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Utah State University’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report, more commonly known as the “Clery Report,” was released last week. Under federal law, institutions of higher education are required to make security information available, including crime statistics for campus and the surrounding area. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires institutions to maintain and release crime statistics for the previous three years; the most recent report contains statistics for the 2013 calendar year. The largest increase of arrests on campus pertained to liquor law violations, jumping from 38 arrests in 2012 to 85 in 2013. To view the complete report including the fire safety portion visit www.dps.usu.edu and click on “Annual Camps Security and Fire Safety Report” on the left-hand navigation bar.

USU announces new coordinators The Utah State athletic department announced the hiring of new offensive and defensive coordinators on Friday. Josh Heupel (left) will be the new offensive coordinator and Kevin Clune (right) will be the new defensive coordinator. For the full story see page 5.

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“Crafting a Continuum” exhibit comes to NEHMA 4By Melanie Christensen staff writer

A knitted superhero suit, combs weaved into wall art and pottery sculpted by blindfolded women are all now on display in the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art as part of its new exhibit, “Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking Contemporary Craft.” The exhibit, which opened to the public on Jan. 23, is a traveling exhibition from the Arizona State University Art Museum. It replaced NEHMA’s previous upstairs exhibit, “Enchanted Modernities: Mysticism, Landscape and the American West.” The exhibit features the artwork of more than 60 American and international artists from the

1950s to the current decade. Adriane Dalton, assistant curator at the museum, said only one piece in the exhibit is completely two-dimensional. “ ‘C r a f t i n g a Continuum: Rethinking Contemporary Craft’ is a unique exhibition for our students because most of the objects in this exhibition are three-dimensional, sculptural objects,” said Katie Lee Koven, the museum’s director. The exhibit “paints a broad picture of what is happening in craft right now,” Dalton said. She said “Crafting a Continuum” shows the “blurring line” between craft and decorative art. “Formally in art history, craft and decorative art fall into separate categories,” Dalton said.

Craft was once loosely defined as an individual craftsman who created art with a medium he was skilled in — most commonly ceramic, metal, fiber, glass or wood, Dalton said. Decorative art, she explained, was once created by guilds of artists for upper-class buyers to decorate their homes. “There are no longer distinctions and neat categories,” Dalton said. “It is my opinion that the separation of these categories is less to do with actual creation of works than it is to do with the social perceptions.” One of the eye-catching artists, according to Lee Koven, is Mark Newport, whose inspiration for his

ter’s events at the museum, the first being the Contextualizing Craft and Design Symposium, which will be held Friday and Saturday. The symposium will feature many keynote speakers, such as Jenni Sorkin, Del Harrow, Glenn Adamson, Heather Lineberry and others. There will also be two panels about craft and design and a reception Saturday Mark Bell photos night at the Logan Country Club. knitted superhero suit and The symposium’s full embroidered comic book schedule is located at is to question masculine ht t p://a r t museu m.usu. edu/htm/spotlight-news/ gender roles. She said Sonya Clark, ArticleID=27474. who wove together dozens “Anyone is welcome to of combs, is also an artist come and stop in for a session and for something of note. “Her work is about iden- that they are specifically tity in the sense of being interested in,” Lee Koven an African-American said. woman,” Lee Koven said. She said students and “Most of her work has to do with hair.” Pottery sculpted by Claydies, consisting of blindfolded Danish women, is also on display. “They’re making vessels and dinnerware, but they’re doing it blindfolded as a different way of interacting with the material,” Dalton said. The exhibit is the inspiration for many of this semes-

community members are welcome to stay for the entire symposium. This semester’s Museum and Music series will also use “Crafting a Continuum” as inspiration for some of its events. Everyone can find something they like at the events or the exhibit, Lee Koven said. “I think students will be very surprised at the serious skill that goes into the making of these objects,” she said. “There’s also a lot of humor and a lot of fun that these artists and makers infuse into their making process and into their ideas conceptually,” “Crafting a Continuum” will be on display until April 15. “It’s a really fun exhibit,” Lee Koven said. “Anyone visiting can enjoy something.”

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2015 USUSA candidates President:

Executive V.P.

