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AG to revisit campus, educate students on ID theft

By RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN news editor

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff will return to campus Oct. 22 as part of a statewide information tour. The goal of the tour is to teach the campus community ways to protect itself from identity theft and, if it does happen, how to report it.

Shurtleff will be on campus from 4-7 p.m.

Thursday and students who come can talk to him face to face, according to a press release.

Shurtleff will speak at 6 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Sunburst Lounge. A giant shredder will accompany Shurtleff on campus, and students and community members can bring up to eight legal boxes of paper to shred for free.

Scott Morrill, who came with Shurtleff on his Sept. 30 visit, said he has been involved in information technology for more than 20 years and created a Web site to help Utahns and the police department communicate better about identity theft. The Web site, www.idtheft.utah. gov, provides victims of ID theft with a way to easily report cases of theft. Morrill said the police department then takes the report and gives it a case number. The case number can be used as proof and to clear the ID-theft victim’s name when they do things, such as apply for a line of credit.

The site, also known as the Identity Theft Reporting System (IRIS), has had 2,400 people sign up and 3,300 ID thefts reported since it started in 2006, Morrill said. The federal government gave the site about $13,000 in initial funds, and Morrill said the project has been funded since by about $400,000 in appropriated state funds.

Morrill said college students are especially susceptible to identity theft. Credit card companies will set up booths offering free food and other items to people who give them their information – such as name, social security number and phone number – and students will give out this information without much thought.

“They’ll do it for a T-shirt. They’ll do it for a pita,” Morrill said.

These kinds of booths are a good way for identity thieves to get students’ information, Morrill said.

Scott Troxel, deputy communications

ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK SHURTLEFF talks about his statewide tour educating college students about identity theft Sept. 30 in front of the Taggart Student Center. Shurtleff will return to campus Thursday. TYLER LARSON photo

director for the attorney general, said IDtheft victims often need to be walked through the process of clearing their name, but IRIS makes the process easier. He said before IRIS, victims would have to talk to the cops or the credit union in person, but now they can report online.

Other states have shown interest in IRIS, and Morrill said he is working with them in an effort to make the program spread to a national level.

Gary Knapp, president of Enable Secure Shred (ESS), also came with the attorney general

Tuesday and said another way to help prevent ID theft is through proper handling of confidential documents. ESS takes its clients’ documents to a secure facility and shreds them, he said. ESS has been in Ogden for 41 years and has a contract with Utah.

Knapp said all ESS employees go through security measures, such as background checks and full video surveillance, to ensure the documents are properly taken care of.

Personal-use paper shredders help deter theft of confidential documents. However, Knapp said it doesn’t make the theft impossible. He

said companies exist that can scan in shredded pieces of paper and then put them together like a puzzle. At ESS, the paper is shredded at a secure facility under video surveillance and then the documents are mixed and baled into 1,500pound stacks.

“So (finding specific information from a bale) is like finding a needle in a haystack,” Knapp said.

The shredded paper then makes its way in

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Fellowship an opportunity to research for book, prof says

By KAYLA WOODRING staff writer

Lawrence Culver of the history department has been selected as one of 12 professors worldwide to serve a six-month fellowship at the Rachel Carson Center for environmental studies in Munich, Germany.

“It’s a great honor to have Dr. Culver selected for this fellowship,” history Department Head Norman Jones said. “It means we have high international visibility as a university.”

Culver said the fellowship will provide him with an excellent opportunity to do research for a book he is currently writing, titled “Manifest Disaster: Climate and the Making of America,” which focuses on the environmental history of the American Southwest.

“This opportunity is a great validation of my work,” Culver said. “It will allow me to really work on the book and work with people from other places where a similar discussion has played out, such as Australia which has some similarities to America in environmental history, making it a more global story.”

Jones said the history department at USU has a record of international study among its faculty members. Three other professors have also recently done work at European universities.

Jones recently returned from a stay at Oxford University, Frances Titchener studied in Leuven, Belgium, and Leonard Rosenband spent time at the University of Paris.

The work of the faculty members abroad has enhanced the quality of teaching and research within the department because it increases global perspective and awareness, Jones said.

“Students will receive a firsthand account of where research in history is currently when we have faculty take these kinds of opportunities,” Jones said. “This fellowship will be specifically beneficial for those interested in environmental history due to the unique perspectives Dr. Culver will gain.”

Culver said he tries to bring his research into the classroom

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and believes the fellowship will help him to do that. He said that following his fellowship he’ll be able to bring in new information directly from a research institute and use that experience to also introduce his students to other research within the discipline.

The fellowship will furnish an opportunity to work with other academics who specialize in the fields of environmental, agrarian and post-agrarian history, Culver said. He applied for the fellowship with this in mind after a colleague noticed an announcement about it in the “Western Historical Quarterly.” He then researched it and decided it would be an excellent opportunity during his sabbatical year, which he is planning to take in 2010.

“The fellowship came at the perfect time because the department had already been planning on my absence for the coming year,” Culver said. “Now I just need to find another opportunity for the other six months of my sabbatical year. I’ve applied for some other fellowships that I should be hearing back from soon.”

Culver said he is looking forward to living in Germany and getting to spend an extended period of time experiencing the cultural amenities Europe has to offer, including Oktoberfest. He said he is excited to work with scholars from all over the world, to get their feedback on his research and network and establish important connections.

