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Show MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 5 THE SIGNPOST C ollections continued from front Dan ce continued from front e-mails. And who keeps ebration on Tuesday, all here in Weber and their e-mails? Nobody. Oct. 18, at the Stewart Davis counties." She said the women People keep letters." Library's Special ColShe said they are try- lections unit located who donate their records to Special Collections ing to find ways to docu- on the third floor. The did wonderful things in ment and capture things reception is held from 6 World War I and World such as blogs, photo- p.m. to 7 p.m. A lecture War II by working in the graphs and e-mails. will be given afterward "That is the emerging by book writer and forcanteens or cutting bandages and working for trend in the Special Col- mer Ogden resident lections and archives," Val Holley from 7 to 8 the Red Cross. She said this exhibit Langsdon said. "All of a p.m. about the history is the largest one they sudden, now we will be of 25th St. off Harrison have ever done, and dealing with items that Boulevard in Ogden. "I am hoping that afwith all of these docu- are digital." Anthony Murrietta, ter that (the event), peoments, it just kept growing over the last several a visitor from Salt Lake ple will walk through years, because they are City, explored the pho- and say, 'Who knew always looking for more tographs in the Special that Weber State has acdonations that fit within Collections. cess to all this stuff?" "I'm fascinated with Langsdon said. "And it's their admissions. This year, Special Collections the way society and open to the public; you is digitizing some of the technology evolved," don't have to be a studocuments, such as the Murrietta said. "By un- dent or a staff or faculty photos, and putting the derstanding where we to come and look at this were to where we are stuff. Anybody can." diaries online. "Things are turning helps visualize where we into digital," Langs- are going to be." Comment on this story at There will be an event don said. "People don't wsusignpost.com . write letters; they send for this year's first cel- • ••• / r ,•• •■ ••••••• .• • • PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST A student dances with her daughter at the nontraditional student family dance. One of the more popular songs at the dance was "Baby" by Justin Bieber. PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST Many of the materials in Special Collections have been donated by various people and groups from Weber and Davis counties. The oldest book is a Bible from 1578. Leadership... Come and get it Francis Harrold Dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Date: October 19, 2011 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p. Place: The Lair ger sandwiches, ricecrispy treats, pizza rolls, chips and mini hot dogs. Many went back for seconds throughout the night. Bonnie Michelsen, a junior at WSU, said she enjoyed the refreshments and danced the night away with her two 11-year-old nieces, Chris and Katie Durtschi. The two girls had a few followers throughout the night who copied their dance moves. "I like to dance," Katie said. "We have a teacher that teaches us different dances at school." DJ David HancockTaylor with Metro Productions provided a mix of music for the children and adults. He has done many different kinds of events over the past six years, and said he enjoys doing family dances as well. "I think it is a great idea," Hancock-Taylor said. "I love to dance with my family, and I would definitely come to one if I were a non- traditional student." The song "Baby" by Justin Bieber produced the most squeals and singing along from the crowd. Another crowdpleaser that got everyone onto the dance floor was Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Children adorned with purple glow-sticks made some attempts at break-dancing throughout the night. Other dance moves used were the Sprinkler, the Funky Chicken and the Disco Point. LaNae Taylor, a freshman at WSU, attended with her 3-year-old daughter, Leanna, who focused mostly on twirling and skipping around the dance floor, stopping on occasion to put some grapes in her mouth. Taylor said she enjoyed dancing with her daughter and that she hopes the family dance will be a tradition. "I like the family dance because it gives those that don't have the opportunity to go to the other dances to come with their families and have fun," she said. "You don't have to be single and have money to go to a dance and have fun." While the family dance was not what might be considered a traditional university dance, many in attendance expressed interest in attending again and said they hope it will become a tradition. Cragun said she felt the night was a success, and that she enjoyed seeing the students be with their families and feel a part of homecoming. She said she felt the turnout was great and that she hopes to do the family dance again next year. "It's really important that we create experiences for students to feel that college can be fun," Cragun said. "It is just a huge part of their life that they give." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com . Fa m i I i es continued from front "Leading in acadmia is like herding cats. WSUSA Leadership The Brown Bag Series conference Thursday night with a free lecture titled "How to Discipline Kids Without Losing Their Love and Respect." The humorous and heartfelt speech led the audience through a variety of examples of children breaking rules and how parents typically react - with frustration, anger and debate. "How many of you would like a simple way to put a stop to the arguing and back-talk?" Fay asked the audience in the Austad Auditorium. "When things go south with kids, cut words down to the bare minimum." Fay's advice was to respond to children and teens with empathy, which he called "the most powerful technique known to modern psychology" "People are starved for empathy," Fay said, "and they will connect more to the feeling than words." According to Fay, expressing empathy with a child can be as simple as a calm, slow "I know," "I bet if feels that way," or even a sound that illustrates understanding of the child's feelings. He said it is important to be consistent and deliver the message without anger, no matter what manipulations the child responds with. The consequences for the misbehavior come later, when both the parent and child are it% PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST Teresa Hunsaker was one of the many speakers at the 2011 Families Alive Conference. She spoke about how families can involve children in discussions about calm and the parent has had a chance to carefully plan a corrective course of action. "I learned, basically, everything I've been doing wrong," said Arthur Chapman, a father who attended Fay's speech. "I'm always reasoning with my 3-year-old, and I never thought of what I expected him to get out of it. Now he's leaned to say `OK' to me, but it means nothing to him. (Fay's) ideas were very logical, and I'll definitely use some of them." The conference continued Friday and Saturday with workshops led by more than 25 guest speakers. The variety of family issues ranged from general challenges of talking to children about sexuality and obesity, to economic strains of unemployment and how to save money on groceries, to more specific issues in strengthening Latino families, tips for success in fostering and adopting, and maintaining resiliency in military families. For more information and educational materials available from the conference, students can contact the child and family studies department at 801-626-7151. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. |