APRIL 2018
A tribute to
Journalism s past, present and future
Table of Get to know D’Mia Lamar
From studying philosophy to winning pageants to becoming a prominent member of a sorority, our new SUUSA President shares her many sides. PAGE 6
Q&A with Mayor Wilson
Now in her second term, Mayor Maile Wilson talks about the process of campaigning and serving her constituents in Cedar City. PAGE 14
Saving LGBTQ Lives
Education professor John Meisner spent years in denial that he was gay. He shares his story, as well as his mission of preventing LGBTQ youth suicide. PAGE 20
A passion for dining and dogs
Natasha Green, the Marketing Manager of SUU Dining Services, has spent years re-branding food on campus, as well as documenting the lives of her dogs. PAGE 28
A journey around the world
As a child, Provost Brad Cook lived in Saudi Arabia, and he has worked all over the world. Since then, he has strived to make SUU more global. PAGE 38
Documenting his life in photos
Although he’s only been at SUU for a few months, Yuri Bertacchi has traveled from the Grand Canyon to the shores of California. PAGE 104
If you want to
you must prepare People often say that if someone is good at something, they must have been born with an affinity for it. They must be naturally smart. They must be meant to play the piano. They must be built to play football. But I believe that more often than not, this isn’t the case. Take myself for example: in my first journalism class, my articles were garbage, my photos were overexposed and my design was underwhelming. However, I wasn’t content with this, so I took the class again the next year. After four years of journalism in high school, I improved quite dramatically, earning 45 awards in six contests. This dedication to improving allowed me to land a job as the only freshman on the staff of the University Journal last year, and eventually become the Editor-in-Chief after only five weeks. I’ve learned that preparation is the most important thing you can do to succeed. No matter how talented you may be, there is no substitute for hard work. A three-year old violin protege won’t become well-known if they don’t practice each day. A high school basketball star won’t make it to the NBA if they don’t constantly work at their craft. An awardwinning journalist won’t succeed at creating an independent student media organization if they don’t dedicate every resource to the cause.
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And despite the difficulty of achieving excellence, T-Bird Nation does it constantly. After traveling the world, our Provost came to what he called a “gem of the Utah System of Higher Education” and has spent his time making SUU more global. After graduating from SUU, our dining services Marketing Manager has spent years improving the relationship between food services and the campus. After suffering in silence for years, one of our education professors came out as gay and has dedicated his life to preventing youth suicide. After involving herself both on and off campus, our new SUUSA President has decided to continue working to make SUU a better place to learn, work and play. After travelling travelling thousands of miles to attend SUU, our international students are exploring everything the western United States have to offer. And these are just some of the stories of excellence that are featured in this magazine. T-Birds truly embody the pioneer spirit of hard work and achievement. I hope you attend tomorrow’s Festival of Excellence, and I thank you for your support of Thunderground independent student media!
- Billy Clouse, E.I.C.
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Get to know SUUSA President
D’Mia Lamar To some extent, she fits the archetype of a pageant queen: she’s attractive and a member of a sorority. But what makes the 2017 Miss Legacy Utah different is that she is a leader with aspirations for legal work. D’Mia Lamar, who was recently elected as the Student Body President, grew up in Roy before coming to SUU, where she is about to enter her final year as a philosophy and political science double major. Lamar ran uncontested, but that didn’t mean she was guaranteed the position, so when she found out she
was elected, Lamar said she felt a mix of emotions. “I was really relieved, but it meant that my current position was coming to an end soon,” she said. “It’s a lot of responsibility being the Student Body President; it’s a job with a lot of behind-the-scenes work. That was running through my head as well as being excited to get my hands in the mess and try to sink my teeth in.” This year, SUUSA operated under a new constitution, which was one of the main reasons Lamar decided to run. continued on the next page
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“I thought it would be really beneficial to have someone who was a member of SUUSA, if not a member of the Executive Council, just so we can keep this continuity between governments,” she said. “We have worked out a lot of kinks in the system, and I want to make sure that next year we don’t run into the same problems.” Going into this next year, Lamar said she wants to continue working on projects that won’t be completed by the end of the year. “If you think about it, being in office for a year in student government is not a lot of time to do a lot of big things,” she said. “I was talking with Jeremy Osborne and he said that student government is not a sprint, it’s a relay
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race. You have your year and you do your leg and then you need to pass the baton on.” One of these projects is a midterm policy that would require professors to have a grade listed halfway through the semester. Although it wouldn’t show up on a transcript, it would allow the student to see where they’re at. In addition to working on a tobacco initiative, Lamar said wants to be “heavily involved” in the health center project the President’s Council is considering. Jon Baker, the Vice President of Clubs and Organizations, will work on the Executive Council with Lamar again next year. “I’m excited that we aren’t starting from scratch,” he said. :I think having
the foundation we made this year is going to allow us to help the students even more next year.” In her current role of Vice President of Finance, Lamar serves as the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee and manages the budgets for both SUUSA and the Student Programming Board. For the most part, she said her daily tasks include updating budgets and reviewing funding requests before Committee meetings. Baker worked closely this year with Lamar on club financing, saying she was willing to work through problems as they arose and “she is a great leader because she tries to understand other people’s point of view.” continued on the next page
I would advise students to not allow the idea of failing to prevent them from doing something they’ve always wanted to do. D’Mia Lamar
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In addition to student government, Lamar has involved herself in Greek life as a member of the Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi. After her freshman year, many of her friends graduated or went on LDS missions. She joined to meet new people. “Now, most of my close friends are in Alpha Phi, which I’m super grateful for,” Lamar said. “It’s given me a lot of opportunities to do service projects, and getting to be part of an organization that is international that has strong values and standards is something that’s helped me develop personally and professionally.” Like many students, Lamar was skeptical of Greek life at first, but after becoming involved, her opinions have changed. “There’s a lot of leadership positions in our organization, but also connections,” she said. “I have sisters all over this country and in other countries as well… It’s also just fun; we have formals, we have unities, we have socials.”
Outside of SUU, Lamar is the title holder for Miss Legacy, a pageant that is open to anyone in Utah. She was Miss Roy in 2015, and the next year, Lamar was the first runner up for Miss Legacy, which inspired her to compete again in 2017. When she won the pageant, Lamar said she went through a lot of emotions. “I was really excited when I found out that I had won, and a lot of my friends were there, so it was a really exciting moment,” she said, “but an hour prior to winning that, I had found out that my friend had passed away.” When competing in pageants, Lamar uses the platform “Kindness is Contagious: Betterment, Courage and Innovation.” “What I do is I talk to people about being kinder to one another,” she said. “It seems kind of odd because it seems like something that is very obvious, but I’ve found that because it seems to be obvious, it’s sometimes lost.” Between her commitments both on and off campus, Lamar said she’s learned how to manage time effectively.
