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Located on a corner of west campus near McKee Hall stands Bishop-Lehr Hall, an ominously deserted building.

Many students have passed it while wondering what it’s used for.

“I don’t really know what it

is,” said Jordan McMaster, a freshman elementary education major.

Despite it’s prominent location in the middle of campus, some students don’t even know it exists.

“I’d never heard of BishopLehr before,” said Adriann Valdez, a freshman early childhood education major.

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Though students may be in the dark about Bishop-Lehr’s past, the building has a history of utilization for UNC, and plans are in motion for the future.

“Bishop-Lehr was built in 1961 as a laboratory school and special education facility,” said Kirk Leichliter, the assistant vice president of Facilities Management. “It was named for Professor Emeritus Ralph T. Bishop of the Industrial Arts Department and associate professor emeritus Elizabeth Lehr of elementary education.”

The building is no longer used for its original purpose, however.

“The gym and auditorium are used by athletics for baseball, softball and track’s winter practice,” Leichliter said. “There is also a very limited amount of space being used for storage.”

One of the drawbacks to having an empty building on campus includes the potential dangers for crime and disaster.

“An unoccupied building is often subject to vandalism and is

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Bishop-Lehr Hall on west campus is a subject of interest among university boards and students, as plans are attempting to be devised to find utilization for the former education hall. difficult to monitor to be sure there are no leaks and fires,” Leichliter said.

Though the university could use the space within the building, Bishop-Lehr would have to

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be renovated soon if anyone is to enter it for classes.

“All of the building systems and components are at the end of their expected life,” Leichliter said. “A major renovation would be needed if the building were to be used for offices or classrooms.”

There was an original plan for the hall, but it was quickly scrapped.

“In the early 2000s, a renovation of the facility to house student service and academic functions was being designed,” Leichliter said. “The project was halted when state funding was withdrawn due to an economic downturn.”

Leaving Bishop-Lehr unused is not an option UNC officials have been content with. Plans for renovation or demolition have been considered, although this, too, waits for necessary funding.

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Internet star rejoices; journalism ethics weeps There are two reactions when the name Antoine Dodson is brought up in polite conversation.

For those unfamiliar with the fame of this Internet sensation, there’s the face of confusion accompanied with a, “Who?” or a “Huh?” Before August 2010, Antoine Dodson was just another family man living in the projects of Huntsville, Ala. That is, until his anger-induced message on local TV news brought him fame and fortune by way of the Internet and auto-tune.

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news station that broadcasted Dodson’s popular interview basically violated the code of ethics was when they chose to allow Dodson’s angry rant to be the main focus of the interview, instead of pinpointing the situation at hand — Dodson’s sister was nearly raped.

Instead of allowing Dodson’s interview to reach a high level of promised mockery, the station could have edited pieces of the interview that were more relevant to the situation, rather than have an angry person expel phrases, such as “We goin’ find you.”

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seen at Washington’s Sports Bar — a bar and nightclub in Fort Collins, notorious for declining admission to residents of Greeley to supposedly avoid gang fights.

The club was packed with a predominately white crowd except for an opened circle for Dodson and his company’s dancing space.

The issue that arises from Dodson’s sudden rise to stardom has to do with journalism ethics. As journalists, we are taught to not produce, publish and distribute material that has the potential to perpetuate a stereotype. Where the

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was instructed to tell the camera what he had to say to the man who attempted to rape his sister after climbing into her window.

Although Dodson never intended for his rant to land him a 15minute spotlight, the world found his candid performance hilarious. Through the recently popularized auto-tune frenzy and two bored brothers, his spew was made into a song that hit number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ever since then, Dodson’s life has been smooth sailing.

This weekend, Dodson was

country. Short message service was blocked, as well. The Egyptian government effectively turned off the Web. But efforts to block communication from protesters and journalists have failed. Reports on social media censorship, service outages and arrests of bloggers and journalists come from within the country; reporters access the Internet through mobile software, private networks and inter-

national dialup connections.

President Mubarak’s government is trashing freedom of expression (ineffectively) at a time when the international community has little tolerance for Egyptian censorship of individuals and the press.

But Mubarak faces a more urgent problem: He is dealing with a 21st century revolt with 20th century methods. Shutting down the Internet is a historic first. For it to come from a nation with a cyber economy is truly frightening.

Ironically, the fears of conspiracy theorists — those who speak about an “Internet kill-switch” — have been justified in Egypt this week.

Fortunately, their fear is largely unreasonable in the United States. We’re connected to the world through too many service providers. It doesn’t hurt, either, that this nation is a democracy, not a military dicta-

torship — a fact those conspiracy theorists may debate.

