April 13, 2010

Although we didn't win the Blood Battle with the other distant ed locations, we consider it a success! We just want to thank all those who mustard up the courage to get poked by that thing- THOSE NEEDLES ARE HUGE! I am more of the type to watch the needle break the skin than look away and bite my thumb. We had some brave people in there and I am proud of everyone!

We will be hosting a Blood Drive every year so you have 12 months to build your courage up for next year! I am not however encouraging you to go out and buy some needles to practice on yourself, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!

March 24, 2010

Give BLOOD and save a life!

"The need is constant. The gratification is instant."

We are having a BLOOD DRIVE on April 5th @ the new UBATC building by the High School! Anyone who donates will get a cool t-shirt. Donating will begin at 1:00 PM and will go until 6 PM. Contact Brian Greene @ 435-760-4749 or paneshine@gmail.com to schedule your appointment. See you at the Blood Drive!

March 18, 2010

The SHARK TANK!

Ever seen The Shark Tank on television? If you have not, let me give you the lowdown. People from all over the world come up with great ideas... more specifically a business idea or some kind of invention that will solve someones problem! Reality TV, at it's best, introduces the Shark Tank...

The Shark Tank is full of drama, suspense, and even teaches some crucial lessons about business. Five multimillionaire "sharks" sit at a panel and wait for the perfect business idea to come there way. The "entrepreneurs" or in other words, the guests on the show presenting their idea, sit at the feet of these 5 multimillionaires, desperately hoping that someone out of the 5 will snatch onto their idea! The guest has very little time to get the point across and is constantly being snapped at by the 5 investors with questions and concerns and doubts about their new business idea.


WOULD YOU LIKE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY??

The Huntsman School of Business hosts a "Shark Attack" like event each year at the Logan campus. College students at USU have the opportunity to present their very-own business idea to a panel of investors. There is thousands of dollars that are given to the winners, and in some cases, the judges like the idea so much that they decide to invest in it. Well, what does this mean for you??

On March 25, you will get your opportunity to compete with other college students from here in the Uintah Basin! Thats right! They are bringing this event to the UINTAH BASIN! If you decide to present your idea, you will sit at the feet of a panel of investors/judges as you try to bribe, trick, shmooze, and CONVINCE them that your idea is a winner!

First place winner will receive 700 dollars
Second place will receive 500 dollars
Third place will receive 300 dollars

For more information, email me at usuuintahbasin@gmail.com!

March 08, 2010

Do you have ONE-TOO-MANY exams this week?

Its about that time of the semester where most people have their heads stuck inside their books! Spring break is coming soon so all the college professors give exams to punish the students to compensate for a week of break! Or you can look at it from a different point of view... Our instructors care about us so much that they compell us to cram our brains by giving us an exam before the break, thus helping us to retain the information better when we return, lol!

Either scenario, this week will be quite stressful for most! Tonight, I will take my first exam of the week... Calculus 2!! When I was taking Math 1010, I could never imagine that I would be taking Calc 2 a couple years later. I have had more trouble trying to pronunciate the different theorem names from chapter to chapter than I have had working out the problems themselves. After I put two and two together tonight, later on in the week I  will move on to my Computer Science exams! Having no C++ experience in my life, these courses have become quite challenging! The programs and software we use day-in and day-out take hundreds and thousands of hours to build, most commonly with the C++ language. Finally at the end of the week, I take my final exam before the break, Physics. Anybody heard of the Newton's Laws? Im sure you have! Although quite fun to learn about, many of the concepts take some time to grasp on to.

Do I sound like I am complaining? Haha, I just wanted you to have some sympathy for me! My brain will definitely be fried after this week, but the great thing about our brains...after they heal, they become alot more powerful! Let us make the best of this week! Remember, after Spring Break, we get to start fresh again!

Study hard! Don't do drugs!

February 26, 2010

WHO made the most money?

The last two weeks, I have been to two of the best USU bashes in time!

Have you ever been to the Love Boat? This year we gave away a Playstation 3, an Xbox 360, a Nintendo Wii, surround sound, Ipod touches, and a lot more!

As a rule, to make it fair for everyone, we can't start the dealing until a specific time, just so it is fair for everyone. That night, when the clock struck 7, the first hands were dealt, the first number for bingo was given, and the first karaoke song was sung!

Fortunately for me, we were short on blackjack dealers for the evening, so I got to deal. I was lucky to deal to some of my fellow usu friends! For an hour, I about wiped all of them clean. The tables turned quickly! For the next hour they were wheelin and dealin. By the end of the night, the table was so hot that everyone was betting the maximum EVERYTIME! I started to worry if my stache was going to run out!

To wrap it up in a nutshell, there was someone on my table that ended up purchasing a PS3 with his winnings! We auctioned off the rest of the prizes and that was the night!
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February 09, 2010

Biggest Party of the Year!

This Friday I will be attending the annual LOVE BOAT along with 200 others. Seems that this is the coolest, funnest, and biggest party that USU throws all year!

I attended last years event and there was plenty of food, there was a karaoke DJ, there were blackjack tables, texas holdem tables, plenty of food, and I heard they were doing Bingo this year!
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February 05, 2010

Need a Job?

Guess what I found out today??

As I spend the majority of each day burying my head in books, occasionally I have some good conversation with the faculty! If you have spent any time at all in the computer lab, you know that Joe and Eric show their colors by offering the best computer lab support in the Uintah Basin! No one knows machine language quite like they do. If you get lucky, you might even get your lunch paid for!

Ok so here is the latest... I was talking to Eric the other day and he told me that the school was looking to hire! They are looking for another TA. No one has ever told me what TA stands for but I am assuming that it's something like Teacher's Assistant or something to that effect. The job description is pretty sweet... We have some pretty amazing technology to be able to run our distant ed program. In each class room, a 50 inch plasma TV sits at center-stage, cameras are in the front and in the back, and "Shure" microphones are scattered throughout the room. So whether your instructor is 30 miles or 300 miles away, this technology makes it possible to have a realistic class setting. Your job will be to operate this equipment! So if you think you are computer-savvy enough, take a look at this website to get more details!  Good luck and I hope you get the job!