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Vol. 94, Num. 47 May 11, 2013

UNCmirror.com /UNCMirror @UNCMirror Grad Spotlight: Peleg

Peleg Rosenthal will graduate from the Monfort School Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance. Rosenthal is an Israeli national who moved to Colorado Springs with his family during his junior year of high school. Page 4

Grad Spotlight: William

William Woods will graduate from UNC Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and sustainability and broadcast journalism. Woods recalls his fond memories of UNC including organizing an impromptu ‘Harlem Shake’ video on campus Page 5

Grad Spotlight: Paige

Paige Flores will graduate Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and sustainability with a minor in economics. Flores, now 19, was 16 years old when she graduated from Greeley Center High School. Page 16

Table of contents:

Graphic by Nadia Pedroza

Graduates 12-15

Sports

Undergrads 6-12

Opinions

Features 4, 5, 16

News

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NEWS

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Editor: Alexander Armani-Munn

Graduate Ceremony: For undergraduate commencement time line, see page 4 Processional Posting Colors UNC Police Department Honor Guard

National Anthem Performed by: Daniel David Reem, Master of Music, Music: Vocal Performance

Student Address Corina Elena Brown, Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Education

Welcome and Introductions Kay Norton, President of the University

Charge to the Graduates John Rodwick, Doctor of Philosophy 1966

Academic Traditions Robbyn Wacker, Provost and Senior Vice President

Presentation of Graduate Dean’s Citation Linda Black, Acting Dean, Graduate School and International Admissions

Authorization Susan Carpelli, Member, Board of Trustees

Presentation of the Graduates Linda Black, Acting Dean, Graduate School and International Admissions

Conferring of Degrees Welcome from the Alumni Association Recessional

Commencement Marshals David L. Pringle, Professor of Chemistry Kay Alicyn Ferrell, Professor of Special Education

Readers R. Vishwanathan “Vish” lyer, Professor of Marketing Maureen Ulevich, Director, Center for International Education

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A letter from UNC President Kay Norton: UNC graduates make a difference Dear UNC Graduates, Commencement marks a milestone in both your journey of lifelong learning and the life of the University of Northern Colorado. As you reﬂect on your accomplishments and look forward to new opportunities, know that you are part of more than a centuryʼs tradition on our campus. In 1890, when civic leaders, educators and citizens from Greeley and across the State of Colorado gathered to celebrate laying the cornerstone of our ﬁrst building, they spoke of universal education as the foundation for our future. Governor Job A. Cooper told the crowd: “It is the enlightened conscience and educated intelligence of the many that will ultimately crowd back all corruption and anarchy, and harmonize contending factions and dissipate the dangers that threaten our country. Upon this foundation stone laid today will rise an institution to prepare leaders in this great work.” As graduates, you will leave here today to become the leaders envisioned by our founders. Earning a UNC degree is about more than books and knowledge. It is about nurturing the mind and the heart, seeing potential in the unknown, and preparing to give back to society. If you look at the array of professions — the lives — we prepare students for, many are public service oriented. UNC graduates donʼt just make money; they make a difference. As you continue your journey of lifelong learning, you can be proud to be part of a distinguished group of UNC alumni who are making a difference across the country and around the world.

UNC graduation tweets: @katelynjelliott: Last undergrad class done! Just ﬁnals now! #graduation #senioryear @MJHMario0707: Thereʼs graduating senios who still donʼt know their Bear number... how is that even possible? @kyle_rivard: Graduating college in four years is like leaving a party at 11. @CAllison83: One more day!! #herewego #classof2013 #bringit @AKorbel: Canʼt I just wear this graduation hat every where I go for the next 3 days? #excited #Classof2013 @aw_meet: Itʼs getting closer and closer... #bittersweet #capandgown #tassel #classof2013

Best regards, Kay Norton —Kay Norton is the presdent of the University of Northern Colorado

Campus Reflections Graduation by the numbers: A few facts about the Class of 2013 No. of students graduating: 1,419 No. of students earning bachelorʼs degrees: 1,144 No. of students earning graduate degrees: 275 (227 masterʼs, 29 doctorates, 19 certiﬁcates/specialists) Age range: Undergrad: 19-79, Grad: 21-63 Average age: Undergrad: 25, Grad: 32 Average GPA: Undergrad: 3.25, Grad: 3.79 Average number of years to graduation (undergrad): 4 years/11 terms Top 5 majors (by degree awarded): Undergrad: Interdisciplinary Studies, Business Administration, Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, Nursing, Communication Studies. Grad: Special Education, Music, Sport and Exercise Science, Educational Leadership, School Counseling, School Psychology International Countries Represented: 13 (Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan) States Represented: 31 (Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinios, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennesse, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming) Colorado Counties Represented: 42 (Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Baca, Boulder, Broomﬁeld, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Delta, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Jefferson, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Routt, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld)

Two UNC alumns to speak at graduation ceremonies John Rodwick graduated with a Ph.D. with a double major in management and psychology in 1966. Rodwick will be the featured speaker at the graduate ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10. Rodwick is a licensed psychologist and a board-executive coach. The undergraduate commencement ceremony will have Kelly Johnson as the featured speaker. Johnson graduated from UNC in 1982 with a bachelorʼs degree in nursing. Johnson went on to get her masterʼs degree in family health care and neuroscience nursing from the University of California. The undergraduate ceremony is slotted for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11th.

OPINION

May 11, 2013

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Editor-in-chief: Steven Josephson

THE MIRROR editor@uncmirror.com So graduates, this is it. After many long years ﬁghting through primary and secondary education, you have arrived. For many of you, your formal education ends today. Congratulations, you are no longer our future. Donʼt take that the wrong way, thereʼs still a lot for you to do, but now the general expectation is that you are going to be the ones that are doing

Reflects A message for the UNC class of 2013

things rather than having them done to you. To explain it another way, consider the following quote by former U.S. Navy Admiral Grace Hopper: “A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for.” Up until now youʼve been the ship in port, under construction, getting armed and armored, being readied for what lies

beyond. Professors, extracurricular activities, various colleagues and friends have all been a part of this preparation. Soon youʼll have a piece of paper that more or less certiﬁes you as someone whoʼs ready to leave port, to act rather than merely being acted upon. The expectation now lies on you to be in the

The Mirror wants to know: Thoughts from the editorial staff of The Mirror

present, to take all that youʼve learned and implement it in the world. Rather than thinking about what you might do, itʼs time to think about what you will do, not in some far-distant time but right now. So go, do things. Build up tomorrowʼs future leaders, make changes in the world, build empires, lead revolutions, bring a new generation into the

world. Maybe go on and get some more formal education if it strikes your fancy. Just get about it. Thatʼs right UNC class of 2013, youʼre not the future anymore, youʼre the present. Congratulations, now get to work.

