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Immigrants get help from UNC Student volun-teers participatein a project toeducate refugeesin the area. PAGE 6

ArtsTalented students entertain peers

The first Open MicNight of the semes-ter kicks off andshowcases manydiverse acts.PAGE 9

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

As economic conditionsremain difficult and job availabili-ty wanes, students flocked to thestudent job fair Tuesday in theUniversity Center Ballrooms.

Dozens of employers, from theuniversity and from businessesaround Greeley, set up booths todraw students into talking to therepresentatives and possibly fillout applications.

“I’m very impressed by the stu-dents turning out and askingquestions,” said Peggy FordWaldo, the programming curatorand historian of City of Greeley

Museums. “They’re cordial andpersonable, and I’d like to hirethem all.”

Waldo said she thinks topqualities in a job-seeker are goodcommunication, friendliness anda great sense of humor.

Sheryl Kippen, the educationcoordinator for City of GreeleyMuseums, said that additional goodqualities include being prompt,conscientious, willing to try newthings and an eagerness to learn.

At the fair, students could reg-ister and make copies of therequired documents, such as asocial security card and driver’slicense. Campus jobs listedwhether they were work study,

hourly or both. Tables were alsoprovided in the center of the roomfor students to fill out applicationsand share hiring tips with oneanother.

“It’s all about first appearance,”said Spencer Botine, a sophomorebusiness major. “Even if you’rejust talking to people for a coupleof seconds, make yourself lookpresentable and that you’re seri-ous about what you want to do.”

Lindsay Boettcher, a fresh-man art major, said she thinksstudents can improve theirqualifications by participatingin extracurricular activities and

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Business representatives givestudents insight to job options

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Heidi Schoephoerster, a freshman nursing major, fills out a con-tact sheet for an intramural sports officer position Tuesday dur-ing the UNC Job Fair in the University Center Ballrooms. See Fair, Page 14

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

Many people are trying tokeep government spending incheck to help bolster the state’sbudget. Yet, the increased levelof financial security hasprompted some to take addi-tional measures to verify wherethe money is allocated.

Tuesday in Carter Hall, theUNC Board of Trustees’ Financeand Audit Committee examinedsome pieces of legislature thatcould seriously hinder any majorfuture financial ventures the uni-versity has planned. ColoradoAmendments 60 and 61, andProposition 101 will all be part ofthis November’s ballot.

Harry Sobanet, a member of

a group called Coloradans forResponsible Reform, a groupopposed to the items intro-duced, gave a presentationabout why the changes pro-posed are harmful to highereducation. During the presenta-tion, Sobanet explained how thethree reforms may causeschools in Colorado to loseabout $1 billion statewide.

Education had been one of theleast-funded departments inColorado for many years. Thestate is in the bottom 10 percentof state funding in the nation.

“This is a very volatile periodto forecast the economy,”Sobanet said. “Say there’s animportant city bridge or infra-structure that needs to be built,but it only has the first 10 years

paid for. Those who utilize thestructure 10 to 20 years later willinherit that cost.”

According to www.donthurt-colorado.com, if passed,Amendment 61 will prohibit alot of “government borrowing,”or bonds, which are essential tofunding the construction of cityestablishments. The bonds thatcan be distributed must also berepaid in 10 years instead of thetypical 20 to 30 years.

Amendment 60 is gearedtoward cutting general revenueby gradually dissolving proper-ty taxes on state enterprises. Asa state-funded school, TheUniversity of NorthernColorado is part of those prop-erty taxes. Proposition 101 also


Trustees keep close watch on legislature funding education

See Trustees, Page 14

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Imagine you’re wide-eyedand fresh out of highschool, marching into

your first UNC class with all theexcitement of a goldfishdropped into a new bowl. Yourfirst day of university life isyour first day of adult life. Butapart from larger classes and a

darker lecture hall, your firstday of college classes is muchthe same as all of your firstdays since seventh grade. It isthe most unexciting and unin-spiring day of the semester, themonumental waste of learningtime we call “Syllabus Day.”

It sounds like the name of anobscure holiday, and to somestudents I’m certain it is just that:no homework, no class discus-sion and a good chance you’ll bereleased earlier than scheduled.But for students who take pridein their learning and look for-

ward to a new opportunity,Syllabus Day is a bit of torture atthe beginning of each semester.

