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Week of July 28, 2020 www.usustatesman.com (435) 797-1742 TSC Room 118 Free single copy NEWS | Missing million

LIFESTYLES | BLM in South Asia

SPORTS | Homecoming for Tai Wesley

Nearly $1 million of COVID-19 grants have not been accepted by students, according to the university.

The president of the International Student Council shares her thoughts on race from her background in South Asia.

Wesley, an Aggie basketball legend, ends his international career and enters the next chapter of his life.

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New podcast focuses on USU football gains another women in Utah’s history Utah transfer in Henry-Cole By William Bultez LIFESTYLES COPY EDITOR

“This is Her Place” is a new

podcast

from

Utah

State

University’s Patrick Mason

blending the stories of con-

temporary and historic Utah women.

“There’s a real hunger right

now to diversify the voices and experiences of those who are

represented in our narra-

tives about history and current events,” Mason said in a

PHOTO BY Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle Devonta’e Henry-Cole comes to Logan as Utah State’s most experienced running back after four seasons with the University of Utah.

press release. “Women have

always played a huge role in Utah, but their voices often

aren’t heard or known, and people don’t know where to go to get those stories. I really

want everyone to know that Utah is ‘her place’ too.”

Early on in 2020, Mason,

who serves as the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mor-

mon History and Culture as

well as a professor at USU,

approached Naomi Watkins, a women’s advocate and educator, about the idea of creating a podcast about the his-

tory of Utah women. Watkins

countered with an idea to include the stories of contemporary women as well.

“Women are doing really

cool things now,” said Watkins, who, along with USU professor Tom Williams, hosts the show.

PHOTO COURTESY OF This is Her Place Podcast The new podcast is produced by USU’s Patrick Mason.

Watkins wanted to make

sure their listeners would un-

derstand the work women in

Utah are doing now as well as work in the past. But due to impacting events such as the

coronavirus and the death of

George Floyd, the episodes

became more relevant than their team bargained for.

The first two episodes, which were written before these

events and cover topics such as law enforcement and public health, had to be rewritten.

“I foresee us, yes, being cog-

nizant of what’s happening in our contemporary conversations,” Watkins said of the

podcast’s future. “In many ways, these are stories -- for

man experience.”

Their narrative-based pod-

cast quickly joined national and global conversations on these

important

conversa-

tions, while also sharing the experiences of Utah women.

“It is important to know

the stories of all people,”

said Jann Haworth, a British-American

artist,

Utah

resident and interviewee for the podcast. “This year being a focus point for women, the

spotlight turned in that direction.”

Haworth referred to 2020

being the 150th anniversary

of women’s suffrage in Utah

and the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the

better or worse -- of the hu-

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By Dalton Renshaw SPORTS CONTENT MANAGER

In quite an unusual turn of events, former

University of Utah running back Devonta’e

Henry-Cole has withdrawn his letter of intent from in-state rival BYU and instead will play for Utah State this coming season.

As first reported by Jake Hatch of “The Zone

Sports Network,” and later confirmed by Chris Kamrani of “The Athletic,” Henry-Cole will

make his way to Logan as a graduate trans-

fer and figures to immediately compete with

Doak Walker Award nominee Jaylen Warren for the starting spot. At this time, USU has yet

to confirm Henry-Cole’s addition to the program.

Utah State football head coach Gary Ander-

son has made adding former Utes to the ros-

ter a routine since his arrival in Logan, after spending 2018 as Utah associate head coach. Henry-Cole is the second former Ute to transfer up to Cache Valley in the past week, joining quarterback Jason Shelley who was Hen-

Andersen brought in three former Utes — defensive end Nick Heninger, tight end Caleb

Repp and wide receiver Siaosi Mariner — who played for the Aggies in 2019.

The Florida native will have the opportunity

to share a backfield with Warren, who rushed for 569 yards and five touchdowns last sea-

son, but couldn’t stay healthy, especially for the second half of the season. Utah State was

lacking depth at the running back position, with Warren the only player on the roster with

more than 100 career carries. The player with the second-most carries, Enoch Nawahine

(16), is currently serving a two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaving a massive gap in experience in the Aggie backfield.

