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Trophies from former debate team displayed in Shadayah Jones staff writer s.jones@eaglemail.ceu.edu
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Debate trophies find a new home in the WIB.
For over 30 years, Professor Neil Warren was the debate coach at what was then the College of Eastern Utah. During his career, he and his students won over 202 trophies and 125 plaques as a team in tournaments throughout the United States. Some of those trophies are being displayed in the West Instructional Building in a case that is 24 feet long, six and a half feet tall, and two feet deep. The story behind these trophies all started with a promise between former CEU President Ryan Thomas and Warren. When the old Main Building was torn down, the debate trophies were stored in the attic of the SAC building. President Thomas told Warren that
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Most of the trophies and plaques set the record for the number of being displayed are national tour- trophies won in one year. In 1991, nament awards. Most of the tro- Warren and his students won 272 phies were won when Warren was team and individual trophies. According to Warthe coach, but some are from before and ren that is a pheafter Warren was at nomenal amount, CEU. The earliest but that was not trophies are from good enough for the team because 1951 and the more recent is from 2000, the next year they the year the debate beat their record team was dropped. and took home 273 Warren had been team and individual trophies. Wara debate coach for ren expressed that over 37 years. He was at Carbon High the students really Scho ol for f ive worked hard and years and 32 years Former coach Neil Warren they would pay for some of the trips at CEU. During his time as the debate coach at CEU, and they would stay overnight he and his students won over in institute buildings and school 202 team trophies and 125 team gyms just to go to the debate meets. plaques. He and his students also see Trophies page 3
the trophies would be temporarily stored until a proper case could be built for them. Eight years later, Chancellor Joe Peterson and Vice Chancellor Brad King, set up a fundraiser to raise money to make a trophies case for the debate team and their hard work. Because of this, the promise between Thomas and Warren is now fulfilled. There are 202 trophies and 72 plaques are on display in the WIB trophy case. Although this case is huge, it was not big enough to hold all of the plaques won by the debate team over the years. All of the trophies and plaques that are displayed were won as a team. All of the individual student trophies and some plaques that were not first placed finishes, are not being displayed. Some of the plaques are being combined so they could fit all of the plaques into the case.
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editor-in-chief k.morris@eaglemail.ceu.edu One hundred seventy one students voted in the elections held on Feb. 12-13 for the new president, executive vice president and vice president of activities for ESA. Lucas Madsen was elected as the president with 66.1 percent of the votes with 113 over Carolyn Thornton who received 58 votes equaling 38.9 percent. In a closer race, Chelsey Sorenson received 93 votes equaling 54.4 percent of the overall votes to beat Arsene Mugisha who received 45.6 percent of the votes from 78 votes. Miranda Cox was elected to be see Student body page 3
Community invited to attend Theater Challenge After 50 years of gracing the southwest corner of campus, it¹s time for a major uplift for USU Eastern’s Geary Theatre. After serving as the “official” stage for thousands of theatre productions in addition to music festivals, dance recitals, countless graduations and even a few funerals, it has come time to remodel, update, revamp, restore, or whatever term comes to mind, to bring this grand old theatre into the 21st century. There is a short time table to
accomplish the first phase of this daunting task of raising $100,000 in 100 days. Titled the “Geary Challenge,” officials at USU Eastern want to show the Utah Board of Regents, the Building Board and the Utah Legislature how important the Geary Theatre is to this area and how it needs a second chance. “Called a necessary tsun a m i o f s u p p o r t ,” a d m i n ist r at or s have r a is e d $42,000 of their $100,000 see Theater page 3
Big plans ahead for USU Eastern Jonathan Fox
staff writer j.fox@eaglemail.ceu.edu Though little, USU Eastern has big plans. The institution has put a great deal of effort and funds, into an aggressive growth strategy. The new branch at the college, known as the Welcome Center, is a big part of that effort. The newly formed Welcome Center consists of four staff members: Greg Dart – director
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of enrollment services, Kevin Hurst and Wade Arave – admissions advisors, and Jessica Prettyman, as well as 20 student ambassadors. Their main focus: recruitment. The goal is to put Utah State University – College of Eastern Utah on the map, and to help the school grow in both size and prestige. The school has issued its Four-in-Four campaign in which the student body is increased to 4,000 students in four see Big plans page 3
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No doctor in the house lege is not providing many of the medical services such as physicals and STD testing, according to Alex Herzog, associate vice As of Feb. 1, 2013, Utah State chancellor for student services. Director of Student Success, University Eastern no longer has medical professionals at the Jan Thornton is also available to offer interim campus health and solutions to mediwellness center. cal inquiries in On Jan. 17, rept he Disabi l it y resentatives of the Resource Center USU Eastern stuin the Jennifer dent services office Leavitt Student learned that the Center. college healthcare USU is trying provider, PEAK to find another Healthcare, was gohealthcare proing out of business and would no longer Sign posted on door at vider in the community that will be able to serve the wellness center. work part-time college as of Jan. 31. An administrative assistant is with the college. As always, in the event of staffing the health and wellness center in the Student Activities medical emergencies, individuals Center room 117. The assistant can go to Castleview Hospital can offer referrals to the proper at 300 Hospital Drive, next to medical professionals, but the col- Winger’s restaurant.
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Global Week started off with a big impression thanks to the 40 foot wall set up in the middle of the JLSC. Students are encouraged to write their own thoughts about freedom and social tolerance. Like the real Berlin Wall, this wall represents the ability that every generation has to erase social intolerance and hatred and create a global culture of peace and acceptance. This wall is just one of the many events the school has planed to increase cultural awareness. Schedules for events can be found in the ESA office and online.
NJCAA audits athletics 3rd time Seth Richards
news editor s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu For the third time in two years, the National Junior College Athletic Association is auditing USU Eastern atheltics. Every year the NJCAA randomly picks ten percent of the 500 teams to audit as well as any team that is cast into the spotlight by competitors who know that a team has something to hide. These audits require the coaches, within 72 hours of initial notification, to provide the team roster, schedule, proof of high school graduation for all players, proof of full academic schedules and a plethora of documents proving the eligibility of international students to play. Last year, the random pick chose the USU Eastern’s volleyball team who had to forfeit two games because of the eligibility forms being filed late and Coach Dave Paur
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suspects that another college from the SWAC blew the whistle on the men’s basketball team for having a player who had played two minutes professionally for a club in Russia. This caused the men’s program to have their scores vacated up to that point for the entire season and postseason play last year. According to Paur, the world of college and junior college athletics is just as ruthless as that of professional rivalries. “College athletics is like crabs trying to get out of a jar,” says Paur, “They just pull each other down trying to get to the top. They’ll use anything they can to get the advantage. It’s the same with college teams.” Regardless of whether the current audit is the result of a random pick or someone blowing the whistle on the USU Eastern women’s basketball team, Paur expects that the baseball team will be audited next year and the NJCAA will leave us alone for the next five years.
