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Volume LXXVII•Number 9

Feburary 12, 2015

“Heart throbs” invade campus Josie Sue Slade editor-in-chief sladejosie@gmail.com

Last semester at USU Eastern the HEART club was established, but it wasn’t until this semester that the club began their mission to make a positive change on campus. The club members, called “heart throbs,” led by students Kira Tadehara and Leslie Reyes, intend to bring awareness to mental illness and make a change at USUE. Or iginally students Madison Woodward and Tadehara teamed up to create HEART. T hei r m ission was simple; they wanted to bring together and help at-risk members of USUE’s community.

Their intention was to provide a new sanctuary for anyone and everyone going through difficult times. Now in the new semester, this dream started to become a reality.

The first meeting of HEART was on Jan. 30, and attendance included 16 USUE students. Most of the attendees were already friends, but many new friendships were made when students walked in looking for a safe place to talk.

Tadehara said, “I am so excited for HEART and the places it will go. I don’t know what else to say except that this is going to be great.”

With many lively members, HEART meetings are never are boring. Members meet once each week to discuss possible events they can host to bring awareness to mental illness as well as ways to help the community.

Although HEART’s goal is focused on mental illness, members want to reach out to the community and offer their services.

Members of HEART plan to visit local retirement homes as well

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Peace Officer Standard Training (POST) Academy class simulation held on campus

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f you were in or near the Student Activity Center the evening of Feb. 4, you may have heard gunfire and seen a masked man with a gun running from police officers. Don’t worry, they were non-lethal rounds and he was an actor running from police trainees.

This was a Peace Officer Standard Training (POST) Academy training simulation, which is part of Utah State University Eastern’s Peace Officer Academy. In this particularly exciting training simulation, the first officer on the scene needs to call for backup, prioritize, and direct fellow officers according to the needs of the scenario-which requires some technical training, and feedback from instructors.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Police Academy, Scott Henrie explains, “This training module is designed to teach the officers how to stage everybody. Not everybody gets there and chases

down the hall toward the bad guy. Since we’ve got a back door in play in this scenario, we need officers setting up a perimeter, officers at the back door, officers directing foot traffic and so on.”

The purpose of this type of training is to critique the officers’ performance after the simulation. According to Henrie, it is effective and efficient. “We’ve got two instructors on site; so while one is running a simulation, the other is critiquing. We can keep it running constantly. It works very well.”

The ammunitions used in these training scenarios are “waxy” Simunition rounds; designed to be realistic, yet non-lethal. Henrie says, “The rounds we use don’t sound like much when fired, but we try to make these scenarios as realistic as can be, so we use these crayonlike rounds. When it hits you, it stings, yet it’s soft enough that it won’t penetrate skin or injure anyone. It’s good enough for us to simulate live fire during training.”

Since its inception last fall, the POST Academy at see POST page 3

Changes to USUE’s dining services in future Christopher Palo staff writer christopher.palo1@gmail.com

A debt of $732,000, that’s the current debt that Director Gillan Bishop inherited when he took over the dining facility of USU Eastern, a huge burden to any organization. This debt is due to various outsourcing of the dining facility to private companies. Once Bishop took over, its dining facility operations started to turn a profit, a small profit, but a profit none the less.

Under the previous manager, Becky Archibald, dining services made a $38,000 profit. For the first time in years, the Golden Grille made money.

Bishop’s goal is to cut waste and costs everywhere he could, because if the Grille continued on the path it was headed, it would be shut down.

Bishop had some big changes to make.

He wanted to do his best to cut costs, but not sacrifice the quality of food and not raise prices to the students.

It was a tough job, but Bishop found places to cut costs and make the Grille run properly. He started by looking at the employee schedules; there was a lot of overlaps. He rescheduled his employees so that there was no cross overs on shifts; when one shifted ended, another began.

Bishop also tries to keep the Grille or the café open as often as possible. When the café is closed the Grille is open, when the Grille is closed, the café is open. The only times that he has not been able to facilitate this is when employees are sick and he just could operate, but this is rare.

The café is all you can eat so Bishop found a way to cut cost by offering a quarter-

pound hamburger instead of the half-pound hamburger offered at the grille. Because you could get as many burgers as you wanted at the café, but you could only get one burger at the grille, it saved money and allowed people to get essentially the same amount of food as before, Bishop said.

He made the utensils disposable saving over $500 a month. It has been little changes that have added up to big savings.

Bishop has even saved the students $100 a year on the most popular food plan that provides 10 meals a month which used to be $1,099 a year, but is now $999 a year. Students with ID cards pay $6 for all-you-can-eat meals Monday through Sunday.

Bishop’s goal is to make $80,000 in profit this year, which would make the debt he inherited disappear in about six years.

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New soccer complex to be built at USU Eastern Mashaela Farris staff writer mashlf26@gmail.com

The USU Eastern men and women soccer programs are excited for the construction of their two new soccer fields starting in March 2015.

Commenting on the current field the two teams play on, freshman Cierra Golden says, “Am I allowed to swear?” The hard packed dirt field surrounded by the track hadn’t been used for years, until USU Eastern started the two soccer programs this year, so the condition of the field is not the best according to soccer standards. There are many holes and dips

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throughout the field making it difficult for a player to trap and control the ball. The goalies would often come off the field with scrapes all over their legs from the hard packed dirt. To help the field stay dry during the wet season the soccer coaches poured kitty litter on the wet sections of the field to keep a swamp from forming. “I almost broke my ankle a few times,” says Jackie Tagg when describing her moments on the current field.

As anyone can imagine the news of two new fields is exciting to the soccer players at USU Eastern. The two new fields will be placed on the Durrant property, which is north of the current field. Not only have school officials and Carbon County decided to build

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two fields, but they have decided to reconstruct the current field as well. “The fields will cost about $1.4 million. I believe Carbon County and Carbon Recreation will be paying for the fields,” men’s and women’s head soccer coach, Ammon Bennett said.

Bennett will soon meet up with a consultant and discuss the plans for the new fields, “I will have some input on the dimensions and layouts, and I’m very glad I can do that.”

The college players won’t be the only players who will get to enjoy the new fields; Price Youth Soccer Association and Carbon High School will also have the privilege to play on them. see soccer page 3

Flooding affects WIB Two offices in the northeast wing of the Western Instructional Building were flooded on Jan. 30 when a rain pipe above the offices broke, pouring water into the offices.

A major storm front dumped rain throughout Southeastern Utah for three days the last weekend in January. The rain pipe may have been jarred apart when the new roof was being installed fall semester. It was in two pieces when the storm hit, forcing the water through the ceiling into the two offices.

Sustaining the most damage

was associate professor Heath Earl’s desk, computer and printer which were all covered in sitting water. Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor - Liberal Arts & Science Division, Linda Jensen, also had part of her office flooded.

Some furniture and the wall between the two offices was damaged by the water in Jensen’s office.

A painting hanging on the wall that associate professor emeritus Don Burge thought was worth $10,000, was not damaged by the dripping water. see flooding page 3

Utah higher ed chief looks to curtail student debt Shauntel Forte guest writer Capital West News

Utah’s higher education chief wants to increase scholarships for students to keep them free from student loan debt and increase graduation rates at state colleges.

Com m issioner David L. Buhler told lawmakers during the first week of the legislature that any bright student who wants to attend college should be able to do so. He presented statistics including the existing and proposed costs of tuition for Utah’s eight

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as provide service to anyone else in the community who needs it.

Each week new ideas are thrown out and many events are in the works. HEART members plan to host one major event a month as well as several smaller ones through the weeks. The club aims to keep active, both to benefit HEART’s members and the campus.

Reyes said, “HEART is a great group. We do everything from Valentine’s cards to bon fires. It’s lovely.”

This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, HEART members put together “happy thought” Valentines to give out to USUE’s community. The hope is that these Valentines encourages positive thinking across campus.

A booth is set up in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center until Feb. 13. The Valentines are free to everyone and HEART encourages students, faculty and staff to stop by and pick one up.

As an introductory event to HEART, members organized a bon on Feb. 27. Throughout February, students may write letters that address mental illness and how it’s affected their lives.

The letters will be collected and passed out the night of the bon fire. As a group, people may burn their letters or read them out loud if they wish. Everyone is invited to this event and bringing friends is encouraged.

HEART meetings are every Monday at 9 p.m in the WIB student lounge. Anyone is welcome to the meetings and greeted with open arms. For more information, contact Darrin Brandt at 435.613.5670 or darrin.brandt@ usu.edu. HEART has also started a facebook page “USU Eastern HEART” that posts upcoming events.

