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A refl ection of the UNC CommunityNOV. 10, 2014 COVER BY SETH HALLER
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Page 3November 10, 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
MISSION STATEMENTThe Mirror’s mission is to educate, inform and entertain the students, staff and faculty of the UNC community and to train the staff on the business of journalism in a college-newspaper environment.
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NEWS5 BIKE CAMPUS6 STUDENT SENATE6 STUDENT HEALTH FAIR7 ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGE
A&E8 INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES9 MARIJUANA MUSINGS10 SOAPBOX POETRY SLAM11 LITSHA SAYS LAME STUFF
SPORTS12 MEN’S BASKETBALL13 VOLLEYBALL13 SWIMMING & DIVING14 WRESTLING16 HOCKEY
15 FUN & GAMES CLASSIFIEDS
“My goal was to get other people going and to try and get the team some confi dence as a whole.”
“Knightchilde has put together a beautiful, hour-long gallery of photographs and fi lm clips that capture all the danger,
adventure and heartache of the Old West.”
“Students are focused on their actual goals, so they aren’t always aware of the services that are offered for them.”
Page 4 November 10, 2014OPINION
The Mirror Reflections are the opinion of the editorial board: Alexandria Adair Vasquez, Katarina Velazquez, Antonio Hill, Danielle Ross, Cassius Vasquez and Erick Pirayesh.
Fox News recently released a poll on how Americans view the American Dream, concluding that it’s “alive – for now.” Most of those polled say the next generation will be worse off – just 30 percent of respondents believe the future will be better for the next generation. The defi-nition of the American Dream hasn’t much changed, with 61 percent saying graduating college is important to achieving it and 74 percent believing a successful career is also integral. However, the findings indicate a tragic feeling of pessimism amongst the American people about the future of our nation. One in four respondents said the American dream is out of reach, and 52 percent of Millen-nials say that life for them will be worse than their parent’s. Generation Opportunity
works to ensure Millennials have a fighting chance at our version of the American Dream. We are the most creative and entrepre-neurial generation in American history, yet we face a staggering 14.9 percent youth unemploy-ment rate. On top of that, we are footing the bill for policies that work against us, such as the Affordable Care Act, which increases our healthcare premiums by up to 91 percent. Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity, is-sued the following statement: “Our generation is ready to create, innovate and solve this country’s problems. Our entre-preneurial spirit is alive and well, but politicians have made it in-creasingly difficult for us to build our own futures. No wonder this poll reveals we are so pessimis-tic about living our American
dream. “These results are consistent with what we’ve been hear-ing from young people on the ground: the American Dream is alive but just barely. One-third of our generation has been forced to move back in with our parents, and nearly 15 percent are out of work entirely. From the Afford-able Care Act and its cost increas-es to the proposed Internet Sales Tax, it seems everything coming out of Washington is helping special interests at the expense of our generation. “Generation Opportunity will continue working hard to em-power young people to support policies that allow us to write the next chapter in the American Dream.”
— Generation Opportunity Washington D.C.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MOM AND DAD HAD IT BETTER
There are times, usually when I’m cuddling with my dog while watching “Bob’s Burg-ers” at 9:30 p.m. on a Friday, when I feel that being single is probably the worst thing in the world. But then, other times, as I’m blasting Taylor Swift’s new album in my world-class Subaru with my best friends, I realize that sometimes the single life is the best life. This is especially true in college. I know that not everyone agrees with this thought process of mine. If you would have asked me a year ago, I probably would’ve disagreed with myself. I know people who got married in college and will probably stay together forever. That’s cool. I also know people who obsess with being in relationships in order to find a husband or wife by the time they graduate. If that’s what you want, then go for it. I un-derstand that sometimes, for certain very lucky people, relationships just work and make them happier human beings. But after listening to Taylor Swift’s album “1989” on repeat for the past two weeks, I’ve learned that it’s not necessarily selfish to focus on myself first before completely investing what I have into another human. I mean, taking care of my wimp bull (a breed of very wimpy pit bull) is challenging enough for me most days. I’ve learned that I’m not a terrible person for wanting to make sure I appear awesome on future law school applications by drowning myself in extracurricular activities. From that, I’ve also recognized I am a straight-up perfectionist with an itch to be the best in everything I do. I probably wouldn’t have realized that if I were still in a relationship. I’ve learned it’s okay to be independent and that sometimes not having another
person impact the way you make your decisions is the best thing that can happen to you. There are a lot of choices I’ve made in the past couple of months of being single that I know I wouldn’t have made if I had a significant other to think of as well. Fortunately, they’ve all had positive outcomes. And I’ve learned that sometimes it’s okay to be alone because that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re lonely. You can surround yourself with good company and have good times without having someone to literally hold your hand the entire time. On the brightest side of all of this, I don’t have to worry about what holiday gift to buy my boyfriend. I’m all about people doing what makes them happiest. Be in a relationship, don’t be in a relationship, get married, don’t get married. Do something that will make you the best possible version of yourself. And if that means being alone on Saturday night, eating a tub of Chunky Monkey while watching “The Office” and witnessing Jim and Pam’s wed-ding for the eighth time on Netflix, then don’t be ashamed. Because I know I’m not.
