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Carmen Lopez, a Spanish teacher at Edith Bowen Elementary, came to the Lundstrom Student Center Tuesday afternoon to vote for Logan City Council.

Three city council seats were up for re-election and Utah also voted on Referendum 1, which determined Utah citizens’ support for school vouchers. NOELLE BERLAGE photo

The valley casts its vote

Two incumbents lose their positions; Referendum 1 voted down while County Road Propostition receives overwhelming support

By ARIE KIRK news editor

Sports USU volleyball drops second straight game, falling 3-1 to Idaho.

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After yesterday’s elections, the make up of city councils around the county has been altered significantly.

Of the three open seats in the Logan City Council, only one incumbent remained on the council. Laraine Swenson held her seat with 4,134 votes. Her challenger, Val Ewell, received 2,102 votes.

Incumbent Joseph Needham lost a close race to Jay Monson, receiving 2,997 and 3,453 votes, respectively.

Steven Taylor lost his seat, receiving only 1,952 votes, while esults his challenger, Herm Seat 1: L araine Swenson 65.8% Olsen, got Seat 2: Herm Olson 68.9% 4,370 votes.

Monson Seat 3: Jay Monson 53.3% said he was not surprised by the close race nor was he surprised by his victory. He said he believed he won because of his emphasis on the need for better relations with the county. Monson said many of the issues Logan faces, like traffic and pollution, are not just in the city but countywide.

Despite Needham’s loss, Monson said he is still young and said he hopes Needham will run again in the future.

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There is much that is good and worth fighting for. It is not too late to act.”

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Almanac Today in History: In 1982, Shirley Allen is arrested for poisoning her husband’s drinks with anti-freeze, killing him. She was turned over to the authorities when her daughter noticed her mother spiking drinks. She was sentenced to life in prison following a four-day trial.

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Monson said he believes the loss of two incumbents will cause an obvious change in the dynamics of the council. On the other hand, Olsen said he doesn’t think there will be too much difference, believing the new and the old can work together effectively.

Olsen said he is excited he won and is ready to hit the ground running, offering fresh ideas to Logan’s citizens.

“I think people were anxious for some new thoughts and new direction,” he said.

“I’m suspecting that people were not necessarily tired of the incumbents but anxious for new thoughts and maybe some new solutions and I’m excited to be part of that.”

Results in Providence were as follows: David Gordon Low, 1,174; incumbent Ronald Liechty, 1,134; John Russell, 1,126; Don Calderwood, 1,006; Sharell Eames, 871; and Linda Goetze, 818.

In Smithfield, Michael Oliverson received 1,591 votes, William “Dee” Wood, incumbent, got 1,532; Brent Buttars, incumbent, received 1,420 and Deon Hunsaker, also an incumbent, received 1,186 votes.

–arie.k@aggiemail.usu.edu

SpeakUp “I think people were anxious for some new thoughts and new direction.

I’m suspecting that people were not necessarily tired of the incumbents but anxious for new thoughts and maybe some new solutions and I’m excited to be part of that.

Herm Olson, seat 2 winner

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Mid-day robbery leaves Zions Bank stunned

By ALISON BAUGH senior writer

A suspect got away with less than $5,000 in cash after robbing Zions First National Bank Monday afternoon, said Sergeant Parslow of the Logan City Police Department.

About 1:30 p.m. the suspect walked into the bank, displayed a handgun and demanded all of the money from the bank teller, according to the police report. The suspect was described as being a 6-foot-tall, white male with a thin build.

The report also described the suspect as clean-shaven, wearing a tan safari hat, a long-sleeved white shirt and tan cargo pants with blue shoes.

While police have received calls with leads, Parslow said they do not yet have a suspect.

“We are still working on developing (the leads) right now,” Parslow said.

The police are also looking into other robberies to see if there would be any connection, Parlsow said. The bank remained closed after the incident Monday but was open for business on Tuesday.

Zions First National Bank Branch Manager Bruce Rigby declined comment due to company restrictions.

The Logan City Police are offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect, according to the report. Anyone with information can Officers secure the scene of an armed robbery on Logan’s Main Street Monday, contact the Logan City Police Department at 716-9300.

Nov. 5. The robber escaped on foot with less than $5,000, said Logan City Police Sergeant -alison.baugh@aggiemail.usu.edu Parslow. As of Tuesday evening, the suspect had not been apprehended. PATRICK ODEN photo

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Students accused of battery with cookies

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Two students at Southern Illinois University in this St. Louis suburb kidnapped, paddled and burned a young man with freshly baked cookies after a drug deal went bad, prosecutors said.

Madison County prosecutors on In this image from NASA TV, the stabilizer on the orbiter Discovery is seen against the Earth Tuesday, Nov. 6. AP Photo Monday charged Rosario James, 23, and Jordan Sallis, 20, each with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of robbery and aggravated battery.

Both were jailed Tuesday on $150,000 apiece.

Sheriff’s Capt. Brad Wells said that Friday night, three men went to James’ house to buy marijuana, but two of CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) station was an unprecedented and dar- hockey-like stick wrapped with insuthem grabbed the drugs and fled, leav– With the mission finally coming ing feat whipped up by flight controllating tape. He figured out a way to ing the third behind. The suspects held to a close, Discovery’s commander lers in just a few days. hold the stick and another tool in one that man, who is in his late teens, and acknowledged Tuesday she had been Discovery’s commander, Pamela hand, while using his other hand to told him he needed to find $400 for the “extremely concerned” about the Melroy, described how nervous she loop homemade braces into the wing. drugs, Wells said. safety of the spacewalker who went out was when Parazynski approached It was like nothing he’d ever experiThe suspects beat the man with a wood- to fix the space station’s ripped solar the torn wing on the end of a 90-foot enced on previous spacewalks or in the en paddle, burned his neck and shoulders wing. robotically operated boom. pool where astronauts train. No one, with cookies immediately after taking And the spacewalker, Scott “You may have heard me at one point in fact, had ever been so far away from them from the oven, shaved off some of Parazynski, said he barely managed kind of squeak out ‘Be careful’ as I saw the safe confines of the space station his hair and poured urine over him from to reach the tangled wires that had the solar array coming toward him,” before. a soda bottle, Wells said. snagged the wing. If the damage had Melroy said. She got more comfortable “It was an unbelievably long distance been just another foot away, “it would as she saw him do just that, and she away,” he said. “You never come face to have been a Plan B or C or D,” he told took comfort that another spacewalker face with a solar array, so it was a very The Associated Press. “I don’t know was watching the wing “like a hawk” unique experience.” what it would have been.” from its base and calling out the clearFlight director Bryan Lunney said As they prepared for an early ances.

Discovery may be visible from the LOS ANGELES (AP) – A new planet Wednesday afternoon landing, the Parazynski said he could have used ground as it descends across the was discovered orbiting a sun-like star seven astronauts recalled for the AP another pair of hands once he got Midwest and South on its way to 41 light years away, making it the first the dramatic highlight of their 15-day right up to the solar wing, which was Kennedy Space Center. It will be known planetary quintet outside our space station construction mission. coursing with more than 100 volts of the first coast-to-coast re-entry by a solar system, astronomers said Tuesday.

Saturday’s emergency repair of the electricity. He had to stabilize the wing space shuttle since the destruction of The newfound planet joins four othtorn wing at the international space as it swayed back and forth, using a Columbia nearly five years ago. ers circling the nearby star 55 Cancri in the constellation Cancer. Although it resides in the star’s so-called habitable zone, a place where liquid water and mild temperatures should exist, it is more BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military A senior Navy officer, meanwhile, deaths over the past two months. like Saturn than Earth and therefore not announced six new deaths Tuesday, announced the planned release of nine “It’s our best judgment that these likely to support life. making 2007 the bloodiest year for Iranian prisoners and was at pains to particular EFPs ... in recent large cache Still, scientists have not ruled out American troops in Iraq despite a say that a major cache of Iranian-made finds do not appear to have arrived here the possibility of finding an Earth-like recent decline in casualties and a weapons and bombs displayed for in Iraq after those pledges were made,” planet within the system as technology sharp drop in roadside bombings that reporters Tuesday appeared to have Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of improves.

Washington links to Iran. been shipped into Iraq before Tehran the Multi-National Force-Iraq’s com“It’s a system that appears to be packed With nearly two months left in the made a vow to stop the flow of armamunications division, told reporters with planets,” said co-discoverer Debra year, the annual toll is now 853 – three ments.

Tuesday.

Fischer, an astronomer at San Francisco more than the previous worst of 850 in Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Among the weapons Washington has State University.

2004. last week that Iran had made such accused Iran of supplying to Iraqi Shiite Ranked fourth from 55 Cancri, the But the grim milestone comes as the assurances to the Iraqi government. militia fighters are EFPs, or explosively latest planet is about 45 times the mass Pentagon points toward other encourHe did not reveal when the pledge was formed projectiles. They fire a slug of of Earth and has an orbit of 260 days. It aging signs as well – growing security issued. molten metal capable of penetrating was detected after nearly two decades of in Baghdad and other former militant A decline in Iranian weapons delivereven the most heavily armored military observations by ground-based telescopes strongholds that could help consolidate ies could be one of several factors for the vehicles, and thus are more deadly than using the Doppler technique that meathe gains against extremists. decrease in both Iraqi and American other roadside bombs. sures a planet’s stellar wobble.

Astronauts coming home, say they were at limit in fixing solar wing

New planet discovered in constellation Cancer

2007 becomes deadliest year for American troops

NEW YORK (AP) – Oprah Winfrey has pulled a discredited children’s book, Forrest Carter’s “The Education of Little Tree,” from a list of recommended titles on her Web site, blaming an archival “error” for including a work considered the literary hoax of a white supremacist.

“The archived listing was posted in error WINFREY and has been removed,” Winfrey spokeswoman Angela DePaul told The Associated Press on Tuesday, adding that she did not know long “Little Tree” had been on the site.

The AP had inquired last week about “The Education of Little Tree,” which was featured on www.oprah.com with “The Color Purple,” ‘’The Grapes of Wrath” and other “guaranteed page-turners from Oprah’s personal collection.”

First published in 1976, “The Education of Little Tree” was supposedly the real-life story of an orphaned boy raised by his Cherokee grandparents; the book became a million seller and sentimental favorite. In 1991, the American Booksellers Association gave “Little Tree” its first ever ABBY award, established “to honor the ‘hidden treasures’ that ABA bookstore members most enjoyed recommending.”

But suspicions about Carter, who died in 1979, began in his lifetime, and were raised significantly in the early 1990s, not long after the book won the ABBY. Carter was identified as Asa Earl Carter, a member of the Ku Klux Klan and speechwriter for former Alabama governor George Wallace who wrote Wallace’s infamous vow: “Segregation today!

Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!”

Winfrey had long been aware of the book’s background and has acknowledged she once was a fan.

