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News New club volunteers with horses The Galloping Bears Equestrian Club looks to make differences in the horse community.

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Sports Vikings hand Bears road loss The UNC women’s basketball team loses its second Big Sky game of the season.

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Human resources expert gives interview advice TESSA BYRNS news@uncmirror.com Everyone has heard this phrase at some point during an interview, “Tell me something about yourself.” Many people do not know how to respond, let alone what the interviewer is looking for in an answer.

Mark Neville from State Farm Insurance presented a Career Fair Preparation Session to a group of finance students

and community members on Thursday in the Milne Auditorium in Kepner Hall.

Christine McClatchey, professor of finance at UNC, said she frequently invites Neville to speak to her classes. This is the first year that she invited him to speak with the rest of the community.

“Mark has background experience in human resources and he’s interviewed thousands of

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Mark Neville, a representative from State Farm Insurance, speaks with students Thursday in Milne Auditorium in Kepner Hall.

Neville taught students tips to succeeding in job interviews.

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people, so he brings a lot of experience and knowledge to the presentation,” McClatchey said. “He’s spoken to FYE 108 classes also.”

Neville is also a knowledgeable presenter for a finance class because he has been on both sides of the interviewing experience.

“Mark has been interviewed hundreds of times, so he’s seen what works and what doesn’t in an interview,” McClatchey said.

In the presentation, Neville told students and community members how to impress an interviewer in order to make getting hired a sure thing.

Neville said the main attribute that sets people who get the job and those who do not apart, is treating the interview as if it were an actual conversation.

“Get rid of the word interview and just have a conversation with the person,” Neville said. “Make a connection with the person.”

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I’m continuously on the edge of my seat whenever he comes to speak to my classes.

(Neville) gives information and a perspective to the interviewing process that students wouldn’t normally get.

— Christine McClatchey, professor of finance at UNC

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Sports enthusiasm should be shared with UNC athletics In the week leading up to the Super Bowl, there were three kinds of people on the UNC campus: those rooting for the Green Bay Packers, those rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and those who were simply apathetic.

If a person fell into the first two categories, they began despising members of the other group. If one person was in the third category, he or she began disliking the people donned in black and yellow, and green and yellow, clothing.

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it, we need to support it. These teams represent of university.

The fans do as well.

If fans don’t support the team that bears (no pun intended) UNC on the front, that reflects poorly on our school.

It doesn’t matter if someone has a favorite team or sport or not. If you could find a reason to support the Packers or the Steelers, the reason to support UNC sports should be pretty simple to find.

Everybody in the student section is rooting for the same team you are.

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UNC sports teams when annually we spend time watching the same crazy pageantry of the NFL. Apathy should not take control of this campus when it comes to UNC sports.

Men’s basketball gets support, sure, but so should everything else. Women’s basketball games rarely attract large crowds to Butler-Hancock, even during this very impressive season.

UNC students need to attend more of these games. Basketball (both teams), baseball, soccer, wrestling, football, softball, volleyball, everything; if UNC plays

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liking Aaron Rodgers, liking the team colors, liking Troy Polamalu’s hair, liking Polamalu’s shampoo commercials, the list goes on and on.

If a Broncos fan planned on watching, chances are he or she found a reason to cheer for one of the teams.

If somebody who doesn’t even like football watched the game with a group of friends, chances are he found a rooting interest.

If this is the case, there’s no reason everybody on this campus should not like watching our

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hate it for putting more weight on the federal government. President Obama wants to get rid of the system and replace it with one in which school districts would have more decision-making responsibility and the Department of Education would have less.

School districts certainly should be accountable for the academic success of their students.

But the unreasonable No Child Left Behind Act (which I like to call

One Size Fits All) leaves no room for the differences between districts. Schools are held responsible for making student achievement satisfactory, regardless of the community’s unique circumstances.

At some schools, “minority students” are the majority. At others, most students have a native language other than English. It is absurd to expect these schools to meet the same standard in reading comprehension as primarily English-speaking schools.

Teachers spend too many precious hours administering tests and examining their results. Ideally, educators use class days to provide a learning experience rooted in each student’s individual needs.

Instead, they train students on how to fill in the proper bubbles.

One education doesn’t fit all students. Educators should place

guardrails on the sides of the road, not road blocks in the middle of it.

