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Show Monday.Nov.B/26\ From page 1 From page 1 which means the lab can operate as its own independent corporation while still being owned by USU. Even though it operates independently, faculty at USU also work with the Space Dynamics Lab. Swenson writes proposals to NASA or other organizations for grants and the Space Dynamics Lab will build the hardware. Other universities or research foundations, as well as government organizations, also commission SDL to build projects. Most of the funding for USU facultydirected research programs comes from grants, but according to Swenson, this only accounts for $1 million or $2 million of the entire $54 million counted in the 71 NSF s survey. Since it is owned by USU, the NSF considers everything spent by SDL to be an expenditure of USU. "As far as the National Science Foundation is concerned, there is no difference between USU and the Space Dynamics Lab," Swenson said. SDL, located at Innovation Campus in North Logan, has five main buildings and employs 350 people, approximately 80 of whom are USU students. According to the NSF survey, USU ranks 171'1 in the nation for all research and development expenditures at $77,996,000 in 2004. -krouse@cc. usu.edu • MILITARY BALL From page 7 order to land in L.A.," Bertelson said. Bertelson said that the world is currently celebrating the many evolutions in aviation history. He spoke of many significant events in flight history that occurred en route to the Blackbird and the outerspace flight advancements of today. He compared the evolution of flight to the evolution of mankind. He said just as the Blackbird set new standards in aviation, war heroes of yesterday and today alike set standards for servicemen and women to live up to in the future. He said that too many Americans have forgotten these sacrifices that have been made for their freedom. In honor of Veteran's Day, Bertelson became emotional as he read a poem about those that have protected our country and endured prison camps, nightmares and other horrific things. He said these sacrifices should never be forgotten "Heroes go to sea and through the air to defend our country," Bertelson read. "Their DARFUR Trot UtahState Fun Run expression you receive. These guys are all African," he said. He said there are many different tribes with different opinions. Problems started when some tribes wanted more of a voice in government. Other problems started when the nomadic herders would cross the farmers' lands. Everything started to blow up when weapons came into play. "But lately, some tribes, they've got guns with them so they have a kind of force. So in order to resolve these problems, the bullets start and then the problems actually are escalated," John said. Genocide or not, activists and humanitarian groups say the situation in Darfur has escalated into something that needs to be stopped. People are being killed. They are being driven from their homes into refugee camps. Thompson and Newman said STAND is advocating that the U.S. puts more pressure on the United Nations to send in a peacekeeping force to help the African Union forces already on the ground in Darfur. John said he thinks that sending in a United States or a United Nations force could actually escalate the problem because those in Darfur would see them as invaders and not peacekeepers. "I think the most important thing is getting to the point, why these things [are] happening," he said. "We should solve these things because ... how do you get assurance that the presence of the United States or the United Nations or the United Kingdom will solve the problem? Because the economy is bad, the political system is bad everything is bad." However, he said he does think the problems won't get solved without international help. He said from the way he understands the problem, he would like to see the UN organize peace talks and get all the different factions in one place to sign peace agreements. He also said he likes the idea of USU students getting involved. "We live in one world. If something happens in one place, it will ultimately affect you because we are not living in a different planet, we are all living on earth," he said. "So if we want the United States to have a great part of solving the problems of Sudan and Darfur, specifically all of Sudan, it will start from USU, or a different city or whatever." ~aedmunds@cc.usu.edu Editors note: This is the first installment of a two-part series. The second will focus on how USU students can become involved. Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Blotter Monday, November 6, 2006 There was no damage. • USU Police responded to the Engineering Lab building for a report of cigarette smoke in the building. The smoke smell was not in the building when police arrived. This investigation is continuing. • USU Police responded to the new Engineering building on a report of some pornography on one of the classroom computers. • USU Police responded to the R2 parking lot on vehicles that were parked illegally. The responsible owners of the vehicles promptly moved their and only warnings were issued. Thursday, November 9, 2006 Wednesday, November 8, 2006 • USU Police responded to a Fire Alarm at Reeder Hall. Upon arrival it was discovered that steam from a resident's nebulizer activated the alarm. The alarm was reset and there were no further problems. • USU Police observed a vehicle that had expired registration since May of 2006. Police stopped the vehicle and cited the driver for driving on expired registration and warned the driver for not having a valid safety inspection. • USU Police responded to the parking lot on the east side of the Golden Toaster parking lot. A vehicle rolled from it's parking space and struck another parked vehicle. ; . . . _, : Comic visiting USU to speak of smoking Funny woman Rene Hicks comes to Utah State University Tuesday, Nov. 14, to share her off-beat humor and offer an important message about the dangers of secondhand smoke. She performs at 3 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Stevenson Ballroom. Her performance, sponsored by USU's Student Wellness Center and ASUSU Arts & Lectures VP Kyle Milne in observance of the Great American Smokeout, is free and open to all. A lifelong nonsmoker, former AllAmerican athlete and lung cancer survivor, Hicks believes her constant spouses may have to raise children alone, exposure to tobacco smoke, while but they will do it in a free country." performing in comedy clubs, led to Bertelson said his generation is often her illness. She now uses her gift of called the best generation for the many war comedy to get audiences to consider acts of bravery on our county's behalf. He the health dangers of smoke-filled said 225 Americans were injured or killed workplaces. everyday for five long years during World A veteran performer on the nationWar II, but few people question the decial comedy circuit and TV programs sion to fight in that war. Patrick Oden/poden@«.usu.edu such as The Daily Show with Jon As Sept. 11 and its following events THE WINNER of the Turkey Trot, which was held Saturday, received a 12-pound turkey. Stewart, the Dave Chappelle Show, unfolded, Bertelson said he thought maybe award ceremony held after the event. They said they'll Politically Incorrect and Comedy his generation had it too easy. He said his eat one for Thanksgiving and might give the other one Central, Hicks performs only in generation never experienced an attack on away. smoke-free venues. the homeland. In addition to Hicks' performance, Exercise science major Mike Seeley and USU graduate Bertelson challenged the Air Force the Student Wellness Center hosts an Heather Warren ran the race together. Seeley listened cadets, saying the future rests in their exhibit on the TSC patio Wednesday, to the band Story of the Year on his iPod in preparation hands. He asked the servicemen and Nov. 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., to edufor a concert he was going to that night. Warren said her women to remember that anything worth- purpose for running was just to compete. cate students, faculty and staff of the while takes sacrifice. harmful effects of tobacco and sec"Competition — that's the whole reason I do it," she "Perhaps historians and educators will said. ondhand smoke. one day pay tribute to your generation, The Great American Smokeout is It was the first time either of them had competed referring to you as the real greatest genera- in the an annual November event coordinatTurkey Trot, though both run about four miles tion ever," Bertelson said. ed by the American Cancer Society They plan on running a marathon together in -lrose@cc.usu.edu, sastewart@cc.usu.edu regularly. and observed in public and private February. -mof(a}cc.usu.edu venues throughout the country. For more information about USU's observance, contact Cooper[ashcoo@ cc.usu.edu] at 435-797-8080. countries in Africa, not only with water and natural resources, but with oil. However, even though the conflict is in only one part of Sudan, Darfur is not a small place. The region of Darfur, in the western part of the country, is about the size of France, John said, which makes it that much harder to find a solution that will solve all the problems. According to the media and press releases put out by the United Nations and other organizations interested in humanitarian affairs, the current conflict began in 2003 when two groups in Darfur, frustrated with a lack of voice in the government, rebelled. The word genocide surfaced when the government responded by attacking the civilians, not the insurgents, using janjaweed - a militia drawn from local Arab tribes - to