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Students skip the flu shot 4By Cody Scott & Manda Perkins
from $15 to $50, and students are often unaware of what they will pay when they go into the Though college students doctor’s are among some of the most office. Davis technologically-advanced and also addressed socially-active demographics, they that concern. continue to fail in one aspect of “If your insursocial awareness: their own health. ance covers the vac Flu vaccinations are more cine as part of available than ever before, preemptive yet, according to some proservices, you fessionals, students are not won’t pay getting them. anything out A recent study by Dr. of-pocket,” he Janet Yang at the University said. of Buffalo in New York Customers showed that only 8 percent are always of college students received encouraged the inf luenza vaccine in to call their 2012. Yang also said colinsurance lege students are at a higher and make of college risk than other age groups sure that serstudents recieved because of the “high-density vices are covinfluenza vaccine living environment” of most ered before in 2012 according college campuses. they have any to a study by There are several reasons procedure, Dr. Janet Yang at students don’t get vaccinatbut most the University of ed. Some think vaccinations insurances Buffalo. are costly or their insurance will cover wont cover it. Others believe vaccines as getting the vaccine will actupart of preally increase their chance of ventative sergetting the f lu. Some stuvices. dents even believe that the If a flu vaccine, like chicken pox, student does is something you only get not have once in your life. insurance or “They are injecting the flu into active preventative you. There’s always slight possibility coverage, the Student that you might get it,” said Makynzie Health and Wellness center Turner, a junior who has only had one flu charges $19 for the injected shot. vaccine. By comparison, the There are many misconceptions about Intermountain Healthcare the flu vaccine, and Turner’s comments clinics charge $47 for the represent a popular one. Students think injection and will sometimes that getting a vaccine will actually give charge an office visit in addithem the flu. Doctors, however, disagree. tion. “It’s impossible to get the flu from the Getting f lu shots can injected vaccine. The opposite is true also prevent the spread of the from the nasal spray,” said Dr. James virus. Lisa Perkins, inf luenza Davis, executive director of the Student program coordinator of the Bear River Health and Wellness Center. “Nasal spray Health Department, said not getting the is a live virus, so it gives you a mild case flu vaccine increases your chance of not of the flu. Injection is flu virus fragments only contracting the flu but also spread— not enough to give you the flu.” ing it through social interaction. Another concern of students is the “Especially with college students, money. Flu shots can cost anywhere they’re around a lot of other people in staff writer and asst. news editor
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A STUDENT GETS A FLU SHOT in the Health and Wellness Center. The Wellness Center charges $19 for a flu shot.
classrooms, so they have a lot of exposure in the school system and with their living situations,” Perkins said. Most medical experts agree that getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent yourself from getting the flu. Perkins shared her personal philosophy.
“I’ve never missed one,” Perkins said, “and I think if you talk to someone who has actually gotten inf luenza, it’s the worst seven to 10 days of their life.”
— cody.scott@usu.edu —manda.perkins@hotmail.com
Drug arrests numbers up in 2014 4By Chris Farnes staff writer
The Utah State Police Department reported that 32 students have been arrested for use of illegal substances in 2014. This marks an increase from last year’s total of 19 arrests. “There was definitely a jump from last year,” said USU Police Captain Steven Milne. “It’s hard to say if it is a trend that is reflective of a growing problem or not, though. The majority of the arrests, if not just about all of them, would have been for marijuana.” Captain Milne said there are many possibilities for the large increase in arrests for drug use at USU but was not able to pinpoint a definitive reason. “The reasons for the increase could be a number of factors,” Milne said. “In one incident we arrested six people. In another we had four, so it could be that we just arrested more people with each incident. Maybe we’ve just been in the right place at the right time to catch them.” USU’s prevention specialist Ryan Barfuss, helps students who are arrested for the illegal use of alcohol and drugs. Barfuss believes that the reason for the increase in marijuana use at USU is because it has received wider acceptance recently in other states. “I think it has increased due to more states like Colorado legalizing it over the past few years,” Barfuss said. “But I would still say that Utah State doesn’t have a drug problem, especially when you compare us to other universities and to the surrounding community.” Milne said the reason for the increase in arrests could have been due to an increase in reports the USU police received from outside sources, such as roommates and resident assistants. “We catch them through a combination
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of ways with most of them coming as a result of reports we receive,” Milne said. “The majority of reports we get are from RAs. We do training sessions with them so that they can recognize marijuana and other drugs through its smell.” Milne said USU police officers are trained to recognize when students have been using illegal substances while they are on patrols. “Sometimes it just comes from our officers on walking patrols or traffic stops around campus when they encounter it,” Milne said. “Most of the officers have gone through drug recognition classes, which they have been using.”
Ashley Miller served as a resident assistance at the Living Learning Center for three years. In her experience she encountered very few incidents involving the use of illegal substances. “I didn’t see any real big problems with substance abuse during my time there,” Miller said. “I don’t think Utah State has a drug problem at all. I’d say it’s very mild compared to other universities. At least that’s how it was in our housing complex.” Miller only had a “handful of cases” that she had to deal with as an RA. She also confirmed the marijuana use is the number one illegal drug that she had to deal with.
