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SPORTSBasketball is overUp/Down BaseballEagle Dancer ShowcaseIts all about the hairSmurf Turf pages 4-5
WhatsInside . . .
March 22, 2012
KSL Televisions residentshrink, Liz Hale, and food bloggerJamie Eskelson in Jamie Cooks ItUp, headline USU Easter ns 33rdannual Womens Conference onFriday, April 13, in the JenniferLeavitt Student Center. This yearstheme is Life is an Adventure.
Dr. Liz Hale, KSL Television
and radio corr espondent, is an ex-pert in fami ly and relationships. Aformer radio host of BonnevillesDr. Liz Hale Show, she has be-come a household name to many.As KSL Studio 5s resident shrink,she discusses a wide variety of hot-topics ranging from sex to stress(sometimes in the same segment).
Dr. Liz is a transplant fromSeattle, Wash., although a fewyears ago she was a college co-edcheering for the Utah State Aggies.She holds a doctorate in clinicalpsychology from Seattle Pacic
University and masters degreesin public administration andcounseling from SU and A ntiochUniversity.
A licensed clinical psycholo-gist and certied marriage & fam-ily therapist, Dr. Liz has practicedmarriage counseling for over 20years. She serves as chair of the
Utah Commission on Marriageand is the spokesperson for theStronger Marriage Campaign.Dr. Hale is a n active member of,and highly involved in, the UtahPsychological Association.
Her podcasts and posts varyfrom fatal irting, love texts,discovering what makes us happy,ending an argument, narcissists,mental health, mothers, parenting,success and time, marriage prep,nances, divorce, depression, toname a few.
While she has varied respon-
sibilities, there is no place shewould rather be than personallyhelping families in her downtownSalt Lake City private practice.
Jamie Eskelson has been blog-ging about food since 2009. Her
Karli Morrisassistant editor
On the evening of Saturday,March 3, after the final homebasketball games of the season,students were searching campusfor clues to nd an iPad 2. T he iPadscavenger hunt was sponsored byEUSA. The winner of the iPad wasElcio Dutra.
EUSA students said that therewere 11 or 12 clues. The rst cluewas in the student center on the TVscreen with the announcements.The nal clue was also in theJLSC in the multi-purpose room.The clue said that the iPad wouldbe found at Gibbys original posi-tion. Dutra and his f riend, AustinAshcraft went looking for it at the
Durrant Field after Googlingit. They looked in a re pit, thenran around the entire eld in thecold, before discovering that itwasnt there.
Dutra wins iPad inEUSA scavenger hunt
In the second year of mem-bership in the Utah PressAssociation, USU E asterns
Eagle newspaper continued toadd accolades to its wall offame as the staff brought homefour first-place awards, twosecond-place awards and vethird-place awards at the annualwinter convention in SpringvilleSaturday night. The awards were
won in the Better NewspaperCompetition sponsored eachyear by UPA.
Eagle editor KC Smurth-waite, Bosie, Idaho, won rstplace for Best Sports Column
for his Smurf Turf series whilesports editor David Osborne Jr.,West Jordan, won second placefor his Next on the Tee sportscolumns. Daylan Jones, Layton,won rst place for designingthe Best Sports Page and thirdplaces for Best Photo Page, BestAdvertising Idea and Best StaffProduced Ad.
Kate Johnson, Spring Glen,
won rst place for Best FrontPage design while Jessa LoveAdams, Pleasant Grove, wonrst place for Best Sport s Photo.
The design skills of ValeriaMoncada won her second place
for Best Feature or CommunityLifestyles Page while the staffgarnered a third place nish forThe Best News Series on thedeath of Mens Head Basket-ball Coach Brad Barton. Thestaff also won third place forthe best news photograph ofthe mens basketball team sur-rounding their coachs casket athis funeral.
The best part about winningany award in the UPA contest,is that USU-CEU students com-pete against professionals in the
journalism eld. The Eagle hasthe smallest circulation of all the
UPA member newspapers with1,000 papers printed. Kudos toThe Eagle staff, adviser SusanPolster, Ph.D., said. The newspa-per was judged on issues fromspring 2011 with Mae Goss andKellie Burke-Gabossi servingas editors; and fall 2011 withSmurthwaite as editor. Polsteralso attributed much of TheEagles success to Sun Advocate
publisher Rick Shaw who fundsthe UPA fee for The Eagle.He proposed and funded ourentrance into UPA and for thisI am deeply appreciative.
Emily Williamsstaff writer
Matt Gochis has some big plansfor next year. As student body
president 2012-2013, he is excited tosee some big changes happen at thisschool. Ultimately, his goal is toincrease involvement and motivatethe student body to make their c ol-lege experience the best it can be.Gochis has several strengths andunique attributes that he will useto initiate the change he wants tosee. Interestingly enough, Gochishas never served in a leadershipposition before. He sees this as astrength, because he looks at theschool through the perspective ofthe everyday student, and he willhave fresh approaches to problemson campus.
The biggest problem thatGochis will focus on next year isstudent involvement. He believesthat school spirit is really suffer-ing, and that students who become
more involved will have more fun.Gochis came to this school alone.He did not have a group of f riendsthat he went to high school withso he had to branch out. As he gotinvolved in sports, and put forththe effort to make new friends hesays that he really feels like hehas a family here. He wants everystudent here to feel like this campusis their home, where they can havefun, and feel the support that theyneed to succeed.
One way the Gochis plans toencourage students to becomeinvolved is thr ough clubs. He feelsclubs are underutilized on campus.Gochis wants each department tohave a club that the students canhave some extracurricular fun with.With more emphasis on clubs thatrelate to certain areas of study,
students might be more motivatedto join and participate if they areinterested in what the club has tooffer. Going one step further, Go-chis wants to challenge students toget out of their comfort zones oncein a while a nd try something new.
Womens Conference to be held on April 13 in the JLSC
USU Easterns Eagle newspaper wins at UPA
Nathan Manleystaff writer
What is the cost of a humanlife? Would you require paymentof the said price prior to pulling astranger out of a bur ning vehicle?Would it make a difference if theywere a family member? Two USU
Eastern students had a similaradrenaline pumping experiencerecently in February. TheseGolden Eagles, Max Fletcherand Logan Lea ming, proved theypractice the G olden Rule. Venturing down to the 2A highschool basketball championship
in Richeld Feb. 24, they exitedthe canyon on I-70, roughly 10miles from Salina where there aresome pretty heinous curves. Afterfollowing the same sedan throughthe canyon, they didnt notice itveering offthe road af-ter a sharpcorner until
it was toolate. Notonce, buttwice heo v e r - c o r -rected hiscar, snap-p ing the
front axle, causing the f ront endto collapse, almost like a nosedive, which forced the vehicleto ip end over end three-fullrotations, nally landing upsidedown on the vehicles roof.
Traumaticinjuries are in-evitable with carcrashes involved
at that speed andvelocity and af-ter witnessingthe display ofnatures G Forc-es, Leaming andFletcher werepraying they
wouldnt be pulling a lifelessbody from the twisted metal.Being rst on the scene, a feel-ing of relief washed over them asthey approached the mangled carwhen they found out that numberone, there was only a driver in thecar at the time of the accident andnumber two, he was alive.
Still obstacles stood before
the would-be heroes. Not onlywas he an illegal immigrant, hedidnt speak a lick of English, notto mention he was three sheetsto the wind. Which was obviouswhen beer cans were ying out ofevery window when the car took
Eastern students save mans life
Gochis
discusses
his plans
see students page 3 see Gochis page 3
Karli Morrisassistant editor
Students will have to dig deeperin their pockets next fall a nd springsemesters as tuition is projected togo up anywhere from six to sevenpercent, according to ChancellorJoe Peterson at a meeting on March6 in the Reeves Building.
Although no students attendedthe hearing from the Price campus,students from EUSA Blandingcampus attended via distanceeducation.
In 2011-12, USU Eastern resi-dential student s paid $1,236 tuitionplus $225 in fees, totaling $1,461.USU Logan students pay $2,368tuition, $413 fees, totaling $2781.Snow College students pay $6 lessand SLCC students pay $65 more.
Non-residential, out-of-statestudents pay $2.697 at USU East-ern, $8,039 at USU Logan, $4,793
at Snow and $4,802 at SLCC.The Utah Board of Regents
approved a state-wide ve percentincrease for all colleges in tier one.Each individual campus can add atier-two increase. USU Eastern isasking for a zero to two percentincrease. The most increase stu-dents at Eastern could see is $86.52.
