the mirror—november 9, 2015
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The electronic edition of The Mirror's November 9, 2015 issue.TRANSCRIPT
A student refl ection of the UNC community
NEWS BRIEFS
For the week of 11/9/2015
WOMEN’S SOCCERWINS BIG SKY
Wins over Sacramento State and Idaho seal Big Sky ChampionshipPAGE 6
PSYCHIC INSIGHT AND INNER TRUTH
Metaphysical radio show explores energy ĀƉåĬÚŸƉ°ĹÚƉĘŅƵƉƋŅƉų°ĜŸåƉvibrational levels.PAGE 5
LOAN SCAMS: ALL THAT GLITTERS...
Students should be wary of appealing loan eliminations and consolidationsPAGE 2
Th e executive director of UNC BizHub will appear on 9News Tuesday morning. During the program’s morn-ing broadcast, between 6:45-8 a.m, Dick Pickett, executive director of UNC BizHub Col-laborative and East Colorado small Business Development Center, will discuss BizHub, the SBDC and UNC’s upcom-ing Entrepreneurial Challenge. SCDC staff will also answer small-business-related ques-tions from viewers who call during the show’s broadcast.
Illuminerdy, a student club at UNC, hosted a 24-hour video gaming marathon to raise money for children’s hospi-tals. Th e group’s video gaming on Friday helped to raise mon-ey for Extra Life, an organiza-tion partnered with gamers all over the country to raise over $4 million.
Implementation of Greeley’s Bicycle Master Plan began last week. Th e plan, which was approved in May, helps to ensure safety while encourag-ing bicycling among the com-munity. Th e plan includes new elements to accompany bike lanes, including green pave-ment markings and buff ered bike lanes. Green paint high-lights predictable paths to encourage safer traveling for bicyclists. Buff ered bike lanes provide additional separation between traffi c modes and of-fers added comfort for riders by creating an exclusive lane with a painted buff er strip be-tween the bike lane and vehic-ular through traffi c.
Th e Body Project will at-tempt to challenge the ideal thin body image on campus. All female-identifi ed UNC students are invited to par-ticipate in a peer-led group to challenge the conception of the ideal body and empower peo-ple’s own ideas of body image through the Body Project. Th e project will consist of sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Th e location will be disclosed to those who register to partici-pate. Contact Mallory Jordan at 970-351-1136 to register or ask questions.
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Mark Harro | Th e MirrorUNC freshman Trae Riek holds off a Portland State defender during Saturday’s game. Riek scored with .23 seconds left to hand Portland State their second conference loss.
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Editor: Chelsea Hinspeter
NEWS CALENDAR
THU 11/122-4 p.m.UNC Board of Trustees Working SessionCarter Hall- Fourth Floor Board Room
6-8 p.m.Student Leadership for Environmental Action Fund (LEAF) MeetingUniversity Center- Spruce B
6-8 p.m.Success Looks Like Me: Careers in EntrepreneurshipUniversity Center- Panorama Room
TUE 11/1011:30 a.m.-1 p.m.Women Veterans Panel LuncheonUniversity Center- Spruce Room
12-1:30 p.m.Graduate Student Association Town Hall - Natural and Health Sciences & Monfort College of BusinessUniversity Center- Aspen A
12-1 p.m.National Student Exchange Information SessionUniversity Center- Aspen B
7-9 p.m.“Last Lecture” presented by Gregory WilliamsUniversity Center- Panorama Room
WED 11/1110 a.m.-2 p.m.Off-Campus Housing Information FairUniversity Center
FRI 11/138:30 a.m.UNC Board of Trustees MeetingUniversity Center- Panorama Room
SUN 11/151:30-3:30 p.m.UNC Free Self-Defense ClassRecreation Center
By Riley [email protected]
The only thing scarier than paying for college is paying off college. With tuition costs continually increasing, stu-dents are turning to financial aid to help with the costs of higher education. “Staggering student loan debt is the political topic du jour,” said Sally Elizabeth of People Claim, an online dis-pute resolution company. “Whenever a problem is all over the news, you can be sure that scammers are all over the problem.” With debt piling on top of low starting salaries, repay-ment of loans can be anything but easy and can take years. While the majority of loan borrowers try to be diligent with their repayments, they are faced with a new dilemma: stu-dent loan scams. According to Marvin Some-ro, the director of financial aid
at UNC, 10,181 students received some form of fi-nancial aid for the 2014-2015 academic year. Without taking scholar-ships into consideration, financial aid is split into two categories: grants and loans. Grants, such as pell grants, are similar to scholarships in the sense that the money isn’t re-paid after graduation. Need-based aid sounds great to the aver-age college student, but there’s a catch—only a select population of stu-dents meet the require-ments and are eligible for this type of financial aid. When grants and scholarships aren’t of-fered, students who need assistance paying for college usually apply for loans. More often than not, students take out unsubsidized and subsidized loans from the government. When that mon-
ey isn’t available, students turn to popular loan providers such as Sallie Mae.