There are a lot of people to recognize behind one graduate By Parker Cotton

A science teacher I had in seventh grade once told me that as I get older, the school years will seemingly go by faster than the previous one. Those words have resonated with me every May since then, but none more so than this year. My senior year was the most enjoyable and without a doubt the fastest academic year of my life. I intended on writing this column as a way of expressing how much I love this university and the jobs Iʼve had at this newspaper over the last four years, but ﬁrst I want to thank the people who helped get me this far. To Kelly Scott and Diane Schott, thank you for amazing classes my freshman year about what would eventually become

cant to UNCʼs sociology graduate program. I was made a better sociologist because of you, and I canʼt thank you enough for that. I also need to recognize Kurt Hinkle, my boss at The Mirror, for being a great friend and my biggest critic, both roles meant so much to me. Lastly, Iʼd be lost without my sister Emily and my parents for always being my biggest fans. My grandpa John and my great uncle Jimmy made it ﬁnancially possible for me to attend college and live comfortably, and their assistance has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. I probably didnʼt say how much I appreciated you all for always being there for me, even when youʼre hundreds of miles away, but Iʼm saying it now. Thank you so much for everything that you do, because without it I wouldnʼt have enjoyed my time in college as much as

I did. I love you all. I now return to my regularly scheduled column. This university has been great to me. I never imagined I would learn so much, academically and about myself, in these four years. Coming to the University of Northern Colorado was the greatest decision of my life. Iʼve gotten to work with and live with some of my absolute best friends in the world, and I wouldnʼt trade those experiences for anything. Iʼm so grateful for all of the wonderful friends and professors Iʼve met here, and I canʼt express how much of a better person I am for having met them. Itʼs really eye-opening for me to think that four years ago I was just starting here at The Mirror and at UNC, and now my undergraduate career is over. Iʼve had the time of my life writing about UNCʼs athletes and coaches and having great friends by

•What have you liked about going to UNC? •What didn’t you like? •What would you most want to see implemented on campus in the next few years? •Are you doing anything interesting after graduation? Send us an e-mail and let us know all about it. editor@uncmirror.com

THE MIRROR STAFF 2012-13

The Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board : Alexander Armani-Munn, Steven Josephson, Michael Nowels Shimon Lidmark and Ben Stivers. Email letters to the editor to editor@uncmirror.com.

my two majors. To Teresa Sellmer, thank you for making me a better and more confident writer, and thank you for always being a professor I could come talk to, even if I was three years removed from your class. To Lynn Klyde-Silverstein, thank you for helping me become the best journalist I can be and for always making sure I did not slack off. To Dr. E, thank you for putting up with me for all the times I bothered you in your office just to talk. Thanks to Josh Packard for putting up with me, as well. I know it wasnʼt easy all the time, but I think we made it an enjoyable first year for you here at UNC. Iʼm thankful I got to learn so much from you in our sociology courses over the past year. And thank you to Angie Henderson for all of your guidance in helping me become a sociology major in the first place and then an accepted appli-

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my side as I did so. Those experiences are irreplaceable, and Iʼll always cherish them. Itʼs time for a new beginning, though, and I know my future will be brighter because of my decision to become a Bear. I grew up and learned so much about myself at UNC, in Harrison Hall and at the corner of 10th Ave. and Cranford Place. For all members of my aforementioned support group, I hope I made you all proud. And I cannot wait to show what I still have left. Parker Cotton is a former sports writer, sports editor and Editorin-Chief of The Mirror. He is graduating with a degree in sociology with a social issues emphasis and with a degree in journalism and mass communication with an emphasis in news-editorial. He will be attending UNCʼs sociology graduate program in the fall.

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Israeli expat urges students to consider alternatives to higher education Alexander Armani-Munn news@uncmirror.com

For Peleg Rosenthal, Greeley is a long way from home. Rosenthal was born in Israel and moved to Colorado Springs during his senior year of high school. “I did my senior year of high school in Colorado Springs, and then it was time to go to college according to the American dream. I was deﬁnitely not ready, but I decided okay, if everybody does it apparently I need to do it too,” said Rosenthal. Rosenthal had to overcome some considerable challenges when considering college. “I started my search for a college way later than everybody else. I applied to Boulder and UNC. I didnʼt get accepted to Boulder be-

Peleg Rosenthal cause I missed the deadline. I also applied to UNC, and I got in. My ACT scores were s***; I barely spoke English,” said Rosenthal. While many people cower at Greeleyʼs pungency, it is a vestige of home for Rosenthal, who lived on a kibbutz, which is a community farm, in Israel. “I lived on a kibbutz

for a couple years before I came (to the states). So, the smell wasnʼt a problem. It smelled like home,” said Rosenthal. Rosenthal was attracted to UNC from the moment he arrived. “My first impression was great, everyone was so friendly. Everything was pretty, it was green, it was summer, and freshman year was perfect. I loved freshman year,” said Rosenthal. Rosenthal fondly recalls his time as a freshman when he could party often and still maintain good grades. Today, Rosenthal has fully acclimated to life in America, and his English is fluent. Rosenthal cites Dr. Joseph French, Dr. Cris de la Tores, and Dr. John Clinebell as specific professors who have had an impact on him.

Rosenthal is appreciative of the quality of the education he received at the Monfort School. “Finance at the business school is top notch. I donʼt really have any comparison to other school, but I deﬁnitely felt like I was being challenged and I was being taught by the best. All my ﬁnance professors are really passionate about what they teach and really knowledgeable. I didnʼt feel at any point in time that if I had a question or wanted to go above and beyond the curriculum that they would not be there for me to explain it,” said Rosenthal. Rosenthal wonʼt be taking any breaks following graduation. Next week he will be in New York City beginning an internship in web development at artsicle.com. Rosenthalʼs

internship may not be in the ﬁnance industry, but it is a testament to his desire to pursue his passions and not be limited by his choice of major. “My job is not related at all to ﬁnance, but I am still very glad that I took that path in my education and my career,” said Rosenthal. Even after successfully earning his degree and landing a competitive internship, Rosenthal is still not enamored with the concept of higher education. “If I knew more about school when I went into this, I donʼt think I would go and get my four year education. I wouldnʼt do my undergrad. I think there are better ways I could spend my money and time,” said Rosenthal. However, he does not regret his experience.

