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Conservative on campus: the quiet things that no one ever knows Conservatives at UNC want their voices to be heard, but many of them feel silenced. By mackenZie eldred Contributing Reporter Have you ever felt that you were a part of a minority group? Or maybe you felt that you had to remain silent just because you didn’t share the same beliefs as others? Many people are facing this situation today, and according to some students, one of those minorities happens to be the conservatives. On UNC’s campus, conservatives, such as Josh Parsons, a junior and a journalism major with an emphasis in strategic communications, face
this problem during their everyday life and their college experience. When asked what the prevailing voice on campus leans towards, Parsons, and others, agree that it’s from a liberal standpoint. Parsons considers himself to be a moderate conservative. According to Parsons, he believes the campus leans towards liberal politics. Moderates likes him find themselves without a voice, despite UNC’s emphasis on values that promote diversity of thought and culture. “It seems that we promote, ‘Oh, everybody’s view-
point is welcome, as long as your viewpoint agrees with mine.’ So it’s saying that yeah, you can believe whatever you want or say whatever you want to, but it’s not really true and it doesn’t manifest itself on campus,” Parsons said. Others like Mark Cota, a senior jazz studies major, also feel that some of their liberal arts core classes are very onesided. According to Cota, he hasn’t met one professor on campus that has shared the same conservative beliefs that he has. “In my time here at UNC, most of my professors are
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liberal leaning. Does that bother me? No, but I do feel as if, as far as professors go, that are not- I haven’t met one professor on this campus yet who has shared conservative beliefs with me or maybe even challenged people to think from the conservative viewpoint. They don’t even challenge people to think that way,” Cota said. Cota is the vice president of Turning Point USA. This organization was founded five years ago by Charlie Kirk, who is a 23-year-old best selling author and political activist. Kirk has been a frequent guest on Fox News and CNBC, and helped spearhead President Trump’s campaign among younger generations. Kirk’s organization’s mission is to educate, identify, and promote freedom and the idea of limited government involvement in college. According to the Turning Point USA website, the organization has a presence on over 1000 different college campuses. Elena Ehrlin, a sophomore and political science and pre-law major, started the organization Turning Point USA on UNC’s campus in order to start a conversation among conservatives and liberals, as well as a way to get every voice heard. “I started this chapter because Turning Point aligns with my values,” Ehrlin said. “But also I’ve met a lot of politically inclined people last year that didn’t have a plat-
form to share their beliefs because college republicans and college democrats is just very small group on our campus and I met a lot of passionate people, so I just thought starting a chapter here on campus would be a really good thing, and I was right.” To get the ball rolling, they ordered a large beachball where anyone could write whatever they wanted on the ball in order to promote the idea of freedom of expression and speech. Ehrlin feels as if they are a part of a minority on campus and some believe they have to censor themselves in class because they don’t hold liberal beliefs. To promote their beliefs and organization, turning Point USA put up posters around campus but their posters were torn down. Many of these posters read “big government sucks,” and provided information on their organization. Their writings and chalk drawings in the McKee Breezeway were replaced with other student’s writings. One of the slogans that replaced Turning Point’s drawings read, “No Nazis on my campus.” “Whether they call us Nazis or post, or put any sort of slogan or whatever, that’s totally within their rights,” Cota said. “And if they call us this or that, that’s fine. We cannot control what they do. And some of the slogans that were replaced, that they replaced things that we wrote, I
completely agree with. Many of them were very good and very positive, including ‘black lives matter. According to Cota and Ehrlin, they really just want to be able to have their voices heard. These students don’t want to feel like they have to censor themselves in their classes just because of their views. “I think it’s very easy to say ‘Oh, he’s conservative, he’s republican, he hates all these things that the media says, like oh, he’s against all of this, he’s racist, or something,’ and, well, that’s just not true,” Parsons said. “How I view being a conservative is just what I think the world of government is. I think government should be run on a local basis. Where I grew up, I saw many small businesses and farms struggle to comply with nation-wide regulations. That’s not to say that regulations aren’t necessary, but I think it should be on a more localized basis because what works for Kansas or Missouri is not what is best for western Colorado.” Cota and Ehrlin welcome everyone to Turning Point, and say that they’re happy to answer any questions. “Don’t be afraid of us. We are normal, compassionate people, just like you. Fundamentally, we share a lot of the same values: we care about people, we care about our country, so talk to us,” Cota said.
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“let’s Roll”: Supermen of Flight 93 heroes are neither born nor made; they’re tested – unexpectedly. By Joshua AleXander Contributing Reporter A warm, crystal-clear blue sky painted gloriously across the seemingly endless New Jersey horizon on the early morning of September 11, 2001; nothing appeared out of ordinary for most Americans. Citizens nationwide began commencing their daily routines and gearing towards the day approaching. Preparing for their departure from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, seven crew members stepped aboard United Airlines Flight 93 an hour before scheduled takeoff: it was just another day at work. Pilot Jason Dahl and First Officer Le Roy Homer entered the cockpit, soaking in every small detail around them as training inculcated, probably just now perhaps beginning to feel their early morning caffeine work through their bodies - Homer’s alarm sounded at 4:45 that very morning. With 25 years of experience and despite hating early morning flights, Deborah Welsh, 33, a native of New York, traded shifts with a colleague at last minute. CeeCee Lyles joined after serving as law enforcement officer. Sandra Bradshaw from Greensboro, North Carolina, intended on quitting her job sometime soon in order to spend more time at home with her kids and husband Phil. Little did they know the terror lurking around the corner and the unadulter-
ated nightmare impending: arguably the blackest day in American history was well under way and their aircraft would be used to carry out that specific purpose. Words will never encapsulate, even looking at it through the lenses of posterity, what tremendous horror the victims of 9/11 had to endure. Fortunately, the passengers and crew on board Flight 93 decided to take matters into their own hands, stand their ground and declare while staring death right in the face. This is the story of these heroic individuals. Another way of seeing is that they were called: those on Flight 93 answered their call. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon ended the illusion that the United States treads above the hatred generated by terrorism and is invulnerable to its attacks, demonstrating that our country is just as susceptible to terrorist attacks as with any other country. In light of horrific catastrophes such as this, it is hard to see any hints of success or flashes of positivity. Yet, Flight 93 is one of these examples and is sometimes overlooked in reminiscing the history of 9/11. What happened that fateful day? How should these heroic individuals be remembered on Flight 93 and what could we learn about defending our country and ourselves from these passengers? What can we also learn about this flight in comparison to the other hijacked planes of that
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day? We will answer these questions and more by walking through step-by-step everything happening that momentous day in American and world history. Let’s first start with the very last person to enter the plane. Mark Bingham, a public relations executive, sportsman, and a graduate of Berkeley, woke in a great haste: he was late for his flight. Realizing he had overslept, after quickly gathering everything needed, Bingham rushed from his Manhattan home to the Newark airport in New Jersey, scheduled for takeoff at 8:01 am. His friend, driving like a madman getting there, screeched to a halt just outside the airport’s terminal A at 7:40 am. He made it just in time. Leaping from his car with a blue and gold canvas bag and running down to gate 17, Bingham boarded the Boeing 757, taking his spot in seat 4D, right behind the cockpit. “Hey, it’s me.
