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It’s that time of year again, when the arid, dirty heat of Utahgives way to slightly less aridand dirty heat of Utah’s fall. Tohelp us compensate, the schoolsallow their doors to open oncemore, letting students bask inthe wonderful feeling of a room
crammed with 30 to 40 people whose air condi tion ing has been damaged for who k nowshow long.
Yes, we know that the re-pairperson took care of theproblem months ago but that was in December when try ingto cool down wasn’t the rstthing on our minds and when we were wearing enough clothesthat bending our elbows was achallenge. Now that we actually
want to cool off its mysteri-ously broken again, making usquestion the existence of thisrepairman.
But I digress, for many of you reading this, fall will bring your rst semester of college,and while we at The Eagle aresure you are completely killingevery course and class yourtaking, you are probably sickof hearing advice about how tosurvive your rst week away atcollege. How to get along with your roommate, how to nd
classes on the rst day, or howto get a library card. Peoplelove giving advice to new col-lege students; step outside yourdorm room and see how long ittakes for someone to hand youa pamphlet on the dangers ofpremarital drinking.
While none of this advice is bad, it is fairly basic. I could tell you how good it will be for you tostudy an hour every night that you are at college and how it will do wonders for your grades.But I prefer the more honest
approach, if you don’t want tostudy, you are probably not go-ing to, no matter how blatantly your teachers, your parents or
this newspapertells you to.
So here isadvice onthings that
you may ac-tually do and
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There are many roads to t ake for
reaching our goals of graduation,
getting degrees, and experiencing
college life. The road can be a long
tough journey at times. With the
tough comes the r ewarding. When
the dust has cleared on your college
life, how will you remember it?
Eastern Student Association
is here to provide opportunities
for you to have the most fullling
college experience and to serve you
in any way possible. We will be
able to share in these experiences
cheering on the eagles on t he eld,
serving together through the SUN
Center, and yes, partying hard at
the on-campus dances!
But most importantly, when
graduation comes, and we are all
sitting side by side on those chairs
in the BDAC, we will know that
memories belong to all of us, and
we will carr y them with us forever.
I look forward to starting that
journey with you. Together we
will make our college experience
even better than the years before,
with new ideas, new challenges,
an d n ew
p o ss ib i l i -
ties. Keep
it real, and
I’ll see you
on the
eld.
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Aldo students! For all you fresh-men welcome to the Eastern fami ly,
and those who have returned it’s
nice to see familiar faces again.
Returning to school is a double
edged sword for most. That ner-
vous and oft exciting energy for
school to start but oftentimes that
doesn’t compensate for summers
end drawing near.
I hope you all took advantage
of your summer break spending it
with friends and family or perhaps
even chasing a summer crush. Typi-
cally those crushes don’t always
work out in the end and sometimes
result in heartache. But there is a
lighter side to those moments as
well. While keeping with that same
dating spirit, I thought it would
be fun to talk to students around
campus and nd out some of their
more comical bad dates. So, ladiesand gentleman, here is my compre-
hensive list of USU Eastern’s Top
Ten Worst Dates.
10. Video Game Date
Two different students told
me of incidents relating to video
games. The lesser of the two was
when a girls date only talked about
World of Warcraft. The other more
egregious act was when someone
actually played Angry Birds on
his phone during dinner and all
through the movie.
9. The “L” Word
We’re not all lucky enough to
fall in love at rst sight or at least
having that love reciprocated.
Telling someone you love them
on a third date is one thing. But
to tell them that God commanded
the two of you to get married and
start poppin’ out babies soon is
something entirely different. You
might want to rethink that strategy.
8. The Mighty Duck
I heard a lot of stories where
the date was condescending or
insulting but the worst of the lotwas during an outing to Cold
Stone. A guy proceeded to tell his
date that she waddled like a duck
when she walked, and that it was
probably because she had a big
bum. Ouch! I’m assuming there
was no a second date.
7. Singing Psycho
The pity date is never easy.
But this particular instance was
when a girl got asked to a dance
by someone who she knew liked
her and sadly she didn’t share the
same feelings towards him but
very nobly accompanied him to
the dance. When he started sing-
ing the words to every slow song
to her while they danced, it took a
turn towards the creepy side. Oh,
and he was tone deaf.
6. All Stitched Up
On the way out the frontdoor, one guys date accidentally
slammed his head in it. So whatever
plans they had were cancelled and
they spent the night at the hospital
instead getting his head stitched.
5. Never Let Go
Number five is one of my
personal favorites. So he picked
his date up on a motorcycle and
it started raining, strike number
one. Luckily she wasn’t wearing
white. They went to a dollar theater
for a re-release of the blockbuster
Titanic and very strategically
grabbed his date’s hand at the same
moment when the famous line
“never let go” is said on screen,
and told his date to never let go...
strike-number two.
The third strike came when
he asked her if she was comfy
and pulled her head in to rest on
his chest and wouldn’t let go for
the rest of the movie. And here’s
the kicker, it started to rain again
during the ride home.
4. A Day At The Beach
(In Africa)So this date started out pretty
good, just a normal day at the beach.
But when they left maybe twenty
miles outside from the beach they
got into a more mountainous forest
region and the car broke down. But
the bad part is that he made her push
while he was inside the car steering.
3. Panic Attack Prom
My heart goes out to this guy,
but on the way to the prom his car
broke down on the freeway and he
had a panic attack. So he called his
mom and left his phone on speaker.
Now keep in mind that his date
can hear every word, and his mom
asked him if he took his meds that
day. So they nally got to the dance
and at some point he cut his arm
and had another panic attack. But
after all that he ignored his date
and only danced with his sister.2. Snorting Pee
So this date started with the
snorting game which I’m unfamil-
iar with, but apparently whoever
is in the middle is blindfolded
and handed a cane. Whoever gets
touched by the cane gets snorted
at and they have to snort back at
the blind person. So this girl got
snorted at but can’t snort back
because she was laughing hys-
terically. Well that was her demise
because she laughed so hard she
peed her pants and had her date
take her home early.
1. The Brown Carnival
Just remember that this guys
date is aware of everything the
entire time. So this couple goes out
to a big dinner and then goes to a
carnival. Well during a ride he gets
When the dust has cleared A few of my favorite
venues close to home
USU Eastern’s top-ten worst datesNathan Manley
staff [email protected]
During my tenure at USU Eastern, I have written some inter-
esting opinion articles. From my rst article, where I wrote about
the hell of being bi-polar and trying to t in, my dating advice
articles, hearing Dr. Susan Polster tell stories about how Mae
Goss, (past editor-in-chief when I wrote those articles) would
walk around the newspaper lab cursing my name, to eventually
dabbling in news stories. I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun writing for
the newspaper. But this piece isn’t about me, this piece is about
the amazing Price area.
