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Simulation mannequin creates hospital scenario It breathes, blinks, speaks Ashley Stilson
editor-in-chief a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu It’s one thing to walk into a nursing lab and find a mannequin lying on a hospital bed. It’s a completely different thing when the mannequin begins to breath, blink and speak. Meet the Sim Man of the USU Eastern nursing lab, a simulation mannequin
who, when he is turned on, makes for a much more realistic hospital scenario. “This was just a storage room before,” Nichol King, director of nursing on USU Eastern campus, mentioned when she demonstrated the simulation lab. The room was completely renovated and dedicated to Emma Gunderson Scartezina who was the director of nursing at the Carbon Hospital during the 1940s. Her family and friends funded the renovation for the lab. The mannequin, however, is the demanding feature in the
room. In order to improve the nursing program, Utah State University provided funding for the simulation man, which cost about $110,000 without the technology for scenarios. The Sim Man can perform all sorts of critical care situations. “We are using [the lab] at least two days during the week,” King said. “The mannequin can breathe. He can blink and his eyes react to light. I can change the breathing sounds and the heart sounds. [The students] can hear bowel sounds and feel pulses in his feet. It simulates an
experience just like you’re in the hospital. The mannequin bleeds, sweats, it does everything.” Nursing students can practice their skills on a simulation that will mimic all the symptoms a human patient would experience. “We have a wealth of scenarios,” King said. “They are scenarios with different objectives that meet the standard testing. So [the students] are able to build skills to go through.” King supervises the simulation lab. With the touch of a button, she can project her voice through see Mannequin page 3
photo by Ashley Stilson
The Sim Man comes to life at the click of a button. Nursing students use him to hone their skills during critical scenarios as it would be in a hospital.
Clothesline project bears witness to violence
Cosmic Bowling
Darrin Brandt guest writer darrin.brandt@usu.edu
The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. During the public display, a clothesline is hung with shirts. Each shirt is decorated to represent a particular woman’s experience, by the survivor herself or by someone who cares about her. The Clothesline Project was started in fall 1990 in Hyannis, Mass., with 31 shirts. Since then, projects have begun in communities all across the country and in other countries as well. The purpose of the project is four-fold: • To bear witness to the survi-
vors as well as the victims of the war against women. • To help with the healing process for people who have lost a loved one or are survivors of this violence. • To educate, document, and raise society’s awareness of the extent of the problem of violence against women. • To provide a nationwide network of support, encouragement and information for other communities starting their own Clothesline Projects. On Thursday and Friday, Oct. 3-4, USU Eastern presents the Clothesline Project in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center Multi-Purpose Room. On Saturday, October 5, it will be dis-
Break The Silence
photo courtesy Terry Johnson
Looking for that 300 game
Over a hundred students packed the bowling alley on Carbonville Road to sharpen their skills last Friday night after the home volleyball games. No one scored the perfect 300 game with many struggling to reach or break a 100 points.
Olsen takes reins of Archuleta hired to head USU campus enrollment office Eastern campus police ment credit from the Blanding campus of the College of Eastern Utah, and attended the Price campus for a year following A native of Southeastern Utah graduation. “I’ve always had a will head the enrollment office soft spot for CEU. It was the first at USU Eastern. Kristian Olsen place I went to college.” After serving a two year replaced Greg Dart as the director of enrollment. He has big plans in LDS Mission in Jamaica, Olsen transferred to Southmind for bringing great ern Utah Univerthings to the college. sity (SUU), where he Olsen graduated earned a bachelor’s from San Juan High degree in business School in Blanding, management. Utah. He was involved “One hour I’m dowith the student goving drama, the next is ernment at SUU, and student government, eventually became the next is basketball the student body prespractice... It’s kind of ident, where Alex like this campus, a small Kristian Olsen Herzog was his advihigh school allowed me sor. The two founded to have more experiences,” Olsen said about his high the alternate spring break club together, where they would take school experiences. He took concurrent enrollsee Olsen page 3
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of Eastern Utah in the early ‘90s, a part-time position fell into his hands working campus security with the police force. The chief K-9 work and drug interdic- officer at the time encouraged tion were some of the experiences Archuleta to pursue a career in the new head of the campus police law enforcement. Archuleta took force listed in his background. the advice and hasn’t looked back Now the man who roped in drug since, he was sworn into the force in 1996. smugglers from across His first position the Western United took him to WendoStates leads USU Eastver, Utah, where he ern’s police department. rested for just short Ly n n A rchu let a of one year. In 1997, found a love for Carhis love for Carbon bon County growing up. County brought him His story is one guided back, this time to by the good council Helper. and support of others. Archuleta saw Archuleta roots trace to potential for a K-9 Spanish Fork. Frequent unit in the area, but visits to Scofield ReserLynn Archuleta funds where lackvoir and Price as a boy ing. A petition and have made him want to fund-raising brought in the city’s stay here for good. While attending the College see Archuleta page 3
Chris Barney
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Pratt completes her first Eastern Global Academy
grandparents were living. She moved to Orangeville for three staff writer years, and eventually ended up in j.fox@eaglemail.ceu.edu Price where she attended Carbon High School and was The Global Acadinvolved in drama and emy c o ord i nat or played the violin. Every works to make USU year she participated in Eastern a destinaa school production. tion for international “I liked drama bestudents. cause it was fun,” says Kimberly Pratt Pratt, “you could get out was hired in April to of yourself and be somebe the coordinator of one else for a minute.” the summer program, After graduating Global Academy, and Kimberly Pratt high school, Pratt atnow works in various capacities, especially with interna- tended USU Eastern, at that time College of Eastern Utah, tional students. Pratt is originally from Omaha, for a few semesters before movNeb., but moved to Helper, Utah, ing to Salt Lake City. Someat age 8 because that’s where her see Global page 3
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Skills classroom builds abilities to enter workforce Ashley Stilson
editor-in-chief a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu Looking to build vocational skills for the workforce? Or trying to gain the skills needed to reach college level classes? Look no further for help: the Skills Classroom is the place to go. There are 24 computers and a remarkable
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• Rough weekend in Colorado • Todd Helgensen • Fall intramural season • Volleyball struggles • Amanda Freestone •page 6-7
