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Mark Bell | PHOTOGRAPHER CRASH MEMORIAL outside of the Agriculture Science Building.
Remembering an accident 10 years later By Morgan Pratt Robinson Staff Writer
Robbie Petersen said he has learned to not take life for granted after being one of two survivors of a fatal van accident that happened on Sept. 25, 2005; Saturday is the ten year anniversary of the crash. Petersen said he was only a month into his freshman year of studying Agricultural Systems and Technology at Utah State University when the accident happened. He was in a van with his fellow ag-science colleagues when a tire blew out and rolled the vehicle while traveling on Interstate 84. “We were on a field trip for a harvesting class here at Utah State and we went to go look at a piece of equipment out by Tremonton and we had a car accident on the way back,” he said. Petersen said only two of the eleven people survived: Jared Nelson, and himself. The deceased victims were Steven Bair, Dusty Fuhri-
man, Justin Gunnell, Justin Huggins, Jonathan Jorgensen, Curt Madsen, Ryan McEntire, Evan Parker and Bradley Wilcox. “They all passed away as a result of their injuries,” he said. “It was a very tragic occurrence that affected a lot of people. It has greatly affected the families of those involved. It was a very sad time for many of those families. I am sure the wounds haven’t yet and will never heal for them.” Petersen said the other survivor, Nelson, never fully recovered from the crash. “He received some pretty serious brain trauma in the accident,” he said. “Unfortunately he is restricted to a wheelchair and he is really limited in his conscious state. He’s not all there. He is unable to communicate other than he is able to smile and laugh and show some emotion, but he can’t talk and he can’t walk.”
Nelson’s wife Amy has been his primary caretaker for the last ten years, Petersen said. “She has been an angel along the whole way,” he said. “She pushes him around [in his wheelchair] and takes care of him,” he said. “She’s a great example for all of us.” Petersen was the only person to come out of the accident without pervasive injuries, although he did spend two weeks in the hospital after the accident. “I had broken both of my legs, I had some broken ribs, a broken nose, I had a pretty bad fracture in my left foot and some cuts and scrapes,” he said. Being the only person to come away from the accident relatively unscathed is bittersweet, he said. “As a survivor, I got a second chance,” he said. “But at the same time, it is hard and difficult to be the one that more or less walked away from it.”
Reporting tragedy at a school paper: Then & Now By Mandy Morgan Dittto News Editor
It was the evening of Sept. 26, 2005, and Brooke Edwards was sitting outside on a curb on campus. Though she doesn’t remember what function she was at that night or where exactly she sat with friends, she remembers looking over to see her phone ringing. It was Jay Wamsley, the then-advisor for the Utah Statesman. She was the new editor-in-chief for that year. She could have never expected what he told her. “He let me know that this tragic event had happened and was giving me a headsup,” Edwards said, “and was telling me how we could handle this, letting me know what the administrators’ plans were. I was very new, and he wanted me to know how the process worked.”
A van crash had happened a few hours earlier near Tremonton, as 10 students and a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences were returning from a field trip. A tire blew out, and none of the men were wearing seat belts. Eight of the students and the faculty member died either on the scene or during the following day while in the hospital. “Even in the few years I had been there, nothing this tragic had happened,” Edwards said. The night of the accident, (the night she got the call) there had been a “festive event celebrating the beginning of the year.” After word spread of what happened, however, the feeling on campus changed due to loss for so many people,
said. Petersen said one thing he learned from the crash was the power of community. “There was a great outpouring of fasting and prayers and a great deal of support,” he said. “It was
very humbling to see the power of prayer and the power of fasting in my life and in the lives of those that were also affected by the accident.” see Crash page 6
Kyle Todecheene | PHOTOGRAPHER MAKELL JENSEN WITH HER SON EVAN enjoying the parade. Jensen has gone to the parade for the last three years. The Tractor Parade was held on Friday.
REMEMBERING THE 2005 VAN CRASH VICTIMS AT AG BUILDING MEMORIAL By Allie Jeppson
she said. The next few weeks were filled with stories about the accident, policy changes for university travel and the on-going police and university investigations about what had happened, Edwards said. “The most important thing we wanted to do was get a reporter to the meeting with the administration,” Edwards said. Statesman reporters were invited to sit in when administrators first started to field the questions of what happened and what was going to change. Being able to let students know about those things was most important. However, since none of the staff had heard about the crash in time to make it to the scene or have much to write first-hand about the see Reporting page
At first, Petersen said he wasn’t able to come to grips with the accident. “There was a moment in the hospital that I had to come to terms with what happened and I just had to accept it for what it was,” he
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This is an article being rerun from the Hard News Cafe, in 2012 for the memorial remembering the victims of the 2005 van crash. It was just over six-and-ahalf years ago, on Sept. 26, 2005, that tragedy struck Utah State University— eight students and an instructor on their way home from a fieldtrip in Tremonton were killed when a tire blew on their 15-passenger van. The nine victims are remembered daily as students, staff and faculty walk by the 20-foot cement and bronze memorial erected outside USU’s new Agricultural Science and Research Building. The monument was relocated this spring from its previous home in the Taggart Student Center, and honors instructor Evan Parker, 45, of Hooper, and
agriculture students Steven D. Bair, 22, of Moses Lake, Wash; Dusty Dean Fuhriman, 22, of Tremonton; Justin W. Gunnell, 24, of Wellsville; Justin Huggins, 22, of Bear River City; Jonathan Dennis Jorgensen, 22, of Hyrum; Curt A. Madsen, 23, of Payson; Ryan Wayne McEntire, 22, of West Point; and Bradley G. Wilcox, 26, of Salt Lake City—all ejected from the van and killed. Fellow students Jared Nelson and Robert Peterson survived the crash. Unveiled in 2009, the memorial’s nine bronze panels represent each of the victims. It now stands in the new Memorial Plaza outside the Ag Building and adjacent to the USU Quad. It does not stand alone, but is surrounded by trees and a concrete bench with an inscription that reads, “To
honor the men lost, their families and the agricultural community touched by the tragedy of September 2005, this bench provides a place of reflection and comfort. May the spirit of agriculture always be found at Utah State University.” Memory of the eight students extends beyond the memorial plaza and into the new building, with a classroom named after one of the victims, Dusty Fuhriman, made possible by a gift from his father. The classroom, which includes a commemorative plaque in Fuhriman’s honor, will be used by students in the plants, soils and climate department, Cockett said. The bench, donated by 2005-06 ASUSU Agriculture Senator Cody Bingham, is a concise summary see Memorial page 9
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•USU Police were called to the Aggie Village Parking Lot on suspicious activity. A person driving a yellow Chevrolet Camaro with Colorado licence plates was looking in vehicles and taking notes. Police searched the parking lots with no contact with the vehicle described. Whereabouts of the suspicious vehicle and driver is unknown.
