The Mirror - September 8, 2014

September 8, 2014SOCIAL

The following were taken from last week’s UNC police log.

Tuesday, September 2At 1 p.m. police responded to the 9th Ave. Q Lot regarding larceny theft and vehicle trespass-ing.

At 12:17 a.m. police responded to 10th Ave. and Cranford Pl. regarding a warrant arrest.

At 8:16 p.m. police responded to the 18th St. University Apartments regarding a soliciting violation. An adult arrest was made.

Wednesday, September 3At 12:42 a.m. police responded to the 22nd St. B Lot regarding a traffi c accident resulting in vehicle damage.

Thursday, September 4At 9:49 a.m. police responded to Wilson Hall regarding medical aid.

At 2 p.m. police responded to Fraiser Hall regarding larceny theft of a bicycle.

At 4 p.m. police responded to Lawrenson Hall regarding larceny theft of a bicycle.

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September 8, 2014 THE MIRROR

September 8, 2014OPINION

ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR MONEY? SO AM I!Fast food workers make a stand against low wages to make it above the poverty line

GREELEY: IT’S REALLY NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMSO`]f�h]ghd]�eg[c�qgmj�\][akagf�lg�Yll]f\�MF;$�l]dd�l`gk]�`Yl]jk�l`]q�\gf�l�cfgo�o`Yl�l`]q�j]�lYdcaf_�YZgml

I have o!en been faced with the ques-tion: why did you choose to come to Greeley? Why did you choose Greeley, of all places? As if going to college in Greeley is a decision some would make only a!er a hard knock on the head.

While transitioning from a large city to a small, "eld-enclosed town that occasion-ally smells of cow feces is not something that I imagined for myself when people would ask me where I wanted to study when I grew up. I do have a few words for those who question my decision of where I was not only going to educate myself, but spend four years of my life.

So, in a sense, I suppose that you could say that here is my strongly worded letter to all the haters out there.

First, would anyone purposefully choose to go to a lame school? When looking at the multiple brochures I had accumulated

during my four years in high school, the thought never occurred to me to choose the school that I would least enjoy attend-ing. As if I had an ulterior motive of mak-ing myself as miserable as possible, people ask me why in the world I would choose to come to Greeley, the name itself spitting like venom out of their mouths.

A!erward, I naturally will apologize for not being completely sane in the head, and placing myself at an institution that clearly says something about my level of coolness, my level of trendiness.

Should anyone inquire further, they might wonder why I wanted to move from sunny California to chilly Colorado, a question that honestly, I am still trying to "gure out to this day.

Already having weathered one winter here at UNC, it seems to me that my only lifeline is my parka and ridiculous #eece

sleeve that literally covers half of my face if need be.

But then again, a great conversa-tion starter with anyone that quizzically reproaches my blizzard-proof garments is that I did indeed choose Greeley over any other college town I may have chosen. Whhaaaaat? $ey might ask. To which my response would be to throw down my parka and roll up my sleeves.

Because I wear my parka with pride. Where ever you come from, geographi-

cally, socially or intellectually, Greeley is a place that more than 10,000 students call home. $ough it may reach below zero in the winter, we still go out on Friday nights, we still attend our 8 a.m. classes and we still haul ourselves across campus to meet up with friends that we might not have known for very long.

I came to Greeley, Colorado because “I

just knew” a!er I took the campus tour. Did I “just know” that I would be looked

at quizzically because of my decision? No. But if there is a place to defend your beliefs and stand up for your voice to be heard, it is college.

And no amount of layers or questions could stop me from zipping up my parka and showing o% my bear pride.

Go Bears, go!

- Ariana Serna is a sophomore !nance major with a minor in Spanish, and is also a news writer for "e Mirror. She can be reached via email at [email protected].

One of the things college students have the hardest time with is making money while still making passable grades. Even when students "nd a job that will work with their classes and homework schedule, they hardly make enough to buy groceries, beer or whatever else it is that college students need.

For this reason I can get behind the “Fight for 15” movement, the protests that started this past $ursday and are happening in 150 cities around the country. $e protesters are demanding that they start receiving a more livable wage of 15 dollars per hour.

