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Staff honored for service at annual banquet EMILY BRANT news@uncmirror.com
Faculty and staff from across campus gathered Monday in the University Center Ballrooms to recognize the accomplishments of university employees at the 40th Annual UNC Staff Recognition Banquet. As attendees dined together at tables grouped by their affiliation with the University of Northern Colorado, a large silent auction took place in one corner of the Ballrooms. Most items up for auction were donated by departments and colleges. Items attendees could bid on included a set of tickets to the UNC Jazz Festival, a jersey signed by the men’s basketball team, jewelry,
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gift cards and one-of-a-kind works of art. The silent auction raised a total of $2,549, all of which will be donated to the State Personnel Employees Executive Council Foundation. The foundation provides scholarships for the dependents of SPEEC employees and funds employee activities. Following dinner, Julie Tacker, the chair elect of the Professional Administrative Staff Council, and Michael Stadler, the chair of SPEEC, presented awards during the ceremony. The first seven awards were presented to UNC employees who have served a certain number of years. Stadler presented the fiveyear award to more than 20 individuals. Marshal Parks,
the director of Human Resources and Employee Relations, presented the 10year awards. Daniel Satriana, the vice president of the General Counsel and secretary to the UNC Board of Trustees, recognized employees who have worked at the university for 15 years. Chuck Leonhardt, the vice president of University Relations, awarded the UNC employees who have served for 20 years. Kay Norton, the president of the university, presented awards to UNC employees who have served for 25, 30 and 35 years. Tacker also honored those who are retiring this year from their work at UNC. Following service recognitions, the four nominees for the Outstanding Service Award were announced. Elizabeth Betz, who works
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Kim Gray, left, an employee of UNC Parking Services and SPEEC member, looks at items for bid with Dean Walker at the 40th Annual UNC Staff Recognition Banquet and Silent Auction in the UC Ballrooms Monday. in Dining Services, received the award. The final award of the night was the Employee of the Year Award. This award
is voted on by the counsel and has five main components: job performance, service to the university, community service, bringing education to life and outstanding achievements. Tacker explained that the counsel goes to great lengths to award the most qualified individual by breaking down each category into 475 points, with 2,375 points possible. The winner this year was Anne Bentz, the assistant to the dean of Natural and Health Sciences. Bentz was visibly overwhelmed by her award. “I can’t even tell you how shocked I am,” Bentz said. “I couldn’t have done this without every single one of you, because my job touches every last department on campus.” Although the banquet has been hosted for 40 years,
this was the first year the event has been university sanctioned. The annual banquet provides an opportunity for employees who rarely see each other to gather and celebrate their colleagues’ accomplishments. “It’s amazing to see everyone here,” said Kim Gray, a SPEEC member who oversees Parking Services. “People that normally wouldn’t cross paths all gather once a year to celebrate each other’s service.”
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Butts foul up campus environment, health TESSA BYRNS news@uncmirror.com
Students have joined together with UNC organizations to make the campus a cleaner place and to help dispose of one of the world’s most littered products: cigarette butts. The Center for Peer Education organized the “No Butts in the Bear Den” campaign and hosted clean-up days last Friday and Monday of this week. Kelsi Streich, the graduate assistant for the Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education Office at the University of Northern Colorado, said volunteers
of the “No Butts in the Bear Den” project walked around and cleaned up cigarette butts they found on campus. “Students meet with our tobacco educator and pick up cigarette butts that litter the ground,” Streich said. “We have several different clean-up dates, so there is no final number yet. We’ve had several people come and express interest, though.” The goal of this initiative is to remove the trash from campus and raise awareness of the damage caused by cigarette butts on campus. “So far, we have over 7,500 cigarette butts, and we are still collecting,” Streich said.
Smoking not only causes health risks to those who have the habit, but littered cigarette butts also harm the environment. “Cigarettes are the mostlittered objects on the planet,” said Emily Raykovitz, the tobacco educator at CPE and the coordinator of the event. “They not only litter our campus, but also take a long time to decompose. A cigarette filter takes around 25 years to break down. Additionally, cigarette butts leak chemicals into the ground and into the water, which causes a more widespread effect.” This year’s clean-up days are the first CPE has organized in recent years.
