the mirror - october 20, 2014
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The electronic edition of The Mirror's October 20, 2014 issue.TRANSCRIPT
OCT. 20, 2014A reflection of the UNC community.
IN THIS ISSUE* Underage Drinking, p. 5* Sexual Crimes on Campus, p. 6* Drunkorexia, p. 7* Drunk Driving, p. 7* Weed: Taboo or Not?, p. 8* Bar Crawl, p. 12* Athletes and Parties, p. 15 Cover by Manny Perez
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Page 3October 20, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE MIRROR
STAFF 2014-15Editor-in-Chief
Alexandria Adair [email protected]
Production ManagerManuel Perez
News EditorKatarina Velazquez
A&E EditorAntonio Hill
Sports EditorDanielle Ross
Photo EditorCassius Vasquez
Web EditorErick Pirayesh
Copy EditorSuzanne Evans
Graphic DesignersSeth Haller & Elleanna Kantz
Advertising ManagerHannah Crowley
Marketing ManagersTory Orozco & Amanda Mulnix
General ManagerMatt Lubich
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“AS LONG AS YOU COOPERATE, YOU SHOULD BE FINE. IT’S NOT WORTH THE RAMIFICATIONS
TO PURSUE ANY OTHER TICKET THAN BEING INTOXICATED.”
“IT IS NOT A CORN MAZE YOU’D WANT TO GET LOST IN.”
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“IT’S A GREAT ACCOLADE, BUT I COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MY TEAM. I HAVE HAD TWO YEARS OF VERY GOOD PASSERS AND HITTERS, SO IF IT WASN’T FOR THEM I WOULD BE NOWHERE
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Page 4 October 20, 2014OPINION
By Litsha Leeper
Litsha Says Lame Stuff
The Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board: Alexandria Adair Vasquez, Katarina Velazquez, Antonio Hill, Danielle Ross and Cassius Vasquez.
Insert your name here:
Insert your name in the crack that sepa-rates the organ that once kept me living All of my insides now pushing their way out
These are what goose bumps are They’re just reactions fighting their way through my flesh to expose what’s been done to the parts of me that no one can see
My tears aren’t visible, but the inside of me is wet and drippingAnd not from sexual arousal Rejection is what my insides are dressed in
Discouragement
I can’t love againI mean, what do I look like I’m made of? Do I look like I tote Teflon, and platinum is my interior?
Don’t let the tight lips and upward angled nose fool youI melt faster than your crooning R&B singer
It doesn’t take much to make me wish that everything alive in me was deadWhen the person who gave me life made me realize that all I do is breatheAnd I have never really inhaled
Insert your name on the naked parts of me, on the places I shield with bikinisBoy shorts and leggingsThe places I hunch over like Notre Dame to coverThe places that I stare at on television vix-ens and compare myself to when I’m alone in the house you once brought comfort to
Your name is traced on the nips of my buds that once rose to respect your pres-enceYour name is in the walls that still call youEven when you don’t answer, your name is
the thing that sits in between my earsI can’t stop thinking of you
I thought I was kinda dopeI thought I had a pretty good sense of humorI’m reasonably cute depending on who I am in the room withI’m intelligent depending on who I’m in the room withI’m important depending on
Well, depending on you
We were friends, and now I don’t even know your nameIt’s no longer in my contactsI deleted it in an angry frenzy when you didn’t respond to my late night texts drop-ping mad hints For you to come over and do whatever
I don’t even know your name I can’t possibly know it because when I call you don’t answer
Insert your name in my blank spaces
My mind keeps drifting when my body is still
I keep drawing blanks in reckless conver-sationI keep trying to find my way into every-one’s life while simultaneously trying to find the way out of my own
My dotted lines loom on white pages Waiting for your John Hancock but you refuse to own me You refuse to claim your own writing
I was your creation I was your words I was your idioms
I didn’t have much meaning without you putting me together
Insert your name so that I have someone to call out to in the midst of my self-destruction
Insert your name, sir
I can’t seem to identify you
—Litsha Leeper is a senior philosophy major and an opinion columnist for The Mirror. She can be reached at [email protected].
A POEM: INSERT YOUR NAME HERE
For many years, I believed babies were grown from baby seeds and that mommies and daddies would go together to a kind of farmer’s market and pick out their baby seed together. Then—because my mother had told me that if you swallow a watermelon seed you’ll grow a watermelon in your stomach—I, of course, assumed the mommy would eat the baby seed and a baby would grow in her stomach. Then the doctors cut the mommy open and pulled the baby out. Duh. Today I laugh at the idea of baby seeds, at the idea of picking out your baby from a market and not engaging in any sort of intercourse to produce that baby. It’s only funny to me now because I know the truth. The way I learned the truth was not so funny. My par-ents are divorced, and I grew up with a parenting schedule (so much for, “We have to be consistent with the children, dear”). I lived two very different lives and learned two painfully different sets of lessons at those houses. My mommy was soft and didn’t like telling the hard truths.
My dad was bitter and loved telling the hard truths, espe-cially when it meant exposing a lie told by my mother. When he heard I believed babies came from baby seeds, he did not hesitate to tell me all the gory details about sex. In retrospect, I strongly feel I was too young to learn that lesson at that age. I was disgusted. I felt nauseous when he told me. I couldn’t believe that I would be expected to do those things someday and that all the adults I knew had done it. I couldn’t have been more than five or six years old. People often agree with me when I say I wish he would have waited. I wish I could have lived in blissful ignorance of sex for the time during which sex didn’t affect my life. Sex, in some ways, is like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. We learn these harmless lies, and someday, the lies are exposed. For some reason, no one is ever bitter about having been lied to about sex. And, for some other reason, we all go on to tell our kids the same lies. In many ways, however, sex is not like a fictional holi-
day spirit. It can be extremely dangerous to be underedu-cated. With the prevalence of sexual crime, when is a child too young to be told about the sanctity of sex and that people can’t touch them in “that way” if they don’t want them to? When, with the prevalence of teen pregnancy, is it appropriate to explain to kids that sex can end their lives as they know them? When, with the prevalence of STDs, is it too early to tell children that having sex can be a threat to their lives? I’m not having kids for a long, long time. But when I do, how am I supposed to handle the touchiest subject in our entire society?
— Danielle Ross is a junior journalism and mass commu-nications major and sports editor for The Mirror. She can be reached at [email protected].
WHAT WILL YOU TELL YOUR KIDS ABOUT SEX?
