University Journal

Graduates walk in decade's last commencement

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This year's graduating class highlights the progressive trend at SUU of larger graduating class sizes, with 1,755 students graduating as compared to last years 1,535.

Slow economy kills 2009 Groovefest

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Because of current hard economic times, Cedar City's Groovefest will be cancelled this year.

Tim Cretsinger, Groovacious co-owner said, "It wasn't canceled because we didn't want to have it."

Cretsinger said the festival is free to attend and many of the usual sponsors and individual donators couldn't commit because of the difficult circumstances right now.

Summer games provide athletic fun

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

As students prepare to exchange schoolbooks for sunglasses, the signs of summer also mean the Utah Summer Games are just around the corner.

The Utah Summer Games will take place this summer June 3-21, according to the Utah Summer Games Web site.

The city provides $25,000 to support the Utah Summer Games, but funds are earned back through community participation, Cedar City Mayor Gerald R.

Lend a helping hand: Summer service can improve resumé, wallet

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This summer students can improve academically, professionally and even financially through participating in service in the community.

Volunteering can help students in a number of ways including adding quality experience to a resumé that will look good in the professional world, Career Services Director Susan Linder said.

Miss Iron County promotes stance against sex abuse

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Since her inauguration in August, Miss Iron County 2009 Erika Hansen has inspired many with her determined stance against child sexual abuse and has encouraged sexual abuse victims to take pride in being a survivor rather than feel guilt or embarrassment.

Hansen, a sophomore biology major from Cedar City, said she was subjected to seven years of sexual abuse by her stepfather.

Club offers games for single students

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Single SUU students are offered a chance to meet new people at the Singles Party Night, an activity put on by a Cedar City private club, which allows singles a chance to meet through playing dating games.

Toadz, a private club located on 432 N. 100 West, has just started offering a number of singles night activities for members to get them involved with dating.

Outdoor enthusiasts seek similar buddies

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Outdoor Center in the Sharwan Smith Center has a Buddy Board where students are encouraged to find and join peers who enjoy the same outdoor activities.

Jared Robinson, a senior outdoor recreation in parks and tourism major from Cedar City who works at the center, said the idea was presented approximately a year ago and implemented once before.

Shakespeare's birthday celebration

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

April 23 marked the 445th birthday of English writer and legend William Shakespeare, and to celebrate the Utah Shakespearean Festival put on it's annual Bard's Birthday Bash for Iron County elementary schools on the festival grounds April 22 and April 23.

"Students are able to rotate to different areas so that every student who comes gets to participate in different events," said Amanda Cochran, public relations director at the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

Red-White:T-Birds vie for starting jobs at spring game

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

In an eventful weekend for the SUU football program, senior quarterback Cade Cooper captured the SUU starting quarterback job during the annual Red-White Scrimmage on April 25 after leading the Red team to a 13-12 win, while two former SUU players signed NFL contracts.

Tennis team loses in Summit tournament

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The SUU tennis team's bid for a second consecutive Summit League Championship game appearance fell short Friday with a 4-2 loss to the top-seeded IPFW.

The match was an encore of the first round of the 2008 Summit League Championship tournament, which saw the then No.

Column: Top 10 T-Bird athletes of the year

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The 2008-2009 SUU sports year was a roller coaster ride filled with disappointments, tragic losses, All-American performances, conference championships and heartbreaking defeats. The following list encapsulates the top-10 T-Bird athletes from the 2008-2009 year, along with some others deserving recognition.

Column: 'Homerism' sells in press coverage

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This semester I had to complete my first of two senior theses as a communication major with a broadcasting and journalism composite emphasis.

I had some trouble coming up with a topic that interested me. Right before the deadline, I settled on the topic of hometown bias in sports coverage.

T-Birds down Ladies in weekend series

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Senior catcher Caroline Fernandez drove in sophomore infielder Aly Daniels with a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to pull the T-Bird softball team past Centenary 1-0 on April 25 in Shreveport, La., giving SUU a 2-1 series win in the series.

Daniels reached base on a one-out single and then advanced to second base on a single by sophomore infielder Darleen Fernandez.

McArthur wins Cougar Classic; places 13th at Summit League tourney

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SUU senior Matt McArthur shot an 11-under-par 205 at the Ping Golf Cougar Classic Championship April 24-25 in Provo to claim the individual title.

The Cougar, Classic victory was McArthur's first collegiate victory; he and fellow senior Nate Page are the only two T-Birds to take home the individual gold at a tournament during the 2009 season.

Wind neutralizes T-Bird bats

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The T-Bird baseball team struggled through a fierce wind and dropped both games of a doubleheader against Oakland April 25, one day after sweeping the Golden Grizzlies in a two-game dip at Thunderbird Park.

"The wind was a great equalizer today," T-Bird coach David Eldredge said.

Festival: Tourists, locals reconnect with Shakespeare

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Utah Shakespearean Festival will thrill audiences this summer and fall with engaging and compelling plays that will entertain spectators of all ages.

According to the festival's Web site, www.bard.org, the Utah Shakespearean Festival "presents life-affirming classic and contemporary plays, with Shakespeare as the cornerstone.

COLUMN: Students set sail from SUU

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

I am presently feeling a tinge of separation anxiety as my time here at SUU winds down. From the moment I first set foot on the campus of SUU three years ago, I have come to dearly love what our school means to all of us who come here to learn, to teach, to do research, to accomplish and to share.

Professors value student feedback

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

With the school semester taking its final bow, professors are desirous to know the outcome of their teaching abilities.

However, even with course evaluations popping up during students' campus computer log-in sessions, not all students accomplish this task.

BLOG: Movie Maven

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

(Posted Jan. 19)

Ah, Clint Eastwood! Not only are you the coolest old racist war veteran I've ever seen on the silver screen, but you also direct your minions to give amazing performances and you sing a Golden Globe-nominated song on the soundtrack that you wrote! Wow!

I'm referring, of course, to the latest Eastwood gem Gran Torino.

OP-ED: Alumni should stay involved

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

To the graduating Class of 2009 I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes. I hope your time at SUU has prepared you for the personal and professional challenges ahead in addition to imbuing you with a never-ending desire to continue learning. You now enter the world of the educated, charged with remembering these words of Malcolm Forbes: "Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

OP-ED: Professors entitled to respect

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

omething that one gal did over the weekend at her parents to what one guy did with his buddies in Vegas.

The only thing I really couldn't hear was the teacher teaching the class. If that wasn't enough I would be distracted by the sudden vibration of a cell phone or three and the constant moving of fingers over the keypads of said phones.

EDITORIAL: Education lives beyond graduation

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SUU has reached its 110th annual and final commencement of this decade. The class of 2009 is the largest in school history, and in turn, greatly improved diversity among students.

The University Journal Editorial Board commends the administration for their efforts to promote diversity on our campus, and with it, different perspectives and ideas that make an SUU education all the better.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

TALK BACK: What summer adventures do you have planned?

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT