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A refl ection of the UNC community.
FEB 16, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE:Police: Protectors or Prosecutors?From MTV to UNC: UPC Brings Girl CodeAlumni Share Stories of Triumphs and TribulationsMen’s Basketball Falls in Triple OTClub Hockey Finishes Season
ONE UNHEALTHYCONTRADICTION
Th e rise of eating disorders represents a striking contradiction to Colorado’s impressive bill of health.
Story by Tommy Simmons on page 5. Photo by Ye In Morris.
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OPINION4 Flashy Headlines Not the Mission of Media
LITSHA SAYS LAME STUFF: The Truth About Awkwardness in American Society
NEWS5 Contradiction in Health Ranking6 Police: Protectors or Prosecutors?
A&C7 From MTV to UNC: UPC Brings Girl Code8 Alumni Share Stories of Truimphs and Tribulations
SPORTS9 Men’s Basketball Falls in Triple OT10 Former UNC Player Gets Opportunity Down Under12 UNC Club Hockey Finishes Season Against NAU
11 FUN & GAMES + CLASSIFIEDS
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You might think you’re payin’ all this money to UNC for tuition, but really, you’re payin’ my rent.
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Page 4 February 16, 2015OPINION
FLASHY HEADLINES NOT THE MISSION OF MEDIABy Jacob Scott
The media just can't win, can it? The media is a necessary part of our lives. We need it to gather news on local, national and international mat-ters. Whether you get your news from the Internet, from a newspaper or from television, the media's job is to give honest and trustworthy news. Yet to some Americans’ delight, we slip up. NBC news anchor Brian Williams has been in the news for lying about, or embellishing, as it is being called by other media professionals, his stories. Recently, Williams’ first lie came out, in reference to a story the anchor told about his trip to Afghanistan in 2003. Williams has told the story of his trip on many late-night TV programs, claiming he was in a helicopter that was struck by a grenade. Eight years later, it has been revealed that the helicop-ter Williams rode was, in fact, not hit by a grenade. It was a different helicopter that was hit. More investigation of Williams' many stories as a trusted network anchor have revealed that this may not be an isolated incident in his career. Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel last week that Brian Williams made a mistake, which I agree with. O'Reilly also went on to say that he had been in the Middle East around that time, and it was an exhilarating experience.
He then said that when someone like him or Williams goes onto a late-night show like Kimmel’s, they don't want to sound like a “dweeb” in front of the audience, so a story will naturally be embellished to become more interesting. This is where I disagree with O'Reilly. As a respected and trusted network TV anchor like Williams, there should be no embellishment in any of his stories. This is true for all journalists, no matter their level or fame. O'Reilly said journalists don't want to seem like “dweebs” in front of America. But as a journalist, your job is to carry the news to America; Not to be its best friend. I don't care if you look like a “dweeb.” I don't care if you look like a jackass. The truth is the truth, and the truth should be absolute. I understand that everyone makes mistakes and no one is perfect. But this mistake is not a misspelled word or a minor error in publication or broadcast. Williams told a blatant lie that had no basis of truth. Helicopters can be hit and destroyed, but if you fly in a helicopter and nothing happens, why lie to make yourself seem more impressive? I liked Brian Williams as a journalist, and I thought he was a trustworthy news source. But clearly he isn't as trustworthy as I, and most of America, thought him to be. Sadly, I don't think his suspension is enough, and I think he should and will be fired. Acts like these just fuel the fire for those who believe journalism is synonomous with dishonesty. Many Ameri-
cans believe journalists, especially in broadcast news, will lie, cheat and steal just to get a headline. Personally, I don’t think we journalists should lie in order to have a flashy headline or make a story more interesting than it actually is. The fact is that some stories are just flat out boring. Some stories won’t pull the headlines, but they are news and that should be a journalist’s first priority. The public has the right to hear every story, no matter if they are interesting or boring. News is news. Some news is more interesting to certain people, but that is ultimately the person’s decision. As long as the writing is good, then I think all stories have the potential to be interesting. I still have hope for journalists. Whether my hope is justified or from stubbornness, I believe we still must be professional and honest for our sake and for our audience’s sake.
