the mirror uncm i r r o r . c o m s e r v i n g t h e u n i v e r s i t y o f n o r t h e r n c o l o r a d o s i n c e 1 9 19 CAMPUS NEWS. COMMUNITY NEWS. YOUR NEWS. Volume 93, Number 84 Monday, April 26, 2010 S S t t u u d d e e n n t t s s t t r r a a n n s s f f o o r r m m p p r r o o m m News Upcoming Look for the results of the Student Senate special election in Wednesday’s issue of The Mirror. Residence Hall gets amplified Students celebrate the release of their band’s first CD with a performance at Harrison Hall. PAGE 6 Sports UNC offense makes progress The UNC football team’s offensive and defensive units clashed in its spring game. PAGE 9 Online Sorority chapter turns 10 years old Look in The Mir Look in The Mirr or or P P a a g g e e 2 2 Mon: Tue: Thur: Wed: Greg Johnson, a senior jazz studies major, plays Saturday at the Union Colony Civic Center during the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival. CHELSEY URDAHL | THE MIRROR FORECAST BY UNC’S AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY @ www.uncmirror.com 68 | 35 60 | 34 72 | 38 61 | 35 Read an article about the UNC Alpha Omicron Pi chapter’s anniversary at uncmirror.com.
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About 350 students dressed asone of the Seven Sins in accordancewith the theme of Queer PromFriday in the University CenterBallrooms host-ed by the Gay,L e s b i a n ,B i s e x u a l ,Transgender andAllies ResourceCenter.
Queer Promis an annualdance createdfor students inthe GLBT com-munity to havetheir own prom without having toworry about being judged on theirdifferences. The prom was open toany students who wanted to attend.
“It’s the prom that we never hadin the GLBTA community,” said KyleKastner, one of the coordinators of
the event. “It’s the prom where wecould bring someone of the samesex and not be judged.”
The prom was also open to highschool students, and many saidthey chose this prom over theirown high school prom. Megan
Farrell, a GreeleyWest HighSchool student,said she likedthe Queer Proma lot better thanher own highschool’s prom.
“You can’thave fun if youfeel like you’rebeing judged,and here it’s like
nobody is judging anybody, so youcan have a lot of fun,” Farrell said.
Students said they took thisprom as an opportunity to bethemselves and not worry aboutwhat other people think of them.
“You can be completely who you
are and no one has to tell you how toact or how to live your life,” saidMeredith Grund, also a Greeley WestHigh School student.
Many students who are not part
of the GLBT community also went tosupport the event. AshleyWittington, a junior biochemistrymajor, said she wanted to meet newpeople and have fun.
“I think, definitely, straight peo-ple should go to these events just tosee the other side; they need to seethat (GLBT members) are just nor-mal people,” Wittington said.
Kastner said “queer” isbecoming a more accepted termin the society, mostly because itcovers a larger group of people.He said it is easier to say “queer”than to have to spell out everygroup in the GLBT acronym.
“It’s starting to become morewidely accepted because theumbrella of it spans so many dif-ferent people and it really spansthe entire GLBTA community,”Kastner said.
Last year was the first year thatQueer Prom had this amount ofattendees. Kastner said he hopesthe success of this year and lastyear plays into the success ofupcoming years.
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Marquise Betters, a sophomore art and design major, shows off his danc-ing skills during the Queer Prom Friday in the University Center. The promwas geared toward the GLBT community but was open to all students.
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Theatergoers rarely get theopportunity to experience anoriginal piece performed for thefirst time. The premiere of“Deirdre of the Sorrows,” amodern ballet, gave the UNCcommunity the chance for suchan experience.
The ballet premieredThursday at the LangworthyTheatre and showings continuedthrough Sunday. “Deirdre of theSorrows” was written, directedand choreographed by MonteBlack, a dance professor. Theshow was performed to live music— an original score composed byPaul Elwood, an assistant profes-sor of composition at theUniversity of Northern Colorado.
The story of Deirdre, a younggirl, is based on ancient Irishmythology, which centers onDeirdre’s life choices and theensuing outcomes, which aredevastating. The storyline is mir-rored by deeper psychologicalquestions of a preordained des-tiny and if one’s life is deter-mined by their choices or by fate.
