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The UNC Board of Trustees’first meeting of the year tookplace Friday in the UniversityCenter Panorama room.

One of the main concernsPresident Kay Nortonaddressed was the projectedtuition increase submitted bythe Board of Trustees lastmonth. Norton said all univer-sities in the state were requiredto submit a five-year projectedincrease this year and all ofthem have been high. She saidshe particularly feels goodabout the University ofNorthern Colorado’s projected

increases because they weremore detailed than most otheruniversities’ and allowed formore financial fluctuation.

Norton also said these weresimply projected increases, notofficial. To make sure the stu-dent body was aware of that,she sent out a letter via e-mailto all students and facultyaddressing it.

Dick Monfort, the chairmanof the Board of Trustees, saidthe reason tuition is increasingso drastically is because thestate is pulling more fundingfrom its colleges and universi-ties.

“I think within five years,there will be no more money for

higher education (from thestate),” Monfort said.

Monfort said he hopes he isbeing pessimistic, and the bestchance higher education has isif an earmarked bill is passedwith a tax for higher education.

Tobias Guzman, the assistantvice president of UndergraduateAdmissions and Enrollment, andRobbyn Wacker, the assistantvice president for GraduateAdmissions and Enrollment,each gave presentations onenrollment plans for graduatesand undergraduates.

Guzman said although theenrollment rate is down 4.18percent from last year, there wasnot too much financial loss.Such results are to be expectedbecause there was an over offer-ing of financial aid to incomingfreshmen last year; however,though the total number offreshmen is lower, the totalamount of undergraduate stu-dents is up. The university’sretention rate rose to 70 percent.

Guzman said the challengeof getting students to attend theuniversity comes when they

actually enroll after they haveapplied and been admitted. Hesaid there has been an increasein applications, but becausestudents apply to more thanone university, the goal is to getthem to attend.

Guzman also said the boardis trying to make sure to admitstudents who will not default ordrop out after just a semester ortwo.

Norton said there would be afull undergraduate enrollmentreport at the December trusteemeeting, encompassing all thefinalized data for this semester.

Wacker said both the gradu-ate applications and enroll-ment is up, with an enrollment

increase of 4 percent and an 8-percent increase of credit hourstaken by graduate students.

Wacker said they are work-ing on ways to get more gradu-ate students to attend UNC,and they are trying to advertiseUNC as a quality institution toget a graduate education. Oneway Wacker is trying to do thisis by making sure the differentprograms are not overpricedand that tuition for each courseis appropriate.

Wacker also said the graduateschool is decent now, but thereis room for growth in certainareas, and with that growth theprogram would be spectacular.

The board passed a resolutionnaming the new basketball teamroom the Advantage Bank TeamRoom, recognizing the bank fordonating $82,000 toward the facil-ity. The donation will be paid dur-ing a period of seven years. Thename will stay the same for 15years when it will be negotiable.

For more information aboutthe Board of Trustees, visitwww.unco.edu/trustees.

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Diversity group calls for welcoming campus attitudeBENJAMIN WELCH

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Many students from differ-ent walks of life are common ina college setting. The College ofHumanities and Social Sciencesat UNC has devised an award torecognize professors who pro-mote this environment.

The Diversity in theClassroom Award will be pre-sented early next semester to amember of HSS faculty who hasdemonstrated a commitment todiversity and looks to promote

an atmosphere of acceptance. Members of the HSS

Diversity Advisory Board saidthey are looking for candidateswho teach philosophies andpractices that incorporatediversity in the classroom,think about diversity broadly interms of race, class, gender, ori-entation, disability, age, regionand value classroom settingswhere diverse views are wel-come.

“The purpose of recognizingdiversity is twofold,” saidChristine Talbot, the coordina-

tor of women’s studies. “Froman educational standpoint, it’svery important that studentsexperience both diversity and avariety of people that they aregoing to engage out in theworld. The second thing is it’s

important to be in an inclusiveenvironment for a variety ofdiverse students, so those stu-dents can have quality educa-tion experiences.”