While walking a round campus I’ve came across many conver-
sations on how there’s nothing to do at my beloved USU Eastern
and how Price is a boring place. So I thought I’d write my top
ve favorite things to do here, or within 30 minutes. I grew up in
Emery County so I’m mainly writing about places there.
Visit the desert
The deserts of Emery a nd Carbon counties are amazing. You
can see breathe-taking scenery, a variety of animal life and, mostimportantly, it’s a very spiritual place. It’s a great place to take
a date, go for a drive or just hang out with friends. Be careful
though, there are a lot of dangers. So, learn where you’re going,
take lots of water and let someone know where you’re going and
what time you’ll be back.
The mountains
I don’t care where you go in life; you’ll never experience
mountains like we have here in Easter n Utah. They are, for a lack
of a better word, perfect. If you’d like an amazing drive, check
out Ferron Mountain. The roads, while not paved and narrow,
are a lot better than they used to be. Again, you want to be safe,
have fun, TAKE WATER and let someone know where you’re
going and what time you’ll be back. You won’t be disappointed.
There are also some great hikes and scenery up Price and
Indian canyons, just minutes away from campus. Great mountain
biking trails exit west of campus on Wood Hill. Take a bike, take
a stroll but do not complain about how there is nothing to do.
Go fshing
Fishing gets a bad rap. It’s peaceful, fun, exciting and a hard
thing to learn to do correctly. It’s an activity that everyone loves
doing. Plus, you’ll get to tell your friends how “big” the sh was
that you caught. Moab
Moab is the center of the desert off-roading experience for the
world. There’s no other place that you come across t he obstacles
that thousands of people every year drive thousands of miles to tr y
and conquer. But, if you don’t want to off road, there’s other amaz-
ing things to do there including taking hikes, camping, window
shopping and trying some of the interesting cuisine from that area.
Taking pictures
If you don’t have a camera, you can use a phone or other
device. Take in what you see here. If it’s taking pictures of the
USU Eastern campus, great. If it’s driving to a place I mentioned,
great. Take pictures to help with the fun times
we are al l having.
So these are some of my favorite things
to do here. If you’re bored, go on an ad-
venture, nd out how amazing some of
these places are for yourself and nd
out how much fun these activities
are. Just because we live in a small
community doesn’t mean that we
don’t have anything to do.
CJ Evansviewpoints editor
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and a part of nationally rankedUtah State University. The twoinstitutions, with a combinededucational heritage of 200years, officially merged in July2010. It marked the first timein the state’s history that twoinstitutions of higher education
joined forces. According to Peterson, the
merger symbolizes an impor-tant change in the way the stateviews its existing universitiesand colleges. Not all of theseinstitutions necessarily need tooperate independent of one an-
other. In some cases, institutionsand communities benefit whenresources are combined.
He said he has no doubt thatis the case with the merger ofUtah State University and theCollege of Eastern Utah.
It is a model that Gov. JonHuntsman, Jr. praised during acommencement address at thecollege in April. He said hepushed for the merger while hewas governor and continues towatch with great interest theresulting progress.
Peterson said the union with
USU has bolstered the collegeand benefitted students who areon track for upper-division stud-ies to more seamlessly make thetransition from a two-year to afour-year experience.
He said USU’s great strengthis its state-wide educational mis-sion as Utah’s only land-grantuniversity, while USU Easter n’sstrong suit is its regional focuson foundational education and
job-t rai ning. The two combi nedschools complement each othersfar – and near – vision in a waythat was not possible before.
of FAFSA takes time.”After students apply for nan-
cial aid online, it takes about sevento ten days for that information toget to the main campus in L ogan.
After that, about one-in-threestudents are selected for verica-tion. After that, Logan personallyprocess the verications submit-ted and that sometimes can takedays up to weeks to be completed.
This is a very long process andif any problems arise, that processwill be slowed down. Some prob-lems can occur with the InternalRevenue Service or the IRS. Ifyour address information doesnot match theirs, their nancial
information will not be loaded andwill need to get a tax transcript.It will be denied and that can takedays. When you are dealing withthe IRS, you get three chancesto make the address-match rightcorrection. After those three areup, you must wait 24 hours totry again.
Another problem is that In-ternet Explorer is not reallycompatible with USU’s IT pages
where you setup a password andget logged in to your BannerAccount. The best program thatworks is Firefox. If students areusing Explorer, they may be faced
with problems.According to Booth, the major-
ity of the problems are becausestudents fail to check their banner“To Do” list. On students banneraccounts they need to go to the “ToDo” list and x any problems that
has occurred with nancial aid.
Also, students need to go and ac-cept their nancial aid and agree
to the terms a nd conditions. Boothsays that he receives about 30 to40 calls day regarding FAFSA.“I think about 25 of those callscan be resolved if students would
just che ck thei r ban ner. At least90 percent of students’ questionscan be answered if they just lookat their banner account.”
Although there have beenmany problems concerningFAFSA, the nancial aid staff
are doing as much as they can tox all of them. “We are trying to
be proactive and get them xed.
We will try as quickly as wecan to resolve your problems,”Booth says.
As students, we can also helpx these problems. According to
Booth, students can help out byasking questions. “If you havea questions or a problem, bringit to our attention so it will getxed.” Also, students need to do
follow-ups on their FAFSA. Theyneed to be responsible for what ishappening with their nancial aid
and catch problems early.The best time for students to
apply for FAFSA is as soon aspossible. Booth advises, “aboutthree weeks after ta xes are done,ll out FAFSA. This will give
time for it to be processed and tox any problems that arise early
enough so students will have theirnancial aid when school starts.”
The nancial aid ofce is do-ing the best they can to help outstudents and x the problems that
they have. As students we can help
them out by checking banner asmuch as possible and being patientwith the staff.
are student nights, and if you bringyour ID card, you can get in foronly $1.50 instead of the usual $4.
Little Caesars offers $.99Crazy Bread for any student thatpresents an ID Card. Taco Timeand KFC give 10 percent off yourtotal bill. D ecker’s Bicycle offers10 percent discount dependingon your bike and what needs tobe xed.
In the off chance t hat you havelost your card, you can get 10% atCold Stone just by wearing some-
thing USU Eastern on Fr idays, nocard required.
