the mirror—november 17, 2014
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A refl ection of the UNC CommunityNOV. 17, 2014 PHOTO BY BREELYN BOWE
Freshman Joseph Grable wrestled in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion last Saturday. UNC hosted the Northern Colorado Open, which included over 200 wrestlers from across the nation. UNC had two fi rst-place fi nishes, one second-place fi nish and two third-place fi nishes. Story by Danielle Ross on page 12.
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Page 3November 17, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE MIRROR
STAFF 2014-15Editor-in-Chief
Alexandria Adair [email protected]
Production ManagerManuel Perez
News EditorKatarina Velazquez
A&E EditorLa’Asianee Brown
Sports EditorJacob Scott
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Graphic DesignersSeth Haller & Elleanna Kantz
Advertising ManagerHannah Crowley
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General ManagerMatt Lubich
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OPINION4 A LETTER TO PRESIDENT NORTON
NEWS5 MILITARY CHALLENGE6 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ANNOUNCEMENT6 BONE MARROW DRIVE7 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A&E8 BATTLE OF THE BANDS9 GARVEY FILM SERIES10 CHARLOTTE NICHOLS PREVIEW11 COMPUTER GRAPHICS PREVIEW
SPORTS12 WRESTLING13 MEN’S BASKETBALL13 VOLLEYBALL13 SWIMMING AND DIVING14 HOCKEY
15 FUN & GAMES
“We just need a chance, and if we give ourselves a chance, and we have the effort, we will come away with our heads held high.”
“Charlotte Nichols’ retrospective exhibition traces the development of sculptural forms over the past 20 years.”
“The event was designed to be like a mock boot camp, that demon-strated what obstacles might be seen at a real military boot camp.”
Page 4 November 17, 2014OPINION
Dear President Norton,
I am the Student Rights Advocate serv-ing on Student Senate. I am also the Black Film Festival coordinator with the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center, and I am a Black student who can attest to the lack of diver-sity on campus. The absence of inclusion is a concern that weighs heavily on the minds of students of color. As a represen-tative of student voices, it is necessary that I outline the current plight of the Uni-versity of Northern Colorado while also providing plausible solutions.
I came across an action plan put together by the Equity & Diversity Council, and I was impressed with the accuracy the coun-cil had when it came to gauging the issues and the methodical details that addressed how to improve and/or resolve diversity issues moving forward. It was perplexing to understand why this plan that was cre-ated in 2012 was not executed. Instead of developing an entirely new plan, I instead have decided to expand on the goals listed in the EDC 2012 action plan with the objective of illustrating the effects of our diversity issue from a student’s perspective.
Goal 1: Fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus environment. Diver-sity suggests an automatic connotation of race. However, we need to also con-sider non-traditional, LGBT and disabled students. With fostering a welcoming environment, we should be cognizant that the UNC student population is mostly an age group of 21 and younger. There are non-traditional students who are in their mid-twenties and older that want to be a
part of the campus experience, but they are often intimidated by the youthful climate. The youthful atmosphere of UNC is not necessarily negative, but we need to be better at educating faculty about ways of including non-traditional students. We could increase enrollment and retention rates by having programs and events that a mature crowd can be a part of, and by making sure that assigned work for classes are not geared toward solely a younger crowd. We also need to keep in mind that the LGBT community and students with disabilities are a part of the minority, but they count. There should be “Safe Zones” located not just in the University Center, but all around campus, so students know that they are welcomed to talk to faculty members if there is a concern.
Goal 2: Recruit diverse students, faculty and staff.
Goal 3: Retain underrepresented students, faculty and staff. Many students on this campus never encounter a non-Anglo American professor unless they take a cultural class. It is imperative that we have professors of color because it crushes ste-reotypes while simultaneously building the self-esteem and standards of the minority population. There have been numerous re-search studies exhibiting the importance of having role model figures of color for eth-nic students. It is important for students to see people of color in various positions including staff leadership roles, educa-tors and others, so people of color are not easily confined to negative stereotypes by their counterparts.
