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The UCCS Office of Sustainability commenced the third annual Bike Jam on Sept. 14 with a free breakfast, scavenger hunt, cruises around campus, bike tune-ups from the Rec-reation Center and more. “Bike Jam 3: For the Health of It (Yours and the Planet’s!)” was part of a month-long challenge and competition for the UCCS community to ride bikes to and from campus. “The Bike Jam’s goal is to raise awareness of sustainable transportation,” said coordinator Josh Hen-drickson. This year’s Bike Jam encourages health for both participants and the planet. To emphasize this focus, wellness checks were available throughout. While the Bike Jam promotes bikes as the pre-ferred mode of transporta-tion, UCCS students and employees who do not own bikes are still eligible to participate.
“For people who are physically incapable of bik-ing, we wanted to offer that option [of walking],” said Hendrickson. Skateboarders, who have rallied to join past Bike Jams, are also eligible. Hendrickson described this year’s Bike Jam as “very participant-driven.” When Hendrickson checked the number of reg-istrants on the morning of the Bike Jam, he counted 94 students and employees. “I actually planned on riding my bike as long as the weather was good,” said participant Trevor No-vak, a junior who rode his bike to campus. “After that, I found out about the Bike Jam.” He also noted that the free pancake and burrito breakfast had helped per-suade him to sign up for the event and the month-long bike challenge, a new fea-ture of the Bike Jam. Commuters can enter the challenge by visiting Bike Jam’s website (bikejam3.eventbrite.com) and down-loading a mileage summa-
ry, which is used to record the number of hours com-muted per day.
Mileage summaries must be handed in by Oct. 6 to the Office of Sustainability,
located at the Campus Ser-vices Building 230, where all commuters will be en-
tered into a drawing.
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Office of Sustainability hosts third annual Bike JamSara horton
Photo by Alex GradisherLinda Kogan, the UCCS Sustainability director, leads the pack as a line of cyclists tours the UCCS campus.
Enrollment at UCCS is at an all-time high. As most students and faculty have noticed, there are larger class sizes, more cars in the parking lot and a waiting list for on-cam-pus housing. “Achieving our increase and largest freshmen class ever was no coincidence, but [took] a lot of proac-tive planning and hard work,” said John Salnatis, the director of enrollment management and registrar at UCCS. “That is something for a lot of people to be proud of,” he said. The campus popula-tion is now at about 9,321, with 1,352 of those stu-dents being freshmen
and 966 transfer students according to the UCCS Communique. The number of new freshmen is 4.8 percent higher than last year’s in-coming class, it said. According to Salnatis, the increase in enrollment was a joint effort of many departments on cam-pus. The recruiting office teamed with marketing in order to put out some new, fresh-looking messages about the campus. When there is a slump in the economy, there is often an influx of students back to school to learn a new skill, or improve on their current skills, which is also an explanation for the increase in enrollment. However, Salnatis does not believe it is the only
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UCCS faces largest enrollment to dateMolly [email protected]
Photo by Ariel LattimoreAs more and more students walk to and from class on a Monday afternoon, the spine fills up.
Drinking on campusPage 2
BedlamKnightsPage 10
ObscuresportsPage 15
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Alcohol-related crimes have gone down in recent years according to the Campus Safety and Secu-rity Report of 2011. On-campus arrests at UCCS for liquor law violations have gone from 79 in 2007 to a mere 32 in 2010. The reasons for the de-crease in alcohol-related arrests aren’t clear, but they may coincide with the increase in drug law vio-lations, which increased from only five campus ar-rests in 2007 to 50 campus arrests in 2010. Chief of Police Jim Spice admits that the rise in drug arrests might be due to the recent decrimi-nalization of medical mar-ijuana, and therefore, the increased availability of marijuana. Possession of marijua-na on campus is a crime, regardless of whether the student has a state-ap-proved medical marijuana card. Regardless of the rea-sons for the changes in statistics, alcohol-related incidents remain a concern
on the UCCS campus. Most crimes involving al-cohol are reported by the students themselves. Spice wants to continu-ally educate students on the dangers of alcohol, since one simple misjudg-ment can end in tragedy, he said. One such tragedy hap-pened on Aug. 26 when a CU-Boulder student over-dosed on alcohol, leading to his death. “Reporting an emer-gency such as this will not be prosecuted. There is a state statute that says any-one reporting a life threat related to underage alco-hol consumption will not be prosecuted in relation to those crimes. Students need to feel free to do the right thing and call 911 if there is a student possibly at risk for an alcohol over-dose.” The Rush Chair for Sig-ma Alpha Epsilon, Aaron Novy, was not aware of the statute that didn’t pros-ecute the report of such in-cidents. “There isn’t alcohol al-lowed during Rush Week anyway. Our fraternity wants to build brother-hood and integrity. You
just can’t do that with al-cohol,” he said. Novy feels the percep-tion of fraternities may be flawed by motion pictures such as Animal House. “We have policies to pro-mote a responsible atmo-sphere. In the few events that we do serve alcohol, we use a vendor, and he I.Ds anyone attending. It’s just not like the old days.” Another explanation could be the implementa-tion of new policies that would refer the offend-ing student to disciplin-ary action by the school and a class in CHOICES, a 90-minute facilitated class. According to Steve Linhart, the director of emergency management and judicial affairs, there are only a few occurrences each year of a student who went to the CHOICES class and had a repeat sub-stance-related incident. “We want students to realize there are resources on campus to help,” said Linhart. “If you are facing an addiction, it’s important to know you don’t have to deal with it alone.” Student resources in-clude the CHOICES class,
the University Counseling Center, the Student Health Center, housing RA’s and Public Safety, all of which can be accessed via uccs.edu. One program called SIDNE (Simulated Im-paired DriviNg Experi-ence) puts a student be-hind the wheel of a battery powered go-cart. Students try to navigate the vehicle rigged with a time delay device around obstacles. The vehicle simulates being impaired. When the brakes are applied or a turn is made, the vehicle reacts with the typical time de-lay of an alcohol-impaired driver. The program ran last week, but expect to see it more than once this se-mester. There seems to be a change of perception with drinking. The use of alco-hol might not diminish, but responsibility is be-coming a more prevailing theme. Instead of trying to ignore that the problem exists, it seems that the University is attempting to tackle the problem by edu-cation and awareness.
Drinking incidents decline at UCCSMark petty
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reason. “This is a result of all the perfect scenarios aligning and a lot of hard work and planning by a great univer-sity.” With the difficult econo-my, the state has also had to cut funding for higher edu-cation, which meant schools had to get more creative to make up for the lost influx of dollars. A lot of colleges and universities resorted to up-ping tuition, which UCCS has done, but at a relatively low rate; this year’s tuition increase was only seven percent over last year’s, and our campus had the small-est tuition increase of all four campuses in the CU system.. According to Salnatis, “UCCS has been really blessed with leaders that have put a lot of planning
and forethought into the budget and have been firm in trying to move forward and not lose staff. We did have to increase tuition, but minimally compared to the rest of the state, which was an important goal in serving our students.” Due to the minimal in-crease of tuition, the uni-versity had to set a goal of 2 percent growth in credit hours to meet budgetary needs. Just after census date, Sept. 8, the university was at a 5.4 percent increase. Some students feel that all the new students have given the campus a more energetic feel. Junior Emily Bellizio said, “I’ve noticed so many more students, and I really like it. I love the hustle and bustle of a lot of people trying to get to the same place.”
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UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and CU President Bruce Benson will be hosting the town hall meeting on Sept. 20 at 10:30 a.m. in the University Center Theater, room 302. Associate Vice President
for University Relations, Ken McConnellogue, said they will be addressing key issues that are affecting the university and Benson will give the university address and examine issues regard-ing state funding. Throughout the spring and fall semesters, Benson holds a town hall meeting at each of the four Univer-
sity of Colorado campuses. Past meetings have con-jured positive reactions and McConnellogue is hope-ful that staff and faculty will react to this meeting in kind. Questions regarding is-sues can be answered after the meeting. Staff, faculty and students are encour-aged to attend.
