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The campus continuesto mourn the death ofRoss Higuchi, an 18-year-old sport and exercise sci-ence major who diedTuesday nightof complica-tions frominjuries sus-tained in a fallfrom the sec-ond-floor bal-cony of theDelta Tau Deltachapter houseSaturday.

Higuchi wasp r o n o u n c e ddead at approx-imately 9:30p.m. Tuesday,said Gene Haffner, publicrelations director ofNorth Colorado MedicalCenter where Higuchidied.

Haffner was not ableto release the cause ofdeath.

“We don’t have an offi-cial statement, but ofcourse we extend ourcondolences to the fami-ly,” Haffner said.

Higuchi’s sister,Ashley, posted a com-

ment on the “TeamHiguchi” Facebook pageshortly after his death.

“‘The more I give tothee, the more I have, forboth are infinite.’ Lovelove love love love lovelove. You (are a) beautifullife, Ross. I am in yourroom. I miss you terribly,”

the post read.The Smoky

Hill High Schoolgirls’ soccerteam dedicatedtheir Thursdaygame to theHiguchi family.A table was setup at the gameto collect dona-tions for theHiguchi family.

Game atten-dees were alsoencouraged to

wear green, Higuchi’sfavorite color, and couldwrite a note at the dona-tions table expressingtheir condolences to thefamily or sharing a mem-ory of Higuchi.

Smoky Hill officials wereunavailable for comment atthe time of publication.

Whiskey River will bedonating all of the pro-ceeds from the covercharge Saturday night tothe Higuchi family. The

cover charge will be $5per person and will beopen to those 18 yearsand older.

The national DTDchapter released a state-ment Wednesday regard-ing the incident.

“The Fraternity is sup-porting Ross’s family andour students at NorthernColorado,” said JimRussell, the fraternity’sexecutive vice president.“We appreciate the sup-port the men havereceived from theUniversity during this dif-ficult time.”

Russell was on theUNC campus Monday tomeet with fraternity anduniversity administratorsand participate in a can-dlelight vigil to supportRoss.

The Greeley PoliceDepartment is still investi-gating the incident, and try-ing to determine if Higuchijumped or accidentally fellfrom the balcony.

“The investigation iscontinuing,” said GPDspokesman Sgt. JoeTymkowich. “We havesome additional items westill want to address beforewe send it to be reviewedby the District Attorney’sOffice. They do not havethe report yet, but theinvestigation should becompleted in the next cou-ple of days. The reportshould be at the DDA’soffice by next week.”

Statements from indi-viduals present at thetime indicated he hadjumped, but the investi-gation is still open.Tymkowich said the

police are still looking forthings that are “not con-sistent with initial state-ments or things that shedsome light on the issue.”

“We’re planning tolook into the campus inci-dent as it pertains to stu-dent conduct and univer-sity conduct,” said NateHaas, the University ofNorthern Colorado direc-tor of Media Relations.“What we have to bemindful of is that there’s aGreeley police investiga-tion ongoing that’s sepa-rate, and we don’t want tointerfere with that.”

At the time of publica-tion, it was unclearwhether or not UNC had apolicy or procedureinvolving active studentswho die.

Higuchi’s viewing willbe from 5-7 p.m. today atHoran & McConaty,11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.,Denver. The funeral serv-ice will be at 2 p.m.Saturday at St. AndrewUnited MethodistChurch, 9203 S.University Blvd.,Highlands Ranch. Theservice is open to thepublic.

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Student remembered, investigation continues

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The Delta Tau Delta house is decorated with signs from sororities and other fraternities sup-porting DTD and the Higuchi family following the death of Ross Higuchi. Several other GreekLife houses have hung posters outside their houses to show their support for “Team Higuchi.”

Ross Higuchi, a freshman DeltaTau Delta mem-ber, died Tuesdayfrom complica-tions after he wasinjured Saturday.

‘The more I give tothee, the more Ihave, for both areinfinite.’ Love lovelove love love lovelove. You (are a)beautiful life, Ross.I am in your room.I miss you terribly.—— AAsshhlleeyy HHiigguucchhii,,RRoossss’’ ssiisstteerr,, iinn aappoosstt mmaaddee oonn tthhee““TTeeaamm HHiigguucchhii””FFaacceebbooookk ppaaggee

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While I understand(Josh) Divine's column isopinion-based, how is itpossible that you publisha column that's is com-pletely untrue and mis-leading? This is a disgraceto journalism! I think TheMirror is in need to lookmore into the audiencethat it's actually trying totarget. This is a collegenewspaper! People read-ing this are not fans of hisridiculous radicalism, butwe're also intelligentenough to know betterthan the lies he writesabout!

As a response, Divineprovides his source ofinformation and respondsto the call to check hisfacts.

The following is takenfrom the PlannedParenthood’s 2010 factsheet, which is readilyavailable online:

There were 324,008abortion services, 2,405adoption referrals, and9,433 prenatal servicesconducted at PlannedParenthood facilities in2008.