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Is a curfew needed in the residence halls? put in place to prevent sexual assault and other attacks that often happen in the middle of the night. Is this effective? I would have to disagree. As a general rule, people who want to be together will find Midnight in USU Eastern’s residence halls is filled with little a way to be together. Any rule we have in place isn’t going to to no sound; at least it is when one of the resident advisors (RA) change this, no matter how hard we try. People always find a appears to fulfill nightly rounds. The midnight curfew that is way around the rules, and RA’s are not always there to help in place for all students that live on campus is often ignored. keep people in check. This issue becomes a problem when people begin to be written Whether it be because they have forgotten or wish to remain in the company of friends or significant others, it still affects many up. If you are aware of a person who is breaking the rule (even if you have no part of it) and don’t report it; you can be written of the students. But what is curfew? Should we keep this rule? up too. Why should you, I, “Quiet hours” are enacted or anyone else on campus be at night from 11-8 weeknights punished for another person’s and 12-10 weekends. When mistakes? quiet hours are in place, you You cannot constantly are asked to keep your noise call or text to rat on your level to a minimum. roommates; this is an imposNowhere in the official sible task to ask of anyone. “residential handbook” is No one wants to make it stated that activity in the enemies with their friends lounges and/or study rooms is or roommates just because against the rules. I know that I, you didn’t want to get written as a student who lives on camup. You do after all, have to pus, was under the impression photo by Chris Barney live with these people for at that these sorts of things were Students use the residence halls to socialize. least the rest of the semester not prohibited. The exact quotation from the handbook says, “In-Hall visita- if not longer. My vote is that we scratch the whole rule. Most everyone tion (students who live in the same hall, visiting the same gender) will be permitted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” Curfew, for all (bar a few people) who live in the residence halls are 18 or over. intents and purposes, is simply there to keep the opposite gender Legally, this makes the students consenting adults. “Curfew” sticks these adults into an area they are attempting to break out out of student’s rooms after curfew hours. Curfew does not apply to activity that goes on outside of the of by living away from home. In addition to this, it discourages many of the residents from residence halls and/or in the lounges. The only thing to worry returning to the residence halls, even for the next semester. Do about is the level of the volume and not the time. With this in mind we begin to wonder about whether the we really want to turn people away by sticking to a rule that curfew should be kept or taken away. This “visitation” rule is often is ignored and worked around anyway?
Letter to the Editor
Josie Slade
staff writer j.slade@eaglemail.ceu.edu
People who are brilliant in their academic fields James Justice
staff writer j.justice@eaglemail.ceu.edu After spending time taking classes at USU Eastern (College of Eastern Utah), I’m writing about four people you should really get to know while you are there. These four are just amazing people who will change your life, make you a better person and show you how to be happy in friendships. Before you graduate, make sure you try to meet these amazing people. Elaine Youngberg, Ed.D. - associate professor of business, Reeves Building. Youngberg is unquestionably the smartest person I’ve ever met in my life. Though I think she she’s brilliant, she’s also incredibly kind, humble about her abilities and forgiving. I’ve had Youngberg for four classes and it was a joy every time to learn from such an amazing woman. If you need to take any business class: business writing, accounting, etc. take them from Youngberg, she won’t disappoint you. Youngberg, more than anyone I list here or in the future, has influenced me for the positive pertaining to my educational goals; I thank her. Susan Polster, Ph.D. – associate professor of communication, SAC
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In the past, advisor Susan Polster supported investigative reporting that included information from all sides of the issue. It is a shame that this appears to no longer be the case. I was never contacted for an interview and all my comments were third person. This is unfair and unprofessional. Susan Polster contacted me by phone but demanded things which by law I had to refuse. Were First Amendment rights compromised? No. Eric Mantz, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Services & Information Technology USU Eastern
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she loves each and every student on this campus. Thornton wants you to succeed, she wants you to be happy and she wants you to be all you can be. If you take five minutes and talk to her, you’ll be a better person for it. She will change your life more for the positive than any person I’ve met. Kim Booth - director of financial aid & scholarships, JLSC 201. If you ask me, Booth has the hardest job on campus; he is the one that has to tell you when you can’t get money. Booth is a good man. In a time where people are getting more and more evil, that’s a precious thing to come by. Booth, more than anyone you’ll meet on campus, cares about your financial future. So, when he says you can’t get money, it isn’t because he hates you or anything like that. He honestly knows the burden of educational debt and will try all legal avenues to help students with their financial needs. Take his advice, he’s been around the block a time or two, you’ll learn what an amazing man he truly is. And there you have it, my first four people who you need to get to know on Eastern’s campus. As a disclaimer, please don’t bug the people in their offices, they’re all extremely busy. But, if you see them walking around campus, introduce yourself and make a new friend.
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The Eagle’s September 19th front page article titled “Administrator takes down web page” was nonobjective and not proper and complete investigative reporting. I did not take down the Eagle website - it was already down independent of my actions. The supporting system was shutdown because of what I regarded as a violation of Utah law and USU system policy. The system has been secured (in its broken state) pending the outcome of discussions and possible further investigation.
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Four people every student should get to know on USU Eastern’s campus 109. Polster is hands down the smartest person I’ve ever met about communications: writing, punctuation, orthography, First Amendment issues, etc. I’ve taken newspaper production from Polster the past two years and it’s been a joy. Like Youngberg, Polster is incredibly kind, humble and forgiving of others. But, she’ll get after you when you don’t get assignments in on time, which I love. In my opinion everyone should take a newspaper writing class. It’s a thrilling feeling knowing that people are reading what you’ve written. Plus Polster will teach you how newspaper writing is different than regular writing. Jan Thornton, LCSW – director of student success, JLSC 223. There’s been few people in my life who, once they learn that I’m bi-polar and have MS—who really know what that means to be that sick—treat me with real respect, take into account the things that I need to feel “normal,” or hell, just treat me like a normal human being, Thornton is one. She and I have been through quite a bit, both dark times and happy times, and there’s a few things about her that I’d like to tell everyone: her job is making sure that you, as a student, succeed. And
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Lowest tuition in the state. All the new renovations in the residence halls and the student center. The newly painted areas on campus. The free gym in the BDAC. The couches in the Sun Center. Terry Johnson for being so awesome and caring so much about all the students and the school.
The wifi because it is becoming a big problem in the dorms. It is almost non existent in both Aaron Jones and Tucker. It is affecting the capability of students to do their homework and succeed in school. The grass always being wet. No ping-pong table in the student center. No really good hang out place in the student center.
Correction Tyson Chappell’s name always has two p’s and two l’s.