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In an effort led by Kee Warner, the associate vice chancellor for diversity and inclusiveness, and Charles Sweet, execu-tive director of strategic planning and initiatives, UCCS has been selected as one of eight campuses to participate in the Amer-ican Council on Educa-tion’s (ACE) “At Home in the World: Educating for Global Connections and Local Commitments” initiative. According to the ACE’s website, the proj-ect was “funded by the Henry Luce Foundation to promote collabora-tion between internation-alization and diversity/multicultural education initiatives on college and university campuses.” The hope for the initia-tive is for UCCS to make connections with other international institutions and assist students in
finding opportunities to establish those con-nections internationally, Warner said. “We have been look-ing very seriously at how UCCS can become an international institu-tion over the past couple years, and by being se-lected into this initiative by such a prestigious and established organization like the ACE, UCCS now has the ability to become an international institu-tion,” he furthered. Qualifying for the program required the completion of an appli-cation which asked ap-plicants to demonstrate how their campus was trying to make diversity and globalization a more important part of opera-tions, according to Pro-vost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Peg Bacon, who completed the application for UCCS. Bacon said, “The initiative is designed to bring internationalization
and diversity/multicultur-al education together in synergistic and comple-mentary ways. This is a three-year effort and the ultimate goal is to create learning environments that empower students to understand the intercon-nections between local and global systems.” Warner, co-director of the initiative at UCCS, said he wants to give stu-dents here the chance to be able to see what is out-side of Colorado Springs and even outside of the United States. “With the ‘At Home in the World’ project, we want to create opportuni-ties for students to be able to study abroad who can’t afford it,” Warner said. “We value students get-ting a global perspective and we want to make sure we can get that experience to our students through classes and opportunities around campus.” Warner hopes that not only can they make ad-vancements in the study
abroad program, but also that UCCS can start link-ing classes international-ly and participate in joint projects that give students that global perspective. “By designing some-thing suited for our school, we can embed UCCS with other interna-tional institutions around the world and give our students that global con-nection that is becoming
more and more critical these days to being suc-cessful,” said Warner. Warner hopes that campus groups such as the MOSAIC office, Di-versity Strategic Plans and Women’s and Eth-nic Studies will be a big part of the project that is designed for UCCS to become a better interna-tional institution. UCCS was one of eight
institutions chosen out of 54 applicants. The other institutions are Alliant International University-San Diego; Arcadia Uni-versity (Pa.); Bennett Col-lege for Women (N.C.); Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Dis-trict (Calif.); Mercy Col-lege (N.Y.); North Caro-lina State University and Washington State Uni-versity.
UCCS selected to participate in diversity and global study initiativeryan [email protected]
Photo by Ariel LattimoreA diverse group of students sits and relaxes in the ROAR office.
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Two grand prizes will be awarded to the winners of two categories: the most days of commuting to cam-pus in the month, and the most overall commute miles for the month, the latter of which must include com-muting at least four times during the month. Workout and recreational walking or biking cannot be counted in the mileage sum-maries. The prize list includes a one night stay at Manitou’s Avenue Bed and Breakfast, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo tickets, bike tune-up kits valued from $60 to $70, six
UCCS day parking passes, a new Giant-branded moun-tain bike and more. Bike Jam vendors also have a variety of services and items to offer, such as U Car Share’s hourly car rent-als, Angletech’s high-tech bicycles capable of hauling up to 600 pounds, Metro Ride’s local bike maps and Roll Bike Art’s bike art-work. Roll Bike Art, which has sold bike-themed art in Colorado Springs for seven years, was invited for the first time to UCCS for this year’s Bike Jam. “We have sold anything
from $2 to about $2,000,” said organizer Amy Seltzer. The bike art ranges from jewelry, sculptures and pot-tery to photographs and paintings. Over 600 photographs of art from past years and information on upcoming events can be found at roll-bikeart.com. “It’s not too late to sign up for the Bike Jam,” said Hendrickson, who also en-couraged students, staff and faculty to enter next year’s Bike Jam, which is expect-ed to take place around the same time next year. “Ride your bike!”
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The artifact display de-signed by two UCCS stu-dents in remembrance of 9/11 was revealed in an un-veiling ceremony on Sept. 12, at 8 a.m. The new artifact display is located on the north side of the stairs leading to the Engineering Building, just off the entryway to the fourth floor of the Osborne Center. The display is a hollow sculpture of a globe with an artifact from the World Trade Center suspended in its center. The artifact points toward Cheyenne Mountain, where a sister artifact is displayed. It also points to the east coast of the United States on the globe, honoring those who died in the 9/11 attacks. Etched into the pedestal beneath the globe is a timeline, tracing the story of the display from Sept. 11, 2001 to Sept. 12, 2011. Among the speakers at the unveiling were the designers of the piece,
Andrew West and Matt Martin; Chancellor Pamela Shockley-Zalabak; Associ-ate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Peter Gorder; and Presi-dent of National Homeland Defense Foundation Don Addy. The artifact itself can be touched and felt, and pass-ersby are encouraged to do so. This was a design fea-ture that West and Martin were adamant about when constructing the display. “I really like that it’s ac-cessible to touch,” said Jen-nifer Hane from Alumni Relations. During his remarks, Gorder reminisced about seeing people experience the artifact for the first time. “The look in folk’s eyes – it wasn’t hatred for the people who had done this, it wasn’t fear that it would happen again, it was sol-emn remembrance; it was a reflection on the acts of heroism that happened that day and the sacrifices that were made on that day,” he said. The highlight of the sculp-ture is a piece of the World
Trade Center retrieved from Ground Zero. This artifact was procured by Addy with help from several others. He explained the mean-ing behind the artifact, say-ing, “Taken from the rubble of the World Trade Center, it is damaged, but not de-stroyed. We can say the same about the spirit of our nation. We will not be de-stroyed by terror.” Shockley-Zalabak agreed with the sentiment: “We are looking forward to the future while remembering and honoring the past.” The designers of the ar-tifact made a few remarks about their work on it. “It’s not really a centerpiece, but more of a spotlight, high-lighting the bigger reality,” said West. Martin added, “This piece is part of the commu-nity. That tragedy and the events on that day are a part of all of us.” The involvement of students on the project was considered important to the college as a whole. “This is very special for our campus, because it came about by our students,” said Shockley-Zalabak.
Artifact sculpture now on display at Osborne Center
aaron Collett
This year, the Student Health Center on campus will become the first clinic in the CU system to re-quire that hormone thera-py for transgender patients be covered under student health insurance. Stephanie Hanenberg, director of the Center, has been director since 2005 and a member of the Chancellor’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) task force for a year and a half. The task force works
to focus on LGBT issues on campus and implement necessary changes. Though transgender students have had access to transgender-specific services like hormone-replacement therapy in the past, this is the first time it will be covered under the insurance policy. If students have labs or hormones that have been previously prescribed, the Health Center may be able to continue them, as well as offer diagnosis and evalua-tion for students who have never been on hormones before, said Hanenberg. The Health Center can
also refer students for counseling as needed and Hanenberg said, though there is currently no cov-erage for gender reassign-ment surgery for transgen-der students, the possibility is being considered and her staff is working on re-searching the opportunity to someday offer coverage for referrals to this ser-vice. The Health Center is on a voluntary institution plan, which automati-cally makes premiums higher depending on ser-vices added; according to Hanenberg, it is important to keep these premiums af-
fordable for students. “We will continue to ask about the service to see if it would be financially re-sponsible,” she said. Hanenberg said the Cen-ter tries to always be aware of the needs of transgender patients. Though only a few staff members have worked with transgender patients, she said, all staff will be required to attend Safe Space Training. Also, whenever the staff attends conferences on health, at least one staff member is always required to attend the sessions avail-able on transgender issues.
The Center’s insurance plan also offers domestic partner benefits, which enables the partner of any LGBT student to share a policy. Partners are en-couraged to accompany their families to the Cen-ter, Hanenberg added. “I’m hoping that stu-dents will see that we are really trying to be inclu-sive and for those who need the services that they will have access to them now,” she said. Students may enroll for insurance through Sept. 28. Undergraduate students looking to sign up for insurance must be
enrolled for at least nine credit hours and graduate students must have at least six. On the plan, students can be seen in the of-fice for only $2 per visit, and it costs just $5 for all in-house prescrip-tions, labs and testing. Enrollment applica-tions can be picked up at the Health Center, located adjacent to the parking ga-rage or online at uccs.edu/shc. Students not on the plan can still use the Health Center; an average office visit costs about $40 with-out insurance coverage.
Student Health Center offers hormone therapy coverageCatherIne [email protected]
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Photo by Robert SolisThis sculpture has an artifact from the World Trade Center suspended in its center.
