the cribeMonday, March 11, 2013 UCCS Student NewspaperVol. 37, Iss. 18

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McCabe’s Tavernpage 3

opinion Republican

reformpage 9

sportsCross country

dinnerpage 11

InsideIssuethis

More students are us-ing the shuttle service, and the buses require maintenance to keep

running regularly.

This tavern’s tasty menu makes St. Patrick’s Day plans easy to decide.

The 2012 election has proved the Republican Party needs to change,

but not everyone agrees on the best

strategy.

Following a winter break trip to Kenya,

the men’s cross country team has raised more than $4,000 for a Ke-nyan primary school.

Students have an op-portunity March 11-15 to vote for candidates in the Student Government As-sociation election. How-ever, students will not be given a chance to vote for the renewal of the Green Action Fund until April. The Green Action Fund bill was introduced in November 2012. It was tabled until the spring se-mester began, when it was approved by the House of Representatives and sent to SGA President Stephen Collier. “Steve refused to sign it,” said Drew Johnson, chair of the GAF. “It was blocked from going in the general election.” Johnson explained Collier didn’t sign the bill because he did not like the organizational structure of the GAF. The GAF is structured with a Green Action Com-mittee, which is composed of students from sustain-ability-related clubs or or-ganizations. The commit-tee also requires a faculty and a staff member.

“[They] help to give insight into how we can make these changes hap-pen. How can we fund sus-tainability projects? How can we integrate [projects] on campus?” said Andrea Hassler, projects coordi-nator for the GAF. Concerns came from the fact that faculty and staff would have a vote. “There was concern of whether it’s appropri-ate for them to be voting because of student fees,” Hassler said. “There are other stu-

dent fees that don’t have nearly as much student representation as this fee does. There’s nothing wrong with the ... faculty and staff, it’s just, is that the best?” The SGA and GAF met on Feb. 26 to discuss de-tails of the vote. Collier explained via email that “both SGA Vice President April Coffin and myself have planned to work with the Green Action Fund members to address con-cerns both SGA members and I have had regarding

GAF’s structure. I believe the meeting was extreme-ly productive.” The groups came to terms in regards to sup-porting the Green Action Fund fee, which adds $5 to each student’s bill. Areas of concern in-cluded liability of GAF-funded projects, voting rights of faculty and staff and accountability of GAF membership to the student body. Both the SGA and GAF signed a “Statement of Understanding” indicat-

ing both parties’ willing-ness to resolve concerns and produce solutions. “The meeting was meant as a first step to-ward re-establishing the partnership both organiza-tions have, as well as pro-viding a way forward on addressing concerns and communicating them back to the respective organiza-tions,” Collier said. One initiative both groups are taking is the special election to be held in April specifically for the GAF. Some argue that a separate vote from the general election has its downside. “Historically at UCCS, special elections have sig-nificantly lowered voter turnout,” Johnson said. “We have a burden, or a responsibility, to get as many students aware of this as possible so that we have a representative vote.” “At this point, Steve’s got an invested interest in making sure the Green Ac-tion Fund is successful,” Johnson said. The election is scheduled to be held be-tween April 22 and 26.

Green Action Fund scheduled for special electionSamantha Morleysmorley2@uccs.edu

Photo by James SibertAndrea Hassler and Green Action Fund Chair Drew Johnson volunteered at a table for the GAF, which will not be on the general election ballot after SGA President Steve Col-lier refused to sign the fund renewal.

“Some of the stuff on there has got’n a little cray cray,” said Gilbert Kuhn, a junior biology major. Kuhn referenced a Facebook page that al-lows students to confess about occurrences at the university. The UCCS Confession Page on Facebook, which started Feb. 13, has more than 200 likes. It is part of one of the latest social media trends at universi-ties that asks students to submit “confessions” that are then posted to the Fa-cebook page. The site instructs read-ers to submit anonymous “confessions” through a Survey Monkey link. Page moderators then post the submissions on the Facebook page. Comments range from citing crushes on fellow students to making fun of sororities. Others take a more se-rious tone: “I learn more from one of the bus driv-

ers between 4D and Cen-tennial hall than I do from my professors” or “I feel like it’s harder to make friends here than any-where else.” Still, many question the more deviant posts, such as urinating in the el-evators and on the Clyde statute, and spitting in the water fountains at the gym. Many of the posts in-volve references to sex and masturbation, includ-ing one involving sexual relations with a Sodexo worker. One student wrote on the page, “this whole webpage makes me hate [UCCS].” “I know that other col-leges do it and it’s a com-mon college thing right now … but I don’t think UCCS [should] do that,” Kuhn said. “They can’t really re-view what’s posted be-fore it’s posted,” Kuhn said. “A lot of things can go negative really fast.” Kuhn said the univer-sity shouldn’t try to nec-

essarily get rid of it but said it should be more controlled. “Figure out who’s run-ning it and find a way to figure out how to control it better,” Kuhn said. “I’m surprised it’s still going, with UCCS’ name on it.” Katie Kralik, a third-year junior majoring in education, described some of the posts as “raunchy.” “I just feel like it’s not appropriate,” Kralik said. “Some things on there I wouldn’t really feel com-fortable saying.” “Post somewhere on there that they can’t be using UCCS names or logos … they’re not re-ally representing UCCS well,” Kralik added. “We don’t want that showing up on our news feed and getting us in trouble.” “We already have enough problem with the whole rape thing,” Kra-lik said. “We don’t really need people going off on ‘Well, they also have this page of very inappropri-ate things on Facebook.’”

Others find the page harmless. “Some of these things … they just want to put it out there to get it off their chest,” said Steve Merri-field, a freshman transfer student majoring in busi-ness. “It really doesn’t both-er me, and that’s just me,” Merrifield said. “If you’re gonna get upset by it, just don’t read it.” Still, Merrifield said that some of the posts “are just looking for a problem,” like those mak-ing fun of Greek life. “It’s something that’d [be] in-

credibly hard to regulate and still have the freedom that it’s intended for.” Some think the page could get out of hand. “It’s got so much hate on that page … and they’re very derogatory about women,” said Elis-abeth Van Remortel, a ju-nior majoring in strategic communication who an-swers phones at the uni-versity. “I like the idea behind it … but there are some questionable people on it,” Van Remortel said.

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UCCS Confession Facebook page draws attention, criticismJesse Byrnesjbyrnes@uccs.edu

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Screenshot by Sara HortonUCCS Confession Page has shut down its Twitter account but is still active on Facebook.

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In the March 4 issue, the article “Wrestling out of 2016 Olympics, fights to return for 2020” incorrectly referenced wrestling as being removed from the 2016 games. Wrestling will be in the 2016 Olympics, but its return is being questioned for the 2020 games.

Also, in the article “Adding a baseball team deemed a ‘heavy investment,’” there are 11 intercollegiate varsity sports and one more women’s team than men’s.