But perhaps their fears regarding the Internet aren’t so unjustified after all. CBS News reports that the cyber security bill, championed by Senators Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, will return to the table this year. If passed this time, the government’s determination would be that a private infrastructure being shut down is vital to national security, and therefore “shall not be subject to judicial review.”

In other words, if President Obama declared a cyber emergency, he could demand whichever networks he deemed necessary to stop functioning in the name of American security.

To shut down these arteries of communication only enrages a nation that depends on them.

The communication of the 21st century has already reached a

point to which if shut down or controlled by a state hinders potentially lifesaving information.

It is a modern-day seizing of the presses to silence the Fourth Estate. The last time that happened, the people of that nation cut off their despots’ heads.

I would never accuse the Obama administration of killing the Internet to stifle rebels. But America isn’t Egypt. President Mubarak has already placed himself in a terrible position with his nation. Although he may think he has closed a door for protestors, he has opened a door to the world’s judgment. Why would he choose to invite international criticism? Why would he want to invite international hate?

—Mark Maxwell is a junior theater arts major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.

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Film addresses local communities Trustees discuss fiscal year’s finances RYAN LAMBERT news@uncmirror.com

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The UNC Board of Trustees met Friday, Jan. 29, for a Finance and Audit Committee meeting in Carter Hall. The board reviewed the finances of the past fiscal year and went over the projected costs for the next year.

University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton said the state seems to be working to develop a balance between reducing funding and still being able to support higher education, which she is optimistic about.

Norton said she thinks Lt. Gov. Joseph Garcia, the executive director of the committee working on finances, is a good fit for the position. Garcia is a former president of Pikes Peak Community College.

“I’m confident that (Garcia) will be understanding, since he knows the balance that needs to be maintained,” Norton said. “A tone is being set by the committee that indicates that they are really interested in developing a system that works for both the state and higher education.”

Norton also said though the committee has given an estimated amount to allocate next

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The idea is we are building a bridge over the ‘cliff’ we are about to go over.

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fiscal year to higher education in the state, $555 million, UNC is working on the assumption that the final allocation will be lower.

Brad Hoffner, the director of UNC Internal Audit, gave a Facilities Management review, mainly concerning Parking Services. Hoffner said Facilities Management is working to ensure the fines and procedures are regulated and is reviewing parking meter procedures. He said they want to make sure the revenue collected by Parking Services is retrieved.

Michelle Quinn, treasurer of the board and chief financial officer, reported the university has put away an additional $8 million in reserves this year, in anticipation for next year’s budget cuts. In total, the university has $22 million in reserves. Quinn said the money will help at first, but it is finite.

“The idea is we are building a bridge over the ‘cliff’ we are about to go over,” Quinn said.

Quinn said the university is looking to monitor students’ accounts receivable more to eliminate student delinquencies

Lindou Auditorium was full of anticipated parents and other members of the Greeley community as Upward Bound premiered its student-made film, “Greeley: An All-American City,” Friday.

The film was the product of collaboration among James Kimberling, the youth media specialist for UNC’s Upward Bound program, and 44 students from Greeley Central High School.

Kimberling, who taught a summer class on media to Upward Bound participants, worked diligently with students to film and edit a documentary. The students chose to focus on their hometown.

“We wanted to research our community,” Kimberling said. “Greeley is changing rapidly because of the influx of changing demographics.”

Upward Bound is a federally funded pre-collegiate program that serves lowincome high school students, many of them with hopes of being a first-generation college graduate.

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Women’s hoops defeats Weber State SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com

If the UNC women’s basketball team truly played like tennis players, then it was game, set and match, with a 67-49 win Saturday against Weber State at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion.

After the University of Northern Colorado’s victory over Weber State in Ogden, Utah, Jan. 22, a Weber State player said the Bears played “soft, like tennis players” in a postgame interview. With an added incentive to win, and tennis rackets in the hands of fans, UNC (12-9, 71) had little trouble disposing of the Wildcats (5-13, 1-5) for the second time in a week.

With the win, UNC now holds a half-game lead in the Big Sky Conference, after Montana defeated Montana State 56-55. This is the first time UNC has ever been in first place in the conference.

Freshman guard D’shara Strange had a coming-out party of sorts. The Fountain Ft. Carson Trojans basketball team, from Strange’s high school in Colorado

Springs, made an unannounced visit to the game, and Strange said she used that motivation to have, arguably, the best game of her young career. Strange tallied a career-best 19 points on 9-for-13 shooting to go with seven rebounds and no turnovers.

“My high school team surprised me today, and that was a big surprise,” Strange said. “It really helped me out today.”

UNC head coach Jaime White said Strange did a great job of executing the offense in the game.

“Today, we pounded it in inside to her,” White said. “But there were times that she attacked the basket that was just on the breakdown.”

