The Utah Statesman, March 3, 2016

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STUDENT LIFE | Zika Virus

NEWS | Mantua speed trap

SPORTS | Always at ease

Utah State scientists are working to identify treatments for the rapidly spreading disease.

Legislators and city officials conflicting on what the law could mean for the area.

Utah State gymnast brings competitive balance to Aggie squad.

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By Brenna Kelly SENIOR WRITER

Since 2004, tuition has doubled at Utah

State University. In his last year as university president, Stan Albrecht is fighting to keep costs low for students.

When Albrecht assumed the role of universi-

ty president in 2005, tuition had increased by

then another 8 percent in the 2007 fiscal year.

Then the economic crisis of 2008 hit. The

9 percent in the past year. Due to the previous

university saw budget cuts at the state

creased another 9.75 percent the next year,

rise once again.

president's financial planning, tuition in-

legislature, and by 2010 tuition was on the

"He’s been the president at a rough time,

when state funding for higher education has

been very low," said Erik Mikkelsen, 2011-12 see “Tuition” PAGE 3

Utah students set aside rivalries to promote clean energy

By Jack Brimhall STAFF WRITER

As the Utah State Legislature entered this

week's session, students from Utah State

University, the University of Utah and Brigham Young University met to promote nuclear energy and research funding.

The students met on Capitol Hill and are

members of the American Nuclear Society

(ANS), as well as a few from the Society of

Environmental Engineering Students (SEES).

Their main objective was to educate legislators on the basic science of nuclear energy, in

addition to clarifying the benefits of nuclear energy legislation and research funding.

They met in small groups with dozens of

PHOTO BY Jack Brimhall Environmental engineering students stand on the steps of the Capitol after discussing clean energy with legislators.

senators and representatives (or interns, when legislators were unavailable). After hours of lobbying, rescheduling, meeting and even

more rescheduling, our engineers began to realize that the legislators weren't the only ones learning something new.

"As engineers, most of us are thinkers and

doers and just know the physical side of

things, but we are not the talkers. It was cool

that we got to experience that... It's not just a straight shot to get something like this to

proceed. There's a lot of different things you have to go through to get there," said Zac

Lalliss, a Utah State mechanical engineering student.

Despite being outside of their typical niche,

the experience was far from arduous or intimidating — by the end, at least.

Hank Costner, also a mechanical engineer-

ing student at Utah State, said, "I was really

apprehensive at first, but then the way you can talk to them [the legislatures] and the way

they talk to you, they're very approachable."

James Broderick, majoring in civil engineer-

ing, agreed with Hank.

"It was a good experience talking to the

senators, they're all very good guys, and some of them very knowledgeable," he said.

As members of the ANS, students' main

objective is to increase awareness of nuclear energy, in addition to the sentiments that

accompany the awareness. To them, nuclear

energy is seen as the only viable energy source that can meet the base load requirement in a

energy is statistically the safest energy supply the world has.

Despite some hesitation, the talks and

evidence were largely well-received, many of the students believed.

"I was pleased with the mark we left. I think

they were able to see that there is a non-trivial

Capitol and was meant to simply spread

awareness and asses the generalized views on nuclear energy. In future years, the students hope to be back with legislation that will

facilitate a shift toward nuclear energy. This shift, inevitably, will include jobs.

The exciting part is "the potential there is

concentration of students interested in the

for job growth and increased revenue in the

Utah," said Levi Gardner, a master's mechani-

enthusiasm and potential was shared by many

potential for new nuclear infrastructure in cal engineering student at Utah State.

However, in addition to supporting aware-

state as a result," Levi said. Unsurprisingly, this of the legislatures whom they met with.

For the sake of employment and a better

clean and long-term manner.

ness and more favorable sentiments, ANS

future, ANS student members hope that this

evidence. The energy stored in five small

nuclear jobs in Utah. With no large nuclear

policy. When it does, Levi said, "we will be

This claim is supported by abounding

uranium pellets has the potential to power a

house for an entire year; many of these replica

pellets were handed out to legislators throughout the day. Kurt Harris, a mechanical engi-

neering PhD candidate, reminded numerous politicians throughout the day that nuclear

student members also hope to one day see

reactors or research opportunities in Utah,

virtually all students studying nuclear science and engineering will be forced to relocate following graduation.

But hope is on the horizon. This was the

ANS' first year lobbying at the Utah State

enthusiasm will carry forward into future

better positioned to advocate — and educate, more specifically — legislators on the issues."

— jack_brimhall@yahoo.com @jack_brimhall96

NEWS

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

The Hidden Store at USU

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By Shanie Howard STAFF WRITER

Utah State University offers many services

to the surrounding community, but one of the less-known services is the USU Surplus Store.

According to Dave Ferrin, one of the

managers of the surplus store, the USU

Surplus Store was first opened in the 1980s

but only opened its doors one time every year.

Then as more items began to pile up, the store sold items one day every three to four months until eventually there were enough products to keep the store open almost every day.

Today the USU Surplus Store is located

behind the Health and Wellness Center at 880 E 1250 N and sells a wide variety of items. It is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We literally sell everything,” Ferrin said.

From furniture and clothes to computers to

cars and livestock, the surplus store has almost anything that a person can imagine. According to Ferrin, some of the stranger items that have been sold include an urn that once held oil for

PHOTO BY Jessica Barber Ligia Frangello and Wyatt Bowser work in the Campus Surplus Store to restock the shelves.

the head lamps miners wore, an entire

sound-proof room and survey equipment from the 1930s.

given to the store can always be sold.

universities and colleges all over Utah. When

radioactive material here that we have to take

The items sold at the store come from

“Once or twice a year we’ll get chemicals or

manager at the USU Surplus Store.

Not a lot of things are thrown out though.

“We usually never have to throw things

items first arrive they are put on a two-week

care of,” Ferrin said.

out… there are a lot of community members

the opportunity to buy them. After the two

materials, the Surplus Store makes sure they

stuff,” Ferrin said.

hold to first allow professors and departments

After identifying any potentially dangerous

weeks are up the general public is allowed to

are disposed of properly.

items is then given back to the university with

that we always try to recycle it or dispose of it

store operating, but not all items that are

the landfill,” said Mike George, the head

buy the items. The money made from the

a small amount withheld in order to keep the

“Our first goal is to sell it but if we can’t do

the proper way… we don’t just send things to

there who come here and to buy a lot of weird Although the Cache Valley community

utilizes the store often, both Ferrin and George expressed concern that USU student aren't

getting the chance to use the store as much as they could due to lack of awareness.

“We sometimes have students come in and

say how great this place is and that they had no idea it even existed… we’ve tried to do

more advertising but most students hear about it word of mouth,” George said.

Despite the lack of recognition the store

receives, George claims the store gets new items every day.

“Every day is a new adventure here,” George

said.

— shaniehoward214@gmail.com

Would You Rather:

Have Mantua save your life, or a Utah lawmaker save you a ticket

By Jackson Murphy STAFF WRITER

Mantua officials and residents are baffled

and dismayed by Senate Bill 100, which would limit the amount of revenue a city could

collect from traffic fines to 25 percent of the city’s general fund. Any additional revenue would be given to the state.

“It’s our position that law abiding citizens

shouldn’t have to subsidize those who chose or neglect to obey the law,” said Mike Johnson,

the Mantua city mayor and police chief — and

the man often seen writing tickets to motorists on the stretch of Highway 89 that passes

through his town. “We don’t feel like we’ve

done anything amoral or unethical or illegal.”

Sen. Lyle Hillyard, who proposed the bill,

said he would like to see the city enforcing its

own 25 mph speed limit in town than over-enforcing the road that runs by it.

Carson Ash disagrees. Now as resident of

Hillyard's district, which includes Cache

County, Ash grew up in Mantua, a town of about 700 residents on the most eastern

peninsula of Box Elder County. He recalled a childhood seeing then-chief of police Jim Jones patrolling his neighborhood.

