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SOCIAL
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The following were taken from last week’s UNC police log. Thursday, August 21 At 4:26 p.m. police responded to Wiebking Hall regarding possession of narcotic equipment. An adult arrest was made. Thursday, August 21 At 4:57 p.m. police responded to 900 20th St. regarding possession of narcotic equipment, cocaine and marijuana. An adult arrest was made. Thursday, August 21 At 8:23 p.m. police responded to Wiebking Hall regarding possession of narcotic equipment and marijuana. An adult arrest was made.
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STUDYING ACROSS THE POND
Five weeks in one of the most cultured and entertaining cities that the world has to offer Did you know 2% of U.S. college students get to travel the world? Well, this summer I got to be a part of those lucky few while I studied abroad in London. I may have only studied there for five weeks, but it was definitely one of the best summers of my life. My host school, Middlesex University, put together an incredibly fun and diverse program that all students taking classes there could enjoy. The program included visits to Stonehenge and Bath, Windsor Castle and Eton, Oxford and Buckingham Palace. It even had optional events that students could go to with a discounted price through the school. These events included a weekend in Paris, tickets to Wicked and Phantom of the Opera. Tickets to a play at the Globe Theatre were also included. The program focused on allowing students to be as engulfed in English culture as possible without overwhelming them, especially parts of the culture unique to London and not so common in America, such as afternoon tea, going
to pubs to get fish‘n chips and calling soccer “football.” The class I took was an English literature class called “Fantastic London,” and it focused on studying English authors and the places they wrote about in London. I didn’t know what to expect fully when I got moved from my film class to this class, but by the end of the first day I was happy to have been placed in it. I learned so much about the city of London itself and how its culture came to be. Also, getting tours from our teacher around London to show us the locations the authors of the books we read mentioned, helped my understandings of the books a lot. The amount of history, culture and displays of architecture I saw was almost overwhelming but amazing nonetheless. Each trip included experienced tour guides that taught us so much about each place and the surrounding areas. Studying abroad is an incredible experience that I highly recommend everyone try. Being a stu-
dent from UNC, I had the advantage of having an incredible international studies program to help me every step of the way. I got my passport, paperwork and registered for my class at Middlesex University without much difficulty. I was the only student from Colorado, and this trip was my first time out of the country. The experiences I gained are irreplaceable and will benefit me in the future. I met some of the most amazing people and made friends I hope to have for the rest of my life. If you haven’t looked into studying abroad or are having doubts about whether you can, go to the International Studies office and they may help you find a way. - Antonio Hill
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NEWS
Editor: Katarina Velazquez - Assistant: Monique Becker
5-8:30 p.m. Off-Campus Community Welcome Student Activities Office Lobby
CHALLENGE GETS BUCKETS
TUE 8/26
By Katarina Velazquez news@uncmirror.com
MON 8/25
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Student Employment Fall Job Fair University Center 8-10 p.m. Bear Welcome: Comedy Club University Center- Ballrooms
WED 8/27 4-8 p.m. Fraternity & Sorority Life Welcome Week BBQ Turner Green 5:30-7 p.m. Student Senate Meeting University Center- Council Room.
THU 8/28 9:30-11 a.m. ADA Compliant Video Captioning Michener Library- Room L12.
FRI 8/29 4-6 p.m. Cesar Chavez Cultural Center Welcome Back BBQ Cesar Chavez Cultural Center/ Patton House
SAT 8/30 8-11 p.m. Bear Welcome: 80s Dance University Center- Panorama Room.
Cassius Vasquez | The Mirror Ashlee McDonald, The Mirror’s assistant editor-in-chief, takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Sunday night outside of The Mirror’s office. The challenge went viral on social media mid-summer and raises awareness of The ALS Association.
