August 13, 2004 In the
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Friday, August 13, 2004
BEAR LAKE "MONSTER"
SPARKS TALL TALES, DEBATE, REVENUE
There's no photographic proof, but some say it looks like a
walrus minus the tusks. Others are adamant it's a dinosaur.
Or a big alligator that swims really fast. But while the existence
of the Bear Lake Monster has been debated at coffee shops and
campfires since the first published report in 1868, this much
is undisputed: Stories about the monster can make cash registers
sing at stores ringing the lake on the Idaho-Utah border. ...
Steve Siporin, a professor of English and history at Utah State
University in nearby Logan, says stories about the monster have
"more to do with tourism than belief. It seems like an
awful lot of vacation lakes have their own monster, a local
symbol of pride. (Concord Monitor Online, 08/10/04) Click on:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040810/REPOSITORY/408100422/1026/LIVING05
SAME-SEX AMENDMENT:
THE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS HEALTH INSURANCE TO NONMARRIED DOMESTIC
COUPLES
Voters could outlaw a new health care policy at the University
of Utah that allows employees' domestic partners to buy medical
insurance. If Utahns approve a proposed constitutional amendment
to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the legal
fallout likely would end the university's program. Salt Lake
City's study of its own domestic partner benefits policy could
reach a dead end. And officials in local government and state
institutions would be blocked from implementing the idea in
the future. ... Utah State University President Kermit Hall
believes the amendment could end faculty senate discussions
about a benefits policy in Logan. "That wording can be
interpreted as foreclosing any publicly provided benefit,"
Hall said. "We could not extend benefits." (Salt Lake
Tribune, 08-12-04) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2392559
GOP LAWMAKER STACKS
THE DECK FOR REPLACEMENT IN CACHE
Cache County Democrats are crying foul at the recent resignation
of Loraine Pace, R-Logan, from the Utah House of Representatives.
Pace said she resigned early so her replacement Fred Hunsaker
could gear up for the role before he faces an election. But
Reid Pearce, Cache County Democratic Party chairman, says he
was not surprised by Pace's action because Republicans have
a habit of leaving office so their replacement can run as the
incumbent. Pearce thinks it may backfire this time because of
the popularity of Democratic challenger Wendell Morse, a retired
director of planning at Utah State University. (Salt Lake Tribune,
08-11-04)
PLENTY OF REASON
TO CHEER — THE UTAH CONNECTION IN ATHENS
In the second coming of the Olympic Games to Greece, both in
the modern era and in perpetuity, there is a definite theme
of "twos" for athletes with Utah connections entered
in the historic competition. At least 27 Olympians — among
the nearly 10,000 about to represent 200 countries when the
Games officially begin Friday — can claim some affiliation
with the Beehive State, or vice versa. ... Others on the "Utah"
list are current University of Utah basketball player Andrew
Bogut, who will play for Australia; Sasha Pavlovic ... hammer
thrower James Parker of Layton (Northridge High School and Utah
State University). (Deseret News, 08-11-04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595083614,00.html
NEW AD SPETMAN
OFF AND RUNNING WITH JOB
It's been a busy 42 days for Utah State's new athletics director.
Introduced in June, Randy Spetman officially started July 1.
He promised the gathering at the announcement that he was going
to "hit the ground running." Which he has. First he
met his staff, then it was time to meet fans and potential donors.
Spetman is now in the process of trying to meet businessmen
in Cache Valley and along the Wasatch Front. His top priority
is trying to raise money to make improvements before joining
the Western Athletic Conference next year. (Herald Journal,
08-12-04)
CACHE VALLEY CENTER
FOR THE ARTS DIRECTOR TAKES JOB IN ALASKA
Lisette Miles, executive director of Cache Valley Center for
the Arts for four years, is resigning to accept a position as
executive director of Anchorage Concert Association in Anchorage,
Alaska. ... The Center has developed a partnership with Utah
State University, where more than 1,000 USU students per semester
are exposed to a wide variety of world-class performing artists
through lecture demonstrations, question and answer sessions,
workshops and public performances. (Cache Magazine, 08/11/04)
Click on: http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2004/08/11/cachemag/story15.txt
UTAH STATE U.