Training gifted and talented students only to proficiency damages their educational experience.

But standardized tests don’t measure potential. They only tell us who is proficient and who is not. The ironic thing is, through the entire course of public schooling, we are taught how to be like one another — how to reach the bar. But in the working world, we’re immediately asked to stand out, to be different. Learning how to pass a test is hardly inspiring.

And students who might pass the bar and in fact jump right over it aren’t given the best opportunity to do so.

I find it funny how some children can spend hours playing a video game, trying to get an achievement, trying to win some-

thing, but when a test is placed in front of them, they drift off, unable to concentrate on the questions and answers. Why, then, does public education not let the school day be more like a game?

Students who excel can be rewarded by moving on to the next level, and struggling students can be given some extra help — for game geeks, a “strategy guide.”

This year, Congress will debate how to replace the Bush administration’s failed program.

Republicans will push power to the states rather than the federal government, and Democrats will want to fix the school day for their teachers. In any case, now is the time to leave behind One Size Fits All. —Mark Maxwell is a junior theater arts major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.

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With the costs of education, responsibility matters Ryan SHUCARD

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t is true the ultimate goal of a higher education institution is to provide the best possible environment in which a student can thrive academically and intellectually.

It is equally true that the capacity for a student to think critically is paramount to the various student services offered by universities. Thus, the true measure of a university’s academic prowess is its ability to produce students with skillful and intellectual capacities.

With an ailing economy and student-loan requests becoming more prevalent, our university

seems to be ignorant of the true nature of higher education while suggesting tuition and studentfee increases are the cure to our particular ailment.

Capital investments have risen with the construction of the new residence halls and the Butler-Hancock renovation in the past year. Student fees have also risen every year since my time as a student, and yet UNC has seemed to adopt a “holding pattern” policy toward fees and tuition increases. I acknowledge some necessity to increase fees, given the nature of the current national economic climate, but we, the university, comprised of due-paying students, should adopt a more responsible and fiscally conservative approach to the business of fees and tuition.

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Senate is sensitive and mindful of the needs of students but ought to recognize the fundamental difference between needs and desires. Speaking of a new “capital fee,” as if it already exists, is not only irresponsible, it also serves the false notion that a new academic flagship facility will somehow symbolize UNC’s academic prowess. New capital projects, student-fee increases and tuition increases are not of necessity in order to maintain UNC’s academic quality. Given the current circumstances, our pursuits appear to be rooted more in desire rather than necessity.

Over the past two years, I have had the pleasure of experiencing various university meetings, committees and campus initiatives, and I agree that the good folks of UNC are

committed to sustaining a high level of service to our students; however, the time to implement growth is not now.

We need to be looking for solutions to increase efficiency within the university’s processes while taking careful consideration to cut areas of low efficiency or where the duplication of work exists. Temporarily freezing hiring does not cure a tight budget nor does it symbolize a sudden accumulation of funds with which the university can utilize elsewhere. This would remain true as long as we continue to hire fulltime employees to do work that could otherwise be done by graduate assistantships.

Bottom-line: the national economic climate coupled with an extremely tight state budget does not afford UNC any other

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option than to look for areas to cut wasteful spending and approach the future with policies that ensure UNC’s academic prowess in the form of performance rather than another symbolic capital project.

I understand my view is not shared by every faculty, staff or student, but I certainly do encourage the participation of every UNC community member in the discussions that will lead to responsible solutions to the ongoing balancing act of maintaining high academic performance and the provision of various student services and capital projects.

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Professors speak on month recognizing black culture UNC celebrates Black History Month with array of activities SARA VAN CLEVE news@uncmirror.com The UNC campus will join the rest of the nation throughout February in celebrating the history and contributions of black Americans.

Events to be hosted this month include several film screenings and discussions, presentations by University of Northern Colorado faculty and special guests, a Jackson 5themed Open Mic Night, a Jeopardy! game and other events.

Carter G. Woodson, an African American historian, created Black History Month in 1926. It was originally known as Negro History Week and was observed the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass, a former slave and

abolitionist, and former President Abraham Lincoln.

The week was expanded to include the entire month in 1976.

Hermon George, Jr., a professor of Africana studies at UNC, said Woodson’s organization was the group that lengthened the observance.

