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Show UN1VIRSITT Journal rv PACE A6 X Thursday, September 22, 2005 V " I LJ ,1 X. - prri I X EDITOR ; At by Palmer, X, 586-199- 2 Beach day begins week of activities By mckenzie romero mromerosuujoumal com SUU kicked off a vintage Homecoming with a Monday that included a beachwear contest and paity, and Be True to Your High School Tuesday with a high school apparel contest, swing dancing and a picnic Amberlee Bauman, SULiSA Homecoming Committee chair, said the theme, Be True to was Your School - a vintage Homecoming, chosen to try to bring a traditional feel back to Homecoming Week Last year was a little more of an untraditional Homecoming because we didnt have a dance, it was just a little more out there, Bauman said We tried to come back to some beach-theme- d semi-form- traditional things The beachwear contest, which took place Monday m the Rotunda at noon, had a smaller turnout than anticipated with only three contestants Aubrey Harrison, SUUSA spirit director, said she attributed the activitys low participation to the fact that it was the first activity and was on a Monday Harrison helped with the judging and said she thought the participating students had a good time 12 monuments on its campus, including: Old Sorrell, the Centurium, Sharwan Smith and Nellie. The Rose, Savago monuments are located throughout the campus starting in front SUU has the Centrum Arena to up by the General Classrooms Building and the Science Center. Jerry Anderson constructed four of the 12 campus monuments. of Monuments tell story of SUUs spirit and history By JOY COONEY jcooneysuujournal com 12 featuies SUUs campus reflecting the vision, sculptuies, intellect, history and spirit that both grounds the university and makes it fly. ; The Savage Rose monument, created in 1976, is the campus' first contemporary sculpture, accoidmg to the SUU Web site Savage Rose, made of brushed aluminum, is bold in stature and statement As you walk or dnve past the gears, you can't help but notice that they seein to be moving, said Susan Hams, associate professor of ait and different Most interesting from every angle Motion1 Other contemporary monuments on campus include The Zone, located near the Sorenson PE Building, and the Starmaker, located between the General Classrooms Building and the Science Center TheZoneenhances the sui rounding buildings, and can be enjoyed for its own aesthetic value, Harris said Harris said she is charmed by the Starmaker's qualities of motion, direction and the subjective mood of the artwoik, enhanced by the rather magical location Jerry Andeison of Silver Reef created four of the 12 campus monuments Andeison sculpted the Foundeis Monument, the Pioneer the Centunum and Monument, Sharwan Smith Anderson said foimer SUU Gerald R President Sheiiatt to create commissioned him monuments that spoke to the unique history and envisioned legacy of the university It takes people like (Sheri att) to make things happen people with insight, Andei son said Foundeis the said Sherratt Monument tells the unparalleled stoiy of our founding The monument is also known as for the detei mined Old Sorrell hoise depicted in the snow dritt scene The monument tells the story of the completion of Old Main, the oldest building on campus Community members and Old Sorrell woiked through a snowstorm to complete the building Very few, if any, uiu eisities are the product of an entire community efforts to make it concentrating happen, Sheiiatt said The stoiy of oui founding should never be lost, and this monument ensures that it won't be he said At tlie time ot its creation in 1986, Old SoiieU'' was the hugest monument on any campus west ot the ABBY PALMER "I eH - Savage Rose is the monument located in front of the Centrum Arena. It is the oldest monument on campus and was produced in 1976. Hyrum and Gail Smith, was actively involved in SUUSA and earned a bachelors degree in 1994 She was also the Days of 47 queen She was killed m an automobile accident in 1995 The (Shaiwan Smith) monument was created in recognition of her memory', Andeison said Hyrum Smith quietly to donated money and the university, especially helped fund Smith the Sharwan Center, Sherrattsaid His monument daughters amputated, Anderson said w'as one way for SUU to thank him U n t h a u k Anderson is dedicated w hose to his craft He said home historical is stood once Anderson incredibly accuracy wdieie the important to him He works with is university a clothing historian in now', was loved researching how he will by everyone in outfit his monuments He personally this town" Sherratt said It is htting that a monument ot hei designs and tailors each costume Live models wear the hand made image is now on campus he said The dedication of Nellie was apparel, and Anderson takes several a really neat experience photogmphs from different angles qmte a position lor an aitist to be in, Andeison said he then vvoiks fiom the photographs to create a wne Andeison said nine Arguably the most notable of Once the flame is formed he Anderson's wotk on campus is the