The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association has gotten some notable attention the past few weeks. The group that brings awareness to ALS, otherwise known as “Lou Gehrig's Disease,” has raised nearly $42 million in donations since late July, according to a report by The New York Times. What exactly is so viral that it is uniting celebrities and common-folk to raise attention to the disease and donate to the charity's research? The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, where people videotape themselves dumping buckets of freezing ice water over their bodies and post it on their social media accounts. Nearly everywhere one can look on the Internet, especially Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, he or she can find a video of a friend or family member completing this challenge. And if one has ever had the desire to see their favorite musician, athlete or movie star totally drenched, now may be their chance. Celebrities are getting really involved in these challenges as
well, even political figures like George W. Bush are taking the challenge. Here are the rules: within 24 hours of being nominated for the challenge, participants must record themselves on video stating that they accept the challenge. They must then show themselves pouring ice into a bucket of water, followed by lifting the bucket over their heads, inevitably dumping ice cold water over their bodies. The participant then has the authority to nominate or challenge other people. If the person chooses to participate in the challenge, they are expected to donate at least $10, as opposed to not doing the challenge and having to donate $100 to the ALS Association. According to the ALS Association's website, the purpose of the Ice Bucket Challenge is to spread ALS awareness across the See ALS on page 6
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Anaísa Lúa |The Mirror At the Cross Bow Darts game booth at Taste of UNC on Friday, acting major Jalen Taylor (foreground) aims to shoot a target with a plastic bow and arrow set. Sydnie Lambeth, an ISET major, joins her in the background.
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ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE ALS from page 4 nation, and the generous donations seem to be just an added bonus. The end goal for the association is to get donations for research, to eventually create a world without the disease. Also reported by The New York Times, over 739,000 new donors have given money to the association between July 29 and August 21. People have shared more than 1.2 million videos of the challenge on Facebook, and the challenge has been mentioned 2.2 million times via Twitter. But what exactly is ALS?
According to the association's website, it is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons are essentially in charge of the brain, spinal cord and muscles throughout the body. ALS causes these neurons to degenerate, and when these neurons die, the ability of the brain to control the body's muscles is completely lost. When one loses control of moving their muscles voluntarily, he or she eventually has the possibility of becoming completely paralyzed in later stages of the disease.
Also according to the ALS Association's website, people between the ages of 40 and 70 tend to be the target for developing the disease. But ALS can occur to people in their twenties and thirties as well. ALS is also 20 percent more common in males than females. Students, staff and faculty at the University of Northern Colorado have been highly involved in participating in the Ice Bucket challenge, along with multiple other residents of Greeley. Many teams and coaches from the athletic department have taken the challenge as well, usually encouraging other UNC
related teams or staff to participate in the challenge. For students who wish to get more involved with the ALS Association, the group will be hosting “A Walk to Defeat ALS” event September 21 in Fort Collins and September 13 in Denver. According to the association's website, the walk is the group's biggest annual event, and is another great opportunity to make a difference and raise awareness about ALS. Simply by people using their social media accounts, ALS has become one of the well known trending topics on the Internet today.
Cassius Vasquez | The Mirror Donations can be made to The ALS Association for those who are interested in donating to research for the disease.
STEM PROGRAM AWARDED NATIONAL GRANT FUNDING Monique Becker news@uncmirror.com At the end of July, the National Science Foundation Organization’s Division of Undergraduate Education awarded roughly $300,000 to the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Northern Colorado. The award plans to start an innovative teaching program between the universities to help reach the U.S. presidential goal of creating 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math teachers within a decade. The grouping is known as STEM. The program will draw on the strengths of both
universities and will be providing students at the School of Mines the chance to earn a degree in an existing STEM area, as well as the ability to apply for teaching licensure through the state. “Students from Mines will finish their classes that they need for their field and will then become UNC students to get their state licensure,” said Rob Reinsvold, assistant professor of the School of Biological Science and principle investigator of the STEM program. “The details haven’t been worked out yet, but we hope to get these students to complete their master’s degrees at UNC as well.”
Students at the School of Mines who are particularly interested in the program are chemistry, physics and mathematics majors. These students at Mines will be taught how to transfer that material so that they are better equipped to teach in the public school system. The partnership between Mines and UNC may become a model for other engineering and teaching universities, and demonstrates how teamwork can produce more qualified STEM teachers. The next steps for the program are for the faculty at both universities to look for external funding options. The program is anticipated to begin next fall.
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FRESHMEN GET THE SCOOP ON HOW TO HAVE FUN Monique Becker news@uncmirror.com Following last Thursday's move-in event, the University Program Council, also known as the UPC, hosted an Ice Cream Social and Movie on the Hill in the University Center's Ballrooms as the kick off to Bear Welcome Week. Many University of Northern Colorado students expressed excitement about the event and claimed it to be beneficial to incoming students as well as a way for returning students to socialize. Jasmine Turner, an undeclared freshman said the event was great because it allowed her to get to know people instead of being isolated. She said everyone who attended seemed enthusiastic to meet new people and make new friends.