LateNiteHumor

Top Ten Signs You’re Not Going To Be Named Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year from Dec. 19, 2005 10– “Your biggest achievement this year was hooking up your Tivo” 9– “You failed a paternity test on ‘Maury’” 8– “The only award you’ve ever won is for eating your weight in ribs” 7– “You were on the Robert Blake jury” 6– “Don’t subscribe to ‘Time’, but you do flip through ‘Hustler’ at 7-Eleven” 5– “You were on the Michael Jackson Jury” 4– “Only compliment you got this year was some idiot telling you you’re doing ‘a heck of a job’” 3– “You have Bill Gates’ looks, Bill Gates’ personality, without Bill Gates’ money” 2– “You donate your free time to hot tubbin’ with whores” 1– “You did this” (Video Tape: Bush can’t open door)

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Results: Cache against vouchers

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Winners Seat 1

Seat 2

4,370 votes Challenging Steve Taylor

Jay Monson

Votes FOR Votes AGAINST

11,686 9,755

Votes FOR Votes AGAINST

3,217 3,578

Seat 3

Challenging Joe Needham

Losers Val Ewell

Seat 1

2,102 votes Challenging Laraine Swenson

Steve Taylor

Seat 2

1,952 votes Incumbent

Joe Needham 2,997 votes

Two degrees in the College of Business to be discontinued

By ALISON BAUGH senior writer

3,453 votes

Incumbent

7,838 13,879

Logan Transit Proposition

Herm Olson

Campus & Community

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County Road Proposition

4,134 votes Incumbent

Briefs

Cache Valley Referendum 1

Laraine Swenson

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Students wanting to teach business in high schools will no longer be able receive that degree from USU. The College of Business has discontinued the business information technology and education and the market education bachelor’s and master’s degrees, said Clifford Skousen, senior associate dean in the College of Business. The official discontinuation of these degrees will come with the consent of the Board of Trustees at its January 2008 meeting, Skousen said. The proposal was approved last month by the Board of Trustees.

The college decided to suspend the programs in December 2005, according to the Request For Program Discontinuance filed by the college. This decision came after an increase in students in the Management Information Systems program in the 1990s and a decrease in enrollment in the BITE and market eduction programs, Skousen said.

“When the decision was made to suspend the program, we had less than 20 students in the program,” Skousen said.

The students who were already in the program are able to finish and receive their degrees, said Peggy Buttars, academic adviser in the College of Business. Six students are still finishing and will complete the program this year, with some doing student teaching next fall, Buttars said. Each student had an individual plan worked out for them to complete their degree, Skousen said.

Some students were upset about the discontinuation of the programs, Skousen said, noting many of them were in the major and said they really believed in the program. Many of the local and in-state secondary business teachers received their degree from USU, which has a strong reputation, Skousen said.

“Coming out of the program, (the degree) is looked upon as a primary source of highly qualified teachers in this area,” Skousen said.

USU used to offer the only program in the state that allowed students to receive their degree in teaching business at a secondary level, but that is no longer the case, Skousen said. Southern Utah University, Utah Valley State College and Weber State University now offer programs similar to the BITE and market education at USU, and this was one of the reasons the College of Business decided to discontinue the programs, Skousen said.

The increase in student interest and enrollment in the management information systems degree was the other reason the proposal cited for discontinuing the BITE and market education degrees. When the MIS program grew, more money was needed for faculty and the program overall, Skousen said.

“Difficult decisions have to be made with limited resources,” Skousen said.

Amid this discontinuation of degrees, the MIS program received a new name. Formally called the business information systems degree, the college changed its name to the current one, said John Johnson, department head of management information systems. While the name has changed, the requirements for the degree remain the same, Buttars said. This change was mainly to align the program with the rest of the nation, Buttars said.

“It distinguishes (the student) as an MIS professional,” Johnson said.

Most universities have changed their degrees to a management emphasis to make their students more marketable, Johnson said. USU differs from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University in having the MIS in a separate department, as opposed to part of the accounting department.

-alison.baugh@aggiemail.usu.edu

Professors air concerns at faculty open forum

By LIZ LAWYER assistant news editor

New faculty can get paid more than tenured professors and curriculum is in danger of being watered down for those students attending one of USU’s satellite campuses.

These and other concerns were discussed at the annual faculty open forum Monday. Faculty aired concerns and offered ideas to effect change ranging from petitioning USU’s upper administration with letters to unionizing to refusing to sit on tenure boards.

Though only some of the suggestions were seriously meant, each of the issues was seriously taken.

Faculty Senate President Doug Ramsey chaired the meeting, which was attended by about 40 professors at USU’s Logan campus and also by members of the faculty at USU’s satellite campuses, who listened and participated via the Internet.

The issue of salary compression and inversion was a big one at the meeting. Ramsey said it’s an issue at many institutions, including universities, the government and the private sector.

The problem stems from competition for new employees. When the university wants to hire a new faculty member, it needs to offer a competitive salary. However, once established at the university, professors are hard pressed to get a raise.

One of the problems, Ramsey said, is tenured faculty are not often willing to leave their jobs, which is one of the best ways to combat salary compression.

“Faculty with tenure tend not to be as mobile as faculty without tenure,” he said. “Once they get it they don’t want to go through the process to get it again.”

Faculty members in attendance complained that the only way to get more money, seemingly, is to threaten to leave. Others said those universities where the faculties have unionized, such as the California State system and the Pennsylvania State system, have a better overall pay scale than faculty that have not.

The problem is especially frustrating because tenured professors sit on the tenure boards of newer faculty members who have lower standing than they do, but can be receiving compensation up to $20,000 more than those who are tenured.

After the idea of unionizing was introduced to the

meeting, many in the room applauded.

One of the faculty participating via the Internet, Richard Etchberger, opened the discussion about the development of the regional campuses. The number of degrees available at the satellite campuses has been growing and donors have been supporting their development.

The main concern faculty presented was that when it becomes difficult to require a student taking courses through distance education to fill a lab or field requirement, those parts of a department’s curriculum may be watered down or dropped. The standards of education are more difficult to uphold, said one professor present at the meeting.

Other professors claimed it was a worry that is less of a problem than one might think. For example, the new master’s of social work program is available at regional campuses and has the same requirements as at the main campus.

The third major issue addressed at the meeting was the possibility of USU buildings being certified via the Leadership in Energy and Environmental

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Utah Public Radio fund-drive a success Utah Public Radio’s partnership with Utah Food Bank Services for its 2007 Fall Fund drive was a huge success.

During Utah Public Radio’s fall 2007 fundraising campaign, listeners and businesses supported UPR and the food bank in providing pounds of turkey for families in need and home-bound elders in Utah. A Food Bank agency also received a freezer to make it easier for food storage and delivery.

“We are delighted to have partnered with Utah Public Radio to benefit the work of the station and to feed hundreds of families in need and home-bound elders,” said Jim Pugh, executive director of Utah Food Bank Services.

Utah Food Bank Services is dedicated to building stronger communities by addressing the needs of the state’s low-income neighbors. Its mission is to build caring communities by responding to basic human needs, accomplished through offering programs and services. Each program is designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals, families, seniors and people with disabilities and to help improve the quality of life.

Utah Public Radio’s goal was to receive 1,000 pledges paid electronically to total $75,000 in financial contributions. Because UPR reached its goal of 1,000 pledges, Utahgrown Norbest Turkey will donate 1,000 pounds to Food Bank Services. Thomson Premier Lighting and Appliances of Logan will contribute a 15-cubic foot electric chest freezer to the food bank. The food bank will select a recipient from among its statewide food bank agencies.

“We want to thank all of our listeners who donated to the station so we could reach our goal and help Utah Food Bank Services feed families in need during the holiday season,” said Cathy Ives, UPR general manager.

“We were able to reach our goal in about half of the time it used to take on-air for our fall drive.”

Utah Public Radio is a service of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at USU. It broadcasts a mix of information, public affairs and fine arts programming. The system is on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, broadcast statewide by a system of 31 translators. UPR is heard on KUSU (91.5 FM) and KUSR (89.5 FM) in Logan. To find broadcast stations in other cities, visit the station’s Web site. (www.upr.org).

Filmmaker to raise funds for Blue Bikes

Author/Filmmaker Dan Austin returns to Utah State during his Fall, 2007 nationwide book tour to promote his new adventure/pilgrimage book: THE ROAD TRIP PILGRIM’S GUIDE. THE ROAD TRIP PILGRIMS GUIDE is guidebook for going on a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey of importance to a place of significance to, from which they return a different person than the one who left.

Austin will read from the book as well as screen his new adventure/conservation bike film: Hybrid.Pedal. Tickets will be $5 and will benefit the Aggie Blue Bikes program on campus.

Dan Austin has explored old paths and new throughout the world. His directorial credits include PETIONVILLE, a film about streetkids in Haiti, and TRUE FANS, a documentary film about his 3-month mountain bike odyssey across America.

Since its release in 1999, TRUE FANS has screened worldwide, inspiring a musical and a book, written by Austin.

Austin is the co-founder of 88bikes project, which endows an orphanage in a different country every year with bicycles for all the kids as well as supplies and funds for upkeep and bike-repair apprenticeships. 88bikes has been featured on CNN and CNN International. A popular speaker on college campuses, Austin splits his time between New York City and the intimate and unique pockets of culture throughout the world. Visit his website at www.roadtrippilgrim.com

Learn African dance at Mus. of Anthropology The Saturday activity series continues at USU’s Museum of Anthropology. This week guests can learn and watch African dance.

Activities take place Saturday, Nov. 10.

Visitors will be treated to a special lesson and demonstration of African dance by instructor Jaynan Chancellor, who has studied African dance for the past eight years, attending classes and workshops taught by master teachers.

USU students and members of the public are invited to drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. Dance begins at noon.

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Becker beats Buhler in race for Salt Lake mayor SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Ralph Becker crushed Dave Buhler in the race for mayor Tuesday as voters picked a successor to Rocky Anderson.

Becker led Buhler, 64 percent to 35 percent, according to results from 86 percent of city precincts. Buhler conceded defeat before 10 p.m. MST. “I am committed as the next mayor of Salt Lake City to bring people together. ... I’ve had incredible support,” Becker told his backers.

Anderson did not seek a third term. He was one of the nation’s most liberal mayors and traveled the country protesting the war in Iraq, demanding that Congress impeach President Bush and calling for the U.S. to sign a treaty on global warming.

Although Salt Lake City elections are non-partisan, the city hasn’t elected a Republican mayor in 30 years.

Becker, 55, is Utah House minority leader, the highest-ranking Democrat in that chamber.

A lawyer who runs an urban-planning firm, Becker made many appeals to environmental groups in the city, pledging to create a network of trails, combat global warming and expand public

transportation.

“Turns out to be a little tougher than I thought it would be,” Buhler said in defeat. “I think he’ll be a fine mayor.”

Buhler, 50, serves on the City Council and is associate commissioner for public affairs in the Utah System of Higher Education. He also is a former state lawmaker.

In debates, speeches and TV commercials, Buhler embraced his role as an underdog conservative. He pledged to increase police patrols, boost housing options downtown and provide tax incentives for businesses.

Becker and Buhler promised to bring a gentler leadership style to the mayor’s office. Like Anderson, both pledged to loosen city ordinances regulating alcohol.

In Ogden, Mayor Matthew Godfrey had a 196vote lead over challenger Susan Van Hooser, a member of the City Council, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. An undetermined number of provisional and absentee ballots still had not been counted, officials said.

Nation’s first statewide voucher program defeated at Utah polls SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah voters on Tuesday killed the nation’s first statewide school voucher program that promised tax dollars for private tuition, no matter how much a family earned or whether kids were in bad schools.