Ian Anderson Miles Brooks Trevor Olsen

Nickoles Clason Thomas Buttars Jeffrey Fonnesbeck

Andy Arnes Nadir Tekarli Ashley Waddoups

Graduate studies senator

Business Senator

Arts senator Michael Francis Chris Bowler Michelle Carbajal Kimberly Muhlestein Samuel Meredith William Andrus Preston Carling

Education & human services senator Steven Christensen Jennifer Dutdut Joseph Montoya

Student advocate V.P.

Ty Aller

Engineering senator Orrin Pope Zeke Villarreal Christian Hunter Tyrel Rupp

Ag. & applied science senator

Ben Vera Aaron Bytendorp Michael Wheat Lisa Chidester Seth Muhlestein

C.H.a.S.S. senator Antonio Lopez Aaron Oborn Jeff Sonderegger Jennipher Sibal Brooke McDonald

Programming V.P. Michael Ryan Jonathan Conger Nathan Dukatz Sawyer Hemsley

Organization & Campus diversity V.P. Matthew Morgan Luis Armenta Alexander Aburto

Natural Resources senator

Athletics & campus recreation V.P. Justin Miller Ben Fordham Thomas Rogers

Service V.P. Leah Calder

Science senator Marcos Garcia Raquel Boonstra Gunnar Wolfe Henry Linford Joseph Day

Darren Bingham Patrick Adams

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Police Blotter Saturday, Jan. 16 • USU Police responded to the Business building for a suspicious incident. A security officer noticed what appeared to be a flame inside the new construction area. It was determined to be a propane heater keeping the new brick warm. • USU Police responded to a skateboard problem at the Officers investigated a suspicious person in the west parking lot of Bullen Hall. The unknown individual seemed to be avoiding the Officer. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the individual. • USU Police responded to a suspicious odor complaint at the LLC building A. The caller delayed calling police by about 20

Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911

minutes and the odor had dissipated prior to our arrival. No further action taken. Sunday, Jan. 17 • USU Police responded on a citizen assist to attempt to determine the validity of a letter he received. • USU Police mitigated a water leak coming from a third floor ice machine in the Biology & Natural Resources building that was leaking to the hallway of the second floor. USU Police notified the Biology Department and Facilities.

• While on foot patrol in the north Bullen Hall parking lot, a case of beer was seen through a vehicle window in plain sight. The juvenile owner of the vehicle was contacted and the beer was confiscated. Wednesday, Jan.20

• USU Police responded to Old Main on a medical. A 21 year old male had experienced a seizure in his class. Medical personnel responded and the student was treated and released on scene. No further action taken.cleared out.

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Monday, Jan. 18

Miss USU American Indian crowned

Ryan Costanzo photo JALYNN JONES from the Navajo tribe won Utah State’s Miss American Indian Pageant. Jones demonstrated how to spin wool. For full story see usustatesman.com.

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STUDENT LIFE

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Photos courtesy John Neely JOHN NEELY’S WORK SPACE is covered with the tools he uses to create teapots, bowls, plates and more. The ceramics professor draws inspiration from useful household objects.

Art professor creates world-renowned ceramics

4By Ariell Allred staff writer

“Lunch,” said Utah State University ceramics professor John Neely, “that’s what inspires me.” Neely has been at his craft for nearly four decades, honing his talents and abilities through extensive experience that spans the globe. Though internationally recognized for his skill and research, he still finds inspiration within the most practical and useful items.

“The things that are required to eat and drink, that’s what I think about,” Neely said. “I think it’s really interesting to make things to use. I like sculpture, but I’m most interested in making those things that I use myself — things for the table top, things for the kitchen.” Some of Neely’s most recognized works are his teapots. They are put together like a puzzle, each piece fitting perfectly and every pot functional. Inside the teapots are small, handcraft-

ed filters. Some teapots have handles that arch over the pot itself, while others incorporate a more traditional Japanese style. The latter are influenced by Neely’s time spent living abroad in Japan, and have the handle located on the side of the pot, which make them easy to grip and pour. “I’m reminded on a daily basis what it requires to have a good teapot,” Neely said. “I drink tea every morning.”