On Earth Day, CPE will showcase how many cigarette butts were collected and teach students how the butts are not just a hazard to human health, but also to the planet’s wellbeing during the Sustainability Fair, April 22 at the University Center. “Be sure to stop by to see how many cigarette butts we’ve collected, enter a drawing, and learn more about the lasting environmental impact of cigarettes,” Streich said. The third clean-up day will be Wednesday, April 20. All supplies will be provided and participants will receive a free t-shirt.
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Erick Chavez, a sophomore Spanish education major, participates in “No Butts in the Bear Den,” the campus wide cigarette butt clean-up, to make the campus a cleaner place.
Day in research lab yields new discoveries, experience BENJAMIN WELCH editor@uncmirror.com
Tucked away in the catacomb-like walkways of Ross Hall, Robin Macaluso, a professor of chemistry, and her students perform a plethora of research tasks in a laboratory that at first glance resembles a maintenance closet. Though their research is primarily for educational purposes, Macaluso and her students occasionally stumble upon unknown metallic compounds. “Some people intentionally do the synthesis of novel compounds. So it’s not that everyone does it,” said Macaluso, whose focus is primarily on magnetism, the structure of magnets and super con-
ductivity. “Some people, for example, are really good at measuring magnetic properties and getting structural information. Some people focus on synthesis. So everybody has their own piece of the puzzle, and we work together. Our contribution is synthesis of novel or already known compounds and identifying what that structure is. Obtaining that structural information isn’t necessarily easy.” Though the students only gather once a week for two or three hours, the amount of pre-laboratory research can be extensive. As an undergraduate, Kevin Treadway, a junior chemistry major, said he does not have much work out of class to complete.
However, Han Hong, a graduate student studying chemistry, said he has to read five or six scholarly articles to prepare for his time in the laboratory. Praseodymium, copper 2 and indium are placed next to each other to create a small conglomerate of metals, which then need to be melted down and combined. Each week, three students work in a laboratory
on the first floor of Ross Hall to compress compounds and conduct research. The process by which the students conduct the research, surprisingly, is not confusing. The metals are placed in an arc welder, which uses a power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point.
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Treadway then carefully welds the compounds together to make a button of metals. “Pure research,” Treadway said. “One day it could lead to something practical. We study the compounds and find out the right ratios for some conductors that could be used in an industry later on. But for now, it’s research groundwork.” While using the arc
welder, Treadway has to apply the correct amount of gases in the chamber to prevent the oxidation of the metals, which will turn them white and chalky during the process. After the compound has been created, the students wrap it in tantalum foil and place it in a vial to be vacuum-sealed and labeled. See Research, Page 5
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‘It’s just a game’ true only under certain circumstances For a sports fan, the saying “It’s just a game” is thrown around far too often. Sports aren’t just games. Sports are beautiful forms of entertainment that provide a community with a common rallying point and state of mind. And within sports are rivalries, which are games that carry more weight and emotion for the fans and players alike. It’s when rivalries turn tragic is when sports fans are brought back to Earth. Following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles
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to him, and the LAPD said the people who attacked him will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law once found. And they should be. Friends and family members have told media outlets they don’t want revenge, however; they just want Stow to walk out of the hospital. That’s what everybody should be hoping and praying for, regardless if you wear Dodger blue, Giants orange or Yankee pinstripes. By the way, the Dodgers defeated the Giants 2-1 that day. But does anyone really care? After all, it’s just a game.