Thanks for driving so crazy to get me here,’ Bingham said to his partner Matt through his cell phone, “I’m in first class, drinking a glass of orange juice.” After a delay of 41 minutes, the 757 Boeing jet finally took off into the bright, early morning sun, from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco, California. “Knowing that we got up late and had to make that 8:00 am flight, it really was a rush,” Matt said in an interview following the tragedy, “we exited off the highway into the airport complex; I pulled in the curb. The door opened; Mark jumped out of the front seat, gave me a quick hug and a kiss, threw the seat forward, pulled his canvas bag out of the back seat, threw it over his shoulder, and closed the front door. He gave me a quick wave…and walked into the back doors.” It would be the last time Matt would ever see Bingham. Bingham is a unique individual because he doesn’t fit exactly into the stereotypical all-American hero that our society has defined. “Bingham was gay. He was known and loved on the San Francisco scene, a public relations executive, and a graduate of Berkeley. He was a sportsman with a very sensitive and creative side,” says former employee Holland Cartney. “He didn’t politicize his sexuality,” Bingham’s friend Per Casey said. Supermen continues on page 4 »
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Page 4 • News » Supermen from page 3 “It’s ironic that in death he is being celebrated for something he did not think was worth politicizing. And that’s lucky for all of us and unlucky for people who are biased against us. What he did is both inconceivable and great.” Another of Bingham’s friend recalled how had even fought off a armed mugger once. “My feeling is,” Hani Durzy, another friend, said, “that if told he would become a gay icon he would laugh. Then he would sit back and think: ‘but if this is going to do some good for the gay community, then so be it – good’.” Another individual in need of mentioning is Todd Beamer, 32, a religious family man, father of two, and account manager for Oracle Corporation from rural New Jersey. If one was able to be on Flight 93 that morning, you would have seen Beamer carrying a Tom Clancy novel on board, with a Lord’s Prayer bookmark tucked away in one of its pages somewhere, set to arrive in Redwood Shores, California for a business meeting. We will come back to his exceptional story later. The pilot, Jason Dahl, mentioned earlier, had learned to fly before he could drive, according to the Guardian. On Sept. 10, the day before his scheduled flight, Dahl mentioned to Nebraska businessman Rob McQuillen how his greatest fear was landing on water. Dahl rescheduled in order to make it back home to his home state of Colorado, having plans of taking his wife,
October, 2017 • The Mirror Sandy, to London for their wedding anniversary. Then there were the hijackers: a Saudi Arabian student Ahmed al-Haznawi, and Ziad Jarrah, from Lebanon. Two others were on board. Al-Haznawi and Jarrah both sat in first class “blending in” and following their training. Unlike the other flights of that day which had five, Flight 93 only had four hijackers. After 41 minutes of delay, Flight 93 finally screamed down the runway for takeoff with its 37 passengers, seven crew members and 10,000 gallons of jet fuel: just an eight to 10 hour flight stood in the way between Newark and San Francisco. Maybe some of the passengers on board planned on seeing the Golden Gate bridge after stepping off; perhaps sleep was the only thing on their minds. Then at 9:24 a.m., the Captain’s received a strange, but urgent message from United Flight dispatcher Ed Ballinger. “Beware any cockpit intrusion – two a/c [aircraft] hit World Trade Center.” The warning was sent to multiple aircraft. “Ed, confirm latest message plz – Jason,” replied the confused Dahl at 9:26 a.m. Two minutes later, the hijackers began making their preparations. Tying red bandanas around their foreheads, at 9:30 am the four hijackers rushed towards the cockpit. Flight 93 was now under attack. While travelling 35,000 feet somewhere above eastern Ohio, the flight suddenly dropped to 700 feet. 11 seconds into its descent, the FAA’s air traffic control center in Cleveland received the
first of two radio transmissions from the aircraft. Sounds of physical struggle were heard in the cockpit during the first transmission, along with the word “mayday” coming from the Captain or First Officer. “Hey get out of here – get out of here – get out of here,” shouted someone thirty-five seconds later during the second transmission. Then, at 9:32 a.m., an announcement came over the flight’s speaker, the voice originated most likely from Jarrah: “Ladies and gentlemen: Here is the Captain, please sit down. Keep remaining sitting. We have a bomb on board. So, sit.” By this time, two of the four hijacked planes had already reached their destinations: the Twin Towers of the WTC. Both pilots of Flight 93 were seen lying motionless on the floor with and their throats cut outside the curtain of first class. Six minutes later, UA Flight 93 changed its course and headed back east. The new destination: Washington D.C., the nation’s capital. The passengers and crew had little idea what was going on. Who were these people and what do they want? Are they going to land the plane and demand ransom or are they going to stay in the sky? A terrorist attack was probably the last thing these passengers were expecting but, nevertheless, they knew something was very wrong. “Those on board, destined for destruction, relayed their final words of love and farewells over digital airwaves – and thereby into indelible technological posterity,” wrote the Guard-
ian. It was through these phone calls that enabled passengers onboard to learn the hijacker’s intents and what was most likely going to happen to them. The phone began dialing. “On September 11, I turned on the television to check the weather and the first thing I saw was an airplane crashing into the World Trade Center,” said Deena Burnett, wife of Tom Burnett who was sitting next to Bingham in seat 4C. “I immediately thought of Tom. The telephone rang. I looked at the caller ID and knew that it was Tom’s cell phone, so I clicked over and the first thing I said was ‘Tom, you’re okay?’ thinking he was calling from the ground.” “No, I’m not,” Tom replied. “I’m on United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark to San Francisco and the plane’s been hijacked…they have a bomb on board. They already knifed a guy, one of them has a gun. Please call the authorities.” Then he hung up. Heading home from a business meeting in New Jersey and spending a weekend in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Burnett intended heading home to see his wife and three young daughters. He was also Senior Vice President and COO of a medical devices company known as Thoratz Corporation. According to his wife, Burnett had an incredible sense of humor, seemingly knew anything about everything, and was a great conversationalist. Bingham, on the other hand, called his mother: “This is Mark Bingham. I love you.” That was all he said. Passenger Jeremy Glick,
a fun-loving sales manager for Vividence Inc, relayed his final expressions of love to his wife Lyzbeth. Sincere and endless ‘I love you’s’ can be heard back and forth between these calls. Like Burnett, Glick was also on his way back from a business trip. “He did not sound panicked. Maybe he was just trying to be strong for me. He was pretty clear headed,” Lyzbeth said. It was at this moment that Glick heard from another passenger that two planes had speared into the Twin Towers. This individual was Burnett, who made a second call to his wife, this time asking a plethora of important questions. “Are they commercial planes?” he asked. “I then told him about both towers of the World Trade Center being hit and he relayed the information to the people around him,” spoke Deena. “I told him that several airplanes had been hijacked up and down the east coast; that they all originated from the East Coast [also].” Tom now knew, without a doubt, that the hijackers had no intentions of landing the plane: they were on a suicide mission. At one point, she asked Tom if he could tell where he was. This is when he realized the plane turning around – it’s been only six minutes since the hijackers took control. Instead of calling his pregnant wife, feeling he would only worry her, Todd Beamer phoned GTE Phone Company, in which operator Lisa Jefferson answered, taking the phone call that forever changed her life. Jefferson and Beamer talked for a total of 13 min-