These loans have been known to evoke fear and anxiety among borrowers, and for a good reason. Chris Denhart, a journalist for Forbes magazine, wrote that “two-thirds of students graduating from Ameri-can colleges and uni-versities are graduating with some level of debt.” And while Americans may be racking up the diplomas, they are also accumulating debt at an alarming rate. “According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, student loan debt has reached a new mile-stone, crossing the $1.2 trillion mark—$1 trillion of that in fed-eral student loan debt,” Denhart said. “‘Your loans will be
forgiven! Your debt will be cancelled!’ Reality check: debt relief companies can’t nego-
tiate a special deal for loans made under federal student loan programs,” Elizabeth said. Loan repayment negotia-tion, and in some cases loan forgiveness, sounds too good to turn down. But what these companies are promising is of-ten a gilded scam. Unfortunately, except in extremely rare situations, stu-dent loans cannot be forgiven without repayment. But there are ways to avoid paying more than what is owed, destroy-ing credit and being taken advantage of. “First, don’t stick your head in the sand if you’re strug-gling,” Elizabeth said. “Once your loans go into default, you may have fewer options. But your first port of call should never be a private debt relief company.” Researching doesn’t stop af-ter graduation. To find out the most efficient way to pay off student loans, students should begin by contacting their loan providers and finding viable options for repayment.
By Drew [email protected]
The Monfort College of Business’ an-nual Entrepreneurial Challenge is a way for start-up businesses to get funded and gain exposure. Five finalists will be chosen for the challenge from a pool of applicants on Dec. 7, all of whom will gain exposure for their businesses in a Shark Tank like
program on 9News Channel 20. Of the five finalists chosen, three will be chosen as the winners with first place winning $25,000, second place winning $15,000 and third place win-ning $10,000. David Thomas, director of the En-trepreneurial Challenge, explained that the challenge began with the recogni-tion of a need. “About eight years ago we launched a minor in entrepreneurship, and we had plans to expand the course offerings beyond one or two courses,” Thomas said. “We knew that if we were going to do that, we’d need to build a program with more than just a class or two. We decided we needed a project that would do two things: provide a unique learn-ing environment for our students inter-ested in entrepreneurship so they can see how to build a business plan among other things; and two, we felt it was the university’s responsibility to really en-gage businesses in a way other universi-ties were not doing.” The winner of the last Entrepreneur-ial Challenge was QB Labs—a company
located in Parker that provides services to physicians, trainers and physical therapists to quantify the progress their patients make. The founder and CEO of QB Labs, Jennifer Maskrey, said the five formats throughout the challenge helped to pre-pare her company for any opportunity that comes up. “That exposure businesses get from channel nine is not something they could have gotten on their own, and it is not something that the university could have gotten on its own either,” Thomas said. Although prize money is certainly an incentive to join the challenge, expo-sure for a small up-and-coming busi-ness is invaluable. “The exposure has greatly impacted our visibility in the entrepreneurial community,” Maskrey said. “The E-Challenge is well known, so winning that has really improved local aware-ness of our company.” Nathan Saam, co-founder and CEO of last year’s third place winner Change Composites, said the competition
helped with exposure for him as well. “We received a fair amount of ex-posure during the e-challenge and im-mediately after the competition,” Saam said. “We were interviewed for Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call and Innovation News. We have also been featured on the northern Colo-rado NPR affiliate station.” Saam said that while exposure has certainly helped the company, the prize money has made an impact as well. “The money has gone into proto-types and initial marketing efforts,” Saam said. “We have almost $80,000 in the prototyping and design phase of our helmets.” Regardless of whether or not they win the competition, entrepreneurs stand to gain plenty for enrolling in the competition. “The Monfort family funds the $50,000 in prize money and the univer-sity puts the money up for the market-ing and promotion,” Thomas said. “The university could not reach that without channel nine. It is a major achievement and a major positive.”
