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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. Runway Project 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. The CCWCC has been trying to should clear. Expect highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a career-high with 13 points and — News, Page 3 — Almanac, Page 8 were the most important. The junior nailed a layup Index with 11.5 seconds to go and the Television shows cause nostalgia News ...... 3,6,8,9 Remember when we would wake up ridiculously early to watch Opinion...... 5 to secure a 73-72 win against Cal living their lives. Some are married, with children, and others are Accent ...... 7 State Northridge. advancing their careers in television or recording. Sports ...... Back Page, 11 — Sports, back page — Accent, Page 7 Page 2 University Journal Monday, February 25, 2013
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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. Response Team coordinator for coming for the CCWCC to open above within the community “It was an absolute necessary the CCWCC, said the people she the Outreach Center. ARISSA ROWLEY/ UNIVERSITY JOURNAL and school. transition,” Baldwin said. “Most would meet with can now meet her Breanne Minahardt competes against Joseph Thomas The Thunderbird Awards centers in Utah are set up this This story continues online at are a formal evening where way; it was time to move.” “The main reason for the suunews.com. Center joint activity, Baller vs. Bawler. nominated students, faculty, staff and community members are recognized with an award. This year’s awards will take place April 20 at 7 p.m. Café serves traditional-style food People can be nominated for Multicultural and International but was prepared by Chartwells eleven different categories: By VICTORIA JORGENSEN Center, said one of the main because BSU is not licensed to organization, professor, purposes of the Soul Food Café sell food on campus, Brown said. advisor, personality, performer, [email protected] was to advertise for the annual She said the food has varied female and male contributors The Soul Food Café offered from year to year, but there of the year, commitment to step-show the Black Student Union students an opportunity to try hosts each year. Brown said the is always cornbread and fried excellence award, the Sterling chicken. African-American cuisine from step-show is the main event BSU R. Church award, Benson and 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the “This year they had okra Southwick awards. Thunderbird Dining Circle. members want people to come to tomatoes that the students chowed Nominations are accepted UNIVERSITY JOURNAL This all-you-can-eat buffet was during Black History Month. right down,” Brown said. through Wednesday, and can of no cost to students with a meal The food for Soul Food Café be submitted online at suu.edu/ plan and $8.95 for anyone else. was made from recipes provided This story continues online at ss/tbirdawards/rules.html. planned the Soul Food Café activity for Wednesday night. Lynne Brown, director of the by Black Student Union members, suunews.com.
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PAGE 5 EDITOR Monday, February 25, 2013 Opinion Elizabeth Burns, 586-5488 Elections need your attention Wednesday marks the start of campaigning for SUUSA elections. All too many students will spend more time looking at their shoes, their phones, certain sentences in their textbooks which they will read over and over again because they can't concentrate and certain sentences in their textbooks which they read over and over again because they can't concentrate. All too many students will not notice the posters, be plastered all over campus. Some students will not notice the elections. And then some of those unobservant students will complain about something at SUU. We urge you to pay attention in the upcoming weeks. A lot of people will be vying for your vote. ZAK MITCHELL / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Give them a hearing. hoarder). Attend all the debates you can. Talk to the Experience of elections valuable candidates. The University Journal will be printing the candidates' platforms — read them. As spring time approaches in lovely Cedar City, some things are student can honestly say that they haven’t learned from interacting These candidates are doing their best to win your quite predictable. Students will wear shorts and T-shirts when they with their fellow students? With that in mind, running for a student shouldn’t, perhaps testing the theory that “wishing will make it so.” leadership position and serving in one is a learning experience unto vote and get their ideas out there. It's up to you to The daffodils will sprout, and their little heads will be pushed to the itself. Consider our current leadership in Washington (or maybe we decide if they are the sort of person you want ground by snow. Another thing will also sprout: campaign signs for shouldn’t?). Those people didn’t just wake up one morning and decide representing you to the SUU administration and the community. Will they bring about the changes you government election signs are important. want implemented? Does student government matter? Many studies have that one must walk before they can run. Running for a been done on the subject, and the results are mixed. student government position is learning to walk. Now is the time to become informed. To give you a Some say yes, some say no. Depending upon the “... Low voter Here’s one other thing to consider. Assuming that push in the right direction, this is a broad list of what campus and on the issue, university administration turnout means student government matters, here’s an opportunity SUUSA is meant to do: may or may not pay attention to student leaders. In a • Promote unity within the student body perfect world, administrators would at least listen to that each vote difference. Studies may not agree on whether student • Voice student concerns to SUU administration the concerns of students as expressed by their elected cast means government matters, but they do agree on the fact that leadership. student voter turnout is very low, rarely reaching over • Review and make recommendations Taking the optimistic point of view and saying that more.” 10 percent. We encourage voter turnout in this great concerning student fees student leadership matters, being a student leader is an — John Howell country, but the reality is that in student government • Support student involvement and activities opportunity to make a difference. Students have a pretty elections it’s just awful. It is my sincere hope that we do • Promote quality education in all aspects of good sense of what they want and need, and being the better than that here at SUU, but it’s also a reality that “voice of the people” gives student leaders the chance to make things low voter turnout means that each vote cast means more. student life better for their peers and those will follow in their footsteps. • Represent the student body in the decision- Enter the Grinch. Taking the pessimistic view that student leadership making and policy-development processes as doesn’t matter and can’t make a difference, is it still important? In prescribed in university policy a very real way, the answer is YES! Students should consider for a you choose not to, please take on the responsibility of giving those • Communicate with all its members moment why they are here at SUU. The broad answer is that they who do a fair hearing. Get out there and vote! are here to learn. Learning