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In an attempt to give oldclothes a new life and simultane-ously allow students to savemoney on new garb, UNC’s

Campus Recreation Center hostedits first Swap-O-Rama Wednesdayin the CRC racquetball courts.

Swap-O-Rama is a clothingexchange between University ofNorthern Colorado students. Forevery article of clothing a student

brings, they get to choose some-thing new to go home with.

“Everyone wants to savemoney,” said Jessica Weiderspon,a UNC graduate student pursuingher doctorate in exercise physiolo-gy. “It’s the holiday season, soeveryone is trying to find gifts.”

Weiderspon also said the goalof the swap was to create oppor-tunities to re-use someone else’sclothes instead of letting them sitin a closet. She said swapping

with someone makes it easier topart with once-favored pieces ofclothing because it will then getnew use.

“If we switch with each other,nothing gets wasted,” Weidersponsaid.

The Career Services office inthe University Center was adrop-off location for studentswho wanted to swap clothingarticles. Career services alsodonated professional clothing

to the cause.This was the first year for

Swap-O-Rama and though thestudent turnout was smaller thanorganizers hoped for, Weidersponsaid she thought it was very suc-cessful for its first time.

All leftover clothing was donat-ed to local thrift stores andwomen’s shelters.

KRISTEN MARTINn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Thousands of cigarette buttsfilled two three-gallon canisters onthe table in the University Center asa visual aid from the Drug, Alcoholand Tobacco Education Program forTobacco Awareness week.

The “Great American SmokeOut” was hosted Thursday in theUC by the Center for PeerEducation and DATE. Members ofthe groups were present to informstudents and faculty membersabout the health and environmen-tal hazards produced by ciga-rettes.

The vast amount of cigarettebutts took members of DATE aweek to acquire, and not all ofthe designated smoking areaswere visited.

“What was really surprising

were the smokers’ reactions,” saidJessica Ellis, a senior early child-hood education major. “We toldthem what we were up to, and theyeven helped us pick them up. Andall the while, they still stood there

and smoked.”Members of the two offices pro-

vided passersby with informationand “quit kits” to help smokers andchewers to quit.

“Our concept is if you can quit

smoking for one day, then you canquit for a lifetime,” Ellis said.

In the UC dining hall, pamphletssat on the tables with general infor-mation on the harmful effects oftobacco and the body’s healingprocess after quitting smoking. Thepamphlets said after 20 minutes offtobacco, blood pressure, pulse rateand body temperature return tonormal. After two weeks, circulationimproves, walking becomes easierand lung function increases by 30percent. Finally, 10 years after quit-ting smoking, the risk of lung canceris that of a non-smoker.

Ashley Frierson, a recent UNCgraduate, said she found theevent helpful.

“I only smoke once or twice amonth socially, but it is not worth itbecause of the statistic that one cig-arette butt takes 25 years to fullydecompose,” Frierson said.

Passers by said they came forvarious reasons, most commonly toreceive information on quitting forthem or a loved one.

“My son is a chewer, and I gothim a chewing ‘quit kit’ andbrochure,” said Janice Beers, anassociate in customer sales and serv-ices for the Wells Fargo bank in theUC. “I think he will find these helpfulbecause an old friend of ours gotthroat cancer and lost enough teethto get implants. I wish more stu-dents would stop at the table to talkabout quitting.”

Lizzie England, a junior speechand audiology major, said she thinkssmoking is disgusting and intends togive a few quit kits to her friendsbecause she is concerned abouttheir future health.

For more information on quit-ting smoking or chewing tobaccovisit www.unco.edu/date.

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UNC’s Life of the Mind pro-gram hosted an eventWednesday in Kepner Hall forstudents interested in the legalrights and concerns of homo-sexual couples.

The presentation, “Same SexMarriage, Proposition 8, andMartha Nussbaum’s FromDisgust to Humanity,” featuredMindy Barton, an advocatefrom the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexualand Transgender CommunityCenter of Colorado. Barton, anattorney, has spent her careeradvocating for GLBT rights.

Barton communicated howher experience with these caseshas been a result of years ofworking with diverse groups ofpeople at the GLBT CommunityCenter and in her work for theAmerican Civil Liberties Union.

One of Barton’s initial state-ments was she does not makeassumptions concerning sex orgender when meeting oraddressing new people. Shesaid she identifies as a womanand is comfortable with thepronoun “she.” She also said

she provides this informationalmost every time she formallyintroduces herself.