— Katarina Velazquez is a junior journalism and mass communications major and news editor for The Mirror. She can be reached at [email protected].
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UNC RECEIVES BIKE FRIENDLY AWARD
Mark Harro | The MirrorStudents go to and from class on bicycles on UNC’s Central Campus. UNC has been of-ficially declared a bike friendly campus by the League of American Bicyclists.
By Andrew [email protected]
For students and faculty members who do not own bikes, Outdoor Pursuits offers 125 university bikes available for rent to any UNC community mem-ber who may find him- or herself in need of a bike. This is just one reason the League of American Bicyclists presented the University of Northern Colorado campus the Bike Friendly University Award. Colorado is one of 37 states to have received the BFU award, making it a part of the 100 BFU’s around the nation. According to the League of American Bicyclist's offi-cial website, a bike-friendly campus incorporates ele-ments such as engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation and planning. After winning the award, the University of Northern Colorado was provided with tools and support from the League of American Bicyclists so the university can eventually become even more experi-enced with bicycles. UNC received a bronze medal after being recognized as a bike-friendly campus. Whitney Dyer, a sports administration graduate student, said she hopes this award brings biker aware-
ness to student drivers. Dyer is the gradu-ate assistant for Outdoor Pursuits and assists in the supervision of the Outdoor Pursuit’s staff. Dyer said she believes this award will help in continuing to make
the university a more biker-friendly institution. Greeley was the first to receive the bronze award, but the university followed in the city's footsteps and received the same award shortly after.
“It was definitely excit-ing,” said Daniel Lawrence,the coordinator of the Outdoor Pursuits program, about attaining the bike-friendly award. The process has taken over five years, and mem-
bers of Outdoor Pursuits said they feel they have been taking steps in the right direction to become an overall healthy and active campus. Lawrence was the one who submitted the ap-plication to the League of American Bicyclists. The application consists of 77 questions and determines if a university is eligible for the award, he said. After receiving the reward, Outdoor Pursuits created the 2014 Bicycle Friendly University-Cam-pus Reviewer Survey. The survey collected a mixture of responses from commu-nity members, employees, alumni and students. In the survey, most people strongly agreed that they felt comfortable riding a bicycle on campus. The survey involved a series of questions that asked how people felt with bicycles and also asked if there should be any improve-ments on the UNC campus to help with bicyclists. For more information about the Outdoor Pursuits program, students can visit http://www.unco.edu/cam-pusrec/outdoor_pursuits/cruiserbikes/index.html. For students who are interested in learning more about the League of Ameri-can Bicyclists or want to apply to the BFU program, visit www.bikeleague.org/university.
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SENATE FOCUSES ON ACCREDITATION By Andrew [email protected]
The Higher Learning Com-mission’s visit was the topic of discussion at UNC’s Student Sen-ate meeting last Wednesday, and the conversation won’t die until the university’s accreditor visits in spring 2015. Kim Black, the director of assessment, discussed the reason students should be well informed about what the Higher Learning Commission evaluates. The commission is the Uni-versity of Northern Colorado’s regional accreditor, she said. Accreditation is one of the key factors in keeping the university up and running. Financial aid and the trans-ferring of credits are two other important things involved in the accreditation of a university.
HLC last visited UNC in 2005. The re-accreditation process typi-cally occurs every 10 years, so the commission will visit once again in the week of March 9-11, 2015. UNC’s accreditation might be officially reviewed this March, but Black said that now is the time for people to stay focused and determined. “This gives us the stamp of approval to operate,” Black said. Within Colorado, the com-mission looks for five key aspects of a university to analyze. The first is to ensure the institution has a clear sense of mission and purpose. When visiting an institution, members of the Higher Learning Commission tend to ask students what the university’s mission statement is and by what stan-dards the university lives by. Secondly, the commission inspects the level of integrity with
which the school operates and represents itself. Basically, they decide if the school remains consistent. The third criterion the organi-zation analyzes is the quality of a university’s faculty. Lastly, the commission looks toward the future of a university and confirms that the institution has good planning and financing. “I definitely think we will pass because we have strong academ-ics,” said Ryan Ramos, a sopho-more communication major. Ramos said he believes that the university has a few areas of improvement they can focus on. In the past, Ramos said he has had teachers who haven’t been as knowledgeable as they should. He also said he would like stu-dents to become more informed about what the commission is and why it’s success is so impor-tant to the campus.