“The organization that was the spearhead for Black History Month was the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which was founded in 1916,” George said.

“In 1980, another group of scholars argued it should be Black Liberation Month to put an activist emphasis on it.”

Travis Boyce, an assistant professor of Africana studies and social sciences at UNC, said Negro History Week, and later Black History Month,began as a way to

remember and examine the contributions of black Americans to the history of the United States.

“It’s important because it wasn’t examined in history textbooks,” Boyce said.

“Throughout the years, people have argued whether we should have a Black History Month.

African Americans historically, like women and immigrants, have not been represented in historical texts and (been put in) a negative view. We need to re-examine history and be realistic and not deny what has happened.”

One focus of Black History Month is to give recognition to the historic figures of black history and the Civil Rights Movement who do not necessarily receive the credit they deserve.

George Junne, a professor of

Black History Month Events • “Good Hair” documentary and post discussion, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Spruce B/C. • “U People” documentary and post discussion, 7 p.m. Feb. 14 in New South Residence Hall.

• Discussion on socio - political importance of black music in American society led by Hassan Salaam, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 in Brown Residence Hall.

• “The Cartel” documentary screening, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 in Lindou Auditorium.

• “Africana Night -- My Black is Beautiful” discussion led by Black Student Alliance, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 in the UC Ballrooms.

• “Leadership in the Times of Crisis: The Travails of the African American College President, 1950 to Present” lecture led by Travis Boyce, professor of Africana studies, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 in the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center.

• “The Great Debaters” screening, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in New South Residence Hall.

Africana studies, said there are many unsung heroes in black history, both black and white.

“Almost every community had somebody connected to the

Civil Rights struggle,” Junne said.

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New equestrian club looks to saddle up EMILY BRANT news@uncmirror.com

A shared interest, a sport and a passion for the world of horses have brought together a growing group of UNC students.

The Galloping Bears Equestrian Club is not only one of the newest clubs on campus, but is also the only one that is involved with horses.

In fall 2010, Carmen Mesbergen, a junior English major, devised a plan to keep horses in her life while she continued to pursue her academic goals.

“I was going to a school in Michigan last year, and it was only academics,” Mesbergen said. “When I got back to UNC,

I just knew that I had to do something to make horses an equal part of my academic life.”

This idea took shape into what is now known as the Galloping Bears Equestrian Club.

At this time, the club is primarily interest-based. Members range from those with no experience with horses but have an interest in learning to those who have been competing all of their lives. Although GBEC is still in the planning stages, members have had no shortage of ideas to raise awareness of their club and of their goals.

Among activities like trail riding in the mountains, club members’ goals include making a difference in the equestrian community. At a minimum of

COURTESY OF GALLOPING BEARS EQUESTRIAN CLUB

From left to right: Meagan O’Grady, Shea Dillon, Carmen Mesbergen and Klaus Broeker, members of the Galloping Beras Equestrian Club, pose in the University Center.

once a month, members volunteer at local horse businesses, such as the Front Range Equine Rescue, a non-profit horse rescue located in Larkspur.

Members also spend their free time at Hearts & Horses, a therapeutic riding center outside of Loveland. By volunteering their time at various equine businesses, members strive to make a positive impact on the horse world.

The GBEC is composed of members from a variety of riding disciplines. Three-day eventing, hunter/jumper and rodeo are the primary interests, but all disciplines are welcomed. Group lessons are in the works with a well-known horse trainer from Fort Collins.

One long-term goal of the GBEC is to transition from being a club into being a club sport.

One way to begin this conversion is to practice together for competitions.

The sentiment shared by all GBEC members is that maintaining a balance between college and horses has been one of the biggest challenges of college life.

Emilie Nemchak, a freshman journalism major and one of the club’s newest members, discussed the benefits of being involved with horses.

“As an out-of-state student, it helps me deal with homesickness and stress,” Nemchak said. “Just hopping on a horse and going for a trail

ride always clears my head.”

GBEC meets at 6:30 p.m every other Wednesday at the University Center Fireside Lounge. The next meeting will be Feb. 16. For further information, e-mail Mesbergen at mesb2353@bears.unco.edu

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As an out-of-state student, it helps me deal with homesickness and stress. Just hopping on a horse and going for a trail ride always clears my head.

