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Show Page 3 StatesmanCampus News Friday, Abril 4, 2008 Briefs Student art displayed Campus & Community Students to launch rocket Saturday A group of USU mechanical and aerospace engineering will be blasting off weeks of senior design work in the high Utah desert. The team will launch its student-designed rocket Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m., near Eagle Mountain, Utah, west of Provo. The April 5 launch is at the Utah Rocket Club's Pony Express Test Site, located at an elevation of 5,300 feet above sea level. The rocket launch is in preparation for NASA's University Student Launch Initiative, a rocket contest, at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., April 19. T H E USU A R T G U I L D will host its annual warehouse show during Logan's Gallery Walk on Friday, April 4. The show is mostly two-dimensional art work by students, said Alyssa Harper, president of the Art Guild. The show is not only featuring student art work but also the art of Gene Needham, George Bradshaw and Marion Hyde, The show has "a little bit of everything," including photography, drawing and printmaking of the contributors, Harper said. "We are trying to focus on getting students ready for the art world after college, and it is helpful to have a resume that says you have shown your work somewhere," Harper said. The Art Guild worked with the building owner, Needham, in order to get a place to have their show, Harper said. She said he has been good to the students this year, letting them use the building for the show for free. Students wishing to see the art show can find it at 25 W. 100 North in Logan. "There are not many student artwork shows outside of the university, so students need to come out and support their fellow students," Harper said. ~debrajoy.h@aggiemaii.usu.edu. DEBRA HAWKINS photo Exhibit: Student showcase LI continued from page 1 on their art assignments. "Even in our hallway cases I've had students say, 'If your work gets in the case you know you have done a good job,'" she said. Dennise Gackstetter. USU lecturer, said there are a few other places on campus students can showcase their work, including the hallway by the Quadside Cafe, the lower floor of the library by the special collections, and in the cases in the Sunburst Lounge. "A lot of universities have an art gallery in the student center or one of the more public buildings, and so that gives students the opportunity to show their a'rt in a more highly trafficked area," Gackstetter said. "At Utah State, we don't have that and are kind of over in the art building and the gallery isn't always open after 5, and so it gets less traffic over there, so every new exhibit opportunity is great." The Skyroom exhibit has already been a good opportunity for some of the art students, Krannich said. "The first exhibit showcased artwork of some of the upperclass men and some of the students actually sold some of their pieces," she said. Amanda Kerby, supervisor at the Skyroom Restaurant, said customer feedback has been very positive. "They can't believe that most of the work is from freshmen. It's really good," she said. "They are especially impressed with the cardboard chairs." Andersen said he is pleased with the way the exhibit is working out. "We are fully in support of continuing this program next year," he said. Krannich said she is excited to continue the exhibit as well. "We want to rotate the shows through the different mediums or the different emphasis areas so everyone has the opportunity to display their work," Krannich said. Gackstetter said the next plan for the Skyroom exhibit is "to make some movable walls so there will be more space for paintings and drawings. It would be great to also get the photographers over here as well." Whatever opportunity USU can provide for students is worth it, Gackstetter said. "I think the greatest benefit for the students is that this helps them prepare for the reality of life after graduation. This is what they are going to do. This is pretty much what they are training to do, in the art world you show your work," Gackstetter said. The Skyroom gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Krannich said anyone who gets the chance should come and look at the great art work displayed. She said, "Each work stands on its own as finished piece of art." -Hndsay.anderson@aggiemail.usa.edu Student wants to make abortion documentary By LINDSAY ANDERSON staff writer Joseph Irvine has made it his personal goal to raise American awareness on abortion this summer. "I am pro-life. I want to try to help more people understand exactly what abortion is, what goes on and what the mentality behind that process is. The rate is decreasing, and there is a positive movement using the media and advertising," said Irvine, sophomore majoring in management information systems. "I don't necessarily want to change Washington, so I am not trying to make it illegal. I am just trying to touch people and present a persuasive argument as to why abortion should be avoided at all costs with a few exceptions such as rape, incest and the health of the mother. "We are so mortified by what happened in WWII with the Nazi party and the slaughtering of 6 million Jews, and yet there are 3,700 El See DOCUMENTARY, page 12 Region: USU wins again Dl continued from page 1 though she didn't know how crucial her answer was at the time. "I'm glad I realized, that it didn't go to my head before, that if I answered that question right it would seal it because I would have got too scared and run out of time," Peterson said. With two questions still on the board, Wyatt said she knew her team had won because even if Kansas State answered those questions correctly, they still would have been down 100 points. Carrie Belsito, a coach for the team,,said the members of the team seemed calm the whole time, but couldn't help expressing a moment of relief when they won. "The most priceless thing of the whole weekend was this vision of me sitting there, looking at the girls," Belsito said. "Jenn was in the middle, Stacey was