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Residence halls come to life with move in AMANDA STOUTENBURGH news@uncmirror.com Campus came alive last Thursday as thousands of students and parents carried mini refrigerators, TVs, boxes and more into students’ new rooms in the residence halls at UNC. Move in began at 8 a.m. and continued the majority of the weekend as both new and returning students made themselves at home at the University of Northern Colorado just days before the 2011-12 school year begins. Resident assistants in each hall – and on each floor in most halls – helped students and their parents get to where they needed to be and answered questions. One RA, Hannah Nix, a junior pre-nursing major, said RAs help check in students, and are asked
many questions by many different people. Sarah Vasquez, a junior Spanish education major, said the main duty of an RA during move-in is to make the students and parents feel comfortable about where they will be staying and help the parents feel at ease about their children being away from home, many for the first time. To ease the physical stress of moving in, UNC provided carts, dollies and rolling bins for students to assist them in getting their belongings from their cars to their new rooms. UNC football players also came out in uniform to help in any way they could, which often meant carrying heavy items or pushing carts. Returning student Jason Parker, a junior business major, said move-in day went fine for
him but thought the residence halls could have had better regulated elevators to speed up the move-in process. After a successful move-in day, Parker said he is mostly looking forward to learning about business this year as it is his first year in the major. For many freshmen, moving in can be an emotional experience because it means leaving home and saying goodbye to family and friends. However, sometimes they are ready for it, and it isn’t so bad. Kelsey O’Neill, a freshman interdisciplinary studies elementary teaching major, said her move-in experience was tiring but fun, a sentiment many others expressed. O’Neill also said living in the residence halls has been exciting and fun so far and has made her feel more independent.
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Aaron Fitcher, a freshman political science major, stocks his mini fridge with soda in his room in New South Residence Hall. Both new and returning students began moving in to the residence halls at 8 a.m. Thursday. Megan Stehle, a freshman pre-nursing major, said she thought moving in was a lot less hectic than she expected. Stehle said she had a lot
of help from family and the university moving in, making it more manageable. Stehle also said living in the dorms gives her a greater sense of independence.
Both O’Neill and Stehle said they like living in the residence halls at UNC and are enjoying being out on their own for the first time.
Students welcomed to campus with BBQ, carnival CARRISSA OLSZEWSKI news@uncmirror.com Turner Green was transformed into a carnival Friday evening as hordes of students braved the rain and congregated in the field to celebrate the start of a new school year at the annual Taste of UNC and Bear Fest. There has always been some form of welcoming picnic for freshman coming to UNC.
“At every holiday and tradition people come together and usually have a meal,” said Hal Brown, the director of Dining Services. “This year we decided to kick it up a notch.” Brown said five years ago they decided to change the format. Instead of offering only burgers and brats, Dining Services now offers students a variety of choices at A Taste of UNC.
Booths were located throughout the field where students could play classic carnival games like pick the duck, pop the balloon and pinball. Students won tickets by playing various simple games, which they could exchange for University of Northern Colorado gear such as hoodies, pennants and pom poms. The booths were hosted and run by students
from various UNC clubs. Bear Fest was hosted directly after convocation, which marks the
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official beginning of the school year and is a ceremony incoming freshmen traditionally attend. While convocation gave students an opportunity to meet one another in a more formal setting, Bear Fest presented an opportunity to meet and mingle in a more casual setting. “This is a place of joy, entertainment and a welcoming environment to UNC students,” said Chris
Rose, a junior sport and exercise science major. Rose supported the club hockey team by running one of the game stations. In addition to the carnival games, Bear Fest also featured music, which provided an outlet for about 100 people to dance in unison on the hill outside of Lawrenson Hall. While some enjoyed See Bear Fest, Page 6
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Life lesson to be learned from seeking low-cost textbooks As any college student will tell you, textbooks are ridiculously expensive. It’s easy to complain. People do it everyday: at work, at school, and especially, on Facebook. Some are legitimate complaints, while others are just an excuse for the passive aggressive to flap their gums. But there are two groups of these people. The first group of complainers will whine endlessly about their problems. They’ll cry to anyone who will listen and demand that someone fix it. They want their voices heard — but that’s as far as
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back to the campus bookstore. It’s almost like renting a book for free, so why don’t people do it? “I’m too lazy” is a popular student response, as is “that requires effort” and “I don’t have time.” Sometimes, saving hundreds of dollars a semester is worth the 10 minutes it takes to post a listing and a trip to the post office. This isn’t to say people who buy their books from a major retailer don’t have drive. This is to say that people who look for alternate ways to overcome unpleasantries in their lives — no matter how small — are on their way to mastering ambition.
