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Night club theme propels danceUniversity ProgramCouncil hosts anevening with livemusic, refresh-ments and more. PAGE 5
SportsOffense looks to start strong
The offensive unitfor the UNC footballteam returns sever-al top performersfrom last season.PAGE 6
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Clubs are one of the mostpopular ways to get to know stu-dents with similar interests. Tomeet the financial needs of theclubs, officers and presidents ofthe organizations must go
through the charter procedure. Students who are interested
in chartering their club ororganization, as well as stu-dents who would like to re-charter their existing club ororganization, must attend a
CARMEN BRADYn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
Students who wanted to giveback to the community by rais-ing funds for a local organiza-tion came together Saturday atCranford Park on central cam-pus. Participation from manygroups on campus assisted tomake the third annual BearsGive Back Carnival possible.
The event was organized bythe Panhellenic Council andother UNC organizations, suchas the Student AlumniAssociation.
The carnival was open to thepublic and featured different
booths and activities. A cake-walk, and a fishing game whereparticipants could bring home agoldfish, were a few of the avail-able games for attendees, withUNC Radio providing music.
This year’s carnival raisedmoney for St. Jude Children’sHospital. The last two years thecarnival gave proceeds to AIDSresearch.
“We found that within thedifferent organizations therewas more of a passion for thechildren at St. Jude’s inMemphis, so we switched thefocus,” said Jessica Jones, a sen-ior psychology and communi-cation major.
Jones, who helped organizethe carnival this year, said shewas glad to see the excitementfrom those who attended.
“We all really care, and it’s agood way for our school tohelp,” she said.
The event changed locationsthis year from Turner Green tocentral campus.
“It’s nice because it’s not asenclosed by large buildings,”said Rachelle Robinson, a sen-ior communication major. “It’s
been really well attended.”Robinson is a member of the
Panhellenic Council and saidshe has worked at the eventsince it began. She also said it’sgood to see how much it hasgrown.
Joy Stanley, a senior com-munication major and also amember of the council, said sheagreed with Robinson.
“It’s just a way that our com-munity gives back,” Stanleysaid. “We do it at the beginningof each year, and we just put ona little booth and invite the kidsto come out. It’s really great.”
Jones said she thought theoutcome was really good andwas glad to see that, despite thechange of location and causefrom the past two years, peoplestill came and supported thecommunity.
“I’m excited to see how manypeople are here,” Jones said.“There’s just a really good atmos-phere here. Everyone wants tohelp out. We’ve found a way tomake it really fun for everyone,too. You can come out, playgames and know that everythingis for a really great cause.”
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HEATHER SAVINO | THE MIRROR
Sarah Rose, left, a senior criminal justice major, helps take downdonation information with Rachelle Robinson, a senior communicationmajor, Saturday at the Bears Give Back Carnival in Cranford Park.
Students, community donatesupplies to benefit hospital
Mandatory meeting for clubchartering takes place tonight
See Clubs, Page 5
Editor: Josh EspinozaMonday, Aug. 30, 2010 The Mirror 3
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The recent ban on face coveringsin France as part of a campaign tocelebrate culture and protect nation-al identity, has stirred up major con-troversy concerning foreign affairs.Major arguments regarding this topichave skimmed the surface of feminis-tic perspectives, government securityand the possible “weeding out” offoreign customs. Could it be merepatriotism? Or discriminationagainst a tradition in a religion thathas faced major criticism in the lastdecade?
France’s ban against “burkas,” orface coverings, found itself on
national headlines. This ban reigns asanother leading issue in the discus-sion of foreign policy. With debatesregarding immigration in the UnitedStates — specifically the changes inArizona — conversation of all thingsforeign has found itself in a neck-and-neck competition with the ailingeconomy.
When one sees a woman with aburka on, it is assumed she is adevout Muslim. Many women in theIslamic community, who do not livein an Islamic society, have stated thatwearing a burka is their choice. Theyare not forced to wear burkas (as
some may be in other Islamic coun-tries), but do, indeed, participate inthe tradition because they feel it istheir duty as a Muslim. However,there are those who may think thathaving to wear a face covering is rein-forcing misogyny in a male-dominat-ed society. Who is to say who is rightand who is wrong? This is where themain question comes in:
Was it wrong of France to bansomething that is worn every day bymany women who practice Islam? Orwas it their natural right to ban suchforeign practices in their country?
The world is a diverse place. It is
religiously diverse, culturally diverseand ethnically diverse. It would befoolish to put a ban on everythingthat may be foreign.