CAUGHT UP IN SPIRIT OF 'SECRET GARDEN'
The ones we've lost, if they're the ones we've loved, never
leave us -- so long as we hold on to their love and keep their
memories alive. In Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's brilliant
musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic story,
"The Secret Garden," the Dead play as integral and
moving a part as any of the Living and the past permeates almost
every scene as a constant reminder that though time may roll
on, "all experience is an arch to travel through"
and, as Tennyson's Ulysses claimed, we are "a part of all
we have met." (Utah Statesman, 08-11-04)
'MOON OVER BUFFALO'
OFFERS UTAH STATE U. ACTORS CHANCE TO HAM IT UP
"Moon Over Buffalo" is one of those plays that actors
love to be in, and the cast of Logan's Old Lyric Repertory Company
is no exception. Billed as a farce, "Moon Over Buffalo"
-- and, yes, it refers to the city, not the animal -- has everything
the stage actor could ask for: Lots of opportunities to ham
it up, funny costumes, some swordplay, broadly written characters,
mistaken identities and a breezy, easy comedic formula. ...
Recent Utah State University grad Amy Lewis plays daughter Rosalind,
who performed in one too many Hay family productions and turned
to a career in advertising to get out. (Utah Statesman, 08-11-04)
EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
HELPS MAINTAIN CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
As Hill AFB civilians retire, the doors will open for students
of all ages to enter the workforce here. The Student Career
Experience Program is an essential part of maintaining the civilian
workforce at Hill AFB. ... Robert Hone of Logan is one of the
sought after engineering students who, through the program,
is working in the Ogden ALC Training Systems Management branch.
Mr. Hone attends Utah State University and is majoring in aerospace
engineering. (Hilltop Times, 08-12-04) Click on: http://www.hilltoptimes.com/story.asp?edition=166&storyid=4729
UTAH VALLEY STATE
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECRUITS QUALITY STUDENTS
Officials at Utah Valley State College plan to recruit quality
students through a new honors scholarship program starting next
fall. With the increasing enrollment each semester, President
William Sederburg is beginning to worry about the quality of
UVSC's students. ... "We don't get a very high percentage
of the top third of students in this area," Sederburg said.
"They go away to Utah State or BYU or [the University of]
Utah, and we want to increase our share of traditional four-year
students." (The Daily Universe, 08-11-04)
U. NORTH FLORIDA
GETS NEW DEAN
Enrollment growth and program expansion are two goals of the
new dean of the University of North Florida College of Education
and Human Services, who will take office Aug. 6. Dr. Larry Daniel
will replace the current dean, Dr. Katherine Kasten, following
the announcement of her resignation last fall. Daniel, the associate
dean for the education college and a professor at the University
of North Florida since 2000, was the final selection of a nationwide
search that turned up 44 candidates for the position. ... Daniel's
promotion comes at a time of shuffling for UNF faculty positions.
Recently, Dr. Gerry Giordano was named provost of the university,
which Daniel said is an opportunity for progress in the College
of Education. "He's an outstanding educator himself,"
Daniel said. "I think if one looks at the record he had
at Utah State University, he clearly has done some innovative
and outstanding things with the College of Education there."
(The Spinnaker, 08-11-04)
AVOIDING THE
FRESHMAN 15
If you're getting a student ready for college, no doubt you've
been shopping for supplies. In this Healthy Living report a
must have for college students that doesn't cost a thing. It's
information on how to avoid the "Freshman 15." It's
a common problem, especially for college freshman. The so-called
"Freshman 15". It's the weight many college students
tend to gain during their first year in school. "There
are always social events that center around food, pizza late
at night or you go out to dinner together and eat late at night,"
said Pauline Williams, Dietician, Utah State University Extension.
(KUTV.com, 08-12-04) Click on:
http://kutv.com/healthyliving/local_story_224155723.html
KUTV NEWSCAST:
PREPARING KIDS FOR COLLEGE
Utah State University Extension agent Pauline Williams discusses
what parents need to know as they send kids off to college.
(KUTV newscast, 5:00 a.m., 08-11-04)
KUTV NEWSCAST:
HEALTHY LIVING
A must have for new college students is information on how
to avoid the Freshman 15, the weight many college students tend
to gain their first year in school. Dietitians say to make sure
students have information on healthy eating and that they know
how to cook. Presented by Pauline Williams, Dietitian, USU Extension.
