November 14, 2013 by Susan Polster

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Vitality for USU Eastern

After 13 years, drawings almost ready of CIB Chris Barney

staff writer c.barney@eaglemail.ceu.edu “Vitality” injected into a campus and community, the draft for the new stateof-the-art Central Instructional Building will be confirmed and released shortly after Nov. 18, 2013. “You never know what it’s going to

Preliminary architectural drawing of proposed CIB.

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look like until they hand you the keys,” said USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson. In roughly one week, the plans for the new CIB will be released. After 13 years of lobbying legislature, the school is closer than ever before to realizing a dream. The CIB will feature glass walls, allowing passers-by to view into its interior. This will display the various classes and subjects being taught inside. Courses taught in the building will include the arts, theatre, music, communication and criminal justice. Chancellor Peterson is excited about what it will bring to not only the campus, but also the community, “this will be a palace.”

Revenue down, participation up

Lobbying for funding of the building has been a long process. Eastern’s CIB is up against eight other buildings found in Utah’s other higher education facilities to compete for funding. With the inclusion to Utah State University Logan, and the $500,000 Eastern received from last year’s legislature to work on architectural plans, Eastern stacks up well against the competition to be granted its wish. On Nov. 18, the proposed plans will be confirmed. A press release is sure to follow, Peterson says. The school has already received $1.4 million from last year’s legislation and various other donors: Tony Basso, Marc see Vitality page 3

Bread ‘N’ Soup nights

Summer programs lose $37,000 Nathan Manley

staff writer n.manley@eaglemail.ceu.edu A net loss of $36,785 at the end of the 2013 fiscal year was reported in the USU Eastern summer camp financial summaries. Despite revenue and participants at their highest levels in seven years, the figures ended in the negative. Daniel Allen, executive in residence and director of summer Programs, was able to comment via email stating that, “We had the unfortunate problem of discovering two large clerical errors late in the fiscal year. These errors occurred in prior years, but had to be adjusted in fiscal year 2013.” One of these errors was a clerical related to salary charges made to the wrong department. The other regarded a problem of remitting refunds for overpayment of one of the football camps. Allen further explained, “The net income for the previous three years was overstated…which lead to taking the hit

all in FY13.” The Eagle staff reviewed the full report of all the schools involved and total number of participants. Total revenue for the field camps was at its highest level ever, generating $16,705. Academic camps had a total of 479 participants generating $62,640 in total revenue, a 50 percent increase over a five-year span. Sports camps reached an all-time low with both number of participants and revenue, totaling 564 participants generating only $73,780 in revenue, a 50 percent decrease over the same five-year span. Negative publicity in state-wide newspapers might have played a role in the drop of participant numbers of the sports camps, according to Allen. Reports from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune of multiple incidents of football coaches at two separate high schools investigated for misallocating funds. Because of both team’s involvement with football camps, the USU Eastern summer football program was see Summer page 3

Zwick wins national award Distinguished Educator/Service recipient

Olsen talks enrollment goals

Utah State University Eastern launched an ambitious growth campaign in the fall of 2012. The ultimate goal was to reach an enrollment of 4,000 students by the fall of 2017. One year into that goal, the college began the semester with 2,130 students enrolled, a 13 percent increase. The goal for this past year’s growth was 15 percent, but in light of the year’s events, namely the LDS Church’s

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What happens if Jason Olsen gets together a town filled with retired wrestlers, a linguist who judges women based on their dialects and a child who dreams of a Robot Action Pinball that could save humanity? A booklength collection of short stories that wins the first place award in the 2013 Original Writing Competition sponsored by the Utah Division

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planning in advance of the upcoming legislative session,” he said. “We have now accomplished that goal.” The Sorenson Legacy Foundation is known for support of educational initiatives related to arts and the disabled or disadvantaged. “We’re extremely grateful that the Foundation perceived our project’s congruity with the Foundation’s values, and the importance of our project for this region,” Peterson said. “Their gift makes the Foundation one of the college’s chief partners in extending access to cultural

events and educational opportunity.” It was estimated that it would cost USU Eastern $1.4 million for architectural planning. Last year the state legislature gave the college a kick-start when it allocated $500,000 in planning money for the project. With help from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, USU Eastern was able to raise the additional private funding necessary to not only meet, but exceed its goal, Peterson said. “The success of our fundraising effort demonstrates in a consee Gift page 3

Jason Olsen wins Original Writing Competition

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• My Dear Watson advice • Sororities and Fraternites • Importance of arts • Whasssuppp?! • Calendar of events •page 2

A $267,000 donation from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation pushes Utah State University Eastern past the million dollar mark in private funding toward its Building Vitality Campaign. The significance of this is that USU Eastern can now hand the Utah Legislature complete architectural plans for a new Central Instructional Building when it convenes in January. This will hopefully move the project even higher up on the state building priority list, said USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson. “We wanted to pay for architectural

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changing the eligible missionary age to 18 from 19, it was still a great success. Next year’s goal is to hit 2600 students. “We increased enrollment by 283 students,” says Kristian Olsen, the director of enrollment services, “it was the biggest increase in the state. Actually, everyone else saw a decrease in enrollment. Snow saw .03 percent increase, but we increased 13 percent. When everyone else was decreasing, we increased.” What made the difference was a change

With five Mondays in November, the Bread ‘n’ Soup nights are projected to bring in thousands of dollars, all of which are donated to the Carbon County Food Bank. This Monday, the faculty and administration volunteered to help serve. Each week a different organization volunteers to serve at the event. English Department chair, Carrie Icard, has overseen the project for 15 years.

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Going into year two of 4 in 4 staff writer j.fox@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Crowds of students and community line up in JLSC

Gift pushes USU Eastern past $1 million mark

USU Eastern’s Henry Zwick is the recipi- can Society for Engineering Education. ent of the Dr. William T. Guy Zwick has more than 30 years of teaching math, computer Jr., Distinguished Educator and Service Award. science and engineering in his background. He usually Guy was a mathematics professor at the University teaches five classes each seof Austin in Texas for 60 mester, but occasionally offers six or seven. years. Chronicling his enduring career, he was the He knew in elementary school that he wanted to be recipient of almost every teaching award at U of T. It a teacher. He first thought he is with this legacy that the would teach chemistry, then American Society for Engichanged to math, back to chemistry, then to physics and neering Education created Henry Zwick finally settled on math. this award to bestow upon outstanding math educators in higher Growing up in Chicago, Ill., Zwick education with Zwick receiving the award completed his undergraduate studies at from the math division in the Amerisee Zwick page 3

