October 29, 2002 Utah State
in the News
TOUGHER IN-STATE TUITION RULES HAVEN’T
HURT AS MUCH AS EXPECTED
Students
from neighboring states are not being steered away from Utah
colleges and universities as some feared, despite a new law
that makes it harder for nonresidents to qualify for cheaper,
in-state tuition rates. ... Nowhere is this point better illustrated
than at Utah State University, said Provost Stan Albrecht. Located
about 30 miles from the Idaho border, the university had 400
fewer new freshmen and transfer students from outside the state
this fall. (Salt Lake Tribune, 10/28/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10282002/utah/11334.htm
QUEEN MARY THE
SUBJECT OF USU PRESENTATION
Extension
professor Robert Mueller will present "Mary, Queen of Scots:
From Pawn to Prisoner," Friday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 p.m. in
the Utah State University Eccles Conference Center, Room 205.
A tea party will follow, with refreshments and opportunities
to talk with Mueller about his research. (Deseret News, 10/28/02)
Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415015679,00.html
JOURNALISM STUDENTS
AT USU AWARDED HONORS
Utah
State University student journalists emerged among the nation's
best during the recent national convention of the Society of
Professional Journalists in Fort Worth, Texas. Honors were paid
to USU's online news service "Hard Line Café"
in the society's new online news category. (Deseret News, 10/28/02)
Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415015686,00.html
‘GRAND-MENTORS’ GIVE MOMS A BREAK
A
collage of autumn leaves lay at the foot of a Robin Hood-style
treehouse. A wood-plank bridge hung leisurely between trees,
while a rope swing and slides lay silent. ... Until last month,
Joseph and Edesa Anderson have served as “grand mentors”
in the Youth and Families with Promise program at Utah State
University. (Herald Journal, 10/28/02)
BE ANGRY RIGHT:
CLASS GIVES KIDS TOOLS TO MANAGE THEIR ANGER
Scream,
slap, kick, punch — angry behavior from the days of the
cave dwellers. Shout, curse, tease and bully — expressions
of anger added soon after. While they may be instinctive reactions,
in today’s society, they are not much good. They cut off
the development of positive relationships in favor of fearful,
unwholesome ones. But how do we learn anything different? ...
Interns from Utah State University teach the class in rotation
under the guidance of Kadi Seamons, the center’s nursery
coordinator. The eight-week class covers the essentials: defining
and recognizing anger, communicating when angry, how anger affects
self-esteem, how to handle disagreements with friends, bullying,
how stress and anger relate, and other topics. (Herald Journal,
10/28/02)
SOME STUDENTS
RESISTANT TO USU GRADUATION CHANGE
A
proposal to shorten and modernize Utah State University's spring
graduation ceremony has upset some students who want the hallowed
tradition left as is. John DeVilbiss, USU spokesman, said there
are no cost savings associated with the changes, which are aimed
at boosting attendance and making the event more upbeat and
student-oriented. (Salt Lake Tribune, 10/27/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10272002/utah/11097.htm
COMING UP: MUSIC
Canyon
Winds: The Logan High School Wind Band joins the Utah State
University Wind Orchestra in a concert Friday at 7:30 p.m. in
Kent Concert Hall on USU's Logan campus. Tickets are $3; $10
for families, and free for USU students and public-school music
students. (Salt Lake Tribune, 10/27/02) Click on:
http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10272002/arts/10811.htm
COMING UP: MUSIC
Logan
Voices: Utah State University's Chorale, Women's Chorus and
Chamber Singers perform Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Kent Concert
Hall on the Logan Campus. The program includes music of Brahms,
Palestrina, Britten, Gilbert and Sullivan and Vaughan Williams.
Admission is $5; $3 for seniors and students, and free with
USU ID. (Salt Lake Tribune, 10/27/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10272002/arts/10811.htm
HOMESPUN HISTORY:
TAKE A TOUR OF USU’S FIFE FOLKLORE ARCHIVES
Where
might one find information about the duties of a butler of footman?
Or the full text of a poem penned several centuries ago? What
about the ingredients for an equally old recipe? Or the melodies
of some of this nation’s earliest hymns? Answers to these
questions, and at a deeper level, to questions about why human
beings do what they do, are housed at Utah State University
in the Fife Folklore Collection in the Merrill Library. (Herald
Journal, 10/27/02)
STUDENTS WHIP
UP A FEW SCARECROWS FOR CENTER DISPLAY
Making
scarecrows isn’t easy, according to Edith Bowen Elementary
students in Kurt Johnson’s fourth-grade class, but carving
pumpkins to use as scarecrow heads is very entertaining. “This
one’s perfect,” said a girl wearing a red, long-sleeved
Old Navy shirt as she claimed a pumpkin that nearly came up
to her waist from the pumpkin pile at the American West Heritage
Center. ... Johnson’s class visits the American West Heritage
Center regularly to help out and learn about Cache Valley’s
history. (Herald Journal, 10/27/02)
USU PROF PRESENTS PAPER AT GROUNDWATER SYMPOSIUM
Acclaimed
water expert Ron Sims, a civil and environmental engineering
professor at Utah State University, took his knowledge to Boise,
Idaho, Oct. 13-16 to present a paper about restoring ground
water to benefit the quality of life. Sims was a presenter at
the 2002 Subsurface Science Symposium presented by the Inland
Northwest Research Alliance (INRA) and the Idaho National Engineering
and Environmental Laboratory. (Herald Journal, 10/27/02)
THE ETERNAL PEZIMIST: GRADUATE STUDENT DISPLAYS
COLLECTION OF CANDY DISPENSERS
Stamps,
bottlecaps and rocks, though classic and common collections,
seem dull when compared to one Logan resident’s assemblage.
