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Show StatesmanCampus News Monday, April 18, 2011 Page 3 Briefs ASUSU officers pass the torch to successors By ROB JEPSON staff writer The 2011-12 ASUSU executive council and academic senate were sworn in Friday at the ASUSU inauguration ceremony. The recently-instated president, Erik Mikkelsen, addressed what he meant in his campaign by "putting students first." "I've talked a lot about putting students first," Mikkelsen said. But what does it mean to put students first? Again, talking to (2010-11 president) Tyler (Tolson), one of the first things he told me is he says 'I'm number three. So God is number one, the person in front of you number two, and I'm number three." He said, "If we can keep that on our minds and recognize that we work for the students, they pay for us to do their work, if we can reach out to them and get their advice, get their input and do what they want done we'll be successful this year." Mikkelsen said he learned from Tolson that success is measured by the extent to which one helps others to succeed. After remarks from Tolson and Mikkelsen, the outgoing officers gave their successors gifts and final words of advice before they were sworn in. Tolson said, "It is an honor and privilege to serve the students, the faculty, the staff, the administration here at Utah State University." He said on his first day as ASUSU president he sat down in his office and thought, "Holy crap. What am I doin'?" He said he felt he could not fulfill the tasks of the ASUSU president, but said if one has a positive attitude they can achieve success. Addressing the incoming officers, Tolson cited the example of The Beatles who performed on stage more than 1,200 times before they mastered the art of rock and roll and achieved fame. He said ASUSU officers have an opportunity to master working with people through the thousands of hours they Campus road closes Monday ASUSU OFFICERS FOR THE 2011-12 school year were sworn in on Friday and will begin preparing for their approaching term as the leaders of Utah State University. KYLE PETT photo will spend working with students. He encouraged the incoming officers to take advantage of the opportunity and believe they could make a difference. Mikkelsen said to the outgoing officers, "On behalf of the incoming officers, thank you so much. We have learned so much from your examples." He said to the incoming officers, "We've had a lot of time to talk. We've set a lot of goals. We've tie-dyed shirts, so keep those tie-dyed shirts; remember those. Those are our special bond, `cause we're colorful. We're happy. We're bright." Recently-instated executive vice president Kirsten Frank said, "Brent did a fantastic job as exec VP over the last year. He was a fantastic example to me, and gave me the opportunity to be his GRC Chair which opened up doors to so many fantastic opportunities. If it wasn't for his dedication and friendship, there's no way I'd be where I am today — as the new exec VP." New diversity vice president Brooke Evans said her biggest goal right now is to assemble a strong and diverse student body with a variety of ideas and backgrounds. She said she wants to represent the most amount of students possible in programming and decision-making, however she has only gotten a few applications for her council so far. 2011-12 student advocate Jason Russell said during the inauguration he thought about how excited he was for the upcoming year, but also about the great responsibility of serving as student advocate. "The rest of the semester will continue to be a learning experience and I will finish organizing a reliable and diverse Student Voice committee," Russell said, "one that will best represent the student population." "As for the coming year," he said, "the challenge will be to find out what students' concerns are and to make it even easier for students to 'voice' their concerns and to help make students feel comfortable enough to come and sit down and talk about it." Recently-instated athletics vice president Ryan Baylis said he wants to revolutionize the HURD. "This next year we are going to be offering HURD members a lot more things than in the past, whether it be bringing more free food, to having bigger and better tailgate parties before sports," he said. He also said he also plans to fix the decibel meter in the Spectrum. "I've already talked to plenty of people who say it can't be done. But to me if the technology existed in the '80s to make it work, where the heck did it go? This might take some time but there will be a working decibel meter in the spectrum in the near future," he said. The inauguration ceremony was held at 6:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center in the Sunburst Lounge and was open to the public. —robjepson@hve.com Unity: Medical club intends to break language barrier I continuedfrom page 1 look at our country, look at Utah, look at our that have them, but these kinds of sicknesses are demographic," Anderson said. "We're going to bound to specific cultures and may not be curbe dealing with Hispanic patients in greater and able by modern American medical practices. greater quantities. People need to know how to Behind language and cultural barriers, doccommunicate effectively and how to approach tors could mistakenly prescribe the wrong medipeople about important issues in medicine or cations or misdiagnose patients, said Medical ethics." Unity teacher Phil Bassett. Another downfall of Another guest lecturer is also one of the the divide between doctors and their multi-ethgroup's faculty advisers, Professor nic patients is time consumption. Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Dominguez "Most of your doctors now "We are going to said. Glass-Coffin is a USU profeswho are out there have to get sor who teaches cultural and medi- be dealing with a translator," Bassett said. Hispanic patients Translators are not always availcal anthropology. One of the concepts Glassable and could be hard to find, in grater and Coffin recently lectured on is the he said. greater quantiidea of ethnomedicine, which, Bassett, a student majoring in ties. People need biochemistry, according to her lecture notes, is said he saw a billto know how to the study of "culturally specific board advertising the club and communicate definitions of health and illness, eventually volunteered to help including causes, symptoms and teach. He said he served an LDS effectively ••• " appropriate treatment options" for mission in Puerto Rico, which Andy Anderson, is where he learned to speak various culture-centric maladies. anatomy professor Spanish. "A lot of people from different countries, usually South America He said the club recently conand Latin America," Dominguez ducted a basic Spanish workshop said, "they believe in things like so students with no prior experimal de ojo (evil eye), things like that, that maybe ence with the language could orient themselves