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Logan among first cities in Utah to discuss sustainability
By LIZ LAWYER assistant news editor
Campus News
Across the country in hundreds of communities, a discussion is taking root about carbon footprints, sustainability and energy efficiency. Rather than leave the policy making on these issues up to the federal government, city councils and groups of citizens are taking it on themselves to start the debate. Even in Utah, which many who doubt global warming call home, the discussion is starting – of all places – in Logan. For the past year, the city council has held monthly workshops highlighting environmental issues like pollution and sustainable energy. City council member Laraine Swenson said the workshops were originally thought of because members of Logan High School’s Leaf A closer look at issues Club brought affecting USU a copy of the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement and asked the council to approve Logan’s addition to the 691 cities and towns – including Moab, Park City and Salt Lake City – that have signed on. Swenson said the council didn’t sign the agreement because Logan is not currently addressing the issues the agreement, a Kyoto Protocol spin-off, is aimed at. Cities participating in the agreement commit to try to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in their own communities, urge the state and federal governments to take steps to reduce greenhouse emissions and urge the U.S. Congress to pass legislation establishing a national emission trading system. “We have really tried to educate ourselves on this,” Swenson said. After realizing Logan could not be part of the agreement because it was not in compliance with its requirements, Swenson began organizing these workshops as a way to understand the issues and what could be done about them. Council member Steven Taylor said, “Laraine has been the real push behind all this,” getting the council members to educate themselves about the issues. The effect of the workshops could soon be seen. In March, the Logan City Council voted 3-2 against buying energy from a coal-powered plant to be built in Delta. Taylor said the work-
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Students and faculty display work from first photography study abroad in Scotland. Page 3
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Take a journey down the San Juan River with Common Ground participants. Page 13
Sports The USU football team loses 31-21 to Louisiana Tech, falling to 0-8 on the season for the first time since 1941. Page 6
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Saturday’s Howl was attended by Dwight Schrute, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Lord Voldemort to name a few. The Howl is attended by 4 and 5 thousand on average every year. CAMERON PETERSON photo
Howl attracts all kinds By LINDSAY ANDERSON staff writer
Lord Voldemort, Strawberry Shortcake and Dwight Schrute were just a few of the thousands of characters who attended USU’s annual Halloween party, the Howl, held at the Taggart Student Center and Fieldhouse Saturday. A long-standing USU tradition, the Howl always gets a great turnout, averaging between 4 and 5 thousand people each year, said Megan Smith, ASUSU activities director. “Every year is a little bit different,” Smith said. Each activities director has their own ideas, she said, and gets to decide what activities and changes will be taking place. This year, one of the changes was the entrance, from the TSC to the Fieldhouse, “so people don’t have to wait out in the cold,” Smith said. Planning for the Howl started the second week of school, Smith said, and the setup on Saturday lasted seven hours. Activities at the Howl this year included bands in the Fieldhouse, a DJ in the Hub, a hypnotist in the Ballroom, root beer in the Juniper Lounge and a photographer in the Walnut Room, who would take pictures and put
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Opinion
Author examines link between Bob Dylan, Zen By AMANDA MEARS staff writer
“Today, the college degree is much like the high school degree was 30 years ago, when the high school degree was all that was necessary to ‘get a good job.’ These days, that’s a college degree, and everybody’s getting one.” Page 9
Almanac Today in History: In 1929, investors trade 16,410,030 shares on the NYSE in a single day, losing billions of dollars. The day came to be known as Black Tuesday on Wall Street and led the country into the Great Depression.
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A USU STudent was hypnotized at the Howl. The student pretended to be Mickey Mouse while under the hypnotist’s direction. CAMERON PETERSON photo
The Art Department’s annual Halloween Art Auction was Friday in the Chase Fine Arts Center. Costumed bidders fought for items like original works of art and nearly empty cans of linseed oil. Prizes were given for the best costumes. NOELLE BERLAGE photo
In addition to being a folk music visionary, Bob Dylan may also be a modern-day Zen master, said Steven Heine in a lecture given as part of a new series presented by the USU religious studies program Friday. In his lecture “Bargainin’ for Salvation: Bob Dylan Zen Master?”, Heine, who is the author of the book “White Collar Zen,” specifically addressed Dylan’s affinities with Zen Buddhism and said while Dylan and his lyrics are often Zen-like, Dylan has never actually claimed to be a Zen master. “I prefer to leave it with a question mark,” Heine said. “I don’t want to put him in a box.” Heine, a professor of religious studies at Florida International University, is recognized as one of the foremost Zen scholars in the world and said he has spent years exploring the relationship between Dylan and Zen. “There is one way to describe his work,” Heine said. “Enigmatic. His whole career is cryptic, that’s what makes him so intriguing. Dylan’s ideologies can often be seen in his music, Heine said. Dylan, who was raised Jewish, embraced fundamental Christianity in his early career, which Heine said is evident in songs like “Man in the Long Black Coat.”
“Bob Dylan is particularly known for a career that goes from one extreme to another,” Heine said, who noted that Dylan has seemed to reach a level of enlightenment from straddling two different ideologies – duality and nonduality. Heine described duality as having one single truth and looking to a specific higher power for answers, while non-duality is the Buddhist idea that there is not one truth, only multiple, relative truths. On a time line of Dylan’s life and music career, Heine pointed out that although Heine he had many personae throughout his life, Dylan focused all his energy on each one. “When he goes to a viewpoint, he embraces it totally,” Heine said. One linking factor between every stage in his music career, he also said, is that Dylan was continually searching for truth. “Regardless of which ideology he is embracing at the time,” Heine said,” he is seeking authenticity and autonomy.” - See DYLAN, page 3
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Canadian landmark annexed in new video
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oh, Canada! The USA is closer than ever. The Bush administration appears to have annexed a major Canadian landmark as part of a slick new campaign to promote U.S. tourism and welcome foreign visitors to America. A Disney-produced promotional video released last week by the departments of State and Homeland Security highlights majestic American landscapes, from New England’s colorful fall foliage and the Grand Canyon to the Rocky Mountains and Hawaii’s pounding surf. Backed by a soaring orchestral soundtrack, shots of those attractions are interspersed with the smiling images of people of all creeds and colors. The video, “Welcome: Portraits of America,” is to be played at select airports in the United States – starting at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston – and at U.S. embassies abroad. About four minutes into the seven-minute production, viewers are treated to the impressive sight and sound of water roaring over Niagara Falls before the screen shifts to the Lincoln Memorial.
CEO O’Neal close to resigning after big loss NEW YORK (AP) – Stan O’Neal, the beleaguered chief executive of Merrill Lynch & Co., was reportedly close to resigning Sunday amid broad criticism for leading the world’s largest brokerage to its biggest quarterly loss since it was founded 93 years ago. In a week that included an $7.9 billion write-down related to subprime mortgages and O’Neal’s unauthorized overture to sell the company to retail bank Wachovia Corp., the board of Merrill Lynch reached a broad consensus Friday for his dismissal, according to several media reports. He would become the highest-ranking casualty of the global credit crisis that swept through Wall Street’s biggest investment banks during the third quarter. An announcement of his departure could come as soon as Sunday evening or Monday morning, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. A Merrill Lynch spokesman declined to comment Sunday.
This image provided by NASA television shows the International Space Station looking golden from the setting sun as it and the Space Shuttle Discovery cross into sunset just off the coast of Australia early Sunday Oct. 28. Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Daniel Tani will make the second space walk of the mission later Sunday to work on the outside of the new Harmony addition and inspect a couple areas of concern on the orbiting outpost. AP Photo
Disturbing discovery: metal shavings inside solar wing joint CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station Sunday made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be metal shavings inside a joint that is needed to turn a set of solar power panels. The rotary joint, 10 feet in diameter, has experienced intermittent vibrations and power spikes for nearly two months. Space station managers were hoping a thermal cover or bolt might be hanging up the mechanism, which would have been relatively easy to fix, and were disheartened when Daniel Tani radioed down that metal shavings were everywhere. “It’s quite clear that it’s metal-tometal grating or something, and it’s widespread,” Tani said. “Wow,” said his spacewalking partner, Scott Parazynski. The shavings resembled small flakes and were clinging to the joint as if to
a magnet, Tani said. “It looks like a dusty table that you’d want to dust at home,” he called down. The astronaut used tape to dab up some of the shavings. It will be returned to Earth aboard Discovery next week for analysis. NASA is uncertain whether the flecks are actually metallic, possibly from the aluminum foil lining the thermal covers, or some other material. This rotary joint, launched and installed just four months ago, controls the huge solar panel wings on the right side of the space station, to make sure they’re facing the sun. The joint for the left solar wings is working fine. The right rotary joint will remain in a parked position as much as possible until the problem is solved, said Mike Suffredini, NASA’s space station program manager. Flight controllers were trying to determine whether any more inspections or even repairs will be
needed in the coming week, or whether they can continue to work around the problem following Discovery’s departure. The astronauts have spare parts for the joint with them in orbit, including extra bearings. It’s possible that the debris, whatever it is, could cause permanent damage, Suffredini said. Another possibility is that the joint could stall in a position that would diminish solar power. That’s why he intends to move it as little as possible, for now. It’s too soon to know whether the joint – if it continues to malfunction – will affect science operations aboard the European laboratory that is scheduled to fly to the space station in December, or the Japanese lab that will follow, Suffredini said. “We have lots of time to work through this problem. It’s not an immediate issue,” Suffredini said at a conference following the spacewalk.
Pre-Columbian site discovered in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved preColumbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits. The archaeologists believe the site in southern Puerto Rico may have belonged to the Taino or pre-Taino people that inhabited the island before European colonization, although other tribes are a possibility. It contains stones etched with ancient petroglyphs that form a large plaza measuring some 130 feet by 160 feet, which could have
been used for ball games or ceremonial rites, said Aida Belen Rivera, director of the Puerto Rican Historic Conservation office. The petroglyphs include the carving of a human figure with masculine features and frog legs. Archaeologists also uncovered several graves with bodies buried face-down with the legs bent at the knees – a style never seen before in the region. The plaza may contain other artifacts dating from 600 A.D. to 1500 A.D., including piles of refuse from daily life, Rivera said. “I have visited many sites and have
never seen a plaza of that magnitude and of those dimensions and with such elaborate petroglyphs,” said Miguel Rodriguez, member of the government’s archaeological council and director of a graduate school in Puerto Rico that specializes in history and humanities. He is not involved in the excavation project. Archeologists have known since 1985 that the area contained indigenous artifacts. But their extent and significance only became clear this month when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began work on removing them so the land could be used for a dam project.
SANTA FE (AP) – Fashion designer Tom Ford has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch southeast of Santa Fe in an attempt to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region. Ford paid the state Land Office about $84,000 earlier this year to purchase the mineral rights to more than 1,400 acres, according to Land Office records. “We are protecting our land by holding these rights,” said Ford’s attorney, Janet McKay. She declined further comment. The purchase came FORD in response to Tecton Energy’s controversial proposal to drill eight exploratory wells on 65,000 acres, or 101 square miles, in the Galisteo Basin where it has acquired mineral rights. Ford’s representatives initially tried to persuade the Land Office not to sell oil and gas leases on property near his ranch, although state trust lands are only a small slice of Tecton’s holdings, said John Bemis of the Land Office. The office was obligated to proceed with the bid sale because the agency is charged with raising revenue from the use of state trust lands to benefit public education, said Bemis, an assistant commissioner for oil, gas and minerals. Ford’s spread includes a working cattle ranch and an Old West movie set that has been used for several films, including the recent “3:10 to Yuma.”
