The Mirror—Sept. 30, 2013

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Greeley’s Island Grove Park after touring !ood damage across Colo. and assures that government assistance won’t be impacted by a potential government shutdown. Page 6

Biden visits Greeley

Bears lose to SUU

Mistakes late in the second quarter turn a potential win into an uphill climb for UNC football in its 27-21 loss to Southern Utah in the Bears’ homecoming game. 3

“As you like it” debuts

UNC’s theatre department begins its new season with a more contemporary telling of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at the Norton Theatre. Page 8

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Comics 18

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Vol. 95, Num. 6September 30, 2013

Officials not alarmed by low 2013-14 enrollment

Homecoming week brings students together

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Students gather around the bon!re near Bishop-Lehr Hall on Friday night.

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Schulze Interdisciplinary Speaker Series continues

The Schulze Interdisciplinary Speaker Series at the University of Northern Colorado will con-tinue Thursday, October 10 with featured speaker Lisa Peschel, professor of Theatre, Film, and Television at England’s Univer-sity of York.

Peschel, who is renowned for her work as a theatre historian, will lead a group of UNC the-atre students in a reading of “The Death of Orpheus,” a collection of theatrical performances writ-ten by Jewish concentration camp prisoner George Kafka.

Kafka was a prisoner in Ter-ezin in the Czech Republic.

The reading will be at 7 p.m. in the Michener Library’s Lindou Auditorium.

UNC theatre professor co-chairing national committee

Mary Shuttler, a professor in the School of Theatre Arts and Dance Theatre Education at the University of Northern Colorado, is co-chairing the Committee on National Standards for Theatre and Drama for the National Co-alition for Core Arts Standards.

The committee will produce new voluntary standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The standards will be published and available for state adoption in 2014.

The committee will host a live town hall meeting with web streaming and live chat Oct. 1 to update the public on their prog-ress and to provide a summary of the data collected from the PreK-8 review.

UNC Director of Bands wins Hall of Fame Award

Richard Mayne, professor of music and associate director of bands in the School of Music at the University of Northern Colo-rado, is the recipient of the 2013 Colorado Bandmasters Associa-tion’s Hall of Fame Award.

The award recognizes a single band director in Colorado with an exemplary career and notable contributions to the advancement of other band directors and music students in the state.

The selection of Hall of Fame Award winners is determined by voting pool of 300 associate members of the CBA.

Mayne is also a member of the American Band Association ans has served on the executive board.

Director of Communications School wins national award

Thomas G. Endres, the direc-tor of the School of Communica-tion at the University of Northern Colorado was recently honored by the National States Advisory Council with the Administrator of the Year award.

Endres is an active member of the Rocky Mountain Communi-cation Association.

In the past, Endres received recognition as Outstanding Advi-sor of the Year from the Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society. Endres is also a past recipient of the UNC Pro-vost’s Academic Leadership Ex-cellence award.

Endres will receive his award Nov. 22 at the NSAC annual con-vention in Washington, D.C.

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Last Monday, I spent the bet-ter part of my day at Island Grove Park huddled in the back corner of the press room at the tempo-rary FEMA disaster relief center.

I was nervous and hellbent on crafting the most poignant and in-sightful questions I could muster in anticipation of a press confer-ence that would never come.

Vice President Joe Biden ar-rived at the FEMA relief center, delivered nine minutes of dry and generic public remarks, and then, he was gone. The opportunity to ask the hard questions lost. The anticipation in vain.

Well, Joe, the cameras are gone now, and so are you, but I still have questions, and I still need answers. So, here they are Mr. Vice President: the three questions that still need to be an-swered now that the waters have receded.

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of deportation to seek govern-ment assistance. The good news is that FEMA claims to not share any victim’s personal information with other government agencies, and they still offer undocumented immigrants referral to non-gov-ernmental sources of assistance. Still, an untold number of undoc-umented immigrants will forego the assistance they need because of fear. So, how do we remind these people that human security trumps border security?

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Officials: decreased numbers reflect new university standards

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Mike Baldino | The MirrorU.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech on Tuesday at Island Grove Park in Greeley.

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Students congregate at a table for Cans to Candelaria Thursday outside Nottingham Field.

Monday, Sept. 30:Last Monday Jazz JamDoor 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.Moxi Theater.

Free admission, all ages.

Tuesday, Oct. 1:GLBT History Month Exhibit10 a.m.- 2 p.m.Daily until 10/3.

University Center.

The Clothesline Project10 a.m.-2 p.m.McKee and Candelaria Halls.

UNC@UCCC: University Bands Concert7- 10 p.m.Union Colony Civic Center.

For ticket information, call

970-351-2200.

Wednesday, Oct. 2:International Film Series: Blancanieves7-8:45 p.m.Michener Library.

Free for students, $3 general public.

UNC@UCCC: University Symphony Or-chestra7:30- 8:30 p.m.Union Colony Civic Center.

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970-371-2200.

Thursday, Oct. 3:Syntax Speaks Open Mic8- 11 p.m.Syntax Spirits Distillery.

625 3rd Street.

Free admission.

Friday, Oct. 4:

First Friday- A Night of Art5-10 p.m., hours vary per venueDowntown Greeley.

Saturday, Oct. 5:Flood Relief Fundraiser5-7 p.m.The Down Under Comedy Club.

