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USU Press offering online versions of some textbooks

By JARED PRICE staff writer

The Utah State University Press is now offering e-books for sale on its Web site. This is part of an effort by the press to adjust to a changing market.

Michael Spooner, director of the Utah State University Press, said, “The world of publishing is moving in digital directions and so it’s pretty natural for university publishers, like all other publishers, to move in that direction. The idea is to have the same content on a number of different platforms.”

E-books are not replacing hard copies but offering another format for customers to choose in order to acquire the content.

Spooner said, “What publishers are trying to do these days is to deliver the same content in a number of different formats. We’re selling the same stuff but with a smorgasbord, a menu of different possibilities.”

The press is utilizing a program called Adobe Digital Editions to share the e-books. Digital editions are similar to Adobe Acrobat but with some different features.

“It comes in a format that has some digital rights management assigned to it so that a person can‘t just make a million copies and distribute it all over the world or put it on their own Web site or something,” Spooner said.

He explained that it works similar to iTunes where readers establish user accounts and download the book to their individual devices. Spooner said the books can then be downloaded to five other authorized machines as

well.

The text will also be fully searchable and has the ability to be annotated, highlighted and bookmarked.

The press has been distributing ebooks for a while. Instead of focusing on individual readers in the past, the press has been catering to the scholarly market where there is a higher demand for e-books.

Spooner said, “At this university press, we have been doing electronic books since 1999. They’ve been going to library vendors who have been mounting them on their Web sites and then selling a subscription to a library, say, in Mexico or somewhere where they don’t have easy access to our hard copy books. Our books have been available through those kind of vendors for 10 years.”

Regarding the current market for e-books, Spooner said, “The theory is that when you are reading just one article, that’s not so hard on the screen. It’s still new though and I think technology is going to come along.”

Spooner said the technology needs to become more economical and versatile and also that the readers need to get used to reading a book-length document on the screen.

He said, “Both of those are coming along. I don’t know when we’ll see a bigger market share for digital books but it’ll happen.”

Blake Haddock, undeclared freshman, said he thinks paper and ink books will be forced into obscurity by e-books “not anytime soon, but eventually.”

However, Taylor Christensen, freshman in political science, said he doesn’t believe electronic materials

USU PRESS OFFERS E-BOOKS to students as an alternative to some hard copy textbooks. Michael Spooner, director of USU Press, said the use of e-books is an effort to adjust to a changing world that is moving toward technological advances.

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will ever replace traditional books.

“People like having the actual copy in their hand,” Christensen said.

Products like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader have spurred the book industry into a more digital realm, gradually shifting the focus from scholarly institutions to a market more geared toward personal use.

E-books will cost slightly less than hard-copy books.

“The thing to know about this is

that in creating a digital book the only savings that you have in production is paper and ink,” Spooner said. “You still have to deal with the manuscripts, you still have to edit, you still have to typeset, you still have to do all of the electronics on it. The only thing you are saving is what you would spend on the printer. It should be a little less expensive because you are saving something but it‘s not free.

You’ll see publishers set a price for the

hard copy and then reduce it 20 percent or so for the electronic book. So, yes. There’s a savings there.”

Spooner estimates the current catalog to have approximately 100 titles in electronic format. The press plans to have its entire catalog in digital form in the near future in order to adapt to the changing market climate.

Spooner said, “If there is a demand for a download, it’s what we provide.”

– jared.price@aggiemail.usu.edu

Arabic language, culture classes start fall 2010

By BRENDON BUTLER staff writer

The languages, philosophy and speech communication department has announced a tenure-track position in Arabic, with plans to offer Arabic language and culture courses beginning fall 2010. Maria Cordero, associate professor of Spanish and chair of the Arabic search committee, said the position will initiate an Arabic program that includes cross-discipline classes in Middle East studies open to students in diverse majors, such as political science, economics, religious studies and history.

The announcement comes just as students in the political science department formed a Middle East Club last week and circulated a petition asking the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) to add more classes in Middle East studies. Rob Jepson, political science sophomore, said he will present the petition to HASS Dean Yolanda Flores Niemann and Provost Ray Coward next week. Jepson said initial interest in the student-led push has been extremely positive, with 55 students signing up for the Middle East Club in its first week and 420 students signing their name to voice interest in taking a Middle East studies class if it were offered.

“Political science professors have pushed for this before, but what’s never happened is a student push,” Jepson said.

Jeannie Johnson, political science instructor who advises students interested in finding government jobs in Middle Eastern affairs, said an Arabic-studies program is imperative for USU students who want government jobs in Middle Eastern affairs. The Arabic search committee’s job announcement is a welcomed first step in rebuilding a Middle East emphasis across departments, she said.

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“Most all of (America’s) foreign policy is directed toward the Middle East. We ought to have a Middle East expert,” Johnson said.

“Those government recruiters and any agencies who work abroad, when they come to our campus they are always shocked that we have such a

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lack of Middle East expertise. It is a struggle for them to hire our students ... to justify it, when our students have, in some cases, zero background on the Middle East and no language training that would be even remotely relevant.”

Jepson, who has an interest in the Israeli-

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Palestinian conflict and wants to work as a government analyst, said he’s amazed recruiters from agencies such as the CIA even take the time to visit USU. “We’re really a gracious stop on the line between BYU and University of Utah,” Jepson said.

Student interest in the Middle East has been strong all semester. Davis Anderson, a political science master’s student, said he signed 60 students into his Middle East politics and government class this semester, five over the 55-student cap. The interest was all the more significant because the class was added late and wasn’t advertised in the course catalog, he said.

Both the University of Utah and BYU have strong Middle Eastern studies and Arabic language departments, and USU loses potential students to their programs, Johnson said.

Building a good Middle East studies program will take time, she said, but the Arabic-language professor is the first step. The next logical step, she said, would be to hire a political science or economics professor with Middle East expertise and language skills. Finally, a third professor with expertise in Middle East history and religion would form the basis of a solid Middle East studies program, she said.

For now, students who want to learn more about Middle East issues can attend the USU Middle East Club. One of the first activities planned for club members is an Arabic language basics class. Safa Khouffi, senior international studies major who was born in Jerusalem, said she will teach the alphabet and easy Arabic vocabulary. The Middle East Club meets Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. in Old Main, Room 121. For more information, e-mail Rob Jepson at robmjepson@gmail.com.

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Chicago and Rio de Janeiro vie for 2016 olympics

COPENHAGEN (AP) – Rio or Chicago? Risk vs. reliable.

For the International Olympic Committee, the biggest decision in choosing the city to host the 2016 Games is what statement it wants to send the world.

Does it make the bold, transformational choice of Rio de Janeiro, giving the Olympics to South America for NEW YORK (AP) – “Jon & Kate Plus 8” will soon be simply the first time? Or does it play it safe and head for the familiar shores of the “Kate Plus Eight.”

United States and, perhaps, a more That’s the word from the TLC network, which announced lucrative games?

“Policy wise, the IOC has to decide Tuesday that its if we’re ready to go to a new continent,” hit reality show longtime IOC member Dick Pound said is adapting to recently. “That’s the biggest paradigm changes in the shift. Is the time right?”

Gosselin houseRio certainly thinks so. hold, which has The city didn’t even make the finals been disrupted GOSSELIN when it bid for the Olympics in 2004 by the split up and 2012. Now, however, Brazil has one of Kate and Jon. of the world’s largest economies and its The renamed “Kate Plus international stature is growing. South Eight,” continues to chronicle the lives of the Gosselin kids (5- America is also home to 400 million people, bid committee leader Carlos year-old sextuplets and 8-yearold twins) but will also focus on Arthur Nuzman said, a population that could ensure the Olympic movement’s Kate’s role as a single mother. legacy for generations to come.

And, Rio leaders say, given any chance they get, it is time.

When Rio traveled to Switzerland in June to present its bid to IOC members, New signs say anyone the highlight of its passionate appeal can be barred was a large map showing where all the SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Olympics have been held. Dots blan– New signs at the Mormon keted Europe, Asia and North America. church-owned downtown plaza The entire South American contiput users on notice: Anyone can nent was bare. be asked to leave for any reason.

“The Olympic movement is a global The change follows a muchmovement, so it has to be global. It publicized incident this summer has to go to all the continents, all the where two men were cited for countries, all the areas of the world,” trespassing on the plaza after Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said Tuesday. sharing a kiss. City prosecutors “We’re pretty emotional here at this did not pursue the charges, moment because we know it’s a very saying signs at the plaza didn’t important moment for a city that has a adequately warn the couple they lot to give. It’s going to change forever were entering private property. the Olympic movement.”

Church spokesman Scott Trotter says the new signs include extra text at the suggestion of the Salt Lake City prosecutor’s office. The sign now says SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Opening the church reserves the right to Utah’s bars to the public this summer refuse access to anyone. didn’t result in an increase in alcohol sales.

The Department of Alcoholic David Letterman, Sept. 28, Beverage Control said Tuesday that 2009 – Top 10 Tips For Being sales of full-strength beer, wine and Cool. liquor to bars declined 9.2 percent in July and August compared with the 10. Make sure you are born same period last year. handsome and rich.

The decline in sales follows a 9. Drink Red Bull till your national trend of Americans spendliver vibrates. ing less on alcohol at bars and res8. Don’t juggle more than one taurants and more on alcohol that is bromance at the same time. consumed at home amid difficult eco7. Always stay up-to-date on nomic times. The DABC also reported your geopolitical affairs ... I’m Tuesday that alcohol consumption totally messing with you. in the state increased from 2.2 gal6. Lift with the legs, not the lons per person in the fiscal year that back – that’s good advice for ended June 30, up from 2.1 gallons the anyone. year before.

5. What does it matter? Swine The significant decline in alcohol flu is gonna kill us all. sales to bars largely came as a surprise 4. Eat a diet rich in riboflavin. following statewide celebrations and 3. Come up with a sick catchnational media blitzes marking the phrase like, “It’s Jenner time!” changes in Utah’s liquor laws.