Black said there are at least three things a student can do to help the process of accredita-tion. The most basic advice is to be educated about the Higher Learning Commission. Another is to advocate to others about the commission and encourage fellow students to do the same. And, thirdly, being prepared and available is perhaps the most important way to prepare for next year’s visit. “What would it look like if we don’t pass the criteria?” said Sara Beamish, a senior business management major. Black said there are three pos-sible outcomes of varying degrees of success for the upcoming accreditation process. The first is that the university can pass and have no problems. The second is that the uni-versity can meet the criteria, but
with concerns from the com-mission. If there are concerns, members of the commission may advocate that certain actions need to be taken. The worst possibility is that UNC can not pass the criteria, but Black said this rarely happens to any institutions. Black said she believes the university has a solid possibil-ity of passing accreditation once again. UNC is scheduled to be the last institution to be accred-ited on the ten-year cycle. According to Black, HLC plans on shifting to a midyear review, and this would mean that the commission would visit every five years rather than once every ten years. Students and faculty can discover more information about HLC, and what they can do to prepare, by logging on to hlcunco.edu.
STUDENT HEALTH FAIR SHOWCASES ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES
Maeve Widmann | The MirrorAmong free blood pressure measurements, flu shots and Band-Aids, volunteers at last Wednesday’s Student Health and Safety Fair provided students with condoms and encouragement to live a healthier lifestyle.
By Monique [email protected]
From free flu shots and eye exams to a UNC police department booth showcasing personal safety, the Student Health Fair presented students with different health and safety options available on the University of Northern Colorado campus. The health fair took place last Wednesday in the lower level of the Univer-sity Center. “The Health Fair gives students the knowledge they need in order to know what is provided for them,” said Tara Campbell, the Student Health Center
office manager. “Students are focused on their actual goals, so they aren’t always aware of the services that are offered for them,” she said. Campbell said that a few of the services that are provided to students at the health center are stitches, x-rays and some chiroprac-tic services. There is even a small pharmacy available. There were booths at the fair promoting dental health, audiology, pulse testing, dietetics and the rec center. iWait, a program that operates through the Weld County Department of Public Health, was also present in one of the booths at the fair.
The booth distributed pamphlets that gave ideas for dates. The overall goal was to convey the belief that waiting to be intimate with partners is healthy for present and future relationships for all parties involved. Melanie Cyphers is an iWait program co-coordi-nator and a teen counselor. “This fair used to be held in Harrison Hall, and for the most part, the only students that came were the ones that happened to be in Harrison Hall,” Cy-phers said. “We were kind of unsure of how many students would come, but there’s been a bigger variety of students this time.” Cyphers said it isn’t
difficult to get students to talk about their relation-ships. She also said many students have told her they are staying abstinent because they want to focus on school. Every booth presented students with the oppor-tunity to fill out a form, so their name could be entered in a drawing that would increase their chances of winning a new mountain bike. “Things like the draw-ing and little gifts are always great incentives to get students to come by,” Cyphers said, motioning to Frisbees sitting on a table and the wheel students could spin for prizes at the iWait booth.
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BUSINESS COLLEGE HOSTS SIXTH CHALLENGEBy Chelsea [email protected]
For the sixth time, entrepreneurs will be able present their business ideas and compete for $50,000 and business incubator ser-vices from BizHub in the annual Monfort College of Business Entrepreneurial Challenge. Services pro-vided by BizHub include coaching and workshops. While the challenge provides applicants with funding for their business ideas, it also functions to provide helpful feedback, exposure and experience. Once applicants are picked, they compete in a series of presentation
challenges and hone their business plans. Competitors will be narrowed down in three stages: the preliminary challenge, the summit of ideas and the E-challenge fi nals. Each stage of the competition will be tele-vised by 9News. “Th ese business plan competitions are so much more than just a bunch of people competing for mon-ey,” said David Th omas, who is the assistant profes-sor of management and director of the Entrepre-neurial Challenge. “We’re really talking about people’s lives here. We’re talking about livelihoods. We’re talking about families. We’re talking about grow-
ing economic development in communities.” Th e challenge focuses on students, UNC’s envi-ronment and the commu-nity of Northern Colorado. Th omas also said it helps hopeful individuals break into a small business role, gives back to the communi-ty and provides fundamen-tal experience for students in business. About eight years ago it was decided that UNC needed a program to promote entrepreneur-ship. Th omas said they envisioned something that would help entrepreneurs out of garages and base-ments and into professional business relationships. Each year applicants
bring a variety of ideas to the competition, but Th omas said that all of them have a couple things in common. Each one seems to identify a current trend early enough to be able to use that for their success. Competitors have also identifi ed an unmet need and produced an idea to address that need. Because these entre-preneurs are competing in front of judges, they not only get great exposure and help launching their ideas, but they also have to create sustainable business plans. “Th ese are people with a lot of background that can really help a new business get off the ground,” Th omas said.
