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Award-winning authorand Holocaust survivorMariam Blumenthal Lazanaddressed a capacity crowdin the University CenterBallrooms Thursday night.

Lazan has become a sym-bol of perseverance for herexperiences during theHolocaust she documentedher struggles in the memoir“Four Perfect Pebbles” inMarch 1996.

The City of GreeleyHolocaust MemorialObservance Committee host-ed the event as part of annualHolocaust RemembranceWeek.

The committee organizesa week’s worth of events to

raise awareness of theHolocaust and the terror itcreated.

The ObservanceCommittee was foundedmore than 30 years ago as acollaborative effort betweenthe Greeley InterfaithAssociation and the BethIsrael Synagogue in Greeley.The original objective was torecognize those who sufferedand survived the Holocaust.

Both University ofNorthern Colorado PresidentKay Norton and her husband,Greeley Mayor Tom Norton,addressed the audience,which included UNC stu-dents and Greeley communi-ty members of all ages.

“This is an expression ofwhat’s really unique aboutthis community,” Kay said.“We should remember that asmembers of a community weare what stands in the way ofevil. (Tonight) we can cele-brate that we are all part of theworld community.”

The audience also heard awritten address fromColorado Senator MichaelBennet, who was representedby a regional director. The let-ter recounted experiences ofBennet’s mother, who with

her parents survived theWarsaw ghetto.

Before Lazan took thestage, the audience listenedto a three-song performanceby the Greeley Children’sChorale. The children firstpreformed “Bird Song,” amusical rendition of selectedpoems written by Jewish chil-dren incarcerated in Naziconcentration camps.

The children then sung“River in Judea,” the chorale’ssignature song. The childrenfinished with “Four PerfectPebbles,” a song written byJohn Holt in honor of Lazan,who was introduced after theperformance by ObservanceCommittee Co-Chair NaomiJohnson.

Lazan’s speech recounted

her days in German concen-tration camps, including thenotorious camp Bergen-Belsen in Germany. Lazanrecollected the bitter cold ofGerman winters, the singleslices of bread allotted eachweek and the heaps ofcorpses she first mistook forfirewood.

“Death was a daily occur-rence,” Lazan said. “Bodiescould not be taken away fastenough.”

Lazan testified to thepower of hope and humanbeings ability to persevereand overcome adversity.

“My life today is full andrewarding,” Lazan said.“Please share my story. It isyour generation that will haveto bear witness.”

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Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor, visitsher past and challenges the crowd to share her’s andother Holocaust survivors stories.

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There are less than 100days until the start of the 2012Olympics in London, butinstead of looking forward torepresenting the UnitedStates men’s basketball teamfor the third consecutiveOlympiad, NBA star DwyaneWade made comments lastweek about the lack of pay forOlympic athletes.

“We play the whole sum-mer,” Wade said. “I do thinkguys should be compensated.The biggest thing is, now, youget no rest. So you go to theend of the (NBA) season,(Team USA) training camp istwo weeks later. You’re giving

up a lot to do it. It’s some-thing you want to do. But it’staxing on your body. You’renot playing for the dollar. Butit would be nice if you wouldget compensated.”

No, Olympic athletes aren’tplaying for the money; theyplay to be recognized as one ofthe best at what they do whilerepresenting their country tothe best of their ability on theworld’s grandest athletic stage.

That’s all that should beasked for. Olympic medals arenice, but even the countriesthat don’t win medals still feelnational pride.

It’s discouraging to say the

least that Wade can’t be satis-fied with simply being anOlympic athlete — an honoronly 12 basketball players getevery four years.

Also, with how shortened theNBA season was this year due tothe lockout, playing the entiresummer should not be as taxingon the athletes’ bodies as it hasbeen after full NBA seasons.

Wade’s salary from the MiamiHeat this season is just less than$16 million; if he’s not financial-ly stable from that, he’s got somepriorities to rearrange.