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CONSEQUENCES OF DRINKING UNDERAGEBy Andrew [email protected]
Each year, students will navigate the world of house parties and underage drinking—and each year, there will be some students who must answer to law enforcement and pay court fees for their underage participation in alcohol-related incidents. Depending on the circumstances, a college student’s wallet may be a little lighter after the ticket, but cooperation with police may help students avoid other infractions. "Responsibility avoids issues. Be in control and responsible with drinking," said Dennis Pumphrey, chief of police at the Uni-versity of Northern Colo-rado Police Department. Depending on the cir-cumstances and environ-ment, a police officer will decide to pursue any lawful action based on a student's intoxication, Pumphrey said. He also said safety is a big part for the police departments, and officers want to make sure no problems will occur with the person who is under the influence. Only 85 tickets have been issued on campus this semester, which may mean students are becom-ing more knowledgeable and safe with their drink-ing habits. The numbers of tickets that have been
issued has decreased in size over the prior years, Pumphrey said. "Drinking is always go-ing to happen with under-age and overage people," said Sophie Ferguson, a junior communication studies major. Ferguson said she doesn't condone binge drinking but that she feels drinking in a household with friends who know their limits isn't a problem. Big parties will create the
horror stories everyone hears about, such as getting tickets or injuries. When receiving a ticket, it is required to present an I.D., but other than that, it is up to the discretion of the individual to partici-pate in anything further. A student is allowed to deny a portable breatha-lyzer test or any other test to determine the intoxica-tion of the person. The only way to surely get a ticket is possession of any type of
illegal substance. "There is high drinking, but all colleges do it," said Rachel Sly, a sophomore sociology major. Sly has encountered many underage drinkers, but she said she is pleased with the laws enforced in Colorado. Sly said there are no laws in California that protect people, such as the Safe Haven law. "We, for some reason, know how to do it safely,"
Sly said. She said she believes that, compared to other schools, the number of injuries and tickets isn’t as prevalent as it is in other college towns. "As long as you cooper-ate, you should be fine. It's not worth the ramifications to pursue any other ticket than being intoxicated," Pumphrey said. To find out more in-formation from the UNC Police Department, please visit www.unco.edu/police.
Mark Harro | The MirrorStudents should be aware of the risks and consequences that come with underage drinking at the University of Northern Colorado. Approximately 85 alcohol-related tickets have been issued on campus so far this semester.
Page 6 October 20, 2014NEWS‘SAVE ACT’ RAISES SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS
By Chelsea [email protected]
Named in honor of a student who was raped and murdered in her residence hall in 1986, the Jeanne Clery Act has been in practice to combat sexual violence on cam-puses for two decades now. This year, an amendment called the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, Campus SaVE Act for short, has gone into effect in a pursuit to put an end to sexual violence on college campuses. The Campus SaVE Act broadens the scope of crimes related to the Clery Act, expands the statistical reporting of crimes, updates prevention guidelines and updates victim’s rights and confidentiality. The act applies to students—and for the first time, it explicitly covers employees of an institu-tion. VTV Family Outreach Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to pro-mote safety and security on campuses and provides assistance to victims of campus-related crimes, has played a large part in the enactment of the Campus SaVE Act. “Implementing the New Campus SaVE Act” is a free webinar sponsored by the foundation available on YouTube. The webinar describes how the amendment has updated the Clery Act and what new poli-cies and procedures will be included in its enactment. The definition of hate crimes has been updated and expanded to include national origin and gender identity. Hate for a specific race, religion or other ethnic background must be the underlining cause of an incident in order for it to be deemed a hate crime. This is to distinguish legitimate hate crimes from incidences where racial slurs were used in the midst of a conflict. Three new crimes have also been in-cluded in the Campus SaVE Act: Domestic violence, dating violence and stalking are now reportable crimes. Defined as any act of violence commit-ted by a current or former spouse or co-habiter as a spouse of the victim, domestic violence has been updated to include the term “intimate partner” as well. The United States Department of
Justice defines dating violence as “violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim.” Dating violence is then determined by a professional from the institution and is based on the length and type of relation-ship and frequency of interactions between the parties involved. Stalking has also been added as a reportable crime and focuses primarily on the victim’s rights. “Even though most states have changed
their state laws, there may be still some that talk about stalking referring to the intent of the stalker. And this law is abso-lutely spoken from the victim's side: the fear for his or her safety or the safety of others. It doesn’t include the word intent,” said Connie Kirkland, director of George Mason University's Sexual Assault Services and participant of the webinar. Stalking is defined as engaging in con-duct specifically directed at an individual that would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety, the safety of oth-
ers or suffer substantial emotional distress. Any time an individual reports to a se-curity authority about a crime that violates the Campus SaVE Act, he or she is entitled to a direct written explanation of all of his or her rights and options. Victims com-ing forward are often in a fragile state, and requiring that institutions provide written notifications of rights is key to protecting these victims. Institutions must develop a policy for protecting victim confidentiality, and this entails what information the institution gives to police for statistical purposes. While students may report a possible crime to the institution, the option to report the offense to law enforcement is entirely up to the victim. “I know that on certain crimes that are obviously very personal, people don’t nec-essarily want to come forward to the police department,” said Dennis Pumphrey, chief of the University of Northern Colorado Police Department. He said students need to understand going into the police department doesn’t necessarily mean they have to press charg-es for certain crimes if they do not want to. Instead, going into the department and providing evidence that may potentially be utilized by the Dean of Students’ offices may be beneficial to them. “I hope that brings more people into the police department to report some of those personal crimes that I think right now people hesitate to come forward with,” he said. If the victim does not wish to enter the legal system, disciplinary action and accommodations can still be made at an administrative level. The act requires that disciplinary pro-ceedings must operate within a prompt, fair and impartial investigation and resolution. Individuals who receive annual training for these often-sensitive situations handle investigations. During disciplinary proceeding, both parties are entitled to an adviser of their choice; However, this adviser cannot speak on behalf of the individual. In addition, parties are entitled to a simultaneous writ-ten notice of outcome.See Assault on page 9
Maeve Widmann | The MirrorThe Campus SaVE Act aims to increase transparency on college campuses about inci-dents of sexual violence which includes crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
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DRUNKOREXIA: EATING LESS TO DRINK MORE
CAMPAIGN USES FAIRY CHARACTER TO END DRINKING AND DRIVING
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorDrunkorexia is a new eating disorder affecting college students across the nation. Stu-dents will eat less food, so they can use the extra calories to drink more alcohol.
