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Show Page 7 AggieUH Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 'Nunsense' rolls into Logan Aggie Care works to on its 25th anniversary tour improve student health By NICK RUST staff writer By KARLIE BRAND staff writer By helping other people, Aggie Care Director Scott Hill said he believes students really help themselves. "Helping other people can make you feel a lot better about yourself," said Hill, senior majoring in exercise science. "It can help you get outside your own little bubble and look to others." Hill is the 2008-2009 director of Aggie Care, a student service club that is open to all students, regardless of major. "Aggie Care is a healthbased service organization that focuses primarily on health screenings and educating people about health related issues facing the community," Hill said. AggieCare is a great opportunity for health conscience students to get involved and serve others in a hands on way in their own community, Hill said. He said the club helps with clinical screenings and SCOTT HILL, AGGIE CARE DIRECTOR, tells students trainings, health fairs and at if they want to get involved in Aggie Care, they need to stop hospitals in Cache Valley. Hill said Aggie Care began by the Vai R. Christensen Service Center, located on the third floor of the TSC. KRiSTY JORDAN photo last year and has grown to about 55 members. spring break, either through spring break I've ever been Last year, the club volHope Alliance or Charity on," Hill said. "We worked unteered for the Friends for Anywhere. hard, we pulled over 100 Sight program, a non-profit teeth, and got to play hard at Last spring break, Hill organization that gives free said he volunteered in Mexico the beach at night." glaucoma screenings in Salt through Charity Anywhere Lake City, Hill said. If students are interested with USU's Dental Club for in joining the Aggie Care, He said Aggie Care memabout $400, including travel. Hill said to stop by the Val R. bers completed the training Christensen Service Center and actually gave the screenon the third floor of the TSC, ings. or contact him directly via "They found 12 people at e-mail at scottroberthill@ risk of glaucoma (when giving gmail.com. the screenings) last year," Hill said. Hill said he really encour"Helping other ages students to get involved Hill said Aggie Care mempeople can make on campus, especially in the bers also did CPR training Service Center. and instructor certification you feel a lot last year. "Get involved in the better about Service Center. There's over As the club continues to yourself. It can 17 different clubs students grow, Hill said he hopes to can be involved with," Hill increase the clubs involvehelp you get out" said. ment in Cache Valley and side your own with other clubs. Being involved in organilittle bubble and "I want to increase the zations on and around camlook to others.93 scope and range of involvepus has really made a differment. Both increase the ence to his college experience, number of students that can he said. Scott Hill, Aggie Core"Throughout my college volunteer, and coordinate to help with other clubs in the Director career I've found that when Service Center," said Hill. I'm involved with the school," Hill said he also hopes he said, "it makes the experito explore options for Aggie Hill said it was a lot of hard ence a lot better." Care members to participate work, but that it was an -karlie.brand@aggiemail.usu. in a week-long humanitaramazing experience. edu ian service project during "It was honestly the best They just want people to laugh and have a good time. Dan Goggin, writer and director of the play "Nunsense," said the play is intended to let people forget all their trouble and the troubles of the world. The "Nunsense" 25th anniversary tour played two sold-out shows at the Ellen Eccles Theater on Saturday, Sept. 20. The show features two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Sally Struthers, as Mother Superior. Cache Valley audiences "They were wonderful," said Ruth Miller, from Providence. "They blended well together. The acoustics were fabulous. It was a pro show." Darcy McEvoy from Providence said she agreed. "I thought it was great." she said "Very professional and very entertaining." Logan was the fifth stop on the 75-city tour according to Goggin. He said the cast and crew will make the 132 day trek across the nation on "rock n' roll" tour buses. "Our bus just had N'Sync on it, 1 think," said Alexandra Kaprielian, who plays Sister Bridget. Goggin said this particular tour was special because he brought back a lot of the original cast and crew from when the play began. He said the cast rehearsed for two and a half weeks for eight hours per day and they only received one day off during that time. Goggin said he cast Struthers as Mother Superior because they were "looking for a television name" and he had seen Struthers perform in other plays. "Sally Struthers has been a lot of fun," said Jeanne Tinker, who plays the absentminded Sister Mary Amnesia. "She's very talented. She's got a big belty voice and really great comedic timing." "Nunsense" is the story about the Little Sisters of Hoboken who decide to throw a fund raiser to help pay for the burials of 52 sisters who had been accidently poisoned by another one of the sisters, Sister Julia, Child of God. "Everyone can appreciate ii," said Tinker. "Universal humor," According to the show's Web site, www. nunsense.com, "Nunsense" has played over 5,000 productions worldwide and has been translated into 21 different languages. "Nunsense" also has six sequels, including an all male performance called "Nunsense A-Men." "If you've seen it before you'll like it again," said Goggin. "And you don't have to be Catholic." -nickolas.rust@aggiemaii usu.edu Speak U p pr r -vdver 90 Graduote Programs Nationwide & Utah State &;lfVri^-\$ " V"ls'l www.usu.edu/tareer for a (omplele list of schools attending : .;' -';i -^\ . "# /# t or University Inn Room 102 -(435) 797-7777 Univetsily Inn Bin. 107 (Ground level) (435) 797-7777 nww.uiu.erfu career tareer seivicei@uvj.edu Precision Travel: Going far to serve others irS 01 continued from page 6 CCS works through. This organization gives people the opportunity to work with AIDS, children in orphanages, teaching, teaching English and with women empowerment, to name a few. This organization has been in existence since 1994. To learn more about volunteering with CCS visit crossculturalsolutions.org. 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