Elwood said he chose to getinvolved in the six-month proj-ect of writing the music becausehe has always been attracted tothe culture of Ireland, andbecause the concept of this talegrabbed his attention.
The opening act depicts howDeirdre’s destiny was suppos-edly sealed by the words of adruid, or spiritual leader, beforeshe left the womb. The KingConchobor, performed by
Joseph Serrano, a senior musi-cal theater major, saves thechild from being murdered bythe people and promises toraise her as his own and marry
her when she comes of age toprevent the prophesy fromcoming true.
The rest of the ballet depictsDeirdre as a young woman whofalls in love with Noisiu, one ofthe King’s warriors, performedby Jimmy Gatliff, a senior musi-cal theater major. Deirdre andNoisiu spend the next sevenyears away from Ireland run-ning from the King. Eventually,fate catches up to Deirdre.When she returns to her home-land, Noisiu and his two broth-ers die in a battle with theKing’s warriors.
Deirdre laments Noisiu’sdeath. In the last scene, she istaken away from her home in a
chariot. The performance clos-es with her death after she pre-sumably jumps from the chari-ot, consumed by her grief.
The beauty of this ballet liesnot only in its originality, butalso in the unique aspects of anarrator — the spirit of Deirdrewho helps tell the story — in theuse of multimedia and in thegenre of modern dance thatpermeates the ballet pushing itbeyond the traditional norm.
Domenic Procaccini, a senioracting major, said he wasextremely impressed with theshow and thought it was a pristineand entertaining performance
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Sarah Holloway, left, as the character Deirdre, and Jimmy Gatliff, as thecharacter Noisiu, perform together during the ballet “Deirdre of theSorrows.” The show was put on by UNC’s School of Theatre Arts & Dance.
Irish folklore inspires ballet adaptationDancers perform to original score, storyline during weekend showings
“It wasn’t at all whatI was expecting. Allthe different parts of
it — from the livemusic to the multiproduction to the
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Best lesson to take with you after college: our power is limitless
Considering this will bemy last editorialbefore graduation, it
would seem appropriate topresent something of a gradua-tion speech. It has been a greathonor to write in these pagesover the years, and I hope read-ers have enjoyed whatever myrandom musing has been.
It is difficult to fully reflect onwhat graduation truly represents.It would be unwise to assume par-ticular any emotion in anyonegraduating. One could feel relief,knowing that the accomplishment
of attaining an education is finallyofficial. One could feel joy, know-ing that the people we are todayare stronger and more capablethan when we began here so longago. One could be afraid, knowingthat our world is uncertain andthat simply graduating does notalleviate that uncertainty.
What is most important,though, is that one unification weall share: humanity. It is by far themost binding attribute of any wecould name — more importantthan any labeling we are subjectto or victims of. No matter ourdeficiencies, no matter our tri-umphs, we are bound by thesame constraints, freedoms andresponsibilities of humanity. Inour further travels of the world,we cannot always present our-selves as proud graduates of theUniversity of Northern Colorado.
But to best represent ourselvesand this school, each of us muststrive to attain the highest goalsand the grandest visions as onesingle member of the humanrace. Nothing else in this worldmatters more; to dream to fulfillanything less is an astoundingdisappointment.
If we allow ourselves to besequestered and divided by anymeans, we fail our responsibilitiesto those future people who willinherit our legacy. Division byfaith begets a closed universe thatdoes not allow for the grandinvestigation of our impercepti-ble existence. Division by cultureor by race manufactures societiesthat fester and decline, lackingthat necessary fusion of art, of tra-dition and of life. Division by poli-tics mandates a stagnant atmos-phere where our opinions matter
more than who we are, and ourviews are never challenged; onlycoddled and left dried and wrin-kled like our unsuspecting brainsleft in the midday sun.
If we all go out and do onething in this world, it should begood. There is no Supermanamong us — no Wonder Woman,either. As human individuals, how-ever, we do much more and are somuch stronger than any of our fic-tional superheroes could everdream. Our whole lives are a racethrough time, spinning in perpetu-ity to tomorrow. Know this: We arenot building tomorrow for our-selves, but for the farthest personwe will never encounter. Theydeserve a grand future, as do we.We must build well.