Off-campus possibilities aregreat, but there’s no need to travelfar to use the benets of an ID card.
It doubles as an on campus librar ycard. It functions like a ticket attheatre events and sporting activi-ties. It will let you order a meal, aside, and a drink for one swipe atthe Golden Grille. And of courseit works in the dining room.
So even if you think your pic-ture is rott en, be sure to hold onto
your ID card. It’s more importantthan you think.
Snow College to work in theirdepartment of admissions andcommunications.While at Snow, Dart completed adegree from USU in educationaltechnology, and implementednew programs that increased en-rollment success. Dart has now
decided to pursue a doctoratedegree, which he will start coursework for in January.
When he heard about this posi-tion at Eastern, he realized it wouldbe a great way to combine his pas-sion for small-college experiencesand his USU pride. He feels thatthere is a great experience offeredto students at USU Eastern, theycouldn’t nd anywhere else.
Also new to the enrollmentdepartment are two new full-timerecruiter s. Wade Arave has spentthe past few years teaching theatre
to high school students in CedarCity. Growing up, Arave movedall over the world because of hisfamily’s military service. Aravebrings a sort of charismatic energyto every situation he is met with.This will undoubtedly serve himwell as he represents Eastern at
high schools throughout the state.Kevin Hurst comes to the
enrollment team straight fromthe University of Central Mis-souri where he studied studentaffairs. Originally from Layton,Hurst has a long background inhigher education because both ofhis parents worked with collegestudents as well. He is passionateabout helping students nd the
best opportunities available tothem, and he knows USU Easternoffers students the best experienceout there.
Dart speaks for the entireenrollment department when hesays they are all excited to startfrom scratch. The departmentused to be under resourced forthe amount of growth that thecollege wished to see. Now theyare utilizing technology in a way
that will streamline the enrollmentprocess and ensure that no studentever slips under the radar.
From rst contact with high
school students, their informationis entered onto an iPad, instantlysaving time and improving accura-cy. By staying digitally connected,Dart will be able to pinpoint wherepotential students are getting loston their way to attending Easter n.
To increase ease and efciency
for prospective students, onlineapplications will now be available.Eastern will also be the fastest
college to begin awarding scholar-ships to applicants. Another focusfor the department is to increasethe number of students who visitthe campus. Last year about onehundred potential Eagles cameto Eagle Experiences. This yearDart’s goal is 700.
The enrollment department hasimplemented some very ambitiousprograms, and they are expectingto see drastic improvement in theenrollment at Eastern. All of thenew employees, as well as thestudent ambassadors, have set upthe foundation for an impressiveyear. Da rt’s goal is to give Easternthe “wow” factor. From the rst
contact with a prospective studentuntil the rst day of class, Eastern
will give students an experiencethat cannot be found anywhereelse.
Greg Dart visits with Dr. Henning Olsen during recruitment openhouse on Monday.
facilities planning, design andconstruction on the Logan cam-
pus, the price of the new sign is
about $25,000. Construction isexpected to begin with the next few
weeks and should be completed
within six weeks. The sign rm
doing the work is Superior Sign
in Logan.
(Western Instructional Build-ing) and the Reeves Building.
The Legislative Infrastruc-ture Appropriations Commit-tee (a legislative committee
that decides how funds are tobe used) will be visiting theUSU Eastern campus in Sep-tember to go over the pla ns forthe building.
None of the plans for thebuilding are definite and maybe changed as more planningis done, Peterson said.
Welcome to USU East-ern. We’re so glad you’ve
chosen to join us at the Collegethis year. By now, we hope thatyou see reasons why your decisionwas a good one.
All of us who work at the Col-lege have the same basic goal thatyou have — to prepare you forsuccess in future endeavors. Youare making an investment inyourself, putting your money andyour time into gaining knowl-edge and skills that will bringyou success throughout yourlife. As College employees, wecompletely share this goal. Weare obsessed about your future
success. Your preparation forsuccess is our driving motiva-tion. It’s what gets us out of bedin the morning. It’s what wework on continuously.
Basically, we’re part-ners! As partners, let’s joinforces and make the most of ourshared goal. You work hard,and we’ll work hard. Together,we’ll work to give you the nest
educational experience that canbe found anywhere. Together,we’ll prepare happy, bright, in-novative people who are readyto create the world’s future.
Again, thanks for choos-ing USU Eastern — thanks for
joining with us in this sharedgoal. See you around campus!
Sincerely, Joe Peterson
Chancellor Peterson welcomes new students
told or thought of.4. Mix instant coffee
and instant ramen for aquick burst of energy, a full belly and the absolute mostdisgusting vomit the human body is capable of producing.Now that you›re 18, you onlyhave a few years in whichto pound your body full oftoxic crap without noticingthe consequences. Make themost of that.
3. Treat intoxication
like a class. No we aren’tadvising that you spend anhour getting wasted for everyhour you spend studying or inclass, although we’re sure thatsome of you will do that verything regardless of our advise.
Still, make sure you studyanything that has the poten-tial to alter your mindset orchange one of your crucial belief s. And yes, that doesinclude any videos you decideto stream from Youtube oranyth ing that your roommatedecides you should smell just because he ju st discovere d itin the space below his bed.
2 .90% of college is justshowing up. Seriously. It’sactually kind of terrifyingand hugely disheartening tothe people who care abouteducation, but you’re waymore than halfway there if you just get to class on time every
day. It will be a challenge, buthaving made it this far youshould have a handle on howto make it through to the otherside. Textbooks, index cards,Dewey decimals, naughtylibrarians; all that’s impor-tant. But there’s really onlyone trick you need to knowfor the school bit. Care, justhave enough drive to actuallydo something about it. Careenough to do the homework,care enough to go to class.
Yes, that sounds simple but after a night of drink sand boasts, it won’t seem sosimple. When you wake up with yo ur head spl itting and your eyes bloodsh ot, everyexcuse will start to cometo you why it’s a good ideafor you to skip class. “I’ll just read the textbook latertonight to catch up,” you’llsay, telling yourself you learn better from the text anywayor thinking that you don’thave enough caffeine in your bloodst ream to understan danything that the professorsays and just like that, the lies begin to stack one upon theother. Suddenly the next classis there, your textbook laysuntouched and you sit therelike a monkey, watching thehumans signing words that you don’t understand, grow-ing frustrated and desperately
wanting a banana. And then anot her night of
boasts comes and goes, and you miss another class - delib-erately this time, because youcan’t keep up - and you prom-ise yourself, “but this timeI’ll really catch up.” You›d be surprised at the number oflies you can tell yourself about why you shouldn›t go to class.
