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‘Queens’ reign at AIDS benefit ERIC HEINZ editor@uncmirror.com
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Jesus Duran, whose stage name is “Arayah Toppernaut,” lipsyncs during his performance while collecting donations at the Untucked! drag show Monday in the UC Panorama Room.
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What do you do when a 6-foot-tall man dressed in fashionable women’s clothing, sporting heavy makeup and high heels walks briskly toward you? If you don’t applaud him, then you were likely one of the few silent attendees during Untucked!, the drag queen and king show Tuesday in the University Center Panorama Room. The event was hosted by the UNC club, Spectrum, to help benefit the Northern Colorado AIDS Project. The Panorama Room swelled to capacity, occupied by an audience of more than 300. The event raised $250 for NCAP. “We want to let people know that we’re here to inform them about all the services we have to offer,” said Kyla Pfeif, a preventative specialist, AIDS case manager and event volunteer with NCAP. Pfeif gave a presentation about AIDS during the event with three
interns from NCAP. Drag queens and kings, who are mostly members of Spectrum, lip-synced contemporary and classic hit songs while walking through the crowd, flaunting their best diva and dance skills and lighting the room ablaze with enthusiastic flares of affection. Crowd members handed out $1 donations to the queens and kings as they performed. James Laswell, a Spectrum member and senior English major, was dressed in a long red dress and capped with a blonde wig. “I know my friends might laugh at me for a little, but it’s worth it for a good cause,” said Laswell, an emcee for the night who was called “Sugar” by his fellow emcee, Tabitha Korionoss, a sophomore music major. “Spectrum, for me, has been an amazing experience — a place to be not just a student but a student involved with something.”
Let’s talk about AIDS According to the Northern Colorado AIDS Project, AIDS/HIV can be spread four different ways: blood, semen, breast milk and vaginal secretion. Outside the body, AIDS/HIV has a lifespan of 4 seconds. Two ways the virus can be spread are through sexual intercourse and sharing devices while using drugs. For more information about NCAP, visit www.ncaids.org or its Greeley office at (970)-493-0281.
Spectrum is funded through the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Office at the University of Northern Colorado and is open to all students. Josh Nowak, the president of Spectrum, said he wanted to bring something to the university that would not only gain attention from the student body but also benefit a good cause. “We just really wanted to raise AIDS awareness,” Nowak said. “(NCAP is) an important organization to the community in the way they provide testing, and prescriptions for newly diagnosed people. We want people to know that it is not just a GLBT issue but an issue that affects everyone.” Nowak, a sophomore political science major, said the former club, In and Out, had experienced difficulties in the past and was reformed to its name and structure today. Nowak said since the beginning of the semester, the club has seen remarkable student turnouts at its meetings and events, which was evident in Monday night’s atten-
dance count. “We’re a social club that provides a safe social place for people to express themselves,” he said. “We try to host lots of fundraisers in order to benefit the community.” Nowak said the club has worked with the Trevor Project, a suicide hotline specifically intended for GLBT individuals, as well as other charitable organizations. Through unyielding applause, laughter and a pinch of mutual humility, the support of the audience was indicative of one thing: UNC has changed. There has never been a drag show at the university of this magnitude, and this event could be the catalyst of a new era in acceptance and peer education.
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I know my friends might laugh at me for a little, but it’s worth it for a good cause. — James Laswell, a Spectrum member and senior English major
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Issues become visible with group’s documentary KATIE OWSTON news@uncmirror.com
In 2003, three men traveled from California to Uganda in search of a story to document. Almost nine years and thousands of volunteers later, those men, with the help of friends, family and strangers, share the story of the Invisible Children in Uganda with people all over the United States. The story of the Invisible Children was brought Monday to the UNC campus when Greek Life hosted a screening of the organization’s latest film, “Tony.” The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, and the government of Uganda have been fighting since 1988 in the longest war in African history. This war is considered one of the most neglected humanitarian emergencies in the world today. The “invisible children,” the term given to children who have been kidnapped to fight in the war, make up almost all of the LRA. During the day, children who have evaded the army have nothing to fear. But at night, children become commuters, traveling to safer destinations and away from the path of Kony and his people. Laren Poole, one of the three original men who traveled to Uganda, said “Tony” could leave the audience feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, but much progress has been
I attended events for the organization throughout college, and after graduating decided I wanted to impact people across the country with the story of these kids.