Matt Fater and Aaron Fodge, co-founders of Branch Out Cider and second place winners of the third annual Entrepreneur-ial Challenge, said they put more thought into their venture knowing that ex-perts were going to dissect their idea. “We made a conscious decision to be as conserva-tive as we could possibly be with how many apples we thought we could collect, in terms of poundage, so that nobody could argue with our fi nancial estimates,” Fodge said. Not everyone suc-cessfully moves on in the challenge, but speaking with business experts and learning of ways to
improve a business plan is also immensely important, Th omas said. Most organizations or professionals require individuals to pay very large sums of money for the same advice contestants receive from experts at the challenge. Th e challenge also com-pels hopeful small business owners to focus on fi nish-ing their business plans on a deadline. Th e competition is open to students and to prospective entrepreneurs throughout the Northern Colorado area. Applications for the challenge are due online at mcb.unco.edu/events/echallenge on Dec. 1.
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By Tommy Simmons [email protected]
Mark Twain supposedly said a gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar at the top. Ethan S. Knightchilde, the director of the documentary “Ghosts of the West: The End of the Bonanza Trail,” said he looked hard to find that quote, but there is no actual proof Twain said it. “It’s a great line, and it’s very true,” Knight-childe said last Thursday night during a ques-tion-and-answer session after an International Film Series screening of his film. The event was hosted in Lindou Auditorium. Twain could have been referencing any of the stories of lost mines and boom-and-bust towns that are the focus of Knightchilde’s film. During the latter half of the 19th century, it seemed the American West was aflame with the promise of gold and silver, enough to encourage a mass migration over the Mississippi River and lead to the founding of thousands of small min-ing camps and towns. Nowadays, those towns are either shadows of what they once were or have ceased to exist. In many cases, though, the mythology of lost gold has remained. “If all these stories were true, you should be able to walk out of your front door and trip over a lost mine,” Knightchilde said. It was the romanticism of lost mines and Old West adventure that drew Knightchilde to shoot a documentary on ghost towns in the first place, he said. “I remember when I was nine years old, in fifth grade, I read a book that took place in a ghost town, and there was a lost mine – it was a ‘Hardy Boys’ sort of thing, looking back,” Knightchilde said. “What struck me was the idea of a ghost town, and I remember thinking back then—How do you lose a mine? That didn’t make sense to me in fifth grade.” The mystique of forgotten fortune and silent, empty Old West towns carried over into adult-hood for Knightchilde. He said one of the first ghost towns he visited was Ashcroft, just south of Aspen, after a friend
mentioned it at a wedding. He said he was hooked after that. “It’s a sickness,” he said of the desire to see old town sites. It was a sickness that persisted for 12 years. The first shots of “Ghosts of the West” were taken in July 2002, and the final ones were finished in September of 2010, not to mention two years of post-production. The hard work is visible in the film. “Ghosts of the West” combines photographs of the towns as they were in the 19th century with footage taken by Knightchilde and his team. The result is a stirring contrast between past and present that isn’t often seen.
Knightchilde made the decision to film in black and white too, adding a Victorian flavor that complimented the austere facades and dusty boardwalks he was shooting. “Ghosts of the West” is aptly named. Knight-childe has put together an hour-long gallery of photographs and film clips that capture all the danger, adventure and heartache of the Old West. Beneath it all, the film touches on the allure of lost treasure. This documentary was shown as part of the Reel West Film Festival, which wrapped up Sat-urday at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum.
IFS BRINGS GHOST OF THE PAST TO UNC
Photo courtesy of Ghostsofthewestfilm.com“Ghosts of the West,” directed by Ethan Knightchilde, tells a story about towns that once thrived during the Gold Rush but eventually died out nearly as quick as they rose.
