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Show CampusNews Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Page 3 From Page 1 Center for Women and Gender rewards professors for recent work said. She said her research also addresses how religion plays in dealing with heterosexism and sexual orientation in public schools. Burns asked Hailey when she initially began addressing the gender issues she observed in engineering. "I never thought about prejudice or discrimination at the start of my career," Hailey said. "I was proud of the work I accomplished and felt fairly well supported. As a faculty member, I began to see there were DEBORAH BURNS AND CHRIS HAILEY are the recipients of the Distinguished Professor Award from USU's Center for Women and Gender. Both professors have benefitted women by doing extensive work and research in their fields. DELAYNE LOCKE photo very few (female students) in the classes. I was wondering if there was discrimination going on, and I began to think more deeply." Later on Tuesday evening the Center for Women and Gender awarded Bonnie Pitblado, USU professor of archaeology, with the Early Career Achievement Award and English Professor Patricia Gantt with the Lifetime Achievement Award. "Negotiating a career in a man's world has certainly carried unique challenges," Pitblado said in her address to the audience. "It's hard to convey the joy that I feel when I am able to share what I know with men and women alike ... I kind of like bucking gender trends in archeology." As a young archaeologist, a man Pitblado worked with told her women were less respected than men in the work place, she said. Since then, she has been determined to make a name for herself and her research. Gantt teaches her English classes using many works published by famous female writers and teaches multicultural literature, a class that dissects texts depicting diverse backgrounds, said Jamie Huber, PoliceBlotter Friday, Feb. 24 • USU Police responded to 700 N. 800 East to assist a motorist with a flat tire. The driver was taken by police to his residence to get a jack to change the tire. Saturday, Feb. 25 • USU and Logan City Police responded to a utility problem behind a home owned by USU on the corner of 500 N 700 East. Upon arrival police discovered a tree down, hanging above the roadway. USU Facilities responded and cut the tree down with a chain saw and removed debris from the roadway. Sunday, Feb. 26 • A concerned parent called and asked USU Police - catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu. edu Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 to check on their child to ensure she was OK. The student was contacted and was informed to contact her parent. The alarm was activated after an individual kicked a soccer ball which accidentally hit the fire alarm pull station. Monday, Feb. 27 Wednesday, Feb. 29 • USU Police responded to the Housing Facilities Building for a fire alarm. The alarm was set off by dust in a detector for the ventilation system cleaning. • USU Police responded to the new Ag Science building on a report of unauthorized people on the roof. When Police arrived they were informed that the people had vacated the roof already and were not in the area. A padlock was placed on the roof hatch so this would not be repeated. • USU Police assisted Logan City Police with a dead animal call. A cat had been hit in front of the Nutrition and Food Science building. Officers removed the animal and disposed of it. Tuesday, Feb. 28 • USU Police responded to a report of a smell of marijuana in the Lundstrom Center where a band was playing. Police arrived and detected an strong odor of burnt marijuana inside the building but the show had 200 people present. Logan City Police arrived to assist and monitor the area. No arrests were made. program coordinator for the Center of Women and Gender. "It is customary to acknowledge the strong women on whose shoulders we all stand," Gantt said. "My grandmother raised children in the Great Depression and put five of her children through college." She said when she was young she was reminded, "You have the blood of pioneer women floating through your veins," and the prominence of women in this statement has been meaningful to her since. In addition, students who've worked on projects specifically supporting women, were recognized in the Spotlight on Students — a new addition to the annual award event. Lindsay Nemelka, an English student, wrote the poem, "To a Pot of Soup," that was read to the audience, and natural resources student Heather Winegar encouraged sustainable living in women's lives as well as the community. Finally, Brenna Wernersbach promoted healthy sexuality to Cache Valley individuals and organizations. • USU Police responded to a suspicious odor call in the Fine Arts Center. Police searched the area and found the suspicious odor smell was coming from a microwave in Room 202. It seems that the food that was cooking in the microwave had a distinct smell to it. • USU Police responded to the Stan Laub Indoor Training Facility on a fire alarm. There were several individuals in the building practicing soccer. • USU Police responded to the Biology and Natural Resources building for a medical assist. the subject tripped on a stair. The subject was not transported to the hospital. Thursday, March 1 • USU Police investigated an accident that occured in the intersection of 700 N 800 East. A passenger car was cited for failure to yield after stopping at a red light. The car made a right turn and hit the front end of a USU bus. *Compiled by Megan Allen Romney wins five states on Super Tuesday WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum. On the busiest night of the campaign, Romney scored a home-state win in Massachusetts to go with primary victories in Vermont and in Virginia — where neither Santorum nor Newt Gingrich was on the ballot. He added the Idaho caucuses to his column. Ohio was the big win, though, and the closest contest of all as the Republican rivals battled for the chance to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November. Santorum countered crisply, winning primaries in Oklahoma and Tennessee and the North Dakota caucuses — raising fresh doubts about Romney's ability to corral the votes of conservatives in some of the most Republican states in the country. Ohio was the marquee matchup, a second industrial-state showdown in as many weeks between Romney and Santorum. It drew the most campaigning and television advertisements of all 10 Super Tuesday contests and for good reason - no Republican has ever won the White House without