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Diversions Music ed professor Football team matches students tallies 448 yard young and old, seniors' artwork, in season-end win, page 3 page 10 page 12 www.rnesastate.edu/crite ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volume 68 Wednesday, November 14, 2001 Issue 13 nuts and bolts UTEC professor dies at home Criterion Staff Report _ UfF.C n}.'lfia tu.:hrx~ogy in'l1nlctor Shannan L. Worster, 36, died al home Nov. 5, Worster hegan v.ork at UTEC on Jan. 19, 1999. She previou!>ly worked as a reporter in both television and radio and was a Mesa State College graduate. "The entire staff at UTEC and School District #51 provided outstanding support to the students in Shannan's classes and to Criterion I Herather Callaway each other following this The Mesa State College Humanities and Social Sciences Building is scheduled to be fin­ tragedy," saiJ MSC Dean ished in time to host classes for the Spring 2002 semester. Please see story on page 5. of Students, Richard Baca in a news rdcase. "Our condolences go St1:1den~ Marines celebrate 226th Corps birthday out to the family, friends, By Jaime Dennison Corporals DaviJ Popham and By early November, most- vices, but we're known for our colleagues and students Special to the Criterion Byron Kahl attended the ball. Marines are either rehearsing remarkable ability to act in a touched by the death of a "This type of celebration their role in the party or ironing moment's notice and be the first fine teacher." More than just a few good gives people an opportunity to a uniform and polishing boots ones to aid and assist," Popham Memorial contribu- men attended the annual U.S. show their patriotism," Kahl in order to appear their best for said. tions may be made to the Marine Corps Birthday Ball held said. the birthday ball. For some, this Currently. both Kahl and Best Friends Animal in Mesa's Liff Auditorium on A cake, covered with 226 can- is the most important day in a Popham are focused on finishing Sanctuary. P.O. Box 149, Nov. 10. dies, was at the ball signifying the Marine's year. their education, but if needed in Kanab UT 84741. Local Marines invited the number of years the Marine Corps "The Marine Corps is the rest of the armed forces, police hac; been serving and protecting the smallest branch of the armed ser- See BALL, page 16 United States. officers. firefighters, faculty and ,..W_ e_a_t~h-e_r_f~O-r_e_C_S_S_t_______________ ______ students to assemble and honor Every summer, the mem­ Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday the Marine Corps' history and bers of the U.S. Marine Corps the memory of fallen heroes. begins preparations for its "birth­ Looking their best in distin­ day party." Activities become guished dress blues, MSC stu­ more intense as the leaves begin dents and inactive reserve Marine to fall. 60°135° 60°134° 59°133° 57°/30° 57°131° .2 NEWS Wednesday, November 14, 2001• Laga set to teach in Belgium through Fulbright program MSC professor, family try to learn Dutch before December trip to Antwerp By Leigh Ashman he said. teen," or sink. Laga said many one of a few of her classmates the highest population of Jewish Staff Writer For Laga and his wife, the words sound similar, but the let­ who will have lived abroad. people in all of Western Europe, thought of living in Antwerp is ters don't match. The youngest Laga, age and has the second largest busi­ Editor's Note: This story is an exciting one, and they said Both Laga and his wife have seven, has been rapidly learning est port in all the world. part two of a three part series they're looking forward to "travel­ lived in Europe separately, but the language. "He's more willing "Antwerp is thoroughly on those Mesa State professors ing, seeing new things and having they've always wanted to go back to play the game," Laga said. All ethnic," Laga said. He and his currently participating in the new experiences. We're pleased together. Now his children are three children have been asking family will be living side-by-side Fulbright program. about exposing our kids to that," older Laga and his wife are hoping about the many sights Europe with Eastern Europeans, people It's your first day of class in Laga said. to expand their children's "onder­ affords and whether or not they from the former Soviet block, a foreign country. What would One of those new experiences wijs" (education.) will be able to see them all. Turks, Northern Africans, Asians you do? What would you say? will be learning Dntch. Both Laga The Laga children will be Classes at the University of and people from the Balkans. For MSC professor