“I wouldn’t say drug use was rare, but I wouldn’t say it was uncommon either,” Miller said. “It happened enough that when we did encounter it, we knew how to deal with it. I can’t recall coming in contact with any other drugs other than marijuana. I heard of others kids on campus getting caught with other drugs, like at parties, but never at the LLC that I know of.” The USU Police Department was unable to provide the number of arrests for different illegal substances, but they acknowledged that there is a presence of “harder”
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Local artists weigh in on music-streaming services
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After Taylor Swift decided to pull her entire catalog from the popular music streaming service earlier in November, founder and CEO of Spotify Daniel Ek faces a dilemma: $2 billion in royalties paid by Spotify or nothing paid through piracy. In a blog post on the Spotify website on Nov. 11 titled “$2 Billion and Counting,” Ek wrote about myths surrounding Spotify that frustrate him, specifically, about how his company goes about paying artists featured on the site. In the post he spells out three myths: that free music on Spotify for fans means artists don’t get paid, that Spotify pays so little per play that no one could earn a living from it and that the service hurts sales of the music in all forms. Ek explained how Spotify’s “freemium” model, supported by ads, makes the service competitive with free services, such as YouTube and SoundCloud; the “pay for every play” concept allows Spotify to pay royalties for 500,000 plays from 500,000 listeners rather than for one play on a radio listened to by 500,000 listeners. Lastly he explains how many popular artists promoted their new releases on Spotify and saw record sales in physical albums and downloads. Those defenses have not come without criticism. Thom Yorke, lead vocalist for the band Radiohead, has clashed with Spotify via social media and explained why he feels that such music-streaming ser vices are another way for
Drugs From Page 1 drugs than marijuana, though only in small numbers. “The second most abused are definitely prescription drugs,” Barfuss said. “But those are more expensive and harder to get, so many students seek a cheaper option and turn to cocaine. As for the more hardcore drugs, like cocaine and crystal meth, they are pretty rare, but they are definitely still present here.”
major music producers to ride the success of their artists and consequently leave new and rising musicians on the outside peering in. In an interview in October of 2013 with the Mexican website Sopitas, Yorke went as far as to call the service, “the last desperate fart of a dying corpse,” referring to the companies close ties with major labels and producers. In 2007 Yorke and fellow Radiohead bandmates
released their album “In Rainbows” on their website free to download for the price the listener wished to pay for it. During the 2013 interview with Sopitas, Yorke compared the self release with the “freemium” model of Spotify. “When we did the ‘In Rainbows’ thing, what was most exciting was the idea you could have a direct connection between you as a musician and your audience,” he said. “You cut all of it out, it’s just that and that. And then all these f***ers get in a way, like Spotify suddenly trying to become the gatekeepers to the whole process.” In Yorke’s most public criticism of the service, he explains that in the Spotify business model artists themselves fall heavily in priority with shareholders and employees to pay first. The remaining monetary resources are lost in fees from the artist’s label company before the artists sees any profit, an attack Daniel Ek countered in his November 11 article posted to the Spotify website. “We’ve already paid more than $2
Barfuss said most students with drug problems who interact with him at the Student Health and Wellness Center come of their own free will for help. He said that the students with serious drug addictions don’t last long at college. “College does a pretty good job in weeding out drug users because the drugs they use significantly affect their schoolwork, and most people with serious problems end up dropping out because of it,” he said.
— christopherfarnes@ aggiemail.usu.edu
billion in royalties to the music industry and if that money is not flowing to the creative community in a timely and transparent way, that’s a big problem,” Ek wrote. “We will do anything we can to work with the industry to increase transparency.” Two local musicians and Utah State University students lean strongly in favor of Thom Yorke’s assessment of Spotify, that it isn’t able to properly pay popular and new, independent artists. Nate Dukatz, drummer for two local bands, Bronze Museum and Kitfox, felt as if Radiohead and Taylor Swift were smart in pulling their catalogs from the service. “(Thom Yorke) can sell albums without Spotify,” Dukatz said, “just like how Taylor Swift can. If people can’t find their music on Spotify they’ll go and buy the physical album or download it. If I were him, I wouldn’t put my music up there.” Dukatz explained that he and his bands use the service more for exposure rather than being paid for their music. “Saying that we’re on Spotify is something we avoid on stage because it hurts album sales,” he said. “In a lot of people’s minds you have to be a quality artist to be featured on Spotify, which isn’t true, but it’s something we use to seem more legitimate.” Emilee Holgate, lead vocalist and guitarist for Kitfox, agreed due to personal experience, having had an album on a myriad of music services including Spotify. jSee STREAM Page 6
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4By Clay Marsh
Faith and food Finding meals on campus difficult for some students 4By Chris Campbell
pus, some Muslims eat the meat offered. “But other than that, peo It is difficult for Muslim ple can go vegetarian,” he students to find meat prodsaid. “You can eat seafood if you want. They always have ucts they can eat on campus, tuna sandwiches here.” said Ayman Alafifi, a Utah Vegetarianism is State University another lifestyle that Ph.D. student and faces problems when president of the Ayman Alafifi it comes to on-camLogan Islamic Logan Islamic Center president pus food. Center committee. David Tauber, a Alaf if i said Buddhist student food products that majoring in religious Muslims can eat studies and anthroare known as halal, pology, said his faith which includes has led him to live a foods that do not vegetarian lifestyle contain alcohol, even though not pork or blood and everyone in his reliare not meats from gion does so. He said carnivorous anihis decision stems from two mals. All meat products have idol.” to come from an animal that Alafifi said some Muslim concepts: compassion and was slaughtered by having all scholars, who cannot find the rule for lei Buddhists its blood drained from a vein meat slaughtered in the name against killing. in its jugular in the name of of God, have relaxed the rules “When I first read it I for those living in the west. thought, ‘Oh, that’s going to God. Alafifi said the majority of He said some Muslims will be the easiest rule to follow. Muslims only eat meat when eat meat as long as it fits the I haven’t killed anybody in years,’” Tauber said. “But it has the halal logo on it, other criteria. which means it was slaugh- Alafifi said because of a lack of halal options on cam- jSee FOOD, Page 8 tered properly. senior writer
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“(It) doesn’t have to be a Muslim who slaughtered it, but it has to be slaughtered properly,” he said. “The blood was drained from the animal before it was cut, and it was not made for another
It doesn’t have to be a Muslim who slaughtered it, but it has to be slaughtered properly.
