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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF EASTERN U TAH 451 E 400 N PRICE, UT

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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH - 451 E 400 N - PRICE, UT 84501

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September 20, 2012

SAFELy STRUTTING ACROSS 300 EAST

photo by Whitney Withers/The Eagle

Solar powered trafc signOn Sept. 19, student leadership, the chancellor and the mayors ofce, plus community members,came together for a ribbon cutting to commemorate the new crossing signs and ashing signalsrecently installed on campus. The signs were a culmination of student leadership and Price cityefforts over the past two years to address safety concerns with car/pedestrian interaction atthat location. The new signs include a push-button activation apparatus on the poles just beforeyou enter the crosswalks on either side of 300 East and associated ashing warning signsapproximatel y 150 feet from the crosswalks. They are wireless and solar powered.

Artists rendering of proposed Central Instruction Building to be located on the corner of 300 East and 400 North.

SPORTS

Baseball volunteers Volleyball continues New coaches Player highlights page 6-7

LIFESTYLES Spencer West: an inspiration Fun in the SUN Center Day of Caring The Purge

pages 4-5

USU Eastern $20 million Central Instruc-tion Building was one of seven state-fundedcapital development projects prioritized bythe Utah State Board of Regents at theirmonthly meeting held last Friday. If f unded,the capital development projects submittedby the Utah System of Higher Education is$222.4 million for 2013-14.

The Regents prioritized the list of state-funded capital development projects submit-ted by USHE institutions with Weber StateUniversitys new science lab building, witha requested $60.9 million in state funds; andUtah Valley Universitys classroom building,with a $53.2 million state request, sharing thetop spot. Following in order of priority are:Snow College science building reconstruc-tion, $11.8 million; Utah State Universitybiological sciences building, $60 million;USU-Eastern Central Instruction Building,$20 million; Salt Lake Community CollegeCTE classroom and learning service build-ing, $15 million; and Dix ie State College EastElementary School purchase, $1.5 million(which was jointly recommended on the l istof land-bank projects.)

They also approved USHE budget request

Seth Richardsstaff writer

s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu

The USU Eastern mensbasketball team became victimsto the terrifying sight of a snakein the Bunnell Dmitrich AthleticCenter on Friday, Sept. 7. Unawareof the variety of snake speciesor present threat, the team mayhave seen to the snakes disposalimproperly.

In recounting the event, RuthWhiteside of the athletic depart-ment, said, I went in to [the ofceto] make a copy and I came outand the guys were screaming. Andtheres a snake [in the concessionsarea].

Calmed from their initialterror, the team elected JordanContreras to dispose of the threat.Without causing a present threatto anyone, stomping on the snakemay have been an illegal act.

Of the 31 species of snakeindigenous to Utah, only a feware poisonous. The poisonoussnakes, which can be identiedby longer fangs in the front andpoison glands on the sides of theirheads, may be killed if they pres-ent an immediate threat to peopleor livestock. Otherwise, the Divi-sion of Wildlife Resources Priceofce may be contacted at (435)613-3700. Someone from the

Shadayah Jonesstaff writer

s.jones@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Since the merge with UtahState University, students at USU-Eastern have concern with thedifferences in policies with resi-dential life of the main campus in

Logan and campus in Price. T heyare concerned that if Eastern is apart of USU system, the school

should also have the same policies

and procedures pertaining to on-campus housing. There are a fewdifferences, but there are moresimilarities if anything.

First the deposit and processingfee is the sa me at USU. They havea $50 processing fee that is non-refundable and a $100 deposit feethat is refundable when the contractis up, like Eastern.

They do have a smoking policy

like Eastern. USU states that noone can smoke within 25 feet ofany building door, window, or airintake system. Also the cigarettesmust be disposed of proper ly. If notit can result in a $299 ne.

There is absolutely no alcoholallowed on both campuses. USUprohibits possession, consumption,sale, distribution, or storage of andalcoholic beverage, including beer

Seth Richardsstaff writer

s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu

A survey of the outdoor light-ing on the USU Eastern Pricecampus conducted on the night

of Sept. 11, found 43 campuslights not working. This may bea regular f igure until July 2013.

This same number of ineffec-tive lights was also observed ina survey in January.

The lighting system on the

USU Eastern Price campus isarchaic. The bulbs designed forthe campus fixtures have beendiscontinued and the many put

in during the la st year have hadto be individually rigged to workagainst their design.

I know theyve had a con-tractor up here several timessince school started. Again,trying to get more [lights]working, said Brad King, vicechancellor for administration

Seth Richardsstaff writer

s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu

The re drills for fall semesterhave been done in the residentialhalls with relatively minor violations.Campus police encourage students toremain aware of hazardous obstruc-tions and practices.

Among the few safety viola-tions in this last sweep of re drills

were bicycles in the buildings and

over exertion of electrical outlets.Other potential re hazards that arefound regularly during such drillsinclude; obstructed re alarms andsprinkler heads, extension cordsand power-strips plugged into otherpower-strips.

Ofcer James Prettyman, USUEastern campus police and residen-tial life says, We encourage studentsto abide by our residential life poli-cies and procedures in accordance

with the state re code and help us

monitor things and stay safe.If residents have microwaves,

refrigerators or other appliancesthat must be plugged directly intothe wall; the residential life staffcan help with nding an availableoutlet or adding one. They are alsoavailable to x and replace faultyitems in the residential halls, if theresidents ll out work orders. Workorders are available online throughthe residential life page on the col-

leges website.

Winning state, national and inter-national competitions seems second

nature to USU Easterns weldingstudents. This year, like many in thepast, the local welders added anotherrst place nish to its trophy casewhich records the incredible talentthe students take to each competition

year after year after year.Under the direction of instructors

Mike Tryon and Lon Youngberg, fourstudents spent the year preparing forthe state competition where they placed

rst, which qualied them for nationalcompetition on June 23-28 in KansasCity, Mo.

The welding fabrication teamcompeted in the college/post second-ary category where the team of AustinWelch, from Price, Dexter Thaynfrom Wellington and Chad Malnarfrom Neola, Utah, brought home agold metal for the second year in a row.

Welch has been a team memberand won three national titles in thewelding fabrication contest (once as

a high school student and twice on

the college level).The three worked together having

to use materials to build a re pit fromscratch. They had a limited amount oftime available for the team to buildthe re pit, with little room for error,Tryon said.

The fourth student representingUSU Eastern at nationals was Reming-ton Grace from Ferron. He competedin individual welding and nished in

USU Eastern welding team places frst at Skills USA

Karli Morriseditor-in-chief

k.morris@eaglemail.ceu.edu

With $75,000 provided by the legis-lature, Bob Eaton of Eaton Architecture,designed the proposed USU Eastern Cen-tral Instructional Building. He met with acampus committee to discuss his buildingplan. Eaton said, This project will achievetwo purposes: improve quality and ef-ciency. While facilities at large institutionsoften house a single academic department(an education building or a businessbuilding), facilities at campuses such asUSU Eastern are either very small or aredesigned to meet multiple purpose.

In the past, two multipurpose projectsat the Price campus allowed the collegeto relocate approximately two-thirds ofthe academic programs from small andinefcient facilities into larger and modernmultipurpose buildings. Currently one-third of the colleges programs continueoperation in scattered and inadequatefacilities. This project will bring those

programs (criminal justice, communica-

Regents move new building up list: No. 5

see building plan page 3see building budget page 3

Instructor Mike Tyron with students: Chad Malnar, DexterThayn, Austin Welch and Remington Grace.First place medal won at

SkillsUSA competition.

Burned out lights continue.

Minor violations at residential halls

Campus lights still remain unlit

Housing policies similar to main campus

Snake siting in BDAC terrifies basketball team

see housing page 3

see snake page 3

see lights page 3

see welding page 3

photo courtesy welding department

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The Eagle staff gives thumbs

up to the mens basketball team

for supporting activities on

campus and in t he community.

Weve noticed you showing up

to everything from Day of Car-

ing to Hispanic Her itage night.

Maybe your coach does require

it, but its great to see a group

take pride in their school and

support others in what t hey do.Keep it up guys.