happens in a number of ways. From a • Provide leadership opportunities to its members faculty perspective, I certainly hope they’re learning something in John Howell is an assistant professor of political science at SUU. In addition to this, the SUUSA president sits on the my classes. Learning also takes place outside the classroom. What He can be reached at [email protected]. SUU Board of Trustees. Pay attention. Do these candidates support what you support? Do they seem to be responsible, and not just amusing? Are they willing to communicate Vote with reason, not emotion have the potential to excel in the position they are In the next few weeks, SUU will again hold its annual elections Over the next few weeks, candidates and parties will tell you all running for? for student government. Several parties will all be vying for your their great ideas and their visions of where the school should go. It’s The people who win the election will be SUUSA attention, and your vote, as they hope to land a spot in next year’s important to realize that while some ideas may be good, some may for the 2013-2014 school year. While you may think leadership. not be practical, or even attainable. SUUSA is not important, its members are responsible The great thing is that these candidates can’t win without you. It’s Ignore emotion and listen to reason. an opportunity to not only exercise your right to vote, but also your Look through the glitz and glamour of the cool posters, awesome for much of your SUU experience. ability to discern and distinguish what makes a good candidate. T-shirt designs or convincing photos, and consider their message. So keep your eyes and ears open, T-Birds. Gone are the days, however, where voting is based on popularity Ask yourself if what they’re saying can be done. Ask yourself if and the “cool” factor. Rather, your decision should be this person wants leadership to improve the school, or The opinions expressed above are the collective made wisely. The student direction of SUU is heavily “Consider improve their resumé. perspective of the University Journal Editorial This is your opportunity to prepare yourself for the what the student body, as a whole, wants. thoughtfully future. We live in a democracy that relies heavily on the Board. The editorial board meets Mondays at 5:30 Consider thoughtfully who you’d like representing you who you'd like participation of its people. As most college students can p.m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in room 176C of the and this university. There is an old Disney educational now vote, it is crucial that we practice good decision Sharwan Smith Center. Readers are welcome to video made in the 1940s whose goal was to help keep representing making. As we do so, we will go forward into the world comment online at suunews.com. people calm as America prepared to enter WWII. The you and this and contribute to policy decisions in a meaningful way. video admonished people to discern the difference Judge for yourself every party and every platform. between Emotion and Reason. Emotion, it argues, is university.” Take time to put off emotion, and listen to reason. UNIVERSITY impulsive and rash. Our emotions are easily swayed — Jay Sorensen Listen to every point and every counter point. by a stirring speech or a heartfelt message, but this is Remember, if you don’t understand both sides of an not always what is needed. The video suggested people argument, you can’t know where you stand. listen to the messages they hear, but suppress emotion, then go home Finally, once you’ve found the platform you like, be respectful of ournal and consider what they heard. differing opinions. We’re all part of an institution of higher learning, and SuuNEWS.com The people of the 1940s needed to practice this in order to remain all the candidates (hopefully) are simply trying to make a difference. J sane and rational as constant bad news of the war in Europe trickled Editor-in-Chief Whitney Baum 586-7750 into their homes and communities on a daily basis. While we don’t Jay Sorensen is on the executive council of the Michael O. News Editors Ginny Romney, Nataly Burdick 586-5488 have to worry about something so grave, it illustrates the keys to Leavitt Center for Politics & Public Service. He can be reached at Opinion Editor Elizabeth Burns 586-5488 rational thought and decision making. [email protected]. Sports Editor Keegan McCann 586-5488 Accent Editor Eric Liebhardt 586-5488 Outside Editor Keith Howells 586-5488 Copy Editors Kyle Kopp, Emily Nelson, Elizabeth Burns 586-7759 Talk Back What type of elective classes do you take? 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ARISSA ROWLEY / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Hillary LaFrance, president of the Vida Collaboration, instructs Ksenya Plumb, a freshman undeclared major from Ogden, in Belly dancing 101 in the Entertainment Bureau on Thursday during Identity Week. Students gather
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By KATIE BURGIN “It’s a constant layer,” supermodels. LaFrance said she FOR THE JOURNAL LaFrance said. “You learn one started belly dancing to exercise move and then another and learn in a way that didn’t feel like The Vida Collaboration, a how to combine them.” exercise. She said she found a belly dancing club, met in the There currently isn’t a fee to community of normal women #1 VOLUME USED VEHICLE DEALER IN IRON COUNTY Entertainment Bureau Thursday join the club and you can send with normal body shapes that at noon during Identity Week. a request to join through T-Bird weren’t afraid to share them. Ksenya Plumb, a freshman Connection. Vida Collaboration “It was just this celebration JARED URSUA undeclared major from Ogden, meets every Thursday at 7:15 of our bodies, the way they was one of two who attended p.m. in the Entertainment were, with their softness and YOUR SUU the event to learn more about the Bureau so there are less people their curves, and I loved that,” technique of belly dancing. in the halls, and participants feel LaFrance said. “I felt like it “It’s sad that not very many more relaxed. was just a reminder that I was CONNECTION! THIS WEEK’S people came, because it was all “I think it’s a lot less scary, beautiful as I am and I don’t SUU SPECIALs! over the place,” Plumb said. “I and we are very careful about have to be super skinny.” think people were uncomfortable making sure we have a place LaFrance said it’s important doing this, but it’s fun to express that people feel safe,” LaFrance yourself and learn new things.” said. “They can explore new are in college, because it’s a time Those present gathered on movements and be comfortable when people are questioning connecting with each other.” things they have never had to breathing exercises to open their LaFrance loves belly dancing question before and that can be lungs and relax their muscles. for the connection that happens scary and hard. Hillary LaFrance, president during performances. She said Plumb said she enjoyed the of Vida Collaboration, has been as a dancer, she appreciates the event and she loves learning new belly dancing since 2008. She connection she feels with the things and meeting new people. said the key thing to remember other dancers and the audience. “I’m thinking about going LaFrance said belly dancing is to (LaFrance’s) classes on art form and it takes time to get counter to the American culture. Thursdays,” Plumb said. “I like all of the muscle isolations to Society says women have to be being a part of a lot of different coordinate. skinny and look like perfect things.”