burn homes and kill farmers, generally considered native Africans. John said the media has tried to simplify the problem by saying there are two types of people in Darfur - Muslim Arabs and Christian Africans. But, he said, that isn't really what one sees in Sudan. "If you go down to Sudan, actually I have been there two months ago, [the] expression of Arab and African is not the Tuesday, November 7, 2006 \Campus & Community [ From page 7 killed, we have relatives who lost their lives, who lost their houses, who lost their money. "But hopefully at the end, these things will be resolved with the help of the international community and we can end all these things in this country in the future." . The way he described what is occurring in Darfur right now is more along the lines of a civil war, with some tribes rebelling because of their lack of voice in the government and others fighting for rights to land use. According to STAND'S Web site, that is what started the conflict as well. The two differ when they talk about what to call the government's response to the rebellion. However, for Dave Thompson, president of the STAND chapter here at USU, these differences of opinion don't matter. "There are 400,000 people dead and there are 2.5 million people living in refugee camps," Thompson said. "These people are running from something, that's how I view it. Whether it's civil war or genocide, I'm not really sure. "It's just time people in this country start caring about what happens in Africa," he said Sudan is about one-fourth the size of the United States. John said it is one of the richest Briefs •TURKEY TROT • SPACE RESEARCH • USU Police responded to Mountain View Tower where several individuals were stuck in an elevator who's doors would not open. The individuals were able to exit the elevator, and USU Police created a service call on the elevator and disabled it for the night. • Police responded to the University Inn B lot for a report of a subject trying to fight ano ther student. The aggressor was gone when police arrived. • Police responded to the Learning and Living Center for a report of possible marijuana smoke. Police determined the odor was not that of marijuana. No further action was taken by police. • Police responded to.the Taggert Student Center to assist a student with a bike lock. The student lost his key and USU police cut the lock off so he could retrieve his bike. • Police responded to 700 N 800 E for a traffic accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and the driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. • Police responded to theLARC building for an intuition alarm. A employee opened a door that was alarmed. The alarm was reset. Compiled byArie Kirk. All police blotters can befound at www.utah statesman.com 'Stuff a Bus9 begins to collect donations USU's 'Stuff a Bus' Accepting Sub-for-Santa, Food Donations Utah State University's ASUSU Val R. Christensen Service Center, the Aggie Shuttle and the Logan and Cache Valley Transit Districts are teaming up to benefit the Cache Valley Subfor-Santa program and the Cache Valley Food Pantry. During November and the first part of December, buses will be parked at local merchants and USU events to collect unwrapped, new toys and clothing, as well as non-perishable food items, to benefit needy Cache Valley residents. Monetary donations are also accepted. Buses to accept donations will be parked at the following locations: • Logan Recreational Center, Nov. 18,1 p.m.-5 p.m. • Sam's Club, Logan, Dec. 2,10 a.m.-6 p.m. • Wal-Mart, North Logan, Dec. 2, 6 p.m.-midnight • USU Taggart Student Center patio, Dec. 6,10 a.m.-2 p.m. • All USU home basketball games from Nov. 25 through Dec. 6 Donations can also be dropped off on any Aggie Shuttle or LTD/ CVTD bus, at the USU Parking and Transportation office or at the LTD/ CVTD Transit Center. For more information, contact the Val R. Christensen Service Center at 4-35-797-7378. Benson named the new president ofSUU On Friday, the State Board of Regents selected Dr. Michael T. Benson as the 15th president of Southern Utah University (SUU). Benson, currently the President of Snow College in Ephraim, will assume his duties at SUU in January 2007- He succeeds President Steven Bennion, who retired earlier this year. Benson's selection comes after an extensive national search which considered 67 candidates representing 26 states. A search committee comprised of 20 individuals representing the Regents, SUU Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and community members selected five finalists who were announced Wednesday. Benson earned a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Oxford (St. Antony's College) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with minors in English and History from Brigham Young University. ^•Compiled from staff and media reports |