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Benefitting more than just those in need Jordan Sanders
viewpoints writer j.sanders@eaglemail.ceu.edu When starting as a new student at USU Eastern, I was a little out of my element. I was not going to come here at first and didn’t really know too many people and didn’t have many friends. With a stroke of luck, I signed up for a class that I was not supposed to be in...the leadership perspectives class. I read about it online while I was registering and it sounded interesting. Little did I know that it was meant to be a class for the leadership on campus. The first day of class, I was asked which leadership group I was a part of...I didn’t happen to be a part of one, so it was a little awkward for everyone. Thank goodness Austin Ashcraft and a few other awesome SUN Center leaders took me under their wing and gave me a leadership position. That was the start of something incredible. As I started brainstorming for projects, I realized that I could create projects using my passion for music. Thus, the benefit concerts at USU Eastern were born. What could be better than doing something I love while raising money for others in need? I submit that nothing could be. It has been an incredible experience. Not only have I had
the opportunity to get to know incredible people and raise money for good causes, but I have also improved my talents and enjoyed the thrill of performing my music. This is my third and final semester organizing benefit concerts here at USU Eastern, and enjoyed every single one of them. I
how many talented people there are on our campus. Many of those who have performed with me have later thanked me for giving them the chance to be a part of such a good cause. Some thanked me for helping them to break out of their shell in the performing realm. These concerts have been a benefit for all of those involved: the p er for mers, the audience and the recipients of the donations. It has also been an exciting part of the college exp e r ienc e, b r i ng i ng a new activity to campus that has improved the diversity at USU Eastern. I am just grateful that I have been Jordan Sanders plays at benefit concert in Little Theatre. a part of it all, have tried to have as many different students because I feel that I have received just as perform as possible to make a variety in much out of it as all others involved. I have my shows, and it has been amazing to see also learned a valuable lesson; I’ve learned
Dixon: how to get a date Dixon Woodruff
staff writer d.woodruff@eaglemail.ceu.edu A dear friend of mine asked me why she doesn’t get asked out on dates. I got her background story and found a few reasons she wasn’t getting asked out. Her reasons are nothing to be embarrassed about. Her situation isn’t unique. Women who do not get asked on dates almost always have the same problems that are a deterrent to guys. I will explain the most common problems and their solutions. It really isn’t hard to get asked on dates. I will make it easy so you don’t have to be. The biggest hindrance is being the biggest woman. A female that is too tall can be a huge problem. Height is attractive, but intimidating. Guys keep their distance in order to maintain the little stature they claim. If you are tall, how do you get asked on dates? I suggest bringing it down a level. There are two ways I know of: The first is to slouch around. When you walk, never straighten your knees. If at all possible, walk with your knees at a 90-degree angle. Bend your back with your shoulders close to your knees. Never look up; always k now i f your feet are still there.
This has the potential to cut your height in half and double your chances of winning his heart. Your new posture will be irresistible to the hungry guys out there. The second way to shorten your problem is to play the injured card. Find a wheelchair and a cast/knee brace for your leg. Not only have you dropped undesired height, you have added sympathy by lying. Guys will pretend to feel so bad for you that they will almost always ask you to get dinner with them. If you are not tall, then my next guess as to why you haven’t been getting dates is your talents. Guys don’t like to feel short and they sure don’t like to feel weak compared to the female they are around. Intimidation is the single biggest deal breaker. It is fine for you to have talents. It is fine to be an overachiever. These things are fine if you can keep them a secret. If you want a date, hide your talents under a bushel basket. If you can play the piano or sing, be sure to not let men know about it. If you are smart, always dumb down around the hottest guys. If you are athletic, trip and fall all the time. Guys will see how pathetic you appear. Since men are so obsessed with being better than other people they will not be worried about you showing them up. You will be a pathetic moron and get a date every time. Another thing that prevents dates is your friends. Just like before, intimidation is a killer. It is the worst to hunt for one person when they have an army around them. The embarrassment of being turned down is exponentially worse with every witness. Choose to hang around with fewer people. In fact, if you fly it alone, you will
be an easy target. However, if you do choose friends to hang around with you; never have more than two with you at any given time. In addition, this hurts me to say, but if you aren’t the prettiest of your friends, you can expect zero dates. It is crucial that you look a little better than the friends around you. A rose is more beautiful when it has dandelions around it. A dandelion looks better when it has a garbage dump behind it. Just play it up a step and downgrade your friends for ugly ones. These last few tips will most likely address at least one flaw in your dating struggles. If you have high standards when it comes to getting a date, lower them. If you like good looking guys, stop. If you want a successful man to come along, forget about it. If your parents don’t like the guys that like you, get new parents. If you are a girl who likes other girls, don’t worry about how to get guys to ask you out. If you smell bad, you’re doomed. If you don’t like the date the guy has in mind, deal with it. If you are ugly, try not to be. If you have man hands, I am terribly sorry but there is no cure. If you don’t like my tips than that is fine, but if you don’t follow them, you won’t get another date until the end of forever. You don’t have to like my tips, but you do have to follow them. The last bit of advice is to never give up. Timing is everything. Rejection is a part of life. It is good to be optimistic but never forget the importance of realism. One must learn to adapt. Always remember, love will come softly when dates hardly come.
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New Travel Bus is a big thumbs up. The old Eastern Steamer just wasn’t cutting it anymore. It’s nice to be able to actually drive the speed limit instead going 15-20 mph under it. It has been super nice to have a nicer bigger bus.
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Thumbs down to how long it takes the school to handle transcripts and get them sent out to other schools when students apply to other colleges. Sometimes they don’t even arrive to the other schools. Thumbs down that at the end of the week if you have extra meals on your meal plan they don’t carry over. We are paying for those meals we should get as many swipes as we pay for. If we get a 10 meal plan and use 7 the next week we should get 13. It would be nice if we could use all of our meals. Thumbs down to no athletic trainer. Most high schools have an athletic trainer or two and when we came here and found out that there was no trainer, it was a real shock.
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that when you serve others and get involved in a good cause, you are much happier and it brings success in other parts of your life. I have lived on both sides of the spectrum, serving others and only serving myself and can say from experience that serving others brings much more happiness than does selfishness. Seeing and meeting the needs of others helps diminish your own. It’s a pretty incredible phenomenon and there is no shortage of projects that could be completed and causes that could be joined. I’m grateful to have learned the things that I have and served those who I have, and am saddened that this is my last semester to hold these benefit concerts at USU Eastern. I can assure you these are not the last benefit concerts that I will be involved in. I hope that someone will continue the tradition of concerts that I have started, if not right away, it will happen eventually. In the meantime, there will be two more benefit concerts this semester: one in March and one in April. I hope to see you in attendance. I also hope that you will look for ways to contribute to society and find things that you are passionate about that can be used to help others. I promise that you won’t be sad you did, and you will find a greater purpose and joy to your life.
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Rule of three: schooling, teaching, administration Nathan Manley
staff writer n.manley@eaglemail.ceu.edu After directing music for over three decades, Dr. Greg Benson is trading in his baton for a full-time administrative job at the Utah System of Higher Education in Salt Lake City. “Omne trium perfectum” means everything that comes in threes is perfect. Although Benson disagrees with his career being perfect, he says, “ I break my career down into three parts”—teaching at the public school level, teaching in higher education, and administrative responsibilities. Benson started teaching in 1980 in Michigan’s public schools as a band director for several years. During that time period, he earned a master’s degree at Bowling Green State University, and afterward a doctorate at Michigan State University. After finishing the doctoral program, Benson accepted a teaching position at Westark College in Fort
Smith, Ark., from 1992-99. Having seven good years teaching music classes and directing the concert band along with music department chair duties, Benson and his family wanted a change and accepted a job as the instrumental music director at the College of Eastern Utah. As Benson reflects fondly on his time at the college, again the highlights are broken down three fold. Facilitating the development of the wind symphony is at the top of his list. With its growth came opportunities for students and outlets for members in the community. Next would be Benson’s time serving as the dean of arts and sciences. And last would be his administrative duties at interim vice president and vice chancellor during the merger of Utah State University with the College of Eastern Utah. During his time serving as dean and interim vice president, he led several national faculty searches, allowing the hiring of new faculty members able to produce results to lay the foundation needed to help the institution and community
grow during and after the merger. Benson and his family feel fortunate for spending 14 years here and are grateful for the ties they will always have, with individuals in the community and the college. Alas, all good things come to an end, and they feel it is time again to move on. Earlier this month, Benson accepted a position with the Utah System of Higher Education as assistant commissioner for academic and student affairs. It is a leadership and coordinating role in Utah higher education. Duties include reviewing new degree proposals, acting as a higher education representative, working with academic discipline groups, etc. Benson is excited for “a whole new set of people to meet and work with,” but is grateful for the individuals he feels fortunate to have worked with for so long. He says “if it weren’t that we’re staying in Utah, moving would be even harder than it is, but at least we take comfort in the thought that we’re still nearby.”