Receiving fellowships like this one are a sign of a successful program in the history discipline and signify respect and recognition from other universities, Jones said.

“For some departments, credibility and success are demonstrated in by the grants and awards they receive. In history, it’s the invitations you receive,” Jones said. “It’s great that we now have another professor to receive such an invitation.”

Culver will begin the fellowship next June. He will continue his work at USU until then and his first book, “The Frontier of Leisures: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America,” will be published by Oxford University Press in the spring.

Jones said Culver is an accomplished and valuable member of

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LAWRENCE CULVER of the history department will spend six months in Germany on a fellowship. ANI MIRZAKHANYAN photo

the history department.

“He’s a brilliant teacher,” Jones said. “The ideal professor is one who does research and can also successfully communicate with and engage his students. Jones is this type of professor.”

– kayla.may.w@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Celebs&People LOS ANGELES (AP) – Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated POLANSKI Press show.

A series of e-mails obtained under a public records request show the Swiss Federal Office of Justice sent an urgent fax to the U.S. Office of International Affairs on Sept. 22 stating Polanski was expected in Zurich.

NewsBriefs Sealed Smart case records challenged SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Several Utah media outlets, including The Associated Press, have jointly petitioned a federal court judge to open sealed records filed in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case.

Documents filed on behalf of the Deseret News, The Salt Lake Tribune, the Utah chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Press Association and the AP contend the public has a compelling interest in court filings related to the charges against Brian David Mitchell, who is charged in Smart’s abduction seven years ago.

LateNiteHumor David Letterman, Oct. 15, 2009 – Top 10 Bernie Madoff Observations About Prison.

10. “Nothing beats a good delousing.”

9. “If you can make it through the first 100 years, the last 50 are cake.”

8. “Surprisingly easy to make apple martinis in cell toilet.”

7. “Prison football games more fun now that Plaxico is here.”

6. “Conjugal visits are never as good as they sound.”

5. “The guards watch you like a hawk, unlike the SEC.” 4. “My only regret: I’ll never get to see ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.’”

3. “I’ll tell you the whole story if you mail me $29.95.”

2. “They make a nice bologna sandwich.”

1. “With time to reflect, it occurred to me how much of a prick I really am.”

Senate OKs trial transfers of Gitmo prisoners WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama won a modest victory Tuesday in his continuing effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, allowing the government to continue to transfer detainees at the facility to the U.S. to be prosecuted.

The plan to permit terrorist suspects held at the facility to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial was part of a larger $44.1 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department that passed the Senate by a 79-19 vote.

The measure already passed by the House now goes to Obama for his signature.

The Guantanamo provision generally tracks restrictions already in place that block release of detainees in the U.S., but permits them to be tried here.

Obama in January ordered the facility closed in a year, but the administration has yet to deliver a plan and the effort has hit several roadblocks.

Among the problems is unease among Obama’s Democratic allies on Capitol Hill, who have refused to fund the effort.

The plan adopted Tuesday

THE SUN RISES over Guantanamo detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Nov. 19, 2008 in this file image reviewed by the U.S. Military. AP photo

requires the administration to develop a plan before any further transfers. It also requires 15 days’ notice before a transfer can occur and a certification that the prisoner does not represent a security risk.

The Senate debate over Guantanamo prisoners was relatively sedate. Last week, House Democratic leaders had to press to defeat a GOP effort to block transfer of any of the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S., even to face trial.

“Prosecuting these indi-

viduals in our U.S. courts simply will not work and there is too much at stake to grant the unprecedented benefit of our legal system’s complex procedural safeguards to foreign nationals who were captured outside the United States during a time of war,” said Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. “Guantanamo must be closed because it’s become a recruiting tool for al-Qaida and other terrorists,” countered Dick Durbin, D-Ill. The homeland security

measure is one of several bills addressing the Guantanamo issue. A Senate-passed defense spending measure would block all transfers while a separate defense policy measure would also permit transfers for trial.

Separately, a group of retired generals and war veterans Tuesday launched a national campaign to rally support for closing the prison and transferring its inmates.

The campaign, “CLOSE GITMO NOW” begins Tuesday with a relatively mod-

est $100,000 ad buy on cable channels across the country, exhorting Congress to reject the “failed Bush-Cheney policies.”

The underlying spending bill also backs the Obama administration’s refusal to release new photos showing U.S. personnel abusing detainees held overseas. The measure supports Obama’s decision to allow the defense secretary to bar the release of detainee photos for three years.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit to obtain unreleased photos of detainee abuse under the Freedom of Information Act and won two rounds in federal court. The bill would essentially trump the ACLU’s case.

The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court and Obama has said he would use every available means to block release of additional detainee abuse photos because they could whip up anti-American sentiment overseas and endanger U.S. troops.

His powers include issuing an order to classify the photos, thus blocking their release.

Sleep disorder said factor in driver, air crashes WASHINGTON (AP) – The government should start screening truck and bus drivers, commercial pilots, train engineers and merchant sailors for sleep apnea, a disorder that is cropping up in transportation accidents, federal safety investigators said Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board sent letters to the federal agency that regulates bus and truck safety and the U.S. Coast Guard citing accidents in which sleep apnea was a factor. The disorder causes pauses in breathing, which can interrupt sleep and increase fatigue.