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PAGE 7 EDITOR Monday, February 25, 2013 Accent Eric Liebhardt, 586-5488 Remember that one time? “If you believe you’ve got a Jo Johnson. Mr. Feeny. a chore these days. However, in picture-perfect plan we’ve got Johnson is now 42 years old Those who watched this show the 90s, kids woke up at the crack you fooled, ‘cause we only do and got married in 2010. Most may be excited to hear that, of dawn to view their favorite the best we can.” notably, she was in the Canadian ten years later, the characters Saturday morning cartoons and If you recognized those opening police drama Flashpoint Topanga and Cory are grown non-cartoons. credit song lyrics, chances are seasons. She also tried her hand up, have two children and will Animaniacs, Hey Arnold!, you grew up in the 90s. in the recording industry. be in a show called Girl Meets Doug, Pepper Ann, Recess, Those lyrics were I grew up without World to air on the Disney Beast Wars, Even Stevens and from Disney’s TV esotERIC cable in my home. Channel this year. Lizzie McGuire were some show Lizzie McGuire. My family’s TV had Other shows on TGIF included shows one could watch on Growing up, it may rabbit ear antennas. Family Matters; Full House; Saturday mornings. have seemed these With no DVR Dinosaurs; Step by Step; and Lizzie McGuire star Hilary television characters invented, we would Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Duff captured the hearts of many were a part of the lives schedule quality Sabrina star Melissa Joan Hart with her cute, quirky antics and of those individuals “family TV time” has kept her television career voice. Since then, Duff has done and families who (kind of ironic). The well on the screen and in the gathered around the main event for us, Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains studio. She expanded her talents TV for TGIF or One ERIC and thousands of It All, seven seasons of Sabrina into fashion, fragrance and Saturday Morning. LIEBHARDT families, was ABC’s and three seasons of ABC writing, publishing two books. What happened to Friday primetime Family’s Melissa & Joey. She married NHL player Mike those stars whose lineup, TGIF (Thank Hart married Course of Nature Comrie and they have one son, roles became well known? Goodness It’s Funny). singer and guitarist Mark Luca. Luca is an adorable baby. Where are they now? Topanga, Topanga, Topanga. Wilkerson in 2003. They have Now that I’m feeling nostalgic, Mighty Morphing Power Boy Meets World ran for seven three sons. I’m going to see which of my Rangers enthralled kids and seasons and followed the 7th Heaven was another long- favorite children’s shows are on PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC LIEBHARDT/ UNIVERSITY JOURNAL made parents weary because of Matthews family as they grew running family drama that aired Rider Strong as Shawn Hunter, Danielle Fischel as the violence. Many young boys up, went to school, graduated on the WB and CW networks Topanga Lawrence, Ben Savage as Cory Matthews (maybe just me) had a crush and went to college, all the while for 11 seasons, and if you’re Eric Liebhardt is the Accent on Kimberly, the Pink Power receiving wisdom from the wise interested, you can look them up. editor and can be reached at Boy Meets World. Fischel and Savage are signed on to Ranger, played by actress Amy history teacher and neighbor, It seems like waking up is such [email protected]. Girl Meets World. Good advice Accent editor provided at seeks photos By ERIC LIEBHARDT Art Insights [email protected] By WADE HESS The Accent Section of the University Journal is looking for student-submitted human-interest photographs to print weekly. [email protected] Greg Stanforth and Bob Fisher presented at Art for the SUU Bookstore. Insights Thursday and discussed how to succeed One photo will be printed each week in the Accent Section. The in arts business, the importance of arts education photographer of the printed photo will be entered in a drawing and the relevance of using a sketchbook. Deborah Snider, assistant professor of art they want each week. Only one photo per photographer will education, introduced both Stanforth and be printed, and therefore, photographers will be entered in the Fisher at the beginning of the event. Stanforth drawing only once. has four degrees, is a Navy veteran and has been an art educator for over 30 years. Fisher, her name will be printed in the April 22 edition of the Journal. a former high school student of Stanforth’s, Submissions must be sent to [email protected] by has been an art director for Cartoon Network, Friday at 5 p.m. each week to be eligible for consideration to print launched his own website called sketchbob. in the following Monday’s edition. Any photos received after com and has a master’s degree in business. this time will be eligible for consideration for the subsequent “You are in for a huge treat tonight,” Snider Monday’s edition. said. “We have two extraordinary Renaissance Submissions must include the name of the photographer, as well artists with us this evening.” as their year in school (freshman, sophomore, etc.), major and he has spent a lot of time doing his own art, names and hometowns must also be included, as well as their teaching others how do draw has been his main years in school and majors, if they currently attend SUU. responsibility throughout his career. He said he Students must also include a suggested title for the photo and has a philosophy about teaching students that helps him focus on their work instead of them Sherratt Library, Cedar City). as individuals. Photos can be of anything (landscape, people, weather, SUU “I don’t care what you think, feel, know or events, etc.) as long as it was shot in southern