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October 6, 2011
If illegal off campus, then illegal on campus Seth Richards
staff writer s.richards@eagle.usu.edu If it isn’t legal off campus, it’s not legal on campus. It is illegal for minors to drink, for anyone to have controlled substance without prescriptions and it is illegal to smoke within 25 feet of a public building. On campus you can’t drink, take part in the consumption of illegal drugs, take lighters into dormitories and it is citable to have paraphernalia that would implicate deviant behavior, e.g. devices designed for the smoking of drugs, alcohol containers (after drinking this can include your body), unlabeled pill bottles, or a stack of needles and rubber bands. These laws don’t exist for the police to come terrorize people who happen to come into possession. While many exist to protect others from those who might come under the influence of certain substances, most exist to protect the person who is taking part in this deviant behavior. While it may give you a false happy now, in ten years that drug will have rotted your teeth, ren-
dered you penniless, and if it hasn’t put you into a catatonic state, then it will in all likelihood have lowered your cognitive abilities. People who choose to participate in such activities as drug abuse or drinking may not get caught in the act today, they may not get caught tomorrow, but sooner or later people so disposed to do such stupid things will get caught doing something stupid and in all likelihood ruin their lives. Ten years later when applying for a job, those who do end up with felony charges against them will have a hard time justifying that party even to the McDonalds management. Other items and practices that fall onto the campus forbidden list include extension chords, plugging power strips into other power strips, and covering smoke detectors. Students should also be aware that it is a citable offense to pull a fire alarm without a fire, if you wouldn’t yell fire in a crowded theatre, then it doesn’t make any more sense to evacuate a building with the exception of the most dire of circumstances. Whether it is by a resident advi-
sor on a routine health and safety check, or by a call to the silent witness number, dirt has a way of being found and the results can be sinister. Punishments for these crimes, citable offences, and deviations from the socially accepted norm range from a verbal warning, to the seizure of illicit property, to fines and counseling, to being thrown in the pokey and charged with first degree felonies and spending the rest of your life asking yourself, your deity, and society why you were so stupid. Punishments will be judged by circumstances and made to fit the crime. Officer James Prettyman of the campus police and residential life encourages students to adhere to the laws of the state and campus while at CEU. “This is the beginning.” Says Prettyman, “Your future starts right here.” Some errors are to extreme to walk away from. All students are encouraged to abide by the laws and student code of conduct for their own safety and the safety of others. Silent Witness Calls Made to (435) 613-5635 can be made to report theft, vandalism, or any other criminal behavior.
USU Eastern student arrested for consumption, disorderly conduct a citation for having drug paraphernalia in his room after participating in setting off a fire alarm in residential life. He joined five of his friends where they consumed alcohol on USU Eastern property. left campus and returned to the student center with his girlfriend. After a heated exchange between the two, campus police were summoned and arrested Valdez and cited him for consumption, disorderly conduct and intoxi-
Seth Richards
staff writer s.richards@eagle.usu.edu The weekend of Sept. 24 and 25 was one that landed a USU Eastern student in jail and five other students issued judicial citations for alcohol and drinking on campus. Contrary to the rumors on campus the incident did not involve student-athlete(s). Michael Valdez received
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cation. According of James Prettyman, campus police, he was taken to Carbon County Jail where he remained for two days. His girlfriend and four others were issued judicial citations for the alcohol and drinking involved on campus property. Valdez will face student code of conduct charges next where he could be evicted from residential life and USU Eastern.