LateNiteHumor
Top Ten Things I Have Learned Working For “The Late Show” from Aug. 29, 2003 10– “Most of audience – prison inmates” (Line Producer, Kathy Mavrikakis) 9– “That moron couldn’t remember his name if it wasn’t on cue cards” (Cue Cards, Tony Mendez) 8– “I have utterly and completely wasted my life” (Associate Producer, Nancy Agostini) 7– “Jennifer Lopez is a hellcat in bed” (Film Coordinator, Rick Scheckman) 6– “The hours may be long, but the money sucks” (Make Up Artist, Michele O’Callaghan) 5– “We really are a family, and Dave is the crazy uncle everyone is hoping will be put in a home” (Writer, Gerard Mulligan) 4– “You don’t need good looks or talent to get your own show” (Stage Manager, Biff Henderson) 3– “When Regis calls, Dave’s in a meeting” (Executive Assistant to David Letterman, Laurie Diamond) 2– “All kidding aside, Dave really is an ass****” (Executive Producer, Jude Brennan) 1– “It’s much easier if I just tell people I work for Leno” (Musical Director, Paul Shaffer)
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‘101 Views’ showcases students’ photos Briefs Student, faculty work on display after going to Scotland in the first photography study abroad program at USU
By ARIE KIRK news editor
After spending five weeks in Scotland this summer as part of the first Study Abroad photography program, students and faculty are having an exhibit to display some of the thousands of photographs taken during their trip. The exhibit, “101 Views of Scotland,” is on display in the Twain Tippetts Gallery in the Fine Arts Center. Friday, there was a reception as part of the exhibit where participants were able to showcase six to 10 of their images. The formal reception, with nearly 500 people in attendance, included Scottish appetizers and a Scottish piper. Craig Law, art professor and director of the Study Abroad program for photography of Scotland, said Scotland offered the greatest opportunity for students to develop their skills and individuality. “I feel really pretty pleased about it,” he said. “It is interesting to see the development of individuality
and strict eye. Not every kind of photo is typical of what tourists take. There is a uniqueness to it. I am very pleased with the exhibit and quality of prints.” Seventeen people have their work on display. The exhibit continues through Nov. 2. Law said they traveled in Scotland in June and July, visiting art galleries and historic sites pertinent to art history. The environment, he said, is ideal for photographers. “There were a lot of excuses to photograph every day,” he said. Jennifer Wheatley graduated from USU in photography this summer, receiving her final credits in Scotland. She said they would take photos all day, every day. “It was like photo, photo, photo. We were eating, sleeping, drinking photography,” Wheatley said. She said she took 300 to 500 photographs daily. After taking photos, she said they would gather to discuss and critique each other’s work. There were some formal classes, but for the most part, she said students were able to go out and take pictures on their own. Kristie Bezold, senior in photography, traveled with the group to Scotland. Bezold said her pieces, mostly landscape images featuring the North Sea, showcased her immediate love of the ocean. “Going straight from Logan to Scotland, I just fell in love with the ocean,” she said. Celestyn Hollingshead, a USU graduate who also took her final nine credits during the Study Abroad program, said it was “definitely the best last semes-
ter.” Hollingshead, who graduated in public relations, said she learned a great deal about photography. Once in Scotland, she said they started taking pictures right from the get go, attempting to capture the picture perfect beauty of the country. “I was amazed by Scotland because it had everything you’d want except maybe sunny weather, but that’s what made it Scotland,” she said. “There’s a little bit of everything. It is an undiscovered treasure.” Law and the students all said they were most captivated by the landscape of Scotland. Nancy Law, Law’s wife who traveled with the group and helped coordinate the trip, agreed with them. “The impression of the landscape was very dramatic,” she said. “I’m sure it influenced what they wanted to take and remember.” After coming in contact with the Hospitalfield Arts Trust, an arts foundation in Hospitalfield, Scotland, a year and a half ago, Craig Law established relations with the foundation, making USU one of four universities in the U.S. to have residency in Scotland. The purpose of the program, Law said, is to provide students with the opportunity of taking photos without distraction. He said he plans to continue the Study Abroad program, going every other year. “The real intent was that of being able to photograph and have time to think about history without anything else to think about. All they do is concentrate on photos and create their own vision,” he said. “I think it worked.” –arie.k@aggiemail.usu.edu
Campus & Community
Initiative featuring agriculture economist USU’s Water Initiative welcomes resource and agricultural economist Ray Huffaker to campus Tuesday, Oct. 30. Huffaker, a professor in Washington State University’s School of Economics, presents “Existing and New Legal Paradigms for a Water-Short World” at 3:30 p.m. in the Engineering building, room 101. His talk is free and open to all. Huffaker’s research examines economic, ecological and public policy issues at the interface of agricultural and environmental needs in the American West. A challenge for policy makers, agricultural produc- Huffaker ers, scientists and residents, he says, is balancing traditional water demands of irrigated agriculture and development with the water requirements of endangered species protection. The USU Water Initiative is an interdisciplinary collaboration of the university’s Utah Water Research Laboratory and the colleges of Agriculture, Business, Engineering, Natural Resources, Science and Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. Established in 2003, the initiative fosters collegial sharing of water-related research and ideas throughout campus and the community. For more information, visit water.usu.edu. Parking for seminars is available in the university parking terraces at 850 E. 700 North and 700 E. 600 North. The USU campus is served by Logan Transit District Routes 1 and 4, with a bus stop at the Veterinary Science building on 700 North.
Author John Balaban to speak on campus
Tree at Glamis Castle, above, was taken by USU student Charles Sheya during this summer’s study abroad program in Scotland. Photo courtesty of Nancy Law. A reception, right, was held Friday to showcase the photos taken during the program. TYLER LARSON photo
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them on a Web site, Smith said. There were three different hypnotist shows throughout the night, and around 20 students were selected from the audience in each show to participate. Some of the activities they performed while hypnotized included dancing, rowing a boat to a nudist colony and riding a roller coaster. One of the hypnotist participants was freshman David Grange, who came to the Howl as Robin Hood. “The hypnotist was pretty fun,” Grange said. “I hope I didn’t make too big of a fool of myself.” Hundreds of party-goers also made their way down to the Hub to dance to hip-hop music. “I really liked the hip-hop room,” said Sarah Taylor, sophomore majoring in art history, “but it was so crowded and it got too hot too fast.”
The proof of the heat was on the completely fogged windows of the stairwell leading down to the Hub. At the end of the night, an iPod was given away in a costume contest. The three finalists, chosen by Smith, were Captain Jack Sparrow, Warren Jeffs (accompanied by his four wives) and a tree with a cardboard sign that read ‘Hug a Tree.’ Warren Jeffs and Jack Sparrow were narrowed down by the audience to be the final two. A rock, paper, scissors challenge between them determined Jack Sparrow to be the winner. Amy Shafer, sophomore majoring in English literature, who was attending the Howl for the first time, said “I think the Howl is fun. It’s exciting, and it’s cool to see people’s costumes when they are creative.” –lindsay.anderson@aggiemail.usu.edu
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In order to follow Dylan’s progression across religious viewpoints, Heine said one can first connect Dylan and blues music. “There is a sense of self-discipline and very few words,” he said. Heine said from there it was a natural progression into Zen Buddhism, which Heine said is known for it’s antistructural behavior. “The spirit of Dylan and Zen is to question the questioner and overturn traditional ideas,” Heine said. Heine said Dylan was also influenced by his beat friends, like Alan Ginsberg, who practiced Zen Buddhism. As Dylan embraced a Zen-like way of thinking, it became an interpretation tool in his music, Heine said. Heine quoted the Zen Buddhist adage, “words as a tool to go beyond words,” as a way to explain how Dylan used his music to transcend
PoliceBlotter
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
• USU Police responded to the Stan Laub facility on a report that two doors appeared to have been forced open. After observing these doors the officer determined that the marks on these doors was not likely a result of any effort to force these doors open. • USU Police responded to the Student Living Learning Center on a welfare check. • USU Police responded to the Aggie Parking Terrace for a parking problem. A gate was damaged by a subject lifting the gate to open it. A report was filed with USU Police. Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 • USU Police are investigating criminal mischief to the Premium B exit gate. Police are reviewing the parking booth surviellance camera and looking for the suspects. • Logan City Police responded to 49 E. 400 North in Logan on a suspicious person incident. The complainant stated that on two separate occasions a male and female had entered the store together
and filled up a shopping cart full of merchandise. On both occasions the male and female had left the shopping cart and left the store without buying the contents. An officer was provided video surveillance of the couple’s strange activity.
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 • Logan City Officers responded to 1300 N. Main to investigate the report of a retail theft in progress. Officers arrived and contacted the security officers,they informed officers the female actually placed the item on a different rack. They stated they had already let the female leave without getting her name. • Officers responded to the area of 200 E. 500 North to investigate the report of a suspicious odor. Officers arrived and spoke with the complainant and she showed officers were the odor was coming from. The odor was coming from the furnace room. It smelled like the furnace. • Logan City Police received a report of individuals walking down the sidewalk and urinating on residence lawns. The anonymous complainant stated that it was in the area of 300 W. 1400 North. Several officers patrolled the area and were unable
boundaries of thought. “Dylan and Zen point to an intuitive, experimental level of understanding,” Heine said. He said in his recent years, Dylan’s music is evidence he has reached a middle ground. “I don’t want to say it’s a perfect middle way, there’s still movement back and forth,” Heine said. “He has found peace of mind though.” Heine said while the question still remains if Dylan is a true Zen master, it is certain he holds many of the ideals and continues to strive for truth and knowledge. “Dylan once said, ‘Keep a good head and a light bulb,’” Heine said. “And I think that sums him up. To think and look for illumination ... It’s the exploring that’s important.” –amanda.m@aggiemail.usu.edu
Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 to locate anyone doing so. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007 • A Logan City police officer was dispatched to the area of 550 E. 900 North, on report of a large snake in the road. Upon arrival, the officer observed a large blow snake in the middle of the road coiled up. The snake was caught, and relocated to the wet land area. • Logan City Police responded to the area of U.S. 89/91 and Park Ave. on a delayed simple assault. Police arrived and were informed that a male juvenile student had assaulted another male juvenile student. The officer spoke with the staff and the juveniles involved. One male juvenile was referred to Juvenile Court. • A Logan City police officer responded to the area of 1100 N 200 East on a keep the peace. The officer contacted the complainant who requested that an officer stand by for approximately 15 minutes while they speak about a family members money. The police stood by in the area while the conversation was ongoing. -Compiled by Arie Kirk
Author John Balaban will visit USU for two free, public events as part of USU’s Department of English Speakers Series. First, he reads from his work Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the USU Haight Alumni Center. He will conduct a master class Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 3:30 p.m. in the USU Caine Room (Family Life 212). All are invited to both events. During the Vietnam War, Balaban volunteered as a civilian conscientious objector, first as a teacher of descriptive linguistics at a Vietnamese university and then, after the university was bombed in the Tet Offensive, as the field representative for a group of Americans who funded the treatment of warinjured children. In addition to writing poetry, fiction and nonfiction, he is a translator of Vietnamese poetry and a past president of the American Literary Translators Association. Balaban is poet-in-residence and professor of English at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Balaban’s visit to USU is made possible through support from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, the Associated Students of Utah State University (ASUSU), the Utah Humanities Council, and the department of English at USU.
