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News Fair encourages healthy lifestyle Campus centers educate about mental and physical health with the Mind and Body Fair. PAGE 4
Sports Men’s hoops falls in final game The UNC men’s basketball team loses in final seconds at Northern Arizona. PAGE 7
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UPC seeks potential coordinators as 2012-13 hiring process begins SAVANNAH MCCULLY news@uncmirror.com At any point throughout the school year, students at UNC have plenty of opportunities to attend events aimed at engaging students in the campus community. Many of these events, such as homecoming week or the highly anticipated spring concert, are presented by the University Program Council. UPC is a student organization that coordinates and hosts events throughout the school year. UPC has six distinct areas that are led by student coordinators, including marketing and public relations, graphic design, arts and entertainment, traditional events,
diverse programs and social and developmental events. The six coordinators agreed that one of the biggest rewards for them is watching students get involved on campus. “I wanted to make people realize that they can do things that they might not think they can do,” said Nouri Marrakchi, the social and developmental events coordinator. For the upcoming school year, UPC is seeking to fill all coordinator positions with new students. The current UPC coordinators held an informational hiring meeting for prospective applicants on Tuesday night in the Aspen Suites in the University Center.
Each coordinator gave a brief overview of his or her responsibilities. Students interested in becoming the traditional events coordinator can expect to be in charge of coordinating events such as Homecoming Week, Fall and Winter Welcome Weeks, Friends and Family Weekend and Comedy Clubs. The diverse programs coordinator is responsible for providing students with opportunities to attend events that bring awareness to diverse issues in the community. The arts and entertainment coordinator is in charge of planning musical and artistic events such as art exhibits, concerts, and Open
Mic Nights. Additionally, the arts and entertainment coordinator is also the organizer of the UPC Arts and Music Newsletter. The social and developmental events coordinator is in charge of planning social events that do not fall into the previous categories, such as bowling tournaments and laser tag. These events take place both on and off campus and are aimed at engaging the student population. The last two coordinating positions are responsible for advertising events. The graphic design coordinator designs promotional items for UPC events and regularly updates the UPC social networking sites to keep students informed about upcoming events. Students interested in this position should keep in mind that it requires knowledge of higher-level design programs.
The pubic relations and marketing coordinator is in charge of outreach, recruitment and advertising for UPC events. Working closely with the graphic design coordinator, the public relations coordinator is often expected to be an announcer at many events and may find him or herself “pretty microphone-friendly,” said Kacie Thomas, the current public relations and marketing coordinator. Each coordinator has distinct responsibilities, but they all work together to bring events to the student body. Prior to the school year, the six students travel to Estes Park for a retreat where they bond as a group and discover how they can best work separately and as a group. There are also far-reaching benefits to working as a coordinator for the UPC. Serving as coordinators can
also prepare students for careers after college. “I’ve learned so many different things that I can use professionally, too,” said Nicole Larson, the traditional events coordinator. Applicants must be currently enrolled at UNC with at least 12 undergraduate credits or 9 graduate credits. Applicants must be in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 semester GPA. Coordinators are expected to maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA and must meet the time commitment of 14 hours per week. Applications can be completed online at www.unco.edu/upc/hiringinfo.html. The application deadline is March 9 and the interview process will begin March 20. UPC will host another informational meeting at 6 p.m. March 1 in the Aspen Suites at the University Center.
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Expensive online class not needed to learn survival Are you concerned with the possibility of a zombie apocalypse? Don’t worry, there’s a class for that. At least there is at Michigan State University. The MSU School of Social Work has announced the opening of an online summer course called “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse – Catastrophes and Human Behavior.” The seven-week course will combine aspects of sociology, geology and anthropology, among other disciplines, to examine human behavior and nature change after
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flaws in how it’s planned. For one, it’s an online class in which students will be placed into “survivor groups” and work together for the duration of the class. To get students in an online class to come together is difficult but not impossible. Second, for the right type of sociology majors, the zombie aspect isn’t necessarily needed. If anything, it detracts from what the course is really intending to inform the students about. Finally, in order to take the twocredit class, one must be willing to spend some cash. Granted, people
take online and summer classes all the time, but to ask Michigan residents to pay $380.50 per credit for a joke of a class like this is unreasonable. If a student is a non-resident attending MSU, they’d pay more than $1,900 just for this one class. If you really care about surviving the zombie apocalypse that badly, rent “Zombieland” for a night. It’s a much cheaper option, and the final is probably a lot less difficult. Just remember: good cardio is a must, beware of bathrooms, and by all means, remember the double tap.
