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The following were taken from last week’s UNC police log. Wednesday, August 20 At 12:01 p.m. police responded to the University Center regarding medical aid. Tuesday, August 19 At 8:15 p.m. police responded to Gray Hall regarding theft. Saturday, August 16 At 6 p.m. police responded to the Turner Hall regarding larceny theft of a bicycle. Thursday, August 14 At 2:16 p.m. police responded to the University Center regarding a traffic accident damaging private property. Wednesday, August 13 At 6:58 p.m. police responded to the University Recreation Center regarding medical aid. Tuesday, August 12 At 8:56 p.m. police responded to the 10 Ave. Garden Theatre regarding vandalism and damaged property.
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GREELEY’S DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH By Katarina Velazquez news@uncmirror.com The school year is finally starting. For college students that means another semester of late-night studying, living off instant ramen noodles and trying to find fun things to do in Greeley. Although this town may not be bursting with activities that would be classified as a college student's “dream,” the hidden gems of Greeley are exactly that: precious stones that have been engraved into the University of Northern Colorado experience. Here are five places in Greeley that UNC students might find to be an enjoyable part of their college experience. For active students with a passion for the outdoors, the Poudre River Trail Corridor is a perfect opportunity to get in a nice long walk or bike ride. The trail begins at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, and it extends 21 miles and ends near Colorado Highway 392 in Windsor. It eventually connects to a paved trail in Larimer County's River Bluff 's Open Space. Similarly, the trail is in the process of being connected to the city of Fort Collins. The trail is decorated with trees, shrubs, flowers, the
Cassius Vasquez | The Mirror The Blue Mug at Margie’s is one of Greeley’s most well-liked coffee shops and procrastination stations for UNC students. river, open water ponds and lakes. Wildlife is also a common sight on the trail. A popular venue for the UNC music lover is the Moxi Theater. Located in downtown Greeley, the venue has live music most nights of the week and a full bar. Local musicians are often the main spotlight at the Moxi, but the theater regularly hosts performances by more wellknown artists as well. The theater isn't home to just one genre of music,
either, so students have a variety of live concerts to choose from. The only public place in Greeley to get a hookah fix is Istanbul Hookah Lounge, located at 630 26th St. With cushions in place of couches, Istanbul can be considered one of the most relaxed and comfortable places in Greeley for students to be social or get schoolwork done. The menu provides a variety of shisha flavors to
choose from, so even the pickiest of Bears are bound to find something they like. The perks of this lounge are the homey, down-toearth environment, free Wi-Fi and tea and the always friendly staff. For avid coffee drinkers and fans of procrastination, The Blue Mug at Margie's may be a perfect fit. Located right across the street from central campus on 16th St., Margie's offers an affordable menu, free Wi-Fi and plenty of electrical outlets—in case any congregating Bears get tired of putting off their assignments. There is comfortable seating indoors, as well as a patio for students who prefer the sunshine. As it is so close to campus, Margie's is a local alternative to the average cup of Starbucks in the morning. Last but not least, Roma Pizza Restaurant is another UNC student favorite. What college student could resist food and drink specials for every day of the week or trivia every Thursday night? Decorated with music posters and tight-knit seating, Roma gives off the stereotypical “college-feel” and manages to cater to everyone's tastes with both vegetarian and gluten-free options gracing the menu.