Tsunami causing fault still moving, prof says Researchers say ongoing uplift following the 2004 Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, which triggered massive tsunamis the day after Christmas, is caused by continuing slip on the quake fault. “Parts of the Andaman Islands subsided, or rose, by up to a yard during the earthquake,” said Utah State University geophysicist Tony Lowry who, along with colleagues in Tennessee, Colorado and India, has monitored restless tectonic movements using GPS technology in the remote Indian Ocean islands, a focal point of the disaster. The findings were published Oct. 13 in Geophysical Research Letters. Scientists have observed dramatic postearthquake movement following several large temblors, including the 2004 quake, though the latter boasts the largest movement recorded since GPS technology became available. GPS sites in the Andamans have recorded uplift ranging from six inches to more than a foot since the earthquake and even larger horizontal movements toward the southwest. In a study funded by the National Science Foundation, Lowry and associates from the University of Memphis’ Center for Earthquake Research and Information, the University of Colorado and India’s Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology collected GPS measurements at 11 sites in the Andaman Islands starting three weeks after the quake. “The data we’re collecting may eventually help us to better understand how and how often these sorts of really big earthquakes happen,” Lowry said.
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shops probably influenced the outcome of that vote. “I will be forever grateful Laraine took the initiative to arrange those workshops,” he said. “I don’t think the vote would have turned out the same way if those workshops hadn’t been held.” The decision has become a hot topic in the upcoming elections. All three council members who voted against buying power from the coal plant – Swenson, Taylor and Joe Needham – are up for reelection. Though Logan mayor Randy Watts told The Herald Journal he thought the vote could have been politically driven because it was in an election year, Swenson said the opposite was true. “If anything, it made the election year more difficult for us,” she said. “We really stuck our necks out.” Taylor said it was a difficult decision but not one he regrets. “It was an emotional vote,” he said. Swenson said though many who attended the March meeting in which the vote was held were against the plant – after the vote the room was filled with applause – her decision had been made before the meeting. “If we had bought coal, we would not have had to buy energy for 30 more years, and we would have been tied,” she said. Not only that, but the price of coal is projected to increase significantly in the next few years, Needham said, and Intermountain Power Plant 3 did not have the option to sell unused power back to the plant that IPP 1 and 2 did. “It had a fixed rate increase each year,” Needham said. “It looked cheap and nice right now, but we could see it would get more expensive.” That’s not to say coal power will never be an option for Logan’s energy portfolio. Needham said he can’t tell what’s in the future, but he did have one idea. “Here’s my outlandish thought,” he said. “I got my first cell phone in 1997. Now I would
guess 70 to 90 percent of people have cell phones.” As a result of the unforeseen success of cell phones, land lines became less necessary, and phone companies began struggling, he said. “I think we will see the power companies toppled,” he said. “Just like we’re seeing TV changing (with innovations like TiVo), we will see the power industry change. “Right now solar is expensive, but wait until it’s more affordable. We could see each house in Logan with a solar panel. It could even happen in 15 years.” Two researchers at USU, Ed Stafford and Cathy Hartman, focus on renewable energy and especially wind power. They said rejecting the coal power has perks which are not just environmental. “Purely from an economic standpoint, knowing coal would go up, that was a good decision,” Stafford said. Stafford said some alternative forms of energy, like wind, are price stable, while others, like natural gas, are more unpredictable. Hartman said there is often talk of a “clean tech revolution.” More and more appliances are being designed to be more energy efficient, and these are more affordable than they have been in the past. “I think we’re at a crossroads as far as energy is concerned,” Hartman said. “It looks like we’re going to need a change in lifestyle – retrofitting homes, insulating water heaters ... There’s just going to have to be a combination of things. No one source will be enough.” Hartman said especially since Utah is estimated to see a more dramatic climate change than the rest of the planet, according to a Salt Lake Tribune article on Oct. 11, Utahans should be particularly concerned with their carbon footprint. This means being more energy efficient and eco-conscious. Another concern about the IPP 3 decision is that Logan now has a hole in its energy portfolio. It was
projected that Logan’s current base load will no longer be enough to meet its growing needs, possibly as soon as 2012. IPP 3 would have provided 20 megawatts of energy for the cost of about $42 million. Logan currently buys power from IPP 1 and 2, with the option to sell unused energy back to the plants. But those who voted against buying into the plant said there are several years until Logan reaches an energy crisis, and it will be enough time to find a solution. Unlike most Utah communities, Logan is not under contract with Rocky Mountain Power, so it has the flexibility to seek out other sources, Swenson said. Other sources include a geothermal plant to be built in Tremonton, wind power from Wyoming and Spanish Fork, a natural gas plant in southern Utah, or solar energy individual citizens could harness for their homes, thus lightening the load during peak hours when energy is the most expensive. Considering Utah’s overwhelmingly conservative citizenship, a city council giving much attention to these issues is pretty rare, Swenson said. “As far as cities that own their own facilities, others are not as progressive (as Logan),” she said. “Logan is probably the most progressive town in Utah after St. George.” Despite the outcry that cropped up in the days following the vote, including accusation of watching Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” being tree huggers, and being fiscally irresponsible, Taylor, Swenson and Needham remain unmoved in their decision. “It’s a matter of will we leave Logan in a good situation 30, 40 years from now,” Taylor said. “Will people be able to afford houses here and breathe the air?” “We need to go in a different direction,” Needham said. “Basically everyone’s calling for it in our society. We’re going in the right direction.” –elizabeth.lawyer@aggiemail. usu.edu
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Three-peat for cross country Aggie men run to third-straight title
Women finish third against tough field
By now the impression the USU The Utah State women’s cross By JAKE IPSON men’s cross country team has made country team finished in third place staff writer in the Western Athletic Conference this weekend at the Western Athletic is an unmistakably powerful one. Conference championships. As a Led by junior Seth Wold, the Aggie men, who have been in the team, they finished with a total of 72 points, finishing behind Nevada, WAC for three years, collected 21 points and won their third-consecuwho placed second with 65 team points, and Idaho, who won the race tive WAC title Saturday at the American West Heritage Center. with 39 total points. Wold finished first in the 8k run “It was a tight race, and the girls ran great. with a time of 23:16.33. His teammates You can’t control what the other teams did,” Steve Strickland, Chio Lopez and Nick Head Coach Gregg Gensel said. “The other Bolinder sealed up the third, fourth and teams were just better today, but I am proud of fifth places. Both Lopez and Bolinder them.” are freshmen. The top three women runners for Utah State “We did what we came here to do in the race were seniors Amy Egan, who placed — to win the championship,” Aggie 11th with a time of 17:34.25, Stacie Dorius, who Head Coach Gregg Gensel said. “The came in 12th place with a time of 17:35.35, and men dominated in the way they ran. freshman Alicia Holt, who came in 14th place That was the plan all year long — to try with a time of 17:38.27. All three girls were and dominate at home.” named second-team all-WAC performers. For his performance, Wold was named “We had a strong performance, and we ran Player of the Year in the WAC and Lopez the best of our abilities,” Egan said. the Freshman of the Year. Egan said she believes the high altitude was “At the end of last year, (Wold) said, a big reason some of the girls ran the way they ‘You know coach, I really want to win did. conference in cross country. I’m going to Dorius called the race “bitter-sweet” for Utah work hard this summer,” Gensel said. State, because even though the women ran the Wold worked hard throughout the offrace so well, Idaho just ran it even better. She season and became a man of his word said being able to practice on the course really Saturday. paid off, and she was able to beat her own per“I knew a lot of people were graduatsonal record by 20 seconds at this race. ing and there was definitely an opening As for some other notable Aggie finishes, for somebody to take the lead,” Wold junior Caroline Berry finished 16th with a time said. “I was lucky enough to be healthy. of 17:39.28. Junior Allison Taylor placed 19th at That’s what it came down to — I was 17:43.90. Sophomore Erin Stratton placed 22nd healthier than other runners.” with a time of 17:52.73, and in 26th place was Lopez’ experience was slightly differjunior Vanessa Gledhill, with a time of 18:00.82. ent. Coming in 36th was sophomore April Rowlan, In September afternoons with temperwith a time of 18:20.01, and in 42nd place was atures in the 90s, the team first began sophomore Alexis Meyer, coming in at 18:40.37. practicing on the course at the Heritage The overall winner of the race was Breanna Center — a stark contrast from the mid Sande of Boise State with a time of 17:01.32. She 40s present at 9 a.m. Saturday. was also named Athlete of the Year for WAC “I hated this course more than anywomen’s cross country. Placing in fourth place aggie men’s cross country team poses with their trophy after winning the Western Athletic Conference thing,” Lopez said. “It was brutal. I Championship held Saturday at the American West Heritage Center near Wellsville. The Aggie women ran to a third place finish. was Samantha Davis of Nevada, named WAC knew we were supposed to run confer- Junior Seth Wold won the men’s race, and took home WAC Player of the Year honors. Freshman Chio Lopez finished fourth and Freshman of the Year. Idaho’s coach Wayne ence here. I was discouraged a little bit.” was named WAC Freshman of the Year. Amy Egan led the charge for the women, finishing 11th. TYLER LARSON photo Phipps was named the WAC Coach of the Year. Others among the top 10 finishers Next up are the NCAA Mountain Regionals for USU were sophomores Andrew Niccolie, Jason Holt and Hunter in Ogden, Nov. 10. The NCAA Championships are Nov. 19 in Terre Nelson. Haute, Ind. -samuel.hislop@aggiemail.usu.edu -jake.ipson@aggiemail.usu.edu
By SAMMY HISLOP sports editor
Fans get glimpse at new Aggies By SAM BRYNER senior writer
Fans got a chance Friday night to see this year’s men’s basketball team in action during the annual Blue vs. White scrimmage. The scrimmage was held at the Spectrum and included four different sessions. The first two sessions were closed to the public, but then the doors were opened, and fans were allowed to catch a glimpse of this year’s team. Only four players return from last year’s team, which went 2312 and advanced to post-season play for the eighth straight year. With so many new faces on the team, the scrimmage did more than just give a chance for players to show off their skill. “It was good to get out in front of the fans and kind of get a feel for the game and see how things are going to be,” junior transfer Gary Wilkinson said. Carroll was happy to finally get back in front of the fans and get the season going. “Seemed like a lot of down time over the summer. It’s good to get back into the swing of things with a bunch of new teammates,” he said. One thing definitely apparent from the scrimmage was that Carroll didn’t lose his shot over the summer. Combined over the four sessions, which were 10 minutes each, the senior shot 15-for-18 from the field,
including six-of-eight from behind the 3-point line. In addition to his scoring, Carroll also pulled down five rebounds and stole the ball five times. “No. 20 can play. We all know that,” Head Coach Stew Morrill said. Though at times the scrimmage was very sporadic and sloppy, nobody could fault the team for their effort and hard work. “We’re trying, we’re playing hard, that part’s good. In senior guard Jaycee Carroll (20) dribbles the game of basketball, heart only gets past freshman guard Jaxon Myaer (25) Friday night in the you so far. You got to Spectrum during the team’s first public scrimmage. Carroll hit six 3-pointers on the night. CAMERON PETERSON photo play smart,” Morrill Friday night. He scored 16 points said. “And we don’t in addition to pulling down seven have that part down at all collecrebounds and collecting four steals. tively.” Wilkinson also had a good showCarroll agrees. ing as he scored 18 points on seven“We’re not there yet, but we have a of-eight shooting. The junior college chance. One thing with this group is, transfer only grabbed three rebounds we come hard every day, and we have been playing hard every day,” Carroll and said he knows rebounding is something he has to get better at. said. “We make dumb mistakes still, “Rebounding the ball, that is a but we’ve got a chance because we keep playing hard and we keep trying huge part of us winning,” Wilkinson said. to learn what is going on.” Redshirt freshman Tai Wesley was - See SCRIMMAGE, page 6 one of the new players to play well
Soccer wins a pair, downing Hawaii and San Jose State By JACKSON OLSEN staff writer
The Utah State women’s soccer team came away with two big conference wins on Friday and Sunday at the Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field, improving to 8-10-0 on the season and 4-20 in conference play. The first win came against the University of Hawaii (10-4-2, 3-1-0), the Western Athletic Conference powerhouse who was previously undefeated in conference play. Although favored to win, the Rainbow Wahine had lost two straight previous games to the Aggies and were hoping to put that streak to an end. Abby Hunt and the Aggies had other plans. Hunt recorded two goals for Utah State, one of which was the game-winner coming late in the second half to keep USU undefeated in the series against Hawaii since the teams started playing in 2005. The game was gridlocked early on as both defenses shined and both teams played aggressive soccer, exchanging shots periodically. But 12 minutes into the first half, that all changed. Junior Candice Clark played a ball deep into Wahine territory but was taken down from behind inside the goalie box before she could get a shot off. A foul was called, setting up a penalty kick for Hunt. “We had practiced PKs a lot this week,” Hunt said. “I put it more towards the middle than I usually do, but it worked.”