“I don’t make genderassumptions because I have noway of telling someone’s genderidentity just by looking atthem,” Barton said.

The presentation included abrief history of homosexual-couple rights and explained the

logistics of civil unions/domes-tic partnerships and same-sexmarriage, or “equal marriage,”a term Barton uses as a tool tocounteract discrimination.

“When you’re talking aboutmarriage between two peopleof opposite sexes, it’s calledmarriage, but when it’sbetween two people of thesame sex, it’s same-sex mar-

riage,” she said. “I say ‘equalmarriage’ because that namecommunicates more clearlythat it is equally legitimate.”

One legal setback for propo-nents of equal marriage is theDefense of Marriage Act. The1996 federal law defines mar-riage as a legal union betweenone man and one woman, andexempts states from honoringsame-sex marriages performedin other states.

Forty-two states have passed“mini-DOMAs,” manifestations ofthe flexibility state governments aregiven with regard to laws the federalgovernment passes without theUnited States Constitution’s stipu-lated permission.

Most of these mini-DOMAsdefine marriage as between one

man and one woman, and someproposals deny same-sex cou-ples domestic partnerships andcivil unions.

Colorado’s 2006 Amendment43 is what Barton calls a “goodmini-DOMA” because it doesnot deny same-sex couples theopportunity to be legally recog-nized through civil unions.

Barton said her priority is tosee marriage between two peopleof the same sex legalized. Thoughthe ban on same-sex marriage iswidely supported, Barton said itdefies the Due Process Clause andthe Equal Protection Clause of theU.S. Constitution.

“Marriage can have religioussignificance, but it is also a con-tract,” Barton said. “It is a civilright.”

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De-evolution of languagehas been occurring for hun-dreds of years.

No longer do people speak inwords of the King James Bible erasuch as “thee” and “sayeth.” Overthe last few centuries, vernacularhas changed to increase simplici-ty, utility and ease in speakingand writing.

Though words have changed,proper grammar, sentence struc-ture and intelligibility in writinghas always existed. That is, atleast, until the beginning of the21st century, the dawn of the so-called information age.

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media explosion, users discoveredthe ability to create profiles withinformation about themselves,search the Internet for videos, pic-tures and information on nearlyany subject they desired, and talkto complete strangers online inchat rooms.

Seemingly over the last fiveyears, the English language hasbeen increasingly degraded.

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exclamation points instead of ‘I’s,and use a grossly inappropriateamount of Zs at the end of sen-tences, to name a very few.

The future of the English lan-guage is in jeopardy. If historyrepeats itself, writing will slowlydigress to three-word sentencesseparated by ellipses and phonet-ic spelling of all words in as fewletters as possible.

According to the AmericanCollege Testing website, bothEnglish and reading ACT scoreshave dropped in recent years, withwriting scores plummeting almosta full point since 2006.

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LETTERS

Citizens of Greeleybeware: Pottermania isupon us. I know many

of you are already surfing the surg-ing tidal wave of excitement, but Ifeel a word of caution is appropri-ate given the recent emergence ofa little phenomenon I like to call“cult-crazed movie addiction.”

Symptoms of this syndromeinclude delirious thoughts ofbelonging to a cast of a movie orof the fictional characters por-trayed being existent in the actual,physical world outside of cine-matography. This may soundirrelevant, but due to recent

reports of wacky fan behavior,including teens who bite eachother’s necks in emulation ofTwilight, I feel it would behooveyou to quickly assess your mentalfitness with the criteria that I haveobligingly assembled for you.

It is completely normal to beexcited about Harry Potter; oneshould never feel guilty over lik-ing something that is awesome,epic, captivating or any combina-tion thereof. But, as a HarryPotter fan whose zealous thirstfor cinematic realization willfinally be quenched, you mightwant to abstain from these enu-merated follies to ensure thatyour mind doesn’t becomeaddled with frenzy.

Harry Potter paraphernalia?Always classic. A couple piecesfrom Hogwarts can really make astatement in your wardrobe.

Handbags, shirts, watches, facetowels, pajamas — whatever theeconomy thanks you for your friv-olous purchases. But if you’re tot-ing a wand around and whisperingcurses at people under your desk,chances are, you’re a crazy person.