It was the first voucher election in the U.S. since 2000, when voters in Michigan and California rejected efforts to subsidize private schools.

Utah, with a conservative electorate, a Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, was seen nationally as a key test of voter sentiment for vouchers.

But opponents, with millions of dollars from a national teachers union, persuaded residents to say no.

With 90 percent of 2,237 precincts reporting, 62 percent of voters cast ballots against the

program.

“The problem of voucher supporters is that they never really figured out what Utah voters would support in advance of passing legislation,” said Brigham Young University political scientist Quin Monson.

“They never really anticipated it would go to the ballot,” he said, adding that lawmakers were “shooting a little too high.”

Pre-election public opinion polls indicate widespread opposition to vouchers, especially in rural areas where often there are no private schools for hundreds of miles.

Utah’s referendum on vouchers was the first in the country since 2000, when voucher proposals were voted down in Michigan and California. There have been 10 state referendums on various voucher programs since 1972, according to the National School Boards Association. Each time vouchers or tuition tax credits were voted down by an average of 68.6 percent. California, Michigan and Colorado voters defeated voucher proposals twice.

Voucher critics argued the state shouldn’t spend money on private schools when Utah has the nation’s largest class sizes and spends less per student than any other state. Voucher proponents contended the program would reduce classes in public schools, give parents a choice which school their child goes to that’s not dictated by where they can afford to live and improve public schools through competition.

“It’s a big relief and it’s an expression of support for Utah’s schools,” said Utah Education Association President Kim Campbell, a voucher opponent.

Both sides spent millions in recent months on TV ads.

Opposition to vouchers was primarily funded by teachers unions, with the National Education Association spending nearly $3.2 million on the campaign against vouchers.

Overstock.com founder and CEO Patrick Byrne and his family were the primary financiers behind the pro-voucher commercials, donating more than $2.7 million of the $3.8 million raised by Parents for Choice in Education. Out-of-state conservative think tanks donated much of the rest.

People on both sides of the issue said the referendum’s outcome will influence how vouchers play out in other states.

Voucher programs exist in various forms in about a dozen states. Most are limited programs, targeted at low-income students in poorly performing districts or at special needs students. Many conservative lawmakers would like to see those voucher programs expanded.

Utah is one of the nation’s most conservative states and was targeted by national voucher advocates as a state likely to be receptive to a voucher program.

Voucher groups, primarily funded by the heirs to the WalMart fortune and the founder of Amway, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars helping to EXCD elect pro-voucher candidates to the Utah Legislature. Support for CD vouchers got popular through the Republican Party’s caucus system CW and on the ballot.

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A nationally accepted standard, LEEDS requires conservation of energy and lowered operation costs among other things.

Hipps said by adhering to the LEEDS standards USU would FILE BUILT AT 100% save money, demonstrate leadLASER ership,PROOF provideAT an100% educational tool for sustainability, and help hiachieve res placed USU’s commitment to an agreement among universities to achieve atmospheric neutrality – meaning no net carbon emissions.

After more than 20 minutes of discussion on this topic, a show of hands was called for to see how many in attendance supported such an initiative. The vote was nearly unanimous in the affirmative.

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By RANAE BANGERTER staff writer

Some USU students think women have more room to be creative when it comes to fashion because they can get away with more.

“Women are incapable of cross dressing,” said senior in sociology Ryan Bair. “Women can dress up to be as flowery and colorful as possible where that is not acceptable for men.”

Bair used formal attire for an example. He said women can wear bold colors or wear a suit, but men can only change their attire with a bright tie.

“I think fashion for most people is just an outward expression of their personality,” said Aimee Jolley, graduate student in speech language and pathology. “I think it’s fun, it’s nice to have a difference in styles.”

She said her mom likes to wear jeans and sweatshirts and she wears slacks or skirts.

“I like to go out and get really dressed up and go to things like the theater,” Jolley said she dresses in the ’20s and ’40s style.

Even though Jolley likes fashion, she said she’s a bargain hunter. She only pays about $20 for shoes with a retail value of $80 to $100. Jolley said she just waits for the sales.

Before she was a graduate student she would go on a shopping trip every couple of weeks, not necessarily to buy something, but at least go and look.

“I think it takes a lot more to maintain girl’s fashion than it does to maintain guy’s fashion,” Jolley said.

Stevi Young, sophomore in social work, said women’s fashion is different than men’s because there is so much more to choose from.

She said women can accesorize more with not only jewelry and bags but leggings or stockings. Young said women need more than just a T-shirt and jeans.

“I think it takes more time to put stuff together,” Young said, “And you have to buy more to go with everything.”

For Young an average outfit (shirt, pants and shoes) would cost around $250 and even more if she were to add a purse or jewelry.

As for Jolley, she said an average outfit would be about $200 retail cost but if she found it for a bargain it would be as low as $80.

Young and Jolley may or may not be average female students but they each own 35 plus pairs of shoes.

“I think it’s all about individual interpretation, I think there isn’t any set rules,” Young said.

Young said she was talking with a friend recently about the “no white after Labor Day” rule and she said she thinks those rules are old fashioned.

“Whatever someone is like is fashion to them it doesn’t have to fit a specific mold,” Young said, citing that she heard that on Broadway’s Project Runway.

-ranae.bang@aggiemail.usu.edu

When it comes to fashion, most men don’t care.

“I just wear whatever I have,” said junior in marketing, Jake Erickson.

He said he wears T-shirts and button up shirts.

“Most people I hang out with don’t seem to stress too much about their clothes,” Erickson said.

Another student, Josh Hough, agrees, although his style is a bit more formal than Erickson’s.

“I guess what it boils down to what you can afford and what you feel the most comfortable in,” said Hough, senior in business operations.

Erickson only owns three pairs of shoes, compared to Hough who owns 20 plus.

An average outfit from shirt to pants would be around $50 for Erickson, for Hough it would be around $200.

Erickson said he doesn’t worry about fashion because he thinks it’s more of a high school thing.

Hough said something along the same lines.

“You can tell kids that are trendy and (those) who aren’t,” he said. “To some people it matters and some people it doesn’t matter to at all, it’s all a matter of perception.”

Senior in sociology, Ryan Bair, said fashion matters, but more in the sense about how it makes you feel.

“We all dress a certain way to reflect certain moods, and certain opportunities, get a certain reaction,” Bair said.

Jeff Sorensen, junior in business administration, agrees that clothes are to make you feel good looking and comfortable. He said an average outfit for him costs around $100.

Although Sorensen goes shopping every couple of months, he said it doesn’t matter if his clothes are a certain brand, although he did say he wears Buckle jeans and shirts because they are nice clothes.

He said a big difference between men and women’s fashion is men dress for themselves and what feels good to them while women look around at what others are wearing and wear what is most popular.

“Clothing is there to keep you warm,” Bair said.

“It does reflect your status, where you are, if you want to look a certain way.”

Bair said people dress differently for different occasions, and said it all depends on the purpose.

“If you’re trying to impress people, it’s what the market demands in that sense,” Bair said.

Hough agreed, he said he owns three suits because it’s good to own a suit.

“Every guy needs at least one suit, every guy, I don’t care what kind of guy he is, he needs at least one suit,” Hough said.

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Believe it and you can bead it

By DEBRA HAWKINS staff writer

That necklace in Vogue is $60 but Jenkia Perry, owner of Beadles, a bead shop in Logan can make it cheaper.

Beadles was founded by Perry and her mother shortly after Perry graduated from USU in interior design when they decided to turn a passion into a career.

“People had nowhere to buy beads and no one to help them,” Perry said. “When we opened the store people just came out of the woodwork to buy beads.”

Perry said she thinks the price of her beads and the help she can offer her customers is what inspires people to make their own jewelery instead of buying them.

“Anything you see in a catalog such as Cold Water Creek or the Sundance catalog, you can make yourself for cheaper,” Perry said. “People love the style of catalog jewelry but the price is way out there. What you can buy in the catalog for $58, I can help you build for $10.”

Perry said even if people are looking to get more affordable jewelry by making it themselves, they should realize they get better quality by making it themselves too.

“What you can buy at WalMart out of plastic, you can make here out of glass or stone for the same price,” Perry said.

When somebody walks into Beadles for the first time, they are often overwhelmed, Perry said. The staff tries to be there from the start to help beginning and experienced beaders find what they are looking for.

“We bombard you from the very beginning,” Perry said.

“We ask a lot of questions. We want to know how to help you and we try to help all of our beaders, especially the beginners, avoid design pitfalls.”

Perry said they have a table set up right in the middle of the store so customers can work on their projects and seek help when they need it.

“We encourage beaders, especially beginning beaders, to sit down and do their project right here in the store,” Perry said.

“When people sit down in the store we can help them measure it and finish the project.”

Perry said people come in the store looking for supplies for all different kinds of projects, from the normal everyday jewelry to the more abstract.

“One of our customers came in and bought hundreds of crystals and built a chandelier with them,” Perry said. “The number one thing that most people make are bracelets. After that it is even between necklaces and earrings.”

Jenn Nielsen, graduate student in ASI, said she considers herself to be an advanced beader who got her start at Beadles.

Jenika perry, owner of beadles, said customers can make jewelry similar to what they can buy in a catalog at Beadles and save a lot of money. DEBRA HAWKINS photo

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She said one of the reasons she keeps going back to Beadles even after she has gained more experience is because of the selection they carry.

“Beadles has a good selection of inexpensive beads but they also have a great selection of experienced supplies,” Perry said. “They have a good spectrum. They keep it well stocked.”

Perry said in order to keep her store well stocked, she has to watch popular magazines and she has a personal hand in almost every bead selected to be sold in the store.

“I watch Vogue and Cosmo because they help us know which styles are going to be catching up to Utah in a few months,” Perry said. “My employees and I pick out every bead that is here. If the beads are stone or glass, I pick them out myself. We import beads from every continent but Antarctica.”

Nielsen said besides the wide selection the store carries, she keeps coming back to the store because of the service and help offered.

“If you are there working, Jenika will help you, even if it is not one of her projects,” Nielsen said. “You can even schedule one on one time with her for which she charges by the hour.”

Perry said it is important to her to help people learn to bead correctly because it is frustrating for people to spend a lot of time on something and have it not turn out well.

“Some of our weaving projects can take up to eight hours,” Perry said. “If they don’t do it right, it is like you just put 300 hours of work into that and it is ugly.”

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I’ll admit it, I’ve never been on the cutting edge of fashion. It seems like by the time I get around to wearing what’s hip, those in the know coordinate this massive fashion shift to change everything around practically overnight, and when I get to school the next day, I’m still the only person not in style.

Maybe that’s why I was called Old School Hawkins back in junior high and got shoved into garbage cans so much.

Style. What does that mean anyway? I have a fashion of some sort. I think it’s described as nerd. You know, the khaki pants, button-up shirts or polo shirts. Sadly enough, while this is still a popular fashion, I don’t pull it off in the look good sort of way. I look like I put on my clothes in the dark and my mother never taught me how to match socks. Don’t tell me green doesn’t go with purple.

But even though I have never kept up with the fashion industry, my secret passion in life is to become a women’s fashion designer.

I know, it sounds a little weird. Most men dream of being a doctor, a lawyer, a member of G-Unit (oh, maybe that’s just another one of my dreams) or a sewer inspector.

Not me.

