

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UNC senior forward Chris Kaba attempts a lay-up in Saturday’s win over Montana State. Kaba had 15 points, including four 3pointers, five rebounds and two blocks in the victory.

steal and passed ahead to Kingman who threw down a ferocious dunk, which brought the already-standing fans into an uproar.

“That was amazing,” Kingman said of the environment. “We fed off that. That was one of the best atmospheres we’ve had, and the students aren’t even (back from winter break).”

The fans had reason to cheer, though, as the Bears fought back from an early 29-16 deficit.

MSU held the Bears without a field goal for more than seven minutes in the first half before Beitzel had a driving lay-up with seven minutes left.

Beitzel’s basket started a 17-5 rally that closed the gap to 3531 going into intermission.

Only four players scored for UNC in the first half.

“We have four seniors, and they knew they dropped an egg for the first 13 minutes of the game and came out and righted the ship,” UNC head coach B.J. Hill said. “Our motion was awful in the first half. Guys weren’t as willing to work with each other and get each other open. It took a little wake-up call at halftime, and they adjusted.”

UNC went on a 5-0 run to start the second half, keyed by sophomore guard Elliott Lloyd’s two lay-ups and a free throw from senior forward Chris Kaba.

The Bobcats retook the lead briefly before another Lloyd lay-in put the Bears ahead for good. Kaba helped build the lead to as many as 17 with four 3-pointers over the next seven minutes. Lloyd finished with six points while Kaba tallied 15.

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Senior forward Neal Kingman dunks the ball in the second half of Saturday’s win over Montana State. Kingman led all scorers with 21 points and also tallied nine rebounds and two assists.

“We have a lot of weapons on this team,” said Beitzel, who finished with 18 points and moved into 11th all-time in scoring at UNC. “On nights like tonight, when I’m not shooting the ball well, Kaba comes in and hits four threes. Neal played a great game, offensively. We have a lot of talent, and we know that if we play together and share it, we’re not going to have a problem scoring.”

The Bears will take to the court next to defend their perfect 5-0 home record against Idaho State at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

UNC 72 MSU 58 Team MSU UNC

Scoring by halfˇ 1 2 35 23 31 43

Final 58 72

MSU Totals: 18-52 19-26 58.

Howard, Bobby 4-12 3-5 12; Piepoli, Danny 3-11 0-0 7; Anderson, Cody 2-3 2-2 6; Singleton, Rod 1-4 6-6 8; Rush, Erik 4-13 5-8 13; McCall, Chris 2-5 0-0 5; Anderson, Tor 0-0 0-0 0; Reid, Shawn 1-3 0-0 2; Allou, Jourdain 1-1 1-1 3; Johnson, Tre 0-0 2-4 2; Budinich, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0.

UNC Totals: 24-54 16-24 72.

Kaba, Chris 4-8 3-4 15; Kingman, Neal 711 5-6 21; Montgomery, Taylor 2-7 2-2 6; Lloyd, Elliott 3-6 0-0 6; Beitzel, Devon 6-15 4-5 18; Addo, Emmanuel 0-3 0-0 0; James, Xzaivier 0-0 0-0 0; Garnica, Paul 1-1 0-2 2; Unruh, Tate 0-0 0-0 0; Bedford, Mike 0-0 0-0 0; Proctor, Mike 1-3 2-5 4.

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Women’s basketball splits weekend games STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com

Two days after defeating Montana on the road, the UNC women’s basketball team could not keep up with Montana Women’s Basketball S t a t e Saturday, as it lost, 84-75.

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Colorado (6-9, 1-1 Big Sky) was led in points by sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke, who had 19 points and a game-best 9 rebounds, but it was not enough. The Bears committed 21 turnovers and shot 40 percent from the field. The Bobcats, by comparison, shot 47 percent.

UNC had a 13-point lead in the first half before the Bobcats rattled off an 18-4 run, giving them a 38-37 advantage going into halftime.

The Bears made numerous advances in the second half to battle back in it, but they never got closer than two points.

Oosdyke was 6-for-13 shooting and made six of nine free throws before fouling out.

Freshman forward Kim Lockridge tallied 17 points in 25 minutes off the bench before also fouling out. Lockridge also had five rebounds.

In addition to Oosdyke and Lockridge, other UNC players were in foul trouble all game.

Freshman guard D’shara Strange, who finished with eight points and three rebounds, and junior guard Amy Marin, who finished with two points, both had three fouls, while sophomore guard Victoria Timm had five points and five rebounds to go along with four fouls.

Montana State also had a fair amount of foul trouble, as sophomore forward Rachel Semansky had four and three others had three.

UNC senior guard Courtney Stoermer played all 40 minutes for the 32nd time in her career and posted 12 points, led all players with six assists and had

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UNC sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke backs down a defender in a game last season. Oosdyke had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Bears’ victory over Montana on Jan. 6. a team-best four steals.

Stoermer now has 187 steals in her career, which puts her two behind the school record of 189 held by Renee L’Heureux (1981-85).

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Football coach will provide leadership, discipline Charlie CHARBONNEAU

sports@uncmirror.com

E

arnest Collins Jr. was announced as the next head coach of the football program at UNC on Dec. 28.

This is the best thing to happen to the program since it moved up to Division I five years ago.

The Scott Downing era at the University of Northern Colorado

can be summed up in one word: pathetic.

Downing went 9-47 in his five seasons here, including multiple close calls and heartbreaking defeats.

I’m not saying that Downing wasn’t a decent head coach or recruiter as he has left behind some of the best talent in the Big Sky Conference.

The problem with Downing was that he couldn’t produce on the field.

In his introductory press conference, Collins talked about success off the field, being a good man more than a good football player and playing with emotion. It was rare that he

mentioned results on the field.

For some reason, I’m OK with that.

The way he spoke Earnest Collins, Jr. about carwas named the ing about new head football the program coach on Dec. 28, and its play2010. ers made me ignore the fact that he didn’t speak much about winning.

He spoke about preparing the players in the classroom to be successful after their playing

days are over. He spoke about how if grades aren’t up to par, players won’t touch the field.

He spoke about how he wanted his players to be men and play with an extreme love for the game, and all those things coming together would produce results on the field.

I’m sold.

Come to think of it, the first thing this program needs to learn how to do is play with emotion.

Many times over the last three years, I watched a team sulking on the sidelines when the game was still within reach.

Many times, I saw a team on the verge of victory not know

how to handle its emotions, letting the game slip away.

Now I feel as if this program has a leader that has been through these situations as both a player and a coach, and will be a perfect fit for a program in need of a true leader.

Collins will lead these players on the field, motivate them to perform well in the classroom and in life. These young men will be better human beings after playing under Collins.

I can feel it.

– Charlie Charbonneau is a junior journalism major and a sports writer for The Mirror.

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