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Show Paee 3 StatesmanCampus News Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 USU Steel Bridge Team constructs win at region ByLISACHRISTENSEN copy editor Tom & owen Borschel L/TC Shelley Neville UH ® LOGAN JULANDER A N D JARED OLSEN, left to right, both in the masters program for structural civil engineering, competed in the Steel Bridge Competition after preparing and practicing for the In an average of 9 minutes a team of USU engineering students can build a bridge out of nothing but some metal bars and some nuts and bolts. That ability won them the region title in the 2008 Steel Bridge competition held last April in Colorado and sent them to the national competition in Florida in May, where they also competed. Jared Olsen, now a graduate student in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering, said he and some other students saw the previous year's team compete and got excited about the event BRITNEY BRENT photo annual competition held by the American Society of Civil Engineers (or ASCE) and decided to compete. "Bridges are intriguing and we got excited," he said. "It looked like a lot of fun." To compete, teams had tofitall materials into a box and assemble it on-site. Olsen said they practiced setting it up a lot before the competition, starting out with building it in about 15 minutes to an average of nine. The bridge was then tested for strength. The amount the bridge deflected, or bowed under I I See BRIDGE, page 4 Convention: Student attends convention in Denver 01 continuedfrom page 1 tory she was able to witness. "It's something I can't even get my mind around. Even if Obama doesn't make it, he made history," she said. Lazenby said attending the convention gave her some career guidance too. Hoping to work in the nonprofit sector, she said it helped her see people can make a difference. "Change can happen and the Barack Obama campaign has proved that," she said. But Lazenby said she hasn't always felt that way about Obama. "I was a Hillary supporter during the nomination process. When she didn't get the nomination, I wasn't necessary pleased but I think it is important for the Democratic Party to unite," she said. "I was never against Obama to receive the nomination but I was more closely aligned with Hillary's platform and with Hillary as a political leader. I have admired her for a long time and thought she could help the country progress in a number of ways." She said all the talk about Clinton supporters not voting for Obama in the general election is exaggerated. While she said Clinton supporters were upset, Lazenby said she thinks they will still vote on platforms they believe in because if they supported Clinton's policies, there is no way people could vote for the Republican presidential candidate John McCain. She said she doesn't think they will be hypocritical and at the convention, Lazenby said she saw people wearing pins that read, "If Hillary supports Barack Obama then so do I." "Of course 1 was a bit disgruntled about it but I support the Democratic Party and I surely wasn't going to vote for McCain so I give my full support to Obama," Lazenby said. She said she thinks the McCain campaign is using this idea to give the impression of a severely split Democratic Party. "I think it's kind of a copout for the McCain campaign," Lazenby said. "It's a very strategic move." Lazenby was able to attend the Democratic National Convention after being sponsored by USU's Honors Program to participate in the Washington's Center Presidential Nominating Seminar. While attending the two-week seminar, Lazenby was given a fieldwork assignment working for CNN at the Pepsi Center, where the convention was held. She said she was a runner and worked on CNN's VIP transport team, escorting people like Republican analyst Leslie Sanchez, CNN political contributor James Carville and musician Wyclef Jean. The day Obama gave his acceptance speech, Lazenby said she volunteered at Invesco DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE Sen. Barak Obama, D-lll., gives a thumbs up after speakiing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28. AP photo Field and helped seat some of the crowd. Also during her time in Denver, Lazenby said she was able to meet Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Lazenby said she also saw Oprah Winfrey and musicians John Legend and Sheryl Crow. While doing her fieldwork with CNN, Lazenby said she got interesting insight into how media outlets operate and how they can impact presidential campaigns. "They can change the message or inflate the message," she said. Lazenby said the work was hard but worth it. "I didn't sleep much during the convention but it was great," she said. -arie.k@aggiernail.usu.edu Record: Teeter totter to fame 01 continuedfrom page 1 started teeter tottering 9 a.m. Monday morning, the other two quitting after about 25 hours. If they do make it the full 100 hours and Guinness doesn't accept their submission, Payne said it will still all be worth it, "because after all, who can say they have teeter tottered for 100 hours?" Payne and Thompson will finish their attempt at teeter tottering 100 hours on Friday night at 9 p.m. CAMERON THOMPSON A N D GREG PAYNE hope -debrajoy.h@aggiemail. usu. edu GREG PAYNE plays with a toy car on the teeter totter during his second day. DEBRA HAWKINS photo to break a world record. DEBRA HAWKINS photo PolkeBlotter Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 • USU Police assisted Logan City Police while three individuals were contacted. One individual was arrested for an outstanding warrant and for being a minor in possession of alcohol. • USU Police responded to the Health and Wellness building on an intrusion alarm. When