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Show Her success with students is advocated by her direct and personal love of history. Ewert summarized this idea saying, To me it's this great story, its Sundi Decker staff writer An unpredicted bombshell will devastate history as we know it at the College of Eastern Utah with the departure of Sara Ewert, as she prepares to lengthen her education and grasp for exciting opportunities at Washington State University next fall. Fresh from graduate school, Ewert tackled what she realized was an unpopular course subject offered at CEU five years ago. Her department, comprised of herself alone, covered all American history classes plus the western civilization survey. From the beginning she set the goal to make students more comfortable with the subject of history . She explained that many a tragedy, its a comedy, it's love and hate and war and miracles and all those things rolled into one. And that's history and I really love it. I hoped that what I could do was convey my love of the subject to students in the class- room." Enthusiasm is Ewert's trademark in and out of the classroom. With a mind that extends way ahead of what she voices, she transmits intriguing and unbiased historical viewpoints through her documented and highly structured lectures. Her very stance in the middle of a Womans Suffrage lecture demands complete attention and rebukes apathy of any form. She admits to being a tough instructor, drilling students through lessons of history they will never forget. She makes learning about the invention of barbed wire to the people respond negatively to history courses for a variety of reasons. Past experience makes them prejudice to facets of history and turns them off from widening their ideas about its interpretation. Through her eyes, hand gestures and rapid, detailed lectures, history mostly American translates as a passion, and beyond, in Ewert s life. Her turn around of history learning at CEU has earned great respect from fellow instructors and from classrooms of notetaking students. Ewert has been honored by CEU students with the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award three separate years, which included affects of pollutants on the environment to the drama of the Civil war a challenging immersion into the past. Balancing history with common day conflicts she teaches students to think for themselves, creating stimulating essay questions for exams. Her students learn to step into new ways of can history, with minor fields in women's history and Latin American history. Under the detailsofhcr fellow- innovatively extended her instruction to incorporate a women in American ship, Ewert will continue classroom work with students and thus gain a monthly income while attending school full time. Ewert says she leaves with mixed emotions, yet she realizes that it is an ideal time for her to move on. She is currently in the process of hiring an instructor to fill the Western civilization position, as Pcpus will also leave next year. Looking at CEU in the future, Ewert hopes that its new president will be innovative and voiced concern about the Virtual University scheme. Her humanism directed towards CEU students was further displayed as she said, I hope that we will always as an institution realize that our basic mission is to serve students. The value of a community college education is that students get very personal hands-o- n attention from faculty in small classes. I hope more than anything, that in spite of all the technology and growth that everyone is talking about, that this remains their primary focus, that we have faculty who relate engaged full-tion a very intimate level with students history course and to take over the environmental studies program with her husband Eric Ewert. For these reasons among countless others, Ewert's move to WSU seems a tragedy to many. Yet under the circumstances and focusing on the promising future of this intelligent woman, we recognize her for the tradition of history instruction she has patterned at CEU. It will not die easily. Ewert has anticipated moving on for a while, knowing that she wanted to pursue more schooling Originally full-tim- e. planning to take classes during the summer and eventually take a sabbatical, all plans were blown away when she received an irresistible offer from WSU. She applied last fall for admittance to WSU, the same university where she completed her master's degree, to undertake doctorate work. When the WSU's history department learned that she was applying, they put together an early offer that included a waiver and a four-yefellowship. On full-tuiti- on Ewerts departure will be a drastic change for CEU students. Just last year, her department doubled with the addi definitely accept the generous offer. She will work on a doctorate in Ameri- - CEU's number 44 will be missed both on and off the court Western Carolina University, as a member of the basketball team. As a member of a Division I team, he played at a difficult level of competition. He went up against teams such as Georgia Tech, Louisville, Iowa State and Iowa, which he says he had good numbers against. He did not complete the second semester of school there, playing only until comthe conclusion of the by Miranda Odendahl staff writer The burning question: where is Vcrsille Shaw going next? Right now, I have approximately 45 or 46 schools recruiting me, all major universities. It's a hard decision because I only have two years left to play, and its a decision I want to makeeducatcdly," says Shaw, the second leading scorer in the College of Eastern Utah's history. He adds that every offer he has had seems promising, The problem is there is a lot of schools, everything sounds good, everyone is telling you what you want to pre-seas- on petition. He returned to New Orleans, and was planning to attend one of two Division I schools. However, the NCAA rules state that a player must forgo one year of play after leaving a Division I school. It wouldn't have been a wise choice on my part to not play a whole year of basketball. ..on the competitive level. So I decided to give CEU a shot because they had been recruiting me hear..." r j i i i i Currently, he has four scheduled visits to larger schools, Portland University, Virginia Tech, Kansas State and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Shaw, the youngest of two brothers and a sister, comes from New Orleans, Louis., where he attended St. Augustine High School. There he had an outstanding high school career, and was recruited by several schools, including CEU. After graduation, he attended out of high school, and I felt comfortable with the staff, Shaw commented. It turned out great! A lot of options opened up, look where I am at now. . Shaw says that he has enjoyed his experiences at CEU thus far, adding that evcryoric has welcomed and supported wish I had another year hoe, but, himl to ensure their success." Ewert offered this advice to CEU students, Education is a good thing, you will never regret getting an education. Don't be so concerned about What is my major going to be, I must decide now." She urges students to get an education above all and to pick a subject they love and aim towards it. Don't choose a career based on money! she said adamantly. I love to leach, and that is what I hope to do for the rest of my life and I will never, ever be rich but I'm happy. Ewert said that one her American history heroes is Rachel Carson, who was at the helm of a daring campaign against DDT in the 6(&. With her book Silent Spring she made a whole world wake up to the devastations pesticides have on the environment. She knew her information was correct and stood firm against opposing forces who tried to make hqr back down. She is an outstanding example of what one person can do, that can change not only history, but even humanity, Ewert explained. Here is a woman in the early '60s, when women arent supposed to See Ewert on back page ar spring break, Ewert went to the university and talked with the people she will be working with and decided she would thinking. her first teaching year. tion of instructor, Chris Pcpus, letting her focus on American History. With this alleviation of duties, Ewert I Hurt City, is now available at the CEU Bookstore don't, so I am just looking forward to playing next year. Beyond college basketball, he is planning on majoring in business management, with a minor in communications. Shaw hopes to someday play in the NBA, but if basketball doesn't work out, maybe Ill do a little sports commentating. Basketball was something he realized he was good at, at a young age. He had always been athletic. Shaw says his skills took a while to refine, such as dribbling and shooting, but with years of practice and help from various coaching staffs, he has managed to get to where he is today. One area that basketball has helped him with is academics. Besides giving him the opportunities at various schools, he stresses that basketball has kept him academically disciplined, as far as going to class, keeping up with class work and getting good grades. Shaw is obviously a leader, and is respected both on and off the court. One key attribute that he feels has helped his game is having had prior See Shaw on page 11 Hurt City describes the journeys of Bob Voiland, a senior citizen, who, in overcoming health conditions, adversity and the elements, managed to complete a campaign to bicycle solo from his home in Colorado into 48 states. Voiland observes the effect of good and bad planning, tough choices and irrevocable decisions, all of which contribute to attaining his goals and overcoming Complete with maps of all the routes taken on the tours, Hurt City not only examines what equipment and preparation it takes to complete a longdistance bike tour, but also reveals the mishaps, the often humorous encounters (and the ones, too) and the rewards of completing a tour. CEU Bookstore Located in the SAC 12-ye- ar set-bac- ks. not-so-frien- dly : Open weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4;3- 0 p.m. |