• USU Police responded to the statue on the southwest corner of the Edith Bowen school on a report that someone had defaced the statue with spray paint. When Police arrived they discovered that someone had placed a banana in the hand of a woman depicted in this statue. There was no damage to this art and the banana was removed and discarded.
•USU Police responded to the area of Richards Hall on someone possibly having a Taser and threatening to taze someone. Police watched the area and made contacts with individuals in the area. Police found no person with a Taser or anyone who saw a Taser. Officers cleared when assistance was no longer needed. • USU Police received an umbrella that was left on the shuttle bus. This item will be placed in found property until the owner claims the item.
•Individuals that had drawn a large circle with hearts on the sidewalk in the area. Individuals were asked to remove the chalk which they did. • USU police was flagged down by an individual who wanted to report there was a white substance on the buttons of the elevator in the Aggie Terrace. Police responded to a elevator and noticed the substance. It appeared to the police that the substance was ice cream. Po75004 lice had dispatch notify Facilities to have someone respond and clean the elevator. No other action needed.
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BJ BUCKETS OPENS
JOINING LOGAN’S ICE CREAM COMPETITION By Kayla Swenson Staff Writer Aggie Ice Cream and Charlie’s Supreme Ice Cream weren’t always the best frozen dessert shops on the block. Ice cream is becoming an increasingly competitive market in Logan, as more and more entrepreneurs are looking for business. BJ Buckets is the 10th ice cream shop to open in Logan and is working to improve marketing and sales. “We wanted to open up a shop for our children to work at, and we decided that ice cream would be fun,” said Mark Jorgensen, owner of BJ Buckets. Jorgensen said that BJ’s is unique because of it’s name and product. The shop serves 16 flavors of Farr’s ice cream, as well as various flavors of Dole Whip, a dairy-free sorbet. “We have some cool specialty items,” said Jayme
Warner, an employee of BJ Buckets. “We have a partnership with Great Harvest, so we use their brownies and cookies for brownie bombshells and cookie creations, where we put ice cream on top of the brownie or on top of the cookies.” James Clawson, owner of the Great Harvest located on Center Street, suggested that BJ Buckets open behind them to circulate more business downtown. Jorgensen hopes that Great Harvest customers will buy and migrate back for icecream. “Our location is also a drawback,” Jorgensen said. “We’re not on a street front so we have to do more advertising to get people back here.” BJ buckets has used Instagram, Facebook and other social media to promote their business, but are still trying to compete with more visible ice cream shops such as Charlie’s Supreme Ice
cream. “Any time you start out a new business it’s difficult,” said Lorraine Earl, owner of Charlie’s. “The bottom line is work. All the advertising in the world will not make business go if you don’t have great employees, great service and a great product.” With Charlie’s as competition, BJ Buckets has worked to create a bright atmosphere where students and families can feel at home. “The atmosphere is really cool,” said Jayme Warner, an employee of BJ Buckets. “It’s almost like hipster, and the prices aren’t bad at all.” Customers buy their ice cream in buckets of ounces. BJ Buckets’ lowest-priced item is a kids’ bucket (or two scoops) of ice cream for $1.30. The parlor also offers date night buckets and taco Tuesday specials, where icecream is scooped into a waffle taco with a free topping. Jorgensen said that along with creating a fun and
friendly environment, his family would like their business to be one that gives back. All tips donated to BJ Buckets are sent to charity foundations in Central America to help provide food for orphanages. “We are going to do a donation bucket on our wall, and all the tips will go to help the orphans,” Jorgensen said. Although the location isn’t ideal, BJ Buckets owners and employees hope that their quality family service makes every customer feel at home. “I would like BJ Buckets to be a place where students and families like to just come and be,” Jorgensen said. BJ Buckets is open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and is located on 55 W. Center St. — kayla1swenson@gmail.com Ryan Costanzo | PHOTOGRAPHER THE ICE CREAM TACO served at BJ Buckets Ice Cream.
Planned Parenthood still active despite loss in funds By Amy Reid Staff Writer On Aug. 14, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert issued a directive to stop the pass-through of federal funds to Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. “In light of ongoing concerns about the organization, I have instructed state agencies to cease acting as an intermediary for pass-through federal funds to Planned Parenthood,” Herbert said in an official statement. The directive was issued after the
release of a video on YouTube that showed a woman from Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of fetal tissue. The accuracy of the video has since been disputed, as editing could have taken the woman’s comments out of context. Karrie Galloway, the CEO of the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, said she is extremely disappointed in the decision. “I don’t feel it’s good policy-making,” Galloway said. “There was no investigation, and Planned Parenthood of Utah has
done nothing wrong, and he admitted that. Guilt by association — that’s not policy.” Nichole Cox, a junior in animal science at Utah State University, was concerned that the loss of funding could result in the loss of that resource. She had been planning on using Planned Parenthood to get a form of contraception her insurance didn’t cover. “My insurance, even if it’s covered, only covers up to $500,” Cox said. “It was kind of my only option to get that done, because otherwise I can’t afford it.”