The letters recommend the Coast Guard and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration require screening of ship pilots and bus and truck drivers for sleep apnea during medical exams and to develop programs to identify the disorder.

Sleep apnea has been found to be a factor in incidents involving every transportation mode, NTSB Chairman

Deborah Hersman said in the letters.

Earlier this year, the board sent similar recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration and to local transit agencies across the country.

Among the incidents cited in the letters: – In January 2008, a motorcoach with passengers returning from a weekend ski trip went too fast around a curve on a rural Utah highway. The bus went careening down a mountainside, killing nine people and injuring 43 others. The driver suffered from sleep apnea and had trouble using a device to regulate his breathing while sleeping in the days before the accident.

– The same month, two go! airlines pilots conked out for at least 18 minutes during a midmorning flight from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii, as their plane continued to cruise past its destination and out to sea. Air traffic controllers were finally able to raise the pilots, who

turned the plane around with its 40 passengers and landed it safely. The captain was later diagnosed with sleep apnea.

– A trolley train that crashed into another train in May 2008 in Newton, Mass. Investigators said the driver likely fell asleep because she suffered from sleep apnea, but it could not be proved because she died.

– In November 2001, a train engineer who drove through a stop warning in Clarkston, Mich., striking another train and killing two crew members. He was found to be a high risk for sleep apnea, but had not been diagnosed or treated.

– In June 1995, a cruise ship maneuvering through Alaska’s Inside Passage was grounded on a submerged, but charted and marked rock by a pilot later diagnosed with sleep apnea. The ship was carrying about 2,200 people.

A 2002 study that found 7 percent of adults have at least a moderate form of the disorder, but people often don’t

know they have it.

The motor carrier administration is already considering a rule to tighten its standards for medical certification of commercial drivers, Transportation Department spokeswoman Sasha Johnson said.

The FAA is also in the process of drafting new rules to broadly address pilot fatigue and will consider the board’s recommendations, spokeswoman Laura Brown said.

The letters noted the Federal Railroad Administration is also working on drafting new regulations to address the problem.

Mark Rosenker, a former NTSB acting chairman, said the issue has long been a concern of the board, but the go! airlines incident jarred board members.

“Obviously when two pilots fall asleep in the cockpit and they miss their stop that triggers a lot of interest at NTSB,” Rosenker said.

U.K. govt in uproar over exposure given to far right LONDON (AP) – To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party riding a wave of electoral success has been invited to participate in a BBC prime-time TV show on politics.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour Party government says it is appalled that the far right British National Party will get such high-profile exposure to millions of viewers. The BBC, however, says as a publicly funded broadcaster it must cover all political parties that have a national presence.

“It’s not for the BBC to make decisions about what parties it does and doesn’t like,” a BBC spokesman said Tuesday on condition of anonymity in line with company policy. “That, quite rightly, is a decision for the electorate.”

The BNP, which opposes immigration and says it fights for “indigenous” Britons, wants to become a force

in British politics. Although it isn’t likely to gain a seat in the national Parliament because of Britain’s firstpast-the-post electoral system, the BNP serves on several city councils and made an electoral breakthrough in June, when it took about 6 percent of the British vote in European elections, winning two EU parliament seats.

On Thursday, BNP leader Nick Griffin is scheduled to appear on the BBC’s flagship political debate show “Question Time” – a highly valued imprimatur of political respectability. A senior Cabinet minister, Justice Secretary Jack Straw, is supposed to be on the same program, where panelists are questioned on current affairs by a studio audience.

The far right party is so pleased with the invite that it is counting down the seconds until the broadcast on its Web site.

The government and anti-racist groups say the invi-

tation to Griffin legitimizes fascist views, and protesters have vowed to picket Thursday’s taping at the BBC’s West London studios.

Welsh Secretary Peter Hain – a former anti-apartheid activist – has called on the BBC to drop Griffin from the program, saying the party is “an unlawful body” because historically it has not allowed nonwhite people to be members.

Last week the BNP agreed to change its constitution to accept nonwhite members after it was taken to court by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The BBC says it is bound by its public-service mandate to give the party a platform. In a letter to Hain, BBC director-general Mark Thompson said “it remains the BBC’s obligation to scrutinize and hold to account all elected representatives and to do so with due impartiality.”

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Author acts as spotlight for President Reagan Briefs Campus & Community

By CATHERINE MEIDELL assistant news editor

Best-selling author Steven Hayward said Ronald Reagan realized the national issues he was forced to deal with during his presidency were impossible to defeat alone.

Hayward will address students Thursday, Oct. 22, at noon in the TSC Auditorium as one of three speakers in the political science department’s project on “Liberty and American Constitutionalism” directed by public law professor Anthony Peacock.

The project has been designed to “explore the meaning of liberty in the American constitutional system, with specific emphasis on the Founders’ commitment to limited and responsible government that promotes individual liberty, free markets and a strong national defense,” according to its description found at www.liberty.usu.edu.

Hayward’s book, “The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989,” was published in August and is the second novel written by Hayward on Reagan’s presidency. He has also written books covering the lives and attributes of Winston Churchill and Jimmy Carter. Hayward has also had multiple articles published in The Wall Street Journal.

His interest in writing a book about Reagan’s presidency was heightened when he realized books already published concerning his administration were constructed around the Cold War and neglected to tell the decade’s “policy story,” Hayward said.