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— Tracy Spohn, an Invisible Children roadie on her sec ond tour made in a short time, and there are always improvements that can be made in a Third World country. The Legacy Scholarship Fund is just one of the major improvements Invisible Children has made possible for the Ugandan people. One hundred percent of all donations benefit the Invisible Children and the Legacy Scholarship Program. Unlike the United States, Uganda and its surrounding countries have very little cell phone and radio service.Tto prevent future attacks from the LRA Poole and his interns created the Invisible Children Protection Plan, which is similar to dialing 9-1-1 in the U.S. The system starts with a radio. By building radio towers with coinciding radios to communicate with surrounding towns, the African people can warn one another when the LRA is near.
Knowing the location of the LRA is the key that will open the door for the next step: rescuing abducted children from the LRA. Because the children are taken at such a young age, most of them have severely skewed perceptions of people and the world. The final step of the plan is to provide coun- One seling at a rehabilitation center for the children who are rescued from the LRA. About 30,000 children have been abducted by the LRA during the past 25 years — one of them was a cousin of Invisible Children speaker Collines (one name), who was born in northern Uganda 20 years ago, in the heart of the war. Collines was a speaker at the film’s screening and discussed how traumatized her cousin became in such a short amount of time. “My family and I were so happy to see my cousin alive,” Collines said, “But she wasn’t the same. “ Her story is just one of many that is very similar. Collines is lucky to come as
University of Washington and is in the fifth week of her second tour with Invisible Children. “A former roadie really encouraged me to apply for the program,” Spohn said. “I attended events for the organization throughout college, and after graduating decided I wanted to impact people across of the Invisible Children logos. the country with the far as she has. Along with story of these kids.” The war has left northbeing a part of the Legacy Scholarship fund, Collines ern Uganda, but Kony and also makes up the 1 per- his army have moved into cent of Ugandan women the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central who attend college. “I want to work in sus- African Republic and tainable development so I can represent my people and develop my community,” Collines said. The story of the Invisible Children is told not only by survivors like Collines, but also by “roadies,” young people who volunteer for four and a half months at a time to share the story alongside them. Tracy Spohn saw the original Invisible Children film, “Rough Cut,” in the spring of 2006 as a freshman at the
Sudan. Invisible Children volunteers said the implementation of the protection plan is needed now more than ever. On April 25, students can join thousands of others for 25 hours of silence to represent the thousands of people in Central Africa who have been silenced by the LRA. It costs $25 to sign up, which goes directly toward the Invisible Children Protection Plan, and participants receive a free shirt. To sign up for the 25 hours of silence or for more information about Invisible Children, visit www.invisiblechildren.com.
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Student’s ignorance plagues understanding of cultures Earlier this month, a University of California at Los Angeles student, Alexandra Wallace, posted a video on YouTube about how “annoying” the Asian population of students is on the school’s campus. In the video, Wallace ridicules and imitates Asian students who are using cell phones in the library, insinuating that they are calling friends and family in Japan and in other regions devastated by the recent earthquake and tsunami. Wallace’s comments were uncalled for, racist and short-
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mean nothing should be done in response to Wallace’s video. For one, UCLA should require all students to take an ethnic studies or history class to expose them to other cultures. Doing so is currently not required, according to the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, UCLA should ask Wallace to speak about her actions and the repercussions in a venue on campus. Wallace should be a big enough person to do at least that. For her sake, though, somebody should be on hand to proofread what she says.
