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Show Logan, Utah Utah State University Today is Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Two cheerleaders kicked off team for ID theft By DEBRA HAWKINS senior writer Breaking News Former USU cheerleader Jerome "CJ" Glover, has received a May 13 court date in regards to his arrest with fellow former cheerleader, Richard "Skyler" Nelson, after the two allegedly stole credit cards out of purses at the North Logan Fun Park in March. Glover and Nelson picked up a couple of unattended purses at the Fun Park and took them into the men's restroom, where they proceeded to go through the purses, taking things, including credit cards, said Sgt. John Italasano, of the North Park Police Department. After taking the credit cards, the two men went on "a shopping spree," spending roughly $1,000 at local stores, including Wal-Mart, Italasano said. When the police were called after the girls realized their purses had been gone through, they were able to pull the credit card transactions and then review video surveillance Michigan left tackle Jake Long will be the No. 1 draft pick in Saturday's NFL Draft. Page 73 Campus News USU IT Services works to prevent hackers from gaining access to USU's network. , ,,, www.utahstatesman.com from one of the stores they went to, which is how the two men were eventually recognized, he said. The police were called to the scene quickly because one of the girls, whose credit card was stolen, noticed her purse gone while Nelson and Glover were going through it in the restroom, Italasano said. The girl went looking for her purse and when she eventually came back to the place she had left it, the purse had reappeared, so she immediately knew something was wrong, he said. "Put yourself in the victim's shoes," Italasano said. "These girls had their purses gone through and then their credit cards were used by somebody. I find (the crime) extremely brazen." After arrest, both Glover and Nelson were kicked off of the cheerleading team because their conduct had been unbecoming a representative of USU, said Tiffany Evans, ASUSU adviser. Information came to the attention of the advisers that there may be some upcoming trouble with the law, and after evaluations of conduct, the decision was made to take them off the team, Evans said. "It was a clear and cut decision," Evans said. "There is total expectation to represent the institution with the spirit squad. They may have made a mistake and we are supportive of them and hope they get this taken care of and move on." Both Glover and Nelson have been charged with multiple third-degree felonies and a misdemeanor each, Italasano said, a crime which could have been prevented if more stores checked identification when credit cards are used. "When you use your credit card, how often do they ID?" Italasano said. "My wife has a credit card and I sign my name on it all the time and there are no questions asked when they should." To prevent something like this from happening in the future, Italasano said women need to keep their purses with them at all By RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN staff writer Features Sports The USU rugby team is looking Page 13 Opinion "We all have the chance to create a greater, brighter future for ourselves and our posterity. This is a crucial time in our history. Much depends on us and our efforts/' Page 18 Almanac Today in History: In 1564, renowned poet and author William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-onAvoh, according to tradition. The exact date of his birth is unknown but he was baptized on April 26. igh: 56° Low: 32° Skies: 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Nelson. CAMERON PETERSON photo. times. "This was a crime of opportunity," Italasano said. "They saw the purses lying there with nobody around and so they just took them." -debrajoy.h@aggiemail.usu.edu Rock for Rolls event helps Sierra Leone Page 3 Learn the truth behind the legend - the real story of Old Ephraim. Page 5 JEROME «CJW GLOVER has been charged with multiple accounts of third-degree felonies and a misdemeanor, along with fellow former cheerleader, Richard "Skyler" all the bread is gone for the day." Daddy Saj provided a concert for those who participated in Rock for Rolls Monday night. Saj is known as the Anti-Corruption Crusader and the Lyrical Warrior because he uses his song lyrics to educate people about topics such as women's rights and social reform, Whittier said. He said Saj is the eighth-most popular musician in Africa. "He's from Sierra Leone and lived there during the 11-year civil war, the same civil war in the movie 'Blood Diamond,'" Whittier said. "He survived all that and had to flee to Guinea so he wouldn't be abducted as a child soldier. He started out with music as a way of having the people change how things were." Ann Cole, Saj's wife, said she graduated with a degree in history from USU. "I had a great, great education," Cole said. "I'm not in the world of history now but they taught me how to analyze and how to articulate what I analyzed." She said after the civil war, the United Nations sent her to Sierra Leone to work with the government and take charge of rebuilding Students and the community participated in Rock for Rolls, a fundraising event, Monday to raise money for a bakery in Sierra Leone. Coy Whittier, senior majoring in public relations and this year's president of Aggies for Africa, said the bakery