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public colleges and universities.

The University of Utah is the flagship institution of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities.

Financial limitations are a large deterrence to college admissions and many can’t afford it. At the same time, the state has the responsibility to help prevent student debt, he said.

Buhler said, “There are several means by which students have received financial help, but could we be doing more?” He said he wants funders to team together with the state to increase collegiate funding.

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An exercise in exercising mind over matter

while talking with a friend, I said I would become healthy news editor after high school. katrina.wood.247@gmail.com “I’ll just wait till college,” ou know how some- I said, to which she kindly one always makes a informed me of the dreaded New Year’s resolu- freshman 15. There was less tion or overall goal to get time in college to work out, healthier? And you know how and without the positive influthey never do it? Guess what? I ence of school or my mom, I made a goal like that once, and was less likely to make good I actually followed through. choices for my health. I realIn high school, I told ized how hard I was going to myself I never had time to have to work to attain my goal, work out. Though I wanted but I was adamant in my decito be healthy, I came up with sion to wait. I was determined excuses. There were chores to to become healthy, but I just do, friends to hang out with, didn’t want to do it in high homework to finish, and hey, I school. had to live while I still could.

Funny enough, my proEventually, a day came when, crastination did end. The

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summer after I graduated high school, I started exercising of my own free will. I gave it everything I could and promised myself never to back down. It didn’t matter how tired I was or how busy I got; I was going to be healthy. No one was going to stop me.

That summer marked the first time I ever lost and kept weight off. I dropped 20 pounds before college started, and kept it off throughout my entire first three semesters of college. Though I haven’t lost any weight since that first 20 pounds, I’ve increased my amount of exercise and done my best to watch what I eat.

I’ve toned, made impressive

improvements with my health and experienced an awesome confidence boost I wouldn’t trade for anything.

I can run a mile without stopping, keep up in my aerobics class and fit easier in most of my clothes. I have more energy in what I do, and because my metabolism sped up, I can eat freer than before. All in all, becoming healthy has been an awesome experience, and one I suggest to

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Laziness rapidly overtaking hard work Christopher Palo staff writer chrsitopher.palo1@gmail.com

There is an elephant in the room when it comes to life, and that is that the lazy are prevailing over the hard working.

More and more people choose to live off the government because it’s easier, and that’s this generation’s mentality.

Something for nothing. That’s what most young people today want. They

are not the Y-generation; they are the give-me generation.

Free school, free clothing and free health care, even free housing. There are government programs that if you don’t make enough money to live in the home you want, you fill out a form and they basically subsidize it for you. If your rent is $1,200 a month but you don’t make enough, they pay what you can’t.

There is a philosophical idea that spread throughout the generations.

Perhaps it skipped this generation, or at least most of it.

That philosophy is that objects have more meaning if you work for it.

If you work and save, you pour sweat and blood into something.

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Letter to the Editor

USU Eastern nursing programs are fully accredited Dr. Sandie Nadelson, RN USU Nursing Program Director sandra.nadelson@usu.edu

In January, I was sent a link to an Eagle article which was about the USU nursing program’s accreditation.

I read what was written and felt that the information was misleading. Comments made to me from other people who read the article confirmed my belief that what was written could be easily misinterpreted. I am writing to clarify the facts so that others are not misinformed. In the article, implications were made that our nursing program had lost accreditation. This is not true. In addition, words that I supposedly made at the State Board of Nursing’s Educational Committee Meeting were included in the article.

I had not said what was written in the article. I verified that I had been misquoted by listening to the recording of the meeting which is available to the public at: http://utah.gov/pmn/ files/archive/130985.mp3. The part about USU starts at 44 minutes and 45 seconds and runs until 59 minutes.

So, what I want the public to know is that the USU Nursing Programs are fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The practical nurse program was initially accredited in 2006 and is accredited today. The program which the students go through to become RN’s, which is called the “Associate” program has been accredited since 1991 and is also still accredited through ACEN. The accreditation has not been revoked. Anyone can look up the ac-

creditation status of both programs at: http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.asp. If for some reason we lost accreditation, we have a plan that will protect graduates’ ability to take the NCLEX (the nursing licensure exam) and license in Utah.

I hope in the future when information like this article included gets spread that people will take the time to check out what is the true by either looking at the website or calling me or someone else in nursing. We want the community to value the hard work and dedication put in by all the people in nursing and not wonder about the quality of the education that is available at USU Eastern. If you have questions about the accreditation of the nursing programs, feel free to call me at 435.797.5519 or email me.

The sanctity of dissent against war Nathaniel Woodward staff writer simplyscienceusu@gmail.com

I wasn’t going to write this article.

I was afraid of what the repercussions may be, and that’s exactly why it must be written. As a country, have we become so star spangled awesome that it is now entirely intolerable to think war is a terrible thing? Recently, comments were made by several prominent Hollywood activists that incited the full blown “patriotic” fury of many impassioned admirers of the biopic “American Sniper” based on the real life experience of former Navy Seal sniper, the late Chris Kyle.

The American lifestyle forged a new attitude of international elitism which

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makes it obscene to even suggest that this film was anything but “amazing.”

Heaven forbid someone dislike its message. War is a fundamental failure of the human race. Resorting to putting bullets and shrapnel into the bodies of the citizens of other nations when we feel no other option is necessary is a tragedy of unequalled proportions. Eighty million people died as a result of World War II. Think on that. If every one of those people were only five feet tall, laid end to end, they would wrap around the earth more than three times. Countless lives have been destroyed by war, and that should never be celebrated.

Each and every death is a tragedy. At one point, that human in the crosshairs was a toddler learning their ABC’s, sit-

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ting on their mother’s lap, learning to drive or having a first kiss. Regardless of life choices, each human life has meaning to someone and celebrating the loss of that life shows how intellectually un-evolved we can be. War has not been avoidable in the past and in the defense of the lives of others, it may have even been required.

However, a certain melancholy should arise from the act of killing.

“American Sniper” is no more than a propaganda film manufactured to make money, period. To disagree with that opinion is perfectly understandable, but to call for the boycott and silence of those who hold these views is a form of fascism propagated by ignorance and then sheltered under the user’s interpretation see sanctity on page 3

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Just vaccinate Josie Sue Slade editor-in-chief sladejosie@gmail.com

When Ebola was reported in the United States, people panicked and bought masks and other preventive measures. Yet more and more parents are refusing to get their children vaccinated for diseases that they are much more likely to come in contact with. Why is it that people are concerned about something that won’t affect their lives, but willing to risk the lives of their children over something like refusing the vaccinations that were developed to make the world safer?

The notion that vaccinations do more harm than good is sweeping across the next generation of parents. Not only is this ill founded, but dangerous to the unvaccinated children and newborns. Doctors wouldn’t administer vaccinations if they weren’t done for a reason. Without vaccinations, there would be more deaths from diseases we can prevent.

The key word here is “prevent.” The latest Center for Disease Control statistics show 102 cases of measles were reported in January. In 2014, a record number of cases were reported: 644 in 27 states.

In 2000, measles was put on the eliminated diseases list in the U.S. With less parents vaccinating their children, it gets riskier for parents to take newborns around other children without the fear of their child contracting a disease. The 2015 outbreak of measles stemmed from Disneyland. Many families go to Disneyland on vacation, and the outbreak has made it obvious that there is a larger risk of

contracting this preventable disease than ever.

No family should fear their child’s health while on vacation, merely because of someone else’s decision.

Vaccines work. If you believe they do not, do your research. There is no argument about whether or not they work; they do work. Most people have never seen a case of the measles. Lots of new parents haven’t even seen a case of the chicken pox. They get it in their head that because they’ve never seen a case, they don’t need to vaccinate.

This is far from truth.

With vaccines, you would see the measles and you would want the vaccine.

While there are risks involved in the measles vaccine, they are mild compared to getting the disease. The measles, mumps a nd r ubel la (MMR) vaccine risks include fever, temporary joint pain, rash and swollen glands (all of which go away). Some of the worse side effects can include seizures or drop in the platelet count that can lead to bleeding. The worst side effects happen in one of 30,000 doses.

This risk is less likely than death from measles. The risks are minuscule on the grand scheme of things.

It’s pointless to not take advantage of medical achievements we are given. If you are not vaccinating your child, you are putting them at an unneeded risk.

