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As cold weather approaches andthe need for a hot meal increases,Cans to Candelaria hosted its fifthannual food drive Thursday toreplenish dwindling fare supplies atWeld Food Bank.

Last year, Cans to Candelariaraised about 60,000 pounds of provi-sions through monetary and fooddonations. This year, those who

donated raised 54,774 pounds.Organizers of the event said theywant to receive at least another10,000 pounds from theHomecoming Formal admissions.

The drive garnered a competi-tive atmosphere, with 55 groupscomprised of Greek Life, DiningServices, UNC colleges and pro-grams, residence halls and otherUNC departments attempting toraise the most food and spiritpoints for Homecoming.

The organization that raisedthe most pounds of food wasFacilities Management, which sin-gle handedly raised 3,603 pounds.Second place went to the CarterHall team, and in third place wasAlpha Phi sorority.

September is HungerAwareness Month, and membersof the community brought theirdonations to the event to beweighed and stored. Anannouncement of the winnerswas hosted later in the evening.

“We need to understand thereis a need in our community, andthat there are people going hun-gry at night, including children,”said Scott Westfall, the foodsolicitor at Weld Food Bank. “Idon’t think a lot of our commu-nity understands that there is aproblem, but if they could comedown here and see the peoplewe’re helping, they would under-stand the need for a food bank inour community.”

Westfall said every day, theWeld Food Bank serves an averageof 150 clients. He said statistically,this period in between the holidaysand summer are the hardest forfood drives.

Cans to Candelaria was firstimplemented in the spring of 2006by students of Lee Ann Peck’s jour-nalism class. This year, students ofher JMC 481 public relations tech-niques class organized the event.

The Weld Food Bank hasrecently been running low onfood supplies. The fares the foodbank is most in need of are foodshigh in protein and carbohy-

drates, such as tuna, peanut but-ter, canned vegetables, pasta,rice and soup.

“We’re trying to help the com-munity,” said Kelly McDonald, asenior journalism major, whohelped tally donations and assist-ed with registration. “We’re show-ing we’re not just a college —we’re trying to give everyone anequal chance to live.”

McDonald said a fundraiser washeld earlier in the month that raised$120 for Weld Food Bank by sellinghot dogs and drinks.

Nearly two dozen businesses

from Greeley, including restaurants,sponsored Cans to Candelaria.

The $1 or canned good cost ofentry for this weekend’sHomecoming Formal will also ben-efit the Weld Food Bank. A $1 dona-tion is enough to provide the foodbank with 6 pounds of food.

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Lee Anne Peck, a journalism professor, speaks to an audience at thefifth annual Cans to Candelaria food drive Thursday in front of CandelariaHall. Peck and her journalism class started the event in 2006.

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Jameson Rossi, a senior journalism major, helps carry food that was donat-ed by various people and UNC sponsored organizations Thursday at theCans to Candelaria food drive. The drive benefitted The Weld Food Bank.

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Raised 54,774 pounds offood. Best year ever. First placewas Facilities Management,second place was the CarterHall team and third place wasAlpha Phi sorority. An anony-mous UNC professor “fan” gavea $3,000 check. The totalamount of food donated was3,000 pounds. The monetarydonations totaled $8,600, whichis equal is to 51,600 pounds.

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2010 Homecoming Royalty: King and Queen Nominations

Maggie Conroy

Conroy is the president ofAlpha Phi, and she is a StudentAmbassador. She enjoys goingto many UNC activities as shecan, especially UNC Hockeygames, and doing communityservice. She feels it is veryimportant to give back to thecommunity. She is also takingpilot lessons and enjoys sharingher love of UNC with others.

Cooper is involved in UPC,Student Activities and is a GroupFitness instructor at the CampusRecreation Center, as well as amember of the UNC TechnologyOrganization. She loves hiking,traveling, spending time withfamily, reading Stephan King andHarry Potter, and listening tomusic.

Ashley Cooper

Cyphers is the President of theStudent Public Relations Networkand Account Supervisor for BearP.R. The most important things toher are her faith, family andfriends. She loves running, climb-ing, the color yellow and M&M’s.

Kyra Cyphers

Drum is President of Alpha PsiOmega fraternity, and is one of thefounding fathers of new fraternity PiKappa Phi, as well as an RA in WilsonHall. He has had the privilege ofbeing part of UNC’s Party with a PlanCampaign, and said he is excited tobe a zombie in this year’s productionof “Miranda’s Nightmare.” He loves,photography, sleeping in and is aproud Fillipino Asian American.