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MUSLIM STUDENTS HAVE TROUBLE finding halal certified meat in Cache Valley.
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STUDENT LIFE
A DATE
with all thy getting, get understanding. -Proverbs
Students find more than one reason to visit the library during dead week 4By Alyssa Hawkins staff writer
Utah State University’s Merrill-Cazier library experiences an increase in traffic from students during dead week. Most go there to study, but it’s not just books that are being checked out. “I just picked up a girl here at the library last week,” said William Anderson, a sophomore studying business. “We went to a movie and just hung out. So far it’s been working out.” The library is more than just a quiet place to do homework. For Anderson, it’s the ideal place to meet new people. “Generally, I just try to find something that we have in common,” Anderson said, “If I notice something, I’ll just mention it. That’s normally how I go in.” The quiet library atmosphere does not always make approaching people very easy, but for Anderson, the risk is worth it. “It’s kind of a dangerous game because I think that oftentimes if you try to approach a girl at the library, she’s kind of too busy or is doing something or needs to get something done,” Anderson said. “You’ve just got to feel it out. And you’ve got to make sure that they
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Autobiography inspires readers to beat obstacles This semester was one of the hardest for me in nearly every way. After a last-minute decision to transfer back to Utah State, a decision that changed the course of everything within two weeks, I found an apartment, a job and registered for classes. I sat in my room the first night thinking, “Yeah. This will be fine. This will be great.” Now, as classes come to a close, I can look back and say — in no uncertain terms — this semester just sucked. I got dumped and switched medications, leadKasey ing to a terrible month of pains and new side effects including, a raging depression and insomnia, realized just how intensely bad I am at being an adult and the week before Thanksgiving lost two family members within 12 hours of each other. I was a hermitic mess. Until I got inspired. “Hyperbole and a Half” is a book of pictures and stories that both humorously and intimately describe Allie Brosh’s life and, more specifically, her depression and anxiety. I came across her blog a couple years back, and was happy to see she wrote a book in 2013. Soon, I was laughing about how her dogs act when they move across the country; I was nodding with her descriptions of feeling a disconnect with her world as depression sets in; I nearly had actual emotions in the chapter about why she can’t be an adult. It felt like a friend explaining how she got through the same things I got through. I couldn’t put it down. And, thanks to all the pictures,
I finished it in about 24 hours. Life isn’t fair; that’s the one certainty I’ve found. No one gets out of it without pain and anger and sadness. What seems interesting is that, while everyone is guaranteed to have hard times, enjoying life seems to be a decision — to an extent. Illness, death and heartache all found me in one semester. I gave in and got sad for a while, accepting my fate, sitting in the dark, rewatching the same sad documentaries and drinking a lot of Diet Coke. Van Dyke But once that was all over, I decided to be an Good adult. I decidreads ed to clean my room. I decided to keep my plants alive. I decided to listen to old voicemails that never made it past my vigorous anti-social screening process. I decided to try to budget so I could stop living on $16 in my checking account. I chose the absolute wrong week to do it, but I did it. I am an adult and I do things. At least, I’m trying. That’s the first step. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, like you don’t have a chance to pass your classes, like you’ll never get the job you want, just take one step toward that goal, and you’re on your way. The important thing to remember is that everyone has “stuff,” and the best part about “Hyperbole and a Half” is that Brosh lets us in to her “stuff.” She shows us the parts that we may not like to see in her, the parts she may not want to see in herself. There’s a huge
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aren’t, like, too busy, and probably don’t talk to them in the quiet area ever. But just go for it.” Kendra Adamson, a freshman studying business communications, said flirting is difficult in the library because of the volume control that is courteously enforced. “It’s awkward because they’re, like, trying to be quiet because they’re in the library,” Adamson said. Adamson, who went on a date with someone she met from the library, said that overall, girls are generally accepting of a guy’s attempt at flirting. “Don’t be shy,” she said. “Have confidence because confidence is attractive.” Rebekah Croft, a freshman majoring in elementary education, has had a few dates from library encounters. She said that while she mainly uses the library to get homework done, she knows where the flirting happens. “If you want to get hit on, I feel like the first floor is where guys usually go for stuff like that,” Croft said. “But the higher up you go, the more anti-social people get.” Study rooms can pose a challenge for those
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Humans of USU
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Philanthropic sophomore advocates for kids The Utah Statesman interviewed Joseph Montoya, an undeclared sophomore from Fairfax, Virginia. Utah Statesman: You went to BYU-Idaho and now Utah State University; why did you make that change? Joseph Montoya: My brother was going to BYU-Idaho so I went there while he was finishing up, for my first year. Then my family started moving here while I was on my mission so I decided to come here and check it out for awhile, and then I never wanted to leave. US: What are your favorite local activities? JM: I love Logan because there’s so much to do. I like how you can climb, go up the canyon, you can camp. I really like hammock camping. My friends and I will take our hammocks, and we’ll go out for a couple days, and we’ll hike and hammock and take pictures. US: What are you passionate about? JM: I’m really passionate about helping out with policy and things like that. I
get really involved with what’s called CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — for children. I help in the court systems and juvenile court with kids that have, for whatever reason, come into the juvenile court system. There’s tons of kids in Cache Valley that are in the court system, and there’s only a couple of lawyers that are appointed to represent them so they get CASA to go out and spend time with the kids and then to help the lawyers represent the children. I really like that. There’s a lot of things that I feel like socially in the world and in the United States that we can improve, so that’s something I’m really passionate about. It gets me really fired up. US: What are your plans for the holiday break? JM: I’m working a lot, but I’m also going to spend as much time as I can with family and hopefully go skiing at least once. I’m still deciding, but I really want to go to Mexico with Charity Anywhere. They’re a non-profit. I don’t know if they’re based off of Utah State’s campus, but they do a lot of
stuff here. I heard about them through some friends, and they’re going down the 27th of December through the third of January, building houses down there, and I really want to go so I’m hoping that works out.
