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Students and staff of UNCrecently discussed what theUniversity of NorthernColorado Christian Challenge isall about and what it offers tostudents who join the club.
Christian Challenge is aChristian youth ministry with amain objective to help studentsdevelop strong relationships,grow as individuals and becomestronger in their beliefs.
Ginger Walcker, director ofChristian Challenge, said thegroup’s goal is growth andmaturity in all aspects in stu-dents’ lives, especially spiritu-ally. Walcker has been involvedin the organization since 2004.
“We want to challenge stu-dents to really think seriouslyabout what they believe andwhy,” she said. “We want peo-ple to be passionate aboutthose beliefs and to live it out.”
Christian Challenge mem-bers help students apply thethings they learn in their every-day lives. The club allows stu-dents to engage in numerousactivities, including worship,prayer, Bible studies, discus-sions, guest speakers and fel-lowship events.
Andrew Gray, a sophomorepsychology major, said hisfavorite part of the organizationis the people he gets to meetand spend time with.
“My core group of friends isbased out of Christian
Challenge,” Gray said.Gray said Christian
Challenge is an open place tocome for support. He joinedthe club as a freshman when hewas seeking a Christian groupat UNC. Despite being based onChristianity, the organization isopen to all students with differ-ent religious beliefs.
“We want people to come allthe time; we want it to beopen,” he said.
Gray said ChristianChallenge has benefited him inseveral ways, especially hisspiritual life. Gray said he plansto continue his participation inChristian Challenge until hegraduates from UNC.
Walcker said the main bene-fit for students joining
Christian Challenge is tobecome healthier people as awhole. She said college is a cru-cial time in a person’s life andChristian Challenge can givestudents direction, encourage-ment and support.
Shannon Jones, a juniorhuman services major, is a groupleader and has been involved inthe organization for two years.
“My favorite part is beingchallenged in my faith,” Jonessaid. “Every week, it is applica-ble to my life. I enjoy being ableto discuss with others and togrow with them.”
Jones said the organizationis getting more publicity in theUNC community, but not all
students are aware of the club.Walcker and Gray agreed thatthe awareness of ChristianChallenge has improved overthe last two or three years, andthey are working on getting theword out.
Walcker said this year,Christian Challenge has about 70-75 active members and 50-60 inattendance at weekly meetings.
Christian Challenge meets at7 p.m. on Tuesday nights inColumbine B at the UniversityCenter.
Editor’s note: Jodi Ciarvellais a UNC alumna who graduat-ed in the Fall 2010 semester andsubmitted this article for publi-cation in The Mirror.
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While most of us were sittingdown to hot cocoa or sharing sto-ries with loved ones during winterbreak, the members of the FederalCommunications Commissionwere busy establishing a new,accessible artery of online net-working that will allow smallercompanies to receive the samequality of service larger compa-nies, such as Google and Netflix,are able to access.
Network, or net, neutralitymeans to allow websites, nomatter the business, to utilizethe same speed to upload a web-page and access to once limitedor restricted areas of the Internet
that could benefit a company.Before, larger companies could,in essence, buy out the fasterand better service for their web-sites.
The compromise between thecompanies and the FCC wascompleted Dec. 21, 2010,enabling access to better serviceprovisions. However, companiescan also limit access to some oftheir services and content, whichhas yet to be determined.
It has been a debate amongmany leaders in the field of com-munication for years now, andwith this first step in opening thedoors to many other companies,
this may help with our nation’scatatonic job market. Althoughfaster web speed doesn’t alwaysmean a better company, allow-ing other companies to marketthemselves fairly will help driveeconomic diversity back towhere it once was.
Some special-interest groupshave criticized the compromise,saying the new rules lack thenecessary specifics to beenforced. The rules also includethat wireless providers cannotblock certain websites but maylimit access to applications ofthe websites, such as video chaton Skype. The debate about this
will most likely continue into thenext 24 months, but for now it isone step in the right direction —communication networks can-not function without includingthe larger mass of business.
At a time when smaller busi-nesses need all the help avail-able, the FCC has made an accu-rate compromise, for now. It willnot be long before more com-promise will be necessary andsmall businesses will be able tothrive in cyberspace. But for nowit’s one small step for net neu-trality, one giant leap for faironline-service access to thosewho need it.
