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Jameson Rossi, a senior journalism major, helps carry donated cans Thursday at the Cans to Candelaria food drive.
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Food drive has record year in donations BENJAMIN WELCH news@uncmirror.com
As cold weather approaches and the need for a hot meal increases, Cans to Candelaria hosted its fifth annual food drive Thursday to replenish dwindling fare supplies at Weld Food Bank. Last year, Cans to Candelaria raised about 60,000 pounds of provisions through monetary and food donations. This year, those who
donated raised 54,774 pounds. Organizers of the event said they want to receive at least another 10,000 pounds from the Homecoming Formal admissions. The drive garnered a competitive atmosphere, with 55 groups comprised of Greek Life, Dining Services, UNC colleges and programs, residence halls and other UNC departments attempting to raise the most food and spirit points for Homecoming.
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Jameson Rossi, a senior journalism major, helps carry food that was donated by various people and UNC sponsored organizations Thursday at the Cans to Candelaria food drive. The drive benefitted The Weld Food Bank.
The organization that raised the most pounds of food was Facilities Management, which single handedly raised 3,603 pounds. Second place went to the Carter Hall team, and in third place was Alpha Phi sorority. September is Hunger Awareness Month, and members of the community brought their donations to the event to be weighed and stored. An announcement of the winners was hosted later in the evening. “We need to understand there is a need in our community, and that there are people going hungry at night, including children,” said Scott Westfall, the food solicitor at Weld Food Bank. “I don’t think a lot of our community understands that there is a problem, but if they could come down here and see the people we’re helping, they would understand the need for a food bank in our community.” Westfall said every day, the Weld Food Bank serves an average of 150 clients. He said statistically, this period in between the holidays and summer are the hardest for food drives. Cans to Candelaria was first implemented in the spring of 2006 by students of Lee Ann Peck’s journalism class. This year, students of her JMC 481 public relations techniques class organized the event. The Weld Food Bank has recently been running low on food supplies. The fares the food bank is most in need of are foods high in protein and carbohy-
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Lee Anne Peck, a journalism professor, speaks to an audience at the fifth annual Cans to Candelaria food drive Thursday in front of Candelaria Hall. Peck and her journalism class started the event in 2006. drates, such as tuna, peanut butter, canned vegetables, pasta, rice and soup. “We’re trying to help the community,” said Kelly McDonald, a senior journalism major, who helped tally donations and assisted with registration. “We’re showing we’re not just a college — we’re trying to give everyone an equal chance to live.” McDonald said a fundraiser was held earlier in the month that raised $120 for Weld Food Bank by selling hot dogs and drinks. Nearly two dozen businesses
We need to understand there is a need in our community, and that there are people going hungry at night, including children. — Scott Westfall, the food solicitor at Weld Food Bank
from Greeley, including restaurants, sponsored Cans to Candelaria. The $1 or canned good cost of entry for this weekend’s Homecoming Formal will also benefit the Weld Food Bank. A $1 donation is enough to provide the food bank with 6 pounds of food.
Serving Size Raised 54,774 pounds of food. Best year ever. First place was Facilities Management, second place was the Carter Hall team and third place was Alpha Phi sorority. An anonymous UNC professor “fan” gave a $3,000 check. The total amount of food donated was 3,000 pounds. The monetary donations totaled $8,600, which is equal is to 51,600 pounds.
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2010 Homecoming Royalty: King and Queen Nominations
Maggie Conroy
Ashley Cooper
Conroy is the president of Alpha Phi, and she is a Student Ambassador. She enjoys going to many UNC activities as she can, especially UNC Hockey games, and doing community service. She feels it is very important to give back to the community. She is also taking pilot lessons and enjoys sharing her love of UNC with others.
Cooper is involved in UPC, Student Activities and is a Group Fitness instructor at the Campus Recreation Center, as well as a member of the UNC Technology Organization. She loves hiking, traveling, spending time with family, reading Stephan King and Harry Potter, and listening to music.
