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Show ASUSU offers help booth to students Briefs BY MARIE MACKAY Assistant News Editor Being informed about activities going on around Utah State University's campus is becoming a little bit easier starting Monday. The Associated Student of USU Executive Committee approved operation hours Tuesday for a new student information booth located east of the copy center in the Taggart Student Center. "We're really excited about this, Honors director named Mondays through Fridays to answer questions. "All of us have ambitious people that are ready to get out and do some good work," said Nathan Putnam, ASUSU executive vice president Aside from answering questions, there will also be surveys and other activities for students to participate in. The booth was funded by ASUSU, Vice President of Student Services, Juan Franco and Associate Vice President for Student Services, Gary Chambers. it's going to be a great asset for the students," said Quinn Millet, ASUSU president. "It's a great face and community tool for USU." The booth, called "ASUSU Week at a Glance," will feature a 15 foot by 4 foot white board on the wall behind the booth, highlighting all the activities going on during the week for students to participate in. Members of ASUSU, along with members of their individual committees will take turns sitting at the booth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As part of the ASUSU Executive Committee meeting, Millet also announced that Jason Pickup, ASUSU vice president of graduate studies, resigned Friday, Pickup received acceptance into University of Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine and began classes Tuesday. Millet will begin interviewing prospective candidates to replace Pickup who the committee will vote on as soon as possible. -mmackay@cc.usu.edu • KATRINA From page 7 Leadership Office, in the Taggart Student Center Room 326 and Val. R Christensen Service Center in TSC Room 332B. Donations will also be collected during STAB events and at the UNLV football game Sept. 24, Evans said. The money raised will mostly likely be sent to the Red Cross to distribute, she said. Ammon Hills, a sophomore majorBY JAMIE HEYWOOD ing in business administration, said Staff Writer ASUSU spearheading the fundraising efforts is a positive thing for the stuChristie L. Fox, former dents, as well as for those who need program coordinator for the help. honors program, was named the new director for the proThose who have been hit the worst gram. by the hurricane have lost everything Fox will be replacing David they need for survival, Hills said, and people should help out if they can. Lancy, who has served as the honors program director for However, Hills said he would have donated to the cause, but did not see any donation jars set up last week. Fellow business major Zach Porath " H o n o r s s h o u l d •-•''•; with Hills about the need for simultaneously push agrees USU students to donate. Being at a university, students gather here from students to a higher all over and some may have been level and also provide affected by this disaster, Porath said. As a student body, we should help out fit safety net. Hurricane Katrina victims because if anything happened here, we would Christie L. Fox expect the same thing, he added. Sentiment such as that demonstrated by Hills and Porath are what the past eight years. has impressed Rosie Strong, ASUSU vice president of athletics, the most. "She is remarkably well networked among our faculty "Students just emptied out their colleagues, and she did this in pockets...so that was impressive to a very short time," Lancy said. me because it was an out-of-the-blue "I'm constantly amazed at the [fundraiser]," Strong said about the number of people she knows Bingo event. "I was-proud to be an on campus, which speaks well Aggie that night." for recruiting faculty to teach Evans added, "Which, for being in honors." the first week of school with people Fox has a doctorate in folk- paying tuition and buying books, was lore from Indiana University absolutely fabulous." and has worked as an admisAlthough donating to hurricane sions counselor at Layola victims is a noble cause, there are University in New Orleans. charitable scams throughout Utah These experiences, she said, that students should be aware of. have helped in qualifying her Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr., although for the new position. encouraging people to donate, warned Utahns of fraudulent charities that "Through teaching, advismay arise because of this disaster. ing and my own experience, I have developed a philosophy "Don't automatically say yes when of honors education." Fox asked to give money or buy an item said. "Honors should simulin the name of those affected by taneously push students to Katrina," said Francine Giani, execuhigher achievement and also tive director of the Utah Department provide a safety net." of Commerce and Consumer Protection, in a press release issued The USU honors program last week. "We are already beginning is an elite program, Fox said, to get the phone calls from respon"but not elitist." sible citizens wanting to know if those Lancy will return to the anthropology department this they are being contacted by are registered charities." fall. ~jlheywood@cc.usu.edu -kcashton@cc.usu.edu APphoto LYNWOOD DORONSUTT, 69, carries luggage along a railroad track in New Orleans. With his home flooded, Doronslet hopes to get to his son's house in Metairie, La. Tips for donating to victims, while avoding bogus charities: • Know the charity. Never give to an unfamiliar organization. • Watch for copycat names of charitable organizations, or names that closely resemble those of other charities. • Ask how the charity plans to assist the victims with your donation. • Verify filing with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection by calling (801) 530-6601 or visit www.dcp.utah.gov for more information. Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Police News from the Campus &*&8WiWriity Friday, Aug. 26, 2005 Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 The student was taken to her residence. •'• Police responded to Mountain View Tower to dispose of an open container of alcohol that was found in a common fridge on the fifth floor. • Police responded to an elevator alarm at Mountain View Tower. One person was trapped inside. Police reset the elevator. No injuries were reported. Wednesday, Aug. 31,2005 •', Campus police responded to a report of skateboarders on the north side of the Business building. The individuals were warned of university policy. Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 • Around 1 p.m., police responded to a report of several individuals throwing rocks and shooting paint ball guns in a field near the Stan Laub building. The individuals were all juveniles and their parents were contacted. • Just after midnight, police responded to complaints of a noisy house party. The party was dispersed. ; Davis County group to honor 9/11 victims Davis County Youth of Promise will host a sunrise service honoring the memory of Utahns who were killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, and Utah servicemen who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq since then. The ceremony will be held at Utah State University's Utah Botanical Center, Sunday. The public is invited. The service will commence at 6:30 a.m., near the time that American Airlines flight 11 hit the World Trade Tower four years ago. USU to participate in nationwide grassroots effort Blotter •; Police responded to a call from an electronics employee stating that a handheld radio and battery charger had been stolen. Police are still investigating. Campus & Community • Around 4:30 p.m., police responded to the report of a stray in the dumpster on the west end of Aggie Village. When police arrived, the dog had left the area. • USU police responded to a traffic accident in the Taggart Student Center turnaround. A Parking and Transportation employee accidentally ran the bus he was driving into the center divider. There were no injuries reported, but damage is estimated at $900. Thursday, Sept. 1,2005 • USU police responded to a report that two males set off a car alarm in a parking lot and left the area. Police searched, but were unable to find the suspects. • Police found two males on bicycles jumping off cement pillars in front of the Science and Technology Library. The individuals were informed of the university's bicycle policy and released. Utah State University Libraries and Cache MicroCinema invite members of the campus and Cache Valley communities to campus Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. for a film screening and discussion as part of "The September Project." The evening event includes a screening of excerpts from "Topaz," a documentary about the internment of JapaneseAmericans in central Utah during World War II, and portions of "History and Memory," Rea Tajiri's personal reconstruction of her family's experience of internment. Following the screening, Lawrence Culver, assistant professor of history at USU, will facilitate a discussion of Japanese internment and democratic citizenship, in the context of the events of Sept. 11. Started in response to the events of Sept. 11, The September Project promotes libraries as places where people are free to talk about the important issues of the day. Information on the events taking place at libraries around the world this month can be found at www.theseptemberproject. org. "We are proud to be a part of The September Project this year," said Wendy Holliday, reference librarian at USU and board member for Cache MicroCinema. "Libraries across the country will be hosting events this September to encourage public discussion on freedom, democracy and citizenship. Being able to tie our event into the Topaz discussion is very timely and appropriate for campus this year." The "Topaz" screening is part of the common literature experience at USU, in which students, faculty, staff and the members of the community read "When the Emperor Was Divine," Julie Otsuka's novel about the Topaz camp. Ecology Center hosts Behavioral Ecologist Dr. Jeanne Altmann, a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, will be the USU Ecology Center speaker for its annual seminar series. Altmann has researched baboon behavior in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, since 1971, and she has authored over 90 publications onprimatebehavior, social structure, and conservation. During her visit, Altmann will be giving two seminars as part of the Ecology Center Seminar Series. The first seminar, "Better living in a variable and changing environment through flexibility" will take place Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 6-7 p.m.1 The second seminar, "Sociality, steroid hormones, and fitness" will be given on Thursday, Sept, 15 from 3-4 p.m. Both seminars will be held at USU in the Natural Resources building Room 105. • Police responded to the Merrill Library on a report that a battery-operated reflector light was stolen off a locked bicycle. Police are investigating at this time. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 • Officers made contact with a student who felt threatened by repeated sexual advances from another student. Police are still investigating. • Police responded to the B parking lot after a student passed out after donating blood. Compiled by Aaron Falk. All police blotters can be found at www.utah statesman.com ^Compiled from staff and media reports |