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Luke Madsen, USU Eastern’s outgoing stu-dent body president, has been a loud voice and great advocate for the students. During his presidency, he said he established many great relationships and connected with many of
the students and administration.The numbers go to show, that it has
been a successful year for the Eastern Utah Student Association. Student involvement has increased dramatically and projects to help improve student life have been
established, he said.At the beginning of his presidency,
Madsen had a goal to hear the voice of the students. When he was running, he went around and wrote down ideas from the students throughout campus. These ideas ranged from toilet seat covers, to having child care on campus for non-traditional students. Madsen acted on these ideas, and a fund from student fees has been established to help with this service. Many other ideas have been brought forward such as putting in a firepit by the fountain, to help create more friendly environments for students to hang out in and improve student life on campus. Student govern-ment also made a generous donation from their accounts, for the construction of the new building.
Overall, Madsen says that this position
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LIFeSTyLeS• “Mousetrap” opening at Geary Theater in april• automotive training held in Blanding• english tutoring available in Library• Wyntre Pierce as eSa VP of activities• ambassadors gain three new leaders •page 4-5
USU Eastern’s wildlife science students accompanied UDWR’s Brad Crompton on the annual “Bear Denning” expedition on March 8. Mike Sacco cuddles one of the two bears found with their mother in a den located east of Price.
SPOrTS• hadley Thorpe back in the game• Basketball season ends• Soccer program begins recruiting • Baseball team continues strong• Lady eagles out first in SWaC conference •page 6-7
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Fifteen is the highest number of awards ever earned by the USU Eastern Eagle newspaper staff at the annual Utah Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competi-tion that were announced Saturday night in St. George.
In its fourth year of member-ship in the UPA, the Eagle staff brought home five first-place awards: Best Front Page de-signed by Kate Johnson, Spring G l e n ; B e s t Sports Photo-graph by Tyson Chappell, Price; Best Website designed by Les Bowen, Oregon; Best Feature Se-ries written by Chris Pelo, Las Vegas, Nev., about his time spent in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; and Best Staff Produced Ad designed by Ashley Stilson, Orangevillew.
Second place winners included Hayden
Peterson, Heber City, in the Best Sports Column category: Boyd Lainhart, Boise, Idaho, Best Sports Page; Jonathon Fox, Riverton, Best Sports Photograph; Dixon Woodruff, Colorado Springs, Colo., Best Editor’s/Feature Column; Johnson, Best
Feature or Com-munity Lifestyle Page; James Bailey, Vernal, Best News Photograph; and Stilson, Best Ad-vertising Idea.
Chris Barney, Riverton, won third place in the Best Feature Story cat-egory for his report-ing on “Miles apart, Coach Vando’s wife battles cancer in Brazil,” Stilson won third in Best Gen-eral News Story
for her report on “Simulation mannequin creates hospital scenario” and Lainhart earned third in Best Staff Produced R.O.P. Ad Campaign for his USU Eastern Campus Store ad campaign.
A bright future for Utah State Uni-versity Eastern was affirmed by the Utah State Legislature March 13 when it voted in favor of funding a $20 million Central Instructional Building for the Price campus.
The funding bill, which still must be signed by the governor, comes 11 years after the completion of the college’s last
major structure, the G.J. Reeves Build-ing, which houses programs in science and technology.
This new building will literally con-nect the two structures it sits between, the Reeves and the Geary Theater. It will house theater, music, art, criminal justice, and communications and provide needed classroom space for general and
vocational education. It is not just a building that the legisla-
ture approved, it is also an affirmation of the college’s mission to prepare the people who will create and sustain the Eastern and Southeastern regions of Utah, said USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson.
“This new building will be iconic,
Roughly 2,100 students are enrolled at USU Eastern, with a good portion of the aforementioned being locals from Carbon and Emery Counties. Under the supervi-sion of Peter Iyere as vice-chancellor over student success and retention, Jan
Thornton continues her efforts to keep students at Eastern for more than a se-mester or two.
Enrollment goals for public universi-ties are often centered on recruiting. Just as important is the retention of the stu-dents that were successfully recruited the previous year. Thornton’s job focuses on such. “We’re always trying to exceed the previous year’s benchmark.” Incomplete
data originally skewed the retention num-bers from fall semester to this spring, but more research shows that Eastern follows the national community-college trend to lose roughly 20 percent of students from fall to spring.
Although many attribute such to the LDS missionary age change, there are hidden variables that, through investiga-
Wildlife science program goes “denning”
see Bear page 3
EaglE staff Wins 15 awards
see Awards page 4
David Osborne Jr., Kate Johnson, Dixon Woodruff
Rendering of CIB Building which is scheduled to start construction in July 2014.
CIB Building approved by state
see Building page 3
While USU Eastern’s Price campus is up 31 student applications for fall semester over the same time period between March 2013 and 2014, USU Eastern’s Blanding campus is up 419 applications over March 2013 and 2014. That’s an increase of over 450 applicants from exactly one year ago between the two colleges.
An elated Kristian Olsen, director of enrollment services, said, “We have a great team in Price and a great team in Blanding. And those two teams are working more closely together than in years past.
“What this means is more and more students are learning about the wonderful education that is offered at USU Eastern. And those students are making USU
Eastern their first choice University. We are seeing that in the increased number of applications. In fact, we are up 450 appli-cations over this same time last year. We are excited about the future. We know how great of an institution USU Eastern is, and through the teamwork of Blanding and Price more and more students are learning that too.”
In March 2012, Blanding had 34 ap-plicants; 2011, 47; 2010, 29; and 2009, 42.
The biggest jump in the Price campus numbers of applications during the same period was between March 2013 and March 2012 where applications were up 649 for the two years. In 2011, 218 applicants were received; 2010, 311; and 2009, 383.
Eastern applications up
Emily Manleyeditor-in-chief
At the Truth in Tuition meeting held Mar. 4, 2014, Chancellor Joe Peterson met with students, faculty and staff to explain how USU Eastern balances student tu-ition money and other funds to meet the school’s expenses. Peterson explained that because Eastern is located in rural Utah, there is a relatively small student
body. This is what makes Eastern great, but it also causes financial strain. Fixed expenses such as a library, salaries and a cafeteria make running a college more expensive per student the fewer students there are.
State and federal appropriations make up nearly 50% of Eastern’s yearly budget, roughly 38% is generated by the college though various means, while tuition only contributes 11.3% which is the lowest percentage in Utah. State
monies are becoming more difficult to come by and higher education state wide is being pressured to raise tuition to meet financial needs. In fall 2014 tuition will increase 5% (about $27) keeping Eastern the lowest tuition in the state.
As Eastern reaches the four-in-four goal and increases the student body to 4,000, the finances of the college will be much more sustainable while still main-taining small class sizes and the personal feel of a small town college.
Tuition will increase $27 in fall
Retention proposals hope to keep students longer
see Retention page 3
Reflecting on year by Madsen
see Luke page 3
VIeWPOINTS• College recipes • Productive summer • Communication skills• Wasssuppp?! by Psychology club• Calendar of events •page 2
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Mike Kingassociate professor
Tracking down a mother bear in her den and holding her bear cubs has become an annual event for students in Dr. Mike King’s wildlife science program.
On March 8, USU Eastern wildlife science students joined Brad Crompton, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) biologist, on a “Bear Denning” expedition near the Dugout Mine, about 20 minutes east of Price. Wildlife Science students and faculty from the USU Uintah Basin campus joined the excursion.
Each year, UDWR biologists keep track of several female black bears in Eastern Utah via radio-telemetry equipment. Bears are captured and fitted with radio-transmitting collars and then monitored during the year. This monitoring effort helps biologists more fully understand bears movements,
habitat preferences, how close they are coming to urbanized areas and humans, etc.
Besides the movement and habitat-use data, biologists are able get information about bear health and reproduction. This is where the “denning” activities come in. Bears go into a period of inactivity during the winter months and rest in a den for several months.
