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Summer weather has potentialhealth risks to be aware of.

Greeley Gray’s collegiate baseballhome schedule provides anevening at the ballpark.

The Greeley IndependenceStampede returns for its 88th year.

Finding a job in Greeley can betrying, but preparing a solidresume can help.

Summer classes make up for lostcredits, as well as provide uniqueclasses not normally offered.

Art show helps provide fundsfor the Atlas Theatre’s mainte-nance issues.

Summer Checklist helps discoverentertainment during the slowdays of summer in Greeley.

See what UNC students will dowith their summer break.


CARMEN BRADYn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

When caught up in thesummer fun it is possible toforget the potential healthrisks that come along withit. Summer in Coloradobrings hot weather, whichcan cause problems such assunburns, heat exhaustionand heat stroke.

Outdoor activitiesbecome more popular inthe summer, such as hikingand going to lakes or thebeach. These also carryhealth risks. Altitudechange while hiking cancause shortness of breathand altitude sickness, andstanding water can sustainpests, such as mosquitoes.

Those who do not takesummer skin care seriouslyand neglect to put on sun-

screen may suffer substan-tially. It is important toremember these damagescan have long-term effects,like skin cancer and otherunhealthy side effects.

Ashleigh Bloomis, a fresh-man special education major,said she experienced theimmediate side effects from asever sunburn last semester.

“I was working a carwashand wearing a swimsuit, and Iforgot to wear sunscreen,”Bloomis said. “I got home,and my skin had blistered andthere were welts in it; it wasextremely painful. I went tothe doctor and they told me Ihad a third-degree sunburn.”

Lauren Vigil, a freshmanelementary education major,said she had a similar experi-ence with severe sunburn

Warm seasonshave hazardsTaking precaution mayprevent health problems

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Chris Votruba, a sophomore earth sciences major, enjoys gettingsoaked on the waterslide at the 2009 Fall Bizarre outside theUniversity Center. Sunscreen is critical for water-based activities.

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and had problems with alti-tude change.

“Two years ago for achurch trip, we went camp-ing and we climbed MountBierstadt, which is 14,000feet,” Vigil said. “It was pret-ty simple to begin with, butonce it got higher in eleva-tion, it got harder to breathewhile you were walking. Wehad to stop every few stepsto breathe. When we wokeup the next morning, we allhad blisters in our face andin our hair from the sunburn— there were blisters alongthe part in my hair. Myfriend Megan’s blisterspopped in her sleep. Andwhen she woke up, her facewas stuck to the pillow.”

It is also important tostay hydrated on hot dayswhile outdoors. Ian Judd, afreshman art educationmajor, said he had a prob-lem with heat exhaustionlast summer.

“Me and my friend

Robert went downtown togo (skateboard) for a while— it was 102 degrees out-side,” Judd said. “When wehad been skating for a while,we both started to feel reallyflushed. We were sweatingto the point that it didn’tfeel like we were sweatinganymore. We were baking inthe sun. Whenever wemoved, we felt really woozy.There was a lack of energyall around, so we had to sitin the shade for a while andregain some strength.”

Knowing your limits isimportant in summerweather. The U.S. Center forDisease Control andPrevention suggests severalsimple ways to stay healthyover the summer: Wearenough sunscreen and bugspray, bring plenty of waterif you are hiking or camping,do not swallow the wateryou are swimming in and donot swim alone. Alwaysremember to be mindful ofyour health.

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Greeley Grays CollegiateBaseball Home Schedule

Games at University HighSchool Field 1501 65th St.

7 p.m. May 26 vs. Aurora6:35 p.m. May 29 vs. FortCollinsTBD May 31 vs. Cheyenne 6:35 p.m. June 5 vs. Cheyenne6:35 p.m. June 7 vs. TripleCrownTBD June 13 vs. Bombers 6:35 p.m. June 14 vs. Cheyenne6:35 p.m. June 18 vs. FortCollins6:35 p.m. June 19 vs. LaramieTBD June 20 vs. Renegades6:35 p.m. June 21 vs. Triple

Crown6:35 p.m. June 25 vs. Laramie6:35 p.m. June 26 vs. FortCollins6:35 p.m. June 28 vs. Laramie6:35 p.m. July 2 vs. Laramie6:35 p.m. July 4 vs. LaramieTBD July 10 vs. Cheyenne 6:35 p.m. July 12 vs. FortCollins6:35 p.m. July 16 vs. Cheyenne6:35 p.m. July 18 vs. FortCollins6:35 p.m. July 23 vs. FortCollins6:35 p.m. July 24 vs. LaramiePlayoffs July 28 to Aug. 1


UNLIMITED FUNLIMITED VACANCIES.


