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Show Otsuka recounts WWII history in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. It took Staff Writer Otsukafiveand a half years to Aggie freshmen sprinkled complete the final manuscript. with a few clumps of senior "I guess that the war surcitizens and Logan commufaced in my psyche. There was nity members filled the Kent a lot of silence in my family Concert Hall. - sadness and anger that had It was a Saturday morning been repressed. Writing the and USUs academic year was novel was a way of me trynot begin for at least another ing tofigureout the silence," two days. What brought this Otsuka said. "I wrote it just to diverse group together? It was get it out of my system, thinka common reading experience ing that I would then return and thefirstconvocation for to comedy. It was a terrifying the 2005 USU academic year. moment when I realized that Julie Otsuka, author of I had a novel on my hands. I When the Emporer was Divine, didn't know if I could do the spoke for an hour about why novel justice, if I could do my she wrote the book, the propeople justice. All these doubts cess it took to finish it and the and I'd never written a novel." response readers have had. For many students, read"I started writing at the age ing Otsuka's story was the first of 30 because I'd failed as a time they had ever heard much painter. It was never my inten- about the Japanese internment tion to write a book about the camps. internment camps, let alone "We teach our young people write anything. I only wrote about slavery and segregation short stories, comedy - to because they were great evils amuse my boyfriend," Said that we overcame, where as Otsuka. the internment camps were an The book is largely based on embarrassment and a failure to Otsuka's mother's experiences the great American progress," By Audrey McConkie • QUAD FESTIVITIES From page 8 Otsuka said. Otsuka finished her speech by reading the last chapter of her book aloud and answering questions from the audience. After studying the book, many students were interested to know about the symbolism found in the novel. Otsuka's response was followed by a standing ovation. "Writing is a mysterious process — I work intuitively. People point out the symbolism in my book and I honestly didn't think any of it through. I think symbols work deep in your subconscious." "The best part was learning that the symbolism in the book was not pre-conceived. It just came together naturally with the flow of the book," said Theron Winsor an undeclared freshman. "Meeting with Julie Otsuka was very cool. She answered some of the questions that I had and wasvery approachable" Laura Ferguson, a freshmen majoring in elementary education, said. -amcconkie@cc. usu. edu She thinks the Day on the Quad is "good for everyone. [The students] get to know all of the clubs.* Departments were also showing their best colors as the explained to undergraduates the different aspects of their respective colleges. The College of Agriculture was popular with free root beer floats, but also offered information about their programs to interested students. Other campus programs were also present, helping students with information about campus jobs, the ATeam, ASUSU and STAB. The library was also in sight and certainly attracted attention by offering students a chance to dunk the librarian. The Wildlife Society displayed a booth complete with various examples of taxidermy to catch student's attention. While some booths were there to help students become involved academically or with extracurricular programs, others helped students with questions about the community. Students said that they enjoyed the chance to talk with the police department about setting up a neighborhood watch. The National Guard also arrived to inform students about opportunities college students could obtain through the Guard's different programs. Local businesses were also able to get in on the action. While students milled around the Quad, they were able to check out options for cellular plans, banking and even grocery shopping. While crossing the Quad, students could apply for a Smith's student Fresh Values card, compare rates between Sprint and other cell phone providers and find almost any other service they could possibly need as a student here in Logan. • FRESHMAN 15 From page 9 said. One cause of the "Freshman 15" is the fact that many students who were active in sports in high school do not continue to participate during their college years because they need to spend more time on their studies. Because they are not as active, students often become stressed more easily and some resort to consuming large amounts of food to relieve their anxiety. In more and more cases, the actual weight gain is being replaced with 20-22 pounds of extra weight — a scary trend that is often seen on the current western college students. "I don't support it. It is my personal goal to lose the freshmen 15, so if anybody would like mine, they are more than welcome to it," Stephanie Adams, a freshmen majoring in communication disorders/ English education, said. "I will not succumb! I do not want to gain that weight, so when I grocery shop, I avoid snacks, sweets and fatty foods. That, and I decided to walk to school instead of drive so I can get some exercise in," Sarah Rahimzadeh, a freshman in elementary education, said. "Freshman 15 is just a myth. The only weight we're gaining is an extra book load," said Jaime Wilson, a freshmen majoring in aerospace engineering. Two hundred single, incoming freshmen who graduated in the spring of 2005 volunteered to participate in the study. Students participating in the study received free USU T-shirt as well as $10 after each of the three phases of data collection. At each data collection, students will be weighed and measured and asked to complete a 30-40 minute takehome and mail-back survey about their diet, physical activity and other health issues. The data collection phases take place during the beginning and end of fall semester and at the end of spring semester. At the end of spring semester, participants will also be asked to provide a sample of blood for genetic and biomarker analysis. "The purpose of the research is to benefit USU. We hope to share our results with the Health Center and the Counseling Center and maybe — eventually — we'll even get a class going for freshmen the first week to talk about overall health," said Austin. -amcconkie@cc.usu.edu BBBBBHI 1 i I i 3' 14' 25' JESSE N E L S O N A JUNIOR l|- I nH WAUACE, UtahState Mon-Wed, 7am-7pm Thurs, 8am-7pm Fri, 8am-5pm i DEVELOPMENTPETS A PRE SI DENT OF THE OF THE WlLD LlFE SOCIETY. ST. 1 i 1 IN EXERCISE SCIENCE STUFFED COYOTE ATTHE WllDUFE SERVICES BOOTH R\N BY COOTF THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL do you? Ethernet Cat5e Cables Scott Patterson pholofscottnoonan@cc.usu.edu Get it at your OPEN EXTENDED HOURS j . ,j their free student checking. Students walking around campus could be spotted with a handful of coupons, reminders and limited-time offers. The Quad offers a central ' setting to display all these = organizations at once. Even | students who weren't plan- : ning to attend for a long period of time could catch some of the show as they crossed the grass to their next class. Due to the efforts of ASUSU and everyone else involved, Wednesday was quite a day, on the Quad. -eliseras@cc.usu.edu Since 1998, the Day on the Quad has become a traditional part of the Week of Welcome for students at USU And although it is a great chance for businesses, clubs, and departments to recruit, it has its perks for students as well: free stuff. The Student Wellness Center, which provides students education on health and wellness issues, gave away their entire supply of 600 donuts by noon — an amount which had lasted them the entire time in previous years. 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