Wade said he’d like to seeplayers get money from theirOlympic jersey sales, which

would be unfair to the otherU.S. athletes who don’t playsports where jerseys can bebought, like swimming or track.

Even LeBron James, Wade’sHeat teammate and fellowOlympian, disagreed withWade’s statements.

“I love representing mycountry,” James said. “I’vedone it since 2004, and I’mlooking forward to doing it inLondon. As far as (pay), I don’tknow. It doesn’t matter. I’mhappy to be a part of the team,to be selected again.”

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LETTERS

Ultimately, being aBear at UNC is aprovision that each

student has while attending, solong as the school supplementsyour spirit. In the end, thisschool’s national image isderived from the performanceof students, extracurricularparticipation and marketingtechniques.

As a former college-apply-ing, high school senior, I guttedout the possibility of attendingUNC because of the website’s

image and general social atti-tude. I felt this school was a col-lege for teachers only and thatUNC was not a place to have atraditional college experience.Not wanting to teach, I was ini-tially uninterested.

This is not an uncommonperception. If you’re readingthis paper, you know that thefact of the matter is, theUniversity of NorthernColorado ranks below Coloradoand Colorado State in terms ofsize, academic qualificationsand school unity. Athleticssometimes bring less-than-impressive results, and Greeleyitself has been deemed “theexact opposite of Hawaii” by“South Park.”

Seeing as this is the case, Icall to question the possibilities

of UNC breaking this stereo-type. For those of us who lovethis community, the school andthe idea of being a Bear, it isimportant to bring credit to ourschool by making it ours.

However blunt I have alreadybeen, I would also like to ques-tion the motives of the market-ing techniques. “BringingEducation to Life” is obviously apowerful message, and I dobelieve that is what this campuscan do for students. However,the multicolored banners hang-ing on light posts across campushardly give visitors that unifiedfeel. Where is the blue and gold?Where are the Klawz banners?Why is it that nobody knows thefight song?

Homecoming seems to bethe only time where this school

recognizes its traditions as awhole. I think the key to main-taining and growing these tra-ditions is to better marketthem, even to current students.Although the UNC marketingtechnique is professional, it isvery whimsical and makes cam-pus seem fun but neglects thetraditional college vibe.

So let’s do away with the flow-ery, New Age campus catalogs, dis-play some more Bear banners anddrown this campus in blue andgold. Going into my senior year, Iknow it’s my goal to send off andgraduate, but I’m not doing so with-out exiting in style. Let’s show ‘emwhat it means to be a UNC Bear.

— Benjamin Fuller is a junioreconomics major and weekly columnistfor The Mirror.

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Students who havetaken a sociology classwith professor KellyDavis can likely find areason to resonateinstantly with her humorand wit applied to class-room lessons.

This spring, Davis willbe awarded the Diversityin the Classroom Award.The award is based onstudent nominationsand, administered by theHumanities and SocialSciences Advisory Boardfor enhancing students’understanding andappreciation of diversity.

The Diversity in theClassroom Award isgiven to professors whotake initiative toenhance student under-standing of diversity,encourage appreciationand consistently incor-

porate diversity intotheir teaching curricu-lum.

The award recog-nizes Davis for takinginitiative in helping stu-dents appreciate diver-sity inside and outsideof the classroom.Student nominations forDavis emphasized thatthe she fosters a com-fortable classroomatmosphere, encouragesstudents to have discus-sions and appreciatediversity on a broaderlevel, so they couldapply knowledge andunderstanding outsideof the classroom.

The Humanities andSocial Sciences AdvisoryBoard is a resource cen-ter for professors andteaches them ways tointegrate diversity topicswithin their curriculum.

Chair of theAdvisory BoardChristine Olivo saysDavis has incorporateddiversity topics withinthe classroom and wasnominated by studentswhom emphasizedspecifically Davis’ cre-ation of a comfortableand inclusive class-room atmosphere.

“This is important infostering open discus-sions about diversity,”Olivo said. “This awardis important because itshows what we value asa university. It’s impor-tant for a teacher to

make students feel com-fortable in the class-room.”