—Jacob Scott is a senior journalism and mass communi-cations major and sports editor for The Mirror. He can be reached at [email protected].
Lack of awkwardness in a person is a huge signal of a robot. A politically cor-rect, well conserved, pragmatic human who abides by social normality is a robot. There are three kinds of people: the self-proclaimed awkward person who touts their awkwardness regularly as a
defense mechanism, the taciturn individ-ual who hopes their lack of grace will go unnoticed and then, of course, there is the infamous robot. Social norms today consist of smoothly transitioning through society’s expecta-tions of you without a glitch. As a member of society, you are expected to articulate yourself formally in public and act in a way that will always make your ancestors proud. I’ll crown myself the cliché queen and say we are all human, and nobody in this world is perfect. Yet when someone shows a sliver of imperfection, we tense up and purse our lips, hoping the moment will soon be done and over. The second someone cracks a joke
that’s not funny, catches themselves from a clumsy fall or uses inaccurate jargon, and instead of perusing by the moment, we find ourselves embarrassed for the societal norm violator. Awkward is now a popular label for people who make mistakes, show honesty and make people uncomfortable while do-ing it. Let’s be honest, there is nothing unique about being awkward, unless reincarna-tion is real and this isn’t all our first shots at life. How many people get anything right the first time? Shouldn’t it go without saying that making mistakes and looking goofy while doing it isn’t new? Isn’t it a given that we all don’t think the same?
If so, than being an individual should not come as a shock to anyone. When people promote their awkward-ness, I translate that as, “My imperfections are showing. Please don’t judge me.” It is okay, most people understand that you don’t quite have the automaton thing down yet. Your awkwardness simply means that you have not quite graduated with a mas-ter’s degree in social standards, deeming you a professional lifer: a robot.
—Litsha Leeper is a senior philosophy major and an opinion columnist for The Mirror. She can be reached at [email protected].
By Litsha Leeper
Litsha Says Lame Stuff
THE TRUTH ABOUT AWKWARDNESS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
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CONTRADICTION IN HEALTH RANKINGBy Tommy [email protected]
Colorado has a national reputation for being a physically fit state, partially because of the high elevation and the opportunities for recre-ation that the natural environment provides. Denver was recently ranked the 12th healthi-est city in America according to “Better Doctor,” a free consumer-run website designed to help people find good doctors and promote health in general. As part of the criteria, the survey examined exercise rates in numerous American cities – and Denver was near the top. This means that people in Colorado are taking advantage of the location they’ve been given, using it to help keep themselves healthy. But there can be a dark side to the motiva-tion to be healthy, thin and in shape. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, anorexia is the third most common chronic ill-ness among adolescents, and 95 percent of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The same organization found, in one study, that 25 percent of college women surveyed engaged in binging and purging as a weight loss technique at some point. Although the numbers might be skewed because of a lack in seeking medical help, up to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male. “Students with eating disorders often suffer numerous physical side-effects,” said Shannon Navarette, lead registered medical assistant at UNC’s health center. “We see students with chest pains, anemia and heart palpitations – all as a result of an eating disorder.” The threat of physical harm as a result of an eating disorder is a real one. The National Association of Anorexia reported that eating disorders currently have the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. Many believe there may be a connection between the images shown in media and the prevalence of eating disorders. “There’s lots of pressure to be a certain way or to look a certain way based on what ‘healthy’
looks like,” said Tina Pohler, a senior business administration major. “For example, running magazines. They’re always portraying this image of a very thin runner as the ideal image, when that’s not necessarily true. It has everyone ask-ing how you can be healthy if you aren’t that image.” As a female college-age runner, Pohler said that the link between fitness and body image – and the way in which the media perpetu-ates that image – was especially lethal. She said it seemed to sell only one body type as being healthy, especially one that emphasized being really thin. The average or most common body type is underrepresented in media and social me-dia. And this is an unhealthy misconception, Pohler said. “The media surrounding the issue doesn’t
do a good enough job of showing us what the healthy way is to lose weight or be in shape,” she said, citing the media’s obsession with thinness and weight-loss. She also said it ultimately harms young people trying to be “healthy.” Placing the blame on the sensationalism of big media only goes so far however. Social media plays a huge part in skewed body image as well. Searching “thinspiration” or “fitspo” on any social media site and will call up an onslaught of images and captions promoting thinness as the only body type that matters. This isn’t agenda-fueled mass-media either – it’s average people promoting a lifestyle and image that can be harmful. “If it’s going to get better, there needs to be a change in how fitness is portrayed,” Pohler said.
