The Utah Statesman, November 11, 2014

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Utah State commends veterans

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Students to read names of fallen soldiers on the TSC Patio

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Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have fought for their country. For many students at Utah State University, these soldiers are more than just names; they are family members and friends.

On the Taggart Student Center Patio from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, students will take turns reading the names of fallen veterans as a way to celebrate Veterans Day. As part of their managing organizations class, a group of business students decided to help the USU Veterans Association bring back a tradition that hasn’t occurred on USU’s campus for the past two years.

“Our veterans need to be honored,” said Reginald Cherenfant, a business student who helped organize the project. “All of the people who died in action from the year 2000 on will have their names read.”

Cherenfant said there are 99 students signed up to read the names on campus. He said everyone on their team will be readings names, plus many other students and veterans who signed up.

Amber O’Quinn, a member of U-Serve Reserve, said they all had a shared commitment to this cause.

“This is a semester-long project, and it all just kind of came together, and we stuck with it,” O’Quinn said. “We are all passtaff writer

erans on campus.”

O’Quinn said choosing to work with the USU Veterans Association was the perfect fit for their group.

“There’s a lot of things that these people need help with,” O’Quinn said. “We were so happy to find an organization that was willing to work with us. They’re great people and so funny.”

O’Quinn said it’s important to

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people, honoring them for just one day is a start, but it’s not enough.

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do what we can for the people who have given up so much to keep Americans safe.

“We need to thank these people,” O’Quinn said. “Honoring them for just one day is a start, but it’s not enough.”

Nathan Clay, another member of the group in charge of this project, said this has been a rewarding experience for him.

“This is all about giving back

Ryan Costanzo photo STUDENTS SET UP a barbecue on the TSC Patio on Monday and gave free burgers to veterans.

to the community,” Clay said.

“There are so many people who go to school here and so many locals who have served our country and they deserve this.”

Clay said the most rewarding part of this experience is getting to help veterans and letting them know their service is appreciated.

“You never expect how they’ll react,” he said.

Kyle Andreasen, a veteran and member of the USU Veterans Association, said it’s nice for their organization to have more helping hands participate in their events.

“It’s nice to see students get involved,” Andreasen said.

Jake Falcon, another veteran and student at USU, said the group’s service this semester has helped their organization.

“We don’t usually get this kind of publicity or help, especially since a lot of the veterans at Utah State are non-traditional students,” Falcon said.

Kris Jarrett, another member of the Veterans Association, said this kind of recognition is very important.

“Some of the people who have served have gone under the radar,” Jarrett said. “If there’s someone sitting next to you in a class, they may be a veteran and you don’t even know it.”

Jarrett said even the people who go under the radar should be honored.

The business group plans to do more than just recognize veterans on this day. They also plan to make a club on campus for people interested in serving the veterans throughout the year.

As part of the Veterans Day celebration, the group also helped organize a barbecue Monday where veterans were given free hamburgers. The group said there are many more projects planned for the future, including giving free pizza out at the association’s meetings.

For more information about U-Serve Reserve, you can find them on Facebook or contact them at userve.reserve@gmail. com.

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Air Force ROTC honors POW and MIA soldiers 4By Melanie Fenstermaker staff writer

At 5 a.m. on Friday, while much of the Utah State University community was asleep, Sam VonNeiderhausen, the USU Air Force ROTC cadet vice wing commander, paid his respects to American soldiers who never made it home.

He was one of many USU Air Force ROTC members who participated in a 24-hour vigil on the Quad to honor soldiers who are missing in action (MIA) or prisoners of war (POW).

The vigil, which was held from Thursday at 5 p.m. to Friday at 5 p.m., was similar to those held at Arlington National Cemetery.

“We’re here to remember the people that have given the ultimate sacrifice for us,” VonNiederhausen said. “Some may be dead, some may not be here, but we do this to commemorate that they were willing to do that for us and for our country.”

During each hour of the vigil, two Air Force ROTC cadets guarded flags positioned in the center of the Quad. A sign near them instructed passerbys to place flags in the grass to pay respect to the soldiers.

Many people participated and soon the lawn was blanketed with miniature American flags.

The gesture was small, but significant, said to Joshua Cruzan, the USU Air Force ROTC cadet wing commander.

“It’s not a lot,” Cruzan said, “but it’s our offering and sacrifice to remember the people who have given their lives or never came home. Hopefully by doing this we’re instilling that same sense of patriotism in the cadets as well as everyone who walks by.”

