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Colleges of HSS and PVA see resignations of deans PARKER COTTON editor@uncmirror.com UNC’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Performing and Visual Arts will both have different deans heading into next fall. Nate Hass, the director of Media Relations for the University of Northern
Colorado, confirmed Thursday that David Caldwell and Andrew Svedlow, the deans of HSS and PVA, respectively, both resigned from their positions but will remain full-time faculty at the university. Acting Provost Robbyn Wacker said Thursday Caldwell resigned in March and Svedlow resigned just last
week, but both will stay through the end of the academic year. Wacker said both had served as deans for seven years and had no details to give as for the reason for either resignation. “When people think through the next steps in their careers, it’s a personal thing, but they decided they had suc-
ceeded in their roles and wanted to go back to faculty roles,” Wacker said. “Generally what happens when deans come in, they’re tenured into their discipline, and they can revert back to faculty positions, and both will go back to teaching classes in their disciplines and both are looking forward to it, they say.” Wacker did not have
details as to which classes they would teach. Wacker said Vergie Amendola, a professor of music, will serve as the interim PVA dean during the search process to find a replacement. Wacker also said she and the chairs of HSS hope to have an interim dean named for that college in the next few weeks. Wacker said the search
process includes the formation of a job description and a search committee, which are decided on by her and the chairs of each college. “The search committee also includes students because we very much want to include students in the process,” she said. “We really value and engage students in that process.”
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Colorado key state to Obama’s re-election effort in fall It’s an exciting time to live in Colorado, not only because of the Broncos’ new addition to the quarterback position, but because Denver will play one host to a presidential debate that is sure to directly affect the election’s outcome. According to the Commission on Presidential Debate, the University of Denver has been chosen as one of three sites in which President Barack Obama will face the GOP’s presidential candidate and plead his case for four more years.
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Obama seeking victory in November, as it is one of only a couple of states that could very easily go blue or red. Colorado, a state with nine electoral votes, is almost certainly going to be a swing state in this year’s election. In the last 10 presidential elections, Colorado has voted Republican eight times. Obama has achieved political success in Colorado before; the state favored Obama and Joe Biden 54 percent to 45 percent to John McCain and Sarah Palin in 2008. However, Denver had the
unique opportunity of hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention, one in which Obama accepted the party’s nomination for president and addressed a crowd of 84,000 people at what is now Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Obama will face the daunting task of being re-elected to presidential office. If he can resonate with voters in a state that has only voted Democrat twice in the last 10 elections, culminating at the debate in October, he will be able to call 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. home for four more years.
Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board: Parker Cotton, Samantha Fox, Ryan Lambert, Conor McCabe and Melanie Vasquez. Let us know what you think. E-mail us at editor@uncmirror.com.
Week of columns emphasizes importance of discourse, free speech Benjamin FULLER
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Mitt Romney is still the most likely candidate to face Obama in DU’s Magness Arena in early October but still needs 1,144 delegates to make it official, a mere formality at this point. The former governor from Massachusetts has been on GOP primary cruise control since Rick Santorum suspended his campaign and Newt Gingrich is expected to drop out of the presidential race Tuesday, according to the Atlanta JournalConstitution. Colorado will be key to
controversial columns of the semester. We began the week with a passionate Josh Divine, whose Monday column was as heartfelt as it was informative. Divine’s conservative and sometimes controversial views have made him a target of verbal and digital abuse over the years. He concluded that reason over anger should be used in criticisms. This attempt to set the boundaries of
critics served as somewhat of a catalyst for things to come. Although I have taken my own jabs at Divine in the past, I think it’s fair to say that his 177 LSAT score qualifies him as a fairly reasonable person. On Wednesday, former Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Welch authored a column questioning the motives and possibly the integrity of William Schiffelbein. Schiffelbein, this year’s election commissioner, has been by his brother Ben’s side as a firm critic of The Mirror for several years. In contrast, Welch has often been critical of Student Senate, and his column holds nothing back. In the column, Welch suggests that there may have been too many coincidences during the Senate election, and the ruling from judiciary regarding, as bizarre as it may seem, a grievance filed by Ben
Schiffelbein against his own brother’s election. A low voter turnout, lackluster advertising and a lessthan-fantastic open forum did not seem to sit well in the eyes of the judiciary. Some actions were taken, but the judiciary did not overturn the election, and rightfully so. By Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Ben Schiffelbein had produced a resolution wherein he felt The Mirror personally attacked William and wrote libelous material. Almost humorously, the resolution was unanimously declined. Now, I will defend William as a man of character and integrity, and I would not consider him to have done anything that would bring to question his these traits. The fact of the matter is, if William wanted to sway the election in any way, three of his four fraternity brothers would not have lost their races. Congratulations again, Jonte Major.