Colorado minimum wage is now 8 dollars per hour, making it among 21 states that are paying more then the federally required rate of 7.25 dollars per hour. A rate that is still far too low when you compare living costs to the 8 dollar per hour pay rate.

Compared to the place I last lived, Lincoln, Neb., in Colorado I’m likely to pay 2 percent more on groceries, 26 percent more on rent, my utilities will be 7 percent higher and health care is 8 percent more expensive.

But these factors aren't considered when the govern-

ment is setting minimum wage. $ose who have joined the protest have been handed a

worse fate then their low paying jobs; they are now being taken o% in handcu%s for their e%orts. In the hours fol-lowing the start of the peaceful protest, more then a dozen people were arrested. USA Today reported 19 arrests out-side the Time Square McDonald’s, and more then a dozen in Detroit as well. $e NYCPD reported that their arrests were made due to “disturbing the tra&c.”

New York City protesters sat quietly in the streets, which forced the local government to shut down 42nd Ave.

Fast food workers in Denver are in on the movement as well. $e Denver Post mentioned this fall that a full-time employee making only minimum age will make about $15,000 a year. For a household with more then one per-son, this isn’t even meeting the federal poverty lines.

Americans cannot complain about poverty and not support a movement to better employee wages. When we start paying a living wage to all workers, we will begin to see the country coming together out of this state we have

been in for the last several years. We have struggled to overcome unemployment percent-

ages that are the highest the nation has seen in over a decade. Just because those of us in the upper half of the pay scale can make ends meet doesn’t mean everyone else can, and all Americans deserve the same opportunity to #ourish.

$ere isn’t a question that many states are grossly un-derpaying their workers and expecting them to do more work for less money. With the economy still working its way back up from the last few years, it's understandable that companies are trying to recuperate their losses, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of their workers.

“$e American Dream” isn’t about equality, its about equity; each person having the same chance to experience success.

- Ashlee McDonald

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7:30-8:30 p.m.Bear Hug Club Informational MeetingRoss Hall- Room 0275

WED 9/103-5 p.m.Marcus Garvey Center Open HouseMarcus Garvey Cultural Center /Davis House

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By Kimberly [email protected]

Americans have passed the time of the Jim Crow laws and segregation, and have appeared to overcome the worst of discrimina-tion. But sometimes things happen to make people second guess whether the United States has really moved away from racial discrimination.

Trayvon Martin was an African-American teenager in Florida who was walking to a local convenient store to gather some groceries for his father and brother last year. George Zim-merman, a member of the community, thought the unarmed teenager was suspicious and shot him down and killed him im-mediately.

Zimmerman now walks the streets as a free man af-ter he was not found guilty during his trial, due to his claim of self-defense.

!is story sparked ten-sion in the nation, and the U.S. has been forced to look back and think of the segregation that occurred in the nation in the past: the recurring story of whites versus blacks.

!e Trayvon Martin Case is a stark reminder of similar cases that hap-pened back in the times of the Jim Crow laws. One of the most talked about cases in history is the death of Emmett Till. Till was a

14-year-old boy who was killed on August 28, 1955. While visiting family in Money, Mississippi, he was seen "irting with a white cashier and four days later, two white men kidnapped Till, raped him and shot him in the head.

When the two white men were tried for murder, they were found innocent. People believed this unjus-ti#able case concluded so quickly because the jury consisted of solely white males.

If America has been working for years on at-

taining total equality, why do these crimes continue?

!e tension has boiled this past month, speci#-cally on August 9th. Mi-chael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old high school graduate, was fatally shot by a police o$cer while unarmed. !e community of Ferguson, Mo. was #lled with emotion to learn that a police o$cer had killed a member of their com-munity.

According to one side of the story, Brown was walk-ing to his grandmother’s house as he was visiting

her during his summer vacation before entering his #rst year of college. On his walk back home with a friend, a police o$cer confronted them and told them to “get the f*ck on the sidewalk.”

!e teenager replied, telling him their distance away from home, and the con"ict escalated from there.

!ere are di%erent ver-sions of the story, and it still remains unclear as to what truly happened.

