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Show Monday* Nov. 12, 2007 Page 8 Kim: Senior in civil engineering said he loves the movie "Cool Runnings" IJ continuedfrom page 7 I really doubt it, but I heard one of my friends talking about that his roommates went to Ogden and they had this one kind of cemetery, and this one guy took everyone around and he called out a ghost, or something like that, from the graveyard. And he was saying they come back and they were all freaked out about it. I don't know if I can trust that. US: Do you like to read? SK: It depends. I like all the fantasies and the comic books. US: If you could describe your- self in three words, what would you say? SK: That's a good question. Indecisive, outgoing and athletic. SK: Supposed to be. If we weren't going to school then we could probably enjoy it more. US: What do you miss the most about South Korea? US: How did you meet your wife? SK: The food and parents, my family. SK: We met here. She came here as an exchange student. We were just hanging out at this one Korean girl's house, started talking, yeah. Got married like three months ago. US: You guys are newlyweds then. US: Do you have a favorite movie. SK: Yes, "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Cool Runnings." We watched it yesterday. We hadn't seen it in a long time, and I went over to the high school one, and what happened at the dance is she totally ditched him, and she just disappeared. So, I was US: Do you have a motto or with my date and all he did theme for life? was come over to me and dance around us and we asked what SK: Think positive in everywas going on, and he said 'I lost thing. Whatever happens, hapmy date,' so we looked around pens. for her and she was in the bathroom talking to her friend the US: Back to your dating era, whole time, throughout the have you had a horrible date you want to share with USU stu- whole dance. dent body? US: Would you ever go to a nudist beach? SK: I can't recall a really horrible one, but I can recall some SK: I don't know. I'll just go of my friends' horrible dates. with I don't know. It was a dance party, you know my friend's house and they had it, so I said we're watching it, US: Did you go on a honeymoon? SK: I guess you could call it a honeymoon. Our parents came out for our wedding, so we all went to the Grand Canyon and ; Las Vegas. ! US: Was it awkward taking your parents on your honeymoon? SK: I don't mind. I don't see them very much. We are going to get married again in Korea, so over there we will probably have a real honeymoon then.. -brittny.jo@agginmiil.usu.edu Veterans: USU students learn lessons in Iraq [J continued from page 5 BUV 1 Hair Cut & I Get the 2fld FREE! I ($26.00 Value) | Pumc in and experiences bit of heaven on Earth! Cannot be combined with any other offer. Limited time only. ' Expires 12/8/07. 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"It was the biggest fire I have ever seen," Mitchell said. Even with the danger of roadside bombers, he said where they were was really calm compared to other places. "I think you learn to not take for granted the things that we have in America when you're in Iraq," Mitchell said. "The cities weren't real great. They were dirty and they smelled bad." There's a huge gap between the U.S. and Iraq, Mitchell said, as there was the city and then there were mud huts where he was. "It's really a different place," said Sam Hicken, junior in buisness finance who served in Iraq. "Obviously it's a different culture and a different set of beliefs, but the biggest thing is they were set so far oack technology-wise." Everything looked like it had been built amazingly well up until the 1970s and then stopped when Sadcjam came in, Hicken said. "They had overpasses and highways and stuff, but they had just not been maintained," he said. "Like the bridges and the overpasses and the buildings were all kind of dilapidated, but you knew that at one time they were all really top-notch things." Hicken s duties included delivering food, mail and water; cleaning roadways; looking for roadside bombs and interacting with Iraqi people. "It was good to work with them because I actually got to see where they lived," Hicken said. "And it really hit me that we were doing a good thing for them to actually see how they had been treated under Saddam." r TC IRES LIFE I Join the Housing & Residence Life Team. J Become an RA, a Peer Mentor, or an RHA Executive Officer. Come find out how: Fill out an application on-line at www.hoiiising.usu.ecio Both on-line and paper applications arc clue I - . . . I ' : • ; ! • Building A multi December 7th, 5:00pm in the Main Housing Office located at 1295 East 1000 North. Depot- Central , ovember 