My opinion is that this banter is not destructive, nor is it inappropriate. The fact is that Senate seats and other jobs in the student activities office are paid and mostly elected positions. The Mirror seldom calls out individuals, but maybe we ought to more often. These representatives of our school are paid and need to be held accountable, or at least be on their toes regarding their actions. Whether or not you think there was any wrongdoing with regards to the election or the judiciary, a free, uncensored and potentially critical newspaper is something to not only utilize as a means of accountability but should be respected as a reason for a particular right, we as Americans hold so dearly. — Benjamin Fuller is a junior economics major and weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ much ado about something MICHAEL SHULL arts@uncmirror.com William Shakespeare’s classic “Richard III” tells the story of the villainous, hunchbacked king who murders his way to power, only to find himself haunted by the ghosts of his own victims — and his own conscience. The play will be performed through April 29 in Langworthy Theatre as part of the performing arts series. The play is directed by Matthew Herrik, an assistant professor of musical theater at UNC. Herrik brilliantly transforms 15th-century England into a kind of gothic underworld, where the spider-like Richard of Gloucester (Chris
Berghoff) crawls about the stage like a spider on his two crutches and traps members of the royal family and aristocracy in his web of deceit. Heavy metal features prominently in Herrik’s interpretation of the play. Before his “Now is the winter of our discontent” monologue, Richard emerges onto the stage to extremely loud metal music, jumping around and howling with rage. The initial effect is almost comical, which is concerning because this is not the desired effect, methinks. However, as the music fades and Richard begins speaking, it becomes clear that the heavy metal music is used to heighten the drama; it is not necessarily a central
part of the play. Fortunately, because there are many ways this could have been overdone by an unskilled director, the heavy metal music is handled very well, only played — and with great effect — during the murder and battle scenes when there is little or no dialogue. In effect, the music serves more as an accent to the play, emphasizing Richard’s destructive rage, rather than as an integral component of it. The similarities between “Richard III” and the kind of heavy metal persona that Herrick appropriates for his interpretation carry some interesting implications. In popular conception, a heavy metal lover would like-
ly be rebellious and angry, probably feeling cheated out of the kind of normal and happy life that seems to have been offered to everyone else, and Richard is no different. Despite his manifest of evilness, he is nonetheless easy to sympathize with — and Berghoff does an excellent job in this respect, successfully evoking both revulsion and pity for Richard. As with a heavy metal rocker, people may sympathize with Richard not in spite of his rebelliousness and hatred of society but because of it. By linking Richard with a contemporary pop culture phenomenon, Herrick gives the play an immediacy to a modern audience, demonstrating how the same drive
toward evil and destruction that animates the play has persisted throughout the centuries in different forms. The costumes are another interesting component of the play. Richard is dressed entirely in black, with black lipstick and white face paint. Even his crutches are studded. Lady Anne (Sylvia Brausell) has a wicked red mohawk going on. It seems, at first, like most of these costumes serve little purpose other than to look cool. Nevertheless, as the play goes on, the costumes start to take on a different role. For example, when Richard attempts to impress the mayor of London with his piety, strutting onto the stage
holding a gilded prayer book all while looking like the Crow, the contrast and obvious deception is highly amusing. The costume and makeup then become the outward manifestation of Richard’s interior self, making the ease with which Richard deceives those around him — which is apparent to us — seem all the more laughable. The costumes heighten the contrast between Richard and Richmond, who is dressed in red and gold, at the end. Eventually, however, the other characters literally start undoing Richard’s web of lies, unfastening the ropes as they begin to corner Richard. Finally, Richard is caught in his own web (again, literally) when Richmond, the famed Henry VII, ties a rope around his body before killing him. This feature of the play doesn’t seem to alter or contribute significantly to the meaning of the play, but the idea is innovative and interesting without being overemphasized, and it gives Herrick’s interpretation a unique feel and atmosphere. Overall, I give this performance 4 out of 5 stars. — Michael Shull is a senior English major and an arts and entertainment reporter for The Mirror.
“Richard III” Will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. For tickets call (970) 351-2200.