— Forrest Bowlick is a seniorgeography major and a columnistfor The Mirror.
Last Friday, the state of Arizonatook a leap backward to the era of JimCrow as Gov. Jan Brewer signed intolaw a measure that would requirepolice to inquire into the immigrationstatus of individuals that officers sus-pect may be in the country illegally.
The measure aims to curb illegalimmigration; any immigrant found inthe country that cannot produceproper immigration papers may facea maximum penalty of six months injail and a $2,500 fine. Immigrantswould also be turned over to the fed-eral government for deportation.
Though the law officially preventsofficers from using race or ethnicity as
a basis for investigation, many federalofficials and civil rights leaders —including President Obama, Rep. LuisGutierrez (D-Ill.), and Reverend AlSharpton—have expressed concernsthat the law relies on racial profiling.
To assume that race or ethnicitywill not be used as a tool in theemployment of this law is naïve.Individuals in this country on com-pletely legal grounds — includingmany who are citizens — will findthemselves constantly questioned foridentification based on one issue: thecolor of their skin.
The entire premise of the law restsupon an officer’s suspicions of an
individual’s immigration status. Thevague guidelines for this “suspicion”provide little legitimate groundworkfor an investigation into an individ-ual’s status.
If Arizona wants this law to beeffective, it essentially requires racialprofiling. The majority of illegal immi-grants in the southwest United Statesare from Central American countries,most notably Mexico.
Most immigrants will not be ofEuropean or Asian descent; conse-quently, police will have less — andpossibly no — grounds to “suspect”these individuals of immigration sta-tus, while those who have the charac-
teristics of illegal immigrants will findthemselves immediately under harsh-er scrutiny than other citizens.
Opponents of the law haverequested the federal government notaccept illegal immigrants from thestate of Arizona, thereby blocking thelaw, and President Obama has ordereda review of the law by the JusticeDepartment to determine its legality.
We at The Mirror firmly hope theJustice Department’s inquiry return alegal finding that complements a com-mon sense look at this law: that it reliesonly on the color of skin, and no longerrepresents the America this country isconstantly striving to be.
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An event with decades ofhistory continues to bellow thesounds of premier jazz. Forthree days each spring, thou-sands of musicians, students,educators and music fans pourinto Greeley for the annualUNC/Greeley Jazz Festival atthe Union Colony Civic Center.
This year is the 40th anniver-sary of the festival, which beganas a one-day event with eight col-lege bands. Over the years, it hasgrown to be the largest non-com-petitive jazz festival in thenation. More than 4,500 students
and educators from 10 states par-ticipated in this year’s event. TheUniversity of Northern Coloradohad 19 vocal and instrumentaljazz groups perform.
Middle school, high schooland college groups that per-formed at the festival were givencomments and suggestions byclinicians from universities allover the country. There were
also educational workshops,panel discussions and meet theartist question-and-answer ses-sions. The festival gave studentsthe opportunity to hear groupsfrom other areas.
“It’s great getting experienceplaying in front of your peers,”said James Wozniak, a juniormusic performance major andmember of UNC Jazz Lab BandIV, who performed Saturday.
Wozniak said it was the bestconcert he had ever been to.
“It sent tingles down myspine,” he said.
UNC students received eightprestigious DownBeatMagazine awards this year,bringing the tally to 100 sincethe magazine began its recogni-tions. The winners were KateSkinner, best vocal jazz soloist;Jorge Currea, best jazz arrange-ment; Joel Nagel, best originalsong; Ben Haugland, bestinstrument jazz soloist; UNCSymphony Orchestra, best clas-sical group; and Greg Johnson,best instrumental jazz soloist.UNC Jazz Lab Band I has twicewon best college big band inrecent years and is the only uni-versity program to be recog-nized in the category four out ofthe last six years.