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the mannequin and give instructions and encouragement. “The students work together as a team to see what they need to do to provide a better outcome for the patient,” King stated. The computer records the student’s progress, keeping a running tab of mistakes and successes. It records how long the students take until they act, how long until the medication takes effect. The simulation lab was built because clinical sites are harder and harder to come by. “Castleview Hospital is really good to work with us,” King said. “[But] we can run a similar simulation when we’re running out of places to put our students…We can run more critical care scenarios that we might not have access to.” The lab also includes a touchscreen monitor that records information by the bedside, including heart rate, blood pressure and temperature. An IV stand and a shelf of care items completes the room. Using the simulation room is usually reserved for second-year students. King explained, “Our first year students are learning some basic skills, but next semester they’ll be able to come in and be able to refine their assessment skills.” She can also video the simulation and during evaluation, the students can see what was done well and what mistakes were made. “I always end
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continued from page 1 or start with ‘what is it that you did right?’ I want them to pick out those things they did very well. I want them to be aware of that first, before we jump to what could you do better.” Another mannequin fills an adjacent simulation room, this one focusing more on the birthing simulation. There is a mother that gives birth to a little simulation baby. Nursing students can perform diagnostics on both the mother and the baby just as in a real situation. This lab hasn’t been used yet, as the setup took longer than expected. “The best thing is seeing students recognize that not only do they have the skills to take care of a patient, but actually building that confidence within them that they can actually be a competent nurse,” King said. “They can recognize their strengths and their abilities to actually take care of someone who is having a problem.” She enjoys watching the students overcome their hesitancy to use the simulation and work together as a team. “Their only requests at the end of the day are how can we get more time in here? That’s been their one request.” King thoroughly appreciates having access to the Sim Man. “With this mannequin for a teaching tool, you can do just about anything.”
Skills Classroom -grams but I don’t actually sit and instruct. [The students] are learning from the computer programs.” When students first register for the Skills Classroom, Blanc gives them a basic skills test. “I can put them in a level that will help,” she said. “I can see where their skills and knowledge is or where they’re lacking.” The A+ program gives students practice and test questions and several tutoring sessions in a specific skill. The Skills Classroom differs from a normal tutoring session because a tutoring session would help with a single assignment for a single class. The A+ program teaches a skill. “We have students who are wanting to gain employable skills without going the college track,” Blanc emphasized. “They don’t have a lot of time but they need certain skills so they can get a job. They can come here and we teach all the office and secretarial skills.” Completing an A+ program will provide the student with a skills certificate to present to employers or professors. Programs for the Skills Classroom include reading, writing, vocabulary and math. By next semester, Blanc hopes to have history, chemistry, biology and art classes available for signup. Students can take as many of the programs as well as any courses
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from the college. The cost for the Skills Classroom is affordable for low-income situations. “Our prices are $1.65 an hour,” Blanc said. “Depending on how many hours a day you want to come. You can figure out your weekly price. There’s also a $20 monthly lab fee, but it’s very affordable.” Senior citizens also get a discount price for signing up for classes. Signing up is simple. “[Anyone] can meet with our registration department…our benefit is we don’t have to wait until the semester starts,” Blanc expounded. “Students meet with our registration department and they can pick the days of the week they want to come and how many hours they want to commit to.” Students can use the lab on their own timetables. Student counselor Kim Mortenson, who is located in the McDonald Career Center room 200, is ready to help anyone who wants to sign up for the Skills Classroom. “Just come in and check it out,” Blanc said. “Anyone from the community or on-campus is welcome to come.” She also recommends international students to come if they need help with their classes. The Skills Classroom is open 8 to 5 Monday through Friday in the Reeves Building room 113.
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Flu Shot Clinic gives free flu shots to first 100 people
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USU Eastern’s Alex Herzog got his free flu shot from LPN Rhonda Brown.
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first narcotics-dog. During 15 years, Archuleta hauled in large amounts of illegal drugs and cash, more than one can imagine. “The community itself was the one that should take the credit for starting the K-9 program. “Police work is about being pro-active. To keep things at a minimal, you want to be approachable.” Therein is the key to successful
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in order to remain effective.” Working with the resident assistants provides Archuleta with the resources to better understand the students, staff and faculty he is charged with protecting. Archuleta wants to be seen interacting with people on campus. That is what keeps crime at a minimal, making for a safe Eastern.
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-body told her that she could be making $18 an hour as a pharmaceutical tech and that led her to getting her certification from Salt Lake Community College. The certification took her two semesters and a test. “Of course nobody told me that $18 was ending pay, not starting,” says Pratt. “I started at Alberson’s making $8.50 an hour.” Pratt worked in that field long enough to earn a lot more than $8.50. She acquired a great deal of experience as she worked in pharmacies distributing medica-
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tion as well as in several hospitals including Burgan Mercy, LDS and Veteran’s hospitals. From working in hospitals, she gained experience with IVs and epidurals. She also worked for a start-up company called Novoceutics. Most recently, she was employed in the Smith’s Pharmacy as a technician. Pratt knew that she didn’t want to be a pharmaceutical technician forever. After moving back to Price, she started a massage clinic, which she still has and operates part time. She also started attending USU Eastern to earn her bachelors
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-played at the Carbon Recreation Center Building on Carbon Avenue and 100 South. All are encouraged to come and view the shirts on display, and to create a shirt of their own design. Private area is provided for anyone wanting to create a shirt for themselves or in tribute to another person, living or deceased who has experienced violence in their lives. All shirts are anonymous, and all shirts and art supplies are provided at no cost. The shirts are color coded to show the form of abuse and whether the victim survived the abuse they experienced. White represents women who died because of violence Yellow represents battered or assaulted women
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law enforcement. Archuleta appreciates his past experiences, still recognizing the different aspects of his previous position, and his new one as police sergeant. “Public relations are important for my job.” He says “one must earn the respect and friendship of the young people and students
degree in psychology. Because she was already looking to get out of the pharmaceutical field, Pratt heard about the position of Global Academy Coordinator, out of the enrollment office, and she applied. Her diverse background and real-life experience made her a good candidate. Her summer was busy preparing for 60 students from the Dominican Republic, welcoming them, and making sure they had everything they needed, including a good time. Pratt says, “Many of the stu-
dents that were here this summer are trying to come back to study here.” Now that the summer is over and the students have returned home, Pratt is helping out with international students at the college. She has 14 more students from the Dominican Republic that she oversees. “My goal is to see the international population grow.” says Pratt. Her main plan to do that is to continue building the school’s reputation through Global Academy.