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• Gallery East exhibit • A season of thanks • Noel Carmack presenting • Sean Bott returns • The Real Inspector Hound •pages 4-5

of Arts and Museums. “One of the things with fiction is you take in what’s around you and just be inspired by all the things that are around you,” Olsen said. His 170-page manuscript, titled Robot Action Pinball, contains 11 fiction stories that were mostly written while he was in Utah. “I realized I had a lot of stories that were kind of connected based on the themes and the style of writing I had.” he mentioned. He decided to try and fit the stories into a manuscript. Though his poetry manu-

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script didn’t place in last year’s contest, Olsen didn’t let it discourage him. “When you submit your work creatively, you have to go with the ups and downs,” he said. The poetry manuscript has been a finalist or semi-finalist in seven contests over the past two years. It hasn’t been published yet, but Olsen feels it is almost there. “It feels like I’m right on the edge. I’m knocking on a door and I’m waiting for someone to open it fully.” “You should write about

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• Nico Velasquez spotlight • Women’s basketball • Down Goes Rogers • Baseball Q & A • Men’s basketball •page 6-7

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The fine arts: five reasons why they are important staff writer j.slade@eaglemail.ceu.edu

rowing up, one of my favorite parts of school was the various forms of art I got to participate in. From drawing something in art class, to blasting my trombone in band class, to standing up in front of an audience to give a monologue. To me, the arts made going to school bearable. Even now, the arts play an important part in my day-to-day life. Without them, I wouldn’t be doing what I am. Why are the arts so important and why should we not only keep them, but also encourage people to actively participate in them? Art is a language that all people understand. A person can paint a picture in France

way to change the world is through the arts. Finally and perhaps most importantly, the arts give people the opportunity to express themselves. There are many different venues in the arts. Some people act, others draw, write or compose. A world without expression is a world hardly worth living in. Can you imagine living day-to-day, doing the exact same thing without any variance? There would be nothing new to discover, nothing new to create; we would all just exist as one, and eventually, could you really tell yourself from someone else? The arts are what make us, and we need the arts to survive.

you can change; only then can you improve. The arts encourage creativity and inventiveness. A lack of creativity can be readily seen in the people around us. Many people simply don’t know how to create anymore; we have become comfortable with what we have. Without keen creativity and inventiveness, progress in our society and culture ceases. Oscar Wilde once said, “Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” The arts provide a means for every person to learn. People learn in different ways, some visually, others verbally or even physically. Everyone is different, and you can’t decide that one way of teaching is correct above all the others. Through the arts, we can find the best way that we learn and the best way to teach others our ideas and ideology. A great

and we can look and understand what we are seeing in America. It doesn’t matter that the person who painted it speaks a different language than the one viewing it; a message can be conveyed easily to many cultures through imagery. Music is just as beautiful in a different language as in our own native tongue. The arts cross racial, social and cultural barriers. They can be used to unite a people. The arts teach people that in complex forms of problem solving, problems are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the arts requires you to surrender yourself to unanticipated possibilities as the work unfolds. You never know how a medium will react as you create works of art and sometimes the problem has to be fixed in a creative way. The same goes for the production of a play; you must see where

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Sororities and fraternities are not for every university James Justice

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n Nov. 1, an article on KSL.com was published, “Would-be sorority rallies support to lift ban at Dixie State.” What this article is about is the ban Dixie State University has on Greek sororities. To sum up this article, Indigo Klabanoff wants to start a sorority at DSU named “Phi Beta Pi,” also the name of a medical sorority in Texas. Dixie denied her request stating, “The judgment of both the DSU administration and trustees is that more students would be repelled rather than attracted by the ‘partying’ stereotype typically associated with a Greek system, and that is not the culture we want to encourage on our campus.” Next, she moved this conversation into “students constitutional rights to organize.” This is my short response to this woman and those who think this is somehow unfair for the school to not allow these types of groups. Cry me a river guys, go to another damn school. No one is saying you can’t organize, no one is saying you can’t have a group on

campus. What they’re saying is you can’t have a “Greek” affiliated group on campus because they do not want the “party image associated with Greek life.” The administrators at Dixie said, “that Dixie has no intention of interfering with the group’s right to associate and build friendships, and if they would just drop the Greek letters, they would likely be awarded club status…” So what’s the problem? Are we such an entitled society that when someone tells us “no” we can’t grow up and deal with it? Just the fact that this woman, and her little group, is thinking about moving against the administration has me so flippin’ upset. One of my biggest pet peeves in this world: spoiled and entitled people, this is what’s happening here. Klabanoff went to Dixie knowing that they don’t allow these types of groups. But now, because she’s somehow “special” or “entitled” to that name, she thinks she can bend or break the rules. I’m going to let everyone in on some secrets of life, I’m 33, lived longer than you and I’ve been through a lot, so you can listen

or not, I don’t honestly care. First, you’re not special, nor am I. Second, other than “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” you’re not entitled to anything. Third, college is a privilege, not a right or a handout. Fourth, and lastly, life’s a big game and a lot of people will foul you along the way. Keep moving forward, blow by the fouls. It seems to me that Klabanoff doesn’t know these secrets yet. I guess why I’m so upset is because this is such an easy fix. Drop the Greek letters and change the name to something like, “The ladies group of Greek-letter lovers.” Dixie State would then award her “club” status, and BAMO, the whole situation would be over. But, if Klabanoff and her group did that, I wouldn’t have anything to rant about, and my articles would be boring. Here’s the link to the article: http://www.ksl. com/?sid=27456180. Read over it, send me an email and tell me what you think.

My Dear Watson, This is my first year living on campus and I’m having a lot of issues with my roommates. I don’t know how to talk to them, because every time I do, I feel like I’m just creating conflict. My roommates don’t respect me and I often feel like I’m being bullied. What should I do? Tired Student Dear Tired, Learning to live with new people is probably one of the most challenging things for students. Not only can you get homesick, but you have to learn to live with strangers. The best thing you can do is schedule a meeting with all of your roommates. You guys can talk about problems each of you feel needs to be taken care. If you feel like this isn’t going to help, get your RAs involved. They are here to mediate and smooth conflicts. If you have a concern, don’t stay quiet. Remember you are not alone. The people in charge of housing want you to be comfortable. Sincerely, Watson

dearwatson@yahoo.com

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New director for Burtenshaw Hall Shadayah Jones staff writer s.jones@eaglemail.ceu.edu

Of the many new faces on the residential life staff with year, one of them is Jeff Spears. He took the position of the new hall director in Burtenshaw. He was raised in Price and graduated from College of Eastern Utah in 2004. He graduated from Southern Utah University and majored in criminal justice where he was a member of the debate team and newspaper staff. Moving along in his educational career, Spears attended the University of Kansas in 2008 where he earned his master’s in social work. Coming back to Utah, he worked on his doctorate degree at the University of Utah. He has completed his course work and is working on his dissertation. He is specializing in adult issues and retirement. One of his biggest achievements was the decision of pursuing his Ph.D. “I have always loved social justice issues and my

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start his career. “While in Price, I fell in love with higher education and student life. Some of my best memories have been made on this campus and I always wanted to come back home to work.” Now working as a hall director for USU Eastern, Spears hopes to bring new programs, ideas and to

found in the Student Activities Center (SAC building) and Music Center. The old SAC building will be replaced by a central quad, the Music Center by larger lawn space. As excitement for the CIB grows, so is the overall interest for the development of Eastern. Renovation to the Geary Theatre will follow. Peterson looks toward the project with a positivity often found when exciting change is on the cusp. “Vitality,” Peterson says “is the environment where there

are wide open opportunities. It’s really a service to our region [of Southeast Utah]. Realtors use the word ‘curb-appeal.’” The new building will boost the appearance of campus, which will in turn increase enrollment and public interest.” Therein is the key to the “injection of vitality.” Rough estimates on the construction suggest the process will take 1½ years, and school officials hope the building will be ready for the Fall 2015 Semester.