2656 11th Ave.

$10 cover.

The Nerd Store Grand Opening807 8th Street.

Free admission.

Upcoming in A&E: Editor: Biz Gilmore

uncmirror.com/entertainment—The Mirror A&EA&EA&E September 30, 2013

GLBTA group sponsors Home “Coming-Out” event

UNC puts new, ‘50’s spin on “As You Like It”

Amanda [email protected]

On Friday several members of the gay, les-bian, bisexual, transgender and alliance community discussed what, for many, was one of the hard-est things they ever did: coming out to friends and family.

As a part of home-coming week, the UNC */%7$� 5HVRXUFH� 2IÀFH�sponsored the event called Home “Coming-Out” at the University Center. Students and faculty dis-cussed available services on campus and shared their own experiences.

The event was hosted as a way to inform stu-dents about the GLBTA community, raise aware-ness that October is Na-tional Coming Out month and to recognize Oct. 11 as

National Coming Out Day.Members of the GLB-

TA community describe coming out as a unique experience that can be daunting, devastating and ultimately liberating.

One activity that at-tendees participated in was called Coming Out Stars, which allowed ev-eryone to experience what it might be like to come out.

Depending on the color of star that an individual was given the participant PLJKW� ÀQG� WKHPVHOYHV�fully accepted or ostra-cized, judged, harassed or disowned by family and friends.

For several participants this was an emotional ex-perience; a few people shed tears during the activ-ity and while individuals’ stories were shared.

“All have the power to

step up and be better,” said Christopher Cottingham, a senior communication studies major.

One student shared a story from the past sum-mer. The student, who asked to remain anony-mous, talked about her experience after she began dating a girl.

She had talked to her roommate about it, stating that if she was not com-fortable with it, she would readily move out to make things better.

Initially her roommate said she had no problem with it, and was even supportive. Later on, her roommate changed her mind, telling her she was not okay with her having a girlfriend or her way of life. The woman felt she needed to go to her RA, but she was only met with questions she felt were

both hurtful and unfair, such as, “Are you check-ing her out? Are you at-tracted to her? Have you hit on her?”

“(This situation) breaks my heart, makes you feel completely alone,” she said.

She said she hopes no one else has to go through this kind of experience, but knows so many more will.

Linda Schmid, a li-censed staff psycholo-gist with the Counseling Center, said that while it is sometimes hard to talk with people about these situations, it can make a huge impact on a person’s life if they know they have a safe place to be, to talk and to be themselves. Schmid encouraged at-tendees to be that person for someone, stating that they might just save a life.

The Counseling Center and Psychological Ser-vices encourage students struggling with sexual identity to take advantage of their services, which are available to students no matter what they are going through.

´,W·V�GLIÀFXOW�IRU�HYHU\-body, about coming out, but for the majority there has been a much greater acceptance rate across the board, and also many students are no longer questioning their identity, because this topic is so widely publicized now,” Schmid said.

Schmid said that it has been found it is better to talk about what some-one is feeling and going through, because every-one’s experience is differ-ent and challenging, and a WUXVWHG�FRQÀGDQW�LV�D�KHOS-ful resource.

Jon [email protected]

7KH�ÀUVW�ELJ�SURGXFWLRQ�of the year for the UNC School of Theatre Arts and Dance is currently under-way in Norton Theatre. The show is a rendition of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” a story about love, confusion and what it is to be human.

It will run Oct. 1-6, after beginning its run on Thursday. Admission for theater majors is free, all other students are $8 and non-students are $12. “As You Like It” is directed by Shelley Gaza.

The original Shake-spearean comedy follows Rosalind, a woman taken

from the world she knew and thrust into a new, ex-citing one.

Disguised as a man and escorted by close friends, Rosalind encounters the mythical Forest of Ar-den and its inhabitants. )URP�ÀQGLQJ�QHZ� ORYH� WR�breaking family bonds, the show is a comedic telling of life on the other side of the fence.

This rendition differs from the original text be-cause it is set in the 1950s, showing the difference between the beatnik and Ivy League prep cultures, where Rosalind encoun-ters jazz and beat poets.

“I think that the style incorporated into the show was only ever a boon… It

certainly added the charm that made the show won-derful for me,” said junior theatre education major Andy Ray, who saw the VKRZ�GXULQJ�LWV�ÀUVW�ZHHN�

“This play was incred-ibly charming. That is the best word I can use to de-scribe my appreciation to-wards the cast and crew’s work,” Ray said. “The most memorable moment of the play, for me, was the ‘All the World’s a Stage’ monologue. It was strik-ing to see one of Shake-speare’s most coveted pieces on stage.”

The monologue is one of the more common-ly used Shakespearean monologues in the world of theater.

“I’ve seen every UNC production since my fresh-man year, two years ago,” Ray said. “Every show is different because every show seeks to accomplish something new. I be-lieve wholeheartedly that

‘As You Like It’ hit their mark.”

You still have a chance to see “As You Like It” Oct. 1-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 6th at 2:00 p.m. in the Norton Theatre in Gray Hall.

Brianon Burke | The MirrorThe cast of “As You Like It” poses for photographs after their show on Friday at the Norton Theatre.

September 30, 2013 NEWS The Mirror—

UNC Homecoming 2013 More coverage from events

across campus on pages 1, 7, 10-12 and 13.