Mark Drum Nico Ruscitti

Ruscitti is one of the foundingfathers and president of DeltaSigma Phi. He is president ofStudent Alumni Association and amember of Center for HumanEnrichment. He is a proud first-generation Italian American to goto college. He loves hanging outwith family and friends, and goingto the mountains.

Matt VanDriel

VanDriel is the Student BodyPresident, has served on StudentSenate for three years and wasformerly the Student Trustee. Heloves attending various athleticevents on campus, his favoritefood is pizza and his favoritemove is “A Man Apart.”

UNC outlines future budget optionsSTAFF REPORT

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To compensate for the project-ed loss of state funding, UNC islooking for new ways to make sav-ings and not burden students withhighly increased tuition.

The state of Colorado used acombination of local and federalstimulus funds to hold the highereducation budget at $706 millionthrough 2010; however, in fiscalyear 2011, the budget was reducedto $645 million, using $89 millionfrom stimulus funds and $555 mil-lion from the state.

As a result, the University ofNorthern Colorado has alreadylost $3.5 million and is expecting

another $10.5 million reductionover the next two to three years.

The Higher EducationFlexibility Bill, passed in May of thisyear, requires the ColoradoCommission on Higher Educationto review plans by institutions toincrease resident undergraduatetuition more than 9 percent in oneor more of the next five years,beginning in fiscal year 2012.

For resident undergraduatesand graduate students, tuitioncould see a 10- or 15-percent hikeby 2014. This would make resi-dent undergraduate tuition$6,932 per semester.

Regardless, UNC’s tuition ratesare still less expensive comparedto other universities in the state

and a majority of its NationalCenter for Higher EducationManagement Systems peers.

In a press release, UNCPresident Kay Norton said fourtools are available to manage theloss of state funding: revenue gen-eration, reserves, cost savings andbudget reductions. Norton said tocombat the expected annual lossof revenue, school executives arelooking for sustainable cost-sav-ing measures that are relativelypermanent and ongoing.

To submit cost-saving ideas,visit www.unco.edu/pres/ideas.The first round of input endsWednesday, Oct. 20, and the sec-ond round will begin Monday,Oct. 25.

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Once again, the legal system hasproven to be successful when han-dling the delicate subject of abortion.Although there are some people whobelieve their opinion is beingslammed by the iron fist of biased left-wing dominance, the fact remainsthat abortion is still a human right.

Pro-life advocates proposed anamendment Thursday to a ballot inthe upcoming November election tochange the language of an amend-ment in the Colorado voter’s “bluebook” guide. The guide is an informa-tional pamphlet that gives voters abriefing of the ballots. The judge whoreviewed the proposal denied the revi-

sion. The group wanted to change the

language in Amendment 62 to definea person to be living “from the begin-ning of biological development.” Thiswould reject much of what Roe vs.Wade accomplished and infringe on awoman’s right to choose. The revisionof the blue book is another ploy bypro-life zealots to push for law underreligious guidelines.

Society keeps poking its head intothe household of personal matters.Whether or not a person’s religionallows for abortion should not affectthe way the state approaches thisissue. Many women, and families,

have gone through immense burdensto sustain a child. In cases of rape andunwanted pregnancies, it is the rightof the woman to seek termination ofthe pregnancy.

But what about adoption?Adoption is an excellent option.Sometimes having the baby and giv-ing it up for adoption is the lesser oftwo evils in the eyes of the child-bear-er. It is difficult, however, to deter-mine when a living human beingbecomes cognizant of the worldaround them. If a human being wasdefined as being able to have a firstmemory, things would be very dark.

So there is a line. Keep abortion

legal until the third trimester. Andwhile it still seems as if those whomake mistakes often use abortion asa scapegoat, unexpected pregnancyis never a laughing matter. Thosewho see women as taking advantageof convenience should try carryingan infant inside them for a few days,much less nine months.

This election, vote no onAmendment 62. Let women have theright to choose for themselves andfoster the rights they deserve. Peoplewho oppose Roe vs. Wade will con-tinue to push for the abolition ofabortion. We must continue to letfreedom ring.