This habitual use leads him to construct high-quality pots that perform well. His teapots are “so precise,” said Nick Lammay, a graduate student working on his master’s of fine arts at USU. “He’ll spend days on one thing. His attention to detail and his willingness to sit down and perfect that one thing is pretty amazing.” Neely’s collection is large and varied. “Our house is full,” he said. “Bowls,

plates, mortar and pestle, salt shakers — they’re all there.” He said his craft is versatile. “Just about anything that you can imagine that can be made out of clay, I’ve made,” Neely said. Counter space within his studio is difficult to find between the bags of clay and artwork lying around. Mugs and bowls line the shelves, and a stack of plates he made as an undergradu

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Arts Week ends in masks

Ryan Costanzo photos MASKED FACES FILL KENT CONCERT HALL Friday night. Students such as Emily Powell (left) and Caitlyn Willie (right) dressed up in disguises and danced to live music for the Masquerade Ball hosted by the art department to conclude Arts Week.

Why the new ‘Batgirl’ is disappointing I want to start this article off by saying, I really wanted to like this comic. In fact, I was extremely excited for its release. I have always been a fan of Barbara Gordon and Batman comics. I also was excited for new perspective from DC of its female superheroes. Sadly, after the first few issues, I have to say DC took one step forward and three steps back with the new “Batgirl.” To understand why this comic isn’t great or even

good, you need to know the history of Barbara Gordon. Barbara is the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. She was raised by a Gotham cop and knew how corrupt the city was. She also was very talented in many ways — a gymnast, a computer prodigy, a detective taught by her dad, etc. When Batman arrived on the scene, she created her alter ego as an homage to him. Later on, she was recruited and become part

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of the Batman family. Tragically, as part of an evil plan, the Joker* shot her point blank in the spine, confining her to a wheelchair. What made the character great is she didn’t give up on her quest for justice by this event. She prevailed and, under the pseudonym Oracle, became the first cyber superhero. She started a team of super-heroines called Birds of Prey, started charities, stopped super-villains and mentored young, new crime-fighters.

Sadly, almost all of that amazing story was retconned out of existence. Barbara was miraculously healed (although superheroes bounce back so we’ll give them a pass on that). She moved out to a Brooklyn-esque borough of Gotham, stopped using her mind to fight and used only her fist. She is now basically a version of a character from the “Show Girls” but with batarangs. On the bright side, she did get a sensible, cool-looking com-

ic that is practical, which is something many super-heroines don’t enjoy. On paper, this should be a good comic. The art is very bright and somewhat cartoonishly-light. The writing team has done good work before, but it falls short because they made two mistakes: they didn’t understand what people like about Gotham and all its heroes — that they’re dark and edgy.

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Humans of USU: Sophomore restored own VW Beetle The Utah Statesman interviewed Bryce Johnson, an undeclared sophomore from Forks, Washington. Utah Statesman: Where are you from? Bryce Johnson: I’m from a small town in Washington called Forks. You may be familiar with that from “Twilight.” US: So do a lot of people ask you about “Twilight?” BJ: Oh yeah. Normally I just say I’m from Seattle to avoid that conversation because I get it all of the time. US: What is the craziest thing someone has asked you about living in Forks? BJ: It’s not really crazy, just dumb, but people ask, “Have you met Edward?” I always say, “Yeah I’ve met Edward. He’s cool.” I just have a little fun with them I guess. US: What’s something that not a lot of

Batgirl

From Page 3 This new Batgirl is fun and light, and there is a place for that, but not in a universe where Two Face, Joker, Bane and others exist. Batgirl is a character from Gotham where things go from bad to worse. Secondly, they wanted a “strong female hero” so badly that they stopped treating the characters as humans and individuals and made them two dimensional. They destroyed

people know about you? BJ: I’m the one that drives the green Volkswagen Beetle around campus. With the white sidewalls. That’s my car. I restored that when I was in high school. US: When did you learn how to restore cars like that? BJ: My brother and a good friend from Forks. US: Why the Beetle? BJ: It was cheap. I bought it for like $700, put $1,500 in to it and now it’s worth $4,000. So it was kind of an investment I guess, but I don’t think I’m going to be able to sell it. I’m kind of attached to it now. Also another thing people don’t know about me is that I tried out for basketball. I was 15th pick; there were 12 on the team. 15 ahead of me and then me. It was fun to go and try. I’m too small. I’m 6’2” (and) 170 pounds. They’re do-

a character who used to run huge organizations and regressed her to a bad stereotype of a millennial. I’m not saying we can’t have more down-to-earth character. But in this case, they tried to jam a square peg into a round hole, infantilizing Barbara and trying to make the character conform to what is “in.” All this being said, I think there is room for this type of hero, and I don’t hate the “Show Girls.” I can suggest several series that have original, well-rounded super-heroines that I enjoy. In fact, my next article will be about those specific

ing good this year though. I’m amazed. It’s fun to see them bring out the plays and I’m like, “I know that play.” US: What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? BJ: I asked a girl out that I really liked. I just went for it. US: How did it go? BJ: It went good; she said yes. I was pretty sure she’d say yes. It was just at the beach. Just went for a walk, made a sandcastle, went out to eat, then just a nice drive home in the Beetle. Not much excitement, just spontaneous asking her out. US: What’s something that you want to do before you die? BJ: That’s a big one. I don’t know, live life. Get married. I can’t think of anything else. I’ve never thought about it.

