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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2R 8 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM House acts Al BY building of the house and Delmont and Dan Truman provided plants for the gardens in the back of the JONN HOLLAND trippyjedi 1 - for the Student Alumni Association at the Alumni House, it is a place for building relationships and a better future for graduates. For the past 13 years, the Alumni House has operated as the headquarters for the Alumni Association and was originally intended to be a home for the president of Dixie State University. After the house was built in 1996, Robert C. Huddleston and his family were the first to live in the 'F' with string. When the Huddleston's left, Lee G. Caldwell and his wife moved in. The Caldwell's only lived in the house briefly because Mrs. Caldwell had difficulty going up and down the stairs and they opted to purchase, a home that was easier for her to get around, Huddleston said. 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The Alumni Association's goal is to provide alumni, students of DSU and the community a connection to the Dixie spirit through having up to 25 events annually and providing learning opportunities for them, Stevenson said. hand-writte- .. ,-- ;. , "The Alumni Association is your lifeline to the university," Board member ElnaRae Snow Page said. "They can reach out to that person, or that company and they'll say, 'Hey we'll help here.' It helps us financially plus, it helps us build relationships between others." The association is like a family because once people graduate and become alumni ,they are still a part of Dixie no matter how old they are, Marshall said. "We've been alumni since 1966, but we graduated in 1965 and we still as old feel a part of this and it's marvelous," Marshall said. "You want to give, and you want to be a part of it," Being a part of the Student Alumni Association we are provides students with a resource for networking with the community and alumni before and after they graduate. They are the torch bearers who help students keep their torches lit; connecting fellow Trailblazers who have gone before so the light of their dreams and aspirations may never go out. i BY , -' I, 4. ".. .. TNS ,' , ' ,. t ,,,, t 1 i e , 0 I' 4 . I ' 4 4,', ,,,' i ' 4 I 1 4 t ,t. : ,,-- ,. . .3 $ , I ,,1 ?I, '' ' 1 t,,,' i'',i ' I CICERO ESTRELLA INS i Verne Troyer, the actor best known for his role as Mini-M- e in the "Austin Powers" franchise, had a blood alcohol level three times the legal driving limit when he died on Saturday, according to a report. TMZ says Troyer called 911 and let dispatchers know that he was suicidal. He was unresponsive upon arrival at the hospital and had to be transferred to a ' 1 I 4 , 4, second hospital that was better suited to treating the actor. Troyer was' placed on life support after his organs began to fail. An autopsy has been completed, but a toxicology report is pending. Troyer had struggled with alcoholism for years, according to TMZ. According to a statement on his Facebook page, Troyer was "a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he's struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some ld .. i J , f Verne Troyer leaves the Soho hotel in London in 2009. The actor known for playing Austin Powers films has died at the age of 49. BY 4 ': 'f "' I gradable. making biodegradable plastic besides corn and sugarcane? Is pineapple or peanut suitable? crops to make plastic, researchers have pioneered new formulations of bio- Mini-M- e is defined as any form of plastic that can break down into its constituent , 1 i J 1, 1 :., )1 ! in the more, but unfortunately this time was too much." Mike Myers, who played both the title character and Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" movies, paid homage to his through a statement to Entertainment Weekly. "Verne was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity for those of us who had the honor of working with him," said Myers. "It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed." (c)2018 The Mercury News. co-st- ar makes sense to take away land that could be used to grow food to make more plastic, even if it is biode- Dear Earth Talk: What are suitable materials for Biodegradable plastic ......., .,.,, ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE , tt i ETHE - 4 be used to make green plastic? , 0 ,..., r , . ' those people who are on the Dixie State University campus and connect with the purposes of the school, so they can feel the "Dixie spirit" again and again. As the campus grows, and more and more students become alumni, the Alumni Association has the challenge of making sure , 1 - .....,4.-".'