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UpcomingIn Monday’sissue of TheMirror, readabout the BlockParty, Greeley’slargest down-town music festof the year.
What’s next for Delta Tau Delta?The fraternity ofRoss Higuchi, whodied last April at aparty, is currentlyunder “inactive”status. PAGE 4
SportsVolleyball prepares for tournament
Volleyball will openits season in theHampton & SuitesNorthern ColoradoClassic. PAGE 9
Editorials‘Trekkies’ living long and prosperous
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The Women’s ResourceCenter in Scott-WillcoxonHall has always offeredplenty of information andprogramming for women,and it’s now a place wherenursing mothers at UNCcan find solitude to feedtheir infants.
“The WRC likes to put onan open house so that wecan welcome incomingfreshmen, returning stu-dents, faculty and staff back
to UNC and the resourcecenter,” said Yvette Lucero-Nguyen, director for theWRC. “All of our resourcesare available to students,faculty and staff, both maleand female.”
The University ofNorthern Colorado’s WRCnot only opened their doorsto students, faculty andcommunity members butalso introduced the univer-sity’s first BreastfeedingLactation Station.
“Last spring, students
had to do a service projectin the dietetics classes,” saidAlaina Clark, assistant pro-fessor of dietetics. ”Theycame up with a breastfeed-ing station so women whowere breastfeeding didn’thave to express an infant’slunch in the bathroom. Thestation has a breast pump, achair and a screen so theycan have privacy and atable.”
The idea to open abreastfeeding station wasalso introduced by membersof the Association for Non-Traditional Students, bothmale and female, as well asthe dietetics students.
“It’s a great resource toestablish what their needsare and let them know whatto do as far as financial aid,programs, majors and
minors,” said BernadetteCordova, graduate assistantfor the WRC and ANTS.
Some students said theybelieve having a breastfeed-ing station accessible on cam-pus is beneficial for UNC.
“I think the lactation sta-tion is great,” said MeganEhrlich, a senior dieteticsmajor. “There aren’t a lot ofplaces where women canbreastfeed, not only at UNCbut at their places ofemployment, also. It’s asecluded area wherewomen can breastfeed inprivate, and I think it’s real-ly great. I also think it’ll helpraise awareness.”
The Women’s ResourceCenter is also hosting a TakeBack the Night rally at 11a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 inScott-Willcoxon Hall.
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Quote of the dayThe world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a
very mean and nasty place. It will beat you to your knees andkeep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobodyis going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard youhit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving for-ward. That’s how winning is done!
-- Rocky from Rocky Balboa (2006)
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WRC introduces breastfeeding station during open house
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Caitlyn Urhammer, a sophomore art education major, andAndrea Rascon, a human services major, try on different out-fits to pose for pictures at the WRC Open House Thursday.
Fraternity faces repercussions of spring accidentSARA VAN CLEVE
UNC Greek Life facedturbulent times at the endof last spring followingthe death of Ross Higuchi,a freshman Delta TauDelta fraternity member,after he was injured dur-ing a party at the fraterni-ty’s house.
With the start of thenew semester, Delta TauDelta and Greek Life haveseen some changes sincelast semester, both nega-tive and positive.
Delta Tau Delta is still arecognized fraternity at theUniversity of NorthernColorado but is currentlyon “inactive status,” mean-ing the activities they areallowed to participate in
and their privileges arelimited for the time being.
At the time of publica-tion, the Greek letterswere not on the front ofthe Delta Tau Delta houseat 1602 11th Ave. It isunclear whether theirremoval is permanent.
Over the summer, KyleRiley, 22, was charged byWeld County DistrictAttorney Ken Buck with amisdemeanor of providingalcohol to a minor andcould also face repercus-sions from UNC becausehis contribution to theincident was a violation ofthe UNC Student Code ofConduct.
Heather James, theUNC’s Greek Life coordi-nator, could not com-
ment on Riley’s statuswith the university, as allproceedings under the
UNC Code of Conduct areconfidential.
“Any student or stu-
dent organization foundresponsible for violatingthe UNC Student Code ofConduct is held account-able for prohibitedbehavior, which includesproviding alcohol tominors,” James said.
Because of the inci-dent, some members ofthe Greek communityhave stepped forward tohelp revise and expandGreek Life’s “AlphaTraining” program.
