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Resort stays ahead BY DANIELLE MANLEY staff writer

SNOWBOARDS AND SKIS LINE THE RACKS outside the day dodge at Beaver Mountain Ski Resort, while guests take a break from the slopes. DANIELLE MANLEY photo

Travis Seeholzer Beaver Mountain

It’s a Saturday afternoon at Beaver Mountain. Some customers have season passes and a few buy a $45 lift ticket. A snowboarder glides through newly fallen pow-� der, giving him a feeling similar to floating on air. Several yards away a skier jumps and speeds through the terrain park, showing off to friends. Skiing and snowboarding is a part of Cache Valley’s culture and economy. “We are the longest family-�owned ski area in America,� said owner Ted Seeholzer. “Most of them are corporate owned, cor-� porate operated, and it’s a different ball game than if it’s owned by individuals.� Beaver Mountain has been family owned since its opening in 1939. Seeholzer said he thinks bigger corporations have more focus on making money. “Not that we don’t want to make money, we do, but I think the prices, I don’t think a corporation of any size would let you ski on Beaver Mountain for $45,� Seeholzer said. “I think

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ersus typical ski areas, we’re ahead of the curve. We’re an anomaly.�

you’d be looking at 60 or 70 bucks. I think the food ser-� vice would be handled dif-� ferently. I don’t think you’d be permitted to bring your lunch in the day lodge.� Seeholzer said Beaver Mountain Ski Resort was down 25 percent from their sales average last season Many ski resorts in the country are owned by corporations and run on a very large scale. But for a medium-�sized resort with no overnight lodging and without the ability to make s ynthetic snow, Seeholzer said Beaver is ahead of the curve. “I would say on an aver-� age maybe ten year period, we generally have been growing six to eight percent a year, which is good,� said

operations manager Travis Seeholzer. “Versus typi-� cal ski areas, we’re ahead of the curve. We’re kind of an anomaly in the ski world these days. Being a ‘Ma and Pa,’ we’re one of the last ‘Ma and Pa,’ sort of a midsize, day ski area without lodging. There’s not a lot of those around anymore.� Despite growth in cus-� tomers each year, last sea-� son’s lack of snow affected Beaver’s sales. “Our student univer-� sity season pass sales were down significantly,� Travis Seeholzer said. “I blame that on last year. I think we’ll see a lot of that next year maybe. People are like, ‘Oh, is it worth it to buy a season pass?’ and then you have a good year. It hasn’t been a great snow year, but it’s early. I have faith it’s going to change. Early on, we were better than last year.� A problem the lack of snow created was the build-� ing of the new ticket office. “We were a little con-� cerned, so we decided to back off of this new facility, which will be about 10,000 to 12,000 square feet build-� ing,� Travis Seeholzer said.

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Faced with admissions drop, USU turns recruiting focus BY SARAH MENLOVE staff writer

According to Student Services Vice President James Morales, USU expects to lose $15.5 million over the next two years. This projected revenue loss is the result of the change in eligi-� bility age for missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-� day Saints. In reaction to this prediction, USU’s admissions team has focused on several recruitment tactics which are currently being put into action. USU President Stan Albrecht created the Missionary Task Force in response to the age change made in October’s General Conference by Latter-�day Saints president Thomas S. Monson. Led by Morales, the task force encompasses representatives from Student Services, academic depart-� ments, deans, Housing and The

Campus Store. The task force will meet every Friday for the next year to discuss how to minimize the impact this change may cause. “We have developed three pri-� mary areas to offset this dip in revenue,� Morales said. “Recruit more out-�of-�state freshman, more out-�of-�state transfer students and more international students.� Despite the projected dip in enrollment, Morales said there was no reason to panic. “We’re concerned, but we got a really good jump start on it,� Morales said. “We feel confident that we’ve got the right pieces either in place, or we’ll be able to put them in place to get through this. It’ll be a challenge, but we think we will weather this storm well.� Morales believes the impact will be greater at USU than at other institutions in Utah. He said

86 percent of students attending USU are members of the church, compared to 50 percent of the University of Utah’s students. According to Morales, USU predicts it will lose approximately 1,900 students over the next two years. This will be $9.5 million lost in tuition plus an additional $6 million in auxiliary revenue such as Dining services, residence halls and parking services. “Many of those students will come back, so in the end it won’t necessarily be truly lost revenue,� Morales said. “It will just be a rev-� enue dip for a period of time.� USU’s Director of Admissions Katie Nielsen said the Admissions team is targeting areas in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and especially California to recruit out-�of-�state freshman as well as out-�of-�state transfer students. “We’re doing six trips to California in the next month basi-�

OUT-OF-STATE FRESHMEN and transfer students are the new focus of USU recruiters. SAMANTHA BEHL photo illustration

cally covering from Sacramento to San Diego doing events in the area,� Nielsen said. “We will be doing admissions and scholar-� ships on the spot and looking for students who maybe didn’t know

Diners help patients BY TAVIN STUCKI news editor

Chatter filled the restaurant as hosts and waitresses scurried between tables, leading hungry guests to their chairs. People crammed into the foyer, crowding the large donation box respon-� sible for the influx of Cache Valley residents to IHOP. Tuesday was “Free Pancake Day,� and each IHOP guest received a free short stack of pancakes. Even more, pancake houses nationwide paired with the Children’s Miracle Network to help save patient lives. The Logan IHOP teamed up with Primary Children’s Hospital to aid children like 11-�year-�old Cache Valley cancer survivor Sydney Mecham. Mecham was at IHOP to help raise awareness and support for the disease. “Primary Children’s means a

lot to me for what they’ve done for me and a lot of my friends,� she said. Mecham was was diagnosed with cancer near the end of 2012 after she went to Primary Children’s Hospital for an MRI. She was released 10 days later after a multitude of tests and scans. Lindsey Lopez, who helped raise awareness for the event as part of her duties as Miss Cache Valley, has grown close to Mecham as the two have interact-� ed. Lopez said Mecham was eager to help at Pancake Day because she experienced what it is like to be a patient at Primary Children’s hospital. “It kind of links everything together,� Lopez said. “To have someone like Syd here, they can actually see who they’ll be helping with their donations.�

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Utah State could be an option.� Morales said USU is very affordable in terms of tuition and student fees. He said USU costs

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Aggies take top debating marks BY KATRIEL WILKES staff writer

MISS CACHE VALLEY LINDSEY LOPEZ and 11-year-old cancer survivor Sydney Mecham greet IHOP guests Tuesday. SAMANTHA BEHL photo

USU’s Speech and Debate team placed second in the Northwest Forensic Conference Jan. 25-�27 in Washington. “Everyone is very talented and a very hard worker,� said team member Andrea Bouwman. There were about 30 schools competing at Western Washington University. USU has attended this conference for the last the eight years. Seven of the eight years, they have placed first. With five students — Justin Jerez, Andrea Bouwman, Bobby Fausett, Chloee Butterfield and Prairie Fox — USU was the smallest team attending the tournament. The morning before the tournament, the competitors got up early to practice their speeches. In most of the events, the students write and memorize their own speeches before the competition.

