UNC and the city of Greeley have a march and celebration planned in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. A parade will start Monday morning and will be followed by festivities to remember one of the most influential people in American history. Page 7 MLK Jr. events planned Hoops loses to EWU The UNC women’s basketball team loses to Eastern Washington on the road to conclude a four-game road trip in which the Bears went 1-3. During the game, the Eagles were unable to make an offensive rebound. Page 5 Talent showcased in UC Slam poetry, Irish jigs, professional yo-yo skills, a country singer/songwriter per- formance, and many more acts wowed audiences last Thursday at UNC’s Got Tal- ent. Check out the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners on Page 4 THE MIRROR THE MIRROR THE MIRROR Serving the University of Northern Colorado Since 1919 UNCmirror.com /UNCMirror @UNCMirror Table of contents: News 1-2, 6-7 Sports 5-6 Opinions 3 A&E 4, 8 Classifieds 7 Comics 7 Vol. 94, Num. 32 January 21, 2013 Bears defeat Big Sky foes handily at home Daymeon Vaughn [email protected]Now starting to group together some wins, the UNC menʼs basketball team controlled East- ern Washington during a 72-56 win Saturday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion to build some momentum before trav- eling for an upcoming two-game road stint. “Having the feeling of being home, being on our court, shooting on our rims and have that crowd that was so excited definitely motivates our team, and it showed,” sophomore for- ward Tim Huskisson said. “The last two games weʼve played our fans have been in it — it definitely puts a positive effect on home court advantage.” Prior to beating the Ea- gles (4-12, 3-5 Big Sky), the University of North- ern Colorado (5-11, 3-5) defeated Portland State 67-50 at home Thursday to snap a five-game losing streak. The Bears used the crowd to their ben- efit Saturday, com- ing out with five big first-half 3-pointers, get- ting the gym loud early. A big part of UNCʼs success was the rebound- ing effort, with the Bears snatching 47 rebounds to Eastern Washingtonʼs 29. “We used to side three guys to the basket (for re- bounds), but we got beat up on the road during transition and Tim wasnʼt going so we sent him back to defensive transition, so theoretically we should be UNC professor sinks fangs into cancer research Transfer brings big glass game Staff Report [email protected]Colleges have long been at the forefront of sci- entific research, and UNC is no exception. Most no- tably, the University of Northern Coloradoʼs own Stephen Mackessy re- cently received a $50,480 grant for a cancer research project he has been in- volved with for six years. Mackessyʼs current project began in 2006 when an undergraduate student named Michael Bradshaw expressed inter- est in working with cancer and finding potential treat- ments for it through lab work and research. Both Bradshaw and Mackessy were cancer survivors with a keen interest in finding a more effective way to treat the disease. “This was really just sort of a ʻstars aligned cor- rectlyʼ kind of thing,” said Mackessy, who works in the College of Natural and Health Sciences. “I had just received some grant money in 2006, and I had an undergraduate — a highly intelligent, moti- vated individual — who was interested in working with cancer.” Mackessy is speaking about his ongoing research in possible treatments for certain types of cancer using certain compounds in snake venom. The re- search has attracted the at- tention of some important patrons, likely because of its innovative nature. One such party is the Colorado Office of Eco- nomic Development & In- ternational Trade, which gave Mackessy $53,260 for research in 2006. When results looked promising, the office ap- proved another $50,480 bioscience grant for it to continue. “One of the things we were interested in,” Mackessy said, “was what particular venoms from snakes were most effec- tive at killing cancer. We screened 40 to 50 snakes from all over the world — vipers, cobras, rear- fang snakes. We wanted to find out if there were compounds in the venom that could serve as a drug for certain disorders. We were also interested in looking at venoms from Michael Nowels [email protected]Rebounding tends not to be a glamorous aspect of the game of basketball as its purpose is simply to gain possession of the ball. With a big grin, though, transfer junior for- ward Derrick Barden has brought his own spotlight all the way from Odessa, Texas, through hard work, athleticism and a quiet confidence. The transfer from Odessa Junior College sits third among Big Sky rebounders at 8.6 boards per game, just 16 games into his UNC career, as he continues to jell with See BASKETBALL on page 5 See BARDEN on page 6 See SNAKES on page 6 Colleen Allison | The Mirror UNC junior forward Derrick Barden puts the ball up for a basket during Thursday’s game against Portland State.