Ye In Morris | The MirrorThe rise of eating disorder statistics represents a striking contradiction to Colorado’s impressive bill of health.
Page 6 February 16, 2015NEWS
POLICE: PROTECTORS OR PROSECUTORS?By Ye In Morris
Police-involved shootings, such as Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson and the recent shooting of Michael Ro-driguez in Greeley, have ignited controversy and protests calling for change in law enforcement. A protest organized by the Weld County Police Ac-countability committee that occurred last month on Mar-tin Luther King Day called for peace between Greeley’s Latino community and the police department after the shooting of Rodriquez outside of a billiards hall. However, there are always two sides to every incident. It is the job of police officers to protect and serve the people; A job that many people feel is failing due to a string of police-involved shootings. Tensions between ci-vilians and police officers have risen, but law officials have not been turning a blind eye to their words. One of the responsibilities police officials have is to hear out issues and concerns of citizens. The Citizens Police Advisory Committee meets once
a month to allow people the opportunity to freely voice their opinions and possibly find resolutions to issues. “Protests are guaranteed by the constitution. People have the right to voice their opinion,” said Rick Brandt, chief of police of the Evans Police Department. Brandt emphasized how the police department makes sure to keep participants safe during a protest. However, not all protests are peaceful and not all have probable causes. “People sometimes use protests simply as an excuse to be unruly and violent,” said Terry Reed, a Weld County police officer. There are many examples of this occurring, and law officials try to act accordingly to maintain order, giving them the negative connotation of repression. “Officers make mistakes and bad things happen; I have no problem with awareness being raised about police mis-takes,” Brant said. “If a mistake is made, then that officer should be held accountable and should be questioned. But when one cop does something wrong, we all tend to be labeled. Protests are great for voicing your opinion, but don’t judge a group based on the actions of an individual.”
“People sometimes use protests simply as an excuse to be unruly and violent,” - Terry Reed, a Weld County
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FROM MTV TO UNC: UPC BRINGS ‘GIRL CODE’
By Correll Comer [email protected]
Amid studying, projects, quizzes and exams, University of Northern Colorado students got a much needed and much deserved break on Thursday when two professional comedians from MTV took the stage in the University Center ballrooms, courtesy of UNC’s University Program Council. After a comedy show last October featuring Calise Hawkins, a writer for MTV’s “Girl Code,” UPC upped their game, hosting two different “Girl Code” comedians at this semester’s event – Esther Ku and Tanisha Long. With more than 200 students in attendance, this semester’s show was packed. UPC chose to use one and a half ballrooms, leaving enough room for tardy attendees to pull up a chair. “You might think you’re payin’ all this mon-ey to UNC for tuition, but really, you’re payin’ my rent,” joked Long as she took the stage. While the ladies’ performances were differ-
ent, they were equally hysterical to the crowd, who laughed just as loud at both of their jokes. “They were both great,” sophomore elemen-tary education major Allison Benner said, who attended the event with her girlfriends. “It was like watching ‘Girl Code’ right in front of me, except there were no commercials.” “Esther was bubbly and fun, and Tanisha was goofy and relatable,” Benner’s friend and fellow elementary education major Cooper DeCoursey said. Despite being on a TV show that’s all about girls and girl problems, the comedians had the men in the audience laughing and blushing. “I was on the floor practically the entire time,” sophomore journalism and mass com-munications major Caleb Clark said. “I thought it was awesome there were two comedians this semester.” Both women kept the audience involved in the show from the beginning to the very end. “I don’t know if I would want to be one of the people they joked about, but I thought it was hilarious,” senior journalism and mass