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LETTERS
Iconsider myself to be fairlyknowledgeable on the topicof rape culture. The way in
which society holds womenresponsible for protecting theirown bodies from any and all typesof sexual violence has alwaysstruck me as just a little odd, andthe way in which we are all quickto find holes in a rape victim’sstory absolutely enrages me.
We live in a world where mostcases of sexual assault or harass-ment go unreported. And upuntil now, I have never fully
understood why.The reason for this is that I
have never been on the receivingend of overt sexual harassmentbefore now. I don’t need to gointo detail other than to say thatI had remarks of the “put-it-in-your-mouth” variety coming atme from all sides, until I put astop to it and asked the offend-ers to get out of the car. Whatactually happened isn’t thepoint here, though.
What scared me is my reactionafterward, on the ride home. I wasvisibly upset and yelling, withtears in my eyes, about how I hadnever been treated like that by aman before in my life…yet I pri-vately wondered if I was overre-acting by making them get out ofthe car. I like to think that I can
take a joke just like the rest ofthem, but something about thatnight had crossed the line. I could-n’t understand how I could feel soviolated to my core and still findmyself wondering if I were some-how in the wrong.
My tiny taste of reality onlygives me the slightest bit of per-spective as to how the victims ofsexual assault must feel when try-ing to absorb the shock and dis-orientation of having somethingso personal robbed of you.
Why is it that victims are onlyvictims if they’re perfect on paper?Would your perception of mystory change, if only slightly, if Itold you I was at a party that night,under the influence, wearing sug-gestive clothing and already had areputation for being a bit of a
floozy? If it did, then that sucks. Ormaybe you already thought I wasmaking a big deal out of nothingwith this article, and now youthink I deserved to be spoken to inthat manner.
I learned that night that we areall guilty of perpetuating this cul-ture of rape we live in. We let sex-ist jokes about and directedtoward women slide. We acceptviolence as a part of the sexualexperience, and we victim blameas a way of life. When is this goingto stop? I mean, I hope you’rethinking what I’m thinking when Isay the answer is you.
— Alexandria Vasquez is asenior journalism major and anarts reporter and columnist forThe Mirror.
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In five months, a non-profitgroup of college students willembark on a trip around the worldto seven different countries toshare and learn the traditions ofcultures across the globe.
Cassie Williams, a freshmanelementary education major atUNC, is one of the 100 studentstraveling with the program thissemester.
Up with People is an organiza-tion that focuses on music as a way
to bring people together. Janice Dickensheets, an
instructor at the University ofNorthern Colorado School’s ofMusic, was a member of the 1982-83 cast; although the program hasbecome more global, she said thegroup’s purpose has not changed.
“Students from all over theworld work together on a com-mon project to benefit others,”Dickensheets said. “It is simply agroup of young people whowant to make a difference in theworld and use music as a way topromote peace and understand-
ing between cultures.”Over the years, Up with People
has grown into a community-serv-ice organization, using musicalperformance as a way to involveeach community. The show isdynamic and upbeat, featuringwell-known local organizationsand people as a way to personifythe needs of communities andcountries around the world.
“We perform the same showeverywhere we go,” Williams said.“There is Mexican dancing, Italiansongs and songs from the originalshows performed in the 1960s. Ourperformance is about accepting andlearning (about)other cultures.”
The show is performed at theend of the week and is preceded bya week of service projects withinthe community. The service proj-ects differ from place to place, buttypically involve improvement ofparks and buildings, volunteeringat hospitals and schools and help-ing clean entire communities.
The tour began Jan. 7 in Denverand lasts until June 14. The firstmonth of the tour is orientationand staging, which gives everyonea chance to get to know one anoth-er. Then on Feb. 6, the cast heads totheir first stop, Orlando. They willstay with several voluntary hostfamilies for about a week beforemoving on to the next city.
Williams said she looks for-
ward to the differences she willexperience with each host family.She currently has three womenliving with her through a house-stay: one from The Netherlands,one from Connecticut andanother from St. Louis.
Along with experiencing a“house-stay” lifestyle from theother side, Williams said she isexcited to live in the many differentcommunities.
“You learn more about theirculture that way,” she said.
After leaving Orlando, thegroup will visit at least 11 moreplaces around the world. Cities inFlorida, the Bahamas, Belgium,The Netherlands, Czech Republic,
Switzerland and Mexico are on theitinerary, with a few cities still to bedetermined.
