UNIVERSITY ouSuunews.comrnal Cedar City, Utah J Southern Utah University Monday, February 25, 2013 Students, professors discuss Islam By NISHA HOOD him accomplish that. [email protected] and accounting graduate student important things a university can do is create a civil society … one At a panel discussion panel, as were Koloud Al-Qubbaj Islam and really understand it,” where we can separate what is mediated by Provost Brad Cook he said. Cook began by explaining that is not.” about Islam and answered Ahmad Fayed, an Imam who he grew up in Saudi Arabia and The discussion began with the went to college in Egypt. He The event, titled “Islam Comes and Tarik Albouri, a seminar shared a story about an Egyptian speaker on Islam, came to Cedar to Cedar City,” took place in taxi driver and an American Fayed answered by giving the mainly centered around the “Islam means sincerity, as well as the similarities surrender and peace,” he said. attended. between Islam and Christianity. things they had seen in the media, Riley Pentico, a sophomore and Cook said he wanted the “Islam means the relationship discussion to be an opportunity between the Creator and His Public Service helped orchestrate Hurricane, said he was hoping creations.” UNIVERSITY JOURNAL to understand his Muslim classmates better by attending This story continues online at SUU community. through very distorted lenses,” suunews.com. ‘Runway’ star helps students grasp identity By SHERRI RIGGS FOR THE JOURNAL goals. Project Runway that he was on. Mondo Guerra, a Project However, he said he did not let Runway All-Star, came to that get him down. campus to participate in a made him become the best designer and person he could be. Week. “I have always believed that Thunder Thursday started is a story in everything, but that segment with Guerra, guided by season eight gave me the chance SUUSA. and opportunity to come back and win the All-Star season,” Sterling R. Church Auditorium. Guerra said. Students who attended were handed cue cards, which were to they wanted Guerra to answer. The cards were used While at the Hunter so SUUSA could censor inappropriate questions. SUUSA didn’t want any UNIVERSITY JOURNAL surprises with such a prestigious designer on stage, Becca Eborn, models got to wear whatever an SUUSA club director, said. Guerra and Wright came out, and with cue cards in hand, the showcased their own identity. questioning began. Laura Haug, a junior biology explained why he had wanted to be on Project Runway. “It was cool to be able to see He said he noticed while a designer I’ve watched on television here at SUU,” she said. show that his designs were better than previous winners. “It’s good to have a little it got his mind thinking about Steppin’ out Guerra said. He also told the audience that This story continues online at Dance teams perform at SUU’s annual Step Show they were going to experience suunews.com. By VICTORIA JORGENSEN on Wednesday, so it was nice to have a [email protected] in the event by putting up decorations, their routine to their own college. The SUU Black Student Union hosted advertising and inviting the step teams. its tenth annual Step Show Friday night in as well as what Michael Garrett, the master American dance during Black History Month. step shows because the step show has College’s eight-member step team. tribes communicated with each other, but Middle school students in West Prep’s dressed like basketball players. MK Wollabo, SUU’s BSU president, said saw the step show at SUU last year and Love Never Fails You. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL year because they did not have a chance to Project get anything ready while planning the event. show this year. This story continues online at suunews. RunwayProject Runway: All-Stars Bri Davis, a sophomore pre-nursing major com. Inside & Online Mens basketball wins Weather Update CCWCC opens Outreach Center There will be cloudy skies until BracketBuster game mid-week, when the skies Center Jayson Cheesman tied Center, which is located above Bulloch Drug, Thursday. 