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News Healthy desserts demonstrated The Campus Rec Center and the Student Dietetics Association show how to cut calories.

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Arts Talented students show off skills Fresh faces and veteran performers showcase their talents at Open Mic Night.

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George Junne, an Africana studies professor, speaks during the “History of Black History Month” lecture Tuesday in the Panorama Room.

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Education helped spread health info to blacks Africana studies professor pulls page from culture’s history CARRISSA OLSZEWSKI news@uncmirror.com

George Junne, an African studies professor at UNC, spoke to an audience Tuesday in the Panorama Room of the University Center about the inception of Black History Month and the importance of education to African Americans.

“The reason we are here today is because of the dedication of some men and women to teach our ancestors,” Junne said.

Junne said Black History Month actually had nothing to

do with commemorating the memories of famous African Americans. It began in the early 1900s when Booker T. Washington spread information about the health issues of blacks.

Washington received help from others to start the health movement by explaining how the entire South was dependent on blacks. Thus, when they were sick, the country was not able to produce economically as well as it could. This convinced others to take part in providing workshops for blacks on things such as hygiene and motherhood.

This movement to provide

knowledge about health began to spread over the northern and southern states. Then, these programs were combined together in Washington, D.C., where the focus switched from

health issues to the history of blacks. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. The name was later changed in 1976 to Black History Month to include the

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George Junne, an Africana studies professor, lectures students about the history of Black History Month Tuesday in the University Center Panorama Room.

entire month of February.

Junne said the reason Woodson chose February was because it was the birth month of Abraham Lincoln and is said to be the birth month of Fredrick Douglas. Lincoln was an important figure because he signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Junne said Douglas was important because of his beliefs in allowing men and women to vote.

In regard to the importance of the month, Junne said Black History Month has a lot to do with blacks becoming educated. The early conditions of the school system were not sophisticated. In fact, more than 100 students were sometimes taught at the same time.

It was typical to have people ages 5-45 being taught the basics of reading and writing in schoolhouses. Blacks later began sending children exclusively to school because adults needed to work.

Junne said teachers during that time went through several hardships; however, because they persevered, blacks were able to benefit.

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It was important that he discussed the history of education and how it has evolved. It showed how we contribute to our community.

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University decides students should brave cold weather In case you haven’t been outside in the last few days, it’s cold outside.

So cold, in fact, that the temperature encroached the record low for Feb. 1 of -18 degrees.

And if that wasn’t cold enough, wind chills at times dipped below 30 degrees.

Students were up perturbed.

Shouldn’t the school be closed?

The University of Northern Colorado answered, “No.” The university’s Severe Weather Hotline was less than sympathetic Monday.

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The university itself may have issues with reaching students in time to notify them of the closing, or it may have to put time and resources into securing the campus and shutting down operations when it’s easier to remain open.

Though the lack of snow on the ground during Tuesday’s weather was not enough to warrant a school canceling, school administrators responsible for weather closings should have the interests of commuting students and faculty in mind in future instances of winter weather.

Kate Walsh’s denunciation of Bristol Palin’s speech is dogmatic Josh DIVINE

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students braved the snow, ice and frigid temperatures to reach class. A reasonable person would think this instance would remain fresh in the minds of university facilitators, but it seems the lesson has gone un-learned.

Despite this, there are some repercussions to canceling a day’s worth of classes.

For a class that meets once, or even twice, a week, this could cause significant loss of classroom time students and professors need to teach, learn, prepare projects, work on assignments

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today, Greeley did not receive a significant amount of snowfall overnight,” the recorded message said. “So dress warmly, head to class and have a good day.”

As it has come to be called, the “University that Never Closes” has only been closed once over the last two years due to poor weather despite numerous times when the roads were slick and surrounding school districts have called off class, some already occurring this semester.

Two weeks ago, snow fell midday in Greeley, resulting in traffic accidents and injuries as

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ast week, Kate Walsh, an actor on “Grey’s Anatomy,” sent a her fans to encourage people to boycott and protest Bristol Palin, who was scheduled to speak at an abstinence seminar at Washington University next week.

