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Show StatesmanCampus News Monday, March 8, 2010 Page 3 Aggies remember friend who died in crash Briefs Campus & Community helping others. He was the life of the party and brightened up the room with his contagious smile. staff writer, news editor Brothers in his fraternity said he more than exemplified the Sigma Chi A great USU scholar, leader, athstandard, which is "a man of good lete, brother and friend passed away character, a student of fair ability, Saturday afternoon, March 6, to the with ambitious purposes, a congenial shock and sadness of his friends and disposition, possessed of good morfamily. als, having a high sense of honor and USU student and Sigma Chi a deep sense of personal responsibilPresident Trent Walker, 24, died in a ity." car accident in Spanish Fork Canyon. "Trent was a natural leader, phiTodd Johnson of Utah Highway lanthropist, was a joy to work with Patrol said Walker's and had a humble pickup truck personality," said crossed the center Tiffany Evans, "Trent was a line of traffic on director of Student natural leader, Highway 89 near Involvement. "Our Birdseye in Spanish philanthropist, hearts go out to Fork Canyon and was a joy to work his family, friends collided head on and fraternity with and had a with a semitrailer. brothers. He will humble Walker was probe missed." nounced dead on personality." Walker the scene. just finished helpBorn in ing remodel the — Tiffany Evans, Brigham City, or historic Sigma Chi what he called "The director of Student house, which he Bay area - Willard Involvement had been working Bay area," Walker on for more than a was a senior in year with getting public relations, donations from alumni, helping with the president of the Gamma Kappa the plans and keeping a watch on the chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity, transformation, which was finished which he joined in 2006, an adminin December. He was the first presiistrative assistant at Cache Valley dent in the new house and did the Electric and held many other leaderfirst initiation of the house. As a rush ship positions within the USU and chairman in fall 2008, he rushed and Cache Valley community. initiated the 2,000 member of the Whenever Walker had a little free Gamma Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi. time, he spent it playing sports and Participants for USU study needed By SARI MONTRONE, RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN TRENT WALKER, president of the Sigma Chi fraternity, died in a car accident Saturday. Walker's friends said he was a natural leader with a contagious smile. photo courtesy of Brett Lopinsky His family and friends say every moment with Walker was a good memory, and remembered that he led by example, was never mean to anyone and was charismatic, congenial and selfless. His Sigma Chi brothers talked of how important he was to the success of the fraternity, especially with remodeling the building and members of the Sigma Chi house, but how his best contribution was just being himself. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11, in the Kent Concert Hall. - sari.e.montrone@aggiemaiLusu.edu - rac.ch@aggiemaiLusu.edu 20th century Utah history important, author says By STEPHANIE BLATCH FORD staff writer Most history teachers in Utah overlook what happened in the 20th century because many believe all the interesting historical events happened before then, author Brian Cannon said at the Friends of the Merrill-Cazier Library lecture Thursday. Cannon and Jessie Embry came to USU to give an overview of the book they co-wrote called "Utah in the Twentieth BRIAN CANNON Century." Cannon said he and Embry have incorporated events of the 20th century into their course, and both teach history classes at Brigham Young University. Cannon said they compiled the book because there were no books about the 20th century in Utah, and he and Embry felt there was a need for a book of this nature. "When many of us think of history in the 19th century, we think of more exotic happenings, and romantics," Cannon said. "Lots of (teachers) have a hard time teaching Utah history in the 20th century." Embry said she never saw how important local politics were until she started research for the book. Embry said she now gets more involved in local politics, because it impact the country greatly. Cannon said the most important thing he learned while writing the book was how important civil rights is. "I now spend a week covering civil rights in class, when I barely used to spend a day," he said. Cannon said gays, blacks, women, and Native Americans fought for their civil rights in Utah during the 20th century. In the 1950s, Native Americans living on reservations were denied the right to vote by the state law, he said, and "blacks were essentially restricted to the red light district of Salt Lake." "It's interesting to me the lack of press these issues received," Cannon said. "These actions are silent evidence that civil rights movement didn't come to Utah in the 1950s." Embry said the wars in Utah in the 1900s were government politics and civil rights campaigns. Many people don't think of war in this way, Embry said. The Ku Klux Klan had 5,000 members in Utah in the 1920s, she said. PoliceBlotter Embry said, "People don't like to admit there was a Ku Klux Klan in Utah, but there was, and that is part of history." Embry said many people don't know of the Topaz internment camps, where Japanese Americans living in Utah were sent during World War II. Most students are surprised to hear the LDS church didn't take a stance to do something about these camps, Embry said. At that time, she said, Quakers were more ready to take a stance than others. Embry said many women in Utah worked during World War II, sewing parachutes for the men fighting. The women said it was their duty to help with supplies while their brothers and husbands were at war, Embry said. Sometimes the companies would get letters telling them that a parachute made at that specific location saved a soldier's life, she said. Friends of the Merrill-Cazier Library is an organization that started as a way to help the library out with needed funding, library dean Bradford Cole said. Cole said the library holds a lecture every spring and fall. Members of Friends of the Library are mostly retired faculty and people