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UNC and the city of Greeley have a march and celebration planned in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. A parade will start Monday morning and will be followed by festivities to remember one of the most infl uential people in American history. Page 7
MLK Jr. events planned
Hoops loses to EWU
The UNC women’s basketball team loses to Eastern Washington on the road to conclude a four-game road trip in which the Bears went 1-3. During the game, the Eagles were unable to make an off ensive rebound. Page 5
Talent showcased in UC
Slam poetry, Irish jigs, professional yo-yo skills, a country singer/songwriter per-formance, and many more acts wowed audiences last Thursday at UNC’s Got Tal-ent. Check out the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners on Page 4
THE MIRRORTHE MIRRORTHE MIRRORServing the University of Northern Colorado Since 1919
Now starting to group together some wins, the UNC menʼs basketball team controlled East-ern Washington during a 72-56 win Saturday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion to build some momentum before trav-eling for an upcoming two-game road stint.
“Having the feeling of being home, being on our court, shooting on our rims and have that crowd that was so excited defi nitely motivates our team, and it showed,” sophomore for-ward Tim Huskisson said. “The last two games weʼve played our fans have been in it — it defi nitely puts a positive effect on home court advantage.”
Prior to beating the Ea-
gles (4-12, 3-5 Big Sky), the University of North-ern Colorado (5-11, 3-5) defeated Portland State 67-50 at home Thursday to snap a fi ve-game losing streak.
The Bears used the crowd to their ben-efi t Saturday, com-ing out with fi ve big fi rst-half 3-pointers, get-ting the gym loud early.
A big part of UNCʼs success was the rebound-ing effort, with the Bears snatching 47 rebounds to Eastern Washingtonʼs 29.
“We used to side three guys to the basket (for re-bounds), but we got beat up on the road during transition and Tim wasnʼt going so we sent him back to defensive transition, so theoretically we should be
Colleges have long been at the forefront of sci-entifi c research, and UNC is no exception. Most no-tably, the University of Northern Coloradoʼs own Stephen Mackessy re-cently received a $50,480 grant for a cancer research project he has been in-volved with for six years.
Mackessyʼs current project began in 2006
when an undergraduate student named Michael Bradshaw expressed inter-est in working with cancer and fi nding potential treat-ments for it through lab work and research. Both Bradshaw and Mackessy were cancer survivors with a keen interest in fi nding a more effective way to treat the disease.
“This was really just sort of a ̒ stars aligned cor-rectly ̓kind of thing,” said Mackessy, who works in
the College of Natural and Health Sciences. “I had just received some grant money in 2006, and I had an undergraduate — a highly intelligent, moti-vated individual — who was interested in working with cancer.”
Mackessy is speaking about his ongoing research in possible treatments for certain types of cancer using certain compounds in snake venom. The re-search has attracted the at-
tention of some important patrons, likely because of its innovative nature.
One such party is the Colorado Offi ce of Eco-nomic Development & In-ternational Trade, which gave Mackessy $53,260 for research in 2006. When results looked promising, the offi ce ap-proved another $50,480 bioscience grant for it to continue.
“One of the things we were interested in,”
Mackessy said, “was what particular venoms from snakes were most effec-tive at killing cancer. We screened 40 to 50 snakes from all over the world — vipers, cobras, rear-fang snakes. We wanted to fi nd out if there were compounds in the venom that could serve as a drug for certain disorders. We were also interested in looking at venoms from
Rebounding tends not to be a glamorous aspect of the game of basketball as its purpose is simply to gain possession of the ball. With a big grin, though, transfer junior for-ward Derrick Barden has brought his own spotlight all the way from Odessa, Texas, through hard work, athleticism and a quiet confi dence.
The transfer from Odessa Junior College sits third among Big Sky rebounders at 8.6 boards per game, just 16 games into his UNC career, as he continues to jell with
See BASKETBALL on page 5 See BARDEN on page 6
See SNAKES on page 6
Colleen Allison | The Mirror UNC junior forward Derrick Barden puts the ball up for a basket during Thursday’s game against Portland State.
Overheard in a sociology class:Professor: “Another professor and I have developed a new hashtag to make our jobs easier. It goes ‘No more crappy capstones.’”
January 21, 2013
This week around UNC:
Monday, Jan. 21: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration Begins at Greeley Chamber of Con-ference.