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Northeastern Illinois University before heading west to a dryer climate for graduate school in math at the University of Idaho in Moscow. After graduation, his first job was at Utah State University in Logan where he was hired as a math lecturer. After three years, he left to teach two years at Northland Pioneer College in Show Low, Ari. Graduate school beckoned again and Zwick headed back to U of I in Moscow where he earned a second master’s degree in computer science. He thought this major would make him more marketable. His next stops were teaching at Washington State and Ferris State. In 1990, he was hired by the College of Eastern Utah math and computer science departments where he has served under five presidents. Zwick believes that the changes in the last 24 years at USU Eastern has left the college a mere shell of what it was. The electronics program was dropped as well as most of the foreign language classes. Building construction is gone as well as anthropology, museum

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expand the scope of programming on campus. He hopes to bring diversity programs, hall events and attention to social justice issues. Spears is excited about being a new hall director, especially since he was a resident advisor while he was attending CEU. He says that the best thing about being a hall director is providing guidance for the staff and interacting with the students. “I enjoy being able to respond directly to the needs of the students and creating a memorable and enjoyable experience.” he says. He knows the value of hard work and earning success in life. He has had many people who have influenced his life, but the one that has made the most impact is his mom. “My mom is the most influential part of my life. From an early age, she preached the importance of education and going to college to make something of myself. She has been my biggest support through my Ph.D. and continues to stress the importance of having a career.”

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Bingham and the Sorenson Legacy Foundation. Those listed remain the largest contributors thus far. Not only has Eastern put forth years of continuous interest in the facility, the building is “a shovelready project.” Following the closure of the legislature March 15, 2014, as long as the school is awarded the remaining $19.5 million, construction will begin. It will be constructed on the quad, between the Geary Theatre and Reeves Building. Its facilities will replace those currently

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degree will open the door to more opportunities for future research.” With his family still residing in Price, Spears decided to come back home to finish his schooling and

studies, archeology, computer networking, printmaking, ceramics, and graphics, with mining about to lose its funding. Some business classes have been cut. On the positive side, Zwick has had the best students he has ever taught. “I just got a call from a former student who lives in Washington and works for Bill Gates at Microsoft and loves his job.” Many of his students have gone on to earn master’s and doctorates degrees in math, CS and engineering. After 30 years of teaching, Zwick says he still loves it. “I enjoy most of my students and look forward to fall semester starting each year. I enjoy all the classes I teach and do the best job I can do.” He believes his weakness in teaching is teaching remedial courses. “The other USU Eastern faculty are better at teaching those classes,” he said. While math has always been easy for Zwick, he still had to work hard. “If a student has had one bad math teacher, they are usually doomed for life,” he says. “If students had good teachers in the K-12 system, they will do well

in college.” He had one class in college he never wants to repeat. It was called “topology,” which is abstract math spaces and it was so abstract and non tangible, he hated it. Zwick enjoys traveling and has been in all 50 states. He prides himself on attending many conferences each year. “I went to eight conferences in the summers of 2012 and 2013.” His bucket list for travel includes visiting the Florida Keys, Big Bend National Park in Texas, Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Death Valley in California and Nevada. Besides traveling, he prides himself on being a television buff with his favorite show being “Numbers,” a crime show that uses math to solve the crimes. He also likes to watch older programs from the ‘60s to the ‘90s. When discussing his future, Zwick was quick to point out that his first job was at USU and his last job will be at USU. “I love Price, Utah, and plan to stay here. You won’t find many Chicago natives that will say that, but I truly love this area.”

paign is based on the connection between buildings, enrollments and economic vitality in Southeast Utah. The logic of the campaign is that to boost economic and cultural vitality in Southeast Utah, USU Eastern needs to prepare more people to make economic and cultural contributions, Peterson said. To prepare more people, the college needs to grow its enroll-

ment numbers. Facilities play an important role in attracting new students because without upgraded or new campus structures, it’s difficult to effectively compete against other campuses in the state, he said. “This new building will allow the college to improve facilities, attract and enroll more students and have a greater impact on the regional vitality,” Peterson said.

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crete way that people of good will understand and value USU Eastern in general, and this building project in particular,” he said. “Now, as we seek full funding for construction, it is up to us to explain why this new building is so important to the college and our regional vitality.” Part of this has to do with curb appeal. The Building Vitality Cam-

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Angel Tree

The Angel Tree is a great way to help out a family in need this Christmas. Taren Donaldson and Michael Perry look for a card to purchase a gift to give to a child. Gifts range from toys to clothes, items they want to items they need. Each year, the Angel Tree is put up the first Monday of November so that students, staff and faculty, as well as the community, can help those that may not have much financially, but want to give their children a Christmas.

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things you don’t know as well because you get to learn more from that as well,” he advised. Most of the stories in Olsen’s short story manuscript were based on things he was familiar with but he also challenged himself to write about things outside of his comfort zone. The Original Writing Competition was established in 1958 and annually awards Utah writers for works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The deadline is typically in June, and Olsen worked to get the manuscript ready. “As soon as the semester ended this spring, I locked myself in my office and really worked on [the manuscript],” Olsen remarked. “I had stories I thought were good, but once I got them ironed out I felt I had something working pretty effectively.” Just as scoring in sports motivates the players to work harder, so winning first place encourages Olsen to write more. Though his master’s and doctorate is in poetry, he feels it is worthwhile to continue writing short stories. “It was exciting for me because it gave me some justification for writing fiction,” he said. Robot Action Pinball will not be published by this contest. Even with classes to teach and a family to care for, Olsen never finds himself in writer’s block. “I don’t know if I suffer from writer’s block,” he explained.

