Show Fifteen rattlesnakes td after t s 'I :’4 X i I d I te ot V I Most rattlers prefer desert areas but the Twin Spotted can only be "The snakes only bite my found in high altitudes like 8000 enemies” confided Ed Arvizo feet above sea level where Arowner of 15 rattlesnakes housed vizo’s Twin Spotted came from in a basement room of the Common as the name implies Forestry Zoology Building of rat snakes aren’t so common USU Arvizo brought them from El Arvizo’s snakes also include Paso Most common of the ratseven of the nonvenemous type a tlers found in this area is the gopher snake a gartersnake rat Great Basin rattlesnake snakes and a "Mormon racer” Largest of Arvizo’s snake Arvizo is working on his family the Blacktail Rattler in zoology the only measures four feet He can’t using snakes in a study of snake habitat compare with the king of rattle r selection snakes in the West the Diamond The baby of the snake comRattler Arvizo does not have a mune is a rattler Diamond Rattler caught at Portal Ariz Whereas Dangerous as they seem the most babies have a feeding every snakes are nonetheless two or three hours this one only vulnerable to heat Arvizo gets fed every two or three transports them in burlap bags weeks kept inside a styrofoam cooler Arvizo ususally feeds him He said that a constant temsmall lizards but the poor fellow perature of 80 degrees Farenheit settles for chopped mice now and would kill them being cold apparently he turned down his blooded reptiles last meal His owner said that he Arvizo hunts for snakes at will have to start raising baby sundown capturing them with a four-fomice for him long snake caliphers Arvizo’s five species of rattlers and bagging them Having great hail from Southwestern Arizona respect for nature’s predator New Mexico and Western Texas balance he returns the rattlers to doc-toga- ‘‘f i expeditions recent-reptil- e by C Ann Manges ?j Doctorial candidate Ed Arvizo is housing 15 rattlesnakes in the basement of the Bldg (Fhoto by Tom Caswell) F-- Z are caged their natural environment when he no longer needs them rather than disposing of the snakes The tongue of a snake is a sensory instrument which can decipher chemicals Arvizo said that the pits below a snake’s eyes also serve in a sensory capacity by detecting heat He said that it is by this heat detection that snakes sense the presence of mice and can therefore strike their prey in the dark Venom is emitted through a rattler’s four fangs Arvizo said that one misconception that people have is that a snake’s age can be determined by the number of rattles it has He said that snakes less than a year old shed their skin half a dozen times but older snakes shed just once a year Arvizo said that a segment of rattle develops with each shedding of a rattlesnake’s skin Arvizo completed his BS degree at the University of Texas in El Paso His master’s thesis taken there dealt with the life history and habitat of lizards 4 5 Volume 70 Number 19 vice are needed Probably few USU students know of the Home Management live-i- n home economics project Accommodating six girls and a graduate student the quaint house opposite Old Main Hill at 493 N 7th E is the site for a practical learning experience “We live there 29 days during one quarter It costs about $150 a day 80 percent of the money going towards food the other 20 percent going towards entertainment” said Mary Horgan a USU coed who recently moved into the house J obs are designated to each girl for a period of six days "The most difficult job is that of the hostess manager She must plan the menus assign jobs head all the activities and keep a strict budget The other jobs cook assistant code maid and chamber maid are not as involved or difficult” said Ms Horgan About six times a year the house gets new tenants A graudate student who lives at the house throughout the year does 1 OS on campus activities not try to influence the girls She is there when guidance and ad- by Karen Meier House a Utah State University November M said Ms Horgan Ms Horgan said "The reason girls live in the house is primarily for a practical experience in the planning and directing of a household One learns leadership responsibility and how to Vaughn Cook xooiperate with other individuals hen you arrive at the house you vice president are given a goal sheet to fill out At the end of the term your sheets are returned and you can decide how well you accomplished your goals” Ms Horgan noted that there is no right or wrong about the conduct of the girls at the house Tests are administered but everything boils down to experience she said and grades basis are on a pass-fa- il "I think it will be a worthwhile experience and perhaps the opportunity should not just be limited to home economics majors This project could be made into a very beneficial course for so many girls are ignorant of household problems and tasks at USU Today is Nov 15 1972 On this day in 1909 A1 Jolson’s experiment with grease paint resulted in the “black-aceroutine for his theatrical preformance in New ” v ork In 1806 Zebulon Pike discovered Pike’s Peak whili ttempting to discover the source of the Mississippi ver delegates of 41 nations meet in Geneva Switzerland to initiate the first League of Nations Student Life is now locking for some Greece paint foi cur international page’s boldface Call ext 7435 and asl In 1920 rr Scndhi Limthonul S 12 Pages by Bonnie Randall staff reporter Ed Note: Within the last two weeks Student Life has been interviews with activities presenting members of the USU Executive Prof to speak in sex week Ronald Dr 5 1972 Peterson director of the USU counseling and testing center will be guest during Associated Women’s Students Sexuality Seminar He will speak on November 15 in the UC auditorium at 3:30 speaker With deviant sexual behavior as his topic Peterson will cover such areas as homosexuality voyaurism (window peeping) exhibitionism nymphomania Council The following discussion with Vaughn Cook is the eighth in a series of ten articles Most of the activities taking place in the University Center are the responsibility of Vaughn Cook activities He is chairman of both the Student Activity Board (STAB) and the University Center Policy Board vice-presdie- nt "The office is primarily administrative” said Cook "This year we did put in four new committess and changed the name of another on the Activity Board” StAB now consists of chairmittees under impotence social men New this separate frigidity the are year pathic behavior and character cultural public foreign espoused disorders relations and intimate crowd Peterson a former staff committees The name of the member’ and vice chairman of forums committee and lectures the mental health clinic of was to current affairs changed Northern Utah is also a member last year include from Holdovers of the American Psychological club cofnight happenings Association feehouse movies recreation He received his doctorate in and galleries counseling psychology from the hospitality spectaculars University of Oregon Peterson is an associate professor and Cook is also the chairman of the teaches abnormal psychology UC Policy BOARD This group Dr Peterson became inhow the building’s determines terested in his counseling career will be used It consists facilities when he was an Explorer Post of members of StAB Cook two advisor He said he felt "a close ASUSU pres Herm Olsen a relationship with the teenage Val student at large boys” andth&Uie could make a Christiansen other various and more significant contribution to their lives if he prepared himself administrators Two of the board’s most recent in counseling 12 com- v'-- V j V decisions were to create a hobby shop and to expand the Bookstore into the space occupied by the Sportsman last year The hobby shop will open in a couple of weeks said Cook "It should be really helpful in making Christmas gifts” e The shop will haVe a work-stud- y several and employee students to help people who need it "They’ll charge 35 cents for the equipment” said Cook "but you can stay all day if you want full-tim- to’”’’ Activities offered will include ceramics woodwork leather-craf- t macrame' and decoupage Much of the work of Cook’s office is done through the StAB committees They are responsible for such diverse events as the games pillow concerts tournament the UC movies speakers and events tailored to the needs of married students The movies committee not only arranges for the films and features shown each night but they also sell the tickets and provide the ushering Hap- penings produces social events such as rock dances and pillow concerts The night clubs held in the skyroom are from another committee night club cof- feehouse Intimate crowd designs gatherings for smaller groups Recreation is for sports including the quieter types such as bridge and chess Hospitality is the committee which officially hosts the UC and maintains the ride board on the second floor The espoused committee is tailored to the needs of the married students |