Overuse of wizarding vernacu-lar. You know how if you’re whiteyou should never use the N- word?Well its kind of the same with theM-words: muggle, mudblood, etc.It is usually acceptable to discussthese words in an objective way,but it is never supportable to usethese words as an adjective foranother person. And that pertainsto people of all races. Fabricatedwizarding words just aren’t appli-cable here in the factual world.

Referring to the characterVoldemort as “He-Who-Must-NotBe-Named” or referring to anycharacter as if they were real.

Voldemort is not real. Fake peoplecannot be offended by use of thename. It is a law of physics. Fakepeople cannot be your friends.That’s another law.

Lying, cheating, stealing, etc. inthe name of procuring Potter tick-ets is strictly unethical. If the HarryPotter franchise has supersededyour moral beliefs, your deity,and/or your drug of choice, youhave a definite case of mania andshould seek medical help.

Those are the cardinal offens-es; steer clear from these, andyou’ll be well on your way to apleasurable and invigoratingviewing experience without beingannoying to your fellow man.Happy movie watching.

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To be or not to be extinct?This is the question RickAdams, a UNC professor ofbiology, is asking.

Adams said he has a passionfor bats and their survival andhas studied them and theirnature since he was a child. Atthe University of Colorado, heorganized a project with gradu-ate students to conduct fieldresearch on bats. He said thiswas the moment he became“hooked” on bats.

Bats have a life span of about40 years, and Adams has foundtheir reproduction has gonedown, which means their popula-tion size is suffering. This is onlyone factor in their declining pop-ulation.

“Bat populations decline glob-ally due to outright human killing,human destruction of globalhabitats and ecosystems, andhuman-caused changes in globalclimates,” Adams said.

In New England, a Europeanfungus has taken over cavesand the bats within them. Thefungus grows on the bats’ facesand then covers their bodieswhile they hibernate. Thismakes them wake up in themiddle of their hibernation andburn off their food. Most ofthem starve to death. This iscalled white-nose syndrome

and hasbeen mov-ing west atthe rate of800 miles ay e a rbecause ofthe bats’m i g r a n tp a t t e r n sand peoplew h ou n k n o w -ingly trans-port it.

Scientists are trying to figureout how to stop the spread ofthe fungus. One option being

considered is stopping peoplefrom going into certain cavesand mines for a year.

Adams said many peoplemay not know is that bats areextremely essential to the envi-ronment. At night, bats con-sume billions of insects such asmosquitoes and other agricul-tural pests. Without their night-ly feedings, the insect popula-tion would increase immensely.

“The effects of this havebeen estimated in the billionsof dollars for crop losses,increased spraying of pesticidesand loss of tourist dollars fromprivate and public parks

because people will not be ableto deal with the increase inmosquitoes and other insects atnight,” he said.

Bats are also responsible forpollinating many species ofplants humans use for food andthe construction of many build-ing materials.

“If you have fruit in yourhouse, chances are those arethe product of bat-pollinatedplants,” Adams said.

Adams said people are nowwitnessing the sixth mass extinc-tion of bats on the planet, andthis is the first time it is beinginduced by humans. He said sci-entists estimate three species goextinct every hour at any givenlocation on earth because ofhabitat destruction, excessivehunting and species exploitation.

“In a sense, it is not about bats;it’s about helping ourselves,”Adams said.

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Student Senate Update

CARMEN BRADYn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Student Senate entered thesecond half of the Student FeeAllocation Process reviews of the2009-10 budgets for the Drug,Alcohol, and Tobacco Educationprogram; University ProgramCouncil; University Club Sports;UNC Student Radio; theGraduate Student Association;Student Senate and the StudentActivities Office.

Each organization had to reviewwhat its goals were last year, howthey benefited students and howthe money allocated by SFAP wasused. After the presentations, mem-

bers of the Senate or students inattendance could ask for furtherdetails from the representatives oforganizations.

Benjamin Schiffelbein, directorof Academic Affairs, opened a pro-posal to amend the ConferenceGrant Allocation process.Currently, undergraduates enrolledin at least 12 credit hours who havea 2.8 cumulative GPA and areapproved by a Conference Grantcommittee are eligible to apply forretroactive funding for an academ-ic conference.

Schiffelbein proposed achange to the amendment torequire students to be enrolled inone class credit hour, be in good

academic standing (2.0 GPA)with the university and be spon-sored by a UNC professor, whichwould eliminate the need for acommittee. Also, because allfunding for academic confer-ences is retroactive, Schiffelbeinproposed the student mustrequest funding within the sameacademic year. Currently, it hasto be within the academic year,and the student still has to be anundergraduate, but Schiffelbeinargued that the student may be agraduate student when request-ing funding even if they attendedas an undergraduate.