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have lines out the door of students with pained looks upon their faces. The pain of having to spend $200 or more on books that may not even be useful in the classroom. Selling the books back for a fraction of the original price is hardly relief — especially when the store turns around and sells it again for $10 less than the price of a brand-new book. Yet, there are other ways. Online retailers like Half.com and Amazon are full of sellers looking to be rid of their used textbooks for half of the regular price. Selling the book again at the end of the year will reap more funds than selling
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their contributions to the cause go. They are lazy. The second group are go-getters. They see a problem in society, at work or in the home, even in an arena like textbook prices, and they work to better their situation. They are alpha. They are the ones who will climb the promotion ladder in their respective industries and find success. All this because they rely on themselves to overcome adversity and not wait around hoping someone will beat them to it. At the start of each semester, campus bookstores around the nation (and ours is no exception)
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refer to the majority of people who have consistently voted down same-sex marriage. Although there are a few people who are hateful, the vast majority believe same-sex marriage has a negative effect on both society and the constituents of gay relationships. That’s not hate; that’s concern. Still, others argue that banning same-sex marriage is a right infringement, but same-sex marriage is not, and has never been,
about equal rights; it’s about additional rights and reclassifications. But marriage has weakened in recent decades, and the gay community cannot be blamed for it. It is heterosexuals who have eroded marriage through easy divorce, cohabitation, increased single-parenting rates and recreational sex, but the simple fact that marriage has suffered traumatic digressions does not mean that same-sex marriage will not further this trend. That’s what traditional marriage advocates recognize—that redefining marriage as the subsidization of people’s sexual desires rather than the socially stabilizing responsibility that it was always meant to be will have extremely negative repercussions. Again, that’s not hate. The riots in London mostly included young people—young people with a seemingly absent
respect for authority and with a moral relativist philosophy that exacerbates selfish behavior, and now we’re seeing the same thing occur in Spain, only this time it is in hatred toward opponents of samesex marriage. My sister-in-law was in Madrid for World Youth Day. A few members of her group (high school students) were attacked by gay protesters. They were assaulted and held to the ground while their attackers poured beer over their mouths and noses, waterboarding them the amateur way. Obviously, this would not be condoned by many in the gay community, but there is still hateful material that attacks opponents of same-sex marriage and disintegrates the baseless argument that all the opponents themselves are filled with hate.
I’m talking about the FCKH8 campaign, which drops the fbomb on people in opposition to same-sex marriage (they also exploit children into dropping vulgarities). I’m also talking about ads that demonize Mormons as villainous home-invaders who are trying to take over the government, anthrax hoaxes against Catholics and Mormons, and myriad acts of vandalism. To claim a group hates you simply because they have secular and moral opposition to radically altering the social foundations of our society and then attacking them is intellectually dishonest at best and simply hypocritical at worst. — Josh Divine is a senior mathematics major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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UNC President Kay Norton welcomes students to Friday’s 2011 Convocation ceremony, which marked the beginning of the new school year and many students’ college careers.
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made a great choice by selecting the University of Northern Colorado to help transform your lives through education,” President Norton said in her welcome address to the about 2,800 incoming students. “Our foundation is our culture and community; one that supports our students and emphasizes individual learning.” Norton touched on the history of Cranford Park, which lies on the north end of Gunter Hall, the former location of Cranford Hall. Its cornerstone, which was laid June 13, 1890, still rests in its original spot near Carter Hall. Convocation’s featured speaker, William Hoyt,
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Students get a‘Taste of UNC’ Bear Fest from Page 3 the music, other students preferred to have their picture taken inside the photo booth or see what they look like as a caricature. The field across from Holmes Dining Hall was filled with more than 10 vending kiosks, each serving a different type of food including gyros, tacos, fries and more. Students with a meal plan had the opportunity to try the large variety with their two entrée and three side tickets. Off-campus students and parents were also able to take part in the festivities and taste the variety of
food UNC has to offer by purchasing tickets. The planning for next year’s event begins as soon as this year’s event ends. Dining Services employees are able to see which food stations did better than others and learn what students really liked. They also had students who attended new student orientation try some of the food and give their feedback. “There was a lot of good food for the price of admission,” said Danielle Lehrkamp, a senior finance major. “Not only that, but it is a really good way to get to know your roommates.”