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in tactics. In August of 2012, a new enrollment team was hired. Greg Dart, Kevin Hurst and Wade Arave were hired to draft and execute an aggressive recruitment plan. It was significant because it was a restructuring of the way recruitment was done at the university. “Last year, they added this great team, this fantastic team. And that team was able to get it to rebound,” says Olsen, “but to hit our goal for enrollment next year, we need to do better even than this year, we need to increase by about 18 percent. We need an increase of 470 students.” “Greg Dart and his team were a great team. They really got the ball rolling,” he says, “so what we need to do is just take what they were doing, and put it on steroids a little bit. The number one thing that we need to do this year is get us in front of more students.” To accomplish that, Olsen outlined his plan. “While Kevin’s departure was a challenge to us, it gave us the opportunity to hire some part-time people to fill his role while we are searching for his replacement.” There are two new part-time hires. One who lives on the Wasatch Front, and one who lives

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“I think that I’m always writing…Even when you’re not physically writing, if you coming up with ideas, if you’re storing them away somewhere, then you’re writing.” When in need of inspiration, Olsen tries whatever comes to mind. “Just try something when it comes into your mind and just go with it. And if it doesn’t work, you don’t need to show it to anybody and you can move on and try something else,” he recommends. Finding time to write is hard with a busy schedule. But when inspiration strikes Olsen, there’s is no stopping it. “There might be days when I don’t get quite as much sleep as I like because I just want to stay up and write,” he said. “It happens and it’s great when it does. You just can’t turn away from that.” One of the judges, Becky Bradway, expressed her opinion why she chose his manuscript. “The stories are sweet in a good way, brushing on human foibles, isolation and conflicts without bitterness. They acknowledge the difficulty of finding connection, so the connections are often made in strange, oblique ways that still count as meaningful.” The Original Writing Competition is open to writers of all ages, and Olsen plans on entering the contest next year as well and urging his students to enter as well. “Be willing to try anything,” he said. “For me and my writing, whatever comes to mind I want to give it a shot.”

continued from page 1 in Southern Utah. Their job is to be constantly visiting the high schools throughout the state. “Every single day, they are going to be in a different high school,” Olsen said. The plan is for the ambassador team and the recruiters to hit every high school before May. “We did that last year, but this year we have got 35 schools that we are going to focus on,” Olsen says, “They are the priority schools. We are going to work to be in those schools at least 5-8 times between now and then.” The benefit of high school visits is that not only will enrollment increase as a result for this coming year, but also for the next year as well. “What will happen is in those schools, we will be meeting with sophomores and juniors who will later be juniors and seniors,” Olsen says, “so what we are really trying to do is build up our presence in these high schools that will pay off not only this year, but in 2015 and 2016 as well.” Other elements of the plan to meet that 18 percent include meeting regularly with high school counselors to build relationships with them. “Another thing we are doing,”

says Olsen, “is working with faculty on campus to develop departmental recruiting plans to help them reach specific types of students that they would like to see in their programs.” Olsen says they are focusing one program at a time to develop a recruitment plan and to support their getting into high schools to build relationships with the corresponding programs at those schools. The ambassadors are a big part of the success of the growth of the university. Each ambassador is assigned three high schools to visit each semester. At each high school, the ambassadors take applications and waive application fees for students who apply when they are visiting. Also, they invite students to come to an Eagle Experience, an overnight stay where they have a tour of campus and attend an activity. “The ambassadors can connect better with high school students,” says Olsen, “because they aren’t so long out of high school themselves.” “Eighteen percent is daunting,” he admits. However, he is determined to reach that goal. He has a plan and he has a great team to help him.

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mentioned in the investigation, along with all other schools involved. Allen claims that, “although we did nothing wrong, our name was associated with the problems

at these schools in media coverage. I believe this had an impact on the number of football teams coming last summer.”

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Mentalist brings his comedy power back to USU Eastern

Birds taken by Johnny Dunn is exhibitied in Gallery East

photo courtesy Gallery East

Local photographer expresses a love of life An opening reception and gallery talk by Johnny Dunn, whose photography exhibit, Our Big Backyard: Enjoying Life in Castle Country, is in USU Eastern’s Gallery East on Friday, Nov. 15 from 6-8 p.m. Dunn’s images capture the joys of recreation, adventure sports and the outdoors in Carbon and Emery Counties. Many of this Price native’s brightly-colored photos feature the rugged landscape and scenery familiar to this area. Dunn, who has spent the past two years photographing the area, is always discovering new ways to express himself with his camera. “My favorite part of photography is the digital aspect,” he says. “You could turn any photo into its own unique piece. Turning a photo into a piece of art unique to myself is my favorite, whether it be landscapes, sports, fashion, etc. If

somebody else happens to like the art, that is just an added bonus.” Although a love of outdoors and the bookcliff landscape of Carbon and Emery counties is the theme of his work, his greatest creative influence comes from his wife, Mallery. “My inspiration comes from my wife. She is the most supportive and creative person I know,” he says. Gallery East is located on the northwest corner of the Old SAC Building. Attendance is free and it is open Monday through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed weekends and holidays. The exhibit runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6 at the gallery. For additional information contact Noel Carmack at noel.carmack@usu.edu or 435.613.5241.

Coined the hilarious mind reader, Sean Bott returns to USU Eastern on Friday, Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. in the Geary Theatre. His show follows the The Real Inspector Hound production.

“You will laugh, you will gasp, you will love it,” reads his website. Refering to himself as a comedy mentalist, Bott grew-up in Saudi Arabia, where inhaling desert dust and scorching heat severely warped his brain. He has entertained corporate audiences such as: 20th Century Fox, Disney and Pacific Steel. The LA Times describes Bott as “a crazy mix between Jack Black and Criss Angel. Amazing!” Corporate audiences love his blend of hilarious character and psychic entertainment. Although most agree, his mental feats are awesome, it is his comedic timing, improvisational skill and his

Geary Theatre photo courtesy of Sean Bott’s website

hilarious character-voices that wins audiences over. Bott’s innovative and distinct comedy mind reading have gotten him featured on MTV, Sci-Fi and the CW. His film credits include Disney’s Guide to Life, the Sci-Fi Channel’s Dead Rail and 127 Hours with James Franco.

photos courtesy Bott’s website

His fast-wit, wacky characters, and comedy improvisation make his comedy mentalism as addicting as some Peruvian coffees. His performance is free to USU Eastern students. Come and enjoy a night of laughter and fun with Sean Bott as he astounds you with his abilities.