Let’s face the facts: People whomay not be French by blood can stillbe considered French citizens. Whyshould certain religious differencesor traditions be banned because theyare not part of “original” French cul-ture or are not acts of patriotism? Ifcommon ground can be foundamong all affected by the law, itwould lay to rest the controversialtalk of “who is right and who iswrong?”
Recent ban on burkas affects various issues
As the second week ofschool sets in, a lot ofstudents have some-
thing more than the bleak pileof homework piling up to lookforward to: their financial aiddisbursements and, for many,their refunds.
According to the Office ofFinancial Aid website, more thantwo-thirds of UNC studentsreceive some form of financialassistance. Many of these studentsreceive a refund from their aid.
It’s not too far from the truthto guess that the money studentssee from their refunds is fleeting,to say the least. Between rent,
bills, books and the endlessamount of necessary school sup-plies, any reserve of funds canquickly dwindle.
And yet, even necessary spend-ing is not enough to explain thetruth of quick, careless spendingpracticed by most college-agedstudents. For many people,including those who live off theirrefunds, it is shockingly easy forthem to spend money on trivialevents and meaningless posses-sions with no regard to the costsof these expenditures.
College students are notoriousfor casually spending money—perhaps a result of our age, ournaivety and our generation. Butincreasingly college students incurmore and more education debt, ablaring fact that can no longer beignored.
As any soon-to-be graduate canattest, the prospects of graduation
and the never-ending job search inan ever-looming job market areenough to bring the onslaught ofmoney-anxiety to the forefront ofone’s problems.
The average college student willvoice many money worries andlose several nights of sleep to stressover money problems throughouttheir college career. Still, I wouldventure to say that many of thesesame students will continue tothrow that same money thatstresses them out away on thenewest fashion they must have,that night-out in Denver they justcan’t pass up, or one more latenight Starbucks/McDonalds run.
The truth is that all the minorspending that students engage inon a daily basis truly does add up.That daily coffee? $60 dollars amonth. Just one shopping tripprobably averages $50 at least. Andnever saying no to going out—
that’s another $20-$100 a week.Light spending isn’t actually thatlight after all.
Rather than wait until the panicof graduation hits, I challenge allstudents, from freshmen on up, toactually know where their moneyis going, to know what they’respending that money, no matterwhere it came from, on. Andremember that even "free" moneyfrom the Federal Government willeventually have to be paid back, somake it worth the while.
My point in all of this is simple.Think before you spend. At theleast it will save you those nights ofsleepless worrying about where themoney for rent will come from. Atthe most, it could save you a cou-ple years of debt.
— Jessica Gates is a senior jour-nalism major and a reporter for TheMirror.
To avoid post-college panic, be careful on how you spend moneyJessica
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Community members andUNC students flooded to thestages Friday on 16th Street torock out to local musical talentand enjoy the many attractionsduring the fourth annual BlockParty.
There were five stages tohost 43 bands along the closedoff 16th street and part of NinthAvenue for the main-stage per-formances. Thousands of peo-ple made their way of the stagesand the Artist’s Block art sale onEighth Avenue and 16th Street.
During the last few years,
The Block Party has been a wayto immerse students with theGreeley community, as well ashelp the local businesses alongthe streets.
The event has also receivedhelp from The Atlas Theater.
“We coordinate with UNC tofigure out the first Friday whenstudents come back to campusand invite them into the com-munity,” said Eric Long, amember of the Atlas Church,which helped promote theevent. “We want them to get arich college experience.”
Long also said there was a lotof preparation put into the nightof entertainment.
“We had to get every permitconceivable: one for servingalcohol, one to block the street,one for amplified music, as well
as having to obey the noise ordi-nance and many more,” he said.“The city was very cooperative.”
Events like these create a lotof opportunities for everyonein the community, especiallythe musicians who recieve a lot ofexposure to new fans.
“I’ve been teaching music atFrontier Academy (high school)for 10 years, and as a teacher, Ifeel it is my obligation to createopportunities like these to helpout my students,” Long said.
The shops on 16th Streetstayed open late for the event,as well as provided specials. Thechicken mascot from Randy’sChicken Coop, played by LeonHernandez, danced on stagewith the band In the Whale.
“I love coming out every year
and seeing our local talent,” saidChelsey Linclau, a senior actingand nursing major. “It makes mesmile to know that Greeley worksto foster the artistic environment.”
Amber Holcomb, a sopho-more business administrationand criminal justice major, saidshe loved all the local bands thatplayed live.
“The Block Party definitelybrings UNC and Greeley togeth-er,” said Leah Alstad, a juniorhuman services major. “This isone event where we can allenjoy ourselves and the localtalent shown.”
