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Show L Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah Monday, December 5, 2011 charity effort By KYLE KOPP kkoppsuunews.com - St. Judes Episcopal Church members have been serving up free Thursday night dinners since 1996 to hungry college students, but as of the past two years the church has interfaced with other religious groups and SUU clubs that have helped serve the weekly feast. St. Judes Reverend Priest Susan Wiltsey-Smit- h said the past two years people from different religious have backgrounds helped with the weekly Thursday night dinners provided for all college students of community at the corner of Harding Ave. and 200 West. We have had Presbyterians, Lutherans and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints wards and stakes come help on a weekly basis that help feed the 300 plus hungry students each Thursday night, It's a said. Wiltsey-Smit- h great diverse atmosphere that provides the students with a time of fellowship. John Paul Sherratt, president of the Queer-StraigAlliance and a sophomore psychology major from Las Vegas, has volunteered his time, along with the alliance to assist in preparation for the Thursday night dinner. The Episcopal Church is Cedar City police and medical crews work to treat Saturday near the Providence Center shopping area, and extract injured passengers from a car wreck Students preparing to leave campus for winter break are caused by slick conditions. The accident occurred encouraged to share their travel plans and be prepared. ht Caution urged in winter commute her windshield. By EMILEE EAGAR eeagarsuunews.com The winter break is fasl approaching, and with it comes snow storms blanketing roads and interstates as students travel around town and gear up for the trek home for the holidays. Chelsea Lee, a junior communications major from Las Vegas, said growing up in the Nevada desert didnt lend much experience in snowy road conditions. My parents didnt even let me drive in rain! she said. After moving to Utah she said she learned very quickly what not to do. I learned after I slid off the freeway and went into the side of the mountain, Lee said. I didnt realize I couldnt brake right away. It took a while for me not to slide out in intersections because I stopped last minute, she said. But the hardest thing about driving in the snow for Lee isnt driving; its scraping the snow off of I didnt have (a scraper) in my truck, she said. Isnt the defrost just supposed to take the snow off? Kevin Kitchen, public involvement manger for the Utah Department of Transportation, gave tips to enable students to travel safely after finals. The most important thing students can do is tell people where they are traveling and when, Kitchen said. He also said students should have a winter preparation kit in their car and be especially careful when driving over bridges or areas of road that pass over ditches or culverts. Any road structure that has water or air passing under it will generally freeze up faster than other areas of the road, he said. Wildlife tends to move to lower elevations during winter months to look for food. Dont be afraid to lower your speed where deer signs appear, particularly at dawn and dusk. UDOT offers a traffic app which can help See DRIVE, he said. Sherratt said QSA has always had between five to 10 club members helping prepare each time they do dinner. The service QSA has provided is a great way to help fellow students and give the ladies that normally prepare the dinner a night off. I would like to see more local religious organizations and SUU clubs assist in the Thursday dinner preparations, he said. By doing so, not only is it helping the community, but providing a safe place for them to come and share in the common purposes in life. Over the years we have seen individuals that seemingly had nothing in common, build rapport and learn that they arent so different. Wiltsey-Smit- h said SUUs QSA has helped out at recent dinners so not all help has came from the religious community. See DINNER, Page 10 Slick conditions cause collision By mckenzie romero mromerosuunews.com A two-caccident caused by icy road conditions tied up ar traffic near the Providence Center shopping area Saturday. The accident happened when a family from Beaver attempted to exit Interstate 15 at freeway speeds, said Utah Highway Patrolman Bambi Baie. When the Chevrolet coup slid g the driver tried to avoid the vehicle in front of him, swerved and hit an SUV rear-endin- head on. The driver of the SUV was from Henderson, Nev. All of the passengers were released from Valley View Medical Center with minor injuries. KYLE KESTER UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Cedar City resident Marguerite Smith serves hot soup alongside Gayle Horn at St. Judes free dinner Thursday night. Senate resolves rodeo funding Erica Anderson, a sophomore undeclared major from Cedar City; Allie Stokes, a senior criminal justice major from Emery; Jessica Hardy, a junior biology major from Price, By ASHTEN HIGBEE Academics Vice President Logan Bunker said the funding policy ahigbeesuunews has limited every organization to The SUUSA Senate met Friday to receiving a maximum of $150 per address a funding request discrepancy member. Through a mistake of the funding regarding the rodeo club, amendments to the election bylaws and a funding committee it got approved to $175 per request to support two students person, Bunker said. Were willing to leave it at that amount if you have spring internships. In the senates Nov. 7 meeting, the some reason above and beyond what club was awarded $175 per member any other student had to acquire that to attend a rodeo in March, but the additional $25. allotment was pulled back because Carly Jo Baty, a senior elementary of an appropriation error. The issue education major from Brigham City, has been revisited in several senate is a member of the rodeo club. Baty said that the $10,000 cost of their fall meetings during the past month. com and SUU Rodeo Club Coach Shane Flanigan particpate in the 2011 Great Western Stampede. flmtfttUt Page 10 known for being very active in the community and supporting in whatever way they can,Sherratt said. So when QSA heard about free dinner every Thursday and how this was helping out the community, we decided to jump on board. The club originally decided to get involved due to a change in club dynamics. The group wanted to gear more towards social and volunteer activities, UNIVERSITY JOURNAL FILL PHOTO rodeo wasnt calculated into their expenses on their funding request application, and that the additional money will guarantee their club a practice night at the arena where the rodeo will be. Ammon Graduate Senator Jacobsmeyer moved to amend the funding request from $150 to $175 per person in spite of the funding policy. I feel that now we have a definitive answer to where that additional money is going to, as well as the benefit for the' rodeo club, I think its a great use of the senate funds, Jacobsmeyer said. See RODEO, Page 10 (TlTfflTlQ Sears shifts from player to coach Caitlyn Sears has been a part of the SUU womens basketball team since 2007 as a player but has found herself in a new position as an assistant coach. She and Nicole Ryan were hired in August by head coach JR Payne. Sears passion for coaching has made the transition easy. Sports, Back Page Options available for textbook sales Weather Update skies and low Expect sunny temperatures through the week. Highs reaching the 40s by Thursday and lows in the teens. As students prepare for one semester to end and another to begin, options are available both on and off campus to sell and purchase textbooks. The SUU Bookstore has buybacks coming up, and websites offer services to buy, sell and rent books. Almanac, Page 8 News, Page 3 Dance concert unites departments The annual production of the Breaking Bounds: Dance Concert brought together student performers from several different SUU departments. The production was planned and choreographed by students. Student-Choreograph- Accent, Page 7 ladex News I Opinion Accent i Sports 3,10 5,6 7,8 BackPage, 11 |