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Left to right: Elle Levy, a sophomore art major, Lauren Fortney, a junior elementary education major and Geoff Phillip, a sophomore, psychology major, discuss derogatory terms Wednesday in the UC Panorama Room.

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The Power of Words Committee at UNC put on an event that filled the University Center’s Panorama Room with about 130 students, faculty and staff Wednesday night. It was the second installment of their forum series on the social significance of language.

“The Power of Words: That’s So G__” examined the impact of derogatory language in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community.

Members of the panel said the GLB identity of the phrase “that’s so gay” has been associated with negative connotations, which is now extremely common in American discourse.

The panel discussed how the derogatory use of these words in context, such as in hatefully referring to someone who actually identifies with one of these words, also contributes to a

greater construct of homophobia in society.

When attendees entered the room, each was handed a slip of paper with a table assignment and a slang term related to the GLB community. Everyone in the room had been labeled a “dyke,” “fairy,” “lesbo,” “queer” or “homo” for the conversation.

The tables acted as small groups, which comprised the primary forum of discussion.

Each table was led by a Housing and Residential Education trained diversity mentor. The first topic was the labels everyone had received.

After introductions from event facilitators Ria Vigil and Nicole Hindes, Chris Talbot, a professor of women’s studies, suggested ground rules for the conversation that facilitated open communication, honesty and respect. With a safe environment established, conversation about sensitive topics like sexual identity and social abuse began.

“What do these words

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mean?” said Nick Syrett, a University of Northern Colorado history professor. “All of them have been used by GLB people to describe themselves, but sometimes, they are used as derogatory terms for these people.”

Syrett said the history of these words and their impact are intrinsically linked. In examining the dynamic nature of the terms, a pattern emerges: GLBT people invent terms to distinguish themselves. The terms are then hijacked and used derogatorily by the masses. Eventually, people who identify with the terms “reclaim” them.

“The queer nation movement ... involves reclaiming and using proudly the words that the world uses against the queer community,” Syrett said.

Syrett said this pattern of reinvention allows some degree of comfort with associated slang within GLBT communities, but the impact of its derogatory use is an endless reality for many.

Robert Stise, a senior communications major, said he struggles deeply to cope with the homophobic language he hears daily. Stise and graduate student Crystal Mizer shared their experiences with homophobia with the entire group.

“I hear ‘gay’ or ‘faggot’ every day,” Stise said. “I got called these words in high school. It drove me to an inner rage I can’t describe right now.”

Mizer said she experienced such intense harassment about her sexual orientation in high school that she was compelled to drop out.

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Fair presents opportunities to travel, study abroad EMILY BRANT news@uncmirror.com

At the biannual Study Abroad Fair Wednesday in the University Center, programs from across the nation gathered together to inform students of academic opportunities in other countries.

From the highlands of Scotland to the outback of Australia, programs are offered in nearly every region of the world and are tailored to fit individual student’s needs.

Although the main focus of any program is on academics, each one is slightly different in its approach to academics and the experience that follows.

One of these programs, Arcadia, chooses to focus solely on the experience of learning in a different country. This is based on the premise that to develop a broad array of critical thinking skills, students must understand different world perspectives.

Other programs focus primarily on culture, Tyson Hanrahan of International Studies Abroad said.

“We focus on the culture behind the culture; this way, you learn why a culture works the way it does,” Hanrahan said.

Hanrahan said a focus on culture is most often what a student is looking for when studying abroad.

For example, students can

take a history lesson in any country, but studying from Italian professors in the Coliseum can only happen in Rome. Hanrahan said gravitation toward culturally based programs is growing more each day.

Experiential Learning Abroad Programs, a subsidiary of ISA, took this observation one step further when it created volunteer and internship opportunities in a variety of countries. Most countries within ELAP are Spanish speaking, but new programs are created often.

Students can go to another country solely to volunteer in conjunction with studying abroad or as an extension of a study abroad trip. Orphanages, zoos and hospitals give students opportunities to learn new things in other countries as a part of ELAP. Although ISA recommends students study abroad as early in their academic careers as possible, but with a bit of flexibility, course credits are in abundance across the world. Some even offer programs for graduate students.

For example, the Institute for Public Administration in Dublin offers an internship working under the Irish Dail and Seanad, Irish levels of government, to earn graduate level credits.

If students want to travel to a location that is not on the list provided by the Center for International Education, the

campus is willing to work with students to develop their own programs.