The Block Party continues togrow every year. And with thehelp of the Atlas Theater congre-gation, 16th Street businesseswill thrive for yet another year.
News4 The Mirror Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
Local talent highlights street festivitiesBands of various genres play consecutive sets at fourth annual Block Party
DARCI HAM | THE MIRROR
Brian Martin, left, the lead guitarist of The Heyday, and bassist PeterWynn jam on the main stage Friday at the Block Party. More than 40bands performed, starting in the afternoon and finishing after midnight.
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Academy (high school)for 10 years, and as ateacher, I feel it is myobligation to create
opportunities like theseto help out my students.—— EErriicc LLoonngg,, aa mmeemmbbeerr ooffAAttllaass CChhuurrcchh
JESSICA GATESn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
Friday night, the UniversityCenter Ballrooms were trans-formed into a dance hot spot asthe University Program Councilhosted Club UNC.
Students were greeted at thedoors by UPC members and weregiven free glow stick necklacesand bracelets. Ashley Cooper,graphic design coordinator forUPC, took pictures of groups offriends as they arrived, all dressedup for a night of dancing.
Through the ballroom doors,attendees were welcomed by theblast of beats from DJ The One, aswell as neon and glow-in-the-darklighting to set the mood for a funnight. The dance floor was packed,and the lounge area with refresh-ments provided an accessible placefor students to take a breather andcatch up with friends.
Meghan Nyberg, the arts and
entertainment coordinator forUPC, said council members chosethe club theme because they knewa lot of students often go to Denver,Fort Collins or Boulder on theweekends. She said they wanted togive students, especially first-yearstudents, something fun to do forfree on the weekend in Greeley.
“We heard the most MIPs aregiven out the first week ofschool,” Nyberg said. “We want-ed to demote and prevent thatbefore it begins.”
Kevin Parkinson, a freshmanpre-business major, said he cameto the event because he wanted tohave fun. Parkinson said he reallyliked the event and it had a niceatmosphere to it.
“I think this is a good eventbecause it keeps kids on campusand gives them something else todo besides drink,” he said.
Caitlin McCann, a sophomoreAmerican Sign Language major,said even though it started out
slow, a lot more people eventuallyshowed up. McCann said the eventwas a lot of fun, and the DJ playedsome awesome music.
“I enjoy dancing, and this was agood wrap-up to the first week ofschool,” McCann said.
Elizabeth Same, a juniorjournalism and Spanish major,is a transfer student to theUniversity of NorthernColorado this year and said shedecided to come to Club UNCbecause she loves dancing.Same said she was reallyimpressed with the event.
“I absolutely love everythingUNC has to offer so far,” she said.“This event is a great way to comeout and meet people, and a greatway for everyone to get involved.”
At the end of the night Nyberg,said she thought it went really well.
“Whether it’s 200 or 5,000 peo-ple here, as long as they’re havingfun, it’s a success,” she said.
mandatory informational meeting5.30 to 7 p.m. today in ColumbineB in the University Center.
Katelyn Elliott, the director ofStudent Organizations, organ-ized the first meeting onThursday and will host anothersession today for those whowere not able to make the first.
“Students can obtain informa-tion on how to charter a club, therequirements, how to receivefunding, information about co-curricular transcript, informationfrom the financing office on howclub funding works and how the
club account works,” Elliot said. Elliott also said with the new
co-curricular transcript, stu-dents can provide documenta-tion of their extracurricularactivities. This bolsters stu-dents’ transcripts and makesthem more marketable.
“The funding process from Fall2009 to Spring 2010 has changeddrastically, and the change fromSpring 2010 to Fall 2010 is more ofperfecting the funding requestsystem,” Elliott said. “The maindifference is that student groupscan request for funding every sin-gle week if they wanted to instead
of once every fall semester.”Kayla Narhuminti, a junior
social science secondary educa-tion and geography major, said inaddition to attending classes, get-ting involved on campus helpsenrich students’ university experi-ence. Narhuminti said it is a greatway to meet people and learnsomething new.
“(The first meeting) washelpful, and even though I aminvolved in a few organizationson campus, I was not reallyfamiliar with the process ofchartering or how organiza-tions were to become official at
UNC,” said Shelby Williams, ajunior molecular biology andphilosophy major.
Williams also said the meet-ing was a good way to familiar-
ize herself with the process ofstarting a club. She also saidElliot was very helpful andinformative with familiarizingstudents with chartering.
NewsMonday, Aug. 30, 2010 The Mirror 5
Council’s dance night attracts studentsClub UNC offers evening of social entertainment after first week of class
AMANDA NEIGES | THE MIRROR
Left to right: Maggie Meneghin, a junior elementary education and Spanishmajor; Meredith Davis, a freshman nursing major; and Jamie Garin, a fresh-man nursing major, collect glow sticks Friday during Club UNC in the UC.
