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Candidate will aim to decrease gov’t spending

By KEITH BURBANK staff writer

Education needs to be the prerogative of the states, U.S. Senate Republican candidate Mike Lee said to a crowd at USU Tuesday evening.

In other words, decisions about Utah State University need to be made in Utah and not in Washington, D.C., Lee said.

“We need to get the federal government out of micromanaging university education. We are a long way from this, but we need to move in this direction,” he said.

Lee also touched on federal government earmarking or federal appropriations for research at Utah State. When asked a question about this issue, Lee said most research funding at Utah State is based on competitive bidding for research dollars, and not earmarking or appropriations.

Lee said any earmarking that is done must be vetted better than it is now. If better vetting is done, a “great research university such as Utah State” will benefit.

Lee didn’t deny that earmarking occurs, but he said earmarking for research dollars, at least, needs to be done so that the money goes to the place that best benefits the nation.

Jack Cheney, a Logan resident and Coast Guard veteran asked Lee if he, if elected, would support young women and men being sent to war without a Congressional vote to go to war.

Lee said, if elected, he will support the President sending troops into war without Congressional approval only if he can be convinced that going to war is in the interest of American national security. Lee said sometimes

a decision about going to war can be gray.

He said sometimes it is hard to tell when the situation is a “discrete military action and a war begins.”

“When you are at war, you need to declare a war for the sanctity of human life,” Lee said.

“Sometimes the margins are fuzzy,” he said.

War should not be declared based on a person’s corporate endeavor, Lee said.

Lee’s speech focused on reducing government spending.

“The Congress cannot be all things to all people,” he said.

Lee said he is very concerned about the federal budget deficit and the federal debt.

“We’ll end up like Greece, if we don’t do something,” Lee said. Greece needed loans from the International Monetary Fund and other European countries to make payments on its debt, according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook website.

He also said the federal debt of the United States is also a burden to future generations.

Future generations have to pay back the amount of debt that Congress accrues now, which is like taxation without representation to future generations.

In addition to that, the 13 original American colonies revolted against England to start the American Revolution because the colonies were subject to “a large and distant government that didn’t respect the leaders in the colonies,” Lee said.

“National governments have a tendency to

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MIKE LEE, the Republican candidate vieing for a seat in the U.S. Senate, addressed students, Tuesday, and said he would like to see Utah government have more control over higher education. ANI AGHABABYAN photo.

Coordinator says Week of Welcome was successful

Ray B. West undergoes face lift

By ASHLEY CUTLER staff writer

The Ray B. West building underwent some inexpensive renovations this summer, including a new paint job, artwork, and furniture pieces to brighten up the building.

Jeannie Thomas, head of the English department, said

the building was dark and dreary, and it hadn’t been changed in a while.

Thomas said in order to protect the historical parts of the building, the original woodwork was preserved.

Aggie Blue was also incorporated into the color scheme.

The Ray B. West building has served many functions on campus since its begin-

nings in 1918. According to “USU Historical Buildings,” the United States involvement in World War I introduced an “increased need for barracks and military training facilities.”

Utah State was able to get money from the state to build what is now the Ray B. West building, but what was then the “Mess Hall and

By JESSICA SWEAT staff writer

Barracks No. 1.” The building was turned over to the college for classroom and laboratory use in 1920.

The building was dedicated and re-named on Feb. 5, 1986 in honor of Ray B. West, an engineer, teacher and administrator from

With the first week of school officially behind Utah State, the ASUSU Executive Council praised Programming Vice President Tom Atwood with the success of the annual “Week of Welcome” event.

Atwood agreed that it was a great week, but said, “I can’t even accept a fraction of the credit because so many people helped out.”

He noted the numerous volunteers from clubs like The Hurd or just students excited and willing to help with the activities. Council members were especially pleased with Saturday’s The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus concert which was so anticipated that 700 North was closed to traffic.

Kevin Webb, Program Coordinator, said “It was one of the best weeks of welcome in years.”

Atwood promised that this was just the start of great events to come and that now attention can be directed to other popular USU activities including the Howl and Homecoming.

Adviser Linda Zimmerman announced this year’s Homecoming Leadership Reunion for past A-Team members, university ambassadors, and student government officers. The reunion will be held Oct. 23 and will begin at noon with the unveiling of a statue of Merlin Olsen in the end zone of Romney Stadium on the newly named Merlin Olsen field. A pep rally will take place at 2 p.m. along with a speech by Dr. James Morales, Vice President for Student Services.

The event will wrap up with an Aggie homecoming football game.

ASUSU President Tyler Tolson briefly spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of the campaign for a new student recreation center. He said that progress was “coming along” and there might be a “kink” in his plans. However, Tolson said that this “kink” is positive.

“It may be extremely beneficial,” he said.

Tolson said that as large as the project is for the new center, we may be seeing the campaign in the next few weeks.

Other updates include diversity vice president Kaho Fiefa working to fill positions on his committee, and the upcoming launch of a better website. The website is to be ready the third week of September and will provide better information about clubs and organizations.

Also at the meeting, Student Advocate Dan Ricks announced the continuation of free legal aid for students. Ricks said he has made contact with a lawyer willing to offer weekly services Tuesday evenings at 5 p.m. in Ricks’ office. For more information, students can inquire at the ASUSU office in TSC 326.

– jessie.a.sweat@aggiemail.usu.edu

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TYSON BALLS, a sophomore majoring in engineering and technical education studies on the third floor of the newly decorated Ray B. West building. This is one of many rooms given new furniture, paintings and wall color. CATHERINE MEIDELL photo

Inside This Issue

9/08/10 Professor does more than teach in a classroom. Learn more about her travels abroad.

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Football team comes up seven points shy of upsetting Oklahoma in season opener.

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Nat’lBriefs Two U.S. soldiers killed by gunman BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq.

A military statement says the Americans were among a group of U.S. soldiers meeting with Iraqi security forces Tuesday at an Iraqi army compound near the city of Tuz Khormato, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad.

They were the first U.S. military deaths since President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations on Aug. 31.

Warren Jeffs refuses to come to Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is fighting extradition from Utah to Texas, where he faces criminal charges of bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault.

Jeffs on Tuesday refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed Texas authorities to transfer him there to face the charges. He refused to sign a similar warrant in June.

After Jeffs refused to sign, 3rd District Judge Terry Christiansen in suburban Salt Lake City set a hearing for Nov. 15.

Texas authorities have charged Jeffs over alleged incidents with underage girls at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ ranch in Eldorado, Texas. He is the head of the church.

The southern Utah-based faith practices polygamy in arranged marriages that have sometimes involved underage girls.

Boulder’s blaze

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red flames towering skyward. Then came a blinding cloud of smoke and a deafening roar as the fire ripped through the wilderness.

“You can hear just this consumption of fuel, just crackling and burning. And the hardest thing is ... you couldn’t see it because at the point the smoke was that thick,” he said.

Myers was among about 3,500 people who desperately fled the fire after it erupted in a tinder-dry canyon northwest of Boulder on Monday and swallowed up dozens of homes.

Residents packed everything they could into their cars and sped down narrow, winding roads to safety, encountering a vicious firestorm that melted the bumper of one couple’s van.

LateNiteHumor David Letterman, August 15, 1997Top Ten Signs the N.Y.P.D. Is Out Of Control 10. Besides handcuffs, officers carrying chains and leather whips.

9. Many have appeared on both “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted.”

8. Emptying service revolvers into donut racks to see which have jelly.

7. They drive around Wall Street in a Sherman tank, shooting accountants in the ass.

6. We’re 20 games into the season and they still haven’t arrested a single New York Met. 5. Instead of sirens, squad cars now blaring John Tesh.

4. From the back they all look like Ebert.

3. Any chance they get, they take off clothes and do push-ups.

2. They spend most of their time frisking themselves.

1. Goodbye, uniforms – hello Batman outfits!

Trapped miners receive supplies SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) – Rescuers have sent down antibiotics and ointments and were working Tuesday to blast cool, dry air to 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground for more than a month.

All the men have suffered from skin sores, foot fungi or abrasions, and infections could prove dangerous in the sweltering heat and humidity, with rescue at least six weeks away.

Scrapes, cuts and infections like athlete’s foot and jock itch are usually just minor annoyances. But trapped as they are in unrelenting 86-degree (30degree Celsius) heat, with humidity at 88 percent, the miners don’t have any way of drying out.

In videos transmitted from down below, the miners can be seen shirtless and sweating.

In such an environment, any open wound presents a serious risk, so the miners have been instructed to use extreme caution. A simple cut from moving rocks could lead to dangerous infections, Chilean Health Minister Jaime Manalich told the Associated Press.

Most at risk are diabetics, who face increased complications from skin infections under the best circumstances. There is at least one diabetic among the trapped miners, who has been receiving insulin through the narrow bore holes that have become a lifeline for the miners.

The constant exposure to moisture creates the possibility of infections, especially when the men are living and sleeping together in close quarters and can’t shower, according to Dr. Boni Elewski, a dermatology professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

The exposed skin on the feet as well as areas where sweat accumulates, such as around the groin, the neck, under the chin or between fat rolls, could foster sores or fungi – commonly known as athlete’s foot or jock itch – that could become infected with bacteria.

Limited hygiene and constant humidity also makes the miners susceptible to an infection and inflammation of hair follicles that causes itchiness.

And then there is gas gangrene, an infection that can start when bacteria commonly found in the soil enters a wound. This bacteria thrives in low-oxygen environments and rapidly kills tissue, making immediate removal of the affected area or amputa-

tion of a limb necessary, said Elewski.

“The longer they are there in this situation, the higher the risk that someone will develop a serious skin problem,” she said.

It’s unclear how long the miners will be stuck underground. The Chilean government has said it could take until December to drill a hole big enough to pull them out, while other experts have said it could be as soon as late October.

Two massive mining drills are being used – one widening one of the existing bore holes and the other forging a new opening – and the government plans to use a third drill to widen one of the other bore holes.

Rescuers have become increasingly sophisticated in their use of three narrow bore holes, each less than 6 inches (15 centimeters) wide.

But attempts last week to cool the miners’ cramped environment with a narrow air hose failed, Manalich said. On Tuesday, rescuers were working to send down a better hose with a compressor that can pump about eight gallons (30 liters) of dry air per minute.

This second hose – which contains separate ducts that can also carry water and fiber-optic cables – will emerge about 60 feet (20 meters) from the shelter where the men have taken refuge, and it remains to be seen how much impact it will have on the overall area where the miners are stuck. The lower reaches of the mine stretch more than a mile (two kilometers) below where the main shaft collapsed on Aug. 5.

The installation is being phased in over the next couple days, and the air hose should be working by Thursday, Manalich said. He expressed hope that enough fresh air will make it down so that the miners “feel a difference.”

On Tuesday, another fiber-optic cable brought some relief to the miners, enabling them to watch a live broadcast of the Chilean national soccer team playing Ukraine. A miniature projector snaked down a bore hole displayed the game on an underground wall, creating an image 50-inches wide.

Meanwhile, the first huge drill carving an escape tunnel through solid rock reached a depth of about 370 feet (123 meters). Already, the miners below can hear the drilling, though the hole is only inches wide

and will have to be enlarged before it can be used to pull the men out – a process that will take weeks or more.

The first tunnel is going slowly, because each time a geological fault is exposed, groundwater is released and the walls need to be shored up with concrete.

A second drill, capable of carving a tunnel just wide enough to pull a grown man through, started work Sunday and can advance more quickly. But it has experienced technical delays and has only penetrated some 75 feet (26 meters).

A third machine, designed for oil exploration, is on its way. That drill has the highest velocity, and is capable of reaching the miners in early November, but could pose greater risks of rock falls in the unstable mine.

MEN WORK ON A NEWLY arrived drill that will be used in the rescue operation of 33 trapped miners in the collapsed San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday Sept. 5. The thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP photo)

Flight attendant’s mental health evaluated NEW YORK (AP) – The flight attendant accused of onboard antics that captured the nation’s attention when he told off a passenger and slid down the plane’s emergency chute with a beer will undergo a mental health evaluation with the aim of avoiding jail time in a possible plea deal.

Steven Slater, dressed in a trim blue suit, appeared in a Queens courtroom for a brief hearing on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing after last month’s meltdown aboard a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from Pittsburgh that had just landed at Kennedy International Airport.

He was working Aug. 9 when, he said, an argument took place with a rude passenger. After landing at JFK, he went on the public address system, swore at a passenger who he claimed had treated him rudely, grabbed a beer and exited via an emergency chute, prosecutors said.

Attorneys on both sides said a deal was being discussed. Slater will be evaluated and may qualify for an alternative sentencing program, which means he could face community service and counseling instead of jail.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said Slater’s willingness to be evaluated shows he’s taking the charges more seriously than he had in the

past. Slater had spoken out after the incident, as his public opinion swelled and hundreds of thousands of fans online cheered him for standing up to the inhospitable world of airline travel.

The district attorney, speaking to reporters after the hearing, said it would behoove the public to take the Aug. 9 incident more seriously, noting the slide cost $25,000 to repair and the plane had to be taken out of service afterward, causing passenger delays.

“It’s no laughing matter,” he said.

Slater’s attorney, Daniel J. Horwitz, said his client was taking the matter very seriously and said he had been under tremendous pressure because of his terminally ill mother, recently SLATER deceased father, and health problems of his own, adding that his client is HIV positive.

He said he was hoping prosecutors would take into account Slater’s “long-standing and well-regarded reputation in the industry.”

Horwitz said he hopes they can come to an agreement that favorably resolves the case, but he wouldn’t specify what he was looking for. Brown said if Slater is admitted for alternative sentencing, he could undergo a treatment program lasting

weeks, but he said it depended on the outcome of the evaluation and he’s not ruling out the possibilty of jail time yet.

