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Fletcher of the Chemi-ca l Engi-n e e r i n g Department will speak at the Mar-riott Center at 11:05 a.m.

The Devotional will be broad-cast live on the BYU Broadcast-ing channels and online at byub.org. Rebroadcast and archive information will be available at byub.org/devotionals or speech-es.byu.edu.

Fletcher is a professor and as-sociate chair. He received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from BYU in 1983. He worked for sev-en years at the Combustion Re-search Facility at Sandia Nation-al Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., and joined the faculty at BYU in 1991. He has coauthored one book, three book chapters, 82 peer-reviewed publications and more than 160 presentations at technical conferences. He has served as adviser for 24 gradu-ate students while at BYU. He re-ceived the Karl G. Maeser Excel-lence in Teaching Award in 2008.

Fletcher is currently the bish-op of his home ward in Orem. He and his wife, Beth Fletcher, have five children and one grand-daughter.

B y M A d e l e i n e B r o w n

BYU men’s basketball may have an impressive 71-percent free-throw per-centage, but even more impressive, they have 100-percent graduation suc-cess rate.

BYU ranks 223rd out of 339 schools in the nation in student athlete grad-uation rate according to the NCAA’s 2011 Graduation Rates Report. Men’s basketball and women’s tennis lead the student athletes at BYU with 100- percent graduation success rate. The sports with the lowest graduation rate are gymnastics (67 percent), men’s golf (60 percent) and football (57 percent).

An eye on the numbersChad Gwilliam, BYU assistant

athletic director for compliance, cau-tioned that the numbers should only be used for general trends.

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Most of the BYU athletes graduate

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BYU women’s tennis has a 100-percent graduation rate.

B y r e B e C C A l A n e a n d J e s s i C A H e n r i e

Family and friends of Susan Powell were shocked Sunday to learn the end to what has been a tragedy from start to finish.

After being named a “person of interest” in his wife’s disappearance from her home in West Valley City in 2009 and fighting to regain custody of his two young sons, Josh Powell’s at-torney told The Associated Press that Josh Powell was upset. That explana-tion isn’t good enough for the family

and friends seeking to understand why Powell would destroy his home in Graham, Wash., while he and his sons were still inside.

It happened around midday on Sunday. A social worker from Child Protective Services was escorting Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, for a super-vised visit with their father, who was allowed two three-hour supervised visits each week and had not seen his sons since a custody case court hearing last Wednesday. Powell met her at the door, allowed his sons into his house and then blocked the social worker from following. The worker immediately phoned her superiors,

reporting the incident and the scent of gas coming from inside the home.

The house burst into flames adding another tragedy to the history of dif-ficulties in the Powell family, includ-ing the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell, the boys’ mother, in 2009.

“We will continue with our inves-tigation into the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell, who is still miss-ing,” said Sgt. Mike Powell, public in-formation officer for the West ValleyCity Police Department. “That inves-tigation still remains active, so we’re very limited on what can be released,

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Family, friends mourn loss of Powell children

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Chuck and Judy Cox with their grand-sons, Charlie, left, and Braden, right.

B y J e F F F i n l e Y

A once relaxing visit to get a tan may soon feel like a visit to the doctor thanks to SB 41, a bill that would change regula-tions on tanning facilities.

Sen. Patricia Jones, D-Salt Lake, is trying to call attention to the health risks of tanning beds with legislation that changes the requirements for op-erating a tanning salon in Utah.

“There’s a direct correlation be-tween the use of tanning beds … and melanoma,” Jones said. “Utah has the highest rate of melanoma in the nation, and it’s killing our kids and our families.”

Currently, a business has to obtain a license from a local health depart-ment to operate a tanning facility in Utah, as well as yearly written per-mission from a parent or guardian for minors. The new legislation, how-ever, will include a few extra rules.

The bill bans the use of commer-cial tanning beds by 13 year olds and younger. Minors that are 14 to 18 must have a parent or guardian with them every time they go to tan, Jones said.

The bill will also require tanning salons to warn of the dangers of using a tanning bed in a conspicuous place as well as giving yearly warnings to customers.

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New legislation would control tanning beds’ use

B y H w A l e e

In July 2010, BYU students broke the world record for the largest water balloon fight. This week they went for another new world record, this time to build the largest castle — out of cardboard boxes.

EcoResponse, a group of environ-mentally-conscious BYU students, teamed up with BYU Recycling, Stu-dent Wellness and several civil engi-neering students at Brigham Square Monday to build the world’s largest castle made of recycled-cardboard boxes. The previous world record was achieved by students at Harvard Uni-

versity last September, with a castle built out of 566 cardboard boxes.

Amy Fortuna, a BYU sophomore with an open major who volunteered at the event, said she saw it on the BYU website calendar on Sunday and got really excited about it. She brought her two friends to Brigham Square.

“It looked pretty exciting, I mean, we want to kick Harvard’s trash,” For-tuna said and giggled about her joke with her friends. “I have friends at Harvard and they have their record. We wanted to take it from them.”

About 100 students, staff and local residents from an 8-year-old to a se-nior citizen, worked together on the castle. Many students who were pass-

ing through and around the castle asked about the event and stopped to participate.

Timothy Rich, a BYU senior major-ing in business management, was one student who joined the building.

“I just love, on BYU campus, when you come in through here by Brigham Square, and there is some-thing new going on,” Rich said. “And a lot of times you’re just able to pitch in. That’s what I like about [it].”

Participants received a free green T-shirt or a Frisbee made out of re-cycled plastic bottles. As building progressed, the castle began to have arches, turrets and cannon towers. A local music band, Back Chat, sang on the packs of compressed cardboard

boxes during the construction.The entire castle was finished

around 1 p.m. using 704 cardboard boxes. Cheers and applause were heard as students raised the main turret tower in the middle of the com-pleted castle.

Bill Rudy, recycling coordinator at BYU Recycling, came up with the idea of building the world’s largest cardboard castle on BYU campus. He said the purpose of this event was to promote Recycle Mania, an eight-week-period national recycling com-petition among 600 colleges through-out the nation. He said he would like to save the boxes from the event for

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Students build world’s largest cardboard box castle

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legislation would restrict the use of tanning beds.

Cardboard castleon campus

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students from ecoresponse, a group at BYU, attempt to build the world’s largest cardboard box castle in Brigham square on Monday.

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A woman makes her way through a snow covered street in Sarajevo on Monday.

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BRIEFING

The world is our campus

Europeans struggle with record cold

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport Monday.

Europeans across the continent were dig-ging out from heavy snow after a week of bit-ter cold in which the number of dead — most of them homeless — continued to rise by the day. Temperatures have fallen as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius) in Ukraine, the hardest-hit country.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A dam in southern Bulgaria burst Monday after days of heavy rain, sending an eight-foot-high (2.5-meter) tor-rent surging through a village along the Greek border. The disaster brought the region’s toll from fl ooding to eight dead, 10 missing.

The dam on the Ivanovo Reservoir collapsed, fl ooding 700 houses in the village of Bisser, civil defense chief Nikolai Nikolov said. Four bodies were found in the raging waters, three of them elderly men, the Bisser mayor reported.

A reporter at Bisser saw the muddy water crashing into homes, tossing cars, drowning

animals and uprooting trees. Many homes were destroyed and some residents had to climb onto their roofs to escape.

Many in Bisser had to be rescued from their water-logged homes and were spending the night in emergency shelters. Offi cials were still assessing the damage late Monday.

Authorities have declared a state of emer-gency in much of southern Bulgaria due to the heavy rain. District governor Irena Uzunova said four others were killed and 10 people are still missing in the fl oods that have washed away bridges and roads.

Norway mass killer demands medal

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.

Anders Behring Breivik smirked as he was led in to the Oslo district court, handcuffed and dressed in a dark suit, for his last sched-uled detention hearing before the trial starts in April.