US: Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? JM: I want to declare a major, decide what I want to do with my life. I want to read 12 books next year. I don’t know. Get married. I’m dating a girl, and we’ve been dating for almost a year now so we’re going to get married in June, probably.
US: Do you have any mottos that you live by? JM: I try to say, “Don’t worry. Work hard. Have faith.” Just don’t worry. Work as hard as you can and just trust that things are going to work out. It’s going to be okay.
US: What’s your favorite thing about the holiday season?
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Sports Captain Aggie still believes 4By Wade Crowther
“I’ve learned to function with my disease. If my right arm doesn’t work, I use my left arm. If my arms don’t work, I use my feet, and if those don’t Andy K. Pederson: Some know him as the Aggie work, I crawl,” Pederson said. “When I get to the Pope, the legendary student-section icon, the For- stadium, I crawl, so I scoot down on my butt to get to my seat, and then hopefully they’ll open up the ever Aggie, but his true identity is Captain Aggie. A true blue Aggie fan, a defender of the disabled gate, so I can get out on the field and not have to go and an advocate for life, Captain Aggie, has been an up the stairs again.” According to Dallin Laird, the USUSA athletinspiration Utah State students for 26 years. “I never liked to play games, but I’ve always liked ics and campus rec vice president, Captain Aggie to watch them,” Pederson said. “I’d like to play brings energy and excitement to the games. football, but I was too small, so I came up here, and “Out of nowhere he started doing pushups,” said Laird, remembering a recent basketball game. “He that’s what you do on Saturdays.” With a heart full of service he will tell anyone doesn’t do like five or six. He does like 30 or 40. I wish there were a lot more of how great his life has him — older alumni being more been thanks to his a part of the game, standing up Andy Peterson experiences in Logan, and cheering like he does.” Captain Aggie Utah. An Aggie for 47 One thing that keeps Captain years, his passion for Aggie going is the support that sports matches his he receives from the students and passion for life. the athletes at Utah State. “Captain Aggie “Seeing the passion that Capstarted as a hat,” Pedtain Aggie has for sports fired erson said. “Kevin Day me up,” said Matt Clegg, a soph(an acquaintance of omore majoring in biological enPederson) walks up to gineering. “I was humbled by his me and says how are passion.” you doing, captain? I The captain has a love for all the was wearing the suit, players and students at USU and but I still didn’t have holds them in high esteem. an identity, and that’s “Some kid from Cal State Fulwhere it started.” lerton came over and was going Captain Aggie was to beat me up,” Pederson said. diagnosed with Par“But the Aggies tripped him, kinson’s Disease a few knocked him out and the security years back and has guards picked him up and took him away. I found been battling it ever since. He doesn’t let it get him out the next day that he was expelled from school, down or even keep him in his house. The captain and he had 30 days in jail. I thought that was funny, refuses to let his unfortunate disease confine him I knew the Aggies would stick up for me, and I apfrom doing the things he loves. preciated that.” “I am a fighter for people with disabilities,” Ped- Laird said Captain Aggie loves sitting with the erson said. “I’ve learned that these people have as student section and doing his chant. Everybody much of a right to go to the games and have a good knows him and participates. seat as anybody else and not have to be hassled or “I was impressed that a man his age was doing wisecracked. I’ve seen improvement, talked with that stuff,” said Taylor Holbrook, a freshman mathese people and asked if they wanted to get it joring in English. fixed, and if they don’t want to fix it, I will.” As such a big fan, Captain Aggie shows how Dedication is a word that crosses students’ minds when Captain Aggie is in attendance. See CAPTAIN, Page 6 staff writer
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Don’t say ‘I’ll go to the game next week.’ There may not be a game ... If you’re an Aggie and you have those student tickets to the games, go to every one.
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Ryan Costanzo photos ABOVE: CAPTAIN AGGIE PREPARES to lead the student section for the white out game this year in Romney Stadium. BELOW: THE CAPTAIN chats with and advises students at the game.
