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Show Statesman Campus News FOOD From page 1 i bought and paid for. He said it wouldn't have 8 been such a problem if they were giving it out for free. "If we had been told they were going to sell it, we could have talked about it then," he said. Battachan said they actually wanted to have caterers from Indian and Chinese restaurants take care of the food, but because USU Housing and Dining Services is an independent business not supported by the school, it would be like a restaurant allowing another restaurant to cook in its kitchen, said Malik Hamilton, acting chef de cuisine. Woolley said they have to rent the kitchen space and event rooms. Woolley said even though the ISC members were cooking food themselves, there were four chefs supervising them. He said the council received a discount on the event because they did the cooking. All the food that was put out on the serving line was eaten or discarded, Weaver said. Battachan said heasked for some of the food to be saved so the ISC members could eat. He said they hadn't had a chance to eat during the banquet. Battachan said Woolley bent the rules this time and allowed them to take some of the food with them, which Woolley confirmed, but he said he never said they could take all the food. Battachan said some members were upset that USU policy does not allow people to take leftover food off campus. Woolley said this was a liability issue. If the food is not properly taken care of and makes someone sick, the school may be liable even though the food was no longer under their control. "We were taking a fairly big risk just allowing [the students] in the kitchen," Woolley said. Weaver said the school can keep food from events and serve it again, possibly several days later, because they have a license to serve food and have certified chefs who know how to care for it so it doesn't become contaminated. Students may not know how to do this and inadvertently make people sick, he said. Woolley said he was sure the food was OK to serve customers, but Battachan said it did not look appetizing after two nights in the refrigerator. "If we were to do everything fresh every single day, the cost would be a lot higher," Woolley said. "If it's something that's bad, I'm not going to use it." Battachan said the server at the Carousel told council members the food was cooked fresh Monday morning. Woolley said he didn't know who was serving at the time, but sometimes if you get someone who was not involved in the cooking process, they may limply say something "off the cuff" in front of customer instead of going back to the kitchen and talking to the chef. -ella@cc.usu.edu MEDIA From page 7 (•promises, which leads to-hope on the part i of the victim," she said. "It makes her think, "This is the person I fell in love with; the perI son I want to spend the rest of my life with/ Truly this is one of the factors of control." • Farmer and Monson demonstrated that the media can play a proactive role in stopping and preventing domestic abuse by spreading accurate information and promoting the availability of resources like CAPSA, which are free and available to anyone. For information on anything related to •domestic violence, call 1-800-897-LINKor CAPSA at 753-2500. -lindsaykite@cc.usu.edu Salt Lake immigration march draws about 25,000 people SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Thousands of Hispanics marched 10 blocks Sunday in a mostly peaceful rally for immigration rights. Most of the marchers wore white shirts as a symbol of peace, which the rally was other than some arguing between the proimmigration and protesters of illegal immigration, who also marched on the warm, cloudless afternoon. The anti-immigration faction, some wearing Utah Minutemen T-shirts, was tiny compared to the number of Hispanics, some of whom were U.S. citizens and some hoping to gain citizenship while working in the United States. "I love it. They need to put attention on us for the good things _ not just the bad things," said Brenda Gomez, a 30-year-old car saleswoman who came to the United States from Mexico more than 10 years ago. About 3,000 activists were expected, but the crowd likely was twice that and overshadowed the handful of people who opposed granting citizenship to immigrants who are in the country illegally. Many marchers carried flags from Hispanic countries and many more carried American flags, including a giant one dozens of people carried above their heads at the front of the march. Some carried signs, some saying "To Work is not a Felony" and "We are ALL Immigrants." The march stretched to the Capitol, people marching nearly shoulder to shoulder over the five blocks and then back. Hundreds more were already at the CityCounty Building, some dancing to the Latin music blaring across the square. About an hour of short speeches took Bonnie D. Parkin, a Utah State University alumna and president of the largest women's organization in the world, spoke to nearly 2,200 people in the Kent Concert Hall Sunday evening. The event was sponsored by a local Young Single Adult