Snowmobiler dies incentral Utah avalanche

RICHFIELD(AP) — Offi cials say a snowmo-biler has died in an avalanche near central Utah’s Fish Lake.

Forecaster Brett Kobernik of the Utah Ava-lanche Center says a group of four snowmobil-ers triggered the slab avalanche about 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

At least one man was caught in the slide and buried about 4 feet deep. The man’s compan-ions were able to fi nd him with the help of an avalanche transceiver.

Associated Press

An abandoned car is seen in a fl ooded fi eld near to the town of Harmanly, Bulgaria on Monday. A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, fl ooding Bisser village.

Dam bursts in Bulgaria, 8 killed in fl oods

A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s

LAS VEGAS — Newt Gin-grich is wooing NASCAR vot-ers.

As he charts a possible course to the Republican nomination, aides say Gin-grich will paint frontrunner Mitt Romney as the candidate of the PGA golf tour while the former House speaker pur-sues the blue collar mantle of Dale Earnhardt.

It’s a strategy that exploits the class warfare Gingrich professes to oppose. Still, it could pay dividends once the GOP race again swings South.

Gingrich sees delegate-rich Texas as a firewall in April. But he must slog through more than 30 contests before that.

“Our commitment is to seek to find a series of victo-ries which would end at the Texas primary, which will leave us about at parity with Gov. Romney,” Gingrich said at a press conference in Las Vegas following caucus re-sults which showed him plac-ing a distant second behind Mitt Romney.

It won’t be easy. Coming off sizable wins in Florida and Nevada, Romney is again the undisputed frontrunner in the Republican race, hav-ing brushed aside the threat posed by Gingrich when he won South Carolina on Jan. 21.

Romney has momentum,

money and a healthy lead in pledged delegates.

And before the 10 -state battle on March 6 known as Super Tuesday, the Republi-can race will move through several more states seen as favorable to Romney, such as

his old home state of Michi-gan.

Still, those who’ve followed Gingrich’s career know he’s at his strongest as an insur-gent — which is precisely where he now finds himself.

In Las Vegas, Gingrich has

been making the case to do-nors that he can come back yet again.

He’s been cloistered with top advisers, including his pollster, in a campaign war room to map out the coming months. The mandate is to

keep the delegate count close in states with the kind of working class voter they are targeting.

For now, Gingrich is giving a brief nod to states holding votes this month while look-ing forward to Super Tuesday states and beyond.

Gingrich will touch down briefly in Colorado and Min-nesota — which both hold contests on Tuesday — before heading to a state that holds more promise for the former House speaker: Ohio. Gin-grich is hopeful his populist attacks on Romney will reso-nate with the Rust Belt’s blue collar voters.

Mindful that he was pum-meled in Florida, where he arrived after a significant amount of early voting had taken place, Gingrich is launching a two-day bus tour in Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday hoping to grab headlines as early voters make up their minds.

Gingrich aides also believe Arizona, where voters will cast ballots Feb. 28, could be fertile ground for Gingrich who has appeal with Hispanic voters due to an immigration policy that seeks to straddle the line between tough and compassionate. Ging rich wants to control the border but he’s also said that the mil-lions of illegal immigrants in the country for decades should not automatically be deported and instead be pro-vided a path to stay.

Still, even as the former Georgia congressman casts

himself as a national candi-date, noting that he’ll head to California next week, it is the South — with its evangelicals and social conservatives — that could prove pivotal.

“We want to get to Georgia, to Alabama, to Tennessee. We want to get to Texas,” Gin-grich said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

He failed to mention Vir-ginia, the state he now calls home, and where he failed to qualify to get on the ballot. The error is costly. It means he won’t be eligible for any of the state’s 46 delegates.

Gingrich is expected to fare well in Georgia, the state he represented in Congress for two decades and where he’s credited with building the Republican party from the ground up.

And he plans to compete hard in Texas, with its cov-eted 155 delegates.

He’ll likely have help from his onetime rival Rick Per-ry, the Texas governor who dropped out of the race last month and threw his support behind Gingrich calling him a conservative visionary.

Moving forward, Gingrich said he will continue to pound away at the “big con-trasts” with Romney.

“I am pretty comfortable that when you come down to it and go state to state to state, a pro-abortion, pro-gun con-trol, pro-tax increase, George Soros-approved candidate of the establishment probably is not going to do very well,” he said.

Leaving Nevada, Gingrich targets NASCAR voters

A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s

BAGHDAD — An al-Qa-ida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an esca-lating sectarian security and political crisis that threatens to drive the country toward civil war.

A surge in attacks since the U.S. pullout has killed more than 200 people last month and raised fears of a reprise of a conf lict five years ago that was close to all-out civil war. And now, there are no American troops to act as a buffer between Sunnis and Shiites.

A statement by al-Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq on Mon-day said “Sunni heroes of heroes” infiltrated Shiite processions with explosive

vests, killing scores of “non-believers and Iranian agents” during Arbaeen commemora-tions, the most sacred times for Shiite Muslims.

The most bloodiest of the Arbaeen attacks al-Qaida claimed was the Jan. 5 wave of apparently coordinated bombings in Baghdad and outside the southern city of Nasiriyah that killed 78 peo-ple.

The second came nine days later in a blast near the south-

ern city of Basra. At least 53 pilgrims were killed.

Al-Qaida was one of the main U.S. enemies during nine years of war in Iraq. The group was behind some of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soldiers, Iraqi security forces and American-backed government institutions.

Since the last American sol-diers left the country Dec. 18, al-Qaida and other Sunni mil-itants have stepped up attacks against the Shiite majority to undermine confidence in the government of Prime Minis-ter Nouri al-Maliki and the ability of his security forces to protect the people.

Alongside the violence, sectarian-based politician clashes have intensified.

Iraq’s al-Qaida claims 2 deadly attacks on Shiites

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Being informedI was truly saddened to read of

plans to discontinue the daily print version of The Daily Universe. Starting when I was a BYU student and later as a faculty member, I’ve always enjoyed picking up a copy of The Daily Universe to read over lunch. Now that my eyesight is suffering from too much time star-ing at a computer screen and the inbox of my email is overflowing, I definitely won’t be reading The Universe online.

I do understand the university’s concerns about the financial sus-tainability of the print version of the newspaper. Even so, in an age when Americans are increasingly uninformed about the world, and people think that reading a Tweet or Facebook post makes them experts on current events, it’s sad-dening to learn that a major news source for the BYU community will become that much less accessible.

BLAIR BATEMANDepartment of Spanish and

Portuguese

GraffitiTo the people who spray painted

Gordon B. Hinckley’s face on the south campus stairs, I have some advice for you.

First off, let me say that I get it. You weren’t thinking of the conse-quences. You thought that because what you spray painted was an image of the prophet saying, “be happy,” it wouldn’t be considered “that bad.” You thought that the

grounds crews would look at it and shake their heads with a smile saying, “those kids,” and move on. Let me tell you, the university isn’t laughing at your spray painted spiritual thought.

You just committed a crime. Not only that, you committed a crime against your own school; a school that offers you an elite education largely at the expense of tithe payers around the world. You have to understand that your actions have consequences, no matter how white, wealthy, privileged, Mor-mon, well intentioned or how good of a home teacher you are. Your lack of perspective is insulting to the rest of the student body.

My advice to you is to turn yourself in to the police depart-ment. The good news is that I called ahead for you and Provo doesn’t consider graffiti a felony, only a class B misdemeanor. That means you won’t be dismissed from campus. You are looking at probation and probably only a fine and community service.

If I could wager a guess, I would guess that you won’t turn yourself in. You will go on ignoring the consequences.

JESSE MYRICKWilton, Calif.