VonNeiderhausen said he hopes the community will recognize the importance of POW and MIA soldiers’ sacrifices.

“Sometimes we forget what it is to have these freedoms in America,” VonNeiderhausen said. “We need to remember that people had to make sacrifices

throughout our entire American history to give us these freedoms we enjoy so we can just be students on campus and not have to worry about people threatening our lives our anyone else’s.”

Air Force ROTC detachment commander Alex Dubovik said the ROTC members who participated in the vigil may one day be placed in the same position as the soldiers they are honoring.

“Many of them are going to choose a career where they’re going to sign a blank check to the United States with their lives to support and defend the freedoms we enjoy here,” Dubovik said. “I think it should be a distinct source of pride to have people within the USU community that are willing to dedicate their lives to that kind of service.”

Dubovik said this is the group’s fifth time honoring the

soldiers with the vigil. The event is held annually around Veterans Day. “This is something the cadets look forward to all year long,” Cruzan said.

Temperatures reached a low of 30 degrees Thursday night.

The low temperatures were nothing compared to the snow a few years ago, VonNeiderhausen said. Whether they faced rain, snow or below-freezing temperatures, the Air Force ROTC was determined to continue the vigil.

“We make this 24-hour sacrifice for people who have given the ultimate sacrifice,” Cruzan said. “We hope that as people walk by, they’ll remember that Veterans Day and Memorial Day isn’t just a day off. It means something.”

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Ryan Costanzo photo AIR FORCE ROTC members patrol on the Quad last Friday during the 24-hour vigil.

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Wage gap rally attempts to send message to students 4By Chris Campbell senior writer

Kara Luke, a former USU student, stood alone by the fountain outside the Taggart Student Center Monday afternoon, holding signs and passing out fliers to whomever was interested in her message about wage disparities.

There were several things Luke sought to address Monday: the wage gap between men and women in Utah, the hardships college graduates have in getting fulltime employment, the low pay for teachers in Utah and the minimum wage in the state.

“The basic message is Utah hates its teacher and its women,” Luke said. “It hates both because they won’t pay us worth anything.”

According to Luke, women in Ogden make $0.65 for every $1.00

a man earns, and in Provo, the disparity is $0.61 cents on the dollar, but the amount of money women make nationwide is $0.77 on the dollar.

“It’s worse in Utah than anywhere else because women get paid the least here and the teachers get paid the least and have twice as many (students),” Luke said.

Aspen Gorry, assistant professor of economics, said these wage gaps do not necessarily mean there is discrimination.

“The question is how much of that is due to discrimination verses how much of that is due to the different kinds of work men and women do,” Gorry said. “Many women, for example, decide to work part time so that they can also spend some time at home with their children.”

He said there are other factors

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The basic message is Utah hates its teacher and its women.

It hates both because they won’t pay us worth anything.

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such as the hours people work and the education they receive that

need to be controlled in order to get a better idea of the wage gap.

“Once you control for that — total hours worked, all of these other factors — often times these initial wage gaps shrink quite substantially,” Gorry said.

Luke said she worked as a teacher’s aid in an elementary school and was about to pursue a job as a teacher before she realized how poorly the state treats people in that profession.

“How do they treat their teachers? Like shit,” Luke said. “They give us twice as many kids and half the pay of anywhere else in the nation.”

Luke said there were 45 students in the classroom where she worked, which was a jump up from 33 students three years ago.

Luke said this is because Utah is laying off teachers and not making any more money for education.

Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies.

Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 Wednesday, Nov. 05 • USU Police responded to a suspicious incident near the Valley View Tower. Logan • USU Police was called to a suspicious Police heard the call while in the area and odor, believed to be Marijuana coming responded to assist. USU Police could not from an apartment/room on campus. find anyone in the area in need of assisContact was made with the residents and tance and only received one phone call in no odor was found. No other action needed regards to the distressed noise. at this time.

Police Blotter Sunday, Nov. 01 • USU Police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle after seeing the front passenger hang his entire upper torso out the window.

He was apparently trying to say hi to his friend who was parked along the side of the roadway. The occupants of the vehicle had been consuming alcohol with the exception of the driver who was acting as the designated driver. During the course of the investigation it was determined that two of the passengers in the vehicle were under age and had been drinking. These two individuals were subsequently issued citations for MIP Alcohol.

