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Show r N U I V R E S I T Y r V L i r -- Cedar City, Utah V S 8 ,r j r outhern Utah University Monday, April 2, 2012 cnnnn 1 I PETERSEN Program highlights LDS faith in Africa By SHANEAL FRYER to entertain the crowd while the scores were being tabulated. cinnamon and finishing up wirh enough milk to send him eeagarsuunews.com over the edge. Dalian Wright did a monologue on poop, Mr. Thursday night's Heartthrob competition was explaining that it should filled with many twists and turns, be an appropriate topic for By EMILY EAGAR discussion. Even with these unique and memorable talents, Tom Hanratty, a sophomore music education major from Las Vegas, was crowned this years Mr. Heartthrob. He also won Mr. Athletic, the question and answer and the talent section of the competition as well. acceptable. I was really nervous about Each contestant faced the and answer question portion, my talent, he said, which followed by the talent section was a synchronized dance to of the competition. Jantzen a YouTube video that played Bruchs talent was to throw on a drop-dow- n screen. I was up by drinking a bottle of nervous I was going to forget syrup, eating a handful of something but it went well so it including brief nudity and vomit, as the 11 contestants competed to be named Alpha Male. The pageant began with the contestants gracing the stage in their most creative Alpha Phi wear. Dalian Wright came onstage with a toga robe, revealing a bit more of his backside than socially See SERVICE, Page 6 'VZX5ST' By HOLLY LINFORD 'i ... ..I ASHER SWAN ri 4i UNIVERSITY JOURNAL The Garth and Jerri Frehner Museum of Natural History opens today. The museum will be a place to learn about the Southwest natural history and how it came to be. iTiGin.7-- was a good, good night. Now that hes the Alpha Male, he said hes absolutely going to take an Alpha Phi on a date this weekend. I dont know which one, but oh Im going to find the one, he said. Im still single, but hopefully not for long. Hanratty said he watched Toddlers in Tiaras for like five hours straight, in preparation for the pageant but never saw himself winning Mr. Heartthrob or doing a pageant in the first place. Hanratty said being the new Mr. Heartthrob means Im the heartthrob, and I get to date any Alpha Phi thats not currently dating someone. On a more serious note he See WINNER, Page 6 Conference, featuring video Smith has taken on weekends during his time in Swaziland. Smith has been in Africa since August, on sabbatical from SUU in order to teach as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Swaziland. He was listed as the films producerphotographer, while popular KSL religion Carole Mikita reporter narrated the piece and was listed as the producerreporter. The documentary told the story of the LDS churchs history in Swaziland and its missionary efforts, highlighted some of the tiny countrys struggles, outlined humanitarian efforts and, especially, shared stories of faith from LDS Church members in Swaziland. The small kingdom, about the size of New Jersey, has seen active growth in LDS since about membership 1987, according to the film. Today, there are four LDS branches in Swaziland. Smiths footage showed both the bustling city and the rural countryside, exotic wildlife, vast landscapes and living in Swaziland. Other details about the country were presented along with images of tiny children lining up to receive their only meal of the day, a bowl of rice and bean broth. to the report, According 39 percent of the population ha AIDS, one of the highest in the rates The world. epidemic has left about 5,000 children HIV positive, with UNICEF citing more than 70,000 orphans as of 2005. A few southern Utah residents have been with assisting humanitarian work in Swaziland. day-to-d- See SMITH, Page 6 PHOTO COURTESY OF SUU Jon Smiths Saints in Swaziland documentary aired Sunday afternoon, highlighting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in southern Africa. New SUU museum opens doors today V - Sundays televised documentary, produced in part by an SUU professor, told the story of spirituality and service among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in the Kingdom of Swaziland, Africa. The film was produced through a partnership between KSL Television and SUU communication professor Jon Smith. It aired on KSL in between the Sunday sessions of the semi-annuLDS General al Hanratty is Mr. Heartthrob low-inco- .... UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Bottom Right: Tom Hanratty was named Mr. Hearttrob at Alpha Phis pagaent Thursday. Top: The candidates competing for Alpha Phis Heartthrob pagaent come out on stage for a question and answer. Bottom Left: SUUSA President T.J. Nelson and Lance Lowry, a sophmore marketing major from Draper, sang songs Robin associate Boneck, professor of accounting, helps to oversee the business departments VITA program. Boneck said adding the service component to the program has significantly contributed to its success. According to a press release, the program helps families in the community prepare federal and state income tax returns, free of charge and was able to save the community an estimated $132,000 in tax preparation fees and recover helped $1,567,677 in refunds. Service learning connects , mckenzie romero mromerosuunews.com service learning. i.ir.M.