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Show Monday, March 16, 2009 Page 3 StatesmanCampus News Briefs USUfocuses on positive body image ByCANDICESANDNESS staff writer Every day, gym memberships, tanning salons, plastic surgery, liposuction and implant expenses drain the wallets of people who are not satisfied with their body image. One of the goals for Positive Body Image Week, which is sponsored by USU s Health and Wellness Center, is to help people save some money and be happy with their bodies just they way they are. Merica Redd, senior in dietetics and communication volunteer for Positive Body Image Week, said many people struggle with their body image, ultimately leading to poor selfesteem and a possibly leading to eating disorders. Ninety-five percent of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25, according to www.state.sc.us. Redd said comparing one's body with someone else's is a contributing factor to this. "We want to help people focus on how they feel rather on than what they look like," Redd said. "We don't want people to compare themselves to other people." Encouraging people to maintain a positive body image, learning more about eating disorders and how to approach family and friends and how to keep a healthy balance between diet and exercise are the key ideals for this week's events, Redd said. "People judge themselves based on what they should look like and one of the goals of this event is to minimize that," Redd said. "We want to boost people's energy and self-esteem." Redd said she hopes the Positive Body Image Week will help people focus on personal health and concentrate on having a positive body image. "You're hot defined by a size two," said Lauren Jenson, senior in dietetics and volunteer coordinator for Positive Body Image Week. "Every woman and man is beautiful and we Campus & Community Rhode Island photographer to visit USU want to encourage everyone that every body shape is." Monday's theme will focus on "what's inside" and Tuesday fliers will be distributed giving tips on how to keep a positive body image. Wednesday will be "guilt jean giveaway" where students and faculty members are encouraged to donate jeans they cannot fit into to CAPSA, the Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency, where they will be given to battered women. At noon Thursday in the TSC Auditorium two guest speakers will be presenting as part of the week. USU Wellness Center registered dietitian Brooke Parker will speak to the audience on how to eat healthy. Fashion designer and Bridgerland Applied Technology College professor Collette Pulsipher will speak on dressing and accessorizing every body shape. "We want to accentuate the beauty of every body shape because beauty is not only outside but inside," Jenson said. -candke. sandness@aggiemail usu.edu Rhode Island photographer Steven B. Smith travels to Logan and is featured in a number of activities at Utah State University as part of the Department of Art's Visiting Artist Program. Smith will be on campus March 23-24, and presents a public lecture Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall (approximately 1090 E. 675 North, Logan). The lecture is free and open to all. In addition. Smith will present a workshop for photo students from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. USU art department programs are a part of the Caine School of the Arts, based in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Smith is a photographer whose work has chronicled the transition of the western landscape into suburbia. For this work he was awarded the First Book Prize for Photography by the Honickman Foundation and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. "The Weather and a Place to Live: Photographs of the Suburban West," was published by Duke University Press (2005). Smith received his bachelor's of fine art from Utah State University and his master's of fine art from Yale School of Art. He has received Guggenheim and Aaron Siskind fellowships. Memorial honors death Student performs at of USU students, teacher on-campus coffee shop By BECKA TURNER news senior writer A memorial will be unveiled Wednesday honoring the eight students and one instructor from the College of Agriculture who died in a tragic van accident almost four years ago, said Jennifer Major, a junior in agricultural business. The idea of the memorial was thought up through combined efforts from students in the College of Agriculture, members of ASUSU and the university's administration, said Braden Jensen, ASUSU senator for the College of Agriculture. Mark DeGraffenried, a Utah State alumnus, was chosen to sculpt the memorial which consists of nine panels, each dedicated to individual victims, Jensen said. The memorial is being created to help students remember the victims' lives and dedication to agriculture, Jensen said. "There is a panel for each person who lost their lives to honor their living family members. The families, were invited by DeGrafTenried to add their touch to each panel" Jensen said. Each of the sculpture reflects an agricultural interest of each victim, and contains their names, Jensen said. Budget: Students must remain involved The victims of the September 2005 crash are D. Bair, 22; Dusty Dean Fuhriman, 22; Justin W. Gunnell, 24; Justin Huggins, 22; Jonathan Dennis Jorgensen, 22; Curt A. Madsen, 23; Ryan Wayne McEntire; Bradley G. Wilcox, 26 and instructor Evan Parel Parker, 45, Major said. Jensen said the memorial couldn't come at a better time with one of the accident's two survivors on the verge of graduation. He said it would be a good opportunity for the survivors to honor their peers and help the USU community learn about the victims' lives. Major said, "It's sad that we've forgotten about (the accident) so quickly, it will be nice to have something to remind us." Jensen said, "It's important to remember the tragedy that happened, and to remember (the victims') passion for education and agriculture." The memorial will be unveiled privately to the victims' families Tuesday night and publicly Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. The dean of the College of Agriculture, DeGraffe'nried and Utah State President Stan Albrecht are expected to speak at the unveiling Wednesday, Jensen said. The memorial will temporarily remain in the Juniper Lounge in the TSC until it is BRUCE M O U L T O N , liberal arts major from New Hampshire, sits moved to its permanent home in the in Caffe Ibis coffee shop in the TSC playing for a crowd of students. new Agricultural Science Building. PATRICK ODEN photo -beckturner@aggiemail usu. edu Guitar trio will entertain USU, make history Jack Petersen, one of the country's finest guitar performers and educators, joins faculty members in Utah State University's guitar program for a special concert, bringing the three guitarists together in concert for the first time. The concert, to be held Wednesday, March 18, features Petersen, Mike Christiansen and Corey Christiansen. The trio of guitarists is joined by Lars Yorgeson on bass for the concert that begins at 7:30 p.m. in the USU Performance Hall. Advance tickets are $5 and free for USU students with valid ID and are available by calling the Caine School of the Arts Box Office at (435) 797-8022 or visiting the box office online (http:// boxoffice.usu.edu). Tickets will also be available the night of the concert at the door. Corey Christiansen, who joined the guitar faculty in the department of music at USU, studied with Petersen at the University of Southern Florida while earning a master's degree. Earlier, he studied with his father, Mike, who heads the guitar program at USU. Since returning to USU, Corey has maintained a busy academic schedule while he continues to tour and record. And while this is the first time all three guitarists have performed together, it is the fourth time Mike Christiansen has joined hirrf on stage, including a performance in Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Jazz Society. I The program for the concert features a variety of music, including swing, Latin and blues and works by guitar masters that include, Wes Montgomery and •£ Charlie Christian. 