• USU Police were called to Aggie Village on a suspicious odor call. Officers were able to identify the room where the odor of burnt marijuana was coming from. Contact was made with the tenant of the apartment and he was subsequently arrested for the possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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• Unknown person put a substance on the statue “The teacher with Students” that is outside of Edith Bowen sometime over this last weekend. The statue has been cleaned.

• USU Police received a crime report of an individual who grabbed a handful of Statesman newspapers and put them in the recycle bin. while walking in the Taggart Student Center.

• USU Police responded to a fight between two male individuals outside an apartment in Aggie Village. The suspect left event scene prior to police arrival. Event is still under investigation.

• USU Police responded to hit and run traffic accident in the parking lot south of Old Main. Event is active pending further investigation.

• USU Police responded to the HPER building on a medical call. An employee working in the pool area had fallen and hit her head.

The patient was treated for a possible spine and neck injury and was transported to Logan Regional Hospital by ambulance.

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“All they’d have to do is add a plastic bag tax and a soda pop tax, and then we’d have plenty of money for our educators and our future generations of Utah,” Luke said. “But no, our politicians want all of our kids to be numbskulls in classes of 50 or 75 kids a piece, and that’s not education; that’s prison.”

Luke said after a certain threshold of the amount of students in the classroom, teachers cease to be educators.

“You go from teacher to policeman and that’s it,” Luke said. “You are spending the whole day just making sure that kids are not goofing off and doing something productive and it doesn’t matter.

They’re not learning crap.”

Luke said minimum wage should be $14 an hour everywhere for people to survive.

“Minimum wage is not just an

entry-level thing anymore,” Luke said. “They’re forcing all my generation into entry-level jobs, and they’re not promoting us and they’re not giving us more hours.”

Gorry said a $14 minimum wage could be very damaging to the economy. He said some cities in the country have adopted a higher minimum wage, but it was not a huge burden because they are wealthier cities.

Gorry said in more rural places where the cost of living is low, it would be more difficult for employers to make up that minimum wage.

“If you did that, a lot of employers would have to either lay off more workers or find more money to pay all of the workers here in Logan,” Gorry said. “It’s just a dif-

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Students weigh in on registration 4By Brenna Kelly staff writer

It’s registration week on campus, which means almost 17,000 students will register for classes between Monday and Friday.

Students’ concerns range from knowing which classes to take to Banner crashing to getting the schedule they want.

“I’m worried I won’t be able to get into the classes I need, that the program will crash when everyone tries to register,” said freshman Sarah Sparks.

Freshman Rachel Dutson, who plans on enrolling in the nursing program, voiced her concerns, as well. She is worried about “not getting into the classes (I) want because all the upperclassmen procrastinated taking lower level classes.”

Amanda Gibb, a senior majoring in social work, is not concerned

about getting into her classes.

“I’m not worried this semester because all I have to register for is my internship, which is reserved for me,” she said. “In the past I’ve had Banner crash and worried about not getting into the class I want or need.”

Banner, also known as Internet Native Banner (INB), is the webbased system used by faculty and students at hundreds of universities. According to UNC Charlotte’s IT Services, it is used to store “financial, student, financial aid, human resources and development data.”

While it is a trusted application suite used by universities like Georgetown and the University of Tennessee, it has been known to malfunction during registration week.

Like Banner, academic advisers

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STUDENT LIFE

Humans of USU: Air Force veteran swims with sharks The Utah Statesman interviewed Willem VanZeben, a junior majoring in law and constitutional studies, from Eden, Utah.

Utah Statesman: What made you want to join the Air Force?

Willem VanZeben: It was after high school. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do and I thought it would be a good way to get some direction and get my college paid for. That worked out.

US: Are you currently on active duty?

WV: I am a regular ready reserve now, which means that I separated from active duty and that was around the end of 2011. I was with the Air Force for 4 years.

US: How many times were you deployed, and to where?

WV: Three. The first one was to Thakary Minson photo Afghanistan and the second two junior willem vanzeben served in the Air Force four years and three deployments to Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. were to the Horn of Africa.

Multi-comic draws parallels with history In honor of Veterans Day, I am reviewing one of the most important events to happen in Marvel history. This multi-comic “Civil War” crossover ran from July 2006 until January 2007. Mark Millar, a writer whose collections of work speak for themselves, is the genius behind it. What sets this story apart is that it affects every hero on every level, from a marriage broken apart in the pages of the Fantastic Four family to mutant children in the X-men who fear becoming collateral damage. It not only makes you think about your views on government control but also how the cost of freedom relates to security.