will provide bread and 20 to 30 jobs for the war-torn people of Sierra Leone. During the first half of the event, 12 groups showcased their Rock Band abiliTHE NEESH TEAM WON THE ROCK BAND COMPETITION ties in a competition, and later that evening Sierra Leone musician that was part of the Rock for Rolls fundraising event. Daddy Saj, a Sierra Leone musician, performed a benefit concert. CAMERON PETERSON photos.Daddy Saj performed. "Even though the civil war is technically over, there's post-conflict," Whittier said. "There's not a lot of economic stability. People still struggle to just make ends meet." The group is looking for sponsors to donate bakery equipment, including anything from ovens and mixers to a delivery van, Whittier said, which will be shipped to the new bakery in Sierra Leone. "Bread is becoming one of the biggest staples of their diet right now," Whittier said. "It's a huge market to get into, not a whole lot LI See FUNDRAISER, page 2 of people are selling it. By 10 a.m. Econ department head now associate vice president engineering, arid lands, rain science and associated social sciences, staff writer Bailey said. Right now, he said there are a number of initiatives related After teaching at USU for 25 years, to irrigation engineering. They spending the past two as departare very hopeful in broadening ment head of economics, Deevon presence in the Middle East and Bailey has been appointed as the sub-Saharn Africa, which are the associate vice president for research, areas of greatest need for education specifically international program and irrigation efficiencies, he said. development, and will begin his Currently, he said, there are pronew role on May 1. grams on developing biotechnology As research vice president, in China. Bailey's main responsibility will Bailey said the program works be to see that the international like this: a country that has a need research program continues to will work with an agency, contract expand. for research and then call for Bailey said, "There is a degree of proposals. He said organizations nervousness associated with taking like USU' s would see this call for a on any new position, especially one proposal. If awarded, he said they with this much responsibility and then develop partnerships in the visibility, but I am very excited to be countries and hire foreign nationals" able to do this sort of work. I think in that country to manage the day its important work for a number of to day efforts. Long-term projects reasons." require that professors go and live Two-thirds of the world lives in a in that country for a length of time developing country and while they to do any technical assistance and may not have the wealth we have, training that needs to be coordiopportunities give them hope for a nated. Bailey said since 1990, USU better tomorrow, Bailey said. has received grants and contracts "As long as people have a way totaling $42 million through interfor achieving their goals then they national research efforts. will do what they can, but once you We need to be involved, he said, remove hope and opportunities "we cannot stand idly by and from people then that is when you assume just because things appear are going to have a great deal of to be good to us today, that it political instability," he said. doesn't matter what happens to the USU's strong areas of internarest of the world, we need to contional research are in irrigation sider how to provide opportunities 0 ByDRUETOLMAN V, v to people. One of the best way is to help them develop economically." Bailey said that USU has a very good international reputation for the research done, for one reason, USU has been doing this for such a long time. Bailey said this program started at USU 80 years ago when John A. Widtsoe was president of the university. He started an international technical assistance program in Persia, which is now Iran. Bailey said USU has had an international presence for a long time and the agricultural efforts are widely know and successful, which is another reason USU's stature is so well known. He said another reason USU has good stature and status in international circles is "the number of graduates that we have that work in very important areas of influence worldwide. They come here, get a degree, return to their home lands, they get involved in business or government agencies and then they rise within those agencies." Bailey said the global economy is important to what happens in everyday life, and one-third of the economical activity can be tied to trade in some way. He said USU needs people who know how to function in the global environment and know how other systems work. People need to have experience interfacing with other people, he said. DEEVON BAILEY IS NAMED new associate vice president for research, specifically international program development, photo courtesy of Deevon Bailey Bailey said the current vice president for research, Morris Whittaker, has spent a lot of time helping Bailey prepare for his new position. Bailey said they have worked together, traveled together and he has learned a lot by spending time with Whittaker. "I have tried to work very closely with Morris for the past three months," Bailey said. "Morris has a tremendous knowledge of the institutions that surround international research within the United States and worldwide. He is so well known and so respected. I appreciate him spending so much time with me." •n.drue.t@aggiemailusu.edu |
