April 24, 2003 Utah State
in the News
USU
HIRES FORMER WNBA PLAYER
Utah State University has hired former WNBA player Tricia Bader-Binford
as an assistant women’s basketball coach. Bader-Binford
played for the Cleveland Rockers for four seasons, and worked
as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Boise State
University from 1999 to 2001. (Standard Examiner, 04/23/03)
STUDENTS MARK EARTH DAY NO. 33: USU SPEAKERS,
BOOTHS ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INVOLVED
For the past 33 years that Americans have celebrated Earth
Day, much has been accomplished, yet environmentalists who participated
in activities at Utah State University on Tuesday say much remains
to be done. “Earth Day is a celebration of the Earth,
and it’s also a time to take action and stand up and get
something done,” said Vanessa Welsh, president of the
Ecological Coalition of Students at USU. The goal of this club
is to help Utah State become a more environmentally conscious
institution, she said. There are a lot of people at Utah State
who can make a big difference, Welsh said of the faculty, staff
and students who number more than 22,000. (Herald Journal, 04/23/03)
ENGINEERS AT PLAY
It is not hard to find evidence that engineers work. The smooth-running
exercise equipment, the computer software, the strong new buildings
all attest to the skill of engineers — and often to the
long hours that went into the feat. But do engineers play? Sure
they do, said H. Scott Hinton, dean of the College of Engineering
at Utah State University. They play as well as anybody else
in the marching band. In the three universities he has been
at, he has noticed a lot of engineers who are also musicians.
(Herald Journal, 04/23/03)
KSTU NEWSCAST:
UTAH COUNTY STUDENTS GET AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT FARM ANIMALS
Utah County students got an up-close look at farm animals today
at Farm Field Day, (a course that teaches kids about the importance
of Agriculture and how it works.) Kids learned about milking
cows, shearing sheep and soil and water use. Interview with
Dean Miner, USU Utah County Extension, county director and ag
agent. (KSTU newscast, 9 p.m., 04/22/03)
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?
One might say trees were the apple of J.S. Morton's eye. Arbor
Day began in 1872 when Morton, a member of the Nebraska Board
of Agriculture, thought it wise to set aside one day each year
to promote replanting of trees. ... Adding topsoil or a mix
of more than one-fourth mulch causes a drainage problem for
the new roots trying to take hold in dissimilar soil, said Maggie
Wolf, horticulturist for the Utah State University Extension
Service. (Salt Lake Tribune, 04/23/03) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/apr/04232003/wednesda/50392.asp
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