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LETTERS

Iam afraid I have been a dis-appointment. You see,when I was first

approached about composing aweekly column, my editor made itclear he wanted me to write aboutcontroversial topics that wouldreally light a fire under your butt.

I have yet to do this, partiallybecause the art of being incendiaryevades me, and partially out ofrespect for your tushy. But therecomes a time in life when one mustperform adult obligations. And so,it is with great pride that today I ful-fill my journalistic duty with thishere column dedicated to love.

Confused? Me too. Becausewhile I believe love to be as crucialto healthy living as water, air andsugar, people everywhere railagainst it, as if being in love wereakin to being in feces. Not so, littlemonkeys. I usually attribute a dec-laration of contempt against love asan indication of inexperience withit, or too much experience with itscheap imitation, Erotomania.

Erotomania is a word derivedfrom the Greek words “eros” forsexual love, and “mania” for crazy.And it doesn’t take a genius (in fact,it only takes about 10 minutes ofJersey Shore) to figure out thatcrazy person + sex drive = drama —another Greek word. But all Greekaside, Erotomania is a wide-sweptaffliction among Americans, a fac-toid easily evidenced by all thecrappy sex-crazed hits smoggingup our radio.

In any sensible country, thesinger/producer/anyone else affili-ated with that wretched song “TootIt and Boot It” would be dragged tocourt and charged with HateCrimes Against Music, Assault onEveryone’s Ears, Battery of MoralDecency, and probably be floggedfor their musical effort. (The readerwill please note that I used thewords “singer,” “song,” “musical”and “effort” with the utmost sar-casm in that last sentence.)

But it is exactly that predatorysort of attitude that sets peopleagainst the intricacies of love. Wehave become wasteful of every-thing, including emotional connec-tions. People get caught in thesadistic cycle of trying to be glam-orously unattainable, actuallyfalling for someone, getting theirfeelings hurt and getting “revenge”by sleeping with all the fish in the

sea. Or they make albums about it,and corrupt more people with theirfaulty logic, all in the name ofprideful lust.

Yet, despite critics, there arethose who steadfastly believe theyhave found the ever-elusive soulmate. For the scientific or skeptical,there is one concrete way to ascer-tain: sit down with your partner,facing each other, gently holdhands, and on the count of three,begin singing the Circle of Life songin the beginning of The Lion King.

If you can sing in sync witheach other in the same pseudo-Swahili, then you have found truelove. If it ends up sounding likechorus of colicky babies, get backon your boat sweetheart, you ain’tdone fishin’ yet.

— Joanna Langston is a seniorpsychology major and an artsreporter for The Mirror.

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

Student Senate entered thethird reading of Student TrusteeMichael Johnston’s proposal,which would affect the votingprocess for the senate electionsthis upcoming spring. It wouldallow more time for voting, raisethe spending limit given to indi-vidual candidates and designatethe polling places to three set com-puter labs on campus: the KepnerHall computer lab, the UniversityCenter computer lab and theMichener Library computer lab.

During last week’s meeting,concerns were expressed bysome senate members whosaid the polling places in theproposal were unfair — prima-rily because Kepner is not aneutral voting area on campus.Because of these concerns,

Paige Lewkow, the director ofDiverse Relations, amendedthe proposal to only onepolling location in theUniversity Center.

Lewkow said, because of theconflicts with the other twopolling places, it was best to justhave one in the University Center.

“The UC is a very neutralplace,” Lewkow said. “Noclasses go on here, and all stu-dents come here. Having thelibrary and Kepner (as pollingplaces) kind of limits studentsto where they can campaign.Say you have a student whohas a lot of classes in Kepner:They can’t campaign therebecause it’s a polling place.That’s a whole chunk of stu-dents that are missing out oncampaign issues just becauseof where they are.”

Johnston said before any

proposal was passed, he had tocheck with UNC InformationTechnology before votingareas could be limited to justthe University Center.

“In order to use URSA, andonly on certain computers,involves a lot of IT constraintsbased on what they need todo,” Johnston said. “We can’tmake our bylaws telling peoplewhat they can and cannot do;we need to make sure thatwe’re able to just reserve it tojust one.”

Though the amendmentpassed, Johnston postponedvoting on the bill until nextweek’s meeting.

Ryan Shucard, director ofUniversity Relations, saidthere has been a lot of studentfeedback about the new BearBus. Shucard said they aren’tnecessarily complaints, but

students have expressed con-cern over not knowing whenand where the bus ran.