USU fans camp out for BYU 4By Logan Jones asst. sports editor
Logan Jones photo STUDENTS PREPARE TO SPEND THE NIGHT in the Wayne Estes Center in order to secure a spot in the student section of the Spectrum for Tuesday’s game against BYU. Utah State hasn’t lost a home game to an in-state rival since 2000.
Utah State basketball hosts its oldest rival Tuesday in the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum, and most USU fans wouldn’t miss it for the world. Nearly 500 fans brought blankets, bean bag chairs and sleeping bags into the Wayne Estes Center Monday in preparation for Tuesday’s game, which will be the Cougars’ first visit to the Spectrum since losing 62-69 in 2011. “There’s a lot of people playing games. Some of the football players are here. It’s just a good time,” said Aggie super-fan Derick Earle. Students will be rewarded with early-entry wristbands for camping out, similar to last year’s home football game against the Cougars. “When people arrive here, they put their name down on the computer,” said USUSA athletics and campus recreation vice president Dallin Laird. “At night we’ll go through and look at who came when. Each wristband has a number, and based on when they got here, we’ll give that person their numbered wristband.”
Laird said the wristband system was implemented so students would be able to go to class Tuesday knowing their seats are secure. Students without wristbands will still be able to line up in front of the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum as usual. The Aggies look to continue a six-game home winning streak against BYU dating back to 2000. “I’ve played them for a long, long time, and they’re always scary,” said USU head coach Stew Morrill. “They’re always really talented offensively, and there’s a lot of high-profile recruits on their roster.” Freshman Cherie Crosby hopes the hostile atmosphere will help the relatively young Utah State squad to a victory. “I think our players like the fact that we’re so supportive,” Crosby said. “We help get the adrenaline pumping, and they want to win for the crowd.” Crosby added that staying overnight in the Spectrum was hardly an inconvenience when it came to witnessing the rivalry game. “We can’t get a bad seat,” Crosby said. “People at USU are crazy and camp out like ten hours before, and we have to be a part of that.” Morrill acknowledged that for many of the AgSee FANS, Page 6
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First-year coach brings success 4By Kalen Taylor sports editor
The men’s club soccer team head coach Shawn Casey is different than other coaches at Utah State University. He hasn’t coached collegiate sports before, and he isn’t paid for what he does, but in his first season with Utah State, he led the Aggies to their first regional title in 12 years and took them to the national tournament. Utah State ended the season ranked No. 16 in the nation. “I’ve been watching them for years,” Casey said. “They’ve always had the talent. They just needed some more discipline and direction.” Casey has been coaching soccer in the Olympic Development Program and with
Premier League teams in Utah for 10 years. According to Casey, the team approached him six months ago and asked him to coach them. “I told them I wanted to win,” Casey said. “I told them that I would do whatever it took and they probably wouldn’t like me as coach.” He said after the first exchange, the team left him alone for a few weeks before return-
ing and asking him to coach again. Casey told the players he would do it, but he didn’t think they would like it. “We picked him up as a coach knowing that he had experience,” said Landon Howard, a junior goalkeeper for the Aggies. “He proved that all year as he led us, respected us and helped us succeed.” Once he was the coach, Casey held tryouts and made some changes to the roster. A few
players were concerned with the changes, but they grew together and began to see the reasoning, Casey said. “I think the biggest thing our coach did to make us successful was instill us with toughness,” said Andrew Nickerson, a senior midfielder and the USU team captain. “Mental and physical toughness is something we lacked in years past, and he did a great job of improving that aspect of our game.” According to Howard, Casey became a friend to the team as the season went on. “He got along with us, and we were able to trust him. He was open to our advice,” Howard said. “He pushed us to be the best players and the best team we could be.”
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much he appreciates what USU sports have done and continue to do for him. “Every game that I go to adds a week to my life,” Pederson said. He loves the sports but especially loves the students. He is always at the games for them and really wants the best for each and every one. He offers every Aggie student a word of advice. “We need to keep our language somewhat clean,” the captain said. “I hear the most complaints about Utah State’s vulgarity, especially the F-word. We don’t need to have that.” Pederson is somewhat of a superhero in Logan as he sets an example, touching many peoples’ lives. “I think Captain Aggie unites the student section, Aggies from the past and Aggies of the present,” Clegg said. Members of the student body cheer on the captain as he continues to support his team.
— kalen.s.taylor@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @kalen_taylor
“He just never stops. He keeps going,”Laird said. “The aspect that he is always standing and cheering for the Aggies no matter what, that’s definitely my aspiration, something that I will do no matter what.” Captain Aggie counsels students not to take life for granted. “Do what you want to do now. If you meet a girl, ask her out,” the captain said. “Don’t say, ‘I’ll go to the game next week.’ There may not be a game. You never know what is going to happen. Live every day you can as best you can and get as much life out of every day as you can ‘cause you don’t know; you may die tomorrow. If you’re an Aggie and you have those student tickets to the games, go to every one.” Clegg, Holbrook and Laird share the common hope that the captain won’t stop inspiring the student section. “I feel that Captain Aggie gives as much as he can to the Aggies,” Pederson said. “I’m not Captain Andy, I’m Captain Aggie.” For more information about Captain Aggie, contact him on Twitter @captainaggie1.