(KUTV newscast, 5:00 p.m.)
Thursday, August 12, 2004
A COACH'S RISE,
PLOTTED AT THE KEYBOARD
Brian Billick remembers when he realized just how tough it
would be to make it as a football coach. It was January 1984,
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas. Billick, an obscure 29-year-old
assistant at San Diego State, walked into his first big-time
football coaches' convention. ... By the time Billick was on
the coaching staff at Utah State University in the late 1980's,
he was working with some of the school's computer experts to
process game information. As he put it: ''When you go to computer
science guys, they're so into the bells and whistles you get
a lot more than you really need. But the guys in the business
department, they know how to crunch numbers for a purpose.''
(New York Times, 08/05/04)
MORMON ELDER
DAVID B. HAIGHT DIES
David B. Haight, 97, the eldest member of a high-ranking body
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died July
31 at his home in Salt Lake City. No specific cause of death
was given. Mr. Haight was named 28 years ago to the Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles, part of the Mormon church's top leadership.
Mr. Haight oversaw the church's global missionary effort and
helped the church's outreach to other faiths. He previously
worked as an executive with various department stores and as
assistant to the president of Brigham Young University. Mr.
Haight, who was born in Oakley, Idaho, received a degree from
Utah State University. (Washington Post, 08/08/04)
FINAL CANDIDATE
MAKES PUSH TO BE NEXT AD
Rance Pugmire pulled up a chair, rested his foot on the seat,
rolled up his sleeves and appeared ready to go to work Tuesday
afternoon. Pugmire, 40, didn't waste any time describing his
philosophies, his long-term plan and himself. He is one of five
finalists for the athletic director's position at the University
of Northern Colorado, and the last to interview for the job.
... Pugmire, who spent five years as the athletic director at
Utah State University, called UNC "a good fit," for
him. (Greeley Tribune, 08-11-04) Click on: http://www.greeleytrib.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040811/SPORTS/108110042
GARDEN SLEUTHS
CAN SEPARATE THE GOOD SPIDER MITES FROM THE BAD
Scorched brown spots are not unusual in August. In Utah, we
expect a few. But when large areas of brown appeared in an established
patch of bishop's coat and lilies of the valley, I knew there
was a mystery afoot. After all, it hasn't been that hot. ...
There are garden sleuths stationed across the state in the form
of agents for Utah State University's Extension Service. I called
Loralee Cox, the one closest to me. It didn't take her long,
just a couple of days and a microscope, to discover the problem.
The beds are full of spider mites. (Salt Lake Tribune, 08/10/04)
Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2389858
CHEAPER SATELLITES
FUTURE OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT
Gas stations in space and cheaper ways to launch small satellites
are among the projects on tap for the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency. Anthony Tether, director of the Department
of Defense research agency, on Monday discussed DARPA's past
and future on the opening day of the 18th annual Small Satellites
Conference at Utah State University. ... "The launch rate
of small satellites is not quite what it should be," said
USU President Kermit Hall as he helped open the four-day conference
that includes more than 700 academic, industry, government and
military representatives. (Salt Lake Tribune, 08/10/04) Click
on: http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2392206
TO CONTROL
PREDATORS OR NOT TO CONTROL PREDATORS: TWO STUDIES ON DEER OFFER
OPPOSITE RESULTS
The experts have spoken. Lack of predators may be more important
than habitat in determining deer populations, one study says.
Then again, another study says, predator reduction has nothing
more than a minimal, temporary impact on deer population. ...
The "take-home message," according to Mike Wolfe,
a researcher at Utah State University, may be that a deer population
below carrying capacity could be helped by predator reduction,
but at or near carrying capacity, any gains will be quickly
erased by other factors. (Standard Examiner, 08/11/04) Click
on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00040810201527688743
TREES FELLED,
SPARED AT USU
Utah State University officials are looking to preserve as many
trees as possible as they build a world-class housing facility
for students. ... Due to construction of the new facility, which
will include six building and a four-level parking terrace,
about 37 trees will have to be removed, according to Stanley
Kane, director of USU's Facilities Design and Construction Office.
