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Show AggieLife Page 6 Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 Student embraces college life at USU MC: Flying, it adds a whole new dimension to life. By CASSIDEE CLINE staff writer Utah Statesman: Where did you grow up? Manuel Carias: I was born in Guatemala and moved to Utah when I was about 7. US: If you could be any bird, which would you be and why? MC: I’d have to be a falcon because falcons can fly really fast, and they have great eye sight. US: What’s your favorite dance style? MC: I love dancing the waltz. It reminds me of royalty. Caught on Campus Manuel Carias Hyrum, Utah junior mechanical engineering US: If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be? MC: Germany. US: Who do you look up to the most either fiction or nonfiction? MC: My grandpa is an awesome guy, and he taught me to gamble, which is probably not the best thing. US: Who’s your favorite comic-book villain? MC: Doctor Octavius ’cause he has cool arms, and he can do so many things at once. JUNIOR MANUEL CARIAS SAID his favorite building on campus is the engineering building. He said he does not consider himself a shy person. CASSIDEE CLINE photo US: In baseball, what item would you want to be? MC: Probably the ball because the ball gets to see everything. The ball gets to be on both sides, and it’s the main focus of the game. US: What is your most embarrassing moment? MC: In sixth grade, I was racing against one of my friends in a swimming competition. I had to borrow shorts from the pool, and when I dived into the pool my shorts came off. ? k n I d Nee ew ying nth one is FREE u b . s 0% v the 10 o 5 program - and shop y) e up t s appl r • Sav nt Re-Fille ation, drop restriction e e c u o • Freq ient Mall l liver y (som en de • Conv ick-up and s p d n e a e r r cling b F • l ALL -in's & recy l i f e r e d a • We r t ridge • Car t US: If you were a fridge, what would you have in you? MC: Definitely meat, everybody needs meat. US: Did you win? MC: Not even close. US: If you could be a lollipop flavor what would you be? MC: Chocolate because chocolates good. Everybody loves chocolate. US: Are you a mint person or a gum person? MC: Mints all the way. US: Which would you choose between running super fast and flying? US: What would you choose between being a wolf and being a sheep? MC: I would choose to be the wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing. No one would expect you to come out and attack. US: Are you a person who’s stage shy? MC: Not at all, I love being on stage. US: If you could pick the school colors, what would you choose? MC: Fuchsia and black. US: Who is your favorite ninja turtle? MC: Definitely Leonardo. He’s got the cool swords and everybody knows he’s the leader. Got to go with the main man. US: Between fire and water, what would you choose? MC: Water. It’s a stronger element and there is more of it. US: What’s you’re favorite place to buy clothes? MC: Either Dillard’s or the D.I. It depends on if Dillard’s has good sales. US: Which building on campus is your favorite? MC: The Engineering Building of course. US: Did you ever read the Sunday Comics as a child? MC: Yes, I still do. US: Which is your favorite? MC: I love Dilbert because I am an engineer, and I also love Zits because everybody has been a teenager. US: What was the first thing you wanted to do during college? MC: Pay off my debts. US: With 2012 approaching, how do you think the world should end? MC: With planets colliding into each other and mass destruction. – cassi.joe.cline@aggiemail.usu.edu Reason to join Relay Visit our kiosk in the Cache Valley Mall Or give us a call at 1300 N Main Street 435-755-0270 l a i c pe AGGIE S Students & Faculty Receive 30% OFF The Diamond Gall ery Your Engagement Ring Specialist 435.753.4870 • 45 North Main (Next to Persian Peacock & across from Tabernacle) By NATALIE CURTIS staff writer The Relay for Life student planning committee is looking for volunteers for its third annual Relay. The Relay will be held at USU on Friday, April 23, in the Nelson Fieldhouse from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Cherie Bennett, sophomore in math education, said there are a variety of ways to get involved with Relay for Life and interested students should contact Jon Dalton at 5131892 or at jon.dalton@aggiemail.usu.edu. The planning committee is made up of a few veterans but mostly new volunteers so all students are welcomed to join. She said the committee normally meets once a month on Tuesday nights. Sara Fifield, junior in food tech management, said, “Planning an event as big as Relay is a huge undertaking. The committee has to meet throughout the months leading up to the event to plan everything from food and entertainment to training teams so they have ideas about how to fund raise.” Creating a team and participating in the event is another way to get involved with the Relay. Fifield, the online chair, said she encourages students to start now to get involved. “Don’t be afraid to start a team or help out. Just get out there and do something. There are plenty of people to help you along the way. You don’t have to know how to do it on your own,” she said. Bennett, publicity chair of the committee, said they will be holding the Relay’s fall kickoff at USU before the end of the semester. This is the best time to start a team, she said, because the sign-up price is discounted. The kickoff is the official start of Relay for Life, she said, so teams have more time to get organized and figure out their fundraising plan. She said the overall goal is to raise $25,000, and there is competition involved because the team and the individual who raise the most money will win prizes. Most teams have about 10 members, she said, and at the Relay they set up a booth for their event or choose to sell something. Last year, Bennett said, her team sold strings for - See RUNNING, page 8 |