Tuesday, Jan. 22: 3 p.m.Defense of Dissertation: Lindsay HeathMcKee 282
Wednesday, Jan. 23: All DayDiploma and transcripts with fi nal degree information available
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Effective Use of Blogs, Journals and WikisMichener L12
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Meet the Greeks University Center
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Community Roundtable on Frack-ing Columbine Suites
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Resident Assistant Information SessionSpruce C
Thursday, Jan. 24: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.Resident Assistant Information Session Spruce C
Friday, Jan. 25: All DayDeadline for Graduate School ap-plication for graduation
9 p.m. - midnightNoche de DiamantesEl Carousel Nightclub
Saturday, Jan. 26: All DayOutdoor Pursuits: Beginners Ski-ing and Snowboarding Eldora
Applications for graduation ceremony speaker sought
The Dean of Studentʼs offi ce is seeking a student speaker to represent the class of 2013 for the upcoming spring commencement ceremony May 11.
Students interested must be graduating this spring with a grade point average of 2.8 of higher, in-volved in campus life and willing to share their thoughts about their time at UNC.
Students can pick up applica-tion materials at the Dean of Stu-dents offi ce, which is on the third fl oor of the University Center. The application can also be down-loaded on the Dean of Students website at www.unco.edu/dos.
All applications are due Feb. 20. For more information contact Sherri Moser at (970) 351-2824.
Veterans event welcomes Colorado politicians to UNC
UNC will host a daylong event Thursday aimed at benefi tting those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country. The event will begin with breakfast at 7 a.m. at UNC s̓ Offi ce of Veterans Services at Roudebush Cottage on the corner of 8th Avenue and 18th Street. The event will also provide lunch from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Students are welcome to sit in on sessions covering hous-ing, healthcare, veterans ̓ benefi t claims, certifi cation for tuition and fees, counseling and academic support.
Attendees of the event will be able to speak with representatives from the offi ces of Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner.
Resolution of oil and gas setbacks to be evaluated
The Weld County Board of Commission passed a resolution Wednesday that would urge the Colorado Oil and Gas Conserva-tion Commission to terminate its recent decision to increase set-backs for oil and gas facilities.
“To rush this rule change through in the manner they did, without allowing the public to view and analyze the language and the impacts of the change is irresponsible,” said Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirk-meyer.
The resolution brings to light issues with the COGCC rule-mak-ing process, beginning with the minimal amount of stakeholder outreach by the COGCC to the Local Governmental Designees.
Salazar newest appointee to UNC Board of Trustees
Colorado Gov. John Hicken-looper has appointed Anthony D. Salazar to UNC s̓ Board of Trust-ees. Salazar will serve a four-year term.
Salazar has served as the ex-ecutive director of the Colorado Education Association since 2001. He has also previously served as associate budget director at the University of Colorado System Offi ce, then as a research asso-ciate for the Colorado General Assembly s̓ Offi ce of Legislative Council. Salazar also co-chairs the Higher Education Access Al-liance.
He attended the University of Denver, graduating in 1994, where he earned bachelor s̓ degrees in political science and English.
CampusRefl ections
Snapshot of the weekPolice blotter The following were taken from last week’s UNC police log; read the full report at UNCmirror.com
Friday, Jan. 11
At 8 a.m. police responded to Foun-dation Hall to a call regarding dam-aged property.
At 11:16 p.m. police responded to the 900 block of 20th Street to a call regarding marijuana possession and narcotic equipment possession.
Sunday, Jan. 13
At 1:27 a.m. police responded to the Arlington Park Apartments to a call regarding theft.
Monday, Jan. 14
At 3:06 p.m. police responded to the 2300 block of 13th Avenue Turner Hall to a call type “Check well-be-ing.”
Tuesday, Jan. 15
At 8:59 p.m. police responded to the 1200 block of 23rd Street Holmes Dining Hall to a call concerning theft.
UNC tweet of the week:
@BreeValdez_08: Got accepted to the University of Northern Colora-do!!!! #ColoradoBound
@mollyallinder: Every time I think I’m in shape, McKee stairs make sure to keep me in check.
@JenniferSo129: Thank you SRC (Student Representative Council) for teaching me what City Council Meetings are like!!! #Prepared @UNCo_edu!! Best.Days.Ever!!