Here is the math:Add the services that

are not abortions preg-nant women seek: 2,405 +9,433 = 11,838 services to

women concerning theirpregnancies that are notabortions.

Divide this number bynumber of total pregnan-cy-related services: 11,838/ 335,846 = .035 = 3.5%.

Subtract from 100% –3.5% = 96.5% of servicesprovided to women con-

cerning their pregnanciesare abortions.

I rounded up to 97%simply because somewomen go to PlannedParenthood for prenatalcare before abortingtheir babies. This countsthem in the 9,433 aswell, which inflates this

number, increasing thepercentage of non-abortive services thatare performed onwomen concerning theirpregnancies.

The last paragraph,which refers to “mis-lead(ing) the public, hasbeen shown to aid sex

trafficking, dispropor-tionately targets minori-ties for abortions,” wastaken from severalvideos posted by LiveAction that showedPlanned Parenthoodemployees engaging inthe aforementionedactivities.

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Student Senate Update

Proposal’s amendments to assist future electionsERIC HEINZ

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Understanding thepolling process as well asthe bylaws of StudentSenate is essential foranyone seeking to repre-sent the student body.This knowledge enablescandidates to campaignmore ethically, whichconstructs transparentplanes of fair politicaldiscourse.

At Wednesday’sSenate meeting, the topicof debate focused onamending the way inwhich some of the Senatebylaws in Chapter III,“Election Code” read.The revisions were partof Proposal 20, which had

amendments that need-ed to be decided.

Election Revisions

The amendments willnot be in effect until the2011-12 academic year.The revisions were con-ducted by Director ofUniversity Relations RyanShucard and Mark Drum,the College of Visual andPerforming Arts represen-tative. A copy of thebylaws can be accessed atthe Student Senate web-site at www.unco.edu/stu-dentsenate.

The first decision wasmotioned by StudentTrustee Michael Johnstonto strike “unopposed”from Section 5E. This

amendment would givethe elections commission-er the authority to extendthe deadline for candi-dates to submit theirnames on the ballot onlyfor vacant candidate posi-tions and not those withan unopposed candidate.

The amendment wasmet with division butpassed with a hand countof 9-6.

Director of AcademicAffairs BenjaminSchiffelbein motioned tostrike a portion ofSection 4D in the propos-al, but it failed 7-7 withone abstaining. The sec-tion states the electionscommissioner will pro-vide and distribute pack-ets containing informa-

tion about the candidatesand excludes write-incandidates from thisbecause they “were notapproved by the ballotverification process.”

Amid other discussion,the amendment to allowcandidates to write the namethey want to be known as onthe ballot — instead of theirbirth or legal name — passedunanimously.

Senate members saidcandidates should beable to use whatevername they choosebecause some people arewell known by nick-names or abbreviatednames and thereforewould not be as well rep-resented by the namethey were given.

Proposal 022 involveddiscussion about payrollof Senate members andother entities. The pro-posal was tabled immedi-ately for next week’smeeting for its third-and-final reading.

Student RightsAdvocate Samantha Foxsaid there were eightgrievances filed duringthe election, four ofwhich were accepted bythe Student JudiciaryBoard. Grievances will beaddressed 7 a.m. Tuesdayin the President’s Roomon the third floor of theUniversity Center.

Senate Reports

Johnston said the

Bond Pricing committeemet last week, and thenext Board of Trusteesmeeting will be May 13.

A meeting to reviewelection code amendmentswill be at 10 a.m. today inthe Student Activitieslounge in the UC.

Paige Lewkow, thedirector of DiverseRelations, said more than600 students attendedthe “Bear BrandingInitiative” on Tuesday.

Lewkow said the eventwas “a huge success” andthe mosaics the eventhelped create will thrillstudents. She said volun-teers to help with the artwill be needed during thesummer.

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Mirror Reflections are the opinion of The Mirror’s editorial board: Parker Cotton, Ryan Lambert, Sara Van Cleve, Melanie Vasquez and Benjamin Welch. Let us know what you think.E-mail us at editor@uncmirror.com.

The Mirror’s editorial staffwould like to extend our condo-lences to the family and friendsof Ross Higuchi, the UNC fresh-man who died Tuesday due tocomplications from injuries sus-tained in a fall from the second-floor balcony of his fraternityhouse. We understand this is adifficult time for the Higuchifamily, members of the DeltaTau Delta fraternity, universitycommunity members andfriends around the nation.

Some have raised concern toThe Mirror in regards to thepage layout in Wednesday’sissue. Two of the pages contain-ing the story about Higuchi alsoran advertisements for liquorsales. Because of the circum-

stances regarding Higuchi’salleged alcohol intake during theincident, we understand theconsternation this may incur.The Mirror regrets the situation,and we in no way intended to beinsensitive and apologize to anywho may have been offended.