Instead of pretending that we live in the dark ages, get yourself and your children vaccinated.

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The way Bishop is cutting costs, but maintaining quality shows he is on his way to succeeding in that goal.

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photo by Edison Lascano/The Eagle

What does Gibby and kissing have to do with each other? True Eagle, that’s what. True Eagle is a tradition at USU Eastern where students gather around Gibby on the night of the full moon and kiss over him. Competitions are held for most kisses, most romantic kiss and others and all who participate receive a free shirt.

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USUE has trained and graduated seven corrections officers. As Director of the Police Academy, Henrie has 10 law enforcement cadets in his ranks, six of which are self-sponsored. The other four are sponsored by Carbon County’s Sheriff’s office.

Upon completion of the program, graduates can take their knowledge, skills and certification to any law enforcement agency-including highway patrol, city police depart-

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ments, county sheriff’s departments, or corrections agencies such as Adult Probation & Parole.

With Henrie, “hoping for a 100 percent placement rate,” POST Academy is doing well for itself and the community it serves.

The increasingly demanding physical fitness tests have been known to be a deterrent to hopeful cadets. Henrie says, “This should be the last thing stopping a person from becoming a police officer. So what we’re now

doing is recruiting early and starting a physical fitness program over the summer so those that couldn’t pass the fitness test will be ready by the time they come in for the final exam. We can and will help make them ready.”

With Henrie’s dedication to his department and trainees, those who commit themselves to this program are nearly guaranteed success.

Law en forcement isn’t everyone’s career of

choice, but is extremely rewarding for those who choose to pursue it. Henrie expects all 10 of his cadets to graduate, and anticipates increased recruitment in the future.

He feels that he could handle at least twenty cadets at any given time, so there are plenty of spots open. Anyone who wishes to inquire about joining Henrie’s ranks can contact POST Academy on campus in the police/ purchasing building, or at 435.613.5300.

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Members of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee applauded the fact that Utah holds the third lowest tuition in the country, yet the cost of tuition is proposed to increase by 2.5 percent.

“Why does the cost continually increase? We need to continue to keep tuition as low as we can,” said Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. Buhler said that the amount lawmakers are able to put into the system dictates what we are able to charge.

Along with addressing student debt, Buhler outlined the goal to increase college enrollment by one to five percent, with increased funding. About eight out of 10 Utah high school graduates who enroll in college attend a Utah System of Higher Education institution.

The Board of Regents has projected two growth scenarios; one for a 1 percent growth and the other

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for 5 percent growth. Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart, R-St. George and committee chairman, suggested open enrollment as a way to increase students.

“We could offer increased counseling to those admitted. We are responsible for them once they enter our doors,” Urquhart said.

Rep. Jon E. Stanard, R-St. George, said he wants more counseling to help students connect to postgraduation professions.

The committee concluded by hearing from Weber State University President Charles Wight, who shared success stories. Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, suggested all Utah universities follow Weber State’s model.

“We should help to implement these great rates in all of our institutions,” Vickers said.

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of patriotism.

To claim one doesn’t understand or get to have that opinion because they did not serve in the military is unjustified and inconsistent with the Constitution they reference so often when it behooves them.

It is a dishonor to the memory of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives to glory in the bloodshed of battle. Kyle wasn’t a hero for the lives he took; he was a hero for his work when he came home, for the lives he saved. Debate has and will wage on over the concept and actions of war, but this article

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is intended to demonstrate that it is reasonable to dissent from the loud and hateful speech of those who would wish or threaten to silence you. “American Sniper” is a movie in poor taste, designed to prey upon the wallets of the patriotic eagerness of a nation so absorbed with its own awesomeness that it calls for the figurative heads of those who dare to dissent to it.

I love where I live, I enjoy the freedoms it affords me and am devastated that men and woman gave their lives for me to enjoy those things. I am grateful to

them. Grateful that they answered the call of the moral failings of the human race, sent to war when the leaders of nations failed to lead.

When planes attacked a sleepy naval installation and when a narcissistic dictator put 10’s of millions of civilians to death, for those who rose up when those actions were necessary to put an end to the bloodshed. Killing should never be celebrated. Life is precious and fleeting. Remember there is a sanctity to dissent, an admired holiness to speaking out against what you think is wrong.

Consequences be damned.

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any who have thought of doing it.

Though it is difficult starting out and can be down-right frustrating, it’s worth it in the end. Best of all, it can be done without any special secrets, strategies or diets.

Becoming healthy was—and is—a mindset. I didn’t do it to impress anyone, but to improve my state of life. I did it because I loved myself, and because I loved

myself, I didn’t cheat myself. I watched what I ate, kept to my schedule and never let a bad day kill my confidence. I realized I was beautiful the way I was, but I wanted to prove to myself I could do hard things.

And I really did it. I overcame years of self-hate, quick judgments and disappointing results. I proved to myself that I wasn’t going to be lazy and

unhealthy forever, and proved to everyone else that I was more than capable of doing difficult things. Through my hard work I grew closer to becoming the woman I want to be, and I became more accepting of others in the process. I learned there is no secret to doing to hard things.

All you have to do is work. It will be difficult, but success is more than possible.

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comments about an issue, he will do all he can to change it. This is your café, after all, and you should be happy with it.

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Jensen said, “Due to the quick response of the facilities department, major damage was averted.

The roofing company was immediately contacted and arrived to take care of the problem.

“The computer, desk, printer and other items in Dr. Heath Earl’s office were not damaged. There was only minimal damage to the wall paint in my office. The wall is

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Bishop advises the students to utilize the suggestions box for any and all comments and concerns. If he gets enough

being scraped and repainted at the present time. We were very lucky that there was no major damage to any furniture or equipment in the offices.”

Sheila Burghardt, USU facilities manager added, “As part of the project to install a new roof on the WIB, the roof drains were removed and reinstalled by a contractor working on the project. The sup-

ports for the drain pipe on the NE corner failed during the storm. The contractor repaired the drain pipe on Jan. 30.

“I met with Melanie Nelson on Feb. 2, to assess the damage and found one wall needs to be painted. In addition, all drain pipes connected to the roof drains have been inspected to make sure there are no problems,” Burghardt stated.

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These will be the first soccer specific fields built in Price. Many soccer fanatics around Price are excited to see the improvement in skill from the youth players now that they have soccer associated fields to practice and play on. Bennett is planning to have youth soccer tournaments on the new fields and is excited to see new talent through inviting teams to games and tournaments.

“What we currently have as a field is a definite turn off to recruitment. But the new fields helps the recruits

Laziness

feel like the college is serious about soccer. The idea of new fields is 100 percent used as a recruiting tactic,” said Bennett.

Many are excited and can’t wait to see the impact the new fields may have on the community and on the soccer programs. The new fields may increase the play of soccer from the locals in Price and the two USU Eastern soccer teams are simply excited to have a decent field to play on.

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finally get it you know its true value, you know exactly what it took to get that new car, new phone or new house. No one knows that value but you, and because of that knowledge, you take special care of it. You protect it because you do not want your hard work to go in vain.

If something is just given to you, you don’t know what it took to get that object. It was just given to you. There was no work involved and because of that, you disregard it and even treat it poorly because it has no value to you.

The same goes with life. There is something to be said about working hard. It gives you a sense of pride in yourself and you are making a difference in the world, even if it is just being off government assistance programs.

Government assistance programs are not programs that hand out free stuff for nothing. Taxes pay for those programs, and those taxes come from someone. That someone is the hard-working-tax payer.

In theory, these programs are good programs, but are being taken advantage of by people who love the idea of living off the system so they can play and not work. These people give excuses such as: I was

born here so I deserve it, or I have to spend time with my kids and can’t work, or I’m using money that would otherwise be spent on war. That last statement is a laugh.

There hasn’t been a tax increase to cover the two conflicts the United States has been engaged in in the last 11 years.

“Contrary to popular belief, no one owes you anything. Get out and earn it.” A slogan on a T-shirt from Rangerup.com, gives an insight into the economy. So many people are worried about the economy and how we are currently over $18 trillion in debt, according to www.brillig.com. That is a giant number, and it’s rising on average $2.4 billion a day.

A large portion of the debt is from the two wars we have been engaged in. But what about all the assistance programs and the money being pumped into them?

The people who get on them often get so comfortable, they never get off of them.

Welfare is a good program for people having a hard time financially, but some have said, “I can’t get a job because I smoke weed and I don’t wanna stop, so I’ll just go on welfare.” It’s that mentality that put us in debt that, if you were to spread that debt out

to the 300 million people living in the U.S. evenly, including children, each person would be responsible for $56,674.02. That is more than a lot of people make in a year.