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The number of students who are getting a graduate degree has almost doubled since the 1980s, according to The New York Times. There is a growing trend for students with un-dergraduate degrees to go on and receive their mas-ter’s degree as well. More employers in the current job market are looking for those individuals who are more qualified, the article said. Student Estivins Cam-pos, who has applied to graduate school at UCCS, agrees, adding, “It seemed the next step in terms of education for me. Given the current economic sta-tus, a bachelor’s degree isn’t cutting it anymore. It makes me a better can-didate for job options that will arise later on.” If accepted, he will at-tend the School of Public Affairs and get his degree in public administration. “It was between law school and graduate school but I’ve always had that in mind,” added
Campos. Cheya Dowden, who is in the School of Educa-tion, is looking to obtain a master’s in counseling and human services. When asked about go-ing to graduate school she said, “It was something I decided to do after I was already in college. In my degree, you have to have a master’s in order to be a school counselor. I knew I was going to have to get one.” Master’s programs are becoming more specific, which is part of the rea-son they are becoming so popular, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) website. In the past, a student was only able to obtain a general master’s degree and now there are more specialized programs for specific professions. A student can now achieve a Professional Science Master’s (PSM), which carries with it the highest success rate for a student to receive a job post-graduation. The CGS website said 82 percent of PSM graduates attained jobs after completing
school. Lindsey McCormick of the Graduate Recruit-ment and Student Out-reach office on campus said, “I absolutely think it’s important for students who have specific goals in a field. It can open job opportunities up that may not otherwise be available to you.” Students thinking of attending graduate school, McCormick add-ed, “should research and find a school that has a specific program that fits your needs. [Don’t forget to] factor in the amount of commitment you can make.” Some graduate schools take longer, so you should be committed before you begin, she advised. UCCS offers 19 mas-ter’s and five doctorate programs. For more in-formation, there will be a graduate school informa-tion session on Sept. 27 in the University Center, room 116 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. You can also contact the UCCS Graduate School at 255-3072 or e-mail them at [email protected].
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Colorado Springs’ sister city, Manitou Springs, sits right be-tween Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak. It is a small town with a reputation for being weird and preferring to keep it that way. It is also the home of what has been called a “retro gamer’s paradise” by retrohound.com. The Penny Arcade, formally named Arcade Amusements, sits in the heart of downtown Mani-tou Springs and is a throwback to the classic arcades of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Multiple buildings and a ce-ment boardwalk are filled with old and new arcade games. It’s easy to spend a couple of hours, or an entire day, reliv-ing the excitement of the video arcade. With most of the games taking nickels or dimes, and some of them even taking pen-nies, you can spend all day play-ing for only a small handful of pocket change. Many people who had no idea that this arcade existed have wandered in by chance, finding themselves transported to a time before home game systems. Heather Davis and Kristen
Smith, taking a break from a military training mission, are two such people. “We just saw the place and wandered in,” said Smith. “It’s pretty cool,” added Da-vis, as Smith turned back to the Guitar Hero game that she was playing. Steven Peefold and Allan Brewster, vacationing from Tex-as, were also unsuspecting tour-ists drawn to the Penny Arcade’s allure. “We were actually look-
ing to buy a Colorado t-shirt,” said Peefold. The games themselves are widely varied and offer some-thing for everyone. The classic skeeball stalls take up an entire building, multiple pinball ma-chines line up an entire wall and even older attractions, such as Bimbo 3 Ring Circus, a musical game designed for smaller chil-dren, are not left out. A classic fortuneteller, remi-niscent of the plot device used in
the movie “Big,” is at the back of one building amongst other amusing games, such as ma-chines that measure one’s sup-posed attractiveness or strength after the gamer pulls on a han-dle. There is even an entire build-ing dedicated to science fiction video arcade games. But this is only a small portion of the Penny Arcade’s hundreds of games. As with most arcades, you can earn tickets to trade in for small
prizes ranging from candy to small knick-knacks. These prizes are not exceptionally special or unique, but the candy is good. You can drive to this arcade by traveling west on Highway 24 and taking the Manitou Springs exit. The arcade is hidden behind Patsy’s Candies. Keep in mind you may have to park in the street, which could mean walking a few blocks dur-ing a busy weekend, but a little exercise is well worth the fun.
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Colorado Springs’ best kept secrets: The Penny Arcadeaaron Collett
The Lowdown
What:Manitou Springs Penny Arcade
When:Weekdays:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Weekends:
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Where:930 Manitou Ave.
Manitou Springs, CO
How much:Varies game
to gamePhoto by Alex GradisherThe main entrance to the penny arcade.
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Recently, I attended a film screening of “Dol-phin Tale,” coming out in theaters nationwide this Friday. It’s a heart-warming movie based on the true story of a boy who had helped rescue a dolphin from a Florida beach, and... Oh, who am I kidding? I could have reviewed, say, “Contagion,” the star-studded cerebral thriller about a killer vi-rus spreading around the
globe, but our office had free tickets to ”Dolphin Tale,” and I didn’t have anything much better to do on that particular Sunday afternoon. So — free tickets to the family-friendly mov-ie it was! I went to this movie with high hopes for its all-star cast of...um...Morgan Freeman. He was great in “The Shaw-shank Redemption” and “Se7en” – although, then again, he was also in “Evan Almighty.” Oh, and there’s Ash-ley Judd, too, whose last
major role was almost 10 years ago in “High Crimes” starring oppo-site of...Morgan Free-man! I’m excited already. The film centers around a boy named Sawyer, who stumbles upon an injured, tailless dolphin washed up on the beach. The creature lost her tail after getting trapped in netting from a crab trap. Sawyer, with his mom’s help, gets in touch with the local aquarium officials who drive out to rescue her.
They’re worried, however, that without a tail, the dolphin won’t be able to swim properly and may end up perma-nently damaging her spine in her attempts to move without the proper anatomy. Enter...MORGAN FREEMAN! He plays Dr. McCarthy, a local or-thopedic researcher who specializes in prosthetic limbs for non-human animals. Sawyer (is his cute, non-traditional name growing on you yet?) personally harasses him
into visiting the dolphin and pleads with him to design an artificial tail to save her life. Heart strings, prepare to be tugged. In all seriousness, the idea of making a pros-thetic tail for a dolphin is pretty cool. This dolphin is real, too — her name is Winter and was found stranded near a beach in western Florida. In fact, the real Win-ter plays herself in this movie. But I would have preferred learning about Winter’s story through the eyes of her talented veterinarians and or-thopedic surgeons in an hour-long Discovery Channel documentary. Instead, I was subject-ed to an hour-and-a-half of this child-oriented, sugar-coated film. Did I forget to men-tion that it’s in 3D? There’s nothing about this movie that’s particu-larly deserving of the 3D experience — no three-dimensional cutaway views of that amazing prosthetic tail — but I’m sure it pulls a lot more of
the kids in. “Mom, I felt like that prosthetic tail was about to slap me in the face!” Those glasses mostly just make my eyes hurt, though... Also, when was the last time you saw Mor-gan Freeman in a really cool movie, instead of just lending his fame to a lower-budget movie’s success? Without Morgan Free-man, this movie would have been a made-for-TV special on CBS and I would not even be writ-ing about it. If you know kids un-der the age of, say, 10, I think you should take them to this; it’s like “Free Willy” for the next generation, except instead of freeing a cap-tured animal, they cap-ture a free animal. But if you’re think-ing of going for your own enjoyment — even if you get free tickets to it on a boring Sunday afternoon — I’d advise you to stay home and turn on the Discovery Channel, instead.
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Marmalade at Smoke-brush, a center dedicated to creative arts and heal-ing, is the last place someone would expect to find any traces of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Its bright walls and flock of paper cranes, suspended from the ceiling of the room in which daily yoga classes are taught, set a tone of peace and serenity. Just down the hall is Odium Theologicum: A 9/11 Remembrance Ex-hibition, which emanates a decidedly more somber mood. The conflict of ener-gies has persuaded Don Goede, Smokebrush di-rector and creator of the exhibit, to close Odium
Theologicum once and for all on Sept. 30. “I try to stay out of the room,” he admitted. “Sometimes I don’t want to go in there.” Goede, a Colorado Springs native, was liv-ing in New York at the time of the attacks. Goede’s former neigh-borhood, Red Hook near Carroll Gardens, was among the first neighbor-hoods to be swept with winds that carried papers from the World Trade Center. After collecting arti-facts from his neighbor-hood, where he discov-ered license plates in dumpsters, he arranged his findings into an ex-hibit three years later and dubbed them Odium Theologicum, Latin for “theological hatred.” The term refers to the
potent hatred often as-sociated with theological debate. Although one may be tempted to call Odium Theologicum an art ex-hibit, the artifacts on display do not function as artwork at all, only as grim reminders of what little Sept. 11 left be-hind. Featured in the exhibit are the aforementioned license plates, a UPS shipping label between Achille Niro and Joe F Pearson, a $3,285 Cit-ibank check belonging to Michelle McCarthy, a World Trade Center ref-erence guide, an enve-lope addressed to David Silver on floor 103, a fish tank stuffed with debris and more. Many items, caked with dirt and dust, are barely legible.
