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More than 250 highschool and middle schoolstudents flooded RossHall Saturday to presentthe research they con-ducted for UNC HistoryDay.

Though this was the 16thUNC History Day, partici-pants said the event contin-ues to stay fresh each year.

“The excitement of thestudents about historyand the amazing commit-ment of their teachers toencourage historicalinquiry has not dimin-

ished,” said Mary Borg, ahistory professor whohelped organize the firstUNC History Day in 1996.

History Day’s themewas “Debate andDiplomacy in History.”The most popular sub-jects covered were theIranian hostage situationand the Cuban missilecrisis. Some students pre-sented alternative topics,such as women’s fashion,the Indian Removal Act,Disney and WWII.

The students present-ed their work by writingpapers, constructing

poster boards or by creat-ing documentaries.

“I have gained a lot ofrespect for students’imagination — the waythey can take charge of aproject and inject their

own skills and creativity,”said Gary Newman, aneight-time History Dayjudge. “I also applaudtheir teachers who taketime to bring out the bestin students.”

Nathan Frantz, a juniorat Fleming High School,said his subject was about4,000 men who funded theCivilian Public Service, analternative to militaryservice during WWII.

These men created thegroup because of theirbelief in not harminganother human being.Because of their beliefs,they were often ridiculedand poorly treated by thepublic. Frantz said hechose this topic becauseof family relations the hasto the subject.

“Every subject I havepresented on has reallystretched me,” Frantz said.“I have learned to stick to

it and keep digging.”Frantz has been

involved in History Dayfor four years. In eighthgrade, he researched his-tory contests and foundthe event. He asked hiseighth-grade teacher if itwas something the classcould do, and they endedup bringing 19 students tothe event.

History Day projectshelp students engage intopics by requiring themto take a creative and crit-ical look at the past.

“Recent studiesdemonstrate thatNational History Day is aneffective classroom toolin developing writing andcritical thinking skills,”said Jennifer Newman,the coordinator of HistoryDay and a history profes-sor at the University ofNorthern Colorado.

Nationals are in June,and students whoadvance past StateHistory Day in Denver,taking place in May, willbe eligible.

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Students with hopesof obtaining a seat onthe next academicyear’s Student Senatemust turn in their elec-tion packets, petitions,referendum and opin-ion poll packets todayby 4 p.m. to the Office ofStudent Activities on thesecond floor of theUniversity Center.

To complete thepacket, applicants mustacquire the signature oftwo UNC faculty mem-bers and 100 other stu-dents. Random signa-tures will be subjectedto verification and iffound to be invalid willbe discarded.

Packets will be veri-fied by 4 p.m. Friday,and at this time the

announcement of can-didates will take place inthe OSA lounge.

A mandatory market-ing and campaigningmeeting will also behosted at 6 p.m. Fridayin the Council Room,next door to the Officeof Student Activities.

Candidates will par-ticipate in two openforums this semester.The first will be 4:30p.m. Thursday, March24, in the Council Roomand the other at 5 p.m.Friday, April 1, inColumbine B in the UC.

Polls will open at 8a.m. Tuesday, April 12,and will close at 7 p.m.Thursday, April 14.

Announcement ofwinners will be at a timeyet to be determinedFriday, April 15.

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If you have filled up yourtank at a gas station recently,you may have noticed the highgas prices that put a heavy dentin your wallet. Yes, this rise inprice has occurred in just twoweeks — a record in the gas sell-ing market. So, for Americanswho have already tightenedtheir belts due to the dwindlingeconomy, an explanation forsuch an inopportune situationwould be appropriate.

Many of us are aware ofwhere our oil comes from: theMiddle East. After the terroristattacks of 9/11, the fight for oil

became much more visible thanin recent years. However, thisrise in oil prices does not haveto do with President Bush’sdecisions to take our troops toIraq. Protests in Libya haveburst onto the scene, anddemands for the country’s dic-tator, Moammar Gadhafi, tostep down have caused a clenchon the oil market to occur, caus-ing prices to fiercely rise.According to recent reports, itdoes not look as if they aregoing to lower any time soon.