He said because Reagan’s classified documents and diary have been published, Reagan can be seen

in a new light and Hayward wanted to act as his spotlight. After Reagan’s personal documents were studied and a new perspective on his administration was formed, a revision of previous beliefs was in order, Hayward said. He said while writing his second book on Reagan many of his views have been altered, big and small. This always happens when he has done intensive research on a particular subject or person, he said.

“I was surprised at how hard he worked and how much more he knew than we perceived at the time,” Hayward said. “I am very critical of his role in the Iran-arms sales that generated the Iran-contra scandal.”

Hayward said he will elaborate on the traditional ideas of individual liberty and Reagan’s ideas on limited governement. Reagan originally wanted to shrink the size of the federal government, but his plans went in reverse, and the government’s power continued to swell, he said. Hayward said he hopes to express how difficult reversing the direction a government system is. He also said the national deficit the U.S. faces now is not at all provoked by any of the decisions made in Reagan’s presidency.

The lecture will give students historical perspective because many current students were young during presidencies as recent as Bill Clinton’s, Hayward said. He will relate conflicts and resolutions from Woodrow Wilson’s administration as well as Theodore Roosevelt’s to instill this perspective.

“The fruit, I argue, of Reagan’s reorientation of the economy in the ’80s and the end of the Cold War allowed large cuts in defense spending in the

1990s, but 9/11 and the financial crisis of last year changed all that,” Hayward said.

Peacock and Hayward have known each other since their days at Claremont Graduate University and have since worked together on various occassions. Hayward is a gifted speaker and will be a source of knowledge for students, Peacock said.

“He has an encyclopedic array of interests,” Peacock said. “His most recent book has made a fairly big splash. It’s been nationally reviewed.”

Peacock said his purpose in organizing the project is to further students’ understanding of liberty in the constitutional system. Students will walk away with an appreciation of liberty, limited government and the roles they play in America’s constitutional system, Peacock said. He said a major topic currently debated is whether Congress is acting within the guidelines the original Constitution.

Hayward will address many issues related to this question as well as issues that Reagan faced in the ’80s.

Topics for new books have been brewing, Hayward said, but he is still trying to recuperate from the work he put into his book published in August. He will first speak to professor Carol McNamara’s presidency class and will then give a public speech free of admission. The second speaker of “The Project on Liberty and American Constitutionalism” will be author of “Carnage and Culture,” Victor Davis Hanson, who will speak Jan. 13.

– catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu.edu

Racism is human-made, diversity speaker says

By MIKAYLA RICH staff writer

Joe Feagin warned about different kinds of racism during his keynote speech that kicked off Diversity Week Monday in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom.

His speech, titled “Is There Still Racism? Recent Student Research,” focused on the existence of racism and how the university community can prevent it on campus. Feagin’s research consisted of collected journals from 626 white students and 308 from students of color, who are attending universities across the country. The students who participated in the study were asked to record all racial events and conversations they encountered. The result was 9,000 accounts of racism. Of the entries, 7,000 were accounts of racist commentaries and actions by white friends, relatives, acquaintances, strangers and others. Only 100 entries were about whites opposing the racist events.

“Now if you think about this a JOE FAEGIN, keynote speaker for Diversity Week, explains that allowing racist comments helps perpetuate the idea that minute, there’s something like 10 racism is OK. Faegin spoke Monday in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom. STEVE SELLERS photo million white-college students in this country,” Feagin said. “If every one of described going home for the weekthat I could actually live with someedly allowing themselves to be told them encountered two racist perforend: I went over the Smith farm this one of another color.

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Copyright infringement a growing problem

By MARISSA BODILY staff writer

This semester, 48 complaints have been filed against USU regarding copyright infringement from watchdogs representing music, video- and computer-game industries.

Bob Bayn, Information Technology’s (IT) security team coordinator, said although the copyright violation may not be deliberate, any free sharing of entertainment files available for purchase are considered copyright infringement. Many students who disregard copyrighting laws are unaware that some programs they install on their computers to download music, movies and games make the software available to more than themselves. Although no one at USU is searching directly for copyright infringements on the campus network, violators are caught by other means. The software companies have watchdogs who look specifically on college campuses for infringement violations.

Kevin Reeve, who works for USU IT in marketing and communication, said, “Copyright owners hired by movie studios, Recording Industry Association of America and software companies

use the same peer-to-peer programs as students in order to monitor where their protected files are being shared. So if the watchdog sees that their file is accessible on a computer or their copyright is being abused, they will send a complaint to USU.” Complaints made to USU by representatives of the copyright stolen are responded to by IT. Bayn said file sharing cannot be prevented without interfering with other legal sharing of material that isn’t copyrighted. There are some ways to block file sharing, but they are not thorough or used at USU because of the “collateral damage to legitimate uses,” he said. Copyright infringement is less of a problem at USU than other universities, however, it is a growing offense. At this time, there is no end in sight for the problem.

If an infringement complaint is made, Bayn said, the violator’s network will be disabled and charged a $50 administration fee to restore the infringing computer’s service.