The award was establishedat the end of the 2008-09 aca-

demic year by the DAB with thegoal of supporting diversity inHSS.

“We encourage students,faculty and administrators toenter into active and produc-tive discourse about issues ofdiversity and ways to makeUNC a more inclusive, welcom-ing campus,” said PepperMueller, an administrativeassistant for anthropology andgeography and member of theDAB. “Through this award, we

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You may have noticed large pic-tures of dehydrated and crusty-look-ing people posted along our whole-some country sides. The emergenceof these ever-changing billboardsstreaked across Colorado’s peripher-al vision is part of a campaign againstthe use of the street drug metham-phetamine.

The idea of a PSA denoting theglory of meth is perfect. If the worldis curious as to what meth does tothe mind and body, the announce-ments are designed to ward off thosewho are most susceptible to tryingthe drug “just once” by showingthem what the consequences ofabusing this drug really are.

There is credit given to theColorado Meth Project as a monu-mental wake-up call to unsuspectingyouth, but the dramatizations por-trayed of meth-users is not accurateenough to scare anyone older than athird-grader.

It is safe to assume the focusgroup of the displays is young adults;the ads are flooded with teenagedrobbers and hallucinating high-schoolers. This piece of informationdeems curious because there is evi-dence that CMP advertisementshave poor conviction when directedtoward almost-adults. As sinister asthe topic of drug abuse is inColorado, none of the people the

campaign is aimed toward take thecommercials with caution. Whendiscussed among peers, youngadults view the commercials ashumorous and make puns withphrases used by the campaign.

This is not implying the ads willhave a counter effect on the youth ofColorado or that they do not deterColoradan youth from drug use.Rather, there is a suggestion that pri-mary sources be used in the cam-paign more often than secondarysources.

A woman speaking of the baddecisions made under the manipu-lation of meth is far more affectivethan a girl getting drug advice from

the dirty, creepier version of her inthe shower. We can all relate to aneveryday woman brought down bythe temptation of drugs, but howmany times a day do we have flash-forwards of our meth selves? Thelack of correlation between realitiesand the commercial is what holdsthem back.

The message is spot on; ColoradoMeth Project’s catchphrase doesn’tbeat around the bush: “Meth: noteven once,” is known at leaststatewide. The slogan was madepopular through TV, print, radio andInternet, but it won’t get near therecognition it needs through actorsand Photoshop.

Meth ads targeted at young people seem ineffective

With BEARfoot forBabies crusadingaround campus

just last week, abortionbecame, yet again, a choicetopic for heated discussions.But today I am not here to con-vince you about pro-life orpro-choice. In my opinion, onetopic proves to be more press-ing: forced abortions.

All of us are aware (so I hope) ofChina’s one-child policy. This poli-cy, which limits families andwomen to only having one child,began in 1980. It was actuallymeant to be temporary and last

only 30 years at most. Yet recentrumors of a relaxation and possibleend to the strict rule are misplaced.In 2010, Chinese officials reportedthe policy will remain in effect untilat least 2015, after the end ofChina’s next birth peak.

This policy has had a profoundeffect on women’s rights. To havemore than one child is illegal. Toensure the effectiveness of the poli-cy, government officials arerewarded when they carry out thelaw. Officials are also hired toencourage women to use birthcontrol, become sterilized or evento have abortions. If encourage-ment does not work, women willbe coerced and threatened intousing these measures to preventpregnancy and births. In manycases, women are actually forced tohave abortions — sometimes evenin full term.

These forced abortions andpolicies have resulted in more than13 million abortions taking placein China each year, according to a2008 CNN report. That is 44 per-cent more than its number of abor-tions in 2003. In comparison, theUnited States reported less than atenth that number of abortions in2005, the most recent year a reportwas available for these statistics.

The consequences for forcedabortions are many. China is theonly country in the world wherewomen commit suicide more thanmen. About 500 million womencommit suicide in China every day.The one-child policy has alsoforced families to essentially makea choice between having a femaleor a male child. In a country wheremale children are traditionally pre-ferred, many women will abortfemale fetuses or abandon female

babies after birth. This is actuallyresulting in a gender imbalance inChina, leading to gendercide andfemale infanticide.