utes, at one point reciting the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 23 back and forth to each other: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” The FBI was on the other line, offering guidance to Jefferson. “I asked his name and he told me. And at that point his voice went up a little bit because he said ‘we’re going down, we’re turning round. Oh I don’t know, Jesus, please help us.’” Suddenly, everyone was forced into the back of the plane. Everyone dialed loved ones back home once again after the things settled and the hijackers became unseen. Burnett called a third time, only to find out more terrible news from his wife. “They just crashed a plane into the Pentagon,” remarked Burnett aloud. There was absolutely no doubting what was going on then. Through these telephone conversations, the passengers onboard Flight 93 discovered the intentions of the hijackers and formulated a plan of action to stop them from achieving their intended objective. They decided they were not going down without a fight. The phone line was still open when GTE operators and Jefferson heard Beamer boldly say “are you guys ready? Okay…let’s roll.” Going out on a leap of faith, the passengers began to jump the person with the bomb. The manual on advising pilots to exercise caution and appease hijackers was about to be thrown out the window. No one will ever know
the miRRoR • oCtobeR, 2017 exactly how the attack happened. There are indications, however, that the plan was devised not at the back, but more towards the front of the plane. Five minutes of commotion, pandemonium, and scrambling can be heard in the flight’s recorder. “Let’s get them!” someone screams. The terrorist-hijackers furiously tilted the plane left and right, trying to throw the passengers off balance. Jarrah instructed another to block the door and prevent anyone getting in. At 9:59 am, Jarrah changed tactics and shivered the nose of the airplane up and down to disrupt the assault as the 9/11-commission report states. Sounds of loud thumps, fighting, glass breaking, crashes, and shouts can be heard on the flight’s recorder. At 10:00:03 a.m. the plane stabilized “Is that it? Shall we finish it off?” Jarrah asked. “No, not yet… when they all come, we finish it off,” another said. A passenger was heard yelling, “If we don’t, we’ll die.” “Roll it!” another said. According to the report, Jarrah then asked another hijacker, “Is that it? I mean, shall we put it down?” “Yes, put it in it, and pull it down,” the other said. Then the recorder went dead silent at 10:03 am. The passengers and remaining crew accomplished their mission: no other Americans would lose their lives. Glick was a 6’1” judo champion; Bingham was a rugby player; Burnett a college quarterback. Among the other passengers, Louis Nacke was a weightlifter and William Cashman a former
paratrooper. Four hijackers, armed only with flimsy box cutters, against an assault of forty-one determined and adrenaline fueled passengers. For the last several years, while discussions surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been unceasingly spoken about, it appears as if the heroic actions of those on board Flight 93 have been largely ignored and left out of open debate. It seems that we are more harped on the tragedy rather than focusing on the one success coming out of it: Flight 93 demonstrates just what kind of defense we need and the type of Americans we should all strive to become. “While we continue to lament the deaths and injuries, and while we continue to find solace in the fact that the number of deaths and injuries was not higher, one key fact needs to be held onto and stated in a clear sentence: on September 11, the Pentagon could not defend the Pentagon, let alone the rest of the country,” Elaine Scarry wrote, Walter M. Cabot professor of aesthetics and general theory of value at Harvard University. This means only one way possible could have defended and protected places like the Pentagon during 9/11: through the lionhearted and courageous actions of the passengers on board the American Airline’s flights. When looking at the two different flights of that day, one, for example, Flight 77, which hit the Pentagon, and Flight 93, one sees noticeable differences. One represents an authoritarian model; more centralized and top-down [Flight 77], while
NewS • PAge 5 the other [Flight 93], is more egalitarian and fairly distributed, operating more within a civil framework. “Should anything be inferred from the fact that the first form of defense failed and the second succeeded?’ Scarry said. 9/11 proved the United State’s vulnerability. Our conventional tactics of promptness, speed, and momentum, which policymakers have been so fixated on for the least several decades, demonstrated to be completely ineffective in defending our country against the worse terrorist attack on American soil in history. According to our standards of speed that have continually been used to justify bypassing constitutional rights and guarantees for the last fifty years should of given our military ample time to protect the Pentagon and the United States. My point is not condemning our military; they all served bravely and heroically on that day as well. It seems new defensive channels, empowering citizens to become citizensoldiers, needs due consideration; it has been the only tactic so far that has effectively worked in stopping a terrorist attack, at least an aerial one. The attacks also uphold the fact that just because you sacrifice freedom does not always mean you will get security in return. “By the standards of speed that have been used to justify setting aside constitutional guarantees for the last fifty years, the U.S. military on September 11 had a luxurious amount of time to protect the Pentagon. They had more than minutes”
Scarry said. We, in other words, continue forfeiting our constitutional rights, freedoms and guarantees for a mere perceived security, which ultimately turned out to be completely ineffective on the day we needed it most. Sadly, this pattern has only grown worse, with centralization of executive power in war-making decisions, intense expansion of our bureaucracy (NSA, CIA, DHS, etc), and passage of policies such as the Patriot Act, compromising the privacy and limiting the rights of every American citizen. “In the short run, returning to an egalitarian model of defense means: no war with Iraq, unless it has been authorized by Congress and the citizenry; no abridgement of civil liberties; no elimination of the tools that
enable citizens to protect themselves and one another (such as cell phones) – and above all, no contemplated use of nuclear weapons,” Scarry said. Defense of the country is something we are all obliged to address. Politically and democratically speaking, these are some of the lessons we can perhaps learn and take away concerning Flight 93. More importantly, however, the passengers on board Flight 93 could act with speed, promptness, and momentum in which our U.S. military could not successfully and efficiently replicate: they stood on the immediate ground needing defended, essentially a microcosm of a town hall meeting or legislative assembly. The passengers on board banded together as one,
analyzed their options, and voted accordingly: then took immediate action. No matter the case, it should always be the people themselves who need to decide whether or not they are going to die, not any public official, pilot or anyone else giving orders. The passengers chose between certain doom and uncertain, but possible more destructive and widespread, doom. Those on-board Flight 93 were more than just victims: they became heroes. As Americans, they felt obligated, responsible, and invested in protecting the lives of other Americans. Laying down one’s life is the greatest form of self-sacrifice and this is what these individuals need to be remembered most for. Let us not forget the lessons of United Airline Flight 93.