The only artifact in the exhibit that has been altered from its original state is a sculpture of a face, constructed from World Trade Center rub-ble with its eyes wide open. In the bottom right corner of the sculpture is crumpled stationary from Windows on the World, venues formerly located at the top floors of the North Tower. The exhibit is small, yet its effect is force-ful and makes one feel as though Michelle Mc-Carthy, David Silver and every other person whose name is featured in Odium Theologicum is standing in the room Although there is the sickly feeling of knowing how their stories ended, there is also an innate desire to know how they
began. During Odium Theo-logicum’s opening at Marmalade Smokebrush on Sept. 2, Goede said that there was a strong re-action to the exhibit and described the opening as a poignant moment. He added that he also received a lot of thanks from viewers, but they have not dissuaded Goede from closing the exhibit. “I don’t like it,” Goede said. He compared view-ing the exhibit to attend-ing a funeral. “I’m done; I get too emotional.” Although Goede rec-ognizes that he has an obligation to inform people with the exhibit and an informed public is a positive result of his work, he wants to move on and focus on Mar-malade at Smokebrush’s
foremost goal and pur-pose: healing. “Terrible things are go-ing to happen to people—always,” said Goede. In-stead of focusing on the disaster itself, he prefers to focus on what happens afterwards. “How do we deal with it? How do we heal?”
Odium Theologicum remembers 9/11 for last timeSara horton
The LowdownWhat:
Odium Theologicum
When:Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ends Sept. 30
Where:Marmalade at Smokebrush
219 W. Colorado Ave.,#210
More Info: 719-444-1012
smokebrush.org
When President and CEO of Colorado Springs Fine Arts Cen-ter (FAC) Sam Gapp-mayer began working at the FAC three years ago, free days for the public didn’t exist. Public free days, which allow anyone to view FAC exhibits for free, began two and a half years ago and were initially sponsored by
Colorado Springs. Gappmayer wel-comed the opportunity for people to have free access to the FAC. Al-though public free days are no longer sponsored by Colorado Springs, Gappmayer said, “[The FAC] will continue having free days.” Gappmayer ex-plained, “The first free day they tried [was] on a Saturday. It was packed. It’s a lot of fun.” The FAC has any-
where from three to 500 visitors on free days. Free days attract visi-tors of all types, from homeschoolers and mothers to students. Admission is free to the public every third Tuesday of each month. The next free day is Sept. 20, which is a good time for a FAC newcomer to check out their variety of striking art. If students can’t visit the FAC for this pub-lic free day, free art is
still an option because UCCS is an affiliate member of the FAC. So all UCCS students receive free admission with a student ID at any time. All exhibits are open on free day. Upstairs includes pieces bor-rowed from other mu-seums and collectors. These collections are changed every six to eight weeks. Downstairs, pieces from FAC’s own col-lection are displayed,
which are changed at a longer period of every six to eight months. There is a total of 20,000 pieces in the FAC’s collection for viewers to enjoy. Gappmayer said, “[We] show 15 percent of the collection at a time.” Viewers who crave more information about exhibits can request the aid of a helpful FAC docent. Docents, who provide guided tours for the museum, are trained volunteers in the FAC’s history, architecture, collection, theatre and exhibitions. The FAC advises tours to be scheduled two weeks in advance and asks groups of 10 people or more to call ahead and give advance notice. The FAC’s art col-lections focus on art of America. Some of the major artists include Georgia O’Keeffe, Walt Kuhn and Dale Chihuly. The FAC’s collection also contains Hispanic, Latin Ameri-can and Native Ameri-can pieces. “Sandzén in Colo-rado,” an upcoming exhibit in the El Pomar and Steiner Galleries at FAC, is among the many projects to look out for at the FAC.
This exhibit, which features the work of former Broadmoor Art Academy instructor Birger Sandzén, will be open from Oct. 2 to Jan. 8. Sandzén immigrated to Kansas and interpret-ed landscapes from the western United States, such as the Pikes Peak region and Estes Park, with bold and bright color combinations. Most pieces in this ex-hibit will come from the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kan. With the FAC’s con-stant renovations and continually renewing exhibits, all students are encouraged to visit the FAC and explore the many diverse pieces that it has to offer.
Take advantage of free day at Fine Arts CenterMaggIe olague
The LowdownWhat:
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
When:10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tue - Sun
Where:30 W. Dale St.
How much:Free
More Info:719-634-5583
csfineartscenter.orgPhoto by Shandi Gross
A part of the Talpa Chapel installation is on display at the center.
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Everyone could use a real, functioning traffic light. Well, probably not, but someone, somewhere certainly wants one. Among other things, like dishes and furni-ture, Ross Auction actually has one. Ross Auction has been running since 1921, making it the oldest auction house in Colorado. But don’t equate old with outdated. They also offer live online bidding and viewing of all auctioned items. It is run somewhat like a group yard sale. People from all around Colorado bring items that they want to sell and register them. From Tuesday to Thursday, anyone can come and view the items. Then on Friday and Saturday, everything is auctioned off. Sure, you could just do all this online from the com-fort of your couch and pajama pants. But you would miss out on the fun experience of hearing the fast talk-ing auctioneer jabbering away, the echoing of the gavel banging out and the ultimate fate of the item marked by the auctioneer yelling out, “Sold!” Participating in these sorts of auctions can be fun, but can also be financially beneficial. Many people have discovered valuables at auction and purchased them for a very low price. Then they turn around and sell their findings again for more than they bought them, making a huge profit. Not every buy, however, is going to be that gold mine. You have to know your antiques and know the market for selling those types of things. Become somewhat of an expert in vintage plates, porcelain dolls or even antique hats. Have fun with whatever you choose and then go to auction.
You’ll spot the buried treasures amongst all the junk and come out the winner. The Ross family started Ross Auction in 1921 and in 1998, passed it to the current owners, Bill and Paula Neal. While they do some auctions online, such as large items and vehicles, the Neals encourage people to be there in person to experience the auction. Bill Neal jokingly said, “90 percent of Americans have never been to an auction. The other 10 percent want to keep it that way!” Auctions are also very good for the environment,
since they recycle items that other people no longer want. “We’re recycling Col-orado Springs one house at a time,” Neal continued. While Ross Auction’s in-
ventory usually contains items like Tiffany lamps, por-celain dolls, tools and furniture, it has also sold some very odd things. In addition to various adult items, it has also sold medieval gynecological tools and prosthetics. Currently, Ross Auction house has some beautiful Civil War era furniture that was owned by the historical General Hayes, along with portraits of the General and his wife. In the past, Ross Auction has sold an authentic Chip-pendale chair for $160,000 and the original fountain in front of the Broadmoor for $17,000. Moreover, they work with the Colorado Springs Po-lice Department and sell its impounded vehicles every third Saturday. Neal encouraged a younger audience to get involved in auctions. The inventory changes every day, and the best part is that you can set your own price. Don’t be afraid of raising your hand and bidding on something you want, he said.
Ross Auction: Full of buried treasuresShandI groSS
[email protected] Lowdown
What:Ross Auction
When:Friday at noon
Saturday at 10 a.m.Doors open at 9 a.m.
Where:815 S. Sierra Madre, 80903
More Info: rossauction.com
“We’re recycling Colorado Springs, one house at a time.
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Left: Just look for the big yellow sign! Right: This piece of eclectic art is one of the many items up for auction at Ross Auction.
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UCCS sociology professor and mountain biking enthusiast Rick Dukes has done his fair share of mountain bik-ing. From the famed slick rock trails near Moab, Utah, to the sce-nic mountain trails of Breckenridge, Dukes has ridden what many consider the best trails in America. Despite this, Dukes still says that he would not trade Colorado Springs mountain bik-ing for anywhere else, “because we have the most variety in our trails.” Colorado
Springs does, indeed, have a little something for everyone, from the novice to experienced rider. With hundreds of miles of trails meander-ing through town, there may be few cities that have as many trails as Colorado Springs. For beginning mountain bik-ers, this extensive trail system is an excellent introduction to the sport. One of the most acces-sible trails in the Colo-
rado Springs system is
the San-ta Fe
Trail.
Running from the Foun-tain Creek Nature Center to Palmer Lake, the San-ta Fe Trail (also known as the Pikes Peak Green-way) is a smooth, wide, multi-use trail that offers riders great views along its length. Other notable beginner rides in the area include trails in Red Rocks Park and Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Perhaps the most complete mountain bik-ing trail in the Colorado Springs area is the Fal-con Trail, located on the grounds of the Air Force Academy. With its long descents and equally long climbs, this 12-mile loop trail slices its way through scenic forest and open grassland. A sprinkling of short technical sections is a nice addition that keeps riders on their toes.