The proposal was met withapproval, and Graduate Student

Association President ShandaCrowder said she thought loweringthe credit requirements was a goodidea because it provides non-tradi-tional students with the ability toreceive funding for conferences.

Katelyn Elliot, director ofStudent Organizations, made a pro-posal to change the name of theStudent Organizations Team to theOrganization Funding Board and tomake bylaw changes to help discernthe way the SOT allots fees. Elliotsaid she is looking to implementchanges by requiring clubs to sub-mit their rosters on the third Fridayof the semester, requiring a rosterfrom chartered clubs and organiza-tions and changing the hiring

process for the team members. Both proposals will enter sec-

ond readings at the next StudentSenate meeting on Wednesday.

Student Rights AdvocateSamantha Fox reported the StudentJudiciary’s first meeting thisTuesday went well and they haveclarified the grievance process forSOT funding. Fox said there are stilltwo vacancies open on the StudentJudiciary, and it has been decidedthe applications for the positionswill be re-opened until Dec. 3 withthe two spots officially announcedby the end of January. Anyone inter-ested in applying can access theapplication at www.unco.edu/stu-dentsenate/rights_appeals.html.

Budget reviews conclude, grants receive new proposal

BENJAMIN WELCHn e w s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

Though crime is low at UNC, stu-dents and faculty members have theopportunity to be informed of crimeon campus through the recentlyreleased University of NorthernColorado Police Department’s“Annual Campus Security Report.”

This report provides a rundownof crime occurrences on campuspolicies UNCPD is enacting to makethe school safer.

Each year, UNC reports its

crime statistics to the UniformCrime Reports, a branch of theFederal Bureau of Investigationthat collects data from policedepartments around the nation. Ituses this information to publishstatistics police departments andmunicipalities utilize to determinehow they will distribute their fund-ing and resources.

In 2009, 445 incidents of crimewere reported by UNCPD. Thisnumber is slightly higher than thenumber of occurrences in previousyears. In 2008, 434 incidents were

reported, with 419 in 2007. Rape,robbery, assault and arson are allcrimes that have declined in num-bers since last year.

Theft-related crimes are themost prevalent on campus.Vehicle break-ins, bike, small-item and backpack theft are themost common types of crime oncollege campuses. The UNCPDoperates numerous security cam-eras that film high-risk areas, andsuspects can be identified in case

Campus crime report published

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UNC football coaching search beginsJORDAN FREEMYER

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If it were up to former UNCquarterback Tom Beck, who ledthe program to a national champi-onship in 1996, the team’s newhead coach would be someonefrom the past.

“There are a lot of good guys outthere coaching with ties to UNC,”Beck said. “They can recruitColorado and bring us back to achampionship level.”

Several former University ofNorthern Colorado players andassistant coaches are currentlyhead coaches at smaller schoolsand could be candidates for thevacant head coaching position atUNC.

Former UNC linebackers coachand defensive coordinator JedStugart is in his first season as headcoach at the University of SiouxFalls in South Dakota. Stugart ledthe Cougars to a 10-0 record thisseason and the No. 1 seed in theNAIA playoffs.

Stugart was the linebackerscoach at UNC from 1999-2002before being promoted to defen-sive coordi-nator in2003, stayingin that posi-tion throughthe 2005 sea-son.

A l c o r nState headc o a c hE a r n e s tCollins was ad e f e n s i v eback at UNCfrom 1991-94 and holds the schoolrecord for punt return yards in aseason. He was also the Bears’ sec-ondary coach and special teamscoordinator from 2000-02.

Collins is in his second seasonas Alcorn’s head coach and has ledthe Braves, who are a FootballChampionship Subdivision teamin the Southwestern AthleticConference, to an 8-11 record fol-lowing back-to-back two-win sea-

sons for Alcorn under his predeces-sor. The Braves close their seasonSaturday against Jackson State.

University of Wyoming defen-sive coordinator Marty English is agraduate of UNC and was an assis-tant coach for the Bears for 16 sea-sons under head coaches JoeGlenn and Kay Dalton. Englishjoined Glenn at Wyoming in 2003and has been there for eight sea-sons.

“Marty English is a great guy,”said Andy Klatt, who played offen-sive line for the Bears from 1995-99. “He has a good rapport in thestate with recruits.”