Slater, his head held high, left the court without speaking to the swell of reporters surrounding him. His publicist and attorney said he’s in good spirits and has spent the past few weeks in California with his ailing mother.

Slater resigned from JetBlue last week after about three years there; JetBlue said only that he was no longer an employee. Slater has spent nearly 20 years in the airline industry, but it’s not clear what he’s going to do now.

“Right now we want to get past the criminal issues. Then we’ll worry about the future,” publicist Howard Bragman said. “Obviously he will be unemployed until all this is resolved.”

JetBlue suspended Slater after the incident. It told employees in a memo that press coverage was not taking into account how much harm can be caused by emergency slides, which are deployed with a potentially deadly amount of force.

Ban on firearms in ads lifted

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The image of a woman brandishing a gun is gracing more than a dozen San Francisco bus stop shelters after the city suspended a policy banning firearms in advertisements on public transportation.

The advertisement, which gunrights advocates created to promote a conference near the city later this month, was allowed to run after city transportation officials decided they might face a legal challenge on Second Amendment grounds for refusing it.

The Municipal Transportation Agency is “taking a step back” to review its policy in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that said Second Amendment gun protections apply on a state and local level, spokesman Paul Rose said.

The ruling “may have significantly altered the landscape in terms of gun rights in this country,” Rose said. “We just want to be very clear – very transparent – about what can be posted on

our system.”

The poster features a black-andwhite photograph of a woman with a shotgun. The red text on top says, “A violent criminal is breaking through your front door. Can you afford to be unarmed?”

The poster promotes the 25th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Burlingame, south of San Francisco.

The city’s ban on advertisements that “appear to promote the use of firearms” was enacted several years ago due to concern about the “use and appearance” of guns throughout the public transportation system, Rose said.

The policy applies to bus shelters and light-rail train stations operated

by MTA, as well as city buses and trains themselves.

The pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation said it put up the posters after hearing that a movie poster for the buddy-cop comedy “The Other Guys” had to be modified because of

the city’s policy. Prop guns held by stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in the poster were replaced with a pepper-spray can and a badge.

The gun prohibition for the movie advertisement was troubling to Alan Gottlieb, who founded the Second Amendment Foundation, based near Seattle.

“It sort of stuck in my throat a bit,” said Gottlieb, whose group previously challenged a handgun ban in San Francisco. “A picture of a firearm, surely, I believe, is protected as much as the firearm is.”

He said posting the eye-catching advertisement was a “win-win” situation for the group: If the image was allowed to be posted, it would give the conference publicity. If not, Gottlieb said he believes his group would win a lawsuit in court.

The group’s optimism comes just months after the 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in McDonald v. Chicago, regarding Second Amendment gun

protections on the state and local level.

Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in that case is quoted in the advertisements, some of which were labeled Monday with a disclaimer that the perspectives in the ad “do not necessarily reflect the views of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.”

The posters drew some negative reaction from passers-by Monday morning.

“I’m not a huge fan of these posters,” said Courtney Pyle, 25, a speech pathologist who says she is not a proponent of gun rights. “They don’t make me feel great.”

Gottlieb says San Francisco’s attitude toward gun rights and the Second Amendment Foundation’s views is hostile, but he sees the group’s conference – just their second in the Bay area in 16 years – as an opportunity to support people who feel disenfranchised by local policies.

StatesmanCampus News

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010

Publishers drive textbook prices

By KAYLA CLARK sports senior writer

USU students and the bookstore alike are scraping the bottom of the barrel to purchase the necessary textbooks for every semester.

Last Spring, the USU bookstore ended their fiscal year with negative funding, said Dave Parkinson, bookstore director.

Approximately 75 cents of each dollar spent goes straight to the publisher. By spending $1,000 over the course of a student’s education, $750 of that goes straight to publishers.

“We don’t ever even see that 75 cents,” Parkinson said.

The bookstore pays high prices in order to keep textbooks on the shelves in the first place.

3 cents of $1 is used to pay USU rent for using their facility. Although the USU Bookstore is run by the university, it still pays a large sum annually to the Taggart Student Center (TSC) to keep their convenient location.

Food services pay rent to the TSC as well, and this money goes towards the TSC’s budget. The budget is used for things such as keeping the TSC lit and heated and other student funds.

15 cents of each dollar spent in the bookstore goes toward paying employees. Hourly employees start out at minimum wage, and department heads at the bookstore make salaries equivalent to a school teacher, Parkinson said.

Another 5 cents of each dollar spent goes toward operating costs for the bookstore, such as the cash registers, vehicles and other fixtures in the bookstore. Parkinson said the store is constantly trying to make the bookstore more cost-efficient, by updating it with a new receiving system, new computers, and more efficient cash registers.

The last 2 cents that are left are given to the credit card company. Every time a customer swipes their VISA, Discover or MasterCard, the bookstore pays a fee to those companies for the ability to accept the card.

“Every year is a different outcome,” Parkinson said.

“Some years we make a little money, sometimes we lose it.”

If there is revenue, it will often go into an account for the years the bookstore has negative funding. Money made on textbooks will also go back to university’s funds.

Stuart Baker, a textbook buyer, is floored by how pricey books are, he said: “It’s amazing how high prices are. We just add a little bit to cover freight and employee labor to get it onto the floor. A lot of the books will cost the student $100, but in most cases, it costs us almost $100, sometimes even more, to get that book available to the student. Even though we buy them in bulk, the cost from the publisher is so high.”

When asked if he would refuse to buy a textbook that was too expensive, Baker said, “As far as I know, we are required to provide every textbook that professors require, regardless of price. We don’t choose the books that we sell.”

The option to buy online, from websites such as Amazon.com or Half.com, is one that students often fall back on. Books can be found for a lower price online, but a gamble is taken; the book might not be the exact edition needed or may never arrive.

The average margin between the price the books are bought and sold for is below 20 percent.

“Normal retail margin is about 60 percent, so that 20 percent is laughable to most retail, that we would sell for that low,” Baker said.

Textbooks are expensive to produce initially. Printing costs, paying multiple authors, and paying for copyrights are all expenses that the publisher has to meet, and can add up quickly. But the ultimate answer is to why textbooks are costly is because they can be. Students are required to buy these books, regardless of the pricing.

Dave Hanson, the associate director of the bookstore, said he realizes that the professors control what students buy.

THE USU BOOKSTORE employees’ salaries are taken from 15 percent of their revenue while 75 percent goes directly to publishing companies. ALISON OSTLER photo

“We don’t decide what we put on our shelf, that’s completely up to faculty. We just get the book here,” he said.

Many textbooks are custom USU editions.

These books are specific to the class they are for and the program they represent and are among the bookstore’s most expensive. They cannot be found anywhere but in the USU bookstore. There are benefits to using custom editions for the students, but Dave Hanson suggests that benefits go to teachers as well.

“When a professor uses a book that is a custom edition, they author a few pieces in the book, created a chart that is used, or other work that is specific to them,” Hanson said.

“They put it on their resume and it gives them points towards their tenure. It’s a big deal for them, and you, as the student, pay for that.”

Custom editions are helpful to students in classes that are specific to programs within USU, but it is an individual opinion as to whether the benefits outweigh the cost.

Professors will sometimes switch books at the end of summer, causing an inconvenience for students as well as the bookstore. When a professor switches textbooks, students have to return their books, if possible, and buy the new edition.

“We have to eat the thousands of dollars that costs us each year,” Monson said.

A benefit that the USU bookstore provides is buy-back. USU buys any book they can use for

• USU police responded to a suspicious box near the vending machines in the Jones Education building. The box was an empty styrofoam container which was thrown away.

• USU Police located a male individual who is not a student sleeping in the Merrill Hall common area. Police advised the male individual to leave campus and that if he was found sleeping on campus again he would be arrested for trespassing.

Sunday, August 29, 2010 • USU police responded to the soccer field near Mountain View Tower on a dog running at large but were unable to locate the animal.

• USU police responded to a fire alarm at Wasatch Hall. The alarm was activated by a large amount of hair spray.

• USU police was contacted by a complainant reporting a suspicious female in her car. Officer contacted the female who was determined to have some mental problems.

about 50 percent of the purchase price. They don’t require receipts of proof showing that a book was bought at USU, so students can buy it anywhere and sell it back to the university. The bookstore pays a flat rate for the books, regardless of students being the first or twentieth user of the book, a policy unique to the USU bookstore.

Every semester, each professor sends a rough estimate to the bookstore of how many kids are going to be in the class and the store orders accordingly. They have no control over the influx of students, and so the bookstore created special orders. Students may order books that are out of stock at no extra cost.

It costs the bookstore extra money, due to freight, but textbook manager Janette Monson said, “The students need their books in class, and that’s our number one priority.”

Logan Clifford, who works in marketing for the bookstore, believes students should be grateful for the bookstore.

“Students take for granted how lucky we are to even have a campus bookstore. It’s a service to the students,” he said.

“My main goal is to provide what the students need. If you need it, I will put it on my sales floor,” Parkinson said.

– kayla.clark@aggiemail.usu.edu

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

Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911

Monday, August 30, 2010

• USU Police assisted Logan Police in searching for an individual who ran from Logan Police.

The individual was located after about 30 minutes of searching.

Campus & Community

Show to feature Hollywood greats

Students asked to sport Aggie blue

Friday, August 27, 2010

• USU Police responded to the parking lot east of Industrial Science in two minutes for a vehicle fire. The fire was small and was put out by police when they arrived. Minor damage was done to the vehicle.

Briefs The Celebrate America Show, which includes a Big Band Show, dinner and dance, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The theme this year takes attendees back to 1942 with famous Hollywood stars of that time.

Hollywood’s famous Coconut Grove – where the audience is part of a star-studded evening featuring block-buster hit movies as celebrities in the audience (Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Shirley Temple & others) take the stage to entertain and support the USA through promoting War Bonds. Packed with show-stopping musical numbers featuring the Celebrate America singers and dancers, it’s a powerful production that has guests saying it’s the “best show on the planet!”

The show will take place in the Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom located in the Taggart Student Center.

The event is open to students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public.

For admission price information check the website http://www.celebrateamericashow.com.

PoliceBlotter Saturday, August 28, 2010

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• USU Police responded to the Aggie Parking Terrace in four minutes for a report of graffiti in the elevator of the structure. A report was filed with USU Police and this investigation is continuing.

• USU police was advised of a suspicious person parked on the corner of 800 E 800 N taking pictures of individuals walking on the side walk.

• USU Police received a report from a student at the Learning Living Center who received a text message on their phone that was of a questionable nature. A report was filed with USU Police and the investigation is continuing.

• USU Police received a report of lost property involving a box containing a “Mastering Biology” book last seen in the area of the Family Life building.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 • USU Police responded to the Fine Arts Museum for a report of an individual trying to get into a window. Upon arrival officers located

the individual and determined that individual was writing on the windows with a dry erase marker.

• A professor turned in a Papyrus translator that was found in the Old Main building.

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 • USU Police received a delayed report of the theft of a black powder pistol from the USU Historical Farm grounds during the Celtic Festival last Saturday. Police are investigating.

• Police responded to a welfare check. A male individual informed an employee that he was going to hurt himself. Police were able to make contact with the individual who claimed that he was not going to hurt himself. The male individual lives in the Brigham City area.

• USU Police responded to a report of lewdness in the library within three minutes. Upon arrival Police were shown the area that the individuals had been in. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the individuals in question.

• USU Police responded to San Jaun Hall in one minute for a fire alarm. The alarm was set off by a resident curling their hair. The alarm was reset.

-Compiled by Catherine Meidell

The HURD and Aggie Radio will be hosting a pregame patio party Friday, Sept. 10 to amp up students for the first USU home football game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 11 that is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The party on the TSC patio will begin at 12 p.m.

Home Game Fridays are now dubbed Blue Game Fridays, and all students are encouraged to sport Aggie blue. All those who attend the patio party and do not wear Aggie blue will not be allowed food or prizes.

HURD will provide walking tacos to those who support Home Game Fridays, as well as a limited amount of free HURD memberships and t-shirts. Big Blue and USU athletes will be in attendance.

– catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu. edu

Game conflicts with Ag barbecue After months of planning and collaboration, the committee for the annual Utah Agricultural Products Barbecue announced that the barbecue will be cancelled for 2010 due to multiple scheduling conflicts. The committee found it a challenge to identify an appropriate date for the event that coincides with a Utah State University home football game but doesn’t conflict with the Utah State Fair and avoids potential bad weather late in the season.

“The decision to cancel was not made lightly,” said Lisa Allen, committee member. “This event is a highlight for Aggie families, and we know it will be sorely missed in 2010.”

Revenues from the Utah Agricultural Products Barbecue go toward funding scholarships for College of Agriculture students. The event showcases agricultural products that are prevalent in Utah, and donations and revenues received have funded more than 60 scholarships, totaling $72,000 over the past decade.

The impact of these scholarships is immeasurable. There have been countless students who have come through the agriculture program at USU that have been the beneficiaries of the event’s fundraising.

One of the many students who received support from these revenues and donations is Brandon Willis, who received a scholarship in 2001.

Today, Willis is a deputy administrator for Farm Programs with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C. He oversees all FSA programs under the Production Emergencies and Compliance Division, Conservation and Environmental Programs Division and Price Support Division.

Many other students have found similar success as a result of their USU education.

-Compiled from staff and media reports

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become tyrants,” Lee said.

We have to limit the federal government to where it can act, and give all other powers to the states, he said.

The list of the federal government’s powers are listed in Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, and include providing for national defense and protecting trademarks and copyrights, among the other powers listed in the Constitution.