Chelsea Brodin | The MirrorUNC students packed the stands early in the Bears’ football game against Southern Utah on Saturday at Nottingham Field.

Mike Baldino | The MirrorA spectator holds a sign during the volleyball game against Weber State on Saturday night at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

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Homecoming from page 1

specialized menus at Holmes and Tobey-Kendel dining halls. UPC also hosted Bingo Wednesday night in the UC Ballrooms as part of homecoming week.

On Thursday, student teams once again competed for spirit points in Bear Sync, a lip sync competition hosted by UPC, and in Cans to Candelaria hosted by the Student Dietetics Association.

Twelve teams competed in Bear Sync this year. The winners were Alpha Beta Pi in the Greek Life category, Pi Sigma Pi took the stu-dent groups section and South Hall topped all resident halls.

Bear Sync brings out a strong reaction from students each year as one of the most popular events during homecoming week.

“I love the community UNC offers and how small it is,” senior art education major Kimberly Mueller said at Bear Sync. “I love how inclusive the campus is.”

Freshman biology major Emilio Velazquez shared Mueller’s enthusiasm.

“The people here are awesome,” he said. “The overall vibe is really cool.”

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The Honored Alumni Celebration is an annual event that recognizes notable UNC alumni in a formal reception.

More than two hundred students attended WKH� SHS� UDOO\�� ERQÀUH� DQG� ÀUHZRUNV� )ULGD\�night despite cold temperatures and rain.

Multiple events, outpouring of school spirit accompany UNC Homecoming Week

Chelsea Brodin | The MirrorFireworks light the sky as part of the bon!re celebration on Friday night.

Joelle Romero | The MirrorStudents enjoy outdoor cuisine during the barbe-cue on Tuesday.

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSenior music major Chesney Clark (left) and sophomore music major Tyler Cale(right) show their enthusiasm during the Bears’ game on Saturday at Nottingham Field. The Pride of the Rockies Marching Band remained spirited throughout the game, even when not playing

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Freshman biology major Emilio Velazquez shared Mueller’s enthusiasm.

“The people here are awesome,” he said. “The overall vibe is really cool.”

Homecoming week kicked into high gear Friday with three events including Home “Coming-Out,” the 2013 Honored Alumni &HOHEUDWLRQ�DQG�WKH�DQQXDO�SHS�UDOO\��ERQÀUH�DQG�ÀUHZRUNV��

Home “Coming-Out” was a unique event that gave GLBTA students at UNC the oppor-tunity to share their “coming out” experiences in a safe and supportive environment. For stu-dents who have never struggled with sexual identity issues, the event was an opportunity to gain perspective on an issue that affects many at the university.

The Honored Alumni Celebration is an annual event that recognizes notable UNC alumni in a formal reception.

More than two hundred students attended WKH� SHS� UDOO\�� ERQÀUH� DQG� ÀUHZRUNV� )ULGD\�night despite cold temperatures and rain.

This year’s homecoming royalty and the winners of the residence hall lobby-decorat-ing competition were announced by members of the UPC and Residence Hall Association.

Tyrell Allen and Rebecca Hoy were crowned homecoming king and queen, re-VSHFWLYHO\�� ZKLOH� :LHENLQJ� +DOO� WRRN� ÀUVW�place in lobby decoration, followed by South Hall in second and President’s Row in third place.

Homecoming week reached its climax Saturday with Community Fest, an event that welcomes members of the Greeley com-munity to interact with local companies and campus organizations.

Essentially, the goal of Community Fest is to increase connectivity between the univer-sity and the community.

In addition to featuring a multitude of in-teractive booths run by student groups and campus organizations, Community Fest also saw a battle of the bands between the march-ing bands of Northridge High School, Greeley

West High School and Greeley Central High School.

A new aspect of Community Fest this year was a revamped waste disposal system that in-FOXGHG�ODQGÀOO�ZDVWH��UHF\FOLQJ�DQG�FRPSRVW-LQJ��7KLV�\HDU�PDUNV�WKH�ÀUVW�WLPH�LQ�KLVWRU\�that UNC has offered large-scale composting at events.

The waste disposal was coordinated by stu-GHQW�YROXQWHHUV�ZKR�VHSDUDWHG�ODQGÀOO�ZDVWH��recycling and compost. The majority of uten-sils—plates, napkins, silverware, etc.—at the event were made from compostable material, which greatly diminished the amount of land-ÀOO�ZDVWH�JHQHUDWHG�

Following Community Fest was the week’s most anticipated event, the homecoming football game. The Bears fell at the hands of Southern Utah at Nottingham Field, and de-spite the result, spirits remained high for the homecoming dance held Saturday night at the University Center ballrooms.

The roots of homecoming week can be

traced back to 1923, when Colorado State 7HDFKHU·V� &ROOHJH� ÀUVW� GHGLFDWHG� D� ZHHN� WR�celebrating school spirit, culminating in a football game against Montana State.

$�À[WXUH�RI�KRPHFRPLQJ�ZHHNV�SDVW�ZDV�the “freshman dinkie,” a small cap that all freshman were required by school policy to wear during the early days of the semester. A freshman caught without his dinkie was subject to punishment from upperclassmen, including bowing to statues on campus and VLQJLQJ�WKH�VFKRRO�ÀJKW�VRQJ��

Homecoming day each year marked the end of the freshman hazing period, and on that day, freshmen were no longer required to wear their dinkie.