A solution to this problem is to find a love in work that the average citizen used to have. The more people off assistance programs, the more money the government could put back into the national debt. The government needs to put stricter standards on the assistance programs, like drug testing and actual proof of employment search.

Some lazy and apathetic people of this country are bringing it down, and the government is not helping. Offering more assistance programs is basically leading the rabbit with a carrot, putting more and more people under the control of the government, making these people so reliant on the government so they will vote for anything just to keep their benefits.

Be the better person. Work and be proud of yourself. Never be too good for a job. Show this generation that working hard is the right thing to do. We need to take matters into our own hands and fix our problems. Put down the hash pipe, get off your butt and make your own money to buy your own stuff and be proud of yourself.

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Desire to see the change in your life is key to life’s riches Jesse Malan

staff writer jesse.malan3@gmail.com The necessary keys to help anyone who wants to grow rich: whether it be rich in money, rich in mind and rich in one’s own self, is the premise behind this series of articles.

To begin, the reader must close his/her eyes, think and also picture in his/her own mind what they want most. The reader may want to one day own a fine horse, have a successful marriage or own a million dollars. The reader may choose what he/she wants, what is really wanted.

Hold that thought, and picture having or accomplishing what that thought is. Feel it and give time to that thought.

This is the beginning to gaining what one wants.

This first step is called desire. This is not to be confused with plain hope or a mere want or goal. This desire is a determination, a seedling that has the potential to grow into a gigantic oak, a dream waiting to be turned into a reality writes Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich. This should be a burning desire to be and to do. That is the starting point where one may begin to grow rich. Rich in money, mind and one’s own self. Thought is where it all starts.

The mind is the birth place of ideas and imagination. The mind is the starting point, the creator of our future. The mind is also the most loyal, true ally, obeying every order given to it by the user. To help the reader understand the mind better, it will be divided into two parts: the conscious mind and the sub-conscious mind.

The conscious mind is our awake or alert part of

our brain. It is where we think and decide. The subconscious mind is the habit forming, automatic part of our brain. It is the part that controls how we act. It is the part of our brain that “tells” us things. Whatever we choose to feed our conscious mind becomes our sub-conscious mind’s duty to remind us.

For instance, if one tells them self that they are a terrible person or that what they do is dumb and allow this to go on for some time, the sub-conscious mind will loyally remind the one person that they are dumb or terrible. Would this not, after some time, create the oppressive destruction of depression? Certainly it will.

On the other hand, if one chooses to see themselves as a man or woman with honor and standards and continues to feed on those thoughts, soon enough the loyal mind will remind the one person that they are honorable and upright because they chose to think that way.

This is called training the sub-conscious mind, also known by psychologists as auto-suggesting or as Dr. Joseph Mercola writes this is an “Emotional Freedom Technique.”

When one learns to master their own mind, then one has learned to master all.

The world is at the fingertips of all mankind. It is up to the individual what is made of it. The mind holds the “secrets,” the keys, which make our dreams come to reality. Opportunities lie at the door, if one will learn how to gain access to them. Work is required, but it doesn’t always have to be hard work.

This is the first of a series of articles on how to grow rich and obtain one’s dreams. I hope that this information will be reviewed often, daily at best, to remind one to improve their own situation, for daily application will cause the mind to remind and reveal, to the active reader, how to gain their dreams.

Under the Crown with Danielle Parke Danielle Park

staff writer daniellepark@hotmail.com It’s pretty safe to say that we are all getting an education at USU Eastern. Sure, we learn about numbers in math class, cells in biology class and writing skills in English class, but if we are being completely honest with ourselves, we are learning more about life than anything else. As we keep busy with our classes, homework, work, sports and hopefully having some sort of a social life, it can become overwhelming to keep up with it all.

Recently I’ve started paying attention to what I am learning outside of my classes and how these things affect me. What I’ve noticed is how critical the power of

having a positive attitude impacts me. I can almost hear the words my mom says to me, “If you have a positive attitude, positive things will happen to you,” and, “positive minds live positive lives.”

To my regret, I learned to brush these words off throughout my life, thinking happiness was much more complicated than that. Oh, if I would have listened to her! Had I listened, I know I would have been a lot happier in times of stress, worry and grief; not having to learn this all on my own, when the answer was right there in front of me.

At first trying to keep a positive attitude wasn’t easy. I started to notice how often little things that happened throughout the day could really bug me. The list went on and on. But once I began to look past those things and focus on the

good things that happened in the day, I noticed how much happier I was beginning to be. My once long days began to fly by, my least favorite classes began to become my favorite, and I noticed myself smiling a lot more and saying hi to people I didn’t even know.

Happiness began to become an everyday thing.

We are constantly learning new things, both inside and outside the classroom. As we go about our lives, let’s all try to learn to keep our minds positive and our thoughts happy.

My mom isright; thinking positively will u lt i m a t ely draw positive things to us.

From Delta to Orem to Phoenix to Price; new academic adivser hopes to help students their games this semester and looks forward to watching soccer when the season comes. staff writer Cook has two main goals to accomplish in the future. kpfelice@hotmail.com Those goals being to get started in the MBA program or to get his second bachelor’s degree in MIS (Managing Utah State University Eastern has welcomed a new Information Systems). Although he has not decided yet academic advisor to campus this semester. Jeff Cook, which one he is going to go for first. previous Utah State alumni, is now on staff and ready to When the fall semester arises, Cook will be teaching teach college success and provide guidance to students. a college success course where, because of his interest Cook attended Delta High School, Utah Valley in business, he hopes to get creative with his teaching University and later furthered his studies at Utah State approach. He plans to implement the ideas he has University in Logan where he earned a bachelor’s degree learned from instructors and experiences and apply in Business Marketing. that when teaching the curriculum.

After living in Utah all of his life, Cook moved to In the position of an academic advisor Cook says, Arizona after receiving an opportunity to work as an “What is rewarding is knowing students have someone academic advisor at the University of to get advice from. You get to see Phoenix. Being originally from Utah the different types of students where his family and friends are, he and where they are going in later decided to come back. With a life and then go on to see them job position at USUE offered to him, graduate.” he decided to take up the opportunity.

With Cook now added to “I got some experience working for the advising staff, there are four the University of Phoenix… Since I academic advisors to give more went to Utah State, I thought it would opportunities for one-on-one be fun to work for them and the Eastern student advising and more availextension,” Cook said. ability. Student’s utilizing their As far as how tough it is to move to opportunity to receive academic a new town, Cook says, “I have moved help and advice is something a lot, the transition is not difficult.” The Cook finds important. “It is hardest part is, “adapting to a new place important to meet with your and learning the culture of this area.” advisors at least once a semester Having never before been to USUE, and make sure you have a plan.” one of Cook’s first impressions of the As well as offering guidance Jeff Cook school and Price as a whole that he with classes and future plans, found shocking was that for such a Cook is also willing to proofread small town, it is a pretty big campus. student’s resumes and help critique them.

If the people here could know just one thing about When Cook first moved here, he read a book called Cook, he would want everyone to know, “I am fun and “Becoming a Learner” by Mathew L. Sanders, who is a hope people will take my class.” Another fact about him professor at USU. “Now as an advisor, this is something would be that he likes business and enjoys keeping up I wish I would have read when I was first starting school,” on articles of business and topics in the business field. he says. “It would have changed my whole mind set Something Cook likes most is athletics. He has of how I studied and how I prepared for classes.” He enjoyed watching the basketball team and attending encourages all of the students at Eastern to read it.

Sam Czarnecki Josie Sue Slade First impression from packaging/commercials/reviews?: Josie: Nothing major stood out to me. I think people either loved the game or hated it. I wouldn’t know until I played.

Sam: This game came out a while ago. I thought it looked way cartoony, and the concept escaped me when I was a kid.

First impression on the first in-game day?

Josie: Not bad. The game seemed alright to me, but nothing was catching my attention.

Sam: The little cinematic at the beginning instilled a sense of fear and suspense in me, as I was still fairly young, but I found the gameplay intriguing.

Your reaction when it really hit you how little in-game time you had to complete the goal of GETTING OFF THE PLANET ALIIIIIIIVE?!: Josie: I quit.

Sam: I panicked. Each in-game day is only about 13 minutes, and there are only 30 days to win the game. Getting the parts also requires lots of patience, which is not readily at hand when one is rushing to collect them all.