According to reports, theUnited States only derives about

three percent of its oil sourcesfrom that country, alone. Thismay not seem like a lot, butwhen it is linked to the globaloil economy, we feel the effectsof the protests at our very ownpumps. Libya is home to a high-gravity crude oil that is indemand in many refineriesaround the world. So, becausesuch oil is in high request, manycountries are feeling the stressof the lack of being able toacquire such a necessity.

If the gasoline industry con-tinues onto a path of diminish-ment, it could possibly mean

more bad news for our alreadysuffering economy. With thehigh number of unemployedAmericans, the potential threatof more economic problems cancause major problems to citi-zens who are currently pushingtheir lent-filled wallets to thelimit. What we can hope for nowis the cliché line, “Peace in theMiddle East” and the banding ofhuman beings so we can endthe madness of violent protest-ing and start rebuilding our in-the-dumps economy. We’ll allhave to get used to other modesof transportation, for now.

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Gas prices continue to rise due to Middle East conflict(s)

Starting this week, Rep.Peter King, R-New York,will begin hearings on

the radicalization of AmericanMuslims. His hearings will focuson the dangers that are posed tothe United States by “home-grown” terrorists, or AmericanMuslims, that subscribe to theradical ideology of Muslimextremists.

I’m certain that King’s motivesare benevolent; the UnitedKingdom, France and much ofWestern Europe has been examin-ing this very same problem.

Yet the hearings are frighten-

ingly reminiscent of the HUAChearings of the 1950s — the hear-ings create the idea that there are“un-Americans” living among thegeneral population and that thosepeople are Muslims (much likecommunists in the 1950’s).

There is no doubt that the radi-calization of American’s poses a sig-nificant threat to the United Statessecurity. A focus on Islamic extrem-ism, however, is narrow-mindedand represents a larger problem thatthe United States faces.

There is no doubt that there areIslamic radicals in the UnitedStates, just and I do not doubtthere are far-right extremists, eco-terrorists and communists callingfor the revolution of the masses.

These hearings are sympto-matic of a much larger problem inAmerican society, which is the ten-dency to paint Islam as a vehicle

for extremism and to ignore theother legitimate threats to theUnited States’ security.

Prior to 2001, the most deadlyattack carried out by terrorists onthe territory of the United Stateswas not Muslims but rather far-right, antigovernment extremists:Timothy McVeigh and his co-con-spirator Terry McNichols.

Although it may be conven-ient to focus on one threat, topaint Al-Qaeda as the mainantithesis to the American threatof life, it is dangerous and xeno-phobic. The U.S. must come toaccept that Islam has more thanone billion adherents worldwide,the vast majority of whom arenot extremists.

King acknowledges that not allMuslims are terrorists, and I do notbelieve he is attempting to attackIslam as a religion. I believe he is

legitimately concerned about thewelfare of America.

These hearings will do nothingto help secure the nation, however,they will only antagonize hard-working, loyal American Muslimswho are so often cast as theboogeyman to the Americandream. They will underemphasizethe threat posed by other extremistgroups and foster the idea that allMuslims are security threats.

Unfortunately, in his quest toexamine a danger to the UnitedStates, King is creating an atmos-phere that can only perpetuatefear and paranoia. Extremismexists in the U.S. Most of thetime, however, it’s not comingfrom a mosque.

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It is common to seestudents around campuswith tattoos of manyshapes, sizes and designs.

College students oftenconsider body art as a wayto express their personali-ty or capture importantmemories. However,although it may be accept-able to have a tattoo that is

publicly visible at thistime in students’ lives,their future employersmay not be too keen onapplicants with tattoos.

“It was really importantto me to get a tattoo toremember my grandpa by,but at the same time, Iwanted to be able to get ajob after I graduate,” saidAubrey Morales, a sopho-more pre-nursing major,who has a tattoo of a cross.“So I got it on my back. If Iwant to show it off, I havesome shirts that are lowenough, but for the mostpart, it’s covered.

Zach Scully, the out-reach coordinator forCareer Services, saidemployers still accountfor tattoos during theapplication process.