police arrived there was no one in the building or the surrounding area. The alarm was reset. Monday, Aug. 25,2008 V '; • USU Police are investigating a theft of a piece V.of art work that was stolen from the department ,'.of art exhibit outside of the Skyroom in the Taggart Student Center. Police are reviewing a security camera for possible suspects from over the weekend. • USU Police responded to the Technology building where a food services employee was in an accident while driving a food services Kawasaki Mule on the sidewalk. The Mule's tire popped when it struck a cement curb. • USU Police responded to a call of a suspicious incident at the Living and Learning Center. An odor of marijuana was reportedly observed by a resident coming from a dorm. Upon police arrival no odor of marijuana was located. • USU Police responded to a report of a burglary in Greaves Hall. An individual reported having money stolen from his wallet. Police are investigating. • USU Police responded to the north side of the Animal Science building on a theft of a bicycle. The bicycle was later found at the bike racks west of the Mountain View Towers. At this time there are no suspects. • USU Police responded to a call from a resident who stated that she heard a loud scream coming from the outside of Jones Hall. The resident also stated that she heard a vehicle drive away after the scream occurred. Police searched the perimeters of the building but could not find anyone in the area. Wednesday, Aug. 27,2008 Thursday, Aug. 28,2008 • USU Police responded to a medical assist on the USU Quad. An individual had been jumping on a trampoline when he hit his head on a metal spring that was facing the wrong direction causing an injury. USU Police transported the individual to the Student Wellness Center for medical treatment. • USU Police responded to the Mountain View Towers on a resident who was stuck in the elevator. Police were able to open the elevator doors and retrieve the resident out without any further problems. • USU Police responded to the LARC on a fire alarm. This alarm was caused by some fire sprinkler work being done in the Vet. Science Building next door. The alarm was reset without further incident • USU Police received a report of a husky dog running loose through campus. When police arrived the dog was last seen running through the parking lot near Old Main. The dog was not located on campus. HCompiled by Rachel A. Christensen Briefs Campus & Community English speaker series kicks off USUs Department of English Speaker Series kicks off the year Wednesday, Sept. 3, with Keiko Wells and her presentation "What I See in America through the Study of Black Spirituals." The free event begins at 12:30 p.m. at the USU Haight Alumni Center. Refreshments will be served, and all are invited. Wells is a visiting scholar from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. Her wide-ranging research interests include American folk music lyrics, hip-hop, Japanese-American religious traditions, AfricanAmerican culture, culture in the American West and variants of the "Little Red Riding Hood" folktale. Currently, she is translating Sabine Baring-Gould's "The Book of Werewolves" into Japanese. The Department of English Speakers Series was established to promote the value of arts and humanities in American public life. The series features faculty writing and research accomplishments, as well as noted visiting authors and scholars sharing their work. Next up is the Creative Writing Sampler featuring original works by USU English faculty Shanan Ballam, Star Coulbrooke, Brock Dethier and Anne Shifrer. The event will take place at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the USU Haight Alumni Center. For more information, call (435) 7973858 or email marina.hall@usu. edu. Gallery exhibits students'photos The students who participated in this year's Summer Art and Design Program in Switzerland will exhibit their photos in the Tippetts Gallery of the Chase Fine Arts Center on campus (approximately 1110 E. 610 North, Logan). "Swiss Intersections: Inside Out, Outside In" can be seen at the gallery Aug. 25-Sept. 13. The exhibit is free and open to all. Hours for the Tippetts Gallery are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A closing reception for the exhibit is Friday, Sept. 12, and begins at 7 p.m. Students who participated in the summer program will be on hand to discuss the exhibit and their work. The closing reception is open to all. Students in the program met on the USU campus one week prior to their June 1 departure for Switzerland. Introductory sessions were conducted by Craig Law, head of USU photo program in the department of art. This was the first year a photo element was included in the program. Law accompanied the students in Switzerland, as well. The early sessions introduced the students to the digital format, standards and the camera. Once in Switzerland, the students completed field work with the camera, and Law provided individual tutorials. The group shared photos for discussion and review, as well. .. "Almost every other night we would get together for a slide show," Law said. "We took a digital projector and we could all look at everyone's work. These were great evenings and the students could really bounce ideas off each other." For the exhibit at USU, upwards of 140 images will be shown, Law said. There are black and white images and color work. All the photos were print- „ ed with a digital pigment printer^ after the return to USU. "Digital photography capabilities are exceptional and go beyond what we used to get out of film," Law said. "The exhibit will be a great example of the possibilities of digital photography. The student work is great." [•Compiled from staff and media reports |