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UpcomingIn Friday’s issueof The Mirror,read about thechanges in theBear Blue andGold busroutes.
Advice for the academic futureStudents facingdifficulty decidingwhich classes totake can findassistance.PAGE 3
ArtsHorn players showcase talent
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Who are you polling for in the governor race, and why?
“Tancredo. I feel like he isan adequate choice forColorado.”
Brianne Posey, a juniorpsychology major.
“Hickenlooper. I like howhe ran Denver and he is forhigher education.”
Charles Hanson, a seniorpolitical science major.
“Tancredo. I want to seeactual change, and hope-fully he can get us backon the right track.”
Phillip Tereyla, a seniorhistory and educationmajor.
“I voted for Hickenlooperbecause he has strongvalues on education,keeping taxes low andeconomic recovery.”
Julia Flavos, a seniorhistory major.
Lecture discusses Ugandan war, education issues
“Hickenlooper. He hasdone a very good jobwith being involved withcitizens, and he ran nonegative campaign ads.”
Cam Dehncke, a senior ele-mentary education major.
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A war in Uganda has beenraging for 24 years, resulting inan enormous loss of life.
Invisible Children is anorganization that helps spreadthe word about the war inUganda. Scovia Angiro, anational tour speaker from thegroup, lectured Tuesday aboutthe philanthropic goals of theprogram.
The representatives alsopresented the film “GO,” whichis about Schools for Schools, aprogram that collaboratingwith Invisible Children. SchoolsFor Schools pairs schools in theUnited States with schools inUganda, and students try toearn $1 million throughfundraising in 100 days to earna trip to Uganda to help first-hand.
The film follows children andtheir struggles to survive after
their family members have beenkilled, displaced or abducted. Italso covers the abduction ofchildren who are forced tobecome child soldiers and com-mit crimes against others.
“GO” primarily follows thestories of three American stu-dents, Amanda, Brittany andTye, and their interactions withthe three Ugandan studentsthey became acquainted withwhile in northern Uganda.
When the students return to
America, they learn that Congresswas considering passing a bill toassist northern Uganda. The stu-dents successfully fought to helpthe bill eventually pass throughLegislation the Lord’s ResistanceArmy Disarmament and NorthernUganda Recovery Act in 2009.
Many things can be done tohelp those suffering in Uganda.Spreading word of the cause isessential to alleviating the situa-tion. People can also purchasemerchandise produced by
Ugandans through InvisibleChildren.
Another way to help isthrough the Legacy ScholarshipProgram, which allows a personto sponsor a child in Ugandawho is trying to go to school butcannot afford it. In Uganda, itcosts $35 a day for a child toattend high school and $65 a toattend college. Sponsors donatethese amounts to help put a
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New UNC chapter thinks about mental healthDEVON NAPLES
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The second leading cause ofdeath among college students issuicide, but it is as preventableas it is tragic. One UNC groupstrives to raise awareness aboutmental health and dissolve thestigmas surrounding it.
Active Minds is a nationalorganization that aims to cre-ate a safe campus environ-ment for students with mentalillnesses.
Rose Pompey, a sophomoresocial science and secondary edu-cation major, founded theUniversity of Northern Colorado’schapter last semester. Thegroup’s next step to become anofficial chapter within the nation-al organization based inWashington, D.C.
With the support of facultyadviser Colleen Toomey, theclub meets weekly at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays in the HarrisonHall den. About 10 studentsattend each week, but Pompeysaid she is confident that higherattendance and greater supportwill come with time.
“We are trying to get estab-lished on campus right now sothat we can start raising aware-ness about mental illness andgetting rid of the stigma sur-rounding it,” Pompey said.
Active Minds works closelywith the campus counseling cen-ter, the “Are You Aware?” studenthealth campaign and theDiversity Mentor program toorganize campus events andactivities. On Oct. 20, the clubfacilitated the GLBTA SuicideCandlelight Vigil with theDiversity Mentor Program on thesouth lawn of the UniversityCenter.
Beyond their commitmentto raise awareness in theireveryday interactions, ActiveMinds members are involved in
campus activities including aweekly event called “freezeactivism.” Participants stopwhat they are doing and areinstructed via text message to“freeze” while displaying
important facts about currentimportant issues.
UNC psychology professorThomas Dunn said he thinksmental health awareness oncollege campuses is an invalu-able lesson.
“Mental illness is a hiddenepidemic,” Dunn said. “Weknow that one in five peopleexperience clinically significantsymptoms across their lifetime.But there is stigma, and any-thing we can do to normalize itso that people can seek the helpthey need is a good thing.”