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By Andrew Stiegler [email protected]
Weed dealers are not what they once were, especially in Colorado. Purchasing cannabis here feels more like visiting one of Colorado’s many craft breweries than visiting a drug house. Th ere are tons of dispensaries in downtown Denver that are staff ed with friendly bud ten-ders that will also tend to your every need for cannabis. Colorado’s weed industry is expected to generate $1 billion this year. Th roughout the U.S., the marijuana market is estimated to be worth 40 times that much, even though most of it is still illegal. Almost half of America has permitted the sale of medical marijuana, and just last week Oregon and Alaska threw their hat into the ring, legalizing recreational sales in the midterm elections. As other countries start to legalize marijuana, like Uruguay did earlier this year, it could open up a univer-sal marijuana market worth possibly $100 billion a year. So who will be the big cheese in this burgeoning industry? Colorado has already pulled some cannabis-
friendly business ideas together such as marijuana friendly ski-chalets, wedding planners, cooking classes and even weed-infused massages. What about the smokers that want something a bit more traditional, though? How about something like a marijuana-infused cigarette? Marlboro has been looking into this idea, however there are many barriers to creating such a product. Until recently Colorado’s dispensaries were happy to cultivate 70 percent of the weed they sold, and nurturers had to sell at least 70 percent of what they grew. Th is was decided in order to keep a closer eye on the drugs and to refrain from creating an excess supply that could end up being sold illegally in the black market. Marijuana businesses have been economically con-fi ned, too. Obtaining a bank account is diffi cult, and local banks have to follow certain laws at the federal level. Not to mention that cannabis is still federally illegal, and almost one-third of the industry is unbanked. Banks around the country are timid to off ering busi-ness loans to companies that could potentially be shut down for small infractions.
Th e federal outlaw of pot also makes it tough to do business in more than one state. Owners of Dixie Elixirs, an edible factory in Denver, said they want to develop other factories in more states but that the federal veto prohibits sending marijuana products across state lines. Although it seems like a marijuana-infused cigarette is years away, it may not take too much longer. It isn’t hard to envision the federal laws easing up soon, con-sidering four states have voted to legalize recreational marijuana and more are on their way. If the federal ban is dropped, it will then allow busi-nesses to expand. Th e stigma around this cash crop im-age will drop and allow other fi rms to jump on board. Would popular names such as Marlboro really con-sider selling cannabis, though? In 1970, British Ameri-can Tobacco put together a blueprint for a weed-infused cigarette. Since companies gave thought to this in the seventies, then something is bound to happen in future years to come when pot is legalized throughout the coun-try. Who could be better than the Marlboro men themselves?
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By Correll Comer [email protected]
The soft light from dozens of small lanterns that dan-gled from the ceiling bounced off of the 75 eager faces of those who gathered in the Atlas Theater last Tuesday night to witness the SOAPbox Poetry Slam and guest speaker, slam poet Carrie Rudzinski. “She means worked in an ammunition factory Hitler built underground, her fingers pulsing with bullets. She means the Nazi officers fed her dog glass to kill him,” Rudzinski said with tears in her eyes as she continued a poem about her grandmother being left behind in World War II. Rudzinski opened the SOAPbox Slam with a series of her works – happy, depressed and everything in between. She set the mood for the performances to follow. Kevin Kantor, founder of SOAPbox Productions and the SOAPbox Slam Master, hosted the event, featuring ten poets who competed in three rounds. Each poet was given a timed 3 minutes to read their original works before hav-ing points deducted from their score. “Poets, you must read your own original poetic cre-ations. If you get up here and start reading Taylor Swift, we’ll all know it, or at least I will. And I will call you out
on it,” Kantor said as he explained the rules. Scores came from randomly selected judges from the audience and ranged from one to ten with decimals to avoid ties. Based on the summation of the judge’s scores from each round, the four poets with the highest scores from the first round got to move on to the second, and the two poets from the second round with the highest scores moved on to the final round. The poetry slam was an interactive experience, wherein audience members were encouraged to share their feelings about a poem. “Being on stage with the mic in front of me is not a barrier,” Kantor said. “I want the audience to know that we’re all hold-ing court together. I’m just a part of the community, part of the whole. That’s why I love when the audience cheers, claps or makes those expres-sive, emotional, guttural noises that come forward just to know that they’re listening and they’re there with you.” The winning poet of the night was Sienna Burnett, a senior acting major, who received much appreciation from the audience in the form of snaps, claps and various guttural noises. Burnett explained that poetry slams have been a therapeutic outlet for her, allowing her to express her emotions and discover herself. “Slam poetry means a lot of things to me, but if I were to distill it down to a few things, it would be conversa-tion, because it creates a platform for people to talk about things that need to be talked about,” Burnett said. “It’s about loving yourself and making friends with your prob-lems and being able to share those problems with a bunch of people and have it be okay.” The therapeutic and open environment slam poetry offers seems to be a common reason why SOAPbox poets