Mark Drum
Drum is President of Alpha Psi Omega fraternity, and is one of the founding fathers of new fraternity Pi Kappa Phi, as well as an RA in Wilson Hall. He has had the privilege of being part of UNC’s Party with a Plan Campaign, and said he is excited to be a zombie in this year’s production of “Miranda’s Nightmare.” He loves, photography, sleeping in and is a proud Fillipino Asian American.
To compensate for the projected loss of state funding, UNC is looking for new ways to make savings and not burden students with highly increased tuition. The state of Colorado used a combination of local and federal stimulus funds to hold the higher education budget at $706 million through 2010; however, in fiscal year 2011, the budget was reduced to $645 million, using $89 million from stimulus funds and $555 million from the state. As a result, the University of Northern Colorado has already lost $3.5 million and is expecting
VanDriel is the Student Body President, has served on Student Senate for three years and was formerly the Student Trustee. He loves attending various athletic events on campus, his favorite food is pizza and his favorite move is “A Man Apart.”
Cyphers is the President of the Student Public Relations Network and Account Supervisor for Bear P.R. The most important things to her are her faith, family and friends. She loves running, climbing, the color yellow and M&M’s. Kyra Cyphers
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another $10.5 million reduction over the next two to three years. The Higher Education Flexibility Bill, passed in May of this year, requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to review plans by institutions to increase resident undergraduate tuition more than 9 percent in one or more of the next five years, beginning in fiscal year 2012. For resident undergraduates and graduate students, tuition could see a 10- or 15-percent hike by 2014. This would make resident undergraduate tuition $6,932 per semester. Regardless, UNC’s tuition rates are still less expensive compared to other universities in the state
and a majority of its National Center for Higher Education Management Systems peers. In a press release, UNC President Kay Norton said four tools are available to manage the loss of state funding: revenue generation, reserves, cost savings and budget reductions. Norton said to combat the expected annual loss of revenue, school executives are looking for sustainable cost-saving measures that are relatively permanent and ongoing. To submit cost-saving ideas, visit www.unco.edu/pres/ideas. The first round of input ends Wednesday, Oct. 20, and the second round will begin Monday, Oct. 25.
Ruscitti is one of the founding fathers and president of Delta Sigma Phi. He is president of Student Alumni Association and a member of Center for Human Enrichment. He is a proud firstgeneration Italian American to go to college. He loves hanging out with family and friends, and going to the mountains.
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Judge thwarts abortion opponents’ ‘blue book’ revisions Once again, the legal system has proven to be successful when handling the delicate subject of abortion. Although there are some people who believe their opinion is being slammed by the iron fist of biased leftwing dominance, the fact remains that abortion is still a human right. Pro-life advocates proposed an amendment Thursday to a ballot in the upcoming November election to change the language of an amendment in the Colorado voter’s “blue book” guide. The guide is an informational pamphlet that gives voters a briefing of the ballots. The judge who reviewed the proposal denied the revi-
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legal until the third trimester. And while it still seems as if those who make mistakes often use abortion as a scapegoat, unexpected pregnancy is never a laughing matter. Those who see women as taking advantage of convenience should try carrying an infant inside them for a few days, much less nine months. This election, vote no on Amendment 62. Let women have the right to choose for themselves and foster the rights they deserve. People who oppose Roe vs. Wade will continue to push for the abolition of abortion. We must continue to let freedom ring.
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have gone through immense burdens to sustain a child. In cases of rape and unwanted pregnancies, it is the right of the woman to seek termination of the pregnancy. But what about adoption? Adoption is an excellent option. Sometimes having the baby and giving it up for adoption is the lesser of two evils in the eyes of the child-bearer. It is difficult, however, to determine when a living human being becomes cognizant of the world around them. If a human being was defined as being able to have a first memory, things would be very dark. So there is a line. Keep abortion
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sion. The group wanted to change the language in Amendment 62 to define a person to be living “from the beginning of biological development.” This would reject much of what Roe vs. Wade accomplished and infringe on a woman’s right to choose. The revision of the blue book is another ploy by pro-life zealots to push for law under religious guidelines. Society keeps poking its head into the household of personal matters. Whether or not a person’s religion allows for abortion should not affect the way the state approaches this issue. Many women, and families,
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weekly column, my editor made it clear he wanted me to write about controversial topics that would really light a fire under your butt. I have yet to do this, partially because the art of being incendiary evades me, and partially out of respect for your tushy. But there comes a time in life when one must perform adult obligations. And so, it is with great pride that today I fulfill my journalistic duty with this here column dedicated to love.