Students help prepare income taxes American Express, South- first,” he said we prepared returns Collette Freestone, program eastern Association of Local long hand. The first computer manager at Southeastern Utah Governments, USU Eastern and printouts were accompanied Association of Local GovernCommunity Action Partnership by copier overlays. The Laser ments said. of Utah are all working together printer was a major breakthrough Students also benefit from to serve the people of the Carbon, in technology. With the next community service. One of the Emery, Grand and San Juan technological advancement, e- USU Eastern VITA students County through the VITA tax file, other colleges began to offer from last year is managing a assistance program. the course. New to our program local tax return company while According to Paul Leggett, ex- this year is the utilization of the another student is working as an ecutive director intern in a local tax of community practitioner’s office action partnerthis year. ship of Utah, USU E a st er n the goal is “to students are preprovide eligible paring tax returns Utah tax filers in Price, Blandwith easy, FREE ing and in Towaoc, tax preparation Colo. “This is all and filing tools job related, giving this tax season students real world through the experience and al“Earn it. Keep lowing them to work it. Save it.” iniwith the public,” tiative, which Olsen added. is a statewide “We appreciate photo courtesy business department public-private American Express Students and volunteers prepare taxes through VITA. partnership that and their generous builds partnerships to strengthen internet in an almost paperless grant that has helped us start the family financial stability.” world in a statewide network to VITA program and to expand The VITA program is Vol- serve the public.” in the four counties: Carbon, unteer Income Tax Assistance Sites are located throughout Emery, Grand and San Juan,” program. VITA has provided free Utah and the volunteers are ready Freestone said. tax preparation services through to serve the clients. If you make Income taxes are prepared local communities like Carbon less than $51,000 a year, you can (while you wait) over the IRS and Emery counties since the have your taxes done for free Internet program. Walk-in hours early 1970s. from a volunteer located at USU on the USU Eastern campus are USU Eastern Business Profes- Eastern, USU Blanding and USU 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday and sor, Henning J. Olsen, Ed.D., said Moab site. Wednesday in Reeves Building, the College of Eastern Utah began “We are proud to form a part- room 130. Contact Olsen at 435the VITA program in Spring 1982 nership with USU Eastern and be 613-5219 for information or call and was the first college in Utah able to offer this service to the to make an appointment. If no to participate in the program. “At members of our community,” answer, please leave message.
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Eagle staff writer and musician Nate Manley interviews Dr. Greg Benson during his last week of work
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Warren is not sure how many trophies he and his teams earned while he was the coach, but he is happy that they are now on a permanent display at USU Eastern. He is proud of the
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USU Eastern and see the display and say that they did a good job. And that is the truth; they worked hard and did a great job”.
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goal and are counting on an one who supports the arts to help them reach their goal. According to Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, Brad King, “We need help to cross the finish line and a donation of any amount is welcomed. A seat in the Geary Theatre bearing one’s name or the name of a loved one will be added for a gift of $1,000 or more.” “This great old theatre has been in our lives for the past 50 years. I holds memories of performances and productions that are priceless to the college and surrounding communities. It has become our cultural touchstone,” Chancellor Joe Peterson said. The son of Elmo G. Geary, whom the Geary Theatre was named, is spearheading the effort to raise the necessary funds to achieve the
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$100,000/100 day goal. In a letter sent out to alumni and friends, Eward A. Geary, president of the alumni executive board, wrote about his father¹s career as a speech and drama teach. “My father had a deeply held conviction that the ability to stand on one¹s feet before an audience to deliver a speech or enact a dramatic role formed an indispensable part of a complete education.” He wrote that the Geary Theatre has reached the end of its effective life as a public performance space. “A building that represented a major advance in 1960 is now seriously inadequate in terms of seismic safety, public accommodations, and support and performance spaces for a modern academic theater program. “Happily, the college’s architects have come up with a plan that will
preserve the historic theatre while modernizing its systems and facilities and also making it a centerpiece in a much needed academic building for other college programs housed in cramped and makeshift spaces.” “The importance of maintaining the Geary Theatre and a place where a number of arts can come together is vital for the soul of this community. The Geary Theatre has become a home for our graduates and alumni; it is a place of renewal and remembrance. I believe it is an important landmark for Price, CEU and USU Eastern. Its loss would be felt for a very long time. Remember Earth without art is just ‘eh,’” added Corey Ewan, Ph.D. USU Eastern theatre professor. For more information on the Geary Challenge, contact King at 435.613.5246.
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years – by 2017. To accomplish this, Director Greg Dart has put together an extensive recruitment plan. Over 50 pages in length, the plan treats everything from the new way in which data will be collected from prospective students, to how those prospective students will be found, and from where they will come. It includes specific recruitment tactics that will be employed to help build the Eastern brand, and make it memorable. The plan makes data collection more efficient in the way that whenever possible, paper is eliminated from the application process. At any recruitment event, rather than have stacks and stacks of paper, iPads are the means by which applications are filled out. This does two things. First, it eliminates the step where all the paper data has to be entered into the system, making it a much more efficient process. Second, it creates an image for the institution. It shows that Eastern is cutting edge,
and is up to date with the world. It may seem small, but small things add up, making a lasting impression for a prospective student. With everything done electronically, follow-up phone calls by student ambassadors happen much sooner and information can be provided in a friendly and efficient manner. But faster communication is only the beginning. The recruitment plan includes a number of tactics that are used in a variety of locations to bring students to USU Eastern. These tactics include bringing students to campus and showing them what it feels like to be an Eagle. The primary tools for this are campus tours and Eagle Experiences, where students visit Friday night and stay until Saturday morning. If the students can be brought to campus, they will see what being an Eagle is all about. Traveling to off-campus locations is another way to take the message of Eastern to prospective students wherever they may be.
Off-campus promotions include high school visits, open houses and meeting with high school counselors. In all of these visits, students can apply directly and have the application fee waived, as well as receive scholarships on the spot. The goal is to cater to the students, to help them know everything that they need to know in order for them to make an informed decision about their higher education. These activities are taken throughout Utah, as well as to other key locations outside of the state. Part of the plan is defining what percentages of students will come from where. Perhaps the best part of the plan is the versatility of it. Every year in July, the plan is reviewed and revised according to need. With detailed planning, a little fortune and a big vision, USU Eastern will earn recognition and more and more students will take advantage of what this great institution has to offer.
the new vice president of a c t iv i t i e s as she ran unopposed and received 154 votes with 17 voters abstaining. Luke Madsen Madsen ex p r e s s e s nothing but excitement and optimism about the challenge ahead of him of being the USU Eastern Student Body President. Although he believes that he is no more qualified for the position than any other student, he has held many other leadership positions such as; platoon and section leader in the U.S. Army, leadership while serving an LDS mission and being a part of student government in high school. Madsen has many goals for the 2013-2014 school year. “My goals are going to be focused on the students and making life for them the best I can. I hope to create an
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environment and atmosphere that students want to return or come (for the first time) to USU Eastern. I want to get the students more excited about attending events going on throughout campus.” These events include athletic games, ESA events, theater productions, music concerts and more. He also wants to make campus more “non-traditional student friendly.” He is looking into baby changing stations in bathrooms and day care center for the children of non-traditional students. “This is something I am not promising, but would like to look into.” Madsen says that he wouldn’t change anything from this year, but would just like to build upon it and continue making Eastern a good place to be. “I hope to only continue that legacy of making USU Eastern the best possible campus it can be.” Cox is also excited for the coming school year. She believes that she is qualified for this position because she is currently an
event director working closely with Emily Williams, the current vice president of activities. “I have learned to think on the go,” Cox said. She was involved in leadership during high school. Her general goal is to improve on activities that were popular this year. “I want to keep Lite Brite [dance] on campus.” She also wants to work with other organizations on campus such as SUN Center, ambassadors and residential life; do more at sporting events to improve school spirit and provide transportation to away games. Cox wanted to become the Eastern vice president of activities because it is an opportunity with experience not available anywhere else. She wants to improve planning, scheduling and advertising of activities, which she knows is a challenge. “I’m excited for next year and I’ll do my best.” Sorenson was contacted for her plans next year, but did not respond before press time.