Bleeding blueI belong to a minority within a

minority here at BYU: I am an inter-national student and also not LDS. Although I have had a few negative experiences, I would not change my decision to come to this school. There

have been numerous instances where I have not felt as much of a Cougar, but recently, when I was asked to talk in a class, I realized I am more or as much of a Cougar as anybody else.

BYU has given me a lot — from helping me find a full-time position after I graduate to helping me gradu-ate early. I have had tremendous support from faculty and friends. I have cheered on Riley Nelson and wanted to learn how to “Jimmer.” I have been saddened by any loss to the Utes and crazily happy every time we have won. I have eaten one too many J-Dawgs.

I have also attended prayers and family home evenings. I have had de-fended BYU whenever their has been a controversy (trust me, there have been a couple) and been excited for General Conference. I have also been woken up Sunday mornings by mis-sionaries knocking on my door and have been given the Book of Mormon numerous times. I have prayed at the start of class.

I do believe there are certain things BYU can do to make more international non-Mormon students feel welcome. At times kids have issues dating or socially interact-ing with other people. I was lucky to meet the most amazing people during my three and a half years at BYU, but somebody else might not be that lucky. I have met international students, specifically non-LDS, who have transferred schools.

Maybe its time we helped in mak-ing BYU more diverse and acceptable — because non-LDS, international, I still bleed blue.

OMER MALIKLahore, Pakistan

The Daily Universe, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 3 ISSUES IDEAS

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A plague among usThe growing pandemic of pornography

Someone once told me, “Proph-ets don’t talk about pornogra-phy for fun.”

In the past five years, hardly a session of General Conference

has passed without the brethren warn-ing about the dangers of pornography. They have reason to warn. Pornogra-phy creates a shattering ripple effect impacting the viewer and surrounding.

From friends, I have heard the heartache that inevitably follows its destructive path. For those trapped in its addictive cycle or affected by it, life can seem hopeless. The statistics are grim, but turning a blind eye only compounds the issue. It is only by facing reality that we can begin to learn how to change it to find hope, healing and recovery.

In 2010, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, “Tragically, the same computer and Internet service that allows me to do my family history and prepare those names for temple work could, without filters and controls, allow my children or grand-children access to a global cesspool of perceptions that could blast a crater in their brains forever.”

The ease of access to pornography through the Internet has led to a dramatic increase of consumption and acceptance in society despite its nega-tive effects.

The adage is “sex sells,” but the business isn’t just selling, it’s booming. In 2003, the ABC News article “Porn Profits: Corporate America’s Secret” reported that the pornography business was bigger than the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball combined.

A 2008 study in the Journal of Adolesent Research found that among college students, 87 percent of men and 31 percent of women reported using pornography. Among the same group, 67 percent of men and 49 percent of women believed viewing pornography was acceptable. In 2009, University of Miami researcher Simon Louis Lajeur-nesse abandoned a study of the effects of pornography on young men because he could not find a control group of men who had not viewed pornography.

Statistics can seem distant. Too often we believe: This is the way for most of the world, but surely not for us in our community, surely not to me?

In 2007, the LDS Church News published a seven-part series on the

issue. Hundreds of bishops and stake presidents had reported that pornogra-phy was their top concern for members of the Church.

A study in 2009 found that Utah had one of the highest paid subscription ratings to Internet-based pornography websites in the United States.

This is one area in which we simply cannot be complacent. We must be involved in the fight because it is no longer a question of if this will affect you, but when.

Ralph Yarro, a former Novell execu-tive and anti-pornography advocate, told the Church News in 2007, “Wake

up. Apathy will kill you here. If porn hasn’t touched your life already, it is going to rip huge, gaping holes in it.”

This is by no means a happy subject. But with un-derstanding comes hope.

First, we must understand that pornography addiction is a real addiction. It cannot be stopped or changed by willpower alone. In “He Restoreth My Soul,” one recovering addict wrote, “When craving begins, reasoning ends!” If you are struggling with pornogra-

phy addiction, you are not alone. Seek out and find help. Only then can true recovery begin.

Second, remember that wonderfully good people suffer from this addic-tion. Many pornography addicts were exposed at a young age (the average age of exposure is 11 years old). As a society, I think we need to remember that these men and women are not just their addiction. Their addiction should not define them.

Third, for those who are watching a loved one struggle, you need to know three important things: you didn’t cause it, you can’t control it and you can’t cure it. Your loved one’s addiction is not a reflection of you. You cannot make your loved ones change or even make them want to change. You can only take care of yourself and support them if they are willing to change.

There is hope. Change can happen.

Katie Harmer is the opinion editor at The Daily Universe. This viewpoint represents her opinion and does not necessarily represent the opinions of BYU, its administration or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Pornography is not some titillating feast for the eyes that gives a momentary rush of excitement. [Rather] it has the effect of damaging hearts and souls to their very depths, strangling the life out of relationships that should be sacred, hurting to the very core those you should love the most.”

— Wife of pornography addict, Quoted by Gordon B. Hinckley

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KATIE HArmEr

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Sexual addiction and pornog-raphy use receive widespread national attention. Celebrity involvement and the media’s focus can leave one wondering

if effective treatment is even possible.Pornography use and addiction

are serious problems with devastat-ing consequences. However, effective treatment is available. Pornography addiction affects young and old, male and female. It is common across all social classes, racial categories and economic levels. It affects not only the user, but also spouses, dating part-ners, family members and friends.

As a certified sexual addiction specialist and therapist with LDS Family Services, I have been treat-ing individuals struggling with pornography and sexual addiction for the past 15 years. One the most important lessons I have learned is that individuals can and do recover. Without minimizing the harm caused by pornography use, it is important to under-stand that not everyone who views pornography is addicted. Most people who are exposed to pornographic material do not become addicted. The minority who do can recover. Treatment, hard work and continued vigilance are required to manage recovery. Treat-ment and help depend on the scope of the problem and what the best course of action should be taken to ensure success.

Pornography addiction is defined in many different ways. One of the things I look at is how their use of pornography is negatively affecting their life. In assessing this I ask about four important things. 1. Frequency: how often are they viewing pornogra-phy? 2. Duration: how long have they been viewing pornography and have they tried to quit without success? 3. Intensity: what type of material are they viewing and how extreme is the content they are viewing? And 4. Risk taking: what type of risk are they tak-ing to engage to view pornography, i.e. while at work, at home when there is a risk of being caught, any illegal activity, or other negative conse-quences if caught?

Recovery takes many different forms but has some common elements of success. One of the most important of these is participation in a 12-step

support group.Founded by Alcoholics Anonymous

this type of group offers free support and information from others at all stages of recovery. LDS Family Ser-vices sponsors 12-step support groups from an LDS perspective called ARP (addiction recovery program). This 12-step process guides the addict through recovery and healing.

In addition to the 12-step recovery groups, some individuals may need individual treatment from an expe-rienced therapist. I recommend that individuals seek help and assistance from their ecclesiastical leaders.

The use of pornography at any level is harmful to an individual’s spiritual-ity, relationships, self-worth and confidence. Addictions to pornogra-phy thrive in secrecy. It is critically important to have the helpful support of others. The 12-step support community offers help. However, support from priesthood leaders, family and friends are invaluable. It takes cour-age to humble ourselves as we seek support from

others, but great strength and bless-ings come when we do.

The greatest blessing of heal-ing comes as we seek the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in our lives. Pornography use causes spiritual damage in one’s life. It requires a spiritually focused change to overcome.

Information on groups can be found at www.ldsfamilyservices.org, by clicking on addiction recovery support groups. The website also has listings of where and when groups operate.

A manual titled “A Guide to Ad-diction Recovery and Healing” can be downloaded free of charge on the website. You can also contact you nearest office of LDS Family Services for more information on dealing with addiction to pornography.