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STUDY FOOL, THIS AIN’T HIGH SCHOOL By Brennen Karl news@uncmirror.com Both returning and new students to UNC will find that studying is key to success in college. Although high school classes require a certain set of study skills, college is a different experience. Therefore, the methods of studying are different as well. “Unlike a lot of your high school education, college shouldn’t be just about remembering what you’re told. It should also be about learning to question it,” said Mike Kimball, a University of Northern Colorado anthropology professor. Rather than just memorizing a concept, Kimball says students should figure out why it is important and how the concept works when it is applied to what they are learning. Another tip: college students should thoroughly study their syllabus for each class. A syllabus is essentially a contract that explains what exactly professors expect from their students. A syllabus also gives detailed information such as when homework will be due or when students can expect tests and quizzes. Professors typically list their office hours in their syllabus, which can be a helpful tool for students. Office hours are specific times that professors are available to help if students feel they are struggling in the class. “Don’t be shy,” Kimball said. “Show up and ask
questions; Take what you’re learning to the next level. If you treat your classes like a McDonald’s drive-through or, at best, a movie theater, you’re going to get what you pay for.” Sarah Cornish, an English professor at UNC, suggests utilizing office hours early in the semester. “You're more likely to take advantage fully of what we have to offer if you've broken the ice early by coming to our office hours. We love meeting and building mentoring relationships,” Cornish said. Students say they often find that the biggest difference between high school and college is the amount of freedom that he or she has. Ben Sutton, a junior communications major, said that students must learn quickly that not all time is necessarily free time when they are not in class. “It is easy to get distracted by friends, clubs and other non-school related activities,” Sutton said. “Students must individually set aside times with their own specific and unique schedule, and stick to it.” Natalie Stacker, a junior history major, said she discovered new tips during her experience as a tutor. One tip she said she found useful is to go one paragraph at a time while reading a textbook and to summarize each paragraph using one or two words. “Putting your notes in your own words also helps you remember the material
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Students studying habits should alter when making the transition from high school to college. because you are actively engaged with it,” Stacker said. Lecture-oriented classes require more effort on the student's behalf. Some teachers may speak too quickly for students to keep up with notes, while other professors can make lectures so intriguing that students forget to take notes in the first place. The solution: record lectures and then re-listen to them to add important things that might have been missed in earlier note-taking. Recorded lectures acts as a refresher for studying, as well as a source of information that students might have
missed the first time listening to the lecture. Cornish suggests that students time themselves on how long it takes to read different kinds of materials. A novel and a sociology textbook are two vastly different works and will take each student a different amount of time to read. “You can use that information to build blocks of time that fit the kind of reading you’re doing,” Cornish said. She also said she suggests students pay attention to how they feel at certain times of the day to determine the best time to study.
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Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror College students have access to millions of smartphone apps that can help make their academic careers less stressful. EasyBib, Self Control, Sleep If U Can, Dragon Dictation and Mint are The Mirror’s top picks.
FIVE APPS EVERY COLLEGE STUDENT NEEDS By Kimberly Molina news@uncmirror.com Smartphones have become a universal convenience, giving people the ability to surf the web and stay entertained in the palms of their hands. Mobile applications—shortcuts to the web allowing people to do things like play games, shop online and read the news—are essential and often the most used parts of smartphones. For college students, these apps can be used to get easily accessible help with academics. Here are five smartphone apps that can probably save every college student some grief at least once in their academic careers. “EasyBib” has become a leading tool for college
students because it allows them to properly cite papers using either MLA, APA or Chicago style. Students input the relevant information, and EasyBib converts the information into a proper citation to be used for the student's paper. Social media has become a distraction for college students, especially when studying for an exam or doing homework. Apple has created a new app available for Mac OS X software called “Self Control,” which will lock all notifications and social media websites for a certain amount of time. This will give students the opportunity to focus and get what they need done. Another daily struggle
that an app can help fix is waking up on time for class, especially after a long, late night of “studying.” The mobile application “Sleep If U Can” is free for Android smartphones and $1.99 for Apple iOS. “Sleep If U Can” was developed to make it impossible to snooze the alarm and physically forces students to get out of bed. The alarm only turns off once the student gets up and takes a picture of his or her bathroom. This app is not recommended for students in community bathroom dorms for a few reasons. With the “Dragon Dictation” app, typing a paper could not be easier—especially for people who type fairly slowly. Designed to
help people who are in a time crunch or those who prefer speaking over physically typing a paper, this application uses accurate voice recognition to type the paper for students as they speak. Dragon Dictation is available for free on Apple iOS. Due to the increasing amount of yearly student loans, it becomes difficult for a college student to keep track of loans, debt and expenses. An application called “Mint” is available for free for Apple iOS phones and Android smart phones. The app has made it simple to keep track of all college students' money and can even help users to build credit.
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Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Taste of Philly is where you can enjoy real philly cheeststeak sandwiches.
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror D.P. Dough takes advantage of it’s new chalkboard wall and allows people to draw on it.