SARA VAN CLEVEn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

The Greeley Stampede willentertain guests at Island GroveRegional Park this summer with10 days of fun for all ages.

The Stampede, returningfor its 88th year, will takeplace June 25 to July 4. Theevent is the world’s largestFourth of July rodeo andwestern celebration. TheStampede attracts more than400,000 visitors from aroundthe globe every year.

Events this year include theFourth of July fireworks andparade, a demolition derby, a

Western art show, additionaldaily parades, the Big BuckleBall, a stick horse rodeo andactivities for children.

Additionally, there will befive concerts during the twoweekends the Stampedetakes place. The concertseries will start Friday, June25 with performers CraigMorgan, Joe Nichols andDavid Nail. Keith Urban willperform Saturday , June 26.Cinderella with Warrant,Buckcherry and Saving Ablewill play Friday, July 2 andSaturday, July 3. The concertswill end Sunday, July 4 withperformances by Gloriana

and Stealing Angels.Local music talents will

accompany the nationally-acclaimed acts on two otherstages. This is the first year localbands will have a chance toentertain Stampede guests.

The south stage will host per-formances from June 25 to 27.

Each day will feature acts fromdifferent local radio stations96.1-KISS FM, 98.5 KYGO, andTri-Color KXPK 96.5.

The (Greeley) Tribune willalso host a stage for locals calledThe Tribune Community Stage.

T.J. Burr, advertising salesconsultant for The (Greeley)Tribune, said the paper has beena longtime partner and sponsorof The Greeley Stampede, butthis is the first year it has hostedan event like this.

“We’ve always been strongpartners with the GreeleyStampede,” Burr said. “As ourpartnership has continued togrow and evolve, we’ve lookedfor ways to become moreinvolved at the event. Aftermeeting with the Stampede,we all felt there was a need foran additional stage to show-case community talent.”

The Stampede could be agreat way to spend some timeduring the summer, said fresh-man Colleen Allison, a pre-jour-nalism major.

“I would want to go; itcould be a fun summertimeactivity,” Allison said. “Iwould want to go to the rodeoand some concerts.”

Kacey Johnson, a freshmanpre-nursing major, said shewould love to go to theStampede, as well.

“It’s a great mixture of cityand country life,” Johnsonsaid. “There is just so much todo there.”

The Greeley Stampede islooking for volunteers to helprun the events. For more infor-mation about volunteering or topurchase tickets, visitwww.greeleystampede.org/ orcall 970-356-7787.

Stampede to highlight summerAnnual summer festival will celebrate its 88th year

ELIZABETH FEHRINGER | THE MIRROR

The Greeley Stampede Stadium is located at 600 North 14th Ave. in Island Grove Park.The event was named The Greeley Independence Stampede in 1972 and annually hostshundreds of thousands of people. The event will take place June 25 through July 4.

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ERIC HEINZn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

The incentive to reside inGreeley during summer breakhas been negatively affected bythe turbulent economy.Students who support them-selves and need full- or part-time employment to stay dur-ing the break may find it diffi-cult because employers needlonger commitments thanthree to four months.

Not all jobs require sub-stantial dedication, but moreoften than not, students whoseek employment need morework hours than their man-agers can provide. With part-time employment averagingabout 25 to 35 hours a weekand Colorado minimum wageset at $7.25 per hour — one ofthe lowest in the nation — theamount of time put in may notbe worth the pay.

In January, state minimumwages decreased; in addition,the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics shows plummetingpaychecks across the boardwith 12-month decreases aslow as 25 percent in somemarkets. Students looking forjobs on campus over the sum-mer may also find it difficultbecause of the lack of workstudy programs available.