Red, pink and orange are for survivors of rape and sexual assault Blue and green shirts represent survivors of incest and sexual abuse Purple or lavender represents women attacked because of their sexual orientation Black is for women attacked for political reasons In April of this year, we held our first Clothesline Project on the USU Eastern campus. It was an overwhelming success. Over 70 shirts were created by students and members of the surrounding community, bearing witness to the fact that violence against women does, in fact, exist in the lives of those around us and is a factor for those we associate with every day. Statistically speaking, one out of every
two women will be in a violent relationship in their lifetime. Every single minute of every single day more than one woman is raped in America. Before the age of 18, one out of three girls and one out of 5 boys will be the victims of incest or sexual assault. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a great way to show support for this cause. The display of the Clothesline Project on Saturday will be at the finish line of the Carbon County 5K Walk/Run for Domestic Violence Awareness. Please come. Bear witness and help with the healing. Some information gathered from www.clotheslineproject.org
it’s what I’ve done for a long time.” But Olsen’s soft spot for CEU, and now USU Eastern, soon was regained when Herzog informed him that a position for the director of student enrollment was available at the college. It seemed to be the job and opportunity he had been waiting for. “I wanted to get back into education.” He stated, he chose to take the job at USU Eastern. “I really care about higher education and the mission of higher education, and the great things it does for individuals and communities… When this opportunity came along, it was just a no-brainer… Why wouldn’t I take the chance?” Now Olsen has great plans for the college and for student growth. The goal is to have 4,000 students in four years, (by 2017). We’re currently at 2100+ students; by next fall we should have 2600 students. He said, “Greg Dart laid some really good ground work, now it’s just taking that plan and making some adjustments to put it into place.” He plans to do this by enhancing relationships with high schools in the state, recruit people for the 4-year and 6-year programs that USU Eastern offers, and eventually have better out-of-state and international recruiting.
The most attractive aspect about this school to a potential student is “opportunity. I think we are the best school in the state to help students transition from high school to college.” “A lot of people go to college and they just don’t know what to do. But why would you go to a larger school that you get lost in, and you pay a lot of money to go to, to try to figure out what you want to be? It’s better for a student to come to our campus, pay the lowest tuition in the state, have a lot of people who really care focused on really helping them discover what they want to do, and then finish their degree maybe elsewhere. It’s going to be much more inexpensive, with a lot more support.” He shared a quote by Mindy Kaling, from the Mindy Project, who said; “If you’re a kid who’s not especially a star in your high school, I recommend going to a college in the middle of no where. I got all of the attention that I could have ever wanted.” Olsen is dedicated to the cause of helping the school to grow and achieve the goals set for the next four years. He is a great asset to the college, and invites all new students to “Come and be a star on our campus! Come and get the attention you need to really excel.”
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students to Mexico for service opportunities. Olsen says he and Herzog “have stayed professional and personal friends for years.” The club still runs at the Cedar City college to this day. Olsen worked for the college for two years as the director of school relations, where he helped run the enrollment management office and recruit for the college. Once he had graduated, Olsen transferred to the University of Connecticut Stamford, (UConn), where he received his master’s degree in higher education and student affairs. He went on to work for the college as the student activities coordinator, until he received a job for a recruitment company, Inside Track, where he lived in New Jersey and later Portland, Oregon. Eventually, Olsen couldn’t stay away from Utah any longer. He moved back to Bountiful, where he worked as an account manager for higher education for Data Mark, a company that focuses on marketing and advertising in colleges and higher education programs. He soon was hired by North Western Mutual, where he recruited for full-time sales staff and interns. “At the end of the day I was recruiting,” says Olsen, “it’s what I know, and
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Gallery East: Drawn-Out Words Patrick Wilkey searches to paint with words and speak with pictures by asking questions and discovering answers
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Words and images tell stories with the purpose to increase and share understanding says associate professor of graphic design at Utah Valley University and owner of Visio Communications. This is the philosophy he incorporated into his work being displayed at USU Eastern’s Gallery East from Oct. 7 through Nov. 7. Patrick Wilkey’s exhibit is titled Drawn-Out Words: The Illuminated Manuscripts Project. After 20 years in the professional design and illustration field, he asks is not a question the greatest explorer for the discovery of answers? Is a rhetorical question more illuminating than a direct answer? What is the answer to a rhetorical question about a rhetorical question? Has the age-old format of the book become obsolete, or is it always being reinvigorated? Has “movable type” been replaced with “movable bits and bytes?” Does everything always go “full-circle?” “Perhaps you can paint with words and speak with pictures; perhaps pictures combined with words are worth volumes. “I believe the themes inherent to the human experience, regardless of time, geographic location, or culture, are the main ingredients
of stories. At the heart of the illuminated manuscript, words and images tell stories with the purpose to increase and to share understanding. Good stories are rhetorical, perhaps through their ability to be interpreted in a number of ways—and in manners that are always relevant to the listener.” As principal and owner of the graphic design firm Visio Communications, he has completed designs for Evans and Sutherland, FranklinCovey, Gastronomy, Megahertz, Novell, and others. Wilkey is a former classmate of Gallery East curator Noel Carmack at USU. “Patrick was an inspiring classmate and now I’m certain he’s an inspiration and mentor to his students. I am pleased to have his work shown at Gallery East. Any of our students who are interested in illustration or graphic art will find his work memorable.” Gallery East is located on the northwest corner of the Old SAC Building. Attendance is free of charge and it is open Monday through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. An opening reception and gallery talk by Wilkey will be on Friday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. with the public invited to attend.
