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Show Page 3 StatesmanCampus News Friday, April 11,2008 USU students' creations soon for sale Briefs Campus & Community ByDRUETOLMAN staff writer to other schools. It's a very supportive environment as far as exploring your creativity. Whatever you are interested in, you have encouragement to go after that." Cobb said the professors have structured the program to be a cooperative one. She said the graduate students mentor the bachelor's students and bachelor's students mentor their underclassmen. "We have this flow through here, we all help each other," Cobb said. "We make sure everyone knows what they are doing and learning in the process." Lindsay Oestrerritter, graduate student in ceramics, said she is impressed by the individual motivation of the people in the fine arts master's and bachelor's program. "Sometimes students get left After spending countless hours in the ceramics studio, USU Ceramic Guild members get a chance to sale their pieces to raise money for supplies and visiting artists throughout the year, ceramics junior Cory Brown said. "It's basically our pottery club," Brown said. "We help it out, it helps us out." The Ceramic Guild is made up of ceramics bachelor's and master's students and holds a sale at the end of each semester, Brown said. "Every year there is something new, there are new people participating, there's more and more work that's coming through," said Dan Merkel. senior in fine arts. "It's a good way for the Ceramics Guild to interact with the community as well as raise funds for the things we need here." Sunshine Cobb, a graduate student, originally from California, said when she came to visit USU and walked into the ceramics studio, "it was like a ceramics Mecca." Having been a part of other programs where there are a lot of students and only a few were serious, Cobb said at USU there are a lot of serious, dedicated students in the ceramics program. "A large proportion of the students are here 10-12 hours a day working towards the common goal of getting better at their art," she JONI H O G G E , Rebecca Leird and said. Marsha Boam work on pottery wheels Comparing USU to the different in the ceramics lab Thursday. USU's schools she had been to, Cobb said, Ceramic Guild is preparing for a sale "It's a nurturing environment here April 14 and 15. DEBRA HAWKINS photos for developing that craft, compared behind, but here we have a really good relationship with the other students. It's not a competition. Everybody wants to help everybody, which is hard to find," she said. Cobb said, "I don't think USU students know how well known the USU ceramics department is across the country. I am shocked how much good pottery comes through here, and a lot of people just don't have any clue that there is something there you can get for $15 that you would buy in a gallery for $50. Its an incredible deal and an amazing way to support students." Oestrerritter said, "These are the best prices you'll get, ever, you'll never find $8 ceramics anywhere else." The USU Ceramic Guild's Spring Sale will be on April 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sunburst Lounge. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served. -n.drue.t@aggiemail. usu. edu Dept. of Romney still running - perhaps Climate: LAEP hosts discussion for veep or White House in 2012 [] continued from page 3 BOSTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is still running - perhaps for vice president this fall or the White House in 2012 or 2016. Two months after bowing out of the race, the former Massachusetts governor has become one of Sen. John McCain's biggest boosters, pledging to raise $15 million for his former rival and making the case for the likely nominee on talk shows and the campaign trail. Romney even traveled to Lancaster, Pa., on Thursday to campaign for McCain, who has wrapped up the nomination and faces no serious threat in the state's April 22 primary. In his first keynote speech to a GOP group on McCain's behalf, Romney touched on issues ranging from health care to gay marriage and the threat from "radical violent jihad." He got some of his strongest applause when he defended President Bush. "He has kept us safe these last years," Romney said, and told the group that McCain would do the same. Once bitter rivals, Romney now says any Republican would be honored to be McCain's running mate, and he included himself. Would he be a good vice presidential candidate? Romney sidestepped the question Thursday. "Right now, I am focusing on getting Senator McCain the support he needs to win this election" he said. "He's got a lot of great people he can consider for the second spot." Is Romney being scrutinized by McCain's campaign? "You'll have to direct that somewhere else," he said. Romney made millions as a venture capitalist and clearly can count. McCain is 71 and, if he wins, would be the oldest president elected. As vice president, Romney would be in an ideal spot if McCain decides against a second term. If McCain goes the distance, the preternaturally youthful Romney would be 69 in 2016. And if a Democrat wins in November, Romney appears certain to challenge the incumbent in four years. Since quitting the GOP race Feb. 7, Romney has tried to preserve his political base, maintaining contact with his supporters and financial backers. He is looking at creating a political action committee so he can travel and make donations to like-minded Republican candidates. And Romney has given strong consideration