He said further consequences include an earlysettlement notice requiring a fee that keeps the copyright offender from being sued by the software owner. The notice will fine the copyright offender up to a few thousand dollars. Bayn knows of one

case where the copyright owner offered $3,000 as settlement. Another consequence is a subpoena from the registered owner of the copyright. None of the violators accused of infringement from USU have faced the early settlement notice or subpoena but disciplinary action has been taken in the Student Services Office for repeated offenses. Bayn sends the information to Eric Olsen in the Student Services Office, Olsen then contacts the offending student.

In addition to the consequences, file sharing subjects computers to viruses.

USU’s IT Web site states any program on a computer offering an entertainment file for free is a copyright violation and puts the violator at risk of being caught. Examples of these common programs are Limewire, eMule, DC++ and KaZaA. In order to avoid plagiarizing and the risk of being caught for copyright infringement, peer-2peer file-sharing programs should not be downloaded or used. They need to be uninstalled if they have already been downloaded because stealing entertainment is illegal.

– marissa.bodily@aggiemail.usu.edu

Families invited for the weekend Parents and families of Utah State University students are invited to reunite for a weekend of activities Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, during USU’s Parent and Family Weekend.

The weekend is full of activities, including brunch, a welcome reception with a tour of the Merrill-Cazier Library and an Aggie football game. Families can also participate in other activities around Logan.

“Parents and families can visit their students on campus and experience a beautiful fall weekend in Logan,” said Aaron Andersen, associate director in the office of Retention and Student Success at USU. “We have an exciting weekend planned, with events and activities in the community and on campus. We hope parents can make plans to join us.”

The weekend will start off with a welcome reception with doughnuts and cider Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Merrill-Cazier Library.

Activities will continue through Saturday, Oct. 24, including the weekend’s major event, a brunch beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the ballroom located in the Taggart Student Center.

Following the brunch, parents and families are invited to watch the Aggie Football team take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Romney Stadium, beginning at 1 p.m.

Any questions may be directed to USU’s office of Retention and Student Success at 797-1132.

Swenson winner to read his poetry The USU Department of English Speaker Series is pleased to present Jason Whitmarsh, 2009 May Swenson Poetry Award winner, who will read from his work.

The event will take place at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Haight Alumni Center. All are invited to this free event. Light refreshments will be served.

Geography students capture top awards USU College of Natural Resources students captured top awards at the Association of American Geographers Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division annual meeting hosted Sept. 2526 in Logan. More than 100 participants attended the USU-hosted conference, representing 15 western universities.

Geography major Justin Noyes placed first in the undergraduate oral paper competition. Master’s student Jodie Madsen, also a geography major, finished first in the graduate oral paper competition.

Undergraduate geographer Jed Anderson was among the highest individual scorers in the meeting’s Geography Bowl student competition and earned a place on the regional team that will compete in the Geography Bowl at the AAG’s national meeting April 14-18, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Noyes presented “From Bonanza to Bat Cave: How the Amazon Mine in Logan Canyon Evolved as a Natural Resource.”

Madsen presented “Latino Recreation in Cache Valley, Utah,” the subject of her master’s thesis.

USU’s six-member Geography Bowl team placed second at the meeting’s competition. In addition to Anderson, team members included undergraduates Melissa Barfuss, Abigail Montandon and Jeff Ricks and graduate students Seth Price and Adrian Welsh.

Conference organizers were College of Natural Resources faculty members Doug Ramsey and Claudia Radel, co-chairs; Ann Laudati and Jack Schmidt. The meeting was sponsored by the Department of Environment and Society, the Department of Watershed Sciences and the Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory.

-Compiled from staff and media reports

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Bill would require ASUSU reps to spend time at info desk

By BENJAMIN WOOD news senior writer

A bill presented by Spencer Lee and co-sponsored by Ben Croshaw regarding the ASUSU Information Desk is being considered by the Executive Council of the Associated Students of Utah State University (ASUSU). The bill seeks to establish the use and scheduling of the desk, limits it to members and organizations of ASUSU and requires elected officers to spend time at the booth interacting with the student body. “(It will) make it the ASUSU info booth, which it is,” said Lee, ASUSU executive vice president, at Tuesday’s Executive Council meeting.

Current legislation requires officers to spend one hour per day

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at the information desk, located on the first floor of the Taggart responsible for overseeing the coordination of the booth as well Student Center, something that Lee said is “neither followed nor as holding officers accountable for their required hours. The understood.” The bill would call for members of the Executive bill unanimously gained preliminary approval in the council Council and Academic Senate to spend one hour per week at the meeting and will include clauses to address concerns of council desk. Originally, officers were to spend two hours at the booth members before a final vote occurs. The bill will also pass before but Vice President of Graduate Studies Rick Kelly voiced concerns the Academic Senate for approval and if adopted by ASUSU will of excessive overlap between the members of take effect Jan. 1. Currently, the bill does not ASUSU and the hours were reduced. Lee did include the Graduate Student Senate (GSS), say that some overlap is expected and helps but GSS President Rick Kelly said he would “If one person fulfill the bill’s goal of stimulating student put it before the senate in its meeting to posinteraction with elected representatives. sibly include the GSS member’s participation is there, nobody “If one person is there, nobody stops. If in the bill. If included, the bill will require stops. If two two people are there, many people stop,” Lee approval by the GSS before ratification. people are there, said.

