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Show MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012 5 THE SIGNPOST El ections continued from front Fl owboard i ng continued from front ences at WSU, they also shared their hopes of accomplishing individual goals. "My goal is to make sure students know where they can go to have their issues resolved in the senate," Harris said, "and really make things better here at Weber State so people can get the most out of their education that they can." Chamberlin said she will use her new office to build unity through helping students gain a greater appreciation for diversity. "My main goal is to get students to see that diversity is more than just skin color," Chamberlin said. "It's everything that makes you unique. It's what you like to do, where you go to school, sexual orientation, religion, everything that makes you who you are." Gardiner said his goals as "I like to do adventurous things," she said. "I'm not as good at flowboarding or skateboarding, but I try and I think that's pretty cool." The skateboarding section of the competition was held at the skate park in Harrisville, and the snowboarding section was held at Wolf Mountain. The Trifecta brought in athletes not only from the Ogden area, but from around the country "We have competitors from five different states this year, as well as many student body president extend beyond the boundaries ofWSU's campuses. "One of the things I want to see is the Ogden community have more pride in this great university," Gardiner said. "I feel like there's a missing link. We have so much potential here and that needs to grow. The other thing I'm looking forward to working with a team to accomplish is more student involvement. Whether it's with a club or an organization, people need to realize getting involved will just make you that much more successful when you leave with a degree." The complete election results are available at www.wsusignpost.com. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. local competitors," Hancock said. One of those who flew in from out of state was 22-year-old Sean Silveira from Orlando, Fla. "I'm excited for the snowboarding," Silveira said. "Obviously, there's not much snowboarding back home for me. The snowboarding is the most challenging for me, just because I don't get to do it very often. But I have lots of background, so things like that come really easy to me." Silveira has been com- peting in flowboarding for a couple years, and came out to take advantage of the unique competition offered in Ogden. "It's been fun hanging out with some homies and just having a good time overall," he said. Eric Silverman, originally from San Diego, also came into town for the event. "I've been competing mainly in flowboarding for three years," he said. "I've traveled to a bunch of national competitions. I just compete for the fun of it." Divisions included grom (5-11 years old), juniors (12-17 years old), men's 18plus and women's open, and the master's division of 35-plus. "We start planning .. . six months in advance," Hancock said. "It takes a lot of work and many phone calls to put on these events to make them successful. We get satisfaction knowing that everyone has a good time and all of our hard work has paid off." find peace of mind," said WSU student Matt Parker while viewing the gallery. Parker said he liked a charcoal painting called Final Decision created by Craig Westbroek. He also said he enjoyed a sculpture called Seedling by Yoery Kitamura. "It gives you what looks like a metal flower," Parker said. "It's pretty to look at, but you don't want to get too close." Other artwork was put into another gallery called the Salon des Refuses. This gallery is for artwork that has been refused from the main gallery. The idea came from Paris in the 19th century, where they would also show artwork that was not accepted into their main gallery "It's a chance for us to get even more work that the students in the department have been working on up onto the walls," Choberka said. Choberka said this kind of show is good practice for art students. "It gives the students a chance to begin that process of submitting their work for exhibition and for jurying and getting it out into the world," Choberka said, "which can be a very difficult part of what we do and can be kind of nervewracking for them." The show will be open until March 9, and the gallery will have two more exhibitions this semester: the National Conference of Undergraduate Research and the Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Show. Comment on this story at wsusignpost. corn. A rt continued from front "It turned into a comment on society in general," Hamro-Pinto said, "mainly with those because they are clothing closures. It speaks more directly to feminism and what boxes we are supposed to fit in." Hamro-Pinto said the white canvas was to represent the fact that people are told to fit into the same mold, and the beads corning through the closures represent who a person really is underneath. "I'm an armature artist, and I've gotten sucked into school, and this helps me Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. Jesse Sykes wins Weber's Got Talent Farr Better Quali01....Farr Better Price! 2466 Washington Blvd. Ogden Ut (801) 621-7666 www.farrsjewelry.com 10% off on bridal settings purchase upon presentation of valid school I.D. Students and community members gathered in the Shepherd Union Building ballrooms Friday night to see the best talent Weber State University had to offer. The Weber's Got Talent STUDENT SENATE MARCH 5 - 8 show hosted acts including singing and other musical performances, dance performances, stunt whipping and parkour. Jackie Tohn, a top-10 finalist in Season 8 of American Idol, was the master of ceremonies at the event. She also announced the student body government election results. Three WSU professors comprised a panel of judges, and students in the audience used remote voting devices to help decide the winner. Jesse Sykes won the competition a hip-hop dance routine, and was awarded $500 for his victory. WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul battled for second place, while Newt Gingrich ran a distant fourth. Romney said in a statement that his win meant Washington state's voters "do not want a Washington insider in the White House. They want a conservative businessman who understands the private sector and knows how to get the federal government out of the way so that the economy can once again grow vigorously. " Romney's West Coast victory came on the heels of twin primary triumphs over Santorum earlier in the week in hard-fought Michigan and lightly contested Arizona, as well as a narrow win over Paul in Maine caucuses earlier in February. Returns from caucuses in 54 percent of Washington state's precincts showed Romney with 38 percent of the vote, while Paul and Santorum each had 24 percent. Gingrich was drawing 8 percent. There were 40 delegates at stake, and a likelihood that at least two of the contenders for the nomination to oppose President Barack Obama would add to their totals. 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