Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Final Paper
As a member of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, a typical conversation among students may include a recent University-paid trip taken to an exotic country or perhaps where in the world they will be traveling to gain internship experience, or how the Dean will possibly spend the $26 million donation granted to the department. For those studying business at Utah State University, they have got it figured out.
The Huntsman School of Business prides itself as being a school of opportunity that strives to be a highly sought first-rate business school. Their goal is to see their students excel confidently and ethically in a global market.
Erik Kaltschmidt is a 23-year-old double majoring in International Business and Economics. The junior from Whitefish, MT, chose to pursue a bachelor’s degree at USU because of the growing international programs available to its business students. In the past year alone, he has gained international experience by visiting Brazil, Peru, and Chile in a summer study abroad program and also by traveling to France, Belgium, and Great Britain in the past fall semester. According to Kaltschmidt, the in-country experience has enhanced his understanding of business practice from a global perspective and the implications of dealing with business leaders of different cultures. He is currently preparing himself for a paid internship in Xian, China where he will spend the following fall semester.
Before being named after Jon M. Huntsman, the College of Business at USU was just another business program in Utah. However, with a new Dean and a whole lot of money to invest in its students, the program is developing into something special. The School currently offers two study abroad summer programs in both South America and Asia in which groups of business students will leave the comforts of Logan, Utah and travel overseas to both learn of new cultures and get a perspective of working internationally in a business setting. Eric Nielsen, a 21-year-old majoring in both Finance and Economics is excited for his summer experience in Asia where he will travel to China, Vietnam, and South Korea for a five week period. “I’m looking forward to meeting with government and business leaders while traveling throughout Asia,” he said. Nielsen added that while the School of Business does have many opportunities, students have to search them out on their own.
Whitney Larsen, a senior graduating in Accounting and Economics, sees the changes in the School of Business and wishes that she could have taken part in all of the new opportunities that are available to its students. “I’m not getting any of the benefits of the Huntsman name they are trying to build up,” she said. “It’ll benefit everyone coming into the school after me.” One of the downfalls of being in the School of Business, for both sexes, is that there are fewer females in the program. Larsen has noticed that her female professors are more willing to help her to succeed than her male professors.
Tyler Raymond, 21, chose Finance and Economics as a dual major because he saw it as the best possibility for future success. Raymond will spend this summer working as an intern in California. He did not get this internship through the School, but did learn of all its available opportunities.
Although these programs are currently offered to all Huntsman Business Students, the interest is highly favored towards those studying International Business. The critics of the new development of the program say that the costs are high and many students use the summer months to work and/or plan their future marriages but those who invest their time into the available programs are putting themselves ahead of the competition. Kaltschmidt says that despite the great benefits associated with the travel, the most important aspect of the new programs are the great networking opportunities available in visiting the varying businesses and especially the friendships formed with his peers and the professors that travel alongside with the students.
Friday, April 25, 2008
USU Students weigh in on the election
Kevin Mouritsen
USU Students Express Frustration, Apathy Towards Controversial Presidential Election
In what will likely go down as one of the most intense and vicious United States presidential elections ever, USU students are voicing their opinions (or lack thereof) about the election and what their plans are for voting this fall.
“I don’t really follow [the election]” said Ben Draper, a sophomore majoring in biological engineering.
Draper, like several other USU students, said that he will most likely be voting in the fall, but he is unsure for whom.
And he’s not the only one. Senior Adam Black, a graphic design major, said that ever since former presidential candidate Mitt Romney dropped out of the race, he hasn’t been sure who to vote for.
“I would have rather had Romney,” said Black.
Sophomore landscape architecture major Tyson Stoddard agrees.
“I kind of stopped following things when Mitt Romney dropped out,” said Stoddard.
Stoddard says that, while he’s not sue for whom, he will definitely be voting in the fall. But he says that it’s about choosing the best of the worst.
“I don’t really like any of [the candidates] a whole lot,” he said.
For some students, they say they just need to know more about how the presidential candidates stand on the issues.
Black admits that he isn’t really familiar with all of the stances that the remaining presidential hopefuls have on the important issues like health care, the war in Iraq, and illegal immigration, but he doesn’t like what he’s heard.
“I don’t respect very much the views of the remaining candidates,” said Black.
He continued: “I think Barack Obama is cool, but he doesn’t salute the flag, and that’s something that puts up a red flag for me.”
Sophomore finance major Tony Lopez says that the fact that Clinton is still in the race is “absurd.”
But Lopez’s fiancée disagrees.
Junior accounting major Amy Hicken thinks that a Clinton victory wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
“If people like her, it could be a good thing,” said Hicken.
The downside, Hicken said, is that anything she does wrong will be blamed on the fact that she is a woman.
“Anything she does that people don’t like people will stereotype as female,” said Hicken. “They’ll say, ‘Oh, well, she did that ‘cause she’s a woman.’”
Hicken added that she thinks that the fact that Obama and Clinton are still fighting for the nomination is hurting the democrats chances at winning the election.
“They’re not going to be unified and it’s going to be harder for [them] to win,” she said.
Winning isn’t an option for the democrats, said sophomore finance major Drew Vera.
Drew is looking for a return to the White House for the Republicans, and Drew said that he knows just the guy that can help Sen. John McCain win the Presidency.
“Mitt Romney.”
Drew continued that he’s not sure if McCain is the best candidate, but he said that he’s certain that a McCain-Romney ticket would make the best presidency.
Many students are still unsure for whom they will vote. For Stoddard, it’s merely a process of elimination.
“I know that I’ll never vote for Hillary Clinton, and I probably won’t vote for Obama,” he said. Then he summed up how a lot of students are feeling in four short words:
“It’s a tough decision.”
Military families in Utah are suffering hardships with their loved ones in the Iraq War.
Kevin Fernandes
Final Paper
Military families in Utah are suffering hardships with their loved ones in the Iraq War.
On the day that Riley Curtis was shipped out to serve his country, his mother Rebecca cried uncontrollably for days, knowing that her heart would suffer for 15 months, until Riley returned home. The Curtis family prays every day that Riley will return home safe from the dangerous world of the Iraq War.
Military families throughout Utah know the pain that the Curtis family is going through, they suffer through hardships every day and pray for the safe return of their children, siblings and spouses.
Rebecca Curtis, of Layton, writes her son daily, searching for words to comfort him until he returns home. Rebecca said with tears in her eyes, "I just encourage him to keep his head up and look to the Lord for help and inspiration.” Marine Sgt. Riley Curtis, 23, has been in Iraq for 9 months, and keeps a picture of his family in his wallet, and another in his helmet. He took his Book of Mormon along, too.
"He's ready to come home," Rebecca said. "He wants to get what they need to accomplish done and return home to his family." Utah military families feel prideful when they hear of the good that is occurring in Iraq due to the U.S. soldiers, but that pride is mixed with fear.
“I feel so much pride when I hear of the good that my son is accomplishing, but the fear for my son will be here until he gets back,” said Rebecca.
Some Utah military families are troubled by the thought that a government official will show up on their doorstep and deliver the worst possible news.
“Knowing that my husband’s life is constantly in danger scares the hell out of me,” said Ashley Creech of Logan, a wife of a Marine in Iraq. “I feel that sometimes I have to prepare myself for the worst. It drives me crazy that I have these awful thoughts.”
"If I saw a government car pull up in front of our house, I would go completely insane," said Creech whose husband, Marine Sgt. Paul Creech, 27, serves in a division that clears roadside bombs in Iraq. "That's when I'd crumble."
Sgt. Creech constantly writes back his wife telling her not to worry about him and that he will come back home safe and sound. “His letters are kind of comforting but he knows that I will fret until he comes home and my arms are around him,” said Ashley Creech
Chris Kay of Ogden has his only brother serving in the Iraq War, Staff Sgt. William Kay, 30, of the National Guard has been stationed in Iraq for a little over a year. I have always looked up to my older brother he is a real inspiration to this family and I miss he a whole lot, said Chris Kay. When asked what he does when dealing with the hardships of knowing that his brother has been injured in this war, Kay replied. “It’s hard not to despair, but what I do is let pride be the more powerful emotion and that keeps the fear down for a while.”
Staff Sgt. Kay has qualified for two Purple Hearts, he was injured twice while serving his country and he is still in Iraq fighting hard. Staff Sgt. Kay will return home at the end of June. “I have worried about my brother for so long, and even though he will be back in two months I will worry until he gets home,” said Chris Kay.
The hardships that these Utah military families have felt have gone on for years, and will continue to go on until their loved ones return home safely. All that these families can do is pray and persevere through these hard times, hoping that their children, spouses and siblings come back safely from the Iraq War.
Final Paper
Military families in Utah are suffering hardships with their loved ones in the Iraq War.
On the day that Riley Curtis was shipped out to serve his country, his mother Rebecca cried uncontrollably for days, knowing that her heart would suffer for 15 months, until Riley returned home. The Curtis family prays every day that Riley will return home safe from the dangerous world of the Iraq War.
Military families throughout Utah know the pain that the Curtis family is going through, they suffer through hardships every day and pray for the safe return of their children, siblings and spouses.
Rebecca Curtis, of Layton, writes her son daily, searching for words to comfort him until he returns home. Rebecca said with tears in her eyes, "I just encourage him to keep his head up and look to the Lord for help and inspiration.” Marine Sgt. Riley Curtis, 23, has been in Iraq for 9 months, and keeps a picture of his family in his wallet, and another in his helmet. He took his Book of Mormon along, too.
"He's ready to come home," Rebecca said. "He wants to get what they need to accomplish done and return home to his family." Utah military families feel prideful when they hear of the good that is occurring in Iraq due to the U.S. soldiers, but that pride is mixed with fear.
“I feel so much pride when I hear of the good that my son is accomplishing, but the fear for my son will be here until he gets back,” said Rebecca.
Some Utah military families are troubled by the thought that a government official will show up on their doorstep and deliver the worst possible news.
“Knowing that my husband’s life is constantly in danger scares the hell out of me,” said Ashley Creech of Logan, a wife of a Marine in Iraq. “I feel that sometimes I have to prepare myself for the worst. It drives me crazy that I have these awful thoughts.”
"If I saw a government car pull up in front of our house, I would go completely insane," said Creech whose husband, Marine Sgt. Paul Creech, 27, serves in a division that clears roadside bombs in Iraq. "That's when I'd crumble."
Sgt. Creech constantly writes back his wife telling her not to worry about him and that he will come back home safe and sound. “His letters are kind of comforting but he knows that I will fret until he comes home and my arms are around him,” said Ashley Creech
Chris Kay of Ogden has his only brother serving in the Iraq War, Staff Sgt. William Kay, 30, of the National Guard has been stationed in Iraq for a little over a year. I have always looked up to my older brother he is a real inspiration to this family and I miss he a whole lot, said Chris Kay. When asked what he does when dealing with the hardships of knowing that his brother has been injured in this war, Kay replied. “It’s hard not to despair, but what I do is let pride be the more powerful emotion and that keeps the fear down for a while.”
Staff Sgt. Kay has qualified for two Purple Hearts, he was injured twice while serving his country and he is still in Iraq fighting hard. Staff Sgt. Kay will return home at the end of June. “I have worried about my brother for so long, and even though he will be back in two months I will worry until he gets home,” said Chris Kay.
The hardships that these Utah military families have felt have gone on for years, and will continue to go on until their loved ones return home safely. All that these families can do is pray and persevere through these hard times, hoping that their children, spouses and siblings come back safely from the Iraq War.
Megan's Story-Rodeo
Megan Peterson
Rodeo: A great American sport. Thousands of Americans participate in this sport each year and spend countless hours caring for and grooming their animals. The animals involved in this sport are their prized possessions, their livelihood, and their way of life.
Although many enjoy and participate in rodeo, even more seem to believe that it is a cruel and inhumane sport that needs to be ended.
SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness, an extreme animal rights activist group, better known as SHARK, is doing much to spread the word of animal cruelty through rodeo. Their website says, "A real sport is one in which all participants are willing, and that surely is not the case with the rodeo. Rodeo associations claim very few animals are injured and killed in rodeos. That is a lie."
Brandon Hatch, an Agricultural Education major and member of the Utah State Rodeo team disagrees with that statement and says, "they (animal rights activists) think it's hard on the animals, but if they would just open their eyes and see how the majority of us treat our animals, they would be surprised."
Clay Davis, a rancher and rodeo stock producer from Bear River City, Utah, said that their livestock are treated better than most other animals anywhere.
