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Show UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAM.PUS NEWS !MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 PAC:.E 3 Men to compete for title Building gets face-lift BY RHIANNON BENT . director, and his wife, ara; Manzanita Court · SENIOR STAFF WRITER ball director Danny Cox and hi wife, Bethany; assistant Juniper Hall director Jared Haddock and his wife, Paige; and Jane A beauty pageant is coming to a theatre Halladay, office manager of housing and near you- the Mr. RHA pageant, th.at is. re id nee Life. The Residence Halls ociation wiU Halladay aid he's never judged before, ponsor th conte t Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m . in the h.arwan m.ith enter Theatre for one of it monthly activitie , Miranda Smith, a senior communication major from Idaho Falls, Idaho, and RH A president, said. "[Mr. RHA] is just a fun contest for ome of the guy ' in th residence halls to hare their talent , " h aid. The contest is imilar to the Miss Am .rica pageant with judging in four categ ries: evening wear, swimwear, talent and an on· cage qu lion. mith said the only difference is there is no offstage interview. Some 10 men igned up to participate in the contest and they wiU all be involved in a choreographed opening number. Smith said the winner will receive a tiara and sash, plus a $15 gift certificate to a restaurant and a pair of movie tickets. The first and second runners-up will also receive a pair of movie tickets. Mr. RHA was a tradition in the past, but was discontinued last year_ Smith said the contest was brought back this year because students asked about it and wanted to do it. Judge are Brad ove, Juniper Hall · but wants to see the cont, tants' personalities. "I think it' a great idea, n 'he said. "RH is a fun organizati n doing a lot of fun activities. n Women in the audience will also vote for their favorite contestant who wiU receive the Ladie ' Choice Award. Easton We , a ophomore communication major from Boulder City, Nev., and a contestant, has a history with pageants since.he won the King Tute contest at the LDS Institute of Religion his freshman year. "I'm trying to maintain my title in a way," h.e said. West said he is going to play a song on his guitar fpr his talent. Smith said contestants will wear things like scuba suits for swim wear and pajamas for evening wear. "It's an opportunity for-residents to get tog ther and ociaJize," he aid. BY CYNTHIA KIRKHAM ENIOR STAFF WRITER building, and ran through th conductors from the solar panels to heat it, Brinkerhoff said. When the Sharwan mith Center was built, it crossed the lines the water was pumped through, and Brinkerhoff aid th pan Is haven't been used for som 15 years. Brinkerhoff aid the new material wiU be more attractive than th olar panels and giv the building a "compL ted appearance." Th primary reason for replacing them, however, i to control leak and prevent po ibl water damage. The n w material isn t quite ready to go up yet. Brinkerhoff said th wall must be painted o th translucent tile wiU look white. The Dixie Leavitt Business Building's outh wall is getting a face-Ult. lar panels are being .replaced with a more attractive material called kawal, Dale Brinkerhoff, phy ·ical project coordinator, said. lt is th ame material used for the ceiling of the Rotunda in tl1 h.arwan mith Center. Wb n the construction is finished on the 28-year-old building, Brinkerhoff id it h uJd be quit attractive. Brinkerhoff aid the building was built in 1973, and for years looked like it does now, with nothing on the south wall ~The tate energy office put in some money for the solar panels, which greatly reduced the price," he said. Brlnkemoff said the tate wanted to place the solar panels on the building to fwd out if they were an effective source of energy, and they were. For years, water from the swimming pool in·th old Physical Education Building The Dixie Leavitt Business Building is was pumped to the busin getting new, more attractive solar panels. •CAMPUS CRIME SUU clubs entering SUU theft is week's issue season vvith 'cheer' BY AMY PATTBERG BY SHELLY BRQWN JO RNAL STAFF WRITER ENIOR TAFF WRITER DRESS-UP Beth Peterson, a Junior elementary education major from Lyman, Utah, gets help dressing In an lndlan costume during an Asian Week activity on Thursday. • ' ometim between ov. 16 and ov. 20, an unknown number of su pect broke into a truck belonging to a member of the UU football team. The vehicle wa parked we t of the football stadium at the time of the theft. The uspects took a rifle and a pair of binoculars from the vehicle. They also broke the tereo in the vehicle but were unable to take it. There are no definite u pect in the case·, but Jim Turner, chief of public safety, said the department is inve tigating po ible tie to other burglaries that have taken place in the Cedar City ar a. • A 40-year-old male student claiming to wo.rk for S U applied for credit cards from multiple credit card companies. As y t . no credit cards have been i ued to the u pect. The department of public safety does have a suspect under investigation. • An elderly female visitor fell while on the steps of the Randall L. Jone Memorial Theatre. An ambulance was called for the victim , who was treated and relea ed at Valley View Medical Center. • Two carpet were tolen from the Physical Education Building . 111 carpets were Jo ated at exit door in the building, and are r d with the logo on them . Th y are valued at 300 ea h . The Department of Public afecy ha . no susp cts at chi time . • Delta P i m ga offers it m mbers a chan e to be om involved with the community. "We want the community to be more involved and see mo.re rodents come out [to upport th service activities I " Rebecca icairo , a junior biology major from Taylorsville, tah, and Delta Psi Omega president, said. Delta P i Omega bas opportunities for ervice during the Christmas season. M mbers will help with Shop With a Cop ponsored by K-Mart, on Dec. 8. That morning, they will register children for the progcam and do gift wrapping. · A similar program call d Ch.ristmas With a Deputy is ponsored by Wal-Mart and wiU take place De.c. 14 and 15. There will be a dinner for children involved .i n the program, and Delta Psi Omega wiU take children caroling on Dec. 14. The ~ext day, members will go . hopping with the children at Cedar City's Wal-Mart Supercenter. rudents who are interested may e-mail icairo at ·icaO 48@stud nc. uu.edu. • Th Human Resource lub is open to all student intere ted in I arning mor about a variety of companies as well as those who want to gain exp rience and learn more about th car r world . Members of the Human Resourc Club are getting ready and tudying for the Human Resource Games, which are Jan. 19 at Brigham Young University. The games are a one· day seri of marches between teams of three tudents, each from different tudent chapt rs. "Thi'> wiU be the first tim UU wiU compete again t other colleges,n teve Lisonbee, club pre 'dent, aid. Th team which receives the mo t points and completes every round becomes the overall champion. Th interested may visit www.shrm.org for more information. • The Student Council for Exceptional Children will sponsor a Christmas party Dec. S for anyone who would like to anend. tudents must RSVP by caJJing 586-0884 and bring a white elephant gift and 1 for the entrance fee . twdent Council for Exceptional bildren was organiz ti to pro ide s11pport and friendship for individuals with clisabmtie . Club m etings will begin in January. For more information. contact lub pre id nt her rubb at 867-4517. |