If you’re looking for fun on campus, start a club Clubs on campus provide students with opportunities to broaden their horizons, meet new people, and have fun doing what they love Emily Manley
editing editor e.manley@eaglemail.ceu.edu
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ow that students have acclimated to the stresses and pressures of their college level courses, they need to find some fun extracurricular activities to balance work with play. Clubs allow students to connect with others who share similar interests, or to develop new abilities by becoming involved in something students have always wanted to try but never had the opportunity until now. USU Eastern recently hosted a Club Rush activity. This event informed students of existing clubs and encouraged them to create their own club. Some of the existing clubs include the psychology club, body-
building, game knight, criminal justice, parkour, black students united, wild life, humans vs. zombies, newspaper and more. Clubs can unite students by providing recreation opportunities, educational experiences, political interest groups, cultural enrichment, social interactions, and entertainment and leisure activities. If a student doesn’t find a club that interests them on campus, it is easy to create a new club. A student needs to find three members, a president, and an advisor. Then the club president will put together a club constitution. This document will contain the mission statement of the club, the organization of the members, and any rules or regulations that the club will be governed by. Once this is done the president will meet with Andi Vuksinick who is the clubs representative. Vuksinick can be found in the ESA office or contacted by email at esaclubs@usu.edu. As an official club, the group will be allocated a budget of $50 to fund activities. Clubs are encouraged to fundraise. Opportunities such as the Halloween event School of Ghouls, allow clubs to earn money by par-
ticipating in activities on campus. Requests for increased budget will be handled case-by-case and will be conducted by Vuksinick or the Alumni Association. Some benefits of becoming an official club on campus are ability to use USU Eastern facilities, building a resume of involvement and leadership, experience in planning and executing events, publicity assistance through ESA clubs representative, increased fundraising opportunities, and being involved in student life beyond the classroom. To maintain club status, the club has to follow the mandates found in the “ESA Club Handbook.” Some of the club requirements are to have club activities or meetings at least twice monthly, to coordinate and participate in at least one service project a semester, and presidents of clubs must attend the interclub meeting held monthly. Vuksinick encourages students to read over the “ESA Club Handbook” to learn how simple it is to become an official club on campus. Another club rush activity will be held later in the semester . It is not to late to start a club or join an existing club. College life is more enjoyable when students get involved beyond the classroom.
Rhonda Rhodes named music instructor at USU Eastern Kate Tresner
staff writer k.tresner@eaglemail.ceu.edu
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triding across the black and white tiles of the choir room, Rhonda Rhodes conducts the USUEastern choir into the crescendos and decrescendos of music, ranging from a Gaelic melody to a selection from “Porgy and Bess,” leading them through the nuances Rhonda Rhodes of the music. Rhodes is the new choral and band director for USU-Eastern Born in Arizona, and raised in Vernal, Utah, she graduated from Uintah High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in music education with a minor in music composition from Utah State, and a master’s degree in instrumental conducting from Northern Arizona University. “I wanted to conduct, I wanted to lead,” Rhodes said. “The fascination of leading a whole bunch of [musical] parts at once and understanding how they all work together really appealed to me…I wanted to be in charge of all the voices.” She is working on her doctorate in music education at Boston University. She was first intrigued with the idea of teaching music when she was a freshman in high school. “I wanted to teach music and I wanted to teach it in public schools. It made such a big impact on my life as I was going through the public schools,”
Book Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles Ashley Stilson
editor-in-chief a.stilson@eaglemail.ceu.edu “There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you,” claims only consulting detective in the world. But even more stimulating than an impossible case for a detective, is an impossible mystery for a reader. In Sir Arthur Conon Doyle’s “The Hound of Baskerville,” Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find themselves in the darkening swamps of Dartmoor in Devon, England, chasing a beast that has sprung from the folds of nightmare. The case begins in 221B Baker Street with a walking stick, a halfright deduction, and a legend. The tale describes an immoral Baskerville man who was chased into the darkness of the countryside mire by a demon hound. The hound ripped out the man’s throat as payment for the man’s dark deeds. The hound was then cursed on the family of Baskerville until they atoned for their ancestor’s sins. But the hound has not been heard of
since the first murder he committed on the moor. Dr. James Mortimer has come to call Holmes’ attention to a more recent murder that borders on supernatural. Wealthy widower, Sir Charles Baskerville, was found dead on the grass of his estate. He died from fright, his face twisted in an expression of horror. Evidence suggests that he had been running. Running as fast as he could. But there were no human footprints found around the body, only the imprints of a hound. Now, Dr. Mortimer worries about the safety and sanity of Sir Henry Baskerville, the heir to the late Sir Charles. Intrigued, Holmes takes the case, but it seems trouble has followed Sir Henry even to Baker Street. He shows Holmes and Watson a warning note consisting of cut out words from a newspaper. The note warns Sir Henry to keep away from the moor. Not only was a note found, but Holmes and Watson chase after a man who had been following Sir Henry throughout London. The man escapes, and there is no stopping the
mystery now. Holmes claims he is too busy with other cases around London to travel to Dartmoor, but he sends Watson with Sir Henry back to Baskerville to protect the young heir and gather clues. The Baskerville mansion lies on the outskirts of the Great Grimpen Moor where the hound killed the Baskerville ancestor. In a series of telegrams, Watson describes the deepening case to Holmes, including an escaped convict, a candle in the window, and the howl of a hound that comes from the moor in the night. As the number of possible victims and suspects grows, Watson is troubled by the continual absence of Holmes and the growing possibility that the beast he is following might not be entirely mortal. This 100-year-old classic is the perfect detective mystery for any reader throughout the centuries. The tale of the hound provides suspenseful and gripping plot twists that will boggle the mind as once again Holmes proves his genius in the world of crime More of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
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Sherlock Holmes mysteries include “A Study in Scarlet,” “The Sign of Four,” and “The Valley of Fear.” Similar detectives include Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot or the stories of American detective Ellery Queen.
Rhodes remarked. It was then and there she decided to become a teacher. “Sometimes it’s the music teacher that gets you into [music],” Rhodes mentions. “For me it was just the music.” She has a lot of experience in teaching music. She has taught in high schools and colleges as well as in the community. She has 15 years of experience teaching high school and 10 years teaching in middle school. Rhodes taught at Dixie State for 10 years as a part-time professor. Teaching the student choir and Introduction to Music this semester, Rhodes makes sure to save time “to just sit and listen to music.” She continues, “[It’s something] a lot of people don’t have the patience for anymore…the artistic creation of it is less and less appreciated.” Rhodes is performing at the Tuacahan Amphitheater in Southern Utah, a professional music company widely respected in Utah for aspiring musicians. “I really like playing for musicals because there’s so much variety,” Rhodes said. “The appeal of the skill and being able to conquer it has always appealed to me.” In the musicals “Mary Poppins” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” she doubles on several woodwind instruments including the oboe and English horn for “Mary Poppins” and the clarinet, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone for “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The “Messiah” will be conducted by Rhodes this coming December. For students or those in the community who want to participate, the practices are every Sunday night at seven p.m. in the Brown Music Building on the USU-Eastern campus. Rhodes is also hoping to conduct over a few classes next semester including individual saxophone study, wind symphony, and music fundamentals.
