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Sultan Ahmad, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar has been in Greeley since January. Ahmad said he had to leave his two-acre farm, his wife Koteza Ahmad and his four children to escape wrongful imprisonment or even death from Myanmar’s police. “The Rohingya people are one of the most persecuted in the world,� Ahmad said. “I don’t know how we can stop this.� Ahmad fled to Bangladesh and made it to Malaysia almost three weeks later, where he stayed for a year and a half. Now he works as a navigator at Greeley's Global Refugee Center, helping others who have come here under similar circumstances to have a better life. Some of Ahmad’s responsibilities as a navigator include helping refugees with hospital appointments, visits to the bank and car insurance. Ahmad said that he misses his home and family. He also misses having picnics on weekends with his friends.The Global Refugee Center offers various programs to help refugee resettlement in Greeley and spread cultural awareness. The top three factors for integrating two cultures are language and cultural acquisition, employment and social bridging. Most refugees in Greeley come from Southeast Asia, specifically
Myanmar, and East Africa, in Somalia and Ethiopia. GRC Executive Director Erich Strehl began the G2 program in August. The goal of G2 is to build a relationship between a U.S. citizen and a refugee. G2 is a program designed for social bridging. A U.S. citizen and a refugee are paired together so they can develop a relationship. Refugees can also use the U.S. citizens they are paired with as a resource for information about the U.S. But integration does not mean refugees should completely assimilate their values to fit U.S. culture. Strehl stressed that there is no such thing as a correct culture. “It’s not just the outworking of the values, but it’s the underlying world views that exist,� Strehl said. An example Strehl used concerned the way the U.S. values time in comparison to how it is valued by the countries from which many of Greeley’s refugees come. U.S. citizens generally value efficiency and productivity, so their time management is typically focused on tasks that need to be done. Most people from Middle Eastern cultures tend to place more value on community, so they may take three to four hours to talk with their banker rather than spend thirty minutes to do the errand. The GRC helps hundreds of refugees whose ages range from infancy to the elderly each year. One of the largest refugee populations in Greeley come from Myanmar. There are refugees whose cultures did not get along in their home countries, such as the Burmese and the Rohingya people, but refugees try to be mindful of the different groups. Almost 100 people came to G2’s first banquet on Nov. 12. Strehl said
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there will likely be another banquet at the beginning of 2017. In addition to G2, the GRC is also in charge of other programs to help refugees. Volunteers teach health classes to roughly 300 refugees each week. The Little Learners program watches children while their parents are in these classes. Volunteers for programs like G2 and Little Learners are expected to spend a few months as a volunteer and must attend an orientation. Other events, such as the G2 banquet and a food truck for refugees that GRC organizes with the Weld County Food Bank require less of a time commitment. All volunteers must pass a background check. Strehl is working on an advocacy program to spread cultural awareness throughout the Northern Colorado community. He would appreciate it if adults in Greeley would help with the program, but he noted that he would like to see students from the University of Northern Colorado. “Quite often, college students are very proactive and ambitious when it comes to these sorts of things,� Strehl said. “Despite their class schedule and work they seem to have a little more time than people who have a job and a family.� Brianna Hizel, a sophomore with a double major in pre-nursing and human services, expressed her interest in volunteering at the GRC. “I know if I was seeking refuge from my country, I would want to be in a community that helps and accepts me,� Hizel said. The GRC is still working on the details for the advocacy program, but Strehl should have more information on how people can get involved by Jan. 1.
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Bears take down the Lumberjacks D.J. Miles breaks the UNC record with 10 made 3-pointers Staff Report
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Junior guard DJ Miles cashed a UNC Division I record 10 three-pointers en route to a 36-point performance in Northern Colorado’s (7-8, 3-1
Big Sky) 83-79 win over Northern Arizona (3-13, 0-3 Big Sky) on Saturday night. The Bears jumped out to a double-digit lead just seven minutes into the game after a 13-0 run to put UNC in control, 17-7. During the rally, Miles connected on his first two-three pointers of the ball game.