Confused? Me too. Because while I believe love to be as crucial to healthy living as water, air and sugar, people everywhere rail against it, as if being in love were akin to being in feces. Not so, little monkeys. I usually attribute a declaration of contempt against love as an indication of inexperience with it, or too much experience with its cheap imitation, Erotomania. Erotomania is a word derived from the Greek words “eros” for sexual love, and “mania” for crazy. And it doesn’t take a genius (in fact, it only takes about 10 minutes of Jersey Shore) to figure out that crazy person + sex drive = drama — another Greek word. But all Greek aside, Erotomania is a wide-swept affliction among Americans, a factoid easily evidenced by all the crappy sex-crazed hits smogging up our radio.
In any sensible country, the singer/producer/anyone else affiliated with that wretched song “Toot It and Boot It” would be dragged to court and charged with Hate Crimes Against Music, Assault on Everyone’s Ears, Battery of Moral Decency, and probably be flogged for their musical effort. (The reader will please note that I used the words “singer,” “song,” “musical” and “effort” with the utmost sarcasm in that last sentence.) But it is exactly that predatory sort of attitude that sets people against the intricacies of love. We have become wasteful of everything, including emotional connections. People get caught in the sadistic cycle of trying to be glamorously unattainable, actually falling for someone, getting their feelings hurt and getting “revenge” by sleeping with all the fish in the
sea. Or they make albums about it, and corrupt more people with their faulty logic, all in the name of prideful lust. Yet, despite critics, there are those who steadfastly believe they have found the ever-elusive soul mate. For the scientific or skeptical, there is one concrete way to ascertain: sit down with your partner, facing each other, gently hold hands, and on the count of three, begin singing the Circle of Life song in the beginning of The Lion King. If you can sing in sync with each other in the same pseudoSwahili, then you have found true love. If it ends up sounding like chorus of colicky babies, get back on your boat sweetheart, you ain’t done fishin’ yet. — Joanna Langston is a senior psychology major and an arts reporter for The Mirror.
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Student Senate Update Polling locations amended to only University Center computer lab CARMEN BRADY news@uncmirror.com Student Senate entered the third reading of Student Trustee Michael Johnston’s proposal, which would affect the voting process for the senate elections this upcoming spring. It would allow more time for voting, raise the spending limit given to individual candidates and designate the polling places to three set computer labs on campus: the Kepner Hall computer lab, the University Center computer lab and the Michener Library computer lab. During last week’s meeting, concerns were expressed by some senate members who said the polling places in the proposal were unfair — primarily because Kepner is not a neutral voting area on campus. Because of these concerns,
Paige Lewkow, the director of Diverse Relations, amended the proposal to only one polling location in the University Center. Lewkow said, because of the conflicts with the other two polling places, it was best to just have one in the University Center. “The UC is a very neutral place,” Lewkow said. “No classes go on here, and all students come here. Having the library and Kepner (as polling places) kind of limits students to where they can campaign. Say you have a student who has a lot of classes in Kepner: They can’t campaign there because it’s a polling place. That’s a whole chunk of students that are missing out on campaign issues just because of where they are.” Johnston said before any
proposal was passed, he had to check with UNC Information Technology before voting areas could be limited to just the University Center. “In order to use URSA, and only on certain computers, involves a lot of IT constraints based on what they need to do,” Johnston said. “We can’t make our bylaws telling people what they can and cannot do; we need to make sure that we’re able to just reserve it to just one.” Though the amendment passed, Johnston postponed voting on the bill until next week’s meeting. Ryan Shucard, director of University Relations, said there has been a lot of student feedback about the new Bear Bus. Shucard said they aren’t necessarily complaints, but