Before planning a trip to the Falcon
Trail, however, make sure to first check that the trail is open, as it is often closed for security reasons. For riders seeking a challenge, Palmer Park may be the most obvi-ous choice. Located within close proximity of UCCS, Palmer Park is a labyrinth of other-worldly rock formations and sweeping views. Using a similar rat-ing system to ski slopes (green for easy, blue for intermediate, black for advanced) riders can easily gauge the difficul-ty of the trails by taking a quick glance at the trail marker. These trails wind their way throughout the en-tire park, offering nearly an unlimited amount of different rides possible. Beginning moun-tain bikers who are new to Palmer Park might
take one look at its minefield of rocks
and see a busted noggin waiting to happen, or they might assume that Palmer Park is an excel-lent place to get a bike walking workout. After all, the hills are steep and the rocks are many. While Palmer Park can be a great place to walk your bike (the Edna Mae Bennett trail, for example), there are also trails that cater to riders of all abilities. To enter Palmer Park’s wide variety of trails, riders can begin at any of four trailheads: Yucca Flats, Sentinel Point, Council Grounds or North Canyon. Each of these trail-heads offers access to at least one beginner trail. For those looking for the best views, the North Canyon Trailhead, and specifically, the aptly named Grand-view trail, is a good choice. With so many different trail op-tions, though, it
is hard not to enjoy the vast riches of Palmer Park. Whether you are looking for downhill runs, rocky technical runs or a combination of both, you will not be dis-appointed. Although mountain biking can be potentially expensive, the UCCS Recreation Center has a remedy to fix this prob-lem: a Bike Share pro-gram that allows students to rent bikes, helmet, locks and a tool kit free for up to 10 days each semester. Mountain biking can be a great way to unwind and enjoy the natural world that sur-rounds us. So as this school year marches on, take a break, strap on a helmet and hit the trails, because in Col-
orado Springs, there truly is something for everyone.
Colorado Springs offers scenic mountain bikingtyler bodlak
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Cuba Transnational, a series of six different art exhibits in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area, is a captivating experience in color and texture. The project is being co-sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor and students have the opportunity to take a class fo-cusing on the art’s subject matter and history. The project, a celebration of Cuban diasporic art and literature, features some of the most prominent living Cuban art-ists today and has brought together cura-tors, poets, actors, painters and sculptors from the United States and around the globe. Cuba Transnational participants en-courage Cuban art and those who pro-duce it, according to Andrea Hererra, UCCS professor and Cuba Transnational organizer. A benefit of the project is that it gives participants the opportunity to preserve the culture they love and in which they were raised, she said. “The project is a celebration of lit-erature and culture and all of the artists,” said Hererra. The four main exhibits of the project are located at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo, Colo. “Café,” an exhibit that took place through Sept. 10, featured visual art from up to 40 participants, which, ac-cording to Hererra, examined that, “the history of Cuba is the history of move-ment and displacement. Wherever these folks land, they integrate where they are, so the artwork is literally integrated into the space.”
Other events include Cuba in the Southwest: The Art of Leandro Soto, who is one of the first prominent artists of his generation to address Cuban iden-tity. Soto’s art includes the use of the visu-al and performance to explore the effects that cultures have on one another when experiencing displacement and exile. There is also “woman.embodied,” a compilation of poetry, round table dis-cussion and theater, which looks to ad-dress the experiences of women, and as the blog for the project stated, “the ongo-ing reality that women remain largely ab-sent from officially sanctioned art spaces and marginalized in the grand narrative of art.” Faces: 100 Cuban Artists, which con-tains photographs taken by Carlos Man-uel Cardenes, has been on exhibit in the main apse of the Kraemer Family Library since May and will continue through this month. This same display of photos will be exhibited at the Pikes Peak Library East through October. Faces will also be avail-able for viewing at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center until Oct. 22. All shows include local guest artists as well. Hererra, along with fellow professor Maura Rainey, are currently teaching a humanities class this semester entitled, “The Cuban Diasporic Experience,” also open to the public. The class discusses Cuban culture and art and requires that students attend exhibits. Student Katie Burrows said of the class, “I find it to be one of the most en-riching classes I have ever taken. You can tell Dr. H put a lot of effort and work into the art exhibit, the accompanying
symposium with the artists and the class. They all tie into one another and make it an interactive experience. This is an amazing class and worth the time!” “This is exactly what the Univer-sity of Colorado needs to be doing and wants to be doing,” said Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak about co-sponsoring the reception.
“To see all these people here and all the support for them is just amazing, so we’re really excited,” Hererra added. For more information on Cuba Trans-national, contact Andrea Hererra at [email protected] or visit cubatransnational.blogspot.com. Catherine Jensen contributed to this ar-ticle.
UCCS and FAC celebrate Cuban artistsleSlIe [email protected]
Photo by Ariel LattimoreThe Cuban artists were honored to have their work displayed and recognized at the Cuban Transnational Artist Reception on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.
The Lowdown: Cuba TransnationalWhat:
Cuba in the Southwest:The Art of Leandro Soto
When:May 14 - Oct. 8, 2011
Where:Sangre de Cristo Arts Center: Hoag Gallery
What:Faces: 100 Cuban Artists
When:May 14 - Oct. 22, 2011
Where:Sangre de Cristo Arts
Center: Regional Gallery, 2nd Foyer, 2rd Foyer
What:woman.embodied
When:May 7 - Oct. 15, 2011
Where:Sangre de Cristo Arts Center: King Gallery
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Club Spotlight
You may be unaware that UCCS has its own knights in shining armor; they call themselves the Bedlam Knights and invite all aspiring warriors to join their ranks. Don’t be surprised if you see a man or woman in full body armor walking around the campus or even dueling in the Upper Plaza, because the Bedlam Knights take to fighting with boffers, better known as padded weapons, to the next level. “We practice sword fighting, dueling and even combat training,” said Charlie Redding, leader and coordinator of the Bedlam Knights. Fellow students, graduated students and locals are all welcome. All of the above currently join forces to form the Bedlam Knights. “One day Charlie just came up with amazing idea, and it beats playing video games alone in a basement. At least now we get together for something fun,” said former student Adam Belances. The group consists of about 12 men
and women who attend practices every Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the University Center Upper Plaza. The Bedlam Knights practice using boffer swords and padded shields, extras of which are usually available at practice, so you don’t need to be an expert before engaging in an in-tense duel. “We moved from the West Lawn up to the Upper Plaza because it is more of a relaxing area where more people don’t just walk by, but they stop and watch,” explained Redding. The group insists on others getting in-volved. “Just hop right in. As long as you follow the rules, anyone is welcome to join in and fight,” insisted Thomas Croni-co, another Bedlam Knight. To ensure fairness, dueling partners set and agree upon rules before a fight. Six-point rounds, in which the first Knight to be hit six times by his or her du-eling partner loses, tend to be more popu-lar than three-point rounds, which follow
the same procedure but with fewer hits. Boffer combat may seem easy, but the fighting is actually quite difficult due to some Knights’ expertise. One of the Bed-lams Knights, Brooke Spriggs, brings her own martial artist twists to the fight.
Although she usu-ally does not boffer fight with the men, she enjoys spending time and giving moral sup-port and cheering on her fellow Knights. “I come to hang out
and talk with the guys. We are like a big, fun family,” said Spriggs. She and a few other girls like to join in for a good time. Like many clubs, the Bedlam Knights are a small group and would love others to join in just to have a good time. Redding is planning on hosting a LARP (Live Action Role Playing) event at Palmer Park, the date of which has yet to be determined. LARP is another part of what the Bed-lam Knights do. LARPing is when par-ticipants get into complete costume and character and act out what is happening. The Knights’ combat training is only
a small portion of actual LARPing, but is one of the more exciting aspects. “We hope to get more people to join in,” expressed Redding. “If you have some free time and want to come down to practice, or just to watch, the more the merrier.”
Bedlam Knights fight it out on Upper PlazataSh [email protected]
“It beats staying home and playing video games alone
in the basement.
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Photo by Tash RomeroAdam Belances, a recent UCCS gradu-ate, still comes for boffer practice and to see his fellow knights.
