September 25 & September
26, 2003 Utah State in the News
Friday, September 26, 2003
USU MOLDS NEW
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
The School of the Arts at Utah State University will attend
to much more than fundamentals like color, design and form,
officials say. Enthusiasm for the newly established school has
already yielded great results, according to Gary Kiger, dean
of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. In the
last year, USU received a planning grant, which was used to
hire design architects Sasaki and Associates, Kiger said. The
firm developed a master plan for a School of the Arts, which
includes plans to build new facilities as well as renovate existing
facilities with private donations. A conceptual model of the
School of the Arts is on display in Champ Hall, and Kiger said
USU officials have had very promising conversations with potential
donors. "The centerpiece of this will be a proposed recital
hall ($8.9 million) and we're close to finishing that,"
said USU President Kermit Hall. ... We have a group of donors
and the donors are at the 95 percent level,” Hall said.
(Herald Journal, 09-25-03)
TRUE AGGIES BRING
ON BULL: AGRICULTURE TAKES CENTER STAGE WITH WEEK OF ACTIVITIES
There were some strange sights on the Quad at Utah State University
on Wednesday afternoon, when students were seen running around
with bales of hay, flying off the back of a mechanical bull
and throwing noosed lariats at wheeled, plastic calves. All
of these bizarre antics could be explained logically, though
as USU agriculture students were eager to point out. The horseless
rodeo is an annual event hosted by various clubs on campus to
expose students of all types to the importance and expanse of
agriculture. "It just helps people understand what we do,
why we care so much about agriculture," said Greg Titus,
a member of the USU Ag Council. "Our goal is to share some
of that with them so they can care about it, too." (Herald
Journal, 09-25-03)
UNION MEMBERSHIP
REMAINS LOW ON CAMPUS
If employees at Utah State University have any complaints about
their work environment, they aren’t turning to organized
unions for resolution. Statistics show that USU faculty and
staff involvement in unions is far below national averages.
... Clark England, director of personnel services, said USU
does not have any union members as employees. Faculty respondents
were likely referring to quasi-union organizations like the
Utah Public Employees Association and the Utah Education Association,
England said. (Herald Journal, 09-25-03)
PAPER AIRPLANES:
LIGHTER THAN AIR: PAPER AIRPLANES HAVE A LONGER HISTORY THAN
YOU MIGHT THINK
In 1903, two bicycle builders named Orville and Wilbur Wright
took a homemade contraption to the sandy stretches of Kitty
Hawk, N.C., and managed to get it up in the air. The world has
been fascinated by airplanes ever since. Of course, the fascination
with airthings has been around much longer than that. The Chinese
were flying paper kites some 2,000 years ago. Hot-air balloons
appeared in the late 1700s; the earliest ones were made of paper
and cloth. So, the question arises: When did paper airplanes
come on the scene? When the first Egyptian scribe threw a piece
of papyrus into the trash heap, was he actually flying an "airplane"?You
have to design a paper airplane like any other plane, said Warren
Phillips, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
at Utah State University. There's more to it than just folding
and throwing, he said. "But it can be a fun way to learn
some science." Basically, when you're talking about paper
airplanes, you're talking about gliders. "And it's a very
complex science. They've been working on it for more than a
hundred years." Two important principles are involved,
Phillips said. One is the lift-to-drag ratio and the other is
stability. Lift is what keeps the plane in the air. It involves
the air rushing over the top of the wings and pushing up from
below. Drag is the air pushing against the plane as it flies
through the air, slowing it down. You want an aerodynamic shape,
said Phillips. "It should be sleek, 'clean' looking, with
no sharp or square trailing edges. A sports car has less drag
than a semi-truck, for example. A canoe has less drag than a
motor boat." (Deseret News, 09-25-03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,515034143,00.html
USU SOLIDIFIES
TV SLATE
Utah State announced Wednesday its men's basketball games that
will be televised during the 2003-04 season. KJZZ-TV will broadcast
two games during the year, while Fox Sports Net West 2 and ESPN2
will broadcast one game each. Utah State's first appearance
on KJZZ will be Wednesday, Dec. 3, against the University of
Utah at 7 p.m. in Salt Lake City. KJZZ will also televise the
Aggies hosting Brigham Young on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. Along
with the two games on KJZZ, Utah State will appear on Fox Sports
Net West 2 once during the season vs. UC Santa Barbara on Saturday,
Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Utah State
will also appear on ESPN2 this season at UC Irvine on Saturday,
Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. (Deseret News, 09-25-03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,515034289,00.html
Thursday, September 25, 2003
USU GIVEN $3
MILLION GRANT
USU has been give a $3 million grant to study how to attract
and retain women in the science and engineering fields. (KSTU
newscast, 11 a.m., 09/23/03)
COOKING MADE SLOW
& EASY
When the Rival Crock-Pot slow cooker came on the market in
1971, it was poised to take over the kitchen. Women liked coming
home to a meal that had been simmering all day. The energy crunch
was on, and slow cookers used less electricity than ovens or
stove tops. Just about all newlyweds in the '70s could expect
a wedding gift of at least one Rival Crock-Pot, or a generic
knockoff, in either Harvest Gold or Avocado Green. "When
they came out, they were going to be the new thing in cooking,"
said Pauline Williams, a home economist with Utah State University
Extension in Salt Lake County. "But a few years later the
microwave came out." And the quick-cooking microwave soon
short-circuited the slow cooker's popularity. But more than
30 years later, the slow cooker is alive and well; some folks
never stopped using them. And, like fondue and hip-hugger jeans,
they're making a comeback. So if yours has been stashed in the
gadget graveyard of your basement, it's time to haul it out.
(Deseret Morning News, 09-24-03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,515033821,00.html
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