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Show Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 StatesmanCampus News Early-voting booths to be absent from campus in upcoming election p.m. and runs until Oct. 30. Students who live on campus are part of the precinct served by the Lundstrom Center and anyone previStudents voting in the current ously registered can cast a provisional city elections will not enjoy the ease ballot there. Zollinger said to cast a of last year’s early-voting booths in provisional ballot, voters need proper the Taggart Student Center’s Juniper identification and proof of residency. Lounge. No early voting will be held Provisional votes generate more anywhere on campus and come Nov. paperwork and labor for the city and 3, the Lundstrom Center will be the slow down the counting but nonetheonly on-campus voting location, servless offer students who are unsure of ing only its specific precincts, Cache where to vote a chance to participate. County Clerk Jill Zollinger said. “There is a process. They would Steve Stokes, a candidate in this still be able to vote,” Zollinger said. year’s Logan City Council race, is Stokes said with the right coordisomewhat disappointed with the nation, the county likely could have county’s decision to remove early votfound “politically savvy” students to ing from campus and said the nature of this year’s election presents a bigger volunteer their time to man booths on campus. A great opportunity, Stokes draw for students. Recent legislation said, would have been to have early regarding parking around Logan, voting available following next week’s renters and budgetary concerns, Stokes said, involves university faculty council and mayoral debates, to be and students who could potentially be held Wednesday and Friday, respectively, at 12:30 p.m. in the TSC West deterred from casting their vote for Ballroom. not knowing where to go. “Even if it was just one day of early “A lot fewer people will go down voting, I think it would be fantastic,” and vote,” Stokes said. Stokes said. City Recorder Teresa Harris said Harris said such coordination the matter simply comes down to cost. would need to have been done well Each voting location requires paid before the election. The city council judges and Harris said the historically and county would have to add or low turnout of student voters doesn’t justify the spending for an on-campus define the precincts to include voting in the TSC and would have to approve site. the lists of poll workers. Associated Students of Utah State “I can’t just randomly have someUniversity Executive Vice President one be a judge,” Harris said. Spencer Lee said one factor that conIn the future, however, Harris said tributed to early voting on campus having student volunteers could be a for last year’s general election was a possibility as long nationwide push as such preparato increase the tions are made in “Last year we had turnout of young advance. voters. Federal and a lot of students Lee said state money was vote (on campus).” he would like to given to the counsee that happen ty, Lee said, specifically with the – Spencer Lee, ASUSU next year, and if he had been aware intent to promote executive vice president of the circumvoting among unistances during his versity students. transitional stage Registration and of taking office, early voting was available on campus, he would have tried to organize onallowing students to vote in the TSC campus voting for this coming elecregardless of precinct. But this year it tion. When this year ends, Lee said will not be available. he would like to do his part to make “Right now a student has to be sure the next executive vice president aware of where they can vote,” Lee is aware of the necessary preparations said. and may even “get the ball rolling” Lee said students who frequently before leaving office. change residence often have trouble “Last year we had a lot of students locating their designated precinct. vote (on campus). I was one of them “They don’t remember where they down in the Juniper Lounge,” Lee lived last year. They could drive there, said. but they don’t know the address,” Lee Information regarding Logan elecsaid. tions, including candidate platforms, Lee said for those students who can be found at www.loganutah.org are unaware of their precinct, early and precinct maps are available on voting can be done by anyone regisCache County’s Web site. tered in Logan at the courthouse on – b.c.wood@aggiemail.usu.edu Main Street. Early voting is available Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 Page 3 One hope, two universities Melissa holt sells t-shirts during the USU football game Saturday. Kaho Fiefia, president of the Polynesian Student Union, said the shirts were being sold for a fundraiser called One Hope United. Money from T-shirt sales, as well as donations collected, will be used to help rebuild schools in Samoa. USU and the University of Utah are working together on the fundraising project, Fiefia said, and efforts to get Brigham Young University on board are still underway. Fiefia said they would like everyone to give a $1 donation to the cause. Cans to collect donations can be found at the Merrill-Cazier Library, the Marketplace and the Quadside Cafe. RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN photo PoliceBlotter Saturday, Oct. 17 • Police responded to the Mountain View Tower on a medical assist. A student needed to be transported to the Logan Regional Hospital due to flu-like systems. • USU Police contacted an individual believed to be under the age of 19 for smoking in Romney Stadium during the USU vs. Nevada football game. The individual was confirmed to be 17 years of age and had also consumed alcohol. The individual was referred to the juvenile court for one count of minor in possession (MIP) of tobacco and one count of MIP of alcohol. • USU Police responded to Aggie Village on a report that some youth had accidently broken a secondfloor window with a soccer ball. When officers arrived they found that the person responsible had already left a note on the door of the broken window apartment explaining what had happened and who to contact. Wednesday, Oct. 21 • USU Police assisted Logan City Police on a burglary in progress call at 727 E. 800 North. Officers arrived to find one male individual inside an apartment that didn’t belong to him. Subject was arrested and transported to the Cache County Jail by Logan City officers on criminal trespassing charges. No further action taken. • USU Police responded