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Show AggieLife Page 6 Monday, April 18, 2011 Shelby had a little lamb By MARIAH NOBLE staff writer Utah Statesman: So, I notice you have a friend with you. How long have you had this lamb? Shelby Quarnerg: Sunday after the 23rd, so two or three weeks. US: What happened in order for you to have her? SQ: She got rejected by her mom, and she had a bad leg and a bad eye. The leg is better, so now we're just waiting on her eye. US: How long will you keep her? SQ: Basically, we're just taking care of her until she's well enough to go back to the farm. US: Do lots of people stop you on campus? SQ: Yeah, they're like, "Oh is that a goat or a lamb? It's so cute! Why is it here?" US: Are you the only one who takes care of her? SQ: Urn, there's kind of two main people. The other one Kristin Sittner. US: Did you say she has a Facebook page? SQ: Yeah, it's Lilly St Croix. I can't remem- Caught on Campus Shelby Quarnerg sophomore animal science Grantsville, Utah ber when we made it. We did a zombie video of her for the humans vs. zombie game, but it wouldn't upload. That was disappointing. US: Do you have any other pets or animals? SQ: Two dogs, two ferrets, fish tank, a frog and two birds. I personally have my own flock of sheep, and the one dog and one of the birds is mine. US: If you were an animal, which one would you be and why? SQ: A dog because they're my favorite, and you don't see them picking up their own poop. US: What do you think is one of your best characteristics? SQ: My personality. US: Who is someone you can talk to about almost anything? SQ: My friend Megan Anderson. She's in grad school. US: How often do you talk to her? SQ: A few times a week. US: If you had to advocate for some kind of cause, what would it be? SQ: Probably for agriculture. You hear about all kinds of animal activists, but I'd want to advocate for the farmer because if they don't get support, we don't have any food or clothing. US: If you could only wear one color for the next year, what would it be? SQ: Oh, that's easy — blue. TAKING CARE OF ABANDONED lambs is just one aspect of Shelby Quarnerg's agricultural life. Dogs are her favorite animal, and she also has a bird. MARIAH NOBLE photo tFp US: What is something you like spending money on? SQ: Animals - I could go to Petsmart every week. US: What is your favorite mode of transportation? SQ: Ford trucks. US: Do you like to dance in public? SQ: Um, yes and no, depending on who I'm with and my mood. Sometimes you've just got to bust a move. TYLER STEWARDSON AND ANDREW WANG from US: What is a name you'd never give to your child and why? SQ: Billy Bob cause it sounds like a big, dumb redneck. US: What is your favorite scent? SQ: Love Spell from Victoria's Secret. US: Do you consider yourself more of a talker or a listener? SQ: That's a tough one. I'm probably a talker. I like to talk a lot. US: If you could go back in time and watch any event, what would it be? SQ: Probably the first Fourth of July. US: What do you think of the song Friday by Rebecca Black? SQ: I like it. It kind of rubs off on you. US: If USU had to get a new mascot, and it was up to you to pick it, what would it be? SQ: Uh, Lilly the Lamb because she's on campus going to class, and she's cool. US: When did you get your ears pierced? SQ: The first piercings I got when I was 8, the second set was when I was 12, and the third one was when I was 18, so there's a total of five piercings. US: If you could go back and give yourself advice at age 15, what would it be? SQ: I don't know. Be careful choosing friends. US: When you grow up, where do you want to live? SQ: Oh, I'm never growing up! But I know I'd want to live on a ranch with a lot of acreage so I could have lots of animals. Probably on the outskirts of a town. I'd never live in the city. It'd be in the country. — m.noble@aggiemad.usu.edu YOUR LIFE CHANGE The National Children's Study has selected neighborhoods throughout Cache County to participate in this ground-breaking study, designed to learn about children's health. And you may be able to help. Look for our information packet in your mailbox. You can also call or go online to let us know you are interested in participating. Visit cache.NCSutah.org or call 435-797-KIDS (5437) 9am-9pm Monday-Friday I Oam-4pnn Saturday Thousands will participate, millions will benefit. The University of Utah THE NATIONAL IN UtahStateUniversity EMMA ECCLES JONES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES By ALLEE EVENSEN staff writer Adam Rowley is a lawyer. Joshua Peterson is a computer programmer. Trent Duke is an engineer. Pretty good, considering they haven't even graduated from high school. The boys are all members of the 4-H San Juan Robotics Team, a group that builds robots and competes with them with other high school students from around the world. Miriam Peterson, the volunteer coach of the team, said her interest in robotics