Given the highly publicized nature of her past sex-life, I can understand people’s hesitance in trusting Palin’s credibility on abstinence. But Walsh’s denunciation of Palin has nothing to do with Palin and everything to do with promoting dangerous ideals.

On the surface, it appears Walsh disapproves of Palin speaking.

Walsh would not likely promote this much outcry if Glenn Beck gave an abstinence-education seminar.

Walsh is just abusing Palin’s past to discredit abstinence.

Having a baby out of wedlock does not preclude Palin from speaking at an abstinence seminar any more than being an ex gang member precludes someone from speaking out against gangs.

Palin made a mistake, and past evidence has shown that she is remorseful for her mistake and regrets having sex before marriage.

If anything, Palin is more qualified than most to speak at an abstinence seminar.

Abstinence is the most effective method of preventing disease and unwed pregnancy. One would think that Planned Parenthood —

of which Kate Walsh is affiliated with and which claims to strive for a reduced number of unplanned pregnancies — would fully support abstinence programs, but that is not the case.

Kate Walsh and Planned Parenthood belittle abstinence because abstinence is the single thing that could push Planned Parenthood out of business.

Planned Parenthood is a multi-billion-dollar organization, and its profits come, amidst other things, from Title X taxpayer funding and through abortions.

Even though Planned Parenthood has received more funding during the last 15 years, the unwed pregnancy rate has increased. Planned Parenthood fights against abstinence because without abstinence, there are more pre-born babies that Planned

Parenthood can kill and profit from, and there are more people who lose sight of the biological and societal functions of sex.

Planned Parenthood tries to say because people are going to have sex anyway, they might as well protect women with birth control and abortions, but this attitude counteracts everything that feminism is based on.

There is nothing empowering in asserting that women are incapable of controlling themselves; there is nothing empowering in destroying women’s children, and there is, certainly, nothing empowering in creating institutions that allow men to avoid all responsibility assumed by engaging in sex.

—Josh Divine is a junior mathematics major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.

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New University Center store still under construction

After a delay in construction, a new store will open soon in the University Center.

The convenience store will be located between the UC Computer Commons and Barnes & Noble.

“The fallback on construction was due to the design work taking longer than expected,” said Ronna Sanchez, the director of the UC. The store will open as soon as the construction ends.

Currently, a competition is going on to name the store.

Students can e-mail their name ideas to namethisstore@unco.edu.

The contest will end as soon as the judges decide on a name.

“We are still looking for that perfect name,” said Hal Brown, the director of Dining Services.

The person who comes up

with the winning name will receive Dining Dollars and possibly another prize.

Kacey Johnson, a sophomore pre-nursing major, said she thinks the store is in a good location and plans on visiting it frequently once it opens.

“It is right in the middle of the UC, so no matter where you are going in the UC, you pass it,” Johnson said. “I plan on visiting it a lot since I am living off campus next year.”

The store will include a gelato counter and other food items, such as fresh fruit. The final menu is still tentative.

Dining Dollars will be accessible at the store. The hours of operation have not yet been determined Word about the store is slowly starting to spread, and some students said they think it is a good idea.

Avery Meersman, a freshman music education major, said she thinks the convenience store is great to have on campus.

“It will be nice to have an oncampus convenience store, it’s very practical,” Meersman said.

The opening of the convenience store will increase the number of positions in the campus job market, as students will have the opportunity to be employed there.

Once the store opens, a suggestion box will be available. Students and staff can suggest items that the store should carry, as well as ways to improve the store.

Brown said management wants to focus the store toward what the students desire, and the suggestion box will enable that to happen.

For more information about the store visit UNC Dining Services website at www.unco.edu/dining.

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Learning and adjusting to college can be hard on any student, but for those coping with handicaps or disabilities, the difficulty may be amplified.

However, Disability Support Services at UNC provides students with assistance in various academic areas and with general support.