UNC’s current offensive anddefensive coordinators, GregPeterson and Cody Deti, will alsolikely be con-sidered forthe headc o a c h i n gjob.

Beck saidr e c r u i t i n gwould be akey trait forUNC’s nexthead coach.

“We needs o m e o n ethat canrecruit Colorado,” Beck said.

Someone with ties to UNC anda track record of success inColorado is Bob Stitt, the headcoach at the Colorado School ofMines in Golden.

Stitt is in his 11th season atMines, a Division II program, andhas a 76-48 career record with theOrediggers. The Orediggers neverwon more than three games in theseven seasons before Stitt’s arrival.

He earned his master’s degreefrom UNC in 1989.

The Orediggers’ lowest scoringoutput this season was 19 againstColorado State University-Pueblo,a program in just its third year ofexistence.

CSU-Pueblo is led by headcoach John Wristen, who is 20-12with the Thunderwolves in threeseasons since the program wasrevived, and could be a good fit forUNC.

Klatt said it will be crucial forthe new coach to be able to gener-ate support from the university andthe community.

“He needs to have the supportof the administration, and heneeds to have the support of thealumni,” Klatt said.

Beck said that when looking fora head coach, one criterion shouldrise above all others: winning.

“We need someone that canbring back the days we had inDivision II,” Beck said. “We need tocompete for Big Sky champi-onships and get into the playoffs.”

Cody Deti has been UNC’sdefensive coordi-nator for the pastfive seasons.

“There are a lot of goodguys out there coach-ing with ties to UNC.

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Greg Peterson came to UNC fromCSU as offensivecoordinator for the2010 season.

Top wrestler declared ineligible for semesterUNC wrestling coaches to face alma mater, No. 2 Boise State, in home-opening dual tonight BEN WARWICK

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The UNC wrestling teamfaces a tough challenge whenNo. 2 Boise State comes toButler-Hancock Sports Paviliontonight.

That challenge got a lottougher now that senior JustinGaethje, ranked No. 7 in thenation at 157 pounds, has beenruled ineligible for the match.

University of NorthernColorado head coach BenCherrington would not specifyon his ineligibility, but he saidGaethje will not return to theteam until the beginning of thespring semester.

“Justin (Gaethje) won’t bewrestling,” Cherrington said.“He won’t be eligible until sec-ond semester. Otherwise (hismatch) would be critical.”

Gaethje would have wrestled

against Boise State senior AdamHall, the nation’s top-ranked157-pounder.

Cherrington and his twoassistant coaches, BenVomBaur and Nate Lee, all

graduated from Boise State. Hesaid the coaches look forwardto competing against their for-mer team, one they said theyhave a lot of respect for.

“I would say it’s exciting,”

Cherrington said. “Those guysup there are great guys, greatcoaches. They taught all of us alot of things when we were upthere. It’s fun to competeagainst them. The studentsbecome the teachers a littlebit.”

Cherrington won twoPacific-10 Conference champi-onships as a Bronco. One was at

“They taught us a lot of things when we were upthere. It’s fun to compete against them. The stu-

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Women’s hoops survives comeback attemptPARKER COTTON

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If you look up the wordresilient in the dictionary, youmight see a picture of the UNCwomen’s basketball team dur-ing its 65-57 win over SantaClara on Wednesday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

The University of NorthernColorado (2-1) held a 33-21 leadat halftime and survived a sec-ond half run by the Broncos (0-2) to win its second game of theyoung season.

“We kind of felt it slippingaway when they were getting itinside,” head coach JaimeWhite said. “I don’t feel like wegot the shots that we wanted.For us to fight back and thenpush ahead is huge because Idon’t even know if last year’steam could have done that.”

Santa Clara went on a 22-10run in the second half to tie thegame at 43 with 12 minutes toplay. After UNC sophomore for-ward Lauren Oosdyke hit ajumper and the Broncos addeda free throw, the Bears pulled

away for good as Santa Claranever got closer than threepoints the rest of the game.

It was a coming-out party of

sorts for freshman guardD’shara Strange, who tied for ateam-high 16 points on 6-for-11shooting in addition to five

steals and six rebounds.“Tonight, she looked really

good,” White said. “Tonight, Ithought she really played theway we thought she could.”

The opening minutes of thegame were marred withturnovers by both teams, butthe Bears got things together,and Strange made her presenceknown as she led the team with12 points at intermission.