Cosmetology nails it with Bartholomew retires a second time from college more classes set for 2014 Vista volunteer retires to sunny California

volunteering in the SUN Center is “the interactions with the students. I am more of a listener, not a talker and it’s been fun to listen to the students.” The students can staff writer feel Bartholomew’s commitment to them. e.rowley@ Ben Bjarnson, SUN Center leader eaglemail.ceu.edu and Resident Advisor says “Judy has a After 18 years beautiful gift, where she can let you know of working as the that there is more to do, and that you a d m i n i st r a t ive are going to help. All the while you feel assistant to the loved.” Bartholomew has been a comfort and motivation many students. President Closes ofatCol1:00 p.m. Tuesday,to November 26th When Bartholomew arrived lege of Eastern Closes at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26thin the Judy Bartholomew Utah, Judy Bar- SUN Center there was no paperwork tholomew retired for service projects or an efficient way from her job. She did not stay away for to record volunteer hours. Bartholomew long. In 2010, Bartholomew came back to created forms and official procedures to USU Eastern as a Vista volunteer in the make things go smoother. created several SUN Center. Now, after three years, Bar-Sunday,She December 1st photo books to help document service projects and hours. Now tholomew again feels it is time to Serving move on.Sunday, Dinner 5:00 p.m. -1st 6:30 p.m. December that the SUN Center is running Kathy Murray, former USUE SUN Dinner Serving 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. smoothly, Center advisor, was the one to convince Bartholomew feels like it is time to move Bartholomew and Vicki Kulow to return on. “I am headed to Needle, Calif., with my to USU Eastern to work with the SUN husband and three dogs. We are ready to be Center. “Kathy saw us in Wal-Mart and warm!” Wherever Bartholomew goes she told us to stop ‘wasting our resources’ is sure to leave it better than she found it. The students, faculty and staff at USU and come and help. So we came.” Says Kulow, Bartholomew’s partner in crime Eastern sincerely appreciate her time spent here, and wish her the best in all her future in the Vista program. Bartholomew’s favorite part about endeavors.

Emma Rowley

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A few spots are available for the spring semester nail class offered by USU Eastern’s cosmetology department. The 16-week program, ninecredit hour class starts Jan. 7, 2014, and is taught every MondayThursday from 4:30-8:30 p.m. in the old SAC Building. Students also attend classes on two Saturdays each month. The 300 hours of instruction prepares students to meet requirements for taking the state licensing examination. According to instructor Jessica Keller, students learn the history of nail technology, salon business management, business skills, infection control, general anatomy and physiology, skin and nail structure and growth, nail and skin growth, nail and diseases and disorders, chemistry basics, manicuring and pedicuring and artificial nail techniques. For applications or information, stop by the nail laboratory Monday-Thursday between 4:308:30 p.m. or call Debbie Prichard at 435.613.5302 or email at debbie.prichard@usu.edu. “Do something today that your future self will thank you

for later. Will it be easy, no. Will it be worth it, absolutely,” says Keller when she tells her students one of her favorite quotes about bettering themselves and learning new skills.

photo by Ashley Stilson

Manicure by USU Eastern cosmetology student

Criminal Justice Trip

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A Trip of Thrills and Chills

CJ club members traveled to the Nightmare on 13th as part of a fund raiser for their spring trip to the Territorial Prison in Yuma, Ari. Nightmare on 13th is rated as one of the top 20 haunted houses in the United States. The CJ club plans to make this an annual event with a larger turnout next year.

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Cast members include Lesly Gaona, Austin Giles, Josh Bone, Josh Zelasko, Braden Nelsen, Julian Fowler, McKylin Rowe, Josie Slade and Jennifer Thomas

The Real Inspector Hound opens at USU Eastern

This is not your stereotypical parlor mystery. Be prepared for affairs, murders and a play within a play as The Real Inspector Hound, a farce written by Tom Stoppard, opens at USU Eastern’s Geary Theater Nov. 14-16, 21-23. The Real Inspector Hound begins with two theatre critics reviewing a production and find a body on an empty stage. Though the critics don’t want to play a part in the action, they may find that they have no choice and the whodunnit begins. The one-act play features veteran USU Eastern actor

Braden Nelsen playing the critic Birdboot and McKylin Rowe plays Moon. Unavailable critic Higgs is played by Julian Fowler and the cast within a cast includes: Austin Giles as Simon Gascoyne, Josh Bone as Magnus Muldoon, Lesly Gaona as Cynthia, Josie Slade as Mrs. Drudge, Jennifer Thomas as Felicity and Josh Zelasko as Inspector Hound. The cast thoroughly enjoys the chance to act in this production. “This play is extremely entertaining and very fun to watch. If you enjoy things that keep you on the edge of your seat, this show is for you,” Fowler said.

Carmack presents research on John Held Jr. at the SLC Library “Inventor of the Flapper” and “Illustrator of the Jazz Age”

Ashley Stilson

editor-in-chief a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu Feathers, frills and frisky dancing are trademarks of the 1920s, and no one could portray that aura more than magazine illustrator John Held Jr. Now in 2013, Noel Carmack is armed with research and reminiscences to convey to the public the history of the famed Roaring 20s illustrator. The Salt Lake City Library came across an article published by Carmack called “Before the Flapper: the Utah Beginnings of John Held Jr.” Intrigued, they contacted him to present his research at an event on November 16 at the SLC Library. “We are thrilled that you have agreed to come share your knowledge of John Held Jr. with the library community as part of our Big Read project showcasing The Great Gatsby,” Cherie Willis, librarian of the SLC Library said in an email to Carmack. Using slideshows, photographs and Held’s cover art, Carmack will again present Held’s whimsical work. He has presented his research on Held before, but now he will gear his work towards families and library patrons. “It’s work,” he said when speaking of his research. “You have to dig for the facts.” The life of John Held Jr. started

in Utah. He was born in Utah in the early 1900s and lived there until he moved to New York a decade later. Searching for better work and education as an artist, Held connected with the right people and started doing cover art for popular magazines such as Life and

A John Held Jr. illustration

Judge. His illustrations portray the important icons of the Roaring 20s, including works on the flapper girl. Carmack has always had an interest in Utahan artists. When he found out about John Held Jr., he was immediately drawn to him. Carmack began his research while he was working in special collections in Logan. He ordered microfilms of Held’s reminiscences from the Held Collection at the Smithsonian archives.

“I was very interested in the fact that he was significant in visualizing the Jazz Age,” Carmack said. “He’s associated with big names in literary and social history of the United States.” Held’s characters are upbeat and fanciful, bringing a bright and merry mood to the 1920s age. Held varied his mediums from watercolors to oil to woodblock prints. Though Carmack doesn’t have one favorite piece of art, he enjoys Held’s technique with woodblocks. “They’re black and white and I’m drawn more to those,” he said. Even after the stock market crash, Held continued to create art. He began to lose his fame in the 40s, but the loss didn’t affect his painting. He even began to get into sculpting and exploring new methods. Despite the fact that many people no longer remember Held’s name, Carmack insists Held was a celebrity in his time. “His impact on our visual culture in the 20s and how we visualize the young people of that age is significant,” Carmack said. “More than anyone I think John Held Jr. impressed the visual part of that age.” “I enjoyed doing it,” Carmack remarked. “It was a pastime, something I enjoyed doing, researching artists and the visual culture of Utah.”