Higuchi’s death was con-firmed to us at 12:11 a.m.Wednesday on production night,about an hour before we go topress. This close to our deadline,we weren’t able to move storiesand ads around; it typically takesseveral hours.

Several of our clients havealso requested their advertise-ments be placed on the samepages in each issue. To alter thisarrangement would break our

contract with them.It would have been easy to

submit the pages as-is, and givethe editorial staff two extra daysto compile information on theincident and publish a story inthe next edition; however, thestaff’s dedication to providingcampus with accurate, relevantbreaking news was foremost onour list of priorities.

If this story did not containthe latest developments, or if wewere not close to deadline, welikely would have attempted tochange the page layout to pre-vent confusion. However, ourdedication to the story dictatedthat our priorities lie with pro-viding campus with the latestupdates.

The Mirror does not encour-age underage drinking, and as acollege newspaper, provides avehicle for its advertisers toreach those who can legallyobtain alcohol.

Consumption of alcohol,including by those who areunderage like Higuchi was,occurs in varying levels at mostcolleges in the world. As thisincident demonstrates, excessivedrinking at any age can prove tobe fatal. Students should exer-cise the utmost caution whendrinking and ensure that theyare in a safe, legal environment.Increased audacity and educa-tion for the college drinkingscene can only encourage stu-dents to be more responsible.

This week’s poll question:Are you traveling or going onvacation during summerbreak?

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Alcohol responsibility urgent in light of recent tragedyThe Mirror appreciates your opin-ions. You can submit your columnsor letters to the editor toeditor@uncmirror.com. Columns canbe no longer than 400 words. Includeyour name, year and major.

LETTERS

So today as I was moseyingabout the World WideWeb, I found myself on

Yahoo Answers reading the aston-ishing responses to such pressingquestions as, “Why do Mexicanscome here instead of fixing theirown country?” While I certainlydidn’t discover any Mensa candi-dates, I read people’s posts thesame way I dip my toe in a pool,gauging the temperature.

I find that legitimate concernsabout immigration are rarely

addressed in these conversations,particularly on the Internet, whereanonymity reigns. What I repeated-ly see and hear is racist rhetoric,belittling Mexico’s language, values,foods, and familial structure. Afterwading through the mires of non-sensical raving, I gathered that thethree main complaints againstMexicans are: they take our jobs,they import drugs (which increasesviolent crime as well), and theyhave no work ethic.

It’s ironic that these opinionsprevail when America is clearly cul-pable for its current fate. We obvi-ously have a niche for cheap labordue to capitalist values that insiston high profit margins, and impov-erished people come from all overthe world to supply our demand.

People come here because theyneed to eat and because we moreor less invite them.

As for fears of drug traffickingand increased rates of violence, it’seasy to blame Mexico, but theUnited States is by far the largestconsumer of drugs in the entireworld. There would not be drugscrossing the border if we weren’tclamoring to buy them, so ratherthan blame another country, it justmight be more prudent to work onthe unbridled recreational andhabitual use of drugs here amongour own citizens.

It cannot possibly be true that“lazy Mexicans” are taking over allthe jobs in America and beingunwaveringly indolent at the sametime. I don’t know why that para-

doxical stereotype even existsexcept that minds cluttered withprejudice are innately confused.

The complete lack of empathyrevealed by these posts is unnerving,and the intent is unswervinglymalignant. Rather than immaturelyblaming the poor class of Mexico —the people who have the greateststruggle and the least access toresources to effect change — for ourcountry’s problems, it would be farmore productive to take responsibil-ity for our country and engage inconversations about how we, indi-vidually and nationally, can supportour neighbors in their evolutiontoward peace and productivity.

— Joanna Langston is a senior psy-chology major and arts reporter and week-ly columnist for The Mirror.

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Oppression is a strongword people sometimesavoid when they describeAmerica. However, author,scholar and political activistAngela Davis stronglyexpressed her views on thisissue to a group of about700 people Wednesday atthe University Center.

Davis has been a profes-sor at the University ofCalifornia at Santa Cruz for15 years. She has authoredeight books and visited andspoke to audiences in sever-al locations, includingAfrica, Asia, Australia andIndia.

Davis said she believes

Americans need to devel-op a movement that is sopowerful it’s only optionis to be victorious. Shereferenced starting amovement to eradicatesocial injustice inAmerica and throughoutthe world.

Davis was an activistfor the Civil RightsMovement. She said shethought of it as a move-ment for freedom, notjust civil rights.

During her prime, shesays she believed Americawas going to become acompletely differentcountry.

Davis said this opti-mism was the reasonmany earthshaking

changes have occurredbetween ethnic groups.Yet, the movement forfreedom still exists, andthere are still problems inthe world.

“Racism is still verymuch a reality in thiscountry,” Davis said.

The racism we seetoday is not overt. Shesaid it is consideredstructural racism andneeds to be addressed forequality to be achieved.

