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Show Campus News Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 Page 3 Briefs Campus & Community Religious Studies hosts documentary One year before Americans head to the polls for the 2012 presidential election, nearly 20 percent of the population admitted they would not vote for a Mormon. The USU Religious Studies Program will screen a film, "The Religious Test," that explores this phenomenon Oct. 2 in Old Main, Room 225, on USU's Logan campus. The public is invited. The screening and question and answer session runs from 5:15 - 7 p.m. The filmmakers will be on hand for the discussion. Independent filmmakers Trevor Hill and Michael Potter produced the documentary to explore why one in five Americans say they won't support a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the nation's top office. College of Arts brings Yale Dean ALPHA CHI OMEGA MEMBERS earn money to bail students out of "Alphatraz" on the TSC Patio on Wednesday. All proceeds will be donated to help victims of domestic violence. MICKELLEYEATES photo Alphatraz fundraiser earns $1800 BY TMERA BRADLEY staff writer USU students were put behind bars Tuesday and Wednesday as the Alpha Chi Omega sorority held its Alphatraz charity event on the TSC Patio. The fundraiser was held to help victims of domestic violence. For $2, students could issue a warrant for their friend's arrest, putting them in "jail" until a bail was paid. General bail was $10, but was set at $40 to bail out a member of ASUSU, a Mr. USU contestant or homecoming royalty. Kenna Fenton, a member of Alpha Chi Omega, said Mr. USU contestant Jarvis Pace was in jail for a full hour, waiting for his $40 bail. "He was pretty desperate," Fenton said. "I helped him out." Although similar Alphatraz events are hosted by other Alpha Chi Omega chapters, this was the second year for the event at USU. "This is is great turnout compared to last year," said Hannah Leve, the event coordinator. "Last year we did it in the spring and it was lots of snow, and it was really cold so not many people came out. But we still raised a bunch of money." Event coordinator Hannah Leve said the sorority raised $577 on Tuesday. "Our goal was to raise $1000 scholarship," said Kelsey Devaney, chapter president at USU. According to Leve, the sorority exceeded the goal by receiving $1818.85 in donations. She said it was a good amount for putting in a total of six service hours during the two-day fundraiser. Fenton said the main organization the sorority supports is Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA) and all of the money raised goes toward college re-entry scholarships for victims of domestic violence. "We get in touch with CAPSA and they inform us of possible candidates," Fenton said. "We go through a process and then we award it to a specific person. Our philanthropy and various leaders get to choose who it is, along with CAPSA." Volunteers at the event solicited bystanders to donate any amount, and promised help with homework. "I will help you write a paper if you give me money," Fenton said. Conor Reese, a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, said he donated $21 during the fundraiser. Reese had a warrant placed on him as well, putting him in jail for about a halfhour this morning. "Nothing bad can come out of donating," Reese said. "CAPSA's a great organization." Reese said part of being a citizen is giving back to a community. "If you're questioning it, it's a few dollars," he said. "If you can't live comfortably it's understandable. If you can live within your own means, you can also give a little bit." — tmera.bradley@aggiemail.usu.edu CROWN: Business administration student takes title eFrom page 1 Lopez said the Mr. USU contest was different from the contests she competed in. "This is such a laid-back, easygoing experience. You get a bunch of guys together and they have a lot of fun and they have flair," she said. Lopez said Mr. USU needs to have "a lot of personality and Aggie pride" and Fiefia is qualified for the position. "He's talented. He goes out and serves. I love the fact that he's married and has kids," she said. "That shows a different side. Most people when they think of college, they think of single." Madison Stone, a sophomore majoring in public relations, attended the pageant and said that the event was a success. "I think this year was way better than last year," she said. "All these guys, I don't know how they pull it off, but they always do." Stone said that she was pleased with the winner. "The Fiefias are amazing," she said. Stone said she believes the Mr. USU contest is important to USU's student pride. "It gets all the colleges out and involved, and the students as well," she said. MR. USU CONTESTANTS dance