Correction

Recently, the power steering pump, master cyl-inder and hydro boost for Bus No. 5 all went out at the same time, costing $2,800 to repair. Because of how often the buses are used, the university has to maintain shuttles often. On fuel and bus maintenance com-bined, the transportation department spent about $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2012. The money comes from students’ Transpor-tation Fee, which covers buses, drivers, fuel and maintenance. “All the bus mainte-nance issues are pretty standard year-round,” said Russ Wilcox, transporta-tion services supervisor. Typically, a bus will be

rotated every six to seven years. Buses are used not only for the Four Diamonds and Sunset Creek routes, but they are also used for ath-letic team trips to Denver and other states, field trips, the Family Development Center, summer conferenc-ing, Rec Center snow trips and any university-related travel. In 2010, 229,563 people rode the buses. That num-ber increased to 336,742 in 2011 and continued increasing to 400,186 in 2012. In January alone, 22,491 people used the bus. Since 2001, UCCS went from three buses and six drivers to nine buses and 16 drivers. The university chartered Ramblin Express, a locally owned passenger transpor-

tation company, up until 2001 when it created its transportation department. “We found it cheaper, more cost-effective to pro-vide buses and drivers,” said Wilcox, who was been a supervisor since 2002. The department has looked at other ways to make the buses more cost-effective. Craig Modisett, equip-ment operator two, re-ceived praise on March 2 for an athletics charter aimed at presenting a new bus in a different perspec-tive. “It was a combination of presenting the new bus as a marketing tool and how he was interacting with passengers and passerby taking pictures outside ... going out of his way,” said Wilcox and Jim Spice, ex-ecutive director of Public

Safety. Costs aside, staying on schedule is another impor-tant focus. Wilcox said that sometimes it’s difficult to stay on schedule with traf-fic, weather conditions and vehicle accidents. “We’re pretty close to schedule most of the time,” he said. Although some students might think the buses are off schedule with the new Alpine Village and Sunset Creek route, Wilcox said all they have to do is look at when the bus is leaving Sunset and add five or six minutes to that time. “It still comes through regular,” he explained, adding that the bus arrives every 25 minutes. Spice added that the best planning tool would be for students to look at when the bus is leaving Sunset

and wait at the Alpine bus at that time. “That way, you know you’ll get it,” he said. “It probably [doesn’t] take more than five or six minutes to get up the hill from Sunset,” Wilcox said. Each bus also has a sign indicating whether it goes west to Four Diamonds

and Sunset Creek or east to University Hall. Sunset Creek is a tem-porary route; the lease is up in June and with the addition of 192 beds in the new Summit Village, Spice said the university is not sure yet whether the Sunset Creek apartments will continue to be neces-sary.

Bus maintenance, schedule ongoing focus for transportationApril Weflerawefler@uccs.edu

Photo by James SibertMaintaining a fleet of buses during the winter months can be challenging and expensive.

“I’m pretty proud because my ‘confession’ or what-ever is the most liked one on there right now.” She said that her confession pointed out the sexism on the page. “I ended up unliking [the page] because I don’t want it in my feed any-more,” Van Remortel said. “If I have to see one more thing about having rela-tions with an RA, I might die.” “I understand that there’s gonna be raunchi-ness involved,” Van Re-mortel said, adding, “It’s getting a little out of hand, I think.” Van Remortel said she thinks more students will like the page. “People are posting and trying to fig-ure out who’s saying it,” she said. Concerning the moderators: “Hypotheti-cally, they’re only facili-tating.” The page currently tells those that submit to leave out names and specifics. “It could turn into a bul-lying thing very quickly if names were involved,” Van Remortel said. “I think it’s a lot of the freshmen,” Van Remortel said, noting that many of the comments are dorm-oriented. “If they start using names or if they start to reference to people that we all know well – if it mentions a teacher and a student relation or any-thing like that – that’s go-

ing to cause a lot of con-troversy.” Other schools, like Colorado State University and CU-Boulder, have amassed more than 5,000 and 6,000 likes in just a few weeks, respectively. “Hopefully ours doesn’t get that big,” Van Remor-tel said. “It makes our school look really kind of trashy.” While the UCCS Con-fessions Page is gaining a few dozen likes per week, the university doesn’t con-sider it a big deal. “We get 80 likes a week,” said Philip Den-man, social media and communication specialist with University Advance-ment, regarding the offi-cial UCCS page. Those behind the page have remained anony-mous, though they use similar verbiage to other confession pages in their page descriptions. A similar Twitter pro-file, UCCS Confessions, was active until a few weeks ago. University Advancement asked the Twitter account on Feb. 25 if it would change its profile icon. “The Moun-tain Lion logo may only be used by UCCS Athlet-ics,” they tweeted to the account. The account is no longer active. University brand policy says that the trademarked Mountain Lion logo – like “Ralphie” and the interlocking “CU” at CU-

Boulder – is “exclusive to the Departments of Inter-collegiate Athletics.” “It’s really intended to make that mark special,” said Tom Hutton, execu-tive director of Univer-sity Advancement. Hutton emphasized that the logo is intended for those play-ing in collegiate athletics. While it is not a prob-lem to use university pho-tos, the confessions page still uses the Mountain Lion logo. “The pictures are never a problem,” Hutton said. “A lot of student clubs and organizations on Fa-cebook use them for cover photos,” Denman added. Because the page has nothing to do with univer-sity athletics, the univer-sity will ask the Facebook owners to not use the Mountain Lion logo, Hut-ton said. Concerning the page itself: “As long as people are having fun with it, that’s great,” Hutton said. “It’s typical undergrad-uate fare,” Hutton said. “Dating, pranks, little bit of confecting about a fac-ulty member … somebody said they have a crush on their RA.” Denman said that the page is not affiliated with the university as a whole. “It’s obviously up to the site’s owners to decide if the content got inappro-priate,” Hutton said. “We are going to ask that they not use the athletic logo.”

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You do not need to go to Ireland to find an Irish pub. One downtown tavern has successfully brought the experience to Colorado Springs. The community is no stranger to Irish cuisine, but at McCabe’s, not only do you feel you are eat-ing authentic Irish food, but you also feel as if you have left Colorado entire-ly and have entered a pub in Ireland. After a glance outside to make sure they are still in Colorado, diners are seated at a worn, solid ta-ble. A waitress quickly ar-rives to greet you. Those who are not fans of Guin-ness have a long list of al-

coholic beverage options from which to choose. McCabe’s Tavern prides itself on not only having close to 20 differ-ent kinds of Irish whiskey but a vast selection of do-mestic, micro-brewed and Irish beers. On to the menu: the typ-ical fare, including salads, burgers and sandwiches with desirable Irish food sprinkled throughout. Diners will find them-selves wanting to eat everything. “Ooh, bangers and mash. What about the fish and chips? Coconut-crusted...tofu?” The tavern’s shepherd pie, a traditional Irish dish, satisfies taste buds. The dish, which could be con-sidered a hardy soup, consists

of multiple layers. On the bottom, a rose-mary lamb mixed with root vegetables in a deli-cious brown gravy, with a top layer of mashed pota-toes covered with cheddar cheese. It also comes with some soda bread on the side. Shepherd’s pie is delicious and is

quite filling. The entrée items vary in price from $8-16. No matter what you order, you will receive a large portion of food – prob-ably to help with all that whiskey. Complementing the food, McCabe’s Tavern

is full

of parties and shows. It celebrated its seventh an-niversary on March 9. It’s too late to catch that party, but you can still see the band Danny and the Fried Shrimp on March 22. Those with a little money and a large appe-tite should try McCabe’s