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place in sports. Fans must attend sporting events with the intention of cheering for their team, not with the mindset of hurting someone who is different than them. The attackers took the game and their emotions too far, and now Stow pays the price. Stow remains in a medically induced coma in an L.A. hospital with partial brain damage. A piece of his skull had to be removed to relieve pressure on his brain. Stow, who has a 12-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter, never deserved what happened
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March 31, Brian Stow, a 42-yearold paramedic from Santa Cruz, Calif. who was wearing a jersey of his beloved Giants, was attacked and beaten in the parking lot by two men wearing Dodgers clothing. Rivalries will continue to be an amazing part of sports, but when incidents like this happen, fans are given a bad name and people have to worry about loved ones. The two men who attacked Stow are not fans, though. They are cowards who beat up an innocent man simply because of the jersey he wore. That is inexcusable and should have no
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ger. If that’s not enough reason for you to vote today, right outside the UC computer lab (or tomorrow; elections end 8 p.m. Thursday), then consider the fact that Initiative I would raise student fees by as much as $40 per credit hour, up to ten credit hours, within the next three years. I would feel like I’m beating a dead horse if I performed a full treatise for why I think Initiative I should be voted down. In short,
while there are a lot of nice things that would be brought out by passing Initiative I, most of these are unnecessary at this time. State funding is being cut, tuition rates are increasing and UNC needs to focus on academics. UNC is not justified in building a new academic building if we cannot even hire new teachers to fill the building. I would strongly advise you to vote if you are not for Initiative I. Failure to do so could mean $800 out of your pocket to support a massive building project that you do not want. I still encourage you to vote even if you are for Initiative I. As students with vested interests in this school, it is our responsibility to dictate the university’s direction. The second thing students, and all general voters, need to do is gain an understanding of the candi-
dates who are running for a given position. Unfortunately, many candidates in both local and national elections win seats on popularity contests or emotional decisions. For instance, when things in this nation get hazy, there is usually a party turnover in one or both bodies of Congress, as if switching parties will automatically eradicate poor situations. Voters also need to realize that candidates fit into several different roles, and by performing a job in just one role, a candidate is not necessarily unable to perform well in office. Mike Adams, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, was recently denied a job promotion based solely on the fact that the administration did not like what he wrote in his political
columns on Townhall.com. A court ruled the school’s administration violated his First Amendment rights. The point to take here is that Adams’ role in the political forum had nothing to do with his ability to perform well as a professor. The role of columnists is to inform readers and also to push boundaries, challenging people’s perceptions in order to promote intellectual discussion. Professors and Student Senate members contain a different, unrelated role. So choose candidates based on how well you think they will perform in office. Vote now in the UC computer lab and have an effect on your future at UNC. — Josh Divine is a junior mathematics major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Lengthy process required to transform metallic compound Research from Page 3
“I make the inside a vacuum, without any oxygen or air, and put it in the oven for a couple weeks,” Hong said. Hong welds the vial, which contains the element and two rocks to block off oxygen, shut to contain the vacuum seal. Afterward, Evan Sanders, a sophomore chemistry and business major, places the compound in an oven to bake at 500-600 degrees Fahrenheit for about two weeks. Macaluso said at the conclusion of the baking, they use a technique to observe the material. “We have to find out what elements there are and what ratio,” Macaluso said. “And this is a solid, so we want to find out where the atoms are — what the structure is. Because this is a crystal structure, the technique to do this is called X-
ray diffraction. So it’s essentially the same philosophy as when you go get a dental X-ray. That’s essentially a diffraction pattern of your teeth or bones, and we do the same thing.” Magnetic compounds have been used in cell phones and refrigerators, so the findings the UNC students make have the potential to expand technology. “You spend a lot of time working, so each (project) has its own particular unique story,” Macaluso said. Other than her research with her students, Macaluso has published numerous articles that have contributed to the chemistry community. She said she spends the majority of her time each day preparing for lectures, teaching and assisting students with research.
In Nature of Material, a highly regarded chemistry journal, Macaluso and her colleagues presented a high-risk proposal on a new route to describing magnetic behavior. Though the research process is often tedious for the student scientists, the prospect of discovering a metallic compound with potential to benefit the scientific community and advance technology is enough motivation to keep Macaluso and her students seeking answers.
You spend a lot of time working, so each (project) has its own particular unique story.
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Han Hong, left, a graduate student studying chemistry, and Evan Sanders, a sophomore chemistry and business major, weld shut a vial containing a metallic compound, creating a vacuum seal, in a Ross Hall research laboratory.