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Fighting the “Freshman 15” “Be patient with your progress.”
McKenzie Hosenfeld staff writer m.hosenfeld@eaglemail.ceu.edu
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Student weighing in with a little help from a friend.
As first years are entering college, students are nervous with anticipation about what this new educational opportunity will be like. Most of them fear living with strangers, getting lost on campus and being able to manage all of their classes and homework. There is another fear that is legendary on campus: the ‘Freshman 15’. This expression is commonly referred to as the amount of weight that is often gained during a student’s first year of college. Although most freshman do not gain the dreaded weight in its entirety, a study by USU Logan’s Nutritional Journal shows that students still gain three to eight pounds during their first year. So whether you are trying to lose some weight or trying to maintain, here are some tips to ensure that you remain ship-shape during your years of college. Jan Thornton, USU Eastern director of student success, has had her fair share of experience with setting goals over her lifespan. Many of the valuable lessons
that she has learned are applicable to students who want to stay healthy during these college years. Thornton says, “Make goals that are ‘check off-able.’ It is much easier to accomplish many small goals than a single huge one.” She suggests that instead of setting vague goals, break long goals into simple and separate steps makes it less overwhelming. For example, instead of having your goal be “become healthy,” simplify it by having daily goals such as “run on the treadmill for half an hour” or “replace fries with salad”. Thornton also advises, “Be patient with your progress. Many people who work out give up after a month because they don’t see any progress. Many times it takes months to see any difference.” Results won’t come overnight, so tracking your progress daily will help you see a slow but consist change. Specific goals are also a vital part of attaining results. Thornton suggests, “Write down goals.” By writing down your plans, it clarifies and specifies your goal, while making you more accountable for your progress. More tips to accomplish resolutions are to limit the number of goals made, have
a support group, and reward yourself for milestones. USU Eastern student, Lindly Fernandez says, “It is easy to gain weight while on college meal plans, but you can still make healthy decisions.” To stay away from unwanted pounds, the key of healthy is to simply use moderation. Use sweets, sodas, and unhealthy meals sparingly. Jonathan Fox, also a college student, says, “With class, job, homework and classes, you only have a small amount of free time. It is hard to use that time and force yourself to go to the gym when everyone else is hanging out.” Many students have troubles finding the motivation to go to the gym. The best advice for this is to set a specific time to work out to ensure that you will have enough time in the day. If you are worried about your social life lagging while going to the gym, bring friends with you. It is a fun way to spend time with the people you care about while keeping yourself looking good. Freshman weight gain is an elective, not a requirement. Little-by-little, stepby-step, you can change and become the person you want to be.
Quilting welders? Service in the SUN Center Shanna Frame
staff writer s.frame@eaglemail.ceu.edu On Feb. 15, welding students, Brady Gibbs, Morgan Clark, Colton Wilcox, Jaelyn Miller, Trenton Oakeson, Cody Dale and Taylor Behling were seen in the SUN Center helping with quilts for the Newborns in Need program. Earlier that morning, they were enjoying breakfast at the Golden Grill, when SUN Center leader Lindly Fernandez, asked if they would be interested in providing some service. The welders quickly finished their breakfast and headed to the SUN Center to help with some quilts. “When someone was in need, the welders answered the call,” stated Oakeson. These men are a few of the proud students of Lon Youngberg and Mike Tryon, in the welding technology program at USU Eastern. Eastern offers a certificate of completion or an associates of applied
Science for those interested in welding. This attitude of spontaneous service is what SUN Center hopes to see more often throughout Eastern’s campus. The unexpected opportunities of service can be the chances to make someone’s day. These welders show that it doesn’t matter who you are or what stereotypes you feel you hold, you can always find a way to help. Some of SUN Center’s upcoming service opportunities are Kids @ Heart, every Monday through Thursday, from 11:30 a.m12:45 p.m.; Green Team, every Tuesday at 3 p.m.; tutors needed to help adults learn basic English; Breakaway, an alternate spring break, March 10-15; and tying quilts in the SUN Center, Monday-Friday anytime. For information on upcoming events and to sign up, visit the SUN Center on the second floor of the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center or call 435-613-5284.
The love of working with people Ashley Stilson
assistant editor a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu Liz Prettyman is spicing things up in the academic advising. Working mostly with international students and non-traditional students, Prettyman loves to interact with students and learn everyone’s different stories. Prettyman began as a student at College of Eastern Utah. She went to Utah Valley University to finish her degree in behavior science, directing it towards advising. “I had a fantastic advisor while I was here as a student….I had a lot of friends who didn’t go to academic advisers, and they had some difficulties. And I thought, ‘wow, if you would’ve done this, it would’ve been so much easier.’” Besides academic advising, she also works with
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Cody Dale, Taylor Behling, Morgan Clark, Brady Gibbs, Colton Wilcox, Trenton Oakeson and Jaelyn Miller.
international students. Prettyman has never worked with international students before. “That’s definitely new. I just finished my training with that…It’s a lot more data entry than you would think it is. I mean it makes sense you have to track people, but it is a lot of laws and regulations.” One of the unique problems she encounters with worldwide students is the language barriers. Some students struggle with English, and some don’t it. It’s an individual thing, Prettyman believes. The paperwork and research involved with academic advising is enjoyable, but if Prettyman could, she would work with fewer students. “I knew what they were going through,” Prettyman mentions when discussing her previous job working with only 60 students instead of the entire campus. “I knew what their problems were. It made it a lot easier to work with
them. We just don’t have enough advisers for that to work right now. But I enjoy that part more. Not necessarily counseling, but helping them in any aspect.” “It’s interesting to see how everybody’s got here, what their story is and why they’re here,” Prettyman says about her favorite part of her job. “I think just talking to people. Learning that they’re different, their different stories [because] everybody’s different.” Students often come to the academic office in need of emotional counseling. “Usually this is the place that people come first,” Prettyman says. “We refer to the counselors. But a lot of times we hear about people’s problems and things because they don’t know who to talk to….We’re not always the right person to talk to, but we can usually figure out who they need to talk to.” “We have a lot of students here who are nontraditional students who have a lot of problems with scheduling, with babysitters.” Prettyman remarks about her every day in the office. “They think they’ve got it worked out and then it doesn’t work…That comes
up all the time. It’s always interesting.” Prettyman is also an elementary education advisor and works with students studying in that field. If money wasn’t an issue, Prettyman said, “I would still work. I would do this, but I would have summers off.” She loves living here where her son grows up in a safe neighborhood and living by family. “Ideally, I would still do [counseling], but I would get off the same time my son got out of school and I would get summers off. But I wouldn’t Liz Prettyman pick another career.”