Faculty and staff may see aone-percent salary increase fromtier one. They may see an additionalone-half to one-percent salaryincrease in tier t wo.
The difference in the overallbudgets from 2011 and 2012 isminus $234,007. With the ve per-cent increase, USU Easter ns basebudget will increase $180,590, one-fourth portion of the one-percentsalary increase is $46,644, and anadditional half percent increase is
$94,289. Other increases will beadded to enrollment services.
Peterson said student fees willremain at $225 per term. As perEUSA recommendations, internalallocations will add more fundingto student activities with reductionsin student recruitment funds.
Tuitionprojectedto go upnext year
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Eagle staff won 11 awards at the annual UPA Best Newspaper Competition Saturday. The editors include (L-R) Valeria Moncada,Daylan Jones, KC Smurthwaite, Karli Morris, Mike Gingell, Sammie Fugate and Kate Johnson.
Elcio DutraDr. Liz HaleJamie Eskelson
Max Fletcher and Logan Leaming
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About The EagleThe Eagle The Voice ofthe Students is an award-winning, school-sponsoredstudent newspaper, publishedbi-weekly fall and springsemesters (excluding holidays)at College of Eastern Utah(CEU). A complete list ofpublication dates can befound online. Distribution - TheEagle is distributed in all
nonresidential buildings onthe Price, UT campus, aswell as at the LDS Institute ofReligion. Content - Eagle editorsand staff are CEU studentsand are solely responsiblefor the newspapers content.Opinions expressed in TheEagle do not necessarilyrepresent those of CEU, itsstaff or students. Columns& letters are the personalopinions of the individualwriter.Funding comes fromadvertising revenues anda dedicated student feeadministered by the EasternUtah Student Association(EUSA). Informationconcerning advertising ratesis available by e-mail [email protected] inthe advertising section ofThe Eagle Online. Ordering The Eagle- Subscriptions must be
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Shadayah Jones
Seth Richards
Katie Bigelow
Kyle VanAmen
Alexandro Church
Brady Maynes
CJ Evans
Nathan Manley
Emily Williams
Joy Malone
Abigail Ericson
Kadi Snyder
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Kate Johnson
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Look around you, yes you, the one reading
this article r ight now, take a pea k around. Go
ahead, no ones staring. Now make sure your
sitting down because Im about to hit you
with some pretty heavy knowledge. Everyone
that you just looked at will eventually die.
Pretty intense r ight? Now before you go off
thinking that youre the cause of their death
just because you looked at them, let me point
out a bit of a silver lining on this ominous
cloud of death youve created out of noth ing.
This means that everyone, even the people
in this world that you would rather never
spend another moment, waking or sleeping,
with them will die as well. Not so bad now
is it? Now everything has become a game, a
game of surviva l, a chance to prove, once and
for all that you are bett er than these people
simply because your body refused to quit on
you while theirs did. So, while no one everwins, I plan on being the last loser so I can
at least have the luxury of watching all the
people around me fall.
Suddenly we have a problem. Youre the
one left al ive, youre the one who spent hour s
and hours making sure that you proved to
the deceased that you were better t han them,
and as a result someone, no doubt a good-meaning aunt or mother, has mistaken the
enmity between the two of you for a f riendly
rivalry. Now youre charged with telling the
deceased loved ones just what a fai lure they
were, especially compared to you. After all,
it was their heart that failed, their brain that
hemorrhaged; you on the other hand could
do 100 jumping jacks just to prove your
superiority one last time. So how do you
tell the family and friends of your enemy
just how terrible he was?
Step one:Generalize until the deceased
becomes nothing more than a shadow in
viewers mind!
You know how this works. You do
something truly memorable and someone
manages to down-play by giving generic
praise. Thats your goal now, only the subject
is the departeds entire life. Now turning a
persons family against them is a subtle act
regardless of if t hey have passed on or not,
so youll be starting small. Say t hings like,He always had a smile on his face or She
never met a person that she didnt like. On
the surface, these are positive things, but
the undercurrent carries a message of how
little your foe actually knew. No one really
goes through life blissfully happy, unless
they carried several handicaps that doctors
failed to identify. Youll want to lean away
from that accusation for at least a couplemore hours; after all, there is a reception
with food that youll want to be attending.
For now, just be content with replacing the
memory of your adversary with a imsy,
two dimensional-caricature, whose sole
enjoyment was to exhaust you with their
unlimited supply of optimism, regardless
of how bleak the situation was.
Step two:Point out all they left behind!
Now it is time to prove your superiority
over your dead counterpart by ac cusing them
of leaving too early. The i nsinuation of they
left before his time can remi nd the audience
how many things they failed to accomplish
as they realize how many loose ends the
deceased had failed to tie up before leaving
it all behind for his new afterlife of comfort
or (hopefully for you) suffering. Regardless
of what you focus on, be it the family that
he left behind to care for themselves, the
goodbye you never got to share, or even all
the time that you never got to spend together,it all translates into quiet failures that the
deceased can only silently shoulder. Best of
all, as you rattle off your list, the audience
will nod and sob in agreement, your words
ringing familiar as t hey remember the many
personal ways that the deceased had let them
down and continues to do so as a corpse.
Feel free to get a little personal, after all,
you are still making the effort, you would
still be trying to spend time together. They
on the other hand ar e only lying in a casket,
unmoving and without remorse.
Step three:Encourage everyone to cel-
ebrate life instead of mourning death
By this time, everyone will have had justenough of feeling depressed and lonely and
will be all but begging for an excuse to take
a break, and being the perfect eulogizer that
you are, youre going to give that to them.
Throw the idea that (name of inferior, past
tense person) wouldnt want us to mourn for
him today, he would want us to celebrate i n
his honor and we know this since he was al-
ways such a well-wisher himself. That should
be all it takes, and suddenly the mourners
renounce their sadness, throw on party hats
and start drinking. Because lets be honest,
being miserable is hard work.
In reality, your well-wishing friend
would most certain ly not approve. I know that
when I nally die in the blaze of glory and
ame that can only suit one such as myself,
I would hate the idea of people celebrating
my rst day in the ground. I want women
throwing themselves on my cofn, sobbing
so their makeup smears as they tear their
hair out by the roots out of grief. I wantmen contemplating suicide and renouncing
God as they stare at my lifeless, heroically
scarred body. I want Free Willy to do one
mor e leap for freedom as he
beaches himself out of
pure reverence. I want
wolves to howl at
the moon and guard
my resting place for
decades after my pass-
ing. If you think about
it, surely you want
CJ Evansstaff writer
1. Because it makes people mad - I love
all the responses I get from my articles. It
lets me know Im doing my job. I think its
great when the editor publishes the letters to
me back in t he paper so everyone can enjoy
them as much as I do.
2. Because people cant take a joke - All
Ive got to say is lighten up people. If I did
write something that you didnt agree with,
dont cry about it; ta ke it with a grain of salt.
Its not like Im attacking you personally so
dont be so dramatic....get it. I have gotten
a lot of comments back where pe ople are at-
tacking me personally and think its funny.
Thats the approach you should have too.
3. If you are a theater major - I wrote a
past article about the Top 10 Most Useless
Degrees and theater was one of t hem. It made
the list because its 100 percent true. A week
after I wrote my article, Yahoo came out
with their Top 5 Most Useless Degrees, and
wouldnt you know it, theater was numb er 4!So maybe there is some truth to it after all.
4. If you love museums for rst dates -
When you go on a rst date, both the man
and the woman want to have funmuseums
are not fun for r st dates. If I were to have
taken my ance to a museum for our rst
date, I wouldnt be getting married, trust
me I asked her.
5. If you think Im a journalism major - I
am a jock. I play baseball and Im not major-
ing in anything. Im going to be a reghter/
paramedic. I dont expect to be rolling in the
dough, Im just writing this stuff for fun.
But with all t he responses Im getting, hell,
I might want to major in journalism after all.
6. Because its true - Some people have
gotten upset about what I write, but some-
times its hard to face the facts. I write my
opinion, which is a college students opinion,
about various topics that are funny and some
that can affect students in a much more se-
rious way. It may not be what some people
want to hear, but it is for the most part true(as you read with #2).
7. Because its funny - Most everybody I
have talked to about my a rticles love them.
They think they are really funny, which is
what I aim for most of the time. And when I
get letters back, it makes me laugh because
it makes me take a step back and see just
how tight people are wound up. It is okay to
laugh at yourself once in a while.