Lee said the focus of his campaign is limiting those powers.

“At the end of the day, this is what my candidacy is all about,” Lee said.

He said although the Supreme Court has the ability to limit Congress’ powers, a lot of the time the court

allows Congress to do what it wants.

“Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should,” Lee said, speaking about Congress’ use of powers not its own.

Congress has been using powers not its own since the 1930s, Lee said, but the Supreme Court won’t interfere. This has resulted in hundreds of thousands of pages of federal regulations, which wastes taxes, he said.

“We need to focus our scarce tax resources on what Congress is supposed to do,” Lee said. He said he supports a constitutional amendment to balance the budget to 2/3 of gross domestic product (GDP) each year.

This means Congress

can spend not more than 67 percent of the GDP, which is the total value of all goods and services produced in the nation.

The Utah State University College Republicans hosted the speech, and Terry Camp, chairman of the College Republicans emceed the meeting. Camp is a senior and political science major.

Lee encouraged everyone to vote and asked for student support.

“We live in a time that is scary,” Lee said. “We’re at a pivotal moment in history.”

– keith.burbank@aggiemail. usu.edu

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1912-1936. In its long history, the building has tional, and to inspire people,” Thomas said. housed engineering students and faculty and Three Andy Warhol prints are displayed in the the education department, and is currently study lounge, which no longer has couches, home to the English department. but a table and chairs available for students to study. Some students miss the couches, but the During the 2010 summer semester, faculty, overall feeling toward the upgrades are posistudents and designers teamed up to give the tive.

Ray B. West building a face lift.

“I think it’s nice ... a vast improvement of “I had done a bit of an administrator stint in interior design, so I knew the faculty. I asked what they had before,” said Pamela Martin, them if there was any cheap way to perk up the librarian and frequent visitor to the Ray B. West building. building,” Thomas said.

To preserve the relationship between the Darrin Brooks and Susan Tibbitts from College of Humanities and Social Sciences Utah State’s interior design department took and the Caine College of the Arts, the English on the project. department will be starting a rotating display Students and visitors will have an easier of student artwork in the writtime locating classrooms, bath“As soon as ing center. rooms, and other parts of the The writing center, located building thanks to the “waypeople walk in, on the first floor or basefinding.” Located at the top of things aren’t all ment, greatly benefited from every stairwell are navigational the upgrades as well. Star arrows and simple directions to the same dull, drab, grayish Coulbrooke, director of the various parts of the building.

The designers used vinyl letterwhite, with junky writing center, said they ing similar to what you would stuff. It’s new; it’s received new carpet and chairs. “We have had handsee in a museum or art gallery. a burst of intelme-downs and cast-offs for as English professor John ligence that has long as the writing center has McLaughlin, whose office is located at the top of the main happened to Ray been around. This [remodel] has really benefited our stairs, said that he wished B. West.” tutors’ spirits,” Coulbrooke every floor indicated where Starr Coulbrooke, said. the restrooms were, in order to writing center director Kevin Larsen, an English avoid the most common quesmajor and writing center tion directed at him. The Ray supervisor said the department wanted to B. West is outfitted with only one set of restmake the writing center look more “profesrooms, located on the second, or yellow, floor. sional and inviting for students.” He said he is The designers also used the vinyl letters to pleased they had the money and incentive to do put up quotes throughout the building. it.

Thomas said that teachers, undergradu“Although, I don’t know how I personally ate and graduate students had a say in which feel about the pink,” Larsen said. quotes were selected.

“It’s kind of ‘kindergarten-y’.”

“We tried to get a diverse representation Coulbrooke is happy that “someone is finalof quotes; you can see some people’s research ly realizing the value of color.” interests,” she said.

“The first thing I thought of when I saw the The English department lost a professor color is that students are going to be able to and former Utah poet laureate, Ken Brewer, to think. As soon as people walk in, things aren’t cancer a few years ago. Now he can be rememall the same dull, drab, grayish white, with bered and honored through his quote, “Fences junky stuff. It’s new; it’s a burst of intelligence never kept the moon out of the rye,” which that has happened to Ray B. West,” she said. adorns the wall on the second floor. Thomas “Woah, that is not what I expected,” said said that they also have a quote from local junior Kamilla Okey. product and nationally celebrated poet May Compared to the outside, she expected the Swenson. inside of the building “to be more run down, One student told Thomas they walked into the English building, saw one quote, and ended more blah.” Instead, the inside walls are freshly painted: yellow, blue, lime green, orange and up reading every quote in the building. chinaberry.

“We also, thanks to the good work of Print – ashley.cutler@aggiemail.usu.edu Gallery, put up some modern artwork ... to show that we are dynamic and more educa-

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A Warm Welcome USU invites students back FREE FOOD WAS ABUNDANT throughout the week.

Students were treated to Aggie Ice Cream, Scottsman Dogs and a number of giveaways during Day on the Quad. ANI AGHABABYAN photo

THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS played a concert on 700 North, Saturday, with opening guest Shut Up and Deal. photos by TODD JONES and STERLING BOIN

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tudents were welcomed back to school in style during WOW (Week of Welcome) Week, held Aug. 30 to Sept. 4.

This year’s WOW Week provided multiple events to new and returning students across campus. The week began with a bang as the Blood Battle got under way and

Quietdrive rocked the TSC. Tuesday featured Iron Man 2 on Old Main Hill. On Wednesday, campus clubs and community vendors filled the quad and Last Comic Standing’s Ryan Hamilton brought the laughs to the TSC Ballroom. The week finished out with High Stakes Bingo on

Thursday, the 80’s dance Friday night, and a special street concert featuring Shut Up and Deal and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on Saturday night.

Week of Welcome is designed to welcome incoming freshmen to USU and remind all of Logan that the Aggies are back.

FUN TIMES ON CAMPUS: Tai Wesley and “Wild” Bill Sproat strut their stuff at the 80’s dance (left). A student (above) donates blood in the annual Blood Battle and Ryan Hamilton (below), a Last Comic Standing finalist, performs in the TSC Ballroom. photos by ALISON OSTLER and CARL R. WILSON

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Care

By APRIL ASHLAND staff writer

The Think, Care, Act Initiative, going into effect this year, is designed to make Utah State University a safer community for students, faculty and staff.

The initiative was designed and put into effect by the Student Engagement Subcommittee, whose charge was to build new programs and initiatives to help students in- and outside the classroom and to continue work in other successful programs.

Noelle Call, director of retention and student success, said the initiative was brought to the committee by a student who had visited the University of Vermont, and had seen numerous posters on and around campus. Call said the program at UVM was not developed far beyond the posters.

“We have taken it much, much further than they ever have,” she said.

After receiving permission from UVM to use the program and ideas, a committee was created with representatives from various areas on campus, such as SOAR, ASUSU, university advising and retention and student success.

Call said the starting point for the initiative was this fall’s incoming freshman class, specifically targeted through Connections, because of the freshman mindset.

“Incoming freshmen want to be a part of the Aggie group, they are looking for a way to be a part of this new community,” she said.

Aggies begin to think outside of the tractor

Act

By TAYLOR ADAMS College of Agriculture

Initiative aims to make Aggies more alert and safe on campus

According to the mission statement, written by the committee, the initiative is “designed to introduce Aggies to the social responsibility expected as a member of the Utah State caring community that values human dignity, equality, respect and safety for each individual student, faculty, staff and alumni.”

Call said Connections was such a good starting point because of the number of students the class was able to reach.

Approximately 1,700 freshmen were exposed to the new idea via the class, and Lexi Nielsen is just one of them.

Nielsen, a piano pedagogy major, said the workshop designed around the initiative was interesting and fun.

“They made it really exciting, very upbeat, and told us why it was important to think, care, and act,” she said.

The workshop during connections has previously been used as a way to teach students about Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence info, or SAVVI. The information was conveyed as how to stay safe and alert and how to report and recognize sexual assault and anti-violence.

Call said this year, when they decided to make the initiative an important part of the class, SAVVI head Rachel Brighton revamped the workshop to include former information, but to be centered around Think, Care, Act. According to the mission statement, the initiative can be broken down quite simply: Think about your words, actions, or silence. Care about other USU community mem-

- See SAFE, page 7

The College of Agriculture is hosting Utah State University’s first month-long celebration of students, faculty, research and agriculture to show USU how to “Think Outside the Tractor.”

College of Agriculture Month, which runs Sept. 8-24, will begin with a kick-off celebration at Old Main Wednesday, Sept.8 with USU President Stan Albrecht, College of Agriculture Dean Noelle Cockett, the agricultural student council and College of Agriculture student ambassadors.

“This year’s theme, ‘Agriculture. Think Outside the Tractor,.’ will be used to show students the variety of careers and opportunities within the agricultural industry,” said Jen Major, USU College of Agriculture student senator.

“We are using September to celebrate agriculture in both traditional and unconventional ways,” said Major. “The USU community can come to a variety of events each week to see how agriculture works in everyday life.”

Throughout September, two departments within the College of Agriculture will be highlighted each week, and displays will be placed around campus highlighting educational facts, careers, research and student involvement within each department.

Sept. 8-10, Ag Month will showcase the Departments of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences (NDFS) and Applied Economics (APEC). A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Sept. 8 to celebrate the opening of the indoor arena and horse stalls at the new Equine Education Center, which is phase one of a three-phase construction process. A drive-in movie is that night at 8:30 p.m. in the South Farm Pavilion, 3680 S., Highway 89-91 in Wellsville. On Sept. 10, iLive Health Day will offer free health screenings, food and wellness information in the Taggart Student Center International and Sunburst Lounges from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Patrick Shepard, owner of Black Sheep Health, will host a free weightlifting and sports nutrition clinic at 3 p.m. in the HPER building’s employee wellness center room 109.

The Departments of Plant, Soils and Climate (PSC) and Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) will be featured during the second week of Ag Month, Sept. 13

- See MONTH, page 6

Making a difference in the classroom and abroad

By WHITNEY PAGE staff writer

PROFESSOR ANN AUSTIN not only teaches students but currently works with mothers in other countries, organizing programs to help them and their children develop. CARL R. WILSON photo

When not skiing the “Beav,” eating sushi at the Black Pearl or traveling to help others in need, Dr. Ann Austin, professor of family consumer human development, can be found teaching in her classroom. If she is lucky, she will be teaching her favorite class, Human Development across a Lifespan (FCHD 1500).

“I love seeing the freshmen,” she said.

“That is why I enjoy the lifespan class.

It is great to see them so excited. Plus, I love being involved in their lives, they are so interesting.”

If she weren’t teaching today, Austin said she might be working with UNICEF giving medical help to those in need.

“If I could re-live one year of my life, it would be when I spent the time down in Suriname,” she said. “We were in a remote area; we had to walk to our camp. Or we had to drive a Land Rover to get around. I was deep in the jungle for three to four weeks at a time. When I would finally get to talk to my husband, I would find out that loved ones had passed away and a funeral had been held.”

Aside from teaching, Austin works with mothers in other countries, organizing programs to help them and their children develop. Austin said when she leaves during a semester to help, it is not as difficult as one might think. She said she trusts the undergraduate teaching fellows and teacher’s assistants she leaves her classes with.

“There was only one year, when I came back and found out class had been cancelled several times because my TA had sick children. I was disappointed,” she said.

“There is a point where your classes and students need to come first. Other than that, it has always been very easy for me to leave and know that my classes will be taken care of.”

Austin said she loves math. After high school she was afraid of taking a math class so her first years at college were math-less. It wasn’t until she had to take statistics in her master’s program that she realized how much she truly enjoyed it.

“I was terrified to start the class. I went and talked to the professor, he asked ‘Can you add and subtract?’ I told him I could and he said, ‘Then you will be just fine,’” Austin said.

If she had the chance today, Austin

said she would be taking a math class on campus. She would love to be learning more about math and said she always tries to convince her students to feel the same, even though it doesn’t always work out that way. Students at USU may not like math, but according to Austin, USU students love to work hard.

“I have had many different opportunities to work at very nice colleges, Ivy League even, but I love the West. And the students here at USU. They work so hard, and are so excited about life. I love it,” she said.

Austin said her life hasn’t always fallen nicely into place. She said years ago, when wearing pantyhose was still popular, she had quite the mishap in her classroom. Even though she is not necessarily a tall woman, she does have longer legs. Her mother bought her short pantyhose mistakenly, but she was desperate one morning so she was forced to wear them. She pulled them on her legs, and headed to teach a class. During the lesson, the class started to joke and laugh, Austin right along with them.

“The more I laughed, I could feel my pantyhose inching their way down my

- See TEACHING, page 9

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Fair to offer free health awareness

By JESSICA WILKINSON College of Agriculture

“Nothing in this format has ever been done before,” agriculture council member Cami Jo Satterwaite said in anticipation of the upcoming iLive Health Fair and Weightlifting Clinic.

Utah State University is not a stranger to the conventional health expo, but the iLive coordinators are eager to initiate an event offering greater opportunity. Local vendors, interactive challenges, live demonstrations, complimentary health screenings and numerous other festivities will decorate USU’s International Lounge Friday, Sept. 10 in honor of free health awareness.

All involved in the preparation of the iLive Health Fair and Weightlifting Clinic are recognizing this event as an opportunity to utilize the University’s resources. An invitation to attend is extended to the USU campus community and to the families of Cache Valley.

Free to the public, the fair will first and foremost expose attendees to the option of a more health-conscious lifestyle.

Caroline Shugart, program director of human resource wellness, specifically addressed students and the desired focus of her contribution to the fair.

“I’m going to be targeting the problem of weight gain during the college years ... people joke about gaining the ‘Freshman 15,’ where many students put on 15 pounds of body fat during their first year in college. This really is nothing to joke about. Those 15 excess pounds of body fat around the face, neck, heart, lungs and kidneys put students at risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. They slow you down. You’ll feel sleepy and sluggish, and your performance can be affected,” Shugart said.