1. Reinvent yourself. We at The Eagle understandthat the majority of our read-
ers are rather fond of them-selves and we think that isgreat. Nothing is better thanself esteem and liking who youare, after all you’ve spent thepast 18-19 (others more) yearsof your life becoming the neperson sitting on their chairreading this ar ticle.
Yes, we think that you are just great for doing that. Butthe biggest tip that we havefor you is how to reinvent yourself. No you don’t needto be different, but you prob-ably will be, in fact, you’llprobably want to be. You’reat a unique stage in life. Up tothis point, you’ve had parentsand teachers and the courtsto protect you from all your bad decisions. A lot of what you are now is what they’vemade you to be, but from nowon, you’ll be who you make yourself to be.
a sick stomach, but it’s not vomitbut the sick that’s down south andit’s all in his pants.Now at this point he thinks hisdate doesn’t know what’s trans-pired and after the ride he triesto convince her that they should
both get these cool sweatpants atone of the booths.
She doesn’t take the bait, buthe decides to get them anywayand goes to change. Since thereis no garbage in a port-o-pottyhe ditches his pants before he
changes. Once inside he realizesthat they aren’t sweatpants, but hehas in fact purchased a sweatshirt.At this point obviously panicking,he puts the sweatshirt on like pantsand bails leaving his date at thecarnival.
Chanellor Joe Peterson
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When someone picks up afantasy book and plans on read-ing it, they always ask themselvesone question. Will this book haveany originality? Those who don’tread fantasy books may not realizehow saturated the genre can get.Luckily with Mistborn that is not aproblem. Sure there is a hero andmagic is somehow involved, butmost similarities to other fantasybooks end there.
The author, Brandon Sander-son, has several lead charactersand the main protagonist is female.This in itself is pretty rare. Malewriters almost a lways have a malehero with a female supporting him.
To add to this, the reader doesnot meet the main character, Vin,until the third chapter. Eachchapter begins with what appearsto be the journal entries of a longforgotten hero. They aren’t long
and they seem out of place whenthe reader rsts reads them. The
rst words after the mysterious
journal entry are “ASH F ELLFROM THE SKY.”
Immediately the reader hasdozens of thoughts going thr oughtheir mind. Did something blowup? Maybe something is burning.The reader soon discovers that ashhas fallen from the sky during theday for one thousand years. It ispart of the people of the FinalEmpire’s every day life.
At night the mists come out.The lower class people, calledthe skaa, fear the mists. They arevery superstitious and are waryof anyone who does not fear themists as they do.
Vin is a street urchin. Sheis part of a thieving crew. She
doesn’t really have a choice be-cause everyone else on the crew
are grown men who would beather if she tried to leave. Vin islucky. That is why she is part ofthe thieving crew in the rst place.
She brings the heists they plangood luck. If she wasn’t luckyshe would have been killed a longtime ago.
A man named Kelsier, who issupposedly the best crew leaderaround, nds and recruits Vin. He
is an Allomancer and a mistborn.A mistborn is someone who can“burn” certain metals and in returngain advantages and strengths.“Burning”, or using certain metalssuch as tin, copper and pewter, are
what allows Kelsier to be such agreat thief.
People called Allomancers canburn one metal and thus gainingone advantage, but only mistbornscan burn all of the Allomantic met-als. Kelsier discovers that Vin isalso a mistborn and wants to helpher. Vin is extremely cautious; shehas never met anyone she can trust.
Throughout the book, Vinlearns to trust Kelsier and hisfriends. Kelsier is planning aheist like no other. He wantsto overthrow the Final Empire’semperor, the Lord Ruler.
The Lord Ruler has lived fora thousand years, and does notseem to be getting any older. Notonly does the Lord Ruler treat theskaa like slaves, and allow thenoblemen to do what they want, he
also killed Kelsier’s wife. He hasa huge stash of ultra rare metalsthat is worth a fortune.
Kelsier and his crew usuallyonly do jobs for monetary gain.This time it is different. Free theskaa, get revenge and then get rich.
Mistborn truly is original; witha twist at the end that will leave thereader almost too stunned to keepreading. People question who theyreally are. Some nd themselves
and some lose themselves.Can thieves become more
than thieves? Can Vin let go ofher untrusting past and embracea future of power and belonging?Will Kelsier and his crew be ableto overthrow the Lord Ruler andwho will die in the process? Thisis a denite read for anyone who
loves fantasy and for those who
don’t usually read it, they are infor a pleasant surprise.
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Gallery East features student work The “USU Region-
al Campus Art Exhibi-tion” will be displayedfrom Sept. 4 – Oct. 4, atGallery East, locatedin the SAC Building ofUSU Eastern’s Pricecampus. The exhibit
features student artwork from Brigham City, Easternand Eastern San Juan USU campuses.
“Since the regional campuses and distance educa-
tion programs’ of USU are increasing, I thought itwould be great to showcase the work being created inart classes offered at these campuses,” said TylerVance, former adjunct instructor for the USU artdepartment, who taught painting and drawingat both the Logan and Brigham City campuses.
Vance, organizer of the exhibit, collectedwork from instructors at all regional campusesoffering courses in visual art.
The exhibition will feat ure student work reecting
the variety of projects and class levels available acrossthe USU regional campuses. The student work, whichincludes both two-dimensional and three- dimensionalwork, comes from non-major basic classes to major
advanced classes. “This is the rst time work from three different
USU regional campuses has come together for a singleshow, which I’d love to make a yearly tradition,” saidVance. Several noteworthy pieces by students at USUEastern are included in the exhibit.
“As always,” says Galler y East dir ector, NoelCarmack, “the work of USU E astern’s art studentsshows favorably among the college art studentsin the state.”
The “USU Regional Campus Art Exhibition”
is a traveling exhibition that started in Loganand has travelled across USU regional campuseslocated in Brigham City, Tooele and Moab.
The “USU Regional Campus Art Exhibition”will be open to the public September 4 – October4 at Gallery E ast on USU Eastern’s Price campus.An opening reception will be held Friday, Sep-tem ber 7, from 7-9 p.m. in Gallery East. The gallery isfree and open to the public during the academic year.
