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Show Community Center taking shape Briefs .Campus & Community \ NATALIE ANDREWS Staff Writer After years of planning, a housing idea is taking shape. Construction workers are now sheet rocking the new two-story Community Center which will be part of the Living Learning Community facility. A recently completed parking garage has also taken shape replacing the old steam plant. "The schedule has slipped somewhat, but they're working to accelerate it," said John Fitch, project coordinator. He is looking at the completion date rather than the individual project deadlines — some of which have already passed. The original schedule called for the first levels of the parking structure to open at the beginning of fall semester. However, unexpected struggles with shoring — building soil up — caused construction delays. Now the parking garage will open with the housing complex in fall 2006. "It's a $40 million project that has to come in on time," Fitch said. Eventually the Community Workers continue construction of the Community Center which will be part Center and five four-story residence halls, housing views of Logan and Utah State University, The upscale design is meant to be comfortable will sit on a landscaped plaza. and draw residents out of their rooms so they can "They're going to be looking out over the top of make friends and have an easy transition to unithe trees," Fitch said. "It's like a penthouse." versity life. The Community Center will be the first buildStudents will live with those that share their ing to open. It will be the gathering place for the same interests and majors. residents, as well as a preview for recruitment to The design also targets studying and eliminates the university and the complex. sharing a kitchen. The main floor of the center is typical for resi"Taking the kitchen out of the picture eliminates dence hall life — offices, mail room, a multi-purroommate conflicts that we don't have to deal pose room and a lounge. The second floor is the with," said Whitney Milligan, assistant director preview floor, showing off what one of the fourfor residence life. story buildings will look like, with four suites, 32 Students will eat at the Carousel Square in the beds, a lounge and a kitchen. student center instead. Though there is no grand opening date yet, The eatery's kitchen was remodeled this summer Fitch expects the landscaping completion in and the dining room will undergo a significant October and the interior to follow soon after. transformation for the next fall as well. The complex has already become a major Carousel Square is one of the ways that all sturecruitment tool for USU and with the center's dents, residents of the complex or not, will be completion, housing directors expect interest to affected by the new halls. skyrocket. The parking garage's 600 stalls and two large USUgrad designs 49ers football logo A Utah State University graduate's logo design for the San Francisco "49ers" will be the team's official new look. Ben Barnes graduated in the spring of 2004 and began working for RARE Design. As an assignment for his job, Barnes designed the new "49ers" logo as freelance design work. "The team wanted to update the old West look of the 49ers element of its identity," said Rodney Richardson, president of RARE Design. "They wanted the look to match the modern feel of the SF logo without straying too far from tradition and I thought Ben was the perfect designer to help us meet that challenge." Barnes has designed sports logos for Rickabaugh Graphics, Florida Atlantic University, and is working on a project for University of Southern Mississippi. Audubon Society hosts spring banquet Ryan JalbotMolbol@ccMsu.edu of the Living Learning Community facility. elevators will help pedestrians and bikers from having to climb Old Main Hill. Because of the increased amount of pedestrians, Champ Drive will remain closed permanently. A roundabout next to the Alumni House was opened Monday to accommodate drop-off traffic. The red bricks and mortar coming together are a result of over five years of planning and research. Student input was valued on the project in order to understand what living situations will help students succeed. Double and private rooms are mixed together to add a diverse socioeconomic status. Four students share a bathroom. Every student has cable television, 12 electrical outlets, wireless Internet and data ports. It comes out to be high-tech housing. "We've overbuilt intentionally," said Steve Jenson, director of Housing and Dining Services. "One of the things we've found is that if we build it for today, two years from now, we'll be sorfy." natatidrews@cc.usu.edu USU engineering professor receives award At the request of the State of Louisiana, Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. has made arrangements to provide assistance in the form of personnel and supplies. In addition, Hunstman has extended the possibility of housing up to 1,000 hurricane victims immediately for an undetermined amount of time ranging from weeks to months. General Bruce Frandsen with the Utah National Guard is prepared to deploy 200 to 250 soldiers and airmen from Utah. In addition, two KC 135s could be deployed in the next 24 hours, one possibly as early as this evening. Dr. David Sundwall, Executive Director of the Department of Health is prepared to receive the hurricane victims and provide health screenings and meet any immediate medical needs upon their arrival in Utah. Professor elecm president of " Utah State University announced the names of the three finalists for the position of provost. Each candidate will visit been a lifelong specialty for him. has been an associate dean in the runoff and ineffective water use, BY D I A N A MAXFIELD the campus to interview with the univerCollege of Engineering since 2002. "They always award these things Walker said. Staff Writer He earned a bachelor s degree in civil sity provost search committee and to give when you're old and useless," he