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Matt Steward, a freshman music education major, adds cheese and other toppings to his fries at Taste of UNC/Bear Fest Friday on Turner Green.
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Clubs, organizations teach students to be ‘Bizarre’ KATIE OWSTON news@uncmirror.com Students of all ages braved the heat Sunday as they roamed the tents filled with clubs and organizations and picked up free items and handouts at this year’s UNC Fall Bizarre at Bishop-Lehr Field. The Fall Bizarre is the only time during the school year where nearly all clubs and organizations at the University of Northern Colorado are in the same place at the same time. The Bizarre showcased the wide variety of organizations on campus, from ones that promote professional advancement to social clubs. “Joining clubs can definitely boost your social life around campus,” said Chelsea Jenkins, a junior at UNC. “Being involved is a great way to make friends. Some of the connections I make with people now may also benefit me in the future.” The Asian Pacific American Student Services center is affiliated with multiple clubs on campus including Ha’aheo ‘O Hawai’I, the Chinese Language and Culture Club, the Japanese Culture and Anime Club and more. There is also a club that caters to “nerd culture” called Illuminerdy. “Illuminerdy brings nerds from all over campus together,” said Clark Lamson, a member of Illuminerdy. “We play nerdy games, watch nerdy television – our club is just all-encompassing nerd.” The Writing Center, located in Ross Hall room 1230, is not just for English majors.
“The Writing Center helps students brainstorm ideas for a paper and check for errors in documentation and grammar,” said Crystal Brothe, director of the Writing Center. “The Writing Center revises more than just essays; scholarship applications and several other forms of writing can be brought into the office for critiquing as well.” Matt Morris, a UNC senior, enjoys the intramural sports program at UNC and says it is one of the easiest ways to meet new people. “Being involved in sports and others programs on campus is part of what makes the college experience so much fun,” Morris said. Loree Crow, faculty adviser for the Middle Ages Club,
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Two students from UNC’s Middle Ages Club show off their fencing skills Sunday at the annual Fall Bizarre at Bishop-Lehr Field. says that even though each club is different from one another, they all have one thing in common. “One of the best parts about being in a club is the social life that comes with it,”
Crow said. “Being involved in organizations around campus allows you to meet people with interests similar to yours, and sometimes those friendships last much longer than your college years.”
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Tradition formally ushers in semester Convocation from Page 5 “Now that they’re in college, it doesn’t much matter what their high school record was?” Hoyt said in his speech, after pretending to receive a call from the school’s chancellor. “Employers and graduate schools will look at students’ college record and not their high school record?” UNC does not have a chancellor. Elliott spoke about overcoming her problems as a child with epilepsy and not letting it hold her back. “The greatest piece of
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advice I have received at UNC is to always be open to meeting your next mentor,” Elliott said. In his speech, Mayor Norton officially proclaimed Aug. 19-21 UNC Welcome Week, and encouraged Greeley citizens and businesses to welcome those who “increase the population of Greeley by 10-12 percent.” After convocation, the procession of students crossed campus to Taste of UNC/Bear Fest while the school’s marching band, Pride of the Rockies, played the fight song.