A BEAR IS NEVER FAR FROM FOOD Antonio Hill arts@uncmirror.com Lets be honest, meal plans are pretty cool. You get to swipe into the dining halls, meet up with friends and enjoy all you can eat food. But what if I told you there are other places to get food, restaurants; close enough to campus that you could walk to? Well it’s no joke, the outside campus scene is alive and well and just waiting for new students to discover them. One local favorite, D.P. Dough, is known for delivering calzones at to you until 3 a.m. Something you may find to be very convenient in the near future. What many students may not realize is that D.P. Dough has moved to a new location. No need to worry though, it’s
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Cheba Hut is filled with sandwhiches and culture.
just a block down from it’s previous location, still on 16th street. With a new location, D.P. Dough has also revamped its look and menu to satisfy your college kid needs. Tucker Blake, junior philosophy/English major, has worked at D.P. Dough for one year now, delivering for eight months and being a cook for four months. “The new location has more space, is super nice, has a lot of room for the cooks to work and the drivers to build boxes,” Blake said. “I just think it looks more professional.” The interior has also changed for the customers benefit as well.“The menu is written on a chalkboard wall so it looks cooler and it’s easier to read. The only downside is there isn’t seats-yet. But we’ll have some soon.”
A lot of regulars of D.P. Dough may already know what their favorite ‘zone’ to order is but a variety of sides have been added to the menu as well. “We have new items like breadsticks and tater tots. The tater tots have options like bacon and cheese on them,” Blake added. “D.P. Dough really is your go-to place for late night meat and cheese.” Local restaurants around campus have plenty of variety to offer students and can be great places to meet people. Other close places include Cheba Hut, The Blue Mug, Taste of Philly, The Kitchen and Chipotle. Don’t just limit yourself to on campus dinning, branch out and see what you can find and you may be surprised.
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LEARNING TO LIVE IN L.A. Ashlee Mcdonald arts@uncmirror.com If anyone is thinking that Los Angeles is the place to move after graduation, they can look to none other then University of Northern Colorado graduate Nikki Tomlinson for advice and recommendations on how to make the move easy. In fact, Tomlinson wrote a short comedy film on the matter, you can find this on the LA-Bound website (laboundguide.com). She co-produced the short with author Erica Wernick who has a book based on the subject of moving to L.A. post graduation. Wernick and Tomlinson’s video combined the both of them to create a five-minute short comedic video that will make its way to Internet fame. In a similar style to buzz feed, they made a hilarious compilation of things that would have been better to know before moving to L.A. like the complicated parking situation, the myth that is “Californians are always at the beach” and the difficulty of finding a serving job. The duo doesn’t forget tragic information involved with traffic, which may be the most notable and important topic to remember when one is moving to a big city, it really does take an hour to drive eight miles. Tomlinson has many other claims to her L.A. fame; she has been featured in many
on and off screen productions since her departure from UNC in 2002, among which include a vast career in stunt double world. She has done stunts for Ashley Tisdale and Cameron Diaz. As well as appearing on the stage productions such as Chicago and the national tour of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Tomlinson is also the co-founder of The Tinseltone Carolers, California’s premier caroling group. Tomlinson brings up a topic that many students aren’t quite ready to address before an extreme relocation: whether or not they are actually ready for such a trip. Often times, students don’t know what they are getting themselves into before they make the move. First hand experience says that moving without prior knowledge of what your venturing into seems to be the way college students do things. Leaving planning as an after thought can lead to comical but stressful situations, which the short demonstrates. The main element is the comedic value, but also pushes graduates to look into the place they are moving to. Wernick goes on to include a “Year Out Planning Your Dreams” video series on the same site to encourage and help those looking to make a move.
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Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror The UNC women’s basketball team is now in the very capable hands of Kamie Ethridge, who has achieved much success as both a player and coach.