Biologists locate the radio-collared bears during the winter months and identify approximate den locations with the telem-etry equipment while flying in a fixed-wing aircraft. Once the approximate location of the den is located, the biologists must then hike to the den to determine the condition and reproduc-tive status of the bear.
The hike is really where the fun begins. Though on a map, the distance may look relatively short - maybe only a half a mile as the crow flies - the hike is rarely that easy. The most recent
Hailey Evansstaff writer
VIEWPOINTSMarch 20, 2014
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Baseball vs. SLCC @ 12 p.m.Student Success Workshop at JLSC Alumni room @ 12:30 p.m.Country swing club at JLSC @ 8 p.m.
April Fool’s Day ESA Activity TBA
Thursday Friday Saturday SundayWednesday
Stress reduction meditation at JLSC board room @ 12 p.m.Waffle day
National chocolate covered raisin day
Monday
Take a walk in the park day
Tuesday
Women’s Expo at The Tuscan @ 5 to 9 p.m.Eagle Experience
Women’s Expo at The Tuscan @ 5 to 9 p.m.The Price ‘Merica Games at Reeves lawn (weather permitting) @ 1 p.m.
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The Eagle publishedStudent Success Workshop at JLSC Alumni room @ 11 a.m.Baseball vs CNCC @ 3 p.m. Country swing club at JLSC @ 8 p.m.
“Timeless” art show at USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum on display through April 18Baseball vs. CNCC @ 12 p.m.
Baseball Fan Appreciation Day @ 12 p.m. Free hot dogs! Psychology club Glow Rave! $5 per person at SAC ballroom @ 7 p.m.
National chip and dip day
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National Day of Hope
National clam on the half shell day
The Eagle publishedCountry swing club at JLSC @ 8 p.m.
International pillow fight day
Hostess Twinkie day
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Gallery East exhibit “The Last Fifty” on display through March 27Miss USU Eastern Pageant @ 7 p.m. at JLSC multi-purpose room
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Wasssuppp?!by
USU Eastern Psychology club
Thumbs Up!
• Amazing teacher• Most entertaining activities• Awesome club members• Fun trips (this year: Portland, OR)• Always give back to the community
Thumbs Down• No psychology academic adviser• Only one on-campus teacher• Only one guy in the club• Not enough research opportunities
& other holidays & activities
UsU eastern online calendar: www.eastern.UsU.edU/Price
Campus events
Mar. 19 - Apr. 6
In the spring there is music in the air from chirping baby birds. they are letting their
mommy and daddy birds know that they are hungry. they rely on their parents for the food that is vital to their growth and survival. eventually comes the summer and fall when their time in the nest draws to a close. the baby birds will need to spread their wings and learn to fly on their own. The need to find their own food and be self-reliant becomes a necessity. It’s a do or die situation.
Humans have a similar pattern. Children grow up whin-ing and crying until their parents feed their endless hunger. Come the summer and fall after high school, these baby birds (aspiring college students) need to leave the warm nest. the learning to fly part may result in a failure to launch, which sadly ends in a 30-year-old-single-fat-man-child. If they do learn to fly on their own, they will need to find food or they will die of starvation.
For parents who are worried about their children’s well-being or for the hungry student, there is a sure-fire tool out there. It is called, “the essential College Cookbook.” the bad news is that there is only one copy in the world. the good news is that the author of that book is also the author of this article and is willing to share a few of his best recipes.
the following three recipes will be a breakfast, lunch and dinner dish found in this sacred book. prepare your minds, stomachs and taste buds for a touch of heaven.
Our hungry college birds may want a nice fat juicy worm for breakfast. The early bird gets the worm and our first meal is a perfect example of this. Our first (and most important) meal of the day is called the sunrise surprise and is centered around a breakfast favorite: doughnuts. Doughnuts are so delicious they are literally dangerous. there is a simple joy in eating a glazed doughnut and thinking that the sugary coating on the outside of your treat will soon coat the inside of your veins and arteries. Day-old doughnuts are half price, but sell fast. Wake up early and buy a dozen for a couple dollars then scurry home and get the microwave warmed up. Get two cups of orange juice and microwave it until you bring it to a boil. mix instant oatmeal into the OJ until it is a nice thick consistency. then pour your orange juice oatmeal hybrid into the center of the doughnuts. sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over the top and you have an instant delicacy.
Ramen noodles are possibly the most common food found in a college student’s kitchen and are included in our second recipe. Our little birdy college student can enjoy what is called the monkey Cyclone. step one is to cook the noodles as usual, strain them and chill them for 30 minutes. We then will put them in a blender with a cup of milk, a teaspoon of vanilla, a quarter cup of peanut butter and one
banana. Blend until the banana and peanut butter are diced and mixed in well. serve this over pickles.
For dinner we have one of my all-time favorites. It is called Kitty Litter. Fret not for the name has nothing to do with the composition of the platter (and little birdies have a fear of cats anyway). You will need a bowl, a spoon, scooby Doo Fruit snacks, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar cheese, salt, pepper and olive oil. simply drown the fruit snacks and cheese in the ranch dressing followed by olive oil. Lightly season with salt and pepper and enjoy like you would any other scrumptious feast.
Our little baby birds will soon be stuffed like a turkey on thanksgiving. these meals are just a small sample of the infinite possibilities that exist in the cooking universe. some foods are an acquired taste. If these foods mentioned induce vomiting, produce violent diarrhea, cause your teeth/hair to fall out, lead to sterility, take away vision and hearing temporarily, produce graphic hallucinations or give you other minor side effects then fear not. these are all natural when it comes to fine dining. Bon appétit.
A recipe sampling from the essential college cookbook Dixon Woodruff
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We just returned from spring break and the end of the semester is just five weeks away. That’s right, just five weeks. Some of you will be graduating and others will return this fall. But what are your plans for the summer? Here are three things to do this summer that will keep you busy but also add to your resume.
First, get to work. the summer is a great time to find a job to work and earn some income. If you can’t find full-time work, find a couple of part-time jobs. Don’t be too picky about the kinds of work you will do. You might miss out on some pretty cool jobs if you wait too long. Remember, you will not only compete with other college students but as you wait, you will also be
competing with high school students. While the work may not be in your field, the work experience is valuable. Keep a journal of your experiences. Take note of what you find to be good managerial techniques and things that are just wrong. You can use these entries as interview material and examples when you interview in future years.
second, look to intern or volunteer in a field you might have an interest in exploring. If you are working full-time you may not have time for this, but if you aren’t working full-time you should do this. While you aren’t getting paid the experiences and skills you will gain could be valuable later. In addition, the networking with those in the field will pay off later when you graduate with your degree. Be sure to ask for a letter of reference at the end of your service.
third, if you aren’t working, interning or volunteering you need to keep learning. Hit the local library and read and expand your
mind. take the time to read the classics or perhaps start learning about an area you’ve have an interest but never the time to spend to learn it. A residual benefit is that most libraries are air-conditioned which is a nice respite from the summer heat.
there is some evidence that college students who do nothing over the summer lose some academic skills. For instance, if math is your nemesis, you should keep up your math skills. Google math problems to work on or look to the Khan academy (free online college classes www.khanacademy.org) for a summer class that will keep your skills up in a particular area.
However, the key to a successful produc-tive summer experience is to start planning now. talk with relatives and family friends about possible opportunities for work. they may have good leads and connections. If you can’t earn, learn. Don’t waste your summer.
If you get a job, please make a budget and
save, save, save. the best way to do that is to get a savings account and forgo the debit card or find a trusted family member to hold on to your money. this will make it harder for you to spend that hard earned cash.
Finally, my last piece of advice is to take some time to have some fun. after a year of college classes, roommates and term papers you have earned a little down time. I recom-mend you check in with your local tourism office or go online and search out things to do in your area. there are tons of free activities all over utah and you don’t have to look far to find them.