Olivo said Davis isrecognized for consis-tently incorporatingdiversity in the class-room, enhancing stu-dent understanding ofdiversity, demonstrat-ing inclusive teachingand philosophical prac-tices and creating acomfortable classroomatmosphere.

“The award recog-nizes the importance ofthese issues and pro-fessors willingness tobring them into theclassroom effectively,”Olivo said.

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UNC hosts Language DayMATT GABRIEL

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High school studentsfrom Louisville to Laramie,Wyo., made their way tocampus Wednesday to par-ticipate in UNC’s annualWorld Language Day.

The University ofNorthern Colorado contin-ued its tradition of hostingthe event at the UniversityCenter for more than 40years and this year broughtmore than 1,200 studentsfrom high schools all overthe state and region.

“It’s one of the highlightsof my year,” said PeterKastner, a German professorat UNC.

The day was full of activ-ities including bingo, raf-fles, drama competitions,skits, speeches and songand dance competitions.

“For the students, Ithink it’s just wonderfulthat they can come to auniversity and that theycan compete in the lan-guage and comparethemselves to other stu-dents in other schools

and have a great time forthe day,” Kastner said.

Students participated inmany of the activities usinglanguages such as German,French, Spanish and Chinese.There was also an art compe-tition with three categories,food, piñatas and paintings.

“There’s candy, there’scostumes, there’s creativ-ity, there’s friends, soyeah, we had fun,” saidLaura Schrec, a student

from Monarch HighSchool in Louisville.

UNC provides a uniquelearning experience for allfaculty, high school and col-lege student who participatedin the event.

“It’s a great venue toallow students to taketheir language learningoutside of the classroom,”said Melitta Wagner-Heaston, a modern lan-guages instructor at UNC.

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From left, Emily Frevert and Emma Fleming, fresh-men French majors, hold flags at the awards ceremo-ny Wednesday at the end of World Language Day

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Strong voice, intensity key to senior’s gameSAMANTHA FOX

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Vocalization and inspira-tion are the key componentsof senior outfielder ErinGeddis of the UNC softballteam, and a lot of who she iscan be tied back to her family.

“I’m a loud person — mylaugh, everything is loudabout me,” Geddis said. “It’sjust a part of me that makesup who I am. I’m always aperson people will notice,and I don’t mind it any bit.”

Geddis is studying sportand exercise science and willgraduate in December. In herfour years, one thing she hasbecome known for is her

voice. Head coach MarkMontgomery said her vocal-ization and her attitudetoward the game has a posi-tive effect on the rest of theteam.

“Geddis is one of thosethat you want to followbecause she’s not afraid toverbalize,” Montgomery said.“Sometimes I tease her on nothaving a filter because shesays things she feels andmaybe sometimes come offas a little abrasive or a littlegruff, but yet, that’s some-times what you need, too.Saying those types of things,she gets this team to respond.Geddis is one of the main rea-sons we have so much fight inus at the end of games.”

Geddis also said she will

say what sheneeds to; thatshe’s not afraid tospeak what’s onher mind. Fellowsenior ErinWilkinson saidGeddis has gottento know how toc o m m u n i c a t ereally well withtheir teammates.

“I think she does a goodjob of knowing people andknowing what they need tohear,” Wilkinson said. “I knowshe knows exactly what to yellto me in different situationswhen I’m up at bat, and sheknows how to relax people.”

Geddis attributes her per-sonality to her family. Shesaid she is a lot like her mom,

Denise, and herdad, George, washer mentor andcoach for a fewyears.

“Honestly, it’sjust a combina-tion of my wholefamily,” Geddissaid. “Knownwith our family

friends, we’re all called theGeddises; we all go by that.It’s kind of like our trademark.It’s who we are. I have mymom’s laugh. You’ll hear mylaugh out in center field fromwherever, and you’ll hear mymom’s laugh from anywhere.I wish I was more like my dadbecause he’s very patient witheverything and I am not. Mytwo brothers are pretty loud.