comics. Overall, I would say this comic did try and contains a cool costume but fails in many ways. It talks down to its audience and makes pre-existing characters shallow and immature. My rating is a 2.5/5 stars, and a suggested non-read. *see batman comic run “The Killing Joke” — Riley is a senior in marketing. He enjoys everything related to pop culture and has a show on Aggie Radio about the subject. Email him at rileymcmurdiethompson@gmail.com.

Neely From Page 3 ate student take up space next to an intricately-crafted teapot. “They are all in their own way unique,” said studio coordinator Todd Hayes of his colleague’s creations. “Regardless of whether or not it’s a teapot, bowl or a mug, whatever it is he’s making, it’s always John Neely’s. You can always tell that it was his hands that made it.” From pioneering the “train kiln” in 1989 — something that USU is known for around the world — to his finesse in potting and inspiring students, Neely’s hands have helped to craft USU’s ceramic department into what it is today. “If it was something trivial, we wouldn’t study it in the university,” Neely said. According to Neely, his work is more than just a hobby. It is

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both a research science and a passion. “The premise is that, in addition to the intrinsic value of the research, active participation in their fields will animate and inform the researchers as educators,” he wrote in an article for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Journal in 1989. That philosophy, along with spending a lot of time with students and in the shop still governs his teaching method and career today. “You just ask him a question, a random question, and you’ll come in and find books stacked on your table,” Lammay said. “He’ll facilitate anything that you want to do regardless of your interest, even if it’s not in his realm.” Other MFA grad students, such as Suzanne Fluty, have also had similar experiences. “He’s always looking out for his students,” Fluty said. “He a fantastic professor, and

he’s definitely doing his own research, which is inspiring to see.” Neely started teaching at USU in 1984, making the visual fine arts center his home away from home. “He gets here at eight and leaves at eight,” Hayes said. “He just kind of putts around all day and gets stuff done. His commitment to the field and the program is incredibly inspiring.” Neely still enjoys what he does. And more than presenting his work to the world, he would rather sit and go to work on something new. “It’s not fun to have deadlines and to have the pressure of getting things to galleries or museums and exhibits,” Neely said. “But when I’m actually doing something that is exploratory, experimental, then it’s fun.”

— ariell.allred@ aggiemail.usu.edu

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Sports Prepared for battle: Aggies ready to take on MW leader Cowboys 4By Logan Jones asst. sports editor

Ryan Costanzo photo JALEN MOORE SLASHES TO THE HOOP in a game earlier this season. Moore has been the Aggies’ leading scorer to this point in the season, averaging just over 15 points per game.

With the sting of a disappointing overtime loss to UNLV still fresh in their minds, the Aggies will have to bounce back quickly to take on the Wyoming Cowboys, currently firstplace in the Mountain West Conference, on Tuesday in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. “The thing that jumps out at me watching them on video yesterday and this morning is just their experience,” said USU head basketball coach Stew Morrill. “They’re tough. They have a guy that’s probably a pro playing on their team in (Larry) Nance (Jr.), and we are coming off a loss that’s about as tough as it gets.” The Pokes lead the Mountain West with a 6-1 record (17-3 overall), their only loss coming earlier this month against San Diego State. Though Utah State has given itself a fighting chance in each of its seven conference matchups so far this season, the Aggies find

themselves in the middle of the pack with a 4-3 record, due in part to what Morrill describes as simply a matter of inexperience. “It’s not the inability to shoot the ball,” Morrill said. “It’s not lack of practice. It’s not any of those things. It’s just our nerves and our inexperience.” Tuesday’s game will pit USU’s biggest weakness against one of Wyoming’s greatest strengths. “They’re in first place in our league,” Morrill said. “They’ve won a lot of close games.” USU will have its hands full with Nance’s inside presence on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8 senior was named to the All-Mountain West team last year despite an ACL tear in his right knee that cut his season short. Nance is averaging more than 16 points per game this season, punctuated by a 23-point performance Saturday to lift the Cowboys over New Mexico in overtime. “When you talk about Wyoming, it starts with Nance,” Morrill said.