“We came out with intensity,and that’s how we got our lead,”Strange said. “I think the pastfew games, I haven’t been play-ing so well, so I came out and Iplayed hard.”

UNC went on a 19-10 run inthe last nine minutes of thehalf. Junior guard Kaisha Brownnailed three 3-pointers in thefirst half and finished the gamewith 16 points. Brown alsobecame the 13th player inschool history with 100 career3-pointers.

Before UNC regained thelead, it looked as if the Bearswere going to have a repeat oflast Friday’s performance whenthey lost a seven-point lead in

the final two minutes and even-tually lost to South Dakota inovertime.

“We didn’t want to do thatagain,” said senior guardCourtney Stoermer, who fin-ished with 12 points. “We knewwe needed to settle down andtake smart shots and have con-fidence we could pull out awin.”

The Bears will take to theroad to face Central Michiganin the Hawkeye Challenge at1:30 p.m. Saturday in Iowa City,Iowa.

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UNC freshman guard D’shara Strange drives the ball in theBears’ 65-57 win over Santa Clara Wednesday. Strange had 16points, five steals and six rebounds in the game.

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TeamTeam 11 22 FinalFinalSCU 21 36 57UNC 33 32 65

UNC Totals: 23-52 15-22 65.Oosdyke, Lauren 4-14 1-4 9; Brown,Kaisha 5-9 3-4 16; Fernandez, Brittany 1-10-0 2; Strange,D’shara 6-11 3-3 16;Stoermer, Courtney 3-7 6-7 12;Marin,Amy 1-1 2-4 4; Hess, Kirsten 0-0 0-0 0;Timm, Victoria 3-6 0-0 6; Lockridge, Kim0-1 0-0 0; Strand, Jayne 0-2 0-0 0.

SCU Totals: 18-50 14-23 57.Gipson, Lena 4-10 5-8 13; Leo, Lindsay 4-54-5 12; Fulps, Meagan 1-12 2-4 4; Shoji,Alyssa 5-11 2-2 16; Anderson, Telisha 1-31-2 3; Radanovich, Ricki 3-8 0-0 9;Willinsky, Kathy 0-1 0-0 0; Armstrong,Ashley 0-0 0-2 0.

Bears prepare for Invitational

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UNC senior forward Chris Kaba drives past sophomore guardMike Bedford in a practice earlier this season. The Bears willface Arizona on Sunday to kick off the Las Vegas Invitational.

SAMANTHA FOXs p o r t s @ u n c m i r r o r . c o m

While most students areimpatiently waiting forThanksgiving break, the UNC

men’s bas-ketball teamis gettingready to hitthe road forthe Las

Vegas Invitational. The Invitational is made up

of eight teams, including

Kansas (2-0), which is currentlyranked No. 7 in the nation inthe latest Associated Press poll.

The University of NorthernColorado (2-0) will face Arizona(1-1) at 3 p.m. Sunday to kickoff the Invitational.

“Playing against better play-ers, you really got to stayfocused,” senior guard DevonBeitzel said. “You got to comeready to go; if you’re not, it’sgoing to be a long night.”

One key area of focus forUNC will be playing consistent-

ly for the entire game. In thepast two games, the Bears havehad moments of great play, tak-ing 27 and 28-point leads in thefirst half of each game, but theyhave also allowed opponents togain momentum, especiallyafter halftime.

“I think we’ve played greatin spurts, but we haven’t put ittogether a full 40 minutes,”head coach B.J. Hill said.

The Invitational will be used

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Men to play over breakas a tool to practice, gain expe-rience and possibly playingtime for some of the benchplayers, especially freshmanguard Paul Garnica and red-shirt freshman forwardEmmanuel Addo.

After facing Arizona, theBears are scheduled to play atSanta Clara University (1-1)Tuesday and Valparaiso onNov. 26 in Las Vegas. UNC willplay either Bethune-Cookmanor Texas A&M-Corpus Christion Nov. 27, also in Las Vegas.

“I think we need to get all ofour players, other than ourstarting five or our first six; Ithink we need to get our sev-enth and eighth guys more

incorporated in our games,”senior forward Neal Kingmansaid. “What you take awayfrom those tournaments iswhat you come back to yourhome court to work on.”

Some of the bench playersmight see more time on thecourt in the Invitational, butHill said chances start in prac-tice.