In the wake of Hunt’s goal, it didn’t take long for Clark to step into the spotlight again. In the 39th minute, Clark made a dash on the ball near the Hawaii goalie box. UH’s goalkeeper Kori Lu did the same. The two met at the ball simultaneously, but the ball took an Aggie bounce behind Lu and nearby defenders. Clark rushed to the ball just before it rolled out of bounds and placed it perfectly into the corner of the unprotected net. “I honestly didn’t think it was going to make it,” Clark said. “That ball must have had some wicked spin on it.” Heading into halftime with a comfortable 2-0 lead, the Aggies (and the 300 or more fans watching them) felt good about their chances of pulling off an upset. Too good. Unfortunately for the Aggies, the Rainbow Wahine came out in the second half looking like an entirely different team. After only four minutes of play, sophomore Ambree Ako blew past Aggie defenders and notched Hawaii’s first goal in a faceoff against junior goalkeeper Ali Griffin, who had shutout Hawaii’s offense in the first half with two saves. Eight minutes later, Tehane Higa put another one past Griffin after heading in a corner kick from teammate Koren Takeyama. With the score tied and the momentum now working against the Aggies, things
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Ags 0-8 for first time since 1941 LTU loss pushes losing streak to 14 straight By SAMMY HISLOP sports editor
The USU football team made program history Saturday afternoon. The Aggies were held scoreless in two quarters of the game, gained two yards of total offense in the third quarter, and lost 31-21 to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in front of 8,543 fans at Romney Stadium. This 2007 USU squad (0-8, 0-4 in Western Athletic Conference play) is the second ever to lose eight games straight in a single season. The 1941 team was the first. Dating back to last season, the Aggies have now lost 14 in a row. “Disappointment,” said Aggie sophomore quarterback Jase McCormick of the feeling in the locker room after the game. “We’re a lot better than our record shows, I know. (Our offense and defense) just need to make more plays. I didn’t really expect that we’d be behind. We had a pretty good game plan. I hoped we’d have been able to execute it a little bit better.” McCormick split playing time with senior Leon Jackson III. McCormick, who said he knew all week he would play, was brought in at the middle of USU’s third drive of the first quarter. He finished the game 8-of-14 passing for 93 yards, one interception and one touchdown. Jackson was 9-of-12 for 127 yards and an 82-yard touchdown pass to running back Jacob Actkinson five minutes into the second quarter. That play, which was the only Aggie offensive highlight for the first three quarters, was a new play they made during the week. Tight end Rob Myers was to run a corner route and
Utah State fullback Jacob Actkinson (32) takes the ball into the end zone with USU tight end Rob Myers (86) and Louisiana Tech’s Tony Moss (1) in hot pursuit. The long pass was the highlight in a loss at Romney Stadium, Saturday afternoon. The loss keeps the Aggies winless on the season at 0-8. PATRICK ODEN photo
Actkinson a post from out of the backfield. The defense jumped on Myers to leave Actkinson as wide open as he has ever been while in a USU uniform. “I looked back and the sun was in my eyes,” Actkinson said. “I was worried about that. Once I caught it I knew I was going to score.” Not until halfway through the fourth quarter did the Aggies find the end zone again. With McCormick leading the offense, the Aggies strung together a 12-play, 72USU 21 yard drive. Running La Tech 31 back Curtis Marsh scored on a two-yard run to top it off and cut the Tech lead to 10 points. The Bulldogs bit back on their next drive. They plowed 68-yards in 3:27 through the USU defense to push their lead back to 17 thanks to a 31-yard touchdown by LTU running back Daniel Porter. USU moneyman Kevin Robinson took the ensuing kickoff return back 42 yards to give his team promising field position at the Bulldog 37-yard line. Five plays later, McCormick found Robinson for a 19-yard touchdown pass.
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SLOW START AND EMPTY THIRD QUARTER For the second week in a row, USU found itself down by two scores halfway through the first quarter. For the second week in a row, USU’s opponent dominated the third quarter.
“I think our guys were excited to play,” Aggie Head Coach Brent Guy said. “We just did the same thing in the third quarter. Couldn’t make first downs. We got off balance.” Actkinson had no explanation for the Aggies’ third quarter invisibility. “We had a great week of practice. I don’t know what happened,” he said. “That’s something we as players have to work on.” While the Aggies were nowhere to be seen, the Bulldogs put up 14 points and had the ball for just under 11 minutes. For the game, the Bulldogs collected 518 yards of total offense (288 rushing, 230 passing) and had 30 first downs. Quarterback Zac Champion defined his last name with his performance. He converted 23-of-29 passes to 12 different receivers. The Aggies had only 326 yards of total offense (two of them in the third quarter). QUARTERBACK SITUATION
Though Jackson and McCormick played, Guy wouldn’t say whether the starting job is up for grabs. “I don’t know that I can stand here and make that decision right now until we go watch the film,” Guy said. “Maybe it’s a situation where we alternate them and use them both or start one or the other. We’ll have to decide that through the week. Obviously by Tuesday, we’ll have to make a decision as to what we’re going to do.” McCormick said he plans to be prepared for whatever the coaches tell him. “I’m just going to come and keep doing what I’ve been doing and be preparing to go in when they call my number,” McCormick said. -samuel.hislop@aggiemail.usu.edu
Scrimmage: Carroll shoots well as USU men’s hoops gets season started
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In reference to the fact that Carroll outrebounded most of the Aggie big men, Wilkinson said he knows they have to be the ones to pull down the rebounds. “Jaycee is a very hard-working player, but for us to win, us as big man can’t let that happen,” he said. Morrill said he knows the team needs to improve in a lot of areas, including rebounding and defense, but seems somewhat sympathetic because the system can be hard for new players to learn, and they don’t have much time to learn it. “A million things being thrown at them, all the things we run, all the things we try and do, I have often thought it’s crazy that we do all those things, but it’s just our program,” Morrill said. “It’s what we do and what we expect.”