continue to share their poetry with the community. “It’s invaluable. It’s something so many people need, and so many people don’t know is here,” said Spencer Althoff, a junior acting major, who performed in the slam. “It’s given the people of Greeley a place where they can speak out. I don’t think there’s anything better.” “My biggest hope is that SOAPbox provides people a safe space and a means for them to explore and find a voice they may not have otherwise realized they have, and a place to be able to freely express and explore that voice, knowing that they will be received warmly by their peers without judgment,” Kantor said. Kantor graduates at the end of this year. Despite his
upcoming departure, he does not see an end in sight for SOAPbox Productions and plans on pass-ing the torch to diehard SOAPbox poets Bianca Phipps, a junior acting major, and Althoff. “Bianca and Spencer are both juniors, and they’ll be taking it over. I just hope that it finds more people, people find it and the people that need it find it,” Kantor
said optimistically. “I hope it continues to grow, inspir-ing people to become leaders in their own right and take what they’ve learned and shared here beyond the walls of SOAPbox and put it into an active tangible form in the community.” Even though SOAPbox Productions was founded just a year ago, it has quickly become a vast community for poets, poet enthusiasts and artists in Greeley. SOAPbox’s strong following was apparent when Kantor stepped on stage and shouted, “Give love” and the audience roared back, “Accept love.” For more information on upcoming SOAPbox events, check out their Facebook page, listed under SOAPbox Productions.
Give love.Give love.Give love.Illustration by Manny Perez
SOAPBOX SLAMS BECOMING FIXTURE AT THE ATLAS
“Slam poetry means a lot of things to me, but if I were to distill it down to a few things, it would be conversation, because it cre-
ates a platform for people to talk about things that need to be talked
about,”
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By Litsha Leeper
Litsha Says Lame Stuff
Repeatedly, we hear throughout our lives that education is where it’s at. Your parents, professors and elders constantly tell you, “Stay in school. Get your educa-tion. Learning is fundamental.” It gets to a point where we all know education is important, but it becomes just an idea—like oxygen. You know you need it. You know it’s there, but you don’t really think about how important it is to your liveli-hood. Education is like something in your peripheral vision. Of course you see it, but you never really make eye contact with it.
I recently had the opportunity to watch the documentary “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,” and I couldn’t have watched it at a better time. It’s my senior year, and all I want to do is watch back-to-back episodes of “Scandal” and “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” while my homework screams at me through my book bag. After watching Angela Davis, I can’t seem to peel my fingers off my textbooks. This woman was one of few black libera-tion leaders that was able to compel the world with her wits. It didn’t matter what your race, ethnicity or creed was, everyone was in love with Angela Davis and sup-ported her—afro and all. With her black power fist raised high, she spoke of communism in a world that thought being a communist was equiva-lent to being a terrorist. She spoke of equal rights for blacks in a time when being black was equivalent to being an animal. She spoke of women’s rights in a time
when being a woman was equivalent to being a child. She is a rarity. She would not have been able to do it without her intel-lect, without logic or without sense. To this day, there are still black political activists forced to live in exile. Angela Davis intellectualized revolu-tion. She was able to break everything down so fluidly that the most racist, patri-archal, conservative patriot couldn’t resist the enticement of her agenda. She broke all the food on your plate into bite-sized pieces, making it so all you have to do is open your mouth and chew. Angela was that good. Angela Davis was a clever woman. Her brilliance motivated me to not bum out on the couch, glued to my computer at 2 a.m. Her intelligence inspired me to turn off the Charlie Brown voice that plays whenever my professors lecture. Angela Davis put her intelligence into action. Anyone who has a plan or has
an agenda or who urges for any sort of revolution will one day be tested. One day your opportunity will come, but will you be ready to seize it? Or will you be the per-son who has a college degree but still has the intellectual capacity of a high school student? This is the part where I sound like all of the parents, teachers and elders who urged you to stay in school and get your education. Anyone who is blessed with the ability to retain information and the ability to learn has an opportunity to do some-thing beautiful with it. Get educated, stay educated. “Free Angela and All Political Prison-ers” will be showing in Columbine B at the University Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.
—Litsha Leeper is a senior philosophy major and an opinion columnist for The Mirror. She can be reached at [email protected].
