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Campus ROTC builds comradery through training exercises Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu Speckled green outfits dotted the wooded area along Eagle Rock Road. Groups of two jogged in synchronization from one orange flag to the next. Teammates negotiated which path to take next and checked to ensure their numbers corresponded correctly. The energy steadily rose, building excitement in the air. But the urban orienteering exercise was only the beginning of what was in store for the cadets. Every year, UCCS’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps constructs a day of training exercises. Formerly called MS1 and 2 FTX, Operation Kokanee Spawn “is an opportunity to throw the freshmen and sophomores into the Continued on page 2 . . .
Junior ROTC cadets participated in field training excercises that put their skills to the test.
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cast 20, was designed to highlight news and events around the university and surrounding area. “It’s a really nice video connection between the campus and the community,” media specialist Angie Kinnett said.
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‘The Syllabus’ connects campus and community awefler@uccs.edu The link between UCCS and the Colorado Springs community has grown even stronger. “The Syllabus,” a video news magazine on Com-
The first episode of “The Syllabus” aired in June and featured topics ranging from the groundbreaking of new student housing to graduation and the GOCA ChitChat series. Kelsey Hunt, associate director of Media Ser-
Senior Erick Murphy is the co-host of “The Syllabus,” a video news magazine.
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vices, joined the university in March. Hunt said Media Services wanted to create original programming for Comcast 20, and “The Syllabus” seemed like a straightforward fit. Kinnett said that “The Syllabus” is something that
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they have been attempting to create for a while. “I’ve been here nine years, and we’ve tried to do this, and the fact that we are is pretty exciting,” she said. She added that she’s eager to see where “The Syllabus” goes. The staff is starting small, filming “The Syllabus” in the El Pomar studio and with two students hosting. There is a lot of room to grow, Kinnett said. “Start small, think big.” Erick Murphy, a senior majoring in communication and co-host of “The Syllabus,” said that it’s the first real TV show for students and the campus. “My hope with it is I can pass it on to the next students, and one day it’ll be student-run,” Murphy said. He indicated that he thinks more students would be willing to run “The Syllabus” in the future if it was a class or if they got paid. “It’s impossible to have students give their time for free, sacrifice
their free time,” he said. Emily Bellizio, also a senior majoring in communication and co-host, said she thinks “The Syllabus” is a good opportunity because it brings UCCS to the community. “I think that’s important because UCCS is such a big part of the community,” she said. “It’s basically an invitation for them. I think involving them is what makes it more appealing,” added Hunt. She also noted that the university is a great resource for the community, and “The Syllabus” shows events like exciting exhibits or lectures. The next episode of “The Syllabus” will air at the end of September and will be posted on the UCCS YouTube page (youtube. com/uccswebservices). Topics for the episode include the effects of the Waldo Canyon Fire on the campus committee, the opening of Cafe ‘65 and the start of the fall semester. S
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ROTC training excercises (continued from page 1) experience,” Battalion Commander MS4 Cadet Kreston Keehne explained. ROTC cadets began their day on Saturday, Sept. 15 before dawn, the temperature slowly warming above 40 degrees. The MS3 and MS4 cadets started working a few hours before the first exercise as they prepared the course for the MS1 and MS2 cadets. Three orange flags were spread over the expansive fields behind the Mountain Lion Stadium. Cadets began their challenge at 9 a.m. and were allotted two hours for completion. Most completed the orienteering within half an hour. The assault course followed the orienteering exercise. Cadets were divided into nine squads of seven people each. Garbed in their military uniforms, teams made their way to the field. Obstacles included crossing a rope bridge, balancing on a log and crawling through mud
under barbed wire. Cadets also armed themselves with paintball guns and conducted an assault on simulated enemy forces. “My gun kept jamming,” MS1 Cadet Antero Guy said. “I had to let my team shoot.” Afterwards, crews made their way across a gully where they were provided with a new mission: knock out an enemy bunker. While overtaking the bunker, an MS3 designated one cadet, usually the heaviest, as an injured solider. The remaining members had to transport their comrade on a stretcher through the rest of the course. Exhausted, muddy and overwhelmed with adrenaline, the finished squads assembled in a large group at the beginning of the course. Parents observed their children from under a tent. All were smiling and cheering for their kids. “I’m really proud,” said Eric Joern, father of MS2 Cadet Jared Joern.
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tions. “The issues we face with sustainability will impact everyone at one point or another,” Sustainability Director Linda Kogan said. “The whole idea is to have friends get involved and have them say, ‘This is really cool.’” Along with the energy service corps and engineers for sustainability from the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), there are two other sustainability-oriented organizations on campus – Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability (SEAS) and the Green Action Fund. “It’s a good way to make friends, and it feels good to do something for something other than yourself,” said Josh Hendrickson, a senior geography and environmental studies student who serves as the volunteering events coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. “Plus, volunteering helped me get scholarships.” The Environmental Awareness and Sustainability was created in 2003 and meets every other Thursday at 5 p.m. at Poor Richard’s downtown. With approximately 50 students signed up for the fall, the club is seeking
Cadets were provided time to relax and fall into formation. Eleven cadets were instructed to move outside of the group, assembling into a parallel formation. Pep talks that commended the cadets for their efforts were followed by an award ceremony. Two teams consisting of two cadets each were honored for first and second positions in the urban orienteering exercise. Jared Joern and James Flaherty, both MS2s, were awarded first place, and MS2 Dmitry Yershov and MS1 Antero Guy earned second place. Both teams received a commander’s coin. Squad Four was chosen as the best overall in the assault course, leading with a time of 33 minutes and 50 seconds. Cadets Jacob Camacho (MS2), Adam Nasif (MS2), Sergio Ortega (MS2), James McDonald (MS1), Dominic Maffia (MS1), Thalia Bohn (MS1) and Ronni Lynn
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Junior ROTC cadets traverse multiple obstacles during their first field training excercise. (MS1) were awarded Maglite flashlights. “The cadets are SALs –
scholar-athlete-leaders,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mark Thomas.