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“I did my freshman year right out of high school. As soon as I finished my freshman year, I had to go back and serve in the Israeli military. So, I went back to Israel for two years and just figured things out, and I realized that I did want to come back and finish my finance degree, and I donʼt regret that,” said Rosenthal. Rosenthal urges lower classmen to consider the educational opportunities that exist outside the classroom. “College is not right for everyone. Find something that you are passionate about and do it. Donʼt wait. If you want to go to college, go to college, but to be honest, I found that things I am passionate about I can learn about from a book at the library,” said Rosenthal.

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Soon to be graduate motivated by love for wolves and the environment Alexander Armani-Munn people commute to this news@uncmirror.com

William Woods loves wolves. He loves wolves so much that he has made it his mission to be an advocate on their behalf. Woods is graduating from UNC today, and he credits his pursuit of a degree to his proclivity for the majestic canis lupis. “I went to Yellowstone my junior year of high school, and I saw a wolf for the first time. I had been just dreaming of that moment for so long,” Woods said. “Seeing a wolf in the wild just made me realize I have a purpose. I knew at that moment in time I needed to get my stuff together and get educated. After seeing a wolf in the wild for the first time, I felt like I needed to be a part of their introduction in Colorado and they needed to have a voice to humans.” During his time at UNC, Woods completed two majors, the first in journalism with an emphasis in telecommunications, the second in environmental studies and sustainability. However, he entered college with his sights set on studying zoology at Colorado State University. After his first semester at the University of Northern Colorado, Woods considered transferring to CSU. Then, he learned about the ecology program at UNC and decided to plant his roots in Greeley. Woods studied ecology for two years before enrolling in the environmental studies and sustainability program and declaring a second major in journalism. As an environmental studies and sustainability major, Woods has had the opportunity to study under the guidance of Richard Jurin, a renowned professor of biology at UNC who Woods describes as the Qui-Gon Jinn of environmental studies.

William Woods “(Jurin) is a professor that will take any student under his wing and guide them in the perfect direction,” Woods said. “He is definitely the perfect mentor. He is a Jedi knight.” In his junior year, Woods, inspired by the wisdom of Jurin, collaborated with a small group of his peers in the environmental studies and sustainability program to establish Student LEAFthe Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund, an organization aimed at engaging the student body in sustainable projects at the university. In addition to being a dedicated student, Woods is also a bona fide social maverick. Whether it is spontaneously organizing hundreds of students to produce a “Harlem Shake” video or planning a “Thrift Store Prom” to promote environmental awareness, Woodsʼ endeavors have furnished him a reputation as a UNC socialite. Woods says he has always been a free spirit, but he believes the university has played an instrumental role in helping him mold his beatnik nature into an identity. Woods likens himself to the university as an underdog on the up and up. “As a UNC Bear, I feel like I have a lot to prove. UNC is definitely underrated; it is not a well-known school,” he said. “A lot of

school because it works for them. They donʼt choose it; is not their ﬁrst option, as it wasnʼt even mine, but it grows to be something that you are proud to be a part of. “UNC is on the up and up. UNC is going somewhere, and what this university will be 10 years from now is far beyond what it is today.” As a soon-to-be alum, Woods has some parting wisdom for the university. “UNC needs to do two things,” he said. “One, identify with the community. The second thing is that the administration needs to talk with the students. The administration needs to communicate. UNC needs to just trust in itself that it can be fun and that it can be worthwhile to go here.” For the student body he leaves behind, Woods has the following advice: “If the entire time you are at UNC, all you are thinking about is home or thinking about going somewhere else, you are never going to love it, but as soon as you call UNC your home, you are going to learn that it is everything you ever wanted and more.”

Time at UNC While at UNC, Woods has been a part of Bear News, and a co-founder of the Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund, also known as Student LEAF.

Time after UNC Woods is planning on moving to Chicago and pursuing a career in comedy now that he has graduated.

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Undergraduate Ceremony: For graduate commencement time line, see page 4 Processional Posting of Colors UNC Police Department Honor Guard

National Anthem Performed by: Briana Marie Sibley, Bachelor of Music Education

Student Address Mario Josue Hernandez, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration: Management

Welcome and Introductions Kay Norton, President of the University

Charge to the Graduates Kelly Johnson, Bachelor of Science 1982

Academic Traditions Robbyn Wacker, Provost and Senior Vice President

Presentation of Honor Recipients Robbyn Wacker, Provost and Senior Vice President

Robert and Ludie Dickeson Presidential Prize for Leadership Presented by Katrina Rodriguez, Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Dean of Students

Authorization Denise St. Cyr, Member, Board of Trustees

Presentation of the Graduates Kay Norton, President of the University

Conferring of Degrees Welcome from the Alumni Association Randy L. Watkins, President, UNC Alumni Association, Bachelor of Science 1999

Commencement Marshals David L. Pringle, Professor of Chemistry Kay Alicyn Ferrell, Professor of Special Education

Readers R. Vishwanathan “Vish” lyer, Professor of Marketing Stephanie Torrez, Executive Director, Ofﬁce of Academic Support and Advising

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Undergraduates—2013 Spring Graduation Abel, Katie ‡ Abu-Okal, Janell Adams, Samuel Adams, Stephanie Adams, Lainee • Adamson, Spencer Addo, Emmanuel Aderman, Michael Adorjan, Katherine Aguilar, Ashley Aguirre, Carissa Aiello, Kayla Akinde, Oluwagbemiga AlAbdulwahab, Yazeed Alasiri, Abdullah AlAwami, Hussain Albertson, Merrill Alcala, Diego † Aldosari, Mesfer Allagany, Bayan Allard, Shannon Allen, Alyssa Allen, Ty Allen, Angela † Allen, Shelby Allison, Colleen • Allison, Jami Allison, Katie ‡ Allison, Delaney Almashama, Sadiq Almohannadi, Saad Alsefri, Osama Alshahrani, Abdullah Alvarez, Donald ‡ Anaya, Fabian Anders, Patrick Anderson, Chris Anderson, Mark Anderson, Ryan ‡ Anderson, Shannon Anderson, Tegan Angelo, Benjamin Anthony, Caleb Antista, Hannah ‡ Aparicio, Ana Archer, Elizabeth Archer, Lamont ‡ Ardans, Jean-Pierre Arellano, Rosa Aremu, Elizabeth Arizmendi, Nicole Arko, Irene Armeni, Briana Armijo, Donovan Armitage, Ashley Armstrong, Matthew Arredondo, Yesenia Artel, Natasha Arterburn, Jamie † Ash, Kitchner Ashley, Jarrod Ashworth, Hilaire • Asmus, Charles Aurzada, Clayton † Austin, Alexandrea