The central conflict of “Civil War” is the establishment of the Superhero Registration Act, a law passed by the U.S. congress in the Marvel universe.

Riley Thompson This law requires all heroes to register their identiComic ties with the government, as well relief as act under the

supervision and direction of said 8/10 government.

It stars was caused by a tragic event where a super hero/villain fight created an explosion near an elementary school and killed hundreds of children. The death of schoolchildren brings a more somber and realistic tone to a universe that almost always deals with the fanciful and fantastic.

The law causes a rift in the superhero community between two of the most powerful figures and long-time friends. Captain America fights for the rights and freedoms of citizens, against the government he has served most of his life. This is contrasted by Iron Man fighting for the safety of everyday citizens who don’t have the luxury of wealth or superpowers. This ideological difference is one that runs deep and cannot be settled.

This story parallels and is inspired by real-life events in the United States, most notably laws passed after Sept. 11, such as the Patriot Act. The “Civil War” story presents both sides of the issue without being bogged down by partisan lines so the audience can see both sides of the issue.

All this being said, the writing isn’t perfect.

There’s a lot of back-story to trudge through to fully understand what’s happening. It’s also very long and disjointed, so much so that a guide and timeline need to interrupt to clarify the story. Additionally, since it’s so large, it’s expensive to buy.

Regardless of party affiliation or political beliefs, I think on this day, a day when we honor those who have served our country, we need to think deeply about the freedoms we value. This comic, like all stories, conveys a message. It conveys a message of sacrifice, of honor, of responsibility.

This comic can be found at local comic shops as well as the Merrill-Cazier library. You can see this story on the screen in the next Captain America movie “Civil War” in May 2016.

— Riley is a senior in marketing. His love for comics has always been strong and he will discuss them with you any time. Email him at rileymcmurdiethompson@gmail.com.

US: Which was your favorite place of those?

WV: I mean they’re not great places, but the Horn of Africa was interesting. I went swimming with whale sharks on one of the planes – that was really exciting. Right off the coast of Djibouti there are coral reefs and stuff that you can go snorkeling in and stuff. Not all of your time is spent like that, just once or twice.

US: What training did you undergo to serve?

WV: Well I had to do basic when I first started out, and then I had about a year of tech school in the Air Force to learn how to use the equipment, and really just everything I needed to know because I worked in Intelligence. And then after that, on the job training.

Got kind of thrown into the fire with the deployments. It’s hard

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Festival chorus sings for vets 4By Miranda Lorenc senior writer

In honor of those who serve the country, the America Festival Chorus will host its seventh annual Veterans Day Memorial concert in the Kent Concert Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“To me, it’s one of the most important concerts of the year for us,” said Craig Jessop, Ph.D., musical director of the AFC. “Oftentimes, the sacrifice the men and women of the military make is forgotten or not even known, and I think this is a very important event for us to do for them.”

Since their previous concert ended, the AFC has rehearsed for the Veterans Day concert, one of the first concerts they have ever performed, Jessop said.

“Traditionally, it’s packed,” Jessop said. “In fact, there were a couple of years we’ve had to go into an overflow situation.”

Free to the public, seating is first come, first served and U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart, a Utah State University alumn and retired Air Force B1 bomber pilot, will emcee the concert.

“We have the Daughters of the Revolution, who will be helping to usher along with our ROTC cadets,” said Elaine Olsen, Jessop’s assistant. “(The cadets) are both Army and Air Force

Annie Hall photo Chorus members rehearse for the seventh annual Veterans Day Memorial concert.

from here at Utah State.”

Along with four ushers each from the two branches of ROTC, two honor guards from each side will present the colors during the concert, Olsen said, and the Daughters of the Revolution will have a special presentation.

“There’s always a combination of patriotic and sacred music,” Jessop said. “One of the high points of the event, to me, is we have a minute of silence for those who have given their lives in

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Chemists and physicists duel in Battle of the Scientists

Kylee Larsen photos green goo shoots into the air, obscuring the face of a Chemistry Club member (left) while a physics student (right) displays electricity in an experiment Thursday night. The event was part of Science Week and featured demonstrations from students in both the physics and chemistry departments. The green substance is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and soap, informally referred to as “elephant toothpaste.”

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Gay-Straight Alliance event breaks down gender stereotypes 4By Miranda Lorenc senior writer

Women dressed up as men, men dressed up as women, some as neither gender, some a blend of both and everything in between Saturday night at Cache Valley Gay-Straight Alliance’s annual event, Gender Blender.