Good luck and have a great summer. We will see you back on campus this fall!
For more advice on col lege visit w w w.adv iceon-college.com.
Start planning now for a productive summer, earn or learn
Emily Manleyeditor in chief
Workforce skills are gained in a myriad of ways. Higher education is one of the most measurable forms of preparedness for the workplace. However, there are other skills required in almost every position that are not necessarily gained once you have graduated with a degree. Communication skills are often overlooked as the millennial generation seeks employment. It is regularly assumed that interpersonal communication comes naturally and is learned without any formal training. employers are often surprised by the amount of training it takes to prepare employees for simple workplace tasks, such as customer service, holding professional telephone conversations, and conflict resolution. Just because someone has earned a degree does not mean that they are a fully competent employee.
the millennial generation has grown up in a tech-nological world. We were using msn messenger, texts, and now snap chats to communicate with our peers. the angst of our teen years found an outlet through
electronic transmission. We shy away from face to face confrontation and freeze up when addressed with an issue that we cannot think about, type, delete and re-type before responding.
the digitization of our communication skills is not entirely negative. the key is to balance our tech savvy communication with interpersonal communication.
Knowing how to build rapport with people is es-sential. anyone can say “Hello, my name is Benson, how can I help you?” but if you say it like a robot the person on the other line can tell and it will leave a sour taste in their mouth concerning you and your company. Conversely, if you say those same words with a smile in your voice and an engaging tone you will be much more likely to have a happy customer on the other line.
the secret to being a good communicator is in the small things: tone of voice, eye contact, smiling, small talk and body language. everyone wants to see a friendly face and to have someone remember their name. If you show someone that you are genuinely invested in them, they will be more likely to invest in you and your company.
Alex HerzogAssociate Vice Chancellor
Communication skills needed in the workplace
see Communication page 3
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CLUES TO EASTERN UTAH’S “MISSING LINK” ARCHAEOLOGY?
USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum hosts two Utah Statewide Archaeological Society Castle Valley Chapter presentations
Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m. in the Prehistoric Museum’s upstairs classroom
Please join Dr. Tim Riley, USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum Curator of Archand University of Chicago graduate/Texas A&M Ph.D. graduate, as he shares his exciting personal field work on the archaeology and rock art discoveries of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and how these discoveries may relate to parts of Eastern Utah, particularly the early painted Barrier Canyon style rock art and preservation technology. His presentation includes a detailed reconstruction of the hunter-gatherer cultures that occupied this area from the end of the Ice Age until historic times.
The Lower Pecos Canyonlands contain some of the oldest known rock art in the United States. Its arid climate and abundant rock shelters provide excellent organic preservation, yielding North America’s oldest evidence of both domesticated dogs and the use of psychotropic drugs.
This “don’t miss” event is free and open to students and the public.
Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m. in the Prehistoric Museum’s upstairs classroomInternationally acclaimed preservationist, pre-history scholar, and former USU Eastern professor Dr. Pam Miller will present a riveting update on the preservation efforts of Utah’s Nine-Mile Canyon, perhaps the most important prehistoric and archaic archaeological preservation effort in North America.
Miller will discuss the 2010 Tavaputs Plateau Programmatic Agreement, which was the result of a compromise between natural gas development and preservation activities. She will report on what the end was supposed to be, what the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition saw as the beginning, what has subsequently happened with the implementation of the Agreement, and what it all means to Castle Country’s unique and world-famous “World’s Longest Art Gallery”.
For additional information, please contact Chapter Pres. Craig Royce at 435-888-2234 or Chapter Secretary Christina Collingwood at [email protected].
A for-mer em-ployee of USU East-e r n a n d g r adua t e of the nurs-ing pro -gram was b o o k e d into Car-bon Coun-ty Jail on March 3 for pos-
session of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony; and pos-session of paraphernalia, a class
B misdemeanor. Jessica Tawn Jarvis, 34, of
Carbon County, was heard argu-ing in the Greenwell Motel with Jason Jered Jaimez, 37, of Helper, about 11 p.m. According to a Price city press release, police were dispatched to the hotel where a man and woman were having an argument that caused annoyance. The hotel room was registered in Jarvis’ name.
According to the Sun Advocate, police discovered drug parapher-nalia and more than 10 grams of methamphetamine on Jaimez. The Greenwell is within what police consider a drug-free zone where
both were arrested and taken to jail.Jaimez told police officers
that the drugs were his. He was also booked into jail for offenses including possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a second-degree felony; and pos-session of paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.
While in jail, Jaimez allegedly admitted he was the person who dealt Heroin that a man overdosed on in December 2013, according to a Price city press release. He was booked separately for distribution of a controlled substance (Heroin), a first-degree felony; and man-slaughter, a second-degree felony.
hike was only a half a mile from the road, but it was a steep uphill climb that took participants about an hour and a half to get to the den location. Fortunately, the weather was great and it was a perfect day for hiking. Last year the hike took over three hours and it snowed all day.
Once at the den, Crompton tranquilizes the mother bear with a dart fired from an air pistol. This keeps her asleep while he checks her health and determines if she has cubs. This year, there were two cubs, a female and a male, and mother and cubs seemed to be in excellent health.
The highlight of the day is the opportunity students to actually hold the bear cubs while the mother bear is immobilized. One might think that the mother would reject the cubs if they smell like humans, but years of experience has shown that the mothers keep taking care of the cubs just as if they hadn’t been handled. The cubs don’t seem to be fazed by the handling though they do squeal, yawn, stretch, snuggle, and sometimes even scratch – they have unusually long claws for such a tiny body. The drug keeping the mother bear asleep usually lasts about and hour, so the cubs are returned to her before she wakes up.
Once the cubs are back in the den with the mother, the hikers leave the den site and make the descent down the hill to the vehicles.
Though participants are greatly touched and exhilarated by the experience, the major point of the trip for wildlife students is to help them understand more fully what a wildlife biologist does in the real world and the challenges they face on a daily basis.
USU Eastern students participating in this year’s trip included TJ Cook, Shawn Devereaux, Shalayne Luke, Brayden Huntsman, Mike Sacco, Matt Thayne, Andrew Todachinnie, Xaela Walden, Heather Ferrell and Jesse Winn. Wade Arave, USU Eastern enrollment services admissions adviser, traveled with the group.
The bachelor’s degree in wildlife science is one of the new degree programs available at USU Eastern. The first students to complete the degree are expected to graduate spring 2015. In addition to the degree program, an active student wildlife club is on campus.
A meeting for all wildlife science majors or anyone interested in finding more about the degree or the wildlife club will be on Thursday, March 27 at 8 p.m. in WIB room 206.
If you want to learn about the wildlife science degree, attend the meeting or contact King at [email protected] or his office WIB room 133, or call 613-5400.
a venue of pride for students, fac-ulty and the community,” Peterson said. “It is a significant enhance-ment to our ability to fulfill our mission.”
The new building will serve as a linchpin to the college’s Build-ing Vitality Campaign that seeks much-needed structural upgrades to improve the overall curb appeal of the 75-year-old campus.
And talk about curb appeal. Located at the entrance of the
college, the Central Instructional Building (CIB) will span the curb along 400 North, occupying some 36,000 square feet of space. Its broad and expansive design with ample windows and lighting will serve as a beacon to students, com-munity members and visitors alike.
Peterson’s vision and excite-ment for this new building and its importance to the continuing vitality of the college and region spills over when he describes to students and faculty what to expect in the coming months.
“Our architectural planning is complete, and we have hired a
general contractor and construc-tion manager,” he said. “During the summer, we will start seeing utilities work and construction staging, and during July, we will see foundations poured.”
His assuredness in the details attests to the hours he has pored over the plans over the past four years since becoming USU East-ern’s first chancellor. He took the helm in 2010, the same year the former College of Eastern Utah merged with Utah State University.
