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Show StatesmanCampus News Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 Page 3 Fee gives stability to Aggie Blue Bikes Briefs Campus & Community Museum of Art receives major gift By HEATHER FOSTER staff writer Aggie Blue Bikes has added a $1.25 charge to student fees this year, implemented to help support the program financially and to hire a program coordinator. The fee increase was voted on and approved by the student body last spring. Program coordinator Adam Christiansen said, “The student fee is for stability, to hire a program coordinator whose job will be partly to actively look for grants.” According to Aggie Blue Bike’s Web site, the mission of the bike shop is “to get more people on more bikes more often to promote health, sustainable communities, to better the air quality in Cache Valley and reduce vehicle congestion.” The way the shop has aimed to do this is by keeping the bikes and tools free to students, the Web site states. However, with the economy in recession and volunteering limits in place, Christiansen said the program has become increasingly hard to run without student contribution, so a charge of $1.25 was introduced. The Aggie Blue Bikes program is now geared to faculty and staff as well as students. Christiansen said Aggie Blue Bikes has partnered with the university’s employee wellness program, “Be Well”, by making their resources available to university employees. Among these resources are the tool boards, which Christiansen said provide students with tools and professional help with bicycle repair and The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University has received a major gift of 31 new works from the Kathryn C. Wanlass Foundation and the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation. The new works are on display as part of the exhibition “Uses of the Real,” an exhibit that explores what constitutes art in today’s world. Newly remodeled gallery spaces have also allowed the museum staff to bring out the collection in a way that has not been experienced before. Walls have been knocked down and new fixtures have been installed to allow approximately 500 more objects to be put on display. This includes more than 100 photographs and 250 ceramic works, usually stored away and inaccessible to the public. “We hope the next time our visitors walk through the gallerAGGIE BLUE BIKES FEE was approved by students last spring and was used to hire a program coordinator. The program ies they will be as delighted as we is geared toward students and faculty alike. STEVE SELLERS photo are because many of their favorite objects are now out of storage and maintenance. munity classes are also offered. will still fund the majority of the The tool boards are a big part of the Because of the variety of resources program, just as they have in the past, available to enjoy,” said museum director Victoria Rowe Berry. bike shop’s program, he said. They available, many students said they are Christiasen said. The newly installed exhibition offer accessible bike tools and stands, supportive of the new fee. “Up until this point, we’ve been of “Uses of the Real,” includes many as well as guidance from the student Freshman Katelyn Buttars said, “I’d lucky,” he said. new contemporary artists who employees who instruct rather than rather pay a couple of bucks to keep –heather.foster@aggiemail.usu.edu explore the themes of postmodernperform the repairs. Aggie Blue Bikes the way it is than ism and reality. Artists in the exhiAs a result of this, students learn keep it free and watch it go downhill.” bition take objects from the everymore and are more likely to be able Even with the introduction of the day world and transform them into to help themselves in the future. student fee, Aggie Blue Bikes wants to art. From vintage upholstery fabric Christiansen said tutorials and comlet the community know that grants to a sparkling skeleton or chunks of cement to discarded musical instruments, museum visitors can see a wide variety of images and ideas. Dean: Three goals for distance education -continued from page 3 ing and ranching community. She received her bachelor’s degree in animal science from Oklahoma State University and received her master’s in animal science from New Mexico State University – both degrees focused on animal nutrition. She earned her doctorate in nutritional science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaigne (UI), which focused on human nutrition. While attending UI, she also became a registered dietician. “One of my interests or goals when I got my doctorate was moving back to the West,” she said. Soon after receiving her Ph.D., she accepted a teaching and research position at the University of Utah in the area of community nutrition and public health. Archuleta enjoyed living in Utah for the first time and also met her now-husband in Salt Lake City. She soon took a position at New Mexico State University as an extension food and nutrition spe- cialist. Her focus was working with low-income families, teaching them how to prepare meals on a low budget. She also focused heavily on helping people in the community with diabetes. In that position, she