Clubs from Page 4
Student organizations to gather for required info
Editor: Jordan Freemyer 6 The Mirror Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
Bears come up short against IdahoJORDAN FREEMYER
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The UNC women’s soccer teamstruggled to finish Friday night,dropping a 3-2 game to the visitingIdaho Vandals at Jackson Stadium.
Forwards Ariel Cook, a junior,and Brittany Dunn, a freshman,scored the University ofNorthern Colorado’s goals in the38th minute and 87th minute,respectively.
The scoring opened on an oddplay in the 10th minute.
With Idaho (1-2) sophomore for-ward Jill Flockhart clear of the Bears’back line, UNC (2-2) junior goal-keeper Kirsten Salminen camenearly 20 yards off of the goal line inan attempt to cut Flockhart off.However, Flockhart was able tosend in a cross that was deflectedinto the back of the net by UNC jun-ior defender Janelle Kramer, giving
the Vandals a 1-0 lead.“(Salminen) came out to try to
get the ball, and when she didn’t itwas big trouble,” UNC head coachTim Barrera said.
Flockhart also played a key rolein the Vandals’ second goal, whichcame in the 23rd minute. She foundsophomore midfielder MeganLopez at the top of the penalty boxwith a cross, which Lopez cashed infor a 2-0 lead.
Fifteen minutes later, the Bearsdrew one back, taking advantage ofa set piece when Cook headedhome junior midfielder KimmieFiedler’s corner kick, one of five cor-ners for the Bears before halftime.
“I turned around and the ballwas perfectly to my head,” Cooksaid. “All I had to do was redirect it.”
However, the Vandals’ lead wasagain expanded to two goals in the54th minute. Idaho sophomoremidfielder Erica Hart ran under a
long ball sent over the UNC defenseby sophomore defender LaurenLayton and converted an easy one-on-one with Salminen.
“From then on, we were chasingthe game and they were trying tostall — just grab a few seconds hereand there whenever they could,”Barrera said.
UNC got it to 3-2 on Dunn’s lategoal from the top of the box, but wasunable to convert several chances inthe waning minutes of the game.
“When we got down, we keptpressuring them and pressuringthem, and we finally got one in,”Dunn said.
The loss to Idaho was UNC’s lasthome game until a contest againstNew Mexico State on Sept. 24. Thegap will be spanned by a six-gameroad trip.
That trip started on Sunday inBoulder with a 2-0 loss to theColorado Buffaloes.
KEVIN IHLE | THE MIRROR
UNC junior forward Ariel Cook, left, and Idaho freshman defenderMary Condon battle for the ball in the first half of the Bears’ 3-2loss to the Vandals on Friday night at Jackson Stadium.
Offense returns many starters from last seasonBEN WARWICK
s p o r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
The UNC football team may becoming off a season in which it wentjust 3-8, but expectations are higherfor a team that coaches say is verytalented offensively.
The biggest question going intofall camp was who would replacestarting quarterback BryanWaggener. That question wascleared up last week whenUniversity of Northern Coloradohead coach Scott Downing namedjunior Dylan Orms the leader in thequarterback battle.
While Orms did not start a gameunder center last season, he isn’t
without playing experience. Ormsplayed in 11 games last year asWaggener’s backup, going 6-for-10passing for 96 yards and two touch-downs.
“Because of his experience,Dylan probably has an edge on mostof them,” Downing said.
Though Orms has been namedthe leader, Downing said the com-petition was very close from the firstday of fall practice.
“I think we’ve got a very compet-itive situation,” Downing said. “Theyeach bring some different talents tothe table.”
Despite the fact that the quarter-backs have been the dominant storyin camp this year, they are not the
only storyline to follow. The Bearsreceiving corps could be the team’sbiggest offensive strength going intothe season.
UNC returns most of thereceivers who contributed last year,and should have plenty of talent toreplace wideout Alex Thompson.
“Losing Alex obviously was a bigloss because he was our go-to guylast year. He had a lot of production,but 12 of 13 guys who caught ballslast year returned, so I think we’vegot a lot more experience on thefield,” Downing said. “We reallythink this is the strength of our team,and we’re excited about it.”
The Bears have sophomore widereceiver Dominic Gunn and senior
wide receiver Brandon Smith, whoboth went down with injuries lastyear, returning to the lineup.
First-year offensive coordinatorGreg Peterson said he is happy withthe progression of the running gamethis offseason.