to the softball field for a report of a dead animal. The animal was disposed of without further incident. • USU Police responded to the Agricultural Systems Technology & Education Building for an odor of natural gas. Upon arrival, police entered the north doors and immediately smelled an odor of natural gas. Police notified the Logan City Fire Department to respond to check for a gas leak. The Questar Gas company, Logan Fire Department and USU Environmental Health and Safety determined the building was safe to occupy. • USU officers were dispatched to a suspicious incident in the Blue Parking Lot on US 89. While sitting in a vehicle in the lot, the complainant and her passengers were approached by three individuals who ran from the scene after hearing the complainant lock her doors. A short time later, the complainant’s car was hit by water balloons thrown from a vehicle that passed by in the parking lot. Police are investigating. Tuesday, Oct. 20 • USU Police received a report of a suspicious phone call from a resident of Aggie Village. The caller indicated that he was with the FBI and was coming to arrest the Aggie Village resident and would like him to verify his social security number. The Aggie Village resident refused and the call was terminated. Police advised the resident that this is a scam to gain his information. Police are investigating. and 600 East. The signs educated passersby about global climate change. PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo • USU Police officers were asked to do some foot patrol in Mountain View Tower. Complainant believed that there were some underage drinkers in the area. Police arrived and walked all floors of the tower but were unable to locate any underage drinkers. Sunday, Oct. 18 Monday, Oct. 19 A group of students carry signs on the corner of 400 North Campus & Community Jones scholarship available at USU By BENJAMIN WOOD news senior writer Signs of change Briefs • USU Police officers were dispatched to Mountain View Tower on an elevator alarm with individuals stuck inside the elevator. • The USU Police Department was called to the Widtsoe Building, Room 230, on a hazardous waste problem. The custodian found a biohazard bag on the floor. The day-shift officer was going to call the safety office when he came in the morning and have them remove the bag. Thursday, Oct. 22 • USU Police officers were dispatched to Mountain View Tower on some students drinking alcohol in their dorm room. The officer arrived and made contact with five underage drinkers. USU police issued the five individuals MIP alcohol citations. The subjects were then released. • USU Police received a report of a sticker that was removed from an office door in the Taggart Student Center. A report was filed with USU Police. • USU Police and USU Housing collected a large number of bicycles that were tagged as abandoned around the Aggie Village housing area. The bicycles were impounded. Friday, Oct. 23 • USU Police responded to the USU Trailer Court on a complaint of a deer running around in that area. When officers arrived, they drove through the entire trailer court but did not observe any deer in this facility. -Compiled by Rachel A. Christensen Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 A part-tuition scholarship for spring semester is available to USU undergraduate and graduate students in specific majors. The scholarship and its award are coordinated by USU’s Mountain West Center for Regional Studies. The Garth and Marie Jones Scholarship is for students with a record of high academic achievement and community service and who are majoring in communications, English, history, languages, philosophy and speech communication, liberal arts and sciences, political science, sociology, social work and anthropology or economics. Applicants with ties to the rural areas of Utah, southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming are especially encouraged to apply. The application deadline is Nov. 13. Complete information can be obtained by calling the Mountain West Center at 7970299 or e-mailing mwc@cc.usu. edu. Panel focuses on classroom diversity The Faculty Development and Diversity Workshop series, sponsored by USU’s vice provost for faculty development and diversity, continues on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2:30 p.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library Room 154 with a presentation titled “Experiences at USU: Multicultural Student Panel.” The panel is moderated by James Morales, vice president for student services and Moises Diaz, director of multicultural student services for USU. During the presentation, students of diversity will reflect on their experiences at USU. Ann Austin, vice provost for faculty development and diversity, encourages anyone interested in creating an inclusive classroom to attend. “It is the goal of most every faculty member at USU to create an inclusive classroom where all students feel comfortable and diversity is honored,” Austin said. “Yet, in the eyes of our students of diversity, how successful have we been? This workshop will provide valuable insight into the experiences of students of diversity.” More information on this workshop is available on the provost’s Web site at http://www. usu.edu/provost/faculty/development/. American Festival Chorus tickets on sale Tickets are now on sale for the American Festival Chorus 20092010 season presented by USU’s Caine School of the Arts. All performances will be held in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Seating is reserved, and tickets are $12, $18 and $24. Tickets are available in person at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center 138-B and at the Eccles Theatre Ticket Office, 43 S. Main Street by calling 797-8022 or online at http://boxoffice.usu. edu. “The season is a very eclectic mix of traditional choral music, popular favorites and classical art music,” said Craig Jessop, music director. The season opens Nov. 7 with “An Evening of John Rutter Choral Music,” who Jessop calls “one of the most famous living composers in the world today and certainly one of the most popular.” The chorus and orchestra will perform an entire concert of Rutter’s works, with the first half highlighting his shorter works and the second half his “Mass for the Children,” showcasing the Cache Children’s Choir. The chorus is a community music program associated with the department of music and the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University. -Compiled from staff and media reports |