Pucking it all up: Culinary team: Mavs split slicing and season opener dicing to Page 5 nationals Page 4 The CMesa Stateriterion College w criterion.mesastate.edu Sept. 24, 2008 The voice of the students Vol. 78 Issue 4 This issue... Opinions: Page 3 Morris, Evans, Keen, Klitzke, Rowden elected to ASG Voter turnout significantly down from last spring Sean Johnson News Reporter ASG meeting brief New members Susanna Morris, The fall’s Associated Student Government student elections came Kyle Evans, Adam Keen, Chris up short in voters compared to last Klitzke, and Charlotte Rowden year’s high turnout for spring elec- were sworn in. Read Troy Sides’ controversial tions. column this week. ASG Vice President Ryan ASG and college president Tim Hendershot feels the candidates did Foster are talking about a new Features: Page 4 not campaign to the student body nearly enough. transportation system at Mesa “The students did not put forth the State that involves community amount of effort as last spring,” said bikes. It would involve several Hendershot. “Last year they went community bikes that anyone above and beyond.” on campus could use if they Around 307 students voted in the swipe their MavCard. election for the five positions available. Susanna Morris is the new Student Trustee after running against Shannon Dana Reed/Criterion ASG passed a bill 08-07 Robinson and former Student Trustee ASG Business and Professional Senator, Paul Davis, serves up some that will grant $550 from the Ashley Mates. cotton candy during elections last week. Environmental (Mesa) Fund Beau Tube: five devine bovines Morris will attend the Mesa State to sponsor an event with the are here to steer you through College Board of Trustee meetings every other month. She ballot this year. Due to increased costs of construction they March of Dimes. They will MavZone. plans to represent the students at the meetings while being passed the bill. The additional fees are necessary to com- actively involved in ASG. plete and fund the new college center. be selling purple t-shirts at Sports: Page 5 “Overall I think that the elections ran smoothly, espe- This increase will not go into effect until fall 2010, an the Nov. 1 football game to cially compared to last year,” Morris said in reference to the increase of $1 per credit hour will be imposed on the stu- promote knowledge about pre- grievance hearing against her held on May 1. dent body. The College Center fee is capped at $10 per mature babies. It was passed Kyle Evans is the new At-Large Senator with 124 votes credit hour. unanimously. after a close race to Jonny Maxfield who received 108 votes This fee will remain in place until the construction is and Vanessa Perez came out with 75 votes. paid off and will stop if ASG finds that these funds are be- Adam Keen became the Business and Professional ing used for other projects than the college center. In addi- ASG also was responsible for Studies Senator after a win against Shawna Eden. Chris tion this fee will be matched by institutional funds, if this a fee increase of $1 per credit Klitzke won the race for Math and Science Senator with 13 fails to happen the bill will become void. hour for the fall of 2010 that more votes than Brianna Duncan. Charlotte Rowden won u will be used to help rebuild the Freshman Senator in an uncontested race. [email protected] new college center. ASG did not put the bill to increase student fees on the Mesa State drama students to hit it big on Iceland TV Amanda Friar Karl Agust Ulfsson stars in the televi- “This is a once in a lifetime kind of We get to go as lowly college students able to see what celebrity life is like. News Editor sion show that has been the number thing,” Cowden said. “There’s not a lot and see what success is.” “They’ll get to shadow a celebrity in one show for the past 20 years, mak- of times that [students] are going to be Along with watching the produc- a smaller market and really get to see While most students aren’t even giv- ing Ulfsson the most famous man in able to walk right into the highest rank tion of Icelandic television, students what that’s like,” Cowden said. en the opportunity to star in a televi- Iceland. of what they want to do. There are a planning on going will even be able to Cowden will be taking around half sion show in the United States, about Having gone to graduate school lot of things that’ll make this a really learn a new language. In order to go, a dozen students at a projected cost of half a dozen students are being given with Cowden and receiving his mas- memorable trip.” they will have to learn some Icelandic $2500 per student. Cowden is work- the opportunity to help produce and ter’s in play writing, Ulfsson was able “We’re used to the very high and in order to study Icelandic TV. They ing closely with the Drama Society in even possibly star in a television show to come out to Colorado and teach a mighty, work your way up to even know will also be able to learn more about a hopes of holding a fundraiser for the in Iceland this spring. three-week class over the summer on people in the entertainment circuit different culture and what the similar- trip to bring in some support. This dream could come true for stu- play writing. Soon after, Ulfsson con- kind of view,” junior and acting/direct- ities and differences are in TV produc- u dents this spring break as they head to tacted Cowden on bringing students ing major Samara Bridwell said. “But tion in a different culture compared to [email protected] Iceland to meet the most famous man out to Iceland to watch production here we’re going to Iceland where Karl American production. in Iceland and good friend of theater and possibly even star in his television is the most famous person there to see Because Ulfsson is so famous in department head Richard Cowden. show, which is in its last season. how the entertainment circuit works. Iceland, in a sense, students will be $1 million gift: Largest private donation in Mesa’s history Matt Kroschel News Reporter Shiny new silver letters now adorn signs at the Mesa State College soccer field spelling out “Walker Field,” sym- bolic of the dedication and support that the Walker family gave the com- munity. Walter Walker became the pub- lisher of The Daily Sentinel in 1910 and was instrumental in establishing a college in Grand Junction. He and his son Preston, who took the reigns of the Sentinel when his father retired were cornerstones in the community, according to college officials. College officials celebrated the naming in conjunction with the an- nouncement of a $1 million gift to the college from the family of Ken Johnson Sept. 19, the largest private donation Matt Kroschel/Criterion in school history. An actress portrays Eleanor Roosevelt during the annual Chau- Johnson worked for both Walter and Danielle Stomberg/Criterion tauqua educational program, which featured lectures by actors Preston Walker, became owner and The Mesa State womens soccer team presents the Johnson family dressed in period costume portraying historical figures. Other publisher of The Daily Sentinel, and with an autographed jersey after donating $1 million to the school. speakers included Ernie Pyle, Winston Churchill, Gen. George was a founder of the Grand Junction ers,” Johnson said. “Both thought that nity. Both put the best interests of the Patton and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The first recorded Chau- Free Press. a community newspaper not only has community ahead of their own and tauqua in Grand Junction was in 1916, according to an old article “Preston was my mentor. He and to reflect the community’s best inter- that is the best definition of a publish- in The Daily Sentinel, said Bobbi Alpha, chair of the Chautauqua his father were outstanding publish- ests but also has to guide the commu- er.” committee. See SOCCER FIELD p. 2 2 The Criterion w Sept. 24 w News Amanda Friar, editor News [email protected] Soccer field: Classifieds MESA STATE MAVS NIGHT Dedicated to Criterion Classifieds are free for students, $3 a week for non-students, and $8 a week for commercial ads. To place an ad, go to http://criterion.mesastate.edu publisher of Cute English Bulldog puppies Babysitting, house watching, available! AKC registered. Very cleaning and pet sitting needed. playful. Health guarantee. Call 206- Daily Sentinel 309-7405 or email orsonalar2@gmail. $8-9 an hour. Ask for Stacy Continued from p. 1 com Ball 303-877-1979 or email at [email protected] Johnson said he and his children Caregiver needed. 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