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Show n£ampu3_ News Briefs NEW YORK • CHOIR ROCKS! From page 7 From page 1 "Most students are thrilled to sing rock music," said Cory Evans, director of choral activities at USU. "Their parents and friends think it's great and often comment on its uniqueness, especially for a choir concert. This rock concert is a great way to feature these outstanding student singers in a genre they don't often get to sing." The concert ended with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," followed by an encore performance of "Let It Be," as a crowd of audience members rushed in front of the stage to cheer and dance. Evans said he occasionally has one or two students who feel that rock music isn't "real" music and not challenging enough for their classically trained voices. "The students soon realize, however, that the ability to make rock, pop or jazz music sound great requires a keen sense of rhythm and precision, and extra care with" intonation and style," & Community Tax assistance from IRS still available Photo courtesy of the Came Percussion Ensemble CAlNE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE members Sam Bryson, Mike Hylton, Tristan Wardle, Alissa Kirk and Robyn Peterson perform at the Trevor Day School in New York City while the Logan Canyon Winds looks on. able to learn more about each other. Morrison said although he has had the students in the "pymnnehts t o ] classroom, traveling, to New York with them was a new experience. 'Ihis rock concert is a great way to "These students are going feature these outstanding student to be great teachers themsingers in a genre they don't often selves," he said. Dennis Griffin, who getto sing" heads the Caine Percussion Ensemble, said being in the Cory Evans, director of choral cultural environment New activities at USU York has to offer and being able to take it all in was bento the students and facEvans said. "A concert like this increas- eficial ulty. es a student's 'musical street-smarts' The areas in which the and helps them become more expressive groups were able to reach out in all genres they perform." were, according to Morrison, ~krouse@cc.usu.edu Speak Up said, because teachers can't their performances at the conference, because they were just stop playing and expect teaching others about outto still be able to teach. The reach they could do, the facmembers, Leslie Timmons, ulty group and student group Bonnie Schroeder, Steve Park, performing together, both Carolyn Bodily and Morrison, groups performing for elemen- are also all instructors in the tary students and the faculty music department. While teaching the students how to many of the members are perform for the elementary involved in other groups, stuschool. dents wouldn't be able to see these performances on cam"Every time you play you are teaching... Each act of pus. performance should and Also allowing the top stumust be an act of teaching," dents in the music program to Morrison said. perform with a professional group such as the Logan The Logan Canyon Winds was formed on the belief that Canyon Winds is an opportustudents should be able to nity students at other universee their teachers perform, or sities don't get. walk the walk, as Morrison -albaugh@cc.usu.edu Settlement aggreement reached in INVERSION STUDY polygamist church trust lawsuit From page 1 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Six young men who claim they were ousted from a polygamist church have reached a settlement agreement with a stateappointed accountant managing the church's assets, lawyers said Thursday. . A seventh man who filed a separate lawsuit accusing church leader Warren Jeffs of abuse is part of the settlement. The agreement resolves the lawsuits filed against the United Effort Plan Trust, which holds $110 million in property belonging to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Members live primarily in the twins towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz. The agreement gives each man 3 acres in Hildale near the community park at the entrance to Maxwell Canyon, settlement papers show. It also establishes the $250,000 Lost Boys Assistance and Education Fund, which will allow other disenfranchised church members to get help. The fund will be built in increments of $10,000 with expenses approved by the UEP Trust board, trust attorney Jeff Shields said Thursday. "This is for housing, education, clothing and food to help people," Shields said. "Not race cars and diamond rings." Shields said the agreement is a good deal for the trust. "We're not cash rich, so to be able to settle this by giving them deeds to land, that's a big deal for us," he said. The UEP Trust has been in state control since 2005, in part because of these lawsuits, which must still be approved by a 3rd District Court judge. In August 2004, six of the men _ who became known as the Lost Boys _ collectively filed a lawsuit claiming they were tossed from the community, their families and their church by Jeffs. Two months later, the seventh man, a nephew of Jeffs, filed a separate action, claiming he had been sexually assaulted by Jeffs. The Associated Press does not typically identify alleged victims of sexual assault. Jeffs, now 51, disappeared from public life shortly before the lawsuits were filed. That same year, Arizona authorities charged him with multiple felony sex crimes for his alleged role in two underage marriages. With Jeffs on the run, both of the lawsuits defaulted. Rather than collect any money at the time, the seven men chose to let the Utah attorney general take over the trust and try to squeeze Jeffs out of hiding. Jeffs was arrested in late August near Las Vegas. He is now in a southern Utah jail awaiting a trial on two counts of rape as an accomplice foi his role in the 2001 marriage between a 14-year-old church girl and her 19-year-old cousin. In 2005, state attorneys said Jeffs and five other FLDS elders were using the trust for personal gain. Judge Denise Lindberg then stripped the men of their duties and put a Salt Lake City accountant in charge. Settlement negotiations have been ongoing ever since, but it's never been about money, said Roger Hoole, an attorney who represents all seven men. From the beginning, the men were trying to solve problems in a community they believe has been destroyed by Jeffs. "If these young men could send a message to their families and the FLDS people, it would simply be to stay in your homes, keep your families together and don't automatically follow the next leaders who will try to exercise control over the people," Hoole said in a statement. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on the settlement agreement on its Web site Thursday. Did you ever know... Jamie Crane/}amiecrane@cc.usu.edu THE HERO BOWL was held in the Lundstrom Center Wednesday night for students living in campus housing. Teams were dictated by the different themed halls all over campus to compete in a trivia tournament. Prizes were handed out. There were also stations to make super hero masks. urbanization, he said. The other fraction of pollution comes from organic carbon. Those sources include diesel, fireplace smoke and, in the summer, barbeque grilling. Even though they make up a smaller percentage of pollution, their effects can • e just as serious, Silva said. "While ammonium nitrate makes up 60 to 70 percent, the other 30 to 40 percent is obviously significant as well," Silva said. He said organic carbon is something that hasn't really been reported on before, so he is continuing to research that kind of emission. He believes there are chemical reactions here that have not previously been seriously studied. Even after studying conditions in the valley for four years, Silva said there are still questions that need answers. "There is no silver bullet for the type of problem we have. We have a mix of urban and rural pollution. There is no easy way to fix the problem," he said. "Basically, at a general level, we know what happens but, in detail, there are still a lot of questions." While he knows what the majority of pollutants are and where they come from, Silva said he is still studying the subset reactions of emissions. He is also researching environmental conditions that are unique to this area. However, he said it is important to remember that studies and efforts made here could have an effect on the future of the world. Silva serves on boards for the State of Utah's Division of Air Quality and the Bear River Health Department. Silva said the data he is collecting will be used to create a long-term plan to decrease pollutants in the air and the occurrence of inversions. For now, Silva said people can focus on vehicle emission control to help lower the severity of inversions. Silva also said studying chemicals in th,e air will help the area get a better idea of what needs to be done to live in compliance with regulations set by the EPA. With stricter rules in place, the valley is often in direct violation of the guidelines. The EPA has predicted northern Utah will be experiencing these same conditions until at least 2020. Silva said he is hoping the data he has collected will be used proactively and people will be cautious. With the help of colleagues and students, Silva said he is conducting other related studies. "This is an ongoing process with lots of questions remaining to be answered," he said. "There are lots of different aspects we don't have answers to." -ariek@cc.usu.edu VITA Income Tax Preparation is an ongoing service offered Wednesdays 4:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00-4:00 p.m. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a cooperative effort by the Internal Revenue Service and many individual states, including Utah, to provide income tax assistance to low-income individuals. Utah State Volunteers are trainedby the Internal Revenue Service and prepare basic income tax returns free of charge at our designated on-campus VITA site. Our Utah State VITA site offers free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. Visit www.usu.edu/bap/vita.htm for more information. Historic new alliance formed with USU Leaders from USU, the College of Eastern Utah and Snow College, met with government leaders at USU, March 28 and 29 to plan a partnership that will extend educational opportunities for Utah students living in rural areas. USU President Stan L. Albrecht, CEU President Ryan Thomas, Snow College Provost Brad Winn, and Gayle McKeachnie, rural affairs coordinator for the Utah's governor's office, met with other officials at the two-day USU Educational Summit to work out the details of the new alliance between the three schools. The partnership forges an alliance between the schools and will allow students to use their degrees from CEU and Snow to springboard into four-year and graduate programs offered by USU. Higher education degrees translate into increased economic opportunities, McKeachnie said. Increased educational opportunities in rural Utah will mean more jobs and greater economic advantage. Leaders met over the two days to discuss issues such as degree-program priorities, timelines, faculty staffing, operating principles and implementation. First Cache Valley Salute to tour campus Please join us for the first ever Cache Valley Salute to honor USU's Army ROTC Tradition & benefit the Hope Alliance. The course is a scenic route passing many of the historical buildings on campus. Challenging enough for serious runners and easy enough for families of any size. Donations go to the Hope Alliance-working to help families in Chile, Peru, and possibly Brazil—depending on the amount of money raised. The Salute will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Nelson Fieldhouse. It costs $15. Baby Animal Days returns this weekend One of northern Utah's most beloved and popular events, Baby Animal Days, will take place at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville April 5 - 7 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Members of the American West Heritage Center have early access at 9:30 a.m. The festival highlights the coming of Spring and the baby animals of all kinds that attend it. It is not unusual at the event to witness the children both small and tall, young and old, snuggling with one of the largest collections of baby animals in the West. Wellsville is 10 minutes south of Logan and 20 minutes north of Brigham City on Hwy 89-91. Many favorite activities will be returning to the festival such as one of the largest Easter Egg Hunts in Utah, pony rides, living history demonstrations and workshops, and the annual book fair. Turtle Town will also be returning, with live turtles and two types of turtle races: living and wooden. The Animal Homes Contest will again be presented, too. Contestants still have time to submit their birdhouses, dog houses, and other animal home both real and imagined to the contest by contacting the Heritage Center at 245-6050. •Compiled from staff and media reports |