Also during the meeting, ASUSU many people Lee included in the bill that failure to President Tyler Tolsen spoke with members complete the required hours would result in of the Executive Council about the proposed stop.” a stipend reduction, which will be considered merger of the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) by the committee on a case-by-case basis. and USU. Being a pre-existing institution, – Spencer Lee, ASUSU CEU has, and will preserve, its own student Many members of the council suggested that exceptions be allowed during activity weeks, executive vice president government. This will allow CEU to preserve in which they are involved in planning pursome degree of separation from USU, and poses, and during finals. Such exceptions will CEU’s student government’s involvement with be included in the final consideration of the bill. Excluding weeks the ASUSU has yet to be determined. Tolsen said many options that qualify as exceptions, Lee said governmental officers should are being considered by USU administration, such as monthly be present instead of members of their committees. phone conferences, but he also asked members of the council for “I am really adamant about the actual officer being there,” Lee their opinions on a CEU representative being incorporated into said. the Executive Council of ASUSU. Most people present did not feel Many officers agreed that their presence would be more effecthat a standing seat at all meetings for CEU would be appropriate. tive than that of their constituents.

“Why do they get that privilege when other (regional) cam“I think there is a real power in having the elected officials at puses don’t?” Student Advocate Tyler Haws asked the council. the booth,” Athletics Vice President Jeremy Winn said.

Given that most council actions would not affect students at Lee and many of the officers stressed the importance of reguCEU, public relations Director Allie Anderson said, “If they’re lating student use of the information desk, where the space is trying to be separate I don’t know why they’d want to sit on our often inundated with pamphlets and fliers. council.”

“We can’t open it up to the 200-plus clubs on campus,” Lee Tolsen said while no changes are currently being made, upcomsaid. ing legislation on the subject of CEU representation is likely.

Campus Diversity Vice President Krista Bustamante said, – b.c.wood@aggiemail.usu.edu “Technically that space is reserved for us.”

In the bill, the ASUSU administrative assistant would be

Animal bells to be on display at library

BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS animals to people and the land.

This connection is the focus It is not uncommon in rural of the latest exhibit at Utah communities to see a belled State University’s Merrillanimal. The small instrument Cazier Library. An opening alerts the owner to the place and safety of the herd. Bells are reception and lecture, sponsored by the Friends of USU used on animals throughout Library, is also planned. the world, from goats to chickThe exhibit, “Bells: ens, sheep to camels to connect

Connecting Animals, People and Land,” can be viewed in the first-floor foyer area of Merrill-Cazier Library.

It highlights the significant animal bell collection of professor Thad Box, retired dean of USU’s College of Natural Resources. Interpretive and descriptive panels guide visitors through the exhibit.

Friends of the MerrillCazier Library host an opening reception for the exhibit Oct. 28, 6-7 p.m. in the library foyer. The reception is followed by the Friends’s annual fall lecture that begins at 7 p.m. in Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 101. The lecture features professor Box who will share stories reflecting the cultural connection people have to animals and their landscapes through bells.

“The bell exhibit highlights the relationship of bells and stories, beginning with the earliest animal belling traditions in Africa more than 5,000 years ago and continuing today,” said exhibit co-curator Randy Williams.

The idea for the exhibit grew out of USU’s Land Use Management Oral History Project. The project is a collaborative effort of USU’s Special Collections and Archives, department of environment and society in the College of Natural Resources and the Mountain West Center for

Regional Studies.

Barbara Middleton is an exhibit co-curator and faculty member in the department of environment and society at USU. “While working with Thad Box, I noted his continual use of bells and storytelling to explain the connection of people and animals and landscape,” Middleton said. “At that point, I knew we needed to conduct an extensive interview with Thad to get the stories behind his bell collection and to host an exhibit to share this story.”

While working as the department head of USU’s rangelands department and then dean of the College of Natural Resources, Box amassed a wide assortment of bells. As artifacts of livestock management and cultural history, the bells echo personal stories and experiences across several continents. The bells are gifts from many individuals and colleagues across a 60year span, as well as pieces from his youth on his family farm in central Texas.

“Bells: Connecting Animals, People and Land” runs Oct. 28 through Jan. 22, on the first floor of Merrill-Cazier Library.

The exhibit is free and all are welcome. For more information, call Williams at 7973493.

Visit: ID theft Thursday’s focus -continued from page 1 a secure truck to Georgia-Pacific, which recycles the paper for things like toilet paper and printer paper.

Knapp said ESS’ services are not limited to the government.

Private community members can bring in documents and have them shredded for a fee.

The best way 1to prevent identity theft is through the use of common sense, Morrill said.

“Be very careful with your information,” he said. “I would never give it out if I don’t absolutely have to.”

– rac.ch@aggiemail.usu.edu

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at Lagoon

Ghouls and zombies from all over congregate at Utah’s greatest theme park during the month of October. Frightmares fills Lagoon’s walkways with rides, haunted houses, chainsaw dancers and a chance to celebrate the spooky holiday all month long.

Open every afternoon until Oct. 31, Frightmares brings 11 new attractions to Lagoon.

“Every day at 3 p.m. werewolves and Frankenstein and witches wander around the park in character,” said Lance Eastman, marketing representative at Lagoon. “They also put on performances on two separate stages throughout the night.”

The amusement park quickly shifts gears into Halloween mode.

“Frightmares manages to shorten the lines of all other rides here, including the big ones like Wicked, said Lauryn Schwebke, Lagoon worker. “People just love the haunted houses.”