final theatre production Book Review: “The Sword of Shannara” USU Eastern’s “Moon Over Buffalo”
they set out on a seemingly hopeless task of defeating an enemy who has had more than a lifetime to prepare for assistant editor them. The trio are joined by two Elven brothers—Durin a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu and Dayel, a war-hardened Dwarf—Hendel, a dethroned prince—Balinor, and Allanon. The plot splits to follow the group who pursues the Here’s for all the “Lord of the Rings” fans out there. Another epic fantasy is waiting on the bookshelf. “The sword of Shannara and the band who races to reclaim Balinor’s throne from his insane Sword of Shannara”, written by Terry brother before the demon armies of Brooks, is a favorite among fantasy the Warlock Lord attack the kingdoms lovers. With its incredible narrative of Shannara. and potent characters, the world of Along the way, they must brave a horde Shannara takes readers on an unbeof suspicious gnomes, fabled monsters and lievable journey. finally the army of the Warlock Lord. Led Shea and Flick Ohmsford are the by a man their hardly trust and forced to protagonists of this tale. Adopted into believe in a tale they don’t believe, the little the Ohmsford family, Shea is part band must learn to rely on one another and elf and has no interest in adventures find within them the strength to carry on or his extraordinary past. When a against impossible difficulties, especially mysterious Druid named Allanon when Shea disappears halfway through appears, he tells the brothers about the journey. a Warlock Lord who has achieved “There are scenes of single immortality and now threatens combat, deadly peril, great battles, their world with a fiendish army. picaresque adventure, shy love and Allanon tells the brothers that a final confrontation between the Shea is the only one who can destroy Warlock and Shea which comes the warlord. Because of his Elvish The Sword of Shannara up to its promise,” praises Algis background, Shea is the last of a Budrys of Bookswest. “It sweeps and long line who can wield the sword it resounds.” of Shannara, the only weapon of any “The Sword of Shannara” is the first in a large power against the Warlock Lord. This immortal enemy has sent assassins to hunt down Shea, and he must leave collection of stories all about the land of Shannara. There are a few prequel books explaining the history to recover the sword to save their world. Chased by demonic assassins called Skull Bearers, of Shannara, and some that continue the adventure Shea and Flick flee their home and travel to confide in into the far future. The second book to the Original Menion, a friend and prince of a neighboring kingdom. Shannara Trilogy series is called “The Elfstones of Menion is willing to join in the group, and together Shannara”.
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Farce is the name of the game in Eastern Utah Theatre’s final production for 2013 with Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig set for April 4-13, 2013 in the Geary Theatre on the USU Eastern Campus. Moon Over Buffalo has been a comedy staple in the theatre since its premiere at the Martin Beck Theatre in 1995, with Phillip Bosco and Carol Burnett as the lead players. A few new faces appear in this production including Alexandra Cale who plays Rosalind and Lisha Michel who plays Ethel, both from Clearfield High School; Monica Parkinson as Eileen, Springville High School; Joshua-David Zelasko as Howard the Weatherman hails from Colorado Springs, Co. from Liberty High School; Braden Hampel plays Paul, Weber High School; Tyrell Clement as Richard, Emery High School; and Braden Nelson and Anne Morey play George and Charlotte Hay, both from Olympus High School. Moon Over Buffalo tells
the story of Charlotte and George Hay, an acting couple on tour in 1953 in Buffalo New York. Their repertory consists of a “revised” Cyrano de Bergerac, “a one nostril version,” and Noel Coward’s play Private Lives. In this backstage farce fate has given these actors one more shot at starring roles in the Hollywood film, “Twilight of the Scarlett Pimpernell.” The film is directed by the famous Frank Capra who is himself on route from California to Buffalo to catch their matinee performance. Will Charlotte appear or run off with their lawyer? Will George be sober enough to emote? Will we or Capra see Cyrano or Private Lives or a disturbing mixture of the two? Will George’s Cyrano pants ever get fixed? Why is General George S. Patton in Buffalo? Moon Over Buffa lo is“stuffed with comic invention . . . running gags . . . and a neat sense of absurdity, hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures, in this valentine to Theatre Lovers and Hams
everywhere. Ludwig is an internationally acclaimed playwright who has had six shows on Broadway and six on the West End. He has received two Lawrence Olivier Awards (England’s highest theatre honor), three Tony Award nominations and many other awards and accolades. He has become a comedy staple in the theatre having written such plays as Postmortem, presented here in 2005, Leading Ladies also Produced by Eastern Utah Theatre in 2007 and Twentieth Century in Logan 2012. He studied music at Harvard with Leonard Bernstein and theatre history at Cambridge and is on the board of governors of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. “I think Ludwig’s plays are absolute genius, said director Dr. Corey Ewan, “I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them I have read or directed. Sheer theatrical joy!” The Boston Herald calls the play, “nothing less than a love letter to live theatre.”
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In remembrance of a defining night Part 1 of a 3-part series: The Hero driver and both of them escape the chaos in a nearby ditch. staff writer The driver starts to mention that that his c.palo@eaglemail.ceu.edu clothes are uncomfortable and still very hot. So Caldwelltries to unlace the driver’s boots, but many of his laces as well as the fabric have Sgt. Cedric “Ced” Caldwell’s laugh was melted fusing different parts of the boot together. hearty and contagious. Rarely solemn, you could He starts to tug on the boot to pull it off and it always count on him to make you smile, laugh slides off easily … too easily. The outer layer of and even criticize you, but do it in a way that skin had melted to the boot and slid off leaving made you laugh. He was a very easy person to raw open flesh in its place. like, and everyone did. Noticing the severity of the driver’s injuIn Iraq in 2006, he showed me what it was ries, Caldwell realized that he has to brave the like to be a true hero, to put danger once more and get everything about yourself his soldier to the medevac. aside and without a thought Lifting him out of the ditch, of one’s own safety, jump Caldwell carries the driver straight in to hell’s fire. He to the maintenance vehicle, was the gunner of the lead finally relinquishing the vehicle his job was to defend driver to un-injured hands. against any threat that was He stumbles to the front attempted from the front of of the vehicle, finally able the convoy. to evaluate his own damage. The night was dark and He realizes that it was shock moonless when the convoy and his own determination left logistical support area to save his comrade that has (LSA) Anaconda to deliver helped him function at such supplies to forward observaa high level, until now. He tion base (FOB) Spiecher. starts to become disoriented. One by one the trucks turned The CC approaches on a road they would never Caldwell and asks him, forget. “Are you alright? Do you Shortly after the last veneed a medevac?” hicle called up to the Convoy Half-conscious Caldwell Commander (CC) that all asks, “How long till we are the vehicles have made the done?” turn, the CC informs us of “What?” says the CC, the latest Intel on improvised confused. photo courtesy Christopher Palo explosive devices (IEDs) he Sgt. Cedric Caldwell and his daughters. “How fa r til l FOB had just received. Spiecher?” says Caldwell Before he could finish his overnearly falling over. the-air briefing, worst fears came to light. The The CC catches him, “We got a long way. and runs back and runs back to once again battle lead vehicle was hit by a complex IED. the fiery Phoenix that has captured his comrade. You did good, brother. Let’s get you out of here.” An ammo can filled with an accelerant He grabs the driver by the bullet proof vest Another medevac was called and the brave and coupled with a small explosive was the he was wearing and drags him out. Half of soldiers work was finally done. He was able first part of the blast. It blew and covered the the driver’s body was on fire. Caldwell puts to rest. vehicle in accelerant. Right after, the main blast out the fire as fast as he can, but he isn’t out The level of bravery here is unmatched. Sgt followed. Like hell opening up and throwing of danger yet. Cedric “Ced” Caldwell is a true hero down to its fury upon the vehicle, the blast knocked The rounds in the vehicle start cooking off his core. He has forever earned my loyalty, my the armored vehicle on its side, its momentum from the heat of the fire. Caldwell grabs the respect and my friendship.
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causing it to slide on its side down the road. The blast ignited the accelerant and the armor of the vehicle started to melt. After the vehicle hit and started to slide, Caldwell was knocked unconscious. He came to 15 seconds later to the driver and the Truck Commander (TC) screaming. Semi-conscious and badly injured with chunks of metal in both of his thighs, he drags the TC away from the fiery deathtrap. Still trying to regain his full consciousness, he hears the screams of the driver. With every muscle he has, he shoves the fear and any self-preserving thoughts out of his mind
Know the facts about tuition costs next year!