Goal 4: Integrate diversity into the cur-riculum. Most students, regardless of race and ethnicity, are not well informed on the contributions that people of color have had to various academic subjects. Every class that I have taken at UNC has a curricu-lum that is founded on strictly European thought. Any theory posed, article read or historian discussed is always of Euro-pean descent. In fact, the only time there is mention of a person of color is if it is in a cultural context. It is either a cultural
course or it happens to be a cultural heri-tage month. Those should not be the only opportunities to present someone who does not represent the dominant society. I am a philosophy major, and our main focus of the program is Greek (western) philosophy—which is baffling consider-ing philosophy did not end nor begin in Greece. So why is this is the focus of the entire undergraduate program? The pro-fessors, who are all of European descent, have chosen what suits their interests and have developed a curriculum that they feel best represents the UNC demographics. They never consider that maybe a more in-clusive program would attract students to the major. It is unacceptable that with the melting pot America was built on, institu-tional education refuses to acknowledge anyone outside of the dominant culture of Anglo Americans.
Goal 5: Create mutually beneficial part-nerships with Greeley and the surround-ing community. Diversity does not end with the university. In order to create an inclusive environment, it is necessary that we reach out to the Greeley community. Include them in some of our events and find ways to spread our diversity initiatives throughout the city. This is in the interest of the university because minority students can find comfort within UNC, but if the city is not on board with the new attitude of embracing diversity, then it can still drive students away. This can inevitably cause a decrease in retention rates.
Goal 6: Increase professional development opportunities to enhance teaching and learning through diversity and enhance campus climate. Faculty and staff should always be presented with learning op-portunities that will allow them to be conscious of their interactions with the student body. The learning opportuni-ties could be conferences, summits or any event that provides a place for educators and staff to refresh and learn more about minority communities.
Goal 7: Continually assess the outcome of diversity efforts and the needs of the cam-
pus community. It is important that we have someone who will oversee the new initiatives to measure what is making a dif-ference, what is not progressive and how to improve. I am aware that the Equity & Diversity position has been unoccupied for 2 years. This is problematic. There needs to be someone to take responsibility for the complex diversity problem that UNC struggles with. With someone placed as diversity coordinator, there is a face on the issue that can be met with when these concerns arise. When students and parents question what is being done about the di-versity issue and low retention rates, there would be someone who could assist with these concerns. UNC needs someone to take charge on the issues that, since 2012, have fallen to the wayside.
Goal 8: Coordinate efforts and resources to enhance diversity. Increase resources where needed. Minority students are more likely to have financial difficulties than their counterparts are, and with this knowledge, the university has to make strong efforts to act as a support system to the students who are struggling to over-come their adversities. With a diversity coordinator employed, he or she could act as a resource, informing students of the scholarships they can apply for and programs that are available to alleviate the stress of financial difficulties.
With the above goals in place, there is no doubt in my mind that this can be the beginning of a positive transformation campus and city-wide. There can only be so many complaints and initiatives posed before one starts to question why there is slow movement regarding our lack of diversity. My time with UNC will be up soon, but I would love to be part of this movement in any way I possibly can.
Sincerely,
Litsha LeeperStudent Rights Advocate, Student SenateBlack Films Coordinator, Marcus Garvey Cultural [email protected]
A LETTER TO PRESIDENT NORTON
By Litsha Leeper
Litsha Says Lame Stuff
NEWSEditor: Katarina Velazquez - Assistant: Chelsea Hinspeter
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4:30-6 p.m.International Education Week: Sushi 101Wilson Residence Hall- First Floor Lounge
UNC’S MILITARY CHALLENGE AT ATTENTION
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorSenior psychology major Lindsey Sexton was a part of team “Work Hard Play Hard” in UNC’s Military Challenge last Friday near the University Center.
