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The link between UCCS and the Colorado Springs community has grown even stronger. “The Syllabus,” a video news magazine on Com-

cast 20, was designed to highlight news and events around the university and surrounding area. “It’s a really nice video connection between the campus and the communi-ty,” media specialist Angie Kinnett said.

The first episode of “The Syllabus” aired in June and featured topics ranging from the groundbreaking of new student housing to graduation and the GOCA ChitChat series. Kelsey Hunt, associ-ate director of Media Ser-

vices, joined the university in March. Hunt said Media Services wanted to cre-ate original programming for Comcast 20, and “The Syllabus” seemed like a straightforward fit. Kinnett said that “The Syllabus” is something that

they have been attempting to create for a while. “I’ve been here nine years, and we’ve tried to do this, and the fact that we are is pret-ty exciting,” she said. She added that she’s eager to see where “The Syllabus” goes. The staff is starting small, filming “The Syllabus” in the El Pomar studio and with two students hosting. There is a lot of room to grow, Kinnett said. “Start small, think big.” Erick Murphy, a senior majoring in communica-tion and co-host of “The Syllabus,” said that it’s the first real TV show for stu-dents and the campus. “My hope with it is I can pass it on to the next students, and one day it’ll be student-run,” Murphy said. He indicated that he thinks more students would be willing to run “The Syllabus” in the fu-ture if it was a class or if they got paid. “It’s impos-sible to have students give their time for free, sacrifice

their free time,” he said. Emily Bellizio, also a senior majoring in com-munication and co-host, said she thinks “The Sylla-bus” is a good opportunity because it brings UCCS to the community. “I think that’s important because UCCS is such a big part of the community,” she said. “It’s basically an in-vitation for them. I think involving them is what makes it more appeal-ing,” added Hunt. She also noted that the university is a great resource for the community, and “The Syl-labus” shows events like exciting exhibits or lec-tures. The next episode of “The Syllabus” will air at the end of September and will be posted on the UCCS YouTube page (youtube.com/uccswebservices). Topics for the episode include the effects of the Waldo Canyon Fire on the campus committee, the opening of Cafe ‘65 and the start of the fall semes-ter.

‘The Syllabus’ connects campus and communityApril Weflerawefler@uccs.edu

Photo by Robert SolisSenior Erick Murphy is the co-host of “The Syllabus,” a video news magazine.

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Speckled green outfits dotted the wooded area along Eagle Rock Road. Groups of two jogged in synchronization from one orange flag to the next. Teammates negotiated which path to take next and checked to ensure their numbers correspond-ed correctly. The energy steadily rose, building excitement in the air. But the urban orienteering exercise was only the beginning of what was in store for the cadets. Every year, UCCS’s Reserve Officers’ Train-ing Corps constructs a day of training exercises. For-merly called MS1 and 2 FTX, Operation Kokanee Spawn “is an opportunity to throw the freshmen and sophomores into the

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Campus ROTC builds comradery through training exercisesSamantha Morleysmorley2@uccs.edu

Photo by Nick BurnsJunior ROTC cadets participated in field training excercises that put their skills to the test.

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While Bike Month is rolling by, many other sus-tainability projects are just beginning. One of a series of events called Alternative Transport Lunch-n-Learns will take place on Sept. 27 at noon in University Center 302. Several short films will demonstrate how cities around the world are at-tempting to handle sustain-able transportation prob-lems. Students are asked to bring their own lunches. Bike Month will end on Oct. 2 with the Bike Riders’ Breakfast, starting at 7 a.m. in the lower plaza of Uni-versity Center. Prizes for the Bike Month challenge are awarded, and students who bike to cam-pus that morning receive a free breakfast courtesy of Rudy’s Organic Bakery. Afterward, on Oct. 6, in coordination with the Pikes Peak Library District, a film called “Surviving Disaster” will be shown at University Center 302 at 11 a.m. Student involvement is a large part of the sustain-ability movement on cam-pus. Besides volunteering and going to sustainability events, students can get in-volved in various organiza-

tions. “The issues we face with sustainability will impact everyone at one point or another,” Sustainability Director Linda Kogan said. “The whole idea is to have friends get involved and have them say, ‘This is re-ally cool.’” Along with the energy service corps and engineers for sustainability from the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), there are two other sustain-ability-oriented organiza-tions on campus – Students for Environmental Aware-ness and Sustainability (SEAS) and the Green Ac-tion Fund. “It’s a good way to make friends, and it feels good to do something for something other than yourself,” said Josh Hendrickson, a senior geography and environ-mental studies student who serves as the volunteering events coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. “Plus, volunteering helped me get scholarships.” The Environmental Awareness and Sustainabil-ity was created in 2003 and meets every other Thursday at 5 p.m. at Poor Richard’s downtown. With approximately 50 students signed up for the fall, the club is seeking

to make a greater impact within the student body. “We are working … both on a personal and bigger scale to be able to reduce our footprint,” said Hillary Fuller, a co-leader of SEAS and a senior geography and environmental studies stu-dent. “A lot of it is about awareness.” The Green Action Fund is a committee that collects money to fund sustainable

projects on campus. Con-sisting of a 12-member conglomerate of students, faculty and alumni, the group accepts project pro-posals from anyone, includ-ing students, evaluates their feasibility and impact and then decides whether or not to allocate the money. “We’re looking for more proposals,” said Green Ac-tion Fund projects coor-dinator Andrea Hassler, a

graduate student in the ap-plied master’s geography program. “We’re always looking for ways that stu-dents can imagine campus more sustainable.” Approved Green Ac-tion Fund plans for 2012, in addition to the recently placed water bottle filling hydration stations, include an LED alternative light project, a smart clock ir-rigation system, supplies

for a student garden, bluffs restoration materials and trees to be planted for Earth Day. Students can visit the Of-fice of Sustainability’s web-site (uccs.edu/sustain) for more information. Ques-tions regarding upcoming events or information on how to become involved can be sent to the Office of Sustainability at sustain@uccs.edu.

