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Show fTif' U a " r V I K I H tf orrr'Pngr"i, T lOURNAL "" . ? PHOTO ILLUSTRATION John Mills, a senior technology education major from Spanish Fork, kisses Jessica Mills, a BY RACHEL FORBES FOR THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL junior physical education major from Snowflake, Ariz. 1 ! True ass tradition established in suit of other Utah schools T-Bi-rd DEI Beatty, director of student involvement. Cardon is scheduled to be the grand marshal By ERIN BARKER ebarkersuujournal.com Traditions are an important part of student life at SUU. Most of the clubs and organizations on campus have traditions that are deeply rooted in their activities. Of all the traditions on campus, Homecoming Week symbolizes the longest standing of them all. Perhaps the most famous tradition is becoming a True According to an SUU alumni newsletter, this tradition started in 1995 when Toni Jensen, the SUU Alumni Association president, noticed other Utah universities and colleges had some form of True (Mascot) Night, and the association decided to follow suit. involves kissing someone Becoming a True while touching the statue of Old Sorrel at the stroke of midnight, either on Homecoming night or during a full moon. However, on Homecoming night, the Alumni Association will pass out cards certifying TrueT-Bird- I s. Another longstanding tradition at SUU is the crowning of Homecoming royalty. Mildred S. Cardon was SUUs first homecoming queen. She 0 was crowned during the school year, said 1949-195- of this years Homecoming Parade. This years Homecoming Queen is Adria Cooper, the current Miss SUU. As the director of student involvement, Beatty is in charge of the Miss SUU Pageant. He said the history of choosing a homecoming queen has changed several times in the course of its existence. Originally, a panel selected the homecoming queen, but occasionally she has been elected by popular vote. When Beatty started working with the pageant in 1995, there were two different pageants. One was the Homecoming Pageant and the other was the Snow Queen Pageant, which was in February. Beatty said the Homecoming Pageant was not effective because Homecoming took place too soon after school started and was getting poor participation. Also, the girls didnt have time to prepare their talents. The Miss SUU Pageant emerged as the solution to that dilemma. The Homecoming Pageant was cancelled, and the Snow Queen Pageant became the Miss SUU Pageant. Miss SUU now has one year to compete at other pageants and work on her platform so she is better prepared to ful fill the duties of homecoming queen, Beatty said. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the current tradition. this Beatty said changing tradition initially caused a lot of student concern, but now students see Miss SUU as tradition. Traditions, for the most part, are a great benefit, Beatty said. But, sometimes, we need to sit back and evaluate why we are them. DEI Beatty doing Other Homecoming traditions include the SUUper Sorrel 5K run, which starts on Saturday at 7 a.m. in the Main Street Park. The Homecoming parade is on Saturday at 11 a.m. and runs from 400 South to 200 North on Main Street, and Saturdays tailgate party at 4 p.m. west of the stadium. "Traditions, for the most part, are a great benefit. Out, sometimes, we need to sit back and evaluate why we are doing them.." SUUSA President Aaron Miller decorates the campus Tuesday with streamers near the football stadium. Residents gave to build school By RACHEL GLIDDEN rgliddensuujournal.com ? Cedar City was founded in 1851 and has steadily grown since then to become a community of 21,535, based on statistics from 2000. Spencer F. Eccles, speaking at the dedication of the g Center on Sept. 24. said his Eccles family helped settle the community, and the Eccles clan has had a relationship with the community since then. Since way back in 1851, when my grandfather John Stoddard and his family were the first family to settle in Cedar City, my family has maintained strong ties to this area, Eccles said. I just went out to the to visit the grave of 1854 and to read cemetery the headstone about John Stoddard once again. Thats about a relationship. According to the www.cedarcity.orghistory.html, the city was originally named Little Muddy, then Coal Creek and, eventually, Cedar City. It was named after the trees in the area, although the trees are. actually juniper trees. the The original colony opened an iron foundry first iron manufacturer west of Missouri that closed in 1858 because of flooding, furnace problems and bad relations with Native Americans in the area. Despite the foundry's failure, the city prospered, unlike some other mining communities of the time. The colony relied on farming until reopening the mines to help provide ore during World War II. The mining continued until the 1980s. Robert LeRoy Parker, later known as famous gunfighter Butch Cassidy, was born in a nearby community in 1866. According to the Web site, Cassidy and his gang often hid out in southern Utah. , Living-Learnin- long-standi- ... Rumor reports Cassidy is buried in an unmarked grave in Parowan. In 1897, the community created a school of higher learning called Ward Hall. When the attorney general changed the regulations, 1,500 Cedar City residents were forced to erect a building on state land or lose the school. Thanks to some help from an old sorrel horse, they brought lumber back from sawmills snow to finish construction on through shoulder-dee- p the building known as Old Main. The community gave everything to build Old Main, including mortgaging homes and donating labor for the project. The people called Old Sorrel the savior of the expedition. The Old Sorrel statue stands on campus today as a tribute to the horse and the people who helped found the university in 1897, according to www.suu.edu campmapstatuesfounders.html. The college became a branch of the Utah State Agricultural College of Logan in 1913. In 1968, it became a four-yecollege of liberal arts and science with elementary and secondary teacher education programs. It finally reached university status Jan. 1, 1991. In 1923, the Union Pacific Railroad Company reached Cedar City. The railroad came to help the companies and bring tourism to the national parks in the area. The depot closed in 1959, but it is still used for transporting products to and from the area, according to www.cedarcity.org. The city is now home to the Utah Shakespearean Festival and the Utah Summer Games, bringing numerous tourists to the area. The Web site growth rate and reported the area has a will continue to see an increase of residents and commercial retailers. iron-mini- SPECIAL The Cedar City Twin, located on Main Street, during the 1960s. Students clear rocks in front of Old Main in 1909. COLLECTIONS PHOTOS 5 t I |