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Sports Senior outfielder leads Bears Adrian Schenk is a leader on and off the field for the UNC baseball team. PAGE 6
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WRC seeks nominations for Inspiring Women Awards are given out. Witty said the theme for this year’s awards is Star Thrower, referring to an old story of a young man who walked along a beach and threw washedup starfish back into the ocean. In the story, an old man asks the young man why he is tossing the starfish back in. “The old man says to the young man that it won’t make any difference because there are so
work they do at the University of Northern Colorado in three categories: students, faculty and staff members. “It’s to honor women who make a little bit of difference on campus, no matter how small,” said Sarah Witty, the administrative assistant for the WRC. The nominees and their nominators are invited to the Women’s Recognition Reception, where the final awards
CARMEN BRADY news@uncmirror.com Between classes, work and friends, students’ lives can get busy, and it may become easy to overlook those who are making a difference at UNC. That’s where the Inspiring Women Awards come in. The Inspiring Women Awards, hosted by the Women’s Resource Center and the Stryker Institute, honor women and the
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many starfish on the beach,” Witty says. “The young man throws another starfish into the ocean and says, ‘It makes a difference to this one.’ So that’s what we are trying to do, recognize the women who are trying to change things, no matter how small.” Which is why, according to Witty, any member of campus is able to nominate a woman for the award. “We want to make this as open as possible,” said Yvette Lucero, the director for the WRC. “We want a broad range of nominees to choose from.”
Lucero said that the Inspiring Women Awards have been going on since 1995 and that they have seen an increase in nominees over the years. “It has been a success, and we are certainly planning on doing it again next year,” Lucero said. Bernadette Cordova,
the graduate assistant at the WRC, said she thinks the awards have a positive influence on campus. “I think it’s important that all the nominees are honored at the Women’s Recognition Reception,” Cordova said. “Each of them impacted someone’s life.”
Inspiring Women Awards Nomination Nominations for the Inspiring Women Awards are due by noon Friday. Both an online and printable copy are available online at www.unco.edu/wrc/IWA.html.
Invisible Children to screen viral film KRISTEN MARTIN news@uncmirror.com “KONY:2012,” the film that went viral recently about African warlord Joseph Kony, will be shown in its entirety, including the second half most haven’t seen, Thursday at UNC. The Invisible Children, Inc. film will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Panorama Room in the University Center at the University of Northern Colorado to raise awareness of the war in northern Africa and Kony’s role in it. Sheldon Brown, a senior elementary education major, is head of the Invisible Children committee on campus. He said the committee chose to screen this film, even though it went viral, part of the video most people
have not yet seen. “There is a second part to the video that talks about Kony himself,” Brown said. Invisible Children, Inc. is an organization built to work toward ending the 26-year-long war between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army, which Kony is the leader of. The LRA has been accused of using children for militaristic purposes. Brown said Invisible Children got its start when three filmmakers went to Uganda to film the poor conditions and discovered they were in the middle of a civil war. They filmed their documentary and released it in the United States. Invisible Children focuses on rebuilding the communities in Uganda
and North Africa that have been affected by the LRA. According to their website, they also focus on protecting and rehabilitating the civilians where the LRA is still active. Brown said the organization has been working with the Ugandan government to track down Kony. “They are working toward arresting Joseph Kony and having him tried in international criminal court,” he said. Brown also said there will be a discussion after the screening with Roadies, or representatives from Invisible Children, as well as someone from northern Africa who will give testimony regarding what has been happening with the LRA recently.
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Connection with college most viable option to finding success As we pass the halfway mark of the semester and begin to wrap up the school year, we’ve all become accustomed to — or likely participated in — the familiar exodus from Greeley each Friday afternoon. Granted, this is likely most common among the freshman population, who could be suffering from homesickness or missing their high school significant others. Contrary to their assertions, however, a significant portion of these relationships don’t last past Thanksgiving break, so they
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these opportunities. It’s easy to complain about a lack of things to do when you’re playing Modern Warfare 3 by yourself nonstop. This type of effort to becoming an involved, integral part of your university experience is that which makes college enjoyable and rewarding. Congruently, those who are more satisfied with their situations will be more inclined to remain in school and graduate as more fulfilled individuals. Honestly, UNC isn’t a difficult school to complete in most
majors, and the U.S. Census Bureau says those with a bachelor’s degree will earn a million dollars more in their lives than their high school diploma counterparts, and those with a master’s will earn an additional million. We’re adults, and as such, we must learn to become more independent. If we’re not willing to discover our own identity within the community or hack it out in college because we’re homesick, the window to getting a successful head start in the professional realm runs short.