By Andrew [email protected]
The icy weather was just one of many challenges for participants in last week’s inaugural UNC Military Challenge, hosted by Veter-ans Services. Since the nation cel-ebrated Veteran’s Day last week, employees at the Veterans Services office said they wanted to inspire the University of Northern Colorado to ring in more of a “Veteran’s Week.” The challenge partnered with the ROTC, but en-couraged anyone to come and participate. The event was the first of its kind, and coordinators said they plan to make it annual. The military challenge assembled 18 groups which were composed of students, faculty and the Greeley community. To sign up for the event, members were asked to go to a direct link and register their teams. Once registered, the teams congregated at Not-tingham Field where they received their team pack-ets. These packets included a map of the course and a waiver that all teams were required to sign. Each group had a spe-cific time slot to begin their journey. “We are so excited. We are going to win,” said Allyson Snyder, a senior
psychology and internal affairs major. Snyder is in the ROTC program, and she said she found out the event was be-ing hosted the day of. She didn’t train for it, but said she was eager to try out the obstacle race. The groups all chatted with excitement and were bouncing to keep their cir-culation flowing in the cold winds, but also to get ready for the race. The groups were required to start with a warm-up exercise that included sets of pushups, sit-ups and pull-ups. After the warm-up exercises were done, the groups hurried to the next station to see what their next obstacle was. The first group finished the course in 32 minutes. “I would have loved to participate, but being here and managing things was better,” said Eric Gorecki, a graduate assistant for Lead-ership in Veterans Services and the coordinator for the military challenge. Gorecki and other members involved with the military challenge said they took ideas from different areas, like the Army ROTC program and CrossFit workouts, and adapted them to create the obstacles for the challenge. After that, Gorecki said he was in charge of finding spaces that could help fa-cilitate the event and man-
age everything else to make the challenge possible. “This was a good exercise and good team building event,” veteran Eric Tavares said. Tavares worked the balance beam obstacle that was in between Lawrenson
Hall and Turner Hall. Tavares said he wished the event could have been better but liked seeing the talent and the fact that people showed up. The event was designed to be like a mock boot camp, that demonstrated
what obstacles might be seen at a real military boot camp, event coordinators said. The Veterans Services office is located in Roude-bush Cottage and can be contacted at [email protected].
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THE MIRROR WELCOMES NEW EDITOR IN CHIEFStaff Report
As graduation grows closer, staff mem-bers at The Mirror grow closer to saying goodbye to their leader—and to saying hello to a new one. Katarina Velazquez, The Mirror’s cur-rent news editor and a former staff writer, has been selected as the publication’s next editor in chief. Lynn Klyde-Silverstein, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Northern Colorado, said she thinks Velazquez is a great student. “She’s mature and reliable, which are great qualities in a leader. I’m sure she’ll do an admirable job,” Klyde-Silverstein said. Velazquez is a junior in the journalism and mass communications program with an emphasis in advertising-public rela-tions. She started working at The Mirror as an assistant editor in the news section, which is where she said she honed her writing and editing skills. “I’ve been impressed by Kati, both as
a person and a journalist, since having the chance to start working with her last January,” said Matt Lubich, The Mirror’s general manager. Lubich said he looks forward to con-tinuing to work with Velazquez and seeing what she achieves in the new position. Velazquez said that, besides her actual classes, she has learned the most about journalism through her time at The Mir-ror. Velazquez said she is excited to grow even more as a journalist while in the edi-tor in chief position. “Most people I talk to think that jour-nalism is a dying art, when really it’s an opportunity for your voice to be heard,” Velazquez said. She continued by saying that was the main reason she wanted to take the position: to be part of a change in attitude toward student media. Velazquez will graduate in spring 2016, which gives her a year and a half to make her mark as The Mirror’s editor in chief. “Essentially, you can really use your media to voice your opinions and voice your thoughts and change things,” Velazquez said.
Mark Harro | The MirrorKatarina Velazquez is a junior journalism and mass communications major. She was recently chosen to fill the editor in chief position at The Mirror.
ROCK-AND-ROLL CANCER FOUNDATION HOSTS BONE MARROW DRIVE
Maeve Widmann | The MirrorFreshman physical therapy major Elijah Johannigman stopped by the front desk last Wednesday in North Hall to sign up to be a potential blood marrow donor.