For the majority of classes,we can guess what the syl-labus will look like aside fromthe minor details. It’s not theschedule or the grade break-down that is troublesome; it’sthe endless lists of rules tofollow.

To say “cell phone use isprohibited during lectures” isobvious to the point of insult-ing. If a student chooses to texttheir friends during class, a few

minutes spent reinforcing thepoint in each class’s first ses-sion is not going to stop them.

Same goes for listening tomusic, surfing the web, and anyother clearly distracting activi-ty. If students do this, instruc-tors should by all means treatthem like adults and boot themout of the room. But to spendtime talking about it on the firstday is wasteful.

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SEAN PLAZAn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

There are about 12 millionrefugees in the world today, whocome from a variety of back-grounds and travel to a multitudeof locales. Greeley is no excep-tion, as the past few years haveseen an influx of refugee andimmigrant families to the area.

As part of an outreach pro-gram designed to help these fam-ilies, UNC’s Realizing OurCommunity organization beganmentoring refugees in July to helpthem better integrate into thecommunity at large.

According to the ROC website,www.unco.edu/roc/index.html,the mission of the project is to helpwomen refugees and immigrantsbetter understand the culture andcommunity by giving them theknowledge and resources to pro-vide for their family.

Maria Sanchez, the director ofROC and creator of the Women ofthe ROC project (WOTR),described the goal of the house.

“By empowering women, youempower their families, and that’swhy we are trying to make themself-sufficient,” she said.

To make this possible, ROCemploys a variety of programs toteach skills like how to use a cal-endar, speak English and under-standing the importance ofappointments. Basic conceptssuch as the days of the week andcounting from one to 30, inEnglish, are also included.

Recently, the ROC opened upa tea and family room on 801Eighth St., Suite 104, for thesewomen to gather and communi-cate with each other and commu-nity members. The room hostsmore than 35 Burmese women,10 immigrant families and at leastsix Somalian women everyMonday. There, they can engage

in the kinds of open discussionROC hopes to foster.

Part of the time is dedicatedto making crafts and sellingthem. Sanchez said it is neces-sary to both teach these womenabout commerce and to helpthem keep a part of their nativeculture alive.

However, these women arenot the only ones to learn. TheROC volunteers have learnedmuch, as well.

“Our newcomers are eager tolearn about America, and in turn,we learn from them,” Sanchez said.“Because many of our newcomersare Muslim, we needed to learnmore about Ramadan, (which is)something that many of us didn’treally know much about.”

She also said these mutuallearning experiences are cru-cial to maintaining the pro-gram’s success and keeping arelaxed atmosphere.

The volunteers have plenty tosay about the program and theirreasons for joining it.

Linda S. Allen, a communica-tion professor, and one of thechief volunteers, talked about herreasons for joining WOTR.

“My grandma used to tell mestories from her home in Russia,”Allen said. “Her stories were offond memories, and I knew itmust have been hard for her toleave a comfortable life, but shefelt she had to for her family’ssake. It was these stories thatinspired me.”

Allen said through these sto-ries she found common under-standing of what the refugeeswere experiencing.

“They see the foreignness oftheir own life. And because ofthis, the community needs towork to make their lives bear-able,” she said. “It’s the creationof a new dream, instead of step-ping from a nightmare.”

Allen has worked withyoung women to introducethem to the university, so thatthey can realize options andopportunities out there. Shealso included her classes bycreating group projects to helpthe WOTR effort.

Chance Horiuchi, a UNCalumnus and ROC member, saidhe appreciates both MariaSanchez and the work at the ROC.

“What Maria does is so amaz-ing that you can’t help but want tobe a part of it,” Horiuchi said.“I’ve really been able to get toknow the community more, andin the process, I think I fell in lovewith the people.”

Her work with WOTR has beensmall-scale, but she said the pro-gram is a great way for women toget to know each other.

Earlier this summer,Sanchez hosted a makeup andproduct party.

“It was a simple partydesigned to teach these womenabout things like UV protection

and skin care, but it was really funto see these women have funtogether and understand eachother,” she said.

Christine Gylling, a seniorbiology major, described her rea-sons for wanting to be a part ofWOTR. Gylling is a native ofBurma and speaks Burmese flu-ently. She came to the UnitedStates about a year ago.