“I’m usually running around, but it’s purposeful,” Lamar said. “It’s never like ‘Woah, I forgot about this,’ although that does happen sometimes. I’m very scheduled, so when I’m running around, it’s purposeful.” Time management, as well as her involvement, is helping Lamar prepare for law school. After graduating next year, she plans to take a year to study in Spain before working toward her law degree. Lamar ultimately wants to practice law for a few years before becoming a judge or a lobbyist. At the moment, she’s unsure of which cause she would want to lobby for. During her life so far, Lamar said she has learned that although hard work leads to success, it is impossible if too much time is spent on the fear of failing. “I find that it’s definitely hard to achieve your goals or try to branch out when the fear of failure is constantly in your face,” she said. “I would advise students to not allow the idea of failing to prevent them from doing something they’ve always wanted to do.”
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This or that? Answering the tough questions Lamar’s answers are denoted in red. Large city or small town? Hamburgers or hotdogs? Facebook or Instagram? Soft or hard taco shells? Mountain or beach? Ketchup or mustard? Fruits or vegetables? Breakfast or dinner? Football or baseball? Chocolate or vanilla? Pancakes or waffles? Morning or evening? Microsoft or Apple? Winter or summer? Apples or oranges? Texting or talking? Steak or chicken? Bagels or toast? Sweet or salty? Dawn or dusk? Coke or Pepsi? Silver or gold? Pen or pencil? Dogs or cats? Car or truck? Cake or pie?
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Mayor Wilson at her election night party PHOTO BY BILLY CLOUSE
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Now in her second term, Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards sat down with Thunderground to discuss what it’s like campaigning and serving her constituents.
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What are your goals for your second mayoral term? When I ran four years ago, I ran on a five-point platform of technology, economic development, prairie dogs, city beautification and water and sewer, and we want to continue striving towards all of those. We’ve made great strides and great progress, but there’s still a lot of work left to be done. We also want to ensure that Cedar is a safe place to live and work and raise a family and that we have great jobs. We are working with economic development to recruit new companies, and we found that helping our businesses that have been here through the good times and bad to expand can actually be even more beneficial. We’re just helping to create and have the community feel that we’ve all come to know and love in Cedar City. What is a typical week in your life look like? For the city, we’re not on a calendar year, we’re on a fiscal year, so right now, it’s budget season. We have a binder of all the different departmental operating, personnel and capital requests, which includes all the department and division heads. The City Manager, Finance Director and I sit down with each department or division head and go through all of their requests and have an overview with how the department is doing. Then we start to work through what will be included and what won’t be included as far as all the requests, personnel, capital and operation. So from now until June, that will be what a lot of it is based around.
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How is the budget process set up? In some cities, the first time the City Council will see what is being proposed to be funded is when it’s given to them for public hearings in May or June. We bring the Council in beforehand to see if they have any top priorities. Once we compile a tentative budget, then we have public meetings that the community can come to, which every department and
division head can come and present what has or hasn’t been included in the budget. We found that it makes things more transparent and gets the information out there. It has a lot more people involved in the process, so we ultimately end up with a better product at the end. Keeping different parties involved throughout this whole process, it’s a lot more work, but we end up with a better end result.
Left: Wilson and her three brothers. Right: Wilson with the winners of the animal shelter logo contest. PHOTOS COURTESY MAILE WILSON
What got you interested in running for public office? When I got back from law school, there were some different things that I thought we should focus on, such as updating the technology in the city, beautification and improving the signage. I’ve never really been one to just sit back and complain, so I figured I might as well throw my hat into the ring and become part
of trying to create a solution. Since then, I’ve had the ability to work with our community and to show the youth that they shouldn’t let stereotypes or preconceived notions of who can fit into a particular role hold them back from trying to follow and accomplish their dreams. Since then, it’s been about continuing what we’ve started and trying to make the city a better place.
Explain the process of campaigning. A lot of it is about coming up with what you’re passionate about and what you believe in, not what you think other people want to hear, and then working to get your message out there. When you’re campaigning, you’re not necessarily campaigning against someone, but you’re applying for a job to serve your community. continued on the next page
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You recently got married. Which is more stressful, running a campaign or planning a wedding? They’re different stresses. The hard thing with the campaign is you put yourself out there, you do the best you can do and then it’s truly up to the people. Planning a wedding, you control the variables. With the campaign, there’s a whole list of unknown variables and with the wedding, it’s more about how things are done and what you want your centerpieces to be. All I know is that having both over is thrilling! Did planning the wedding add stress to the campaign? The first time I ran, I took the Utah Bar exam to become a licensed attorney a week before the primary and was sworn in a week before the general election. During campaign season, apparently I like to throw other major life things in the middle and create a whole other level of stress. It just added another to-do list, but we happily made it through the wedding and the campaign. How do you strive to be a better role model, especially for women? I had people tell me growing up that I would never be smart enough to go to law school and I could be a paralegal because that’s more of what a woman’s job would be. Luckily, I had a very supportive family that told me there’s no such thing as a woman’s or a man’s job and if you want to do something, work hard at it. That was one of the messages that I try to portray when I’m speaking with youth; don’t let somebody else try to define what your future can be.
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I had a group of Girl Scouts in here one day, and they said I don’t look like the people they see that are politicians on TV. I asked what they meant and these young girls essentially said ‘You’re not an old, white man.’ Just because that’s the stereotype and that’s what we’ve seen doesn’t mean that gender, age or any of that makes you any less qualified for a position or makes your ideas or opinions any less valuable.
Have you faced sexism on the job? During my first legislative session, the City Manager and I went up for Local Official’s Day and they said ‘This is our new mayor, Mayor Wilson,’ and immediately people went to shake the hand of the City Manager, thinking I was the intern. I have had to prove myself where some of my counterparts wouldn’t have to, but at this point, we’ve kind of got passed all of that.
Top Left: Wilson, her husband and Thor the Thunderbird. Bottom left: Wilson and other city officials at her swearing-in ceremony. Right: Wilson recently met Utah Senate Candidate Mitt Romney. PHOTOS COURTESY MAILE WILSON Who are your role models? My mother was the first female elementary school principal here in Cedar, my grandmother was the Dean of Students and a professor at the University. They always strived to contribute, but that doesn’t mean they neglected family; they showed me that you can be successful at both. They would ask ‘What are you passionate about and how can we support you?’