Gallery East’s fall 2012 hours are Monday throughThursday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., closed Fridays, weekends,and holidays. If you have any questions, contactCarmack at 435-613-5241 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Art work from Price, Blandingand Brigham City campuses,represented in rst exhibit
of the year
The rst exhibit of the year features artists from USU’sdistance education campuses. The work will be displayedfrom Sept. 4 until Oct. 4 at Gallery East on the USU EasternCampus.
photos courtesy USU Eastern Art Department
Not enough women in Utah are graduatingfrom college. Utah women are particularlyunderrepresented in business and STEM (sci-ence, technology, engineering and math) degreeprograms, which carry the highest earningspotential in today’s economy.
The Utah Women and Education Initiative(UWEI), which launches its website at www.utahwomenandeducation.org will be led by Di-rector, Mary Ann Holladay and Senior Advisor,Dr. Susan R. Madsen. It is an outgrowth of theUtah Women’s College Task Force (UWCTF)convened by Governor Gary Herbert in 2011.It was founded to make accommodations thatwould lead to an increased number of womenattending college and completing post-secondarydegrees in Utah.
In 2012, the Utah Legislature appropriated$100,000 in funding for the Utah State Boardof Regents to implement the task force recom-mendations, which included establishing theUtah Women and Education Initiative.
Housed at the ofces of the Commissioner
of Higher Education, the charge of UWEI is toimplement the 10 key recommendations thatcame out of the UWCTF. The recommendationsinclude: promoting post-secondary education for
women in Utah, creating a “college-going” cul-ture for women in Utah, creating women-focusedmentoring programs, retaining current femalestudents enrolled at Utah institutions of highereducation, and creating exible attendance
and credit options for students who balance
education, family and work. The complete list
of recommendations can be found at www.
utahwomenandeducation.org
According to Dr. Susan R. Madsen, who is
the Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leader-
ship and Ethics in the Woodbury School of
Business at Utah Valley University, “a col-
lege education is more than a gateway to an
afuent lifestyle. Earning a college degree has
implications far beyond the workplace. The
non-tangible benets of receiving a college
degree are equivalent to the monetary ones,and they extend from individuals to families
and communities.”
Among other benets, Dr. Madsen cites
research that shows the following advantages
for college-educated women: a healthier life-
style, increased life satisfaction, better lifelong
learning skills, better decision-making skills,
increased civic and community engagement,
and heightened self-esteem.
The Utah Women and Education Initiative
will coordinate with other efforts at the Board
of Regents, the Governor’s Ofce, and the
Utah State Ofce of Education to achieve the
state’s “big goal” that by 2020, 66% of Utahns
aged 25-64 have a postsecondary degree or
certicate.
This goal, which has been adopted by t he
Governor’s Education Excellence Commis-
sion, is essential for the state’s workforce to
compete in the current k nowledge-based and
global economy, and for i ndividuals and fami-
lies to reach their highest potential. In order to
meet this goal, Utah must increase retention
and completion rates in higher education for
men and women alike.
More information about the Uta h Women
and Education Initiative can be found on theirwebsite atwww.utahwomenandeducation.org ,
including research briefs, videos, podcasts,
and resources for educators, families, and
community organizations. UWEI receives
oversight from the ve organizing partners of
the initiative: the Utah Governor’s Ofce, the
Utah System of Higher Education, the UtahState Ofce of Education, Prosperity 2020,
and the United Way of Salt La ke.
Launch of Utah Women
and Education InitiativeGoal is to increase the number of women in Utah receiving higher education degrees and certicates
Book Review: Mistborn
Introducing Eastern Library staff Lori Brassaw,
Sherill Shaw, AimeeLauristen, Denise Reid
library staff
The USU Eastern Library staff
welcomes all students, faculty andstaff back to the campus for the
academic year. The start of each aca-
demic year creates unexplored learn-
ing opportunities for new students tothe campus as well as a fresh start
and further learning opportunities
for returning students.
To that end, the library strives
to provide resources for learningthat support the curriculum taught
at USU Eastern and along the way
provide numerous other resources
that support life-long learning.
The full-time library staff includeLori Brassaw, director; Sherill Shaw,
cataloger/systems; Aimee Lauritsen,
public services manager and Denise
Reid, reserve book room/technicalservices.
Student supervisors include Sung-Jay Park, Geoffrey Vogel and Hollie
Grange while the student workers
include Kailey Allen, Yongsoo Kim,Arsene Mugisha, Anna Olsen and
Elise Vogel.
The staff invites all students,
faculty and staff to explore the USUEastern Library to nd how they
can assist you in your educational
experience.
Please drop by for a visit to the
library or check out the virtual East-
ern Library at price.lib.usu.edu/ anddon’t forget to follow the l ibrary on
Facebook and Twitter.
photos courtesy USU Eastern Library staff
Original take onawesomeness
Full-time library staff include (L-R) Sherrill Shaw, AimeeLauritsen, Lori Brassaw and Denise Reid.
Student employees include (L-R) Geoffrey Vogel, Yongsoo Kim, Elise Vogel, Arsene Mugisha, Sungjae Park, Hollie Grange, Anna Olsenand Kailey Allen.
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Season of laughs, thrills, nostalgia
Who can students trust more than anyoneelse? Other students.
Graduate Programs is proud to introducewww.graduateprograms.com, an onlinedestination for prospective students toexplore graduate school programs withinformation from the most reliable source:their peers.
The goal is to create a community of studentexperiences and observations of graduate pro-grams across the country. The more studentsput into it, the more students get out of it.
The Rate and Review function is unique.Students will choose the number of stars that
accurately corresponds with their opinion aboutaspects of the program -- athletics, campushousing, etc. -- and then leave a short com-ment. Graduate Programs will compile studentcomments and starred reviews so students canread them when they’re making their decisionsabout different graduate programs. Think of itas a forward-thinking marriage between thePrinceton Review and Yelp.
And students who post a review will beentered for a $1,000 scholarship to be awardedfour times per year.
“We’re really excited about this launch.There’s no other website like ours to provide
students with peer-reviewed graduate programs.And really, no one knows better than otherstudents about whether a program is the rightt,” said Harvey Berkey, chief operating ofcerof Graduate Programs.
At Graduate Programs, students will alsond information about graduate programsacross a wide spectr um of elds: grad schooltest requirements and study tips; how to writethe perfect personal statement; how to nailthe interview; what to do if a student is deniedadmission to graduate school; and other cru-
cial advice for potential and current graduatestudents.
GraduatePrograms.com announcesnew grad program rate & review website
“The USU Eastern communityhas several opportunities to getinvolved and do good in our com-munity on Saturday, September 8,”
said Terry Johnson, SUN Centerdirector.