Thumbs up to the activities

on campus so far this year. Ac-

tivities make campus a fun place

to be and make students want

to be here. College should be a

time to get to know everyone on

campus and have a blast doing

so. Students should like being on

campus not count down the days

till the weekend so they can go

home again. Activities are being

advertised, students dont have

to wonder if something is real ly

going on because they heard that

there was but havent seen any

posters or signs. So far, so good.

Tell people that their diets or

habits are making them fat or out

of shape and they shrug it off, after

all its stuff they hear every day, and

in all honesty, already know. Tell

them that their habits make them

stupider and its time to roll up

your sleeves and defend yourself.

We know that our brain is a par t of

our body, but no one likes to think

of intelligence as something that

gets weak and abby because of

things out of our control.

Unfortunately, scientic studies

have proven..

#3) Meetings (and group

projects in general)slow down your brain

Everyone has had classes where

the teachers insist on having a class

group project and claim that it is the

best way for students to learn. The

idea is that by forcing people into

a group and giving each individual

a portion of responsibility, they

will all rise to the occasion and

learn the subject material in order

to provide the best experience for

their group mates.

The problem is that every time

youre put in that situation (and

not just a group project but in

work meetings as

well) it seems

that every-

one who, up

until now,

was at least

moderatelys m a r t ,

suddenly

d r o p s

60 IQ points. No, its not that you

just hate everyone youre working

with, its science.

In a study done by researchers

who were probably wishing that

they were alone the entire time, they

found that when people are made to

work together in small groups, their

brains start freezing on them like

a frantic writer struggling to come

up with an analogy. Thankfully

the scientists were kind enough to

provide us with an explanation for

this phenomenon.

For one, they have to focus

more on interaction and behavior

(think of all the brainpower that

goes into not saying all those

incredibly inappropriate thoughts

that come into your mind whenever

someone else talks) instead of thetask at hand.

A second point r evolves around

a persons status in the group, be-

cause no matter how many episodes

of Sponge Bob will try t o convince

you otherwise, condence matters.

So the more competitive the gr oup

is, the dumber some of its members

will be. For the study, people of

similar IQs were put into groups

of ve and ranked for their perfor-

mance on mental tests. When the

results were shown to the entire

group, those who came out last,

started performing signicantly

worse for their next tests: they felt

dumb compared to the rest, so they

screwed up more than t hey would

have if they had been alone. The

researchers believe that the same

thing happens in more subtle ways

in everyday life.

#2) Junk food

ruins your brain

Weve learned that junk food

rots your teeth on top of helping you

gain a more pear-shaped body than

anyone would ever prefer to have,

but as long as youre smart enough

to eat in moderation and exercise

right after, you should be ne, that

is if eating that stuff hadnt been

knocking those precious IQ points

from your head since you were in

kindergarten.

A five-year study (yes we

checked, people actually do have

the patience for that) found that

the more junk food a person eats

at the ripe age of 3, the higher the

chance that they will have a lower

IQ at the age 8.

At the same time, kids who

managed to eat healthier at 3

werent just more t later on, but

were also smarter than their counterparts who had survived on a diet of

Cheese Puffs and Slim Jims.The

children who held a more balanced

diet had greater behavioral, social

and cognitive skills than the others

thanks to the amount of minerals,

fats and vitamins needed to develop

properly.

Now I know that youre saying

But CJ, Im an adult now. My

brain is maxed out and its not

going to develop anymore. I may

not be an Einstein, but I dont have

to worry about food making me

any dumber! Well tough luck

and poor choice of words there,

because scientists, in their constant

struggle to ruin everything we ever

love or care about have proven just

the opposite.

This research comes from a test

where scientists taught rats how to

navigate their way through a maze.

Once they could go through the

maze in an acceptable period of

time on a consistent basis so as to

prove it wasnt all just raw luck,

they were put on a strict diet of

sugary beverages (were thinking

kool-aid) and water. Six weeks

later the rats were put in the maze

again to see if the change in diet

had changed anything. Turns out

that the rats that had been drink-

ing sugar had a much harder time

navigating through the maze, and

not just because it was harder to

squeeze through; they were slower,

their memories had been affected

and their cognitive abilities had

pretty much been shattered. All

this because their continued sugar

overdose had rendered their bodies

more resilient to insulin, which, as

it turns out, isnt just good for your

blood sugar level, but also for help-ing your brain cells work.

#1) Living in a city

makes you dumber

Ask almost anyone in a major

city what they think of the country

and youll get a leer and some smart

comment about how living in the

country makes you the equivalent

of that kid in elementary whose

idea of recess was to chew on

rocks. And while the majority of

us asphalt dwellers love feeling

superior to those country folk, turns

out that maybe they should be the

ones making fun of us. See, not

only does living in a city majorly

stress you out, but it also screws

with your i ntelligence.

Researchers conducted an ex-

periment that required half of the

subjects to walk through a park and

the other to walk through a busy

city. Afterward, the researchers

performed tests and found that

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Wednesday

Academic Forum11:30 a.mMultipurposeRoomIntramural Sports6:30 p.m. FlagFootball

Monday Tuesday

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CJ Evansviewpoints editor

c.evans@eaglemail.ceu.edu

As the ombudsman recently ap-

pointed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

to oversee the health data breach,

I am very concerned about the

signicant number of people who

possibly had their Social Security

numbers (SSN) compromised but

have not signed up for the help being

offered by the Utah Department of

Health (UDOH).

In early April, the UDOH

began notifying breach victims

and offered free credit monitoring

services through Experian, one of

the three major credit reportingagencies and a global leader in

credit monitoring.

Despite the Departments

extensive efforts to reach out to

all potential victims, only about

20 percent have enrolled. People

who received a letter notifying

them that their SSN was potentially

compromised, but who have not

activated their free credit monitor-

ing, are running out of time to do

so.

Signing up is easy. You can do

it online or by phone, and the pro-

cess only takes about 10 mi nutes.

The enrollment deadline is Sept.

30. The clock is ticking; breach

victims need to be proactive and

sign up now.

For those unsure of whether

or not their SSN may have been

included in the breached data, or

if you have lost or discarded your

letter, please call the 24-hour infor-

mation hotline at 1-855-238-3339.

If your or a fami ly members SSN

was breached, call center staff will

ask you for critical information

and you will be sent a notication

letter explaining the breach and

outlining important steps to protect

your credit.

Credit monitoring will help

detect possible misuse of your

personal information and provide

identity protection services focused

on immediate identication and

resolution of identity theft. Your

credit report will be monitored

daily for 50 leading indicators of

identity theft. You will also receive

timely credit alerts on any key

changes in your credit report, which

could include new inquiries from

lenders, applications for new credit

accounts, medical collections, and

changes to public records.

Since my appointment, I havereceived many calls, letters, and

emails from breach victims. I have

visited communities throughout the

state to speak with breach victims.

I have heard from victims who are

appropriately angry that sensitive

information they worked hard to

protect was compromised.

In the earnest effort to notify

and protect breach victims quickly,

the State provided one year of credit

monitoring, an industry standard

for such situations. Some remain

concerned that may not be long

enough, but the Governors Ofce

and the Legislature will continue

to weigh if the length of time is

appropriate. To date, to the best of

our knowledge, not one incident of

misuse from compromised data has

impacted breach victims.

Furthermore, the State has

launched an in-depth investiga-

tion of this specic incident and a

comprehensive review of all data

systems across state agencies to

ensure all that ca n be done is being

done to safeguard individuals data

and identity.

For more information on the

breach, visit our website at health.

utah.

gov/databreach. We also havethe website information available in

Spanish. Please check to see if you

or your family members informa-

tion was potentially compromised.

Protect yourself against identity

theft and safeguard your loved ones.

Sign up now for the free credit

monitoring service package.

Health Data Ombudsman

Sheila Walsh-McDonald was ap-

pointed by Governor Gary Herbert

to provide a higher level of assis-

tance to victims of the health data

breach. The public can reach the

ombudsman via e-mail at ombuds-

man@utah.gov.