What is your favorite aspect of Cedar City? Probably the volunteerism and the spirit. There are some cities that start out with that and then they grow out of it or they grow past it, but Cedar is a place where you can come and get involved; it doesn’t matter what your background is or who you are, there’s always a way to get involved and become part of the community.
The community embraces that, and that’s how we thrive. When you look at a community our size, there’s no reason it should have everything that it does as far as education, recreation and cultural opportunities, but it’s truly because the residents are dedicated and committed to wanting to serve and wanting to give back and wanting to be involved that we are able to have what we do.
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After years of silence, John Meisner is standing up in defense of LGBTQ youth. PHOTO BY BILLY CLOUSE
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Saving LGBTQ Lives Starting with his own A boy on the phone shakes in a parking lot, not from the cold but from his nerves. He uses small talk to build up the courage to tell his dad that he’s gay. A girl at a podium stands before her fellow congregants, pouring out her heart. She is unable to finish before the church leaders cut her mic, preventing her from discussing her hopes and dreams. A child in front of a computer smiles, fixing a typo before posting. They sit excitedly and wait for the likes and comments to come in. These are some of the scenes that people expect when they think of someone coming out. For John Meisner, assistant professor of education, his story involved years of internal struggle, coming out to his wife and kids and learning to love himself. Although he now advocates for LGBTQ representation, Meisner’s journey wasn’t always filled with sunshine and rainbows. continued on the next page
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As a child, Meisner said that he always knew something was different about him, but he couldn’t figure out what it was. “There seemed to be a whole extra level of something that was very undefined and weird that I couldn’t understand, and that turned out to be, quite obviously, that it was the whole gay thing,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was at that time, being so little, you don’t have terms for that.” As he continued through school, it became harder to ignore the feeling that something was off. Most of his classmates talked about dating girls, but he had no interest in dating. By the time he was 15, Meisner knew what being gay meant — he grew up during the AIDS epidemic — and he said this added another level of terror to his discovery that he was, in fact, gay. In his fundamental Baptist community, there was nothing worse than being gay — Mesiner said that it was a social crime equivalent to child abuse and murder. Because of these views, he struggled to come to terms with his identity.
“Everything was through the lens of either consequence and punishment, so the question was when did I make this choice (to be gay)?” he said. “And there was absolutely no answer; I grew up in such a sheltered world. So then it was obvious that I was being punished for something, which made no sense. And that’s the cycle I stayed in for the next 30 years.” Due to isolation, shame and depression, Meisner said that he started thinking about suicide in high school. He started focussing his time and energy on surviving, which he said caused all of his emotions to become muted. When Meisner finally realized he was gay, he went through an emotional rollercoaster. “The immediate thought was ‘Oh God, I’m gay,’ and within a millisecond, it was ‘no, you’re bisexual because you like girls,’” Meisner said. “Of course, that wasn’t true and I knew it the moment I thought it that it wasn’t true. I had girlfriends through high school and that was always difficult.” Meisner went through decades of denial before he realized that no amount of praying or therapy would change who he was. He had four kids at this point, and he came to terms that there was nothing that needed to be fixed. “That then became the worst moment ever because there was no out, there was no solution,” Meisner said. “Once I realized that (I wouldn’t change), that opened a whole new set of problems. I had a career, a wife of 20 years, four grown kids, and I did not know how I was going to get out of that.” This caused Meisner to start seriously planning his suicide.
According to Meisner, it had to be an accident and he couldn’t leave a note because he felt it would be more hurtful to come out after suicide. However, after about six months of planning, he had a realization that even in an accident, his children would be hurt. “I hoped that my kids would rather have a gay dad than a dead dad,” Meisner said. “I was not sure that that was the truth, but that was my hope.” He originally wanted to wait until after the holidays to come out, but he didn’t make it that far. “My wife knew something was wrong,” he said. “I was such a mess, I wasn’t sleeping, I wasn’t eating right, I was on the verge of a panic attack all the time. I hadn’t been well for a decade, but she could tell something was wrong, and she asked me pointblank, ‘what is wrong with you?’ I almost lied again and then I didn’t, I finally told her.” After coming out to his wife, Meisner went through what he described as the worst year of his life. He and his wife decided to get divorced. “She was fed up (with the marriage) too, she was not happy either,” Meisner said. “You couldn’t have lived with me and been happy, that’s for sure. She’s the most amazing woman I’ve known in my entire life, and we briefly talked about staying together, mainly for the kids, but we quickly decided that we couldn’t do that.” About a week later, Meisner sat down with his kids to explain it to them. “They were very upset about the divorce, but telling them I was gay — maybe it was all the shock and awe — but that part did not seem to matter
as much,” he said. “When you’re in a situation like that, all the people you’ve tried not to hurt, you’ve directly hurt them, and now they have to come out everywhere. Then they’re having to deal with the homophobia and bullshit, and they’re not even the gay ones.” For awhile, Meisner feared he would lose his family, his job and his house. He said that he knows a lot of formerly-married men with kid who are afraid they will lose everything, but this is rarely, if ever, the case. “It won’t go as bad as you think it will,” he said. “It will probably be a lot better than you ever imagined, and that’s the truth. It felt like it was going to be forever, but after that year, things started progressively getting better. It’s been just over five years (since I came out) and things are amazing now.” continued on the next page
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Currently, Meisner is dating a man he describes as “wonderful.” Now that he is out, he advocates for LGBTQ rights and suicide prevention. “I feel the pain of every kid who doesn’t understand, I feel the pain of every kid who’s thinking about killing himself, I think of every dad, of every mom, there is someone right now who doesn’t have any hope, and it just makes me so angry,” Meisner said through tears. “We are terrorizing our own children to the point that they kill themselves. I don’t even know how to wrap my head around that, I just don’t get it.” According to Meisner, he never feels like he is doing enough to help the cause, and he feels as if he is failing most of the time. He has joined up with organizations such as Allies on Campus and Equality Utah in order to have the largest influence possible. One of Meisner’s main goals is to build a stronger LGBTQ community in southern Utah, because due to the cultural and geological isolation, LGBTQ youth often feel more alone. Last year, Equality Utah honored Meisner with an Excellence in Advocacy Award, and he said that although he didn’t feel like he deserved it, the award motivated him to do more. Solving the problem of LGBTQ youth suicide isn’t simple, but according to Meisner, there is a simple thing people can do to help. “I think the first thing is that everybody needs to watch the words they use because you never know who’s hearing what you say,” he said. “The people who are struggling need to hear that there are people around them that would be supportive because that would give them hope.”