"Some of our buckin' bulls probably get more attention than the kids do!"
"When we take our bucking horses to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, my brother and I take turns sleeping next to the horses and tending to their every need. I rarely, if ever, see any animal cruelty taking place inside or outside of the arena."
Many animal rights activists see rodeo events such as calf roping and bronc riding as malicious and unethical, however, those who participate and watch the sport of rodeo understand that it isn't just something someone came up with.
Russ Reeder, a long time rodeo fan and participant explained, "Rodeo events are simply taking what we do on the farm and ranch and making it something we can all have fun doing."
Hatch believes that he learned many things while growing up by participating in rodeo.
"Rodeo is a good family thing. Kids learn from a young age how to properly treat animals and learn good work ethic."
"Our rodeo livestock mean more to us than a lot of things. We treat them like we would treat a member of our own family. We give them proper care, nutrition, and attention. Groups like SHARK and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) only look at the bad things that very rarely happen, and they refuse to look at those of us who do treat our animals and all animals with nothing but respect."
Matchbox Twenty, an internationally known band who has sold over 44 million records, recently canceled their scheduled show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo due to concern for the animals.
"We ask that (fans) please understand that it would be impossible for us to put ourselves in the position of making money from what we believe to be the mistreatment of animals," according to a statement from Rob Thomas, the bands lead singer, posted on the band's Web site.
Responsible for sending emails and a video clip with alleged animal abuse was SHARK, who recorded the clip at Cheyenne Frontier Days last year.
"Personally, I wouldn't want a band like that at a rodeo anyway," Hatch said. "I don't really know why they would even get a rock band to come to a rodeo as big as Frontier Days when most of us going to rodeos would prefer a country singer."
When asked about the show cancellation, Amber Rindlisbacher, a former Utah High School Rodeo Association member said, "It seems like not only are they against the sport, but against a certain culture, and in this case it happens to be cowboys and rodeo people."
Ruth Corn, an economics and education major at Utah State said, "It goes to show how agriculturally illiterate so many people in this country are. Many refuse to see that rodeo livestock are indeed treated with nothing but the best management available.”
McKenzie Cattani, a Utah State student, was attending one of the rounds of the 2006 National Finals Rodeo and said she recalled when a horse reared up and came down on the gates with one of its legs, resulting in an irreparable break.
“The owner knelt by the horse and cried. He cared so much for his horse, and he knew its career was over. He wasn’t crying over the loss of money, he was crying over the loss of a friend.”
Cattani is a firm believer in animal welfare, and is also a lover of rodeo.
“You can support both. You don’t have to choose between rodeo and animal rights.”
Michelle Ryalch, a Utah State student and member of PETA said, “I grew up going to rodeos. I’ve seen a bit of abuse, and it can cause stress on the animals. Some people have even become desensitized and ignore when bad things do happen, but I don’t think rodeo should be outlawed by any means. Most people treat their animals very well. I’m a member of PETA because I believe that animals should be treated well, and I don’t see much mistreatment of animals in the rodeo business.”
Rodeo: A great American sport. Thousands of Americans participate in this sport each year and spend countless hours caring for and grooming their animals. The animals involved in this sport are their prized possessions, their livelihood, and their way of life.
Although many enjoy and participate in rodeo, even more seem to believe that it is a cruel and inhumane sport that needs to be ended.
SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness, an extreme animal rights activist group, better known as SHARK, is doing much to spread the word of animal cruelty through rodeo. Their website says, "A real sport is one in which all participants are willing, and that surely is not the case with the rodeo. Rodeo associations claim very few animals are injured and killed in rodeos. That is a lie."
Brandon Hatch, an Agricultural Education major and member of the Utah State Rodeo team disagrees with that statement and says, "they (animal rights activists) think it's hard on the animals, but if they would just open their eyes and see how the majority of us treat our animals, they would be surprised."
Clay Davis, a rancher and rodeo stock producer from Bear River City, Utah, said that their livestock are treated better than most other animals anywhere.
"Some of our buckin' bulls probably get more attention than the kids do!"
"When we take our bucking horses to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, my brother and I take turns sleeping next to the horses and tending to their every need. I rarely, if ever, see any animal cruelty taking place inside or outside of the arena."
Many animal rights activists see rodeo events such as calf roping and bronc riding as malicious and unethical, however, those who participate and watch the sport of rodeo understand that it isn't just something someone came up with.
Russ Reeder, a long time rodeo fan and participant explained, "Rodeo events are simply taking what we do on the farm and ranch and making it something we can all have fun doing."
Hatch believes that he learned many things while growing up by participating in rodeo.
"Rodeo is a good family thing. Kids learn from a young age how to properly treat animals and learn good work ethic."
"Our rodeo livestock mean more to us than a lot of things. We treat them like we would treat a member of our own family. We give them proper care, nutrition, and attention. Groups like SHARK and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) only look at the bad things that very rarely happen, and they refuse to look at those of us who do treat our animals and all animals with nothing but respect."
Matchbox Twenty, an internationally known band who has sold over 44 million records, recently canceled their scheduled show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo due to concern for the animals.
"We ask that (fans) please understand that it would be impossible for us to put ourselves in the position of making money from what we believe to be the mistreatment of animals," according to a statement from Rob Thomas, the bands lead singer, posted on the band's Web site.
Responsible for sending emails and a video clip with alleged animal abuse was SHARK, who recorded the clip at Cheyenne Frontier Days last year.
"Personally, I wouldn't want a band like that at a rodeo anyway," Hatch said. "I don't really know why they would even get a rock band to come to a rodeo as big as Frontier Days when most of us going to rodeos would prefer a country singer."
When asked about the show cancellation, Amber Rindlisbacher, a former Utah High School Rodeo Association member said, "It seems like not only are they against the sport, but against a certain culture, and in this case it happens to be cowboys and rodeo people."
Ruth Corn, an economics and education major at Utah State said, "It goes to show how agriculturally illiterate so many people in this country are. Many refuse to see that rodeo livestock are indeed treated with nothing but the best management available.”
McKenzie Cattani, a Utah State student, was attending one of the rounds of the 2006 National Finals Rodeo and said she recalled when a horse reared up and came down on the gates with one of its legs, resulting in an irreparable break.
“The owner knelt by the horse and cried. He cared so much for his horse, and he knew its career was over. He wasn’t crying over the loss of money, he was crying over the loss of a friend.”
Cattani is a firm believer in animal welfare, and is also a lover of rodeo.
“You can support both. You don’t have to choose between rodeo and animal rights.”
Michelle Ryalch, a Utah State student and member of PETA said, “I grew up going to rodeos. I’ve seen a bit of abuse, and it can cause stress on the animals. Some people have even become desensitized and ignore when bad things do happen, but I don’t think rodeo should be outlawed by any means. Most people treat their animals very well. I’m a member of PETA because I believe that animals should be treated well, and I don’t see much mistreatment of animals in the rodeo business.”
Bryant Story
Gay Right of Silence
“I am black, fat, and I am gay, but I am me and that will not change,” says Earnest Cooper Jr., 25, president of l.i.f.e. (love is for everyone), and gay rights activist.
“The hardest thing for me being here at Utah State is to get people to see me for me and not see me as that gay kid who needs to repent.”
According to the National School Climate Survey, four out of five LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) students report verbal, sexual or physical harassment at school and 29% report missing at least a day of school in the past month out of fear for their personal safety.
One thing that people can do to help change these numbers is to become educated and aware of the gay community. Today marks the 12th annual national day of silence in commemoration of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old California student who was shot and killed at school in February by a 14-year-old classmate because of King’s sexual orientation.
The national day of silence is exactly what it sounds like. Every participant will take a vow of silence to help bring an end to LGBT name calling and harassment in schools across the world.
According to Dayofsilence.org this tradition began in 1996, and has become the largest student-led action towards creating safer schools for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. From the first-ever Day of Silence at the University of Virginia in 1996, to the organizing efforts in over 1,900 middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities across the country in 2002, its history reflects its diversity in both numbers and reach.
Here at Utah State the LBGT club room is located on the 3rd floor of the Taggart Student Center. When you enter the room there is a rainbow flag hanging on the wall and hundreds of books with topics ranging from gay parenting to “The Q pages, Utah’s gay and lesbian Yellow Pages.” Inside, Kristy Johnson a lesbian member of the LGBT. Today this room was filled with letter for people in support and against the national day of silence. In front of the TSC there were people with their hands tied behind their back and the tongues silenced. That is until 3 p.m. when all LGBT students and their allies will break their silence.
“I am doing this because I believe I should be able to love whomever I want and not get accused of doing something wrong,” said Kristen Johnson.
“I am black, fat, and I am gay, but I am me and that will not change,” says Earnest Cooper Jr., 25, president of l.i.f.e. (love is for everyone), and gay rights activist.
“The hardest thing for me being here at Utah State is to get people to see me for me and not see me as that gay kid who needs to repent.”
According to the National School Climate Survey, four out of five LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) students report verbal, sexual or physical harassment at school and 29% report missing at least a day of school in the past month out of fear for their personal safety.
One thing that people can do to help change these numbers is to become educated and aware of the gay community. Today marks the 12th annual national day of silence in commemoration of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old California student who was shot and killed at school in February by a 14-year-old classmate because of King’s sexual orientation.
The national day of silence is exactly what it sounds like. Every participant will take a vow of silence to help bring an end to LGBT name calling and harassment in schools across the world.
According to Dayofsilence.org this tradition began in 1996, and has become the largest student-led action towards creating safer schools for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. From the first-ever Day of Silence at the University of Virginia in 1996, to the organizing efforts in over 1,900 middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities across the country in 2002, its history reflects its diversity in both numbers and reach.
Here at Utah State the LBGT club room is located on the 3rd floor of the Taggart Student Center. When you enter the room there is a rainbow flag hanging on the wall and hundreds of books with topics ranging from gay parenting to “The Q pages, Utah’s gay and lesbian Yellow Pages.” Inside, Kristy Johnson a lesbian member of the LGBT. Today this room was filled with letter for people in support and against the national day of silence. In front of the TSC there were people with their hands tied behind their back and the tongues silenced. That is until 3 p.m. when all LGBT students and their allies will break their silence.
“I am doing this because I believe I should be able to love whomever I want and not get accused of doing something wrong,” said Kristen Johnson.
It's not legit until you see it on facebook
Hayley Jensen
Facebook It!
In this technological age, there is a phrase that is rapidly becoming the motto of a generation, “ Just put in on Facebook!” With more than 69 million active users worldwide, Facebook has easily become one of the top social networking tools in the world. With all advancements, facebook has its fans and its critics, but how did it all begin and where is it going?
Mark Zuckerbeg, then a student at Harvard University, conceived Facebook February 4, 2004. He began the site as a link between Harvard students only eventually branching to all Ivy League schools. Later it expanded to include all university students, high school students and eventually anyone over the age of 13. The site, which allows anyone to join multiple networks based on their school, job or region, was ranked 60 in 2006 now up to 6th in 2008.
While Zuckerberg currently privately owns Facebook, attempts to buy-out the company have been made. Yahoo negotiated buying the site for about $1 billion dollars, while the internal revenue of the company alone is about $8 billion. Zuckerberg has stated that he has no desire to sell the company, which now has its headquarters in California, but hopes that it will remain independently operated.
Facebook is free for users so how does it make any money? Facebook is generated entirely by advertising and banners. Students busily scooping out their friends and getting the latest gossip, may not realize that their eyes have just been assaulted by over a hundred forms of advertising. Most ads include exercise and diet, dating, job and internship opportunities and merchandise websites.
According to a 2006 study done by Student Monitor, Facebook was named the second most popular thing among undergraduates. It fell only behind the ipod, tied with beer and sex. What is so appealing about facebook that the average student logs onto to the site twice a day?
“I log onto facebook 2-3 a day because there nothing else to do and I’d rather look at facebook than porn,” Junior Jon Tucker stated. Freshmen Laura Damron commented, “Facebook is freakin awesome!”
With features such as “the Wall,” where people can leave short notes for each other that anyone can see, private messages, video and picture uploading and the new facebook chat, individuals are finding more and more reasons to stay online.
“Do you know how many times I have procrastinated homework because I was on facebook? Enough said.” Sophomore, JP Peterson stated. This trend is shared with many students across America and Utah State University in particular. Could harmless little facebook really be causing more damage than good?
Some schools, companies and entire countries have banned the networking site. University of New Mexico blocked access to the site in 2005, while the Ontario government blocked access to the site for its employees because it did not contribute to work related matters. Entire countries including Syria, Burma and Iran, have banned access to the site for its invitation to political criticism and promoting online dating.