-Sheila Walsh McDonald

Breach victims: its time to be proactive

Tree things you wont believe

that are making you dumber

Thumbs up

Thumbs down

Sheila Walsh McDonald

Thumbs downto the lawn

by the fountain being like a

swamp. Its not fun to get your

feet or shoes muddy by walking

on the grass. It makes the lawn

look not so fabulous when it

gets mowed while still soaked

and the tires from the lawn

mower tear up the gra ss. Why

are the sprinklers on during a

rainstorm? Slow the ow save

H20? Or at least give it a day

to dry out before mowing. Also,why arent the sidewalks swept

after the lawn is mowed by the

fountain? However, the lawns of

the residence halls are looking

mighty ne.

Two thumbs down on nega-

tivity! Life can be a real drag

when you pinpoint problems

instead of nding solutions. If

things seem bleak, try looking

on the bright side and taking a

few moments to recognize all

the things that make life great.

Start by appreciating the great

education offered here at USU

Eastern.

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of $49,396,000 which included$16 million for Mission-BasedPerformance Funding and $20million to move forward Utahsgoal that 66 percent of adultshold a higher education credentialby 2020. The budget includes$10.4 million in operational ex-

penditures in infrastructure andtechnology and $2.95 million forstudent access initiatives and col-laborations. Another $14 millionwas approved for state initiativesthat will increase class size at theUniversity of Utahs School ofMedicine and implement Dixie

States university status.The budget request and build-

ing priorities will be submitted toGovernor Herbert for his consid-eration as he makes his overallrecommendation to the Utah StateLegislature for the upcoming 2013legislative session.

tion, theater, music and art) into amodern and efcient multipurposefacility, improve quality, and allowgreater efciency.

The new building will be53,650 square feet on two oors.

Remodeling for the basementof the Geary Theater will cost$650 thousand and almost $765thousand will be put towardsupdating the building seismically.

These are still the pre-planning

stages of process and there is still alot of work to be put into it. Eatonsaid that this is just the beginningof a long process and if the starsalign, plans and building shouldmove forward.

division will attempt to removethe snake in a timely and safemanner.

According to a 2010 publica-tion by the Utah State UniversityCooperative Extension, regard-ing venomous snakes, snakesmay enter buildings throughentry ways, windows, exposedexternal pipes, or any other en-

trance through which insects androdents might enter. Outdoors,they are often found in sagebrush,tall grasses, junipers, and shadyplaces. It is advisable that, in aneffort to stay alive, those recreat-ing in the hills and desert aroundPrice, stay on the trails.

In the event of a snake bite,the victim should keep calm, keep

the bite below the heart, wash thearea, cover area with sanitarycovering, and get medical helpas soon as possible. Under nocircumstances should anyone ap-ply a tourniquet, follow the snakethat bit them or their recreatingcompanion, suck on the woundor cut the victim.

and advancement. Its just a con-stant battle.

USU Eastern has been approvedfor a capitol improvement grant- state

funding to replace the xture system.The money will be available in July2013. The project is expected to costabout $350,000 with parts and labor.

In the meantime reports of lightoutages are welcome at the facilitiesmaintenance and residential lifeofces.

on university property regardlessof age. After the third offense,even if a resident i s over the age of21, it will result in the evic tion ofhousing. Drugs are also prohibitedand after a second offense willresult in an eviction of housing.

Like Eastern, USU also hasa guest policy. Guests of thesame sex are allowed to stay, butno more than three-consecutivenights. Before staying, the guestmust get permission by a schoolpersonnel prior to the visit. Alsobefore a guest can stay, the resi-dent must get approval from theirroommates.

Both campuses also have quiethours that are the same. Sundaythru Thursday is 10 p.m.-8 a.m.,Friday and Saturday are midnightto 8 a.m. Radios, television, ste-reos, vacuums, pianos, etc., are notallowed to be too loud during thistime. Also any loud behavior suchas jumping, pounding, screamingare not allowed during this ti me.Throughout nals week 24-hourquiet hours are in effect. Failureto abide by these rules will resultin a $50 ne.

Something that has causedmuch conict is the winter breakfee. When a resident wants to stayfor winter break at Eastern, theymust pay more money to do so.

It is about $300 extra to stay oncampus because there are li mitedstaff members on campus duringthe break. At USU Logan there isno fee to stay, but they do haveto register their keys before thelast day of nals. This year USU-Eastern is not charging to stay forspring break like USU in Logan.

The issue concerning pets isdifferent between each campus.At Eastern, no animals are al-lowed. At USU, any animalbesides a sh are prohibited andthe sh must be in an aquariumin order to be allowed.

Visitation hours are anotherissue that causes conict. Easterndoes have visitation hours whichare 8 a.m. to midnight. Any guestof the opposite sex must leave therooms before midnight. If they arecaught in a room with the oppositegender after midnight, it can resultin a ne. USU Logan does not haveany visitation hours. They justask that quiet hours are followed.Also the front doors to the hallsare open for any visitors, but theyare locked at 10 p.m. on weekdaysand 11 p.m. on weekends. Visita-tion hours at USU Eastern are notthere to make rules, but for thecomfort and safety of the students.The doors to the resident halls arelocked and the only way to get in

is a key. This will provide a saferenvironment for the students andensure that they are ta ken care of.Also all students are required toleave a room with the oppositesex at midnight for the comfortof everyone in the hall.

To stay at USU Logan costsabout $1,575 for a shared room,$1,950 for a small private room,and $2,050 for a large privateroom each semester. With theserooms there is also a minimummeal plan required of $900.

At Eastern, the prices are dif-ferent depending on where youwant to stay. Aaron Jones suiteis about $900; a deluxe suite is$1,000. These require a $999meal plan. For a cooking suite itis $1,200 with a minimum $299Meal plan.

Burtenshaw is $800 for asemester, Sessions is about $700a semester, and requires a $999meal plan. Tucker, which is acooking hall, is $1,250 a semesterand requires a $299 meal plan.

Some students may think thatEaster n does not go by USU ruleswhen it comes to residential life,but in reality, they are almost theexact same. Most of the policiesand procedures are the same andresult in the same consequencesif they are violated.

fth place overall out of 38 weldersin the competition.

Students spend many addition-al hours in the welding lab honingtheir skills for competitions.

I always remind them that

hard work pays off, if you putforth the long hours of practice itwill eventually pay off, Austin isproof of that, he spent in excessof 120 hours on the dr awings pluseach team member spent countlesshours ne tuning their welding andfabricating skills.

At the national level, everyteam has top quality prints,exceptional welding and fabrica-tion skills there is no room formistakes. Our team performedawless, no mistakes, their design

was simple, and built exactly theway the blue prints were drawnplus we utilized over 99 percentof the material allowed whichgave us the edge we needed towin the gold.

Remington put forth moretime and effort in the shop than

the fabrication team, but made acouple of minor mistakes on hispipe welding project and alumi-num project which cost him aspot on the podium. Experienceis everything especially at the

national level, but for a freshmanin college, he did a fantastic job,fth in the nation is respectable.We are looking forward for Rem-ington to improve his skills overthe next year and work towardsa gold medal next year, Tryonadded.

Karli Morriseditor-in-chief

k.morris@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Many of you may have no-ticed a new USU Eastern signwelcoming you home on yourway into Price. This is one of themany new banners and signs USUEastern administration purchasedto brand the institutions nameand image.

Downtown banner for welcom-ing week, womens conference andgraduation were also designed andprinted. Signs will be installed onlight posts downtown during eachof the t hree events. Meagan Roach,student designer for USU Eastern

in Logan, designed the welcomingsign, as well as street banners. Thecost for this new signage was justover $8,000 and included instal-lation according to Brad King,vice chancellor-administrationand advancement.

In addition, signs were re-placed in the BDAC, which eitherhad outdated logos or College ofEastern Utah name on them.

All of these projects werecontinuing the effort to replaceany signage which still has theold information on them. Weare trying very hard to promote aconsistent look and feel with ourbranding and marketing efforts,King said.

New signs grace Price city

New signs throughout Price city.

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Emily Williamslifestyles editor

e.williams@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Eastern Student Associationstarted the school year off by wel-coming each incoming freshmanwith the rst issue of the Aguila.

The Aguila, Spanish for theEagle, is a monthly newsletter

written and funded by ESA. Eachmonth, The Aguila will be sentto each students email address,giving them access to the entirepublication online. Students canlook to these monthly publica-

tions to familiarize themselveswith upcoming events, as well asstudent services offered.