Pizza, politics and progress
By Savannah Perkins Staff Writer
Thursday evening, Jim Matheson, former congressman, addressed a group of students in the Merrill-Cazier Library as part of the speaker series Pizza and Politics organized by the Institute of Government and Politics. Matheson represented Utah’s second and fourth districts throughout his 14 years serving in Congress. After voluntarily leaving Congress in January 2015, Matheson’s legacy of seven undefeated terms as a democratic congressman representing such a republican-leaning district is a legacy not likely to be forgotten. Right from the start Matheson wanted to get to the root of the different perspectives from Washington and what was working, but more importantly, what wasn’t working. “We value what we have here. We value our system of government, we value our constitution. We should want it to work well,” Matheson said, “yet right now the public isn’t
very happy about how it is working. How does the public change that?” With that question out in the open air, the discussion of processes, structures and the importance of building consensus took shape. Many themes wound through all that Matheson talked about. The need for consensus, building stability, the prevalence of gridlock and bipartisan efforts are all ideas that Matheson compiled and explained in three steps of how you get things done. Matheson noted that it wouldn’t be easy but they are important elements to emphasize. One: It always needs to be a bipartisan group effort, both sides working together. Two: Identify all the stakeholders, making sure that there is awareness of everyone involved. Three: Actually get people around the table taking to each other, recognizing the importance of face-to-face communication. This final step, to actually get people talking to one another, led the rest of the discussion to completion. Matheson continued to
make points about it being the effort of everyone involved that will lead to the outcomes that we want. There is more to be done than merely show up, he said. We need to make a quality effort. This begins with asking for information from multiple places, verifying the information that we are given, fact-checking and understanding it and then taking the next step — actually talking about it. Matheson said that starting those conversations — therefore change — is critical. It is important to start those conversations on a campus like Utah State University where thoughts can more easily transition into actions. “Listening to someone with insight and who actually has experience in Washington, D.C., was really cool and to have answer questions helped me understand,” said USU student Kolten Crane. Many people buzzed with discussions about what they gained from the forum. Aleigh Allred, a USU see Politics page 9
The directive does not affect the majority of Planned Parenthood’s money, with only 24 percent of its funds coming from the government, and only a percentage of that coming from the funds this directive affects. This means the organization still has enough to keep its doors open and its programs going, though it will have to find other sources for the funds it has lost. Galloway said it will not affect Planned Parenthood’s goal for public health. “Planned Parenthood does not
break its commitments to deal with public health,” she said. “We will still be diagnosing and treating chlamydia. We will still be providing sexual health information and education.” Galloway believes this decision does not show that public health is a shared goal for Gov. Herbert. “These decisions Gov. Herbert has made has hurt the public health of Utah,” she said. — reid.al73@gmail.com
Savannah Perkins | PHOTOGRAPHER FORMER CONGRESSMAN JIM MATHESON, adressed a group of students and faculty in the Merrill-Cazier Library.
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NATION AND WORLD FROM THE POPE,
SUPPORTIVE WORDS FOR IMMIGRANTS
POPE FRANCIS travels down Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
PHILADELPHIA — Speaking on the steps of Independence Hall, birthplace of the American nation, Pope Francis reached out warmly to the country’s Latinos, telling immigrants to stay strong and to “never be ashamed” of their cultural heritage. The son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, the first pontiff born in the New World recalled the country’s immigration heritage while surrounded by symbols of America. He stood next to a statue of George Washington and behind the lectern Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address. Speaking in Spanish, Francis on Saturday greet-
ed Latinos with “particular affection” and told immigrants that they had an obligation to contribute to the country and not be discouraged by hardship. “I ask you not to forget that, like those who came here before you, you bring many gifts to your new nation. You should never be ashamed of your traditions,” the pope said. “I repeat, do not be ashamed of what is part of you, your life blood.” The crowd, heavy with Latinos and immigrant-right activists, greeted Francis as one of their own, scrambling to catch a glimpse of the popemobile and breaking into a chant: “Francisco! Francisco!”
The pope’s pro-immigrant message has been a constant during his tour. The night before, during a Mass at Madison Square Garden in New York, he used a chair built by day laborers. He called for compassion toward immigrants during his address to Congress, remarks which could be heard as a rejoinder to some of the anti-immigrant messages that have become louder in the country’s politics. “He talks not like a pope, but like someone from my town, like a normal person,” said Gerardo Flores, 51, of Philadelphia, who crossed the border from his native Mexico in 1995 with what he called “a visa
from God.” Flores said his son got in trouble and has since been deported. Flores, carrying a sign reading “no more separation of families,” is active in a movement that aims to keep Philadelphia a sanctuary city where officials do not automatically turn over people in the country illegally to federal authorities. “His words are going to change the ideas of the politicians,” he said. In a speech that mentioned the Declaration of Independence and Philadelphia’s founding Quakers, Francis also spoke for religious freedom as an avenue for “peace, tolerance and respect for the dignity
and rights of others.” The 78-year-old Francis continued a breakneck pace after his arrival in Philadelphia, celebrating a packed Mass at the local cathedral, visiting a seminary and concluding with an appearance at a festival featuring Aretha Franklin and other entertainers. At the Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, he called on women to play a greater role in strengthening the church in America, singling out St. Katharine Drexel _ a Philadelphia-born heiress who became a nun. Francis told the story of how Drexel had asked Pope Leo XIII for help for American missions and the pope replied, What are you going to do? Francis repeated that question in Spanish, “y tu” _ and what about you? _ again and again as he spoke about the church’s role in a changing society. With his trip coming to a close Sunday, there is still no word whether Francis will meet with victims of sexual abuse by priests. The issue has been searing in Philadelphia, where two grand jury investigations revealed years of abuse and coverups by church officials. When popes have met with abuse victims in the past, they were never announced in advance, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, head of the Holy See press office, told reporters here Saturday. The meetings cannot be “a media sensation,” Lombardi said. Philadelphia’s shut-down streets were full of families
wearing green Francis T-shirts, seminarians, and groups of smiling whiterobed sisters who stood in long lines at security checkpoints, watched by hundreds of uniformed Homeland Security and National Guard troops in camouflage. They crowded against the metal barricades lining the Ben Franklin Parkway, cheering as the pope passed and waving flags _ Vatican, Argentine, Mexican and American. Claudia Kenyon of Waterford, Conn., and a naturalized citizen from St. Martin in the Caribbean hopes Congress hears the pope’s message about helping immigrants. “Their hearts are so set against it. But with God, all things are possible,” she said. A 51-year-old retired middle school teacher, she plans to take in a Syrian refugee family. It was Francis’ personality that drew many on a pilgrimage to Philly. “He feels more like a priest than a judge,” said Brian Russell, a 21-year-old senior at the University of Florida who drove up from Jacksonville with his father. “He’s kind of a mystic, actually.” During the morning Mass, Maria Elena Bowman, 53, of Conshohocken, Pa., watched the pope on a screen set up on 15th Street near City Hall, and was simply overtaken by the moment. “Look,” she said, lifting her sleeve. “I have the goose bumps everywhere!”