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admissions page, the Asian or Pacific Islander population makes up the majority of the student body at 37 percent, five percent more than the population of white students and more than double the population of Latino students. She offended a lot people, as evidenced by the death threats Wallace said she received, resulting in her withdrawal from the university. What she did and what she said cannot go unnoticed. UCLA may not be able to punish her in the normal sense of the word, but that does not
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sighted. But because she is entitled to her opinion, she will go unpunished. UCLA released a statement denouncing the video and Wallace’s comments, but there is very little the school can do as far as a disciplinary course of action. As a journalist, free speech is, and should be, very important. That’s not the issue. The issue is that despite the First Amendment and Wallace’s right to say what she wants, what she said came at a very questionable time and at a university where, according to the school’s
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am sad to say that Student Senate approved to place on this year’s a measure that, if initiated, would raise student fees by as much as $40 per credit hour (up to 10 credit hours per semester) within the next two years. This amounts to an $800 increase in fees per student annually. It took an 11-4 vote to place the capital fee on the ballot, but the sad thing is that even if students vote down the measure, Student Senate will still have the power to push the
measure forward to the Board of Trustees. This is distressing because a congruent vote would implement the measure’s continuation. Only with a resounding “No” will the student body be able to sway Senate enough to not go through with the measure. The measure would go toward ground-maintenance costs, renovating areas of the University Center, creating a new academic building and even building a bridge over 11th Avenue. We are simply in a time when we need to postpone ambitious building projects so we can focus on academics. We need to ride out the economic storm before we consider projects that are anything less than necessary. Admittedly, a lot of the proj-
ects that the capital fee would go to would be nice. Who wouldn’t want to have a bridge crossing 11th Avenue? Especially if it were a drawbridge and the university dug a moat around campus and filled it with alligators. I would be highly ecstatic to attend a university like that. But barring any ridiculous implementations, we don’t need a bridge. We have a tunnel and a perfectly functional traffic light. We can wait for UC renovations, and we have a mostly empty building on campus. There’s no need for a new one. We can wait to fund deferred maintenance costs. Our facilities aren’t exactly imploding, but there have been hiring freezes on full-time faculty, and this affects our academia.
New buildings are not necessities for education. Students can learn more from an excellent, focused teacher in a dungeon than from teachers who are overworked and angry because of faculty shortages and salary freezes. Put the focus back on academics, and stop putting students further into debt. We have grown up in a country where we value debt, and it has done nothing but put us under bondage. “The borrower is slave to the lender,” so please, do the student body a favor and vote to not implement the capital fee. Vote in the UC computer lab April 12-14. — Josh Divine is a junior mathematics major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Fair highlights options for women’s health, safety TESSA BYRNS news@uncmirror.com
Women at UNC had the opportunity to learn about ways to protect themselves from an array of issues Tuesday at the Women’s Health and Wellness Fair at the University Center as part of Women’s Appreciation Month. “We want women to keep themselves healthy,” said Toni Hooks, the fundraising chair fo Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority, which helped organize the fair. “We know that sex happens on campus, and we also know that unwanted sex happens on campus, and we just want women to be physically and emotionally fit and everything in between.” Greeley businesses and resource centers, such as the Pregnancy Resource Center of Northern Colorado and A Woman’s Place, as well as campus resource centers, provided students with information about what to do in a variety of situations. Issues discussed included dating and domestic violence, pregnancy, alcohol abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and eating disorders. Campus organizations at the fair included the Assault Survivors Advocacy Program and the Psychological Services Counseling Center. Many women who go through traumatic events may not know where to go
for help, and these organizations are available to assist victims with many types of situations. “Women have the option for health and safety and to call 9-1-1 or the counseling center,” said Rebekah KnightBaughman, a senior staff psychologist with the counseling center. “Women can get help and information from ASAP and the Women’s Health Center on central campus. We also accept walk-ins.” Women who are in relationships can also seek assistance from ASAP, which strives to inform women about available resources to help them maintain healthy relationships. “We have a 24-hour hotline so women can talk to us at anytime if they need to,” said Brittany Bohl, the graduate assis-
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Sophomore Shanay Hadd, left, and junior Caity Ohashi sell pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness at the Women’s Health and Wellness Fair Tuesday. tant for ASAP. Chelsea Winden, a victim advocate for A Woman’s Place, a domestic violence safe house, said the safe house is a great resource for victims of domestic violence because all the services they offer are free. “We provide daycare, housing, legal help and
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safety planning, which is a big part because safety is, of course, the biggest concern,” Winden said. “We also give people coping skills.” Students who attended said the fair was informative and provided insight on how women can keep themselves out of harm’s way.
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Week celebrates civil rights activist UNC alumnus paints portrait honoring Chavez JORDANE HARTBAUER news@uncmirror.com
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UNC alumnus Armando Silva discusses his inspirations at the unveiling of his newest painting in honor of Cesar Chavez Week Monday at the Patton House.
