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Show LIFE VOLUME LII ISSUE 20 JANUARY 30, 2012 WWW.UVUREVIEW.COM Living in Dubai Utah COMPETITIVE BASS FISHING: It is a thing and UVU does it For some, fishing is more than just a hobby, it is a quest to catch trophy bass, usually weighing more than eight pounds and longer than 24 inches with competitions, usually held only at the professional level, have expanded into the realm of universities, and a new club at UVU is hooked One young lady and three young Arab dudes, no, this is not the title for a new television show State University, California Polytechnic State University, Colorado State University UVU is a unique university and University of Oregon. in many respects. From our Most of the universities sports program sans football have more than one two-man to it's population brimming teams competing. The Bass with over 32,000 students. Club, however, only has one. Now a new club has added Weston Birerley and Cliff another layer of uniqueness Gallagher, the latter being on campus: competitive bass the president of the club, will be competing at Lake Shasta. fishing. Being brand new this se- For the tournament at Lake mester, the purpose of the Havasu, two teams will be Bass Club is two fold. "First, competing, the first team bewe want to increase aware- ing Birerley and Gallagher, the other ness that there being Tyare trophy bass ler Dabling in Utah," said and CathClinton Martinez, leen MartiAcademic Advinez. Martisor for the Businez, student ness Department and the wife and Advisor to of Clinton the Bass Club. "If Martinez, is you want to catch a rarity as them, we can bass angling teach you." —CLINTON MARTINEZ is predomiThe other asnately a male pect of the club is sport. to enter trophy bass compeAnother aspect that makes titions against other universities. The first tournament the Bass Club unique is the was last week on Jan. 26-28 fact they exist mostly because at Lake Shasta in Redding of outside financial support. Calif. This is part of the Na- "Bass angling equipment is tional Guard Forrest L. Wood so specific," Martinez said. (FLW) College Fishing Tour- "We're trying to procure nament. The competition funds for equipment. The consists of five divisions, jerseys that the team memeach with four tournaments. bers wear at the tournaments The first tournament for the carry the logos of their sponWestern Division, which the sors. The biggest and most Bass Club belongs to, was at prominent logo is SportsLake Shasta last week, the man's Warehouse, who has next being at Lake Havasu in provided the most financial Lake Havasu City, Ariz. on support. "Sportsman's WareFeb. 25. The top five teams house has really stepped up," of each of the four qualify- Martinez said. Though the Bass Club ing tournaments in a divimainly consists of avid ansion will then compete in the three-day televised National glers, the club hopes to teach Guard FLW College Fishing others about bass angling and get them interested in the National Championship. Being in the Western Divi- sport. "Those fish are everysion, the Bass Club will be where in this state," Martinez competing against 19 other said. "Once you catch a fish, universities, including Ari- you're hooked." zona State University, Boise By KELLY CANNON Life Section Editor By DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS Asst. Life Editor A pasty white girl living with three Arab guys. It's more legitimate than it seems at first glance. This fairy tale began when I signed up to tutor non-native speakers in the English language with UVU's English Conversation Club. The program director paired me with students Rashed and Khaled, 26 and 24, from the Dubai emirate in the United Arab Emirates. They seemed a little out of place, but only in the sense that they looked slightly uncomfortable in the requisite uniform of sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt of 20-something American men. During September 2011, the three of us met regularly on campus, surveying the basics of conversational English: How many camels do you have? Is there a mosque in Salt Lake? How much does a pet Cheetah cost? One afternoon, however, Rashed, the charismatic chatterbox, asked how much I paid in rent. Living in Provo, the rent was, of course, characteristically low Imagine my amusement when Rashed offered free rent in exchange for 'roundthe-clock language tutoring. I laughed it off. Aside from the well-known fact, courtesy of "Law & Order: SVU," that any young woman co-habitating with strange men would eventually be assaulted and dumped in a local river, my parents would think their only child had gone crazy. Moving was