The Aguila will also respondto student requests. Its writers willbe polling students for questions

to ask as they interview faculty,staff and administration. ESAis publishing The Aguila to fa-miliarize the student body witheverything the campus has tooffer them. This includes people,places, resources and activities.The objective of the Aguila is togive students information neededto improve their college experi-

ence. As far as future publications,USU Eastern Student Associationwelcomes student input and sug-gestions for content matter, theywill publish whatever studentswant to know.

USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum director Ken-neth Carpenter, made the cover photo and story ofthe Utah State magazine fall semester 2012. TitledBones to Pick, the story was written by JohnDevilbiss and featured Carpenters life beginningwith watching Godzilla in Japan when he 5 yearsold to becoming director and

curator of paleontology at thePrice museum.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Carpen-ter tells Devilbiss about being ina darkened theater showing theoriginal Godzilla, King of theMonsters, with his mother. Seeingthe giant lizard, plus many otherbone-shattering events, eventu-ally led Carpenter into earning adoctorate degree at the Universityof Colorado, Bolder, in geology.

His time li ne includes discov-ering the bones of a 225-million-year-old dinosaur in New Mexicowhich he named Gojirasaurusquayi, based on the Japanese name for Godzilla.

Devilbiss wrote, from the tender age of 18 whenhe [Carpenter] was rst published in the NationalGeographic School Bulletin, he has gone on to publish233 scientic papers ranging form plates and spikesof Stegosaurus to dinosaur reproduction myths and

facts, and with no sign of slowing down.Isolation in a rural area never crosses Carpenters

mind. According to Divilbiss, he is a consultant forPlanet Dinosaur and a bit of a media da rling withmore than 30 t elevision appearances, including theDiscovery Channel and A & E. Just hang ar ound himlong enough and youll see why hes the go-to-guyfor all things dinosaur and why he has come to lovethe area around Price where dinosaurs, of all things,

really took a shine to Utah a few million years ago.Carpenter likes the giant dinosaur graveyards,

conveniently close to the museum, because it giveshim the chance to continue research and publishndings that are gaining worldwide attention,wrote Devilbiss.

The author wrote that Carpenter

starts his days at 5 a.m. to spendhours working on manuscripts,even longer on weekends. A featthat earned him the UniBio PressAward for paleontological research.The international award is giveneach year to authors who producethe most frequently accessed pa-per among all the journal paperspublished the previous year. Hisaward-winning research focusedon his study of the Allosauruswhose bones came from the near byCleveland-Lloyd Quarry.

Upon reading the story, Carpen-ter said, I a m deeply honored to be

so prominently featured. To have someone from thePrice campus featured, reects well on Easter n.

I am glad that the article mentioned the needfor a new museum. We are bursting at the seams:literally. On his bucket list is building a new mu-seum. Prime property has been donated, but capital

has to be raised to begin construction. A few yearsago, a crack developed in one of the museum wallsshowing the parking lot, he said.

Carpenter said, The Prehistoric Museum is anuntapped resource for USU. He hopes the articleshould start drawing attention to us as an importantresource for students and faculty.

The Utah State magazine is published quarterlyby USU Advancement in Logan.

Museum director makes cover storyof the Utah State magazine

USU Easterns Hispanic Heritage Night startedwith soccer on the Reeves Building quad. At rstthere wasnt enough people to play, but slowlymore people joined. Two teams were created andan hour-long soccer game was played.

Then Zumba, a Latin-danci ng infused workoutprogram, began in the SAC Ballroom, instructedby Jerri Timothy.

At 7 p.m., James Morales, vice president of

student services, spoke to the USU Eastern com-munity, promoting moral diversity for all racesand not just Hispanics. He talked about how itsimportant that we are all diverse in everythingthat we do and that diversity is much more thanrace or ethnicity. He encouraged the audienceto be diverse in all aspects of their lives fromeducation, talents, residency and everyday ac-

tivities. He stressed the importance of getting toknow yourself before you can get to know otherpeople. He recommended working on becoming adiverse people and share our individual diversitywith the world.

Dinner was a typical Hispanic meal ofenchiladas, rice, beans, chips and salsa, saladand churros. Everyone in attendance seemed toenjoy the meal, proved when the food was gone

while people were still in line to get dinner.While eating, Elias Perez, associate professor- engineering draf ting & design technology,sang,followed by a Chilean group performing a col-laboration of South American music. They joinedPerez and performed together to nish the night.

Student government will host diversity nightsevery month, focusing on different cultures.

Aguila to publicize upcoming events

Diversity night featured Hispanic Heritage

Check out the new chairs,benches and tables in USU

Eastern Dining Services!Hang out and enjoy the patio view

while enjoying a home-cooked meal

those who had gone through the cityhad worse memory, poor attentionspan and learning problems. But

the absolute worst, most bizarrepart of their ndings? Even seeingpictures of a city bri ngs out thesesymptoms.

The reasoning is actuallysimple. Walking through a city ispretty taxing for your brain, evenif you dont realize it. In a city,your brain keeps track of everypiece of ambient noise, every

ash of light and those bizarresmells that you can only nd ina city, while at the same time

trying to put one foot in front ofthe other and not get run over bycars. After a while of this intensemulti-tasking, your brain is sotired that youre left with memoryproblems and poor self control.This would explain why you aremore likely to make impulse buysand indulge yourself after just anhour in a crowded supermarket.

Meanwhile, walking through, orjust looking at vegetation, relaxespeople and makes their brain work

more efciently and, no, were nottalking about an empty eld wheretheres nothing to distract you. Thesame researchers have found thatthe more diverse the vegetation,the more benets your brain willsee. Much like a city, nature cangrab your attention in any numberof ways but in a more helpful, brainrestoring way than the city.

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Nathan Manleystaff writer

n.manley@eaglemail.ceu.edu

In a consumer world of bigger, better,

faster and more, the moments that inspire

us to stop and contemplate our lives are

rare. USU students will never forget the

motivating and moving message of nd-

ing real happiness thr ough adversity and

success as a double amputee. Spencer West

spoke during the rst Common Hour Lec-

ture, Sept. 12, 2012, at the Logan campus

and all extension campuses via satellite.

West was born with a genetic disorder

and at age 5, his legs were amputated above

the knee, and eventually, after multiple

surgeries, just below his pelvis. At this

point, the doctors told his parents their

5-year-old son would never sit up or walk

by himself, and wouldnt be a functioning

member of society. This brings on a whole

new level of hopelessness, and a whole new

meaning to the phrase, its whats on the

inside that truly counts.

Being a double amputee, hes had to

deal with a certa in level of intolerance and

bullying throughout his life, and is still

singled out with questions like: where are

your legs? How do you use the restroom?

How do you drive a car? But West has a

snappy wit, coming back with answers

about how he lost his legs by volunteering

at a magic show and getting sawed in half.

As a child he didnt always react with

a sense of humor, especially in gym class.

Can you imagine getting picked last every

time because you dont have legs? Or be-

cause you dont play sports and you hangout

with all the girls you are associated with

homosexuals when you have a heterosexual

orientation? He refers often to Dan Wilkins

quoting him, A community that bullies

just one of its members is no community

at all. Wests message is clear, bullying

is simply unacceptable.

After surviving high

school and overcoming an

identity crisis during col-

lege, he eventually gradu-

ated from both and landed

a sweet job as operations

manager of a famous salon

in Arizona. Even though

he had everything society

told him he needed to be

happy like a nice car, a nice

house with a swimming

pool, money, clothes and

even a big television and a

brand new Wii, he wasnt.

He had reached a certain status a nd there

was nothing left to buy, watch or do. His

eeting happiness gave him a yearning for

something more.

Call it fate or something else, around

the time that West came to the realization

that he was leading a shallow life, a college

mentor called and invited him on a humani-

tarian tr ip to Kenya. At rst West admitted

to thinking shallow and selsh thoughts

such as, why would I do that when I have

such a good job? But he soon changed his

mind after r esearching Me to We, the or-

ganization

r e s p o n -

sible for

sponsor-

ing these

trips, and being

inspired by the

story of Craig Kil-

berger, the boy

who founded it.