Combining the sweetness of candy and the novelty of childhood,
Tristan John has accumulated a sizable collection of Pez dispensers.
John, a graduate student at Utah State University, said that
he has a collection of just over 250 dispensers. In comparison
with other collectors he has seen, his collection is a little
above average. He said his initial interest in Pez began when
he was about 9 years old. (Herald Journal, 10/26/02)
NEWS
Plans
are in the works to make charter schools available to more Utah
students after the Chairman of the State Board of Educ. suggested
the expansion by simplifying the funding structure and eliminating
the enrollment cap. USU's Center for the School of the Future
recommends charter schools be more diligent in tracking. (KJZZ,
newscast, 7 a.m., 10/25/02)
NEWS
Students
are being taught by substitute teachers about 6.4% according
to a study from USU. (KJZZ, newscast, 7 a.m., 10/25/02)
‘STORM BREWING’
The
latest documentary from Warren Miller Entertainment, "Storm,"
is coming to Utah for several showings over the next couple
of weekends."Storm" will be shown Friday and Saturday
at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, and on Nov. 7 and 8 in
the Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University in Logan.(Deseret
News, 10/25/02) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415015363,00.html
UTAH HAS A GOOD
SUPPLY OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
The
recent economic downturn has done wonders to prop up Utah's
once shriveling substitute teacher pool. And education-wise,
substitutes are of high caliber. But a few of those substitutes
have slipped past the state requirement for criminal background
checks. In addition, fewer than 7 percent of substitute teachers
were interviewed, and under 43 percent had character references
checked before they were hired. Those and a slew of other data
are contained in a Utah State University study of substitute
teaching in Utah. The information, gathered by USU's Substitute
Teaching Institute, was presented Wednesday to the legislative
Education Interim Committee. (Deseret News, 10/25/02) Click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415015618,00.html
COLLEGE SYSTEM
GROWING: EXTRA STUDENTS WILL INCREASE FUNDING PRESSURES
Enrollments
in Utah's colleges and universities grew by 4.4 percent this
fall, despite declining numbers in three of the system's 10
schools. The growth was "a little less than we anticipated,
but right in line," said David Buhler, spokesman for the
Utah System of Higher Education. ... The 1.3 percent increase
at Utah State University probably reflects the effect of a bill
passed in the 2002 Legislature that doubled the amount of time
out-of-state students are required to pay nonresident tuition,
more than three times the in-state tuition, before they are
eligible for resident status. (Deseret News, 10/25/02) Click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415015571,00.html
BIOTECH NEEDS
TIME TO PAY OFF
While
researchers continue to make breakthrough discoveries in biology
and other science fields, biotechnology firms need more time
to translate these findings into marketable products. ... additional
support comes from the University of Utah and Utah State University
for transferring new technology into start-up businesses. (Salt
Lake Tribune, 10/25/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10252002/business/10426.htm
USU OFFICIALS EYE HEALTH PLAN CHANGE
Officials
at Utah State University have entered the public comment stage
of a proposal to change the health benefits plan by increasing
employee contributions. President Kermit L. Hall gave the University
Health Benefits Committee the challenge of recommending health
insurance options this spring. The charge was to address the
issues of rapidly rising health insurance costs and the budget
shortfalls experienced by the university, and yet provide adequate
coverage and choice to faculty, staff and dependents, according
to Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, chairwoman of the health benefits committee
and dean of USU’s College of Business. (Herald Journal,
10/25/02)
WORKSHOP
On
Saturday, Nov. 9, Kate MacLeod of the Celtic band, “Shanahy,”
and Dylan Schorer, USU music graduate, and accomplished fingerstyle
guitarist, will present a fiddle and guitar workshop at the
Utah State University campus Chase Fine Arts Center. (Herald
Journal, 10/25/02)
EXHIBIT CONTINUES
The
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University
opens its 20th Anniversary celebration with an in-depth look
at Post Surrealism. Organized by Michael Duncan, the Nora Eccles
Harrison Museum of Art and the Pasadena Museum of California
Art, “Post Surrealism” will run through Jan. 24.
(Herald Journal, 10/25/02)
MEETING OF THE
BANDS
The
Utah State University Wind Orchestra presents its fall concert
Friday, Nov. 1 in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts
Center on the Utah State campus. Special guests for the evening
will be the Logan High School Wind Band under the direction
of Dan Stowell. (Herald Journal, 10/25/02)
PONDER WEAK AND WEARY
The
creepiest literary tradition at Utah State University —
“Poe in the Dark” — is coming up soon. This
frightening event is Monday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Widtsoe
building, Room 007. Faculty and students from the department
of English will read their favorite spooky poems or stories
in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe, a master of the macabre.
(Herald Journal, 10/25/02)
MIXED
MEDIA: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Extension
professor Robert Mueller will present “Mary Queen of Scots:
From Pawn to Prisoner,” Friday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 p.m. in
the Utah State Eccles Conference Center, Room 205. A tea party
follows the talk, with refreshments and opportunities to talk
with Mueller about his current research. (Herald Journal, 10/25/02)
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