Up with People partners with anon-profit organization in each citythey visit. For the entire week theywork with that organization and themoney made through the students’musical performance is thendonated to the non-profit organiza-tion. Each city also has a sponsor tobring the student-group in.
“The cast I traveled in had 153cast members from 15 differentcountries, many of whom I stillkeep in touch with,” Dickensheetssaid. “Up With People certainlychanged my life, and opened updoors for me around the world.”
For more information on Upwith People, contact JaniceDickensheets at [email protected].
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Men’s Glee Club, MUS 284, 484, 684 T-R 12:30-1:45Women’s Glee Club, MUS 281, 481, 681 MWF 1:25-2:15Concert Choir, MUS 280, 480, 680 MWF 12:30-1:10Prima Voce Chamber Ensemble (Madrigal Singers) MUS 266, 466, 666 MWF 2:30-3:20University Singers, MUS 282, 482, 682 T-R 2:00-2:50
Students return from breakCARMEN BRADY
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The start of the new year alsoushers in the start of a newsemester. This gives UNC stu-dents a fresh outlook on theirschooling experience, whetherthey did well the semesterbefore, didn’t do as well as theyhad hoped or are just startingschool this semester.
“It’s a clean slate, and that makesme feel like I can do a lot better,” saidLauren Vigil, a sophomore elemen-tary education major.
Other students agreed withthis sentiment. Megan King, asophomore anthropology major,recently declared an official majorand said she feels this semesterwill be good because she can real-ly start focusing on what she
wants to do in the future. “I think that the motivations I
have in mind this semester will giveme the chance to look forward tosomething,” King said. “I can reallystart thinking and planning for thefuture, and that is exciting.”
Students also said they seethe semester as a time plentifulwith opportunities to getinvolved.
Sarah Huizar, a sophomore arteducation major, said she wants tobe more involved with the differentclubs and organizations on campus.
“After moving off campus, it washarder to be involved with things,”Huizar said. “I really want to be ableto do that this semester, since thereis so much going on.”
King said she wants to becomeinvolved with programs that relate toher major.
“I want to get more involved withanthropology, and I’m really lookingforward to that,” she said. “Plus, peo-ple forget being involved in collegecan really help you in the future.”
Vigil said she thinks the schooland the students should reach outmore to the Greeley community.
“People say there is nothing to doin Greeley all the time, but no onereally tries to do anything about it,”King said. “If they made the effort, Ithink things could really change.And why not try starting that thissemester?”
Overall, it seems that with thestart of the spring semester there is alot of optimism and students arefeeling motivated.
“I’m excited about my classes,and about the year in general,”Huizar said. “I can tell it’s going tobe good.”
Top stories of last yearSTAFF REPORT
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The year 2010 has come to aclose. Throughout the last year,students have had the opportunityto experience a wide variety ofnews stories. The following is a listof the top ten news stories affectingthe University of NorthernColorado campus, compiled byThe Mirror’s editorial staff.
1. Student Senate electiondefaults
Cody Harper, a junior sport andexercise science major at the timerunning for Student BodyPresident, filed a grievance againstelection commissioner MichaelGoldstein, claiming Goldsteinexcused him from a mandatorymeeting and then did not allowhim to run. The results of the elec-
tion were discarded and a newelection was administered with anincrease in both candidates andvoter turnout. The results of thesecond election were official.
2.Former student detainedEric Kinder, a former doctoral
student who was reportedly disen-chanted with several faculty mem-bers, was escorted off campus inOctober and given a no-trespass-ing citation. Kinder made suicidalthreats and was detained after anhours-long armed standoff withGreeley and university police.Police said Kinder presents a threatto campus security and havevowed to notify the UNC commu-nity upon his release.
3. Tuition increases publishedMichael Johnston, the student
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After a long winter break, it’soften hard to get back into theswing of school — especially get-ting involved around campus andnot being overwhelmed with a newset of classes. The UniversityProgram Council has set up aWinter Welcome Week, Monday-Friday, designed to help assistreturning and new students withthat problem by providing eventsfor students to participate in.
Monday night will usher in thereturn of “Monday Night Movies atthe UC,” with a showing of themovie “The Social Network.” The
event happens every other week at10 p.m. on Mondays, and moviesthat are no longer in theaters buthave yet to be released on DVD areshown for free in the UniversityCenter.