communications major Efrain Madera said. “It was all in good fun.” According to students, the ladies’ abilities to interact with the crowd made the show that much better. “I thought it was really funny how they called people out,” freshman business manage-ment major Beau Martinez said. “Esther was hysterical. She got really into it. It was great.” The ladies joked about everything from late-night trips to McDonalds to embarrassing sex acts and wearing dirty laundry – and the more explicit their material got, the harder the UNC crowd laughed. “The girls definitely had no filter, but that was good,” Madera said. “I think their explicit material made the show more interesting. We’re all college students, and we’re here for a good time.” After they finished their comedy bits, the women answered some questions students had written down prior to the show, involving things like sex, flirting and bad roommates. “I loved that. It was really… real. They were talking about real-life situations and answering real questions and made them funny – just like they do in Girl Code,” junior Spanish major Alexandra Loya said. “It was really cool to see these women from TV come out here and put the spotlight on UNC.” The show appeared to be a hit with the UNC crowd, and many students stayed around after the show to introduce themselves and take pictures with the comedians. After a semester of woman comedians from Girl Code, students said it will be interesting to see who UPC picks to host the next comedy show, and a few have some ideas for them. “I feel like next semester they should bring out Guy Code,” Madera said. “I think if they had a mix of male and female comedians, things could get really interesting. Two semesters of Girl Code – where’s Guy Code at?” UPC will be hosting events throughout the semester, including Open Mic Nights every other Monday. For those interested in performing, students can sign up at http://www.unco.edu/upc/events.html.
Maeve Widmann | The Mirror Comedians from MTV’s “Girl Code” spice up UNC students’ lives Thursday night by cracking jokes about women’s culture and answering questions posed by the audience.
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ALUMNI SHARE STORIES OF TRIUMPHS AND TRIBULATIONS
By Cortez Tafoya [email protected]
The University Center’s Spruce rooms were full
with University of North-ern Colorado students and alumni at the annual “Suc-cess Looks Like Me” panel on Thursday. Eight UNC alumni, all
of whom are professionals in media or creative ca-reers, answered a series of questions about how they arrived at their positions, giving tips and warnings about their paths towards professional careers. On the panel of alumni, there was a variety of UNC’s college majors and degrees represented. Joe Hutchison, the interim director for arts, culture and global affairs at the University of Denver, earned his bachelors degree in English at UNC in 1972. Later, Hutchison went on to pursue his master’s degree in fine arts at the University of British Co-lumbia in Canada. Alexandria Renteria,
the regional communica-tions specialist for Denver Public Schools, received her bachelors degree in communication studies at UNC in 2010. Gerard Heise, the executive director for the Greeley Philharmonic Or-chestra, earned a bachelors degree in music perfor-mance and a minor in busi-ness from UNC in 2012. There were many more notable alumni at the event as well. Nicki Runge, the artistic director and CEO of the Rocky Mountain deaf theatre, explained how be-ing deaf has allowed her to omit negative words from her vocabulary. “I’m deaf, so the word
‘can’t’ doesn’t exist for me. ‘Don’t’ isn’t an option. Just do it. Figure it out. Period,” she said. When asked about which activities he participated in outside of college during his academic ca-reer, Hutchi-son said that he didn’t do much be-cause he was always busy with classes and work. “I was active in the student senate,” Heise said. “It gave me the opportunity
to have one-on-one meet-ings with the dean of the school of music, leading to important connections.”