Utah. However, believe,” he said. “I only care about what you do.” human-interest photos with visible faces are preferred. Stanforth’s presentation offered advice to The photos should be natural or not appear to be posed. students who desire to pursue a career in Inappropriate (lewd, vulgar) submissions will not be considered. art. He said as a young artist, one must try The weekly photo will be selected by the Accent editor and everything. While he was in the Navy, he other members of the Journal staff. Not all photos are guaranteed spent over eight hours trying to get the perfect to be printed. picture of an airplane taking off with the sun in the background. When Stanforth was a senior in high school, he wanted to take pictures of his football team season. He proposed the idea to his teachers and they didn’t approve. He did the project anyway, “It turned out to be really interesting, and my teachers liked it,” he said. “Commit to your work and people will like you a whole lot more.” Some other pieces of advice given by Stanforth include: attend a university, read a lot in college, sketch things, form opinions, observe the beauty all around you and remember that all knowledge is pertinent to what you’re doing. When Fisher took the microphone, he spoke extensively about the importance of using a sketchbook while creating art. In order to get PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIC LIEBHARDT / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL people to use sketchbooks, it must be required of them, they must share their ideas and they need to be inspired by others, he said. This is Zion Park artist a great formula for a classroom and creates a “culture of sketchbooks,” he said. Fisher frequently includes his sketchbooks in his art shows. Displaying his sketchbooks to speak at SUU not only shows how important he views sketchbooks, but it also gives patrons an By ERIC LIEBHARDT Park Representatives and Department of Art and Design interesting view to his creative process. [email protected] faculty members. Four artists- In 2010, Fisher’s website, sketchbob.com, in-residence are selected each focused on his work in sketchbooks, including SUU’s Department of Art and Design will have special guest year to spend a period of four information for artists who want to learn more weeks in the park to enhance about sketchbooks and their importance. artist Evelyn McCorristin- Peters present Thursday at 7 public appreciation for the park He also spoke about business and art. In her p.m. in the Sterling R. Church through art. introduction, Snider said Fisher was a different Auditorium. It is the responsibility of each sort of Art Insights speaker because he was McCorristin-Peters is an artist-in-residence to present at able to combine both sides so effectively. He oil painter and is currently SUU’s Art Insights program. said students must gain a broader skill set in the artist-in-residence at Zion Art Insights occurs every order to be successful in today’s market. National Park. She is from Thursday and is required for “Today’s students will enter a much GINA FOSSILE / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Florida. all students who are majoring more diverse, competitive and globalized Artists-in-residence in subjects in the Department environment,” he said. “Good visual are selected through an of Art and Design. The public communication skills provide a tremendous application process and a jury is invited to the Art Insights advantage.” comprised of Zion National lectures and galleries. Page 8 University Journal Monday, February 25, 2013
SUU students teach free dance lessons to children from the local community ALMANAC Saturday afternoon. This was part of the Create FEBRUARY 25-27, 2013 Art with SUU workshops, THUNDERBIRD student-taught workshops EVENTS WEATHER for children ages 3 to 11. Subjects covered on Saturday were theatre, MONDAY, FEB. 25 dance and visual arts. The MON. workshops were free for children to attend. This SUNNY is the third time SUU has High: 45 ELISE ANDRUS / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL hosted these workshops. Low: 20
TUESDAY, FEB. 26 TUE. Students teach art MOSTLY SUNNY By VICTORIA JORGENSEN “This is pretty safe because they work in groups High: 35 [email protected] of three or four to teach, so if they have had no Low: 10 The third Create Art with SUU event allowed children from the local community to engage in Alisa Peterson, library assistant in the Gerald visual arts, theatre and dance workshops Saturday R. Sherratt Library who was in the charge of the WED. from noon to 4 p.m. in the Multipurpose Center. visual arts section of the workshops, said she was SUNNY Denise Purvis, assistant professor of dance, said glad to participate in Create Art with SUU. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 she started the Create Art With SUU event last “Denise was such a great innovator to come up semester. She said the previous events had only High: 41 dance workshops, but Saturday’s event included are only half a semester, we already teach like Low: 21 art and theatre, as well. lightning, so this is nice to give (the students) a Purvis said 208 participants signed up for the event this time, while only 75 signed up for the Purvis said each group prepared a 45-minute The teachers at the workshops were SUU old attended three workshops each: one dance, one students who are taking creative dance for theatre and one visual art, while the three- to four- children, art for children or theatre for children year-olds participated in only two. “My students organized their lessons to make classes, Purvis said. She said most of these students are elementary them intracurricular, so they will choose another education majors, but a few of them are secondary education students. said. “They might teach science through dance or DETAILS AT SUUNEWS.COM/EVENTS Purvis said the workshop takes the place of a Announcements and information about events can be submitted to the University Journal by phone at (435) 865-8226 or by email at [email protected]. Weather information from the This story continues online at suunews.com. National Weather Service. IVTC showcases Water polo plays at home SUDOKU ANSWERS famous ‘Stevens’ By WADE HESS but aren’t serious enough about Answers from 9 5 7 4 By NISHA HOOD [email protected] water polo to play competitively 2/21/13 sudoku [email protected] in college. He said this may 7 3 2 1 The SUU Water Polo Club contribute to the team being Off the Cuff Comedy Club slightly out of shape. 