said. "The challenge is to put just what a public presentation. engineering from USU and then A Utah State University engineerWalker has been acknowledged the land needs," he said. The candidates selected from a national earned a master's in civil engineering professor has been given the internationally as an expert in His work in irrigation is intended pool of applicants are Raymond Thomas ing and a doctorate in agricultural 2005 Award for the Advancement surface irrigation according to the to help improve the effectiveness of Coward, Belinda R. McCarthy and Ovid engineering from Colorado State of Surface Irrigation for his work on American Society of Agricultural these irrigation methods by better A. Plumb University. improving surface irrigation systems Engineers. He has been studying informing farmers. and practices. surface irrigation for 25 years. "The finalists are a very qualified and He has been involved with develA professor emeritus from outstanding group selected from a treWynn Walker is an associate dean His award was credited to a model oping guidelines to help farmCalifornia Polytechnic State for the College of Engineering and he designed to calculate the associaers learn to manage water more University, John Merriam established mendous pool of national applicants," said Scott Hinton, dean of USU's college a professor of biological engineertion between the effectiveness of irri- effectively. He said he has worked the Award for the Advancement of engineering and chair of the provost ing at USU. The American Society gation and the quality of irrigation with farmers to improve manageof Surface Irrigation in 2000. search committee. of Agricultural Engineers presented return flows. This model has been ment practices in over 40 countries, Individuals who demonstrate and him with the award at the associaused to lessen the salt content in the including Iraq and several South publicize the value of upgrading Plumb is the dean of the College tion's national conference in Tampa, Colorado River Basin, Walker said. American countries, as well as in the surface irrigation methods are eliof Engineering at the University of Fla. United States. gible to be selected according to the Wyoming. He was previously a proIn most areas of the world, the guidelines for nomination. fessor and chair of the department of Walker was recognized for his method of irrigation is to flood the Walker has been a professor at work in irrigation, which he said has land, which creates problems with USU for over two decades, and -dmaxfield@cc.usu.edu mechanical and materials engineering at Washington State University. Plumb will visit campus and interview with the search committee on Sept.8 The public is invited to a presentation from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center • EARTHQUAKES Auditorium. See page 7 Coward is dean of the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to the USU senior majoring in geology. "I learned a his position at Penn State, he served as lot about the drilling process." the dean of the School of Health and Mitchell says she hopes the data taken from the Human Services at the University of New observatory will shine more light on plate moveHampshire. Coward will visit campus ment and the processes that happen miles below on Sept.20 and interview with the search the service in a seismically active area. committee. The public is invited to a Information taken from SAFOD may help with presentation from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the development of an early warning system, Evans Eccles Science Learning Center, room said. 130. Scientists debate about what happens when an McCarthy is the dean of the College earthquake begins, whether it will stay small or of Health and Public Affairs at the if there is a trigger that can change a small quake University of Central Florida. She into a big one, Evans said. was previously the associate dean of If that is the case, some believe within the first the School of Social and Behavioral 30 seconds of an earthquake information signals Sciences at the University of Alabama at can be sent out to infrastructure systems, such as Birmingham. McCarthy will interview pipelines, to shut down. with the search committee and visit cam"That's a big thing," he said. pus on Sept.28. The public is invited to a The San Andreas Fault, spanning from San presentation from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Francisco to San Diego, is where the Pacific Eccles Science Learning Center, room Plate and North America Plate move back and 130. forth parallel to one and other, thus creating The provost position has been open earthquakes. This site was chosen because of the since Jan. 18 when Stan L. Albrecht, seismic activity, Evans said, which experiences USU's former provost, was named presiearthquakes of small magnitudes — between two dent by Utah's board of regents. The proand three on the Richter Scale — every 12 to 18 vost is the chief academic officer of the months. university. After core samples are taken, which will hapPhoto courtesy of USU Geology Department For more information about the candipen primarily in 2007, Evans said this is when his dates, visit www.usu.edu/president/prowork really begins. WORKERS CONTINUE construction of the Community Center which will be part of the Living Learning Community facility. vost search. Evans will study and analyze rock samples to through the National Science Foundation and With material analysis beginning in 2007, Evans understand what the chemical properties are and is in conjunction with Earthscope, an organizahopes his project will continue on until 2008 or possibly shine light on what happens to the rock tion that uses telecommunication, analytical and 2009. More information about SAFOD can be when an earthquake occurs. • Compiled from staff observation technologies to better understand the found at www.earthscope.org. Evans gained funding for this project and media reports structure of the North American continent. kcashton@cc. usu. edu |