I want to be a big-wig fashion guru in New York that spends half the year in Paris, France.

I would change my name to Sergio, have a midget consultant named Koko and smoke candy cigarettes. I would wear black hornedrimmed glasses and a Hugh Hefner-like robe all the time and adopt an unnatural lisp that would sound incredibly convincing.

Why go through all these dramatic changes? I need a good laugh.

I’ve long held that women’s fashion is very misunderstood. Most people seem to think women’s fashion designers are either women or flamboyantly gay men. I argue they are perfectly straight men with a sick sense of humor.

Fashion designers of women’s clothes are men that never got over the “I dare you days.”

They sit in their high-story firms and think of the most outrageous things in the world for women to wear and then market it.

Think about it. What’s in style right now?

Maternity shirts. These used to be the most feared articles of clothing by women. Having to wear a maternity shirt meant nine months of misery and looking two or three times bigger than normal.

But walk around campus and women everywhere are wearing these frilly, oversized shirts.

Sure some of them are pregnant, but most are petite little things. Why do they wear this if deep down inside they know this makes them look stupid?

Because these fashion designers understand how to manipulate by using the word ‘cute.’

This is a word I have never understood but seems to control all fashion choices by women. As best as I’ve figured out, cute can

mean adorable, small, tiny (yeah, I didn’t know there was a difference either), different or anything with a price tag of more than $50. And that’s just scratching the surface.

With so many definitions attached to one word, it would seem like it would be difficult to market. Not so. All it takes is a good copy writer, a woman who is dangerously too thin, a lot of Photoshop work and a magazine. Equipped with these things, a male fashion designer can get anything to be popular.

There are tons of these magazines out there. Trust me, my wife subscribes to a couple of them. A brief look at these magazines is enough to make me want to throw up. There are scores of pages dedicated to what the next great fashion is, who’s already wearing it and how much it costs. With the prices of these items floating around in the high hundreds, it terrifies me that people actually spend that kind of money on pieces of decorated fabric, but it also makes me excited to make my grand entrance into the fashion scene.

I would call my brand “QTBee.” My inspiration for my vast clothing lines would come from yearbooks. Not my yearbooks, mind you, my parent’s yearbooks. I would bring back the poodle skirts and the sweaters but make them more modern by adding my company’s logo across the front of the shirt or the back of the skirts. Now that’s hot.

I would hire models to wear these clothing lines and pay for ads in magazines. Women across the country would see my QTBee style and go crazy wearing the same things they spent their whole lives making fun of their parents for wearing. And all the while I would sit back in my New York penthouse, smoking my candy cigarettes and drinking a little juice box, smiling at how I took the fashion industry by storm.

Until then, I’ll continue to be perplexed at why my wife needs 20 purses and changes them on a weekly basis. Or why there needs to be a separate pair of shoes for every outfit. Or why on earth she subjects herself to wearing high heels when all they do is hurt her feet.

And she’ll continue to wonder why I will never buy a new article of clothing until one unravels off my body, or why I consider lowrise men’s jeans a crime against humanity.

I have a lot to learn in order to become Sergio, so if you don’t mind, I’m going to get back to work studying from Derek Zoolander on how to become an ambi-turner and from Meryl Streep on how to be the devil.

Seth Hawkins is a junior majoring in public relations. If you see him dressing trendy, pinch yourself, because you’re probably dreaming. Questions and comments can be sent to him at seth.h@aggiemail.usu. edu

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It’s possible to find good deals, Believe It

By DEBRA HAWKINS staff writer

Trying to decorate dorm rooms and dress stylishly all on a student budget can seem daunting, but with thrift stores like Believe It, which is located on Main Stree in Logan, both are becoming more manageable.

Dave Nolan, manager of Believe It, said he thinks the store cuts students a break when no one else seems to. The goal of the store is to be affordable to everyone, especially students, he said.

“Desert Industries is a ripoff,” Nolan said. “The sad truth is that DI is so expensive compared to other thrift stores around the country.”

Nolan said with students being a huge part of the shoppers at thrift stores and being a student himself, he thinks it is extremely important to help the students out.

“We want to help college students out because we know what it is like to be a college student,” Nolan said. “We have student discounts Monday through Thursday where students get 10 percent off of their entire purchase.”

Mike Meryhew, undeclared freshman and employee at Believe It, said when he first moved to Logan from Salt Lake,

he asked his landlord where the thrift store was and when he went to other thrift stores, he was shocked to find out how expensive they were.

“The thrift stores up here are even more expensive than the thrift stores in Salt Lake,” Meryhew said. “The prices are better here at Believe It, and the staff is around to help.”

The building where Believe It is located, which looks smaller on the outside than it is on the inside, carries a large selection, including furniture, clothes, electronics and other equipment. Meryhew said the selection is just as good as any place else.

“The DI may be bigger, but our selection is about the same,” Meryhew said. “The only thing better about the DI is that more people know about it.”

Lorene Nance, junior in technical writing and avid thrift store shopper, said she shops at thrift stores because they allow students to buy things they normally couldn’t afford.

“Shopping at thrift stores is kind of a treasure hunt,” Nance said. “If you look, you can find that one thing that everyone asks where you got it, and then you can proudly declare you only paid $5 for it.”

Nolan said he feels the ability to get a great item for a good

inexpensive CLOTHES is JUST ONE BENEFIT TO shopping at Believe It in Logan. When people shop at the thrift store, they are also helping three charities that the store donates to. DEBRA HAWKINS photo

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price is really what college students want.

“The lowest price around, that is what students are looking for,” Nolan said. “We are trying to help people out.”

Nolan said when people make purchases at the store, it not only benefits them with a low price but it also benefits three different charities, including Four Paws, the Family Resource and Support Center and the Volunteer Center.

“We want people to know that their purchases and their donations are helping other people out,” Nolan said.

Nance said even though shopping at thrift stores is not the easiest way to shop because it requires digging around to find things, she said she thinks

it is well worth the hunt.

“Shopping at thrift stores is not as convenient as shopping at Wal-Mart, but it is a lot more fun than shopping anywhere else,” Nance said.

With the selection and prices of Believe It, more furniture and clothes can finally be within reach. You better Believe It. -debrajoy.h@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Used on the battlefield, football field and inside any athletic arena, Under Armour can be worn and worked out in by just about anyone.

“I like Under Armour,” said Rob Clark, senior studying business. “It is like Mountain Dew. It is a staple of life, it’s a part of me.”

Clark said he uses his Under Armour for virtually everything including mountain biking, running and hunting.

“It keeps me warmer than a T-shirt, it absorbs my sweat and it shows off my muscles,” he said.

The purpose of the clothes, which are usually worn underneath uniforms, is to provide compression and regulate body temperature, according to Under Armour’s Web site, Underarmour.com. The design uses a unique micro fiber that holds body heat in while wicking the moisture off, according to the site.

Initially, the brand only supplied shirts, but it has evolved into an outdoor line that supplies products for every sport imaginable, including parkas, polos, leggings, shirts, camouflage spandex, fleeces, a mountain and cold gear line and a men’s underwear line, all of which can cost anywhere from $20 to $180, said Cory Freeman, senior studying physical therapy.

Some students said they use Under Armour for winter sports.

“I use Under Armour for snowboarding because it cuts down on the draft, keeps me warmer and you don’t get scratched as much,” said Adam

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resources, said she hasn’t seen or heard much about Under Armour but would like to get some for when she heads to the gym.

“I think it makes people look sleeker,” Thomas said.

According to Under Armour’s Web site, the company was founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, because he disliked using cotton t-shirts that were always soaked in sweat. His design was the originator of performance apparel and gear engineered to keep athletes cool, dry and light throughout the course of a game, practice or workout, according to the site.

Shannon Jennings, senior studying history and a former referee for intramural sports, said she wasn’t too sure about what Under Armour was and had never used Under Armour.

“I always just use spandex shorts to work out in instead,”

Jennings said.

Freeman, a soldier in the Army Reserve, said, “Even soldiers serving in Iraq wear Under Armour because it protects them from the intense heat and sand. They also wear face masks because they’re flexible and comfortable.”

Under Armour’s logo is the only logo allowed on the outfield doors of the Chicago Cubs baseball field, according to the team’s Web site. Jay Blunk, director of marketing and sales for the Cubs, said Under Armour was the “right fit,” according to the site.

Amy Jeppson, who works at the USU Bookstore and is a senior studying elementary education, said the Bookstore usually has Under Armour with USU insignia on it. Under Armour is also sold at Al’s Sporting Goods and Sports Authority.

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Cowboy up Students sport the Western look

By LIZ LAWYER assistant news editor

It’s more than a clothing style – it’s a way of life.

At least, so say students in the College of Agriculture who don their Western garb on campus.

“It’s kind of a habit,” said Tyler Tuttle, sophomore in animal science, who was sporting a black cowboy hat and belt buckle.

Dave Eddington, junior with a minor in horse production who was clad in boots and a tucked-in flannel shirt, said Western clothing is less of a fashion statement and more of a practical manner of dress.

“It’s probably the way they live,” he said. “It’s a functional way of dressing.”

Not all students in the College of Agriculture wear Western on a daily basis, but those who do certainly stick out on a campus full of more trendy fashions. At times their clothing can even serve as a reminder to other students that USU is traditionally an agricultural school.

Everyone has seen the stereotypical ag student. Wearing either a cowboy hat or baseball cap with a John Deere or auto parts store logo, these students’ favorite jeans are often either Levi’s or Wrangler’s with neat button-down shirts tucked into them. Boots and big belt buckles complete the outfits, with maybe a vest or denim jacket in colder weather. Aneesa Harash, sophomore in social work, said she knows when she sees a guy in tight jeans wearing a belt buckle he’s probably a cowboy.

Though the popularity of this style of dress has gone down over the years, according to Lyle “Doc” McNeal, professor in the animal, dairy and veterinary science department, those who have worn Western since childhood often stick with it.

“I’ve worn hats all my life – and boots,” McNeal said. He said he wears his distinctive hat to campus every day – except in summer, when he wears a straw hat.

McNeal said there is a bit of an in-group/out-group dynamic with those who wear Western.

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He said it’s even possible to look across campus and identify someone he knows based on the way the crown of his or her hat is crushed.

“Mine’s called the Gus,” he said, taking off his hat and showing the crush. “After the character from ‘Lonesome Dove.’”

He said he guessed only about 15 to 20 percent of his students are coming off farms nowadays and have the habit of Western wear. Over his 29 years in the College of Agriculture, he said the amount of students dressing in Western has definitely gone down.

“I think the Western style hasn’t changed much for a long, long time,” said Taylor Payne, junior in animal science who was wearing boots with his straight-leg jeans.

Though Payne said neither he nor his wife wear Western frequently, they consider themselves country people. “(Western clothing) shows their heritage,” he said. “I think they don’t care what people think about them if they wear a cowboy hat to class.”

Kurt Addison, senior in psychology, said he definitely notices students sporting the Western look.

“It is distinct,” he said. “You see them in clusters sometimes. I think it is somewhat an in-group/out-group thing because with agriculture people, they can probably relate a lot more because they had TYLER LARSON photo similar upbringings.

“They seem a little more free-spirited,” he said. “More relaxed. They’re out doing activities, they’re a very proactive group.”