3 5 1 2 6 8 6 1 7 7 hosted a show by the Innovative tournament Saturday in the J.L. Luke said she knows many 6 7 3 8 9 4 2 View Theater Company called Sorenson Physical Education people at SUU who are good A Night of Stevens Friday and water polo players but don’t 1 2 9 5 6 5 8 4 8 Saturday night, in which SUU Co-ed teams from the know about the team. She 7 1 4 students and alumni performed University of Utah, Utah State
5 7 songs and comedy routines for invited her to practice after they 1 3 2 4 6 the audience. University and Salt Lake played water polo in ROTC. 3
6 The show was from 8 to 9:30 1 6 8 5 8 9 Community College traveled “I played in high school and p.m. both nights. Even though to SUU for the competition. 7 4 5 9 2 IVTC was competing with SUU she said. “I really like it and 6 2 3 events for attendance, the club and chemistry double major 1 9 7 3 6 2 4 from Cedar City and president Hardcastle said she loves 1 3 5 8 4 2 5 7 8 6 Cedar City residents. of the club, organized the A Night of Stevens was a everything about water polo tournament. He said the other and enjoys being part of the 1 4 9 5 6 combination comedy show schools were happy to receive an invitation and were willing team. She said water polo up acts and broadway reviews to travel several hours to play. requires aggressiveness, skill with crowd interactive scenes. SUU took and strength. Each song, comedy routine “Water polo is and soliloquy was based on the tournament and “Water polo is the best part of work of a famous person named the best part of every sport put Megan Luke, a Tony Carter, a senior theatre senior family every sport put she said. “We arts major from Henderson, life and human into one game.” have nets and Nev., played the part of master of development penalty shots like ceremonies, and said it was his major from — Sierra soccer, we set up Lafayette, Calif. Hardcastle our offense like who plays for basketball and we This story continues online at SUU, said the have to wrestle suunews.com. team did well for what they were given. She said the team Peyton Shaw, a sophomore doesn’t have many players, so computer science major from they often have to recruit high Pleasant Grove, said she went to school players in Cedar City for the competition to support her competitions. roommate. She said the sport is Sierra Hardcastle, a intense and fun to watch. sophomore hotel, resort and hospitality management major she said. “They pull each other from Midway who plays on under the water and can still SUU’s team, said the cause of their team’s downfall was a She said she attended a few lack of substitutes. “It’s crazy, because we’re practices earlier in the semester swimming back and forth and was surprised at how fun they were. She said she would don’t have many subs, so we’re never play in a game, though. ELISE ANDRUS / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL learning curve to water polo, Tony Carter, a senior the play was rough, everyone but the club welcomes anybody theatre arts major from had fun and seemed happy who wants to play. Henderson, Nev., acts as about the outcome. He said Steve Irwin during A Night most team members really This story continues online at CEDAR BOWLING CENTER of Stevens. enjoy getting together to play, suunews.com. “Voted best burgers by our cust! ers” SUU STUDENT NITES SUU Students • Faculty • Staff MON. & WED. AFTER 9 P.M. 2 GAMES WITH SHOES $5.99 Additional Games $2.00 each Must present this coupon at time of purchase. Cannot be combined with other offers. One coupon per person. OFFER GOOD ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AFTER 9 P.M. Expires 2/28/13
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CEDAR BOWL LOCATION: I-15 Exit 62 Maverick 421 E. Hwy 91 Cedar City 435. 586. 1383 Love’s I-15 North Main Monday, February 25, 2013 University Journal Page 9 Fees to be raised $57 By MARIAH LOPEZ Club, the Global Technology FOR THE JOURNAL Committee and the recent production of Chicago, which The SUU student senate the senate said was a great convened for its weekly success. meeting Thursday in The senate announced the the Sterling R. Church Department of Music will Auditorium, and the discussion be putting on an opera, Don at the meeting largely revolved Giovanni by Amadeus Mozart around student clubs and the which will be presented in both allocation of funds. English and Italian. A $57 increase in next Members of the General ELISE ANDRUS/ UNIVERSITY JOURNAL semester’s student fees was Education Committee and McKendrie Wright, a freshman athletic training major general studies major from Gunnison, also skates at the announced. The extra money the Global Technology from Delta, skates at the R.E.A.L. Peers ice skating ice skating rink in Enoch (right). R.E.A.L Peers attempt will go to support various Committee also had proposals event Friday night (left). Clara Scharf, a sophomore to host events that let students have fun without drugs. centers around campus, with for the senate. the majority of the money General Education