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Show A2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007 News . THE COLLEGE TIMES OmCarripus The College Times Sections Executive Eleanor Cleverly-Takahashl f * inctuef Spencer Shell r.;wtd<w JackWaters f.^nagingnl.i or Robbln Anthony office manage Jennie Nicholls A-Mtonrt&vseiiitof Brent Sumner M^er JaredMagill Op^o^ni.tc Luke Hickman iiie&},w Art & Production Chad Hunt A^itamutee-iitot Ben Webster spottsediior Matt Beaudin Awstawspctu editor Jesska Peterson SpfoatSatiomcd'ro! Mark Johnston Ptvioedtt-v jgnv Brandon Schelin Leodfc Merinda Pearce spwn<*r^gner Robert Hayden AwstontKcM editor Carol A c e v e d O LUedevgnt Copy Web AmyThaUt Copy editor JaSOn AdklnS Webmanagt , Jason Pyles cop/vMa CONTACT US: Student Media 800 W. Univefiity Parkway Orem, Ul, B4057 TEL (801) 863-8688 FA)C<801)B63-860l :-MAIL anthonfogtuvsc.edu The College Times is a sludeni operated newspaper which is published once a week during Fall and Spring semesters. Views expressed do nol necessarily reflccl the views of The College Times or UVSC. Can: First issue h/ree. each additional SI Debate team takes third, despite late notice ing the disadvantage. "We 'did really well," he said of the team's thirdThe debate team had place finish in the tourney's anything but a head start, junior division. "Just think but still managed to walk if we'd been prepared as away with a third-place well for these debates ... ranking from its most re- Two weeks versus 20 minutes - there's a little bit of cent competition. Due to a technical dif- a difference there." ficulty, Ani McPherson Debate teams are traand Greg Lucero, the two ditionally given their topUVSC students who trav- ics 20 minutes before they eled to the Oct. 11-13 de- compete. Zeller said that bate tourney in Casper, while giving the competiWyo., received their topic tors the topic in advance is 20 minutes before their de- becoming more commonbate. place, it is still a "brandTeams from the other 13 new thing." schools competing in the McPherson finished tourney received their topic the tourney ranked eighth two weeks in advance. overall. She was fifth in Debate coach Jason dramatic interpretation and Zeller said the topic was program oral interpretation, supposed to have been at- and seventh overall in aftertached to an e-mail he re- dinner speaking. ceived from the tourney two The team finished eighth weeks earlier, but when he overall in the tourney. opened the e-mail, the topic Zeller said students can was not there. still join the debate team Still, Zeller said the team by contacting him at (307) was pleased with its perfor- 272-9048 or zellerja@uvsc. mance, especially consider- edu Justin Ritter News writer Merinda Pearce / College Times Rick Woodbury, president of Woodbury Corporation, announces second largest monetary contribution to a Utah public institution. Woodburys donate $20 million to UVSC Family continues support of UVSC Britnee Nguyen ft Jack Waters The Woodbury Corporation announced a donation of $20 million to UVSCs School of Business on Oct. 19. Those in attendance of the announcement included Utah Sen. John Valentine, LDS church leader Thomas S. Monson, Mayor of Orem City Jerry Washburn, and former UVSC President Lucille Stoddard. Rick Woodbury, the president of Woodbury Corp., made the official announcement of the donation. When he announced that the family was donating $20 million to UVSC, the crowd erupted in an immediate standing ovation. This is the largest donation UVSC has received and is also the largest single donation that Woodbury Corp. has given. The school is also being renamed the "Woodbury School of Business," in honor of the donor's who gives money, gives much; but he generosity. The money will go toward more who gives self gives all. The Woodopportunities and initiatives for the burys have given these and so much business school. William Sederburg, more," said Monson. Many enthused attendees were nopresident of UVSC, said, "We will tably impressed with the Woodbury's advance the lives of students and othdonation. "I think it's well deserved. ers in this region through this gift." The School of Business is remarkWoodbury stated that there were able. They have very strong leaderthree factors of why the family chose ship, good students and great faculty," to give to UVSC: It is a school with said Lucille Stoddard, in response to high-quality students, enthusiastic the announcement. faculty and administration with a cando attitude, and an institution that The Woodburys have previously needed money. given funds to UVSC for student "We feel that this school can be- scholarships and faculty grants. They come an outstanding school of busi- also provided classroom space at the ness," said Orin Woodbury. "We're University Mall for UVSC students. hoping that we're helping to provide "It means a lot to us to have this the means so that the steps can be association with this good family," taken to accomplish that goal, and it's said Stan Jenne, dean of the School of our dream that it will become one of Business. the outstanding business schools of The $20 million will be paid to the the U.S." School of Business in 10 yearly inThomas S. Monson, a long-time stallments. family friend and schoolmate, came to support the family's donation. "He UVSC professor speaks at national conference Hillary Kirkman News writer Assistant professor of earth science Dr. Bill Dinklage of Utah Valley State College will be presenting at the 119th Geological Society of America Conference. The conference will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver Oct. 27-31. There will be over 6000 geoscientists attending this years 2007: Earth Sciences for Society. "I'm looking forward to getting in some discussion with others who will be there," said Dinklage in a College Times press release. "That's .what these conferences are all about. We get together, talk, share ideas and get some feedback from each other. There are some things I don't fully understand and I'll hopefully meet some people there who can shed some light on that." Dinklage specializes in metamorphic rocks and the development of metamorphic fabric and mineral growth. He also works with students and professors going on geological explorations throughout Utah and parts of Nevada. Dinklage will be speaking about his research with the titanium-in-biotite geothermometer. All the research he will be presenting is supported by the School of Science and Health. He and two UVSC students, Thane St. Clair and Jenn Muir, went to Nevada and did field research in May using the geothermometer. Dinklage said they were, "looking for new samples to collect that would expand their data." 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