students have expressed concern over not knowing when and where the bus ran. “What I’ve been working on is the advertising and public relation side of getting students aware of the bus and what the bus does,” Shucard said. “What we’re trying to do is articulate the Gold bus is the daytime, what that route follows — as opposed to the nighttime routes — identifying the stops very clearly and also making sure that when the students are on the bus, they feel like it’s their bus, not the city’s bus.” Shucard said he is working on constructing panels by the bus stops; these will indicate which bus is a city bus and which is a university bus, as well us differentiate between the Gold (day) route from the Blue (night) route. Along with
this, the bus route and times will soon be posted on the University of Northern Colorado website. Shucard also said he is working with UNC Information Technology to create an iPhone and smart phone application to track the bus from day to day. Tyler Ames, director of Legislative Affairs, said he is looking into a ticketing problem he and other students have had recently. There is a space that allows for about three cars on 10th Avenue near 22nd street that, according to the signs and markings on the curb, should allow for parking without a permit, yet there have been tickets given out. Ames said he will try to get in contact with the appropriate people to resolve the problem as soon as possible.
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The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Resource Office is looking for volunteers to assist in running an informational
booth during GLBT History Month. Those willing to assist will monitor the display, sell T-shirts and answer questions. The display will be set up in the University Center Square, and shifts can be 30 minutes or longer. The booth
will be active 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wednesday throughout October. Booths will contain information about the GLBT community and historic icons throughout the years. National Coming Out Day is Wednesday, Oct. 13. On this date,
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More information about duties will be provided upon starting. To sign up to volunteer or for more information, e-mail the days and times you’re willing to work to Jael Esquibel at jael.esquibel@unco.edu.
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Cultural Center celebrates 14th annual Taste of A/PASS KRISTEN MARTIN news@uncmirror.com On Wednesday along 20th Street across from central campus, the sweet aroma of Asian food filled the alleyway between the cultural centers, where students and staff gathered for the 14th annual Taste of Asian/Pacific American Student Services. Students created a line half way down the block that went up to the traffic light at 10th Avenue. About 300 people attended to taste Asian and Pacific Island cuisine prepared by the students and advocates
I love UNC; I’ve been here for 10 year. The greatest thing to have come from my time here is the partnership with all of the other cultural centers.
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—Sam Kim, former director of A/PASS of A/PASS, as well as the Asian/Pacific clubs at UNC. “Students from all five Asian/Pacific and Islander clubs and cultural centers came
to help out with the food and this program,” said A/PASS director Sam Kim. This is Kim’s last Taste of A/PASS as the director of the cultural center, and he said he feels sentimental about leaving A/PASS. “I love UNC; I’ve been here for 10 years,” he said. “The greatest thing to have come from my time here is the partnership with all of the other cultural centers.” Yvette Lucero will take his place today. Lucero she said she plans on building the relationships See Taste, Page 7
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Carson Stickler, a freshman social science major, seeks assistance in the Office of Financial Aid, located in Carter Hall on central campus. The office staff helps students find ways to pay for college.
Facing college tuition AMANDA STOUTENBURGH news@uncmirror.com For some, paying for college is never easy, especially when you don’t know where you are going to get the money. The Office of Financial Aid, located in Carter Hall, is a useful resource for this problem.