“Because it’s a production like nothing I’ve ever seen,” Giles said, “The cast, director, stage manager and stage crew have really put in the effort to create a truly magnificent play that’s filled with suspense, laughter and mystery.” In a short amount of time, the play has come together quickly. “It is an amazing production and everyone will find things about it to enjoy,” Thomas added. “The play is a wonderful comedy that all people could and will benefit from,” Slade commented. “So much hard work is put into it and it should be appreciated.”

Corey Ewan, Ph.D, directs the play with Annie Zelasko as stage manager, Libby Peteseit as assistant stage manager and Brett Innes is the set designer. This clever parody farce will intrigue any audience that attends, Ewan said. This production is presented in a more intimate setting so patrons will want to get to the theatre early to get a seat for what the New York Times referred to as, “zanily, crazily funny,” and the New York Post wrote, “comedy satire of delightful quality.” Mark your calendars!

A season to give thanks

The Eagle newspaper staff counts their blessings To make this less sappy and straight to the point, I am thankful for food and the utilities I have to make such food taste wonderful. Oh and I guess I am thankful for Dr. Polster and the news staff because my Monday and Tuesday nights would be fairly boring. -Kate Johnson The opportunity to learn and be in Price. The opportunities to go places in life, and make an impact on others never run out. That’s what I’m grateful for. -Chris Barney Matter. Because without it, nothing would -Boyd Lainhart I am thankful for all the things. -Nate Manley I am thankful that I came to Price ‘Merica. The move from Provo to Price was not an adventure I embraced openly at first. But in this little town I met my husband, was taught by brilliant professors, made lifelong friend-

ships and built a solid educational foundation for the rest of my life. I’m thankful for the experiences USU Eastern has given me. -Emily Manley

I’m thankful for free food. -Jonathon Fox

I am thankful for Corey Ewan and the home the theater department at USU Eastern has provided me. -Josie Slade

I’m thankful for red lanyards and Microsoft Word, cherry Coke and Richmond. I’m grateful for Tiffy, Nelenia, Kaytrina and Lii. I’m thankful for Jan. 19 and Nov. 23, little grey cells, a snitch, deerstalkers and bow ties. And, of course, last but not least, newspaper. -Ashley Stilson

I’m thankful for many things. In a nutshell, I’m thankful for my family and friends, school, opportunities, memories, the little things, my amazing boyfriend Riley and our soldiers protecting and serving our country. I’m thankful for all I’ve been blessed with and I’m thankful for life. The list goes on. -Shantel Hardy Reflecting on this time of year, I think that giving thanks is the highest form of thought-to be part of a civilization that gives gratitude and appreciation for the good of all. Life is good… -Susan Polster

I’m grateful for chairs. -Jordan Weihing

I am thankful for hot chocolate with marshmellows, warm blankets, and the show New Girl. -Kate Tresner I am thankful for my friends, family and my religion most of all. Without these three things, I don’t know where I would be today, or even who I would be. So thanks to all those who have made me who I am. You know who you are. -April Miller

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Price Civic Chorale & Orchestra USU Eastern Concert Choir Rhonda Rhodes, Conductor

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Home of the Free and Land of the Brave USU Eastern Library personnel are proud to honor our Veterans and feel it is important for everyone to understand that the lives we all live today, and the freedom we all celebrate, is due to the dedication and sacrifice of the many men and women who have served. In their honor we have put together a display of books and other materials about the various wars. All items in the display are available for checkout. All students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by the library and view the display. The display will remain up during Veterans Day thru Friday, Nov. 15, 2013.

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Volleyball is over David Osborne Jr. sports writer

d.osborne@aggiemail.edu

The Utah State University Eastern Golden Eagles finished up their regular season playing their last two games at home in the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center before playing in the Region 18 Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 8. The beginning of the end for the

2013 volleyball season started when the Golden Eagles hosted the Snow College Badgers. The Badgers started hot but fortunately the Golden Eagles persevered and were able to take the game to four sets before falling, three sets to one; 25-5, 21-25, 25-21,2515. Throughout the four sets, the team had 21 errors but that was comparable to Snow’s 19, so neither team had a distinct advantage coming from that area of the stat sheet. Amanda Freestone led the team with 7.5 points, Melissa Judd added another 6.5, points while Koralys Gonzalez rounded out the top three scorers for the Golden Eagles with 6.0 points. Paige Peterson led the team with 11 assists and Jessica Wilcox added 13 digs. The final game of the regular season was against the Salt Lake Community College Bruins who are currently ranked seventh in the nation. SLCC certainly spoiled the last game of the season for the

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Golden Eagles winning the match in three sets; 25-12, 25-14, 29-27. After the first two sets going quickly to the Bruins the Golden Eagles were able to make the third a much closer game by forcing SLCC into 15 errors. Whitney Riffle led the Golden Eagles with 9.0 points, Carly Dalton added 5.0 and both Gonzalez and Wilcox adde d a not her 4. 5 p oi nt s apie ce. Peterson again led the team with assists with 10 more against the Bruins while Astraya Johnson had 10 digs to help the team. The Golden Eagles participated in the Scenic West Athletic Conference R e g i o n 1 8 t o u r n a m e n t a s the fifth place team in the conference and faced the fourth ranked team Snow College. Snow College defeated USU Eastern in the first round before losing to SLCC. The Bruins went on to beat the North Idaho College Cardinals to be the region champions. Two USU

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Eastern players were given post-season awards, Freestone was named to the Second Team All-Region 18 as the opposite hitter and Gonzalez was named as an All-Region 18 Honorable mention as an outside hitter.

photos courtesy Tyson Chappell

season begins Women’s Basketball

Men’s Basketball David Osborne Jr.