Each evening, there wereconcerts with guest artists andUNC jazz ensembles.Thursday’s concert began withUNC vocal jazz group NorthernColorado Voices, includingKelsey Shiba, Jenna McSwain,Zach Wilson, Justin Kerr, ChrisRogers and Kate Skinner. Thesecond half featured GrammyAward-winning vocalist PattiAustin, who has performed andrecorded with artists such asPaul Simon, James Brown, Cat
Stevens and Michael Jackson.Austin, backed by UNC Jazz LabBand I, performed music fromher album “For Ella,” a tributeto legendary jazz vocalist EllaFitzgerald. Relating anecdotesabout Fitzgerald and herself,Austin kept the crowd laughing
between songs.“She was awesome,” said
Jordan Skomal, a freshman jazzstudies major and member ofLab I. “She had such an amaz-ing stage presence.”
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Three days dedicated to premier musiciansEnthusiasts celebrate UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival’s 40th anniversary
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Marty Kenney, a senior jazz studies major, performs at theUNC/Greeley Jazz Festival. Kenney received the Walter FrancisAward for outstanding senior musician this year.
“It’s a great getting
experience playing infront of your peers.
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Paul McKee, left, an assistant professor of jazz trombone at FloridaState University, performs with Joel Nagel, a jazz studies masters stu-dent, during UNC Jazz Lab Band I’s Woody Herman Tribute concert.
CARMEN BRADYn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
Sunday in the Harrison HallDen, Copper String Theory, aband consisting of UNC stu-dents and local high school stu-dents, played a concert to pro-mote the release of their firstalbum. The band played for afair amount of audience mem-bers and kept a lightheartedattitude with a sprinkle of moreserious songs.
They played songs from thealbum, as well as ones that havebeen written since recordingthe CD and a Coldplay cover.The audience members seemed
to have enjoyed the concert asthey clapped and sang along toa few of the songs.
Copper String Theory bandmembers said they are excitedfor the release of their CD,which has been in progress forabout a year. Copper StringTheory is composed of AndrewHolcombe on drums and broth-ers Dan Barton on keyboardand Jack Barton on bass. Danalso provides vocals and mostof the lyrics.
“Dan writes most of themusic, and then we get togetherand work it out, maybe changea couple things here and there,”said Holcombe, a sophomoremusic education major. “That’s
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Andrew Holcombe, a sophomore music education major and thedrummer of Copper String Theory, performs during the band’s CDrelease Sunday in the Harrison Hall Den.
Students celebrate release oftheir band’s CD with concert
“Dan writes most of the
music, and then weget together and workit out, maybe changea couple things here
Friday’s sold-out concertopened with the UNC VanguardCombo, with Marty Kenney,Chris Smith, Jordan Brown andDownBeat award-winnersNagel, Haugland and Johnson.The group played several tunescomposed and arranged by itsmembers. The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, led byconductor and bassist JohnClayton, his brother saxophon-ist Jeff Clayton and renowneddrummer Jeff Hamilton, per-formed an energetic set duringthe second half of the concert.
“We love the Greeley JazzFestival,” Clayton said. “Anytime you ask us, we’ll be here.”
CHJO’s oldest member, 90-year-old trumpeter and jazzlegend Eugene “Snooky”Young, has performed with jazzgreats, such as Count Basie,Doc Severinson, Quincy Jonesand Charles Mingus. Youngreceived extended applausewhen he was introduced.
The final concert Saturdayfeatured the Jazz Festival All-StarBig Band, comprised of clini-cians, UNC professors and otherarea musicians led by GeneAitken, directorof the JazzStudies at UNCfrom 1976 to2002. In hist r a d e m a r ksequined shirt,Aitken led theband in fiveworld premierecompositions,four of whichwere written bye n s e m b l emembers.
Dana Landry, current directorof the Jazz Studies, thankedAitken for his contributions tothe festival throughout the years.
“We wouldn’t be here withoutthe dream he had,” Landry said.
UNC Jazz Lab Band I per-formed a tribute to prolific clar-
inetist andb a n d l e a d e rW o o d yHerman. Theywere joined byformer WoodyHerman Banddrummers JeffHamilton, JohnRiley and EdSoph, each tak-ing turns drum-ming with theband.
“ T o n i g h t ,drummers rule in Greeley,”Soph said.
Soph also said he wasimpressed with the longevity of
the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival.“It’s a glowing testament to
the high standards maintainedand the wonderful music thisschool produces,” he said.“That’s why it’s lasted 40 yearsand will be here another 40.”
