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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU The Utah Statesman Students 10-22-2010 The Utah Statesman, October 22, 2010 Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers Recommended Citation Utah State University, "The Utah Statesman, October 22, 2010" (2010). The Utah Statesman. 181. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/newspapers/181 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Students at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Utah Statesman by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Mr. Diversity T.J. Pratt crowned Mr. USU 2010 one contestant represented By CATHERINE MEIDELL USU’s Greek community. news editor The group of nominated con- testants started the show by When the judge performing a choreographed announced TJ Pratt’s name dance to a Disney song from as this year’s winner in the Aladdin titled “One Jump 2010 Mr. USU competition, Ahead.” Everything was Pratt sank to his knees and Aladdin-themed down to the tears streamed down his Jafar costume worn by Keenan face. Nuehring, ASUSU administra- Pratt, a sophomore in tive assistant and one of the music education, said he hosts of the event. already started to become “When we were all trying emotional when he won a to learn this Aladdin dance we handful of other awards grew closer together as broth- including the formal-wear, ers in those moments,” Pratt and people’s choice awards. said. When his name was Multiple awards were given announced, the crowd stood along with the Mr. USU title. up and cheered and he came A panel of six judges including back onstage trying to hide Joyce Albrecht, USU President wet eyes, he said. Stan Albrecht’s wife, and Before the Mr. USU title ASUSU President Tyler Tolson was announced, Pratt said scored the contestants in each “butterflies were speed-rac- TJ PRATT WINS Mr. USU Wednesday night. Pratt also won People’s choice and the Formal Wear award. CATHERINE URIE photo category from 1 to 10 and ing” in his stomach. He said added their scores to deter- when he looks back at his time ership with the other guys,” men come together in agree- Pratt, referred to as Mr. in the Kent Concert Hall, mine the winner. However, at USU, he said this moment Pratt said. ment. We all came together in Diversity, along with nine Wednesday. will be dear to him. “There is just something the spirit of joy, laughter and other contestants, competed Each USU college was repre- -See Mr. USU page 4 “I will remember the broth- powerful that happens when unity, and I will miss that.” in front of a large audience sented with a contestant and Professor creatively reaches out to educate “We gave cameras to park rangers, school teach- By ARIANNA REES ers, and other citizens in the community and asked staff writer what changes they would like to see in conservation,” he said. “The study was done by them.” With a few camera shots, the people of the Conducted for six months in 2009, the project Samburu tribe in North Central Kenya are shaping consisted of distributing cameras to six different the way their people learn about and view conserva- groups, traveling back and forth to locate them, orga- tion, partially due to the efforts of Adam Beh, a visit- nizing times and places to discuss the photographs ing assistant professor at Utah State University. taken by them, and asking questions about what they A semi-nomadic people, the Samburu mainly learned through photographing their lives and envi- inhabit a large area that is home to several wildlife ronment. parks, including the National Samburu Reserve, “I was also doing interviews to get a sense of how which is home to giraffes, hundreds of bird species, the community views the parks, whether they see the zebra, lions, and other African animals and plants. social benefits, environmental benefits, or if they just Despite such proximity to the parks and their wild- see the impact that tourism has,” Beh said. life, however, Beh, who studies human dimensions Beh, who began working in Kenya in 2004 under of natural resources, noted a disconnect between the the direction of the US Forest Service and African people and the reserves nearby them. Wildlife Foundation, said having that trust estab- Beh’s advisor, Brett Bruyere, an assistant professor lished with the people played a major role in getting at Colorado State University, said the Samburu tribe the project moving. has a low literacy rate and consists of a population “They’re putting themselves out there. They had that doesn’t have much opportunity for formal edu- to know that I’m not going to abuse their work in any cation or to develop good learning habits, and their way,” he said. knowledge of park activity and conservation is mini- His work had three main focuses in an effort to mal. inform the Samburu people. First, he wanted to focus He said, “The teaching approach hasn’t been effec- on the re-evaluation of the conservation curriculum tive. They haven’t asked, ‘What is the learning scope? in Samburu schools, teaching kids about their parks What do people already know about conservation in and environmental topics, such as deforestation. their area?’” His second focus was to teach scientific concepts Informally titled the “Samburu Photovoice to park rangers to give them the ability to connect Project,” Beh’s plan was designed to educate and to the community and relay information about the inform tribal peoples of the environmental needs in their communities by putting the research in their -See WILDLIFE, page 4 COMMUNITY SCOUT WITH ORPHANED Grevy’s zebras. Adam Beh aims to educate hands in a participatory way. about the environment through pictures. photo courtesy JOSEPH LETOLE Movement seeks to make research easier their research and help shape the future of scholarly communica- “There is also a human interest component,” said Jennifer By ROB JEPSON tion.” She said USU’s membership will also allow the university Duncan, the library’s head of collections. “After students leave staff writer to participate in the governance of the group, ensuring long-term the university, they will no longer have access to our subscribed access to information which could otherwise be lost. journals. If your child has been diagnosed with a rare form of USU has recently signed an agreement with the Hathi Trust The Hathi Trust group is one of many organizations that Leukemia, for example, you don’t want to pay $30 to read ever group, a digital library who, according to their website, “will adheres to the philosophy “Open Access.” Though not an offi- article about that condition. If research is openly available, tax develop and refine the services needed to search and use a large cial organization, the open access movement has succeeded in payers can get access to that research for free.” digital collection, and realize collectively our greatest potential drawing many groups to its cause, such as the Public Library This week, SPARC is organizing a worldwide “Open Access as a library community.“ of Science (PLoS), the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Week” to spread awareness of the open access movement. USU Hathi Trust, a self-described “bold idea with big plans” was Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the Organization for the is participating in the event. founded by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation with the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). Brit Fagerhein, Coordinator of Regional Campuses and Distance stated goal of establishing a repository for universities to archive Open access, said the USU Library’s Head of Collections Education Library Services, said, “We have two stated goals: edu- and share their digitized collections. Heather Leary, is “an alternative to for-profit publishing which cate researchers about their rights as authors and make faculty As a new member of the Hathi Trust group, USU will soon provides a different model for disseminating scholarly publica- and students aware of the movement.” have access to the digitized library of Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, tions.” She said that the method helps more people have access According to SPARC’s website, thousands of students and faculty Ohio State, and over 30 other universities throughout the U.S. In to research information. from nearly 90 countries around the world are participating in return, these universities will be able to access books published The Budapest Open Access Initiative said, “By ‘open access’ the Open Access Week. by the USU Press. we mean it’s free availability on the public internet, permitting Betty Rozum, associate dean for technical services said, “This any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or – [email protected] is a wonderful step for Utah State. It will help students further link to the full texts of these articles ... .” Inside This Issue 10/22/10 Utah State www.utahstatesman.com Linebacker Cache Valley Bobby Did you know you can have Watercolor Society pro- Wagner a photo you’ve seen in The vides constructive and likes Ninja Statesman put on a mug, or a vital feedback to aspir- Turtles mousepad or a T-shirt or just ing artists Page 8 in a frame? Check our site. Official Student Newspaper Page 5 of Utah State University • “It’s All The News You Need!” 2 Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 Page 2 World&Utah State University • Logan, UtahNation • www.utahstatesman.com ClarifyCorrect NPR fires news analyst The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon WASHINGTON (AP) – NPR has fired longtime group – Christian or Muslim – should be lumped as possible.