-elizabeth.lawyer@aggiemail.usu.edu

Ten things to know about buying jeans

By ROD STAFFORD HAGWOOD South Floride Sun-Sentinel (MCT)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Aaahh, that denim dilemma.

You walk into a store to buy a pair of jeans and are immediately overwhelmed with all the choices. It is quite possible that you could have more jeans than genes.

“Try on as many different sizes near your normal size as you can,” advises T.J. Maxx’s Laura McDowell. “No two designers cut jeans the same way. A size 8 with one is a size 6 with another.”

Also, give it some thought before you leave home and consider what is already in your closet, advises Wichy Hassan, creative director for the fashion-forward label Miss Sixty. For example, are you looking to replace or add to your collection?

“When purchasing a new pair of jeans, it is always a good idea to have a game plan of what you are looking to buy,” Hassan says. “Having a specific idea of what you are looking for is the best when shopping for that new pair of jeans. Start with the basics and then narrow your search by considering the unique styling details of each pair.”

Here are 10 specific tips for buying denim: First, decide whether you are looking for a skinny leg (stovepipe), a straight leg, boot-cut or trouser-cut (wide-leg) jeans. Keep in mind that boot-cut tends to be more figure-forgiving and skinny-leg jeans are best suited for the very young and very thin.

Next, choose between a dark wash or a light wash (hint: light washes are only for the very, very, very young). There is also a rainbow of brightly hued denim out there; color is good, but try not to be so “matchy” with your top.

Now think about what details you want (if any, after all denim is getting “cleaner” when it comes to embellishments).

Keep the sequins, rhinestones, crystals, fringe and grommets to a minimum.

If you want a shapelier rear, look for jeans with yokes (or rear seams) that angle downward. If you have a bit of a tummy, look for jeans cut higher in the back than the front in a boot- “When purchasing a new cut with Lycra- pair of jeans, it is always a enhanced fit. good idea to have a game Floridians love plan of what you are lookdenim capris, but remember ing to buy.” the proportions can make Wichy Hassan, Miss Sixty your derriere look mountainous ... which isn’t always a bad thing.

The proper length for your jeans – where the hem falls – should be just skimming the shoe when you stand. This will depend a great deal on which shoes you plan on wearing the jeans with. If you’re wearing the latest nightclub jean in a pinstripe or herringbone, then you must wear heels and therefore need a longer cut than daytime jeans you might wear with flats. You can ask for jeans with the original hem (also called a European hem or a tricky hem), which are essentially uncut.

Then have them hemmed specifically for you by a tailor usually for less than $20.

High-waisted jeans – the latest rage – are great for highlighting an hourglass figure.

The inseam is vital to keep the proportions right: 34 inches for the average woman and 32 inches for the less-than-statuesque. If the woman is 5-foot-10 or taller, start with a 36-inch inseam.

For this fall and well into next spring, stovepipe skinny jeans are on the outs while trouser-cut (wide-leg) jeans are coming into their own. If you must wear stovepipe (we’re looking at you Gwen Stefani and Lindsay Lohan), then pair them with ballet flats.

Oversized rear pockets need a full tush. Smaller heinies require smaller rear pockets.

When washing, turn your jeans inside out. Add a little vinegar to maintain color. Lots of jeans these days have a little Lycra for stretch, so remember to set the dryer on low or you’ll stretch the Lycra. (Better yet, hang dry if you can.) Cotton jeans should also have a low setting in the dryer.

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USU OUTSIDE HITTER DANIELLE TAYLOR (5) slips the ball by Something then flipped on for Utah State’s Idaho’s Kelsey James (11) Oct. 18 in the Spectrum. The Aggies won that match, See ROAD, page 10 offense, as they came back to hit .438 with 19 3-0, but lost Monday night, 3-1, at Idaho. PATRICK ODEN photo

By USU ATHLETICS

Both a blessing and curse Big-name teams don’t want to come to the Spectrum.

Why? Stew Morrill’s 125-12 record there over nine years.

By DAVID BAKER assistant sports editor

The Utah State men’s basketball team’s blessing is their curse.

“The difficulty we have here is our home record,” Aggie Assistant Coach Don Verlin said.

“The Internet has killed us that way. When you’re 125-12, getting people to come here is impossible. Absolutely nobody comes here first.

For us to get a decent opponent, we have to go on the road to play.”

Having a balanced non-conference schedule with eight to 10 home games and four to six road games is the goal each year for Verlin and Head Coach Stew Morrill when they put together the Aggie schedule. This season, USU will play nine non-conference home games, five on the road and two on a neutral court before starting Western Athletic Conference play.

As Verlin said, the Aggies usually have to go on the road to start a home-and-home series — one where the teams trade home games in a two-year stretch.

“Our philosophy is, we’ll play anybody who wants to play a home-and-home,” he said. “If you can call around and find a home-and-home, we’ll take it. And we’ll start there first. We have never turned down a home-and-home, and we will never turn down a neutral-site game if it’s in the right place and doesn’t cost our athletic department too much money.”

This year’s schedule continues to follow this philosophy with Santa Clara, a West Coast Conference school, playing the second year of a home-and-home series, while USU heads out on the road for similar games with old Big West rivals University of California Irvine, Cal State

Bakersfield and Cal Poly.

Although each year the coaches try to get similar things out of the schedule, each year’s is tailored to the Aggie players for that season.

“Next year, we lose maybe the best player in Utah State history, so is our schedule going to be Picked to finish secas tough as it is this year? ond this season in the Missouri Valley No it’s not, because we need to build some con- Conference. Made the fidence with that team,” Sweet 16 in 2006.

Verlin said.

On this year’s tougher schedule, at first glance a couple games should stick out, the first being a trip to the South Padre Island Invitational where Notice there is no BYU Utah State will have on this year’s schedule. the opportunity to play a Sweet 16 team from Used home-court advanlast year in Vanderbilt, tage last season to win as well as a consistent the WAC tournament Missouri Valley team in and qualify for the the Bradley Braves and a NCAA Tournament.

Big Ten school, Iowa.

Verlin said South Padre is a big upgrade for Utah State, and they moved some games around to get into the tournament, which will be Qualified for the NIT held Nov. 23 and 24. last season.

The ESPN Bracketbuster is a big home game on the Aggies’ schedule, and it’s one USU coaches see as a good scheduling tool, Verlin said. USU can expect to host a pretty good mid-major school that they will have to play a home-and-home with.

- See CURSE, page 11

November 9 - vs. Southern Utah 10 - @ Weber State 12 - vs. Montana Western 15 - @ Cal Poly 17 - @ UC Irvine 20 - vs. Austin Peay 23-24 @ South Padre Invite 23 - vs. Vanderbilt 24 - vs. Bradley/Iowa December 1 - vs. Santa Clara 5 - @ Utah 8 - @ Cal State Bakersfield 15 - vs. Prairie View A&M 20-21 - Gossner Foods Classic 20 - vs. UVU 21 - vs. Furman/N. Arizona 29 - vs. Oral Roberts January 3 - vs. Hawaii 5 - @ Nevada 12 - vs. New Mexico State 17 - vs. Boise State 19 - vs. Idaho 24 - @ Louisiana Tech 26 - @ New Mexico State February 2 - vs. Nevada 7 - @ Fresno State 9 - vs. San Jose State 16 - @ Hawaii 18 - @ San Jose State 23 - ESPN Bracketbuster 28 - Louisiana Tech

Ohio Valley Conference team that won 21 games and made a trip to the NIT last season.

From Missouri Valley Conference. In 2007 Vanderbilt made its second Sweet 16 in four years.

Big Ten team. Lost to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference Tournament last March.

Won the Mid-Continent Conference and qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season.

Qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season.

The Aggies should again see a good mid-major team in this game.

March 3 - Fresno State 6 - @ Boise State 8 - @ Idaho

Ags get fourth seed for WAC tourney

By SETH R. HAWKINS editor in chief

Three years, three advances to the Western Athletic Conference Tournament and three speedy exits.

The USU women’s soccer team is looking to change all that.

The Aggies enter the WAC tournament, Thursday, Nov. 8, as the No. 4 seed, facing No. 5 seed San Jose State at 12:30 p.m. in Boise, Idaho.

“We’ve never had a win in the conference tournament, so our goal is to beat San Jose,” USU

Head Coach Heather Cairns said.

“They’ve advanced out of the first round the last three years. So that’s got to be our goal. We’ve got to take it one day at a time. We can’t be looking ahead to the next game.”

In the last meeting between the Aggies and the Spartans on Oct. 28 resulted in an 4-0 pounding over SJSU, the most points USU had scored in a game this season up to that point. Utah

State dominated the shooting game, owning a 16-9 shooting advantage, including nine shots on goal. USU goalkeeper Ali Griffin tabbed five saves and earned her sixth shutout of the season.

Beating the Spartans earlier this season gave the Aggies some momentum, Cairns said, but added it won’t be so easy the second time around.

“We feel good about playing San Jose State because we have

confidence against them,” Cairns said. “The thing that we have to make sure is to beat a team twice in a year you have to do something more that second time because they’ll have us figured out a bit tactically. They’ll have the edge in terms of, ‘OK, they beat us four-nothing, we want to teach them a bit of a lesson.’ So we have to stay mentally focused, know we have to execute as well as we did the first time. We have to just play a really good game.

We can’t overlook them. We can’t go in with a complacent attitude because we beat them in the past.”

Confidence is something Cairns said is important going into the tournament, and said she feels her team is feeling that confidence right now, especially after a record-setting 10-1 rout over Louisiana Tech in the final match of the regular season, Saturday.

“I think we feel like we’re clicking,” Cairns said. “I think we’re defending well, we’re keeping our opponents off the board and we’re attacking really well as well. We’re being very efficient in

- See TOURNEY, page 9

Four packages available for USU basketball Utah States athletics department has put together four different ticket packages for fans who want to watch men’s basketball games this season but are unable to attend every game.

Fans can choose from a sevengame package, a holiday package, a Gossner Foods Classic package and a two-game Western Athletic Conference package.

The seven-game package includes contests against Austin Peay, Prairie View A&M, both Gossner Foods Classic nights, Oral Roberts, Hawaii and Idaho. The holiday package includes both Gossner Foods Classic nights, along with games against Oral Roberts and Hawaii. The Gossner Foods Classic package includes all four games during the two-day tournament, and the two-game WAC package includes matchups with Hawaii and Idaho.

Commissioner: Jones still to sit out the season NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones in April to sit out the 2007 season. On Tuesday, the commissioner informed Jones he still hasn’t changed his mind.

Jones had met with the commissioner last week in New York, pleading for some leniency and an early return. But the cornerback whose biggest community service was buying wrestling tickets for Atlanta students to watch him at a payper-view event last month didn’t convince Goodell.

The commissioner told Jones his suspension will last through this season, which would include the playoffs if the Titans (6-2) qualify.

“He will be eligible to begin working out at the Titans’ facility following the conclusion of the team’s season,” the league said in a statement late Tuesday afternoon.

Attorney Worrick Robinson said Jones received a letter from the NFL notifying him of the commissioner’s decision earlier Tuesday. They planned to talk further Tuesday night and a formal statement may follow Wednesday.

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the attack, we’re scoring a lot of goals. When you put those two things together, your confidence rises. I think we’re probably the most confident we’ve been in the three years that we’ve been going to the conference tournament.”