As a woman, and as anAmerican, I can’t help but marvelat these statistics in light of my ownfreedoms. And yet, it would be easyto reduce these atrocities to merenumbers. But they aren’t just statis-tics; they are people like you andme — people being forced to giveup their innate human rights, andsometimes to involuntarily give uptheir lives. I encourage everyone tovisit www.allgirlsallowed.org formore information and to sign apetition and a pledge to end thisviolence in China.

Source for statistics: www.all-girlsallowed.org

— Jessica Gates is a seniorjournalism major and a reporterfor The Mirror.

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Tiffany Mulford, a junior fine arts major, interviews for a position on the stu-dent judiciary board on Friday in the University Center Spruce A suite. Thedean of students and Student Senate will make selections in a few weeks.

hope that individual facultymembers will realize that theirefforts to promote diversity inthe classroom do not go unno-ticed and that the goal of pro-moting greater understandingabout diversity is institutionallysupported.”

The University of NorthernColorado has a diversity state-ment, and members of the DABsaid they hope to capture theessence of the statement and con-vey the same ideals into the award.

“(The HSS mission state-ment) encompasses the idea ofteaching the whole of thehuman experience and the vari-

ety of influences that have ledto changes and developmentswithin societies,” said ChristineOlivo, a professor of politicalscience and member of theDAB. “The board takes thatmission seriously and seeksways to promote diversity andsupport the learning of all ourstudents. I think this award willshow that HSS values thosecontributions by professors.”

The deadline for submittingnominations for the Diversity inthe Classroom Award is at noonMonday, Nov. 1. Students canpick up applications to nomi-nate their professors at resi-dence hall front desks, culturalcenters, the GLBTA office, the

University Center informationdesk and the HSS dean’s officeand website. The nominationform can be dropped off at thedean’s office in Candelaria Hall,room 0215.

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Equality board calls for professor nominations

Students meet new committee applicantsJORDANE HARBAUER

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UNC students had theopportunity to talk to appli-cants for the new StudentSenate Judiciary CommitteeFriday at the third student judi-ciary interview meeting in theUniversity Center Spruce Aroom. Input from the inter-views will aid the student judi-ciary committee selectionprocess.

Samantha Fox, a sophomorejournalism and communicationmajor and the Student Senatestudent rights advocate, worksas the facilitator of differenthiring committees. Fox is alsoresponsible for facilitating thestudent judiciary board.

“The student judiciaryboard, once (it is) formed, willbe taking place of both the judi-ciary election committee andthe ethics board,” Fox said.

“The committee will also behearing any grievances that arefiled by students, especiallyduring election time, and deter-mine whether or not the griev-ances will be filed. The studentjudiciary board will not cur-rently be able to determinewhat actions should be taken,with the exception of elec-tions.”

The six students whoapplied for the positions on thestudent judiciary board are sen-ior Dan Beal, junior Felicia Joy,junior Tiffany Mulford, gradu-ate student Erica Parish Diaz,junior William Schiffelbein andfreshman Stephanie Yost.

“I have just started the inter-view process. This was the firstinterview, and I have anotherone in a few weeks,” Mulfordsaid. “I think it is a lot easierthan I thought it was going tobe — it was a lot more relaxed. Icame into this not really know-

ing what to expect, but I think itis going to be a good thing. Ithink it is going to be a growingexperience, and it gives me thechance to be able to have avoice, possibly for people whoare being misrepresented. Thisis one way that I want to helpthe student body.”

Students who applied for thejudiciary committee were inter-viewed Wednesday and Fridayand will also be interviewed bythe dean of students in a fewweeks.

Student Senate directorswere encouraged to comebecause the directors need toapprove the candidates by atwo-thirds majority. The deanof students will appoint five ofthe applicants, and StudentSenate will be responsible fordeciding whether or not the fiveapplicants will be appointed tothe Student JudiciaryCommittee.