“What I’ve been working onis the advertising and publicrelation side of getting studentsaware of the bus and what thebus does,” Shucard said. “Whatwe’re trying to do is articulatethe Gold bus is the daytime,what that route follows — asopposed to the nighttime routes— identifying the stops veryclearly and also making surethat when the students are onthe bus, they feel like it’s theirbus, not the city’s bus.”

Shucard said he is workingon constructing panels by thebus stops; these will indicatewhich bus is a city bus andwhich is a university bus, aswell us differentiate betweenthe Gold (day) route from theBlue (night) route. Along with

this, the bus route and timeswill soon be posted on theUniversity of NorthernColorado website.

Shucard also said he isworking with UNC InformationTechnology to create an iPhoneand smart phone application totrack the bus from day to day.

Tyler Ames, director ofLegislative Affairs, said he islooking into a ticketing prob-lem he and other studentshave had recently. There is aspace that allows for aboutthree cars on 10th Avenue near22nd street that, according tothe signs and markings on thecurb, should allow for parkingwithout a permit, yet therehave been tickets given out.

Ames said he will try to getin contact with the appropriatepeople to resolve the problemas soon as possible.

Polling locations amended to only University Center computer lab

GLBTA Office needs volunteers for History Month displaysSTAFF REPORT


The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,Transgender and Allies ResourceOffice is looking for volunteers toassist in running an informational

booth during GLBT History Month.Those willing to assist will

monitor the display, sell T-shirtsand answer questions. The displaywill be set up in the UniversityCenter Square, and shifts can be30 minutes or longer. The booth

will be active 9 a.m.-2 p.m. everyWednesday throughout October.

Booths will contain informationabout the GLBT community andhistoric icons throughout the years.

National Coming Out Day isWednesday, Oct. 13. On this date,

information will be provided aboutcoming out, there will be a symbol-ic door to signify a person’s comingout as a member of the GLBTAcommunity, and a canvas to sign tocelebrate coming out or assistingthose who are doing so.

More information about dutieswill be provided upon starting.

To sign up to volunteer or formore information, e-mail thedays and times you’re willing towork to Jael Esquibel [email protected].

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On Wednesday along 20thStreet across from central cam-pus, the sweet aroma of Asianfood filled the alleywaybetween the cultural centers,where students and staff gath-ered for the 14th annual Tasteof Asian/Pacific AmericanStudent Services.

Students created a line halfway down the block that wentup to the traffic light at 10thAvenue. About 300 peopleattended to taste Asian andPacific Island cuisine preparedby the students and advocates

of A/PASS, as well as theAsian/Pacific clubs at UNC.

“Students from all fiveAsian/Pacific and Islanderclubs and cultural centers came

to help out with the food andthis program,” said A/PASSdirector Sam Kim.

This is Kim’s last Taste ofA/PASS as the director of thecultural center, and he said hefeels sentimental about leavingA/PASS.

“I love UNC; I’ve been herefor 10 years,” he said. “Thegreatest thing to have comefrom my time here is the part-nership with all of the othercultural centers.”

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Elle Levy, a sophomore graphic design major, opens a fortunecookie Wednesday at the Taste of A/PASS at the Kohl House. Theevent, in its 14th year, featured Asian food and entertainment.

Cultural Center celebrates14th annual Taste of A/PASS

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with the staff and students. “I am so excited for this

opportunity to work with stu-dents and a wonderful admin-istrator,” Lucero said. “Samreally paved the way for aneasy transition. My main focusthis year is to get to know thepopulation we serve.”

Solomon Little Owl, thedirector of Native AmericanStudent Services, said the qualityof the programs the cultural cen-ters provide speaks for itself.

“(The programs) are openand welcoming to all of thestudents on campus,” LittleOwl said. “Plus, every year, thefood gets better.”

Many students who attend-ed the event said they have a

lot of interest in the culturalcenter during the event.

“I love how many peopleare here,” said Lauren Bean, asophomore history and sec-ondary education major. “Thecultural centers never get a lotof attention, and free foodbrings a lot of attention tothem and allows people toexperience this amazing food.”

This event is typicallyA/PASS’ biggest event of theyear. The center’s volunteers andemployees plan small events likestudent forums in classrooms.The center also works with itshousemate Native AmericanStudent Services to help theother student clubs with events.