Ongoing events highlight campus sustainabilityJonathan Tomanjtoman@uccs.edu

Photo by Nick BurnsBike Month ends soon, but the Office of Sustainability has more opportunities for students.

experience,” Battalion Commander MS4 Ca-det Kreston Keehne ex-plained. ROTC cadets began their day on Saturday, Sept. 15 before dawn, the temperature slowly warm-ing above 40 degrees. The MS3 and MS4 cadets started working a few hours before the first exercise as they prepared the course for the MS1 and MS2 cadets. Three orange flags were spread over the ex-pansive fields behind the Mountain Lion Stadium. Cadets began their chal-lenge at 9 a.m. and were allotted two hours for completion. Most com-pleted the orienteering within half an hour. The assault course fol-lowed the orienteering exercise. Cadets were di-vided into nine squads of seven people each. Garbed in their mili-tary uniforms, teams made their way to the field. Obstacles included crossing a rope bridge, balancing on a log and crawling through mud

under barbed wire. Cadets also armed themselves with paintball guns and conducted an assault on simulated en-emy forces. “My gun kept jamming,” MS1 Cadet Antero Guy said. “I had to let my team shoot.” Afterwards, crews made their way across a gully where they were provided with a new mis-sion: knock out an enemy bunker. While overtaking the bunker, an MS3 desig-nated one cadet, usually the heaviest, as an injured solider. The remaining members had to trans-port their comrade on a stretcher through the rest of the course. Exhausted, muddy and overwhelmed with adrenaline, the finished squads assembled in a large group at the begin-ning of the course. Parents observed their children from under a tent. All were smiling and cheering for their kids. “I’m really proud,” said Eric Joern, father of MS2 Cadet Jared Joern.

Cadets were provided time to relax and fall into formation. Eleven cadets were instructed to move outside of the group, as-sembling into a parallel formation. Pep talks that com-mended the cadets for their efforts were fol-lowed by an award cer-emony. Two teams con-sisting of two cadets each were honored for first and second positions in the urban orienteering exer-cise. Jared Joern and James Flaherty, both MS2s, were awarded first place, and MS2 Dmitry Yershov and MS1 Antero Guy earned second place. Both teams received a commander’s coin. Squad Four was cho-sen as the best overall in the assault course, lead-ing with a time of 33 min-utes and 50 seconds. Cadets Jacob Cama-cho (MS2), Adam Nasif (MS2), Sergio Ortega (MS2), James McDonald (MS1), Dominic Maf-fia (MS1), Thalia Bohn (MS1) and Ronni Lynn

(MS1) were awarded Ma-glite flashlights. “The cadets are SALs –

scholar-athlete-leaders,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mark Thomas.

Cadets were provided a final motivational speech before dispersing.

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Photo by Nick BurnsJunior ROTC cadets traverse multiple obstacles during their first field training excercise.

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The inevitable week of midterms is upon us, and the Office of First Year Experience, or FYE, seeks to help students ready themselves for the onslaught. FYE is hosting study sessions to assist students for midterm preparation. Other more well-known sessions include Study Smarter, Not Harder and Midterm Mindspa. Unlike Study Smarter, Not Harder, which is more focused on time manage-ment, the goal of the mid-term study sessions is to prepare students for tests and a typical testing envi-ronment. Some examples of the test-taking tips that stu-dents are taught in the sessions include induc-tive reasoning on multi-ple-choice questions and searching for grammatical consistencies between an-swers. Ellen Burkart, assis-tant director at FYE, fre-

quently encounters stu-dents who want to simply rush through studying and expect the sessions to help them accomplish this. “You have to spend the time studying. There’s no shortcuts,” Burkart said. Student staff members trained directly by Bur-khart lead the sessions. “I created and developed the Study Smarter, Not Hard-er workshop based off of what I’ve done through conferences and research, and then I’ve trained them how to do that,” she ex-plained. Due to demand and the subjective needs of stu-dents, FYE cannot always tailor sessions for individ-ual students. However, those who have participat-ed in a Study Harder, Not Smarter session expressed their recommendations. “Literally out of all those 300 [students], I’ve had maybe three come back [who] said they would not recommend it to a friend,” Burkart said. Students also seek in-dividual assistance after a

Study Smarter, Not Hard-er workshop. “Usually after the workshop, a lot of the work ends up being … more one-on-one atten-

tion,” Burkhart said. Despite smaller turn-outs at some sessions, FYE strives to make a connection with every student who needs help.

Students who want more individual attention to learn more about their learning style can go to the Career Center in Main Hall 202.

To learn more about an upcoming study session, contact the FYE office at 255-3688, email fye@uccs.edu or visit its web-site (uccs.edu/fye).

First Year Experience hosts mid-term study sessionsPeter Farrellpfarrell@uccs.edu

Photo by Chelsea LewisEllen Burkart, assistant director at the Office of First Year Experience, created the Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop. FYE also hosts the Midterm Mindspa and mid-term study sessions to prepare students for tests.

Attention all veter-ans, active-duty military and dependent students: your mission, should you choose to accept, is to ex-cel in college and beyond.

But when this is over-whelming, the Office of Veteran and Military Stu-dent Affairs hopes to help along the way. The office, now located in the renovated Forster House on the east side of the campus, seeks to pro-

vide military students with an abundance of resources and support. The primary duty of the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs is processing VA benefits for military students. Even though much of

the staff’s time is spent processing VA benefits, the office also offers mili-tary students opportuni-ties to connect with their peers at UCCS as well as the military community in Colorado Springs. All students who claim military affiliation on their application to UCCS are required to attend an orientation hosted by the Office of Veteran and Mil-itary Student Affairs. The office also provides infor-mation on counseling and support groups available both on- and off-campus. Phillip Morris, the newly appointed program director for the Office of Veteran and Military Stu-dent Affairs, is himself an army veteran, serving eight years in both reserve and active duty. With his military expe-rience, Morris can relate to the struggles veterans and military students face when transitioning from the structured military

lifestyle to college. “Broadly, this is a life-style transition,” Morris said. “Being academically and financially prepared can be a struggle. But all students have different difficulties. The transition can be tough, especially with the loss of structure that is present in the mili-tary.” “But they are gener-ally good students,” Mor-ris explained. “They know how to get the job done.” Morris and the staff at the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs are in the process of de-veloping a faculty training program that aims to assist faculty in catering to the specific needs of veteran and military students. “Traditional faculty have spent much of their time in academia and have little knowledge of what the military students have gone through, espe-cially those suffering from PTSD,” Morris said.

