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Show Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Utah Campus Voice since 1902 Utah State University • Logan, U Convocation releases name for leadership center By PETER BROWN staff writer Stephen R. Covey spoke to students in Wednesday's Dean's Convocation for the first time as professor Covey of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. "This is a historic day, the dean of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Doug Anderson, said at the Dean's Convocation. "Today is the day we get to welcome Stephen R. Covey to the faculty at the Utah State business school," Anderson said. Anderson announced the business school will establish the Stephen R. Covey Center for Leadership. He said Covey was named one of the top 10 most influential thinkers in the 20th century and will be an incredible asset. Covey's lecture centered around applying universal values and principles into business and culture. Most organizations will develop their own value system, he said, and the question to ask is, "Are they values that are timeless and universal?" "Build your value system on principles that never change and that will apply in every part of the world," Covey said. "I've taught in all the major six religions, and they all buy into the significance of these principles." Covey said the key to implementing prin- I See COVEY, page 4 STEPHEN R. COVEY speaks to students about building their value systems and using those values in their business ventures. Covey was asked to give a convocation speech as a new professor in the Huntsman School of Business. STEVE SELLERS photo Candidates vie for ASUSU president during debate By EMILY HOFERITZA staff writer Associated Students of USU hosted the primary elections presidential debate Wednesday at noon in the Hub. People standing in line for free Aggie Ice Cream and sitting at tables watched as the three candidates discussed the Aggie Parking Terrace, possible fee and tuition hikes, plans for a student recreation center and their plans if they were president. Dave Haupt, political science major; Jon Allen, Fusion HD3 Station director and Tyler Tolson, ASUSU president answered prepared questions asked by the presenter and then questions asked by students in attendance. The possible construction of a student recreation center carried through much of the debate in the open-mike portion. Students asking questions wanted to know how much it would cost them individually to build what Tolson said would be a $20 million building. Tolson said it might be a student fee of $70, but total fees might not rise that much. Fees for other programs could be lowered, and students would not have to pay for the building until it is occupied, he said. Tolson said student fees increase every year. "This year, I've kept the fees low. I've kept the tuition low," Tolson said. Allen said a recreation center is a great long-term goal, but the university needs to work on shortterm goals for now by ensuring that resources and budget money is used wisely. Allen also said one of his goals is to improve USU's image by utilizing the media already available. Haupt said that after pressing needs such as keeping professors from being cut from the university are taken care of, a campus recreation center would be a good idea. Haupt said students are already taxed enough, and he would work to keep fees where they're at. Another matter brought up was parking in the I See PRIMARIES, page 3 USTAR and museum bring science to community By CATHERINE MEIDELL assistant JEFF MUHS of the Energy Dynamics Lab said intuitive lighting systems may be on the market three to four years from now. STEVE SELLERS photo Inside This Issue 02/26/10 USU students build houses in Smithfield as a part of Habitat for Humanity. news editor The Leonardo, a museum based out of Salt Lake City, collaborated with USU's USTAR program to explain local science projects to community members. Wednesday's presentation focused on USU's multiple research projects designed to conserve energy. "There are some incredible things happening at USU," said Lisa Davis who works in communications at The Leonardo. "We are completely bowled over by what's happening in those labs. We are privileged to be here." The museum aims to become an institution recognizable across Utah. Its program "After Hours" is designed to help Utah residents understand science research cultivating in their area. This is the first time The Leonardo has come to Logan and plans to highlight more scientific breakthroughs in the future, said Jacoba Mendelkow Poppleton, USTAR's public relations specialist. "The Leonardo museum has a lot of functions, but one of these is about outreach," Poppleton said. "It's science and culture merging because it's important to connect with the community." Wednesday night, one of nine USTAR teams was represented during a presentation at local restaurant The Italian Place. USU's research in biofuels was highlighted in the presentation, "The Energy Revolution," by two USU professors and one student researcher. Professors, students and community members listened to the speakers explain, in detail, a handful of projects USU research teams are diligently working on to decrease the amount of wasted energy. Jeff Muhs, USTAR's energy lab director, said, "We have a big problem. We're importing 60 percent of all the oil: $1 billion of oil is imported a day." He said the use of energy imports goes through a cycle that begins with the increase of oil prices, then food prices. After prices go up there is resource depletion and, finally, a change in climate. To stop the cycle there needs to be "game-changers" or an energy revolution, Muhs said. Muhs' team of researchers in the Energy Dynamics Lab is working to save electric energy through an intuitive lighting system because lightbulbs consume 20 percent of the energy used by all electrical appliances. The system's sensors will be able to anticipate the lighting needs of users. Lighting will be adjusted based on the number of people in a room and activities taking place. Lighting will also be adjusted according to the age of the person in the room. Muhs said, "If you look down at a piece of paper, you're going to have completely different lighting needs." The project comes with many challenges, he said, which include real-time scene interpretation, task identification and predictive lighting control. He said the key to cre- I See ENERGY, page 4 www.aggietownsquare.ccr Used up your Big Blue Coupons? Need more? 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