“It’s an event to raise awareness of breaking down gender binaries,” said Mel Austin, a senior in English technical writing and Utah State University’s Love Is For Everyone queer vice president. “Breaking down the stereotypes and allowing us to show there’s fluidity in gender and gender expression and everyday appearances.”

Gender Blender is an annual drag dance and contest hosted by the Cache Nick Carpenter photo Valey GSA. With this year’s theme, codancing in the drag queen competiton, (L to R) Constantinos Leoussis, Jeff Dramsfield and splay, guests were encouraged to come dressed in drag and as favorite characters.

Paige Helmick perform at Saturday’s Gender Blender hosted by the Cache Valley Gay-Straight Alliance.

Veteran From Page 3 to really prepare.

US: What was your favorite experience while serving?

WV: The people I served with; the friends that I made there. A couple of them I am still pretty good friends with.

US: What was the hardest part about your service?

WV: The deployment frequen-

cy, how quick our rotations would be. We would only be home for a few months before we would have to go back out again and figure everything out. It wasn’t a lot of stability.

US: Who has been your biggest support in all of this?

WV: Now my wife is definitely my biggest supporter. Back then, it was the friends that I served with that helped me get through it all. And I wasn’t married back then so.

US: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

WV: Turkey. What am I? Am I not American? Turkey.

US: What is your favorite thing about this time of year?

WV: Oh, it starts to cool down and be crisp and nice after the hot of summer. I love it. I love winter.

US: What is something you’re thankful for?

WV: The opportunity that I have to go to school and to better myself and to still be alive and healthy and everything.

Everything.

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Chorus From Page 3 defense of the country, and then we play “Taps” to honor them, which is normally reserved for a military funeral.”

The chorus and orchestra will also perform the traditional Armed Forces medley, “Proud to Serve,” which salutes each of the five branches of the military and veterans are encouraged to stand as their song plays.

“It’s a brotherhood and a sisterhood that, it chokes you up, even though we’re singing very fun songs,” Olsen said. “It’s very neat, and Craig acknowledges them and then he salutes one of his colleagues who’s in the choir that’s also a retired military man.”

Veterans Day is a formal day marked on the calendar to give the nation a chance to thank American soldiers, past and present, for their service, said Lt. Col. Alex Dubovik, department

“It’s lots of fun to dress up and do weird stuff and just have fun,” said Lee Austin, an undeclared sophomore. “Nobody caring what you show up as, and everybody sitting there going, ‘Wow, you look really good.’ Because, I saw like three or four people where it took me about five minutes of looking that them to recognize who the person was, and I’ve known them for three years.”

The Cache Valley GSA donated all proceeds collected at the non-USU affiliated event to LIFE, a campus club.

“They are two separate organizations,” Mel said. “USU LIFE is the social one, it’s the one to get to meet people, it’s the one to have fun and meet new friends, get to know things and do the social activities.”

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head of aerospace studies in the college of humanities and social sciences.

“Most people are proud of their country and are happy to support the veterans,” Dubovik said, “but there’s only a precious few who will raise their hand and volunteer their lives to actually put on the uniform.”

M. Jon Kenworthy, head of the military science department, said Veterans Day is critical holiday to honor those who have fought for America.

“All the world wars and all the conflicts we’ve had, in the revolution, all of those freedoms that we have, those base freedoms are directly resulted from the efforts of veterans and people who have done the heavy lifting and the fighting so that we could enjoy this land of opportunity,” Kenworthy said. “So one day is not too much to ask of any.”

Dubovik said some places, like Logan, are generally appreciative to military service members and try to thank those in uniform. Kenworthy made the same observation.

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“I’ve noticed as I go through the community and stop somewhere for lunch or I grab something to eat at a grocery store or whatever, the people of Logan are very appreciative to the military service members and often thank me,” Kenworthy said. “I try to kind of shrug that off and say thank you -- not for me, personally, but for everybody who serves in uniform.”

At the end of the day, Dubovik said the biggest thing for soldiers is knowing the sacrifice they make and the freedoms the nation enjoys are appreciated.

That appreciation lights the fire that motivates men and women to join in service in the first place.

“Everyone can have a job but few people can having a calling,” Kenworthy said. “If you can go to work every day and feel like you’re making a difference, that your contribution for that day matters, it’s a lot easier to get up in the morning.”

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Sports

Utah State hockey club honors military

4By Kalen Taylor sports editor

The Utah State hockey club (3-8) hosted the University of Utah (13-21) Saturday in its second annual military appreciation night in Logan, Utah.