The Bears led 31-23 at the half and dominated the rest of the game. With 17:26 left in the second half, Wildcats sophomore forward Amanda Hughes made a layup, but UNC went on a 17-0 run and held the Wildcats scoreless until junior forward Mikell Woodfield made a free throw with 8:48 left in the game.

Woodfield led the Wildcats with 13 points and nine rebounds.

UNC senior guard Courtney Stoermer finished with 10 points, five rebounds, three steals and four assists.

“We just want to focus on us,” Stoermer said. “We played them last Saturday and won, and we knew we could do it again, so we just really focused on us and what we can do better.”

With a large lead at the end, White in put several bench players who she said performed well in their limited minutes. Freshman center Kirsten Hess had four points and one rebound, and freshman guard Molly Duehn recorded three points and one rebound.

Senior forward Jayne Strand also had a very efficient game, going 4-for-4 with eight points, five steals and three rebounds.

“It’s really nice,” White said. “It not only gives our starters a break, but it also gives them the experience to show and to prove what they’ve been learning, too.”

Four of the team’s next six games will be on the road, starting with Eastern Washington at 8:05 p.m. Thursday in Cheney, Wash.

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UNC senior guard Courtney Stoermer drives the ball in a game against Northern Arizona last week. UNC is now leading the Big Sky after a win over Weber State at home Saturday.

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They do not happen very often, but when almost impossible shots at the end of the game go in, they can leave the opposition in shock.

Men’s Basketball UNC senior guard Devon Beitzel knocked down two free throws with just over two seconds to go, but a 40-foot heave went in as time expired to give Weber State the 72-71 victory,

Saturday in Ogden, Utah.

Weber State (10-9, 4-4) missed a contested jump shot with nine seconds to play with the score tied at 69. University of Northern Colorado sophomore guard Elliott Lloyd gathered the rebound and drove the length of the floor before dishing to Beitzel who was fouled on his shot attempt under the basket. Beitzel calmly made the two free throws with just over two seconds remaining.

The ball was inbounded to WSU sophomore forward Scott Bamforth who turned, dribbled and shot a few feet in front of the half court line.

Beitzel led UNC (11-8, 7-1) with 29 points, and Lloyd and freshman forward Emmanual Addo both tallied 10, but it was not enough to overcome a miracle shot.

The Wildcats jumped out to an early 12-4 lead and led for a majority of the first half. Back-toback 3-pointers from Beitzel gave the Bears a 36-32 lead with a minute remaining, but WSU senior guard Lindsey Hughey hit a 3pointer of his own to send the Bears into the break with a 36-35 advantage. Beitzel had 15 points in the first half, including three 3pointers.

A 3-pointer from Lloyd put

UNC ahead by seven with just over 18 minutes to play. Weber State fought back, though, and hung around for the rest of the game. A Weber State free throw with 2:58 remaining tied it at 69.

The score would remain tied until Beitzel hit his two free throws.

Bamforth, who finished with 12 points, nailed his second 3pointer of the game, which sent his teammates into a frenzy.

Weber State fans, coaches and players flooded the court as UNC players walked to their bench in disbelief, white and purple streamers impeding their progress.

The Bears are now a half

game behind Montana, which has an 8-1 conference record.

Montana’s only conference loss was to UNC on Jan. 6 at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion.

UNC will now move on to face Northern Arizona, the only Big Sky team UNC has not yet faced this season, at 6:35 p.m. tonight

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ike any good reality TV show, the drama concerning the change of the men’s head basketball coach that happened at UNC on April 19, 2010, when head coach Tad Boyle left for the University of Colorado and B.J. Hill was named the new head coach, deserves a “where they are now” special feature.

Boyle replaced former CU coach Jeff Bzdelik, who accepted the job at Wake Forrest after Bzdelik posted a disappointing (12-16, 6-10 Big-12) record in his final year in Boulder. Boyle left UNC for his “dream job” at CU after he recorded the best winning mark in UNC history at 25-8.

I was one of the disgruntled people to hear about Boyle abandoning ship on a program that was on the rise as a mid-

major and a D-1 team that was right in his hometown of Greeley. I had lunch with the man and played P.I.G. with him after a practice. So, after hearing about his departure, I felt like the dork that didn’t get picked for the Sadie Hawkins dance.

But looking back over the past few months, I am now happy for both programs because of the guys they chose to push their programs forward.

Enter: B.J. Hill, the head assistant under Boyle during the process of UNC transferring up to the D-1 level, who was a huge reason why the recruitment for the Bears is as strong as it is. Hill replaced Boyle the same day and both universities are thriving after the change.

UNC currently sits at 11-8, 7-1 in the Big Sky, which is the best start to a conference season since 1960.

