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Food pantry programs aim to reduce hunger on Colorado college campuses where half of students go hungry

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December 4, 2024

Food pantry programs aim to reduce hunger on Colorado college campuses where half of students go hungry

GREELEY — When he was a freshman living in the dorms at the University of Northern Colorado, Ryan Wood would sometimes face a choice late at night: Would he be exhausted the next day, or should he steal some dinner from the communal refrigerator?

“I was so hungry at times,” Wood said, “that I couldn’t sleep.”

Wood no longer has to make that impossible decision. He volunteers at the Bear Pantry, UNC’s food bank for students, but he remains a client. Many students in universities across Colorado face the same occasional hunger: More than half of UNC’s students, 57%, said in a survey that they faced food insecurity.

UNC hopes to address student hunger by opening a new Center for Student Well Being at the start of the spring semester that will triple the size of the Bear Pantry and will help students find other resources, such as federal food benefits, to keep them full.

The survey suggests that a majority of UNC’s students don’t always have access to food, or they might skip snacks, or rely a little too much on dollar deals at fast-food joints or eat too much of one food, like cans of soup.

The reasons vary widely, and just like those who use a food bank, they’re not always strictly about money.

Wood, 22 and a senior now, admits he’s not dirt poor. He doesn’t have student loans, for example. But he also doesn’t have a car and Greeley is far from his family just outside of San Francisco. He relies on UNC’s meal plan to feed himself, and the limited hours don’t always jibe with his schedule. Places to buy groceries are scarce around UNC: The closest is a King Soopers a mile walk away. Wood also doesn’t have the money to spend on DoorDash or pay for a ride to the store.

Still, he felt ashamed for asking UNC for food, and guilty for taking it, given that he could pay for college without borrowing money. He remembers hovering close to the Bear Pantry entry for a few minutes before a student volunteer coaxed him inside. This is why Freddie Horn, a graduate student who runs the pantry to get clinical hours for a degree in mental health counseling, tries to say hello to everyone who walks inside. He wants them to feel welcome. Apparently it’s working.

“Sometimes they won’t get any food at all,” Horn said of his regulars. “They just want to stop in and say hello.”

A Colorado State University Student looks at shelves of food at the Rams Against Hunger food pantry in Fort Collins. (Garrett Mogel, Special to The Colorado Sun)

A national crisis

Student hunger isn’t just a UNC problem. Colorado State University, for example, estimates more than 40% of its students face some sort of food insecurity. But really, it’s a nationwide problem, said John Hancock, UNC’s assistant vice president for wellness and support. This year, for the first time, the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, an organization with a lofty goal of enhancing student learning, development and success, chose to measure, in part, a university’s ability to meet its students’ basic needs. The move, Hancock said, was a stunning confirmation of just how many students are going without food or housing that meets minimum standards across the country.

Data released in July by the U.S. General Accountability Office showed about 3.8 million college students, or about 23%, experienced food insecurity in 2020, the majority of whom reported multiple instances of eating less than they should or skipping meals because they could not afford food.

“Just about every college is thinking about this,” Hancock said, “and it’s getting worse.”

In 2014, UNC started the pantry on the urging of students, who then ran the service by volunteering. Now UNC is not only tripling the size of it, it also has hired a full-time staff person to supervise the work.

Here’s yet another way to measure the problem: On Mondays, Horn said, the food pantry’s restocking day, there’s a line out the door that stretches the length of the University Center, where more fortunate students can snack on Subway sandwiches or eat a lunch on their meal plan.

The staff member overseeing the pantry, Taylor Schiestel, went after her job hard a few months ago after she learned in the interview about the Bear Pantry expansion. She was born and raised in Greeley, a traditionally blue-collar city that has lower income rates than its neighbors Fort Collins or Loveland, and she’s worked with economically vulnerable populations, including those at the Rodarte Center in Greeley, for years.

“Anything I can do to build my community,” Schiestel said.

Students, she said, are a unique case. Yes, they’ve always traditionally struggled: A standard joke is they keep instant Ramen companies in business (the cheap homemade noodle packets, not the trendy restaurant fare).

“But they shouldn’t have to struggle,” Schiestel said. “Your education should be enough. If we can ease this burden for you, let us do that.”

The Bear Pantry goes beyond just supplying food. Horn tries to teach students how to shop for groceries, keep the food fresh and use healthy recipes that may provide leftovers for a couple days.

“Groceries are expensive now,” Schiestel said. “I think we can all acknowledge that.”