Joe Tort, a Study Abroad and Exchange coordinator, spoke on the real world benefits of this experience, “If you look at job potential, studying abroad makes you look unique,” Tort said. “Across the U.S., only one percent of undergraduate students study abroad.

It also gives you communication skills when dealing with someone of a different background. This is a vital skill when job hunting.”

For more information about studying abroad, students can visit the CIE office in room 2205 in the University Center or visit one of the various databases available such as www.goabroad.com and www.studyabroad.com.

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Joelle Montoya, left, a sophomore acting major, and Lisa Davies, an American Institute for Foreign Study representative, go over study abroad program material Wednesday in the University Center.

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Campus events help spread wealth of acceptance We are all aware of the idiom “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me.” From the tender days of our youth, we have been taught to not let words offend us or upset us in many ways. This, as any homo sapien would know, is not the case.

In fact, it is verbal bullying in early childhood that can affect the self-esteem of many as they grow up and venture off into the world, harboring feelings of inadequacy. Because this occurs, events like “That’s So Gay,” are put on to make people aware of the power of words — words that

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formed about a group of people and their lifestyles to come to such events to become educated and perhaps develop an understanding toward the community?

In order to stop the perpetual negative use of words that are used to describe a community, we must band together to help one another understand how what someone says can not only demean one person, but demean an entire community. Although they might be corny, we should start paying attention to those Public Service Announcements.

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community. Other discussions like Wednesday’s have also occurred on campus. The purpose, one might ask? To educate the ignorant.

Many who attend such events have a tendency to either be a part of the community putting on the event or have friends or family members who are a part of the group.

When the majority of the event turnout is such a situation, the common phrase “preaching to the choir” might be used. The real question is how are we supposed to get those who are unin-

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are used to belittle a group of people.

Wednesday night, the Power of Words committee and members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Resource Office at the University of Northern Colorado hosted a discussion on the phrase “That’s so gay” and the derogatory use of the phrase to refer to something as being stupid or silly.

The event consisted of personal stories from members of the GLBTA community as well as the history of many of the negative words directed at that

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in which I can freely explore the world, I might never have discovered OnDemand: Fitness.

Now, here’s a melon-scratcher for you: why is it that a cable company would order so many “booty” workout routines designed to educate women specifically on the proper way to present their posterior?

It seems highly irregular to me that all the fitness videos I viewed were targeted to women

— don’t men need to be fit, Comcast? — let alone the overwhelming preponderance of rump-shaking, get-that-man-tonotice-you instructionals. This serves as a very obvious example of the way women are targeted by the media to be socialized as objects of desire.

From our pink-and-doll cluttered infancies, we are taught “skills” that bequeath us to the very sort of male dominance that our mothers’ generation sought refuge from. By the time I was 13, despite my feisty feminist beliefs, I still knew the most proper and efficient methods of cooking, cleaning, child- rearing, and yes, shaking my derriere. Without even pursuing them, I have acquired all the necessary pre-requisites for being a wife, mother, or stripper if I want.

But what women want for

themselves is a subject too often neglected in this society. The insult is not in that women are taught to be proficient in certain tasks; I feel no shame for the way I move my body. The slander lies in what men are not taught and what expectations are not thrust on them.

We are taught booty shaking to be dismissed as pertaining to “bitches” and “hoes” by the very music we are encouraged to dance to; men at a club do little but stare and stand. It is not the same thing to dance for — or on — a man as an object of lust as it is to dance with a man, equal partners in a mutually pleasing pastime.

My ideal solution is not, as you might presume, that all men are awful and ought to be exiled to an island of poison ivy. Charlie Sheen, maybe. Neither would it be advisable for all women to

cease and desist dancing immediately and eternally. But women have to demand their right to express sensuality in a manner that befits them personally and not the idea that has been drummed into our heads, along with 36-24-36 measurements, of what sexy is.

The dispiriting answer to the query I posed above is that this programming exists because women don’t protest the abstract whitewashing of their sexuality; but with confidence women can learn to resist the impositions of other’s expectations and protect their psyches from the damaging pursuit of being sexual fantasies and just start being themselves.

— Joanna Langston is a senior psychology major and an arts reporter for The Mirror.

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University president outlines financial future KATIE OWSTON news@uncmirror.com

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Kay Norton, president of the University of Northern Colorado, speaks to students, faculty and employees Wednesday in the UC Ballrooms.

Norton said a hiring freeze is in place for some non-faculty positions.

University President Kay Norton addressed the campus community Wednesday, discussing the current direction of the university and the strategies necessary in order to accomplish both short- and long-term goals.