They’re almost identical tome. That’s probably where Iget a lot of it because they’re alot older.”

Geddis received theNorthern Colorado AthleticsBear Down Award last sea-son, given to a male andfemale athlete who excel intheir strength and condition-ing program. Geddis puts in alot of work in the weight roomand in practice. Her workethic and drive have helpedher to lead the team with 28runs, 49 hits and 16 stolenbases so far this season.

Montgomery said Geddis’base running ability has also alot to do with her smarts whileshe’s running. Geddis wassecond in stolen bases herfreshman year with eight and

has led the team the past twoyears with nine and 15,respectively.

This season, theUniversity of NorthernColorado (19-25, 4-8 PacificCoast Softball Conference)has been slower getting intosome games and bursts fur-ther into the game. Geddiskeeps her intensity consistentand this, especially in closesituations, transfers to theothers on the team.

“That momentum does-n’t stop — she just keepsgoing,” Montgomery said.“So, whether it’s the firstinning or the last inning,when you see her workingso hard, I think it makesothers know they need towork hard.”

Baseball doesn’t take advantage of late opportunitiesSTAFF REPORT

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The UNC baseball teamleft the two-game seriesagainst Kansas State win-less, losing 7-5 Wednesdayin Manhattan, Kan.

The University ofNorthern Colorado (14-19) got on the board first,but Kansas State (19-18)got their second winagainst the Bears with afour-run fourth and an

error in the bottom of thefirst that led to anunearned Wildcat run.

UNC sophomore sec-ond baseman LandonMoseley committed twoerrors in the game. Duringthe first inning, Moseley’serror allowed Kansas Statesophomore second base-man Ross Kivett to reachsecond, and two batterslater Kivett reached home,giving the Wildcats a 2-1lead. KSU sophomore cen-ter fielder Jared King scoredthe final run of the inning,

stealing home. Still trailing, UNC got

the bats going in the third.Freshman third basemanTaylor Anderson hit a dou-ble to right-center andscored when the next bat-ter, senior pitcher CaseyCoy, hit a double down theleft-field line.

Anderson went 1-for-4with one RBI and he alsohad the first run in thegame. Coy went 2-for-4with one run scored.

On the mound, Coypitched 3.1 innings, allow-

ing six hits and six runs. With one out and run-

ners on first and second inthe fourth inning, Coywalked Wildcats juniorright fielder Tanner Witt.With the bases loaded,UNC junior Dan Talley wassent to pitch. Kivett was thefirst batter to face Talleyand hit a double, sending intwo more runs across toscore, giving Kansas Stateseven runs.

In the sixth, a walk, asingle and a hit-by-pitchled to a bases-loaded situa-

tion for the Bears. Andersonreached on a fielder’schoice and scored fresh-man center fielder EricFerguson. Coy stepped upto the plate next, knocking asingle to left to drive inMoseley, cutting theWildcat’s lead to two.

Anderson and Coyadvanced to third and sec-ond, respectively, on a wildpitch, but freshman leftfielder Jensen Park ground-ed out, ending the inning.

Senior right fielderAdrian Schenk was the only

player for the Bears to geton base for the remainderof the game. Schenk singledto second in the seventhand singled to the right sidein the ninth, but was unableto come around to score.

The Bears return homefor a weekend series againstHouston Baptist (13-20, 5-3Great West Conference).The first game is 3 p.m.,Saturday’s doubleheaderhas games at noon and 3p.m. and the series con-cludes Sunday at noon atJackson Field.

Erin Geddis

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Student Senate Update

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Two representativesfrom the City of Greeley andthe vice president ofUniversity Relationsaddressed Student SenateWednesday on relationsbetween UNC and the Cityof Greeley. Senate thenentered second readings ontwo resolutions.

City of Greeley officialsdiscuss relationship with uni-

versityDeb DeBoutez and

Becky Safarik, representingthe City of GreeleyDepartment of CommunityDevelopment, spoke toSenate members about thecity’s efforts to reach out tothe university and thefuture of the UniversityDistrict.