On Tuesday, the UniversityCenter Ballrooms will be the loca-tion for “UNC’s Got Talent” from 7-9 p.m. Students who auditioned lastsemester will showcase their talentsand compete for cash prizes.
The first-ever Snow Day will behosted Wednesday at theUniversity Center both indoors andoutside. There will be a DJ outside,and students can sled down the hillor use the snowboarding ramp. Inthe ballrooms, local ski vendors willbe selling equipment, and studentscan also see the equipment avail-able for checkout from the CampusRecreation Center’s OutdoorPursuits program.
From 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Thursday in the UC Ballrooms isUNC Day, where students canshow off their school pride. Therewill be a pep rally, complimentaryitems, free T-shirts and otherschool-related incentives for thosewho attend.
Club UNC brings the WinterWelcome Week to a close with theUC ballrooms serving as a danceclub for students from 9 p.m. tomidnight on Friday.
trustee on Student Senate, gave areport in September confirmingtuition costs will rise from 2012-16.In declining increments of 15-9 per-cent each year, tuition is expected toreach $8,236 per semester for under-graduate in-state residents by 2016.
4. Scott Downing firedFormer head football coach
Scott Downing was relieved of hisduties on Nov. 16 after five seasonsat the helm. During Downing’stenure, the team went 9-47 and just5-35 in Big Sky Conference play. Hissuccessor, Earnest Collins Jr., wasnamed head coach on Dec. 28 andbecame the first UNC alumnus tocoach the football team in programhistory.
5. Almna assists HaitiAmanda Jackson, a 2008 UNC
alumna with a bachelor’s in elemen-
tary education, assisted God’sLittlest Angels Orphanage inPetionville, Haiti, in the aftermath ofthe 7.0 magnitude earthquake thatrocked the small island nation. Shehelped calm the children and assistthe orphanage in adoptions andrepairs until the crisis had abated.
6. Students poll for Arizonaopinion
In light of the recent controversysurrounding the Arizona immigra-tion laws, The Diversity MentorProgram and members of the UNCHousing and Residential Educationconducted a survey and hosted aforum addressing the issues of thelaw and how it pertains to Colorado.
7. Sports teams break schoolrecords
Under former head coach TadBoyle, the UNC men’s basketballteam posted a school-record 25 wins
last season. The UNC soccer teamwent 10-6-2 last year, with the 10wins being the most since 2002. TheUNC volleyball team also set aDivision I school record with 24 winsthis past season, besting the mark of21 wins the season before.
8. Students repaint tunnelIn an attempt to curb vandalism
and graffiti in the tunnel under 11thAvenue, 1,700 people participated inBear Branding in April to paintmurals and handprints along thewalls. Numerous campus organiza-tions sponsored and attended theevent.
9. Band visits campusBoys Like Girls, a popular alter-
native band, made a tour stop atUNC to perform a concert forthousands of students who packedButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.The University Program Councilwill host another concert thissemester featuring a yet-to-be-named band.
10. Jazzfest celebrates 40th yearGreeley/UNC’s traditional Jazz
Festival celebrated its 40th year ofproduction. Throughout the years ithas grown substantially, and thisyear more than 4,500 students andeducators from 10 states participat-ed. The University of NorthernColorado had 19 groups perform.
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Thomas Currington, far right, a freshman communicationsmajor, throws the dice at the Bearlagio casino night in theUniversity Center on Sunday while his friends look on.
Week of winter events ahead
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Men’s basketball takes down BobcatsPARKER COTTON
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The UNC men’s basketballteam turnedwhat lookedlike ablowout lossinto a state-ment winSaturday, asit made a
steady comeback to defeatMontana State, 72-58, and takesole ownership of first place inthe Big Sky.
The University of NorthernColorado (8-7, 4-0) took thelead for good with just under 14minutes left in the game, andthe Bears’ defense showed itsteeth in toughing out a win that
makes them 4-0 to start confer-ence play for the first time inschool history.
“Our identity for this year isgoing to be defense andrebounding, and the offensewill take care of itself,” said sen-ior forward Neal Kingman, wholed all scorers with 21 points.