@USNewsUD: U. of Northern Colo-rado ranked Top 10 Best Online Edu-cation Program by U.S. News. Con-gratulations @UNCo_edu #rankings
@hallstay: @UNCo_edu My Busi-ness Bears! #uncpreviewday
#UNCOtweet
Forrest Bowlick proposes to Katie Carroll, an education major, outside of Carter Hall.
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Gun control laws have become a major issue
within media as of late.Debates are still ongo-
ing as to whether or not there should be bans on fi rearms. Many politicians, governors and govern-ment staff members have taken matters into their own hands, with Chicago being a prime example.
Greater gun acces-sibility has led to more deaths. With President Barack Obamaʼs actions to increase gun violence research and the pass-ing of his bill asking for
limitations on automatic weapons, the American public is fi nding more arguing points to add to an already heated debate. While one side cries for increased gun control, the other shouts reminders of the Second Amendment.
This amendment, how-ever, was drafted and en-acted hundreds of years ago, during an age when muskets fi red a single shot before having to reload another single round. Ad-vancements in technology have drastically changed warfare since the time of the American Revolution. Imagine a soldier with an M-16 rifl e taking part in one of the countryʼs earliest fi ghting engage-ments; the opposing side wouldnʼt stand a chance.
Things have changed since the days of Amer-
icaʼs foundation and the Constitutionʼs creation. Attacking either hundreds of people in a movie the-ater or a school would not have been nearly as pos-sible as it is today.
While many are upset at the prospect of hav-ing their assault weapons banned, I must ask: do you really need a weapon that has the potential to be so destructive?
Iʼve shot guns, I have friends who have shot au-tomatic guns, and I know how much fun they can be, but why not keep them in a controlled environment? What are you using your guns for if not protection and hunting? Do you need an automatic weapon to massacre deer? No.
There are reasons why restrictions are in place. There would not be re-
strictions if society were predictable, but there are too many uncontrollable variables, such as unsta-ble gun owners with the mental incapacity to kill children, moviegoers and women in parking lots.
This makes an obvious point that our nation does not deserve the right to au-tomatic fi rearms. I believe
Americans must retain the freedom to own guns but the automatic capabilities pose too large a threat to those who put faith in their fellow citizens. Change, even temporary, should be given a chance.
— Cody Wright is a senior English major and a weekly columnist for The Mirror.
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With the breaking hoax of Notre Dameʼs Manti Teʼoʼs non-existent girlfriend, the sports world is exposing a problem with how small and deceiving the In-ternet can be, but also a false real-ity that shouldnʼt refl ect his skill set or who he is as a person.
After reading his account of what happened, I canʼt help but believe it. After watching him in interviews earlier this season, itʼs clear heʼs a man who plays with passion and heart, which is something that starts off the fi eld. The way he reacted to hearing the news of his passing grandmoth-er and girlfriend was inspiring to many, and those feelings are something that can be felt without a physical relationship.
Thinking you know a per-son goes beyond seeing and be-
ing with her — you can talk and spend time with someone who you never truly get to know. Itʼs about knowing a personʼs mind, heart and soul. With the Internet being an aide in hiding or recre-ating someoneʼs identity, it can mask and create the type of per-son one can gain an intellectual and spiritual relationship with, and in Teʼoʼs case, fall in love with and care deeply for.
When it comes to lying to his parents about how they met, you canʼt really blame the guy. Even though there are online sites where people can fi nd his or her “perfect match,” itʼs still not something that people take pride in, unless being paid by Match.com. Espe-cially when you get so invested in a relationship, how do you say you met the person online?
When it comes to asking about his integrity and whether or not that can, will or might affect his place in the NFL draft, I cannot even fathom why that would be as big an issue as it is being made out as.
Although his BCS Champi-onship performance was sub-par along with the rest of the team, he had a great season, quarterback-ing the defense and being a spark for the Irish, leading them to an undefeated season, and that is what should be considered while deciding whether or not to draft him.
Teʼo admitted he found out about the hoax Dec. 6 — two days prior to the Heisman pre-sentation. At the ceremony, Teʼo spoke about losing his grand-mother and girlfriend the same
day. But how would you process being told someone you truly cared about had never existed? Not exactly something to digest in two days. And as far as Teʼoʼs emotions were concerned — his girlfriend had died. Despite the hoax, the person he thought he had a relationship with died in September. The emotional rela-tionship they had ended, which also meant the relationship died. Even though it was a hoax, the person Teʼo thought he knew died in September.