CorrectionIn the BEARfoot for Babies

story in the Friday, Oct. 8 issueof The Mirror, we incorrectly

reported the statistic of averageabortions in the United States. It

is 3,300 every day. Also, theBEARfoot for Babies event tookplace all week. It is The Mirror’s

policy to correct all errors.

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Following the passage of UNC’sstudent-sanctioned Quality of LifeInitiative, improvements to cam-pus services and programs havebeen implemented in efforts tomake the campus a more accessi-ble and enriching place.

According to the university’s

2010-11 proposed operating budg-et, the initiative allotted $275,000this year for the expansion ofroutes and hours of the campustransportation system.

The act is described by theUniversity of Northern Coloradowebsite as “a joint effort betweenGreeley-Evans Transit and the stu-dents of the University of NorthernColorado.” The new Bear Bus sys-

tem began operating in mid-September.

The system is comprised of tworoutes: The daytime Bear Bus,referred to as Bear Bus Gold,makes 21 stops on and near cam-pus from 7:45 a.m.-2 p.m. onweekdays. With each stop servicedevery eight-10 minutes, the Gold

ERIC HEINZn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

A little paint here, some electri-cal repairs there and an arsenal ofproducts aimed at the college stu-dent consumer is what has been putin to a new business near campus.Bear Necessities, a new convenientstore located on Eighth Avenuebetween 16th and 17th streets, willhost a soft opening Friday. The offi-cial opening will be Oct. 29.

The store’s merchandise willinclude sodas and snacks, smokingproducts, posters, sunglasses andother convenient items. BearNecessities is family owned andoperated by Dino Bonacasa Sr.,Dino Bonacasa Jr. and AndrewBonacasa.

“It’s not necessarily going tobe all tobacco,” Andrew said.“We’re definitely going to dosome different things.”

The three men owned a distrib-uting company, Good HouseDistributors, for eight years beforeturning to retail. Although the bulkof the store’s inventory will betobacco products, the Bonacasa’ssaid they intend to increase mer-chandise variety as the store grows.

“We want to diversify our prod-ucts,” Bonacasa Sr. said. “As far as asmoke shop to fit in the neighbor-hood, (it’s) always hard. Smoke

products got us to this point whenwe were distributing. And we’ll haveall sorts of different products forpeople who want different things.”

Bonacasa Jr. said he intends tolisten to their customers to bringin the best items possible. In addi-tion to diversifying product, theowners said they will include pic-nic benches outside and more

outdoor amenities. The business is housed inside an

old barn-shaped building. Theowners of Bear Necessities said thebuilding is about 100 years old. Allthree said it was an extensive projectto construct functioning phonelines, new electrical outlets, plumb-ing and Internet in the building.

Both Bonacasa Sr. and Jr. are

lifelong Greeley residents andgraduates from University HighSchool. They said the idea fortheir business model came fromtheir previous knowledge ofproduct distribution.

“We love this neighborhood,”Bonacasa Jr. said. “These are ourstomping grounds. It’s nice to beclose to the action.”

Above all, Bonacasa Sr. said hewants the business to create a funand entertaining atmosphere close

to campus. He also said there it willbe a pressure-free business envi-ronment with no haggling.

“What will help us a lot is ourproduct knowledge,” Bonacasasaid. “We understand business.We’ve been doing this for 10years, and I’ve been working indifferent businesses 10-15 yearsbefore that.”

The soft opening on Friday willinclude free food and a sneak peekof what Bear Necessities has to offer.

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Family distributes business power to convenience

ERIC HEINZ | THE MIRROR

Bear Necessities, a new convenience store located on Eighth Avenuebetween 16th and 17th Street, will sell a variety of products. The build-ing is about 100 years old but has been renovated by the owners.

Students speak about new bus routes

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Football team stung by Hornets in 42-7 defeatSTAFF REPORT

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The UNC football team cameup on the wrong end of things forthe third straight week Saturday,losing 42-7 at Sacramento State.

The University of NorthernColorado (2-4, 1-3) was without itsstarting quarterback, junior DylanOrms, and its starting runningback, senior Andre Harris, whoboth missed the game because ofinjuries.