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Bylaws approved, resolution aimed at Mirror column fails ALEXANDER ARMANI-MUNN news@uncmirror.com There were several items up for discussion at the final Student Senate session of the academic year Wednesday. Student Senate approved two bylaw revisions, assigned two students-at-large to a hiring committee and passed the final round of conference grant allocations. However, Senate members spent a majority of the session discussing a resolution to condemn The Mirror for recently publishing a column the author of the resolution alleged personally attacks against Election Commissioner William Schiffelbein. Student Affairs bylaws proposal A proposal to revise the Student Affairs bylaws entered its third reading. The revision assigns responsibility for maintaining and updating the new McKee Hall breezeway chalkboard to the director of Student Affairs. The language of the revision was amended in previous readings of the proposal. Senate members also determined maintenance of the chalkboard will comply with free speech. The revision passed unanimously. Proposal to revise election code bylaws Senate then moved into the third reading of a proposal to revise election code bylaws. The
revision is in regards to the Student Senate election petition. Every prospective candidate in a Student Senate election is required to attain 100 student signatures to qualify. The revision requires students to include a UNC assigned Personal Digital Identification. A student’s PDID is the name attached to their Bear mail address. The proposal passed unanimously. Students approved for special hiring committee Senate then approved two students-at-large for a special hiring commit-
tee, which will determine next year’s Student Rights Advocate and Student Senate Administrative Assistant. One of those two students, Emilio Henry was present, while Stephanie Brickles could not attend. Student Senate is currently accepting applications for both positions. Conference Grant Allocations approved The final round of Conference Grant Allocations was approved unanimously. Senate also approved a fund allocation of $1,500 to UNC Bodega, a new online
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marketplace exclusive to the UNC campus. The university agreed to split funding for UNC Bodega with Student Senate halfand-half, each will contribute $1,500. Resolution to condemn The Mirror The session heated up when Administrative Assistant Ben Schiffelbein introduced a resolution to condemn The Mirror and call for the university to pull its funding for its recent publication of a column aimed at Election Commissioner William Schiffelbein. Ben Schiffelbein likened
the column to a personal attack outside the boundaries of ethical journalism. Benjamin Welch, former editor-in-chief of The Mirror and author of the column, attended the session to defend his motives in his writing. The column, which ran in Wednesday’s issue of The Mirror, addressed the recent Student Senate election. The column noted the abysmal turnout in the election from candidates and voters alike. Welch holds William Schiffelbein responsible for the haphazard election. Welch also went as far as to suggest in the column William Schiffelbein may
have compromised elections to ensure the victory of several friends vying for Senate positions. Student Rights Advocate Samantha Fox received support from several Senate members when she argued that journalists have the right to voice an opinion, especially against public officials. “I have a hard time as a public official condemning an editorial,” said Gerard Heise, College of Performing and Visual Arts representative. The inevitable freedom of the press prevailed and following brief discussion, the resolution was rejected unanimously.
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‘Dark horse’ situation pays off for women’s golf SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com
For the first time since joining the Big Sky Conference, the UNC women’s golf team won the conference championship, doing so Tuesday in Chandler, Ariz., and will now head to the NCAA West Regional, which is scheduled for May 10-12 in Erie. The team was ranked seventh going into the tournament but came out as No. 1 with junior Carleigh Silvers winning the individual championship by shooting a threeunder-par 213 over three days. Eighteen years after becoming an NCAA competi-
tor, the underdog storyline played out in the University of Northern Colorado’s favor this week. “The biggest Big Sky victory, biggest underdog victory in any Big Sky Championship,” head coach Brandon White said. “We were definitely the dark horse going into it, but that’s what’s cool about it. It was the five girls who played and myself and my assistant coach (Ben Portie) who knew we could.” Silvers said Wednesday the feeling hadn’t quite sunk in yet, but she had confidence in the team to win going into the championship. “We knew we could win,” Silvers said. “To play as well as we did was great.”
Silvers had a one-shot advantage over her sister, senior Chelsea Silvers, who tied with Portland State senior Tiffany Schoning for second place. “I wanted nothing more than to win a conference championship with (Chelsea),” Carleigh said. “It’s great to share it with her. We have a competitive relationship, but it’s friendly competition.” Seniors Ali Nelson and junior Libby Avery both placed 18th and junior Hannah McNeley placed in 21st. During the first day of competition, the Bears broke their single-round record, shooting 290 and having a
first place lead. White said record breaking was a goal, but by no means was it the focus. “We’re glad we took first and that we did play that well,” he said. “It gave us an extra boost of confidence going into the last two days. The goal is always to break records. We didn’t have a number in mind. We just wanted to play well and to see at the end of the day how we play and we did really well.” The team’s victory marks the eighth Big Sky Championship in all sports in the last three years, including regular and postseason for UNC. The other wins came from the volleyball (3), soccer (1), women’s (1) and men’s
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From left to right: head coach Brandon White, junior Hannah McNeley, junior Libby Avery, senior Ali Nelson, junior Carleigh Silvers, senior Chelsea Silvers and Ben Portie (2) basketball programs. “It says a lot of our athletic department and the commitment to winning,” White said. “The directors give us what
we need to succeed. It shows that our athletic department as a whole with every team trying to be competitive in the Big Sky.”
