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Show Positve results for rtm< UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah * Campus Voice Since 1902 www.utahstatesman.com Monday, April 10,2006 Board approves new dean Former Harvard professor take the reins July 1 Bv A A R O N FAI K N V w s E<lil< if Statesman file photo FOOD FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BANQUET was sold to lunch customers at the Carousel Square last week, upsetting some students who say the university cashed in on food it didn't pay foi. International students upset with university's use of leftover dinners Wednesday, he asked if the school wasn't trying to make extra bucks on food that was already bought and paid for. "It's not ethical. They bear the prestigious logo of Utah State University," he said. "This is low and unacBY LIZ LAIVIIR ceptable." Senior YVriiPi The ISC paid a total of $2,645.12 for the event, When the International which covered meals, servStudent Council prepared a banquet Saturday for 330 ers and table decorations. Food cost $6.97 per plate people, they didn't realize and tickets were sold for their guest list included lunch customers at Carousel $8 for students, $6 for children and $12 for faculty, Square. staff and the community. The menu at the banBattachan said the ISC quet included a green bean curry dish, which one of the never made up the cost of members of the ISC discov- the banquet through ticket sales. Council members ered wa.; being served the cooked the food themselves, Monday following the banwhich Weaver said lowered quet. the cost of the event. Even Chuck Weaver, director though the ISC paid for the of Dining Services, does not food and the event, Weaver deny the leftover food was said that doesn't mean the used. He said this sort of food is theirs. thing is done "all the time" "That is our asset, our by caterers, restaurants and resource," he said. hotels and didn't see why it was a problem. He said Jeff Woolley, catering when the chef plans out a manager at USU, also said week's worth of meals, he this is a common practice may decide to use leftovers in the food service busifrom a recent event. ness. He said he has been in Weaver said extra food is the restaurant business 24 years. always made for any event "If you go to La buffet on campus in case more people come than expected. restaurant] and pay $9 a person to get in. do they In the case of the ISC banget to take a big to-go box quet, the amount of extra home with them?" he said. food was unknown, but Abinash Battachan, ISC Battachan said the ISC president, said 207 people was very concerned about attended, so at least 123 the ethics of reselling somemeals were left over. thing that was already "The thing that makes us angry is we paid for that," >FOOD Battachan said. In a letter see page 3 printed in The Statesman Some say Carousel unfairly banked off banquet's excess Former Harvard business professor and USU alumni Douglas D. Anderson was approved as the new dean of the College of Business by the Utah State University board of regents last week. Effective July 1, Anderson will replace Caryn Beck Dudley, who was recently named dean of the College of Business at Florida State University. "Dr. Anderson brings both a rich academic career and a proven record of success in the business world with him to the College of Business," said USU Provost Raymond Coward in a prepared statement. "We are excited to have someone with his experience join the university as dean. His opportunities and challenges presented by his new position. "The college has been going through a number of dynamic changes in recent years that have resulted in great steps forward in many areas," he said. ''And its theme of'opportunity' echoes my thoughts exactly. I'm thrilled at the opportunity to become part of the college's continued success." Anderson and his family have a long tradition in Logan. Both of his parents, four siblings and more than 20 cousins have graduated from USU. As an undergraduate, Anderson was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper and, as a senior, Utah's Rhodes Scholar nominee. "I have always been grateful for the excellent preparation and mentoring I received while a student at Utah State," he said. "I hope I may repay that debt by contributing to the development of a new generation of Aggies." -iuf@cc.usu.edu BOOK V ROLL WHITE ROSE RESISTANCE plays at The Factory Pizza in downtown Logan Saturday night during the Book and Roll Benefit Concert. Event organizers were able to raise $850 to ship books they collected during the book fair and book drive, which was held Friday at Adams Elementary School in Logan. The books will be sent to Zambia, Africa, and also to an organization called The Heart of America, which promotes reading programs and childrens literacy around the world. As part of the book fair, student athles from the men's basketball and football teams read to children. CAPSA says media key in portrayal of abuse Weather Bv LINDSAY K m Oipy Editor Michael Shorp/mkhaehharp&a.usu.edu I GREEN GRASS IS BACKDROPPED BY THE WELLSVILLES Sunday. The extended forecast calls for plenty iof rain until later in the week, when things should start to clear up again. (Monday showers 52/37 commitment to the university is proven already, and we look forward to an even deeper involvement." Anderson earned his bachelor's degree in economics and a political ANDERSON science, as well as a master's degree in economics from USU. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in political economy and a master's of public administration from Harvard. Aside from his formal education, Anderson's real-world credentials include authoring one book, "Regulatory Politics and Electric Utilities," and numerous articles on business. He is also managing partner of the Center for Executive Development, a Boston-based business strategy and workshop firm, which he co-founded in 1987 with three Harvard colleagues. Anderson said he is excited for the Wednesday; Thursday Shower 56/41 Ff.v stu/.vers 61/43 : Mostly sunny : 68/43 Since living fear of domestic violence is a sad reality for many people, including Utahns, awareness must be raised regarding this secretive problem, experts explained to USU journalism students. "It is part of our culture that what goes on inside someone's home stays there," said Kathryn Monson, program director for Logan's Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA). This is one of the reasons intimate partner abuse often goes unreported, she said, since many victims will minimize or even deny the behavior, "because no one wants their family to be like that." Having the resources to make that first phone call and break the silence are what domestic violence survivor and specialist Brandy Farmer said saved her life after seven years of abuse. "I knew to call a shelter because I had read a newpaper article and cut out the phone number," she said, noting she hid the tiny newspaper clipping about the YWCA at the top of her closet. "I'm here to tell you that hope is what gave me the power within myself to survive." Domestic violence claimed 23 Utahns' lives in 2004, according to the Utah Domestic Violence Council. To prevent any of these tragedies from recurring, Farmer and Monson both emphasized the importance of raising awareness of the causes, warning signs and actions to take in dealing with domestic violence. "I made a promise to myself I'd do everything in my power to save lives," Farmer said of her gratitude for the news story she found that saved her own life. "Since then, I've been interviewed for more than 200 newspapers, magazines, TV shows and had entire chapters of books on domestic violence written about me," Monson echoed the importance of making the public aware, citing a quote from Sgt. Mark Wynn of the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department that said, "The way Lo fight the evil of domestic violence is to expose it... to shine the light of day on it." This is why she and Farmer said it is important to speak to journalists, since the way stories dealing with the problem are reported in the media may affect how people view the complex issue of domestic violence. One of the ways Farmer said the media is often at fault is in the tendency to place blame on others besides the perpetrator - on law enforcement, shelters or even the victim. "Victim blaming is global. What most people do not seem to realize is that no one deserves to be killed." she wrote in a publication for CAPSA. "The only person at fault is the killer. The killer is the one who made a choice to take someone's life." Farmer and Monson also emphasized the importance for journalists to explain why abusers batter, which they said is simply for power and control. Monson explained the cycle of violence found in abusive relationships, which she said evolves from tension to a violent episode and then to remorse, or what she called a "honeymoon phase." "This is the a period of manipulation that might include gifts or • MEDIA see page 3 |