“I just feel compassionatetoward these women because Iunderstand their culture shockand how hard the language barri-er can be to overcome,” she said.

Even though she started vol-unteering a month ago, Gylling,along with her mom, has takenon three women to mentor. Shesaid she hopes, by concentratingon small chunks of the popula-tion at a time, they can teachmore effectively.

As with most volunteer pro-grams offered to UNC students,new volunteers are always wel-come. To contact the WOTR, callMaria Sanchez at 970-397-3648.

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Students help families make transition

ERIC HEINZ | THE MIRROR

The Rock Building, 801 Eighth St., is the host of the Realizing OurCommunity house. The project helps immigrant families become accli-mated with the United States and how to provide for themselves.

attendance for a 100-student lec-ture. Again, if the student choosesnot to learn, then let them fail. Butdon’t waste the other students’ timewarning them about it. Sometimescommon sense is the name of thegame.

Perhaps Syllabus Day is an out-dated relic of a web-less past. Withthe Internet, professors can simplypost their syllabi on Blackboard andassume students have read andunderstand it if they ask no ques-tions. Better yet, have no syllabus atall. Instead expect students to showup, listen closely and ask questionsif necessary. If it appears the courseisn’t rich enough in potential inter-est for this to work, close the coursealtogether; it’s not designed well.

The fault doesn’t sit on profes-sors, and they’re not to be attacked.It’s vital to them to spend timegoing over the syllabus so as not tohave conflict later (i.e. the studentwho thought it would be OK to takehis final on a day better suited tohim). The responsibility is on stu-dents to use their heads in deter-mining what’s inappropriate anddisrespectful.

Perhaps the university, ratherthan requiring that professors spendthis time going over their syllabus,could release one overarching syl-labi, with only two simple rules:Respect others and participate inyour own learning. Everything elsefalls under these two. Professorscould then spend valuable time onthe more important pursuit ofstrong discourse. And as wide-eyedstudents on the first day of class, wewould no longer be held captive,but instead be captivated.

— Mark Maxwell is a junior the-ater arts major.

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UNC shouldimplement twosimple class rules

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

First Year Experience is acourse that teaches freshmenstudents the basics of stayingorganized and focused on theirstudies, as well as help studentsbecome accustomed to collegeclasses and prepare them fortheir major.

FYE 108 is a once-a-week, one-credit class offered to students intheir first semester at UNC. Thiscourse helps students know whatis going on around campus, meetnew people and make the adjust-ment from high school to a uni-versity environment.

The course is set up with“links” — a set of three to fourclasses freshmen can select thatare typically attended by otherfreshmen in the same area ofstudy throughout their firstsemester.

A few sophomores spokeabout the course and linkedschedules, which they took lastyear.

“The linked classes were real-ly helpful,” said Lauren Vigil, asophomore elementary educa-tion major. “I was able to set up

study groups with the peoplethat had the same ones as me,and we could study for morethan one class at a time.”

Vigil said she enjoyed the FYEclass for a similar reason: shecould talk to people she knewfrom class and set up times to goover material.

“It was really great; myteacher gave us time in class totalk to each other, and it reallymade it easy to find people totalk to,” Vigil said.

Ashleigh Bloomis, a sopho-more special education major,said FYE helped her becomemore involved on campus.

“We had to do three reportson different events on campus,which I thought was just going tobe boring,” Bloomis said. “But Ifound some really cool stuff todo, and it made me aware of howmuch is really going on.”

Another advantage Bloomissaid was how it helped her real-ize the first major she declaredwas not right for her.

“I was a music educationmajor, but we had to fill out afour-year plan, and looking ateverything that was involved (inthe music major), I realized my

heart wasn’t really in it,”Bloomis said.

The classes are major-specif-ic, but there are also FYE sectionsfor undeclared students. Thesefocus more on studying andhelping students take advantageof what is open to them for themto find a major.

“I know a lot of people whodidn’t really give the class achance, but in the end, it reallyhelped my study skills,” saidMegan King, a sophomoreanthropology major. “We took atour of the library, saw whereeverything was, and went overthat sort of thing. It really helpedme realize the differencebetween high school and col-lege, and I’m getting bettergrades because of that.”