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FOR THE BEARS By Dylan Sanchez sports@uncmirror.com
A new era of excellence begins for the University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball team as decorated player and coach Kamie Ethridge takes over for Jamie White as head coach this season. Coach Ethridge brings 24 years of coaching experience and a hall-of-fame playing career
to Northern Colorado, and she said she hopes to pack the stands at Butler-Hancock during home games. “It’s a challenge to take over a program that has already had success, but I want to infuse it with who I am and win championships,” Coach Ethridge said. Ethridge knows firsthand what it takes to win championships as her resume includes an Olympic gold
medal, an induction into the women’s basketball hall of fame and numerous national team gold and silver medals. In college, Ethridge only lost nine games overall and won the national championship her senior year in a historic season that saw her captain the University of Texas team to a perfect 34-0 season. “I got so much joy out of competing and got to travel all over the world, and it took me a lot of places, which ultimately led me to coaching,” Ethridge said. As for her goals for the upcoming season Ethridge said she wants to hire a diverse staff that covers the team’s strengths and weaknesses. “I’m very businesslike and serious about basketball, which means I’m not as playful as I need to be sometimes,” Ethridge said. “That’s where the staff can step in and be used in certain situations, but still we need to be mature enough to relax sometimes and believe in our strategies and stay loyal to each other.” Ethridge expressed her excitement about the team and said she looks forward to having a healthy season. “The summer has been unbelievably helpful and allows us to develop,” she said. “We’ve been able to get a lot done, and they had a great work ethic and they keep improving their skills.” She said that the student body has plenty to be excited
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for in the upcoming season and many more to follow. Ethridge said she has set her expectations high for both the team and the staff moving into the school year. “We have great senior leadership, and we are healthy this time around,” Ethridge said. “We have a very dynamic team that is committed to being their very best, and quite frankly, they want to compete for a Big Sky championship. “When you compete for a Big Sky championship, you compete for an NCAA tournament bid, and I think this team wants to go to the NCAA tournament and see how they do against anyone and everyone in the country,” Ethridge said. As for her expectations of fans, Ethridge said she hopes to get the whole community out to home games and bring back the energy from last season. “Three thousand people in the stands can make a huge impact on home games, and they’re going to love our product that we put out there,” she said. “We want this student body to respect our game, and we want to make them proud of what we put on the floor.” Coach Ethridge spent 18 years behind the Kansas State bench as an associate head coach, helping lead the Wildcats to nine NCAA See Basketball on page 13
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INTRAMURALS: HOW AND WHEN TO GET INVOLVED Jacob Scott sports@uncmirror.com
Northern Colorado’s intramural sports offer a wide variety of activities for students in both the fall and the spring. These sports are a great way to stay active, meet new people and just have plain old fun away from classes. Fall intramural sports include; flag football, softball, tennis, inner tube water polo and indoor soccer. Divisions differ for each sport. Students are encouraged to sign
FALL INTRAMURALS FLAG FOOTBALL Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Capt. Meeting: THU, Sept 11, 6:30 PM. Draft Meeting: THU, Sept. 11, 5:00 PM. Season Start: SUN, Sept. 14. Divisions: Men’s A, Men’s B, Sorority, Fraternity, Co-Rec. League Fee: $80 per team. SOFTBALL Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Capt. Meeting: THU, Sept. 11, 6:00 PM. Draft Meeting: THU, Sept. 11, 5:00 PM. Season Start: SUN, Sept. 14. Divisions: Co-Rec. League Fee: $65 per team.
Basketball from page 12 postseason tournaments in 12 years. The Wildcats took part in four WNIT tournaments, winning the championship in 2006, and winning the Big 12 title twice. Six times she helped lead them to the sweet sixteen, putting
up as a team, but there are no restrictions for students who would like to sign up for any sport individually. Registration tables for each sport will be set up at different times in the year in the UNC recreation center. To get started, choose a sport, and mark its registration day on the calendar. Then, find a team, or go individually and sign up in the rec center. Intramural sports are open to all students of all fitness levels, so there’s no reason not to go out and have a good time. TENNIS Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Season Start: SUN, Sept. 14. Divisions: Men’s, Women’s, Open Doubles. League Fee: $10 per person. INNERTUBE WATER POLO Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Capt. Meeting: THU, Sept. 11, 5:30 PM. Draft Meeting: THU, Sept. 11, 5:00 PM. Season Start: SUN, Sept. 14. Divisions: Co-Rec. League Fee: $65 per team.
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror All practices and games for the various intramural sports are held on campus. Students must be taking at least three credit hours to be eligible to participate in intramural sports. The rec center also offers unique alternative tourna-
ments for anyone to sign up for. This fall there are five different tournaments that are separate from the intramural sports seasons. They are the following: badminton, kick ball, racquetball singles, racquetball doubles and 5v5 basketball.
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RACQUETBALL DOUBLES Registration Tables: Oct. 21-24. Tournament Date: SAT, Nov. 8. Divisions: Open. Tournament Fee: $10 per team.
