NEWS
SUMMER 2020
come August. B R E T T L A G E R B L A D E D I S C U S S E S C L U B S P O R T S AT C U D E N V E R CU DENVER OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT ĚǢSƪþŎþʼnrþűěʼnþ
Now, for the big question: how does one join the sport? “Some teams host try-outs and make cuts, but most teams welcome all experi- ence levels!” Lagerblade exclaimed. As for the requirements needed to be a participant in a said sport, CU Denver notes that a student must be enrolled in at least one credit hour to be involved. However, some of the clubs may require more than just that. “Our program does not have þ ƪƟĩěŎȀě G£ ƢĩơƿŎƢĩůĩűƷ܌ ĚƿƷ teams must abide by any require- ments set forth by their governing bodies.” Lagerblade adds. Students can reach out to the captains of the sport that they are most interested in by either visiting the CU Denver Club Sports page or by visiting their page on Facebook to learn more about other requirements that they may need. ȃĩƢĩ Ŏƪ Żűĩ ƷʼnŎűł ƷʼnþƷ ƪƷƿ - dents should keep on their mind when choosing to join a sport: fees. According to the Club Sports FAQ on the CU Denver website, “each club has its own set of member- ship dues that each member pays.” ȃŎƪůþǢ ƪŻƿűĢ ŻǛĩƢǜʼnĩŦůŎűł܌ ĚƿƷ it’s not that bad necessarily. Club Sports are funded by student fees, meaning that as a club, there is an opportunity to apply for funding to decrease the cost of participation. Even so, if a student does feel over- whelmed, has second thoughts, or is shy and nervous to join a sport, Lagerblade and the Wellness Center are more than happy to lend out a helping hand.
C ollege can be tough, especially for freshmen coming in right þǼƷĩƢ ʼnŎłʼn ƪěʼnŻŻŦ ܒ hƿěţŎŦǢ܌ there are many activities that will help release the stress one may come across when on campus. Besides the usual binging of TV shows, nap taking, and the occasional visit to Ʒʼnĩ łǢů܌ à 'ĩűǛĩƢ ŻDzŁĩƢƪůŻƢĩ ƷŻ students with a variety of club sports to participate in. In a recent interview with Brett Lagerblade, Assistant Director for Competitive Sports, students are given many options to choose from when it comes to sports. Brett has been here at CU Denver for more than 15 years. Before becoming þű ƪƪŎƪƷþűƷ 'ŎƢĩěƷŻƢ܌ ʼnĩ ǜþƪ ȀƢƪƷ an Academic Advisor, then a Club Sports Coordinator. “Students can take a look on our website to see which sports we ŻDzŁĩƢĩĢŎűƷʼnĩƟƢĩǛŎŻƿƪƪěʼnŻŻŦǢĩþƢ ܒ ܺ Lagerblade explained. “Some of ƷʼnŻƪĩ ƪƟŻƢƷƪ ŎűěŦƿĢĩ £ŻǜĩƢŦŎǼƷŎűł܌ ®ǜŎůůŎűł܌þűĢ¦ƿűűŎűł ܒ ܺ®ƷƿĢĩűƷƪ will also be happy to know that CU 'ĩűǛĩƢ܌ þŦƪŻ ŻDzŁĩƢƪ ĚŻƷʼn rĩű þűĢ Women’s Soccer, Cheer, Tennis, and Taekwondo among other things. For more information, a new list of sports for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year will be posted online
AMANDA BLACKMAN’S DARK PLACE Lost in the woods AMANDA BLACKMAN
