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A UNC student goes through her under- graduate years as a nursing major and as a student-athlete. She hopes to one day become an acute surgical care nurse or a critical care nurse. Page 4 Grad Spotlight: Renee Grad Spotlight: Megan Graduating softball captain talks about her time at UNC and her opportunities to play softball with her sister, as well as follow her dream of becoming a doctor. Page 16 Grad Spotlight: Steven The man with the extensive collection of bow ties is graduating, and he has an impressive and unpredictable story to show for it. A story worthy of its own print design. Page 5 THE MIRROR THE MIRROR THE MIRROR Serving the University of Northern Colorado Since 1919 UNCmirror.com /UNCMirror @UNCMirror Table of contents: News 2, 4 Sports 16 Opinions 3 A&E 5 Undergrads 6-11 Graduates 12-13 Vol. 95, Num. 34 May 9, 2014
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Page 1: The Mirror—May 9, 2014

A UNC student goes through her under-graduate years as a nursing major and as a student-athlete. She hopes to one day become an acute surgical care nurse or a critical care nurse. Page 4

Grad Spotlight: Renee

Grad Spotlight: Megan

Graduating softball captain talks about her time at UNC and her opportunities to play softball with her sister, as well as follow her dream of becoming a doctor.Page 16

Grad Spotlight: Steven

The man with the extensive collection of bow ties is graduating, and he has an impressive and unpredictable story to show for it. A story worthy of its own print design. Page 5

THE MIRRORTHE MIRROR

THE MIRRORTHE MIRRORTHE MIRRORServing the University of Northern Colorado Since 1919

UNCmirror.com /UNCMirror @UNCMirror

Table of contents:News 2, 4

Sports 16

Opinions 3

A&E 5

Undergrads 6-11

Graduates 12-13

Vol. 95, Num. 34May 9, 2014

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May 9, 2014

Editor: Katarina Velazquez

@UNCMirrorPage 2—The Mirror NEWSNEWSNEWS

UNC graduation tweets:

@UNCCoachT_Rob: UNC Coaches

out on the road recruiting all over

the country. The future is looking

amazing here at UNC #Restor-

eTheRoar #uncbears #beardown

@tiffylynneboo: UNC Graduation

this weekend!?! I think yes.! [:

so excited & proud of my sister!

#unc #greeley #saturday #gradu-

ation #excited #proud

@UNCo_edu: 10 things Boulder

can learn from Greeley - Northern

Colorado Business Report. Great

job #Greeley! http://ow.ly/wqvfI

@steven_jo: I suppose this makes

LW� RIÀFLDO���� ,·P� RQ� P\� ZD\� RXW��Gonna miss all of my good times

at the @UNCMirror. #UNCO

@M3LAKNEE: &DQ·W�ZDLW�IRU�D�&RO-orado summer with everyone on

campus #UNCO

@mari3ko: $DDK�,�FDQ·W�ZDLW�WR�JHW�my tan on at the graduation cer-

emony Saturday! #UNCO

A letter from UNC President Kay Norton:UNC graduates make a difference

Dear UNC Graduates,

Commencement marks a milestone in both your journey of lifelong learning DQG�WKH�OLIH�RI�WKH�8QLYHUVLW\�RI�1RUWKHUQ�&RORUDGR��$V�\RX�UHÁHFW�RQ�\RXU�DF-complishments and look forward to new opportunities, know that you are part of more than a century’s tradition on our campus.

In 1890, when civic leaders, educators and citizens from Greeley and across WKH�6WDWH�RI�&RORUDGR�JDWKHUHG�WR�FHOHEUDWH�OD\LQJ�WKH�FRUQHUVWRQH�RI�RXU�ÀUVW�building, they spoke of universal education as the foundation for our future. Governor Job A. Cooper told the crowd, “It is the enlightened conscience and educated intelligence of the many that will ultimately crowd back all corruption and anarchy and harmonize contending factions and dissipate the dangers that threaten our country. Upon this foundation stone laid today will rise an institu-tion to prepare leaders in this great work.”

As graduates, you will leave here today to become the leaders envisioned by our founders. Earning a UNC degree is about more than books and knowledge. It is about nurturing the mind and the heart, seeing potential in the unknown, and preparing to give back to society. If you look at the array of professions — the lives — we prepare students for, many are public service oriented. UNC graduates don’t just make money; they make a difference.

As you continue your journey of lifelong learning, you can be proud to be part of a distinguished group of UNC alumni who are making a difference across the country and around the world.

Best Regards,Kay Norton

#UNCOtweet

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About UsThe Mirror produces a print newspaper every Mon-day during the academic year as well as maintains a current Web page. The student-operated newspaper is advised by the non-profit Student Media Corpora t ion and is printed by the Greeley Tribune.

Mission StatementThe Mirror’s mission is to educate, inform and enter-tain the students, staff and faculty of the UNC commu-nity, and to train the staff on the business of journalism in a college-newspaper environment.

Alexandria Adair Vasquez | [email protected]

Katarina Velazquez | News [email protected]

Danielle Ross | Sports [email protected] Hill | A&E [email protected]

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Anthony Nguyen | Advertising [email protected]

Matt Lubich | General [email protected]

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THE MIRROR

OPINIONOPINIONOPINIONEditor-in-chief: Alexandria Adair Vasquez

uncmirror.com/opinionsMay 9, 2014

Take advantage of summer while you still can, undergraduatesThoughts from the editorial staff of The MirrorReflects

The Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board : Antonio Hill, Danielle Ross, Katarina Velazquez, Alexandria Adair Vasquez and Cassius Vasquez. Email letters to the editor to [email protected].

[email protected]

Joelle Romero Visual Editor

Katie MucciMarketing Manager

Suzanne Evans Copy Editor

So personally, this has been

the year of my sophomore slumps.

And yes, I may or may not be go-

ing through a bad break-up right

now, so of course all I can see is

the apparent negativity in my life.

Recently, thoughts like “I’m

going to be alone forever, what

is wrong with me?” or “Are you

kidding me, I have to create an

advertising campaign and take

WKUHH� ÀQDOV� ZKLOH� GHDOLQJ� ZLWK�this crap?” are questions that of-

ten cross my mind. And I know

there are students out there strug-

gling with personal problems

way larger than my own.