The dinkie is no more, but homecoming week still drums up school spirit across cam-pus.

Juliette Angoulvant, Jennifer Hazeldine,

Brennen Karl, Natasha Krech and Mikhala

Krochta also contributed to this report.

Multiple events, outpouring of school spirit accompany UNC Homecoming Week

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSenior music major Chesney Clark (left) and sophomore music major Tyler Cale(right) show their enthusiasm during the Bears’ game on Saturday at Nottingham Field. The Pride of the Rockies Marching Band remained spirited throughout the game, even when not playing Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror

Senior psychology major Jared Argotsinger reacts to action on the !eld during the Bears’ homecoming game on Saturday at Nottingham Field.

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorFreshman special education majors Erin Finnell (left) and Brit-tany Basalla (right) dance during the Annual Homecoming Formal on Saturday at the UC Ballrooms.

Comedian Mike E. Win!eld laughs with students after his show Monday at the UC Ballrooms.

Brianon Burke | The Mirror


Elena [email protected]

The UNC Alumni Association held its

annual UNC Honored Alumni Ceremony

Friday. Alumni who graduated from 1960-

2005 were recognized for their achieve-

ments. The honored alumni included Rich-

ard Killmer, Steve Baker, James Kawika

Riley, Ronna L Sanchez, Hank Brown and

Nan Brown.

The awards were given to the recipients

after a screening of video clips honoring

their achievements. Christina Caudill, As-

sistant Director for Special Events stated

that this eliminates the pressure on the

alumni to speak for the audience.

Caudill said the ceremony had a more

casual atmosphere. Food was set up in the

back of the room throughout the ceremony,

which allowed the audience to move as

they pleased.

“We want them to interact with each

other and talk to each other, so it’s set up

a little bit more informally,” Caudill said.

Caudill explained that the

honorees are selected by the Alumni Asso-

ciation and voted on by the alumni board.

“It’s really who has given back to the

university who has accomplished a lot for

the university,” Caudill said.

7KH� DXGLHQFH� LWVHOI�ZDV� QRW�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�current students, but Caudill believed that

the event clashed too much with other

homecoming festivities. Still, Caudill was

pleased with the turnout at the ceremony.

“We invite our past honorees back, ob-

viously the current honorees are here, they

get to bring people with them…There are

certainly some faculty and staff here, mem-

bers of our young alumni council who are

people that have graduated in the last ten

years…It’s everybody, it’s a really good

mix of people,” Caudill said.

The audience included many past hon-

orees. James “Jimmy” Cantrell, a past hon-

oree, and his wife, travelled to Colorado

from their home in Kentucky for the cer-

emony. Cantrell received an award in 2000

for “Creative Achievement.” He claimed

that UNC was instrumental in helping him

make a career out of art.

“It was the best thing that ever happened

to me,” Cantrell said. “I learned more here,

I learned enough here to go out and make

a living.”

Although Cantrell went to UNC to get

his Masters of Art because of its reputa-

tion in teaching, UNC ended up guiding

him toward his real passion of working as

an independent artist. Cantrell taught for

14 years but has been an independent stu-

dio artist for 42 years, which he credits to

UNC.

Recipients of these distinguished awards

include people that have contributed great-

ly to the university, but in the case of Joe

Kennison of KFKA Radio, didn’t necessar-

ily have to attend the university.

“I didn’t go to school here, but I’ve been

very actively involved here, I have a radio

station here,” Kennison said. “We work

very closely with students interested in that

particular program. Anything going on at

UNC we like to be a part of.”

Theo Holland, recipient of the “Dis-

tinguished Alumni Service Award,” is a

Greeley native and has contributed to the

area in multiple ways. Holland has been

receiving awards from UNC since before

he graduated in 1961. He was recognized

for his athletic achievement in basketball

and track and was inducted into the Athlet-

ics Hall of Fame.

During his time at UNC, Holland was

WKH� ÀUVW� $IULFDQ�$PHULFDQ� EDVNHWEDOO�player to compete in Kentucky’s Memorial

Coliseum. His other accomplishments in-

clude counseling at Mitchell High School,

opening up a charter school in Colorado

Springs and therapeutic counseling at the

Department of Corrections. Holland said

he keeps giving back to the university be-

cause of its great impact on his life.

“The university gave me a lot and as

long as I’m around I’ll give back to the uni-

versity,” Holland said.

The only current UNC students that

were known to have attended the ceremony

were the students that work for the Alumni

Association, including sophomore Mallory

%RVVH�� %RVVH� LV� LQ�KHU�ÀUVW�\HDU�ZRUNLQJ�for the association, and said she thoroughly

enjoys it.

“I’m so happy I got it. I’d only worked

in the food industry before this and I love

this job… I hope I keep it for the next three

years,” Bosse said.

Artists and athletes among alums honored at ceremony

Daymeon [email protected]

In a back-in-forth match UNC volleyball took a close loss against Weber State Saturday night at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, their second straight defeat at home by set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21 and 15-10.

According to sopho-more outside hitter Ken-dra Cunningham, the University of Northern &RORUDGR� KDV� \HW� WR� ÀQG�an appropriate response to pressure from opposing teams.