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Ongoing events highlight campus sustainability jtoman@uccs.edu While Bike Month is rolling by, many other sustainability projects are just beginning. One of a series of events called Alternative Transport Lunch-n-Learns will take place on Sept. 27 at noon in University Center 302. Several short films will demonstrate how cities around the world are attempting to handle sustainable transportation problems. Students are asked to bring their own lunches. Bike Month will end on Oct. 2 with the Bike Riders’ Breakfast, starting at 7 a.m. in the lower plaza of University Center. Prizes for the Bike Month challenge are awarded, and students who bike to campus that morning receive a free breakfast courtesy of Rudy’s Organic Bakery. Afterward, on Oct. 6, in coordination with the Pikes Peak Library District, a film called “Surviving Disaster” will be shown at University Center 302 at 11 a.m. Student involvement is a large part of the sustainability movement on campus. Besides volunteering and going to sustainability events, students can get involved in various organiza-
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Bike Month ends soon, but the Office of Sustainability has more opportunities for students. to make a greater impact within the student body. “We are working … both on a personal and bigger scale to be able to reduce our footprint,” said Hillary Fuller, a co-leader of SEAS and a senior geography and environmental studies student. “A lot of it is about awareness.” The Green Action Fund is a committee that collects money to fund sustainable
projects on campus. Consisting of a 12-member conglomerate of students, faculty and alumni, the group accepts project proposals from anyone, including students, evaluates their feasibility and impact and then decides whether or not to allocate the money. “We’re looking for more proposals,” said Green Action Fund projects coordinator Andrea Hassler, a
graduate student in the applied master’s geography program. “We’re always looking for ways that students can imagine campus more sustainable.” Approved Green Action Fund plans for 2012, in addition to the recently placed water bottle filling hydration stations, include an LED alternative light project, a smart clock irrigation system, supplies
for a student garden, bluffs restoration materials and trees to be planted for Earth Day. Students can visit the Office of Sustainability’s website (uccs.edu/sustain) for more information. Questions regarding upcoming events or information on how to become involved can be sent to the Office of Sustainability at sustain@ uccs.edu. S
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First Year Experience hosts mid-term study sessions Peter Farrell
pfarrell@uccs.edu The inevitable week of midterms is upon us, and the Office of First Year Experience, or FYE, seeks to help students ready themselves for the onslaught. FYE is hosting study sessions to assist students for midterm preparation. Other more well-known sessions include Study Smarter, Not Harder and Midterm Mindspa. Unlike Study Smarter, Not Harder, which is more focused on time management, the goal of the midterm study sessions is to prepare students for tests and a typical testing environment. Some examples of the test-taking tips that students are taught in the sessions include inductive reasoning on multiple-choice questions and searching for grammatical consistencies between answers. Ellen Burkart, assistant director at FYE, fre-
quently encounters students who want to simply rush through studying and expect the sessions to help them accomplish this. “You have to spend the time studying. There’s no shortcuts,” Burkart said. Student staff members trained directly by Burkhart lead the sessions. “I created and developed the Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop based off of what I’ve done through conferences and research, and then I’ve trained them how to do that,” she explained. Due to demand and the subjective needs of students, FYE cannot always tailor sessions for individual students. However, those who have participated in a Study Harder, Not Smarter session expressed their recommendations. “Literally out of all those 300 [students], I’ve had maybe three come back [who] said they would not recommend it to a friend,” Burkart said. Students also seek individual assistance after a
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Ellen Burkart, assistant director at the Office of First Year Experience, created the Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop. FYE also hosts the Midterm Mindspa and mid-term study sessions to prepare students for tests. Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop. “Usually after the workshop, a lot of the work ends up being … more one-on-one atten-
tion,” Burkhart said. Despite smaller turnouts at some sessions, FYE strives to make a connection with every student who needs help.
Students who want more individual attention to learn more about their learning style can go to the Career Center in Main Hall 202.
To learn more about an upcoming study session, contact the FYE office at 255-3688, email fye@ uccs.edu or visit its website (uccs.edu/fye). S
Forster House home to resources, support for military students Sarah Palma spalma@uccs.edu Attention all veterans, active-duty military and dependent students: your mission, should you choose to accept, is to excel in college and beyond.
But when this is overwhelming, the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs hopes to help along the way. The office, now located in the renovated Forster House on the east side of the campus, seeks to pro-
vide military students with an abundance of resources and support. The primary duty of the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs is processing VA benefits for military students. Even though much of
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The Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs provides services to the military community on campus by offering many programs for transitioning military members.
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the staff’s time is spent processing VA benefits, the office also offers military students opportunities to connect with their peers at UCCS as well as the military community in Colorado Springs. All students who claim military affiliation on their application to UCCS are required to attend an orientation hosted by the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs. The office also provides information on counseling and support groups available both on- and off-campus. Phillip Morris, the newly appointed program director for the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs, is himself an army veteran, serving eight years in both reserve and active duty. With his military experience, Morris can relate to the struggles veterans and military students face when transitioning from the structured military
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lifestyle to college. “Broadly, this is a lifestyle transition,” Morris said. “Being academically and financially prepared can be a struggle. But all students have different difficulties. The transition can be tough, especially with the loss of structure that is present in the military.” “But they are generally good students,” Morris explained. “They know how to get the job done.” Morris and the staff at the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs are in the process of developing a faculty training program that aims to assist faculty in catering to the specific needs of veteran and military students. “Traditional faculty have spent much of their time in academia and have little knowledge of what the military students have gone through, especially those suffering from PTSD,” Morris said.