Bernhard Warner, a freelance writer for The Times speculates on the positive influence of facebook and other networking, “ When I look at the creativity, the collaboration and the activism being generated in these networks, I am hopeful for the future. Perhaps it is we educators who need to learn how to harness this power into our everyday classroom lessons.”
According to CNN facebook boasts over 30 million users worldwide, 8.5 million photo uploads per day and 1.5 billion page views per month calling it the internets “flavor of the week.” It is not certain how long this trend with continue, but one thing is certain, if you have no where else to go, or even if you do, facebook will be there to welcome you.
Sources: wikipedia, cnn.com, timesonline.com
Facebook It!
In this technological age, there is a phrase that is rapidly becoming the motto of a generation, “ Just put in on Facebook!” With more than 69 million active users worldwide, Facebook has easily become one of the top social networking tools in the world. With all advancements, facebook has its fans and its critics, but how did it all begin and where is it going?
Mark Zuckerbeg, then a student at Harvard University, conceived Facebook February 4, 2004. He began the site as a link between Harvard students only eventually branching to all Ivy League schools. Later it expanded to include all university students, high school students and eventually anyone over the age of 13. The site, which allows anyone to join multiple networks based on their school, job or region, was ranked 60 in 2006 now up to 6th in 2008.
While Zuckerberg currently privately owns Facebook, attempts to buy-out the company have been made. Yahoo negotiated buying the site for about $1 billion dollars, while the internal revenue of the company alone is about $8 billion. Zuckerberg has stated that he has no desire to sell the company, which now has its headquarters in California, but hopes that it will remain independently operated.
Facebook is free for users so how does it make any money? Facebook is generated entirely by advertising and banners. Students busily scooping out their friends and getting the latest gossip, may not realize that their eyes have just been assaulted by over a hundred forms of advertising. Most ads include exercise and diet, dating, job and internship opportunities and merchandise websites.
According to a 2006 study done by Student Monitor, Facebook was named the second most popular thing among undergraduates. It fell only behind the ipod, tied with beer and sex. What is so appealing about facebook that the average student logs onto to the site twice a day?
“I log onto facebook 2-3 a day because there nothing else to do and I’d rather look at facebook than porn,” Junior Jon Tucker stated. Freshmen Laura Damron commented, “Facebook is freakin awesome!”
With features such as “the Wall,” where people can leave short notes for each other that anyone can see, private messages, video and picture uploading and the new facebook chat, individuals are finding more and more reasons to stay online.
“Do you know how many times I have procrastinated homework because I was on facebook? Enough said.” Sophomore, JP Peterson stated. This trend is shared with many students across America and Utah State University in particular. Could harmless little facebook really be causing more damage than good?
Some schools, companies and entire countries have banned the networking site. University of New Mexico blocked access to the site in 2005, while the Ontario government blocked access to the site for its employees because it did not contribute to work related matters. Entire countries including Syria, Burma and Iran, have banned access to the site for its invitation to political criticism and promoting online dating.
Bernhard Warner, a freelance writer for The Times speculates on the positive influence of facebook and other networking, “ When I look at the creativity, the collaboration and the activism being generated in these networks, I am hopeful for the future. Perhaps it is we educators who need to learn how to harness this power into our everyday classroom lessons.”
According to CNN facebook boasts over 30 million users worldwide, 8.5 million photo uploads per day and 1.5 billion page views per month calling it the internets “flavor of the week.” It is not certain how long this trend with continue, but one thing is certain, if you have no where else to go, or even if you do, facebook will be there to welcome you.
Sources: wikipedia, cnn.com, timesonline.com
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Cecily Kiss
Earth Day
4-22-08
Thirty-Eight years ago today our nation celebrated the first Earth Day and the Environmental Protection Agency was established at that same time by Richard Nixon, who had a mission to protect the environment and public health. Today Earth Day is still a day to take action, protect, and become aware of the environment.
Also in 1970, the Clean Air Act was amended by congress, setting the standard for national air quality, auto emissions, and anti-pollution standards, however, the act wasn’t passed until 1990. In the years following the first Earth Day, congress restricted the use of lead based paint, passed the Clean Water Act, reviewed the usage of pesticides, cleaned up several hazardous waste sites, tested for radon gas in homes, initiated a pollution prevention act, researched alternative energy sources, and among other things made recycling more accessible.
“With all of the talk about global warming,” Stacy Nelson a freshmen at Utah State University said “I don’t see why people don’t participate in Earth Day more and learn how to be proactive about protecting the environment, call me a tree hugger.” Global Warming has been considered one of the greatest environmental issues of our time. In the Sundance Film Festival hit “An Inconvenient Truth” Al Gore states “We Can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue, rather, it is one of the biggest moral challenges facing our civilization.”
Everyone can easily become more proactive in protecting the environment on Earth Day.
“It’s simple to get involved,” Marti Bowles, A freshmen at Utah State University said, “my roommates and I decided to go outside and pick up all the trash around our apartment, we’re college students, we don’t have a lot of time but we can still do our part.” several websites, including the website for “An Inconvenient Truth” offer suggestions on how to get involved in taking action against global warming and protecting our environment.
Closer to home in Logan, Utah, the Chemistry Club and the Sustainability council are hosting the “Going Green Extravaganza” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the quad and is open freely to the public. Sarah Huefner, the president of the Chemistry Club said the fair celebrating earth day is meant to increase students’ awareness about ways to be green on campus. The Utah State University Sustainability Council and the Wellness center are sponsoring a 1.4 mile “Blue Goes Green Wellness Walk” from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the wellness booth on the quad.
Earth Day
4-22-08
Thirty-Eight years ago today our nation celebrated the first Earth Day and the Environmental Protection Agency was established at that same time by Richard Nixon, who had a mission to protect the environment and public health. Today Earth Day is still a day to take action, protect, and become aware of the environment.
Also in 1970, the Clean Air Act was amended by congress, setting the standard for national air quality, auto emissions, and anti-pollution standards, however, the act wasn’t passed until 1990. In the years following the first Earth Day, congress restricted the use of lead based paint, passed the Clean Water Act, reviewed the usage of pesticides, cleaned up several hazardous waste sites, tested for radon gas in homes, initiated a pollution prevention act, researched alternative energy sources, and among other things made recycling more accessible.
“With all of the talk about global warming,” Stacy Nelson a freshmen at Utah State University said “I don’t see why people don’t participate in Earth Day more and learn how to be proactive about protecting the environment, call me a tree hugger.” Global Warming has been considered one of the greatest environmental issues of our time. In the Sundance Film Festival hit “An Inconvenient Truth” Al Gore states “We Can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue, rather, it is one of the biggest moral challenges facing our civilization.”
Everyone can easily become more proactive in protecting the environment on Earth Day.
“It’s simple to get involved,” Marti Bowles, A freshmen at Utah State University said, “my roommates and I decided to go outside and pick up all the trash around our apartment, we’re college students, we don’t have a lot of time but we can still do our part.” several websites, including the website for “An Inconvenient Truth” offer suggestions on how to get involved in taking action against global warming and protecting our environment.
Closer to home in Logan, Utah, the Chemistry Club and the Sustainability council are hosting the “Going Green Extravaganza” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the quad and is open freely to the public. Sarah Huefner, the president of the Chemistry Club said the fair celebrating earth day is meant to increase students’ awareness about ways to be green on campus. The Utah State University Sustainability Council and the Wellness center are sponsoring a 1.4 mile “Blue Goes Green Wellness Walk” from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. beginning at the wellness booth on the quad.
Monday, April 21, 2008
story ideas
Cecily Kiss
Story Ideas
Cecily.kiss@aggiemail.usu.edu
So I've decided to write a story about this guy Jeff who owns Beachhouse coffee and tanning/SailOn Real Estate/storage sheds/and cuts hair on the side. he is definately a jack of all trades, plus he's just a character. He has a huge tattoo of Cher and he believes he has perfected the ultimate cup of coffee. He's a cook.
I was also thinking of writing a story about summer activities and making it sarcastic and witty just because I feel like it.
Story Ideas
Cecily.kiss@aggiemail.usu.edu
So I've decided to write a story about this guy Jeff who owns Beachhouse coffee and tanning/SailOn Real Estate/storage sheds/and cuts hair on the side. he is definately a jack of all trades, plus he's just a character. He has a huge tattoo of Cher and he believes he has perfected the ultimate cup of coffee. He's a cook.
I was also thinking of writing a story about summer activities and making it sarcastic and witty just because I feel like it.
Final Exam
Dear NewsHounds:
The final exam for our class will be a take-home, available at noon on Friday (2/25) in the JCOM office. You may pick it up at any time, and bring the completed exam back to the JCOM office by the deadline listed.
Option 1: Sign out your copy of the exam Friday (4/25, noon or later). Due back to the JCOM office no later than noon Monday (4/28).
Option 2: Sign out your copy of the exam Monday (4/28, 9 a.m. or later). Due back to the JCOM office no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday (4/30).
• Exams will not be available after 5 p.m. Monday.
• Completed exams will not be accepted after the stated deadline.
• If you miss deadline, F.
Final grades (including your individual gradesheet and final exam) will be available by noon Monday (5/5) in the JCOM office. Do not pester Professor Pease about your grade before then. Or else.
The final exam for our class will be a take-home, available at noon on Friday (2/25) in the JCOM office. You may pick it up at any time, and bring the completed exam back to the JCOM office by the deadline listed.
Option 1: Sign out your copy of the exam Friday (4/25, noon or later). Due back to the JCOM office no later than noon Monday (4/28).
Option 2: Sign out your copy of the exam Monday (4/28, 9 a.m. or later). Due back to the JCOM office no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday (4/30).
• Exams will not be available after 5 p.m. Monday.
• Completed exams will not be accepted after the stated deadline.
• If you miss deadline, F.
Final grades (including your individual gradesheet and final exam) will be available by noon Monday (5/5) in the JCOM office. Do not pester Professor Pease about your grade before then. Or else.
NewsHounds Gradesheet
Here’s how your grades for the semester break down.
I. Preliminary/In-Class work (60 pts/12%)
Day 1
Leads1 (all 3 for 5 pts)
Leads2
Fire/SpellingBee (5 pts.)
Obama Speech (10 pts.)
Bush Speech (10 pts.)
DelBarco Speech (10 pts.)
Wally Crash (10 pts.)
Overton Fire (10 pts.)
_________________________________
II. Midterm (25 pts./5%)
_________________________________
III. Outside stories (225 pts/45%)
Story1 (20 pts.)
Story2 (20 pts.)
Story3 (20 pts.)
Story4 (4/4) (25 pts.)
Story5 (4/11) (30 pts.)
Story6 (4/18) (50 pts.)
Story7 (4/25) (60 pts.)
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IV. Other Stuff (120 pts./24%)
NewsHounds online (20 pts.)
News Quizzes (50 pts.)
Class participation (50 pts.)
__________________________________
V. FinalExam (70 pts./14%)
Extra credit? Adjustments?
Total possible points = 500
Computing Final Grade = I+II+III+IV+V = xxx pts./500 = xx%
I will provide comments individually with your final gradesheet
~~~~~~~~~
Translations: Assignments have been graded this semester with letters, numbers and hieroglyphics. Here’s the translation key
Grades/Scores
A/10 = 100%
A-/9 = 93%
B+/8+ = 87%
B/8 = 85%
B-/8- = 83%
C+/7+ = 77%
C/7 = 75%
C-/7- = 73%
D+/6+ = 67%
D/6 = 65%
F/5 = 50%
F/4 = 40%
F/3 = 30%
Other items affecting grades:
FE*—Fact Error
SP*—Spelling Error
grammar/punct/syntax errors
Questions about any of this or concerns about your grades, make an appointment to see me.
I. Preliminary/In-Class work (60 pts/12%)
Day 1
Leads1 (all 3 for 5 pts)
Leads2
Fire/SpellingBee (5 pts.)
Obama Speech (10 pts.)
Bush Speech (10 pts.)
DelBarco Speech (10 pts.)
Wally Crash (10 pts.)
Overton Fire (10 pts.)
_________________________________
II. Midterm (25 pts./5%)
_________________________________
III. Outside stories (225 pts/45%)
Story1 (20 pts.)
Story2 (20 pts.)
Story3 (20 pts.)
Story4 (4/4) (25 pts.)
Story5 (4/11) (30 pts.)