— crowther.wade@gmail.com Twitter: @CrowtherWade
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In the spring the Aggies will condition indoors with trainers who teach the CrossFit program at the universi The 2015 season is going to be dif- ty. They will meet at least two times ferent for the women’s lacrosse team a week and focus on four categories. at Utah State University. The team will train specifically for The club ended fall practices on strength and agility as well as speed Nov. 17, due to the early snowfall and and endurance. cold weather. “We’ll have trainers instead of be “The snow really creates a problem ing in charge of it ourselves,” said for us,” said Emily Krupa, a sopho- Kaitlin Peterson, a captain for USU. more mid“It should be more fielder for disciplined and give Weslie Hatch Utah State. us an advantage Lacrosse Captain “We usualonce we’re out on the ly practice field.” All the suffering and on the Leg According to acy Fields, getting stronger will Hatch, the idea came but once it from the CrossFit inbe together. So much snows, we structors. can’t practice growing together off “I was in Crossthere anythe field will make Fit, and the trainers more.” said they wanted to us better on the field. According work more with club to Krupa, sports,” she said. the cold and “Coach didn’t think snow will CrossFit would be the continue to be an right program for the issue for the team in the spring. She said the team is forced to practice on team, so the instructors came up with asphalt, in the George Nelson Field- a separate program for us.” house or rent the Stan Laub Building, The new program will be more physically demanding than what the which costs $90 per hour. Come spring semester, the Aggies players have done in the past, but will be starting a new training regi- they are expecting it to pay off. men just for lacrosse instead of hav- “All the suffering and getting stronger will be together,” Hatch said. “So ing the captains run training. “We’re going to be in a lot better much growing together off the field shape in the spring,” said Weslie will make us better on the field.” Hatch, a midfielder and one of the — kalen.s.taylor@ captains for Utah State. “Once we’re aggiemail.usu.edu on the field, stick skills and playing as a team will come so much faster.” Twitter: @kalen_taylor sports editor
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Stream From Page 2 “At least at the local level I’ve seen having our EP up on Spotify for over a year bring in about 98 cents in royalties,”Holgate said. Holgate agreed with Dukatz that Spotify is much more convenient for exposure at the local level. In regards to Spotify being a good way to reach new listeners, Holgate said the response is good and bad. “Since we have an EP up there (on Spotify) people will come to our show and then listen to our album,” she said. “The bad part is that if they’re listening to our album there, then they won’t be willing to actually buy it at the show.” Both musicians said they prefer other services as artists and listeners, such SoundCloud and
Bandcamp, which cut out the third party and eliminate the fee required by Spotify and iTunes to upload tracks. Holgate and Dukatz felt as if Bandcamp was the service most friendly to artists due to the site’s ability to link to personal PayPal accounts and the attention the site commits to building a community for new artist exposure. While CEOs like Daniel Ek and world-famous rockstars of Thom Yorke’s or Taylor Swift’s caliber may have different views on the best way to share and listen to the music you love, Holgate had some advice to share with the crowds who enjoy the music around Cache Valley. “Come to our shows, and buy the album,” she said. “If you hear about us, then listen online, but if you come to (our) show, the best way to support us is to buy the album.”
— news.ar@usu.edu
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I’m sick of rant or intolerant. hearing about In the case of Ferguson, apparLogan Jones Ferguson. ently you are either a racist or you Please unhate cops, which is pretty awkward derstand, I wish for those of us standing around not Asst. it weren’t so. hating anyone while these two opsports There is an imposing factions bark at each other. portant nation Too often those who refuse to editor al conversation take sides in a debate are labeled as that could be those who don’t care, when they’re had surroundprobably the ones who care the most. ing the entire Those able to sympathize with Ferguson situaboth sides of an issue often find tion, but since themselves in a so-called “grey area,” that’s not what’s and are largely ignored because of happening at the media’s obsession with finding all, I’m actually starting to savor anything out who is “right.” on my Facebook news feed that doesn’t Contrary to popular belief, it’s possible mention it. to sympathize with Media have an irritating habit the officers risking Logan Jones of oversimplifying complex issues their lives each day into black-and-white debates. for their often unapMedia have Phrases like “at the end of the preciative commuday” and “the biggest problem” nities and also with an irritating are phrases media love. It irks me the people of those every time they’re used because communities who havit of oversomething is being left out of the live in fear of a syssimplifying equation. Someone is enforcing tem they can’t trust. the polarization news outlets so But news outlets complex issues desperately crave whenever a stowould much rather ry is hot. This is a problem. into black-and- jump to conclusions Many would have you believe to determine who white debates. the fallout in Ferguson is a matter is “right” than give of black and white. I’d contend voice to those who that the defining color of the enfind the matter to tire situation is actually grey. be more complicat Media hate grey. ed. You’re familiar with how this works: It’s about time journalism stopped there’s no middle ground in the news thinking in terms of black and white. because (apparently) nobody would find that interesting. You’re either a religious — Logan Jones is a sophomore manut who opposes same-sex marriage or joring in journalism. He writes sports for a crusading liberal who supports it fully. the newspaper and talks sports on Aggie You’re either pro-choice or pro-life and Radio. He’s recently taken a week-long must, by definition, hate whichever fachiatus from Facebook, so contact him at tion you don’t belong to for being ignologantjones@aggiemail.usu.edu.