For example, Davisstressed the importanceof the civil rights chal-lenge for felons today.She said there is a con-nection between illiteracyrates and incarceration.She said the nation mustbegin to think of how wecan better educate chil-dren in lower socioeco-nomic classes becausethere are a disproportion-ate number of blacks inprison.

“We need to questionthose things that we take

for granted,” Davis said.“We need to figure outhow to engage in realhealing because we arestill healing from slavery.”

Davis said it is impor-tant to tackle this issueand others like it by com-bining forces instead ofthinking individualistical-ly. She said people needto understand the powerof the collective and worktogether to solve prob-lems instead of relying onindividuals.

“It is important weunderstand the centralintersections of race, eth-nicity and gender interms of working togetherto create a global effectfor a common cause,”said Anita Fleming-Rife,the special assistant tothe president on equityand diversity.

“I think because oursociety is so individual-istic, it really compart-mentalizes and derailsour conversations,” said

Kinsey Holloway, thehall director forLawrenson Hall. “It

causes a lack of solidari-ty that undermines ourcollectivism.”

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Political activist speaks to hundreds, calls for action

RICHELLE CURRY | THE MIRROR

Political activist and author Angela Davis speaks to morethan 700 people Wednesday in the University Center. Davissaid more could be done in the world if people work together.

Sigma Chi raises more than $10,000DAVID WILSON

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The Christmas seasonis usually known as the“giving time of year.” Butfor UNC’s Sigma Chi fra-ternity, April works justfine.

April 5 - 9 marked the35th year of Sigma Chi’sannual weeklong philan-thropy event called“Derby Days.”

This was a ground-breaking year for theevent, as $10,869 wasraised for the Children’s

Miracle Network by localbusinesses, sororities oncampus and by membersin the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Sponsors for this yearwere Sky Nightclub, TheJager, The Penalty Box,Roma’s, Mail N Copy,D.P. Dough, Lone StarLiquor and Black EyeScreen Graphics.

“In the time we’vebeen doing Derby Days,we’ve raised over$200,000 for Children’sMiracle Network,” saidSigma Chi presidentMichael Johnston, a sen-

ior finance major. “Wetake enormous pride thatwe are able to do so welland do so much for chil-dren around the world.”

Through the durationof the week, events suchas a benefit concert, abenefit party hosted bySky Nightclub and a dateauction were utilized toadd entertainment to thegenerous nature of theevent.

Juniors David Gastonand Vincent Malara werein charge of the planningand execution of Derby

Days for the fraternity.Both said that theinvolvement from thecommunity and sororitiesmade all the months ofplanning worth it.

“The businesses sup-plied donation moneytoward the benefit con-cert and money to runDerby Days the entireweek,” Gaston said.“Without their help, wecouldn’t do Derby Days.”

The two headline eventswere the date auction,

See Derby Days, Page 7

where sororities bid onmembers of the fraternitywho in return would com-plete small householdchores, and the benefitconcert hosted on the finalnight that featured localbands. All door charges tothe concert were set asidefor donation.

“Derby Days is a uniquefundraiser in the fact that itis a lot of fun and it’s greatto do all this for a greatcause,” Malara said.

A change was madewith the donation moneyin days leading up to the

event. Sigma Chi donated$2,000 of the event pro-ceeds toward the familyfund for Ross Higuchi, theUNC student who diedearlier this week follow-ing a fall from a balconyof the Delta Tau Deltachapter house.

“Derby Days hap-pened really close to theincident, and we hadn’tmade the donations tothe charity yet because wewere waiting on a fewdonations to still comein,” Johnston said. “Whenwe found out about theincident, we communi-cated to all of our dona-

tors [sic] and asked themif instead we could give aportion of the money toHiguchi’s family,”Johnston said.

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‘Traceur’ accepts challenges of surroundings EMILY BRANT

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What much of the worldsees as a barrier to be avoid-ed, one UNC students sees asan opportunity for a shortcut.

Three years ago, JustinCatlett, a sophomore visualcommunications major, wasbrowsing YouTube when hefound videos of parkour inaction and became immedi-ately enthused. From thenon, he was out practicing anddeveloping his skill set.

Parkour, a French athleticdiscipline, was originally con-ceived by David Belle, a for-mer member of the Frenchmilitary who turned to stuntwork after his departure fromthe military.

Parkour is based on theidea of seeing an obstacle inyour path as a challenge, andgetting through it as quicklyand efficiently as possible.

In essence, practitioners

of Parkour, known as“traceurs,” take the mostdirect route possible.

Catlett said traversing aparkour course requires tack-ling a hindrance with plan-ning and forethought whileconserving one’s energy asmuch as possible. Althoughparkour can essentially bepracticed anywhere, anurban area is more desirablebecause of the number ofwalls, rails and obstacles.

Catlett grinned sheepishlyas he described the time aUniversity of NorthernColorado police officer repri-manded him for climbing atree on central campus.