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Aggies hire Clune, Heupel as coordinators 4By Kalen Taylor

Josh Heupel Heupel comes to Utah State after four seasons as the Head football coach Matt play-caller and offensive coorWells made the hiring of defen- dinator at Oklahoma. After last sive coordinator Kevin Clune season Heupel and his co-coand offensive coordinator Josh ordinator, Jay Norvell, were let Heupel ofgo from the ficial Friday team. Heumatt wells in Logan. pel is replachead coach Wells ing Kevin believes McGiven, these hires who left to can take be an assisthe team tant coach to places it at Oregon hasn’t been State. yet. His duties “I’ve said will include it, and I being the mean it. offensive coIt’s the troordinator, phy that’s the quarternot in this back coach building and the asyet,” said sistant head W e l l s coach. about the “To see Mountain the transiWest Championship. “We’ve tion and the leadership of this won three straight bowl games, university,” Heupel said, “the and that’s great. But everyday vision that it has, that’s someI walk up those steps and it’s, thing that’s extremely attrac‘What do I have to do today to tive. This is something that I win a Mountain West Cham- want to be a part of.” pionship?’ ... Hopefully these At Oklahoma Heupel had guys can take us to the next the fourth-highest-scoring offense in the nation over the last level.” sports editor

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I couldn’t have hired two better men to take this program to another level and build on the things we’ve done here.

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Thakary Minson photo LEFT TO RIGHT: KEVIN CLUNE, MATT WELLS AND JOSH HEUPEL address the media Friday in Logan. Wells made the hiring of Clune and Heupel as defensive and offensive coordinators official along with announcing that Mark Weber will be the associate head coach for Utah State.

four years, averaging nearly 37 points per game. His points per game trailed only Baylor, Texas Tech and Florida State. Since beginning coaching as a graduate assistant in 2004, he has won six Big-12 Conference Championships and appeared in 11 bowl games.

As a player Heupel was quarterback at Weber State in 1997 where blew out a knee. He then transferred to Snow College while he rehabbed. After Snow College, he had a scholarship offer from Utah State but eventually decided to play at Oklahoma in 1999 and 2000.

“We’re going to find out what our personnel gives us the opportunity to do and put them in the best position to be successful,” said Heupel. “We’re going to give ourselves a chance to compete every Saturday.” In 2000 he was a national champion after an undefeated

season and an Orange Bowl win. After the season he was voted the Associated Press Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Award winner, the Archie Griffin Award winner and a consensus All-American along with

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Utah State remains undefeated 4By Kalen Taylor

big. I’m just happy for my team. It was very tough to come back, but I just kept grinding.” Behind the efforts of a raucous home crown Utah State men’s tennis won three matches that received an official warning during the over the weekend to stay undefeated with a final match, Barajas responded well to the pressure of playing last. The Utah State play6-0 record. “It’s just a number,” said Clancy Shields, ers stormed the courts and threw him in the in his second season as the Aggies’ head air after the final point was played out. coach. “For them it “I can’t even gives them a lot of believe it,” said Clancy Shields confidence. We’re Baumgartner, a head coach six wins in and only sophomore and three weeks into the one of the team year. Last year we captains. “It’s so only had nine wins unreal. We worked all season. We’re so hard for this, on the right track, and it finally pays but it’s not how you off. We’ve got the start, it’s how you momentum, and finish.” we just keep rolling. The last match, I’m excited to see which took place how far we can go.” on Sunday, was Utah State got against conference down early in the rival, No. 70 San match when it lost Diego State. Freshthe doubles point. man Jaime Barajas Hendrik Jebens and was the last to play Freddy Gelbrich of and he clinched the San Diego State beat Dennis Baumgartner match for Utah State by winning two straight and Marcus Fritz in a tie break to secure the tie-breaker sets 7-6, 7-6 after being down 5-2 second SDSU doubles win and get the point. in the first set. The Aggies and the Aztecs battled for every “It’s unbelievable. My teammates helped me out,” Barajas said. “The atmosphere, to clinch against a ranked school, this was very See AGGIES Page 6 sports editor

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I think it sends a statement to the rest of the teams around the country and in our conference. Sometimes all it takes is one big win.