Some of the things DSS values are mutual respect between participants, student advocacy, the empowerment of students to be full participants in their college career, maintaining educational standards and providing equal opportunities so students can achieve their full potential.

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“When you have a disability, that limits you from doing your best because you can’t show your work through ways that most people can,” said Andrea Orrison, a senior speech and

language pathology and audiology major. “It’s really tough for them, and it’s nice to help alleviate some of that stress.”

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Students cook up healthy dessert alternatives AMANDA STOUTENBURGH news@uncmirror.com

A Delicious Desserts Demo on cooking healthy versions of classic desserts was hosted Tuesday in the Gunter Hall Food Science Lab to show students cooking is not as bad as it looks and that sweet treats can still be healthy.

The Campus Recreation Center and the Student Dietetics Association hosted the event.

Jessica Weiderspon, a firstyear doctoral student in exercise physiology and graduate assistant for Wellness at the CRC, said she wants students to “learn ways to tweak dessert recipes by changing some type of ingredient to make it healthier while still keeping that same taste.”

There were a variety of desserts made into healthier alternatives,

including dark chocolate cherry brownies, carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, lime angel food cake with lime glace and pistachios, banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and pistachio watergate pie.

LeAnn Hinkle, a senior nursing major, said she thought the healthier desserts were delicious.

“It was well organized,” Hinkle said. “Almost like what they do on television, but in real life. And they really seemed to want our input.”

Hinkle said she was glad the desserts were also already made and everyone could try a little piece of each. All of these recipes can be healthier with just a few changes to what is used.

Leanne Pylkas, a dietetics senior and wellness programs assistant, as well as a member of the SDA, said, “We took something notorious for

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being unhealthy, and by changing a few ingredients, we can show how to make a healthier compromise without changing the flavor.”

Demo organizers made a point to pick one ingredient to make it lighter or have fewer calories. This can be done by using lemons or limes, cherry preserves and other foods that have robust flavor with few calories or fat.

“The demo was really well organized and well done,” said Jessica Kistler, a cook at Holmes Dining Hall. “There was a good variety of desserts and good ways to make them healthier.”

Ashley Silva, a senior in nursing, said she would definitely come to another cooking demo.

Silva said she really enjoyed seeing the desserts made, and would like to learn and see different dishes cooked.

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Leanne Pylkas, a senior dietetics major, puts cream cheese frosting on carrot muffins during the Delicious Desserts Demo Tuesday in the Gunter Hall Food Science Lab.

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What do you do in the winter to save energy?

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“I want to learn more ways of saving energy. At my mom’s house, I used blankets because she did.”

“I use blankets instead of heat. I also prefer to use ambient and natural light.”

Nicole Kramer, a freshman psychology major.

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“I take old pillows and shove them up against doors to reduce the draft. I closed my storm windows, and I tacked up blankets over the windows.”

Christi Knapp, a senior geography major.

Grant given to young professor RYAN LAMBERT news@uncmirror.com

Robin Macaluso, an assistant professor of chemistry at UNC, was recently awarded the prestigious Early Career Development Grant, which is given by the National Science Foundation.

Typically, the grant, which is often called the Career Grant, is given to young upcoming college professors who have been working less than five years so they can start long-term research in engineering, science and mathematics.

Further, when deciding how to allocate this grant, the National Science Foundation seeks candidates who exemplify the teacher-scholar role.

Macaluso said she thinks the teacher-scholar speaks to the essence of what the University

of Northern Colorado is.

“At UNC, we keep current and active in research, and we make that into some kind of powerful experience — that’s what a teacher-scholar is,” Macaluso said.

Macaluso will receive $460,000 over the next five years to fund her ongoing research on synthesizing intermetallic compounds to make new material, such as new and potentially magnetic metallic crystals. Her research could lead the way to new medical imaging devices and computer hardware.

Some grant funds will also go to the University of Northern Colorado’s Frontiers of Science Institute, a summer program in which high school science teachers make teachable lesson plans from Macaluso’s data.