Uber expanding headquarters beyond San Francisco Uber is expanding its San Francisco headquarters _ to an old Sears building in downtown Oakland, Calif. The on-demand transportation company also announced Wednesday plans for an additional campus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay area. The company’s current headquarters is near downtown San Francisco. The historic Sears building _ formally known as Uptown Station _ stands seven stories with 330,000 square feet of office space and 50,000 square feet of dedicated retail space open to pedestrian traffic on the ground floor. Uber recently bought the building for an undisclosed sum from real estate firm Lane Partners. The building previously belonged to Sears Holding Co. before Lane Partners bought it in late 2014. The building is expected to be
UBER DRIVER JACK BILOTTA drives in Los Angeles as he talks about working as an Uber driver. (Katie Falkenberg/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
occupied by Uber sometime in 2017, and the company projects some 2,000 to 3,000 new em-
ployees from across multiple departments will be based there. The company currently has 2,000
employees working in the Bay Area. Uber also announced plans to
expand its San Francisco headquarters with the construction of a 432,000-square-foot campus in Mission Bay, some two miles from its current headquarters. “I am excited to welcome over 2,000 Uber employees and the economic impacts they will bring to our community,” Oakland Mayor Libby Shaaf said in a statement. “I also look forward (to) helping Uber make other meaningful contributions to Oakland that will make this a more equitable, vibrant city where everyone can thrive.” Uber joins a growing list of technology companies that call Oakland home, including Pandora, Skytide and Even.
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STUDENT LIFE
FROM ETERNAL SERVANT TO SAINT: JANE
ELIZABETH MANNING JAMES
Morgan Pratt Robinson | PHOTOGRAPHER JANE ELIZABETH MANNING JAMES
By Morgan Pratt Robinson Staff Writer Some recount her story like this: Jane Elizabeth Manning James was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was one of the first African-American women in Utah. She worked in the Smith home and was later sealed to Joseph Smith’s family as an eternal servant in 1894. Others portray her life like this: Jane Elizabeth Manning James was a faithful LDS saint who is an example to modern-day Mormons of how to overcome trials. “The way people narrate Jane’s story is all about perspective,” said Quincy D. Newell, an American religious scholar presenting at the 21st annual Leonard J. Arrington Lecture Thursday at the Logan Tabernacle at 7:00 p.m.
Newell said her lecture is not necessarily about Jane’s life. The focus of her discourse is about how different groups of people — Mormons, post-Mormons or anti-Mormons — tell her story. “Different people connect to Jane in different ways, so you get a lot of variety within the narrations of Jane’s life,” she said. Newell said understanding the different ways history is retold is important because it affects how we make decisions. “History matters,” she said. “The way we tell those stories about our past matters because that opens up or forecloses certain possibilities for the future.” It is fascinating how in which blackness gets represented in those different narratives about the same person, Newell said. The positive version of the story:
Newell said one way of telling Jane’s story glosses over the fact that she is black. “In this version of the story, Jane becomes a model for Mormonism, particularly for Mormon femininity, but also for Mormons in general of how to live a devout LDS life during trying circumstances,” she said. That is the most accessible version of Jane for the majority American Mormons today, said Newell. “Focusing in her blackness might make her less accessible because it is harder to imitate someone who is different than you in fundamental ways,” she said. Also in this version of the story, Joseph Smith is often depicted as talking with and having a relationship with Jane, which illustrates him as being progressive for his time. “Joseph Smith was relatively enlightened at his time,” she said. “He did oppose
slavery, but he was not particularly enthused about abolitionist plans to free the slaves.” The “incredibly awkward” interpretation of Jane’s story: The alternative narration of Jane’s story focuses on the fact that she was a servant for the Smith family and highlights her race. Emma Smith, Joseph’s wife, approached James and offered to let her be adopted into the family. She refused at the time, but after Joseph was assassinated, she wanted to join the Smith family. However, the church leaders at the time wouldn’t allow her to be adopted. They came up with a different solution: they sealed her to the Smith family as an eternal servant. This happened by proxy because James was not allowed to attend the sealing ceremony due to her race. “It is incredibly awkward for Mormons because it per-
petuates racial attitudes that Mormons really want to repudiate at this point in history,” she said. Why perspectives matter: “The malleability of her story so that it can be used to represent completely opposing viewpoints is a very interesting feature and it is a great illustration of why it matters that we pay attention to how we narrate a story,” Newell said. The Associate Dean for Special Collections in the Merrill-Cazier Library Brad Cole said while there are different narratives from the past, people telling those stories is a way that we can learn from the mistakes of those who came before us. “Ordinarily, anything that is going on today has some parallel in the past that you can go and learn from, so you don’t repeat the mistakes,” he said. “I don’t really look at it as taking advantage [of the story]. I look at it as
trying to be smarter.” Jared Call is the interim head of the Utah State University Religious Studies Club. He is also a senior studying religious studies and philosophy. Call disagrees with Cole, because those narrations can be used for good or bad when telling a story. “The storyteller holds a sense power that can be willed for a variety of ends,” he said. Call said wielding that power is like walking a fine line of leaving out as many biases as possible when recollecting history. Cole said the lecture will also feature a student writing contest. “If students come, take notes and they write a 2,500 word non-fiction essay, there is a $1,000, $500 and $250 prize,” he said. — morgan.pratt.robinson@ gmail.com