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Class introduces college ‘experience’ to freshmen

KRISTIN GRAHM | THE MIRROR

From left to right: Chelsea Redden, Danny Brizby and Natasha Ross, allfreshmen, study in their First Year Experience class Tuesday in McKeeHall. FYE is geared toward introducing first-year students to UNC.

JESSICA GATESn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

UNC students looking to cutcosts while buying books thissemester are in luck. The campusBarnes & Noble bookstore offersa book rental service for the firsttime this semester. The BookStop is also implementing a sim-ilar program.

According to a Barnes & Noblenews release, in January, thenational bookstore companybecame one of the first in thebusiness to offer textbook rentalsto college students.

Gerri Kuna, the University ofNorthern Colorado Barnes &Noble store manager, said

today about 200 of 636 of theBarnes & Noble’s college book-stores offer the book rentalservice.

Many bookstores have caughton to this new and innovative ideato help students cut increasingcosts on textbooks.

“Barnes & Noble has alwaystried to offer the cheapest pricesto the students,” Kuna said.“(The company) is giving themthe option to be able to affordthe books that they need fortheir classes.”

The process to rent books ver-sus buy them is straightforward.According to the websiteunco.bncollege.com, students canknow if their books are available for

rent by the “rent me!” stickers onthe spine of the book.

Students use rented booksthroughout the semester and areeven allowed to highlight andwrite in them. The books aredue back at the bookstore nomore than 10 days after the lastday of finals. For this fall semes-ter, the last day to turn in booksis Dec. 20.

Kuna said the price the stu-dents pay for rentals is the bestbenefit of the program.

“For instance, if the book is arental and (costs) $100 new, thestudent pays $45 plus tax forthe book,” Kuna said. “In somecases, this has cut the studentbook bill in half.”

Adam Gallegos, a junior arteducation major, said he couldsee how this program wouldbenefit underclassmen, butmost students he knows eitherkeep their books because oftheir major or opt to buy booksonline.

Jill Dawson, a junior com-munication and journalismmajor, said she will continue tobuy her books despite therental offer, but perhaps theprogram could help studentspursuing other majors.

“Any time college studentscan save a little money hereand there, then it’s definitelybeneficial for students,”Dawson said.

Both Gallegos and Dawsonsaid they suggest the universitydo more to promote the new

rental services offered by book-stores, as neither was aware ofthe rental opportunities.

“A mass e-mail to the studente-mail would be the best way toget kids’ attention about it,”Dawson said.

For more information,including rental facts and theterms and conditions, visitunco.bncollege.com.


Textbook rental programs now available


Textbooks with the “Rent Me!” sticker are available at both cam-pus bookstores, The Book Stop and Barnes & Noble. The books givestudents the opportunity to avoid hundreds of dollars in book fees.

“Any time college stu-

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Barnes & Noble, Book Stop introduce lending program at cheaper costs

Laughs, poetry, music connects students

JESSICA GATESa r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Singers, songwriters,comedians, poets — all werein ample supply Monday asthe first Open Mic Night ofthe school year resumedfrom last fall . Studentsenjoyed smooth sounds, coolbeats, a few laughs and freeStarbucks in the relaxing cof-fee-house feel created by theevent.

Open Mic Night is in itssecond year running and iscoordinated by the UniversityProgram Council. It alreadyhas a loyal following whichwas evident in the 150-plusattendance at Monday’s per-formance, which featured 17acts.

Meghan Nyberg, a senior

journalism major and the artsand entertainment coordina-tor for UPC, said Open MicNight was started last yearb e c a u s eUPC saw theneed formore late-night on-campus pro-grams avail-able to stu-dents.

She saidthis year hergoal is to“ m a i n t a i nthe loyal people who come toperform and watch,” but toalso attract more new peoplethat have never come to theevent.

“I want people to open uptheir eyes to their peers, their

peers’ talents and studentinvolvement,” Nyberg said.“You can really take a lot ofthings away from Open Mic

Monday and, inmy opinion, it’sunlike any of theother eventsoffered at UNC.”

C r e wRienstra andChris Jones,both junior act-ing majors, cre-ated their bandBones Muhronithis summer

and performed their relaxedfolk rock inspired originalpieces at the event.

“We love to play,” Rienstraand Jones said. “Any chancewe get to play we take.”

Ian Butler, a freshman celloperformance major, playedpiano in a trio with singers,Alec Parson and BobbyGeislinger, two fellow fresh-men he met during a jam ses-sion in the lobby of his dorm,Weibking Hall.