being earmarked for the Committee members said they are working on creating Sharwan Smith Center and the R.E.A.L. Peers host skating activity different “pathways” for Outdoor Recreation Center. students to take next school By MARIAH LOPEZ graphic design major from to make it a fun winter activity every other Friday night. They Another issue addressed year, to help shape student American Fork, said she enjoyed usually begin at 9 p.m. FOR THE JOURNAL for SUU students.” in the meeting was funding EDGE projects in a more the event. Members call these events The ice skating event was for the Rugby Club, which understandable way. The R.E.A.L. Peer Health “I loved it,” she said. “ I thought Late-Night with the R.E.A.L. one of the many events that the requested funding for events, The pathways include the Educators hosted a free ice it was really fun. They provided Peers, Rowley said. R.E.A.L. Peers has hosted this including a tournament they community engagement, skating event Friday evening for everything you needed and it Rowley said the members want semester. attended in Las Vegas. global engagement and outdoor all SUU students with a valid wasn’t too far from campus and people to feel good and safe in The mission of the R.E.A.L. Although the club doesn’t engagement pathways. student I.D. it was free. I had a great time and a clean environment with their Peers is to promote good, clean like to rely on the university, The members of the senate The event was put on at a local it was a great date.” peers. and fun activities without the Most R.E.A.L. Peers events members of the Rugby Club addressed the upcoming farm in Enoch near the Cedar Michael Rowley, a freshman criminal justice major from take place indoors, especially in explained to the senate that SUUSA elections. City bowling alley. Kanosh and a member of “We hold these types of events the winter. funding is necessary, largely The senators talked to the Along with free ice skating, R.E.A.L. Peer Health Educators, to help students enjoy clean fun “Some of our indoor events because of transportation candidates, giving them advice R.E.A.L. Peers also provided activities without being around helped plan the event. He include casino nights, movie expenses. and explaining more about the students skates if they needed explained the details of this nights, game nights and we even The Rugby Club is a part of election process. particular ice skating event. or any type of substance abuse have speed-dating and video One piece of advice they gave The ice skating event had a and to feel pressure-free from game tournaments sometimes,” the Utah Rugby Union, and its members travel around Utah was to stay focused and to not turnout of about 10 to 20 SUU have held outside this year, and those types of things,” Rowley Rowley said. to compete. let rumors discourage them students, said R.E.A.L. Peers even though it is outside, we still said. personally. R.E.A.L. Peers host events This story continues online at After discussing the matter, members. had a good turnout of people,” he Madison Wray, a senior Deserie Peck, a freshman said. “Our goal for this event was similar to the ice skating event suunews.com. the senate granted the Rugby Club over $600 in funds. nutrition major from Cedar The senate also granted funds City, is a candidate running in to clubs which had requested the upcoming elections. them during previous senate She said she thinks the senate meetings. meetings are interesting and Library program contract may be renewed organized. Some of the clubs that received By KATIE BURGIN Utah Renewable Energy Center, said he came “I go to the senate meetings promises not to leave the company, they will to the meeting to add the Cedar City and Iron funding were the Ballroom FOR THE JOURNAL to hear and observe them,” Dance Company and the Rodeo “Basically I’m asking the council to Wray said. The Cedar City Council gathered Club, as well as the Chi Phi and Wray also expressed how she Wednesday night to discuss several issues approve a contract that will save us $7,830 “What SUTREC does is, it basically Sigma Chi fraternities. promotes renewable energy in the resources feels about the current senators. including renewing a contract for The The senate council said there “They are very organized and Library Corporation and considering signing Decker said the only downside to this in southwest Utah,” Hardman said. “The is still $10,000 available for would be if the library decided to use end goal of that is to advance energy interested in what the clubs club and event funding that can multiple Memorandums of Understanding. another system, there would be a fee to get education, training, research, technology have to say; they ask questions Steve Decker, director of Cedar City Public out of the contract. However, Decker said and production [to create] high skilled, high be used next year if not spent and sincerely care,” Wray said. Library, said Cedar City uses Integrated that wouldn’t be a problem. The decision has wage employment and career opportunities.” this year. Senate meetings take place Library System, a program that takes care been scheduled for next week’s agenda. Some of the senators every Thursday at noon in the of the circulation and cataloging. Decker Jake Hardman, coordinator for Southwest This story continues online at suunews.com. recognized the Education Sterling R. Church Auditorium. Know Macs? Really, really know Macs? Like networking and re-imaging and color balancing? We might need you. The University Journal seeks a *Macophile. Hours? Flexible. Pay? Negotiable. Needed? Five to Ten Hours peer week. Responsibilities: Keep 30 networked Macs running and happy. INTERESTED? Go to Human Resources in the online and take the papers to Human Resources, Just do it.
