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News Author shares unreleased memoir Rosecrans Baldwin inspires students with his writing during the Rosenberry Writers’ Conference. PAGE 4
Sports Baseball gets huge road victory The UNC baseball team split a twogame series with Nebraska earlier this week. PAGE 5
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Patricia Hill Collins, a renowned sociologist and author at the University of Maryland, speaks to students about social justice and “colorblind racism” during the first Social Speaker Series presentation of the spring semester Wednesday in the University Center Columbine Suites.
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Student Senate Update
Senate appoints temp director, discusses directory security ALEXANDER ARMANI-MUNN news@uncmirror.com After several weeks of tense deliberation, UNC’s Student Senate approved the temporary appointment of a director of Diverse Relations Wednesday, discussed concerns over access to students’ personal information through the university’s student and faculty directory and heard reports on upcoming elections and the ongoing process to fill two vacancies on the Student Judiciary Committee. Senate appoints director of Diverse Relations Krystal Duff was appointed the director of Diverse Relations just as Senate prepares to conduct the Student Fee Allocation Process. Student Body President Katelyn Elliott recently con-
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ducted interviews with three applicants for the vacant position, ultimately selecting Duff for her extensive experience and involvement in several campus organizations, including the Residence Hall Association. Appointments made by the president require a twothirds vote of approval from Senate and Duff’s appointment, which contained the provision that Duff would remain in the position until the end of the semester, was rejected in the first round of voting, After the appointment failed, Senate moved into further discussion on the appropriate length of the appointment, and decided it would end after SFAP concludes on April 18. Levi Fuller, the director of Student Affairs, voted against
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the appointment, stating that it was unnecessary to fill the position for such a small amount of time. The ability of a temporary appointment to step into the position and be effective in the few weeks remaining in the semester was a source of concern throughout deliberations. Duff will receive full pay while serving as the director of Diverse Relations. It has not yet been determined whether she will be expected to fulfill all the required duties for the position. Student Advocate seeks to fill Judiciary openings Student Advocate Samantha Fox updated Senate members on the process for filling the two vacancies on the SJC. Fox has conducted interviews with four applicants
and open forums will be hosted from 12:30-2:30 p.m. today in the Student Activities Lounge in the University Center. The students vying for the empty SJC seats are Connor Mong, Lee Cooper, Morgan Byrd and Matthew Rhinehard. Appointments will be made next week. Senate addresses security of online student directory In Senate reports, Elliott said she was approached by a student who was concerned with the accessibility of personal information on the university’s website. A link on the website’s homepage titled “Find People” allows browsers to search a database containing personal information, such as phone numbers and addresses, of all the students and faculty at UNC.
The directory can be a valuable resource for contacting people around campus; however, Senate members expressed concern over misuse of the directory. Currently, students do have the option to opt-out of the directory. If a student opts out of the directory, the university is not permitted to acknowledge that student in any formal documentation, including commencement programs. Senate resolved to explore the issue further. Trustee gives Senate update on board meeting Lauren Zdanowitz, the student trustee, informed Senate members of the most recent Board of Trustees meeting which occurred March 9. At the meeting, board members discussed a possible tuition increase of seven
percent, down two percent from the original proposal. The board also proposed using the funds from increased tuition to give the university faculty a pay raise, which has not occurred in several years. The board will not vote on the increase until its June meeting. The board also discussed an additional $1.5 million in scholarship funding the university will receive next year. Commissioner gives update on Senate elections Election Commissioner Will Schiffelbein will present a final ballot next week. In an effort to raise voter participation, Schiffelbein is encouraging organizations around campus to formally endorse candidates. The Student Senate election will be April 3 – 5. at the UC.