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Home sweet home? The overflow housing issue on campus continues According to the university, there are about 100 students in overflow housing right now. Why? By Jason Keller News Editor Jasiel Sanchez-Diaz is a junior sociology major from Boulder, Colorado. Last year he worked for the university as a diversity mentor in South Hall. This year, he’s living in a conference room on the second floor of Lawrenson Hall. Sanchez-Diaz is one of about 100 students living in lounges, conference rooms and converted dorm rooms across campus, otherwise known as overflow housing. Though the university has accepted their housing contract, they are set up in odd living arrangements, and, depending on their specific
configuration, charged full price. According to the Director of Residential Education, Montez Butts-Clanin, overflow students who are placed in lounges or residential assistant’s rooms do not receive discounts. “Students in lounges and RA rooms do not receive discounts as their spaces are typical square footage of any student,” Butts-Clanin wrote in an email. Students who are placed in doubles converted into triples, or singles converted into doubles, get compensation however, and they are credited this amount once the temporary overflow students move to their per-
manent residence. They are charged the full amount upfront, and then get a credit applied to their account at the end of the semester so as to prevent any impact to their financial aid, according to Butts-Clanin. Students like SanchezDiaz and his three other roommates won’t see any discount, however, and are being charged as if they had a 4-person-suite in Lawrenson ($3,025 per-semester according to UNC’s housing rates.) Though they have two bathrooms in their room, they don’t get access to amenities in Lawrenson, like a kitchen or a stove--amenities that they’re being charged for.
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“I’m in one of the more expensive rooms without the actual perks that come with that,” Sanchez-Diaz said. “There’s four of us in there, and normally we’d be in two separate rooms like a suite, but it’s just four beds and wardrobes in between us. We don’t even get desks like normal rooms do. We just have a table.” According to ButtsClanin, the university assigns rooms on a first-come firstserve basis, and then notifies students via email if they’ve been moved into overflow housing. He also said that the situation at UNC is far from unique. “As a member of the Association of College University Housing Officers, which is our national professional housing association, this is a common practice for most universities. I’m not saying it’s ideal, I’m saying our practice is to de-overflow students as soon as possible so they can reside in their permanent location. However,
what’s built into most housing programs is a design capacity and a maximum capacity which allows for us to accommodate more students on a temporary basis,” he said. According to one RA, who wished to remain anonymous, the university is banking on a certain number of students living on campus to drop out and make room for the overflow students. The university also gives priority to upperclassmen returning to campus, making on-campus housing for freshman even harder to obtain. Another RA, who also wished to remain anonymous, said that in some cases, living in the lounges is even better than living in a room. In Snyder, overflow students living in the lounge get a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, and a space equivalent to the Spruce conference room at the University Center. “Sometimes getting them out of the lounge is ac-
tually harder,” the RA said. But for Sanchez-Diaz, getting moved out of his room couldn’t come soon enough. He found an apartment off campus, and signed the lease without knowing he had to apply to withdraw from his housing contract at UNC. When he spoke to someone from housing about canceling his contract, he was told that there was no guarantee that he would be released from his contract, because his financial situation was not “sudden.” Sanchez-Diaz is a DACA student, who receives no federal financial aid, and does not qualify for any loans. Should the university choose not to release him from his contract, he’ll have to pay for both his new apartment and his overflow room in Lawrenson. “We should not have kids in overflow,” one RA said. “Our motto is ‘We House the Bears,’ but we’re not housing the Bears. Not at all. Not in lounges.”
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UNC’s free library is one of the few in town By Wilhelmina Jackson Contributing Reporter In the shadow of Gunter Hall stands a small blue house with a glass door. The house is adorned with fruits and pizza. possibly painted to appeal to college students. The Little Library has faced all elements and show signs of wear, with chipped paint flaking of the top and the sides. But is in good condition. UNC’s Little Free Library is located on central campus where many natural and health sciences classes are held. The Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that encourages people to build small libraries in communities. These small libraries are meant to bring people together through books and get people access to them. Todd Bol, the founder of Little Free Library, built a small model school house dedicated to his mother who loved to read; he was inspired by other gift-sharing networks and wanted to spread these small libraries to different communities. These small libraries are built by people from the community and are registered to the map and to the local library in the area. People pick a steward to maintain the library and make sure books are being added. Once added to the map, people can look online and find libraries all over the country. The Little Free Library has over 50,000 libraries across the world in over 70 countries. Every year millions of books are exchanged. However, how often are they be-
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UNC’s Free Little Library sits on central campus, always open to recive donations.