council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Parkin is currently serving as the general president for the LDS Relief Society organization. More than 5.4 million women belong to the organization now present in 170 countries. "My perspective keeps changing," Parkin said of her time as Relief Society president, a position she has held since 2002. "The [LDS] church was not fully organized until the Relief Society was organized." Parkin spoke on a variety of topics including faith, having courage to "step forward" and take part in the "plan of happiness" as taught in LDS doctrine, service, the importance of family, her memories of USU and the value of education. ' "I had a father who believed you should always educate a daughter," she said. "When you educate a woman you educate a family." Parkin's husband, Dr. James L. Parkin, also spoke. He focused his comments on the humanitarian efforts of the LDS church, efforts the Relief Society is heavily involved in organizing and carrying out, he said. "We're relatively small in size, but the worldwide impact of the church is pretty phe- [Friday, March 31, 2006 1 JUSU Police received a delayed report ? a suspicious incident that occurred at fountain View Tower. A female reported jeing touched inappropriately and withit her consent. A male student was Iter arrested and booked into the Cache 'county Jail for sexual battery. USU Police responded to the area of the [Student Living Center parking lot at 1100 "jTorth and 1250 East. There were three jale individuals dancing in the roadway hd playing music from a car stereo too JSud. The individuals were warned for a [noise ordinance violation and released. APphoto Juuo SONODA, CENTER, participates in the "Martha por la dignidad' (March for Dignity) rally Sunday in Salt Lake City. volunteers working security for the rally organizers helped keep the rally peaceful. The volunteers, wearing black T-shirts with "PEACE" on the front, blew whistles to drown out and discourage any taunts coming from either side. The most heated moment came at the end, when two women were separated after one spit on the other where the anti-illegal immigration activists and Hispanic marchers argued amid security and police officers. Police Detective Robin Snyder said officers weren't sure why the one woman spit on the other or if it had anything to do with the march, but said both quickly calmed down and neither wanted to press charges. There were no arrests during the four-hour rally. "We're very happy with those numbers," Snyder said. The illegal-immigrant opponents marched several yards behind the thousands of Hispanics. nomenal," he said. James Parkin spoke of the church's role in supporting the Measles Initiative, a global effort dedicated to immunizing children against measles also supported by the Red Cross and World Health Organization. "In this country we look at measles as a fairly benign disease," he said. "But every minute a child dies of measles in Africa." Measles is the fifth leading cause of death in Africa and the first leading cause of preventable death, he said. Both Bonnie and James have traveled to Mozambique and : Ethiopia to help in the effort to immunize every child under 5 years old against measles. James also spoke of the ongoing efforts to help victims of the December 2004 tsunami and last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes. Movies were shown which documented relief efforts as well as one titled "Instruments in Hands of God" explaining the history of the Relief Society. "We hope you will come to understand and know the goodness of women serving in the church," Bonnie said. Bonnie graduated from USU in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and early childhood development. During her time at USU she served as president of the Kappa Delta sorority and ASUSU senior class vice president. USU awarded her with the distinguished service award in 2005. In addition to her service in the LDS Relief Society she has served in the presidency of the Young Women's organization and served with her husband when he was president of the England London South Mission. ~bnelson@cc.usu.edu Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Blotter into the Cache County Jail. • USU Police responded to a noisy house party at Mountain View Tower. Upon arrival it was discovered that several individuals were up late playing dominos and shouting, talking and laughing very loud. The renter was issued a warning for disorderly house. Monday, April 3, 2006 Campus 8i Community Heritage Center needs volunteers Relief Society president speaks at USU BROOKE NEISON Editor in Chief Briefs that was supported by a steel rod fell approximately twenty two feet in the construction area over the weekend. There were no injuries to report. • USU Police responded to the Public Safety building to take a criminal mischief complaint. On arrival police were shown some damage to a SUV spare tire cover. The cover had been slashed in several places and a soda had been poured over the front and driver's side of the car. ^Saturday, April 1, 2006 • While investigating a separate theft