carrying the state in the fall. After trailing for much of the night, Romney forged ahead in a count that stretched past midnight. With votes tallied in 99 percent of the state's precincts, he led by about 12,000 out of 1.1 million cast. Gingrich had a victory in his column, too - his first win in more than six weeks. The former House speaker triumphed at home in Georgia, but a barrage of attack ads by a super PAC supporting Romney helped hold him below 50 percent and forced him to share the delegates. Texas Rep. Ron Paul pinned his hopes on Alaska as he scratched for his first victory of the campaign season. Santorum waited until Oklahoma and Tennessee fell into his column before speaking to cheering supporters in Ohio. "This was a big night tonight," he said. "We have won in the West, the Midwest and the South, and we're ready to win across this country." In all, there were primaries in Virginia, Vermont, Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Caucuses in North Dakota, Idaho and Alaska rounded out the calendar. Romney picked up at least 183 of the 419 Super Tuesday delegates at stake. Santorum gained at least 64, Gingrich 52 and Paul at least 15. That gave the former Massachusetts governor 386, more than all his rivals combined, a total that included endorsements from members of the Republican National Committee who automatically attend the convention and can support any candidate they choose. Santorum had 156 delegates, Gingrich 85 and Paul 40. It takes 1,144 delegates to win the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this summer. The split of the states ensured that the most turbulent Republican presidential campaign in a generation would continue. Already, the candidates were looking ahead to the next contests, Kansas and Wyoming caucuses on Saturday, followed by Alabama and Mississippi primaries on March 13. Ohio Republicans were a party divided, based not only on the popular vote but also on interviews with voters as they left their polling places. Santorum outpolled Romney among Ohioans with incomes under $100,000, while Romney won among those with six-figure incomes and up. Romney won among working women, Santorum among women who do not. Santorum won among self-described conservatives, while Romney outpointed his rival among those who said they are moderate or liberal. In interviews in all the primary states, Republicans said the economy was the top issue and an ability to defeat Obama was what mattered most as they made their Super Tuesday choices. They also indicated nagging concerns about the candidate they supported, even in Massachusetts, There, one-third of all primary voters said they had reservations, and about three-quarters of those voted for Romney. Gingrich's victory was his first since he captured the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21, and the former House speaker said it would propel him on yet another comeback in a race where he has faded badly over the past six weeks. Briefs Campus & Community Financial seminar held for women The maxim "you're never too young to plan your retirement"is the theme for a Wednesday, March 7, session offered by Financial Planning for Women at USU Organizers invite those in a younger demographic to get a head start to jumpstart their retirement planning while still in their 20s and 30s. Those attending the session will receive a copy of the book Get a life: Personal Finance in your Twenties and Thirties. The seminar is offered March 7 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at USU's Taggart Student Center, Room 336. Financial Planning for Women is a monthly educational seminar and is open to all. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch. Programs are free and registration is not required. For information, contact Jean Lown, (435) 797-1569, jean.lown@usu.edu . Information is also available at the website or blog. Biofuels program wins national award The U.S. Military may soon produce some of its own fuel by growing biofuel crops on land surrounding bases. USU Extension, in collaboration with The Louis Berger Group, was recently awarded the Outstanding Sustainable Planning, Design or Development Initiative by the Federal Planning Division for the "Feasibility of Energy Crops Grown on Army Lands" proposal. The plan and award will bring biofuel crops on military bases one step closer to reality. The Federal Planning Division of the American Planning Association invites planners working for and with federal agencies to reimagine federal landscapes at all scales, from highways to national parks, from military installations to intrastate watersheds. According to Dallas Hanks, director of the Center for Agronomic and Woody Biofuels, which is part of USU Extension, the award gives the concept important national exposure and access to federal agencies that can push the program along. "The Department of Defense manages more than 30 million acres; about 4 million of those acres could potentially be used to produce 400 million gallons of renewable biofuels annually for use by military vehicles," Hanks said. "This not only saves the military money but it replaces petroleum with a renewable, cleaner fuel resource. We are working with eight bases, seven Army and one Air Force, where we hope to start producing biofuels soon." 'From the Top' taped with live audience Utah Public Radio's newest program will be taped in front of a live audience in Utah. In January, UPR began airing the popular classical music program From the Top twice a week. Weber State University in Ogden will host a taping of the show March 8, to be broadcast nationally in April 2012. From the Top's host Christopher O'Riley will present performances by talented young musicians on the stage at Weber State University's Browning Center for the Performing Arts in Ogden, Utah. From the Top is an hour-long program showcasing some of America's best young musicians. Each weekly program features five high-caliber performances along with interviews, sketches and games. Taped before live audiences in concert halls from Boston to Honolulu, the show is now in its 12th broadcast year. ClarifyCorrect REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY won the presidential caucaus nominations in five states on Super Tuesday. At press time, votes in Wyoming and Alaska were still not totaled, but Romney was in the lead. Newt Gingrich earned his first win in home state Gerogia since taking South Carolina in January. AP photo The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find in error, please contact the editor at 797 1742, statesman@aggiemail.usu.edu or come in to TSC 105. - |