At 12, Kilberger read a news article

about another 12 year old in Turkey, who

was a slave as a carpet weaver who escaped

and started speaking out against child la-

bor laws in his native country. Tragically,

this Turkish boy was gunned down by

carpet makers due to a decrease in sales

after every speech he gave. Kilberger was

horried and humbled by this a rticle, on

how blessed he was just to go to school

every day. He resolved to change the child

labor laws, remove children from global

industries and put them back

into the classroom.

Thousands of supporters

and volunteers across the

nation joined the Free the

Children movement, backing

Kilberger as he voiced his

concerns to Congress, Hill-

ary Clinton and during an

appearance on Oprah. Free

the Children grew into a

worldwide social enterprise

and was renamed Me to We,

which now organizes trips

to poverty-stricken countries

to build anything from new

schools to water wells and

purification systems which eliminate

contaminated water supplies.

West saw rsthand the hope that these

volunteers bring and how devastated some

of these areas can be. He was humbled by

the living conditions during that rst trip

to Kenya. Watching them walk for three

hours to ll a three-gallon jug with dirty

water every morning; seeing families t

10-11 members inside a one-room shack.

Witnessing the schools that have no walls

or windows, no chalkboard and no desks

or paper. He was astonished to see them

write in the dirt and when it rained, they

would write in the mud. He noticed that

only the males are educated in Kenya. But,

more remarkably, he noticed how happy

they were.

West hadnt realized his privileged life.

Even as someone with no legs, he hadnt

recognized how blessed he was, until a

little Kenyan girl approached him. This

little girl told him that she didnt know

white people could lose their legs too. That

simple statement had a profound effect on

West and changed the course of his life. He

has since moved from Ar izona to Toronto

to work at the headquarters of Me to We,

accompanied by dozens of humanitarian

trips and speaking engagements all over the

world promoting his story and involvement

with Me to We.

What can we learn from Spencer West

and Craig Kilberger? I f a 12-year-old boy

and a man with no legs can make such

an impact, why cant I? I dont have to

go Kenya to make a difference, I can be

an everyday hero. There are three ways

that West says we can accomplish this.

One is to be happy and thankful each

and everyday. Two is to take a risk and do

something, thats the purpose of college.

Three is to stand up and help those around

you, regardless of them being less fortunate

or you being less fortunate.

LIFESTYLESSeptember 20, 2012

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Ashley Stilsonstaff writer

a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Many USU Eastern students volun-

teered to help with various service projects

at the annual Price Day of Caring Sept.

8. Over 740 volunteers from throughout

Price volunteered to lend a hand. The Day

of Caring is a national United Way project

set up to demonstrate how a community

can benet fr om volunteering.

Of the 740 volunteers, about 100 stu-

dents, faculty and staff from USU Eastern

participated. Ive noticed that most of us

struggle, maybe only slightly at times, to

nd the time to serve others, said Terry

Johnson, SUN center advisor. But once

you are there helping, even in a small way,

it is so worth anything else you may have

given up. I was proud of, and inspired by,

all those from USU Eastern who partici-

pated! T hats what a deep, meaningful life

is all about: building relationships through

serving others.

Many programs were included with 45

projects completed, totaling almost 3,000

volunteer hours according to Untied Way

statistics. It was a very humbling expe-

rience to see how much our community

pulls together for the good of all, said

Carole Wright, campaign coordinator for

the United Way.

Some of the projects include renovating

a new location for t he Boys and Girls Club,

clearing the grounds at the BMX Park,

weeding and harvesting at the Peoples

Garden and cleaning the Helper Walkway.

Twenty-ve of the 43 projects were for

home-bound individuals according to SUN

Center statistics.

Organizers said the t urnout was excel-

lent and everyone had a good time.

I felt so good about it. [People] come

watch us play so why not help them? said

Jason Timpf, a member of the USU Eastern

mens basketball team.

I feel like if we help the com munity,

theyll support us. It was really fun and we

met a lot of people, Todd Helgesen said.

Being able to be a part of Day of Caring

was fantastic McKenzie Hosenfeld said. I

loved that I was able to help the community

while having fun and making friends.

Eric Hansen said, It was a great way

to meet the community. Everybody helped

and had a great attitude.

Amy Arbon mentioned, Its nice giv-

ing back to the community who gives so

much to us.

Its always fun to give back, Tandy

Thackeray said.

Its so nice to give back to a community

that gives so much to us. It gives us a s ense

of pride, Bubby Johnson commented.

I think it went really well, John

Cardon from the LDS Institute said. It

was a really good way to serve. There

was a lot of service rendered. Its hard to

give up a Saturday, but it was a very well

done project.

I really loved working with the kids.

I felt like they enjoyed working with me

too. They brought out the kid in me too,

Jeff Perkins said.

As a new college student, it helped

me feel more i nvested in the community,

Brighton Ketts said.

Jordan Contreras said, It felt great

helping the communityit was good to

meet new people and have them meet us.

It was awesome to help people. I love

it, commented Igor Dais.

The Day of Caring was a perfect ex-

ample of a community uniting together.

Mark your calendars, because the next

project is just around the corner. Organiz-

ers hope to have even more vounteers a the

next Day of Caring.

Day of Caring brought out the best amongst the USU Eastern community(L-R) Jeff Perkins, Travon Langston, Mike Stroud, Trevor Maughin and Almir Hadzisehovic perform community service projects for the Day of Caring.

photos courtesy Tyson Chappell

USU REGIONAL CAMPUS ART EXHIBIT

The USU Regional Campus Art Exhibit is being displayed from Sept. 4- Oct. 4, at Gallery East,located in the SAC Building of USU Easterns Price campus. It features student artwork from allof USU campuses. It reects students work of the variety of projects and class levels availableacross the USU regional campuses. Gallery Easts fall 2012 hours are Monday through Thursday11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Fridays, weekends and holidays. If you have any questions, contact NoelCarmack at 435-613-5241 or by email at noel.carmack@usu.edu.

photos courtesy USU Eastern Art Department

Fun in the SUN Center: go serviceShanna Frame

staff writers.frame@eaglemail.ceu.edu

I say sun, you say fun! Sun!

Fun! Go service! The mission of

the Utah State University-College

of Eastern Uta h SUN Involvement

Center is to unite the college and

service communities together in

productive, volunteer activities

that inspire meaningful service,

promote a positive image and

develop life-long, responsibly

engaged citizens. SUN Center

stands for Serving Utah NetworkCenter and its motto this year is,

Do all the good you can. By all

the means you can. In al l the ways

you can. In all t he places you can.

At all the t imes you can. To all the

people you can. As long as ever you

can. John Wesley.

It is clear that seless acts of

service are what the SUN Center

is about, but some of the questions

asked in relation to the SUN Center

are: what is the SUN Center about?

What motivates people to get in-

volved in service? On becoming

involved in SUN Center service

opportunities, McCall Heaton

pointed out, Its a great way to

express oneself. For Beth Lid-

dell, The SUN Center is where

individuals are enabled to grow

and become the person each of us

is supposed to. Its an opportunity

to discover who you are through

serving others.

Dustin Jensen, who has taken

the opportunity to get involved and

nd the joy of serving, said the

SUN Center teaches people to serve

others in the way they need to be

served, which is the most fullling

kind of service. Jason Fredricksonstated, To me the SUN Center is

an opportunity to better ones self,

the USU Eastern institution and our

community through the giving of

service. If the SUN Center had

another name it would be the Fun

Center, enough said, expressed

Amanda Frame.

SUN Center has numerous of

activities going on throughout the

entire year. There are opportunities

to serve for anyone who has a want

to get involved. For those that are

going into elementary education

or like working with children,

there are activities with the local

elementary schools. For those that

appreciate botany, agriculture or

simply love being outside, they

have the Potato Project, or projects

with the Division of Natural Re-

sources. They also work with the

food bank for those who like food

and enjoy helping others who are

less fortunate. Some opportunities

to serve are given by community

service providers, and others are

directed or created by USU East-

ern- SUN Center leaders. These

opportunities allow hands-on

experience and allow life changingexperiences for those who take the

time to see them.

Some of the upcoming SUN

Center events include: Active

Reentrys Run, Walk and Roll,

Saturday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m.;

Parkdale Concert, Wednesday,

Sept. 26, 7-7:30 p.m.; (DNR) Duck

Project, Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 a.m.;

and Shopapaloosa Face Painting,

Friday, Oct. 12, noon-9 p.m. For

more information on upcoming

events or to sign-up, visit the SUN

Center on the second oor of the

Jennifer Levitt Student Center.