“I constantly saw him driving around town,”

Ash said. “In the summers he would drive by while I was playing basketball.”

Ash said a lot has changed since he was a

kid. Jones is retired and his part-time police officer, Johnson, took over his position and

now employs several part-time police officers.

But what hasn’t changed, Ash said, is the

importance of Mantua’s enforcement of the

the speed limit along the stretch of highway that cuts through the city.

The stretch has become infamous to many

Utahns as the Mantua speed trap, a nickname

which officials and Ash said is outright wrong.

“In no shape or form would I describe it as a

speed trap,” Ash said. “It’s 60 from Brigham to Nibley.”

Hillyard’s bill would significantly decrease

the town’s funding. Hillyard said Mantua

supports 39 percent of its general fund with speeding fines.

“I don’t like to give policemen or our courts

the incentives to generate money,” Hillyard

said. “The overwhelming response to the bill

has been do it, do it, do it.”

Ash said that while the town does generate

money, it is used to help everyone who drives the canyon.

“It is 100 percent a safety concern,” Ash

said, noting the recent death of a USU student on Highway 89 near Mantua. "Police presence at that moment would have saved a life.

Maybe he’d be here alive today.”

On Dec. 30, in Sardine Canyon near

milepost five, Utah State University student

Joshua Diamond, 23, was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck and two others

were injured. Authorities said Diamond may have been driving too fast for the canyon’s road conditions

“What most people don’t realize, without

living in the town, is we have a voluntary first responder team and fire department,” Ash

PHOTO COURTESY OF Google Images Mantua speed trap area.

said.

The chief of the Mantua Fire Department,

Dave Derricott, and his whole team are all

volunteers. Derricott said they respond 24/7

and do all of their trainings wage free by their own will and choice.

A portion of the revenue the small town

receives from the issuance of speeding tickets

funds the municipal’s equipment and dedicated emergency phone line that runs from

Brigham City up the canyon. According to Derricott, the small crew covers from the mouth of the canyon up to the summit,

including the town and the popular off-road areas that surrounds it.

“I’d like to ask him to put a price on his

loved ones’ lives,” Derricott said in response to Hillyard’s bill.

Derricott said the department’s response

time is three to four minutes, a 10 to 15 minute jumpstart on Brigham.

Brigham City fire chief Joseph Bach agreed

time can often be the difference between life

and death. Bach said the work the Mantua Fire Department does is “absolutely important,”

adding his department fully supports the city’s heavy enforcement of the area.

“They need to enforce the speed limits; it’s a

dangerous area,” Bach said. “That canyon is known for taking people's lives.”

According to Johnson, when there is an

increase in speeding there is an increase in property damage and injuries. He said his

heavy-handed enforcement of those speeds

strictly tries to increase the town’s revenue.

County.

not only preventative but help to fund its

the safety of the canyon,” Johnson said. “We’ve

to the canyon and its recreational areas is a

has led to greater safety for all of Cache

Johnson said his department’s methods are

“We have had a significant contribution to

emergency efforts. He said the city’s response

stopped DUIs and slowed the average speed.”

great resource for Cache County residents who

three troopers working at once.

mountains for off-roading.

here, and I’ve heard many thanks from the

Hillyard isn’t considering. Johnson said

Johnson said the highway patrol has at most “We provide extra visibility and enforcement

drive the road and the outsiders who use their According to Johnson, those are benefits

highway patrol,” Johnson said.

Hillyard has never reached out to him about

200 highway patrol to sit at the bottom of

would affect Mantua’s aging population as the

people,” Hillyard said in response to Johnson’s

the costs.

“If that’s what they wanted, I should hire

every hill, I’m sure they’d pick up some

comment. “I know the highway patrol is not opposing my bill.”

his concerns, and went ahead with a bill that residents’ fixed incomes would have to foot Ash had the same concerns.

“It would be ridiculous to cause a commo-

Johnson and his department have pulled

tion because the whole valley is kept safe by

“If that doesn’t impact safety, I don’t know

wants the funding to be taken away. Heaven

Johnson also said since November the

or his constituents were driving through the

over six people for DUIs since December.

the people of Mantua,” Ash said. “No one

what does,” Johnson said.

forbid but what if Sen. Hillyard or his family

department has issued 220 speeding tickets,

canyon and caused an accident and Brigham

of 70. Thirty-eight of the tickets went to

took away could save his life.”

Johnson, of those 220 tickets, only eight were

senate’s third reading and was sent forward to

vast majority were written on a lower bracket

vote.

none of which were written below the speed people driving over 80 mph. And according to written for the driver's recorded speed. The of the ticketing system.

Johnson denies the notion his department

has to respond, because the very funding he The bill passed, with a 23-2 vote, in the

the House Transportation Committee for a

— jacksonmurphy111@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

TECH AND MONEY

Why do things go viral?

Remember the Harlem Shake and Psy's

Gangnam Style? Both were huge viral sensa-

tions, right? So what is the difference between the two? The difference is one had team of

people pushing the song to go viral, to get just Zach Rogers

“Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” — Zach is a sophomore at USU studying PR, and the dress is white and gold. zrogers2222@gmail.com

Feb. 26, 2015 was the day the internet was

changed forever. Something seemingly so

unimportant came out of nowhere that would change the fabric of our internet reality. The dress. What color was the dress? White and

gold, or black and blue? The dress seemed to pop up out of nowhere, and then it was

everywhere. The average conversation for the weeks following the picture were, "Hey, have you seen this dress? What color do you see?"

If the response was contrary to what they

over 2.5 billion views as of Feb. 29, 2016, and the other sparked a social phenomenon.

Gangnam Style didn't go viral by chance;it had a marketing team and PR department pushing the song until it finally hit a speed that they

could let up and let it travel to internet fame.

But the Harlem Shake, the dress and "Damn

Daniel" didn't have marketing teams or PR

departments to aid in the advertising. They

just blew up. But why? According to Professor Jonah Berger in an interview with business

insider, "It's not luck, it's not random, it's not

cats," he says. "There's a science behind it. We have to understand the psychology and the

social transmission process." He continued to explain that we as a human race have an innate desire to share and be included.

That's why things go viral. It's a perfect

saw, an argument was sparked and a relation-

storm of human psychology and internet

something so simple could have such an

shareable and has been framed so that a

ship could possibly be ruined. How is it that impact on society?

In the year since the dress incident, which

was labeled with the hashtag #dressgate, a number of pictures and videos have gone

e viral, though none quite as controversial as the dress. Most recently, a simple video went viral that makes little to no sense, "Damn

m Daniel." We see people quote and parody

these videos over and over until the next viral sensation comes along. What's the secret?

Where does it start and how on earth do these videos and pictures find so much success so quickly?

Think back to a few viral videos that hit

Youtube about three years ago. It's a long

time to think back to but it serves a purpose.

"shareability." If your video or photo is

simple click can give access to different videos, you have maybe, just maybe cracked the code to getting something to go viral. But there is

still no guarantee. There is something special about a viral sensation, something that not every video or picture has.

Sometimes things don't make any sense.

Why in the world did "Damn Daniel" blow up over night? The answer isn't that simple — it didn't happen over night. In watching the

interview they had with Ellen DeGeneres, they

had been working for weeks before it hit vitality. It took work on the creator's behalf, and

that's the trick to a viral sensation: hard work by the creators.

PHOTO COURTESY OF Google Images The dress went viral last spring as a national debate about its colors took off.

made keeping tuition low an initiative. That

the legislature will almost always adjust for

adjustments, the university is expected to

USUSA president.

Tier II level, or university level. However, as

the Higher Education Appropriations Commit-

initiatives of funding a science building and

during Mikkelsen's administration, he said,

good chance it would increase.