Story6 (4/18) (50 pts.)
Story7 (4/25) (60 pts.)
__________________________________
IV. Other Stuff (120 pts./24%)
NewsHounds online (20 pts.)
News Quizzes (50 pts.)
Class participation (50 pts.)
__________________________________
V. FinalExam (70 pts./14%)
Extra credit? Adjustments?
Total possible points = 500
Computing Final Grade = I+II+III+IV+V = xxx pts./500 = xx%
I will provide comments individually with your final gradesheet
~~~~~~~~~
Translations: Assignments have been graded this semester with letters, numbers and hieroglyphics. Here’s the translation key
Grades/Scores
A/10 = 100%
A-/9 = 93%
B+/8+ = 87%
B/8 = 85%
B-/8- = 83%
C+/7+ = 77%
C/7 = 75%
C-/7- = 73%
D+/6+ = 67%
D/6 = 65%
F/5 = 50%
F/4 = 40%
F/3 = 30%
Other items affecting grades:
FE*—Fact Error
SP*—Spelling Error
grammar/punct/syntax errors
Questions about any of this or concerns about your grades, make an appointment to see me.
Final Stories
NewsDawgs: By now, if you've been hitting deadline, you're planning (or in the midle of...!) your final story before the Final Exam. This week's story, as always, is due by midnight Friday--emailed to me and posted to NewsHounds.
This last story, as you recall, is worth 60 pts., or three times the first outside story you wrote. This story should be . . .
YOUR BEST!
A complex topic
Something that people are passionate about (and you can get quotes that show that)
Something compelling that touches readers' hearts, minds, lives....
Something that permits you to describe the scene/people/event/activity....
And, of course, the story should be impeccably written and edited, spell-checked, grammatical, AP-style, etc.
Some NewsHounds are still, er (how shall I put it?), "developing" their final story ideas.
On 4/21/08 1:24 PM, "One Student" wrote:
This week i am stumped i have no idea what to write a story on. If you have any ideas please let me know. I have been trying to think of something all weekend but nothing.
Let’s see.
Ideas:
• Tomorrow is Earth Day. What does that mean around here? What’s the history? If you asked Al Gore, would he say the Earth is doomed? What do USU scientists have to say about global warming or ecological/environmental issues?
• Friday is the gay-lesbian Day of Silence in support of GBLTA. Gay at USU must be a difficult thing.
• Or take a science thing....How about radon? What is it and why is it a critical thing in homes?
• Or a person: a professor who invested something? An expert at USU about tsunamis or Poland or Islam?
• Check calendars for this week and next—what anniversaries are coming up? (Google today in history)
• Yesterday was the Boston Marathon, arguably the world’s biggest running event. How about someone from Logan who ran? Or is training for a marathon? Is there a way to do a story that's still news?
Other ideas, anyone?
This last story, as you recall, is worth 60 pts., or three times the first outside story you wrote. This story should be . . .
YOUR BEST!
A complex topic
Something that people are passionate about (and you can get quotes that show that)
Something compelling that touches readers' hearts, minds, lives....
Something that permits you to describe the scene/people/event/activity....
And, of course, the story should be impeccably written and edited, spell-checked, grammatical, AP-style, etc.
Some NewsHounds are still, er (how shall I put it?), "developing" their final story ideas.
On 4/21/08 1:24 PM, "One Student" wrote:
This week i am stumped i have no idea what to write a story on. If you have any ideas please let me know. I have been trying to think of something all weekend but nothing.
Let’s see.
Ideas:
• Tomorrow is Earth Day. What does that mean around here? What’s the history? If you asked Al Gore, would he say the Earth is doomed? What do USU scientists have to say about global warming or ecological/environmental issues?
• Friday is the gay-lesbian Day of Silence in support of GBLTA. Gay at USU must be a difficult thing.
• Or take a science thing....How about radon? What is it and why is it a critical thing in homes?
• Or a person: a professor who invested something? An expert at USU about tsunamis or Poland or Islam?
• Check calendars for this week and next—what anniversaries are coming up? (Google today in history)
• Yesterday was the Boston Marathon, arguably the world’s biggest running event. How about someone from Logan who ran? Or is training for a marathon? Is there a way to do a story that's still news?
Other ideas, anyone?
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A Hard Two Years For A Mormon Missionary
Kevin Fernandes
A HARD TWO YEARS FOR A MORMON MISSIONARY
For most Mormon missionaries, the day they receive their mission call is one of the happiest days of their lives. However for some- -possibly many- -of these young men and woman who are sent out to spread the word of the Gospel, that day turned out to be a very bad one.
At least that was the case for return missionary John Frame of West Jordan, the day he received his mission call was the beginning of the hardest and most uncomfortable two years of his life.
Elder Frame was sent from his comfortable home in West Jordan to the dangerous slums of the Dominican Republic to spread the word of the LDS church. It was very hard to adjust to this different lifestyle, adjust to this different world, said Frame. “Within one month my companion Elder McMillan and I were robbed at knife point in the small city of Neyba, they took all of our money and our backpacks. Apparently there are some cities that are more dangerous for whites to travel to, we found that out quickly.” The dangers of being robbed at knife point would not be the only hardships that Elder Frame would face.
The language barrier posed as a big problem, Frame only had seven weeks to learn Spanish. “It was so stressful trying to convert people that I couldn’t understand, they mostly spoke in slang so I was completely lost for a month or two. Not to mention that many people there are very set in their ways and are comfortable with their lifestyle and their own culture, they didn’t want anything to do with us,” said Frame.
Frame recalls being called “sucio perros” which means dirty dogs in Spanish and “diablo blanco” which means white devil. Frame explained that the people their disliked them and they heard about it constantly, it got to a point where they were just numb to the harassment. This made it extremely hard to convert and baptize someone said Frame. “It gave me a lot of stress because I wasn’t meeting my mission president’s goals which he set out for me, we taught forty lessons a week and I couldn’t meet my quotas it was very frustrating.”
Perhaps the most difficult thing for a lot young Mormon missionaries such as Elder Frame is following the strictly controlled days that they go through for two years straight. They enjoy privacy only in the bathroom and they do not have access to a phone or internet, which makes communications with loved ones less constant. Every morning is similar for the missionaries, they wake up at 6:30 a.m. eat breakfast and get ready for the day. At 8 a.m. they study scriptures, work on their Spanish and then the elders spend time studying as a companionship, by 10 a.m. their out the door trying to spread the word of the Gospel. “We go through the exact same routines day in and day out, were also on the streets for 8 hours every day, it got to the point where my companions and I felt like zombies,” said Frame. “I hate to say it but by the end of my mission many of the elders had a lack of motivation, it seemed like we were just going through the motions.”
Frame said, “My mission was the hardest thing that I have done in my life by far, but it made me a stronger person. I learned a lot about myself and now know what I am capable of doing.” When asked if he had the opportunity to do his mission all over again would he. Frame replied with a smile, “Those were a very hard two years and I would be lying if I said I would do it all over again.”
A HARD TWO YEARS FOR A MORMON MISSIONARY
For most Mormon missionaries, the day they receive their mission call is one of the happiest days of their lives. However for some- -possibly many- -of these young men and woman who are sent out to spread the word of the Gospel, that day turned out to be a very bad one.
At least that was the case for return missionary John Frame of West Jordan, the day he received his mission call was the beginning of the hardest and most uncomfortable two years of his life.
Elder Frame was sent from his comfortable home in West Jordan to the dangerous slums of the Dominican Republic to spread the word of the LDS church. It was very hard to adjust to this different lifestyle, adjust to this different world, said Frame. “Within one month my companion Elder McMillan and I were robbed at knife point in the small city of Neyba, they took all of our money and our backpacks. Apparently there are some cities that are more dangerous for whites to travel to, we found that out quickly.” The dangers of being robbed at knife point would not be the only hardships that Elder Frame would face.
The language barrier posed as a big problem, Frame only had seven weeks to learn Spanish. “It was so stressful trying to convert people that I couldn’t understand, they mostly spoke in slang so I was completely lost for a month or two. Not to mention that many people there are very set in their ways and are comfortable with their lifestyle and their own culture, they didn’t want anything to do with us,” said Frame.
Frame recalls being called “sucio perros” which means dirty dogs in Spanish and “diablo blanco” which means white devil. Frame explained that the people their disliked them and they heard about it constantly, it got to a point where they were just numb to the harassment. This made it extremely hard to convert and baptize someone said Frame. “It gave me a lot of stress because I wasn’t meeting my mission president’s goals which he set out for me, we taught forty lessons a week and I couldn’t meet my quotas it was very frustrating.”
Perhaps the most difficult thing for a lot young Mormon missionaries such as Elder Frame is following the strictly controlled days that they go through for two years straight. They enjoy privacy only in the bathroom and they do not have access to a phone or internet, which makes communications with loved ones less constant. Every morning is similar for the missionaries, they wake up at 6:30 a.m. eat breakfast and get ready for the day. At 8 a.m. they study scriptures, work on their Spanish and then the elders spend time studying as a companionship, by 10 a.m. their out the door trying to spread the word of the Gospel. “We go through the exact same routines day in and day out, were also on the streets for 8 hours every day, it got to the point where my companions and I felt like zombies,” said Frame. “I hate to say it but by the end of my mission many of the elders had a lack of motivation, it seemed like we were just going through the motions.”
Frame said, “My mission was the hardest thing that I have done in my life by far, but it made me a stronger person. I learned a lot about myself and now know what I am capable of doing.” When asked if he had the opportunity to do his mission all over again would he. Frame replied with a smile, “Those were a very hard two years and I would be lying if I said I would do it all over again.”
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Stevie's Story—La-Z Boy
La-Z Boy Leaves Tremonton
By Stevie Hoffman
The city of Tremonton, Utah may undergo a job crisis with the La-Z Boy Company closing their doors in less than 60 days. La-Z boy currently employees about 630 employees in the surrounding areas of Tremonton, Utah. The company is moving its production to Mexico where labor costs much less. La-Z Boy has cut 500 jobs and shut down three other plants in the U.S. last year due to a decline in revenue blamed on the housing decline.
The move to Mexico is expected to save $25 million annually from job cuts and cheaper labor by the beginning of the fiscal year 2011. Many employees of La-Z Boy were shocked when the company announced they would be shutting down especially with Utah having a stronger economy than most states. Ricky Collom has worked at the Tremonton La-Z Boy plant for 20 years he always thought “they would be the last plant to close because we’re the only one in the Midwest.” Collom is currently seeking a job at Malt-O-Meal, West Liberty Foods, Thiokol and other major production plants in the surround area.
People seeking work near Tremonton may be in luck as a new Proctor & Gamble will open a paper product plant in Box Elder County that potentially will hire 1,000 employees. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Executive Director Jason Perry said "They [P&G] are one of the best corporate citizens a community could hope for. They train their employees to the highest levels, provide one of the best benefit programs available and support community development wherever they locate." The P&G’s plant will offer jobs with an average annually income of $42,000 and is expected to start production in 2008.
“Kurt L. Darrow, La-Z-Boy’s president and chief executive officer said, “We regret the impact these moves will have on the families and lives of those employees affected and greatly appreciate the contribution of each employee and thank them for their years of dedicated service.” Education will also play a major part in the quest for jobs of the 630 La-Z Boy employees. Many workers have only a high school education at the most which today the job field is competitive with all the job cuts several companies have undergone.
La-Z Boy employees and members of the town of Tremonton and surrounding areas have found comfort in online blogs where they are able to discuss conflicts of the matter amongst each other and give advice. The future of this situation is unpredictable on all the effects it will have on the Box Elder County and surrounding Cache Valley. The economic recession may finally be striking Utah.
What do you think? Hit the “Comment” link below.
By Stevie Hoffman
The city of Tremonton, Utah may undergo a job crisis with the La-Z Boy Company closing their doors in less than 60 days. La-Z boy currently employees about 630 employees in the surrounding areas of Tremonton, Utah. The company is moving its production to Mexico where labor costs much less. La-Z Boy has cut 500 jobs and shut down three other plants in the U.S. last year due to a decline in revenue blamed on the housing decline.
The move to Mexico is expected to save $25 million annually from job cuts and cheaper labor by the beginning of the fiscal year 2011. Many employees of La-Z Boy were shocked when the company announced they would be shutting down especially with Utah having a stronger economy than most states. Ricky Collom has worked at the Tremonton La-Z Boy plant for 20 years he always thought “they would be the last plant to close because we’re the only one in the Midwest.” Collom is currently seeking a job at Malt-O-Meal, West Liberty Foods, Thiokol and other major production plants in the surround area.