Avery, Grace Awuol, Ayuel Ayeboua-Yoyo, Elom Ayers, Nicole • Baciu, Nicholas Badertscher, Hayley Bah, Isatu Bailey, Candide • Bailey, Samantha Bain, Laura † Baker, Johanna • Baker, Marissa Baker, Shelby Baker, Mackenzie Balagna, Elise Balderas, Lucia Balderston, Stephanie Ball, Caleb Ball, Zachary Ballard, Ryan Ballard, Shiloh Baltizar, Steven Banovic, Jacqulynn Barclay, Devan Bardos, Katerin Bares, Hedwig † Barr, Jordyn Barraza, Sujeith Barrett, Jake Barry, Sara † Bartle, Alyssa ‡ Bartlett, Meagan Bartoszek, Eric Bashaw, Alexander Bashore, Alexander Bassett, Brandon Bates, Skyler Batten, Ryan Baugh, Christopher Baum, Derek Bay, Becca ‡ Bay, Margaret Beam, Sara Bean, Lauren Beauprez, Kaylee ‡ Beccard, Benjamin Bechtold, Jarrod Becker, Vanessa Beecher, Kelsey Belasco, Matthew Beller, Chelsie Benge, Cori, Bennett, Amy Bensman, Caitlin Benson, Lindsay Berg, Holly ‡ Berg, Oleg Bevel, Michael Beyer, Megan Beyette, Olyvia Bhowmik, Kanchan Billheimer, Junko Birdsall, Danielle ‡ Birkeness, Bryan Bizal, Matthew

Black, Jessie ‡ Black, Samantha Blazosky, Elyse Blea, Victoria Blomgren, Kevin Bloom, Eric Bock, Kyle Boehnke, Tatum Boerner, Erin Bohling, Todd ‡ Bohm, Kendra ‡ Boling, Brianne Bonds, Megan Bonham, Emily Boone, Melinda † Boppre, Megan Borawski, Rexford Borden, Avery • Boselli, Daniel Bowers, Chavonne Braddix, Jaidree ‡ Braddock, Tyler ‡ Bradtke, Violeta Brady, Kaitlin Brasuell, Sylvia Braunschweig, Megan Breitenbach, Danette Brennecke, John Brenner, Jacob ‡ Brenstuhl, Connie Brickles, Stephanie Brinkley, Pearl Bristol, Jessica ‡ Bristol, Lauren † Britton, Keith • Brookover, Sean Brothe, Mariah §? Brown, Amanda Brown, Melody Brownell, Christopher Brownell, Heather Bruchs, Michael Bruins, Natasha Brunn, Anna Bruns, Alexander Brunscheen, Meghan Bryan, Elysia Bryan, Lisa Brychka, Jillian † Buchanan, Amy Buchanan, Steven Buchanan, Stuart Buchanan, Connor Buchholz, Kyah Buchleiter, Rachel ‡ Buerfeind, Sarah Bumgardner, Dennisa Burgess, Danea Burke, James Burke II, James Burkett, Ryan Burkhart, Katy † Burks, DeShawn Burnett, Heidi Burns, Joshua

Bush, Leah Butcher, Cammaron Butcher, Matthew Buzzell, Samantha † Byers, Kelsey Byrd, Lia Byrne, Jamie Cable, Malia Cabral, Dorys Cahill, Candice Caivano, Jenna Caldwell Jr, Finnis Camacho, Joe Campbell, Damale Campbell, Elizabeth Canino, Rachel • Canono, Michael Capraro, Travis Carignan, Dustin Carlisle, Keith Carlson, Alyssa Carlson, Kaylee Carlson, Leif Carlson, Molly ‡ Carneski, Richard ‡ Carpenter, Charles Carrano, Michael Carter, Sean Cartwright, Kyle Carvalho-Salemi, Jennifer Casillas, Amber Cason, Danielle Catt, Danielle Ceh, Christen Centeno, Jordan Cerise, Anthony Certain, Whitney Chabino, Kelly Chalk, Jeriel ‡ Chamjock, Gatwech Champlin, Kelly ‡ Chandler, Michael Chandler, Rebeka ‡ Chao, Justina Chapman, Travis Chaput, Ben Charbonneau, Charles Chase, Chelsea Chavez, Erick Cherry, Lauren † Chesterman, Chase Chintala Jr., Thomas Chmelka, Sandra ‡ Choy, Catherine ‡ Chrisp, Katie Christensen, Kyle Christofferson, Jeremy Christopherson, Lauren Church, Justin † Cingoranelli, Danielle Cinque, Hayden Clark, David Clay, Michael Clay, Tracey ‡ Clifton, Meaghan

•—Cum Laude †—Magna Cum Laude ‡—Summa Cum Laude §—President’s Leadership Program ?—Honors Program

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May 11, 2013 Cline, Kendra Clouse, Alicia Coatney, Emily Coffey, Rachel Cohn, Emma • Cole, Allison Cole, Rachelle † Cole, Jessee Coles, Samantha † Collins, Hailey Collins, Brian Collins, Jessica Colton, Amanda ‡ Conchas, Ana Conilogue, Korri Connolly, John Contreras, Katie Conway, David Conway, Kyla Cook, Ashley Cooper, Karena Cooper, Matthew Corby, Francis Cornelius, David Cornish, Kelly Corrales-Garcia, Laiza Cortez, Kierra Costigan, Cathlene Cotton, Parker Cox, Janice Cox, Lynnae Cox, Tess Coy, Casey Cranford, Mackenzie Crawford, Scott Creighton, Leigh Anne Crenshaw, Brittany Crisafulli, Abby ‡ Cronk, Kaitlin Cross, Cassandra Cruise, Dylan Cuce, Jennifer Cummins, Cierra ? Cuneo, Sandra Cunningham, Madeline Czajkowski, Melanie Czyz, Paulina Dahir, Abdirizak Dailey, Charis Daly, Donna Daly, Monica Daniel, Eryn Dauner, Brian Daurio, Abigail Davidson, Tyler Davis, Carey Davis, Melissa Davis, Mitchell Davis, Molly • Davis, Stephanie ‡ Davison, Stacey Davisson, Logan Day, Emily Day, Travis De Jac, Cameron • Dean, Brian