A lucky half-court heave as time expired by Weber State Saturday night allowed the Wildcats to steal a 72-71 win over the Bears. Without the desperation 3-pointer, the Bears would have been off to their

best start in any conference in the 107 years of the program.

CU has also seen drastic improvement from its 12-16 mark last season. The Buffaloes are currently 14-8, 3-4 in the Big 12, and started 3-0 in the Big 12 before hitting their latest rough patch, where their last two losses were by a combined eight points to Kansas and Baylor. CU did defeat Kansas State when it was ranked, as well as No. 13 Missouri.

Unless there is a disastrous ending to the season for both universities, each program looks poised for a winning record and possibly post-season berths.

What’s amazing to me is the class and respect shown by Hill in his first season as Bears head coach. He directs all attention from himself and instead praises his players and Boyle for the Bears’ success this season.

It’s not like I was expecting a “Jersey Shore” catfight, but I didn’t expect the humbleness from a man who is doing a great job on his own, leading a team that has been dominant in the Big Sky Conference.

“On my iPhone, I’ve got ESPN Scorecenter, and I have two favorite teams, ours and theirs,” Hill said. “I still use Tad as a resource heavily. I talk to him usually after every game, and he’s been just as good to me since he left as he was when he was here.”

No matter what the finishing circumstances are for each program, what is clear to me is that basketball in the state of

Colorado is on the rise. With two coaches anchoring two upand-coming programs, the future for basketball in this state looks bright.

Both universities received quality guys taking over the programs, and both universities got their Hollywood endings.

— David Wilson is a junior journalism major and a sports reporter for The Mirror.

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Revenue from sports in black Trustees from Page 5 on loans and create a general upward growth for loan paybacks. She said the number of student delinquencies has not gone up, noticeably, but it is best to eliminate bad debt as much as possible.

In other reports, Quinn said

there will be an increase in student fees starting next academic year. Norton said this is necessary because there is no real prospect of having donors filling in those capital needs.

Norton also said she’s planning on hosting an open forum discussion with the campus to see

what members of UNC want to see done with the money.

Quinn ended the meeting on a high note, saying fiscal year 2010 saw an upward trend in revenue from sporting events by $1 million. She said she is hopeful that this trend will continue into future years.

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Additionally, Upward Bound is under the Trio Program umbrella, which includes the University of Northern Colorado’s Center for Human Enrichment and McNair Scholars Program.

Students divided their 25minute film into four segments.

The first focused on Greeley’s founding as a utopian community that upheld prohibition, agriculture and civic engagement.

The second and third section of the documentary detailed the lives of immigrants from Mexico and Somalia. The film concluded with interviews from cowboys and ranchers and footage of the Martin Luther King Jr. march that takes place each January to commemorate the Civil Rights Movement leader.

The film juxtaposed humor and pathos. The audience laughed when a Greeley native

excitedly showed the filmmakers his adobe house, and silence filled the room when they interviewed UNC Hispanic studies professor Priscilla Falcon, who discussed the Immigration Customs Enforcement raids on JBS Swift in Greeley in 2006.

The director of Upward Bound, Eric Rennaker, said he believes in the power of media.

“Our youth media department is the unique thing about our organization; it gives the students a different slant on life,” Rennaker said.

The event began with a general welcome, and Debra Romero, the literacy coordinator for Upward Bound, acknowledged the importance of literacy to a technologically rich society.

“When most of us think of literacy (…) we only think of text-based material,” Romero said. “In today’s world, however, literacy includes visual

They are now engaged with their community.

They’re not just texting teens -- they’ve become young filmmakers.

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— Debra Romero, the lit eracy coordinator for Upward Bound media like movies, too.”

Romero also praised her students for their ability to become involved in something outside the classroom.

“They are now engaged with their community,” Romero said.

“They’re not just texting teens — they’ve become young filmmakers.”

After the film, the students answered questions from the audience and distributed awards among themselves. The evening concluded with a reception held in the students’ honor.

Renovation, demolition options for empty hall Bishop-Lehr from Page 2 “The long-term goal is to demolish the building and redevelop the site for a flagship academic building and other facilities,” Leichliter said.

Some students said they think the new renovations will be a great addition to west campus.

“I think the renovations are

going to be awesome,” said Jasen Kettle, a freshman Earth science major. “It’s better than being used for nothing.”

Top priority construction projects for campus include Bishop-Lehr and improvements to the University Center. Both of these projects are waiting for necessary funding.

Students will be able to participate in the renovation by contributing their ideas.

There will be an event from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday at the UC to collect feedback on a major campus planning initiative for the core of the campus, the UC and Bishop-Lehr. All members of the UNC community can participate.

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