They also gain professional

development and graduate credit.

“These will not be cookbook labs,” Macaluso stressed.

“Teachers will gain valuable information from them.”

In previous years, the Career Grant has had 237 applicants and only 67 instructors were awarded the grant — a 28 percent award rate. Thus, the garnering of this grant is highly competitive. Macaluso went up against much larger institutions of higher learning: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia, The University of Pennsylvania, The University of Colorado-Boulder and Stony Brook.

Macaluso said she believes being associated with UNC aided in her proposal for a Career Grant.

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“I turn off my powerstrip when I leave and overnight. It reduces the energy bill.”

Jayleen Gerace, a sophomore environmental science major.

“I turn the thermostat down because depending on how cold it is and what zone you are in, it can reduce your bill by 5 percent.”

Kathleen Cummings, an alumna English major.

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Audience treated to first Open Mic of semester

JOANNA LANGSTON arts@uncmirror.com

Just when it seemed UNC had offered up its finest for our delectation and delight, new acts start coming out of the woodwork. New

faces blended with old, and the commingled talent created its own exotic blend of entertainment, Monday evening, as the University Program Council hosted the first Open Mic Night of the semester at the University Center

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Sean Galansky, a junior business finance major plays his guitar Monday night at the University Center Fireside Loung, in the University Center during the first Open Mic Night of the semester.

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Sean Baxter, a junior sports and exercise science major, was back onstage Monday night, crooning John Mayer favorites as he strummed his guitar.

“I look like I just smoked a bag of meth,” Baxter joked to the audience, indicating his nervousness by his shaking hands. “I don’t do meth, by the way.”

Baxter was a fairly fresh face to the stage and he said he enjoyed performing for the audience again.

“This is my second time (performing),” Baxter said. “They were both a surprise. I signed up, but I didn’t know when they were.”

The real surprise was his voice, coming forth smooth and strong despite his apparent trepidation.

Andrew Corliss, a well-worn veteran of Open Mic Night, was there to lend his particular brand of comedy to the evening’s atmosphere, starting off his 10 minutes in

the limelight by informing the audience he had made a New Year’s resolution to start coming to these events prepared — a resolution he broke that evening — before launching into a typical rambling jaunt through topics vast and sundry. His style is a classic example of a person who has continued to come into his own as a performer.

The increasingly warm reception he gets as each Open Mic Night passes is an indication of the sense of community this event engenders among those frequent attendees, regular musicians, firsttimers and even passersby.

Chris Smith, a senior political science and Africana studies major, happened to be in the area, but he said he was drawn in by the show.

“I work at the UC; I’m just checking it out during my break,” Smith said. “It’s all really great. My favorite was David.”

Open Mic Night continues to age like a fine beef stew on the stovetop, becoming richer and more flavorful as all different ingredients melt together. Regular performers get to show off their repertoire of musical or poetic gifts, and novel performers have the advantage of a polite and receptive audience.

Either type of performer has the opportunity to stretch his or her perceptions and creativity to come up with novel amusements for the heartening crowd.

Brittney Schorzman, a senior journalism major, is one of the evening’s usual hosts.

“Being P.R. coordinator for the UPC, its part of my job,” Schorzman said. She also commented on the unique Monday evenings by saying, “I love that everyone can come and express themselves and show their love for music and poetry.”

Performance to bring out deep, hidden emotions, dark topics TOTIANNA WEEKLY arts@uncmirror.com

UNC’s College of Performing and Visual Arts will present the play “The Adding Machine” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1012, and Feb. 15-19 in Norton Theatre, located in Gray Hall on central campus. There will also be a matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 and 20.

“The Adding Machine” originally written 88 years ago by Elmer Rice, is considered to be important to American theater because it is known as the first American expressionist play, which traditionally has a more European style of storytelling.

The story revolves around a

hard-working man named Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of his life spent working for a company is replaced by a machine.

There is much more to the story, including violence, death, love, hatred and irony.

