KSUU’s Friday Journal

A tribute to Cedar City’s own Jimmie Jones, who passed away December 5, 2009.

The magnificent landscapes of Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks are the focus of an exhibit at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery starting October 15th.  Cal Rollins reports.

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Cedar City native son Jim Jones was bestowed on honorary doctorate at the May 2009 commencement.  Dean O’Driscoll is voice.

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Jim Jones had a life-long dream of a significant museum in Cedar City.  His endowment to the University goes a long way toward making that dream a reality.

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Karli Bulloch and Krista Liljenquist offer two perspectives on meeting the challenges of college life.

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The University’s rugby club offers student athletes a chance to hone their scrumming skills–all with a Hibernian accent. Cooper Field reports.

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A traumatic, June 2008 brain injury tipped Kyle Peterson’s cognitive world upside-down.  Kyle suggests that his recovery is much like fitting the puzzle back together, one piece at a time.  The junior from Cedar City continues to work toward a degree in chemistry at SUU, while progressing through that long, slow recovery.

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In our Campus News Briefs, Friday Journal introduces the SUU men’s and women’s basketball teams.  Both started official practices in the last weeks, and both begin play in the next two weeks.

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A group of 12 students from Southern Utah University recently returned from New York City. These 12 young academics joined 100 additional college students from across the country in a diplomatic cultural exchange with influential world leaders and political groups.  Chris Holmes reports.

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A Massachusetts company called First Wind announced a scholarship program to benefit high school students from Millard and Beaver counties.  Meanwhile, the company continues construction on its wind turbine project north of Milford.  Chris Holmes reports.

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Ben Peterson’s film Dado: Southern Utah University in Mexico was screened as a University Convocation on October 13.  The film chronicles the experiences of SUU students participating in Alternative Spring Break in March of 2009.

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