Spencer West: sprinting through life with no legs

Spencer West

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Ill be back before mIdnIght

Murder-thriller play opens fall seasonThe USU Eastern theater faculty announce the production of the murder/thriller, Ill Be Back BeforeMidnight. The show opens Oct. 4 and continues through the 13. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. with noWednesday or Sunday shows. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for non-USUstudents and faculty, and as always, $2 for USU students with a current USU activity card. Photos: (L-R)

Josh Zelasko, Braden Hampel, Brynne Zuri Hun t and Annie Morey building the s et for the show.

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The Community Clothing Closet is anew program developed to directlybenefit individuals in our communitywho need it most. Our mission is simple;

to collect gently used items of clothing,coats, footwear, and other day-to-daynecessities and give them back, free ofcharge, to individuals who need them.

Our belief is that if we can alleviate someof the necessary financial burdens ofmembers in our community - they canthen spend their limited income on theother necessities of life, such as food,shelter, and child care.

We are asking for your help in our en-

deavors.

Our Closet is a non-profit organization

that provides free clothing to people inneed right here in Carbon and EmeryCounties.

We gladly accept donations of clothing,financial contributions, and volunteerhelp.

Visit our websiteTo learn more andstay up-to-date with what we are doing!

www.communityclothingcloset.org

For more information contact:

Rebecca Mason, Board Chair

W#636-3204 or C#650-3062

rebecca.mason@carbon.utah.gov

We are located at:

8 East Main Street, Price UT 8450

Hours of Operation:

Tue. & Thurs., 9 AM-3PM

Wed., 9AM-12PM & 3-7PM

According to StopBullying.gov, an ofcial U.S.government Web site managed by the Depar tment of

Health and Human Services in partnership with the

Department of Education and Depart ment of Justice,

denitions of bullying vary, but most agree that bul-lying involves:

Imbalance of Power: people who bully use theirpower to control or harm and the people being bullied

may have a hard time defending themselves.

Intent to Cause Harm: actions done by accident

are not bullying; the person bullying has a goal to

cause harm.

Repetition: incidents of bullying happen to

the same the person over and over by the same

person or group.

Bullying can be verbal (name-calling, teasing),

social (spreading rumors, leaving people out on

purpose, breaking up friendships), physical (hit-

ting, punching, shoving), and cyberbullying (using

the Internet, mobile telephones, or other digital

technologies to harm others).

At a White House Summit on Bullying in

March 2011, Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary

for postsecondary education in the Department of

Education, said, The issue of bullying is dif ferent

in higher education than K12. Once students reach

the age of 18, new protections regarding bullying

behaviors are afforded to them by law. But in col-

lege, most of the behaviors are not typically labeled

as bullying.

At the same meeting, Charlie Rose, the Depart-

ment of Educations general counsel, pointed out

that the consequences for bullies are often harsher in

college than for younger students, who are less likely

to face legal repercussions. Both the per petrators

and the victims are adults, so the legal framework

is very, very different, he said.

Participants at the summit agreed that some

measures, such as more intensive training programs

for dormitory resident advisers, could help lessen

the spread of bullying on campuses. They also dis-

cussed the importance of changing young peoples

attitudes and behaviors before they reach college

to discourage bullying, and they agreed that better

policies at the federal, state, and institutional levels

would also be an important tool.

What the Evidence Tells Us

While most of the research on bullying and

cyberbullying focused on grade school (K12)

students, recent research conducted by professors

at Indiana State University shows that bullying and

cyberbullying doesnt come to an end with high

school. The researchers found that almost 22 percent

of college students reported being cyberbullied

while 15 percent reported being bullied. Cyberbullying

was dened as when new technology, such as socialnetworking, text messaging or instant messaging, is

used to harass others with harmful text or i mages.

Bullying was dened as when a person attacksanother verbally, attacks another physically, makes

obscene gestures or i ntentionally isolates another

from a social group.

The study also showed that 38 percent of st udentsknew someone who had been cyberbullied while

almost 9 percent reported cyberbullying someone

else. Comparatively, research on kindergarten

through 12th grade students suggests that as many

as 25 percent of school age children have reported

being cyberbullied. This P revention Update (offer-ing an overview of current topics, news, legislation,

research or innovations in the eld) was funded bythe Ofce of Safe and Healthy Students at the U.S.Department of Education under contract number

ED-04-CO-0069/0005 with Education Develop-

ment Center, Inc.The contracti ng ofcers representative is Phyllis

Scattergood. The content of this Prevention Updatedoes not necessarily reect the views or policiesof the U.S. Department of Education, nor does themention of trade names, commercial products,

or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.government. This Prevention Update also containshyperlinks and URLs for information created andmaintained by private organizations. This informa-

tion is provided for the readers convenience. TheU.S. Department of Education is not responsiblefor controlling or guaranteeing t he accuracy, rel-

evance, timeliness or completeness of this outside

informat ion. Further, the inclusion of information or

a hyperlink or URL does not reect the importanceof the organization, nor is it intended to endorse any

views expressed, or products or services offered.

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol,Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention http://

higheredc enter.ed.gov 1-800- 676-1730; TDD

Relay-friendly, Dial 711 percent report that they

have cyberbullied another student. Of college

students who reported being cyberbullied, 25

percent reported being harassed through a social

networking site and 21 percent reported that they

received harmful text messages, with 16 percent

receiving such harmful communication through

email and 13 percent t hrough instant messages. In

bullying, 42 percent reported seeing someone being

bullied by another student while about 8 percent

reported bullying another student. Additionally,

almost 15 percent reported seei ng a professor bully

a student while 4 percent reported that they had

been bullied by a professor.

Researchers in a 2004 report said, [I]t appears

that a substantial amount of bullying by both stu-

dents and teachers may be occurring in college.

Over 60 percent of the students reported having

observed a student being bullied by another st udent,

and over 44 percent had seen a teacher bully a stu-

dent. More than 6 percent of the students reported

having been bullied by another student occasionally

or very frequently, and almost 5 percent reported

being bullied by a teacher occasionally or very

frequently, while over 5 percent of the students

stated that they bullied students occasionally or

very frequently.

These data do not follow the pattern of decreas-

ing bullying with age that has been reported in

the bullying literature on primary and secondary

school students. The findings indicate instead that

bullying graduates to college, consistent with stud-

ies which have shown that bullying is a fairly com-

mon occurrence among adults in the workplace.

Lessons Learned From Colleges and Uni-

versities

For the most part, colleges and universities

that have specific policies and programs related

to bullying and cyberbullying prevention address

the problem within t he context of harassment in

general. For example, Danville Area Community

College in Danville, Ill., addresses cyberbullying

in its Student Handbook under AntiHarassment

in Education.

It says, Cyber Bullying is a form of harassment

and a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. It

will not be tolerated. Any student found respon-

sible and in violation will be subject to immediate

disciplinar y action and permanent suspension from

Danville Area Community College. Any case of

cyber bullying that is determi ned to be of a criminal

or legal nature will be referred to local authorities.

The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-

Harassment Act, named in honor of Rutgers student

Tyler Clementi who took his own life in Septembe r

2010, following online harassment from his peers,

was introduced in t he U.S. Congress for the second

time in March 2011.

It would require all colleges and universitiesthat receive federal student aid to have in place a

policy to prohibit the har assment of students based

on their perceived or actual race, color, national

origin, disability, sexual orientation, sex or gender

identity. Higher Education Center and Other

Federal Resources

Bullying and cyberbullying at colleges, universitiesThe denition, the evidence and the lessons learned

Te Purge of Utah State University SystemSeth Richards

staff writers.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Every semester, Utah State Universitys Logan campushas a ritual in which they remove students, who have not

paid their tuition and fees completely, from their classes.

This ritual is known as The Purge.The initial purge is done two weeks before the start

of school. This initial purge does not include studentsfrom the Price or Blanding campuses with the exception

of those taking online courses or classes through theLogan campus.The second purge was done on Saturday, Sept. 8. Of

roughly 29,000 students in the Utah State University

System, 534 were cut from classes. A general email wassent to the students who had yet to pay prior to the eighth

from the Logan ca mpus.USU Eastern students who have yet to pay their ac-

counts and purged may still get back into classes. Accounts

may be paid at the cashiers desk in the Jennifer LeavittStudent Center (JLSC) or payment plans are availableonline through students banner accounts. There is a $50fee to have these payment plans set up, which may be paid

at the cashiers desk or online.

