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October 4, 2012
Auto Department hosts Odyssey National Alternative Fuels Day set for Oct. 12 USU Eastern’s Automotive Department is hosting the second annual Odyssey: National Alternative Fuels Day on Friday, Oct. Stan 12 from 9 a.m. Martineau to 1 p.m. in the Macdonald Career Center parking lot. Its theme is a Decade of Difference: Driving Change Across America. Odyssey is a biennial outreach event dedicated to promoting the use of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, says Stan Martineau, automotive assistant professor. In addition to alternative fuel
vehicles, demonstrations on fuel cell, solar and wind energy, waveform patterns, diagnostics, and five-gas analysis (showing the difference in vehicle emission particulates between older and new vehicles) will be presented. Information will be available on low resistance “green” tires and energy efficient oil. West Virginia University provides the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium that provides the nucleus of the program. Martineau is a contributing writer for the consortium. Martineau said the governor’s office is sending a representative to the event as well as other local, regional and state representatives. Displays include a Chevrolet with
an electric Volt, Toyota with a hybrid Prius, Ford with vehicle information including their new electric Focus, Utah Clean Cities Coalition, EPA (what they do and why), Questar with CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles and information, Les Schwab (green tires and energy savings tips) and CarQuest with energy saving tips. Demonstrations on fuel cells and biodiesel will be provided by USU Eastern students throughout the day. Martineau said the day should be a great fit for the science, technology and engineering students (STEM) plus career exploration opportunities. Junior high and high school students from Southeast Utah will attend the demonstrations.
Campus lawn maintenance changes Seth Richards
staff writer s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu During the summer, USU Eastern facilities and maintenance facilitators replaced temporary employees with a private contractor to care for the campus greenery. KM Spraying replaced temporary emGrass clippings sprayed on sidewalk by MCC. ployees hired from SOS staffing to mow the larger lawns, fertilize and spray the campus The replacement of SOS for KM is saving the grounds. Facilities maintenance staff members still college about $150 per week. Brad King, vice chanmow the smaller portions of grass and care for smaller cellor for administration and advancement, has high hamlets of greenery. hopes for continued good work in the spring.
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tion - possible gun.” Hanvey later clarified that the request not to give further information to residents was in an effort to stop the spread of rumors and not a gag order. Officer Jason Marshal, who was in the Bunnel Dmitrich Athletic Center, was asked to advise as many students as possible, that they should avoid north Price if they needed to leave campus, not to loiter outdoors and to stay out of the way of the police. Marshal started in the Western Instructional Building, closest to the shooting, and the Jennifer
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only 136 students and faculty at USU Eastern were signed up for Code Blue, it would have made taken the school a step closer to a lock down. Judy Crockett, USU emergency management coordinator might have sent out the code blue, had she not first contacted Prettyman who told her, between 60 and 90 minutes after the shots were fired, Schade was located in Wellington with his wife. A Price officer was then dispatched to arrest him. Schade has been charged with use of a firearm within city limits, a class B misdemeanor, and released.
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five phone numbers which can be called or texted in the option “View/ Update Code Blue Emergency Alert Phone Numbers” under the “Personal Information” tab. The process is accessible to anyone currently attending or employed by USU. It takes a few minutes and could be the difference between
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Leavitt Student Center. The BDAC was also effectively closed. “Nobody was locked down.” Prettyman said, “People perceived it as being a lock down. It really didn’t meet the definition because we didn’t send out a Code Blue warning.” After conferring with Steve Mecham, USU director of public safety, Prettyman contacted Brad King, vice chancellor for administration and advancement, and Alex Herzog, associate vice chancellor for student services, in an attempt to execute a Code Blue emergency warning. Although, at the time,
life and death. According to Judy Crockett, USU emergency management coordinator, as of Friday, Sept. 28 there were approximately 42,000 contacts for all of USU. There were about 1,290 contacts attending USU Eastern campuses, of which 136 were students and faculty at
the Price campus. Members of the USU Eastern community are encouraged to sign up. The process is free and contact information is given only to a few individuals who have the authority to send a warning.