Offensively, the Aggies are a drastically improved team from earlier in the season. In the last seven games, all of which were against conference opponents, the Aggies have scored a combined 24 goals, posting a 5-2 record. In the 12 games prior to that, USU scored a combined 12 goals while tabbing an 8-4 record.

The WAC season has also brought out some improvement in a well-balanced attack, even with the loss of team captain and leading scorer Dana Peart for four games due to an injury sustained against Boise St. Cairns said Peart will play some minutes in the tournament, though she is not at full strength as she continues to recover from a PCL injury.

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goals. Junior forward Candice Clark has also pitched in four goals and four assists. In all, 12 USU players have scored this season, creating a balanced attack.

On the other end of the field, Cairns said she feels her team is strong, giving the offense more opportunities to score. Griffin finished the regular season with a .765 save percentage, placing second in the WAC in save percentage for conference games, and tallied 65 saves on the season.

But even with the team starting to play cohesively, Cairns said her team cannot get overconfident.

“I think probably the biggest thing is just making sure we bring it for San Jose and not overlook them,” Cairns said. “We can’t underestimate the importance of that. But in terms of tactics, we feel pretty good about where we are so it’s just going to be bringing it on that day.”

While overlooking SJSU is something Cairns wants her team to avoid, should they beat the Spartans, they would go on to play No. 1 seed Hawaii, who was the clear conference leader throughout the season, finishing with a 6-1-0 conference record.

The lone conference loss was to none other than the Aggies, where they fell 3-2 in Logan.

Should USU face Hawaii again, the Ags would have the benefit of knowing they beat the Rainbow Wahine before and there would be no home field advantage for Hawaii, which they have relied heavily on this season. Hawaii has only won two games on the road the entire season.

When asked if she thought her team could beat Hawaii again, Cairns said, “Yeah we do, but again, we’ve really tried to control those thoughts. It’s really about taking it one game at a time because if we don’t take care of business the first day, we don’t meet Hawaii.”

-seth.h@aggiemail.usu.edu

Road: Ags drop to fourth spot -continued from page 9 University of Nevada-Reno Thursday night as they honor seniors Nielson and Ale. This last home match of the year is especially significant, since the Wolf Pack leapfrogged the Aggies to take over third place in the WAC after USU’s loss to Idaho.

With only two matches left — the other at Hawaii Nov. 4 — WAC wins are at a premium as teams jostle for position heading into the WAC Tournament Nov. 15-17 in Las Cruces, N.M. “That third seed is a good seed to be in because you won’t have to play Hawaii until the finals probably,” DuBose said.

A win Thursday night will go a long ways in the Aggies quest for the No. 3 seed, but win or lose, DuBose said he sees a fun match ahead for USU and its fans.

-da.bake@aggiemail.usu.edu

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007

The Blue and the White Sports Debate

Sam Bryner is a senior majoring in business management. Comments can be sent to him sam.bryner@aggiemail.usu.edu

David Baker is a senior majoring in print journalsim.

Comments can be sent to him da.bake@aggiemail.usu.edu

1. Adrian Peterson: Best back in NFL? After setting the single-game rushing record, Adrian Peterson is going to get a lot of praise heaped on him – most of it deservingly so. He ran through a San Diego defense that was missing a couple of its best players, so he loses a few points there. I’m not going to say he isn’t a great back, because he is. But the best? Not so fast. We live in a society that loves to pre-emptively crown victors, make legends. So this is expected, but we need to give Peterson at least a full year before we crown him the new O.J. Simpson – yes, pre-black glove, he was the best thing since sliced bread. For my money, LaDanian Tomlinson is still the best.

Ask me next year at this time and things may be different.

That’s as easy as asking if Utah State basketball will win 20 games this year. Of course he is. Just look at the stats. He has rushed for 1,036 yards, and the next closest is Willie Parker at 768. He has run for a league-leading eight touchdowns.

Did I mention he does all of this without even touching the ball 20 times a game? Five other backs get more touches per game and don’t have near the yards. Oh yeah, he’s also listed as the Vikings’ No. 2 back behind Chester Taylor, which should soon change. If all that isn’t convincing enough, then I don’t know what to say.

It’s not even like the Vikings have a good pass game to throw off opposing defenses. They have one weapon and one weapon only, and that’s Peterson.

2. Did Pats-Colts game live up to the hype?

Considering I snoozed through much of the whole first half, I’d say it didn’t live up to expectations.

This game was pumped up to epic proportions – a combination of “Gladiator,” “300” and all the summer threequels rolled into one football game.

I was anticipating waves of pleasure to overcome my body. I expected an orgasmic roller-coaster ride of a contest, something sublime for poets to ruin for years to come. But it was just a football game. There was a lot of running in the first half, some long passes, a few big drops, some picks, a big fumble and a comeback win. A good football game, but after all the hype, a ‘69 Camaro would have had to pop out of my TV for me to be satisfied.

The game was low-scoring and for the most part pretty boring until the last 10 minutes. Because of this, at first look it’s easy to say the game was over-hyped. I tend to disagree though. The game got a lot of coverage and hype rightfully so.

You had two undefeated teams going at it past the halfway point of the season, the two best quarterbacks in the game right now and overall just two really great teams. Give me a reason the game shouldn’t have been hyped up. Did the game actually live up to the hype? I think everyone was expecting a high-scoring shootout.

In reality, both teams have good defenses, so the low score isn’t surprising. Tom Brady led his team from 10 points back in the final quarter, and once again we saw the Colts fold to the Patriots.

3. Early Final Four predictions?

It’s time once again for the most arbitrary thing anyone could ever do. I’m going to attempt to, with very substandard instrumentation, forecast the college basketball weather on a weekend in late March. If I actually do get these right, I’ll start writing under the pseudonym Bakerdomus.

But given my picking history, I’m just relegating the four teams that follow to a season of pain and suffering – that’s why I’m leaving the Aggies off.

Here it goes: I’ll start with the UCLA Bruins, who will make it back after losing last year to Florida.

Then I’ve got Memphis, with their outstanding freshman point guard Derrick Rose. Louisville, too, because I like Rick Patino’s immovable hair.

And a surprise, Oregon.

This is a lot like, well, I don’t know what’s it’s like, it’s near impossible without actually seeing any games for real. But on paper, this year’s Final Four will be North Carolina, UCLA, Georgetown and Tennessee. North Carolina has three starters back from last year’s team that made it to the Elite Eight, including Preseason Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough. UCLA returns a lot of experience as well as welcoming in highly touted freshman Kevin Love.

Georgetown has a dominant big man in Roy Hibbard, and as long as he can stay out of foul trouble, look for the Hoyas to contend.

Tennessee made the cut not only because they have experience but also because senior guard Chris Lofton has ice running through his veins.

This guy is clutch.

4. Will any college teams stay undefeated?

It depends on the time frame. Spoiler alert. Ohio State will blow through a weak Big Ten and end up in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game, making them the only undefeated team, because Kansas will lose to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game and Hawaii will lose to either Boise State or Washington at the end of the season. That being said, Ohio State will probably play either LSU or Oklahoma, maybe even Oregon, for the championship. It doesn’t matter which one of those teams plays the Buckeyes, the challenger will win, just like Florida did last year, leaving us at the end of the season with no undefeated team. There you have it. No need to watch anymore college football this year.

Right now in the Top 25 there are three teams undefeated: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 4 Kansas as well as No. 16 Hawaii. Ohio State still has to play No. 12 Michigan at the big house. Kansas plays No. 6-ranked Missouri at home, and Hawaii plays No. 20-ranked Boise State. Not only will there be an undefeated team at the end of the season, but I think all three of these teams will finish undefeated. As a Bowl Championship Series hater, you love to see this because it means at the end of the year, there will likely be at least two undefeated teams remaining. And really, how can the BCS determine a true champion if there is more than one team that has not lost?

This will sound less like sports and more like manly chest beating, which is sports-like, right? For uppity sports purists, stop reading now. This isn’t going to sound like ESPN sports punditry. It’s going to sound like, “The Alphabet of Manliness,” a great book. Girls, when a guy takes you to a sports bar, they are prepping you for a life full of over-theshoulder gazes, subtle fist-pump celebrations and silently mouthed phrases about prevent defenses.

Also, know your stage of undress has a lot to do with our focus on you during sporting events. If you are willing to be in any advanced state of clothes abandonment while we’re watching a Southeastern Conference football game at Iggy’s, you’re going to garner our attention. You can be more clothed if it’s a Big Ten game. And yes, after that, I welcome celibacy with open arms.

There are a lot of unheard-of sports, or to avoid argument, a lot of unknown athletic events and athletes. Specifically I would like to mention cross country. For those of who don’t know this, USU does have a cross country team. Actually they have two, men’s and women’s. Did you know in 2005 the men’s cross country team won the school’s first Western Athletic Conference Championship, and since then they have been champions both of the two successive years? The women in 2005 finished second, in 2006 they were WAC champions, and this year they came in third. Clearly these two programs have to be considered among the top athletic teams the school has to offer, especially the men. These athletes are among the hardest working athletes on campus in addition to constantly being recognized for their academics. Give these student-athletes some credit. They do a lot for our university. Go Aggies.

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Curse: Scheduling difficulties -continued from page 9 The surprise on this year’s schedule, Verlin said, is a Nov. 20 game in the Spectrum against the Ohio Valley Conference’s Austin Peay Governors. He said the team returns everyone from last year’s National Invitational Tournament team that won 21 games.

But it may be the absence of one team on the Aggies’ schedule that sticks out more than the presence of any big-name schools.

Brigham Young University.

“Replacing BYU is brutal,” Verlin said. “And as big of a game as it is for Utah State, I think for the in-state rivalry and the series has going on 114 years, for that game not to be played this year is ridiculous.”

“We did everything, as our coaching staff, to enable that game to go on,” Verlin added.

“If you got right down to the bottom line, all the stuff that was said and went on, the bottom line is they just don’t like coming to Logan, Utah. That’s it.

“I told the BYU guys, I feel sorry for two people — I feel sorry for our players and our fans and your fans — and all the other stuff that went on, it really doesn’t matter, because this game is all about the players and the fans.”

The series will continue next year at Energy Solutions Arena, with BYU playing in Logan the year after.

Other in-state rivals are on Utah State’s schedule this year, along with the addition of a few new ones too.

“Besides the little hiccup this year with BYU, Weber, Utah and BYU are always on the schedule,” Verlin said.

“And now with Utah Valley and Southern Utah both on the schedule, it makes it kind of nice if we keep those rivalry instate games going. It obviously makes putting the schedule together a lot easier.”

The Aggies have to travel to Weber State and Utah but get to start the season off with SUU at home on Nov. 9 and host the Wolverines in the Gossner Foods Classic in late December.

Other teams on USU’s schedule, like Prairie View A&M, may have Aggie fans scratching their heads and wondering why Utah State isn’t playing biggername schools.

Verlin said some of this has to do Utah State’s resistance

to playing two-for-one games — two home games for the big school and one road game — which the Aggies have never done under Morrill. The other part of the equation has to do with the way major-conference teams structure their non-conference schedules.

“What’s happened in college basketball is the major conferences, for instance, Syracuse and Pitt, this year, neither one of them even play a road game in their pre-league,” he said.

But what about Utah State’s strength of schedule when it comes tournament selection time?