Setting aside your differences with the game, what do you think of the little Pikmin creatures themselves?: Josie: Probably some of the most stupid little creatures I’ve met. They kept drowning themselves if I got too close to the water.

Sam: I think they’re cute. They’re tiny, they’ve got flowers on their heads, and they have this sort-of mob personality thing going for them. Pikmin are cute. And violent.

I like them.

What is one thing you would change about the game?: Josie: The controls. They are my pet peeve for this game. Especially when you are trying to navigate the map.

Sam: The backstory. The Pikmin are really smart, they should have built their own civilization by now.

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Gameplay

Sam: I love the strategic Josie: It’s rather redundant to me, but it gameplay and the level has some good things design, but the Pikmin in this game are fairly stupid. going for it.

Story/Plotline Josie: Really the only thing going on is the crash. I was bored before it began.

Sam: All that happens is that the main character, Captain Olimar, crash-lands on a planet, with the sole intent on escaping said planet.

Game Mechanics Josie: Some of it’s alright I suppose. But it’s extremely hard to navigate around the map and switching between pikmin is a pain.

Sam: Switching between Pikmin is tough, they keep falling off easily-avoidable ledges, but the puzzles and fights are solid.

Music Josie: Sam: I loved it. Well composed, T h e r e i s good old-fashioned Nintendo soundtracking. music?

Characters Josie: The Pikmin do have personalities, which is surprising. Even if they all have the same one, there is a different one for each color.

Sam: Two Stars.

There was only one, but there were technically two considering all the Pikmin as a whole.

TOTAL Josie: I really don’t plan on playing this game again. It’s annoying and I nearly bashed in Link’s head a few times for making me play it.

Sam: This game is tough, annoying, and lots of OCD planning goes into beating it effectively. I enjoy tough games, I liked it.

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From Venice to Vegas Combining gambling and Shakespeare on the main stage of USU Eastern’s Geary Theatre seems like an oxymoron. However, the last two weekends in February, the cast of “Merchant of Vegas” will do just that…play slot machines and recite Shakespearean lines as the production unfolds into the classic comedy.

In a philosophical interview, associate professor Corey Ewan, who doubles as an actor and costumer for the production, says there is not death in this play, which is not a spoiler. “There’s too much hate in the world, and through the production, people will see how to respect each other, despite differences.

It’s about choices people make and the ones they don’t.”

Ewan wants the play to be fun for the audience: the lights, colors, costumes and enjoyment of the languages. “All the common phrases in the play we can thank Shakespeare for…phrases that were coined over 400 years ago.”

Shakespeare’s work is universal. His plays are as relevant today as they were when he wrote them. “He writes about the cultures, themes and situations that we write about today,” Ewan said.

“Merchant of Vegas” is an adaptation of “The Merchant of Venice” which was written

by Shakespeare between 1596-1598. The “Vegas” production was adapted by Wade Arave, who directed a play last spring for Eastern. A theatre graduate, Arave worked in the enrollment management office until June ’14.

With Arave’s departure, Ewan brought in California native, Jarom Brown, to direct the production. Brown is a graduate of Dixie College, Utah Valley University and William and Mary. He is an adjunct professor at Weber State University.

“Brown is like the twin I never had,” Ewan

Student of the Month

Lark Barney A graduate of Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah is USU Eastern’s outstanding student for February.

Rachel Lark Barney is a freshman at Eastern where she is part of the SUN leadership group.

She received the presidential service award for completing 250 hours of service including planning and executing service activities.

Before coming to Eastern, Barney served on the Alpine Youth Council as historian where she planned community- and service-based activities. She also planned, prepared and attended monthly council meetings plus the Utah State Legislative meetings.

As a volunteer for the River Meadow Senior Living, Barney planned events for the seniors including the Harvest Ball and Valentine’s Dance. She prepared and planted flower beds each spring, plus visited with the seniors where she learned valuable life experiences.

Barney was a mentor in the Big Brother Big Sister program from 2012-14. Besides developing one-on-one activities weekly, she mentored fourth grade students and tutored math, reading and science students.

Barney’s work experience includes working as a wedding photographer assistant, teaching and choreographing dance as well as being a cashier at Firehouse Subs in Lehi.

said. “He looks at theatre like I do, he’s a artistic doppelganger for me.”

He’s knowledgeable about Shakespeare’s text; brings energy and creativity to the play,” Ewan said. For the students who have no Shakespeare experience, Brown works with their talent to introduce them to the first master of play writers. As a director, he is bringing the best performance out of each actor.

Like “Venice,” the “Vegas” production will be remembered for its dramatic scenes, and uses Shylock’s famous “Hath Not a Jew Eyes?” speech.

Ewan and most of the actors think act four, the courtroom scene, will be the most memorable for the audience. “Who is nice in this play, who is selfish and who is guided by revenge,” Ewan questions. The sentence

Bath Houses with Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. I slammed both ideas together and came up with a design I hope patrons will like,” Innes said.

The cast includes Libby Petereit, Mckylin Rowe, AJ Brimley, Jen Thomas, Nicole Manley, Josh Bone, Aaron Bone, Matt Russell, Chloe Clark, Donnie Owens, Stanton Rodriguez, Stephen Ewan, John Behn, Innes and C. Ewan.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for high school students, $3 for children ages 7-13, $3 for USU Eastern faculty and staff and $1 for USU Eastern students with current activity card. No children under 6 will be admitted. The plays runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday: February 19- 21 and 26-28.

Because of limited seating, Ewan advises patrons to be in their seats by 7:15 p.m. on the night of each performance.

photo by Edison Lascano/The Eagle

passed in the courtroom is harsh with no show of mercy.

Eastern’s production uses the ‘50s-‘60s Rat Pack era to evolve its famous characters.

It is set quasi-round on the Geary Theatre stage with the audience on three sides. The set is built on an elevated stage with a roof over it. Eastern’s Brent Innes designed the set for the production.

“My idea for the set is to combine Roman

Photos (L-R) Josh Bone, Donnie Owens, Libby Petereit, Stanton Rodriguez, Matt Russell, John Behn, Mckylin Rowe, Jen Thomas.

On the Shoulders of Giants Part III Nathaniel Woodward staff writer simplyscienceusu@gmail.com

Dear Bridgette, When you look up into the night sky and see the stars, you instantly have a connection, not only to those distant suns, but to every human over the past 200,000 years. Ancient Greek philosophers stared into the same dark skies and noticed that some of the stars moved contrary to the movement of the others, they named these “Planētēs” or “Wanderers.”

Like the eight wanders we have in the night sky who move contrary to the norm, I want to write about a wanderer who, despite heavy resistance, moved against what was expected and changed everything.

Cecilia Payne was born in May 1900, in England to a loving mother and a academic father. She was the top of her class and attended Cambridge University where she studied physics and chemistry. She even wandered to an island off the coast of Africa to view a solar eclipse to test Einstein’s recently published Relativity and Photo-Electric Effect Theories. However, Cambridge would not allow her to graduate because the university did not grant women degrees and would not until halfway through the 20th century. This was the second time Payne had to wander to follow her dreams.

Payne found an opportunity to study astronomy at the newly created graduate program at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., so she left for America to pursue her dreams. Taking interest in the stars, she wondered what they were made of, rejecting the hypothesis that they were made of the same materials that the Earth was. Beginning her doctorate work in the new program was difficult, not only struggling to be taken seriously in a field dominated by men, but also not much was known about the composition of stars. She had little academic material to build upon.

During her research, Payne came across the work done by Harvard scientists Annie Jump Canon and Henrietta Swan-Levitt who developed a classification for stars based on the type of light they emitted. It hit her like a falling apple, these lines separating the types of light or “spectral lines” not only explained how to classify a star, it showed the kind of materials being burned. As she measured, she discovered that the Sun and other stars were not made up of materials similar to Earth, but contained huge quantities of hydrogen and helium gas, a revolutionary discovery.

Payne’s research allowed her to finally stop her wandering and awarded her a much deserved doctorate degree. Her dissertation is still regarded as one of the most brilliant in the history of astronomy.

The lessons one learns from her life are countless, but what proves the most powerful was her willingness to go wherever she needed, to search wherever she had to and do whatever it took to realize her dreams. Like a planet wandering across the night sky moving against the conformity of stellar rotation, you have to push through the darkness, lighting your path to discover and explore. It will be difficult, but when your wanderings come to an end, I promise it will be worth it.