Alpha Training is aseries of training sessionsfor new fraternity andsorority members thataddress alcohol, hazingand sexual assault. GreekLife partners with the
See Fraternity, Page 5
UNC Codeof Conduct“Alcoholic beveragesmay not, in any cir-
cumstances, be usedby, possessed by or
distributed to any per-son under 21 years ofage.” –- Section III.Student Conduct, B.Prohibited Student
Conduct, 14, revised5/5/2010
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The new batch ofStudent Senate represen-tatives heard from a localGreeley businessman anddiscussed their respectivegoals for this year at theschool year’s first sessionWednesday.
John Pherson, directorof Academic Affairs,introduced a new propos-al that would change thecurrent bylaws regardinghow students receive con-ference grants.
Pherson said he feels theway the bylaws currentlyread allows too many stu-dents to receive funding fornon-academic conferences.
The proposal was metwith mixed reviews andwas amended to open upthe wording onwhat profes-sors wereallowed to doat the confer-ences. Thea m e n d m e n twas proposedby MichaelStadler, theClassified StaffCouncil repre-sentative, whosaid he felt theoriginal word-ing of the bylawrevision was too limiting.
Evan Welch, directorof Student Activities,reported Bear Welcome
Week was a monumentalsuccess this year, with atotal of 7,800 attendees at
all of the eventscombined.
Welch saidseveral of thei n d i v i d u a levents, such asTaste ofUNC/Bear Fest,reached recordattendance lev-els this year.
Ryan Gentry,owner of Skynightclub and ab u s i n e s s m a ninvolved in several
other downtown venues,was a guest speaker at thisweek’s meeting.
Gentry discussed sev-
eral topics withSenate mem-bers, includingchanging theBear Bus sched-ule to run laterat night to betterfacilitate thedowntown area,his willingnessto help raisemoney for cam-pus organiza-tions throughprivate partiesand a percent-age of sales, andGreeley Grooves for St.Jude, a fundraiser he isthat will benefit St. JudeChildren’s ResearchHospital.
The fundraiser features
10 local bandsand will befrom 2 – 10 p.m.Saturday, Sept.10.
S e n a t emembers alsodiscussed pos-sible plans forthe year duringthe Senatereports.
Jason Foster,adviser forStudent Senate,said he hopes tostart reworking
the election code for theupcoming year, whileTyler Ames, the director of
Finance, said he wants tobetter educate students onwhere their money is goingwithin the university.
Student RightsAdvocate Samantha Foxsaid she wants to estab-lish for students a betterunderstanding of theindividual councils, asshe has received griev-ances in the past regard-ing how they were run.
The representativessaid they had a positiveoutlook for the comingsemester, and KatelynElliott, the student bodypresident, said she isexcited for the new year.
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Student Senate Update
John Pherson Director ofAcademic Affairsintroduced a pro-posal regardingconference grantfunding.
Katelyn ElliottStudent BodyPresidentwas one Senatemember whoexpressed opti-mism for thecoming year.
Greeley businessman addresses first Senate session
CalendarEach Friday issue, The Mirror will run a weeklong events calendar provided by NextNC of The (Greeley)
Tribune.
LIVE MUSICSaturday
• Rio Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m. at GreeleyRio Grande MexicanRestaurant, 825 9th St. BenPu and Crew. Blues rock.Details, 970.304.9292 orwww.riograndemexican.com/greeley.
STAGEToday
• “A Chorus Line,” 6 p.m.Friday- Saturday at UnionColony Dinner Theatre,802 9th St., Suite. 200.Sunday matinee at noon.
Thursday performance at 6p.m. Through Sept. 4.Details, 970.352.2900 orwww.ucdinnertheatre.com.• “My Way: Frank SinatraTribute,” at Union ColonyDinner Theatre, 802 9thSt., Suite 200. Sundaymatinee at noon. ThroughSept. 4. Details call970.352.2900 or visit www.ucdinnertheatre.com
Sunday• “The Trip to Bountiful,” 6p.m. at the Family ofChrist Presbyterian
Church, 2410 35th Ave.Fundraiser for A Woman’sPlace. Details,970.673.7567.