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hall if/when a fire sprinkler system is installed.” The project is being advertised for contractors to bid. The bidding process is projected to last into No-
vember. Funding will be provided from the USU Eastern facilities maintenance budget. Until the move occurs, residents in Sessions may rest assured they
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are safe. The Price City Fire Dept. keeps 1,200 feet of hose according to Fire Chief Paul Bedont, enough to reach three city blocks if necessary.
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so it was good. Thirteen of the sponsorships were donated by cosmetology students who also ran. Associate professors, “Debbie Pritchard and Linda Davis are so supportive every year of this cause,” he said. At least 17 students helped with the donation tickets and sold 47 ticket books which raised $470 along with certificates for haircuts and manicures which will raise another $500 towards helping individuals stay independent. “Active ReEntry’s Nancy Bentley said it best as she and I were talking that morning about our
soon-to-be-arriving USU Eastern runners, and at that moment (as if on cue),” Johnson continued, “Paur drove up in the USU Eastern bus, whereupon Bentley exclaimed ‘A bus! You brought a bus load? I’ve got to go grab my camera and get a picture of this’ as she scurried off to find it.” Committee Chair Dorothy Carter, said, “Unfortunately, this past year, the state has given a limit amount towards our assistanttechnology program. This has left a huge waiting list of individuals who wish to remain living independent in their homes. To help them
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students can be a “somebody” at Eastern and have opportunities to do what they love. “What do we do better than anyone else?” is the question Dart says he asks himself when recruiting. Student experience and involvement is the answer to that question, and what the team focuses on.
At college days, where recruiters from all the colleges visit high schools, and prospective students fill out their information on an iPad using the “Forms” application. They can also sign up for Eagle Experience. Information submitted through Forms is electronically filed. A follow-up email will be
achieve this wish, we sponsor the Run, Walk and Roll 5K to raise funds to do repairs on motorized equipment, such as power wheel chairs and scooters, as well as purchasing tires, batteries, walkers, grab bar and etc...” All proceeds go to the program ran by Active Re-Entry. No administration cost is taken out with 100 percent of sponsorship going to this program. Carter appreciated the cosmetology department for their assistance in the run. “A great big shout of thanks goes out to the cosmetology department and their advisers.”
sent within 12 hours of contact. Ambassadors no longer have to keep track of post cards and call each person. Students can also list what subject they are interested in studying then their information will be shared with the relevant departments who can then contact them as well in a timely manner.
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New opportunities for employment on campus Emily Williams
lifestyles editor e.williams@eaglemail.ceu.edu This year, students at the USU Eastern Price campus have an increased opportunity to find employment on campus. Dean of Student Life, Dr. Alex Herzog requested that the institution fund additional work-study dollars by $50,000. This effectively doubles the money available to hire students on campus. In past years, it has been noted that many students are not only struggling to find employment, but being forced to choose between working at a distant location, or attending classes. Work-study programs were created to remedy that problem by providing students with a work environment that is conducive to academic success. Although the U.S. Government-operated FAFSA finances work-study opportunities for students who qualify (about 30-40 each year), there are many more who could benefit from an on-campus job. Herzog wants to provide students with
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topic of the food served wasn’t given such a good review. While some still “strongly agree” that “the overall quality of food served is excellent,” many others selected “disagree” and “strongly disagree.” When the survey prompted comments on how dining services could be improved, most suggested better food quality and more variety, not certain food being offered a certain day of the
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would make when he would ask me ‘What up Coach Smurf?’ I know he impacted several students and athletes outside of the basketball program.” Vice Chancellor of Administration and Advancement, Brad King added, “It is hard to believe that it has been a year since Brad’s passing. It will be a difficult week for many people both on campus and for those that felt Brad’s influence in their lives in other settings. It is amazing to look at the far reaching effect that he had on people’s lives and not just the young men with whom he associated. “His laugh and his ‘Live t he D rea m At tit ude’ were a b s olu t ely i n fe c t i o u s. I will always remember his do the small thing well
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staff, which will improve the quality and efficiency of the departments and the college campus as a whole. There will soon be a page on USU Eastern’s website directing students on how to apply for work-study positions. Until then, Kim Booth and Tammie Pantelakis in the financial aid office can help students with any questions they might have. Ultimately, Herzog recognizes that when there is no pressure between work and school, students can feel at ease on campus and improve their academic performance. The institutional work-study fund has only been approved for this academic year. Herzog hopes that this program will have a positive effect on students, and the departments that hire them. If the relationship proves to be symbiotic, it is possible that USU Eastern will continue to offer additional work-study opportunities to students. When a student works on campus, they stay on campus, they become a part of campus, and that is what the college experience is all about.