“We are helping theHawaiian Club plan the 20thannual Luau, which is planned

to be at the University Centerin April — last year, 550 peo-ple showed up,” said CaitlinOhashi, a senior elementaryeducation major and anA/PASS advocate.

NASS is also planningevents for Native AmericanWeek in November.

“We are planning a taco din-ner on Oct. 21 that is open toeverybody,” Little Owl said.“We plan on serving the bestfree Indian tacos. We are plan-ning events and dinners andaccepting donations to helpraise money to send students toa Pow-Wow in Albuquerque,NM, for an entire week.”

For more information onupcoming events, visit theUniversity of Northern Coloradowebsite at www.unco.edu.

Cuisine fills up street next to central campusTaste from Page 6

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Carson Stickler, a freshman social science major, seeks assistancein the Office of Financial Aid, located in Carter Hall on central cam-pus. The office staff helps students find ways to pay for college.

Facing college tuitionAMANDA STOUTENBURGH


For some, paying for collegeis never easy, especially whenyou don’t know where you aregoing to get the money. TheOffice of Financial Aid, locatedin Carter Hall, is a usefulresource for this problem.

Office staff help assess whatneeds to be paid, how the stu-dent can obtain that moneyand other financial needs.

Some students still have anoutstanding balance on theirURSA accounts. To get an accu-rate balance of the URSA

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TESSA BYRNSn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Homecoming weekend is theexciting finish to a weeklongshowcase of school spirit. Theweekend events will include thetraditional homecoming game,the formal, the HomecomingSpectacular and the parade.

The pep rally will begin 8:30p.m. today at Doubemier Field onwest campus next to Bishop LehrHall and will include a fireworksshow, a DJ and the Pride of theRockies marching band. While thebon fire is being lit, the fight songwill be played in the background.

With events as big as these, alot of planning goes into theorganization; but actually execut-ing the plans is another story,coordinators said.

“A large group of faculty andstaff, student leaders on campusand community members weredivided into committees that wereresponsible for programming dif-ferent elements of Homecomingweekend,” said BrittneySchorzman, the UniversityProgram Council public relationsand marketing coordinator. “Wehave been meeting as a large com-mittee every two weeks to reportour progress and coordinate ourevents with each other.”

Brittany Dosdall, the traditionalevents coordinator for UPC, hasbeen in charge of making surethings go according to plan.

“I have been working on theseevents since the beginning of thesummer, making positive changesto make this Homecoming SpiritWeek the most successful UNC has

ever seen,” Dosdall said. Lindsay Meyer, the social and

traditional events coordinator forUPC said Pride of the Rockies willplay at the HomecomingSpectacular at the Union ColonyCivic Center.

UPC members also said theywould like to see as many studentsat the event as possible.

“I think that the freshmen thisyear are really going to enjoy theirfirst Homecoming, and for the sen-iors, I think it will be a great eventfor their last Homecoming,” Meyersaid. “I know that everyone willhave an enjoyable time. We havemusic, hot cocoa and fire. Whatmore could you ask for?”

The football game will concludewith a fireworks display.

“We have had fireworks for thepast four years,” Meyer said. “It

started a few years ago, and theperson in my position beforedecided that it would add moreexcitement to the bon fire itself,and add more school spirit.”

UNC’s Alumni Association willhost the Homecoming Spectacularat 7:30 p.m. today at the UCCC. Theevent will present the year’s hon-ored alumni: Laura Adams, class of1978; Kato Crews, class of 1997;Kenneth Evans, class of 1955 and1966; Dana Landry, class of 1994;Mark Nuccio, class of 1985;Masoud Shirazi, class of 1974 and

1975; and Sumate Yamnoon, classof 1981 and 1984.

The Homecoming Parade willbegin at 10 a.m. Saturday at theintersection of 10th Avenue and18th Street. Many campus organi-zations and clubs will have floats togive the parade a colorful presencethroughout the neighborhood.

The Homecoming footballgame against Montana will beginat 1:35 p.m. Saturday atNottingham Field, and the formalwill start at 9 p.m. in the UniversityCenter Ballrooms.


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Football hosts Big Sky powerhouseJORDAN FREEMYER

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It is safe to say the UNC foot-ball team will not have the typi-cal easy win in its Homecominggame Saturday.

