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Show Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 AeezeLife Page 9 95W100S Ste 340 Logan kind of academin I appreciate," she said. "This room is dedicated to my former students and mentors." One mentor displayed in her office is Ken Brewer. "Ken made it possible for me to teach poetry writing," Coulbrooke said. There are also several pieces of insect art in the office, which have come from her partner, she said, and are the overflow from what he has collected. Her office is covered with stickers, posters and memorabilia advocating free speech and opposing the banning of books. "It is crazy how people can say what other people can read," Coulbrooke said. "It is funny how books get banned and why. Language is part of who we are and what makes us unique." -miciiael.buhler@aggiemail.usu. "The department wants to give me an office, but there is a shortage of office space," he said. "The problem is that I don't have enough room for conferences with my students. 1 spend many hours discussing student writing, and that can be distracting to my office mates." Star Coulbrooke, assistant director of the Writing Center, said before she got her current position and office in 1999, she had a cubicle, too. Now, she has an office with windows and more space than the cubicle. Her office is a way to express her personality and is covered JOHN ENGLER, LECTURER IN THE ENGLISH with free-speech bumper stickers D E P A R T M E N T , relaxes in his office. Engler said a lightsaber given to and poems from past students. him by his students helps to personalize his office. TYLER LARSON photo Coulbrooke also decorates her office with the scarfs and sarongs that have become part of her wardrobe. "My office is a shrine to the gift," he said. "No class has ever done anything this cool. My ByM.D. BUHLER office mates love it." staff writer But even with the lightsaber, a distinguishing feature of Engler's It has been said everybody lias a story. Well, at USU, every office office is its small size. Offices are based on seniority, Engler said. has a story too. "1 am a lecturer and not a proJohn Engler, lecturer in the fessor, so I don't do research," he English department, works at a said. "All I do is teach, so I don't cubicle in a shared office on the need a really big office." fourth floor of the Ray B. West According to Engler, a quarter building. His office consists of to a third of the faculty in the a wooden computer desk with department are lecturers. This a computer, some ceramic pots, is because all USU students are an office lamp, some files and required to take English 1010 papers, and a lightsaber. Engler and 2010, he said. Most of the said the lightsaber was signed professors focus on research and and given to Engler, or "Master major-specific classes, so Engler John" as he is known, by his USU said the lecturers have to fill in 1010 Honors Connections class. STAR COULBROOKE SAID HER OFFICE IS DEDICATED to the gap. Engler said he hopes he "It is amazing for them to her former students and mentors. TYLER LARSON photo can have a larger office someday. think to give me this amazing The story of an office Adoption. It's About Love. Call us at 435-752-5302 or Toll free 1800 537 2229 Or visit our website to learn more www.itsaboutlove.org JON SCHMIDT JAKE WHITE GUITARIST CLASSICAL / NEW AGE PIANO EHTHTAINER SPECIAL APPEARANCE by CELLIST STEVE SHARP IN CONCERT NOVEMBER 10TH - 7:00PM KENT CONCERT HALL On the Campus of Utah State Tickets On Sale Now Borders (435-787-0678) and Lee's Marketplace in Logan (435-755-5100) Advonce Ticket Sales: $10.00 A! The Door $12.00 Make sure to get your tickets...last year's show was a selloutl SAA creates branchfor married students ByTONNlEDlXON staff writer For married students who may feel awkward at singles activities and are looking to meet new married couples, Married Student Alumni Association, also known as Hubbies and Hunnies, is a new branch of Student Alumni Association designed to benefit married couples attending USU. Vice President of Student Alumni Association and creator of the married branch, Jesse Randall, said, "As I looked around, I didn't see many other organizations that catered to married people and have an atmosphere that married people would feel normal in." Randall said he and his wife Ashley decided to create Hubbies and Hunnies so married couples could have a chance to meet other married couples with similar interests. "SAA always had options for married students, but it was always 95 percent single college students and then a couple of married couples, and it's sort of awkward sometimes." Randall said. SAA blends with MSAA perfectly, Randall said, because they do all of the same activities such as Cafe Sabor Night, an etiquette dinner with Hamilton's, and Dinner with 12 Strangers. The only difference is the monthly activities, he said. Hubbies and Hunnies have "married only" activities catered to them. Some advantages that make it worth joining the club, Randall said, are the chance to