According to the Screeningfor Mental Health website, 90percent of suicides are commit-ted by people with mental ill-ness. With proper treatment,lives could be saved and funda-mentally improved. Studentswho feel overwhelmed ordepressed can take advantageof the mental health resourcesUNC offers.
The UNC counseling center
is located on the second floor ofthe student health center inCassidy Hall. Counselors areavailable by appointment 8a.m.- 5 p.m. on Mondays,Thursdays and Fridays, andfrom 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdaysand Wednesdays. Walk-inhours vary daily. Under theQuality of Life Act, which wasstudent-approved during lastsemester’s Student Senate elec-tion, counseling is free for stu-dents.
“Mental illness is somethingpeople don’t want to talk about;it makes people uncomfort-able,” Pompey said. “We wantto make it so that isn’t the caseanymore.”
For additional informationon Active Minds, including howto become involved with theprogram, call WhitneyNewman, the coordinator ofAcademic Programs for theDiversity Mentor Program, at970-351-3641.
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hidden epidemic. Weknow that one in five
people experienceclinically significant
symptoms across theirlifetime. But there isa stigma, and any-thing we can do tonormalize it so thatpeople can seek thehelp they need is a
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The registration process forclasses next semester has begun.
Monday was the first day ofregistration for graduate students.Today is the first day undergradu-ates can register for classes.
Undergraduates are required toregister with a pin number, obtainedfrom their academic advisers.
Advisers help students with anarray of student-life problems,deciding which classes to take inthe following semester, andwhich major a student’s interestsmay reflect.
“The main services housed byAcademic Support and Advisingare academic advising, tutoring
services, First Year Experience108, learning communities and(new student) orientation,” saidElyse Winning, an academicadviser. “I always encourage stu-dents to use our tutoring servicesbecause they are absolutely free,and who better to get help fromthan a student who has alreadytaken the class and done well?”
There are many classes offeredat UNC, and choosing five or sixfrom a comprehensive list of majorrequirements can be a difficult task.Advisers help students becomemore organized and more efficientwith their collegiate academics.
“The four-year plan will beever-changing,” Winning said.“My tips for completing a plan areto start with major courses,
spreading them throughout fouryears. Then, fill in liberal arts coreclasses throughout the years.Many classes will be taken in thefirst two years. Then, fill in anyminor classes and add up thecredit hours. Just because all theclasses are on there doesn’t meanyou’re ready to graduate.”
Winning also said studentsneed to ensure they have at least120 credit hours planned out.Students must have a major advis-er confirm requirements are com-pleted. Students will also have toinitiate an academic degree auditwith a graduation counselor in theRegistrar’s Office before gradua-tion. This will confirm the student
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LETTERS
The trouble withHalloween isn’t that itcan’t be fun. By all means,
eating enough candy to get a sugarhangover is a great joy. Some folks’candy of choice happens to beliquor, which is cheating, but I’mwilling to let it slide. My molar-destroyer this year was Snickers, andI have no regrets about that.
It’s great to dress as another per-son or animal or a concept, if youdelight in the abstract. My room-mate thought it would be a goodidea for a man and woman to gotogether as the literal genitals of theother. I can’t even begin to deter-
mine the statement that wouldmake, or whether it could be tastefulin any context, but I can agree thatHalloween is the only time of year acouple might get away with it. Idon’t share this to make a statementabout sexuality or bad jokes orroommates, but simply to say thatHalloween is a time for fun, for play.
So why does it feel like work?There’s so much pressure. First,there are the decorations to put up.No one’s sure how much is appro-priate. Growing up in the ‘burbs,decorating was a bitter competition.If you didn’t have at least one blacklight or giant inflatable ghost, youwould shame the neighborhood.
Jack-o-lanterns are absurdlyintimidating. I went to a pumpkincarving party with friends two weeksago. Surrounded by a dozen artisticpeers, I felt like a Neanderthal withmy knife. I couldn’t even Sharpie a
decent triangle face onto the thing.My pumpkin had two words carvedinto it, “’Ello chaps,” but it read as“Untalented guy.” It took me twohours. In the morning, it was squir-rel-bitten and drooping, so it read,“Eoo Choos,” which is Celtic for “bigwaste of time.”
Then there’s the costume toconsider. I can’t go with the stan-dard nerd costume because Ialready have bad hair and big glass-es. I can’t go as myself because thatappears as lazy as it is. And I can’tgo as the Easter Bunny because Ialready did that last year. Thisweek, I went as my girlfriend’s dog,Kota, which was funny to her andno one else. And by “went as” Imean I made the tip of my noseblack and drew some whiskers.How boo-ring.