ing used? The little library in front of Gunter Hall appears to be unused. Students walk by not even giving the little blue house a glance. Some carelessly lean against it chatting with other students. Students on bikes and skateboards rush by gliding downhill. The students that look at the house are greeted with an empty space. It seems
like not many people contribute to the library anymore; it’s often empty with the occasional book inside. This little library isn’t registered on the Little Free Library map. Some students don’t know about the location in front of Gunter Hall, and some students don’t even know what the Little Free Library is. It could possibly be because of lack of publicity. For the mysterious
steward of this book depot, a suggestion would be to make more people aware of the library; since it’s in the middle of a college campus, it’s bound to get some attention. Due to the environment of the campus, many students some could be burnt out from academic readings, too busy or have no desire at all to read. Access to books are also in question. In
Greeley, there’s only a small handful of bookstores, and the closest Barnes and Noble is over 15 miles away in Loveland. With the use of e-books and with the paperless age on the rise, it could be possible that books will be less popular. With physical books existence on the line, the lack of books in the Little Free Library is not surprising. But there will always be people who read, even physical books. UNC freshman Allison Smith loves to read, and manages to find time to read everyday, she loves to read because it provides an escape for her. “When you’re reading, you’re in a whole different world, your mind is kind of in a state of relaxation,” Smith said. Jacob Seitz, a junior Economics major, is an avid user of e-books. Seitz often uses his iPad to read books because it’s easier and quicker access. However, once in awhile he likes to read a physical book. Kristi Schirrmacher, library technician at Michener Library also loves to read. She loves physical and audiobooks, often switching between the two. With the apparent decline in reading, many people still do it, reaching for an actual book when they can. For students and staff on campus the lack of reading can be from the lack of time. For some students, access may not be a problem. Either students had brought books from home, or just ordered them from Amazon. Foreign language student
Emily Harris sees bookstores as place to study and relax. She likes bookstores, but for her personally it’s not necessary. Schirrmacher however, prefers the library over bookstores. “Go libraries!” Schirrmacher said with enthusiasm. Even though she prefers the library over visiting the bookstore, she thinks there should be more bookstores in town. “I can see it being not hitting that piece of market they should. It’d be nice to at least have an option that’s close by,” Schirrmacher said. One the other hand, Annika Holm, a freshman biology major, loves bookstores is disappointed at the fact that there aren’t many bookstores in town. “I think it’s just fun to go in and just look around. I don’t think that’s worth giving up,” Holm said. It would seem what the little library needs is a little tender love and care. It’s possible if more students knew about the library, more people could donate books. It’s not the same as visiting a bookstore, but it would create a supply of books for not only students, but the community. Hearing about the Little Free Library, peaked the interest of several students and they said they’d check it out. “I think I have, like, four non-school books, and two of them I haven’t read yet. I suppose after I read them, I will add them to the library,” Holn said.
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It and Death Note: why certain adaptations work and other’s don’t By Mary Harbert Contributing Reporter “Beauty and the Beast,” released in March of this year, holds number one in the top ten highest grossing movies of 2017. “SpiderMan: Homecoming,” a story that is on its third reboot in less than two decades, ranks fourth. “Fate of the Furious” is the eighth installment of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise and humorously ranks eighth. But of the top ten highest grossing films of 2017 so far, only “Dunkirk” has been original in story in the sea of sequels, reboots, and adaptations. “Dunkirk” holds ninth place, above “The Lego Batman Movie.” This ranking is provided by BoxOfficeMojo.com. “The biggest ten movies of each year are rarely truly original (15% of the time, 2005-14),” and only, “39% of top movies released 2005-14 were truly original,” according to stephenfollows.com, a film data and education source. The horror film genre can generate a lot of friction between people who support reboots and those who are against it. “The fourth horror film ever made was a remake of the first horror film,” while in recent years, “29% of top grossing Hollywood horror movies are remakes, 200514,” according to stephenfollows.com. The opinions on reboots are very divisive. Some argue that they are cash-grabs, a sure way to make money in the box office. Others defend reboots as they can breathe
life into a loved story. But what do audiences think of original material? Would they rather continue with reboots for the nostalgia? Or are they too critical to give even a reboot a chance, much less an original story? “Death Note” and “It” are both R-rated horror movies that are remakes of classic series, which follow this strange trend. The 2006 “Death Note,” with over 140,000 reviews, received an average score of 9 out of ten, according to IMDB, the Internet Movie Database. The anime currently ranks 25 in IMDB’s “Top 250 TV” list. The 1990 “It” miniseries has an average score of 6.9 out of ten with over 85,000 reviews on IMDB. While this score seems low compared the “Death Note” anime, this miniseries is held as a cult classic for Tim Curry’s performance as Pennywise the clown. “Let’s just say the new movie’s Pennywise, Bill Skarsgård, has some very big clown shoes to fill,” said Rolling Stone in an article explaining why the Stephen King’s story is cherished by audiences and why Tim Curry’s 1990 performance stands out. The anime “Death Note” is a crime drama that revolves around Light Yagami, an exceptionally smart high school student, who finds a notebook with rules written in it that explain that whoever’s name is written in it will die. The notebook belonged to Ryuk, a Shinigami, or a Japanese god of death, who
follows Light to see what he will do with this power. Light eventually comes to conclusion that he has the responsibility to kill all criminals and anyone who does not follow his moral code. He is declared as the god, Kira, by the public who think these anonymous killings are good. The Japanese government determines these actions are unethical and tries to find the killer. L is introduced as the only detective capable of catching this invisible killer. The plot of the 2017 reboot deviates from that of the original anime. Set in Seattle, the movie follows Light Turner, a high school student who is gifted the death note by Ryuk. After his first couple of kills, Light reveals to his crush, Mia, that he has the power to kill people with a notebook. The two become close after realizing the power of this notebook and begin killing people together. L tracks down the killings to a location in Seattle and teams up with the police force. As a movie, the Netflix reboot of “Death Note” was filled with flaws. The movie lacked in technical skill in terms of production and cinematography. The scenes were lackluster in invoking emotion. The film leaned towards more stylistic choices in camera angles and editing which came across as ostentatious and disingenuous. The “artful” choices seemed to make up for their amateur skills in establishing tone and plot development. The movie relied on montages to drive the story for what felt like most of the runtime.