But—for those who know me

at all—optimism might as well be

my middle name, and summer is

my silver lining.

I actually had a wonderful year

at UNC, when I look past all the

bad. I’ve accomplished so much

more than I would have thought.

I’ve taken classes that interest me

and have excelled at a majority of

them. I joined a bunch of new on-

campus clubs. I was accepted into

the journalism and mass commu-

nications program, and I became

the news editor here at The Mir-

ror.

I’ve taken chances, put my

trust into people and made new

friends. I’ve learned how to shoot

a gun, make myself a decent din-

ner, swing dance and all about

the “country life” (I’m from Las

Vegas).

I’m sure a good majority of

the student population has made

some unforgettable memories

this year, as well. We are young.

�)RU�VRPH�RI�WKH�ÀUVW�WLPHV�LQ�our lives, we are independent and

we have the ability to take our

lives any direction we choose.

Though I’ve recently had to

PDNH� SUHWW\� VLJQLÀFDQW� FKDQJHV�to where I plan on taking my life,

I know this summer will only

bring more options. And for those

of you who have no idea what the

hell you’re doing with your life,

and where you want to go or what

you want to do, we’re all riding

in this same indecisive boat. But

I can promise you we’re not sink-

ing.

I am going to take this sum-

mer and use it to do an odd

combination of relaxing and

working hard to make money.

And I know I’m not the only

one doing that, because what

else do college students do with

their summers?

But my advice to all students

at UNC is to try something ri-

diculously new this summer. Do

something that is totally out of

your routine. Date someone who

normally isn’t your type. Apply

for that job you don’t think you

can get. Wear clothes that make

you feel comfortable in your own

skin and disregard what anyone

else says about them. Try food

from a different culture. Go to a

concert for a band you’ve never

heard of. Do things you normally

wouldn’t even think of doing.

Because who knows? You

might like it.

—Katarina Velazquez

Stay young—and classy—Northern Colorado grads

By Michael NowelsLike Towels

For years, many of us

have been told what a big

deal today is.

We’ve been told that

when we move our tas-

sels from one side of our

goofy hats to the other,

ZH·OO� RIÀFLDOO\� EHFRPH�capital-A Adults.

Like we’ll start paying

bills on time and remem-

bering important meetings

and going to bed before

midnight? Yeah, right.

It’s not that simple, and

even if it was, that’d be

disappointing.

Grown-ups are boring.

Their version of excite-

PHQW�LV�ÀQGLQJ�D�QHZ�NDOH�and caper salad recipe,

and after they read it, they

lose their glasses on the

tops of their heads.

,�GRQ·W�KDYH�OLIH�ÀJXUHG�out, but I know it’s noth-

ing like managing a 401k

(not that I know what

that’s like either).

If you talk with suc-

cessful, happy adults,

they’ll likely say stability

is part of the equation. But

they’re also likely to tell

you how important it is

WR�NHHS�OLIH�IUHVK�DQG�ÀQG�things that excite you.

If you’re leaving the

university setting for

good, don’t become old

overnight.

This isn’t the 1950s. A

college degree no longer

guarantees a stable job,

as it largely did when our

parents were entering the

workforce.

It’s pretty scary to

walk into the job mar-

ket with a paper that

no longer distinguishes

you. But as job require-

ments have changed over

the decades, so have the

jobs themselves. There’s

now more opportunity to

ease into a position than

a half-century ago, even

if that requires taking an

internship.

Work situations are

JHQHUDOO\�PRUH�ÁH[LEOH��DV�are social situations.

It’s OK to move home

with your parents and

work a couple jobs while

\RX� WU\� WR� ÀQG� ZKDW� \RX�want to do.

It’s OK to switch ca-

reers in a few years and

start anew.

Because the value

of a college degree has

diminished, employ-

ers are looking for

prospective hires to prove

themselves in other ways,

and that’s where remain-

ing youthful can come in

handy.

Companies want em-

ployees who think dif-

ferently and can com-

municate those ideas

effectively. They want

employees who are curi-

ous about the job they’ll

be doing and how they

can do it better.

Of course training to do

the job effectively is im-

portant, but your superiors

will remember the

time you taught them how

to post a picture to the

company’s website over

the time you correctly

ÀOHG�D�736�UHSRUW�,VQ·W� WKDW� PRUH� IXOÀOO-

ing, anyway?

We’ve gotten to gradu-

ation day by jumping

through the hoops correct-

ly. Now we have another

opportunity to pick our

own hoops.

Time spent at UNC

wasn’t a total waste,

WKRXJK�� 3DUW� RI� ZKDW�makes college life great

is that there’s always

something new to learn

or experience because,

for the most part, people

are on their own for the

ÀUVW� WLPH�� WU\LQJ� WR�ÀJXUH�out who they are and who

they want to be.

Don’t let that spir-

it of discovery leave

you as you leave here.

This won’t be the last

time you change, and

it won’t be the last time

you need to learn some-

thing.

Your degree may be

commonplace now, but

don’t let it become mean-

ingless. Keep learning.

When we stop asking

questions and start getting

complacent, we end up

watering the sidewalks.

— Michael Nowels is

a senior elementary edu-

cation major and former

Sports Editor for The Mir-

ror. He can be reached at

[email protected].

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UNC swimmer balances nursing program and athletics successfullyKatarina [email protected]

With weekdays starting at 5 a.m. that

usually consisted of two athletic practices,

a full-time student course load and nursing

clinical practices, Renee Stephens had what

some might call a “full plate” throughout

her four years here.

“There were times when I didn’t know

if was going to make it through the week,”

she said, with a chuckle. “But I learned I

was way better at time management than

I thought.”

The 22-year-old Loveland native is a

graduating nursing major who also spent

her time at UNC as a student-athlete for the

swimming and diving team. She said that

swimming normally took about 20 hours

out of her week, while classes took about

nine hours, and that is not including the

hours she spent on homework and study-

ing. She also said that her clinical days for

the nursing program would sometimes be

up to 12 hours, and they would take ap-

proximately 12-24 hours out of her week.

But Stephens said that she doesn’t a

regret a single thing and wouldn’t change

anything in her time at UNC.