And what about the kids? Shouldthere be a sugarless option for dia-
betics? Why do people always giveaway those weird little butterscotchthings? Where do you even buythose in this country?
Add to that the responsibilityof bailing your friend out of jail,the damage to your driveway fromadolescent pranksters and the dis-appointment of pumpkin piebeing sold out, and it makes for anawful holiday.
Personally, I prefer the lazymagic of Thanksgiving, when myonly responsibility is to eat food andsleep the dreamless sleep of babies.The “thanks” in that holiday is tomy parents who do all the cookingand cleaning. They skippedHalloween this year, though. I don’tblame them.
— Mark Maxwell is a junior the-ater major and a weekly columnistfor The Mirror.
It’s easy to take for grant-ed the relatively carcino-gen-free air that has
been the result of passage ofvarious “clean-air acts” inColorado because most of ushave grown up with these acts.
There are still a handful ofstates, however, that have notpassed clean-air initiatives, butonce more states do so, it seems thenext step will be to ban smoking incertain outdoor public locations.
Indeed, this has already begunto occur. University policy gener-
ally dictates that a 20-foot-radiusarc around any building entranceis designated as a “fresh airintake” zone, in addition to a fewother areas on campus, includingthe sitting area in front ofMichener Library.
For the most part, these signsare respected — with the excep-tion of the area in front ofMichener — but it’s not too farinto the foreseeable future whenwe may witness smoking bans inpublic parks nationwide.
The side-effects of second-handsmoke are well known, and I wouldbe an ignoramus to bother develop-ing an argument in the opposition,but banning smoking in all publicoutdoor locations worries me.
It is reasonable to ban smokingin certain public locations, like
where people have to assemble out-doors and aren’t able to escape theeffects of second-hand smoke, butan outright ban would seem tothreaten the First Amendment.
The main argument againstpublic smoking is the health draw-backs that come with it, yet I fearthis argument will soon transcendbeyond the capacity of physicalhealth into the often ambiguousrealm of mental health.
If smoking were banned in allpublic locations, it would serve asprecedent to hinder free speech onfear that certain messages wouldhave negative mental or emotionalimpacts on people.
Large sects of public advertisingwould be censored if this becamethe norm. Where, previously, anadvertisement would be heralded
as a creative contribution to theconsumer market, such mentallyhazardous material would bebanned on the possibility that itcould emotionally harm someone.A basic example of this would bethe meth ads, which could poten-tially bring back repressed memo-ries for some people.
People who smoke harm theirown health systems, and second-hand smoke does harm others.Although I doubt the FirstAmendment censorship would takeplace over night, if public smokingwere banned outright, it is thosetypes of decisions that catalyst intoideas that reduce liberties.
—Josh Divine is a juniormath major and a weeklycolumnist for The Mirror.
Halloween comes with many ups, downs in midst of holiday
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The Cesar Chavez CulturalCenter hosted the final event ofthe Latino Lecture series thissemester with Jungwon Park, aUNC professor of Hispanicstudies, lecturing on theMexican Revolution of 1910.This particular topic was cho-sen because this year is the cen-tennial celebration of the revo-lution.
In his presentation, Parkgave a background story aboutwhy the revolution ignited. Hesaid it was mainly because theMexican people thought theywere unfairly represented by anoppressive government and didnot have enough control overthemselves or their land.
Park summarized the histo-ries of the revolutionariesPancho Villa and EmilianoZapata, who were citizens thatwere not originally politicalleaders but gained popularityby trying to attain rights for thelow-class citizens of Mexico.
Park said the most impor-
tant thing about the Revolutionof 1910 is that it was not just ledby upper and middle classesthat were already in power.
“The leaders of theRevolution of Mexico are thepeople,” Park said. “I think thatis a very important message tous; it sends a message that theleaders in history are the peo-ple. That’s why the revolution isimportant to remember,because it gave such a politicaland cultural value, even thoughit happened one century ago.”
Park also said he thought itwas important for Americans tobe familiar with Mexican histo-ry because the two countriesare so close to each other.
“Many people have a negativeview of Mexico, but it is a neigh-boring country for America, sowe need to know about Mexicanhistory,” Park said. “In the 20thcentury, the Mexican Revolutionhad a very positive influence onthe history of Mexico.”
Melissa Escobar-Fredricks,UNC liaison to the CesarChavez Cultural Center and asenior biology and chemistrymajor, said she agreed withPark.
“Since Mexico is our next-
door neighbor, it’s important toknow the history betweencountries,” Escobar-Fredrickssaid. ”What happens to themdoes affect us, even if it isn’tdirectly. It’s important to knowabout our neighbors.”