2. Yo, just keep it straight cooOn July 1, a new state law went into lin’ on the smooth tip, son ... I effect eliminating the need for patrons actually have no idea with that to fill out an application and pay a fee means. for the right to enter bars, which were 1.If you are watching this at technically private clubs. home right now, you’re already The change was made in an effort screwed. to boost the state’s $7 billion a year

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TOURISTS VISIT the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept.

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IOC members acknowledge there is large appeal in going somewhere new.

That Rio’s plan is technically strong only strengthens its case, making it a slight favorite over Chicago ahead of Friday’s vote.

Madrid and Tokyo both seem to have faded, done in largely by

geography. Though the IOC doesn’t have an official continental rotation, European cities are hosting the 2012 and ‘14 games, while last year’s Beijing Olympics are still fresh in members’ minds.

Of course, for all the handicapping, nothing is ever as certain as it seems.

The vagaries of the IOC’s voting system make it that any of the four could go out in the first round, and ballrooms across the globe are littered with supposed favorites who didn’t win the ultimate prize. In fact, the key to victory often depends on picking up those second- and third-choice votes.

The city receiving the fewest votes is eliminated after each round until one candidate has a majority. The vote is expected to go the maximum three rounds.

And Rio is not without its drawbacks.

Though the homicide rate in the city of 6 million dropped to 33 per 100,000 people last year from 39 per 100,000 the year before, that’s still well above Chicago, Madrid or Tokyo. Major highways, including one that links the international airport to the beaches, are periodically shut down by shootouts.

Rio also has to convince the IOC that it can pay for $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects and complete them on time – on top of staging the World Cup just two years earlier. Hosting the world’s two largest sporting events back-to-back could prove to be a marketing challenge, with advertisers deciding they have the money for one or the other, not both.

Then again, FIFA’s endorsement might be what’s needed to convince IOC members that now is the right time.

“It’s a big, sophisticated international federation, so maybe that’s a signal,” Pound said.

More like a loud alarm, Rio said.

“It’s the absolute historical moment for our country, for our continent, for our state,” said Sergio Cabral, governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

But what if it’s not?

While Chicago doesn’t have the international flair of, say, Los Angeles, New York or even San Francisco, it is an American bid and those are the ultimate security blanket for the IOC.

Utah bars bought less alcohol after going public

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tourism industry and make the state appear a little less odd to people and businesses considering moving here.

Utah was the only state in the country that regulated its bars as private clubs. A separate membership, costing at least $4 for a temporary three week membership and $12 for an annual membership, was required for every private club.

Some conservative lawmakers and morals groups in this heavily Mormon state had contended that the private club memberships were necessary to keep minors out of bars and reduce driving under the influence. They feared that allowing someone to walk into a bar without filling out a form once a year would lead to an explosion of alcohol consumption.

“The Legislature was quite concerned in the beginning that if private clubs were to go away there would be an increase in consumption,” said DABC chairman Sam Granato. “The reverse happened.”

While the DABC sold less alcohol to bars, it’s unclear how much alcohol was sold to bars overall. The state sells full-strength beer, wine and liquor to bars. Private distributors sell bars less alcoholic beers – those containing 3.2 percent alcohol by weight. That’s the

only type of draft beer allowed in Utah and the only kind that can be sold to bars already chilled. It is also the only kind of beer available in grocery and convenience stores.

In exchange for eliminating the private club system, bars must now scan the IDs of anyone who appears younger than 35 to make sure it is real.

Bars are required to keep a record of information obtained from the scan – include name, age, sex and address – on file for seven days for use by law enforcement.

Many bars have reported that they’re seeing more people come in to have one or two beers than they did in the past now that the private club system has been eliminated. In the past, it wasn’t uncommon to see tourists walk out of a bar once they learned it was for members only, although anyone could become a member.

DABC officials also say bars have noticed an increase in food sales for the same reason.

The Utah Hospitality Association, a trade group representing the state’s bar industry, said it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly why there’s been a decline in sales, but said that even if the economy was unscathed this summer the association wouldn’t have

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expected a significant increase in sales because of the law change.

“The average person in Utah was underwhelmed by the change,” said association attorney Lisa Marcy. “You take away the incentive and all the sudden it’s not so fun anymore.”

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Logan ranked No. 13 among college cities Briefs Campus & Community

By EMILY HOFERITZA staff writer

Logan was one of 360 cities included in a study done by the American Institution for Economic Research (AIER). On April 21, AIER published the annual College Destinations Index. Logan was ranked No. 13 among small college cities with a population below 250,000 and No. 68 nationally, according to the index.

Taking 12 aspects of 360 different cities, the index is used as a researching tool for students to determine the pros and cons of their intended college destinations.

John DeVilbiss, the university’s spokesperson, said the reason Logan was ranked high was because of the setting and the community.

“Logan is a better place because of Utah State University. And, in a sense, Utah State University is a better place because of Logan. So, the two are inseparable,” he said.

Dione Garlick, senior in political science, said, “Logan is the perfect size. It’s small enough that it’s personal, but it’s big enough that it’s still really interesting.”

The index evaluates three main characteristics in each city: the academic environment, the general quality of life in the area and the professional opportunities available to students.

The quality of life in the area includes the opportunities for fun activities outside the academic arena, the city accessibility through transportation other than a personal vehicle and the cost of living.

According to the index, the average cost of living in Logan is $635 per month. Logan has the fourth-lowest cost of living within the top 20 college cities.

Sarah Reale, public relations specialist at the university, said the outdoor activities plays a big part in drawing students to Logan. With so many canyons within a 30-minute drive, the opportunities for rock

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LOGAN’S SETTING AND COMMUNITY are the reasons the city was ranked No. 13 in a study by the American Institution for Economic Research, said John DeVilbiss, USU spokesperson. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

climbing or skiing are extensive, she said.

“We have what the University of Utah has, times two,” she said.

Garlick said whenever she gets bored, she simply picks up a new sport.

The professional opportunity of the location includes the increase in number of businesses over a period of time, unemployment rate and earning potential for residents.

“I think employment opportunities (in Logan) remain very steady and, in fact, opportunities are increasing,” DeVilbiss said.

Many local companies were started by USU students while they were attending college, like Jeremy White’s

JJ Cole Collections, DeVilbiss said.

The local companies, though they’ve gone international since, still employ USU students and graduates here in the valley, he said.

DeVilbiss said the Space Dynamics Laboratory employs approximately 50 students on a part-time basis, who, in many cases, are offered jobs at the lab after they graduate.

“Cache Valley functions because of students,” Reale said.

The academic environment includes student diversity, research potential, students and professors.

Reale said the students play a large part in adding to the good atmosphere that USU has. She said the students are respectful and when stu-

dents participate in the Study Abroad program the professors don’t need to worry about the way the students will behave.

She said the administration is also a large part. She said when events are planned for the university, the administration thinks through the entire program and covers all the grounds necessary, going through any scenario.

“The setting is so important,” DeVilbiss said. “The sense of place that you get when you’re part of a college town that you don’t get with commuter schools is what makes (Logan) stand out.”

– emily.hoferitza@aggiemail.usu.edu

ASUSU allots funds to remodel service center

By BENJAMIN WOOD senior news writer

In a meeting of the Executive Council of Associated Students of Utah State University (ASUSU) Tuesday, summer attendance of the Nelson Fieldhouse was reported and funds were allotted for the remodeling of the Val R. Christensen Service Center.

At the end of the 2009 spring semester it was announced that the Fieldhouse would close for the summer, Athletic Vice President Jeremy Winn said, but in response to student concerns, ASUSU voted to financially assist Campus Recreation and the facility was opened three days a week for the sum-

mer semester.

Winn presented ASUSU with the attendance figures, provided by Campus Recreation. Total attendance for the summer was 2,020. Wednesday was the most frequented day of the week with a summer total of 860, followed by Monday with 660 and Friday with 476. In all, the $1,500 given by ASUSU translated into 74 cents per student use.

“They felt it was a great success,” Winn said.

In other financial actions, ASUSU allocated $1,434 for the remodeling of the service center.

The request passed unanimously with one member abstaining.

Service Vice President David Knighton said in last week’s council meeting that the money would

PoliceBlotter Saturday, Sept. 19

Tuesday, Sept. 22

• USU Police responded to the north end of the stadium for a utility problem. The turf had a water leak under the north end. Facilities was called to determine the problem.

• USU Police responded to a parking problem on Old Main Hill. An individual was warned for not having a sidewalk permit. The proper permit was obtained through the Parking Office.

• USU Police received a report of a person dressed in a gorilla suit looking in the windows of the Living Learning Center. Police located the two individuals. They were removed from campus.

Wednesday Sept. 23

Sunday, Sept. 20 • USU Police received a complaint of skateboarders in the area of the Living Learning Community performing tricks and making noise. Police contacted the two and they were released with a warning for their first-time offense.

• Police responded to the University Trailer Court on a domestic dispute. Upon further investigation, it was determined that one male individual assaulted his girlfriend in the presence of their children. The male individual was arrested and booked in the Cache County Jail for domestic violence assault, two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and domestic violence criminal mischief. All charges are class B misdemeanors.

Monday, Sept. 21 • USU Police received a report of a individual possibly living in a vehicle in the Family Life Center parking lot. Police are investigating.

• A student made a delayed report of an ongoing harassment problem at Snow Hall where someone was knocking on windows late at night. Police are investigating.

• USU Police received a report of a bicycle theft from Merrill Hall during the night. Police contacted the complainant who said the bike had been located. He then informed police that his brother had borrowed the bicycle.

• USU Police responded to a report of three individuals doing tricks on bicycles near the Edith Bowen School. Upon arrival, police attempted to contact the individuals who fled the area.

• USU Police responded to a water leak in the ceiling at the HPER. Upon arrival, police noticed a small hole in the ceiling tile, which was dripping water. Police notified the on-call plumber.

Thurday, Sept. 24 • Police responded to a delayed report of a criminal mischief case at the Poisonous Plant Building.

An unidentified suspect either threw or used a wrist rocket to propel a marble at one of the north windows of the building. Police are investigating at this time.

be used to purchase chairs to be used in meetings.