People seeking work near Tremonton may be in luck as a new Proctor & Gamble will open a paper product plant in Box Elder County that potentially will hire 1,000 employees. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Executive Director Jason Perry said "They [P&G] are one of the best corporate citizens a community could hope for. They train their employees to the highest levels, provide one of the best benefit programs available and support community development wherever they locate." The P&G’s plant will offer jobs with an average annually income of $42,000 and is expected to start production in 2008.
“Kurt L. Darrow, La-Z-Boy’s president and chief executive officer said, “We regret the impact these moves will have on the families and lives of those employees affected and greatly appreciate the contribution of each employee and thank them for their years of dedicated service.” Education will also play a major part in the quest for jobs of the 630 La-Z Boy employees. Many workers have only a high school education at the most which today the job field is competitive with all the job cuts several companies have undergone.
La-Z Boy employees and members of the town of Tremonton and surrounding areas have found comfort in online blogs where they are able to discuss conflicts of the matter amongst each other and give advice. The future of this situation is unpredictable on all the effects it will have on the Box Elder County and surrounding Cache Valley. The economic recession may finally be striking Utah.
What do you think? Hit the “Comment” link below.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Mallory's Story—Flintoff Launches Fusion Radio
NPR Reporter Launches USU Student Radio Station
By Mallory Hughes
Corey Flintoff left the Foreign Desk at UPR to venture to Logan this week to visit the campus and help Utah State’s student radio station, Fusion HD3, “flip the switch” and start streaming.
Flintoff began his visit by visiting classrooms to give students the chance to ask questions about the Iraq war, a topic he was asked to speak on Wednesday.
Flintoff’s main reason for visiting Utah State was to support the student station on campus by lending a hand.
The kick off began with an introduction of the processes the station has gone through to get to the point they have reached by Cathy Ives, station director at UPR.
“I’m really proud of the students,” Ives stated as she spoke on-air and to the group gathered to witness the kick-off.
The small crowd stood anxiously awaiting the kick-off in the lobby area just outside of the station on the 3rd floor of the TSC.
After regards from Ives, Flintoff stood with his hand hovering dramatically over the switch signaling the kick off, but just before he flipped it he joked, “now everybody watch out, who knows what’s going to come out of this thing.”
Flintoff “flipped the switch” and the stream began pouring out of the small computer set-up where the group gathered and applause erupted from the small crowd.
Clark Anderson, Fusion HD3 director, gave the introduction to the official streaming by giving a short timeline of the events that took place leading to the first official stream.
The station is currently running on the radio homepage at radio.usu.edu, but when the high definition connections get figured out it will be the 3rd sub-channel of UPR, just as the name of the station indicated.
What do you think? Hit the "Comments" link below.
Mallory's Story—Flintoff Speech
NPR Correspondent Reports on Iraq at USU
By Mallory Hughes
Corey Flintoff, NPR correspondent, spoke on the Iraq War Wednesday afternoon in front of a nearly full auditorium of students and NPR listeners.
Flintoff has been employed with NPR for the past 18 years and was just asked in 2002 to step out of the newscaster’s booth and into the Foreign Desk.
Flintoff began his career in Bethel, Alaska and was given attention from NPR after covering the Alaska Valdeez oil spill.
He was part of the “Alaska Mafia” comprising of a group of now NPR reporters who once worked in Alaska public radio.
Flintoff has been to Iraq and to other foreign countries to cover many war time situations, so he was an obvious candidate to speak to the audience at Utah State with a first-hand point of view.
Flintoff was approached by Cathy Ives, UPR Station Director, at an event he spoke at in Southern Utah last Spring.
Flintoff’s topic of the Iraq War was an obvious choice for him, but he did not know until he arrived at Utah State “what he would title the topic speech,” he joked.
Flintoff attended several classes while on campus and wanted to “reach out to a new generation of listeners” he stated.
Flintoff noted that he suspected college students to be “self-involved I-Pod listeners,” but was pleasantly surprised to find that students asked pressing questions, some in which reminded him of why he did what he did for a career as a journalist.
He touched on the feelings he had for his duty to give a good source of information to the public, his “journalistic duty,” he felt.
Flintoff spoke of his time in Iraq and stated that “threats don’t go away” when asked about the dangers he faced.
He found that television reporters were unable to move around dangerous areas independently throughout the country because of the attention they drew to themselves.
Flintoff on the other hand was able to move around for longer periods of time without being seen “because he was not drawing as much attention to himself as the reporters with crews.”
Flintoff was able to “be invisible” because he attempted to have “as little presence as possible” and he found that he could do that when he was “embedded in a military unit”-meaning that he is under the cover a militia unit.
He found that it was easy to find himself thinking as the militia men are, more suspecting and observant of everyone and everything even including.
He recalled a time when he was embedded that he began noticing civilians in a different light, telling of a man on the street “the man on the cell phone may be calling in your location in.”
He brought up a question he was asked in one of the classes he was visiting pertaining to the government regulations put on reporters in war torn areas.
He answered by explaining that “there is not a need to censor because the ability for opportunities to get out and observe are so few”.
He explained that there are fewer than 70 foreign reporters in Iraq right now because the cost is so high, the cost of lives and the purchasing of necessities to keep reporters alive.
Flintoff gave NPR as an example stating that “it costs $1 million per year to maintain a bureau in the Iraq area”, and “the car ride” to the media compound where NPR and other media sources are based, “is $2,800.”
He joked about the seven-mile car ride as being “the most expensive taxi ride you’ll ever take.” But the “taxi ride” is of course an exaggeration of the actual armored chauffer driven vehicle.
Flintoff made it clear that the audience understood the danger met by the attempt to report in an area that is so against foreign presence, but they do have help from Iraqi’s in the area who risk it all to help.
“People risk their lives and the lives of their families,” he stated, “we owe them a great deal more than they have been given,” of the citizens who risk it all to help the reporters get the information they need.
Flintoff ended with a question and answer portion in which he took answered questions from members in the audience, some of which even stumped him for a few short seconds.
One question which pertained to a subject of informing militia of dangers they might encounter a subject Mike Wallace completely disagrees with.
Flintoff on the other hand felt that although he had never encountered a situation, “of course I would,” he stated.
He recounted times when reporters had informed and were penalized, not legally, but “received the cold shoulder” when it came to being reassigned or re-invited back to an area.
Flintoff ended his speech by stating that he does “hate to be a pessimistic” but he has noticed that stories he tends to do are on “how things are done tend to fail.” His editor even noted him as having “good intentions gone to hell.”
Flintoff covered many topics and told stories to give the audience a feel for the experience he has had but explained, “I tell my listeners how limited a voice I am able to give you.”
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By Mallory Hughes
Corey Flintoff, NPR correspondent, spoke on the Iraq War Wednesday afternoon in front of a nearly full auditorium of students and NPR listeners.
Flintoff has been employed with NPR for the past 18 years and was just asked in 2002 to step out of the newscaster’s booth and into the Foreign Desk.
Flintoff began his career in Bethel, Alaska and was given attention from NPR after covering the Alaska Valdeez oil spill.
He was part of the “Alaska Mafia” comprising of a group of now NPR reporters who once worked in Alaska public radio.
Flintoff has been to Iraq and to other foreign countries to cover many war time situations, so he was an obvious candidate to speak to the audience at Utah State with a first-hand point of view.
Flintoff was approached by Cathy Ives, UPR Station Director, at an event he spoke at in Southern Utah last Spring.
Flintoff’s topic of the Iraq War was an obvious choice for him, but he did not know until he arrived at Utah State “what he would title the topic speech,” he joked.
Flintoff attended several classes while on campus and wanted to “reach out to a new generation of listeners” he stated.
Flintoff noted that he suspected college students to be “self-involved I-Pod listeners,” but was pleasantly surprised to find that students asked pressing questions, some in which reminded him of why he did what he did for a career as a journalist.
He touched on the feelings he had for his duty to give a good source of information to the public, his “journalistic duty,” he felt.
Flintoff spoke of his time in Iraq and stated that “threats don’t go away” when asked about the dangers he faced.
He found that television reporters were unable to move around dangerous areas independently throughout the country because of the attention they drew to themselves.
Flintoff on the other hand was able to move around for longer periods of time without being seen “because he was not drawing as much attention to himself as the reporters with crews.”
Flintoff was able to “be invisible” because he attempted to have “as little presence as possible” and he found that he could do that when he was “embedded in a military unit”-meaning that he is under the cover a militia unit.
He found that it was easy to find himself thinking as the militia men are, more suspecting and observant of everyone and everything even including.
He recalled a time when he was embedded that he began noticing civilians in a different light, telling of a man on the street “the man on the cell phone may be calling in your location in.”
He brought up a question he was asked in one of the classes he was visiting pertaining to the government regulations put on reporters in war torn areas.
He answered by explaining that “there is not a need to censor because the ability for opportunities to get out and observe are so few”.
He explained that there are fewer than 70 foreign reporters in Iraq right now because the cost is so high, the cost of lives and the purchasing of necessities to keep reporters alive.
Flintoff gave NPR as an example stating that “it costs $1 million per year to maintain a bureau in the Iraq area”, and “the car ride” to the media compound where NPR and other media sources are based, “is $2,800.”
He joked about the seven-mile car ride as being “the most expensive taxi ride you’ll ever take.” But the “taxi ride” is of course an exaggeration of the actual armored chauffer driven vehicle.
Flintoff made it clear that the audience understood the danger met by the attempt to report in an area that is so against foreign presence, but they do have help from Iraqi’s in the area who risk it all to help.
“People risk their lives and the lives of their families,” he stated, “we owe them a great deal more than they have been given,” of the citizens who risk it all to help the reporters get the information they need.
Flintoff ended with a question and answer portion in which he took answered questions from members in the audience, some of which even stumped him for a few short seconds.
One question which pertained to a subject of informing militia of dangers they might encounter a subject Mike Wallace completely disagrees with.
Flintoff on the other hand felt that although he had never encountered a situation, “of course I would,” he stated.
He recounted times when reporters had informed and were penalized, not legally, but “received the cold shoulder” when it came to being reassigned or re-invited back to an area.
Flintoff ended his speech by stating that he does “hate to be a pessimistic” but he has noticed that stories he tends to do are on “how things are done tend to fail.” His editor even noted him as having “good intentions gone to hell.”
Flintoff covered many topics and told stories to give the audience a feel for the experience he has had but explained, “I tell my listeners how limited a voice I am able to give you.”
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Melissa's Story—Coming of Age
Turning 21 in Utah
By Melissa Salcedo
For many young adults, turning 21 years old is a milestone. In Utah, the majority of the population belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For some of the young adults who belong to this faith, their 21st birthday is no different than any other birthday. Few others disagree and think a 21st birthday is a big deal.
Rachel Hammond celebrated her 21st birthday last week. Her friends had a small party for her, which consisted of everyone sitting around, talking and eating cupcakes. “I’m not into clubs, but it would have been fun,” the Provo native said. Something Hammond is looking forward to is going on an LDS church mission, which is something she could not do before since women have to be 21 years old to serve missions.
Kraig Williams, 22-years-old, went out to dinner with his parents for his 21st birthday. “My dad offered to buy me a beer but I declined,” he said. Williams, who is not LDS, does not care much to drink alcohol. Most of his friends are LDS, so he doesn’t drink alcohol, but if he had more friends who did drink then he would as well.
For other young adults, turning 21 is something that is exciting and they look forward to it.
Candice Fitzgerald is only 19-years-old and already has plans for her 21st birthday party. “I’m going to Las Vegas and I’m going to go dance on the bar at Coyote Ugly,” she said excitedly. She wants to turn 21 mainly so that she can get into clubs and won’t have to worry about needing a fake I.D.
Turning 21 years old is significant for Sarah Edinborough. “I’m excited because it’s the age where you feel grown up,” she said. “The rest of the world finally takes you seriously.” Edinborough had plans for spring break with her friends to go on a cruise, but had to cancel those plans when she learned that at least one person in each room had to be over 21 years old. She too plans on going to Las Vegas once she turns 21.
Being able to drink alcohol or gamble is not something that most LDS young adults have in mind as their 21st birthday approaches. Turning 21 is a big step because it signifies maturity.
“When you’re 19 or 20-years-old, people still think you’re a child,” says Haley Folta. “As you get older every year, people think you’re more legit. 21 is even more legit than 20.”