That was certainly the case,as the Bobcats (9-7, 3-1) werekept to just five field goals inthe second half. UNC outscoredMSU 41-23 in the second stanzaand out-rebounded the Bobcats40-31 for the game, led by sen-ior forward Taylor Montgomeryand Kingman with 10 and ninerebounds, respectively.
With UNC leading 68-55with 1:15 left, senior guardDevon Beitzel had his third
steal and passed ahead toKingman who threw down aferocious dunk, which broughtthe already-standing fans intoan uproar.
“That was amazing,”Kingman said of the environ-ment. “We fed off that. That wasone of the best atmosphereswe’ve had, and the studentsaren’t even (back from winterbreak).”
The fans had reason tocheer, though, as the Bearsfought back from an early 29-16deficit.
MSU held the Bears withouta field goal for more than sevenminutes in the first half beforeBeitzel had a driving lay-upwith seven minutes left.Beitzel’s basket started a 17-5rally that closed the gap to 35-31 going into intermission.Only four players scored forUNC in the first half.
“We have four seniors, andthey knew they dropped an eggfor the first 13 minutes of thegame and came out and rightedthe ship,” UNC head coach B.J.Hill said. “Our motion wasawful in the first half. Guysweren’t as willing to work witheach other and get each otheropen. It took a little wake-upcall at halftime, and theyadjusted.”
UNC went on a 5-0 run tostart the second half, keyed bysophomore guard ElliottLloyd’s two lay-ups and a freethrow from senior forwardChris Kaba.
The Bobcats retook the leadbriefly before another Lloydlay-in put the Bears ahead forgood. Kaba helped build thelead to as many as 17 with four3-pointers over the next sevenminutes. Lloyd finished with sixpoints while Kaba tallied 15.
“We have a lot of weaponson this team,” said Beitzel, whofinished with 18 points andmoved into 11th all-time inscoring at UNC. “On nights liketonight, when I’m not shootingthe ball well, Kaba comes in andhits four threes. Neal played agreat game, offensively. Wehave a lot of talent, and weknow that if we play togetherand share it, we’re not going tohave a problem scoring.”
The Bears will take to thecourt next to defend their per-fect 5-0 home record againstIdaho State at 7:30 p.m.Thursday at Butler-HancockSports Pavilion.
CASSIE NUCKOLS | THE MIRRORSenior forward Neal Kingman dunks the ball in the second halfof Saturday’s win over Montana State. Kingman led all scorerswith 21 points and also tallied nine rebounds and two assists.
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UNC senior forward Chris Kaba attempts a lay-up in Saturday’swin over Montana State. Kaba had 15 points, including four 3-pointers, five rebounds and two blocks in the victory.
Men’s Basketball
UNC starts conference play 4-0 for first time in school history with win
UNC 72 MSU 58UNC 72 MSU 58Scoring by halfˇScoring by halfˇ
TeamTeam 11 22 FinalFinalMSU 35 23 58UNC 31 43 72
MSU Totals: 18-52 19-26 58.Howard, Bobby 4-12 3-5 12; Piepoli,Danny 3-11 0-0 7; Anderson, Cody 2-32-2 6; Singleton, Rod 1-4 6-6 8; Rush, Erik4-13 5-8 13; McCall, Chris 2-5 0-0 5;Anderson, Tor 0-0 0-0 0; Reid, Shawn 1-30-0 2; Allou, Jourdain 1-1 1-1 3; Johnson,Tre 0-0 2-4 2; Budinich, Jeff 0-0 0-0 0.
UNC Totals: 24-54 16-24 72.Kaba, Chris 4-8 3-4 15; Kingman, Neal 7-11 5-6 21; Montgomery, Taylor 2-7 2-26; Lloyd, Elliott 3-6 0-0 6; Beitzel, Devon6-15 4-5 18; Addo, Emmanuel 0-30-0 0; James, Xzaivier 0-0 0-0 0; Garnica,Paul 1-1 0-2 2; Unruh, Tate 0-0 0-0 0;Bedford, Mike 0-0 0-0 0; Proctor, Mike 1-32-5 4.
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Two days after defeatingMontana on the road, the UNC
w o m e n ’ sbasketballteam couldnot keepup withM o n t a n aS t a t e
Saturday, as it lost, 84-75.The University of Northern
Colorado (6-9, 1-1 Big Sky) wasled in points by sophomore for-ward Lauren Oosdyke, who had19 points and a game-best 9rebounds, but it was notenough. The Bears committed21 turnovers and shot 40 per-cent from the field. TheBobcats, by comparison, shot47 percent.