A total of 20 chairs will be purchased in the same style as the common area of the Taggart Student Center’s third floor. Volunteer labor has already accounted for a large portion of the service center’s remodel, as well as $1,500 in materials out of the service budget.

The council also addressed upcoming events and Student Advocate Tyler Haws voiced his concern for creating a standardized way for students to voice their complaints. Haws said he is still looking at the options available but hopes to soon develop online and other resources for students to submit their questions and concerns.

– b.c.wood@aggiemail.usu.edu

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

Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911 • Complainant called USU Police wanting to report a suspicious person in the Living Learning Center. The complainant said he saw an individual in a Halloween mask and tan trench coat walking around the Living Learning Center.

• USU Police received a report of a stolen red Huffy bicycle from Aggie Village. Police are investigating.

Friday, Sept. 25 • USU Police received a report from USU Parking that an individual was being disorderly in the waiting area and refused to leave when asked by Parking employees. Police escorted the individual from the building. No further action taken.

• USU Police responded to assist an elderly individual who was confused as to why she was on campus. Police were able to locate her residence at an assisted living center in Logan. Police contacted the center who took the individual home.

• USU Police responded to 800 East and 850 North to assist Logan City Police with unlocking a vehicle with a small child inside. Police were able to unlock the vehicle and extract the child without further incident. The child was unharmed from being locked inside the vehicle.

• USU Police responded to Bullen Hall for a report of a fire in front of the building. Police responded and advised the individual that open flames are not permitted on campus. The individual complied with the request.

-Compiled by Rachel A. Christensen

Winners of the Evans Biography and Handcart Awards will be in Logan Friday, Oct. 2, to receive their awards. Utah State University President Stan Albrecht will be on hand to congratulate the winners, and Ross Peterson, vice president for university advancement, will present one of the awards.

Award recipients include Janet Chapman and Karen Barrie, authors of the Evans Biography Award winner “Kenneth Milton Chapman: A Life Dedicated to Indian Arts and Artists,” and Handcart Award winner William B. Smart, author of “Mormonism’s Last Colonizer: The Life and Times of William H. Smart.”

The award ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. in USU’s Taggart Student Center Ballroom. The event, including the ceremony, reception and book signing, is free and open to the public.

The Evans Awards are administered in a year-long process.

Winners are announced in the spring, with the awards ceremony in September. The books are first reviewed by a regional jury made up of five scholars and book specialists from the Intermountain region. Three finalists are sent on to the national jury, which consists of three biography experts with national and international reputations.

ABC exec, former Aggie honored The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business has bestowed its highest honor on a former student who came from a small town in Utah and is now the senior vice president of human resources for the Disney/ ABC Television Group.

Businessman and philanthropist Jon Huntsman presented Steve Milovich with the Distinguished Executive Alumnus Award at a banquet that drew more than 550 people at Utah State University Sept.

17. The event, the 2009 Annual Fall Awards Banquet, offers friends and alumni of the school who have funded scholarships the opportunity to meet the students they have helped.

Milovich, who was raised in Price, oversees all the organization and human resource efforts worldwide at the Disney/ABC Television Group. That includes the ABC Television Network, Disney Channels Worldwide, cable network’s ABC Family, Disney/ESPN television and several other major areas.

Huntsman told the group Milovich believes business schools should teach the importance of ethical decision-making.

Students participate in university exchange Students at Utah State University with a keen ear may have noticed an additional voice on campus this summer.

That “voice” came to USU from Mongolia and with six students.

The students, Zolbayar Namsraidorj, NaLjirmaa Sharav, Bassankhuu Vaanchig, Khishigdorj Bazarsuren, Enkhbayar Lkhagvasuren and Enkh-Od Dashnyam, traveled to Utah from their native city of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, to study English and learn more about the U.S. culture.

While visiting from Mongolia, the students were paired with host families in Cache Valley giving them an opportunity to experience an American lifestyle and become immersed in the local culture.

The exchange program is a new collaboration between the USU office of the vice provost for international education, the U.S. State Department and the Mongolian government. It is the first ever language and culture exchange from the country of Mongolia.

-Compiled from staff and media reports

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College of HASS hosts several upcoming lectures

BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS

It’s a busy week for activities presented by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at USU, with the monthly HASS Hour offering, followed by the Distinguished Alumni Lecture series the following day.

In a change from its normal schedule, HASS Hour is Thursday, Oct. 8, at Hamilton’s Steak and Seafood, 2427 N. Main Street. The gathering begins at 5:15 p.m.

October’s HASS Hour features invited guest Steve Curwood, host and executive director of the Public Radio International program “Living on Earth.” Curwood is in Logan and is involved with multiple activities in conjunction with Utah Public Radio where “Living on Earth” can be heard.

Curwood created the pilot of “Living on Earth” in the spring of 1990, and the show has run continuously since April 1991. Today, the program is aired on more than 300 National Public Radio affiliates in the United States. Curwood began his career with NPR in 1979 as a reporter and host of “Weekend All Things Considered.” He also hosted NPR’s “World of Opera.” He has been a journalist for more than 30 years with experience at NPR, CBS News, the “Boston Globe,” WBUR-FM/Boston and WGBH-TV/Boston. He shared the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of the “Boston Globe’s” education team.

HASS Hour begins with a social hour, followed by the guest’s presentation in the TimePiece that begins at approximately 6 p.m. A buffet with appetizers, desserts, soft drinks, ice tea or coffee is available. Cost is $6.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and is billed on an individual basis. Guests can also order from the menu, and a cash bar is also available.

For planning purposes, please RSVP to Teri Guy in the HASS office, 797-4072.

The following day, the college presents Scott B. Walker in its Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Walker is an accomplished entrepreneur, philanthropist and leader in the financial technology industry.

Walker’s presentation is Friday, Oct. 9, at the David B. Haight Alumni Center.

His talk begins at 12:30 p.m. and all are invited.

Dean Yolanda Flores Niemann especially encourages students who study in the college to attend.

The Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series features guests who represent the college’s diverse departments and programs and who return to campus to speak about their professional expertise and experiences. The intent of the series is to bring distinguished graduates back to campus to reflect on their education at USU and how it impacted their careers.

“The experiences of our accomplished alumni will help students and community members understand the connections between their educations and their lives,” Niemann said.

Walker’s presentation is based on his career, and he rhetorically asks the students, “So you want to be an entrepreneur?” The presentation highlights Walker’s thoughts on what is necessary to achieve a high level of success.

Walker graduated from USU in 1977 with a degree in history. He continued his education at

the American Graduate School of International Management, earning an MBA in international management in 1981. In his professional work, Walker is president of DownStream Capital; chairman and founder of ProCore Laboratories, LLC; president and CEO of BillMatrix, a FISERV Company; and president and CEO of BillMatrix Corporation.

Walker is now a resident of Dallas, Texas.

For information on the Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, contact the college, 797-4072.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary

THE SHANGHAI QUARTET, known for its mix of Eastern and Western music, performed in the Performance Hall Tuesday night. USU was a stop on a tour honoring the group’s 25-year anniversary. The quartet performed La Oracion del Torero for String Quartet, selections from Chinasong, String Quartet No. 3 and String Quartet in D minor. PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo

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From seed to fork Students and Organic Farm team up to teach

By LISA JAANSEN AND RACHEL KENLEY guest writers

Thanks to the USU’s Student Organic Farm, the nutrition, dietetics and food sciences department (NDFS) of the College of Agriculture has broadened its reach in efforts of teaching students about eating their vegetables.

Students from the plant, soils and climate department (PSC) broke ground on the farm in 2008 but it wasn’t until recently that the partnership between the farm and the NDFS department began. Tamara Vitale, clinical associate professor for the NDFS department, said the link between the two formed when NDFS students started looking for options to fulfill graduation requirements.

Vitale said NDFS students need a substantial amount of experience and volunteer hours to graduate. “Our

- See FARM, page 8

Personality and involvement sets student apart

USU STUDENT WILLY BROCK will be presented the College of Agriculture Scholar of the Year Award from his academic and extracurricular involvement at USU. photo courtesy WILLY BROCK

By TAYLOR ADAMS guest writer

Willy Brock will be presented the College of Agriculture Scholar of the Year Award at the annual College of Agriculture Awards and Honors Banquet Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Brock, who is studying animal, dairy and veterinary sciences (ADVS) with a biotechnology emphasis and minor in chemistry, will receive the award for his academic and extracurricular involvement at USU. Tami Spackman, ADVS academic adviser, said Brock was chosen for the award because of his excellence in academics and his participation, leadership, research and service in student organizations, the college, the university and the community.

“Some students only concentrate on academics,” she said. “Willy’s involvement and personality set him apart.”

Currently working as an intern under Kenneth White, Brock is involved in research that one day could help solve serious problems related to both animals and humans. His current projects include harvesting ovaries for a fertilization study to improve cloning and working with cystic fibrosis in sheep to help understand gene mutations in humans.

Ben Sessions, lab manager, enjoys working with Brock and said Brock plays an integral part in the research process and is more than willing to take any assignment that is handed to him.

“He’s a good researcher because if he doesn’t understand, he will ask to make sure he does the task thoroughly and efficiently,” Sessions said.

Brock said he has experienced hands-on opportunities in the research field as well as in advising and learning.

“There are so many opportunities, scholarships and a good learning environment that kids just don’t know about,” Brock said

explaining his reasoning for becoming a College of Agriculture Student Ambassador, where he is now serving his second term.

This year, Brock was chosen as vice president of the ambassador group. Brock’s leadership does not stop there. As a member of Ag Council, he was chosen as club coordinating chairman. He works within the council to meet the needs of every club in the College of Agriculture while also serving as a representative in the council for the clubs.

Although successful in academics, research, internships and service, Brock said he is a bit nervous as he waits to hear from Colorado State University, where he submitted his application for its 2010 veterinary program. He will know the final status of his application in December.

Brock, who scored higher on the GRE than required, has more veterinary experience than most and has a 3.92 grade point average.

“People joke with me saying, ‘You are a shoe-in,’” Brock said. “I tell them, ‘It’s not over till the fat lady sings.’”