- The main function of the alumni house is to gather the Alumni Association and connect with Dixie State University students and help them feel and maintain the "Dixie spirit." As the campus grows, more and more alumni are welcomed. , i I , !.' . '. ''.''':' '' e ,',, , ' i 1. - rThr-- 1 ' 4 i 4. ' '''' I f ; ;:,,,,, 7 7, I . 4 ';. 1 ' 1 'i,' . ' : I, tot 4t ' :' : '1. F';' f i'L.::::::, '' ". , t , : '', : r 1,!li''' ' - Verne Troyer ea at 49 Earth Talk: What else can - 1i , ic '' 4, "Most of the renting of the house goes back into the house," Bowler said. "We just redid the floors." An undisclosed amount of funds for alumni events like tailgates and reunions come from private donations or state funding. Funds for DSIJ hosted events come from the school, such as the world record donut event this Bowler said. past "It's actually a house, but we're making it into an environment that we can work in as well," Tristin Stevenson, Student Alumni Association President said. A main function of the house is to be a gathering place for the Alumni Association to accomplish its mission. That mission is to build relationships with home. Linda Huddleston said her family lived in the house after it was built until 2005. She remembered her Children would lay on the landing at the top of the stairs during meetings and dangle toys from there '' ' .'11 'Al'. - - ' ., -,' .. ''''F',7,'-'1,70- yrnirrrr,70',77 ,4 .1,;. - ' ,, ':,.: ..',,,,------,':,,- "It's called the Truman Gardens," Marshall said. "I don't think many people know that because they never put up a plaque or anything." Director of Alumni Relations John Bowler said the Alumni House receives much of its funding from donation and renting the house for community events such as weddings, receptions and luncheons in addition to hosting DSU events like the recent world record breaking donut eating during this past For the people who work ,,'' , IV Dixie spirit guardian ' house. zv L.018,- 41100....000.00WV.00..11AkareONNWa components in the environment within days, weeks or months without leaving behind potentially toxic residue. The term bioplastic refers to any form of plastic derived from organic or d materials rather than petroleum, regardless of whether it can break down (biodegrade) easily in the environment. Thus, the two terms are not necessarily the same, although many use the terms interchangeably. The most common iteration of bioplastic, PLA (polylactic acid) plastic, is typically derived from corn or sugarcane and is biodegradable. Since we know how to grow these food crops so well, using the minimal amount of land for the highest yield, we can create bioplastic pretty efficiently. But given still exploding global human population numbers and more hungry mouths to feed, many wonder if it plant-base- so-call- ed To avoid wasting food dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen). While biodegradable plastic is hardly commonplace yet on store shelves, there are actions consumers can take to move things along. Encourage degradable plastic derived from feedstock not suitable for food or feed, such as wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn cobs, palm fruit bunch- manufacturers to switch to biodegradable plastics and stop buying products made with conventional plastic. es, switch grass and waste vegetable oil. In Europe, the Mars candy company is using potato waste in its biodegradable wrappers for Snickers bars. Likewise, there's no reason why pineapple or peanut couldn't work as a feedstock though market conditions usually dictate that such products fetch a higher reasonably argue against replacing conventional plastics with biodegradable ones, researchers from the UK's University of Portsmouth and price as food, especially since they don't have to be processed as they would if they become bioplastic. Yet another even more futuristic category of bioplastic feedstock uses algae or even carbon dioxide or methane waste to produce biodegradable plastic. "third generation" or "nextgen" feed- These so-call- ed stocks do double duty by both creating biodegradable plastic and removing pollutants that would otherwise contribute to climate change or eutrophication (an excessive buildup of nutrients in waterways that causes a While no one can the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory accidentally developed an enzyme that breaks down conventional plastic into its constituent parts. This discovery could revolutionize recycling and be a Godsend for marine and terrestrial ecosystems beset by plastic waste. "We can all play a significant part in dealim with the plastic problem. says the University of Portsmouth's John Mc- Geehan. "But the scientihc community who ultimate!) created these must now use all the technology at their disposal to develop real 'wonder-material- s' solutions." (c)20I 8 EThe En Vi1011mental Magazine. N |