“We are very interested inthe (student) populationbeing represented,” Safariksaid. “We would love to havemore student involvement.”

Recently, Greeley sur-veyed 1,000 residents,including 114 University ofNorthern Colorado studentswho presented opinionquestions regarding thecharacteristics of Greeley’s

safety, city services and gov-ernment. The results of thesurvey offer a general indica-tion of public opinion in thecommunity.

When asked about thethreat of violent crime, 39percent of residents sur-veyed reported feelingvery/somewhat safe com-pared to 48 percent whoreported feeling some-what/very unsafe. Sixty fourpercent reported feelingsomewhat/very unsafewhen asked about the threatof property crimes.

The results also suggest-ed that residents are dissatis-fied with the physical identi-ty of Greeley. Of those sur-veyed, 80 percent rated theimage of Greeley fair to poorand 63 percent rated the nat-ural environment fair topoor.

DeBoutez and Safarikexpressed notable concernover the apparent lack ofcommunication betweenthe city and university.Results of the survey suggestthat residents make little useof community informationsources such as The GreeleyTribune, City of Greeleywebsite or Denver TV news.

“We need some conduit

of communication with stu-dents,” DeBoutez said. “Thefeedback you give us isincredibly important.”

The University Districtinitiative

DeBoutez and Safarikalso updated Senate mem-bers on the progress of theUniversity District initiative.The initiative aims to invig-orate the communityaround the UNC campus.City of Greeley and UNC offi-cials hope to accomplish thisthrough cleaning up theenvironment, diminishingcrime in the area and enrich-ing the cultural atmospherein the district.

Recent progress in theUD initiative includes alocal effort to designate thedistrict as a “safe zone,”which includes takingextensive measures to pre-vent crime, and state recog-nition of downtown Greeleyas one of 15 “creative dis-tricts” in Colorado.

DeBoutez and Safarikrequested that Senate con-sider measures to improvecommunication betweenthe university and the rest ofGreeley. This will likely be anissue addressed by incomingmembers of Student Senate

next fall.Effort to enhance the

identity of Greeley and UNCVice president of

University Relations ChuckLeonhardt addressed Senatemembers on the university’seffort to enhance the identityof both Greeley and UNC.Leonhardt spoke on effortsto revamp Eighth Avenue.

The city has completedconcept drawings thattransform Eighth Avenueinto a pedestrian-friendlyshopping and dining haven.Proposed plans includeadding vegetation to medi-ans, attracting new busi-nesses with a pedestrianshopping mall and buildinga new street plaza to accom-modate outdoor dining.The city also intends toplant several new botanicalgardens and construct anew recreation path to spandowntown. Leonhardt pre-dicts the whole process totake seven years.

Resolution to alter bylawsAfter hearing all the guest

speakers, Senate moved intothe second reading of a reso-lution altering bylaws toassign responsibility to thedirector of Student Affairs tomonitor and maintain the

new chalkboard created inthe McKee Hall breezeway.

Senate members havedetermined the chalkboardwill foster free speech andlanguage; it will not be mon-itored. Despite agreeing onthe language of the resolu-tion, Senate members post-poned further discussionuntil the third reading nextweek when the resolutionwill be voted on.

Resolution to amend elec-tion petition

Senate proceeded withthe second reading of a res-olution to amend the elec-tion petition required for allprospective Senate candi-dates. Currently, prospec-tive candidates are requiredto collect 100 student signa-tures with UNC emails toqualify for an election.

Senate memberspassed a motion toamend the resolution,which now requiresprospective candidatesto collect personal digitalidentifications ratherthan UNC emails.Personal digital identifi-cations (PDID) are thefirst four letters of a stu-dent’s last name fol-lowed by four digits — in

other words, the nameassociated with UNCemails.

Senate seeking studentsfor hiring committee

Director of StudentAffairs Levi Fullerannounced Senate is stillseeking three students-at-large for a special hiringcommittee. The committeewill be responsible for hiringa student’s rights advocateand administrative assistantfor next year’s Senate.