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Kylee Larsen photo SENIOR MARCUS FRITZ RETURNS A SHOT during the match against San Diego State on Sunday. The Aggies won against the No. 70 ranked team in the nation to keep their winning streak alive.

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NATIONAL NBA Saturday Nets vs. Jazz 73-108 Monday Celtics vs. Jazz 99-90 NCAAW Sunday No. 2 Connecticut vs. Cincinatti 96-31 Saturday No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 12 Texas A&M NCAAM Saturday No. 1 Kentucky vs. South Carolina 58-43 Sunday No. 2 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech 50-47

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UTAH STATE Men’s basketball Saturday USU vs. UNLV 77-79 Women’s basketball Saturday UNLV vs. USU 85-72 Gymnastics Sat. USU vs. BYU 195.500-195.300 Women’s Tennis Friday Colorado Mesa vs. USU 0-7 Friday Idaho State vs. USU 0-7

Aggies flip their way past Cougars in Provo 4By Emily Duke staff writer

Utah State gymnastics traveled to Provo Friday where they defeated in-state rival BYU on their home floor for the first time since 1999. The Aggies recorded their highest beam score of the season at a 49.275. That score put them in the record books with the third highest beam score in school history. USU recorded an overall score of 195.500 to the BYU’s 195.300 to take meet. “We feel really great,” said USU head coach Nadalie Walsh. “It’s super exciting to have it come down to the last rotation. We did a phenomenal job on beam in the last rotation.” Junior McKinzey Martinez took the all-around title for the Aggies finishing with a career-high of 39.250. Senior Sarah Landes finished the allaround competition in fourth place with a 39.075. Sophomore Bailey McIntire came in fifth place in all-around with a score of 39.000. The Aggies started the meet on the uneven bars where they notched a 48.575 overall. Martinez led the pack with a score of 9.775 closely followed by Landes, and sophomore McIntire at 9.725. Utah State moved next to the vault finishing

Battle From Page 5 “They play through him. He’s a dominant inside guy. He plays the four and the five. He’s very athletic and very smart.” Morrill emphasized the importance of the Spectrum crowd against a quality Wyoming squad. “I hope our crowd understands that this is a team

the second rotation down 97.900-97.435 to BYU. Martinez continued her all-around performance tying for first place with a 9.850, and Landes finished in fifth with a 9.800. The Aggies took their first lead of the night on their floor exercises in the third rotation. Led by a tie for third-place by McIntire with a 9.850, Utah State notched a 48.800 on the event. Going into the fourth rotation, Utah State had a slim lead of 146.225-146.075. Maintaining their composure, Utah State went into the beam rotation and could do no wrong. Utah State took the first five spots in the event led by Landes and Martinez tied at 9.875. “It’s great that the judges rewarded them for how good their routines were,” Walsh said. “It just makes it even sweeter because it was pretty hard to get a good score on any of the events the entire night, even though the girls did an excellent job. I’m really, really proud of the girls.” The Aggies return to Logan where they will take on Mountain Rim Gymnastics conference rival Boise State and UC Davis in a tri meet on Friday. The meet will take place in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at 7 p.m.

that has been in the top 25 and has been getting a lot of votes. Still at this point, (it) could very well be in the top 25,” Morrill said. “These are the games that everybody wanted in the Mountain West Conference, so here they are.” The Cowboys will arrive in Logan having won nine of their last 10, including backto-back overtime victories, but the Spectrum has a reputation under Morrill that can’t be ignored. Last year’s Aggie squad took the then

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— emilymarieduke@gmail.com Twitter: @missemilymduke No. 7 SDSU to overtime in front of a packed house, and Morrill expects the fans to be a factor for the rest of the year as they were in that game. “Let’s rally,” Morrill said. “The home courts you find in this league are exceptional, and when ours is at its best, it’s exceptional. We need it at its best over the remainder of our home games in league play.” — logantjones@gmail.com Twitter: @logantj