Tavern. Photo by Rob-ert Solis

McCabe’s Tavern serves customers a little piece of IrelandRobert Solisrsolis@uccs.edu

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Attend class from home without losing the class-room experience, take one class from several profes-sors across the country and access diverse per-spectives from one loca-tion. UCCS is using the Internet to provide more than what is offered in the average college class. Abby Ferber, a women’s and ethnic studies profes-sor, teaches Perspectives on Race and Ethnic Re-lations as a hybrid online and on-campus course. Her class alternates be-tween meeting online and on campus. During the on-campus

meetings, students com-municate with students from the University of Rhode Island and Spelman College. The latter, based in Atlanta, is the one of the oldest African-Amer-ican women’s colleges in the nation. “The interaction with Spelman College is the neatest part of the course. As a black women’s col-lege in the South, it has a totally different environ-ment, which is great for our students who maybe haven’t been exposed to that,” Ferber said. The distance course allows the professors to team-teach. Both profes-sors at the other schools are African-American,

and the Rhode Island pro-fessor is male. Ferber believes the diversity in the profes-sors works well with the course because it exposes students to issues of race and ethnicity from differ-ent viewpoints. “I asked my class how many students have had an African-American in-structor in their entire education and only three had before,” Ferber said. “UCCS has very few, if any, African-American male professors born in the U.S.” During video calls with the other colleges, students use screens and microphones to communi-cate. Ferber said the tech-

nology used at UCCS is state-of-the-art and used at few other campuses. Because of the behind-the-scenes work needed to conduct the class, Ferber has a teaching assistant. “I use two cameras, one for the student and one for the instructor. There can be some downsides. One time there was a guest speaker at the University of Rhode Island, trying to show some memorabilia. It was hard for the UCCS students to see, and it would have been nice to see them up close,” said Margot Dainowski, the teaching assistant. Ferber thinks her class strikes a positive balance between online learning

and on-campus classes. She teaches an online course, Power and Privi-lege, and several on-cam-pus classes. She believes in the value of face-to-face discussion but also the convenience of online learning. Hybrid courses like Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity are just now emerging at other schools. “In that area, I’d say UCCS is ahead and inno-vative. For the university to offer more classes, they need to continue to put more money in the tech-nology, and money isn’t really something the uni-versity ever has a lot of,” she said.

Other UCCS courses use a hybrid model but keep the interaction within the college, such as Business and Professional Commu-nication, taught by Senior Instructor Janice Thorpe. Her class is primarily on-line but meets eight times per semester. “Students vary widely in their schedules, so I de-veloped a hybrid model for those students who wanted more flexibility in their course schedule. A hybrid model allows stu-dents to progress through the assignments at their own pace and gives me more time to offer spe-cific and individualized feedback on their work,” Thorpe said.

Hybrid courses add depth to education with technologyCrystal Chilcottcchilcot@uccs.edu

The LowdownWhat:

McCabe’s Tavern

Hours:Monday-Friday, 11-2 a.m.

Saturday-Sunday,10-2 a.m.

Where:520 S. Tejon St.

How much:$8-16 entrées

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Three letters symbolize one of the most powerful terms in all of business: CEO. For some business majors, it’s the ultimate dream. Those letters sym-bolize more than a title. They symbolize a work ethic and a path less trav-elled. But in order to get to that destination, one must be able to navigate the route. The College of Busi-ness, hosted in Dwire Hall, provides multiple accredited degrees certi-fied by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The college aims for business students to learn practical skills that will benefit their chosen ca-reers. What can college grads really expect with their degree? Thomas Zwirlein, professor of finance who lectures at Dwire Hall, provided his insights. “A lot of students will start at the bottom and work their way up to a position of more responsibility,” Zwirlein said. Lisanne McNew, di-rector of placement at the College of Business, said, “Students should know the basics of their intended field.”

New graduates can work to avoid mistakes by networking and doing internships. “The biggest mistake I see is that students don’t start their job search soon enough,” Zwirlein said. “Students can help them-selves by doing intern-ships and networking. If the university puts on an event, go.” McNew also stressed the importance of net-working. “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you know and who wants

to know you,” she said. “You have to be able to say ‘Hi, this is who I am and this is what I can do.’ There is a confidence fac-tor.” Zwirlein encouraged students to join clubs and job fairs. “There are meet-and-greet options everywhere,” he said. “Clean up your Fa-cebook,” Zwirlein added, recognizing a mistake that could prove fatal for a student’s business hopes. Basics should not be

forgotten by students when entering the work-force, either. “It’s usually the soft skills that employers have a hard time with,” McNew said, citing traits like dressing nicely and service skills. “They have to be able communicate effectively; those are the skills they need to be able to get a job.” McNew warned about generic resumes sent to multiple compa-nies. “Employers know when they’re reading a

resume and it’s not tai-lored to their company.” UCCS offers several tools for new grads, in-cluding mock interviews and graduate programs. “Students should have the ability to be ready for anything; there are going to be setbacks and down-fall,” said Lorelei Long, a small business owner who has owned a convenience store for seven months. “I didn’t realize how much time it was go-ing to take,” Long said about starting her busi-

ness. “We’re open six days a week, but it’s 24/7. Things don’t stop at the house. Be mentally pre-pared.” Donald Trump, multi-billionaire and famous business executive, said, according to Forbes Mag-azine, “As long as you’re going to be thinking, think big.” Business students can effectively start their businesses tomorrow with work and tips gained from their experience to-day.

Advice on how to be good at business in the real worldAlexander Neddanedd2@uccs.edu

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsSteve Jobs and Bill Gates are two of the most familiar CEOs in business.

Reality television isn’t so much entertainment anymore as it is a sign that networks have run out of ideas. Yet, when Donald Trump pits two teams of celebrities against each other to win money for charity, the ensuing drama always makes great enter-tainment. “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” which pre-miered March 3 on NBC, marks the sixth celebrity season of Donald’s Ap-prentice series and brings contestants of “Celebrity Apprentice” back for an-other round. This season’s 14-per-son cast stretches the defi-nition of the word “celeb-rity.” Still, a few familiar names like Gary Busey, Lil Jon and Dennis Rod-man are in the mix.