“Tuition” FROM PAGE 1 The most important thing Albrecht did

was fight to keep tuition low.

year, Albrecht agreed to not raise tuition at a new needs arose, Fiefia had heard there was a "I was not happy about the potential

inflation every year. When Albrecht attended tee Meeting in February, one legislator asked why tuition keeps hiking up.

"My response was, 'I can't control the fact

increase and went and spoke to the president’s

that the cost of higher education is going to

background, he really understands the issue

told her of my concerns and she calmly told

can try to do is through raising endowment

ing cost of higher education."

president promised me that it would not be

opportunity to get college degrees, but

ing it."

siblings all had that opportunity.

Albrecht has played an influential role in the

of the effects that increased tuition has had,"

appropriated and adjusted.

president. "He’s constantly trying to do what’s

ture, no one is respected more than President

"He really tried his hardest to keep tuition

as low as possible," he said. "Because of his

chief-of-staff, Sydney Peterson," Fiefia said. "I

that students face, and he sees the skyrocket-

me that I had no need to worry because the

Albrecht's parents did not have the

because of their hard work he and his five "I know President Albrecht is hyper-aware

said Christian Thrapp, the 2012-13 USUSA best for the university and consequently what’s best for the students."

In Doug Fiefia's second term as USUSA

president in the 2014-15 school year, Fiefia

increased and he has no intentions of increasOn top of hearing student input in Logan,

state legislature, where Tier I tuition is

"In the higher ed committee in the legisla-

Albrecht," Mikkelsen said.

The majority of tuition increases since 2004

have come from Tier I. Dave Cowley, the vice

president of business and finance at USU, said

cover 25 percent of the increase. If USU's

securing graduate research funds are successful, students could expect to pay more in Tier II tuition.

Last year, student body presidents and

continue to increase,'" Albrecht said. "'What we

university presidents all over the state joined

monies, offset those increases so that particu-

increasing. Because of their efforts, the tuition

larly our most vulnerable students really don't end up having to drop out.'"

Albrecht spearheaded a campaign that

brought in $512 million for the university in

endowment funds, but he said he is trying to do more to secure need-based scholarships.

The university also needs money to finance

projects like the Maverik Stadium, the clinical services building and the changes to the Fine

together in an effort to keep tuition from

increase — 3 percent from Tier I, 0 percent

from Tier II — was the lowest it has been in 17 years.

"This was just one of many examples of how

President Albrecht labored on behalf of students," Fiefia said.

— brennakelly818@gmail.com @bckelly8

Arts Center. Most current projects are not fully funded yet.

When the state legislator gives USU in-

creased appropriations beyond inflation

@trip_newman The library must’ve fallen on hard times, they’re having a book sale tomorrow... #aggiestrife

@butterfieldjb If you live in Cache Valley, you learn to appreciate the Wellsvilles. #aggielife

@epicgeezr117 Dear fellow USU students Please for the love of God do not wear BYU gear on campus you’re only embarrassing yourself #aggiestrife

@smegtoast8 You know you go to Utah State when you see people riding short boards in cowboy boots #aggiestrife

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

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STUDENT LIFE

Utah State scientists aim to treat Zika Virus Utah State University's Institute for Antiviral

what this virus does and what the best

ments to cure or prevent the disease.

part of it, I think."

testing, so we’ll test the drugs against the virus

the virus at first.

there, we’ll move it onto animal models,"

kick the needle," Bennett said, "and like, I’ve

Research, are trying to identify viral treat-

"To do that we generally employ cell culture

in cell cultures and if we find good activity

find out how Zika might be linked to Micro-

myself?’"

prevent the disease, he said.

research assistants to know and understand

where mice bred with a lower immune system

the risk factors of the disease, Gebre said.

for their symptoms and recovery ability with

to make sure that we’re protected," she said.

Bennett, a junior in biology and lab technician

personal protective equipment, so masks,

The institute started with a mouse model,

are infected with the virus and then observed

A rise in infants born with a developmental

defect known as Microcephaly was brought to the attention of the Brazilian government last year. At the same time of this increase, Brazil has seen a large outbreak of the disease known as the Zika virus.

This strong correlation between the tropical

virus and birth defect has caught the attention of scientists from many different fields who

"'Cause mice kick and sometimes they’ll

never really had a close call, but the thoughts

cephaly and then find ways to treat and

By Miranda Lorenc SENIOR WRITER

Bennett said he felt nervous working with

Julander said.

The goal of USU's laboratory research is to

PHOTO BY Jessica Barber Justin Julander, an associate research professor at Utah State University, explains the work he is doing with his team with a Zika virus.

treatment could be, it’s just really great to be

have been like, ‘Oh man, what if I poke

It was important for the lab technicians and

the virus, including how it's transmitted and "We’ve developed some protocols in the lab

the different potential drugs, said Jared

"We make sure that we wear the right PPE, or

for the project.

gloves, gowns and the whole thing."

very many of them died — most of them

affected mostly primates and occasionally

"A few of them died," Bennett said, "Not

Zika originated in Africa in 1947, where it

recovered, honestly."

transferred over to humans, Julander said,

to to observe the infection of Zika during

mosquitoes, specifically the species Aedes

USU has also received grants and contracts

"and it is primarily transmitted through

are now trying to discover if there is a link

pregnancy in rodent models, Julander said.

Aegypti. Now it can be found in some areas of

for the linkage. Other researchers are looking

work on something so current and something

tropical areas where its host mosquito can be

between the two or if there is another factor

"I think it’s pretty awesome that we get to

at possible forms of transmission.

that the whole world is kind of focused on

research associate professor for the Animal,

student in antiviral research. "Being able to do

Some scientists, such as Justin Julander, a

Dairy and Veterinary Science department at

right now," said Makda Gebre, a graduate

Asia and South America, favoring the more found.

"And typically the disease is pretty mild. see “Zika Virus” PAGE 6

my part, however little it is, to help figure out

'Echoing Traditional Ways' Pow Wow celebrates Native American heritage

PHOTOS BY Kyle Todecheene The annual Pow Wow is put on every year by the Native American Student Council and takes place in the George S. Nelson Fieldhouse.

By Veronica Stephen STAFF WRITER

Vibrant colors could be seen whirling

through the air Saturday during Utah State University's 43rd Annual Pow Wow in the Nelson Fieldhouse.

Beautifully decorated regalia on almost 50

dancers from the around the western United States represented tribes like the Shoshone, Cherokee, Ute and Navajo.

Tyra Hardin, a freshman majoring in family,

consumer and human development, has been dancing since she was 8 years old. This was her first time dancing at USU's Pow Wow.

"It was a good experience. I really like that

we made one of the biggest events," Hardin said.

The Native American Student Council

organized the event. Being part of the NASC

has helped many students of Native American

cultures, Hardin said. Some of the dances have

share their culture, both on and off campus.

those who dance in them feel a strong

heritage connect with other students and

"Being part of NASC helps me a lot, espe-

cially to move from being around a bunch of

natives, to going to a place where there aren't as many," Hardin said.

The dancers' energy was contagious to many

of those watching the performance. Small children could be seen running around,

jumping to the steady beats of the drums.

Many watched in awe as dancers performed with energy and love for their culture.

"It makes me feel proud and happy because

we have been through a lot as a race and yet we still can dance and sing," Hardin said. "I am excited to continue pow wows for more

spiritual and religious meaning, so many of

NASC is willing to share Native American

culture with all who want to know more.

because when you dance you learn about the

native students on campus about our culture,"

"Dancing has connected me to my culture

meaning behind each song and dance style,"

Hardin said. "Also, dancing at pow wows is a

place to meet other dancers and elders where we share our traditions and stories."

Several types of dances were performed:

"Students shouldn't be afraid to ask any

Tsosie said. "We love to share our culture."

There are elders within each tribe that are

knowledgeable and are willing to talk about the Native American culture.