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Breakout star receiver ruled ineligible for season PARKER COTTON sports@uncmirror.com
First-year UNC head coach Earnest Collins Jr. can’t miss a player he never had to begin with. Right now, that player is wide receiver Jace Davis, who has been ruled academically ineligible for this season. “When we get Jace back, he will be added to what we already have,” Collins said. “I’m pretty sure he would add something to us, but I can’t miss what I never had.” Davis turned heads as a sophomore last season, bringing in 53 receptions, seven touchdowns and 992 receiving yards, eight yards shy of recording the seventh 1,000 receiving yard season in school history. Keith Grable, the team’s wide receivers coach, is the
only coach on the staff who time and junior Dominic was able to see Davis in Gunn, who is expected to be person last season, when more active in the passing he was the running back game this year after making position coach. his biggest effect as a kick “I think the younger guys returner last season. have stepped up,” Grable Gunn showcased his said. “I think returning abili(sophomore) ties in the team’s Chris Morris has final fall scrimjust as much bigmage Saturday, play capability as running a kickoff Jace did. Again, back 50 yards and it’s just that big returning a punt play factor, 59 yards for a because Jace touchdown. made so many Jace Davis “I know I have big plays for us, a chance to do led the football but I think the some great team in receiving guys that we have things at return, can do that, so we yards with 992 and now to step just need to do it.” last season. up at receiver, Among those I’m really excitoptions are senior Patrick ed,” Gunn said. Walker, who had 570 receivGunn said though the ing yards and six touch- loss of Davis is an unfortudowns last season, Morris, nate situation, the aforewho scored two touch- mentioned unit of receivers downs in limited playing that also includes junior
Dejuan Mack and redshirt skull that ‘I have to be freshman Marcell Peoples, great.’” among others, has continMorris also received ued to improve and has not high praise from Collins. As missed a beat. soon as Morris returns to “We’ve taken big strides, the field from an ailing actually,” Gunn said. “We’ve shoulder, Collins said he got the offense believes he can down, we’re getdo great things. ting faster, we’re “(Morris) creating tempo. I could be unbethink we’ve come lievable if we can a long way since just get him the beginning of healthy,” Collins camp.” said. “Chris Collins said he Morris has skills, is looking for- Dominic Gunn intangibles, ward to develop- had a 59-yard punt assets that you ing the young just don’t find return for a touchwide receivers he every day — down in a scrimdoes have. with the size, the “(Gunn) could mage on Saturday. speed and his be outstanding,” hands and his he said. “We knew that quickness. He has the whole when we got here just by package in a big body.” watching film on him last Senior quarterback year. He can be one of the Dylan Orms also said he greatest to ever play here. believes the receiving corps He just has to get it in his will be slated for a big year.
“The core group of guys — Patrick Walker, Dom Gunn, Marcell and Dejaun Mack, and once we get Chris Morris back — those guys really know what they’re doing out there, and they’re set up to have a great season,” Orms said. However, memories of Davis’ performance last year won’t be soon forgotten. “Of course I miss seeing (No.) 25 out there, but it’s something he has to take care of for himself,” Orms said. “He’s just a natural athlete. He might not run the sharpest routes, or might not do some of the little things that you might need, but he’s going to make a play. That’s something that the other receivers have, but it was definitely his biggest strength. You could just throw it up there, and you knew Jace was going to make a play.”
Past Bears return in alumni game, new season looms SAMANTHA FOX sports@uncmirror.com
Old and new UNC volleyball teammates alike came together Saturday night for the Blue and Gold Alumni Game scrimmage at ButlerHancock Sports Pavilion. The current Bears defeated their alumnae counterparts in straight games, 2517, 25-11, 25-16. Among the returning University of Northern Colorado alumnae was Julie Stephenson who played with the program from 2007 until 2011. “It was really, really weird, but it was a lot of fun,” Stephenson said about playing on the
opposing team. “It was good to see everyone.” Stephenson led the alumnae with nine kills during the match and had five digs. Matching Stephenson’s dig count was junior outside hitter Kelley Arnold. Arnold also had eight kills and four blocks. “We’ve been playing each other for two weeks now and we’re just so excited to be able to play someone else,” Arnold said. “So, finally seeing other faces and things we haven’t expected is really awesome.” The alumnae scrimmage is used to see how the team applies what it has been practicing into game situations. The scrimmage also
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UNC junior outside hitter Kelley Arnold spikes a ball in a match last season. Arnold had eight kills, five digs and four blocks in the alumni game Saturday. allows some players to show their strengths in game situations before the season takes off.
Sophomore defensive specialist Merideth Johnson, who walked on to the team last season, was one of the
players showing off her strengths, with three serving aces in her first five serves during the second set — all three to Stephenson. “I’m just really looking forward to spending more time with the girls on the team,” Johnson said. “I know I’m a lot better because I got to practice all spring with them, and before they were traveling a lot, so I’m just excited to play and have fun with the team.” Johnson made an appearance in five matches during last season. Following a 24-7 season, UNC was picked as the No. 1 team in pre-season polls. “I don’t think it’s pressure,” head coach Lyndsey Benson said. “I think our
team understands that we’re supposed to be good this year, and that’s a compliment and really that’s all we look at. The rest is what happens in our gym during practice and we got to outwork our opponent and live up to that by our work ethic. So, it’s all on paper — our expectations — we got to actually put it into work.” The team starts its season at 7 p.m. on Aug. 26 when it hosts UNLV in the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The tournament continues the next two days when the team faces University of California at Davis and Colorado.