By Samantha [email protected]
Drunkorexia, which is when a person eats smaller meals, or no meals at all, in order to allow for more alcohol consumption with-out weight gain, is a trend that has hit college cam-puses across the nation. This disorder has most commonly been found in young women. Self-image is already a prominent part of their everyday lives, and with the added pressures of the binge-drinking lifestyle, college women in par-ticular have become more conscious of where they consume their calories. While alcohol products such as beer and hard li-quor contain very little fat, they are extremely high in calories and artificial sug-
ars. Alongside the alcohol, of course, are the chasers and late-night food to fol-low a night of partying. In an article about drunkorexia by the Los Angeles Times, Dr. David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition and professor of medicine at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, said the drinks college students are drawn to—such as whiskey cokes, margaritas, vodka cranber-ries, etc.—are extremely high in calories. Heber also said that although “women will skip meals and get their caloric allowance in alco-holic drinks,” the fact of the matter is that this method does not truly prevent weight gain. A campaign titled
Drink Aware has focused on this modern eating disorder and the long-term effects that could arise from it. Psychologists working with this campaign have noted that by eating less in order to drink more, participants may very well develop an eating disorder paired with alcoholism. When the desire to drink is greater than the desire to eat, there is a clear problem at hand. Another side effect that can arise from the drun-korexia eating disorder is severe liver damage. Through the intake of more alcohol and less over-all solid calories, one’s liver is doing much more work and filtering the alcohol at a quicker rate. See Drunk on page 9
By Anna [email protected]
According to a report from West Virginia University, approximately 1,700 college students die each year from alcohol-related accidents. About 600,000 college students are injured in accidents while under the influence of alcohol, many of which are automobile-related. At UNC, Ruth the Truth Fairy is a character who endorses safety. Ruth is on a mission to change behav-iors related to alcohol and drug impair-ment among students at the University of Northern Colorado. Ruth the Truth Fairy is a branch of a drunk driving prevention campaign fund-ed by the state of Colorado. The state has granted money to three schools that have been selected to highlight this campaign. Each school is a little bit different in their presentation in the materials.
Ruth the Truth Fairy said she loves being the UNC fairy. She also said that she loves attending student events and having an impact on people. “I get to fly in with my giant fairy wings and be around all of these wonderful stu-dents,” she said. Also according to the WVU report, in 2012, of the 133 drunk driving fatalities, 19 of those were underage deaths. Ruth said she wants students to always remember the truth of drinking and driving and that DUIs are costly. Mallory Jordan, prevention coordinator for Prevention Education and Advocacy Services, said the message of the campaign is one that students should find important. She said the campaign is “a social norming campaign to allow UNC students to know the behaviors against the per-ceived behaviors of drinking and drugs.” “Overall, this year, we have had a lot more notice and understanding of who
Ruth is,” Jordan said. The biggest root of the message is get-ting across positive messages about DUI cost, how to prevent drinking and driving
and how it will affect students. The first ever sighting of Ruth the Truth Fairy was at homecoming weekend during Community Fest 2013.
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WEED: TABOO OR NOT?By Ashley [email protected]
Recreational marijuana has been legal for almost a full year now, but is it becom-ing more socially acceptable? Some students said they feel like it is going to take a while for weed to be as ac-cepted as alcohol is. Charles Crutchfi eld, a senior political science major, said he thinks marijuana is still taboo—especially with older genera-tions. He said he feels it is more widely accepted with younger people. “We live in a free society, and I strongly believe in individual liberty. However, I am not sure what the larger eff ects on society will be from legalizing marijuana,” Crutch-fi eld said. Molly Gard, a junior recreation and hospitality major, said it is not a common thing to hear someone admit to smoking
marijuana. Other students feel marijuana should have places where it is legal to smoke in public because the people who do participate in the act have the right to feel comfortable about it. “I think the majority of people accept it, much like drinking alcohol, but there are not bars to smoke marijuana. I think that if there were places to smoke it openly, then people would be more open about it,” Gard said. Amendment 64 allows a person who is 21 or older to purchase one ounce of marijuana per transaction. If they are not a resident of Colorado, they may only purchase 7 grams per trans-action. No one can smoke marijuana in public, and it is possible to receive a DUI if one exceeds fi ve nanograms of active THC per millimeter of blood. Possessing marijuana on federal land is an off ense, and it may not be exported.
Mark Harro | Th e MirrorCannabis has been legal since January 2014 for people over the age of 21, but some stu-dents still fi nd it socially uncomfortable to admit to smoking.
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COLLEGE STUDENTS AFFECTED BY NEW EATING DISORDERDrunk from page 7
Javier Mancha, a communication studies senior, said he has heard of people participating in this act but never knew it is something so many people do. “I think it’s pointless and extremely unhealthy for a body. I can see why people do it. Alcohol can get pretty pricey, but the effects it can have on your body easily out-weigh the possibility of getting drunk faster,” Mancha said. While some students have heard of this method to a quicker drunkenness, not all have. Hannah Waugh, also a communication studies senior, said that she had never heard of drunkorexia. “I think it’s scary. When people do this, they don’t
realize that they need food to slow down the absorption of alcohol. Ultimately, I think this can lead to more cases of alcohol poisoning,” she said. Even though the starvation approach is more common for women, there are men who employ different methods to get the same effect. Drunkorexia has also been defined as incorporating large amounts of exercise paired with smaller meals in order to avoid weight gain. Men, more so than women, commonly use this ap-proach to avoid weight gain. While research and studies are still being done, re-searchers have found that most students feel the need to prioritize drinking as an escape and relief for stress, emo-
tions and basic anxiety. Also, according to the article by the LA Times, Susan Albers, a psychologist and author of five books about mindful eating, said that “the binge eating or drinking numbs or turns off that feeling, so they aren’t feeling it in that moment.” The problem is that the situation isn’t fully escaped. “The difficulty is when they are done eating or restrict-ing food, or have consumed substances, those feelings come back,” Albers said. “At best, it’s a momentary comfort measure.” If you have a friend struggling with a drinking or eat-ing disorder, help can be found by calling the National Eating Disorders Association hotline at 1-800-931-223.
NEW ACT ADDRESSES SEXUAL VIOLENCE ACROSS CAMPUSESAssault from page 6
The Campus SaVE Act has updated sexual assault policies and programs more than anything else. Requirements for education and aware-ness have been made much more specific.
Institutions must provide prevention education for all incoming students and new employees, with ongoing campaigns throughout the year. Prevention and education focuses on bystander intervention and how to spot the warning signs.
Pumphrey said he had only one criti-cism of the amendment. He said he wished there were more of an emphasis on drug and alcohol abuse because substance abuse has far-reaching, negative effects. “We’re going to be focusing on preven-
tion,” said S. Daniel Carter, director of the 32 National Campus Safety Initiative. “We can provide assistance to victims, and that’s important. But I think one of the things we learned over the past 20 years is that’s not going to stop the crimes from happening, and that’s what we want to do.”