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New program spreads spirit through eco-friendly transit CARRISSA OLSZEWSKI news@uncmirror.com As the weather gets warmer, some UNC students may find that riding a bike is a relaxing and environmentally friendly way to cross campus. And now, students who do not own a bike can have that transportation option as well. The Campus Recreation
Center recently started the Blue Cruisers Program, which loans out bikes and safety gear to students. The program consists of a fleet of 50 bikes that have been designed specifically for the University of Northern Colorado and sport the UNC blue and gold. “It is a really awesome program that we have,” said Becca Darron, a sen-
ior human services major and staff member at the CRC. “Most other larger schools do not have this opportunity. I think the program will go on for a long time.” Students with a UNC ID are able to rent one bike for seven days. If the bike is not returned on time, a $20 fee will be charged to the student for each day it is late. The gear staff at the CRC allows students to renew bikes upon their return, if there are any available. A U-lock is also given to students when they rent a bike so they can secure the bike to one of the many bike racks
around campus when the rider is not around. The bikes also come with an optional basket, which allows for easy storage of backpacks or other items. This also allows the rider to be more focused and safer when riding. Helmets are also provided to each rider to protect them in case of an accident. However, the CRC is not liable for any accident that occurs while a person is riding a bike. CRC staff said riders must be aware of and obey bike regulations in Colorado and bicycles must follow the same rules as any
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Bikes similar to this model are available for weeklong rental at the Campus Recreation Center. The style and colors were designed specifically for UNC. other vehicle on the road. To prevent accidents, the CRC staff said bikers should never travel in the same direction as traffic and stay on the right hand side of the road. “The program is going well,” said Daniel Lawrence, coordinator of Recreation Center Operations. “We have all bikes out. We are actually looking at ordering another fleet of 50 bikes.” Lawrence said the idea came from students, who voted on this program last April, and was directly affected by the Quality of Life Act passed in last year’s Student Senate elections. “It is a really successful program and I think students like having the option to rent a shared bike,” said Scott Shuttenberg, director of the CRC. In addition to the bike rentals, bike repair stands
have also been placed throughout campus. These stands are equipped with tools to repair bike and air pumps. This allows students to fix a problem they may be having with their bike without having to take it back to the CRC.
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It is a really awesome program that we have. Most other larger schools don’t have this opportunity. I think the program will go on for a long time. — Becca Darron, a senior human servic es major and Campus Recreation Center Employee
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More than 92 years of UNC history and events is being transferred to an online database as Archival Services works to digitize every copy of The Mirror. Archival Services employees, along with work study students, are scanning copies of The Mirror dating back to 1919 to be added to Digital UNC, an online database all about the history of the University of Northern Colorado. This project has been underway for about two years and the completion date is still unknown. “It’s difficult to say how long it will take,” said Jay Trask, head of Archival Services. “Newsprint is the most difficult kind of paper to scan because it is very acidic.” Because newsprint is acidic, a lot of the older newspapers are brittle and the copies must be handled with care. In addition to copies of The Mirror, Archival Services is also scanning copies of a former school newspaper, The Crucible. The Crucible copies are available from 1892-1921.
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It’s difficult to say how long it will take. Newsprint is the most difficult kind of paper to scan because it is acidic. — Jay Trask, head of Archival Services
Along with every copy of The Mirror, Digital UNC will have historic photographs, photos of past UNC presidents, articles written by faculty members and more. Digital UNC also provides a place to store back-up copies of articles and photographs. Once in the database, the photos and article will be there permanently. “Anyone can access it from anywhere,” Trask said. Once in the digital UNC database, files and documents can be found through the Alliance Digital Repository search interface and search engines on the Internet. Digital UNC is managed by UNC library staff and follows the guidelines that apply to the entire Alliance Digital Repository project. Any entity can request to add a collection to the database as long as they are university affiliated. To request an addition to the collection, students and faculty can contact the Digital Projects Librarian, Lisa Blankenship, at 970669-8749 or lisa.blankenship@unco.edu. Once something is added to Digital UNC, corrections can be made to it. To request that a correction be made or a file be removed, contact Archival Services at 970-351-2854. Files and documents will be kept on Digital UNC permanently, unless there is a request for something to be taken down. To learn more about Digital UNC, visit http://library.unco.edu/dig italunc/index.htm.