The game, played at the George S. Eccles Ice Center, featured a pregame moment of silence and an honorary puck drop by Kelli Kindig, a cadet in Utah State University’s Army ROTC program.

“I was really excited to be a part of it,” Kindig said.

“I’m just glad that I didn’t slip and fall on the ice.”

All active or retired military personnel were permitted into the game for free and the ROTC program gave away free military-style backpacks to fans in attendance. Utah State wore blue camouflage jerseys for the event. The Utes eventually prevailed 2-1 to give the Aggies their first home loss.

Utah State took a 1-0 lead with three minutes to go in the first period. Forward Lane Styers found the back of the net on power-play goal, his third goal of the season. The Aggies held the lead and controlled the puck much of the first period, they played nine minutes of the first period with a one-man advantage.

“It felt good. We came out of the first up 1-0, and it felt like we were pumping them,” Styers said. “Tides started to change. The ice tilted our way and they started taking it to us.”

Utah tied the game five minutes into the second period on a breakaway goal by Eric Gausseres. Gausseres, a defenseman, fired a shot from the left side which trickled past Utah State goalie, Keagan McHenry.

With the game tied, both teams began to play more physically in the third period, and nine penalties were assessed, seven going against Utah State. The Utes outshot the Aggies 22-13 in the final two periods of the game.

“We kind of got away from what we were trying to

accomplish,” said Jon Eccles, the head coach for Utah State. “We took some penalties that we shouldn’t have. When you have to kill off that many penalties, you know they are going to score at least one.”

With nine minutes to go in the game, Ute captain Shaymus Bertagnolli capitalized on a power-play opportunity to give his team the 2-1 lead. Anchored by goalkeeper Chris Komma, who is now 11-2-1 in starts with a .901 save rate, the Utes were able to fend off the last effort by the Aggies and take the win.

“We want to pick up the intensity and our physicality,” Styers said. “We’re not showing it as much as we should be right now.”

Utah State plays its next game Friday against Weber State in Logan. According to Eccles, the team will be making some changes before its next game.

“We’re probably going to change up our lines a little bit,” Eccles said. “All of those guys played hard; it just wasn’t a team effort all the time. We’re going to try and get some things fixed.”

— kalen.s.taylor@ aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @kalen_taylor Thakary Minson photo

Gymnastics team meets and greets

Kyle Todecheene photo UTAH STATE GYMNASTICS TEAM members sign posters for fans on Saturday in the Wayne Estes Center at the second annual Meet the Aggies event. The team also did a question and answer session with all in attendance and showed some of the floor routines that will be featured in the upcoming season.

USU’s Veterans: Russell Jones Time Served: 2001-2002 Place: Afghanistan Rank: E-7 senior, economics

Mary Shepherd Weir Time Served: 2001 - 2011 Places: Baghdad, Iraq 2006 - 2007 Rank: SSG graduate student, former TA, employee in DHS SEVP

Wesley Newman Time Served: 2009-2012 Place: California Rank: E-4 junior, ADVS

Sam Caldwell

Time Served: 2009-2013 Places: North Carolina, Afghanistan Rank: Corporal mechanical aerospace engineering

Ernest Tripp

Time Served: 1982-2007 Places: Afghanistan, Korea, Germany Rank: SFC, Sgt. 1st class

Ashley Dagley Time Served: 2002-present Places: Kosovo 05 - 06, Nicaragua, Germany, Army Reserves Rank: 1st lieutenant

Time Served: 1989-1997 Places: Rhode Island, Texas US Army Reserves

Active duty

Time Served: 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2011-2012 Places: Iraq, Afghanistan

Riley Hansen Time Served: 2001-2009 Places: US, Afghanistan Rank: SSG senior, economics

Samuel Reeder Time Served: 2004-2008 Place: Iraq Rank: Corporal graduate student, graduate TA

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Brian Welch

Time Served: Summer 2014 Place: Guam Rank: SrA senior, mechanical engineering

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Kimbralee Winslow

Time Served: 2008-2012 US Navy Rank: DCFN junior, business administration

Lucien Butler

Time Served: 2010-2011 Place: Afghanistan Rank: E-5 Accounting graduate student

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Opinions Our view: Veterans worth remembering

It’s that time again, when late-night television celebrity Noelle Johansen Jimmy Kimmel encourages parents to betray the sweet, youthful trust of their children for audience laughs.