“We haven’t really ÀJXUHG� RXW� ZKDW� RXU� UH-sponse is to being pushed back,” Cunningham said. “We pushed hard in the

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“The main thing is to stay aggressive. It keeps the other team out of there system and it keeps my team trusting me to not EDFN� GRZQ� ZKHQ� D� FKDO-lenge arises.”

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Cunningham said she KRSHV� WKH� WHDP� ZLOO� EH�PRWLYDWHG� E\� WKH� WZR�KRPH�ORVVHV�WKLV�ZHHNHQG�

´7KHUH·V�QRZKHUH�WR�JR�but up from here so if the ODVW�WZR�ORVVHV�GRQ·W�OLJKW�D�ÀUH�XQGHU�XV��WKHQ�,�GRQ·W�NQRZ� ZKDW� ZH·UH� JRLQJ�WR�GR�EXW�ZH� MXVW�KDYH� WR�FRPH� RXW� ÀULQJ� WKH� QH[W�couple of games,” Cun-ningham said.

&XQQLQJKDP�� ZKR�ZDV� FRPLQJ� RII� RQH� RI�KHU� � � � � PRVW� DWWDFN�ÀOOHG��PDWFKHV� 7KXUVGD\� ZKHQ�VKH�ÀQLVKHG�WKH�QLJKW�ZLWK�23 total attacks, had 20 NLOOV� DQG��GLJV��6KH�ZDV�set up by freshman libero $VKOH\� *XWKULH�� ZKR� ÀQ-LVKHG� ZLWK� �� DVVLVWV�� digs and 4 block assists.

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“I think the placement of my sets could be a little bit more crisp,” she said.

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help. (The losses) are def-initely frustrating. We’ve seen in practices through RXU�SDVVLQJ��VKRZLQJ�KRZ�JRRG�ZH�FRXOG�SOD\�DQGSee Volleyball on page 14

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@UNCMirrorsports The Mirror—SPORTSSPORTSSPORTSSeptember 30, 2013

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Losing streak extended in homecoming gameMichael [email protected]

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The Bears held the lead for only eight minutes, 35 seconds, though, as SUU (4-1, 2-0) took advantage of Tancik telegraphing a pass and intercepted the ball. On the ensuing drive, it took the Thunderbirds 10 plays and 4:45 to travel

MXVW� �� \DUGV�� EXW� WKH\�eventually did punch it in on a one-yard run by Levi Te’o.

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Utah took a timeout to VWRS� WKH� FORFN�� 7ZR� LQ-completions later, the See Football on page 15

Volleyball loses second straight match, falls to 1-3 in conference

Mike Baldino | The MirrorSenior running back Tromaine Dennis hurdles a blocker and a defender in Saturday’s 27-21 loss at Nottingham Field. Dennis !nished with 34 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving.

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Mike Baldino | The MirrorFreshman setter Ashley Guthrie rises to set the ball in Saturday’s !ve-set loss to Weber State at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

The Mirror— September 30, 2013SPORTS

Volleyball head coach prepares to give birth during seasonRachel [email protected]

Conference season has just begun for the UNC volleyball team, and with that comes a new focus in Lyndsey Oates’ life besides defending the Bears’ Big Sky crown. The head coach is due to give birth Oct. 2.

She and her husband Mark are naming their future son Dylan Lucas Oates.

The couple has been married for a year DQG� ÀYH� PRQWKV�� DQG� /\QGVH\� GRHV� QRW�have an exact plan as to how long she will be gone after Dylan is born.

“I’m kind of playing it by ear as far as taking time off because it depends on when ,� KDYH� LW�� ,·P� GHÀQLWHO\� QRW� JRLQJ� RQ� WKH�trip to Sacramento State because they leave on my due date,” she said. “But I’m going to come back as soon as I can so whether that’s a few days or a week.”

When Oates is away from the team, assistant coaches Tom Hunter and Jenny Glenn will be in charge and will make any necessary decisions. Hunter and Glenn have both been with the Bears for seven years and share similar tactical practices with Oates.

“Over the course of time, philosophies have grown and developed, and working together with people for so long, we’ve kind of melded in a lot of areas,” Glenn said.

Oates’ absence will require considerable adjustment from the team, especially be-

FDXVH�WKLV�LV�KHU�ÀUVW�FKLOG��%XW�+XQWHU�VDLG�he is not worried about the change because of the connection between the players and coaches.

“I think those kids will respond to us without any problem at all and I think that overall as a team, they respect us, they love us,” Hunter said. “I don’t think it’ll be a problem at all. I mean they’ll miss Coach, EXW� WKH\� GHÀQLWHO\� UHVSHFW� RXU� DXWKRULW\�and they’ll do what we ask them to do.”

2DWHV� ÀUVW� PDGH� WKH� DQQRXQFHPHQW� WR�the team right before practice on the Mon-day after spring break. She said it wasn’t anything creative, but the timing was per-fect.

“It happened so all the staff was there, including our strength coach and our train-er, the director of operations, so I thought it was probably a good time to share it all at once,” Oates said. “We were getting ready for practice, I was giving announcements and I said, ‘I have one more announce-ment, I’m having a baby’.”