to a foundation that would promote conservative ideals. "We've talked about the creation of a new entity that would allow the governor to remain politically active past this election year," said Eric Fehrnstrom, who served as Romney's press secretary and is one of a handful of aides still on his payroll. Questioned about another bid, Fehrnstrom said, "It's too early to predict what the future will hold." In his first run for national office, Romney emerged as a tough challenger to McCain, raising more than the senator while spending $47 million of his own money. He garnered 294 delegates in a sometimes bitter campaign. McCain often railed against Romney's thin foreign policy credentials while Romney made an issue of McCain's admission that economics was not his strong suit. on sustaining the water supply when he spoke. Houle said people should focus on water drainage needs because they are an important aspect of sustainability. Some of the chemicals that pollute the water make it harder to sustain the environment and the "implementation of a clean water act is slow," Houle said. "You can take this knowledge that we're learning about sustainability and you can design communities that will be able to be efficient with storm water with all different kinds of things," Stoddard said. "It's important to learn about sustainability in our field because we're involved in a lot of big projects and we're developing the land," he said. "What we can put into practice is ways to develop the land and be responsible about what we're doing so that the projects we do are sustainable over a long period of time." Along with teaching students about sustainability, Dunford said one of the goals of this year's conference was to open it up to students in other majors. "That's what we're trying to do," Dunford said, "expand, get other students involved." When learning about sustainability, she said, "We can learn from our past to sustain our future." ~liz.w@aggiemail.usu.edu One, two, three, four... MORE T H A N IOO PEOPLE joined in to beat the Guiness Book ofWorld Records largest thumb war game Thursday on the Quad. The game began with the crowd yelling "One, two, three, four I declare a thumb war," followed by five minutes of thumb wars, breaking the record. TYLER LARSON photo Range scientists restoring wetland The Cache Valley community is invited to join members of the USU Range Club in an outdoor work project Saturday, April 12, to transform former pasture land into a community wetlands oasis. USU student range scientists are helping Cache Valley residents John and Ann Ribera convert five acres of their Young Ward property into a conservation easement where visitors can enjoy the sights and sounds of marshland habitat. "We envision a place where birdwatchers, artists, youth groups and others can view pelicans, ducks, geese, pheasants, eagles or just sit quietly in a peaceful, natural environment," Ann Ribera said. Volunteer orientation will be held at 10 a.m. though participants are welcome to arrive at any time during the workday.Participants should wear work gloves, footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather and muddy terrain. Lunch is provided for volunteers. The work site is located at 3820 W. 600 South, Logan. To access the site, travel west on 200 North, Valley View Highway, and turn left (south) on 1000 West. Proceed to 600 South and turn right (west). A gravel parking area is available on the north side of 600 South. For more information, contact Rob Johnson at (435) 760-3288 or Ann and John Ribera at (435) 5125160 or (435) 754-7184. Big Brother'to cast for season 10 KUTV Channel 2 and Jason's Deli at the Gateway welcome the producers of Big Brother 10 to Salt Lake City for a Big Brother Casting Call, Thursday, April, 17 from 4-8 p.m. The Big Brother producers will interview as many applicants as possible between 4-8pm. Applicants should go to www.kutv. com and download their application to complete before coming to the audition. Applicants also need to read the eligibility requirements before attending. Big Brother is currently in its 9th season and airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays and Sundays at 7 p.m. on KUTV Channel 2. This is a rare opportunity for CBS to send the producers of a show to conduct a casting call. Even if you're not interested in auditioning come down for a night a fun, great food from Jason's Deli, and entertainment. For more information and eligibility requirements log onto www.kutv.com. This event is presented by KUTV Channel 2 and Jason's Deli at the Gateway. New version of land HU written ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-A revised version of a land-use bill for Washington County has been introduced in Congress. The bill is sponsored by Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, a Republican, and Rep. Jim Matheson, a Democrat. In a statement Wednesday, Bennett said he believes the legislation strikes a balance between conservation and growth in the southwestern Utah county. The bill would add more than 264,000 acres of land to the National Wilderness Preservation System; protect about 165 miles of the Virgin River under the Wild and Scenic River Act; and establish two national conservation areas, including one that would help protect the desert tortoise. The bill would also allow the sale of some 9,000 acres of public land, some of it characterized as environmentally nonsensitive. A previous version of the bill failed in 2006. HCompiled from staff and media reports |