Gail Harris, a senior musiceducation major and memberof UNC Jazz Lab Band I, saidshe was intimidated at first
while rehearsing with suchworld-renowned musicians.
“They told us to relax andstop playing so safely and criti-cally,” Harris said. “Theycracked jokes the whole time.”
Skomal said he was excitedto play with the guest artiststhroughout the festival.
“It was absolutely amazing play-ing with drummers who are so his-toric and monumental,” he said.“There’s more history in one drumbeat than I’ll play in my entire life.”
After the concerts Friday andSaturday, “after hours” sessionstook place at The Kress Cinemaand Lounge, which featuredUNC professors Dana Landryon piano, Erik Applegate onbass, Jim White on drums andSteve Kovalcheck on guitar.They were joined by festival cli-nicians and performers ClayJenkins on trumpet, Don Aliquoon saxophone and Paul McKeeon trombone. Soph, Hamiltonand Riley performed Saturday.Each night, The Kress waspacked with people vying for aspot to listen to the musicianslet loose and improvise.
Landry said the reason thefestival has been so successfuland long-running is because ofthe hard work put into it.
“There are people dedicatedand committed to its success,”Landry said. “The administra-tion, faculty, staff and studentsare so supportive. It couldn’t
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Cory Swift, a sophomore jazz studies major, performs with UNCJazz Lab Band II Saturday in the Union Colony Civic Center. Theperformance was coupled with many keynote musicians.
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“It’s a glowing testa-
ment to the high stan-dards maintained andthe wonderful musicthis school produces.That’s why it’s lasted
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Festival helps students relax before finalsCARMEN BRADY
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A multitude of activities, includ-ing face painting, T-shirt decorating,inflatable funhouses, an origamibooth, a calligraphy station, rafflesand free refreshments were availableSaturday in the Butler-HancockPavilion for the annual Bearapaloozafestival. The raffle consisted of prizeslike UNC merchandise, two $100-Visa-gift-cards and a $200-gift-cardto Barnes & Noble.
Samantha Hyland, a freshmanbusiness major who helped set upthe event, said she thought it was asuccess. She said she was happywith the amount of students andother members of the communitywho showed up.
“It’s a good way to bring inour students who just want tohave a good time right before
finals,” Hyland said. She also said the amount of
activities was good. Several of theclubs on campus were represented.
“We have a lot of variety with allthe clubs,” Hyland said.
All of the booths and activitieshad people at them, but the biggestattraction seemed to be the T-shirtdecorating station. Students weregiven shirts that had “Bearapalooza2010” written across them, andwere given fabric paint and mark-ers to decorate them in whateverway they wanted.
Kelsey Poole, a sophomore ele-mentary education major, said herfavorite was the T-shirt decorating.Poole said she liked personalizingher shirt.
“It thought the whole thing wasway fun — it was a really good ‘de-stressor,’” Poole said.
Kelsey Odom, a freshmanelementary education major,also said she enjoyed the varietyat Bearapalooza.
“It’s really fun; it really attractseveryone,” Odom said. “I think it’sreally great that everyone’s here.It’s awesome to hang out withfriends and have something free todo on the weekend.”
Poole also said she thoughtthis was a good way to winddown the year.
“It helps to have a break like thisright before finals; it really energizesyou,” Poole said.
“It helps to have a
break like this rightbefore finals; it really
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Fable brought to lifeby professor’s visionfrom the beginning to the end.
“It wasn’t at all what I wasexpecting,” Procaccini said.“All the different parts of it —from the live music to the multiproduction to the quality ofdance — it was all beautiful.”
Black said he was reallyexcited to be able to bring acollaboration of this magni-tude, with original music andan original adaptation, to theUNC community.
Sarah Holloway, a juniormolecular biology major whoplayed Deirdre, said she lovedbeing an essential addition tothis production.
“It was such a great experi-
ence, and the best part was itwas original and completelyorganic,” Holloway said. “Itwas really intense and intimi-dating at first, but I just had toget to know my character.”
Black said he was verypleased with his performers.
“The end is always difficultbecause I very seldom ever set-tle with the finished product,”he said.