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HAUNTING FRIGHTS TO FILL FALL NIGHTS By Correll [email protected]
Fritzler Scream Acres Corn Maze: As darkness falls and the fog rolls in, I board a bus with a bunch of strang-ers. As the bus rolls out, making its way into the corn fields, I load up my gun and prepare myself for whatever might lie ahead. Then the bus breaks down, and the lights go out. “I’m going to go check it out. No one move!” shouts the driver as he exits the broken-down bus. All of a sudden, I hear the sound of a chainsaw revving just outside the window, followed by violent screams. Passengers panic as a bloodied man climbs on board, his chain-saw screaming louder than the strangers beside me. He makes his way down the aisle, heading right for me. If you go to Alcorntraz at Fritzler Scream Acres Corn Maze this October, this scenario will become a reality. Alcorntraz, a zombie paintball slayer experience, is one of many activities available through-out the Halloween season. After buying a ticket, I board one of several school buses mounted with paintball guns on either side of the open windows on either side. As the bus began driving into the corn fields, we pass through
various apocalyptic settings where “zombies” await us. “Fire when ready,” shouts a staff member. Everyone on board is pumped and eager to kill some zombies. “I wonder what kind of ‘zombies’ there are,” said one eager zombie slayer. Finally, we see our targets—single zombies, in each apocalyptic area, who are hammered by paint-balls from 10 people while wearing extremely padded suits and masks as they waddle from side to side next to the buses. Unfortunately, the paintball guns are mounted and cannot be moved more than an inch in any direc-tion, making aiming next to impossible. “I can’t even hit that zombie. My gun won’t move that far,” said one passenger, loudly. “Slow down, zombie man.” Despite the lack of “realistic zombies,” the ex-perience was really fun. If you just want to shoot stuff and maybe get a bit scared along the way, this activity is for you. Other Fritzler attrac-tions include helicopter rides over the corn fields, huge slides, a pumpkin cannon, an interactive ghost hunt, rat race barrel racing, bicycle go-carts, as well as several day-time activities and, of course, the infamous corn maze.
The corn maze has two parts this year. The first is just a corn maze, catering to families and those who don’t want to be scared to death at every turn. “The first part was like a warm-up for the second, which was pretty terrify-ing. There were a lot of things that jumped out and scared us pretty good,” said Kaitlyn Sullivan, a senior journalism and mass com-munications major. “It is not a corn maze you’d want
to get lost in.” The second part is more for adults and those who are not faint of heart. “The first part wasn’t scary at all, but the second part had a lot of scary ele-ments, and the actors were really good, which made it a lot scarier,” said Thyme Nash, a freshman English major. If you’re looking for a good scare or just some fun activities to experience with family and friends,
there are plenty of options at the Fritzler Corn Maze this October. The Fritzler Corn Maze is seven miles south of Greeley, right off of U.S. Highway 85. It’s open Wednesdays and Thurs-days from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. They are also open on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m., but the haunted corn maze isSee Haunted on page 12
Illustration by Elleana Kantz
Page 11October 20, 2014 A&EPARANORMAL TIPS, TRICKS AND SIGHTINGS
By La’Asianee Brown [email protected]
“Ghosts are in now. Aliens, not so much,” said ghost hunter Karl Pfeiffer. The crowd laughed as he further ex-plained how, in the past few years, televi-sion shows starring the paranormal have grown immensely. On Wednesday night, Pfeiffer shared paranormal investigation techniques at an interactive discussion that was hosted by a new club joining the UNC community: Ghosts of UNC. Why Pfeiffer? Well for one, Pfeiffer has done a lot of his investigating locally. As a night tour leader at the Stanley Hotel lo-cated in Estes Park, Pfeiffer is familiar with the spookier scenes of Colorado, including those at the University of Northern Colorado campus. Pfeiffer lectured on important ideas of ghost hunting that he believes people who are interested in the paranormal should consider. On a white board behind him was a list of framework ideas of ghost hunting, providing factors in which the paranormal and living collide. The first point was “Experience.” Pfeiffer outlined that one’s first experience with the paranormal is often the moment that sparked their belief or interest in the paranormal. Yet it is lack of experience that has subsequently created non-believ-ers and doubters. While sharing paranormal hunting techniques, Pfeiffer broke the intense con-versation with tales of his experiences as a paranormal tour guide. Pfeiffer recalls one guy on a tour who came in as a non-believer. Once the tour started, he heard pipes creaking and was convinced it was ghosts. Pfeiffer said he insisted that what the man heard was most likely just the pipes, but he replied “No, man. That’s a ghost.” From that moment on the man was a believer, Pfeiffer said. Pfeiffer’s next point was “Validate.” “People watch ghost hunting shows looking for validation of personal experi-ences. They aren’t proving ghosts, they are validating ghosts,” he said. Pfeiffer’s last point, “Science,” addressed every paranormal skeptic’s first question:
“Are ghosts real?” Like any teacher would tell a student, the proof is in the books. Pfeiffer suggest-ed that the only way for one to scientifical-ly know if ghosts exist is to seek and value published journals. These published works, he said, are created by investigators who have spent years investigating and collect-ing scientific data at a haunted sight—and not at various sights for a day or two each, as seen on television shows.After the lecture, Pfeiffer opened the con-versation up to the audience and invited members to ask any question from, “What was your craziest experience?” to “How do you feel about Ouija boards?” As the questions flowed non-stop, Pfeiffer answered each with his own knowledge and that of his ghost-hunting comrades. He provided multiple perspec-tives to each question, addressing the ideas of not only a non-believer but of a believer as well. A hush went over the room when an audience member raised their hand and asked, “Can you tell us about any paranor-mal experiences you’ve had at UNC?” Pfeiffer laughed and told the audi-ence of his personal experience in Turner, where he witnessed figures walking through closed doors. He also spoke about an account of a camp counselor who was so spooked in Harrison that he slept in the supply closet one night. “Some of my best experiences have happened on this campus. UNC has some great activity,” he said. So what are some paranormal tech-niques amateur paranormal investigators should consider? Be a skeptic and have fun, Pfeiffer said, and go into any experience looking to vali-date your own personal experience rather than to prove ghosts exist. And what about tools? How does one validate a ghost beyond experience? Pfeiffer suggested using a voice re-corder. He has witnessed conversations with paranormal investigators and ghosts through the device, which is said to pro-vide a gateway of conversation because of ghosts’ ability to manipulate the white noise. But the absolute best tool? “Our body,” Pfeiffer said. “We can see
things better than a camera.” Some, clear paranormal believers, lis-tened intently as Pfeiffer offered insight to interacting with the paranormal. Others, possible skeptics, made indifferent faces as he shared personal accounts and accounts of his peers. Erika Robles, a junior psychology major, said she thoroughly enjoyed the talk. As someone who has had personal experiences with ghost, Robles said she is a believer of the paranormal. “I wasn’t aware there was a ghost-hunt-ing club on campus. I’m very interested in ghost hunting and wanted to meet some-one who was has actually done ghost hunt-ing,” she said. “I lived in a house were I would see people and dishes would break, so yeah, I definitely believe in ghosts.” Also in attendance was President of Ghosts of UNC Emily Thatcher, a senior psychology and criminal justice major. Thatcher started the club not only for the ghost hunting experience but as someone who wants to help the living validate their paranormal experiences. “I don’t care if they are alive or dead. I want to help people. People who experi-ence paranormal activity are not taken seriously, and I want to be the person who
goes to them and says, ‘Let’s talk about it,’” she said. While the Ghosts of UNC club is still very new, Thatcher said she is excited to share the things to come. “We will have guest speakers, and I want to do investigations in four of the dorms and some of the education halls,” Thatcher said. For anyone with an interest in the para-normal and the art of ghost hunting, the Ghost of UNC is accepting new members. For more information on the club, contact Thatcher through the “Ghosts of UNC” Facebook page.
