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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Education college ranks in U.S. Top 50 By KAYLA HALL staff writer For the 12th consecu- tive year, USU’s College of Education ranked in the top 50 of the U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” placing 29th. “We are the only college in Utah to be in the top 50,” said the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Dean, Beth Foley. “It is very impressive to maintain a ranking in the Top 50 for that long of a time period.” Foley said most of the pro- grams in the college have 100 USU’s COLLEGE OF EDUCATION is currently tackling 200 research projects and received $33 million in grant and contract money in the last year. Dean Foley said nearly percent job placement. Some every one of the students in the education school are able to land teaching jobs. JON LARSEN photo of those programs are psy- chology, early childhood and received the fifth most exter- said the University of Utah and Counseling Program, well with our students. If you 11 different things when communicative disorders. The nal funding, securing $33 mil- received $5.4 million and which ranked ninth in the ask our students – under- ranking each school. Some college also produces the most lion of grants and contracts placed 66 in the overall rank- nation, and the Special graduate through doctoral of these include an assess- public school teachers, special over the past year. This puts ing. BYU received $600,000 Education Graduate Program, students – why they chose to ment of the program by the educators, and communica- the college above Stanford, and placed 91st. which ranked 17th. come to USU, they will tell you super intendent, peer assess- tive disorder specialists in the Harvard and Northwestern in The Department of Special Department head of special is because of the quality of the ments between deans of other state. the amount of research dollars Education and Rehabilitation education Ben Lignugaris- faculty.” college’s of education grad Although the college was received. had two programs ranked in Kraft said, “Because we have Foley said, “The U.S. News ranked 29th overall, they To give a comparison, Foley the top 20: The Rehabilitation a productive faculty and work and World Report looks at -See UTAH, page 4 Chapter warns about pornography addiction By CATHERINE MEIDELL about this issue, and it really resonated with news editor us,” said one of the organization’s founders, Clay Olsen. The first ever Utah State University Lynn Walker, president of USU’s Fight chapter of Fight the New Drug, a non-profit the New Drug chapter, said it is crucial stu- organization with the goal to warn about dents and others in the community under- the dangers of pornography, was formed stand that their group does not use the last week, and its members are already word “anti-” in relation to the group. planning events that will improve students’ “This is a public health issue,” Olsen knowledge about the lasting consequences said, “if people want to take it to the reli- of viewing pornographic material. gious realm that’s fine. Fifty years ago there MEMBERS OF FIGHT THE NEW DRUG participate in an activity created to attract the attention of “Outside of a moral conversation, out- passersby in hopes of ultimately sharing their message about the harmful effects of viewing pornography. The side of a legislative conversation, we talked -See HEALTH, page 3 group stresses they are not affiliated with any religious or political stances. Photo courtesy Clay Olsen Counselors hope to improve USU students’ sleeping habits By MEGAN BAINUM a “prolonged and usually assistant news editor abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep.” He said stu- Countless students suf- dents have other things going fer from sleeping problems, on in their lives like stress, that and USU’s Counseling and affect their sleep, and as soon Psychological Services (CAPS) as those stresses are gone, sleep is offering a workshop to help returns to normal. students understand the rea- “Many students play fast soning behind sleep issues and and loose on their sleep and tips to having a better night’s they can’t get back into a pat- sleep, said Tom Berry, USU tern, and then their schedule staff psychologist. changes and it is hard to shift Whether it’s not being that biological clock,” he said. able to fall asleep, waking up “Insomnia is something that multiple times in the night you are finding even when or waking up early and never there are not those other rea- being able to fall back asleep, sons going on.” insomnia affects students all Dr. Jim Davis, director year. and physician for the Student “Getting the Most out of Health and Wellness Center, Your Sleep” will have informa- said it is important for him to tion about how to sleep better figure out what type of insom- as well as experts there to nia he is dealing with before answer questions. The work- he can help his patients. He shop will be held in the TSC said sleep disruption can be Room 310B, Wednesday from caused by depression, jet lag, 5-6 p.m. a job, stress, anxiety and some Berry said many students diseases like thyroid disorders, don’t have the medical defi- TYLENOL P.M. AND AMBIEN are two medicines prescribed to students by the USU Health and Wellness Center to those students’ nition of insomnia, which is -See INSOMNIA, page 4 having a difficult time sleeping. Students can learn more about improving the quality of their sleep by attending a workshop held by counseling services. ARMEN HOVSEPYAN photo illustration Inside This Issue 4/06/11 Junior run- www.utahstatesman.com ning back American West ready to run Check out Big Blue’s Best Heritage Center hosts after recov- Calendar, the best master their largest event of the ering from a calendar on campus. Send year with vendors and torn ACL. something in ... let people pony rides. know what you’re up to. Page 8 Page 5 Official Student Newspaper of Utah State University • “It’s All The News You Need!” 2 2 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 2 World&Nation Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com ClarifyCorrect The policy of The Utah Statesman is Utah cell carriers roll out ‘mobile wallets’ to correct any error made as soon as SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A joint venture between while the Utah Transit Authority is already equipped making mobile payments the future of purchasing possible. If you find something you three of the nation’s four largest cell phone carriers with the necessary technology to read the phones, transactions. would like clarified or find unfair, will soon offer the nation’s first commercially avail- retailers will also have to begin upgrading their sys- “If you look back 10 years ago and wanted to get please contact the editor at 797-1762 able mobile fare payment program to a public trans- tems. a phone with a camera, you might be able to find or TSC 105. portation system. “There are some out there already but not the one. Today, you can’t buy a phone without a camera,” Isis, a mobile commerce joint venture between majority and it won’t be the majority for quite some he added, noting NFC technology will also soon be AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon time,” Golvin said. “This is almost certainly going to standard. Wireless, announced Tuesday it will roll out the be like most technology adoption, a slow and steady AT&T’s Mark Siegel said the companies expect Nat’lBriefs pilot program in Salt Lake City in 2012, offering an build over a long period of time.” the program to eventually expand nationwide, much alternative to credit and debit cards for Utah Transit However, the fact that three of the four largest like how text messaging became wildly popular once Man charged after Authority fare payments. wireless carriers are now supporting the program cell phone companies began allowing messaging “This is the evolution of moving off of plastic,” means it should gain momentum in the coming between different carriers. barking at police dog Isis CEO Michael Abbott said in an interview years. “So what happened after that is text messaging Tuesday. “This is the future of payments.” “They have their own incentives now to see profit exploded and really started to grow,” Siegel said. MASON, Ohio (AP) – Police Abbott said the idea is to eventually make Salt and improve their business through NFC, and that “That’s kind of similar to what’s happening now with say an Ohio man has been charged Lake City, and other cities across the country, places means they will most likely demand that many of Isis.” with a misdemeanor for barking at where consumers don’t need to carry their wallets their suppliers include that function in the phones The industry has been talking about including a police dog.