“This training program would help them recognize the veterans in the classrooms and understand what type of needs they may have.” Morris hopes to help develop UCCS into an even more military-friendly campus. “This is not a military installation. The college university has a different set of challenges and experiences to learn from,” Morris said. “Community is so important. We’re trying to create a more cohesive military community at UCCS. Community involvement and peer interaction keeps students moving forward.” Students who want more information about the services available through the Office of Veteran and Military Student Affairs can stop by the Forster House anytime Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. S
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Changes underway for general education curriculum Shelby Kotecki skotecki@uccs.edu Yearly enrollment increases at UCCS force the campus to expand – not just in space, but also in terms of its general curriculum, or GE, requirements. The changes to the curriculum, which won’t officially be made for another couple of years, have been a collaborated effort from observations of other universities, staff and students. In creating the new curriculum, the university consulted with students, advisors, faculty and employers in addition to conducting its own research. Students like exploring new ideas and having choices in what to take to fulfill their GE requirements. According to a survey, however, they dislike the fact that they don’t fully understand what the point of a GE curriculum is and the lack of flexibility. Faculty, including Christina Jimenez, a history professor involved in making the changes,
agrees that “there is no uniformity across all the colleges when it comes to basic, necessary courses. And there seems to be a lack in college-level mathematics and writing skills.” The new curriculum will focus on three interrelated areas of learning – evaluate and create, know and explore and act and interact. Instead of a mix of required courses differing from program to program, a roughly 24-credit hour program will be instated campus-wide, regardless of a student’s major. Four courses will be required freshman year – Gateway: Freshmen Seminar, English 1310, English 1410 (or equivalent) and Quantitative Reasoning. Sophomore year, a Physical or Natural World course, an Arts, Humanities or Cultures course and a Social Sciences course – all three credits apiece. Junior year will require an advanced core course, and senior year a capstone course. All of the courses over the four years will
focus on writing intensity, inclusiveness and global diversity and sustainability, integrating the emphasized areas of learning. Nothing is finalized, and there are still kinks to be worked out in the mapping of the new GE curriculum. The desired goal is to give every college a satisfactory representation of the concerns each is addressing. Creators of the new curriculum are hoping that the first test run will begin in Fall 2014. A Faculty Governance Committee, made up of deans and other influential staff members, according to Jimenez, will be created to help institute the new curriculum and make sure it maintains its effectiveness. Faculty, staff and many students who were able to voice their opinions concerning the curriculum hope that these changes will not only help their own college experiences, but also aid future students in their transition from high school to college as well as better prepare them for expectations once they’ve graduated. S
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Free Minds Film Festival seeks to promote liberty, free thought film.
aalves@uccs.edu When the lights dim and the speakers roar to life, a movie theater screen can act as a portal to another reality. But there is more to film than the movie theater experience – a message is in every movie. The 2012 Free Minds Film Festival, running Sept. 28-30 at UCCS, hopes to tap into the power of the messages found in
The Lowdown What: Free Minds Film Festival When: Sept. 28-30 Where: Friday: Dwire Hall 121 Saturday and Sunday: Centennial Hall 203 How much: Free More Info: freemindsfilmfestival. com
educating, informing and but on their challenging The festival aims to getting people active,” ideas and messages. promote free thought said Michael Mangin, “There are a lot of ideas and discussion among a junior innovation and here that are probably new attendees. Titles include business administration to students. It will expose “The Hunger Games,” student who is also the them to a lot of things,” “Battle for Brooklyn,” founder and director of the said Hollenbeck. “Guns and Weed: The UCCS Students for Liberty “Most people think Road to Freedom” and Chapter, a sponsor of the of politics in the world “The Soviet of Republican, Story.” D e m o c r a t , There are other ways to “I hope that conservative or change the world other people that liberal terms, but this than just political parties don’t already film festival is proand elections. agree with these liberty, so it’s more ideas will either objectivist,” he said. - Todd Hollenbeck come away Last year the Free agreeing or at Minds Film Festival least have something else festival. “You may not take had more than 90 attendees, to think about and discuss an interest in politics, but and coordinators hope for and discover that these politics will always take an an even larger showing other ideas exist out there,” interest in you.” this year. said Todd Hollenbeck, The Free Minds Festival The festival aims to show executive director of Free hopes to separate itself people the big picture – the Minds Film Festival, LLC. from other film festivals by power that social change Voted the 2011 “Event including guest speakers can have on the structure of the Year” by the UCCS on a variety of pro-liberty of society. Students for Liberty topics that compliment the “There are other ways Chapter, the Free Minds message of the films and to change the world other Film Festival asks students socials at BJ’s Restaurant that just political parties to embrace the idea of a and Brewhouse on Friday and elections,” Hollenbeck free society and explore and Saturday night, from said. the foundations of America 9:30 p.m. to midnight. Hollenbeck, whose and its meaning of liberty. The films were not mother and brother inspired “We are about chosen based on popularity him to start the festival,
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Free Minds Film Festival will start this week. said that this year’s films will be more broad and controversial. “I want to get these
ideas out there. I’ll have a whole table full of books and resources available [for attendees].” S
Albom’s ‘The Timekeeper’ is a book worth your time Cynthia Jeub
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Bestselling author Mitch Albom’s writing is hard to describe because it lands somewhere between fantasy, science fiction and the thriller novel. His past work breaks every rule: “Tuesdays with Morrie” gives answers to life, while “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” claims an explanation for
life after death. “The Timekeeper,” which hit stores Sept. 4, is no different in theme, though it addresses a new issue: time. Albom’s style demands attention. Fast-paced and urgent, his message drips with truth about life. Like an artist who paints what the average person can’t see, Albom tells stories to explain what most do not understand. Each book he writes contains the unlikely connection of different people. A person who is overlooked
because of status has the power to change someone else – if only those two can meet. His stories use supernatural intervention to force people to exchange perspectives. The tale begins with three characters sharing a page. Not many writers can create empathy for such a diverse group, but Albom manages. By the end, the reader cares deeply for a wealthy and selfish old man. A high school girl with low selfesteem and a petty crush has our full attention. A guy
who lived in ancient times is relatable. The dedication reveals that the book isn’t about these characters, though. It’s about time. Society struggles for more time and lives by time but never asks what it is. Albom dares to suggest that time was invented by man. Man’s mistake was counting and measuring, for it distracted him from life. The first time measurer is Father Time, who holds time and must watch it progress until he can bring an end to what he started.