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catastrophic incidences. The creator and instructor of the class, Glenn Stutzky, said the topic is a serious one as far as the human behavior is concerned. The aspect of hypothetical zombies wreaking havoc on society simply makes the class more interesting. “We are using the idea of a zombie apocalypse to attract attention to the important research and science on the topic of ‘Catastrophes and Human Behavior,’” Stutzky told MSU’s University Relations. It’s a very creative angle to take with a course, but there are a few
of America, and I honestly couldn’t wait for the 1990s edition to come out so that I could see others’ reactions to some of the things that shaped my childhood. When it finally aired, I was ecstatic that I was able to relive some of my favorite memories while simultaneously being confused about why the show had even come out so soon after the decade ended. Last year, “I Love the New Millennium” premiered, documenting the first 10 years of the 2000s. I was once again happy to look back at some of the events, but since when can we fully grasp the cultural relevance of a decade less than two years after it has ended? With the ever-increasing speed of the Internet, America has become over-reflective of events before they have even sunk in. There’s a difference between remix-
ing a recent hip-hop track to add new verses and sampling a song that is from the same era as the new production. The former is acceptable while the latter is somewhere between awkward and lazy. As much as I enjoyed Jimmy Kimmel’s “Movie: The Movie” trailer, it was an example of how Hollywood’s decision to embrace self-referential humor is spiraling comedy into a strange place from which return is questionable. Stars are becoming memes and caricatures of themselves, creating ridiculous situations simply by their presence in a production. Similarly, Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams and The Roots “slowjammed” the news this week, and it was absolutely hysterical. However, if the most enjoyable productions from pop culture are marriages between two completely different parts of the society, the
creativity of the people must come into question. Fallon often employs such tactics, and does so quite successfully, but entertainers should also experiment with new brands of music, film and comedy to further our culture. I must confess that I love flannel shirts, Dennis Rodman and A Tribe Called Quest. But once that gap between the current culture and the time period about which it reminisces closes, the line between the past and the present blurs, and the future becomes an afterthought. If American culture continues on this path, our nostalgia will catch up to the present, creating some sort of cultural black hole. Maybe the Mayan calendar was right about 2012. — Michael Nowels is a sophomore elementary education major and weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Eating Disorder Awareness fair addresses mind, body health SARAH MOE news@uncmirror.com The Women’s Resource Center kicked off its recognition of Eating Disorder Awareness Week by educating UNC students about different illnesses and about living healthy lifestyles through the Mind and Body Fair Monday at the University Center. “This week is important to understanding that we have
to take care of our minds and bodies and realizing when there is a reason to be concerned,” said Yvette LuceroNgyuen, the WRC coordinator. “There are resources on campus.” Some of the tables offered entertainment activities such as henna tattoos and snacks, and a large poster informed passing students that an average woman would have to be
between six and nine feet tall to have the proportions of a Barbie doll. Other tables, though,
focused on the serious implications of eating disorders. Campus and Denver resource centers offered
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Leah Reddell, left, a body artist adds glitter to the henna tattoo she drew on the arm of Morgan Byrd, a graduate student during the Mind and Body Fair Monday in the University Center.