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could have more motivation to stay at UNC as their academic careers progress. Others cite lack of activities to participate in as the main reason for venturing home for the weekend. While it’s obvious that Greeley is no bustling metropolis, if everyone runs away from the problem, it will never be fixed. There are plenty of opportunities for activities and events to attend and participate in — both on campus and downtown — though a conscious effort may have to be made to in order to discover
balances. Try as we might, our mouths cannot speak that which we feel. Words are simply symbols, adapted through usage, to signify different ideas. Without any reference point for what the words indicate, they would have no meaning whatsoever. If a woman was born blind, she would never understand what “green” was, no matter how hard she tried. Some say that people watch television because they are lazy. This argument makes some sense, but it is oversimplified. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how many words is a video worth? It’s a much more sense-stimulating experience to watch a sitcom than hear a radio drama. While the reliance on television is cause for concern over lost imagination, it is understandable considering the simulative factors involved.
In a similar way, music can do many things language is incapable of achieving. With the strike of a single chord, the tone of a full amphitheater can change. Before any lyrics are even sung, the music can often express a feeling more deeply than language. That being said, even with musical expression added to the equation, it is still difficult to find the perfect song to express a sentiment. I often try to pair music with the type of day I am having. If summer is near, Atmosphere’s “Sunshine” is likely in my playlist. However, the more complex a situation, the harder it is to find the right song to express the condition. For example, Ben Folds Five’s “Song for the Dumped” and Damien Rice’s “Rootless Tree” are not always applicable for a breakup. In my TESL classes, we have discussed the issues that some
people face as they learn a new language. Often, a new language learner is chastised by native speakers because he or she has an accent or does not yet grasp the grammar of the new language. But if the aim of language isn’t to be perfected, but instead to communicate then what difference do the details make if he makes his point clear? Words can only go so far in articulating a mood or thought. The fact remains that speech is a human construct to help us digest what happens in reality and connect with one another. This column is simply a series of symbols, never truly reaching the idea that I aim to express, but my job as a journalist is to dance as close to the fire as humanly possible. — Michael Nowels is a sophomore elementary education major and weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Student Senate candidates share stances as election campaigning begins CONOR MCCABE news@uncmirror.com With the spring elections quickly approaching, Student Senate candidates made their stances known to the UNC community Tuesday night in the University Center. William Schiffelbein, a senior political science major and election commissioner, hosted the open forum, giving students a chance to ask questions to candidates running for Senate. “I’m really excited for the future of Senate, especially next year being a really big transition year,” Schiffelbein said. Levi Fuller, a senior computer information systems and business management
major and candidate for student trustee, kicked things off by emphasizing he wants to be the voice of the students and speak his mind because he believes some people are afraid of speaking up. The candidates for director for Academic Affairs were next with Shelby Williams, a biology and philosophy major, speaking first. She focused on improving advising and limiting grade inflation to make a general standard for all students. Nathan DeCarlo, a sophomore business finance major, agreed with Williams about addressing the problem of grade inflation by pointing out the difficulty of biology classes compared to
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communication classes. Blake Cvar, an undeclared freshman, rounded out the field for director of Academic Affairs declaring his passion for academics and agreed with his opponents by recognizing the need to attack grade inflation. The candidate for the director of Diverse Relations, Jonte Major, a freshman business finance major, stressed her belief that cultural centers are not overfunded and expressed that she will be very committed to working closely with the cultural houses on campus. “Diversity does involve African Americans and Latinas but also includes disabled students and anybody that is underrepresented,” Major said. Emily Barker is running against Major but did not show to the event and is still considered to remain in the election. Becca Hoy, a sophomore mathematics secondary education major, was the first candidate to speak for the director of Legislative Affairs. She said she wants to attempt to bring the 2012 presidential