As part of Shugart’s demonstration, she will be showcasing a 20-pound vest for the public to sample. Volunteers will then be asked to complete various tasks, such as stair-stepping, with the intention of introducing the reality of an additional 20 pounds and discouraging habits that will produce such results.

Shugart also made it a point to personally recognize and promote USU’s Fun Fit Forever program, a fitness program that will be featured at Friday’s health fair. Fun Fit Forever is an opportunity to experience a selection of classes, depending on your preference, ability and availability. Enrollment requires a small fee and authorizes the participation in any of the designated 31 classes offered with the program. Students, USU employees and the community can all take advantage of this membership. Prices vary from $25-$95, depending on the individuals relationship with Utah State. Registration will be available on Friday.

Also in association with the iLive Health Fair and Weightlifting Clinic, student and personal trainer Alex Baldwin recommends the attendance of his fellow peers and colleagues.

“Coming from a student’s perspective, it’s nice to be informed of ways to eat healthy without spending a lot of money and recognizing the resources we have to work with as students, to fit our budgets and schedules. I’m hoping the health fair will be a good reminder of our opportunities,” Baldwin said.

He specifically acknowledged the relationship between eating habits and exercise in sustaining one’s health and encourages everyone to attend the health fair to explore their options. He identified the common occurrence of college students simply accepting unhealthy habits, but is confident in the alternative.

“College is about meeting your potential. It’s about excellence and learning. It’s also about health and wellness, and setting yourself up for more wonderful years ahead ... come to the iLive Health Fair to learn more ways to live well and prosper,” Shugart said.

Admission to the iLive Health Fair and Weightlifting Clinic will be free to the public Sept. 10. The fair will be conducted in the International Lounge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local vendors will include Jamba Juice, Lee’s Marketplace, Rock Haus and Sports Academy. Campus Recreation and the Dietetic Association will also be available, as will free health screenings and the presentation of popular health documentaries. Lunch will be available; proceeds will be donated to the student pantry and the future student recreation center.

People of all lifestyles, ethnicities and career pursuits are encouraged to engage in this opportunity to invest in personal health.

Safe: Improving student life -continued from page 6 bers. Act to promote caring and to end incidents of harm or injustice.

Nielsen said the workshop did a good job of explaining why such things were important.

“They said that doing that would encourage learning and growth throughout campus, and make this a closer community,” she said.

“I think campus is a great place, everyone is friendly and kind, and this just adds to that feeling.”

Call said the committee has other ideas for marketing and teaching more people about the information.

“We have designed a curriculum incorporating the initiative for the classroom, we’re working with housing and the Greek system as well, to really get the idea out in the community,” she said.

The mission statement also included a statement on what the main goal of introducing the initiative.

“The greatest challenge is to more effectively help students make better individual decisions about the activities they choose to engage in, and the culture they collectively shape,” it reads.

Incorporating those three simple words into the community at USU will take time and work, Call said. It will take more than one year, most likely a few.

“I would like to be able to say that in two years it will be in effect all over campus, but it will probably take more like four or five,” she said.

–april.ashland@aggiemail.usu.edu

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“We are excited our new Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning can celebrate Ag Month with us,” said Janet Anderson, associate dean to the College of Agriculture.

“The new department, which joined the college on July 1, adds to the breadth of opportunities the College of Agriculture offers students.”

A career workshop at the agricultural science building (room 204) from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 will give students advice on networking, creating resumes and finding internships. The following day, country singer Brenn Hill will perform at the Taggart Student Center (TSC) Ballroom at 7 p.m. Ticket prices for the concert are $8 and students with a valid identification card can purchase tickets for $6. Dr. Robert Glennon, author, professor and attorney special-

izing in water issues, will speak at the from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., where there will TSC Auditorium on Sept. 17 at 1:30 p.m. be a variety of games, activities, food about his new book, “Unquenchable: and sign-ups for College of Agriculture America’s Water clubs. On Sept. 24 a Problem and What to tractor parade will be held at 10 a.m. and will Do About It.” “We are using travel along 700 North.

The final week, September to The USU rodeo is Sept.

Sept. 20-24, will highcelebrate 24-25 at the Cache light the Departments County Fairgrounds of Agricultural Systems agriculture in both and begins at 7 p.m.

Technology and traditional and both nights.

Education (ASTE) and unconventional “Activities planned Animal, Dairy and ways. ” during September Veterinary Sciences (ADVS). The Re:VIBE: Jen Major, represent a balanced of social activiFashion With a Cause College of Agriculture blend ties for students and fashion show, Sept. 17 student senator educational displays in the TSC Ballroom that highlight the offers free admission College of Agriculture to those who bring a research and academics,” Anderson said. nonperishable food item, which will be For more information, visit ag.usu. donated to the Student Nutrition Access edu.

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Every life seems to revolve around change – the only constants being death, taxes and Joan Rivers having cheekbones sharp enough to slice various cuts of meat.

On a daily basis we see dirt turn to grass, sun setting in the West and numerous anecdotes plastered on Hallmark cards the world over.

I came to notice this invariable phenomenon in June when I returned from my two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Houston, Texas. Even though I was nestled in the United States, as opposed to an underdeveloped country, for twenty-four months, I still found myself dumbfounded by the countless changes made in that time in the real world.

After months of no radio or television, I reentered a society that wouldn’t shock me if they wore pajamas to work, and convincingly thought Gilbert Godfrey was interesting.

In lieu of this personal debacle, and mainly because people like opinion-based lists, I felt it in my jurisdiction to map out the top three Best and Worst of things I missed out on these last two years, the only medicine to gallivanting around my hometown and screaming “Holy crap! We have a Chick-Fil-A now!”

Bests 3. Sandra Bullock actually did something right – I’m not sure anyone saw it coming.

Most of America woke up earlier this spring and heard the news in shock and awe.

Sandra Bullock’s 2010 Academy Award for Best Actress can go down in the annals of history as the pop culture shot heard ‘round the world. This is the same lady

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SteveSchwartzman who starred in the two worst movies ever made (“Speed” and, of course, its witty satire “Speed 2”). It follows a longunderstood wisdom, as a testament to us all, that great things can happen to anyone as long they make movies about football.

2. BYU 62, USU 72: The day Cache Valley stood still – I remember being lime green with envy after receiving a letter about this on my mission. Four years of devout anticipation, numerous antiCougar induced drafts of The Refraction shaking and boiling in e-mail inboxes, and hearts ready to stick it to our stuck-ups from Happy Valley finally came through.

The Cougar’s unpleasant return to the Spectrum must have been a gargantuan sigh of relief for Aggies near and far. I’m truly saddened that I missed one of the greatest lessons ever learned: when Dave Rose is frustrated, we can all sleep easy.

1. The KFC Double Down sandwich – it was as if KFC had either read my diary or participated in dream sharing, because their newest edible installment completely met the desires of my heart.

Never in my life had I encountered something with as much wonder and grace as cooking grease, the Double Down Sandwich – a marvel consisting of bacon, pepper jack cheese and chicken as the buns. It stood as a giant among men in the delicatessen world.

This $4.91 treat has filled my desires like cinnamon ropes on Christmas morn, saluting in me the assurance that hard times are always eased with variations of fried foods. This wondrous concoction, a symbol of redemption to their coleslaw … wait, scratch that … to any of their sides … is a battered and seasoned symbol of hope, truly earning the honor of the best thing that happened while I was on my mission.

Worsts 3. The rushing river of celebrity deaths – The summer of 2009 was a source of mass tragedy for any true reader of People magazine, as an endless file of famous people met their maker in what seemed like a day-by-day celeb-genocide. The list went on and on – Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahon, that guy who sang “Thriller” and numerous others. The most devastating of all, of course, was the great Billy Mays, the father of modern economics, and the voice of the incomparable OxiClean quietly left this earth, leaving us all in utter disdain. May we always remember him and stand in wonder of his prowess whenever we polish an oxidized penny.

2. Utah has a new Governor – This hurtful truth is pretty black and white. It’s not that there is anything wrong with Governor Gary Herbert, I’m sure he’s great.

But let’s be honest, Governor Huntsman rode motorcycles. When are we ever going to fall upon a governor that cool again?

Never, that’s when. It’s imperative that Utah have a cool governor to save face, and with any hope we will find that Governor Herbert does

one of only three things that could save his cool points – he drives monster trucks, he once won a national hot-wing eating contest, or there’s a chance he is actually Jason Bourne – but I have my doubts.

1. Lady Gaga – Now, let me be clear. I could fill this spot with myriad two-bit, push-over, Seventeen magazine-famed megastars, this is understood. So why do I choose the world’s most radioactive Barbie doll? This answer is simple, really. Regardless of her music, her antics in public, or the fact that she’s the most annoying thing we’ve encountered since David Schwimmer, there is no way I could ever support anything named “Gaga.” Honestly?

She couldn’t think of a more clever name?

Call me crazy, but if the name inspires me to feed a jar of spinach to an infant, don’t expect me to lobby them endlessly during the Grammys. Never have we met a worse name set-up since Uncle Kracker or possibly Lil Bow Wow. It’s an age-old tale, cool names are equal in proportion to success. Just ask the likes of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Destiny’s Child and Kenny G – lackluster music, sweet names.

All in all, numerous memories were made in my time away from society. All these events tell me one resounding thing: outside of Scotsman Dogs, Slurpees and movies starring Cedric the Entertainer, I haven’t missed much.

Questions or comments can be left for Steve at steve.schwartzman@aggiemail.usu.edu. Look in each Wednesday’s issue of The Utah Statesman for more of his columns.

Facebook’s geotagging ability brings potential for abuse

By NIESHA LOFING McClatchy Newspapers

Facebook, the website where millions of teens, ‘tweens and adults socialize, now allows users to tell their circle of “friends” exactly where they are when sending updates or photos.

Anticipated for months, the launch of Facebook Places last week has brought geotagging to the masses, 500 million strong. With geotagging, a geographic ID – a “geolocation” of latitude and longitude – can also magically become an address on a photo, video, websites and tweets.

Facebook Places follows the introduction of geotagging to Twitter.com’s 100 million-plus users and on Foursquare, a mobile application that has attracted 3 million users who compete for “mayorships” by checking into a place most often.

The idea of geotagging on Facebook, however, caused a stir among parenting and privacy bloggers because Facebook “friends” share so much information about family members and household activity that geotags could ultimately put a combination of dangerous information in the wrong person’s hands.

What if a boy in your son’s class posts a Facebook comment about studying after school and tags your parent-free home?

What if your daughter’s school chum uploads a picture of your daughter hugging a frail grandparent at your elderly parents’ home, and the photo is tagged with their address?

Teenagers are increasingly communicating via cell phone, many of which allow their locations to be found using global positioning systems, and 23 percent of them are using those phones to access social networking sites, according to the Pew Research Center’s study on teen cell phone usage.

Consequently, parents must ensure that teens and ‘tweens, who soak up the latest gee-whiz technology as though taking in air, understand the security risks that go along with the applications. Experts say a little conversation and some monitoring can go a long way in keeping a family safe.

“Parents should be aware that (geotagging) is an option,” said Regina Lewis, AOL’s consumer adviser. “What you don’t want it to be is geotargeting.”

With Facebook Places, available now for iPhone and people using Facebook’s Web

application, friends see and share locations in the real world.

For example, someone using an iPhone can comment on Facebook that they’re having a latte and tag their location as Starbucks.

The location of the coffeehouse is uploaded along with the comment. If friends scroll over the geotag, a snapshot frame of a locator map pops up and exact coordinates can be obtained.

While adults have to proactively opt-in so “Everyone” can see geotags, minors aren’t allowed to change the privacy control setting.

That means only their friends can see their check-ins, ConnectSafely.org reported.

Facebook has come under fire for its privacy settings and whether the social network has a sufficient level of opt-in settings and whether it’s too complicated for the average user to navigate, said Kevin Pomfret, an attorney and executive director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy.

Pomfret said expansion of geotagging and geolocation technology is cropping up in Capitol Hill discussions and within review of the Online Protection Act. Limits need to be examined carefully, however.

“When we have a new technology and we’re uncomfortable with it, we’ll say ‘I’m concerned about my privacy,’ and really people are just uncomfortable with the technology,” he said in a phone interview from his Richmond, Va., office.

Companies seem to be anticipating parental concerns, however, and many are updating applications to include geotagging monitors.

Parental Guidance, a free Facebook application by GoGoSTAT that allows parents to monitor children’s Facebook activity and sends notifications of certain activity, already is planning to add location monitoring when it releases its “premium” model in November, said Ron Stevenson, GoGoSTAT’s product manager. The “freemium” version was released in June.

AOL is launching Safe Social, a preteen and teenage safety platform that lets parents monitor their kids’ social networks without having to “friend” them via Facebook, Twitter or other social networks.

The company already is planning to update Safe Social with a location component and hopes to have it ready by the end of the year,

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Facebook: New feature contains pros and cons -continued from page 8 said Lewis, AOLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internet trends expert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the product pipeline,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To the extent that geotagging is a status update, you would know if your child is doing that.â&#x20AC;?

Lewis recommended that parents and children talk about whom to friend and what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re posting, since social media is an integral part of young peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives.

Parents should also let teenagers know that they are using monitoring tools to ensure responsible use. Tell them: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there is one that I think will be damaging to your reputation, then I have to know about it, sorry,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Dennis Hall, an Elk Grove, Ill., father of two, said he talked to his 18-year-old son about potential pitfalls when they both started using social media three years ago.