8. Because its different - Not many people
this year atThe Eagle have done Top 10 Lists,
partly because its too easy for them. That
being said, students dont usually get to read
Top 10 Lists on a regular basis. I thin k that
students like to read my ar ticles because they
are not too long and want to see what made
the list. Plus it does all the above.
9. Because Im just a guy - Im not some
kid who is going to be presid ent one day. Im
just a guy who is making his way through
life, pissing people off and trying to do his
best. Im not special, Im just lucky enoughto have my crazy opinions published in
a newspaper and think the students pick
up on that.
10. I really dont know - When I rst
started writing for The Eagle, I wasnt the
best story teller, but after I found my niche
(Top 10 Lists), I blossomed. Now my articl es
are on page 2. I had no idea
I was good at this. I really
dont know why people
care what I wr ite about,
I think its because
its funny or they
love hearing how
people write me
back. Either way
people care and
I love it.
Kyle VanAmenstaff writer
Top 10 reasons why people care what I writeThe gun sounds and the Olympic sprinters
start. In less than 10.5 seconds all the sprinters
will nish the race. The time between rst
and second place will be in the hundredths
of a second. But, why is how fast the sprint-
ers run important? It shows standards and
requirements that have to be met to be rst,
second, third, etc. There are many standards
in our lives, lets look at the different standards
and requirements that we might run into on a
daily biases.
The rst, in my mind, are sporting require-
ments and standards. Team owners dont
pay professional athletes millions of dollars
because of their pretty faces, (most of them
arent that pretty). But, they pay them the big
bucks for two reasons: one, their ability to play
their particular sport, two, their entertainment
value.
Lance Armstrong, arguably one of the
greatest athletes that has ever lived, has an
annual income of just over 65 million (ac-
cording to money.cnn.com.) He makes all
his money off endorsements. He has these
endorsement because of the two requirements
listed above. Hes the greatest cyclist that has
ever ridden and since beating cancer, he has
great entertainment value (American loves an
underdog that wins.)
The second are career standards and re-
quirements. Underwater welding, also know
as Hyperbaric welding has some of the most
strict standards that can be placed on a welder.
To do this work you have to be qualied and
certied in welding in general, than you have to
be qualied and certied to weld lying on your
back, upside down and backwards; yeah, crazy.
Without these certications and qualica-
tions, ships would sink, oil rigs would fall and
underwater oil pipe lines would burst.
The third and most important are aca-
demic standards and requirements. To get into
Harvard Law, one of the most prestigious law
schools in America, you need to have an LSAT
score, the test for acceptance to law school,
above 172 and an overall GPA of above 3.72.
This by no means is guaranteed acceptance
but it will give you a good shot.
The GRE is the test for admissions to
graduate school. To get into graduate school at
the University of Utah you need to have a 3.0
GPA, an acceptable GRE test score, letters
of recommendation and a bachelors degree in
an acceptable eld.
At USU Eastern, the nursing program has
high standards and requirements for accep-
tance and progression through the program.
Students have to maintain a high GPA along
with a B- or better in all required courses, a
C+ will not do it.
To get an academic scholarship at USU
Eastern, you have to meet the following stan-
dards: 3.0 overall GPA for incoming freshmen
and 3.6 overall GPA for retur ning sophomores.
I know that Ive only listed a few stan-
dards and requirements for consideration, the
question needs to be asked, why do we have
standards and requirements at all? Its an
interesting question. Some of the reasons are:
to show how serious you are, safety and your
maturity level.
Case in point, no one wants a doctor or
nurse that didnt pass basic English. We want
doctors and nurses to be the best in the world.
We hold them to a higher standard and expect
them to do the same for themselves. We expect
them to study the hardest and know the most.
So if you know you want to do something,
get to know the standards and requirements
by heart and work hard for your goals. If you
fail, take that failure, change what needs to be
changed and study harder. Please parents, dont
write to the USU Eastern paper (The Eagle) and
complain when your child cant pass a class or
get .01 percent below a B- that needed for
the program. Your child
should have exceeded
that B- that was
needed, but they failed
to even meet that
low standard,
so all they have
to do now is
grow up and
work harder
next time.
James Justicestaff writer
j.justice@eaglem ail.ceu.e du
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Whenever a book, especially anepic book, is adapted into a movie,questions arrive. Will al l the impor-
tant scenes be in the movie? Willthe art, beauty, and feel of the bookbe portrayed as the author wishes?Sadly this is not always possible ina book to movie adaptation. A pic-ture may be wortha thousand words,but a few wordsmay also be wortha thousand pictures.
T h e H u n -ger Games cen-ters around Kat-niss Everdeen, a16-year-old liv-ing in a futuristicAmerica that hasbeen ravaged andchanged by war.America, now known as Panem,has been broken into 13 districts,though there are only 12 remaining.
She lives in District 12, whichmines coal for all of Panem. Distr ict12 is a poor town where miners diein accidents and the townspeople dieof starvation often. Every year TheCapital, a very rich and all-powerfulcenter, hosts the Hunger Games. Ev-ery year a boy and a girl between theages of 12 and 18 from each districtchosen to represent and hopefullybring honor to their district.
The Hunger Games are a battleto the death from 24 contestants toone. On Choosing Day, Everdeenslittle sister, precious Prim, who isonly 12 is chosen. Not wanting hersister to witness any more horrorsthan she already has, Everdeenvolunteers in her place. It is veryrare for anyone from District 12to volunteer. The boy tribute isPeeta Mellark. T hough his family
is not wealthy, they have been wellfed because his father is a baker.Everdeen and her mother and sisteroften went hungry. Her father diedin a mining accident, leaving a dis-traught mother and two young girls.Everdeen had to learn how to apply
the hunting skills her father taughther to care for her family.
Though it is a battle to the death,the Hunger Games is more about theshow and drama. Who can impress
the judges and win over the crowds.Who can use the skills they have tobring the best show and win?
There are several districts thatprepare, basically from birt h, theirchildren to ght in the Hunger
Games. T hough this is technica llyillegal, it happens. These tributesare nicknamed career tributes.More often than not, it is the careertributes that are victorious. Becauseof this, Everdeen and Peetas advi-sor, Haymitch Abernathy, the onlyother victor from District 12, tellsthem they must play up anythingand everything they have.
In an interview, Peeta revealsthat he is in love with Everdeen. Andthis is in front of the whole Capitaland everyone watching from theirdistricts. Though Everdeen is moretough girl tomboy than anythingelse, Haymitch advises her to playup the innocent air-headed prettygirl. He advises her to play up the
love-struck couple for the crowd.Anything unexpected can be usedas an advantage. Peeta and Ever-deen both impress the judges withsurprising talents.
On the day of the Hunger Gameschaos is almost immediate. Eleven
of the 24 tributes are killed. Thecareer tributes guard the stash ofsupplies from the other tributes. Af-ter a couple of days Everdeen nds
a tribute named Rue, a 12-year-oldgirl that reminds herof her sister. Theyform an alliance.
One of the careertributes cruelly killsRue when Everdeenis on a mission forsupplies. She comesback to kill the trib-ute and comfort Rue.She pays a true markof respect to Rueand vows to win theHunger Games.
Peeta was previously injured andEverdeen does not know how closeto death he is. An announcement
booms across the playing eld. Ifthey are the last two standing, twotributes from the same district canboth win. Everdeen immediatelyscreams Peetas name. She goes insearch of him and promises to nursehim back to health. There are onlya few tributes left and though theghting has come to a lull, the drama
and romance between Everdeen andPeeta can almost be cut with a knife.
Will their apparent love savethem in the end? Will they dietogether, in each others arms asthe star-crossed lovers Panem hasgrown to know? To the people ofthe Capital the Hunger Games isexciting and the event of the year.To people of impoverished Districtslike Everdeen and Peetas, it is acruel and vile event that they mustendure every year.
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They then went to the Reeveslawn where 8-12 other students werelooking. Dutra then texted Karli
Morris for Dr. Susan Polsters phonenumber. He called Polster at 11:30p.m. to ask her where Gibby usedto be located. She asked her son, aCEU alumni. He said that it was inthe middle of the sidewalk acrossfrom the LDS Institute. Then afterlooking for it for another half hour,we were all crawling around on theground because the clue had saidit was hidden under loose grass.Tommy (Garvin, student bodypresident) was watching everyoneand waiting for us to nd it, Dutra
said. He told us we were reallyclose, we were all within 15 feet of
each other, but I found it. A blackpiece of paper was hidden under thegrass. I st pumped a few times and
high ved Austin (Ashcraft), Beth(Liddel) and Anna (Olsen). I wastrying to be discrete so I wouldntmake other people feel bad. Thewhole time I was thinking that ifsomeone else got it I was going topunch Tommy (Garvin) in the face.Then he (Garvin) gave it to me. Itwas super cold, my hands were socold that I couldnt text for about ahalf hour.
