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New faces and consolidations
Deans evaluate different options to deal with budget cuts By GREG BOYLES assistant news editor
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
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More adjuncts will be brought in to teach classes for the College of Education and Human Services as current faculty and staff take the early retirement incentive, or get laid off, said the college’s dean, Carol Strong. “Classes may be taught by adjuncts who are paid per class taught and are not on contract,” Strong said. “At this point that is the primary plan we’re looking at.” Strong said some positions may not be replaced at all, which would result in larger class sizes for students. Other classes may only be taught every other semester, or every
other year, depending on the necessity of the class, she said. As classes back up due to fewer teachers and courses offered, Strong said there is the possibility students will be delayed in their graduation. “We hope that such a delay doesn’t occur, but it A three-part series, part 3 of 3 is possible,” she said. “However, we’ll get them all in, and we’ll get them done; it’ll be a little different operating procedures.” Strong said all seven departments in the college will remain intact and no programs will be cut. The college will also move forward with many of their initiatives, includ-
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ing the exercise science program which is coordinating with the pre-physical therapy program, and the STEM education program which encourages students to pursue careers in the fields of science, mathematics and education, she said. The college will also continue forward with the construction of a new education building, which is being helped along with a $25 million gift from the Emma Eccles Jones Foundation. “We’ll be the center with the largest impact in early childhood education in the intermountian region within the decade,” Strong said. Even though Strong said her college is having to purge 5 percent of its budget,
- See BUDGET, page 4
Easter tradition enjoyed by residents Students attempt to set the world record for the longest thumb wrestling chain. Page 3
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Students purchase bullet bikes for convenience and thrill. Page 5
Sports CACHE VALLEY RESIDENTS GATHERED ON OLD MAIN HILL Sunday afternoon to toss previously decorated eggs down the grass as a part of the community’s Easter traditions. At the end of the day, egg shells were strewn across the ground, only to be scavenged by a group of seagulls. TYLER LARSON photo
Students pitch ideas at E-Week New VP USU’s football team is getting into the swing of things as scrimmages continue. Page 8
Opinion “English is a pretty messed-up language when it comes right down to it, with plenty of hardand-fast rules that need breaking with every other word.” Page 11
Almanac Today in History: In 1997, in Augusta, Georgia, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes.
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of Student Services announced
By SETH BRACKEN staff writer
First-prize winner for the Entrepreneur Club elevator-pitch competition took home $4,500 to support the sales of a salsa jar with a raising bottom to make the salsa more accessible. Joshua Lightly, junior majoring in economics, finance and entrepreneurship, said his idea has been in the making since the beginning of this semester when he pitched his idea in a class. “It’s innovation with practicality,” Lightly said. Second-prize winners, Brandon Hunt, senior majoring in entrepreneurship, and Josh Taylor walked away with $3,300 for their idea of a newsletter for chiropractors. The prize money given out to all the winners totaled more than $10,000. The competition was the culmination of Entrepreneur Week (E-Week) activities that had been taking place all week, said Steve Eaton, director of communications for the College of Business. The price tag for the entire week was about $40,000 with all of the funds coming from private organizations; no money was given by the school, Eaton said. Elevator-pitch contestants had two minutes to outline their idea for a way to start a business. The ideas varied from floating face cards to a pizza and a movie restaurant and even a digital personal trainer. The elevator competition was judged by 13 business men and women. The contestants were judged on the product, demand, price, resources and legal protection. E-Week was a great success, said Brad Larkin, Entrepreneur Club president. The tradition will continue and the plans for next year’s E-Week are already being made, he said. Eaton said it was a great opportunity for Utah State to spread the word about the college of business. The club also sponsored a high school elevator-pitch competition and there were students from several high schools competing, including some from Salt Lake City. Team Anaconda, a team of 10 members, won the 72-hour business competition, winning $2,000 to share. This competition was akin to the television show “The Apprentice,” where
By RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN news editor
E-WEEK OFFERED STUDENTS like Jesse Randal the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges, potentially winning startup capital for their business. Randal took fifth place with his business idea for International Prodigies. BRIAN FRANCOM photo
team members were given the assignment to design and sell as many T-shirts as possible in a 72-hour time period. The team that won sold $3,000 worth of T-shirts and also raised $1,800 in donations for the E-Club. The members of the team were Matt Weese, Chris Shipley, Justin Harding, Joshua Light, Mark Watterson, Taylor Edwards and Ryan Griffeth. –seth.bracken@aggiemail.usu.edu
James D. Morales from the University of Minnesota, Morris, will replace Gary Chambers as USU vice president for Student Services, USU President Stan Albrecht announced Friday in a Board of Trustees meeting. According to a press release, Morales is currently the associate vice chancellor for enrollment at the University of Minnesota, Morris, and in the past worked as assistant director of Student Support Services for the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Albrecht said he hopes Morales will make his new position more accessible to students. “We’ll deeply miss Gary, but James will be a valuable asset,” Albrecht said. The press release states Chambers will retire in June and Morales will start in the position sometime this summer. The Board of Trustees also approved a proposal Friday from the department of management information systems (MIS) in the Huntsman School
- See TRUSTEES, page 3