Angela Porter said it’s Brock’s easy-going personality paired with his work ethic that will make him stand out from the rest during the incredibly competitive process. Brock enjoyed interning under Porter as a full-time technician at the Vibrant Pet Animal Hospital this summer in Cortez, Colo.

“I had the time of my life there,” Brock said.

“The combination of working with animals and medicine is challenging but is still the most enjoyable and fun field I could ever be in.”

Porter, who has been Brock’s mentor for 12 years, said Brock has both the confidence and maturity level of someone who has worked in the field for years, which is why she is not surprised to hear about his award.

“Willy is smart, funny, intuitive and driven,” she said. “He left a big hole in our hospital. We want him back.”

– t.k.adams@aggiemail.usu.edu

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The College of Agriculture at USU helps students understand their career options as they work toward degrees.

Students have discovered the agriculture advantage through internships, advising and degree plans suited to individuals.

Willy Brock, student studying animal, dairy and veterinary sciences (ADVS), chose the College of Agriculture because of the opportunities it presented.

“I have a tailor-made degree that prepares me for what I want to do,” Brock said.

Currently, Brock is interning at the Center for Integrated Biosystems in Kenneth White’s reproduction laboratory and is waiting to hear from Colorado State University, where he has applied for its 2010 veterinary program.

Shannon Mankins, junior in family and consumer sciences education (FCSE), said her degree plan was outlined her freshman year by advisers that know her well.

“I can walk into my advising office and talk to my advisers on a first-name basis,” Mankins said about the personal attention she has received while studying to become a teacher in the program that guarantees 100 percent job placement upon graduation.

Kira Perry, junior studying ADVS with a biotechnology emphasis, knows her options when it comes to finding a career with her degree.

“The thing I really like about my major is that it gives me a fair amount of flexibility,” Perry said. “Biotechnology is a quickly growing field which means that there are quite a num-

ber of career possibilities.”

Although she would like to become a researcher, Perry said students in her major have other career options including becoming a professor or lab technician along with the option of going to veterinary or medical school.

The opportunities upon graduation from the College of Agriculture have led students to become bankers, medical students, magazine writers, teachers and economists, to name only a handful.

Steven Gillespie was accepted into medical school while studying nutrition science at the College of Agriculture. As a premed student, Gillespie started USU as a biology major, thinking that it was his only option.

“It was brought to my attention that many prerequisites required for medical school were also in the nutrition science major,” Gillespie said. “I enjoy learning about nutrition, especially compared to bugs and trees, so I decided to go with nutrition science.”

Agriculture is the science of life, which is why Kimberly Elwood, a Ph.D. student at USU, would recommend the College of Agriculture to others.

“If you’re interested in science, even if you don’t have any agriculture experience, you can use the knowledge and skills you gain here in the College of Ag to get you where you want to go.”

Students who are interested in discovering the Ag Advantage, can find a list of offered degrees at www.ag.usu.edu along with a list of the advisers who will help create a degree plan to meet individual needs.

– t.k.adams@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Ag Week is here and as tradition would hold, tractors of different makes and models will be adorning the USU campus, all thanks to the effort of the Ag Tech Club.

The club is run primarily out of the agriculture, systems, technology and education department (ASTE). Chris Riley, president of the Ag Tech Club, said the group began primarily as a way to teach leadership skills to students within the agricultural machinery technology major.

“We invite anyone who is majoring in the College of Agriculture to become a paying member,” Riley said.

“Anyone is welcome to attend our weekly meetings, even if they’re not in the College of Ag.” Club members meet on a weekly basis and restore trac-

tors that have been donated by people from the community.

After restoration, the tractors are sold and the money is put back into the club to support the members.

Currently there are about 15 members and according to Esther Gale, treasurer of the Ag Tech Club, there were nearly 300 people at the club’s opening social.

The Ag Tech Club is responsible for any activities on campus involving tractors, such as the Ag Week Tractor Parade.

“If there’s tractors involved, we’re you’re group,” Riley said.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Ag Tech Club, contact Chris Riley at christopher.riley@aggiemail. usu.edu or the club’s adviser, Hatch, at royce.hatch@usu. edu.

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TRACTORS LINED UP near Romney Stadium minutes before the tractor parade for Ag Week, Monday. Other events include Day on the Quad where students learn about the College of Agriculture programs and clubs, eat shish-ka-bobs and participate in activities relating to agriculture. TYLER LARSON PHOTOS

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A chance to become a True Aggie, no kissing required Experience life as a True Aggie, no kissing required, during USU’s College of Agriculture Ag Week celebration.

Events started Friday, Sept. 25, at the Cache County Fairgrounds with the first performance of the USU Rodeo, where the rodeo team was joined by other cowboys and cowgirls from their collegiate rodeo circuit.

The 15th annual Utah Agriculture Products Barbecue was a food-filled time prior to the USU Homecoming football game Saturday, Sept. 26, where proceeds were raised for a College of Agriculture scholarship endowment. The all-you-caneat barbecue welcomed Utah agricultural commodity groups who served everything from lamb to onion rings west of the Stan Laub Center.

The tractor parade and movie night, held Monday, Sept. 27, were a great way to start Ag Week for students across campus. The College of Agriculture celebrated Faculty Appreciation Day on Tuesday. That night, students from the college attended the College of Agriculture opening social, dinner and dance at the Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Building.

Students won’t want to miss Ag Day on the Quad, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head to the Quad to learn about College of Agriculture programs and clubs, eat shish-ka-bobs and participate in activities relating to all aspects of agriculture. At 5 p.m. join the Ag Council with a service project in the Taggart Student Center (TSC) International Lounge and then dance the night away by country swinging at 9 p.m. at the Cache Valley Fun Park in Logan.

If students are an exceptional donut eater, gear up for the donut-eating contest at the TSC Patio on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. Following the fun, the College of Agriculture Awards and Honors Reception will be held at the TSC Ballroom for invited students, faculty and donors.

To finish up Ag Week, grab a breakfast burrito from the annual Chuck Wagon Breakfast, which begins at 8:30 a.m. on the TSC Patio.

Ag Council members invite you to celebrate Ag Week and take the opportunity to become a True Aggie – no kissing required.

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ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE College of Agriculture was featured on the “Today Show” and “Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer” for her research on consumer food safety. photo courtesy Janet Anderson

All in a days work Professor enhances student life through love of agriculture nize 30 percent of students at USU do not stay and complete their degree.”

Recognizing this problem, Anderson has worked to enhance student retention during Janet Anderson, associate dean of the planning for the new Student Services Center, College of Agriculture and an accomplished which will be open this academic year for all professor and researcher, is helping the college students within the College of Agriculture enhance student life. or those who are considering transferring.

Raised on a farm in Wellsville, Anderson Current advising is spread through four buildhelped her father raise animals and harvest ings, two of which are crops. It was this experion the outskirts of camence, along with helping pus.

“Agriculture touches her grandmother prepare “When the center is food for residents in a everyone’s lives everycomplete, it will provide nursing home, that she scholarship, internship day. As a society we found her interest in and career advising at a will always need peofeeding and nourishing centralized location to people. She followed ple to solve the tough help students succeed,” her interests to USU, she said. questions and probwhere she received both Since becomlems that will arise in her undergraduate and ing associate dean, master’s from the dietetthe future.”

Anderson and her colics program. leagues are working to – Janet Anderson, Anderson has worked improve the college’s associate dean of the College at USU as a clinical prorecruitment efforts of Agriculture fessor in dietetics and with the creation of received national recognithe “Discover the Ag tion for both her teaching Advantage” campaign. and research. Anderson “Agriculture was presented the United States Department touches everyone’s lives everyday,” Anderson of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agricultural said. “As a society we will always need people Sciences Teaching Excellence Award in 2007. to solve the tough questions and problems that According to the USDA Web site, she will arise in the future.” received the award for excelling at teaching, For this reason, Anderson said, the colmaking a positive impact on student learning lege’s recruitment efforts, which are teamed and influencing other teachers by example. with Student Ambassadors and the USU Her most prestigious award, she said, comes Recruitment Office, are focused on sciencefrom the USU Robin’s Awards, where she minded students interested in agriculture. received the Eldon J. Gardner Award Teacher As an associate dean, professor, researcher of the Year in 2006. and adviser, one would wonder how Anderson In 2000, Anderson was featured on the has time for family life. Married with two “Today Show” and “Primetime Live with Diane teenage boys, Anderson isn’t always in her Sawyer” for her research on consumer food office but on the sidelines of her sons’ ball safety. games, who are currently playing football but Although Anderson’s current dietetic also play lacrosse, basketball and baseball. research is focused on increasing vegetables During the winter the Anderson family spends consumption among college students, she every weekend skiing at Beaver Mountain. also researches student behavior to enhance Anderson graduated from USU’s College of recruitment and retention.

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Initiative could cause a political change Last winter the Utah Legislature passed what it deemed an ethics-reform bill requiring that legislators report any gift from lobbyists that are valued at more than $25. However, as time went on local newspapers found that little to no change has taken place in the reporting of gifts from lobbyists.

In response to the legislature’s failure to act, a citizen’s initiative has been proposed and grassroot efforts are gathering signatures to put a new ethical reform initiative on the ballot next November.

The proposed bill would be far reaching and has the potential to reform and alter Utah politics drastically. Currently, legislators may take any amount of gifts from any corporation, individual or political action committee (PAC). The new initiative would limit the donations from an individual to at most $2,500, donations from a PAC to at most $5,000 and would outlaw any donations from corporations. Money raised for campaigns would have to be used for the actual campaign process, and legislators would not be able to share money or raise money for their political party’s PAC. According to The Deseret News, if the initiative were applied to 2008, about half of the legislature’s funds, approximately $2.4 million, would be banned.

The initiative would also stop legislators from being hired on as management for businesses that would have matters and interests that are raised in the legislative session. Also, members of the legislature would not be allowed to be lobbyists and legislators at the same time, which occasionally happens in Utah.

According to a Deseret News/KSL poll, 85 percent of Utahns support the creation of a nonpartisan ethics commission in order to regulate the legislators’ actions.