Butler said his favorite partof performing at Open Micwas having the opportunity toconvey his personal emotionsof the piece to the audience.

“My personal philosophy ofmusic performance is if youraudience isn’t feeling whatyou’re feeling, you’ve missedthe point,” he said. “Music ismore than notes on the pageor organized sound — it’s anexpression of the soul.”

Danny Tramel, a juniormusic education major, sang afew of his original country

songs while playing guitar, butalso said he enjoyed his timeas an audience member.

“I like seeing the differenttalents that students aroundUNC have,” Tramel said.“There is a real positive andsupportive vibe from the audi-ence.”

Open Mic Night will behosted 10 p.m. through mid-night every other Monday atthe Fireside Lounge in theUC. Sign-up sheets with timeslots for performers areavailable at the UC informa-tion desk or with MeghanNyberg.

KRISTIN GRAHM | THE MIRROR

Salynthia Collier, a senior psychology major, sings “Until ItHappens To You,” Monday night during Open Mic Night at theUniversity Fireside Lounge.

KRISTIN GRAHM | THE MIRRORCameron McNerney, performs a solo piece during Monday’sOpen Mic Night in the University Center. It was the first OpenMic Night of the semester.

“I want people to openup their eyes to theirpeers, their peers’ tal-

ents and studentinvolvement

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First Open Mic Night of semester entertains, reigns successful

Open Mic NightOpen Mic Night takes place from 10 p.m.to midnight, every other Monday at the

University Center Fireside Lounge. Inorder to perform, students have to sign

up an hour before Open Mic Night begins.Any student is able to perform and share

their talents.

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If you’re anything likeme, you probably disre-garded “Scott Pilgrim vs.

The World,” as soon as youheard about it and stuck it in

the lame movie pile of yourmind’s eye. To be completelyhonest, it looks kind of dumb.Also, MichaelCera is cool andall with his cute,shy boy routine,but it can get alittle old (espe-cially after thosequestionablecareer choiceslike “Year One”and “Youth in Revolt”). Withthat being said, I’m only goingto tell you this once: Ignoreeverything in your being that

screams “Never see this movie!Don’t pay money for it!” and gosee it. It will be well worth your

while. I had my reserva-

tions going in, but Iconveniently man-aged to forget aboutthem before theopening creditsrolled. The moviefollows Scott Pilgrim(Cera) in his quest to

defeat seven evil exes in orderto win the love of the girl of hisdreams. The plot isn’t thatimportant, though. What the

previews completely fail torelate to its potential audience,is how freaking cool everythingis. Watching this movie is likewatching a live action graphic-novel-slash-arcade-game-slash-holy-awesome. It comesbearing gifts in the form ofcompletely implausible fightscenes and villains with a seri-ously unhealthy thirst forrevenge.

Perhaps, because of the factthat this movie’s origins lie in thegraphic novel arena, “Scott Pilgrimvs. The World,” totally OK withgoing way overboard. It never onceapologizes or attempts to catch itsaudience up. Rather, it pulls theaudience along at a break neckspeed — all the while assuringthem it will be OK in the end. It isso steeped in its ridiculousnessthat you can only love it for goingthere.

Even with all of the fast-paced shenanigans taking

TOTIANNA WEEKLYa r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Attention Greeley: Theblocks of Eighth Avenue and16th Street are preparing for afull day of fun, college festivi-ties to be enjoyed by UNC stu-dents, as well as communitymembers. The Block Partybegins at 3 p.m. and runs untilmidnight Friday.

The fourth annual BlockParty has quickly begun tospring life into the streets thatsurround campus. Kelly Cook,the director of the “ArtistBlock,” said she remembers

why the event began. “(The Block Party began) to

bring life to the communityand businesses of 16th Street inGreeley,” she said. “This areahas so much potential coolness,like Fort Collins or Boulder. Wedidn’t want to see one moredowntown die. We want to seeit thrive.”

With The Block Party grow-ing each year, there is expectedto be 5,000 to 10,000 peopleready to have a good time andlisten to live, local music bands.This year, the music selectionhas expanded to 43 bands thatwill play sporadically through-

out the event. Bands such as,What about Pluto?, The PhotoAtlas, and Sounds of Progressare among those bands lined upto perform. The evemt has fivestages, which differs from theoriginal three stage set-up.