information and support for family and friends of people with eating disorders to help them understand the conditions and educate them on how to best help their loved ones. One of the many resources in attendance was the Eating Recovery Center in Denver. The Eating Recovery Center offers help for people afflicted with eating disorders as well as classes for the friends and family of those who don’t know how to help. “It’s cool to be able to support people that way,” said Sarah Gilstrap, a representative for the Eating Recovery Center in Denver. A key point made at the booths was that eating dis-
orders are not choices; they are medical conditions, and college is one of the major life changes that lead to an increased risk for eating disorders. The fair gave students a chance to learn about the places they could go for help without the fear of being judged. Many of the facts given on the pamphlets and at the booths were simple, direct and crafted to break stereotypes. Facts stated that 10-15 percent of people with anorexia and bulimia are male, genetics factor into whether a person is likely to get an eating disorder and anorexia kills more than any other mental illness. “I learned that there’s a lot of information out there – more than I anticipated,” said Lindi Stultz, a junior psychology major. The fair was the first in a series of events that UNC will host this week in recognition of the National Eating Disorders Association’s annual awareness campaign. “The national theme of this week is ‘Everybody Knows Somebody,’” Gilstrap said. Wednesday, representatives from the WRC and the Counseling Center will present in various classes about eating disorders. The WRC will host “Canvas and Chocolates” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the UC where students will have a chance to paint portraits of what they think is beautiful as they enjoy chocolate desserts. For more information about Eating Disorder Awareness Week, visit www.unco.edu/wrc.
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PVA recruits black actors and singers for new musical RUBY WHITE arts@uncmirror.com The social issues of the early 20th century have often been portrayed by the depressing, gloomy stories about intolerance, injustice and discrimination. There was darkness present during that time of American history, but both the bad and the good have made their way in the College of Performing and Visual Arts’ version of the musical “Ragtime,” which is based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow. The musical opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. and will run until March 4 in
Langworthy Theatre, located in Frasier Hall. Set in early 1900s New York, “Ragtime” focuses on three major groups: blacks, Eastern European immigrants and well-to-do whites. Within these groups are Mother (played by junior musical theater major Anne Terze-Schwarz), Coalhouse Walker (played by guest performer Terron Brooks), his lover Sarah (played by junior musical theater major Aisha Jackson) and the Jewish immigrant Tateh (played by senior musical theater major Hayden Stanes). Brooks is a singer and actor whose credentials include performing with
Michael Jackson and star- three black students in the ring on Broadway’s “The musical theater program, so audition requirements were Lion King.” “I have a chorus role and not limited to UNC students. “I was working play one of with a girl who is in Coalhouse’s the theater departmen,” said Randy ment, and she was Chalmers, a fortelling me she was mer UNC stulooking for people dent. “The play outside of the has a lot do with department race and status, because there social issues that Terron Brooks aren’t too many were prominent is guest starring as students of color,” during that time Coalhouse Walker in Chalmers said. period.” PVA’s spring musiThe Tony The produccal, “Ragtime.” award-winning tion is under the musical pieces direction of David Grapes, and it traditionally in “Ragtime” include requires that about one-third gospels, cakewalks, ragof the cast be black. There are time and marches.
The University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble, directed by Ken Singleton, will provide the music for the diverse pieces. “I think (Grapes) decided to put on the show to prove he can direct a diverse cast, and it’s a good recruiting tool to show students of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities that we’re not just an allwhite school,” said Corey Thompson, a senior musical theater major. “This is the second show of the semester, and rehearsals took place the weekend before the semester started. They were really early.” The musical, rated PG, will focus on the preju-
dice, freedom, hope and despair experienced by those trying to obtain the American Dream during the turn of the century. “I think it’s a good thing that the arts department is promoting diversity by bringing such a production to the UNC community,” said James Richardson, a senior computer graphics major. “I think it’s important for the performing arts school to bring more diverse shows to campus so (it) can showcase the colorful, talented students (who) attend this school and are in the community.” For more information on “Ragtime” and ticket sales, visit www.unco.edu/arts.