"If students want to learn about the culture,

traditional, fancy shawl, jingle and grass.

its best to hear from an elder or native

administration, participated alongside Hardin.

or textbook," Hardin said. "They can learn so

Denishia Tsosie, who is majoring in business

She enjoyed dancing at the Pow Wow and

liked that there were many tribes present.

"It makes me feel more connected with

other tribes other than just the Navajo tribe,"

Native American culture because they are used

about myself knowing that I'm a dancer of the

to celebrate and to connect people and

or losing a loved one."

connection to their background.

years to come and to continue our traditions."

The dances are an important aspect of

help healing in any way such as health reasons

Tsosie said. "Dancing makes me feel better

healing people and helping people that need

themselves rather than looking on the internet much more about the culture just by being at a pow wow."

—roniastephen@gmail.com @RoniALake

STUDENT LIFE

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Humans of USU: A chat with a future pilot

By Morgan Pratt STAFF WRITER

The demand for professional pilots is

increasing dramatically. Boeing Pilot and

Technical Outlook predicts that by 2034, the

industry will need an additional 500 thousand commercial pilots. Bryce LeBaron, a senior

studying aviation technology, is a Utah State University student who is in the process of

becoming one of those professional pilots to meet the growing demand for aviation.

THE UTAH STATESMAN: What made you decide to be a pilot?

BRYCE LEBARON: I always wanted to be a pilot, but I was going to SUU. It didn't have a flight school, so I became a professional archaeologist for three years.

US: What is the end goal for you?

BL: My hopes and aspirations are anything that involves an airplane.

US: Why?

BL: I love everything about it. Every time I see

an airplane on the TV, I just can’t wait until the next time I can go to the airport and go flying.

I love to be in anything that flies. It makes me happy.

US: Where would you like to work?

BL: I’d like to fly for a major airline like Delta

or SkyWest Airlines. The thought of responsi-

PHOTO BY Morgan Pratt Pilot-in-training Bryce LeBaron looks into the cockpit of one of USU’s planes.

bility of being in command of a large aircraft with several hundred people just seems

monumental. It is something that I would love to do. I feel like I am very devoted to this. It is a big deal when you have three hundred or

four hundred behind you. It is a big thing to

keep them all safe, which our program really

emphasizes from the first time that we walk in the door.

US: Tell me a little bit about the Aviation Technology program.

BL: We have a really excellent program here.

The regional people don’t realize that we have a flight program. Not only do we have a flight

program, we have an excellent flight program.

Of the test scores that are for our CFI test

rates, for example, our test rate's average is only 30 percent pass rate. But our USU test

scores are around 70 percent pass rate -- that

university?

sometimes now we have first officer seat from

US: What sets Utah State University’s aviation

coming to an established flight school as we

because the demand is high.

fly at your local airport, you realize there is

of the program.

work we do. And to have that and how many

senior year. Our students get their ratings and

and study and cover, it is just a fantastic

work as well as flight instructor. You don’t

US: What does the job market look like?

someone how to do it.

is two and a half times the national average. program apart from other pilot programs?

BL: Being a part-one aviation school, we get so much more training. But I live and breathe aviation 24 hours a day. It really pays off

because I really know vastly more about the

world than I would otherwise. Our school has

a lot of paid positions, so we learn beyond just the realm of the classroom. We have tremendous amount of advantages that can foster students into becoming great aviators.

US: Wouldn’t it be easier to get a pilot license without pursuing your degree through the

BL: If more people realized the benefits of

a regional carrier right up to a major airline

have, rather than just opposed to learning to

US: Tell me about the student-instructor aspect

such a tremendous advantage to the course

BL: I have flight time to do instruction in my

individual aspects of aviation that we go over

they finish off their senior year project course

program.

learn how to be a real pilot until you teach

BL: I spoke to a SkyWest recruiter and they

— morgan.pratt.robinson@gmail.com @morganprobinson

said they are only able to recruit about half of the pilots that they need. You used to be at a regional airline for five to 10 years, but

Helicon West to publish anthology the nation.

By Michael Burnham STAFF WRITER

USU English professor Shanan Ballam has

played an integral part over the years in

broadening Helicon West’s writer base. She Helicon West, Logan’s longest-running open

has helped arrange for many well-known

mic poetry organization, is looking to publish

authors and poets to attend Helicon West and

The publication will be the first of its kind.

Cat Dixon and William Trowbridge -- who is

than just the opportunity to read and to

contributed to Helicon West over the years.

an anthology celebrating its tenth anniversary.

“We really want to give our writers more

read their material. Gary Dop, Lisa Roullard, the poet laureate of Missouri -- have all

network but to actually get out there in a

Their works will be included in the anthology.

professor at Utah State University and the poet

and perspectives of the writers, particularly

tangible publication,” said Star Coulbrooke, a laureate of Logan.

Chadd VanZanten, who is in charge of the

publication and funding for the anthology, said Helicon West hopes to publish the anthology this year.

“We've set July 2016 for publication, but we

do not have an exact date yet,” VanZanten said.

VanZanten and Coulbrooke, among others,

have started a Kickstarter campaign in order to fund the project.

“If we do not reach our Kickstarter goal of

$3,000, then the project will not be funded,”

Ballam said the various cultural influences

those who are local, help create Helicon West’s flavor.

“I think a lot of people deal with the natural

world,” Ballam said. “Also religious issues.”

Jennifer Sinor, another professor of English

at USU, said Helicon West is set apart by its open nature.

“The thing that I love about Helicon is that

it’s this collaborative community event,” Sinor said.

Sinor said it is not uncommon in open mic

PHOTO COURTESY OF Helicon West Jeannie Woller performs at Helicon West in the Logan library’s Bridger Room.

poetry events for an attitude of pretentious-

ness or exclusiveness to be present. She said

“They’re just amazingly open to literature,

VanZanten said. “Which will, unfortunately,

Helicon West is unique because of its open

years. If there were another arts program with

see the light of day.”

skill levels of poetry. She said unlike an art

near Cache Valley, you'd hear about it.”

the valley,” she said.

could affect similar publications in the future.

prerequisite for the readers who contribute.

not surprising because Logan has always been

much money, Coulbrooke said, they wish to be

a series of collections, so the fate of those

she said. “No one is turned away.”

campaign,” VanZanten said.

tion like Helicon West in Cache Valley.

for the 10-year anniversary came from her

longest-running, and mostly widely known

will feature the writings of over 60 authors

nothing else that comes close. Helicon West is

readings over the years. Many of the writers

guest readers from across the country, and has

make it very difficult for the anthology to ever VanZanten said the anthology's success

“This anthology is intended to be the first in

future books also depends on this Kickstarter Coulbrooke said the idea of the anthology

nature and combination of all perspectives and gallery, Helicon West does not set a bar or

these aspect and longevity in or anywhere

Coulbrooke said Helicon West's success is

and reading and writing and education here in Even though Helicon West doesn’t have

a literary city.

able to pay the authors for their work.

VanZanten said there is no other organiza-

community,” Coulbrooke said. “When I

we do want the to know that their writing is

“Helicon West is Cache Valley's largest,

store down on 1st East in 1993, Ken Brewer,

out there and enrich the world with their

a professor here and my mentor, invited

monetarily, which is so important in today’s

“Helicon West is much more democratic,”

colleagues in April of last year. The anthology

open mic program,” he said. “There's really

who have participated in Helicon West

free of charge, open to everyone, has featured

are from Utah, but others come from around

been running in its present form for at least 10

“Logan’s always had a tremendous literary

“We won’t be able to pay them much, but

attended my first poetry reading at a book-

worth something,” she said. “Not just to get

the former late poet laureate of Utah, who was

wonderful literature, but to be compensated

Stephen Dunn and that just blew me away.”

world.”