not optional medications and they cost about $400 $500 a month. I can’t work because of my disability, also because I’m a student I’ve been denied Medicare so I can’t get help with that cost. Whereas if I had a physical disability I would have no problems getting help with medication, hospitals, doctor visits, etc. There have been countless times when I’ve been sitting in class and overheard a conversation of someone making fun of people with Mental illnesses. It seems socially acceptable to poke fun of the Mentally ill; why is that? Our disability is every bit as disabling as a person who has Down Syndrome or has to be in a wheelchair because of Multiple Sclerosis. In some cases, Mental illness is so much worse. We’re all scared of what we don’t understand. We need to
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This year’s “Upon Their Shoulders Award” goes to Vicki RinaldiKulow and Steven Belnap. And Outstanding Alumni Awards will be given to Joe and JoAnn Goodrich and Neil Warren. A reception begins at 6 p.m. with dinner and awards to follow at 6:30 p.m. Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to attend the celebration. Cost is $25 per person. Those attending should RSVP by calling 613-5256 by Oct. 10. Gold Circle Donors -Dennis and Susan Deaton both graduated with honors from the college in 1970. Susan Deaton was named Outstanding Freshman Student in 1969. Dennis Deaton was a member of the baseball team, the debate and forensics team and editor of the yearbook. · Michael and Clyda Harrison both attended the college from 1971 to 1972. All three of their children attended as well. They established the Michael and Clyda Harrison scholarship in 2006 to help students working towards a bachelor’s degree. To date they have helped six students achieve their academic goals. ·LaVell and Mayzell King. LaVell married Mayzell while he was a freshman at the college in 1951. Mayzell graduated from the college the same year as their oldest son. After moving away for a brief while, they returned to Price where LaVell taught at the college for 36 years as a professor in biology. ·Grady and Jeanne McEvoy. Grady has been with the college for 24 years teaching in the Theatre
Krum named Outstanding Faculty Member Shadayah Jones staff writer s.jones@eagle.usu.edu
Professor Jon Krum is one of the biology teachers at USU Eastern. If fact he was chosen by the students as Outstanding Faculty member of the year last spring semester. The first thought that crossed Krum’s m ind when he was elected Outstanding Faculty Member Jon Krum was, “Hell Yeah! I think that Outstanding Faculty member is different for each person. To me it means a lot because it is nominated by students, I think very highly of the students opinions. “It meant a lot to me because I think I try to make my courses kind of hard, but want my students to come out having learned something that will enrich their lives. Making them hard usually makes it difficult for them, and yet they still nominated me as Outstanding Faculty member; it meant a lot to me.” Krum has many interests. Among them are his family, mountain biking, skiing, learning and teaching. Krum believes in educating individuals out of their circumstances. When asked if money was not an object what he would be doing, he said “I would still teach. That would be the perfect life.” Krum in his opinion is living the perfect life. Growing up Krum moved around a lot. His father built churches. He would build a church during the year and Krum and his family would move during
realize though that someone is always listening. Even though we have our problems—people with Mental illnesses—no one likes to be made fun of. I hope that in some small way I conveyed my message. I’ve lost everything in my life that I’ve ever cared about due to Mental illness. In some aspects I’ve grown; I’ve gained a unique understanding of disabilities. If you’re having any problems like described above, there is an AMAZING resource we students have: the Disability Resource Center. There you’ll find some of the most caring, loving, affectionate, understanding, and knowledgeably women I’ve ever met. Disclaimer: I never do anything illegal or against the rules on campus at USU/CEU
Bake sale set for October 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. USU Eastern’s cosmetology program is joining the area salons in the community to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer with a cookie and cake sale on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Alicia Marelli, owner of Bellasano Salon and Spa, is in her second year of the annual fundraiser to help women in the community offset the financial struggles of fighting breast cancer. Naming it “Salons for Sur-
vival,” she included all the salons in the area that signed on to help raise money. The money generated will be given to United Way of Southeastern Utah to fund a local woman who needs financial help to fight the deadly disease. Some of the possible ways the money will be used include paying for preventative care such as mammograms or screening, travel on the Perky Bus for treatments, paying for a chemo treatment, and the list can go on. The most important aspect of this fundraiser is that all
ity, including work in computer services, for 42 years. All of his children attended and graduated from the college. Outstanding Alumni Awards ·Joe and JoAnn Goodrich are both graduates of the college who went on to lead successful careers. Joe worked as an engineer and plant manager with Utah Power and Light, Pacific Power and Scottish Power. JoAnn was a teacher of the hearing impaired and eventually directed Deaf Services for Southern Utah with the Utah School for the Deaf. Since retirement they have engaged in many humanitarian services around the world including work in Egypt in a leprosy colony that involved installation of a clean water system; teaching English in China and volunteer teaching in a remote school in Alaska. They are currently volunteering in an addiction intervention program. ·Neil L. Warren, professor emeritus at the college was a student first before beginning his teaching career at the college in 1955. He is well known for his extraordinary success with the college’s debate program that included 24 national championship first place awards. During his career he taught a wide variety of classes including speech, drama and American literature. His awards and recognitions are numerous including the “Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching” in 1978; “Community College Teacher of the Year” in 1992 and “Recognition for Quality Teaching” from the Utah State Board of Education in 1993.