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mICHAEL D. GArDnEr

Michael D. Gardner, Ph.D. is a Program Manager for LDS Family Services. This viewpoint represents his opinion and does not necessarily repre-sent the opinions of BYU, its adminis-tration or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Fixing the problem of pornographyFinding recovery

”Tragically, the same computer and Internet that allows me to do

my family history and prepare those names for temple work could, without filters and con-trols, allow my children or grandchilden access to a global cesspool of perceptions that could blast a crater in their

brains forever. ”elder Jeffrey R. Holland

”Addictions to pornog-raphy thrive in secrecy. It is critically important

to have the helpful support of others. ... It takes courage to

humble ourselves as we seek support from others, but great

strength and blessings come when we do.”

Michael D. Gardner, ph.D.

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B y M a d e l e i n e B r o w n

The Student Athlete Academ-ic Center helps student athletes by providing resources and advisement. As a result of an increased effort to push for aca-demic completion, graduation rates for student-athletes are up this year at BYU at 76 percent.

Nick Martineau, a guard on the BYU men’s basketball team, will graduate this April with a degree in business finance.

He said it’s hard to not suc-ceed with all the resources available to student athletes. Martineau said advisers at the Student Athlete Academic

Center have played a big part in coordinating academics and sports.

Trevor Wilson, director of the center, said BYU has placed

a greater emphasis on sports, especially those with low graduation rates, to succeed academically.

“An effort in our department has been made to focus on stu-dents who could be graduating with a little bit of help,” Wilson said. “I feel confident that these numbers are going to rise.”

The Student Athlete Aca-demic Center assists student athletes throughout their time at BYU.

“The beginning is when we start to recruit the student-ath-

lete,” Wilson said. “The ending point for us is when they’re in a job as a result of their educa-tion.”

The Student Athlete Academ-ic Center offers many resources including advisers, mentors and tutors.

“The middle part is when the student-athletes do need re-sources in the Student Athlete Center that they are absolutely available and put forth in a way that really enhances their abili-ty to perform in the classroom,” Wilson said.

Wilson said students are evaluated on both athletic tal-ent and academic capability.

Advisers assist coaches in the recruiting process and provide information for prospective stu-dent-athletes. They help current student athletes identify an ap-propriate major and continual-ly monitor graduation progress.

Mentors assist student-ath-letes with time management, coursework completion and exam preparation. Tutors are available to help students with specific subjects.

BYU athlete graduation rates rise with help from academic center

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“One of the things to keep in mind is that the numbers can f luctuate over a four-year period,” Gwilliam said.

The sizes of teams can af-fect the numbers dramati-cally. One out of 10 student-athletes not graduating on a golf team hurts the gradu-ation percentage a lot more than one out of a hundred student-athletes on a football team not graduating.

Gwilliam said returned missionaries who don’t grad-uate within the NCAA’s six-year window are taken out of the equation.

“We want to get these kids through graduation because we recognize the importance of it,” Gwilliam said.

“We’re lucky that basket-ball historically has had good rates,” Gwilliam said, “and they do a good job working on their graduation rates.”

The coaches’ supportBYU men’s basketball is

in the top 4 percent of Divi-sion I schools for graduation rates. Mark Pope, an assis-tant coach for the basketball team, attributed the high graduation rate to the luck of the draw and said the rates among teams would probably be more even over a longer pe-riod of time.

“We’ve had a string of guys that have taken their school-ing seriously,” Pope said.

Besides happenstance, he gave a lot of credit to Dave Rose, head coach of the team.

“Coach [Rose] makes it a point of emphasis,” Pope said.

Anson Winder, a freshman studying public health, also pointed to the coaches as the source of success.

“Coach pushes us to leave with a degree,” Winder said.

Trevor Wilson, director of the Student Athlete Academic Center, said the coaches are a big part of academic success for student-athletes.

“I think that the coaching staff has done a really good job of focusing on and re-evaluating the type of athlete they recruit here, but we’re not going to see the full ben-efit of that until further down

the road,” Wilson said.

Taking on a tough university

Baseball, another sport with lower graduation rates, is in the bottom 24 percent of Division I schools.

David Parry, a pitcher on the baseball team, was told the graduation success rate for baseball is 63 percent.

“BYU must be pretty tough if people aren’t able to pass,” he said.

He said a handful of play-ers are drafted to play profes-sionally, but the main factors affecting the graduation rate are the size of the team and players not being able to han-dle the rigorous academics.

While coaches try track-ing players academic lives, it is difficult because of the teams size.

A love for your sportGymnastics is another

sport with a lower gradua-tion rate. Sarah Yandow, a ju-nior on the team from Orem, is studying psychology. She attributed the low gradua-tion success rate to gymnasts getting married and moving to where their husbands are and to gymnasts just wanting to be coaches.

“Maybe girls get recruited and college isn’t that big of a priority,” Yandow said. “I know that we’re all really invested in gymnastics, but I know that school is important for most of us.”

A rigorous scheduleAcademics seem to be im-

portant for the women’s golf team.

“I think we are pretty on time for graduation,” said Maggie Yuan, a senior from Chengdu, China. “Even though golf takes so much time.”

The golf team travels both seasons, which adds up to five out of eight months of athletes missing class.

“The coaches do their best to help us catch up,” Yuan said. “They give us Thursday for catch-up day after trips.”

The women outdo the men in every sport except basket-ball. However, the difference is minimal with track, cross country and swimming.

‘Winners graduate’Sandy Thomas is the advis-

er for the men’s and women’s

volleyball teams, the women’s soccer team, and men and women’s swimming/diving teams. She said each sport holds different personalities.

“Athletes in the individual-ized sports, where it’s a team sport but they’re not com-peting as a team, tend to do better because they have to be self-disciplined,” Thomas said. “They have to perform or they don’t succeed.”

According to Thomas, all coaches should have academ-ics as a priority, but some coaches are more involved than others.

“The coach’s expectations for academics can play a big role,” Thomas said. “Espe-cially with kids who aren’t motivated.”

The theme of the Student Athlete Academic Center is “winners graduate.” At the center, they make graduation plans, ensure that student athletes meet with their ma-jor adviser, and keep them on track.

“If they’re in compliance with NCAA rules, they’re going to graduate,” Thomas said.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 2011 Graduation Rates Report released on Oct. 25 includes data for student athletes who entered school between 2001 and 2004. It includes the Graduation Success Rate and the Federal Graduation Rate. The rates are a comparison of the number of students who entered a school and the number of those who gradu-ated within six years.

“The NCAA developed the Division I Graduation Success Rate in response to colleges and universities who wanted graduation data that more accurately reflect the mobility among all col-lege students today,” Emily Potter, the NCAA assistant director of public and media relations, said in an email.

The rate includes student athletes transferring into schools.

Universities don’t calcu-late student athletes that leave a university before graduation as long as the stu-dent had remained eligible to compete.

Also not counted are in-coming transfer student ath-letes, but counts all outgoing transfer student athletes as not having graduated.

GraduationBYU athletes score high

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but our focus at this point goes out to those who have been im-pacted by this event. We are sad-dened by this tragic event and our deepest condolences go out to those impacted.”

The Sargeant Powell also said the city has sent represen-tatives to Washington, in lieu of information discovered by the department.

“Investigators have been sent to Washington to meet with Washington authorities, to determine if there is any-thing that might aid in their investigation,” he said.

The community is reaching out to support each other as they face this tragedy. Sunday night, friends and community mem-bers reached out and mourned the loss of the two young Powell boys at a vigil held at Carson El-ementary School in Payallulp, Wash., where Charlie attended first grade.

“It was touching; the people I was hugging and crying with, their boys had played with her boys,” said Mike Winder, West Valley City mayor. “There were neighbors and friends who’d gone to church with them.

