The Scribe - 2009 News RSS

Fire alarms alarm students at Saturday’s games

Paul Fair — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Paul Fair

Last Saturday's basketball games had excitement beyond field goals and fouls. As Nancy Hoist took to the line to shoot two free-throws, the announcer's voice came over the speaker asking the crowd to evacuate. The fire alarm went off in the University ...

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Parking referenda denied

Claire Nutter — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Claire Nutter

One campaign promise made by SGA President David Williams was to work on improving the parking situation for UCCS students. On Feb. 13 Williams submitted the following questions to be voted on by the Student Government legislature, which were ultimately n...

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Trans-fat bans increase

Claire Nutter — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Claire Nutter

In December of 2006, New York City approved a ban on trans-fats in all restaurants in the city and speculations that the ban in New York will elicit change around the country appear to be proving true. Trans-fats are linked to an increase in heart attacks...

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U.S. recession impacts China

Carrie Horner — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Carrie Horner

Protests against the Dongguan government erupted when the Hong Kong toy company, Smart Union, suddenly closed, extinguishing 7,000 jobs overnight, NBC reported. If the western recession continues, many economists predict that protests such as these are o...

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Recession hinders black colleges

Carrie Horner — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Carrie Horner

This year, 98 percent of the students at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college, qualify for financial aid. But hardly any will receive loans, grants or scholarships. Though the recession is problematic for finances at all American colleg...

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Political Science dept. portfolio confusion

Joshua Green — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Joshua Green

On Friday, Feb. 20, Political Science majors awoke to find an e-mail from the department stating that all graduating seniors needed to assemble a portfolio and complete an assessment test before graduating in May....

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Construction makes Columbine accessible

Lauren Mueller — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Lauren Mueller

Columbine Hall will continue to be under construction through the end of the semester. Students will be seeing the familiar yellow 'caution' tape as the building is brought up date. Columbine is one of the most used buil...

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EPA poised to regulate carbon emissions for first time

Tim Canon — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Tim Canon

Carbon will be federally regulated for the first time in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) history, Obama administration officials told the New York Times recently....

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Williams safe, Adair impeached by house

Jackie Parkinson — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Jackie Parkinson

House resolutions 05 and 06 for the impeachment of student body President David Williams and Vice President Andy Adair, respectively, were presented at he SGA House meeting last Friday morning. The m...

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Colorado: a battleground for gay rights

Matthew Weidinger — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Matthew Weidinger

Back in 2006, voters in the state of Colorado passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In the same year, they defeated a ballot initiative that would have provided what are currently marriage-based rights to same-sex couples, such as property inh...

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Rocky Mountain News stops presses for good

Avalon Manly — Wed, 5 May 2010

By: Avalon Manly

Since Apr. 23 of 1859, the Rocky Mountain News has served the Denver and Colorado Springs communities with distinction. The News was distributed every weekday and Saturday for almost 150 years, at times to more than 250,000 people. It was the oldest newsp...

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Students affected by bus route

Cat Jensen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010

By: Cat Jensen

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A blackout hits UCCS

Chris Medina — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Chris Medina

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...

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Hotels cutting back costs

Catherine Jensen — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Catherine Jensen

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 ...

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Economy hurts students

Carrie Horner — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Carrie Horner

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...

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One in seven Americans without meds in 2007

Cat Jensen — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Cat Jensen

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...

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Students study Disney

Rosa Byun — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Rosa Byun

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...

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Review of Mikel Glass’ ‘The Discarded’

Joshua Green — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Joshua Green

A sense of confusion greets Fine Arts Center visitors as they enter to view realist painter Mikel Glass' first ever museum exposition. Initially, this intrepid critic wandered up a secondary staircase that leads to the back portion of the exhibit. and n...

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What are the school colors, exactly?

Rosa Byun — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Rosa Byun

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 A...

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Obama fulfills first campaign promise with new bill

Matthew Weidinger — Wed, 21 Apr 2010

By: Matthew Weidinger

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 w...

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