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LGBTQ Resources Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 Trevor Lifeline 1-866-488-7386 The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org SUU Allies on Campus suu.edu/allies/directory.html GLAAD glaad.org
Last year, Meisner was honored with an advocacy award from Equality Utah. PHOTO BY BILLY CLOUSE
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Our top picks: 2018 Netflix Originals
IMAGES BY NETFLIX
Although this is a makeover show, the “Fab Five” don’t change who the person is — they show them that regardless of age, sexual orientation, relationship status or career goal, it is never too late to be confident in yourself and be the best you possible.
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This original Netflix documentary gives an inside look into a juvenile correction facility in Indiana, and it follows the lives of those incarcerated both inside the facility and after they are released into the civilian world.
This show keeps with the social media trend, bringing people who can’t bake to save their lives into a kitchen to attempt to recreate a master work of baking.
This documentary looks into the drug of our time: adderall. From college students to working professionals, the drug is used to increase productivity.
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A passion for
Dining and dogs When hunger strikes, students walk up to the food vendors run by SUU Dining Services. There are more options than ever before, something most students take for granted. But in an office hidden in the back of the Student Center, an SUU alumna runs around preparing for the next big thing. “I love event management, writing press releases, working with people,” Natasha Green, Marketing Manager for SUU Dining Services, said. “I love the back end, the front end, everything food service related.” In 2014, Green graduated with her degree in communication. Although she originally wanted to go into healthcare, she quickly realized that she couldn’t handle needles, and after a public speaking class, she decided to pursue communication. Ellen Treanor, Assistant Vice President for Brand Strategy, said that her first impression of Green was strong. “She was just this sponge, she wanted to learn everything,” Treanor said. “She held herself to such high standards. She took the lead in just about everything she did.” Treanor said that she loved Green’s work so much that she continued working with her outside of classes. “I ended up having her do the fiftieth birthday party for the man I was dating at the time,” Treanor said. “I thought
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‘I want to do something really nice,’ and then thought of Natasha. When it came time to have a wedding, I thought ‘Natasha!’ Actually, when there was a position open here in my office, she was the first person I called.” Green didn’t end up taking the job because she loved what she was doing with SUU Dining Services. Eight weeks into her job, Chick-fil-A opened, and Green was responsible for marketing the grand opening. “Chick-fil-A has been my pride and joy,” she said. “I was able to come up with all the promotions on my own, do all the grand opening stuff, tap into my resources. The grand opening plan that I came up with by myself is actually being used by other Chartwells accounts throughout the United States because it was so wellexecuted and because there were so many great ideas.” According to Treanor, the opening of Chick-fil-A was about as good as it gets. “The opening of Chick-fil-A was textbook, better than textbook, like real-world perfect,” Treanor said. “The level of creativity that she’s bringing to food service, because really, food service on campus can take a lot of hits, so I think she’s overcome all of that. She comes up with great contests and I think she’s a terrific event manager.” continued on the next page
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Top: Green during a trip to Google. Bottom left: Green and Treanor in 2014. Bottom right: A promotional image for the Chick-fil-A opening. PHOTOS COURTESY NATASHA GREEN
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Since then, Green has organized the openings of Thunder Pops, Fat Zeus, Porkbellys and Purple Oasis, as well as the rebranding of Crisp as Sono and Chartwells to SUU Dining Services. However, she has participated in other aspects of food service besides communication. “I love that I’ve been able to learn how to make coffee and drop fries; I’m a Starbucks barista or Chick-fil-A employee without wearing the apron,” she said. “I’ve been able to go to Google six different times, and experience Google campus and learn how they do things and get an insight into one of the largest companies in the world.” This fall, Green’s work was recognized by the Compass group, the parent organization of Chartwells, when she was awarded Associate of the Year for Community. There were approximately 10,000 associates in the western region that were eligible for the award. “My boss knew about it for a month and he didn’t tell me,” Green said. “We were doing this big web call with all of the west region around the time the awards were coming out. I’m sitting there watching their presentation and it pops up with my name, and I said ‘Come again for Big Fudge, what? Really, this is real?’ and my boss said ‘Yeah, this is real.’” Although she is happy with the decision now, when Green first decided to pursue communication, her mother wasn’t too sure about the idea. “She said, ‘Natasha, you’re never going to be able to get a job,’” Green said. “‘You’re going to be like an artist,
you’re just going to sit on the couch, you’re not going to do anything.’” After Green graduated, there were no available communication jobs, so she worked at Zions Bank for a year. In July 2015, Treanor called Natasha and told her about the Marketing Manager position at Chartwells, now known as SUU DIning Services. ““I sent in my stuff and former Director of Dining Jory Corsi brought me in for an interview,” Green said. “He offered me the job on the spot because there were no other applicants and he liked my passion. And, lucky for me, I’m still here.” After getting the Marketing Manager job, Green called her mom to tell her the news. “To this day, my mom eats her words because I’ve been able to do so much with my degree,” Green said, laughing. “I credit it a lot to working for Chartwells and being a member of the Compass Group because I’ve had so many different opportunities. I’ve been able to do trainings at Google, I’ve been able to travel all the way from Chicago to California doing different focus groups and events, working corporate-wide.” Treanor said that communication is a versatile degree, and there is no need to fear that a job won’t be available. “Communication can lead you to so many places,” Treanor said. “There’s every kind of job in every industry, everyone has someone in communication. All the problems of society can be solved with better communication to a certain extent. And maybe foot massages.” continued on the next page
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When she’s not managing SUU Dining Services, Green runs an Instagram account for her two bulldogs, Ruby and Garnet. “My husband and I will be married for five years this August, and I refuse to have children yet because I’m just not ready and don’t want to give up my career,” Green said. “I’m scared of being a mom, and it’s so pushed in Utah culture. My husband and I have always wanted a French bulldog, so we ended up getting Ruby in November 2015.” The original Instagram account was created just for Ruby, but the Greens eventually decided to get another dog because Ruby had separation anxiety. One night, Green’s husband showed her a picture of an English bulldog that was available for adoption. “He ended up calling this lady without me knowing and put a deposit on (Garnet) because he knew that I would come around eventually,” Green said. “Later the next afternoon, I decided to do it.” Both dogs were named after gems, and Green said that if they get another dog, they will name him Peridot and call him Peri. “My dogs are my pride and joy, they are my children,” she said. “I love them so much. I’m the crazy dog mom and I totally live up to that.”