Repetition is key to mas-tering the muscle memoryvital to even the most basicmovements. A certainamount of spontaneousaction is to be expected,though. Catlett said parkournot only emphasizes beingquick on your feet, but quick

with your mind as well.Catlett said each per-

son may perform a movedifferently.

“That is one of the bestparts of parkour,” Catlett said,“Being able to put yourself onwhatever environment youhave. If you make it up as yougo, doing what feels natural toyou, that’s your style of park-our. Everyone does it differ-ent, naturally.”

Sean Higgins, a sopho-more physics major andtraceur, said his backgroundin break dancing has greatlyshaped his own style inparkour.

“We add a lot of breakdancing in, so our style ofparkour is a lot different thanmost,” Higgins. “That’s whatit’s all about, just coming yourown way.”

Parkour movements suchas precision jumps, vaultsand lache swings, a move inwhich the traceur swings

from location to location – allcombine to build a founda-tion for more difficult andcomplex maneuvers.

Over the years, an off-shoot of parkour has devel-oped called freerunning,which focuses more on showand entertainment thanparkour.

Freerunning uses thesame moves as parkour, butalso includes flips and otherless-efficient movements.

Catlett and Higgins alsosaid parkour is different fromother sports in that it is notabout competing with others.

Both said it is a type ofcompetition the traceur com-petes against him or herself tosee how fast the traceur canget through a course.

In this sense, parkour ismore of an art form than aform of athletic prowess. It isnot only a physical test, butalso a test of one’s emotionaland mental capacity to over-

come hardships in the mostdirect fashion.

Although it was originallyonly a hobby, parkour hasquickly become much more

for Catlett. “I call it the ‘Martial Arts of

Running Away,’” Catlett said,“But really, it has become away of life for me.”

Fraternity donates to familyDerby Days from Page 6

“Derby Days is aunique fundraiser inthe fact that it is alot of fun and it’sgreat to do all thisfor a great cause.

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Sudoku rules:Fill all empty squares so thenumbers 1 to 9 appear once ineach row, column and 3x3 box.Some numbers are provided togive you a head start.

Consider a typi-cal week inyour life. Lights

are sometimes left on forthe entire night, electron-ics remain plugged inwithout much thought,trash is collected withrecyclables not filteredout and trash collectorstake the week’s bagsaway, never to bethought of again.

Life goes on in a busi-ness-as-usual mindframe without question-ing where electricitycomes from and whatrenewable resources arebeing affected in ourdaily lifestyles.

My thoughts of energyconsumption andresource usage havealways been in a short-term mentality, withoutthinking of the conse-quences – that is untilRichard Jurin, the direc-tor of the environmentalstudies program andassociate professor ofbiology at UNC, assigneda “resource-usage diary”to my class that providedan eye-opening experi-ence, just as he intended.

Jurin said the RUDwas an awareness-rais-ing and awakening proj-ect and a personal lookat just how manyresources we actuallyuse individually.

“It’s hard to ignoreonce you set it down onpaper and then extrapo-late it up, and you get ashocking realization ofhow much is being used

overall,” Jurin said.Students in the sus-

tainable living courseexperienced a first-handaccount of the effectstheir lives and others liv-ing like them could makeon the planet.

After a week of record-ing my own usage, itshocked me how much Iconsumed as one person.

The RUD providedmany surprises, such ashow much time my lightswere left on without metaking notice or howmuch energy was wastedand sucked up from elec-tronics still plugged inbut not in use.

For MadelineWilliams, a visual artsmajor, the RUD helpedher gain an understand-ing of energy.

Williams said shealready practiced conser-vation, and her habits

have not changed muchbecause of the RUD, butthe diary helped her in adifferent manner.

“It was a good wake-up call to reaffirm myfaith in conserving,“ shesaid.

Many college studentsmay not consider theresources and energy theyuse, or where our trashand recycling go after wetake it to the bins.

But the time spentrecording in an RUD canhelp students come to arealization of the effectsone may be making onthe planet, and hopefullybring students to opt fora sustainable life inwhich resources are con-sciously used in a waythat will not affect futuregenerations.

Jurin said everyoneshould compose an RUDto better understand whyour parents told us toshut doors, turn off lightsand other naggings.

“When you pay the bills,you come to realize that itall costs you lots of moneyto be comfortable,” he said.“The RUD makes you

aware of cost and amountof stuff consumed.”

So, how can studentslive a sustainable life?

Jurin said living amore sustainable life isbeing more aware ofone’s personal footprint.

“Cutting down on allforms of resource usageand then being aware ofthe choices that youmake — often uncon-sciously — do make a dif-ference,” he said. “Livingmindfully and not mind-lessly is a first step tomaking a huge differencewithout having to sacri-fice anything of value. Infact, you may come todiscover what you reallydo value, and it usuallyisn’t stuff or money.”

Margaret Meneghin,the University ProgramCouncil social and devel-opmental director, provid-ed some tips for both on-and off-campus students.