ART GALLERIESOngoing
• “Greeley PhilharmonicOrchestra: A Century ofMusical Magic,” ongoingat the Greeley HistoryMuseum, 714 8th St. Hoursare 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Wednesday-Friday and 10a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.Details, 970.350.9220.• “Ghost Towns and BoomTowns of Old Weld
County,” throughSeptember at the GreeleyHistory Museum, 714 8thSt. Free. Details,970.350.9220 or www.gree-leymuseums.com.• “A Moment in Time,” atUnitarian-UniversalistChurch of Greeley, 92915th St. Photography byRichard and MarcyTrahan. Through Sunday.Details, 970.351.6751.• “The Members’ Show,” atMadison & Main Gallery,927 16th St. Featuring
See Calendar, Page 6
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It is often said that we livein the last age of print. Itseems that books, newspapers,and other hard-copy sourcesare becoming less and lesscommon. Even UNC studentsare using less paper sources,preferring to bring e-readersand laptops to classes.Nevertheless, some people willnot let go of printed books.
People are becoming accus-tomed to reading off a screen.When was the last time, forexample, that you saw a stu-dent reading The New YorkTimes in class? The newspaper
and printed book businessesare slowly transforming into athing of the past, an unaccept-able relic shamed into therecesses of a faraway time.
However, the slow death ofpaper sources does not dimin-ish the value of writing —words that last eternally — assome have argued. Words on aKindle are just as valuable asblack ink on white paper.Thus, the debate surroundingthe use of e-readers is point-less; we need to look at thewords themselves, not themanner by which we see them.
As German philosopherWalter Benjamin noted, peoplehave a tendency to adhere to acult of the original, rejectinganything that seems newbecause, they rationalize, new-ness equals artificiality. This isabsurd.
Hence, some may say theywill never give up paper becausethey like the feel of it; there issomething more original aboutan actual book than an electron-ic one—nonsense.
As long as words signifymeaning—morality, memoriesand hope—to the reader, then no
one should care about the mediaby which the words are read.
True, we do not need to dis-card paper books—they aregreat cultural currency.However, we should welcomenew technology.
The most important thingto remember, though, is this:the written word will never goout of style. Unless societygoes through some unlikely,horrible disaster (e.g., a mas-sive power shortage), we willalways have the thoughts ofpeople like Jonathan Swift andJames Baldwin to enlighten us.
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Words’ meaning important, not method by which we receiveThe Mirror appreciates your opin-ions. You can submit your columnsor letters to the editor [email protected]. Columns canbe no longer than 400 words. Includeyour name, year and major.
LETTERS
The Internet and cellphones have beenprominent in American
society for no more than 15years, yet they have already fun-damentally changed the way wecommunicate on an everydaybasis. That’s not news to anyone.What’s hidden in that change isthe difference in how we interactface-to-face.
Our generation, which hasgrown up largely with access tothe Internet or at least extensiveexperience with computers, nolonger feels one hundred percentcomfortable interacting with oth-
ers in person. After all, haven’twe all had the conversationabout the morality of makingimportant or personal exchangesvia text message?
That discussion exists becauseoftentimes, people want to staydetached when breaking badnews, even if it would be signifi-cantly more polite to divulge suchinformation with even a simplephone call. Those interactions,when in person, can be truly ben-eficial to both parties. Either per-son can achieve a better under-standing of the situation and alsogain a lesson in empathy.
Beyond instances includingpersonal information, ourdependence on our devicesweakens our abilities to evenmake small talk. That discomfortthat comes when a conversationmeets its awkward points is man-
aged better by people who haveexperience in navigating throughsuch situations. When peoplecommunicate by text or throughFacebook, they do not learnthose skills.
How many people do youreally need to see and speakwith to survive comfortably inour world? Even shopping canbe done online and itemsdelivered to your home.There’s no absolute reason forsocialization anymore otherthan entertainment. Classescan be taken online and workcan be done from home. Thecheck is in the mail or trans-ferred electronically.
We could all go on living ourlives inside our own houses andapartments. It might even workfor a little while. But people cravecontact with others. These tech-
nological advances have helpedus stay in surface-level contractwith all kinds of people. But theyhave robbed us of the ability toconverse well.
Perhaps I am hypocritical, as Iwrite this on my computer in aroom by myself, but what I cher-ish about each day is seeingsomeone unexpected—an oldbuddy, a friendly classmate, aformer professor.
As much as we think we cankeep up with each other byreading tweets and looking atpictures online, nothing willreplace sitting down to a cupof coffee. We must value thoseopportunities, for our ownsake.
— Michael Nowels is a sopho-more elementary education major andweekly columnist for The Mirror.
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Tragedy sparks better alcohol education Drug Alcohol TobaccoEducation and the AssaultSurvivors Advocacy Programoffices to make AlphaTraining possible.
James said Greek Life isalso working with theDATE office to sponsorprogramming available forthe entire UNC campus.