— Emilie Nemchak, a freshman journalism major

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Evolution of month detailed Students applying for History from Page 6 oppression of blacks and were involved in every aspect.”

Junne said one particular Civil Rights activist who stands out in his mind is Bayard Hermon George, Ruston.

R u s t o n Jr., said numerous o r g a n i z e d organizations e v e n t s were responsible related to for including and includ- activism in Black ing Martin History Month L u t h e r King, Jr.’s march in Washington, D.C., but was never recognized for his efforts

because he was gay. Junne said during the Civil Rights Movement, many African Americans did not want gays in the forefront because of their religious beliefs.

J u n n e said he thinks it is important that Black H i s t o r y Month be o b s e r v e d , Travis Boyce e s p e c i a l l y said that blacks by students. have not been “ I t ’ s represented i m p o r t a n t accurately in acabecause at demic textbooks. the center of every major event of democracy, since the beginning of

America, has been the African American population, from B a k e r ’ s rebellion, to World War I and World War II and, of course, the Civil War, to civil rights and George Junne l a b o r said that many difm o v e ferent demographments.” ics had connecF o r tions to the Civil more inforRights Movement. m a t i o n a b o u t upcoming Black History Month events, students can visit www.unco.edu/calendar or call the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center at 970-351-1159.

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Neville also said not to treat the interview as if a student is “just looking for a job.”

He said when he interviews a candidate, he looks for the person who genuinely wants the position.

“What I’m looking for when I’m interviewing people is that not only do they know the basic skills that we’re looking for, but also passion, dedication, enthusiasm and goal-oriented people,” Neville said.

McClatchey said she is hoping that in addition to speaking to her classes, Neville will also be able to

speak at the University of Northern Colorado more often so the whole community can benefit from his advice.

“I’m continuously on the edge of my seat whenever he comes to speak to my classes,” McClatchey said. “He gives information and a perspective to the interviewing process that students wouldn’t normally get. It also applies to all people, not just students.”

Students who attended the event were also buzzing with excitement to put Neville’s advice into action.

“He said that the end of the interview is the most important part,” said Adam Diakete, a junior accounting and finance major. “When you leave the room you have to leave a good impression with the interviewer.”

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Men’s basketball back in first place UNC unable to hold large lead, hangs on for 85-72 victory over Portland State BEN WARWICK sports@uncmirror.com

In the opening minutes of Saturday’s men’s basketball game, Portland State tried to give UNC a run for its money.

T h e University of Northern Colorado had Men’s Basketball other ideas.

T h e Vikings (11-12, 4-7) made a 14-0 run with less than four minutes to

go in the second half, but it was not enough as the Bears (13-9, 9-2) prevailed, 85-72, to remain undefeated at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion this season.

The Bears led by as many as 27 with a little over 13 minutes remaining in the second half, but the lead dwindled as the Vikings made eight consecutive 3-pointers to cut the lead to six with 1:53 left. UNC held on for the win as PSU did not score again after that point, but UNC senior guard Devon Beitzel said the win was not a pretty one.

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UNC freshman guard Paul Garnica dribbles the ball and looks for an open teammate in the Bears’ win over Portland State on Saturday. Garnica finished the game with four points.

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Next week is the biggest week of our season, in a nutshell, so we have to take care of business.

— UNC redshirt freshman forward Emmanuel Addo “This isn’t how you’re supposed to feel after a win,” said Beitzel, who finished with a game-high 15 points. “We just didn’t play with the energy that we need to.“ With the win, and Montana’s Saturday loss to Northern Arizona, UNC moves into sole possession of first place in the Big Sky, which is vital, as UNC takes to the road to face Montana State and Montana this weekend.

“We know that in college basketball, the margin for error is very small,” redshirt freshman forward Emmanuel Addo said. “This next week is the biggest week of our season, in a nutshell, so we just have to take care of business.”

Addo finished the game with 14 points, which ties his careerhigh, and eight rebounds.

Redshirt freshman guard Tate Unruh posted a career-best 13 points and sophomore guard Elliott Lloyd gathered a careerhigh nine rebounds.

Head coach B.J. Hill said he believes a decreased amount of practice time led to the team’s second half troubles.