The University Center’s ballrooms were full of students enjoying ice cream sandwiches, ice cream bars and popsicles, and the outside patio was filled with sororities and fraternities talking to incoming students about the benefits of Greek life and providing insight into the college experience. “Some of the girls in sororities have come by and talked with us about joining and what Greek life is and about their sororities,” Turner said. “Everyone is really nice and keeps offering really good advice.” Inside the ballrooms, there were also projectors on the north and south ends informing students of future events being hosted by UPC. For a list of these future events that are being hosted by the UPC, students can visit http:// www.unco.edu/bearwelcome/. Following the ice cream social, students had the option of watching “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” showing
on the hill at the University Center's South Lawn. While the ice cream social was primarily attended by freshmen, every UNC student had the opportunity to attend the ice cream and movie social. The event appeared to be an opportunity for students on campus to mingle and to meet new people, and students made sure to reiterate that feeling. “This is a good place to meet people and make friends,” said Amalia Carlson, a freshman elementary education major. Upperclassmen also had the chance to attend and meet new people, as well as advertise for their groups and clubs on campus. A high attendance rate was seen from Greek life, as well as various sports teams around campus. After a stressful day of moving in and rushing from car to dorm and back, trying to make friends with roommates and saying goodbye to parents, the UPC's event gave students an outlet and a chance to relax.
HISPANIC HONOR SOCIETY RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD Ashlee McDonald news@uncmirror.com
The Hispanic Honor Society has been nationally recognized for increasing their collegiate cultures on the University of Northern Colorado campus. This year the Sigma Delta Pi chapter was among 12 other collegiate level clubs given for Honoring Excellent study of the Spanish-language the society has also been named an Honor Chapter for outstanding activities on campus for the eighth consecutive year. According to the Sigma Delta Pi website, the chapter defines itself as the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. NCHHS is a non-profit organization, a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and partners with the
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Estudio Internacional Sampere, the Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos Benjamin Franklin, the International Association of Hispanists and the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. In order to help promote Hispanic language and culture on college campuses as well as in the community. With a focus on the Spanish language this group has worked with chapter advisor Efrain Garza, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies program at the University of Northern Colorado. Garza had the honor of receiving the Jose Martel award. Every three years the award is given to the HHS's most influential and outstanding professor.
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Editor: Antonio Hill - Assistant: La’Asianee Brown
NORTHERN AT NIGHT SHINES BRIGHT La’Asianee Brown arts@uncmirror.com The Resident Hall Association sponsored the event “Northern at Night”to kick off in a new location: Doubenmier Field, adjacent to its previous location of Bishop-Lehr Field. The new location allowed for more student activities and clubs to promote their names. Loren LaCash, a freshman theater acting major, said that she found the event to be entertaining for students. “It’s like an adult playground,” she said. Given its larger location, students were able to enjoy various inflatable games, including a vigorous boot camp obstacle and laser tag, while rocking out to tunes provided by UNC Radio. In the surrounding area, students were able to participate in various booths exposing them to different clubs and staff at UNC.
Clubs such as African Student Association, Spectrum and Bear Catholic provided booths with henna, snow cones and ball tosses for candy bars. Diversity Mentors helped students create “Identity” trail mix , creating an ice breaker between students and staff. Diversity Mentors hold programs like these in the residence halls so students should always be on the look out. Students at the event snacked on food from local restaurants such as Domino’s, Wing Shack and Batter Up Cakes. Groups of friends were drawn by a caricature artist while others battled it out on nostalgic lawn games such as Connect Four and Jenga. Every once and a while a stenciled glitter tattoo could be seen by a person walking by. Even with its variety, Northern at Night didn’t seem to satisfy everyone. Caleb Clark, a sophomore visual communications major, didn’t find
much to peak his interest. “This was cool, but I liked the others like Rec Fest. There isn’t much I like to do at this one,” he said. He attended with his roommate and friends, and said he participated in some laser tag. Rylee Portman, a freshman pre-nursing major, said she thought the events seemed to be doing their jobs in promoting UNC’s clubs and organizations. “I’m the first to go to college, so I’m like the hamster and I love it,” she said. Welcome Week seemed to provide a variety of events that could fit every student’s taste. Ultimately, Welcome Week offers an opportunity to meet new people and be exposed to what UNC has to offer.