'i' Italian pianist revisits USU for concert D continued from page 1 BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS The mandatory furlough, which took place during Spring Break, in addition to small cuts around the university have already made up for a portion of these cuts, Kennedy said. A committee of central administrators is also being enacted to determine what programs and positions around campus will be cut, he said. The dean of each college has also been asked to help by generating an outline detailing what can be done in their departments to save money, Kennedy said. It is unclear at this time what areas will be trimmed, merged or done away with all together, he said. "The silver lining of all this is, we do not anticipate any further cuts for 2009," Kennedy said. While Utah State is only looking at a 9 percent cut for fiscal year 2010, Kennedy said things could get worse if the economy continues its downward spiral. "For fiscal year 2011, we need to assume we'll have to take the 19 percent budget cut (which was proposed by the Legislature earlier this year) and plan accordingly," Kennedy said. However, Olsen said this is not the end of the fight. While he and many ASUSU members are leaving, he is confidant that next year's group will work just as diligently to fight for higher education. Olsen also stressed that students need to remain involved in the campaign to save higher education, so the momentum doesn't die. "The worst thing students can do now is think, 'OK, I guess the battle is over*. If the economy continues to slip, the battle has only begun. Students need to remain active," Olsen said. Olsen said the reason the campaign was such a success this year on a state level was because of the collaboration between central administrators and the student population. Instead of working separately, they worked as a team, and in turn, he said, were able to reason with legislators to protect higher education. I -gfeg-boyles@aggiemailusu.edu The sole international performer at Utah State University's Wassermann Festival 2009 is Roberto Piano. Italian pianist Piano is in demand internationally, and he is also a friend of the festival where he is a return guest. Piano's solo recital is Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m. at the USU Performance Hall (approximately 1090 E. 675 North, Logan). Tickets for all Wassermann Festival recitals are available through the Caine School of the Arts Box Office, (435) 797-8022, or online (http://csaboxoffice. usu.edu). Reserved seating (per concert) is $15, and student tickets are $7.50. Piano is among a group called "young hot-shot pianists" by festival director Dennis Hirst. "The New York Times" said Piano plays with "... artistic maturity beyond his years." Piano first appeared in Logan the year following his appearance at the 12th annual Van Cliburn International Piano Competition where he was a finalist. He's been the first prize winner at the 2001 Cleveland International Piano Competition, a Laureate of the 2003 Honens International Piano Competition and the 2006 AXA Dublin International Piano Competition. "Roberto has one of the richest tonal palettes of anyone I've ever heard play," Hirst said. To Hirst, tonal palette includes the mixture of volume, touch, timing and the intangible "sense" of a music selection. "Someone with a rich tonal palette can, in 10 seconds of playing, evoke an enormous range of emotional responses from a listener," Hirst said. Trustees: Board discusses student fee increase for athletics department U continued from page 1 "Now 2010, that's a whole different discussion," he said. Depending on how the school reacts to next year's budget cuts, the university could expect a combination of furloughs, program cuts, layoffs and tuition increases. However, DeVilbiss said the university is doing all it can to ensure students don't have to pay for the budget cuts. During the meeting March 6, the Board unanimously voted to support a $65 fee increase for athletics, assuming the referendum passes a student vote. Students can log on the ASUSU Web site March 23 and 24 to note for or against the fee increase.. Scott Barnes, athletics director, said, "We're at an absolute tipping point in our budget, and we need to make changes." Jeremy Winn, ASUSU athletics vice president, said Utah States athletic department enriches the quality of student life, unifies Cache Valley and enhances the value of degrees from USU through name recognition. Of the Spectrum's seats, 40 percent are reserved for students, Winn said, as well as 25 percent of the football stadiums seats. These seats are free to students. Winn said this adds up to $730 to $1,520 in student benefits. That totals $3,880,720 in men's football and basketball ticket benefits for the student body per year, and he said the $65 fee increase is necessary if students want to continue to receive free admission to athletic events. Information provided by athletics during the meeting showed Utah State students already pay $113 in fees towards athletics, totaling the amount from student fees to $1,670,000 annually. University of Utah students pay a $117 fee for their athletic programs making their total student fees colected recorded at $3,800,00; however, their athletics department is asking for a 7 percent fee increase. The school reserves 15 percent of their football stadium seats for students and 27 percent of the basketball arena. USU athletics has the smallest budget in the Western Athletics Conference, Barnes said. He said the athletic department has three main sources of revenue which consist of institutional support, student fees and self-generated revenue like ticket sales. He said the proposed fee increase is necessary to keep USU athletes playing Division 1A. Also at the meeting, Michelle Larson, assistant provost, presented a motion to change the name of the department of nutrition and food sciences to include dietetics in the title. The change would better reflect the students of the department, she said, 300 of which are dietetic majors. BYU is the only other university in Utah with dietetics in their department title, she said. The motion was passed unanimously. -rac.ch@aggiemailusu.edu [iCompiled from staff and media reports |