United Way is sponsoring a “Dayof Caring” where several service
opportunities are planned. He saidthe Emery County’s MammothMarathon could use more help man-ning the water stations, and the state
rodeo club will be here need ing helpwith their concession stand.
The Day of Caring starts atFresh Market with a free continental
breakfast at 7:30 a.m., ending witha luncheon at 1 p.m. at the Dino
–Mine Skate Park.
The marathon starts at the
Huntington Park in Hunting-
ton, Utah, at 6 a.m., and ends
around noon with a luncheon at
the Swinging Bridge in the San
Rafael Swell. The rodeo clubcan use help Friday and Satur-
day throughout most of the day,
Johnson said.
“Our students do a great job
volunteering and they invite you
to be involved with them for these
worthwhile events. Please let me
know where you may be able to
help so that I can let the organizers
know,” Johnson said.
He is located on the second
oor of the Jennifer Leavitt Stu-dent Center and can be reached
at 613.5324 or e-mail at terry.
Day of Caring, Service
The USU Eastern theatre faculty is excited toannounce its 2012-2013 season. It promises to be aseason of laughs, thrills and maybe some nostalgia,says Dr. Corey Ewan. “After having to rethink our rst
show due to circumstances beyond our control, we willopen on Oct. 4-13 with I’ll Be Back Before Midnightwritten by Peter Colley.” Ewan will direct the show.
It is a murder/thriller with the plot centering ona husband, Greg, and his wife, Jan, who’s recoveringfrom a nervous disorder. They rent a remote farmhousefrom an odd farmer who delights in telling gr uesomeghost stories.
When the husband’s sister arr ives, all manner offrightening events occur. Bodies appear and disappearpushing Jan closer and closer to the brink of madness.
“It will keep you jumping and guessing to theend,” Ewan said.
“Rehearsals have been fun with a cast of newfaces, Ewan added. Playing Jan is freshman MirandaCox from Bear River High School. Playing Greg, herhusband is retur ning sophomore Timothy Swensen,from Grantsville H igh School. Rounding out the ca stinclude Cameron West, a USU Easter n Ambassadorand freshman from Juab High School and BrynneHunt, freshman from Carbon High School.
“They are an enthusiastic bunch and are rea lly being
put through their paces as they are lear ning new thingsand dealing with an eccentric director,” Ewan said.
We will follow it with a holiday favorite, A Christ-
mas Story, written by Jean Shepherd and adapted by
Philip Grecian. This is Shepherd’s memoire of growingup in the Midwest in the 1940s.
“Join us on Ralphie’s quest to get “an ofcial Red
Ryder 200 shot, carbine action, range model air r ie,”
without shooting his eye out and avoiding Aunt Clara’sChristmas present,” Ewan said.
This is a Christmas favorite and will be quite fun
to see live. Kris Bushman-Stufe, visiting lecturerand CEU alumna, will direct this soon to becomeperennial favorite.
Almost Maine by John Cariani will open the Spring
Semester season. Directed by professional actor anddirector Morgan Lund, Almost Maine is a series oflove stories, both “unexpected and hilarious”
taking place “on a cold, clear, moonless night
in the middle of winter in the ctional town of
Almost, Maine.
The New York Daily News calls it “sweet,
poignant and witty.”
The nal production of the year nds Ewan di-
recting Ken Ludwig’s comedy, Moon Over Buffalo.
It is a backstage farce dealing with Charlotte and
George Hay on tour in Buffalo, NY. They get an
unexpected shot at starring in a lm directed by
Frank Capra of It’s a Wonderful Life fame, who
is also ying in to see their matinee performance.
“Hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap
adventures . . . in this love letter to live theatre
(The Boston Herald).” This will be a great theatr e
season with a bit of everythi ng for everyone. All
productions will take place in the Geary Theatre
on the USU Eastern campus. Cur tain time is 7:30
p.m. there are no Wednesday or Sunday shows.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens,$5 for non-USU students and faculty, and as always,$2 for USU students with a current USU activity card.
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DAY OF CARINGA few of our projects for this year include:
Clean-up of the Helper Walkway, Clean-up of Wood Hill
ndscaping at Acve Re-Entry , Working with Helper Communi-
Day of Service, Renovang the Boys and Girls Club new loca-
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For more informaon contact United Way
637-8911 or [email protected]
The kickoff will be held at Fresh Market where a
free connental breakfast will be provided for the
volunteers. There will be a
Free BBQ at The Dino-Mine Skate Park
at 1:00 PM
onsored By: Castleview Hospital, Fresh Market, Peterson Chemical, Price City
Sutherlands, & Wal-Mart
Theatre department presents “I’ll Be Back Before Midnight”
Re-stringing a guitar
Seth Richardsassistant news editor
On the subject of not parking like myselfor my freshman compatriots
Campus police don’t write many parkingtickets at USU Eastern. Only one parking jobhas merited a ticket this academic year. Thecar in question was parked over two spaces.
As it relates to the USU Eastern campusand the immediate vicinity, the Utah Code41-6a-1401 prohibits double parking; parkingat intersections, within 20 feet of crosswalks,within 30 feet of a safety zone, in a manner that
would obstruct trafc, in front of driveways,within 30 feet of a stop sign, within 15 feet ofa re hydrant, or where signs restr ict parking.These restrictions are subject to exception inthe event of redirection of trafc by a peaceofcer or in an effort to avoid hitting vehiclesor people.
Not complying with these requirementscan lead to municipal tickets, to be paid at t hePrice justice court located at 120 East MainStreet in Price.
Offenses specic to the campus includeparking without a permit, parking in the cosme-
tology spaces without an appointment or permit,fake permits, parking in a disability space, aswell as the citable offenses listed above. Mostrst time campus tickets come with a fee of $25,however, tickets for fraudulent permits, park ingin disability parking spaces, in the r ed zone orwithin 15 feet of a hydrant will be between $75
and $100 as well as coming with a municipalticket. Initial municipal tickets for parking indisability parking spaces start at $250.
Campus tickets may be paid to RobbinSnow in the Eagle Station Post Ofce or thePurchasing and Receiving building.
In an effort to avoid the extra expenseof parking tickets this year, it is suggested thatdrivers follow the aforementioned guidelines.Of particular concern a re the more easily over-looked practices of parking over the yellow lineand parking with bumpers over the sidewalkin the winter.
All vehicles ticketed at the college arephotographed. Drivers will probably be safe if
their tires are on the yellow line, and even ifthey are immediately adjacent, but any fartherand one assumes a risk of a ticket or citation.