The University of NorthernColorado (2-2, 1-1) will wel-come the No. 12 MontanaGrizzlies, who have won at leasta share of the Big SkyConference title in each of thelast 12 years and have made 17consecutive playoff appear-ances, to Nottingham Field.

Montana (2-2, 1-1), however,has lost both of its road gamesthis season and will be withoutstarting quarterback AndrewSelle, who broke his arm last

week against Sacramento State.Senior quarterback Justin Roperwill get the start for the Grizzlies

on Saturday.“ I t ’ s

p r o b a b l ythe worstway Iw o u l d ’ v ewanted toget the job,”Roper saidin theG r i z z l i e s ’w e e k l ypress con-f e r e n c e .“You just

hate to see people get unfortu-nate things to happen to themlike that.”

Roper has seen action in allfour of Montana’s games thisseason, completing just under 72percent of his passes for 523yards, seven touchdowns andtwo interceptions.

Leading the effort to stopRoper and the Montana offensewill be senior linebacker JohnEddy, who leads the UNCdefense with 36 tackles. Eddy’sperformance this seasongrabbed the attention ofMontana head coach RobinPflugrad.

“He either runs through youor around you or jumps overyou,” Pflugrad said of Eddy.

Eddy said the key for the UNCdefense against the Griz will beeliminating the big play.

“They haven’t shown a lot oflong, grind-it-out drives,” Eddysaid. “They’ve been scoring onbig plays, so we definitely wantto eliminate that.”

The game will also feature theBig Sky’s two preseason all-con-ference cornerbacks, UNC sen-ior Korey Askew and Montanajunior Trumaine Johnson.

Askew will have the task ofcovering Montana junior widereceiver JabinSambrano, whohas 22 catches thisseason for 368yards and twot o u c h d o w n s .Johnson, on theother hand, willcover UNC sopho-more wide receiverJace Davis, who hascaught 16 passesfor 300 yards and four touch-downs.

Davis said that practicingagainst Askew every day has

helped him prepare to faceJohnson.

“I really feel like Korey’s thebest corner in the league,”

Davis said.“TrumaineJohnson’s alittle taller;it should bea goodmatchup.”

U N Cj u n i o rq u a r t e r -back DylanOrms said

even if Johnson shuts Davisdown, the Bears have plenty ofweapons at their disposal.

“It’s going to be a great game

to go out and show what we cando on offense,” Orms said.

UNC may be able to utilize itsstrong ground game against aMontana defense that surren-ders over 150 yards per game onthe ground.

“Andre (Harris) and Jhamele(Robinson) have been doing agreat job for us all year,” Ormssaid. “It definitely takes a lot ofthe pressure off of me.”

Eddy said that a win onSaturday would be a statementto the rest of the Big Sky thatUNC is a force to be reckonedwith.

“We want to go out there andbeat those guys more than I caneven explain to you,” he said.


UNC sophomore linebacker Cameron Friend chases redshirtfreshman wide receiver Harrison Daniels during a drill in practiceon Thursday. Friend has recorded 11 tackles this season.


UNC sophomore wide receiver Chris Morris runs a pass routeduring the team’s practice Thursday. Morris caught two passesfor 37 yards and a touchdown in his season debut last week.

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Justin Roper will start at quar-terback forMontana in placeof Andrew Selle.

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

The football helmet is a veryunique piece of athletic equip-ment; it obscures a player’s face,yet gives him an identity.

Peyton Manning never looksquite the same without hisRiddell Revolution helmet on; thesame can be said for LaDainianTomlinson’s Schutt DNA lid withthe dark visor.

The Revolution and DNA hap-pen to be two of the five modelsused by the UNC football team.The Bears also use the XP andION models from Schutt, as wellas the Revolution Speed modelfrom Riddell.

“This year, we cycled out allthe helmets that were consideredunsafe,” said Mookie Maves, theUniversity of NorthernColorado’s equipment manager.“We’ve got the top helmets outthere right now.”

With the recent spike in foot-ball-related head injuries, safety

has become a top concern indesigning new helmet models.

“Coach Downing set it up thisyear where every one of our hel-mets is, not concussion-proof,but is very safe,” junior quarter-back Dylan Orms said.

Being designed to preventconcussions is not the only safetyfeature of new helmet models.

“If I was to get hurt, I think ithas some kind of capabilitywhere they can slip it off reallyeasily,” Orms said.

Maves said that, unlike theircoach, many of the UNC playersare not concerned with safetywhen choosing a helmet.