“We’re all grieving in our own ways, but there is a black cloud over this day because of that monster, Josh Powell.”

On Monday, school contin-ued for students at Carson El-ementary School.

In a statement sent home with students, the school said, “I have sad news to report. Yes-terday, Charlie Powell, one of our first grade students, died in a terrible tragedy. He was a nice friendly young man and our Carson family will miss him.”

Carson Elementary School has made plans to help those affected by the deaths of the young Powell boys.

“We have several counselors here that are going to be check-ing in and out of the class-rooms,” said Karen Hansen, executive director of commu-nications at Carson Elemen-

tary School. “They will be here all day and as long as is needed into the future.”

Tristan Trujillo, one of the Powell family’s neighbors when they lived in West Valley City, used to watch the Powell children while Josh Powell worked in the yard and Susan Powell was at work.

Trujillo said she never be-lieved Josh Powell’s story about where he was the night Susan Powell disappeared, and she suspects Josh Powell had something to do with her disappearance. She said Pow-ell sometimes told disrespect-ful jokes about Susan after she disappeared.

“When we were helping them move out, he (joked) about get-ting a whole bunch of potatoes in a big, black bag and make it fall off of the roof so that (the police) would think the body fell out of the roof,” Trujillo told KSL.

Strangers from across the country have offered their condolences on Facebook. Hundreds of people from more than 40 states and seven coun-tries expressed their sorrow and prayers about the tragedy on the “Friends and Family of Susan Powell” Facebook page since the murders took place. People from as far away as the

Netherlands and New Zealand have commented on the Face-book page as well as people from neighboring states and towns.

On Twitter, people share their observations of this trag-edy.

“As I’ve been watching the Josh Powell news tonight, I am struck by the idea that his life, murders and own death have become a great cautionary tale/object lesson in the destructive power of pornography,” said Jake Black, who tweeted about the murders then wrote in an email. “We know that both Josh and his father indulged in pornography, some of it illegal, other described by Josh’s own attorney as ‘tasteless but legal.’ Regardless, pornography.

“Over the last two years, the world has watched a man who could be described as ‘past feel-ing’ showed that such indul-gence blackened his soul. Tru-ly, it caused him to objectify his wife and his five and seven year old sons to the point where (ap-parently) their very lives were, to him, meaningless.”

Stacie Carnley, Kate Bennion, Megan Adams, Ali Kirk, Hol-land Matheson, Kari Merril, and Kristian Ekenes contrib-uted to this story.

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While Jones acknowledges most BYU students are not mi-nors, she still hopes to raise awareness to the health risk of using tanning beds.

“My guess is most of the stu-dents at BYU are 18 and older,” Jones said. “They are free to go use it, but we’re hoping that they understand the dangers of this.”

In March 2010, dermatologist William D. James, president of the American Academy of Der-matology Association, testi-fied on the harm tanning beds

cause. His testimony is on the American Academy of Derma-tology website.

“The AADA urged the FDA to ban indoor tanning devices because they emit ultraviolet radiation that has been shown to cause skin cancer includ-ing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer,” Dr. James said. “Compelling, irrefutable

scientific evidence shows that indoor tanning is causing skin cancer in our young people and that is unacceptable.”

Dr. Brad Huber, a dermatolo-gist with Central Utah Clinic in Lehi, cautions against the use of tanning beds.

“It does increase your risk for not only melanoma, but other types of cancer as well,” Dr. Huber said, “there are al-ternate ways.”

If the bill passes, Utah will join California as the only states with tanning bed regu-lations of this kind. Califor-nia’s bill, however, goes one step further, by banning all minors from using commer-cial tanning beds where Utah’s will only ban those who are 13 years old and younger.

A senate committee recom-mmended the bill. It waits for a vote by the full Utah senate.

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another castle-building event because other universities, es-

pecially the University of Ne-vada and University of Nevada at Las Vegas, are attemptingto make the new world re-cords.

“We are looking to make re-cycling fun and give it some visibility. … If we can make this an annual event, I think that will be fun,” Rudy said.

Recycling is more than just conserving products, said

Garth Liston, assistant man-ager at BYU Recycling who also participated in build-ing the castle. He said Rudy’s idea was really interesting although he hoped the castle would be built in the shape of the Salt Lake Temple.

“Recycling is [also] a spiri-tual stewardship of managing the earth as the Lord would have us do,” Liston said.

PowellTragedy shocks neighbors

leGislationWould control tanning beds

”Utah has the highest rate of melanoma in the nation, and it’s killing our kids and

our families.”Patricia JonesUtah State Senator

CastleThe biggest one at BYU campus

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — The sons of a missing Utah woman suffered severe chop-ping injuries to their heads or necks as they died in a house fire set by their father, author-ities in Washington state said Monday evening.

Smoke inhalation was the primary cause of death for Josh Powell and his two young sons, the Pierce Coun-ty Medical Examiner’s Of-fice said. But the boys also suffered “chop injuries” that contributed to their deaths.

The Sunday blaze at Pow-ell’s home brought yet an-other twist in the very public scandal that began when Su-san Powell vanished in 2009.

A social worker brought the two boys to Josh Powell’s home Sunday for what was

to be a supervised visit, and Powell let his sons inside — but then blocked the social worker from entering, au-thorities have said.

The social worker called her supervisors to report that she could smell gas. Mo-ments later, the home burst into flames.

Investigators searched through the charred rubble of the home Monday and released new details about what they described as Pow-ell’s deliberation in killing himself and his children, who had been removed from his care — a horrifying climax to a long, bizarre saga. They found the two 5-gallon gas cans inside. “This was defi-nitely a deliberate, planned-out event,” Pierce County Sheriff’s Detective Ed Troyer said.

Autopsies: Powell boys suffered ‘chop injuries’

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Tuesday, February 7, 11:05 a.m., Marriott Center

Dr. Thomas H. Fletcher is a professor and associate chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD in chemical engineer-ing from BYU in 1983. He worked for seven years at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, and joined the faculty at BYU in 1991. Dr. Fletcher is the director of the Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center (ACERC) at BYU. He is a world expert in pyrolysis of coal and low-grade fuels with research interests in coal gasification, oil shale chemistry, use of synfuels in gas tur-bines, and fundamentals of wildland

fires. He has coauthored one book, three book chapters, 82 peer-reviewed publications, and over 160 presenta-tions at technical conferences. He has served as advisor for 24 graduate stu-dents while at BYU. He received the Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award in 2008. Dr. Fletcher is currently the bishop of his home ward in Orem. He and his wife, Beth Fletcher, have five children and one granddaughter. Two of the children have graduated from BYU (mechanical engineering and elemen-tary education), and two are current students at BYU (manufacturing engineering technology and chemical engineering).

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CalendarLecture BYU’s Annual Izatt-Christensen Lecture Series will fea-ture Stanford chemist Richard N. Zare at 7 p.m. in the Varsity The-atre of the WSC. His address is titled “How to Be Successful.” Zare will also present a technical lecture Wednesday at W112 BNSN. Both lectures are free and open to the community.

Devotional Tom Fletcher of the Chemical Engineering Depart-ment will be speaking at the Marriott Center at 11:05 a.m. The Devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting chan-nels and online at byub.org.

Lecture Margaret Blair Young, one of two authors of “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons,” will speak on black pioneers in the LDS Church at the Education in Zion auditorium to help celebrate Black History Month. Young will speak from 12-12:50 p.m. in the Education in Zion auditorium (B-192 JFSB).

Cafe CSE This week’s Cafe CSE at the David M. Kennedy Center will focus on “The Olympics in the Global Age” with Corry Crop-per, associate professor of French studies, and Richard Kimball, associate professor of history at 4 p.m. in 238 HRCB.