The best thing about any book by Mitch Albom is the level of hope he delivers with it. His climaxes are etched with despair, but some magical thing steps in to offer perspective. The solution is not through the impossible – like controlling time, as the characters in this story try to do – but through the uncommon: gaining a new perspective. Wanting more time or less time reveals that time has become a currency instead of a gift. Knowing time measurement taints
the enjoyment of the time given. Revelations about the past, present and future are peppered throughout the book. Perhaps this is what it was like to read Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for the first time. Two people get a chance to see the results of their actions before they take them. One person has to live through the consequences of his actions, but there’s hope at the end. All three learn something not at all fictional: choices affect the people we love. S
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Back to the Bluffs returns as Homecoming 2012 Wednesday in Berger Hall. Also look for a conversation featuring former Governor Dick Lamm, Sandy Kraemer and Corinne Harmon called “Between the Generations: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Thursday from 3-5 p.m. in the thirdfloor library apse. Later that evening, a comedy tour will come to visit with NBC’s “StandUp for Diversity” from 8-11 p.m. in Berger Hall. Students and faculty can also catch a duel between professional pianists from 8:30-11 p.m. in Cafe ‘65 Friday evening.
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A male fashion pageant, piano duel and tailgating party are just some of the activities planned for this year’s Back to the Bluffs, which has been rebranded as Homecoming 2012. A number of students on campus have been working to provide fellow students, faculty, family, friends and alumni with the best homecoming week possible. Planning one day of events takes time, organization and sacrifice. Planning nine days of events may take something of a miracle, but a committee co-chaired by graduate student Kelly Lynch and Director of University Center Megan Bell hopes to do just that. Shows: Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Homecoming week opens Saturday, Sept. 29 with an intimate show featuring local musicians in an unplugged coffeehouse setting from 7-9 p.m. in Berger Hall. Sunday brings the final Theatreworks presentation of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams in the Dusty Lou Bon Vivant Theater at 4 p.m. Following a fashion
Movies, speeches and pianos : Oct. 3-5
For those who enjoy movies, “The Amazing Spiderman” will be playing from 7-9 p.m.
Sports: Oct. 4-7 Sporting events include UCCS volleyball vs. Western New Mexico Highlands Thursday in the Gallogly Events Center at 7 p.m. UCCS men’s and women’s soccer vs. Colorado Christian will be held Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m in the Mountain Lion Stadium. The March will lead students from the housing quad to the Colorado Christian games. Students will gather on the main campus at 4 p.m. on Oct. 5, line up to receive a free T-shirt and march together to the Four Dia-
like to produce a show. The station can only offer a certain type of program if someone volunteers to produce it. There are many benefits of producing a show, but it is mainly seen as a
creative, hands-on way of learning more about the inner workings of Internet radio, Ortega said. Students have numerous choices when listening to music or radio programming. However,
UCCS Internet Radio has a physical presence at university events and a space in the ROAR Office, so the station can deliver news and music specific to the UCCS community. UCCS Internet Ra-
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Formal and Casino Night, pictured here from last year’s Back to the Bluffs, will return in this year’s Homecoming. show at the bookstore, this year’s Mr. UCCS competition will be from 6-9 p.m. at Cafe ‘65 on
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UCCS Internet Radio hopes to provide a medium for creative programming “to provide a platform for the dissemination of information, news and entertainment to the campus and the community,” its mission statement reads. The station was originally started by two students in the computer science department. In 2005, the station became an organization within the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where it remains today. Many members help the station run smoothly, but three of these members are of particular importance to the overall strength of the station. Margaret Mistry, a senior Spanish instructor and the station leader, Ortega and Ben Sloan, IT support, dedicate much of their time and energy to UCCS Internet Radio. Ortega said that the station is alive and well on campus and looking for anyone who would
monds Sports Complex for a tailgating session. Saturday, Oct. 6 offers UCCS volleyball vs. Western New Mexico Highlands at 5 p.m. in the Gallogly Events Center. UCCS men’s and women’s soccer vs. Colorado Mesa is happening in the Mountain Lion Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Formal and picnic: Oct. 6-7 Paid admission and formal attire are required for the Annual Formal and Casino Night, held Oct. 6 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Berger Hall. Tickets are available for purchase at the Information Desk in University Center. Prices are $15 per couple or $10 per person. Homecoming Week 2012 will culminate with the Family, Friends and Alumni Picnic on Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. on the West Lawn. Students can also look forward to food specials at Cafe ‘65 and Clyde’s, a sale of a top-secret item at the UCCS Bookstore and a social media contest involving the chancellor. More information can be found at the Homecoming 2012 website (uccs. edu/homecoming). S
Internet Radio offers students chance to be heard Jennifer Knight jknight@uccs.edu It’s always adding new shows, streaming original content and offering students a way to develop more skills, yet many new students are unfamiliar with its existence. Although UCCS Internet Radio (radio.uccs.edu) has been in existence for nearly a decade, its presence is generally not well known around campus. The station’s manager, Brandon Ortega, wants to help the station achieve the reputation of an organization that allows students, faculty and radio staff to voice their opinions and be creative with their work, whatever that work may be. “No other music source or radio station cares about those in the UCCS community as much as UCCS Internet Radio does,” Ortega said. This on-campus adventure, like any other, can only survive and thrive with participation.
