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Show Monday, Sept. 17, 2007 AggieUH Paee 8 Shirt No. 1 - "Number One" 2003 Created by Tyler Olson Most commonly known as "No. 1 shirt" Back of shirt reads "Show 'em your A Game" By BRITTNY GOODSELL JONES assistant features editor Shirt No. 2 - "Meet the Challenge" 2005 Rosie Strong, Athletics VP Also known as "A-hole" shirt Four years ago, a tradition was born. 2004 marked thefirstyear a game-day shirt was designed for USU students to wear during athletic home games. Megan Darrington, athletics vice president, said thefirstgame-day shirt was created by a student named Tyler Olsen, who wanted a way to really show school pride during games. "I think that first shirt design lasted for two years," the sophomore in public relations said. "We just picked it up as a tradition." And Darrington said her personal goal this year is to make sure this tradition sticks. "Imagine the spirit it can create," she said. Every year, the Athletics VP, along with input from ASUSU, works to choose among the designs sent in. The game shirt for 2007 was designed by Ben Barnes, a USU alumnus. The back of the shirt reads, "Show me A True-blooded Aggie," and Darrington said she feels like the shirt really illustrates the right spirit. "I felt like we've had that slogan for awhile so when we saw it, we just kind of took it and ran with it," she said. Game-day shirts are available for purchase through USU Bookstore and at all home football games and most home basketball games. The cost is $5. "Its the cheapest Aggie Blue apparel you can get on campus," she said. Shirt No. 3 - "Bust your A to win" 2006 Corey Mikkelsen, Athletics VP Designed by Ben Barnes Shirt No. 4 - "Show me A true-blooded Aggie" 2007 Megan Darrington, Athletics VP Designed by Ben Barnes -brittny.jo(8}(iKgiemait.usu.edu Blind: USU should expand disability resources [M continued from page 6 A USU STUDENT WORKS ON A SPECIAL COMPUTER to help w i t h her studies. CAMERON PETERSON photo Perfect rartner. •Business Forms •Thesis, r i T. n •fast •Fair Viet It JJone. 630 West 2 N r h !« .°. « spuarsane 753-8875 P r i n T i nG BRIDAL FAIRE * Saturday Sept. 29 10:00 To 5:00 At USU Student Center 2nd Floor Many Prizes and Discounts Fashion Shows at 11:00 & 1:00 For more information call: 753-6736 or www.bridalfaire.org Co-sponsored by: A Bridal Faire Production Statesman I love sports," Langworthy said. He said he has a number of athletic friends who play football and goal ball, which is a sport for the blind. Langworthy said goal ball, which has become an Olympic sport, is hard to explain but is played in a gym with tape on the floor to mark positions. It's threeon-three, and a 3-pound ball with bells in it is used to throw at opponents, sometimes at speeds more than 50 miles per hour. "It's kind of a rough sport," he said. "I've had more injuries with this sport than other sports." Langworthy said it's a great way to socialize. "A lot of people at USU play," he said. "It makes you feel like somewhat of an athlete." Payne said she wants to emphasize that blind people are typical people. She and her husband, who has no disabilities, like to go to movies, plays and concerts. "I don't have special entertainment because I'm blind," Payne said. Payne said she read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" the day it came out, just like everybody else. She said she is a member ofbookshare.org, which scanned the book using optical character recognition software, then put it into a specialized digital format that can be read with synthesized speech or Braille. She also said she listens to music using a specialized mp3 player. "I'm a techno geek," she said, "I love it." She also does a lot of activities with the Cache Valley chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. Payne said the federation is the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the country. She said they deal with the education of blind children and adults as well as newly blinded seniors who need resources and help. She recently traveled to Washington, D.C., with the federation to lobby Congress for a few days. "There were hundreds of blind people walking throughout Capitol Hill," Payne said. She said she met all of the members of the Utah delegation, including Sen. Orrin Hatch. Among other topics, they spoke about how blind college students need textbooks on time. They will soon be doing a presentation on blindness with USU family housing, Payne said, adding kids are usually curious about blind people, and they should be encouraged to ask questions. Payne said she wants everyone to know that "blindness shouldn't be a scary, awful thing." She would rather people ask her questions about blindness instead of just avoiding it. "I don't mind people asking questions," Payne said. "1 am just a normal person living my life." The Assisted Technology Learning Center is located in Room 143 of the Merrill Library. The hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Disability Resource Center is located beneath the University Inn. The building is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. -jennaq@cc. usu.edu Refuge: offers educational tour to community Di continued from page 6 is for and what we do. Then if they would like, they can drive, walk or bicycle a 12mile tour looping around the refuge." Aside from tours, the refuge also provides viewing decks which are strategically placed to help assist guests in watching the wildlife. The refuge also hosts several special events during the year. USU English professor, Maria Melendez, said she assigned her class to read the book "Refuge" by Terry Tempest Williams. This book recognized the bird refuge as a place for finding serenity during a troubled time. "I took my class on a field trip to the refuge," Melendez said. "I took them there so that my students could see the area that they were reading about." Williams is a Utah naturalist writer who wrote the book to record her mother's death and the flooding of the bird refuge in the 1980s. "The bird refuge is a great resource of premier bird area in the world. It has a large visitor center and is great because it allows you to see many of the beautiful acres of wetland." Melendez said. Beneke said keeping up the refuge is quite the job. "Our first priority is to provide a habitat for birds." Beneke said. "But we also want to educate the public. We have a wonderful, new multimillion dollar wildlife education center, which also functions as our visitors center." The James V. Hansen Wildlife Education Center, which is part of the refuge, offers many activities, including interactive exhibits, displays featuring information on birds and the wetlands. The center also includes an observation deck that has a unique parabolic hood that enhances the sounds of wildlife from the marsh. And just outside the center, a half-mile walking trail allows guests to explore the wetland habitat. The center is open to the public six days a week, although Beneke said the refuge is closed on federal holidays. "We take reservations from school groups, ages kindergarten through college, and we have classrooms and an auditorium," she said. "We can do presentations and tours for whomever. However, reservations must be made for these type of things." To reach the refuge, take the Forest Street exit (Exit 363) from 1-15 at Brigham City, and turn west. The Wildlife Education Center is located one block west of the interstate. To reach the main portion of the refuge, continue driving west on Forest Street for approximately 12 miles. The Bird Refuge is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. For more information, call 723-5887 or visit the refuge's Web site at http://bearriver.fws. gov. -courtnicpackcr@aggicmail.usu.edu T H E S N O W Y PLOVER IS A T Y P E OF BIRD found at the refuge in Brigham City. The refuge covers approximately 75,000 acres and about 212 species make the refuge their home for resting, feeding, and nesting. \UDD PATTERSON photo, used with permission. • : * • * . i - - Stay up to date with the latest headlines, sports and features. uisit mwui.utahstatesman.com 'V.pS ,V;y';^Y. f ;.* |