After having it for about threedays, Dutra returned the iPad toWalmart. He received $614, for theiPad, tax and a warranty that hadbeen purchased. He plans on using
the money to buy the new iPad3.I faced the dilemma of taking themoney and buying two iPods, one
for me and one for my brother (RodDutra, also a student at USU East-ern). But instead I am buying myselfthe iPad3 and giving my brother theleft over money to buy himself aniPod with. My favorite part about theiPad was the photo booth. I thinkthat is the best part of it.
Dutra is a third year student ofCollege of Eastern Utah and UtahState University Eastern. He is thevice president of the SUN Centeras well as a member of the businessclub. I came back just to win backmy student fees in prizes, saidDutra jokingly.
goal is to help regular folk cookfabulous food. She posts recipestwo to four times each week withphotos and step-by-step instruc-tions. Each post comes with acommentary about the recipe. Shesays everyone can learn to be a greatcook; it just takes a little instruction,a great recipe and time to practice.
Earning a degree in choralmusic education at t he Universityof Utah, she has since been a stay-at-home mom to her ve children.
She loves food and cooking, mealplanning, recipe searching, foodstorage collecting and.eating.When she married 17 years ago,I couldnt cook a nything except,Pioneer Taffy. Its pretty hard tomake that into a meal more thanonce a week.
She admitted her mother didher best to teach her to cook, butshe wasnt interested. I learned alot about food preparation when Iworked at The Lion House in col-lege. However, most of what I knowabout food and cooking, I learned
by practicing in my kitchen. Sheis a full-time mother by day and afearless food blogger by night. Herhobbies include doing The BlessedDishes, folding The BelovedLaundry, driving The Carpool ofWonder and Working on the Blog.
She says in the coming years,when I dont have as many dishesto do, Im going to sew at least 500quilts, read a million good booksand shave my legs more than oncea month. We all have our drea msyou know, might as well d ream big.
The recipes on her blog arepassed onto her from friends or rela-tives. Others she nds in cookbooks
or online. Many are her creation.When Im considering a recipe forthe blog, it has to meet t wo simplecriteria. First, it has to taste rea lly,really good. Second, the ingredi-ents have to be easy to come by. Iserve my trial recipes to my fami lyor friends and if most of them agreeto the dish being wonderful, on theblog it goes. No reason to wastetime posting recipes that arent
fabulous, she said.Twelve workshops will be of-
fered that day including A Historyof J. Bracken Lee; Fitness and E at-ing Right; Think Out of the Box:Prepare Your Familys FavoriteRecipes in Half the Time; I Al-most Divorced My Husband, ButWent on Strike Instead; BudgetInvestments for the Future; ThinkInside the Box: The Final Cost;Entertaining at Home: Throw aParty; Healthy You, Healthy Skin;Never Too Late to Go to College;Wills and Trusts for Women;Wanted: Women in Politics; andLife Continues to be an Adventure.
Cost for the conference is$25 per person and includes acontinental breakfast, lunch plusattendance at the morning andafternoon keynote addresses andthree of the 12 workshops.
Register online at www.ceu.edu or by mailing the paymentto Womens Conference, USUEastern, 451 East 400 North, Pr ice.
The Eagle was judged in group one of the fournewspaper categories that includes all weeklies.Group one includes newspapers up to 2,500 incirculation. The college newspapers who arepart of UPA include Utah Valley University,Brigham Young University, University of Utah,Weber State University, Utah State Universityand USU Easter n. Weber State University wonseveral awards that evening with their editor,Nate Davis, previously serving as sports editorof The Eagle for two years.
The Utah Press Association was created in1893 to represent Utahs publishers. The orga-nization is Utahs oldest trade association. Itswebsite reads, as an organization, we represent
Utahs nest, most respected journalism. UtahPress Association annually recognizes excel-lence in our states newspapers and presentsawards to industry leaders.
Even if a student has never playedsports in high school, intramurals is
still a great social experience and achance to discover hidden talents.Communication is another
focus for the new student bodypresident. He plans to spend manyhours talking with the student bodyto discover what they really want oncampus. Gochis is very approach-able and loves to meet and socializewith everyone. He is planning onvisiting classrooms plus the trade-tech programs to get to know theentire student body and make thisschool accommodate the students.Any suggestions or complaints willbe welcomed by Gochis. He saysthat he needs the students input ifhe is to be a successful president.
Being student body president is,
at times, a daunting task. There isa lot to manage, both in the public
eye and behind the scenes. Gochishas been sitting in on the currentEastern Utah Student Associationmeetings and is learning a lot. Hefeels this has helped prepare him,and has provided him with ideasfor improving the school next year.One point which he wants to ad-dress is the allocation of funds todifferent departments. Each yearthis is a di fcult task, but Gochis
is condent that he will thoroughly
research each departments needsand divide up the funds objectively.
Gochis has been looking for-ward with excitement to the begin-ning of fall semester. He hopes toset the tone for an amazing yearwith a huge welcome to school
activity. He wants every studentto start next year off with the
mindset that it will be their bestyear yet. Gochis promises to beworking hard to improve the schoolin every way he can. Dances andother activities will be given specialattention.
Next year will be full of a lot ofchanges, for the better. Gochis ismotivated to improve campus lifeand the student experience. Eachstudent must do their part too.Gochis asks that the student bodyinvest themselves in this school aswell. A campus is nothing withoutits students. Next year will be fullof exciting changes, and Gochiswill create an opportunity for thestudents to make this school a greatplace to be.
Seth Richardsstaff writer
Forty-seven lights were observed to be out on March19, asEaglestaff members toured campus.
In a chilly tour in the evening hours, staff writersbraved the cold and counted 47 lights that were in needof either xing or replacement, and two more that may
or may not have been out of commission. After a numberof reports and tours in the last few months that found aninordinate number of lights to be in less than functionalcondition, which causes major safety concerns to students,faculty and staff who use campus facilities each night.Many areas of campus are simply dark.
As members of the campus community observelights not functioning, reports are welcome to the faci li-ties maintenance or residential life ofces.
After an entire semester,lights still out on campus
ight. Luckily, Leaming recently
nished a full-time missionary
service in Mexico for the LDSchurch and speaks uent Spanish.
Who knew serving a mission couldever help anyone?
Unfortunately, in this case itdidnt because neither Leamingnor Fletcher are uent in the elo -quent language of a boozer. Theeffects alcohol has on the nervoussystem like, slowing reaction timeand causing someone to be moreaccid, are the conditions experts
say we should be in to survivea major impact or rollover-typeaccident. Although the state hewas in most likely saved his life,since he wasnt buckled in, itwas now presenting a new threatbecause he could not grasp thefact that he needed to let themknow if and where he was hurt
before they pulled him from theoverturned car. Eventually, they realize d hedidnt have a neck injury and de-cided to get him out. Nearly pullinghim free only to be snagged by hisfeet which ironically turned outto be the only injury on his body,which wasnt yet visible, but veryapparent because of his pain-driven shrills. After physicallylifting the car to get his foot free,it was easy to identify a compoundfracture with protruding bonesfrom his ankle which were nowexposed.
Once the driver was out of thecar and sobering up, Leamingnally put his Spanish to use by
interpreting and then calling thedrivers family, who only speaksSpanish, and lling them in on all
the details and directions to the
hospital. The two heroes reallywent the extra mile for a mantheyd never met before.
There really isnt a moral tothe story except dont drink anddrive. It would be incredibly easyto cast a stone on this guy for driv-ing under the inuence, being an
illegal immigrant and having nodrivers license.
Fletcher and Leaming didnthave to help this guy, in fact, theywere in a hurry trying to get tothe basketball games. But despiteany reasons someone could havefor looking down on this guy,they displayed gallant characterand exposed their true quality bysimply helping another humanbeing in a desperate time of need.Hopefully after reading about theirexperience, that ideology will becontagious to all of us.
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HAIR DONATED TO LOCKS OF LOVE
Forty-seven people had over 47 feet of hair cut during
USU Easterns Hair-Raising Hearts Day with all hair being
donated to the Locks of Love charity. The charity uses the
hair to make wigs for people who have lost their hair due
to a medical condition.