In honor of Cesar Chavez’s birthday and the start of Cesar Chavez Week at UNC, the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center hosted a kickoff luncheon Monday at the Patton House. Chavez was the founder of the National Farm Workers’ Association, which would become the United Farm Workers. Along with the association, Chavez fought for equal rights and better working conditions for farm workers. Chavez
used non-violent forms of protest, including fasting and marches, to raise awareness for the farm workers’ plight. In addition to the luncheon kicking off the weeklong celebration, a painting of Chavez was unveiled that was completed by University of Northern Colorado graduate Armando Silva. Silva spoke to students about his reasons behind portraying Chavez the way he did in his painting. He also spoke of the importance of school and doing meaningful things in life. Silva also displayed sever-
al of his other paintings in a slideshow. Silva said he did not know much about Chavez until he was invited to the CCCC to make a presentation about him. “Cesar Chavez, Ghandi and others like them who are seen as icons all have something in common: they are all true to themselves, and they believe in what they dream, and they fight for it,” Silva said. “I loved looking at Chavez because of his work in civil rights because everybody should be able to do what they want to do. I couldn’t be
happier to be informed about a person like him.” Candise Romero, a freshman history major, attended the luncheon and said hearing what Silva had to say about Chavez was enjoyable. “The kickoff luncheon was inspiring because Silva has a talent, and he has a way of expressing himself,” Romero said. “As a Latino, it is tough to try and find yourself as an individual when you are put into categories. It was great for us to hear how he had found himself. He also inspired students to discover what they are passionate about.” Several more events will be hosted as part of Cesar Chavez Week. Events include a slam poetry writing workshop that will be taught by world champion slam poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo, the third annual Festival of the Chicana/o des Artes, the My Culture is Beautiful program and the Café Cultura. Sara Leach, a sophomore recreation, tourism and hospitality major, helped organize the week’s events. “The Cesar Chavez Cultural Center wants to show awareness about our culture,” Leach said. “Having a full week of events shows the importance of Cesar Chavez, of how we should honor him and how we should embrace culture diversity on campus.”
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Reclaiming voices, words in a man’s world All-female cast delivers empowering monologues to shed light on women’s issues
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As part of V-Day, a global activist movement that aims to stop violence against women, the Women’s Resource Center, Housing and Residential Education and the Assault Survivors Advocacy Program hosted a production of Eve Ensler’s most famous play, “The Vagina Monologues,” Saturday night in Lindou Auditorium. The play, which takes the form of various funny or profound confessions, was first produced in 1996 and has established itself as a modern dramatic classic. This was the second time “The Vagina
Monologues” has been performed at UNC. Steven Buchanan, a sophomore communication and theater major and diversity mentor, introduced the event for Housing and Residential Education along with Nicole Hindel, the hall director for the Central Coalition residence halls. Hindel was concerned that college-age women were not being exposed to enough female empowerment, so she worked to form a University of Northern Colorado performance. “I went to a Greeley city production, and I didn’t see many students there,” Hindel said. “This type of thing is something that should be easily
accessible for students; it humorous and evoked empowers young women deep emotion. For example, one story — and I focused on a don’t think young, black they get a lesbian who lot of that comes to kind of terms with her thing.” sexuality and The allvagina (which female cast she lovingly was comcalls her posed of “ c o o c h i e UNC stusnatcher”), dents who w h e r e a s took turns reading one — Kayln Bohl, a a n o t h e r onologue of Ensler’s freshman sociol - m exemplified a m o n o ogy major and 68-year-old logues. In woman who essence, monologue per learns to masthe play former turbate and was about orgasm years illustrating the awe-inspiring power after a humiliating experiof vaginas. Many of the ence with a childhood stories were ecstatic, boyfriend.
It was very empowering. We live in a culture where we are afraid to use words that describe our genitals...UNC needed to hear it.
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Moreover, many of the monologues had an air of melancholy: one centered on a Bosnian woman who was raped with rifles for seven days, and another was about Western society’s disgust with female genitalia which is made manifest in feminine hygiene products. The show also raised awareness about global issues facing women. For example, female genital mutilation, a procedure wherein the clitoris is removed and the labia are sewn nearly shut, was discussed. It affects 130 million women in Africa. Kayln Bohl, a freshman sociology major who delivered the monologue “Reclaiming Cunt,” discussed her use of the
word “cunt,” which, when she said it on stage, resulted in the audience shouting it back at her as a sign of reclamation. “It was very empowering,” Bohl said. “We live in a culture where we are afraid to use words that describe our genitals … UNC needed to hear it.” After the play, the audience posed for pictures inside a painting of a vagina. Additionally, representatives from the Assault Survivors Advocacy Program were present after the showing to assist students who may have had an emotional reaction to the play.