Bears win close home game against in-state rival Falcons MATT GABRIEL sports@uncmirror.com
The UNC baseball team managed a 7-6 victory over the Air Force Academy Wednesday in a dramatic back and forth game at Jackson Field. For the University of Northern Colorado (17-22), each inning brought about a new battle in the war between the teams, as the lead changed seven times.
“When they take the lead, we just try to win the inning each inning, and try to get a guy over and get him in,” said sophomore first baseman Colby Harrison. Harrison hit a careerhigh two triples in a game, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs against Air Force (17-22). He is the third Bear to hit two triples this season and became only the 14th in UNC history. Freshman second baseman Ryan
Yamane and senior center fielder Adrian Schenk were the other two to have the accomplishment this year. “Colby Harrison — how about that kid,” head coach Carol Iwasaki said. “Stepping into two baseballs and swinging like he knows how to swing. He’s feeling it.” The score was tied at three at the end of the second. In the bottom of the third, Harrison grounded out to second, scoring sen-
ior shortstop Adrian Hilker for the first Bears’ lead. Sophomore catcher Harrison Lambert was next to the plate and singled in senior third baseman Tony Crudo for the 5-3 lead. The next inning, Air Force responded with two runs of its own. With the score tied at six heading into the bottom of the seventh, Crudo singled to left, plating Yamane for the lead. The most dramatic
moment came in the top of the ninth inning with the Bears still holding their 7-6 advantage. UNC senior southpaw Nate Steinmetz had the tying run in scoring position with no outs. “We have to play flawless defense,” Iwasaki said of the situation. The Bears got their first out of the inning as Lambert picked off Air Force sophomore designated hitter Seth Kline at second, leaving junior center fielder Alex Bast
on first. A bunt attempt by freshman pinch hitter Casey Gibson turned into a double play, ending the game. “There was a lot of big plays throughout the whole game, lots of big hits and stuff, but I think Harrison’s back pick was a pretty big play that gave us some momentum,” Harrison said. The Bears re-enter conference play on the road against North Dakota, starting at 2 p.m. today in Grand Forks, N.D.
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Sprinter’s competitiveness inspirational to team TARIQ MOHAMMAD sports@uncmirror.com
Unique is defined as being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. This definition describes one of the most influential personalities on the UNC track and field team. “She is unique, to the definition of the word, but in a way that makes people want to get to know her more because she presents herself in such a genuine way,” head track coach Amanda Schick said. Schick speaks of freshman sprinter and hurdler Amoni Ashby, who finished 10th in the 60meter high hurdles and 13th in the 200-meter dash at the Big Sky indoor championship Feb. 24-25
in Flagstaff, Ariz. Ashby has also already qualified for the 100- and 200meter dash and 100meter high hurdles at the outdoor championships May 10-12 in Bozeman, Mont. Schick said Ashby comes from a family with seven siblings and has been raised with a sense of purpose and a tremendous work ethic. “She comes from one of the most loving, caring, involved families that I know,” Schick said. “She has been raised to believe that she is here to do something great.” In efforts to become great, Ashby has had some minor bumps on the track. After slightly tearing her medial collateral ligament, which is one of four major liga-
Hinker also said ments in the knee, earlier this season, Ashby had to Ashby, who was homeovercome adversity. She schooled but competed at Cherokee Trail continued to High School, practice and can be a ball of run with the linenergy at times. gering injury, all “Outside of while continutrack, Amoni is ing to be the crazy — she is unique, vocal completely character her crazy,” Hinker coaches and Amoni Ashby said. “She has t e a m m a t e s has qualified for the Big Sky outthe highest know her to be. highs ever. “Amoni is a door champiWhen she is lot of the life of onships. excited it’s like the team,” freshman sprinter Rachel everyone better be excited Hinker said. “When because this is awesome.” Along with the exciteAmoni gets to practice, you let go of some stuff, ment also comes the dedyou’re like, ‘This is fun.’ ication and perseverance She makes sure that of Ashby. “The fact that she will everybody remembers that this is supposed to be not quit is why she is so Hinker fun. We work hard, but competitive,” this is something that we said. “She is always looking to get better, and enjoy.”
that’s why she gets better. She has been a huge inspiration for me. She has a knee injury right now and she is running through that. Just seeing that, it helps me realize that she is not willing to quit so I should never be willing to quit.” With a background in track, Ashby’s mother was her coach in high school. She was raised with a strong conviction and religious background along with work ethic. Enjoying pushing herself to the limits, Ashby said she hopes to reach her peak and see how far she can go. “I care a lot about my example,” Ashby said. “There are no limitations with God. I have this little thing I do with crystals — I believe crystals take out
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