“You see more andmore students getting tat-toos, but they are still con-sidered unprofessional in

the workplace, andemployers take them intoconsideration,” Scully said.“If you have a clearly visi-ble tattoo, more than likelyit will affect how easily youcan get a professional job.”

Some students said theythink getting a tattoo wherethey can easily hide it is afair compromise.

“My tattoo is on myshoulder blade, so if I’mdressed professionally,you can’t see it anyway,”said Melissa Oliver, anundeclared freshman,who has a tattoo of a but-

terfly. “If I ever get anymore, I’ll probably put itsomewhere similar.”

Lauren Vigil, a sopho-more elementary educa-tion major, has a small,visible tattoo of a peacesign on her wrist, but shesaid she does not think itshould be an issue eventhough she said she fore-sees problems with it.

“I think as long as itisn’t offensive and it’s notoverly noticeable, it reallyshouldn’t be a big deal,”Vigil said. “I think a peacesign has a good message;

it’s small, and it’s too badthat it will probably be abig deal when I’m tryingto find a job.”

Vigil said although itmay cause her trouble,she does not regret get-ting her tattoo.

“I thought about it fora while, which I thinkeveryone should beforegetting a tattoo,” she said,“I really don’t regret it.”

Morales agreed andsaid she does not want totry to get hers removed.

“It’s a memory, and Idon’t know why I’d everwant to get rid of that,”Morales said. “I think itwould be disrespectful.”

Oliver said tattoos showa person’s personality.

“I really thought aboutmy tattoo, and I don’tthink it was a mistake atall,” Oliver said. “I don’tthink anyone who getsone should regret it. It’s apart of them.”

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Devon Beitzel, a senior finance and accounting majorand player for the men’s basketball team, shows offa tattoo of a tree on his back.


Chris Kaba, a senior communication major and a men’s basketball player, displaysthe tattoos on his shoulder and chest. An inscription from the book of Isaiahadorns his pectoral, and an eagle is upon his shoulder.

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A lifelong employee incareer advising at variousuniversities has beennamed the new directorof UNC’s Career Services.

Renee Welch hasworked in the CareerServices offices ofColorado College inColorado Springs and wasalso an employee of theCareer Center at ColoradoState University for fourand a half years.

“I was an undergradu-ate chemistry major atMillikin College, which isa private school inIllinois,” Welch said.“When I was a graduatestudent, I was a part ofpersonnel at theUniversity of Ohio. I was

also a part of ResidenceLife and Career Services.”

Though Welch hasworked in the career serv-

ices field before, she saidthe environment sur-rounding the Universityof Northern Colorado iscompletely different thanthe other schools she’sworked with.

“I like the staff and allof what I’ve heard aboutthe students,” Welch said.“UNC has a different feel.It’s a smaller atmosphere,which is better because Ican help students link up

with employers. I lovehelping people. I lovemaking connections.”

Career Services pro-vides help to studentswho need assistance inlearning how to composea resume and counselorswho can provide a cri-tique of a cover letter. Theemployees routinelyassist students who

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Music emanatedFriday from theUniversity CenterBallrooms into the weehours of Saturday morn-ing to solicit donationsfrom students for theSpecial Olympics.

The Special Olympicshas faced detrimentalcuts in its governmentfunding for 2011.

A conjoined effort frommembers of UNC’sResidence Hall Associationhosted the event, “ThoseWho Care, Dance,” to

encourage individualswith disabilities, as well asoffer assistance to theorganization.

Devon Barker, a juniorelementary educationmajor and a member ofRHA, said there hasalways been a positiverelationship between theUniversity of NorthernColorado and the SpecialOlympics.

“We just want to con-tinue showing our sup-port to the SpecialOlympics,” Barker said.

Thirty studentsshowed up throughoutthe event to dance the

night away. There was arequired donation of $1,and RHA acquired closeto $80 in donations.

Nicole Steketee, afreshman education majorand a member of RHA,said funds from the RHAbudget were used to coverthe logistics of the event.

Students could partici-pate in four dance con-tests. Each winner won a$15 gift card to a restau-rant. A raffle was also con-ducted at the end to giveparticipants a chance towin a Nintendo Wii, digi-tal camera, 22-inch flatscreen television or a $50

Visa gift card.“I wish more people

would have shown up tosupport this event. I vol-unteered for the SpecialOlympics with my cousinone summer and it wasamazing,” said ChrisRogers, a senior vocal per-formance and winner of aRed Lobster gift card inthe freestyle competition.