candidates to speak at UNC. She emphasized registering people to vote. Her opponent is Andrew Hill, a junior political science major, emphasized creating incentives to increase the student involvement and to work with the Greeley Chamber of Commerce to help bridge the gap between UNC and the Greeley community. “I believe that I addressed the issue of Bear Vote Initiative and also the gap between the Greeley community and UNC,” Hill said, “with the direct upfront answers the student body can identify with.” The director of Student Affairs debate began with Nick Loveridge, a business marketing major, who focused on representing UNC on a state level by creating a collaborative program with the surrounding universities. He will be running against Andrea Rascon, a junior human services major, who intends to educate the students about all of their student funded benefits. She also explained the
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Shelby Williams, a junior biology and philosophy major and candidate for director of Academic Affairs, discusses her plans for correcting grade inflation at the Student Senate open forum. need to use word of mouth advertising and focus on involving students by reaching out to First Year Experience classes. The director of University Relations is another one of the unopposed positions, being pursued by John Pherson, a senior business marketing major and economics minor. He plans to use the power of Twitter and Facebook to help brand the image of Student Senate. “I would have a plan that every student that would follow our Twitter or Facebook would know where every dollar of their student fees are going,” Pherson said. The director of Student Organizations started with Samantha Fox, a junior journalism major, stressing the need to improve the club
chartering process by regulating clubs’ rosters. One of her opponents, Kyle Norman, a sophomore psychology major, focused more on regulating the large amount of clubs chartering as well as encouraging a lot of similar groups to collaborate together. Sam Coil, a freshman business management major, was the final candidate for the director of Clubs and Organizations. He started by encouraging the organizations to fundraise on their own and said he wants to cap the amount of money spent on clubs and organizations. The elections will be hosted in the University Center across from Munchy Mart from 8 a.m.7 p.m. April 3-5.
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Latina poet slams start to Cesar Chavez week Students participate in open mic with known artist in University Center PETER SZARAZ arts@uncmirror.com A microphone stood by itself on a dimly lit stage Monday night at the University Center’s Fireside Lounge to showcase poetic slamming talents. The talents of many literary legends have been passed down to some UNC students as well as those of Gabriela Garcia Medina, a nationally know Cuban poet whose work was recently displayed in a Dove Soap advertisement, as they attended the open mic to showcase their feelings and opinions. Medina was booked through the University Program Council because
she made impressions on UPC members at The National Association for Campus Activities conference. Medina’s performance, which was preceded by a dinner with the poet at the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center, kicked off Cesar Chavez week. The week also contains the fourth annual Festival Chicana/o de Artes on Wednesday at 5 p.m. “The conference showcased poets from around the country,” said Kim Myers, a graduate student coordinator for UPC. “We remembered that she was really good and how we wanted her come to UNC.” Attendees looked pleased as they sipped on
the free Starbucks coffee UPC provided. When she took the stage and poured her life experiences into her art, the crowded lounge flourished in echoes of finger snapping from different corners of the room whenever Medina’s words appealed to the attendants. In one of her poems, “The World’s Greatest Magician,” Medina showcased her appreciation for life and her willingness to do anything in the world because of how powerful everyone is within himself or herself. In reference to her family, Medina said, “We were not happy to be poor…but we were excited to spite our poverty.”
Her poem was a plea for free mindedness, not free spirituality, which will eventually turn into an appreciation toward many different people. Her talents ranged from her bilingual antics, as she showed her personality by placing her hands on her hips, and her professionalism while needing no notes to remember the words she had once written. Her second poem was inspired by Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls.” Medina incorporated lyrics from songs by artists like LeAnn Rimes and Billie Holiday into her poetry. Though she See Slam, Page 7
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Dillon Schneebeck, a freshman communication studies major, shares his slam poetry at Monday night’s Open Mic.