Office staff help assess what needs to be paid, how the student can obtain that money and other financial needs. Some students still have an outstanding balance on their URSA accounts. To get an accurate balance of the URSA See Tuition, Page 8
with the staff and students. “I am so excited for this opportunity to work with students and a wonderful administrator,” Lucero said. “Sam really paved the way for an easy transition. My main focus this year is to get to know the population we serve.” Solomon Little Owl, the director of Native American Student Services, said the quality of the programs the cultural centers provide speaks for itself. “(The programs) are open and welcoming to all of the students on campus,” Little Owl said. “Plus, every year, the food gets better.” Many students who attended the event said they have a
lot of interest in the cultural center during the event. “I love how many people are here,” said Lauren Bean, a sophomore history and secondary education major. “The cultural centers never get a lot of attention, and free food brings a lot of attention to them and allows people to experience this amazing food.” This event is typically A/PASS’ biggest event of the year. The center’s volunteers and employees plan small events like student forums in classrooms. The center also works with its housemate Native American Student Services to help the other student clubs with events. “We are helping the Hawaiian Club plan the 20th annual Luau, which is planned
to be at the University Center in April — last year, 550 people showed up,” said Caitlin Ohashi, a senior elementary education major and an A/PASS advocate. NASS is also planning events for Native American Week in November. “We are planning a taco dinner on Oct. 21 that is open to everybody,” Little Owl said. “We plan on serving the best free Indian tacos. We are planning events and dinners and accepting donations to help raise money to send students to a Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, NM, for an entire week.” For more information on upcoming events, visit the University of Northern Colorado website at www.unco.edu.
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Homecoming weekend to feature many events campus-wide TESSA BYRNS news@uncmirror.com
Homecoming weekend is the exciting finish to a weeklong showcase of school spirit. The weekend events will include the traditional homecoming game, the formal, the Homecoming Spectacular and the parade. The pep rally will begin 8:30 p.m. today at Doubemier Field on west campus next to Bishop Lehr Hall and will include a fireworks show, a DJ and the Pride of the Rockies marching band. While the bon fire is being lit, the fight song will be played in the background. With events as big as these, a lot of planning goes into the organization; but actually executing the plans is another story, coordinators said.
“A large group of faculty and staff, student leaders on campus and community members were divided into committees that were responsible for programming different elements of Homecoming weekend,” said Brittney Schorzman, the University Program Council public relations and marketing coordinator. “We have been meeting as a large committee every two weeks to report our progress and coordinate our events with each other.” Brittany Dosdall, the traditional events coordinator for UPC, has been in charge of making sure things go according to plan. “I have been working on these events since the beginning of the summer, making positive changes to make this Homecoming Spirit Week the most successful UNC has
ever seen,” Dosdall said. Lindsay Meyer, the social and traditional events coordinator for UPC said Pride of the Rockies will play at the Homecoming Spectacular at the Union Colony Civic Center. UPC members also said they would like to see as many students at the event as possible. “I think that the freshmen this year are really going to enjoy their first Homecoming, and for the seniors, I think it will be a great event for their last Homecoming,” Meyer said. “I know that everyone will have an enjoyable time. We have music, hot cocoa and fire. What more could you ask for?” The football game will conclude with a fireworks display. “We have had fireworks for the past four years,” Meyer said. “It
started a few years ago, and the person in my position before decided that it would add more excitement to the bon fire itself, and add more school spirit.” UNC’s Alumni Association will host the Homecoming Spectacular at 7:30 p.m. today at the UCCC. The event will present the year’s honored alumni: Laura Adams, class of 1978; Kato Crews, class of 1997; Kenneth Evans, class of 1955 and 1966; Dana Landry, class of 1994; Mark Nuccio, class of 1985; Masoud Shirazi, class of 1974 and
1975; and Sumate Yamnoon, class of 1981 and 1984. The Homecoming Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 18th Street. Many campus organizations and clubs will have floats to give the parade a colorful presence throughout the neighborhood. The Homecoming football game against Montana will begin at 1:35 p.m. Saturday at Nottingham Field, and the formal will start at 9 p.m. in the University Center Ballrooms.