Escobar-Fredricks said the lec-ture series has been successful thissemester, covering a broad timeperiod and addressing severalissues.
“We had a Latino LectureSeries which was three lectureslong,” Escobar-Fredricks said.“The first one was about theRevolution of 1810, the secondwas about current immigrationissues and the third and last onewas on the 1910 revolution.”
Trish Escobar, the directorof the Cesar Chavez CulturalCenter, said she was pleasedwith the turnout from studentsat the lectures.
“There have been probablybetween 40 to 50 students atevery lecture, and there has beena very good response from thefaculty, as well,” Escobar said.
Although there are no morelectures this semester, Escobarsaid students can look forwardto more in the future.
“Probably next semester, wewill continue with the lectureseries, though it will be differ-ent because it’s 2011,” Escobarsaid. “We would discuss differ-ent issues.”
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Professor discusses history of countries’ relationsLatino Lecture Series ends with presentation on Mexican Revolution of 1910
“The leaders of the
Revolution of Mexicoare the people. I thinkthat is a very impor-tant message to us; itsends a message thatthe leaders in history
are the people.—— JJuunnggwwoonn PPaarrkk,, aa UUNNCCpprrooffeessssoorr ooff HHiissppaanniicc ssttuudd--iieess aanndd LLaattiinnoo LLeeccttuurreeSSeerriieess pprreesseenntteerr..
JOANNA LANGSTONa r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
Open Mic Night has, bynow, established itself as a ver-itable institution of studententertainment. The scene was
comfortably set Monday dur-ing the first Open Mic Night ofNovember with couches andchairs positioned to the stage,and Starbucks vendors werepresent and attentive. Familiarfaces greeted each other, tak-
ing their seats and scooting tothe edge of them in anticipa-tion of the entertainment tocome.
The list of performers rarelyvaries, except in order ofa p p e a r a n c e .But this nightfeatured newtalent in addi-tion to a slew ofveterans. Therewere the usualcomics, croon-ers and depend-able mix offinely tunedtalent andi m p r o m p t ubawdiness. Aperfect exam-ple of this waswhen a certainenergetic piano player snappedat a heckler, “Hey, do I come toyour work and knock Frenchfries out of your hand? Shut up!”before launching into a bouncyballad.
Good Morning Gospelcaught up the crowd with theiredgy, yet sweet, songs aboutfaith. They are one of many actsthat have seriously developedin terms of musicianship as
well as stagep e r f o r m a n c e ,since the begin-ning of thes e m e s t e r .Rounding uptheir sprightlyset with a peppyand pervasivecover to the“Arthur” themesong, the audi-ence was tickledwith delight.
Voices ofUnity captivat-ed the scene
with their gospel songs, onefast and one slow, bothequally compelling. MorganByrd, a senior psychologymajor, directs the choir alongwith Rannold Chalmers.
“We’re just letting the uni-versity know that there’s agospel choir on campus, to letthe campus know that VOUexists,” Byrd said. “I think wedid really good. I just wantedthe choir members to enjoy itand the audience to enjoy it.”
“It was really beautifulbecause everybody was into it,and it was exciting to be able toshowcase our group and besupported in our music,” saidRachel Kane, a senior businessmarketing major and a memberof VOU.
Maggie McGing, a sopho-more special education major,frequents these nights for apaper she’s writing aboutethnography with Open Micnight as the subculture offocus.
“It’s definitely a diverserange of abilities and talents,and really, really different acts,”McGing said. There are lots ofdifferent things to appreciateabout the different acts.”
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Tuba players proud to present skills, entertain crowdRYAN LAMBERT
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The bombastic sounds of tubas,euphoniums and piano keys blastedthrough the Foundation Hall audi-torium Monday.
The array of free music was partof “Tubastravaganza,” a yearlyevent hosted by UNC’s School ofMusic to showcase students whoplay tuba and euphonium. Theselarge, bulky instruments are oftenused for auxiliary sounds; however,they were the main attraction at“Tubastravaganza.”
Senior music education majorGeorge Halley, played the tuba in aquartet during Monday’s show and
said he was thrilled to exhibit hismusical skills to an audience ofmore than 50 individuals.
“Not many people hear the tubain concert, so this performance givespeople the opportunity to hear aunique instrument,” Halley said.“Plus, we (tuba and euphoniumplayers) get the chance to play infront of an audience — and that issomething we rarely get to do.”
The event consisted of eight per-formances by a cast of University ofNorthern Colorado upper-classmusic education majors who spe-cialize in large brass instruments.