“Working on campus overthe summer isn’t typicallythe best, unless you apply forhourly work,” said AimeeRogers, the assistant directorof the Office of Financial Aid,who is also in charge of thework study program at UNC.“Most of the time, studentswho work for work studyemployers have worked for

them during the fall andsummer semesters. For abrand new person coming inthe summer, they can applyfor a job, but it’s easier tocontinue with studentswho’ve already been trainedat their job.”

Rogers said the workstudy program helps keepstudents informed with jobavailability, but it doesn’thelp with job placement.

Brian O’Bruba, director ofthe University of NorthernColorado’s Career Services,said students looking forsummer employment need

to construct their applica-tions to show the variousskills they have.

“One of the easiest ways tomarket yourself better is to makesure you have a resume that isunique to the place you’reapplying to,” O’Bruba said.“That initially can get studentsthrough that screen to get invit-ed. Too often, students have ageneric resume that doesn’tindicate an interest or the indus-try that they are applying to.”

Jason Deckard, the man-ager of the Starbucks, locatedat 2604 11th Ave., said his hir-ing process usually goes

through ups and downsthroughout the year. Deckardalso said students need tohave a better concept of timemanagement if they are seri-ous about employment.

“At my location, because thenumber of students goes down,my staffing goes down, as well,during the summer,” Deckardsaid. “Being flexible with sched-uling is very helpful when look-ing for a summer job. I think alot of times students have thisideal schedule that they have intheir mind, and that doesn’talways correspond to whatemployers need.”

Job hunt becomes competitiveLess populous market can hinder employment search

ELIZABETH FEHRINGER | THE MIRROR

Cami Rosine, a freshman photography major, poses to fill out an application for a job dur-ing the summer in Greeley. Students unfamiliar with the job market during the summercan visit UNC’s Career Services to receive assistance in building their resumes.


BENJAMIN WELCHn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Students wanting to getahead in their collegiatecareers and keep their mindsactive during break can takeadvantage of the summercourses offered at UNC.

From anthropology towomen’s studies, dozens ofclasses will be taught overthe summer break, bothonline through Blackboardand on campus. The semes-ter is offered in either 6-, 8-or 12-week sessions.Depending on the length ofthe session, a student canearn three to 15 credithours. Nine credits can beearned for each six-weeksession, 10 for the eight-week session and 12 creditsfor the 12-week session.

“I’m taking a few classes toget a head-start on when Ibegin full time in the fall,” saidChris Bishop, an undeclaredmajor who took a year off aftergraduating high school.

Financially, the sametuition amounts for the 2009-’10 academic year will applyto summer courses; however,for students opting to takeonline courses, money canbe saved on room and boardand other costs, resulting incheaper costs for the student.The College OpportunityFund stipend will also beable available to apply to anysummer courses.

“Summer classes aremore conducive to a busyschedule, like mine thissummer,” said Tyler Stanzer,a sophomore psychologymajor. “With flexible times

to study, I can work andlearn at the same time.”

Summer housing isoffered to students who willbe in the Greeley area oversummer. The only require-ments to take summer classesare a high school diploma orGED, so anyone can attendonce their accelerated admis-sions application is accepted.The Michener Library, com-puter labs and the UniversityCenter food court will alsohave special summer hoursto accommodate students.

“Since the focus of summerclasses is necessarily moreconcentrated, students oftenlearn and retain a greaterquantity of information,” saidJohn Kindt, an interdiscipli-nary studies professor.

Special courses not nor-mally offered during the aca-demic year may also be avail-able during the summer break.

Alan Price, a criminaljustice professor, said aunique class to the criminaljustice program, Blood StainPattern Analysis, will takeplace one week after the

spring semester ends andwill be taught by membersof the Texas Rangers.

Classes fill quickly, butthere is still time left to reg-ister. There are still open-

ings in some classes, sothose wishing to utilize thesummer classes offered canregister online in URSA. Formore information, go towww.ursa.unco.edu.

Courses offered during breakSummer instruction can help speed college career


Michael Walker, a horn performance graduate student, studiesthe works of Mahler in the Skinner music library. Taking summerclasses can alleviate spring and fall semester course loads.