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RECRUIT: Admissions hope to persuade California students From page 1 approximately $5,000 per semester for residents. Schools in other states, such as the University of California, cost as much as $31,000 per semester for residents, according to UC’s website. Some universities in California have been cap-� ping their enrollment as well. “Based on media reports and other reports we’ve been connected with in California, some students can barely get one class a semester,� Morales said. “This would take them years to get a college degree. We’re telling these students to transfer to Utah State where they can get their degree done a lot cheaper and

quicker than if they stayed in California.� USU plans to offer addi-� tional scholarships to both out-�of-�state freshmen and out-�of-�state transfer stu-� dents. “However, not all of them, because we need the revenue to help us make up the dif-� ference in terms of what we’re losing,� Morales said. USU is also focusing on recruiting international stu-� dents. Mary Hubbard, vice provost for International Education, said the International Admissions team is trying some new approaches to interna-� tional recruitment such as attending recruitment fairs in countries that have increased interest in send-� ing students to the U.S. “We are participating in

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e’re telling these students to transfer to Utah State where thay can get their degree done a lot cheaper.�

several ‘virtual fairs’ where students from around the world connect with our recruitment and admissions team online,� Hubbard said. “We are also using more online approaches and

social media.� According to Hubbard, the International Admissions team recently revised its website to be more attractive and user-� friendly. It also hired an additional admissions staff member to help process a growing number of applica-� tions. The task force also asked the legislature to expand the Legacy Tuition Waiver for non-�resident students. According to Morales, under this program, non-� resident students whose parents are alumni of USU are able to enroll at the cost of in-�state tuition. The task force asked the legislature to expand this waiver to stu-� dents whose grandparents, not just parents, are alumni. The admissions team at

USU is largely focusing on recruitment outside the state of Utah. However, according to Nielsen, the university has not forgotten about students currently attending USU. “We’re trying to help students who are already here as well,� Nielsen said. “We’re encouraging stu-� dents to do a deferment or a leave of absence. We’re trying to get the word out to students that we want to make sure their admissions and scholarships are ready to go for them when they’re ready to come back.� Morales said USU has been proactive in respond-� ing to the missionary-�age-� change announcement. “We’re already going out to these out-�of-�state markets and our recruiters are out

there already engaging in these activities,� Morales said. “The president, even the Board of Regents and the legislature have all acknowledged Utah State with language like proac-� tive, not panicking, doing the right things. And that’s why we feel confident.� Nielsen agreed. “I think that Utah State is taking a lot of initiative to make sure we’re doing everything we can to be mission-�friendly and yet also help with enrollment,� Nielsen said. “We want to help students get here if it’s now or in two years. It doesn’t matter. We just want them to be Aggies and that’s the biggest thing.� – sarah.men@aggiemail.usu. edu

BEAVER: Seeholzers committed to keep resort in the family

From page 1 The new ticket office will be conjoined with the day lodge and will include space for a larger rental area, retail area, food service, a ticket office and ski school. “That’s kind of the focus right now as far as expand-� ing,� Travis Seeholzer said. “I wouldn’t say for sure it would happen next winter, but we’d like to see that within two or three years, the next couple years. We’ve definitely been planning and looking and shopping.� The Seeholzers decided to make modern building that can accommodate many different people. Travis Seeholzer knows every-� one at the mountain has their wish list. He said the employees often walk into different rooms and find ski rentals laying around. “The total guesstimate, because I really don’t know a good number, is several million dollars, two to four million,� Travis Seeholzer said. “Part of it will have an elevator. We’ll be able to make a facility that’s mod-� ern and capable.� As a family-�owned ski area, Beaver Mountain tends to be more conscience of their funds than a corpo-� rate owned ski resort, espe-� cially on a million dollar project. “We don’t borrow money if we can help it,� Travis Seeholzer said. “We like to pay for things, as anybody does. I think in a small business, family business, especially one controlled by mother nature, you get a little nervous that way, espe-�

of water to make one Travis Seeholzer acre foot of snow,� Ted Beaver Mountain Seeholzer said. “We’ve been acquir-� ing water shares,� Travis Seeholzer said. “Two years ago we drilled two wells on the mountain and didn’t find water, which is an expensive thing anyway. Snowmaking is terribly expensive. Snowbasin’s systems for instance, when they put it in prior to the 2002 Olympics, which was the poster child for snowmaking and still probably is. I could say “Last year was a quiet sea-� I would recall a 22 million son due to lack of snow,� dollar system.� Westover said. “Snow condi-� Though large size ski tions absolutely affect the resorts sometimes rely on man-�made snow to keep the amount of people that come to the mountain. There are park open, there are many criticisms, especially toward those die-�hard skiers and boarders that will be there Beaver. no matter what, but a lot of Large ski resorts often customers will only come if have destination skiers and it’s been snowing.� those people will ski no Westover said he noticed matter what, Seeholzer said, the feelings customers but Logan residents prob-� displayed toward Beaver’s ably won’t go out of their authenticity. way to ski man-�made snow. “One thing that custom-� “I think what man-�made ers suggested was making snow does is give you snow like all of the other something to ski on,� Ted major resorts do,� Westover Seeholzer said. “I don’t said. “On the flip side, think it’s any better than the snow we had last winter. customers often raved that Beaver had the best snow I don’t think that the qual-� because it was natural and ity of the snow that’s made we didn’t make our own. I from out of a gun is any better than what we had last got to know a few customers that regularly drove from winter.� Salt Lake to ski at Beaver Erin Westover was because they enjoyed our employed at Beaver mountain more than any Mountain for four years as other.� a cook and a cashier and noticed the decline in cus-� – daniellekmanley@gmail. tomers during last year’s com poor snow season.

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two wells on the mountain and didn’t find water, which is an expensive thing anyway.�

SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS, above, await the awards ceremony after the “Dew the Mountain� race Jan. 26. Right, lift prices are displayed on the wall of the old ticket office as two people sit near the face lift. DANIELLE MANLEY photos

cially where our income’s basically four months out of the year.� Several ski resorts in Utah extend their seasons and avoid the problem of declining sales due to lack of snow by making their own. Park City, The Canyons, Snowbasin and Brighton all have the ability to make snow and conse-� quently are able to open up their trails earlier in the season. “Our biggest hang up as far as operation and having snowmaking is currently water,� Travis Seeholzer said. “We don’t have suf-� ficient water to make snow. We’re actually investigating

some things in that direc-� tion.� Making snow for a ski resort can have high costs. After spending the money

on water shares and drilling wells, it takes large amounts of water to produce syn-� thetic snow. “It takes 220,000 gallons

PANCAKE: Giving away breakfast to help cancer patients, children’s hospital From page 1 IHOP manager Karlene Buckingham has been affected personally by the kindness shown at Primary Children’s Hospital after three of her nephews tested positive for serious diseases. “It’s pretty near and dear to me,� she said of the hos-� pital. “It’s nice to do some-�

thing to give back.� Buckingham said the restaurant housed a much larger number of people than last year’s event, which gave away $38,000 in free pancakes. Some of the wait-� ers even donated the tips they made Tuesday. “I told them ‘Don’t worry about tips, think of the chil-� dren,’� Buckingham said.

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“It’s one thing to just give back one time.� Lopez, who is helping with the event for the sec-� ond-�straight year, said the draw was much better than last year. “I’m trying to make this different, to change it to make it a vehicle for good,� she said. But for Mecham, it means

much more. Because she undergoes chemotherapy every three weeks, Mecham has lost the hair on top of her head. “It’s difficult in a lot of ways, but lots of good comes out of it,� Mecham said, citing feelings of frus-� tration when people ask her why she doesn’t have hair. Part of that good is the

alliance IHOP has made with the Children’s Miracle Network. As the donation box slowly continued to fill up at the Logan IHOP, hope continues to fill children across the country who suf-� fer from cancer and other diseases. Mecham addressed them, partly talking to herself. “Don’t give up,� Mecham

said. “It’s really hard and there’s a lot of times you think it’s not worth it, but you meet new people and learn new things.� “And it gets better,� she added. – tavin.stucki@aggiemail. usu.edu Twitter: @StuckiAggies

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CVTD, Aggie Shuttle team up for better air BY ANDY PIERUCCI staff writer