E-Challenge invaluable to small businesses
STUDENTS BEWARE OF:
ADvANCED FEES
Student loan companies that claim
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LoAN CoNSoLiDAtioNS
Companies that charge a
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LoAN DEbt ELimiNAtioNS
Companies that claim to eliminate
debt. Student loan debt must
always be repaid!
What you need to know about loan scams
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FREAKYFASTSANDWICHES
By Drew [email protected]
Conversation regarding the Campus Commons heav-ily dominated Wednesday evening’s Student Senate meet-ing. The Campus Commons, which is in the process of be-ing planned, will be primarily utilized by faculty and support services and will also serve to provide on and off campus op-portunities for students. The architect of Campus Commons is in the process of getting feedback on the design of the building and will then use the feedback to create a blueprint for the building. Currently, the uni-versity is looking for funding from the state to build the Campus Commons. The Campus Commons will be accessible to those with dis-abilities and will also be de-signed with all body types in mind. The goals in creating the Campus Commons is to in-crease the number of students who enroll at UNC, to address extracurricular needs of stu-dents and to help build a point where UNC can gain a connec-tion to Greeley.
In other news:
more recycling bins inside of -
versity Center. -
ciation is sending 27 students and 2 faculty members to a na-tional conference.
-sociation was awarded $20,000 in funds to 75 applicants for research and other necessities.
had $3,000 funded to them by Student Senate for the youth leadership program they host-ed this past weekend.
Last week’s Student Senatemeeting
‘Hit me with that H2O’
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Students in UNC’s Leadership 200 class are launching a Global Change Campaign in order to raise awareness about the importance of water quality both locally and globally. Th is Friday, a few students from the class will host a water quality demonstration 12-3 p.m. in the McKee Breezeway. On Nov. 18, Richard Jurin, UNC’s director
of environmental and sustainability studies, will guest lecture at 6 p.m. in room L0074 in Michener Library. He will provide expert insight into the issue and will suggest potential actions individuals can take to serve as change agents concerning this topic. Immediately following Jurin’s lecture, he will off er a Q&A session for participants who wish to further explore their roles in fostering sustain-able solutions. Th e event is open to the public and UNC stu-dents, faculty and staff .
Students from Leadership 200 class to host Global Change Campaign
FRI 11/134-6 p.m.Art Exhibit Reception: Judy Sprague - “Drawings & Paintings - My Journey”Michener Library- Mari Gallery
6-9 p.m.Bear Paw Art Gallery WalkUniversity Center
ARTS CALENDAR
MON 11/910 a.m.-4 p.m. (Daily Event)The Ballast: Anja Marais Art ShowGuggenheim Hall- Mariani Gallery
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Daily Event)How to Explain Death to a Dead Hare: Art Exhibition by Chelsea RuizCrabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Jazz in the LoungeUniversity Center- Fireside Lounge/Panorama Room
7:30-9:30 p.m.TubastravaganzaFoundation Hall
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.Annual UNC Chili Cook-OffUniversity Center- Panorama Room
7-9 p.m.UNC Jazz ThangFrasier Hall- Room 63
7:30 -9:30 p.m.Spectrum Weekly MeetingUniversity Center- Columbine A
8-10 p.m.Trivia University Center- Panorama Room
WED 11/11
By Trevor Reid [email protected]
New Age. The mere mention of it is cringe-worthy for some. For others, it is a way of exploring the universe through an often enlightening alternative lens. The Outer Limits of Inner Truth, a self-described “metaphysical and spiri-tual radio show,” caters to those who embrace New Age concepts like psychic channeling or astrology. The show was picked up for nation-al syndication on the Starcom Radio Network within three months of its first broadcast. The show is currently working on its official debut with the Genesis Com-munications Network, an independent radio network with many programs fo-cusing on conspiracy theories. One of those programs, The Alex Jones Show, is hosted by someone New York magazine calls “America’s leading conspiracy theorist.” Twenty affiliated channels play Outer
Limits in 20 different cities, including KQBN in Franklin, Colorado. Those who don’t live in one of those cities can hear the show online. The website is filled with no-ticeably photo-shopped im-ages, each with a vaguely Chakra-inspired logo. The images are play-ful despite deal-ing with subjects many would con-sider serious. After all, the show’s opening does say “Serious-ness is a disease.” Notable shows include an inter-view with a me-dium channeling a 1,500 year-old spirit named Chung Fu, a metaphysical anal-ysis on the TV show Family Guy, and a forensic soul analysis of radio personal-ity Howard Stern.
