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Bystanders Lift Flaming Car to Save Man – New York Times, Sept. 23
On a stretch of road by the
crest of a hill in Logan, Utah, on
Monday, a motorcycle and a
BMW collided, throwing the
cyclist under the car and causing
the bike to burst into flames,
which quickly spread to the
sedan. Rather than fleeing those
two flaming vehicles, a dozen
bystanders rushed toward the
blaze, lifted the car and pulled
the injured man out by his ankle.
The Logan Police Department
identified the motorcyclist as Brandon Wright, 21. He was in critical condition at Intermountain Medical
Center Tuesday night.
“If no one had taken action,” said Jeff Curtis, assistant chief of the department, “it could have been a
very different outcome.”
The accident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. Monday on a road that runs alongside the Utah State
University campus in Logan, which is about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. The driver of the BMW was
not injured.
USU First in the Country to Try Innovative ‘Food Dudes’ Nutrition Program – Deseret News, Sept. 23
Utah State University researchers have
completed the first U.S. implementation of the Food
Dudes Healthy Eating Program and saw fruit and
vegetable consumption increase by more than 40
percent among elementary school students. USU
researchers are now expanding the program into six
elementary schools in northern Utah.
The Food Dudes program takes a three-step
approach for kids 6 to 11 years old. First, samples of
fruits and vegetables are brought in for kids to taste.
Second, they become part of a peer program which
encourages kids to see eating healthier foods as a
popular thing to do. The final part is that kids are
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rewarded by being given small prizes for eating all of their fruits and vegetables during lunch.
A year into the program, consumption of fruits and vegetables among English school kids jumped as
high as 90 percent in some schools. The program impressed Irish school officials so much that the
program was adopted in all Irish schools a few years ago. Even more impressive was that a follow-up
study showed Food Dudes students carried better eating habits into high school.
The Food Dudes program was created by a psychology professor at Bangor University in North Wales,
United Kingdom.
USU President Turns Down Raise, Puts it Toward Students – Herald Journal, Sept. 17
Utah State University President Stan Albrecht has decided to forgo a salary increase approved by the Utah Board of Regents on Friday and donate the entire sum to help his students. Albrecht said in a prepared statement released shortly after the Regents adjourned that he would donate the 4 percent salary increase - totaling $11,395 - to the Aggie Promise Scholarship and other scholarship programs at Utah State University.
The Aggie Promise Scholarship, created during USU's Comprehensive Campaign in 2007, provides support for first-generation students attending USU, students who would have no other way of attending the university.
USU Students Set Kissing Record – KSL, Sept. 26 Students at Utah State University broke the
world record for the "longest kissing chain" this
weekend.
The university says 1,450 people filled the
quad Friday night to participate. The previous
record of 303 participants had been set at a
school in India earlier this year.
The USU Student Alumni Association planned
and carried out the event as part of homecoming
week. It's now waiting for official word from the
Guinness World Records.
USU Sends Tiny Satellites to Launch Into Orbit – KSL, Sept. 29
Utah State University is
sending two space satellites to
California Thursday for a rocket
launch in late October.
Using the same kinds of
technologies you find in cellphones and consumer electronics, the scientists have been able to make a
very capable, very small spacecraft. Two of the spacecraft fit into a box the size of a loaf of bread.
"And being able to prove that, yes, you really can take big satellite technology and make it fly on
something that students built, that is definitely something that is going to be a game-changer," said
Utah State University student Erik Stromberg.
11/4/11 Bystanders Lift Flaming Car to Save a Man - NYTimes.com
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Bystanders Lift Flaming Car to Save a Man
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
On a stretch of road by the crest of a hill in Logan, Utah, on Monday, a motorcycle and a BMW collided, throwing the
cyclist under the car and causing the bike to burst into flames, which quickly spread to the sedan. Rather than fleeing
those two flaming vehicles, a dozen bystanders rushed toward the blaze, lifted the car and pulled the injured man out byhis ankle.