The Cache Valley Transit Department, Cache Chamber of Commerce and the Aggie Shuttle have teamed up again for the second annual Cache-� In for Clean Air event, which will run through the month of February. Much like last year’s event, when boarding any CVTD bus or Aggie Shuttle, riders can ask the driver for one ticket per ride from Feb. 1-�28. Tickets can be filled out and deposited at one of 26 spon-� sors of Cache-�in for Clean Air to be entered in a raffle for prizes of approximately $100 value each. Alden Erickson, USU’s shuttle supervisor since 1994, said the same businesses who participated last year plus one more will be participating this year. “The drawing will take place the first week of March,� Erickson said. “The winners will be contacted by phone or email.� Erickson said he thinks Cache-�In for Clean Air is a fun event. “We got a lot of positive feedback from last year’s event and expect the same excite-� ment and success from this year’s,� Erickson said. “We have already had bus drivers stop in and print more tick-� ets.� The prizes last year included a watch valued at $100 from S.E. Needham Jewelers; gift

cards from Macey’s, Walmart and Lee’s; a book scholar-� ship from the USU Campus Bookstore and much more. A complete list of this year’s participating businesses and prizes can be found at cvtd-� bus.org. Randy Park, manager of marketing and planning for CVTD, said there is a threefold purpose for this event. The first is to increase awareness of the effects of pollution in the valley. The second is to promote local businesses in community. The third is to get people on the buses. Kent Ricks, S.E. Needham Jeweler’s merchandising man-� ager, agreed with Park. “It’s important to our com-� munity,� Ricks said. “We have employees who ride the bus, as well as customers. We want to show our support to them and to our community by partici-� pating in Cache-�In for Clean Air. Everyone knows about the

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If more people

rode the bus, we could make a significant difference in the quality of air here in Cache Valley.�

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AGGIE SHUTTLE BUSES run on compressed natural gas. Statesman file photo

inversion here. It’s no secret here in Cache Valley.� Park said the businesses in the community are excited about Cache-�In for Clean Air and are showing their support by donating great prizes. “It brings the community together in a fun way,� Park said. “We are making a differ-� ence together.� Erickson said USU has the largest alternative fuel system of all higher education institu-� tions in the state. “All of the buses in our fleet run on compressed natural gas,� he said. “If more people rode the bus, we could make a significant difference in the quality of air here in Cache Valley.� Park and Erickson both said they think last year’s Cache-�In for Clean Air was a success and are hopeful this year’s will

be as well. “We saw an increase in rid-� ers last year,� Park said. “On the back of the tickets are a few questions. One of the ques-� tions asks whether the person is a new rider to CVTD. We had 250 new riders on CVTD, and 159 on Aggie Shuttles during February 2012. 11,000 tickets were turned in and over 1,500 different people partici-� pated last year.� 2012 saw a record number of riders for both CVTD and Aggie Shuttles. Park and Erickson believe last year’s Cache-�In for Clean Air contrib-� uted to the increase in riders. “The more people who have an enjoyable experience on the bus, the more likely they are to recommend the bus to their friends and family,� said Park. – andypierucci@gmail.com

DEBATE: USU does well in Northwest Forensic Conference From page 1 “This is probably the most stressful time,� Bouwman said. “Coach Tom knows exactly how it’s supposed to go, and if we do something wrong, he’ll tell us how it is.� Jerez said the competitions usually last two days. “We get there around 8 a.m. and they end about 8 p.m., a full 12 hours, sometimes lon-� ger,� Jerez said. Jerez said there is a lot of anticipation, and when team members are feeling down about a round, coach Tom Worthen would tell them a story about past victories and losses. “He tells us how we have a legacy here at USU and how we need to carry it on,� Jerez said. The Aggies competed in multiple speech events, including informative speak-� ing, after dinner speaking and persuasive speaking. Impromptu speaking is made up on the spot. All the Aggies competed in individual parliamentary debate and argumentation, in which indi-� viduals are given 20 minutes to research a given resolution

or topic and come up with competitive arguments. The competitors are given five topics. Then are allowed to sit down with their oppo-� nents and take turns eliminat-� ing potential debate topics. “I really get to know your competitor,� Bouwman said. “The debate becomes a real camaraderie.� Points given in the competi-� tion are not necessarily given for complicated arguments but rather how eloquently and clearly the arguments are communicated. “USU’s debate has always been good at being polite in our debates,� Bouwman said. “Other schools like to debate us.� This last competition was Chloee Butterfield’s first tour-� nament ever, where she placed fourth in debate. “Chloee did extremely well,� Bouwman said. “So did Bobby and Prairie.� This is Fausett and Fox’s first year of participating on USU’s debate team. Fausett placed fifth and Fox also took fourth place. Jerez, USU’s veteran debater, took second place in the IPDA tournament. The Aggies brought 12

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speeches to the competition. Eight of the speeches were taken to final rounds. “In the preliminaries, all the competitors are ranked 1-�5,� Worthen said, “(The USU students) were ranked 1.� In informative speaking, Fox took second, Butterfield placed fourth and Fausett took

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have any dead weight. They all work hard and compete.�

fifth place. Fox placed third and Fausett placed fourth in persuasive speaking rounds. In impromptu — a competi-� tion where speakers are given three quotes and given a couple minutes to prepare a speech on one of them — both Bouwman and Butterfield

took fourth place. Fausett took fourth place in after dinner speaking, a more humorous speech meant to emphasize a specific topic or point. “We don’t have any dead weight,� Worthen said. “They all work hard and compete.� The team is nationally ranked. A few years ago, USU placed first at a national tour-� nament. They plan to attend the same tournament next month in St. Louis, Mo. “We hope to do well, but were a little rough,� Worthen said. “We don’t have the num-� bers we would like.� Bouwman said she is look-� ing forward to competing in public forum debate with Jerez. Public forum is a part-� ner debate where the com-� petitors are given a resolution well before the debate. There is a cash prize this year, and Bouwman said they’re in the running. “Based on the performance from the last tournament, we should do really well,� Jerez said. – katrimw@gmail.com

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the person responsible the activity is a misdemeanor offense. They were released with a warning. Wednesday, Jan. 30 ‡ 868 3ROLFH UHFHLYHG D GHOD\HG UHSRUW of a lost ring. A student lost his wed-� ding ring on the north side of the Aggie Terrace on the stairs in the snow. ‡ 868 3ROLFH UHFHLYHG D UHSRUW WKHUH was a vehicle parked in the Summit Hall parking lot with an unattended child inside. Upon arrival, it was dis-� covered there were two young children in the vehicle. The father was contacted a short time later and he stated he was dropping off information for a test to a student and that he was away from the vehicle for fewer than five minutes. He was warned for leaving the children unattended. Compiled by Tavin Stucki

As Utah citizens and lawmakers debate legislation combating Utah’s pollution, the Utah Climate Center in the College of Agriculture at Utah State University continues to offer research and information about inversions and other weather phe-� nomenon. Inversions are caused when a layer of warm air traps cold air below it, preventing pollutants from escap-� ing the valley. This places all at risk, especially children, elderly and those with pre-�existing respiratory conditions. To aid Utahns and climate research, the Utah Climate Center uses a model to predict when inver-� sions will occur. Utahns can take small steps to improve air quality by turning off vehicles while idling, considering a switch to a green power source, performing an energy audit on your home and staying inside as much as possible on red air days.

SHS shares the love with activities

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, and love in the air, USU Student Health Services is encouraging students to participate in Healthy Relationships and Sexual Responsibility Week. The main event, on February 13th, will be a day filled with entertaining activi-� ties promoting a wholesome and responsible style of dating. The events will begin with The True Aggie Dating Game at 11:30 a.m. in the TSC International Lounge. The True Aggie Dating Game will include a participant who will ask questions directed toward three anonymous contestants. Based sole-� ly upon the answers of the contes-� tants the participant will choose one to be his or her date. The winners will receive a date night package that they can enjoy together. Then the Healthy Relationships Panel will begin at 12:30 p.m. also held in the TSC International Lounge. The panel is prepared to answer any relationship-�related questions, and Valentine cookies will be provided. Booths will be accessible throughout the day, pro-� viding ideas for creative dates, infor-� mation about sexual health, and advice on how to maintain a healthy relationship.