Lagoon created a rating system for park-goers to know how scary rides are.

“Each Halloween attraction is rated on a spider-rating system in order to help people understand what they’re getting themselves into,” Eastman said. “A one-spider ride would not be very scary and is perfect for kids; whereas rides that are four-spiders, like the Hackenslash, you would not want to take kids into. In four-spider attractions there are chainsaws and hidden things that may be disturbing.”

Aimee Dyer of Kaysville has worked in Funhouse of Fear for four years.

“Mostly, I am a polka dot,” Dyer said. “The art of hiding in the wall to startle people. The people that are coming in come with expectations of getting scared, so that’s already that built in to the equation. It tends to make for a whole lot of energy in the Funhouse. It’s a good mix of screams and smiles.”

On each of the performing stages, Lagoon runs five to seven shows every night on the weekend. One stage is for kids and the other is for adults. Each show lasts about 2030 minutes. The bride of Frankenstein, Wolfman, Elphaba and Catwoman are a few of the performers.

“It’s pretty exhausting doing so many shows but watching kids sing along and dance around make it all worth it,” Catwoman said. “And after every other show there are 15 minute opportunities where audience members can come up on stage and take pictures with members of the cast. People love that.”

Lagoon opened in 1886 with only one ride called Shoot the Shoots.

“It was a primitive version of the log ride,” Eastman said. “It was called Lake Park and was more of a dance hall with one ride. And it just progressed from there.”

Famous musicians who have performed at Lagoon include Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Peter, Paul and Mary and many more.

“Frightmares has haunted the halls of Lagoon for 15 years now,” Eastman said. And it continues to bring in people looking to get scared by the droves.

“I love Halloween. I love to celebrate it all month long, and here at Lagoon you can really do that,” Dyer said.

- peter.brown@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Drunk driving experience comes to USU

By NATALIE CURTIS staff writer

In conjunction with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW), the Save a Life Tour will be coming to USU at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. The tour’s campaign, held in the TSC Ballroom, will be promoting alcohol awareness with drunk-driving simulators, videos and information.

Student Health Services prevention specialist Ryan V. Barfuss said, “This is a highimpact awareness program. We want students to have a visual experience about alcohol awareness so it will really have a lasting effect.”

USU has never had a DUI simulator, he said, but it will be effective because it is a hands-on event. He said the simulator shows students what it is like to drive a car with a certain blood-alcohol content.

Savealifetour.com stated, “Our multimillion dollar drinking-and-driving simulators are the only simulators in the nation that give participants a completely realistic, sober perspective on the effects of driving while intoxicated.”

The purpose of its campaign is about awareness, Barfuss said, because students need to be more educated about alcohol – not just about drinking and driving but also about alcohol poisoning, general alcohol use and the difference between low risk and high risk drinking.

Barfuss said many people at USU don’t think alcohol is an issue because many people choose not to drink. But the real problems arise, he said, when students are not aware of how alcohol will affect them.

“Just because we have low numbers who drink alcohol,” he said, “we are still not immune to death, drinking problems and students getting in trouble.”

Barfuss said the majority of alcoholrelated problems he finds among students are impairment problems, which affect relationships, jobs, school and fights and they can also result in injuries.

“Alcohol affects everybody,” he said, “not just the people who drink.”

Even though one student died at USU last year from alcohol poisoning, he said, it had an

impact on everyone. Alcohol has also turned into a huge social problem, he said, because it affects the nation’s health care.

“But we can’t just blame those that drink or have a problem with alcohol,” he said.

“Everyone needs to worry about it and be more educated.”

Barfuss said he thinks the Save a Life Tour campaign will make a difference on campus.

After researching the statistics and facts, he said, he found there is a definite need for more awareness of the effects of alcohol.

In one year, out of college students ages 18-24, Collegedrinkingprevention.gov stated, 1,700 die from alcohol-related accidents, 2.1 million drive under the influence, 25 percent report negative academic consequences from drinking and more than 97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

Barfuss said there is not a lot publication on sexual assaults, but studies show alcohol is involved with 75 percent of rape and assault cases. He said he hopes students understand the statistics resulting from improper alcohol use and are influenced by the Save a Life Tour.

Savealifetour.com stated, “We bring a shocking approach to alcohol awareness with a tragic video and personal stories of the loss of loved ones by peers.”

Barfuss said the Save a Life Tour has visited military academies and colleges and wanted to come to USU. The Student Health Services has collaborated with the Associated Students of Utah State University, USU Housing Services, the University Inn and Utah Highway Safety, he said, which all helped to make the event possible.

“It costs quite a bit of money to have the Save a Life Tour come,” he said, “but it helps to have groups supporting us.”

Other events are also scheduled for NCAAW. Information booths from Student Health Services will be in the basement of the Taggart Student Center Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can pick up information and participate in an alcohol awareness quiz for a variety of prizes with a grand prize of an iPod Shuffle.

Friday, Oct. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. students can come to the TSC Sunburst Lounge and participate in a beer-goggle obstacle course, get refreshments and win prizes.

For more information on NCAAW, contact the

Student Health Services at 797-1660.

“I’m very excited for this week,” Barfuss said. “October is alcohol awareness month, and we want to make a big push to get a lot of

information out because education really can make a difference.”