Two UNC students intern to teach refugee women crafts RUBY WHITE arts@uncmirror.com
Providing monetary assistance to women burdened by dire financial situations is among one of the things that Women 2 Women provides for community members of Greeley and Evans. The non-profit group, a grassroots organization, counts on donors and grant writing for its funding. The organization began in 2009, and it has helped about 100 women and their families get immediate monetary assistance. This organization, however, is
not limited to just financial support. Alexandra Krumtum, a junior political science and anthropology major, is an intern at Women 2 Women with fellow UNC student Samantha Brescia, a senior journalism major. Krumtum and Brescia help with the newest branch of Women 2 Women: the Creative Community. In that community, refugee women are given time to work on arts and crafts, specifically sewing. “The Creative Community is under the Women 2 Women umbrel-
la,” said Marlene Monson, program director for Women 2 Women. “The creative group originally had funding but was going to lose it in December. I saw them doing an incredible job in Greeley teaching refugees. We added it in January.” According to Krumtum, any refugee is allowed to be part of the Creative Community, but the majority of women who are part of the center are from Burma. The women make quilts, grocery bags and knitting goods. Krumtum and Brescia are in charge of different tasks
from 10 a.m. to noon. There, at the center. “Samantha and I have the refugees are given the been assigned through the supplies they need to work AmeriCorps from the UNC on their creative endeavors. “During class time, campus,” Krumtum said. they come “We are for two there to h o u r s d o twice a capacity week, and buildthey are i n g , allowed to recruitcreatively ment of come up volunwith craftt e e r s project a n d — Alexandra Krumtum, ideas,” publiciWomen 2 Women intern Krumtum ty gain.” said. “We The center is open every provide them with sewing Monday and Wednesday machines and all of the
“During class time, they come for two hours twice a week, and they are allowed to creatively come up with craft-project ideas.”
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materials they need. They teach different stitches, blankets, knitting, crocheting, and pick out whatever fabrics and resources they need.” Women 2 Women has grown over the past couple of years and has become more widely known. The financial assistance and artistic skills it promotes have allowed the organization to assist the Greeley refugee community. “When our internship is over, I hope this will be a successful program that will continue to serve the community,” Krumtum said.
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Senior outfielder continues stellar start to season BEN WARWICK sports@uncmirror.com
To say Northern Colorado outfielder Adrian Schenk is tearing the cover off the ball may be cliché, but nothing else defines his performance in his senior year. As of Sunday’s game against South Dakota State, Schenk boasts a .431 batting average, the 20th-best mark of Division-I baseball players. Though he also played basketball and ran track at Mullen High School in Denver, baseball has been a way of life for Schenk, who said he’s been playing since he was young. “Baseball’s always been there,” said Schenk, who has one home run and 17 RBIs this season. “I started when I was about 4 years old, picking up a bat and swinging it around, and it was always in
my head I was people there are.” going to play Schenk hit baseball.” .338 in 2009, his Schenk said he freshman year, idolized Rockies and .250 in 2011. legends, along He said a change with a few Red Sox in mechanics is stars, growing up. the biggest differ“Larry Walker ence to him this was a big, big idol Adrian Schenk season. for me. Dante “The mechanBichette was another big one ics of the swing have been for me. All Rockies guys,” changed up a lot,” Schenk Schenk said. “Nomar said. “I credit my coaching Garciaparra was probably staff for that, and old teamone of my very favorites since mates like T.J. Berge, Hunter my whole family is from Nolan. They all stuck with Boston. I really idolized him.” me.” The senior standout credUniversity of Northern its his mother for his success Colorado head coach Carl and determination on the Iwasaki credits a fresh and diamond. focused mind as the biggest “Her (sic) and my dad are difference maker. here for every game,” Schenk “He’s confident at the said. “No matter how I do, plate,” Iwasaki said. “He’s getgood or bad, they’re sitting ting good at-bats. He’s lookthere. My mom is always ing for the pitch. He’s hunting there cheering me on. I can fastballs. He’s seeing the ball always hear her voice in the deep in the count. What he’s stands no matter how many doing right now is just freeing
his mind up. He’s just playing baseball.” Iwasaki is not hesitant to describe Schenk as a five-tool player and said it’s not every day a coach finds someone who can throw, field, run, hit for average and hit for power like Schenk can. “He runs well, he can hit for power, he’s hitting for average, and he’s got a plus arm,” Iwasaki said. “To me, that’s it. In the field, he’s a plus defender as well.” Schenk’s teammate and roommate, senior infielder Tony Crudo, said Schenk is a born leader both on the field and in the clubhouse. “He leads the team by example,” Crudo said. “He’s not too vocal, he’s not too inyour-face, but he’ll get it done and he’ll work hard, too.” Schenk is getting attention from Major League Baseball scouts in the area, Iwasaki said, and could join former teammate Jarod
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UNC senior outfielder Adrian Schenk, left, swings at a pitch against South Dakota State Sunday at Jackson Field. Schenk has one home run and 17 RBIs this season. Berggren in the ranks of Bears in professional baseball. While he said he tries not to think about it very much, Schenk said the possibility of playing beyond college is an exciting one. “I’m a ‘here-and-now’ kind of guy with everything, but it’d be absolutely awesome to have the opportunity to play pro ball,” Schenk said.