Dean, Marie Deans II, David Deaver, Brett † Debevec, Daniel † Debevec, Michal Dehn, Jessica Delgado Rivera, Sharlene Depas, Emily Derr, Jillian Deselms, Alexandra ‡? Devine, Michael Dezelick, Melissa Diack, Casey Dickson, Amy Dickson, James Dille, Nicole Dillinger, Heather Dillon, Shea † Disch, Tyler Doddridge, Logan Donner, Rachel • Dooley, Megan Dormand, Stephanie ‡ Dowling, Caitlin Dransﬁeld, Alyssa Drischler, Margaret Drury, Ryan Drynan, Cassandra DuBois, Raymond Dudevoir, Mary Duenas, Nicole Dumlao, Marc Duncan, Stephanie Duncan, Tramaine Dunn, Brit Duplex, Ellura † Dupuch, Cedric Duran, Sondra Rae Durfee-Peugh, Brittany Edmunds, Crystal Edsall, Sarah Ehart, Jason † Eichacker, Gary Eidsmoe, Lori ‡ Ellingson, Craig Elliott, Katelyn Elliott, Brittany Ellison, Michel Emery, Laura Emmons, Michael ‡ Engels, Jennifer † Engle, Brianne Ennis, Amanda Erbach, Emily ‡ Ericson, Paige Estes, Leanna Eurich, Madeleine Evans, Grant Evans, Sarah Evans, Kaitlyn Evanson, Char Ewing, Danielle Eyl, Samantha ‡ Fassler, Gaylynn Faulkner, Kyle Faulkner, Mallory

Faus, Kelly Fauser, Heather Fedder, Jeffrey Fehringer, Elizabeth Felty, Mariah Fernandez, Jesse Figgs, Jacob • Figgs, Natalia Filbert, Jenifer Fink, Kristin Finkbeiner, Rachel Fiske, Brittany Fitzpatrick, Travis Flanders, Jenna Flatt, Cassandra Flemate, Jordan Flores, Marrisa Flores, Paloma Flores, Annalyn ‡ Flores, Giovanni Flores, Paige Folley, Elia Fondriest, Douglas Foose, Ryan Foote, Nicole Ford, Bryan Foss, Julia ‡ Foster, Ashley Fox, Samantha Frank, Brandon Franklin, April Frase, Whitney Frederick, Brynna Fristensky, Michael Fritz, Hannah Fritz, Jennifer † Fujisaki, Lauren Fuller, Levi Fulton, Parker Fults, Trina Gackle, Matthew Galasso, Shayna † Galetti, Angie Gallagher, Cody Gallegos, Carlos Gallegos, Megan • Garcia, Benjamin Garcia, Fabian Garcia, Erik Gardner, Hana † Gardner Jr, Corwin Garner, Brittney Garner, Kourtney Garriott, Jessica Gasner, Shelby Gasteiger, Joseph Gaudio, Orion Gault, Kaitlin Gavin, Kelly Gearke, Jordan Gebing, Matthew † Gehr, Michele Geiger, Sarah Geist, Cody Geonnotti, Lisa George, Anna

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Senior outfielder finds his place on baseball team at UNC Rachel Turnock sports@uncmirror.com

After starting off his college career at Fort Scott Junior College in Fort Scott, Kan., senior outﬁelder Dylan Banach decided being away from his hometown of Westminster was too difﬁcult. “Iʼm good friends with my parents and good friends with my sister, so itʼs nice to be able to see them more often,” Banach said. “When I was out in Kansas, I saw them once every couple of months.” Accordingly, Banach made the decision to come to UNC, though Colorado Mesa and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio were other schools that recruited him. Before Banach decided to play baseball in college, he was actually very invested in another sport. “I was a big fan of hockey,” Banach said. “I loved hockey,

and I thought I was going to be an NHL hockey player, but the problem was I wasnʼt very good to be honest, but I loved hockey.” Banach decided he wanted to play baseball and said it was his true calling. His decision to come to the University of Northern Colorado to play baseball has already made an impact on the team in his second year as a Bear. “Heʼs a hard worker and weʼre lucky to have him here,” head coach Carl Iwasaki said. “Heʼs good at stealing bases because he works at it, and we need that.” Banach is 12-for-14 stealing bases and has 27 runs this season. He has a .259 batting average and 18 RBIs on 42 hits. Sophomore Ryan Yamane says he sees Banach as a leader on the team. “Heʼs a good guy to follow and just knowing that everyday heʼs someone I can talk to if thereʼs

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Bears senior outfielder Dylan Banach rounds the bases during Sunday’s 135 loss to Utah Valley.

anything I need,” Yamane said. “Heʼs someone who will bring that leadership to the ﬁeld and thatʼs something I look up to. Be-

ing a sophomore, itʼs good to have guys like that because thatʼs what I want to be eventually.” Yamane and Banach lived to-

gether this past summer, and senior Harrison Lambert is living with Banach this semester and next. Lambert is good friends with Banach and appreciates the work ethic of his teammate and roommate. “He plays hard and he plays the game the right way, and heʼs had a lot of success this year,” Lambert said. Banachʼs time at UNC may not be over after this season as he has discussed his future options with Iwasaki. “Coach Carl asked if I would help coach a little bit, and Iʼve never coached, so I thought ʻHey, I might as well give it a try,ʼ” Banach said. In the event that Banach does join the coaching staff in the fall, the rest of this season acts as a trial run of sorts to see just how well he can lead while heʼs still playing.

‘Flyin’ Hawaiian’ lighting up Great West opponents at the plate Ben Warwick Sports@uncmirror.com

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Sophomore outfielder Jensen Park pops up after a slide in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Great West Conference opponent Utah Valley.

When shortstop Ryan Yamane describes center fielder Jensen Park, one metaphor readily came to mind. “Heʼs just kind of Yin and Yang, you could say,” Yamane said. “On the field, heʼs very intense, but off the field, heʼs very laid back.” Park becomes a different person when he steps on the diamond. Off the field, the Hawaiian native is calm, cool and as head coach Carl Iwasaki put it, “happy-go-lucky,” but when heʼs on the field, heʼs a pitcherʼs worst nightmare. “A scout has told me that heʼs a five-tool player,” Iwasaki said. “Heʼs only a sophomore, and heʼs only going to get bigger and better as the years go by. Right now, heʼs not a vocal leader, but he leads with his glove

and his bat and his actions and how hard he works.” Park and Yamane grew up playing against each other in Hawaii, went to rival high schools and played against each other throughout their careers. However, baseball was never something Park particularly counted on, starting at the very beginning of his time on the diamond. “I played since tee ball with my dad coaching me,” Park said. “My dad just threw me a bat and glove and said ʻPlay,ʼ and I loved it.” He credits his father Michael for being his inspiration to play the great American pastime. “My dad really has been like a mentor to me,” Park said. “Heʼll call me after all the games and tell me even when heʼs not here what he thinks is going on, so heʼs got great

advice. When Iʼm back home, heʼll throw me BP and itʼs really relaxed, just helps me ease my mind when I can hit.” Park is hitting .367 this season, not surprising because even in high school, he hit at a torrid rate. At ʻIolani High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Park was named to the All-State Second Team and First-Team AllConference team as a junior, the year he led his team to the 2009 ILH Championship. He hit .464 that year. Last season, as a freshman, he was named to the 2012 Louisville Slugger All-American team, along with the Great West Conference Second Team. He also earned the nickname “Flyinʼ Hawaiian,” after Boston Red Sox outﬁelder Shane Victorino. The comparisons to See PARK on Page 9

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Sophomore shortstop steps into leadership position Athletes provide more than on-field contributions

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Sophomore shortstop Kaitlin Flynn throws the ball to first base in the Friday’s 6-1 loss to Weber State.

