December 4 & 5, 2003
Utah State in the News
FFriday, December 5, 2003
NOTEBOOK ARRAYS HOUSEHOLD FINANCES
When it was time for Adrie Roberts and her husband to refinance
their home last August, they turned to a financial notebook
Roberts had compiled that kept all their documents in one place.
Paycheck stubs for the past year, credit card information and
income tax forms were at their fingertips. … "The
mortgage broker said, 'I've never seen anybody so ready so fast,'
" said Roberts, a family and consumer sciences specialist
for the Utah State University Extension Service in Cache County.
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/4/03) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/dec/12042003/business/116883.asp
USU FACULTY OKS ALLY PROGRAM
FOR GAY STUDENTS
Utah State University's Faculty Senate has endorsed establishing
a faculty ally program for gay and lesbian students. The proposal
was approved Monday, with one faculty delegate objecting and
a few abstaining. (Standard Examiner, 12/4/03) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00031203211522440528
AGGIES DROP THE BALL IN THEIR FAN RELATIONS
Periodically, sport fan will send in a letter to the editor
to chastise one and all for lack of support, making attendance
some from of civic duty. … I normally attend USU football
games and enjoy it, but I did miss the last two home games this
recently completed season. (Herald Journal, Soapbox, 12/4/03)
Thursday, December 4, 2003
BIG SEQUOIA NOT
HARD TO FIND
The trunk is almost as thick as a mountain bike is long. The
tree itself is as tall as Ogden's city office building. The
species, giant sequoia, is native to California's coast and
isn't known for its adaptability to high-elevation, low-precipitation
climes like Utah's. … Now, it's an object of curiosity
to tree-lovers in the state. Mike Kuhns, Utah State University
extension forester, heard about the tree, found directions and,
as a break from a nearby convention, pedaled to the tree. (Standard
Examiner, 12/3/03) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00031202140014144675
UTAH'S JARDINE JUNIPER LARGEST TREE OF SPECIES
Very few Christmas trees are Utah's native evergreens. Permits
to cut your own, while still available in some of Idaho's national
forests, are scarce in Utah. … "It could last three
or four years," said Mike Kuhns, extension forester at
Utah State University, "or it could last 50 or 100."
(Standard Examiner, 12/3/03) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00031202140050724848
RECORD WHITE
ASH TREE FOUND IN LOGAN
The tree, a white ash that is native to the Midwest, spreads
its crown into the middle of a downtown Logan street. Its trunk
takes up a large chunk of the grass between the sidewalk and
the street. It's probably been earning its height, girth and
crown spread for more than 80 years. ... For the latter measurement,
Mike Kuhns, extension forester with Utah State University, had
to look both ways, pull the measuring tape out into the median
of 100 East, look quickly (but carefully) at the measurement,
and dash to safety, reeling the tape as he went. (Standard Examiner,
12/3/03) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00031202140046158597
KUSU AIRS UNIVERSITY
TIDBITS STATEWIDE
A new public relations campaign at Utah State University aims
to capture a statewide audience over the airwaves. Utah State
University QUICK FACTS are broadcast several times each day
throughout the state on Utah Public Radio, also known as KUSU
at 89.5 or 91.5 on the FM dial. ... Because the station is owned
by USU, the institution is not charged a fee to broadcast the
QUICK FACTS, according to John DeVilbiss, executive director
of public relations and marketing at USU. (Herald Journal 12/3/03)
UTAHNS ATTACKED
IN BRAZIL: LOGAN NATIVE IN CRITICAL CONDITION; HUSBAND KILLED
One Utah State University graduate is dead and one is in critical
condition after the couple was attacked Saturday night in their
Rio De Janiero, Brazil, home. Z. Todd Staheli, a Shell oil executive
who graduated from USU in 1988, was found dead in the couple's
beachfront condominium Sunday morning by their 10-year-old son,
according to reports. (Herald Journal, 12/3/03)
GAY LESBIAN STUDENTS
GET SUPPORT AT USU: USU FACULTY SENATE APPROVES PROPOSED FACULTY
ALLY PROGRAM
Gay and lesbian students at Utah State University may have
a new faculty-approved support system on campus. A proposed
faculty ally program for gay and lesbian students received an
overwhelming vote of support Monday from the USU Faculty Senate,
with a few abstentions and only one objection. (Herald Journal,
12/3/03)
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