meet other married people with similar interests and the chance to be involved in a club that can be listed on a resume. Other advantages, he said, include that the club does not take up a lot of time and is a good opportunity to network. "SAA is really involved in networking," Randall said. "There are a lot of different activities that include networking with alumni because we are assocj- . ated with alumni. So we have a really good tie to pull back good alumni." "Alumni' is a word commonly misunderstood, Randall said. SAA, he said, is an organization for undergraduate as well as graduate students to join while enrolled in classes. "Once you have enrolled and taken classes, when you leave, as long as you pass those classes, they consider you alumni, because you went to USU," Randall said. "Graduate alumni is a whole other organization for graduates that is called the Alumni Association, and that's run by the school and a whole different thing." Hubbies and Hunnies' first activity will be held Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Haight Alumni Center from 7:45 to 9 p.m. It will be a way for married students who are interested in joining Hubbies and Hunnies tofindout what the organization is about and get to know each other, he said. There will be popcorn and games. The activity is free, and couples do not have to sign up or commit to joining the club at this activity. Randall said he hopes PLAYGROUND TUDENT ALUMNI A S S O C I A T I O N MARRIED STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is a branch created for married students to fee! involved at USU. Jesse Randall.Vice President and creator of the married branch said the club offers an atmosphere married couples would feel normal in. Logo courtesy of Jesse Randall to get some feedback about what works and what doesn't. Whether or not someone's spouse attends USU does not matter, he said. "Heck, you can be graduated and still come," Randall said. "We don't care." A membership fee will be charged for students wanting to join Hubbies and Hunnies beginning Spring Semester. The membership card will be valid for one year from the time it is issued. "It costs $40 per couple which is good because it costs $30 for a single person," Randall said. "So for $10 more, you can pay for two people." All monthly activities are free for members of Hubbies and Hunnies, Randall said, and the membership package includes a T-shirt, True Aggie mints, a membership card with several discounts at local stores, a drawstring backpack and other perks. For more information about Hubbies and Hunnies, contact Randall at jesse.randall@aggiemail.usu.edu or visit the club's Web site at http://www.usu.edu/ saa/index.cfm. •t.dixon@aggiemail.usu.edu Don't Miss It! Kent Concert Hall 8:00pm Thursday & Friday Nov. 8th & 9th, 2007 Door Admission $ 17.00 Advanced $ 14.00 Advance tickets at Al's Sporting Goods, USU ticket office, USU Outdoor Recreation Center FREE mid-week lift ticket to The Canyons- $75 value! Plus a subscription to "Skiing" Magazine for everyone attending. Sports: Attention on the girl, not the ball LI continued from page 3 not that hard to tell you're not paying attention when drool is running down your chin as you pause to watch an interception that will surely lead your team to a winning game. So here are a few hints: A guy should never let his date know he is racing her for the seat with the better view of the TV. She will probably already know what he's doing anyway. Boys, if you're going to watch sports the whole time, at least talk about something else if she's not interested. And when she's done with her sentence, it's a good idea if you don't respond by putting your fist in the air and yelling at the TV ref. He can't hear you anyway. She can. If it's a first date and the girl is pretty conservative, it's a good idea to not show true colors yet. This means no screaming after bad calls. And guys should never comment on "hot" cheerleaders or waitresses, at least not if they are trying to make good impressions. That's lame. A guy's best bet at succeeding in keeping a gripping dinner conversation may be simply going out when he doesn't care about the games that will inventively be in front of his eyes. Or, welcome to the 21st century. There's a magical box out there called TiVo. If the guy does decide to take a girl to dinner for his own sporting pleasure, the least he can do is buy her dessert. A girl will usually love chocolate. That is, if she hasn't given up on the guy and his football-shaped brain. The Chocolate Tallcake at Ruby Tuesday is always a home run, as is the Molten Chocolate Cake at Chili's and Asphalt Pie from Wingers. Hmmm. Dessert and a guy licking hot buffalo sauce off his fingers and talking in sports lingo. At least she got it for free. Manette Newbold is a senior majoring in print journalism. What she understands about sporting events is that they include dapping and socializing. Comments and questions can be sent to manette.n@aggiemail. usu.edu. CEICO. 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