dio accepts proposals for new shows from students, alumni, faculty members, radio staff and community members. For more information, contact Ortega at bortega@uccs.edu or radio@uccs.edu. S
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JTA program seeks to mentor students, help them evolve April Wefler
awefler@uccs.edu The freshman seminar. Many of us have been there, wondering what to expect from college and whom we’ll meet. In the latter case, the first person may be a junior teaching assistant. This year, the JTA program had more than 80 students with at least one JTA per section in all of the freshman seminars. The program was designed to coincide with the freshman seminar with the premise that it fosters student mentors. Students who are JTAs are required to participate in an online peer-mentoring component, which Carrie Arnold, academic fitness instructor and peer mentor in the freshman seminar department, oversees. “It’s designed to synthe-
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JTA Chris Roth helps freshmen transition to college. size what they’re seeing, experiencing in freshman seminar,” Arnold said. She added that the online peer mentoring allows the JTAs to see whether or not they’re helping students and know whether a stu-
dent is in trouble. “It’s practical training in the freshman seminar,” she said. Arnold noted that she thought there was a peer mentor piece missing from the freshman seminar and that people thought
Colorado Springs in 2002 when his wife was offered a job at UCCS. “And so I ended up at UCCS as well,” he said. “I didn’t plan on being a teacher; it just kind of happened.” Sylvester never planned on being a professional negotiator, either. “But I guess there’s not many of me,” he said. Even though he never planned on it, Sylvester ended up running the largest private negotiations consulting company in the United States. Sylvester was even the lead negotiator in an international Alaskan fishing negotiation. These negotiations involved countries such as Japan, China and others in South America and Latin America. “Basically any country that had something to do
with fishing,” Sylvester said. While Sylvester has worked for many companies, two in particular stood out for him as his favorites to work with: Microsoft and Boeing. Sylvester spent many years working with Microsoft and Bill Gates. “He was amazingly creative,” Sylvester said. “He was such a bright and innovative man, and I respect him … In 1988, there was no such thing as technology everywhere. But Microsoft changed that.” Sylvester also appreciates the work Boeing has done on aircraft over the years. “They made such an impact in terms of manufacturing and helping to create safe flights around the world.” Sylvester has many sto-
it would be good to have students who had gone through the freshman seminar before help out. Although the JTAs are students, the peer mentoring teaches them how to handle different situations as a peer mentor – not a student. Arnold noted that they are still students and have to learn how to differentiate. In the past, professors and instructors teaching the freshman seminars chose the students they thought would be interested in becoming a JTA. “Most instructors have a good eye for knowing what types of students would make good JTAs,” Arnold said. However, the JTA program is still a work in progress. There’s a new book, a rewritten syllabus and, next year, students wishing to be a JTA will need a GPA of at least 3.0 and fill
out an application. Arnold explained that this year, many students accepted the position of JTA after being recommended by their professors, but when it came time to register, there were conflicting classes. Students wishing to become a JTA need certain qualities, Arnold said. She noted that students can’t be introverted and have to be open and able to talk to people. Additionally, students need to be patient, openminded and flexible. “It’s not easy balancing the freshman seminar with regular class and the online component,” said Arnold. They also need to know the services and resources available on campus in the event that a student has an issue, be motivated and take initiative. The JTA program has
mostly sophomores with some juniors and seniors. 98 percent of the JTAs have gone through the freshman seminar before. Arnold said that there’s a really good mix of students. “They all have to want to be there and it shows. They all understand the nature of the position and the work that goes into it,” she said. She also thinks peer mentoring is an extremely valuable tool for students. “You not only learn about the experience of the students you’re mentoring but also gain learning experience yourself.” “I think the emotional experience that you gain is immeasurable,” she added, saying that the JTA program helps mentors grow, mature and learn a lot about themselves. “Never forget where you came from.” S
From Microsoft to Boeing, Sylvester lends professional expertise Sarah Palma
spalma@uccs.edu When a business, company or country is in crisis, it turns to professional leadership and negotiation consultants for assistance. For more than 40 years, many in crisis have turned to Ken Sylvester for help. Sylvester, a professor in UCCS’s College of Business, has mediated and negotiated for numerous companies, including Microsoft, Google, Boeing, Nike and Coca-Cola. He explained that companies and nations called him when there was a crisis and limited time. “With corporations, it was usually legal or financial trouble,” he said. “If it was government, it was national peace issues.” Sylvester moved to
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Ken Sylvester has worked at a number of high-tech companies. ries about his experiences working as a negotiation consultant. He recalled one from his time working with Microsoft. “On a Sunday evening, I received a phone call from Microsoft. They wanted to have a meeting the next morning,” Sylvester said. “When I got there, they requested my help with
problems they were having in South America … they wanted the problems solved in two weeks! I had a five-minute briefing before getting on a plane and flying to South America. I visited eight countries in those two weeks and was able to resolve financial and political issues.” Sylvester stressed the
importance of believing in yourself when doing negotiations work. “It requires a deep sense of belief in your thinking and belief in your ability.” Sylvester retired his business in 2004. He currently teaches management, negotiation and business classes and has taught other courses as needed for the business department for the last seven years. And students taking Sylvester’s classes should be prepared for a challenge. “I want my students to learn about their thinking, and how to think without their teachers, to think for themselves,” Sylvester said. “I’ve been told it’s frustrating for students at the beginning of classes, but they are very positive by the end.” S