Truth in Tuition Hearing Being presented on Monday, March 4 @ 11 a.m. In the Multi-Purpose Room Jennifer Leavitt Student Center Presented by Chancellor Joe Peterson
A trip to Australia and New Zealand Travel to the land down under with the College Study Tours next year. USU Eastern business professor Betty Hassell planning a 12-day community/ campus trip to Australia and New Zealand in 2014. She said departure date would be approximately June 23. Participants can see for themselves why Aussies and Kiwis have more in common than hopelessly endearing accents. Tourists can spend time crossing “The Ditch”—what natives call the Tasman Sea— and after a few days, it will become apparent that there are two distinct cultures in both countries—one of British influence and one of indigenous descent. While their histories may be a little rocky, they’ve wound up being closer in political relations than ever before.
From spiny echidnas to small flightless birds, neither suffers from a shortage of unique wildlife and raw iconic beauty. Aesthetically gifted Auckland makes its case as one of the world’s most beautiful capitals in New Zealand, and you’ll see why after watching steam pour out of mystical Rotorua. She says if anyone is serious about this trip, let her know which departure date would work best. The tour enhancements are extra. Hassell recommends a tour enhancement to Kuranda. A $200 discount if you sign up for the tour by Feb. 28. The departure date is not final, it is just the date they used for now, she said. It is expensive because of all the airline flights. For additional information email Hassell at betty.hassell@usu.edu.
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Join the fun of USU Eastern Global Week Emily Williams
lifestyles editor e.williams@eaglemail.ceu.edu February 25 through March 1 marked the first of an annual tradition at Eastern. Global Week focused entirely on creating social and cultural awareness on a global level. The mission statement for global week is: “Global Week is a passionate experience, USU Eastern provides annually to foster worldwide awareness of international celebrations, customs, and heart-wrenching needs through exposing participants to events and activities that include humanitarian, culinary, academic, cultural, artistic and athletic adventures in a diverse and compelling display.” Each day of Global Week focuses on a different continent: Asia, Africa, The America’s (North, Central and South), Europe and Oceania. Each continent has several countries and cultures that are unique to that area. The Global Week schedule includes a social awareness segment, documentaries that familiarize students with past and present social issues, authentic food prepared by dining services, sporting events and other activities that reflect cultural diversity. Many international students have assisted in planning and executing the events. The student body has
enjoyed experiencing new foods, games and music that they normally would not encounter. Although Global Week has been fun, there is a deeper purpose behind the event. The faux Berlin Wall in the student center represents how important global awareness and social tolerance is. History has shown the horrors of racism, intolerance and egocentric world views. Each generation has a responsibility to learn from the mistakes of history and create a more peaceful and tolerant world. Global Week helps students at Eastern to understand and appreciate different cultures, and inspire them to be part of creating a better world. Global Week is ending with a huge event Friday, March 1. On the Oceania Day, there will be a luau. Dining services will be serving a smoked pig, along with other delicious foods from island countries. Residential Life will be presenting the Spirit of Aloha Award during dinner. After eating, everyone will have a chance to walk on hot coals outside the cafeteria patio. Students will then learn dances from other countries at the Sessions Hall. The culminating event to end the week is a global dance in the JLSC multipurpose room. This dance will feature music from countries all over the world and celebrate the cultures students have learned about throughout the week.
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Eastern makes history Jordan Weihing
sports writer j.weihing@eaglemail.ceu.edu Coach Dave Paur is trying to make history tonight (Feb. 28) in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as his lady Eagles try to defeat Snow College Badgers for the fourth time this season. The third win came at home last weekend when his team beat the Badgers and Alumni, but got blown out by Salt Lake Community College. On Valentine’s Day, USU Eastern’s Women’s basketball team had a stellar game against the Alumni All-Stars. They dominated them 78-57. Eastern played a consistent game, maintaining their lead almost the entire game. Amy Arbon had an impressive defensive game with two blocks and a steal. Hailee Parry had one of the best performances the school has ever seen, scoring a career high of 28 points and tying a school record with seven three pointers! Head Coach David Paur said of her improvement this season, “She has turned into a really great player.” The win against the All-Star team helped boost the morale of the team and start the next couple games off on the right track. Paur feels the performance was key in helping them stay confident in the next games. He said, “It gives you some optimism when you feel good about yourself and you won.” Eastern maintained their moral on Feb. 16 when they went up against Colorado Northwestern. The game seemed like it would be neck and neck with the score being tied at 13 with six minutes left in the first half, but Eastern went on a scoring rampage leading at the half 30-15. Parry kept up her hot performance from the previous game, leading the team in scoring with 19 points. Amy Arbon was just behind her with 11 points. The team’s defensive game was just as impressive as their offense. As a team, Eastern caused Colorado to turn the ball over 20 times. Their defense was emulated best by the performance of Lerissa Quintana who had one block and three steals. The game would finish with Eagles on top, 61-49. On Feb. 21, was Fan Appreciation Day. What better way to show appreciation than to return home from the win against Colorado and make history against Eastern’s biggest rivals: Snow College. In the previous two meetings with Snow, Eastern had come out on top. If they win again, they would do something the school has never done before: beat Snow College three times in a row.
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Abby Call shoots the ball with a defender in her face.
Al-Meer Hod-Gee-Sheck-Oh-Vitch? Karli Morris
editor-in-chief k.morris@eaglemail.ceu.edu Almir Hadzisehovic wears the number 12, stands six-feet, eightinches tall and plays the forward for the USU Eastern Golden Eagles. Hedzisehovic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, with one younger sister. He says that he li kes being in Price. “I really like it here and enjoy every day in Price. It’s a big difference b et we en Price
and Serbia because the people here in Price are very nice and everybody wants to help you.” Hadzisehovic idolizes Kobe Bryant’s basketball skills. “I like to watch him play and he is my favorite player.” Hadziesehovic simply loves the game of basketball, especially when the game is close and has an unpredictable ending. “Every game brings something new and interesting.” He says that he is happiest when his team wins. Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Carter Roe, sees the potential that Hadzisehovic has as a basketball player. “I think he is a wonderful person and is showing a lot of promise as a basketball player. He has shown a lot of progress as a player since we gave him a chance to show us what he can do.” Teammate Mike Stroud commented, “Almir is a great teammate, always amped to play. He is definitely the funniest person on the team, his accent is priceless.” Women’s basketball players Kathy Collette and Shantaya Strebel shared their thoughts on the “Big Serb.” “I love Almir. He has a sweet spirit about him and a big smile on his face. He always has a hug for everyone.” “He has a killer spin move that he practiced a lot and now has perfected.” If his future goes as he plans, he will graduate in America and head across the pond to play professional basketball in Europe.
The stands have been more full than they had ever been this season. Paur said, “It always helps when you have a lot of people.” Whether it was the boost of confidence provided by the two-game winning streak or the amount of fans in the stands, our Eagles played great. Parry, Lerissa and Gabriella teamed up to score a combined 38 points. On top of that, Parry dished out six assists. While their teammates were working on offense, Brooke Slade, Isabel Costa and Amy Arbon were controlling the paint with a combined effort of 20 rebounds. The team effort allowed Eastern to make history beating Snow 61-50. The past games had been memorable, but the momentum finally hit a wall when the Eagles met their match against Salt Lake Community College on Feb. 23 when they suffered a 26-point loss, 76-50. Parry was the high scorer for Eastern with 11 points. Arbon fought for the paint with 10 rebounds. But it was an uphill battle for Eastern all night, never having a lead against SLCC the whole game. Eastern shot 25 percent from the field, compared to SLCC who scored 50 percent. Paur explains, “For some reason we just don’t match up well against them.” See if Eastern can make history again Thursday, Feb 28 at 5:30 p.m. against Snow College as the SWAC tournament starts in Coeur d’Alene. Fans can log on to iHigh.com to watch live coverage of the games. Snow and Eastern are both heading into this game coming off a loss. Snow was beaten for the very first time at home against Colorado on Saturday. When talking about the matchup against Snow, Paur said, “Both teams have got to recover, whoever does it the quickest will win.” If Eastern is able to win again against Snow, they will make history again being the first time they ever beat Snow College four times in a row. Paur said, “We gotta believe that we can beat Snow a fourth time…we beat them four times in a row, we’re going somewhere that we’ve never been before.” If Eastern wins, they will play against the league champions, College of Southern Idaho, on Friday.