“This training program would help them recog-nize the veterans in the classrooms and under-stand what type of needs they may have.” Morris hopes to help de-velop UCCS into an even more military-friendly campus. “This is not a military installation. The college university has a different set of challenges and ex-periences to learn from,” Morris said. “Community is so im-portant. We’re trying to create a more cohesive military community at UCCS. Community in-volvement and peer in-teraction keeps students moving forward.” Students who want more information about the services available through the Office of Vet-eran and Military Student Affairs can stop by the Forster House anytime Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Forster House home to resources, support for military students Sarah Palmaspalma@uccs.edu

Photo by Nick BurnsThe Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs provides services to the military community on campus by offering many programs for transitioning military members.

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Yearly enrollment increases at UCCS force the campus to expand – not just in space, but also in terms of its general curriculum, or GE, requirements. The changes to the curriculum, which won’t officially be made for another couple of years, have been a collaborated effort from observations of other universities, staff and students. In creating the new curriculum, the university consulted with students, advisors, faculty and employers in addition to conducting its own research. Students like exploring new ideas and having choices in what to take to fulfill their GE requirements. According to a survey, however, they dislike the fact that they don’t fully understand what the point of a GE curriculum is and the lack of flexibility. Faculty, including Christina Jimenez, a history professor involved in making the changes,

agrees that “there is no uniformity across all the colleges when it comes to basic, necessary courses. And there seems to be a lack in college-level mathematics and writing skills.” The new curriculum will focus on three interrelated areas of learning – evaluate and create, know and explore and act and interact. Instead of a mix of required courses differing from program to program, a roughly 24-credit hour program will be instated campus-wide, regardless of a student’s major. Four courses will be required freshman year – Gateway: Freshmen Seminar, English 1310, English 1410 (or equivalent) and Quantitative Reasoning. Sophomore year, a Physical or Natural World course, an Arts, Humanities or Cultures course and a Social Sciences course – all three credits apiece. Junior year will require an advanced core course, and senior year a capstone course. All of the courses over the four years will

focus on writing intensity, inclusiveness and global diversity and sustainability, integrating the emphasized areas of learning. Nothing is finalized, and there are still kinks to be worked out in the mapping of the new GE curriculum. The desired goal is to give every college a satisfactory representation of the concerns each is addressing. Creators of the new curriculum are hoping that the first test run will begin in Fall 2014. A Faculty Governance Committee, made up of deans and other influential staff members, according to Jimenez, will be created to help institute the new curriculum and make sure it maintains its effectiveness. Faculty, staff and many students who were able to voice their opinions concerning the curriculum hope that these changes will not only help their own college experiences, but also aid future students in their transition from high school to college as well as better prepare them for expectations once they’ve graduated.

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Bestselling author Mitch Albom’s writing is hard to describe because it lands somewhere between fan-tasy, science fiction and the thriller novel. His past work breaks every rule: “Tuesdays with Morrie” gives answers to life, while “The Five Peo-ple You Meet in Heaven” claims an explanation for

life after death. “The Timekeeper,” which hit stores Sept. 4, is no different in theme, though it addresses a new issue: time. Albom’s style demands attention. Fast-paced and urgent, his message drips with truth about life. Like an artist who paints what the average person can’t see, Albom tells stories to explain what most do not understand. Each book he writes con-tains the unlikely connec-tion of different people. A person who is overlooked

because of status has the power to change someone else – if only those two can meet. His stories use su-pernatural intervention to force people to exchange perspectives. The tale begins with three characters sharing a page. Not many writers can create empathy for such a diverse group, but Albom manages. By the end, the reader cares deeply for a wealthy and selfish old man. A high school girl with low self-esteem and a petty crush has our full attention. A guy

who lived in ancient times is relatable. The dedication reveals that the book isn’t about these characters, though. It’s about time. Society struggles for more time and lives by time but never asks what it is. Albom dares to suggest that time was in-vented by man. Man’s mistake was counting and measuring, for it distracted him from life. The first time measurer is Father Time, who holds time and must watch it progress until he can bring an end to what he started.

The best thing about any book by Mitch Albom is the level of hope he de-livers with it. His climaxes are etched with despair, but some magical thing steps in to offer perspective. The solution is not through the impossible – like controlling time, as the characters in this story try to do – but through the uncommon: gaining a new perspective. Wanting more time or less time reveals that time has become a currency in-stead of a gift. Knowing time measurement taints

the enjoyment of the time given. Revelations about the past, present and future are peppered throughout the book. Perhaps this is what it was like to read Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for the first time. Two people get a chance to see the results of their ac-tions before they take them. One person has to live through the consequences of his actions, but there’s hope at the end. All three learn something not at all fictional: choices affect the people we love.

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When the lights dim and the speakers roar to life, a movie theater screen can act as a portal to another reality. But there is more to film than the movie theater experience – a message is in every movie. The 2012 Free Minds Film Festival, running Sept. 28-30 at UCCS, hopes to tap into the power of the messages found in

film. The festival aims to promote free thought and discussion among attendees. Titles include “The Hunger Games,” “Battle for Brooklyn,” “Guns and Weed: The Road to Freedom” and “The Soviet Story.” “I hope that people that don’t already agree with these ideas will either come away agreeing or at least have something else to think about and discuss and discover that these other ideas exist out there,” said Todd Hollenbeck, executive director of Free Minds Film Festival, LLC. Voted the 2011 “Event of the Year” by the UCCS Students for Liberty Chapter, the Free Minds Film Festival asks students to embrace the idea of a free society and explore the foundations of America and its meaning of liberty. “We are about

educating, informing and getting people active,” said Michael Mangin, a junior innovation and business administration student who is also the founder and director of the UCCS Students for Liberty Chapter, a sponsor of the

festival. “You may not take an interest in politics, but politics will always take an interest in you.” The Free Minds Festival hopes to separate itself from other film festivals by including guest speakers on a variety of pro-liberty topics that compliment the message of the films and socials at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse on Friday and Saturday night, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. The films were not chosen based on popularity

but on their challenging ideas and messages. “There are a lot of ideas here that are probably new to students. It will expose them to a lot of things,” said Hollenbeck. “Most people think of politics in the world

of Republican, D e m o c r a t , conservative or liberal terms, but this film festival is pro-liberty, so it’s more objectivist,” he said. Last year the Free Minds Film Festival

had more than 90 attendees, and coordinators hope for an even larger showing this year. The festival aims to show people the big picture – the power that social change can have on the structure of society. “There are other ways to change the world other that just political parties and elections,” Hollenbeck said. Hollenbeck, whose mother and brother inspired him to start the festival,

said that this year’s films will be more broad and controversial. “I want to get these

ideas out there. I’ll have a whole table full of books and resources available [for attendees].”