Although Stephens said her swimming

career might not have been top-notch when

she started her freshman year, she grew

as an athlete over her four years at UNC

to eventually place top 8 in her respective

events in the Western Athletic Conference

meet. She was also one of the team’s cap-

tains her senior year, was voted “Most In-

spirational” by her team in 2013, and was

awarded “Most Improved Athlete” by her

team in 2011.

Stephens was also named to the Moun-

WDLQ�3DFLÀF�6SRUWV�)HGHUDWLRQ·V�´$FDGHP-

ic Conference Team” her freshman and

sophomore year, then kept the streak going

when the team moved to the WAC confer-

ence her junior and senior year.

To be eligible for the academic team,

student-athletes must have completed at

least one academic year, have a minimum

3.2 cumulative grade point average and

have participated in at least half of the

team’s meets.

As for her academic career, Stephens

was accepted into UNC’s competitive

QXUVLQJ� SURJUDP� KHU� ÀUVW� WLPH� DSSO\LQJ��She even received a scholar honor award

in 2014, and she said only four nursing

students from the College of Natural and

Health Sciences receive this award.

Stephens said her most rewarding

achievement in the nursing program was

when she was accepted into a Summer

7UDLQLQJ�$IÀOLDWH�5ROH�DW�WKH�0HGLFDO�&HQ-

ter of the Rockies the summer after her ju-

nior year. She worked in the surgical post-

trauma branch of the medical center, and

said it was one of her greatest and proudest

memories.

Stephens also was an active member of

WKH� )HOORZVKLS� RI� &KULVWLDQ�$WKOHWHV�� DQG�

said she played intramural volleyball her

freshman year.

Stephens said she has aspirations to

work at a hospital in Colorado after she

graduates from UNC. She still has some

summer classes to take, as well as a senior

SUDFWLFXP��WR�ÀQLVK�KHU�GHJUHH��EXW�VKH�KDV�high hopes of working as an acute surgical

care nurse or as a critical care nurse in the

future.

Stephens said her favorite memory at

81&�ZDV�KHU�ÀQDO�VZLPPLQJ�UDFH�KHU�VH-nior year at the WAC conference meet.

“I remember an old teammate saying

that ‘You’re going to be so nervous but

make sure to look over at the crowd.’ So

I looked up at my mom and saw her going

crazy and waving her arms, then I looked

at my teammates,” she said. “It was just the

accumulation of four years of hard work

WKDW�ÀQDOO\�IHOO�LQWR�SODFH�µStephens, who has the word “blessed”

tattooed on her left wrist, said the word has

been an inspiration to the way she lives her

life.

“I feel beyond blessed to do everything

I did and to be able to excel at it too,” she

said.

Stephens said her family and team-

mates played an important role of a sup-

port system throughout her years at UNC.

She also said her time in college was a fun

and amazing experience, and that it gave

her more opportunities than she could have

asked for.

Hazel E. Johnson award winner aspires to be Northern Colorado educator Monique [email protected]

The Hazel E. Johnson award is presented annually to

both an undergraduate and graduate student for outstand-

LQJ�UHVHDUFK�RQ�&RORUDGR�KLVWRU\��)RU�VWXGHQWV·�ZRUN�WR�EH�submitted, the history department faculty personally re-

quests for them to do so.

Ben McClure, a secondary education history major, is

the undergraduate student who won the Hazel E. Johnson

award this year for his paper about the Grand Junction

Indian School.

“The class that I participated in was the history of

American education,” McClure said. “I was kind of in-

terested in the Native American aspect of it. So I decided

to do my paper on Native American boarding schools; I

also wanted to do something with Colorado History and

through researching, I learned about the Grand Junction

Indian School.”

To write his paper, McClure utilized one of the best

sources he said that the UNC campus had to offer its stu-

dents: the Michener Library archives.

With the help of several Michener employees and hours

RI�VLIWLQJ�WKURXJK�ERRNV�DQG�DUWLFOHV�WR�ÀQG�ZKDW�KH�QHHG-

ed, McClure began working on his paper.

The Grand Junction Indian School was founded by the

government in 1886. The idea was to make the Indian

population become more American through learning the

English language, in a setting that was not in any way sim-

ilar to the Native American tribe’s settlement. It was later

renamed as the Teller Institute in 1891.

McClure said his academics were an important part of

his time at UNC.

“While clubs and friends are good to have, it’s im-

portant to make sure you have time to study,” McClure

said. “As it is important to use all the resources you

have available.”

McClure worked in the dining hall for three years, and

he said he made several good friends from the experience.

He said he knows the importance of time management

and knows how to balance his time between work, study-

ing and spending time with friends.

After graduating, McClure said he plans to teach in

Northern Colorado, hopefully in the Greeley area. He said

he made his decision to stay in the Greeley area after com-

pleting his practicum at Greeley West High School.

He said he was inspired by the many cultural differ-

ences at the high school.

“I want to be able to show Somalians that they can go

to college just as much as anyone else,” McClure said.

“I learned a lot from them during my practicum and

I admire them.”

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorBenjamin McClure won the Hazel E. Johnson award for out-standing research on Colorado history.

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorRenee Stephens is a graduating nursing ma-jor, who was also a student-athlete for UNC’s swimming and diving team.

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Steven: The man, the legend and the unforgettable bow tieBiz Gilmore [email protected]

A college ca-reer isn’t always packed up into a neat, four-year package. Steven Josephson zig-zagged cross country traveling wide to change schools, take time off for a religious commitment, changed schools again and ultimately end up right where he’d had liked to KDYH� VWDUWHG� LQ� WKH� ÀUVW�place: the University of Northern Colorado.

The printmaking student who has held the highest position in UNC student media for the past year graduates on Satur-day. To keep in line with his ever-shifting college life, his next step is only quasi-related to the previ-ous. Josephson has accept-ed a position with the Teach for America program. He’s moving to Detroit with his wife, Corey, for two years.

Josephson gradu-

ated high school in Ber-thoud. Initially he’d wanted to go to UNC for teaching, but his guidance counselor informed him he was short a math class. So he set off on the road to Rhode Is-land, attending Johnson and Wales in Providence. He picked up a movie review for the school paper; some ,0$;� ÀOP� KH� GRHVQ·W� UH-member except that Tom Hanks narrated it.