“When we come back to school next fall, we will see steel and walls starting to rise,” he said. “Before we leave for Christmas break, the building will be dried in (that is, it will have a roof and walls) and construction work will proceed on interior spaces during the cold months. By fall term 2015, we will teach classes in our new building!”
Peterson said the college will continue to use the music build-ing and the SAC – the old student activity center -- until Fall 2015. After that, those buildings will be demolished. A new grassy quad for
the college will be planted where the SAC now stands.
“These changes will require us to be adaptive, but our ability to use the music building and SAC during the construction of the new building will save a lot of headaches,” he said.
As part of the project, the Geary Theatre will be seismically stabilized and expanded.
“Through coming years, we will revitalize the Geary and make it a fitting partner building for our new building,” he said.
Space planning is still underway for several programs that will need to be relocated. He assured faculty, staff and students impacted by this that they will be involved in the planning.
“When the governor finally signs the legislation and all fund-ing is secured, we will have many people to thank,” Peterson said. “Those will include the members of the regional advisory board, USU President Stan Albrecht and the administration in Logan, Sen. David Hinkins and other legisla-tive friends and the many people who have donated to the building’s funding.”
was everything he anticipated it to be, however, losing Fernando Alcántar as their adviser, definitely brought forth some challenges. Despite some of the unexpected twists, Madsen felt that the members of student government really stepped up in fulfilling their duties. It was made sure that there was always someone from student government in meetings so that there was always student voices present. Madsen encourages Ben Bjarnson to establish strong connec-tions with the administration, along with the student body, so that there is a direct line of communication and student voices can be heard.
When asked if he could, would he run again, he said he definitely would. He really enjoyed being able to be involved and serve in this leadership position, sitting in on meetings being seeing the love that the administration has for this school. He enjoys being able to get to know the students, and seeing that he can
make a difference here at USU Eastern. Being in his first year of marriage with his wife
Morganne, and being a part of the USU Eastern’s baseball team on top of serving in this position, Madsen obviously has his plate full of responsibility. When asked what comes first, he immediately responded that he always tries to put his wife first, then student government and baseball because of the responsibilities that he has in both. He is grateful for the opportuni-ties that he has been given, including the scholarships he received to help pay for his schooling. He plans to continue his education at Utah State in Logan, to eventually become an orthodontist one day.
Madsen hopes to end this school year with a bang, and continue to get to know more of the students on campus while strengthening the relationships that he has already made. He would also like to encourage anyone who has any concerns or ideas they would like to share with him to feel free to contact him by e-mail at [email protected].
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gation, are appearing to have a greater impact on the number of students choosing to “come back.” Thorn-ton says. “There weren’t any correlating factors that seemed to be standing out other than the students who haven’t returned either tested into remedial math or had scores that had expired which would require them to either test again or start in remedial math although I do not believe this speaks to math as the problem.
“At this time, I am working to see the number of students who are persisting and where they started with their math to see if there is a difference between the two groups. I have a comment from a book that I think reflects our institution so well, Vincent Tinto’s book Leaving College and it says “institutions and students would be better served if a concern for the education of students, their social and intellectual growth were the guiding principle of institutional action. When that goal is achieved, enhanced student retention will naturally follow.
“I believe that is what our institution and our staff and faculty have really excelled at and where I think the mentoring initiative will only enhance that effort. “[Student’s success in] remedial math courses (1010 and below) have a strong correlation with how many students stay from year to year. ”
A struggle that the academic advising office often faces is encouraging students to follow through and complete the required math courses. Struggling in math
can dishearten any student, and as Thornton points out, can even lead the student to dropping out of his/her chosen program. There are efforts being made to address remedial math at the state and policy level and USU has piloted the Math 0921 program and is working on another pilot for students on a statistics track which will pilot in Logan this summer.
Movements are being made to increase retention at Eastern, primarily by adding a mentoring program to the school. Such a program would go beyond academic advising, in allowing the student to keep closer ties with their professors and desired degrees.
One might not think of retention as the catalyst for enrollment success, but its place next to recruiting can’t be ignored for the school to grow. Compared to other Utah public schools, Eastern stacks up well in terms freshman recruiting. In fall 2013, the university saw a substantial increase in first-year students compared to the previous fall.
Iyere says, “We have invested $100,000 to in-volve faculty and staff in recruitment. We are seeing positive results from an increase in efforts. Other universities are experiencing decrease while we are increasing. We want to make sure faculty members are the ones mentoring students. I want to restructure developmental courses. We are doing a lot to improve student success. Students are customers, and we want to improve customer service. We want to make sure they get quality education for the money they pay.” Iyere says. fall to spring.
Retention
As you finish school, and trudge through minimum wage food-service jobs, focus on building com-munication skills. Take a group or interpersonal communication class (both offered at USU Eastern).
See how well you can engage with the people at the table you’re waiting, ask them how their day has been and be genuinely interested in their story about their grandson turning eight. It will be great practice building your customer service skills, and it might
even get you a bigger tip.Communication skills give you the ability to foster
a productive relationship with those you work with, put the customers at ease and make them feel appreci-ated, assert yourself with clarity and confidence and resolve conflicts quickly and calmly.
With these skills you will be a commodity that any employer will be quick to hire.
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Student SuCcess
WorkshopsWorkshops are FREE and
open to all USU Eastern students
Golden GrilleOpen Monday-Friday
Breakfast omlets,burritos, eggs, bacon
and more served 8-10 a.m.
Lunch, sandwiches, smoth-ies, espresso and more served 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
What a Woman Wants ExpoFriday & Saturday, March 28-29
at The Tuscan in PriceLot’s of amazing deals & tutorials
Check out the exhibits: fashions, health, home decor, food, hair & nails, makeup, stress relief, first-look products, fitness, jewelry, footwear
~ All proceeds go to the USU Eastern cosmetology scholarship fund~
Mar 27 Finance 101: Money
managemet12:30 p.m.
JLSC Alumni room
Mar 20 Resume and cover letter
writing11:30 a.m.
JSLC Boardroom
Fundraiser for cosmetology scholarshipsLi’l Touch of Bling Boutique along with many other stylish vendors will be at the “What a Woman Wants” expo Friday March 27 5-9 p.m. and Saturday March 28 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Tuscan.
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WHAT A WOMAN WANTS EXPO
photo by Hunter Free/The Eagle
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Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” set to debut in April Directing students to attend USU Eastern is not the first time admis-
sion’s adviser Wade Arave has worn a directing hat of sorts. After taking a year off of wearing a theatrical directing hat, Arave is in the Geary Theatre directing his first college play on the Price campus.
Arave’s day job remains as an admissions adviser as the college tries to hit its 4,000 students in four years goal, but at night he will moonlight inside the famed Geary Theatre for the next month preparing the theatre students for the final production of the year.
He is directing “The Mousetrap,” Agatha Christie’s most famous and longest running play, set to open April 10-12 and running through the weekend of April 17-19.
According to Arave, it is the murder mystery of all murder mysteries and many other stories have been based on the structures and the char-acters of “The Mousetrap,” including the theatre department’s previous production “The Real Inspector Hound.”
Tradition and superstition goes that you don’t reveal, allude or talk about the true killer while in the theatre or else it will bring bad luck to the audience the night you attend. The plot is filled with twist after twist and will keep you guessing as to which character is the killer and which are the red herrings.
The show takes place in an old country manor turned guest house. The guests show up in a the worst snow storm the area has seen in years that eventually traps everyone inside. An unexpected phone call from the police explains there is a serial killer in the house that will kill two of the guests. The tension in the house mounts as information is withheld and the truth is never quite the truth. When one of the guests turns up dead, all fingers point to everyone else as they try to piece together who and how the murder could have happened. It’s never who you expect.
The cast includes Lesly Gaona as Mollie; Joshua-David S. Zelasko, Giles; McKylin Rowe, Christopher; Annie Zelasko, Mrs. Boyle; Josh Bone as Major Metcalf; Libby Petereit, Miss Casewell; Julian Barone Fowler, Paravincini, Ryan Pettingill, Trotter; Aaron Bone is the male characters’ understudy.