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Before the open sessions started, Morrill spoke to the fans and let them know that he gets a lot of grief from opponents’ fans when the team travels over his physique, with some suggesting that he try NutriSystem or Weight Watchers. Morrill said it is only deserving because of what opposing teams and players have to go through when they come to the Spectrum. “It’s right that Nick Fazekus shows up in the is building and has to see a sign that says, ‘Run like a man,’” Morrill said. “It’s only right that they get on me and our guys a little bit when we go on the road.” -sam.bryner@aggiemail.usu.edu
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Partly due to her big Game 4, Anderson had the net as teammate Amanda Nielson (33) looks on. Wright Engineers Kiewit nine kills, tying a career high. Two freshmen, set- Osterloh recorded her team-leading 10th doubleXactware Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. double of the year with 12 digs and 12 kills in a Utah ter Chelsea Fowles and libero Christine Morrill, Y2 Geotechnical P.C. State victory over Fresno State in the Spectrum had season-high matches. Fowles tied her season Kleinfelder Inc Satruday night. PATRICK ODEN photo high assist mark, recording 63 Saturday night, Zevex International Inc. L-3 Communications and Morrill set a season high with 24 digs. Osterloh also notched her team-leading 10th double-double with 12 digs and 12 kills. The energy and solid play Saturday night was a product of a day off the Aggies took Friday, Anderson said. It allowed the team to rest mentally and physically, she added, which allowed them to shake off some of the fatigue seen in the UVU match. In games 1 and 2, USU certainly looked rested and ready to go. After the first few points of the first game, the Aggies weren’t really challenged the rest of that game. Utah State even • NOVUS is the Inventor of Windshield Repair • Locally Owned and Operated gave Fresno 14 points on errors, • Fast, Convenient Mobile Service • Guaranteed to Pass State Inspection including six service errors, and • Nationwide Money-Back Guarantee • We Direct Bill and Process Insurance Claims still was able to win handily. Game 2 was much the same. The Aggies never trailed or tied, and they imposed their will on the Bulldogs, hitting .268. Nielson dominated the USU attack with 10 kills and a .562 hitting percentage in Game 2. Although it was an eight-point win, the Aggies lead by as much as 12, and it could have been worse, as Utah State gave the Bulldogs 11 points on errors. By DAVID BAKER assistant sports editor
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cumstances surrounding the two contests are entirely different. Last year, the Aggies’ 20-0 win came after a remarkable start to the season that included a team-first win over Weber D-I and an 18-3 clinic against the Utes. The ‘07-’08 Ags have had their heads in a fog, struggling mightily to bury pucks and dropping games to rivals UVSC, Colorado and Colorado State by some ugly scores. Last year, the record was ushered in by the good-natured boasts of Roberto Leo and Robert Hashimoto. This year, team leaders were unanimous in shrugging off the newly minted goal record. “I don’t think we’re really worried about breaking a record, we just want to come together as a team,” said center Aaron Shimmel, who had two goals, two assists and some solid body checks. “We needed tonight to come together and get our lines structured well and get our plays Utah State’s Jay McFadden celebrates after scoring a goal on a penalty shot against BYU-Idaho Friday night. down, so when we go into tomorrow McFadden’s goal was one of 23 scored on the night for USU. The 23 goals set a new single-game record. The Aggies picked up night against a harder team, we’ll play two wins over the weekend, one aganst BYU-Idaho and another against Metro State Saturday night. CAMERON PETERSON photo better.” Another major difference: Last year at this time, Kent Arsenault was well into a record-setting, nationleading offensive campaign. This year, Arsenault’s struggles have been Jeremy Butler was peppered with 80 shots. symptomatic of the entire team’s, as the big deuce The wing Robert Sutherland summed it up best, By G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY deuce has been the focal point of every opponent’s saying, “Nothing controversial about that game. We defense. After a few games with new linemates staff writer just dominated.” McFadden and Ben Tikka, Arsenault appears to After getting blanked in two games last week The domination was reflected on the scoreboard have turned the corner, as each player had a hat end, the Utah State Aggies blasted BYU-Idaho with for the first time 6:24 into the first period, when trick against the Bulldogs. Arsenault also tied with tsunami force, setting a new school record with a William “Swede” Winsa came screaming deep into Winsa for the team lead in assists, making him the 23-1 victory. The 23 goals bettered a record set just Bulldog territory on the forecheck. It was an aggres- overall point leader for USU with eight. last year in a 20-0 dissection of the University of sive, borderline arrogant play, down one man due to “I think every game we get to know each other a Utah. At least for one night, USU’s offensive headJay McFadden’s slashing penalty. Winsa intercepted little better, and that helps out,” McFadden said. aches were forgotten as 17 different players scored a weak pass behind the goal line and found the cutArsenault concurred. points on Rexburg, which is in its first year playing ting Ryan Osterheldt for a 1-0 lead. “I definitely think it’s starting to come around,” American Collegiate Hockey Association Division-II “I knew I could get it if I wanted to,” Winsa said. he said. “I was expecting Tikka to take a couple of hockey. “What can I say, I mean, you saw those guys. I don’t games to get into it, and me, him and Jay are start After having a shorter bench in key games earlier want to say anything bad, it’s their first year in the ing to pull together and create a lot of plays.” this year against Long Beach and Utah Valley State league. They’re just slow and easy to read.” Even the most shameless optimist could hardly College, USU Coach Jerry Crossley’s troops outnum- Linemates Osterheldt and Winsa were among have conceived of a better start to a seven-game bered the Bulldogs’ 18-12. USU’s superior depth, USU’s top scorers for the night, with Winsa racking homestand. Whether the Aggies can build on skill and execution overwhelmed Rexburg from the up five assists and Osterheldt leading the team in Friday’s win will be a matter of Arsenault and drop of the puck to the final buzzer, while rookie goals with four. Winsa’s lines continuing to find their identity. backstop Dan Cornelius turned aside or swallowed While both last year’s and this year’s recordup 17 of the 18 shots he faced. In stark contrast, setting games were precise demolitions of teams FROM BLOWOUT TO SHOOTOUT, ALMOST the Rexburg battery of goalies Chris Chatwin and in their first year of ACHA competition, the cir-
Hockey wins two at home
Utah State’s Greg Finatti won his goalie duel with Metro State’s Jacob Tripp Saturday night thanks to an overtime game-winner scored by Jeremy Madigan. “It’s very exciting,” the rookie wing Madigan said of lifting USU to victory. “I’m glad I scored. It was a three-on-one, and I was being kind of selfish, shot it, and it went in, thank God.” The Aggies were able to dominate possession of the puck for most of the night, but Tripp kept the Roadrunners in the game, and they forced overtime when Finatti allowed a soft goal in the third period. Finatti said, “I was laughing at myself” when Metro’s Brian Johnson scored the equalizer. “He made the first shot, and then for some reason, he got the rebound and beat me to the post.” Metro actually had great chances to win the game outright in the third, as all three penalties in that period were on USU, but Finatti and the penalty kill were solid, setting up Madigan’s overtime heroics. A fast skater with great anticipation, Madigan has had numerous breakaway attempts this year but up until Saturday was struggling to convert them. Against Metro, Madigan said he tried to deke the goalie out more, and the results speak for themselves: two goals, both on odd-man rushes. “Coach is always telling us to get the goalie moving,” Madigan said, “so I tried to fake him out and put it in the net.” Metro tied the score for the first time in the second period, when USU got a little greedy on the forecheck while playing one man down. Metro rushed the puck into USU’s zone and ran a nice little play to get a one-timer past Finatti, who finished with 35 saves. Later in the second, USU went up by one again when Arsenault took a feed from McFadden and gunned the puck into the net from long range. USU’s players had high praise for Tripp. “He was awesome,” Madigan said. “Standing on his head, making all these great saves. He played an awesome game. I think he is what kept them in it. We pretty much dominated, and he was their whole team. Some of their kids were good, like I don’t want to diss on their whole team, but most of the kids just didn’t have much control of the puck.” Team Vice President Kristin Peterson said if the score had still been tied after the five-minute overtime, the teams would have gone to a shootout. Although ACHA rules do not honor the shootout, meaning the game would have gone down as a tie officially, Peterson said the team decided to implement shootouts for purely entertainment purposes after the recent 3-3 tie against Long Beach State. “We’re always looking out for the fans, and we want to keep them coming back,” Peterson said. - graham.terry@aggiemail.usu.edu
Soccer: Two more WAC wins for USU women’s soccer have them eyeing good seed in tourney
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were looking grim. The Aggies caught a break late in the game, however, after shaking off the unpleasant first 15 minutes of the second half. With both teams playing physically tough in an evenly matched half, knocking on each other’s door several times, a foul was called against the Wahine to give the Aggies a free kick from near midfield. Sophomore Sydne Porter launched the ball high into Rainbow Wahine territory near the goal. The long shot was met by a herd of jerseys, with necks and legs stretching for the loose ball. But it was Hunt who was in the right place at the right time, knocking the ball past goalkeeper Nicole McClure and into the Wahine net to put the Aggies up 3-2 for good. “It feels good to beat the No. 1 team,” Head Coach Heather Cairns said. “We had a challenge ahead of us, and the girls responded to that challenge. “We’re a very flexible team,” she added. “That’s one of our strengths.” That flexibility would soon be put to the test against a team that the Aggies had never beaten – until now. Two days after their win, the Aggies hosted San Jose State, and for the first time in the short history of the teams playing, the Aggies came out on top, pounding the Spartans 4-0. Unlike Friday’s game, where Hunt and Clark stole the show, Sunday’s game against San Jose had only one standout: the team. Each of the four goals were recorded by different Aggies, while
Griffin recorded her sixth shutout of the season. The Aggie defenders not only held the Spartans at bay but also recorded two of the four assists. Freshman Lauren Hansen scored early to get the Aggies on the board when she rebounded and put the ball back into the net from a deflected shot by Hunt. It wasn’t long afterward that freshman Heather Pond recorded the first goal of her collegiate career by knocking a shot past goalkeeper Nina Butera to put the Aggies up 2-0. The Aggies continued to dominate into the second half. Clark scored her third goal of the season in the 84th minute of play on a breakaway from 15 yards out. One minute later, junior midfielder Lacey Christensen netted a goal of her own after the ball deflected across, setting up the Christensen shot from 16 yards out, driving the nail in the coffin of San Jose State. “We’re so well-rounded,” Cairns said. “Everybody can contribute to the win, and that’s the hallmark of our team.” The Aggies now head into their final week of the regular season with hopes of a high seed in the conference tournament, starting Nov. 8 in Boise. But Cairns is more concerned about winning this Saturday’s game against the winless, but physical, Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech. “Records can be deceiving,” she said. -jackson.olsen@aggiemail.usu.edu
Freshman MidFielder Stefani Shiozaki (3) battles for the ball against a University of Hawaii player Friday at Chuck and Gloria Bell Field. The Aggies picked up a win against Hawaii and San Jose State this weekend. TYLER LARSON photo
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chool pride boils down to one color: blue. Aggie Blue to be precise. No, really, it does. USU has many traditions that exemplify school pride. But of all these, none is so important as the lighting of the ‘A’ atop Old Main. Like the Bat Signal shining as a clarion call for the protection of Gotham, when the ‘A’ is blue, it signals to all Aggies the triumphs of their fellow students in the athletic program. While it may not be a sign of protection – Logan’s a pretty safe place – it’s enough to protect any Aggie sports fan’s sanity. For those not up to date on Aggie traditions, the ‘A’ is turned from its standard white to blue whenever an Aggie athletic team wins a game. When the ‘A’ is blue, it can clearly be seen throughout the valley, even when students come out of Sardine Canyon after a weekend away. The blue light is strong and stands as a symbol for the strengths of the student athletes. In previous years, the changing of the ‘A’ from white to blue has been sporadic at best. But not this year. The ‘A’ has been turned blue for every USU sports team victory. This effort should be applauded. Sure it’s a simple token, but that’s the case with most traditions. The important thing is that it is being done. When the standards of traditions begin to slacken, those traditions are on their way to dying out, and when traditions die, a part of school pride does as well. But not only is it important that a tradition is kept alive, the lighting of the ‘A’ shows respect for athletes who put themselves on the line each week to bring respect to the school. So what if the football team is struggling right now? Does it make those players any less talented? You’d be hard pressed to find a better wide receiver and kick returner than Kevin Robinson. While the football and basketball teams may seem to get all the attention, there are many other teams at USU that go unnoticed, for which the blue ‘A’ shines just as brightly. For instance, the men’s cross country team claimed its third consecutive Western Athletic Conference title. That’s three titles in three years in the new conference. While some may consider cross country somewhat of a fringe sport, the athletes on both the men’s and women’s side are talented runners that bring pride and recognition to USU, which is one important purpose athletic programs serve on campus. The ‘A’ then, becomes a unifying theme and symbol for students at USU. So next time a USU team plays, pause for a moment and take a look at the ‘A.’ Chances are it will be blue.