The selections were varied, asstudents played pieces from musicalworks like Edward Gregson’s
“Allegro Deciso” and the reveredJohann Sebastian Bach’s “LittleFugue.”
The audience went wild withapplause after Dane Mitchell,Jessica Vallee, Nathan Borntragerand George Halley played John W.Bratton’s world-famous “The TeddyBear’s Picnic.”
Although most of the music wasupbeat, a few pieces were quitemelancholic. For example, JessicaVallee and Justin Davis played a bal-lad by Arthur Frackenpohl that filledthe large room with a pervasive sad-ness.
Many students left the show witha heightened appreciation for thetuba.
Kyle Sneden, a sophomoremusic education major, said shethoroughly enjoyed the event.
“It was really good,” Sneden said.
“I don’t often hear the tuba, but Ienjoy coming to these thingsbecause they showcase the amazingtalent we have here at UNC.”
New acts take their chances on the stage, showcase talent
“It was really beautiful
because everybodywas into it, and it wasexciting to be able toshowcase our groupand be supported in
our music—— RRaacchheell KKaannee,, aa sseenn--iioorr bbuussiinneessss mmaarrkkeettiinnggmmaajjoorr
MELANIE VASQUEZ | THE MIRROR
Caryl Conger, left, accompanies tuba player Ross Woodzell onpiano, Monday in Foundation Hall during UNC School of Music’sconcert, “Tubastravaganza.”
Dear Alex,
What is a sensitive way to tellmy roommate, “I would like toun-roommate him?” I want to bekind, yet effective, in severing ourrooming relationship, while stillmaintaining a friendly relation-ship. Any thoughts?
Signed, Rather Live In My Car
To Rather Live In My Car,This is a delicate situation! It’s
never easy letting the person youlive with know that you’re planningto move out, whatever the reasonmay be. The trick is to do sorespectfully and with as little dramaas possible. If you feel comfortablehaving a face-to-face conversation,then do so. But if you know youguys have a tendency to duke it out,then maybe writing a letter wouldbe best. Even if you’re going crazybecause of the way he clips his toe-nails at the dinner table and hasdishes in the sink that have beenthere since last May, it’s best toleave those kinds of things out ofthe discussion. I mean, you’re mov-ing out anyway, so it doesn’t reallymatter at that point, and it will onlymake things awkward. Just makesure to give him enough time tofind another roommate/living situ-ation because you wouldn’t want toleave things on nasty terms.
Body Odor 101
Dear Alex,
I have a friend who has reallybad body odor. Sometimes, it is so
bad I can’t stand to be around her.It sucks because she is one of myclosest friends and is a great confi-dant. I feel bad for saying shesmells, but it’s the hardcore truth.Sometimes, when we’re out shop-ping, guys will approach us and Isee them turn their noses up whenthey stand next to her. How shouldI tell her about her B.O. withoutgetting into a fight? The last thing Iwant to do is hurt her, but in thiscase, I feel as if that’s the onlychoice I have in order to help her.She’s a great girl and deserves tosmell amazing too! Can you giveme some advice on how to tell hernicely? I would greatly appreciate it!Thanks,
Hoping Not To Break Any
Bonds Girl
To Hoping Not To Break AnyBonds Girl,
The problem with bodyodor is that usually peoplehave no clue they are evenemitting such a powerful stinkbecause it’s all they smell —like 95 percent of the time. Idon’t really know how to beataround the bush, something Igot from my mother, and so Iwould probably be as direct aspossible. Ask if she’s evernoticed it and suggest a possi-ble solution (I’ve heard SecretClinical Strength is a real win-ner). You could even take it astep further and buy her the
aforementioned deodorant asa gift to show her you reallycare. If you don’t feel comfort-able with this, try somethingmore humor-oriented likeyoureallysmell.com.Remember: Good friends arethe ones who will tell you any-
thing! If this girl is one of yourclosest friends, then she willappreciate your honesty andgoodwill.
—To submit a question toAlexandria Vasquez’s advice col-umn, visit her page at form-spring.me/uncadvice.
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“Be careful of prerequisiteswhen adding classes to thefour-year plan,” Winning said.“There are certain sequencesyou may have to completebefore registering for other
classes. Also, be aware that notevery class is offered everysemester —if (a class) you wantto take is offered just once ayear, plan to take it in theappropriate semester.”
Another way students canplan their four years is to take acombination of all the coursesthat are required for their major
or minor.“I suggest that each semester
students take a combination ofclasses required in liberal artscore, major and/or minor, andelectives,” said Jennifer Griffin,director of Academic Supportand Advising. “I recommendtaking 14 to 16 credits eachsemester.”