Hall, 51, who uses social media for his work, is most concerned about geotagging in terms of cyberbullying and cyberstalking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge problem,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Educating yourself as a parent and making sure children are using it appropriately are key, Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talk to your kids about what services they are using and hold them accountable,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find out how you can block or turn off service. These (smart) phones, they have so many applications that allow instant geotagging, my advice is to make sure kids are using it appropriately and not getting distracted.â&#x20AC;?

How to use Facebook Places Facebook Places uses geotagging to let users â&#x20AC;&#x153;check inâ&#x20AC;? and share real-world addresses, allowing friends to see where they are and tag places theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been.

The application is available in the United States to iPhone users and those who use Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web application and will be released more broadly in the future.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the skinny on how to use or disable Facebook Places.

Use it on iPhone: Go to the Facebook home screen and select the Places application (designated by a red pin icon) and when prompted to use your current location, select â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK.â&#x20AC;? Another method is to tap the Places button on the top right of the composer in News Feed, tap the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Check Inâ&#x20AC;? button and when prompted to use the current location, hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK.â&#x20AC;?

Use it on other Web-enabled cell phones: Go to http:// touch.facebook.com. Tap the Places tab (in the top right side of the Home page) and select â&#x20AC;&#x153;Share Locationâ&#x20AC;? when prompted.

Disable Facebook Places: Log in to Facebook and click on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Accountâ&#x20AC;? menu and choose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Privacy Settingsâ&#x20AC;? from the drop-down list. Under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things I Shareâ&#x20AC;? settings, change â&#x20AC;&#x153;Places I check inâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only Me.â&#x20AC;? Uncheck the box next to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Include me in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;People Here Nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; after I check in.â&#x20AC;? Scroll down to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things others shareâ&#x20AC;? tab and find the last item, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friends can check me in to placesâ&#x20AC;? and change it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disabled.â&#x20AC;?

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Aggies fall just short of shocker move into the red zone and complete a field goal. USU originally appeared to have scored a touchdown on a fake field goal, but a penalty for an ineligible man downfield negated the touchdown.

What a way to kick off the 2010 season.

Still, USU withstood the initial surge, and After withstanding an onslaught of 21 after stopping OU on the next possession, the first-quarter Oklahoma points, Utah State Aggies finally found the end zone thanks to a roared back against the Sooners on Saturday night, stunning the 85,151 fans in attendance 4-yard Michael Smith touchdown run.

USU regrouped at halftime and came out before ultimately falling just short of an upset in the 31-24 loss to the nation’s seventh- swinging in the second half. Receiver Dontel Watkins, playing his first game in a USU uniranked team. form, brought the Aggies to within four when For many, the Aggies (0-1) weren’t even he made a great open-field spin move after supposed to compete with the Sooners (1-0), catching a Borel pass, sprinting past the OU much less go toe-to-toe with them. But that’s defense to complete a 4-play, 81-yard drive. exactly what USU did, and led by a resilient The Sooners responded with ten unanswered Diondre Borel at quarterback and a physical points thanks to a 63-yard Murray touchdown defense, USU came within several plays of beating the Sooners. Any moral victory won run and a field goal, but USU wouldn’t go on Saturday was little consolation to Aggie away. Aggie receiver Xavier Martin made his head coach Gary Andersen, however, who said collegiate debut by scoring on a 31-yard pass after the game that his team expected to win. from Borel, cutting the OU lead to 31-24 as “It was a great college football game as the fourth quarter began. you look back at it,” said USU was ultimately unable Andersen. to capitalize on two key That the Aggies even situations in the fourth “We came in and had a chance to win the however, and was played our hearts out quarter, game in the fourth quarter unable to make good on its ... We just came out didn’t appear possible for late game momentum. Peter USU students watching on the bad end. We’re Caldwell’s missed 50-yard the game in the Taggart goal hurt USU, but the brothers and came out field Student Center just hours game wasn’t lost until Borel earlier. Huddled in front of here fighting but we was intercepted by Jamell a big-screen projector, stu- didn’t win the battle.” Fleming on a 3rd-and-10 dents saw the game begin WR Dontel Watkins with time winding down. just as the ‘experts’ preFor Watkins, who caught dicted: with big Oklahoma 3 balls for 91 yards and a plays. Sooner tailback score, the loss was as heartDeMarco Murray got the action started when breaking as they come. he busted a 39-yard run on the game’s first “We came in and played our hearts out,” he play from scrimmage. said.

“It was clearly blocked, I wasn’t touched “I felt that we should have won. The spread by anybody,” said Murray, who rushed for a coming out was 30 to nothing. (Oklahoma) career-high 218 yards in the game. “It was a just didn’t know who we were, and just how power play and I got to the hole and got to the hard we worked like Oklahoma did. We just outside.” came out on the bad end. We’re brothers and The run was a sign of things to come, as came out here fighting but we didn’t win the OU capped a six-play, 69-yard drive only a battle.” minute later when QB Landry Jones conUSU’s offense, ranked 12th in the counnected with receiver Ryan Broyles for a touch- try last year, was dynamic against a Sooner down. defense which many have pegged as among USU rallied with a drive midway through the best in the country. USU was out-gained the first quarter, but Borel was picked off by

by OU by a single yard (422-421) and proved Demontre Hurst, whose return set up a 1-yard that when it comes to speed and athleticism, Murray touchdown plunge. The teams traded the Aggies aren’t without their share of playseveral more punts as USU’s defense held makers. strong, but during the second quarter OU But, it was Utah State’s defense – much broke through again, this time with Broyles maligned in 2009 – which proved to be the catching his second score of the day from most pleasant surprise of thee evening. While Landry Jones. Jones finished the evening with the Aggies struggled to contain Murray and 217 yards and two scores through the air, Broyles, Utah State frustrated Sooner quarboth to Broyles. terback Landry Jones, forcing the sophomore Down 21-0, the Aggies looked in danger into two interceptions while sacking him on of being overwhelmed, but Andersen’s team three separate occasions. wasn’t about to live up to the ‘cupcake’ moni“The kids played hard,” Andersen said of ker many had pegged them with. After two his defense. “Their mentality was good ... they OU personal foul penalties preserved the just kept fighting and that’s something that ensuing USU drive, the Aggies were able to we try to get them though with camp, to make

By ADAM NETTINA sports editor

AGGIE QUARTERBACK DIONDRE BOREL takes aim against the Oklahoma defense during Saturday night’s season opener. Borel went 17-of-36 for 341 yards against the Sooner defense, which is expected to be amongst the best in the country this year. For his efforts, Borel was awarded a “helmet sticker” by ESPN. Photo courtesy of The Oklahoma Daily

them understand to just keep fighting. Two or three times they were put in some very difficult positions and I thought we applied decent pressure on the quarterback.”

Linebacker Kyle Gallagher played like a man on fire for USU, pacing the Aggies with 11 tackles, including several bone-rattling hits which left him helmet-less. Gallagher credited his performance with an admirable job done by the Aggie defense line, which despite being much smaller than OU’s offensive line, was able to go toe-to-toe with the Sooners and allow USU’s linebackers to flow freely to the ball carrier.

“We focused on our defensive line getting a lot of pressure this year and same with linebackers and it seemed to work out so far,” Gallagher said.

“I feel like the defensive line has improved so much and I’m able to roam free a lot more.”

In the end, Oklahoma was able to make a few more plays than the Aggies, and was able to capitalize on several costly USU mistakes down the stretch. Still, for an Aggie team which came into the game as a massive underdog, Saturday’s visit to Norman, Okla. wasn’t a complete waste, and should be a sign of bright things to come.

“We made some mistakes,” Andersen said after the game. “(But) the kids competed hard and we can learn from this and continue to look forward as a football team.”

USU returns to the gridiron this Saturday, when the Aggies play host to the Idaho State Bengals at 6 p.m.

– adamnettina@gmail.com

Volleyball off to best start since 1979

By TYLER HUSKINSON web editor

The Utah State volleyball team (6-0) remains unbeaten after winning their second tournament of the season at the Arizona State Sheraton Classic over the weekend.

The Aggies 6-0 start is their best since the 1979 national runner-up team posted an 11-0 record to start the season. USU also received nine votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll, a good mark for the team ranked 32nd in the nation.

Aggie senior outside hitter Liz McArthur continued to lead the Aggies and gain early season accolades over the weekend with the Sheraton Classic MVP award.

USU head coach Grayson Dubose expected a great challenge for his squad, and his Aggies passed it with flying colors. Fighting through tremendous adversity over the weekend, USU defeated the San Diego State Aztecs three sets to one and the Seattle University Redhawks three sets to two on Friday, and then took care of host Arizona State three sets to nil Saturday.

“It was nice to go down to a different gym and foreign environment,”

said Dubose.

“To be able to go down to Arizona State and play well for an extended period of time was nice for us.

The first set between the Aggies and Aztecs was a see-saw battle as the two teams combined for nine ties and six lead changes, and neither team led by more than three points at any given time. USU scored the final three points of the set to secure the two-point win, while also taking advantage of the Aztecs’ five service errors. The Aggies controlled the second set, scoring four of the first five points and led by as many as 10 en route to the nine-point win. McArthur led the Aggies with six kills in the set.

The Aztecs regrouped for a hardfought two-point win in the third set as they rallied from an early 4-1 deficit.

The two teams combined for 12 ties and seven lead changes in the third set.

The Aggies seemed to have the fourth set under control as they led 23-19 only to see the Aztecs go on a 5-1 run to tie the set at 24-all. The two teams then traded a pair of side-outs before USU scored the final two points to win the set and the match.

In the second match of the day, McArthur recorded a match-high 22 kills to lead USU to a hard-fought fiveset win. McArthur would go on to fin-

ish the tournament with 59 kills. After of 5-0 runs to clinch the seven-point – ty.d.hus@aggitrailing for much of the first set, USU win. email.usu.edu scored seven of the final eight points McArthur had seven more kills in to turn a 19-18 deficit into a 25-20 win. set number two as USU jumped out to USU dominated the second set as it led a quick 4-1 lead and eventually posted 20-6 before finishing with an 11-point the three-point win. In the third and win. final set, the Aggies quickly built a 10Seattle controlled the third set and 4 lead and led 20-11 before posting the posted the five-point win. In the fourth eight-point win. set, USU jumped out to an early 8-3 The Aggies will take their lead before Seattle scored five straight perfect record to the Montana points and eventually put together a Invitational this weekend 22-6 run to blow-out the Aggies, 25where they will face 14. The Aggies regrouped in the fifth Montana on Friday and final set and never trailed as the then Temple and team quickly built a 6-2 lead and was North Dakota never really threatened as it posted the on Saturday. four-point victory to win the match in five sets. McArthur and sophomore Josselyn White each posted four kills for USU in the deciding set.

On Saturday, McArthur recorded a match-high 17 kills to lead the Aggies to an easy three-set win (25-18, 2522, 25-17) against Arizona State to win the tournament. The Aggies trailed early during the first set before using a 7-1 run to turn a 10-7 deficit Catch ISU vs. the Aggies Saturday into a 14-11 advantage.

USU then used a pair

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0-1 has never looked so good N o w , there’s some The View fuel to pump from into the USU football-hype Section F machine.

Now, there’s more than just talk to back up what everybody has been saying about Utah State football for the last 18 months. Now, there’s reason to believe.

Sure, the Aggies are 0-1 to start the season, but I dare say it’s one of the best looking 0-1 records I’ve ever seen. Now it is time to build upon that momentum, as odd as it sounds to be building momentum off of a close loss. The fact is though, that when you nearly pull off a once-in-ageneration upset in college football, in a year when USU’s football program is still rebuilding and out to prove its legitimacy, a game like the one we saw Saturday is a very positive step forward.

I’ve always felt that if you want to be legit, the first thing you must do is act legit. If Saturday’s performance against Oklahoma wasn’t legit enough for you as a football fan, than you don’t know what you should be looking for.

While the one true school down south was going down to the wire at home with a Washington team that went 5-7 a year ago, and Utah was going to overtime at home versus a No. 15 ranked Pittsburgh team, your very own Aggies went toe-totoe with the No. 7 ranked team in the nation on the road. At the very least, USU has to be mentioned alongside of Utah for which team looked the most impressive among in-state college football teams, and despite the loss, a very solid case can be made that Utah State had the best performance of the big three in week one of the season.

Now, everything Gary Andersen has been saying about turning around this program can hold some water. Now, the Aggies return home for three of their next four games. Now, Utah State looks like it could be a strong enough team to be just a few big wins away from playing for a Western Athletic Conference champion-

Matt Sonnenberg

ship on Dec. 4 in Boise.

There’s obviously still a long way to go and a handful of big wins to be had before USU can think about knocking off the Broncos, and even still, the prospect of an upset will be a monumental task. After Saturday, though, such an upset doesn’t seem as illogical to consider as a long-shot possibility.

But like I said, there is still a long way to go, and that road continues Saturday at Romney Stadium. The opening-day buzz will be flying all around the town. The tailgate parties will be stocked full of burgers, bratwursts and beer. Blue-clad Aggie fans, both young and old, will cover USU’s campus in anticipation of finally seeing Utah State football return to glory.

Inside the stadium there will be chants back and forth between different seating sections. There will be a huge, inflated, USU football helmet with smoke pouring out, from which the football team will make it’s dramatic entrance into the stadium. There will probably be around 7,000 students jumping up and down proclaiming their belief that we will win just prior to kickoff.

During the game there will be noise on third down when the Aggies are on defense, and dead silence before the snap while on offense. There will be fans doing crowd push-ups with their friends after touchdowns, and there will even be a Wild Bill sighting (clothing optional).