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and that they feel like they are still being treated like children with a curfew. Others complained that they don’t think a person’s body should be considered an open container and that the Internet services were poor. Others thought life in residence hall was great and that nothing could be changed to improve their experience. Students were satisfied when it came to dining services staff being clean and courteous. The
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every possible way to succeed. So he, along with the financial aid office, have implemented a campus-wide program, independent from FAFSA, which provides 30-40 more jobs for USU Eastern students. Departments such as, food services, distance education, maintenance, auxiliary, records and registration, the BDAC, disability resource center, English and math labs, teacher’s assistants, athletics and theatre tech are hiring student employees. The departments pay 25 percent of the wages and the work-study fund pays the remaining 75 percent. There are exceptions for departments with great need and little to no funding; they are able to go through a process to apply for work-study employees paid for fully by the institutional fund. Work-study not only provides students with convenient employment, it also gives departments an opportunity to hire workers for 25 percent of the expense of a non-student employee. This means departments can afford to have more
sp e e ch. He a lways s a id if you do the small things right every time, the things that even your mother can do, you will be in every game. Brad was a winner in every sense of the word. We will continue to miss him.” All American USU Eastern basketball player and team captain last season, Chase Flint, said, “Since Brad’s death my life has changed a lot, I wasn’t sure who to turn to. But I say something or do something everyday that reminds me of him and it makes me happy of the influence he had in my life that I can have in other people’s life. I use his quotes all the time just about optimism and positive attitudes. When I talk to friends about him, always something like Barton would have loved that or that reminds me of what Barton
week, every week. Other comments included, more seating by the Golden Grille and more meals offered on a meal card, or go back to a monetary value instead of by meal. Coordinator of Residential Life, Blaney Hanvey, said, “Residential Life Policies and Procedures are designed to promote academic success, student safety, and provide a comfortable living environment to students.”
used to do. Even though he’s gone, he still has an impact in my life and many other people’s lives. So he’s gone but not forgotten.” Even though it’s hard to imagine Barton being in a better place, he always told everyone he was living the dream. And now that he is living the dream in a better place, we are reminded of the lyrics of Billy Joel’s song: “Only the Good Die Young.” “They say there’s a heaven for those who will wait, some say it’s better, but I say it ain’t. I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, sinners are much more fun…and only the good die young.” RIP, we still miss you Coach Barton. A memorial vigil honoring Barton will be Thursday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in the pit. Everyone is invited.
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were even able to better discern what was rumor and what was fact. 1-Nicotine: Apparently some “scientists” learned that smoking doesn’t have a lot of benefits, that is if you’re one of those people who is opposed to cancer and offending people around you. But it seems that, despite being able to ruin everything inside and around you, nicotine has some beneficial affect on the brain. The University of Amsterdam discovered that the nicotine found in cigarettes enhances both learn-
ing and memory. To prove this, they tested elderly people with Alzheimer’s (since learning and memory loss are key areas of the disease) by giving them nicotine patches. The results were stunning in that they showed that after regular doses, the patients were two times faster and significantly more consistent at answering memory-based questions than the control group. This is all possible because nicotine is able to improve communication among the learning centers of the brain. Even if you can remember how
the beginning of this article began (proving that you don’t have Alzheimer’s), nicotine has the same effect on you as on the elderly. This time, instead of pumping a teenager’s blood with the stuff they went for a more standard approach by first filling mice with the stuff and then testing them on their special learning and memory later in their adult life. They were able to find that those who had received small, steady levels of nicotine learned faster and had performed significantly better, even months later.
Smoothies for all!
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