“Lots of thoughts came to my head, but I just feel

like there is so much miss-ing information,” said Raul Ortiz, a fourth year human services major.

As shots were #red and Brown was hit, he surren-dered and li&ed his hands in the air, but the o$cer continued shooting. Brown was killed on the spot, and an autopsy report shows he was shot six times.

Brown was set to go to college two days a&er his death.

Jennifer Le, a senior biology major, explained her frustration towards the situation.

“!is event reminds me of segregation and how it was whites versus blacks, but whites had the power. I thought we passed that time,” she said.

Devastation struck across the community that led to riots and protests that lasted more than a week. !is created a feud between the people of the community and law enforcement, as the o$cer who shot Brown is cur-rently said to be on paid administrative leave.

In such a diverse com-munity such as the Univer-sity of Northern Colorado, some students have said they #nd it hard to hear of this situation in this day and age.

“!is is a clear instance of racism,” said Claritza Ri-vera, a freshman psychol-ogy major.

UNC STUDENTS REFLECT ON RACIAL PROFILING

Breelyn Bowe | !e MirrorEighteen-year-old Michael Brown was unarmed when he was fatally shot August 9 in Ferguson, Mo. by a police o!cer.

September 8, 2014NEWS

BEING A SAFE BEAR WHEN LEAVING THE CAVEBy Monique Becker [email protected]

On a college campus, it is typical to see a few drunk students wandering the streets on a weekend night. It is not, however, ex-pected for one of these few drunk students to be wandering near a fraternity with a toy gun scaring students into thinking there was a shooting.

“It’s an out of sight, out of mind thing,” said Sam Turner, sophomore secondary education major. “Unless something hap-pens to someone you know, it isn’t a prior-ity to be safe.” Student safety doesn’t seem to be a priority on college campuses.

According to www.collegesafe.com, 72 percent of crimes that threaten a student’s safety on any given college campus happen at night. !erefore, it is important to know how to avoid these dangerous situations. Staying alert no matter what time of day it is is the best way to protect oneself.

When traveling somewhere, it is best to go with a group and to have a sober person around even if they are not driving. It is also recommended to know the plan of what is going to happen and have a fully charged phone.

Having enough money to get home is also a way to stay safe. Students should always have a phone nearby to call for help if there is an uncomfortable or dangerous situation.

If anyone in the group is acting out of character, get them somewhere safe or seek medical attention if it is necessary.

While taking care of friends is impor-tant, it’s also important to look out for oneself and to “party smart.” Guard your drink. Don’t accept a drink from a stranger or someone untrustworthy. If a drink is set down, even for a few seconds, get a new one. It’s also as important to keep track of how many drinks one has consumed.

!is does not just apply to female stu-

dents. Male students also have to be aware of that is happpenig round them. Accord-ing to www.collegesafe.com, male college students are twice as likely to be the vic-tims of violence compared to their female counterparts, and under the in"uence of alcohol or other drugs, the chance of being a victim increases.

According to rainn.org, also known as the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (the nation’s largest anti-sexual abuse organization), it is important to be comfortable with any situation, no matter

what peer pressure is present, just as it is important to trust one’s instincts.

Being safe at parties and in other situ-ations is important; many times safety on social networking sites is overlooked.

When students post updates about where they are on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or any other social networking site, it makes it possible for anyone to fol-low their whereabouts.

According to rainn.org, “If you would not share the information with a stranger, then you shouldn’t share it online.”

Mark Harro | !e MirrorA posed photo of a male college student holding a red cup in one hand and a water gun in the other represents violent events that take place on college campuses across the na-tion. Students need to learn how to practice safe precautions when going out.

September 8, 2014 NEWS

BEARS HAVE A BLAST AT STREET BASH

Breelyn Bowe | ! e MirrorRight to le! : Jessica McFarland, a freshman chemistry major, learns more about the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center from Kourtney Bellard, a sophomore acting major and student employee at the MGCC, and graduate assistant Shanice Clarke.

GOLDEN KEY HOLDS THE KEY TO STUDENT SUCCESSBy Monique [email protected]

! e Golden Key International Honor Society gives students at colleges and universities the chance to work toward their future they wouldn’t normally have through partnerships with major corporations, career advance-ment and graduate programs. And those are only some of the things the society has to o" er.