Free Minds Film Festival seeks to promote liberty, free thoughtKellie Alvesaalves@uccs.edu

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Photo by Robert Solis“The Timekeeper” was released this month.

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A male fashion pageant, piano duel and tailgating party are just some of the activities planned for this year’s Back to the Bluffs, which has been rebranded as Homecoming 2012. A number of students on campus have been working to provide fellow students, faculty, family, friends and alumni with the best homecoming week possible. Planning one day of events takes time, organi-zation and sacrifice. Plan-ning nine days of events may take something of a miracle, but a committee co-chaired by graduate student Kelly Lynch and Director of University Center Megan Bell hopes to do just that.

Shows: Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Homecoming week opens Saturday, Sept. 29 with an intimate show featuring local musicians in an unplugged coffee-house setting from 7-9 p.m. in Berger Hall. Sunday brings the final Theatreworks pre-sentation of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennes-see Williams in the Dusty Lou Bon Vivant Theater at 4 p.m. Following a fashion

show at the bookstore, this year’s Mr. UCCS competition will be from 6-9 p.m. at Cafe ‘65 on

Tuesday.

Movies, speeches and pianos : Oct. 3-5

For those who enjoy movies, “The Amaz-ing Spiderman” will be playing from 7-9 p.m.

Wednesday in Berger Hall. Also look for a conver-sation featuring former Governor Dick Lamm, Sandy Kraemer and Corinne Harmon called “Between the Genera-tions: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Thursday from 3-5 p.m. in the third-floor library apse. Later that evening, a comedy tour will come to visit with NBC’s “Stand-Up for Diversity” from 8-11 p.m. in Berger Hall. Students and faculty can also catch a duel be-tween professional pia-nists from 8:30-11 p.m. in Cafe ‘65 Friday evening.

Sports: Oct. 4-7 Sporting events in-clude UCCS volleyball vs. Western New Mexico Highlands Thursday in the Gallogly Events Cen-ter at 7 p.m. UCCS men’s and women’s soccer vs. Col-orado Christian will be held Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m in the Mountain Lion Stadium. The March will lead students from the hous-ing quad to the Colorado Christian games. Stu-dents will gather on the main campus at 4 p.m. on Oct. 5, line up to receive a free T-shirt and march together to the Four Dia-

monds Sports Complex for a tailgating session. Saturday, Oct. 6 of-fers UCCS volleyball vs. Western New Mexico Highlands at 5 p.m. in the Gallogly Events Center. UCCS men’s and wom-en’s soccer vs. Colorado Mesa is happening in the Mountain Lion Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Formal and picnic: Oct. 6-7 Paid admission and formal attire are required for the Annual Formal and Casino Night, held Oct. 6 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Berger Hall. Tickets are available for purchase at the Information Desk in University Center. Prices are $15 per couple or $10 per person. Homecoming Week 2012 will culminate with the Family, Friends and Alumni Picnic on Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. on the West Lawn.

Students can also look forward to food specials at Cafe ‘65 and Clyde’s, a sale of a top-secret item at the UCCS Bookstore and a social media contest in-volving the chancellor. More information can be found at the Homecom-ing 2012 website (uccs.edu/homecoming).

Back to the Bluffs returns as Homecoming 2012Jennifer Knightjknight@uccs.edu

Photo courtesy of the Office of Student Activities’ Facebook pageFormal and Casino Night, pictured here from last year’s Back to the Bluffs, will re-turn in this year’s Homecoming.

It’s always adding new shows, streaming original content and offering stu-dents a way to develop more skills, yet many new students are unfamil-iar with its existence. Although UCCS Inter-net Radio (radio.uccs.edu) has been in existence for nearly a decade, its pres-ence is generally not well known around campus. The station’s manager, Brandon Ortega, wants to help the station achieve the reputation of an orga-nization that allows stu-dents, faculty and radio staff to voice their opin-ions and be creative with their work, whatever that work may be. “No other music source or radio station cares about those in the UCCS community as much as UCCS Internet Radio does,” Ortega said. This on-campus adven-ture, like any other, can only survive and thrive with participation.

UCCS Internet Ra-dio hopes to provide a medium for creative pro-gramming “to provide a platform for the dissemi-nation of information, news and entertainment to the campus and the community,” its mission statement reads. The station was origi-nally started by two stu-dents in the computer science department. In 2005, the station became an organization within the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where it re-mains today. Many members help the station run smoothly, but three of these mem-bers are of particular im-portance to the overall strength of the station. Margaret Mistry, a senior Spanish instruc-tor and the station leader, Ortega and Ben Sloan, IT support, dedicate much of their time and energy to UCCS Internet Radio. Ortega said that the station is alive and well on campus and looking for anyone who would

like to produce a show. The station can only offer a certain type of program if someone volunteers to produce it. There are many ben-efits of producing a show, but it is mainly seen as a

creative, hands-on way of learning more about the inner workings of Inter-net radio, Ortega said. Students have numer-ous choices when lis-tening to music or radio programming. However,

UCCS Internet Radio has a physical presence at uni-versity events and a space in the ROAR Office, so the station can deliver news and music specific to the UCCS community. UCCS Internet Ra-

dio accepts proposals for new shows from students, alumni, faculty members, radio staff and commu-nity members. For more information, contact Or-tega at bortega@uccs.edu or radio@uccs.edu.