Lecture Robert Stake, director of the Center for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation at the University of Illinois, will present his lecture “Criticism as a Responsibility of the Uni-versity” at noon and 1 p.m. in 359 David O. McKay Building.

Lecture “The Olympics in the Global Age” presented by Corry Cropper, associate professor of French studies, and Richard Kim-ball, associate professor of history, begins at 4 p.m. in 238 HRCB.

Ping Pong Tournament The Student Activities Board will be hosting its semiannual Ping Pong Tournament. Those interested in participating must sign up in 3400 WSC with a BYU student ID. The tournament will start at 7 p.m. in the WSC Terrace.

Lecture The WL Gore Lecturer, Kevin Tingey, will speak at 5 p.m. in CB 254. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

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Lecture BYU will host J. David Hawkins of the University of Wash-ington as he gives the annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture at 7 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assem-bly Hall. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

Ballet in Concert The BYU Theatre Ballet will perform a story of loss, redemption and love found anew during “Ballet in Concert” Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. A matinee will be performed Saturday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. Tick-ets are $6 to $12, and are available at byuarts.com/tickets or by calling 801-422-4322.

Lecture Larry Rohter, the author of “Brasil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed” and a reporter for The New York Times, will address students and faculty at 1 p.m. in the HBLL auditorium.

Lecture BYU will host J. David Hawkins of the University of Wash-ington as he gives the annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture at 7 p.m. in the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center As-sembly Hall. Admission is free, and public is welcome to attend.

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Lecture Tom Holman of the School of Family Life will discuss his research on BYU dating trends. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m., and afterward “The Princess Bride” will be shown with popcorn. This event is free and open to anyone. This event is sponsored by the School of Family Life Student Association.

Storytelling Conferece BYU’s Department of Theatre and Me-dia Arts, with the City of Orem and BYU’s Division of Continuing Education, will present the Sixth Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Conference on Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the BYU Conference Center. For tuition information or to register, call BYU Conferences and Workshops at (801) 422-2568 or visit www.timpfest.org.

Film series The BYU Motion Picture Archive Film Series will screen the 1943 romantic comedy “Princess O’Rourke” at 7 p.m. in the library auditorium on the first level. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The movie runs for 93 minutes and the event is free.

Education in Zion Come with your special someone to celebrate BYU’s rich heritage at the “Education in Zion” exhibit in the JFSB. Date nights include tours, food, a scavenger hunt and more. Date night will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is free. For more informa-tion, contact Kirk Perry at kirkfperry@gmail.com or visit lib.byu.edu/sites/educationinzion/.

Egyptian Date Night During the MPCD’s Egyptian Date Night, couples will participate in several Egyptian-themed activities. Tickets are $10 per couple and will be available at the WSC infor-mation desk. For more information visit facebook.com/byu.mpc or contact the museum atmpc@byu.edu or (801) 422-0020.

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FLOWER MOUND, Texas — After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Ken-neth Robinson moved in furni-ture, hung a “No Trespassing” sign in the front window and in-vited television cameras inside for a tour.

He quickly turned into some-thing of a local celebrity, creat-ing a website, 16dollarhouse.com, where he sold an e-book and of-fered training sessions for would-be squatters. And while real es-tate experts and authorities say he’s misusing the law, Robinson appears to have inspired doz-ens of imitators who moved into Dallas-Fort Worth area homes — some of which were still occupied by their owners.

But Robinson’s time in the house ran out Monday.

Bank of America wants pos-session after foreclosing on the home last month, and a judge on Monday gave Robinson until Feb. 13 to appeal or move out. Rather than wait to be evicted, Robinson slipped out before sunrise Mon-day, skipped a morning court hearing and refused to say where he was moving next.

“It’s been a huge learning ex-perience,” he said in a phone call with reporters.

On his website, Robinson de-scribes himself as a savvy inves-tor who’s part of a “paradigm shift” in which people have tak-en over abandoned homes. Last June, under a law known as ad-verse possession, he filed a claim in court promising to pay taxes and homeowners’ association fees while living in the house. He kept the lawn outside mowed, and the front clean.

Robinson spoke to The Associ-ated Press last week while stand-ing at the front door of the two-story, 3,200-square-foot home with a backyard pool. He de-clined to discuss his background or say how much money he made from book sales or seminars re-lated to his takeover.

He said he started his web-site — which describes him as “poised, measured, insightful

and wise” — to keep the media and others from misleading the public about his story.

“They think some bum off the street came and paid $15 to get a $300,000 house by filing a piece of paperwork,” Robinson said. “That is not the case. That is the sum of what happened.”

Robinson’s website says he’s not a lawyer and isn’t offering legal advice but has done real es-tate research.

Real estate experts say he’s got the law just plain wrong.

Adverse possession statutes can be found in most states, said Brian C. Rider, a real es-tate lawyer and professor at the University of Texas. Someone who has openly taken charge of abandoned land for an extended period of time — using a drive-way on a neighbor’s property, for example — could try to claim that land later, he said.

But it takes a long time to es-tablish those rights, typically 10 years in Texas. Until then, anyone trying to stake claim to a piece of property owned by someone else is just a squatter, Rider said.

Arlington, Texas real estate at-

torney Grey Pierson said the law is often used to resolve disputes between homeowners over drive-ways, lawns or other property with shared boundaries — not to take someone’s house.

It’s not clear how long the home in Flower Mound was empty before Robinson moved in. Its last owner, William Ferguson, bought the house for $332,000 in 2005 and appeared to run into trouble making payments about three years later, according to county records. Ferguson did not have a listed phone number, and the records don’t indicate where he moved.

County clerks in North Texas said they have seen such a spike in adverse possession filings that they’ve stopped accepting the claims without prosecutors’ approval. In a handful of cases, squatters entered homes that weren’t abandoned, but left emp-ty for a few days.

“We just had people making bad decisions, taking a portion of the law and applying it in a way that was not legal,” Tarrant County clerk Mary Louise Gar-cia said.

In one case, an Arlington

travel nurse came home in Sep-tember to find her locks changed and two TVs missing, according to a police report. Authorities say Anthony Brown came to the front door and told her that he had claimed the home and she was trespassing.

When the nurse asked Brown for his paperwork, he offered to return the home for $2,000, police said. Brown, who was arrested in October, does not have an attor-ney listed and did not respond to messages left on his cellphone.

Tarrant County constable Clint Burgess said authorities have interviewed a handful of people claiming “adverse pos-session” who said they spoke to Robinson. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Robinson attended a December eviction hearing for two charged with burglary. Robinson said then he was attending to show support for the couple.

He says now that he doesn’t want to be an example to others.

“The truth is I don’t want people to think that they should go out there and do any-thing based on what I did,” he said last week.

$16 house? Dallas area man evicted from abandoned home

Associated Press

Kenneth Robinson vacuums the spacious living room of the home he’s occupying in Flower Mound, Texas. Robinson, who gained notoriety for claiming he could live in a $340,000 suburban Dallas house for $16, has vacated the home following a judge’s order.

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Students present ‘Twilight Tuesdays’

B y A M B e r L Y A S A Y

Covered in aluminum foil and sparkles, Andrew Potts gazes into the deep brown eyes of Becca Tyler. Wearing a wolf hat, Josh Gurr growls in his throat. Every Tuesday at 8 p.m. the three students star in “Twilight Tuesdays” — a low-budget re-enactment in their apartment of the “Twilight” films.

Last semester in The Elms Apartments students hosted a recurring event called “Wiz-ard Wednesdays.” Ryan Gray and Potts joked about doing “Twilight Tuesdays” but nev-er suspected it would actually happen. They found the script online, and since they don’t have a TV in their apartment, they decided to act it out.

Gray, a junior from Alaska, is the script editor as well as the narrator and said he en-joys “Twilight Tuesdays” be-cause of its social benefits.