Sigma Kappa serves macaroni all night for charity ALEXANDER ARMANI-MUNN news@uncmirror.com The women of Sigma Kappa opened their doors to UNC students and served homemade macaroni and cheese from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. Wednesday
night into Thursday in the sorority’s second annual Sig Kap n’ Cheese. With a $5 donation to the Sigma Kappa Foundation, University of Northern Colorado students were welcomed into the house to enjoy some “bomb mac n’ cheese,”
as described by Kaitlyn Lundeby, the SK vice president of philanthropic services. Proceeds from the event benefit the Sigma Kappa Foundation, which supports three philanthropic organizations: The Maine Sea Coast Mission, Inherit the Earth and The Alzheimer’s Association. The Maine Sea Coast Mission is important to SK members because the sorority was founded in Waterville, Maine, in 1874. The organization hosts youth development and community outreach on Maine’s nine coastal islands. Today, SK is also one of
the nation’s leading financial contributors to Alzheimer’s research. SK was also the first sorority, starting in 1954, to recognize the need for continued comprehensive work on the study of aging and the needs of elderly persons. Inherit the Earth, adopted by SK in 1992, is the sorority’s signature national service project. Each year the sorority gives SK members and alumnae a chance to work with senior citizens to improve a local environment. Last year, Sigma Kappa members See Sigma Kappa, Page 7
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Artist’s rendition of Disney leading ladies raises bar too high Little girls around the world spend their childhood wearing miniature imitations of gowns, wishing their fairy godmother would have a pumpkin carriage whisk them away to the ball where Prince Charming saves them from their average life. This ideal, fairytale life is put into the minds of children, especially young girls, through many media, but the biggest culprit of implanting these fantasies is Disney. Many young girls spend a large portion of their childhood idolizing a Disney princess, wanting to be just
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in Wonderland.” While many may think Väätäinen used a paintbrush and canvas to create these portraits, he actually used a much more modern medium: Photoshop. Väätäinen merged images of different women and the original cartoon characters in the image editing software to create the beauties. If he had to merge multiple images, and even a perfected cartoon, together to create an accurate “real-life” portrayal of Disney’s princesses and popular female characters, how can young girls ever expect to reach the standards of beauty
the company shows them? They can’t. While playing princess is fun when girls are 4 or 5, they need to have exposure to other stories that celebrate individual beauty, not the commercialized, animated versions presented by the media. Many people have brought attention to the fact that Barbie dolls could harm young girls’ self-esteem and teach them to strive for unattainable perfection, the effects of Disney’s unrealistic standards should receive just as much attention for the effects they can have on young girls.
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like her. However, Jirka Väätäinen, a student at Arts University College in Bournemouth in the United Kingdom, recently created his second series of paintings featuring the leading ladies, and they make it obvious that the ideals of beauty instilled by the princesses is completely unrealistic for little girls to try to achieve. Väätäinen released his first princess series in 2011, and recently released a second featuring the remaining princesses and a few other main female characters, such as Jane from “Tarzan” and Alice from “Alice
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he University of Northern Colorado’s Student Senate elections are just around the corner. Potential candidates have just submitted election packets and finished obtaining signatures from student voters. These signatures, along with a minimum GPA, are required in order for a candidate to appear on this year’s ballot. In previous years, Student Senate elections have created a whirlwind of controversy, notably
the special election for the 2010-11 academic year, and I expect that this year will be no different. Each member of the current Senate worked hard to obtain votes and the loyalty of campus groups and organizations. However, I hope to see a more openly competitive election than in years past. For example, last year’s open forums seemed to be subject to individual speakers and responses. A single question was asked, and a candidate generally responded with a typically safe response that did not conflict or compete with other candidates’. This was also the case with advertisements, campaign flyers, posters and otherwise. Why are candidates subject to such a play-safe campaign? Campaigns are too strictly regulated by the election commissioner
and the judiciary committee, and candidates are afraid to be penalized for breaking election regulations. Essentially, if a candidate breaks a rule and is found guilty, he or she could lose a percentage of votes resulting in a potential loss overall. I will applaud this year’s election commissioner for holding official debates, but I would like to invite our candidates and our campaign enforcement groups to take a more lenient swing at this year’s campaigns. Let’s see some attack ads. Let’s let the candidates be critical of their opposition. This watered-down system of the past always leads to obvious choices and well-known winners. For once, I would like to judge a candidate based on a maneuver during the campaign, as opposed to my pre-