Three goals were established in the fall of 2010. The first was to work toward financial sustainability; the second, to remember the core values of the university and consider them when making decisions; the third, to identify at least $5 million in permanent cost savings to be used throughout the next three years.

Norton said UNC will freeze the hiring of all non-faculty positions with annual salaries of more than $25,000.

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from command-and-control regulation toward a partnership with the state,” Norton said.

She also said many issues the university is facing is similar to those being dealt with at the state level.

“What we have to come through on now is finding and implementing sustainable cost savings — that is, permanent reductions in spending that will enable us to fulfill our promises,” President Norton said.

In order to follow through with these goals, the university will need to be motivated by the three priorities associated with those goals it has set in place.

The first priority is to maintain the University of Northern Colorado’s ability to provide quality education for students.

The second priority is to create academic programs of high quality that enforce the connection between teachers and students. In doing so, not only will UNC continue to help students excel in the classroom, students will gain opportunities outside of the classroom as well.

The third priority is to create a place where all members of the campus can come together.

The university has already begun with plans to renovate Bishop-Lehr Hall and the University Center. A workshop hosted Tuesday gained perspective from students, faculty

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We have a shared responsibility to deliver on our mission in a sustainable way. And because we share this responsibility, we have to think about it together.

— Kay Norton, president of UNC

and staff, and solidified ideas of renovation for the future.

If the strategies in President Norton’s speech are properly implemented, the said priorities will become physical achievements. Focusing on the university’s needs instead of wants when it comes to spending summarize six of the seven strategies. The seventh strategy — fundraising for the university — will have a direct connection to the priorities set in place.

President Norton also emphasized the importance of community involvement in moving toward these goals.

“We have a shared responsibility to deliver on our mission in a sustainable way,” Norton said. “And because we share this responsibility, we have to think about it together.”

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Student Senate Update

Clubs funding requests exceed budget, elections meeting set SARA VAN CLEVE news@uncmirror.com Directors, representatives and Senate members reported on recent work and upcoming events during Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting.

Dean of Students Raul Cardenas began the evening with his university update.

Cardenas discussed UNC President Kay Norton’s presentation Wednesday regarding accomplishments and the university-wide planning effort.

Cardenas said he thinks it is important for Senate members and students to attend such events.

“It is very, very important for lots of reasons particularly when it’s talking about things that affect you,” Cardenas said. “All those things are important whether you agree with them or not because they affect the student body. We need to be present, thoughtful and engaging in that regard.”

Student Body President Matt VanDriel said the university will host a mini-event similar to the feedback workshop hosted Tuesday in an effort to receive more student response. This event will have a more narrow focus than the previous feedback session. The event will start at 5 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the University Center.

Cardenas also said a new Career Services director has been hired. Renee Welch will begin as the new director March 7.

Evan Welch, Student Senate adviser, said he met with the City of Greeley and Neighborhood Relations to discuss a way to receive feedback from UNC and

Aims Community College students on what needs to be improved in Greeley.

The city changed the name of the Collegiate Advisory Board to the Greeley Collegiate Leadership Council. The GCLC will work with both the University of Northern Colorado and Aims to obtain student and citizen feedback on different aspects of the city.

Student Senate elections The first meeting for candidates of the upcoming Student Senate elections will be at 4 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 10 in the Council Room in the UC. Election’s Council Commissioner Danielle Morgan will be discussing elections packets, candidate requirements, the code of ethics and the election timeline.

Katelyn Elliott, director of Student Affairs, said the Organization Finance Board approved funding for the Chinese Cultural Club to host Lunar New Year’s events and approved $210 for the Painting

Club to host a gallery of students’ work. Four more clubs have made funding requests.

Benjamin Schiffelbein, director of Academic Affairs, said 74 applications have already been received from students seeking conference grants. Schiffelbein said the simpler application process has led to more students applying for grants.

The total amount requested is nearly $34,000, which is approximately three times the amount available. Schiffelbein said he is unsure what course will be taken but said it is reasonable to seek more funding so more students can receive grants.

Student Rights Advocate Samantha Fox said the Student Judiciary met Monday to review applications and four applicants for the committee will be interviewed. The nominations will be announced during the Senate meeting Wednesday, Feb. 9.

The Residence Hall Association recently amended its constitution. The amendment included changing the number of student staff representatives in

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Faculty Senate passed legislation Monday making BearMail an official form of communication between professors, staff and students.