ASIAN STUDENT UNION HOSTS FIRST EVER AUTUMN FESTIVAL By Kelsey Schwab Staff Writer While fall semester at Utah State University is traditionally known for football games and homecoming activities, the Asian Student Association added a cultural experience to the autumn activity line-up. On Friday evening, the Taggart Student Center patio was lit with lanterns in honor of USU’s first autumn festival, an activity sponsored by the Asian Student Association. “Our motivation for this festival was to reach out to our Asian roots, but with a modern twist,” said Natalie Norton, president of the Asian Student Association. Norton said the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Harvest Moon, is traditionally a holiday in Asia where friends and
family gather to eat food and look at the full moon, the roundness of which symbolizes togetherness. This is the association’s first year putting on this type of large and inclusive event. In the past, there has been a banquet and a formal show to celebrate the Asian cultures. This year, Norton said, the students wanted the event to be more interactive while including more diversity around campus. “We needed to try something different and new because the banquet became very obvious and routine — like, we just didn’t want to be bound by that,” said David Chamorro, vice president of the Asian Student Association. “We felt that this festival is something that would leave a new trademark for the association.”
The festival was complete with modern music, games, foods and elements of Asian tradition. A local sushi chef even made sushi for the attendees. In addition to sushi and Thai curry, little-known cuisines were introduced to the Logan residents, such as bubble tea, taiyaki and shrimp chips. “It was a really relaxed atmosphere for people to walk around, grab some street foods and play or watch at their leisure,” Norton said. The activities, food and performances were from a variety of Asian cultures. Bubble tea is initially a Taiwane drink; Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake; the shrimp chips originated in Southwest and Eastern Asia. see AUTUMN page 6
Mekenna Malan | PHOTOGRAPHER MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN STUDENT UNION perform at the first ever Autumn Festival.
Mark Bell | PHOTOGRAPHER STUDENTS WHITNEY JOHNS AND JAMIE FINCH speak with Zach Volin about a study abroad.
AGGIES ABROAD Students discuss cost and benfits of study abroad
By Michael Burnham Staff Writer “When students talk to students, that’s when it clicks,” said Kay Forsyth, the program director for study abroad at Utah State University. The Utah State Office of Global Engagement hosted its fall study abroad fair on Wednesday in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge. The event focused on presenting the wide variety of study abroad programs available to Aggies in the coming semesters. Forsyth said the fair was a chance to get students excited about Study Abroad possibilities at the start of the semester, while providing students an opportunity to meet faculty members and program providers. Students also had the opportunity to talk with other students
who recently returned from study abroad programs. Though students often show high interest in study abroad near the beginning of the semester, that number decreases rapidly, said Madeline Greenlick , a study abroad adviser . “When I talk to Connections classes before the semester begins, I’d say the majority of students have heard of study abroad and say they would want to do a study abroad,” Greenlick said. “It’s hard to say what changes from the time of thinking of a study abroad to actually applying.” Greenlick said on average only 300 to 400 students — roughly 1 percent of the USU population in Logan — participate in study abroad programs every year. Greenlick, who has been working in the study abroad office since 2007, said she
believes much of this loss comes from financial fears. But this fear of financial impediment can be deluded, said Katie Davidson, another adviser of the Office of Global Engagement. “It is really affordable here,” Davidson said. “That’s kind of a myth, that people think study abroad is expensive.” According to Forsyth, the USU study abroad office recently partnered up with Generation Study Abroad. This program, which runs under the Institute of International Education, was created to increase opportunities for students to study abroad. The IEE website claims only 10 percent of U.S. students study abroad every year, and the program has a goal of helping universities across the nation to see ABROAD page 8
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HOW TO EAT SPICY WINGS By Brenna Kelly Copy Editor It was Sept. 17 – Boneless Thursday, one of Buffalo Wild Wings' genius marketing tactics. My friends and I were placing our orders online when I thought, "Why not try something, like, super spicy? That'd be fun." So I did. Mango Habanero is not the spiciest flavor. Above it on the hotness scale are Wild and Blazin,' which they urge you to "keep away from eyes, pets and chil-
dren." The description for Mango Habanero on Buffalo Wild Wings' website reads, "Feel the burn, savor the sweet: Two sensations, one sauce." While I would not recommend eating Mango Habanero for pleasure, I know that some of you will (you rebels, you). Therefore, I have some suggestions for those of you wanting to try it. Eat fast. I ate my wings whole. Really. I just shoved the whole thing in there at once. If you have multiple wings, chew and swallow
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fast. The heat will take a minute to hit you, but the less time it spends in your mouth, the less sauce there is to coat your cheeks and tongue. That being said, you may want to savor the sweetness of the mango while you can. Drool. This is a tactic a friend of mine tried, and apparently it helps. If you're in the comfort of your home, find a sink and simply drool — it's your mouth's way of sweating out the heat. Don't drink water. Guzzling cold water may refresh your
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“I personally enjoy those foods, so I loved to see what my peers also think about it,” Chamorro said. The night was filled with singing, dancing, slam poetry and a taiko drumming performance that involved the whole crowd. Meanwhile, multiple games were set up, including a taiko drumming video game, a water balloon fishing game and a rubber band shooting gallery. “I have seen the festivals in Korea and Japan, so thinking back on those memories brings me great joy, and to think we can possibly create an ongoing tradition for the people of Logan and USU makes me excited,” Chamorro said. “I hope we bring more to the Asian community here and a greater interest and appreciation for the culture.” The Asian Student Association included other clubs and ethnicities in planning and volunteering for the event. The Interfaith Student Association had a booth set up about Buddhism, Love Is For Everyone (LIFE) ran a beanbag toss game, the Latino Student Union set up a bingo game and the Native American Student Council did a ring toss. “This has impacted me in a strong way of learning to create an event from scratch and build a base for it,” Norton said. “It has been a great experience to be a part of all of this. I hope for USU it leaves an imprint of showing students they have the power to create and be creative. I would love it if the event could inspire someone to do something great and create their own work for USU or anything they do in life.” More information about the USU Asian Student Association can be found on their Facebook page. — schwaby23@hotmail.com