dispositions. In my opinion, a more aggressive lot of candidates and a lessscrutinized election will lead to more voter participation, a greater number of candidates and more passionate campaigns. Enough with the cookie-cutter flyers, the uniform statements and the tiptoeing. These candidates should have the freedom to utilize their entire potential and come off as strong and assertive students. At the end of the day, this could help determine who will best run their respective office. So, in the spirit of last night’s premier of “The Hunger Games,” let’s see some blood spilled. Let the games begin. — Benjamin Fuller is a junior economics major and weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Award-winning author discusses ‘hilarious’ new memoir during conference MICHAEL SHULL arts@uncmirror.com At the age of 14, author Rosecrans Baldwin began to use the word “French,” with its many bawdy associations, “to describe something I liked before I knew why I liked it.” As Baldwin read passages from his new memoir, “Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down,” Wednesday for the Rosenberry Writers’ Conference at UNC, he left out none of the many details that brought about that definition. He described his experiences, from his French teacher chastising him for using the wrong gender
(“Isn’t it obvious? The masculinity of the pen? The curves of the crockery?”) to his recent years living in Paris, where he spent his time stumbling through the language barrier and haphazardly bridging the cultural divide, all with a sense of humor, a sharp wit and an observant eye. “Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down” will be published in May from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Baldwin is the author of “You Lost Me There,” which was placed on NPR’s list of Best Books of 2010, and on TIME and Entertainment Weekly list of Best Books Summer 2010. “He’s one of the most erudite men you would
actually like to hang out with,” said Nic Brown, an assistant professor of English at the University of Northern Colorado. Students at his reading were also quickly won over by the book’s fast-paced wit and Baldwin’s distinctive style, which comes from a clever blend of odd details, personal insights and an inexhaustible capacity to laugh at himself. “He was so stylized, in the sense that everything was so personal,” said Haley Van Heukelom, a junior English major. “You felt like you were experiencing it with him. It’s something I want to try in my own writing.” Another technique that
caught some students’ attention was Baldwin’s use of both English and French, bridging the two cultures through language. “I liked how he mixed French with English but in a way that you could still understand it,” said Katie Allison, a junior English major. “It was still hilarious.” For example, Baldwin discusses in his book the topic of “les bises,” the customary French kisses, whose rules are never quite clear. “It was not correct to kiss your boss, except when it was. It was correct to kiss your underlings, except when it wasn’t,” Baldwin said. Van Heukelom was See Conference, Page 7
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Rosecrans Baldwin talks about his unreleased memoir, “Paris, I Love You, but You’re Bringing Me Down” during the Rosenberry Writers’ Conference Wednesday.
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Softball uses big fifth inning to down UC-Colorado Springs MICHAEL NOWELS sports@uncmirror.com
UNC’s softball team started off the home season on the right foot as it defeated the
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 7-4 Wednesday at ButlerHancock Softball Field. University of Northern Colorado (12-14) freshman
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UNC freshman shortstop Kaitlin Flynn drops down a bunt against UC-Colorado Springs Wednesday at Butler-Hancock Softball Field. Flynn went 1-for-2 with a run scored in the win.
pitcher Kelci Cheney started the game and closed it, and junior outfielder Lindsey Smith had a two-run homerun in the victory. UNC had already played 25 games this season prior to this contest, but they were all on the road. Head coach Mark Montgomery said he thinks the team’s energy level was high at the first pitch because it was finally able to play in its own park. “I think we were amped up at the beginning of the game,” Montgomery said. “The anxiety level was high — not in a bad way, in a good way, just being home, being in front of family and friends and all that.” In the third inning, the Bears got on the board first as
senior catcher Erin Wilkinson, who went 3-for-3 in the contest, scored on a bunt by senior outfielder Erin Geddis. UCCS tied the score at one in the fourth inning, then used a three-run fifth to take a 4-1 lead. It was then that UNC responded with its own big inning. Wilkinson again started the rally, leading off with a single to center field. Freshman shortstop Kaitlin Flynn followed with a single of her own, and both moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by freshman left fielder Megan Yuhas. Freshman second baseman Melissa Marcovecchio reached base on a bunt to the pitcher, loading the bases. The scoring began when
Geddis hit into a fielder’s choice, allowing Wilkinson to reach home plate. Junior first baseman Jamie Pollack then brought in Flynn and Marcovecchio with a single, and could simply trot the rest of the way home on Smith’s round-tripper. Wilkinson scored freshman designated hitter Mikayla Duffy later in the inning for good measure. The younger Bears played a big role in the victory, but Cheney said they were all fairly anxious heading into the contest. “With us having so many freshmen, we were all pretty nervous,” she said. “I think it was pretty apparent, especially to coach.” Smith said that as she
headed to the plate before her home run, her goal was simply to keep the inning going, as her teammates had worked so hard to do. “With the go-ahead run on third, I knew I wanted to come in and do it for my team,” Smith said. “We worked so hard to get all those runs back, I just wanted to keep the inning going.” She accomplished more than that, and UNC started its first homestand of the season with a victory. The Bears continue at home this weekend with a three-game series against South Dakota State at Butler-Hancock Softball Field.