The play runs April 10-12 and 17-19. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets can be bought at the ticket office in the Geary Theatre.McKylin “Mac” Rowe rehearses his lines in preparation for the upcoming play “Mousetrap” which will run April 10-12 and 17-19.
For the seventh year in a row, students and faculty from USU Eastern’s automotive depart-ment spent Feb. 21-22 in Blanding, Utah, teach-ing 60 San Juan and Grand County students the latest in automotive technology. The first day was primarily workshops and the second day was a hands-on contest. The top three students from each school was given an award at the conclusion of the two-day event.
Stan Martineau, Todd Richardson and Mike Kava, assistant professors at USU Eastern (Kava also teaches at Emery High School), took six students to conduct workshops for the high school automotive students.
Students rotated in 20-minute training sessions that included engine repair, suspen-sion and steering, brake and electrical systems scan-tool diagnostic, air conditioning and data information. During the second day, students competed against each other and the clock to test their skills on what they learned the day before.
Martineau said, “The automotive program as USU Eastern is happy to provide opportunities
to those in Southern Utah that they might not have. We encourage students in the area to join us on the San Juan campus.
“We anticipate continuation in the future and appreciate the opportunity to be on the San Juan campus for the activity.”
Jorge Lascano, one of USU Eastern’s in-ternational students had this to say about the training, “It was a nice experience. My instructor and other people had told me that the students are really serious and it’s hard to make them smile. First thing I thought was, this is going to be tough.
“Once I got there I thought everything was a lie because they were smiling while socializing with their friends. When I got the chance to instruct them I understood what people had told me was true. That they really are serious people.
“After all, I found out that the more you get to know them, they either smile at you or get more serious towards you. It wasn’t my first time instructing people, but the first time I had to do it for something technical. I really enjoyed it.”
Castle Valley Archaeological
Society presents . . .
Is the Texas Pecos River-style-rock art the link to Castle
Country’sworld famous “missing link”
archaic rock art?A detailed reconstruction of the hunter-
gatherer cultures that occupied this area from the end of the Ice Age until historic times will encompass Tim Riley, USU Eastern’s Prehistoric Museum Curator of Archaeology’s, presentation on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the museum’s second-floor classroom.
The Lower Pecos Canyonlands contain some of the oldest known rock art in the United States. Its arid climate and abundant rock shelters provide excellent organic pres-ervation, yielding North America’s oldest evidence of both domesticated dogs and the use of psychotropic drugs.
Dr. Riley will share his field work on the archaeology and rock art discoveries of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and how these discoveries may relate to parts of Eastern Utah, particularly the early painted Barrier Canyon-style rock art and preserva-tion technology.
Poly Schaafsma, in her classic papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnol-ogy at Harvard University, refers to the Castle Valley’s Barrier Canyon-style archaic rock art as some of the finest examples of rock painting in the world, yet of a culture not confidently recorded in the archaeological record, to date a true “missing link.”
This is a Castle Country “don’t miss” eve-ning presented by the Castle Valley Chapter of the Utah Statewide Archaeological Society, said Chapter President Craig Royce. The pre-sentation is free and open to students, faculty and staff.
For additional information about Riley’s presentation or the Castle Valley Chapter, contact Royce at 435-888-2234 or Christina Colling-wood at [email protected].
USU Eastern’s Wyntre Pierce is motivated to start moving forward with new ideas as she prepares to take over as activities vice president for the 2014-15 academic year.
Some of Pierce’s ideas include getting more student involvement. When asked how this can this be done, she responded, “I want this generation to do it differently. We need more collaboration between coordinators to get more involvement.”
As Pierce explained, if more of the clubs and associations coordinated together, there would be further involvement from more students. If more
clubs and associations gather under one collective mind to plan events, they should be more attended.
If students have ideas or concerns, can they come to her with those? Nodding her head, Pierce stated, “Yes, students have ideas and we want them to be heard so we would love to hear about it.”
Along with the new upcoming involvement plan, Pierce knows the stress level she will be under to make her office successful. She said, “The reason for it is because someone will always be unhappy with some of the decisions made. Unfortunately not everyone can be happy so it can cause a lot of stress.”
Is it worth all of the stress to fulfill her duties as activities vice president? She said, “Yes it is worth it because I am gaining new experiences such as contacting people when we need things done, making schedules, planning events and listen-ing to new ideas.”
If students have any ideas questions or concerns, they can stop by the student government office on the second floor of the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center to meet Pierce. She said her office hours are posted and to check to see when she can be reached.
Wyntre Pierce named ESA activities vice president
USU Eastern automotive training held in Blanding
Wyntre Pierce
USU Eastern student Jorge Lascano tests an ECT sensor (hands on)photo courtesy of Wade Arave
“The best part about winning any award in the UPA contest, is that USU Eastern students compete against professionals in the journalism field. The Eagle has the smallest circulation of all the UPA member newspapers with 1,000 papers printed. Thus, kudos to The Eagle staff,” adviser Susan Polster, Ph.D., said.
The newspaper was judged on issues from spring
2013 with Karli Morris, Roosevelt, serving as editor; and fall 2013 with Stilson as editor. Polster attributed much of The Eagle’s success to Sun Advocate publisher Rick Shaw who sponsored and paid for The Eagle to be admitted into the UPA. “His support for The Eagle in this organization is extraordinary. For this I am deeply appreciative.”
The Eagle was judged in group one of four newspa-per categories that includes all weeklies under 2,500 in circulation. Other college newspapers who are part of
UPA include Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Weber State University and Utah State University.
The Utah Press Association was created in 1893 to represent Utah’s publishers. The organization is Utah’s oldest trade association. It’s website reads, “as an organization, we represent Utah’s finest, most respected journalism. Utah Press Association annually recognizes excellence in our state’s newspapers and presents awards to industry leaders.”
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photo by Hunter Free/The Eagle
Campuses combine for training
Higher education funding appropriation increases by more than 11 percent With the 2014 legislative session over and the state budget finalized, the Utah
legislature has shown substantial commitment to the state’s public colleges and universities by approving a budget increase of slightly more than 11 percent.
“This is a significant increase in state funding for higher education, which will make a measurable difference in the lives of our students,” said David Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education. “We appreciate the support of legislators who are investing in Utah’s future.”
Many of the budget priorities of the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) were approved, including a 1.25 percent compensation increase and $50 million to address acute equity at Weber State University, Utah Valley University, Salt Lake Community College, Dixie State University and Utah State University – regional campuses. This appropriation will ease long-standing capacity issues and will help to balance the state funding per student with other institutions.
Mission-based funding, which bolsters initiatives to increase college participa-tion and graduations, was increased by $7 million.
Several of USHE’s capital development requests were funded, including a much-needed new science building at Weber State University as well as criti-cal classroom buildings for the regional campuses of Utah State University in Brigham City and Price. The Regents Scholarship and New Century Scholarship were both fully funded.
Bonnie Jean Beesley, chair of the State Board of Regents, stated, “We appre-ciate this considerable show of support from the Utah legislature, who together with Governor Herbert, business and community leaders, and others recognize that higher education is critical to the economy and well-being of the state and its people.”
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) includes all of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities: The University of Utah, Utah State University, Weber State University, Southern Utah University, Snow College, Dixie State University, Utah Valley University and Salt Lake Community College. USU Eastern is under the Logan campus.
Steven Clowardstaff writer
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Katryne de la Rosa, Shanae Jensen, and Koralys Gonzalez are newcomers to the ambassador team.
Jonathan Foxstaff writer
USU Eastern added three new faces to its ambassador team early February. Shanae Jensen, Koralys Gonzalez, and Kateryne de la Rosa are the newest additions to the team. Each of them brings with her a unique background and a new perspective for the team.
