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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 NBA continued from front has only produced two players, Rodney Stuckey of Eastern Washington in 2007 and Michael Ray Richardson of Montana in 1978 who were drafted in the first round. The last Wildcat selected in an NBA Draft was Shawn Campbell, who was taken in the fifth round in 1985. "Everybody knows everything he has accomplished on the court," Rahe said. "The thing I am most proud of with Damian is how he is off the court. He is a lot better person and a lot better teammate than he is a player." Rahe, during the press conference at the Dee Events Center, said that Lillard has always been a team player and has never been a selfish player. "One thing about Damian is it's never been about Damian," he said. "He has attacked everything with great humility and has been a team first guy. He is all about winning, and that's what he has done since he stepped foot on campus is win." Lillard, who was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, John Wooden Award and the Oscar Robertson Award, said play- 5 THE SIGNPOST E arthquake continued from front ing in the NBA has always been a dream of his. "It was a goal from the start to play in the NBA from the start," Lillard said. "A lot of people don't have it in themselves to do everything it takes to get there. I am fortunate enough to have people around me to support and the mindset to get it done." Lillard said he was criticized when he decided to come to WSU to play basketball. "People told me, 'You won't be able to go pro if you go to Weber State,' but I did what I wanted to do," Lillard said. "Once I put my mind to it, I took off, and now I have a chance to play in the NBA." Getting to the NBA is not the only goal Lillard has. "Some people might think I'm crazy, but I want to be rookie of the year," he said. "I don't just want to make it to the NBA. I want to make something of myself. I also want to be part of All-Star weekend one day." Lillard said he has enjoyed his time atWSU but is ready to take the next step. "Everyone here has been so great to me that it is kind of hard to leave behind. But this opportunity is something that I can't pass it up," he said. Teammate Scott Barnforth agreed Lillard will be missed, but he made a good decision. "Obviously we want him with us, but it was a good decision made by him, and I think he is going to be a good NBA player," Bamforth said. Bamforth went onto say that he is going to miss just hanging out with Lillard the most. "I am going to miss hanging out with him," Bamforth said. "He is a real humble person, and it's unique. He is down to earth on everything. That's what I am going to miss most is just him being around." The 2012 NBA Draft is scheduled for Thursday June 28. The draft may end up being only two days after game seven of the NBA finals. "I want to thank everyone that has helped me get to this point," Lillard said. "I have loved my time at Weber State and am looking forward to playing at the next level." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. ate objection would be life, safety and property," LeBlanc said. "You'd take care of those things first, and then you'd start moving into recovery." The EOC will discuss and react to the hypothetical earthquake. They will assess how many people were injured, how to divide medical resources to help them recover, how to shelter students and provide them with food and water, what buildings were damaged and how to repair them, and more. The EOC is comprised of a logistics group, a finance department, a communication department, a planning and operations department, and liaison officers. The logistics group is responsible for accounting for employees, bringing in resources to manage the incident and more, and is run primarily by WSU's facilities management. This group includes people from the IT division, the Dee Events Center and transportation. The finance department is responsible for purchasing supplies and necessary equipment to deal with a crisis. The communica- The ShakeOut is our chance to practice how to protect ourselves, and for everyone to become prepared. Date: Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 The Great Uta h a magnitude 7 earthquake in Salt Lake. It's going to happen, and a lot of people don't know." Yearsley and Gentry said their main goal is to equip students and other community members with the knowledge of how to prepare for an earthquake and how to deal with the aftermath. The Shake Up will be a precursor to the statewide Shake Out on April 17, when WSU's standby Emergency Operation Center will complete an exercise on emergency procedures as if an earthquake happened at 10:15 a.m. "Everything we're trying to accomplish is in an effort to avoid any disruption to any of the academic activities that day related to that event," LeBlanc said. "We're going to evacuate a few buildings, but they're not academic buildings, and there's no academic testing center in any of them." There are 30 to 40 people from different areas on campus that form the EOC, LeBlanc said. During the Shake Out, the EOC will assemble and begin identifying immediate objectives. "Say an event just happened. The immedi- The goal is to prevent a major earthquake from becoming a catastrophe for you, your family and your community. e Your family can be a part of Utah's largest drill in the state's history. Go to ShakeOut.org/Utah and pledge your participation. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHAKEOUT AND WHAT YOUR FAMILY CAN DO TO PARTICIPATE AND BECOME MORE PREPARED, GO TO BEREADYUTAH.COM Weber State University has proudly registered to participate. Emergency personnel will be conducting drills to increase readiness of resources and employees to respond to a disaster. Weber State University Office Of Emergency Management Finals will not be effected by these planned drills. Questions? Call Lt. Mike Davies at 801-626-7729 or email mdaviesl@weber.edu tions department is responsible for issuing press releases, rebooting the university website if needed and managing an information call center. The planning and operations department is primarily composed of law enforcement and is responsible for immediate planning on how to move into a recovery phase or additional resources to help operations. Liaison officers are responsible for obtaining outside resources. "The resources are so limited that we need to be prepared as an institution to get by for 72 hours by ourselves with only the equipment, resources and people that we have here before we would start seeing help from the country, state or federal government," LeBlanc said. According to LeBlanc, the goal of the Shake Out from a state level is to bring awareness down to the individual level and ask everyone to do their part in being prepared to survive what could be a catastrophic event. "As a state and as individuals, if we don't prepare, we can make it a catastrophe. The more prepared we are, the less of a catastrophe it could be," LeBlanc said. To learn more about the earthquake preparedness events, visit community. weber.edu/earthquake. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. Fl ag continued from front Monday, Hall gave a presentation during the student senate meeting about the flag with his wife and four children in attendance. He talked about the flag and showed photos of the people who signed and have had it. The Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders and singer Aaron Tippin were among those who signed it. The members of Hall's command also signed the flag, and photos in a slideshow Hall presented also showed people with the flag on tanks or with helicopters. One photo was taken in Buehring, a US camp stationed right outside of Iraq. Barricades had been placed there for protection because it was so close to Iraq, and a man in the photo holds the flag in front of the barricades. "So instead of having a concrete jungle that we had out there, they authorized each one of the units . . . to pick out one of those barricades and put their colors out there," Hall said. Brady Harris, Davis campus vice president, said that looking back over the last year when he first saw the flag, the fact that it traveled back meant the world to him. "I had it in my possession for about a week, and that has probably been one of the greatest things we've done all year and just to know the meaning that is behind that flag," Harris said. "I am so proud of Weber State." The flag will soon hang in the newest Davis campus building. "I hope that it sort of tells a story so that when it goes on display here, that it was out of the support that the community and Weber State has for our troops that are right now facing harm's way, and until they all come home, the war will not be over," Harris said. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. |