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Back Page, 11 — Sports, back page — Accent, Page 7 Page 2 University Journal Monday, February 25, 2013 “Like” SUU Student Association on Facebook! february 25, 2013 Meet The Candidates at pizza and politics free pizza 12pm Entertainment Bureau, 1pm Living Room CLUB OF THE WEEK MATH CLUB SUUSA would like to recognize the Math Club as the Jimmy Johns Club of the Week 12:30pm for their organization and ambition this year. The purpose of Math Club is to encourage mathematical excellence at SUU. Meetings serve as a gathering place for students who enjoy math to socialize but also as an oppotunity to gain new knowledge of various math related topics, and members value the balance between fun activities and learning experiences. Join them at the Calculus Bee on March 6th in ELC 301 to test your skills on derivatives and integrals for a prize 6pm ! Meetings are held every other Wednesday at 4:00 PM in ELC 405. Find them on suusa.org and TBC for more info and to join! BREAD AND SOUP NITE Monday, March 4 5-7pm, Ballroom $2 with a non-perishable food item or $3 without. Come and enjoy all-you-can-eat soup, bread, dessert, and live entertainment. The food donations support the on- campus Hope Pantry. thu‚ february 28 mon‚ march 4 thu‚ march 7 mens b-ball mens b-ball womens b-ball vs montana st. vs montana vs n. colorado Cedar City‚ Utah Cedar City‚ Utah Cedar City‚ Utah 7pm 7pm 7pm Monday, February 25, 2013 University Journal Page 3 News Baller vs. Bawler IN BRIEF raises awareness Music Dept. to sing songs from Britain for team, center SUU’s Department of Music By WADE HESS players, and bawler referring to will present A Very English [email protected] loud, vocal politicians. Evening: Songs of Britain Event organizers purchased choral concert Wednesday The Michael O. Leavitt an arcade-style Double Shot at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Center for Politics & Public basketball game, set it up in the Center Theater. Tickets are Service partnered up with the Living Room and allowed each student one round of 30 second $3 for students and youth, $4 GINA FOSSILE / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL SUU men’s basketball team for for SUU faculty and staff and the Baller and Bawler Double basketball for every completed $6 for adults. SUU students Lindsay Fullerton, board of directors vice president for the CCWCC, holds her baby Shot Tournament last week are admitted free with a valid and enjoys the refreshments served at the open house for the Outreach Center (left). in the Sharwan Smith Center tasks included following the student I.D. Cindy Baldwin, the CCWCC executive director, has her new office in the Outreach Living Room. Leavitt Center’s Facebook Opus chamber choir and Center (right). The CCWCC opened the Outreach Center to assist more people within page, blog and Twitter account, Cody Barney, an executive attending an SUU basketball Concert Choir under the Cedar City. council member of the Leavitt direction of Kevin Baker, game, attending the Islam Center, said the event was Comes to Cedar City event director of choral activities organized to promote the and following SUU Career at SUU, and Women’s Choir Leavitt Center and increase Cafe and Convocations on under the direction Sara attendance at the SUU men’s Facebook. Guttenberg, Women’s Choir basketball games. The title of director, will perform works This story continues online at by various British composers, Reaching out baller referring to basketball suunews.com. some of which includeRalph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Thomas Morley and CCWCC expands to Outreach Center W.S. Gilbert and Arthur By GINA FOSSILE Volunteers and employees Outreach Center is for people Sullivan. FOR THE JOURNAL of the CCWCC said they had who don’t need shelter, but still moved their business to the need services,” Clark said. Students nominate The Canyon Creek Women’s Outreach Center and out of the The volunteers and employees Crisis Center hosted an open shelter. Volunteers and people of the CCWCC said they wanted fellow Thunderbirds house at their new Outreach who want to donate supplies will to make sure males knew they Nominations for the Center on Thursday to teach use the Outreach Center to meet can also get help from the Thunderbird Awards can now about the services the Outreach instead of using the CCWCC, Outreach Center. It is not just be submitted. The awards are Center offers. because having many volunteers for women. Cindy Baldwin, executive at the CCWCC worries the Lindsay Fullerton, the vice SUU’s version of the Oscars director of the CCWCC, said she women who are staying there. president for the Board of are are used to highlight people was excited about the opening of Sheena Clark, the Mobile Crisis Directors, said it was a long time who are going beyond and the Outreach Center.