“With Andre (Harris) andJhamele (Robinson) and our full-backs, we’ve got some talent in thebackfield,” Peterson said. “We canbe a one-back team, we can be atwo-back team, and those guys cancatch the ball in the backfield.”
It’s no secret that UNC’s offensedidn’t click on many levels last year,finishing last in the Big Sky in scor-ing, but Peterson thinks that willchange this year.
“From the spring, I thought bythe end of the ninth or 10th practice,we started to make strides andunderstand, and where we’re atright now, we’re leaps and boundsfrom where we began, and we canbe a very, very good offensive foot-ball team,” Peterson said.
If the Bears can avoid the injurybug, look for them to improve on lastyear’s win total, perhaps significant-ly. UNC could be an offensive forceto be reckoned with when AdamsState comes knocking at 1:35 p.m.Sept. 4 at Nottingham Field.
“We haven’t played a game, but Ithink we have the capability of beinga more explosive offense than wewere a year ago,” Downing said.
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Hugo Gandarilla, left, a senior business finance major, and RuzanMistry, a senior business major, flip meat on a grill Friday dur-
ing the Welcome Back Carne Asada barebecue at the PattonHouse. The event was hosted by Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity.
Serving a warm welcome
BENJAMIN WELCHn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
For students who brought acar with them to college, theparking situation can be con-fusing and expensive; however,if students understand the dif-ferent violations, parking atUNC can be hassle-free.
An annual parking permit,which is valid for the schoolyear, costs $230. This allows forparking in any student lotaround campus. Student lotsare marked with a blue sign atthe entrance, and faculty lotshave a gold sign at the entrance.Students parking in a faculty lotmay find themselves with aticket on their windshield whenthey return.
The price of a parking ticketfor a majority of infractions is$30. This includes parking inthe wrong lot, parking without apermit, parking in a slot with anexpired meter and improperparking. If a ticket is paid with-
in 20 days, the fine will bereduced to $20. A visitor whoreceives a ticket will be charged$10. Student lots are enforcedfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Parking permits, both daily
and annual, have systems in
Avoiding parking violations
DAN OBLUDA | THE MIRROR
A parking meter stands by the University Center, where most ofthe lots are timed and require a small fee. Most parking lots areaccessible with a yearlong parking permit from Parking Services.
See Parking, Page 8
place to make them nearlyimpossible to forge. Stealing orattempting to forge a permitcarries a $200-ticket fine, plus apossible $75-boot fee and pos-sible criminal charges. Parkingin a fire lane or handicappedslot is a $150 fee, and parking in
a service vehicle spot is $50. If a ticket is not paid, the bill
will be sent to the student billand a hold will be placed on hisor her account, preventingthem for registering for classesthe following semester.
Steve Dowdy, a security IIstate employee and lot superin-tendent, said the most com-
monly ticketed spot on campusis the service ramp near Turnerand Harrison halls. Dowdy saidsometimes, students will parkthere to pick someone up ormake a delivery and will returnto find a ticket. He also saideveryone who conducts busi-ness on campus must buy a per-mit, from students to faculty to
the president of the university. “Parking services does not
receive money from the state orfrom the university to operate,”said Ron Eberhard, the managerof Parking Services. “So the pur-chase covers the maintenance,the upkeep; everything that goesinto having parking lots acrosscampus is what those permitsand citation money goes for.”
Eberhard said the recentlycompleted projects included thepaving of the Jackson Field parkinglot and additional construction oflights, as well as work on the T lot,north of the University Center.Upcoming projects include the
improvement of upper M lot bythe football stadium, which hasbeen damaged due to recent con-struction on other facilities.
For more information, visitwww.unco.edu/parking.
News8 The Mirror Monday, Aug. 30, 2010
Service explains what happens when meter runs out
New Gold bus route begins
COURTESY OF THE GREELEY EVANS TRANSIT | THE MIRROR
STAFF REPORTn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m
After an unsuccessful first weekof the new Blue and Gold bus routes,Student Senate and the GreeleyEvans Trasit have established a newset of stops along the campus Goldroute, which runs during the dayfrom 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. The newstops go into effect today.
The routes were changed whenstudents submitted complaintsabout the length of waiting timebetween stops.
The bus routes were initiallyimplemented by the Quality of LifeAct, which was voted in favor of lastspring by the student body duringthe Student Senate elections.
To see a list of the new bus stops,visit www.greeleygov.com/thebus.
“Parking Services does
not receive moneyfrom the state or
from the university tooperate.
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Parking from Page 7
A Greeley Evans Transit bus sits on the street. Buses similar to thismodel are used for the Blue and Gold bus routes that go to down-town Greeley and UNC campus. New Gold routes are in effect today.