“We played Monday night, we came home Tuesday, we didn’t practice, we practiced Wednesday, played Thursday, and went really light yesterday,” Hill said. “I think it’s just playing at home. The comfort

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UNC redshirt freshman guard Tate Unruh takes the ball to the basket in the Bears’ victory over Portland State Saturday. Unruh scored a career-high 13 points to go with four rebounds. factor’s much higher at home and, obviously, you usually shoot it better at home than you do on the road.”

In a game in which his team shot 51 percent from the field, but let a large lead slip away Hill said he will focus on the positive aspects of the victory as the team moves forward.

“I wouldn’t say I’m pleased, but I’m not going to complain about a win,” Hill said.

“Conference wins, and Division I wins period, are hard to come by, so I wouldn’t say I’m pleased or happy with the way we played. But a win’s a win, and I’m going to try to look at the good points in this game.”

UNC will look to increase its

Big Sky lead at 7:05 p.m. Thursday against Montana State in Bozeman, Mont. before taking on Montana at 7 p.m. Saturday in Missoula, Mont.

PSU 72 UNC 85 Team PSU UNC

Scoring by halfˇ 1 2 28 44 41 44

Final 72 85

PSU Totals: 20-51 19-20 72.

Thomas, Phillip 4-7 5-5 13; Nelson, Phil 210 0-0 6; Odum, Charles 3-8 4-4 12; Jones, Melvin 2-6 0-0 6; Harriel, Chris 1-10 4-5 7; Guede, Paul 3-5 3-3 10; Brandon, Alonzo 2-2 0-0 6; Johnson, Dane 3-3 3-3 12.

UNC Totals: 32-62 14-17 85.

Addo, Emmanuel 7-11 0-0 14; Montgomery, Taylor 1-3 3-4 5; Lloyd, Elliott 1-6 2-2 4; Unruh, Tate 5-9 2-3 13; Beitzel, Devon 4-9 4-4 15; Garnica, Paul 26 0-0 4; Kaba, Chris 2-4 2-2 8; Kingman, Neal 5-7 1-2 12; Proctor, Mike 5-7 0-0 10.

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Hoops player has tribulations, success at UNC SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com

After playing only four games during her freshman year, two being exhibitions, UNC sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke was redshirted for the remainder of the season after breaking her foot. In more ways than one, the time off from that injury is paying dividends for the University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball team this season.

Oosdyke has become a defensive presence and is leading the team with 13.8 points per game, which is a big reason why the Bears are off to a 8-2 start in the Big Sky. “Off the court, you wouldn’t expect her to be the nice, little sweetheart,” senior guard

Courtney Stoermer said. “On the court, she turns it on and is really intense and aggressive.”

Oosdyke, a native of Coto de Caza, Calif., said she came to UNC because she wanted out of her home state when looking for a college to attend.

“I wanted to get a change, move out of California,” Oosdyke said. “I’ve lived there

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Her sitting out has probably been a blessing in disguise. It helps her mature in different ways and see the game in a different way.

— UNC women’s head basketball coach, Jaime White

my whole life. We always used to come up here (Colorado) when I was little, and we’d go skiing. So, I wanted to experience something different, and I’m really glad I did.”

Oosdyke said she misses her family, but her father occasionally flies to Colorado to see a game.

“He’s been my biggest supporter my whole life,” Oosdyke said. “It’s really awesome when he can come out and see me play.”

Oosdyke’s father was in attendance at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion when she scored a career-high 28 points in a win over Portland State on Jan. 13.

She has been playing basketball since fifth grade, and played other sports in high school, but eventually made the

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UNC sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke, left, prepares to shoot in a game against Northern Arizona earlier this season. Oosdyke averages team-leading 14.2 points per game this season. decision to just focus on basketball.

As a freshman, a broken navicular bone in her foot needed surgery to be repaired, resulting in the redshirt season.

“Her sitting out has probably been a blessing in disguise,” head coach Jamie White said. “It helps her mature in different ways and see the game in a different way.”

Oosdyke said she was not happy about the missed time, but she said she feels it allowed her to find other ways to improve her game.

Oosdyke’s averages in points, assists and minutes played have all increased from last season, as have her free throw and 3-point shooting percentages, and her teammates said she has devel-

oped into a team leader, which would explain why she is one of the captains.

“She’s super supportive, and one of our leaders,” freshman forward Kim Lockridge said.