DOCUMENTARY INSPIRES REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT
= HOME GAME = AWAY GAME
THURS 11/13
SPORTSEditor: Danielle Ross - Assistant: Jacob Scott
-6 p.m.Volleyball vs. Eastern Washington At Cheney, Washington
FRI 11/14
SAT 11/15
12 p.m.Swimming and Diving At Colorado School of Mines
1 p.m. Football vs. Weber State UniversityAt Ogden, Utah
8 p.m.Volleyball vs. University of IdahoAt Moscow, Idaho
All DayWrestling hosts Northern Colorado OpenButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
By Brianna [email protected]
The UNC men’s basketball team swept past the Chadron State Eagles on Friday with a 95-56 win.Even though the Bears won by a large margin, head coach B.J. Hill still pointed out some areas that need improvement. “We foul too much,” Hill said. “We can’t give anybody that many easy points. I didn’t think we guarded the ball that well.” Although the Bears got off to a slow start, once they picked up the intensity and speed of the game, they never looked back. “The first half was very sporadic, and I think we jumped the gun a little quick and didn’t make the defense fail,” senior forward Tim Huskisson said. “They were getting to the free throw line which kept them in the game for a little bit. Once we were able to settle down and start playing together, it just started flowing.” The Eagles were the first to put points up on the board. Soon after, sophomore Cameron Michael’s assist to Huskisson got the Bears their first two points and seemed to ignite the team’s confidence. Following Huskisson’s lay-up off the glass, junior Cody McDavis was the second player to score with a hook shot a few steps in from the three point line. Maintaining the momentum, senior Dominique Lee soared above the opponents for a rebound and immediately found a guard to advance the ball up the court. With 18 minutes of play, Huskis-son said he was glad to have gotten
some of his younger teammates shot opportunities and a confidence boost. “What really got me excited was being able to get Jeremy Verhagen going. I was able to draw a couple defenders here and there and get him some quick buckets,” Huskis-son said. “He carried himself a little differently on the floor after that.” Huskisson said he was pleased with his teammates’ involvement. “My goal was to get other people going and to try and get the team some confidence as a whole,” Huskisson said. Sophomore Jordan Wilson made a noteworthy debut, as he scored sixteen points and was five for seven from the field. “I really just come out to, one, win and, two, to get other guys touches and get them rolling. Because when guys like Tim and Tevin are at their best, everyone else follows, and we’re hard to beat,” Wilson said. According to Wilson, pressure on the Eagles gave the Bears a late advantage in the game. “Full court pressure defensively really wore them out, so later in the game we were able to take advan-tage of that and really make a run,” Wilson said. According to Hill, when a team is ahead by a lot, it’s easy to give up points. Hill said he was pleased with the fact that the team didn’t give up too many points the second half. “For them to only give up 26 points in the second half made me happy. It tells me we’ve got some maturity,” Hill said. On Friday, the Bears will face Black Hills State at 7 p.m. at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
MEN’S BASKETBALL GETS FIRST WIN
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSenior forward Tim Huskisson said the Bears’ 95-56 victory over the Charon State Eagles helped the team gain some confidence in its first home game of the 2014-2015 season.
5 p.m.Women’s Basketball vs. Southern Methodist Univer-sityAt Dallas, Texas
All DayCross Country at NCAA RegionalsAt Albuquerque, New Mexico
7 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Black Hills StateButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion
SUN 11/16
2 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Wyoming UniversityAt Laramie, Wyoming
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By Jacob [email protected]
The UNC volleyball team punched their ticket to the Big Sky Conference Championship Tourna-ment this weekend as they swept both University of Montana and Montana State University. Northern Colorado (17-9, 10-4 Big Sky) clinched their spot into the tournament with last Thursday night’s 3-0 win (25-12, 25-23, 25-21) over the University of Montana. After the Bears quickly took the first set, Montana (6-19, 6-7 Big Sky) fought back and turned the next two sets into shootouts. UNC was able to edge out the Grizzlies due to senior middle blocker Brianna Strong and the Bears’ balanced offense. “It helps us out to keep the ball spread,” Strong said. “It’s hard for other teams to pick up on multiple hitters, so when we are scoring from pin to pin and in the middle—we are unstoppable.” Strong led the offense with 11
kills. She was joined by junior outside hitter Katie Champion and freshman middle blocker Timarie Nymeyer, who had nine kills each. Head coach Lyndsey Oates said she was pleased with how the two contributed to the Bears’ offense. “Those two are key,” Oates said. “Opponents are going to prepare for our big three. Timarie and Katie are x-factors for us.” Defensively, Northern Colorado came up big and held the Grizzlies to a .061 hitting percentage. This is the ninth straight match in which the Bears have held their opponent to under a .200 hitting percentage. On Saturday night, UNC contin-ued its confident play, sweeping the other Montana State (5-21, 2-12) 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-14). Northern Colorado’s offense continued to dominate, opening the match with 20 kills, no errors and a .667 hitting percentage. “I thought we were very efficient offensively,” Oates said. “One of our better matches that we’ve had. I thought we attacked the match well.”