managed a budget of $4 million a year that supported nutrition programs throughout the state. In 2005, she became the head of two departments, family and consumer sciences and extension home economics. “I really enjoyed working with faculty and students and developing new programs in that position,” Archuleta said. When she was offered the job at USU, Archuleta was glad. “My interest in coming back to Utah was that I was intrigued by distance education and the role it plays in helping provide education throughout the state,” she said. “The role of land-grant education is to make education possible for a wide variety of citizens.” Rules to board by • The use of bicycles, skateboards and in-line skates shall be allowed only as a means of transportation on walkways and other vehicular travel ways of USU. • Anyone using a bicycle, skateboard or in-line skates on USU property shall give right of way to any pedestrian and shall travel at a reasonable, safe and prudent speed. • Under no circumstance will bicycling, skateboarding or in-line skating be allowed on ramps, curbs, benches, steps or stairs and other such structures. • The use of bicycles, skateboards or in-line skates shall not be permitted inside any building. Information pulled from USU Policy Manual, policy 501.1 Herbarium hosts wildflower walks MARTHA ARCHULETA She also saw it as an opportunity to move closer to family and the outdoors that she enjoys with her husband, she said. –candice.m@aggiemail.usu.edu OFFICERS ARE GIVING STUDENTS ONE WARNING to stop using the campus as a skate park. After the warning, a $25 fine will be issued. On the third warning a $50 fine and the skateboard will be impounded. Students who do not pay the fines do not get their skateboards back. Any additional charges are criminal charges. STEVE SELLERS photo illustration Laureate reads poem for first time By MIKAYLA RICH staff writer Utah Poet Laureate Katharine Coles visited Utah State University Wednesday by invitation of the English department. She read nine poems, including a never before heard poem, “The Tiger Swims Because She Wants To.” Coles was the first of the English Department Speakers Series through of the Caine School of the Arts. The reading took place in the Haight Alumni Center to an audience of students, professors and community members. Shannon Ballam, an English department lecturer, opened for Katharine by reading five poems of her own. Ballam’s work was nominated for inclusion in “Best New Poets” anthology, a non-profit literary magazine which exposes up-and-coming poets. Coles said, “I find it much more fun to hear other people’s voices than my own.” She said that she rarely reads unless other poets are showcasing their work as well. Coles shared poems mostly from her recent published collection, “Fault.” She also shared a poem from a project she organized called Bite Size Poems, a collection of works from living Utah poets. Katharine’s “Out Like A Lion” performance, as well as the performances of all the Bite Sized poets, can be viewed at www.nowplayingutah. com. –mikayla.rich@gmail.com All wildflower enthusiasts are invited to participate in two late summer walks hosted by Utah State University’s Intermountain herbarium Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, in Logan Canyon. Both activities are free. Saturday’s White Pine Lake Walk takes place at Tony Grove. Mary Barkworth, Herbarium director, will lead the four-hour tour and discuss flowers and plants along the trip. Tony Grove is located about 20 miles northeast of campus on Highway 89. Participants should take the Tony Grove turnoff from Highway 89, proceed northwest on a 7-mile paved road and gather at the Tony Grove parking lot. There is no charge for the walk but there is a $5 parking fee. The hike begins promptly at 9 a.m. Participants should bring water and a lunch. On Sunday, Barkworth will lead a two-hour afternoon hike along the Limber Pine Trail. The trail features views of Bear Lake and winter ski areas, as well as wildflowers and a variety of plant associations. A highlight of the trail is a 2,560-year-old limber pine tree. Participants should gather at the Limber Pine Trail head parking lot located on Highway 89 about 28 miles northeast of Logan. The trailhead, marked with a sign at the summit of Logan Canyon, is located at the point where Highway 89 begins its descent into the Bear Lake Valley. Again, participants should bring water and snacks. Because parking at the trail head is limited, participants are encouraged to carpool. The group leaves from the trail head for the hike promptly at 1 p.m. Professor’s play to be produced in SLC The play “Faces on the Cutting Room Floor,” by Gene Washington, USU Emeritus professor of English, will be produced, along with other short plays, on the following dates: Friday, Sept. 11, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 19: 1 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m. All productions, which will be performed by the Wasatch Theatre Company, will take place at the Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner Center for the Performing Arts, 138 W. 300 South, SLC. Tickets can be purchased through www.arttix.org. -Compiled from staff and media reports |