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Show Page 4 Yes, it sold that FAST on www.a.-bayusu.com continuedfrom page 1 "People here actually get scared to talk to international students," he said. "They have a different mentality. It's like the felt they would offend me by talking to me." He said he hopes the international students will be able to feel more confident about their cultural background at the close of the week and be excited to share it with others. He said he still practices traditions from Sri Lanka — his home country — including respect for his elders and curry dishes he occasionally makes for his roommates. Events will be held every day through Saturday, Nov. 20 to display and celebrate the slew of diverse backgrounds that are woven throughout the USU student population. They will begin with Diversity Days, held Monday in the TSC Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and organized by USU's Access and Diversity Center. A movie will play Monday through Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in the TSC Auditorium. Films will include "Outsourced," "Maria Full of Grace," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "The Lemon Tree." Tuesday, a keynote speaker from the Utah Refugee A"INSPIRING OTHERS. i ste START WITH CONFIDENCEAr There's strong. Then there's Army Strong. Do you want to jump-start your career plans? Apply for the Army ROTC Leader's Training Course at Utah State University. This 4-week leadership development course will challenge and push you to your limits. After you finish, you will be ready for life as a leader when you graduate from college as an Army Officer. To get started, contact Greg Stuart or visit usu.edu/armyrotc. Girl's Night Out! Wednesday, Nov. 17th 5:00 - 8:00 You Will: • Try on hundreds of beautiful engagement rings. • View a vast selection of diamonds from Antwerp, Belgium. • Enter the drawing to win a 1/2 ct. diamond valued at $1,500. • Hold a 3 1/2 carat pink diamond valued at $50,000! • Enjoy a piece of delicious cake made by Shaffer House Bakery r• Middle of the block at the sign of the clock. seen lining the walls of the third floor in the TSC. This year, Needham's Jewelers will donate a tiara made from real jewels. "Whoever wins the pageant, we still love their country," Ponnamperuma said. "One side of the room is cheering for their country and the other side is cheering for theirs." Anyone may purchase an all-encompassing ticket for the events for $5 in the TSC ticket office. Orr said preceding Saturday's football game versus Idaho, there will be a tailgate party for all the international students beginning at 11 a.m. After the international students share their culture with the campus community, Orr wants them to participate in USU culture. He said his personal victory after the week will to have these international students "on the map." "International students don't have to be isolated because we all have each other," Angalatyan said. "We want to know these students so if they need us we are ready to help them out." — catherine.meidell@aggiemad. usu.edu continuedfrom page 1 Bridal Event 141 North Main • 752-7149 www.seneedham.com Center will speak in the TSC Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. and professor Bonnie Glass-Coffin will speak on doing international research Wednesday from 3-5:30 p.m. in Room 154 of the Merrill Cazier Library. Thursday, the Cultural Fair and International Fashion Show will be held for international students to display their cultures firsthand to the USU community through clothing, dance, food and other cultural traditions. Students will walk their own cultural outfits down the runway. Ani Angalatyan, an Armenian student majoring in international studies, said she will be participating in the fashion show and is very excited to be involved because she believes it is important for her to foster friendships with her family in a different continent. "The first challenge is being away from my family and my friends, the second challenge was it is very cold here and food is different. I miss my mom's cooking," Angalatyan said. The biggest event of the week, Orr said, will be the Miss International Pageant, which has been a lasting tradition at USU. Pictures of prior Miss Internationals can be List: Requests for state funding in place CONTACT US TO LEARN WHAT ROTC CAN OFFER! 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Barrett said the recent "cosmetic" improvements made to the building could be a temporary fix. "It would need a pretty significant seismic upgrade," Barrett said. "We're talking seismic upgrades and mechanical upgrades. Cut the building open and start over on the inside." The Ray B. West and animal science buildings are both listed on the national register of historic buildings. It is suggested in the plan that the timber roofs and un-reinforced concrete walls of both buildings be renovated. Project No. 7 is the proposed construction of a wind turbine generator at the mouth of A Closer Look at the Five-Year Plan Logan Canyon. Implementation of such a structure would help reduce USU's carbon footprint The current five-year plan for fiscal year and meet the American College and University 2011-12 contains a total of 13 project proposPresident's Climate Commitment. als. The grand total for approximated budgets The plan also states: "This area of the camaccording to the plan is $228.8 million. pus has long been considered as a possibility Project No. 1 is a two-phase addition and for a wind project because of the strong, regurenovation for the Jon M. Huntsman School of lar diurnal (cold air spilling from the mounBusiness. tains ... from evening to mid-morning) wind." "The phasing of this project is necessary Project Nos. 8, 9 and 10 propose a utildue to the lack of space to relocate the existing ity tunnel extension, upgrades to the Tooele Jon M. Huntsman School of Business functions Regional Campus utilities and a Brigham City during renovation," the plan states. campus student center, respectively. The first phase of this project is the conProject No. 11 is the new Regional Campus struction of a three- or four-story building that and Distance Education (RCDE) building. would replace Lund Hall. The Along with UPR and the second phase would address RCDE administrative offices, seismic weaknesses and worn "The renovation will the building will also house mechanical and electrical sys- allow the building additional distance education tems. classrooms, Barrett said. to remain a landThe plan also states: Utah Educational mark on campus, "Much of the interior is the Network (UEN), a non-unibut will provide safe versity, statewide terminal original decor and does not adequately reflect the califor regional campuses, will accommodation for ber of teaching and research also have offices in the new the teaching and happening in the building." building, he said. research that takes The proposed budget for this Project No. 12 would be a place inside the project is approximately $60 renovation of the Art Barn, a million. building of historical signifibuilding." Project No. 2 is a proposed cance according to the plan. overhaul of the deteriorating "The renovation will — USU's Five-Year Plan allow the building to remain systems of the Kent Concert Hall and the Morgan Theatre. a landmark on campus, but Updates would include new will provide safe accommoelectrical, lighting and ceilings. The proposed dation for the teaching and research that takes budget is approximately $20.3 million. place inside the building," the plan states. "It is "The music and theatre programs will both hoped to secure private funds for the project." be greatly enhanced by these improvements, Project No. 13, the final proposal on the and the entire campus and community will be current five-year plan, is a thermal storage served by increasing safety and quality of the tank that would store two million gallons of venue," the plan states. water underground beneath the HPER recreProject No. 3 addresses effectiveness and ational field. The purpose would be to reduce capacity of the HPER building, which was the cost of energy on campus. built in 1972. At the time the building was The College of Agriculture building, the constructed, it was meant to serve a projected RCDE building and a distance education buildstudent population of 12,000. ing currently under construction in Kaysville "The present on-campus student population are the only three building projects that curis approximately 17,000 and the existing facilrently have an approved stream of funding, ity is inadequate for the instructional needs of Barrett said. the university, let alone the recreational needs "It would be really aggressive to think all of its students," the plan states. these things would come along in a five year The proposed $45 million project would period," Cowley said. "So it's a forward-lookadd around 80,000 square feet to the facility. It ing plan for buildings that are on the viewable would have several new features, including new horizon. The document is more of a planning classrooms and labs as well as an area for rock document." climbing instruction. Project Nos. 4 and 5 address a suggested — dan.whitney.smith@aggiemaiLusu.edu need to renovate the biology and natural resources building and the animal science building. |