With over 400 chapters in the world, members of the Golden Key International Honor Society also have the op-portunity to win scholarships to help pay for their educa-tion or to help pay for study abroad programs.

While the Golden Key International Honor Society is usually just for sophomores, juniors and seniors who meet the membership requirements, the University of Northern Colorado chapter is now o" ering freshmen the chance to get a head start on their college career by becoming members.

“We want to encourage freshmen to be high achieving in academics, leadership and service,” said James Sanchez, president of the UNC Golden Key International Honor Society chapter.“We thought the more opportunities that we gave them, the better they can jumpstart their careers and education. As freshmen they don’t really get a lot of these chances.”

For many college students, scholarships are the decid-ing factor on continuing their college education and this aid was strongly emphasized at the informational meeting hosted last Wednesday night.

Every year as a “symbol of perseverance,” the Golden Key International Honor Society o" ers $1,000,000 in scholarships.

! ese scholarships (awarded for academic, leadership and service excellence) give students the means necessary to study abroad or to take part in an abroad internship that are o" ered to them through their club membership.

! ere will be another UNC chapter meeting at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the University Center in Aspen Suite A for students who are members or who are interested in becoming members of the organization.

If you are not a freshman student, there is a GPA re-quirement to become a member. For more information on how to become a member, and for any other information regarding the Golden Key International Honor Society, visit www.goldenkey.org.

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All Day Abbie Bowers Exhibit (Multi-Day)Crabbe Hall- Oak Room Gallery

7:30-9 p.mLecture/Presentation Ken Singleton Frasier Hall

All Day UNC Faculty Art Exhibition Reception Guggenheim Hall (Mariani Gallery)

8-10 p.m.Strings Faculty Chamber Music ConcertUnion Colony Civic Center

7-9 p.m.Black Film Festival University Center- Columbine B



5-11 p.m.Block Party The Moxi Theater

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Octopi, dragons, !owers and whatever else people can imagine were seen in the south parking lot of the University Center as the Greeley community participated in this event to break the Guinness World Record.

Greeley Unexpected hosted the “Great Greeley Chalk-a-lot” in an attempt to break the previous record (3.7 miles) for the longest continuous chalk art display.

“"is event was a really cool idea,” said Me-gan Church, a junior early childhood develop-ment major. “I have no idea how some of these people are so artistic with chalk. I would have no idea what to draw even.”

Everyone who participated had certain rules they had to follow, such as: the whole six-foot square had to be covered, no words or logos and

the art was supposed to be nature-themed. "e tiles of art were all connected in a snake

formation, to take advantage of as much space as possible in the parking lot.

"anks to donations from community spon-sors, chalk and other supplies were provided for each participant free of charge.

Participants had the entire time to complete their piece. Some took advantage of this and spent hours working on intricate pieces while others chose to do large images that took less time to complete.

“I’ve been working on my piece for a little over an hour and I’m still not done,” said Haley Schneider, a junior double major in special education and sign language. “My friend told me about this event, and she heard it from her friend, who’s a psychology student. I’m glad I got to participate.”

Nature was the theme and participants found

an array of ways to display what came to their minds. "ere were drawings of scenery, animals and twists on famous art like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.”

“I just really like !owers,” Schneider said. “It was also just a really easy idea so I #gured why not. I don’t usually paint or draw. I’m more into pottery, but I have enjoyed this event a lot.”

Anyone could walk around and watch the participants or even add a touch of their own with the participant’s permission.

“I added an apple to one piece. I think it added a nice touch,” said DeVaughn Gamlin, a senior social science major. “"is art looks like people’s creative minds exploded all over the asphalt.”

"ere were two witnesses on location to make sure the record was broken.

According to the Miami Herald, the attempt fell short of its goal by two miles.

CHALK ART RECORD ATTEMPT AT UNC

Breelyn Bowe | !e MirrorRegistered artists !lled their reserved squares with color by the end of the day. Members of the Greeley community, both children and adults, partici-pated in this event to break the Guinness World record for longest continuing chalk art.