It isn’t a boys club, but with the exception of La Toya Jackson, the ladies don’t exactly boast house-hold names. (Claudia Jor-dan, anyone?) All of them are thrust into the cutthroat business world, where their reputa-tions mean nothing except for how much they can be milked for donations to their respective charities. After they complete their challenges in one of two teams, they only have their work ethic and busi-ness sense to save them in the boardroom when they face Donald and his team of advisors. “This is our 13th sea-son,” Donald tells the cast, “and you know, they said The Apprentice would never work because why would women want to watch Donald Trump? I said, ‘What, am I so bad?’” He answers himself later in the episode during the boardroom meeting when he learns model Brande Roderick literally got on

her hands and knees to beg rocker Bret Michaels to let her be team leader. “It must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees,” says Donald, seemingly oblivious his daughter, Ivanka Trump, is sitting right next to him. The tension is only beginning to bubble, but that’s to be expected be-cause everyone needs time to find weaknesses to exploit. Everyone except for Busey, who animatedly lectures show advisor Piers Morgan about the meatballs his team is sell-ing for the first fundrais-ing competition. Donald and his advi-sors seem distracted from critiquing the two teams’ meatball-selling strate-gies, though. Instead, they choose to question why Michaels, the last ‘Celeb-rity Apprentice’ winner, has returned to compete. “You have to respect the confidence,” Ivanka says. Morgan’s explanation as

to why he disagreed re-vealed why Michaels has a less bloated ego than his own. “Mr. Trump, I wouldn’t have done that because I wouldn’t want to risk los-ing and going from cham-pion to loser. Because then you go from my po-sition to Omarosa’s,” says Morgan, failing to prompt a reaction from returning Apprentice villain Oma-rosa Manigault. True, Michaels asking

Donald to pick him as Ce-lebrity Apprentice again, and in the second time in a row, may seem like a selfish move. But when the prize money goes to charity anyway, calling out Mi-chaels for his honest de-sire to win more money for diabetes research is petty. The first episode feels more like a vendetta than a business competition. Regardless, with person-

alities like Busey and Manigault in the mix, the cast is dysfunctional enough to stay watchable for the time being. But what this show has in entertainment value it lacks in competitors. Country star Trace Adkins is the only player who seems like solid finalist material. While cameras are quick to capture crazy antics, the competition seems open for the taking.

‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ sharpens knives for backstabbingSara Hortonshorton@uccs.edu

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Photo courtesy of NBCSeason six of “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” premiered March 3.

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Revenge is a dish worst served repetitively, as proven by ABC’s latest drama, “Red Widow.” Airing on Sunday, the same night that usually shows Amanda Clarke’s re-venge against the Graysons on “Revenge,” it seems as if ABC decided to take the popularity of the previous show and use it to create a wannabe. The pilot for “Red Wid-ow,” which aired March 3 as part of the two-hour sea-son premiere, begins slow-ly. Loud, ominous music plays while a man sneaks around, intent on tracking someone down. When the man does find the person he’s looking for, he knocks him down and holds a gun to him. The other man says, “You’re crazy. No one steals from Schiller. You walk away; maybe he kills just you. You do this, your whole family’s dead.” This might have been interesting had the episode not dragged on in the first several minutes alone. Ignoring his words, the first man kills the other and drives off. The episode then transitions to a woman

on a bicycle, in a pleasant setting with pleasant music – a drastic change from the previous scene. This is followed by a scene of the first man and his family preparing for their day. The audience sees that the bicyclist is the killer’s wife. Next scene: The two older children walk off to school, while the youngest son, Boris (Jakob Salvati), climbs into his father’s car and steals his gun. This is followed by a scene of his mother, Marta

(Radha Mitchell), walk-ing into a bridal shop and greeting her mother and sister. The show cuts back to Boris, this time at school. He marches up to confront a bully who had taken his headphones a week be-fore. Rather than give the headphones back, the bully repeatedly calls Boris “Do-ris,” much to Boris’ cha-grin. In return, Boris pulls a gun on the kid. Boris is called into the principal’s office and Mar-

ta shows up. The principal explains the trouble Boris is in and Marta asks why the bully isn’t in trouble. This makes it seem as if she is condoning her son bringing a gun to school – a scene that seems entirely inappropriate a mere two and a half months after Sandy Hook. Confused yet? It gets worse. The au-dience discovers Marta comes from what seems to be a Russian mob fam-ily and that her husband, Evan (Anson Mount), has

become involved in the family business. “I will protect my chil-dren at any cost, and if you don’t get out now, I will take the kids and I will leave you,” Marta tells him. Later in the episode, Marta and Evan discuss him leaving the business. While Evan tries to explain how difficult it is, Marta simply shrugs it off. “What are you talking about? We’ll just get out.” Shouldn’t the woman who supposedly grew up

in this mob family know better than to think that getting out of the business will be easy? In a flashback, Marta’s father, Andrei Petrov (Rade Serbedzija), performs Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” at his daughter’s wedding. Rather than being a nice comedic break in the show, the scene seems more like it was thrown in there sim-ply because Serbedzija felt like performing. Oh, but in order to have a show labeled “Red Wid-ow,” Evan must die. After a pleasant family scene, Evan and Boris go outside. Shots are heard, Marta runs outside in slow mo-tion, and Evan is dead. A lot of screaming en-sues, screaming and more screaming before the show cuts to commercial. The show continues, showing Marta’s grief and how her revenge starts, but by this time the show has lost its audience’s atten-tion. “Red Widow” is dis-appointing. Not only is it redundant, but it barely holds interest and doesn’t know where it wants to go, which is confusing. There are far too many continuity errors for a strong pilot, such as Mar-ta’s naivety with the busi-ness she is said to have grown up in.

‘Red Widow’ runs redundant with ongoing revenge emphasisApril Weflerawefler@uccs.edu

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Photo courtesy of ABC and Sergei BachlakovRadha Mitchell stars in “Red Widow.”

Among Christian au-diences, Jeremy Camp’s name is almost synony-mous with popular artists like Casting Crowns, Re-lient K and Switchfoot. His seventh studio al-bum, “Reckless,” was released Feb. 12. In it, Camp shares his faith and his wishes for not only his own life, but the world, while drawing in listeners with his enticing voice. “Reckless” opens the record with a strong state-ment. In the chorus, Camp sings, “I wanna be reckless / ‘Cause You are endless / I wanna be shameless ... I will not be afraid to sur-render my way,” telling the Lord that he gives his life to Him, causing audi-ences to think. Following is a song that likely appeals more to Christians, but that can

also send a message to nonbelievers. In “The Way You Love Me,” Camp sings, “We learned to love one an-other / Through the love of the father.” The lyrics are a reminder to love thy neighbor – a message des-perately needed in today’s world. “Free,” while beautiful, is a typical worship song, with the focus being on how God sets people free. Compared with “Reck-less” and “The Way You Love Me,” the song is a little disappointing. As in many worship and sev-eral secular songs, “Free” starts to become repeti-tive. In the next track, the listener is taken directly to “Paradise.” In such lines as “Can’t wait to walk the streets of gold / And see a lion with a lamb / And colors that are untold” and “See the majesty and the glory that makes the earth shake,” Camp uses strong imagery to create the mys-terious world of paradise,

or Heaven, and to enfold the listener in the afterlife. “Come Alive” states a strong and beautiful mes-sage: “I will continue to fight ‘til the world comes alive.” The song speaks of God’s love and how “we” were redeemed, restored and given new life. “My God” and “We Must Remember” are, like “Free,” typical worship songs and become repeti-tive. In contrast, “Shine” is not only catchy with a great beat, but it also ends with the inspiring line, “Won’t you move us to the places where the bro-ken find healing in Your name.” Camp finishes his “Reckless” record with the beautiful “Reign in Me” and “Without You.” In “Reign in Me,” Camp sings, “I have seen so many teardrops fall to the ground.” As if in response, “Without You” has the line “I’ve walked through the fire / And every step You never left my side.” Although some of

Camp’s newest songs are repetitive, typical and con-sequently lacking origi-

nality, the majority of his “Reckless” record is beau-tiful and inspiring. With

his use of imagery and his strong voice, “Reckless” is indeed worth a listen.