The chance to play was good enough reason to stay Whitney Fieldsted sports writer w.fieldsted@eaglemail.ceu.edu
As children, many of us dreamed of growing up and moving away from home to attend college. For some, that dream never came true and for others, it just happened later than expected. For Rachel Scoggins this dream just hasn’t come true yet. Scoggins, a freshman at USU Eastern, always thought she would graduate high school and attend college somewhere farther than 10 minutes away from home, but plans changed as she grew up and got the opportunity to be a part of the lady Eagles’ basketball team. For those who don’t know Scoggins, she is someone you would love to have in your life. High school friend and fellow student at USU Eastern, Amanda Freestone said, “Rachel is one of the nicest people I know. She is always looking for people to help and is a lot of fun to be around. She also works really hard in everything that she does.” Scoggins was raised in the small town of Spring Glen, Utah with her three brothers and two sisters. She is the third child in her family and lives with them. “I wanted to
leave, but decided to stay at home for the first couple of years to save money and play basketball,” she said. Scoggins isn’t the girl with just one love. She loves the outdoors and goes hiking and hunting whenever she can. Scoggins also enjoys playing volleyball. She was part of her high school team and still gets to enjoy that when she helps her mom coach volleyball and basketball at Helper Jr. High. The rest of Scoggins’ free time is on the basketball court. “Basketball has always come easy to me. I love the contact aspect of the game, and it is always fun,” she said. Spectators watching the game can even tell she enjoys every minute she is on the court. She plays the three position for the women’s team this year and as a shooting guard, she isn’t afraid to shoot ball when open. She comes off the bench when called upon and helps the lady Eagles out on the court. She has hit some shots at crucial points in a couple of games this season. In a home game against Colorado Northwestern Community College, she drained three shots in a row from down town to give the lady Eagles a decent lead on CNCC.
Her statistics come nowhere near explaining how hard she works when in a game, even if it is only for a couple minutes. Defensive Coach, Dan Allan made the comment that Scoggins has learned to play at a high level for a freshman and plays with great intensity and confidence.
“Can Math Skills Help You Fill Out an NCAA bracket?” If you are a fan of the annual NCAA’s March Madness and want to be better at predicting the outcome of the final winners, stop by the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center’s multipurpose room on Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m., where USU Eastern math instructor Peter Legner, will discuss “Can Math Skills Help You Fill Out an NCAA bracket?” The talk will use basic math and statistics formulas to show how to predict the outcome of future sporting events (not just NCAA basketball games). The NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins the week of March 19. The math department is also sponsoring a “fill out the bracket” challenge for the NCAA tournament. All students are invited to fill out a tournament bracket and send their predictions to peter.legner@usu.edu. USU Eastern basketball coaches are also filling out their brackets and participating in the competition. See if you can beat the math formulas and the basketball coaches in predicting the outcome of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The top-two student brackets will win gift certificates for USU Eastern sportswear in the campus bookstore. Legner has taught at USU-Eastern three years. He
studied mathematics at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and at the University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho. He also has deep interest in sports. He works as the official scorer for the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team during the summers. His talk will demonstrate how basic mathematical formulas taught in math 1050 and stats 1040 are used to
predict the outcome of athletic competitions. An explanation of the success rates for these formulas will also be given. Even if you are not a fan of math and statistics, this should be an interesting talk. The goal for the event is to motivate students to see an interesting application of mathematics in the real world.
715 East Main Street Price, UT 84501 Peter Legner
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Where’s the love? Hayden Peterson
sports writer h.peterson@eaglemail.ceu.edu If I were to ask you right now, who has the best record in the NBA, how many of you would be able to answer my question correctly? I am willing to guess that less than half of you would be able to tell me the correct answer. But I can’t blame you. If you were to say the Heat or even the Thunder, you would be incorrect, but most of you would probably answer that way. Let me tell you why most of you would give that answer. ESPN gives a lot of love to the Heat and Thunder because of the All-Stars on their squads, but just because they get all of the media attention doesn’t always give them the best record. Now, there are probably a few of you who would actually get the answer correct and answer my question by saying the team with the best record in the NBA is the San Antonio Spurs. Yes, the team with that really old guy named Tim Duncan, the Argentine Manu Ginobli and the point guard who everyone seems to forget exists in Tony Parker. Yes, the Spurs actually do have the best record in the NBA right now. Even with the aging roster, Coach “Pop” manages to put one of the most competitive teams in the league on the court night after night, season after season. In my mind I don’t know how he isn’t in the running for coach of the year every year. Last year, the Miami Heat’s coach, Eric Spolstra, won the honor of coach of the year, but what coach couldn’t lead the Heat with all of their superstars to the playoffs and even the finals? That might honestly be the easiest and bestpaid job on this planet. The job qualifications for his job probably consist of the ability to travel out of your home state for road games, two hands that can form a “T” to be able to call time outs and occasionally tell LeBron James when he needs to start taking over. Now onto the job requirements for the Spurs’ head coaching job,. First of all, you need to be able to manage minutes of an aging Duncan, also the minutes of your shooting guard who is coming back from injury in Ginobli and maybe the most difficult part is matching your squad up night after night knowing you are probably less talented the deeper you go into your roster. That being said, there are plenty of teams worthy of some loving, but aren’t receiving any because there are bigger stories according to the press and media. Take for example the Indiana Pacers. Yes, the team that Reggie Miller used to play for. In fact, that was probably the last time the Pacers received any loving. Well, that is about to change right now. I am going to give the Pacers some love right now. The Pacers are second in the East and have beaten the Heat twice already this year, both times by more than 10 points. If there is a team that causes match up problems for the Heat, it is the Pacers. The Pacers are well coached and have athletes who play for the love of the game and work well as a group. This just proves once again that everything you see on TV isn’t always the complete story. In the last two weeks, I guarantee you can find more stories about the Heat, Thunder and even the ninth place Lakers on Sports Center then you will read about the Spurs or Pacers. One final thought: being a week full of surprises, my heart goes out the Laker family as a whole as they lost Jerry Buss after an 18-month struggle with cancer. Buss was 80 years old and has now gone on to manage a new team with some old friends. I will catch you next week, until then don’t forget to love those who deser ve s o m e loving.