By Monique [email protected]
Only one out of seven people who register to donate bone marrow will be a match. “I lived because a woman in Germany registered,” said Ronna Sanchez, who volunteered to help register students to donate bone marrow last week at the front desk of North Hall for a foundation called Love Hope Strength. Founded in 2007 by Mike Peters and James Chippendale, both leuke-mia survivors, Love Hope Strength is the leading rock-and-roll cancer foundation in the nation. Love Hope Strength’s motto “Sav-ing Lives, One Concert at a Time” is where the organization bases its goals. Through their partnership with Delete Blood Cancer, the organiza-
tion is often seen at concerts and other major musical events bringing awareness to cancer and registering people to donate bone marrow. “One of the great things about this organization, I think, is that you can volunteer one time, and you’re not obligated to do it ever again. And you get to see a show for free,” Sanchez said. Love Hope Strength has become known as the world’s leading rock-and-roll cancer foundation because of its tendency to raise money through musical pilgrimages at recognizable sites like Mt. Everest, Machu Picchu and Mt. Fuji. Love Hope Strength’s headquarters are stationed in Denver. The foundation also has chapters in the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico as well. Sanchez said that she was diag-nosed with leukemia ten years ago and was given two months to live
without a bone marrow transplant. “Even with the transplant I only had a 25 percent chance of living, but I lived. If you have blood cancer or blood disease the only way to survive is from a transplant,” Sanchez said. Those who wish to donate blood marrow must be at least 18 years of age at the time of registry and usually cannot exceed the age of 44, depend-ing on the operating doctor. This is because younger donors usually provide better bone marrow for the patients who need it. The residents of North Hall who were not interested in registering said it was because they were afraid that donating bone marrow would hurt or that they were afraid of needles. “I think it’s important for every-one to know that no one likes nee-dles,” Sanchez said. “But if you have cancer or are sick, you don’t have the option of being afraid of needles.”
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOCUSES ON ENROLLMENT ISSUESBy Chelsea [email protected]
Enrollment of fi rst-time freshmen at UNC is down by 3 percent, which means there are 59 students less in the class of 2018 than there were in the class of 2017. Th e Board of Trustees met last Friday in the Panorama Room at the University Center and discussed the enrollment rates of students and possible ways to improve that enrollment rate. While board members recognized an overall drop in enrollment at the University of Northern Colorado, they also discussed some positive trends and extensive plans for the future to increase the enrollment, rev-enue, retention and success rates
of students. “Everyone’s in the same boat,” said Robbyn Wacker, UNC pro-vost and senior vice president for the division of academic aff airs. With the economy still a little shaky and competition among institutions increasing, it seems like a number of universities and colleges are fi nding themselves with a drop in enrollment. Th e board members said that this is a trend seen throughout the market. Enrollment in online courses has also dropped, but board members said this is most likely in correlation to the overall drop of students. President Kay Norton suggest-ed that there is fi erce competition among institutions for under-graduate, on-campus residents because there are fewer and fewer
traditional high school graduates enrolling in college. Th is trend cannot be handled through the infl uence of mass marketing either, she said. Norton said the factors be-hind choosing an institution for higher learning is not predictable in the market like most fi nan-cial ventures—it is much more individualized and backed with personalized motives. UNC is known best for its business, nursing, education and music programs, which leaves many prospective students with the misconception that those programs entail all that the uni-versity has to off er. As a result, plans are in place to work on targeting students to come in for other, more diverse programs and degrees. Board members said the
university is exploring other ways to approach the problem of low enrollment as well. UNC has already invited high school counselors to showcase the campus to prospective stu-dents and has dispersed recruit-ers for the university throughout the Denver area. University offi cials have begun building connections with students who are enrolled in community colleges by allowing the transfer of credits from junior and community colleges. Members of the board said they are hopeful that new student demographics will improve the enrollment rate for UNC. Th ere appears to be a robust opportunity for international stu-dents from other countries, espe-cially China, who are interested in UNC, Wacker said.
In addition, about 35 percent of students in Colorado’s K-12 education are of Latino descent. “Th ere’s going to be a tsunami coming of these students, and I hope we get them,” said Richard James “Jim” Chavez, executive director of the Latin American Educational Foundation. Despite the drop in enroll-ment, most of the board seemed pleased that UNC has remained consistent with some of its more value-based rates. It seems that the rates of fi rst generation and lower income students are keeping up with historical records. In relation to the overall wealth of students, UNC harbors more middle-class students. Nor-ton said that this is a main factor strengthening the university’s traditional values.
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MON 11/17
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7-8 p.m.Student Literary Voice (The Crucible) MeetingUniversity Center- Fireside Lounge
Multi-day Event Charlotte Nichols Metalsmith Mariani Gallery
Multi-day Event Cognitive Learning With Computer GraphicsOak Room Gallery
4:30-6:30 p.m.International Education Week: Swag Your Ramen University Center-Panorama Room
7-11 p.m.2014 Drag Show: So You Think You Can Drag University Center- Ballrooms
12-1 p.m.Umoja Fish Fry Marcus Garvey Cultural Center/Davis House
8 p.m.Battle of the BandsThe Moxi Theater
FRI 11/21All Day Colorado Piano FestivalMilne Auditorium- Kepner Hall
Photo Courtesy of Stefan Lopez Trombonist Sterling Swanson(left ) and trumpeter Alex Vilanova(right) make up the horn section of the six-player band Hypnotic Vibes.