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HUMP DAY RELIEF FOUND AT BAR CRAWL By Samantha [email protected]
Every week, students look forward to Wednesday nights the most. Aft er a week of tests, studying and work, they can’t wait to go out with friends and let loose. While neighboring cities like Fort Collins and Denver are well known for their night life, Greeley’s own downtown area provides a night out that is defi nitely worth checking out. On Wednesday nights, Downtown Greeley has become the place to be. Each week, students head Downtown to participate in the weekly Bar Crawl. Between the hours of 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. students who are 18 and up can attend the bars, while those 21 and up can enjoy the all-you-can-drink special for an inexpensive $10. Located off of 8th Ave. and 9th Street, right in the heart of downtown, are four bars: Bears Country Saloon, Th e Jager Pizzeria and Bar, Th e Penalty Box and Grabo’s Bar and Grill. Th ey create the Bar Crawl atmosphere. Although it’s not offi cially a part of Bar Crawl, a new bar called Th e Front Porch has also brought in quite the crowd. Bar Crawl begins at the door of any one of the four bars, where the security checks IDs, takes payment and adorns participants with a black sharpie “X”’ or a wrist-band and a cup. Familiar faces and new friends await beyond the door. For those looking to dance, Th e Penalty Box is the place to be. A variety of music ranging from hip-hop to electronica blasts from speakers, and the fl oor is rarely visible as almost all the people inside the bar dance to the music. Beer pong tables are scattered throughout the bar
for friends to challenge each other with. Beneath Th e Penalty Box sits Th e Jager Pizzeria and Bar. Stopping into this bar is a must for any one who enjoys live entertainment and food with their drinking experience. Not only is there a constant fl ow of live music, but the pizza slices are huge. Local artists, as well as open mic and karaoke opportunities, provide entertainment while creating a laid-back experience. Across the way is Grabo’s Bar and Grill, a newly-re-stored sports bar. Grabo’s has guest bartenders each night. Th ese guests are well-known faces that the customers seem to love seeing behind the bar. Some guest bartenders include local business owners and frequent bar attendees. Next door, at Bears Country Saloon, bar crawlers can fi nd couples swing dancing, groups line dancing, all sorts of country music and darts, among other things. No less than a rowdy time can be had when at Bears. Directly in front of Bears County Saloon sits the new-est addition to the downtown bar scene. Th e Front Porch, named because of the quaint porch where most of the guests spend their time, includes a fi re pit which makes for easy warmth and a place to gather on cold nights. Each of these bars aims to target a diff erent group, making the Bar Crawl open to a wide variety of students and Greeley locals who are looking for a place to spend their time. Allen Grieve, the general manager of Grabo’s Bar and Grill, has worked in the downtown scene for almost fi ve years now. “I am amazed how big we have got. I remember when we started, and there were three bars: Sky, Th e Penalty Box and Jager. Whiskey River was our only competitor,”
Grieve said. “We have grown 10 times that now.” Another manager and long time employee is Jesse Sperry. Sperry has worked with a few of the bars down-town, spending most of his time at Th e Penalty Box. Sperry agrees that the development in the downtown area is really growing in order to appeal to a larger group of people. Th e atmosphere is a positive and lively place for stu-dents to let loose and get to know one another. For any one looking for a hump day wind down, Bar Crawl provides a safe and fun atmosphere for every party goers taste.
HAUNTED FRIGHTS: FRITZLER MAZE AND MORBID NIGHTS Haunted from page 10
closed. For more information on the Fritzler Scream Acres Corn Maze, check out their website www.fritzlermaze.com.
Morbid Nights – Fear of All Fears What is it that makes people’s skin crawl? Spiders? Clowns? Surgery? Dead children? Blood and guts? Whatever it is that makes those cringe or curl up into a ball can be found within the Morbid Nights this October. Morbid Nights’ creators set out to incorporate everyone’s worst fears into their “Fear of All Fears” haunted house. “Th ere’s a few coming in. Get ready,” ra-
dioed the greeter as we bought our tickets. Th e experience at Morbid Nights be-gins with three knocks on the door leading into the haunted house. Aft er knocking, a creepy witch screamed out “What’s the password?” and beckoned us haunted house enthusiasts inside. An eccentric bloodied doctor then greeted us before mysteriously disappear-ing into the darkness. It’s a typical haunted house, with a series of rooms to walk through. At certain points, it became rather dif-fi cult to fi gure out which way to go or how exactly to get to the next room. Along the way, rooms were fi lled with dismembered limbs, spider webs, crazed actors playing victim and victimizer,
creepy clowns, fog, mirrors and other clas-sic haunted house scenarios. “Th at was really fun. Th at masked guy got you, Mom,” said one kid as he exited the haunted house with his parents. Th ere are a few jump-out scares, creepy child clowns and other spooky characters that follow the crowd through tight spaces. Yet most of the time, it was just blood-ied people screaming for help, or doctors telling us how they wanted to experiment on our bodies as we toured the mishmash of rooms. It may not have been the most terrify-ing haunted house, but the actors made it an enjoyable experience. It’s clear that they are passionate about their roles and never break character.
All in all, this haunted house is a lot of fun, but not in the way many adults would want a haunted house to be. Th is is one haunted attraction that’s perfect for families and those who enjoy the haunted house theme but don’t want to be scared to death. Morbid Nights is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., with discounts off ered to those who have student IDs. Th eir location is close to the UNC cam-pus this year, right off 8th Ave, and 17th St. in the alley next to the 357 club and behind Cheba Hut. For more information on Morbid Nights, go to their website www.morbidnights.com.