However, that's far fewer than the number of trees that could
have been affected, Kane said. Officials moved construction
plans 15 feet to the north to accommodate a grove of old trees
on Old Main Hill. (Herald Journal, 08/11/04)
FUNDS WILL HELP
PROMOTE ENGINEERING
The nation is losing a high number of its experienced school
teachers to retirement each year, especially in subjects like
science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But a $10
million grant received by Utah State University will be used
to help replace them. The USU College of Engineering received
the grant from the National Science Foundation to promote engineering
education. (Herald Journal, 08/11/04)
KSL NEWSCAST:
TIP OF THE WEEK
Pauline Williams shows how to make simple sauce mix. It is
equivalent to 9 cans of Campbell cream soup. She puts the mix
in a Ziplock bag. She gives comparisons to a Hamburger Helper
meal. There is a recipe booklet available on the web called
SOS Soups or Sauces, published by Utah State University Extension.
(KSL newscast, 5:00 a.m., 08/10/04)
Wednesday August 11, 2004
ANOTHER
ONE BITES THE DUST ... (OR NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE)
When I attended college my first year and change, I was at Utah
State University in Logan. A number of my friends were at Brigham
Young University in Provo 125 miles away, and the hot song at
the time was Queen's hit "Another One Bites The Dust."
At BYU, the song celebrated another person getting married and
became associated with many a wedding - so much so, that the
song was #1 at BYU for get this … two years. … Tim
Rollins is as much "in-your-face" as he is honest
and sincere. A longtime freelance writer who pumps out more
columns in a month than most do in a year, Tim took over as
Editor of The American Partisan (TAP) in July of 2001. An alumnus
of Utah State University and the University of Utah, Tim is
a veteran of both the United States Marine Corps and the Active/Guard
Reserve (AGR) program of the Army National Guard. (American
Daily, 08/10/04) Click on: http://www.americandaily.com/article/3193
CALDWELL
TAKES ACADEMIC HELM AT DSC
Lee Caldwell has held executive-level positions with Fortune-500
companies and administrative jobs at major universities during
the past 30 years. His father taught music to youngsters in
Tooele. … Caldwell grew up in Tooele and Salt Lake City
before earning a bachelor's degree in business from Utah State
University. After a three-year stint in the Air Force and completing
a law degree at Brigham Young University, he went to work. Along
the way, he earned a doctorate degree from Texas A&M. (The
Spectrum, 08/10/04) Click on: http://www.thespectrum.com/news/stories/20040810/localnews/1016464.html
MAKING A DIFFERENCE:
UTAH STUDENTS BRING A BRIGHTER FUTURE TO DEAF CHILDREN IN KENYA
There are a few students at the Ngala School for the Deaf in
Nakuru, Kenya, who, three months out of the year, live in a
slum known as Bondeni — described by one Utahn as wall-to-wall
people living in mud huts with tin roofs and piles of garbage
in the streets. … Utah State University's Liz Parker is
an instructor in deaf education and was the 2004 team leader
in Kenya, where the different dialects make using American sign
language a bit difficult. (Deseret News, 08/10/04) Click on:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595082965,00.html
UTAH JAIL ESCAPEE
CAUGHT ON WAY TO S.L. BUS STATION: AGENTS ACTED ON TIP BY STAKING
OUT NEARBY RESTAURANT
Eric Hauber was just minutes away from extending a two-week
escape from jail by leaving Utah on a Greyhound bus when he
was arrested Sunday night by agents from the state Department
of Corrections. … Hauber, who was sent to prison in 2001
for aggravated bank robbery, forcible sexual abuse and witness
tampering, was transferred to the Duchesne County Jail in December
2003. Jailers said he never had visitors or phone calls and
that they considered him a model inmate. His criminal history
dates back to 1996, when he came to Utah from North Carolina
to attend Utah State University. (Deseret News, 08/10/04) Click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595083109,00.html
AGENCY PLANS
GPS SPACE NETWORK TIED TO PULSAR
More and more hikers, boaters and drivers are relying on Global
Positioning Satellite data. Triangulating on signals beamed
down from GPS satellites in Earth orbit, their receivers tell
them exactly where they are. … "We're developing
a technology where a satellite in space will be able to find
where it is using pulsars," said DARPA director Tony Tether.