USU Eastern seeks easier name change Officially the name became Utah State University-�College of Eastern Utah when the two institutions merged in 2010. But what rolls off the tongue is Utah State University Eastern or USU Eastern for short. A name change request to formalize these more natural references to the college is now before the Utah State Legislature. USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson said all whom he has talk-� ed to agree that the proposed name change allows the college to merely formalize the shortened version already in use. With legislation moving for-� ward on the renaming of Dixie State College, Peterson said he was encouraged to piggyback on the Dixie bill in requesting that the Utah State University-�College of Eastern Utah name be shortened. It is being introduced as linked legisla-� tion with the Dixie State University name change. A vote is expected soon. The Utah State Board of Regents approved the proposed legislation to change the name in a telephone con-� ference call Feb. 4 following similar approval Feb. 1 by the USU Board of Trustees.

ClarifyCorrect The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clar-� ified or find in error, please contact the editor at 797-�1742, statesman@ aggiemail.usu.edu or come in to TSC 105. Compiled from staff and media reports

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A new type of recreation has come to Logan. It’s loud, bouncy and different than the Valley has ever seen. The Jump Zone opened August 2012 as Logan’s first trampoline park. Sherisse Darrough, the owner, said it was a trend she thought would be good for Logan. “We had been to trampo-� lines in other areas and we just thought that they were so fun and we thought that Logan needed one,� she said. The park includes four foam pits, a kid’s zone area for children under 46 inches, three basketball hoops over trampolines, an open jump area and a dodgeball and volleyball courts. There is more than 10,000 square feet of trampoline in the build-� ing. Clarice Ambler, a fresh-� man majoring in sociology, went to The Jump Zone twice in three days. “The foam pit is just, for some reason, the greatest thing to do ever,� she said. The Jump Zone manager Brooklyn Burton said it’s definitely a family business, but it appeals to a wide range of ages as well. “It appeals to teenage as well as the younger chil-� dren,� Burton said. The Jump Zone offers a variety of daily deals that appeal to people of all ages, Burton said.

We do student discount for Aggies, two dollars off,� said Burton. “We get lots of dates on Thursday nights for the buy one get one half off.� Other deals offered include a group night on Monday, $12 Tuesday, play date Wednesday and party time Friday. A full list of the daily deals and other lim-� ited offers can be found on their website, in person at The Jump Zone or over the phone, Burton said. The Jump Zone also offers opportunities to host spe-� cialized events. “We do birthday parties and we also do lots events for different business as well as for clubs and fraternities,� said Burton. To accommodate such events, The Jump Zone also has a party area and a con-� cession stand for guest use. The Jump Zone also plans community events and activ-� ities. “We are actually starting a dodgeball tournament that’s going to start up the first week of March,� Burton said. “That’s some-� thing new that we haven’t done before.� Upon entering The Jump Zone, guests are requested to watch a video that states the rules of the park and sign a waiver. “It is definitely potentially dangerous, but so far the kids have been able to stay safe,� said Jodi Daton, who

held her daughter’s birthday party at The Jump Zone. “We keep a lot of ref-� erees out there watching people, helping them keep to the rules, because it is dangerous,� said Burton. “Everybody that wants to jump has to fill out a safety waiver.� The safety efforts taken by those who work at The Jump Zone has help given the establishment a ratio of .002 accidents to every 6,500 people, Burton said. “We do our best to keep everybody on top of things,� Burton said. “I feel like they should have a section of The Jump Zone designed specifically for teenagers 15 years or older, “ Ambler said. She said she fears the collisions between people of differing age and size is a concern. The motto at The Jump Zone is to “stay safe and have fun.� “The Jump Zone is a great place to bring your friends,� Ambler said. “It’s safe and a good way to spend a Friday night without getting in trouble.� The Jump Zone is open Monday through Thursday from 3 to 10 p.m., Fridays from 2 p.m. to midnight and Saturdays from 10 to 11 p.m. To make party or event res-� ervations, call or go to www. thejumpzonegetair.com. – daniellemgarcia@yahoo.com

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there along with a great dane. Never, and I repeat, never wear pants around your knees. It’s not attractive, ever. So how do you decide if something fits properly? You could always take a woman with a good eye for style with you when you go shopping. I’ll go with you. Whoever you take will be able to tell you if something fits properly. If you have no female friends to go with you and I happen to be busy, ask a salesperson. If that doesn’t work, by all means take a good look in the mirror. Can you tell you have legs in those pants? Does your shirt exemplify your chest? Remember: Watch out for muscle shirts. Leave at least a little bit to the imagination. Does the jacket you’re wearing show off your biceps? Again, make sure it isn’t too tight. If you’ve answered yes to these questions, you are almost ready to go out in public. If ever in doubt, wear a suit. Most women will swoon over a man in a tailored suit. Think

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JEREMY JENSEN HUCKS OFF A CLIFF while snowboarding. Jensen invented Powsurfers, which are like snowboards without bindings. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Jensen

Local business owner creates extreme sport

DERRICK SAUNDERS

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New extreme sports are created every year with varying degrees of appeal. What does it take to invent one that will last? For Jeremy Jensen, CEO of Grassroots Powdersurfing, it’s about creating an origi-‐ nal idea that is exciting, challenging and true to its roots. “Snowboarding in powder is the best feel-‐ ing,” Jensen said. “When you add the fun of skate-‐ boarding and surfing and your feet are free to move around, it makes riding powder that much better.” Jensen grew up skate-‐ boarding and started snowboarding to get the same thrill during winter months. This love fueled his desire to create some-‐ thing new, which led to the formation of Grassroots Powdersurfing, a sport based on bindingless snow-‐ boarding. “I first started taking the bindings of snowboards back in ‘99 or 2000, just playing around,” Jensen said. “We’d take a couple runs without the bindings just to see if we could do it, more or less.” Jensen started to cut old snowboards into different shapes to see what would work. After a couple of years of trial and error, Jensen’s designs performed better and better to a point where they worked to his liking. “I wanted to bring in real elements from surfing and from skateboarding,” he said. “I wanted to be able to ollie so I could open up the ability to flip and spin the board.” The initial public-‐ ity Jensen got for his perfected creations, called “Powsurfers,” was from the Internet. “Jeremy has done a really great job at marketing pow-‐ dersurfing through video and graphics,” said Dave Smellie, assistant professor of graphics design. Smellie and Jensen have been friends since middle school and first met through skateboarding and snowboarding. Smellie has helped with testing the boards and with designing the graphics for the com-‐ pany. “He’s extremely capable at graphic design, market-‐ ing, and social media,” Jensen said. “He’s like a one man army.” Jensen used his skills to jumpstart the company. “I started making some videos, putting them on YouTube, and people could see that it was really fun and that it actually worked,” he said. The videos generated more and more interest in the powder boards. He got feedback from people all

over the world, he said. “Some of the initial feed-‐ back I got was from people like Terje Hakonsen, who is kind of like the Michael Jordan of snowboarding,” Jensen said. “So he saw what I was doing and all of the sudden I get a Facebook friend request from Terje Hakonsen and I was like, ‘Woah.’” He said after that, he knew there was potential. “Anybody else who was like us, who likes skate-‐ boarding, who likes snow-‐ boarding, who likes surf-‐ ing, as soon as they step on this and try this, they’ll know how much fun it is,” Jensen said. “It’s like a rebirth of snowboarding.”