While this is an unfortunate situation for all parties involved, it is a cold reality of how dating has changed in the Internet age.
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4:40 p.m. - 6 p.m.Student Recital: Craig Basar-ich, trumpet First Congregational Church 2101 16th St. Greeley
Wednesday, Jan. 23:
4:00 p.m -6:00 p.m. School of Art &Design Presents: Los Hilos de la Vida Art Reception, Mariani Gallery #100 Guggenheim Hall and Oak Room Gallery #201 Crabbe Hall
Thursday, Jan. 24:
1:30-2:30 p.m.School of Art and Design Presents: Lydia Ruyle Room of Womenʼs Art Speaker SeriesGuggenheim Hall 001A
7:30-10:00 p.m.Special Showing: Honor Flight-One Last MissionKress Cinema
As part of welcome week at UNC, 12 students performed in the UNC s̓ Got Talent competition Thursday for a crowd of about 500 people in the University Center Ball-rooms.
Contestants were judged by fi ve individu-als from the Greeley com-munity: Matt Reinhard, president of Residence Hall Association; Kelly Walker, a graduate assis-tant for Greek Life; Brian Luedloff, director of op-era theatre; Jael Esquilbel, career counselor at UNC;
and Gerry Heise, adminis-trative coordinator for the Greeley philharmonic or-chestra and trumpeter.
Performances included singing, Irish dancing, a pi-anist and yo-yoing. Contes-tant judging was based on originality and creativity.
This year s̓ top perform-er and fi rst-place prize-winner was Tyrell Allen, a junior Africana studies major. Allen has regularly attended Open Mic nights and attended last semes-ter s̓ Take Back the Night where he performed his own original slam poetry.
Allen responded to winning with a mix of self-assurance and humil-ity, revealing that he was unsure about performing at the event.
“I was really happy with myself,” Allen said. “I am so honored to be in this space with these real-ly talented people,” Allen said. “I wasnʼt going to (perform), but decided to
audition a week before.”Allen s̓ fi rst poem,
“Love Dreams,” was writ-ten about a month ago as a personal message to him-self. “Fish,” his second poem and last in the com-petition, was written for a good friend who recently passed away.
Second place and $200 was awarded to Danny Tramel, a senior music education major. Tramel is a country guitarist who played and sang two songs about previous break-ups.
“It s̓ good to sing in front of your peers,” Tra-mel said. “It s̓ good to see a response to country mu-sic in Colorado, since it isnʼt as big out here.”
George Covarrubias, a freshman biology major, is a skilled yo-yo enthusiast who performed for his fi rst time at UNC.
“Iʼm really afraid of crowds, so this was a good way to get over it,” he said.
He has previously per-
formed in his high school pep rally and as a street performer for a day in Hollywood while on vaca-tion with his family.
The young yo-yoer said he did made a mistake dur-ing the performance.
“At one point, I pulled the string too hard and it cut into my thumb,” Co-varrubias said.
Covarrubias won $100 and the title of third place in the competition. He plans on using his prize to buy a new professional yo-yo, which could cost nearly all his winnings.
“It was bomb,” said Stephanie Wilhelm, a ju-nior math–secondary edu-cation major, of the event.
Several other students shared in Wilhelm s̓ excite-ment for the performers.
“I was surprised at the variety,” said Jessica Bris-tol, a senior Spanish–sec-ondary education major. “I was excited to see the Irish jig and slam poet.”
Four bands gathered at A.F. Rays Saturday night for the Back to School Concert presented by
UNC Student Radio. The Carols opened the
musical festivities, fol-lowed by T-Shirts 4 To-morrow, Grits & Gravy and My Body Sings Elec-tric.
Many students from UNC and Aims Com-munity College went to A.F. Rays to have a good time and listen to the in-die, rock and pop music played by the bands. The
audience danced accord-ingly, presumably enjoy-ing each groupʼs perfor-mance while others were playing pool and talking to friends at the bar.
Lauren Horst, who is
in an Aims business trans-fer program, came to this event by invitation from her friends.
“My friends really like
Rachel Bailey | The MirrorFirst place winner Tyrell Allen speaks his poems at UNC’s Got Talent Thursday in the University Center Ballrooms. The junior Africana studies major won $500.
