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Show !MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 2000 UNIVERSITY JOU RN A L CAMPUS NEWS PAGE 3 SUUSA connects \Nith council Student government holds dialogue with city council W~dnesday BY KEVIN M. HARING ASSOCIATE EDITOR SUU administrators, students and members of the SUUSA executive council attended Wednesday's Cedar City council meeting with the hope of fostering a better relationship between the university and the community. Tensions arose last year as SUU approached the city for funding and attempted to change the name of Center Street to University Avenue. ·our objective YJas to se11d a message that we appreciate them and thank them for their support," said Mike Wasden, SUUSA president. Wasden first introduced himself and the executive .council, as well as others representing SUU, and then shared some statistics showing how SUU is involved in Cedar City and how much the university cares about the community: • Some 1,000 students are involved in service projects with 72 clubs and organizations throughout Cedar City, such as Relay for Life, Sub for Santa, Adopt A Highway and others. • SUU had at least 36 student Relay for Life 2000 teams, making up one-third of the teams. • Alpha Epsilon Delta, SUU's pre-medical honor Michael Wasden society, volunteered more than 1,000 hours at Valley View Medical Center last year. • Four students volunteer 20 to 25 hours per week at the Southern Utah Animal Hospital. • Students generated $3,300 and donated gifts for Sub For Santa last year. The gifts were distributed to Iron County families through Care and Share. • The first of six blood drives generated 206 pints of blood last week. Wasden also shared SUUSA objectives for the current academic year. The first objective emphasizes on community; it reads. · we are fortunate to have the support of the community · on our side. "We hope to maintain those positive relations and continue to strengthen ties with the community.· Vice President of Student Services Sterling Church called the apperance before the city council "groundbreaking.· ·we learned from our last experience here," Church said, "and we just want to establish a good . relationship so that in the ;t future there is support.· ~ Wasden said he looks Qforward to working with ~ the city council in the 5 future. ~ "We hope to maintain a ~ positive dialogue with the ~ community so that we can ~ support them and they can support us," he said. Publicity committee member Lyla Dic_kson-Pitas, a freshman undeclared major from Moab, Utah, helps paint a car to be used during Homecoming activities. Students may come before the tailgate party before the 7 p.m. Homecoming football game on Saturday against Cal Roly and help them smash the car. .. . . Relay thrives in weather BY PAIGE MARIE HENDRICKSON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER SUU students and other Iron County residents participated in the third annual Relay for Life during the weekend, helping raise nearly $65,000 for the American Cancer Society. The Relay for Life, whic~ was held at the Cedar High School track, began Friday at 6 p.m., and ended Saturday at noon . • · . Some un~xpected rain and hail started falling about 4 a.m. Saturday, and didn't let up until around 7 a.m. Although the rain dampened temperatures and the track, it didn't dampen any spirits. Neal Cox, dean of students ·at SUU, called the relay a "lesson in synergy." Cox said that "when people pool their power the results exceed those of individuals." Robert Behunin, chairman of the event and SUU assistant professor of English , called SUU students an "integral, necessary part of the event. We couldn't do it without them." Behunin said that of the 1,411 participants, he estimated that one-third were SUU students. A significant percentage of the 60 teams participating this year were SUU affiliated. Last year there were 76 teams, but 300 fewer participants. Behunin said that every county holds a relay, amounting to 2,200 relays held nationwide every year. Iron County is a member of the Rocky Mountain Division, and has proven to·be the most successful inthat division. · People were excited as the relay began, with community members and SUU students coming together to support the American Cancer Society. Todd Scholzen, a WSU/SUU nursing student from Hurricane, Utah, thought it "neat how whole families are out here. You see moms pushing strqllers, and the elderly ... there are all ages here. It's good, clean fun." Topher Mason, an adjunct physical education instructor for SUU, said the relay for life was SUU students Kelly Grundy (left), a senior elementary education major about "people and family getting from South Jordan, Utah, Chad Grundy, a senior biology major from South together for a good cause." Mason Jordan, Utah, and Shay Stoddard. a junior physical education major from has attended the event every year. South Jorda.n. Utah. participate in the annual Relay for Liife. Several SUU students and members shone while participating Small candles wer~ placed in bags lined around the in the relay. inside of the track. Andrea Latimer, a senior communication major from Each bag was labeled with the name of one person Midway, Utah, walked the entire 18 houc:s save a few who had lost the battle to cancer, and was lighted in trips to the bathroom during the night. "Your body just their honor. ' numbs and keeps going," she said . Jim Harrison, an SUU German ·professor and cancer . Team members Anna Leeman, a freshman visual survivor, spoke at the luminary ceremony Friday night. arts major from Sunriver, Ore., and Melanie Heaps, a Other events were )'laid through the event including sophomore physical education major from live bands, a comedian, food and a showing of the Winchester, Va., each walked 10 hours straight, even PG-13 version of Erin Brockovich. in bad weather. Some teams even offered personal services to Jn addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, a participants, like five-minute massages and foot and luminary ceremony was held Friday night. ankle injury checks · I' |