In an echo of thought thatseems natural for most creatorsconcerning their works, Blacksaid he can always see changesthat need to be made. But hesaid it is still nice to finally havethe production performedbecause it reduces the stressincurred from hard work.
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Defense strong in UNC spring gamePARKER COTTON
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It was a cold and windy morn-ing, but the UNC football teamcompeted in its annual springgame Saturday, as the defensedefeated the offense, 26-25.
The offense accumulatedone point for every first down ortouchdown, and the defensegained points for every defen-sive stop, interception, andfumble recovery.
The offense started off slow,quickly digging itself into a hole.Sophomore wide receiverDominic Gunn said the sluggishstart was because of the newoffensive system and the talent ofthe defense.
“Offense came out a littleslow, but we’re still learning theoffense,” Gunn said. “And wealso have a great defense. It’sgood that we go against themevery day, because it’s onlygoing to make us better.”
Head coach Scott Downing
said the team’s three main run-ning backs: junior Andre Harris,junior Jhamele Robinson, andredshirt freshman John Burnley,all played through various injuriesSaturday. Regardless of theinjuries, Downing said he washappy with the effort shown by hisrunning backs.
“We’re a little dinged up atrunning back,” Downing said.“But I was pleased with how thetailbacks came out and putthemselves in a position to makea play.”
Three quarterbacks — red-shirt freshman Matthew Baca,freshman Cameron Deen andsophomore Dylan Orms — sawextended action in the game,but it did not clear anything upas to who was going to be thestarter come Sept. 4 againstAdams State.
“By no means are we totallysettled on a quarterback, which isfine at this point in time becausecompetition breeds excellence,”Downing said.
As far as the defense is con-cerned, junior cornerback KoreyAskew said he was proud of thedefense’s performance.
“We pride ourselves on beingtough, physical defense andswarming to the ball,” Askewsaid. “I think we did that today,but there’s still room forimprovement.”
Downing said he was especial-ly pleased with the play of hisdefensive line Saturday.
“I thought our defensive linemade some disruptive plays early,especially our defensive tackles,”Downing said. “They’re becominga big-time strength for us.”
Askew agreed that the defen-sive line has greatly improved, andsaid that the talent in that unit willlead to more wins for the Bearsnext season.
“They’re the key to ourdefense,” Askew said. “Every gameis won in the trenches. Our defen-sive front is pretty tough, so I thinkwe can expect a couple more winshere in Nottingham.”
EMILY DAKE | THE MIRROR
UNC junior wide receiver Gio Machado (81) is tackled by juniorsafety Mike Van Portfliet (14) as freshman kicker Dave Eden(38) looks on during the football team’s spring game Saturday.
TOD DIDIER | THE MIRROR
Senior left-handed pitcher James Quisenberry delivers a pitchduring the Bears’ 9-5 win over Houston Baptist Sunday.Quisenberry allowed three earned runs in six innings pitched.
Pitchers step up for BearsJORDAN FREEMYER
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With aid from the wind, theUNC baseball team was able to
keep the ballin the parkand get af o u r - g a m esweep ofH o u s t o n
Baptist over the weekend.“I can’t remember the last time
we played four games at JacksonField with only one home run,”
University of Northern Coloradocoach Kevin Smallcomb said.
The series’ lone long-ball washit by UNC (18-19, 9-3 Great WestConference) freshman third base-man Tyler Wallace in the openerof Sunday’s doubleheader, a 9-5UNC win. Wallace also extendedhis hitting streak to a career-high11 games.
The Bears got strong effortsfrom their starting pitchers ineach game, including back-to-back complete games by juniorright-hander Joe Sawicki and
sophomore lefty Joe Willman inSaturday’s doubleheader.
“When you have two com-plete games, you don’t expect alot of relief appearances,” juniorleft-handed pitcher BrendanHall said. “We got great startingpitching all weekend.”
Hall got his second save of theseason in the nightcap of Sunday’stwin-bill, a 5-2 UNC win.
Sophomore outfielder JarodBerggren had hits in all four games
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The UNC softball team finishedoff a four-game sweep of WeberState Sunday, winning both gamesof a two-game doubleheader atButler-Hancock Softball Field.Offense was the name of the game,as the team collected 22 runs andpounded out a total of 31 hits.