By Correll Comer [email protected]
Temperatures reached a mind-numbing negative six degrees in downtown Gree-ley last Wednesday night, but in spite of the weather, four bands brought their gear and their talent to Th e Moxi Th eater to perform for dozens of fans, music lovers and—of course—the judges. In any other setting, such an eclectic mix of bands would probably never perform on a single night: From reggae and post-hardcore to alternative folk and indie rock—the audience was treated to a little bit of everything in the fi rst of four rounds of Bandwagon Magazine’s 2014 Battle of the Bands. Th e judges scored each band on a variety of criteria to determine who moves on to the fi nal round and gets the chance to win a $1,000 cash prize and a spot on the cover of a future issue of BandWagon Magazine. Th e judges for this round included various members from the Greeley arts and entertainment community. La’Asianee Brown, editor of the arts section at Th e Mirror, as well as members of Th e Burroughs, who won the last Battle of the Bands, and a few members from local band Silver and Gold rounded out the judges’ table. Th e battle opened with a six-member band that began as a hip-hop group and underwent several transformations before ultimately
becoming known as Harkener. “If someone really wants us to defi ne Harkener or put our music into a genre, I’ll say we’re post-hardcore,” said Steven Davis, one of the band’s guitar players. “It’s not only that, but I don’t know of a genre that better captures what we do.” Harkener has only been to-gether since June, but members say in that short time, they feel their music has truly brought them together as a family. “If I was a girl, I’d marry all sev-en of these guys,” drummer Adam Haag said. “I just want people to feel something when they hear us. I want people to feel like we feel playing and experience something diff erent.”
Mike Ring and the Connection was the second band of the night. Th ey seemed to change the mood of the evening with their dynamic high energy vocals and rhythms, complimented by a key-board and drums. “I’d have to put our genre somewhere in the alternative. It’s pop. It’s folk,” said Mike Ring, the frontman of the band. Th ey got the crowd pumped up with lively music and an interac-tive performance that left audience members singing their songs long aft er Mike Ring and the Connec-tion had left the stage. Th e third band of the night was the four-man American indie rock band, Bach Hotel. Th e fourth and fi nal band,
Hypnotic Vibes, described themselves as a reggae indie alternative band. As the fi nal act of the night, Hypnotic Vibes had the audience moving and grooving with their funky, upbeat tunes. Th e competition was fi erce. With the diverse array of bands going head to head in a series of 30-minute sets, the judges faced a challeng-ing task. Despite competing against one another, the atmosphere between the bands seemed to be one of bonding. “Th ese guys are our friends that we’re playing with in the other bands, and there’s a lot of camarade-rie,” said Pie Lombardi, the guitarist and backup vocalist for Mike Ring and the Con-nection. “It’s not like a real competition between us,
you know? It’s kind of just another show, and we’re just happy to be up here with our friends.” At the end of the night, Hyp-notic Vibes scored the most points with the judges—earning them fi rst place in round one. Eight more Northern Colorado bands are set to compete in the two upcoming rounds for the remain-ing two spots. Th e winning band from each night will take a spot in the fi nal round alongside Hypnotic Vibes on Dec. 6 at the Moxi Th eater. To fi nd out what bands are performing or to get tickets to up-coming rounds in the battle, visit Th e Moxi Th eater’s website at www.moxitheater.com.
Editor: La’Asianee Brown - Assistant: Antonio Hill
Hypnotic Vibes, described themselves as a reggae indie alternative band. As the fi nal act of the night, Hypnotic Vibes had the audience moving and grooving with their funky,
COLD WEATHER CEASES TO CHILL BATTLE OF THE BANDS
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PANTHER MYTHS DEBUNKED THROUGH FILM SERIES By La’Asianee Brown [email protected]
The mystery behind the Black Panther Party lies in the raised, closed fists of the once silenced revolutionaries. The “Who are the Panthers?” film se-ries, hosted by the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center this semester, sought to open the closed fists and debunk negative percep-tions created by the media. At 7 p.m. last Thursday, the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center staff screened its last film “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” as the closer to their three-part film series. Coordinated by senior philosophy major Litsha Leeper, the film series was created in order for people to gain a better perspective of the Black Panthers and their historical movement. Leeper said she used three different
types of movies to show her audience the different ways the Black Panthers have been portrayed through media, specifically the cinematic medium. The first two films that she screened, “Panthers” and “The Murder of Fred Hampton,” had completely dif-ferent content. “Panthers” is a Hollywood-produced film that relied on actors to por-tray the story of who the Black Panthers were in and to America. “The Murder of Fred Hampton” was a documentary composed of actual film snippets of the time period which cre-ated a biography about a Black Panther leader murdered in his sleep by federal
and state law enforcement. The last film in the series, “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,” was a mix of interviews, news footage and just a touch of actor portrayal to recount the capture and trial of radical civil rights activist Angela Davis.