“My main goal is just to get people together,” Gray said. “Hanging out, meeting new people and having a good time.”

Potts, who plays the vam-pire Edward Cullen, was

also key in starting this and agreed this was an opportu-nity they could not miss.

“Ryan and I were sitting down, and we were making jokes about doing something called “Twilight Tuesdays,” and we thought why not do it?” Potts said.

Tyler, from Springfield, Va., plays Bella in the series. Tyler saw “Twilight” for the first time two weeks ago but has seen many spoofs. She doesn’t receive the script until 15 min-utes before and then goes for it. Tyler said playing Bella is a unique challenge.

“I just have to act extremely introverted all the time with-out laughing,” Tyler said. “And I try and act depressed a lot.”

Gurr, from Heidelberg, Ger-many, plays the werewolf, Ja-cob, and spends a lot of time preparing for this role.

“I do lots of push-ups and a thousand sit-ups a day,” Gurr said. “That’s all it takes to be Jacob.”

Gurr is definitely a crowd favorite and enjoys the “on-stage” tension between him and Potts.

“On stage it is very com-petitive, it’s like dating at BYU,” Gurr said. “But when we are off stage, Andrew and

I are best buds. We don’t fight and we don’t compete when it comes to the dating life.”

Potts said the process of be-coming Edward is a difficult one but enjoys the challenge.

“I think, ‘How cheesy could I possibly make this?’” Potts said. “And then I realize that and go a step further, and then I realize I will never be as good as Robert Pattinson.”

Christina Jacobs has read the entire series and when her ward announced it was going to have these performances, she thought it would be fun to go see. Jacobs said she enjoys it more than the actual mov-ies.

“My favorite part is seeing how they all come together and how they act it out,” Ja-cobs said. “And although nei-ther of them are interested in each other, they act like they are.”

Chris Anderson, a senior studying English, has attend-ed every week. He lives across the hall and is grateful for ev-erything he has learned.

“‘Twilight Tuesdays’ make me realize why I don’t watch ‘Twilight,’” Anderson said.

The cast welcomes all to at-tend every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at The Elms, apartment A102.

Photo by Amberly Asay

From left, Josh Gurr, Becca Tyler and Andrew Potts star in “Twilight Tuesdays,” a barebones weekly reenactment of the “Twlight” films.

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B y S a r a a n d e r S o n

A pair of musical teenage sis-ters in Holladay enjoyed play-ing instruments and singing to-gether in their artsy home since elementary school, and it quickly became a harmony worth shar-ing.

Tessa and Sophie Barton start-ed singing and playing the guitar at a young age. In their teens, they wanted to share the folk rock music they composed. They created an album and played nu-merous shows first in fairs, then stores and libraries and eventu-ally around the Western states. Their music was received so well they were asked to play again and again at different venues and for various types of shows.

“I never ask to play in shows, they are always coming this way, coming that way,” Tessa Barton said.

The now 20-year-old Barton described their music as “the perfect day” composed of Tessa as the storm, and Sophie as the light — the perfect combination.

However, the ideal day didn’t last long. Sophie died at the age of 17 after a summer hike on a hot day at a girls camp two years ago. Although the exact cause of death is still unknown, the fam-ily has used this tragedy to make life a happier experience by chan-neling Sophie’s passion for music to inspire all around them.

“I like to write about emo-

tions. … [My music] is like a journal for me, which can be embarrass-ing at times,” Tessa Barton said.

Her music is truly from the soul. After

a trial so personal as Sophie’s death, Barton still had some shows set up and had a decision to make: Would she continue to play, even without Sophie?

“I had never played without Sophie,” Barton said. “We never started or finished a song with-out the other.”

Although this was a hard deci-sion, Barton said she knew that is what Sophie would have wanted her to do.

“I will never stop playing mu-sic because that’s when I feel [So-phie] closest to me,” Barton said.

Tessa’s brothers Luke, 15, and Chas, 22, joined her on stage and a new journey began.

“Ever since then, it has been an evolution,” said Chas Barton, who is a BYU advertising stu-dent.

Tessa Barton said each band member contributes a different style and influence. She said the band does not have a specific method for writing music. They say it’s something that just comes naturally as they play.

“We just start playing, start singing and if it flows, you know it’s going to be good,” Barton said.

In October, their new drum-mer, Toni Farley, joined the band. He met Barton at the University of Utah; they are neighbors on Greek row.

When asked about his inspira-tion, Farley said, “All the music around me inspires me.”

Their inspiration is also driv-en by their passion for music.

“I’ve always been passionate about music,” Chas Barton said. “It’s an experience unlike any-thing else in life.”

The band members are all fashionable and attractive, ac-cording to their friends.

“I always tell Chas that the girls in the ward tell me they think he is attractive,” said Kevin Cangelosi, Chas Barton’s friend and a senior from Coppell, Texas, majoring in finance. “He never lets it get to his head. His faith has been tested and it has been strengthened through his trial. He cares about people. If I were a girl I would have a crush on him.”

The band has a new album coming out soon. According to Tessa Barton it is, “super clean and super rock.”

“I like rawness so you can feel the emotion,” Barton said.

Sophie will always live on in their music.

“She is why we play music,” Barton said. “Our music keeps [Sophie] with us.”

Tessa Barton opened for Para-chute on Monday night at The Venue in Salt Lake City. The band played for a sold-out crowd.

A hippy indie rock band plays raw emotion

Photo illustration courtesy of Tessa Barton

Tessa Barton and her band, including her brothers, Luke and Chas, along with Toni Farley, will soon release a new album. according to Barton, the album is “super clean and super rock.”

a s s o c i a t e d P r e s s

SALT LAKE CITY — Drug testing might be required for some welfare recipients in Utah through a legislative bill that could be introduced this week.

Although the proposed law is similar to ones that have been found unconstitutional in Michigan and Florida, Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said he avoids those constitutional pitfalls by narrowing the number of people who would have to take a drug test. The testing would only be done for people who qualify for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, Wilson said, and only after recipients take a written test that can identify addictive be-haviors.

Additionally, the law would not automatically revoke a person’s benefits but would require that they enroll in a treatment program. Wilson

said his intent with House Bill 155 is to help people get their lives back on track.

“We’ll identify people soon-er that are having a problem so we can get them into the sys-tem and help get them working again,” Wilson said Monday.

Regardless of the intent of the bill, American Civil Liberties Union of Utah at-torney Marina Lowe said the constitutional concerns about unreasonable searches will likely remain when the final

bill language is unveiled. Currently, the bill is still be-ing drafted.

Last fall, a federal judge issued a temporary injunc-tion against a Florida law passed in 2011 that required drug testing as a condition for receiving welfare. It was the first bill passed by a state since Michigan’s random drug testing program for welfare recipients was halted in 1999 by a judge. That legal fight lasted four years and ended with an appeals court ruling it unconstitutional.

Beyond the constitutional-ity of the law, Lowe said it’s disappointing that lawmak-ers would single out welfare recipients as a group in need of drug testing.

“We are concerned that there is a general perception that welfare recipients are us-ing drugs at a higher rate than other people,” Lowe said. “I don’t see in other areas that beneficiaries of state money are being required to take drug tests.”

Drug testing for welfare benefits proposed in Utah

”We’ll identify people sooner that are having

a problem so we can get them into the system

and help get them working again.”

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a s s o c i a t e d P r e s s

SALT LAKE CITY — Teen-agers in Utah would be pro-hibited from talking on cell phones while driving under a bill tentatively passed by the state Senate.

The Daily Herald of Provo

reports that Senate Bill 128 passed 19-9 on the first of two required votes. The final vote is expected Tuesday.

Democratic Minority Lead-er Ross Romero of Salt Lake City says the law would apply to 16- and 17-year-old driv-ers, who could be given a $50 ticket.