Pieceable Friends Guild quilt their ‘souls’ onto fabrics RYAN LAMBERT arts@uncmirror.com The quilts displayed in the Mari Michener Gallery are not to be cuddled with. They are to be admired as unique pieces of art. Last Friday, the Friends of UNC Libraries hosted a reception for Evans’ Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild, an organization that started in 1995. The Pieceable Friends Quilt Show, which will be in Michener until March 23, exhibits 60 quilts. Maureen Waite, the guild’s current president, acknowledged that many people would not call quilting an art, and they would base their argument on the practical use of quilts: to
keep people warm. However, Waite believes Torie Anderson’s “Torie Uncivilized” presents a quilt that has no practical purpose, a quilt that was made for art’s sake. In “Torie Uncivilized,” mountains, trees and hills frame a lake’s slowly moving waters, an image that comes to life due to its use of green, brown, blue and purple hues. “The quilt has no practical purpose,” said Waite, who identifies as a “practical” quilter. “It’s composed like a painting… Quilting has evolved as an art in the last 20 or so years.” Waite related a Hawaiian folk belief: Because quilters put so much of themselves into the quilt, they only pos-
sess their souls when they sleep with it. Shelia Bolsover’s “Puss in Books” is a massive homage to cats in English and American literature, from James Boswell’s “The Life of Samuel Johnson” to Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.” Not all of the quilts were made by members, though. Some of them are family heirlooms. Donna Hubbard, a former guild president, lent the gallery “Prayers for Donna,” a dominantly blue quilt full of Bible hymns, flowers and rabbits. Hubbard’s family made her the quilt as a gift for taking care of her terminally ill mother for three years. Additionally, “Lydia’s Fans,” was made by Waite’s
great-grandmother, a 19th century indentured Norwegian slave who earned her freedom by taking care of a dentist’s child. Helen Reed, the dean of the University of Northern Colorado’s library system, was present at the event and said she sees Michener art receptions as a way to engage the Greeley community. “We are part of the community, so we need to work on breaking down the barriers between UNC and Greeley,” Reed said. “This is an opportunity for us to bring the Greeley community to campus and build relationships.” The Pieceable Friends Guild meets the third Tuesday of every month
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Shirley Wheeler, a northern Colorado community member, observes quilts at Mari Michener’s Pieceable Friends Quilt Show. in the Evans Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Waite encouraged people to visit the guild, even if only
for social purposes. “We enjoy talking as much as we enjoy quilting,” she said.
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Women’s hoops close to securing second seed STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com
The UNC women’s basketball team let Northern Arizona have its
fun Monday, but Bears had too much to lose to let it continue. The Lumberjacks got a 4-0 lead to start the game, but the University
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UNC junior forward Lauren Oosdyke (21) makes a move around an Eastern Washington defender Feb. 17 at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion. Oosdyke had nine points Monday.
of Northern Colorado took the lead two minutes later and never looked back, leaving Flagstaff, Ariz., with a 7563 victory. With the win, UNC (1810, 10-5 Big Sky) stays in a loss-column tie for second place in the conference with Eastern Washington (16-12, 10-5) and Montana (16-11, 9-5), and the team stays in the race for the No. 2 seed and a bye in the conference tournament next week. Save for the first four minutes against NAU (820, 3-12), UNC’s win was rarely in doubt. The Bears shot 45 per-
cent from the field and utilized their free throw attempts — making 13-of16 in the first half — to build a 12-point lead in the first 20 minutes. UNC went into halftime with a 33-28 advantage. UNC sophomore guard D’shara Strange and senior forward Kaisha Brown both scored 11 points in the second half to keep NAU out of the game. Strange and Brown scored 21 and 18 points in the game, respectively, and junior guard Victoria Timm tied her seasonhigh with 12 points as the Bears cruised to their
Quest for No. 2 Seed If the Bears defeat Portland State at home Saturday, they’ll secure the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky tournament. If UNC ends up with the same conference record as Eastern Washington and Montana, UNC wins the tiebreaker after having swept both teams this season. fourth consecutive win. Junior forward Lauren Oosdyke tallied nine points and five assists, and three bench players added at least four points for UNC. Strange also made 11of-13 free throw attempts in the game, both of
which are season-highs, and the Bears as a team made a season-high 56 percent (5-of-9) on 3point attempts. UNC concludes its regular season at 2:05 p.m. Saturday against Portland State at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
Faith keys senior wrestler’s drive in only season as Bear TARIQ MOHAMMAD sports@uncmirror.com
“Faith” is the word that best describes UNC senior wrestler Gabe Burak. Burak, who won three Colorado high school state championships at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, transferred to the University of Northern Colorado for his fifth and final year of wrestling from the University of Pennsylvania, and the move influenced the Bears’ wrestling room from day one. “Gabe is a quality guy,” UNC head coach Ben Cherrington said. “He practices what he preaches in every walk of life. That’s the
type of person you need in a leadership role. We are very fortunate to have him on our team, even just for one year. He has made a huge impact on our young guys.” Redshirt freshman Charlie McMartin, Burak’s roommate, said Burak challenges people around him to have big goals. Burak, who was raised with a strong faith in God, has applied that faith to every facet of life, fueling the fire that propels him to succeed. Belief is one thing that Burak said will always sit inside him. “My faith is the most important thing in my life,” Burak said. “It allowed me to seek and guide every aspect of my life.”