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Braden Nelson shines at USU Eastern theater
something and provided him with a new interest. He is very excited for the plays going on this year. The drama 1776 is Nelsen’s favorite play. He loves the characters and the message. When asked what his favorite quote was from any production Nelsen provided one from 1776, “Commitment staff writer Abbey, there are only two creatures e.rowley@eaglemail.ceu.edu of value in the world: those with the Walking around campus is our own commitment and those who require the commitment of others.” theater star with enough Nelsen has his doubts talent to make any director as well. He says that “Not look twice. If you see Braden living up to my potential Nelsen walking around and not putting my best foot campus you might think forward is one of my fears. I he is just like any other guy don’t want to reflect poorly on campus. But it is not just on all my good teachers and Nelsen’s snazzy hats that coaches.” make him different; it’s his He not only enjoys thelove and talent for theater ater, he also enjoys hiking, that sets him apart. camping and playing the Nelsen is a theater major guitar. He favorite part of and hopes to perform at the Braden Nelson summer was “staying four days Hale Center Theater in both Orem and Salt Lake City. “I would like in Moab, it was super fun.” He also to stay in Utah,” Nelsen says. “I really served two years in a mission in New Jersey for the LDS church. Now that love it here.” In the meantime, he is having a school is in full swing Nelsen spends blast right here at USU Eastern. “The his time keeping up with his homework production quality is amazing! I have and laundry, “not my favorite past times, had the opportunity to explore differ- but necessary.” Certainly all students on ent venues as well. I have particularly campus can relate to that. If you want to see Nelsen in action enjoyed learning about the technical side of a production.” Nelsen says that come to USU Eastern’s production of every play on campus has taught him “Zombie Prom” opening Oct. 10.
theatrical zombies
He is like any other guy on campus Emma Rowley
photo by Chris Barney
The un-dead learn to dance
The cast of “Zombie Prom” rehearse for their upcoming performance as un-dead high school students. USU Eastern’s theater department presents a deadly musical comedy just in time for Halloween. The play opens Oct. 10 and runs through the 21 at the Geary Theater. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for non-USU students and faculty, and $2 for USU students with current ID cards.
SUN Center service project: curly fries or a 5k Emma Rowley
staff writer e.rowley@eaglemail.ceu.edu
photo courtesy Terry Johnson
Service projects in the SUN Center are in full swing, and with no further attacks from Mammoth Mosquitos, this year’s SUN Center involvement leaders (SCILs) are moving forward with confidence. On Sep. 21 the SCIL’s and volunteers headed up to Spring Glen to harvest a potato patch, also known as the Potato Project. Sep. 28 the boys and girls basketball teams and volunteers participated in Active Reentry’s Annual Run, Walk and Roll. The Potato Project started at 9 a.m. and the volunteers soon realized that they were in worm heaven. They also realized that two of the volunteers were deathly afraid of worms. The fun escalated from there. “We were all
really tired from the foam dance the night before, which just made everything more funny!” said one volunteer. All the good potatoes were taken and washed while the bad ones were thrown at the geese in the neighboring field. No geese were injured during this project. All worms were thrown at Lauren Smith and Kambrea Tanner, who then ran off screaming. Smith and Tanner were not permanently harmed from the worms. Around one in the afternoon people started to get grumpy. “I hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch and I was starving!” said Dakoda Lindsay. Fortunately Terry Johnson, SUN Center adviser, had some sandwich supplies handy and most importantly, a curly fry maker. The volunteers quickly used some of the potatoes they had harvested to make curly fries. “We ended up with 500 pounds
Students harvest potatoes for Carbon County Food Bank.
Finding hope after the suicide of a loved one Angel McRae
staff writer a.mcrae@aggiemail.usu.edu It is estimated six million Americans became survivors of suicide in the last 25 years. According to the American Association of Suicidology,” a survivor of suicide is a family member or friend of a person who died by suicide.” Utah ranks 15 in suicide in the United States according to the numbers released in a report by [McIntosh, J. L., and Drapeau, C. W. for the American Association of Suicidology in 2012s U.S.A. suicide 2010: Official final data. Washington, DC: American Association of Suicidology, dated Spetember 20, 2012, downloaded from http://www.suicidology.org.] Utah reported 17.1 percent rate of suicide with 473 deaths. “Here in Carbon and Emery counties the suicide rate is averaging about one a week which is a lot higher than the national average,” said USU Eastern’s Director of Counseling & Disability Resource Center Darrin Brant. “The numbers can be deceiving due to the difference
in the legal definitions of suicide between local, state, and federal agencies.” The loss of a loved one to suicide leaves survivors grief stricken and struggling to answer the question “Why?” The grief following suicide doesn’t always follow a timeline or move in a forward direction. Survivors experience self blame, shock, denial, hopelessness, and depression in addition to a mirad of other feelings. Many times suicide survivors experience guilt and shame because they feel that others blame them for the death of their loved one. This same guilt and shame can be embarassing for those left behind. What is most damaging for the survivor is a hesitation to reach out for assistance coping and dealing with their loss. Seeking professional help and support can be very instrumental durring a survivors bereavement process. Suicide is associated with stigmas, ignorance and uncertainty. The social stigmas make it diffucult to talk openly about the effects of suicide leaving those wishing to provide comfort and
aid to survivors at a loss of how to respond. Hiding the feelings associated with the loss of suicide exacerbates and complicates the greiving process. It is extremely important for survivors of suicide to take care of themselves in the days, weeks and months following a suicide. There is no right or wrong way to mourn the death of a loved one. Some survivors find that support groups can be very helpful. Interacting with other survivors of suicide who are further along in the grieving process can bring a sense of hope and peace. IF you find yourself or someone you know needing help or just needing to talk things out Director of Counseling & Disabliltiy Resource Center Darrin Brant or another USU Eastern staff member will hook you up with the tools and resources you need. If you are thinking of hurting yourself, or if you are concerned that someone else may be suicidal, call the National Suicide Prevention Life line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
STUDENT SUCCESS WORKSHOPS FALL 2013 We can help you succeed…but you have to come! Workshops are located in the Student Center Alumni Room. They are free and open to all USU Eastern students. Thursday, October 3rd 11:30am
What are Employers Looking for? Resumes and Cover Letter Writing Tips
Thursday, October 24th 11:30am
Not Sure What You Want to Major in? Come Explore Your Options
Thursday, November 7th 11:30am
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Thursday, November 14th 11:30am
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Thursday, November 21st 11:30am
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For more information stop by the Academic Advising Office (SC 225) or call 613-5468 or 613-5623 Workshops last approximately 45minutes
of potatoes, but I think we would have had more if we had not eaten so many. But it was worth it.” was Kelsie Gajewsky’s opinion. The food bank was grateful to receive 500 pounds of potatoes and was glad that the volunteers had so much fun harvesting them. The SUN Center is excited to donate more to the food bank at the end of October from our Trick or Treat for Food project. If greasy food is not your thing you would have had a blast during Active Reentry’s Run Walk and Roll. Active Reentry is a service organization that helps people get back on their feet after a surgery or accident. They provide wheel chairs and other equipment to people in need. Run Walk and Roll is a 5K that is open to the whole community. The SUN Center is proud to volunteer for such a positive organization.