Green was inspired to create the Instagram after she found out that her sister-in-law had an account for her giant schnauzer. Since she had so many photos of her dogs on her camera roll, Green figured it would be a great place to post them. Over the years, sh has built the account to over 1,600 followers, and she has been able to make friends through it. “I was sitting in the Costco parking lot one day and the dogs were sitting in my lap. My window was down and all of a sudden I heard ‘Natasha, is that you?’” Green said. “I looked across and it was this girl that lives in St. George that also has a Frenchie that I had become friends with. She recognized me with the dogs and she came over to introduce herself. She knew me via Instagram, and it’s so fun to make those connections.” Through both work and fun, Green has been able to develop her communication skills. Although she doesn’t plan to leave SUU Dining Services anytime soon, Green’s ultimate goal is to become a Communication Specialist for Intermountain Healthcare. “I’ve made a lot of connections on campus and they have benefited my career and my life,” Green said. “I love my team, I love my campus and I love what I do.”
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In honor of National Puppy Day, we want to give you a spread of dogs! All photos are from Instagram and were reposted with permission. Click on the photo to see that person’s account.
@robertmann13 robertmann13
@blackndwild Isi Polanco
@andreawright6777 Andrea Wright
She’s just over 5 months old now! I can’t believe how fast she’s growing.
@br0ckmiller Brock Miller
Meet Pete! This little sweetheart moved in today and I couldn’t be more in love.
@utbuckeye21 Kelly
The Golden Boy #Koda
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Decision made: he’s officially Cosmo.
When the doggo decides to use your back for a bed
@f.s.huerta Fernando Huerta
World meet Tyko!!
@selephantaddict Selene German
@mr_hobbs_ Harley
@jrlister99 Rachel Lister
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@natashagreen_ Natasha Green
Don’t let anyone tell you that your passions are dumb, especially if your passions are eating steak, chicken, and pizza!
@maysmtih_21 Maylinn Smith
She’s decided I’m her napping spot, so I think that means I’m not allowed to move until she wakes up
@chadleyhead Chad Whitehead
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@melyndacreative Melynda Thorpe Let’s be honest, everyday is his day #nationalpuppyday
Puppper day! #dog #doggo #puppy
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Festival of Excellence Distinguished student projects Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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TH U N D ERG ROU N D: TU R N I N G A C R A Z Y I D E A I NTO A R E ALIT Y BIL LY C LOUSE OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION ED 102, 9 A .M. After resigning from the position of Editor-in-Chief of the University Journal, the current EIC of Thunderground toyed with the idea of starting his own media organization. Through months of planning and a lot of caffeine, he was able to do what he thought was impossible, which included writing 75 articles and designing 162 magazine pages in one semester. ATL A S PA RKER HE S S PERF ORM A NC E THORLEY MUSIC CENTER, 9 A.M. I was interested in creating a work that allowed me to play with the tool of time and duration. I had a great deal of exploration in establishing movement that was slow while inputting quick phrases. As I traveled down this path, I began to think about the continuous flow of time and the realistic observation of people... As everything consistently changes we, as people, may only move forward. The completion of this work echoes these thoughts how we perceived time to last and become faster and faster with moments passing us by until the end.
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C L A S S I F YI N G S C H U R R I N G S OVER TH E I NTEG ER S NIC HOL A S B A S T I A N OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION ED 102, 10 A .M. ...Past research has provided a classification of Schur rings over finite cyclic groups. We will provide an extension of this classification to Schur rings over infinite cyclic groups. C O M M U N IT Y E N GAG E M E N T
A S S ES S I N G TH E QU EER C O M M U N IT Y N EED S FO R S OUTH ER N UTAH U N IVER S IT Y SE T H YORK P OS T ER PRE SEN TAT ION L IB RE A DING RO OM, 9 A .M. The assessment on the LGBTQIA+ community asked questions about the resource needs, infrastructure and community support at SUU. WHY S H OU LD AM ER I C A C AR E AB OUT TH E EFFEC T S O F C LI MATE C HAN G E O N TH E MAR S HALL I S L AN D S? DA MON SWA IN OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION BU 101, 3 P.M. ... Since World War II, the U.S. has had a presence in the Marshall Islands, from orchestrating 67 nuclear tests during the Cold War to the ever-presence of the army base on Kwajalein Atoll... These people will most likely be among the first climate refugees.
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I S TH ER E A G EN D ER PAY GAP AM O N G FAC U LT Y AT S UU? JE S SIC A M A NCUS O OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION BU 103, 11 A .M. This paper provides an analysis on salaries for female and male faculty members at Southern Utah University. Given all the attention that gender pay gap has gotten in the last years, I have decided to respond to the question if Southern Utah University, the university where I study, has a gender pay gap among faculty members. After gathering information on SUU’s faculty education, job position, age and salary, I used a linear regression model to answer this question. The results of the study suggest that there is not enough evidence to prove that there is a gender pay gap among SUU faculty, probably because the data set is limited to the year 2016. STR I PPI N G S U PPO RTED LI PI D B I L AYER S MIC H A EL ORNS T E A D OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION L IB 002, 2 P.M. ...Membrane proteins have multiple functions in lipid bilayers, but their purification and characterization is problematic due to the difficulty of keeping membrane proteins in their native state during the purification process... Our work focuses on the retrieval of membrane proteins (after a separation has taken place) by stripping the supported lipid bilayer from its solid support and repackaging the lipid bilayer, including any proteins, as lipid vesicles. This stripping and repackaging is achieved by a high buffer flow above a supported lipid bilayer.
“TH E HAN D MAI D’S TALE” AN D “H ER L AN D”: ANALY Z I N G G EN D ER TH ROUG H DYSTO PIA AN D UTO PIA H A NN A DAWS ON OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION ED 102, 3 P.M. ...Both novels are heavily influenced by sex and gender and contain many themes that reflect what the social structure was like during the time periods in which they were written. By analyzing and comparing the two novels, much can be found about the representation of women and their role in society throughout history. S C I EN C E MAT TER S MEG A N A BEL OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION ED 102, 3:20 P.M. This paper is a defense of science and an examination of the issues surrounding the recent loss of respect for and lack of faith in science... the three main focuses of this defense of science are the need for inclusion of science and greater diversity within science, a look at the conflict between the EPA and the Trump administration, and the need for effective communication between the scientific community and the public... R E S E ARC H O N P HYS I C AL AN D M E N TAL WE LL-B E I N G
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TH E EFFEC T O F TH E TI M I N G AN D DU R ATI O N O F PAI N, AN D PER S O NALIT Y O N VI S UAL M EM O RY GIOVA NN A DEL S ORD O P OS T ER PRE SEN TAT ION L IB RE A DING RO OM, 9 A .M. Pain is a sensory, cognitive and emotional experience that is often associated with the exposure to a noxious stimulus... This study investigated the effect of experimentally-induced acute pain on visual recall and recognition memory. We manipulated the timing and duration of pain, and assessed the contributory effects of neuroticism and optimism on visual memory. Previous pain studies used somewhat artificial means to induce pain (e.g. ice water). We used a pressure stimulus (algometer) in the present study to increase ecological validity. TH E R ELIAB I LIT Y O F TH E STAN D I N G LO N G J U M P I N N C A A TR AC K AN D F I ELD ATH LE TES CORRIN A REID OR A L PRE SEN TAT ION ED 202, 10 A .M. Many athletes require lower body power for their sports, such as track and field athletes. When determining this particular attribute in athletes, it is vital that the reliability of the test is determined for the particular athletic group... Thirteen NCAA Division I track and field athletes participated in three trials of the SLJ. After completing a dynamic warm-up, the trials of the SLJ were executed... Within the parameters of this study, it was found that the SLJ is a highly reliable field test of horizontal muscular power for collegiate track and field athletes.