Orms was replaced by sopho-more quarterback Matt Baca, whowas 11-for-20 through the air for156 yards with a touchdown andinterception in his first start forUNC. He was also sacked fourtimes.

Senior running back JhameleRobinson got the bulk of the rush-ing attempts for the Bears, totaling72 yards on 19 carries.

The Bears came out of thegates sluggishly, allowingSacramento State (3-3, 2-2) to

march 85 yards on 12 plays on itsopening drive to take a 7-0 lead.

UNC’s first possession endedwhen junior wide receiver PatrickWalker caught a 32-yard pass fromBaca on third-and-13, but fum-bled the ball as he went down,turning it over.

The Hornets cashed theturnover in with a touchdown justover three minutes later.

UNC seemingly got back intothe game late in the second quar-ter when Baca hit Walker for a 9-

yard touchdown pass, cutting theBears’ deficit to 14-7 at halftime.

The second half is whenMurphy’s Law kicked in for UNC.

After going three-and-out onits first possession, UNC juniorpunter Cameron Kaman had hispunt blocked and returned for atouchdown, giving SacramentoState a 21-7 lead.

Later in the third quarter, Bacawas sacked by the Hornets’ ZackNash, fumbled, and saw itreturned for a touchdown, giving

Sacramento State a 28-7 leadheading into the fourth quarter.

The Hornets scored fourth-quarter touchdowns on a 3-yardrun by running back BryanHilliard and an 80-yard pass fromFleming to wide receiver MorrisNorrise, giving them the 42-7cushion that they would keepthrough the final whistle.

The Bears return toNottingham Field at 1:35 p.m.Saturday to take on No. 13 EasternWashington (4-2, 3-1).

Bears close homestand with victoryDAVID WILSON

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The UNC volleyball team hada lot to prove going into

S a t u r d a y ’ sm a t c ha g a i n s tM o n t a n aand deliv-ered with adominant 3-

1 victory to stay undefeated inthe Big Sky Conference.

A game two lapse was theonly negative on the night forthe University of NorthernColorado (15-4, 6-0), whichended up outscoring theGrizzlies (8-10, 4-3) 50-26 ingames three and four. The turn-ing point of the night came aftera timeout from Bears headcoach Lyndsey Benson in gamethree when UNC trailed 8-4.UNC then snapped off a 21-7blitz to take a 2-1 advantage andnever looked back.

“I didn’t like our mentalityimmediately out of the break,”

Benson said, “I challenged ourteam, defensively. That’s what Ireally pushed the entire match.”

UNC allowed the Grizzlies anattacking percentage of .400 ingame two, but responded toBenson’s challenge on thedefensive side of the net, hold-ing Montana to .143 attackingpercentage in game three and anembarrassing -.031 in theclinching game four.

The Bears had a balancedattack the entire night, withthree players in double figuresin kills, led by senior outside hit-ter Ashley Lichtenberg with 17,sophomore outside hitter KellyArnold with 16, and freshmanoutside hitter Alyssa Wilson witha career-high 13 kills.

“In practice we have beenrunning a drill to keep ourattacking errors down, and thatreally helped us out tonight,”Wilson said.

UNC led by as many as 15points in game four, andalthough the dominating secondhalf of the match was encourag-

ing, the Bears said they know thesecond meeting with Montanaon its home floor will not run assmoothly.

“We’ve never beat them attheir place,” Benson said. “Wehave to prepare for the Montanateam we saw in game twobecause that’s how they’ll playat home.”

Sophomore setter MarissaHughes added seven kills for thesecond consecutive match, tyingher career high and openingmore opportunities for theBears’ hitters.

UNC went 4-1 on its homestand, with its only loss comingagainst Colorado State. TheBears will now hit the road forthree straight Big SkyConference games, starting withPortland State at 8 p.m. Friday,before returning back to Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Oct. 28.

“One of our major goals thisyear is to go undefeated at homethis year and to finish off thishome stand like we did wasgreat,” Arnold said.