I f I sat down to talk to freshman year Amanda, I don’t know what I’d tell her. You’re going to change your major twice, change one of them to your minor, get a dream internship and love it, then decide to attempt a career pivot in the last year and a half? Yeah, I probably would tell her that, but that doesn’t directly matter to all of you new Lynx reading this. So instead I will tell you a story and lesson I learned last week. I’m a control freak. Type A personality to the max, lover of all things structure and planning. So when my husband and a friend and I attempted to hike a 14er last week, I set out my backpack the night before, made the sign, and planned when all of us would need to wake up and leave in the morning. If everything went to plan, it would be the perfect hike. Then it all went wrong. We got to the mountain late and we couldn’t drive all the way up to the trailhead, which added two miles each way. The trail was covered in snow. I got altitude sickness and one hell of a blister on my foot that kept getting stuck in snow- banks. We had to turn around with the end in sight. When we reached the bottom of the moun- tain and could see the parking lot, the trail became hidden under all of the snow as it melted through- out the day. The tracks from oth- er hikers were gone. We had to just trudge down the mountain through snowbanks. I had at least two full break- downs during the hike. But we made it. We are ok, and now we have a crazy story of how everything went wrong, but everything wound up okay. Just because something doesn’t go according to plan doesn’t mean that it won’t be okay. Look at my college expe- rience, freshman Amanda and new Lynx. I began with ignorant bliss, just going in the direction I thought was right. Along the way things didn’t go to plan (hello thinking I could double major in Marketing and Criminal Justice starting sophomore year). That doesn’t mean that my future and my career won’t be ok. If I didn’t take certain classes, I wouldn’t know my passion for the legal field. I wouldn’t have the cour- age to go down another unknown path and apply to law school. It’s unexpected, I know, first semes- ter Amanda. But unexpected isn’t bad, it’s a new opportunity.
BRETT LAGERBLADE OVERSEES CLUB SPORTS AT CU DENVER. Photo courtesy of ucdenver.edu
“In our Club Sports program, we strive to create a place for every- one, no matter their experience or background,” Lagerblade explains. “We understand that college in itself ěþűĚĩĢŎDzȀěƿŦƷƷĩƢƢŎƷŻƢǢƷŻűþǛŎłþƷĩ at times. We want to ensure that the new and exciting experiences we’re ŻDzŁĩƢŎűłƷŻþűĢŁŻƢƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪþƢĩǜĩŦ - ěŻůŎűłþűĢŎűěŦƿƪŎǛĩ ܒ ¦ĩłþƢĢŦĩƪƪŻŁ
if you’ve played a sport your whole life or you’re looking to try your hand at something new, you can count on having the support and care from your teammates and the ŦƿĚ ®ƟŻƢƷƪ ƪƷþDzŁ Ŏű ŻƢĢĩƢ ƷŻ ʼnĩŦƟ ǢŻƿƢĩþŦŎǬĩƷʼnþƷǢŻƿĚĩŦŻűłʼnĩƢĩ܌Żű this team, in this program, at this school.”
M E N TA L H E A L T H R E S O U R C E S F O R S T U D E N T S
COUNSELING RESOURCES ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
by Tommy Clift