All of these things mean just one thing: college football. It’s here and this Saturday it’s in our own house. Our team looks like they are indeed legit, and it’s only fair that our stadium environment is up on that same level. Nobody stands to benefit from being a part of a raucous student section more than the USU students who are down there in the crowd, and it is up to nobody else but the USU students to lead the revolution.

Matt Sonnenberg is a senior 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.

Utah State Open Results (Sept. 4, 2010) Men’s Team Results 1. UTAH STATE - 20 2. Weber State - 41 3. Utah Ski - NP 4. UNA – NP Men’s Top 5 Finishers 1. Brian McKenna (USU), 21:49 2. Brett Hales (WSU), 21:59 3. Daniel Howell (USU), 22:02 4. Hunter Nelson (USU), 22:34 5. Chio Lopez (USU), 22:40 Utah State Men’s Top Finishers 1. Brian McKenna, 21:49

3. Daniel Howell, 22:02 4. Hunter Nelson, 22:34 5. Chio Lopez, 22:40 Women’s Team Results 1. BYU – 23 2. Weber State – 46 3. Utah – 83 4. UTAH STATE – 84 5. Utah Ski - NP 6. UNA – NP Top 5 Women’s Finishers 1. Katie Bowen (BYU), 16:48 2. Sarah Callister (WSU), 16:54 3. Nicole Nielsen (BYU), 17:05

4. Taylor Thornley (WSU), 17:13 5. Rachel Lange (BYU), 17:20 Utah State Women’s Finishers 11. Jessie Chugg, 17:39 13. Ruth Hilton, 17:45 15. Kim Quinn, 17:57 22. Alex Litzsinger, 18:14 23. Stephanie Burt, 18:17 24. Marissa Floodman, 18:33 26. Laura Hatch, 19:04 53. Ashley Robison, 19:11 53. Ashley Robison, 19:11.0 55. Brittany Fisher, 19:18.5 57. Lexie Meyer, 19:27.4 58. McKayla Williams, 19:38.7

UTAH STATE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY opened up it’s 2010 season Saturday, running at the American West Heritage Center. The men’s team finished in first place overall, with the top finisher in junior Brian McKenna, while the women’s side finished fourth overall. CATHERINE URIE photo

Men finish first, women fourth at cross country season opener

By MATT SONNENBERG assistant sports editor

USU cross country is officially off to the races after Saturday’s season-opening meet at Cache Valley’s American West Heritage Center, which saw mixed results between the men’s and women’s teams.

“This is a meet where we just try to find out where everybody is at,” head coach Gregg Gensel said.

As it stands, after one meet the men’s cross country squad looks to be in a very good spot following a first place finish Saturday.

For the women, however, a fourth place finish has them looking ahead to improving upon those standings.

Despite the disappointing finish, Gensel isn’t letting himself worry about his

women’s squad just yet.

“I liked what I saw today,” he said.

“We’ve got some work cut out for us on the women’s side, but I think they’ll be there when they need to.”

The women started off the event by finishing fourth overall, with the team’s highest finish coming from junior Jessie Chugg in 11th place, with a time of 17:39.3. While the low finish by the women was not their ideal way to open the season, it was partly the result of a plan by the team and coaches to run together for the first mile and a half of the race before breaking apart and trying to close the gap between themselves and the leaders.

“I think we did what we were supposed to do, but I think we need to improve a

lot,” Chugg said.

Joining Chugg among the top-15 finishers were USU teammates Ruth Hilton and Kim Quinn, who finished with times of 17:45.6 and 17:57.2, respectively.

The Aggies had four of the top five finishes in the men’s race, and eight of the top 10. Leading the way for that group was junior Brian McKenna, who finished in first place with a time of 21:49.9. McKenna’s time was nearly 10 seconds ahead of Weber State’s Brett Hales, who finished second after leading for the majority of the race.

Just as the women’s team stuck together, the men’s team ran together for the first half of their race before breaking apart and stepping on the accelerator.

“We had a plan and all the guys were in on it,” McKenna said. “We went out hard and everything went as planned.”

During the opening stretch of the race, as the USU team kept itself packed together, Hales opened up a substantial lead, putting the pressure on USU for the second half of the race.

“I just watched him get further and further away, but I had enough foot-speed there at the end to catch him,” McKenna said of Hales.

Following Hales to the finish were three more USU runners in juniors Daniel Howell and Hunter Nelson, with times of 22:02.8 and 22:34, and senior Chio Lopez, who crossed the finish line at 22:40.8.

Rounding out the last four spots of the first 10 to finish the race were USU runners Kyle McKenna, Michael Budge, Eric Larson and and Jacob Barton.

USU’s next cross country event will be the Montana State Open on Sept. 18 and then travel to the University of Notre Dame two weeks later.

– matt.sonn@aggiemail.usu. edu

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer falls 2-1 to Long Beach State, ties SDSU

By BLAZE BULLOCK staff writer

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team lost in heartbreaking fashion to No. 24 Long Beach State 2-1 on Friday. Sept. 3. USU led 1-0 until there were about 30 minutes left in the game, when two Long Beach goals during the remaining time lifted the 49ers to the win.

USU took an early lead when Senior Stefani Shiozakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner kick found freshman Kendra Pemberton for the header.

But LBSU started the second half strong at home, firing five shots before USU got one shot off.The 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nadia Link scored in the 61st minute to tie the score at one.

LBSU took the lead in the 76th minute when Jenny Soza scored on an assist from Karina Camacho. The goal gave LBSU a lead of 2-1, a lead they would never relinquish.

The Aggies out-shot the 49ers 7-6 in the first half, but LBSU ended up taking 16 shots on goal, while the Aggies were able to only get off eight shots.

The Aggie women were back on the field on Sunday with better results. Playing at San Diego State, USU came away with a come-from-behind, double-overtime 1-1 tie. The Aztecs got the scoring started in the 47th minute when Kim Carcich scored with a sliding kick from the left side of the field. Sarah Halverson was credited with the assist.

USU struck back in the 60th minute when senior Lauren Hansen scored on an assist from Shiozaki. The goal was the 27th in Hansenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career at USU, a mark just five

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With the loss and the tie, USU is now 2-1-2 for the season. Despite the mixed results of the weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action, USU head coach Heather Cairns said she was pleased with how well her team played in both games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing some quality soccer,â&#x20AC;? said Cairns, who coached USU to a 10-9-2 record last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great test for our team because both teams are great opponents.â&#x20AC;?

Cairns and Hansen both said they felt USU wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played better against SDSU if the team hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been so mentally and physically exhausted from the LBSU game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We left our hearts on the field on the field on Friday,â&#x20AC;? Cairns said.

Hansen went on to say USU dominated most of the game against SDSU, and that it was frustrating for her and her teammates that the domination didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t translate into a win. To add to the Aggiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; frustration, the team hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won any of its last three games, having tied twice and lost once.

USU returns home to play Colorado College on Friday at 4 p.m. Cairns said she and her team are expecting a tough game from Colorado College, which is usually one of the better teams in Conference USA. The Tigers are 2-1-1 this season, with their only loss coming against USUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Athletic Conference foe Boise State. USU and Colorado College have never played against each other.

Fans of Aggie soccer are encouraged to follow the team at aggiesoccer.blogspot. com. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; blaze.bullock@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Boise State gains ground in latest AP Top 25 Poll BOISE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country.

Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.

The Broncos remained third after a thrilling 33-30 victory against Virginia Tech on Monday night, receiving eight first-place votes and 1,399 points from the media panel, 13 points behind the Buckeyes.

Ohio State received four first-place votes and 1,412 points.

Alabama had 47 first-place votes, down seven from the preseason poll, and 1,484 points in the rankings released Tuesday.

TCU from the Mountain West Conference moved up two spots to No. 4, marking the first time since the Bowl Championship Series was implemented in 1998 that two teams from conferences without automatic BCS bids have been in the top five. Boise State is the defending Western Athletic Conference champion.

Texas remained No. 5 and received one first-place vote.

No. 8 Florida dropped four spots after a sloppy 34-12 victory against Miami (Ohio) and No. 10 Oklahoma fell three places after beating Utah State 31-24.

The rest of the top 10 is Nebraska at No. 6, followed

by Oregon, which moved up four spots after beating New Mexico 72-0. Iowa is No. 9.

No. 13 Virginia Tech dropped three spots after Boise State scored a touchdown with 1:09 left to beat the Hokies at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Falling out of the rankings after close opening losses were Oregon State, Pittsburgh and North Carolina. Moving in were No. 20 Utah, No. 24 South Carolina and No. 25 Stanford.

But the big story is Boise State and the Broncos very well could be the talk of college football all season.

They entered Monday with their best preseason ranking and a legitimate chance to be national championship contenders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if they could beat

the Hokies and then flawlessly navigate a schedule with no games more difficult than the first.

Boise State jumped to a 17-0 first-quarter lead, watched that lead evaporate, then needed a two-minute drill capped by a 13-yard touchdown pass from Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis to win its 15th straight game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was no fluke,â&#x20AC;? said voter Brett McMurphy of AOL Fanhouse, who had Boise State No. 1 this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The Broncos) outgained Virginia Tech and hung 33 on the Hokies. The last two teams to score more than 30 against (defensive coordinator) Bud Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alabama in 2009 and LSU in 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; went on to win the national title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will Boise? Who knows, but the Broncos deserve the top ranking for this week anyway.â&#x20AC;?

The Broncos have finished the last two regular seasons with perfect records, but neither time was it enough to earn them a spot in the national championship game. They were beaten out by teams from the so-called power conferences with BCS automatic bids, teams like Alabama from the Southeastern Conference and Ohio State from the Big Ten. This season could be different. Boise State doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to climb over scores of teams to get into position to contend for a spot in the BCS title game, spots determined in large part by the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poll and the Harris poll.

Boise State was third in the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poll this week, moving up two spots. The coaches also had Alabama first and Ohio State second. The Harris poll is not released until October. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got a long tough hard season, and the bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye will continue to grow, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just going to be one game at a time,â&#x20AC;? coach Chris Petersen said.

Not hard enough to satisfy some people.

Boise State plays at Wyoming in two weeks and gets a visit from Oregon State, which opened its season by losing 30-21 to TCU, the week after. The Beavers from the Pac-10 look like the best team left on Boise Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule, If Boise State runs the table do they deserve a spot in the BCS championship game?

Ahead of an unbeaten Big 12 or Big 10 champion? How about a one-loss SEC team?

Unless the Broncos take an unexpected stumble, the debate will rage all season.

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Adam’s WAC football power poll: Week 2 Week one in the WAC saw some great games, most notably Boise State’s thrilling 33-30 win over No. 10 Virginia Tech. Where do the conference’s teams stack up after finally taking the field? Here’s my power poll going into the second week of the season.

1) Boise State (1-0): I won’t go so far as to say the Broncos are the best team in the entire country, but they belong in the discussion after their amazing comeback win over Virginia Tech. Not only is Boise’s defense head and shoulders above the rest of the WAC, but Kellen Moore proved why he’s a Heisman trophy candidate by directing the team on its game-winning, fourth-quarter drive.

2) Fresno State (1-0): No one knows how good Cincinnati will be this year without former coach Brian Kelly, but Fresno State’s 28-14 win over the Bearcats shouldn’t be overlooked. QB Ryan Colburn looked to be in midseason form tossing four touchdowns, while the Bulldog defense stifled one of the Big East’s best offenses.

3) Nevada(1-0): Is Colin Kaepernick a perfectionist or what?

Despite throwing for 306 yards and two scores (and rushing for two more TDs), Kaepernick said he played “just OK” in Saturday’s 49-24 win over Eastern Washington. The Wolf Pack offense certainly looked good in the win, but

after giving up 432 yards to the Eagles, one has to wonder if they’ll be able to stop some of the more prolific WAC offenses later in the season.

4) Utah State (0-1): Just how good will the Aggie offense be this year? Consider that USU put up more than 400 yards of offense on one of the nation’s best defenses in Oklahoma, and did so without their top RB and two best WRs. After an entire offseason hearing that the USU defense would be better in 2010 than it was in 2009, the Aggies lived up to expectations against OU, sacking QB Landry Jones three times.

5) Idaho (1-0): The Vandals out-gained a decent North Dakota team 547 to 270 yards, but also benefited from five turnovers. Twelve penalties have to be worrisome to coach Robb Akey, but the program’s shutout of the Sioux – the first shutout by a Vandal team since the 1997 season – is a promising sign following last year’s defensive woes.

6) Hawaii (0-1): Believe it or not, the Warriors actually outgained Southern California last Thursday night, finishing with 588 yards to USC’s 524.

Shane Austin and Bryant Moniz were effective at QB for the Warriors, but the big surprise was receiver Kealoha Pilares, who averaged a ridiculous 35.2 yards on five catches in his three-touchdown effort. Allowing 7.0 yard per rush is disconcerting for the defense, however, and it remains to be seen if week one’s competitive loss to USC was a fluke or a sign of things to come.

7) Louisiana Tech (1-0): The Bulldogs looked shaky at times in their opening 20-6 win against Grambling, managing just three points in the second half.

QB Ross Jenkins managed the game effectively in head coach Sonny Dykes’ debut, but Louisiana Tech’s offense left much to be desired.

Playmaking receiver and return man Phillip Livas had a quiet afternoon, and will need to have a bigger presence in the offense if the Bulldogs are to stand a chance against Texas A&M next week.

8) San Jose State (0-1): Can’t fault new head coach Mike MacIntyre for week one’s loss to Alabama, as the Crimson Tide came into the game ranked first in the country. Still, it wasn’t as though San Jose State put up much of a fight in the 48-3 route. Alabama out-gained the Spartans 591 to 175 yards, while the Spartans were only able to convert a single third down on 13 attempts. Think that sounds bad? Consider the Tide put up 257 rushing yards on SJSU even without Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram.