The race started out by the fairgrounds and the runners were actually happy to run since it kept them warm. USU Eastern’s basketball team participated in the run. Makayla Chadwick, a volunteer at the race, said “I think it is so cool the basketball team came to help. They made it fun.” Nikkita Blain also enjoyed handing out water at the race. She said “It is awesome how many people came to support this event!” Everyone was welcome to run, even four dogs participated. Whether you prefer curly fries or running a 5k there is always something for you to do at USUE SUN Involvement Center. It is located on the second floor of the Student Center in the same room as housing. It is a great place to do homework, have fun and find out about service activities in the community and on campus.
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photo courtesy of Tyson Chappel
USU Eastern vs. North Idaho College face off on the USU Eastern home court at the start of region play.
Tough start to volleyball SWAC season David Osborne Jr. sports writer d.osborne@aggiemail.edu
The Utah State University-Eastern Golden Eagles opened up region play on their home court over a two day period playing host to North Idaho College on Friday, September 27, and the College of Southern Idaho the following day. Unfortunately for the Golden Eagles, both NIC and CSI wanted to spoil the opening of region play. Coming into the Bunnell-Dimitrich Athletic Center for the first game, the Golden Eagles faced NIC, which as of the September 25 National Poll, was ranked 17th in the nation. It proved to be
too much of a task for the team, however, losing in three straight sets, 25-23, 25-18, 25-14. Eastern gave up 45 kills to NIC while only getting 22 kills in the three sets. The team also lost the error battle as well but that was by a much smaller margin forcing NIC into 23 errors while having 24 of their own. The team was lead by Amanda Freestone, who had nine points in the contest, and Jessica Wilcox, who had five and a half points. Wilcox also led the team in digs, with 12. While attempting 102 total attacks, the Golden Eagles only capitalized on 24 for a kill percentage of -0.02. Hoping to shake off the rust from the night before, USU Eastern had to face another ranked opponent, CSI, which
is currently ranked fourth in the nation. Once again, the ranked team proved to be a little too much for the team to handle, losing three straight sets again, 25-19, 2520, 25-22. Eastern was able to keep CSI from creating a large discrepancy in the kills between the two teams, giving up 37 while getting 31 of their own over the three set match. Once again, Freestone and Wilcox had the most points among the Golden Eagles, with eight and a half and seven points respectively. Paige Peterson and Carly Dalton both had stand out games as well, Peterson with 12 assists and Dalton with 13 digs. Talking about the weekend, head coach Chelsey Warburton said, “We have moments every game where we are
Freestone: local volleyball star Rachel Scoggins sports writer r.scoggins@eaglemail.edu
Amanda Freestone is a Carbon High School graduate from Price, Utah. She was in the top five out of approximately 180 graduating students and she graduated with high honors. She is now a sophomore college student for USU Eastern and it is her second year of playing college volleyball. In high school, Freestone participated in three sports: volleyball, basketball and track. At 6 feet tall, this athlete held a straight 4.0 through all of high school. Her favorite sport…… is a tossup between track and volleyball. Track was good because she had to compete against and win for herself and a team. Her passion, though, is for volleyball. She is a middle blocker and loves playing on the net. Her senior year in high school she had the most kills in every game. Freestone thinks college volleyball is awesome and her teammates make it fun. “I love the girls on
the team and we have a lot of fun together.” From the trips to the matches she is enjoying her experiences of playing volleyball. ”College ball isn’t all fun and games, it is a lot of hard work and dedication. From me being an athlete as well, it’s a lot of hard work because you have to compete to get a spot.” There are players coming from other states and from different backgrounds, trying to prove themselves worthy of a starting spot. Most of these athletes are recruited, so they are some of the “best of the best” players from their schools. And when you have that level of players you always have to keep working hard. The NJCAA is one of the toughest and most competitive college leagues in the country for athletics. Aft e r this
year, Freestone plans on transferring to Utah State in Logan to finish her generals, and hopefully decide on a career field to go into. She enjoys college because she is able to meet new people and is able to choose classes at times that she can benefit from. She also likes how she is able to sign up for classes that might be an interesting field to go into and not just sign up for classes that are required, like high school. The best part about college, she says, is being able to see new people and see new customs. “College is where we make our friends for life,” she says, “and I hope many of us can live this quote, because it is so true.
playing great volleyball at a high level.” It certainly is a point that should be made; the team was certainly in every set this weekend losing by single digits in all but one. “Our battle has been keeping our play at that high level,” she added. With seven sophomores and seven freshmen there certainly is a learning curve that is taking place and the growing pains that come along with it. When asked about a key player for the team over the weekend Warburton remarked, “Amanda Freestone has been our impact player. She puts up a great block for us as well as gives us options for our offense.” Freestone certainly has been an impact player for the team with 86 kills, 125 points, and 66 block attempts so far
in the young season. The team will need her to keep playing at a consistent level. Following opening weekend in the Scenic West Athletic Conference, the standings are rather drastic with teams either undefeated or winless. CSI (2-0) in first, NIC (2-0) taking second, Salt Lake Community College, ranked eighth in the nation, (1-0) filling the third spot, Snow College (0-1) in fourth, USU-Eastern (02) in fifth, and Colorado Northwestern Community College (0-2) sitting in last. The Golden Eagles will next take the court in Rangely, Colorado, taking on CNCC and looking to get their first win in region play. This is the first of a three weekend road trip before the team returns home again to face SLCC and Snow on Oct. 26.