September 8, 2014 A&E

STICKY PAWS MAKE FOR SATISFIED BEARSBlake Jackson [email protected]

Outdoor Pursuits had the weather on their side on Tuesday to host their annual “How to Build a S’more” workshop.

Catering speci!cally to freshmen and new stu-dents, Outdoor Pursuits is a host to many informa-tional workshops including but not limited to: How to Read a Map and Compass, Women in the Outdoors and Back Country Cook-ing.

All of these workshops are held this semester to introduce all the great things that Outdoor Pur-suits can o"er.

“Outdoor Pursuits is more than your bike rental and renewal for the week or weekend,” said Whitney Dyer, the G.A. of Outdoor Pursuits.

Outdoor Pursuits has scheduled trips that students can attend for a discounted price. Some of these trips are as low as 25 dollars for students.

“S’mores are more than a staple in outdoor or camping cuisine, it’s an icon,” said David Yerkman, a senior environmental sci-ence major and Outdoor Pursuits employee.

Kimberly Coston, a sophomore recreation, tourism and hospital-ity major, said she thinks

s’mores and other Outdoor Pursuits o"erings are “ba-sically amazing.”

#e s’mores workshop in particular has been so pop-ular, it has been brought back each year. #e event is in its !$h year.

“[#e event is] a growing success,” said Julia Timby, a sophomore pre-nursing major. “I’m pretty much a city girl but I think that I will be more inclined to do more outdoor things if I know there is melted chocolate involved.”

Outdoor Pursuits can be found nestled in the back of Harrison Hall, east of the recreation center on west campus.

Toni Grant | !e MirrorRight to le!: David Yerkman, a self-proclaimed “victory lap” 5th-year senior majoring in Environmental Science, roasts marshmallows with Megan Donovan, a pre-nursing fresh-men, and Marzia Palmas, a junior business major.

September 8, 2014A&E

ART EXHIBITION BEGINS WEEK-LONG DISPLAYLa’Asianee Brown [email protected]

Inside Guggenheim Hall, art connois-seurs and artists gather around a table of beautifully set hors d’oeuvres. !e air was thick with anticipation from artists and spectators alike.

!e University Northern Colorado Faculty Art reception began Tuesday a"ernoon at Guggenheim Hall’s Marian Gallery. !is exhibit is an annual opening to the school year that allows professors to show students what they have worked on over the summer.

Teddy Asuncion, a senior #ne arts major, said he enjoys seeing what teachers

have created. “It’s good to know they are doing their

thing besides teaching us, “ he said. !e artist reception allowed students to

meet the artists. Once inside of the gallery, the senses

are all fully engaged as each piece of art invites spectators to interpret its meaning and create their own. Students stroll piece to piece while enjoying refreshments, stop-ping at each piece to discuss its complexity.

A wood-framed portrait of a man stared into the gallery as if viewing the art himself. !e artist, Professor Siegar Hartgers, walks around the room engaging in conversation with fellow teachers while answering questions about his own work.

Hartgers teaches life drawing and print-making in the UNC art department. When asked about his love for art, he nostalgical-ly explained how he has always loved art.

"I attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Holland and I just love teaching art,” he said. “I get so lost in the drawing that many times I’m not sure if it still looks like the person.”

Bre Nielsen, a junior art history major and gallery assistant, walked around greet-ing guests and handing out name tags to the artist. It was apparent that she enjoyed the galleries, but she said she wished that UNC students, no matter the major, would visit the exhibits.

"I get sad when I go to West Campus

and students say they didn't even know about the galleries," she said.

UNC is home to two art galleries: the Mariani Gallery located in Guggenheim and the Oak Room Gallery located in Crabbe Hall. Operated by the School of Art and Design, the galleries showcase the art of undergraduate and graduate students as well as local artists.

!e next reception takes place Tuesday at the Oak Room Gallery, and is showcas-ing a local artist.

Whether a lover of art, looking for something to do with a group of friends or even as a cool date, take a stroll to Central Campus and view the available exhibits or participate in a reception.

Breelyn Bowe | !e MirrorJay Dinges, the director of the UC, and Michelle Quinn, the vice president for adminis-tration, observe the art displayed at Wednesday’s UNC Faculty Art Exhibition Reception. Dinges looks at “Wall Shield” by Mike Lemke.