SECOND GAME OF WOMEN’S SOCCER A LOSS University of Colorado Boulder defeats Bears with a score of 1-0 in a hard-fought game Danielle Ross sports@uncmirror.com After an historic win against Colorado College Friday night, the Northern Colorado women’s soccer team came home with a loss against the University of Colorado at Boulder. Saves by Buffaloes goalkeeper Kate Scheel and two shots by the Bears that bounced off the crossbar contributed to the loss. The Bears only managed to get in two shots on the goal during the Buffaloes-dominated first half. The first shot of the game for Northern Colorado came about halfway through the first half, when sophomore forward Shanlie Anderson fired one toward the Boulder goal. Scheel managed to
stop the shot. The second and last Bears shot of the first half was taken by freshman forward Brooke Braden, who missed by mere inches and bounced the ball off the crossbar. Offensive pressure kept the ball in the Buffaloes’ possession for most of the first half. They managed to get in seven shots to the Bears’ two, but both teams ended the half without a goal. Head coach Tim Barrera benched and played different Bears frequently throughout the half, giving 19 players time on the field and allowing his starters time to rest. The rest seemingly paid off, as the Bears came out kicking in the second half. Six minutes out of the locker room, the Bears managed to
get another shot at the goal. Sophomore midfielder Kassy Castillo’s shot was saved by Buffs goalkeeper Scheel. Seventeen minutes into the half, Boulder took the lead, which they would keep for the remainder of the game. Though junior goalkeeper Kaitlin Ruff played a strong game, with seven saves to Scheel’s three, one shot by the Buffaloes managed to get through her defenses. Boulder’s Kahlia Hogg took a corner shot, which Ruff deflected but did not punch out of bounds. The ball bounced once more off the crossbar and came into the possession of Boulder’s Darcy Jernan, who got the ball around Ruff and into the net.
Attempting to tie it up, the Bears took three more shots in the remainder of the game. Junior defender Adrienne Jordan and sophomore Sydney Schroeder blasted two shots at the Boulder goal within four minutes of one another, but were unsuccessful. Junior forward Essence OrtizLaneir took possession of the ball as the half was dwindling to its end, and it seemed the ball was sure to find the net, but the Bears’ hopes were dashed once again as the ball bounced off the crossbar and ended up in the hands of the Buffs goalkeeper. The Bears will look to take their record from 1-1 to 2-1 this Thursday at 4 p.m. against Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
MON 8/25 9-11 p.m. Open Mic Night Fireside Lounge
TUE 8/26 7-9 p.m. Jazz Welcome Concert Frasier Hall Room 90 8-10 p.m. Bear Welcome: Comedy Club UC Ballrooms
WED 8/27 8:30-10:30 p.m. Bear Welcome! Center for Peer Education BINGO UC Ballroom
THU 8/28 7:15 p.m. Swing Dance Club Welcome Gunther Hall Gym
FRI 8/29 4-6 p.m. Cesar Chavez Cultural Center Welcome Back BBQ Cesar Chavez Cultural Center/ Patton House
SAT 8/30 8-11 p.m. Bear Welcome: 80s Dance University Center- Panorama Room.
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Ashlee McDonald arts@uncmirror.com Yearly since 1973 The International Film Series, also known as IFS, has put on films at the University of Northern Colorado. What started as a staff project has become a campus wide effort to expose students to many types of film. The series is brought to life each year by student volunteers and UNC staff, faculty and staff from the English Department’s Film Studies program provide the leadership and administrative support for the series. The IFS Fall Film Festival is open to students and staff at no charge and community members for $3. Each film is shown in the Lindou Auditorium, with two showings a week running from the start of October until the end of November. All showings are 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Thursdays. In addition to the Fall Film Festival IFS hopes to showcase local directors and actors as well as bringing speakers to campus. For more information on events in the upcoming semester students can visit: http://www.unco.edu/ifs/.
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SPORTS
Editor: Katarina Velazquez - Assistant: Monique Becker
Dean Popejoy | UNCBears.com
Junior Rebecca Lancia takes a shot in the first game of the Northern Colorado women’s soccer season last Friday against the Colorado College Tigers at the Jackson Sports Complex. The Tigers fell to the Bears 3-2, ending a 29-year UNC losing streak and kicking off the season with a bang.