Krystal Duff, a juniorcommunication studiesmajor and president ofRHA, said she had the idealast year to host a dance-a-thon, but because oftiming and budget rea-sons could not put the

event together.“We want students to

have an awesome experi-ence by providing eventsthat they will have funwith,” Duff said. “Also,the money that is donatedwill go to help a reallygood organization.”

Though only about 30students showed up,

attendees said theythought it was worth it.

“It’s a good event toraise money for and agood cause to donate.People like to dance. I justwanted there to be morevariety in music,” saidAudrey Rodriguez, asophomore elementaryeducation major.

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Dance competitions, raffle highlight of night benefitting Special Olympics

See Welch, Page 8“I’ve heard wonder-

ful things aboutUNC’s students.

The students’ workethic is what I

admire because alot of these studentsare first-generationcollege students. Iwant to help themunderstand the pos-sibilities within the

working world.—— RReenneeee WWeellcchh,, nneewwllyyaappppooiinntteedd ddiirreeccttoorr ooffCCaarreeeerr SSeerrvviicceess

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Men’s basketball faces NAU in semifinalDAVID WILSON

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The UNC men’s basket-ball team took a few daysto celebrate the first BigSky Conference regularseason championship inthe program’s history, butplayers hit the gym hardover the weekend in prepa-ration for the semifinalmatchup against NorthernArizona Tuesday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

“I’m just ready to playagain,” University ofNorthern Colorado seniorguard Devon Beitzel said.“We had a great, crisppractice Saturday andSunday. Guys celebratedthe big win last week, butwe came into practicefocused on NAU.”

UNC (19-10, 13-3) was1-1 in the regular seasonagainst the Lumberjacks(19-11, 9-7), as each team

won on its home floor. The matchup features

the two best scorers in theBig Sky, Beitzel at 20.6points per game andNAU’s Cameron Jones at20 points per contest.

Jones scored 24 pointsin the two teams’ meetingFeb. 26 in a 72-71 thrillerthat put UNC back into firstplace in the conference.

Bears head coach B.J.Hill said containing Jones

and good team defense iswhat is going to make thedifference come Tuesdaynight as the Lumberjacksshot 50 percent from thefield, compared to theBears’ 37 percent.

“Chris Kaba, ElliottLloyd and Beitzel will beswitching guarding Cam(Jones),” Hill said. “Thekey is to make him taketough shots. He made a lotof them last time he washere, but hopefully we cando a little better contain-ing him in this game so itdoesn’t come down to thelast minute.”

The regular seasonchampionship guaranteesthe Bears at least anappearance in the NIT, butthe goal has not changed inthe locker room. UNCplayers and coaches saidthey are all set on onegame at a time and a tour-nament championship.

“’The next game is themost important game’,that’s been our motto thisseason,” Kaba said.“We’ve tried to treat everygame just like a regulargame and prepare hardfor each of them. We wantboth championships, butwe’re focusing on takingone day at a time.”

Tip off is scheduled for8 p.m. Tuesday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.For fans who are unableto get tickets, the gamewill be broadcast onAltitude Sports andEntertainment.

Women’s hoops loses season finale to Idaho StateSTAFF REPORT

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The UNC women’s bas-ketball team defeated IdahoState at home the last day ofFebruary by 24 points butcould not duplicate that feat,losing to the Bengals, 69-61,Saturday in Pocatello, Idaho.

As a result of the loss, theUniversity of NorthernColorado (17-12, 12-4) willnot host the conference tour-nament later this week. TheBears do, however, still own

the No. 2 seed and will receivea first-round bye along withthe No. 1 seed Portland State,which will host.

UNC trailed by 10 with1:31 left in the game but wasable to cut the ISU (18-11, 9-7) lead to four with oneminute remaining. TheBengals rattled off fourstraight points to push thelead back to eight.