Director of University Relations Ryan Shucard said advertisements will begin to be placed on the Bear Bus vehicles.

Jim Riesberg, Colorado State representative for House District 50, will host an open forum about higher education at 9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 5, in the UC Columbine Suite.

Representatives from the

Center for Peer Education said the organization will soon begin its annual Party with a Plan campaign, and they have teamed up with the cultural centers on campus to host weekly launch parties. At each launch party, students will be given a raffle ticket and CPE will have a drawing for a Wii after the events have ended.

The Diversity Council will host its biannual Speak Truth, Not Ignorance forum titled “Speak Faith” from 7-9 p.m.

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The Diversity Council and the University Program Council will host a music and dance festival called “My Culture is Beautiful” at 7 p.m. March 31.

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Fraternities, sororities promote ways to get involved, have fun on campus CARMEN BRADY news@uncmirror.com Fraternities and sororities have long been a prominent element in college life. Students were able to learn more about Greek Life at UNC through the “Meet the Greeks” introduction event Thursday in the University Center.

Meet the Greeks gave all the Greek organizations on campus an opportunity to talk to students interested in Greek Life and answer any questions they might have about the individual group’s philanthropies.

Alyssa Harmon, a senior criminal justice and sociology major, was at the event Thursday representing the Panhellenic Council.

Harmon said she thinks Greek Life is a good way for students to get involved on campus.

“It gives students an opportunity to be a part of something bigger on campus, and it gets them involved,” Harmon said. ”It’s a good way to network with other people, and it’s a good way to do community service.”

Taylor Thomson, a sophomore nursing major and a member of Sigma Kappa, said she agreed it is

a good opportunity to get involved, as well as a way to find a niche on campus.

“The thing I found most beneficial is the friendships that you make,” Thomson said. ”I meet people in the dorms, but obviously, I’m not hanging out with them all the time. I can come into the Sigma Kappa house anytime I want, and I know I’m going to have 65 people there that want to do something.”

Greek Life also stresses leadership. Chelsea Matesi, a junior audiology and speech pathology major and member

of Alpha Sigma Alpha, said she thought being involved in a sorority was important for life after graduation.

“A lot of us are really strong leaders on campus, and it’s a great way to grow as a leader,” Matesi said. “It’ll also benefit you after you graduate as well because it’s good for resumes.”

Amy Lujan, a junior history secondary education major and member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, said there is unity within fraternities and sororities, and these organizations help benefit the community.

“We try to help out with other

fraternities and sororities as much as we can because their philanthropies are just as important as ours,” Lujan said. “We all get together on Mondays to learn what’s going on in their houses and so they can learn what’s going on in our house.”

“I love it,” Thomson said.

“We’re trying to get involved, and we’re trying to help UNC and the community. We might be each individual fraternity and sorority, but we’re all together trying to make UNC better.”

For more information about Greek Life, students can visit www.unco.edu/greek.

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Photos from UNC menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball game

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Guard shows no weakness in win over Eagles DAVID WILSON sports@uncmirror.com

The UNC men’s basketball team needed every bit of senior guard Devon Beitzel’s seemingly super powers to pull off a 63-53 victory over Eastern Washington Thursday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

“I don’t know what else you can say about Devon Beitzel,” University of Northern Colorado head coach

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He was in a car crash at 12 o’ clock today, had stitches put in his head and drops 27 points. He has a little bit of Superman in him.

— UNC head coach B.J. Hill said about senior guard Devon Beitzel

B.J. Hill said. “He was in a car crash at twelve o’ clock today, had stitches put in his head and drops 27 points.

He has a little bit of Superman in him.”

Beitzel was T-boned in the driver’s door of his vehicle Thursday, but he said he felt ready to play by game time.

“I was a little worried about someone coming down on my head, but overall, I felt 100 percent,” Beitzel said.

UNC needed every minute from its leader as it was heavily tested in its first home game back from a 0-2 road trip.

The Bears (12-9, 8-2) came back from a poor first half where they shot 23 percent and were limited to 20 points. The Bears’ defense also struggled as it allowed the Eagles to shoot 40 percent from the field.

“What people saw in the first half was a microcosm of what happened on the road after the Weber State fiasco,” senior forward Chris Kaba said.

The Bears trailed by as many as

11 points in the second half before gaining an offensive traction. From there, UNC went on a 21-12 blitz, capped off by a 3-pointer from Beitzel to claim its first lead of the game at 43-42 with 7:21 remaining.