Graphic by Seth Haller
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“URANIUM DRIVE-IN” SHEDS LIGHT ON SMALL TOWNBy Th omas [email protected]
Suzan Beraza didn’t go to school for fi lm. She had no formal training in how to make a documentary or fi lming at all. But watch “Uranium Drive-In,” Beraza’s documentary about the Naturita uranium mill controversy, and no one would be able to guess that. “I was a theatre director for ten years before this,” Beraza said at the Th ursday night screening of “Uranium Drive-In” at the University of Northern Colorado, which was sponsored by the International Film Series. “I had a lot of ideas in fi lm, though, and I would always make short movies in my head.” Th ose ideas translated well onto the screen. Billed as a fi lm about the contro-versy between economic and environmen-tal needs in a small, western-slope town, “Uranium Drive-In” is a fi lm about much more than that. It’s really a movie about people. People who live in a town that most of the popu-lation – even in Colorado – have never heard of. “Th is is a microcosm of a larger issue,” Beraza said. “Th ese people can’t aff ord to be environmentalists.” Naturita and Nucla once thrived off of the Cold War uranium mining boom. Since the end of the arms race with Russia, however, they have slipped into
abject poverty, looking more like ghost towns than the mining hubs they once were. Th ese two towns lie northwest of the ski resort town Telluride, which served as the home base for the environmentalist movement in the fi lm. Certain Naturita residents expressed disgust with what they perceived as the Telluride environmentalists’ arrogance in attempting to “save” the town from a radioactive crisis. “I live in Telluride, and sometimes I felt almost guilty for being from there,” Beraza said. “I’d do scenes on cards and lay them out when we were working on the fi lm. Sometimes I would literally count how many scenes I had that were for or against one side or the other.” Th e controversy was an important ingredient for the fi lm, however. “In general, if you see animosity be-tween sides, that’s a sign of a good drama,” Beraza said. “I would feel myself swayed from time to time, though, and I wanted the audience to feel the same way. I thought that was a nice journey to go on.” “Uranium Drive-In” certainly does take the viewer on an emotional journey as it explores the despair, heartbreak and frustration of trying to make ends meet in a town that doesn’t have any real options for economic growth. “Uranium Drive-In” did an excellent job of portraying that. Th e fi lm is not
saturated with numbers or fi gures about uranium mining and environmental issues surrounding it. As a whole, the documentary portrays a concern for the residents of Naturita and lets them tell their stories – whatever they
may be. Not bad for a director without any academic training. “Uranium Drive-In” will be released offi cially on Tuesday aft er a year of being screened at fi lm festivals across America.
MON 10/20
= HOME GAME = AWAY GAME
TUES 10/21
All DayWomen’s Golfat Rose City Intercollegiate
5 p.m. Swimming and Diving vs. Nebras-ka-OmahaButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Pool
All DayWomen’s Golfat Rose City Intercollegiate
THURS 10/23
SPORTSEditor: Danielle Ross - Assistant: Makalah Emanuel
-HOLDING IT DOWN AT HOME
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSophomore setter Ashley Guthrie became one of only nine players in the history of the Northern Colorado volleyball program to reach 2,000 assists during Saturday afternoon’s 3-0 victory over the University of North Dakota.
By Jacob Scottand Brianna [email protected]
After two weeks on the road, the UNC vol-leyball team returned to home court and took down both of last week-end’s opponents in swift three-game sweeps. The Bears swept Sacramento State 3-0 Thursday night and then swept North Dakota 3-0 Saturday. Sophomore setter Ashley Guthrie also reached a career milestone Saturday afternoon, as she became one of only nine players in program history to reach 2,000 assists. “I feel really honored,” Guthrie said. “It’s a great accolade, but I couldn’t have done it without my team. I have had two years of very good pass-ers and hitters, so if it wasn’t for them I would be nowhere close to that mark.” Guthrie’s teammates said she made an im-mediate impact on the team from the start of her volleyball career. “From the first year, she came in as a fresh-man just completely killing it,” senior middle
blocker Brianna Strong said. “She spreads the ball perfectly. She has great hands. We could not be more lucky to have her on our team.” Head coach Lyndsey Oates agreed that Guthrie is a special player. “I thought tonight was a great example. She showed a lot of maturity. She’s making plays that I’m not calling from the bench,” Oates said. The Bears’ Thursday sweep of the Sacramento state Hornets (25-21, 25-8, 27-25) was an incon-sistent match, with two Bears-dominated initial sets and a tougher battle in the third. Oates said the team was taken a bit by surprise in the third and final set. “The Sac State team we saw in game three was what we expected for the whole match,” Oates said. “I think it caught us a little off guard in game three. We had kind of gotten into flow with what they were doing in games one and two, and they were drastically dif-ferent.” The Hornets came out of the break with a littleSee Volleyball on page 15
7 p.m.Women’s Volleyball vs. Southern UtahButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
FRI 10/242 p.m.Women’s Soccerat Eastern Washington
All DayMen’s Golf at Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational
SAT 10/257 p.m.Women’s Volleyball vs. Northern Arizonaat Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
All DayMen’s Golf at Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational
1:30 p.m. Football vs. Idaho State UniversityNottingham Field
SUN 10/26All DayMen’s Golf at Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational
12 p.m.Women’s Soccerat Montana State University
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THE RULES OF THE GAME ARE RULES FOR LIFEBy Jacob Scott
There are over 20 million students walking around college campuses across the nation. Over 400,000 of those stu-dents are being treated quite differently than their peers. They have different rules and requirements than the rest of us, particularly academic requirements and ethical codes of conduct, on top of their schoolwork and busy lives. Who are these students? College student-athletes. Some may think it is unfair to college athletes to treat them differently, but I believe it is the right thing to do. Profes-sional leagues require athletes to meet similar standards, and the National Col-lege Athletic Association is a professional league. Despite the issues in the NFL right now they function similarly to the NCAA, but when exorbitant amounts of money are on the line, some players believe they are above such requirements. If the NCAA cracks down on this sort of behavior while players are younger, then maybe there will be less professional ath-
letes who believe they are above the rules and even the law. According to the media, the college experience is littered with parties, drinking
and drugs. The Big Sky and NCAA try to limit athletes’ exposure to these experi-ences. The NCAA has a banned substance list, just as any professional sports associa-
tion does, though they say their list is not complete. The NCAA webpage lists examples of types of drugs that are banned, like stimulants, street drugs, alcohol and beta blockers and nutritional and dietary supplements, just to name a few. The page also notes there is no complete list for the banned substances, and that student-ath-letes should check with athletic staff before using any substance at all. Now, I’m not a stupid guy. I know there are players around the country who love to party. It just comes down to if the athlete wants to take the chance of having a “good time” and getting caught. If a player is caught breaking a rule, the school must do an investigation on the violation and player. Once they do this, there is a committee that can review the case and issue penalties to the player, like probation. This committee cannot issue suspensions or expulsions, though, as that is left up to the President’s Council. For UNC, that would be the Big Sky President’s Council, which consists of allSee Rules on page 16
Volleyball from page 14
bit of fire after being shut down by UNC in the second set. The set became a shootout between the two teams which included 10 total tying scores. The teams took it to 25 points without a winner, and the Bears stepped up to beat the Hornets by two. Up 26-25, the Hornets took a timeout to make last-second adjustments. After a short rally, UNC junior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham spotted an opening in the Hornets back left corner. She made the most of the opportunity, tossing it right to that spot. Coach Oates said this came as no surprise. “We had talked about it in the scouting report, that their corners were open,” Oates said. “She had made a couple errors trying to hit that same shot, and she was able to finally execute it on the last play.” Coach Oates said the team would have to work on elements from this match in preparation for their next op-ponent, North Dakota, and the work seemed to pay off. The Bears swept North Dakota in three sets (25-20, 25-20, 25-19) Saturday afternoon. The match was far from a blowout, as the ladies were nearly point-for-point for the