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Kevin's Story-How Pope's U.S. Visit Plays in Utah
USU View on Pope Benedict’s Historic Visit
By Kevin Mouritsen
kevin.mour@aggiemail.usu.edu
Pope Benedict XVI called for “healing and reconciliation” for priest sex abuse victims Thursday during his historic five-day visit to the United States.
The pope held an unannounced meeting with a small group of people for about 25 minutes in the chapel of the papal embassy, where tearful victims of clergy sex abuse listened while the pope offered them encouragement and hope.
"They prayed together,” said the Rev. Federico Lombardi, a papal spokesman. “Also, each of them had their own individual time with the Holy Father."
The pope’s message during his visit has included words of consolation for the victims of clergy sex abuse, a call for improved Human Rights throughout the world, and a plea for the strengthening of religious faith in public life.
Dr. Norman Jones, USU History Department head and Director of Religious Studies, says that the pope’s visit has a two-fold purpose for American Catholics.
“The pope is here to tell Catholics, ‘Come back to your obedience,’” said Jones. He said the pope is also here to say, “You’re really important to us and I want to pay attention to you.”
This papal visit marks the first time in nearly thirty years that a pope has visited the United States, and Father Clarence Sandoval of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church says that the pope’s visit is an inspiration for Catholics everywhere.
“The pope is the shepherd of our church,” said Sandoval, “and it’s an inspiration for all of us to have our shepherd here on the soil of the United States.”
Sandoval said that the pope’s main purpose for this visit is to be with the people.
“[The pope] is here to teach, to preach, to walk with them, to unify them,” he said.
Unifying the American Catholics has been a main priority for the Catholic Church since severe declines in church attendance occurred after the clergy sex scandals. Jones said that declining church membership is not an exclusive Catholic problem.
“Americans are more religious than any other people in the developed world by a very long shot,” said Jones. “But they are very unwilling to be told what to do by anybody.”
Jones said that people are becoming more religiously eclectic, drawing their spirituality from a variety of sources, rather than just one religious group.
Speaking of Americans and religions, Jones said that people, “are taking elements from this [religion] and that one, and creating something new.”
But Sandoval said that the problem with declining church attendance lies in the fact the Americans are too self-absorbed, focusing on themselves rather than on everyone as a whole.
“Here in the United States there’s just such an individualistic way of looking at the world as opposed to Europe and other places, where people look at each other as a community,” said Sandoval.
Jones rejected the notion of an increasingly atheistic society. Instead, he thinks that people are branching out and looking for religious alternatives.
“I don’t think people are ceasing to believe,” said Jones. “But they’re in the market place of religion, shopping.”
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Jordan's Story—Flintoff speech
Flintoff Visits USU
By Jordan Allred
Corey Flintoff a long-time reporter for National Public Radio (NPR) gave a lecture to Utah State students and community members Wednesday, on his experiences as he has covered the war in Iraq.
Flintoff, who has been the afternoon voice of NPR’s newscast for 17 years, shared how events have unfolded since U.S troops entered Iraq in 2003 and the difficulties on-site reporters have encountered trying to capture the news.
Using an analogy where an elephant represents everything that has happened in Iraq since 2003, Flintoff said he has only been able to grab the end of the tail, because so much has happened and access is limited.
With all the events that have taken place, Flintoff said that reporters need to find out how to be in several places at once, as much as possible, and at the same time how to go about it safely.
“The key is being invisible, in dangerous areas,” Flintoff said, as he described how it is easier for radio reporters who can stay out of the way and observe opposed to television reporters who are trying to capture action while reporting.
Flintoff said when he first arrived in Iraq in was not uncommon to hear from their offices at least one or two car bombs go off each day, but did note that it has progressively become safer.
Reporters, although not directly involved in the war, need to find ways to stay safe, they have become targets for kidnapping and many have even lost their lives trying to do their jobs.
One example he gave was a kidnapping that involved a reporter who was beaten ruthlessly until a ransom had been paid, then had been dumped on the outskirts of Bagdad; the reporter could be considered lucky, because he wasn’t killed.
Aside from explaining the complicated lives reporters have tried to live in Iraq, Flintoff educated the audience on issues commonly talked about in America, such as the removal of U.S. troops.
Many Americans are in favor of pulling troops out of Iraq, plain and simple, however exiting Iraq would be anything but plain and simple as Flintoff puts it.
Flintoff described that since America has become so invested in the war, it makes it harder to leave, saying that as America starts to pull out their troops they become susceptible to attack.
Also Flintoff described that leaving behind all the buildings, runways and other structures America has built in Iraq might not be a great idea, especially if in a few years Iraq is taken over by a corrupt government.
Another topic Flintoff addressed was tough questions he has received about being a journalist and covering the war.
“We do deal with bad guys,” Flintoff said, referring to kidnappers, killers and militiamen that the reporters try to interview, but Flintoff said it is important to report the news, not get involved or interfere with what is taking place.
Flintoff while visiting one of the Utah State classes addressed a question from a student about whether or not he would report a case of American troops abusing prisoners of war or civilians, Flintoff’s response was, “Of course I would…of course I would report it.”
Jodi Burton a sophomore studying Public Relations said, “I was very impressed with how ready he was to answer the difficult questions, he was very prepared.”
Flintoff felt the same way about the students at Utah State, tossing aside the idea that all college students are just a bunch of bums that walk around campus with headphones in, listening to loud music; Flintoff complimented the students for being well informed.
At the end of his lecture Flintoff stressed the importance of journalism in dangerous areas by saying, “When people risk their lives and their families lives, we owe them a great deal more than what they have been given.”
Corey Flintoff-NPR
Corey Flintoff a long-time reporter for National Public Radio (NPR) gave a lecture to Utah State students and community members Wednesday, on his experiences as he has covered the war in Iraq.
Flintoff, who has been the afternoon voice of NPR’s newscast for 17 years, shared how events have unfolded since U.S troops entered Iraq in 2003 and the difficulties on-site reporters have encountered trying to capture the news.
Using an analogy where an elephant represents everything that has happened in Iraq since 2003, Flintoff said he has only been able to grab the end of the tail, because so much has happened and access is limited.
With all the events that have taken place, Flintoff said that reporters need to find out how to be in several places at once, as much as possible, and at the same time how to go about it safely.
“The key is being invisible, in dangerous areas,” Flintoff said, as he described how it is easier for radio reporters who can stay out of the way and observe opposed to television reporters who are trying to capture action while reporting.
Flintoff said when he first arrived in Iraq in was not uncommon to hear from their offices at least one or two car bombs go off each day, but did note that it has progressively become safer.
Reporters, although not directly involved in the war, need to find ways to stay safe, they have become targets for kidnapping and many have even lost their lives trying to do their jobs.
One example he gave was a kidnapping that involved a reporter who was beaten ruthlessly until a ransom had been paid, then had been dumped on the outskirts of Bagdad; the reporter could be considered lucky, because he wasn’t killed.
Aside from explaining the complicated lives reporters have tried to live in Iraq, Flintoff educated the audience on issues commonly talked about in America, such as the removal of U.S. troops.
Many Americans are in favor of pulling troops out of Iraq, plain and simple, however exiting Iraq would be anything but plain and simple as Flintoff puts it.
Flintoff described that since America has become so invested in the war, it makes it harder to leave, saying that as America starts to pull out their troops they become susceptible to attack.
Also Flintoff described that leaving behind all the buildings, runways and other structures America has built in Iraq might not be a great idea, especially if in a few years Iraq is taken over by a corrupt government.
Another topic Flintoff addressed was tough questions he has received about being a journalist and covering the war.
“We do deal with bad guys,” Flintoff said, referring to kidnappers, killers and militiamen that the reporters try to interview, but Flintoff said it is important to report the news, not get involved or interfere with what is taking place.
Flintoff while visiting one of the Utah State classes addressed a question from a student about whether or not he would report a case of American troops abusing prisoners of war or civilians, Flintoff’s response was, “Of course I would…of course I would report it.”
Jodi Burton a sophomore studying Public Relations said, “I was very impressed with how ready he was to answer the difficult questions, he was very prepared.”
Flintoff felt the same way about the students at Utah State, tossing aside the idea that all college students are just a bunch of bums that walk around campus with headphones in, listening to loud music; Flintoff complimented the students for being well informed.
At the end of his lecture Flintoff stressed the importance of journalism in dangerous areas by saying, “When people risk their lives and their families lives, we owe them a great deal more than what they have been given.”
Kevin's Story—Reporting Change
The Challenges of Reporting Change
By Kevin Fernandes
“Security in Iraq has improved since my last stay in August of 2006, but Iraq still remains an unsafe place for American reporters,” said National Public Radio’s Corey Flintoff. Flintoff spoke to an audience of about 80 on Wednesday at the USU Performance Hall.
Flintoff’s talk, “The Challenges of Reporting Change,” was based on his one month stay in Iraq, where he reported first-hand the social changes brought about by the American military.
Changes are occurring and attacks are dying down, said Flintoff. “The last time I was in Iraq I heard car bombs and gunfire on a daily basis, but in my resent one month stay in Iraq I only heard three car bombs and limited gunfire.”
Although the violence has simmered down in Iraq it is difficult for reporters to give their listeners a genuine idea of what is going on in this war. Reporters in Iraq have a limited view of what is happening because they must travel with the American military at all times and are only stationed in Iraq for a month. Therefore reporters cannot travel to people’s homes to conduct interviews or explore what is happening for themselves. This makes reporting the change in Iraq more difficult.
Reporters must remain with the military due to the dangers that can occur. Kidnapping is a major threat that reporters in Iraq face. Flintoff remembers hearing his colleagues talk about how long they think it would take for one of them to be kidnapped by Iraqi rebels. Their answer was 45 minutes. It is extremely dangerous for American reporters to cover the news in Iraq because kidnapping is very much a reality.
Flintoff recalled an American reporter by the name of Varm being kidnapped and held for ransom. Varm was snatched off the streets of Iraq, thrown into a trunk of a car and taken to an Iraqi home. He was savagely beaten and was chained to a shower stall for days. His kidnappers allowed Varm to call his family to let them know he was alive and that his life would be spared for money. The ransom was paid and Varm was released. Varm is extremely lucky because most reporters lose their lives after they have been kidnapped.
Due to the dangers of being kidnapped reporters must remain with the American military which gives them a restricted view of what is happening, which in turn gives the American people a restricted view of the Iraq War.
It is also difficult for reporters to cover the news in Iraq because of their short stay. American reporters usually stay in Iraq for about a month, said Flintoff. “After four weeks of reporting in Iraq you being to figure out how things operate, but then you’re out of there.” American reporters do not stay in Iraq for long, once they understand what is going on and how to effectively report the news they are on their way home. This makes it very challenging to report the changes that are occurring in Iraq.
Changes have occurred in Iraq, violence has gone down and security has improved. It is the duty of American reporters such as Corey Flintoff to inform the American people of these changes. However their limited view of this war due to their short stay and their restriction to independently explore Iraq has affected the reporting of change in Iraq.
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Hayley's story: Finals = Stress
STRESS!?? What stressssss??
By Hayley Jensen
Take a look outside. Chances are the sky is blue, the Quad is filling with students eager to soak in greatly missed rays of sun. This is just one more reminder that the semester is coming to an end bringing freedom with it. However, the emergence of flip-flops also signals that finals are just around the corner.
April is National Stress Awareness Month and appropriately so, just as students across the nation and importantly at Utah State, prepare for final examinations. The University provides many resource for students to help them not only understand what stress is, but how to cope with it and prevent it.
The Student Wellness Center, located at 850 E. 1200 N. just north of Romney Stadium, offers support services and education to students, often free of charge. "The problem with stress is that it can just build from one event to another. We provide information so students can prevent foundations of stress that can lead to perhaps more serious health problems," stated Jim Davis, director of the Wellness Center.
Stress is when your body reacts as if it were under attack. Stress can be both physical, such as illness, or mental such as marriage, a job or say finals. When we are stressed, hormone levels in the body increase and can contribute to high blood-pressure and other health concerns. To counteract effects of stress students can use resources such as "The USU Student Body," informational fliers provided free-of charge online and at the Wellness Center on subjects ranging from depression to a sprained ankle.
According to the "USU Student Body," learning to relax will help individuals each day, especially during final exams. Some suggestions include:
-Breathing Exercises
-Physical Activity
-Eliminating negative thoughts
-Thinking positively
If stress persists, the guide suggests learning relaxation techniques or therapy, anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication or Assertiveness Training.