Smellie said it’s a product that brings his childhood back to life in a new and exciting way. “We’ve both been play-‐ ing in the snow together for so long that this really makes it fun again,” Smellie said. “It makes you see the mountain in a new way. It’s a new challenge. You’re still out there play-‐ ing in the snow, you’re just manipulating things in a different way. Jensen decided to start making and selling boards, and despite other com-‐ panies trying to copy his product, he said his boards are the originals. “If I was to keep making these boards, I couldn’t

just keep dumping all my money into it, it would have to support itself,” he said. “I’ve always had to work hard for what I have. I started this from zero. I built the original presses from scrap wood in my garage.” He said the popularity of the product made for a quick demand of the boards that Grassroots produced. Due to the good public-‐ ity from celebrities and the Internet, the brand has seen success throughout the globe, with boards being sold in America, Europe, Japan and Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Company has featured

Grassroots Powdersurfing in their news this year, and the company has also gotten some love from Snowboard Magazine and ESPN, Jensen said. Jensen said the the time and effort has been far worth it. “The feeling of riding without bindings is really liberating and amazing,” he said. “Flying down the hill faster than you ever you thought you would, slashing up snow. That’s worth more than money and success, that feeling of enjoyment and having a good time.” When he’s not hitting the slopes, Jensen is work-‐ ing in his basement office

in the Public Resources building just north of Old Main, surrounded by com-‐ puters and camera equip-‐ ment. He works for Utah State University as a vid-‐ eographer and producer for the recruitment purposes. “Our office is filled with a bunch of nice people, everyone’s really nice,” he said. “It’s a nice environ-‐ ment, a beautiful campus and a quality education.” More information about Grassroots Powdersurfing can be found on their web-‐ site, www.powsurf.com, or their Facebook page.

– derrick.saunders91@aggi-‐ email.usul.edu

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Name: Joshua Blume Year: Senior Majors: International studies and economics Joshua Blume works on a project focus-‐ ing on missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-‐day Saints. “We compare how the Church runs as a business to other international compa-‐ nies,” Blume said. He served a mission for the Church in Minnesota. “I am doing an analysis on the coming home process,” Blume said. “We are try-‐ ing to find out if there are ways to make it easier.” He encourages his fellow Aggies to meet with their professors. “They can really enhance your educa-‐ tion. I have really liked all of my profes-‐ sors,” he said.

Lauren Brubaker doesn’t limit herself to a single project. She works as an assis-‐ tant on several research endeavours. “I want to go to vet school. I figured research would be the best way to get there,” Brubaker said. She said she has a great passion for helping animals, especially horses. Brubaker has been riding them for 12 years.

Name: Matthew Petersen Year: Senior Major: Nutrition science Matthew Petersen said a strong interest in health and nutrition led him to creating his own research project. “I wanted to research how patients per-‐ ceive nutrition, like what do they expect doctors to tell them about what they are lacking,” Petersen said. “For instance, if a patient is iron deficient, what do they expect their physicians to tell them about it?” His favorite part of living in Logan and attending USU is the sense of community, which is why he was able to start a project. “I decided I wanted to do this project, so I went to one professor and she was like ‘Great, what do you need?’ Then I went to another and they were like ‘Great, Let’s find you some grants.’ The professors really care about you and want you to suc-‐ ceed,” he said. He plans to attend medical school after he graduates.

Name: Justine Larsen Year: Sophomore Majors: Political science, economics Not many undergraduates can claim they’ve been published in a book, but Justine Larsen has been involved with a project that allowed her to do just that. As part of her project, she wrote a chapter in a book called “Green versus Green.” “The book explains the conflict between green energy groups wanting land for their projects and green activists working for land preservation and endangered species,” Larsen said.

Name: Kyle McKenna Year: Junior Major: Piano pedagogy Originally from Farmington, Utah, Kyle McKenna said he is an Aggie through and through. He represents the university on the track and cross-‐country teams in addi-‐ tion to his research. “It’s fun. I have had a lot of people (who) are like, ‘I saw your face in the library. How can you do research in piano?’” McKenna said. “Then I explain it to them and they’re like, ‘That’s cool. I don’t get it, but it’s cool.’” He began his journey into piano when he was a child, taking piano lessons from his grandmother. He started writing his own compositions in high school. His research began when the friend of one of McKenna’s professors discovered two missing manuscripts of bassoon music. McKenna helps translate the classic manu-‐ script into notes that an orchestra can play. “I work on the piano reduction. It is a lot of trial and error,” McKenna said. “There are some notations that we have no idea what the composer meant, so we do the best we can.” He hopes to continue onto graduate school after he’s done with USU. **Undergradute researcher Jordan Rozum could not be reached for this article.

Name: Lindi Andreasen Year: Sophomore Major: Elementary education For Lindi Andreason, being an undergraduate researcher gave her a chance to use her favorite talent. “I love learning,” Andreasen said. The Illinois-‐native was drawn to USU for its education program. “We are ranked 24 in the nation. That is huge,” she said. “My professor told me that I needed to ask what ques-‐ tion needs to be answered and, more importantly, what question needs to be asked.” Andreasen decided she would cre-‐ ate a project based on teachers reading aloud in classrooms. She has surveyed sixth grade students and then dis-‐ cussed with some of them what they liked about their teachers reading aloud.

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Thriller plays head games with audience BY RENE RODRIGUEZ

released from prison after serving time for insider trading. For help, she turns to a psychiatrist (Jude Law), who takes the advice of Emily’s previous doctor (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and puts Emily on an anti-anxiety medication that has just hit the market. But the medicine has unforeseen side effects. Soderbergh says what happens next was inspired by the slick, A-list thrillers Hollywood cranked out in the 1980s. “They used to make these movies pretty regularly and pretty well,� he says. “’Jagged Edge,’ ‘Fatal Attraction,’ ‘Basic Instinct’ — there were a lot of good ones. And then they just stopped making them. I don’t know what happened to that genre. It just kind of disappeared.� Soderbergh uses a light directorial touch in “Side Effects� — this is, first and foremost, an entertainment — but its subject matter is rooted in reality and research. Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who previously collaborated with Soderbergh on “The Informant!� and “Contagion,� spent a year at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital shadowing forensic psychiatric Dr. Sasha Bardey, who also served as a consultant on the film. A lot of “Side Effects� is grounded in fact: The cases mentioned in the film in which people were exonerated of a crime

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Chasing the record books BY JASON BORBA staff writer

Some records have withstood the testament of time and may never be broken. Some of these records include Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-�point game, Jerry Rice’s career receiving yards and Barry Bond’s 73 home run season. Barring injury or terrific defense, senior guard Devyn Christensen will make history at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Nine points is all that separates the Utah State women’s basketball player from the school’s all-�time women’s scoring record. Jerri McGahan’s record of 1,353 career points set between the 1977 and 1980 seasons will fall after 33 years. “It’s an exciting thing to be remembered as the all-�time scorer at Utah State for women’s basket-� ball,� Christensen said. “Mostly I just take it as an honor being remembered in the record books for something. It’s just part of leaving a legacy.� Women’s head coach Jerry Finkbeiner is in his first season of coaching Christensen, but he said he takes great pride in being able to coach her during her final season and being able to experi-� ence breaking the record with her. “Anytime anybody breaks a career record

whether it be scoring, assists, rebounds, tack-� les or yards gained is quite a feat,� Finkbeiner said. “Devyn in her career has passed literally hundreds of young women in the basketball pro-� gram here through the years. Quite an honor for Devyn and I’m very proud of her and very happy that I can be her coach during her senior year when she makes this accomplishment.� One of Christensen’s hopes was that she could break the record at the Spectrum in front of her family and friends because people on the road haven’t shared the four-�year experience with her. “Wanting to do it here with people that have seen me play for four years and my family that would be here to support,� Christensen said. “If it’s at home there is a lot more excitement and you can soak it up a little bit more.� The Aggies had a rough start to their season and weren’t living up to the expectations placed on them in the preseason. USU was picked to finish first in the WAC and Christensen was the preseason player of the year. Her own personal goals of breaking the record and living up to the preseason player of the year tag placed upon Christensen never derailed her from the ultimate team goal of winning the WAC and making the NCAA Tournament. “I didn’t even know I was that close to that record, so it’s something I haven’t even thought