Grievance filed againstelection commissioner

Administrative AssistantBen Schiffelbein announcedhe and Director ofLegislative Affairs Jamie Britthave filed a grievance againstElection CommissionerWilliam Schiffelbein. Thegrievance charges thatWilliam failed to fulfill hisduties as election commis-sioner, possibly compromis-ing elections to some posi-tions. The grievance wasreviewed by the StudentJudiciary, which concludedthat although William didnot fulfill all his duties, spe-cial elections were unneces-sary. Therefore, the electionresults from two weeks agoare finalized.

Senate partners with Greeley, election results official

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Senior’s passion, slugging big element to gameGRANT EVANS

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Boston Red Sox fans holda special place in their heartsfor their tough, scrappy andhard-working 5-foot-9 sec-ond baseman DustinPedroia.

Baseball fans respect him,opponents despise him andevery manager wants a playerjust like him. For the UNCbaseball team, according toits coach, there is a Bear whois Pedroia-like.

Senior captain andinfielder Tony Crudo hasplayed for the University ofNorthern Colorado since he

was a freshman, and coachCarl Iwasaki said he likens his5-foot-9 infielder to Pedroia.

“Tony just loves to getdirty, and he is a scrappy ballplayer,” Iwasaki said. “He isnot going to be pretty, and heis not going to make thegraceful looking play, but hewill definitely make the play. Iknow that.”

Crudo is from Ukiah,Calif., but is not the typicalCalifornia kid. He won’t befound on the beach workingon his tan, nor catching bigwaves on his surfboard.Crudo loves to hunt, fish andgut whatever he kills. Crudosaid his biggest passion,

though, is the game of base-ball.

“Since day one, I’veloved it,” Crudo said. “Mydad played, my brotherplayed, and in Ukiah, theyhad a really good atmos-phere for youth baseball. Ijust wanted to start playingas soon as I could.”

Last season, Crudo playedin all 57 games for the Bears,and has 32 hits and 20 runsthis season. Crudo said hisfavorite part of the game ishitting, and it shows. He cur-rently is in the top-five ofalmost every hitting categoryfor the Bears and leads theteam with three home runs.

“I love hitting the ball andmaking other people chaseit,” Crudo said.

Crudo, a sport and exer-cise science major with acoaching minor, said he hasreally enjoyed his time atUNC.

“When I came out hereas a freshman, I didn’tknow anyone, and aftermy first visit I really likedthe campus,” Crudo said.“I love my teammates, allthe friends I have madeand I am lucky to be apartof a program that wantsto make a change. I could-n’t ask for much more, tobe honest.”

CASSIE NUCKOLS | THE MIRROR FILE PHOTO

UNC infielder Tony Crudo swings at a pitch in a gamelast season. Crudo has 20 runs with 32 hits andleads the team with three home runs this season.

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Spring game to showcase developments on fieldSTAFF REPORT

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The UNC football teamconcludes its spring prac-tices Saturday with itsannual Blue and Goldspring game at NottinghamField.

The University ofNorthern Colorado hasbeen practicing aboutevery other weekday sinceMarch 26, and the springgame is the final opportu-nity to showcase to fanswhat has been improvedor changed.

Coming off an 0-11 sea-son, the coaches and play-ers have said multipletimes this spring thatgrowth and developmentis a must.

The following are thefour key positions to look

at in the spring game.

QuarterbackThere will be no start-

ing quarterback controver-sy next year as the jobundisputedly belongs toSeth Lobato, who will be aredshirt junior in the fall.Lobato had his ups and hisdowns last season, but fin-ished the year strong, aver-aging 330 passing yardsper game while throwing10 touchdowns againstjust four interceptions.

Lobato has put in extrawork and organized smallteam practices since theend of the season.Saturday will be Lobato’stime to showcase how he’sgrown as the field general.