“Anybody on this team would absolutely take the opportunity in a heartbeat, and so would I.” As for Schenk’s dream team to play for should he get the chance, his loyalties lie in Bean Town. “It’s between the Red Sox and the Rockies,” Schenk said. “I’ll have to go with the Red Sox all the way.”
Future of men’s basketball team looks bright despite down season David WILSON
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hat a difference a year can make. For the second straight year on St. Patrick’s Day, I sat and watched a university from the state of Colorado play into March at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. This season, the University of Colorado had that honor, while UNC players went back
to the books. Although a 9-19 record this season was not what fans expected, what players wanted or how the university envisioned after last year, it was far more beneficial than how it looks on paper. It was a necessary hardship the UNC basketball team had to experience to appreciate the sacrifice it took to make the 2010-11 historic run to the Big Sky Conference Championship and a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Where did it all go wrong? Look no further than the defensive end of the floor. UNC allowed 75.4 points per game this season compared to the 65.8 allowed the year
before. On-ball and helpside defense was non-existent, and players spent more time wondering how they were going to score the next time down the floor than stopping the man in front of them. Some of that can be attributed to the youth and inexperience on the Bears’ roster but mostly to the lack of ability to stay mentally focused for 35 seconds at a time on defense. UNC head coach B.J. Hill said numerous times throughout the season that this year’s squad did not understand what it felt like to be 4-24 in 2006-07, when UNC was the Division-I program with
the worst RPI in the nation. That failure and the chip on the shoulders of the Bears’ four seniors, Neal Kingman, Taylor Montgomery, Chris Kaba and Devon Beitzel, fueled the resurrection of the program from 2007 to 2011. Being knocked back down to Earth this year will serve the same purpose for the returning underclassmen. Now the begging question is, who is going to lead the way? Redshirt freshman Tevin Svihovec will be a household name in the Greeley community next season if he isn’t dinner conversation already.
Svihovec laced up for the first time this season, and through the first 10 games, his performance was nothing to raise an eyebrow for. He averaged 4.9 points per game in that stretch. In the final 18 games of the season, Svihovec scored no less than nine, rattled off 14 straight games with double-digit scoring outputs and had two games of 30 points or more. He went from freshman to team leader in three weeks, and that role will fit him nicely again come this November. The supporting cast of 3point specialist redshirt sophomore guard Tate Unruh (11.3 ppg.), freshman forward Tim Huskisson (6.5)
and redshirt sophomore center Connor Osborne (7.6) will usher in the new UNC fourheaded attack. UNC will not have even one senior next season. The Bears will have two consecutive seasons of the same faces, the same system and the same bad taste in their mouths from this year. This team is built to be playing in March Madness in the foreseeable future. How far it actually goes depends on the continued growth of Svihovec and whether or not defense becomes the first priority. — David Wilson is a senior journalism major and a sports reporter for The Mirror.