2 7 _ strom Student Cent Contact Richard Workman at 797-6382 I- or richard.workman@usu.edu /, December 1st <§ 11:00E if you have questions. UtahState UNIVERSITY I'GU'jiNO S HE3iOCN';E Ul't •Lundstrom Student Center SHANE MITCHELL, SOLDIER IN THE U.S. ARMY, flies a Raven UAV (unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in Iraq which kept track of where people are and to see if they are breaking curfew, photo courtesy Shane Mitchell When Hicken first arrived, very little power was in the city, and the citizens had to turn it off at night, he said. No one was assigned to collect trash, so it was just thrown out in the street. He said the sewage systems were completely destroyed, so there was sewage running down the streets. For 11 months, Hicken's group of 15 men, along with local Iraqis, helped build up the public works until they were fixed. "By the time we left, the city was running with power all night long and all day long, and they had a bunch of new fresh water plants and hospitals," Hicken said. "There was like 23 hospitals that were built." "It's been a good experience," Moss said. "It definitely has become a part of who I am, and I'll never regret joining. There have been parts of it that have been not fun, going to Iraq and trainings and stuff but overall it has helped me become who I am and become more disciplined." Although Moss said he learned many great things from his experience in Iraq, the biggest thing he learned was he wasn t going to stay in the military. After he finishes his degree in May, he said he plans on leaving the military and beginning law school. When he was deployed, he had to leave behind a pregnant wife and his 11/2-year-old daughter. He missed his son's birth, and when he arrived home, it took a while for his son to get used to him and for him to get used to his son. "I missed the first year of his life," Moss said. Mitchell said being deployed to Iraq was good for him at the time because he was single and it wasn't that hard. But now married, he said it would be hard for him to be called back to service, but he would go if it was necessary. Hicken also agreed, saying, "If 1 have to go again, I have to go again. It does suck to be away from the United Staies, but in the end, youre helping people, and we're here to help each other on this planet." The war is something that never should have started. Moss said, but people need to stick through it now. He also encouraged others to join the military for the right reasons. "If you're going to join the military, don t join for the college money," Moss said. "Join the military because you have a sense of duty and patriotism for your country and because you want to serve your country and do something good." Hicken said people in the U.S. take their freedoms for granted, and they need to appreciate it and use it to help others. "You don't have to worry about rockets landing on you. You don't have to worry about your power being cut oft, not having the basic necessities of life, whereas those people don't have it," he said. "I mean, what's wrong with trying to help those people?" 'ranae.bang@aggiemail.usu.edu Kinzer: Professor loves to explore [J continued from page 5 then a career in public health, but he eventually decided to attend graduate school instead. After graduating with a doctorate from Ohio State, Kinzer said he began teaching and has never looked back since. "This is cliche, but 1 enjoy working with students. It's a lot of fun," Kinzer said. "It keeps me young and is a lot better than being a prison guard." Kinzer has been a professor at USU for 33 years and said he firmly believes public speaking is an essential skill for college students to learn. "One thing I tell students is that public speaking will help you write, communicate and work well with people," Kinzer said. "Whatever you do, it's critical." After years of observing students and working with them, Kinzer said he has two pieces of advice to pass on. "I would tell students that while you're here, you need to get engaged with your professors," Kinzer said. "I think that's critical." Secondly, Kinzer said he would tell students instead of focusing on job, they should try to focus on what else they can do at USU that will introduce them to new experiences. He said with so many resources around them, like the Study Abroad program, students need to take advantage of it and get a well-balanced education. "If you think that completing 120 credits makes you educated, that's sad," Kinzer said. Kinzer said he will retire next year with mixed emotions. While he is looking forward to traveling, Kinzer said he will miss working with the students. "I've enjoyed every moment," Kinzer said. m -amanda.m@aggiemailusu.edu |