at the USU Bookstore, it was discovered that several juveniles had also stolen property from the Bookstore over an extended period of time. Police are investigating and in the process of filing charges. USU Police assisted Logan City f Emergency Medical Services with a medical call. A female resident was found by er son lying unresponsive on the floor. le individual was transported to Logan Regional Hospital for further care. • Police responded to the breezeway between the Natural Resource building and the Biology Natural Resource building on a semi-trailer that hit the top structure. There was little damage to report. Tuesday, April 4 , 2 0 0 6 USU Police arrested a female individual lei drug paraphernalia was found on person. The individual was booked • Police responded to the west side of the Radio and Television building on a suspicious incident. A T-Mobile base tower Cojnpiled by Aaron Falk. All police blotters can be found at www.utah statesman.com • USU Police responded to a welfare check at the USU Trailer Court, on an individual who was earlier involved in a domestic dispute and told a family member he was going to kill himself. Police were unable to locate the individual. • Police responded to the Junction on a report of an individual who used someone's food card that was not his. Police are investigating. The American West Heritage Center in Wellsville, home of the Festivals of the American West, seeks enthusiasts of heritage, the past, animals, and children to volunteer for Baby Animal Days, April 13-15. Volunteers can sign up for one to three days for this event. Whether it's helping conduct turtle races, assisting children in the gentle holding of bunnies or chicks, being a pioneer or mountain man or cowboy, simply helping to take tickets, or something else, many visitors find volunteering at the Heritage Center to be a fun and rewarding next step. To volunteer yourself or your family or group, please call the Heritage Center at (435) 245-6050 or contact the volunteer coordinator, Lorraine Bowen at lbowen@awhc.org. Festival concludes with piano recital The 2006 Wassermann Festival at Utah State University concludes Tuesday, April 18, with an appearance . by Krystian Zimerman. Recital time is 7:30 p.m. in the Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall. "Krystian Zimerman is universally considered one of the world's finest living concert pianists," said Wassermann Festival Director Dennis Hirst. "He was included in the landmark 200 CD recording collection of'Great Pianists of the 20th Century.' This collection also includes noted pianists Van Cliburn, Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Rubinstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff." Tickets for Zimerman's performance are available by contacting Hirst at (435) 797-3257 or at the Performance Hall prior to performance time. Tickets are $30 and $25. Zimerman s Logan program includes a Mozart Sonata, Ravel's "Valses Nobles et Sentimentales," "Three Preludes" by George Gershwin, several Chopin Mazurkas and Chopin's B-flat minor Sonata. "It is truly remarkable that Logan audiences have this extraordinary opportunity to hear this living legend in recital," Hirst said. "I had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Zimerman perform this program in Boston recently, and it was, quite simply, the finest piano performance I have ever heard." . WGS hosts student celebration Monday Utah State University's Women and Gender Studies program (WGS) will host a student celebration Monday, April 10fromnoon-l:30 in the TSC Center Colony Room. Anyone interested in learning about the program and the new WGS student club is invited to attend. The event will include an awards ceremony for WGS scholarship recipients and recognition of the 2005-2006 graduates. A panel of WGS graduates and an opportunity to meet faculty, along with a presentation from sociology professor Susan Mannon will also be featured. Refreshments will be served. "Kick Butts Week" kicks off Monday Utah State University's Student Health and Wellness Center will observe national "Kick Butts Week" Monday through Friday to build campus awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and second-hand smoke. National spokesman Rick Bender, former member of the California Angels baseball team, is featured speaker for the week's observance. A former tobacco user who lost part of his jaw to cancer, Bender, known as 'The Man Without a Face,' tours the country with his message about the dangers of tobacco. Bender speaks Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Stevenson Ballroom of the Taggart Student Center. His talk is free and open to the public. At the talk, wellness center staff will host a booth with literature and information about local tobacco use cessation resources. "We hold Kick Butts Week each year to educate students, faculty and staff about the ill effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke and the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act," Jana Carling, USU prevention education specialist, said. • Compiled from staff and media reports |