Henry-Cole had his best statistical season as

a sophomore in 2018, rushing for 279 yards on 55 attempts and scoring two touchdowns. Last season, he appeared in nine games and recorded 188 yards on 34 carries and another two touchdowns.

ry-Cole’s teammate for three seasons at Utah.

—sports@usustatesman.com @dren_sports16

New system of higher education announced Former USU VP David Woolstenhulme becomes new commissioner coming together is now we have both techni-

pacity needs in rural Utah as a goal. Woolsten-

he said. “Now we’re meeting the needs of in-

“Utah State University, where it’s the land

State University and the University of Utah,”

they do a really good job of doing that,” he

do it right and make sure they had input from

education as well as the degree granting insti-

vet it and make sure it was going to best fill

gards to education.

“Each institution will be providing whatever

it is in their expertise,” he said. “For instance,

nical Colleges to create one education system for Utah.

Earlier in the summer, the senate also con-

firmed Gov. Gary Herbert’s appointments to

the new Higher Education Governance Board. David Woolstenhulme, who became Com-

missioner of Higher Education on July 1, elaborated on what the merger will mean for college students.

“One of the critical things of the two systems

Woolstenhulme added that there was little

making sure all workforce needs are being Woolstenhulme said the merger will deter-

cation merged with the Utah System of Tech-

legislature chose,” he said. opposition to the merger.

mine who should be providing what in re-

On July 1, the Utah System of Higher Edu-

tions. This was the option the commission and

grant institution, has the responsibility of

met.”

By Karcin Harris NEWS SENIOR WRITER

hulme said that duty falls on USU.

gave the state planning commission three op-

dustry. Before, with two systems, it worked fairly well, but with one board we’re really

PHOTO COURTESY OF USHE Longtime Aggie David Woolstenhulme was recently appointed as the USHE commissioner.

The press release also listed addressing ca-

cal education and two PhD programs at Utah

we wouldn’t want USU to be providing the

programs that Bridgerland Tech is providing

providing education throughout the state and said. “So they’ve asked us to look at technical tutions to make sure students across the state have access to these programs.”

Online class options are being used to deliver

technical education to smaller communities in Utah, he said.

As far as efficiency, Woolstenhulme said com-

and vice versa. So it’s really going to help us

bining the systems has already proven to be

ed.”

between the 16 colleges and universities in

align the programs to where they’re best suit-

In a press release from the Utah System

of Higher Education, “meeting the rapidly

“The legislature wanted to take their time to

stakeholders,” he said. “They really wanted to the needs of Utah for the future.”

The Utah Board of Higher Education is com-

posed of 18 members and includes two college students. Woolstenhulme said the student names are submitted to the governor, who makes all of the board appointments.

The two current student members are Can-

more cost effective due to sharing resources

dyce Damron from Utah Valley University and

Utah.

lege.

“For financial aid, as far as the Pell Grant

Glen Rivera from Bridgerland Technical ColWoolstenhulme said the data and results of

changing needs of a growing workforce” was

and government aid, it won’t affect students,”

the merger will be available to the public.

merged system.

to create more scholarship opportunities

board is going to put together a strategic plan

responsible and reasonable rate for students

All of that information will be available to the

listed as one of the advantages of this new, Woolstenhulme said the board asked them-

selves how Utah education can meet the needs of future industry.

“The answer is providing our students with

Woolstenhulme said. “Hopefully we’ll be able

when money is saved and keep tuition at a in the future.”

Woolstenhulme said the discussion of merg-

what they need. That was to have one sys-

ing the two systems has been in the works for

dustry and filled the needs of students and

“The legislature hired an outside consultant

tem,” he said. “It was better aligned with inindustry partners.”

a couple of years.

who looked at education across the state and

“We always release our data,” he said. “Our

which will identify our state attainment goals. public as we move along.”

—karcinrose@gmail.com @harriskarcin


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