Tennis From Page 5 point, and each match was close as the day continued. With three matches still in play the team score was tied at 2-2. USU’s Jack Swindells fell to Marko Goles-Babic. That left Utah State’s two remaining players, Sebastian Schneider and Barajas in must-win situations. Schneider won easily 6-2, 6-0 leaving the weight of the match, which was tied at three all, on the freshman, Barajas. “We had a question the other day of who’s going to step up and be a leader,” Shields said. “Right now it’s a freshman. There’s no hierarchy on this team. Whoever wants to step up and lead, get out of his way and follow.” Earlier in the day Karan Sal-

Aggies From Page 5 being the Heisman Trophy runner-up. “I’m excited about working with the entire offense as a whole,” Heupel said. “I’m excited for us to find a way to be the most explosive offense we can be and to find a way to win ball games next year.” Kevin Clune Clune is returning to Utah State where he coached the linebackers from 2009-2013.

wan defeated Milen Ianakiev in straight sets to tie up the match at one point for each team. Baumgartner also won his singles match over Freddy Gelbrich 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 after Gelbrich began cramping up during the second set. “I think it sends a statement to the rest of the teams around the country and in our conference,” Shields said. “We are going to compete for every point, and we’re going to be competitors for our conference. Sometimes all it takes is one big win.” On Saturday Utah State played host to a double header, first taking on in-state rival Weber State and second playing Colorado Mesa. USU won all of the doubles matches against Weber State and then took three of the first four singles matches to clinch the team win. Because there was a second match for Utah State right after the two

teams ended with the Aggies up 4-1 in order to conserve energy for the next match. “We can do anything,” Baumgartner said. “We’ve beat all those good teams. Our goal is to win the conference this year, and I believe 100 percent that we can do it.” While playing Colorado Mesa, Utah State didn’t lose a single set. The Aggies swept the match winning 7-0. The Aggies will next be playing Montana on Friday morning at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club. “We had a couple of tough matches,” Barajas said. “We pulled it out and ended up pulling this one out too. It gives us a lot of confidence and momentum to keep fighting for every point.”

Last year he was the defensive coordinator at Hawaii. He has 12 years of past coaching experience at Weber State, Southern Utah, Utah, two junior colleges and two high schools. “I think it’s been a year and six days,” said Clune jokingly, referring to how long ago he left Utah State. “Hawaii is pretty cool, but it’s good to be back here with the kids that I know and the situation. This is a brand new edition of Utah State football, and I’m happy to be here and get going on that.” In 2013 Clune helped coach the Aggie defense that allowed just 17 points per game and was ranked first in the MW and seventh in the nation. It was the best statistical USU defense since 1971. Utah State was also the only team in the nation not to allow a touchdown run of 10 or more yards in 2013 and allowed just two 100-yard rushers, while limiting its opponents to just 13 points following 16 turnovers. “We’re trying to find guys who can run it, lead and take care of business when things might be going bad,” Clune said about next year’s defense. “It’s hard to talk about and hard

to do on the board. It has to happen out on the field through rep after rep. We just have to get there; we have to find a way.” Clune helped coach some of the best Aggie defenders in school history in Bobby Wagner, Zach Vigil, Jake Doughty and Kyler Fackrell. He mentioned his excitement to be back with the team that he helped create. “When I got here in 2009, nobody thought about Utah State,” Clune said. “Now it’s completely different. There was so much progression every step of the way. I’m excited to be back with the guys that I feel like I raised a little bit.” Clune played one season as defensive lineman and linebacker at San Diego and another season on the defensive line at Fullerton Junior College. “At the end of the day I wanted to hire the two best people for this program, for our players,” Wells said. “I couldn’t have hired two better men to take this program hopefully to another level and build on the things that we’ve done here.”

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Opinion Advice for those running, voting in elections USUSA elections are coming, and they’re coming fast. The deadline for application packets was Monday. I’ve noticed over my years at Utah State a broad spectrum of attitudes regarding the student leadership at USU as well as the elections that determine the leadership. Specifically in terms of election season, these attitudes range from cynicism bordering on contempt to outspoken support in favor. In the middle is the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed freshmen and the nonplussed, uninvolved students who don’t give a rip about much. In this column I’d like to address two groups of people who I think could use some words of wisdom. If you’re reading this, you most likely fall into one of these categories: one who is about to run for an office and one who is about to go through the elections process as a spectator. This is coming from someone who has been involved in three elections in various roles and cares deeply about the concept of student involvement.