“We’re not that conscious of (the NCAA Tournament selection process), to be honest with you,” Verlin said. “We want to play as good of opponents as we can, obviously to help our team.

But the bottom line is, you’ve got to win games. The reason why people have talked about us and we’ve been close in the NCAA’s is because we’ve won 23, 24, 25 games.

“If you don’t win 20-plus — the number used to be 20, but now it’s a little more — if you don’t win 20-plus, you’re not getting in. So, you have to win those games, and that’s what’s hard. We’ve never felt like putting ourselves at a disadvantage going somewhere and playing a game that our fans couldn’t see, while we’re going to lose that game and it’s not going to help our RPI.” For Verlin and the Aggies, non-conference is more a time of preparation than a time to puff up USU’s strength of schedule.

“The bottom line is, it comes down to the WAC,” he said. “If you win the regular conference in the WAC, you’re getting in, and if you win the tournament, you’re getting in.”

Utah State has been good about getting into the NCAA Tournament. They’ve done it two of the last three years — both resulting in first-round losses.

“Our focus is always to play good at the end of the year, get ready for the NCAA Tournament and get ready and go play,” Verlin said. “For us to win a couple games in the NCAA Tournament, we’ve just got to be better than we’ve been, and that’s the bottom line.”

- da.bake@aggiemail.usu.edu

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BSU going to make Aggie seniors blue

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h, boy (sigh).

That’s what crosses my mind every time I glance at the schedule and see the USU football team’s next opponent.

Who is it?

The 2007 Fiesta Bowl champions.

A team on a seven-game winning streak and averaging more than 40 points per game along the way.

You guessed it, it’s the 19th-ranked Boise State Broncos—a team I believe is just a little better than the 14th-ranked Hawaii Warriors.

According to common sense and almost every statistical comparison, the Broncos are destined to destroy the USU football team Saturday at Romney Stadium.

The Aggies are 0-9 and have lost their last 15 games.

Oh, boy is right.

Maybe it’s the true Aggie in me. Maybe I just don’t get it. But with each new week and different Aggie opponent, something inside of me says, “What if? What if the Aggies win? There’s a chance. It could happen.” I admit I’ve had the feeling before every game—with the exception of Oklahoma—the Aggies could win. Now that I’ve compared myself to the two little boys on “Angels in the Outfield,” allow me to try and display my crazy optimism once again, but for this week’s game.

The primary question to be answered is: Do the Aggies have even a microscopic shot at downing the Broncos?

Microscopic, yes. Realistic, no. In other words, it’s about the same odds of getting rain when the weatherman says there is a 10 percent chance of showers.

In contemplating the odds for an Aggie win, it’s necessary to discuss what it would mean against such a prestigious opponent. Considering the agony and struggles this USU squad has endured for the past three years, it would be one of the top five upsets in college football this year. It would immediately knock the Broncos out of the Top 25 and thwart their shot at the Bowl Championship Series.

Aside being bad for the Broncos, an Aggie win would be the exact jump-start USU needs to be able to reach its full potential.

Why go to the game?

First of all, it’s a golden chance to see a hot Bronco team that could make the BCS for a a second year in a row if they win the remainder of their games.

Second, don’t worry about the outcome. It’s Senior Day. That means it will be the final game played in an Aggie uniform in Romney Stadium for wide receiver Kevin Robinson, quarterback Leon Jackson III, 335-pound offensive guard Pace Jorgensen, defensive lineman Frank Maile, defensive end Carl Singleton, tailback Aaron Lesue and 10 others.

Robinson now holds the school record for all-purpose yards.

He’s also only eight receptions and six touchdowns away from being the all-time leader in those two categories.

No matter what you might think, Jackson is among the top 10 quarterbacks in Aggie history. He ranks second in the Aggie record books in all-time completion percentage (.578). Jackson is also seventh in pass completions, eighth in total offense and ninth in passing yardage and attempts.

Jorgensen has made 35 career starts and has been the highlight of the Aggie o-line.

“It’s been a tough four years for my senior class,” Robinson said Monday. “We’ve been through pretty much everything possible. Two head coaches, all sorts of offensive coordinators, defensive coordinators, everybody. We’ve been through it all.

I’m one of those people that no matter where I go, I’m going to stick it out through the end, no matter what happens and no matter what changes go on. That’s just the kind of person I am.”

That’s a great summation by one of the Aggies’ best players. I have worried about give-up-itis hitting this team hard with so much opposition, and it will be a shame if this game isn’t competitive for at least three quarters. A senior class that has been through so much deserves to go out on something better than a blowout.

Theoretically, the Aggies should be able to make it a game. They came close to both Hawaii (52-37) and Nevada (31-28). Nevada went four overtimes before losing to the Broncos, 69-67, in Boise.

This USU senior class contains players worthy of watching in person at least one more time, regardless the outcome of the game.

Sammy Hislop is a junior majoring in public relations. He predicts the Broncos to win, 43-20.

MLB commissioners consider instant replay ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baseball could soon have a new position: replay judge.

General managers recommended for the first time Tuesday that instant replay be used to help umpires on boundary calls — whether potential home runs are fair or foul, whether balls go over fences or hit the tops and bounce back, and whether fans interfere with possible homers.

The proposal was approved by a 25-5 vote. There was no spe-

cific time frame on when such a system might be put in place.

“We’ve taken the first step.

The question will be now, what do we do?” said Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president for baseball operations in the commissioner’s office. “We have glacier-like movement in baseball, so I’m hopeful that we can at least start meaningful discussions about it. I think that this will be something we’ll have to go very deliberately on.”

Solomon said the next step

will be to speak with commissioner Bud Selig, who opposes the use of replays but said last month he was willing to let GMs examine the issue. If Selig gives the go-ahead, Solomon and the staff in the commissioner’s office would draft a detailed replay proposal that GMs could vote on when they gather next month at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.

“All anybody is interested in is getting it right,” Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams

said. “It will be a lot easier and less time to get that right than some of these arguments that ensue when a call is disputed.”

Replay eventually would have to be approved by the unions for players and umpires, and possibly in a vote by owners.

“It’s very important that we do get Bud’s agreement on this,” Solomon said. “He seemed to be softer, at least, on the consideration of the subject lately. I would not consider him an advocate of instant replay.”

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With no heat or appliances, these residents were forced to relocate. Fortunately for them, USU Housing Services quickly jumped in and took care of their needs.

USU Housing Director Steve Jenson immediately set about securing alternative residences for these students while the boiler was being repaired and inspected.

These students were treated fairly and provided with comfortable living quarters. Residents were split between temporarily living in Richards Hall or the new Living and Learning Center, which is practically a fourstar hotel. Meals were covered at the Marketplace or the Junction, giving these students the same treatment that typical residents of the LLC receive. Oh, and don’t forget about the free parking arrangements made for these students.

It can truly be said USU takes care of its own. Had this disaster happened off campus, arrangements would likely not have been as cushy, if the owners would have done anything at all. USU Housing lived up to what they say they stand for: a comfortable, affordable place for students to live.

USU Housing receives much kudos for their efforts in our book. The timely, efficient manner in which the events were handled and the ability to actually put students up in another location should be applauded. This was all done at the expense of the university. Add up the costs for each student to live in much nicer rooms for the relocation time, the free meals and the parking arrangement, and the university has eaten hundreds of dollars of its own money.

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here are many forces at work that would destroy all that is good about our culture and our nation. As has been discussed in earlier columns, many are working tirelessly “behind the scenes,” as it were, to undermine our Constitution and deprive us of our liberty.

We are constantly bombarded with vulgarity, immorality and profanity. We are being led to believe there are no moral absolutes. The institution of the family, which is the bedrock of society, is being attacked constantly from many angles. Those who express their belief in God are ridiculed and criticized. In short, there are those in society who mock, degrade and tear down all that is good and true.

With all that is going on, it is easy to get discouraged if we are not careful. We may wonder if just one individual really can make a difference. We may be tempted to retreat into a corner, seek our own comfort and do nothing.

Discouragement is our worst enemy. There is much that is good and worth fighting for. It is not too late to act. Our Constitution can be saved, and the freedoms it protects can be preserved. Truth and decency can be taught and defended. The family can be strengthened, beginning with our own. Each individual can take a stand, push against the system and make a difference.

Each of us has the capacity to become a leader in a cause in which we believe.

Throughout history, it has been the true leaders who have made a difference in their world, despite great odds and opposition. Today, our society desperately needs leaders who are willing to take a stand.

In their best-selling book, “Launching a Leadership Revolution,” authors Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward discuss what it means to be a leader. They discuss the qualities a leader needs to develop and how a leader needs to think and act in order to be successful. According to these authors, “Fundamental changes are wrought because somewhere, somehow, for some reason, someone provided leadership. One person can decide to lead. One person can make a difference. One person leading does make a difference.”

What, then, is leadership? In their book, Brady and Woodward state, “Leadership is the influence of others in a productive, visiondriven direction and is done through the example, conviction, and character of the leader.”

As noted above, influence is an essential component of leadership. The aspiring leader needs to be able to draw others to his or her cause. The leader then needs to inspire them to work together as a team to reach a desired goal.

When striving to lead and make a difference, each of us must begin with ourselves.

We must strive to become people of character and integrity. Brady and Woodward state, “Integrity can be considered as the condition of ‘not doing what’s wrong.’ Character can be defined as doing the right thing, for the mere reason that it is the right thing, even if that thing is difficult and unpopular. The two sewn together make honor.”

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his is a critical time for the United Nations. Many Americans have lost faith in the efficacy of the U.N. and doubt its relevance in the 21st century. The American public has been deceived, however, by shrill right-wing misinformation.

Myth: The U.N. is ineffective.

Reality: It’s ironic that the people who most complain about the U.N.’s ineffectiveness are the very ones who would rather it not even exist, but I digress.

Any bureaucratic behemoth is going to suffer some ineffectiveness. The U.S. government certainly reflects this fact. But on balance, the U.N. has an impressive track record.

In 2005, the Human Security Centre at the University of British Columbia documented a dramatic decline in the number of wars, genocides and human rights abuses since the inception of the U.N. Another report, published by Oxford University, found that in recent years the U.N. has significantly increased peacekeeping operations and stepped up sanctions against despotic regimes. Not only were these efforts more numerous, they were larger and more complex than those of the Cold War era.

Concerning U.N. peacekeeping operations specifically, the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded they are eight times less expensive than funding a U.S. force. And a 2005 RAND Corp study found the U.N. to be successful in two-thirds peacekeeping efforts, whereas only half of the U.S.’ unilateral efforts succeeded.

The U.N., moreover, is only as ineffective as its member states make it. For instance, the failure to intervene in Rwanda was largely the Clinton administration’s fault, not the U.N.’s.

They feared that such an intervention would be a political liability, like Somalia was. Most U.N. member states wanted to prevent the genocide, but the U.S. vetoed their resolutions.

Lastly, critics have a fixation with the U.N. Security Council’s inaction, but they forget other U.N. bodies like UNICEF, the World Health Organization, U.N. Environment Program, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, etc.

These organizations don’t get their due credit. And on balance, they have been extremely effective, saving millions of lives and improving many more.

Myth: The U.N. is corrupt.