funds generated will stay in the community to help women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, Marelli noted. She said it is good way to give back to the women who have supported the salons for many years. Participating salons promised to donate 20 percent of their entire sales every Tuesday in October, conduct raffles and wear T-shirts designed with the Salons for Survival pink logo printed on each one.
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good we were, but it did matter what we looked like. He stated that if they already had to many Caucasian’s, Latino-American’s, or African-American’s they would not let you pass through the audition process. Why does everything have to pertain to race? I strongly believe that we should all be rewarded by our own merits. In all applications, the ethnic
background section should be stricken, making it impossible to give unequal opportunity based on race. If you want to get an education and you work hard for it, you should be rewarded for your efforts. It’s time for absolute equality and that will start when everything becomes indifferent towards the color of ones skin.
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Department. Jeanne currently serves as councilwoman for the Price City Council. They have been avid supporters of the college, particularly through donations to the Geary Theatre Challenge and leading out in support of a new fine arts center for USU Eastern. Athletic Hall of Fame ·LaDona Richmond Rukavina was a member of the Mitchell Mummies fast pitch softball team in the late 1940s. The team represented Carbon County in many tournaments throughout the intermountain states. She has always loved playing sports. Now at 81, she still makes a mark on the golf course. · Jared Fernandez attended the college from 1991-92 and went on to play professional baseball for 14 years, including with the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros. He made the Olympic team in 2000 before suffering a broken arm. He’s the only pitcher in history to win a major league game and a minor league game on the same day. Upon Their Shoulders Award ·Vicki Rinaldi-Kulow started at CEU in 1977 as a clerk in shipping and receiving. She eventually graduated from the college in 1991, was accepted in a new master’s degree program through USU distance education and went on to serve as the college’s director of Purchasing/Motor Pool and EEO officer until retiring in 2009. ·Steven Belnap started his career at the college working with Ted Jensen in the college’s business office. He continued in that capac-
the summer. He was born in Chico, California. He has also lived in Modesto, Santa Cruise, Sacramento, Oregon, Hawaii, and Orem. When he went to high school, he lived in Bountiful. Krum started college at 15 years old. “My mom said I could either go to school or get a job and I didn’t want to get a job, heck that sucks, so I went to college during the summers.” Later on, Krum went to Weber State University and got his bachelor’s degree in micro biology, then to Utah State University and earned his doctorate degree in bio chemistry. “I believe that if I am going to be a good teacher I have to be excellent in the field of research.” Krum went to the Institute of Health in Hamilton, Mo., to study Lime Disease. After studying for three or four years he applied to CEU at the Blanding campus. He worked there for two years, transferred to the Price campus and now teaches at USU-Eastern. Krum has some advice to the students attending USU-Eastern. “Number one sleep less, no one really gives a s--- how much you slept during college. Two, study more and use your time wisely. During the day, no one wants to party so going back to the dorms and hanging out and watching TV is one of the stupidest things in the world. Instead of doing that, go to the library and study because no one wants to play anyway, so when it starts getting dark, let the bats come out and go play. You need to optimize your time. Third, date, date like crazy and have fun. Another one is going to class; you have to go to class. Talk to your teachers; I firmly believe that all faculty members in Price honestly give a s--- about your grades and that is why I like it here. The faculty really does care about their students and most of them want to help. Take a proactive stance towards your education.”
Cosmetology students help raise funds for local Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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