“Fraternities and sorori-ties were founded as values-based organizations,” Jamessaid. “Programming, educa-tion and discussions withstudents will focus on align-ing personal and groupbehavior with espoused val-ues. Up until last year, wehave been fortunate in theGreek community and atUNC. This accident has
opened up deeper conver-sation within fraternitiesand sororities.”
James also said thesupport Greek organiza-tions and members pro-vided for Delta Tau Deltaand the Higuchi family inApril has overflowed intothe start of the newsemester.
“Tragic events oftenbring people closertogether,” James said.“This event has broughtthe Greek communitycloser than ever before.All groups have beenextremely supportive ofDelta Tau Delta and theHiguchi family. This sup-port continues as we startthe fall semester.”
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Delta Tau Delta fraternity is still recognized by UNCbut currently has an “inactive status,” meaning itsactivities and privileges are limited.
UNC by the numbers•1.1 million square feet of housing space cleaned
for more than 3,000 students in 17 residence halls,six university houses and 98 apartments
• 33 percent of undergraduate students living oncampus
• 4,437 toliet paper rolls placed in student housing• 1,700 people served in dining halls during the
first meal of the new year• 1,050 ice cream cones eaten during the first lunch
served• 1,700 frozen bananas made for A Taste of UNC• 23,000 dishes washed by the end of the first day• 2,800 UNC ID cards produced during the first
week• 11,203 phone calls received in one average day• 447 new computers installed in computer labs• 1,200 computers received software updates in
both computer labs and classrooms• 250 megabytes per second of bandwith consumed
during opening weekend• 2,024 phone calls received by Technical Support
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works by the members onwhat caused them tobecome artists. Throughtoday. Details,www.madisonandmain-gallery.com.• “Found,” at The AtlasGallery, 709 16th St. Groupshow featuring IndieArtists of Greeley. Details,970.584.3054.• “Dancers,” at Bean PlantStudio, 701 7th St. Paints,prints and songs. Details,970.396.7041.
• Calan Ploegsma ArtShow, at Margie’s JavaJoint, 931 16th St. Greeleypainter of post, post, post,neoexpressionism.Through Wednesday.Details, 970.356.6364.• Rob Roma Art, at Zoe’sCafe & The Bel Air, 71510th St. ThroughWednesday. Details,970.352.2089.
FILM SERIESToday
• “Food Stamped,” 6:30p.m. at Unitarian
Universalist Church ofGreeley, 929 15th St. Ahumorous and informativelook at a well-balanceddiet, healthy lifestyle, andpolitical pitfalls associatedtherein. Details, [email protected].
EVENTSToday
• The Block Party, 2 p.m. at16th Street and 9th Avenue.Live music on multiplestages. Details, [email protected].
Saturday• Downtown Greeley CarShow, 4 p.m. at 1015 9thAve. Check out classics,rods, antiques, sports cars,trucks, imports, low-riders,customs and more at the6th Annual DowntownGreeley Car Show. Noentry fee. Door prizes,music, games and food.Benefits the charity “CupOf Hope” clean water proj-ects around the world,helping to bring hopethrough clean water.Details, Keith at
970.371.4543.• Cosmic Skating, 7:15 p.m.at Greeley Ice Haus, 9008th Ave. Cosmic Skatinghas multicolored lightingeffects and great music foreven more skating fun.Details, [email protected].
Monday• Open Mic Night, TheJager Bar & Pizzeria, 8229th St. A night to appreci-ate local musicians.Details, [email protected].
Tuesday• Irish Sing-A-Long, 9:30p.m. at Patrick’s Irish Pub,907 8th Ave. Details, [email protected]
AUDITIONSSaturday
• Colorado DanceCollective Auditions, 9a.m. at Dance Factory,2956 29th St. An adultrepertoire company. Mustbe at least 18 years old andout of high school. Details,970.978.5765 or www.col-oradodancecollective.org.
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SARA VAN [email protected]
When most peoplethink of a “Trekkie,” or“Trekker,” as some prefer,they probably seldomimagine a young womanin college, but alas, here Iam.
During the summer, Iwent on a 12-hour trek bycar to Las Vegas for thesecond year in a row,where I spent the majori-ty of a weekend in aStarfleet uniform greetingpeople with the Vulcansalute.
CreationEntertainment hostedtheir 10th annual “StarTrek” convention for fourdays in August, whichmade the Rio look lesslike a hotel and casinoand more like a shoreleave retreat for half ofStarfleet.