Shanae Jensen is on track to become a nurse, and wanted to be an ambassador because she has had so many good experiences at Eastern
and she wants to help prospective students realize that they too can have a great experience.
She can really connect with students and help them understand why Eastern is a good match for them specifically. Before she had settled on any college, some ambassadors came to her high school and really talked to her and got to know her. Because of the connection they made with her, they were able to help her see how USU Eastern was the right place for her to go.
“The people who came to my high school were really one on one
and got to know me first,” Jensen says, “That is what I want to bring to the team.”
By being an ambassador, Jensen hopes to learn how to better inter-act with others and how to work together in the work field.
Koralys Gonzalez, Eastern volleyball star, is the second of the three new additions to the team. She brings to the team a great deal of compassion and positive energy. Gonzalez has been offered a schol-arship to play volleyball for BYU, but will complete one more year at Eastern before moving on to BYU. She brings to the team a go get ‘em
attitude, and causes all around her to be as motivated as she is.
Kateryne de la Rosa is the third new addition to the ambassador team. She is at Eastern right now studying to become a biological engineer. She says that she wanted to be an ambassador because she loves to be a leader and wanted to
get more involved and better her leadership abilities.
“I love to be a leader, and I love talking to other people. I like to be a part of a big group,” she says.
“I think I bring creativity to the team,” de la Rosa says. “I think that is something we need when we go and talk to people and try to get
them to come to our school.” De la Rosa is also there to learn.
“I want to get better at the things that I love. I want to learn from other people how I can be better,” she says. “I want to learn how I can be a better person.”
Each new member brings a new perspective and specific skill set.
For the second semester, the Eagle Ambassador team gains three new leaders
Eight men battled for the title of 2014 Mr. USU EasternCompetition included humorous lip syncing, arduous games, talent, swimwear and overall presentation. Each contestant
fought valiantly as they vied to win the all male pageant
photo by Jonathan Fox/The Eagle
USU Eastern’s Office of Residence Life and the SUN Center sponsored the first ever “Run A Mile in Their Shoes” 5k on March 1. The program involved college students, avid 5k runners, and members in the local community.
Jeff Spears, director of residence life, said, “This is the first time the residence halls has extended an invitation to the lo-cal community to join an event this year. We hope to continue this trend in the future as com-munity support is important to the success of the college.”
The registration for the 5k was a pair of new/used shoes to be donated to the Community Clothing Closet. This organization has aided members in the local community with needed clothing items and alleviate the financial burden for families. There were quite a few runners that donated multiple pairs of shoes. In all, three boxes and two full industrial garbage bags full of shoes were collected from the participants.
“The program originated from the RAs during a brainstorming session for program ideas in January,” said Spears. The RAs, SUN Center volunteers and hall directors started planning the activity in early February. “This type of activity took careful planning by multiple people/departments: shirt ideas, route planning, police for traffic, hydration stations and participant registration. There were about 20 people in key roles to make sure the 5k ran smoothly.”
The route has been used in prior 5ks sponsored by Carbon High School and will be used again by USU Eastern in subsequent years. The shoes were thrown in trees near the BDAC to symbolize the importance of the event. The hanging shoes in the trees represented the need for donations to the Community Clothing Closet and problems facing the local community with securing a vital resource: clothing.
The participation was tremendous given the time of year and only weeks to prepare for the 5k. There
were about 84 participants at the program and 20 were avid 5k runners in Carbon County. Some of the run-ners used the activity as a tune-up for the 5k season.
“We did everything we possibly could to advertise for this event. We utilized local radio time, posted flyers in small businesses, recruited participants in the student center/residence halls and sent about 60 letters to a list of 5k runners in the local area.”
Multiple participants were impressed with the quality of the program. When asked if USU Eastern would sponsor another 5k next year Spears responded, “Of course we will consider this event for next year. We want each hall to sponsor a community event and invite participation from students and residents from the local area. In fact, we are planning the 5k to take place in the fall closer to the start of the academic year and when it is a little warmer.”
What will be changed next year? Spears answered, “I think we want to exceed 84 participants and also more advertising for the event. We have even thought about adding small stop watches for the participants to use in the 5k and also for future races. I also think we want to continue the focus on local issues in Car-bon and Emery County as a reason for the 5k.” The SUN Center and the Office of Residence Life at USU Eastern would like to thank the participants of the 5k and to look for the event again next year.
“Run a mile in their shoes” 5K review
Shoes from the 5k fundraiser hang outside the BDAC.
photos by Hunter Free/The Eagle
photo by Hunter Free/The Eagle
Mr. USU Eastern: Toby Prettyman1st Attendant: Dakoda Linsay
2nd Attendant: Tyson Banner
Champions
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SPORTSMarch 20, 2014Page 6
David Osborne Jr.sports writer
The 2013-14 basketball season offi-cially ended for the Utah State University Eastern Golden Eagles basketball team on Feb. 28. The season was full of ups and downs for the Golden Eagles, reaching the 11th spot in the national basketball poll and a low point of a five-game losing streak.
Entering into the Scenic West Athletic Conference Tournament, the team held the fourth seed and played the fifth seed and host team Snow College.
The game started slow for the Golden Eagles and at halftime the team found themselves down to the Badgers, 37-34. During the second half, the team picked up the tempo and the group of Golden Eagle faithful responded, matching the Badger’s “Rowdy Crowd” in volume and intensity. At the end of the game the Golden Eagles found themselves ahead of the Badgers, 86-79.
Sophomore point guard Jaleni Neely led the team, scoring 20 points, handing out six assists and adding four rebounds.
Three other Golden Eagle players found themselves with a double-digit scoring total with Kendahl Amerson and Travon Langston both scoring 15 and Alioune Tew scoring 14 points while adding 10 rebounds and two-blocked shots, achiev-ing a double-double.
The following night the Golden Eagles played the first ranked team in the conference, the College of Southern Idaho in the semi-finals of the tourna-ment. The game started physically with both teams being over the foul limit before the half was over. At halftime the Golden Eagles found themselves down to CSI by three, 41-38. The game continued to be a physical one in the second half as again both teams were over the foul limit and both teams were on the free throw line. The Golden Eagles attempted 43 free throws, making 28 of them while CSI attempted 37 making, 24. At the end of the game the Golden Eagles found themselves down, losing to CSI 87-77.
The Golden Eagles were led by Neely again, scoring 20 points, grabbing seven rebounds and ended with two assists and steals. Trahmier Burrell and Amerson
both had 15 points. Although the team lost and the season was over the team was able to hold their heads high losing to the second-ranked team in the nation at the time.
With the season over, it is time to focus on the achievements of the players from USU Eastern. Three players achieved season awards: Amerson was named to the First Team All-Conference while Teotino Do and Neely were both named to the Second Team All-Conference.
Several individuals finished within the Top 50 of the nation. Josh Van Weezep finished first in the nation in three-point percentage hitting 57.6 percent of his shots behind the arc. Neely finished 12th in the nation with an average of 30.8 minutes played per game and 17th in free throws made/attempted with 173 made and 212 attempted. Amerson finished 32nd in the 3-point made/attempts, he hit 81 of his 205 attempts. Do finished 44th in blocks, with 52 total blocks in the season.
In the end the Golden Eagles finished with a record of 7-8 in the Scenic West Athletic Conference Tournament with an overall record of 21-10.
Reaching down, proving something Welcome back to New York Phil Jackson
Eagles beat Snow, lose to CSI to end season
Phil Jackson is back in New York, providing the Knicks stability, champion-ship-building ideas and a link to the franchise’s best days. Now they need him to get some good players.
Jackson was introduced Tuesday as team president of the Knicks, in the midst of another difficult season and with no easy path to a quick fix. Jackson has won here before, done plenty of it since and says a couple of years off have left him ready to take on what might be his toughest challenge, turning this dysfunctional franchise into a champion again. Jack-son was a member of the Knicks’ title teams in 1970 and 1973, and they haven’t won since. He went on to win 11 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls.