Internet Radio offers students chance to be heardJennifer Knightjknight@uccs.edu

Photo courtesy of UCCS Internet Radio’s Facebook pageUCCS Internet Radio received an updated look over the summer.

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When a business, com-pany or country is in cri-sis, it turns to professional leadership and negotiation consultants for assistance. For more than 40 years, many in crisis have turned to Ken Sylvester for help. Sylvester, a professor in UCCS’s College of Busi-ness, has mediated and negotiated for numerous companies, including Mi-crosoft, Google, Boeing, Nike and Coca-Cola. He explained that com-panies and nations called him when there was a cri-sis and limited time. “With corporations, it was usually legal or financial trouble,” he said. “If it was govern-ment, it was national peace issues.” Sylvester moved to

Colorado Springs in 2002 when his wife was offered a job at UCCS. “And so I ended up at UCCS as well,” he said. “I didn’t plan on being a teacher; it just kind of happened.” Sylvester never planned on being a professional negotiator, either. “But I guess there’s not many of me,” he said. Even though he never planned on it, Sylvester ended up running the larg-est private negotiations consulting company in the United States. Sylvester was even the lead negotiator in an inter-national Alaskan fishing negotiation. These nego-tiations involved countries such as Japan, China and others in South America and Latin America. “Basically any country that had something to do

with fishing,” Sylvester said. While Sylvester has worked for many com-panies, two in particular stood out for him as his fa-vorites to work with: Mi-crosoft and Boeing. Sylvester spent many years working with Micro-soft and Bill Gates. “He was amazingly creative,” Sylvester said. “He was such a bright and innova-tive man, and I respect him … In 1988, there was no such thing as technology everywhere. But Micro-soft changed that.” Sylvester also appreci-ates the work Boeing has done on aircraft over the years. “They made such an impact in terms of manu-facturing and helping to create safe flights around the world.” Sylvester has many sto-

ries about his experiences working as a negotiation consultant. He recalled one from his time working with Microsoft. “On a Sunday evening, I received a phone call from Microsoft. They wanted to have a meeting the next morning,” Sylvester said. “When I got there, they requested my help with

problems they were hav-ing in South America … they wanted the problems solved in two weeks! I had a five-minute briefing be-fore getting on a plane and flying to South America. I visited eight countries in those two weeks and was able to resolve financial and political issues.” Sylvester stressed the

importance of believing in yourself when doing nego-tiations work. “It requires a deep sense of belief in your thinking and belief in your ability.” Sylvester retired his business in 2004. He cur-rently teaches manage-ment, negotiation and busi-ness classes and has taught other courses as needed for the business department for the last seven years. And students taking Sylvester’s classes should be prepared for a chal-lenge. “I want my students to learn about their think-ing, and how to think with-out their teachers, to think for themselves,” Sylvester said. “I’ve been told it’s frus-trating for students at the beginning of classes, but they are very positive by the end.”

From Microsoft to Boeing, Sylvester lends professional expertiseSarah Palmaspalma@uccs.edu

Photo by Chelsea LewisKen Sylvester has worked at a number of high-tech companies.

The freshman semi-nar. Many of us have been there, wondering what to expect from college and whom we’ll meet. In the latter case, the first person may be a junior teaching assistant. This year, the JTA pro-gram had more than 80 students with at least one JTA per section in all of the freshman seminars. The program was designed to coincide with the freshman seminar with the premise that it fosters student men-tors. Students who are JTAs are required to participate in an online peer-mentoring component, which Carrie Arnold, academic fitness instructor and peer mentor in the freshman seminar department, oversees. “It’s designed to synthe-

size what they’re seeing, experiencing in freshman seminar,” Arnold said. She added that the online peer mentoring allows the JTAs to see whether or not they’re helping students and know whether a stu-

dent is in trouble. “It’s practical training in the freshman seminar,” she said. Arnold noted that she thought there was a peer mentor piece missing from the freshman seminar and that people thought

it would be good to have students who had gone through the freshman sem-inar before help out. Although the JTAs are students, the peer mentor-ing teaches them how to handle different situations as a peer mentor – not a student. Arnold noted that they are still students and have to learn how to dif-ferentiate. In the past, professors and instructors teaching the freshman seminars chose the students they thought would be interested in be-coming a JTA. “Most in-structors have a good eye for knowing what types of students would make good JTAs,” Arnold said. However, the JTA pro-gram is still a work in prog-ress. There’s a new book, a rewritten syllabus and, next year, students wish-ing to be a JTA will need a GPA of at least 3.0 and fill

out an application. Arnold explained that this year, many students ac-cepted the position of JTA after being recommended by their professors, but when it came time to reg-ister, there were conflicting classes. Students wishing to be-come a JTA need certain qualities, Arnold said. She noted that students can’t be introverted and have to be open and able to talk to people. Additionally, students need to be patient, open-minded and flexible. “It’s not easy balancing the freshman seminar with regular class and the online component,” said Arnold. They also need to know the services and resources available on campus in the event that a student has an issue, be motivated and take initiative. The JTA program has

mostly sophomores with some juniors and seniors. 98 percent of the JTAs have gone through the freshman seminar before. Arnold said that there’s a really good mix of stu-dents. “They all have to want to be there and it shows. They all understand the nature of the position and the work that goes into it,” she said. She also thinks peer mentoring is an extremely valuable tool for students. “You not only learn about the experience of the stu-dents you’re mentoring but also gain learning experi-ence yourself.” “I think the emotional experience that you gain is immeasurable,” she added, saying that the JTA pro-gram helps mentors grow, mature and learn a lot about themselves. “Never forget where you came from.”

JTA program seeks to mentor students, help them evolveApril Weflerawefler@uccs.edu

Photo by Robert SolisJTA Chris Roth helps freshmen transition to college.