The interview with Chung Fu began with the British medium who channels him, Sally Pullinger. When asked how to verify whether or not others are gen-
uinely chan-neling Chung Fu, Pullinger said she veri-fies with the spirit himself. “I ask Chung Fu and work with him directly on that,” she said. W h e n the time came for Pullinger to channel Chung Fu, she began speak-ing in an enun-
ciated Chinese accent. Questions ranged from the weather to what happens when some-one dies. Chung Fu ultimately had a little bit of wisdom for anybody, regardless
of others’ beliefs in reincarnation or psychic channeling. “To come to a place of love and peace together—that is the great aim,” he said. “Learn to love. Seriously learn to be the neighbor of your neighbor.” Outer Limits refers to their regular speakers on the show, as the Virtues, whose expertise lie in “psychic insight, past life regression and astrology.” The Virtues speak after interviews to analyze the guests. Virtue Kerrie O’Connor said she reads energy fields and offers advice for people to raise their vibrational levels. Constance Stellas, another Virtue, said she specializes in astrological read-ings. Stellas leads workshops in the U.S. and Greece, including one at the Oracle of Delphi in Greece. According to Ryan McCormick, the show’s host and executive producer, an event that is “so massive and so unprec-edented that it will forever change hu-man consciousness” will soon occur. To listen to the Outer Limits of Inner Truth, visit: www.outerlimitsradio.com.
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Go West Film Fest to provide ‘wild’ time
By Trevor Reid [email protected]
Hollywood has used Colorado as a film loca-tion for the American West as early as 1925 with Charlie Chaplin’s movie “The Gold Rush.” Starting Monday, the week-long Go West Film Festival will celebrate Colorado’s Western roots. The festival consists of 11 different film screenings with a discussion after each film. Screenings range from classic Westerns like “Stagecoach,” to newer takes on the genre seen in the movie “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.” The festival is a collaboration between the High Plains Library District, UNC’s Interna-tional Film Series, The Kress, Aims Community College and contributing members of the Gree-ley community. “Films at High Noon” will offer 12 p.m. show-ings from Monday to Saturday at various loca-tions. In the evenings, The Kress and UNC will show films starting at 7 p.m. Doors for showings at The Kress will open at 6 p.m. The Kress will have free appetizers for a kick-off party on Monday evening and live music
from local singer Ray Delgado on Wednesday. International Film Series students, professors and Greeley community members will lead dis-cussions after the films. The 7 p.m. screening of “Hanna Ranch” on Thursday will include a Q&A with director Mitch Dickman. Kirk Hanna, the subject of the documentary, was a Colorado advocate for environmentally sustainable ranching before he took his life in 1998. Hanna and his family’s work for environmen-tal sustainability inspired Dickman, who has directed seven documentaries. Dickman’s lat-est documentary ‘“Rolling Papers” looks at The Cannabist, the first weed-related section of a major newspaper. The festival ends at 6 p.m. on Saturday with a happy hour wrap-up party at The Kress be-fore a screening of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” All events are free and open to the public. Locations include Aims Community College, Centennial Park Library, Farr Regional Library, The Kress and UNC. For a complete schedule of events,visit: http://www.mylibrary.us/events/hot-topics/go-west-film-festival.
Photo courtesy of outerlimitsradio.com
Photo courtesy of filmealese-hd.com“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” is one of many films being shown in Lindou Theatre this week. The movie is about a skateboarding vampire who kills men who disrespect women.