The Block Party has becomea fun tradition and keeps peo-ple who have attended ready tocome back to enjoy the day’sevent.

Hollyann Bopp, who previ-ously attended The Block Party,said she was looking forward tothis year’s festivities.

“I really enjoyed it last year,because of all the bands,” she

said. “My friends and I will begoing again.”

There is more to The BlockParty than in previous years.An attendees can anticipatean art show from noon to 7p.m. in the parking lot ofSqueaky’s and New BelgiumBeer and Crabtree will servealcohol (with a valid I.D.),and all the food one’s stom-ach can handle. There willalso be street theater andbelly dancing; among bikedemonstrations performed byBlacklist.

The Block Party is hostedby The Crew Presents and is

sponsored by UNC and sur-rounding businesses ofEighth Avenue and 16thStreet.

“UNC did contribute finan-cially this year, which was fan-tastic,” said Ely Corliss, amember of The Crew Presents.“Unfortunately, the cityrequired we hire off-dutypolice officers, which is veryexpensive, and sponsorshipsin general are down, so therewill be a few less T-shirts andless bands getting paid. Butother than that, we will haveno problems in making surethis is the best party yet.”

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Local bands, artists featured at Block Party

Protagonist battles exes, aims to win girl of dreamsAlexandria

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Bears see top opponents, high expectations in 2010DAVID WILSON

s p o r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

The UNC women’s volleyballteam opens its season thisweekend in the San Diego Statetournament, starting Fridaynight against the University ofCincinnati.

The University of NorthernColorado is coming off of arecord-setting 2009 campaign,where the team won 21 games -the most games in the school’sDivision I history. They alsowon the first Big Sky champi-onship in UNC history for anysport, and received a bid to theNCAA Tournament.

The Bears graduated fourstarters last year, headlined byfirst team all-conference out-side hitter Kenzie Shreeve.

“Those are going to be big

shoes to fill,” sophomore out-side hitter Kelly Arnold said.“But there are a lot of talentedgirls here, and we are confidentin ourselves.”

Arnold and senior outsidehitter Ashley Lichtenberg aretwo players who will be big focalpoints for the Bears this season,especially on the offensive sideof the net. Lichtenberg had 16games last season in which shereached double digits in kills,while Arnold had 13 games with10 or more kills.

UNC will also rely on juniorAmanda Arterburn, who willstep into the starting lineup asthe defensive specialist andlibero. She was second on theBears roster last year with 316digs, the most of any non-seniorplayer.

This year in the coaches’ pre-season poll, the Bears werepicked to finish third in the BigSky Conference which is whereUNC was picked and finishedlast season before winning theconference tournament.Montana and Portland Statewere selected ahead of theBears.

“The ranking was fair fromthe other coaches for what welost,” UNC head coach LyndseyBenson said. “In our gym, wemight think it was a little low,but we want to win the champi-onship again.”

The Bears’ schedule isanother topic that has the teamexcited as Air Force, Denver andColorado State will all make thetrip to Greeley this year.

“We’re always excited toplay Denver because we’venever beat them, and it will benice to get a chance againstthem on our floor,” Arterburnsaid.

UNC will also host theHampton Inn and SuitesNorthern Colorado Classicagain this year following itshome opener against Air Forceon Aug. 31. The GeorgiaBulldogs headline the list of vis-iting teams who will come inSept. 3 and 4.

The Bears will start their sea-son against Cincinnati, the BigEast’s preseason favorites, at 6p.m. Friday in the first round ofthe San Diego State tourna-ment. Despite the recent suc-cess of the program, the Bearssaid they have plenty to proveright from the start.

“We want to prove that lastyear wasn’t a fluke and that thisteam is still very good,”Arterburn said.

FILE PHOTO | THE MIRROR

Former UNC defensive specialist Breanna VanDerMost waits tomake a play on the ball in a match last season. VanDerMostwas one of four seniors from last year the team must replace.

FILE PHOTO | THE MIRROR

Senior outside hitter Ashley Lichtenberg (8) spikes the ball in amatch last season. Lichtenberg is one of just two seniors on the2010 UNC squad picked to finish third in the Big Sky.