Festival to celebrate Mexican American arts
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Slam poetry has grown in popularity on the University of Northern Colorado’s campus. Not only has it been performed by Slam Nuba and student poets at Open Mic Night, the art form has had a major effect on the lives of many. Joaquin Zihuatanejo, a worldchampion slam poet, will
give a slam poetry workshop today from 12:30-2 p.m. in Kepner 2050. Zihuatanejo, a Dallas, Texas-born MexicanAmerican, is an awardwinning teacher and poet and has been a keynote speaker at several conferences. Zihuatanejo’s poetry involves the teachings from his grandfather, gang life, being a Chicano and embracing both cultures. In addition to the slam poetry workshop,
Zihuatanejo will perform his poetic pieces at the third annual Chicana/o Festival de Artes. The arts festival will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. today in the University Center’s Panorama room. The festival’s goal will be to celebrate all forms of Chicana/o art. The festival will include dancing, poetry readings, Mexican food, paintings, drawings, sculptures and music. The event is free and open to the campus
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Joaquin Zihuatanejo, a world-champion slam poet from Dallas, Texas, will put on a slam poetry workshop and perform in the Chicana/o Festival de Artes. community. This event adds to the celebration of Cesar
Chavez week, hosted by the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center. In addition to
today’s events, the center staff will also bring Café Cultura to campus, allowing students to get another taste of Latino culture through more poetry, art and social activism. Café Cultura will take place at 6 p.m. Friday in Lindou Auditorium in the basement of Michener Library. For more information on the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center events, contact Eva Rodriguez at (970) 351-2424.
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New football staff hits ground running BEN WARWICK sports@uncmirror.com
Looking down the sidelines at UNC football games in 2011, a game program may come in handy. Seven new additions highlight the completely revamped University of Northern Colorado football coaching staff, headlined by head coach Earnest Collins Jr. A former standout defensive back for the Bears from 1991-94, Collins returns to his alma mater to lead a team looking to improve on its 3-8 record in 2010. Returning to Greeley, where Collins also coached the secondary and special teams from 2000-03, is something he said was special to him. “It’s a dream come true for me to be back here,” Collins said. “It’s awesome. If I had to say one word,
that’s really what it is — it’s quarterbacks coach, and just awesome for me to be Terrance Robinson as running backs coach. Keith back home.” Collins brings with him Grable and Zak Bigelow much of his staff from were retained during the Alcorn State University, coaching turnover: Grable where he was the Braves’ as wide receivers coach and head coach in 2009 and Bigelow will continue in his graduate assis2010. In all, four tant position. new coaches join Collins said Collins on the he believes this sidelines in coaching staff Greeley. can help elevate Zach Shay will the team to serve as the heights not seen Bears’ defensive at Nottingham coordinator, and Zach Shay Field in a while. Michael Armour was the defensive “This is an takes over as coordinator at extremely taloffensive coordiAlcorn State under ented group of nator. Both Shay Earnest Collins Jr. assistant coachand Armour es,” Collins said served in the same capacities under in a January interview with the UNC athletic website. Collins at Alcorn State. Collins also brings “The entire staff is of chamJames Jones aboard as spe- pionship caliber, and I cial teams coordinator and know will help Northern defensive line coach, Colorado football return to Derrick Davidson as line- where it needs to be.” Shay said the familiaribackers coach, Jon Boyer as
ty the coaches have with each other should be very beneficial to the team’s chemistry. “I think it gives you a familiarity with five of us being together,” Shay said. “We understand what coach Collins is looking for and what he wants from us, and it helps as far as terminology and communication with the other coaches.” Junior quarterback Dylan Orms, who will be a senior at the start of next season, said he knows it will be harder for the team to learn the new offensive scheme Collins is implementing. “It’ll take the whole spring,” Orms said. “It’s almost like learning a whole new major. You’ve got to forget what you learned before. Same words, it’s just a different definition.” Orms, however, said he
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UNC head coach Earnest Collins Jr. signals to his players during Friday’s practice. Collins and many of his assistants have worked together at Alcorn State. has faith the team will be in are going to fit us very ready to go by Week 1. well, and once we learn “I think it’s going to them and get things work out well for us,” cleaned up, I think that Orms said. “I think the sys- people are going to be able tems that they’re bringing to see that.”