Summer Course Registration Dates12-week session begins May 17First six-week session beginsMay 17First six-week session adddeadline May 18First six-week session dropdeadline May 2412-week session add deadlineMay 2112-week session drop deadlineMay 27First six-week session with-draw deadline June 4Eight-week session begins

June 7Eight-week session add dead-line June 9Eight-week session drop dead-line June 14First 6-week session endsJune 2512-week session withdrawdeadline June 24Second six-week sessionbegins June 28Second six-week session adddeadline June 292nd 6-week session drop

deadline July 28-week session withdrawdeadline July 22nd 6-week session withdrawdeadline* July 19Eight-week session endsJuly 30Second 6-week session endsAug 612-week session ends Aug 6

For more information, visit theRegistrar’s Office Web site,www.unco.edu/regrec/


KRISTEN MARTINn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

The Atlas Theatre churchmembers wished to keeptheir contributions to thecommunity quiet as theyhosted an art show to helpsave the neighborhood’sdisheveled establishment.Former and current stu-dents of UNC as well asGreeley community mem-bers filled The Atlas Theatregarage sanctuary to supportand participate in theMosaic Art Show.

Tim Coons, one of theperforming musicians at theevent, said the theme of thefundraiser correspondedwith the type of charity Atlascontributes to, and this yearthe profits go to the church.

“This year’s theme is ‘invis-ible’ because Atlas wants toessentially remain invisible,”Coons said. “We are the forcebehind the good things on16th Street, but we don’t wantto commercialize it. It’s kind ofironic we are putting on ashow for ourselves and wewant to remain invisible.”

Coons also said this yearwould be the first time thatthe funds of their bazaar willgo to Atlas.

“In the past few years we’vehad the Mosaic Art Show,we’ve raised between 2 to$4,000 for charities around theworld, with about 200 to 300people attending.”

Kelly Cook, who helped setup the event, said those whouse the building need themoney to help pay the heftygeneral utility bills.

“We need to sound proof

the building to keep to theGreeley noise ordinance,”Cook said. “We need insula-tion in this building for com-fort. We also want to put in akitchen in the front and possi-bly put in a community gardenand playground.”

Cook also said their goal is tomake 16th Street thrive.

“When we first got the build-ing, there were no businessesalong 16th,” she said.

The musicians and artistswere asked to create a newpiece, song or poem to repre-sent the theme.

Nate Valdez, a senior educa-

tional psychology major, per-formed his song, “In Your Car.”

“I play with Tim Coons onSundays during worship, andI was asked to audition,”Valdez said.

Valdez said his song was inremembrance of a friend whopassed away.

“He went to Iraq and didn’tcome back, and I wrote it forhim,” he said.

The Mosaic Art Show pro-duced a full house to benefitthe church and attracted acrowd of college students.

“I am impressed by thefacility,” said Michelle

Smalley, a sophomore arteducation major. “They do alot with it and have built acommunity from all of thefunctions. The people defi-nitely draw me to the church.It’s so intriguing and friendlyand way creative.”

The fundraiser helped withthe improvements of the the-ater, which will host events dur-ing the summer. Upcomingconcerts include bands PinkPaisley, May 15; Wild Card, May22; Love It or Leave It, TheThrifters and Heart to Heart,June 5; and Motorhome andTurn 4, June 12.

Brush strokes help fix theaterAtlas Theatre hosts fundraiser for maintenance costs

ERIC HEINZ | THE MIRROR

Bethany Coons, a frequent of Atlas Theatre events, and Megan Gustkey, a junior English second-ary education major, sell items made by local and visiting artists Friday, April 30 at the AtlasTheatre, 709 16th St. The theater hosted the event to raise funds for its maintenance.


STAFF REPORTn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Music Venues:Atlas 709 16th Ave. A.F. Rays 2700 Eighth Ave. The Depot 134 11th Ave. Kress: Salsa Dancing Lessons

817 Eighth Ave

Friday Fest:Blues Fest Kick-Off

Concert 4 to 7 p.m. June 13downtown Greeley featuringAlison and Kristin Hamlingand Ben Pu & Crew

DoKaJoVi 4 to 7 p.m. June 20Mean Bottle and Turn 4, 4 to

7 p.m. June 27Roseann Winn and Wild

Nights 4 to 7 p.m. July 11Conservatory of Dance and

Latin Nights 4 to 7 p.m. July 18

Activities:Crabtree Dog Wash at the

brewery in conjunction with theWeld County Humane Society: 2p.m. to 5 p.m. May 8. $10 for asmall dog, $15 for a large dog.