from Cache Valley who want to be involved, Cole said. Members pay a fee and donate their time to fund events, buy books and raise money to help the library and USU students, Cole said. - steph.blatchford@aggiemaiLusu.edu Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Saturday, Feb. 27 Sunday, Feb. 28 Tuesday, March 2 • USU Police responded to the Snow Hall parking lot for a report of fireworks being set off. A vehicle description was given to officers. The vehicle was stopped and the occupants admitted to the fireworks violation. An individual was cited for the violation. • USU Police assisted Logan City Police with a citizen assist. An individual reported having some emotional issues and was wondering who to talk to through the university. Information was given to the individual. • USU Police received a phone call from Lincoln County, Wyo., to locate a subject. Officers notified that everyone was located in the incident in Wyoming. No further assistance was needed from USU Police. • USU Police initiated a traffic stop at the Taggart Student Center turn around, which resulted in a misdemeanor arrest for an outstanding warrant. The individual was arrested and transported to the Cache County Jail. Wednesday, March 3 • USU Police assisted Logan City Police on a noisy house party. Officers contacted the owner and informed the owner that the noise needed to stop. The owner complied. • USU Police assisted the North Park Police Department with an intoxicated suicidal man who had a knife. The man was located and taken into custody without incident. • USU Police responded to the Native American Pow Wow event at the USU Fieldhouse for a theft report. Officers contacted the vendor and were informed that two CDs had been stolen from his booth. Police are investigating. • USU Police responded to the Fieldhouse where an elderly lady had an asthma attack. The woman was checked out by medical personnel and she denied any other treatment. The individual was released by medical personnel at the scene. Monday, March 1 • USU Police was dispatched to the business building on a theft report of a painting taken from the Tanner Lounge. • USU Police responded to Mountain View Tower for a student stuck in the elevator. Upon arrival officers and the elevator technician were able to release the student from the elevator. The elevator technician shut the elevator down until the problem could be found. • USU Police responded to a medical assist at the west entrance to the Spectrum. A 2-year-old male fell down the stairs and possibly broke his nose. The parents decided to transport the boy to the hospital for further evaluation. • Police responded to the south parking lot of the Facilities building on a traffic accident. An employee for the university hit another vehicle while backing up. A report was filed of the accident. Thursday, March 4 • A student called the police to inform the department that an ex-girlfriend is making claims about him. A report was filed. Friday, March 5 • USU Police received a report of a stolen property call from the Veterinary Science North Farms. A propane heater was reported missing from the turkey sheds. Police are investigating. CI Compiled by Rachel A. Christensen A USU psychology study is offering free support for managing unwanted thoughts. If people answer "yes" to any of the following questions, they will likely be candidates for the study: I find it difficult to control my own thoughts, I am upset by unpleasant thoughts that come into my mind against my will or I frequently get nasty thoughts and have difficulty in getting rid of them. This study is open to USU faculty, staff, students and members of the community. Participation will entail no more than three hours of total time, spread over a one-week period. The sessions will take place in the Human Services Resource Center, Room 26, located in the basement. There are several possible benefits to participating in this study. Participants might learn some tricks to better manage unwanted thoughts, and some professors will accept participation as psychology research or extra credit. Those interested in participation should contact John Dehlin at 7978303 or johndehlin@gmail.com . Please leave a message with name and phone number and some dates and times when you might be available This project is being run by Dr. Michael Twohig in the USU psychology department. Movie showing to benefit USU SEED On March 29, an extreme sports movie titled "Go Big or Go Home" will be showing in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $6 and include food and being entered in a raffle. Donations were made by Iron Gate Grill, Hamilton's, Le Nonne, S & S, Rulo Gardner, Planet Beach, Fun Park, Alta Ski Resorts, Mountain Valley Pumps and other local businesses. Proceeds are going to the Small Enterprise Education and Development (SEED). The SEED program's mission is to "provide Utah State University students with a hands-on, once-in-a-life time learning experience while simultaneously educating people in developing economies in new business creation and development skills." This is accomplished through lending micro-loans to small businesses in developing economies. For more information, contact Michon Winget at michon@wingetfamily.com. Prof wins AWWA Best Paper Award The American Water Works Association recently awarded Michael Johnson, a research assistant professor at USU's Utah Water Research Laboratory, a Best Paper Award in the Engineering and Construction Division. Johnson received the award for his paper, "Metering Residential Irrigation Water: Technological Approaches and Cost Estimations," which looks at how municipal or secondary water users meter water to prevent waste and increase other efficiencies. "Dr. Johnson is a dedicated professor and a key member of the UWRL hydraulics group," said Mac McKee, director of the Utah Water Research Laboratory. Johnson also received the AWWA Engineering and Construction Division Best Paper Award in 2007. He was named Outstanding Teacher of the College of Engineering 2002-2003, Outstanding Teacher of the civil and environmental engineering department 2001-2003, and Outstanding Advisor of civil and environmental engineering department 2001-2002. McKee said this award is one of many important awards the water laboratory faculty has received. CI Compiled from staff and media reports |