Camp’s ‘Reckless’ attitude offers beautiful, inspiring imageryApril Weflerawefler@uccs.edu

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Photo courtesy of BEC Recordings“Reckless” is Jeremy Camp’s seventh studio album.

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The 2013-2014 Stu-dent Government Asso-ciation election will be held March 11-15. A re-cent SGA panel running up to the election allowed students to ask candidates questions about their backgrounds and reasons for why they are running. The panel, held March 5 in the Upper Lodge, brought together 13 of 20 candidates running for various SGA positions. According to Stephen Cucchiara, moderator and assistant director of stu-dent activities, election ballots will include yes, no and abstain options. Polling locations will be in housing and at the Jazzman’s library space. Among those not pres-ent at the panel were Ter-rin Hall and Thaddeus Bland Jr., who are run-ning for the senate seats for LAS and multicultural affairs, respectively. They are the only two positions in the elections for which multiple candi-dates are running. Brittni Gunnoe and Brian Torres, Hall and Bland’s oppo-nents, were both present. Also not present, due to a conflicting play prac-tice, was unopposed pres-idential candidate Jas-mine Caldwell. She was represented by her vice presidential candidate, Laura Schreiner. When asked why sev-eral of the candidates, to include the incoming president, were not pres-ent, Chassidy Rosete, election commissioner, explained classes and family life had interfered with their attendance. In a follow-up phone call, Caldwell specified she had been attending a rehearsal for “Marisol,” an up-and-coming The-atre ‘d Art production. Cucchiara signified that “questions for the panel may vary from school is-sues to fun and random questions.” Additionally, as part of the ground rules for the debate, he indicated questioners were to avoid

such topics as “religious views, any views that [did not] pertain to stu-dents here.” Each student was al-lowed to ask one question with the opportunity for one follow-up question. Candidates could also question other candi-dates, though this option was not utilized. Candidates were given one minute to introduce themselves, outline their platforms and explain why they deserved to hold the office they were running for. In the absence of the presidential candidate, Schreiner was the first to introduce herself. Refer-ring to her partnership with Caldwell, Schrein-er stated that “we both kind of represent differ-ent routes on campus, so that’s awesome.” Schreiner went on to explain her contributions to the university, which include being a resident assistant, an Orientation Welcome Leader (OWL) and the current senator of business. Due to an error in the order of position senior-ity, senator of housing incumbent Robbie Arm-

strong was called to in-troduce himself next. Following Armstrong, Chen Zhao, the incum-bent director of finance – the position next in seniority after the vice president – was called to the podium. After Chen, the remaining candidates were called to introduce themselves. When the candidate introductions had con-cluded, Cucchiara opened the floor for questions. The first referenced the positions for which can-didates are running unop-posed and asked what the candidates thought this lack of student involve-ment would mean for the future of the SGA. Courtney Eldred, candidate for representa-tive at large, addressed the question first. Eldred stated that “most people don’t know who we are or what we do or anything like that. I think that’s why we have, like, such a low candidacy rate right now.” She went on to indi-cate improving student involvement in events would increase partici-pation in the SGA. El-dred did not specify what

events she meant. Zhao, in his response to the question, indicated that the problem was that “students think that stu-dent government is irrel-evant.” In order to rectify the situation, Zhao purposed working harder to inform the student population about the ways in which the SGA works to benefit them. Zhao concluded his answer by saying “they need to be aware of what we do.” Additional questions from the student audience addressed issues rang-ing from how to boost student participation at activities to challenging what incumbent candi-dates have done during the past year to improve university life. In response to the ques-tion regarding candidate contributions to the cam-pus, Matthew Prichard, the senator of engineer-ing candidate, answered “absolutely nothing,” but voiced a desire to see more student involve-ment. Prichard went on to explain that he was seek-ing to fill the position because “well, you need

something to do while you’re on campus ‘cause you do sit around you know, in your dorm, and it does get depressing.” Answering the same question, Torres, who is running for the senato-rial seat for multicultural affairs, stated that he has started his own club: De-mocracy Matters. Torres went on to ex-pound on the concept of engaging students, which other candidates had put forth during previous questions, by stating that “we need to go into the classrooms and tell them about what’s happening and when it’s happen-ing.” Also addressing the same query, Allyse Eide, representative at large candidate, acknowledged that as a transfer from a smaller school, she had done her best to attend as many events and join as many teams as possible. However, she did in-dicate she felt that poor advertising for events had led to some confusion. Eide’s time ran out as she was beginning to discuss improvements. One of the final ques-tions was posed specifi-

cally to Zhao by Adam Hooper, SGA justice. Hooper’s inquiry to Zhao revolved around repre-sentation of the student body to the Media Advi-sory Board. Hopper asked, “What will you do throughout the next year as director of finance to kind of build that bond?” In his answer, Zhao referenced using various forms of media to pro-mote SGA aims. Following the panel, the candidates moved to the Gallogly Events Center to participate in a halftime event for the women’s basketball home quarterfinal. When asked why the event had been scheduled on the night of the game, Rosete indicated that she had only been informed about the game the day be-fore. In an email, Rosete indicated that she will be stepping down from her position March 16. According to the SGA’s website, voting results will be published March 18 by 2 p.m. Voting infor-mation, including precise polling locations, will be sent to students via email.

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Dylan Shuster, who is running for a representative at large position, spoke at the SGA panel on March 5.

Election panel opens discussion between SGA candidates, studentsNick Beadlestonnbeadles@uccs.edu

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Brian Torres, political science,

senior

What makes you a better candidate than Thaddeus Bland Jr.?I have my own club here so I have experi-ence with that. I have a strong passion for multicultural stuff. It’s

how I’ve met a lot of my friends here. I want

to get more people into this as well.

SGA candidates talk about their distinctions at Q-and-A panelSamantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu

Executive candidates and the candidates for senator of LAS and senator of multicultural affairs, the only two competitive positions for the 2013-2014 election, were asked about their qualifications during the March 5 election panel. Here’s what they had to say.

Jasmine Caldwell

Caldwell was not present at panel. She is an actress in Theatre ‘d Art’s “Mari-sol,” which had a commit-ment the same night.

Laura Schreiner, double major eco-nomics/business, junior/sophomore

respectively

What inspired you to run for the vice president po-sition? Peer pressure, mostly. My friends were constantly telling me that I would be good for the position and that I should give it a try. I don’t think people really realize what the student government does. That’s something I definitely want to help with.

Do you have any previ-ous experience with the Student Government As-sociation? I was a house represen-

tative in my freshman year. Then I was the senator of business in my sophomore year. I was elected to be the senate president after that.

Do you have experience with student govern-ment-like groups in high school? Yes, I was part of Link Crew, DECA and other groups like that.

How do you think the SGA could improve?

I would like to make the SGA run more efficiently. I also think we need to put the word out more. The ad-vertising isn’t very good. We could try more post-ers and announcements so students can become more involved. It’s hard seeing people not knowing what student government is. It’s so important for the school. [Students] should be in-terested in who your vice president is or your senator of LAS is.