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Football hosts Big Sky powerhouse JORDAN FREEMYER sports@uncmirror.com
It is safe to say the UNC football team will not have the typical easy win in its Homecoming game Saturday. The University of Northern Colorado (2-2, 1-1) will welcome the No. 12 Montana Grizzlies, who have won at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title in each of the last 12 years and have made 17 consecutive playoff appearances, to Nottingham Field. Montana (2-2, 1-1), however, has lost both of its road games this season and will be without starting quarterback Andrew Selle, who broke his arm last
week against Sacramento State. Senior quarterback Justin Roper will get the start for the Grizzlies on Saturday. “ I t ’ s probably the worst way I would’ve wanted to get the job,” Roper said Justin Roper in the will start at quarGrizzlies’ terback for w e e k l y Montana in place press conof Andrew Selle. ference. “You just hate to see people get unfortunate things to happen to them like that.”
Roper has seen action in all four of Montana’s games this season, completing just under 72 percent of his passes for 523 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. Leading the effort to stop Roper and the Montana offense will be senior linebacker John Eddy, who leads the UNC defense with 36 tackles. Eddy’s performance this season grabbed the attention of Montana head coach Robin Pflugrad. “He either runs through you or around you or jumps over you,” Pflugrad said of Eddy. Eddy said the key for the UNC defense against the Griz will be eliminating the big play. “They haven’t shown a lot of long, grind-it-out drives,” Eddy said. “They’ve been scoring on CASSIE NUCKOLS | THE MIRROR big plays, so we definitely want to eliminate that.” UNC sophomore wide receiver Chris Morris runs a pass route The game will also feature the during the team’s practice Thursday. Morris caught two passes Big Sky’s two preseason all-con- for 37 yards and a touchdown in his season debut last week. ference cornerbacks, UNC senior Korey Askew and Montana helped him prepare to face to go out and show what we can do on offense,” Orms said. Johnson. junior Trumaine Johnson. UNC may be able to utilize its “I really feel like Korey’s the Askew will have the task of covering Montana junior wide best corner in the league,” strong ground game against a Davis said. Montana defense that surrenreceiver Jabin “Trumaine ders over 150 yards per game on Sambrano, who Johnson’s a the ground. has 22 catches this little taller; season for 368 “Andre (Harris) and Jhamele it should be (Robinson) have been doing a yards and two a good great job for us all year,” Orms touchdowns. matchup.” Johnson, on the said. “It definitely takes a lot of U N C the pressure off of me.” other hand, will — UNC senior linebacker j u n i o r cover UNC sophoEddy said that a win on John Eddy on the team’s q u a r t e r - Saturday would be a statement more wide receiver back Dylan to the rest of the Big Sky that Jace Davis, who has game against Montana Orms said UNC is a force to be reckoned caught 16 passes for 300 yards and four touch- even if Johnson shuts Davis with. down, the Bears have plenty of downs. “We want to go out there and Davis said that practicing weapons at their disposal. beat those guys more than I can “It’s going to be a great game even explain to you,” he said. against Askew every day has
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UNC sophomore linebacker Cameron Friend chases redshirt freshman wide receiver Harrison Daniels during a drill in practice on Thursday. Friend has recorded 11 tackles this season.