to "Ladies Love Country Boys" at the Mr. USU — crystalisfamous@gmail.corn pageant. MICKELLE YEATES photo ASUSU: Band practice will stay at parking lot ►From page 1 would have to be painted to accommodate the band every couple weeks at a cost of about $800 compared to $200 to paint the stadium lot. This money would be cut from the slim funds the band uses for their trips and uniforms, he said. "Right now we don't have enough uniforms to fit everybody that we have in the band," Rohrer said. We have the cymbal line wearing uniforms from 1989." Another problem the Campus Recreation department, several ASUSU members and Rohrer saw was that the band's movement would likely destroy the field. "I'll candidly tell you, there's nothing that's worse for grass than a marching band," Rohrer said. Campus Recreation director Kevin Kobe said the space USU has for recreational "Right now don't have enough uniforms to fit everybody" activities is already below standards and has been dropping due to the various construction projects on and around campus. Scott Wamsley, assistant director of Campus Recreation, said the Tower field couldn't be used because people are on it all day. If the band were to take it for even a few hours a week, it would cut into the already slim opportunity that students have to use the field, he said. After a short time on the fields, several residents of the Towers came to the band with complaints, said band member Sarah Keene. Keene said the band tower, a construct that helps the director see the entire band, would need to be moved and modified if they were to move. After hearing all sides, the council took a formal vote to keep the Aggie Marching Band in their original practice area. "Unless there's another as good or better alternative for the Aggie Marching Band, I would encourage you to support the Aggie Marching Band staying in the parking lot where they're at," said Academic Senate President Jordan Hunt. — addison.m.t.hall@gmail.com USU's Caine College of the Arts presents the third annual Dean's Convocation featuring keynote speaker Robert Blocker, dean of the Yale School of Music, Oct. 3 at noon in the Performance Hall on USU's Logan campus. "This is a spectacular opportunity to gather together as a college and as a community to celebrate the start of a new academic year," said Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts at USU. "Robert Blocker is one of America's preeminent academic and artistic administrators on the national scene today." Regarded internationally as a concert pianist, Blocker's leadership as an advocate for the arts and his extraordinary contributions to music are celebrated globally, Jessop said. Blocker presents his keynote address, "What Ever Happened to Wonder?" at the Oct. 3 Convocation. "Wonder is an ineffable quality we sometimes ignore, dismiss or simply forget," said Blocker. "This quality is important in both artistic imagination and in the development of compassionate people." Theater opens with "Mauritius" USU's Theatre Arts Department opens the 2012-13 season with "Mauritius" Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater, Room 224, of the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Logan campus. The show focuses on a pair of half-sisters, Jackie and Mary, who are mourning their recently deceased mother. The siblings must decide what to do with a rare stamp collection that's been left to them equally. Neither sibling truly knows the value of the stamp collection; however, there are three eager philatelists willing to help. "Mauritius" examines what causes people to behave badly," said Leslie Brott, the play's director. "This has been an interesting challenge for the students because the show requires the actors to develop an intimate relationship with the audience." The student designers are also working with the challenges of limited budget and space, said Brott. The students are tasked to create four distinct locations within a 24-foot-wide playing space of the Black Box Theatre to be used by five characters with extremely different backgrounds. All are brought together by two tiny slips of paper. "The characters will do anything and everything to get what they want, no matter who they have to bulldoze along the way," said Gordon Dunn, a USU senior working on his bachelor of fine arts. "Mauritius" runs Oct. 2-6 in the Black Box Theater. Tickets are $13 general admission, $10 seniors and youth, $8 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with valid ID. For more information and tickets visit the CCA Box Office in room 139-B in the Chase Fine Arts Center, 435-797-8022 or at the Caine College of the Arts website (arts.usu.edu). ClarifyCorrect 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. ►Compiled from staff and media reports |