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about,� Christensen said. During her four years at USU, Christensen has been highly decorated. In 2010 and 2011 Christensen received academic all-�WAC honors and is on pace to do it again this season. 2012 was the first year she was named to the all-�WAC first team. According to coaches and teammates, Christensen is the perfect example of how to rep-� resent oneself off the court. “Devyn is probably our representative of the program both on and off the floor,� Finkbeiner said. “She is an outstanding student and out-� standing basketball player, walks the talk in her life and is a very consistent person and player.� The scoring record isn’t the only record Christensen will end her career at Utah State holding. On Jan. 31 against Idaho, Christensen broke the record for most free throws made in a career. She stands at 298 made free throws. The previ-� ous record belonged to Ashlee Brown, who had 289 career makes. Christensen also holds the record for highest free throw percentage. The four years Christensen has experienced at USU will stick with her forever. “It has been an awesome journey and I

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What used to be an unknown day at Utah State has now turned into quite a big deal. Football head coach Matt Wells announced the signing of 24 recruits on National Signing Day as part of his first class as head coach. “I think the first class will always be special,� Wells said. “The kids that want to come here, we are going to win with them.� Abrupt coaching changes following the departure of former head coach Gary Andersen led many to doubt if the class would stay intact, but Wells said he was very impressed with the dedication of the early commits. “They stuck with us,� Wells said. “That was neat to see their loyalty, not just to a certain coach, but to the university, our football program and the direction we’re going. That’s the biggest thing that stuck out to me was their dedication and loyalty with the transition.� One of the first priorities was to replace multiple graduating linemen with fresh-� men, Wells said.

“The big thing you see about the class is there’s going to be five offensive linemen,� Wells said. “That’s good. That’s encourag-� ing to beef that area up. We needed that.� Joe Malanga from South Jordan, Utah, and Tyshon Mosley from Sandy, Utah, were two of the group’s most hyped linemen. “Joe is long-�levered and athletic and may be arguably pound-�for-�pound one of the best athletes in this class,� Wells said. “Tyshon is a square-�bodied big fellow who has a bright future here on the offensive line.� Wells said signing skill players with expe-� rience, such as wide receivers and running backs, was a priority as well. “We added a few kids, added some junior college kids and addressed a lot of our needs,� Wells said. “We signed two junior college wide receivers and two junior college defensive backs that will come in and com-� pete for playing time right out of the gate.� Receivers Ronald Butler from New Jersey and Ryan Watson from Alabama highlight-� ed the group. “Ronald has speed,� Wells said. “He has the ability to high-�point a football and has

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Aggies head to California to take on SJSU BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM sports editor

DANNY BERGER AND SEAN HARRIS cheer from the bench during a game at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum earlier this season. DELAYNE LOCKE photo

In its final test of a three-�game road trip, the Utah State men’s basketball team travels to San Jose State to face the Spartans. “I think it’s easy to look at them and say, `Wow, they’re having some struggles and all that in terms of wins and losses,� said head coach Stew Morrill. “All you have to do is look at the second half against Idaho and see them have 21 offensive rebounds in the game. Watch our game when we were in a dogfight here and at full strength. The last thing we need to do is think we’re just going to waltz in there and win. We’re not going to waltz in any-� where and win.� When the Spartans came to Logan on Jan. 11, they were without two key players in leading scorer James Kinney and St. George native Louis Garrett. It was also the last game prior to Preston Medlin and Kyisean Reed going down the next week against New Mexico State. But despite Kinney’s absence and the presence of Medlin and Reed, the Spartans outscored the Aggies 32-�22 in the paint and never trailed by more than nine. “They are very physical right now, they’re athletic,� Morrill said. “They have a number of players who can step up and have big nights, (Chris) Cunningham in the post, (DJ) Brown on the perimeter, they have (Louis) Garrett back. I’m sure they felt like they were rolling along until they had

the suspensions and that has affected their team.� The Spartans have lost seven straight including the loss in Logan and are sitting at 9-�13 overall and 3-�8 in conference play. For the Aggies, staying fresh and rested remains a top priority. “Obviously with our depth issues and the amount of minutes our guys are playing, trying to do everything you can to keep them fresh is very important,� Morrill said. “The day between games I told them that I’d never practiced shorter in my coach-� ing career. We did the bare minimum between Idaho and Seattle U games. We had some energy. I don’t know if it was because of that, but we had some energy in both games. It was a good weekend for us.� Jarred Shaw and Spencer Butterfield both rank in the top-�10 in conference play in scoring and rebounding for the Aggies. Shaw is averaging 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in WAC action while Butterfield contributes 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds. As a team the Aggies lead the confer-� ence in rebounding defense, allowing 29.5 rebounds per game to opponents. USU also ranks third in the WAC in 3-�point percentage at 37.5 percent. “We have to play extremely hard, get better offensively, do the things we need to do to keep ourselves in games,� Morrill said. Utah State is 50-�21 all-�time against San Jose State in what is the sixth old-� est rivalry in school history. – curtislundstrom@gmail.com Twitter:@CurtisLundstrom

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Seattle to Logan: a tale of two brothers BY SEAN O’SULLIVAN staff writer

There are a lot of new faces on Utah State’s club hockey team this year, but two of the new players have known each other for a long time. In fact, Chris Videto and Aaron Ward have played hockey together near Seattle since their peewee days. “I’ve known him since like 12 or 13 years old,� Videto said. “We started playing together in youth hockey and he came over to the association that I was at. With the exception of one year, our under 16 year, we’ve pretty much always played together.� It was almost natural they would both go to the same school to keep playing hockey together. “We had looked at a couple other schools together,� Ward said. “I had looked at a few separate schools but we looked at a few schools together, includ-� ing Utah State. We came here and took a visit and we just really liked what we saw.� Ward and Videto were both aware of Utah State because they both knew former Aggie players Jay McFadden and Matt Ferris, and Ward’s sister attended USU. “We talked to those two guys that were here and they talked to Jon about us and we talked to Jon at the same time, so it was a little bit of a connection through that,� Videto said. Both Ward and Videto are appreciative they went to a new school with someone they already knew. “It’s better that way because if you’re more shy or quiet, it’s easier if you have someone else there that you’ve known all your life,� Ward said. They also provide moral support for

each other as well. “If you need anything, he’s usually the one to go to if you have a problem,� Videto said. “I’ll usually ask him for just about anything.� Because they’ve been playing together for so long, they have an understanding of where the other player will be on the ice. There aren’t a lot of chances for them to show this skill off since they play dif-� ferent positions, but they still have their moments on the ice. “Sometimes you’ll see a glimpse of it,� Ward said. “Like I’ll know he’s at this spot and he’s my go-�to guy or something like that in certain situations.� When they came to Utah State, Videto fit right in to the top offensive line, while Ward had some trouble breaking through the depth at the defense posi-� tion. “I got the opportunity to play with Brian Gibbons and Cooper Limb and they’ve kind of helped me step up a little bit,� Videto said. Videto’s hard-�nosed style fits perfectly with skill and finesse Gibbons and Limb bring. “I think i’m more of a go in, forecheck, throw the body around and go to the net type of player, and I find loose pucks and try to make it hard for the goalie to see,� Videto said. The trio of Gibbons, Limb and Videto lead the team in points. While Videto has thrived in his role on the top line, Ward started the season slowly but has picked his play up in the second half of the year. “I had kind of a rough start, but once i got into it, I started to feel good,� Ward said. The defense is the deepest part of this year’s squad, and Ward had some trouble in the beginning of the year cracking the

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lineup. Once he started playing consis-� tently, he was able to show what he could do. “He got the opportunity and took advantage of it, and he’s doing really good,� Videto said. “I knew from the beginning that as soon as he got that shot that he’d be able to take it.� Ward’s style of play fits in well with the up-�tempo pace the Aggies like to play with. “Everyone tells me I have a lot of speed, so I try to use that and try to be more aggressive that way,� Ward said. Not only do they fit in well on the ice, but they like Logan and Utah State. “I love it here,� Videto said. “It’s kind of a small town vibe, but everybody kind

of thrives on the hockey team, too, as well as the football and basketball team.� The sense of familiarity Utah State offers is a positive for Ward. “It’s a great community,� Ward said. “Unlike other schools where it’s bigger and you don’t get to see a lot of people, you get to see a lot of the same people here.� Videto and Ward will be playing three games this weekend starting Thursday against the No. 3 ranked Colorado State Rams. All three games start at 7 p.m. at the George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan. – sean.osullivan@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @seansy89

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CHRISTENSEN: Leaving her mark From page 9 wouldn’t trade it for anything,� Christensen said. “I love this campus, I love the people here, I love Logan, I love Utah State and the Spectrum. Everybody involved does a great job with students, especially student ath-� letes. We have so much help in whatever area we need. It has just been awesome.� A year ago, Christensen imagined a life post-�USU of playing basketball overseas, but now that she is newly-�engaged, her plans may have changed. “I have a man that I have fallen in love with that I’m getting married to in April, so it’s completely different because I will be transitioning to getting married versus to just staying in the gym all the time,� Christensen said. “That’s going to play a big role once I graduate from Utah State as I won’t continue to live in the Spectrum and move on to starting a family.� Christensen will attempt to break the all-� time record Saturday when the Aggies host JUNIOR GUARD DEVYN San Jose State at 7 p.m. in the Spectrum. CHRISTENSEN makes a layup for two

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Aggie Class of ‘13 has promise Mark Hopkins Put the team on my back

I’m a local’s local. This means when I say I’m from Logan, it doesn’t mean Hyrum, Millville or even Petersboro. I’m from Logan. Which also means I had suffered through more than a decade of terrible football after moving here at age five before that Gary Andersen guy came along. It also means that never once before in my life had it even crossed my mind to care about National Signing Day, when all football recruits are officially signed. Way back before, none of our guys were even heard of before getting here. But this year the day — if you still don’t know, it’s the first Wednesday in February — actually mattered to me, and our new stud head coach Matt Wells made this one count. My good friend Spencer Champlin, a self-made recruiting expert, invited me to accompany him to Wells’ press conference, where we learned about the future of the program

for the next couple of years. Boy, it looks bright. “I told a kid last week in school, I really believe that we can win with you, but I promise you that we will win without you,� Wells said at the conference. “You can jump on board or jump off right now. The kids that want to come here, we are going to win with them.� Afterwards, Champlin told me he’s never been this excited about an Aggie class before, raving about the hidden gems that he saw emerging as stars in a few years. As Wells ran down the list of every player to commit, I found myself with a newfound joy and certainty, one that even in my wildest dreams never seemed to appear: 2012 was not the only year for Aggie football. “End?� Gandalf the White once said. “No, the journey doesn’t end here.� Sure, the signee list may not include nationallyrenowned five-star players, but quite a few strong programs found themselves being turned down in favor of Utah State, not to mention the few that saw the light and left the school down south behind. This year’s class looks built for success and hits the key points. How did it all happen? How could, instead of los-

ing all that had been built up when Andersen left for Wisconsin, may we have even improved the class? It’s mainly a big shoutout to Wells and the rest of his staff. They not only managed to salvage bits and pieces, but judging by player quotes and highly reliable Twitter comments, have received numerous compliments and been listed by recruits as a big reason why they eventually signed. Champlin pointed out to me that Utah State coaches have an “uncanny ability� to nab extremely talented players that are overlooked by larger schools. Points go out to Wells and all the staff. Points all around to Aggie Nation for helping support those who come, and points to the weather for cooperating and finally being warm. Straight from a text message of a recruiting expert, “Today is a great day for Aggie football.� – Mark is an obsessive Aggie fan that moonlights as an almost unbiased Statesman writer. He is majoring in business administration and preparing for medical school. Comment at m.hop@aggiemail.usu. edu or his blog, www.spectrumagic.blogspot.com.

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Call me a homer, but I’m picking John Stockton’s alma mater: Gonzaga. For starters, the 21-2 Bulldogs have more wins this season than anyone else and are tied for fewest losses. Those two losses are by a combined 10 points to then-No. 13 Illinois — two long months ago — and thenNo. 13 Butler three weeks ago. Unlucky 13 indeed, but no one is playing as solid as Gonzaga right now. It took a 35-point performance from Brandon Paul and a bad shooting night from Gonazaga for the Fighting Illini to top the Bulldogs and a miracle buzzer-beater for Butler in the battle of the Bulldogs. They’ve rolled through West Coast Conference play, winning games by an average of 16 points per game — including a 20-point shellacking over that hated school down south, BYU. Gonzaga is 2nd in the country in field goal percentage and 10th in points per game. But more importantly, the Bulldogs can play defense too, holding opponents to 61 points per game while averaging eight steals per game. Yeah, Indiana would be favored in a head-to-head matchup, but I’ve got two words for ya: Under(rated) ‘Dogs.

One of the things I hate most is when teams are overrated based solely on past history. See: Los Angeles Lakers, Notre Dame football. So when I say the Indiana Hoosiers are currently the No. 1 team in America, it’s because they legitimately are. They pass every test I’ve been able to conceive. Stats test? Even Curtis can’t deny me here. At 83.8 points per game, the Hoosiers are second in the nation while shooting .501 from the floor and ranking 15th nationally in rebounds. Big men test? Cody Zeller, a seven-foot behemoth with Tai Wesley post moves was the preseason National Player of the Year and has backed it up on the court. Little men test? Try Victor Oladipo, whose Michael Jordan style dunks are only compliments to his nationally-recognized defense. Besides, who didn’t love his cocky windmill at the buzzer over rival Michigan? Eye test? No, not those classy red pinstripe pants, ladies. Watch this team play and you’ll be wondering from which angle they’ll attack you next. I almost slobbered watching them take down then No. 1 Michigan. Mark test? This is the most important. Even as a Jayhawk fan, I still can’t deny the Hoosiers, only seven points from an undefeated season, from being number one. Now that you can’t either, let Curtis know.

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terback Darell Garretson out of Chandler, Arizona. Garretson was the Arizona Player of the Year his senior year while throwing for 27 touchdowns with six interceptions. “Darell is a talented kid,� Wells said. “He has a lot of moxie. He’s got a strong arm and he’s accurate. He can pull it down and run the read-�zone.� The list included 12 players from the state of Utah, which Wells said will be a staple of his time at Utah State. “This program has been built on that for the last four years and that won’t change,� he said. “They’ll be the bedrock of this pro-� gram.� Spencer Champlin contributed to this report. – m.hop@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter:@legendarymhops

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Nominate Berger for Man of the Year The Robins awards are coming up, and ASUSU is accepting nominations. Every spring, the university celebrates the best individuals, departments and events among us. Consider nominating Danny Berger for Man of the Year. We usually don’t make endorsements. We didn’t recommend Romney or Obama. We An Editorial Opinion won’t tell you who to vote for in the upcoming ASUSU elections. If Berger wins Man of the Year, however, it will symbolize victory for all of us. The student section of the Spectrum is often praised — but sometimes critics say the students’ chants are poor sportsmanship. After Berger’s hospitalization, however, the unity displayed so often in the Spectrum prompted hundreds of students to reach out to Berger and his family. In this instance, Utah State Basketball fans proved the student section — and the solidarity it engenders — can be a force for good. Berger wasn’t the only student to experience tragedy last year. Students were injured in car accidents. Some lost loved ones. Others had to drop out or defer other dreams due to strained finances. Last year, students were victims of abuse and assault. Some of us fought cancer, HIV or other diseases. Some students took their own lives. In all of these cases, we hope the USU community showed compassion and helped relieve others’ burdens. Berger symbolizes all of us to whom life lobs lemons. Many of us envy humble optimism Berger has shown throughout his recovery. Two weeks ago, President Albrecht shared a letter from Diane Berger thanking trainer Mike Williams for saving her son’s life. She commended the USU community for reaching out to him. Though we aren’t perfect, though we may not show the same compassion toward every injured or grieving Aggie, we got it right this time. An award for Berger would celebrate not only him, but every classmate who suffers trials with bravery and every neighbor who reaches across the fence. He symbolizes the best in all of us. Nominating Berger won’t guarantee he gets the award. Any student can nominate others, but ASUSU decides who walks home with Man of the Year. Still, if several people nominate Berger, he might have a better chance. If you’d like to nominate someone else for Man of the Year, you should. If you know a good candidate for Woman of the Year, the Bill E. Robins Award or any of the other categories, make a nomination. We’ll be paying for the pomp and circumstance of the Robins Awards through student fees, but the more we participate, the more the awards will mean. To nominate a student or organization, visit http://usu.edu/asusu/robinsawards/ nominate.cfm