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Rebranding and new logo cost more than money If you’re in the mood for an online scavenger hunt, start with the UCCS website and try to spot the different versions of the university logo. In the past seven years, UCCS has had three logos. The latest, a collaboration between the CU Office of the President, University Advancement, Chancellor’s Office and external marketing partner Kyle Blakely, was introduced at the first Chancellor’s Forum on Aug. 28. The new logo is an outline of the pipe-like black and gold text from the former logo. The background with the mountains and blue sky has been cut, as it doesn’t match CU branding. “You can blame me if you don’t like it,” Chancellor Pamela Shockley-Zalabak was quoted as saying in Communique, the faculty and staff website. “But this change makes economic sense, is preferred by students, and puts us more in alignment with the CU System. Those are strong reasons to change.” “Economic sense” means the new logo sells better in the bookstore and is less expensive to reproduce than the former logo. Of the chancellor’s reasons, this is the only compelling one. How does Shockley-
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Zalabak know that students prefer the new logo? To our knowledge, no one has done any sort of questionnaire or survey of students to actually find out what we prefer. Aligning with the CU system is also not a compelling reason to rebrand. CU shouldn’t play into each UCCS decision, brandingrelated or otherwise. Even though UCCS is a satellite school, it’s not a miniature CU. UCCS should strive to develop its own identity, not be pressured into adopting anyone else’s. Also, while the new logo may save or earn money long term, various expenses are associated with rebranding. From a local perspective, we’ve learned that those expenses don’t always reflect the effort (or lack thereof) involved in creating the new logo itself. Last year, both CU and the city of Colorado Springs had disastrous rebranding projects. CU spent $780,000 to add a gray box and change its font. Colorado Springs, meanwhile, spent $111,000 and ended up with a design slapped together on Kid Pix. Fortunately, the latter farce was reversed due to community backlash, though the fiscal irresponsi-
bility remains. Unlike CU, UCCS did not hire an outside firm to design its new logo. According to Jeff Foster, University Advancement multimedia marketing coordinator, the logo was designed internally to minimize costs. Foster also said there will be no immediate orders for the former logo to be replaced. Instead, the university will gradually update products as they’re reordered. The former logo will be phased out within two years. The plan is for select items, such as letterheads on documents ordered from the Copy Center and viewbooks sent to prospective students, to be updated within a year. Other items, like the light pole banners, will be up for two to five years before new ones are ordered, but according to Foster, the old ones will still be used elsewhere on campus. While no estimate was available for how much rebranding efforts will cost, some aspects can easily be tabulated based on the Copy Center’s pricing. The Copy Center sells 250 colored, single-sided business cards for $45. According to the 2012-2013 viewbook, UCCS has
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Younger generation’s ego preventing job opportunities
Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu My generation needs to grow up, put our ego aside and get a job wherever we can. I do not think we should have to work in an abusive environment, but if McDonald’s will give
you a position that pays for your survival, take it and appreciate it for what it’s worth. The American job market hasn’t been in great shape. Between 2007 and summer 2012, the unemployment rate fluctuated between 4.6 and 9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The younger generation, meaning people between the ages of 16 and 24, is growing increasingly frustrated with the situation. Because of this, the Baby Boomer generation is facing extreme criticism and blame. But they aren’t entirely at fault.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Baby Boomer generation, which consists of people born between 1946 and 1964, makes up 14.6 percent of unemployed adult men and women. On the other hand, people between the ages of 16 and 24 make up 24.6 percent of unemployed persons. From this, many jobs don’t seem available for younger people. However, it must be taken into consideration that the older generation holds positions that require years of experience and diligence. My generation isn’t going to get
a job like that, at least not right away. So here’s how I see it: there is plenty of work available for all ages; it’s just that young people have been bred to believe they shouldn’t have “lowbrow” jobs. This is when blame falls on the Baby Boomers. People raised in the mid-1990s had no choice but to work in the worst kinds of jobs. Because of this, they didn’t want their children to experience the same misery. Therefore, my generation has no desire to even apply to an establishment such as McDonald’s,
which created 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in 2011. We’ve had it ingrained in our mentality that a job at a fast food restaurant is demeaning. We should instead go to college, get an education and be better off in the future. But we don’t live in the future; we live in the now. All of this produces a vicious cycle in which my generation desires an education, but we don’t have the money. In order to get the money, we need to get a good job. To get a good job, we need experience. How do we get expe-
rience if we can’t get a job? How do we pay bills without money? How do we get a good job without proper education? There are volunteer options, but we can’t buy food and afford our homes off of goodwill. Here’s a solution: get a job at a fast food establishment. If you’re hurting for money, don’t sit around and wallow in despair. Instead, do what you can to stay alive. No one has to stay at the low end of the job scale forever. Work hard, move your way up and end successfully just like the Baby Boomers. S
Immaturity growing into campus-wide epidemic
Nicholas Burns nburns@uccs.edu Children have come to our school, and they are going to annoy you. I’m not talking about those from the Family Development Center, though. I’m talking about teenage students. These are kids who need some corrective action – even if it is just being told that they are acting inappropriately. They are loud. Not only that, they’re not re-
ally saying anything – just babbling senselessly. They make messes up and down the hallways and classrooms and need picking up after. I have watched them drop food and trash, then look at it and leave it on multiple occasions. They always seem to know how to be right in my way even though the hallway is wide open. The problem is that these adult-children are actually affecting the rest of us with their inability to act appropriately in a professional setting. When you are paying thousands of dollars for a degree, every encounter with immature behavior detracts from the learning experience. When we know more about what your Facebook friends are doing than the economics lecture you are interrupting, there is a
serious problem. If these rude children have not been taught – or worse yet, just ignore – how to act in society, I think it may be time to do something about it. If a puppy has an annoying habit, you make a calm, corrective action until the little guy gets what he is expected to do. The same is needed for these children. As a community, we may have reached a point where we should be responsible for the actions of the irresponsible. I, for one, will not let some-
one else take away from my hardearned college education, and neither should you. The next time some children are disruptive, annoying, messy or ignorant of the situation, go ahead and let them know that it is inappropriate.
