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International Week wraps up festivities Former Dominican Republic vice president speaks on the economic importance of his country’s students, helps judge international pageant 4By Mariah Noble
Republic, they will be able to there are in a time of globalization and the digital age.” serve their families and country Ivan Quezada, president of with the knowledge that they the DSA, said the students were Dominican students who get a good edu- have worked for and cherished.” excited to have Alburquerque cation will be able to return and influence Ortiz said the event allowed come to campus. their home country in a positive way, according students to voice concerns about “I feel like it’s a great honor to former Vice President of the Dominican how they can make the most out because it’s a way to notice that Republic Rafael Alburquerque, who visited of the government’s investment people in our native country are in them and how they will be USU’s campus Friday. keeping track of us,” Quezada Many international students are here because incorporated back into their said. “They listen to us if we of a scholarship they receive from the govern- country after graduation. ment in their home country. Shelly Ortiz, direc- Alburquerque’s presentation ALBURQUERQUE have complaints or suggestions. He wanted to come because he’s tor of international scholarships and short-term to the student body as a whole interested in us. He’s coming programs for global engagement, said they discussed challenges and progoriginally invited Alburquerque to USU three ress made in the country’s economy. He said because he cares.” Quezada said there are 108 Dominican stuyears ago, but when he couldn’t come because education is the key to resolving the issues. Alburquerque dents with the scholarship altogether at USU of his duties there, they said when Dominican — 95 on the Logan campus and 13 at USU kept trying. students return to the Eastern in Price. Quezada said the scholarship “It was importFind it online country with an edu- provides housing, a meal plan and an allowance ant for him to come cation, they will con- for books and school materials. because obviously, View Ms. International tribute to the coun- He said International Education Week is an he can share a straphotos on our website: try’s economic and opportunity to “promote diversity and culture tegic vision with the utahstatesman.com throughout the school.” Learning about other social development. students,” Ortiz said. “Through leav- cultures is important to him. “While he was visiting, ing the Dominican “It doesn’t matter if it’s a domestic (native) he became very enthuRepublic — and let’s not forget that the student or international student,” Quezada siastic about the program.” Alburquerque said having students from his Dominican Republic is an island, and as an said. “The important thing is that you care country come and study at USU is important island, it’s isolated — these students come to about other cultures and promote diversity. You because it helps the students gain experiences know another culture, exchange with North can support all the international activities, get American society, have contact with other to know the clubs and go to activities.” they could not have gained at home. “With their schooling, they become more nationalities,” Alburquerque said. “That opens Alburquerque said he is pleased that stuinformed professionally,” Alburquerque said. a completely different vision and perspective of “And when they return to the Dominican how the world works, of what the requirements jSee DOMINICANS, Page 2 staff writer
Zak Riklefs photo MISS SOMALIA, SALEHA JAMAL AHMED, is crowned and adorned with a ribbon as she wins Ms. International on Friday night in the Taggart Student Center.
City officials say students won’t have a Judge: Students need voice in the community until they earn it to be more active in 4By Lis Stewart news editor
Logan city officials had a message for the dozen or so students who showed up to the USU neighborhood meeting Thursday night: Get involved in community affairs. “We can make your neighborhood that much more safe by having you guys giving us a call,” said James Olson, the Logan Community Development Block Grant coordinator. Olson and other city officials led the meeting, which is a part of the Logan Neighborhood Council’s efforts to increase involvement from across the city. Each of the designated neighborhoods, named for elementary school boundaries, holds a regularly scheduled meeting where residents workshop a particular community concern. The council functions as an advisory board to the Municipal Council, voting to make recommendations that are presented yearly. The neighborhood council also includes a representative from USU, who speaks for students living on campus and across the city. While the USU representative was a student in the past, the council decided last summer to place a university employee, Academic Resource Center learning specialist Dennis Kohler, on the council instead. Students were kicked from council membership because they were not coming to meetings, Olson said. If the council can build a student presence, the representative could revert back to its original intent. “Let’s get it back to a student if there is continued interest,” Olson said. While Kohler said he is happy to represent USU, he is using students to advise him in making
Samantha Behl photo LT. BRET RANDALL speaks to students about the conundrum of parking regulations Thursday evening.