I and, I assume, manyof my fellow convention-goers, were in a state of“nerdvana” all weekend– from wanderingaround the vendors’room, where literallyeverything was brandedwith the “Star Trek”delta shield or the face ofa notable character, tolistening to the actorsreminisce about theirdays aboard a starship,to meeting fellow fans. Itwas pure “nerdvana.”
The vendors’ roomhad everything Trekimaginable: T-shirts,DVDs, plates, action fig-ures props and even someless common items likesleeping bags, all plas-tered with the faces of
Mr. Spock, Captain Jean-Luc Picard or anotherrecognizable characterfrom Gene Roddenberry’suniverse.
While the vendors’room was impressive,what was even moreimpressive was the line-up of stars CreationEntertainment was ableto bring together for thisconvention, which cele-brated the 45th anniver-sary of the premiere of“Star Trek: The OriginalSeries.”
More than 70 actorswere on stage over thefour days, including starsfrom the original 1960sseries to the latest film inthe franchise, J.J. Abrams’2009 “Star Trek.”
The guests, includingbig names like WilliamShatner, Leonard Nimoy,Sir Patrick Stewart andJohn Cho, shared some oftheir favorite memoriesfrom filming their showsand movies and answeredquestions from the audi-ence. Other guests per-formed dramatic piecesand songs to entertainfans.
While “Star Trek” maystill be considered bymany to be a show lovedby nerds and geeks, itundoubtedly has becomeheavily embedded inpopular culture.
If anyone questionshow much the show hasbecome a part of pop cul-ture, they need to look nofurther than the videoused to introduce Nimoy,better known as Mr.Spock. The clip was aBruno Mars music video
for his hit, “The LazySong,” and featuredSpock himself and otherTrek references 45 yearsafter the show originallyaired. Not bad for a pro-gram with only three sea-sons that was axed twice.
Shatner, who playedCaptain James Kirk in TheOriginal Series, was seenamong fans the entireweekend as he filmed anepisode for a new showcalled “Fan Addicts,”which goes behind thestereotypes of pop cul-ture’s biggest franchisesand the people who lovethem.
While the shows andthe stars are whatbrought the fans toVegas, meeting other fanswas, in my opinion, oneof the best parts of theconvention.
More than 4,000 peo-ple from all over theworld and all differentwalks of life flocked to theRio, and many were any-thing but a stereotypicalTrekkie.
During a party at theVoodoo Lounge, I met acouple from New York,and we instantly hadsomething in common:our love for “Star Trek.”And the next night duringa dessert party, I talked atlength with some youngmen from California and,even though we disagreedon which series was thebest, we enjoyed eachother’s company.
While stars likeShatner and Nimoyhelped bring “Star Trek”to life in 1966, it is theextraordinary fan base
that has kept both thefranchise andRoddenberry’s dream of abetter future alive.
What other franchisecould bring togetherthousands of fans fromaround the world andhave 1,040 fans dedicatedenough to wear costumesto break a world record? Iwould say none.
More than 1,000 fansgathered in Starfleet uni-forms and an array ofalien costumes to takeback the world record forthe most “Star Trek” cos-tumed people in oneplace from the GermanFedCon. I was happy tobe part of at number 559.
I must admit I had afew of my own fangirlmoments, like whenShatner was less than afoot behind me, or when Imet Dominic Keating andConnor Trinneer from“Star Trek: Enterprise.”
Trekkies as a whole,though, are some of thefriendliest people onecould hope to meet and, Ibelieve, shareRoddenberry’s vision of abetter future wherehumanity has moved pastjudgment and is unitedfor its own good.
As long as people,Trekkies or not, continueto have hope that such aworld can exist, “StarTrek” will never die, andwe will be one step closerto making Roddenberry’sdream of a better future areality.
Besides, everyone hasan inner geek in them,and it’s okay to let it out.
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My trip to Vegas: Star Trek fangirl’s ‘nerdvana’
COURTESY OF SARA VAN CLEVE
I met dozens of “Star Trek” fans from all over the world, andeven some from other worlds. A Klingon and I celebrate 45years of “Star Trek” with trivia and refreshments.
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The hottest club oncampus is Club UNC.
Students looking for aplace to dance away thestress of the first weekback in classes need lookno further than tonight’sClub UNC.
The University ofNorthern Colorado’sUniversity Program Councilis hosting Club UNC from 9p.m. until midnight in theUniversity Center Ballrooms.