Assistance in signing up for a payment plan is avail-

able at the academic records and registration desk in theJLSC. Students who have been dropped from classes canalso sign up again in the academic advising ofce in thesame building.

phoos by eil mrrill/th eagl

Brady Maynesstaff writer

b.maynes@eaglemail.ceu.edu

It may be hard to imagine thata book so short and a seemingly

simple read would have so much

in it. The Lion, The Witch andThe Wardrobe does just that. Agroup of four siblings: Peter, Susan,Edmund and Lucy live in Englandduring the height of World War II.For their safety they are sent to live

with distant relative of some sort

called the P rofessor.Once there, Lucy, the youngest,

discovers a wardrobe that trans-

ports her to another world. She

meets a faun. He warns her, after

telling her that he is supposed to

betray her, that the White Witch

will be after her.

She returns to go and bring her

siblings into the world, Narnia,

she has accidentally discovered.

They dont believe her; thin king itis some fantastic story of a young

girl, even though she is not one to

b or tell fantastic stories.

Edmund follows her into the

wardrobe and he too nds himselfin a stra nge new world covered in

ice and snow. He meets the White

Witch and she tempts him with

Turkish delight. Hebecomes charmed

by her and is sent

to bring back his

brother and sisters.

Pure and simpleEdmund is a brat.

The White Witchtells Edmund that

he will be her right-

hand man and will

be able to order

his siblings around.

He loves this idea

because he feels Peter ordershim around. When Edmund

and Lucy return back throughthe wardrobe, Edmund denies

going to Narnia. This makes Ed-mund seem even more of a jerk.

Eventually all four of them ndtheir way to Narnia through the

wardrobe. They, almost by acci-dent, stumble on a talki ng beaver.

Mr. Beaver and his wife Mrs.

Beaver tell the four children that

they are the Sons of Adam and

Daughters of Eve that will bring

peace back to the land. They tellthem that Aslan has been seen, ap-

parently another good sign.

Edmund, remembering the

Turkish delight and promise theWhite Witch made

him sets off toward

her palace. Peter,Susan and Lucy re-alize this too late.

They must now goin search of Aslan if

they want to help Ed-

mund. The snow andice, which signiesthe White Witchs

rule in Narnia, is

beginning to melt.

The group of ve:Peter, Susan, Lucy and the twoBeavers cross paths with Father

Christmas. He gives Peter a shieldand a sword, Susan a bow and a

horn, and Lucy a small dagger anda container of healing potion. Each

are given a weapon of attack and

something of protection.

They eventually reach Aslanand discover that he is a great

lion. While he is powerful, Aslan

tells the siblings that he, and the

creatures of Narnia, cannot defeat

the White Witch without their help.

Bravery, sacrice and selessnesswill be needed. Not just in saving

Narnia, but in helping Edmund

as well.

Their journey has just begunit seems when the White Witch

arrives and demands that Edmund

must die for being a traitor. Aslan

does not argue against her, for she

speaks of magic and law that has

been around since the birth of Nar-

nia. Aslan offers to ta ke Edmunds

place. This sets in motion several

important events that will changeNarnia forever.

Will Edmund, who appears to

have seen the wrong of his ways,

stay true? Will the four siblings

live up to the ancient prophecy?

Aslan has promised to help, but

he also volunteered to die for

Edmund. It seems that peace inNarnia is something from history,

not of the future. Would you stay

and ght for a cause and countrythat is not your own? It may notbe a decision we will ever face, but

one that Peter, Susan, Edmund andLucy will have to make.

Book Review:Te Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch andthe Wardobe

Aryal Christmasstaff writer

a.christmas@eaglemail.ceu.edu

A new and improved USUEastern Health and Wellness

Center opened this fall for

students, faculty and staff with

Adam Callahan, owner of PeakHealth Care, Inc., in Price, tak-ing over the program. He will

be assisted on campus by Hollie

Stapely, PA-C.Callahan is a certied and

licensed physicians assis-

tant who

g r a d u -

ated with

h o n o r s

from Pa-

cic Uni-versity in

Oregon.

Besides

p r a c -

t i c i n g

f a m i l y

medicine, he provides DPTphysicals, sports physicals, pre-

ventative medicine and disease

management. He is a board

member for the Utah Academyof Physician Assistants.

When he is not working, he

likes spending time with his

wife and 6 -year-old son, biking

and hunting. When he started

college, his original intent was

to become a physical therapist,

then, after he started working

at Castleview Hospital, he re-

alized he wanted to become a

physician assistant.

He will staff the colleges

clinic on Tuesdays and Thurs-days with plans to increasing his

time spent here as the demand

for the health service increases.

He said he spent three days on

campus last week because the

demand was here to see students

and the USU Eastern commu-nity. He will continue to provide

health care at Peak Health Care,l o c a t e d

a t 5 9 0

East 100

N o r t h ,

suite #5.

S t a -

pley is

a ce r t i -

fied and

licensed

p h y s i -

cians as-

sistant who graduated with

honors from Butler Universityin Indiana. Born and raisedin Helper, she is excited to be

practicing in her hometown and

more specically at t he college.Her expertise is womens

health and preventative care.

Her interests include boating,

scuba diving, water skiing and

spending time at her cabin in

Scoeld, Utah. Kristy Meyring,

of Peak Healthcare, and RonniHoward, of USU Eastern, makeup the staff at the P rice campus.

Under the new clinic, Cal-lahan said he hopes to broaden

their ranges to more urgent-care

type situations.

Although the health profes-

sionals changed this year, the

quality and hours of service

will be better. The clinic usesPlanned Parenthood fundswhich allows students to take

the necessary safety precau-

tions to stop unwanted pregnan-

cies. Theyoffer an

array of

o p t i o n s

from the

Plan Bpill to the

N u v aRing.

T h eo n - c a m -

pus clinic

now accepts insurance (includ-

ing Summit Care) and students

of USU Eastern will receivetwo free visits each semester,

a benet of the student fee theypay to the clinic. The clinicis located in the old Student

Activity Center with hours of

operation Monday through

Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To make an appointment, call435.613.5629.

New staff in campus Health

and Wellness CenterAdam Callahan and Hollie Stapleymanage the campus clinic

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Kameron Kingsports writer

k.king@eaglemail.ceu.edu

The lady Eagles are now holding an8-7 record after three weeks of play. Thewomen are looking strong; best start thewomen have had in quite some time. CoachWarburton and her team are proud of theirrecord and tea m play.

Approaching the third week of games,the Eagles traveled to Scottsdale, Ari. Theyhad games Sept 68. The lady Eagles hada successful tournament, ending with fourwins and one loss.

The rst faceoff for the women cameon Sept. 6thagainst South Mountain. Thewomen came out of this game with bigwins: set one 25-21 and the set three 15-10.

The next opponent for the Eagles wasScottsdale College. Once again they playedthe three sets and came out winning setone 27-25, 20-25, and set three 22-20. Thewomen showed ght, rallying back andforth with the Scottsdale College women,but came out on top.

Day two of the tour nament, the womenwere handed their rst loss. The womencame out and played Pima College. Theyplayed all three sets of regulation, but didend up being beaten. Eastern lost set one25-17, 21-25, and set three 15-12.

On day two of the tournament thesecond loss of the tournament was handedto the lady Eagles. They were defeated byYavapai College, all thr ee sets ca me downto the wire, but our women just came up

short. Set one was a wi n 30-28, but Yavapaiteam battled back tough and topped Eastern25-17, and 15-13.

Day three of the tournament began

with a big win over Glendale College. TheEagles came out strong and had a goodgame plan and won set one 25-14, 30-28,and set three 15-7.

Win two of day three came short, butquickly after the rst win of the day, thelady Eagles pounced on Mesa College,winning two sets to none, taking the r stset 24-26 and the second 25-18.

The last day of the tournament thewomen lost to Central Arizona, in twotough matches. Things just werent goingEUs way that game, losing set one 25-19and set two 25-22.