A WIN 29 YEARS IN THE MAKING Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com Northern Colorado women’s soccer kicked off their season Friday night at home with a 3-2 victory over Colorado College. As an added bonus, the team got to celebrate its first victory over the CC Tigers in the 29-year history of the program. At the outset, expectations for how the team would play were up in the air because the team is mostly underclassmen, and there was not a preseason. “Of the 26 players, 20 of them are either freshmen or sophomores eligibility-wise,” said head coach Tim Barerra before the game. “It is a really young group. It’s a step up for the juniors and seniors leadership-wise, but they are all ready to go and start playing.” Colorado College started the match with early momentum, mostly forcing the play into Northern Colorado’s defensive third, but strong defending kept the score even. Turnovers and sloppy play from Colorado College forced them
to back up defensively and the Bears’ attack proved efficient with an early goal at 14:08 from sophomore Kassy Castillo with an assist by Sydney Schroeder. “Sydney Schroeder started really wide and forced their defenders to swarm her,” Castillo said of her first goal. “There was a lot of space to be run into and it was a good play by Sydney to pick her head up and slide it across.” Castillo wouldn’t take long to find the back of the net again as she managed to score on a free kick from junior Rebecca Lancia. “It was just bopping around and bounced off me and went right in,” Castillo said. “It was shocking. I didn’t realize the ball was at me until it hit me.” Castillo and the Bears kept the pressure on as a turnover by the Tigers allowed for her to set up freshman Brooke Braden who made the shot and extended the Bears’ advantage to three. “It really got our momentum going and allowed us to relax and focus on defending,” Castillo said. “Against a good team like CCW there is never really a dull moment or a relaxing
point of the game.” Colorado College managed to cut into their deficit before the half when a scramble in front of the Bears’ net allowed Colorado College’s Sarah Schweiss to put in her first goal of the match. The second half turned the momentum of the game to the Tigers’ favor as Schweiss scored her second goal of the game and put them back within one goal of the Bears. From there on it was all about junior goaltender Kaitlin Ruff as she turned away two aggressive strikes from the Tigers’ attackers. Ruff spent the offseason playing with local semi-professional team the Colorado Storm and managed to polish her skills there after sitting out last season due to knee surgery. She showed her skills late in the game, making a diving save to reel in a heavy strike from the Tigers. “You would think there is a lot to it, but my biggest problem has been that I think too much so those kinds of saves are really just instinct,” Ruff said. “In that split second you just have to go, and if you don’t they score. It’s just engraved in me.”
THU 8/28 4:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Colorado State University
FRI 8/29 3:30 p.m. Volleyball v. Eastern Illinois University Muncie, Indiana
SAT 8/30 11:30 a.m. Volleyball v. Western Illinois University Muncie, Indiana 6:00 p.m. Volleyball Ball State University All Day Day Hike Rocky Mountain National Park Fee: $10 Outdoor Pursuits
SUN 8/31 12:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer v. North Dakota State
CLUB EVENTS WOMEN’S SOCCER Rec Fest @ Rec Center Friday, Aug 22, 8-11 p.m.
Student Involvement Fair @ Bishop-Lehr Field Sunday, Aug 24 12-3 p.m. Kick-Arounds @ turf fields Mon-Fri, Aug 25-29th 6-8 p.m.
HOCKEY
Mandatory PreTryout Meeting @ University Center - Aspen Room Thursday, Aug 28 7 p.m.
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BEARS ALUMNAE BREAK IN VOLLEYBALL TEAM Former Northern Colorado volleyball players face off against current team in traditional Alumni Game Jacob Scott sports@uncmirror.com The Northern Colorado women’s volleyball team closed out its 2014 preseason with its annual UNC Alumni match. This match pits the current volleyball team against a team of former Bears. Northern Colorado took the match in three games Saturday night against the former players. This is the team’s first experience with a real opponent before the regular season begins. The tradition of the annual Alumni Game began back in 2005 during head coach Lindsey Oates’ first season coaching the Bears. Now, nine years later, the tradition has held on because it gives the players a good opportunity to see how they play against another team. “It’s good to play somebody different,” Oates said. “We’ve been playing ourselves for two weeks. That’s what’s been nice, seeing something different.” This year the alumni team had only eight members. For the most part, alumni members are Bears that have graduated very recently, but sometimes older alums want to join in on the fun. Alumna Teale Goble-Hemphill is a graduate from 2002, but she was out on the court with the other alums not missing a beat 12 years out of UNC. The coach for the alumni team was Stormie Wells, who graduated in 1995, but she was encouraging the team enthusiastically with every point. There is no limit to how many players are on the alumni team strictly because it is an optional game, something alumni volunteer for to help the current team. Each alumni player was smiling and talking each game, enjoying being back
at their alma mater and playing the sport they love. “It’s fun to have the alums back in uniform,” Oates said. “We have always had an alumni night, but when we have a match they enjoy it.” This game wasn’t all smiles for the 2014 Bears volleyball team, however. This was their first test against a team they had not seen before, and it was an opportunity for the six freshmen to get their first collegiate game under their belts. “It was definitely nerve-wracking,” said freshman middle blocker Alex Kloehn. “You never know what to expect. There’s a whole new crowd you have never seen before, but it’s still really fun. It was really good to get out the pre-game jitters, and I’m just excited to start the season.” Coach Oates said she believes that her freshmen played a very good first match and is excited to see how they develop
is always kind of a concern because the tendency can be to try not to make a mistake in their first match and they made plays. I thought they looked comfortable, they looked excited instead of tentative and scared to be in there.” The alumni match was a unique test for the Bears squad because the alumni team had a drastically different rhythm. They had never practiced with each other under a single coach with a similar system, so it was their first time coming together as a team. No matter the opponent, Oates said she believes that the current Bears team should be able to establish their own rhythm, and that will be something that they will try to bring in the regular season. UNC will open up the 2014 Illustration by Seth Haller regular season this Friday and throughout this season. Saturday participating in the “I was very pleased with our freshmen Ball State tournament. tonight,” Oates said after the match. “They The home opener for the Bears will be came in and played aggressive, which Sept. 3 against Colorado State University.