At Club UNC, studentswill have the chance togroove to some of today’shottest tracks, courtesy ofa DJ from Sounds of theRockies, as well as enjoyfree refreshments.
UPC members saidstudents should dress inwhite or bright club wearto go along with thisyear’s theme, White-OutBlack Light Party.
The event is free to allstudents with their stu-dent ID, which is requiredfor entry.
Students said ClubUNC provides some stressrelief after the first week ofclasses and is a great wayto meet new people andhave fun at the same time.
Paul Ford, a juniormeteorology major, wasone of the 2,000 UNC stu-dents to attend Club UNClast semester.
Ford said he enjoyedthe fun environment ClubUNC created as a way to
celebrate the end of thefirst week of classes.
“Club UNC is a greatway to cap off the firstweek of school by justhaving fun with all of yourfriends,” Ford said.
This year, UPC isaccepting about 1,500students to come out anddance the night away.
Last year, Club UNCalso offered students freerefreshments and a place tohang out while taking abreak from the dance floor.
Cole Owens, a fresh-man criminal justicemajor, is attending ClubUNC for the first time andsaid he is excited.
“I’m looking forwardto meeting a lot of cooland new people and tojust have fun,” he said.
UPC members said theyhost the club each semes-ter to give students achance to meet others oncampus without venturingto a downtown venue.
“We wanted to puttogether a dance that every-one could attend,” said
Nicole Larson, the studentsevent coordinator for UPC.
UPC is a student fee-funded organization that
plans several majorevents during the year.Other UPC events thatstudents can look forward
to are Homecoming,Open Mic Mondays,Family and FriendsWeekend and more.
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Club UNC returns to celebrate first week of class
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Students, adorned in glow sticks, dance together at last year’s Club UNC. The UniversityProgram Council is hosting this year’s Club UNC, which is themed as a “White Out Black LightParty,” from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight in the University Center Ballrooms.
New year preparations put in numbers STAFF REPORT
From the vast amountof toilet paper rolls tochocolate-covered frozenbananas, it takes a lot toprepare the UNC campusfor students’ arrival.
The University ofNorthern Colorado websiteposted statistics of variouspreparations to illustratejust how much work wentinto welcoming students to
campus at the start of the2011-12 academic year.
While 23,000 dishes werewashed on the first day of thefall semester, 1,700 choco-late-covered bananas weremade for A Taste of UNC onAug. 20, where 2,700 stu-dents, faculty and otherswere expected to attend.
About 1,700 hungrydiners were served byDining Services employ-ees for the first meal of
the semester on Aug. 18,and the amount of pro-duce prepared and servedreached 3,500 pounds forthe meals on Aug. 19.
On an average day, theuniversity phone systemhandles an average of11,203 phone calls regard-ing matters such as finan-cial aid, residence hallinquiries, directions andmore. Of those 11,203phone calls, 2,024 are
geared toward receivingassistance from technicalsupport, including bothsmart classrooms and per-sonal computer problems.
From Aug. 1-17, 1.1million square feet ofhousing space wascleaned to welcome morethan 3,000 students mov-ing into 17 residencehalls, six university-owned houses and 98apartments.
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With a mixture of youngand transfer players, thelinebacker position of theUNC football team is in aperiod of transition.
The team lost all three ofits starters last season — JohnEddy, Matt King and JamesSchrenk — to graduation.
In a little more than aweek is the season opener,where their replacementswill be tested. NewUniversity of NorthernColorado linebackers coachDerrick Davison is still inthe process of preparingthem for game day.
“Our learning curve isgoing up every day,”Davison said. “That’s real-ly good to see, but we’restill not there yet. We stillhave a lot of work to do,and just some gut check.We’re so close to our firstgame, so it’s hard to tellwhat’s going to happen.”
Among the transfers is
junior Aisea Vave whocomes to the team afterplaying a season withMesa Community Collegein Mesa, Ariz.
“I guess it was thecoaches,” Vave said abouthis transfer to UNC. “Thewhole recruiting process,you know, having all thesecoaches come in, so it wasjust the vibe the coachesbrought that, to me, mademe feel at ease.”
Vave, as a defensivelineman, had 10 sacks forthe Thunderbirds in 2010,which was 11th in the jun-ior college rankings thatseason, leading him to benamed to the All-Region ISecond Team. With the tal-ent Vave possesses, it’shard to imagine he consid-ered not playing football atthe collegiate level.