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Class Registration Dates for spring 2011According to the regis-
tration schedule there aredates organized by hourscompleted. The dates areas follows: Nov. 3-SENIOR- 160-100Nov. 4-SENIOR-99-90Nov. 5-JUNIOR-89-75
Scovia Angiro, a student at Gulu University in Uganda, speaksTuesday about Invisible Children. Angiro is one of less than 1 percentof women in Uganda who get the opportunity to attend a university.
Insight provided on situation
child through school and educatethe leaders of tomorrow for thecountry in crisis.
Angiro talked about her strugglesgrowing up and how she is the firstto go to college in her family. Shesaid she plans to be part of the par-liament in Uganda and advocate forbetter living.
“Life was so challenging” Angirosaid. “I was so happy that I startedto cry.”
Angiro, a recipient of the LegacyScholarship Fund, now attends GuluUniversity in Uganda and studiespublic administration.
“I feel like I should be doingmore; there’s so much more that’sgoing on that I don’t know about,”said Amanda Kanne, a junior ele-mentary education major.
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Men’s hoops debuts with win over WesternDAVID WILSON
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The UNC men’s basketballteam got its first taste of actionMonday at Butler-HancockSports Pavilion in an exhibitiongame against Division II WesternState; the Bears easily defeatedthe Mountaineers, 93-61.
Monday’s contest was achance for the University ofNorthern Colorado’s players toget the feel of game action and anopportunity for the younger play-ers to prove their merit to newhead coach B.J. Hill.
UNC freshman guard PaulGarnica shined in his firstappearance in a Bears uniformas he finished with 16 points ona very economical 6-of-8 shoot-ing night, which included four3-pointers.
Garnica is currently battlingwith sophomore Elliott Lloyd
for the starting point guardposition. Hill said Lloyd’s expe-rience and consistent defensehas him penciled into the start-ing position right now. Lloydfinished with 10 points and noturnovers on the night, startingat point guard.
“Paul is a good player, and heshowed that tonight, and I thinkcoach will make the best decisionon whoever the point guard willbe,” Lloyd said. “I’m here to moti-vate my teammates along withmyself and bring a good defen-sive pressure, like I did last year,to the team.”
Not lost on the night was theplay of senior guard DevonBeitzel. After his season came toan early end last year with a bro-ken foot, Beitzel came outMonday and led all players with20 points on the night in 31 min-utes played.
A minor injury to senior for-
ward Chris Kaba led to theadded minutes for Beitzel, buthe responded and looked com-fortable in his new role as theteam leader.
“When Kaba got hurt, coachwanted a veteran guard out thereto just calm things down,”Beitzel said. “I think I playedmore minutes than we thought Iwould, but I don’t mind I lovebeing out there.”
UNC’s regular season sched-ule starts Nov. 12 when they wel-come Tabor College, an NAIAschool, to Greeley.
“We needed to play a gameagainst someone else,” Hill said.“We’ve been banging againsteach other the last couple weeksin practice, and it was good to getout there against another pro-gram. I thought the guys playedwell; I thought they tried to carryout the game plan and we’ll takeany win.”
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UNC senior center Taylor Montgomery attempts a free throw inthe Bears’ exhibition win over Western State. Montgomery fin-ished with 13 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
New conference members familiar foes for UNCJORDAN FREEMYER
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The Big Sky has become asuperconference.
After announcing the additionof UC Davis and Cal Poly as associ-ate members for football inSeptember, the conferenceannounced Monday that SouthernUtah and North Dakota have beenadded as core members, participat-ing in all Big Sky sports.
The additions mean the Big Skywill have 13 members for footballand 11 for all other sports. SouthDakota, which, according to a BigSky press release, is “on the verge”of accepting an invitation to theconference, would be the 14thschool for football and 12th all-sport member.
“The presidents wanted to posi-tion the Big Sky Conference as a
major player in football in thewest,” Big Sky ConferenceCommissioner Doug Fullerton saidin the conference’s press release.
With 14 teams playing football,the conferencewould split intotwo seven-teamdivisions, but noplans werementioned ofcreating divi-sions in othersports.
The Bears have played NorthDakota in men’s basketball each ofthe last two seasons, beating theFighting Sioux each time. UND willcome to Butler-Hancock SportsPavilion on Feb. 21 to complete thethree-game series.
UNC’s men’s basketball teamdefeated Southern Utah, 73-51, enroute to winning the OutriggerHotels Rainbow Classic last season.The Bears are 2-1 against SUU in
football, with all three games com-ing since 2003.
