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Show Features WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 2011 A trip down Wildcat Lanes PHOTOS BY CRYSTAL CHARRIERE I THE SIGNPOST Above: A student takes her turn at bowling at Wildcat Lanes in the union building. Below: A student reaches for a bowling ball. The bowling club welcomes all WSU students to join. Bowling team returns from first tournament By Cindy Jones correspondent I The Signpost The Weber State University bowling team just returned from its first tournament in Reno, Nev. "We did fairly well, though not as well as we had hoped," said Fred Meaders, Wildcat Lanes coordinator and intercollegiate bowling coach. "Collegiate bowling is the most exciting bowling that anyone has ever seen. The competitions are very intense and pressure-packed. It is truly a sport in every aspect. It requires a tremendous amount of conditioning and endurance." WSU also has a bowling club. It is a student organization that meets Monday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. every week at Wildcat Lanes in the Shepherd Union Building. The bowling club has about 45 members this year. The bowling club consists of a United States Bowling Congress-sanctioned bowling league and an intercollegiate bowling team. "The bowling club is a place for anybody who is interested in getting together and enjoying the game of bowling," said Team Captain Scott McIntire. McIntire has been bowling for 24 years. He began bowling when he was 8 years old. Both of his parents were bowlers. "I started bowling in youth leagues when I was 11," he said. "My dad started teaching me, and I've grown from there." This is McIntire's second year at WSU. He is here on an education program sponsored by the Coast Guard. He is getting a degree in electronics engineering technology. Shaun Reeve, vice president of the bowling club and member of the team, was born and raised in Salt Lake City. "I got my first bowling ball when I was 12 or 13," Reeve said. "When I found out there was a bowling team in high school (Juan Diego), it peaked my interest. I made the team, and now I'm here at Weber bowling." Reeve is currently a certified personal trainer. He said he plans to go to graduate school to get a master's degree in exercise physiology. "I want to manage a gym for a while and then open my own facility," he said. Club Treasurer Mark Mandell has been bowling since he was 9 years old. "I started bowling competitively when I was 11," Mandell said. "Fred recruited me from my high school in Phoenix, Ariz. Bowling is just like any other college sport. They take a look at seniors in high school See Bowl page 8 WSU celebrates Oktoberfest Haunted Ogden Former student teams up to write local tales By Jerrica Archibald features editor I The Signpost PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST WSU students attending Oktoberfest in the union building look at a map of Germany while they eat their bratwurst. Diversity Center brings Germany to the Shepherd Union Building By Rebecca Kibler features reporter I The Signpost Many believe that Oktoberfest is just about drinking beer and eating bratwursts, but it's also a celebration of German heritage, culture and tradition. "It started with the mar- riage of two families," said Chase McFarland, a Weber State University student who attended the festival held by the Center for Diversity and Unity. The Oktoberfest celebration was held on Oct. 20 at WSU and had hot dogs and punch for students, as beer isn't allowed on campus. Along with food, the Diversity Center showed a documentary about the Oktoberfest festival. German flags and pennants were also See Oktober page 9 to go." One story Clark wrote, "The Man in the Mirror," was inspired by a dream Clark had. His other story in the collection, "The Saloon," revolves around a legend associated with the Shooting Star Saloon, a local bar in Huntsville. While writing it, Clark learned that one of his professors at WSU had more investment in the story than he knew. "One of my stories revolves around the Shooting Star Saloon in Hunstville," Clark said. "While doing the story, I was taking a creative nonfiction writing class here A formerWeber State University student has collaborated with eight other Utah authors to tell 13 haunted legends of the Ogden Valley. Tanner Clark, who graduated from WSU in December 2008 with an integrated studies degree in English, communications and sociology, was one o the authors fo the book Tale from Huntsville Eden, Liber and Beyond. . The stories tell of haunted leg ends and folk lore associate with the Ogde Valley. The guil e of writers who wrote the stories joined writer's guil in 2004. Clar used the feedback from the guild alon with his education at WSU to put together his stories. "It definitePHOTO BY CRYSTAL CHARRIRE I THE_S/GNPQST ly pushed me,' Clark said. irom Dr. Frottiero. than "From my very first semester know this at the time, but at Weber State, I had an Eng- he was a co-owner of the salish professor that helped loon. It was funny to get his push me in the direction I perspective because he has ended up, as far as writing. stock in that saloon." Clark hopes to use the He sat down with me one sesuccess of "Tales from H.E.L" mester and gave me motivaand the knowledge gained tion to do better. I remember from his writing guild and that conversation with him WSU to further his writing and finally feeling like 'finalcareer. ly I can do something' and "Writing is possible, it's found the direction I wanted See H.E.L. page 8 |