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Show Page 3 Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 StatesmanCampus News Kickoff Week begins with introductions to green programs continued from page 1 SUSTAINABILITY WEEK will show three films this year displaying the reality of human's relationship with the ecosystem. These films include "The Cove," "No Impact Man." and "Ghostbird." This week is also home to the Utah Bioneers Conference, which begins Friday in the Eccles Conference Center. Statesman file photo Extreme: Network invites USU prof. to select best folklore themed cake c will discuss the conflict between conservationists and fisherman in their efforts to protect and expand the capability of the world's oceans. Tom Wigley, from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, will also speak to students at 4:40 in the Sunburst Lounge about geo-engineering on Thursday. Friday's events include the start of the two-day Utah Bioneers Conference in USU's Eccles Conference Center with the theme "Revolution from the Heart of Nature." Carlisle said, "Bioneers is a national conference held annually in California and broadcast to cities nationwide including Logan. Bioneers seeks to effectively merge ideas from environmental sciences, engineering, business, social sciences and other disciplines to solve environmental and social problems." Students will be able to attend USU's annual Reduce, Reuse and Rock Concert Friday night at 7 p.m. in the International Lounge to hear featured artists such as Julia Mecham and Battle School. The week wraps up with a 9 a.m. service project on Saturday to help USU scientists remove Brown Trout from a local river. Advanced registration is required and those who are qmilutir IAA and specialization in the subject as do those who are the mainstay of the folklore program at USU. "We also have a long tradition of researching and teaching folklore at USU as well as one of the best folklore archives in the United States, the Fife Folklore Archives, which famously includes the papers of the American Folklore Society," Siporin said. Siporin said that the program's professors are good at being "user-friendly" and are encouraging and approachable. The expertise in legends was entirely left to McNeill during the cake challenge; the other judges were all pastry chefs. "The decision was incredibly hard; there were a lot of elements that came together in the designs and all of the cakes were 'extreme', " McNeill said. She said she decided to choose which cake was the best representation of the urban legend the designer chose. "My thought of cake designing was revolutionized," she said. While the episode aired Oct. 31, encore presentations of the show are scheduled for Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 on the Food Network. — ariwrees@gmail.com FLU SHOTS! continued from page 1 the famous giant clock began a contemporary form of folk ticking, and judges were narrative that usually travel by allowed to watch the entire mouth, and their details usually eight hour process. change over time. McNeill said "I wasn't sure what to expect; the most common legends deal I was too nervous they would do with things we are afraid of but a legend I didn't know," McNeill are not always gory. But because said. some folk beliefs are tied to This may Halloween, it have been an "The decision was is likely the unlikely sceshow chose incredibly hard; nario. that date to there were a lot McNeill air this parearned her ticular chalof elements that Ph.D in folklore came together in lenge. Also, from Memorial a lot of the the designs and all University of. cake designNewfoundland of the cakes were ers chose and started `extreme:" scary legends teaching at USU to portray, while obtaining despite not - Lynne Sullivan McNeill, knowing the her master's folklore professor date the show degree in American studwould air. ies and folkMcNeill said lore. She also the difference co-founded the USU Folklore between folklore and urban Society and currently teaches legends is that folklore is told as an online course about urban fiction and legends are told as if legends for USU. McNeill also they are true and "some of them serves as the reviews editor for are true," McNeill said. the premier academic journal "They are so tenacious; these devoted to urban legend studstories stick around. The power ies. of the narrative is really strong," McNeill said folklore's she said. official term for urban legends Steve Siporin, director of the is "contemporary legends" folklore program, said while because all kinds of areas, not many are happy to share their just urban, continue to tell stoopinions on folklore, not everyries. She said that legends are one has the advanced training interested can receive information by calling (435)797-4022. Photo and research displays will be up all week in the International Lounge to help students learn more about other sustainability efforts being made around the world. The biggest message, Carlisle said, is to let students know that they can always make a difference. "I fear that 'being green' is the new hip thing to do and that many students' interest in sustainability and the natural world is a passing trend," Carlisle said. "However, natural resources and sustainability issues are not going away anytime soon and finding solutions to those problems and thereby maintaining natural ecological processes is critical to sustaining life globally." Butkus said he hopes that the events will help students become more involved with their environment. USU's efforts in sustainability have been an example to other universities and encouraged that involvement, he said. "We should be concerned about our environment because it is the right thing to do, and we should always try to preserve our resources," Butkus said. • -ON - • • ,oe Flu shots available at Health and Wellness, $20, Monday-Friday 9 a.m-noon, 2-4 p.m. COLLEGE of oftheARTS UtahStateUniversity — jessie.a.sweat@aggiemaiLusu. $8-$13 Free for USU Students with ID Diwali Night Celebration Indian StudentsAssociation Invitesyou all to Experience a Night full of Live Performance, Indian Culture and Food Venue- TSC Ball Room Date- Nov. 6th 2010 Tickets Sales On October 27th and November 1, 2, and 3 in TSC 1st floor, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL FAMILY CARNIVAL Family Discounts Available Free Admission & Games November 3-6 November 5 & 6, 5-7PM 7:30PM I Morgan Theatre Chase Fine Arts Center USU Campus Tippetts Exhibit Hall Chase Fine Arts Center USU Campus TICKETS I 435.797.8022 I arts.usu.edu |