After the crash, he took a year off to recover and began taking classes again in 2006, he graduated with his Bachelor’s degree from USU in 2011. He has since worked all over the country in the agriculture industry. “Just this last year I’ve changed jobs and I am teach-
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accident, they followed what was found from other news sources in Utah and mostly covered the memorials and things done campus to remember the victims. But it wasn’t just assigned reporters and photographers going to events and memorials after the accident, said Edwards. “A lot of times you just went to the things you were assigned to because you didn’t have time to go to anything else, but I remember they held a candlelight vigil shortly after, and a lot of our staff went,” Edwards said. “While that wasn’t a surprise to me, that was sort of unusual to have so many of our staff there attending something they weren’t assigned to because, just like every other student, we had been impact-
ing at the high school level,” he said. “...Having never taught before it is frustrating. I can’t say yet at this point I have found the reward, but I know it is there somewhere I just have to find it.” Along with establishing his career, Petersen said he married his wife Alexa three years ago. “And this summer we weled by this.” For Michael Sharp, the photo editor of the paper at the time, there isn’t much he remembers besides, fittingly, the photographs that came in from other sources of the accident wreck. “That’s basically the only memory I have. I guess that makes sense, being the photo editor, taking pictures all day and saying ‘How will we show this?’ That’s kind of more what I looked at, more than the words — my understanding of how things played out was more visual,” he said. Though he doesn’t remember every detail of the coverage and every photo they chose to use, he remembers the struggle between covering it all and letting people know what happened and what was coming from investigations, and also the sensitivity of the situation. “It was a really big story. There were a lot of questions, and I think, in a lot of ways, that
mouth at first, but it won't wash away the heat. The spiciness of the habanero is in the oils of the sauce. Instead, try bread or dairy, especially yogurt. But I'm going to cut you straight — the remedies really don't do much to help. It's going to feel like hellfire no matter what. Your throat will tighten, your gums will burn and you'll probably cry. Or just don't. Instead, you could go with the sweet and sticky honey BBQ (my staple). There's also the well-seasoned parmesan garcomed our first little boy,” he said “His name is Daniel and he is two months old.” Petersen said having Daniel has put the van crash into a different light. “For me to imagine that something like the accident happening to my son at that age would be more devastating than I had imagined at this point,” he said. “I just was the role that we took — how do we answer those questions that are going to be asked and need to be asked, and what’s important to talk about in keeping in step for those individuals who lost their lives in the accident,” Sharp said. Though the feeling didn’t ever completely lift the entire year, Utah States was truly brought together by the tragedy of losing some of their own, Edwards said. And the staff of the Statesman did what they could, and she was proud of how everything turned out in such a difficult situation. Now, 10 years later, with many changes having been made, but people in the accident never forgotten, the Statesman has reached back to talk to some involved about what it means 10 years later. Morgan Robinson Pratt, a staff reporter at the Statesman, had the chance to speak to Robbie Petersen, one of the survivors of the 2005 accident. “I wanted to be delicate,” Robinson said. “If you listen to the audio, he’s really hesi-
lic, or the exotic Caribbean Jerk — really, any other option. But if you're willing experience the pain, Mango Habanero is probably the most palatable of the spicy sauces at Buffalo Wild Wings. For footage of this experience, visit UtahStatesman.com. — Brenna Kelly is a Sophomore majoring in journalism with minors in political science and multimedia. She mostly writes but occasionally tweets. You can contact her at brennakelly818@gmail.com or on twitter at @bckelly8 have a greater respect for the parents of those and the families of those who were lost.” Petersen said the accident made him realize how valuable life is. “I wouldn’t call life fragile, I would look at life as valuable,” he said. — morgan.pratt.robinson@ gmail.com @morganprobinson tant and somber. His attitude is somber.” Robinson also took time on Friday to attend the tractor parade on campus as part of CAAS week, something done every year to honor those in the accident. “I might have been one of the only ones who really understood what it was for,” Robinson said. “There’s a wreath up by one of the tractors with all of the victim’s names, and I took a few moments this morning, and I stopped there and paid my respects.” Covering tragedy is something that often comes with a reporting job, but the students at the Statesman then and now hope they have done the job deserved to remember the 2005 van crash and those affected by it. An audio recording can be found online with Robinson’s article at the Statesman website. — mandy.m.morgan@ aggiemail.usu.edu @mandy_morg
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SPORTS
MYERS STEPS IN
By Kalen Taylor Desk Editor It has happened again. Utah State’s football team will play a backup quarterback due to injury. Since the 2011 season, Chuckie Keeton’s freshman season, USU has only had one season where they didn’t play multiple quarterbacks. In 2012, Keeton stayed healthy for the entire season. Utah State lost two games by a total of five points, and the Aggies dominated a bowl game to post an 11-2 record. This year is proving to be a
repeat of the past four. Keeton sprained the MCL in his right knee on Sept. 19 while playing Washington, the third game of the season. The Utah State team that has so often used the phrase “next man up,” is forced to do so yet again. “Chuckie will be out probably four to six weeks,” said head coach Matt Wells in a press conference on Sept. 22. “He’s got a sprained MCL, but we’ll move forward. I hate it, and I hate it for him.” Kent Myers will replace Keeton in the Aggies’ offense starting in the homecoming game on Saturday.