The road to Steeler’s failure Travon Langston sports writer t.langston@eaglemail.edu
Starting the season off 0-4, the Pittsburg Steelers are off to a horrific start. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, future hall of famer, said after losing to the Minnesota Vikings that the Steelers were the worst team in the NFL. Roethlisberger, who has won the first game of the season for the past 13 years and is also a two-time Super Bowl champion, is now on the road to being one of the worst teams to ever play in NFL history. Is this common for the Steelers? No, winning six Super Bowls, and 20 Division Championships. The Steelers also haven’t missed a playoff for more than four years in a row since 1971. the SteelThis is very rare for ers, they are a power house and every year they are hard to beat. The last time the Steelers went 0-4 was in 1968, things are not going their way as of now, and they haven’t had a losing record since 2003. It’s not like the Steelers have lost to the Broncos, or the Se-
ahawks, or the Saints. They lost to the Titans, Bengals, Bears, and the Vikings. They also were outscored 110-69. On top of that, the Steelers turned the ball over 11 times and forced zero turnovers. How about that for a franchise team? Starting Rookie running back Le’Veon Bell for the first time, he ran for 57 yards, which will put him second on the team for rushing yards. The Steelers offense haven’t been able to get any consistency going, and their defense is letting other teams get huge plays after huge plays. Going into last week’s game with the Minnesota Vikings, the Steelers were 0-3 and desperately needed a win. The Vikings started Matt Cassel who jumped into an early lead and managed to win against the Steelers 34-27. The Steelers charged down the field and with a little bit of time of the clock, were poised to take the game into overtime, and beat the Vikings, but the defense sacked Roethlisberger in the red zone with eight seconds remaining to win the game. Other milestones of 1968: - 1968 was the last season for Pittsburgh head coach Bill Austin. The team hired Chuck Noll in
1969 and have had only three head coaches since. (Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) -The Steelers had only been to the playoffs one time in franchise history until 1972. - President Barack Obama, who has shown love for the Steelers in the past, was seven years old in 1968. - Richard Nixon had not yet entered office. There have been eight presidents since 1968. -Madison Squa re Ga rden opened in New York. - The Beatles took home 2 Grammys in 1968. - In 1968, producer Ray Stark’s “Funny Girl”, won the Academy award for Best Picture. -Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed in Tennessee.
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Basketball’s Todd Helgensen Krista Hamilton
sports writer k.hamilton@eaglemail.ceu.edu
(Above) Cooper Beck pitching in last weeks game against CNCC. (Below) Hadley Thorpe hitting a triple to tie the game.
photos by Boyd Lainhhart
Rough weekend at Colorado Boyd Lainhart
sports editor b.lainhart@eaglemail.ceu.edu After losing 5-3 and tying 4-4 in last week’s games, the Utah State University Eastern’s baseball team prepares to face the Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartans again this Saturday at home. Tensions are high in the Eagle’s practices this week after a disappointing performance by the team as a whole last weekend. The team has a lot more on the line in these upcoming games than just a win or loss. CNCC has been a rival with the baseball program for years since they compete together with a lot of the recruiting prospects. Last year, the Eagle’s walked away with a 6-2 record against the Spartans. The Spartans jumped ahead in the first game with a triple to begin the third inning, later to score on a sacrifice fly to the center fielder. The Eagles answered in the fifth inning with a leadoff single and a sacrifice bunt to move the runner to second. A stolen base then put the
runner in position to score off a ground ball to the shortstop to tie it up 1-1. The Eagles took the lead the next inning after CNCC’s pitcher gave up 4 straight walks. The game was ultimately decided by the 3 run homerun to right center by CNCC in the 7th inning as USU-E was not able to make up the ground, leaving the final score 5-3.
Eastern spent the rest of the game catching up and finally did in the 8 inning with two walks and two hits including a triple by Hadley Thorpe, tying it up at 4. But because this was only a fall season game, it didn’t go into extra innings. The Eagles have been working harder this week to make a point that last week was a fluke and that they have a lot more in them than the scoreboard showed last weekend. The game time for the rematch is this Saturday, October 4 11 a.m. at USU Eastern’s field.
In the second game, the Eagles jumped out in the lead with back to back singles by Cooper Beck and Manny Begay in the 2 inning. CNCC then tied it up in the third inning and then scored 3 more in the 4th inning taking the lead 4-1.
Todd Helegensen went to high school in Kaysville, Utah, at Davis High School, graduateing in 2008. The town is small but surrounded by bigger cities and in his opinion, there isn’t a lot to do. They would invent fun things to do such as: coffee creaming cars, wakeboarding, snowboarding, and deer stacking (which is where you stack the Christmas reindeer on top of each other in people’s yards). Helgensen went on a mission to Southern Chile to teach people and penguins, in Oct. 2009. When asked about his most memorable events about his mission, he listed off a few had things. “It rained a lot and
a lot of wind. The wind would get close to 50-60 mph. The people were way nice and being there just made me realize how lucky we are to live in the United States, it gives you a whole new perspective on things.” When he came back from his mission in Nov. of 2011, he didn’t have plans to play college ball. He had a close friend who played for USU Eastern a few year’s back and when he came to one of his friend’s game, he decided that he wanted to play. He made the team as a freshman and is now a sophomore at Eastern. “My favorite thing about basketball is the competition. It’s so much fun to have a challenge and to work harder so we get better for the next team we play. It’s also a lot of fun to be on a team and to be able to travel around with them, they become like a second family.”
Everything needed to know about fall intramural sports
Intramural sports is an opportunity to play sports in a laid back, friendly atmosphere. The games happen every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. Here are the sports and all the information you need to know to participate: Soccer Oct. 2nd-23rd Soccer Field
Volleyball Oct. 30th- Nov. 20th BDAC (BDAC if bad weather) 6-8 people 6-8 people
On the first day of each sport, a sign up sheet is available where you can register your team. There is only one rule for registering teams; each team must have at least one female. It’s intramural sports, which means that males and females are playing the sport together. If you don’t have a team show up, come anyway because there will be a lot of people there who need to fill up their team roster and would love to have you on their team. So just show up and talk to the registration desk and they will find a place for you. Now you are probably wondering what happens if you can make it to the first day and you miss registration. Don’t worry. Show up on the second day or even the third day, it doesn’t matter. If you come the intramural sport and talk to Shantaya Strebel or email her at esaathletics@usu.edu, she will sort it out for you and make sure you have an opportunity to play. Each sport will have a single-elimination tournament. The 71413 winning team receives champion T-shirts as well as having their team picture put up on the wall in the BDAC.
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