-Dad

Mental health discussion with Brandt: don’t be afraid to question Josie Slade

editor-in-chief sladejosie@gmail.com From a very young age we are instilled with what we call “world perspectives.” These perspectives shape everything we do. From how we view the world and ourselves, to how we do things. While some perspectives can have a positive effect, many of these perspectives negatively impact our lives and force us to believe things that aren’t true.­ Darrin Brandt, director of the disability resource center said, “Most of our perspectives about the world are experienced into us as we’re very young. We learn through socialization. We’re taught that certain things are good and certain things are bad. We are taught that we need to be a certain way to be happy. If we are a different way then we are bad, then we will be sad.

These perspectives are usually given to us by people who are just as imperfect as we are.”

Many of the habits we have are learned, are given to us by the people who raised us. This can vary from your parents to your teachers. All of these people have an impact on our lives, often without even realizing that they do.

Let’s say that, in a hypothetical situation, we are

faced with a second grader and the teacher he sees everyday. One day this boy goes into class when the teacher makes one snap decision. In front of the other students, the teacher kneels down and tells this boy, “It’s okay. You’re just a slow learner.” This statement, even if untrue, has given this boy a perspective that will follow him through the rest of his life. From that moment, he begins to believe that he is dumb.

A perspective on someone like this one can change the course of their life forever. If you go through school, through life, believing that you are dumb and can’t do it; then you won’t be able to do it. Our minds have more power over us than we realize. This is why world perspectives have power over us and is why we need to step back and reevaluate how we look at the world.

Brandt said, “We all struggle with these perspectives that are founded in untruth. What if I believe that the only way to be happy is to make a lot of money, when the reality is I only make enough to scrap by?

With this perspective it would matter little what else I had, merely because I had been taught to only see that one perspective as truth. I wouldn’t see the good things I have in my life. These perspectives are infecting our country, infecting our world.”

World perspectives can follow us everywhere and effect nearly everything we do and you don’t grow out of them. In order to overcome perspectives, we need

Guest director at USU Eastern for “Merchant of Vegas” These qualifications make him the perfect person to take this classic play and put a spin on it and makstaff writer ing it so that the story could be told in Las Vegas. christopher.palo1@gmail.com When asked what the hardest part of the play was, Brown responded, “…staying true to the author.”

How do you make the perfect super hero movie? Bringing knowledge of Iambic pentameter to the cast Answer: Joss Whedon. How do you tastefully and ar- allows the actor to know exactly where the author tistically turn the Shakespearian wanted emphasis on words. Brown play The Merchant of Venice into starts almost every rehearsal with a an into a 1960’s Las Vegas adaptasession where the actors read the script tion with casino floors and mob by “scanning“ the dialog. Higher and bosses? Answer: Jerom Brown. lower emphasis bases on syllables alMuch like Whedon, Brown low the actor to emphasize the exact roams the stage with fiery hair word that Shakespeare would want and a luscious beard. He moves emphasized. about with and energy that When the actors take the stage they causes the cast to get excited are much more prepared because of about the play, laughing and Browns guidance. There’s no question joking and letting the actors what the lines mean or what the author experiment feeling out the role meant because Brown has explained making it their own. The players everything at their feet, giving them move around the stage according free reign to focus on the emotion and to the visions of the production acting of parts and not where a “thou” in his head. He shouts not from or a “thee” should be.

Jerom Brown anger, but from excitement. He Brown has made this play his own leaps and runs and laughs. He is and turned it into something wonderful not afraid to show his emotion about the show. and exciting. The dates of the show are Feb. 19-21 and Brown is originally from the San Francisco Bay Feb. 26-28. Go and watch this master of Shakespeare area of California. He graduated from Utah Valley work his magic and enjoy yourself as you become pulled University, where he received masters of fine arts into the play, becoming one with the actors. You will and a master of letters degree with an emphasis thank yourself for attending this masterful performance on Shakespeare. by not only the director but also the cast and crew.

Christopher Palo

to take a step back and question the world around us.

The hardest thing thing to do is to stop and question not only the world, but what you believe. How can you know what you believe is true if you don’t stop and question it every once in awhile?

“There are other names for these perspectives, prejudices, bigotry, self-harming beliefs, irrational beliefs, thinking errors. But whatever you call them, they negatively affect our lives and limit our abilities to be happy and successful in life. These things demand that we have to be a certain way, that we have to do things a certain way. It leads us away from thinking, “I’m okay the way I am. I don’t have to be any different.” This limits our potential and our happiness.”

For a challenge this week, take a moment and evaluate how you view the world. It can be something as simple as how you view the way your dress or something larger. Just question, it doesn’t matter what you question. Humans need to change in order to learn and grow. If we all knew everything about the world from a young age, we wouldn’t need things like a college education. It’s time to stop and take a moment to question.

For more information on this topic and other mental health issues stop by the student counseling center in room 223 in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center (JLSC) or contact Brandt at darrin.brandt@usu.edu.

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Eagles defeat CNCC, Snow; lose to SLCC Jordan Mellen

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he Utah State University Eastern men’s basketball team is coming off a few key conference wins, but are looking for more. “We’ve been playing more aggressive and showing more energy on the court. We’ve been attacking and it has worked for us the past week,” said Juwan Moody.

“We’re going to go in playing aggressive and look for the win throughout the whole game. We’re going to work to stick to the game.

Play consistent the whole game,” Moody said.

Colorado Northwestern Community College traveled to Price Jan. 31 to face off with the Golden Eagles, resulting in an 83-65 win for Eastern.

Leading scorers for the Golden Eagles were Josh Van Weezep with 16 points, Andre Hogan 14 points and Hamdi Karoui 11 points. Karoui led in rebounds for the night with nine, followed by Nathaniel Wright with eight and Sherman Daye with six.

Phillip Winston and Brandon Sly each had five assists. As a team, USUE went 33-66 in field-goal attempts, 10-31 in three-point attempts and 7-14 in freethrow attempts.

Eastern had another home game on Feb. 5, as Snow College came to Price.

The Golden Eagles had a comeback from halftime. They squeezed by with a win.

Hogan led the way for the Golden Eagle offense with 19 points, accompanied by Moody 14 points. Wright led the team in rebounds with 10, followed

by Karoui and Hogan who each had six. Winston tallied up nine assists on the night. The Golden Eagles finished 26-52 in field-goal attempts, 10-22 in three-point attempts and 10-20 in free-throw attempts.

On Feb. 7 the Golden Eagles played another home game against Salt Lake Community College who hold a 22-0 record.

This game ended in favor for Salt Lake as they went home with a 77-59 win. Moody was the leading scorer for the Golden Eagles with 14 points, followed

by Wright’s eight points, and both Marcelo Ruediguer and Daye with seven points each.

Winston finished with six assists, along with Hogan’s three and Daye’s two. Daye led the team in rebounds with 14, followed by Ruediguer with 10. The Golden Eagles went 24-67 in field-goal attempts, 6-29 in three-point attempts and 5-10 in free-throw attempts.

The Golden Eagles are looking for three big wins in the next two weeks. The team is excited to take the energy with them on the road as they conclude regular season conference play. The team plays North Idaho Feb. 12, and two days later, Feb. 14 will

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

USU Eastern’s Philip Winston takes a shot against Snow College last Thursday.

Guymon has high hopes for SWAC Tournament Michaella Crooks

sports writer michaella_volleyball@comcast.com Not far from USU Eastern is Huntington, Utah, a small community where you can find Mark Guymon and his family. He is from a family of six with three sisters and two brothers. His favorite food is chicken wings and pizza. Some things that he enjoys doing are collecting vinyl records and listening to 60’s and 70’s music. Guyman also like to write musical lyrics and play guitar, but doesn’t have much time with basketball season going on.

Guymon, number 13, is a part of USU Eastern’s men’s basketball team and plays forward. After USU Eastern, he says, “I’m not sure if I want to continue playing basketball, but I do want to become a physical therapist and go to physical therapy school.”

Guymon looks up to his parents. “My mom and dad have supported me my whole life and come to all my basketball games and are always there for me when I need them.”

Guymon’s dream vacation spot would be Austra-

don’t like to spend money, but lia because he likes the outdoors, would put it in savings and, hiking and exploring new things so he can explore the outback when I was ready to, spend it, with his Subaru. In 50 years, he I would spend it to help others in any way I can. I’m not sees himself married with a famreally selfish, so don’t think ily, being a physical therapist and I would be selfish with it.” hopefully be close to retirement.