The “I Told My Kids I Ate The All Their Halloween Candy” prank is equal parts hilarihaps ous and heartbreaking. My favorites from this year’s edition were the kids who shrugged it off and said, “It’s ok, we’ll get more next year.” One little boy even hugged his mom. Another, after opening every kitchen drawer, turned to his mother until they woke up to empty and sternly demanded she pumpkin pails.

Now, I’m no psychologist. leave his presence.

I can’t help but laugh at Children seem to forgive these reactions that perfect- and forget pretty quickly; ly display the simplicity and adults would be wise to do innocence of childhood. the same. Regardless, I can’t However, the hyper-analyt- help but wonder if these ical side of my brain can’t children grow up prematureshut up about how these ly disillusioned for the sake children, whose hopes and of this seasonal prank. To dreams take edible form and be fair, the parents don’t acfill plastic jack-o-lanterns and tually eat all their children’s pillow cases every Oct. 31, candy. Instead, they hide the stash and lie about it in must be traumatized.

Do you remember Hal- order to incite and record loween as a kid? No, I’m the child’s reactions. This is not talking about your fresh- where my beef comes in to man year at the Howl. Way play. Call it a joke, a fib or a back when Halloween real- prank; a lie is a lie. For adults, becomes ly meant something. When trick-or-treating I was a wee one, my mom trivial once you realize you sewed matching unicorn can buy three times the Halloween cansuits for dy Nov. 1 for my little the price sister and Noelle Johansen half and effort. But I. She bunfeatures editor for the trickdled us or-treaters up with themselves, as many that candy is a layers as night of hardcould fit earned salary. under the I’m purshiny blue posefully overand pink reacting, and m a te r i a l , I’m probably and we opening a proceedcan of worms ed to teron this. To be rorize the clear, I’m not neighboropposed to hood with pranks and our mysteasing in gentical coseral. I’ve been tumes and at both ends of demands several pracfor sweets. tical jokes, Those some more candies were tasteful than others.

What I a most treasured and coveted relic. We sorted them suggest is a measure of cauand bartered for our favor- tion when tender, developites, and when it was time to ing minds are at stake. Think go to sleep, we left them un- about potential repercusguarded in the living room sions of the strides you take without a second thought. to get a laugh. If I were one The next day we’d count of the kids from Kimmel’s down the hours after break- prank, I’d still be locking fast to when we could begin away my candy. the cavity-inducing binge The candy, now a sweet and unhealthy treat, could once more. But I digress.

The point is, we knew grow to symbolize anyour candy would be safe thing that teenagers or through the night. We even young adults treasure, often shared the nut-filled choc- non-tangible secrets. Parolates and rock-hard but- ents who don’t show their terscotch chews with our children respect endanger parents because ew. Never themselves by being untrustdid we have to worry about worthy, and though it could their hunger overruling their seem harmless, the psycholparental logic and driving ogy of a child is fragile. Rethem to devour our Hal- member that next time a celoween spoils. (This was, of lebrity asks you to tell a fib. course, before my mother’s — Noelle Johansen is a insomnia diagnosis resulted senior with a dual major in in late-night Ambien snackSpanish and journalism. Her ing sprees.) The children in spirit animal is a hybrid of Kimmel’s prank videos probBeyoncé and a koala. Send ably felt the same way. They angry comments to noelleprobably had complete johansen@gmail.com or on confidence in the self conTwitter @broelle. trol of their parents. That is,

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To be clear, I’m not opposed to pranks and teasing in general. ...

What I suggest is a measure of caution when tender, developing minds are at stake.

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We’ve all had to defend ourselves at one time or another — be it for our beliefs, our honor, our physical property — but our small sacrifices of pride cannot be compared to that of a military veteran. Those featured in the paper today, along with others who remain unseen, have done us a great service. We stand humbled by their sense of selflessness, and we hope we’ve done justice by recognizing them this way. It’s difficult to know the right method to show respect because those who serve are as unique as we are. Nevertheless, we all recognize one thing: We are forever in your debt.

Don’t trade your kids’ trust for a few cheap laughs

Editorial Board: Jeffrey Dahdah Manda Perkins Noelle Johansen Katherine Lambert Kalen Taylor Logan Jones Mikayla Kapp Kylee Larsen

Editor-in-Chief: Mariah Noble

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Horoscope love forecast:

November 11 4By Jennifer Shepherd The Lipstick Mystic (MCT)

Aries: March 21 - April 19 Your playful side is on full display as the moon puts you in a light-hearted mood.