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All DayWomen’s Golf Ptarmigan Ram Classicat Fort Collins

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS...After a hard-fought game, the Bears took home a 13-12 dgkk�af�KYlmj\Yq�k�season opener against UNLV in Las Vegas.Northern Colorado wide receiver Dimitri Stimphil had 117 receiving yards and 7 receptions in the !rst game of the UNC season last Saturday against UNLV in Las Vegas. "e defense played a solid game, taking interceptions and sacks, while the o#ense put forth an aggressive performance against the Rebels.

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!e University of Northern Colorado foot-ball team (0-1) had a strong start to the season Saturday night in Las Vegas, showing more ferocity in this game than in many other games last season. Despite losing 13-12 to UNLV (1-1), the Bears managed solid performances for both the o"ense and defense. UNC got o" to a slow start, with no score on their 3-and-out opening drive, a#er which the Rebels took possession and drove the ball 64 yards for a touchdown, taking an early 7-0 lead. Sophomore quarterback Sean Rubalcaba then recovered the o"ense and breezed down the

$eld with two consecutive passes completed to senior wide receiver Dimitri Stimphil on their next possession. However, the drive stalled and freshman kicker Seth Czapenski tried and failed at a 49-yard $eld goal, leaving the Bears scoreless. Rubalcaba displayed his talents early throw-ing 3 for 3 and gaining 26 yards for the Bears in the $rst quarter. Northern Colorado showed its defensive potential late in the $rst quarter as senior cor-nerback Courtney Hall snatched up a deep ball on the Bears side of the $eld for an interception, giving the UNC o"ense a chance at another drive. !is time, freshman kicker Seth Czapen-ski took his chance to score the $rst points of

the season for the Bears and put the ball right between the uprights from 31 yards out, closing the score gap to 3-7. Northern Colorado’s defense started to bend, but never broke, as the Rebels running game turned in 70 yards on 11 attempts in the second quarter. Despite its possession, they only put three points on the board. A sti" secondary kept UNLV’s passing game on lockdown, and this resulted in another interception for the Bears defense. !is time senior strong safety Kyle Gri%n intercepted the ball inside the red zone to get the ball back to the Bears. In the second half, Bears junior linebacker

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FRI 9/12TBAWomen’s Tennis at Drake Invitational

7:00 p.m.Women’s Soccer vs. Iowa State

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TBAWomen’s Tennisat Drake Invitational

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UNC women’s soccer (3-3-0) defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (2-1-0) Sunday a! ernoon at Jackson " eld. # e Bears’ defense controlled pos-session in their own end throughout the game and only allowed two shots on the net. “It all comes from good communication,” said junior defender Adrienne Jordan. “We have a special defensive bond I guess you could say. We have had de-fensive meetings and talked and I think it is really start-ing to show on the " eld.” Early in both halves the Bears took advantage of their experience with thin Colorado air and forced the Redhawks to chase the ball to tire them out and wear down their attacking power. Northern Colorado outshot Missouri 7-1 in the " rst half but could not manage to score against the Redhawks’ freshman goalkeeper Kindra Lierz. “We kept the intensity high. It should have been 4-0,” senior forward Juliana Grover said of Missouri’s goalie. “We could have actually tested her more.” Grover had multiple looks along the right side of the Redhawks defensive unit, and early in the sec-ond half, she put away her second goal of the season from a cross by junior mid" elder Rebecca Lancia to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. Head coach Tim Barrera compared Grover to a track star. “She wants the ball, and

she is willing to go for-ward,” Barrera said. “She is a big handful for other teams.” Soon a! er Grover’s goal, the Bears had numerous chances at the Redhawks net, and freshman forward Brooke Braden nearly doubled Northern Colo-rado’s lead with a header that just went over the post. # e play was later called o$ side, and would not have counted anyway, had the ball gone in the goal. “She is a young player and does some really good things,” Barrera said. “She puts herself in good posi-tions, and she will just keep getting better.” # e pace of the game found a new energy a! er sophomore forward