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Sept. 11, 2001 was a day that shocked the en-tire world. The four planes that crashed into the World Trade Center towers, into the Pentagon and in a rural Pennsylvania field shocked and terrified a lot of people, particularly in the United States. When news revealed that Islamic extremists were behind the events, misunderstanding of Mus-lim people ran rampant. For the past 10 years, the nation as a whole has been extremely suspicious toward people of “other” religions. Although the United States is known for being open to all religions and beliefs, this simply isn’t true. Since the events of 9/11, Muslims have been the subjects of discrimina-tion, all because they have
been wrongly identified with a small fraction of the Muslim population. Even now, on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, peo-ple wearing a burqa or a turban are still looked at as if they, as individu-als, are the enemy, simply because their clothing re-minds us of 9/11 and the “War on Terror.” The events of that day spawned a fear of people who worship differently than the majority of Amer-ica; this fear took over the country, and it is still con-tinuing today. It seems as if Ameri-cans have used 9/11 as an excuse to be openly prejudiced against people of other religions. Regard-less of the fact that Ameri-ca does not have a nation-al religion, animosity is still going strong, not just
against Muslim people, but against all who are not Christian. The United States is traditionally thought to be a country of acceptance, a nation that accepts all religions and races. This was, after all, the pretext under which this nation was founded. Whether or not we like to believe it, however, America does have an un-official national religion. In the 235 years that the United States has been a country, we have yet to see a president that is openly Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, Islamic, atheist or any other religion that is spe-cifically non-Christian. Americans will not elect anyone who has a faith that we, as a society, are not familiar or com-fortable with. What does
this say about our nation? Not that we are open to diversity and inclusivity, that is for certain. After a whole decade filled with hatred, fear and uncertainty, America is overdue for a change. Let’s face it: it’s been 10 years since 9/11. We can’t use it as an excuse for prejudices anymore. It is now 2011, and it is time to become the accept-ing and welcoming coun-try that America claims to be. Sure, we should take the time to remember the events of 9/11. We should also take this time, however, not to stew on the prejudices that the country has inher-ited against different reli-gions, but rather to open our minds to different cultures, different ways of thinking and different
beliefs. Rather than living and thinking in the past, we need to find a new vision for the future, and this be-gins with each individual American. Each one of us needs to take responsibil-ity for his or her actions; after all, we each have a part in making this coun-try as great (or as awful) as we can. Is this hatred and fear that we have adopted in the past decade what we want America to be known for? We need to decide if this is really how we want to treat people. It is time to let go of these hostile feelings, to let go of our fear of different religions and to let go of our close-mindedness in general. Once the collective consciousness of the
country grows, then we will become a country that is truly diverse and inclusive. We need to start educating our children about different cultures and religions. We should provide more safe places for people of a variety of different re-ligions to pray, and more religious holidays should be nationally recognized. America as a country needs to make a conscious decision to open its doors to a diverse population rather than slam them in the face of the rest of the world. Sure, this may be just the beginning of a new era of inclusivity and diver-sity, but it is a start. And a start is all that is needed to make change.
- The Scribe Staff
edItorIal: A decade later, a time to forgive
letterS to the edItor Obviously, Professor Sassower missed the context of representative Lamborn calling President Obama a “tar baby.” Context helps us understand the meaning of words. The context was, “I don’t even want to have to be associated with him. It’s like touching a tar baby, and you get it ya ya you know, ya you’re stuck, and you’re part of the problem now, and you can’t get away.” Oh wait, it sounds like Rep. Lamborn meant the actual definition of tar baby, not the racist definition. The use of an “inflammatory racial slur” is definitely out of line; fortunately, this is not one of those slurs. However, people are going to see what they want and if they want a racial slur and if they want a fight (the same people saying that they want unity and equality), they’ll find one. We need to leave the “other” definition of that term in the past where it be-longs. We all need to move forward and I hope the White Privilege Conference focuses on that idea of moving forward and coming together. Although it does make me wonder why they wouldn’t call it Caucasian Privi-lege Conference... I mean, come on.
Your 9/4/2011 article “May the MyForce (not) be with you” recognized some of the limitations of a cell phone personal safety application. The impression some may have, however, that such an application works well, should be corrected. Unfortunately, this is not the case. All cell phone location applications fail to deliver the data first responders need: precise location and immediate response. GPS receivers need a clear sky view to work. This means cell phones that use GPS for positioning will not operate indoors. Some cell phones use a hybrid solution, augmenting GPS with cell tower triangulation and Wi-Fi hot spots. Unfortunately, these methods offer nominal 150-300 meter horizontal ac-curacy at best and no ability to determine height, that is, on what floor of a five story building, for example, a person in distress was located. Another shortcoming is the time it takes to process data once an alert is sound-ed: one to three minutes. This is unacceptable when every second counts. Additionally, on every college campus numerous cell phone providers are used, with none likely to have complete coverage. No cell phone application can promise their cell-based application can provide total coverage of a campus. Without a comprehensive site survey for each car-rier, no claims regarding coverage are possible. Cell phones were designed to perform a task that did not include location based service. Critical location-based information, such as campus safety, can only be addressed by a dedicated network with complete site analysis.
Respectfully,Jim Rothbarth [email protected]
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In April of 2009, Southwest Auto Sales owner Jovan Milanovic and two of his relatives shot at two burglars, both of whom had smoked m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e and were in search for something to sponsor their drug habits. One of the burglars, Robert Johnson Fox, was shot and killed during the confrontation. A man defended himself and his property. The story should have ended there.
Instead, it took a turn for the absurd. Fox’s parents filed a wrongful death suit and won almost $300,000 last month for “loss of companionship” and “loss of future earnings,” from which Fox’s three-year-old daughter may have benefitted. Every daughter may deserve to know her father, but she does not deserve to profit from his poor decisions. After the suit was filed, Milanovic and his relatives were accused of planning an armed ambush against Fox and his accomplice after the business was victimized by a string of previous costly robberies. The men’s vigilante behavior made some people wonder why they didn’t call the police, a question later used against them in court.
While the Colorado Springs Police Department does whatever it can to protect the public, it does not have enough manpower to patrol individual businesses by request. My parents, also local business owners, had to learn this lesson after their business was burglarized and feared the offenders would return. Although it’s admittedly far from an ideal scenario, sometimes business owners have no choice but to be their own law enforcement. Despite this fact, the law left Milanovic and his relatives without a legal leg to stand on. Colorado’s “Make My Day Law” does not, in fact, apply to businesses — only households. Property rights are currently not even considered lawful defense
for deadly force in our state, which only assists in leaving Colorado business owners vulnerable to ethically questionable legal action like the Foxs’ suit. According to Colorado law, deadly force in the instance of a burglary is only justified if there is “reasonable belief” that it will prevent serious injury or death. Milanovic had reasonable belief to fear for his safety when he saw two men breaking into his business, but the plaintiffs conveniently disregarded his perspective. Police reported Fox was armed with knives, yet they somehow reached the conclusion that his weapons did not register as a veritable threat to the three men’s safety. Unfortunately, a jury reached the same conclusion. With this guilty verdict,
the legal system failed Milanovic and every other Colorado business owner. Thanks to this loophole demonstrated by the Fox family, whenever Colorado business owners raise their weapons at an unwanted intruder, they will hesitate and, instead of making their wellbeing the first priority, contemplate a future court date. As the daughter of local business owners, I shudder to think of what would happen if my mother or father ever encountered a burglar high on methamphetamine. Indeed, I hope that they would value their safety before that of a burglar, who may or may not be armed, and make every possible attempt to help themselves before police arrived. In dangerous and uncertain situations such
as these, a burglar’s weapon of choice is next to irrelevant. It should not be the business owner’s responsibility to check whether a burglar is carrying a knife, handgun, grenade, whatever. Rather, it’s the burglar’s responsibility to know where he or she is not wanted. By the time a weapon is discernable, the business owner could already be wounded and have property stolen. It’s time for this self-entitlement to stop and for common sense to prevail. If Fox had practiced the latter from the beginning, he never would have found himself breaking into Southwest Auto Sales, his little girl would have grown up with a father, and Milanovic would have had one less reason to fear for his safety and that of his business.
Defend business owners, not bad behavior
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America has a problem: It has public figures, and doesn’t know what to do with them. We place people on pedestals and then expect them to be as unchanging as statues. We end up forgetting that they are, in fact, just people. A double standard is applied almost across the board with public figures, and it’s wrong. This double standard is seen most clearly with celebrities. Anne Hathaway started out with movies like “Ella Enchanted” and “The Princess Diaries,” and came to be known as a “Disney” actress. Groups like Child Care Action Project touted her as “a refreshing change of pace.” Then she took on roles in “Havoc” and “Brokeback Mountain.” There was nothing
sinister in her taking on those roles — she herself said, “I didn’t feel trapped by [“The Princess Diaries”]….I just wanted to try something new.” However, the turnaround from “refreshing change of pace” was brutal. ChildCare Action Project now claims that Hathaway is “straying far from her role in ‘Princess Diaries.’” They condemn her for doing her job — acting in movies. She moved on with her career (you can’t be a Disney princess forever), and she was vilified because of it. Political figures are not immune to the double standard either. The recent scandal involving former congressman Anthony Weiner is a good example. Weiner’s conduct was not, in any sense of the word, appropriate. He betrayed his family, and I am not condoning his actions in any way. However, the public reaction was entirely out of proportion. The man should have been mocked (as he was on “The Daily Show”) and suffered a hit to his reputation, which admittedly was not that good anyway. But being forced into resignation is too much.