T he college transition can be admittedly daunting. Even for those who are eager and excited, it presents a fresh set of challenges.cademic stress, the pressure of getting out and making ŁƢŎĩűĢƪ܌ ŻƢ Ʒʼnĩ ŻǛĩƢǜʼnĩŦůŎűłȀűþű - cial responsibilities stacking up, there are plenty of challenges that meet the chapter in life clichéd to be the freest time of ones life. Still, that doesn’t mean it’s not exciting. It’s a singularly brilliant time to dig into learning about the self—an assign- ment that is just as important as any other homework. And thankfully, CU 'ĩűǛĩƢŻDzŁĩƢƪŎűěƢĩĢŎĚŦĩƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩƪŻŁ counseling for just that. ȃĩƢþƟǢ ĢŻĩƪ űŻƷ ŎůƟŦǢ ŎŦŦűĩƪƪ ܗ it’s an important stigma to dispel. ȃĩůĩƢŎěþű£ƪǢěʼnŻŦŻłŎěþŦƪƪŻěŎþ - tion lists a number of other struggles like “relationship troubles, job loss, the death of a loved one, stress, substance abuse or other issues. And Ʒʼnĩƪĩ ƟƢŻĚŦĩůƪ ěþű ŻǼƷĩű ĚĩěŻůĩ debilitating.” Instead, therapy is a tool for everyone—in dark places and light, and CU Denver’s Counseling Center is here for every fade between Ʒʼnĩ ƷǜŻ ܒ hŻěþƷĩĢ Żű Ʒʼnĩ ړ Ʒʼn ǴŦŻŻƢ ŻŁ Tivoli Student Union building, the
Photo: Taelar Pollmann · The Sentry THE CU DENVER STUDENT AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER CAN BE REACHED IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
ěĩűƷĩƢ Ŏƪ ƪƷþDzŁĩĢ ǜŎƷʼn ƟƢŻŁĩƪƪŎŻűþŦ psychologists, psychotherapists as well as graduate practicum stu- ĢĩűƷƪ ܒ ȃĩ ěĩűƷĩƢ þŦƪŻ ƪĩƢǛĩƪ þƪ þ center for training with graduate students within the School of Edu- cation and Human Development who are shadowed by the center’s professional psychologists. As per the center’s website, their mission statement is to “provide systemic, strength-based, culturally respon- sive mental health services focused on relationship, support, growth þűĢ ƪŻŦƿƷŎŻű ܒ ܺȃĩƢĩܼƪ űŻ ƢĩþƪŻű űŻƷ ƷŻ Ʒþţĩ þĢǛþűƷþłĩ ŻŁ Ʒʼnĩ ƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩ ܗ required student fees cover the maximum number of 12 sessions per academic year. Another recent resource is CU Denver’s YOU programand app. Bro- ken into three main tiers—Succeed,
ȃƢŎǛĩ܌ þűĢ rþƷƷĩƢ ܪ Ʒʼnĩ ƟƢŻłƢþů ŻDzŁĩƢƪ ǛŎĢĩŻ þűĢ þƢƷŎěŦĩ ěŻűƷĩűƷ Żű just about everything surrounding ǜĩŦŦűĩƪƪ܌ ŁƢŻů ȀƷűĩƪƪ þűĢ űƿƷƢŎ - tion, to mindfulness, balance, and social resilience. Upon logging in with a student ID, the app intro- duces users to a three-step process of getting started. Step 1 sets up a ƟƢŻȀŦĩŻŁƟĩƢƪŻűþŦŎǬĩĢ ŎűƷĩƢĩƪƷƪþűĢ ƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩƪ ܗ ƪƷĩƟ ܪڑ ܹ¼þţĩ þ ¦ĩþŦŎƷǢ Check”—gives assessments for all three categories to help gauge and ůĩþƪƿƢĩ ǜʼnĩƢĩ ƿƪĩƢƪ þƢĩ þƷ ܗ ƪƷĩƟ ڒ sets up goals to systemically work up ƷŻǜþƢĢƪ ܒ SƷůþǢ ƪĩĩů ƪƷƢþƷŎȀĩĢ܌ĚƿƷ aided structure can be everything ŎűǜŻƢţŎűłŻűĢŎDzȀěƿŦƷŎĩƪ܌ĩƪƟĩěŎþŦŦǢ through college with so much bal- ance and time management needed. Stepping outside of the uni- versity, many other resources
ĩǡŎƪƷ ܒ ¼þţĩ àŻĩĚŻƷ ܪ Ʒʼnĩ þƟƟ ŻDzŁĩƢƪ anonymous counseling catered spe- ěŎȀěþŦŦǢ ƷŻǜþƢĢƪ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ ܒ rŻƪƷ ŻŁ all, remember that there are thou- sands of people on campus dealing with similar struggles and obstacles. ®ƿŎěŎĢĩ£ƢĩǛĩűƷŎŻű¦ĩƪŻƿƢěĩ ĩű - ter survey found that “more than 62 percent of survey respondents are no longer attending school for a mental health related reason.” With so many people feeling isolated on a campus so large, sometimes leaning on friends, new and old, can be one of the best ways to heal hardship.
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