Campus police request that with the adventof winter in the next few months, individualsparking on campus familiarize themselves withnot parking their bumpers over the sidewalk.While this is not normally a ticketed offense,it blocks the sidewalk trafc and creates an un-necessary liability for the driver. Warnings willbe given to vehicles parked over t he sidewalkas a reminder to be more courteous to fellowdrivers and pedestrians.
How not to get a parking ticket at USU Eastern
An Illegal parking job on campus.photo by Emilee Merrill/ The Eagle
(L-R) Timothy Swanson, Miranda Coz and Cameron West rehearse for upcoming production of I’ll BeBack Before Midnight.
photo by Emilee Merrill/ The Eagle
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Nathan Manley staff writer
Aldo music lovers. Welcomeback to school and, if you are stillreading, welcome to my musiccolumn. Let me give you a littleback ground of myself. I am NathanManley and am a non-traditionalsophomore. I am a declared musicmajor, focusing on voice and guitar.I have played guitar for over 15years and taught off and on forthe last seven.
Something I hear often whenI tell people I’m a guitarist is, “I
have a guitar and I’d play it more,but it needs new strings.” I’m will-ing to bet many of you have thisproblem and it bafes me becauseI love playing on a brand new set ofstrings and it takes little time andeffort to change them. I thoughtI might help by teaching you thequickest and most effective way tochange a set of guitar strings on anacoustic guitar.
First, I recommend to havea clean area like a workbench, akitchen counter or even coffeetable. Just something that you can
set the guitar on and even better,if you have something to rest theguitar’s neck. The advantage tohaving a work area is this willfree up your hands and you haveall your materials in front of you,see example 1.
Next, after you’re set up, release
the tension from all six strings
and take them off the machine-
head posts and from underneath
the bridge pins on the opposite
side. Their are various multi-tools
you can purchase(along with new
strings) either in Price at Lee’s
Music or any other music store
that can help pull out the pins and
also cut and wind the strings. Once
all the old strings are removed, I
clean my guitar of all the gunk
that accumulates from the dirt and
oils from my ngers or even skin
particles that are shredded from
your ngertips while strengthen-
ing your calluses.
At this point it might be easiest
to put the set of new strings back in
with the bridge pins, see example
2. Although if you would like to
focus on one string at a time, it
is entirely up to you. Either way,
once they’re inserted into the
bridge and they’re ready to start
winding onto the head posts. Just
a side note, I always start with the
smallest gauge or number one/
high E string and work my way
up to the thickest gauge or num-
ber six/low E string. Personally, I
use medium-gauge strings so the
high E will be .013mm and low E
will be .056mm. String sizes and
brands is all personal preference
and there are literally hundreds to
choose from so it might be wise
to experiment with various sizes
and brands.
There are many ways to secure
the string around the post with
a hundred winds or knots, but
recently I found a new way that is
proving effective. The rst thing
you want to do is align all t he post
holes so they’re perpendicular with
the neck. Next, pull the string all
the way through the post hole while
still leaving a little slack around the
nut (or the end slot of the neck), see
example 3. Just remember to go
from the outside in, once the string
is through the post hole. Just thread
the string underneath itself, see
example 4. Then all you do is the
opposite, going from the inside out
back over itself. Basically you’re
just wrapping the string around
itself instead of around the post,
see example 5. This method locks
the string in place so all you need
to do is tune the string. While
you’re winding the string, it’s best
to keep tension on the string just
above the nut to force the wind
(or the number of times it wraps
around the post) downwards, see
example 6. Once again remember
you can either do each individual
string separately or thread them
all at the same time as shown in
the last example.
Basically that’s all folks, really
simple stuff. Remember to work
from the outside in, go under-
neath the string, pull it tight, go
the opposite direction over top of
the string and pull it tight again.
Follow those directions and try
to use the photographs to help.
Remember new strings need to
stretch so once you get it tuned, it
will take a few days for the new
set of strings to completely stretch
out. If any of this is confusing, nd
me on campus and I will be more
than happy to help you with any guitar issues.
How to stepsfor restringingyour guitar.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
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RELAY FOR PIZZA
photo by Karli Morris/The Eagle
Athletes in motionUSU Eastern student government sponsor many activities during Welcome Week including a wheelbarrow race. Members of the baseball team participated inhopes of winning the free pizza at the end of the race.
Player Highlight
Name: Denver Hansen
Number: 25
Position: 1st
base, DH Hometown: Kamas, Utah
Major: Exercise Sports Science
Hero & Why: King Leonitis, because he is thebiggest man to walk the Earth
Something most people don’t knowabout you: I deliver owers for my mother’s ower shop
Favorite thing aboutUSU Eastern: The people here and the small- town atmosphere
Favorite thing about your sport: Dropping bombs like it’s Hiroshima
This year, just like the last, is differentthan the past rivalry games. Utah and BYUusually play near the end of November,whereas this year, they play the third gameinto the season. I have mixed feelings onthis, for one, on the positive side is we don’thave to wait so long for the best game of theyear, but then on the other hand what’s thepoint of the game? Usually this game decidesthe conference champion, but now it beingso early it doesn’t have that effect anymore.
Another downside to this is over the
course of the season, the tension rises be-tween the fans as the two teams battle it outfor the top team in the conference. Whattension is going to be there in the third game?Not as much as there was in the past.
Now this brings us to something that willaffect the rivalry game gr eatly. With the pastconference changes that both teams made:Utah joining the Pac-12 and BYU goingIndependent, this once great r ivalry, coinedThe Holy War, will be no more in 2014 and2015. This brings us back to the game being
played earlier in the year.Knowing that the game won’t be played
for two straight years adds tension to t hesenext two games. It will especially add em-phasis on the 2013 game, because whoeverwins that one will have the bragging r ightsfor two years, until the game resumes again.That’s a long time to have to deal with youropposing team’s fans rubbing it in a ll year.Maybe they should have a scrimmage gamein the off season, just to satisfy some fansand end the punishment of the tea m that lost.
Anyway, whoever wins is going to have afun two years, or how they put in Utah, it wil l
be the best two years. This year’s Holy Warwill take place in the Rice Eccles stadiumin Salt Lake City
Sept. 15. Fans from all over will becoming to see how this rivalry match willend up. With the beat down that the Cougarshad last year, it will be great to see what theturnout will be. To answer any questions asto what team I support, I will end with a quotefrom former Utah Head Coach Ron Mcbride,“When Brigham Young came into the vall ey,he pointed to where the University of Utahwould be and said, “‘This is the place.’ Provo,Utah, was just an afterthought.”