Shanlie Anderson went o$ the " eld with an apparent injury. Attackers forced the play up the middle of the " eld and the Bears defense was overly aggressive in stopping them, resulting in yellow cards to freshman Loren Landrus and Lancia. # e play was soon forced out wide. “We look for those one-versus-one or two-versus-one opportunities,” Barrera said. “In the second half especially we had some really good cross balls and their keeper did a good job. We thought we could " nd some space behind their outside backs and attack it that way, and that is where the goal came from.” Northern Colorado’s defense was able to keep

the ball out of Missouri’s control and got even more conservative in the " nal minutes of the game. # e Bears " red eight shots with " ve of them on goal, while UNC’s junior goalkeeper

Kaitlin Ru$ only had to make two saves to hold onto the win. “It really gets down to the team mentality,” Barre-ra said. “We had good suc-cess the " rst match against

CC, played Colorado well, and then had a bit of a letdown against CSU. # e players, led by the captains, regrouped and today was a team e$ ort.”

September 8, 2014SPORTSSOCCER TEAM TAKES DOWN MISSOURI REDHAWKS

Dylan Sanchez | ! e MirrorSophomore defender Paige Morris protects the ball from the approaching Missouri State Redhawks during Sunday’s winning game at Jackson Field.

September 8, 2014 SPORTS

Breelyn Bowe | !e MirrorSophomore setter Ashley Guthrie (le!) and freshman middle blocker Timarie Nymeyer attempt to keep the heat on the Rams as they get swept in Wednesday’s match.

CSU VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY STARTS OFF WITH A SWEEPMakalah [email protected]

University of Northern Colorado students, supporters and fans piled into Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Wednes-day night to watch the women’s volleyball team’s home opener against the #23 in the nation, the Colorado State University Rams. !e night ended in defeat for the University of Northern Colorado, but the signi"cant take away points included nothing of the sort. Instead, those who attended the game were le# talking about the exhilarating crowd and the undeniable e$ort shown by Northern Colorado. CSU pulled away with the "rst set a#er winning 25-18, as well as the second with a score of 25-14. !e third set, 25-21, sealed the victory for the Rams. !e crowd’s persistent support seemed to be one of the biggest highlights of the evening with coaches and players talking about the impact it had on the game. Colorado State middle blocker Kelsey Snider even mentioned the environment given o$ by the Bears. “!ey were heckling! Especially during that third set when it was close. I was like ‘oh my god’,” Snider said. UNC sophomore Audrey Landry, who "nished as the team’s leader in digs with 15, credited some of the team’s motivation to the crowd. “!e crowd really helped. !eir energy was great and they helped us back in at times when we needed it. !ey were behind us so it was fun the whole time,” Landry said.

Another highlight was the performance of Northern Colorado junior Kendra Cunningham. Cunningham, who was the kills leader from last season, ended the night with 7.5 points while senior Brianna Strong ended with 10.5. UNC Head Coach, Lyndsey Oates, said the team played well but struggled with consistency. “We knew they’d be a big blocking team,” Oates said. “We knew they’d serve aggressive and that’s what gave us trouble. We had a hard time serving and that cre-ated errors on our side. We just couldn’t hit a high enough percentage to be consis-tent o$ensively.” UNC sophomore Ashley Guthrie said the team not only played the game well, but it also taught them a lot about playing with no fear. “I think we learned a lot about ourselves and about what we need to improve on go-ing forward,” Guthrie said. “!ey’re a great team but I think that we played well and we really feed o$ of the energy from our home court and our home fans. I think there’s a lot for us to still do better but I think this was a good starting place for us.” Next, the Bears took on #4 Wisconsin Badgers in the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, which resulted in another loss. !e gamed proved to be quite the chal-lenge for the Northern Colorado team but Guthrie, as well as many others, still have faith that this season will end as a success-ful one. “It’s early in the season. We have a lot to do I think we have a lot of great options,” said Guthrie. “We have great players and we’re just going to keep on getting better.”