There were six players on the bal-anced UNC offense that had seven kills or more. Strong and junior out-side hitter Kendra Cunningham tied for the team lead. Sophomore setter Ashley Guthrie was given plenty of credit by her teammates for giving them opportunities to make plays. Guthrie netted 41 assists on the night. “It’s awesome being able to run an offense and not have to think about not setting to one person,” Guthrie said. “It’s great because everybody can step up and get a kill. We have so many great players, and that makes my life a lot easier.” The Bears were able to close out the contest with an impressive run against Montana State that started in the middle of the set. UNC was up 12-11, and they were able to go on a 13-3 run to end the match. The Bears have one away series left, taking on Eastern Washington University and the University of Idaho. After that, Northern Colorado will have a shot in the Big Sky Cham-pionship. The championship starts on Nov. 20 at Idaho State University.
VOLLEYBALL CLINCHES BIG SKY TOURNAMENT SPOT
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSophomore defensive specialist Makenna Meier and junior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham last Thursday.
SWIMMING AND DIVING TAKES DOWN NEW MEXICO STATE
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorFreshman Sydney Kovar competes against New Mexico in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
Staff Report
[email protected] The UNC swimming and diving team defeated New Mexico State 126-117 Friday. Northern Colorado came from behind and defeated the Aggies in the 400-yard freestyle relay, beating them by three seconds. The teams were tied with three wins after the first six events, but the Bears were able to rely on sophomore Carleigh Barrett to break the tie. Barrett won the 1000 yard freestyle by a significant margin of 19 seconds, and she finished with a time of 10:39.85. Barrett later
took the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.90. Barrett was joined by teammate freshman Sydney Kovar, who took the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.80 and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.51. In the final race of the day, the Bears were in good posi-tion to win. UNC’s 400-yard freestyle squad started first, and they did not trail for the remainder of the race, which earned a big Western Athletics Conference win. The swim and dive team will not return to the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion until Jan. 24, when they will take on CSU-Pueblo.
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Th e UNC wrestling team opened their season and debuted head coach Troy Nickerson and assis-tant coach Joseph LeBlanc Saturday in Wyoming at the Cowboy Open. Th e team tallied up an overall score of 38-43 against multiple teams such
as Wyoming, Boise State, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Air Force. Sophomore Trey Andrews started strong, earning a quick win against Cory Carter of the Colo-rado School of Mines. His next task was not as easy. He faced Wyoming’s Tyler Cox, who is currently ranked eighth in the coun-try. Cox defeated Andrews with a score of 12-4.
Freshman Dylan Gabel generated success in his weight class. Gabel took on Zen Ikehara from Air Force in the 184 pound amateur bracket. Aft er a hard-fought contest, Gabel would take the match 5-0. UNC will return to the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion on Saturday, as they host the Northern Colorado Open. Matches will begin at 10 a.m.
Photo by Dean PopejoyNorthern Colorado senior Mitchell Polkowske went 4-1 in the 165 weight class at the Cowboy Open this past weekend.
WRESTLING BEGINS AT COWBOY OPEN
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COOKFULL TIME
For Delta Zeta Sorority in Greeley, CO. Must have food handlers certifi ca-tion, be experienced in meal prep from scratch, budgeting, menu plan-ning and ordering. You may call Katherine at (818) 486-6017 or email your resume to [email protected].
The Average Life of Nicci Bee
By Nicole Busse
(Don’t worry, we’re not judging you.)www.uncmirror.com
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Word Search of the Week—Bike Friendly Award11-10
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After over fi ve years of attempts by the Outdoor Pursuits prgoram, UNC has been awarded the Bike Friend-ly University Award. Maybe this week’s word search will inspire you to bike to class rather than walk. We picked this week’s word search theme, but next week the theme could be up to you. Just email a list of words to [email protected], and your list could make it in the next issue.
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HOCKEY TAKES DOWN SOUTH FLORIDA, MINES
Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror Senior forward Colten Foster carries the puck into the offensive zone in last Friday’s 11-2 victory over the Colorado School of Mines. The team also defeated South Florida Univer-sity 8-7 last Thursday night. Their next game is Friday against Wyoming University at the Greeley Ice Haus.