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Football helmet: style or substance? JORDAN FREEMYER sports@uncmirror.com
The football helmet is a very unique piece of athletic equipment; it obscures a player’s face, yet gives him an identity. Peyton Manning never looks quite the same without his Riddell Revolution helmet on; the same can be said for LaDainian Tomlinson’s Schutt DNA lid with the dark visor. The Revolution and DNA happen to be two of the five models used by the UNC football team. The Bears also use the XP and ION models from Schutt, as well as the Revolution Speed model from Riddell. “This year, we cycled out all the helmets that were considered unsafe,” said Mookie Maves, the University of Northern Colorado’s equipment manager. “We’ve got the top helmets out there right now.” With the recent spike in football-related head injuries, safety
has become a top concern in designing new helmet models. “Coach Downing set it up this year where every one of our helmets is, not concussion-proof, but is very safe,” junior quarterback Dylan Orms said. Being designed to prevent concussions is not the only safety feature of new helmet models. “If I was to get hurt, I think it has some kind of capability where they can slip it off really easily,” Orms said. Maves said that, unlike their coach, many of the UNC players are not concerned with safety when choosing a helmet. “They care about their looks,” Maves said. “They want to get the old-school looking type of shell, and that’s the XP from Schutt.” Despite the classic look of the XP, it is designed for safety. “It has the same inside of the Schutt DNA, which tested really well for safety,” Maves said. One player more concerned about how his helmet looks is
sophomore wide receiver Jace Davis. “I’m not going in there banging with all those linebackers and stuff,” Davis said. “I think I’ll be fine.” However, in the trenches, helmets do tend to get beat up, with one defensive lineman’s standing out as being the worst for the wear. “The worst I’d say is probably Nick Hernon,” Maves said. “If you point him out on the field, he’ll have the most beat up helmet out there.” In addition to the five different helmet shells, the UNC football team also has roughly 20 different types of face masks available for use. Maves said the Bears started the season with about 250 total face masks available to the team. “Once they get bent, they’re pretty much wasted,” Maves said. Maves said some players, especially defensive linemen and fullbacks, need to change
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Looking at the inside of, from left, the Riddell Revolution, Riddell Revolution Speed, Schutt XP and Schutt DNA, which are models of football helmets designed to prevent concussions. their face masks every three weeks or so. Regardless of position, all football players know one thing
about their helmet: never lose it on the sidelines. “That’s one thing I never forget,” Orms said.
Bears re-enter Big Sky play with homecoming match DAVID WILSON sports@uncmirror.com
Big Sky Conference play will continue for the UNC women’s volleyball t e a m Saturday night at B u t l e r Volleyball Hancock Sports Pavilion against Northern Arizona. The Bears will look to stay undefeated in conference play and bounce back from a disappointing 3-0 loss to Colorado State Tuesday. The University of Northern
Colorado (12-4, 3-0) currently sits in second place in the Big Sky, just a half game behind Portland State, but the Bears do own the best overall record in the conference. The Lumberjacks (6-7, 2-1) will come into Saturday third in the conference. “They are a feisty, young and very athletic team,” UNC head coach Lyndsey Benson said. “I think they are going to make a run in the top of the conference, so we have to be ready.” UNC sophomore setter Marissa Hughes made her first
appearance since Sept. 4 Tuesday night against the Rams, after she was sidelined by an illness, which opened the door for junior setter Natalie Laband to shine in the starting role. “I couldn’t really do much while I was out, so Tuesday night I felt a little out of shape,” Hughes said. “But I feel ready to go now.” Junior outside hitter Kobi Christiansen leads NAU offensively, as she is the only Lumberjack with more than 100 kills on the season with 141.
Though the amount is impressive, Christiansen has only managed an attacking percentage of .116 this season. After being blocked 15 times against CSU, the Bears’ hitters should feel a lot more comfortable against the smaller NAU frontcourt. UNC said it will look to utilize its home court advantage as the Bears are 7-1 at home this season. Conversely, NAU has only managed a 1-3 record on the road to this point. “Coming off this last game, we are really excited to play,
and we want to show our crowd what we have,” sophomore Kelly Arnold said. “We’re excited to get back into conference play.” Game time is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
Next Match: Northern Arizona 7 p.m. Saturday Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
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University Center store accepts ideas for name A big change will come to the University Center soon. The design and development of a new convenience store is in its final stages, with construction expected to begin in the next few months. The 1,000-square-foot store will be located next to Barnes & Noble where the Kinko’s FedEx store used to be. Hal Brown, the director of UNC Dining Services and head of the project, said the process has several stages, and they are in the final parts of the schismatic design and design development stage and will soon move on to the cost-estimating stage. Although the design is pretty
certain, Brown said he wants to leave some things to be a surprise for students when the store is unveiled next semester at it’s anticipated spring grand opening. “Students can expect a modern retail operation that doesn’t have a shoebox-type feel,” Brown said. “It will focus on food; there will be no soft goods like T-shirts.” The project has been in conception since last academic year. Brown said a number of people have been involved in the project, including Ronna Sanchez, the director of the UC, and Kirk Leichliter, the assistant vice president of Facilities Management. Brown said students will be able to use their Bear meal plans at the new store. “I’m trying to make it conven-
ient for (students) while they are on campus to have the same services and to make it easier for them to use their UNC ID card by using the dining dollars,” Brown said. Dining services is currently accepting e-mail submissions for the name of the store at namethisstore@unco.edu. Brown said they’ve received about 200 name ideas and have narrowed it down to a top handful. The name will be announced at the grand opening. That’s not the only surprise in store, though. “We have something very special designed for the front of the store (…) that we are still developing,” Brown said. “There will be a special feature to the store that you don’t have to go into the store to purchase.”