The reactions were similar from every-one, and Oates said much of the team was giddy upon hearing the announcement. Outside hitter Alyssa Wilson was one play-er who voiced her excitement.

“I was really happy because I knew they wanted to have kids, but I wasn’t expecting that announcement, so I was really happy for her when I found out,” Wilson said.

The Bears hosted Weber State with Oates on the sideline on Saturday and will

travel to Sacramento State this weekend without her.

Oates has thought through various sce-narios of her son’s birth forcing its way into a match.

“I’m not really sure what to expect to be honest, so we will play it by ear as it goes,” Oates said. “If it’s something where I can ÀQLVK�WKH�PDWFK��PD\EH�VRPH�SHRSOH�ZLOO�

never know and I’ll go to the hospital after the match. If they see a quick exit, they’ll probably know I’m headed to the hospital. It’ll be a good story to tell later.”

Whether she goes into labor while she is at home, during a practice or during a match, Oates is readying herself to step into parenthood without losing ground on the sidelines.

Volleyball can’t capitalize on home court advantageVolleyball from page 13

how well we play as a team. We just need to dig deep.”

With spurts of aggres-sive play, the Bears were looking for a more con-VLVWHQW� ÁRZ� LQ� WKH� PDWFK�to keep momentum going from set to set, but every time they were in position to take control, Weber State came up with a play to stay in the game, eventually overcoming UNC in the ÀIWK�VHW�

Head coach Lyndsey Oates said she wants her team to continue aggres-sive play throughout the duration of the match rather than shying away in key moments.

“I want a feisty reac-

tion,” Oates said. “I think that’s what we didn’t get off of Thursday’s loss and that’s why we’re kind of in the same spot: we need WR�ÀQG�D�FRPSHWLWLYH�HGJH��The key is to stay aggres-sive, (Cunningham) was tipping at match point and they were coming back swinging at us and that’s where we have to learn when to stay aggressive and when to make smart plays to keep the ball in play.”

Mike Baldino | The MirrorCoach Lyndsey Oates gestures to her team during the Bears’ match against Weber State on Sat-urday at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. Oates is due to give birth Oct. 2.

Mike Baldino | The MirrorSenior libero Merideth Johnson digs a ball out in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Weber State at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

Bidne named golf coachSta! [email protected]

Former UNC standout golfer Stephen Bidne has been named the women’s golf head coach after Brandon White left the University of Northern Colorado for a position as an assistant men’s golf coach at the University of Colorado.

Bidne graduated from UNC in 2011 with a degree in business administration. He was an all-conference selection in the American Sky Golf Conference ev-ery year from 2009-11.

After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado, Bidne went on to continue his golf career

north of the border. He played for two seasons on PGA Tour Canada, where he won four tournaments DQG�SODFHG� LQ� WKH� WRS�ÀYH�in 13 others.

During his time as a Bear, Bidne was named to the Dean’s List and was the captain of the golf team each of his four years playing.

Bidne joins head base-ball coach Carl Iwasaki and head football coach Earnest Collins Jr. as for-mer UNC student-athletes to come back and head up a program for the Bears.

+LV� ÀUVW� WRXUQDPHQW�as coach is the Rose City Collegiate, which starts Monday.

at Sacramento State8 p.m. ThursdaySacramento, Calif.

Up next:

September 30, 2013 The Mirror—SPORTS

Football starts conference season poorlyFootball from page 13

Bears punted to SUU with 47 seconds left. Senior punter Tanner Ellingsen mishit a punt and the Thun-derbirds quickly capitalized RQ�D�VKRUW�ÀHOG��SXQFWXDWLQJ�their drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Aar-on Cantu to Griff McNabb 15 seconds before the half.

Collins stuck by his de-cision to be aggressive late LQ�WKH�ÀUVW�KDOI�ZKHQ�6RXWK-ern Utah presented the op-portunity.

“When you get into those situations where you’ve got a chance to go put some points on the board and get into position WR� OHDG��\RX·YH�JRW� WR� WDNH�WKRVH� FKDQFHV�µ� KH� VDLG��“I’m not here to play scared football. I’m here to win IRRWEDOO�JDPHV�µ

$IWHU� WKH� JDPH� ÁLSSHG�MXVW�EHIRUH�KDOI��WKH�SDFNHG�

homecoming crowd thinned out a bit but the Bears scored a quick touchdown set up by a 52-yard screen pass and run to senior run-ning back Tromaine Den-nis.

8QIRUWXQDWHO\� IRU�81&��the offense largely stalled from that point on as SUU was able to shut down the run game and put pressure on Tancik without commit-ting extra defenders to the pass rush.

“Their linebackers were doing a great job of spread-LQJ� WKH� ÀHOG�� FDVWLQJ� D� QHW�DFURVV��VR�WKH\�ZHUH�JHWWLQJ�in the way of some of our URXWHV�µ� 7DQFLN� VDLG�� ´:H�need to convert some balls GRZQÀHOG�PRUH�DQG�ORRN�DW�FKHFN�GRZQV�µ

7DQFLN� ÀQLVKHG� WKH� GD\�26-of-43 for 269 yards with one touchdown passing and DQRWKHU�UXVKLQJ��EXW�KH�GLG�QRW� ORRN� FRPIRUWDEOH� ÀQG-

ing receivers in a dense de-IHQVLYH�EDFNÀHOG�

Collins said Southern Utah relies on middle line-backer Zak Browning in its strong defense.