“They care about their looks,”Maves said. “They want to get theold-school looking type of shell,and that’s the XP from Schutt.”

Despite the classic look of theXP, it is designed for safety.

“It has the same inside of theSchutt DNA, which tested reallywell for safety,” Maves said.

One player more concernedabout how his helmet looks is

sophomore wide receiver JaceDavis.

“I’m not going in there bang-ing with all those linebackersand stuff,” Davis said. “I thinkI’ll be fine.”

However, in the trenches,helmets do tend to get beat up,with one defensive lineman’sstanding out as being the worstfor the wear.

“The worst I’d say is probablyNick Hernon,” Maves said. “Ifyou point him out on the field,he’ll have the most beat up hel-met out there.”

In addition to the five differ-ent helmet shells, the UNC foot-ball team also has roughly 20different types of face masksavailable for use. Maves said theBears started the season withabout 250 total face masks avail-able to the team.

“Once they get bent, they’repretty much wasted,” Maves said.

Maves said some players,especially defensive linemenand fullbacks, need to change

their face masks every threeweeks or so.

Regardless of position, allfootball players know one thing

about their helmet: never lose iton the sidelines.

“That’s one thing I never for-get,” Orms said.

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

Big Sky Conference play willcontinue for the UNC women’s

v o l l e y b a l lt e a mS a t u r d a ynight atB u t l e r -H a n c o c k

Sports Pavilion againstNorthern Arizona. The Bearswill look to stay undefeated inconference play and bounceback from a disappointing 3-0loss to Colorado State Tuesday.

The University of Northern

Colorado (12-4, 3-0) currentlysits in second place in the BigSky, just a half game behindPortland State, but the Bears doown the best overall record inthe conference. TheLumberjacks (6-7, 2-1) willcome into Saturday third in theconference.

“They are a feisty, young andvery athletic team,” UNC headcoach Lyndsey Benson said. “Ithink they are going to make arun in the top of the confer-ence, so we have to be ready.”

UNC sophomore setterMarissa Hughes made her first

appearance since Sept. 4Tuesday night against theRams, after she was sidelinedby an illness, which opened thedoor for junior setter NatalieLaband to shine in the startingrole.

“I couldn’t really do muchwhile I was out, so Tuesdaynight I felt a little out of shape,”Hughes said. “But I feel ready togo now.”

Junior outside hitter KobiChristiansen leads NAU offen-sively, as she is the onlyLumberjack with more than 100kills on the season with 141.

Though the amount is impres-sive, Christiansen has onlymanaged an attacking percent-age of .116 this season.

After being blocked 15 timesagainst CSU, the Bears’ hittersshould feel a lot more comfort-able against the smaller NAUfrontcourt.

UNC said it will look to uti-lize its home court advantage asthe Bears are 7-1 at home thisseason. Conversely, NAU hasonly managed a 1-3 record onthe road to this point.

“Coming off this last game,we are really excited to play,

and we want to show our crowdwhat we have,” sophomoreKelly Arnold said. “We’re excit-ed to get back into conferenceplay.”

Game time is set for 7 p.m.Saturday at Butler-HancockSports Pavilion.

Volleyball

Bears re-enter Big Sky play with homecoming match

Next Match:Northern Arizona

7 p.m.Saturday

Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion

Football helmet: style or substance?


Looking at the inside of, from left, the Riddell Revolution,Riddell Revolution Speed, Schutt XP and Schutt DNA, which aremodels of football helmets designed to prevent concussions.

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account, students can call thefinancial aid office for help.

Marty Somero, the director ofthe Office of Financial Aid, saidthe office’s employees are avail-able to help UNC students getthe best financial assistancethey can. Somero also said thereare many decisions studentsneed to make in order to com-fortably pay for college. One of

these decisions is whether or notto apply for loans. He said loanscan be a very good or a very badsource of money. If handledproperly, loans can save stu-dents and their parents substan-tial amounts of money; howev-er, the interest payments mustbe made on time.

Another way students cansave money is through flexiblefederal student loans. The gov-

ernment has different types ofdeferment that graduates canuse to pay back their loan.Some of these include payingmonthly interest. The Office ofFinancial Aid staff memberssaid it is still important not tofall behind on paying off theloans, though.

The Office of Financial Aidstaff members said students andparents need to collaborate and

talk about handling loans becauseit is a crucial responsibility.