While Davis was never part of the Black Panther Party, her radical views—and afro—became a trademark for the woman who was deemed a ter-rorist by the United States government. Leeper asked
during a discussion at the end of the film what it was that made Angela Davis some-one who people followed worldwide. “It didn’t matter what your background was or your ethnicity was, it was like, the world was rocking with her,” Leeper said.
“I’m just wondering what was the differ-ence, what was she able to achieve that others couldn’t?” Michael Harris, sophomore human services major concurred that her gender seemed to have a big effect on her story. “I think because she was a woman, that definitely gave a firm assistance in her me-diation,” Harris said. “I mean women have been disenfranchised since the beginning of times.” While Davis faced three counts of the death penalty, her followers—and even those who did not support her—rallied for an equal trial for the political activist. Brian Frederick, a junior market-ing major, explained how much he had learned from the film. “I heard of Angela Davis, but I never knew the exact story behind it,” he said. “So I think to actually see the whole story and, like, what was behind each movement was really inspiring.”
“It didn’t matter what your back-ground was or your ethnicity was, it was like, the world was rocking with
her. I’m just wondering what was the difference, what was she able to
achieve that others couldn’t?”
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MON 11/17
SPORTSEditor: Jacob Scott - Assistant: Danielle Ross
-10:30 a.m.Women’s Basketball vs. University of North TexasAt Denton, Texas
WED 11/19
THURS 11/20
1:30 p.m. Club Hockey vs. University of ArkansasClash In The Corn Tournament, Sioux Center, Iowa
3 p.m.Wrestling vs. Cal Poly At San Luis Obispo, California
7 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. New Mexico State UniversityAt Las Cruces, New Mexico
1 p.m.Volleyball vs. Portland State At Pocatello, Idaho
7:30 p.m. Club Hockey vs. Dordt CollegeClash In The Corn Tournament, Sioux Center, Iowa
SAT 11/22
10:30 a.m. Club Hockey vs. Bradley UniversityClash In The Corn Tournament, Sioux Center, Iowa
12:00 p.m. Football vs. North Dakota UniversityNottingham Field
5:00 p.m. Wrestling vs. California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California
FRI 11/21 Rylie Cook | The MirrorSenior Trent Noon took third place in the 184 weight class with a 5-1 record. Noon won the championship match 16-0 against CMU’s Mitch Wyatt.
NORTHERN COLORADO HOSTS OPEN
By Danielle [email protected]
The Bears wrestlers came away with wins in their Northern Colorado Open last Saturday, after more than nine hours of competition among 226 wrestlers. In the 165 weight class and Heavy-weight classes, Northern Colorado’s senior Mitchell Polkowske and sophomore Brian Macchione took the first place spots, respec-tively. The two led the team as the Bears also took two
third-place finishes, one fourth-place and two sixth-place finishes. This year’s tournament was sponsored by Global Pipeline Consulting Inc. Polkowske was unde-feated on the day, and took first in his class in the open for the third year in a row. In his first three rounds, Polkowske recorded two pin falls and one win by points. In his final round, Polkowske pinned Devin Aguirre from University of Nebraska at Kearney 3:19 into the match to win the championship. Macchione, who wres-
tled in the 197 weight class last year, moved up to the heavyweight class this year and was also undefeated on the day. The final match was a close one, low-scor-ing and long-lasting, but Macchione pulled ahead 2-1 to get the win. “I wanted to show myself and coach today I made the right decision moving to heavyweight,” Macchione said. “There is a lot I still need to learn to get better at heavyweight, but coach believes I can do it and I believe I can do it.” The day was a posi-tive one for new Northern
Colorado head coach Troy Nickerson, coaching in his second tournament as a Bear. Though the tourna-ment saw Bears with wins, Nickerson said he is still focused on improvement. “I believe if we give the effort, we are going to win a lot of matches,” Nickerson said. “If we can fine tune some areas, we are going to be in every match to win it. We just need a chance, and if we give ourselves a chance, and we have the effort, we will come away with our heads held high.” Freshman unattached wrestler Dylan Gabel
finished in second place in the 184 weight class of the unattached division. Gabel’s only loss went to Fort Hayes State’s Jon In-man. Also in the 184 weight class, third-place finisher senior Trent Noon was 5-1 on the day, with his only loss also going to Jon In-man in a 10-4 decision, and 16-0 tech fall over Colora-do Mesa University’s Mitch Wyatt for the third-place finish. The Bears wrestlers go on the road this weekend to California Polytechnic State in San Luis Obispo.
