| Show Thursday January 14 1993 ThaEaflla Pago 3 Diggin up bones Huntington mammoth roosts at CEU museum by Michael Coates staff writer While rebuilding the Huntington reservoir dam on August 8 1988 a back hoc owned by Henry Construction of Price found a Columbian Mammoth which is considered by some to be the best preserved mammoth ever discovered After its long journey and extraction process this prehistoric time traveler who stood over 15’ tall and weighed over 20 tons finally found a permanent home at the CEU Prehistoric Museum John Bird a bone preparer for CEU explains how far the mammoth has come since its rude awakening at Huntington reservoir “Right now the replica's cast from the original bones are being cleaned in preparation for mounting" said Bird The actual casting of the repli- cas were done by the University of Utah along with the cleaning “The feet were by DinoLab we did because Lake Salt of City not like the way the University of Utah did them" mentioned Bird With numerous volunteers Bird hopti'toliavff the replica of the mammoth done by spring Scott Woodward a former student of CEU who is now employed at BYU is performing re-do- ne DNA tests on seven amino acids found in the mammoth These DNA tests showed that those amino acids directly matched those of the modem elephants of today As for future plans at the museum there are approximately four to five other dig sites which are: the world renowned Yellow Cat Quarry the Mussscntuchett Quarry the Price River Quarry and the CEU 66 “We help the forest service do inventories at the mammoth site hoping to find more bones but we have found artifacts from primitive man" said Bud Hr aln mcmi'Vied a iwwicct studying two new species of iimosaur the Utah Raptor" and a NodiMur which nobody else in the world has Another interesting fact is that Stephen Speilbcrg the creator of “ET" is making a movie based on the book Jurasic Park In the movie he includes a Valossa Raptor cousin to the Utah Raptor The interesting thing is the Valosa Raptor normally grew to be about six feet tall When he heard that CEU was digging a Valosa Raptor that was 12’ tall he was so impressed that he is planning a visit to the museum next spring to see iL Construction workers began winter quarter rebuilding the library after It experienced years of ground settling problems (photo by Mark Ssely) The library is closed will it ever open again? by Jamison Brown staff writer Original plans were interrupted by difficulties in the construction process subsequently the library is closed The problems created or having no library at all said Space for studying has been crethe time the At Brad King ated in the CBB and in the cafetepresent ria during hours when the space is entire library: books periodicals not being used computers and all functions of the The problems arc serious library have been relocated in the enough that Bob Dolan librarian gymnasium but they are unacccs-sibl- c to anyone until further notice and his staff cannot be found to by this unexpected closure are hard is given to determine but there are a few add any more insight as to when exthat can CEU students things the library will be functioning When these problems will be pect will and have happened resolved and the library will be I he situation is a frustrating From the beginning it was functioning once again arc hard one and will affect the entire colsuggested that the library be lege The construction will conquestions to answer No one moved to the gymnasium This knows for sure how long it will tinue until the renovation is comtake to set everything up in the idea was turned down because of pleted It is an ugly mess Until the difficulties that would be creon that and same no one note gym further notice the library is and ated Apparently it has come to knows how long the renovation will be dosed moving the library to this location will take Kathy Warren rejoins nursing team by Anna Adair York Years staff writer has reappeared on the CEU scene in the nursing program Warren a native of New York now in Helper was on Kathy Warren staff in the nursing department in years past Upon her return she commented on how pleased she was to see the changes and improvements made in the program She left CEU to gel hack to hospital nursing and improve clinical skills "1 felt i wu too far from practical experience" she said Warren spent IS years in the Middle East 1 1 of which were in Saudi Arabia where sne met her husband Doyle Warren a CEU graduate She also has practiced nursing in her home state of New iting CEU student Jack Otterstrom lies beside one of the mammoth legs to get a perspective of the prehistoric animal's size (photo by Travle Day) profession!" When asked her feelings education have left Warren with a die Price suca Warren said "I like bachelor of arts degree from nail die area 1 wasn't used t Rochester University bachelor of owns but there is an advantage of science in nursing from New York cuing to know people and mane University and a master’s degree a bigger impact" She also likes from Columbia University ihc climate and the opportunity to With her main interest bcii jplorc the surrounding areas maternity nursing she is a On Irer personal side one will certified midwife She has also find a typical woman who was spent time working on general bom to shop" Spiritual things staff nursing and supervision id church activities are very When the time cam for Wrr to chose a career she knew she mportant to her also She is a wanted to work overseas and fell rig fan of classical music and is God was leading her inlo mr sing impressed with the CEU music "I don't think initially I wanted to md theater programs Warren hopes to bring a union be a nurse" she said "but 1 am material to happy with it Nursing is omc-thin- g of practical and clinical that has a lot of varied op- die theoretical material already portunities and it ccrainly is not taught in the nursing department of hard work and u boring j |