After a year at Johnson and Wales, he ended up at a community college in Wy-oming, Northwest College. Still a graphic design ma-jor, he took his newfound interest in print media with him.

After a two-year break to go on a religious mission in and around the Midwest, Josephson re-turned to Northwest Col-lege and their paper as the graphics chief and eventu-ally worked up to managing editor. He graduated with an associate’s in graphic

design, and headed to Gree-ley in the fall of 2012.

And of course, he didn’t give up his love af-fair with journalism.

“I transferred to UNC kind of last minute, but I knew I was going to be involved in journalism. Newsprint had gotten in my

veins,” Josephson said. Josephson came

on staff swinging, a re-sult of being accustomed to very direct journalistic leadership. Admittedly, Jo-sephson didn’t make the EHVW� ÀUVW� LPSUHVVLRQ� RQ�some of The Mirror staff.

Josephson even-

tually focused his efforts on The Mirror’s online and print redesign. As he changed the paper, he—and particularly his wife Co-rey—changed the building through remodeling.

“In the six years I served as the general man-ager of The Mirror, I did not meet another student with a higher newspaper or communication IQ than Steven,” said Kurt Hinkle, former general manager, in an email with The Mirror. “Steven bleeds newspaper ink and was the guiding force behind the paper’s re-cent redesign, the remodel-ing of the building and the overall culture change.”

Josephson changed his major from graphic design to printmaking at UNC, which is a change he said he never expected.

´(VSHFLDOO\� LQ� P\� ÀUVW�year here, I always saw myself as someone who was masquerading as an artist. I was hoping that

people didn’t notice that I didn’t have mad skills,” Josephson said.

It would seem that he is past his imposter phase, as Josephson recently won best in printmaking at a student show, and Provost Robbyn Wacker attended his senior portfolio presentation.

His favorite combina-tion of words is “ironic juxtaposition,” which could be used to classify his mul-tifaceted involvement.

“I do art and journalism now, and I’m becoming an elementary school teacher in three months. I like a lot of dif-ferent things. It just kind RI� ÁRZV� WKDW� ,� ZRXOG� JR�into a lot of different areas and spread myself out as well. I had the hardest time picking out what I wanted to be when I grew up,” Josephson said.

So the art major, the newspaper editor, the teacher gets to be every-thing when he grows up.

The student who proves, “Not all who wander are lost”Antonio Hill [email protected]

For every student who walks through the gates at Cran-ford Park during orientation, a journey begins. No one can say what will happen in the next four years or even if it will be four years before the journey at UNC is over, but one thing is certain: each Bear’s journey will come to an end.

In the case of graduating senior sociology major Am-ber “Billy” Chadderdon, her journey began in 2008. Even WKRXJK�LW�ZDV�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�XQFHUWDLQW\��DQG�D�ELW�RI�D�ORQJHU�VWD\�WKDQ�LQWHQGHG��VKH�VD\V�VKH�KDV�EHQHÀWHG�IURP�HYHU\�minute of her time at UNC and touched more lives than possibly any student.

´,�ZDV�EULHÁ\�D�SDUW�RI�7KH�&UXFLEOH�� DQG� ,�ZDV�YHU\�involved with UNC’s International Film Series,” Chadder-don said. “I worked at Subway and the computer lab, so I pretty much knew everyone. I worked at Subway since it opened, and I met some amazing people that I hope to stay connected with.”

Chadderdon says she tried to take everything in while attending UNC. She made sure to make people smile if they were having a bad day, and she said she tried her best to get to know as many people possible out of pure curios-ity. She says she even made an effort to have an impact on her professors.

“If I could give incoming freshman any advice, I would say always introduce yourself to your professors,” Chad-

derdon said. “Also, never be afraid to ask questions. It will save your life.”

Chadderdon also said that following her own advice has EHQHÀWWHG�KHU�LQ�PDNLQJ�FRQQHFWLRQV�

“I have a few professors that feel like family, and they will be there to support me in my future,”Chadderdon said.

:KHWKHU�D�À[WXUH�RQ�FDPSXV�IRU�IRXU�\HDUV�RU�VL[��WKH�lessons that students learn while at UNC are unique. As GLIÀFXOW�DV�LW�ZDV�IRU�&KDGGHUGRQ�WR�QDUURZ�GRZQ�WKH�PRVW�LPSRUWDQW�WKLQJ�VKH·V�OHDUQHG�ZKLOH�DW�81&��VKH�ZDV�FRQÀ-dent when she spoke about her personal growth.

“Regardless of what people think, everything will turn out OK one way or another. It may not be perfect for you or anyone else, but everything will be OK,” Chadderdon said. “You will move on, and you will learn to deal with it because you are a human being and that’s what we do. We deal with our crap.”

Chadderdon was able to balance the ups and downs of her life outside school and work as well.

Overcoming the loss of her father was no simple task but getting married to her high school sweetheart brought cherished moments. All are perfect examples of why she is more than just another college kid.

College is the time in most student’s lives in which they hope to learn who they are and what they want to be.

Memories are made along the way too, but amid all the FKDRV� RI� ÀQDOV� DQG� SURMHFWV�� LW� FDQ� EH� QLFH� WR� HQMR\� WKH� little things.

“My favorite memory at UNC… Hmm. I’d have WR� VD\� ZDWFKLQJ� WKH� VXQ� FRPH� XS� DIWHU� ÀQLVKLQJ� D� SD-per, still hyped up on energy drinks,” Chadderdon said. “Good times.”

Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSteven Johnson sits next to his multiple art pieces, including his award winning “Tab” graphic.

Michaela Cross | The MirrorBilly Chadderdon is not afraid to embrace her nerdy side ei-ther. She considers herself a huge movie buff and Lord of the Rings fan.