Burak has gone 19-2 for the Bears this season, which is not surprising considering how athletic his family is. His father wrestled at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, his mother was a gymnast at the University of Minnesota and his two little brothers both wrestle. A devout religious family, the Buraks were taught to know God personally. Burak attributes his successes in life and athletics to the Lord. His teammates and peers easily notice that belief. “Gabe is a guy who cares a lot about people,” McMartin said. “The qualities of the people around
“I still struggle him are with that, but I enhanced when know that God he is around is with me them. He doesn’t wherever I’m domineer or at, so I want to overshadow seek to give my them but encourvery best, to ages them to be Gabe Burak have a passion, who they are.” went 19-2 in his whether that’s With team- only season at here in the mates and UNC after transferwrestling room, coaches, and ring from UPenn. doing school, much of his family and friends, watching, it whatever area it’s in, to is difficult for Burak to do my very best that is please everyone, although done to the Lord. As I’m he said would like to. But doing that, I do hope that Burak said he looks to others see a difference please more than just them. and it affects my team“When you’re just living mates.” Burak will look to earn to serve and please those around you, if no one is All-American honors at the watching then you might end of this season, a distincnot give your best,” he said. tion he’s fallen just short of
in years past. Cherrington found himself in the same position as Burak at Boise State but managed to earn the status in his senior year. Burak looks to follow in Cherrington’s footsteps. “This is his last chance, and he is going to throw all the cards on the table,” Cherrington said. With high goals for not only himself but also everyone around him, Burak heads into the upcoming Western Wrestling Conference Championships with few worries. “He’s is not a guy that is afraid, or (shies) away from the hard things in life,” McMartin said. “He’ll face those head on.”
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Greeley police are looking for two men sought in an early morning shooting in a downtown Greeley alley Tuesday that left a 25-year-old man wounded in the groin. It was the 10th shooting in downtown Greeley since 2004, and the second at roughly the same address in the past three years. The man, whom police have yet to identify, underwent surgery and was in stable condition by Tuesday afternoon, according to Sgt. Susan West, spokeswoman for the Greeley police. Police were called to the
area of 10th Street just east of 8th Avenue around 8:30 a.m., where authorities found a man collapsed in a puddle of his own blood on the sidewalk. “We had a call about a man bleeding profusely,” West said. Police taped off the sidewalk along 10th Street just east of 8th Avenue, finding several shell casings in the alley to the east. Witnesses saw a confrontation in an alley just east of the intersection. West said a white Dodge Intrepid with dark, tinted windows pulled into the alley and confronted the man, who was on foot. One man had a baseball bat and they confronted the victim, exchanging words. The second suspect, West said,
reached into the back of the car, pulled out a gun and shot the victim. The two suspects then fled the area and have yet to be apprehended. The shooting was in the same location as a shooting in November 2008, which occurred after a fight outside the former Tequila’s bar, which is now Zoe’s Café. This shooting shouldn’t be considered a black mark, said Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner. “This wasn’t a case where you had a person transacting business downtown and set upon by a bad guy,” Garner said. “This is someone who knew who they were going after. It could have happened downtown, in a park or west Greeley, or any place.”