Coulbrooke said Logan’s literary nature is

also evident because the Logan City Council elected her as poet laureate.

— mikeburnham3@gmail.com

STUDENT LIFE

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

Nonne better than Le Nonne STUDENT

PAGE 6

SUBMISSION

Never to Come

By Liza Ward STUDENT SUBMISSION

So sings the pass

Between the mountains, cold.

So hums the daffodil

Without a hand to hold.

Be it a lover’s journey

Voyaging against all odds,

Or be it a wanderer’s path PHOTO BY Jessica Barber A view from the front of Le Nonne Italian Restaurant.

and a garden on each side. It looks like

something you might see outside a cute, Italian country home.

Inside the house, the soft lighting and

warm, earthy colors are so inviting you Ellie Dalton

“Edd the Girl” — Ellie Dalton loves authentic Italian food. She runs not so much for exercise, but so she can eat more pasta. elizabeth.dalton@aggiemail.usu.edu @eddthegirl

great suggestions on how to pronounce the

menu items as well as which sauces are the best with which pastas.

I decided to order the famous gorgonzola

literally feel “at home.” Elegant mirrors,

gnocchi. Oh, I am so glad I did. I am from

is furnished with thick-topped tables that are

But bless the dear Italians. They have perfect-

grandmother made noodles on them before

close to make sure it wasn’t actually little

pictures and flowers grace the walls. Le Nonne

Idaho and I really appreciate good potatoes.

homey and welcoming. I am sure an Italian

ed the potato dumpling. I had to look very

they were brought to America.

cheese balls. They were thick, creamy, soft and

That’s actually where the name Le Nonne

(pronounced NO-NAY) comes from. Chef Spring break is a perfect time to take a trip

Our waiter was knowledgeable and offered

smooth and everything gnocchi should be.

I’ll admit I have never tried gnocchi before,

PierAntonio Micheli learned to cook from his

but I have dreamed about it. I have been

Nonne” literally means “grandmother” in

gnocchi for about five years now. The gnocchi

with friends. Most people I chat with are

mother and grandmother in northern Italy. “Le

looking for an opportunity to try authentic

California or Mexico. I almost feel left out, but

Italian.

served at Le Nonne was better than anything I

spring break!

reservations are a must. I walked in a few days

disappointed.

apartment. All I have to do is drive, park and

would be a 90-minute wait. The second time I

is definitely not McDonalds price, but then

immediately. It’s not too crowded in the little

either. You get what you pay for. And trust me;

without feeling scrunched.

penny.

headed somewhere beautiful and warm, like then I remember… I’m going to Italy for

Le Nonne is literally two minutes from my

The service was friendly and prompt, but

earlier and tried to get a spot but was told it

had expected. It was quite pleasant to not be

Most of the dishes are at least $15 dollars. It

walk in the door. Bam. I am in Italy.

went I was greeted by name and seated

again…it’s definitely not McDonalds quality

house-restaurant speaks Italian culture. The

house. There was plenty of room for everyone

if you love authentic Italian, it’s worth every

Everything about the motif of the charming

path to the door is lined with little white lights

“Zika Virus” FROM PAGE 4 You’ll get a fever or a rash, you know, things

like that," he said. "Most people, four out of five people who are infected don’t have any symptoms at all."

The rise in Zika cases has seen a correspond-

ing rise with more severe diseases in certain populations such as pregnant women, Ju-

constant care. It’s a very sad experience for a mother to have a baby and to have her baby go through that."

Another population that has seen a rise in

severe disease along with the Zika outbreak are people with antibodies to the Dengue, a common disease similar in symptoms and

transmission to the Zika virus, Julander said.

"They think there might be a tie between the

lander said. Infection during pregnancy could

presence of Dengue antibodies with more

infected and experience developmental

maybe the antibodies to Dengue may be

possibly cause issues where the fetus can be problems.

"That’s one of the most devastating effects

"Which is understandable, but you also need to know the facts and actually know what's

real and what could actually happen instead

of, you know, being afraid of all these things that could potentially happen."

Julander said the best way to fight fear is

with knowledge and understanding.

"The concern is real, but the hype is a little

relatively few who are pregnant or who are at

Microcephaly, and the brain development of

to areas that are affected by the outbreak, and

these babies are not up to par. They need

media, the first response is caution," she said.

helping the Zika virus cause a worse disease." who are pregnant or hope to be pregnant in

Southern America are being born with

"When you hear a lot about it from the

overblown," he said. "This is a relatively

of this virus," Gebre said, " is that babies in

the near future, Gebre suggests avoid traveling

benign virus in most people except for the

risk for more serious complications, so treat it with forethought and knowledge, but don’t treat it with fear and hype."

to be aware of the risk of infection.

When falls the snow—

To conceal the sins, now red, Of those tearful travels

Of those whose paths we tread?

We hear the mountain’s reply

Upon the wing of the whippoorwill.

Deep as Hell its answer lies

Deep in mournful anger still.

So sings the pass:

“It shall never be.”

“Weep now in the agony Never to be sent free.”

We wait a thousand lifetimes And walk a thousand more, Still we have not thawed

This chill in our mountain’s core.

Come pace these lands with us.

Our hopes are still high.

We pray we may be set free.

And we pray until we die.

So sings the mountain pass,

So cries the mountain skies: “Escape is never to come,

To break the sickness here that lies.”

“The white shall never fall.

The cover shall never be.

The storm can never break.

It is all that the eye can see.”

severe diseases," he said, "and they think that

For those populations at risk, like women

Searching for his answer with the Gods.

Souls still wander

This life between the trees,

Believing something shall come And give unto them an ease.

But relief never came

To wanderers who travel lost.

A new winter only falls

For those who bring the frost.

—Liza is an English major with an emphasis in professional and technical writing, and she is

on her second semester as a freshman here at USU. She loves writing whenever she can.

Students wanting to submit creative stories to The Statesman can email Miranda at lormialor@gmail.com.

—miranda.lorenc@gmail.com miranda_lorenc

Intensive English Language Institute Scholarship The Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) is awarding a

$500 scholarship to a former IELI student who has completed all of the IELI Level 4 courses and is currently studying in an undergraduate major at USU.

Osamu Fujiwara, a former IELI and USU graduate, has generously donated funds for the scholarship. Mr. Fujiwara, a successful businessman in Japan, wants to assist international students to obtain their degrees. He gives this scholarship in honor of his dear friends, George Meyer, a former international student advisor, and Glenda Cole, former director of IELI, for their outstanding leadership and enthusiasm in supporting international students at USU. Criteria for application for the IELI scholarships are as follows: o o o o

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SPORTS

'A hell of a young man' Basketball came easily for the Perkins family

By Thomas Sorenson SENIOR WRITER

(Tony’s uncle Sam Perkins won a national championship at the University of North

It was happening again.

Carolina before a 17-year NBA career) and it

In fewer than 100 seconds, a turnover and a

was natural that the young Darius would even-

couple of defensive breakdowns by the Aggies

tually begin playing. The sport was challeng-

had allowed the visiting New Mexico Lobos to

ing at first, though.

trim an eight-point halftime lead to just two

“I used to hate basketball,” Darius said. “I

points.

didn’t like basketball… I couldn’t shoot or

At the time, the Utah State men’s basketball

anything so I used to hate going to the court

team was just 3-8 in Mountain West play and

with [my dad].”

was mired in a five-game losing streak. In

Darius continued to work at the sport,

nearly every game, a run by the opponent

playing with teammates like Tim Hardaway,

early in the second half had spelled doom for

Jr., who currently plays for the NBA’s Atlanta

the Aggies. New Mexico, on the other hand,

Hawks, and Clive Walford, currently a tight

was 7-3 in conference and had pushed

end for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. By the time

undefeated San Diego State to overtime just

he started high school, Darius and his father

three days prior.

had moved to Miami, where Darius played for

As head coach Tim Duryea called a timeout

Tony at Monsignor Edward Pace High School.

to talk to the players, it seemed a stellar first

It was that year when Darius realized his

half performance would be for naught because

potential.

of the same second-half struggles.