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Traci Cole, a sophomore elementary education major, scans a 2003 issue of The Mirror onto the computer to be added to the Digital UNC database.
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Late-night comic dishes on life, love Comedian reaches out to students with diverse sexual orientation backgrounds
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Guy Branum, a comic best known for his work on the television show “Chelsea Lately” and the recent film “No Strings Attached,” had a jampacked audience laughing on Tuesday night in the University Center Ballrooms. The Comedy Club performance was sponsored by the University Program Counsel and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Allies Office. UPC members invited Branum to UNC after they attended a regional conference for university programming. UPC’s social and developmental coordinator, Maggie Meneghin, a junior elementary education major, said she was enthralled by
Branum’s performance at the conference. “We thought he had an incredible stage presence; he’s hysterical and natural,” Meneghin said. “We all
remembered him and wanted him to come to UNC.” Branum is an openly gay male, and his comedy routine often made fun of his
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Guy Branum, a stand-up comedian known for work on the “Chelsea Lately” show performs racy spurts of humor Tuesday night during UPC’s Comedy Club.
sexuality and gay stereotypes. “There is a notion that all gay men have abs and are well dressed,” he said. “Then, there’s me.” Before the event, Branum partook in an informal meet-and-greet in Centennial Hall. He said he wanted to reach out to Spectrum (GLBTA) students. UPC’s graphic designer, Ashley Cooper, a senior business major, attended the meet-and-greet. “Branum is very personable and friendly,” Cooper said. “He told us great stories about comedy, Hollywood and what it’s like to balance an identity as a gay man and as a comedian.” However, this is not the first time Branum attempted to engage young gay students. He was also a part of YouTube’s “It Gets Better” campaign, a series of videos
aimed to relieve the tension of high school hate crimes, which sometimes leads to teen suicide. The show marked UPC’s end-of-the-year giveaways; iPads and iPods were given to lucky students who sat in chairs with random tickets placed under them. Throughout the event, Branum made mock romantic gestures toward male audience members. Branum’s humorous topics encompassed Red Lobster, the college lifestyle, religion, self esteem, feminism, soccer, love and tragedy. The California native also gave his take on his experiences at the University of Minnesota Law School. “Don’t go to law school,” he urged the crowd. “It’s awful. Imagine a place full of the kind of people who want to be
lawyers.” When the topic of conservatism came up, Branum used the stage to discuss civil rights. “If I wanted to see people who wanted to deny me my civil rights, I’d go to my parents’ house for Hanukkah,” he jokingly told the audience. Notably, the comedian referenced his “No Strings Attached” co-star, Ashton Kutcher. Branum told an anecdote about a conversation he overheard between Kutcher and Natalie Portman. Purportedly, Kutcher told Portman that he was kosher because of Kabala, a denomination of Judaism, but not in a religious sense. “I had to laugh in his face … It was a magical moment of Ashton being retarded,” he said.
Film discusses possible government conspiracies JOANNA LANGSTON arts@uncmirror.com
In April 1971, a desperate left-wing group called the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI broke into an FBI office in Pennsylvania in search of records that they intended to burn to prevent more young men from being drafted into the war. They found instead a plethora of paperwork on the Counter
Intelligence Program, a secret series of investigations conducted by the FBI into the lives and activities of political parties or people whom they deemed subversive. The program began under President Herbert Hoover as an attempt to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize” factions that the government found threatening to its safe, Eurocentric values, policies
and hierarchy. Such factions include the Black Panthers, Martin Luther King Jr., NAACP, protesters of the Vietnam war, the women’s rights movement, communists, socialists, the American Indian Movement, the Congress of Racial Equality, Students for a Democratic Society and many more. The human tragedies of activists who were brutalized, arrested, incarcerated — and
in many instances — murdered under a hostile regime of government officials are the focus of the documentary “COINTELPRO 101,” which was screened on Tuesday evening at the Kress Cinema, hosted by the Al Frente de Lucha Community Center. The movie explores the affect these operations have had on various ethnic groups and social movements. One of the first targets was the
Puerto Rican Independence movement, which generated more than one million COINTELPRO documents. Under Hoover, officials tried to impede their progress by having police issue citations to individuals involved, which would preclude those people from having a Certificate of Good Conduct, which is necessary to find a job in Puerto Rico. The FBI even went so far as to send an undercover
agent, Rafael Marrero, who married into an activist family, to spread vicious rumors leading to arrests, and framed professor Jose Solis for a bombing that Marrero set up. Lenard Peltier, of the American Indian Movement, was framed for the murder of two FBI agents who were terrorizing people on the reservation, and without any evidence See Intel, Page 10
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Bats go cold after fourth in loss to Falcons MICHAEL NOWELS sports@uncmirror.com
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UNC sophomore pitcher Kevin Willman throws a pitch in the team’s loss to Air Force Tuesday. Willman went three innings and gave up two runs on four hits.