BADMINTON Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Tournament Date: SUN, Sept. 14. Divisions: Co-Rec. Tournament Fee: $5 per person. KICKBALL Registration Tables: Sept. 2-5. Tournament Date: SAT, Sept. 20. Divisions: Co-Rec. Tournament Fee: $15 per team.
INDOOR SOCCER Registration Tables: Sept. 30- Oct. 3. Capt. Meeting: THU, Oct. 9, 5:30 PM. Draft Meeting: THU, Oct. 9, 5:00 PM. Season Start: MON, Oct. 13. Divisions: Co-Rec A, Co-Rec B. League Fee: $65 per team.
RACQUETBALL SINGLES Registration Tables: Oct. 21-24. Tournament Date: SAT, Nov. 1. Divisions: Open. Tournament Fee: $5 per person.
together an overall winning record of 350-226. “I felt invested into the program at Kansas,” Ethridge said. “When you recruit players they feel like they’re yours, even though I wasn’t the head coach. Now that I am here I can be loyal to this program, and I can’t
wait to build this team into a championship team that can compete year in and year out.” Ethridge said she plans to push the players on and off the court to become great athletes as well as independent people. “Our players are going to
5v5 BASKETBALL Registration Tables: Oct. 21-24. Capt. Meeting: THU, Oct. 30, 5:30 PM. Draft Meeting: THU, Oct. 30, 5:30 PM. Season Start: SUN, Nov. 2. Divisions: Men’s, Women’s, Co-Rec. Tournament Fee: $55 per team.
be well taken care of but challenged in every single way of their lives: mentally, physically and emotionally,” she said. “We have a good balance of seriousness and professionalism, yet we are going to have a blast while doing it.”
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BEAR DOWN Daymeon Vaughn sports@uncmirror
A number of fresh faces have been added to the Northern Colorado athletics department this season. One of those additions is new head wrestling coach Troy Nickerson, who is settling into the Bear family. “I do have Bear Pride. I’ve actually been using the motto, ‘It’s time to Bear down,”’ Nickerson said. “I believe in the culture that the new athletic director, Darren Dunn, is building here.” As a graduate from the Ivy League powerhouse Cornell University, Nickerson has come a long way to coach at the University of Northern Colorado. In his experience, he’s developed his own style of coaching with unique points of emphasis. “For me, communication is a big factor,” Nickerson said. “You can never overcommunicate. Preseason hasn’t started yet, but Nickerson is still taking steps to get used to his new role at UNC. “So far, we’re evaluating where we’re at and just growing,” he said. “There’s really only one direction to go right now, and that’s forward.” Embracing his first head coaching opportunity after leaving Iowa State as an assistant coach is a large step, and Nickerson has had plenty of other activities to keep him occupied this summer.
“It’s been so busy, I’m completely swamped,” he said. “I’m getting married on Saturday, and I just got back from Croatia, where I was training the national team.” As the season approaches, his focus will fall on the Bears wrestlers, some of whom he’s yet to meet. Preseason for the winter sport begins Sept. 8, and Nickerson will be rigorously training and getting to know his athletes. “It’s been quite a transition,” he said. “I’m looking forward to all of them coming back this week when school starts.” Another facet of the wrestling program’s change in authority is a Colorado native and another Ivy League affiliate that has been selected to be the assistant coach. Joseph LeBlanc will be working closely with Nickerson this season, and he too has had many stops on his road to UNC. “I was at Brown, coaching at the Ivy League level for about nine months,” LeBlanc said. “Before that I was at Indiana, the Hoosiers, for about a year and a half.” About working with Nickerson, LeBlanc said he thinks they’ll make a good team. “We think a lot alike,” he said. “We have a lot of similarity in our styles of coaching, between his experience at Cornell and mine at Wyoming, it’ll be an easy fit.” LeBlanc is originally from Meeker, Colorado, and he
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror New wrestling head coach Troy Nickerson (top) and new assistant coach Joseph LeBlanc are bringing their skills and experience to UNC’s mats. placed all four years while wrestling at the University of Wyoming. LeBlanc has always favored his home state and said he is glad to be back to put his stamp on the wrestling environment here.
“I wanted to go out and get enough experience to be able to come back here and make a difference in wrestling in Colorado” LeBlanc said. “I just didn’t think it would happen so soon.”
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