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Show u N I V E R s I V 'Birds· rid~, race, rope in rodeo BY AMANDA PRESLEY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The SUU rodeo team hosted the aAnual Thunderbird Stampede Friday and Saturday at the Hurricane fairgrounds for 12 colleges and universities in the Rocky Mountain Region. As part of the regional guidelines, SUU hosted the event in replacement of participation fees at other rodeos. This is the seventh rodeo of the season and cost the team about $12,000, raised by the team and community members, to host the 200 competitors. "The rodeo ran beautifully," rodeo club ~ adviser Jea·n Reeve said. "We went ~ through everything quickly and wouldn't § have been able to do it without all the help 8 behind the scenes, running the shoots.· ::l Makenzie Olds, an undecided freshman ~ from Cedar City, was the only SUU I competitor who placed in the rodeo. She ~ finished second in the barrel racing. Bull riding, steer wrestling and Jason Mackelprang, a sophomore criminal justice major from Fredonia, Ariz., competed in the team roping and calf roping events at the rodeo held at the Hurricane fairgrounds, which was hosted by SUU, Friday and Saturday. In the Rocky Mountain Region, 12 (continued 0!7 p age 13) colleges and universities competed in events including bull riding, team and calf roping, barrel racing and breakaway at the rodeo. Students participate in Pow-Wow BY MICHELLE GARDNER JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Native American Student Association (NASA) celebrated, danced and competed for prizes on Friday and Saturday. Each Pow-Wow offers Native Americans the opportunity to celebrate and gather with friends and family members. The theme of the 23rd annual SUU .Pow-Wow was "Celebrating a Millennium of Tradition, Culture and Progress.· The host drum was Indian Creed from Salt.Lake City. Jimmy Austin II, the master of ceremonies, and Ambrose Redhouse, the arena director, represented the Dine tribe from Kayenta, Ariz. Randy Wood, head man, representing the Northern Cree, traveled from St. :r George to participate. Robin Greymountain, head lady, representing { · the Ojibwa, from Sugar Island, Mich. , was tn 1..-.;.....;_ ...:....:::;;..::......i.=.--,,1 the director of NASA at SUU in 1998-99. Native American men iine up after dancing their native dances to be given the judgment as to who was the t5est dancer out of the group. This was the last dance of the evening. Many Native American community members and students participated and (con tinued on page 3) competed for prizes at the Pow-Wow held Friday and Saturday. |