duration of the game. The first game set a suspenseful tone for the match that persisted throughout the rest of the night. Responsibilities were evenly shared as Guthrie set up teammates Strong and Andrea Cunningham for several kills. This same momentum carried over into set two. By set three North Dakota was still not letting up, but the Bears held fast and kept pressure on UND with constant defense on the net. Working together, the Bears battled their way to a victory. After tonight’s win, they now have an overall record of 12-8. Although the score was back and forth, Oates said it was nothing the Bears weren’t prepared for. “We’re a very in-shape team, so the longer the rally—the better we got,” she said. “We do a lot of that type of stuff in practice where it’s fast and furious and they don’t have time to react.” She said the team honed in on their strengths to pull out the win. “I thought we served and passed very well tonight,” Oates said. “We definitely won that aspect of the game.” Blue and gold were not the only colors visible in the gym. Players, coaches and fans sported various shades of
pink in honor of breast cancer awareness and to promote fundraising for Dig Pink. Proceeds from Dig Pink rallies go to the Side-Out Foundation’s charities for medical research and support for individuals affected by breast cancer. “It was an important day for us to celebrate Dig Pink. I can’t think of a person who hasn’t been affected by cancer in some way,” Oates said. “We used this match as a remembrance and recognition of those players that have been affected. They are in this match playing as a tribute for those people.” The team won’t celebrate its victory for long, as the Bears have to play UND again on their home court in North Dakota in two weeks. Momentum is going to be key for the Bears, Oates said, as they prepare for more tough matches. “Next weekend is going to be big,” Oates said. “North-ern Arizona comes in, who is leading the division on the other side, and so we’re going to have to be excellent again.” This weekend, the Bears take on Southern Utah at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Northern Arizona University at 7 p.m. on Sunday in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
BEARS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEEPS CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES
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the schools’ presidents. They are the only group able to suspend or expel players and coaches. In order for someone’s suspension or expulsion, the council must vote unani-mously, not including the president of the organization in question. All regulations for student-athletes come from the offices of the NCAA, which determines the way college players should handle their higher education experiences. The college regulations begin for play-ers before they have even graduated high school, as the NCAA has instituted new rules for high school hopefuls. Starting in 2016, students who are hoping to obtain eligibility to compete in college-level sports must have a core-class GPA of at least 2.3. The core-class GPA is made up of English, math and natural/physical science courses. High school students must have com-pleted 10 of 16 required core classes before
their senior year to be eligible their first year of college. Once they are in college, the grade requirements continue. For the athletes at UNC, they must follow the Big Sky Con-ference’s grade requirements, which are a bit stricter than the basic Division One requirements established by the NCAA. At the beginning of their second semesters, they need to have above a 1.6 GPA. At the beginning of their third semesters, a 1.8 GPA is required, and by their fourth semesters and every subse-quent semester, they must have above a 2.0 GPA. When you inspect these academic re-quirements, it may not seem all that hard. The requirements are a little lenient because the athletes have practices, games and travel every week or so, and they are granted some leeway with their grades. I understand that there are quite a few professional athletes who aren’t the bright-est bulbs in the box, but do these college requirements give an athlete the opportu-
nity to work less hard academically? I don’t believe college athletes lack the brains to get good grades, not at all. Some student-athletes see requirements as the bare minimum for school work, and they choose to go above and beyond. There are many athletes who can make you scratch your head in wonder when you ask yourself how they have the time to get straight A’s and still be an athlete. The UNC swimming and diving or golf athletes who have been nationally recog-nized for their academic achievements are a great example of student-athletes who excel academically. On top of GPA requirements, Big Sky requires athletes to complete a certain percentage of coursework for their degres every year. Athletes must have completed at least 40 percent of their coursework by the end of their second years, 60 percent at the end of the third, and 80 by the fourth. This is because athletes are granted five years of eligibility for financial aid, which
means they have a little more time to fin-ish their degrees. This helps the student-athletes who may change their majors like so many of their peers do every year. Again, these percentage requirements are the minimum requirements for ath-letes—the vast majority of student-athletes graduate in four years. Professional athletes are paid millions of dollars to play their sports. They are in the spotlight for their whole careers. I know no one is perfect—I am certainly not—but if you are a professional athlete, you are a hero to many little kids. You have a responsibility to the fans, the team and the league to be a better person. You have talent, money and fans. Some professional athletes waste what they have on stupid choices, like stealing, DUIs and drugs. I think they could learn a serious lesson from another hero, Spider-Man, who lives by the motto of his dying uncle: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
STUDENT-ATHLETES GET A DOUBLE-DOSE OF REQUIREMENTS
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The UNC football team fell short, 26-18, in front of a sold-out crowd at Ross Field in their game at Eastern Washington on Saturday. However, the Bears showcased the same powerhouse defense they’ve earned recogni-tion for throughout the season.Northern Colorado (2-4, 1-3 Big Sky) was able to hold Eastern Washington (7-1, 4-0 Big Sky) to its lowest-scoring game of the season, allowing only three touchdowns. The Bears also held Eastern Washington to a lower number of total offensive yards, 417 in the game as opposed to their average 517 yards per game. Defensive senior linebacker Dominick Sierra led the Bears in tackles with 10 while red-shirt freshman linebacker James Riddle, sophomore cornerback Brandon Lenoir, and senior
defensive end Kyle Todd tied for second with eight each. UNC sophomore quarterback Sean Rubalcaba shined for the of-fense, going 21-31-1 for 240 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt freshman running back Brandon Cartagena racked up 59 yards rushing, and senior wide out Dimitri Stimphil caught five passes for 60 yards. Eastern Washington was the first to put up points after Eagles backup quarterback Jordan West’s completed a pass for 40 yards and a touchdown. EWU’s Tyler Mc-Nannay’s kick attempt was good, and the Eagles led 7-0. At 9:32 in the second half, McNannay completed a feild goal to bring the lead to ten. With 3:41 left in the half, Northern Colorado freshman kicker Seth Czapenski completed a field goal to get the Bears on the board. McNannay made a field goal to end the half 13-3 Eagles.
At 11:22 in the second half, Eastern Washington completed their second touchdown, and the Eagles increased their lead to 17.The Bears were able to cut the lead to 10 after Cartagena rushed for 49 yards to give Northern Colorado a touchdown. With the third quarter dwindling down to an end, UNC’s defense fought to keep the Eagles from scoring. The defensive stand didn’t last long, though, as Eastern Wash-ington scored their last touch-
down about two minutes into the fourth quarter. Three minutes after the Eagles scored, the Bears shot back. Rubalcaba’s passed to junior wide out Malcolm Whye for 30 yards and a touchdown. With 10:14 left in the game, Rubalcaba faked the hand-off to senior running back Robert Hol-land and then swung around and walked into the end zone to bring the score to 26-18. Toward the beginning of what could have been the Northern
Colorado drive that tied the game, the Bears faced a penalty false start, and Rubalcaba was sacked for a loss of seven yards. Rubalcaba then made a tough drive that ended in an intercep-tion. When his pass to sopho-more tight end Derek Vander Velde was intercepted by Eagles’ Victor Gambia, the game came to a close with the Eagles on top. The Bears return to Notting-ham field at 1:30 p.m. on Friday to take on Idaho State University.