The Logan Police Department identified the motorcyclist as Brandon Wright, 21. He was in critical condition at
Intermountain Medical Center Tuesday night.
“If no one had taken action,” said Jeff Curtis, assistant chief of the department, “it could have been a very different
outcome.”
The accident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. Monday on a road that runs alongside the Utah State University campus in
Logan, which is about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. The driver of the BMW was not injured.
A video of the event, which was posted on YouTube, shows a dozen men and women swooping in toward the high,
darting flames; some were in hard hats, others in summer shorts and at least one was in a police uniform. They lift one
side of the car off the ground, haul Mr. Wright a few feet from the wreckage and then scatter. Mr. Wright remainssplayed on the ground for a few moments, not far from the vehicles.
Mr. Curtis said that the police officer on the scene, Sgt. Jason Olsen, decided it was best to move the victim as little aspossible to avoid exacerbating his injuries.
“You have to decide, what’s the worst thing to do,” Mr. Curtis said. “Every foot they pulled him is another foot toward
more serious injury. But if we can get him a safe distance away, where he isn’t going to burn, it’s just a judgment call.”
In a news conference on Tuesday, Mr. Wright’s uncle, Tyler Riggs, said their family was “incredibly thankful for these
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In a news conference on Tuesday, Mr. Wright’s uncle, Tyler Riggs, said their family was “incredibly thankful for these
angels who came to his aid yesterday.”
“They saved his life,” Mr. Riggs said. “And they risked their lives doing it.”
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Foot soldiers in a different national battle —child obesity – March 27, 2011
Setting healthy habits – Feb. 24, 2011
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Getting kids to eat their veggies: USU first in thecountry to try innovative 'Food Dudes' nutritionprogramBy Geoffrey Fattah, Deseret News
PROVIDENCE, Cache County — Madeline Cook can't really put her finger on it, but the thought of eating broccoli
makes her nose scrunch up in distaste. "I don't really like broccoli because … I really don't know," said the 8-year-old
Providence Elementary School.
Any parent at a dinner table is familiar with the age-long negotiation with their children to get them to eat fruits and
vegetables. At times the bargaining can be as intense as any Middle-East peace negotiation.
But a Utah State University researcher is hoping that a
program started in England will help change the attitudes of
U.S. kids toward eating healthier foods.
The Food Dudes program was created by a psychology
professor at Bangor University in North Wales, United
Kingdom. "I started it because I noticed children had
switched off eating fruits and vegetables and had switched
over to largely junk diets," said professor Fergus Lowe.
Lowe said obesity among children is a global crisis. "It's
actually the biggest public health problem of our time.
Obesity is a huge issue worldwide. There are now more
people who are overweight and obese than there are
underfed," he said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
one in three Americans is obese, as are 17 percent of
children between the ages of 2 and 19. In Utah, nearly 10
percent of children are considered obese.
Fruits and vegetables, have had to compete for the attention
of more glitzy processed foods, like cartoon character
cookies, "Cheez" with crackers and candy snacks — much
of it high in sugar and fat.
The Food Dudes program takes a three-step approach for
kids 6 to 11 years old. First, samples of fruits and vegetables
are brought in for kids to taste. Second, they become part of
a peer program which encourages kids to see eating healthier
foods as a popular thing to do. The final part is that kids are
rewarded by being given small prizes for eating all of their
fruits and vegetables during lunch.
A year into the program, consumption of fruits and vegetables
among English school kids jumped as high as 90 percent in some schools. The program impressed Irish school
officials so much that the program was adopted in all Irish schools a few years ago. Even more impressive was that a
follow-up study showed Food Dudes students carried better eating habits into high school.
The results caught the eye of USU senior dietitian, Sheryl Aguilar. "We actually change the culture of the school so
that it's cool to bring fruits and vegetables to school for lunch," she said. An initial pilot study of one Cache County
class showed that the Food Dudes program increased eating of fruit by 40 percent and vegetables by 44 percent over
just a four-month period.