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Kaitlin Flynn is a talker. UNCʼs sophomore shortstop speaks a mile a minute, constantly communicating with her teammates on the ﬁeld and in the dugout, offering encouragement at every challenge and cracking jokes when the tension is palpable. “Flynn can talk with anybody,” head coach Shana Easley said. “Sheʼs really good at motivating and cheering and sheʼs also beyond all that. Sheʼs someone in the dugout and on the ﬁeld if weʼre in a tough spot, sheʼs going to go to them and make them laugh or whatever she needs to do to alleviate that.”

The position of shortstop naturally demands a vocal leader, and Flynn is eager to meet that request with her partner in crime, second baseman Melissa Marcovecchio, a fellow sophomore. “As a shortstop, I try to get involved with everybody on the team,” Flynn said. “I try to make sure Iʼm communicating with everyone. You just try to keep everyone close and have that ﬂow together. I think a lot of us do. Me and Melissa, I love playing shortstop and second base with her because weʼre always just talking. We make jokes sometimes just to keep each other calm.” That connection between former summer softball league rivals is vital

to the University of Northern Coloradoʼs success, as communication up the middle of the diamond can help make a difficult play simpler. Marcovecchio says the connection began last year when the two lived together, and has grown to function with even just a glance. “We werenʼt in the same room but we were suitemates, so I got to know her really well there,” she said. “On the field, we have this special connection. Iʼve never had a connection with anyone else like I have with Flynn. I could seriously look at her and sheʼll know what Iʼm saying.” But Flynnʼs communication doesnʼt stop at her partner in the middle infield. Easley called her a “glue” player for the Bears – someone who is an integral character in team chemistry. “I think that sheʼs just born with that quality, and thatʼs something you want from a demanding position like shortstop,” Easley said. “I think thatʼs her best quality.” A product of Roosevelt High School and a Johnstown native, Flynn says she has enjoyed the close proximity to home because it allows her friends and family to support her and the rest of the Bears. “I just like the fact that people from my high school or people I was close to can come and watch us play and sit on the hill,” she said. “I just think people like to be able to come out here and watch us. Weʼve had our good moments, and I think we play really well at home.” Even at the top of the hill behind home plate, Johnstownians can likely hear Flynn chatter with her UNC teammates, but she endeavors to take on an even greater leadership role through a positive attitude. “I want to become a stronger leader,” she said. “I get down on myself— I really want to improve that, just be able to pick myself back up and help everyone else at the same time.”

Park looks toward the future, hopes for a career playing baseball PARK from Page 8

Victorino doesnʼt stop there. “When youʼre from a small place like that, and you have an opportunity to play Division I baseball, or Major League Baseball, you take full advantage of that, because thatʼs representing your state,” Iwasaki said. “These guys take it pretty

seriously, and thatʼs kind of cool.” As for his postgraduate career, Park says he has a couple of options. If the majors donʼt pan out, heʼs majoring in athletic training and hopes to open his own ﬁtness shop. “I was just hoping to ﬁnd somewhere to work back in Hawaii,” Park said. “Iʼd love to live back home, but

itʼs pretty expensive, so itʼd have to be a pretty good job.” He said he wants to try to play professionally if itʼs in the cards. “Iʼd love to play anywhere,” Park said. “Honestly, I have no idea where I stand with that or how people think Iʼm projected to do, but I hope for the best.”

go study,ʼ so itʼs like, ʻAll right, Iʼm going with you.ʼ” Pollack (3.73) said sheʼs The classic stereotype of glad to be honored with an athletes is that they are in award that recognizes her college simply work on the field because of their and in the classphysical abiliroom. ties. Three UNC “Nobody resenior athletes in ally expects us particular are acto do well in the tively disproving classroom, but that presumption. itʼs really nice B a s e b a l l ʼs that thereʼs an Ben Packard and award that comBrooks Schneider bines both of Ben Packard were named to them and thatʼs a the 2013 Capital huge honor to be One Academic All-District acknowledged both in soft7 team while Jamie Pollack ball and in my grades,” she was named to the softball said. version of the same team. Softball head coach ShaSchneider (3.64 GPA), an na Easley said she sees the infielder for the University first baseman Pollack as a of Northern Colleader and hopes orado and a sport her devotion to and exercise sciher dietetics and ence major, gave nutrition major an example of serves as a model that stereotype at for younger playwork, noting that ers on the team. it was a surprise “Jamie is an to him. example of a “Last year, I senior, a leader actually had a girl thatʼs getting Jamie Pollack come up to me— what we need to she saw me walkget done in the ing into the classroom—and classroom to be complete she was like, ʻYou actually student-athletes,” Easley go to class?ʼ And that just said. “Her in that senior kind of rattled me a little leadership position is exactly bit,” he said. what you want to filter down Packard (4.0) is a gradu- to the rest of the team.” ate student in the biological The softball team has sciences program and is hop- a history of performing in ing to go to medical school the classroom, as the Bears next year. finished second among all Schneider and Packard, NCAA softball teams in GPA who are close off the field, for the 2011-2012 school keep each other in check, ac- year at 3.603, trailing only cording to the first baseman Robert Morris University in Packard. all NCAA divisions. “I think just having this Baseball head coach Carl friendship and the way we Iwasaki said he and his staff do things, it just helps us also place an emphasis on in every aspect,” he said. academics. “There are some times when “Weʼre passionate about itʼs like, ʻI donʼt want to go teaching the game, but thereʼs to weights,ʼ or, ʻI donʼt want so much more importance to to studyʼ, but the other guyʼs ʻstudent-athletes,ʼ” he said. like, ʻWell, Iʼm going to “Itʼs ʻcollege baseball,ʼ not weights,ʼ or, ʻIʼm going to ʻbaseball college.ʼ” Michael Nowels