Montages can pack in a large amount of information in a short period of time, but it disrupts the connection between the viewer and the characters. Due to the overuse of this storytelling method, the audience becomes detached to the struggles and consequences of Light and Mia. The audience no
longer cares if they die, go to jail, or win because the audience don’t get to know them and their experiences well enough to have a stake in the outcome. The acting, especially from Nat Wolff as Light Turner, was disappointing. With his ridiculous screams and forced tions, it was dif-
ficult to take Turner seriously as the mastermind behind these serial killings. Mia to Ryuk to L, were flat. They were solely propelled by tropes, identifiable traits that are common among a wide range of stories. Adaptations continues on page 9 »
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» AdAptAtionS from page 8 In this case, the movie used tropes all too common to make this story unique or notable. Light Turner is a perfect example of these overused tropes. He was chosen, without emotions. Turner is also depicted as a pessimistic genius driven by his hatred of his mother’s killer to use the death note; he’s a hormonal teen driven by his love of a girl to commit great atrocities. This description brings in tropes of “the chosen one,” “troubled genius,” “tortured past,” and “young love” which have been repeated time after time. There is no new perspec-
tive brought into Light by the reboot. Meanwhile, the movie provides no character development of the main characters outside of montages. The use of montages not only hurts audience investment in characters, it directly affects the story because the characters become static in their development. Montages show events that take place, but not the effect it had on a character. Without seeing a character’s internal conflict or change over time, the character development suffers. Flat characters ultimately make the audience a neutral spectator and no longer invested in the story. As for the story, there
involved in this project, be- Turner’s killing sprees as he areas and problems to work cause he depicted L with the chooses Turner to kill peo- around. These moral dilemsame mannerisms as the an- ple. In the anime, Ryuk is a mas are missing in the 2017 ime’s L. His performance was chaotic neutral who drops movie, and ultimately harm the most satisfactory out of the book into the human the audience reception of realm because he’s a bored the story. all the others in the film. “Death Note” (2017) reStraying further away immortal god who doesn’t from its origins, Mia is intro- care who lives or dies. This ceived a 40 percent among duced as a heavily-modified indifference makes Yagami critics and 24 percent among version of Misa from the work harder for his moral the general audience, acanime. She is Light Turner’s goal. These morality issues cording to Rotten Tomatoes. girlfriend. Mia is motivated and motivations are the very AdAptAtionS by impressing her significant essence of the anime as it incontinues on page 10 » other as well as becoming troduces a plethora of gray aroused by the death note executions. However, her Make 2 MEDIUM SUBS/WRAPS character makes a distinct Your $11.99 Make ‘em Large Subs for $3 more Meal turn as she outsmarts and betrays Light in the end. This makes her character more equal to Light than L in the DELIVERY actions of the film, construct2 MEDIUM ing a confusing dynamic that Free Pickle BOX LUNCHES with Meal Purchase FOR $20 is never fully explained. Make ‘em Large Box Lunches for $3 more Ryuk’s character in the 2519 11th Ave. 3820 W. 10th St. Order Online reboot is Denver-School-Nursing_Quarter.ai shown to be mo1 9/27/17 PM (970) 352-5300 (970) 5:20 378-7900 SilverMineSubs.com tivated by the outcome of FOR
are many plot holes. Most of which are caused by how the reboot changes the rules of the death note to make it easier for Turner to get away with his actions. It does not work, creating issues with the story. In character, plot and message alone, the 2017 reboot takes a wildly different turn from the 37-episode anime released in 2006. When comparing the anime to the reboot, it becomes clear what story is superior due to the story techniques and depth brought forth by the anime. The 2017 movie faced some problems with living up to the expectations of the characters. Light Yagami, from the anime, is a driven, 4.0-student, tennischampion perfectionist who cannot afford the distraction of a girlfriend. He does everything with great precision and execution, so it was no surprise that once he declared himself a god, he could keep up with his perfect morals and image as well as escape the grasp of L and the police. Light Turner does not live up to this. His intellectual prowess is almost solely expressed in his ability to do other students’ homework. Turner’s first kill is that of his mother’s murderer, and this is Turner’s only kill motivated by a moral ideology. It is clear that his motivation to kill is propelled by impressing his girlfriend and having sex with her. The character of L, the Sherlock to Light’s Moriarty, is an acclaimed detective sent in by officials to solve this impossible case. It is clear the actor watched the anime, unlike anyone else
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Director Adam Wingard said if enough people watch the Netflix original movie, there will be a sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, the 1990 “It” miniseries was a two-part TV show that was the first adaptation of Stephen King’s 1200-page 1986 novel. The miniseries is set in the late 1950s and follows a group of bullied teens called the Losers Club. They live in the town of Derry, Maine, which is experiencing an influx of missing children. This affects the main character, Bill Denbrough, as his brother Georgie goes missing. The culprit, the club learns, is a clown named Pennywise; Pennywise is a monster that feeds on fear, which is easily
obtained by terrorizing children who have active imaginations. The children refer to the monster as “It” because the monster itself can take on different forms other than a clown, even though it primarily appears as one. Through a series of events, the monster goes into its 27year long hibernation. The miniseries concurrently follows the club as adults who have to return to the town when Mike Hanlon, a member of the Losers Club who remained in Derry, notices a rise of missing children, indicating the return of Pennywise. The 2017 reboot of “It” follows the same story as the miniseries with a few changes. It is set in the late 1980s instead of the 1950s, and it only follows the perspective
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own in the development of its horror story. In the film, the theme of abuse creates an anxious environment where the viewer fears for the characters without needing Pennywise on screen, which is important for embellishing all aspects of the story. Each character, to some extent, faces abuse whether by their parents, the people they go to school with or the main bully, Henry Bowers. Each character experiences accelerated maturation as shown through excessive cursing or smoking. The accelerated maturation is caused in part by the abuse they face and the lack of role models present in the town. The adults in Derry are indifferent to the violence prevalent in their town, a side effect of Pennywise’s presence. This theme, paired with its dramatic pacing, creates a feeling of despair and danger for the club. The pacing of the story is suspenseful without feeling rushed. Each reveal of plot detail is precisely executed to create fear in the audience and a connection with the main cast. The reboot can be critiqued for its lack of development of every character ivlved. The movie favored Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, and Ben Hanscom. Mike Hanlon, Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak and Stanley Uris are used more as side characters that drive the plot or provide comedic relief; they lack in development tin order to create attachment to the trio the film favors. But the 2017 reboot achieves what is needed to live up to the expectations of a well-done Stephen King movie. The scene in which
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Beverly is faced with a sink full of blood is reminiscent of the most famous needed to live up to the expectations of a well-done Stephen King movie. The scene in which Beverly is faced with a sink full of blood is reminiscent of the most famous Stephen King movie, director Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.” The psychological element and cinematography that captures the fear King creates is key to constructing a satisfactory adaptation. The reboot differs from the miniseries in its cinematography and on-screen violence as well as in story and characterization. The cinematography of the 2017 reboot is well-balanced, making it both creative and successfully horrifying with-
out distracting from the story. This greatly differs in the amateur skill of the miniseries that is at times too forward with its attempts at artistry. The miniseries is conservative in showing the deaths of the children, choosing to cut away from the child and then back only to find the child is missing. This leads to the delusion that the children are whole and undamaged, just gone. The reboot does away with this, depicting the horrifying attack of Georgie where his arm is gnawed off by Pennywise and dragged into the depths of the sewers. AdAptAtionS continues on page 11 »