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Before you were in Footloose, how did you find out about the film? I was in my senior year at Payson High School and I was in a psychology class. I remember the teacher introduced this new kid, ‘so-andso from Philadelphia, try to make him feel welcome,’ and I remember looking at him and thinking ‘he’s not from here.’ He had the spiky hair, the Chuck Connors high-top tennis shoes and a leather jacket. The next two or three days, he was there and then he never showed up again. About two or three weeks later, the school principal announced that there’s going to be a movie filmed at the high school and we as seniors could be extras if we wanted and we would get $50 a day. Can you see yourself in the film? You can see me in some group scenes and in the parking lot scene, but there was one sequence from the movie where I really thought I was going to get a lot of film time. The situation was that I was standing next to some students. Kevin Bacon was to walk up the steps behind us and go through the door, and just as he went through, someone was going to say something to him, he would respond and then goes into the door. That was my cue to turn around and walk towards the camera and down the stairs. However, I ended up on the editing floor, forever quelching my movie career...
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...we we didn’t realize what kind of a signature movie for our generation it was at the time.
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What was it like filming Footloose? We were kind of milling around on the first day of shooting, and we didn’t even know what the movie name was at that point. We were waiting to get directions, and that kid from the psychology class comes out, and the more I watched him, the more I realized he was more and more of a central feature of whatever movie we’re doing. Turns out, it was Kevin Bacon. (In the movie, his character) comes from some city and moves to a backwater, super religious and conservative town with this backwater high school, and they picked Payson High School to film this thing. He wanted to understand what it would be like to be an outsider, so he spent two or three days going to class and being a high school student so he could play the part better. What was interesting about that movie is that we had no idea at the time of who these people were, and we didn’t realize what kind of a signature movie for our generation it was at the time. I do remember how friendly and approachable the actors were and how fun it was.
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What inspired you to play football when you were younger? My first experience with playing organized football was in Athens, Greece. I was born in Utah, but when I was 11, my parents moved us to Saudi Arabia, but on the way, we had a visa problem and got stuck in Athens. While we were waiting for our visa stuff to get worked out, I signed up for little league football at an American Airforce base, and fell in love with it. We finally got to Saudi Arabia and had the school year, and that summer, we came back to Utah. When we were on our way back to Saudi Arabia for the next school year, a similar thing happened. We got back to Greece and I played another year of organized football. From then on, I was just really in love with the game and when we moved back to Utah, I was a sophomore. Athletics was kind of my way to fit in as an outsider at Payson High, and ended up getting a football scholarship at Stanford. What was it like balancing athletics and academics at Stanford? I won’t lie, it wasn’t easy. I remember my first semester there, calling home and saying ‘Mom, Dad, I don't think I can do this.’ To be a collegiate athlete, it’s almost a full-time job itself, and you have to be super disciplined. It was really challenging, but it was one of those things where once I went through it, I realized that that experience of being surrounded by really talented students just raised my performance.
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I always had this admiration for SUU as a gem of the Utah System of Higher Education... What drew you to work in other countries before coming to SUU? An early life experience in Saudi Arabia was a defining experience for me, expanding my consciousness and giving me a real affinity for that part of the world. When I ended up going to college, I ended up focusing on the Middle East, and my first job out of college was at the American University in Cairo. I’ve been a satellite to the Middle East all of my life, and I’ve worked in Egypt, I’ve worked in Kuwait and I kind of knew that I wanted to work in higher education. I had a passion and an interest in that part of the world, and that’s what prompted my interest in a Ph.D. in that subject.
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What drew you to work at SUU? Before coming here, I was the president of a women’s college in Abu Dhabi, but I had known Mike Benson. We went to the same college at Oxford, and then he became president at SUU… SUU was special to me because of the Shakespeare Festival; as a kid, my parents would bring us down almost every summer. I always had this admiration for SUU as a gem of the Utah System of Higher Education, and when the opportunity came to come and work in this position, it was really hard to say no.
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What does a Provost do? The responsibility a Provost has is academic affairs. We spend our time ensuring that we’re hiring the right type of faculty, that we’re providing development opportunities for them, that we’re creating an educational experience that is sound and solid. We work on accreditation, new programming, and we’re always trying to review the learning outcomes that we want our students to have. I have the privilege to work with a really talented group of administrators and faculty. What inspired the Festival of Excellence? It started because we end up sending a lot of our faculty across the country and sometimes all over the world to present their ideas, yet we don’t even know about that on our own campus. I got thinking along with some other faculty that it would be great if we could just pause for one day and celebrate the incredible talents and gifts of our faculty and our students and even staff. We just dedicate one day in which we can get to know each other, the ways in which we celebrate and encourage each other… It’s a day in which we celebrate each other, ideas and creativity. We’re probably not that unique with campuses doing this, but we’ve had increasing numbers of presentations and poster sessions, and I think it’s what good universities should be doing. We should provide as many opportunities as we can, for students especially, to develop presentation skills. It’s one of my favorite days on campus.
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Talk to me about the formation of the EDGE Program. We didn’t really have a strategic plan when I got here, and I thought as the Provost, it was a really great chance to do a SWOT analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. One of the strengths that always emerged from those conversations was how much SUU was already doing in applied education, engaged education and experiential education. The faculty involving the students in undergraduate research, community engagement, volunteerism — there’s a whole host of ways in which service learning was being harnessed here… It’s a program that has had some resistance to it, but by and large, students that go through it have been able to use that entrepreneurship idea or their student abroad experience or their undergraduate research project to get a job; that becomes a focus because an employer wants to know how you can differentiate yourself from competitors. It’s been the right thing, and the University has gotten incredible national recognition for it. Often, many students just want the easiest sort of path through, but this is a chance for you to own a part of your education, you get to decide.