UNC’s hiring of her, she said, does show that the university cares. “It was an act of love.”

But it was also an investment, Schiestel and Hancock said. Student retention rates go up when they thrive. When students are hungry, they’re likely struggling with other things. Wood is a good example of how hunger can affect sleep or an ability to focus or have the energy to go work out. When those things slip, grades do as well, and it becomes more likely that they will drop out.

A student shops in a food pantry at Colorado State University — A Colorado State University Student picks up a jar of food at the Rams Against Hunger food pantry. (Garrett Mogel, Special to The Colorado Sun)

The high cost of college

So here’s the elephant in the room: Would students be hungry if they weren’t paying such high tuition rates? Hancock admits that the high costs of education are part of the problem, along with unprecedented increases in the cost of housing since the pandemic.

“It’s an uncomfortable truth that when students go hungry,” said Michael Buttram, CSU’s basic needs manager, “it’s partly because they’re paying such high tuition.”

Hunger, in fact, is the easiest to solve, Buttram said. Tuition won’t go down, and neither will rents, he said. Transportation can also be an issue, as Wood shows.

“The best work we are doing is around food insecurity,” Buttram said.

When Buttram started at CSU, in 2017, it had a mobile food pantry. That wasn’t his primary job, but once the pandemic hit, CSU got some of the dollars that followed and created a position for Buttram (he actually wrote the job description and was fortunate enough to be hired, he said).

“The pandemic gave higher education the liberty to really act upon it,” Buttram said. “It showed us all how close we all were to food insecurity, and it helped us have a bigger heart for everyone.”

He helped create a meal program where up to 50 meals a month are distributed tor those who sign up, much like a Meals on Wheels program. Rams Against Hunger also runs a pantry with the assistance of the Food Bank for Larimer County (Weld Food Bank helps UNC), and pocket pantries scattered across the Fort Collins campus for CSU students who just want to grab a lunch. There’s a meal swipe card program, where a limited number of students can get free meal plans. There’s even a text chain to 2,000 students to pick up food leftover from catered events. The pandemic ended three years ago, but the programs have continued.

“Once you start something like that,” Buttram said, “you aren’t going to stop.”

Universities won’t cut tuition, but Hancock said UNC tries to keep costs affordable, especially when compared to other Colorado schools. Housing remains a challenge, but textbooks can be replaced at times with free online materials.

“I’ve done a lot of thinking about this,” Hancock said. “The key is just to support students as much as possible.”

Shoving aside the stigma

A student with a backpack filled with food leaves a food pantry at Colorado State University — A Colorado State University Student leaves the Rams Against Hunger food pantry with a backpack full of food. (Garrett Mogel, Special to The Colorado Sun)

The new Bear Pantry will be smack dab in the middle of the University Center at UNC, next to a snack shop, a few strides from Subway and in the main walkway of one of UNC’s busiest buildings.

“It won’t be tucked away,” Hancock said, “It will be front and center.”

The idea behind the visibility is to reduce the stigma that students may feel for using the pantry. It will also make it easier to find for students, as far too many still don’t know they can get free food when they need it.

The larger goal of the pantry is to help students not rely on it so much, and that’s why it will be contained in a Center for Student Well Being. The center will help students navigate resources, Hancock said, including counseling and applying for an emergency support fund that can help them pay for a car repair or sign up for food stamps. Many students qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called SNAP, but few enroll.

That could be, partly, because students don’t like to think of themselves as needing food stamps when the whole point of college is to eventually avoid them. And getting students to pick up leftovers from an event or have a meal delivered may feel just as icky.

Ideally, all students could get a free meal swipe card because that puts them in the same category as everyone else, Buttram said, and no one knows the difference between the free swipes and the paid ones. But that’s expensive.

“We’re always searching or ways to get more free meal swipes,” Buttram said. “That’s a very dignity affirming approach.”

Instead, Buttram encourages students to think of it as reducing food waste. The leftovers they don’t accept from catering will just be thrown away, he said, and food in the pantry that isn’t used will go bad.

“As a society we waste 40% of the food we create,” Buttram said. “We’re just trying to reduce that amount.”

It’s also why Horn makes eye contact with every student who comes in the door. Just five minutes of his time, he said, can make anyone feel seen or validated. He didn’t learn that from his counseling classes. He learned it from his time at the Bear Pantry.