The citizen support for the initiative reaches across party lines, despite the strong Republican majority in both the House and the Senate. Utahns are finally waking up to

the corruption and partisanship control of politics in their state and petitions are circulating to have the initiative put on the ballot next November and it is very likely that the majority of Utahns will vote for the commission to be created.

But there is a price tag to the reform: $472,000 annually to fund the commission.

Also, the commission would not be subject to judicial review and the attorney general does not participate in any way with the commission.

Some of the measures may seem harsh and there is a hefty price tag, but it is only after decades of legislators abusing their roles as Utah representatives that voters have reached this point. Under the current system, Utah has some of the most lax ethic rules and regulations – apparently Utahns are ready for a change.

But are legislators ready to change the way politics is done in Utah?

Our own representative, Lyle Hillyard, RCache County, expressed his dislike of the reform when he told KSL news, “I would challenge everybody who signs that petition and everybody who supports it, tell me: Have you read all 20-something pages? Do you feel comfortable with everything in that bill?”

While some of the reforms seem somewhat questionable, the history of ethical abuse in the legislature leaves Utahns no choice but to finally react and show the representatives that ethics is not something only practiced in church but also in politics, regardless of party affiliation.

Don’t forget to log onto www.aggietownsquare.com and voice your opinion.

Seth Bracken is a senior majoring in print journalism.

Questions or comments can be sent to him at seth.bracken@aggiemail.usu.edu

Farm: Reaching out to all ages -continued from page 5 students know a lot about the nutritional aspect of food and why we should eat vegetables,” Vitale said. “Now students have the opportunity to experience the actual growing and harvesting of the food they know so much about.”

One of those students, Blake Beyers, began working at the student organic farm last summer, while looking for a hands-on job. As a student in the dietetics program, Beyers stumbled upon the College of Agriculture while taking a chemistry and a nutrition course for general education requirements.

However, Beyers is not a typical College of Agriculture student. When asked about his background in agriculture, Beyers is quick to say that he doesn’t have one. Never having a garden before, Beyers now knows practical farming techniques such as composting, harvesting and planting because of his time spent at the USU Student Organic Farm.

Through research and development programs, Beyers hopes to eventually create solutions for diet-related health issues, such as childhood-obesity rates. He is gaining hands-on experience from

the partnership between NDFS and the farm that has created a project to teach elementary-school children about the importance of eating vegetables.

“The best way to teach kids about food is to use food,” Vitale said. As a teaching process, children are able to visit the farm. Besides teaching children, the new partnership is also interested in teaching the importance of produce to USU faculty and students.

The farm does so by selling produce outside the Taggart Student Center every Wednesday from 11 p.m. - 2 p.m. It has launched a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program that allows people to pay for a weekly variety of produce from the farm. Vitale said the majority of produce people buy travels an average 1,500 miles from the location it was harvested to the store where people buy it from.

For more information about the Student Organic Farm, to apply for a job or to volunteer contact Jennifer Reeve at jennifer.reeve@usu.edu.

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JANET WILLIAMSON DEMONSTRATES the utility of the “Farming Glove” kit. These kits are being distributed to classrooms around Utah. TODD JONES photo

Service project brings materials to teachers

By TAYLOR ADAMS guest writer

Each year during Ag Week at USU, students gather to participate in a service activity.

All students are welcome to join Ag Council in the Taggart Student Center International Lounge at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, for this year’s project.

The focus of Wednesday’s service project is Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC), a program developed by the United States Department of Agriculture, which helps students nationwide understand the importance of agriculture. Participating in the project will allow students to assemble educational kits for teachers across the country.

Debra Spielmaker, director of Utah AITC, welcomes volunteers who don’t mind assembling kits. Assembly of kits, she said, involves cutting wheat, bagging seeds, counting cotton, cutting yarn and rolling posters. Alisha Hill, AITC outreach coordinator, said volunteers will assemble two kits on Wednesday that will be available at the AITC e-store to be purchased by teachers.

“It’s a valuable resource for teachers both in state and out of state,” Hill said. “We are busy for back-to-school and ship out about four kits

per day.”

Without help from Ag Council and other volunteers, Spielmaker would be unable to supply classrooms.

“If we want teachers to teach about agriculture we need to supply them with resources that do that,” she said. “Lesson plans, kits, DVDs, maps and PowerPoint presentations are just some of the resources we supply to teachers.”

Jacie Fasselin, public relations chair for Ag Council, said another bonus is that cookies and milk will be offered to volunteers.

“We would be happy to have people from all majors participate in this activity,” she said.

Fasselin said Ag Council is excited to partner with AITC and students from across campus. “This is a chance for students to participate in Ag Week and a convenient opportunity for students to do service on campus,” Fasselin said.

If you are unable to volunteer on Wednesday, AITC has other service projects throughout the semester, where pizza is usually provided to volunteers. Clubs can also volunteer to do a work-party by contacting Alisha Hill at alisha.hill@usu.edu.

– t.k.adams@aggiemail.usu.edu

Street Speak What is your definition of stress?

“Procrastination.

And don’t forget women.”

– Reza Ghaemi, senior, biology

“Right here, answering questions.”

– Mike Lau, junior, graphic design

“Feeling overwhelmed.”

– Lacey Essig, sophomore, social work

“Something really irritating and hard to deal with.

You need something to relieve it.”

– Seth Peavler, sophomore, math

information gathered by April Ashland photos by Steve Sellers

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Turbin tabbed Student-Athlete of the week

BY USU ATHLETICS AGGIE MACLAIN MILES TAKES down his steer in a time of 5.4 seconds during the Saturday morning slack competition. CODY GOCHNOUR photos

That thing they call rodeo

By PAUL KELLEY staff writer

The men’s team of the USU Rodeo Club finished third with a score of 585 points in the annual USU Stampede Rodeo Friday and Saturday.

Six teams competed in the two-day event at the Cache County fairgrounds. Utah Valley University finished first with 680 points in the team standings, and the College of Southern Idaho came in second with 640.

For the women’s team, USU came in sixth with 170 points, while Weber State University finished first with 375 points.

Freshman John Cody Wadsworth is a four-event cowboy who competes in calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling and bull riding. He finished first in bull riding with 149 points. Wadsworth is ranked third in the season standings in bull riding with 303 total points.

“I was especially pleased with Cody’s work,” said USU head coach Dr. Jeff Hall. “I talked to him a lot about his bull that he was going to get on the first night here and the bull did everything I told him he was going to do, and he made every right move.”

Friday was the qualifying round and the top 10 finishers in each event moved on to the final round Saturday. Utah State had eight participants move on to the second round of action.

In the men’s all-around, Utah State’s Maclain Rue

Miles finished second with 280 points. Edward Seth Capell finished fourth for Utah State in the saddle bronc riding with 47 points. Jolene Farnsworth had an outstanding ride as she finished second in the barrel racing with time of 36.19, just 13-tenths of a second shy of the leader. Stephanie Wells also placed for USU in the barrel racing as she finished tied for eighth with a time of 37.15.

The USU team-roping duo of Maclain Miles and Carson Wayne Miles finished third with a time of 26.1.

Three-event cowboy Maclain Miles finished second in the steer wrestling with a time of 12.3.

“He is a good three-event cowboy, Hall said. “He’s placed well at every rodeo that we have gone to and he is consistent.”

USU’s Rodeo Club competes against other club teams and also against university teams.

The Aggies are in the Rocky Mountain region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, and event points are pooled into the season totals with the winners from each region competing in nationals.

Hall said he has a great bunch of students that are doing a great job managing their rodeo time with their school time, and expects two of them to go to nationals.

On the season, USU is ranked third in the region with 2,073 points, while Wadsworth is ranked second in the men’s all around standings with 617 points.

– p.d.k@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Ags battle to fourth at Purple-Red tourney

By PAUL KELLEY staff writer

Junior Benjamin Schilleman had two outstanding rounds of golf as he finished third overall and led USU to a fourth-place tie at the Purple & Red invitational at the Valley View Golf Club in Layton Monday and Tuesday.

“With this new of a team it takes a little bit of time for everyone to settle in to their role on the team,” said Aggie head coach Dean Johansen.

“Ben has done a great job of stepping up as a leader. We have great leadership on the team between Schilleman, McFarland and Thad.”

Schilleman finished the Monday rounds of play with a 71 and 69 for a four-under par 140.

He kept his hot play going Tuesday as he recorded another 71 to finish with a five-under par 211.

“We are just getting better and getting more comfortable, it takes a while to get comfortable in a college event,” Johansen said.

Junior Tyson McFarland also played well as he

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shot a 78-72-68 for a 12-under par 218 and finished tied for 17th. McFarlands 68 on the final day was a team best for the tournament.

After the first day USU was tied for ninth place with a 10-over 586. Tuesday the Aggies battled through fierce wind for most of the round to shoot a 288 that moved them up to the fourth place finish.

“We had seven holes with no wind and then the wind picked up really hard down there, and we had made a few birdies early and weathered the storm, and the kids did a great job of playing through the wind,” Johansen said.

Thad Truman finished tied for 24th with a 220 and Tanner Higham finished with a 225, tied for 40th.

“The biggest reason we are improving is that our kids see that they can have success,” Johansen said. “We have good kids and great leaders and they just work hard and want to win.”

– p.d.k@aggiemail.usu.edu

USU JUNIOR BENJAMIN SHILLEMAN attempts a bunker shot during the Aggies match against SUU. PETE SMITHSUTH photo

Utah State football player Robert Turbin has been named the America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Sept.

27, it was announced on Monday. The award is voted on by a state media panel.

Turbin, is a sophomore running back from Fremont, Calif. (Irvington HS). In Utah State’s 5334 Homecoming win over Southern Utah on Saturday, Turbin posted 104 yards rushing and a career-high 116 receiving yards, becoming the first USU running back with 100-yards rushing and receiving since Emmett White did so on Nov. 4, 2000 (White had 322 rushing and 134 receiving, part of his then-NCAA record-setting 578 all-purpose yards). Turbin, who leads the WAC and ranks sixth in the NCAA in allpurpose yards, finished with 220 all-purpose yards Saturday with three TD’s (two receiving, one rushing).