Beitzel scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, with 14 of those points coming via free throw.

UNC nailed its free throws down the stretch, including two courtesy of the Eagles’ head coach who received a technical foul with 39 seconds left to play.

The Bears victory, combined with the Montana’s loss to Weber State, moved UNC back into a first place tie with Montana in the Big Sky Conference.

“We control our own destiny again and that’s what we want,” Kaba said. “We really want to host this tournament for our fans and for Greeley.”

The Bears will get back to action against Portland State (11-11, 4-6) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

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UNC freshman guard Paul Garnica attempts a shot in Thursday’s victory over Eastern Washington. Garnica finished with seven points to go with five assists and one steal in the game.

Bears happy to be home, will face Oregon State SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmiror.com

The UNC wrestling team is back at home against Oregon State tonight at Butler-Hancock S p o r t s Pavilion after having nothing but road duals for the last two months.

After a tough 44-0 loss to No. 4 Justin Gaethje O k l a h o m a had his eightState on match win streak Jan. 28, the snapped at University Oklahoma State. of Northern

Colorado will look to rebound against Oregon State. The Bears are 7-16 all-time against the Beavers, including a 48-0 loss on Jan. 9, 2010.

“They want to wrestle well,” head coach Ben Cherrington said. “We had a tough trip going to Oklahoma State, and the guys didn’t wrestle well.”

Today’s match will be the first match UNC has had at home since Dec. 3, and being in a familiar place is expected to have positive effects on the team.

“I think it’s going to be nice,” Cherrington said. “I expect them to wrestle better than they have been.”

In the dual at Oklahoma State, UNC junior Casey Cruz

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I think it’s going to be nice. I expect them to wrestle better than they have been.

— UNC wrestling head coach Ben Cherrington lost to Jordan Oliver, the InterMat.com No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation in the 133pound weight class. Cruz will be matched up against junior Garrett Drucker, who is ranked No. 14 at 133 pounds. Cruz said despite the loss, he will not be changing anything about his technique.

“I’m not planning on wrestling defensive,” Cruz said.

“I’m just working on the same stuff I’ve been working on.”

Junior Brandon Kammerzell, who is 1-1 at home this season, said he is looking to improve on scoring on his opponent defensively, which he said was something he struggled with against Oklahoma State.

“This week we worked a lot on scoring out of defensive positions when guys shoot on me.” Kammerzell said. “Really getting their head down to the mat, and snapping off the mat, and scoring in defensive positions.”

UNC senior Justin Gaethje has been voted No. 11 in his weight class in the first coaches’

panel ratings of the season. The final rankings will help determine who will qualify for the 2011 Division I Wrestling Championships.

Gaethje, also ranked No. 11 in the 149-pound class by InterMat, had his eight-match winning streak snapped by Oklahoma State junior Jamal Parks, who is ranked No. 10.

Gaethje will dual Oregon State freshman Scott Sakaguchi, who has won 19 matches this season.

“I’m really excited to see my team perform,” Gaethje said.

“Oregon State is a really tough team, so I’m really excited to see how they respond.”

The teams will take to the mat at 7 p.m. tonight at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion.

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New football coach finalizes first recruiting class PARKER COTTON sports@uncmirror.com

New UNC head football coach Earnest Collins Jr. may have had a late start to the recruiting process, but he and his staff of assistants were still able to assemble a talented 17member inaugural recruiting class.

Collins, flanked by assistant coaches, spoke Wednesday in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion about how excited he was for his first batch of recruits at the University of Northern Colorado.

“It’s a blessing that as many quality kids were available to us this late in the stage as it was,” Collins said.

Ten offensive players, six defensive players and one athlete player make up the class, 11 members of which are from Colorado. Collins said one of the two junior college transfers in the class, Aisea Vave, a linebacker from Mesa Community College in Grand Junction, could be one of the incoming players to see the field early and often.

One of the notable offensive signings was Travis Bernard, a 5foot-8, 185-pound running back from Valley Center, Calif. Despite

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I’m not going to tell a player he’s not going to play because he’s a freshman. I’ve told players all the time, ‘I don’t set the depth chart. You do.’

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his small stature, Bernard was the best statistical running back in the state his senior season, as he racked up 2,834 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns.

“When you look at the kid on his tape, he’s just a phenomenal running back,” Collins said.

“Sometimes you get those small kids, and you can’t see them back there, and before you know it, he’s darted past you and he’s gone.”