North Dakota and South Dakotawere part of the North CentralConference with UNC when it wasa Division II school.
“We will be competing withsome of our comparable peers inhigher education – schools thatlook and perform like theUniversity of North Dakota,” NorthDakota president Robert O. Kelleysaid in the Big Sky’s release.
The confer-ence also said itdoes not antici-pate losing anyof its nine cur-rent members.M o n t a n a ,among otherschools, was thesubject of Western AthleticConference expansion rumors.
“Every time someone from ourdivision has sustained success, the
national media believes that schoolhas to move up to the FBS level, andthat’s not the case,” Fullerton said.
UNC head football coach ScottDowning said the additions willmake the Big Sky an elite confer-ence in the Football ChampionshipSubdivision.
“It makes us, in football, clearlythe number one FCS league in thecountry,” Downing said. “This is atough league in football. It’s notgoing to be easy, and it’s not goingto be easy from the top down.”
UND and SUU will begin play inthe Big Sky in 2012, with the othernew members likely doing thesame.
“We’ve got to continue to up ourgame,” Downing said. “The com-petitive level in the league just wentanother notch higher.”
Parker Cotton, the assistantsports editor for The Mirror, con-tributed to this story.
North Dakota
Southern Utah
Big SkyConference in
2012:Cal Poly
Eastern WashingtonIdaho StateMontana
Montana StateNorth Dakota
Northern ArizonaNorthern Colorado
Portland StateSacramento State
South DakotaSouthern Utah
UC DavisWeber State
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There is not yet a ‘no-dogs’policy at the UNC footballteam’s practices, but if therewas, an exception would proba-bly be made for Bud, seniorlinebacker John Eddy’s Englishbulldog.
Eddy’s father, David, occa-sionally brings Bud to footballpractice so he can watch his sonplay. It’s just one of the perksEddy, a Greeley native and aGreeley Central graduate, saidhe saw when he chose to play forthe University of NorthernColorado.
“They gave me my best offer,”Eddy said. “I wasn’t highlyrecruited out of high school, forwhatever reason, and beyondthat I could have my family watchme every game. It’s cool when mylittle brother and dad can comewatch me practice.”
UNC head coach ScottDowning said Eddy has been avery soft-spoken leader for theteam.
“He’s been a guy that theother guys kind of cling to asleader, as a guy they rallyaround,” Downing said. “John’skind of like E.F. Hutton — whenhe speaks, he doesn’t say a lot;but when he speaks, people lis-ten. But he doesn’t have to talkall the time. He’s a guy who, inall my years of coaching, playsas hard as anybody. From thefirst snap of the game to the lastwhistle, he plays hard — hegives it all he’s got on everyplay.”
Eddy’s work ethic is evidentas he leads the team with 72tackles this season, and also has6.5 tackles for a loss, four sacksand two forced fumbles.
Because of his prowess onthe field, fellow senior line-
backer James Schrenk said Eddyessentially has a nose for thefootball.
“John’s the kind of guy whereyou say, ‘John, go tackle theball,’ that’s what he’s gonna do,”Schrenk said. “He’s unique inthat aspect, and he’s a greatlinebacker.”
Junior quarterback DylanOrms said Eddy is always atough opponent to go up againstin practice.
“Whenever you see number96 coming off the edge, you def-initely have that in the back ofyour mind when you’re drop-ping back,” Orms said. “John’sbeen a great player for us and,since I’ve been here, he’s proba-bly been our best defensiveplayer.”
As much as Eddy contributesto the team, Eddy joked that Budis part of the team as well.
“Last year, he was in all themeetings and everything,” hesaid. “He was like our mascot.”
Orms is just one of manyplayers on the team who loveshaving Bud around.
“It’s a mean-looking dog, butit’s the sweetest thing you eversaw,” Orms said. “He’s alwaysaround, he listens to John. He’sa great dog.”
Eddy said of all the things hewill miss about the team once hegraduates, the people in the pro-gram will be missed the most.
“I love (defensive coordina-
tor Cody) Deti and (linebacker’scoach Kyle) Krantz,” Eddy said.“Those guys are great dudes. Allthe L-Bros (sic), I’m gonna missthose guys.”
Schrenk said once Eddy isgone, the team will miss him justas much.
“You can’t replace John,” hesaid. “There’s no other JohnEddy in this world.”
Eddy and the rest of the sen-iors will play at home for the finaltime Saturday against NorthernArizona. Eddy said he is hoping tomake it a special day.
“I hope we can go out thereand get a win to send us all offright,” he said.
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Senior linebacker John Eddy(13) in his stance before aplay in practice this week.
