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Show MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS H Will life in,itate art? After playing the lead in 'The Happiest Millionaire' on stage here two years ago, SUU theatre student Lance Baker gets the chance to become the real thing this week as he makes it to the hot seat on ABC's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire. ' e played the lead role in the production o f The Happiest Millionaire here two years ago and, just · two weeks ago, Lance Baker, a senior theatre arts major from Green River, Wyo., hoped that he would really become "the happiest millionaire as a contestant on ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The show was taped on May 23, but will not air until June , uruess the ranley Cup finals continue through that day, in which case the show will air on June 10. Although it i certain that Baker got into the "hot eat " as a contestant, Baker's winnings are kept ecret until the show airs. "You 'll just have to watch to find out," said Baker. Baker's opportunity to be on the show came after ix months of attempts. After completing a "phone qualifying round, • in which he answered five questions correctly, he was pur in a phone player pool of about 10,000 possible conte cants. "Then, they mndomly call 40 people each week of tho e 10,000 to see if they qualify," said Baker. "Not only d t · it take kill to get on, but it takes luck." For e-.ach ·how, IO fmalists are chosen to fly to New York City. "On the show, each contestant can bring one other person with them. I flew my mom out to ew York with me. She had never been further east than Wyoming and I thought that she could use an adventure ," aid Baker. The day included a "rehe-arsaJ show" which consisted of everything from the music to the flashing lights, · except that the tage manager played the ho -t instead of Regis," said Baker. . Afterward, the conte tants went in for hair and makeup and came back for the real thing. "This time, there was fog all o er o that the laser beams would be visible ," said Baker. And , as a student of technicaJ theatre Baker said he was really . impressed : "I thought, yes , this is great," said Baker. When Baker advanced to the "hot seat," omethlng that only about three in 10 contestants get to do per show, Reg.is Philbin, the show's ho t, asked Baker what he thought about the et. "It ' fantastic, " Baker said. Baker aid that Philbin, also known as the ho ·t of Live! With Regis and Kelly, was "smaller and a little older than I thought, but very friendly. " Baker also said that he didn 't have time for pr paration ince he W.lS only g,iven a week from tl1e time he. found ou he was going co be a conte cant ro tl1e time he left for New York City. ".But, ['ve been reading a book called A Dictionary of Cultural Literacy for four or five years and sub cribe to Entertainment Weekly for pop culture information ," aid Baker. Although the information helped , "the que tion are random and you never know what will be asked. It' the luck ofthe draw and not somethjng you can really prepare for. You 've just got to know in advance," said Baker. Baker said that news of the ·how wa exciting for family members and fiien . "They wen: more pumped t~m I was ," said Baker. . "I was told later that J ·eemed very cool and calm up there and Lalked so naturally with Regis , but my hean was really pounding," said Baker. The experience in Nc::w York City was "a re-.tl eye opener," said Baker. "It's o crowded. " Baker and hi mother attended a Broadway play after the taping. "I thought , l can afford to take my mother out tonight, " aid Baker. And, hi winnings? 'Tm going to pay off my student loans and take a few vacations this summtr," said Baker. SUU's Staff Association · AHEC continues student support Area Health Education Center aids those who seek careers in health fields a"Wards t"Wo scholarships The taff Associati n o f outhem niversity has awarded two students each with a half-tuition scholarship or in o ther w ords, the am unc equivalent to half of a year's in·state tuition. Miranda. "Mandi " Parker and Michael Grimshaw :ire the recipients. Parker is a junior psychol.ogy major from Ogden, Utah . She anended Bonneville High School, and is aJ o a sociology minor. "Mandi i dedicated and very positive," Tamara Melton, of the SUU athletics staff, says. "She is an excellent person for this cholar hip reward." During her time at SUU o far, Parker has servectas head cheerleader, assistant coach to the cheer squad, and has been involved with the chool 's mentoring program. She maintains a high GPA, and also wprks to help support her single mother who has three children in higher education. Parker say she wants to evenruaJly obtain her master's in social work and have a career in clinical therapy, helping terminally-ill patients and their families . "I hope to help both patients and families find peace in the dying process." Parker explains. Her father, incidenrally, died from a Utah t,:rminaJ illness. "I see my elf hop fully changing live for the better. " Grimshaw i a sophomore · accounting major from Enoch , tah . He earned an academic medallion for maintaining a high GPA during his time at Cedar City High chool , and is also an Eagle cout recipient. Grimshaw i very active in Institute, intramurals and the Happy Oub. Grimshaw is aJ o a member of the Professional Accountancy Club (PAC) and enjoys doing ervice at homes for the elderly, vi icing with and inging to the re idents. He plans to earn his master' in business and hopes to someday have his own business while serving his family , church and community. Bill Moody, staff association president, ays that, "by utilizing only .the interest earned on the endo'wed funds , the e scholarship can be offered each year in perpetuity." The scholarships were made possible largely through individual contributions by SUU staff members. "Thi offer,• Dale Orton, director of admissions, says, "speaks well for the staff; they are committed to students.· The primary objective of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) located on the campus of ouchem Utah niversity is to intere t young people in health careers, and then help them obtain the training they need to pursue their health career goals. One of th tool · AHEC utilizes to achieve this objective is the establi ·hment of Health Occupations of America (HOSA) chapters at local high chools. Over the past three years AHEC has tarted 12 HO A Chapters thro ughout outhwestem Utah high chools. HOSA is recognized and supported by the Utah State Office of Education as one of the six Applied Technology Leadership Org nizations (ATELO). As with most leadership organizations, HO A students attend state and nationaJ competitions. In the past two years SUU's AHEC has conducted scate·sanccioned regionaJ HOSA competitions at SUU. Competition is judged by HOSA advisers from all over the ·care. AHEC had 50 participants from area high schools in its most recent spring competition. "We host these competitions for two reasons ," Dennis Moser, director of SUU's · AHEC, explains. "First, students from mral areas do not have access to activitie and classes that will help them prepare for these competition like their urban counterparts have. This causes the students and advisors co feel intimidateo and relu cant to participace with stu<lc:nt.s from che Wa acch Front, many o f whom are ATC students. Second, the co -t of trnnsportation and lodging to cake .~o many ~tudc:nts to Salt Lake was prohjbicive, and we didn ' t wane lhat to be the:: blockade to these students receiving uch an opp rtunicy." One of the students competing in SUU's spri ng conference was Ashkt· Bet:bc from EscaJante, tah . Beehe placed a a finali t in the regional contest. and thus . -~ has been invited to compete at the ational Leadership Conference in Atlanta in June. The Garfield Memorial 1 Ho pital F<tundation in Panguitch, Garfield County School District and Southwest AHEC are partnering to send Beebe her to Atlanta. , Moser·presented Beebe with a certificate fro m the regionaJ competition and a scholarship to attend the Atlanta Conference during an award assembly at Escalante High School on May 24. Beebe will begin attending SUU this fall. . I· |