Jordan Weihing

sports writer

d.osborne@aggiemail.edu

The college basketball season has officially started and the Utah State University Eastern Golden Eagles have soared throughout the beginning of the season. Although their first four games have all come on the road, the team looks good and proven that they can push through adversity to make sure that when the final buzzer sounds, they are the team with the most points. The Golden Eagles started off the season traveling to Twin Falls, Idaho, to participate in the College of Southern Idaho Tournament. In the first game of the season, Eastern faced South Mountain Community College. Head coach Adjelma “Vando” Bechelli said, “Our offense worked really good against this team.” This certainly was the case with the team scoring 92 points, 46 of which were scored in the paint. Better yet, 31 points came from players that started on the bench. However, Vando added, “We did have 26 turnovers against them which we need to work on.” Assistant Coach Justin Brown pointed out that there were three players that really stuck out during this game. “Kendahl Amerson, Trahmier Burrell and Travon Langston all stepped up offensively during this game.” Amerson led the team with 25 points, while Burrell and Langston added 11 and 10 respectively. Jaleni Neely, the starting point guard for the Golden Eagles, added another nine points, seven assists and hit all five of his free-throw attempts from the charity stripe. The Golden Eagles got their first win of the season and it was a resounding win, 92-69. The next day the team finished the tournament, playing against Central Wyoming College. What started out shaping up to be a close game with the Golden Eagles only leading by two at half time, turned into another blow out during the second half where they outscored CWC 41 to 23. Vando pointed out that the key to winning the game was his team’s defense. Brown took it a step further saying, “We told them [the team] to take away their [CWC] three-pointer, and they did.” CWC took 20 three-point shots and only hit five during the game. Three Golden Eagles scored in double-figures: Neely with 16, Vitor Machado with 12 and Amerson with 10. Alioune “Ali” Tew grabbed 10 rebounds, six coming on the offensive end to help the team out as well. “The whole team played well and we executed, only had 12 turnovers, that will help win games,” pointed out Vando. Over the weekend of November 8-9, the Golden Eagles headed south to Yuma, Ari., to play against Tohono O’odham Community College and Arizona Western College. In the game against TOCC, USU Eastern played in a way that can only be described as lights out. “The whole team played well, we killed them on the boards and we are versatile,” stated Vando. Brown pointed out that the way the team is able to score is on the penetration of the guards, which opens up many different options and is the key to their offense.

“We had six players in double-digits, that is incredible,” said Vando. Neely led the team again with 19 points and added six assists, Todd Helgesen added 17 points and 10 rebounds, Tew had 15 points, Amerson added 14 while Burrell and Langston had 10 apiece. To make the victory better, the Golden Eagles scored 38 points in the paint and shot 56 percent from the field. The final game of the weekend pitted USU Eastern against the AWC Matadors. AWC was the home team of the tournament, but the Golden Eagles had ideas of spoiling home court advantage for them. Unfortunately for Eastern, they started out flat and found themselves down 38-19, but were able to cut it down to a 14-point deficit at halftime, 50-36. It became a tale of two halves for the Golden Eagles during this game, but it remained close until the end. Brown said, “Jelani was key to our comeback, he hit four three’s in a row.” Vando added the sentiment that Neely was a key to the comeback, but it was the team’s ability to make stops on the defensive end and capitalize in transition. “Playing five-on-five is always hard, playing five-on-four is much easier.” Neely led the team for the third game in a row with 31 points while Langston added 13 more points in the game. The Golden Eagles got 27 points from behind the 3-point arc and connected on 26 of their 36 free throws. At the end of the game, AWC had a chance with three seconds left, but the Golden Eagle defense was able to “swarm and keep them from getting a shot,” according to Brown. The final score was 77 to 75. The Golden Eagles will play their first home games of the season in the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center on Nov. 15-16 against Impact photo courtesy Tyson Chappell Prep Academy out of Las Vegas, Nev. Both Brown and Vando pointed out that their key to success is going to be following the goals that the team has set. Brown said that the goal is, “Be 2-0 every weekend.” Vando added, “We need to get better each week at something, that is our other goal.”

j.weihing@eaglemail.edu

The USU Eastern women’s basketball team traveled from Utah to Arizona the past two weekends bringing home two victories and three losses. On Nov. 1-2, they traveled to Arizona to play against ChandlerGilbert and Eastern Arizona and this past weekend in Taylorsville they went up against South Mountain College, PIMA and Northwest College. All games were a good test for Head Coach Dave Paur’s new game plan for the season. The Eagles made a great start to their season defeating Chandler-Gilbert 86-77, a considerably high scoring game compared to the Eagles last season. Coach Paur said this season his team would be shooting a lot and that most definitely holds true in this game. The Lady Eagles attempted 93-field goals compared to ChandlerGilbert’s 69. The interesting fact is that Chandler-Gilbert actually ended the game with a better shooting percentage, but because the Eagles were shooting so much, they ended the game with more points. Isabela Costa, Larissa Quintana, and Caroline Fisher lead the charge in points for the Eagles, scoring 12 points each. Costa dom i nat e d b oa rds as well, grabbing 11 steals, giving her a double-double. Fisher achieved a doubledouble as well, snatching 10 steals. T h e E a g l e s p r e s s wo r k e d e ffe ct ively causi ng C ha nd lerGilbert to turn the ball over 48 times. This allowed for a lot more possession and therefore more attempts to score. The only downside to their defensive game is that Kia Sandoval, for

Chandler-Gilbert, scored 25 points. They just had a hard time shutting her down, but luckily one player’s efforts weren’t enough to come away with the victory. Coach Paur’s new style worked wonders against Chandler-Gilbert, but it didn’t quite fit the bill for their next matchup against Eastern Arizona who outscored the Eagles 89-75. Although the quick shots worked great against Chandler-Gilbert, it didn’t make the cut against Eastern Arizona. The Eagles attempted 82-field goals while Eastern Arizona only attempted 59, but Eastern Arizona made all their field goals count. Eastern Arizona ended the game with a 54 percent field goal percentage compared to the Eagles 28 percent. Maddy Murphy led the Eagles in scoring, knocking down 13 points. Quintana did her best to help out as well, scoring 12. Again the Eagles allowed individual players to go on scoring rampages. Natalia Hausmann and Pearl Paulo both scored over 20 points for Eastern Arizona; almost half their team’s total points for the game. After their weekend in Arizona, the lady Eagles traveled to Taylorsville for a tough weekend. They first played Northwest College on Nov. 7 where they were defeated 97-85. Bryanna Adams had a stellar game scoring 22 points, Lejla Hadzialijagie helped out reaching for 10 rebounds. The next day the Eagles went up against PIMA where they were defeated 105-82. Adams led the team in scoring again, with 17, followed closely by Jamie Smith and Quintana who each had 12. Again their efforts were shut down when PIMA’s Melody McLaughlin scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. After their three-game losing streak, Eastern showed up on Nov. 9 ready to take home the victory. They played some excellent team ball with Fisher, Murphy, Adams, and Hadzialijagie all scoring in the double digits. Smith and Krista Hamilton each grabbed 10 rebounds as well. Although Megan Mullings for South Mountain College scored 38 points and grabbed 17 rebounds it wasn’t enough to stop the united Eagle effort. Eastern came home victorious beating South Mountain College 104-94. All the Eastern games so far have been played fairly consistently, but ended completely different. The Eagles took a lot of shots, played a high tempo game and caused a lot of turnovers. Fans are going to have to continue to wait to see if Coach Paur’s unique game plan will create a victorious season.