Guymon has never had He likes living in Utah because he likes the outdoors, but he also likes any serious injury. “The worst injury I ever got was Colorado and California. in high school when I disloGuymon’s favorite basketball cated my pinky finger playing player is Dennis Rodman. “I like to basketball and to this day, style my basketball--the way that I my pinky is still messed up.” play--after him because he is super good at rebounding and defense and Something Guymon used that’s what I like to do.” to do when he was young that got on his parent’s nerves One of the memories Guymon was when he would put the has from last year is when he put a fake tattoo on his back and one of Nerf hoops up all over his Mark Guymon his teammates saw it and thought house. “My parents would he had a legit tattoo. “I would never get really mad at me because it’s loud and I would use the microwave as my shot get one, so it was pretty funny.”

If Guymon won the lottery, he would probably save clock. So my mom would take my basketball and the money because he’s super thrifty with money. “I hide it so I couldn’t play,” he said.

Guyman started playing basketball at a young age. “I played junior jazz and in middle school at Canyon View Junior High. I played high school ball at Emery High School and after that, I came to USU Eastern to play here.” Guymon stated.

Guymon likes the comfort of being close to home because a lot of people in the community support him. He is close to home and it’s easier for his family to come to his games. “I feel like I get a lot of support and it’s cool to play where you come from; it means a lot to me.

So far Guymon says that, “at the beginning of the season we looked good and we were winning games, but through the middle of the season, we struggled a lot. We had to figure out a lot of things, like what would work best for our team.

“Now towards the end of the season, things are starting to look better and we found what was best for the team. We have had our ups and downs this season, but in the end I have high hopes.

“We get to host the SWAC basketball tournament this year, so I think that we have an advantage by being able to play at our gym. I have high hopes for our team and I know we can do great things.”

Spanish Fork natives continue to play for USU Eastern Michaella Crooks

sports writer michaella_volleyball@comcast.com Spanish Fork High School graduates continue to make USU Eastern’s baseball grow. Cooper Beck is one of those graduates who should help the Eagles this season. Beck grew up with a family that consist of four sisters and no brothers. He is the middle child. On the men’s baseball team, he pitches and is a first baseman.

When Beck is done with USU Eastern, he plans on going somewhere else and playing baseball. And after that, he wants to become a SWAT sniper.

Beck wants to sky dive off of the Eiffel tower.

He lives with no regrets because he has none. He is not scared of anything unless he is in a tight space.

Hobbies he enjoy include hunting, horseback riding, four wheeling, boating; basically anything to do with outdoors. He also loves music and can play the piano and guitar.

The worst date Beck has ever been on was when he went to a dance called the masquerade ball and

things make me mad, like went with a girl that was bigger and older than him. “The date was in athletics. If I am giving fun. Then when I went to take her 100 percent and someone home, she tried to kiss me and I isn’t, that makes me mad.

Also people talk bad about just ran away.” me and I have never given If Beck had one day off from all his responsibilities and was given them a reason to.” unlimited money, he would buy as A hero in Beck’s life many guns as he could, go shoot is his father. “He is just a really cool guy. You would them all and probably go down to have to meet him because Henry’s good deer hunting unit and shoot a big deer. Guns attract Beck. he is one of a kind. When I “I have been around them my whole watched him while growing life and it’s just fun to me. It’s just up, he has never been scared of anything and that’s a way been a part of my life since I was of life. People don’t have a baby.” to be scared of everything, An embarrassing moment in stuff is going to happen to Beck’s life was when, during a Cooper Beck football game, a kid went to tackle you. You don’t have to be him and pulled his pants all the way scared.” down to his ankles. “I just went running down the Something that got on Beck’s parent’s nerves field with everything around one leg and I scored when he was younger was when he would throw rocks at his parent’s windows. “There was a bee’s nest in a touchdown. It was embarrassing, but awesome.”

It’s not hard to get on Beck’s bad side. “A lot of a tree by my house and I threw a rock at it. And it

hit the bee’s nest, but also hit my parent’s window.”

If Beck could have any super power, he would fly.

Beck expects the team to compete. “We are playing in the SWAC, which is a tough baseball conference. One of the best in the nation. We can’t be scared of anyone because we play the big schools like CSI and SLCC. You don’t hear much about USU Eastern so we plan on coming out and just showing the world what’s up and that we are here to compete.”

The team this year is a group of great guys and competitors. “You can put them in any position and they are going to do their best and compete.”

USU Eastern is a home away from home for Beck.

“It’s a place that you can hang out with friends and not have to worry about anything.”

Beck’s favorite memory so far at USU Eastern is all the bus trips with the team because it’s fun to hang out and get to know the team. Last year and this year are going to be different. “Last year there were people on the team that thought they where to good to play here, but the team this year is full of people who care about the sport. They know their roll and they are fine with it and its going to be a good year.

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WalshJennings’ beach volleyball career Masi Steel

sports writer mason.steel5@gmail.com When beach volleyball is mentioned, the name Kerri Walsh-Jennings follows. With teammate Misty May-Treanor, they are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time.

Jennings earned gold medals in 2004, 2008 and 2012. She was born August 15, 1978, in Santa Clara, Calif. Her entire family was athletic; her father was a minor-league baseball player, her mother earned the Most Valuable Player two times at Santa Clara University.

Walsh-Jennings attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., and graduated in 1996. After graduating, she played indoor volleyball at Stanford University. While there, she became the second player in the NCAA history to be named First-Team All-American all four seasons she was there, in 1996-99.

She gained a degree in American studies while also gaining a reputation for one of the best all-around collegiate volleyball players in history.

After college, Walsh-Jennings played on the U.S. National indoor volleyball team. They competed in the 2000 Olympic games, finishing just shy of a medal, taking fourth overall.

She then turned her attention to beach volleyball and teamed up with May-Treanor, where they went on to be the best team to ever compete in beach volleyball.

The team was unstoppable for over a decade. In 2002, the team was named Federation Internationale de Volleyball tour champions, and in 2003, they were named the “Team of the Year.” Walsh-Jennings was also named the Association of Volleyball Players’ Best Offensive Player and MVP; she received the same honor again in 2004.

In 2004, the pair went to Athens, Greece, to compete in the Olympic games, with an 89-game-winning streak. They came away from the games with their first gold medal.

After the 2004 games, WalshJennings married Casey Jennings, who is also a excellent beach-volleyball player. WalshJennings gave birth to the couple’s first child in May 2009, Joseph Michael Jennings. The couple had their second child the following May (2010), named Sundance Thomas Jennings.

The team of Walsh-Jennings and May-Treanor continued to dominate the sport and headed to their next Olympics in 2008, in Beijing, China. The pair won their second gold medal and broke their own record by winning 113 matches in a row and 19-consecutive tournaments.

In 2011, Walsh-Jennings returned after giving birth to her second son. They earned a silver medal in the FIVB season opener and a gold medal in the Beijing Grand Slam, and finished second place at the World Championship. During the 2011 year, Walsh-Jennings accumulated 42-first-place wins internationally in her beach career.

For the 2012 Olympic games held in London, England, WalshJennings and May-Treanor teamed back up to win their third consecutive gold medal.

Walsh-Jennings then had her third child in 2013, a daughter, Scout Jennings.

Walsh-Jennings has been an inspiration to me during my volleyball career. She has achieved so much, but has not forgotten wh e r e s h e came from and what is important in life a nd fa m ily.

Eagles struggle in third round of region play Abbie Bird

sports writer abbierosebird@gmail.com The Lady Eagles snatched another win versus Colorado Northwestern Community College on Jan. 31, but suffered two tough losses against Snow College and Salt Lake Community College as they have started the third round of Scenic West Athletic Conference play. Even though they haven’t started off the way they planned, the team and coaches continue with a positive attitude as they have three more games until the region tournament begins, which will be held in the BDAC. In the game against CNCC, sophomore Maddy Murphy led the way dropping in 16 points, helping the Eagles get their 87-55 win. Caroline Ficher also pitched in 14 points. Lejla Hadzialijagic pulled down nine rebounds, six of which were offensive and assisted in getting the team more shots off.

On Feb. 5, the Eagles started the third round of region play against long-time school rival Snow College. Eastern lost by one point in overtime, 80-79.

The game started off well for the Eagles as they shot 43 percent from the three-point line, making nine, and having an overall field-goal percentage of almost 50 percent.