Saturday was Turbin’s third-straight 100-yard rushing outing, the first USU RB to do so since White in 2001. It is just the second time in his career that Turbin had a rushing and receiving TD in the same game. Turbin has now scored a rushing TD in five-straight games and six of the last seven.

Turbin has scored a TD in seven-straight games overall, tallying a TD catch in the lone game that he did not score a rushing TD. This is Turbin’s first career America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week award. He is the second-straight football player to earn the accolade after junior quarterback Diondre Borel collected the honor last week.

Turbin and the Aggies play at No. 20 BYU Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at Provo.

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CONNOR JONES CROSSED THE finish line of the X-Terra Utah Mountain Triathlon Saturday in a time of 2:59.10. Pictured above Jones, is the time for the professionals who raced on the Snowbasin course. Jones undertook the event in an effort to best his little brother, however, finishing the competition ended up being enough reward for this year. photo courtesy of NANCY JONES

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his account of my first triathlon experience may start out a little strange but I feel like I have to say it: My little brother is a bad ass.

My desire to race in the X-Terra Off-Road Triathlon began four years ago after my then 15-year-old brother finished it in 2:45.08.

A series of pictures from his race sits in our kitchen, mocking me every time I’m home.

As an older brother I, of course, can’t allow my younger sibling to be better than me so four years later I finally decided to do something about it. On August 28 I registered for the X-Terra Utah Off-Road Triathlon. I was finally going to prove to my little brother that I was as bad ass as he is, or so I thought.

I lackadaisically prepared over the following few weeks. I went on one mountain bike ride, swam a few times and put on my trail running shoes a couple times, but never made it out the door. I felt confident in my general athleticism and biking skill, and I figured I could doggy-paddle most of the swim and just run slow if I needed to at the end of the race.

I had a restless sleep the night before the race, waking up every couple hours thinking I missed my alarm and then feeling every spring in my crappy, apartment provided, twin-size bed. Finally, my alarm went off at 5:45 a.m., dragging me out of some meaningless dream. It was race day and I was ready. I ate some breakfast but was unable to finish it so I packed up and left, arriving at the starting point, Pineview Reservoir, around 8:00 a.m.

At check in, my body got stamped with race number 722, I received a nice green swim cap (so the safety patrol people can see you drowning), my race instructions and a verbal slap on the butt for encouragement. My parents had come to support (or witness that I actually did it), and my mother had brought me some delicious homemade cookies so naturally I was feeling pretty good.

The U.S. Championship race began at 9 a.m., the distances – a 1.5k swim, 30k mountain bike and a 10k trail run – were double everything I was doing and was full of amazing athletes from all over the world. At 9:20 a.m. they blew the whistle for the start of my race, which included a 750m swim, a 19k mountain bike and a 5k run. I jumped in the water and was surprised by how warm it was, however, I then realized I was in the middle of a 234-person pack and tried to push stop wondering why the morning lake water was so warm. I started the swim strong and felt like a real triathlete. I was getting kicked and hit by my fellow swimmers and was feeling good. I looked up and realized I was barely off shore and came to a prophetic realization: This is going to be a lot harder than I thought. After attempting every swim stroke I had seen during the Olympics, I decided on switching between two, the butterfly(ish) and this one I like to describe as floating on my back and kicking. I reached land 27-and -a-half minutes after the whistle blew, about twice as long it took the pros to do it twice.

At the transition I swiftly stripped off my

wetsuit and put on my bike attire – this is the part of the race I knew I needed to make up time. From Pineview Reservoir the bike trail was 99 percent uphill to Snowbasin. I was right, the bike was my event. I was passing people on the tight single-track trail left and right. I felt the defeat of my younger brother within my reach, if I could just keep up this pace I was pretty sure I could beat his time.

Karma slapped me in the face around mile 6 when my chain popped off and got jammed between the spokes and my rear cassette. I got to the side of the trail and frantically started trying to get the chain unstuck, one person passed, then two, four, eight and 10. People continued to pass by me and I began to get frustrated, I had worked especially hard early in the bike to pass all of these people who were now climbing by me.

After eight minutes of pulling, turning and swearing I picked up my bike and started to jog up the trail, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was doing, but I had seen something similar on TV and decided I’d just carry my bike to the finish. About 20 minutes and a mile later, I heard cowbells from up above, I was hoping it would be the end of the bike segment but instead it was a water station. After a few more minutes of pulling at the chain, one of the spectators came over with his pliers and dislodged the chain for me. I rode with reckless abandon down the single downhill section of the race and passed half of those who had passed me after my incident. Five miles later, I was switching to the run.

My legs were dead but I put on my shoes

and started out of the transition pit. One thing I should have realized but didn’t, is that if the trail run is at a ski resort the section of the race will most likely be on the ski run, but who thinks the race organizers would make you run straight up a ski run, plateau and then straight back down? As I left the flat pavement of the transition area and hit the slope, every muscle in my legs felt as if they were going to cramp. As the run (I must admit at times more like a walk for me) came to a close my adrenaline started to pump, my cramps disappeared and I ran as hard as my little chicken legs allowed me.

I finished in 2:59.10. I almost drowned during the swim, almost gave up during the bike and almost walked the entire run, but I finished. And the more I think about it the happier I am that I didn’t beat my brother’s time. I’m his older brother and his biggest fan and really don’t need some stupid number to tell me how superior I am: That is until next year when I really do beat his time.

Connor Jones is a senior majoring in public relations. Comments can be sent to him at c.h.j@ aggiemail.usu.edu.

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he first game of the season USU lost to Utah, but the majority of people felt the Aggies looked pretty good despite the loss. In the second game the Aggies looked very good in taking Texas A&M down to the wire in one of the toughest venues to play in for a visiting team. In the third game there was plenty of people upset with some aspects of USU’s play, but despite looking ugly doing it, the Aggies came out with a 19-point victory over Southern Utah. Good thing college football is not a beauty pageant.

The miscues by the defense and special teams last Saturday were definitely apparent causes for concern – especially considering the passing attack that USU will be facing Friday. Don’t be fooled, much like the case is every year, BYU is absolutely not as good as they are currently hyped up to be. The main reason is that quarterback Max Hall simply is not as good as advertised. A year ago Hall had a solid season, but there were four games in which Hall was kept to a passer rating below 100. Those games were Arizona, Utah, TCU and Utah State. While the Aggies were the only victory for Hall among those four games, it was the USU game that is remembered as the turning point where BYU’s quest for perfection began to spiral downward.

Utah State not only controlled, but dominated the fourth quarter of last year’s game in Logan. All of that with a conservative defense run by Brent Guy and company.

Enter in a Gary Andersen defense that, to put it lightly, viciously slaughtered Hall a year ago, and things could get really interesting this Friday in Provo. The Aggies return essentially every key piece from their defense that gave Hall fits last year and now will have the mad-scientist type of blitzing schemes going for them that Andersen and defensive coordinator Bill Busch will have in store for BYU. Equally as intriguing as the Aggies’ defensive pressure they will be putting on Hall will

be the ability of BYU’s defense to contain the Utah State offense, which believe it or not, is currently the No. 9 offense in the country. In USU’s blowout victory over BYU two weeks ago, Florida State gained 313 yards in the running game alone with its rushing offense that currently stands at No. 76 in the nation.

Utah State boasts the nations No. 14 ranked rushing offense, which includes sophomore Robert Turbin, who statistically is arguably the best running back in the nation right now. Turbin is no stranger to excelling against BYU either as he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries against the Cougars a year ago. Considering the damage done by Florida State on the ground, it is no stretch to assume that Turbin, as well as fellow back Michael Smith, could be in for a big day against the No. 57 rated Cougar defense.

The biggest gap in offensive and defensive match-ups, however, is the No. 117 USU defense versus BYU’s No. 24 offense.

This is coincidentally the biggest X-factor in the game with Andersen’s track record of shutting down the BYU offense. If the USU defense can rebound from a shaky game against Southern Utah and keep from turning the ball over on special teams, this game could have all the makings of an upset that would put the entire city of Provo on suicide watch.

Matt Sonnenberg is a junior majoring in print journalism. Matt is an avid fan of Aggie athletics and can be found on the front row of every home football and basketball game.

He can also be reached at matt. sonn@aggiemail. usu.edu.

USU’S JAMIE PURCELL prepares to feed the ball to her forwards as they lineup against a former Aggies for a scrum during an alumni game this spring. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

Tough loss for Lady Ags

By TYLER HUSKINSON staff writer

Michael Smith FOOTBALL

Robert Turbin FOOTBALL

•Rushed for career-high 100 yards •Averaged 12.5 yards per carry

•3 total touchdowns, 220 total offensive yards

Chelsea Fowles VOLLEYBALL

Shantel Flanary SOCCER

•Had 55 assists in game at LaTech •Two aces and seven digs vs.

LaTech

•Scored gamewinning goal vs. Utah to give USU its second win against the rival Utes.

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The Lady Aggies lost another close one Saturday falling to BYU, 22-12. Despite his team’s loss, USU coach Dennis Kohler was very impressed with his team. ”Even though we did not come up ahead on the scoreboard, the team played better than they have all season,” Kohler said.

The Lady Aggies had possession of the ball for 30 of the first 40 minutes of the game. Kohler said this ball control was a result of the forward pack picking up their play. He also said there were several instances during the game where the front line of Vanessa Avila-Esparza, Jessica “Ritchey” Rich and Tiffany “Tippy” Gourley – combined with new Locks Mary Katherine Martin and Sarah Clark – won balls against the head.

Kohler said this is difficult to do and it speaks volumes about their ability to drive against hard pressure. Kohler said there was no turning point of the game, but that the team began to fade with about 20 minutes remaining in the game.

After last week’s game, the team president, Avila-Esparza, and team captains, Tabitha Morin and Shannon Woolley, said better tackling would be a key factor in defeating BYU. “Against the open field run, our back line stepped up and made some crucial try saving tackles,” Kohler said. “Megan Pehrson showed a great deal of poise under the high ball during the second half.”

He also said the defense overall was improved this weekend.

Loose forwards Kelsey Mattson, Morin and

blindside wing forward Lindsey Rowberry stopped almost all of the inside attacks against close play. Kohler said there were a few let downs and positional errors.