After a four-run fourth inning rally, the UNC baseball team had its bats go cold, leading to its 7-5 loss to non-conference foe Air Force Tuesday at Jackson Field. The Falcons brought home at least one run in each of the last four innings, spelling doom for the University of Northern Colorado (5-24, 2-2) Air Force scored two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at five and took the lead for good with a suicide squeeze play. Junior Falcons pinch hitter Blair Roberts laid down a bunt while sophomore catcher Garrett Custons broke for the plate from third base. Junior Bears southpaw Cameron
Tallman’s only play was to first base to get Roberts out. The Air Force game is the third of four games the two teams play against each other over the course of four weeks, with the teams trading off hosting one game every Tuesday of this month. UNC senior lefty Josh Boyer took the mound in the fourth, relieving sophomore right-hander Kevin Willman, and threw two innings of nohit ball before giving up a run in the sixth inning and two in the seventh. “Early in the game, I was pretty strong,” Boyer said. “They’re a good fastball-hitting ball club, we just have got to be a little bit more precise.” Bears senior second baseman T.J. Berge went 3for-5 with two RBI, and now leads the team with a .371 batting average. “After my first at-bat
when I left a guy on second, I said I wasn’t going to let any fastballs get by me,” Berge said. The Falcons scored twice in the second inning but UNC got one back after Berge scored on a double by junior left fielder Jarod Berggren, and took a 5-2 lead in the fourth keyed by five hits. From that point on, UNC would only get three more hits. UNC had runners on base in each of the last four innings, but was unable to capitalize on its opportunities for a comeback. The Bears’ best chance was in the sixth with runners on first and third, but junior designated hitter Ben Packard lined sharply to Falcons sophomore second baseman Matthew Roberts and Berge was doubled off trying to get back to first base.
“I think we just kind of got a little bit complacent towards the middle innings,” Berge said of the lack of production after the fourth frame. UNC head coach Carl Iwasaki said matching opponents run-for-run and building a cushion on a lead would have drastically changed the outcome of the game. “If they score one, we have to score one or multiple runs,” Iwasaki said. “In late-game, we failed to put some runs across and we allowed them one, two, one and one (runs in each inning). That’s obviously the difference in the ball game.” UNC will now turn its focus back to conference play as it starts a fourgame series with Houston Baptist at 1 p.m. Friday in Houston.
