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Trophies from former debate team displayed in Shadayah Jones staff writer s.jones@eaglemail.ceu.edu
photo by Whitney Withers/ The Eagle
Debate trophies find a new home in the WIB.
For over 30 years, Professor Neil Warren was the debate coach at what was then the College of Eastern Utah. During his career, he and his students won over 202 trophies and 125 plaques as a team in tournaments throughout the United States. Some of those trophies are being displayed in the West Instructional Building in a case that is 24 feet long, six and a half feet tall, and two feet deep. The story behind these trophies all started with a promise between former CEU President Ryan Thomas and Warren. When the old Main Building was torn down, the debate trophies were stored in the attic of the SAC building. President Thomas told Warren that
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Most of the trophies and plaques set the record for the number of being displayed are national tour- trophies won in one year. In 1991, nament awards. Most of the tro- Warren and his students won 272 phies were won when Warren was team and individual trophies. According to Warthe coach, but some are from before and ren that is a pheafter Warren was at nomenal amount, CEU. The earliest but that was not trophies are from good enough for the team because 1951 and the more recent is from 2000, the next year they the year the debate beat their record team was dropped. and took home 273 Warren had been team and individual trophies. Wara debate coach for ren expressed that over 37 years. He was at Carbon High the students really Scho ol for f ive worked hard and years and 32 years Former coach Neil Warren they would pay for some of the trips at CEU. During his time as the debate coach at CEU, and they would stay overnight he and his students won over in institute buildings and school 202 team trophies and 125 team gyms just to go to the debate meets. plaques. He and his students also see Trophies page 3
the trophies would be temporarily stored until a proper case could be built for them. Eight years later, Chancellor Joe Peterson and Vice Chancellor Brad King, set up a fundraiser to raise money to make a trophies case for the debate team and their hard work. Because of this, the promise between Thomas and Warren is now fulfilled. There are 202 trophies and 72 plaques are on display in the WIB trophy case. Although this case is huge, it was not big enough to hold all of the plaques won by the debate team over the years. All of the trophies and plaques that are displayed were won as a team. All of the individual student trophies and some plaques that were not first placed finishes, are not being displayed. Some of the plaques are being combined so they could fit all of the plaques into the case.
Berlin Wall in JLSC
Berlin Wall created by art and theatre departments
Karli Morris
editor-in-chief k.morris@eaglemail.ceu.edu One hundred seventy one students voted in the elections held on Feb. 12-13 for the new president, executive vice president and vice president of activities for ESA. Lucas Madsen was elected as the president with 66.1 percent of the votes with 113 over Carolyn Thornton who received 58 votes equaling 38.9 percent. In a closer race, Chelsey Sorenson received 93 votes equaling 54.4 percent of the overall votes to beat Arsene Mugisha who received 45.6 percent of the votes from 78 votes. Miranda Cox was elected to be see Student body page 3
Community invited to attend Theater Challenge After 50 years of gracing the southwest corner of campus, it¹s time for a major uplift for USU Eastern’s Geary Theatre. After serving as the “official” stage for thousands of theatre productions in addition to music festivals, dance recitals, countless graduations and even a few funerals, it has come time to remodel, update, revamp, restore, or whatever term comes to mind, to bring this grand old theatre into the 21st century. There is a short time table to
accomplish the first phase of this daunting task of raising $100,000 in 100 days. Titled the “Geary Challenge,” officials at USU Eastern want to show the Utah Board of Regents, the Building Board and the Utah Legislature how important the Geary Theatre is to this area and how it needs a second chance. “Called a necessary tsun a m i o f s u p p o r t ,” a d m i n ist r at or s have r a is e d $42,000 of their $100,000 see Theater page 3
Big plans ahead for USU Eastern Jonathan Fox
staff writer j.fox@eaglemail.ceu.edu Though little, USU Eastern has big plans. The institution has put a great deal of effort and funds, into an aggressive growth strategy. The new branch at the college, known as the Welcome Center, is a big part of that effort. The newly formed Welcome Center consists of four staff members: Greg Dart – director
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of enrollment services, Kevin Hurst and Wade Arave – admissions advisors, and Jessica Prettyman, as well as 20 student ambassadors. Their main focus: recruitment. The goal is to put Utah State University – College of Eastern Utah on the map, and to help the school grow in both size and prestige. The school has issued its Four-in-Four campaign in which the student body is increased to 4,000 students in four see Big plans page 3
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No doctor in the house lege is not providing many of the medical services such as physicals and STD testing, according to Alex Herzog, associate vice As of Feb. 1, 2013, Utah State chancellor for student services. Director of Student Success, University Eastern no longer has medical professionals at the Jan Thornton is also available to offer interim campus health and solutions to mediwellness center. cal inquiries in On Jan. 17, rept he Disabi l it y resentatives of the Resource Center USU Eastern stuin the Jennifer dent services office Leavitt Student learned that the Center. college healthcare USU is trying provider, PEAK to find another Healthcare, was gohealthcare proing out of business and would no longer Sign posted on door at vider in the community that will be able to serve the wellness center. work part-time college as of Jan. 31. An administrative assistant is with the college. As always, in the event of staffing the health and wellness center in the Student Activities medical emergencies, individuals Center room 117. The assistant can go to Castleview Hospital can offer referrals to the proper at 300 Hospital Drive, next to medical professionals, but the col- Winger’s restaurant.
Seth Richards
news editor s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu
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• Concerts for charity • How to get a date • Baseball Whasssuppp?! • Calendar of events •page 3
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• SUN Center: welders quilt • Eastern goes global • Meet Liz Prettyman • Freshmen 15 •pages 4-5
Global Week started off with a big impression thanks to the 40 foot wall set up in the middle of the JLSC. Students are encouraged to write their own thoughts about freedom and social tolerance. Like the real Berlin Wall, this wall represents the ability that every generation has to erase social intolerance and hatred and create a global culture of peace and acceptance. This wall is just one of the many events the school has planed to increase cultural awareness. Schedules for events can be found in the ESA office and online.
NJCAA audits athletics 3rd time Seth Richards
news editor s.richards@eaglemail.ceu.edu For the third time in two years, the National Junior College Athletic Association is auditing USU Eastern atheltics. Every year the NJCAA randomly picks ten percent of the 500 teams to audit as well as any team that is cast into the spotlight by competitors who know that a team has something to hide. These audits require the coaches, within 72 hours of initial notification, to provide the team roster, schedule, proof of high school graduation for all players, proof of full academic schedules and a plethora of documents proving the eligibility of international students to play. Last year, the random pick chose the USU Eastern’s volleyball team who had to forfeit two games because of the eligibility forms being filed late and Coach Dave Paur
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suspects that another college from the SWAC blew the whistle on the men’s basketball team for having a player who had played two minutes professionally for a club in Russia. This caused the men’s program to have their scores vacated up to that point for the entire season and postseason play last year. According to Paur, the world of college and junior college athletics is just as ruthless as that of professional rivalries. “College athletics is like crabs trying to get out of a jar,” says Paur, “They just pull each other down trying to get to the top. They’ll use anything they can to get the advantage. It’s the same with college teams.” Regardless of whether the current audit is the result of a random pick or someone blowing the whistle on the USU Eastern women’s basketball team, Paur expects that the baseball team will be audited next year and the NJCAA will leave us alone for the next five years.
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• MBB: head to tournament • WBB: regular season ends • Tips for March Madness • Scoggins stays home •page 6-7
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