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Gemmell, Maxwell

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Kelly, Lindsay

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Kennard, Kaitlin

Kent, Cathleen

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May 9, 2014 2014 UNC SPRING GRADUATIONKleiner, JamieKnapp, LindsayKnott, EmileeKohl, JessicaKovacs, AnthonyKowalski, Sara †* Kraft, SavanaKramer, SaraKrehbiel, Pamela ‡Kreutz, SaraKrey, AlixKrueger, Benjamin.XKU��.HOO\��Kuntz, KariKutil, ChelsieKutt, KatelynLabozan, AlexaLadaga, AshleyLaFrenz, JanellLage, EthanLagomasino, KellyLaMotte, Jessica ‡Lander, AlyssaLandy, AnnaLane, RyanLane, LynnLangford, KathrynLangiano, AmyLantz, TeresaLarson, LaurenLashaway, Daynia/DXULWD��.DWH\��Lavan, Robert/DYRLH��-DQH��Lawrence, ChellsieLawrence, CarltonLawson, TylerLawson, AaronLazear, AlexanderLe, PhuongLeal, PatriciaLeamon, MelanieLeavell, KadeLeavitt, NicholasLebron-Frank, DerekLederman, NicholasLedford, DylanLenhardt, JoshuaLeonard, ErickLeutwyler, AbigailLevy, LaurenLewis, JaredLewis, ElisaLiddiard, AmberLind, ChristieLindquist, StephanieLindstrom, JenniferLink, JasonLirette, AaronLisano, JonathonLiu, FungLoberg, MeganLock, KelseyLockridge, Kimberly/RJDQ��$O\VVD��/RJDQ��.MLUVWHQ��Logue, David

Long, StacyLong, RyanLopez-Cardenas, Jovhana †Lopez-Vences, FernandoLoranger, KevinLorenz, NicoleLorenz, Erin †Lotzer, VictoriaLove, AndrewLovell, KelseyLovell, LisaLovin, MarjorieLowell, ZacharyLowry, JamieLozano, HannahLube, MeganLudwig, KaitlynLuengwattanachod, NatchudaLuers, JessicaLujan, DavidLundeen, AbigailLynch, SeanLyons, TaylorMabrey, PennyMacDonald, Melanie ‡Machuca, YeseniaMadigan, TanaMadrid-Bazan, SableMahaffey, BrittneyMahaney, SeanMajor, MorganMalloy, DevinMandel, KatherineMangels, KyleManigold, Serena ‡Marin, AdrianMarin, CarlosMarino, Keri ‡Marquardt, LisaMarshall, DillonMarston, AmandaMartin, MichaelMartin, JessicaMartin, RejeanaMartin, AmyMartin, HannahMartinez, AliciaMartinez, SarahMartinez, Raymond0DVWHUVRQ��6KHD��Matthews, DwaneMaul, AshleyMay, Patrick †Mayer, AndrewMcCabe, DesireeMcCallian, BriannaMcCann, CaitlinMcCann, Caitlin0F&DUYLOOH��$VKO\QQ��McClure, BenjaminMccrea, MariahMcEachern, KatelynMcEwen, AlexisMcGillick, MollyMcGuinn, AmandaMcGuire, AlexanderMcHenry, Molly

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The Mirror—Page 10 May 9, 20142014 UNC SPRING GRADUATIONOliveros, KananiOlker, TylerOlmsted, JenniferOlsen, HannahOlson, Lindsey2OYHUD��(QHGLQD��O’Malley, MelissaOpp, AlexanderOrazi, Rosaria2UWHJD��(YHO\Q��Orwig, CoryOsborn, DonaldOsborne, ConnorOsentoski, AllysonOtti, AgajioleOtto, MaryOuellette, KelsiOulton, EvanOverstreet, AndrewOwens, DanelleOwens, CortneyOwens, Caitlin †Pace, Jason ‡Pacheco, RomanPachuca-Osornio, SamanthaPaden, ElizabethPaden, HannahPainter, CarlinPalacios, SonjaPalmer, Miss AllisonPalmitesso, RegginPantazopoulos, GeorgiaPaquelet, AmberPaquet, SarahParadisa, KurtisPark, AshleyParker, JasonParker, CaileeParker, Elizabeth ‡Patterson, HilaryPaul, ToshiaPea, DanielPearcey, Evanee †Pedersen, AndrewPedersen, NoellePeet, Amber ‡Pelo, CassiePenland, BrittanyPerea, Ana SilviaPerez, JudithPerez, CamiloPerlas, CaileyPerruso, ChelseaPerson, KelseyPeterson, NicholasPeterson, DaphniePeterson, Jordan3HWHUVRQ��/LQGVD\��Peterson, ZacharyPetry-Saunders, ThomasPfeiffer, BrendanPhelps, Alex †Piccirilli, MeganPierce, KarenPierce, Kayla3LPSOH��-DPLH��Pineda, Alessandro

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Rivas, AngelicaRivera, RobertRivera, JesusRoat, EricRobben, AimeeRobinson, CaseyRobinson, ShanelleRobison, SheaRoby, SamanthaRocha, DanielRodriguez, MatthewRodriguez, DanikaRoe, HannahRoeder, TsaaronRogers, CaitlinRogers, JustinRogers, MorganRolf, TatianaRome, ErinRomero, JessciaRomero-Perry, JoshuaRoquet, KayceeRosa, VincentRosacker, Amber ‡Rosales, SergioRose, Anne ‡Rose, ChristopherRose, NikoleRossman, AmandaRoth, Rebecca †Roth, LanceRoth, LaurenRoyer, GarrettRubio, BetzabeRucker, JamesRunning, CassidiRusch, Michael ‡Rush, ShainaRuske, RebeccaRussell, HadleyRussell, JustinRusso, VictoriaRutledge, Katlin †Ryan, ReneeRyan, KevinRyan, CamilleRyan, AlexisRydlund, Amanda †Rysemus, KatelynSafford, Ashley ‡San Miguel, DavidSanchez, AngelicaSanders, KaylaSandoval, RuthSanford, LeaSargent, EmilySarnecky, Kendal †Satow, MichaelSavage, SarahSawyers, LeviSchall, Laurel †Schavrien, Nicholas6FKHOO��5HEHFFD��Scherer, Emily †Schillaci, NicholeSchindwolf, Jason6FKPDOW]��6FRWW��

Schmidt, AlexanderSchmidt, WillaSchnake, Stephani ‡Schneider, EmilySchnell, MallorySchnorr, MollieSchoewe, KevinSchooling, TaylorSchuler, Teri LynnSchulte, JaclynSchultz, JessicaSchumacher, TaylorSchumacher, JillianSchuster, JuliaSchwartz, Jeremiah †Scibelli, KimberleyScott, DanielSeeley, Austin ‡* Segura, TammySegura, CameronSerna, JenniferSettje, CurtisShadley, BrandonShaffer, Alexa ‡Sharp, KatieShearier, SusannaSheehy, Justine ‡* Shephard, Veronica ‡Shepherd, EricaSheppard, KennethSheppard, NathanSherman, TylerSherman, Eliot †Shinault, ShawnaShort, HeidiShultz, Lauren ‡6KXPSHUW��6DPDQWKD��Sidebottom, JessicaSidney, JoshuaSiegrist, KellySierra, DominickSignorelli, AshleySilliman, MallorySilvers, Sarah6LPRQGV��5HEHFFD��Simplot, AshleySimpson, Callie ‡Simpson, Erica ‡Simpson, MelissaSkeim, ErikSkomal, JordanSlaten, LaurenSlepicka, Vanessa6PDOO��.ULVWL��Smith, GrantSmith, Taylor ‡Smith, ElizabethSmith, Jefferi6PLWK��.DQH��Smith, TimothySmith, LexingtonSmith, ErinSmith, KyleSmith, Matthew6PLWK��9LQFHQW��Smith, HannahSmits, Ronnie

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Snyder, MelanieSnyder, AlissaSobol, ElizabethSoderborg, JenniferSommer, Brittany6RPPHUV��.D\OD��Sorensen, KaitlinSorge, MichaelSorrell, AndrewSosa, NancySoto, YesseniaSoucek, ShelbySparacio, ConorSpaur, BryceSpitz, BrookeSpring, AnnaStagner, EmilyStaiano, Victoria §Starr, DeeAnnaStarrett, KyleStaschke, Angela6WHDUQV��/DXUHQ��Stefanich, AnnaSteffens, MatthewStehle, KathrineStein, CassandraStephens, Renee †6WHZDUW��(ULFD���� �Stewart, Cameron6WLFH��5DFKHO���� �Stickler, CarsonStieb, AnnStiens, KatelynStikkers, JessicaStiles, Shay ‡Stocking, TaylorStorey, Rosa ‡Story, AlisonStory, MackenzieStoutenburgh, Amanda6WUDQJH��'·6KDUD��Strauber, BenjaminStreeter, NicholasStroh, ChloeStuder, AnnieStuvel, MichaelSullivan, ColleenSullivan, BreannaSummers, AudreySurbrugg, LaurenSurrell, AmberSvendsen, BriannaSwanson, JeremySweeney-Miller, ElizabethSweetser, KyleeSwick, JoshuaSwift, CorySwitzer, Danielle6\FNV��$XVWLQ��Sylvester, ShaylaSymond, LeeSzczech, SamanthaTakemoto, TriciaTalley, DanielTalley, MackenzieTamayo, CelesteTanaka, Rylee

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Williams, RyanWilliams, Micah †Williams, BenjaminWillis, Jesse ‡Willis, David ‡Willman, LaurenWillman, KevinWilson, ElizabethWilson, StephanieWilson, KellyWilson, AlyssaWimp, Bethany ‡Winchell, StevenWinchester, KathleenWing, MatthewWinter, KeithWinter, Jarrod:LQ]HQW��+HDWKHU��Witte, CatherineWitteborg, LaurenWolfrum, Alisha ‡Wood, Katie †Woodbury, JulieWoods, LaurenWoolf, Lauren:UHQ��$LPHH��Wright, DakodaWright, BrianWright, Jennifer †Wright, JackWyckoff, SamanthaXavier, Francis<HUJHUW��'DQLHO��Yergert, JacobYost, LindseyYoung, AllisonYount, Brianne ‡Zachos, GeorgeZalessky, Maria ‡Zamora, AmericaZamora, AlexandraZaragoza, LanaeZeldenrust, Rachel ‡Zicker, JeffreyZong-Liscum, AnsonZunk, Lindsey

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Graduate Students—2014 Spring Graduation

Adhikari, Achut

Ager, Bethany

Alanazi, Nasser

Albaqami, Haya

Albert, Reaghan

Albo, Ronald

Alexander, Douglas

Alexopoulos, Lykourgos

Alhababi, Hamzah

Alhammad, Rasha

Almshari, Abdualmohsen

Almutairi, Fahad

Almutairi, Reem

Alomair, Ahmed

Alomair, Jehan

AlRusaiyes, Reem

Alzamanan, Mahdi

Alzayer, Rehab

Ameling, Karilynn

Andenmatten, Joseph

Armstrong, Dennis

Arnold, Susan

Arviso, Shawn

Askew, Katherine

Aten, K.