“My freshman year in high school when I

Instead, senior guard Darius Perkins took it

went to a Florida State camp,” Darius said. “I

upon himself to speak up during the timeout.

was playing with some older guys and I kind

“I just basically got on everybody,” Perkins

of held my own and that’s when I knew I can

said. “I just said what needed to be said.”

play at Division I level. Things started clicking

The Aggies responded to the senior’s

around that time.”

message, holding the Lobos to eight points

Darius, with his father on the sideline, won

over the next eight minutes. Utah State went

the state championship his freshman year.

on to win the game, 80-72, leading the entire

Tony got a coaching job the following year at

second half.

Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory

“We’d just had enough,” Perkins said. “We

School, a small private school near Miami, and

were tired of losing and hearing all these

Darius followed him there.

things about being a soft team. You don’t want to be associated with things like that.”

Photo Courtesy of Tony Perkins Darius Perkins as a toddler enjoying Disney World.

“The coaches look to me for leadership,” he

said. “I wouldn’t say I sparked the run, but I just said what I had to say and we came out and responded.”

Perkins describes himself as having a

laid-back personality – “I was kind of glad to

get away from Miami because Miami’s fast and I’m not that type of guy” – but learned to be more aggressive on the basketball court.

“He’s always been very introverted,” said

Tony Perkins, Darius’ father. “One of the things

that I learned at a very early age with him is that he kind of can express himself through sports, particularly basketball.”

Tony Perkins, a former high school basket-

state and nearly triple the median rate for the

Though Darius didn’t realize his basketball

potential until high school, recruiters could

see it much earlier. As early as eighth grade, powerhouses such as Louisville had taken

rest of the United States.

notice of the young player.

started a youth basketball team around the

of the top 10 kids in the country,” Tony said.

To keep Darius out of trouble, his father

“Darius was initially in the class of 2011 one

time Darius was starting middle school.

“He got the invite to all the Nike elite camps, I

60,000 people on the southwestern peninsula

local travel team to try to give him something

time camps.”

city by Tony, the violent crime rate in Fort

something to do to keep him involved and

his son, Tony pulled Darius from the AAU team

ball coach and a current basketball scout,

raised his son in Fort Myers, a city of just over of Florida. Described as a “very, very tough”

Myers is nearly double that of the rest of the

“About the fifth, sixth grade I started up a

to do,” Tony said. “[I] wanted to give him

mean LeBron James, Chris Paul, all the big

Worried about the affect it would have on

keep him active.”

see “Perkins” PAGE 9

Aggies show talent at the NFL Scouting Combine

File Photos (LEFT TO RIGHT) Hunter Sharp, Nick Vigil and Kyler Fackrell all participated in the NFL Combine last week. All three Aggies hope to hear their name called during the NFL draft April 28-30.

By Daniel Hansen STAFF WRITER

In the past five years, Utah State has had

eight players taken in the NFL draft.

This year, that number could rise as three

more Aggies, Kyler Fackrell, Nick Vigil, and

Hunter Sharp, all received invites to the NFL's Scouting Combine this past week to show off their talents and skills to scouts from all 32 NFL teams.

Fackrell, projected to be drafted anywhere

from late in the first round to the third round, showed off many of the skills we've seen over the past few years at USU.

His 40-yard dash time of 4.72 was good for

12th best among all linebackers, while his

121-inch broad jump and 34.5-inch vertical

Vigil also matched Fackrell's time in the 40,

jump were both good for 6th. Fackrell may

running a 4.72. After an impressive overall

however, as the 24-year-old father has a level

many teams' radar for the late rounds of the

have had his best results in private interviews, of maturity and leadership few other prospects can match, qualities many teams place high

performance, Vigil has landed himself on draft.

Unlike Fackrell and Vigil, Hunter Sharp's

teams; however, he returned quickly to play

the most of his senior season. Still, game film and experts both agree on Sharp's explosiveness and playmaking ability, which will

continue to give him the possibility of being drafted, though a more impressive pro day

priority on.

Combine results don't showcase his talent and

why he's worthy of being an early round draft

4.58, three cone drill time of 7.12 and his 32.5

the Aggie football team, will have another shot

the pack for wide receivers.

this month. As for the draft, players and fans

Throughout the day, Fackrell showed just

choice.

Vigil may have outdone the upperclassmen

Fackrell. The early-entry prospect put up solid

skills as blatantly. His 40-yard dash time of

inch vertical jump all scored in the middle of Sharp did score a top ten finish in the

numbers all day, leading all linebackers in

20-yard shuffle, however, coming in at tenth

shuffle and placing 6th and 7th overall,

tions about his two-game suspension to start

both the three-cone drill and the 20-yard respectively.

among receivers with a time of 4.19. Ques-

the 2015 season may be worrisome for several

would certainly help his cause.

All three prospects, plus several others from

to impress scouts at Utah State's pro day later alike can only wait and see whosename is called.

— onthecornerofmainstreet.dh@gmail.com @theGrandDanny

SPORTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

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Fiery Frenchwoman a fearless leader for Utah State her teachers or classmates. She originally

By Paige Cavaness STAFF WRITER

decided to come to the United States because

For Julianne Anchling, a seasoned senior on

the Utah State University women’s basketball team, struggling in conference play is a

challenge that she didn't deal with in her early years of college basketball.

Before playing with Utah State, Anchling played for Trinity Community College in

Athens, Texas for two years. During those two years, she contributed to the team's two consecutive NJCAA championships.

After the success she saw in Texas, coming to

a young, growing program in a small conference in the NCAA where she and the Aggies went 8-23 last season has been a challenge.

Anchling knew that the program would be

diffrent, both structurally and competitively, but after her recruit visit to Logan she was convinced it was the best choice for her.

"USU was my first visit, and at first I was just going to use it as a point of reference,"

Anchling said. "When I arrived here and saw the facilities and the mountains and the

coaching style, I fell in love with the place. I

cancelled all my other visits because I would not miss this opportunity."

Post coach and team recruiting coordinator,

Ben Finkbeiner, played a big role in bringing Anchling to Logan.

"I first started recruiting her when I was at

Boise State coaching there, then when I took this job at Utah State I already had a good

relationship with her as a recruit.” Finkbeiner

said. “Utah State had a need for her and Boise State didn't take her. We decided to take her, and I'm sure glad we did."

The coaching staff and atmosphere played a

big role in her decision to play here in Logan, but what added more to that were the other foreign players like herself.

"In my junior college, I was the only foreigner,

and it was really hard," Anchling said.

She had never spoken English formally before coming and struggled to understand any of

STATE your

CASE

in France, she would have had to choose

between academics and basketball. That was something she couldn't imagine doing.

While her success on the court was high for

those first two years, the cultural struggles she faced off the court were very difficult for her to face. Even though she had supportive

teammates who pushed her and helped her

work through obstacles, Finkbeiner noted that the challenges she faced could have been enough to make her quit.

"If she wasn't mature, she would have

probably gone home in a year or two, but she

is more mature than that and she stuck it out,” Finkbeiner said. "She's a very goal-driven

person, a very intense person, she's got that intense competitor within her. There's been

plenty of times when she's been homesick, but because of her intensity, she sticks it out."

Anchling hasn't won any titles with the Aggies, but she has realized that she has more to offer the team than athleticism alone. She has seen herself grow as a leader.

As one of the team's three seniors this season,

Anchling takes her role as a leader seriously.

Coaches notice that she is one they can hear

yelling on the court most often, sometimes at

herself, sometimes at her teammates. She said it is still a learning process but because of the leaders she has had before, she will continue leading her team and supporting them as vocally as she does.