At half time Eastern led by 15. In the start of the second half, they lost their composure as a team. Barbara Cousino led the team with 18 points; Jessica Anderson and Ficher both had 12. Both Cousino and Jamie Smith made critical three pointers at the ending stretch to get

the team into overtime.

Head coach Dave Puar said, “When we are behind, we play better, as most of our games we have come back in the second half and won. Since we were ahead, we just coasted and weren’t sure what to do, so we got nervous. You can’t shoot when you are nervous. Plus Snow made a good run on us. In overtime we just made a couple of mistakes and lost. We were in a position to win. The game could have gone either way, but unfortunately we lost.”

Feb. 7, Eastern battled in another tough game against the nationally ranked SLCC at No. 6. The team lost 80-70. Ficher steered the way with 26 points and eight rebounds; Cousino had 12. The game was lost in the first half; the Eagles were down by 10. In the second half, both SLCC and Eastern scored 31 points. SLCC sunk 21 points from free throws, which is a real game changer in close games. Coach Paur continues to lead his team in a positive way, and is confident his team can still perform well in these final few games. “I would like to see consistency in these final games. To be successful in the upcoming region tournament, we need three or four girls to score in double digits.

“They all need to step up. We have about six players capable of doing so, but if we can get three to four we will be hard to beat.

We also need to work on stopping dribble penetration like we did in the second half versus SLCC,” Paur stated.

Eastern heads to Idaho this week to take on North Idaho College on Feb. 12, and the College of Souther Idaho on Feb. 14. They will play their last region game at CNCC on Feb. 21.

Lejia Hadzialijagic going up for the layup against Snow College

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

Harris overcomes heart problems to do what he loves Marcelo Ruediger sports writer marceloruediger5@gmail.com

Bryan Harris is a 21 year old basketball player who transferred from the University of Maryland last year to join the Utah State Eastern team. The guard who comes from a Division 1 school is six foot, two inches, 185 pounds and is really good at driving to the basket. Harris was out for five games because of a groin injury. He said, “I cannot wait to get back on the court with my teammates. They are like my family.”

Harris was back to the courts against Salt Lake City Community College on Feb. 7.

Born in Oxon Hill, Md., Harris started playing basketball at four. His father, a big lover of basketball and a former high school player, was the reason he also grew the love for the sport.

Harris attended high school in Maryland where he played basketball for four years until the head coach from Massanutten Academy recruited him. After a good season averaging 24.5 points per game, he took a scholarship from Wofford College.

Due to a heart surgery, he had to medical redshirt the one year he spent at Wofford.

The following year Harris transferred to

University of Maryland as a freshman a freshman in high school. “It was really where he spent one year before coming tough year, but I felt blessed just to be alive and getting back on the courts was to Price.

When Harris was 13, he found out he like a bonus.”

Rheumatic Heart Disease is so rare that had Rheumatic Heart Disease, a disease that can accelerate his heart beat and cre- Harris is in the national medical book for ate problems such as lack of air and bad being one of the very few people in the entire world that had body blood circulation this disease. among other problems.

After playing four “When I found out about it, I was confused years of high school basketball with no because I was young heart problems, Harand not aware of was reris headed to Wofford ally going on, but when College in 2012 – 2013 I saw my parent’s reacwhere once again he tion, I knew that was something bad.” He had had to be strong and face a new heart disto take strong medicaease called Supraventions for the following tricular Tachycardia, four years and for a year or SVT. “This time had to stay away from the basketball courts, I was a grown man and it was so hard for gym or any type of me to know that I had physical activities. For another heart problem two months, he could and that that literally not even attend classes.

Bryan Harris had absolutely nothHarris had to follow a tough routine of ing to do with the first one.” medications and doctor STV makes your heart beat fast for no appointments for a year until he could get back to play the sport he loves in 2007 as reason other than exercise, high fever or

stress. “Sometimes I would practice really hard and run so much and would be good, just tired as any normal person, but other times I would only be shooting or doing lay ups and I would be feeling like I just ran a 1,000 lines.”

At 18, Harris had a heart surgery and he thought all his problems were over. “There was only a 2 percent of chance that it would reoccur and guess what? It did.”

Harris’ heart disease came back, which is rare, and in the same month, he had to have another surgery to finally get his heart cured. “At that point I did not know what to think. I was so out of luck and such rare bad things were happening to me all together. I honestly thought about giving up basketball after I found out that I would need another surgery.” However he ended up doing the surgery and came back to the courts the following year at the University of Maryland.

Since then Harris has not had any problems with his heart. “I hope I am all set now and that my heart gives me no more problems.”

After all those problems that Harris overcame, he is happy to be playing the sport he loves and is looking for another opportunity to go to a Division 1 school and do what he knows best, play basketball.

Baseball struggles for win, comes up short in Arizona Shaun Peterson sports writer petersonshaun@yahoo.com

USU Eastern’s Baseball team got off to a rocky start last weekend in sunny Arizona as they began a six-game road trip that left the Eagles winless.

Defensive errors plagued the team throughout the weekend, but the Eagles hitting and pitching looked encouraging according to head coach Scott Madsen, who expressed optimism about the team’s play. “The first weekend always seems to be tough. It is a time when we learn the areas we need to work on. The team played well at times. We just need to put it together for an entire ball game.”

The Eagles began with a two-game series in Tucson, against Pima Community College, where they came out aggressive after leadoff hitter Austin Geurtsen was hit by the pitch. Sean Hardman and Greg Money both singled to load the bases. After a strikeout, second baseman Bryce Blackburn walked to bring home the first run. Hardman reached home on a fielder’s choice to give the Eagles an early 2-0 lead. The Aztecs stormed back tying the game at three after three innings of play, eventually scoring five in the fourth and two in the fifth. The Eagles bats went cold with only one base hit in the final four innings, ending the game with a 10-3 defeat.

Game two saw the Eagles struggle offensively as they only managed one run on four hits. Freshman outfielder Bennett Bradford hit a triple, and then scored on a passed ball. Pima scorched the ball, scoring 12 runs on eight hits, finishing the game with a 12-1 victory.

The team then headed to Yuma, Ariz., for a four-game series with Arizona Western College. The Eagles sent ace Hardman to the mound where he delivered an outstanding performance, denying the Matador’s any earned runs

with six strikeouts in seven innings of work. Defense proved to once again be the Eagles demise giving AWC five unearned runs on the day. The offense scattered four hits throughout the seven innings, giving the Eagles their third straight loss, 10-0.

The Eagles eliminated their scoring woes early in the fourth game, when left-fielder Greg Ashley reached base, followed by sophomore first baseman Money’s single to bring him home, giving them an early lead. After both team scored a pair of runs over the next four innings, the Eagles managed a 3-2 lead going into the bottom half of the fifth.

The Matador’s bats proved to be too much for the Eagles as they put up seven runs on seven hits in the next three innings to pull away with a 10-5 victory.

The bright spots on the day where Money who went 4-4, and Ashley who recorded three hits. Freshman lefty Dakota Carlson gave a great debut performance on the mound, going 5 1/3 only giving up four runs.

Game five found the Eagles tied going into the third. sophomore third baseman Hadley Thorpe, walked followed by a triple from first baseman Hardman, scoring Thorpe. Left fielder Ashley then singled to score Hardman, giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the third. Hopes were high, but the Matadors charged back, leaving the Eagles

down 6-4 going into the seventh. Sophomore third baseman Shaun Peterson took a walk and waited for Ashley to single him in and cut the lead to one, but late in the game defensive miscues gave the Matador’s four more runs in the seventh and eighth. USUE couldn’t recover and lost 10-7.

The Eagles played their best game of the trip and took the Matadors to extra innings. With the game tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Eagles called on Sophomore Jayce Hill to get them out of a no out bases loaded jam. After striking out the first batter, Hill produced a ground ball to third baseman Thorpe who touched his base and fired to first for the double play. Both teams scored a pair of runs and the game was all tied at four after 9 innings of play.

After the Eagles couldn’t produce a run in the top of the tenth, the Matador’s came through with triple and a single to seal the victory and the four game sweep. Thorpe started the game for the Eagles and pitched great going 4 2/3, only allowing four hits and two runs. Hill was also outstanding out of the bullpen going 3 1/3 with 3 strikeouts. Geurtsen and Bennett Bradford both had a pair of hits to lead the way for the Eagles.

The Eagles head to Las Vegas on Feb. 13-14 for their next three games against Prairie Baseball Academy, Southern Nevada and Colorado Northwestern.

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