ernment has different types of deferment that graduates can use to pay back their loan. Some of these include paying monthly interest. The Office of Financial Aid staff members said it is still important not to fall behind on paying off the loans, though. The Office of Financial Aid staff members said students and parents need to collaborate and
talk about handling loans because it is a crucial responsibility. Staff members said another way students can save money is to not spend money on unnecessary, materialist food items and take living expenses into account. Somero also said credit cards are a fast way to acquire debt. Students who work must manage their time efficiently to
be able to handle work and school at the same time. Somero said the most students should work is 10-15 hours per week. The Office of Financial Aid is located in Carter Hall room 1005. For more information about loans, grants and other financial aid opportunities, visit www.unco.edu/ofa or call 970351-2502.
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The location of the new store is to the left of Barnes & Noble in the lower level of the University Center. The store is expected to open in spring 2011, and Dining Services is accepting name suggestions.
Options, resources available to help pay for university’s cost Tuition from Page 7 account, students can call the financial aid office for help. Marty Somero, the director of the Office of Financial Aid, said the office’s employees are available to help UNC students get the best financial assistance they can. Somero also said there are many decisions students need to make in order to comfortably pay for college. One of
these decisions is whether or not to apply for loans. He said loans can be a very good or a very bad source of money. If handled properly, loans can save students and their parents substantial amounts of money; however, the interest payments must be made on time. Another way students can save money is through flexible federal student loans. The gov-
Sports
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Friday, Oct. 1, 2010
Golf teams struggle at tournaments STAFF REPORT sports@uncmirror.com The UNC men’s and women’s golf teams were both in action Monday and Tuesday as the men took 12th place at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite in Erie, and the women finished in 14th place at the Rose City Collegiate Golf Tournament in Aurora, Ore. The University of Northern Colorado men ended Monday in seventh place as the team combined to shoot a nine-over-par 297. In the second and third rounds, the Bears shot 303 and 310, respectively, to fall out of contention and finish 46-overpar for the tournament with a combined score of 910. New Mexico won the 14-team tourna-
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UNC senior golfer Troy Sidabras watches his shot during a tournament earlier this season. Sidabras shot a two-over-par 218 to lead the Bears at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite in Erie.
ment by finishing with a 5-underpar 859. There was a bright spot on the day for the Bears, as senior Troy Sidabras finished with a twoover-par 218 for the tournament and in a tie for 18th place. Sidabras had the second-lowest round score in the tournament with his first-round four-underpar 68. Sidabras finished the first day in a tie for second place after shooting a two-over-par 72 in the second round. The UNC women shot a 40over-par 328 in the first round of the Rose City Collegiate Golf Tournament, but shot 315 and 317 in the second and third rounds, respectively, to finish in 14th place in a field that included Oregon State, North Texas, and
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Big Sky teams Portland State, Northern Arizona, Eastern Washington and Weber State. The team finished with a 96over-par 960, which was good enough for three strokes ahead of Eastern Washington and two stokes behind Weber State. Sophomore Carleigh Silvers finished with a 14-over-par 230 for the tournament. After shooting an 80 in the first round, Silvers shot 75 in each of the next two rounds, which placed her 25th out of 77 golfers. The men will travel to Albuquerque, N.M. for the William H. Tucker Invitational today and Saturday while the women will head to Boulder for the Heather Farr Memorial on Oct. 8 and 9.