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BASKETBALL BEATS BHSU
By Brad [email protected]
One Bear went into the record books during UNC men’s basketball home opener on this past Friday night. Senior guard Tevin Svihovec made a three-pointer that put him over 1,000 points in his career, making him the 20th play-er in Northern Colorado’s history to reach this mark. “It’s a pretty great monument of my career,” Svihovec said. “It’s a cool accomplishment, but as a team we want to accom-plish some bigger things this year.” The University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball team defeated Black Hills State University (DII) 83-62 this weekend. Black Hills started off shooting the ball well, while the Bears struggled early from the floor. The Yellow Jackets made four three-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the game, while the struggling Bears lost senior forward Tim Huskisson to a broken nose in the opening minutes of the game. Huskisson did not return to the game. Northern Colorado (1-0) began to press Black Hills, and the smaller team showed its weakness. Sophomore guard Jordan Wilson used his quickness to create chaos for the op-posing team’s point guards, including creating early steals and a ten second violation against BHSU.
On the offensive end, Wilson created opportu-nities for himself and his teammates and ended the night with 9 points and 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. With 9:34 remaining in the first half, Svihovec converted a breakaway layup despite a foul and would complete the three-point play to tie the game. Seconds later, senior guard Dwight Smith would add another six points with two layups and a dunk. The Bears went into halftime with a 44-35 lead. After the break, UNC continued to build upon its performance from the first half by getting easier shots and forcing turnovers. The Yellow Jackets’ lead was lost, and they would be unable to close the gap for the remainder of the game. Svihovec’s stats were once again nothing short of impressive. He finished the evening with 17 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, which helped UNC pull away in the second half. As the second half went on, Northern Colorado continued to increase its lead with a layup by sophomore guard Anthony Johnson, giving the Bears a comfortable 65-48 lead. Despite a cold start to the night, UNC was able to get nine steals which helped the offense get into rhythm. Northern Colorado will be on the road this week, as they travel south to face New Mexico State Univer-sity Wednesday night.
By Jacob [email protected]
The UNC volleyball team closed out their regular season on the road this weekend, defeating both Eastern Washington University and the University of Idaho. With the two wins, the Bears clinched the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Conference Championship that will be hosted by the No. 1 seed Idaho State University. The road trip began Thursday when Northern Colorado (19-9, 12-4 Big Sky) traveled to Washington to take on the EWU Eagles, eventually taking the match 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 27-29, 25-23). The key to the victory was offense. For each set the Bears took, their hitting percentage was a .250 or above—with their best being a .343 in the second set. Junior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham and junior outside hitter Katie Champion led UNC’s
offensive attack with 16 kills and 15 kills, respectively. Champion—whose 15 kills are a career high—also had three digs and one serving ace. Northern Colorado was able to secure the victories in the first two sets thanks to late offensive runs. UNC was down 20-22 in the first set, but the offense came back for a 5-1 run ending the set. In the second set the Bears were able to double the run from the first set, going on a 10-2 run. On the season when the Bears take the first two sets, they are 9-0. Eastern Washington (9-19, 5-10 Big Sky) was able to force a fourth set by taking the third set in a shootout with both teams matching point for point in the set. UNC then took on the University of Idaho (15-13, 11-5 Big Sky) Saturday, defeating the Vandals 3-1 (25-20, 13-25, 25-15, 25-18). This win secured the No. 3 seed for the conference championship. The Bears defense was able to hold the Vandals to an overall hitting
percentage of .152, and in each set UNC took, they held Idaho to a .111 or below hitting percentage. The defense was led by junior defensive specialist Meagan Garcia, who had 23 digs just three short from her record which she tied Thursday. This is the 18th straight match Garcia has had double-digit digs. The Bears big three of Cunningham, senior middle blocker Andrea Spaustat and senior middle blocker Brianna Strong monopolized the kill totals as they owned 36 of the team’s 53 total kills. Individually they had 15, 10 and 11 kills respectively. Despite the defensive play, Idaho owned the second set. The Vandals hit over .500 for the set, but was unable to hold onto the momentum. After the break UNC’s defense collected itself and shut down the Vandal offense in the next two sets, -.065 and .098 respectively. No. 3 seed Northern Colorado will face No. 6 seed Portland State at Idaho State University’s campus. The match is set for 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Breelyn Bowe | The MirrorJunior Haley Schneider took third place in diving in this weekend’s swim meet.