2010 Big Sky VolleyballCoaches’ Poll:

Team (First Place Votes)

Montana (3)Portland State (2)UNC (1)Eastern Washington (3)Idaho StateSacramento StateNorthern ArizonaWeber StateMontana State

Points

56565150292926198

Sports12 The Mirror Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010

Intramurals offer athletic, financial opportunitiesCHARLIE CHARBONNEAU


With the new school year offto a fast start, registration forintramural fall sports is only aweek away.

Registration for flag football,tennis and softball beginsMonday at the CampusRecreation Center, and will gountil Sept. 2.

Softball was moved fromspring to fall to avoid roughweather, and joins flag football,indoor soccer and tennis sea-sons, as well as racquetball,badminton, poker and five-on-five basketball tournaments.

Intramural sports give stu-dents opportunities to continueto play sports in college even ifit’s not at the competitive colle-giate level.

“Intramurals give me arelease from the stress of col-lege,” sophomore art majorSean Patrick Flannery said. “Iget away from homework andreading, and I get to be activeand hang out with my friends.”

The All-Campus PointChampionship is returningagain for the second year, andintramural sports coordinatorScott Rusak said he hopes it willbe successful once again.

“The All-Campus PointChampionship encompasses allthe sports that we offer, includ-ing strong man and strongwoman,” Rusak said. “You getpoints for participation, wins,final standings and sportsman-ship rating in the sports.”

Aside from the weeklygames, intramural sports pro-vide a chance for students to

make money and gain experi-ence in more than just playingsports.

“The thing I like most aboutintramural sports is the oppor-tunities it presents,” juniorsport and exercise sciencemajor Desi Rotenburg said. “Ican play with my friends, but Ican also be a referee and makesome extra money duringschool.”

The Campus RecreationCenter offers over a dozen dif-ferent sports in its intramuralsprogram all year round.

“One of the things I reallylike is that there are so manydifferent intramural sports youcan do,” Flannery said. “Fromfootball and softball to bad-minton and table tennis, there’sa sport for everybody, so no oneis left out.”

KRISTIN GRAHAM | THE MIRROR

The gym at the Campus Recreation Center hosts several intra-mural sports and activities. A poker tournament has been addedto the intramural lineup for 2010.

Pair of UNC soccer players shareweekly Big Sky Conference honorSTAFF REPORT


In many ways, the UNCwomen’s soccer team could nothave asked for a better start to

the season.Not only

did theUniversity ofN o r t h e r nC o l o r a d odefeat its

first two opponents of the sea-son, being already just four winsshy of last year’s mark, two play-ers were named the first Big SkyConference Players of the Weekin the new season.

Sophomore forward DanielleBirdsall and junior defenderJanelle Kramer were named the

conference’sO f f e n s i v ea n dD e f e n s i v ePlayers ofthe Week,respectively.

B i r d s a l lhad twogoals in a 2-1victory overWyoming onFriday andcontributed

three shots on goal in the team’s2-0 win against Air Force onSunday. She tallied six shots forthe week.

Kramer was honored for help-ing the Bears limit the oppositionto one goal on 15 shots. She alsonotched an assist on Kimmie

F i e l d e r ’ sgame-win-ning goalagainst AirForce.

UNC’s 2-0 start to theseason isthe 11thtime inschool his-tory andleaves theteam just

one win shy of last year’s finish-ing total. If this production keepsup, a few more wins will be com-ing their way.

The UNC women’s soccerteam will continue its season at 7p.m. Friday against Idaho atJackson Soccer Stadium.

Janelle Kramer was named theBig Sky’sDefensive Playerof the Week.

Danielle Birdsall was named theBig Sky’sOffensive Player ofthe Week.

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The chance to become a walk-on for a college athletic program isa special opportunity. B.J. Hill,UNC’s new men’s head basketballcoach, and Carl Iwasaki, the newbaseball coach, have announcedopen tryouts for their respectiveteams.

In order to try out, studentswill need to provide proof ofinsurance, a copy of their full-timeUNC schedule and fill out the try-out waiver form available atwww.uncbears.com.

The University of NorthernColorado men’s basketball teamfinished 25-8 last season, setting aschool record for wins, and lost inthe second round of theCollegeInsider.com Tournamentto Pacific. The former coach, TadBoyle, is now at Colorado. Thissets the stage for Hill to provehimself worthy of his new posi-tion.