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Why is integrative and experiential education important? The way we learn, we don’t necessarily learn in siloed ways... We can probably have a better apprehension if we start thinking about how math relates to science, or how science relates to humanities. We could have a course called ‘The Chemistry of Color,’ where we have two faculty that take their curriculum but find a way in which we can integrate more productively.
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Describe the digital badges that will be offered next fall? They are a way in which a student can augment his or her degree with between nine and twelve credits. We’ve got six digital badges that we’re getting approved by the Board of Trustees, so students can get a badge in technical writing, social networking, entrepreneurship, data analytics — this is just the start of a lot of different badges. We’ve designed it such a way that students can get the badges within the 120 credits, so it’s not an add-on that will extend the time to graduation or cost more money. Often, employers aren’t sure what to do with a liberal arts degree, and to be able to have that badge or several badges will help these students. The research shows that with these stackable credits, it really increases the earning potential of these students. What else is new for the fall? We’re developing this really interesting hybrid American Institutions course… Most institutions have three separate courses, but we want a course that is going to be super media-heavy and integrative, so we could bring in experts in history and economics. We’re going to try to weave in the very best thinkers in the world and bring it to bear on this particular course, so it’s not just one person standing up and talking about this stuff. The course is called SUU 1776, and it’s been a great idea from faculty.
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Going forward, is there anything you want to bring to SUU? I’m really hoping that this campus can continue to be more global, more diverse, more equitable and more inclusive, and that extends into our academic programs. I’m providing what I’m calling ‘curriculum innovation grants’ to faculty who build new courses or redesign their own that either have a global dimension to them or rework it to consider other books and authors and figures that aren’t just white guys. There are a lot of people that are from diverse backgrounds that can shed as much or more light on a particular field if we just open up our curriculum and consider other types of works to expand our horizons. That’s a great goal of mine, that we continue to foster diversity and inclusivity. The global dimension is always near and dear to my heart.
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What do you love most about SUU? I love SUU for so many reasons, but one of them is it’s a place that is willing to try things. We’re small enough and nimble enough that we can do innovative and interesting things. Not all of them work, but that’s okay, because that’s an important message to our students: it’s okay to fail. In fact, failures can be our greatest teachers. So if we’re not willing to experiment and risk and innovate, how can we expect our students to? We have faculty that are coming here because of that ethos, because of that spirit, and they’re willing to use technology in interesting ways, they’re willing to work together in interesting ways. I think we’re changing the academy in really cool ways in southwest Utah; people wouldn’t imagine that it’s such a dynamic place, and I’m very proud of that.
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This summer, Thunderground’s Editor-in-Chief will publish a book of 15 short essays. Each will be an honest look into the life of someone who has felt the most intense happiness and the most extreme pain. Titles include: 1 End of the summer 2 Titanium 3 Ostinato 4 Catfished 5 Suicide note 6 The smallest glimmer of hope 7 Uncut 8 The first day of a new life 9 Jockey 10 The king of the psych ward 11 Breaking away 12 Revolt 13 Closing doors 14 Never forget 15 Pride
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Breaking away When I started my journey, I knew the path would be long. I wasn’t expecting it to be straight and easy, and I honestly hoped it wouldn’t be. On the adventure that brought me to this place, I came to a fork in the road, and I decided to turn. It was a tough decision, but I realized there was no shame in changing my path. And deciding to turn was the best decision I’ve ever made. So when it was time to start the next chapter of my life, I wanted to continue down the challenging road. I hit the ground running, joining a caravan of like-minded people who wanted to pursue the same goals. The path soon meandered toward the mountains, and they were liberating. I spent so much time enjoying myself that I didn’t see my surroundings. I noticed the snow-capped summits, but I overlooked the cliffs that plummeted thousands of feet. I saw the deer grazing in open pastures, but l failed to notice the wolves lurking in the tree line. I heard the songs of chirping birds, but I missed the earth-shaking rumble of something sinister brewing. What seemed like an innocent mountain turned out to be an active and unstable volcano. Continuing forward on the path was easy enough in theory. All we had to do was run forward and avoid the lava being hurled at us from every direction. And not get engulfed by a pyroclastic flow. And run through the molten earth that was literally covering the whole path. Like I said: easy. Continuing forward, we knew that we couldn’t follow the path that so many previous leaders had made. When the eruptions finally calmed, we no longer had to constantly fight for our lives. However, we lost many members of the caravan. Some didn’t like the small changes to the path and voluntarily left. Others were poisoned by the polluted air the volcano had created. We found our way down the mountain, across a forest plagued by storm, and eventually, came to the edge of the trees.
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For the first time, I felt relieved. Although we still had a bit to travel, I could see a kingdom across a desert. It took a few days, but we eventually reached the castle. I couldn’t believe that made it through. Despite the twists and turns, mountains and valleys, pouring rain and blistering heat, we not only survived, but we thrived. In a corridor, I came across an older woman. We began talking, and I learned that she had also led a caravan through the mountains. She told me something, however, that I had not expected. According to her, it was okay to stop. After making it here, and seeing what was ahead, she decided to stay. Oddly enough, this flooded me with relief. But it also filled me with sorrow. I didn’t want to go on, but I didn’t want to get stuck here. A few days after arriving, the caravan left the castle. It didn’t take too long before we reached the top of a hill, and I saw what we would have to traverse. The road was visibly rocky, and miles away, a volcano rumbled. It seemed unstable, as if it was plotting something evil. The jagged peaks of the mountains looked much worse than before. Seeing that my life would get even more painful if I went forward, I looked to my left at a beautiful beach. It went on for a while before rolling hills began. In this moment, I decided to make my own path. I might not have known exactly what to expect from it, but it was a place I wanted to go. Sunlight splashed on my face as the breeze blew my hair around. The waves lapped against my ankles and washed the sand from between my toes. Even without the others I once considered family, I was happy once again. With a smile on my face, I gazed ahead. As the beach came to an end, grass-covered hills rose from the earth. I could have stayed on the shore and stared at them forever, but something caught my eye. One of the nearest hills had a cave. It didn’t look natural, as if someone has drilled it out of the side of the cliff. I walked toward it, and although I didn’t know where it will lead, I knew it would take me underground.
