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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Fire risks decreasing Covey gives advice on leadership By MEGAN BAINUM The last endowment Covey By KASEY VANDYKE assistant news editor spoke on is independence. staff writer “You can swim up stream Helping students realize against powerful forces. Because of recent Utah wildfires, being a leader is possible, world Cultural, genetic, and environ- experts and researchers, including renowned teacher and author mental forces that will take those at USU, are looking at fire pre- Stephen Covey spoke to students you down stream. You have the cautions to prevent the loss of homes Thursday about leadership as choice to exercise your willpow- and land. a part of Utah State’s Business er,” Covey said. “You can never be completely Week. During his speech, Covey safe, but you can be safer,” said Mike Kuhns, professor in the Covey is the first incum- showed a short clip explain- Department of Wildland Resources bent of the Jon M. Huntsman ing certain aspects of the seven and Extension Forestry Specialist. Presidential Chair in Leadership, habits. In the video he said, Kuhns has worked with Darren as well as the author of the book “You have the power to choose McAvoy, a USU Forestry Extension “7 Habits of Highly Effective if you are miserable or not. We Associate, on several projects about People.” Douglas Anderson, have the power and freedom to correctly landscaping a property dean and professor of the Jon M. choose, to create our own weath- so it can be prepared in the event Huntsman School of Business er each day. Each of us makes of a wildfire. McAvoy said this is a said, “this is a great chance for our own weather and determines feature he was very curious to look everyone to learn from one of the color of the skies of the emo- at in the Herriman homes. Kuhns the world’s true authorities on tional universe that it inhabits.” said one thing which helped prevent more damage in the Herriman fire leadership.” Stressing the ability people was the position of the houses. Since Even though Covey’s main have to choose, Covey goes on to they were on the bottom of a slope, focus is research and writing, say more people are products of Kuhns said, that helped to dampen Anderson said he is very much conditions of life, not products some degree of damage. committed to the education and of individual decisions. Twelve hundred homes were development of USU students, The second habit Covey dis- evacuated in Herriman and Rose “not just those studying busi- cusses is “beginning with the Canyon Sunday, Sept. 19, due to ness.” end in mind” and intertwines a fire which originated in nearby Anderson said leadership is with the third habit, “putting Camp Williams. The fire was report- something for everyone, not just first things first”. edly started when the Utah National for “one big brain at the top of “You decide what things are Guard, stationed in Camp Williams, an organization.” really important to you, you “I hope students come away don’t let circumstances decide -See HERRIMAN, page 4 from the experience with Dr. that, you decide, then organize Covey knowing they, too, can your life around those priori- be leaders within their circle of ties,” he said. “ Learn to develop influence,” Anderson said. “Dr. a system that drives you. A sys- New GPS Covey will teach principles that tem that you feel inspired to, but will help you become a better is not urgent. The key is to spend leader, if you apply them. We your life with important, but not for bison can all benefit from that.” urgent things.” Covey spoke on the seven hab- He said the importance of the By ARIANNA REESE its he talks about his book, start- fifth habit is more about other staff writer ing with the first: be proactive. people than yourself. He said we as humans have four “Seek first to understand, then The bison of south-central Utah’s Henry Mountains will be tracked endowments that animals don’t to be understood” is a habit using GPS for the first time this possess. The first, humans are Covey said helps individuals to winter as a team of USU wildlife self aware. Second, humans have produce alternative solutions to biologists and researchers begin an a conscience. Third is imagina- problems as well as enables cre- extensive study of herd population. tion. He said this gives us a ativity and respect. The study will focus on the conflict chance to decide what is truly “People do not genuinely, between livestock grazing and intrud- important and meaningful. empathically listen to each ing wildlife. “Imagination helps us align other, this needs to change to Transplanted from Yellowstone our lives and activities and helps in 1941, the Henry Mountain herd us be in harmony with our pur- STEPHEN COVEY SPEAKS TO students as a part of Business Week on Thursday in the is one of the largest free-roaming -See HABITS, page 4 pose,” Covey said. Performance Hall. photo courtesy HUNTSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS bison herds in the United States and has traversed the dry, isolated range for dozens of years along with deer and other animals. According to Ted Winder of the Capitol Reef Visitor and Information Office, the climate and Controversy over banned books elevation of the range, with its highest peaks reaching 11,000 feet, provide a By KEITH BURBANK People fear checking a book out with a person at the circulation desk, so they suitable environment for the animals. staff writer tear a page out, Read said. She said the auto-checkout system in the library seems The bison do not always stay at to be reducing that. these higher elevations, however, cre- Simply put, “we don’t ban books,” said Betty Rozum, associate dean for “We get tired of replacing books.” ating problems with cattle herds that Technical Services, about National Banned Books Week, Sept. 25 through Oct. 2. All three women said they thought students’ exposure to ideas contrary to how also roam across the range. Essentially, when the library at Utah State buys a book, the library says, “here it they were raised is a good thing. “Conflicts arise when some bison is,” Rozum said. “It can help you defend your viewpoint,” Schockmel said. remain in the lower elevations and The library does take steps to warn people that may be offended by a title, Read said there is great irony surrounding the Harry Potter books. The books consume cattle winter forage on allot- though, said Vicki Read, head of patron services. For example, the library will are the most banned books of all time, yet the books get credit for motivating kids ments leased from the BLM (Bureau put a sign saying the material is intended for mature audiences. This way parents to read more than any other books. of Land Management) by ranchers know the material may not be appropriate for their children, Read said. “Sometimes people have the best of intentions,” Schockmel said. In other words, for their cows. As such, ranchers Banned Books Week focuses on the censorship of books over the course of people support banning a book because they want to protect others. sometimes pay for forage they don’t human history and includes an exhibit in the foyer of the Merill-Cazier Library. “People have a knee-jerk reaction sometimes,” Rozum said. get, which can really have significant The exhibit includes copies of books banned in the past, with reasons for the ban- Rozum said she buys books even if she doesn’t agree with the book’s message. impacts on some ranching operations, ning. “I’ve chosen to buy things I personally disagree with,” Rozum said. ”David Koons, assistant professor For example, the Harry Potter books have been banned, the exhibit says, At a university, protecting free access and First Amendment rights are easier, said. because people have thought the series taught children how to be witches. Rozum said, because a university is about discovering new ideas. Under the direction of USU The role of librarians is to protect access to ideas and peoples’ First Amendment Vaughn Larson, library director at Edith Bowen Lab School, the elementary Assistant Professor Frank Howe, who rights as established by the Constitution of the United States. However, librarians school on campus, said right now the library respects the rights of parents to coordinates the study of the bison and have a limited budget to buy books, said Kathy Schockmel, the art, design, & beat disallow their children from checking out a book. Otherwise, the library tries to acts as a liaison to Utah’s Department collections manager. broaden children’s horizons as much as possible and provide the best in educa- of Wildlife Resources, a diverse team Read said controversy surrounding some books drives the library to move books tional literature. sometimes, otherwise the books may be stolen or defaced.