If the same situation had happened with the CEO of an oil company, it would have been a non-story. Nothing would have been made of it at all. The problem is that people are held to a standard which has nothing to do with their career choice at all. Actors become part of a scandal because they slept with someone they weren’t married to when that is actually fairly common — even among those yelling the loudest at the “betrayal” of the actor’s fan base. Yes, there was a betrayal — but of the spouse. The fan base is not involved, and should not feel betrayed in the least. It’s the same way with political figures: Their sexual behavior is irrelevant to their ability to fulfill their roles as elected officials, unless that behavior is actually illegal. Sending naked pictures of yourself to people, while sad and pathetic, is not illegal. The situation is often not even that explicit. When I was in high school, the pastor of my church lost his daughter to a sudden illness. He reacted as any normal human would react — with grief. But some members of
the church felt that the pastor should be “strong” or be more “mature in the faith.” Basically, they put him on a pedestal and were disappointed when their contrived statue started behaving exactly like them. We are trying to treat celebrities and public figures as something more
than human. We call it being a “role model.” The problem is that the most common type of model is the mannequin. No one would seriously tell someone to strive to be a mannequin. We are surprised, however, when our “role models,” who never asked to be put in such an impossible
position, react in ways that are entirely normal for us. When that happens, our illusion of a perfect mannequin role model shatters and we lash out, generally at the person in question. The trend of applying these awful double standards must stop.aaron Collett
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With the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11 upon us, we wanted to know how the events affected you then and how they’ve continued to affect you over the last 10 years.
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Matthew LemonSophomore, Visual and Performing Arts
What do you remember about 9/11?I was in fifth grade, and I didn’t know what was go-ing on at first, so I heard that we’re going to go to war and everything, but I didn’t know what they were talk-ing about. Then they turned on the TV and showed the towers burning. I was like, “Oh my gosh, I can’t be-lieve this is happening.” And then a few hours later, my mother called me out of class.
Did your daily life change after 9/11? How?It changed the way I look at things. I was in fifth grade, and I didn’t know what to think anymore. I was really scared.
What is your opinion of “The War on Terror?”I’m a soldier. I feel that we need to get all the terrorists out of there.
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Austin PalmerSophomore, Finance/Biology
What do you remember about 9/11?I remember I was homeschooled back then. I remem-ber doing school work and then my dad got a call and someone told him to turn the TV on. It was devastating. I just remember my dad was kind of a survivalist kind of guy, so we were going kind of crazy seeing what was happening. I actually lived in Virginia and we felt the hit from the Pentagon; we were a few miles away. It was pretty scary.
Did your daily life change after 9/11? How?I think when it happened, when I was younger, it changed my mentality. I had an innocent view of the world, and I learned that people can do bad things, and things aren’t always pretty.
What is your opinion of “The War on Terror?”I think it sucks when a country goes outside its own borders to enforce anti-terrorism. I think it’s impor-tant to enforce anti-terrorism within our own borders. I think other nations should be accountable for their own people and their actions.
Gavin StraubSenior, Business Administration
What do you remember about 9/11?I was in high school. It was about 9. I was in Michigan, so I was on Eastern Time. I was in the library at my high school and one of the librarians turned on the TV, because somebody had said that a pilot had accidently crashed into one of the buildings of the World Trade Center. We turned on the TV and went from there. We learned that it was an attack and the rest of the day, we just watched news reports instead of class.
Did your daily life change after 9/11? How?For me, I’d say daily life, no, because I always under-stood that there was a threat out there. But going to the airport and traveling, sometimes, yes. I mean, I’m not any more afraid to walk down the street than I was before that. There’s always some sort of risk, some sort of threat out there. You can never totally eliminate all of that.
What is your opinion of “The War on Terror?”I think we’ve made pretty big steps forward, but it’s going to be a pretty long battle, something that keeps going on. I think we should show our support for the cause.
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Did You Know?- JulIanne SedIllo, [email protected] Did you know that parking has been the downfall of UCCS since the univer-sity was first founded? Oddly enough, a 1967 news article from the Cragmor Crest, the university’s first newspaper, has an eerily familiar sentiment regarding parking: “There just isn’t a parking spot[s] to be found and still more cars stream in, only to search in vain for that magic space, i.e., a parking space within hiking distance of the CUC buildings.” From the one light source in the entire parking lot in 1967 to the huge pot holes and small boulders obstructing the parking in 1973 to the lack of entrances and exits in 1981, parking seems to be an inevitable and unavoidable issue. One dreary outlook on the parking predicament came from John Ormanoski, the UCCS executive directive of Administrative Services in 1990: “Parking is never going to get any better.”
The clock tower at UCCS is in trou-ble, having been issued several citations by the Colorado Springs Police Depart-ment for noise violations. UCCS chief of police Tim Rice said, “We have gotten a bunch of complaints about it. It’s gotten out of hand.” These citations could force the col-lege to pay multiple fines in excess of $100,000 dollars, and possibly tear down the clock tower. The nature of the complaints has var-ied. Nicki Absurom complains, “That clock goes off at least every hour. It’s almost a regular thing now.” John Fallows also gripes, “I’ve even heard them play loud rap music to mark the hours late at night. That’s just not right.” Other students do not mind the noise. Peter Craft said, “Actually, I kind of like the music. We can party on the West Lawn and we don’t even have to bring our own music. The clock tower is there for us.” Another student who declined to be named said, “What right do they have to tell us what we can and can’t listen to? If I want to listen to the clock tower all night, then I have the right to do that!” Already, the issue has polarized the
campus. Students who want the clock tower to stop the hourly music have formed a new student club: “Down with the Timekeeper.” In retaliation, other students have created the “Save the Music!” club. On multiple occasions, these groups’ pro-tests have almost come to blows. When asked about the so-called “clock riots,” Rice was sorrowful. “I wish it didn’t have to come to this. People should just be able to enjoy music and timekeeping on their own without subjecting others to their elitist genres,” he said. City Council is currently looking at plans to put the campus under martial law if these troubles continue. In the midst of the unrest, some stu-dents wish there was another way. Ex-ecutive Director of Facilities Larry Rinholtz proposes making the clock tower wireless. “We could simply broadcast the hour-ly music to a certain channel, and if you want to hear the clock mark the hours, you can just tune to that channel,” said Rinholtz. The idea has not been well-received by everyone. When asked about a wireless clock tower, Rice scoffed. “That’s just the sort of elitist crap you expect from those people. There are tons of people who can’t afford wireless devices to be able to enjoy their timekeeping.”
As student clubs set up stands with free treats and offerings earlier this month, some students have accused the groups of bribery. While the clubs themselves argue that they are simply trying to gain students’ attention, a number of students feel that they are being unfairly persuaded to lis-ten to the groups. Freshman Steven Friedman stated, “I don’t really want to join a fraternity, but I really do like popsicles.” Because of the use of persuasive techniques such as offering free treats and stickers, many students feel that it is difficult to pass by the stands, especially before they have had something to eat.
Friedman continued, “I mean, when I’m walking by these stands on my way to lunch, and I have to pay for lunch, am I really going to pass up a free donut? I mean, come on! This is a free donut!” Though the groups claim that it is merely an attention-grabbing mecha-nism, they admit that free food and drink is difficult to pass up. Young Democrats Representative Pat Burkholder stated, “We really are just working to grab attention, like any other form of advertising. I mean, is there any difference between offering candy at a club stand and some bank offering re-duced payments? No!” After being interviewed, however, Burkholder did spend five minutes at the Young Republicans’ booth drink-ing a free coffee and eating a free candy bar.