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If you’re in the mood for an online scavenger hunt, start with the UCCS web-site and try to spot the dif-ferent versions of the uni-versity logo. In the past seven years, UCCS has had three logos. The latest, a collaboration between the CU Office of the President, University Advancement, Chancellor’s Office and external market-ing partner Kyle Blakely, was introduced at the first Chancellor’s Forum on Aug. 28. The new logo is an outline of the pipe-like black and gold text from the former logo. The background with the mountains and blue sky has been cut, as it doesn’t match CU branding. “You can blame me if you don’t like it,” Chancel-lor Pamela Shockley-Zala-bak was quoted as saying in Communique, the faculty and staff website. “But this change makes economic sense, is pre-ferred by students, and puts us more in alignment with the CU System. Those are strong reasons to change.” “Economic sense” means the new logo sells better in the bookstore and is less expensive to reproduce than the former logo. Of the chancellor’s reasons, this is the only compelling one. How does Shockley-

Zalabak know that students prefer the new logo? To our knowledge, no one has done any sort of question-naire or survey of students to actually find out what we prefer. Aligning with the CU system is also not a compel-ling reason to rebrand. CU shouldn’t play into each UCCS decision, branding-related or otherwise. Even though UCCS is a satellite school, it’s not a miniature CU. UCCS should strive to develop its own identity, not be pres-sured into adopting anyone else’s. Also, while the new logo may save or earn money long term, various ex-penses are associated with rebranding. From a local perspective, we’ve learned that those expenses don’t always reflect the effort (or lack thereof) involved in creating the new logo itself. Last year, both CU and the city of Colorado Springs had disastrous re-branding projects. CU spent $780,000 to add a gray box and change its font. Colorado Springs, mean-while, spent $111,000 and ended up with a design slapped together on Kid Pix. Fortunately, the lat-ter farce was reversed due to community backlash, though the fiscal irresponsi-

bility remains. Unlike CU, UCCS did not hire an outside firm to design its new logo. Ac-cording to Jeff Foster, University Advancement multimedia marketing co-ordinator, the logo was de-signed internally to mini-mize costs. Foster also said there will be no immediate or-ders for the former logo to be replaced. Instead, the university will gradually update products as they’re reordered. The former logo will be phased out within two years. The plan is for select items, such as letterheads on documents ordered from the Copy Center and viewbooks sent to prospec-tive students, to be updated within a year. Other items, like the light pole banners, will be up for two to five years before new ones are ordered, but according to Foster, the old ones will still be used else-where on campus. While no estimate was available for how much re-branding efforts will cost, some aspects can easily be tabulated based on the Copy Center’s pricing. The Copy Center sells 250 colored, single-sided business cards for $45. Ac-cording to the 2012-2013 viewbook, UCCS has

10,183 enrolled students and an 18:1 student/teacher ratio. So, assuming every in-structor places an order, $25,000 will be spent for business cards alone. That may seem unlikely, but even if only half of the uni-versity’s instructors order, that’s still almost $13,000. Granted, instructors can make their existing business cards last for more than two years, but there is still a cost associated with the integra-tion. Business cards are just some of the smaller items to be rebranded, too. Logos on buses, bus stops, station-ary, banners – rebranding everything will eventually incur more costs. And even if rebranding costs are gradual and re-sponsibly managed, UCCS is still in the process of be-ing molded in CU’s like-ness. (Though thankfully we haven’t gone back to the label “CU The Springs,” a branding stint in 1990s). While it may be nearly imperceptible, the change is enough for us to ques-tion the university’s fiscal responsibility as well as where CU’s influence be-gins on our campus – and where it will end.

— The Scribe Editorial Board

Rebranding and new logo cost more than moneyDear Editor,

Regarding “War on drugs wages pointless bat-tles, needs reform,” the Sep. 10 op-ed, if health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal and there would be no medical marijuana debate. According to drugwarfacts.com, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents. According to the Schaffer Library of Drug Policy, the first marijuana laws were enacted in re-sponse to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Med-ical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homi-cidal rages have been counterproductive. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda. Marijuana prohibition has failed miserably as a deterrent. The U.S. has higher rates of marijuana use than the Netherlands, where marijuana is le-gally available to adults. The only clear winners in the war on marijuana are drug cartels and shameless tough-on-drugs politicians who’ve built careers out of confusing the drug war’s collateral damage with a relatively harmless plant. Students who want to help reform harmful drug laws should contact Students for Sensible Drug Policy at schoolsnotprisons.com.

Sincerely,

Robert Sharpe, MPAPolicy AnalystCommon Sense for Drug Policy csdp.org

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Children have come to our school, and they are going to annoy you. I’m not talking about those from the Family Devel-opment Center, though. I’m talking about teen-age students. These are kids who need some cor-rective action – even if it is just being told that they are acting inappro-priately. They are loud. Not only that, they’re not re-

ally saying anything – just babbling senselessly. They make messes up and down the hallways and classrooms and need picking up after. I have watched them drop food and trash, then look at it and leave it on multiple occasions. They always seem to know how to be right in my way even though the hall-way is wide open. The problem is that these adult-children are actually affecting the rest of us with their inability to act appropriately in a professional setting. When you are paying thousands of dollars for a degree, every encounter with immature behavior detracts from the learning experience. When we know more about what your Facebook friends are doing than the economics lecture you are interrupting, there is a

seri-ous problem. If these rude children have not been taught – or worse yet, just ignore – how to act in society, I think it may be time to do something about it. If a puppy has an an-noying habit, you make a calm, corrective action until the little guy gets what he is expected to do. The same is needed for these children. As a community, we may have reached a point where we should be re-sponsible for the actions of the irresponsible. I, for one, will not let some-

one else take away f r o m my hard-earned college edu-cation, and neither should you. The next time some children are disrup-tive, annoying, messy or ignorant of the situation, go ahead and let them know that it is inappro-priate.

And if you are one of those

children, or think you might be one of those children, grow up. Yeah, you’re on your own for the first time. I get it. You’re excited to not have to fol-

low Mom’s rules anymore. But just because there is one set of rules that you don’t have to follow any-more does not mean that there are no rules at all.

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Immaturity growing into campus-wide epidemic

Nicholas Burnsnburns@uccs.edu

My generation needs to grow up, put our ego aside and get a job wherever we can. I do not think we should have to work in an abusive environment, but if McDonald’s will give

you a position that pays for your survival, take it and appreciate it for what it’s worth. The American job mar-ket hasn’t been in great shape. Between 2007 and summer 2012, the unem-ployment rate fluctuated between 4.6 and 9 per-cent, according to the Bu-reau of Labor Statistics. The younger genera-tion, meaning people be-tween the ages of 16 and 24, is growing increasing-ly frustrated with the situ-ation. Because of this, the Baby Boomer generation is facing extreme criti-cism and blame. But they aren’t entirely at fault.