Baseball drops series-opener to Kansas State STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com
The UNC baseball team left 11 runners on base, which eventually led to its downfall in t h e team’s 6 - 3 Baseball loss to Kansas State Tuesday in Manhattan, Kansas.
The University of Northern Colorado (2-16) allowed three runs in the bottom of the first inning and answered with only one run in the third inning. UNC junior right fielder Jarod Berggren started the third with a double to right field, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice bunt from junior center fielder Bret Fanning. In the bottom half of the third frame, the Wildcats
(14-9) added two more runs to take a 5-1 advantage. Kansas State’s first run of the inning came on a passed ball, and the second came after Wildcats junior designated hitter Wade Hinkle stroked a double to left field, scoring junior right fielder Mike Kindel. Freshman right-handed pitcher Chris Hammer started the game for the Bears and pitched three
innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on four hits. Hammer exited with three strikeouts and one walk in what would end up being his first loss of the season. UNC went down quickly for the first two outs of the fifth inning, but three consecutive singles gave the Bears some life. UNC senior second baseman T.J. Berge singled up the middle, and
junior first baseman Casey Coy and junior designated hitter Ben Packard followed suit with singles of their own. Packard’s single scored Berge, junior third baseman Tony Crudo walked and sophomore catcher Harrison Lambert singled to left to cut the lead to 5-3. Berggren struck out swinging to end the inning. Kansas State added another run in the bottom of
the sixth for the final margin. UNC had 10 hits in the game to Kansas State’s seven, but the Bears had at least one runner left on base in all but two innings. The Bears were also hurt on the base paths, as the Wildcats had six stolen bases. UNC will look to salvage a split in the twogame series at 3 p.m. today in Manhattan.
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Event to showcase cultural traditions with performances KATIE OWSTON news@uncmirror.com
Irish and hula dancing, Caribbean drumming, and Mexican folk music are just a few of the performances that will be showcased as part of My Culture is Beautiful, a night organized to celebrate cultures from around the world and the unique traditions that
have passed down as a result. The University Program Council and the Diversity Council have teamed up for the first time to present one of the most culturally diverse events of the semester. Eight groups will perform Thursday night, including a mix of UNC students as well as various groups from the
Denver area, to create a night of music, dance and cultural history. Last year, UPC hosted a similar event, but only a few groups were featured. “This year is a much cooler event,” said Ria Vigil, program coordinator of UPC. “We are not highlighting just one group. Instead, we are celebrating multiple cultures and exposing people to the traditions within them.”
Each group will give a 10-20 minute performance. In addition to the actual performances, the groups will also introduce themselves and explain the history and meaning behind each tradition. Two groups from the University of Northern Colorado will be featured during the program: Hula Club and First Nations, a program part of Native
American Student Services. Several students will also be performing Irish dances, and one student will be performing Mexican folk music while the guests arrive. Off-campus groups include a team of Bollywood dancers from Mudra Dance Studio, a group of Caribbean drummers from Denver University and a Japanese
drum ensemble named Mirai Daiko. The event will be from 7:00–9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 in the University Center Ballrooms. Appetizers will be served throughout the night. The event is free and open to both UNC students and the public. For more information contact Ria Vigil at (970) 351-1365.