Volleyball

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Senior outside hitter Ashley Lichtenberg serves the ball in theBears’ 3-1 win over Montana on Saturday. Lichtenberg had 17kills in the match, which moved UNC to 6-0 in the Big Sky.

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Soccer unbeaten in conference playSTAFF REPORT

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The UNC women’s soccerteam began Big Sky Conference

play thisw e e k e n dwith a 1-1 tieat WeberState onT h u r s d a yand a 3-1

victory at Idaho State onSaturday.

Junior forward Ariel Cookgave the University of NorthernColorado (8-3-2, 1-0-1) the leadagainst Weber State with herseventh goal of the season inthe 56th minute on an assistfrom sophomore midfielderDanielle Birdsall (1-13-1, 0-1-1). The Wildcats scored theequalizer four minutes later,however, after a corner kick anda header by junior midfielderLindsay Ortgiesen found the

back of the net. The Bears had several

chances to get another goal,including a goal that was calledback on an offside call, but to noavail. Sophomore midfielder JJWykstra also had a shot to score,but her header off a corner kickhit off the crossbar. The shotwent back into play and anotherBears’ shot bounced off thecrossbar a second time.

Junior goalkeeper KristinSalminen made a season-high12 saves in the game.

The Bears had no troubleoffensively against Idaho State(5-7-2, 0-1-1) on Saturdaythough, as they racked up 21shots, nine of which were ongoal.

Wykstra took a pass fromBirdsall in the 25th minute andscored her second goal of theseason. UNC’s defense held theBengals scoreless in the first

half on just three shots.ISU scored seven minutes

into the second half, but theBears took over from there.Senior midfielder Brittani Knottscored her third goal of the sea-son in the 70th minute offBirdsall’s second assist of thegame, and third of the year.Birdsall continued her impres-sive game with a goal of her ownin the 83rd minute, her sixth ofthe season.

The Bears return home fortheir next three games, the firstof which coming againstPortland State 7 p.m. Friday atJackson Soccer Stadium.

Next Game:Portland State

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UNC junior forward Ariel Cook gets control of the ball in a gameearlier this season. Cook scored the Bears’ only goal Thursdayin a 1-1 draw at Weber State that opened the Big Sky season.

route provides students a practicalalternative to a $230 parking pass orfrequent 20-minute walks whentraveling from class to class.

The night bus, called the BearBus Blue, departs from theUniversity Center every 30 minutesfrom 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday,Friday and Saturday. Its route takesstudents off campus as far north asEighth Street and as far south as29th Street. Many of the off-cam-pus Blue stops are proximal torestaurants and bars, offering stu-dents a safe way back to campus.

Matt VanBlarcom, a senior com-munication major, said he takesadvantage of a Bear Bus stop on hisstreet regularly.

“I walk one block to the bus stop,the bus comes at its scheduled timeand it takes me to Candelaria,”VanBlarcom said. “It saves me a 25-minute walk.”

Initially, students voiced concernthat the extended daytime routesmay obstruct the convenience of theprevious Boomerang system, whichoffered a two-stop route to shuttlestudents between west and central

campuses during classes. However, the new bus services

are not a replacement of theBoomerang bus; the Mondaythrough Friday Boomerang stillruns its Gunter-Candelaria routeevery seven-eight minutes from7:45 a.m.-2 p.m.

Though he said he thinks thebuses are convenient, JoeyBeacom, a freshman elementaryeducation major, said the busesmake too many stops.

“The routes are too complicated,and the stop at Candelaria (…) it’s amess,” Beacom said. “Two buseswill show up at once, and then onewon’t come for 25 minutes.”

Beacom also said it isunclear at stops which busesare part of the Bear Bus systemand which are Boomerang shut-tles.

Riding is always free for stu-dents who have a UNC ID, andeach semester the university col-lects $6 per credit hour up to 10hours from every student to payfor the improvements stipulatedin the Quality of Life Initiative.Bus routes can be found atwww.greeleygov.com/thebus.

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Columbina Jenkins, a junior biology major, rides the Bear Bus on theGold route. There are two routes on the new bus system: the Blueroute, which travels at night, and the Gold route during the day.

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