Reality: Well … this one is true. But there is nothing uniquely corrupt about the U.N. What governmental body is without corruption? The answer isn’t to withdraw from the U.N., but rather to lobby for its reform. The Security Council needs to be more democratic. The Human Rights Council shouldn’t admit states guilty of gross human rights violations. And the U.N.’s administration needs to be more transparent, accountable and

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There are three levels of motivation: material success; recognition and respect; and purpose, destiny and legacy. In order to be a truly successful leader, we must ultimately be motivated with the desire to fulfill our purpose in this life and leave a legacy for those who follow. This motivation will help us rise above the challenges and trials we will face on our fight to improve the world around us.

Those who desire to lead must constantly be learning. Abilities must be gained, and skills must be sharpened. One must learn about the cause in which they are engaged and constantly strive to understand responsibilities. Leaders must constantly learn how to understand and deal with people, and how to influence them for good.

Each leader must continue moving forward on their journey, constantly pursuing their purpose. “Launching a Leadership Revolution” cautions, “Remember, a leader takes people somewhere. The moment the leader is not moving, the leader is not leading.”

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Each of us has a bright future ahead of us.

There will be clouds and obstacles, but in fighting our challenges, we will grow. It is up to each of us to decide, today, to take a stand, make a difference and develop our capacity to lead. If we do, we will be able to leave our world better than we have found it.

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Myth: The U.N. threatens U.S. sovereignty.

Reality: Our veto power and diplomatic leverage are powerful protections of U.S. sovereignty. What few concessions of sovereignty the U.S. has made have generally been reasonable. It makes sense for nations, like individuals, to be held accountable to the rule of law.

The U.S. has committed itself to international laws of war, for example. Who is honestly upset that the U.S. is not permitted to wage wars of aggression? The U.S. still retains the right to act without U.N. approval in cases of self-defense or in response to an imminent threat or dire humanitarian crisis.

So let’s abandon the critics’ antiquated and isolationist definition of sovereignty. Today’s world is increasingly interconnected. So while we are first and foremost American citizens, we, too, are citizens of the world.

Myth: U.S. involvement in the U.N. is expensive.

Reality: Our U.N. obligations are, in fact, a bargain. While the U.S. accounts for 34 percent of the world economy, we only finance 22 percent of the U.N. regular budget.

Each year, the U.S. spends a mere $1 billion (one-tenth of 1 percent of the federal budget) to finance the U.N. and its agencies. Contrast this with the $10 billion we spend in Iraq each month!

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Multilateralism, then, is a means to get others to share the burden of providing public goods. The U.S. State Department makes a similar point: “The U.S. alone cannot do all things for all people, nor should we try. Even though as a nation we enjoy great wealth compared to a large part of the world, our resources are not limitless.”

U.S. involvement in the U.N. is also vital to the international community. We, humankind, face global problems which require global solutions. Nuclear proliferation, the spread of HIV/AIDS, climate change and transnational terrorism are among the greatest problems.

These threats know no borders and absent global cooperation, they cannot be addressed.

Jon Adams is a junior majoring in political science.

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1727 Asst. Cheer Coach BOE 1746 Carwash Attendant 1766 Customer Care Operator $9 1849 Delivery Driver 5.85 plus tips 1848 Pizza Maker 6.15 1850 Day Pizza Maker 6.15 1892 Nanny negotiable 0984 Banquet Server/assistant Manager Negotiable 1916 Farm Worker 7.50 starting 1935 Skier Surveyor 8.00/hr + Pass to work 1938 Heating And A/c Installer 9/hr or based on exper 1905 Security Officer $9.07 to $9.20 1948 College Representative Season Pass + Commission 2021 Handyman Depends on experience 2040 Sales 8.00 2071 Asp.net Programmer varies 2099 Technical Support Engineer $9-15/hour 2152 Animal Shelter Worker $7/hour to start 2154 Office Equipment Repair Technician commensurate with exper 2282 Data Collection Specialist $7 starting 2180 Milk Delivery Driver 2188 Account Developer BOE 2207 Aide $7.00-$7.50 2208 Substitute $6.50-$7.00 2218 Process Server Based on Performance 2236 Child Care negotiable 1077 Housekeeper $6.25 per hour 0309 Nanny $6.50 2253 Ballet Instructor Negotiable 2256 Ballroom Dance Instructor Negotiable 0800 Dock Worker $5.15 up to 7.85/hr 0797 Laundry Worker $5.15 up to 7.85/hr 1045 Cashier $5.15 up to 7.85/hr 2263 Banquet Server $6.25/hr 2252 Us Probation Officer salary DOE 2130 Phone Sales hourly plus bonuses 2268 Grave Youth Counselor $8.28/hr 2272 Sales Associate For Insurance Agent Based on Experience 0689 Distributor Unlimited 2293 Customer Care Operator $9 2290 Part Time Nanny DOE 1991 Dietary Cook $9.00 2292 Waitress 2.25/hr + tips 2296 Technical Sales 4806 Computer Help $20/hr 0099 Customer Service Specialist 2295 Cleaner $9.50/hr 2298 Cleaner/sunday Dinner Cook To be worked out.

4753 Weekend Cleaner $10/hr 2297 Freelance Photography 1208 Breakfast Bar Attendant 7.00/hr BOE 2300 Handyman Part Time Flexible Hours $10.00 + DOE 2299 Computer Support/technician DOE 2303 Salesman $12-30/hr 2304 House Cleaning Person 10.00 / hour 2302 Online Tutor $11/hr after one month 2305 Special Education Aides-life Skills $9.83 per hour minimum 2316 Meat Cutting DOE $10-15/hr 2314 Cabinetry Fabrication DOE $8.25 for Beginner 2313 Building Store Maintenance 2309 Vacuum Cleaner Repair & Bicycle Repair 6.50 plus commission 2306 Sales Associate DOE 2308 Kitchen Maintenance Worker 6.25 or higher DOE 2312 Java Web Application Developer DOA 2307 Hot-line Cook/pantry Cook/baker 6.25 or higher DOE 1141 Janitor BOE 1711 Auto Tech. 9-20 HR 0304 Farm Helper negotiable 0590 Cashier $6/hr 2317 Catering Lead Position $8 - $9 Starting DOE 4304 Cook $7.50/hr 2240 Cvtd Bus Driver 8.25+monthly incentives 2318 Ruby On Rails Web Application Developer DOA 2321 Computer Engineering Project Pay w/ project completion 0361 Phone Person $7.25/hr 2319 Inependent Consultant 2320 Landscaping General Laborer 10-15 per hour 2326 Classrom Aide (substitute) 7.40 - 7.83 2327 Nanny/houskeeper $6/hr 2325 Bus Aide 7.4 - 7.83 2322 Disabilities Specialist 10.10 - 14.87 2149 Sales Consultant Base + Commission 2333 Flash/actionscript Programmer BOE 2334 Office Manager 8.50/hr 2331 After School Specialists 7.25 2328 Child Care $7/hr BOE 0051 Newspaper Sales Rep. $8/hr + commission 4092 Parking Enforcement Officer (night) 9.00 (no commision) 2339 Maintenance Worker 6.00/hr 2338 Donut Decorator BOE 2337 Caregiver For An Elderly Lady $8 per hour 2335 Receptionist $5.85.hr +Commission 5277 House Cleaner $10/hr 2346 Software Developer Intern / Contractor Market Rate 2347 Online Processor 2345 Sales $8-$15 2344 Customer Service / General Office $7.50 - $8.00 DOE 2343 Therapeutic Recreation Technician 9.25

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- Cache Valley Center for the Arts presents Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre.

- Department of Music event: Jazz combos, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall.

- USU College Republicans, 8 to 9 p.m., Merrill-Cazier Library.

- USU women’s volleyball, 7 p.m., Spectrum.

- USU women’s soccer at WAC Tournament in Boise, Idaho, 12:30 p.m.

- A Black and White Affair, hosted by the Black Student Union, 7 to 11:30 p.m., Haight Alumni Center.

- Cache Valley Center for the Arts presents Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre.

- Salsa Club, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., HPER.

- Women’s sports auction, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

- USU women’s basketball vs.

Pacific, 5 p.m., Spectrum.

- USU Big Band Swing Club, 7 to 9:30 p.m., HPER. - USU men’s basketball vs.

Southern Utah, 7:05 p.m., Spectrum.

- Department of Music Event: Fry Street Quartet with Paul Katz, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall.

Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Nov. 9

Flying McCoys • G&G Mccoy Brain Waves • B. Streeter

Japan club USU Japan Club Presents Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival). Come enjoy traditional Japanese games and food. Calligraphy, picture booth in traditional clothing, Aikido and more. Saturday, Nov. 10, 6-10 p.m., USU Lundstrum Student Center. Adult: $5, USU Students $4, Children 3 and up $4

“PLAYGROUND,” Kent Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9. Advance tickets $14 and $17 at the door.

Advance tickets at Al’s, USU ticket office, USU outdoor Recreation Center

MCHS drama

Caffe Ibis presents “Hello...”

Photographs of the USU Photography Guild Opening Reception, Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m. Live Music by Kris Krompel

Mountain Crest High School Drama presents Disney’s Aladdin Jr. on Nov 8, 10, 14, 15, 16 & 17, at 7 p.m. in the MCHS Auditorium.

Ticket prices are $7 for Adults; $5 for Seniors & Students (with ID); $3 for Children 4 & older and are available at Lee’s Market in Logan, Ridley’s in Hyrum or at the school.

Special Group ticket rates available.

Book drive

More to remember ...

Photo guild

Book drive for Cache Valley Youth: Please Donate books for Cache Valley Youth Center. Reading books are needed for teens ages 12-18 Boxes are located at the entrances of BUS, TSC, BNR, ENG, LIB, EDU Bldgs. Thanks for your Donations!

Warren Miller

SKI and SNOWBOARDING MOVIE. Free lift ticket to the Canyon’s ($76 Value) and subscription to “skiing” magazine for all paid attendees at Warren Miller’s

• Independent Music Club: Good Morning Maxfield, The Shuttles, Libbie Linton. Nov. 10, TSC Auditorium 8 p.m. $3 • USU employee Health Fair and flu shot clinic. Friday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the TSC Sunburst Lounge for health booths, displays, and assessments.

Flu shots are available from 9 a.m until 2:30 p.m. in the Ballroom.

• Friday, Nov. 9, Religion in Life with Tomas Kofed at 11:30 p.m. in the Cultural Hall. Tomas Kofed is a Danish actor who portrayed the

Pearls Before Swine • Steve Pastis

Savior in “The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepard.“ • Extended deadline for submissions for the Study Abroad photo contest. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, and may be emailed or dropped off. Open to students who participated in a Study Abroad program with USU from the summer of 2006 until the fall of 2007.

• Campus Recreation would like to see if students would like to see a women’s-only swim time, starting in the spring of ‘08. Female lifeguard. What time would be the best: Friday at 3:30-4:45 p.m. or 7:30-9:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Please E-mail bill. bauer@usu.edu or stop in HPER 123 and let us know.

• Campus Recreation would like to see if there is interest in free swimming lessons on Saturday at 10 a.m.- 11 a.m. starting Spring semester 2008.

• Flu shots available at the Student Health and Wellness Center for students. Hours 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. cost is $22 • Children under the age of 18 are allowed to use the university recreation facilities only accompanied by a parent or legal guardian that have a current USU ID. So let’s play ball and stay fit.