“Unfortunately BYU was able to capitalize on our errors, and we didn’t return the favor,” he said.

“I believe Saturday’s game could have went either direction.”

Up next for the Lady Aggies will be the Provo Steelers, a team made up of BYU alumni and a few residents from Provo and Orem. USU faced this team two weeks ago, but the Steelers had the support of the Salt Lake Sluggers and a few Aggies, including USU freshman Amanda Peters who scored a try against USU while playing for the mixed team.

USU defeated the mixed team it faced two weeks ago, but Kohler said that outing was not reflective of the team the Ags will see this week.

The Aggies meetings with the Steelers have produced mixed results of wins and losses. Kohler said the Steelers play a strong support game and move at a much slower pace than USU is used to.

Kohler also said this week’s practice will focus on defensive responsibilities and speed on the attack.

“I think we will try to hammer them so fast that we can create gaps in their defense,” he said.

He said team cohesion, conditioning and having the drive to take advantage of big opportunity moments will also be stressed this week.

“My job this week is to convince the team that they are as good as I know they are,” Kohler said.

USU will face the Provo Steelers in Provo at Fort Utah Field, Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.

– ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu

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ven those of use who are not College of Agriculture students should celebrate Ag Week.

After all, at Utah State we are Aggies and shouldn’t be ashamed of our institution’s agricultural history.

In 1888 when the school was established, it was called the Utah Agriculture College. From then the name changed to Utah State Agriculture College and finally to Utah State University in 1957.

USU began its legacy of research in 1980 when it opened its Utah Agricultural Experiment Station.

The station’s Web site states it “supports hundreds of research projects that promote agriculture, human nutrition and enhance the quality of rural life” and it provides information that “assist people here and in every state in the nation.”

Need more reasons to be proud to be an Aggie?

According to USU’s Web site, more than 637,000 students have enrolled at the institution since it began. That makes for a lot of alumni and a lot of people out there with USU pride.

Bob Bennett, R-Utah, who has helped USU get funds for agriculture-related research, said, “Utah continues to be a leader in agriculture research as a result of the innovative work of Utah State University.”

And yet, we sometimes tend to downplay the agricultural legacy of our institution.

Big Blue, that plush and lovable, yet still fearsome, bull that encourages the crowd at sporting events obviously has agricultural roots – it’s a bull for heaven’s sake. According to the USU Traditions Web Site, Big Blue started out as an actual bull that was painted blue for school activities. Big Blue’s hooves damaged floors, and the red booties they made for him didn’t help, so he was no longer used. Big Blue made a comeback in 1987 when a cheerleader wore a $750 royal blue suit with real animal horns worn. Big Blue has evolved since the ‘80s but he remains a staple to Aggie spirit.

Even with Big Blue’s historical significance to the university, opposing fans at sporting events use the fact that our mascot is a farm animal to joke and jest.

So our mascot is a blue bull and admittedly that’s not the coolest mascot out there, but it could be worse. Take Xavier University’s Blue Blob, for example. He is literally a massive blob of blue fabric, big eyes and a white, fluffy nose. And Providence College’s Friar mascot doesn’t exactly invoke terror in an opponent’s eyes. Or how about Syracuse’s Otto the Orange? Big Blue is much, much cooler.

And besides, he can rappel upside down from the jumbotron and that, my friends, equals greatness.

Utah State University is agriculture. Just accept it.

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Dear Miss. Jones, I have a dilemma. I’ve been dating my boyfriend for more than a year now, and we’ve gotten pretty serious. We’ve talked about our future and even marriage. I have been planning on living the rest of my life with him, but he’s sort of taken another course.

He decided that he is moving to China to start up a business. These business plans are indefinite, and he’ll most likely be in China for many years. He has not asked me to move out there with him and honestly, I don’t want to go there for him when I don’t have a ring on my finger.

I love him and want to be together, but I need to know that he is planning to have me in his future. What do I do? We discussed breaking up but he hated the idea and didn’t want to go on a break. I don’t understand what he’s thinking. HELP. Ringless Dear Ringless, You’re not alone. For years female scientists all over the world have been looking for the answer to your question and they have yet to come up with an answer. No one knows what males are thinking, and I doubt anyone ever will.

Here is my suggestion for you and it may seem harsh at first but in the long run I think it will pay off. Let him go. Don’t have one of those high school “DTR’s.” Just let it happen.

I think that as he’s in China, starting up his business, he’ll realize that he left the one thing that he needed: you.

It reminds me of one of my favorite ‘90s soap operas, “Boy Meets World.” In season

As a matter of faith

n June 2001, a pudgy, fuzzyhaired, goofball of a kid entered the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Salt Lake City and signed four years of his life away.

That kid was me, I was still in high school and looking for direction in life. Paying for college on my own wasn’t possible, and I felt a deep yearning to do more with myself than sit around on the couch playing video games between boring jobs.

What better way to be productive than serve my country in the Army?

There I was, after a day of waiting in lines to piss in a cup and do squats in my underwear, I signed the dotted line and ended up serving a total of eight years including a tour in Iraq.

My life now had some certainty and purpose and I was nervously content with my world. A few months later, on the anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, I was getting ready for school watching the same boring news show my mom loved for whatever reason.

Suddenly it broke to show fireballs raining dust and debris over downtown Manhattan. Whatever certainty my life had collapsed and burned away with the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon. Just after graduation my boots hit the hot sands of Fort Benning, Ga., where I entered basic training. My class learned the invasion of Iraq was imminent. I spent the following year watching the invasion from Korea on the Armed Forces Network. One night I was stirred awake by a strange dream. I saw a little white telegram sitting on my laptop. I opened and read it in the bathroom light and learned it was my turn to go. Living

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in Iraq was a bad episode of the “Twilight Zone,” going from oven like heat to freezing mud and living in military rigor while watching a bunch of kids play in a landfill. My outlook on a lot of things changed at this point in my life. I realized I was not alone, millions were deeply affected by this latest incarnation of violent religious fanaticism.

This issue has bothered my heart my entire life, but it was my time in the Iraq War that brought it home for good. Religion has inspired the greatest art and civilizations, but how does that weigh against the wrongs and suffering it can also bring about?

Would the victims of the Crusades, witch trials, slavery or genocide really be consoled by pretty buildings and nice books? This seems to be an ace in the hole for the New Atheists I’ve met, who claim that religious faith and human reason are utterly incompatible. I think nothing would conflict with reason more than condoning, let alone glorifying, such atrocities, and religious faith seems the most common sentiment in driving such actions. The issue of faith and reason then appears to be at the core of this dilemma, one that’s kept me up more nights than I can count.

Is faith so detached from reason that these evils, in the name of the divine, are merely inevitable? It’s an old question, Lawrence Hemming’s recent lecture here at USU didn’t help matters either, but I’ll get to that later.

I’ve always believed faith and reason must coexist. It’s actually something I’ve seen practiced in many of the world’s religions. Pope Benedict XVI gave a speech last year pro-

four, Cory’s older brother, Eric, convinces Cory that girls have cooties, which naturally causes Topanga and Cory’s relationship to fall apart. For a few episodes of that season Cory and Topanga are officially split up (which is ridiculous because we all know how perfect they are for each other) but they get back together a few months later when Cory follows Topanga to Disney World to win her back.

Now imagine you’re Topanga and your boyfriend is Cory. Both of you are old enough to make decisions and both of you are busy enough to be OK for a little while, but eventually Cory will be drawn back in to the sweet temptation of Topanga.

Obviously the two of you are great together, dating anyone for more than a year is quite the accomplishment, and I congratulate you for that. I think that this is the part of your relationship where you have to put a little bit of your faith chips on the table and call out to Allah, Jesus, Tom Cruise, Muhammad or whoever you worship to for help.

Here is my last piece of advice: after you drop him off at the airport, go to your nearest video store and buy Kim Kardashian’s “How to fit into Your Jeans by Friday” DVD. Whenever you get depressed thinking about him you just work out with Kim’s “QuickPaced Workouts for a Beautiful Backside” and think about how much he is going to w a n t you back next time he sees you.

claiming that all manners of faith should work with reason if they are to participate in the “dialog of cultures” and be a part of the tapestry of human civilization. The ancient Greeks, which he mentioned in his speech, were also highly religious, whose concept of the divine was grounded in reason, in understanding the reality of the world and eternity. Islam, which has been stained with the workings of terrorists including the Sept. 11 hijackers, also works to this end. In mosques men on the floor are not allowed to gossip or goof around because it violates the sanctity of the room. The worshipers can only speak of things that provide education or insight, be it philosophy, mathematics or science.

But is it always enforced? Probably not, but knowing so many brilliant Muslim scientists especially here at USU, leads me think it’s working somewhere.

The problem of violence in the name of God has endured since the beginning of time. The laws of the temple didn’t stop the insanity of individuals. Saint Thomas Aquinas, a great theologian, believed faith and revelation should work alongside human reason and be filtered by human conscience. This idea calmed my fears for some time. Certainly then these horrors were the results of mortal beings becoming confused by the doctrine of their faith, unable or unwilling to be reasonable.

Unfortunately, Hemming came here to speak, and in his brilliance, he tore my world asunder. In a nutshell, he stated human reason should be kept distant from the likes of faith and revelation because it is too much of a fallible human method of control. It pretty much shoves words into the mouth of the divine

Good luck and remember: “With as many times as Miss Jones has been around the block, her directions must be good.”

E-mail your questions to be answered by Miss Jones to statesman.miss.jones@ gmail.com in an attempt to justify doing something. It wasn’t confusing to me, it made too much damn sense. What else is Islamic terrorism or witch killings in Africa but someone taking matters of divine will and rationalizing them into bloodshed? How else does man forget his spiritual place except by thinking his own power supersedes that of God? Most religious violence occurs with some individual or group proclaiming their will to be divine will and this is usually how it comes to be. But does it also mean we can say nothing about their proclamations or actions?