For students living offcampus, Meneghin saidstudents should bringtheir recycling to thecampus recycling facili-ties and be conscious oflights left on and elec-

tronics plugged in whennot in use.

For transportation,students can carpool orbecome more acquaintedwith public transporta-tion and bike programs.

Being aware of wherefood comes from isanother important tool toliving a sustainable life,Meneghin said.

Supporting local busi-nesses and purchasinglocal food and productsis another great step toleading a sustainable life.

In celebration of EarthDay, the University ofNorthern Colorado ishosting its first sustain-ability fair.

The fair will be hostedfrom 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.today at the UniversityCenter. Stop by toreceive more informationon how to reduce waste,receive sustainabilitytips, enjoy local artistsand more.

Meneghin said shehopes students comeaway from the fair moreaware of initiatives takingplace on campus and bemore aware of how tohave an effect, whether itbe recycling or takingpart in reducing electron-ic waste. She said shewould like students to beaware of what to recycleand where recycling facil-ities are on campus.

For more informationand tips on how to besustainable, attend thesustainability fair andvisit the “20 ways to gogreen at school & in life”page available at UNC’swebsite.

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Men’s basketball honored one more timeDAVID WILSON

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The UNC men’s basket-ball team celebrated withmore than 150 family andfriends Wednesday nightduring its annual awardbanquet at Butler-HancockSports Pavilion.

After a Kenny’sSteakhouse meal to kickthe evening off, attentionturned to details of the his-toric 2010-11 season theUniversity of NorthernColorado put together.UNC brought home itsfirst Big Sky Conferenceregular season and tourna-ment championshipswhile also punching itsticket for the first NCAAtournament appearance inschool history.

“These guys could havequit any time on me whenwe were 4-7 at Christmas,”

Bears head coach B.J. Hillsaid. “They dealt with meas a rookie head coach andbought in to what we weretrying to accomplish.”

UNC President KayNorton opened the speak-ing segment of the ban-quet by reading a letterfrom former Coloradogovernor Mark Udall. Inthe letter, Udall praisedthe UNC athletes for theirtremendous work on andoff the floor, and said theentire state was behindthe team.

“You all made Coloradoso proud this year,” the let-ter read.

Hill won the Big SkyConference Coach of theYear award, and, much tohis surprise, was present-ed with his hardwarealong with a painting ofhimself and the four sen-iors done by an artistfrom Longmont.

Sophomore guardElliott Lloyd received theTop Assists award as wellas Most Improved Player,and senior forward TaylorMontgomery needed a fewextra hands as he won theTop Rebounder award, theDefender of the Yearaward and the inauguralRobert Palacios “Mr.Hustle” Award, namedafter the former UNCmen’s basketball player.

Walk-on freshmanguard Xavier James tookhome the Bear Pride Awardfor his consistent effortday-in and day-out.

Senior guard DevonBeitzel added to his collec-tion the Mike Higgins MVPaward, named after a for-mer Bears standout bas-ketball player who had atwo-year career in theNBA. Beitzel previouslywon the Big Sky regularseason and tournament

MVP this season.Along with their team

awards and a Big SkyConference medal thatgoes to the champions, theathletes each received awatch from the NCAA com-memorating their appear-ance in the tournament.

The banquet endedwith a video tribute to theentire season and farewellspeeches from the fourseniors who turned theprogram around and creat-ed the winning new cul-ture: Montgomery, Beitzel,and forwards NealKingman and Chris Kaba.

“I think about just allthe work—all the hoursthat we put in the gym—to turn all this around,”Beitzel said. “We madehistory this year; there’sno doubt about it. It issomething nobody willever be able to take awayfrom us.”

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UNC senior guard Devon Beitzel signs a jersey boundfor a trophy case at the men’s basketball annual awardbanquet Wednesday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

Baseball set to face Broncos over weekendSAMANTHA FOX

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The UNC baseball teamwill look to rise above a.500 winning percentagein the Great WestConference this weekendwith a four-game seriesagainst Texas-PanAmerican at Jackson Field.

The University ofNorthern Colorado (8-26, 4-4)has split both weekends ofconference play the team hashad this season. In both cases,UNC won the first two gamesand fell the last two.

“I think that we playedwell enough to win all thosegames, but we just fell short

execution-wise,” senior out-fielder Marcus Valenzuelasaid. “We didn’t get the bighits when we needed them. Ithink that’s one of thebiggest things for us. We cankeep the game close; wealways had opportunities towin those games.”

Those missed opportu-nities have led to many ofthe Bears’ losses, and UNCplayers said they are work-ing to take advantage ofscoring opportunities. In theteam’s 5-3 loss to HoustonBaptist April 17, UNC had 10runners left on basethroughout the game.

“I think we’re just lookingat being more aggressive onthe bases,” second baseman

T.J. Berge said. “That’s kind ofour biggest thing right now.Trying to get more bags, wewere learning our speed a lit-tle bit better. I think we’regoing to have a lot of stolenbases this weekend.”