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Straub, Daniel Strauss, Daniel Strauss, Danielle Strayer, Taryn Streightiff, Nicole Striby, Joseph Strohmaier, Jillian Stuchel, Christi Studer, Jeff Stultz, Lindi Sturgon, Gena § Suman, Donavon Summerﬁeld, Tyler Svehla, Shelby Swadburg, Kayla Swedbergh, Carly ‡ Swift, Katherine Sylvester, Colleen Szaraz, Peter Tapia Valero, Elizabeth Taplin, Kyle ‡ Tarin, Adrian Taylor, Tak Tekansik, Stacey Tekumalla, Padma Temple, Amanda Tennyson, Rachel Tenorio, Brandi ‡ Terral, Sadie Terrell, Christin ‡ Terze-Schwarz, Anne Thayer, Corina Theige, Jenna Thistlehawk-Ranck, Tamsen Thomas, Codie Thomas, Morgan ‡ Thomas, Natalie Thomas, Rachel Thomas, Shelisa Thompson, Jayme Thompson, Sarah • Thompson, Anna Thomson, Jared Thornton, Hannah Thornton, Jonathan Thurley, Sara Thurston, Whitney Tikal, Joshua Timochko, Lauren † Titus, Neal Todd, Tracy Toensing, Jennifer Tomori, Oluwagbenga Tomsick, Molly Tonye Tonye, Herve Toomey, Megan •

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Summer graduates being honored during spring ceremonies: Adams, Lainee, • Adorjan, Katherine Alasiri, Abdullah Albertson, Merrill Alcala, Diego, † Allen, Angela, † Allen, Shelby Allison, Delaney Aremu, Elizabeth Armeni, Briana Armitage, Ashley Ashworth, Hilaire, • Asmus, Charles Ayeboua-Yoyo, Elom Badertscher, Hayley Bailey, Samantha Baker, Mackenzie Balderas, Lucia Ballard, Shiloh Baltizar, Steven Bares, Hedwig, † Barr, Jordyn Barraza, Sujeith Bartoszek, Eric Bassett, Brandon Bean, Lauren Beller, Chelsie Benge, Cori Beyer, Megan Beyette, Olyvia Boling, Brianne Boppre, Megan Boselli, Daniel Braddock, Tyler, ‡ Brenstuhl, Connie Bristol, Lauren, † Brunscheen, Meghan Bryan, Lisa Brychka, Jillian, † Buchanan, Connor BurkeII,, James Burkett, Ryan Byrd, Lia Byrne, Jamie Cahill, Candice Caivano, Jenna Capraro, Travis Carignan, Dustin Carlisle, Keith Carpenter, Charles Carrano, Michael Carvalho-Salemi, Jennifer Casillas, Amber Cason, Danielle Centeno, Jordan Chandler, Michael Chandler, Rebeka, ‡ Cinque, Hayden Clark, David Clay, Tracey, ‡

Cline, Kendra Coatney, Emily Cole, Jessee Collins, Brian Collins, Jessica Conchas, Ana Connolly, John Cook, Ashley Cortez, Kierra Cox, Tess Cranford, Mackenzie Crawford, Scott Crisafulli, Abby, ‡ Cross, Cassandra Czyz, Paulina DeansII,, David Debevec, Michal Delgado Rivera, Sharlene Dickson, James Dormand, Stephanie, ‡ Drury, Ryan Dumlao, Marc Duncan, Tramaine Dunn, Brit Elliott, Brittany Engels, Jennifer, † Ennis, Amanda Evans, Kaitlyn Ewing, Danielle Faulkner, Mallory Faus, Kelly Fauser, Heather Fink, Kristin Flanders, Jenna Flores, Annalyn, ‡ Flores, Giovanni Flores, Paige Fondriest, Douglas Foose, Ryan Foote, Nicole Ford, Bryan Foss, Julia, ‡ Foster, Ashley Garcia, Erik GardnerJr.,, Corwin George, Anna Georgian, Laura Gerharz, Alina Giggy, Mary Gilliland, Whitney Gines, Julian Glasgow, Kaleigh Glassey, Caitlin Goranson, Erik Green, Melissa Greer, Dillon Griffey, Courtney, ? Grigsby, Kaitlyn Gross-Tiger, LaDorris Gu, Zhaoyang Hadd, Shanay Haﬂey, Sarah Hakim, Elias Hall, Stephanie Lynn

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Smith, Hannah Smith, Taylor Sotelo, Cristina Spencer, Katie Spindler, Tairyn St. Louis, Tabea, ‡ Steele, Douglas Stercho, Suzanna, ‡ Stewart, Christina, ? Stewart, Ellen Stocking, Taylor Streightiff, Nicole Sturgon, Gena, •§ Svehla, Shelby Tapia Valero, Elizabeth Taplin, Kyle, ‡ Terze-Schwarz, Anne Thayer, Corina Thomas, Shelisa Thompson, Anna Titus, Neal Toomey, Megan, • Torrez, Mario Tucker, Thomas, † Tzantarmas, Nikki Umholtz, Nicholas Urbaniak, Nicholas Vallarte Hernandez, Soﬁa, ‡ Vanholbeck, Eric Vanterpool, Kacee Vickroy, Angela

May 11, 2013 Villa, Elizabeth Vongphachanh, Debbie Wagers, Marlee Wagner, Brittney, ‡? Wagnon, Margaret Walker, Ashley Wallendorff, Michael, • Warner, Renata Watkins, Danielle Webber, Rachel Webster, Kyle Weinberg, Jeffrey Weiss, Zachary Wells, Susie Whitehead, Kathryn Wilhite, Keithland, † Williams, Cassie Wilson, Anthony Wilson, Stuart Winchell, Steven Wong, Alice Wykstra, Jennifer Yang, Shanley Yeager, Kyle, • Yockim, Lori Zapp, Robert Zeches, Maria Zeinab, Miranda, ‡ Zigray, Casey Zigray, Mark, ‡ Zoller, Karlie

•—Cum Laude †—Magna Cum Laude ‡—Summa Cum Laude §—President’s Leadership Program ?—Honors Program