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2025 NFL Mock Draft: Titans take Cam Ward, Colorado's stars go in the top three

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2025 NFL Mock Draft: Titans take Cam Ward, Colorado's stars go in the top three

• Travis Hunter heads to Cleveland, and Shedeur Sanders joins the Giants: Hunter would provide dual-threat ability for a depleted Browns squad, while Sanders could be the answer to New York’s quarterback woes.

• Titans secure the No. 1 overall pick: Tennessee is the unlikely winner of the No. 1 pick sweepstakes, and Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the team’s choice in this mock draft.

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The 2025 NFL Draft order is now set for the 18 non-playoff teams. Here is one way the first round could play out as things stand, with the Tennessee Titans kicking things off by drafting one of only two quarterbacks selected in Round 1.

1. TENNESSEE TITANS: QB CAM WARD, MIAMI (FL)

The Titans earned the No. 1 overall pick in Week 18, largely because of their shortcomings at the quarterback position this season. Ward won’t be a fit for every team. For as much as he has some heroic big-time throws, he also has some head-scratching turnover-worthy plays. But he has improved every year he’s been in college, no matter the team. Ward possesses the mentality and the confidence you want in a potential franchise passer.

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2. CLEVELAND BROWNS: WR/CB TRAVIS HUNTER, COLORADO

The Browns getting the No. 2 pick means that a quarterback could be in play. I also like the idea of them exploring all options to trade down, especially if they don’t take a quarterback here (I would not). But with this being our first mock with the solidified non-playoff draft order, I didn’t want to do any trade-downs. Instead, I stay true to the big board and give the Browns the best playmaker in the draft in Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.

Hunter was the third-highest-graded cornerback (90.6) and the sixth-highest-graded receiver (89.0) in the FBS. He could legitimately play on both sides of the ball in Cleveland. I would slot him in full time at cornerback with about 10-15 plays at receiver each week.

3. NEW YORK GIANTS: QB SHEDEUR SANDERS, COLORADO

Truth be told, I am not at all convinced a quarterback will be drafted in the top five this year. But until free agency proves otherwise, the Giants are so desperate for a quarterback that it would feel disingenuous not to award them one here. Sanders recorded an 83.0 PFF passing grade in all four college seasons he played in. Over the past two years, he was excellent at post-snap reads and taking care of the football. Sanders doesn’t have the strongest arm, but he plays a clean brand of quarterback — which some teams will gravitate toward.

4. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: T WILL CAMPBELL, LSU

The Patriots’ Week 18 win over the Bills dropped from the No. 1 overall pick to No. 4. Shortly after their victory, they fired head coach Jerod Mayo, so their vision of how to build around quarterback Drake Maye could change. But the desire to improve what was statistically the worst offensive line should remain a constant. Campbell will be viewed as a guard by some teams, but he feels like a player who, with three years of good starting experience at tackle at LSU, should get his shot at tackle in the pros. Regardless, he’s a damn good lineman who would be an immediate starter in New England.

5. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: DI MASON GRAHAM, MICHIGAN

Jaguars edge defenders Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen bring disruptive potential, but the team’s defense lacks strong interior play to match it. Graham, who earned elite PFF overall grades of 90.0 and 90.7 over the past two seasons, is a stud run defender and a twitchy interior pass-rusher. This is a “best player available” type of pick.

6. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: WR TETAIROA McMILLAN, ARIZONA

After trading away Davante Adams mid-season, the Raiders created a serious need for a WR1. They will likely be in the market for one in free agency, but if that fails, they should be in range for one of the top receivers in the draft. Here, they get the top receiver on PFF’s big board in Arizona’s McMillan. He’s a 6-foot-5 receiver with some of the strongest hands in the class and a unique after-the-catch mentality for a player of his size. He felt like a lone bright spot on the Wildcats’ offense this year.

7. NEW YORK JETS: CB WILL JOHNSON, MICHIGAN

Johnson was hurt for most of this season, but when he was fully healthy last year, he showed us he was one of the best coverage players in the country with top-tier NFL ability. At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, he has the athletic ability and fluidity to play mirror-man coverage against any receiver. Adding Johnson to a secondary with Sauce Gardner would create elite potential.

8. CAROLINA PANTHERS: EDGE ABDUL CARTER, PENN STATE

The Panthers’ win over the Falcons in Week 18 may have dropped them in the draft order, but Bryce Young capping off an incredible turnaround over the second half of this season was more important than a few draft spots (and that’s coming from a draft guy). Defense needs to be the focus for the Panthers in the draft, and pass rush is likely at the top of their list. Carter has the best burst and bend in the class, and he earned a 91.0 PFF pass-rush grade with a 23.0% pass-rush win rate in his first year as a full-time edge rusher this year. He would be a welcomed addition to Carolina’s defensive line.