Atkin, Kresta

Aust, Katelyn

Aviles, Kristen

Baker, Crystal

Baker, Breanne

Baker, Ellen

Bales, Kari

Bamesberger, Jennifer

Barker, Jill

Barnes, Laura

Bartow, Sarah

Bastian, Amanda

Beasley, Amanda

Beaton, Abby

Bedee, Julie

Beeners, Kendra

Beilman, Janelle

Bellows, Amanda

Ben Salem, Maha

Benson, James

Berry, Ian

Bethke, Sarah

Beymer, Vanessa

Bibbey, Kristine

Bigas, Angelina

Billheimer, Junko

Bin Libdah, Khalil

Birdsall, Danielle

Bishop, Susan

Blackburn, Jamie

Blair, Dustan

Boyett, Melisa

Boyles, Collin

Bradley, Erin

Bresler, Alexandra

Bresowar, Gerald

Bretfeld, Mario

Brinkman, Melissa

Brothe, Mark

Brown, Kimberly

Brown, Sarah

Browning, Ryan

Bryant, Nicole

Bublitz Emsermann, Caroline

Buch, John

Buesing, Alisha

Burge, Rebecca

Burke, Brian

Butkus, Stephanie

Butler, Alison

%XWWHUÀHOG��+HLGLCabezas, Marian

Calvert, Valerie

Campbell, Eileen

Carcellero, Frankie

Carpenter, Elizabeth

Carr, Shawn

Carrasquel-Nagy, Miriam

Carrasquillo, Briana

Carrico, Jennifer

Case, Kaylene

Chang, Hsun-Yin

Chavez, Shaunalee

Cherwinski, Kyle

Clancy, Kevin

Clark, Benjamin

Clay, Taylor

Cleveland, Lacy

Cobb, Christopher

Collebrusco, Laura

Conn, Daniel

Conte, Mary

Cooley, Blake

Coppola, Stashya

Cornell, Nicole

Coulter, Diana

Crampsey, Heidi

Crawford, Jennifer

Cress, Stephanie

Crisman, Emily

Cronkhite, Todd

Cross, Carol

Culberson, Beth

D’Adamio, Nick

Dahlin, Kirsten

Dart-Greenough, Margaux

Dauner, Brian

Daveline, Megan

Davies, Melissa

DeSimone, Christine

DeYoung, Aaron

Diaz, Abel

Dibbs, Rebecca

Dilka, Krystal

Dillman, Gwendolyn

Dinges, Jay

Dinise-Halter, Amy

Donovan, Amanda

Duckworth, Elisabeth

Dvorak, Marek

Ebrecht, Betty

Eliades, Alexis

Engesser, John

Erbaugh, Holly

Fazzari, Kira

Fedler, Angela

Fode, Tonya

Foley, Josten

Forbes, D’Arcy

Forrestal, Jessica

Frankenfeld, Stephanie

Freire, Lauren

Fuller, Kristin

Fullerton, Aaron

Garcia, Jose

Garcia Wood, Natalie

Gavagan, Eileen

Gavin, Linda

Gee, Erin

Gerhardt, Lisa

Gerloff, Sarah

Gill, Kelsey

Glassmeyer, David

Goecke, Leah

Goodbrand, Gabrielle

Goodman, Lindsey

Graham-Ellis, Sharon

Graves, Ashley

Greenspan, Diana

Griego, Trevor

Grush, Anariza

Guar, Samuel

Gutierrez, Yaneth

Guyer, Stephanie

Habben, Amandine

Hall, Laura

Hamad, Bebak

Hamand, Ashley

Hammond, Chad

Harris, Rezzella

Harris, Shannon

Harris, Lorraine

Harris, Loni

Harris, Camille

Hebbeler, Christina

Heim, Christine

Hersh, Tina

Hickethier, Matthew

Hicks, Kimberly

Higgins, Chelsea

Hill, Bryson

Hill Wright, Diana

Hillin, Michelle

Hillman, Dawn

Hirai, Jennifer

Hollingsworth, William

Holloway, Benjamin

Horak, Margaret

Horianopoulos, Nicholas

Horn, Bryan

Horne, Melissa

Hoskins, Sean

Hubbard, Ashley

Hyser, Kaitlyn

Ingalls, Kristin

Ingle, Marlee

Ingoldsby, Christine

Ingrisano, Jaime

Irvin, KayeLani

Jabai, Amjad

Jaggers, Eric

Jain, Alpa

James, Fareedah

James, Alice

Jamison, Richard

Jones, Tyler

Joy, Kelly

Juelfs, Jamie

Kaczor, Jordan

Kantor, Bridget

Kanzler, Michael

Katt, Ashley

Kaufeld, Kimberly

Kavon, Stephanie

Keating, Katelyn

Ketelsen, Kirk

Khazaie, Artemis

Kicak, Christina

Kidd, Julia

King, Kayla

Kinter, Kathleen

Kinyon, Rebecca

Kleinert, Paul

Klyczek, Jennifer

Knippenberg, Sara

Kohler, Dana

Kopf, Alexandra

Krumrie, Kelly

Laco, Kaitlyn

Lam, Elise

Lambert, Ryan

Laughlin, Tara

Laurello, Sarah

Lechleiter, Daniel

LeWinter, Adam

Liang, TanJian

Lichtenthal, Pamela

Lidmark, Shimon

Lorenzo, Adriana

Lucas, Ryan

Lynch, Caitlin

MacLauchlan, Donna

Madsen, Brandan

Mahoney, Michael

0DOLN��6RRÀDManzano, Nolan

Massey Seligman, Elizabeth

Maynard, Kody

Mc Guinness, Mary

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Mc Nelly, KathleenMcAuliffe, BrianneMcCulloch, JenniferMcGee, NancyMcKinney, KamilleMcNamara, HaroldMendozaBrady, BernadetteMersmann, AndreaMiddleton, MonteMiller, ConnieMiller, StephanieMiller, CandyceMiller, SeanMiller, JulieMiller, KarenMillette, DeniseMitchell, PamellaMohamed, HatemMonachino, DawnMonroe, AshleaMontanez, SarahMoore, KieraMoore, ReginaldMoore, RobynMoore, DavidMorsching, TaylorMoselle, DanielleMusgrave, RuthNagasa, KenoNielsen, CarissaNixson, KirstieNorden, NancyNorton, JordanO’Dwyer, NicoleOh, Eun-miOlson, SamuelO’Malley, DanielleOstedgaard, GarrettOwen, ShantelPanzer, SadieParker, AdamParry, TraciPerkins, Chris-TennaPetrakis, Sirena

Phan, LamPlate, KristaPollmiller, EmilyPorter, BryanPowner, AmberPowner, StevenPrabjandee, DenchaiPratt, EricaPrayner, KimberlyProctor, J’LainePurdum, JoshuaQuinby, RebeccaQuint, RaquelRaczuk, MichaelRamos, KarinaRamsey, KristiRangel-Calderon, RigobertoRayner, RobertReavill, DavidRefaat, HebahRegalado-Kavvadas, VirginiaReherman, StacyRepka, ChristopherResseguie, ToddReynolds, KimberlyReynolds, PaulReza, ElsaRiley, JasmineRippe, ChristineRivera, GuillermoRoberson, LeeRoberts, ErynRodgers, AliciaRomero, DiegoRossbach, NoraRowell, KimberlySater, BrittanyScheid, TylerSchmitt, CraigSchneider, AmySchwab, JenniferSedaghat, JenniferSeedorf, StephenSeitz, Taylor

