Darkness will descend upon the Lion’s Den this Saturday. The UCCS Mountain Lions will be taking on Colorado Christian University in one of the most anticipated basketball games of the year. The lady lions take the floor at 6 p.m., with the men’s team going on at 8 p.
If you are planning on taking advantage of hotel services as you travel in the near future, you may want to pack your own shampoo. As the economy weakens, hotels are quietly trimming amenities and services to save money, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Beginning in December 2007, the recession triggered unemployment claims that totaled 2,394,434 by the end of 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As a result, many UCCS students have found themselves struggling financially, even to the point of destitution.
In 2007, one in seven Americans under the age of 65 went without prescribed medicines, according to the New York Times. National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963, according to a recent study.
Since the spring semester of 2007, Professor David Nelson has taught a class on Walt Disney. This semester, Nelson set the maximum number of students for COMM 385 at 30. According to the online course guide, there are 43 students enrolled with 4 on the waitlist.
The official school colors are not blue and gold. They are not black and blue and gold. The school colors are officially black and gold, the same colors shared with CU Boulder. According to the Style Guide hosted by the University Advancement Web site, “UCCS Gold” is exactly 250 R 172 G 0 B on the RGB scale, 0 C 30 M 100 Y 0 K on the CMYK scale, and #faac00 for the web.
Barack Obama has hit the ground running as the 44th president of the United States. With headlining announcements like the decision to close Guantanamo and the reversal of the Bush policy on abortion funding, Obama hasn’t wasted any time making tough calls. Now, he’s signed his first bill into law. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 stands as a fulfillment of a campaign promise Obama made to Americans during election season.
2009 marks the eighth rendezvous between the Harlem Cabaret and UCCS. The Cabaret is being spearheaded by the Office of Student Activities (OSA) and the Black Student Union (BSU). “It is an annual event that we put on in honor of Black History Month,” said OSA President Beth Anderson. “This year we will be reverting back to paying tribute to the Harlem Renaissance with poetry, music, art and literature,” she added.
On Feb. 13, UCCS will be holding its second Safe Space training from 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the third floor lounge of the University Center. Safe Space training is used as a tool to make the university environment comfortable for students in the LGBTIQ community.
Recent allegations against former New Life Church Pastor Ted Haggard reopened an old wound within the evangelical community. In November of 2006, former male prostitute Mike Jones revealed that he was having an extended sexual relationship with Haggard. Most recently, a former UCCS student has spoken out about misconduct by the disgraced evangelical leader.
On Feb. 4 SGA President David Williams sent out an e-mail declaring that three funding proposals, which came from the Black Student Union, Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity and Phi Sigma Sigma women’s fraternity were vetoed. Following Williams’ assumed veto, the SGA Senate held an emergency meeting.
On Jan. 23 during the UCCS Student Government Association House meeting the Black Student Union requested funding for 26 students and four advisers to attend the Big 12 Conference. After not receiving all requested funds from the UCCS House, the BSU used the bicameral system prescribed in the SGA Constitution to their advantage and asked for additional funding from the UCCS Senate. An amendment to the initial proposal, an executive veto and a legislative override were all inspired by the BSU’s request for additional funding.
Those of you who live on campus may be able to recall an evacuation that occurred in housing last semester. After smelling natural gas, housing security was quick to notify those in housing and evacuate the building.
So, over the years, UCCS has acquired Boomer, a visit from President Obama and over 500 acres to grow into. UCCS is one of the fastest growing universities in the country, and is positioned to become the main CU school years down the road. Progress is coming in leaps and bounds. So, what else is there to look forward to? If it were up to junior Bryan Cruikshank, the answer would be to have UCCS letters up on the bluff, Hollywood-style. As an active member of Student Government Association (SGA) and Kappa Sigma fraternity, the student has been campaigning tirelessly (meetings, proposals, estimates, letter writing) for the opportunity to leave this legacy behind.
Thanks to cell phones, people have learned to multi-task like never before. They have begun developing unparalleled skills that enable them to walk, talk and sometimes even chew gum at the same time. If you walk, drive and sleep with your cell phone, as many of us do, you may be relieved that you don’t work for the city of Fort Collins.
For Black History Month, the BSU has a variety of celebratory and commemorative activities planned. The club is participating in a forum about Jim Crow Law and attending a leadership conference on the west coast that emphasizes African-American involvement and leadership on predominantly white college campuses; also, BSU is co-sponsoring the Harlem Cabaret, an annual informational festival that will take place on Friday, Feb. 20.
The lights fade as an entirely female cast enters from the rear of the UCCS Upper Lodge event center. Dressed in vibrant and sexy red and black outfits, the women shimmy and shake their way to the simplistic stage. The music pulses a catchy beat as the collective cast sits down and shoots the audience ornery smiles. And this sets the stage for an interesting, intimate evening with the cast of “The Vagina Monologues.”
A perceptive student walking around the lower floor of the UCCS University Center will notice that a change has taken place on the walls of what used to be the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs (SMA). Now emblazoned on those walls is a colorful rendering of the letters M.O.S.A.I.C., underneath which is written the new office name: Multicultural Office for Student Access, Inclusiveness, and Community.
For determined students with tuition woes, free money in the form of scholarships can be a life saver. However, many scholarships focus on factors beyond a student’s grade point average. Two such awards offered at UCCS, the Cesar E. Chavez Scholarship and the Rosa Parks Scholarship, focus on diversity and creativity. On April 15 in the UC Theater, a ceremony will be held to commemorate the winners of these scholarships.
The Heller Center and its purpose are relatively unknown to UCCS students. Some associate its presence with ghost stories and dares that have prompted some to wander onto its mysterious property late at night. The stucco and concrete block buildings on the Center’s property really have a rich history that members of the community, along with the University, are looking to preserve.
Boomer
If you’ve ever attended a UCCS sporting or entertainment event, you’ve likely bumped into Boomer. Whether kindling the energy with waves and cheers, or stirring laughter with humorous gestures, the mascot heightens the experience of any UCCS activity
When the campus Recreation Center rose up from the ground and opened its doors in the fall of 2007, most students were probably just pleased that the construction was finished and eager to test the new facilities. However, the building was constructed a bit differently than the typical university recreation center – it is one of only two such facilities in the country to obtain gold LEED certification, a recognized standard of building efficiency.
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