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Comedian laughs off childhood adversity RYAN LAMBERT Arts@uncmirror.com
To combat the tension of a new academic school year, students were greeted back to campus Saturday night with comic relief from UNC Comedy Club. The University Program Council brought Sheng Wang to perform his routine in the University Center Ballrooms. Wang began performing comedy in the San Francisco Bay area. He achieved some level of popularity when he toured with Comedians of Comedy and American Eagle’s Campus Comedy Challenge. Wang appeared on
Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” a performance that was so well received the station gave Wang his own half-hour special. NBC has now offered Wang a one-year holding deal. Dan Barton, UPC’s art and entertainment events coordinator, was thrilled to see the ballrooms composed of an eager audience. “Wow! Way to pack the house, UNC,” he said when introducing himself to the horde of students. The comedian bills himself as the “Taiwanese Texan” because he grew up in Texas with Taiwanese ancestry. Much of the comic’s humor centers on his expe-
riences growing up in Houston, where he was usually the only AsianAmerican in school, illustrating the conflict between the dominant American culture and AsianAmerican identity. “It’s hard when kids call you names,” Wang said, “but it’s really hard when kids make fun of you using your own name.” Additionally, Wang drew much of his material from the absurdity of modern American life, tackling topics like dental floss, exercise, food, bowel movements, insurance, traveling and diversity. “Diversity in America just means you get made fun of by many diverse people,” Wang joked. The comic’s sometimes caustic sense of humor pointed out the paradox of daily existence in society, tackling people who wear glasses without lenses for the sake of fashion and Caucasians who tattoo themselves with Asian characters (when they may
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Comedian Sheng Wang entertains students Saturday night in the University Center Ballrooms as part of the UNC Comedy Club presented by the University Program Council. Wang talked about life growing up as a “Taiwanese Texan.” not be able to read it) for the sole purpose of being chic. Nicole Larsen, UPC’s traditional events coordinator, decided to bring Wang to campus after attending the National Association for Campus Activities because she thought Wang’s humor would not offend students. UPC did not want a
repeat of what happened after comedian Guy Branum performed on campus toward the end of last year, which resulted in a host of offended students writing angry emails to UPC. “Guy Branum was sort of racist,” Larsen said. “Wang is non-confrontational, and we really try not to offend people.”
However, Wang’s show was not completely family friendly; he told jokes about masturbation, sexual role play, genitalia and pubic hair. UPC aimed to welcome students back to school in a positive manner. “His show brings personal experience and common sense to campus,” Larsen said.
Soccer starts season, remains winless STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com The UNC soccer team remains without a win after its first two games of the new season. The University of Northern Colorado dropped its season-opener to the University of Denver, 2-1, Aug. 19 and fell to Colorado, 3-0, on Sunday. Both games were part of the inaugural Colorado Cup,
pitting in-state teams against each other. Colorado College was the fourth team in the field. In the opener, the Bears took the Pioneers to the 109th minute of a double-overtime 1-1 tie before DU sophomore forward Kristen Hamilton netted her second goal of the game to give DU the victory. Hamilton took a header from sophomore midfielder Nicholette DiGiacomo and put the ball past UNC senior
goalkeeper Kirstin Salminen. Hamilton scored the game’s first goal in the 35th minute. UNC senior midfielder Kimmie Feidler tied it for the Bears in the 81st minute after stealing the ball in the DU backfield. The Bears had 10 shots on goal, compared to DU’s six. On Sunday, UNC was overmatched by CU, as the Buffs had 16 shots to the Bears’ five, in Colorado’s 3-0 win.
CU senior midfielder Kate Russell scored the game’s first goal in the 42nd minute, and the game was capped with freshman midfielder Darcy Jerman’s goal in the 81st minute. This is just the beginning of a difficult non-conference schedule for the Bears, as their opponents went a combined 121-87-27 last season. UNC hosts its home opener at 5 p.m. Friday at Jackson Soccer Field.
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