Show The Utah Statesman On campus Turitstyles Award available this week by Armond (750-273- The English department of USU has opened competition for the sixth annual Ralph Jennings Smith Creative Writing Award The award is to assist a serious creative writer of poetry fiction or drama with an tuition scholarship for fall quarter 1981 Full time students who will return to USU as seniors regardless of major are eligible Applicants should turn in a sample of their work plus a letter of recommendation Accuttoroop Is the Sun satisfied? "Turn-style- s is a weekly column in which a member of the staff or administration or a prominent member of the it incited to discuss issues of interest or to simply entertain A Accuttoroop u currently the chatrman of the ASUSU Publications Bmtd and is a former ASUSU executive vice president Han't note: I'SU faculty te of sudden as if a nightmare becoming a reality the rore of my conscience began to send messages I was unable tc decode Suddenly I felt at a loss as to the direction of my life Surely All the loo I had attained would help in securing my however the feeling of helplessness appeared almost accomplishments ability from someone familiar with their writing interests and a short biographical sketch by May 16 Forms are available in the English department office Library 416 overwhelming Needless to say being the sometimes funny Indian that I am (thought to myself "If life is supposed to lie a handful of deer jerky then what ant I doing in the bufTalo chips?" Through my rise to recognition on this campus the purpose of coming to this university had Ijeen forgotten The importance of maintaining my Indianess and oticaining an education was the counsel I had heard most often from the elders of mv trdie of my idrnuty as an Indian would have liring from coming into v irw with the lessons hidand succeeding in the white man's world Living ithin the complexities of today's world is not an easy task On mornings when the sun rises with all its beauty and splendor often I find myself reflecting emotionally of the morning hen I witnessed the passing of my mother Every tune thai I my reservation I find myself at the graves of all those who counselled nie silently giving thanks to the Great Spirit that they came so that I might lie Onlhftttnrnlng of June 4 1979 the very rxittmre of a nohJe otnan who had given me life was desperately struggling to return a moment At approximately 6:50 am my longer "other gasped for a final breath of air thus progressing into the Native Americ ans rail the "Completion of the Cyt le” Naive as am of traditions of my ancestors observing the ttndeis task of the sun on the morning of my mothers passing tkxild have been sufficient to understand that a particular was in store I wouldn't go so far as to say that Characteristically is my most prominent trail however much to the srwildrrment of I have on occassions bren a success friends my kt the I 1978 was elected as the Executive Vice spring of "Wtdent for ASUSU With the honor given me by my fellow d lttle did I know that I was to become the first Native American at this university or at any major of higher learning throughout the nation to be elected "high a position as I had been The near The recipient will be ana nounced by May 25 For further information contact the English department office or Prof Kenneth person the possibility of being a grrek organization became a desire I wished to Wified with 4 ncw morning begins the color of life into the rocks the sand "8kt breaths fctaayon V Sun satisfied? l should Jv be n:e kis beginning has searched for answers "wished? - Should be his answer LunjAMcirln' cl: ' i r tnl r i The Lurj Arx!: ' cepted they who kilometer the at’ plications from backpackers and bicycle enthusiasts for four 198! Treks For Life and Breath There will be two bike treks and two backpacking y treks The bike trek will start June 8 beginning and ending in Ogden and will circle through nonhem six-da- Utah and southern Idaho The three-da- y bike trek in Logan on June 9 begins and covers much of the same area as the six day event The 2nd Annual Uintah follow up the ez lea their cl event For more than application fjr treks cosstact the U v Association ISIS C East Salt Lehr CT t 84105 or phone - t: Those with kempt shouldcall 753-175-7 Cl ( al 315 nr Uml 020 K cn Pv y ur taicxicn toon 9iQWHisiat:iGW(:u:iaGzzz3cz2czzzz£ licoa Inornaoal CaturGaVftZavV 1 c 2 CtlmtZO UC4-S-9 ApRiI 1 Mon: Folk songs Toe: 2 I c 1 I $F' — 8U2 paCSCn(!rcsn Tlchmts-CtmU- n HASS January of what been bestowed upon me the treed ol became a source of inspiration for me "frnity pride of all my major accomplishments came to a peak Numkena the Indian Education Specialist for the Board of Education called informing me I had been ”jState Believe as one of ten most prominent Indians of Utah like a badge beginning to wear my Indianess a j' c7 C d 14 1979 through the grace of the active members fratrr-prou- d Nu I was formally arerptrd as a brother of the w ayuetiZ route w3 1 L t Trchkers (' plication f " 1 PDG iit socially-minde- 3) The Utah Lung Association is now accepting ap- loss J? (750-274- Treks slated pfrventrd my den in nature full-°°tle- 3) Brewer TrJj Li L d7 cni t D & WEECC 2Z - Ma£ H dance 7 pm Css-- d College Bo col 12:30 USU Jazz -- Ensemble OOO pm FfC Wed: BANQUET Apail 24 5:30 pm Tickets $500 at USU TfcthZtCr i EVERYONE IS INVITEDI dizZ II " 'v |