Harrison Butler, the director of the College of Performing and Visual Arts version of the play, spoke about his adaptation of “The Adding Machine” by pointing out his reframing concepts.

“My concept of this 1920s expressionistic masterpiece revolves around the endless cycle of Mr. Zero’s dream life,” Butler said. “Caught in a deadend job, an unhappy marriage and the inability to express

himself, he retreats into his fantasy life and is propelled by his imagination through a rich

and emotionally charged world.

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Trysten Cain and ensemble of Elmer Rice’s expressionist play “The Adding Machine,” will be performed in Norton Theatre in Gray Hall.

ment ensemble fashioned after the furies, he is titillated and tormented through his nightmare, locked in an eternal struggle within himself.”

The play deals with emotions that are often locked deep in the minds of all us and will bring out dark topics. Because there will be strong use of adult language and mature situations, and parental discretion is advised for young audiences.

The performance is open to the campus community, as well as Greeley residents.

More information on ticket prices and the performance can be found at www.arts.unco.edu or by phone at 970-351-2200.

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Women’s basketball takes to the road SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com

After taking first place in the Big Sky with a win over Weber State Saturday, the UNC women’s basketball team will look to cushion its lead with a two-game road trip, the first of which comes against Eastern Washington, Thursday in Cheney, Wash.

The University of Northern Colorado (12-9, 7-1) has won six consecutive games, five of which were at home, and is 6-3 all-time against Eastern Washington (8-11, 4-3), 2-2 playing in Cheney.

In the last match up against Eastern Washington on Jan. 15, UNC senior guard Courtney Stoermer was one of four Bears to score in double digits and led the team with 17 points as UNC won, 75-68.

“We had a different leading scorer every night (at home), and I think that’s helping us going on the road,” said Stoermer, who needs just six 3pointers to tie the school record of 173 3-pointers made in a career.

Eagles senior guard Tatjana Sparavalo will surly put pressure on the Bears defense, as she tied

her career-best 24 points in the last meeting. Since then she has averaged 13.5 points per game.

In the past six games, the Bears have led the entire second half, with the exception of the away game against Weber State when the Wildcats took the lead twice, with the Bears never trailing by more than four points.

Head coach Jaime White said she is hopeful the team’s impressive play will continue on the road.

“We’ve had some good practices, and we’ve just got to make sure we’re ready to play hard when we get there,” White said. “We’ve always had good games there; they’ve always been strong.”

Freshman center Kim Lockridge scored 15 points, her second best point total of the sea-

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We know we can play everyone in our conference. We know we can come back and win.

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son, in the previous meeting with the Eagles, and she said she is currently working to improve her abilities in the paint.

“I want to work on finishing a lot more of my shots inside,” Lockridge said.

Eastern Washington has three starters average double-digit scoring, led by junior guard Brianne Ryan with 14.5 points per contest.

UNC junior forward Kaisha Brown had her first career double-double in the last meeting, recording 11 points and 10 rebounds. Brown needs seven 3-pointers to tie for fifth place and nine to tie for fourth on the school’s all-time list of 3-pointers made. Brown said the team is confident it can perform well on the road.

“We know now we can play everyone in our conference,” Brown said. “We know that we can come back and win.”

The game will tip off at 8:05 p.m. Thursday in Cheney, Wash.

The team will round off the road trip with a visit to Portland State (11-9, 4-3) at 3:05 p.m. Saturday in Portland, Ore.

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UNC junior forward Kaisha Brown dribbles the ball upcourt in a game earlier this season. Brown had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting with Eastern Washington earlier this season.

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After a heartbreaking loss on a buzzer-beater Thursday against Weber State, the UNC men’s basketball team was still in shock, or feeling the effects of 6,910 feet above sea Men’s Basketball level, as it lost its second conference game of the year, 65-54, at the hands of Northern Arizona, Monday in Flagstaff, Ariz.

The University of Northern Colorado (11-9, 7-2) got a gamehigh 18 points from senior guard Devon Beitzel but was held to 33 percent shooting from the field for the game.