This will be his first time as an executive and the Knicks say he will be in charge of all basketball decisions. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan said he “willingly and gratefully” is stepping back to give Jackson the power to make the changes (according to the associated press). The Knicks announced the hir-ing in the lobby of Madison Square Garden, with a giant “Welcome Home Phil” sign overhead and racks of his old No. 18 jersey on sale.
He signed a five-year con-tract that reportedly will pay at least $12 million annually. After living in California for many years, Jackson said he would spend significant time in New York, starting with Wednesday’s game against Indiana. He’s got big deci-sions coming up involving Carmelo Anthony and Coach Mike Woodson.
Will Phil Jackson be the spark the Knicks organiza-tion needs? Will he be that president to go down in history? No one knows if Jackson will change the face of this team, but some people have big hopes, while others frown upon the latest decision from the New York Knicks organization.
Chase Castleberrysports writer
“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something”-Nolan Ryan
Often times in life, people seem to give up on their dreams and surrender their passions, but for starting third baseman Hadley Thorpe, giving up was never an option. Thorpe batted an impressive .322 average and is now leading the team with the most hits, most doubles, and most total bases. Oh, did I mention he hasn’t played a single game of competitive baseball for over four years?
Thorpe graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 2009 and went on to play at SUU. However, dur-ing the following summer, Thorpe broke his arm while working at his summer job, making baseball too difficult to play.
He may have felt his college dreams were slowly fading away, but little did he know his college baseball career was just beginning. “I really just missed being competitive,” Thorpe says. “It wasn’t just baseball I missed, but being a competitive ath-lete.” After four summers of working in Spanish Fork, another window of opportunity arose for Thorpe.
High school teammate Greg Money made plans to play for the Golden Eagles. Thorpe said, “One of my good friends, Greg Money, was planning on playing, so I de-cided to come down for the fall and give baseball another shot.” Money said “I knew Hadley was good, and could compete at the next level, I really wanted to keep playing ball with one of my best friends.” Thorpe decided to join his close friend and move to Price.
Being the oldest player, Thorpe didn’t dread his situation, but em-braced it. Taking a four-year break from anything is difficult, “I was
worried about my skill level coming back. I wasn’t sure if I could still play like I could before.”
Thorpe exceeded all expectations by becoming better than ever and having a successful fall. “I feel I’m better now. I feel being older, I’m more confident than I was in high school.”
The Golden Eagles have been fantastic this season under the coach-ing of Scott Madsen. “I really like how Coach Madsen gets to know you on a personal basis,” Thorpe explains. “He gets to know you on and off the field; it’s not just only about baseball.” The relationship between a coach and a player has a huge effect on the outcome of a season. The relationship between these two is very personable.
Thorpe has played a key role for the Golden Eagles during this season, and has enjoyed every minute of it. “I have loved spending time with my friends and getting to know all of the guys on the team.”
He has done some incredible swinging for the Golden Eagles, but his passion is his glove. “I like playing defense most, there’s nothing better than taking a hit from somebody and helping your pitcher.”
We have all been in situations where we just want to hang the cleats up and give up, maybe due to some lack of motivation, but Thorpe has something to play for. “I don’t think there is anything better than winning; trying to make myself as good as I can be to help the team succeed is my motivation.” On and off the field, baseball has taught Thorpe to keep working hard and never yielding to his expectations.
What can we learn from a baseball player? What can we learn from a guy who refuses to let go of his dream? “Anyone who has a chance should play, we only have a little while, and you’ll never regret taking a chance.” Thorpe has taken his chances here for the Golden Eagles and has been an inspiration. He is definitely reaching down and proving something.
The 2013-14 men’s basketball season is over. The team made it to the SWAC semi-finals at Snow College and lost to CSI. It was a tough loss, but even with the loss, a few of the guys won SWAC and NJCAA awards. • Kendahl Amerson- First Team All-Conference. NJACC: 32nd in 3-point made/attempts, 81/205 3-point shots. • Teotino Do- Second Team All-Conference. NJACC: 44th in blocks, 52 total.• Jaleni Neely- Second Team All-Conference. NJACC: 12th with an average of 30.8 minutes a game. 17th in free throw made/attempts, 173/212 free throws made.• Josh Van Weezep- NJACC: 1st in 3-point percentage with 57.6% of his 3-point shots.
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
Hadley Thorpe returns to baseball after a four-year absence.
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
Nafis Walker goes for a dunk.
2013-14 men’s basketball team.
Hadley Thorpe almost gave up his dream when he broke his arm
Congratulations to men’s basketball team
Trahmier Burrellsports writer
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
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Shantel Hardysports writer
[email protected] USU Eastern’s baseball team has been
playing incredibly well since the begin-ning of the season posting a 11-10 record.
Playing on their home field on Feb. 28, the Golden Eagles faced the Southern Nevada Coyotes. The Golden Eagles started right-hander Sean Hardman on the mound. Hardman pitched into the seventh inning giving up only one run. After the game, Hardman said, “I felt re-ally good; I thought it was a good outing. My change-up was my best pitch and felt I was keeping the batters off balance.”
Despite Hardman’s efforts, the Golden Eagles fell short, losing 1-0. They couldn’t catch a break against the Coyotes their second game either, los-ing 3-1. Shortstop Kyle Durbin was the only player to score against the Coyotes during their two-game series.
Due to weather conditions, games were cancelled Feb. 29 with make up games held on March 4-5, where USU Eastern played against the Washington All-Stars.
The Eagles breezed by with a 13-3 win. Jacob Chlarson, starting catcher for the Golden Eagles, went 2-3 with 2 RBIs. Chlarson said, “I was super excited to play and wanted to perform to the best of my abilities. I was able to get my pitch and hit the ball.”
That wasn’t enough of a victory for Eastern as they continued to play the Washington All-Stars the next day. A game they easily won 9-2. Bryce Blackburn led the team with 2 RBIs and dominated second base.
There was no rest for the Eagles as they played against the Idaho All-Stars March 7-8 on the Golden Eagles home field. With the support of their fans, the Golden Eagles could not be stopped.
Starting first basemen Jonathan Santiago hit a long home run, scoring three in the bottom of the third inning. The Eagles ended up with a winning 14-4.
As the next game continued, the Golden Eagles once again dominated the Idaho All-Stars winning 10-3. Derek Young got his first college start for the Eagles, going 2-3 with 2 RBIs. Young said, “It was cool and it felt really good to be recognized for all the hard work I’ve put in. I was seeing the ball well, and it looked easy to hit.”
The series continued against the Idaho All-Stars on March 8. The pitch-ing staff for the Golden Eagles looked tremendous, refusing to allow any runs in seven innings. Colter Moore started for the Eagles, pitching six innings and striking out 12 batters. Cortlen Nielson closed the last by inning striking out one batter and giving up only one hit. The Golden Eagles took the victory winning 8-0. The Eagles were unstoppable at the plate, scoring 13 runs in five innings. Center fielder Jordan Mellon went 2-3 with 3 RBIs hitting a single and a triple with a stolen base. The Golden Eagles finished the weekend 4-0 against the Idaho All-Stars.
The Golden Eagles made their way down to Thatcher, Ari., for Spring Break to play against the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters. Playing in sunny, warm weather, the Golden Eagles competed every inning March 12, defeating the Gila Monsters 3-1. Sean Hardman was unstoppable on the mound, pitching over seven innings and only giving up one run.
After their first victory against the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters, the Eagles looked forward to a double header the next day on March 13. Hadley Thorpe was the only player to score during the game, beginning the inning with a double, Thorpe said, “I felt confident enough in our pitching that scoring this
one run was enough for a win.” Sure enough, the Golden Eagles scraped a victory, winning 1-0.