The violation, however, would not go on their driving

record.Romero says he is willing

to amend the bill to allow cell phones to be used for music and navigation.

Republican Sen. John Val-entine of Orem says the bill is unnecessary because the state already has laws pro-hibiting drivers from text messaging and distracted driving.

Bill bans phones for driving teens

a s s o c i a t e d P r e s s

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly once again has vetoed money to fund a commission aimed at developing green jobs.

Shelly says legislation that created the Green Econo-

my Commission doesn't set guidelines on how it would work with the tribe's execu-tive branch, which has simi-lar goals. He also says the commission is supposed to seek outside funding.

S hel ly h ad s t r ipp e d $353,000 for the commission in September that was in-cluded in the tribal budget passed by lawmakers. He cut a proposed $235,000 in fund-

ing late last week.The line-item veto cannot be

overturned.Shelly says he'll work with

the commission and lawmak-ers to establish a green econ-omy.

The commissioners had urged Shelly to approve the funding. They say the tribal government would reap the ben-efits of combining tribal tradi-tion with modern technology.

Navajo Nation leader vetoes money for green jobs

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B y S p e n c e r n g a t u v a i

Jimmer Fredette has talent in his genes — literally.

Michelle Ercanbrack, a BYU alumna and family historian from Ancestry.com, decided that it was only natural to look into Fredette’s ancestry.

What Ercanbrack found was quite the interesting discovery.

Fredette’s family roots trace far north with the last name — Fredette being Canadian. The most interesting discovery was not only does Fredette impress when it comes to playing bas-ketball, but he has relatives who have won multiple cham-pionships.

Jean-Claude Tremblay was a defenseman for the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and the WHA’s Quebec Nordiques. Fredette and Tremblay share an eighth great-grandfather who immigrated to Quebec in the 1600s. Tremblay was known for his playmaking abilities and defensive skills. He was voted league MVP in 1960 and played on five Stanley Cup win-ning teams. Tremblay has won several awards, including best defenseman in 1973 and went on to lead his team to the 1977 AVOC World Trophy.

Tremblay was not just an extraordinary athlete, he was also considered a man of com-passion. After retiring in 1979 he donated a kidney to his daughter.

Not only are there superior athletics in Fredette’s family tree, but also military personnel. Ercanbrack’s research showed that both of Fredette’s grandfa-

thers enlisted in World War II.“This was so interesting to

find,” Ercanbrack said. “Jim-mer literally has American heroes within his family tree; I am sure they would be very proud of Jimmer and his ac-complishments.”

From humble beginnings, Fredette’s family line has worked in many different fields of labor. Fredette’s maternal line consists of teachers, mer-chants, railroad clerks and canal men. His paternal line consists of farmers and stone masons.

“The great thing about An-cestry.com is that you can make these amazing discover-ies within your own families, Ercanbrack said. “We have more than seven billion histori-cal records online with anyone being able to add to it.”

Ancestry.com is available to everyone interested in doing family history.

“The process is simple,” Er-canbrack said. “Once you begin to add information, little hints pop up, helping you to discover more about your own family.”

BYU alumna studies Jimmer’s ancestry

photo by chris Bunker

Jimmer Fredette shoots over new Mexico defender Dairese gary in a 2011 game. Some research shows Fredette’s ancestors are talented as well.

”Jimmer literally has american heroes within

his family tree; i am sure they would be very proud of Jimmer and his

accomplishments.”Michelle Ercanbrack

BYu alumna

B y J a M i e M o r r i S

For a small group of BYU students, Saturday mornings no longer means waking up for the early morning car-toons. The field is calling them to play a new game that com-bines the best of many sports.

That game is called gator-ball.

Brought to the states by a host of returned missionaries who served in Estonia, gator-ball combines aspects of soc-cer, handball and Aussie foot-ball while using lacrosse goals and a size-three soccer ball.

“It’s a game that nearly anyone can play,” Moore said. “And that means I can be with all my friends and just have a good time, while also playing a great game.”

The game is simple. The ball can be carried or passed to another teammate until the player holding the ball is touched by an opposing ath-lete. When touched with two hands, players have to drop the ball and either kick it into the hands of another team-mate or take it down the field with their feet.

Marcus Moore, a returned missionary who served in Es-tonia, heads a group of play-ers in Provo that meets every Saturday at Timpview High School to play the game. He says the game is easy to pick up and fun to play.

“Get the ball in the goal using hands, feet or head,” Moore said. “You can make passes, but once you’ve been two-hand touched, the ball has to be dropped.”

The biggest draw to the game among BYU students is it does not have too many set boundaries. In gatorball, the field does not have an in- or out-of-bounds area and the size of the field can be adjusted to the amount of people play-ing. For many students, it’s a way for them to unwind over the weekend and have fun with friends.

Ben Denos, who graduated from BYU this last December with a degree in mechanical engineering, said he enjoys the atmosphere gatorball brings.

“I look forward to gatorball each week because it helps me to get outside and play hard,” Denos said. “At the same time, because it is as much game as sport, we try not to take it too seriously. I think we do a good job [of] keeping it fun and friendly so that everyone feels welcome.”

Nicole Brown, a junior from Tracy, Calif., majoring in nursing, said she loves ga-torball for its many social and athletic aspects.

“Gatorball is perfect for a sports fanatic like me because it’s all my favorite sports com-bined. [I get] great exercise and all kinds of people can play it,” Brown said. “Honest-ly, is there anything better?”

For Michael Gremillion, a junior from Sandy major-ing in business management, playing gatorball is the ulti-mate weekend activity with friends.

“There’s so much to love about gatorball,” Gremillion said. “I love playing gatorball because it’s a really fun com-bination of different sports ac-tivities, and it’s a good excuse to get together with my friends and play outside — even in the snow.”

For weekly invites to the game or information re-garding upcoming events, join the gatorball group on Facebook.

Gatorball becoming a new craze among

BYU students

a s s o c i a t e d p r e s s

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake and Provo metro-politan areas have been add-ed to a national list tracking housing markets that are on the upswing.

The National Association of Home Builders says the two areas have rebounded from the depths of the reces-sion in housing permits, em-ployment and house prices for at least six consecutive months.

Association data show Salt Lake home-building permits have grown 2.3 percent since their trough in March 2009. Home prices have increased 0.4 percent since their low point in March 2011, and em-ployment is up 3.6 percent from its trough in February 2010.

Provo fared better. Home building permits are up 2.7 percent, prices are up 1.1 percent and employment has risen 4.6 percent from the lowest points.

Nearly 100 U.S. metro ar-eas are now on the list.

2 Utah cities on list of improving US home markets

”Gatorball is perfect for a sports fanatic like me because it’s all my

favorite sports combined.”Nicole Brown

BYu junior

a s s o c i a t e d p r e s s

DENVER — Note to Repub-lican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains.

Once solidly Republican, the state turned just as sol-idly Democratic in the 2000s as the population swelled with

people moving into the state. Colorado's traditional bases of conservatism — evangeli-cal Christians and Western individualists — became less influential.

Democrats rolled up big vic-tories statewide and, in 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat in two decades to carry Colorado's nine elec-toral votes.

Today, however, unemploy-ment is near 8 percent, and Coloradans are gloomier about the economy and their elected officials. Republican front-run-ner Mitt Romney and his rivals in today’s party caucuses are counting on that mood to rede-liver Colorado to the GOP this November.

"Whoever the Republican candidate is going to be, there’s going to be support for that per-son in Colorado," Republican state Sen. Kent Lambert said, pointing to a state unemploy-ment rate on par with the na-tional average as a reason.

The path to the party’s nom-ination cuts through Colorado today, when Romney will try to continue his winning streak after back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada. The for-mer Massachusetts governor carried the state in 2008, with 60 percent of the vote.

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