Michael Toledo, the business development marketing specialist for the Greeley Tribune, gave a similar response. Some unique stories from alumni were shared at the panel as well.
For example, the story of Samuel Dong-Saul. Born in Mexico, Dong-Saul received a bachelor’s degree in industrial design at an institution in Mexico, then came to UNC and received a master’s degree in educational technology. Dong-Saul explained the trials and tribulations he faced as an immigrant in America, but he also offered advice for students who find themselves in a similar situation. “When traveling overseas after graduation, display that you know what you want to do, that way you won’t get lost,” he said. A few more questions and answers came from the panel, and the event came to a close with three final words from Victor Sanchez, the artist and owner of ImADgine Stu-dios in Denver. “Personality, attitude and passion,” he said. “Those are the keys to success.”
“I’m deaf, so the word ‘can’t’ doesn’t exist for me. ‘Don’t’ isn’t an op-tion. Just do it. Figure
it out. Period.”- Nicki Runge, UNC
alumna
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By Danielle [email protected]
The Northern Colorado men’s basketball team showed real grit in its triple-overtime battle against the University of Montana Griz-zlies on Saturday night.
The Bears fell to the Grizzlies 83-81 at home in the Bank of Colorado Arena. They didn’t manage to take the lead in the first or sec-ond half, but each of the six times they pulled ahead in overtime, it seemed as if the Bears could win the game.
Despite the loss Saturday, head coach B.J. Hill said he wasn’t disappointed with the team’s overall performance.
“The fight that they showed tonight is what this program is about,” Hill said. “That’s what we need to see… Believe it or not, I’m pleased just because that’s the base that I wanted to see. I wanted to see a team that played with passion,
that played like they cared about something greater than themselves. And they showed that.”
Right off the bat, Montana’s aggressive de-fensive became an obstacle for the Bears (12-12, 7-6). Northern Colorado had an almost sluggish start, letting Montana take an early five-point lead before senior guard Tevin Svihovec put UNC on the board just over three minutes into the game.
In the first half, the Grizzlies (14-10, 10-3 Big Sky) snapped up rebound after rebound, tal-lying 14 defensive rebounds to the Bears’ nine. UNC had a meager 25.9 shooting percentage in the first half. The teams went into the locker room at halftime with the Bears down 24-33.
Northern Colorado seemed to pick up intensity in the second half, starting off with a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Jon’te Dotson, which were his only points of the game.
Montana answered thirty seconds later with a jump shot by freshman forward Fabi-jan Krslovic, followed by a free throw and a
3-pointer to extend their lead to 12 points.Seven minutes in, the Bears finally had
a spurt. Two dunks by senior forwards Tim Huskisson and Dominique Lee, tied it up at 48-48 with just under nine minutes remaining in the game.
Montana managed to stop Northern Colo-rado from taking the lead yet again, but UNC tied it up twice more in the half. The Bears had an improved shooting percentage of 42.9 per-cent in the second half.
A jump shot from Svihovec with one minute remaining would send the game into its first period of overtime with the teams tied up at 57-57.
Whatever tenacity the Bears lacked early in the game, they brought back in overtime. They got their first lead on a free throw by sopho-more guard Cameron Michael thirty seconds in. The Grizzlies took the lead back on a free throw of their own, but Michael retook the lead with a timely 3-pointer.
Another 3-pointer from sophomore guard Jordan Wilson extended the Bears’ lead to five points. But of course, Montana tied it up at 64-64 to send the game into its second overtime.
In the second period of overtime, UNC managed to get ahead early on, and Montana again fought back, ending the second period 72-72.
The lead changed four more times in the third period of overtime. The Bears tied it up with 24 seconds left, and looked to get a final score to take the game, but a foul by Lee cost the Bears. Montana’s Gregory Jordan sunk two free throws to win the game for the Grizzlies.
