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Show - Friday, March 31,2006 Take Note: For a globetrotting good time, attend tomorrow's International Banquet at 5:30 p.m. in the TSC Ballroom. Student tickets are $8. 797-1769 features@statesman.usu.edu USU political science group named best in the nation Percussion ensemble to offer varied concert BY NEIL BUTLER Staff Writer FROM USU MEDIA RELATIONS The Utah State University Percussion ensembles present the spring 2006 concert playing music that ranges from the sinister - "sinister Minister" by Bela Fleck - to the sublime - "Reveries" by Debussy. The spring percussion concert is Monday, April 3, and begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center. Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $5, and USU students with valid ID are admitted free. According to music department faculty member and percussion director Dennis Griffin, the ensembles always provide a concert featuring a wide range of styles, instruments and energy levels. "Selections for this concert will amaze the listener with a wonderful demonstration showing the full gamut of the expressive capability of the percussion family of instruments," Griffin said. The Caine Ensemble, a quintet of outstanding players sponsored by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, opens the concert with "Ogoun Badagris," a work by Christopher Rouse that depicts a voodoo sacrificial dance. The work is notable for its strong rhythmic impulses and wonderfully dramatic commotion, Griffin said. "This is pure, primitive percussion at its best," he said. Christopher Rouse is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer whose works are programmed frequently by chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras, including a recent performance by the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Following "Ogoun," the concert mood changes to the dream visions of Debussy's "Reveries," performed on four marimbas. Jim Schaub, Cache School District's Teacher of the Year, is the guest electric bass soloist in Bele Fleck's "Sinister Minister." Griffin said the full percussion ensemble will perform what is perhaps the most significant major work for percussion, "The Palace of Nine Perfections" by Eric Ewazen. "The large work consists of three contrasting movements and contains some of the most beautiful combinations of sounds ever conceived for the percussion ensemble," Griffin said. ScoUbkksQnhmenck@cc.usu.edu PASTOR GREG JOHNSON (LEFT) and Robert Millet discuss the similarities and differences of the teachings of the Baptist and Latter-day Saint faiths. Friendship based on faltti Panel discussion focuses on simularites of two religions BY ALEX SIHYTCKI Contributing Writer Scott Erickson/smerkk®cc.usu.edu ROBERT MILLET EXPOUNDS on doctrine at the religious panel discussion held Tuesday in the Eccles Science Center. The event was hosted by FOCUS. Dr. Robert Millet, BYU professor and Latter-day Saint apologist, and Pastor Greg Johnson, a Baptist apologist and founder of StandingTogether.org, came together for public discussion at Utah State University Tuesday. The event was organized by Fellowship of Christian University Students and came at a time when Jesus is being spoken of due to the upcoming movie release of "The Da Vinci Code." The panel was held in ESLC Room 130 Tuesday evening. The purpose of their meeting was, according to the two speakers, to foster a discussion regarding the similarities and differences of their two faiths. Tuesday, Millet and Johnson covered the nature of Jesus: who he is, what he was like and how his life was lived. The conversation started out as a clarification of the similar beliefs about Jesus held by both sects, though some of the differences in the Baptist view of Jesus in comparison to the LDS view were mentioned. Johnson and Millet spent most of their time focusing on the similarities, however, and some in attendance were surprised at the lack of discussion about the major differences between the LDS and Baptist teachings about Jesus. Millet and Johnson said their amicable discussions are made possible by their strong friendship, even tempers and an unending willingness to pursue the truth — wherever it may lead. ~jasiel@cc.usu.edu For three out of the last seven years, Utah State University's Pi Sigma Alpha chapter has received the Best Chapter award. Pi Sigma Alpha has been located at the university since 1962 and has been offering opportunities for students to advance and achieve in the political science arena. It was founded at the University of Texas in 1920 and has spread throughout the United States. There are currently 621 chapters established at universities and colleges, its national Web site stated. The purpose of the organization is "to stimulate scholarship and intelligent interest in political science," according to the site. Some of those involved in the orginzation say this is exactly what the Utah State chapter has done. "Pi Sigma Alpha provides experience to high-achieving students," said William Furlong, an adviser for the group and professor in the political science department. "Our members get the chance to meet with highquality individuals and learn from them.'' Each year, they bring two or three guest speakers to share their experience or insight with members, he said. "We invite people who will share their insight with our students. Recently, we had an individual from the Middle East share what it was like politically over there," Furlong said. In addition to the visiting lecturers, the group also focuses on broadening the scope and understanding of members through other activities, he said. From a summary of the 1 2004-05 school year, the organization lists activities ranging from conducting exit polls in conjunction with other Utah chapters to a publicity campaign. The chapter was present at the annual Day on the Quad. They also managed a booth at A-Day, which he said allowed them to actively recruit other students. "We have students who come into this organization and do extremely well with themselves," Furlong said. "We have a student who is presently at John Hopkins and another working with Harry Reid, a senator from Nevada and the >Pi SIGMA ALPHA see page 5 Salads aren't just for vegetarians anymore Hello, my name is Mary low, but I wouldn't and I am a Hamilton's-aholic. Half a can of black beans, ["Hi, Mary."] It started back drained and rinsed when , Hamilton's ^ Crape tomatoes M opened and I ... can't Mory Carman Grated cheese of ... help myself. your choice Thus said, it was 1 chicken breast only a matter of time per person that I ate something Your favorite barthere that I thought becue sauce I could possibly Ranch dressing replicate and add French's Fried it to the Great Date Onions (I will perPlates anthology. And sonally make this anthologize! will with meal for the first a barbecue chicken person who can salad that could posfind a can of these sibly change your life. at Smith's without What's not to like? Barbecue having to ask an employee. chicken, salad ... more barbe- I believe I walked by them a cue chicken, more salad — it's total of fives times.) golden. Ingredients: A salad mix with your favorite greens (romaine, green/red leaf etc.) Half a can of white corn, drained — you can use yel- Directions: Get your chicken in a pan with a lid on the top, low to medium-low heat (and if you've read my articles in the past, you know why a lid is so important. If you haven't, then lesson learned - you should read my articles). After it is fully cooked, smother each side with barbecue sauce and just let it simmer in that pan, turning the heat down to the lowest setting but leaving the lid on {it can stay warm but won't dry out). In the meantime, plate the salad mix, corn, black beans and grape tomatoes. Slice up your chicken into strips (chunks just really aren't that attractive and the word kind of makes me shudder) and place them decoratively on top of your salad. Apply ranch dressing, liberally it you know what's good for you, and then top it all with a nest of those golden fried onions. If you want them extra delicious, spread them out on a pan and broil them really fast in the oven - watch them carefully, though, so you don't burn them. Tim Mecham/timomech@(c.usu,edu Serve this up and enjoy it while the chicken is still warm so your tastebuds and senses go, "Oh my!" Mary Carman is a senior in the American studies program. To take her to Hamilton's, e-mail her at mkimbercarma@cc. usu.edu.' |