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1. FOUNDER’S MONUMENT Created over 30 years ago, this statue memorializes the pioneers who continually went ‘back up the mountain’ to get materials to build Old Main. This piece was designed in 1986 by sculptor Jerry Anderson. 2. AMERICA FIRST DISPL AY CASE Located near the entrance to the America First Event Center, this location features the art of students rather than athletic memorabilia. Every few weeks, the contents of the case are updated. 3. CENTURIUM This collection of statues serves as more than just a focal point to the campus, it highlights the innovators who inspired SUU’s motto “Learning Lives Forever.” It’s also not a bad spot for a photo shoot (see page 13). 4. PUSHPIN GALLERY Similar to the display case, this wall at the entrance to the America First Event Center (coming from the Student Center) is used to showcase twodimensional works of art, usually from photography or design classes. 5. GARDEN OF SYMBOLS Able to be seen from the entrance to the library and the basement level, this collection of ancient and current symbols illustrates the history of written language, including hieroglyphics and texts found on Easter Island. 6. PIONEER MONUMENT A tribute to Nellie Pucell Unthank, this statue showcases the spirit and the stories of pioneers. Nellie’s family journeyed from England to Utah, and she remained positive despite the death of her parents and frostbite.
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7. PROBE At over 25 feet tall, this mosaic is located in the lobby of the Science Center. The five panels represent physics, microbiology, macrobiology, geology and the heavens. This abstract piece was designed in 1993. 8. STARMAKER This piece, created in 1994 by Utah artist Nolan Johnson, is made up of metal and stone. It is hidden amongst the trees of upper campus, where the character appears to be floating inside a ring and creating new stars. 9. SUMA This recent addition to campus is home to works of art created by artists from around the world. The exterior was designed to reflect the natural forms found in slot canyons, as well as Bryce and Zion National Parks. 10. STILLMAN SCULPTURE COURT Located between the Southern Utah Museum of Art and the Greenshow Commons, this flat area is home to a number of sculptures, including Jane DeDecker’s “The Sower.” Eventually, more statues will reside here. 11. TATIANA This statue, which is featured on this spread, was created by Staley J. Watts in 2008 and depicts the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” It is located outside the Randall L. Jones Theatre. 12. SHAKESPEARE GARDEN Located next to the Randall L. Jones Theatre, this collection of statues features Shakespeare and some of his characters, including Juliet, Falstaff and King Lear. The sculptures are spread among flower-covered patches.
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Thunderground has been dedicated to collecting and publishing the work of student artists at SUU. With the exception of our visual arts lookbook, this is the largest art submissions section we’ve had.
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Katie Perkins Kitschy Queen Pins Retail Design 2018
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Adalie Call Lady with Flower Crown Watercolor on paper 2017 Little Birdie Watercolor and ink on paper 2018
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Adalie Call Baby Sea Turtle Watercolor on paper 2018 La Jolla Seal Watercolor on paper 2018 Pink Bunny Watercolor on paper 2018 Blue Bunny Watercolor on paper 2018
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Francesca Gatti Blossom Ink and pencil on paper 2017
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Francesca Gatti Viking Ink and pencil on paper 2017 Family Memory Ink on paper 2017
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Rex Jones Mile Rock Beach Photography 2017
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Billy Clouse Resilient Graphic Design 2018
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Whittni Ananin Daily Doodles Ink on paper 2018
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Laura Hall Untitled Earthenware with glaze 2018
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Laura Hall Untitled Earthenware with glaze 2018
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Since he can remember, Danny Spivak, who goes by the stage name “Deezy,” has loved music. “When I was 6, I started sitting down at the piano and composing some simple tunes,” he said. “By the time I was 13, I started writing and recording my own lyrics.” Some of his topics have included human rights, depression and personal struggles. “My goal has and will continue to be simple when it comes to my music: I hope to resonate with people on a personal level with whatever they may be going through.”
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Hey T-Birds! So I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am SO excited that the weather is starting to get warmer here on campus, and I’m excited to show you a few spring outfits! I tend to wear a lot of dark colors in the cold months, but now that it’s warm, I feel like we can break out the colors and patterns.
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Vintage charm For this outfit, I paired a denim skirt with a vintage rose t-shirt. I love finding unique pieces like this at thrift stores, and this top in particular is so cute. The denim skirt is comfortable and casual and perfect for a warm spring day.
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A pop of personality I decided to go simple so that I could have a chance to accessorize. I wore a plain white t-shirt with black jeans and a denim jacket. I added some of my favorite pins to the jacket, and wore a cute rainbow rhinestone choker.
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Super Simple One piece that’s always a spring staple is a simple sundress. I wore this blue floral dress with sneakers. This look is perfect for college students in my opinion because you don’t have to think about putting an outfit together; you can just throw on a dress and head to class. It’s also super comfortable.
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Classic floral For the last outfit, I wore a black floral top with some vintage shorts and a simple black belt. This look is so cute and simple. For the spring, I’ve been moving away from dark makeup looks and using more peach and pink colors for both my lips and eyes. These colors are great for warm spring weather!
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Even though he’s only been in the United States for three months, Yuri Bertacchi has visited must-see sights such as Brian Head, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and southern California. After studying abroad in Pennsylvania during high school, the Italian returned to study communication at SUU. This is Bertacchi’s first semester, and he plans to graduate from SUU. “I think that when you study abroad, it’s because you want to experience something different and you want to push yourself,” he said. For his Instagram account, @the.american.boy, Bertacchi uses a Go Pro camera and a selfie stick to capture images. So far, his favorite place to travel has been the Grand Canyon. “It was amazing,” he said. “When you’re up there, you feel so small.” After graduating, Bertacchi said he wants to create documentaries, allowing him to mix his love of photography and traveling.
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Angels Landing
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Seven Magic Mountains
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What to wear on your
Curated by Trevor Miles
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Moisturewicking shirt
Backpack with essentials Rain pants
Hiking shoes
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Wind breaker
Hiking poles
water-proof socks
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Emergency blanket
First aid kit Water pouch
Rain Poncho
Carabiners
Lantern Pocket knife
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Shoe spikes
Map Insect repellent Snacks
Water Bottle
Compass
Backpack rain cover Head Lamp
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Where to go for a local
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This outdoor recreation spot is only about a mile outside of Cedar City, and it’s filled with walking and biking trails, as well as rocky areas that are great for climbing!
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Located within Cedar City, this trail is easy to hike and takes you into the base of the canyon, which is filled with stunning red rocks and luscious plant life.
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Within Zion National Park is this gem of a hike, which provides stunning views. It is more strenuous than the other two, and you should bring plenty of food and water with you.
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