Size does matter
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don’t know what size anything is anymore; not me, not pizza, not clothes or drinks. For decades we have done perfectly well with small, medium and large as units of measure. These definitions work well because each is relative to the other. So even if you can’t imagine the size of all of them, you just need ask to see one of the three and you can make an educated guess what the two others are. Take a walk through any given mall in America, look around and decide if you are a small, medium or large American. I highly recommend this on many levels. Comparing yourself with the mass of humanity instead of the mass of advertising insanity almost always leaves me feeling better about myself. This leads me to the hole clothing manufacturers have dug for themselves. They valiantly tried to stay with small, medium and large but started to add extra small and extra large. For an expanding America you can now buy XXXL which looks like a Roman numeral, but it really stands for extra, extra, extra large. What happens to medium when you go this route? I would have to defer to real statisticians, but my guess is that you regressing from the mean and throwing standard deviation to the wind. In the food and beverage industry, Starbutts isn’t even trying to be understandable. This company is just making sizes up. Just for cruel fun. I like to go in there and ask for a medium coffee. I do this because I like to see their foreheads start to pulse with aggravation. “You can’t get medium, we have four sizes,” is the plea. “And you can’t just get coffee because we have the coffee of the day, decaf, mocha, latte, iced half-decaf and other stuff you have not even dreamed of.” When you have more than three sizes, there is no middle. Starbutts’ lineup is short, tall, Grande and Venti. The short and tall are a good start, but what in the name of caffeine is Venti? And then why go from Spanish to Italian for the next size? How can Grande not be the biggest? If you want to go bigger it should be Mucho Grande. My favorite pizza place (one of the proliferation of Papanamed pizzerias in town) got rid of their small size altogether
- See SIZE, page 10
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ForumLetters No need for gods today To the editor: This is in response to the letter titled “Atheism is a religion too.” The simplest reply I can think of is “atheism is a religion in the same way baldness is a hair color,” but no doubt that won’t be enough. The word atheism literally means godless. To say atheism is a religion is an oxymoron. Atheists reject the supernatural notion of any deities at all. Whether or not he realizes it, the writer of the letter is already quite nearly an atheist, since I doubt he believes in Poseidon, Thor, Osiris, Yu Huang, Shiva, or even Santa Claus. Had he grown up in the relevant cultures and times, he might well
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believe in any one of them. Not believing in Poseidon doesn’t make him a Poseidonagnostic. The chance of Poseidon not existing is just so great as to be practically certain. As Isaac Asimov put it, “I don’t have the evidence to prove that God doesn’t exist, but I so strongly suspect that he doesn’t that I don’t want to waste my time.” I’d also like to touch on the phrase “unscientific hypothesis” that was used (incorrectly). An unscientific hypothesis is simply untestable. To say that there exists one or more divine or supernatural beings is certainly testable. What would such beings look like? If we can’t see him/her/it/they, what sort of indirect effects do they have on the world that we can measure? Can those effects be explained in a simpler way? Only when you water down your hypoth-
esis so that it becomes a meaningless statement is it unscientific, and un-disprovable. “There are invisible, undetectable leprechauns that live under my garden” is one such statement. If you claim something exists that has no measureable effect on reality, in what way can it be said to exist at all? In the last few centuries, scientific explanations have slowly but gradually replaced supernatural explanations, for everything. The sun is no longer pulled by a chariot, storms aren’t Thor’s tantrums, and astrology has been replaced by astronomy. Just like you stopped believing in the tooth fairy when you grew up, a grown up humanity doesn’t need gods.
tainly requires more effort than acquiring a degree. I will momentarily refrain from the pat answer — that the journey is the thing—and will instead make an appeal to your human nature. Specifically to your competitive nature. A pragmatic answer to the question of “Why do it?” is that it should be done because not everybody does it. Today, the college degree is much like the high school degree was 30 years ago, when the high school degree was all that was necessary to “get a good job.” These days, that’s a college degree, and everybody’s getting one. The National Center for Education Statistics projects that there will be more than 1.5 million college graduates from the class of 2008. That is, it is important to note, only the class of 2008. If we add the two years before 2008, and the two years after 2008,
then about 7.6 million college graduates will be “on the market” in the near future. This is a large group of people with whom you will be competing for jobs. But don’t despair. There are plenty of jobs for you. Also, remember, these are people who are degreed, not necessarily educated. The degree is just a stand-in, a representation of what employers really want and need: people who can think for themselves, people who can critically evaluate information that is presented to them, people who are creative and original. This is the knowledge, and these are the skills, that define being educated. Degrees, as it turns out, may open doors, but it is education that promotes success once the door is open. This is, of course, not the
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arning a degree and getting an education are independent acts. A degree and an education are not the same thing. In fact, one can acquire either one independent of the other. I believe students should seek to acquire both. What does it mean to “get a degree” and what does it mean to “get an education?” Seeking a degree is about asking the question, “Will this be on the test?” whereas seeking an education is about asking almost every other question imaginable. Seeking a degree is submitting work that will “make the grade,” while seeking an education is about writing draft after draft after draft. Seeking a degree is arguing for points toward a more desirable grade. Seeking an education is about finding out what went wrong and fixing it. Cheating is degree-seeking behavior. Ultimately, seeking a degree is about building a resume while seeking an education is about building a mind. The pressure to favor degree over education comes from many directions. Universities, for instance, are under increasing pressure to grow enrollments and produce graduates. This is the reason college credit is offered for high-school courses. Parents tend to want their offspring to “get on with it” and complete a degree. And culturally speaking, the material goods we find ourselves so enchanted by require a bit more income than a workstudy position can offer. In short, almost every aspect of our current environment is set up to promote degree-seeking behavior. Why, then, seek an education rather than a degree? Acquiring an education cer-
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Learn: Education sets grads apart
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only reason to seek an education while seeking a degree. The other reason is related to the fulfillment of human potential. After all, what sort of psychologist would I be if I did not at least briefly encourage self-actualization? It turns out the journey may indeed be the thing. Universities are special places, where education can be sought and obtained. It is not easy, and it should not be easy. Obtaining an education can mean resisting cultural forces while simultaneously resisting the impulse for an iPhone, or for a newer car, or a better plate of pasta. But it is worthwhile. Earning a degree and getting an education are independent acts.
They are not the same thing. But true education is a worthwhile endeavor that I encourage everybody to pursue. Scott C. Bates is an assistant professor in the psychology department. Questions and comments can be sent to him at scottcbates@cc.usu. edu.
Size: Going from small to Grande
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and now just has medium, large and family size. Really, what is family size? Is it the nuclear family, stepfamily, single parent family or the now trendy polygamous family? And, isn’t this size discriminatory to people who live alone? To the best of my knowledge, “Open 24/7 Eleven” started the whole thing with Big Gulps, Super Big Gulps and You’re-Going-To-Needa-Forklift-For-This Gulp. They rightly hit on the truth that the container is worth more than the actual soft drink, so once you have sold the cup you might as well keep filling it up to kidneybursting levels. Not long after that, McCholesterol’s came up with the brilliant “super size” sales pitch which is relative to nothing. It just means more of whatever it is you are already eating too
much of. It reminds of the punch line to many old jokes: “the bad news is that it is manure, the good news it there is lots of it.” This also accurately describes the field of republican candidates at this point, but that is a whole other size problem that I have a whole year to address.
Dennis Hinkamp works for USU Extension Communications and would like to wish you a Grande, familysized, mocha latte weekend.
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WALLY, pictured to the left, makes the peace sign along with Tim. Common Ground staff member. On the first day, Wally was told to make a peace sign for the camera. After that, Wally made a peace sign whenever his picture was taken.
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The sun had yet to surface over the mountains on Oct. 10, when I met Josh Anderson at Common Ground Outdoor Adventures. I wasn’t sure what awaited me over the next four days, but it was to be a trip I would never forget. Common Ground, located at 335 N. 100 East in Logan is a nonprofit organization that specializes in outdoor adventures for people with disabilities. Anderson, a certified river guide and former president of the USU Kayak Club, was to lead a group of 19 down the San Juan River in Southern Utah. Along as a volunteer, all I was told was to be prepared. We arrived at Sand Island Campground in Bluff, Utah, which was the site of our launch and setup camp. The 11 participants, eight volunteers and staff worked together to ready the
rafts for the next morning, and dinner was prepared. It was instantly apparent to me that planning played a huge role in the trips Common Ground conduct, which, in addition to rafting, includes bicycling trips for the blind and snow skiing for individuals confined to wheelchairs. Over the course of the trip, emotions ran high. People laughed, and people cried. Toys were lost, rocks were skipped and friends were made. The personalities I encountered were enormous. Disabilities varied in type and severity, but two things were consistent: The participants enjoyed themselves immensely, and the staff cared deeply. I spent our time on the river getting to know some very special people. Larry, in his late 60s, loved playing cowboys
and bandits and kept guard over camp with his trusty cap gun. Jamal, a spirited eighth-grader, always seemed to be covered in mud and grinning. Eric loved pancakes and doing laundry. He got pancakes on the trip, but laundry had to wait until he returned home. Stephanie greeted everyone who passed with a friendly “hello,” no matter how frequently they walked by her. Wally is the hymnal coordinator at his church, who said he is proud to hold such an important job. The staff of Common Ground was incredible, allowing everyone to be as self-sufficient as their disabilities allowed,
- See COMMON, page 14
Art therapy improves mental well-being By AMANDA MEARS staff writer
According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy uses the creative process in order to improve clients’ mental and physical well-being. A representative for AATA, in an e-mail interview, said art therapy is for people of all ages and helps clients deal with everything from eating disorders to abusive relationships. Even though art therapy is still relatively unknown and unrecognized as a form of ART therapy can help people work through issues such therapy, according to the AATA, many as eating disorders and abusive relationships. Many schools are beginning to offer art schools are beginning to jump on board. therapy as a major. PATRICK ODEN photo illustration On the organization’s Web site, schools
like New York University and the School of the Art Institute Chicago offer majors in art therapy. Although former USU art department head John Neely, who is currently on leave during a sabbatical in China, said USU does not currently have a program for art therapy, it may only be a matter of time before it is offered. “I think art can act as a therapeutic release for pent up emotions without having to over-analyze your thoughts or explain them to others,” Deven Boyer, undeclared junior, said. One reason art therapy is still under the radar may be because it is not fully recognized as a licensed profession. On the AATA’s Web site, Tennessee
Art Therapy Association President Janie Giles-Carp, said she recently spoke to the Chamber of Commerce about the issue of art therapy licensing. “Currently there is no Tennessee law that gives licensure to art therapists, even though our training is similar to licensed professional counselors,” Giles-Carp said. The AATA is currently trying to begin a study that would prove the effectiveness of art therapy on victims of post-traumatic stress disorder and gain credibility for the profession. According to Kristin Langely, who works for AATA, the group is currently trying to
- See ART, page 15
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performance, said voice lessons are about being creative and having fun. “Singing is sometimes a big stress relief,” said Smith, who currently has six students through the university and two private students, including a 13-year-old girl. “It really takes a lot of thought and a lot of energy. It makes students be creative and really create something. It’s a really fun thing to create something beautiful, like putting on makeup or whatever.” Smith becomes a doctor whenever she gets new students, she said, as she tries to make them musically better. “It’s fun, I love it,” she said. “Just picking out music that fits their voice and finding out what they like. It’s kind of tricky playing the doctor at first; I have to find out what’s wrong and diagnose it.” Smith usually has her students fill out a questionnaire to find out how much her students sing, what kind of style they like and past experience. She said she also discovers if they know basic music fundamentals, and if they don’t, she does a lot of theory work with them. Brandtley Henderson, who also teaches voice lessons to nine USU students, does the same as well as a quick assessment each week with his students. “I find out what state they are in at that moment,” said Henderson, senior in vocal performance and music therapy. “I find out if they are physically ill and what their week was like. Stress is going to affect their voice. Then we do some stretching and deep breathing to get the body expanding.” Henderson then conducts warm-up exercises with his students, looks at pieces they have been working on and teaches them to use the warm-up techniques in their singing. He said the core elements and techniques students use to sing well, such as breathing and posture, are always the same, even though each voice is different. “Each student is very different. Some have had a lot of experience, some students are very beginning,” he said. “It’s fun being able to teach new concepts to a person and see them slowly apply those concepts. The voice is a part of yourself. It’s them, their personality. After just a few weeks, they may progress. It’s very rewarding.” For vocal performance majors to be able to teach lessons, they have to take vocal pedagogy courses 1 and 2, Henderson said. Mary-Jane Lee, senior in vocal performance said in the first course students learn all about the anatomy of the voice. “We learn about everything from the hips up,” she said adding that includes the respiratory system, the throat, tongue, nasal cavity and each muscle and cartilage in between. The second course is comprised of applying all that knowledge, Lee said. Smith said during the second pedagogy course, students provide seven free lessons to someone so they can practice teaching. Smith said