“I did really good in highschool,” Vave said. “I justreally didn’t want to pursuethat. I wanted to pursuerugby. I guess it was just alot of pressure from thefamily and coming out,
‘Hey, you can get your edu-cation paid for free, andyou love doing it.’”
Vave said his motherwas the main factor in hisdecision to play footballbecause she advised him totake advantage of theopportunity she didn’t have— utilize a talent in order toobtain an education.
Sophomore linebackerGavin Miller played in allgames last season and saidhe is hoping to see thefield as a starter thisupcoming season. The lastgame Miller started was
the 2009 all-state game forGreeley West High School.He said he has been antic-ipating the start of the sea-son for a while.
“It’s been awhile sinceI’ve been able to start agame,” Miller said. “I’mtired of hitting our ownguys.”
Last season Miller had27 tackles, 4.5 of whichwere for a loss of yards. Hesaid practices this fall havebeen difficult, but they willbe helpful when facingadversity in a game.
“We can look back atthese practices and knowexactly what is demandedof us,” he said.
Also returning for UNCis junior Cameron Friendwho had 34 tackles last sea-son. Friend is the oldest ofthe returning linebackers,with the only other juniorbeing Vave.
With no concrete deci-sions made regardingwho will start, there is stilltime to see how mucheach player will be able to
bring to the game.“They’re doing a
decent job,” head coachEarnest Collins Jr. said.“Linebackers are kindalike the quarterbacks onoffense. They got to knoweverything. They’ve got toknow the running game,
the passing game. So, ittakes a little while forthem to understandwhere they supposed tobe, where they supposedto line up (sic), but CoachDavison, Coach Shay,they’ll get those guysready to go.”
QB Update:The decision forstarting quarter-back has been
delayed until today.Check online today
or in Monday’sissue of The Mirror
for updates.
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Volleyball ready for season-opening tournamentDAVID WILSON
The UNC volleyball teamwill start its 2011 season in asituation it has never been inbefore while opening playwith a tournament it hasgrown very familiar with.
The University ofNorthern Colorado will takethe court Friday insideButler-Hancock SportsPavilion against theUniversity of Nevada at LasVegas. UNLV is the first ofthree games in the thirdannual Hampton Inn &Suites Northern Colorado
Classic. UNC swept all threegames of last year’s tourna-ment, capping it with anexclamation point comingvia the 3-2 victory overGeorgia.
UNC will host UNLV andthe University of California atDavis on consecutive nightsbefore heading to Boulder tobattle the University ofColorado on Sunday.
What makes this year dif-ferent from every other year— other than the new lineupof opponents — is that this isthe first season in UNC histo-ry that the Bears start a sea-son ranked first in the Big Sky
Conference preseasoncoaches’ poll.
There’s moregood news forBear fans: UNCgets to start itsseason in thefriendly con-fines of Butler-Hancock wherethe team went13-2 last year.
“I like that weare home right offthe bat,” UNChead coachLyndsey Bensonsaid. “We haven’tbeen in years past, and we
usually host on the secondweekend. Opening up
against UNLV isgoing to be atough test for us,and UC-Davismight be the bestteam in the tour-nament.”
Bears senioroutside hitterBreanna Williamsis perhaps themost eager tostart playing aftermissing over halfof the 2010 sea-son with a stress
fracture in her foot.
“I feel like I’m a fresh-man again playing for thefirst time,” Williams said.“We’ve had good prepara-tion and a good preseason,so I’m looking forward tothe tournament.”
Though this tournamentdoesn’t make or break theBears’ season, senior defen-sive specialist AmandaArterburn said the gamesare still important in termsof the team’s RPI rating andto build traction for the longseason ahead.
“We have grown thepast few years talent-wise,scouting-wise and with
each year, we’ve takenthese tournaments moreseriously,” Arterburn said.“This tournament will helpus grow for our Big SkyConference season.”
UNC will take on UNLV at7 p.m. Friday and UC-Davisat 7 p.m. Saturday insideButler-Hancock SportsPavilion. UNC will face CU at4 p.m. Sunday at the CoorsEvent Center in Boulder.
Benson said the reasonthe Bears have to travel to CUfor the final game of the tour-nament is to reciprocate forthe Buffaloes’ trip to Greeleyin 2009.
Breanna Williams missed about halfof last season dueto a stress fracturein her foot.