Halftime—30-20 UNC. Fouled out—none. Rebounds—Portland State 35, UNC 35. Assists—UNC 26, Portland State 7. Fouls—UNC 16, Portland State 15.
Editor: Samantha Fox
@UNCMirrorsports The Mirror—Page 5SPORTSSPORTSSPORTSJanuary 21, 2013
Men’s Basketball:at N. Arizona Jan. 24 at 6:35 p.m. at Sacramento State Jan. 26 at 8:05 p.m.Men’s Tennis vs. Seattle Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. vs. Montana State Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. Wrestlingat Colorado Mesa Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Utah Valley Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Track & FieldAir Force Invitational Jan. 25-26Women’s Basketballvs. N. Arizona Jan. 24 at 7:05 p.m. vs. Sacramento State Jan. 26 at 2:05 p.m.Swimming & DivingAir Force Diving Invitational Jan. 25-26vs. New Mexico Jan. 26 at 10 a.m.
After a 3-0 start to Big Sky play, the UNC wom-enʼs basketball team went 1-1 in its two-game road trip that ended Saturday with a 63-38 loss to East-ern Washington.
The University of Northern Colorado (7-9, 4-3 Big Sky) had prob-lems shooting and defend-ing the long ball as the Bears were unable to sink a 3-pointer in 22 attempts, and they were unable to stop Eastern Washington (9-8, 5-3) from shooting 7-of-9 from beyond the arc.
While the Eagles were able to shoot a 53.5 fi eld goal percentage, UNC only managed to shoot 22.2 percent. Leading the Bears in points was senior forward Lauren Oosdyke with nine, followed by ju-nior guard Dʼshara Strange and senior forward Han-nah Thornton with seven points apiece.
Oosdyke led the game with 10 rebounds, snag-ging fi ve offensive and defensive boards. Strange was next on the team with eight of her own, which helped the Bears win the rebounding margin 44-31. All of Eastern Washing-tonʼs rebounds were on the defensive side of the fl oor.
EWU freshman for-ward Hayley Hodgins, sophomore guard Lexie Nelson and junior cen-ter Laura Hughes all posted double-digit scor-ing nights for the Eagles. Hodgins led them with 17, while Nelson and Hughes both had 11.
Hodgins went 3-for-3 on 3-point attempts and 7-for-7 overall from the fi eld, while Nelson went 3-for-9 and 2-for-7 in fi eld goals and 3-point-ers, respectively. Though Hughes didnʼt sink a 3-pointer, she went 5-for-8 from the fl oor.
After career-best games for sophomore Stephanie
Lee (17 points Thursday in a win against Portland State) and sophomore forward Lindsay Mallon (10 rebounds Thursday against the Vikings), the two struggled Saturday. Getting her third start of the season, Mallon was unable to score and re-corded only one rebound. Lee went 3-for-5 at the line but didnʼt make a fi eld goal.
The loss puts the Bears at 1-9 on the road for the season. Thursdayʼs 67-42 win against Portland State (9-8, 3-5) was the teamʼs fi rst win away from home.
The Bears return home for a 7:05 p.m. game Thursday against North-ern Arizona (4-12, 3-4). The Lumberjacks will come to Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion after a 52-48 loss to Idaho State Sat-urday. Northern Arizona is 2-6 on the road this sea-son, while the Bears are undefeated in six games at home.
Sharpshooting, hustle lead UNC to win getting less, not more, ” UNC head coach B.J. Hill said of the teamʼs rebound-ing Saturday. “I think it has a lot to do with (junior center) Connor (Osborne) and (junior forward) Der-rick (Barden) who had 13 (offensive rebounds com-bined) and the guards re-bounding their shots.”
Saturdayʼs success had Bardenʼs and junior guard Tate Unruhʼs fi ngerprints all over it, with dazzling performances by both.
With his third double-double in three games, Barden grabbed 15 re-bounds and scored 15 points. Barden also had
nine points and eight re-bounds in the victory against Portland State. Unruh made fi ve 3-point-ers for the fourth consecu-
tive game, went 8-for-15 from the fi eld overall and fi nished with 21 points and one steal.
“As a shooter, you
canʼt ask for more unself-ish teammates, ” Unruh said. “I canʼt thank them enough. Shots werenʼt necessarily falling all night, but we played tough defense and our bigs are awesome. Derrick goes like no one else in this league.”
