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Show College bowl to flex brains campuswide By HOLLY COOMBS hcoombs suujournal.com The Honors Program will to the first SUU College Bowl on Wednesday through April 7 in which student teams will answer questions on various play-hos- romero By mckenzie mromerosuujournal com The College of Education, the first college named after an individual, has been named for Beverley Taylor Sorenson because of a $3 million donation to help fluid three areas within the program and her dedication to children and the arts. It w'as announced Saturday Founders Day during celebrations that the College of Education would be named the Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education. President Steven D. Bemnon said the college is not being renamed; it is being named for subjects. Matt Honors Nickerson, adviser, said the program decided on the event to help promote the well rounded, liberal education of students. Since there are so many great venues for athletes, performers, etc. to show their stuff, we want to offer a competition for the academically gifted as well, he said. said the Honors Nickerson life-lon- Program also supports other groups because students in the program participate in other areas on campus. The Honors Program includes talented performers and NCAA athletes, and we thought there was a berth of academic-typ- e challenges so we sponsored a college bowl competition, he said. Jenn Belliston, Honors Program assistant, said students who want to compete must sign up with three to four people per team by the Friday deadline. Students can find applications at www.suu.eduhonors and hand them in at Nickersons office in Library 303F or at the Sorenson. Sorenson has committed to give a $3 million donation over three years, Bennion said. SUU has received the first $1 million, he said, and will receive an additional $1 million in January 2007 and January 2008. Sorenson said she made the donation because I love children. The Sorenson Legacy Foundation has been working for 12 years to integrate art into elementary schools, and working with universities is another way to help, she said. It mainly has to do with training teachers, Soienson said. Were helping them with visual arts, music, dance and theatre : The decision to name the college was based on Sorenson's dedication to cliildren and the arts as well as her donation, Bennion said. Beverley Taylor Sorenson has two characteristics that Student Success Center, Belliston said. Dustin Gerrard, college bowl chairman, said the program wanted to sponsor an event that has never been on campus before and is challenging. Students will be able to participate in different subjects and some of the questions will be quite tricky, Gerrard said. To ensure competition doesn't interfere with classes, rounds will begin after 6 p.m., Gerrard said. There is no participation fee. Belliston said in order for students to compete, they need to be aware of the rules found on the Web site. need refresh to They their general knowledge of everything, she said. It will be competitive but a ton of fun. I am personally really excited about it. Nickerson said the questions will range from subjects such as history, literature, science, multiculturalism, religion and geography to current events, the arts, social sciences, sports and popular culture. He said he encourages clubs, organizations and departments to compete. Anyone in a group like that to host a team could easily bring fans to cheer them on, Nickerson said. See BOWL, Page 4 Aaron Wright, of the Paiute Tribe from Arizona dances to the drums played by the Singers. The 29th annual Native American powwow will take place Friday and Saturday as part of Native American Week. The Miss Indian SUU Pageant will take place tonight at 7 in the Ballroom. Cliff Eagle are wonderful for piospcitin teachers to look to," he s in "She has a tremendous h" e children and with that, a , mi for the best of the aits Having the college named a r her was overwhelming" n exciting, Sorenson said They gave me thank vmi letters and pictures from o.ii 600 elementary chihli en in Cedar City, she said Bennion said the don :tiou has been earmaiked to help fund three components ih. Teacher Education Building mi endowed chair in the ( 'olLge G Education and scholarships Groundbreaking for the new building will take place M, 5, Bennion said Sorenson donati on wil help the uni v u mi y handle inflated building costs. Sorenson said she plans to attend the groundbreaking and pa--- . to visit SUU often The endowed chair is a professor position within the College of Education that "ill be funded entirely by from the $1 million tin a A search committee is attempting to fill tint pooir-by 2007 The proftssm vGi.. a takes over thejob will classes as well work with current clem nl m teachers in southern t 1 II The new position inti-iv.