UNC junior forwardKaisha Brown scored anuncontested layup with 30seconds to go, but the Bears

would get no closer.Brown led the Bears with

17 points, and sophomoreforward Lauren Oosdyke fin-ished with 16 points and fiverebounds.

The teams exchanged thelead several times during theclosing minutes of the firststanza, and the Bengals wentinto halftime with a 31-30advantage.

A big reason for ISU’slead was the 21 bench pointsthe Bengals put up, 19 ofwhich were from freshman

guard Lindsey Reed.UNC was able to lead for

most of the first half becauseISU changed its starting line-up to include all four of theteam’s seniors, only two ofwhich regularly play signifi-cant minutes, for the team’ssenior night celebration. TheBears were able to build afive-point lead in the first halfbecause of ISU’s irregularlineup and spotty chemistry.

The Bears were able tolimit Reed to one field goal inthe second half, but she

made 8-of-10 free throws inthe final 20 minutes.

The Bengals also got 18points and 12 points in thegame from senior guardChelsea Pickering and soph-omore forward AshleighVella, respectively.

UNC forced ISU into 23turnovers, due in large partto a full-court press, but theBears shot 27 percent in thesecond half, committed 24fouls in the game andmissed nine of their 23 freethrow attempts in the game.

The No. 3 seedMontana State will play theNo. 6 Eastern Washingtonat 6 p.m. Thursday in thefirst quarterfinal game inPortland, Ore. The No. 4seed Montana will play theNo. 5 seed Idaho State fol-lowing the first game. TheBears will face the highestremaining seed of thequarterfinal winners in thefirst semifinal game at 6p.m. Friday. The hostVikings will face the lowestremaining seed.


UNC freshman guard Paul Garnica, right, dribbles theball in the team’s practice Sunday. Garnica has aver-aged four points per game this season.

“We had a great,

crisp practiceSaturday and

Sunday. Guys cele-brated the big winlast week, but wecame into practicefocused on NAU.

—— UUNNCC sseenniioorr gguuaarrddDDeevvoonn BBeeiittzzeell

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Men’s basketball senior succeeds despite obstaclesDAVID WILSON

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Just minutes after anemotional 84-54 win overSacramento State that solidi-fied the UNC men’s basket-ball team’s first-ever Big Skyregular season champi-onship, senior guard DevonBeitzel expressed his tri-umphant jubilation.

Just five years ago, Beitzel

spent his redshirt seasonwatching the 2006-2007Bears team end with a dismal4-24 record. Not many peo-ple back then imagined thatin 2011, the University ofNorthern Colorado would beBig Sky Conference regularseason champions andBeitzel would become theMVP of the league.

“We wanted to be thegroup that changed the faceof the program,” Beitzel said.“This is what me and every-one else has worked hard forsince day one.”

It’d be hard pressed tofind a player who epitomizesthe character the UNC pro-gram looks for and the con-cept of a student-athlete bet-ter than Beitzel.

His life story has receivednational recognition fromESPN, a tale about a youngman who made a life-alteringdecision to live with familyfriends to escape anunknown future in his ownhome.

His dad has been in andout of jail, and his mother hasbattled alcohol and drugproblems but has been saidto be on the road to recovery.

In the midst of all the neg-atives, Beitzel remained posi-tive.

Joan Louth, mother ofone of Beitzel’s friends,reached out and providedhim with a safe place to staythrough his teenage years, allen route to his arrival to UNC.

His personal life story isinspiring on its own, but it isalso mixed in with the suc-cess he has had in the class-room: a 3.69 GPA, makinghim a first-team AcademicAll-American — the first forUNC’s men’s basketballteam since 1967.

The standout career hehas had on the hardwoodmakes him a one-of-a-kindin the eyes of head coach B.J.Hill.


UNC senior guard Devon Beitzel participates in a drill in the team’s practiceSunday. Beitzel has averaged 20.6 points per game this season and was namedthe Big Sky Conference’s Most Valuable Player last week.

“Once he got here at

UNC, you saw adrive to succeed

like very few kids.He’s an athlete that

does not acceptdefeat or anythingless than his best.