"It gives me chills just thinking about it. Even

when I was at my lowest point, seeing others be so hyped and intense always brought me up," said Anchling, as she reflected on the teammates that helped her when she first

PHOTO BY Kalen Taylor Julianne Anchling, a senior from France, has started 18 games and played in all 28 for the Aggies this season.

moved from France.

Those experiences are the ones that drive her

to continue working for her team and keep her eyes on the Mountain West title that the USU will be playing for in the second week of

March — something that would be familiar to Anchling.

There is just one more game for the Utah

State before the tournament. The game is

Fresno. After the final conference game, the

Aggies will play in the MW tournament either

Will the Jazz make the playoffs? considering 13 of their final 23 games will be

team. Coach Quin Snyder is a defensive-mind-

Their home schedule is daunting as well, as

in Snyder’s coaching strategies. The addition

ed coach, so Gobert and Favors are a key part

the Jazz will play Cleveland, the LA Clippers,

of Point Guard Shelvin Mack is a plus. Mack

Golden State, and San Antonio over its final

10 home games. Home games against Atlanta

Lackluster road performance and a daunting

home schedule will force the Jazz to miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Predicting the playoff teams with over a quarter of the season still to play is no

guarantee, but the Jazz may have reason to worry.

They currently sit at 28-31 and 1/2 game out of the playoffs. This year, the Jazz are a

respectable 19-9 when playing at home. On

the road, however, that record plummets to a dismal 9-19. That’s a frightening prospect

— paige.a.cavaness@aggiemail.usu.edu @ususportspaige

against Fresno State and it tips off at 7 p.m. in

played outside of Utah.

Daniel Hansen “No”

Monday or Tuesday, depending on their seed.

and Gordon Hayward played together at

and Dallas also won’t be easy.

Trevor Porath “Yes”

the Mavericks along with Houston and

This will be the year the that breaks a

West. Among those three teams, the Jazz will

the playoffs.

April. In essence, this gives Portland and

spot. They still play the Rockets, who they

the standings.

of the remaining games are against teams with

missing the playoffs for the fourth straight

are against the two worst teams in the Western

Speaking of Dallas, the Jazz will be fighting Portland for the final three playoff spots in the

three-season streak of the Utah Jazz missing

hold no tiebreakers, unless they beat Dallas in

The Jazz are only a half game out of the last

Houston an extra game ahead of the Jazz in

recently beat, one more time this year. Twelve

All these factors have me seeing the Jazz

a record of .500 or less. Four of those games

season.

Conference, the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers.

— onthecornerofmainstreet.dh@gmail.com @theGrandDanny

When both Derick Favors and Rudy Gobert are in the lineup, the Jazz can compete with any

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Butler so they already have on-court chemistry.

The Jazz are tied for third in the league for opponents points per game, their points

differential per game is plus 0.8. They boast a 61.2 percent home record with 11 home

games remaining. Two teams in playoff spots have a negative point differential Houston,

currently eighth, at negative 1.5 and Memphis, the five seed, at minus 0.5.

The Jazz will make the 2015-2016 NBA

playoffs, albeit at the 8th seed, but they will make it.

— trevorporath1985@gmail.com @trevor_porath

SPORTS

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

McIntire works hard, plays harder

By Logan Jones STAFF WRITER

Being a perfectionist and still finding time to have fun sounds like a tough balancing act,

but that’s just the sort of thing you’d expect to find in Utah State gymnast Bailey McIntire’s wheelhouse.

The diminutive junior manages to be both a

workhorse and a goofball, a curious dynamic

readily confirmed by her coach, her co-captain and herself.

“She’s just herself around the team,” said

junior Hayley Sanzotti. “Dancing around,

doing little things that are just weird, everyone loves her. She’s always been like that.”

McIntire’s carefree demeanor isn’t meant to

mask anything, she simply loves gymnastics, hanging out with friends and watching The

Bachelor. That doesn’t make her any less of a

competitor — when it comes time to perform, few do it better.

“She likes to do a lot,” said USU head gymnastics coach Nadalie Walsh. “She’s got a

lead-by-example mentality. She’s a perfectionist, so we try to make sure she doesn’t get

down on herself because she does really good

PHOTO BY Kyle Todecheene Bailey McIntire sprints at the vault during a meet against Boise State on Feb. 26. Last season McIntire had the fifth-best season average on floor in Utah State program history.

gymnastics when she’s happy.”

By all accounts, McIntire seems to be happy an awful lot. Her floor routine as a freshman in

season average on floor in Utah State program

and acts like she’s done it a million times.

routine to get herself focused, no supersti-

Rim Gymnastics Conference honors. McIntire

“She’s really dependable,” Walsh said. “She’s

about her.”

her off her game. She lets drama both in and

2014 earned her second team All-Mountain

history.

followed that up in 2015 with the fifth-best

got that internal drive to be better all the time.

She has a brand new floor routine this year

birth of his daughter, Kemani, gave him a new

“Perkins” FROM PAGE 7

perspective.

“It was crazy. I was playing basketball and I

he was playing on.

got the call that she was about to be born,”

“I didn’t think he was ready for all of the

attention,” Tony explained. “He wasn’t mature enough. He played basketball but I could tell he didn’t have a passion for it so I felt the

need to pull him… His recruitment suffered

when I moved him away from certain things but in the end I’m glad we did it.”

hospital she was already there. They’d already cut the umbilical cord and things so I put the diaper on her. It was a life-changing experi-

ence though, because at the time I was going

through some things and I was thinking about giving up basketball, but when she got here it

Following high school, Darius played

changed my whole outlook of things and got

basketball at Miami Dade junior college to

me back on the right track.”

work on his grades. His father could tell

Later, Darius caught the eye of Duryea, then

Darius wasn’t fully committed, though.

“I don’t think Darius started loving basket-

ball until probably going into his sophomore

year in junior college,” Tony said. “I think he was just playing it just to play it and didn’t

an assistant coach for USU, at a junior college showcase. The prospect of playing in the Mountain West intrigued Perkins and he committed to the school after his visit.

Even from across the country, his father

have an actual love for it.”

Around that time is when everything

Darius said. “By the time I arrived at the

could see the positive growth in Darius.

changed for Darius. As is often the case, the

“I could see it in his play,” Tony said. “I

could see the change in him just by talking to

She’s always reeling the crowd in, I love that Personality shows through in every aspect of

McIntire’s performances. There’s no pre-meet him. His first year at Utah State I could tell

something was a little different. I don’t know if it was Coach Stew [Morrill] or the whole

environment at Utah State but I could tell he had a fire in him that was a little different than I had seen in him before.”

Through it all, Darius has maintained a

strong relationship with his father.

“I’m very close with my dad,” Darius said.

“He’s very inspirational, somebody you need to be around when you’re down because he

always lifts me up when I get down on myself.

My dad’s a big source of inspiration in my life.”

Even when he needs help on the court,

Darius knows who to turn to.

“That’s the only guy I really look forward to

turning to, to be honest,” Darius said. “He put

the ball in my hands and he got me this far, so why would I change it?”

The two have developed an understanding

as Darius has grown. Now, Tony spends most

tions, and nothing that can particularly knock out of the gym roll right over her, and why

see “McIntire” PAGE 10

of his time simply being a dad.

“You know he’s always calling me, asking for

advice with just basic life questions,” Tony

said. “Sometimes it pertains to basketball. And we’ll talk about it but like I said at the end of the day I try to let him make his own deci-

sions… Being that former coach and being

Dad, it’s a fine line and I’d rather be Dad and just support him in his efforts.”

While Darius will look to continue playing

basketball after his graduation in May, it’s his growth and maturation as a person that will allow him to be successful.

“He’s a very sensitive and humble kid,” Tony

said. “Even though he was very popular in

high school and stuff, you would always find Darius hanging around kids who aren’t very popular.”