decisions. He then asked how many felt like “My belief is absolutely two they should have called police but things: One, you have a vote did not, and a few more raised — I’m just saying it … and the arms. When he asked who felt other thing is USU is not only guilty for calling, several raised students,” Kohler said. hands. Student apathy is a problem Oakman Kennedy, a student, the neighborhood council deals said he sometimes does not feel with in other aspects as well. This sure if he should call the police. was the first L o g a n ’ s USU neighborpolice often hood meeting deal with Bret Randall in at least five quality of life Logan police years because issues, such of historicalas shutting ly low attendown large dance, Olson parties and said. dealing with In addition neighbor disputes, Randall to handing out said. If there i n for mat ion is a problem, pamphlets no matter the with city time of day, it phone numbers and ameis OK to call nities available the police. for residents’ use, the meeting “The police department is here included a talk from Lt. Bret to serve you,” Randall said. “You Randall of the Logan City Police are residents in this city.” Department. Parking was also a major topic Randall asked the students to of the evening. Several of the raise their hands if they have actu- students expressed displeasure ally called the police for some- at the addition of parking time thing. Three raised their arms. limits in fall 2012 at the bottom
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of Old Main Hill and along 800 East. There is now a three hour time limit to park along the road. Parking is also now enforced by Logan police instead of a private company. Randall, who was recently made coordinator over parking enforcement, said he was not sure of the exact reasons given for the change, but there were people abusing the lack of time limit by leaving their car along the road all day. The idea behind the change was so people could park, go to classes and then move their car so someone else could use the spot, Randall said. Neighborhoods around campus also have special parking permits for residents only, which should be taken into account when choosing a spot, Randall said. It is important to take notice of signs and know where is a good place to park and for how long, he said. “Parking’s all about knowledge,” he said. Students at the meeting said three hours is not enough time for classes and suggested a change to the time limit. “I think this change was probably made without having that discussion up there… We can talk about it,” said Logan Municipal Councilwoman Holly Daines, who attended the meeting. A good neighbor guide is also being put together for students. Aarom Smith, a graduate student in landscape architecture and environmental planning, presented the basic idea of the informational pamphlet at the meeting. Smith is interning with Logan Neighborhood Improvement. The guide will cover topics such as leases, landlords, noise complaints, parking, property maintenance, occupancy restrictions and more, he said. – la.stewart65@gmail.com
their college careers 4By David Berg
doctorate for his lifetime service. “His story is so motivation Utah’s first Hispanic federal al,” said Marina Hernandes, a judge spoke to about 30 stu- senior in sociology and law and dents about his journey to the constitutional studies. “Even court bench Thursday evening though it’s cliche, it shows that in the Agricultural Sciences anything is possible, that any barrier can be overcome.” Building. Judge Sam Alba, the son of “It gives me motivation to immigrant parents, was the first do what I’m doing,” said Aury child in his family to receive a Rosas, a sophomore studying college education. During the criminal justice. presentation, Judge Alba dis- Alba’s career began in cussed how he decided to study Phoenix, Ariz., where he served law and how that decision has as a lawyer for many years. He influenced his life, as well as the was one of the defense lawyers of the first land fraud cases lives of many others. after being As a magin his first istrate judge, firm for just Judge Alba six weeks. oversaw the During this Follow us on naturalizacase, he tion process Twitter worked with and cere- @UtahStatesman John Flynn, mony for a lawyer who many Utah gained notocitizens. He riety when he served as one himself had gone through the naturalization process as part of of the defense lawyers in the the path to earn his law degree. U.S. Supreme Court case which “Of all the things that I did as requires the Miranda rights to a judge, that, to me, was prob- be read to people when they are ably the culmination of what I arrested. was doing on a regular basis,” he After working the land fraud case, Alba was offered a position said. Throughout his speech, Alba to work at John Flynn’s firm. He declined in order to form talked about the experiences he a firm with three other young had throughout his education Hispanic lawyers to create the and career. first all-Hispanic law firm in Alba attended Preston High Arizona. Later on, he worked School and served as the soph- alongside Bruce Babbitt, goveromore class president. As the nor of Arizona, to appoint the only Hispanic president of a first Hispanic judges in areas class from Preston, he jokingly with large Hispanic populareferred to himself as the “real- tions. world Pedro” of “Napoleon The event was sponDynamite” fame. sored by the USU Institute of He earned his bachelor’s Government and Politics. degree from USU, a dual major Andrea Allred, IOGP assistant in political science and history intern coordinator, said it is with a minor in English. USU awarded him with an honorary jSee JUDGE, Page 2 staff writer
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