“I knew I was in a groove. After I hit my first two threes, I just knew I wasn’t going to miss that many.” Miles said. “My teammates did a great job of getting me good looks and finding me when I was open, so I didn’t want to let them down.” Just a possession later, Northern Colorado adven-
tured on another run, this one of the 10-0 fashion to take one of its largest lead of the game over the Lumberjacks at 27-10 with 11:40 remaining in the half. NAU did not go quietly into the night after trailing by as many as 18 in the game. The ‘Jacks methodically chipped away at their deficit and got it down to just seven (37-30) with less than a minute remaining until the break. Miles’ fourth trey of the half with :31 to go provided some extra padding as Northern Colorado walked off with a 40-30 advantage at the intermission. UNC got back-to-back buckets from sophomore guard, Jordan Davis to open the second half and then it was all Miles. Miles scored the next 15 points for the team, all coming from downtown, to keep the scoreboard tilted in favor of the Bears at 62-50. “Give credit to DJ [Miles] and our guys. He was hot and they kept finding him,” Head Coach Jeff Linder said. “We have a bunch of special plays when guys are hot to keep them going and they did a great job of executing and DJ stepped up.” With 10 minutes left to play, Northern Arizona went to work behind Marcus DeBerry and Mike Green. The duo combined for 34 points in the second half and whittled Northern Colorado’s lead down to just three (7269) with :40 seconds remaining in the game. After two missed free throws by UNC, NAU grabbed the rebound with :21 seconds to play and a chance to tie the game. The Lumberjacks lost the ball out of bounds on the ensuing possession and turned it over to UNC, and the Bears
were able to seal the game at the free throw line. Davis was the only other Bear to finish in double figures on the night with 17 points. He also added six rebounds and four assists. Green was the top scorer for the Lumberjacks scoring 31 points, with 18 of those coming from three-point land. DJ Miles kept his hot hand throughout most of the game, scoring 36 points and setting a UNC Division I program record, 10 made threes. Miles’ was 58% from beyond the arc, going 10-of-17. Northern Colorado once again won the rebounding battle. The Bears out-rebounded Northern Arizona 45-38, including a 15-6 margin on the offensive end. “I thought our guys from the very start learned from the Southern Utah game and came out with great energy, great focus and made all the little plays that we talked about,” Linder said. “They showed why they are a team that’s 3-1 right now. There were a lot of people that wouldn’t have thought this team would be 3-1 to start conference.” UNC shot 44.6 percent from the field, going 25-of-56 and ended 39.1 percent from three-point range, finishing 13-of-33. It was the secondbest three-point percentage the team has finished with this year. UNC has now won three of its last four games against NAU and improves to 16-10 in the all-time series. Northern Colorado will now take its 3-1 Big Sky record on the road to Montana. The Bears will face Montana (8-9, 3-1 Big Sky) on Thursday, Jan. 12 and then make the short trip to take on Montana State (6-11, 1-3 Big Sky) on Saturday, Jan. 14.
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Arts Erika arts opinion. Editor Siebring Star Wars “Rouge One” release earns one star
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The annual release of a Star Wars film every December has proposed a certain contract between the film’s creators and the viewer. The audience agrees to indulge in the hype by going to see midnight premieres and pay for it no less, while the film agrees to provide something that not only lives up to the reputation of the franchise, but offers compelling characters and viewpoints. “Rogue One,” had a massive responsibility to be as entertaining as last year’s “The Force Awakens,” and unfortunately fell short. Though it came with a fair warning of the story being a sort of midquel, where there was supposed to be a strong, memorable cast, there were easily-replaceable bodies of air. Jyn Erso, the
daughter of the Death Star’s creator, was already in danger of becoming a character defined entirely by her relationship with a male--in this case her father; the film does nothing to rectify this. Rey was in Jyn’s position--having grown up with no family--but while she grew up to be intelligent, resourceful and funny, Jyn does nothing to stand out or be relatable. The rest of the “Rogue One” cast is just as forgettable; I don’t even recall the film giving us time to learn their names. As far as the story itself goes, the film appears to do it’s job, but trudge through it reluctantly and quit as soon as it has achieved the bare minimum. The infamous Rebel Alliance accomplishes the singular task of stealing the Death Star plans, but leaves much to be desired in terms of creating charcters that stand out among the vast universe of “Star Wars.” The film is a complete story, a complete chapter, but failed to make Erso and the rest of the cast memorable enough for fans and newcomers to mourn their deaths the way fans mourn their beloved princess Carrie Fisher.
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