“You know, he’s a hell of a young man,” his

father said.

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I watched “The Notebook” and I’m not sorry worthwhile film. Sure there’s plenty of nervous

decency, to watch “The Notebook.” “She did

by the end of the film, but I was also a little

jump-scare in cinematic history, but for the

ing that this was just some kind of karmic

Martha the army widow.

tension in Jaws, along with the single greatest

most part it’s guys arguing with the mayor and then guys out sailing on a boat, right?

Yeah, no. For a PG movie — PG-13 wasn’t a

Logan Jones

thing back then — it definitely includes

“Trail Blazin’” — Logan Jones is a junior majoring in journalism. He wasn’t seen “It’s a wonderful life” either, and probably never will.

several people getting eaten right up. It’s

—logantjones@aggiemail.usu.edu @Logantj

going to die the second they stepped foot on

This may come as a surprise to some of

you, but it turns out “Jaws” isn’t exactly date movie material. It’s an older film that relies on a whole lot of dialogue, which isn’t

necessarily a bad thing, but the opening scene is traumatizing — because it’s a movie about a freaking man-eating shark.

Things don’t improve much when not 15

minutes later the Kitner boy gets eaten. These are details that escape you when you’re

wandering the aisles of Hastings with a pretty girl earlier in the evening looking for a

just sit through Jaws,” I told myself, rationalizrevenge for thinking a movie about a killer

ticked off James Marsden didn’t end up with All in all, it was pretty much the exact type

shark was a good idea. The inevitability of

of sappy “But Daddy, I love him” level movie

the film began.

Except it wasn’t bad.

what was about to happen overcame me, and So there I sat, watching Ryan Gosling act

you’d come to expect from Nicholas Sparks.

Yeah that’s right, I’ll put it in writing —

probably not the sort of film you’d want to

like a complete idiot in his attempts at wooing

“The Notebook” isn’t a bad flick at all. While

edge the whole film asking if someone was

lipstick, knowing in the back of my mind I was

cheesy and cliche about love stories in cinema,

rent for a relaxed movie night. My date was on

screen. I felt a little bad.

What happened next made me feel consider-

ably less bad.

Flipping through her rather impressive

binder of movies, I let slip the fact that

Rachel McAdams wearing way too much red little better than he. Gosling hung from a

Ferris wheel for a girl, and I looked on from a couch in the LLC downing graham crackers and watching “The Notebook” for the same exact reason.

If anything, Gosling’s actions early in the

through 24 glorious untainted years of living

movie were actually kind of badass. What a

Note that there were several other movies

badass than Ryan freaking Gosling, the

on this earth, I’d never seen “The Notebook.” about which I made this same observation, but

the words had barely left my mouth before her copy of “The Notebook” rested comfortably in

horrible feeling, to realize you’re less of a

baby-faced failure of a defensive back from “Remember the Titans.”

I watched the whole thing with varying

the DVD tray.

degrees of emotional investment. Admittedly, I

that would require me, out of basic human

character growth in order to end up together

Never before had I been in the kind of bind

was glad to see the couple display exactly zero

it’s deservedly come to represent all that is it’s not worth the effort it’d take to hate it.

There are worse movies out there to con

yourself into watching, movies with shimmering wussy vampires or Shia LaBeouf in them.

I’m no longer in the estimated 2 percent of

people who haven’t sat through “The Notebook” from start to finish, but I couldn’t be happier. Sometimes you just have to let

yourself like what you like and not worry

about the pending chaos it’ll cause when your coworkers find out. That being said, I’ll still never watch “Titanic” — I don’t care how many Oscars DiCaprio has.

Expressing yourself on facebook: Reactions don’t cut it

Regardless of the demand for a “dislike” but-

ton, which we still don’t have, I don’t want

one. In fact, I’ve always thought they would be rude and unnecessary. This left us with three ways to react to a post: like it, leave a comment or leave it alone.

Whitney Howard

“How’s the word” — Whitney is an English major. This column started as a Facebook status. She only got two angry faces in response, and they were both jokes.

— whitney.howard@aggiemail.usu.edu @omgwhitshutup

Facebook rolled out a new feature last

week. Now, on top of “liking” a post, you have a much broader spectrum of “reactions” to

choose from — “love,” “haha,” “wow,” “sad” and “angry.”

Do these new features help us express

ourselves better on Facebook? I would say no.

In fact, they limit us.

I’ve been a Facebook user for almost 10

years now, before “liking” was even a thing.

Looking back on my old statuses — which

was not always fun, because Whitney back in the day was pretty embarrassing — I didn’t have as much reactivity to my posts before

“like” came along. However, not having “like” forced my friends to respond to my posts in a more engaged, thoughtful way.

Now, I’m not saying we have to get rid of

“like” all together. It’s obviously caught on, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a social media site without a similar feature. I

personally enjoy getting “likes.” To me, it’s

like my friends are saying, “I don’t have the

words to respond to this, but I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your content.” It’s

like the real life equivalent of a smile, a wink

or — forgive my lack of creativity — a thumbs up.

Comments on social media aren’t always

positive. Facebook definitely isn’t the ideal

place for thoughtful, constructive dialogue. (If you don’t believe me, read any Facebook comment thread on a political article.)

However, when someone posted something we didn’t like, we had a couple of decisions to

make. First, is this worth my time to respond?

If it is, it’s time sit down and try to explain our reaction with words.

Now we can just leave an angry face. We

don’t have to explain our anger anymore. It’s up to me to interpret my friends’ anger now.

Are they angry for me? With me? At me? Is it really my job to try to play mind reader? Is

that really fair? If you can’t try to explain to

me why my post affected you this way, what kind of “friends” are we, really?

At this point you might be thinking, ‘Whit-

ney, it’s Facebook. You’re putting too much

thought into this.’ I would argue that Facebook doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s part of how we learn to interact with each other and build relationships. On the other side of your

glowing screen is a real life human being. We

forget that people, most of which we consider

friends, are at the receiving end of our actions, rather than sending them off to an anonymous void.

If it takes longer than a second to acknowl-

edge our friends’ words, we don’t bother anymore.

Have fun playing with the new Facebook

reactions feature. Just don’t substitute it as real communication.

“Perkins” FROM PAGE 7 not?

“I’m the kind of gymnast that doesn’t need

stems from being the middle child of three

sisters, from a Missouri town where family is never far away.

“I’m from a town where my dad’s parents

to be in my own zone, I can just take whatev-

live there, my mom’s parents live there, all my

routine no matter what’s happening around

“Missing that and feeling homesick is my

er’s thrown at me,” McIntire said. “I just do my me.”

That attitude lends itself to a certain calm in

aunts and uncles live there,” McIntire said. biggest struggle outside the gym for sure.”

As with all other facets of her personality,

the locker room. Having been recently elected

McIntire has the remarkable ability to balance

wonder her teammates respect her ability to

saw her notch a 9.825 on floor, her sixth score

a team captain alongside Sanzotti, it’s no diffuse tense situations.

“I’m not dramatic, so I don’t like to take

things and make them a bigger deal than they are,” McIntire said. “When people do that I’m

good at stepping back and being like this is the problem, let’s fix it.”

In Sanzotti’s eyes, McIntire has opened up

more in her junior year than in the past.

“I think she’s just become more open with

the whole team,” Sanzotti said. ”She’s fun to

be around, especially on meet day. She’s very relaxed, not crazy stressed out or anything.”

“Bailey’s really down to earth,” Walsh

agreed. “She see things really clearly when it comes to team chemistry or work ethic.”

Perhaps some of that peacemaking ability

homesickness with the task at hand. Friday above 9.8 this season.

Easy going as ever, McIntire sees her

accomplishments in her career thus far at USU through the simplest of perspectives.

“I have a lot of inner confidence,” McIntire

said with a smile. “It’s kind of a good thing I guess.”

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