—— UUNNCC hheeaadd bbaasskkeett--bbaallll ccooaacchh BB..JJ.. HHiillll See Devon, Page 8

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want help with interview-ing skills, career counsel-ing, internship guidanceand can also host on-campus interviews forstudents looking foremployment.

Career Services alsohelps with job internshipfairs and testing services.

“We help administerexams throughout theschool year to all sorts ofstudents in variousmajors,” said BeckyBroghammer, assistantdirector of Career Services.

The job description forthe director of CareerServices isn’t as trouble-some as it seems, but it’s

not a cakewalk, either. “The director of Career

Services leads the teamand strategizes on howneeds of the students aremet,” Broghammer said.

The former director,Brian O’Bruba, accepted anew position at theUniversity of California,which opened the doorfor Welch.

“The search for a newdirector was nationwideand from other universi-ties across the country,”Welch said.

The Dean of StudentsOffice and Office StudentEngagement chose thenew director.

“(We looked for) a pas-sion for helping students

and a passion for the mis-sion of the university,”said Raul Cardenas, assis-tant vice president forStudent Engagement andthe dean of students.

Welch said she is readyto take on the role ofhelping students towardtheir career paths.

“I knew it was a greatprofessional opportuni-ty,” Welch said. “I’veheard wonderful thingsabout UNC’s students.The students’ work ethicis what I admire because alot of these students arefirst-generation collegestudents. I want to helpthem understand the pos-sibilities within the work-ing world.”

New head employee looksforward to assisting studentsWelch from Page 5

Guard aspires for Big Sky title“Once he got here at

UNC, you saw a drive to suc-ceed like very few kids,” Hillsaid. “He’s an athlete thatdoes not accept defeat oranything less than his best.He’s a perfect example ofwhat we want in this pro-gram, a guy who wants to besuccessful in the classroomand on the court.”

Betizel sits third all-time inscoring at UNC and has post-ed a career-best 20.6 pointsper game in his MVP-winningseason. He sits sixth in thenation in free throw shootingat 91 percent and leads theBears with 41 steals this sea-son. Beitzel also holds theschool record for the mostfree throws made in a singlegame (16), which he set onFeb. 28 against Idaho State.

“Devon epitomizes our

team, toughness,” senior for-ward Chris Kaba said.“Everyone knows his story.He is just a tough guy and avery smart guy who gets bet-ter every day.”

The determination to begreat has opened doors forBeitzel’s future. He alreadyhas a job lined up with Ernst& Young accounting firmafter graduation, but withthe national attention,Beitzel said he would beintrigued if the chance toplay basketball after his timeat UNC was an option.

“I’ve never thought I’dhave an opportunity to playbasketball after college; that’sa big reason I took school soseriously,” Beitzel said.“Playing basketball afterschool would be an opportu-nity of a lifetime, and I’ll defi-nitely look into it after theseason; but for now, I’m

focused on the task at hand.”The Bears’ regular season

Big Sky Conference champi-onship guarantees them atleast one national post-sea-son tournament (NIT) if theylose in the semi-finals orfinals, but Beitzel and theBears are eyeing the tourna-ment championship. Twomore wins, and UNC will bein the NCAA tournament forthe first time, which Beitzelsaid is the main goal.

“The community and stu-dent body have all been greatin my time here, and I’d love ifit we were the first team tobring home the regular sea-son and tournament champi-onships and get that NCAAappearance,” he said.

Beitzel’s track recordshould prove hopeful forUNC fans, as his pastshows a trend of over-coming obstacles.

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TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT IINFONFO• There will be a pep rally at 5 p.m. today at the University Center • Student tickets for UNC’s 8 p.m. game Tuesday against Northern Arizona will begiven out on a first-come, first-serve basis• Doors to Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion will open at 4:30 p.m. and tickets will begiven out at that time• The first 460 students in line will receive tickets• To get tickets to Wednesday’s championship game at 7 p.m., doors at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion will open at 6 p.m.• Again, the first 460 students in line will get in free• Students can start to line up for tickets at any point in the day• For those who are unable to get tickets, Tuesday’s semifinal game will be aired onAltitude Sports and Entertainment, and Wednesday’s championship game will bebroadcast on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.

Quote of the day“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet

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