The Mirror • October, 2017 » Adaptations from page 10 This scene happens early on in the film, quickly establishing the very real danger of Pennywise. The 1990 miniseries makes the decision to concurrently follow the stories of the teenagers and the adults, which is to its detriment. It hurts the tension of the story as it’s clear each child would make it out alive and well. Each interaction with Pennywise would be fruitless. This made the audience relaxed instead of rapt with attention at the suspense of whether the club will make it out alive or not. Eventually relaxation turns to boredom, as the audience is subjected to merely going through the motions of each adult Loser finding out that Pennywise is back. This routine lasts for over half the show. Though the miniseries better developed the full cast, rather than favoring certain characters, it was done tactlessly through this method of routinely going through each character. By separating the two timelines in the reboot, this problem is avoided and both those familiar and unfamiliar with the story of “It” can suspend disbelief and regain that needed tension. The 2017 reboot gave the researcher role of Mike, the black teen discriminated against by the town, to Ben, the teen teased for being fat. Mike, in the miniseries, was the historian of the group who discovered the origins of Pennywise and who later became the “beacon” to gather everyone back to Derry when it returns. With Ben obtain-
ing this researcher role, Mike loses his importance within the group and gets demoted to a secondary character. Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries is played by Tim Curry. It’s an impeccable and iconic performance, not because of the jump scares or the not-so-impressive computer-generated imaging. It stands out because of the delivery on part by Tim Curry. The movie became memorable due to his haunting performance, from his clownish laugh to his taunts directed at his victims. The performance greatly outshines the rest of the miniseries. In all aspects, his talent is unmatched by the rest of the miniseries. Bill Skarsgård’s performance is terrifying, but the 2017 reboot relied more on realistic, modern CGI to warp Pennywise into horrific images. The movie could have better utilized Pennywise for dialogue and emotionallycharged scenes. The scenes where Pennywise is luring Georgie in or yelling at Eddie are when Skarsgård’s performance lived up to the expectations of Curry’s performance. Overall, the “It” reboot was well received among general viewers who gave it an 87 percent whereas critics gave it an 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel will be released in September 6, 2019 according to Entertainment Weekly. Reboots can be a dangerous idea to play with as they can cheapen a story or revive it by making it the story it should have been in the first place. Reboots have the ability to surpass the original with a fresh and artful perspective or forever be a joke
Arts & Culture • Page 11 to audiences. Or, is it just easy money? It is clear people will pay for reboots, whether they are drawn in by the nostalgia or to see it fail. The question to ask is do audiences want original content. “Mother!” is arguably the most unnerving, but original movie of 2017. Instead of being praised for its originality, it has received an “F” by CinemaScore. Megan Colligan, the Paramount worldwide president of marketing and distribution, defended the film in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “This movie is very audacious and brave. You are talking about a director at the top of his game, and an actress at the top her game. They made a movie that was intended to be bold,” Colligan said. “Everyone wants original filmmaking, and everyone celebrates Netflix when they tell a story no one else wants to tell. This is our version. We don’t want all movies to be safe. And it’s okay if some people don’t like it.” Theatre Showtimes
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UNC travels back to the 1920s By Erika Siebring Arts Editor Running for a total of 12 performances, UNC’s School of Theatre Arts and Dance brought to life Sandy Wilson’s 1953 musical “The Boy Friend,” closing with a matinee on Sunday. Directed and choreographed by guest Patdro Harris, a distinguished writer and Broadway choreographer, “The Boy Friend” is an melodramatic, upbeat spoof of the romantic 1920s era. Colorful and comedically exaggerated, the musical takes place in the French Riviera, at Madame Dubonnet’s School for Young Ladies. Following a group of giggling young women dressed in bright, flamboyant dresses, all of them swoon during the namesake opening number, detailing their desires for “that certain thing called ‘The Boy Friend.’” Amidst pestering from her friends about her own beau, wealthy main character Polly meets poor messenger boy Tony. Smitten as soon as they look in each other’s eyes, complete with a blue lighting change and the sound of a bell, Polly tells Tony she’s poor, to ensure he isn’t after her money. The two fall more in love and agree to be each other’s dates at the Carnival Ball costume party that evening. What follows is a wonderfully theatrical representation of finding love and reveling in its excitement. Performed in the Norton Theatre, the line between real life and fiction was blurred, as the stage sits
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in the middle of the room with the audience seated all around it. Coming on and off-stage through doors hidden between the pews and dancing into the aisles, the cast was able to truly connect with the audience, seemingly feeding off their enthusiastic responses. While a small cast of less than 20, the passionate actors and actresses perfectly encapsulated the energy of the time period, incorporating sass and flair into every word and every movement. The next production will be
“Legacy of Light” from Nov. 2 through Nov. 12 in the Norton Theatre.
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Bears soccer wins first Colorado Cup, have their sights set on more By Chris Bolin Sports Editor Most college soccer teams have to wait until November to play meaningful games. That wasn’t the case for UNC. The Bears started their season with games against Denver, Colorado College, Air Force and Colorado State – all of which counted towards the Colorado Cup. The Colorado Cup is an annual competition between the six Division I teams in Colorado. In the early-season matchups between the teams, a win is worth three points and a draw is worth one.
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ment,” coach Tim Barrera said.” “We came close last year and got second place but to get the trophy this year means a great deal to us.” But it didn’t happen overnight. With all new faces in the program this year, the Bears had to put in work to mesh so quickly. “It’s a testament to these players,” Barrera said. “Especially with so many new ones. They’ve been able to train hard and follow the game plan and execute. It’s great for the program.” But, like what usually happens with young teams, it has been the veterans that have stepped up. The pair of Mariel Gutierrez in the front field and Maddie Burdick in goal have kept the Bears aggressive. They also know that if they make a mistake, with Burdick in net, it doesn’t always result a goal. “Sometimes we have to worry about a mistake here or there from a younger player, poor decision making,” Barrera said. “But we don’t have to worry about that with (Burdick).” But Burdick doesn’t just see herself as the last thing between the opponents and a goal, she sees herself as a field general of sorts. “My job is to keep everyone in position,” Burdick said. “It’s game management.” Gutierrez has led UNC on October 5 Volleyball at Portland UNC looks to right the ship from its uncharacteristic early-season woes when they
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the opposite side of the field, keeping pressure on opposing defenses. But, she also realizes what head to Portland to take on the Vikings. PSU is 12-4 on the season and 3-1 in Big Sky play.The Vikings just had a six-game win streak snapped by Sacramento State.
role she needs to take off the field. She is the face of the program, a responsibility she doesn’t take lightly. “Being a leader and showing players some structure and what a leader does is important,” Gutierrez said. She also realizes they still have their work cut out for them. Northern Colorado sits at 1-2 in Big Sky play, but have three of their next five at home – which is an advantage that can’t be overlooked. “We play well at home,” Barrera said. “It’s a great place for
us.” But more than anything, the Bears will have to come together down the stretch. The pieces are all there, now it is just a matter of how they fit. “Everybody has respect for each other and I think we’re looking good,” Gutierrez said. “We all have a similar mindset.” The Bears continue Big Sky play with a pair of games Thursday and Sunday, hosting Idaho and Eastern Washington.