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Football team looks back on tough lossPARKER COTTON
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The UNC football team’s los-ing streak was stretched to sixgames Saturday with its 34-6 lossto South Dakota, but the statssuggest it could have been a lotworse.
The University of NorthernColorado (2-7, 1-5) had 47 rush-ing yards for the game, allowedthe Coyotes to score every timethey entered the red zone andheld the ball for a total of only 16minutes and nine seconds,including just more than twominutes in the third quarter.
“I don’t know if it was asmuch what they were doing aswhat we were doing,” juniorquarterback Dylan Orms said.“We just didn’t execute the waythat we wanted to, and we didn’trespond to going down 14 pointsthe way that we should.”
Sophomore wide receiverDominic Gunn fumbled theopening kickoff for the Bears,and South Dakota scored on thevery next play. USD then recov-ered an on-side kick and scored
three plays later to create theearly deficit. UNC’s offensestalled on its first four drives anddid not record a first down untilthere were less than three min-utes left in the first half, whenOrms hit sophomore widereceiver Jace Davis with a 39-yard pass.
Davis recorded his secondconsecutive, and third career,100-yard plus receiving game ashe hauled in seven catches for185 yards. Davis also caughtUNC’s lone touchdown, a 20-yard pass from Orms, in thefourth quarter when the gamewas already out of reach. Orms’ensuing two-point conversionpass attempt fell incomplete.
UNC head coach ScottDowning said South Dakotadeserved praise for keeping theBears’ offense in check.
“We didn’t execute as wellas we should have, but theyplayed good defense,”Downing said. “If you look atthe statistics of the game, whatdo you see? You see them pin-ning us five times inside our 20with some great punts. We had
a long field all day.”Defensively, UNC was with-
out senior linebacker John Eddyfor most of the game because ofa shoulder injury. Eddy startedthe game but played only a fewsnaps and was benched for therest of the day.
“It’s terrible,” Eddy said ofthe injury. “Especially when youthink you can do something tohelp them out. I just couldn’t go.The shoulder was too painful; Icouldn’t make plays.”
In Eddy’s absence, however,sophomore linebacker CameronFriend had a career-day with 10tackles.
“Cameron, I thought, playedvery well,” Downing said. “Hecame in and was flying aroundand making some plays, and asthe game went along, I thoughthe adjusted well. It was nice tosee him take advantage of thatopportunity and contribute a lotto our defense.”
The Bears will look torebound for their final homegame and senior day as they takeon Northern Arizona at 1:35 p.m.Saturday at Nottingham Field.
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UNC junior quarterback Dylan Orms (5) prepares to hand theball off to a running back as junior fullback Andrew Downing(35) makes a lead block in a game at Nottingham Field.
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New York Jets’ running back LaDainian Tomlinson has found aresurgence in The Big Apple this season, leading the Jets to a 5-2 record, and faces a suspect Detroit run defense this week.
Vick back, but not at full force
It’s Week 9 of the NFL sea-son. My teams, both fantasyand professional, are all but
dead and buried. My dependence on MoJo and
the Denver Broncos have left me intears every Sunday. Here are my sitand start picks for the week:
Giants quarterback EliManning has found a rhythm andthis week he gets to continue hishot streak against the SeattleSeahawks, who are 29th in the NFLin pass defense.
Manning will throw the ball up
and down the field against theSeahawks, accumulating 325 yardspassing and three touchdowns in aGiants rout.
The New York Jets are primarilya running team. LaDainianTomlinson has had a very success-ful season thus far.
The Jets’ opponent this week,the Detroit Lions, are 27th in theleague in rushing defense, whichsounds favorable for Tomlinson.
I think Tomlinson will explodefor 150 yards rushing and twotouchdowns in a Jets victory.
Houston Texans running backArian Foster is second in theleague in rushing, leading Houstonto a surprising start.
This week, though, Foster goesup against the San Diego Chargers,with the second-best rush defensein the league and have stopped top
running backs like Chris Johnsonand Maurice Jones-Drew.
Look for Foster to rush for 80yards on the day with no touch-downs.
Philadelphia quarterbackMichael Vick is starting this weekcoming off of an injury, and manyhave inserted him into the lineup.
Despite Vick’s resurrection thusfar, his first game back is against anIndianapolis Colts’ seventh-rankedpass defense. I think the Colts’ Dwill look to blitz Vick often.
Vick, who hasn’t played sinceweek four, will struggle in his firstgame back, throwing for only 200hundred yards, one touchdownand one interception on the day.
– Charlie Charbonneau is ajunior journalism major and asports writer for The Mirror.