Hill has the luxury of having atalented roster to work with,despite the loss of Will Figures, theteam’s leading scorer last season,and Yahosh Bonner, the Big SkyConference’s Defensive Player ofthe Year.

Talented post players, includ-ing redshirt senior Neal Kingman,senior Taylor Montgomery, and

junior Mike Proctor, will teamwith redshirt senior guard DevonBeitzel, the team’s second leadingscorer who is returning from a footinjury that forced him to miss thefinal seven games of the season, totry to lead the Bears to anothersuccessful season.

Iwasaki inherits a team thatwent 34-24 and 22-6 in the GreatWest Conference, good enough tofinish second. Like Hill, Iwasakialso finds a talented team at hiscontrol.

Returning on the mound,among others, are sophomorelefty Mark Shannon, who posted a6-3 record with a 4.52 ERA, andjunior southpaw Joe Willman,who went 7-5 with a 4.55 ERA.

Multiple hitters also return tothe team, including senior secondbaseman T.J. Berge, who hit .391with 59 RBI last season, juniorJarod Berggren, who hit .392 with11 home runs and had a 42-gamehit streak, and senior KyleHardman, who led the team with18 homers.

Both teams have talent, butcoaches will always say there cannever be enough of it.

Tryouts for men’s basketballwill be held 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug.31 inside Butler-Hancock SportsPavilion. Tryouts for baseball willbe later that day, at 4 p.m. atJackson Field.

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volunteer work. She also said good qualities in

applicants are organization and

being outgoing.Despite the majority of jobs

offered being minimum wage andpart-time positions, Waldo said sheadvises students that a simple thing

could lead to more opportunities inthe future.

“(Students should possess) theability to learn and seek knowledge,”she said. “I think, also, having a goodattitude is a building block for some-thing else they’ll need in the workplace maybe years down the road.There’s always something you canlearn in any position that will teachyou a new skill, focus and pride inyour work.”

Among those trying to recruitstudents at the job fair were the Cityof Greeley Youth EnrichmentDivison, Student Senate, theMonfort College of Business, theBiology Department, the CampusRecreation Center, the localGreeley school district (WeldCounty District 6), the PoliticalScience Department, the Women’sResource Center, EnvisionDisability Services, UNC Disability

Services, the Boys and Girls Clubsand many others.

The majority of students saidthey were not picky about the type of

work they could get.“Honestly, I’m trying to find a

way to pay through school,” Botinesaid. “At this point, I just need a job.”


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UNC President Kay Nortonsaid proponents of the reformswere invited to the board meet-ing, but they declined. Nortonalso said in order to adequatelyfund the university and its proj-ects, private-school methodssuch as relying on tuition, grantsand donations may be necessaryin the near future.

Interior auditor details plansfor at-risk areas

To avoid an Internal RevenueService audit next year, BradHoffner, the UNC internal audi-

tor, explained some new areas toexamine before then. The firstareas that have been examinedare athletics recruiting, facilities(campus-wide), student healthand counseling operations, year-end activities and other risk-management areas.

For athletics, the auditsincluded compliance of travelrequests that have been verifiedby the NCAA. Hoffner’s reportcited suggestions for coaches toget the approval before the dayof departure for approval ofrecruiting travel.

Some of the “at-risk” areas oncampus noted in the report wereParking Services, InformationTechnology Services and BearLogic Operations. Hoffner saidthese facilities aren’t necessarilyin danger of an audit and that ona scale of one to five, all threewere a two, but they haven’t

been reviewed in some time.

Surplus from last year cushionssavings

Although a decline in fundingfor UNC and higher educationnext year is inevitable, Norton’sfinal presentation shed light onsome positive outcomes fromlast year’s savings.

A major assistance to prepar-ing for the downturn was the 18.1percent increase in studentaccounts receivable than in 2009.This shows a student body thatpays its dues much faster toavoid interest. According to thecommittee report, studentaccounts receivable is the secondlargest asset at UNC next to cash.

The enrollment increase andsteady level tuition brought in anadditional $2.4 million to theuniversity.

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Committee assesses future university budget


Greg Yost, right, the administrative operations director forEnvision, hands out information to students about helping peoplewith special needs Tuesday in the University Center Ballrooms.

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Fair introduces campus community to employment process

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