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UNC sophomore linebacker Gavin Miller (49) attemptsto tackle a teammate in practice on Thursday at thepractice fields. Miller had 27 tackles last season.
New faces to be seen at linebacker position
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UNC basketball schedules releasedSTAFF REPORT
Now that both of UNC’sbasketball schedules havebeen released, fans can startmarking their calendars.
Both the men’s and
women’s basketball teamswelcome in-state rivalsDenver and Colorado Stateto Butler-Hancock SportsPavilion.
Both teams have theopportunity to face oppo-nents from last season andearn some revenge.
The men and womenalso have the opportunity toavenge road losses to DUand CSU from last season.
The women’s team willlook to defeat South Dakota,which beat UNC in over-time in Greeley last year, aswell as UC-Santa Barbara,
which defeated the Bearsby 11 points last November.
The women’s basketballteam also faces Air Forceand Santa Clara, two teamsit defeated a season ago.
The men’s schedule ishighlighted by a trip tothe South Padre Island
Invitational, in which itwill take on NorthernIowa and Iowa State inUNC head coach B.J.Hill’s hometown of CedarRapids, Iowa, before fin-ishing against WesternCarolina in South PadreIsland, Texas.
The men’s team alsofaces Big East foeMarquette, hosts last year’sESPN BracketBusters oppo-nent New Mexico State inthe season-opener and evenhosts an ESPNBracketBusters game inGreeley.
2011-12 UNC Men’s BasketballNov. 1 Chadron St. (Exhibition) 7 p.m.Nov. 12 New Mexico State 7:05 p.m.Nov. 15 at Wyoming TBANov. 20 at University of Northern Iowa* TBANov. 22 at Iowa State* TBANov. 25 Western Carolina* 1:30 p.m.Nov. 26 TBD** TBADec. 1 Westminster (Utah) 7:05 p.m.Dec. 3 Johnson & Wales (CO) 7:05 p.m.Dec. 14 Denver 7:05 p.m.Dec. 17 at Marquette TBADec. 22 Colorado State 7:05 p.m.Dec. 31 Northern Arizona (Doubleheader) 7:35 p.m.Jan. 2 Idaho State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 7 at Sacramento State 8:05 p.m.Jan. 12 Portland State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 14 Eastern Washington 7:05 p.m.Jan. 19 at Montana 7:00 p.m.Jan. 21 at Montana State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 26 at Idaho State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 30 at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m.Feb. 2 Sacramento State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 4 at Weber State 7 p.m.Feb. 9 Montana 7:05 p.m.Feb. 11 Montana State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 15 at Eastern Washington 8:05 p.m.Feb. 18 ESPN BracketBusters TBAFeb. 25 Weber State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 28 at Portland State 8:05 p.m.
Bold designates Big Sky Conference game.* designates games included in the South Padre IslandInvitational** If necessary
2011-12 UNC Women’s BasketballNov. 4 Regis (Exhibition) 7:05 p.m.Nov. 12 at Bradley 1 p.m.Nov. 16 at Santa Clara 8 p.m.Nov. 18 at San Francisco 8 p.m.Nov. 22 Nebraska-Kearney 7:05 p.m.Nov. 25 at Air Force 2:05 p.m.Nov. 27 University of California-Santa Barbara 2:05 p.m.Nov. 30 Denver 7:05 p.m.Dec. 2 Colorado State 7:05 p.m.Dec. 10 at South Dakota 6 p.m.Dec. 13 at UTEP 7 p.m.Dec.15 at New Mexico 7 p.m.Dec. 19 University of California-Irvine 7:05 p.m.Dec. 29 Black Hills State 7:05 p.m.Dec. 31 Northern Arizona (Doubleheader) 5:05 p.m.Jan. 2 at Idaho State 7:05 p.m.Jan. 7 Sacramento State 2:05 p.m.Jan. 12 at Portland State 8:05 p.m.Jan. 14 at Eastern Washington 3:05 p.m.Jan. 19 Montana 7:05 p.m.Jan. 21 Montana State 2:05 p.m.Jan. 26 Idaho State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 2 at Sacramento State 8:05 p.m.Feb. 4 Weber State 2:05 p.m.Feb. 9 at Montana State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 11 at Montana 2 p.m.Feb. 16 Eastern Washington 7:05 p.m.Feb. 25 at Weber State 2:05 p.m.Feb. 27 at Northern Arizona 6:35 p.m.Mar. 3 Portland State 2:05 p.m.
Bold designates Big Sky Conference game.
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