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Show J fc tgrifrnft Tfoimiir .rj - rtFvurrria " 1 X r i I ' ; i , f a . I I ; y a Amidlee Nickel. senior elementary education major fiom I.os Angeles, has spent three yeais as a Resident Assistant. She was also inspired by her sister to go into her field. ! j See page 4 -- Rock the Finals creates canine fun Inside & J Online I By JENNA CHAPMAN jchapmansuuncws.com Rock the Finals finished off another successful semester for many students at SUU. The Gerald R. Sherratt Libiary was packed for study day, with students working as well as enjoying the free supplies and relaxing with therapy dogs. event hosted by SUUSA Rock the Finals is a and the Sherratt Library. Every semester SUU sets one day before finals on which no classes are held to give studerts time to study. Mallory Mills, a senior accounting major from Fruit Heights, is a member of SUUSA and helped with the event. Mills said it was a good way to encourage students to succeed on their finals. Students can do well during the finals and have some free stuff while they go and study for them, she said. The library gave away Scantrons, candy, vegetables, bookmarks and pens to students. Volunteers brought their certified therapy dogs to help students relax. I think its a good way to feel supported by the school, Mills said. I personally am not an animal lover, so I dont come for the dogs, I come for the free stuff, but I think that either way, we can support our students and help them be successful in what semi-annu- For those looking to read the University Journal online, scan this SQR code. i al Womens - - .i. - ( J... - - - PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA MANCUSO b-b- all splits winter break Jessica Mancuso, a sophomore finance major from Imperia, Italy, does some Christmas shopping while home from SUU for winter break at the Serravalie Outlet in Serravalle Scrivia, Italy. last-minu- te theyre doing. See FINALS, Page 11 ""'I International students return to families for the holidays By JENNA CHAPMAN jchapmansuunews.com For many .international students, winter break time at home. While many means much-desire- d domestic students enjoyed cocoa and presents in the U.S., others ventured across the oceafi to participate in hometown traditions and eat some family cooking. Heres a few a these at students holidays. of peek long-await- DUBLIN, IRELAND - L HALEIGH CLEMENS UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Scout the Spitz helps students relax from the stresses of finals week during the Gerald R. Sherratt Librarys annual Rock the Finals event on Dec. 8. J Ryan Conlan, a freshman management major from Dublin, said he was one of many Irishmen traveling home for the holidays. The country is small and isolated, so a lot of people have moved to other countries including Canada, the U.S., Australia and other parts of Europe. Because its a small island, people like to go explore, and they all come home for Christmas, Conlan said. So what happens is the main television network televises the whole thing at the airport of families coming home, and its great because most people are there for about 10 days, and during those 10 days its a great party place. Its very family-orienteand then they all go back. d, Christmas celebrations begin Christmas Eve, when many people attend Catholic Mass before getting their children ready for bed and leaving Santa some seasonal treats. (Santa) comes on Christmas Eve, and sometimes the parents will fool the kids and put out milk or like a pint of Guinness for Santa and cookies and carrots for Rudolph, Conlan said. You can imagine the kids thinking, Well, if hes having a pint of Guinness in every house and hes driving the sled ... hell crash. Christmas morning, many people participate in activities like fun runs, playing soccer and jumping into the Irish Sea at a place called the Forty Foot, which is a cliff approximately 10 feet tall. These activities take precedence over opening presents. Conlan said his family goes to the Forty Foot every year. On Saturday, Dec. 3, SUU honor students welcomed about 20 fourth-grad- e students from East Elementary to come and learn what college is all about at SUU Honors You. Volunteers for the activity hoped to inspire the children to start preparations now to attend college. Morgan Taylor, a sophomore mathematical science major from Taylorsville, was a group leader at the event. We went and asked the teachers at East Elementary to recommend some students that may be underprivileged or just need that hope in their lives to instill in them that, for them, college is possible, Taylor said. The children participated in get to know you activities, learned cheers, participated in a scavenger hunt around campus and ended with a graduation ceremony with their parents. These activities were geared to demonstrate to them how enjoyable secondary education can be. Andria Burdick, a senior criminal justice major from Loveland, Colorado, volunteered to help the children learn. Theres more to college than just studying and getting more money later on, Burdick said. Theres fun and theres a reason to get involved while theyre here. During the scavenger hunt, the fourth graders were able to make r j goop in a science lab, meet the Animal Ambassadors and run drills with the football team. Jeff Tukuafu, director of football operations, brought a few football players to tell their story of how they arrived at college and also helped the students get their wiggles out through a race. Were introducing the players to them and their background and their stories of why they came to college, Tukuafu said. Kind of demonstrating to these kids ... that if you love something and care about it like these (players) love and care about football, they can take you to college and they can open up doors for you to better your life. Tukuafu and many of the football players had a hard time getting to college. They grew up in situations that did not make higher education seem very achievable, much like the children they spoke to. I came from a separated home, Tukuafu said. My dad was a He American. to came America when he was 15 from Tonga and so, growing up, I didnt have all of the newest things. I usually had from my brothers and sisters, but luckily my dad was athletic and my mom was athletic, so that helped me get Schools team up for culinary arts SUU and the Southwest Applied Technology College (SWATC) have partnered up to offer an associate of culinary arts degree through the two institutions. This allows partnership students to gain practical experience in the culinary arts. East Elementary jchapmansuunews.com Sports, Back Page See HOME, Page 12 Honors class hosts By JENNA CHAPMAN Utah The Southern University womens basketball team played four games over the winter break, splitting the games. The played their final home game on Dec. 16 against the Grand Canyon Antelopes. 7 Accent, Page Winter comes to Kolob Canyon d towering cliffs and canyons of red rock create a view unique to southern Utah and more specifically to Zion National Park. This view is 's waiting to be seen, just a drive away from SUU at the Kolob Canyon section of Zion National Park. Snow-covere- half-hour- Outside, Page 9 hand-me-dow- to where I am as well as some of my siblings. See HONORS, Page 3 Index PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILLY CLOUSE Jayci Bash, assistant director of the Honors Program, gives directions to students. On Dec. 3, students in the Honors Service Learning Practicum (HONR 3800) hosted the second annual SUU Honors You event with the help of volunteers from the Honors Program (top). Tyler and Ryder, students from East Elementary School, work on their all about me posters at the beginning of the day (bottom). r News Opinion Accent 3,4,5,8,11,12 6 7 Sports 13,14 Outside 9,10 |