Senkosky, MaryShea, JosieShvarzblat, TovaSicher, ColtSilvernale, ChristopherSime, JustineSimonson, WeslySimpson, DevinSimpson, KristenSlaughter, StephanieSmeins, JessicaSmith, JamesSmith, BrianneSmith, DianaSmith, TrishaSmith, ColinSnell, TimothySolis, BrittmarieSolomon, JakeSorensen, MaryStaryos, MichelleSteed, LacyStephens, KoreyStise, RobertStratton, MichaelStultz, HeidiSu, Ting-KaiSu, ChangSuiter, TimothySuk-Erb, WipaneeSzekely, LiviaSzumilas, LauraTabola, LaraTaft, KevinTapia, ArmandoTapia, JesusTaylor, RevereThomas, JulieThomason, JenniferThompson, LeahTillery, ChristinaTopliss, EliseTrappett, SaraTripi, JoAnna

True, NickolasTrujillo-Martinez, TanyaTurk, AdamUrfer, JessicaVadapally, PraveenVan Der Most, BreannaVan Korlaar, MaryVan Korlaar, LarryVanSant, LaneeVecchio, KatieVela, JasonVersoi, KendraVsetecka, JohnathonWaarvik, SarahWald, ShannonWalker, RichelleWalker, KellyWarning, NathanialWay, CaroleWeber, TaylorWeeks, KimberlyWegscheider, BrentWells, RobiWetlesen, FaithWicks, CelineWilkins, JowanaWilson, DebraWinka, KyleaWinter, ShannonWoiwood, AnnaWolfrum, CarolineWood, NickWoodyard, ElizaWynhoff, CaseyYang, SarahYeats, JeremyYocam, SamanthaZegley, SarahZhang, ShuangZhang, YiZielenski, BrianZiemba, Morgan

2014 UNC SPRING GRADUATION

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Danielle [email protected]

Softball captain Megan

Wilkinson stayed close to

home and close to her sister

when she decided to play

softball at UNC. She got to

play two years of college-

level softball with older sis-

ter Erin, and said her best

softball memory is the last

conference game she and

her sister played togeth-

er before Erin graduated

in 2012.

“Probably my favor-

ite memory overall is, I

think it was the last con-

ference series we were

playing my sister’s senior

\HDU� DQG� ,� WKUHZ� P\� ÀUVW�complete game of my col-

lege career to her last con-

ference game of her senior

year and we swept the se-

ries, so I thought that was

really cool.”

Erin Wilkinson, who is

currently working on her

doctorate in physical ther-

apy at CU Denver, also re-

members the game and said

it was pretty “special.”

“It was nice to see her

come into her own in a col-

lege environment, and it

was good to see her really

shine like I knew she could.

She’s going to do great

things,” Erin said.

Wilkinson is one step

closer to her dream of being

a doctor as she graduates

with honors with a degree

in biology with an empha-

sis in pre-health.

She will continue at

Northern Colorado’s one-

year masters program be-

fore attending a six-year

doctorate program.

“I think the profes-

sion has always interested

me,” Wilkinson said. “I’ve

played sports my whole

life, and you see people get

injured. I want to be the

person that can help ath-

OHWHV�JHW�EDFN�RQ�WKHLU�ÀHOG�of play.”

Wilkinson is sporting her

own “gnarly” dark purple

bruises on the inside of her

upper right arm, where she

got hit twice while at bat in

this weekend’s series. De-

spite the physical demands

of softball, she’s loved the

sport for years.

When she was recruited

as a high school senior cap-

tain on her softball team at

Windsor High School, she

already had personal ties

to UNC.

“The coach that recruit-

ed me, I have known since

I was probably about 12,

and the assistant coach was

the one that started me with

pitching lessons,” Wilkin-

son said. However, the two

coaches resigned before

Wilkinson got the chance to

play for them.

Wilkinson’s other tie to

UNC was her sister Erin,

who was the catcher on the

team at the time. Wilkin-

son said she was happy to

have the opportunity to

play with her sister at the

college level.

Wilkinson said rather

than inhibit her studies,

softball has helped her

time-management, and

also has helped her build

relationships with her pro-

fessors because of her odd

schedule and frequent one-

on-one meetings to go over

missed material.

Wilkinson also had her

advisor, Patrick Burns, and

her softball coach, Shana

Easley, to thank for her suc-

cesses.

She said the two are

very supportive and con-

stantly push her to be

her best.

Wilkinson said she’s ac-

complished quite a bit so

far, and can’t decide what

she’s most proud of.

“I think the three years

that I’ve been here so far,

I’ve been selected as an

academic All-American

for softball, so I think that

that’s a really big accom-

plishment. And last year,

our team GPA was the sec-

ond-highest in the NCAA

for all Division I schools.”

Erin Wilkinson had only

praise for her motivated sis-

ter and her work so far.

“I cannot say enough

for her work ethic and her

passion, in softball and in

her academics,” Erin said.

“She’s earned it all, and I’m

so glad she gets to go on

and achieve those goals.”

As Wilkinson says good-

bye to being an undergrad,

she said she looks back on

KHU�ÀUVW�IRXU�\HDUV�DW�81&�with satisfaction.

“This is a great school,”

Wilkinson said. “I’m really

happy I decided to come

here, and the family that

I’m leaving with. I’ve made

some of the best friends

that I’ll probably ever have,

and I have some of the best

relationships with teachers

that I’ll probably ever have.

It’s just a great school.”

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In next change-up, pitcher aims to save lives

When ‘good’ isn’t good enough: the triple-major athleteStaff [email protected]

Graduating senior Joseph

Carroll stands on his home

turf at Nottingham Field for

one of the last times before he

graduates and moves on into the

“real world.”

Carroll is a triple major

in history, anthropology and

geology. He also played on

the Northern Colorado student

football team in 2011. He’s

dedicated just as much time

and commitment, if not more,

to his academics as he has to

his athletics.

Read more of Carroll’s

impressive story in the Mirror

online at uncmirror.com.

Rylie Cook | the MirrorSenior softball pitcher Megan Wilkinson stands near her mound on Butler-Hancock field for one of the last times. She is graduating with honors and hopes to become a doctor.

Breelyn Bowe | The Mirror

2014 UNC SPRING GRADUATION


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