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Show liWdnday/Sept Aggie~tffe Tfie UtahLStateshiari! • CAUGHT From page 5 to limit it as much as I can with my mind by collecting data. US: What are you afraid of? Bates: Alien abduction. It s a completely, completely irrational thing and honestly I don't camp very much. And I like camping. I like everything about camping except for the part where you go into a tent and stay there at night. So if I could do all the camping stuff and then go home at night, then I would be a happier camper. US: Does that have to do with being abducted? Bates: I think so! I think when you're camping you're isolated and especially if it's near a clearing where a UFO could land. It's an irrational fear and it's not something that's debilitating, but I don't camp, (laughing) I enjoy nature other ways. US: If you had five hours of free time right now and money wasn't an issue, what would you do? Sign Up Today For your Student anl SAVE at Bates: I'm very food oriented, so for sure there would be a great meal in it and it would probably be outside of the valley. Although there are fine restaurants here, I would probably head to Salt Lake for a meal. And I like to have sushi, especially when money is no object. US: What was the last movie you saw in theaters? Bates: (laughing) The last one I saw in a theater was "The Devil Wears Prada." We actually don't see movies because with kids that are 5 and 1, we don't have very many movie opportunities. When we do, it's about going and seeing whatever's playing. US: Who's the most famous person you've ever met? FOOD & DRUG STORES The card is absolutely FREE! Sign-up takes about ONE MINUTE! Bates: I've been around some professional baseball players, but I wouldn't say I've met them. I've met Colin Powell. That's a famous person. I was at a conference and he was the keynote speaker, so I met him. But he probably doesn't remember me. I shook his hand, but I didn't get to talk to him. Tyler I arson/tmlarson@cc. usu. edu BATES SAID HE DOESN'T UKE to go camping because he is scared a UFO will land and the aliens will abduct him. He said as long as he can go home at night, he's a happy camper. US: What's your favorite part about teaching here? Bates: I like the student interaction aspect of teaching. And it's funny because in big classes it's not an easy thing to accomplish, but the interaction with students is the key reinforcer for me. It's the spark that makes teaching worthwhile. It's not making presentations; it's literally smaller interactions. US: Do you have plans for the future as far as teaching and research? Bates: I try to make my classes better every single semester. I'm trying to constantly improve and make it better than it was last time. My goals in research remain that helping people thing. I do drug prevention research, I do some environmental psychology research and some higher education teaching research. Bates: No, I've had some articles published, but I haven't written a book. They're published in academic journals and are largely about prevention -journals about substance use and misuse. US: What's something unique about you? Bates: I think I have really broad taste in terms of music. I like lots of different styles and flavors of music. I played cello for 10 years, so I'm a classical music guy and I also like a lot of contemporary stuff. I also have broad taste in food and art and in television. I like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," I like "The Sopranos," I like "The Simpsons." Some people would say that's not very refined, but I enjoy high quality and high quality exists all over the place. -mnewbold@cc.usu.edu US: Have you written books, too? FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Enjoy the benefits INSTANTLY! From page 5 book lounge on the second floor. It will be called, The Friends of the MerrillCazier Library Reading Lounge and will include plaques with all the names of the donors on them. Along with all of these projects, the Friends are there to support and provide fresh ideas for the library. Randy Williams, the folklore curator in Special Collections and former chairman said that the Friends are there to make the library known to everyone. She believes they allow people "to have a sense of ownership and community in the library." They also support and promote the activities that the library puts on for students and community, as well as sponsoring their own activities. They do two lectures a year featuring authors who talk about their own books, of which Godfrey's is the first. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of the Merrill-Cazier Library. It is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Asa Student Fresh Values Cardholder you mil receive: • 5%* discount off every order, every day. 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