9) New Mexico State (0-0): The mystery of year two under DeWayne Walker continues for another week, as the Aggies were off in week one. There’s no telling how they’ll do against San Diego State on Saturday, but they can’t do any worse than their in-state rival, New Mexico. The Lobos lost 72-0 to Oregon last Saturday.

Got beef with my picks? Think I missed the mark? We want to hear from you. Drop me a line at adam.nettina@aggiemail.usu.edu.

Football debrief: The good, bad and ugly The Good: USU’s defense, which averaged just under 1.5 sacks per game in 2009, sacked OU quarterback Landry Jones three times on Saturday. OU gave up an average of only 1.15 sacks in 2009.

The Bad: USU struggled to run the ball against OU. While Michael Smith and Derrvin Speight filled in admirably for the injured Robert Turbin, USU managed just 2.1 yards per carry on the evening, compared to the 4.6 yards per carry OU backs accumulated. OU running back DeMarco Murray ran for a career high 218 yards.

The Ugly: For as good as he looked at times,

USU QB Diondre Borel was inconsistent, and turned the ball over in key situations. While he threw two touchdowns, he also tossed three picks, fumbled and was sacked three times. His final pick of the evening helped OU seal the victory.

The Painful: Already thin at wide receiver with Stanley Morrison out for the season, USU suffered another major blow in the second quarterwhen Matt Austin went down with a knee injury. The 6’2’’ junior missed all of last season because of a foot injury, but was expected to give the Aggies a big-play threat at WR this year.

Austin in expect to miss the rest of the season. adam.nettina@aggiemail.usu.edu

Men’s soccer kicks off year with two strong showings

By RHETT WILKINSON staff writer

UTAH STATE MEN’S SOCCER CLUB kicked off its season ovr the weekend with a 2-0 victory and a 2-2 tie over in-state rivals Westminster College and Salt Lake Community College. This years team is deeper than year’s past and carrying high expectations into 2010. CARL R. WILSON photo

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The Utah State men’s soccer team kicked off on the right foot this weekend, winning 2-0 over Westminster on Friday, then drawing 2-2 with Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) on Saturday.

In Saturday’s contest, the Aggies climbed out of a 0-2 halftime hole. USU got on the board when Tyson Kelly connected for a goal in the 56th minute, then tied the game six minutes later with a boot from sophomore midfielder Kendon Knowles.

Aggie head coach Morgan Carlson said he was pleased with his team’s performance during the opening weekend, and the fast start was impressive given the challenges of fielding a team.

“We’ve never had a team this good in the history of Utah State,” said Carlson, who went on to describe this year’s team as “the deepest team ever at Utah State,” and possibly the “team to beat at nationals.”

Utah State is hoping to make the National Campus Championship Series (NCCS), the organization that university club teams compete in.

If the second-half performance against SLCC is any indicator of their chance to reach nationals, meeting the standard seems quite possible for the Aggies this year. Within sixteen minutes of action, SLCC had jumped out to a 2-0 advantage.

Aggie keeper Geoff Jorgensen gave up an early goal in a one-on-one situation, and gave up a second goal in the 6th minute after a Bruin penalty kick.

There was no shortage of penalties called during Saturday’s action, but even the sloppy start didn’t deter the Aggies as they took the field in the second half.

“They caught us on our heels a little bit,” junior forward Vic Carlson said.

“Sometimes it takes that to get started.”

The Aggies displayed not just the energy but the heart that proved to supply the tie. “(Utah State) had good character in the second half to come through like we did,” Trey Leonard, team captain, said.

Kelly, whose 56th-minute goal cut the deficit in half, pointed out a weakness in the Aggies’ play as the Bruins took the quick first-half lead.

“We weren’t putting the forwards where they could get the ball,” Kelly said. “In the second half, we widened our formation

so we could put more pressure on them.

We didn’t have a good strategy in the first half.”

USU tied the game with 38 minutes remaining, but despite a few solid shots on goal from both sides in the reaming time, neither team was able to pull away. After tying with SLCC, USU’s players are confident that their best games are yet to come.

“We’re excited about our potential,” Leonard said. We haven’t really had a practice yet.”

Leonard said that USU’s roster of 24 players – up from 11 or 12 players in past years – will help the Aggies as the season progresses. He said he is confident that the influx of players will allow USU to substitute more and press their advantage late in games, allowing the Aggies to stay fresh while other teams wear down.

“We were able to sub in a lot of players, a good group of 24, as opposed to perhaps 15,” Leonard said, pointing out that USU’s second half comeback was no accident.

The season is still young, but Carlson and the Aggies have every reason to believe it will be special.

“Once we get fit, we’ll be running on all cylinders. It will be fun to watch,” Carlson said.

Utah State will travel to Ogden this Friday to take on the Weber State A-squad before playing at home Sept. 11 against LDS Business College.

– rhett.wilkinson@aggiemail.usu.edu

Upcoming men’s soccer games Fri Sept 10: Weber A (Away) 6 pm Sat Sept 11: LDS Busin (Home) 5 pm Sat Sept 18: Weber B (Home) 3 pm Fri Sept 24: BYU (Away) 8 pm Fri Oct 1: Westminster (Away) 5 pm Sat OCt 2: Utah (Away) 2 pm Fri Oct 8: SLCC (Away) 5 pm Sat Oct 9: Utah Valley (Away) 5 pm Sat Oct 16: ISU (Home) 2 pm Fri-Sat Oct 22-23: Regionals

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Kudos to you, ASUSU

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opefully everyone is plenty recovered after the long weekend from what was nothing short of a stellar Week of Welcome.

Recovery seems to indeed be the right way to describe the weekend after the amount of events, and the high-quality delivery. It seems like the popular opinion, and maybe even logical assumption, indicates that Week of Welcome has never been done better than it was in 2010.

From Monday to Saturday last week, Logan didn’t feel much like the small town we are all used to. From the first weeknight of the new school year there was an actual rock concert going on at the TSC ballroom, complete with two quality bands, actual mosh pits and crowd surfers flying everywhere. While the fun police, also known as the ASUSU advisers overseeing all of the events, had their fits over trying to force the crowd to act more like they were at church service than they were a rock concert, the will of the crowd prevailed much like it would at any such concert where the crowd’s manpower is too overwhelming for security to adequately handle.

And just like at most concerts, the crowd knew its place in keeping everybody safe enough to avoid injury while still rocking out as hard as they did.

The next few nights saw a successful showing of Iron Man 2 on Old Main Hill, rather than HPER field, which traditionally resulted in nobody being able to hear the movie. Then there were the comedians on Wednesday night, who actually told a dirty joke or two to incite laughter from the crowd, and they succeeded in doing just that.

High stakes bingo drew rowdy crowds on Thursday just as it always does, and the annual Friday night 80’s dance was substantially less sweaty and smelly than year’s past after being moved to the cool air outside on the quad.

Saturday night drew everything to a solid finish as 800 North was closed down for yet another rock concert that actually felt like a real rock concert. And there was that whole thing with the Utah State football team nearly pulling off the first epic upset of this new decade, which win or lose was an absolute thrill to watch.

The biggest thing is that everything that went on all week felt like it the kind of things that normally don’t happen at little old Utah State. Everything that went on all week was big time. Nothing was dumbed down or mellowed out to accommodate to any specific crowd, and the end results were huge turnouts, quality organization and great production at every evening’s events.

To not give the proverbial Kudos to the likes of Tom Atwood, Dan Ricks, Skyler Parkhurst and everybody else involved for making that week what it was would be a crying shame. We can only hope that their posterity within ASUSU are able to at least maintain the standard of excellence laid down for the people in charge of the 2010 Week of Welcome.

Hate the player, not the game I spent my summer installing security systems on the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii. The place where I lived for three months straddled one of the premiere golf courses on the west part of the island. Personally, I enjoy golf just enough to get through the frustration of nine holes on a Saturday morning.

My love for the game resides more in the form of golf played with flying discs.

I have several reasons for this preference. Among the more important are the fact that it is significantly easier to find a 9-inch diameter disc in the rough. Furthermore, one does not have to hit said disk with a four-foot long glorified stick, all-the-while keeping one’s shoulders level and carefully bending one’s knees. The requisite level of frustration is still there as you throw the disc well off your target, but your target is a metal frame basket sitting three feet off the ground as opposed to a small hole with a flag sticking out of it.

Naturally, upon returning

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The ‘Low Down

Tyler Barlow to Logan, I wanted to go play a round or two at the disc golf course by the Lundstrom Center. Upon asking a friend to join me I was informed of the removal of the course.

Apparently, unreported damage of property had been caused by irresponsible disc golfers. Disappointed as I was and continue to be, the problem was somewhat legitimate. If you need proof of this, look no further then the heavily-cratered, south-facing stucco wall of the Lundstrom Center. This leads me to wonder, however, why they would have a stucco wall right down range from the tee of hole 9.

It seems more strange when you consider that most of the other student halls that the course weaved through are built of sturdy brick. It is

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ForumLetters Thank you for the music To the editor: I’d like to thank whoever was responsible for the noise that was blaring from campus on Friday night, Sept. 3. There is nothing better than hearing Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” at midnight coming

in from my window (both open, then closed) when I live almost 1 1/2 miles away from campus. To be sure, I even biked to River Heights and could hear the DJ’s shouting coming through the speakers. It’s amazing the noise level people need to have a ‘good time’. I’m always in full support of music and dances, don’t get me wrong. I would just like

Letters to the editor • A public forum somene to maybe consider those people that are living in a 2-mile radius around campus that not all of us need to hear Black-Eyed Peas streaming through our walls.

Let’s be considerate of noise pollution. It’s already bad enough to deal with Logan’s air pollution Patrick Clark

The decline of the inquiring mind It used to be that “inquiring minds want to know.” The National Enquirer built America’s most successful supermarket tabloid on that premise.

So what is it these days, when there’s more information available at a mouse-click or the end of a tweet than any sane inquiring mind can possibly absorb?

Why are we getting dumber – or at least less well-informed – than we used to be?

Consider these factoids: • 81% – American households with Internet.

• 3,518 – Hours/year U.S. adults and teens spend consuming mass media.

• 18 – Hours/week the average American spends online.

• 7.5 – Hours/day kids 8-18 spend online.

• 55-65 – Age of fastest growing Facebook demographic.

• 33% – Women 18-34 who say they check Facebook before brushing their teeth in the morning.

By most measures, we are the most connected people ever. So why aren’t we the best informed society ever? Clearly, we are not: • 27% – Americans who believe Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. (41% of registered Republicans).

• 18% – Those who think Obama is a Muslim (34% of Republicans).

• 47% – Americans who rate Fox News “most trusted.”

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Ted Pease • 33% – Americans under 30 who get news primarily from late-night talk shows.

• 25% – Americans 18-24 who don’t read/watch/listen to any news daily.

In the age of instant information, why are we becoming such ill-informed sheep?

Part of the answer might relate to that last factoid: Declining news habits, new technologies and the economic downturn since 2008 have killed off more than 100 daily U.S. newspapers over the past 18 months, and those that survive are hanging on by a thread.

Even The New York Times (“All the News That’s Fit to Print”) is flirting with bankruptcy, and “America’s Newspaper” USA Today just cut about 130 newsroom positions. Last week, Utah’s oldest daily newspaper, The Deseret News, fired almost half its newsroom staff (five Aggies lost their jobs), and will partner with KSL-TV to provide more with less.

But that’s not why Americans are less informed than they used to be.

The failing health of the news business – newspapers, news magazines, TV news – may be a canary in the social mineshaft that indicates a loss of oxygen to our collective brains, but it’s not the cause of citizen ignorance. In the past decade, understanding of public policy has declined, and disengagement in informed debate on important societal issues has increased, until fewer and fewer people have any idea why they believe the sometimes wacko things they do.

The problem is a combination of intellectual laziness, a lack of curiosity, disengagement in our communities, plus technological, economic and political factors that have converged to make us more ignorant of the world around us – generally and specifically – despite more access to information than ever. What we’re lacking is the ability to discern the difference between rumor and information, between informed opinion and bug-eyed rant, between news and entertainment.

“Journalists, and those who critique them, like to believe that facts conquer all.

If the press reports quickly, fully and responsibly, myths will be dispelled, scales will fall

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Online poll What did you think of Week of Welcome?

• Awesome! I didn’t miss a single event.

• So-So. I got some free food and checked out the 80’s dance.

• Lame. Nothing but long lines and crappy bands.

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Mind: Fewer sheep needed -continued from page 15 from eyes, and society will be guided along the path of reason,” writes Time columnist James Poneiwozik.

But Americans seem less able to differentiate between truth and fiction than they once were. Today, instead of making us better informed and more capable of informed self-governance, the constant barrage from smart phones and instant Tweets and Facebook friends and viral videos baffles and confuses us, making us either apathetic or angry enough to march on Washington.

But angry about what? That the president is a foreign-born Muslim? (False) That social justice is code for socialism or fascism? (Glenn Beck) That illegal immigrants are being beheaded in Arizona?

(False) That immigrants come to American not for freedom and opportunity, but to have “anchor babies” and cheat us out of social services?

(Puleeze!)

Where does this stuff come from? It’s the echo chamber of blogs and tweets and twits, pundits and ranters on TV and online who concoct and repeat myths, lies and damned lies, either just for fun or out of ideological malice – lies that are absorbed wholesale by people too befuddled by all the noise to apply critical thinking and skepticism. For them, addicted and abducted by what passes for “fair and balanced”

information these days, believing the pundits (with whom they tend to agree in the first place) is just easier than thinking for themselves.

“Rumors and conspiracy theories are oddly comforting,” Poneiwozik says. “They simplify a complex world – one that experts constantly get wrong.”