Lobato’s safety net lastyear, Patrick Walker, is lostdue to graduation, soLobato must get a rhythm

going with Dominic Gunn,a senior next year who wasthe No. 2 wideout last sea-son, and Jace Davis, whoreturns from a year off as aredshirt junior and the restof a relatively young receiv-ing corps.

Tight EndWhile the wide

receivers are a key posi-tion to watch, the tightends are also expected tobe utilized more next sea-son. Of the 12 players whocaught passes last season,only one player was atight end.

Doug Steele, who willbe a senior, caught justseven passes last year for68 yards. The first indica-tion of whether or not thetight end will be a viableoption for Lobato in thefall will be Saturday.

Offensive LineThe offensive line will

be loaded with experiencenext year as NickChandler, Rick Aversano,Chris Anderson and JakeSolomon will all be sen-iors who started multiplegames last year on theline. How that group, andthe eventual fifth mem-ber, utilizes its experiencewill dictate how longLobato can stay on his feetnext season.

Defensive BacksThe Bears lost three

starters in the defensivebackfield, all of whomstarted at least 10 gameslast year. The last spotwas filled by MarcelGibbons, who will be ajunior in the fall, so itwould be beneficial forthe team to establish

some sort of concretedepth chart for the defen-sive backs in the springgame.

The Blue and Goldspring game kicks off atnoon Saturday atNottingham Field.

SPENCER DUNCAN | THE MIRROR FILE PHOTO

UNC will-be seniors Filipo Mose (75) and Jake Solomon(57) participating in blocking drills during a practice onMarch 28 at the Butler-Hancock practice fields.

Breezeway board allows free speechALEXANDER ARMANI-MUNN

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Students and facultypassing through theMcKee Hall breezeway ontheir way to and from classcan take part in a new tra-dition by expressing theirthoughts on a newly-cre-ated chalkboard.

Last semester, UNCsenior Dylan Marshallapproached StudentSenate with an idea.Marshall wanted to createa “Before I Die Wall” oncampus. The concept wassimple: offer a large chalk-board for students toshare their aspirationsand inspire their peers.

“It’s UNC’s bucket list,”said student SadieHiggins, who signed theboard with “travel theworld.”

Senate members

embraced the idea, but itwas met with a number ofunanswered questions.Who would fund thechalkboard? Who wouldmaintain it? And shouldthe board be monitored toprevent offensive lan-guage? Today, Marshall isstudying abroad inGermany, but his dreamhas come to fruition in thebreezeway.

Marshall expressed hisgenuine appreciation andawe when he joined stu-dents via Skype onWednesday for the inau-gural celebration of thenew chalkboard.

The idea for the chalk-board was picked up bymembers of the BearBranding Committee ear-lier this semester amidchallenges to acquirefunding. This is the thirdyear the committee hashosted a branding event.

Past events include paint-ing the tunnel below 11thAvenue and creating thetile mural that hangs inthe lower level of theUniversity Center. Thecommittee includesmembers of Greek Life,the University ProgramCouncil, OutdoorPursuits and StudentActivities.

Wednesday’s BearBranding event was thefirst time students had anopportunity to post onthe board. The first topicof discussion for thechalkboard was “Before IDie…” in honor of theboard’s origin. In thefuture, topics for discus-sion will be regularlyupdated on the board.

Quotes spanned fromsuch inspirational quipsas “witness a miracle” tomore humorous contribu-tion like “put a couch in

an elevator and sit in it allday.”

The event also gavestudents an opportunityto suggest a name for theboard and vote on one ofthree quotes to be placedabove the board on a goldplate.

“It’s a good way for stu-dents to leave an impres-sion,” student Elisa Eidsonsaid.

The chalkboard willlikely be maintained bythe director of StudentAffairs. Student Senate hasvoiced strong support fordistinguishing the boardas a free-speech zone.

Along with giving stu-dents the opportunity toexpress themselves in anopen-ended discussionamong peers, the boardwill also display weeklyevents for UNC athleticsand the UniversityProgram Council.