Besides documents and general information, students can make an appointment to ask any questions, talk about health concerns or even see a massage therapist.
If test-taking has you in a bind, the Academic Resource Center in the Taggart Student Center, con provide test-taking strategies, stress- relief information and free-tutoring.
Test anxiety is worry or fear caused by having to take tests, and most students feel some level of anxiety in testing situations. However, for some students, test anxiety is so intense that it negatively affects their academic success, according to the ARC website. Students can take a course with individualized testing to help them cope and ultimately do well on their exams. Debi Jensen, a Learning Specialist for the ARC stated, "Finals are not easy. Preparing early, avoiding late-night cramming and getting enough rest will really make finals week a rewarding experience."
What do you think? Too STRESSED to Comment?
By Hayley Jensen
Take a look outside. Chances are the sky is blue, the Quad is filling with students eager to soak in greatly missed rays of sun. This is just one more reminder that the semester is coming to an end bringing freedom with it. However, the emergence of flip-flops also signals that finals are just around the corner.
April is National Stress Awareness Month and appropriately so, just as students across the nation and importantly at Utah State, prepare for final examinations. The University provides many resource for students to help them not only understand what stress is, but how to cope with it and prevent it.
The Student Wellness Center, located at 850 E. 1200 N. just north of Romney Stadium, offers support services and education to students, often free of charge. "The problem with stress is that it can just build from one event to another. We provide information so students can prevent foundations of stress that can lead to perhaps more serious health problems," stated Jim Davis, director of the Wellness Center.
Stress is when your body reacts as if it were under attack. Stress can be both physical, such as illness, or mental such as marriage, a job or say finals. When we are stressed, hormone levels in the body increase and can contribute to high blood-pressure and other health concerns. To counteract effects of stress students can use resources such as "The USU Student Body," informational fliers provided free-of charge online and at the Wellness Center on subjects ranging from depression to a sprained ankle.
According to the "USU Student Body," learning to relax will help individuals each day, especially during final exams. Some suggestions include:
-Breathing Exercises
-Physical Activity
-Eliminating negative thoughts
-Thinking positively
If stress persists, the guide suggests learning relaxation techniques or therapy, anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication or Assertiveness Training.
Besides documents and general information, students can make an appointment to ask any questions, talk about health concerns or even see a massage therapist.
If test-taking has you in a bind, the Academic Resource Center in the Taggart Student Center, con provide test-taking strategies, stress- relief information and free-tutoring.
Test anxiety is worry or fear caused by having to take tests, and most students feel some level of anxiety in testing situations. However, for some students, test anxiety is so intense that it negatively affects their academic success, according to the ARC website. Students can take a course with individualized testing to help them cope and ultimately do well on their exams. Debi Jensen, a Learning Specialist for the ARC stated, "Finals are not easy. Preparing early, avoiding late-night cramming and getting enough rest will really make finals week a rewarding experience."
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Danielle's Story—God Loves the Terrier
Boe’s Life: Chasing the Rat
By Danielle Criddle
The scent of rodent is thick in the air; the breeze makes it difficult to determine the direction that it’s coming from, your owner is telling you to find the rat, you must.
This is what goes through Boe’s mind when he’s on a “ratting” job.
“He’s been skunked four times,” Samantha Garrett, 20 years old of
Boe, the fearless rat-hunting Jack Russell terrier, and his human, Samantha Garrett (Matt Heufner photo 2008)
The terrier, although small, is a working dog bred to hunt and catch rodents that burrow into the ground.
The want ad in the paper read that the terrier was for hire and he’s ready to work.
Samantha Garrett has been training the 11-year-old terrier for his job since he was five.
“I’m offering an alternative to poisons,” Garrett said of the services she and Boe offer.
“Rat poisons are made to be tasty to animals,” she said while recounting an incidence of a family pet getting into the poison and dying.
Rodents harbor many diseases including Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), rat-bite fever, eosinophilic meningitis, and murine typhus to name a few of the more fatal.
Telling of a job they went to, “out in Amalga there was a farm and they had gophers and rats that were just burrowing in all the fields and Boe got them all,” she said.
“I’ve taught him ‘we don’t chew on dead animals,’” she said of the actual job, “he kills ‘em and I pick them up and throw them in the trash.”
“She’s gotten hate mail over this,” Garrett’s mother, Robyn Stocks said about Garrett and Boe.
“It’s a natural thing,” Garrett said of the Jack Russell Terrier, “anything with ‘terrier’ in the name was designed to go after rodents.”
When Boe isn’t working he enjoys the luxury of being a house pet, “we hang out and watch T.V., go for walks, he really likes car rides,” Garrett said.
“We’re still looking for new clients,” Garrett said of her free service, “he really likes to work.”
When the weather warms up a little more and rodents start showing up in garages, basements, and fields, you can be assured that Boe will be there with his owner Samantha Garrett to get the job done.
I want to get this in the Herald Journal, what do you think?
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Megan's Story—Online Dating
Online Dating: Curse or Cure?
By Megan Peterson
Is there an airport nearby or is that my heart taking off?
We’ve heard them all. From ridiculous pick-ups to charming one-liners, these phrases can sum up the world of online dating.
According to Online Dating Magazine, more than 20 million people visit at least one online dating site each month and more than 120,000 marriages occur each year from this phenomenon that seems to be taking over the dating world.
Why has this tremendous flood of online dating become so popular among people, both young and old?
Hyde Park resident Kierra Whittaker says, “My grandma was divorced and just, sort of happy. We all thought she was crazy when she signed up for an online dating service.”
From ages18 to 100, “net” dating has become all the rage for divorcees, college students, single parents, and those looking for a different way to go about dating.
Whittaker’s grandmother, who was working as a teacher at a local high school met and fell in love with her new husband on the internet.
“They talked a lot and had a lot in common. One day she came over and announced that she was moving to Sweden and getting married to Christoffer. It kinda threw us through a loop.”
Although online dating may work for some, not everyone has had the success that others do.
Angela Fallentine, a resident of Sandy has had her fair share of online dating disasters.
“The most amusing date I went on with someone that I had met online was at a movie theater.”
It wasn’t him or the movie that was amusing. It was the family he brought along that was.
“They brought used popcorn containers so they could get free re-fills, and the four-year-old started crying in the middle of the show.”
Fallentine, now married to someone she did not meet online, says that the only reason she ever did “those dot-com things” was because she had had friends and roommates who swore by them with their lives.
“I had two of my really good friends meet their future husbands online, and they were perfectly happy. So I thought, why not?”
Erin Goeblehardt, an online dating veteran said that she would recommend online dating only as long as one is careful.
“There are so many creeps out there today that a girl can’t be too careful. You think you’re talking to this guy who’s sweet and sensitive, and then you meet him and realize he’s nothing like he said.”
Goeblehardt’s experiences with online dating have helped her realize that it’s not the way she wanted to find her match.
“I’ve given up on online dating, mostly for the reason that I just want to really know who I’m getting into a relationship with. It’s not worth wasting my time if they turn out to be someone completely opposite then what they tell you.”
Mark Shields, a Logan resident, sees online dating as an invasion into people’s lives from technology that shouldn’t be bothered.
“Finding someone that you want to spend the rest of your life with isn’t something that can be toyed with idly. Putting your trust in a computer or so-called matchmaker just isn’t cool.”
Whether you believe the world of online dating is the way you’ll find your one true love, or you think it’s a scam, just remember to choose your lines wisely.
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Hayley’s story—Flintoff Talks Change in Iraq
Flintoff Watches Change in Iraq
By Hayley Jensen
Corey Flintoff, news anchor and special correspondent for the war in Iraq at National Public Radio, spoke to Utah State University faculty and students Thursday, to discuss the challenges of reporting on an ever-changing war.
Flintoff, a member of the "Alaskan Mafia" along side well-known reporters Peter Kenyon and Elizabeth Arnold, spent 17 years as the voice of NPR's afternoon news during "All Things Considered." He stepped down from his anchor position in 2005 to report directly from Iraq.
His lecture, " The Challenge of Reporting Change," showcased the real job of war-time journalists in Iraq. "The real job is to report on how well our efforts are doing. Are we really winning hearts and minds there or is this a heavily polished state of truce?" flintoff stated.
With this objective in mind, Flintoff recalled the specific challenges that reporters and other media correspondents face daily on the battle front. The changing justification, goals and strategy for the Iraq War poses the first problem for modern reporters. The enemy was originally Al Queida, but has now moved to Shiite militia and it is the reporters job to figure out what is really going on.
Next, covering the Iraq war is different from other wars in terms of access. reporters no longer move independently around the country because journalists are often shot or kidnapped as they cover stories. To foil this, reporters are embedded with U.S. Military.While security is increased Flintoff pointed out that the military may often censor the information a journalist gets. Remaining unbiased is also a challenge for embedded reporters as they take on perceptions of American soldiers, " When you are looking through the bullet-proof glass everyone on the other side looks like the enemy," stated Flintoff.
To transport a reporter the 7 miles from the airport to the NRP office in Baghdad it costs $2,800 one way. The number of reporters stationed in Iraq has dropped from 400 in 2003, to only about 70 currently. With the aspects of the war "multiplying like a hydra" Flintoff feels that with a limited view there is very limited need to sensor what information comes out of Iraq. " I tell my listeners just how limited a view I am able to give them."
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Danielle's Story—Flintoff Story
NPR’s Corey Flintoff Reports on Iraq War
By Danielle Criddle
Covering a war during war time is a huge issue as far as money, resources, and people are concerned.
“So much going on over there you can be assured of at least one car bomb a day,” Flintoff said in reference to the situation in
When talking of the security issues that reporters have to face he said, “even when security was at it’s best, the western correspondents were taking bets on how long you could be in the open before getting shot or kidnapped the best they could come up with was 45 minutes.”
Telling of the real risks of driving through
Flintoff expressed concern for risking so many lives in covering the story when covering the war “makes it very difficult for a reporter when the reason for fighting the war is constantly changing.”
With a slightly shaky voice he told of how the father of one of NPR’s reporters was kidnapped and killed last year, “the family paid the ransom and never saw him again,” he said.
Last year the NPR’s business manger who lived in
Flintoff conveyed that covering the war is important however, “working for a
Cami’s Story: Corey Flintoff
NPR’s Cory Flintoff Reports on Iraq at USU
By Cami Moore
Utah State University’s performance hall hosted a speech today by Cory Flintoff, who works for National Public Radio.
Flintoff, who just got back from Iraq again a few months ago talked about the difficulties of reporting in a war zone. With a constant changing everyday it is not easy for reporters to keep up with the changing in Iraq.
“The justifications, goals, and strategies of fighting the war change so frequently,” Flintoff said.
According to Flintoff the United States military has been very cooperative in helping reporters get out into the action. He says that Officers will even talk down on other units to convince reporters that they should come with their specific unit, and guarantee them to see some action.
“The military is not actively censoring where we can go right now,” said Flintoff.
However, even with the military actively helping reporters get the coverage they need it still doesn’t seem enough with the daily changes occurring.
“One of the most important things is tell my listeners how limited my chances to get out really are,” said Flintoff.
One difficult position that journalists are put into in Iraq is to protect their sources, even if it means not releasing pertinent information to troops which would keep them out harm. Flintoff did say that his actions in a situation like this would all depend on the consequences that would follow on all sides. Also, journalists have to decide whether or not to cover something, even if it will put a negative effect on their country in this situation.
Flintoff said, “There is no point in reporting an American war if we don’t tell the good and bad things that we do there.”
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By Cami Moore
Utah State University’s performance hall hosted a speech today by Cory Flintoff, who works for National Public Radio.
Flintoff, who just got back from Iraq again a few months ago talked about the difficulties of reporting in a war zone. With a constant changing everyday it is not easy for reporters to keep up with the changing in Iraq.
“The justifications, goals, and strategies of fighting the war change so frequently,” Flintoff said.
According to Flintoff the United States military has been very cooperative in helping reporters get out into the action. He says that Officers will even talk down on other units to convince reporters that they should come with their specific unit, and guarantee them to see some action.
“The military is not actively censoring where we can go right now,” said Flintoff.
However, even with the military actively helping reporters get the coverage they need it still doesn’t seem enough with the daily changes occurring.
“One of the most important things is tell my listeners how limited my chances to get out really are,” said Flintoff.
One difficult position that journalists are put into in Iraq is to protect their sources, even if it means not releasing pertinent information to troops which would keep them out harm. Flintoff did say that his actions in a situation like this would all depend on the consequences that would follow on all sides. Also, journalists have to decide whether or not to cover something, even if it will put a negative effect on their country in this situation.