I haven’t slept or eaten well since Hemming’s speech, often lying in my dark room looking at the ceiling searching for answers. Granted, fanatical violence seen by factions in some religions doesn’t merely materialize from thin air. It often occurs due to a variety of socioeconomic and environmental circumstances that can engulf faith. Even atheists have Jonestown and Stalinist Russia. Perhaps the problem lies in the human condition. Individuals, through confusion, greed or some other vice, find ways of violating divine and moral law to dangerous ends. I don’t want to tear reason away from faith, but it should be a guide toward divinity not just another of method of justifying abominable actions.

Will Holloway is a senior majoring in philosophy. His column appears every other Wednesday.

Comments can be sent to will. r.h@aggiemail. usu.edu

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Introducing you to ASUSU

Amy Peterson Ag Senator

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t has been a great experience to be able to participate with USU’s student government, serving as the College of Agriculture student senator. It’s a neat responsibility as I work hard to try to bridge the gaps between USU and the College of Agriculture.

Being born and raised on a dairy farm, the agricultural life runs deep in my blood. I love all aspects of agriculture but have a special fondness for production agriculture. I love to be out raising livestock and working the land. My love for agriculture is what led me here to USU, the land-grant university. I am studying agricultural education and plan to student teach in January and graduate in May. I am excited to teach and share my love of agriculture and personal development with high school students.

My duties as Ag senator don’t necessarily require me to be out on the farm every day, although I would be all right if they did, but rather they require me to focus on the academic side of agriculture. I work directly with a council who helps plan and carry out events and socials for the College of Agriculture and also who help write and pass legislation for the College of Agriculture and USU. It’s such a great and neat opportunity as we are given opportunities to see change. It is our duty to help student succeed through improvement in policy. It’s a really fun and great experience.

ASUSU AG SENATOR AMY PETERSON photo courtesy of ASUSU.

One of our biggest events of this year is actually happening this week – College of Ag Week.

Wednesday is our Ag Day on the Quad from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. followed by our service project for Ag in the Classroom in the TSC International Lounge starting at 5 p.m. Don’t forget the country swing night at the Fun Park. Thursday we will be having a donut eating contest on the TSC Patio at 11 a.m. and our Awards and Honors Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Friday we close down Ag Week with a chuck wagon breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. on the TSC Patio. So come check out our events and get involved in the College of Agriculture where we are True Aggies (no kissing required).

Comments may be directed to Amy Peterson at amy.peterson@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Floor mat prompts recall WASHINGTON (AP) – Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash.

The recall will involve popular models such as the Toyota Camry, the top-selling passenger car in America, and the Toyota Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid.

Toyota said it was still working with officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find a remedy to fix the problem and said owners could be notified about the recall as early as next week. Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said until the company

finds a fix, owners should take out the removable floor mat on the driver’s side and not replace it. “A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop a vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death,� Miller said.

NHTSA said it had received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the Toyota vehicles involved. It was unclear how many led to crashes but the inquiry was prompted by a highspeed crash in August in California of a Lexus barreling out of control. As the vehicle hit speeds exceeding 120 mph, family members made a frantic 911 call and said the accelerator was stuck and they couldn’t stop the vehicle.

NEW YORK (AP) – As a suspected al-Qaida operative pleaded not guilty Tuesday to plotting a bomb attack in New York, the city’s police commissioner pronounced the threat neutralized and said there is nothing to fear from the defendant’s three alleged accomplices.

The terror scheme “has been broken up,� said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. “I see no danger emanating ... from the people involved in this investigation.�

He would not elaborate, and police and federal investigators have repeatedly refused to discuss the whereabouts of the three people who are alleged to have helped Afghan immigrant Najibullah Zazi buy beauty supplies for use in brewing up explosives.

But former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick said the investigators’ silence might mean the accomplices have left the country or are already secretly cooperating. “One would think they’re in custody or likely to be in custody soon,� Sandick said.

Police also said there are no extra security measures in place in subways or elsewhere in New York because of the alleged plot.

Zazi, 24, is the only suspect publicly identified so far in what Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Knox called a conspiracy that was “international in scope.� Prosecutors said Zazi received al-Qaida explosives training in Pakistan last year and may have intended to carry out his attack on the anniversary of 9/11.

After his return to the U.S., authorities said, three people traveled from New York City to suburban Denver over the summer and used stolen credit cards to help Zazi buy products containing hydrogen peroxide and acetone – common ingredients for homemade bombs. Authorities said the three returned to New York at some point.

Zazi, heavily bearded and wearing a blue jail smock, never spoke and showed no emotion as his lawyer entered a not guilty plea to conspiracy in a Brooklyn courtroom guarded

SUSPECTED AL-QAIDA TERRORIST is shown as he appears in Brooklyn Federal Court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 in this courtroom sketch. AP photo

by a team of deputy marshals.

He was ordered held without bail. “You get the impression he’s a nice guy, don’t you?� defense attorney Michael Dowling said to reporters afterward.

Dowling acknowledged that the Denver airport shuttle driver visited Pakistan last year and made purchases earlier this year at a beauty supply shop in Aurora, Colo. But he added, “Those acts are not illegal� and cautioned against a

Call center fined for hiring children SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Children as young as 13 were manning phone banks for a company that does market research and political surveys from call centers in seven states, federal investigators said Tuesday.

Children that young can’t legally be employed except on farms.

The U.S. Department of Labor fined Orem, Utah-based Western Wats for hiring three 13-year-olds, and for working an additional 1,479 children more than three hours on a school day or more than eight hours on a weekend day, among other violations.

Those children were all 14 or 15 years old.

The $550,000 penalty was among the highest of its kind ever assessed against a U.S. company, officials said.

More unusual was the sheer volume

of children the company was hiring, said Lee Ann Dunbar, the Labor Department’s district director for Utah, Montana and Wyoming.

Dunbar said she found it unusual that a company would employ children that young to make cold calls to adults. “The company would have to explain that,� she said.

Western Wats disputed the fine and said it would fight the child-labor allegations in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. “We do disagree with the DOL’s finding and have appeal on several grounds,� corporate counsel Stacey Jenkins said. “We won’t be able to comment further.�

Investigators found that Western Wats

sometimes paid children less than the $7.25-an-hour federal minimum wage, although those violations appeared to be an oversight and the company agreed to pay about $5,000 in back wages, Dunbar said. “We did not find that it was a willful violation,� she said.

No child was employed against his or her will. Western Wats’ need for workers fluctuates wildly, and the hiring of children may have been necessary for the company to meet its obligations.

During the school year, children under 16 can’t work more than three hours on a school day or more than 18 hours a week.

When school is not in session, they are limited to 40 hours a week.

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Sept. 30 Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Theresa Alvey, sophomore in early childhood education, from Layton, Utah.

Almanac Today in History: In 1955, movie star James Dean dies at age 24 in a car crash on a California highway.

Dean was driving his Porsche 550 Spyder, nicknamed “Little Bastard,” headed to a car race in Salinas, Calif. when he was involved in a head-on collision. Dean rose to stardom in 1955 with his role as Cal Trask in East of Eden.

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Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

-USU student organic produce sale, TSC Patio, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

-USU athletics National Anthem tryouts, Spectrum, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Oct. 1

-ORC slackline activity, Old Main Hill, 5 p.m.

-Women’s Soccer vs. Idaho State, 4 p.m.

-College of Ag Scholarship Awards Banquet, TSC Ballroom, 5:30 p.m.

-Volleyball vs. San Jose State, 7 p.m.

-Leonard Arrington lecture, Logan.

Monday

Oct. 2 -USU at BYU pregame Party, BYU Conference Center, 5 p.m.

-Football at BYU, 7 p.m.

-Machine Gun Kelly Extravaganze, Cafe Ibis, 7 p.m.

Organic Farm

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The Student Organic Farm at USU is a student-run organization aimed at providing educational opportunities and fresh, organic produce for the surrounding community. Produce from the farm is sold at the TSC Patio on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Logan Library is holding a large book sale on Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Used books, DVDs, videos and other items will be available – all for $2 or less.

Proceeds will benefit the library.

Make a difference in your community on Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m.

Sportsman for Fish and Wildlife and the Bear River Watershed Council are working on cleaning up and restoring the mouth of Smithfield Dry Canyon. For more information call 435-5638272 or visit www.smithfielddrycanyon.blogspot.com.

The Old Barn Theatre announces auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Oct. 15 from 6:308:30 p.m. All parts are open.

Must be 18 years of age or older.

For more information call 435257-1312 or e-mail hulllauralee@ yahoo.com.

The Mineral Collector’s of Utah is having its annual show at Trolley Square in SLC, Oct. 23-25.

For more info contact the show chairman, Curt Forrester at 801789-6325 or e-mail fossilmin@ dcdi.net.

Cosmic Nudge holds classes every week on various topics on improvement such as meditation, stress management and teen meditation. Call 435-363-7173 for more info.

Cafe Ibis will be holding Machine Gun Kelly Extravaganze on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. Cost is Free.

Todd Milovich and Nick Gittins will perform live Oct. 2 from 6 -8 p.m. at Pier 49 Pizza in Providence. Oct. 3 is Girls Night Out. Melody will perform live with Tyler Forsberg from 6-8 p.m.

For more info visit www.pier49logan.com.

Peace Vigil every Friday 5-6 p.m., 50 N. Main Street, Logan.

Questions e-mail info@loganpeace.org or call 755-5137.

ORC slackline The ORC is having a slackline activity on Old Main Hill on Oct. 1. Cost is $3. We will be setting up several slack lines for use to test your balancing ability. Bring a date. We will also have a full-moon hike on Oct. 5. Carpool cost is $5. The ORC is going to Lava Hot Springs on Oct 3. Cost is $20.

USU Major Fair

The USU Major Fair will be held Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the TSC International Lounge.

Come explore the major, minor and program options available at USU. Enter to win great prizes. Sponsored by University Advising, 797-3373.

Light festival

The annual Diwali Festival of Light show will be held on Oct. 10 in the TSC Ballroom at 6 p.m.

Come enjoy the exquisite Indian cuisine, traditional music and dance performances and experience the culture of India.

Undergrad grants

Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunity grants are due by noon on Oct. 15. Please submit electronically. Optional individualized conferences are available with Dr. Kinkead: www.research.usu.edu/undergrad.

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