According to the Bu-reau of Labor Statistics, the Baby Boomer gen-eration, which consists of people born between 1946 and 1964, makes up 14.6 percent of unemployed adult men and women. On the other hand, peo-ple between the ages of 16 and 24 make up 24.6 percent of unemployed persons. From this, many jobs don’t seem available for younger people. However, it must be taken into consideration that the older generation holds positions that re-quire years of experience and diligence. My gen-eration isn’t going to get

a job like that, at least not right away. So here’s how I see it: there is plenty of work available for all ages; it’s just that young people have been bred to believe they shouldn’t have “low-brow” jobs. This is when blame falls on the Baby Boomers. People raised in the mid-1990s had no choice but to work in the worst kinds of jobs. Because of this, they didn’t want their children to experience the same misery. Therefore, my genera-tion has no desire to even apply to an establishment such as McDonald’s,

which created 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in 2011. We’ve had it ingrained in our mentality that a job at a fast food restaurant is demeaning. We should instead go to college, get an educa-tion and be better off in the future. But we don’t live in the future; we live in the now. All of this produces a vicious cycle in which my generation desires an education, but we don’t have the money. In order to get the money, we need to get a good job. To get a good job, we need experi-ence. How do we get expe-

rience if we can’t get a job? How do we pay bills without money? How do we get a good job without proper education? There are volunteer options, but we can’t buy food and afford our homes off of goodwill. Here’s a solution: get a job at a fast food estab-lishment. If you’re hurt-ing for money, don’t sit around and wallow in despair. Instead, do what you can to stay alive. No one has to stay at the low end of the job scale forever. Work hard, move your way up and end successfully just like the Baby Boomers.

Younger generation’s ego preventing job opportunities

Samantha Morleysmorley2@uccs.edu

Throughout high school, I was always told that if I kept my grades up, did what I was supposed to and prepared myself for the future, then I’d get a full ride to a top-tier university of my dreams. That was, until the arrival of affirmative action. According to “American

Government, Tenth Edition,” affirmative action is “compensatory action to address the consequences of past discrimination and to encourage diversity.” We need to get rid of affirmative action. Do away with it. Instead, start at the beginning in the public education system. In practice, the target area for most acts of affirmative action is the college admissions process. Over the decades, the Supreme Court has eliminated race-based quotas, such as keeping twenty positions in a university open for those of certain

minority groups. However, universities are allowed to consider race as a factor as long as it is one factor among many, according to the Supreme Court decision in Regents v. Bakke. There are thousands of people who work hard in high school, graduate at the top of their classes, do exactly what I was always told to do, but they don’t get what they’re striving for because of the terms of affirmative action. Oftentimes, certain scholarships or openings at colleges are given away to perhaps someone with a lower GPA or lacking resume. It’s a wonder to me that

the government, colleges and citizens in general are waiting until these underprivileged groups are of adult age to try and make a difference. For years, the United States’ education system has been falling behind when compared to other countries. Whether it’s due to a lack of funding, mediocre teachers or just a poor structure, the education system needs to be fixed. A big argument in favor of affirmative action is the claim that not everyone starts out with equal opportunities; that is, people come from different social classes, backgrounds and

environments, so they don’t all start out on a level playing field. But why are we waiting until these students are 18 or 19 to try and change that? Why not start earlier and give everyone that equal opportunity? If those in favor of these types of policies really want to make a difference, if they really want to give that fair chance to everyone, then they need to reform the public education system. Give all kids that chance at a bright future through education; don’t throw money at them when it may be too late. Doing that can cause

more harm indirectly to those who aren’t getting the benefits of the money being thrown at the problem. I agree that everyone should have a fighting chance. People should have that opportunity, that potential, to achieve whatever they set their minds to. I’m certainly not arguing against equal opportunity. But why are we waiting? Get down to the root of the problem – a problem that starts the moment that we step foot into that poster-filled classroom with a lunch box in our hand and get a glimpse at what we might be able to do.

Affirmative action is helping too little, too late

Dogs can pick up on lessons quickerthan some college students.

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Tracie Schumacher, senior, psychologyDo you currently have a job? I am in the Air Force, actually. Do you know anybody struggling on their job search? I know a lot of people who are doing the work study program at school, and I figure that seems like a pretty convenient way to get your hours in. It seems like [those jobs] would hire stu-dents.Do you think a student’s age is a disadvantage? I went to college before I was in the Air Force, and I had the same kind of issues looking for a part-time job. I remember I worked in the library on campus for a while because it was just easy. It was right on campus, so I wouldn’t have to go far. Looking for other jobs, you are limited to entry level. Since you don’t have a degree yet, you’re obviously working towards it. It’s usually more convenient to look for a job on campus.

Kayla Meeks, freshman, biologyAre you currently working? No, I have a job interview – McDonald’s for a part-time position. Have you been searching for quite a while? Yes, for a long time. Maybe like a year. I tried and quit. Was McDonald’s your first choice? Not really. It was just like I called them, and they were hiring. So I just I went with it. I would have worked more in retail. A job is a job, I guess. Do you have friends struggling looking for jobs? Yes, a lot of them are struggling to get jobs. It’s frustrating that you have to search so hard to find a job, so it’s frustrating. I partially believe it’s the econ-omy because it’s kind of hard for adults to get a job.

Lincoln Roberts, freshman, businessDo you currently work at the moment? Not at the moment. I worked the entire time I lived in Texas. I have enough money saved up; I didn’t have to have a job freshman year. Maybe my sophomore year I can go look for a job here.Would you look for a job on campus or off? On campus because it would be easier to work around classes.Do you think, being young, it is tougher to get a job than someone older? I think it may be equal chances. It depends re-ally on the job. A job dealing machinery may want someone older who has more experience. Some-one younger may be, like, in the kitchen or [at] a cash register.