According to cosmetology associate professor Debbie
Prichard, the average length of hair cut was 10 inches.
However, Don Byrge set the record for the day with 25
inches of hair cut.
Prichard thanked Sunset Glow, Smart Styl e, Hair Hut and
Bellasao whose employees helped with the local fundraiser.
Area businesses and individuals who helped included
Fresh Market, Peczuh Printing, WalMart, Lev an Hall Photog-
raphy, Cold Stone, Anthony Js, Enjoy Salon, Party Express,
Pam Juliano, Price Floral, Body Glo, Apple Country Crafts,
Olivetos, Dunkers, Perfect Touch, Main Street Grill, Sun
Advocate, Melanie Huff, Linda Davis and the USU Eastern
cosmetology department.
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The USU Eastern baseballteam is in the midst of conference
play and started to come together
as a team after losing their rst
eight games. The Golden Eagles
responded well to winning ve of
their last six games. Our team is
clicking and that is outstanding,
stated Head Coach Scott Madsen.
The rst home conference se-
ries was against College of South-
ern Idaho. Mother Nature was not
friendly as the game started with
the temperatures in the upper 20s
with winds gusting near 20 MPH.
The men from Price struggled to
produce any type of offense. The
game was tied going into the fth
inning, but CSI picked up three
runs as the Eastern pitching staff
walked the rst two hitters. CSI
took the lead and never looked
back as they defeated Eastern 12-4.
The second game turned out
to be a scoring fest. Eastern struck
rst and scored four runs in the rst
inning. The offense was dominant
with 10 hits, including four by
sophomore second baseman Kody
Christoffersen. Eastern starting
pitcher Tory Ulibarri who threw six
innings and allowed three earned
runs. Ultimately the defense did not
show up for USU Eastern as they
committed six errors in the 11-10
loss to CSI.
CSI took the nal two games
of the series and benetted from
defensive miscues from the Eastern
baseball team. In the nal two
games, Eastern committed seven
errors and gave ten-free passes to
CSI. The Idaho team won 8-1 and
9-4. We didnt play our game
in this series. We tried to do too
much in the tough situations,
said Madsen.
The Golden Eagles hit the
road for their next series against
Western Nevada College. Western
is ranked in the top 20 in the nation
for JUCO Baseball. The Wildcats
overpowered the Golden Eagles at
the plate as they outhit Eastern 45-
22 on the weekend. USU Eastern
starting pitcher Kort Christoffersen
pitched extremely well for the
Golden Eagles, but was forced out
of action as he got hit with a line
drive early in the second inning
of his outing. USU Eastern fell in
all four games against Western.
It was a rough weekend, we
understood that we still have a lot
of season left, but how we played
wasnt acceptable, commented
freshman Chance Abrath.
The Golden Eagles headedhome for a mid-week, two-game
non-conference series against
Dawson CC. Eastern was eager
to snap their eight-game losing
streak. It was time for us to step
up to the plate and play our game,
said Assistant Coach Rob Smith.
The Golden Eagles fell early
4-0 early in the game as a few
untimely errors allowed the Bucs
from Dawson to score. The
Golden Eagles once again staged
a comeback that led off with solo
homeruns by Mason Moore and
Nuho Kraja. Both teams kept
scoring runs, but the Bucs lead
the whole game until the Golden
Eagles tied it up in the sixth inning.
Eastern held the Bucs offense in
the seventh inning and allowed
the Golden Eagles to complete
the comeback to win the game.
Easterns rst three hitters: Denver
Hansen (walk), Nuho Kraja (bunt)
and Mason Moore (HBP) all
reached base which allowed Kody
Christoffersen to win the game by
hitting a single to the right side of
the eld. The Golden Eagles pulled
out the 7-6 victory.
The second game of the series
again favored the Golden Eagles
offense as they jumped out to a
4-1 lead in the fourth inning. The
offense then sputtered to produce,
but was benetted by great pitching
by Jordan Hepworth and Skyler
Thorpe who each pitched three
innings.
The Golden Eagles faced con-
ference foe Colorado Northwestern
in a battle of teams that had yet to
pull out a victory in conference
play. The Golden Eagles won 3
of the four-game series. Eastern
put together the three victories by
getting help from both the offense
and defense. The pitching staff got
complete game victories from Joe
Barta and Kody Christoffersen,
who also threw a shut-out. Kort
Christoffersen and Tory Ulibarri
both kept the Spartans off-balance
from the mound. The offense was
paced by Alexandro Church who
was 6 for 11 in the series.
The Golden Eagles are cur-
rently 11-15 on the season and will
face Salt Lake CC this weekend.
Catch the baseball team in action in
Price against College of Southern
Nevada March 30-31.
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SPORTSMarch 22, 2012
Abigail Ericson& Joy Malone
sports [email protected]@eagle mail.ceu .edu
Number 14, Chance Abraith, rounds third as he heads for home in a home game against College of Southern Idaho.
STREAKING EAGLESMost people have seen Chase
Flint on the basketball court or
walking around campus. The rst
thing you may notice about him is
his long, shaggy hair, but Chase
Flint is so much more than that.
He is a man l led with compassion
for others and a desire to succee d
unparalleled by none.
He is on the mens basketball
team at USU Eastern and is
known around campus for shaggy
hair and friendliness. As part of
our interview, we decided to ask
random students around campus
their opinion of Fl int. We got many
different answers of all different
kinds, due to the fact that some
students were not even aware that
a man named Chase Flint even
existed. Who? What? Is Chase
Flint the new president or some-
thing? said a frazzled student
who wishes to stay anonymous
due to her naivety.
No, Flint is not the new
president. However, he is an ex-
tremely talented basketball player.
Recently named to the rst team
all-conference in t he SWAC, Flint
earned respect from teammates
and opponents alike. This suc-
cess and leadership from peers is
not new to Flint. In high school,
he was named the team captain
in both football and basketball.
He made rst team all-state and
the all-tournament team for bas-
ketball and honorable mention in
football. He is well-rounded and
a great team player.
Teammate Eric Hansen said
of Flint, Welltheres not a lot
of good to say about ChaseJust
kidding. Hes a great basketball
player; he plays hard and gives
110 percent year round. He hustles
on the court. He gets all the loose
balls and has a very good vision
of the court. He always nd the
open man. He is unselsh. We
asked another teammate, Todd
Helgesen, to give us his opinion
of Chase as well. His reply, he
plays scrappy and always works
hard. He is a great basketball
player. Although much shorter
versed than Hansen, Helgesen
also speaks the truth. Anyone that
has attended a basketball game at
USU Eastern this year, can attest
to Flints aggressive play, drive to
win and leadership on the court.
Flint is a player that everyone loves
to have on their team.
Outside of basketball, Flint
reportedly is a great friend and
person. Megan Peterson com-
mented that, Hes an amazing
basketball player and denitely
one of my best friends down at
school. He picks me up when I
am down, he is really awesome.
Helgesen added, I hate him, but
he is a good friend. Flint is a
person that will always welcome
friends with a big smile and gianthug. Danee Merrell said, he needs
to cut his hair. But he is always
super friendly and knows what
to say to make you feel better.
Readers, in need of a new
friend? Talk to Flint. He just might
be able to satisfy that need.
ChaseFlint:
behind theshaggy hair
Gather around my young
friends and lets play foot-
balls version of hot potato.
It goes like this: You get three
friends together, and all they have
to do is touch the hot potato once
each in 1.8 seconds. Oh, and there
is that other little detail. The last
person to touch the potato does
so with his foot and needs to kick
it through two upright poles that
might be fty yards away.
Piece of cake, right? Yes,
you guessed it, the Smurf is
going after k ickers again .
It happens many times in most
football games, and believe it or
not, more games are won or lost
by the kicker and his holder, not to
mention the snapper, than probably
any other player on the eld. Sorry,
quarterbacks. It isnt you. Ditto to
the wide receivers, linebackers and
running backs. Dont even think of
the coaches. The scrawny kicker,
the fellow pacing the sidelines
and trying not to throw up as the
clock runs down and his team,
trailing by two points, is driving
toward the goal line, has a lot to
ponder. Its safe to assume that hes
praying that his team just score s a
touchdown so that he doe snt have
to trot onto the eld and pull off
the 1.8 second miracle.
Here are the mechanics: the
ball must be snapped about six
yards to the holder, who must catch
it, spin it, and place it within a di-
ameter of a quarter on the ground.