“We hit the snot out of the ball,finally,” said University ofNorthern Colorado softball coachJennifer Schunke.
Both runs and hits came easy forthe Bears (16-28, 7-5 Pacific CoastSoftball Conference), as theyoutscored Weber State (1-39, 1-13PCSC) 22-11 in Sunday’s twin-bill.Schunke also said she believes thekey to continued success is stayingconsistent throughout series.
Sophomore infielder Alex Neelyand senior infielder JessieSchoepflin led the offensive barragein the first game, going a combined7-for-10, scoring three runs eachand driving in three. Neely added a
two-run home run. Junior infielder Kailee Vessey
also added to the offensive output,going 3-for-3 with three runs andthree RBIs in the second game.
UNC survived a Weber State rallyin the bottom of the sixth inning ofthe first game. The Wildcats camewithin one, but the Bears answeredback with a two-run seventh to sealgame one, 11-9. UNC took game twoby a score of 11-2.
“I think everybody hit the ballreally well and we really cametogether and strung hits together inthe same inning and scored a bunchof runs,” Neely said.
The Bears’ pitching was also veryeffective. Sophomore Melisa Rybawent five and one-third innings inthe first game, allowing six runs onnine hits. Junior Kelli Henderson sti-fled the Weber State offense in thenightcap, throwing a six-hit, two-run complete game.
The Bears will face Seattle in afour-game conference series nextweekend before returning home toplay Utah Valley.
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Baseball sweeps HoustonBaptist to take second in GWCof the series, extending his hittingstreak to a school-record 22games. He now leads the teamwith a .381 batting average.
Sawicki set the tempo for theBears’ pitching staff in the seriesopener. He allowed just four hitsand two runs, one earned, in hiscomplete game, walking one andstriking out six in a 6-2 Bears win.Willman also allowed just oneearned run in his seven-inningcomplete game in game two,which UNC won, 3-1.
Freshman left-handed pitch-er Mark Shannon had the mosteye-popping numbers of UNC’sstarting rotation, striking out 10in seven innings of work. Despitethe good numbers, his catcher,senior Seth Budde, said he wasnot at his best.
“He battled all day,” Buddesaid about Shannon.
Budde was one of Sunday’soffensive heroes, driving in threeof UNC’s five runs in the secondgame. He said the sweep was bigfor UNC after dropping a series to
conference-leading Utah Valley.“It was a big sweep here to get
us rolling,” Budde said. “It’salways nice to win in front of thehome crowd.”
The Bears are now alone insecond in the Great WestConference, two games behindUVU. They hit the road nextweekend after having played nineof 10 games at Jackson Field. UNCwill take on GWC foe NorthDakota (9-22, 5-7 GWC) in a four-game set in Grand Forks, N.D. Theseries begins at 2 p.m. Friday.
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how it’s worked out so far.”Holcombe said he is glad to be
working with the Barton brothers. “We just started playing for
fun,” Holcombe said. “It’s great;the CD’s been long in coming(together). We recorded last sum-mer, and it took eight months toget produced and finalized andsent to us. But it’s awesome; it’s afull-length album with 12 tracks.”
Dan and Jack said they werealso pleased with the outcome ofthe CD after all the work they putinto it.
“It’s an interesting productbecause it’s been written over the
course of three or four years,” saidDan, a sophomore voice and com-position major.
Jack, who is still in high
school, said he is glad to have theproduct finished.
“We spent so much time on it,”Jack said. “I remember them (theother band members) recordingdrums in my basement at the veryend of my school year last year. Itfeels good to have it done.”
Jack also said he was happy withthe turnout at the concert and withthe concerts that they have pre-formed thus far.
“Every time, we keep gettingmore people,” Jack said.
The band will play again for theUniversity of Northern Coloradostudent body today at the SaintBaldrick’s charity event in theUniversity Center.
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Musicians promote finishedproduct after longterm effort
“We spent so much timeon it. I remember (theother band members)recording drums in my
basement at the very endof my school year lastyear. It feels good to
have it done.—— DDaann BBaarrttoonn,, aa ssoopphhoommoorreevvooiiccee aanndd ccoommppoossiittiioonn mmaajjoorr