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@CasaBlancaNV Monday, February 25, 2013 University Journal Page 11 T-Birds finish 5th, 7th at indoor meet By BRYSON LESTER [email protected] second place, which scored eight points for the SUU’s Maurer found more success in the with a time of 7.85. In the men’s hurdles Kodai The men’s 55-meter dash was a big staple for the T-Birds, and the championships was no different The women’s side of the 5,000 meter-run was with a 6.40. preliminary time in SUU history in the 200-meter Bradford and Smith also competed in the 1-mile muscle pain. In the absence of his teammate, Myers stepped up and won the 200 with a time of 21.60. The men’s shot put had two T-Bird competitors day for the T-Birds as she was named Outstanding This story continues online at suunews.com.
PHOTO: MONTANA STATE Sprinters Shaun Murray, right, and Preston Myers, middle, finished first and second, Men’s golf finishes in 9th All Roads Lead to By BRYSON LESTER Reid and Brady Welburn, who [email protected] second for SUU was Leonard The SUU men’s golf team spent score of 81. At the top of the leaderboard the weekend competing in the After Friday’s play, the after the second day of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate -11 as a team; the next closest place shooting -11 as a team team to them was Texas Tech Friday to Sunday. and St. Mary’s, San Francisco It was the second tournament under-par. days. St. Mary’s, San Francisco were looking to rebound after After the second day of play on and Oregon State rounded out a tough outing in their own Saturday, the T-Birds climbed tournament. the leader boards and found The top performer for the Horned Frogs after Saturday Friday the T-Birds were tied for day, making a four-spot jump 16th place shooting a team total from the day before. After the second round of play, SUU was led by Leonard on score for SUU on Friday The top performer from Texas shooting a 74, which is just two BuySUU a STUDENTHermie SPECIAL! Burger a total of -5. and get a Small Fry with the highest ranking for This story continues online at Buy ANY Burger suunews.com. andor a Sandwich20 oz. Drink Thriller get a FREE small fry Continued from Back Page EXPIRES 2 / 28 / 13 FREEExpires 1/31/13 After a Maxwell layup, the T-Birds took a timeout with 26 difference in the shot clock. SUU set the inbound pass in front of its own bench, but Matadors the lead, which lasted out his team with the game- winner. The T-Birds will now return to Thursday against Montana State, which remains a game behind SUU in the conference standings. The T-Birds are currently 8-8 in league play and in fourth place in the standings, a half game behind North Dakota. Saturday was important for the team, as it allows them to head into Thursday’s contest on a winning note. “Our season has been all about runs, so hopefully this starts our winning streak again,” he said. GINA FOSSILE / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL “It’s huge. It was a big win.” 274 N. Main, Cedar City Tipoff against the Bobcats is Jackson Stevenett drives to the basket against Cal State slated for 7:05 p.m. Thursday Northridge defender Stephan Hicks for two of his game- high 21 points 435-865-0612 Suunews.com
BACK PAGE EDITOR Monday, February 25, 2013 Sports Keegan McCann, 586-5488 Lady T-Birds hand UNC first home loss By KEEGAN McCANN to 13-13 overall and 7-9 in Big Sky play; board in the game as Lauren Oosdyke halftime lead. night at 67-47 on a pair of free throws [email protected] drained a 3, just under two minutes into The defensive pressure continued by Jackson with 3:31 to play and cruised 13-4 in BSC play. the game, but Marquelle Funk answered to start the second half as the T-Birds to the win. Facing a team that hadn’t lost at home with a 3 of her own the next possession The win coupled with Northern all year, and needing a win to stay alive the season, the 73 points allowed were to tie the game with 18:10 to go in the possession and extended the run to 18-0 Arizona’s loss to Sacramento State in the Big Sky Tournament playoff the most given up by the Bears at home on a 3-pointer by Mandelko and a pair picture, the T-Bird women’s basketball this year. has the T-Birds sitting all alone in the of free throws by Jackson. team knocked off second place The T-Birds shot a respectable 40 run to take their largest lead of the game Northern Colorado 73-57 in Greeley, at 18-7 with 11:54 to go in the half. spot with four games to play. by Lindsay Mallon but it didn’t matter Colo., Saturday. shots, but drained 7-of-11 3’s and got The T-Birds answered back and cut The T-Birds have a few days off as the Hailey Mandelko led the T-Birds with to the charity stripe 36 times hitting 30 possessions to extend the run to 24-3 prepare for a trip to conference leader 21 points, 17 in the second half. Carli of them. answered the 3 with a quick 4-0 run Montana on Thursday. The Grizzlies Moreland and Desiree Jackson chipped to go back up by 5 with 5:51 to go in and put the T-Birds ahead by 16 with came away with a 78-63 victory earlier in with 15 and 12, respectively. the half. 16:42 to play. D’shara Strange scored a game-high and missed 25 of their 30 3’s for the That’s when the T-Birds turned up The T-Birds’ lead would stay in this year in Cedar City. 24 for the Bears but no other player game while only getting to the free double-digits the rest of the afternoon Tip-off against Montana is scheduled throw line 15 times hitting 10. in the last 5:31 of play and used a 13-0 for 7 p.m. in Missoula, Mont. with live The win improves the T-Birds’ record coverage on bigskytv.org. Flippin’ ‘Birds fall to BYU in Provo, strengthen RQS By CARTER WILLIAMS a 38.700 in the all-around. [email protected] Armijo added a team-high 9.800 on the uneven bars, and The T-Bird gymnastics team was three balance beam routines well