a doctor doesn't understand." with it. She said these are valid ailments to the people "Pretty much what we do is teach medical - terminology and apply it, like, 'Why would you need to learn this?' Dominguez said. Students from across a wide range of disciplinary studies, including biology, chemistry, Spanish and social work, attend the club, which meets on Thursdays in room 213 of the Veterinary Science Building at 4:30 p.m. Sophomore Matt Vance, who is majoring in business administration, said he wanted to attend the club so he could meet new people. He also said he has a minor in Spanish and figured it would be a good way to broaden his vocabulary. "Most people here (in the club) are going to med school, so this would allow them to enter the healthcare field speaking both languages and communicate more effectively." There are no fees to join and students from any major or minor are encouraged to attend. Housley said the group's final meeting of the spring 2011 semester will be April 21, where they will celebrate their closing social. "My job is to get the word out there — to make it appealing — so they can get a taste of what it's like," Housley said, "to see that it's really enjoyable and they could learn a lot." — dan.whitney.smith@aggiemail.usu.edu Nominate: HURD takes Achievement of the Year over HOWL I continuedfrom page 1 the Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics. Martin is also president of the Huntsman Scholars Program and president of the USU chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, an economics honors society. After thanking his professors, friends and advisers, Martin, an outdoor enthusiast, said, "I would also like to wax pagan for a moment and thank Logan Canyon, Green Canyon, Blacksmith Fork Canyon and Rock Canyon just for existing." Achievement of the Year Award went to The HURD, a club for fans of USU athletics. "Along with being loud, rowdy and irreverent at BYU games and other contests, the HURD provides benefits for all its members," said Ross Peterson, vice president of University Advancement and presenter of the Achievement of Campus & Community the Year Award. "The organization has worked hard to increase school spirit and brought national attention to USU." Though many individuals and organizations were recognized, Mathews said he was concerned that many students may not know they are able to nominate recipients for some of the awards. "I feel like a lot of hidden talent goes not nominated, but I'm always amazed every year at the talent of the people that are in there," Mathews said. ASUSU Traditions Director Rachael Hansen said about 400 nominations were submitted this year. Students were able to nominate candidates for six of the 19 awards this year via a ballot box on the first floor of the TSC or via the ASUSU website. — steve.kent@aggiemail.usu.edu Robins' Award Winnersfor 2010-11 Bill E. Robins Memorial Award: Jo Olsen Woman of the Year: Lacey Nagao Man of the Year: Chris Martin Organization of the Year: Effect International Female Athlete of the Year: Liz McArthur Male Athlete of the Year: Tai Wesley Talent of the Year: Felicia Stehmeier Achievement of the Year: The HURD Val R. Christensen Service Award: Tyler Tolson Legacy of Utah State Award: Caleb Kauffman Scholar of the Year: Kristina Morrey Professor of the Year: Frank Caliendo Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year: Stephanie Malin Professional Advisor of the Year: Beth Walden Faculty Advisior of the Year: Paul Wheeler Undergraduate Researcher of the Year: Alyssa Calder Graduate Researcher of the Year: Joyce Mumah Faculty Researcher of the Year: Wei Ren On Monday, April 18, 8th East will be closed between 7th and 8th North from 4:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. The first ever Chariot Race at Utah State will take place during this time. For safety reasons, no vehicles will be able to access the section of 8th East between 7th and 8th North during this event. Additionally, no vehicles should be parked in this area for the entire day of Monday, April 18. This closure will also impact Aggie Shuttle bus routes. The shuttles will still run on a detoured route and all of the bus stops will still be available. If you have questions about this closure please call the Parking Office at 435-797-PARK (7275). Allen conducts new service award event Utah State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences honored students, faculty, friends and staff for their service, leadership, scholarship and risk-taking during its annual award ceremony April 8. The ceremony was the first for Dean John C. Allen who introduced two new accolades to the event — the Dean's Giraffe Award, which salutes "daring individuals who stick their necks out" and the Ed Glatfelter Faculty Service Award, which recognizes faculty who provide guidance to programs and initiatives in the college and off campus. "It is most appropriate that we honor an individual for the oftenoverlooked category of service, without which our university literally could not function," Dean Allen said. The award is named for Ed Glatfelter, professor of history and former associate dean, who has devoted the past 40 years to the students and faculty of the College. Professor Glatfelter was surprised with the news the award would be in his name. He gave the inaugural award to Shannon Browne, assistant professor of social work. Browne serves as faculty advisor to the NASW student organization. Under his leadership the group has doubled in size and increased its community service fivefold. Wardle receives student of theyear Melissa Wardle, who graduates from Utah State University's Uintah Basin Regional Campus this spring 2011, has been named Undergraduate Student of the Year. The wildlife science major is among the featured speakers at UBRC's April 30 commencement ceremony. "Melissa is a terrific student and she's already landed a job," said Rich Etchberger, associate professor in USU's Department of Wildland Resources and Wardle's adviser. "I and other faculty members are quite proud of her hard work and accomplishments." Wardle has accepted a position with the Vernal Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. "My new job consists of working with energy extraction companies seeking drilling permits," she said. "I make sure they comply with National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act regulations." So far, Wardle said, her work has been a great introduction to building relationships with varied companies and gaining NEPA/ESA experience. "It involves quite a bit of paperwork but I also have the opportunity to get outside and survey areas of concern," she says. "I'm also involved with restoration, wildlife, range and plant, and recreation management activities." During her undergraduate career, Wardle participated in two natural resources internships with the BLM's Student Career Experience Program. Co mp ile d from staff and media reports ! |