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ALTERNATIVE FITNESS ON UNC CAMPUS Northern Colorado offers various options for Makalah Emanuel sports@uncmirror.com UNC offers a wide variety of sporting acCassius Vasquez | The Mirror tivities to choose from. So whether students Left to right: Trafficking through scenic central campus, Joshua Donaldson, a Cheba Hut employee and are big or small, loud Greeley resident, rides to the Northern Colorado Rec Center with friend Ben Heroux, a UNC alumnus who or quiet, the University graduated with a degree in Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality last May. of Northern Colorado has a sport for them to enjoy. Aside from the traditional sports such as basketball, football, baseball and wrestling, UNC also offers a selection of alternative sporting activities. Some of these alternative sports are intramural and are played in a recreational setting. The focus for intramural sports is learning, being active socially and having fun. UNC intramural sports for the fall semester include flag football, softball, tennis, indoor soccer and inner tube water polo. If none of those sound appealing, students can also check out badminton, kickball, racquetball and 5v5 basketball. All of these activities are offered through the UNC Campus Recreation Center. The registration information, cost, start date and other valuable knowledge on the intramural sports can be found on the campus recreation website. The Northern Colorado Recreations Center also offers club sports which are student-led and student-funded. Some of the club sports at UNC include taekwondo, Quidditch, men’s and women’s rugby, figure skating and fencing. The men’s lacrosse team is a popular club sport, as they went nearly undefeated last year, while finish-
ing first in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference. For a full list of club sports offered at UNC, visit the campus recreation center website. The recreation center website is also the place to find swimming classes and programs, as well as fitness and wellness services (such as personal training and massage therapy). In addition to these alternative sports and activities, students also engage in alternative sports in a less organized way. For example, one may find students participating in Frisbee action on various parts of the campus. Most Frisbee play takes place on West Campus’s 9-hole disc golf course, close to Candelaria Hall. The campus recreation center offers an Ultimate Frisbee club sport as well. Prior to the end of summer, UNC students often set up volleyball nets on Turner Green and in front of Belford Hall. Not too far from Turner Green, and just east of Holmes Dining Hall, is a hill most commonly known for being the location for the once-a-year water slide event put on by UNC Student Radio. The hill is also a great place to sled in the winter. For those who enjoy wheels as their most frequent mode of transportation, Central Campus and its surrounding areas make for a great bike or longboard ride. More specifically, down 10th Avenue, between Wiebking Hall and 16th street. This route has perks during all times of the year. For more alternative sport information, see a resident hall assistant, the UNC campus rec center, or any UNC student or teacher with a love of the outdoors.
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The Average Life of Nicci Bee By Nicole Busse
Word search of the week—First Week Back It’s the first week of classes and we are ready to study here at the mirror! Can you find all the first week words below? We picked this week’s word search theme, but next week the theme could be up to you. Just email a list of words to editor@uncmirror.com, and your list could make it in. Use it to advertise your club or just for fun—we don’t mind either.
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Jokes of the week: How big do you suppose that fence is?...
What does a mermaid wear to math class?...
Why was the origami class canceled?...
...I’d figure its around a yard.
...an algebra.
...the school folded.
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