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Show Wednesday, June 'Daily Utah Chronicle 23, 2004 DANCE A love like continued from page pher," said Associate Professor Brent Schneider. The ongoing affair of car nuts and their beloved autos The city of on Wendover, the UtahNe- "Jill's amazing performance abilities were enhanced by 1 "There was only one other dance at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center nominated for both outstanding student performer and outstanding student choreogra- any other attended to that which he'd waited so vada border, long to possess. During may actually be the most cheerthe process, I learned a less, painstaking place on earth. thing or two Aside from how about the occasional a fuel pump cultural gatherand works Eryn Green Asst. News Editor ing held within why multiple- its city limits or spark ignition the random scuba-divin- g exis a good idea for an old car. cursion (the closest dive spot I even learned how to regisfor Salt Lake City divers is ter a car in the Crystal Lake, just outside the States. city), there are very, very few But, while the auto lesreasons for mentally stable U sons I learned are no doubt students to make the valuable, they pale in comdrive out west to parison to the real insight I the geographic time-suin was given during those cold the desert nights in the garage with my Last weekend, one of those father the insight to the real few good reasons presented rewards of devotion. itself My father has never made Every summer, the Rainany apologies for his converbow Hotel Casino gathers sion to Judaism from some of the more spectacuearlier in his life, but lar hotrods in the western watching him dutifully build United States with its Rain- that car made me think he bow Casino Cruise Night and missed his religious calling reminds us that car culture as a Buddhist His singular is truly a culture all its own, focus was genuinely hummore than simply a collection bling. wrench monSuch is the case for any true of or any keys and gear heads as some lover of automobiles true lover of anything, for might have you believe. With attention to every dethat matter. The way any and tail from hubcaps to engine everything else in the world bays, compulsive polishing evaporates in the presence and repolishing of chrome of that which you adore is all and paint, and the reason needed to dedidevotion, it is clear just how cate a life to one passion. Cars are sort of like that important vehicles can be to their owners. or, they can be, at least I This is because for some know something deep inside people, cars are more than of me will always stir at the sound of a healthy exhaust simply transportation. It might be hard for oth- growL ers to understand, but for So, when I got the call last some, cars can be artistic week that the Lotus my facreations individualized ther and I had built so many expressions and extensions years ago would be shown at of personality. the Cruise Night this year, My father is like this. Since it is no surprise that I didn't before I can remember, I hesitate in my decision to athave distinct and vivid memtend. Even if it meant spending a ories of cars and my father. few days in Wendover. Whereas some kids associate golf clubs and astringent egreeniPchronicle.utah.edu aftershave with their dads, I associate with mine socket wrenches and the fragrance hour-and-a-h- Natosha Washington's stunning choreography." Patterson manages to balance a loaded daily schedule that includes class, a part-tim- e job and she typically spends five to six hours each day at on- - and WEATHER continued from page 3 1 make an accurate judgment, we had to take into account the mountains, oceans and other natural formations and factors nearby each city. It really keeps you on your toes as a forecaster." The work load yielded a total of 72 days of forecasting, spanning both Fall and Spring Semesters. The U squad finished in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and San Jose State University. That rounded out the top three schools in the category of least overall error points. This means that U meteorologists had the lowest average error score for their nine cities over the period. Shafer called the victory a surprise. "We had a smaller team than most of the schools, so that prevented us from 72-d- ay "That Jill received this award is a great acknowledgment of her achievements as well as the quality of the program at the University of Utah department of modern dance," Schneider said. Patterson is currently danc- ing with the local Ririe Wood-bur- )' Dance Company and hopes to eventually become a winning in other categories, like top five forecasters, for example, but it's a great accomplishment to win the overall prize for least error points," he said. As Shafer points out, the U team did not win one of the other high profile categories of top five forecasters overall. However, undergraduate student Todd Foisy did manage to take home the second-place prize for individual forecasting for tie second time in three years. Foisy is currently pursuing his career in meteorology by forecasting for the National Weather Service in Billings, Mont Participants summed up their feelings regarding the competition as a whole. "I am thrilled," said graduate student Erik Crosman. "I thought that the team here worked really well together...We talked about it as a group. We also held 'weather briefs' when we started forecasting for a new city to get the group acclimated to the weather in the area such as professor. "She's a lovely teacher," Schneider said, "and an amazing, mature artist Her artistry is beyond "You can't tear your eyes away from her burning passion that radiates from the inside out," Schneider said. skin-deep- ." jgustavson iPchronicle.utah.edu topography, climate, location of weather instruments." Shafer agreed with Crosman's assessment of the high level of teamwork. "It's actually quite an accomplishment because it shows we work well both together and individually while proving that the U has a great weather team," Shafer said. He added, "This was all a voluntary activity for our 12 participants, but it was a great learning experience for all of us." Dowd said of her experience, "I was really surprised that we won the overall first place as a team. It felt good to know that as a team we forecasted so well in a national competition." Dowd obtained her master's degree in meteorology and recently joined the Air Force, where she will be working as a weather officer. sgehrke (Pchronicle.utah.edu ck Mor-monis- m Nr! like-mind- near-patern- of 10W-3- ifflfliVSb. confident; f al j ita.ifi!K ?f'--.)jlj(cy5TJ.-- 0. 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The LotusCaterham Super 7 that arrived at our Park City home in several giant wooden boxes waiting to be assembled represented for my dad the realization of a lifelong desire, and for me, the opportunity to spend some quality time with my male role model as I prepared to enter the unftre territory of high schooL Throughout that winter, from November until late May, we worked side by side for several hours a night, usually after dinner, torquing lug nuts and making sure the carburetors on the car's engine were adjusted just right I didn't do much homework that quarter and I think I received the lowest marks of my high school career, but the countless hours spent neglecting my studies were well worth it. I didn't do much in the way of actual work on the car, but I stood patiently by, admiring the way my dad so tenderly er continued from page .a. KMRSTONE at RJVERVIEW Salt Lake City's Premier Apartment Homes 1, 2 Luxury 1 Huntsman said. 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