Campus and community briefs
Donate old cell phones for victims
If students are wondering what to do with their old cell phones, they can donate them to a good cause rather than throwing them away.
Cell phone collection boxes have been placed around campus and various locations in Cache Valley throughout November. The donated phones will go to help the Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA) in Logan, an organization devoted to helping victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Blue boxes with the CAPSA logo can be found at the Aggie Village laundromat, Merrill Hall, Utah State University’s women’s center and Richards Hall on campus. Off-campus, local businesses such as Icon Health and Fitness, Schreiber Foods, Alert Cellular, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, Macey’s Food and Drug, Cache Valley Honda Yamaha and Lynn’s Audio Video also have donation boxes. Students are encouraged to take the time to turn in their old cell phones and make a difference.
Thurl Bailey to speak in Spectrum
Thurl Bailey, former NBA basketball player, singer/songwriter and businessman, will speak in the Spectrum Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. He will also give a musical performance.
Hosted by the Hatch Foundation, the event costs $1 per person to be paid at the door.
Proceeds will be used to fund a scholarship set up on behalf of a former USU student and Polynesian Club president, Salote F. Otutaha, who was murdered in February of 2002. The scholarship will help pay for multi-cultural students going to college. All students and faculty are invited to attend.
Speech and debate team back in action
After a 20-year hiatus, Utah State University’s speech and debate team members won five of the top 10 debate speaker awards at a tournament at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo.
The awards went to Trevor Linderman, Heather Hancock, Adam Fulton, Rachel Swim and Kim Wilson. Also, Tarah Johnson placed second in poetry interpretation, Heather Hancock placed third in informative speaking, Adam Fulton placed seventh in impromptu speaking, Kim Wilson placed seventh in poetry interpretation and Matt Wright placed 14th out of 50 impromptu speakers.
USU competed against 17 other colleges and universities from six states. With one of the smallest, least-experienced teams, USU took sixth place overall at the tournament.
The team would like to thank the language, philosophy and speech communication department and the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences for their financial support in providing a university van for the tournament.
What to do with a degree in English
Twice a year, English majors and interested others have the opportunity to find out just what careers are available to those holding English degrees. This fall’s career panel will feature Utah State University department of English alums Michael Christensen and Anne F. Hatch. The event will be held Nov. 13, at 1:30 p.m. in Eccles Conference Center Room 309.
These two alumni illustrate some of the various career paths available to those with an English degree, according to Jana Kay Lunstad, English department undergraduate advisor. English majors are versatile, adaptable and have strong communication and critical thinking skills – qualities that employers value highly.
For more information on the career panel or the department of English at USU, call (435) 797-3856.