And if you are one of those children, or think you might be one of those children, grow up. Yeah, you’re on your own for the first time. I get it. You’re excited to not have to fol-
low Mom’s rules anymore. But just because there is one set of rules that you don’t have to follow anymore does not mean that there are no rules at all. S
Government, Tenth Edition,” affirmative action is “compensatory action to address the consequences of past discrimination and to encourage diversity.” We need to get rid of affirmative action. Do away with it. Instead, start at the beginning in the public education system. In practice, the target area for most acts of affirmative action is the college admissions process. Over the decades, the Supreme Court has eliminated race-based quotas, such as keeping twenty positions in a university open for those of certain
minority groups. However, universities are allowed to consider race as a factor as long as it is one factor among many, according to the Supreme Court decision in Regents v. Bakke. There are thousands of people who work hard in high school, graduate at the top of their classes, do exactly what I was always told to do, but they don’t get what they’re striving for because of the terms of affirmative action. Oftentimes, certain scholarships or openings at colleges are given away to perhaps someone with a lower GPA or lacking resume. It’s a wonder to me that
the government, colleges and citizens in general are waiting until these underprivileged groups are of adult age to try and make a difference. For years, the United States’ education system has been falling behind when compared to other countries. Whether it’s due to a lack of funding, mediocre teachers or just a poor structure, the education system needs to be fixed. A big argument in favor of affirmative action is the claim that not everyone starts out with equal opportunities; that is, people come from different social classes, backgrounds and
environments, so they don’t all start out on a level playing field. But why are we waiting until these students are 18 or 19 to try and change that? Why not start earlier and give everyone that equal opportunity? If those in favor of these types of policies really want to make a difference, if they really want to give that fair chance to everyone, then they need to reform the public education system. Give all kids that chance at a bright future through education; don’t throw money at them when it may be too late. Doing that can cause
more harm indirectly to those who aren’t getting the benefits of the money being thrown at the problem. I agree that everyone should have a fighting chance. People should have that opportunity, that potential, to achieve whatever they set their minds to. I’m certainly not arguing against equal opportunity. But why are we waiting? Get down to the root of the problem – a problem that starts the moment that we step foot into that poster-filled classroom with a lunch box in our hand and get a glimpse at what we might be able to do. S
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Affirmative action is helping too little, too late
Shelby Kotecki skotecki@uccs.edu Throughout high school, I was always told that if I kept my grades up, did what I was supposed to and prepared myself for the future, then I’d get a full ride to a top-tier university of my dreams. That was, until the arrival of affirmative action. According to “American
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Campus Chatter
September 24, 2012
Finding balance between school and a job search can be tricky, especially when the search itself consumes enough time to be a job. What struggles do students face on their job searches?
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Kayla Meeks, freshman, biology
Are you currently working? No, I have a job interview – McDonald’s for a parttime position. Have you been searching for quite a while? Yes, for a long time. Maybe like a year. I tried and quit. Was McDonald’s your first choice? Not really. It was just like I called them, and they were hiring. So I just I went with it. I would have worked more in retail. A job is a job, I guess. Do you have friends struggling looking for jobs? Yes, a lot of them are struggling to get jobs. It’s frustrating that you have to search so hard to find a job, so it’s frustrating. I partially believe it’s the economy because it’s kind of hard for adults to get a job.
Lincoln Roberts, freshman, business
Do you currently work at the moment? Not at the moment. I worked the entire time I lived in Texas. I have enough money saved up; I didn’t have to have a job freshman year. Maybe my sophomore year I can go look for a job here. Would you look for a job on campus or off? On campus because it would be easier to work around classes. Do you think, being young, it is tougher to get a job than someone older? I think it may be equal chances. It depends really on the job. A job dealing machinery may want someone older who has more experience. Someone younger may be, like, in the kitchen or [at] a cash register.