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FOOTBALL DEFEATEDIN WASHINGTON
Photo by Dean Popejoy
By Makalah [email protected]
While standing in the crowd watching a volleyball game or cheering on the football team it’s easy to notice the scoreboard, the coaches and especially the players. What’s not so easy to notice, however, are the dozens of people who are operating the scoreboard and helping to make UNC athletics successful behind the scenes. One person in particular who is working tirelessly to bring the Northern Colorado athletic supporters the best experience they can imagine is the Bears Vision Director, Julie Bruhn. Bruhn, who has only been with UNC since early Sep-tember, is in charge of all video the public sees, including highlights, video board and promotional material. Prior to coming to UNC, Bruhn worked at NBC in the video production department. With NBC, Bruhn helped handle all online video, like highlights, streaming and other videos posted to the web. The position, Bruhn explained, was wonderful. “I loved the environment at NBC,” Bruhn said. “Even though it was media which is normally high-strung, everyone was pretty laid back and friendly. We had pinball machines, a ping pong table and a putting green. There was a TV at every desk so big sporting events were always fun,” she said.
One memorable experience Bruhn recalled from her time with NBC occurred during the Sochi Olympics. “I edited highlights with four of my coworkers, and we worked our butts off. We didn’t go to Russia, but we averaged over 100 videos a day between the few of us,” Bruhn said. “We worked about 90 hours a week. I learned so much within those three weeks and was able to explore my creative side a little and edit some feature pieces, even one which made the Yahoo homepage.” Of course, getting a job with NBC Sports is as difficult as working for NBC Sports. Bruhn said she got the job after continually contacting an extended network connection. “I emailed him three times and I finally got an inter-view. I emailed him in August, November, December and it happened to be the right time and they were hiring,” Bruhn said. As for her experience, Bruhn uses two words to de-scribe it: beyond fantastic. “It definitely opened my eyes to a lot of different sports like ice skating and ski jumping and stuff like that. It was a lot of fun and a great learning experience for me.” Now Bruhn is a Bear and fulfilling her dream in UNC’s athletic department. Her arrival wasn’t as smooth as one would expect, as she was asked to help with video produc-tion for volleyball on her second day. Aside from that, Bruhn describes her time with the university as pleasant. “As soon as I stepped on campus, everyone was very
welcoming. I love the community here at UNC,” Bruhn said. “I haven’t run into one unkind person on campus. And the teams seem to have a sense of pride in being a Bear. The athletes wear blue and gold proudly, with pur-pose and solidarity. That is truly a great thing to witness.”
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BEAR MADNESSPREVIEWS BASKETBALL
WORKING FOR THE ALMA-MATER: A POST-COLLEGE JOURNEY
Photo courtesy of Julie BruhnBruhn stands with NBC’s Sunday Night Football truck at her previous job, which consisted of working with video footage for the organization.
Staff Report
Bears Madness, UNC’s first official taste of the fast-approaching basketball season, took place last Friday night in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The event showcased two seven-minute scrimmages, with the men’s and women’s teams facing off against themselves. The women’s white team beat the blue team 12-8 in its scrimmage, and the men’s gold team defeated the blue team 27-20 in its scrimmage. On the men’s side, sophomores Cameron Michael and Jordan Wilson took part in the three-point contest. Junior Kyleigh Hiser and senior D’Shara Strange represented the women’s team in the contest. Hiser and Wilson progressed to the second round, and Wilson won the contest after narrowly defeating Hiser. The men’s basketball season opens at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The women’s season begins next week as they take on Colorado State University-Pueblo at 2 p.m. in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavil-ion.
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The University of Northern Colorado’s men’s and women’s tennis teams participated in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals, hosted by the University of New Mexico, over the weekend. The regionals was a four-day event and concluded the teams’ fall season. On day one, the UNC men’s team played well. Bears’ junior Mitchel Knight and senior Ben Gendron won their first round doubles matches. Knight then went on to defeat Northern Arizona’s Gobatie (6-3, 4-6, 3-1 retired injury), and Gendron came out on top after defeating Montana State’s Napolitana (5-7, 6-0, 6-2). Both Gendron and Knight fell in their second-round match-ups. The duo of Gendron and sophomore Austin Mayo won its first round match, 8-4, over Air Force’s Carpenter and Parks. The other two pairs missed out on victories, falling 8-7 in both.
In women’s play, the Bears won only one doubles match. Northern Colorado sophomores Beth Coton and Courtney Schulte beat Artiga and Lopez of University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 8-6, after a hard fight. UNC senior Chrissie Hoolahan and junior Hilary Walters-West lost to Montana State, 8-3, while sophomore Marissa Baca and junior Jessica Cedillo fell to Bhat and Hopson of UNM, 8-4. In singles play, Hoolahan lost to Sheehan-Dizon from Brigham Young University, 7-5, 6-4, and Schulte lost to Lopez from UNLV, 7-5, 6-4. On the second day of the tournament Gendron and Mayo went undefeated in both their singles and doubles matches. Mayo defeated UNM’s Baron, 7-6, 6-3, and then Montana State’s Morillas-Martin, 6-3, 6-4. Gendron completed the only match he played for the day with a win against 23rd seeded Lucas Fumagali from Air Force, 6-4, 6-4. As a pair, the two defeated the 9th seed Allan and An-drada from UNLV, 8-4, putting them into the round of 16.
As for the women, day two brought much better results than day one. In the consolation matches, Hoolahan went three sets against University of Texas at El Paso’s Wagenvoort, eventually winning 6-4, 6-7, 10-3 while Walters-West beat Montana State, 6-4, 6-4. The women’s team would eventually bring their stay in the tournament to a close after Coton and Schulte fell to the Idaho Vandals’ team of Vickers and Bykova, 8-5. On the final day of play, the men’s team concluded their tournament play after going 0-5 in matches, includ-ing two singles and three doubles. The women’s team played some extra games against other schools and went 6-5. Baca won against CSU’s Bux-ton in a close match 3-6, 7-6, 1-0. Baca also won against Air Force’s Stapper, 6-1, 6-4. Cedillo brought one home for UNC after defeating UTEP’s Sylenko 6-0, 6-1. In doubles play, the women’s team came up short after Schulte and Coton played New Mexico State University’s Joyce and Thiffault and lost, 8-6.
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