such a pain, anyway, and for all I knew, they lived in the boonies. My erroneous notions were revealed when I pulled up to their new cookie-cutter house in Orem for dinner. After introductions with their roommate, a cousin and fellow student named Ahmed, my hosts provided a tour of their home, taking pains to point out what would be my room and my parking space in the garage "when" I moved in. My skepticism steadily decreased throughout the night as we lounged on the floor, Once you catch a fish, you're hooked.,, DREW MILTON/UVU REVIEW Many interesting situations arise when cultures collide; in this case, Dubai and Orem, Utah. sampling lamb, Saudi Ara- tion would have to wait for bian dates and mild coffee increased English proficiency from the UAE. This setup on their part. As my gidwas looking more appealing diness overby the minute, flowed at the Imagine my especially in thought of a vicontrast to the amusement when able alternative BYU-approved Rashed offered to my BYU prison, realhousing I was currently en- free rent in exization came during. They that my folks assuaged my change for 'roundshould probfemale anxi- the-clock language ably be alerted, eties with asboth in North surances they tutoring. I, Carolina, to would not my imminent "bother" me in -DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS plans. Natuany romantic rally, Mom was way since they cautious, but each already had at least one happy if I was happy. Dad, wife waiting for them back on the other hand, exercised home. This statement piqued his parental authority from my curiosity as to their long- 2,500 miles away with an term purpose in the U.S., let order to take photographs of alone Utah, but that informa- their vehicles "for identifica- tion purposes." Granted, the task was futile, since the boys rented cars on a monthly basis, usually dependent on the weather: a Mustang Convertible for balmy August, a Jeep Grand Cherokee for snowy January. The oil business has been kind to their families. Still not completely comfortable with the social implications of my foray into Middle Eastern living, I fibbed to my local friends, telling them half-truths about the impending move. As far as they knew, I was headed to live with some nice foreign girls who offered low rent. As I spent more time at their house, tutoring and eating dinner sitting on the carpet, I found that men are men across the map. BASS- ANGLERS 11 ■ ‘ DUBAI B5 COURTESY OF WOLVERINE BASS ANGLERS Student entrepreneur offers convenience, affordability to students iv • • g 11 g gal I AM I I IA I I twit FAmi 111111 "1 Keyes' Film Flixs offers free membership benefits, monthly promotions and online CONTACT: CONNOR ALLEN/UVUREVIEW By DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS Asst. Life Editor Danny Keyes first caught wind of his inherent entrepreneurial spirit upon returning to Utah from an LDS mission in Texas. Keyes lamented the lack of Dickey's Barbecue Pit locations in Utah after having frequented the Texas-based chain throughout his mission. Upon realizing that the startup capital required to franchise Dickey's was more than the 28-year-old UVU junior could supply, Keyes set his sights on a more affordable business venture: supplying new-release movies. Keyes, creator of the Film Flixs rental kiosk next to Scoops in the Sorensen Stu- such, Keyes visits local grodent Center, is an avid movie- cery stores and Walmarts evwatcher who spent several ery Tuesday to buy new DVD months talking on the phone releases. He tries to have two with a "franchise coach" from to five copies of each brand the East coast who led him new release in the kiosk to through the daunting process satisfy customer demand and of starting a business. This offers Blu-ray in addition to coach pointed PlayStation 3 Keyes to DVD and Xbox games. Now, a company Ai Weekends are free. I Although that supplies ki- don't expect students to some students osks to individuals go out of their way.l, may shy away seeking to change -DANNY KEYES from creating a the tide of consumnew business on ers whose main alcampus, Keyes ternative to Netflix and Hulu said "the administration has is Redbox. been very supportive, espeThe kiosk, which has been cially Ken Mathews, senior in the SC building since De- director, Auxiliary Services & cember 2011 and cost Keyes Sorensen Student Center." approximately as much as "a new American sports car," is his to supply as he likes. As ENTREPRENEUR B5 LIFE EDITOR ASST. LIFE EDITOR LIFE DESIGNER lifesectionuvu@gmail.com devenleigim@gmailcom drewmilton@gmail.com KELLY CANNON DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS DREW MILTON TWITTER UVU LIFE SECTION @UVULife |