“It doesn’t change our offense very much,” said Devonte Robinson, a senior wide receiver who has played with both quarterbacks. “We just rally around him, and it’s the next man up. It’s all part of being on the team. It’s next man up, that’s what we preach.” Myers, a sophomore, started out last season as the No. 4 quarterback on the depth chart. He ended the 2014 campaign with a 5-1 record as a starter and led Utah State to a bowl victory. “He’s a tremendous competitor,” Wells said. “He loves to play, and is a great
teammate. He’s a selfless individual, and I think you saw that with his willingness to move to receiver during spring camp. He’s a really good player, and our team will rally around him. We’ve got to play better around him. I’ve got a lot of confidence in Kent.” The Aggies are ranked No. 127 — dead last — in the FBS with 877 total yards of offense this season and next to last with just over 14 points per game. Myers will be relied upon to turn things around. “No, we’re not going to start calling things different,” Wells said. “You just
may emphasize some things a whole lot more, and you may de-emphasize some things. That’s all we’re trying to do, is find out who we really are at this point.” This season Myers will be running an offense much different from last year. The offensive coordinator is different. Two of the wide receivers are gone, and two running backs are gone. “The offense I’m sure will be a little different,” said LaJuan Hunt, USU’s starting running back. “We’ll do some things the same but change to adapt to his playing style. Luckily, he’s a lot like Chuckie.”
Hunt played in every game in 2014 and made four starts alongside Myers. “He’s a good quarterback,” Hunt said of Myers. “He’s athletic, and his playing style is similar to Chuckie’s. Last season, we saw that he was talented, but he had a raw talent. This season, with a year of experience under his belt, he’ll be better.” It remains unclear who will be the starting quarterback when Keeton returns. — kalen.s.taylor@gmail.com @kalen_taylor
Women's rugby gaining popularity
Kyle Todechene | PHOTOGRAPHER (LEFT) CASSIDE SPERRY RUNS with the Rugby during a practice at the Legacy Fields on Thursday. (TOP RIGHT) Head coach Brooke Lambert addresses her team during a practice. (BOTTOM RIGHT) Wynter Holtman practices with her team.
By Brandon Gardner Writer A 2010 study by America’s Sporting Goods Manufacturers’ Association, based on a survey of sporting participation in 120 different sports, reported rugby was the fastest-growing team sport in the United States. Women’s rugby sevens was voted in as a new sport in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the campus of Utah State, the sport is seeing similar growth. “I started playing five years
ago,” said Dani Gomm, the Aggies’ fly-half. “When I started it was still really small, and there were a lot of colleges that still didn’t have teams. We have seen colleges who didn’t even have a rugby program that have women’s rugby now. “I am always running into girls all over, just when I travel, who play rugby, and you wouldn’t have seen that five years ago. As soon as you meet someone that plays rugby, there is an automatic bond there somehow. It just happens.” Utah State has 23 women that
travel with the team this year and even more that come the team’s bi-weekly practices. “I think that rugby is becoming a lot more popular, just in general,” said the Aggies forwards coach Victoria Pierce. “In the states, it is growing in popularity. Our team is getting a lot better as the years go on too.” Last season, USU had about 18 women that participated in fall rugby, which is played with 15 players on the pitch. “We have been building the program more,” Pierce said. “The more girls we get, the more sus-
tained we can be through the years and continue to build the program.” Wynter Holtman, USU’s starting 8 man, compared the team to a family. “This year I feel like that there is a lot more girls that are excited about it,” Holman said. “We have a lot of new players. It’s kind of like a party every practice. Everyone is excited to be here. It’s a lot of fun. I always have someone to go lift with, hang out with. It is just like a family.” So far this season, Utah State is
2-1 and has three more matches before the playoffs. “There is a lot of team bonding and team unity,” Gomm said. “A lot of people have the same priorities, and we just like to get out and have fun.” The next game is on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on the Aggies’ Legacy Fields against conference opponent UVU. — gardnerbrandon8838@gmail.com @gardnerbrandon5
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AGGIES START CONFERENCE PLAY 0-2 By Joe Baraiolo WRITER
Bradley Keyes | PHOTOGRAPHER (TOP) SOPHOMORE RACHELLE WARNER dribbles against New Mexico on Friday. (BOTTOM) Senior Jeannie Woller looks on as her team competes against New Mexico.