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Do you currently have a job? I am in the Air Force, actually. Do you know anybody struggling on their job search? I know a lot of people who are doing the work study program at school, and I figure that seems like a pretty convenient way to get your hours in. It seems like [those jobs] would hire students. Do you think a student’s age is a disadvantage? I went to college before I was in the Air Force, and I had the same kind of issues looking for a part-time job. I remember I worked in the library on campus for a while because it was just easy. It was right on campus, so I wouldn’t have to go far. Looking for other jobs, you are limited to entry level. Since you don’t have a degree yet, you’re obviously working towards 3 4 it. It’s usually more convenient to look for a job on campus. S
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September 24, 2012
Sports
Win or lose, Broncos look to have a good season
Kailey Hernandez khernand@uccs.edu Funny how one game can change everything. After the Broncos season-opening win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, talking heads and fans alike gushed about Peyton Manning. He’s back, they said. He’s the old Peyton, capable of hoisting an entire franchise onto his back, even with that surgically repaired neck. But now, after tossing three interceptions in the first quarter against the Falcons, fans aren’t so sure. Was this game just one giant fluke, indicative of Manning’s rustiness and nothing else? Or
is Peyton on the decline, a quarterback stubbornly holding onto something he should give up? Or maybe the Falcons just did their homework, taking advantage of a quarterback who, by his own admission, is rusty. The Falcons seemed to be in Manning’s head, reacting quickly and instinctively to Peyton’s throws without the usual hesitation caused by the boatload of pre-snap checks and reads. Intercepting Manning three times in a single quarter simply does not happen. The Falcons were clean and precise, giving the offense fits, though most would expect the opposite given Manning’s expertise. No one is ever happy with a loss, but, in a way, this game might be more beneficial than a win. The early hole forced the defense to step up and make stops, which they did for the most part. A six-point loss against a good team on the road with three turnovers in the
first quarter is not a bad defensive performance. In fact, the Broncos even had a chance to win down the stretch – a frenzied finish that gave the players something to build on. The defense played great, and going forward, will need to continue that strength. In addition to forcing the defense to make stops throughout the game, this loss was good for Manning. It will relieve some of the pressure that comes with winning. It makes the football season more normal. He can now get back to work and just play the game without the burden of leading an undefeated team, something that does get into players’ heads. Everyone has the off games, and for Manning, an off game sooner rather than later is something to be thankful for. The loss was also beneficial for the fans. Following the first game, approximately one million fans around the state and country poured themselves a gargantuan glass
Pay-for-play needed for NCAA
Kyle Marino kmarino@uccs.edu The NCAA makes millions and millions of dollars off them through television contracts, video games and advertising, just to name a few. Yet it continues as a form of modern-day slavery. How to fix the situation? Student athletes deserve compensation. The NCAA is filled with scandals and controversies, with student athletes taking money from boosters, alumni and people within the community. It has only gotten worse since the Southern Methodist University scandal; now student athletes are accepting cars, money, tattoos, prostitutes and going to parties as underage students. Until something is done, the situation
will only continue to get worse. Recent developments at the University of Miami, University of North Carolina, Ohio State University, Auburn University and countless other schools have brought the pay-for-play issue in the NCAA to the forefront once again. It is not fair that student athletes are being suspended from playing the sport they love. Student athletes deserve some type of compensation for the work they put in on and off the field. Colleges, universities and the NCAA are taking advantage of student athletes to make a profit and do almost nothing to help these athletes. Yes, they get an education, but many people who have degrees are out of jobs and have to get part-time work making minimum wage. If you are born with God-given talent, you should be able to use that to get an edge and live a good life in college and the NFL. Some type of compensation is necessary in the NCAA for student athletes. It has gotten to the
point where a scholarship is not enough. Obviously, boosters and athletes can sometimes get out of control. For example, at the University of Miami, Nevin Shapiro, a booster for the school and also a Ponzi schemer, would take the student athletes out on his yacht full of prostitutes and booze and let the underage students drink and commit inappropriate acts with these “classy ladies.” Shapiro took “incentives” way too far, and he and those players definitely deserve to be punished for their criminal acts. These days, college sports have become the minor league to both the NFL and the NBA. With no structured minor league in either sport (NBA Developmental League? Please.), the NCAA system has filled that void. With this in mind, is it unreasonable for players to get at least some money thrown at them from the big leagues? If professional leagues are going to treat college athletes like they are already pros, they should get paid like the pros as well. S
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Manning threw three interceptions in the first quarter of the Broncos’ second game. of the proverbial Kool Aid and gulped it down. Expectations were through the roof. Peyton Manning was God, and
the Broncos were the best team in the league. The Broncos will likely still have a great season. Manning will probably
be fine. But this loss did raise some questions, and most of all, it showed us that the season is going to have its ups and downs. S
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Bryce Boarman represents U.S. at 2012 London Paralympics khernand@uccs.edu The opening ceremony begins, and waves of emotion fill the London stadium. The moment the athletes have been waiting for is finally here. The Games are about to begin. For Paralympic soccer player and UCCS student Bryce Boarman, 22, the opening ceremony was the highlight of the whole experience. With Boarman, who has cerebral palsy, the road to London began in a church parking lot as he threw a football. He soon found himself face to face with an opportunity. “The Paralympic track coach approached me and asked if I had an interest in doing track,” Boarman said. “When I told him track was not my first choice, he put me in contact with the Paralympic soccer team.” In 2008 in San Diego, Boarman began attending
soccer tryouts for the Paralympic team. Following four and a half years of training, Boarman realized his goals and was a participant in the 2012 London Paralympics. “It was an incredible experience,” Boarman said. “London did an
firsthand the disabilities that they overcame to be in London also had an impact on him. For Boarman, thinking about himself while in London was nearly impossible. “It was almost unbelievable watching some of the athletes do what they did given their physical Getting to play a limitations,” said Boarman. game against the host Once the nerves country with 15,000 passed, Boarman people watching was was ready to finally compete in pretty incredible. the Paralympics. - Bryce Boarman Playing teams from all over the amazing job hosting, and country was an opportuit was the first time for nity for him to experience Paralympic games where the world of athletics outalmost all the events were side the U.S. sold out.” “Getting to play a Aside from the rush game against the host of competing in the Para- country with 15,000 peolympics, Boarman also ple watching was pretty enjoyed being able to incredible,” he said. represent his country. After finishing in “Walking out of the eighth place, Bryce Boartunnel to the roar of the man looks forward to the crowd when your country future. For now, Boarman is announced is an incred- will be able to look back ible feeling,” he said. and always remember the Being in the midst of “unforgettable experiother athletes and seeing ence.” S
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UCCS student Bryce Boarman, who has cerebral palsy, competed on the U.S. Paralympic soccer team at the 2012 London Paralympics.
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