was first pricked when she and her son Joshua took a basic robotics class from USU. They instantly took to the hobby, and started ordering parts and watching videos so they could build on their own. Last year, Peterson took a big step and created a competitive team of six middle to high school aged boys. Even though the program is new, Peterson said the team is thriving. "The parents seem to want this robotics education," she said. "There is a high demand." The team placed first in their Regional VEX robotics competition, which allowed them to travel to Florida last week to compete with more than 1,000 middle and high schools from around the country. VEX is a robotic design system and company that sponsors the largest student robotics competition in the world. In order to earn funding to travel and build robots, Peterson is working to offer classes in Lego robotics. She said parents are often shocked that their children don't have opportunities like this more often. Peterson said the skills her son Joshua has collected from designing robots will carry into any field he chooses. "Just the knowledge he's gained from this will get him far in the world of business," Peterson said. VEX runs both high school and college chapters. Last year, USU's robotics group placed fifth internationally and first nationally at the worldwide VEX Competition. Robotics was one of the main reasons Ph.D student Trevor Robinson came to USU. Robinson has been working with robots for more than 10 years and described the world competition as a sporting event, only with robots instead of humans. Robinson said every VEX competition year has a new theme. This year, the goal is to get the robots to pick up a plastic, doughnut-shaped ring and lift it over a post. The first minute is called the autonomous round, where the robot must be programmed to lift the ring itself. He said the second round is a minute and a 20 seconds where the robots can be controlled by the teams through a remote. The teams get bonus points if the robot can climb a ladder in the middle of the field. The robots cannot be more than 18 inches on each side, adding to the challenge. Bryan Helm, a senior in education engineering, called the program "a lot of work, but a lot of fun." Helm, who has been working on the team for three years, said continued from page 5 What if you could help millions of children just by living your life? Intermountain Robotics team goes to world competition Erik: Not scared of the new job Para Espanol, !lame a 435-797-5437 Primary Children's Medical Center HOVSEPYAN photo I See ROBOTICS, page 7 THE WORLD Ayfr Logan High School work on their robot for the Vex Robotics team. USU's robotics team placed first at last year's competition. ARMEN CHILDREN ' S STUDY HEALTH GROWTH ENVIRONMENT Mikkelsen said. "Engineering just wasn't me anymore. I liked people too much." The summer before returning to Utah State to study human resources and speech communications, Mikkelsen sold cable for two months in Atlanta. He then picked up and drove across the country for 40 hours to Spokane, Wash., where he stayed for two months. He said a road trip of that length will "never happen again." Mikkelsen carne back to USU and threw himself into school with a new fervor. "He carne back and he has really done a good job being involved," Putnam said. Mikkelsen said from that point, everything he did was a step toward his goal of ASUSU president. "I love goals with a passion," Mikkelsen said. He began to build a network of friends, from incoming freshman and ambassadors to campus administrators. "Ever since I came to USU, I've had a goal to meet five new people a day," Mikkelsen said. "It's been hugely successful." He organized a "personal board of directors" for campaign advice. "My dad is probably the CEO, the captain of the board of directors," he said. Mikkelsen experienced leadership as president of Sigma Phi Epsilon last year. He is also an avid reader of leadership and motivational books, his two latest favorites being "Leadership and SelfDeception," from the Arbinger Institute, and "Orbiting the Giant Hairball" by Gordon MacKenzie. "(Mikkelsen) knows and understands how important people are," Putnam said. "He is such a good leader." Schiess also vouched for Mikkelsen's leadership skills. "(Mikkelsen) goes right to the heart of an issue," Schiess said. "He's confident in himself because he really puts a lot of effort into any instruction that he gives ... He's not an argumentative person. In all the time that I've known him, no one will believe me, but I've never had an argument with him." Mikkelsen said he is ready for his new position, but the most difficult part of the job is discerning what exactly students want and need, as everyone is so diverse. He said this is important in order to be fiscally responsible with the students' money. "I'm not really scared yet," he said, "right now I'm good." — noelle.johansen@aggiemausu.edu |