Flintoff said, “There is no point in reporting an American war if we don’t tell the good and bad things that we do there.”
What do you think? Hit “Comments” below.
Bryant's Story: ‘I see dead people’
Cadavers
By Bryant Vega
The famous quote “I see dead people” from the movie “Sixth Sense” takes on new meaning on the third floor of the USU Biology of Natural Resource building.
Upon entering the cadaver lab, there are seven silver metal tables with body bags on top of them that look as if they were from scenes in a movie. On the ceiling there are huge vents to suck out the smell of dead bodies and phermaldahyde. Outside, the words mortui vivos docent appear by the door: “The dead teach the living.”
In Andy Anderson’s case, this saying is literal and these words have meaning. A professor at Utah State with a degree in medical microbiology who has been teaching for 25 years, Anderson teaches a variety of health-related courses including: Human Anatomy (Biol 2010), Human Dissection (Biol 4000), Human Physiology (Biol 2000), Bioethics (Biol 3100), and Elementary Microbiology (Biol 1110).
“Our job is to let these dead people teach us,” says Anderson, “we skin them, cut them into pieces, take out their brains and eyeballs, cut them in different angles… We do this so that people like you can learn on dead people so later on in your lives and in careers you don’t make a mess out of living people and that is a very good ethical justification for doing what we do.”
The cadavers are a very popular and important teaching utility; dozens of High school groups, college students, which include pre-med, pre-dental, and even some art students, paramedics, and EMT’s all tour the lab throughout the year to explore the inner and outer workings of the human body. “I don’t know how I can teach anatomy without them says Anderson.”
These teaching tools, or human bodies, are actually purchased from the University of Utah at a cost of around $1,250. But like the rest of the economy, the price of the cadavers will soon increase to around $1,350 says Anderson. Seven bodies are bought each year.
Before death, people volunteer in the cadaver donor program run by U of U Professor Kerry Peterson. He runs the program and advertises to let people know that “if we want physicians and medical people to learn we need cadavers.”
He gets well over 100 bodies a year and works very closely with the families of the deceased. As soon as that person dies the family calls him and he picks the body up from the house or nursing home or wherever it is they die and embalms them. “Not just a little bit, but so they can sit out on those tables all year long,” says Anderson.
“When they arrive they look like sleeping people just like you and I, they have a very nice color to them, they have special dyes so they have lifelike appearance. And as soon as we skin them things start to go downhill because then they dry up.”
Some people are concerned about the ethics of working with cadavers everybody here is a volunteer and the reason they wanted to be a volunteer is so that future generations can learn.
Another controversy over using cadavers is the religious argument. Some people see using cadavers as sacrilegious. “I’ve given a lot of thought to the subject and in my opinion whatever made the people living spiritual beings is gone whatever spiritual essence they had left, left a long time ago and went to a better place.” Says Anderson. “So we have no problem from an ethical or religious point of view in working with cadavers and I tell the visitors don’t worry about it either this is where they wanted to be,” referring to the people before they died.
In the lab over each body there is a name a number and a brief description of the bodies. When dissecting them the bodies are called out by name such as Beth, who died at 81, William who died at 67 etc. This is done in respect of the living that died.
When the bodies are all “used up” the bodies are taken back to U of U to be put in the oven for about two hours reduced to ashes and put into a box. The box is then taken back to the family if they want the ashes back. If the families opt not to take them back then the ashes are buried in a group grave north of the capitol building in Salt Lake City. “The tombstone reads In memory of those who have donated their bodies to advance medical education and science.”
Even more Peterson holds a memorial every year for the cadavers so that the families and medical students can come pay their respects.
Andersons only rule for respecting the cadavers is “no one can make fun of the cadavers… we pay our debt to these families by letting us have them.”
Anderson has his own plans to be a cadaver when he dies. “I am going to be the only faculty member at USU who continues to teach after they die,” said Anderson, “I want my head to be kept and you can specify things like that.”
What do you think? Hit “Comments” below.
By Bryant Vega
The famous quote “I see dead people” from the movie “Sixth Sense” takes on new meaning on the third floor of the USU Biology of Natural Resource building.
Upon entering the cadaver lab, there are seven silver metal tables with body bags on top of them that look as if they were from scenes in a movie. On the ceiling there are huge vents to suck out the smell of dead bodies and phermaldahyde. Outside, the words mortui vivos docent appear by the door: “The dead teach the living.”
In Andy Anderson’s case, this saying is literal and these words have meaning. A professor at Utah State with a degree in medical microbiology who has been teaching for 25 years, Anderson teaches a variety of health-related courses including: Human Anatomy (Biol 2010), Human Dissection (Biol 4000), Human Physiology (Biol 2000), Bioethics (Biol 3100), and Elementary Microbiology (Biol 1110).
“Our job is to let these dead people teach us,” says Anderson, “we skin them, cut them into pieces, take out their brains and eyeballs, cut them in different angles… We do this so that people like you can learn on dead people so later on in your lives and in careers you don’t make a mess out of living people and that is a very good ethical justification for doing what we do.”
The cadavers are a very popular and important teaching utility; dozens of High school groups, college students, which include pre-med, pre-dental, and even some art students, paramedics, and EMT’s all tour the lab throughout the year to explore the inner and outer workings of the human body. “I don’t know how I can teach anatomy without them says Anderson.”
These teaching tools, or human bodies, are actually purchased from the University of Utah at a cost of around $1,250. But like the rest of the economy, the price of the cadavers will soon increase to around $1,350 says Anderson. Seven bodies are bought each year.
Before death, people volunteer in the cadaver donor program run by U of U Professor Kerry Peterson. He runs the program and advertises to let people know that “if we want physicians and medical people to learn we need cadavers.”
He gets well over 100 bodies a year and works very closely with the families of the deceased. As soon as that person dies the family calls him and he picks the body up from the house or nursing home or wherever it is they die and embalms them. “Not just a little bit, but so they can sit out on those tables all year long,” says Anderson.
“When they arrive they look like sleeping people just like you and I, they have a very nice color to them, they have special dyes so they have lifelike appearance. And as soon as we skin them things start to go downhill because then they dry up.”
Some people are concerned about the ethics of working with cadavers everybody here is a volunteer and the reason they wanted to be a volunteer is so that future generations can learn.
Another controversy over using cadavers is the religious argument. Some people see using cadavers as sacrilegious. “I’ve given a lot of thought to the subject and in my opinion whatever made the people living spiritual beings is gone whatever spiritual essence they had left, left a long time ago and went to a better place.” Says Anderson. “So we have no problem from an ethical or religious point of view in working with cadavers and I tell the visitors don’t worry about it either this is where they wanted to be,” referring to the people before they died.
In the lab over each body there is a name a number and a brief description of the bodies. When dissecting them the bodies are called out by name such as Beth, who died at 81, William who died at 67 etc. This is done in respect of the living that died.
When the bodies are all “used up” the bodies are taken back to U of U to be put in the oven for about two hours reduced to ashes and put into a box. The box is then taken back to the family if they want the ashes back. If the families opt not to take them back then the ashes are buried in a group grave north of the capitol building in Salt Lake City. “The tombstone reads In memory of those who have donated their bodies to advance medical education and science.”
Even more Peterson holds a memorial every year for the cadavers so that the families and medical students can come pay their respects.
Andersons only rule for respecting the cadavers is “no one can make fun of the cadavers… we pay our debt to these families by letting us have them.”
Anderson has his own plans to be a cadaver when he dies. “I am going to be the only faculty member at USU who continues to teach after they die,” said Anderson, “I want my head to be kept and you can specify things like that.”
What do you think? Hit “Comments” below.
Megan's Story: Ag Building
New Agricultural Sciences Building/Utah State Agricultural Complex
By Megan Peterson
Out with the old, and in with the new. Utah State University's College of Agriculture students will be enjoying a brand new, state of the art Agricultural Sciences Building that will be located on the East end of the Quad where the old Merrill Library once was.
The 50,000 square foot, five-level building will house the College of Agriculture, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension administrative offices, advanced technology classrooms, laboratories and offices for faculty and support staff.
The new building is set to begin construction in September of 2009 to replace the current facility, the E.G. Peterson Building.
Built in 1953, the current facility has never had a renovation. The building is in great need of replacement for various reasons. Asbestos, inadequate air handling systems, an overburdened electrical system, and lack of services for students with disabilities are among the major reasons for the new facility.
The $100 million project is dually funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Services.
Interest in Utah State's outstanding research have aided in the support by the USDA-ARS. One of the various reasons that the USDA-ARS is so supportive of the new facility is because Utah State is home to one of the nations only bee research facilities.
A sophomore majoring in animal science said, "it will be so nice to have a new building. It seems like a lot of other colleges get new facilities, and now it's our turn. The reason Utah State is the way it is, is because we are Aggies, an agricultural school, and the better agricultural facilities we have, the better."
Another benefit of the new building will be the opening up of much needed space in the George S. Eccles Business Building where the faculty for applied economics, or agricultural economics is now housed. This will also facilitate closer cooperation among researchers.
Not only will the College of Agriculture be gaining a new building on the main campus, construction of Utah State's Agricultural Complex has been completed and is located south of Logan.
The new complex is facilitating several high profile animal genomics, cloning and nutrition research projects.
The new complex is replacing 77 structures north of the university's main campus and is built on land associated with the university's existing South Farm and Caine Dairy Teaching and Research Center near Wellsville.
The new complex capitalizes on the university's investments in the dairy and existing animal care and research facilities and helps local communities maintain a desired agricultural presence along the valley's main traffic corridor.
It will also allow for greater integration of classroom, laboratory and field work to enhance educational opportunities for students, and will also allow for improved security and will move critical support functions closer to animals, land and research projects.
According to a recent press release, “Providing education that helps agriculture to survive and to thrive is central to Utah State's land grant mission and heritage. The new Utah State Agricultural Complex and a new agricultural sciences building on the main campus will provide unprecedented teaching and research opportunities.”
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Story Idea: Ruby Pipeline
Newshounds:
The issue of the proposed gas pipeline across southern Cache Valley continues. It’s a promising potential story topic. Here}s some new info from the Cache Valley EcoNet (Bryan Dixon):
The real problem with the Ruby Pipeline is that it will basically sterilize the habitat values along a corridor 150-250 feet wide through our mountains -- including some roadless areas -- for the sake of lower costs for the pipeline owners as they sell gas to northern California. It’s long, long past time for Americans to pay the real cost of energy, including the cost of routing such pipelines along existing corridors, such as Interstate highways, rather than through the mountains of southern Cache County.
The Box Elder High School is located at 380 S. 600 W. in Brigham City, a mere 25 minutes away.
Bryan Dixon (bdixon@xmission.com)
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From: "Shaun L. Peck"
Date sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:08:03 -0600
Subject: Assistance
Please remember to attend the scoping meeting at Box Elder High School auditorium at 7:00 this Thursday (April 17). Plan on arriving early to sign up to comment if you so desire. We really need to send a message to FERC and Ruby, and the scoping meeting is a great opportunity to be heard. Please remember to send your comments to FERC and to your elected officials as well. There is a limited time available to make a difference, so please act now! Please see the website stoprubypipeline.org for additional assistance and
information.
The issue of the proposed gas pipeline across southern Cache Valley continues. It’s a promising potential story topic. Here}s some new info from the Cache Valley EcoNet (Bryan Dixon):
The real problem with the Ruby Pipeline is that it will basically sterilize the habitat values along a corridor 150-250 feet wide through our mountains -- including some roadless areas -- for the sake of lower costs for the pipeline owners as they sell gas to northern California. It’s long, long past time for Americans to pay the real cost of energy, including the cost of routing such pipelines along existing corridors, such as Interstate highways, rather than through the mountains of southern Cache County.
The Box Elder High School is located at 380 S. 600 W. in Brigham City, a mere 25 minutes away.
Bryan Dixon (bdixon@xmission.com)
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From: "Shaun L. Peck"
Date sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:08:03 -0600
Subject: Assistance
Please remember to attend the scoping meeting at Box Elder High School auditorium at 7:00 this Thursday (April 17). Plan on arriving early to sign up to comment if you so desire. We really need to send a message to FERC and Ruby, and the scoping meeting is a great opportunity to be heard. Please remember to send your comments to FERC and to your elected officials as well. There is a limited time available to make a difference, so please act now! Please see the website stoprubypipeline.org for additional assistance and
information.
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