If you’re reading this, you probably don’t need these lessons as much as your classmates who don’t generally pay much attention to the news, who don’t know much about public affairs and policy debates, and who don’t really care anyway.

College professors worry about these things. We’re in the business of helping to grow and feed inquiring minds, not with the breathless sensationalism of supermarket pulp (“I Had Bigfoot’s Baby!”), but with the capacity to question, reflect and think for ourselves.

Students who don’t learn how to question authority become adults who follow, sheep-like, where others tell them to go, and have no need of information that could lead to independent thought. Those students need remedial Critical Thinking 101. America needs fewer sheep, and more inquiring minds that want to know.

Ted Pease is the department head of journalism and communications.

Disc: Hope for future frolf -continued from page 15 clear that the course designers weren’t paying attention to the ending of the three little pigs.

While weaving it’s way through the student halls, however, the course passed several parking lots packed with cars. Anybody who plays disc golf knows that bad throws happen, and all too often, an innocent resident’s car is on the receiving end. I can only to assume that several owners of these cars reported damage assumed to be caused by an errant disc.

If I could jump into the past and give a word of advice to these people, it would be this: “Don’t park your car so close to the course if you are worried about plastic discs scuffing your car; get some much needed exercise by walking the extra hundred feet or so to a safer spot.”

I hear essentially the same argument when people build their over-sized houses on a golf course and then complain about broken windows or yard furniture ... same problem, same solution.

Are the rest of us to be held responsible for a lack of judgment? I feel safe to assume that those who complained about the course were not those that played it. In a world where most everything good is being plagued by budget cuts, they choose to take away something that used equipment owned outright by the city, and played on property shared with residence halls packed with paying college students. The location with its open fields and well-placed trees was ideal for the course.

As for the now former location, it is with somber regret that we inform all incoming freshmen that they will not have a disc golf course right at their doorstep. We say farewell to the awkward comic relief that comes from a disc flying past two freshman as they share their first kiss, or the welcome whizzing that replaces the silence as two high-school lovers break up after seeing the world differently in college. I suppose I can relate to one of those broken lovers as I think about the departed course. Something has been taken away from me and I want it back ... only better this time around.

And so we look to the future.

Apparently the 9 goals still belong to the city of Logan, which leads me to expect, if not demand, a course somewhere, sometime in the near future. A visit over the weekend to Merlin Olsen park

has lead me to believe that a course skirting the park would be the best option. Perhaps a challenging course on Old Main Hill could be a viable alternative. To anybody who may be in charge of a hopeful relocation, let me say simply that I want a disc golf course in Logan again. I long for the option of a sport that can easily be played by anybody at essentially any time of the year. I long for the challenge of a new course. And most of all, I long for the sound of the chains as a disc lands in the basket, signalling to one and all that a Logan course is back for good.

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Burning of the Quran on 9/11 anniversary GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.

But the Rev. Terry Jones insisted he would go ahead with his plans, despite criticism from the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, the White House and the State Department, as well as a host of religious leaders.

Jones, who is known for posting signs proclaiming that Islam is the devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s religion, says the Constitution gives him the right to publicly set fire to the book that Muslims consider the word of God. Gen. David Petraeus warned Tuesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press that â&#x20AC;&#x153;images of the burning of a Quran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and around the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to inflame public opinion and incite violence.â&#x20AC;? It was a rare example of a military commander taking a position on a domestic political matter.

Jones responded that he is also concerned but is â&#x20AC;&#x153;wondering, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When do we stop?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? He refused to cancel the protest set for Saturday at his Dove World Outreach Center, a church that espouses an anti-Islam philosophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much do we back down? How many times do we back down?â&#x20AC;? Jones told the AP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of us backing down, maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to time to stand up. Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to send a message to radical Islam that we will not tolerate their behavior.â&#x20AC;?

Still, Jones said he will pray about his decision.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the administration hoped Americans would stand up and condemn the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think that these are provocative acts,â&#x20AC;? Crowley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to see more Americans stand up and say that this is inconsistent with our American values; in fact, these actions themselves are un-American.â&#x20AC;?

Meeting Tuesday with religious leaders to discuss recent attacks on Muslims and mosques around the U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder called the planned burning both idiotic and dangerous, according to a Justice Department official. The official requested anonymity because the meeting was private.

Crowley said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton may address the controversy at a dinner Tuesday evening in observance of Iftar, the breaking of the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

At the White House, spokesman Robert Gibbs echoed the concerns raised by Petraeus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any type of activity like that that puts our troops in harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way would be a concern to this administration,â&#x20AC;? Gibbs told reporters.

Jones said he has received more than 100 death threats and has started wearing a .40-caliber pistol strapped to his hip.

The 58-year-old minister said the death threats started not long after he proclaimed in July that he would stage â&#x20AC;&#x153;International Burn-a-Quran Day.â&#x20AC;? Supporters have been mailing copies of the

Islamic holy text to his church to be incinerated in a bonfire.

Jones, who has about 50 followers, gained some local notoriety last year when he posted signs in front of his small church declaring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Islam is of the Devil.â&#x20AC;? But his Quran-burning scheme attracted wider attention. It drew rebukes from Muslim nations and an avalanche of media interview requests just as an emotional debate was taking shape over the proposed Islamic center near the ground zero site of the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York.

The Quran, according to Jones, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;evilâ&#x20AC;? because it espouses something other than biblical truth and incites radical, violent behavior among Muslims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for people to believe, but we actually feel this is a message that we have been called to bring forth,â&#x20AC;? he said last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And because of that, we do not feel like we can back down.â&#x20AC;?

Muslims consider the Quran to be the word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect, along with any printed material containing its verses or the name of Allah or the Prophet Muhammad. Any intentional damage or show of disrespect to the Quran is deeply offensive.

Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dove Outreach Center is independent of any denomination. The church follows the Pentecostal tradition, which teaches that the Holy Spirit can manifest itself in the modern day.

Pentecostals often view themselves as engaged in spiritual warfare against satanic forces.

At first glance, the church looks like a warehouse rather than a place of worship. A stone facade and a large lighted cross adorn

the front of the beige steel building, which stands on 20 acres in Gainesvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leafy northern suburbs. Jones and his wife, Sylvia, live on the property and also use part of it to store furniture that they sell on eBay. A broad coalition of religious leaders from evangelical, Roman Catholic, Jewish and Muslim organizations met in Washington on Tuesday and condemned the plan to burn the Quran as a violation of American values. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not the America that we all have grown to love and care about,â&#x20AC;? said Rabbi Steve Gutow of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to stand up for our Muslim brothers and sisters and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not OK.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

FBI agents have visited with Jones to discuss concern for his safety. Multiple Facebook pages with thousands of members have popped up hailing him as a hero or blasting him as a dangerous pariah.

The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading Sunni Muslim institution of learning, AlAzhar University in Egypt, accused the church of stirring up hate and discrimination, and called on other American churches speak out against it.

Last month, Indonesian Muslims demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, threatening violence if Jones goes through with it.

In this progressive Florida city of 125,000 anchored by the sprawling University of Florida campus, the lanky preacher with the bushy white mustache is mostly seen as a fringe character who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve special attention.

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Factory worker charged with sexual assault of teen GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A 36-year-old factory worker who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting and murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found behind gravel piles at the asphalt plant where he worked.

Adam Joseph Longoria was charged with capital murder, criminal sodomy, vehicular theft and vehicular burglary and in the August death of Alicia DeBolt. He could be sentenced to death if convicted of the murder charge, but prosecutors said they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided whether to seek such a sentence.

During Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing in Barton County Court, Longoria stood with his fists leaning on the table in front of him and stared fre-

quently at Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family. Asked by the judge if he understood the charges, Longoria looked away from the judge and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah.â&#x20AC;?

Alicia, who would have been a freshman at Great Bend High School this year, disappeared after leaving home on Aug. 21 to go to a party.

Her family reported her missing the next day, leading to an intense search until her body was found Aug. 24 behind gravel piles at an asphalt plant in the city where Longoria, also known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocco,â&#x20AC;? worked. The city is home to about 15,000 people and is in the middle of the state.

Authorities on Tuesday again refused to say how Alicia was killed, and State Attorney General Steve Six said this was because of the high-profile nature of the case. He described

some of the chatter on Internet message boards about the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killing â&#x20AC;&#x153;horrificâ&#x20AC;? and misleading.

Six said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate charging anybody else in Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slaying.

Longoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Jeff Wicks of the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, declined to comment after the hearing, during which Longoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bond was increased to $1.5 million.

Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family also declined to comment.

Several family members, including her mother, were ushered into a side room outside of the courtroom and kept away from reporters.

Six said he met with Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family over the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely devastating,â&#x20AC;? Six said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are still in shock and recovering from

that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re continuing to struggle with all the time.â&#x20AC;?

In a statement issued after Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral last week, her family described Alicia as â&#x20AC;&#x153;vivaciousâ&#x20AC;? and said she was looking forward to the start of her freshman year and to cheerleading. Nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Babygurl,â&#x20AC;? she was the kind of person who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know a stranger and would help people anyway she could, the family said.

Longoria was arrested and charged with vehicular theft and burglary in the disappearance of a white Ford Explorer owned by his employer, Venture Corp. Aliciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body, which was so badly burned that a coroner had to use dental records to identify her, was found at the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plant.

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StatesmanBack Burner

Wednesday

Sept. 8 Today is Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Scot Egbert, a junior majoring in economics and accounting from Preston, Idaho.

Almanac Today in History: In a controversial executive action in 1974, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.

Weather High: 81° Low: 49° Skies: Partly cloudy with 20 percent chance of rain.

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010

- International Student Discussion, Old Main 343, 3:30 p.m.

- Sig Ep Success Series, TSC Auditorium, 3:30 p.m.

- Intramural Registration, HPER 114B, 4 p.m.

- Dance Company Auditions, HPER, 5 p.m.

- GPS unit/ camera scavenger hunt, 5 p.m.

- Best Buddies Opening Social, TSC 335, 6:30 p.m.

- Celebrate America Show, TSC Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

Sept. 9 - Multicultural Student Group, TSC 315-A, 12:30 p.m.

- Celebrate America Show, TSC Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

SI courses

You need to know....

Flight Deck • Peter Waldner

SI begins for selected General Ed classes. Students attending 6 or more times earn 1/2 grade or better for their final course grade.

USU Bowling Club will be holding our first practice/meeting on Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. at Logan Lanes. We will discuss our upcoming collegiate season including travel plans and begin practice. All skill levels are The Native American Student invited. Direct questions to usubowlCouncil will be holding its 1st ing@gmail.com.

Club meeting on Sept. 8 at 4 p.m.

The Major Fair will be held in ANSC 101. We hope to see you on Oct. 1 in the TSC International all there!

Lounge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come learn about the variety of majors, minors, and degree programs availVisit the TSC International and able at USU. Enter the drawing for Sunburst Lounges from 9 a.m. to great prizes! This event is designated 2 p.m. on Sept. 10 for free food, as an Aggie Passport opportunity. wellness screenings, health and More info available in TSC 304. exercise information, a movie and The Movement towards wellcoupons. Jamba Juice and other ness in the workplace: Office valley favorites will be selling Ergonomics will be held Sept. 9 at treats to raise money for Campus 12 p.m. in Eccles 205. RSVP at www.

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Aggie CARE’s 3rd Annual Celebration of Children and Families Study Abroad Fair and US is Sept. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Passport Fair in the TSC QUAD. This event is free. For more International Lounge from 10 information visit www.usu.edu/ a.m. to 2 p.m. Enhance your aggiecare. learning experience. Learn how to iLive College of Ag Health Fair study abroad and apply for your will be Sept. 10. Everyone is welcome.

US Passport. Discover the world. TSC Lounges from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Food on the TSC Patio from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wellness, Fitness, Nutrition.

Ecology Center 2010-11 Study Abroad Fair and US Seminar Series presents Dr. Passport Fair will be held on Sept.

Carlos Martinez del Rio from 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the TSC the Department of Zoology & International Lounge.

Physiology at the University of Financial Aid Night will be Wyoming on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. held at Mountain Crest Auditorium in NR 105. Admission is free and on Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. This open to the public. is for all Cache Valley students in 9th-12th grades and their parents.

Representative from all colleges and GPS Date Nights: Why watch universities in Utah will be there to an adventure when you can answer any questions. have your own! The Confernece HUGE Big Band Show & Dance!

Center’s Ropes Course GPS Date The popular Celebrate America Show Night is a 2 hour, on campus takes you back-in-time to 1942, to event that couples the use of a Hollywood’s famous Coconut Grove, gps, camara and you and your where celebrities in the audience take date on an adventure that you the stage to entertain and support the document with photos. Cost is USA through promoting War Bonds. $30 per couple and is limited to USU Ballroom. Must have current 5 couples per session. Sessions Student ID for Student Price. Public include: Sept. 8, 10, 15 and 17 at welcome!! Tickets sold at the door, 5 p.m. and Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. Visit TSC ticket office, or online www.celwww.ropesusu.edu to sign up! ebrateamericashow.com.

Council meeting

Health fair

Study abroad fair

Strange Brew • Peter Deering

Ecology seminar

Friday

Sept. 10 - Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline - Ballroom Team Try-outs, 3 p.m.

- Women’s Soccer vs. Colorado, 4 p.m.

-GPS unit camera scavenger hunt, 5 p.m.

-Men’s Soccer at Weber State, 6 p.m.

- Women’s Volleyball at Montana, 7 p.m.

- Celebrate America Show, TSC Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

- Western Underground, Logan High Auditorium, 8 p.m.

-Antics Comedy Improv, Logan Arthouse, 10:30 p.m.

GPS Date Night

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