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Show Researching Bonneville Gymnastics • Ateam, _ sends khaTiathletes to regjoirtal ctmpetitir USU professors find new info about ancient lake. Page 4 UtahStatesman Th e Utah State University • Logan, Utah The man in the Big Blue mask Natural Blue Goes Resources Green panel Week gets hears props started BY LORI SCHAFER staff writer USU students met in the West Colony room of the TSC Thursday to present their proposals of how to make campus more environmentally friendly. The six proposals were presented in front of a board of members compiled from different school departments. The board is in charge of the Blue Goes Green Grant money and was looking for candidates to help get their ideas off their feet and running. The first proposal came from the Living and Learning Community. Kayla Dinsdale, site coordinator for Together Everyone Achieves More in Logan, is working with LLC Resident Director Timothy Ledna to try and create a "Campus to Community Sustainability Competition." This program proposal will match each LLC building to a different high school TEAM club. Working with the high school students as prospective future USU students, they will hold monthly activities to increase awareness of sustainability. Prizes will be awarded each month to the winning team with a larger prize awarded to the overall winning team at the end of the school year. The requested funds for this proposal is $4,535. The following group presented their proposal of "Psychological Mechanisms of 'Green' Behavior." With this project, graduate students Brady DeHart, Salif Mahamane and Jonathan Friedel will work with other students to take pictures of Cache Valley on different days to cornpare the air quality. They will study the psychological affects of green behavior and with their different implemented programs will work to increase the air quality in the valley. DeHart, Mahamane and Friedel requested $2,745 for their project. Crista Sorenson and Roslynn Brain proposed "Aggie Village Compost." With this project, they will bring in two cornpost bins to hold in Aggie Village to fertilize community gardens. The goal is to decrease the amount of waste deposited by USU on a daily basis. Sorenson and Brain are hopeful that after piloting their project they will be able to expand to the rest of the school and its students. This team is requesting $550 for their proposal. Group four proposed "Water and Energy Conservation through HighEfficient Automatic Faucets." The goal of this project is to replace 12 older hand faucet sinks on campus with new automatic faucets in an attempt to conserve more water. Adel M. Abdallah is requesting $5,900 to fund the new faucets. Student Matthew Stapp proposed that in order to decrease the pollution and better the air quality in Cache Valley, the Aggie bus system needs to be involved. The current bike racks on the buses each hold two bikes. With this limitation, students are turned away daily due to the bike rack being full. Stapp is working with the bus system to request $2,876 in funds in order to replace the bike racks with larger ones so that more bikes can be accommodated. The final proposal was "Season Extension Hoop House." This proposal is from the Community Supported Agriculture club. Their goal is to build a Hoop House that will allow them to plant their produce earlier in the year to allow for more goods to be sold for a longer period of time rather than only summer. They requested $2,558. The grant in total has $10,270 to help fund these proposals. A total of $19,124 has been requested. The groups will find out this week what the verdict is for their proposal. — lori_schafer@yahoo.com BY TMERA BRADLEY senior news writer JORDAN RAMPERSAD SALUTES THE CROWD after revealing himself to be Big Blue for the past four years. DELAYNE LOCKE photo ► Full story on page 3 Arieto fills big dancing shoes STEVE SCHWARTZMAN staff writer Clarice Ambler, a freshman dual majoring in psychology and Spanish, said when she first came to USU she arrived looking feverishly for opportunities to serve and become more culturally diverse. When her friend asked her to join in experiencing the annual Areito event held Friday, the Salt Lake City native jumped at the chance and didn't leave disappointed. "It was not what I expected, it was more. The acts were diverse, entertaining and informative." Ambler said. "It was absolutely stunning. It lingered with me." Areito is an annual cultural performance gala and charity fundraiser planned, coordinated and performed by the Dominican Student Association. The evening showcased musical performances, dance numbers, formal presentations and instructional videos in an effort to give more than 400 attendees an opportunity to have a better understanding of the Dominican culture and be a part of a good cause. "I am very grateful to everyone who worked to get this result," said Marcelle Cruz, public relations officer for the Dominican Student Association. "Everyone put a lot of effort into showcasing our culture. It was a great experience." Fourteen different pieces were ►See ARIETO, Page 2 Have you ever wanted to touch a wolf? Now you can. The Quinney College of Natural Resources is bringing Damu the wolfdog back to campus during its fair on the TSC Patio Tuesday as part of NR week. The QCNR started the week of events with a kickoff concert Monday night at the TSC International Lounge. The concert featured Cache Valley bands Cat Fever and Young Blood along with Provo bands The Moth and the Flame and The Fellows. A photo contest is also part of the week's activities. The contest is open to all students and will feature winners in three categories: Natural scenery, wildlife and people in nature. Submissions are on display in the TSC Juniper Lounge. QNCR Sen. Liz Kirkham said the theme for the week is "Think beyond the limits." "That could be think beyond carbon limits, as far as carbon footprints and things," Kirkham said. "It could also be 'Think beyond city limits." Kirkham said the committee planned the theme to involve all three departments in the college, including environment and society, watershed sciences and wildland resources. "We just wanted a theme that could embrace all of our departments and everything they embrace individually," Kirkham said. Kirkham said the most important event this week is probably author Mark Lynus, who will speak on his book about sustainable agriculture Wednesday during common hour. "He's the author of a book called 'The God Species,"' Kirkham said. "He's really prestigious, he's kind of our biggest deal of the week." "I'm most excited for ►See WEEK, Page 2 We just THE MUSICAL GROUP COMADE performs at Arieto. JESSICA FIFE photo wanted a theme that could embrace all of our departments and everything they embrace individually" |