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ForumLetters Respect others’ right to opinion To the editor: I learned of Richard Winters’ column “Media show worldwide moral decline� because a Facebook friend was throwing a fit over it. I read it just to discover why they were so agitated. Sharing Winters’ opinions on several issues and therefore knowing how unpopular they are, I immediately admired him for the bravery it took to publically own them. Sure, there were statements that could have been worded better, plenty of arguments that could have been more effective, but for the most part, I agree with Winters. The glorification of immorality is rampant in our country, and there have been Statesman columnists advocating lifestyles that I personally find lewd. With that said, I write, not simply to come to Winters’ defense — I’m talking to you, agitated Facebook friend — but to make a strike at what I find to be an equally serious problem: our utterly exasperating habit of personally attacking those who disagree with us. I know a few Statesman columnists, having written campus news once upon a time. Consequently, I am fully aware that Winters’ column has already prompted at least one bitter rebuttal from an ex-columnist who championed the opinions he condemns. That rebuttal has been met by a small outpouring of support from Utah State students who feel the need to express how stupid they feel Winters is, some of whom are obviously offended by his opinion and find no way to respond to it other than by being petty and rude. To those students, I admonish: get over it.

We live in a world where, rather than standing on our podiums and declaring “I will defend to my death your right to your own opinion,� as Winters reminded us Voltaire did, we find it more attractive to yowl from the familiarity of our own crowd that we will only defend another’s right to their opinion when it’s our opinion also. Honestly, I think it’s embarrassing that the same people championing the moral views of 30-40 percent of campus can’t stand that one individual is respectfully disagreeing. For months, I have opened the newspaper and read opinions that are abhorrent to me. I won’t stoop so low as to personally and publicly affront the columnist, however. They deserve to express themselves, just as we all do, and the best way to react is to kindly share our perspective instead of acting like spurned preteens. Arianna Rees

Facts don’t back column To the editor: Richard Winters recently wrote an article in which he spoke out against a variety of immoralities and I disagree with him on every single subject. Firstly, the idea that pornography usage causes an increase in sexual assault. Pornography is a growing industry within the United States and worldwide. However, according to the United States Census Bureau, incidents of forcible rape in this country have decreased from 36.8 to 28.7 per 100,000 people over a period from 1980 to 2009. This time period coincides with the Internet’s exponentially increasing availability and thus pornography’s

Sports Senior Writer Mark Hopkins exponentially increasing availability. Only a person in a state of complete ignorance would suggest that there is a positive correlation between pornography consumption and sex crimes let alone attempt to imply pornography as the causation. With regard to Richard’s views on homosexuality, no proponent of homosexual rights and liberties wishes to force the rest of the country to be gay. That is a textbook strawman argument. Think of it as a matter of religious freedom. If a preacher wishes to marry a homosexual couple, who are we to say he can’t? The government doesn’t force its way into your temples and churches and dictate to you how you can and can’t marry. So why do you expect the government to go to other people’s churches and tell them how they can and cannot marry? Finally, his issues with premarital sex and promiscuity indicate a serious lack of thought. I suppose the moral choice in this “dichotomy� would be to get married (assuming that monogamy is arbitrarily dictated as more moral than promiscuity). This would imply that it is only moral to have sex with your partner if given “permission� from a religious leader in the form of a social contract. However, suppose an atheist recognizes the inherent morality of monogamy, why should they be forced into a religious contract against their own beliefs? Is their monogamous sex with their partner inherently immoral simply because it is classified as “extramarital�? Also, people get divorced and remarry in this country. Is a person who has three sexual partners over their lifetime any more promiscuous than a person who has been married thrice? Ben Maxfield

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Is this the year the U.S. economy finally turns A look at what the corner? others are saying The messages are mixed — from slowerthan-predicted growth in the fourth quarter to higher-thanexpected housing starts — and this seems to mirror the lack of consensus among economists and politicians about what ails our gross domestic product and what might restore it to health. Is the U.S. economy weighed down by a burdensome tax and regulatory structure? Or does it suffer from disinvestment in infrastructure, science and education that could stimulate growth? Both sides have passionate arguments, but since the stimulus was passed in 2009, all official economic intervention has stemmed from an unelected body, the Federal Reserve. Congress, led by the Republicans, has done nothing but fuel

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uncertainty. So where are we? A recent article by the head of research at the normally bearish Roubini Global Economics suggests that things could be getting better, though with the usual disclaimers about uncertainties. I found the article intriguing because it addresses what I was told convincingly five years ago was the central problem facing the U.S. economy: the need to deleverage massive household and corporate debt. Attendees of a board meeting at one of the world’s largest corporations were told that deleveraging might take a decade and that until it was completed, the economy would grow anemically, if at all. There are now signs that households have finally paid down their debt and are beginning to spend again and that their largest personal assets, their homes, are starting to increase in value. The importance to our overall prospects for more robust economic growth should not be underestimated. From the Roubini researcher’s report:

“The end of private-sector deleveraging, and, eventually, credit growth increasing to the level of economic growth, will boost U.S. growth closer to its potential rate of 2.53.0 percent. It will allow for slower savings growth, more investment and smaller fiscal deficits.� Wouldn’t that be nice? The big question is what, if anything, the government can do to help. Here’s an answer that will be hard for politicians to swallow: Do nothing. The economy is finally doing what it’s supposed to do: heal itself, and the proper course for Washington is to do no harm. That means no games on the debt ceiling, and no stupid plans to radically cut spending and raise taxes in the near term. Fight about immigration and guns; leave the economy alone. –Carter Eskew is a co-host of The Insiders blog, offering commentary from a Democratic perspective, and was the chief strategist for the Gore 2000 presidential campaign.

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Today is Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Emily Duke a freshman from Eagle Mountain, Utah majoring in English education.

Almanac Today in History: On Feb. 7, 1984, Navy Captain Bruce McCandless became the first human being to fly untethered in space when he exited the U.S. space shuttle Challenger and maneuvered freely, using a bulky white rocket pack of his own design.

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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Week Group Meditation, TSC 12-�1 p.m. USU Yarncraft Guild, TSC Juniper Lounge 7-�9 p.m. USU Hockey vs. Colorado State Rams, George S. Eccles Ice Center 7-�9:45 p.m. “Violet,� Caine Lyric Theatre 7:30-�10 p.m. ElevatED: Living up to your full potential, TSC Ballroom 6-�7 p.m.

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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Week Live Bands: Children of the North, Little Barefoot and Filthy and the McNasty’s. TSC Ballroom, 7 p.m. USU Hockey vs. CU Buffs, George S. Eccles Ice Center 7-�9:45 p.m. “Violet,� Caine Lyric Theatre 7:30-�10 p.m.

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Mardi Gras 2013, TSC Ballroom 8-�1 a.m. AFROTC Tri-�Det Competition, 7-�2 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. San Jose State, Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum 7-�9 p.m. Saturdays at the Museum of Anthropology, Old Main 10-�4 p.m. USU Hockey vs. CSU Rams, George S. Eccles Ice Center 7-�9:45 p.m. “Violet,� Caine Lyric Theatre 7:30-�10 p.m.

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