The Bears take to the road for their next two games, starting the trip at 6:35 p.m. Thursday at Northern Arizona (6-12, 3-5) and concludes at 8:05 p.m. Saturday at Sacra-mento State (8-8, 3-5). The Bears ̓ sole road win this season was against North Dakota, 75-66, on Dec. 21.
“As a shooter, you can’t ask for more unselfi sh teammates. I can’t thank them enough. Shots weren’t necessarily falling all night, but we played tough defense and our bigs are awesome. Derrick goes like no one else in this league.”
-Tate Unruh, junior guard
BASKETBALL from Page 1
Colleen Allison | The Mirror UNC junior forward Tate Unruh looks for an open team-mate during Thurday’s 67-50 win against Portland State.
Jaisee Starr | The Mirror UNC junior guard D’shara Strange brings the ball up to the basket during the team’s win against North Dakota earlier this season.
teammates. Watching them shoot baskets and study-ing the angle of the ballʼs bounce is one way Barden has been able to achieve success on the glass.
“Sometimes I just sit down and watch my team-mates shoot and see where the ball hits the rim and bounces off so I can get a better way to go get the re-bound,” he said. “No tricks, just natural.”
The new big man on campus is actually under-sized as a power forward at 6ʼ5”. Head coach B.J. Hill said Barden makes up that margin in size through other means.
“Heʼs got very long arms and heʼs got great timing,” Hill said. “What Derrick has, you canʼt coach. Heʼs got an innate ability to just search the ball out and chase it. Very explosive, a fast-twitch guy, a quick leaper and all of those things com-bine to create a heck of a rebounder.”
The attribute that most
observers notice about Barden, though, is his ex-treme drive on the court, including selling out to pull down a rebound, oftentimes hitting the deck.
He picked himself up off the hardwood countless times in Saturday nightʼs win against Eastern Wash-ington, gathering 15 boards in the process.
Sophomore forward Bryce Douvier says Bardenʼs hard work is a large contributor to the re-spect heʼs already garnered among his teammates.
“The way heʼs just come in and worked, I think, is the biggest thing,” Douvier said. “He works every day, and heʼs always working hard, so when people work hard, you respect them.”
Barden tells the story of his recruitment to the Uni-versity of Northern Colo-rado often and with pride. When his trip to Greeley was canceled due to plane trouble, Hill made the trip to Odessa, showing Barden how committed he was to bringing in the glass-chew-
ing forward.Hill said Bardenʼs recog-
nition of that commitment proves he is the kind of per-son the Bears want around.
“When you tell them that theyʼre going to be a prior-ity, you just want them to notice the things that you do,” he said. “So when you come across a kid who ac-tually does see that and appreciate it, it makes you know youʼre recruiting the right kind of kid for your program.”
Even with his early suc-cess, Barden has stayed humble, focusing on facets of his game that need im-provement.
“I need to work on my defense, work on my ball screening and getting guards open, my shoot-ing and ball handling, and thatʼs it,” he said.
He states the issues in a matter-of-fact way that suggests heʼs serious about improving and committed to winning.
With that attitude, Barden increases his odds of doing both.
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Barden swayed by coach’s effort to recruit
snakes that hadnʼt been looked at before.”
While snake venom might hold the key to a po-tential cure for certain ills such as breast, colon and skin cancers — which kill more than 100,000 people every year — simply in-jecting people with venom wonʼt cure cancer.
“Itʼs like a shotgun blast with a number of different pellets,” Mackessy said. “There might only be one magic bullet that works. If you take an everyday prai-rie rattlesnake from just outside of town, it proba-bly has 50 to 100 different proteins in its venom. So we take it apart. We look at compound one, two, three, four and see how it reacts with cancer cells.”
The process, while sometimes quite fruitful, takes a long time, which is the reason the project has continued for six years and requires the aid of the bio-science grants. Routinely breaking down snake venom and testing each of its compounds to see how they react with cancer cells is time-consuming.
While Mackessy has remained at UNC and continues research, Brad-shaw has since graduated and moved on, securing a position at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn. Since then, UNC graduate student Anthony Saviola has been helping Mackessy in the lab, put-ting to use this most recent grant from the Colorado Offi ce of Economic De-velopment and Interna-tional Trade.
In addition to receiv-ing grant money for his research, Mackessy has also attracted the eye of a few drug companies, who have potential in-terest in working with the compounds in snake venom to develop a cure.