“They’ve got a good GHIHQVH�� PDQ�µ� KH� VDLG��“They play a base defense. They’ve probably got the best middle linebacker in the conference in Brown-ing and that was one of their strengths. That’s how they’ve won so many close games coming up and we knew we had a battle com-ing in when it comes down WR�WKH�GHIHQVH�µ

The run game was nearly nonexistent for both teams: 81&�ÀQLVKHG�ZLWK�MXVW�IRXU�yards on the ground and SUU didn’t fare much bet-ter with its 53 yards rush-ing.

Freshman linebacker 0D[� )ORUHV�� ZKR� ÀQLVKHG�with 11 tackles and an in-

WHUFHSWLRQ�� VDLG� KH� DQG� WKH�defense forced the Thun-GHUELUGV� WR� SDVV� WKH� EDOO��something they eventually did effectively.

´$V�D�WHDP��DV�D�GHIHQVH��we were kind of surprised when they started throw-ing the ball a lot because they’re a predominantly run WHDP�µ� KH� VDLG�� ´2QFH� ZH�VKXW�WKHP�GRZQ�RQ�WKDW�UXQ��they started doing a little bit of different things that kind of affected the defense and we had to adjust to that and that’s why they picked up WKH�\DUGV�WKH\�GLG�µ

Dennis said the team cannot afford to dwell on WKH� ORVV��EXW� WKDW�KH� LV�GLV-VDWLVÀHG�

“The level of frustration LV� NLQG� RI� KLJK�µ� KH� VDLG��“We’ve just got to keep run-ning and pushing as a team. We can’t get overwhelmed as a team. We’ve just got to NHHS�SXVKLQJ�µ

Mike Baldino | The MirrorSophomore tight end Derek Vander Velde carries the ball in Saturday’s 27-21 loss at Nottingham Field.

7:05 p.m. Saturday at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif.First meeting: Oct. 28, 2006 (14-9 SAC)Last meeting: Sept. 15, 2012 (28-17 SAC)All-time series: 7-0 (SAC)

Up next: at Sacramento State

The Mirror— September 30, 2013SPORTS

UNC football team must eliminate needless mistakes to end four-game losing streak

There are 60 things a football team

needs to control in order to win football

games.

Those things are minutes. In order to

take control of them, defense, offense and

special teams need to take advantage of ev-

ery chance given. How that looks changes

depending on what side of the ball a team

is on.

“It’s not about whether the defense plays

well or the offense plays well, it’s a team

game,” UNC head coach Earnest Collins

Jr. said. “I don’t care what happens, wheth-

er the offense isn’t going, the defense can’t

stop them. If the defense can’t stop them,

the offense is supposed to score and that’s

what we’ve got to continue to work on. We

did some decent things on defense, but not

decent enough because they put points up

on the board.”

The University of Northern Colorado

football team had elements missing in each

phase of the game at one time or another in

its fourth loss of the season, losing 27-21 to

Southern Utah to open Big Sky play.

There were glimpses of what can be a

successful team throughout the game, but

the Bears were not able to make or stop

plays on a consistent basis.

Senior quarterback Tim Tancik threw

two interceptions in the game, one of

which started a possession that ended with

a Thunderbird touchdown. During that

10-play Southern Utah drive, SUU faced

a third down with one yard to go at the

Northern Colorado three-yard line. The

UNC defense allowed two yards, keeping

the Thunderbirds at the one-yard line until

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ample of strong defensive efforts ending

with negative results.

Third-down conversions were the most

prominent hole in the UNC offense, not

converting one until the third quarter.

“The biggest key to converting third

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and call that doesn’t yield positive results

will be questioned. While the team needs

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tory, one thing Collins said will not change

is his aggressive coaching, and he is cor-

rect in keeping that consistent, though it

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Collins said. “I’m not here to play scared

football. I’m here to play football.”

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mistakes and this struggling Bears’ team

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forces the negative stereotypes many hold

when thinking about Northern Colorado

football.

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if the team wants this to be a successful

season rather than a lost one.

— Samantha Fox is a graduate stu-dent of sociology and sports reporter and former sports editor of The Mirror.

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What do you get when you mix a group of unique, aggressive, self-described fat guys who don’t make sense? According to themselves, you get the UNC offensive line.

“We’re fat boys through-and-through,” senior cen-ter Zak Thrall said. “And part of doing that is hav-ing an edge to you, being nasty and mean, so it’s in your nature as an offensive OLQHPDQ�� ,W�GHÀQLWHO\�KHOSV�when you’re coached that way too.”

Under offensive line coach Chris Smith, the group allowed 14 fewer sacks in the 2012 campaign than in 2011 and helped nearly double rushing yards from the previous year. This year has three return-ing starters: Thrall, senior captain Jake Solomon and right tackle Sean Palinckx. Senior right guard Tyler Olker is also starting this season after two starts last season.

“That’s a big blessing to have,” Smith said. “We have four seniors up in the middle, all three of my starters in the middle, my two guards and center and backup guard, Joe Carroll who does a great job for me.”

Last season, Solomon suffered a season-ending injury against Sacramento

State after he started the ÀUVW� IRXU� JDPHV� DW� FHQWHU��Thrall stepped in and took over for the remainder of the season, and stayed as Solomon was moved to left guard this season.