University of Texas-PanAmerican (16-13, 6-2) is cur-rently second in the stand-ings of the GWC and leads inbatting average and slug-ging percentage.

The task of shutting downthe Broncos will fall on juniorJoe Willman, senior JoeSawicki and senior JoshBoyer, who will be starting thefirst three games of the seriesin that order. Head coach CarlIwasaki said the final pitcheris to still be determined.

“We are leaning towardspossibly starting up withCasey Coy, but at this time,we’re going to take the firsttwo games, the first threegames and take a look,”Iwasaki said. “Maybe wewill go with an unorthodoxstart for Sunday.”

Against Houston BaptistApril 16, Sawicki threw aneight-inning complete gameand allowed only one run.Following this performance,Sawicki was named GreatWest Conference Pitcher ofthe Week, the fifth such honorthe right-hander has receivedand the first this season.

The first pitch of the week-end’s games will be at 3 p.m.today at Jackson Field.

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UNC freshman Josh Tinnon throws a pitch in a gameearlier this season at Jackson Field. The Bears takeon Texas-Pan American for four games this weekend.

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The UNC softball teamhad won eight consecutivegames before losing its lastouting, a 3-2 defeat in theseries finale at Weber StateApril 16, and will look to cre-ate a new winning streaktoday when it takes on UtahValley for a four-game set inOrem, Utah.

The University ofNorthern Colorado (11-29, 7-1) leads the Mountain

Division of the Pacific CoastSoftball Conference andtakes on a Utah ValleyUniversity team that finishedsecond in the division a sea-son ago. UNC and theWolverines split a four-gameseries last season in Greeley.

UVU is led offensively byjunior first baseman AmandaPerez, who sports a .357 aver-age and has eight homerunsand 33 RBIs. OutfieldersMegan Yocom, a senior, andAmanda Robinson, a fresh-man, also pose as offensive

threats with their combined10 homeruns and 35 RBIs thisseason. Yocom is third in theconference with a .402 bat-ting average.

UNC, however, has KelliHenderson, a senior whoboasts a .382 average, goodenough for fourth in the con-ference. Henderson also hasthree homeruns and 25 RBIsthis season and leads theBears pitching staff with ninewins, 10 complete games anda 4.87 ERA.

UNC junior outfielderErin Geddis and senior sec-ond baseman Kailee Vesseyare the two other Bears hit-

ters are batting above .300, at.310 and .301, respectively.The pair has combined forfive homeruns, 31 RBIs and19 stolen bases.

Following this series, theBears return home to faceUniversity of Colorado atColorado Springs for onegame April 28 before return-ing to conference play April30 against Portland State.

UNC takes on theWolverines for a pair of dou-bleheaders, one today andone Saturday, with the firstgame of each starting at noonand the second game startingat 2:30 p.m. in Orem.

Sports10 The Mirror Friday, April 22, 2011

Quote of the dayIf you enter this world knowing you are loved,

and you leave this world knowing the same, then everythingthat happens in between can be dealt with.

-- Michael Jackson

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Women’s golf finishes third in Big SkySTAFF REPORT

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The UNC women’s golfteam finished in thirdplace at the Big SkyConference Women’sGolf Championship, whichended Wednesday inChandler, Ariz.

T h eUniversity ofN o r t h e r nColorado, whichwas led in partby sophomoreCarleigh Silvers,finished in itshighest positionever at the BigSky tournamentand established18- and 54-hole

program records in thefinal round Wednesday.

Silvers led the chargewith a third-place individ-ual finish after recording afour-over-par 76 in thefirst round, an even 72 inthe second round and aone-under-par 71 in thefinal round to finish three-

over for thet o u r n a m e n t ,four strokesbehind second-place finisherBethany Leclairfrom NorthernArizona andseven strokesbehind first-place BritneyYada fromPortland State.

Silvers enteredWednesday sitting infourth place, but she wasable to jumpMontana’s AshliHelstrom, whofinished fourth.

The team, asa whole, sat infourth placeafter each of thefirst two days ofthe tournamentand trailedMontana by twostrokes afterT u e s d a y ’ sround.

After the team cardeda third-day score of 295, aschool best, the Bearsjumped ahead to finisheight strokes ahead of

Montana. The team’stournament score of 908was also a record, besting

the 911 theteam shot at theN o r t h e r nA r i z o n aL u m b e r j a c kShootout inMarch inLitchfield Park,Ariz. The previ-ous team 18-hole record of297 was set atthat same tour-nament.

UNC waspicked to finish sixth inthe conference in theleague’s preseason poll inFebruary.

Silvers’ third-place fin-

ish was the best individualBig Sky finish since juniorteammate Ali Nelson fin-ished first-placein 2009.

Nelson fin-ished eighth inthe champi-onship at 225strokes, givingher three BigSky top-10 fin-ishes in threeyears.

J u n i o rChelsea Silvers,Carleigh’s sis-ter, finished in atie for 19th with a finaltournament score of 230,14-over-par.