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Ryan Gackle clawed out yet another interception, allowing Rubalcaba, who "nished the game with 16 of 21 successful passes for 189 yards and only one interception, and senior running back Robert Holland who "nished the game with 98 yards rushing and a touchdown, to join forces and run in a 3-yard touchdown to even the score, 10-10. !e Rebels pulled out a late "eld goal to end the third

quarter, and the Bears o$ense was again put to work. In the middle of the fourth quarter, a safety by sophomore defensive back Taylor Risner put UNC only one point be-hind UNLV, and gave them control of the ball with 10:54 le# on the clock. A strong drive put Northern Colorado inside the 10 yard line, but as it was unable to put a touchdown together, the team was forced to try a "eld goal from 26 yards out. !e kick went wide right and the Bears defense

had another opportunity to make a big play. In possession of the ball, UNLV ran out the clock until there were only 12 seconds le#. In a startling play, Hall snagged his second interception of the night and gave Northern Colorado one last chance for an upset against the Rebels. One last miracle play was simply not enough for the Bears, as the last few seconds ticked away, and the come-back score never came.

September 8, 2014SPORTS

VOLLEYBALL SPLITS LAST TWO TOURNAMENT GAMESJacob [email protected]

Northern Colorado volleyball closed out its weekend splitting the !nal two matches of the 2014 Northern Colorado/Colorado State Classic tournament, play-ing University of Wisconsin and Florida A&M Saturday. In Friday’s game, UNC (3-3) lost to #4 Wisconsin (5-0) 3-1 (14-25, 27-25, 22-25, 18-25). "e Bears battled back from a four point de!cit (16-20) to tie the game and eventually were able to take the second set from the fourth-ranked team in the nation. Despite taking one set, a loss was still below the Bears’ higher expectations. “We’re never satis!ed with a loss,” head coach Lyndsey Oates said. “"at’s the disappoint-

ing part. But I couldn’t be more proud of our e#ort. I thought our defensive e#ort was excellent tonight.” "e momentum switched a$er Northern Colorado won the sec-ond set, and a tough talk during the interim break between the second and third sets may have contributed to the team’s attitude in the remainder of the game. “We really tried to challenge them during that break,” said Oates. “We’re not trying play it cool now. We are trying to go all out, and I thought we did that in game three.” UNC played strong in the last three games when compared to the !rst, but one player was on her game all night. With 17 kills, 17.5 points and hitting .208, junior outside hitter Kendra Cunningham was a strong force

on the court, but she credited teammates and coaching rather than solely her play. “It helps when the front row is moving blockers around so I can come up, and they aren’t even ready for a back row attack,” said Cunningham. “"ey’re focused on the other girls because they’ve been doing so well.” In Saturday’s match the Bears brought their spirited play from the previous match and swept Florida A&M 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-8), achieving UNC’s !rst home win so far this season. "e Bears’ defense buckled down in the third set of the match allow-ing only -.250 hitting percentage for the Rattlers. In the second set Florida’s of-fense was stronger than the Bears’ defense, and they hit .333. Oates credited her blockers in front

of the net for shutting down Florida’s o#ense in the third set. “Tonight it showed we are a better blocking team, that we’re a much better blocking team than we’ve been in years past,” Oates said. “We tried some di#erent things because it was something that needs work and they were able to exploit that at times.” UNC’s of-fense was !ring on all cylinders during Saturday night’s game with 12 di#erent Bears scoring alongside Cun-ningham, who

again led the way with 12 points. "e !rst game of the North-ern Colorado/Colorado State Classic was on Sept. 3. CSU swept Northern Colorado 3-0. "e Bears only won one match of the classic, but it was all about learning for the team. Oates said she believes that playing top-tier teams like Wisconsin and CSU can really help her team grow. “We grew up exponentially this weekend playing two top ranked teams and getting a win under our belts,” said Oates.

“Both were very important. We proved to ourselves what works, what doesn’t work and where we need to continue to improve so we can be prepared for confer-ence play.” Northern Colorado will play their next games in California for the Long Beach State/Loyola Marymount tournament next Friday. "e Bears will return home on Sept. 19 for the Hamp-ton Inn & Suites Northern Colo-rado Classic.

Breelyn Bowe | !e MirrorFreshman Northern Colorado setter Ryleigh Haynes is about to put the smackdown on Florida A&M in Saturday night’s game.

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