“When it came to play-ing again, Thrall stepped into that spot and probably did a better job than I was doing,” Solomon said. “So we mixed guys around to see what worked and what ÀW� DQG� ZH� FDPH� XS� ZLWK�this O-line we have now, so I probably wouldn’t ask for it to be any different.”

The chemistry on an of-fensive line is crucial. One characteristic of the line is how close they are off the ÀHOG�� 6RORPRQ� VDLG� WKH�connection between the O-OLQH�KHOSV�ZLWK�RQ�WKH�ÀHOG�communication and reli-ability despite major differ-ences in personality.

“You’ve got Zak who comes from super left-side hippie town and I come from super right-side con-servative town in Arizona, but we’re just a group of guys that come from a bunch of different places and all share the love of the game,” Solomon said. “The diversity is what makes our group so fun.”

The relationship be-tween the line and Smith is a balanced one between work and play. During the interview for this piece, Smith walked by and Thrall said:

“As an O-lineman you go into it wanting to run the ball and Coach Smith did a horrible job coaching us. But we’re smart enough to know that.”

While Thrall was joking ZLWK�KLV�FRDFK��LW�GLG�UHÁHFW�one aspect of the relation-ship between Smith and the O-line.

“I always tell Coach Smith that if we were in college together we’d be the best of friends, but we’re not,” Thrall said. “So he’s a little older than I am, a little wiser than me — don’t tell him I told you that. He’s strictly business when it comes down to it, but we have a great amount of respect for him, without a doubt.”

Part of Smith’s role as offensive line coach is boil-ing the aggression players have to the surface to be able to play tough and nas-ty, which takes a balance of knowing the players and how to motivate them.

“First of all, I think they know I care so I can rip them and get on them a lot and they know that I’m do-ing it in their best interest, VR�ÀUVW�RI�DOO��WKDW·V�LPSRU-tant in coaching,” Smith said. “I’ll tell them a couple good things and a couple bad things, and I told them I want them to play pissed off and I get them angry, and I tell them I’m going to put rocks in their shoes. I haven’t done that yet. I’ve thought about it. I have threatened it, but I have not put rocks in their shoes yet. I tell them some coaches don’t mind punishing their guys and I have fun with it.”

Some players on the team take more pushing than others, but Solomon said even the nicest guys have Hulk-like qualities when Smith makes them angry.

“Some of us already have a mean streak,” Solo-mon said. “That’s how I was

raised to play football. I’ve never been super technical, I’ve always been an aggres-sion guy. Coach Smith’s done a good job getting it

out of everybody. He digs as far as he can to get some anger and some aggression out of even some of the nic-est guys on our team.”

Mike Baldino | The MirrorSenior guard Jake Solomon sets up to block in UNC’s Sept. 7 victory over Langston. Solomon is just one piece of a dynamic o!ensive line.


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disaster relief. None of the federal assistance that we are providing, none of it, is going be impacted, even if there is a government shut-down,” said Vice President Biden. “I don’t want folks that are here in shelters or watching on TV seeing the dysfunction of Congress and thinking that all the relief efforts that they are QRZ� EHQHÀWWLQJ� IURP�� DQG�are likely to continue to EHQHÀW� IURP�� DUH� JRLQJ� WR�shut down. They will not shut down,”

United States Represen-tative Cory Gardner spent the week assessing the ÁRRG�GDPDJH�DQG�UHPDUNHG�that the road to recovery will be a long one.

“It is going to take a long time to put people’s lives back together, and in certain areas of the state, whether

you are dealing with the mountains, some of those communities are going to be isolated for some time to come,” said Representative Gardner. “Obviously, we have to...move the recovery as quickly as we can, and in many instances far faster than we think we can. We have got to do it better.”

At the time of Biden’s visit, the state had identi-ÀHG��PLOOLRQ�RI� UHSDLU�needs and estimated that the total cost for statewide repairs will likely be around ��PLOOLRQ��

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Higher Learning Commis-sion’s reaccreditation visit, the president convened a self-study steering commit-WHH� LQ� �� WR� EHJLQ� D� UH-view of the university and to identify areas requiring LPSURYHPHQWV�� 7KH� ÀQG-ings of the self-study will contribute to reaccredita-tion preparations and serve as a resource for the future implementation of the nine core plans.

UNC President Norton further set the tone for the IXWXUH� E\� DQQRXQFLQJ� D� ��million Request for Pro-posal initiative. Through the RFP initiative, the XQLYHUVLW\� ZLOO� LQYHVW� ��million over the next two years in innovative proj-ects proposed by members of faculty and staff. The

projects must adhere to one of three focus areas, which are innovative academic programs, innovative pro-gram delivery methods and innovations in student suc-cess. The RFP process will only require faculty/staff to submit their idea in a brief concept paper rather than completing a long and com-plicated grant process.

“There are many talent-ed and thoughtful people in our university community, and this process is about providing a pathway for bringing your idea’s to frui-tion,” said UNC President Norton.

The RFP projects se-lected for funding will be announced next semester.

UNC President Nor-ton closed her address by reminding those in atten-dance that growth requires responsible risk taking.

UNC to fund teacher ideas Flood recovery to take time

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