Katie Bigelow USU Eastern Alumni
Employee of the Quarter was RuthWhiteside, a coordinator III for
Utah State University Easternwho has given over 20 years of service
to the college. One of her favorite partsof working at USU Eastern is, “The
friendships I established with students,faculty, staff and the public. Some of the
students remain in contact with me. I’malways so proud and happy to hear about
what they are doing with their lives. Itmakes me happy when former students
and CEU employees stop by the BDACto visit.”
Her service has allowed her manymemories, “I have many, many memories
I will t reasure forever. It’s hard to narrowdown; however, a few of my favorite
memories are when the basketball teamwent to SWAC Nationals in Kansas, when
I received the Student Choice Award in1996-1997, Outstanding Staff Person
of the Year, participating in Spencer’sWishes and the restoration of the gym
oor. Graduation is always special to me
and last but not least, being Employee ofthe Quarter.”
For new employees of USU Eastern,Whiteside offered her advice, “We are
all here to make our institution the bestcollege experience for our students.
While the main focus is academics, thereare so many other ways to be involved. I
encourage you to have interaction withstudents other than classrooms. There are
so many opportunities to do this, such asbasketball, volleyball and baseball games.
I would be happy to share what I havelearned with new employees.
“I have met so many people that havemade a positive and lasting impact on my
life, I can’t choose one. One person I wouldcall my mentor is Coach Dave Paur. He has
been a constant positive impact on my lifeand puts things in perspective on a daily
basis. I admire the care and concern JamesPrettyman has for students. I think a lot of
James and appreciate the fact I can always
count on him helping with students.”
Prettyman said, “Her uncanny people
skills and dedication is what Ruth has
added to the BDAC.”When asked if money were no object, what
you would be doing, she said, “I wouldn’tchange a thing. I am right where I want to
be. I love working with the students and atthe BDAC. Why would I want to be doing
anything else?”Ofcer Jeff Wood said, “She has a
cheerful personality and her dedicationhas made the BDAC a better place.”
She says one of the most satisfying partsof her job is, my day-to-day interactions
with students, faculty and staff. Alsoproviding assistance and my dedication
to the students. She is dedicated to her students, job
and the institution. Student athlete CandiceCornaby said, “First thing that comes to
my mind about Ruth is she is the nicestwoman I have ever met. She truly cares
about us athletes. I enjoy the times I getto go to the BDAC and just sit and talk
with Ruth.”
One of the longest days of Whiteside’s
life was, “Once again it’s hard to choose
just one. A day that will be in my memory
forever will be the day Coach Brad Bartondied. I closed the BDAC to the public and
let the basketball team remain there until Iwas sure they would a ll be okay. We were
there late, but I felt so bad for the team thatI wanted to help them in any way I could.”
Student and dancer Daylan Jones said,“She always has a smile when you walk
into the BDAC. She’s always the rst one
to greet you. You can tell how much she
loves the students and school by the wayshe carries herself and takes care of the
BDAC. I think of her as my Price grandma.She’s denitely the one I’ll miss the most
when I leave CEU.” Friend Mike Kourianos said, “She
looks at the athletes as her children. Shehas a love for them. Ruth brings a specia l
spirit when people come to her. She has alistening ear. If you’re having a bad day,
she is there to help. You see all the peoplewho give her hugs. It’s genuine love.”
Paur said, “Ruth is the BDAC. She
loves the activities and she’s always at
all of them, because she loves the kids.”
Whiteside: employee of the quarter
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Outdooradventures
at CCRecreation
Labyrinth Canyon
Canoe Trip
September 13-16
Fee: $400 and children $300,no matter how old the childis. Fee includes transporta-tion, food, and canoes. Par-ticipants must provide theirown camping gear. Items areavailable to rent at CarbonRec. Join us in the journeythrough time. Your guideswill tell you about the historyand geology of this beautiful
canyon. Mountain Bike Ride:
Luke’s Trail
September 29
Come with us, nd new
people to ride with. Nocharge, but you must reg-ister by Sept. 26. This rideis for competent beginnersand anyone more advancedwho would like to go for amoderate ride. It is perfectfor a family.
Meet at Luke’s Trailheadat 8 a.m. Plan to be on thetrail 3-4 hours.
Little Grand
Canyon Overnight
Backpack Trip
October 6-7 Pre-trip meeting Oct. 2
at 5 p.m. Fee: $20, includestransportation for the rst 8
people registered. After that
people will need to providetheir own transportation.People will need to makearrangements for a backpack,gear and food. Items areavailable to rent at CarbonRec.
The 17-mile moderatehike is great for beginners.If you’ve always wantedto go backpacking, this isyour opportunity. Go with a
guide who can show you theropes and make the experi-ence safe.
Little Wild
Horse Canyon Hike
October 20
Fee: $10, includes trans-portation for the first 10people registered. After thatpeople will need to providetheir own transportation.
Hike one of the mostfamous slot canyons in theworld. Bring your own waterand snacks for the trail. Thehike will be 4 to 8 miles long,depending on the capabilitiesof the group. Easy hikingwith several moderatelydifcult obstacles to negoti-ate. We will stop at Ray’s inGreen River on the way home
for a burger and fries. Meetat the Carbon Rec ofce at
8 a.m. You will be back inPrice 6-7 p.m.
Black Dragon
Canyon Ride
November 3
Fee: $10, includes transpor-tation for the rst 10 people
registered. After that peoplewill need to provide theirown transportation.This 15-mile moderately dif-cult downhill ride is great
for the whole family. Mustpre-register, must provideyour own bike, helmet, lunch/water. We will stop at Ray’sin Green River on the way
home for a burger and fries(on your own). Meet at theCarbon Rec ofce at 8 a.m.
You will be back in Price5-6 p.m.
Triassic
Bouldering Outing
November 10 Fee: $10, includes trans-portation for the first 10people registered. After thatpeople will need to providetheir own transportation.If you don’t know whatbouldering is, this is youropportunity to nd out. This
is low level rock climbing,using spotters and crash padsrather than ropes.
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Name: Paige Peterson
Number: 10
Position: Setter Hometown: Marion, Utah
Major: Cosmetology
Hero & Why: My dad, because he is hard working and always laid back,never seen him mad
Something most people don’t know about you: I have two othersiblings attending this college. Hayden and Megan Peterson
Favorite thing about USU Eastern: The people who visit my room
Favorite thing about your sport: My teammates
Plans after USU Eastern: I take it one year at a time
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