You’ll flirt with strangers at a party or entertain saucy comments with your neighbors.

Or you’ll tantalize your current lover with some sexy pillow talk.

Taurus: April 20 - May 20 With Venus opposite your sign, it’s important not to make any snap judgments. And don’t let paranoia get the best of your.

Chances are that you’re not viewing your romantic situation as clearly as you need to.

Take a break.

Gemini: May 21 - June 21 Mercury is encouraging you to spend time with people who aren’t your usual “type.”

You need to mix things up a bit. Don’t let yourself fall into boring and predictable social patterns. There’s a huge world of people out there _ so get to know some of them.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22 You need to be practical with how you’re handling your love life. Is it really such a smart idea to date somebody who is married with kids? Do you truly think you should move in with someone who is deeply in debt and has a history with drugs? The moon says use caution.

Registration From Page 2 are kept busy during registration week.

“This is by far the busiest time,” said Josh Wardle, an academic adviser for the biology department.

Wardle encourages students to “take classes that actually help (you) graduate.”

“Definitely go and meet with your academic adviser,” he said. “I think academic advisers are underutilized and they can be a great resource to students.

So I would encourage students to visit them — not just a few days before registration, but throughout the semester.”

Ruth Harrison, director of undergraduate programs, has worked with students and registration for 17 years.

She highly recommends that students see their advisers before Halloween.

Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22 You could receive some unexpected help with your career, giving you a much-needed boost of positive energy. Maybe a business contact will refer you to a new client.

Perhaps an old resume will land you a hot interview. Jupiter says stay focused on work stuff.

Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 Neptune is putting you in a reflective mood. Maybe you’re thinking about a former flame, wondering if you could still get back together with that person. Or perhaps you’re feeling mournful about a romantic choice you made. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 You could be surprised at the depth of affection your partner shows you as Venus kicks up the passion. Maybe you’ve been casually dating this person, but this person wants to take things to the next level. Be honest about what you do and don’t want.

Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 2 Saturn is reminding you that need to experience an equal balance of power in your relationship. If your honey is always the boss, maybe it’s time for you to stand up for your own ideas and opinions for once. Don’t be afraid to assert yourself.

Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

She said, after that point, an available appointment could be two weeks out.

Geri Child, general academic adviser for the chemistry and biochemistry department, agreed with Harrison on this point.

“If (students) want to graduate on time, they should be meeting with their adviser the year before they graduate,” he said. “So in your junior year, meet with your adviser.”

Child said the mistake many students make is visiting their advisers in the last part of October or the week before registration.

“In general, advisers are pretty swamped this week,” Wardle said.

Of students who meet with their advisers, Child said, “Those are the ones we find graduate on time and don’t have any surprises in their schedule.”

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You might hear from someone you used to date as Venus creates some potential intrigue. Even if you and this person have gone your separate ways, you could find it appealing to communicate with this guy or girl again.

Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19 Be open to surprises. Uranus is showing you that sometimes you can get stuck in a rut, and you need to be more flexible about making changes. Your honey might make a sexy suggestion to you, and you should definitely say, “Yes.” Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 With the moon opposite your sign, you might be wondering if you’ve made the wrong romantic choice. Maybe that guy you dated for five minutes ten years ago was the love of your life. Maybe that girl you keep avoiding is your real soulmate.

Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20 Venus is enhancing your dreamy, artistic nature. You could write a love poem for your sweetheart itemizing his or her finest qualities. Or you might craft a romantic song on your guitar, even if you can’t play the guitar.

— Jennifer Shepherd, the Lipstick Mystic®, is an astrologer and syndicated columnist with over 2 million readers. For mystical fun and psychic insights visit www.lipstickmystic.com.

Gap From Page 2 ferent labor market than New York or Seattle.”

A flier Luke passed out invited people to hold signs with her, but most people either passed by without giving her attention or approached Luke to see what the rally was all about.

Kathryn Billeter, a freshman majoring in elementary education, said she agrees that women need better pay and more job opportunities. However, she said the message was probably not getting across to many passersby because

Luke seemed to yell her message when talking to people.

“As a teacher, it’s not an effective method,” Billeter said. “If you’re going to get your message across, that’s not the way to do it.”

Billeter said a better approach for Luke would have been to be more conversational.

“If she was a little more willing talk to me instead of talk at me, it would have been a better conversation,” Billeter said. “I would have loved to hear what advice she had to give me especially because I am hoping to become a teacher and hopefully get paid.”

— topherwriter@gmail. com

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