Chen Zhao, accounting/finance,

junior

What inspired you to run for the student director of finance? Because I am an ac-counting and finance major. My whole career setting is financing and accounting. I really enjoy doing this. I’m not really interested in political things, so I want to more concentrate on the financial side.

Where are you from? I was born in China but grew up in Tijuana, Mexi-co. English is my third lan-guage. Spanish is my sec-ond. I moved to [Colorado Springs] because of family. My mother has been living [here] for almost 15 years.

How to plan to help the Student Government and UCCS? I want to hold more events to benefit students. I feel like there’s a lot I can do for the student government and the student government can do a lot of things for stu-dents. People don’t know [about] the student govern-ment, and even though I am

the only person running for this position, you can see my posters all around the campus. The reason I do it is because I want the stu-dents to be more aware of the student government.

How do you think stu-dents view the SGA? Students think that the student government isn’t related to their life, but we actually do a lot of things, they just don’t know. I’m the chair of the [Budget Advisory Committee]. Our job is to help students or-ganizations, student clubs make their events success-ful, to get more student awareness and student life more active. We are a com-muter school. People don’t want to stay here. I don’t want that.

What have you done, so far, as part of the SGA? What keeps you moti-

vated? When I was a student representative, I spent more than 70 hours per month just for outreach to the stu-dents. I was really dedicat-ed. I feel happy when I see people happy. I like inter-personal communications. I am a people person.

What are your primary goals? I want to support more on-campus events so more people can participate. They can also help the stu-dent government. They can say, “Oh, the student gov-ernment helped sponsor this event.” This way they promote us. Students can know that the student gov-ernment is actually doing stuff. We help them, they help us. It’s a win-win-win situation. It’s good for stu-dent government, good for student clubs and also good for student body.

Brittni Gunnoe, applied mathe-

matics, sophomore

Why makes you a bet-ter candidate than Terrin Hall? I have a lot of expe-rience with SGA. Go-ing in, if I get elected, this will be my third year, and I’ve taken on a lot of leadership roles within SGA. I know a lot of what has been done and what we could try that we haven’t tried before. I’m really active on campus, and I think that’s important for peo-ple to know who you are and recognize you. I’m really passionate student government and what I do.

What inspired you to run for senator of LAS instead of staying a rep-resentative at large? I’ve been a represen-tative at large for a year

and a half now. While I really enjoyed it, I would like to get to know the other aspects of student government because I don’t know a lot of what the senator side does. I would like to work more with the college, the deans of the college and the more professional side.

What is your past ex-perience with student activities outside of UCCS? I was in student gov-ernment in high school for my junior and senior years. My junior year, I

was student class trea-surer, and in my senior year, I was student body treasurer.

Would you consider running for president of the SGA? I would definitely. Last year, when I first ran for student government, I had a timeline that I was going to run for house of representatives and then I was going to run for senate and then I was go-ing to run for president. I just want to make sure I have enough time to commit to it because it’s a big responsibility.

President

Vice President

Student Director of Finance

Senator of LAS

Senator of Multicultural Affairs

Terrin Hall, English/elementary education, junior

Hall was not present at the panel.

Thaddeus Bland Jr., business, freshman

Bland was not present at the panel.

Photos of Schreiner, Zhao, Gunnoe and Torres by Nick BurnsOther photos courtesy of uccs.edu/~sga

At the Student Govern-ment Association election panel on March 5, 13 of 20 candidates were present to introduce themselves and answer questions. Among the absentees was Jasmine Caldwell, the unopposed candidate for student body president. The senator of multicul-tural affairs and senator of LAS positions, the only to generate any opposition, had only one candidate per position present. In addition to com-peting for student atten-dance on the same night as the women’s basketball quarterfinal, the one-hour election panel raised more questions than offered an-swers about SGA’s future. While the Q-and-A session gave SGA in-cumbents and newcomers opportunities to answer questions from fellow students and discuss their qualifications, something was missing without Caldwell. She and Laura Schrein-er, the vice president candidate, never had an opportunity to introduce themselves as a team and propose the specific changes they would make to the campus and SGA.

Candidates were also allowed to question one another, but none of them took advantage of the op-portunity. If there had been competition for at least one position, per-haps this would have been different. When asked why Caldwell and other candi-dates were absent, Chas-sidy Rosete, election commissioner, explained they had conflicts with class or were parents with children to look after. True, students often have trouble finding a common time to meet in their busy schedules. But with Caldwell absent and Schreiner expected to rep-resent both of them, the panel was incomplete and disappointing. Stephen Cucchiara, as-sistant director of student activities and moderator of the panel, reminded students at the panel’s conclusion that their ques-tions were part of an ongo-ing dialogue with SGA. He encouraged them to talk with candidates more about their concerns, in-cluding after the panel, when The Scribe also planned to collect more information for the candi-date profiles in this issue. Yet, when the panel ended, candidates imme-

diately left to run across campus and make a half-time appearance at the basketball quarterfinal. SGA missed a prime oppor-tunity here. If the panel really wanted to reach more than a handful of stu-dents, then it could have been condensed and included during halftime. That way, stu-dents wouldn’t have been forced to choose between rooting for their lady Mountain Lions or hearing from SGA can-didates. Rosete mentioned that could have been an option had she not learned about the quarterfinal game only the day before the panel, which hadn’t left much time to plan. Still, since the halftime appearance was already set up, it wouldn’t have been im-possible to make happen. Lack of participation has made this election dif-ficult for news coverage, especially when the lone presidential candidate and not all of the candidates

facing opposition showed up to speak. The election panel should be the pinnacle of every candidate’s cam-paign. While our report-ers can contact candidates for separate interviews, candidates should take it upon themselves be pres-ent for the coverage and students. As voters, students need to reevaluate how SGA elections are organized when candidates have proven unable to make that time commitment. When candidates can’t make an appearance and

personally ask students to vote for them, even if they are unopposed, holding a student election feels more like a moot formal-ity than a true need. Candidates should not be able to run unless they can commit their time to a panel, the only op-portunity for students to meet all of them and learn about their platforms in one place before election week. Students deserve choic-es when it comes to their leadership – especially when it’s fundamental in deciding how their tuition

dollars are spent. If they’re not satisfied or don’t know their candidates, they have every right to abstain. Students cannot af-ford for their options to be limited and their voices silenced while the univer-sity expands. Nearly ev-ery candidate at the panel voiced his or her desire to see more student involve-ment both on campus and in SGA. The next step is for students to respond to the call and help steer SGA, especially when its direc-tion has yet to be deter-mined.

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There was once a guy in one of my freshman class-es who didn’t seem to have any friends. He was rather

unkempt and had an awk-ward way of relating to people. One day, we ended up in the same lab group. I came to the conclu-sion years later that our working together was no accident. Overcoming the awkwardness we both felt from working with some-one new didn’t happen overnight, but with the passage of time, we fast became friends. Since then, I’ve gotten to know him more, and I know he possibly consid-ered suicide. How many other people

do I know who have the same thoughts? How many times have I passed by someone standing alone, looking downhearted in a hallway, and said nothing but a one-word greeting? Taking the time to be a friend and saying more than just “Hi” can mean the world to a hurting per-son. I know people with no friends – and I’m sure that most people do. Their self-esteem and wellbeing are far more im-portant than being in class 10 minutes early to get that regular seat.