The Bears were able to keep the Big Sky’s leading scorer, NAU senior guard Cameron Jones, in check but could not overcome 15 turnovers and a poor shooting effort.

Jones came into the game averaging 20.2 points per game but was limited to 15 points, a team-high. Jones’ teammates picked up their games, however,

as the Lumberjacks got 15 and 13 points from sophomore guard Gabe Rogers and senior forward Shane Johannsen, respectively.

UNC got 10 points each from senior forward Chris Kaba and freshman forward Emmanuel Addo, who also had six rebounds.

Senior forward Taylor Montgomery also chipped in with nine points and seven rebounds.

UNC held a 28-23 lead with 54 second remaining in the first half before Rogers hit a 3-pointer, a steal and a lay-up as time expired from senior guard DeAngelo

Jones tied the game going into intermission.

Jones hit a jump shot coming out of halftime to give the Lumberjacks a lead they would not give back.

NAU built its lead to as many as 16 as Jones and Johannsen combined for 21 points in the final 20 minutes. Beitzel went 4for-9 shooting in the second half, and the team made 2-of-13 3pointers in the half, making it hard to chip away at the lead.

The Bears did get within eight points with 5:33 to play, but they could not pull off a comeback.

UNC returns home for its next two games, the first of which against Eastern Washington (7-14, 4-5), a team the Bears beat 75-73 on Dec. 31, at 7:05 p.m. Thursday at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion.

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C.O.W.S. lead herd of proud students PARKER COTTON sports@uncmirror.com

The student section at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion has recently been a loud and spirited one, making UNC a difficult place for opposing teams to win. And it just became even more spirited.

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I wanted to find some way for us to get out there and get tons of people involved - people standing for once at games and lots of campus involvement to pep up our team.

— Sammy Katopodes, a sophomore psychology and business management major

Katopodes, a sophomore psychology and business management major and vice president of the Student Alumni Association, has been implemented, and the student section now has an official name: Cheering On With Spirit.

“I wanted to find some way for us to get out there and get tons of people involved - people standing for once at games and lots of campus involvement to pep up our team,” Katopodes said.

When the idea of C.O.W.S. was first presented by SAA, it was debated as to whether the idea was worth promoting because of Greeley’s cow smell stigma and the fact that the University of Northern Colorado mascot is a Bear.

“If you can’t make fun of yourself or you can’t have some selfdeprecating humor, then what can you do?” said Mike Johnson, the assistant vice president of Alumni Relations. “In this case, we realized that there’s other institutions that have rowdy cheering sections for their school that have nothing to do with their mascot. So, what does a cow have to do with a Bear? Not

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much. Since the whole concept is from the students, I think it gives them the ability to create its own behavior or attitude towards developing Bear spirit and Bear pride.”

Regardless of the name, C.O.W.S. is slowly making its presence known around campus, and most notably, at men’s basketball games. The efforts of C.O.W.S., which hands out free T-shirts before each game, are not lost on men’s head basketball coach B.J. Hill.

“I thought it was a great idea to get the student section to solidify and organize because we could use the support,” Hill said. “It’s a definite impact on the game from our standpoint.”

Johnson said C.O.W.S. is sponsored by the SAA, but the men’s basketball program, specifically Hill, has also been greatly supportive.

Katopodes said although the C.O.W.S. currently attend only men’s basketball games, it plans to include other sports, such as women’s basketball and volleyball, as it gains popularity.

“When I created C.O.W.S., it was for all sporting events, and at a time when we’re trying to build it up, we’re trying to get the sports that people mainly go to at first,” she said. “That way we get noticed.”

Johnson also said he has the desire to include C.O.W.S. at football and baseball games in the

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future, but even getting a large number to women’s basketball games is a work in progress.

For the time being, however, C.O.W.S. aims to be loud and proud at men’s basketball games, and Hill said he is certainly welcoming the support.