Student named award runner-up for founding Ghanaian non-profit EMILY BRANT news@uncmirror.com
A UNC student who helped found a non-profit organization in Africa was recently announced as a runner-up for the Students in Service Awards scholarship competition. Rachel Rose Jackson, a junior nursing major, was nominated by the University of Northern Colorado Honors Society for her work as a cofounder of the Kayayei Association, an organization that helps Ghanaian women. In fall 2009, Jackson studied abroad in Ghana, fulfilling a lifelong desire to work in Africa. While there, she began to go to the markets and saw the plight of the Ghanaian women. Many women had been kidnapped from their homes in north Ghana and sold into slavery in south Ghana. Women struggle to maintain any semblance of a living, and many are forced into prostitution. Many more women
Ghana. Jackson said unlike vocational training provided are raped continually. “Kayayei” is a traditional the health care system in for women. Through the Ghanaian word for a female the United States, people training, women are able to porter, or a woman who will literally die on the front learn basic skills that help step of a hospital get them off the streets and transports goods. in Ghana if they onto a better path in life. Many women are Hairdressing, farming, do not have an kayayeis by day, seamstress work and teachinsurance card. but are raped, J a c k s o n ’ s ing are just a few of the jobs beaten and organization has for which Kayayei provides stolen from by not only provid- training for. Jackson said if their masters at ed health care women have a job they realnight. for hundreds of ly want to perform, the J a c k s o n Rachel Rose women but also association will find a way began to spend Jackson runs a health to make it happen. more time at the said she hopes Jackson said something clinic, which markets, bring- Kayayei will includes hygiene that makes Kayayei unique ing food and expand to other lessons and how compared to other organizaholding vigil with African nations. to practice safe tions is anyone that receives the women to protect them from being sex. The association also aid becomes a member of the raped. Jackson then met has a school where children network to help others. “Anyone that comes and Michael, a Ghanaian man are taught basic subjects. The most important part receives aid or help from us who thought the same as she did. From this relation- of Kayayei is perhaps the becomes part of our netship, the Kayayei Association was born and DO YOU HAVE has grown exponentially since then. Today, Jackson studies FOR YOUR at UNC and works as much as she can via Skype with Michael to keep the Kayayei Association running. EMAIL YOUR THOUGHTS TO: The association provides a wide variety of servWE ARE HERE WORKING FOR YOU. LET US ices for the people of
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work, and they turn around and help all the other people who need help also, whether they just help cook meals or provide teaching under the vocational training they have learned,” she said. “It’s really important to us to not just swoop in, help and leave. We don’t want to just provide shortterm relief. It’s a 360degree, full-circle process.” Much awareness of the Kayayei Association and consequently the plight of the Ghanaian women has been raised with Jackson’s recent scholarship award. The $2,500 scholarship is welcome, Jackson said, but she said she is more excited about the awareness being raised. On April 28, Jackson will
travel to San Diego along with the two other winners for the awards ceremony, which is hosted in conjunction with Washington Campus Compact’s Continuums of Service Conference. Throughout all the trials that Jackson has already faced, from standing vigil on the streets of Ghana to dealing with all the red tape of becoming a non-government organization, she said she remains optimistic about the future of the Kayayei Assocation. As a long-term goal, Jackson said she hopes to see the Kayayei Association expand into other African countries. She will return to work in Ghana this summer.
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Alternatives not available for all derogatory words KRISTEN MARTIN news@uncmirror.com
As students and faculty members entered the Panorama Room for the event, “What a B.tch,” they were handed strips of paper with what is considered derogatory words to describe women. The purpose of Tuesday’s event was to educate the participants about the effects of the misogynistic words used to describe the weaknesses of others, whether it is men or women. The discussion began with five music videos from artists Godsmack, Meredith Brooks, Livvi Franc, D12 and Jay Z. The videos are considered to be degrading toward women and their sexuality. Some women have tried to reclaim specific
condescending words and turn them into a means of achieving power in society. “I try to be assertive when I use the word ‘bitch,’ but I found that it mimics a masculine level of power, where women do not have a place in that power,” said Lauren Koppel, a sophomore women’s and ethnic studies major. Linda Black, a professor of counselor education and supervision, said
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I think it is sad that we have such a lack of imagination on what we call ourselves as women. — Kati Stanford, a senior art major
words are not used as a form of empowerment if they can hurt someone. “Where would the term bitch be warm and tender and soothing?” Black said. Black continued to give the participants a history of some of the derogatory words. She provided a few examples of these words throughout history. Black said many derogatory words were either used to praise women in past times or had entirely different meanings. “The word ‘bitch,’ used in 1904, described a lamp with whale oil in Alaska or Canada,” Black said. Iris Rodriguez, a sophomore sociology major, said in some countries, men rape women as a
form of marriage, whereas in the United States, people do not tolerate the concept of rape but are often okay with degrading women by language. “Deviance is in the thought process,” Rodriguez said. “We give the words that ... importance that they don’t need to have.” The event ended with the students and faculty members sharing what they want to take away from the presentation. “I think it is sad that we have such a lack of imagination on what to call ourselves as women,” said Kati Stanford, a senior art major. “I want to be articulate on how I want to describe myself and use positive words. Maybe we need to rely on the word feminist as a positive description.”
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Jael Esquibel, the graduate assistant for the GLBTA Office, explains her views on derogatory words used to replace “woman” Tuesday in the UC Panorama Room.
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