things that you don’t need in your campaign efforts: • Brown-nosy tweets/ posts about how much you love USU. Frankly, we all know what you’re up to, and nine times out of 10 that just comes off as disingenuous. • Adding a thousand people you don’t really know on Facebook in the weeks before elections • Campaign platforms that include a variation of the phrase, “Be a voice for the students.” That’s asinine. You’re already supposed to do that. If that’s the only reason you can think of to run, you should think twice about running because to me, that’s a sign you haven’t thought very hard about making an actual difference • Run without talking to the current officer: these are really the only people out there that can tell you what their job is really like

First: Those about to run for office

Second: Those about to endure elections

It takes some serious hutzpah to look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I can make a difference,” and then back that up by spending basically all the time you have trying to convince a lot of people who don’t know you of that truth. Congrats on making that leap of faith. With all due respect, here are some

Listen, it’s really not that bad. I know your social media feeds are going to blow up and you will get pretty sick of seeing people’s faces, but we don’t have to be drama queens about it. If it was one of your buddies running who you cared about, you’d probably be out there making the same noise. I definitely understand that some kooks can

take it way over the top, but if you’re desperate to avoid people handing you flyers and talking to you, just walk around them. Don’t be a whiner. The truth is that having competent people in student leadership positions has likely done you direct good. Hard work from fellow student officers has led to a number of new scholarships, funding for student research projects, awesome events and concerts, occasional free food, a new online textbook exchange, and scads of things most people don’t even realize came from students and for which those students usually don’t get recognition. Elections are coming. They’re a blast. They’re kinda crazy, and they genuinely help make this university the best around. — Mike Rees is a senior in exercise science. He served as the 2012-2013 Education Senator. He has also contributed on several USUSA campaigns and has served on the USUSA Elections Committee.

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Aries: March 21 - April 19 Jupiter is creating some feelings of discontent. If you’re in a relationship, you’re growing bored. Shake things up a little bit. If you’re single, you’re ready to date somebody new just for variety’s sake. Go for it. Taurus: April 20 - May 20 You and your honey might discover that you have very different goals or beliefs about life. The sun is telling you that this is okay. You don’t need to date your twin. It’s wonderful to be with someone who challenges you and brings new energy into your life. Gemini: May 21 - June 21 You’re very busy right now, and your sweetheart could feel neglected. If you’re working overtime or you’re traveling a lot, make sure that your honey is still in daily contact with you. Be creative. The moon says send your partner a love poem or

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sexy photograph. Cancer: June 22 - July 22 You could be drawn to somebody from your romantic past. The moon is putting you in a sentimental mood. Maybe you still have feelings for a college sweetheart or somebody you dated when you were younger. Explore these feelings. Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 Mercury isn’t making things easy for you right now. Chances are that you’re dying to express yourself to your significant other, but circumstances keep making it hard for you. Try to find the right time and place to be truthful with your partner. Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Venus is moving opposite your sign for several weeks, and this means that you shouldn’t make any big decisions about love. Don’t give your partner an ultimatum. Avoid any situation where you are pressuring yourself or your honey to do anything major. Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 As an Air sign, you need a certain

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amount of give and take within a relationship. Venus is reminding you that you need greater balance with your current honey. Maybe you’re tired of paying all the bills, and you need your partner to contribute more. Speak up about it. Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 21 You could find that several people are lusting after you at the same time. Venus is bringing lots of flirty energy your way. If you’re single, you’ll suddenly be scheduling lots of dates. If you’re in a relationship, you could be tempted to hook up with somebody new. Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 You’ll insist on getting your way as Saturn reminds you that you deserve total respect. If your partner hasn’t been honoring your needs, you’ll need to have a serious talk about this. Or if your honey has friends or family members who dislike you, don’t let them hurt you. Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19 With the moon opposite your sign, your energy levels might be low.

Don’t try to work long hours while scheduling lots of hot dates in the evenings. And make sure you’re getting enough rest on the weekend. Protect your immune system so you don’t get sick. Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 A lot of planets are making things easier for you, but you have to get out of your own way. Don’t remain addicted to people or situations that are toxic. Avoid unhealthy relationships, business settings, and family dynamics. Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 Venus is putting you in a sexy and sensual mood. You’ll want to spend quality time with your honey. If you’re single, you’ll enjoy a hot date with someone and some interesting moments of flirtation and personal connection. — Jennifer Shepherd, the Lipstick Mystic®, is an astrologer and columnist with over 2 million readers. For mystical fun and psychic insights visit www.lipstickmystic.com.

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