Union Colony Civic Centernotable activities:

Rain: a Tribute to the Beatles7 p.m. May 19

“Alice in Wonderland” 6 p.m.May 28

Dance Dynamix 5:30 p.m.June 11

Blues Jam 11 a.m. June 12Island Grove Arena

Lynda Randle Concert 6:30p.m. Aug. 7

“Rockin’ with Rockwell” 2p.m. Aug. 8

Little Theatre of the Rockies,Lindou Auditorium:

“Tintypes” 7:30 p.m. June 10to 12 and July 7, 8, 17 and 23; 2p.m. shows June 13 and July 18.

“25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee” 7:30 p.m.June 17 to 19; 2 p.m. June 20

“The Lady with All theAnswers” 2 p.m. June 24 to 26,July 9, 14, 15 and 24 7:30 p.m.June 27 and July 25

“Steel Magnolias” 7:30p.m. July 1 to 3, 10, 16, 21 and22; 2 p.m. July 4 and 11

“Chicago” 7:30 p.m. July 29to 31; 2 p.m. Aug. 1

Greeley Arts Picnic July24, 25 Greeley Blues Jam: June 11 and12, The Fabulous Thunderbirds,Sonny Landreth, ShemekiaCopeland, “Too Slim” and theTrail Draggers, The Informants.

Outdoor Activities:Frisbee Golf Courses:

Epple Park, Fourth Street and43rd Avenue

Bike Trails:Poudre Valley

Swimming Pools:Sunrise Pool, 12th Street

and Fourth Avenue

Island Grove Park Pool,1300 A St.

Family Funplex 1501 65th St. Hillside Pool, Centennial

23rd Avenue

Skate Parks:Centennial Park, Peakview

Park, Ride the Farm, SunrisePark

Volunteer Activities:Habitat for Humanity, 16th

Street and First Avenue

For more information aboutevents this summer, visitwww.greeeleygov.com or stop byone of these local venues.

Summer ChecklistList of events, activities for spending break in Greeley


A volunteer for Habitat for Humanity mends a drain at oneof the housing sites on First Avenue. The humanitarianorganization accepts anyone who wants to work for them.

See Checklist, Page 14Family Funplex, 150165th St.

Greeley Stampede, 600North 14th Ave.

Greeley Arts Picnic,downtown Eighth Avenue


UNC’s CampusRecreation Center will beopen during the summer.Unlike during the fall andspring semesters, a mem-bership to the recreation

center is not included in thestudent fees, even if a stu-dent is taking summer class-es. Scott Schuttenberg, thedirector of CampusRecreation, said this isbecause students do not paythe fees associated with gym

costs during the summerand have been charged for anumber of years. For stu-dents enrolled in the Spring’10 and Fall ’10 semesters, amembership can be pur-chased for $85. Both springand fall schedules will need

to be presented at the timeof purchase. Alternatively, aone-day pass can be pur-chased for $5. Incomingfreshmen or students whowere not enrolled in theSpring 2010 semester cannotbuy a student membership.

What will you do during yoursummer vacation?

“I’m going to do fieldtraining for the U.S.Airforce.”

Chad Slayton, a sopho-more internationalstudies major

“I’m graduating thissemester, so I’m goingback home to Hawaii.”

Jayme Michishima, asenior chemistry major

“I’m doing a lot this sum-mer, including going to LasVegas, Nebraska, attendingmy brother’s wedding andplaying co-ed softball.”

Jessica Heath, a sophomoreaccounting major

“I am going to start work-ing with the district attor-ney’s office.”

Keith Nicholson, a juniorsociology major

“I have an internshipwith Western Union.”

Joe Qiao, a senioraccounting major

“I am going to be a campcounselor in Arizona.”

Kasey Erdman, a soph-omore elementary edu-cation major

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