Jordan recorded 52 minutes of play in the game, with 20 total points and five rebounds.
Michael said one final play was not to blame for the Bears’ loss, when there were many missed opportunities throughout the game.
“There’s about a hundred other plays in the game that make up the outcome rather than just that one,” he said.
Michael totaled 17 points in the game including five 3-pointers, but the team was led by Svihovec, who netted 23 points. Lee recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
The Bears will take on Sacramento State on the road at 8:05 p.m. on Thursday.
Mark Harro | The MirrorSenior guard Corey Spence looks to set up a play in UNC’s triple overtime loss to the University of Montana Saturday night at the Bank of Colorado Arena.
BASKETBALL FALLS IN TRIPLE OT
Page 10 February 16, 2015SPORTSFORMER UNC PLAYER GETS OPPORTUNITY DOWN UNDER
By Makalah [email protected]
After taking a look in the UNC men’s basketball record book, one is sure to find all of the names of former players who have ended up in many different places across the world.
As mentioned two weeks ago, basket-ball alumnus Derrick Barden ended up in Europe. He, however, wasn’t the only one from the 2013-2014 men’s basketball crew to land outside of the United States.
Tate Unruh, former UNC guard, has also taken his degree and excellent 3-point shooting skills outside of the country.
Unruh, who finished his college career ranked second on UNC’s all-time 3-point list, is gearing up to start his first season playing as a professional basketball player in Australia.
“My team is called the Ringwood
Hawks, and we’re located in Melbourne,” Unruh said. “Ringwood is kind of a suburb of Melbourne, so there has been plenty to do. It’s kind of a small world because Lauren Oosdyke, a former UNC standout, plays on the women’s team, so there is a little Bears connection down under. It’s been pretty cool.”
As a redshirt fresh-man at UNC in the 2010-2011 season, Unruh started in two games. He averaged 10.6 minutes per game, shot at 41.9 percent from the three-point line and made 85.7 percent of his free throws.
By his junior year, Unruh was on the team’s starting lineup. He finished the 2012-2013 season 21st in the nation in 3-point percentage and 2nd in the conference for most 3-points made per game. His record of 92 3-pointers in a single Division I
season broke former UNC player Devon Beitzel’s previous record of 87.
As a senior, Unruh scored in double figures 21 times, hit a career-high of six 3-pointers in three games and was named to two Big Sky All-Conference teams.
The success, however, isn’t what Unruh said he misses the most.
“I miss the people more than anything,” Unruh said. “I was fortu-nate enough to make some lifelong friendships there and that’s really the thing I miss most. That and Cafe Mexicali. That place is so good.”
Although those lifelong friendships have
extended across a couple of countries, Un-ruh said he still makes an effort to keep up with the fellow Bears he once played with.
“I talk to Cameron [Michael] and Tevin [Svihovec] probably more than
anyone, but there’s a handful of guys that I have stayed in touch with and will contin-ue to be close friends with,” Unruh said. “I talk to Coach Hill and the assistants after games sometimes. BJ and I have a great re-lationship, and I know he is someone that I can call up anytime for anything.”
Unruh also said he finds himself remi-niscing on a couple of specific memories from his time with the Bears.
“The things I find myself thinking about a lot are winning the Big Sky Tour-nament, playing in the NCAA my fresh-man year and winning at Kansas State last year,” Unruh said. “My whole family made it to that game, and to beat an opponent like Kansas State was pretty special.”
Lastly, Unruh said he missed his old stomping grounds of Butler-Hancock, which has been renamed as the Bank of Colorado Arena.
“So many good and memorable times in there, from boot camp to game day,” he said. “I would not trade my time in Gree-ley for anything. Go Bears.”
Courtesy of Greeley TribuneTate Unruh, a former UNC basketball player and student
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Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSenior forward and team captain Corbin Fitzgibbons takes a shot on goal in the Bears’ 3-3 tie against Northern Arizona University on Friday night at the Greeley Ice Haus.