you lazy and rebellious just now, and you’ll want your partner to do the hard work. Be more practical. Gemini: May 21 - June 21
Mars will help you get your freak on over the next several weeks. You’re in an adventurous mood, and you’ll want to arrange sexy encounters in strange and unusual places. The status quo simply won’t work for you anymore. Cancer: June 22 - July 22
Your imagination is in overdrive,
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strength in being aware of your shortcomings and failures. Learning to handle those parts and change them — that makes you an adult. Oh, and even if you had the most picture-perfect semester, enjoy finals week, and then take a weekend to read and enjoy a good laugh.
wanting to interact with others. Jace Goodwin, a sophomore studying art and design, said he knows people who know how to break the ice, even in the enclosed space. “A buddy told me yesterday that he saw a girl that he wanted to ask out in a study room full of people in a meeting,” Goodwin said. “He was like, ‘Oh I can’t talk to her,’ and then he sat down and he was like, ‘You’re not a wuss. Go talk to her.’ So he opens the door — he’s never met this girl — and he’s like, ‘Uh, hey. What’s your name?’ And then he’s like, ‘Can I talk to you outside for a sec(ond)?’ And he got her number. I don’t know how he got her number.” Although no lasting relationships have ever
— Kasey Van Dyke is a five-year sophomore who can’t make up her mind about a major. Currently she is studying physics; that may change next week. She enjoys Diet Coke and South Park. Contact her at kaseyvandyke2@gmail.com.
Food From Page 2 they actually meant no killing sentient beings, which in Buddhism all creatures are considered sentient. So you are not to harm anything.” Tauber said this does not include plants. The rule is to not intentionally kill beings in the animal kingdom, and Buddhists follow it to varying degrees. He said being a vegetarian is a personal choice that he feels he needs to do. “Ultimately the reason I became a vegetarian was I became more aware of the suffering of the animals that I was eating,” Tauber said. “And I started feeling very depressed at mealtime because I was like, ‘My food is requiring the death of another being. I don’t know how I feel about that.’” Tauber said he stopped eating meat because he felt bad about it. “I started feeling much better when I became a vegetarian,” Tauber said. Tauber said though it can be difficult, vegetarian options on campus can be found. “I’ve been eating vegetarian for almost two years now, and I live off Marketplace and Junction food because I live on campus,” Tauber said. Tauber said though possible, the options are limited. He said another problem stems from a rumor he had heard from people working in the Hub that people are not always careful about separating food. In other words, he said meat can get spilled
over into beans. “It’s not necessarily being done because the people are actually careless but probably being done because they aren’t aware that it’s important to be careful with some of these things, that it actually matters to people that they are careful,” he said. Samantha Brimhall, a junior majoring in journalism and communications who works at the Hub, confirmed that meat sometimes gets in the beans at Taco Time. “Yeah it sometimes spills over, but I always try to clean it out and try to teach the new people to clean it out just because of the vegetarian stuff,” Brimhall said. Brimhall said though they try, Hub employees sometimes forget about it during the lunch rush. Alan Andersen, executive director for dining services, said there are plenty of vegetable options for vegetarian students. “If we’re categorizing the faith things with vegetarians, I think there’s plenty of options,” Andersen said. “Now, when you get into specific like halal meats or kosher meats or things like that, it becomes much, much harder.” Andersen said the halal and kosher options are more expensive, and he has not seen enough demand to do anything about it. He said this year, only one person has approached him about halal. “In my business, we really base what we do on demand,” Andersen said. “We sell what our customers want.”
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come from the library for Goodwin, he said he knows how to approach girls there. “I saw an interesting girl sitting in one of the chairs upstairs, and I sat next to her and said that there were no other spots even though the room was empty,” Goodwin said. Senior and graphic design major Gabriel Rivera said the majority of flirting that happens at the library is started by males, rather than females. “There was a funny story I saw last week actually,” Rivera said. “There was this girl. She was real pretty, and there were like three guys and all of them are like chatting in the background, and she was just sitting there, just minding her own business. And the guys were like, ‘OK, who is going to go first?’ And then, one-by-one, they tried to flirt with her, but she bounced all of them, like she rejected all of them.” The main purpose of the library, according to the mission statement Merrill-Cazier webpage’s mission statement, is to stimulate creative think-
ing and maintain an environment where teaching and learning can flourish. To some people, this kind of studying in the library makes a person more attractive. “I think guys are more attracted to smarter girls,” Rivera said. “Being in the library, it helps.” Kasely Winterton, a junior studying diabetics, said the library is a good resource to meet intelligent people. “I like smart guys, so if they want a smart girl, the library is a good place to be,” Winterton said. Croft is more hesitant on the subject and said she doesn’t believe library attendance automatically makes a person smart. “I definitely think smarter guys are more attractive,” she said. “But just because they’re at the library doesn’t mean they’re actually studying.”
— alyssa.hawkins@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @_alyssahawkins
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JM: I love family. Thanksgiving is actually one of my favorite holidays because some of my favorite things are food and family, and Christmas is too because it’s just about getting together. My family is sometimes a little extravagant with gifts and stuff, but my favorite part is always just being around family.