QBs, running backs comfortable in new offense SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com
In the 2011 season, fans will see a new spread offense from the UNC football team that could likely benefit both the quarterbacks and running backs. The spread will allow for heavy quarterback running, but quarterback coach Jon Boyer said with the new offensive plays being implemented, there will be no problem tailoring the offense around the quarterback who ultimately wins the position. The competition at quarterback is still open, and returning starter Dylan Orms will be entering his fifth and
final season at the University of Northern Colorado. Orms said he is looking forward to the new offensive style. “I feel it kind of suits my style a little bit better,” he said. “I liked the offense that we ran last year as well, but it’s going to utilize the abilities of our players a lot better.” Sophomore running back John Burnley said the offense is a familiar one and he is picking it up quickly. “I feel comfortable personally because in high school, I ran the spread,” Burnley said. “Now it’s just coming as second nature to me.” In the spread, the running backs will be seeing more playing time and an increase
in time with the ball in their hands. “I think with just the way things have been running now we will be used as much, if not, more,” said freshman running back Josh Morton, who is coming off a medical redshirt year due to an ACL injury. “I think we will be able to get the ball on more of the pass game.” There will be two incoming freshmen competing for playing time at running back as well; Travis Bernard and Kyle Griffin are not going to be left out solely because they are freshmen. “I mean everybody, it doesn’t matter if they’re freshman, sophomore, junior, senior — they’re going to
get the opportunity,” said running backs coach Terrance Robinson. “They’re going to get the same number of reps. All the guys here right now, they’re obviously seeing more reps, so it’s going to be an exciting competition. We’ve got the best of everybody, so I’m looking forward to it.” With the changes head coach Earnest Collins Jr. has implemented, players said hopes are high for the team next season. “I became really close with these guys over the last five years and we deserve to have a winning season,” Orms said. “We deserve to have something good happen to us, and I think that we will.”
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UNC junior quarterback Dylan Orms runs with the ball during the team’s practice last week. Orms and the quarterbacks may be doing more running in the new spread offense.
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In game one of Silvers helped the team hits for the week finish 12th in the 23-team were for extra Sunday’s doublefield and fourth among all bases and he had header, Vessey the most RBI in a nine of the Big Sky schools went 4-for-4 with Three UNC athletes game (6) of any one homer, five were honored by their that participated. On April 7, Bears player this RBI and four runs respective conSilvers also was season in the secscored. In the secferences in the named to the All- ond game of a Kailee Vessey ond game, she last week for Big Sky Second d o u b l e h e a d e r hit .615 in four was 3-for-4 with a outstanding against confer- games against Team. performances double. UNC junior ence foe NYIT. on the playing Vessey also conference oppoUNC senior nent Idaho State. outfielder Jarod surface. tied for the Berggren was infielder Kailee University of team lead with named the Vessey was awarded the three steals last week. N o r t h e r n Carleigh Silvers Coast Softball Great West Pacific Colorado sopho- was named Big Silvers will lead the C o n f e r e n c e Conference Player of the team into the Big Sky more golfer Sky Golfer of the Week honor after Conference Player Carleigh Silvers Week for the first Women’s hitting for a .529 Golf Championship startof the was chosen last time last week. average in six ing April 18 at Ocotillo Week week as the cogames. for Big Sky Golfer of the Week Tuesday Golf Resort in Chandler, Vessey went Ariz. Berggren and the played for her performance in the games 1-for-4 in a dou- rest of the baseball team Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in last week. b l e h e a d e r will head into a fourBerggren led Chandler, Ariz. on April 5-6. against Adams game series with Houston She shot a one-over-par the team with a State Thursday Baptist starting Friday in 73 in the first round and a .474 batting averbut hit .615 in Houston and Vessey and one-under 71 in the second age to go with 12 Jarod Berggren the four-game the softball team take on round. She capped the tour- RBI, seven runs led the team with series with Colorado State University nament with a collegiate-best scored, six doubles a .474 batting Idaho State over at 4 p.m. today in Fort and tournament-low round and one homerun. average and 12 the weekend. Seven of his nine RBI last week. of 69 (-3) on Tuesday. Collins. STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com
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“Students already are having a hard enough time paying for classes. This fee will make it more difficult for students to pay for tuition.” Julie Ivey, a senior theater studies major.
“As an international student, I have to pay twice as much tuition as other students, so the capital fee will make my tuition more expensive.” Marcia Jung, a freshman English, Spanish and SES teaching major.
“Increases in tuition are not ideal, but this increase may be considered the lesser of two evils, especially if the government funds will negatively impact the institution.” Austin Brown, a junior business management major.
“I don’t really like the idea of an increase in tuition. I will be a senior next year, so I will not be around to see any of the improvements.”
“I don’t think the capital fee is necessary because it does not seem to me like the renovations are needed.”
Kyle Hayes, a junior business marketing major.
Erick Chavez, a sophomore Spanish education major.
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