Baseball team splits two-game road series with Big 10 foe Nebraska STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com
After dropping four games to the University of Nebraska last season, the UNC baseball team split a two-game series with the Huskers this week in Lincoln, giving the Bears two wins against major Division-I opponents this season. On Tuesday, the University of Northern Colorado (6-9) lost the first game of the series 12-3 but
rebounded on Wednesday to win the second game, 6-4. The win adds to UNC’s bigtime victories, as it also defeated Washington State of the Pac-12 on March 3. The Bears used a four-run eighth inning Wednesday to open a 6-3 advantage, and UNC held Nebraska (15-8), a Big 10 member, to one run the rest of the game. Senior first baseman Casey Coy singled up the middle to get UNC’s rally started with one out.
Coy advanced to second on a passed ball, senior third baseman Tony Crudo drew a walk and freshman designated hitter Taylor Anderson singled to center field to score Coy and move Crudo to second. After freshman outfielder Eric Ferguson walked to load the bases, junior catcher Derek Baum did the same to force in another run and give the Bears the lead. Freshman outfielder Jensen Park, who went 3-for5 in the game and has a hit in
11 of UNC’s 15 games this season, then singled to right field and freshman second baseman Ryan Yamane followed with a single of his own to plate the Bears’ sixth run. UNC sophomore righthanded pitcher Chris Hammer, who pitched the final three innings, allowed the Huskers’ last run in the ninth inning but that was all Nebraska managed, and Hammer picked up his first win of the season. The Bears got out to a 2-0
lead after scoring one run in the first and third innings, but Nebraska answered with a run in the fourth and two runs in the sixth. Nobody scored in the seventh, setting up UNC’s game-changing eighth inning. The day prior, Nebraska was the team with the early 2-0 lead, scoring twice in the first inning. The Bears scored once in the third inning, but the Huskers plated seven runs in the fourth on five hits.
UNC scored one run in the seventh and ninth innings, but Nebraska scored three runs in the eighth to keep the game out of UNC’s reach. The Bears return to the field this weekend for a fourgame series against South Dakota State (4-10-1), starting with a 3 p.m. first pitch today followed by a noon and 3 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and ending with a noon game Sunday, all at Jackson Field.
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Esteemed professor, author addresses social justice, race in Schulze Series SAVANNAH MCCULLY news@uncmirror.com The goal of the UNC Schulze Speaker Series and the Life of the Mind Program is to bridge the gap between the subjects students study and traditional disciplines to enrich education. The first lecture of the spring 2012 series did just that when the University of Northern Colorado wel-
comed esteemed speaker Patricia Hill Collins to discuss social justice, race and gender. Collins is a distinguished professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, former president of the American Sociological Association and a successful author. Her lecture drew from her most recent publication, “Another Kind of Public Education: Race, the
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Media, Schools and Democratic Possibilities,� a social analysis of “colorblind racism� as a system of power. Collins was brought to campus because of the influence she and her works have in the field of sociology. “She is an influential feminist and social theorist, and her book, which is largely read in graduate school, is influential as well,� said Christiane Olivo, a professor of political science at UNC. Collins began her lecture by reading a passage from her book that set the tone for the night. Her words and demeanor captivated her audience immediately. She did not speak formally, but rather integrated a sense of good nature and effortless humor, and her message had an audience of students, faculty and the community nodding along in agreement. The question that was addressed may seem simple: “How can America reach social justice?� But as Collins illustrated, the answer is complex, which shows the importance of the question being asked. Collins continued her
lecture by focusing on the idea that people must transcend certain barriers in order to work together to bring about social justice. Collins drew from her personal experiences as a teacher in an inner city Boston school. After becoming a teacher, she soon discovered that her students were on a track toward nowhere because of the education they were receiving, and it became clear that reform was needed. To do this, a diverse group of people must be brought together to help change the face of education for these students, she said. Those who came together included the school’s teachers, faculty from universities, families of the students and volunteers who wanted to help. Each person had a unique opinion on how to reform the school. Collins said in order for this group of reformers to efficiently work together they would need to overcome the barriers of differing opinions and views. Dissenting views can be powerful, she said. Collins focused on one idea: The conditions of poor minori-
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Patricia Hill Collins, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and a renowned author, speaks about how Americans can overcome social injustices. ties are “inevitable.� She spoke of how her group of educators had to overcome the notion of “things are the way they are because it’s natural.� Collins achieved this by embracing a vision of freedom and hope and building a community, because she said she believes the sense of community is central to bringing about social justice. Collins also introduced her concept of “colorblind racism,� and how this fuels the idea that race issues in America exist “just because that’s the way things are.� “Colorblind racism,� according to Collins, is when seemingly colorblind policies are put in place, when the policies are actually not colorblind and promote racial inequality. Collins concluded her message by saying that
transcending these barriers, building a sense of community and finally taking action will help America reach social justice and America must focus on the future, rather than the past. The lecture ended with a question-and-answer seminar that touched on current events involving race issues as well as Collins’ personal philosophies that were published in her most recent book. The questions asked by the audience opened a dialogue among the room that students took advantage of. “It’s really important for students, faculty and the community to have the opportunity to engage in dialogue in the intersections of race, gender, and so forth,� said Lauren Koppel, a junior women’s and ethnic studies major.