Centunum, located ust south of the molds the clay mound the wne structure and then begins detailing Centrum Arena the sculpture, he said Once the life Sheiratt said the Centunum size sculpture is finished a team of dedicated by fonnei US Resident experts casts a mold and prepares U's at Bush SI HW Geoige the piece foi hi on zing centennial is the centennial s gift to It is casting bi on m gaud mounting tut me geneiations a sculpture that males monuments The Centunum monument is so costly Andeison said compnsed of 12 of the woilds the aitist makes tlunl.eis each v Compaiatively most influential eiy little he said s the of and coat St't1 anus lacing Andeison loves what he does He unneisity's motto Learning Lives said he always knew in his hem t he 1 orev ei wanted to be a successful artist and "There vue a lot ot options but the desire tor it pushed him to learn the best thing we ecld have done ev eiy tli ng he could was something lasting that spoke to He studied at the Famous Aitists the t e of the mmd' Sheinttsaid School in Westpoit, Conn during Each statue vv is funded by pi iv ale the 1950s His was the kind of oi gitt-- , fiom dilterent individuals intimate education he said he feels is dilhcult to come by these days giotips he said Andeison attributes his detailed Andeison said each statue took about two months to create usually knowledge of anatomy to Ins success as an artist vvoiking 10 hour days The pioect Eveiy artist needs a full knowledge took 2 2 yea, s to complete muscles and bones of the anatomy wort. would :Nmt "Jerry pist of the how they connect and Inmselt to death Sheiratt said "I creatures they are tiy ing to recreate, was so impressed w nh Ins dedication vv hetlier its humans birds or bears to the pioieet he said The Shaiwan Smith monument, Andeison said he constructs his created m 2000 is the only life size statues to be about 6 feet monument in the Ltuh System ot inches "A ou should always look up at Highei Education to be named after a student Sheiiatt said a monument they should take command and tell you something, Accoidmg to the SI'U Web Site Shaiwui Smith the daughter of he said Mississippi, Sheiratt said Next, Andeison concentiated his efforts into depicting long time Cedar City resident, Nellie Pucell Unthank Nellie" is located betw een the Music Building and South Hall The Pioneer Monument, dedicated by The Chinch of Jesus Clmst of Lattei-daSaints President Gordon B Hinckley, is a tribute to Nellie w ho came west You to Utah as a young gnl and had both feet y Nellie should always look up at a monument they should take command and tell you something' Jerry I think the students enjoyed it, it was something different, and we havent done it before, Harrison said Monday evening's beach party in the Living Room included snacks, a slideshow and featured the movie Jaws, which was projected onto a laige screen Approximately 40 students were in attendance Dennis Busch, administrative assistant to academics, put together the slideshow, which featured pictures from Welcome Week The activities vice president (Tiffany August) had a lot of pictures from all of the activities that I also had some Busch said had happened, from my personal camera I just went through and picked out some of the best ones Swimming was a popular event Monday night, with about 60 in the water Though she had to leave early to finish her homevvoik, Tamra Moss, a sophomore undeclared major from Cannonville, said she came for the waterslide We came to go down the hydro tube, she said I always have fun on the hydro tube A cannonball contest was part of the evenings a semor Camai on activities Lamping, psychology majoi from Moapa Valley, Nev was the winnei Lampmgs cannonball used what he called a can openei fonn The tecbmque required a slightly angled entry with a one leg tucked and head thrown back, lie said Tuesday's high school apparel contest featured six participants who explained their outfits and performed cheers or songs from their high schools before a panel of three judges Approximately 60 hungry T Birds filled the Living Room, spilling into the hallway and dining hall for Tuesday evening's fried chicken picmc, swing dancing and raffle Swing Club members were there to help students learn dance moves Michael Deimlle, a semor biology major from La Verkin and a former Swing Club member who has been swing dancing for four years, came because he enjoys dancing Though several students left after the raffle and picnic, Kortney McMullin, a senior nursing major from Cleveland, enjoyed the dancing I love swing dancing, McMullin said Bauman said she encourages students to take advantage of the activities planned for the rest of the week , 1 Rachel Erickson, a senior art major from Austin, Texas; Dustin Gerrard, a freshman integrated engineering major from Evanston, Wyo.; Kirk Carter, a freshman technology education major from Lund, Nev., and Damian Mora, a junior engineering technology major from West Jordan, work on making a boat for the cardboard boat races that will take place today in the Sorenson P.E. 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