as a 9.800 vault. away from capitalizing big in Provo when all hell broke loose. on the uneven bars; the T-Birds scored a 48.850 in the event. Armijo’s 9.800 led the way, while Chernoch, Kennedy and Cougars defeated the T-Birds Arlyn Amor each scored 9.775s. 195.800-194.075 Saturday The T-Birds’ success continued afternoon in Provo. on the vault, where Chernoch claimed a share of the vault title 146.425 in the running score. with a team-high 9.825 — which Natalie Trejo opened the marked her season high. T-Birds’ beam rotation with a Armijo and Bernier each Cougars’ beam scores earlier in scored a 48.875 in the event, but the meet. continued to trail the Cougars in Ana Jaworski followed suit the running score. with a 9.775. Caitlin Kennedy then stepped up and nailed a 9.850 and the T-Birds were afternoon. However, Armijo rolling. and Chernoch closed out the However, Michaela Chernoch event with a 9.825 and a 9.875, then fell on her series, followed respectively. by falls from Rochelle Bernier Brittney Jensen added a 9.750 and Jamie Armijo, which meant in the event for the T-Birds. The T-Birds were well on pace for a 195.000-plus score heading Despite counting two falls, into beam, but the two falls will improve its Regional 47.650 on the event. GINA FOSSILE / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Qualifying Score before the Jayson Cheesman tied his career high with 13 points Northridge. Cheesman scored the game winning layup national rankings switch over to the all-around title in the meet RQS today. and added 11 rebounds for his second double-double with 11.5 seconds to go in the contest and SUU made with a 39.200. The score in Provo removes of the season in the T-Birds 73-72 victory over Cal State one final defensive stand to secure the win. Megan Bain won the bars title for the Cougars with a 9.850, The T-Birds will debut a while Haylee Rollins split the 194.765 score in the RQS today. Eliane Kulczyk split the vault around with a 38.950, which title with Chernoch. included winning the beam title during the meet. with the chance to improve its Chernoch claimed a share of RQS score next week at Boise the vault title with a 9.825 and State. “Flip-off” against the Broncos is slated for 7 p.m. with Friday in Boise, Idaho. Thriller T-Birds drop Matadors in final seconds By CARTER WILLIAMS CSN, which has lost four straight. [email protected] helped the T-Birds snap their three-game Despite the win, the game began skid in dramatic fashion. inauspiciously for the T-Birds. The Matadors As Damon Heuir bolted toward the basket opened the game on an 18-5 run and led by and T-Birds behind by one, center Jayson head coach Nick Robinson said. “We’ve 13 points six minutes into the game. Cheesman had no time to react when the been streaky throughout the year, when it However, the T-Birds didn’t fall away. ball came his way. comes to wins and losses. For us to defend “At the start of the game, our transition Cheesman picked up a loose ball under home court on BracketBuster weekend — defense was terrible. They were going to it’s a big win for us.” the line a lot,” Stevenett said. “We just around and laid in the game-winning bucket limited that for them, started getting back though. The T-Birds (11-15) held a slim 71- on defense — I think our defense got us basketball team past Cal State Northridge 70 lead with 26 seconds left and 21 seconds back in the game.” 73-72 in a wild Ramada Worldwide ESPN on the shot clock when CSN guard Stephan BracketBuster matchup Saturday night Hicks stole an inbound pass from A.J. Hess of the opening half until the T-Birds closed inside the Centrum Arena. near half court, raced down the court and “Honestly, I don’t even know how (the dunked in the go-ahead basket on Heuir. halftime. The run closed the Matadors lead ball) ended up in my hands. It was just “It was a bad pass,” Robinson said. “A.J. to one at the half. there,” Cheesman admitted. “I picked it up, threw a bounce pass and their defenders are quick. They had been quick all night.” second half on a Cheesman layup. The After Heuir missed an attempted game- The momentum in the building seemed T-Bird defense limited the Matadors to just winning runner in the paint, the guard grabbed his own miss, but the ball fell on with the layup instantly. the ground, rolling to Cheesman. The center Jackson Stevenett led the T-Birds with 21 second half. picked up the ball and maneuvered around points, while Cheesman matched his career CSN remained in the game on free high with 13 points and 11 rebounds for his However, the Matadors (14-14) still had second double-double of the season. Heuir with 2:31 left in regulation, after Stevenett one last look at a win. added 18 points and seven rebounds, but canned a pair of free throws. CSN’s Trevone Williams put up a long The Matadors responded with their only and mostly uncontested jumper from 18 3-pointer of the game, as Williams drained feet away, but the basket didn’t fall. Stephan 6-of-16 from 3-point range. CSN shot 45 a 3-pointer from near dead center to cut Maxwell cleaned up the offensive glass, but the T-Birds’ lead to 68-66. Allan Geui then was unable to get off a good enough look at 37 percent in the second half. banked in a layup with 1:32 left to tie the the buzzer. Maxwell, perhaps thwarted by The T-Birds also came out victorious in game 68-68. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL FILE PHOTO the turnover battle 15-12. Hess responded, though, on a contested 3 Maxwell led the Matadors with 20 points with a little more than a minute to go, which Senior Michaela Chernoch took home individual titles at the free throw line with two seconds left, on the vault and floor exercise, but the T-Birds counted instead taking a jump shot. double. Brandon Perry added 12 more for two falls on the balance beam in the loss to BYU. See THRILLER, Page 11