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Speaker inspires UNC writers Conference from Page 4 struck by Baldwin’s metaphors and comparisons. For example, he observed a woman coming back from her vacation “tanned to within an inch of a Kit-Kat,” and he compared French men shouting when they spotted some truly impressive cleavage to mountaineers crying out when they found a particularly deep crevasse. “His metaphors definitely made me think about my own writing and the way I’m doing certain things,” Van Heukelom said. “Hearing people say things that are so simple and yet they work so well. As a writer you’re looking for the perfect word, but remembering to keep
things simple sometimes works, too.” One of the essential aspects of a reading like this is that there is always more to any work than just the text itself, and having the writer present helps to draw that extra element out, Baldwin said. How much of the humor in Baldwin’s memoir, for example, would have been lost without him reading the quotes in an exaggerated French accent? The reading, Van Heukelom said, was extremely valuable, and left those in attendance with the same sentiment as Baldwin. “I couldn’t imagine loving Paris any less, only more,” Van Heukelom said.
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His metaphors definitely made me think about my own writing and the way I’m doing certain things. Hearing people say things that are so simple and yet they work so well. As a writer you’re looking for the perfect word, but remembering to keep things simple sometimes works, too. — Haley Van Heukelom, a junior English major
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Sorority’s ‘cheesy’ fundraiser raises $1,100 for national philanthropies Sigma Kappa from Page 4 adopted Paddy Doyle, a manatee on the endangered species list. Sig Kap n’ Cheese raised a total of $1,100 by morning’s end with 220 students attending the event. Despite the strong turnout, Sigma Kappa fell just short of last year’s total of $1,200. “It is important to give back,” Lundeby said. “We host events like this to include the entire student body and show everybody on campus what we really care about. It’s such a bonding moment to hear others’ stories and be able to lend time and talents to people who need (assistance).”
Philanthropic events such as Sig Kap n’ Cheese are a true testament to the character of the UNC student body, said Taylor Ashcroft, a freshman athletic training and sport and exercise science major. “These events show that Greek Life gives back to the community,” Ashcroft said. Freshman chemistry major Erica Stripp, who attended with Ashcraft and a group of friends, described the event as a great way bring people together for a good cause. To learn more about SK and their philanthropy efforts, visit www.sigmakappaunc.com.
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It is important to give back. We host events like this to include the entire student body and show everybody on campus what we really care about. It’s such a bonding moment to hear others’ stories and be able to lend time and talents to people who need assistance. — Kaitlyn Lundeby, VP of philanthropic services
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Denver Press Club names editor-in-chief state journalism contest winner STAFF REPORT news@uncmirror.com A journalism student at UNC was recently notified that he was the winner of the Denver Press Club’s 18th Annual Damon Runyon Award scholarship contest. Benjamin Welch, who has served as the editorin-chief of The Mirror since April 2011, not only
notified via an was the winner from those email from the nominated at president of the the University Denver Press of Northern Club’s board of directors, Bruce Colorado, but is also the overall Goldberg, that he was selected winner among finalists from to receive the six Colorado Benjamin Welch Tim Russert universities. M e m o r i a l Welch, a senior jour- Scholarship check of nalism and criminal jus- $2,000 during the annual tice double major, was banquet May 4 at the
Denver Marriott City Center. “I was surprised and greatly honored to be selected as winner of the award,” Welch said. “I also want to express my gratitude to those at UNC who have instructed and aided me in my journalistic endeavors.” This is the second time in 15 years that a journalist from UNC has received
the Tim Russert Memorial Scholarship. The first was Amy Weimer in 2002. Soon after graduation, Weimer was hired at the Rocky Mountain News as a copy editor. “The UNC journalism faculty couldn’t be prouder of Ben for this accomplishment,” said Lynn KlydeSilverstein, an assistant professor of journalism and mass communications
at UNC. “He is a very talented journalist. We expect him to do many more great things.” Frank Deford, a national sportswriter and author, will receive this year’s Damon Runyon Award, which is handed out annually to a journalist of national renown. Former winners include Tom Brokaw, Rick Reilly, P.J. O’Rourke and Ted Turner.