Local veteran finds a place on the Golden Eagle cheerleading team Rachel Scoggins sports writer

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Nico Velasquez was an early graduate from Pinnacle High School. Because Pinnacle is a small charter school, his athletic background in football and wrestling came when he joined the Carbon High athletic program. While a junior, he made the decision to graduate early and attend USU E for the spring and fall semester, then join the National Guard because he wanted to try something different. When he was fresh out of boot camp, he decided

that he wanted to deploy overseas. Nico came to USU Eastern to study and learn more about electrical engineering. This is his second year at USU Eastern, however, he started in 2011 and then was deployed to Afghanistan in the beginning of 2012. W h i le i n Afghanistan, was a n eng i neer and worked on the buildings they were putting up or taking down. His unit was on a 12 month tour and the whole unit came home safely. If he had to do it again, he wouldgobecausehelikedwhathedid.Hejustreturnedhometo Price,Utah,inMay. He attended summer classes to try and adjust to civilian life. Now that fall semester is about

half way through, he feels better about civilian life. A few weeks ago while he was at the BunnellDmitrich Athletc Center, he was asked if he wanted to tryout for cheerleading. He honestly didn’t think that he would be asked to become a cheerleader but has found that it is a fun sport. What he likes about cheer is that it is different than the athletic teams he used to participate in. He played football and wrestled in high school. So it’s definitely less aggressive, but he likes being able to pump up the crowd and have fun with what he is doing. What he likes about college is being able to go to

the gym and being able to meet new people who live in different places and have different backgrounds. He also likes meeting foreign exchange students and learning about their life and how they lived. One goal he has for college is to pass his classes and graduate so he can have a career that he likes to do and be able to support his family. His favorite quote is by Sylvester Stallone. “It’s not about how hard you can hit, but how many hits you take and you keep moving forward.” He likes this because you will always have difficulties in life, but you should keep your head up and keep going forward in life. “You shouldn’t let one ‘hit’ hold you back from what you can do.”

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Larissa Quintana: Dreamed of playing in U.S. since she was 6

Krista Hamilton

sports writer k.hamilton@eaglemail.ceu.edu

arissa Quintana is one of three Brazilian players on the USUE women’s basketball team. The six-foot tall Grande do Sul Brazil is a welcomed member of the team on and off the court. She says she loves all her

they watch movies and hang out together as a team, which they usually don’t have time for during the week because of school and basketball practice and games. Quintana dreamed of playing in the states since she was 8. “It is the best place to play basketball in the world and I’m glad I got the chance to live my dream.” In her opinion, the game is much more physical in the states. She had a hard time getting used to it her first year at USU Eastern. She feels like she has got better and hopes her team does well this season. Michael Jordan and Diana Tautasi were her roll models as a child. However, now that she has gotten really good at her sport, she hopes to play pro either here or in Europe. “As far as college goes for next year, I’m not really thinking about where I want to go. I’m staying focused on the season this year.” Her favorite quote is, “the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. Keep grinding, the best is yet to come.”

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teammates and thinks they always have the best times when they go on road trips because

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Q & A with Coach Madsen Shantel Hardy

staff writer s.hardy@aggiemail.usu.edu Head Baseball Coach Scott Madsen was interviewed via email about his baseball team after they completed their fall schedule.

Q: How do you feel about the upcoming season and spring team?

A: I am excited to see how this spring will

turn out. After having such a successful season last year, I have high hopes for this team. We have players that have played in the league and know what is expected of them.

Q: Do you feel you have a strong team going

each other. One weakness that I would say that we have is some of our key positions will be younger players that are not experienced and will have to take their lumps throughout the season.

Q: How do you keep your team in shape over the winter break?

A: Over the winter we go inside the gym to

throw and hit. We do a lot of one-on-one work while our space is limited. This is something that really helps the players to get the little adjustments done that they may have.

Q: Since you are no longer part

into 2014?

of SWAC, are you enjoying being independent?

A: The team is well rounded in all categories

A: Since we have gone with more of an

of play. We have had many talented pitchers come to the program with which I have high hopes for. The fielders have a good, solid core of sophomore’s that will really help in knowing the game. With the hitting, I feel that we could be better, but they are a very talented group.

Q: What would you say are your team’s

greatest strengths and weaknesses and where do they lie?

A: One of the team’s greatest strengths would have to be the chemistry between the players. They seem to play well together and strive off

UVU and is getting married. Sam Trout is going to school at Utah. Adalberto Quiles is going to school and playing baseball in Puerto Rico. Kyle King is going to school at USU Logan and playing on their club baseball team.

independent schedule, it has been a great experience for us. We are able to travel more places and face teams that we would otherwise not be able to face.

Q: Where are last year’s sophomore players? A: Chance Abrath and Gentry Hatch are at

Dixie State playing baseball. I believe they are the only two that are still playing. Joe Barta is at the University of Utah and Hayden Basinger is at UVU going to school. Bailey Thomas is in Aviator school at USU in Logan. Tayson Wilson is on an LDS mission. Denver Hansen is working in the Park City area. Matt Gochis is going to school and helping as a manager here at USU Eastern. Nate Hardman is going to school at

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Rogers’ injury may cost Packers season Travon Langston

staff writer t.langston@aggiemail.usu.edu Green Bay Packers star quarterback fractured his clavicle bone on Nov. 5, 2013. “I have a fractured collarbone,” Rodgers said. “Despite what’s being reported, we haven’t talked at all about a timetable. But we do know the collarbone is fractured. We have not talked about or discussed any long term prognosis,” according to BeacherReport.com The injury occurred when Rogers was tackled from behind by Shea McClellin. Rogers claimed that he was in serious pain, and agreed to have an X-ray done.

“[I] felt some pain initially and then came off the field and then was in considerable pain,” Rodgers said. “In this case it was considerably more pain than I’ve felt in a long time. Obviously wasn’t able to throw on the sideline, agreed to an X-ray and wanted to do it quickly so I could get back on the field. That’s why I went into the locker room as quickly as possible.” Without Rodgers, it’s going to be hard to win the NFC North. Rodgers is expected to miss four to six weeks, providing some clarity to what the Packers are dealing with. Before Rodgers injury, it was a three-way tie for the NFC North between the Packers, Bears and Lions. When Rodgers returns, the Packers don’t have to be in first place, but that

is every team’s goal. Having an easy schedule for the remainder of the season should help them gain that first-place spot. With Rodgers missing at least four games, the Packers need to go 2-2 to stay in the playoff hunt. The Packers’ defense also needs to step it up. Due to Clay Matthew’s injury, he is likely to come back in two weeks. That should help the defense out tremendously; his presence is much needed for a plunder linebacker. Packers defense has improved exceedingly, defensive lineman Mike Daniels and B.J. Raji are tenacious to get past. The secondary are strong as well with Morgan Burnett running the show. The Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and Min-

nesota Vikings for their next games, so they shouldn’t lose. Putting the Packers in first place, should be good for Rodgers when he comes back. Not saying he will be 100 percent, but he will be very effective and better than their backup quarterbacks. Only time will tell how Rodgers and the Packers will do.

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