“She just really fits that role really well.”

Junior forward Kaisha Brown said Oosdyke can always be counted on to step up in key situations and to make her teammates better.

“She always has a boost for us,” Brown said. “If we’re down, she always gets a tough defensive stop or steal. She’s just kind of that fire we have on our team, and she just gets us all going.”

The way the season has gone so far, it does not look as if Oosdyke will be slowing down any time soon.

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Bears fall to Oregon State STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com

Hosting its first home match in two months, the UNC wrestling team lsot to Oregon State, 35-9, Friday at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion.

The University of Northern Colorado had to forfeit in two w e i g h t classes, w h i c h , combined with two dual wins, made for the lopsided score.

U N C Sam Bauer f r e s h m a n evened his season Sam Bauer record at 12-12 by got the beating OSU’s Bears their first points Christian Strahl.

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of the dual with a victory over Oregon State freshman Christian Strahl in the 125pound weight class.

The win evens Bauer’s season record at 12-12.

The Bears’ other win came from junior Tanner Weiks, who recorded a 5-2 decision over OSU freshman Alex Elder in the 157-pound division.

The night started with UNC freshman Nick Bayer falling to OSU junior Chad Hanke and Oregon State winning the 285pound dual by forfeit.

UNC junior Casey Cruz suffered a 10-3 decision loss to Oregon State junior Garrett Drucker, who is ranked No. 14 in the country at 133 pounds by InterMat.com.

Oregon State won by forfeit in the 141-pound weight class before OSU redshirt freshman Scott Sakaguchi recorded a 4-1

decision over UNC senior Justin Gaethje, who is ranked No. 11

by InterMat at 149 pounds.

UNC junior Brandon Kammerzell lost a 9-4 decision to senior Jonathan Brascetta in the 165-pound weight class before OSU senior Colby Covington, who is ranked No. 6 in the 174-pound division, defeated Bears redshirt freshman Cody McAninch.

UNC senior Eric Brennan finished off the match with a 12-2 loss to senior Brice Arand.

The Bears will have a few days off and take the mat again at 7 p.m. Wednesday when they host to Wyoming. Following that, the team faces Cal State Bakersfield at 5 p.m. and Western Wrestling Conference foe Northern Iowa at 7 p.m.

Friday. All matches will take place at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

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Sports

12 The Mirror

Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

Women’s hoops drops second leg of road trip STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com

The UNC women’s basketball team saw its streak of seven consecutive wins end Saturday in a 67-60 loss to Portland State in Portland, Ore. The streak was tied for Women’s Basketball the fifth longest in University of Northern Colorado (13-10, 8-2) history, but four Vikings (13-9, 6-3) players

scored in double digits, led by Courtney Van Brocklin with 18, to give UNC its second conference loss of the season.

The Vikings had a 30-27 lead at intermission and made an 11-4 run at the start of the second half to take a 41-31 lead with 13:42 remaining.

UNC battled back within four points with under 10 minutes left and within two points with under four and a half minutes to go, but both times the Vikings responded with runs of five and six unanswered points to push the lead out of reach.

Sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke led UNC with 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting. Freshman

guard D’shara Strange notched 11 points to go with five rebounds and a game-high four steals, and senior guard Courtney Stoermer finished with nine points, four rebounds and led all players with five assists.

D’shara Strange The Bears had 11 points, five jumped out rebounds and four to an early 10-2 advan- steals in UNC’s tage and built loss at PSU.

their lead to as many as nine on two separate occasions in the first half.

Portland State fought back and took its first lead of the game on a jumper by senior center Courtney Cremer, who finished with eight points, with 8:11 left in the first stanza.

Portland State led for the next six minutes before a 3-pointer from Oosdyke gave the Bears a 27-26 lead with 1:57 left in the half. Cremer answered with a shot of her own to retake the lead. The Bears would not lead again in the game.

UNC won the rebounding battle, 34-28, had more assists than Portland State and committed less fouls in the game than the Vikings,

but the Bears committed more turnovers and shot 66 percent from the free throw line in the loss.

The Bears return home to face conference-leading Montana State (14-9, 8-1) at 7:05 p.m. Thursday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

Next Game: Montana State 7:05 p.m.

Thursday Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion

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