In the meantime, the kicker starts
running toward the ball a s soon as
its snapped, swinging his leg back
and punching the ball between the
posts, which may look like tooth-
picks three miles away. When it all
works, its as beautiful as a ballet.
When it doesnt, theres no shade
of ugly to describe it.
The kicker, his holder and the
snapper all have jobs that takes
guts, and the kind of unappable
mental attitude George W. Bush
only wishes he had. Youre either
the hero of the goat in the space
of that critical 1.8 seconds.
Lets bring all of this back to
our part of the world. Take the
showdown a few years ago be-
tween Texas Christian University
and the University of Uta h. TCUs
freshman kicker, Ross Evans,
missed two elds that are easily
makeable by many high school
junior varsity kickers. TCU lost the
game by three. Anyone remember
Alexis Serna? Hes the ex-kicker
for Oregon State University, which
lost by one point against the
number-one ranked team in the
country at the time, when he
missed not one, not two, but three
extra points in the game. The good
news is that Serna learned from
his boots, literal ly, and went on to
become an All-American kicker
and plays pro football in Canada.
Then we have the rise and fall
of Bill Grammatica. Bill has two
brothers who kicked profession-
ally. All three of the Grammati-
cas hail from Argentina, where
booting soccer balls primed them
for the big time of college and
professional football in the USA.
Bill, who played for the Arizona
Cardinals in the NFL, once hit a
42-yard eld goal to put his team
up 3-0, and decided to celebrate
by doing something that can only
be described as a very bad dance
move. Result? A torn ACL and his
career pret ty much ended that day.
Last seen, he was trying to split
the uprights for an arena football
team, which is roughly equivalent
to frying burgers at McDonalds
when youd rather be the chef at
a four-star restaurant.
Theres other pressure, too,
beyond carrying your team on
your foot. Who do you think the
pretty girls want to date? The
quarterback or the kicker? More
than one kicker has been laughed
off when he told a campus beauty
that he played on the football team.
Yeah. Sure. Right. And youre
Brad Pitts cousin, I bet.
But life can be good for kick-
ers. Remember ex-Ute kicker
Louie Sakoda? He was one of the
University of Utahs campus most
recognized players; forget the part
that he was a 59, 178-pound
kicker. Forget his size. He was a
big man on campus, where he is
called King Louis. Louies foot
was so accurate t hat its safe to say
that Utah cert ainly wouldnt have
been an undefeated a nd a Top Ten
team without his amazing right
foot a few years ago.
Kicking can be the Achilles
heel for many teams. A few years
ago the, then second-ranked team
in the country, Texas Tech, had
problems with its kicker, and so,
during halftim e of a game against
the University of Massachusetts,
the student government held a
contest for anybody who could
kick a thirty-yard eld goal.
Enter Matt Williams. He trots
onto the eld and cooly boots the
ball through the upright. Nice
story, huh? But wait. T heres more.
Williams catches the notice
of Techs ex-head coach, Mike
Leach, and tells him he wants
to meet with Matt next Monday.
Long story short, guess who
became the kicker now for Texas
Tech? Youve got it. Young Mr.
Williams, who was 22 for 28 in
his kicking career. Two months
before, he was a fan in the c rowd.
Oh, the life of a kicker. It
may be the worst job in football,
but it can have its rewards. For
people like Matt Williams and
Louie Sakoda, sometimes, the 1.8
seconds of terror can turn into a
season of joy.
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Brian Edelsteins favorite thing about
coaching at USU Eastern was the people.
I was so impressed with the community
outreach to our team after the passing of
Coach Brad Barton. People really banded
together to support our players and that
really impressed me.
Coach Edelstein learned to have an
incredible amount of patience through
the experience of coaching his rst year
at USU Eastern.
Some of Edelsteins favorite games
from the 2011-2012 seasons were at West-
ern Nebraska, Eastern Arizona, Central
Arizona, Salt Lake and all three games
overtime against North Idaho. We obvi-
ously had a tough year in the sense that we
lost nine league games that were within one
possession inside the last media ti meout,
(4:00 to go), but I loved watching our guys
compete with everything they had, game
in and game out.
He would like to catch on with a D-1
staff next season. Ideally, Id love to be
on the West Coast, but its difcult to pick
your destinations in coaching.
He isnt sure where he will be in ve
years, I would have never guessed veyears ago that I would have ever ended up
in Utah or South Carolina or Ohio, I just
like to enjoy the ride rather than worry
about the future too much.
Coach Edelstein thinks refereeing at
the conference is a disaster. There is
absolutely no level of consistency within
a game. The refs seem to panic under the
pressure in the nal few minutes. I think
moving to only two ofcials would help
this leagues ofciating a lot. Hopefully,
this isnt like the NBA where they ne
coaches for those types of comments.
Although he coached players who were
only a few years younger in age, he said
they werent tough to coach at all. T hey
may only be a few years younger in age,
but in life experience. They are still just in
college and still nding themselves, as most
people are in college. My players were an
absolute joy to coach as they approached
the game the right way and committed to
a team rst mental ity.
One of Edelsteins biggest challenges
as a coach was often being the only voice
they heard. Thats one of the reasonsfor having multiple coaches, so the voice
doesnt get stale saying the same things
over and over but due to our circumst ances,
it was often times the only option though
Im sure some of the players would have
preferred silence.
His biggest learning curve this year
was guring out how to deal with Coach
Bartons death, not only persona lly, but for
the team as a whole and keeping the squad
together through it all. There r eally isnt
a playbook for the situation I inherited,
especially taking over for someone so
beloved as Coach Barton.
Susan Polster, Pam Cha are some of
Edelsteins favorite people at USU Easter n,
Also the many others who go above and
beyond to help our players in any way they
can, Edelstein said.
When arriving to his home in Califor-
nia, Edelstein is looking forward to being
able to spend time with friends and family
who he usually only gets to see a couple
days of the year; Some of my players wouldexpect me to say, Go to Jack in the Box
which is probably true as well, he said.
Moving to Ohio and becoming a gradu-
ate assistant at Kent State was the biggest
risk Edelstein has ever taken. Its not easy
to move across country while only knowing
a couple of people where youre going but
life isnt fun or rewarding without r isk.
He likes all of his players and thinks
they all brought something positive in
unique ways. I will say that the way Chase
Flint plays the game is something that is
rarely seen as there is few basketball players
that play with that level of tenacity, smarts
and determination.
Valeria Moncadafeatures edi tior
Coach Brian Edelstein: took the impossible circumstances and turned them around
Utah State University College of
Eastern Utah Lady Eagles nished
of conference play 2-0 at home.
On Eagle territory, USU Eastern
hosted College of Southern Idaho
and North Idaho College March 2-3.
College of Southern Idaho hit
a three pointer in the rst minute
of the game and held the lead until
7 minutes left in the r st half. CSI
pulled a lead going into half-time
26-20.
Beginning of the second half,
starter Caitlin Nelson fell hurtingher knee. Eastern was down the
entire second half until the last
minute. Foul shoots were made
by Whitney Fieldsted in the last
minute, allowing a 59-56 lead for
team. CSI tried a last second 3 and
missed giving Eastern the win.
Head Coach Dave Paur said, That
was the best weekend of womens
basketball weve had here in years.
It was a great weekend. I think
with Caitlin going down the team
stepped up. Priscila Santos had
20 point and Hailee Par ry had 11.
The team had a total of 53 offensive
and defensive rebounds. Weve
had illness and injuries, but team
always stepped up.
The next day was North Ida ho,
who was ranked rst in the Region
18 Conference. The game started
off with two free throws from NIC
followed behind by Lady Eagle
Brooke Slade with two free-throw
shots. Eastern got the lead with
15 minutes and held on until half
time. The score going into half was
Eastern 35 NIC 34. In the second
half NIC tied the score 43-43 in the
12thminute. Abbie Kay hit two foul
shots and Eastern fr om then on held
the lead; nal score was 78-68. It
was an amazing effort and a fun
weekend, said Paur. Santos had
40 points with Parry 20 and AmyArbon 10. The team had 10 steals.