Sophomores HannahMcNeley (236) and Libby

Avery (250) rounded outthe Bears’ scoring and fin-ished the tournament in

25th and 39thplace, respec-tively.

C a r l e i g hcapped her soph-omore cam-p a i g n — w h i c hsaw her namedBig SkyC o n f e r e n c eGolfer of theWeek once andnamed to the BigSky All-C o n f e r e n c e

Second Team—with beingnamed to the all-tournamentteam along with Leclair, Yada,Helstrom and NorthernArizona’s Alexa Kim.

Carleigh Silvers was named to theBig Sky all-tourna-ment team with herthird-place finish.

Chelsea Silvers finished the tour-nament tied for19th with a finalscore of 230.

Ali Nelson has three Big Skytop-10 finishes inthree consecu-tive years.

Softball heads to Utah Valley

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9 a.m. at Island GrovePark, 501 N. 14th Ave.Presentations andexhibits will focus onlocal, regional and globalwater issues. Details,www.greeleygov.com/cwf.Holocaust Survivor:Dr.Fred Manasse, 7:30p.m. at University CenterPikes Peak Ballroom, 20thSt. and 11th Ave. A childsurvivor’s story duringthe Hitler years and hislife in America. Details,970.330.6556.

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The UNC CampusRecreation Center hostedits own strong man andstrong woman competi-tion Thursday, which fea-tured events patternedafter the World’s StrongestMan competition.

Despite the wind andrain, several studentsgathered outside the CRCto compete in the contest.

The event was hostedby CRC fitness staff topromote a fit and healthylifestyle.

The competitors wereplaced into different cate-gories designated by theirweight and gender.

Each then took part infour main events: the tireflip, the truck pull, thefarmer’s walk and the keg

toss. All of the eventsrequired endurance.

The tire flip is an eventwhere students continu-ously turn over a tireweighing more than 300pounds. The person whoflips it a certain distancein the fastest time winsthe challenge.

“This event is greatbecause it lets peoplecompete against eachother in a friendly way,”said Ian Fisher, a personaltrainer at the CRC.

The competitors aregenerally a close-knitgroup of individuals whostrive to remain fitthroughout the semester.

A lot of the competi-tors are students who visitthe CRC several times aweek during the semester.They said they know eachother well and compete in

a friendly manner forbragging rights.

The competitorscheered each other onthroughout each event.

“I think the event issomething really fun, andit gives competitorssomething to worktoward every spring,” said

Alexis Jakuszeit, a fitnessintern with the CRC.

Jakuszeit said the com-petitors often come backeach year to take participate.

Payne Kesler, a stu-dent who has competedin the competition twoyears in a row, said he wasreluctant to try the eventlast year but was coaxedinto it by a friend.

He was one of thelightest men in the heavy-weight division. Hereturned to the event thisyear because he said itwas a positive experience.

“I am really hoping toget the sportsmanshipaward for being positive,”Kesler said.

Each competitor hadto pay an entrance fee,which was pooled andthen used to buy prizesfor the winners. Winnersalso received itemsdonated by sponsors.

One of the main spon-sors this year was MaxMuscle, which had sup-plies and information attwo tables near the chal-lenge areas.

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Language Day brings together schools, culturesAMANDA STOUTENBURGH

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The annual WorldLanguage Day event washosted Wednesday at theUniversity Center and gaveboth high school and UNC

students an opportunity tolearn about different cul-tures.

The departments of mod-ern languages and Hispanicstudies hosted the day’sevents.

High schools from across

Colorado participated,including Grandview HighSchool, Holy Family CatholicHigh School, Loveland HighSchool, Abraham LincolnHigh School, Windsor HighSchool and more.

Students from the highschools participated insong and dance activitiesand competitions duringwhich they each sang in adifferent language.

The languages represent-ed in the competition includ-ed German, Chinese, Frenchand Spanish. The performingstudents had to be fluent inthe languages.

The winners of the songand dance competitionswere Windsor for German,Grandview for Chinese andFrench and Loveland for

Spanish. Participants seemedto enjoy participating in theskits. Those watching alsoseemed to have a good time,and cheered loudly at the endof each performance.

The event also featuredlive bands playing outside theUC and educational videosabout different languages.

At the Fireside Lounge inthe UC, high school and col-lege students were playingbingo.

High school students saidthey thought the event wasentertaining and were gladthe university hosted it.

University of NorthernColorado students saidthey enjoyed the event aswell as they talked,laughed and learned abouta different language.

Campus’ strongest challenged during competition

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Brett Deaver, a sophomore business management major,lifts a 318 lb. tire at the Strong Man & Woman CompetitionThursday on the practice fields near Butler Hancock Hall.

RICHELLE CURRY | THE MIRROR

High school student Josh Melon performs his winning solopiece during World Language Day Wednesday at the UC.Students from across Colorado came to UNC for the event.