He was the keynote speaker Monday at Utah State University's
annual Conference on Small Satellites. When a massive star reaches
the ends of its life and explodes in a supernova, it may leave
behind a remnant called a neutron star. The tiny neutron star
is unbelievably dense and spins at a high rate. Radiation may
beam out from two sites on the star. (Deseret News, 08/10/04)
Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595083106,00.html
USU JOINS ENGINEERING
PROJECT
Utah State University will partner with eight other universities,
including Brigham Young University, on a $10 million grant to
promote engineering education. … USU officials announced
Monday that the school's College of Engineering received the
grant from the National Science Foundation to start a National
Science Foundation Center for Learning and Teaching at the USU
campus. (Deseret News, 08/10/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595083105,00.html
HOUSING EATING
UP FARMLAND
Driven by a surging real estate market and soaring land prices,
farmland in northern Utah counties is quickly disappearing to
make way for houses. … Doug Jackson Smith, a Utah State
University sociology professor who studies the farm industry,
said those failed initiatives wouldn't solve everything, but
they would be a start. (Deseret News, 08/10/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595083033,00.html
SPACE-SAVING
CONCEPT: SMALL SATELLITES: USU CONFERENCE LOOKS INTO LATEST
RESEARCH
For the 18th time, hundreds of people from around the globe
are flocking to Utah State University to discuss the same question:
Do small satellites help or hinder the space industry? …
the weeklong Conference on Small Satellites, sponsored by USU,
kicked off Monday afternoon with a big-name keynote speaker
and exhibits from students and many major satellite and technical
companies. The conference is well-known throughout the world
for its small satellite discussion and research. (Standard-Examiner,
08/10/04) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00040809210013099171
IT'S THE PRINCIPAL:
EDUCATORS FIND ADMINISTRATION A STEP UP IN PAY, RESPONSIBILITY
It may be lonely at the top, and sometimes they miss things
like teaching little kids how to hold crayons, but some teachers
are choosing a different educator route and becoming principals.
… Dave Wilkinson taught school for 17 years before deciding
to work toward becoming an administrator. He recently wrapped
up his administrative endorsement at Utah State University.
(Standard-Examiner, 08/10/04) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00040809230019204350
ENTERING LOGAN'S
ORBIT: ANNUAL SATELLITE CONFERENCE BRINGS HUNDREDS TO TOWN
More than 750 people from around the world are in Logan this
week as part of the 17th Annual Small Satellite Conference at
Utah State University. … The conference continues through
Thursday at USU. Attendees will, participate in 11 technical
sessions, discussing carious topics in the small satellite industry.
(Herald Journal, 08/10/04)
CONVICTED VALLEY
MAN RECAPTURED
Former Logan cab driver Eric Hauber was captured Sunday night
after escaping July 25 from the Duchesne County Jail. …
According to court records the assault occurred in September
2000 after Hauber drove two intoxicated women home from a party
at a Utah State University fraternity house. After later returning
one of the women to the party, Hauber went back to their apartment
and sexually assaulted the other, according to reports. (Herald
Journal, 08/10/04)
USU STUDENT WINS
FULBRIGHT HONOR
A Utah State University student has won a prestigious Fulbright
scholarship to study abroad in the 2004-05 academic year. …
Abigail Jensen won the scholarship to travel and study in Mexico.
She is among eight people nationwide, selected from 28 applicants.
She will live in Mexico City and pursue studies in business,
and defer enrollment in graduate school until she returns. (Herald
Journal, 08/10/04)
USU FILLS RESEARCH
VICE PRES. VACANCY
Utah State University announced the hiring of a new director
for its Innovation Campus on Monday. … J. Michael Brooks
will oversee the future development of Innovation Campus. The
recently completed USU master plan calls for the North Logan
campus to be expanded from its current 38 acres to more than
150 acres. The expansion will occur to the east and south and
eventually connect Innovation Campus with USU's main campus.
(Herald Journal, 08/10/04)
SETTING HIGH
GOALS: UYEYAMA, USU'S NEW STRENGTH COACH, HARD AT WORK
In a few days the Utah State football team will officially begin
preparation for the 2004 season. But it's not like the Aggies
have been lounging around and taking it easy over the summer.
Like usual, the majority of the athletes stuck around Logan
and have been voluntarily spending time in the weight room,
as well as running. (Herald Journal, 08/10/04)
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