With several young incumbent running backs, as well as two tailback signees, new offensive coordinator Michael Armour said the running back spot, along with every other position, will have an open competition come fall practices.

“Every time you establish a new system and everything, all spots are open,” Armour said. “There’s nobody that has a guaranteed set spot. I think competition brings out the best in all of us.”

Armour also said he expects the quarterback battle to be a very interesting one. He had praise for all three quarterbacks, junior Dylan Orms, sophomore Matt Baca and redshirt freshman Seth Lobato, who saw game action last season.

Five wide receivers and three offensive linemen round off the offensive recruits.

New defensive coordinator Zach Shay said he is excited about instilling his defensive philosophies in the recruits as well as the upperclassmen.

“If these guys aren’t in shape, they’re going to have a tough time making it through the first 10 minutes of practice because there’s going to be 60- and 70-yard sprints, and we’ll go back-to-back-to-back to make sure they can play at the tempo we want them to play at,” Shay said.

Four linebackers, one defensive lineman and one cornerback

make up the defensive recruits.

Collins said the linebacker position was a specific position his staff was targeting.

“We lost all three starters, and it’s an old cliché that defense wins championships, so we went out and made sure we got players that could get to the football and make plays for us on defense,” Collins said.

One of the most versatile defensive recruits is Ryan Gackle, a 6-foot2, 225-pound linebacker, who also played right tackle, quarterback and wide receiver at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs.

Collins said Brandon Boyle, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker from Fairview High in Boulder, was a very fortunate pick-up for the program.

“I was surprised he was still around,” Collins said. “He’s a phenomenal athlete. He’s one of those guys that can really get it done.”

As a senior, Boyle averaged 7.8 tackles per game and was an allstate honorable mention.

Collins said he is looking forward to the opening of fall camp, and he also said a few of the incoming freshman will have a chance to play.

“I’m not going to tell a player he’s not going to play because he’s a freshman,” Collins said. “I’ve told players all the time, ‘I don’t set the depth chart. You do.’”

For his first recruiting class at UNC, which may not be complete yet, Collins said he was pleased with the players he and his staff brought in.

“It’s a blessing we were able to get in on such good kids that we have in this signing class of 17 kids who have a chance to come be a part of the Bear family,” Collins said.

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The UNC women’s basketball game got a game-high 22 points off the bench from sophomore guard Victoria Timm and a double-double from sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke in the team’s 69-59 victory over Eastern Washington, Thursday in Cheney, Wash.

Timm’s 22 points are a seasonhigh, and the University of Northern Colorado (13-9, 8-1) stayed tied atop the Big Sky with Montana State.

T h e opening minutes were a backand-forth affair, with n e i t h e r team taking Victoria Timm a dominant scored a gamehold on the high 22 points in g a m e .

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guard Courtney Stoermer were the only Bears players to score in the first 10 minutes before a 3pointer from Timm put UNC ahead, 14-13, with 10:08 remaining in the first half. The Bears never looked back and led for the remainder of the game.

The Eagles had three players score in double figures, led by senior forward Julie Piper with 14 points. Junior guard Brianne Ryan and Aubrey Ashenfelter backed Piper with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

The Bears were able to overcome their 16 turnovers by shooting 41 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line.

UNC also benefited from Eastern Washington’s poor shooting night, as the Eagles were held to 33 percent shooting from the field and 2-for-16 on 3-pointers.

Eastern Washington’s largest lead came in the opening minutes of the game when it led by two on two occasions but was never able to build the lead.

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Strange, who finished with nine points and eight rebounds, to give the Bears a 13 -point cushion, their largest of the game, with six minutes to play. The Eagles chipped away at the lead to get within seven, but that was as close as the Bears would allow.

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Their accounts of fear, discrimination and abuse evoked empathy among participants, which led to the focus discussion of the evening of how to move empathy out of the room and into society, so the abuse of GLBT identity words can become a linguistic quirk of the past.

Several participants offered various solutions and tactics they found conducive to the cause.

“It’s exhausting to always have to correct it when people trash the one word that I feel describes me,” Stise said. “But you have to carry your space with you and let people know

that they can’t say certain things around you if they respect you.”

Ultimately, “That’s So G__” aimed to make advocates into educators — to motivate and inform people who already feel the need for change. In that way, organizers said they hoped the attitude of tolerance can become prolific at UNC and beyond.

For information about the GLBTA Resource Office and upcoming events, visit www.unco.edu/glbta.

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The queer nation movement ... involves reclaiming and using proudly the words that the world uses against the queer community.

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