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POSTsecret.com allows people to anonymously send in home-made postcards with their secret displayed on them. Photo courtesy of postsecret.com
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“I knew it was a mistake on the honeymoon. Nine years later (and 2 kids) we’re still together. I don’t think I’ll ever have the courage to leave.” “I like to go to church just to see what the other women are wearing.” These are a just a few examples of some of the secrets posted online at postsecret.com. According to the Web site, “PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.” Postsecretcommunity.com states the secrets can include anything from a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, childhood humiliation, or a confession of some kind. Whatever is revelead, however, needs to be true and cannot be revealed to anyone before, states the Web site. One postcard on the Web site shows a soldier dragging another through mud, both carrying guns. The text reads, “I do not support the troops & my dad is one.” Another postcard shows faraway blurry figures playing tennis on a court. Written over the postcard is, “Every day that I’ve called in sick over the last four years was spent at this nudist resort.” And one more postcard shows a corner of a piece of standard plain white paper with blue lines and reads, “I am so sick of this by-the-book life that everybody seems to be living.” Sometimes e-mails are posted after a postcard. One example is a postcard that reads, “I want to give up trying to pass the New York State Bar … and just be a travel photo-journalist!” The e-mail response to this was, “You know you’re in law school when ... You consider dropping out of law school approximately every hour, but after that first semester you realized you were already in too much debt to be anything other than a lawyer.” Another postcard states, “When I see a traffic cone … I get the urge to hit it with my car.” The e-mailed response: “I hit one once. It was amazing.” Another aspect to the post secret Web site, postsecretcommunity.com, has activities like Secret Voices, where visitors can upload their own secrets or listen to others tell their secrets. Visitors can also chat and put up video secrets, news and a blog. As for secrets that don’t make it on the Web site, books have been published with these postcards. The first published book is “PostSecret: Extraordinary
Confessions from Ordinary Lives.” One postcard example from this book shows a drawing of a bride with text that reads, “When I see an ugly bride, what I’m really seeing is a glimmer of hope for the future. Maybe I will marry, someday.” And one secret from the second book, “My Secret: A PostSecret Book,” shows the body of a thin woman, and it reads, “I truly believe all my problems would be solved if only I were not fat!” The third book in the series is “The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book.” One postcard from this book shows two women sitting side by side in dressy shirts but not showing their faces. The text reads, “Dear mother-in-law, If you tell me how good the deals are at Costco one more time, I will burn the place down. No jury would convict me. Love, your devoted daughter-in-law. P.S. I hate those giant muffins. I don’t care if a dozen costs less than five dollars. I am throwing them away as soon as you leave.” The newest book, printed in Oct. 2007, is called, “A Lifetime of Secrets.” One postcard from this book shows half of the upper body of a well-dressed woman, and the text reads, “I wrote my will today, not because it was the sensible thing to do - but because I am worried about what would happen to my purse collection.” Frank Warren is the author of the Web site and the books. He said the concept of secrets on postcards all started in a dream he had while in Paris in December 2003. According to postsecretcommunity.com, Warren purchased three postcards in France. In his dream, the postcards each had messages on them. He said this later led him to begin a project where he put messages in bottles, which were found by random people. After throwing 47 of these bottles into a lake, Warren said the PostSecret Web site began. Warren is doing a book tour for “A Lifetime of Secrets,” which runs until Oct. 30. It started in Washington, D.C, on Oct. 13 and hit cities such as San Francisco, Chicago and Milwaukee. Postcards, 4 by 6 inches, can be sent to: PostSecret, 13345 Copper Ridge Rd., Germantown, MD, 20874. A PostSecret event can be hosted at any college campus by going to harpercollinsspeakersbureau.com. -jennaq@cc.usu.edu
Frank Warren, author of Web site and the books, said the concept of secrets on postcards came from a dream he had. Photo courtesy of postsecret.com
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Art: crosses cultural barriers -continued from page 13 find funding for the project. Art therapy is a relatively new practice, and according to the AATA’s Web site, art therapy began as a profession in the 1940s and is just now beginning to gain attention in the health-care industry. Currently, USU offers animal therapy as one alternative form of therapy, and Boyer said she thinks it would not be much of a stretch for them to offer art therapy as well. According to the AATA, art therapy is a way to express emotions without words, which can be beneficial when dealing with the issue of language barriers. The AATA also said since art is a universal medium, it can cross cultural barriers as well. Although there are currently no programs in Utah schools for art therapy, the AATA said they are constantly expanding and trying to bring art therapy into public view. -amanda.m@aggiemail.usu.edu
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conducting lessons was really intimidating at first, especially because her free lessons were for a friend that had taken them before from someone else. She waited two years after taking the pedagogy classes before teaching again but said she now loves the experience. “I love it when the students have those ‘aha!’ moments,” Smith said. “They get it. They can feel it. They get done singing and they say, ‘That was fun.’ People forget that it’s fun, and singing becomes more of a science than an art. I like the moments when they are truly happy singing.” Becky Foster, senior in vocal performance, said she likes teaching voice lessons at USU because, “It’s exciting. It’s just fun to meet someone new and have a new project and voice to see what I can come up with to improve.” Lee said teaching is a way she can check herself and make sure she’s using the same techniques she wants her students to use. “It’s really fun. The voice instrument is so crazy,” she said. “With a piano, you can say the notes sound crappy or that piano is out of tune. With the voice you’re improving something that is so fragile.” Henderson said every student can become a better singer than how they were when they began lessons. “Not every student is going to become the next Pavarotti, but they can improve,” he said. Foster teaches two students and said even though many students will never have voices that will be heard on the radio, “I think everyone can learn how to sing better than how they started. Some people are a little more naturally gifted. Others it’s going to be a longer journey.” Being tone deaf can be a struggle for students, which will make their singing journey more difficult, Smith said. “It’s hard,” Smith said. “I think that (being able to hear and match pitches) is something you’re born with. If you didn’t learn it as a kid, it’s really hard. It’s like trying to learn the splits when you’re 30.” To help students who are tone deaf, Smith said she will sing a pitch and then play a note that is higher or lower. She said she will then ask the student where the note fell relating to the first note. Some students can’t tell, she said, but with a lot of work, they can get better. Lee said the hardest aspect of teaching is knowing that the voice is the instrument can’t switched out for anything else. “It’s so personal,” she said. “It’s hard to tell them when something sounds bad and have them not not take it as ‘I’m bad.’” No matter how good a student becomes at singing though, Foster said being involved in music can add something to a student’s life. “I think that people that don’t know about music, it’s like another element that is missing,” she said. “It makes a person more wellrounded.” Henderson said if a person can sing, they have another way to communicate with others. “Music in general is a very good communication tool,” he said. “Some say it’s the universal language. Music communicates things to different people. If you listen to a song that’s angry, you can feel how they were feeling. In turn, through singing, you increase your own communication skills. You’re not using another instrument. You’re putting in that emotion, and the more confidence you have singing, the more you can express yourself and communicate.” Private voice lessons are available for students every semester. For more information, contact the music department at 797-3000 or Cindy Dewey, who is the coordinator of all USU vocal programs at 797-3055. -manette.n@aggiemail.usu.edu
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Bridging the gap by dancing ‘Full Circle’ By AMANDA MEARS staff writer
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THE DANCE GROUP FULL CIRCLE formed at the beginning of the school year. Krissy Smith, founder and president, said they perform contemporary jazz dance. TYLER LARSON photo
sumer and human development. “They’ll just do it because they love to dance.” Omar Poole, undeclared freshman, said one reason the team has become so close is because everyone gets along. “The girls are way cool,” Poole said. “There haven’t been any fights or anything.” Poole, who is the only permanent male member of the company, said his favorite part of being involved with dance is the excitement and exhilaration he gets from performing, as well as the athleticism involved. Once the company was formed, Smith said they got right to work preparing for upcoming performances. In addition to dancing, members of the contemporary jazz dance company have decided to devote time to community service, she said. For its first project, Full Circle is planning to go to an elementary school for an assembly to teach children about dance. “I think service is so important, and every dance company should do it,” Clark said. “We can really reach out to elementary and high school students.” The members of the company also plan on holding a workshop for local high school students in order to raise money for the company and get students interested in dance. “We wanted to be involved with the community because there is not a professional company in Logan, so we wanted to bring
attention to it,” Smith said. “We want to keep the art of dance alive.” Recently, the company has been working on three numbers, which they performed at the Howl on Saturday. Smith said the pieces featured a variety of modern jazz and hip-hop dance to showcase the dancers’ talent. “I teach a hip-hop PE class, so I recruited some boys from there,” Smith said. One recruit, Danny Pond, said he started dancing only a few years ago when someone introduced him to break-dancing and first heard about the contemporary jazz dance company while taking Smith’s hip-hop class. “I thought it would be the way for me to work on my style and coordination,” Pond, undeclared freshman, said. Clark said she has enjoyed working on the Howl performance because it gives her a chance to explore all different mediums of dance. “I love (the pieces) because they are so different,” Clark said. “They have a lot of variety.” The next performance for the contemporary jazz dance company will be Nov. 14 in the Ballroom of the Taggart Student Center. The company will be joining with the rest of the USU dance groups to present “Breaking Boundaries” in honor of Diversity Week. Admission is $3. -amanda.m@aggiemail.usu.edu
know all about shivering. Every year as winter makes its uninvited presence in Utah, I get that same feeling that makes my entire body, specifically my jaw, shake uncontrollably. I also know all about the remedies for winter trembling. They include large flames in a fireplace, warm soup or hot chocolate. Since my landlord won’t let us light fires in my house and my soup isn’t nearly as good as my mom’s, I’m left with hot chocolate that can be purchased at about any gas station or coffee shop in town. For those of you who are like me and need something to help survive the next freezing months ahead of us, I’ve discovered a few easy, cheap places to buy and drink the best winter invention since the blanket. Each cocoa will suit a certain personality or mood at the time of consumption. Take your choice. THE CREATIVE COCOA There’s something about being able to make a hot chocolate masterpiece at a place that has everything ready for an artist’s imagination. At 7-Eleven, customers can buy a 20-ounce cup for $1.37. Customers never get the same hot chocolate twice if they don’t want to because of the 7-Eleven hot chocolate and coffee bar which includes more than 10 different syrups, creamers and spices. The gas station even has more than one flavor of cocoa. Customers have their choice between regular Hershey’s and Hershey’s Kisses Cherry Cordial Truffle cocoa. I suggest the latter. It seems to have personality. The mini marshmallows at the gas station add a personal flair to any cup of hot chocolate, but the creative genius has no reason to stop there. The customer may as well add one or more of the following: hazelnut, chocolate cream, amaretto, half and half or Irish cream, all of which come in little mini samples you would see on a hotel continental breakfast spread. The final taste is whatever the customer makes it, and that is where the beauty remains in the 7-Eleven hot chocolate. Although the atmosphere is friendly, customers are in and out and many of them in a hurry. Being creative takes time and is a certain environment that 7-Eleven lacks. I mean hot dogs, Cheetos and Slurpees surround the bar, and there is no place to sit. But if all the customer wants is a cup of hot chocolate with a few extra ingredients, the 24-hour convenient store is the place to be. For about five minutes. THE INTELLECTUAL COCOA For nearly double the price of 7-Eleven’s hot chocolate, a bookworm can kick back at Borders and enjoy a 12-ounce cup of steamy hot chocolate. Made fresh with milk the moment the customer orders, the $2.71 chocolatey fluid is everything an intellect could want while musing over paperback novels or newspapers. Borders’ hot chocolate is produced by Seattle’s Best Coffee and is made by laid-
back young adults in their 20s. The taste of the hot chocolate is different than the cheap stuff you get at drive-thrus and gas stations. It’s a little bitter, like dark chocolate, with a rich aftertaste. I would usually say marshmallows are better and more fun than Cool Whip, but at Borders, the whipped cream they place on top of the drink makes up the difference and more. The cream has a nice smooth, vanilla taste and could be eaten plain by the spoonful. With the intellectual cocoa, brainiacs can linger at wooden tables or relax on brown, leather couches. Those who don’t want to read can enjoy light background music and eavesdrop on conversations. It’s a comfortable atmosphere, my favorite of all esteemed hot chocolate venues. THE TRENDY COCOA Starbucks was the first place I tried a cup of dark hot chocolate. For $2.68, customers get 12-ounces of a warm drink of perfect temperature. The lingering taste of bittersweet nestles itself in taste buds of all who try it. In fact, when a craving comes along, they will most likely remember Starbucks because it’s different. The nice thing about Starbucks is you order at a counter next to a case full of pastries that make you want to drool. Crumb-covered coffee cake is temptation for the eyes and mouth. The other hot chocolate retailers had baked goods too, but they didn’t look as appetizing. You can’t really compare a 7-Eleven donut to a Starbucks frosting-covered pastry. For music lovers, free iTunes downloads are given out every day at the customer’s request. Ten points for Starbucks. Cool people hang out at Starbucks with books or laptops. In fact, in some ways, the coffee establishment is a little too cool. It’s something cliché from a movie. There seems to be a certain type of people who hang out there. The type that want to sit among a little art on the walls and stylish furniture. However, in spite of fitting into a cookie-cutter coffee mold, somehow the shop also seems open to new ideas and people. It’s almost liberal. While Starbucks did not have the best hot chocolate, they do have a nice setup, acoustic music in the background, dim lights and an intimate ambiance. So there you go. Hot chocolate is waiting to be sipped. Find the one that suits you and your lifestyle, and don’t be afraid to switch it up a bit.