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Softball, baseball teams earn conference player of the week honors STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com The UNC softball and baseball teams continued to be rewarded for their impressive starts to their seasons Tuesday after having two players and one player, respectively, honored with player of the week awards. The University of Northern Colorado softball team (15-14) had freshman pitcher Kelci Cheney honored with her second consecutive Pacific Coast Softball Conference Mountain Division Pitcher of the Week award after recording three wins and a save in 17 1/3 innings with a
0.81 ERA in last week. Crudo UNC’s four helped the Bears games last split a two-game week. series with Big 10 Cheney’s foe Nebraska and split a fourteammate, jungame set with ior outfielder South Dakota Lindsey Smith, State of the was named the Summit League. M o u n t a i n Lindsey Smith In the win Division coPlayer of the Week after against Nebraska, Crudo hitting .462 at the plate went 2-for-4 and drew a with two home runs and walk that helped keep the four RBIs in four games. team’s eighth-inning really Her performance put her alive. Against SDSU, he at six home runs this sea- had five RBIs in the four son, the most on the team. games, including a walkOn the UNC baseball off single in the second team (8-11), senior third game of the series March baseman Tony Crudo 24 and a third-inning earned the Great West home run that helped Conference Player of the UNC’s comeback in a 15Week award after going 9- 13 win the next day in the for-20 (.450) in six games series finale.
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Author, students share legacy of 73-year-old martyred nun SAVANNAH MCCULLY news@uncmirror.com In the charming Sod Buster Inn, a bed and breakfast located in the heart of downtown Greeley, the story and legacy of Dorothy Stang, a nun who was murdered in cold blood, was brought to life through the efforts of the Partners of the Americas program and the School of Communication at UNC. Rather than presenting
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When you find your story, you just know. I had never written about a woman, and Sister Dorothy seemed very fun. — Binka le Breton, author of “The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang”
a formal lecture and discussion, students from Lin Allen’s Courtroom Communication class presented a “metamock,” which consisted of three phases of the night: an opening discussion led by Binka le Breton, whose published work, “The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang,” profiles Stang’s life; an open question and answer session; and finally, smaller discussions led by facilitators from the Courtroom Communication class at the University of Northern Colorado. Allen began the night with an introduction of Binka le Breton, who has worked in Brazil, as an advocate for human rights, particularly rallying against human trafficking, for many years. During her work in Brazil, she heard of the efforts of Dorothy Stang. Though she never met Stang in person, Breton
had a few conversations with her. However, upon hearing of Stang’s vicious murder in 2005, Breton became intrigued by her story. “When you find your story, you just know,” Breton said. “I had never written about a woman, and Sister Dorothy seemed very fun.” Breton intensively researched Stang, starting from her beginnings. Born in Dayton, Ohio, into a large, devout Christian family, Stang became a nun at the young age of 17. After working with poor migrant families in New Mexico, Stang decided to relocate to Brazil to work with some of the poorest people in the world. After a few years in Brazil, Stang heard of the issues occurring in the Amazon, where explorers from North America and Europe had begun taking over the peasant farmers land in order to exploit it for mineral resources.
Stang took it upon herself to travel into the Amazon and help the small farmers win back their land and start a new beginning. Her advocacy efforts upset the wealthy landowners and politicians who wanted to take over the mineral-rich land. This led to Stang being placed on the death list, a Brazilian tradition of printing names of the most-wanted people in Brazil. At the age of 73, at the brink of achieving success in winning back the land for her people, Stang was murdered. However, Stang’s efforts led her friends in both Brazil and the United States to join together and win justice for the poor landowners whom Stang strongly advocated for. After finishing a short summary of Stang’s work and legacy, Breton was asked questions from a small panel and the audience. The panel consisted of Maria Sanchez, who has worked on behalf of migrant and refugee workers in Greeley, Nick Smith, a communication studies student at UNC, and Lynn Tice, a commu-
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Maria Sanchez, left, director of Realizing Our Community, listens as author Binka Le Breton reads excerpts from her biography of Sister Dorothy Stang Tuesday at Sod Buster Inn. nity member and UNC alumna chosen from the audience. Tice commented that she valued the presentation because she, like Stang, “was touched as a women of faith.” The audience was then divided into several groups that were led by discussion facilitators, who were students from Allen’s communication studies class. Discussion revolved around the enormous efforts that Stang
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put forth in her life. One audience member commented that, most unfortunately, if it wasn’t for Stang’s untimely and vicious death, her story would not have been shared as it has been. It was Stang’s story that caught the attention of Allen and influenced her to bring Breton to UNC for Women’s History Month. The metamock was the second annual metamock presented by Allen and the School of Communication, but the goal of the event is to bring the Partners of the Americas organization into the community and bring these issues to the forefront of people’s minds. For more information on Partners of the America’s organization, visit www.partners.net/partners/default.asp.