- 1 com f oi a third consecutive year, SUU was recognized for excellence in community sei vice by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education. After completing a documented 90,000 hours of community service in 2011, SUU has been included in the nations leading colleges and universities as a member of the U.S. Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, according to a press release. Earl Mulderink, director of SUUs Community Engagement Center, said 90,000 hours is most likely an understatement of the service hours that students performed. Each year our hours have he increased, significantly said. Three years ago we had a documented 42,000 hours and this year we have over 90,000 that we know of. Mulderink said the university is doing a great job in maintaining community service the by supporting Community Engagement Center and combining service with Experiential Education. Credit needs to be given to many faculty, staff and especially students who have committed to helping people, Mulderink said. We need to applaud and the contributions recognize students make to campus life and the community. Mulderink said he focused on three major acts of community service in their application: Collegiate Health Service Corps, the business Volunteer departments Income Tax Assistance and urn rJ(VMn uvAtiyL'j Gy STEPHANIE Li.T,r-i- i i rVv;- i University honored for service speteisensuunews t According to SUUs Museum slab, a shell collection and many of Natural History website , the other things. She said there are still museum was made possible with the support of Garth and Jerri collections and exhibits being Frehner and their generosity added to the museum. She said students, they expect to get two dinosaur university provides as well as Cedar track slabs from the St. George staff and faculty Dinosaur Discovery Site that with residents individual education, previously will be' mounted to the walls guidance City and assistance to students unattainable insights into our of the museums entry way by while them helping grow natural world. SUU Commencement weekend. Grant said the museum will intellectually, professionally Grant said he expects to get and personally as they pursue showcase exhibits in several items from SUU Archeology areas including North American Repository from the Fremont , their academic goals. starting today until May 4. She hlinfordsuunews com The College of Science and Engineering will be opening the doors to its Garth and Jerri Frehner Museum of Natural History to the public today to provide students and the community with a new source of learning. The museums hours will be from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Museum Coordinator Jackie Grant, said the ' museum will be open for an exhibit preview said admission to the museum is free and it is open to the public. . According to the College of Science and Engineerings is their mission website, to provide high-quali- ty The museum is listed as something they participate in to help achieve that mission. vertebrates, fossil collections, a mineral collection, a large Eubrontes dinosaur track touch Anasazi, and Paiute cultures. Grant said during the preview, See MUSEUM, Page 6 a jMtiiniL Robinson hired as head hoops coach The SUU mens basketball team announced the hiring of Nick Robinson at a press conference Thursday in the Cedar Breaks room. Robinson was assistant coach at Louisiana State University and played collegiately at Stanford. Robinson will be the eighth men's basketball coach in the history of the program Sports, Back Paga Top Spot prepares for anniversary combination gas station and is restaurant, preparing to celebrate its 50th year in business. The current owner, Craig Barton, bought the restaurant from his father, Clark, who bought it from Lenore Jones in 1970. When Craig purchased the restaurant he expanded the hamburger and french fries menu to include tacos, burritos. numerous speciality sandwiches and most of the restaurant's appetizers. Barton said he probably doubled the size of the menu. Top i r Spot, Vcathcr Update wind and clouds through Expect the week with highs reaching the upper 60s and lows ranging from the low 30s to mid 40s. a Accent, Page 7 Almanac, Page 8 Index News 3,6 Opinion 5 Accent Sports 7,8 Back Page, 9 |