BEARS BEAT MINES, CMUStaff Report
The UNC swim and dive team traveled to the Colorado School of Mines for a meet that also included Colorado Mesa University. The Bears took down both schools beating CSM 146-58 and CMU 151-92. Head coach Kelly Mc-Clanahan said she was very pleased with the team as they fought hard for every win. Northern Colorado freshman Sydney Kovar took first in three separate events: the 1650-yard free, the 100-yard free and the
500-yard free. In the 500-yard free and the 1650-yard free, Kovar finished four seconds be-fore her opponents. Fellow Bear sophomore Carleigh Barrett also had a successful outing taking first in the 200-yard free and the 200-yard fly. Barrett also contributed in the 400-yard freestyle relay giving UNC the win with a time of 3:37.99. UNC scored second and third for the diving portion behind sophomore Taylor Walsh and junior Haley Schneider. The swim and dive team will travel to Missouri as they take part in the Miz-zou Invite Thursday.
VOLLEYBALL GOES IN AS THIRD SEED
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HOCKEY SKATES TO TWO MORE WINSBy Dylan Sanchez
Thirty-seven minutes worth of penal-ties were dished out in Friday night’s heavy hitting UNC club hockey game, including a 10-minute game misconduct for senior defenseman Brandon Pougnet. “The coaches sat everyone down and let them know what needs to be done,” Pougnet said. “Everyone was trying to watch themselves. We didn’t want to get too involved after the whistle or talk too much to the referees, and it definitely got better.” The University of Northern Colorado club hockey team defeated both Nebraska and Wyoming with two 4-2 victories this past Friday and Saturday at the Greeley Ice Haus. Northern Colorado (11-3-0) fell behind early against Nebraska (6-3-0), but the
Bears were able to score three late goals in the second period from sophomore Brady Christiaens, junior Michael Tabrum and freshman Mitch Bailey to take a two-goal lead heading into the third period. “We changed up our special teams a little bit,” Tabrum said. “Our new units got some good opportunities and killed some big penalties, so it looks good moving forward. This was our first weekend with the new look.” UNC survived a late surge by the Husk-ers and won Friday’s game, 4-2. Less than 16 hours later, the Bears were back on the ice to take on Wyoming (4-9-0). Fatigue proved not to be a factor as UNC gained a 2-0 advantage early in the first period, with the help of a shorthanded goal. Minutes later, Bailey got his second goal in as many games and gave the Bears a 3-0 lead. Northern Colorado was able to take advantage of a slow start in the second, as
a turnover in the Cowboys’ zone led to a hard shot. The Wyoming goaltender failed to handle that shot, and a rebound in front of the net allowed freshman Alex Cupples to find the back of the net and give the Bears a 4-0 advantage. UNC controlled much of the flow of the game, but poor passing led to Wyo-ming getting on the board with four min-utes left in the second period. Less than a minute later, on the power play, Wyoming cut the lead in half. The team relied on senior goaltender Owen Rauer, coming off a 25 save performance against Nebraska, to make the big saves against Wyoming. “Rauer gave us a chance to win both those games,” Tabrum said. “He did his job for the team tonight, and luckily the of-fense was able to get it done and we get the two wins.” Next up, the Bears travel to Iowa to compete in the Clash in the Corn Tourna-ment on Thursday.
Rylie Cook | The MirrorSenior Owen Rauer earned two wins and allowed only four goals this weekend.
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