on the left, Kortney on the right. Jenn's arms go around the girls, their heads come in and they're like (sighing). I wanted a camera so bad. It gives me goosebumps now talking about it. It's the coolest thing I ever saw." Ironically enough, the Kansas State team the women's team beat was the team that defeated the men's team, albeit it took four tiebreakers to claim the win, Hirschi said. Chandler, who was part of the championship teams the previous two years, said USU's winning ways are well known throughout the region, which made USU a prime target to knock off. "We had teams gunning for us," he said. "There were other teams that their coaches basically told them, 'If you don't do JORDYN SCHWARTZ A N D ASHLEE FERGUSON view art projects created by anything else, you have to at least students on display in the TSC's Skyroom. The exhibit, "From the Ground Up: Art Works take care of Utah State/ which from the Foundations Program," highlights student creations. CAMERON PETERSON photos didn't happen." Warnick said USU, and the other schools in Utah, do well in the regional competition, soliciting questions from other schools as to "what's going on in Utah?" Chandler answered, saying, "I think part of it is just the history, and once you start winning a couple times there's a lot more competition in the state of Utah to win, so we just try harder." While USU has had success in this competition, it hasn't been without considerable effort, Warnick said, as the participants have been practicing and preparing since late August. He said the students would meet together twice a week and practice answering questions and studying for topics, something that paid off in the actual competition. "We try to do it as much like the games as we can, but at first you have to start with some of the basic stuff and build as you go. But we also did some conceptual things," Warnick said. "One of those, the job characteristics model, they had one of the boards that was strictly the job characteristics model, that, had we not studied that, we wouldn't have been able to do as well as we did." Aside from practicing, Peterson said working as a human resource manager in her employment helped her prepare as well. "These students will know the subject matter better than, I would say, 90 percent of professionals " Warnick said. By winning the event, each member of the team received a $500 scholarship, as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to the SHRM conference in June, where they will be recognized on stage, Warnick said. -seth.h@aggiemaiiusu.edu "We have been working on this rocket since last fall and are excited to see our hard work literally take off," said John Parrish, USU senior in mechanical and aerospace engineering and rocket team member. NASA's University Student Launch Initiative is a competition that challenges university-level students to design, build and fly a reusable rocket with scientific payload to one mile in altitude. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers. Parrish said the group decided to incorporate a unique air brake system on its rocket. As the required payload, the air brake system allows the rocket to reach the required one mile altitude by deploying a drag device that slows the descent of the rocket until it reaches the desired position. Parrish said the USU team is the only school using this unique approach. The contest requires a NASA review of the teams' preliminary and critical designs. The project also requires flight readiness and safety reviews before the rockets and payloads are approved for launch. The test flight on April 5 will be an important precursor before going to the competition, so the team can check for any problems or unexpected situations. At the competition, the judges will collect data from the payload, analyze it and report the results to Marshall Center employees and other volunteers. At the competition, the teams will submit a final report that includes conclusions from its science experiment and the overall flight performance. The preliminary design review, critical design review and flight readiness review are conducted by panels of scientists and engineers from NASA and from NASA contactors and external partners. For more information about the test rocket launch Saturday, April 5, contact John Parrish, (801) 643-6515, john.r.parrish@aggiemail.usu.edu. For more information about NASA's Student Launch Initiative, visit http:// education.nasa.gov/edprograms/ descriptions/University_Student_ Launch_Initiative.html. Exploring home with poetry, words In celebration of National Fair Housing and National Poetry Month, you are invited to explore the idea of "home" through poetry and the spoken word. This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Federal Fair Housing Act which prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status. Events include a writing workshop April 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the SLCC Community Writing Center at Library Square, 400 S. and 200 East in Salt Lake City. During this workshop, Lynn Kilpatrick will introduce participants to some models of writing that explore the idea of home and place as well as issues of civil rights and social justice. There will be a second writing workshop April 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. also at the SLCC Community Writing Center. This workshop will focus on revision and performance. There will also be a literary salon April 26 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Art Access, 230 S. 500 West in Salt Lake. This salon will feature scheduled readings including poetry and prose from the SLCC Community Writing Center workshops. An open mic will immediately follow. To participate in the open mic portion, please call Sheryl Gillilan at (801) 328-0703. These events are sponsored by the Disability Law Center, Art Access/VSA arts of Utah and the SLCC Community Writing Center. To learn more about these events or to register for workshops, contact Levi Webb at (801) 3631347 or by e-mail at lwebb@disabilitylawcenter.org. \MCompiled from staff and media reports |