6 -Sports November 9, 2015 | uncmirror.comEditor: Dylan Sanchez
For next-day game recaps, check UNCMIRROR.COM
SPORTS CALENDAR
YELLOW = HOME GAME
BLUE = AWAY GAME
FRI 11/13
7 p.m.Women’s Volleyball vs. Eastern WashingtonBank of Colorado Arena
THUR 11/12
7 p.m.Men’s Basketball at Univer-sity of KansasLawrence, Kansas
SAT 11/14
5 p.m.Wrestling at Arizona State UniversityTemple, Arizona
All DayMen’s and Women’s Cross Country at NCAA Mountain RegionalAlbuquerque, New Mexico
12 p.m.Volleyball vs. Idaho State UniversityBank of Colorado Arena
12 p.m.Football at University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota
5 p.m.Wrestling at Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona
7 p.m.Women’s Basketball at University of DenverDenver, Colorado
5 p.m.Swim and Dive vs. Colorado School of MinesButler-Hancock Swimming Pool
Football ‘makes everyone believe’
By Kyle O’[email protected]
The Northern Colorado football team overcame a four-point deficit within the final 60 seconds in its game against the ninth-ranked Portland State Vikings to win 35-32 at Nottingham Field on Saturday afternoon. Following a disappointing showing against Northern Arizona last week, the Bears (5-4, 3-4 Big Sky) played up to the competition in their second matchup against a top-ten team this season. Northern Colorado jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over Portland State (7-2, 5-2) about halfway through the first quarter. The Vikings managed to stick around with the Bears for the re-mainder of the half, resulting in a 21-17 UNC lead at halftime. The teams were evenly matched in the half, as Northern Colorado only out-gained Portland State by just 11 yards. PSU began their next drive on their own 18-yard line with a 12-yard run to take the ball to their own 30-yard line for a first down. On the very next play, Portland State’s junior quarterback Alex Kuresa fumbled the football in their backfield. Junior defensive end Mikhail Du-bose scooped the ball up for the Bears and returned the fumble 24 yards to
the endzone. It was the first turnover on the day for either team. The fumble return increased Northern Colorado’s lead to 28-17 and the score remained the same until the fourth quarter. The Vikings managed to score the first touch-down of the final quarter with just under 10 min-utes left to close the gap to 28-25. Portland State drove an entire 95 yards in a to-tal of 86 seconds, culminating in a 64-yard pass from Kuresa to junior wide receiver Darnell Adams. PSU followed that up with a success-ful two-point con-version attempt. The ensuing Northern Colo-rado drive lasted just five plays and ended in an interception from redshirt freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp as he was hit. Portland State took just seven plays to capitalize on the UNC turnover, driving a total of 60 yards. Sophomore running back Steven
Long scored on the final play of the drive, a 25-yard rushing touchdown. Long’s run gave PSU their very first lead of the entire game, 32-28 with about
five minutes left. The Bears’ final drive started deep in their own terri-tory on their 12-yard line. The Bears, down by four, needed to drive the length of the field for a touchdown to win the game. Considering the team had less than a minute to do so and had zero timeouts remaining, this was no easy task. On the very first play of the drive, redshirt freshman receiver Alex Wes-ley ran a deep cross-ing route just un-derneath the PSU coverage, and Knipp found him for a gain of 58 yards. Wesley
gained about 35 of those yards after the catch, taking the ball to the opposing 30-yard line. “It was one of our plays where we’re trying to get a big chunk of yards,” Knipp said. “It was my first read, and it was a drift play where I’m supposed to
get out of the pocket, and he’s coming across the field, and he was open and made a heck of a play on it.” Two plays later redshirt freshman running back Trae Riek ran a route out of the backfield along the right sideline. With two Portland State defenders cov-ering him, Riek caught Knipp’s pass and was forced out of bounds at the two-yard line. It took Riek two tries to get the ball in the endzone, but he finally did so with 23 seconds left in the game. Riek’s late score gave the Bears a 35-32 lead, and the defense sealed the upset victory. The Bears’ final drive was no acci-dent. In fact, the team spent much of Friday’s practice preparing for scenar-ios very similar to that of which they faced in Saturday’s game. “We work on two-minute drills every Friday in practice, and today when we got the ball back with 57 seconds and no timeouts, I simply looked at Jacob and said, ‘Make everybody a believer,’” coach Earnest Collins Jr. said. “We have a special group of young men. We very easily could have packed it in after last week’s loss, but this week we worked on assignment football, and I told the guys that if everyone did their job today that we would win this game.” Knipp threw for 270 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The Bears play their next game against the University of North Dakota at 12 p.m. on Saturday in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mark Harro | The MirrorRed-shirt freshman Alex Wesley had three catches for 89 yards and a TD.
This week in Northern Colorado sportsStaff Report
Women’s soccer
The University of Northern Colorado women’s soc-cer team advanced to the championship game with a 3-1 win over Sacramento State on Friday and won 2-1 (3-0) in penalty kicks over the University of Idaho to win the Big Sky Championship on Sunday afternoon. Ending the season as the No. 2 team in the Big Sky standings, the Bears did not have to play their way into the semifinals. The rested UNC team took advantage of a tested Sacramento State. The No. 6 Hornets took down No. 3 Eastern Washington 3-1 on Thursday. In the final game, freshman Mariel Gutierrez scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Sophmore Madeline Burdick made three saves in
penalty kicks, while senior Essence Ortiz-Laneir, Jac-qui Pulley and Gutierrez made their shots to win the championship game over the Vandals. With the win, the Bears will advance to the NCAA tournament.