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The Mirror—Page 13 Lockwood, Jennifer Loefﬂer, Emily Loughhead, Melinda Lu, I-Chan Macalister, Rose Macey, Renee Manker, Bernard Marino, Peter Markve, Matthew Marweg, Lisa McDonald, Andrew McDowell, Nicole McKellar, Lori Meleth, Yamuna Mendoza, Andrea Meyer, Ryan Meyers, Tina Middaugh, Kristine Millar, McKenzie Miller, Adrienne Moch, Lonnie Moe, Rachael Moline, Candace Monzon, Gloria Moore, Susannah Moser, Brenna Mucci, Dominic Myers, Alison Navarro, Mary Jane Neefe, Anna Neidert, Cody Nelson, Casey Nelson, Natalie Nesselhuf-Collins, Jacqueline Newcomb, Amber Niccoli, ToniJo Nicolau, Thais Novak, Jennifer Nurton, Jason Oaks, Amy Oestreich, Lois Olson, Jeffrey Orlovskaia, Julia Overholt, Benjamin Packard, Benjamin Pannu, Aman Parish Diaz, Erica Patterson, Michelle Patton, Derek Perkins, Christopher Perko, Halie Perry, Patrick Person, Melody Petersen, Julia Phillips, Kristen Pinedo, Andrea Pirera, Tiffany Plasek, Kathryn Plunkard, Nichole Polito, Keith Pratt, Ian Pritzl, Kathleen Proctor, Brennan Ramirez, Adriana Reed, Neil Reem, Daniel Regan, Lisa Remmenga, Shari

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Vance, Bremen Vasquez de Garcia, Wanda Vaughn, Brittney Veenstra, Nicholas Vogel, Angela Wacker, Aaron Walker, Susannah Waller, Haven Walsh, Margaret Welch, Melissa Werner, Taja Wilkinson, Erin Willeke, Daniel Wilmes, Jennifer Wilson, Katherine Wiseman, Kathryn Wolf, Megan Wolfe, Kateland Xu, Yixuan Yenny, Emily Zeinab, Jamil Ziegler, Brad Zincone, Dylan

Summer graduates being honored during spring ceremonies: Abdoslam, Intesar Abdulgadar, Bushra Adler, Christen

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Northern Colorado Athletics bids farewell to 31 graduating athletes Staff Report Sports@uncmirror.com

Spring 2013 will see 31 UNC athletes graduate from 11 different university teams. Of the graduates 29 will be receiving bachelorʼs degrees. Two Northern Colorado womenʼs basketball players, Lauren Oosdyke and Victoria Timm, will be receiving masterʼs degrees.

Baseball Derek Baum – Bachelor of Science: Business Administration: General Brooks Schneider – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science

Men’s Basketball Emmanuel Addo – Bachelor of Arts: Sociology: Social Issues Tate Unruh – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science

Women’s Basketball Lauren Oosdyke – Master of Science: Sport Administration Hannah Thornton – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: PE Liberal Studies, Minor in Nutrition Victoria Timm – Master of Science: Sport Administration

Football Chris Anderson – Bachelor of Science: Nutrition Finnis Caldwell – Bachelor of Arts: Sociology: Social Issues Matt Gackle – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science, Minor Nutrition Cody Gilmore – Bachelor of Science: Business Administration: Management Seth Lobato – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise

Science: Exercise Science

Media Studies

Science: Dietetics

Marcus Lucas – Bachelor of Arts: Psychology

Hannah McNeley – Bachelor of Science: Human Services

Lindsey Smith – Bachelor of Arts: Psychology

Christian Morris – Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies, Minor in Psychology Doug Steele – Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies, Minor in Criminal Justice Herve Tonye-Tonye – Bachelor of Science: Physics: Engineering Aisea Vave – Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies, Minor in Sociology

Men’s Golf Nicholas Umholtz – Bachelor of Arts: Psychology

Women’s Golf Libby Avery – Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies: Human Communication, Minor in

Swimming and Diving

Carleigh Silvers – Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies: Human Communication, Minor in Human Services

Tatum Boehnke – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science

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Jamie Byrne – Bachelor of

Danielle Birdsall – Bachelor of Science: Business Administration: Marketing Eryn Daniel – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science Laura Vallen – Bachelor of Arts: Journalism: PR and Advertising, Minor in English JJ Wykstra – Bachelor of Science: Business Administration: Marketing; Bachelor of Arts: Journalism: PR and Advertising

Softball Jamie Pollak – Bachelor of

Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science

Women’s Tennis Jennifer Buchanan – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science Lizzie Tapia – Bachelor of Science: Sport and Exercise Science: Exercise Science

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Nineteen year old Greeley native earns her bachelor’s degree at UNC Alexander Armani-Munn news@uncmirror.com

Soon has never been soon enough for Paige Flores, and to say she is motivated may be more than an understatement. At the ripe age of 19, Flores will be walking the stage today to accept a bachelorʼs degree in environmental studies and sustainability with a minor in economics after only three years. Graduating early has become a trend for Flores, who graduated from Greeley Central High School at 16. Attending UNC may have been predestined for Flores, whose collective alma maters from elementary school on are all located within Greeley only a few miles from each other. Flores accumulated a

Paige Flores large number of elective credits by participating in orchestra during the hours before and after school while at Greeley Central. Her amplitude of elective credits allowed her to graduate early. “My freshman year was pretty much my honeymoon for college. It was probably the best time ever,” said Flores, fondly

recalling her time in South Hall living with her dream roommates. Flores is also appreciative of her experience working as a guide for new student orientation. Flores started at the University of Northern Colorado as a business major before switching to environmental studies and sustainability, but a switch of majors did not hinder her rapid procession through college, and she has no regrets. “I never really thought about sustainability before coming to UNC, and I never thought I would go in to something like that,” Flores said. In the future, Flores would like to work in resource management and possibly pursue a career in environmental policy.

Flores is not daunted by the current state of the job market, but she does worry that necessity may force her to settle for a job that is not related to her degree. In the meantime, she is pursuing an internship in the environmental department at the Colorado Department of Transportation and considering graduate school. As a graduate, Flores urges underclassmen to pursue their passions and not to be deterred by parental pressure or the appeal of money. “Go to school for what you want to go school for. Donʼt focus on the money you are going to make later; donʼt focus on what your parents want you to go to school for,” she said. “I had a lot of friends who had problems like that who were miserable.”

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Flores managed to finish her degree in six semesters by taking 18 credits each of her first four semesters. In addition to her hefty course load, Flores also worked, all the while maintaining an active social life, frequently attending concerts in Fort Collins and Boulder. Reflecting on her experience at UNC, Flores expresses a desire to see a stronger relationship between the campus and community. “Weʼre not a college town,” she said. “Itʼs sad, but I have seen a lot change. It is nice to see that downtown is coming back to life in recent years because when I was growing up downtown was dead.” After 19 years of fastpaced education, Flores may be ready for a break.

If she does not intern at the Department of Transportation, she would like to take a year off and possibly travel.

Time at UNC While at UNC, Flores was a guide for New Student Orientation and worked at the campus book store for a semester.

Time after UNC She is looking to get a job with the Colorado Department of Transportation, otherwise she is looking to take some time off.

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