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The NCAA makes millions and millions of dollars off them through television contracts, vid-eo games and advertis-ing, just to name a few. Yet it continues as a form of modern-day slavery. How to fix the situation? Student athletes deserve compensation. The NCAA is filled with scandals and controver-sies, with student athletes taking money from boost-ers, alumni and people within the community. It has only gotten worse since the Southern Meth-odist University scandal; now student athletes are accepting cars, money, tattoos, prostitutes and going to parties as under-age students. Until some-thing is done, the situation

will only continue to get worse. Recent developments at the University of Mi-ami, University of North Carolina, Ohio State Uni-versity, Auburn Univer-sity and countless other schools have brought the pay-for-play issue in the NCAA to the forefront once again. It is not fair that student athletes are being sus-pended from playing the sport they love. Student athletes deserve some type of compensation for the work they put in on and off the field. Colleges, universities and the NCAA are taking advantage of student ath-letes to make a profit and do almost nothing to help these athletes. Yes, they get an edu-cation, but many people who have degrees are out of jobs and have to get part-time work making minimum wage. If you are born with God-given talent, you should be able to use that to get an edge and live a good life in college and the NFL. Some type of compen-sation is necessary in the NCAA for student ath-letes. It has gotten to the

point where a scholarship is not enough. Obviously, boosters and athletes can some-times get out of control. For example, at the Uni-versity of Miami, Nevin Shapiro, a booster for the school and also a Ponzi schemer, would take the student athletes out on his yacht full of prostitutes and booze and let the underage students drink and commit inappropri-ate acts with these “classy ladies.” Shapiro took “incen-tives” way too far, and he and those players definite-ly deserve to be punished for their criminal acts. These days, college sports have become the minor league to both the NFL and the NBA. With no structured minor league in either sport (NBA De-velopmental League? Please.), the NCAA sys-tem has filled that void. With this in mind, is it unreasonable for players to get at least some money thrown at them from the big leagues? If professional leagues are going to treat college athletes like they are al-ready pros, they should get paid like the pros as well.

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Funny how one game can change everything. After the Broncos sea-son-opening win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, talking heads and fans alike gushed about Pey-ton Manning. He’s back, they said. He’s the old Peyton, ca-pable of hoisting an entire franchise onto his back, even with that surgically repaired neck. But now, after tossing three interceptions in the first quarter against the Falcons, fans aren’t so sure. Was this game just one giant fluke, indica-tive of Manning’s rusti-ness and nothing else? Or

is Peyton on the decline, a quarterback stubbornly holding onto something he should give up? Or maybe the Falcons just did their homework, taking advantage of a quarterback who, by his own admission, is rusty. The Falcons seemed to be in Manning’s head, reacting quickly and in-stinctively to Peyton’s throws without the usual hesitation caused by the boatload of pre-snap checks and reads. Intercepting Manning three times in a single quarter simply does not happen. The Falcons were clean and precise, giving the offense fits, though most would expect the opposite given Manning’s expertise. No one is ever happy with a loss, but, in a way, this game might be more beneficial than a win. The early hole forced the defense to step up and make stops, which they did for the most part. A six-point loss against a good team on the road with three turnovers in the

first quarter is not a bad defensive performance. In fact, the Broncos even had a chance to win down the stretch – a frenzied finish that gave the players something to build on. The defense played great, and going forward, will need to con-tinue that strength. In addition to forcing the defense to make stops throughout the game, this loss was good for Man-ning. It will relieve some of the pressure that comes with winning. It makes the football season more normal. He can now get back to work and just play the game without the burden of leading an undefeated team, something that does get into players’ heads. Everyone has the off games, and for Manning, an off game sooner rather than later is something to be thankful for. The loss was also ben-eficial for the fans. Fol-lowing the first game, approximately one mil-lion fans around the state and country poured them-selves a gargantuan glass

of the proverbial Kool Aid and gulped it down. Expectations were through the roof. Peyton Manning was God, and

the Broncos were the best team in the league. The Broncos will likely still have a great season. Manning will probably

be fine. But this loss did raise some questions, and most of all, it showed us that the season is going to have its ups and downs.

Win or lose, Broncos look to have a good season

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Photo courtesy of TwitterUCCS student Bryce Boarman, who has cerebral palsy, competed on the U.S. Para-lympic soccer team at the 2012 London Paralympics.

The opening ceremo-ny begins, and waves of emotion fill the London stadium. The moment the athletes have been wait-ing for is finally here. The Games are about to begin. For Paralym-pic soccer player and UCCS student Bryce Boarman, 22, the opening ceremony was the highlight of the whole experience. With Boarman, who has cerebral palsy, the road to London began in a church parking lot as he threw a football. He soon found himself face to face with an op-portunity. “The Paralympic track coach approached me and asked if I had an interest in doing track,” Boarman said. “When I told him track was not my first choice, he put me in con-tact with the Paralympic soccer team.” In 2008 in San Diego, Boarman began attending

soccer tryouts for the Par-alympic team. Following four and a half years of training, Boarman real-ized his goals and was a participant in the 2012 London Paralympics. “It was an incredible experience,” Boarman said. “London did an

amazing job hosting, and it was the first time for Paralympic games where almost all the events were sold out.” Aside from the rush of competing in the Para-lympics, Boarman also enjoyed being able to represent his country. “Walking out of the tunnel to the roar of the crowd when your country is announced is an incred-ible feeling,” he said. Being in the midst of other athletes and seeing

firsthand the disabilities that they overcame to be in London also had an impact on him. For Boar-man, thinking about him-self while in London was nearly impossible. “It was almost unbe-lievable watching some of the athletes do what

they did given their physical limitations,” said Boarman. Once the nerves passed, Boarman was ready to fi-nally compete in the Paralympics. Playing teams from all over the

country was an opportu-nity for him to experience the world of athletics out-side the U.S. “Getting to play a game against the host country with 15,000 peo-ple watching was pretty incredible,” he said. After finishing in eighth place, Bryce Boar-man looks forward to the future. For now, Boarman will be able to look back and always remember the “unforgettable experi-ence.”

Bryce Boarman represents U.S. at 2012 London ParalympicsKailey Hernandezkhernand@uccs.edu

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