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loss in Greeley that nearly crushed their playoff hopes last year. The Fighting Hawks are only 1-4 on the season and coming off three straright losses.
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Root with the boot UNC kicker Collin Root has showcased his big leg on more than one occasion this season, most recently hitting a 37-yard game winning field goal as time expired in the Bears 43-42 win over Idaho State on Sept. 23. He was named Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week thanks to his efforts, marking the second time he won the award in Sept. He also won it week one, setting a UNC record with a 56-yard field goal over the College of Idaho.
Coby! Sophomore golfer Coby Welch set a new UNC record and tied the tournament record, carding a nine-under 63 at the Falcon Invite hosted by Air Force on Sept. 9. The Bears ended up seventh in that tournament, finishing one under par as a team.
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Bears volleyball having uncharacteristic early-season struggles Staff Report
against Eastern Washington. Lyndsey Oates has The Bears have struggled built a Big Sky power- all season with errors, house in her time at the costing them a number of helm of the Northern Col- crucial points. Granted, the struggles for orado volleyball team. She’s used to focusing the Bears are relative. on conference champion- They still have a winning ships and national tour- record on the year and nament appearances, not have plenty of Big Sky struggling to break .500 games left to recover. Junior Kortney Lockey has in Big Sky play. But that is exactly stood out for the Bears on where the Bears (2-2 the court. Big Sky, 9-8 overall) find She has 180 kills to lead themselves after four the Bears and has developed a nice repoire with conference games. UNC was swept by both setter Ryleigh Haynes. North Dakota and Idaho, Haynes has done a stellar the ball spread between wins at job of spreading Fritzler-Corn-Maze_proof-3.ai 1 9/28/17 2:18 AM Northern Arizona and around, averaging over
seven assists per set to give her 402 on the season. UNC’s defense has shown glimpses of great play, but have just been unable to put stretches together. Sophomore Taylor Els has been a constant in the backcourt for Northern Colorado, leading the team in digs with 244. The Bears look to improve in conference play on Oct. 5 when they take on Portland State.
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Northern Colorado football off to 2-2 start after turbulent beginning to year Staff Report The Bears football team have experienced emotions at all ends of the spectrum to start their season. They won a game against Idaho State on a game-winning field goal and lost two tough games, one to the University of Colorado and one to Northern Arizona. They blew out the College of Idaho in their season opener at Nottingham. They even had a game cancelled against the University of Florida due to concerns about Hurricane Irma. Despite the turbu-
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lent start, the Bears have shown promise, specifically on the offensive end. Quarterback Jacob Knipp and running back
Trae Riek showed stretches where they made CU — at top-25 FBS team — look dazed and confused. Knipp orchestrated
another drive in the ISU game to put the Bears in field goal range to give kicker Colin Root a chance to be the hero. Knipp finished that game with over 400 yards passing and four touchdowns on his way to leading the Bears to over 600 yards of total offense. Alex Wesley has established himself as Knipp’s favorite target, catching 23 passes on the year for 386 yards and three touchdowns. Riek has had a few highlights of his own. He leads UNC with 343 yards through the first four contests and has found the
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Kicker Collin Root kicks the game-winning field goal in the Bears 43-42 shootut win over Idaho State.
end zone four times. But, it hasn’t all been pretty. The Northern Colorado defense hasn’t played anywhere near the expectation early on. They gave up 19 unanswered points in the Idaho State game that let
the Bengals claw back and make it interesting. The Bears are coming off two straight winning seasons after more than a decade without one, but if they want that trend to continue, they have some things to clean up.
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NFL players ramp up protest after President Trump weighs in By Brittany Riley Sports Editor It all started with Kaepernick. In the San Farncisco 49ers third preseason game of the 2016 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick sat down during the national anthem. He was protesting police brutality and the oppression of colored people. On that night, it almost went unnoticed. And not even Kaepernick could have seen what was going to come next. Sitting turned into kneeling, and Kaepernick’s oneman protest has spread league wide. And even more recently, across leagues. The Oakland Athletic’s Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem. While there has always been distaste and disagreement with the player’s actions, things became a little
more heated last weekend. At a rally for Senator Luther Strange in Huntsville, Alabama last Friday, President Donald Trump said the athletes who take a knee are ruining the game and
disrespecting the flag and the country. He also used an expletive to describe the players and said they should all be fired for their actions. As an act of solidarity, more than 200 players took
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Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem with a teammate as a member of the 49ers last season.
a knee, sat down or raised fists during the anthem at the week three games. There were even members of coaching staff and front office who spoke out or linked arms with their players. More than 30 Denver Broncos joined in the protests, including outside linebacker and Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller. Miller has since lost an endorsement deal with a Denver auto retailer. Only five teams have not had a player protest. The Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals haven’t had players take a knee. The Jets, Bears, Vikings and Bengals did lock arms to show their support of others around the league. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told his organization that any protesting would result in losing their jobs. Before the Cowboys game Monday night in Arizona, the
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Bronco’s linebacker Brandon Marshall kneels during the anthem. Marshall was on of many players who have followed Kaepernicks lead in kneeling.
entire Cowboys organization, including Jerry Jones, took a knee prior to the Anthem and stood with locked arms during. While President Trump is using expletives and calling
for players to lose their jobs because of the protests, the actions are protected under the First Amendment right to freedom of expression.
Women’s golf has two top-10 finishes to open season, 1 tournament left in fall Staff Reports The departure of head coach Stephen Bidne before the fall season left many people thinking Northern Colorado girls golf would take a step back. Those people thought wrong. The UNC Girls Golf team has finished top 10 in two tournaments, and narrowly missed in the third, finishing 13th.
Morgan Sahm has led the way for the Bears, firing multiple under-par rounds throughout the season. She has been the most consistent of the Northern Colorado golfers, and her scores have shown. Her top finish came in her first tournament at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic where she finished 12th. She added a pair of 17th-place finishes in
two tournaments since. Marisa Hisaki has also played well early in the season, picking up her top finish at the Rose City Invitational, finishing 16th. The last tournament the Bears will compete in this fall is the Ryan Moore Invitational on Oct. 6, hosted by Denver University at Highlands Ranch Golf Course.
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Morgan Sahm stares down her ball during her follow through. Sahm got her top finish at teh Hobble Creek Fall Classic, finishing 12th.
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