Staff members said anotherway students can save money isto not spend money on unnec-essary, materialist food itemsand take living expenses intoaccount. Somero also saidcredit cards are a fast way toacquire debt.

Students who work mustmanage their time efficiently to

be able to handle work andschool at the same time.Somero said the most studentsshould work is 10-15 hours perweek.

The Office of Financial Aid islocated in Carter Hall room1005. For more informationabout loans, grants and otherfinancial aid opportunities, visitwww.unco.edu/ofa or call 970-351-2502.

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University Center store accepts ideas for name

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The location of the new store is to the left of Barnes & Noble in thelower level of the University Center. The store is expected to open inspring 2011, and Dining Services is accepting name suggestions.

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

A big change will come to theUniversity Center soon. Thedesign and development of a newconvenience store is in its finalstages, with construction expectedto begin in the next few months.

The 1,000-square-foot storewill be located next to Barnes &Noble where the Kinko’s FedExstore used to be.

Hal Brown, the director ofUNC Dining Services and head ofthe project, said the process hasseveral stages, and they are in thefinal parts of the schismaticdesign and design developmentstage and will soon move on tothe cost-estimating stage.

Although the design is pretty

certain, Brown said he wants toleave some things to be a surprisefor students when the store isunveiled next semester at it’santicipated spring grand opening.

“Students can expect a modernretail operation that doesn’t have ashoebox-type feel,” Brown said. “Itwill focus on food; there will be nosoft goods like T-shirts.”

The project has been in con-ception since last academic year.Brown said a number of peoplehave been involved in the project,including Ronna Sanchez, thedirector of the UC, and KirkLeichliter, the assistant vice presi-dent of Facilities Management.

Brown said students will beable to use their Bear meal plans atthe new store.

“I’m trying to make it conven-

ient for (students) while they areon campus to have the same serv-ices and to make it easier for themto use their UNC ID card by usingthe dining dollars,” Brown said.

Dining services is currentlyaccepting e-mail submissions forthe name of the store at [email protected]. Brown saidthey’ve received about 200 nameideas and have narrowed it downto a top handful. The name will beannounced at the grand opening.That’s not the only surprise instore, though.

“We have something very spe-cial designed for the front of thestore (…) that we are still devel-oping,” Brown said. “There willbe a special feature to the storethat you don’t have to go into thestore to purchase.”

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The UNC men’s and women’sgolf teams were both in actionMonday and Tuesday as the mentook 12th place at the MarkSimpson Colorado Invite in Erie,and the women finished in 14thplace at the Rose City CollegiateGolf Tournament in Aurora, Ore.

The University of NorthernColorado men ended Monday inseventh place as the team com-bined to shoot a nine-over-par297. In the second and thirdrounds, the Bears shot 303 and310, respectively, to fall out ofcontention and finish 46-over-par for the tournament with acombined score of 910. NewMexico won the 14-team tourna-

ment by finishing with a 5-under-par 859.

There was a bright spot on theday for the Bears, as senior TroySidabras finished with a two-over-par 218 for the tournamentand in a tie for 18th place.Sidabras had the second-lowestround score in the tournamentwith his first-round four-under-par 68. Sidabras finished the firstday in a tie for second place aftershooting a two-over-par 72 in thesecond round.

The UNC women shot a 40-over-par 328 in the first round ofthe Rose City Collegiate GolfTournament, but shot 315 and317 in the second and thirdrounds, respectively, to finish in14th place in a field that includedOregon State, North Texas, and

Big Sky teams Portland State,Northern Arizona, EasternWashington and Weber State.

The team finished with a 96-over-par 960, which was goodenough for three strokes ahead ofEastern Washington and twostokes behind Weber State.

Sophomore Carleigh Silversfinished with a 14-over-par 230for the tournament. After shoot-ing an 80 in the first round,Silvers shot 75 in each of the nexttwo rounds, which placed her25th out of 77 golfers.

The men will travel toAlbuquerque, N.M. for theWilliam H. Tucker Invitationaltoday and Saturday while thewomen will head to Boulder forthe Heather Farr Memorial onOct. 8 and 9.

COURTESY OF UNC ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

UNC senior golfer Troy Sidabras watches his shot during a tour-nament earlier this season. Sidabras shot a two-over-par 218 tolead the Bears at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite in Erie.

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