Coming out of the Scottsdale, Ariz

Tournament, the Lady Eagles had fourwins and three losses under their belts.This tournament had some different rulesin store the women, but it did not botherthem. We played three sets instead of ve.This made games much shorter and didntallow certain teams to wait to be on their Agame, they had to come out ready to playfrom the get go.

On Sept. 14, the women came home tothe BDAC for the Eagles rst home game.The Utah All-Stars, a team made up offormer college and university players beatour lady Eagles in thr ee sets. Set one 25-19,25-14 and 25-17.

After playing 15 games and havingmany hard days of practice and dedication,Coach Warburton says that she is verypleased with how well Jessica Wilcox hasbeen playing her game at middle blocker,she has stepped up a ton, and she is alsotiming her hits awesome now.

Coach Warburton also adds, As a teammy women are becoming a family on andoff the court, they are improving in boththe game and life as a unit. Amanda Freestone and Paige Peterson cover as Mindy Fluckinger hits the ball.

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

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$60 M fornew HSstadium

USU Easternbaseball

welcomes newassistant coach

Dillon Manzanaressports writer

d.manzanares@eaglemail.ceu.edu

USU Easterns new baseball assistantcoach, Brennan Hallows, has never coachedbefore but has years of playing under hisbelt. Hallows is from Heber City, Utah. Heloves to hunt, go camping, spend qualitytime with his wife, and coach the student-

athletes on USU Easter ns baseball team.Hallows began playing when he was

6-years-old. He loves being around thegame. In high school, Hallows was a starpitcher for Wasatch. After high school, hewent on to play for the College of EasternUtah Eagles. His fr eshmen year, Hallowshelped lead his team to the Scenic WestAtlantic conference playoffs. In the gamehe pitched, the Eagles won and a dvancedto the next round.

What motivates Coach Hallows is see-ing the students succeed and knowing heplayed a role in that success. He wants eachand every day of practice to be an oppor-tunity for improvement. Seeing his playersmove on to a bigger college to compete at ahigher level would please Coach Hallows.

Because he is the pitching coach, heworks mainly with the pitchers, but helpsout with every position at times. Due tohis expertise in pitching, he can denitely

teach players a lot to help them sharpentheir pitching skills.

The team has a great chance of successthis year because of the change in divisionthat they will be competing in. Coach Hal-lows is excited and feels that this years teamis a tough team. They have yet to makethe nal cuts, but feels once the cuts aremade the team will be a very solid, talentedgroup. We have plenty of talent. Its justa matter of mending the team together,states Hallows.

The coach has enjoyed his early coach-ing experiences this fa r. He loves to meet thenew kids and see t hem continue to grow asa team. The squad has players from PuertoRico and Samoa. Hallows is excited to learnmore about them and is interested in thefact that wherever you go in the world, thesport of baseball is enjoyed.

Ryan Nelsonsports writer

r.nelson@eaglemail.ceu.edu

We all know how big football is inthe South. From the big college teamslike Alabama, Texas and the Gators,but this story takes us to Allen, Texaswhere the Eagles of Allen High Schoolnow have a $60 million dollar footballstadium. Now ask yourself, Isnt that abit overboard? Maybe not , but with thisrecent addition to Allen High School,football fans are sure going to enjoy theirhigh school football games.

With the articial turf, the huge HDvideo scoreboard which stands 75-by-45feet tall and a multi-level press box, fanswill love these college-like additionsto their high school stadium. Not onlywill the fans enjoy these add-ons, butstudents will also. This new stadiumincludes a weight room and a wrestlingroom. You might just say that thisstadium has it all. It just comes downto how good those hot dogs and nachosare, and not to mention the price.

All this came about when the schooldistrict received a $119 million dollarbond package that was passed by vot-ers in May 2009. Along with that $60million, the bond also included $36.5million for a transportation, mainte-nance and nutrition center and also a$23.3 million dollar auditorium for thedistricts performing arts. Not only wasthis money spent for a new stadium, butthey also helped out the school as well.At rst glance all you hear about is their$60 million dollar stadium, not aboutthe academic side of the bond. Goodthing it helped out the school more than

just athletics, or they might have someangry people on their case.

Thats an intense amount of moneythat they spent for a high school footballstadium. Lets compare this stadiumto a college stadium, for instancesthe Rice-Eccles Stadium. The AllenTexas stadium holds 18,000 people atthe cost of $60 million, and the Rice-Eccles Stadium holds 45,017, at thecost of $71.3 million. Thats a hugegap between how much the stadiumscan hold, whereas the gap betweenthe prices t hat were paid isnt that big.Its kind of shocking to think that highschool paid as much to build a footballstadium as a NCAA football team did.Now according to TIME, The AllenEagles football stadium is only the thirdlargest in the nation. It makes you think

how much money went into those twoother stadiums to make them that big.

There are some pros and cons to this.On the pros side, college recruits willbe looking at high schools where thereare some great athletes. Being rankedsecond in the nation will attract a lot ofattent ion from colleges. Now heres mythough on it, they build a $60 millionfacility, they are saying, hey scouts,come here, look at our athletes. Wewill probably be seeing some mightyne athletes coming from this highschool into college, and possibly allthe way up into the NFL. Now for theAllen Eagle fans, a $60 million dollarstadium, is a dream come true. Thinkabout that kind of addition to your highschool, pretty nice isnt it? Now theip side, with $60 million dollars youthink there might have been some otherthings that would have benetted more

with this money? What about fundingscholarships for students to attend col-lege? Possibly they didnt have to spendthat much on the stadium and maybe splitit up a little more and help other areasof the school benet from it. With theeconomy, how it is today, $60 million fora high school football stadium seems abit much, not to mention that there wereemployees laid off i n the school districtduring this time.

The principle of Allen High School,Steve Payne, told ABC News, We are anexemplary high school. I think our rst-class facilities tell everybody that wehave rst-class academics and rst-classkids. Without them, we wouldnt havethose rst-class facilities. I wonderwhat kind of input we would get fromsomeone in that town not employed bythe district, or maybe even an employeethat was laid off during al l this?

Whatever you take out of this, re-member we are talk ing about the South,and football to them is like the air webreathe, we need it t o live.

NewBeginnings

Beth Liddellstaff writer

b.liddell@eaglemail.ceu.edu

With the ofcial start of the fall

2012 volleyball season just around

the corner, assistant coach Miranda

Milovich is taking on more than one

new adventure. Coaching is a new

experience for this 20 year-old USU

Eastern graduate. Milovich played

volleyball for the last eight years ofher life; six years previous to two

years of college ball. She took All-

State in high school and First Team

All-Region at the collegiate level. I

love the competition, she admits.

Talented and a central support

system that sustained the lady Eagles

through the retirement of her vol-

leyball career, she held the crowds

attention and demanded the respect

of both teammates and those of the

opposition. She fought through each

match with a determination that

proved she deserved to be on the court.

It was easy to see there were big things

in store for this young athlete.

Milovich surprised many by

turning down numerous scholarship

opportunities to stay in Price. She

simply stated, Family and marriage

took top priority. I have bigger dreamsand aspirations than just playing ball,

but if it can be a part of my something

bigger, thats a plus. I made the de ci-

sion to get married and star t a family.

I know some may not agree with it but

hey, when its right, its right. For me,

it was right.

Eight-months pregnant, she

proudly stands next to her team

ready for whatever may come their

way. She attributes her positive at-

titude this year to one of her favorite

things: watching the women grow and

develop. Keeping it positive through

all the growing pains is worth it if

she can see the players succeed both

personally and as a tea m. She lives up

to her personal motto by reminding

the team, When the going gets tough,

never give up.

For the rst time in years, theyhave built a family on the court. The

Lady Eagles are a young team with

only ve returning players. The team

understands that improvement, dedi-

cation and hard work are what really

matters if they want to meet their goal

of beating each region team at least

once this season. As Coach Milovich

reects on her short past here at USU

Eastern she looks forward to the

future with hope. I love the game,

but love grew to passion. Passion

never dies. That is why I play. Thats

why I coach. Thats why I support the

Golden Eagles.

Womens volleyball will not have a

home conference game until October

5th but invite everyone to come out

and support them with their opener

a