There are a number of things that make it difficult for some of us to reach out and be friends to people. As an introvert myself, I know it’s very unnatural to just walk up to someone I don’t know and introduce myself. Not only that, but I’ve also sabotaged myself with scheduling – I’ve left no time for chatting. On top of all this, there are plenty of societal pres-sures keeping us from ap-proaching strangers. These difficulties are well worth overcoming,

though. We never know what tears are being cried behind a convincing smile or what wars are being waged inside a life that looks fine from the out-side. Taking the time to make friends, especially out of people who don’t have many of them, is a reward-ing and valuable experi-ence. There really isn’t a substitute for the satisfac-tion of bringing a genuine smile to the face of a hurt-ing friend. The next time you’re tempted to say “Hi” to

someone and quickly pass by, consider slowing down. Ask how classes are go-ing and perhaps go deeper – why not offer something like, “You look sad today; is everything all right?” Show you actually care. Consider whether being a friend or being on time is more important. Maybe you’ll come to the conclu-sion that leaving plenty of time for both is the best ap-proach. Plan ahead so you have time to say more than just “Hi” – then go do it.

Make the time to say more than just ‘Hi’ to fellow students

The Republican Party needs an emergency infu-sion of fresh blood from progressive, rational poli-ticians who are willing to forgo short-term personal ambitions in favor of re-newing the longevity of their movement. It needs leaders who can take an objective look at the ane-mic body the GOP has become. When it comes to em-barrassing moments for the Republican Party, it seems that elephants have found a way to forget, even if the American peo-ple do not. It has become party policy to simply ostracize Republicans who make outlandish statements. Re-publicans like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, who, despite any other ac-tions while in office, will always be known for their inexcusable arguments about rape. Americans have also not forgotten the statements made last September by Georgia Rep. Paul Broun, who, despite holding a M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia in Au-gustan, declared that the Big Bang theory, evolu-tion and embryology are “lies straight from the pit of hell.” And, of course, many people still struggle to forget rants from former

election hopefuls Bach-man, Santorum and Palin. Many would look at how the Republican Party has collectively turned its back on these individuals and salute it for shunning those who make state-ments of pure madness. Here’s the issue: People like Akin, Mourdock and Santorum keep turning up. They are indicative of much deeper issues within the GOP. Silencing them is akin to amputating only the toes of gangrenous leg and hoping the infection will get the hint. I’m not a medical doctor, but that doesn’t seem like a sound strategy. What the GOP needs is new faces, not simply a facelift. Behind new faces are new minds – minds with unsullied ideas that will breathe fresh life into the clay carcass that has become right-wing ideol-ogy. Not token minorities or women whose only role is to balance out the boy’s club. The Republican party needs elected officials who actually support limited government infringement on people’s personal lives, including the freedom to marry whomever, the freedoms to control one’s own body and, above all, the freedom of (or from) religion. That said, the party also needs individuals who, while staunch supporters of personal freedom, are not incapable of meeting the opposition at the table. If the stalemate over the fiscal cliff has proven any-thing, it’s that an overly proud, unwavering stance benefits no one, least of all the American people. The push has to start at the bottom. The Republi-

can Party is one of person-al responsibility and was founded on the belief that leaders derive their au-thority from the citizens. By failing to watch the voting records of the poli-ticians they cast ballots for, citizens are often just as culpable for instances of party shame as the poli-ticians themselves. Representatives need to be scrutinized, their records picked over and their actions brought to light. If they pass the tests of continuity in their con-cerns for their constituents – all their constituents – then they deserve the full support of the people. RINOs, or moderate Republicans, are as en-dangered as their pachy-derm namesakes. But just like real rhinos, they are not yet extinct. The Ru-bios, and maybe even the reformed Roves, now de-serve the attention of the Republican voter. As long as the Chris Christies and Olympia Snows of the party are not afraid to stand against the extremist tide, the Repub-lican Party may yet weath-er the tempest forming in Washington. I am a registered Repub-lican and a veteran who has been to both fronts. I have Libertas tattooed on my wrist, but I’d sooner slash that lovely Latin word and sever the veins beneath it than support a party that spawns politi-cians who don’t support limited government and personal responsibility. One day I’d like to be able to make strong, loud declarations that my party champions personal free-doms for all Americans. I want to be a proud Repub-lican, not an apologetic one.

Dueling opinionGOP needs new faces, not a facelift

The Republican Party suffered a huge loss in 2012. Everyone from the base of the party to the tippy top of the elephant’s battered head is flailing. The ideals that the party were founded upon have been clouded over by a campaign that has left both the leadership and the mes-sage in doubt. With budding stars like George P. Bush, son of for-mer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and Florida Sen. Marco Ru-bio, the man Time magazine heralded as the party “sav-ior,” the future stewardship of the party seems less of a concern. Ted Cruz, the junior sena-tor from Texas, and Susana Martinez, the current Re-publican governor of New Mexico, along with Rand Paul – a member of the Tea Party movement, who de-scribes himself as a “consti-tutional conservative” – are also perfectly poised to lead the party in upcoming years. Not as individual stars but as long-term contenders. But the GOP has other major concerns that can’t simply be answered through their top standard bearers. To influence the course of the nation, Republicans must begin to address a changing demographic. More impor-tantly, they must persuade a new brand of voters that they have answers. The youth, women and Hispanic voting blocs who

overwhelmingly vote Dem-ocratic must be brought into the fold. “My message is this: get off your ass,” GOP strategist Karl Rove said to members at a recent Republican state party convention. “Get back in the game and fight.” While it sounds like a locker-room pep talk, it’s fair to ask – at this point, is hard work enough? If Republicans choose to simply focus on improving get-out-the-vote efforts and party organization, they will be missing a great opportu-nity afforded by the 2012 losses: the opportunity to change. Colorado, a once-conser-vative state, has now gone blue in the last two presi-dential elections. Leading Republicans agree the party needs to do something. One thing is certain: it can no longer be seen as the party of old white guys. Re-publicans should be mindful of the image projected when events and fundraisers are hosted at wealthy donors’ homes or at exclusive re-sorts. It’s not like Democrats do any better – they host events at fancy places too – it’s just that media generally decide to focus on conservative events, portraying the party as sickeningly wealthy and leading leisurely lives. Because state party events are funded by independent contributors, it is nobody’s business where or how much money is spent put-ting on the events. Again, Republicans do not hold a monopoly on swankiness and extravagance. Obama will have attended more $25,000-a-seat fund-raisers with the Hollywood elite and “strategized” at his share of high-end resorts than any other president in the nation’s history.

