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Friday, Feb. 17, 1011 Utt1 "Campus Voice Since 1902" • Utah State University• Logan, Utah • Engineers prepare for week of events At the luncheon, students BY ALLEE EVENSEN smart, unsocial people, but president and CEO of Questar because of the changes, which prompted organizers from each engineering features editor this has a lot more to offer Gas, will start the week with a keynote speech at to hold a luncheon again this discipline will compete In tandem with inter­ everyone," Clark said. the college's annual awards year, Bradshaw said. To meet for an overall outstanding national engineering week, She said engineers are luncheon Feb. 21, said engi­ the standard set by last year's engineering student award. USU's College of Engineering sometimes stereotyped to neering Sen. Riley Bradshaw. keynote speaker, former The winning student receives will hold its own energy­ have a certain reputation. Events that involve and Traditionally the college astronaut and Apollo 13 the college's nomination for themed week Feb. 21-25. has held a dinner instead of a flight controller Sy Liebergot, a Robin's Award at the end of Candace Clark, a member inform the community lunch, but, in order to boost Bradshaw said the council the semester. of the engineering council, change this perception, she attendance, the engineering chose Jibson because he's Kathy Bayn, an adviser to said the energy theme was said. council created a mid-day familiar with the field of the engineering council who chosen,becauseitissome­ Everybody uses energy event last year and signifi­ energy. largely planned the events for thing everybody can relate to, and technology in different cantly lowered the price of "He's stayed really in the week, said this year the not just engineers. ways, including through tickets, he said. touch with the university entries for the outstanding "When you think of transportation and in build­ The council saw a huge and kept himself involved;' engineers you think of nerdy, ings, Clark said. USU alumnus Ron Jibson, improvement in attendance Bradshaw said. DURING THE 2011 ENGINEERING WEEK, male engineering majors participated in the Nerdy Man competition. This year, the Engineering Council , wants to show the importance of engineering majors and break the nerdy stereotype by showing the impact they have on everyday life. File photo Hockey team raises money for nationals BY MEREDITH KINNEY the Aggies came together to solve the dilemma. wants the team to be involved in the community. sports senior writer "Because our players come from a variety of "It's a matter of reaffirming and maintaining The USU hockey team is heading into the final backgrounds," Scherschel said, "we felt it was in our stance in the community and around the game of its season with a record of27-l, an invita­ the best interest of the players to fund-raise the university that we are an organization committed tion to the American Collegiate Hockey National money." to upholding the values that make Utah State and Cache Valley the great place it is," Scherschel said. Championship in Fort Myers, Fla., and one big goal. The players have been pounding pavement, talk­ "I think this team has a good chance of winning ing to local businesses and asking for contributions. Scherschel said he has faith the community will the whole thing," said director of campus recreation That, along with small donations and the help of a be willing to help out the team. Scott Wamsley. "There are some tough teams out hockey booster club has helped the team put a dent "A community's strength lies in the amount of there, but the makeup and character of this team in the cost. gratuity the community is willing to put back into • itself," Scherschel said. "As a team, we would love seems to be really good." "They're getting out in the community and The Aggies have the best record in their division seeing what we can raise," Eccles said. "The com­ for our community to justify that statement. We and beat Brigham Young University last weekend munity has been very good to us in the past." feel blessed to be a part of the fabric of the univer­ by a score of20-0. The Aggies have already raised $7,900 but are sity and of Cache Valley." USU hockey club president Bryce Scherschel working toward the additional $17,000 needed. Scherschel said he believes the community is said the trip to nationals is much more than a Eccles said he feels the work the men are putting willing to support the team. "We are confident that our fellow students and hockey game. in will benefit them not only through the funds "We want to go to nationals so we can success­ raised but will also give them an opportunity to citizens have the resources to aid us in our fully represent Utah State and bring a national title network with Cache Valley business owners. trip," Scherschel said. back to Logan," Scherschel said. "As much as it is "Hopefully it will help the boys become closer Scherschel said he feels the trip is much more about the players' personal goals, it's about bringing and tighter with the community," Eccles said. about the team than the individual players. a championship back for the school." Connection with the community is something "It's about representing the emblem on the front When the Aggies received the invitation to the Scherschel said he values. of the jersey," Scherschel said, "not the name on the tournament Monday night, Scherschel said the "The recent theme in our locker room has been back." team was excited. That was before the costs were 'positive image,' and we're looking to carry that - [email protected] weighed. mission statement to nationals," Scherschel said. "The reality is it's $25,000," Scherschel said. As a USU hockey player, Scherschel said he "Seeing as how we're taking 25 players, plus person­ nel, it was perhaps unrealistic to expect a bill less than that amount." Ifit comes up with the money, the team will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to play against some of the best college hockey teams in the nation, March 12-18. Wamsley said he recognizes the financial burden it places on the players. "It's an expensive trip," he said. "The boys have put in some extra money." Wamsley said the players have put in $2,400 in addition to the team fees they paid at the beginning Today: Lots of the season. more photos USU head coach Jon Eccles said the sum was from the Soul something he tried to prepare the team for. "We've prepared them throughout the year, say­ Food dinner ing, 'If we make it, it's going to be a lot of money,"' and show: Eccles said. Even with the individual contributions, the team came up short. Scherschel said he felt it wasn't THE USU HOCKEY TEAM has earned an automatic berth to the national tournament in Florida. bTr~~-,,...,,~=-----,.,..--------==,----,-"'='"·•• possible to ask each player to fund their own trip, so However, players must raise $25,000 as a team in order to attend. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo Added Value! Body Image Fair encourages empowerment So what's your opinion on BY ROUCHELLE BROCKMAN media distortions of the ideal female news senior writer body. The exhibit finished with a I "Enter here, exit empowered" was display featuring positive affirmations, the message conveyed to dozens of tips for health in various aspects of life students at the 2012 Body Image Fair, and an area where participants could encouraging women to stop thinking pledge to "stop fat talk." in terms of"imperfect" and focus on "We wanted to ask gut-wrenching, thinking, "I'm perfect." personal questions that we can't ask The fair, organized by the face to face," said Brooke Parker, the Is it in your future? Do you Student Health and Wellness Center Student Health and Wellness Center's hope it isn't? Re-read the and Counseling and Psychological registered dietitian and one of the fair's co-directors. "We also want to columns on our website and Services, took place Wednesday and aimed to promote eating disorder develop a sense of camaraderie - that make a comment. It's time. awareness and "different ways to love no one is struggling with this alone." yourself," said Ashlee Clark, a psychol­ Leslie Anderson, a senior major­ ogy graduate student who helped ing in nutrition and dietetics who organize the fair. helped organize the display, said that The main feature of the fair was a although people who come through interactive display, titled "Enter Here, the exhibit may not actually have an Exit Empowered." Participants walked eating disorder, they may still be con­ through a pathway with posters tributing to the culture of a negative asking various questions about body body image. Parker said she envisions the THE BODY IMAGE FAIR helped students recognize the danger of a image, such as "How would gaining negative stereotypes. The fair showed the media's distortion of women's five pounds make you feel?" • See FAIR, Page 2 llil•-•••111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111-.1i11111111111111111• bodies and taught people how to look past it.