and Fulbright and his wife speak French, which enrolled in Dutch-speaking, Antwerp, where Laga is one of "I'm looking forward to all scholar Barry Laga. it will be, will help a little since Belgium Belgian schools, but their mother two American studies professors, types of diversity. This will be "lk be Barry Laga. Tk kom vit is divided linguistically. The is prepared to home-school them don't start until Feh. 11, giving the the kids' only urban experience. Amerika. lk be professor." Or people of Northern Belgium. or just in case "they have a meltdown Lagas time to get situated in their at least while they're young," something to that effect. Flanders, speak Dutch while those at school," Laga said. He said all new surroundings. The family Laga said. "I'm simultaneously Laga, his wife and three chil­ in Southern Belgium, or Wallonie, three children seem to be excited plans to tour Europe before and worried, yet excited. I'd feel the dren will be leaving for Belgium speak French. Brussels, the capi­ by the prospect of European expe­ after the semester starts. same way if we were moving to and the University of Antwerp tal, is officially bilingual. riences. Like Clark Griswald, Laga someplace like Seattle, New York Dec. 18, not to return until Aug. Laga said he originally Laga said his eldest son was has every trip possibility timed. or Atlanta." 18. applied to teach in French­ "dragging his feet" a little to begin It's a two-hour drive to Paris, a "I expect to feel lost, initally. Laga will teach two courses to speaking Louvain, "but the with. Laga said he was concerned two-hour drive to London and an I think it will take me a while to Belgian students fluent in English Fulbright folks asked ifl would be about losing his friends and get­ eight-hour drive to Madrid. "We find my sea legs and fit in," he at the University ofAntwerp. One willing to go to Antwerp instead. ting good gmdes in a school where can see most of Europe within a said. • class will survey 20th century We didn't hesitate. I'll teach in he doesn't speak the language. 10-hour drive," he said. Laga has great hopes for his American literature, and the other English, but we have tried to learn Laga said he's not so worried Addition to the famous pas­ time in Europe. "I expect ro will focus on American identity. Dutch during the last six months. about their grades for this semes­ tries of Belgium, Laga is look­ become sophisticated in the best "Instead of looking at American Our house is littered with little ter as he is about them enjoying ing forward to "feeling like we're sense of the world - attentive to culture as a kind of community pieces of paper identifying stuff." themselves. in the center of the world." The differences, capable of making that shares values. beliefs, and her­ Laga said some words are He said his daughter was Lagas will go from living in surprising connections, and gen­ itage, I want to look at American obvious, such as "tafel" and "enthusiastic from the beginning." Grand Junction to a city that is erous in my support of inter­ culture as a 'contact zone,' a place ''boek", but others are a little and while she resisted learning the center of NATO, is the dia­ disciplinary and international where cultures collide and clash," harder to sort out, like "groots- Dutch. she was excited about being mond capital of the world, has projects." Mesa's Western Colorado Action Network attends ECOnference in Washington, D.C. By Sharon Sullivan ering people to participate in the lems of corporate farming. He 5pm-11pm 5pm-11pm Staff Writer decisions - social, economic :u1d said huge lagoons are being environmental - that affect their created to contain the wa.,te Great Britain & Buffalo Five Mesa State College lives. products of large corporate Big Beer Nigltt Chicken Bash student, were among 2,000 More than I 00 colleges were fanns, which sometimes spill British Burgers $4.99 Strips Platter $6.99 other college students from represented at the national student into rivers, making people sick. Fish &Chips $5.99 Sandwich $5.99 across the country to attend environmental conference for a stinking up the area and low­ plus more "Brir specials! Chicken Bites $4.99 . ECOnfcrence 2001, Oct. 19-22 weekend of speakers, workshops, ering property values. Whipple & Guinness Stout 9pm-11pm in Washington, D.C. panels, training and networking. also saiu corporate fann~ arc Bass Ale $2. 99 Half-Price Drinks "It wa., the largest student WeCAN's current campaign driving out the small family­ Giant Drafts $2.99 environmental gathering in focu~ on the promotion of renew­ run farms.

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