After their first game, the Golden Eagles played again and fell short, losing 2-3 against the Gila Monsters. Despite their fighting efforts every inning, they could not find a way to win. Their final game in the series in Thatcher was an in-tense game. Starting pitcher Mitch Dahl pitched until the fifth inning when Jayce Hill took over. Hill said after the game, “To be honest, I was a little nervous. I only threw four pitches in the bullpen, but once I was out there, I felt really good.”
The Golden Eagles battled the whole game and squeaked out a victory by winning 4-3. The Golden Eagles ended the series with a 3-1 record against the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters.
The Golden Eagles are home this weekend for their Fan Appreciation Day on Friday, March 21 against the Colo-rado Northwestern Community College Spartans on the Eagle’s field located at 1100 East and 900 North in Price. The doubleheader begins at noon and rally towels will be given to first 200 fans. Free hot dogs and drinks will be given to all fans.
Baseball 11-10 for season
Jordan Weihingsports writer
After a devastating game to Snow College on Feb. 22, losing by just one basket, USU Eastern was bumped out of third in the confer-ence to fourth. If Eastern had beat Snow, they would have played Colorado Northwestern Community College in the first round of the SWAC Conference Tournament, a team that USU had beaten every time this year. Instead, the Lady Eagles were forced to face their rivals Snow College again, this time on Snow’s home court.
In the season, Eastern had beaten Snow one time out of the three times they faced them. This game was no different than any of the others; fiercely competitive.
The scoring load was shared evenly throughout the Eastern team. Five players scored 10 points or above. Shantaya Strebel lead the scoring with 16, hitting an amazing 100 percent from behind the arc. For Snow it was a completely different story. One player, Whitney Saunders, carried the scoring load with 29 points and also grabbing 15 rebounds.
In the end, Snow turned out to be too much
for the Lady Eagles. They dominated the Eagles on the boards, snatching 44 rebounds compared to Eastern’s 26.
Head Coach Dave Paur wasn’t satisfied with the amount of shots Eastern was taking. He said, “We scored 77 points and took 54 shots. That means Snow won that game be-cause they forced us to do what they wanted… we can’t let that happen in the future.” Paur’s goal for the season was to attempt 90 shots a game but in the end, they averaged about 80 shots a game. The final score for the game was 82-77 in Snow’s favor.
Eastern finished the season with a 13-17 record. They were second in the nation in of-fensive rebounds and third in three-pointers made.
The stat Paur is most dissatisfied with is points per game, which was almost 81.
His aim for next season is to increase the athleticism of his players to be more prepared defensively. He has also focused his attention to recruiting exceptional shooters to help increase the field goal percentage.
Paur said, “I want to be entertaining and this year we were. People want to see a game where there is a lot of shooting.” Paur is aiming to make this next year even more entertaining than the last.
Eastern out in first round of the SWAC Conference
Almost 100 high school soccer players from Utah, Arizona and Ne-vada showed up on the USU Eastern campus on Wednesday, March 5, to officially start the first intercollegiate men’s and women’s soccer program.
Newly named head coach Ammon Bennett met the prospective players, many of whom brought their parents to “Soccer Day” on the Price campus. He said getting students to USU Eastern will not be the problem, getting the right athletes is what I want to do here. “In Iowa where I came from, we would pick up 25 student athletes each year from Utah schools to play soccer for me. This is a great state for great soccer players. “
Bennett has been on campus since February and has been in Utah, Ari-zona and Nevada recruiting. He sent out e-mails to all the coaches in the state, but thinks most of the students who showed up was via word of mouth. “These students want to jump from playing soccer in high school to playing soccer in college.”
A proven winner, Bennett has been to the national tournament twice where his teams placed second. He has high expectations of the program at USUE and plans to create winning programs for both the men’s and women’s soc-cer teams.
He said he plans to have 25 athletes on each team by fall semester 2014. “I don’t believe in bringing a bunch of athletes in and cutting them midway through the season.”
The first “Soccer Day” began with Associate Vice Chancellor of Price Campus Operations, Alex Herzog, welcoming the overflowing crowd of students and parents to the school. “Be-ing a student athlete is tough. There will be travel, early practices and late study nights to just to keep up. It takes someone special, someone tough . . . just like who we are at USU Eastern . . . just like Gibby, our rock, tough . . . like the miners that built this town, tough.
“The one thing I can say about USU Eastern is that our faculty and staff care and have a vested interest in your success. “
The Director of Enrollment Ser-vices, Kristian Olsen, spoke to the students and was excited to see all the prospective students visit campus. “This has been a long time coming and brings such value to campus. The best part about adding a soccer program to our athletic program is soccer players are usually good students and good athletes. They define what a good student athlete is.”
Wade Arave, an enrollment ser-vices admissions adviser, added, “It is exciting to have so many come out to kick off the new program. With num-bers like this, it indicates some great growth for soccer at USU Eastern.”
The students were treated to lunch by USUE and then Coach Bennett held a two-hour tryout on the soccer field.
Soccer athletes flock to USU Eastern fields
Larissa Quintana shoots a two-point shot against Snow College.
Tyson Hutchins throws out the opposing team’s runner.
Jordan Weihing talks to a prospective soccer player.
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
photo courtesy of Tyson Chappell
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Morgan Verdistaff writer
Instead of seeking out the sun in one of the top-10 spring break areas, members of USU Eastern’s SUN Center kicked off their designer shoes and put on their work gloves for a spring break of fun and a
week of doing good for others. Members of the SUN Center headed down to the Navajo Mountains and the Navajo Canyon in Southeastern Utah from March 9-14.
Catie Duncan, a member of the SUN Center said, “We built a house for a man and a woman who were taking care of their grandchildren. The foundation was built a year ago, so it just sat there for a year. We put up the frames, the siding, the windows and the roof. We finished the outside and another group is there this week to finish the inside. We also painted a house for eight hours and attached shingles to a roof. We learned so much from it.”
The weather was nice for the entire trip. Duncan said, “It was so nice. The first day was really hot, but the next few days we were there were perfect. The sun was out and there was a breeze, it was so nice.”
Everyone had a great time on Spring Breakaway. Hannah Murphy, another member of the SUN Center said, “I had so much fun. It was absolutely beautiful there. I loved getting to know the Navajo culture.” Juan Jarlin said, “It was a great experience. I made some really amazing friends and was able to develop some awesome relationships.” Duncan said, “It was an amazing experience. I would go back in a heartbeat, not only do you get to learn new things, but the Navajo culture is so beautiful.”
Everyone had different favorite parts of the trip. Duncan said, “My favorite part was experiencing the
culture. The way people think there is so different from us, but so amazing. Everything they do is based on nature and built around respect for nature. I also loved being with everyone, and I made friends I would have never known otherwise.” Murphy said, “I liked seeing what we accomplished from start to finish, and seeing the family we built the house for was awesome.”
Jarlin said, “I loved the tour we took on Thursday. We got to see and learn so much. Everything they do is based on symbols and everything has a meaning. I had never before thought that when a storm has a lot of lightning, it’s a male storm. I thought that was cool. Also working as a group was amazing.”
The USU Eastern students got to build some interesting things as well. Murphy said, “We got to build an outhouse, and actually it was so much fun. I learned so many new things from it, like how to drill things. It was pretty crazy though, because the outhouse didn’t have a door, it just faced toward the mountains, so you had a beautiful view while in there. In the front of the outhouse was a flag that you would move a certain way to let others know you were in there. It was something new for sure.” Duncan said, “It’s so different there because there is no power or anything. They are very isolated, but they like it that way; they are a very reserved culture.”
They had some good laughs while they were there as well. Jarlin said, “Terry Johnson snored so loud at night, it sounded like he was putting on his own concert.”
All of the students enjoyed themselves so much, and would go back right now if they could. Jarlin said, “I actually had the opportunity to stay an extra day and was able to see the house completed, that was an incredible thing.” The trip ended with many grateful hugs from the Navajo people, and with an experience no one will soon forget.
SUN Center
Spring Breakaway
2014