The project has re-ceived a fair amount of press lately, as scientists like Mackessy have shown that the bite of venomous serpents might be at the center of a more effective
cancer treatment. Given the politics and the pro-cess of pharmaceutical companies in America, however, it will take time before anything resem-bling a shelf-ready drug is on the market.
Still, Mackessy says he has some promising leads that both the government and the drug companies are interested in developing.
While the research is incredibly important with some far-reaching conse-quences, Mackessy says he also simply enjoys working with the cold-blooded specimens on a personal level as well.
“The animals them-selves are pretty cool,” he said. “The venom, how-ever, is even cooler.”
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Samantha Valenzuela | The MirrorProfessor Stephen Mackessy lectures to one of his classes. Mackessy has been working with snake venom for six years.
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Considering the na-tionʼs—and the worldʼs—current economic state, itʼs easy for students to be cynical about the job mar-ket as they prepare to leave college. Long gone are
the grandiose childhood dreams of holding down a steady vocation as a pirate, astronaut or dolphin trainer. However, economist and Summit member Tom Bin-nings says thereʼs hope for the future.
Binnings, an expert from the Northern Colo-
rado Business Report, gave a recent keynote speech for Summit Economics in which he addressed the out-look of future graduates ̓careers.
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For some people, Martin Luther King Jr. Day may just be another day, but for many, it is a day to remem-ber one of the most infl u-ential people in American history.
The City of Greeley and UNC are doing their part Monday to celebrate this holiday in different ways. Around campus one may have noticed the posters and pins at the front desks of residence halls with pic-tures of Martin Luther King
Jr. promoting the MLK Jr. march and celebration go-ing on in Greeley.
The pins and poster spread a simple yet pow-erful message: “Dream Big. Spread Hope. Inspire Others.” The message is accompanied by a picture drawn by Jose Martinez, a Northridge High School student who was the win-ner of the 2012 MLK Jr. “Dream Big” art contest.
The drawing is of King but what is not easily no-ticed is that the picture uses only the words from Kingʼs famous “I have a
Dream” speech.During the celebration in
Greeley, former NFL cor-nerback Wade Davis plans on speaking. He is now a nationally recognized speaker, activist, writer and educator, so his speech is highly anticipated.
Sophomore sociology major Mitchell Staut plans on attending the event in Greeley.
“I was really excited to hear that Wade Davis was speaking,” Staut said. “He has become an inspiration to me, especially after his NFL career. I also think itʼs
good that UNC promotes events such as these. Oth-erwise I feel like not many students would know about it.”
This will be the 18th an-nual celebration for Gree-ley and it looks to be a suc-cessful event.
The march, which will begin at the Greeley Chamber of Commerce at 902 7th Ave. and continue to the Union Colony Civic Center at 701 10th Ave., starts at 10:30 a.m. The celebration is at the UCCC right after the march at 11 a.m.
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several of the bands ̓ mu-sic, and I thought I would come to listen to them,” Horst said.
The Carols band was the opening performance and drummer Ryan Wykert, a UNC student, was thrilled to perform at the event. The bandʼs pianist Rene Swick writes their lyrics and music while the gui-tarist Justin Roberts col-laborates.
“Our musical lyr-ics speak of a sense of home: not only of where you are from, but also where you are meaning to go,” Wykert said.
The band My Body
Sings Electric, which won KTCLʼs Home-town for the Holidays contest in 2012, provided the musical fi nale.
UNCʼs Student Radio has sponsored this event for the past four years and the event has typically proved to be a successful turnout.
Bands like the Photo Atlas, Heart and Soul Ra-dio and Autumn Burn are several bands that have
contributed to the Back to School concerts in past years.
These events are pro-moted though Facebook and other social media outlets, along with posters around the Greeley com-munity.
“We also brought the headlinerʼs band, My Body Sing Electric because itʼs the biggest band in Colo-rado right now,” said Sam Wood, UNC Student Ra-dioʼs general manager.
UNC Student Radio will be presenting more events throughout the year, such as Jan. 25 at the Summit Music Hall in Denver for an album re-lease show with My Body Sings Electric.
CONCERT from Page 4“Our musical lyrics speak of a sense
of home: not only of where you are from, but as where you are meaning to go.”
-Ryan Wykert Drummer, The Carols
My Body Sings Electric, other local bands rock A.F. Ray’s