Women show, men not allowed to goWomen show at SWAC Conference tournament, mens team serve one-year probation.Katie Bigelowsports writer
David Osborne Jr.sports writer
Demetrus Richardson ghts under the basket in the BDAC
photos courtesy of Tyson Chappell
Priscila Santos goes up for an easy lay-up in the BDAC
Weve had illnessand injuries but team
the team alwaysstepped up.HEADCOACHDAVEPAUR
The 2011-12 mens basketball
season has ofcially closed for
the USU Eastern Golden Eagles
and, unfortunately, it was not as
pretty as many hoped it would
be at the beginning of the season
with standards set high from the
two-previous seasons. The team
seemed to hit a vein of bad luck
and it continued throughout the
year including NJCAA sanc-
tions, losing Head Coach Brad
Barton, along with minor injuries
that members of the team played
through. All in all, expectations
were to be a contender in the Scenic
West Athletic Conference but with
all of that stacked up the Golden
Eagles came out of the season in
fth place in the region with a
4-11 record in Region 18 play and
16-13 overall.
USU Eastern started their nal
weekend of the season on Friday,
March 2, 2012, in the Bunnell-
Dmitrich Athletic Center against
the College of Southern Idaho
Golden Eagles. The rst half was
tough for the men as they only hit
8 of their 25 shots from the eld
for a eld goal percentage sitting at
32 percent. The Golden Eagles did
end some of their free-thr ow woes
during the rst hal f however, going
10-14. At halftime CSI and USU
Eastern walked into the locker
rooms with CSI leading 31-28.
Coming back after the half,
the men looked energized and re-
juvenated. Defense was key in the
second half for the team and they
held CSI to only 38 percent from
the eld. The defense helped the
offense as well allowing the men to
score 41 points in the second half,
while connecting on 12 of their 31
shot attempts from the eld. The
woes from the charity stripe came
back during the second half how-
ever and the Golden Eagles only
made 66 percent, hitting 14-21.
At the end of the game fans and
members of the team looked up
at the score board to see that they
had lost to CSI 70-69. Head Coach
Brian Edelstein said, Rebounding
and free throws were the difference
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Coach Brian Edelstein
On March 8-10, Region 18 held
their annual tournament which
was hosted by Salt Lake Commu-
nity College in SLC. Utah State
University Eastern went into the
tournament ranked third. The Lady
Eagles opened the tournament
against Colorado Northwestern
Community College who nished
last on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Colorado gave a strong game
against the Lady Eagles. Going
into half-time, the Eagles were
down 26-37. In the second half
Eastern was able to put it together
and nished with a victory 72-68.
They out-scored Colorado in the
second half 46-31. Priscila Santos
had 34 points and Abbie Kay had
18. The team had 11 steals and
21 assists.
On Friday, Eastern had the early
game against ranked two Snow
College. By half-time, Eastern was
down by 6, making the score 28-
34. Second half was rough. A few
calls such a bench technical and
fouls put Eastern farther behind.
The women played hard to the
end with a Snow win 67-54. The
tough game against Colorado hurt
us against Snow. Santos scored
28 points. The team had 11 steals.
Coach Dave Paur said, The
one thing about this team is they
were the most unselsh team Ive
ever coached. They were just a f un
team. They didnt quit. If someone
beat us it wasnt for lack of hustle
or heart. Every team that beat us
we beat them.
Katie Bigelowsports writer
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Gallery talk by CEU alumnus, Gilmore Scott, on Friday
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
photo by Sammie Fugate/The Eagle
Play opens Tursday, March 29th, 2012Eastern Utah Theatre professors are thrilled to present Richard Brinsley Sheridans sentimental comedy, TheSchool for Scandal adapted for contemporary audiences by Lewis John Carlino. This oft-produced 18th century
play is both a popular comedy and a superb example English drama of the time. The play runs from March 29through April 7 in the Geary Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Cast members include Tyrel Clement as Crabtree, Annie Morieas Mrs. Candour, and Wilford Woodruff as Sir Benjamin Backbite.
The Caring Award is presented to a USUEastern student in honor of Val J. Hala-mandaris, who grew up in Price, attendedthe College of Eastern Utah (then CarbonCollege), and continued his education a ndprofessional career in Washington, D.C.At both Carbon College and Carbon HighSchool, Halamandaris was active in studentactivities: a representative to Boys Stateand Boys Nation, local and state winner ofthe Elks L eadership Contest, student bodypresident, and honor student in Phi ThetaKappa, just to name a few.
Halamandaris received his B.A. degree
from George Washington University andhis law degree f rom the Catholic UniversitySchool of Law, both in Washington, D.C. Heis a member of the D.C. bar, the bar of theU.S. District Court Circuit Court of Appeals,and the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Throughout his career, Halamanda rishas remained committed to care. An ac-knowledged expert in t he eld of health care
and aging, he conducted da ring investiga-tions exposing fraud and abuse against theelderly and authors some 20 hard-hittingcongressional reports that resulted in sig-nicant legislative reforms.
He is the author and editor of books,including Proles in Car ing: Advocates for
the Elderly (1991), Faces of Caring: A Searchfor the 100 Most Caring People in History(1992), and Heroes of the U.S. Congress(1994). For the past 13 years, Halamandarishas been editor and publisher of two nationalmagazines, Caring and Car ing People. With
his brother Bill and former U.S. SenatorFrank E. Moss, he helped found the Car-ing Institute in 1985, which is dedicated tothe advancement of caring, integrity, and
public service.The Val. J. Halamandaris Car ing Award
was established in 1996 by Bill Halaman-daris, Vals brother, and the College ofEastern Utah. It is a tting tribute to a
USU-Eastern student who demonstrates thespirit of caring, humanitari anism, and volun-teerism exemplied by Mr. Halamandaris.
Any USU-Eastern student in goodstanding and who will be graduating thisyear is eligible for nomination for the Car-ing Award.
A student may nominate himself orherself or may be nominated by someone
elsea faculty or staff member, anotherstudent, or someone off campus. Applica-tions for nominations for the Cari ng Awardare available in t he vice chancellors ofce
(Reeves 183) or the SUN Center (StudentCenter 207). The application deadline isApril 5, 2012.
The Eastern student selected for theCaring Award will be presented with atrophy and a $100 cash award at the com-mencement ceremony. Nominees must haveinvolvement in college activities providingdirect service to others and/or similar directservice involvement in the community. Posi-tions of leadership support, as opposed todirect service, are acceptable. The CARINGAWARD nominee must demonstrate: goodstanding at USU - Eastern,
graduating this year, intrinsic commit-ment to voluntary service, initiative and in-novation in problem-solving, persistence inovercoming obstacles, advocacy for change
that alleviates, or considerably improves,the status quo and, most important, con-tinual caring as demonstrated by volunteeractivities.
A reception and gallery talkfor Montezuma Creek artist andCollege of Eastern Utah alumni,Gilmore Scott will be on Friday,March 23 from 7-9 p.m. in Gal-lery East.
Scott is doing what he knowsand loves. With a skillful handand brush, he paints the beauty ofthe sacred lands and beings thatinhabit his homeland.
His bold, colorful paintings arereection of the people and places
that inspire him.My palette of colors are strong,
bold and simple, says Scott. Myimages and subjects are interpreta-tions of how I view my culture, myDine (Navajo) heritage.
Scott incorporates sacredmotifs that are part of this na-tive heritage. My subjects, he
says, are the high Southwesternlandscapes, traditional basket,our traditional homes known ashogans. I also like to paint geo-metric designs that our Dine rugweavers are known for. I have alsoincorporated the open vistas of theplains and landscapes. These are
just a few subjects which inspiremy imagination. Scotts paintingsare featured in an exhibit at USU
Easterns Gallery East.The Colors of Beauty: The
Paintings of Gilmore Scottis onexhibit at Gallery East from Feb.23 through March 23, 2012. Scottstudied art at the College of EasternUtah and Utah State University.
Just short of earning his degree,Scott began working as a wildlandreghter. After nine years with
the U. S. Forest Service, Scott has
returned to what he loveshisartwork.
Scott has won numerousawards for his paintings, includ-ing: rst place for painting at
the 2010 Mesa Verde Indian ArtMarket, Judges Choice Award forwatercolor at t he 18th SouthwestIndian Art Fair, Arizona StateMuseum in Tucson, and rst place
for water based paint at the 25th
Anniversary Red Earth Festival inOklahoma City, Okla.
Gallery East is open Mondaythrough Thursday from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. The gallery is closedFridays, weekends, and holidays.The exhibit is free and open to thepublic. For more information, con-tact the gal lery at: 435-613-5327; orcontact Car mack at: 435-613-5241or [email protected].