Aggie players, the game will mark their first experience playing BYU. “The rivalry’s been around forever,” Morrill said. “That environment will be new to a lot of our guys.” Sophomore Kieryae Grayson said she has friends at BYU and that bragging rights will be on the line. “This is the first time they’ve played at USU for a long time,” Grayson said, “I
think they’re in for a rude awakening.” Coming home after two straight road losses, Morrill knows his team needs to play differently in order to get a victory against BYU. “As everybody who follows us knows, we have a whole new cast of players, and a lot of guys trying to figure things out,” Morrill said. “We’ve had some good moments, and we’ve had some ugly moments. We have to be more consistent if we’re going to play with BYU.”
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Horoscope From Page 7 thanks to dreamy Neptune. You’re daydreaming about a former flame, fantasizing about a reunion. Or you’re creating various steamy “What if?” scenarios surrounding a sexy new friend you’re interested in. Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 Those winter blahs could kick in early as energizer planet Mars moves opposite your sign. Take extra care of your physical well-being, because your energy is likely to be low. Ask that special someone for frequent, nurturing massages. Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Your partner is giving you some gentle nudges about something, and you need to pay attention. Maybe your honey has grown bored of your usual bedroom routine and wants to try something different. The moon is telling you to spice things up. Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 You’ll be surrounded by flirtatious friends for the next few weeks. Even if you’re already in a relationship, you could discover that you’re suddenly the belle of the ball. People will want to get to know you better, and Mars is creating some temptation.
promising relationship. Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 You’re enjoying your romantic situation. If you’re single, you’re having fun being a free agent and dating numerous people. If you’re already committed to someone, you’re realizing how lucky you are to be with your sweetheart. You can thank Venus. Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19 You’ve been trying to change your life in a big way, and now is the time to put those plans in action. Mars is helping you to dream big. Be sure to include your honey. Talk with your partner about what you intend to do, and welcome him or her to join you for the ride. Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Mars is moving into your sign for several weeks. This will increase your physical energy, mental clarity, and emotional well-being. If you’ve wanted to tackle a big project of some type, this is the time to go for it. And if you’ve wanted to ask somebody out on a date, get going. Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20
Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
Saturn is showing you that you need to be patient. Maybe you have a big crush on someone, but this person is still hung up on somebody else. Or perhaps you’ve been hoping to meet someone special, but you’re only meeting losers. Things will improve soon.
With the moon opposite your sign, it’s important not to rush to judgment. If your honey says he’s been working late, he’s probably telling the truth. Don’t let jealousy or a bad mood spoil a
— Jennifer Shepherd, the Lipstick Mystic®, is an astrologer and syndicated columnist with over 2 million readers. For mystical fun and psychic insights visit www.lipstickmystic.com.
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Calendar Tuesday, Dec. 2
High: 50 | Low : 36 | Par tl y Cloudy • Toddler Story Time | North Logan City Library | Free, 10:10 a.m. • USU Men’s Basketball | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | $15-$17 • Ah, Wilderness | Caine Lyric Theatre | $0$13, 7:30 p.m. • Joyful & Triumphant | Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, USU Campus | $0$10, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 High: 46 | Low : 36 | Cloudy
• Willow Park Zoo Reindeer Trek | Willow Park Zoo | $2.50-$4. $2.50 kids, $4 adults, 4 p.m. • Ah, Wilderness | Caine Lyric Theatre | $0$13, 7:30 p.m. • The Forgotten Carols | USU Kent Concert Hall | $13.50-$32, 7:30 p.m. • Exhibitions ‘Black Mountain College: Shaping Craft + Design’ and ‘Relational Forms’ | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art | Free; Suggested $3 donation per person, All Day
Thursday, Dec. 4
High: 48 | Low : 34 | Shower s
• Senior Violin Recital: An Jeanette Leishman | St. John’s Episcopal Church | Free, 5:30 p.m. • Building Healthy Relationships | Child & Family Support Center | $10, 5:30 p.m. • Wintersongs | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church | Free, 6 p.m. • A Christmas Carol | Sky View High School Auditorium | $10-$12, $10 in advance / $12 at the door, 7:30 p.m.
• Ah, Wilderness | Caine Lyric Theatre | $0$13, 7:30 p.m. • Wintersongs | St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Church | Free, 8 p.m. • Exhibitions ‘Black Mountain College: Shaping Craft + Design’ and ‘Relational Forms’ | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art | Free; Suggested $3 donation per person, All Day
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Friday, Dec. 5
High: 50 | Low : 33 | Par tl y cloudy • Polar Express Party | Whittier Community Center | $5, 7 p.m. • Starry Night - Alpha Tau Omega Concert | Chase Fine Arts Center at USU | $10-$12, 7 p.m. • Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre | Ellen Eccles Theatre | $12-$20, 7:30 p.m. • A Christmas Carol | Sky View High School Auditorium | $10-$12, $10 in advance / $12 at the door, 7:30 p.m.
• Ah, Wilderness | Caine Lyric Theatre | $0$13, 7:30 p.m. • Exhibitions ‘Black Mountain College: Shaping Craft + Design’ and ‘Relational Forms’ | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art | Free; Suggested $3 donation per person, All Day
Saturday, Dec. 6
High: 47 | Low : 32 | Par tl y cloudy • Utah State Women’s Basketball vs. Westminister | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | $1-$5, 2 p.m. • Ah, Wilderness | Caine Lyric Theatre | $0$13, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. • Josiah Cordes Fall Recital | Chase Fine Arts Center, Room 214 | Free, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7
High: 45 | Low : 27 | Par tl y cloudy • Museum + Music: - ‘Crafting Silence - The Music of John Cage’ | Museum of Art | 3 p.m.
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