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Fighting to keep the season alive Men striving, hoping, praying for victories in Idaho at SWAC tournament Talon Bryan
sports editor t.bryan@eaglemail.ceu.edu Starting off the new week with a win over Colorado Northwestern the week looked bright for the Eagles, only to be shut down with losses at the hands of Snow and Salt Lake. The regular season has come to a close for the USU Eastern men’s basketball team. Post season playoffs start this weekend, meaning anything can happen. With all teams receiving an automatic bid into the regional tournament, there is still hope for even the poorest of teams. The Eagles capped off the season with an away game victory against CNCC, ending the season with two at home losses. Playing CNCC has been a given win all season. Failing to win a region game, the Spartans went 0-15 in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. The men claimed another easy victory over the Spartans with Jason Timpf scoring 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Dytanya Johnson broke double digits also scoring 13 points and grabbing seven boards making the final score 64-57. Colorado Northwestern’s Thomas Powers scored 14 and dished out 4 assists. Fan appreciation night drew in quite the crowd for the Eagles. Facing down Snow College for their third meeting of the season. Snow pushed the pace all game and shut down the Eagles quickly. Nick Gruninger of Snow College set the pace of the game scoring 13 points
LeBron James:
an assassins mentality Travon Langston
sports writer t.langston@eaglemail.ceu.edu The 2012-2013 NBA Basketball season has been interesting. One of the more profound athletes in the game right now is LeBron James. A few years ago he was on the Cleveland Cavaliers with no team and no hope. With no reliable teammates, James needed to carry his team with any hopes of being successful. Even though the Cavaliers made it to finals, James’ could not get the hardware. Now with James’ contract almost over, a big decision was ahead of him. He could either stay in his home state of Ohio or be signed with a new team with new possibilities. When it was time, James decided to take his talents to South Beach and play for the Miami Heat. This overall decision benefited LeBron and the Heat organization tremendously. With the duo of LeBron and Dwayne Wade at the top of the court and Chris Bosh down low, the Heat are seamlessly impossible to stop. With a team that James can count on, the Heat are on their way to another possible championship this year. Last month, he became the first player in history to drop at least 30 points while holding a 60% field goal percentage in six consecutive games, thus establishing him as one of the most prestige players in history. Coming off from a championship season last year, he has had a lot of hype to live up to. Knowing his statistics, he has lived up to his name. Having 35 triple-doubles in his career James earns a spot in the history books. As a dominance inside, a clutch shooter, and intricate passer he is at the top of his game; some might even say in his prime. This season James is averaging 26.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 9.8 rebounds a game. He has an assassin’s mentality. Fearing no one, James is starving for victory and wants to be the best. With a little less of half a season to go, the Miami Heat are the leading the Eastern conference and are on the roa d to success.
and assisting nine baskets. Things got heated early between the teams, causing USU Eastern to lose mental focus and allowing Snow to score quickly and easily, ending the game at 81-58 for the Badgers. Timpf scored 14, while Johnson produced another 10 despite playing low minutes. The final home game of the season was against sixth ranked in the national polls Salt Lake Community College. The Bruins have stayed ahead all season, finishing first in region 18. USU Eastern’s Timpf led scoring shooting 9-13 from the field and 4-7 beyond the arc, leaving him with 25 points and 11 rebounds, Todd Helgensen also managed a double-double scoring 10 points and snatching 10 rebounds. Despite the team’s efforts, SLCC still managed to outscore the Eagles 74-68. Sal Tummala scored 17 for the Bruins and grabbed nine rebounds. The Eagles ended the regular season with a 14-16 record, with a 4-11 record in conference play. The men start the region tournament seeded fifth and will play the fourth seed CSI on Mar 1 at 7:30 p.m. at North Idaho College. Fans can check out iHigh.com for live coverage of the games this weekend. Praying for some upsets is about all the men can do at this point. The region tournament means do, or die, lose and go home or win and live to play another day. Top seeded SLCC and second seeded NIC both earned byes the first day leaving CNCC to play Snow. SLCC is a heavy favorite to win, but with North Idaho’s talent that could change very fast.
Todd Helgesen fights for possession of the ball.
Baseball off to a rocky start Ryan Nelson
sports writer r.nelson@eaglemail.ceu.edu USU Eastern baseball traveled to St. George the weekend of Feb. 22 and 23, to play in consecutive double headers against Prairie Baseball. The men were unable to get a win this weekend, but they were able to see which combinations of players worked well together, which led to improvements over the course of the weekend. On Feb. 22, was a low-scoring game with Prairie coming out on top 4-1. The teams were almost equal in their hitsto-at-bat ratio. Prairie went 4-28, and Eastern went 6-24. The main difference in the outcome of this game was the errors. Eastern had five, while Prairie managed to play a perfect defensive game. Coach Scott Madsen said, “We didn’t play as well as the previous tournament. With a team like that, they will expose your mistakes and they seemed to take advantage of every mistake that we made.” Hayden Basinger scored Eastern’s only run of the game. The second game that day was a higher-scoring game, final
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score being 21-13 for Prairie. Eastern had 30 at bats, but were only able to come up with eight hits. Tayson Wilson, Kameron King, and Sam Trout led the team with two hits each. Saturday’s games held much of the same for Eastern. The morning game was 10-2 in Prairies favor. Chance Abrath scored on a ground out by Kyle Durbin, and Jake Meservey hit a home run. The second game of the day was once again a high scoring game for both teams, but again Prairie came out on top scoring 25 runs to Eastern’s 13. The men went 12-29 at bat, compared to Prairie’s 16-38. Abrath and Gentry Hatch led the team with three hits each. Coach Madsen was not thrilled with how his team performed throughout the weekend, but was happy that they finally started scoring. “The team really improved scoring runs. They made the adjustments and hit across a lot of runs.” Although unable to get a win, Eastern figured out the most important aspect in the game of baseball. It takes both offense and defense to win a game. With this new mentality, the Eagles are prepared to play their first home games against the Utah All-Stars on March 1-2.
Mike Stroud
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Former CEU coaches reunite
Almost 20 years later, two former coaches at the College of Eastern Utah (USU Eastern) have reunited in Carthage, Texas and reversed their rolls from assistant coach to head coach and from head coach to assistant coach. A f t er leavi ng coaching at CEU, Junsie Cotton and Guy Beach’s careers crisscrossed throughout the United States as they both gained experience and accolades. Coach Cotton Both were assistant coaches at the University of Texas at El Paso. Cotton started his coaching career as an assistant at Utah State University and then coached under Beach at CEU where their team posted a 28-5 record and won the first of only two Scenic West Athletic Conference championships at the school. He left Price to become an assistant at Midland College in 1997 and then head coach at the school. At Midland, his teams posted a 55-5 record and he was selected Region V Coach of the Year as he guided his team to the WJAC Conference Champion-
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ship, a Region V Championship and sixth place finish at the NJCAA Tournament. His next coaching assignment was the head position at Lincoln Trail College in Illinois where he led his team to the 2007 Region XXIV Championship. Cotton was named Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. He is in his third year as head coach at Panola College where he led his team to the NJCAA Region XIV playoffs his first season. Beach is beginning his 19th season as a college basketball coach and accepted Coach Beach the assistant coaching position at Panola College last fall. His coaching experience reads like a Who’s Who in coaching with assistant jobs at Weber State University, CEU and Fresno State University. He was head coach at CEU and College of Southern Idaho where he compiled a 103-25 record in four seasons. He also spent a year as an assistant for the Idaho Stampede in the NBA D-League championship.
Harley Earl
Position: Shooting Guard
Position: Shooting Guard
Hometown: Draper, UT
Hometown: Corrine, UT
Major: Exercise Science/ Pre-med
Major: Elementary Education
Hero & Why: My mom, she is the most unselfish person I’ve ever met. She would do anything for our family before she does anything for herself. I don’t know how she did it as a single mom!
Hero & Why: My mom, she has always supported me with whatever I choose to do
Something most people don’t know about you: I have longboarded on the freeway before.
Why did you decide to come to USU Eastern: To play basketball
Why did you decide to come to USU Eastern: To play basketball Favorite thing about USU Eastern: My friends here, I am really lucky to be surrounded by all of them Favorite thing about your sport: Using the abilities that God has given us to find out how far we can push ourselves. Plans after USU Eastern: Get into med school and become a doctor
Something most people don’t know about you: I was the only child for 9 years
Favorite thing about USU Eastern: The small school feeling Favorite thing about your sport: My teammates Plans after USU Eastern: Go to USU, Logan pho
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