“I want to express my support for them and our appreciation as a program for the support that they’re

showing us, and let them know they’re a big reason why we’re 30-6 over the last three years, 19-2 over the last two years and undefeated at home this year,” Hill said.

To learn more about C.O.W.S., look for its page on Facebook or attend an informational gathering at 5 p.m. today in Aspen suites A and B in the University Center.

17th spot for the number of alumni with bachelor’s degrees who currently volunteer with the organization. Twenty-six UNC alumni are currently working with the Peace Corps.

George Washington University in Washington, D.C., was ranked number one in the same category as UNC. George Washington University currently has 72 volunteers.

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at Boulder was also ranked No. 1 for the category of universities with 15,000 or more enrolled undergraduates with 117 alumni serving in the Peace Corps.

UNC was ranked 14th on the list in 2010 with 24 alumni volunteering and was ranked 21st in 2009 with 21 serving.

More than 500 UNC alumni have served in the Peace Corps since the international organization was created 50 years ago.

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Natalie Grapes, left, a freshman photography major, Kamryn Garner, a junior education major and Abbie Daurio, a sophomore speech language pathology major, show off their C.O.W.S. shirts.

For the third straight year, UNC was ranked in the Top 25 List of universities with the most Peace Corps volunteers.

In the category of universities and colleges with 5,00115,000 enrolled undergraduate students, the University of Northern Colorado earned the

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eirdre Clark, a freshman pre-nursing major, shields her face with part of her hat from the cold weather Tuesday on central campus. Temperatures in Greeley approached the record low of minus 18, set in 1985, and Denver International Airport reported a maximum temperature of minus 1 degree Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s temperatures are expected to be similar. UNC has not canceled any classes despite surrounding school districts’ decisions to close.

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Enabling college educations Focusing on freedom DSS from Page 5 To qualify for DSS, students must have an up-to-date adult psychological or medical note from a doctor prescribed within the last three years stating their disability and need for help. If the student does not have this, he or she must be tested by a professional to acquire the required papers to receive assistance.

Some of the disabilities that qualify for assistance are attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, severe anxiety, deafness, blindness and others.

“A lot of students don’t realize what the services are,” said Michael Pomphrey, the senior disability coordinator for DSS. “The ultimate goal for Disability Support Services is to

help students and to level the playing field.”

Disability Support Service’s mission statement is to “develop a partnership with students, faculty and staff to assist in creating an accessible university community, where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of the educational environment.”

The service center’s philosophy is derived from a quote by John F. Kennedy, “All of us do not have equal talents, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop those talents.”

Kylene Quigley, a junior sports and exercise science and human services major, receives assistance from DSS because she suffers from Stargardt disease,

which causes partial blindness.

She requires the assistance of magnified papers, extra time on tests, a computer that reads to her and audio books.

“The services are amazing, but there’s also really good support here, too,” Quigley said.

“So, I think that if a student has a disability and is having trouble, not just with issues with their disability, like books or whatever, but there’s a lot of supportive help here as well that’s offered, and I think that’s important for a person with a disability because a lot of times they can be unintentionally marginalized.”

For more information about DSS and the assistances offered, students can call 970351-2289.

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History from Page 2 “Education has transformed African Americans,” Junne said.

He also said he believes in order to have a complete working system, everybody in that system needs to be educated. If people are not educated, the system will not prosper.

“It was interesting that there was an emphasis on education, and that gave them their freedom,” said Jaclyn Taylor, a freshman pre-

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Taylor said it helped her put education into perspective. She said she often takes it for granted, but African Americans saw it as a way to achieve freedom — something she said she overlooks.

“It was important that he discussed the history of education and how it has evolved.

It showed how we contributed to our community,” said Tyrell Allen, a freshman sociology and Africana studies major.

Opportunities for science Science from Page 7 “The University of Northern Colorado is unique because it is primarily an undergraduate school,” Macaluso said. “We are not a major Ph.D. institute; we focus on undergrads.”

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— Robin Macaluso, an assistant professor of chemistry at UNC