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Men’s basketball falls in finale STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com The final seconds of the UNC men’s basketball game Tuesday against Portland State summed up how the season went for the team. The University of Northern Colorado led 7471 with 24 seconds left, but a jumper got the Vikings to within a point. With three seconds remaining, Portland State senior guard Charles Odum nailed two free throws to put PSU ahead 75-74, and after a final 3-point attempt from UNC redshirt freshman guard Tevin Svihovec fell short at the buzzer, the Vikings capped UNC’s sea-
son with a loss. UNC (9-19, 5-11 Big Sky) led for most of the second half Tuesday but failed to close out the game, much like most of the season. Five players scored in double-figures for UNC, led by sophomore guard Tate Unruh’s 20 points. Odum scored 22 points to lead all scorers and three of his teammates scored at least 10. Despite committing less turnovers, the Bears struggled at the line, both in getting attempts and executing the few chances they got. UNC went just 1-of-6 from the charity stripe. The Vikings (16-13, 10-6) made 20-of-30 from the line, by comparison, and also out
rebounded UNC, 31-29. Unruh shot 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-8 from behind the arc and was backed by senior forward Mike Proctor, who had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Svihovec and sophomore center Connor Osborne, who both scored 10 points. Sophomore forward Emmanuel Addo came off the bench to score 11 points and grab five rebounds. One season after winning the Big Sky Conference, the Bears finish this season in a tie for eighth place in the league and miss the conference tournament for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
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Film, interactive theater provide “therapy session” SARAH MOE news@uncmirror.com
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Steven Buchanan, a communication studies major, reads a letter of encouragement by Mark Polan to parents of students struggling with eating disorders during “Fitness U” Tuesday.
The Counseling Center and Women’s Resource Center helped educate UNC students about eating disorders through a unique film screening and interactive theater experience during the Eating Disorder Awareness Week event “Fitness U.” The University of Northern Colorado centers screened the documentary “Someday Melissa,” which tells the story of a young
woman named Melissa who suffered from bulimia for five years before her death at age 19. Her story is told through her family, friends, doctors, home movies, photos and journal entries. It takes its name from a list of things she hoped to do someday, including eating breakfast, keeping a job and making a film that would change lives. “Someday Melissa” is also the name of the charity her mother founded to raise money for eating disorder research and awareness. After the film, students were invited to stay for the “Fitness U” perform-
ance where students shared stories and works done by people struggling with a disorder. Jade Northrop, a UNC student, read three poems written by a woman in recovery from an eating disorder. Steven Buchanan, a communication studies major, read one from the father of a recovering anorexic. Olivia Beyette, a UNC student, shared her own story of continuing recovery. “It feels like a huge therapy session for me to be able to have this opportunity,” Beyette said. The performance became interactive when Kim Wilcox, director of
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the Counseling Center, joined the others on stage. She asked the performers and audience questions like whether it would be easier for each person to name 10 things to hate or 10 things to love about themselves. The conversation focused on noticing the signs of eating disorders and finding the courage to get help. The fact that eating disorders are secret diseases with symptoms difficult to notice was reiterated multiple times in both the film and during the performance. “By having this conversation, we get closer to having more resources and to recognizing that this is an epidemic in our country,” Wilcox said. The Counseling Center teamed up with the WRC to host this event to offer support and spread the word about diseases that are hard to see, even to the victims and the people closest to them. “This was enlightening. I came because I’m studying education and I think it’s relevant to working with high school students,” said Emma Fleming, a UNC sophomore. After the performance, Wilcox encouraged interested students to talk to her, as well as to refer friends who might be suffering from a disease to the Counseling Center. “I think that there is hope and that education and awareness are key,” Wilcox said.