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9. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: EDGE NIC SCOURTON, TEXAS A&M

It was a quiet year for Scourton based on expectations. But at Purdue in 2023, he earned a 91.0 PFF pass-rush grade with a 21.3% pass-rush win rate, thanks to a deep pass-rush tool bag with tons of different moves and counters at 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds. He is the Saints’ type as a 4-3 defensive end (depending on whether the new coaching staff has that same front).

10. CHICAGO BEARS: T KELVIN BANKS JR., TEXAS

The Bears’ offensive line was still too up-and-down this season for the front office to not make new investments. Banks is small in height and length for a tackle (might be just under 6-foot-4), so he may start his career inside at guard. That could work out flawlessly in Chicago, which seems to have more solidified talent at the tackle spots. His athletic ability is very impressive and provides him with a high ceiling, and he earned 86.8 and 88.0 PFF pass-blocking grades over the past two years.

11. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: EDGE JALON WALKER, GEORGIA

The 49ers could use help in the trenches this offseason, and defense is the choice here due to it being the strong position in this year’s draft. Walker is listed as an off-ball linebacker, but he is at his best when rushing the passer as an edge. At 6-foot-2 and around 250 pounds, he’s a bit light on his measurables to be a full-time edge defender, but his 18.3% and 21.0% pass-rush win rates over the past two years are proof of his consistent disruption at that size. Walker is explosive and turns speed to power easily.

12. DALLAS COWBOYS: RB ASHTON JEANTY, BOISE STATE

Is this an obvious choice? Yes. Does that change my mind? No. Jeanty enjoyed a historic season this year with more than 2,600 rushing yards. But beyond just the overall output, he was also incredibly efficient, with a 96.6 PFF rushing grade, a 99th-percentile missed tackles forced per attempt figure and a 98th-percentile yards after contact number. He is one of the best football players in the draft, and Dallas needs a player like that badly on its offense.

13. MIAMI DOLPHINS: T JOSH SIMMONS, OHIO STATE

Simmons got hurt midway through the season, so unfortunately, we haven’t seen him during Ohio State’s deep playoff run. But before he tore his ACL, he looked like one of the top offensive tackles in the draft. He has some of the best footwork in the class, with good athletic ability and smooth movements. The Dolphins just need to improve their offensive line in any way they can, and Simmons could play guard for them if Patrick Paul is a starter at offensive tackle. On 158 pass-blocking snaps this season, Simmons didn’t allow a sack and allowed just one pressure on his way to an 82.0 PFF pass-blocking grade.

14. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: TE TYLER WARREN, PENN STATE

It’s not often that a tight end is selected in the top 20, but Warren warrants it. He’s a true all-around tight end who can block effectively in-line and make strong contested catches as a receiver. The big plus is that, at 6-foot-6 and 260 pounds, he earned a 93.3 PFF receiving grade thanks to 666 receiving yards after the catch this season as Penn State’s main mode of receiving production.

15. ATLANTA FALCONS: EDGE JAMES PEARCE JR., TENNESSEE

The Falcons’ pass rush came alive during the second half of the season, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t consider selecting a pass-rusher in a pass-rusher-heavy draft. Pearce gives them some burst and bend they don’t have on their defensive line right now, and he plays a natural stand-up outside linebacker spot. Though undersized at around 240 pounds, he recorded pass-rush win rates above 20% in each of the past two years.

16. ARIZONA CARDINALS: DI WALTER NOLEN, OLE MISS

Nolen is a former five-star recruit who came into his own this season. He is incredibly explosive at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds and earned an elite 91.1 PFF run-defense grade with great flashes as a twitched-up pass-rusher (73.5 PFF pass-rush grade in 2024). The Cardinals need new juice on their defensive line, specifically in the pass-rush category.

17. CINCINNATI BENGALS: WR LUTHER BURDEN III, MISSOURI

Burden was not as productive in 2024 as in 2023, but that is more an indictment of the offense as a whole than Burden. He is an elite after-the-catch receiver who can win as a flanker and in the slot. The Jermaine Burton experiment is not going well in Cincinnati, and pending free agent Tee Higgins could be elsewhere next season. The Bengals need plenty of help on the defensive line but could use another playmaker next to Ja’Marr Chase to remain a potent offense.

18. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: EDGE SHEMAR STEWART, TEXAS A&M

Edge rusher Boye Mafe took a nice step forward as a pass-rusher this year, but the Seahawks need more in that area. Stewart has a rare combination of size, speed and power at 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds. He earned an 88.9 PFF run-defense grade but also flashed as a pass-rusher over the past two years. If he can hone his go-to pass-rush moves, he could be a great addition for Seattle.

19. HOUSTON TEXANS: T CAMERON WILLIAMS, TEXAS

The Texans’ interior offensive line has been a major Achilles’ heel of their offense. Tytus Howard has been pushed into one of the guard spots, which has produced mixed results. They could potentially keep him there if they draft a talented offensive tackle to play opposite Laremy Tunsil. Williams is raw but extremely talented with length, power and speed. Plus, he has plenty of experience at right tackle.

20. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: S MALAKI STARKS, GEORGIA

The Buccaneers will be eyeing pass-rush upgrades, but with a lot of the top pass-rushers off the board — and with this being a deep pash-rush class in Rounds 2 and 3 — I like the idea of them forming what would likely be the most talented safety duo in the league: Starks and Antoine Winfield Jr. This season has exposed Tampa Bay’s deficiencies in the secondary.

21. DENVER BRONCOS: TE COLSTON LOVELAND

Despite wide receiver Courtland Sutton‘s excellence, the Broncos have lacked any other consistent receiver presence on offense in 2024. Head coach Sean Payton has been one to emphasize the tight end position when he has a viable option. Loveland’s lack of production this year was more an indication of how poor Michigan’s passing game was than anything. When he’s healthy and in a rolling offense (see 2023), he’s a big, fluid receiver — an ideal passing weapon for Bo Nix moving forward.

22. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: CB BENJAMIN MORRISON, NOTRE DAME

Morrison hasn’t been a part of Notre Dame’s deep playoff run due to a hip injury, but he’s a fluid, fearless man coverage cornerback — something the Steelers have been searching for in their past few secondary draft picks.

23. LOS ANGELES RAMS: WYATT MILUM, WEST VIRGINIA

Rob Havenstein will be 33 years old and in the last year of his contract next season. The Rams could look to find his replacement, whether for 2025 or beyond. Milum was one of the most consistently dominant offensive linemen in 2024. He earned a 91.7 PFF overall grade with 90.0-plus grades in run blocking and pass blocking.

24. GREEN BAY PACKERS: CB SHAVON REVEL, EAST CAROLINA

The Packers‘ cornerbacks were disappointing this season. Revel represents their type of player, meeting length and speed thresholds while bringing play-making ability. He should be very high on their board, even coming off a torn ACL.

25. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS: EDGE JACK SAWYER, OHIO STATE

Khalil Mack has been productive over the past few years, even now at 33 years old. But Joey Bosa has taken a step back due to injuries, and Mack won’t be there forever. Head coach Jim Harbaugh is not one to let the trenches fade into oblivion when it comes to roster building. Sawyer has been steady, disruptive and productive over the past two seasons, something Harbaugh got a good look at when facing him multiple times in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry.

26. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS: MYKEL WILLIAMS, GEORGIA

The Commanders are building a good-looking defense under Dan Quinn, but they still need talent and depth at edge rusher. Williams is a high-floor player who is as strong as an ox with long arms, but his pass-rush game is still developing (he might not be a high-sack player). I do like him for the Commanders, though, since they would get stouter with his presence.

27. BALTIMORE RAVENS: T JOSH CONERLY JR., OREGON

Oregon’s Conerly took a big step up in pass protection this year. He allowed just 10 pressures on 521 pass-blocking snaps while earning a 78.0 PFF pass-blocking grade on true pass sets. He is a true junior with two years of starting experience under his belt. The NFL will love the potential.

28. MINNESOTA VIKINGS: CB TREY AMOS, OLE MISS

The Vikings could lose a good chunk of their cornerback room to free agency this March. Amos brings ideal length to the position at 6-foot and 190 pounds with long arms. He forced 14 incompletions this season, tied for the seventh most in the FBS.

29. BUFFALO BILLS: CB JAHDAE BARRON, TEXAS

Barron went from a starting safety to a starting slot defender to a starting outside cornerback over the past three seasons and thrived at all three spots. This year was his most productive. As an off-zone defender, he recorded five interceptions and 10 forced interceptions with a 91.6 PFF coverage grade in 2024.

30. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: EDGE PRINCELY UMANMIELEN, OLE MISS

The Eagles are a tough team to mock for these days due to how well general manager Howie Roseman has built the roster. However, with edge rushers Brandon Graham retiring and Josh Sweat set to hit free agency, perhaps another pass-rusher is in store for them in Round 1. Umanmielen put up great pass-rushing numbers over 2023 and 2024 (two consecutive seasons with a pass-rush win rate above 22%). He has some of the best burst and bend in the class.

31. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: EDGE MIKE GREEN, MARSHALL

Green, even as just a redshirt sophomore, was an absolute stud for the Thundering Herd this season. He earned a 92.0 PFF overall grade, thanks to a 90.1 PFF run-defense grade and a 91.0 PFF pass-rush grade. He is still young as a pass-rusher but has a good bag of moves and an NFL-level first step.

32. DETROIT LIONS: EDGE LANDON JACKSON, ARKANSAS

As we head into the playoffs, Aidan Hutchinson still leads the Lions in sacks (7.5). It’s safe to say they need some pass-rush help this offseason. Jackon is a unique edge rusher because of his 6-foot-7 frame and 275-pound weight. Yet, he has good burst and some intriguing bend for a player with those measurables. I expect the Lions to like his profile.

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Eagles Takeaways: Slow start costs Colorado against San Jose Barracuda

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January 5, 2025

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The Colorado Eagles had one of their best road trips so far this season. They won three out of four games of the five game road trip. Last night, Colorado scored four unanswered against the San Jose Barracuda (SJS) for the 4–2 victory. The Colorado Avalanche had recalled goaltender Tent Miner with the ankle injury to Scott Wedgewood and today they recalled forward Tye Felhaber. Tonight, the Eagles wrapped up their five game road trip before heading home for six games. Here are my takeaways from the 4–3 loss to the Barracuda.

Takeaways

Goaltender Kevin Mandolese returned tonight from a lower-body injury that he got on December 8 against the Abbotsford Canucks (VAN). At first, you could tell Mandolese needed to get a few shots to get comfortable. He allowed three goals in the first nine shots on the goal, but then locked it down. Mandolese allowed only one more goal in the next 24 shots on net. His turn to health could not have come at a more fortunate time, with Miner being recalled. The Eagles would have had only Adam Scheel to tend the crease unless they called someone up from the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL).

Defenseman Jacob MacDonald took charge of the game with 10 shots on goal. Besides that, he added a goal and an assist. MacDonald helped the Eagles break through on the scoreboard by snapping a pass to Matthew Phillips on the run and Jack Ahcan buried it. Later, MacDonald one-timed a shot to shrink the lead to one goal. He has been a leader by example the entire season for the young group, and tonight is just one of those moments.

Fatigue was an obvious factor in the game today. Colorado was lacking in their normal speed, shooting and passing accuracy, and rushing to the net. The Eagles had trouble pushing the play forward until they had to when they were behind. Colorado only pushed the play in the second period, after they were down by three goals.

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The Eagles will head home to Blue Arena in Loveland, Colorado for a six-game home stand that begins on Friday, January 10th against the Calgary Wranglers at 7 p.m.

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“We see more and more people focusing on the remodeling vs. the building right now”: Last day for Colorado Springs Home Building & Remodeling Show

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January 5, 2025

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“We see more and more people focusing on the remodeling vs. the building right now”: Last day for Colorado Springs Home Building & Remodeling Show

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Looking to remodel or build your forever home? There’s a showcasing here in the Springs, that covers every aspect of home improvement, both inside and outside. Sunday, Jan. 5, is the last day for the Colorado Springs Home Building & Remodeling Show with L&L Exhibition Management, at the Norris Penrose Event Center. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., costing adults 5 dollars, with children being admitted for free. The company has been in Colorado Springs for 30 years now.

The show manager, Susan Stevens, told 11 News, that many local exhibitors are looking to help with homeowners’ needs.

“Especially when there’s a change in the government, a lot of people are like nervous,” Stevens explained. “And we see more and more people focusing on the remodeling vs. the building right now, because people had got in at a low interest rate… and they don’t want to give up that interest rate to build. So, they’re remodeling their homes to what they want them to be… But, Colorado Springs needs a lot more housing, so there’s a lot of building, and the people that are moving onto bigger homes leave room for the people that don’t.”

If you missed this opportunity, there are more shows with L&L Exhibition coming up… From Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, they’ll be hosting their Home & Garden Show. Then, the Colorado Springs Remodeling Expo happens Mar. 14-16, with both shows taking place again at the Norris Penrose Event Center.

Click here for more details on Sunday’s Home Building & Remodeling Show.

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