-- t Ji beneficial ih for SUU ,,n vml Bennion community. Our el forts hole at me university will not only In !p prepare teachers ou campus but the new professot will be doing workshops for cmiciit elementary teacheis he said See DONATION,! c g Native American students celebrate culture By is invited and admission is free. Powwows are the Native Americans way of joining together in song, dance, visiting and friendship, according to the Web site. It is also a time to preserve their rich heritage. Powwows are where people come to renew old friendships and start new ones, Tina Calamity, Multicultural Center counselor, said. There are times when you meet friends from all over, and powwows are the only time these friends are seen. In the past a powwow was done only on special occasions, Kenny JUSTINE PRUITT jpruittsuujournal com Native American SUUs Student Association will sponsor the 29th annual powwow Friday and Saturday, which is open to SUU students and the public. The grand entries will be Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom. General admission is $3, or $1.50 with a student I.D., according to the NASA's Web site. There will also be a Miss Indian SUU pageant today at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom. Everyone Chee, powwow chair, said. In the old days powwow's were only after a successful hunt, harvest, or victories after a conflict, he said. It is a time to give thanks and to celebrate life. The powwow is a homecoming American for the Native alumni of SUU, and people to just gather as friends and a community, Calamity said. The host drum will be Alan Butte from Phoenix Ariz., according to the event flier. Some people go to powwows because of the drums, Chee said. People and vendors come to Beverley Taylor Sorenson receives an award and r; inducted to the SUU Hall of Honor by SUU PrcciUt' t? Steven D. Bennion during Saturdays Founders Dry. See HERITAGE, Page 4 Keith finishes term, looks bad By JOY COONEY jcooneyhsuujournal com More than woiking to acquire $2.4 million financial aid, or fighting to r tuition increase to 4 percent, SUUSA President Micah Paul Keith considers the implementation of apartment his walks as crowning acliievement this year. SUUSA walks helped Apartment government keep their focus on students, while students were able to see that were constantly tiying to tackle the issues theyre thinking about." Keith said This lype of representation is what I feel student government should be all about, and it repiescuts "the beauty of a representative democracy Keith said the apartment walks have given SUUSA representatives an opportunity for face-tface interactions with the students, one discussions allow ing for one-oi- l in need-base- limit the President Micah Paul Keith, CSI Vice President Rachelle Carroll and Activities Vice President Tiffany August discuss future election campaigning after the 2005-200primary election. SUUSA 6 Expect warmer weather this weekend under partly cloudy skies. There will be a slight chance of scattered showers. Highs will be in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Almanac, Page 9 second-tie- Students were able to give feedback on range of issues concerning health care, performance of SUUSA, atliletics, LM 1010 and other issues Keith said. Further, they a were told by word-o- f mouth what was going on during the month. the apartment He said he believes walks helped in achieving greater student one of the platform issues of involvement his campaign. He said despite his best efforts throughout the year, the general results weie less than w hat he had hoped for. Whenever a student government can find the solution to apathy or general student interest. I would pay a lot of money to know," Keith said. In addition to the apartment w;alks, he said several steps were taken to build a relationship between students and student government, including: a new SUUSA Web site, designed tor easier navigation and feedback; the development of mote student friendly offices; the new Lightning Lounge, and other traditional loi urns to gU '.tudc.iU involved and able to shaie then opinions. Keith said SUU has a higher pi coni o! students involved in clubs, voting in Mud- nl m and local elections, and il activities than oilisi parti.-ipGh'- support what they help to create, she u4 In addition to student involvement Luili focused on woiking with mulm ulm el students, deci casing student fees vnil.im vice president of Campus Comp.n I, guiing, needs based financial aid for SUI .'dopin' ; a centralized scheduling policy and s. i other important projects C.Tcamci said Hands down, liis biggest accompli bin Ills been woiking with (Fiesid. at 'lava See KEITH, w Fall registration will start for graduate students on Thursday. Other students can register for fall classes on different days until April 11. Students can register for summer classes now at www.suu. Almanac, Page I?1 d institutions SUUS olhse Cieaniei. Sherstin administrator, said student imd' uii.m u has been Keith's pnmniy locus tin. the year "His philosophy has been tint pi Fall registration to begin edussregistrar. g ' school-sponsoie- 9 Index Accent Bw k ; 0 Classified News 0 3, b Opinion Sports 7, 0 |