UNC had a 13-point lead inthe first half before the Bobcatsrattled off an 18-4 run, givingthem a 38-37 advantage goinginto halftime.
The Bears made numerousadvances in the second half tobattle back in it, but they nevergot closer than two points.
Oosdyke was 6-for-13 shoot-ing and made six of nine freethrows before fouling out.Freshman forward KimLockridge tallied 17 points in 25minutes off the bench beforealso fouling out. Lockridge alsohad five rebounds.
In addition to Oosdyke andLockridge, other UNC playerswere in foul trouble all game.
Freshman guard D’sharaStrange, who finished witheight points and threerebounds, and junior guardAmy Marin, who finished withtwo points, both had threefouls, while sophomore guardVictoria Timm had five pointsand five rebounds to go alongwith four fouls.
Montana State also had afair amount of foul trouble, assophomore forward RachelSemansky had four and threeothers had three.
UNC senior guard CourtneyStoermer played all 40 minutesfor the 32nd time in her careerand posted 12 points, led allplayers with six assists and had
a team-best four steals.Stoermer now has 187 steals in
her career, which puts her twobehind the school record of 189held by Renee L’Heureux (1981-85).
Prior to the MSU game, theBears defeated Montana, 65-56,for the first time in nine triesbehind Oosdyke’s 20-point,seven-rebound and five-assistperformance. Lockridge record-ed 14 points, all in the secondhalf, for the Bears, and was theonly player in the game withmultiple offensive rebounds,grabbing three. UNC shot 48percent as a team, the second-best percentage of the season.
UNC returns home for five ofits next six games, the first ofwhich comes against PortlandState at 5:05 p.m. Thursday atButler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
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Quote of the dayAlways continue the climb. It is possible for you to dowhatever you choose, if you first get to know who you areand are willing to work with a power
that is greater than ourselves to do it.
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UNC sophomore forward Lauren Oosdyke backs down a defenderin a game last season. Oosdyke had 20 points, seven reboundsand five assists in the Bears’ victory over Montana on Jan. 6.
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5:05 p.m.Thursday
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Football coach will provide leadership, discipline
Earnest Collins Jr. wasannounced as thenext head coach of
the football program at UNCon Dec. 28.
This is the best thing tohappen to the program since itmoved up to Division I fiveyears ago.
The Scott Downing era at theUniversity of Northern Colorado
can be summed up in one word:pathetic.
Downing went 9-47 in his fiveseasons here, including multipleclose calls and heartbreakingdefeats.
I’m not saying that Downingwasn’t a decent head coach orrecruiter as he has left behindsome of the best talent in the BigSky Conference.
The problem with Downingwas that he couldn’t produce onthe field.
In his introductory press con-ference, Collins talked aboutsuccess off the field, being agood man more than a goodfootball player and playing withemotion. It was rare that he
mentionedresults onthe field.
For somereason, I’mOK withthat.
The wayhe spokeabout car-ing aboutthe programand its play-ers mademe ignorethe fact that he didn’t speakmuch about winning.
He spoke about preparing theplayers in the classroom to besuccessful after their playing
days are over. He spoke abouthow if grades aren’t up to par,players won’t touch the field.
He spoke about how he want-ed his players to be men andplay with an extreme love for thegame, and all those things com-ing together would produceresults on the field.
I’m sold.Come to think of it, the first
thing this program needs tolearn how to do is play withemotion.
Many times over the lastthree years, I watched a teamsulking on the sidelines when thegame was still within reach.
Many times, I saw a team onthe verge of victory not know
how to handle its emotions, let-ting the game slip away.
Now I feel as if this programhas a leader that has beenthrough these situations as botha player and a coach, and will bea perfect fit for a program inneed of a true leader.
Collins will lead these playerson the field, motivate them toperform well in the classroomand in life. These young men willbe better human beings afterplaying under Collins.
I can feel it.
– Charlie Charbonneau is ajunior journalism major and asports writer for The Mirror.
Charlie
CHARBONNEAU
Earnest Collins, Jr. was named thenew head footballcoach on Dec. 28,2010.
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