Manette Newbold is a senior majoring in print journalism. Comments and questions can be sent to manette.n@aggiemail.usu.edu.
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‘If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself’ is an old adage that Krissy Smith said she know knows plenty about. Smith, senior triple majoring in liberal arts, secondary education and social studies composite, is the founder and president of the USU contemporary jazz dance company called Full Circle. Smith has been dancing since she was 2 years old and wanted to start a dance company at USU because she said there is nothing for people who want to dance after high school. The company was formed this year as a middle ground between the Aggiettes and the cheerleading squad. Smith said she was interested in bridging the gap and starting a dance company that focused solely on dance. One main difference the contemporary jazz dance company has from both the Aggiettes and the cheerleading squad is that the company does not incorporate any cheers into its dances, Smith said. “We’re more of a professional dance company,” Smith said. Brittany Clark, sophomore majoring in public relations, said she joined Full Circle because she likes the style of dance better than drill or cheer. Treasurer Cara Van Tassell, sophomore in pre-art, said she was also drawn to the modern dance style and professionalism the company offers. “We’re hardcore dancers,” Van Tassell said. Smith said it was a long process involving a lot of paperwork in order to take the company from a club to an official team, but it has been worth it. “I love the (company members),” she said. “We’re all students, and they are devoting so much time because they want to dance. We’ve become like a family.” After the paperwork was done, Smith said she began holding auditions for the new company. Smith posted fliers around campus and held open auditions for all students. “I saw a flier for auditions on the Fieldhouse door and was so excited,” Clark said, who said she has been dancing most of her life. “The auditions were intense. There was a lot of good talent, and Krissy is an amazing choreographer, so it made me excited.” Currently, company members do not receive scholarships or class credit for their involvement with the company. Smith said the dancers are part of it simply because they love to dance. “I love how all the girls will come put their time and energy into it,” said secretary Melissa Howes, sophomore majoring in family con-
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Fire at beach house kills 7 college students OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) – Fire ravaged a beach house occupied by more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and sending several more to a hospital. Six survivors were released after treatment, including one who jumped from the burning house into a waterway, Mayor Debbie Smith said. Officials had accounted for all of the 13 people believed to be inside the home, Smith said. “There were three kids sitting on the ground screaming,” said newspaper deliverer Tim Burns, who called 911 after seeing a column of smoke rising from the house. “There was one guy hanging out the window, and he jumped in the canal. I know he got out because he was yelling for a girl to follow him.” Burns said he didn’t know whether that girl was able to escape. Smith said she believed 12 of the house’s 13 occupants were students at the University of South Carolina; the other attended Clemson University. The private home was being used by the owner’s daughter and a group of her friends, she said. The fire struck the house on Scotland Street sometime before 7 a.m. and burned completely through the first and second floors, leaving only part of the frame standing.
“We ran down the street to get away,” said Nick Cain, a student at the University of North Carolina who was staying at a house about 100 feet away. “The ash and the smoke were coming down on us. We were just trying to get away.” Burns said he had to fight to keep several of those who escaped from the fire from going back inside to try to rescue their friends. When he approached the front door, he said, it was too hot to open. “When I was going up to the entryway, you could hear the windows above me explode,” Burns said. “When I knew the flames had taken over, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as helpless in my life.” The waterfront house was built on stilts, and firefighters had to climb a ladder to reach the first living floor. “I heard somebody hollering ‘help.’ It was real strong,” said neighbor Nell Blanton. “But they were making so much noise last night, I thought they were playing around.” The house had working smoke detectors but no sprinklers, Smith said. It could be a day or more before investigators pinpoint the cause of the blaze, said Randy Thompson, Brunswick County’s emergency services director. Authorities erected a blue tarp to block the view of the
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) – Authorities continue to investigate the cause of small plane crash that killed two Arizona men in a remote corner of Washington County and sparked a brush fire. The crash occurred in a remote northeast corner of the county, the Washington County sheriff’s office said. County officials were notified of the crash by the Utah Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, which went looking for the plane when it didn’t land on schedule at the Colorado City., Ariz., airport
Friday night. Carrying only the pilot and one passenger, the Piper PA28R-200, was en route from Bountiful, Utah. The sheriff’s office did not immediately release the names of those killed. Colorado City Airport manager Ladell Bistline, however, identified the men to The Associated Press as brothers Benjamin and James Timpson of Centennial Park, Ariz. Benjamin Timpson, 29, owned the plane and used it for weekly business trips to Salt
Various fire departments work the scene of a fatal fire on Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28. Fire ravaged the beach house occupied by more than a dozen people, killing seven and sending several more to a hospital. AP Photo
fire scene, but neighbor Bob Alexander said he saw investigators removing bodies. “It’s terrible to see somebody’s children come out of that house this way,” Alexander said. Family members of some victims gathered in a chapel across the street from the town hall but declined to speak with reporters. Representatives of the South Carolina school were in touch with officials in Ocean Isle Beach, university spokesman Russ McKinney said. School officials were headed to the scene, about 30 miles north of Myrtle Beach, S.C., he said. The university in Columbia,
S.C., planned a news conference later in the day. Brunswick Community Hospital received six patients from the fire, spokeswoman Amy Myers said. All were treated and released, she said. The victim’s bodies were to be taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Chapel Hill, and officials said it would be several days before their identities are released. Authorities from the State Bureau of Investigation and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are leading the investigation,
Two killed in Southern Utah plane crash Lake City. He said the Timpson’s were expected about 8:40 p.m. Friday. Benjamin Timpson called his wife about an hour earlier while crossing over Fillmore to tell her when to expect him, Bistline said. “That was the last communication from the plane that I know of,” said Bistline. Centennial Park is a close-knit religious community of about 1,000 located about 1 miles east of Colorado City. The crash will take a toll on families there,
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Timpson said. “It’s quite a blow,” said Timpson. “It makes you humble, thinking about it.” Also called by air patrol officers, Timpson said the crash site is about 30 miles north of the airport. National Transportation Safety Board investigators will determine the cause of the crash. A small brush fire triggered when the plane went down initially slowed search and rescue efforts, the sheriff’s office said.
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- USU Water Initiative Seminar: Natural Resources Economist Ray Huffaker, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Engineering Building. - USU Photoguild Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Twain Tippetts Exhibition Hall. - USU women’s volleyball, 6 p.m., Spectrum. - The HOWL on demand. See highlights of the HOWL on Channel 1, Comcast on Demand, starting Oct. 30.
- Disability Resource Center open house, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., University Inn. - USU women’s basketball vs. Utah Pride, 5 p.m., Spectrum. - USU men’s basketball vs. EA Sports, 7:05 p.m., Spectrum. - USU College Republicans, 8 to 9 p.m., Merrill-Cazier Library. - USU Theatre Production: ‘Urinetown,’ 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Morgan Theatre. - Bestor’s Best of Utah Singer Search, 12 to 3 p.m.
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Fighting for a Chance, a USU student group, is hosting a benefit dinner to raise money for the micro-loan program. For $30 a plate, come learn more about this program and enjoy dinner at the CopperMill restaurant on November 7 at 7 pm. Please RSVP by Nov. 3 to Wyatt Lamborn at w.lamborn@aggiemail.usu.edu
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4$ for
13.25 oz. Asst.
Hunt’s 8 oz.
Tomato Sauce
99
3
¢
for
Western Family 8-10 ct. Asst. (Excludes Sugar Free)
Hot Cocoa
99
¢
Betty Crocker 18.3 oz.
Nissin 3 oz. Asst.
Top Ramen
10 1 $
for
Fudge Brownie Mix
55
Valuable Coupon Expires Nov. 6, 2007
BUY 3 14-16 oz. Cap’n
$
for
P10-200 GOOD ONLY AT PARTICIPATING Associated Food Stores
Crunch or Life Cereals
Get $2 Off
any 64 oz. Chilled Tropicana or Dole Juice
Limit one per coupon, Limit one coupon per customer. Manufacturer will redeem the face value of coupon plus 8¢ handling. Good Only At Participating Associated Food Stores. Retailer: Return to Utah Food Industry/AFS P.O. Box 26361 Salt Lake City, Utah 84126-0361 by Jan. 6, 2008.