Volleyball
Volleyball earned its 10th straight ticket to the Big Sky Tournament with a win over the University of Montana on Friday in Montana. The Bears won in five sets (21-25, 25-21, 27-25, 22-25, 15-5) and out hit the Grizzlies .311 to .176. The next night, the Bears stayed in Montana to face Montana State, and they went on to win again in five sets (25-19, 25-27, 22-25, 25-23, 15-10). With only two games remaining in the regular season and having already secured a trip to the Big
Sky tournament, the Bears have a chance to overtake Eastern Washington. The No. 3 Bears play No. 2 EWU at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Bank of Colorado Arena in a game that will determine the true No. 2 seed.
Wrestling
In the Cowboy Open competition in Laramie, Wy-oming this weekend, the Bears competed in both the amateur and elite divisions, earning four wins in the elite division. Junior Eleazar DeLuca competed at 157 pounds and beat an Air Force wrestler 6-1 to be crowned the champion. DeLuca never let an opponet score more than three points on him. UNC travels to Arizona on Thursday for matches against Arizona State and Grand Canyon.
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‘Tis the season for basketballBy Brianna [email protected]
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
As the University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball squad prepares for the 2015-16 season, a group of healthy players and an Olympic gold medalist as head coach will determine the outlook for the team. Th e Bears earned their way to the Big Sky championship game last season but fell short, losing to the University of Montana in the end, 60-49. D’shara Strange and Stephanie Lee, both seniors for the Bears last year, played a huge role in the overall success of the team, breaking various records throughout their fi nal season as Bears. Strange became UNC’s highest scoring player in Division-I his-tory with 1,891 points, while Lee set the record for most points in a single season with 598. During Strange’s career at UNC, she received the “Player of the Week” honor four times. She averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Although the duo is gone, the Bears still have a promising team
as some reputable players are now injury free and some of the newcomers boast respectable stats. Senior Shelby Doughtery had been recovering from a torn ACL but is now healthy and ready to play. Junior Jamie Derrieux and redshirt freshman Savannah Smith are two other forces that fell victim to injury but are now cleared to play. Before Derrieux was injured in the 2014-15 season, she started in 26 out of 28 games and averaged 8.1 points per game as a soph-omore. During Smith’s career at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, she was a member of the All-State fi rst team in 2014, and in the same year, she also led all the 5A players in scor-ing—averaging 21 points per game. Northern Colorado has added fi ve new freshman to its team as well. Akilah Jennings, Kristen Kramer, Courtney Smith, Danielle Nobel and Ashleen Quirke are all fresh faces who will contribute to the team. Th is freshman class will bring a lot to the table, with Jennings and Cramer as guard, Noble as a forward and Quirke as a center. UNC will travel to play the University of Denver for a 7 p.m. game on Friday in Denver.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Under head coach B.J. Hill during their 2014-15 season, the Bears won half of their games with a record of 15-15, going 10-8
in the Big Sky Conference. Although four key seniors graduated last year, including Tevin Svihovec, the newcomers and the returners are not lacking in talent. Svihovec fi nished his career with 1,391 points, which puts him fi ft h in UNC Division-I history. For this upcoming season, Th e Bears added eight new mem-bers to the team. Redshirt freshman Ibrahim Sylla from Denver and redshirt junior Dallas Anglin from New Jersey will both be signifi -cant threats. Sylla, who stands at 6 feet 8 inches tall, played for Chauncey Billup’s club team for three seasons and was a McDon-ald’s All-American nominee. Sylla will be expected to take on the roles of graduates Tim Huskisson and Dominique Lee. Anglin is the biggest threat behind the arc. During his 2014-15 season at Southern Miss, he was a 46.2 percent 3-point shooter. Th ere is not a single senior on the roster this season, but the coaches and players will look to juniors Jordan Wilson, Cam-eron Michael as well as red-shirt sophomore Jeremy Verha-gen for leadership this year. All have played key minutes in the 2014-15 season. Th e Bears will take the court against the University of Kan-sas for their fi rst game of the season at 7 p.m. on Friday in Lawrence, Kansas.
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JOKES OF THE WEEK
What do you call a smart pig?
Swinestein.
Why did the pie go to the dentist?
It needed a filling.
What do you call a rabbit with fleas?
Bugs Bunny!
What kind of bird sticks to sweaters?
A Vel-Crow.