“They need to earn my trusteveryday in practice. That’show they’re going to get moreplaying time during games,”Hill said.

Growing as a team is onekey component Hill wants tostress during the Invitational.

“It will be a great week forus team chemistry wise,” Hillsaid. “Get away from Greeley,

and be together as a unit for anextended period of time.”

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Las VegasInvitationalSchedule:

SundayTuesdayNov. 26

Nov. 27

at Arizonaat Santa Claravs. Valparaiso(Las Vegas)vs. Bethune-Cookman orTexas A&M-Corpus Christi(Las Vegas)

Bears to face highly-rankedBroncos without top wrestler

the 149-pound level as a junior in2005, and the other was as a sen-ior at 157 pounds in 2006.Cherrington also won the nation-al championship at 157 pounds asa senior.

First-year assistant Nate Leealso wrestled for Boise State, win-ning two Pac-10 conference cham-pionships and finished his careerwith an 82-32 record and with a No.18 ranking as a senior last season.

VomBaur was a two-time all-American at Boise State and fin-ished fourth in the NCAATournament in 2002 and sixth in2003. He also won Pac-10 champi-onships in 2001 and 2003. He isalso in his first season as an assis-

tant at UNC.Though they won’t have their

premier wrestler, the team said it isready to go.

Lee said Boise State is toughbut will provide a good barometerfor the Bears.

The dual against Boise Statebegins at 6 p.m. at Butler-HancockSports Pavilion.

The Broncos will also partic-ipate in the Old Chicago Openon Saturday.

“Boise State is a good measur-ing tool for us to see where we’reat,” Lee said. “Every single guythey put out on the mat is going towrestle tough and come after us.I’m anxious to see how our guysdo against such an aggressivestyle of wrestling.”

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of an incident. In 2009, 197 thefts were reported

to UNCPD, an increase of 30 inci-dents since 2008.

Harassment is another big crimeissue. Crimes against personsinclude any crime that directly affectpersons rather than property andincludes unwanted phone calls,physical contact and offensive alter-cations.

In the last three years, a homi-cide has not been committed. Lastyear, one case of rape was reported,bringing the total to seven since2007.

Vandalism is also a common

crime committed on campus. In2009, police responded to 220 prop-erty crimes, many of which wererelated to alcohol consumption.

Commander Dennis Pumphrey,the assistant police chief at UNCPD,said crime and security issues aresomething all students should beaware of. He said UNC is a schoolwith minimal exposure to seriouscrimes relative to other universities.

Pumphrey said alcohol is notnormally related to larcenybecause theft is usually a morethought-out process. Vandalism,fights and person crimes are fre-quently committed by those whoare drinking because people

under the influence routinelymake socially bad decisions.

If alcohol is going to be con-sumed, Pumphrey said he advisesstudents to put a plan in place tokeep themselves and others safe. Healso said students should not exper-iment with random drugs and com-promise safety.

“UNC is very security-con-science, and the UNCPD does anexcellent job,” said Alan Price, a pro-fessor of criminal justice and pro-gram director for the SouthernInstitute of Forensic Science.

Colleen Fitzpatrick, a professorof criminal justice, said the UNCPDand the Greeley Police Department

communicate closely with eachother, especially in neighborhoodsaround campus that are outside ofUNCPD’s jurisdiction.

Though crime is inevitable,measures can be taken to makestudents less susceptible tobecoming a victim.

“The primary thing students cando is be observant,” Pumphrey said.“I know that’s a difficult thing to dobecause most people are wrappedup in their own lives ,and they don’tnecessarily pay attention to any-thing beyond their immediatesphere of influence. But if you’rewalking across campus, and you seesomething suspicious we’d like youto give us a call.”

In recent years, UNCPD hastaken measures to increase safetyaround the school, including theutilization of prominent emer-gency dispatch boxes, increasedlighting along sidewalks and inparking lots, and increasing crimeprevention programs.

Pumphrey said studentsshould report suspicious activityand that it is better for UNCPDto investigate a situation andprevent crime than have to reactto it after it is committed.

Price offered similar advice tostudents about being vigilant.

“Be observant of the fellowstudent next to you and yourenvironment,” Price said.

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Annual report details number of security incidents on campusSecurity from Page 8

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Statistics show the rate of crime occurences on the UNC campus.

Number of incidents of most common crimesreported at UNC from 2007-09

Year: 2007 2008 2009

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150

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Property Burglary Larceny/Theft

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