Money and overindul-gence inundate both parties, but because the GOP has been so successfully painted as being home to only the rich and snobbish, it would behoove them (and the Democrats) to knock it off. Many Republican vot-ers will continue trending to vote not based necessarily on party but for candidates that have experience, com-petence and – based on our current economic state – great financial knowledge. Whether Republican or Democrat, Independent, Libertarian or a Green Par-ty member, voters should question everything, do their own research and remember just because someone car-ries a party label does not make that person evil, nor does it make someone with the same party affiliation a great individual who can do or say no wrong. It is particularly easy today to slurp up whatever mass media is spoon-feed-ing the American people and consider it satisfying. After all, who has the time to do their own research on current events, namely poli-tics? But this is where people begin to lose out and where politicians and journalists – those who have decided what voters need to hear and how to frame it – begin to win. Listening to informa-tion without questioning it is very dangerous. If people push emotion aside and truly listen to what the candidates are saying, more conserva-tives will get elected. Republicans need to hone their message toward a new reality. That reality is firmly grounded in the absolute re-quirement that the GOP re-brand itself with a message relevant to the needs of a new generation of voters.

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Connor Campbell, sophomore, mechani-cal and aerospace engi-neering

What do you think SGA does?Basically, it’s student government, student fi-nance – really kind of getting the student’s per-spective for stuff for the school.

Do you think they’re doing a good job, and what do you think they can improve?I think so far they’re do-ing a general good job. I mean, things are running pretty smoothly so far. They’re not very present, so I guess kind of being more present with what’s going on on campus.

Kristyne Merritt, ju-nior, history

What do you think SGA does?They help provide money for clubs and or-ganizations on campus. They help pass amend-ments and bylaws and things like that for stu-dents here on campus.

Do you think they’re doing a good job, and what do you think they can improve?I think they’re doing a good job. I feel like a lot of the students involved are also in-volved in Greek life, so I’d like to see them span further past the Greek life representa-tives.

Kourtnee Jones, junior, so-ciology

Have you heard of SGA?No.

What do you think the Stu-dent Government Associa-tion does?Probably [works] with organi-zations and different politics on campus, things like that.

Do you think they’re doing a good job, and what do you think they can improve?I’ve never really met any-one from SGA or been intro-duced or anything like that, so maybe they could make themselves known a little bit more so that students, espe-cially ones like me who don’t live on campus, know what’s going on because I have no idea.

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Bethany Brooks, junior, economics and Spanish

What do you think SGA does?Well, it’s the Student Gov-ernment Association, so there’s a group of students who want to improve how the school works, and they basically get together to dis-cuss issues or hot topics that are going on in the school, and they just think of ways to improve things.

Do you think they’re doing a good job, and what do you think they can improve?I think they’re doing a fine job. I haven’t really heard anything to the contrary. I do live on campus, but I’m not exactly up to date on every-thing that’s going on in the SGA. S

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Recent color-themed basketball games have been drawing larger crowds compared to regu-lar UCCS games. The Blackout Night and Whiteout Night sporting events tend to garner the highest turnout for UCCS games, but other events such as Pink Zone Night and Green Out Night are following in the trend of color-themed events. Green Out Night on Feb. 22 was part of an ini-tiative in partnership with the Office of Sustainabili-ty, emphasizing awareness about recycling with sus-tainability office employ-ees stationed around trash receptacles. The halftime activity saw fans run in a relay race to organize trash, recyclables and compost. The UCCS mascot, Clyde, also sported a green jersey while interacting with cheerleaders and spectators. Pink Zone Night on Feb. 23 promoted breast cancer awareness, which has roots in the Susan G. Komen foundation. Pink games have been an an-nual tradition at UCCS and are supported by the Office of Student Activities. The Pink Zone and Green Out games were

scheduled back-to-back due to limited time, though that will ideally change next year. “Next year they’ll prob-ably be spread out more, [a] one-per-weekend type thing with home games rather than back-to-back nights,” said Athletic Di-rector Stephen Kirkham. He speculated the popu-larity of the Pink Zone and Green Out games during February is due to a num-ber of factors, including senior night, brand recog-nition and the last sched-uled home games of the season. Although Pink Zone and Green Out Night drew a crowd, the athletic de-partment does not want a color theme for each game. “We’re not looking for something to do every night,” said Kirkham. Still, Blackout Night remains the most well-known sporting event on campus. Students don black clothes in support

of the basketball teams, following in line with the UCCS team colors of gold, black and white. Blackout Night started when Ben Jourdan and Matt Seay formed the Fans Initiating Growth, Honor and Tradition Club (F.I.G.H.T. Club) in 2008. After Jourdan watched a football game at CU-Boul-der, he wanted to bring the same school spirit and intensity to Colorado Springs. Shortly after its foun-dation, the F.I.G.H.T. Club advocated and organized the first Blackout Night. That event drew a crowd so large that it became a fire hazard in the old gym, which has since been con-verted to Berger Hall. Brittany Reese, a se-nior communication stu-dent and secretary of the F.I.G.H.T. Club, said, “I think that first game was definitely [a point] where everyone was, ‘Oh my god, this is so awesome.’”

Color-themed sporting events attract larger crowdsPeter Farrellpfarrell@uccs.edu

Photos by James SibertTop left: Cheerleaders showed their support for recycling by wearing green at Green Out Night Feb. 22.Top right: Blackout Night has one of the highest turnouts for UCCS home games. Bottom: The women’s basketball team wore bright pink T-shirts to support breast cancer awareness at Pink Zone Night Feb. 23.

When members of the UCCS men’s cross coun-try team embarked on an adventure to Kenya, they had no idea what kind of changes they could help create. After their trip, they came back with the goal to raise enough money to send teachers to Chep-tigit Primary School in Kenya. The goal was to raise $4,000 over the course of the semester to help the kids get the teachers they need to succeed. On March 1, the team held a Kenyan din-ner event at The Grace Place Church in Colorado Springs, raising $4,575 in one night. “We had so many peo-ple come and support our cause tonight, and I am really proud of our team,” said cross country mem-ber Luke Dakin said. Dakin, David Mari-no, Robert Scrivner and Coach Mark Misch were

the ones who went to Ke-nya. “Thank you to all of you who came to donate and to those who came to volunteer,” Dakin said. He added that their

goal was to raise $4,000 this semester. “We were hoping to raise approxi-mately $1,000 to $2,000 tonight,” he said. “We smashed that goal and raised $4,575 tonight

alone.” The cross country team is wasting no time in getting the necessary paperwork ready to send the needed teachers to Kenya.

“I have already sent an email to the headmas-ter at Cheptigit Primary School and have given him the go-ahead to hire seven more teachers im-mediately,” Dakin said.

“This means that right away these kids will go from being in a classroom with 50 kids to a classroom with 30 kids. This will allow for these kids to get more individualized attention right away and put them on a path to a more suc-cessful future.” In addition to the March 1 fundraiser, the team looks for-ward to even more fundraising and has set up a sponsorship program. For $50 a month, anyone can adopt a classroom and communicate with the children through writing let-ters. Anyone inter-ested in donating can contribute to the nonprofit charity the

Harambee Foundation, which helps support the Kenyan community. The team is also accepting do-nations online at haram-bee.eventzilla.net.

Cross country fundraiser raises $4,575 for Kenyan schoolKyle Marinokmarino@uccs.edu

Photo by James SibertUCCS students got a taste of Kenya at the Kenya Dinner hosted by the cross country team.

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