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next five years — a goal which USU has adopted as well. “It’s an ambitious goal,” Forsyth said. “President Albrecht is in support of this initiative, and there has been reach out to deans and department heads to get everybody on board.” Greenlick noted that Utah State offers a relatively low tuition cost in comparison with other similarly ranked universities, which makes
studying abroad more affordable. But Tori Fica is still paying off student loans for a study abroad she did in France in 2013. “I really don’t care,” Fica said. “Compared to my graduate school debt, what I paid to go and study abroad really wasn’t that much.” Fica did say she was doubtful at first whether or not the the experience would be worth her money. “I was the least prepared, financially, that anyone could ever be for a study abroad,” Fica said. “But I have never for a second regretted
Utah State women’s soccer dropped to 0-2 in Mountain West play, losing to San Diego State 2-0 Sunday at the Chuck and Gloria Bell Field. The Aztecs’ first goal would come from freshman forward Leah Pruitt in the 56th minute. Pruitt took a shot from the edge of the box and finished in the bottom right corner to put San Diego State up 1-0. San Diego State would extend their lead in the 76th minute when junior forward Morgan Darling took a shot that would go off the crossbar and in, to put the Aztecs up 2-0 over the Aggies. “Coming into the game we knew that they were a good opponent,” said sophomore defender Rachelle Warner. “We let some goals in, and we let it get to the best of us. Defensively, we have to stay compact and not let that get to our heads.” The Aggies struggled offensively early on in the game but fought hard until the end,
it.” Another Aggie, Claire Hubbard, said her semester-long study abroad in Italy was well-worth the cost. “It is so comparable to USU’s tuition, and that’s including food and housing,” Hubbard said. “So really, if you can get the plane ticket, you can study abroad.” Hubbard estimated only a $2,000 increase in expenses of her study abroad compared to what she pays to live in Logan and attend USU for a semester.
finishing the game with 12 shots. I think we came out a little slow, and it took us too long to get into our groove,” said junior midfielder Jayne Robison. “We fought until the end, and you’ve got to be pleased with that.” Utah State will head out on a four-game road trip, as they will face Fresno State, San Jose State, Nevada and UNLV. “It’s about consistent effort,” said USU head coach Heather Cairns. “The game doesn’t change whether we’re home or away. We have to really make sure that we bring that consistent effort and find a way to grind out some wins.” Utah State’s next four games will all be road matches. USU will take on Fresno State on Friday before heading to San Jose State on Sunday. Then Utah State travels to Nevada to play on Oct. 9 and UNLV on Oct. 11. The Aggies next home game will be Oct. 16 at 3:00 p.m. against Air Force.
Hubbard had the benefit of free airfare due to family connections and agreed that it made a difference for her. “I would say that is probably the most expensive part of it,” Hubbard said. Greenlick said she feels more students would participate in study abroad programs if they knew more details about the programs. “I think it’s just getting the word out about the affordability,” she said.
— joebaraiolo@gmail.com @joefish_2 Regardless of the cost, Fica and Hubbard believe study abroad programs are worth the cash. “I definitely learned lessons I couldn’t have learned any other way,” Fica said. “Not everything can be measured with money.” For more information on USU study abroad opportunities visit globalengagement.usu.edu. — mikeburnham3@gmail.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: As an alumni of USU, I was dismayed to hear that that students were forced to remove their pro-life chalk messages because it might "offend" someone. How is it that the students that belong to L.I.F.E., the LDS institute, and other groups that might "offend" someone can write in chalk on the sidewalks, but the pro-life students cannot? ( Just as a note, I
am fully supportive of L.I.F.E. and religious groups, I just used them to make a point.) I feel that it was an infringement of free speech and a hypocritical action considering the many, many things that are scrawled all oved the USU sidewalks. If they were writing hateful things, I could understand the measures taken by the campus police. However,
they were not, as far as I could tell, hateful at all. I am actually opposed to defunding planned parenthood, and I still respect their right to campaign for doing so. I sincerely hope that steps are taken in the future to prevent similar actions.
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REIN IN METHANE: THE EPA RULES ARE NEEDED TO CUT GREENHOUSE GASES
The following editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, Sept. 9: ___ Coal producers recoiled last month after the Environmental Protection Agency announced rules that will reduce climate-warming carbon emissions over the next decade and lower the nation's dependence on coal. Now the oil and gas lobby is raising a fuss over the next critical component of the Obama administration's climate change strategy: a plan that will reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Methane accounts for the second-largest share of climate-warming
emissions in the world after carbon but has 25 times its potency. The new rules will reduce methane emissions by 20 to 30 percent by 2025, administration officials say, by requiring oil and natural gas producers to find and repair leaks from new or revamped wells. These reductions will fit into the White House's strategy of reducing methane pollution by 40 to 45 percent within the next decade. The rules won't affect existing drilling infrastructure, which environmental advocates say don't go far enough. Oil and gas producers have condemned the rules, claiming they'd be too costly, would kill jobs
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and would inflate Americans' energy costs. The EPA estimates making the changes will cost energy producers about $420 million over 10 years but will generate up to $550 million in savings because of the reduction in methane losses. In the coming months, the methane rules, along with the EPA's rules on power plant emissions, will be challenged in protracted legal battles. Energy lobbies' shortterm profit cannot come before America's longterm economic and security interests. In that regard, the industry cannot be trusted to govern itself.
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of Bingham’s feelings and a reminder that USU has a history of good and bad, Bingham said. “We’re trying to remember the good of those individuals that had a bad thing happen to them,” Bingham said. Although the plan was always for the memorial to be moved to the new building, it was not always thought that it would be housed outside, said Agriculture Dean Noelle Cockett. “As we started doing the layout for the building, we realized that this was a
Name: Kristen Carr Year: Senior Major: Electrical Engineering Hometown: Perry, Utah
seemed engaged and asked solid questions to demonstrate their understanding, meaning the students came to learn and left with more insight. There are many more speakers lined up in this series throughout the semester, all organized as part of a Careers in Government class to allow people in many different government careers to come and share how they got there and what opportunities there are out in the world. — sunshineperky@gmail.com
beautiful piece of artwork, and that by placing it outside, more people would see it, enjoy it, and appreciate it,” she said. For faculty and students in the College of Agriculture, the memorial’s prominence helps keep their former classmates and colleague them alive. “The sculpture itself is a symbol of the dedication that the students had to agriculture,” said Bruce Miller, head of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Department. “You can never take for granted how long your life is going to last and how long you can pursue your dreams.”
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