Kokopelli, acrylic and watercolor Male Rain, acrylic and watercolor Lost, acrylic and watercolorphotos by Sammie Fugate/ The Eagle
Student applicants needed forHalamandaris Award
Getting to know adviser Shanny WilsonUtah State Universitys Per-
cussion Ensemble will bring itsshow to the campuses of bothUSU Eastern and USU UintahBasin this month. The ensemblewill perform i n Price, Roosevelt,and Vernal. Admission is free andopen to the public.
The Vernal performancewill be at 7 p.m. on March 30 atVernal Middle School.
The Roosevelt performancewill be at Union High School
during a daytime assembly onMarch 30.
The Price performance willbe at 7:30 p.m. on March 29 atthe Price Civic Auditorium and
is co-sponsored by Price CityCulture Connection.
The performances will beunder the direction of Dr. JasonNicholson, USU assistant profes-sor and director of the percussionprogram. Five Caine Collegeof the Arts Music Departmentstudents will be performing: Em-ily Ashcroft, Bryan Carpenter,Doug Deakin, Dan Fields, andBetsy Nelson.
Following the evening per-
formances in both Price andVernal, a reception will be heldgiving community members achance to meet the performersand enjoy light refreshments.
Kadi Snyderstaffwriter
Shanny Wilson has worked atUSU Eastern 14 years. She origi-nally was hired as one of the r st
high school relations recruiters forCEU; then in 1999, she applied forand became the CEU PrehistoricMuseum gift shop manager.
While working at t he museum,the former director of academicadvising came to her and asked her
to apply for an advising position.She did and shortly after beinghired, was promoted to assistantdirector of academic advising andorientation. In November 2005,the director position opened andWilson was promoted again.
Wilson was well qualied for
this position. She graduated UtahState University with a doublemajor in journalism and publicrelations. She was recognized for10 years of outstanding serviceto CEU, an active member of theNational Academic Advising As-sociation, and elected president of
the Utah Advising & OrientationAssociation (UAOA) in 2009.UAOA is a state-wide non-prot
organization of over 300 membersand Wilson oversaw the governingcommittee, public relations andannual conference.
The advisingcenter does a lotmore than helpstudents with theirschedules. Some ofthe tasks Wilson isrequired to do as
director include;oversee advisingstaff, degree plan-ning, new studentorientation andwelcoming day,teach college success skill coursesand student success workshops,answer general and specic ques-tions about programs, identifystudents who are at-risk and/orfall below a 2.0 GPA offering themhelp and support.
I know the inuence I have
in helping others identify, pursueand achieve their academic goals,
Wilson explains.With recent changes to student
services, the advising center is as-sisting students with career advis-ing and working closely with USULogan in helping international
students.They recently
were able to hirea full-time officeassistant, and thenthere were four, hav-ing someone at thefront desk to meet
and greet studentshas already madea world of differ-ence, Wilson says.
A few years ago,the adviser- to- stu-
dent ratio was 1 in 1,000 and nowthe ratio is 1 in 700 which is greatfor both students and advisers. Iam very fortunate to have morehelp and such an amazing, dedi-cated staff.
I was diagnosed with Celiacthree years ago and maintain apretty strict gluten-free diet. Celiacis a multi-symptom, multi-system
disorder activated by eating glutenwhich are proteins found in wheat,rye and barley.
My 9-year-old daughter Kaylaalso has Celiac.
If money were no object Iwould sell everything, buy a house-boat and live on Lake Powell, shesaid. Lake Powell is my heavenon Earth. If I could be anythingin the world it would be a famouswater skier.
Wilson admits to reading threeto four books a month and love a
good mystery. Im reading NoraRoberts, J.D. Robb Death byseries and just nished #8 Con-spiracy by Death of 36.
She loves the sunshine. whichis also my nick-name, sunowers,
camping and spending time withmy kids.
Wilson strives to keep a posi-
tive, friendly atmosphere where
students feel comfortable explor-
ing options and making decisions.
She has had an impact in many
students paths and will continue
to change our perspectives and
our lives.
Shanny Wilson
80s dance party!March 23, 2012
SAC Ballroom7:30-11:30 p.m.
$3 with student ID or Childrens book$5 without
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Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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The Eagleonline
Celebrating the good ol Dr. SeussTake a look inside the life of one of the most famous childrens authors
Shadayah Jonesstaff [email protected]
Castle Heights Elementary School celebrated the
birthday of one of the most famous authors in the world.
On March 2, 1904, the famous Theodore Seuss Geisel,
or better known as Dr. Seuss, was born. As part of the
celebration,students from USU Eastern volunteered
to go to an elementary school and read some of Dr.
Seuss most famous works. Dezzi Mangum, a fresh-
man, said, It was really fun, especially with the l ittle
kids because they real ly enjoyed it.
Theodore Geisel was born in Massachusetts
where his family were fa mous brew masters. When
Geisel was a teenager, he attended Dartmouth Col-
lege where he was the editor-in-chief of t he colleges
humor magazine Jack-O-Lantern. This high position
soon came to a hault when he and his friends were
caught drinking, which was against the prohibition
time and school policy.
Although he was demoted, Geisel contributed to
the magazine but signed his work by Seuss. This is
when the Seuss name started.
To please his father, who wanted him to become
a college professor, Geisel transferred to Oxford
University in England after he graduated. This is
when he met his rst wife, Helen Palmers, who just
so happened to be a n author and book e ditor. School
struck no interest in Geisel and he soon dropped outof Oxford and toured Europe.
After returning to the United States, Geisel
worked for several magazines. Finally Geisel got his
big break when his rst book And to Think That
I Saw It on Mulberry Street was published. This
was the rst book Geisel published under the name
Dr. Seuss. This book was rejected 27 times before
nally being published.
Perhaps the biggest break in his career was when
he wrote, The Cat in the Hat. From the beginning
of his career to his death on Sept. 24, 1991, Geisel
published 44 childrens books. They were published in
more than 15 languages and over 200 mill ion copies.
Dr. Seuss was not really a doctor. Seuss was his
middle name and he put Dr. in front of it because his
father always wanted him to get a doctorate degree.
His famous book, Green Eggs and Ham, was
written because of a bet. He was bet that he could
not write a book in 50 words for less. Seuss won
the bet, but never got paid, however, Green Eggs
and Ham became one of his most famous works.
Dr. Seuss served in the Army during World
War II.
He died of throat cancer at the age of 87.
The Cat in the Hat was only written using
250 words.
Dr. Seuss was married two times, but never had
children. His book Yertle the Turtle was about
Hitler. Dr. Seuss was for the books that he wrote
and illustrated, but he also wrote under the name of
Theo LeSieg. LeSieg is Geisal backwards. The famous
character of The Grinch was actually written about
himself. If I Ran the Zoo holds the distinction of
being the rst published record of the word nerd.
James Gree n reads to eleme ntary st udents for Dr. Seuss bir thday.photos courtesy of Eric Curwen/ SUN Center
Mike Gingellassociate editor
Balance in ones life is essen-
tial to survival and sanity and in
a college students life that isnt
different. A full-time students life
needs to consist of more that just
books and sleep, there needs to be
social activity. Whether it be sports
or interaction with other peers,having a social life is essential a s
most students would agree whole
heart edly. But, of course, balancing
those is the key to success.
The social activity in ones life
is an import outlet for stress, an es-
sential part of physical, mental and
emotional health and a great way
to increase ones social network.
In simple words, students need to
step back and have some fun, nd
a place of peace and quiet where
they can relax, re-energize and just
simply forget about lifes stresses
and problems.
When asked about what stu-
dents do or where they go to
nd social escape in Price, many
answers derived from one source:
the institute. One of the best places
for students for nd that escape,
to make new friends, and enjoythemselves is at the LDS Institute
across from the Reeves lawn.
The institute offers a lot more
that perceived, they not only offer
classes based on the study of Jesus
Christ and his teachi ngs, but also
regular activities like free meals
for students, pool, ping pong and
foosball tournaments. They also
hold dances, movie nights, socials
and much much more. When asked
what were some favorite things
about the institute replies included:
Cookie Tuesdays, where there a re
free cookies every Tuesday, the
opportunity to meet new people,
the friendly environment and all
the free activities.
The purpose of the institute,
according to Austin Ashcraft,
institute counsel president, is to
provide a wholesome environment,activities, instruction and a safe
haven to escape lifes stresses.
The slogan everyone is invited
is always applied to people of all
faiths and backgrounds whether
it be for the classes teaching life
skills or the activities. The doors
are always open.
Everyones invited to the tute