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Students attend a Food Dudes assembly at
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is the first organization to initiate the Food Dudes
nutrition program schoolwide in the United States after
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Foot soldiers in a different national battle —child obesity – March 27, 2011
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School cafeterias to try psychology in lunch line– Oct. 12, 2010
Project aims to break bad food habits – Sept. 29,
2010
Local schools fighting childhood obesity – Sept.
24, 2010
Getting kids to eat their veggies: USU first in thecountry to try innovative 'Food Dudes' nutritionprogramBy Geoffrey Fattah, Deseret News
Those results caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who has given the program a total of
$500,000 in grants to study the possibility of introducing the Food Dudes program to more schools in the U.S. Aguilar
is collaborating with researchers Heidi Wengreen and Greg Madden on this study.
USU will conduct a one-year study in six elementary schools in the Cache County School District. During that time,
researchers will introduce one fruit and one vegetable to kids at lunchtime. Each student's tray will be photographed
before and after they are finished eating to record what they ate, how much, and what they threw in the trash.
Aguilar said the classic parent argument of "eat it, it's good
for you," doesn't work because it creates a negative view of
healthy foods. By giving kids a chance to taste the food and
decide if they like it among peers, it can create a lasting
attitude change.
One of those schools is Providence Elementary, where kids
on Friday played with orange slices by sticking them in their
mouths and smiling, trading laughs. They said they liked
pizza, spaghetti and cheeseburgers for lunch, but seemed
willing to try healthier foods. Keste Peterson, 8, said he
enjoyed both the broccoli and orange slices given out at
lunch. "I loved it!" he said.
"The broccoli was yucky but the oranges were good," said 8-
year-old Jade Jensen.
Hally Miller, 6, is on the fence with broccoli. "I really don't like
the taste, but I still eat them because I want to be healthy. I
plug my nose when I eat them."
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Students attend a Food Dudes assembly at
Providence Elementary School in Providence, Cache
County, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Utah State University
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the program helped change the diet habits of school
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Utah State University President Stan Albrecht has decided to forgo a salary increase approved by the Utah Board of Regents on Friday anddonate the entire sum to help his students.
Albrecht said in a prepared statement released shortly after the Regents adjourned that he would donate the 4 percent salary increase -totaling $11,395 - to the Aggie Promise Scholarship and other scholarship programs at Utah State University.
The Aggie Promise Scholarship, created during USU's Comprehensive Campaign in 2007, provides support for first-generation studentsattending USU, students who would have no other way of attending the university.
Albrecht has not named other scholarships that would be benificiaries of the increase, but Patrick Williams, a spokesman for USU, saidAlbrecht "would likely take some time to think about what other scholarships may need support from this."
The Board of Regents -the governing body of the Utah System of Higher Education - is responsible for having the final say in approving suchsalary increases, and this time it ranged from 2.8 percent to 12.5 percent for all eight of Utah's college and university presidents.
While the increases approved by the Regents added up to just more than $100,000 overall, the board also voted to conduct a morecomprehensive study of Utah president salaries compared with counterparts across the country, according to a Deseret News report.
Albrecht's base salary is $283,605 (he takes no bonuses, officials say), and the 4 percent increase - if he had taken it - would have bumped thepresident's pay up to exactly $295,000.
But before that vote was even taken, Albrecht reportedly requested no salary increase at all.
"In light of the current economic climate and in consideration for the many faculty and staff at Utah State University who have received nochange in compensation for several years, I thought my request was appropriate," Albrecht said in response to the Regents' action in aprepared statement.
Compensation increases for faculty and staff have been an issue on the minds of many at USU for several years. Several times, theLegislature has drafted bills dealing with compensation, but nothing has come through since the recession hit in 2008.
This isn't the first time Albrecht got a chance to be generous with money this year. In April, he announced that the university would distributea $600 check to all university benefit-eligible employees. USU was able to do this since USU's self-insured health plan experienced lowerthan expected claims during fiscal year 2011.
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