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In Finland, winter often strikes early. It strikes with the type of chill that seems to freeze a person’s insides, and transform bones into brittle icicles. On a comfortable day in Aug. 2010, death struck early in Finland, as well. But it had noth-ing to do with the up-coming winter cold: It had to do with the heat. Every year since 1999, Heinola, Finland has hosted what may be considered one of the strangest competitions in all of sports: The Sauna World Championships. After a group of locals were banned from the city’s swimming hall for contesting sauna-sitting competitions, the Sauna World Championship is an event that Sports Il-lustrated writer Rick Reilly called “quite pos-sibly, the world’s dumb-est sport.” The goal of the cham-pionships is simple: to be the last man sweat-ing. Achieving this goal, however, is no easy task. Beginning with a gru-eling set of preliminary “heats,” contestants must
sit in saunas that are hot enough to slow-roast a chicken. With a starting tem-perature of 230 degrees, a liter of water is poured onto hot rocks every 30 seconds, which creates a sweltering, steamy environment in which competitors are allowed to wipe sweat only from their faces. After the competition is whittled down to six, a final round is contested with the final person in-side the sauna declared the champion. The 2010 champion-ship may have begun just like any other, but it didn’t end that way. Some men may have an incredible knack for enduring ridiculous tem-peratures and Finn Timo Kaukonen appears to be one of those men. As a five-time world champion who routinely trains in a sauna that reaches temperatures of 280 degrees, Kaukonen was once again the odds-on favorite to win in 2010. Meeting him in the finals was another man who did not toast easily. Russian Vladimir La-dyzhensky had finished third in this outlandish competition before and
this year, he planned to sweat his way to victory. Despite having en-dured much higher tem-peratures than the 230 degrees of 2010’s sau-nas, Kaukonen was hesi-tant to enter the sauna for the final round. “It doesn’t feel good getting in there this year,” Kaukonen told sportsespn.com before the final. “But I will clench my teeth and see where this leads us.” With six minutes showing off the official time clock and sheets of sweat cascading down both their chests, both men collapsed and were feverishly dragged out of the sauna by a team of paramedics. With a stunned crowd looking on, paramedics rushed both sauna sit-ters to the hospital. La-dyzhensky didn’t make it, dying en route to the hospital and Kaukonen suffered severe burns, but eventually recov-ered. Ladyzhensky’s death was not only the end a life, but also marked the end of a sport. Follow-ing the tragedy, competi-tion officials announced that the Sauna World Championships would never be held again.
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Progress may take time, but for the UCCS F.I.G.H.T Club, the 2010-11 school year looks to be very promising – possibly the best to date, especially since their club, mission and fellow-ship expanded to over 100 members following the annual Club Fair on Aug. 29. Despite the club’s creation coming from an idea of former UCCS gradu-ate Ben Jourdan, F.I.G.H.T. Club (Fans Initiating Growth, Honor and Tradi-tion) has gone from its three original co-founders to “close to 130 members,” according to junior Patrick Hayes, one of the founding members of F.I.G.H.T. The club’s purpose is to bring a co-hesive connection amongst the UCCS student body and all of its collegiate athletics. Although the idea of creating en-joyable atmospheres for students to be active and involved with is an impor-tant part of the club’s mission, it’s the
iconic synergy of supporting Mountain Lion sports that fuels the cause. “We, of course, are hoping that this year will yield an even larger turnout than last year,” said Hayes, “but just like years past, it’s more important to us that not only [do] the students enjoy themselves, but that our athletes feel our love and appreciation for their hard work and dedication.” Probably best known for hav-ing such immense success with the “Blackout Night” and “Whiteout Night” events (which include high stu-dent turnouts at the Gallogly Events for selected women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games, respectively), the club is always in search of adding new festivities and activities geared toward bridging the gap between students and student-ath-letes. Creating new events is a process – one that takes time, planning and as-sistance from others; Hayes believes,
however, that what F.I.G.H.T. has in store this year may turn a lot of heads and create history in the making. They usually work with the Office of Student Activities (OSA), whom they credit for most of their successes with Whiteout Night. “[We are] in a constant process of developing new ideas and looking for new ways to improve our school tradi-
tion and overall school experi-ence for the stu-dent body,” add-ed Hayes. “[With] that
being said, getting an idea to come to-gether into an event is a process; we have some great ideas that we are re-ally hoping to make into a reality, but a lot more than just F.I.G.H.T club is involved in that process.” Although the club expects to have another successful year while spread-ing a resonating message of support and unity for UCCS athletics, Hayes decided to keep quiet about some of the inner-workings the club has planned
for the future. “I won’t show all our cards, but we are making a strong push to get UCCS’s name on the bluff,” he stated. “If we are successful, a new traditional event for freshman and first-years is soon to follow.” As the club prepares for the UCCS women’s volleyball team to take on Colorado College during Wednesday’s Whiteout Night on Sept. 21, he strong-ly encourages students to get involved and attend. However, among the free tee-shirts, food and energy drinks offered toward the night’s spectators, it’s the experi-ence which matters most, according to Hayes. “I truly believe F.I.G.H.T is an ex-perience like no other, because with everything we do, we help build the UCCS of tomorrow,” he concluded. For anyone interested in joining or seeking more information about the club and its mission, check out their “UCCS FIGHT Club” Facebook page, or contact Hayes at [email protected] for more details.
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conferences,” he stated. The Mountain Lions brought in a fresh wave of new talent, too, and Barnett is impressed with the team al-ready. “We have added six new players this year and they all are contributing a lot to the team already. The new players include junior Amy Einspahr, sopho-more Jasmine Sandoval, junior Lindsy Heisler, sophomore Heather Sanders, sophomore Laura Loosbrock and ju-nior Megan Koop,” he added. The Mountain Lions hope that this season they can improve their confer-ence record from last year (11-8) and go even deeper into the RMAC play-offs. Barnett hopes that the team is up for the challenge of being one of the
best in the conference. “We would like to finish in the top four in the eastern half of the confer-ence or higher and hope to go farther in the RMAC tournament this year, too. We have a solid team and they have progressed really well together already,” concluded Barnett. UCCS has their home-opener set for Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Gallogly Events Center. They will host the Colorado College Tigers, but students are invited to come early and attend the White-Out Night that OSA and F.I.G.H.T. Club has planned for the game. There will be free food, drinks and t-shirts, so students are encouraged to show up at Berger Hall for the pre-game festivities.
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For freshman Ryder Tam, being an active com-petitor on the UCCS men’s cross country and track teams isn’t just about win-ning. Despite his longing ap-proval of being a Mountain Lion and studying engi-neering, he never imagined this was where he would end up. The story begins in May 2010, when Tam graduated as a home schooled high-school student in Boulder. He also ran for and com-peted on the cross-country and track and field teams for Boulder High School. Tam’s original college of choice was, inevitably, CU-Boulder. His father was a University of Colorado professor, so CU-Boulder seemed like the place to go to college and pursue higher education. In high school, Tam ran a personal best 4 minute, 29 second 1600-meter. He then bettered his high school best with a 4 min-
ute, 25 second 1600-meter finish during a USA Track and Field summer youth track meet. The opportunity to con-tinue competing athleti-cally in college presented itself to Tam, like it does for thousands of student-athletes in the United States. So Tam decided he was going to attempt to run on the cross-country and track and field team for the Col-orado Buffaloes. There was, however, an unseen problem. Tam en-tered the honors engineer-ing program in Boulder, and the program did not want him to participate on a collegiate varsity athlet-ics team, which made it very difficult for him to do so. “They did not totally prevent me from running for Colorado,” said Tam, “but I was really surprised by the honors engineering program’s intense negative reaction to running on the track and cross-country teams.” Several recent research studies have proven that
the average NCAA athlete has a better GPA than the average college student. During the 2010-11 aca-demic year at CU-Boulder, Tam did not run for the Colorado Buffaloes, but the desire to be a part of a team and run in college never left him. So he worked with his high school coach. He par-ticipated in various runs and races in and around Boulder and Denver. “There are lots of people to run with around Boul-der,” said Tam. Consequently, during the summer of 2011, with a great deal of encouragement from his father and mother, Ryder Tam transferred to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. “It is great to be on a team again,” said Tam, “I really missed it.” The engineering pro-gram in Colorado Springs is much more encouraging and supportive of a student participating on collegiate varsity teams, and UCCS has a strong engineering program, too, according to Tam.
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After experiencing a couple of losses to some formidable opponents, the UCCS women’s volley-ball team is back on track with consecutive wins over Lock Haven University and the University of Ne-braska-Omaha at the 2011 Colorado Premier Chal-lenge in Denver. The Mountain Lions lost their first two games of the tournament to Wash-burn University and South Florida University but re-bounded accordingly by defeating both Lock Ha-
ven three to one (25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18) and Nebraska-Omaha three to one (25-21, 17-25, 28-26, 25-20). The team began con-ference play on Sept. 15 against Fort Lewis in Du-rango, Colo. but will be on the road until return-ing home to the Gallogly Events Center on Sept. 21. Keith Barnett, in his third season as the lady Mountain Lion’s head coach, hopes to lead the team back to the RMAC playoffs where they were ousted last year by the Mesa State Mavericks. However, Barnett has faith that UCCS can im-
prove from last year’s 16-12 record and is happy with the progress he’s al-ready seeing this season, he said. “The team is doing well so far this season,” expounded Barnett. “We have gotten much better from the start until now and I am very pleased with the progress. We start confer-ence play on Sept. 15 and we will know much more in a month where we stand. Our record of 4-4 is a good start considering that the teams we have lost to are all perennial league cham-pions in their respective
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UCCS women’s volleyball team off to solid startryan adaMS [email protected]
Left to right: Lindsey Stich, Nikki Kinzer, and Alex Wood Photos courtesy of gomountainlions.com