– natalie.c@aggiemail.usu.edu

Professor will leave you in stitches

By CASSIDEE CLINE staff writer

Not many women can say they didn’t, at one point, walk out of their mother’s closet with a pair of her black pumps and a suit jacket three times their size. Playing dress up is almost as natural to any women’s childhood memory as learning how to walk. Parents’ decisions and actions often influences what their kids grow up to be. One professor said her parents were a prominent part in how she became

the master seamstress she is today.

Nancy Hills has been a professor at USU for the past 20 years and has helped out with and designed a lot of the costumes students see worn on stage. Hills said she has been sewing since she was a little girl growing up in San Mateo, Calif. She said her mother taught her how to sew.

“Both Mother and Dad encouraged us to follow our passions and do things we really loved,” Hills said.

She practiced her skills on creating doll clothes when she was

PROFESSOR NANCY HILLS HAS been teaching at USU for the past 20 years. She helps with the designing and creation of many costumes students wear during performances and also takes students around Europe with USU’s Study Abroad program.

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little and then creating her own wardrobe in high school. Hills now uses this skill in her day-to-day life to design creative and sometimes elaborate pieces for actors.

Hills acquired an undergraduate degree in performance and said she realized the whole performing world was something she couldn’t really sink her teeth into. Though performing wasn’t her thing, she said she had a knack for sewing.

“When it came to graduate school I redirected my passions and moved toward design,” Hills said.

Even though the performing didn’t work out, she said her past experiences on the stage helps her ability to design costumes.

“You can’t understand what an actor goes through,” Hills said, “unless you have been in their shoes, literally. Actors are story tellers,” I’m just telling the story from the visual way the story is personified. The actor is the main focus of the story telling, but we (costume designers) are here to enhance it and give the audience directions.”

Being an artist of needle and cloth, Hills said she gets inspiration and ideas from anywhere.

“I can see a painting. I can walk through the woods where the trees are covered with icicles. Crumpled leaves on the floor of the forest can be a really intriguing sort of pattern that will spark something,” Hills said.

Even though Hills’ creativity with patterns and design can be let loose on stage, she said her design is always focused on the show. She said the story is what’s important and finding out how the story can be told with the principles in elements of design. Part of the elements of design is the color chosen for the costume, she said.

Hills said colors are what attracts attention and can tell a story.

White, for example, will portray innocence or purity. Red portrays vengeance and passion and physiologically draws attention more quickly than anything.

“Colors tell stories,” she said. “(The audience) needs to understand the layers behind the play and the themes.”

“I’m good at dying and painting fabric,” she said. “I can do things like that, and they’re a good skill to have.”

Hills spent six months as a dyer painter for the San Francisco Opera between 1999 and 2000.

With the skills she has honed, Hills is working on putting together and designing the play “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” an early comedy by William Shakespeare, for spring semester. This semester she is, for the first time at USU, directing a Japanese fairytale about a one-inch hero called “Issun-boshi.” Hills said she has directed before but not for USU.

- See COSTUME, page 7

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Sexual assault can hit close to home

By JESSICA VASIL Statesman correspondent

Editors note: Names have been changed for confidentiality.

In college, a fun night out with friends should be just that, a fun night out. But for one freshman at USU, that night turned out to be devastating.

Debbie, a junior, went out dancing with her roommates and a friendly guy, Brad, who offered to give them a ride if he could come with. The girls accepted, and they went to Club NVO – now Club New York.

That night Debbie and Brad got into an argument. The two weren’t speaking.

After a night of dancing, the group went home. Soon after, Debbie received a text message from Brad inviting her over.

Hoping to resolve the fight, she walked to his room.

The following is an account from Debbie of what allegedly happened that night.

While in the middle of apologizing, Brad kissed her and then aggressively pinned her down on his bed. Debbie tried to fight him. He grabbed her by the arms, then her neck and held her down.

He proceeded to take off her clothing and grabbed her by the hair and forced her to perform oral sex on him.

According to the Utah Department of Health, one in three females and one in five males will be sexually assaulted by the age of 18, and 60 percent of reported rapes involve victims under the age of 18.

Unfortunately that makes this scenario not as uncommon in Logan as many may think.

The sad statistic is, one in four females will be raped or sexually assaulted before getting to college.

The U.S. Justice Department generally defines rape as forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal or oral penetration – penetration may be by a body part or an object. The Justice Department generally defines sexual assault as unwanted sexual contact that stops short of rape or attempted rape. This includes sexual touching and fondling. Some states use this term interchangeably with rape.

According to the Utah Department of Health, approximately 16 percent of rapes are reported to law enforcement. However, according to Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (UCCJJ), that percentage is closer to 9.8 percent.

In Utah, 91.4 percent of rapes were committed by someone the victim knew, according to UCCJJ. This is more commonly known as date rape, as Debbie experienced.

Many people believe that rapes only happen when there is alcohol involved. While drugs and alcohol can play a large role in rapes, that is not always the case.

Often the stigma attached to being raped makes victims feel uncomfortable or even scared to come forward.

Debbie said, “It’s all a mind game. It screws with you. Rape is not only a strong

form of sexual assault, but it is also a degrading, ruining sexual attack. It screws with your ability to focus – relationships and your everyday life. You get major trust and abandonment issues. It’s trashy and degrading. I was dehumanized.”

Many people dissociate themselves from the realities of rape as a form of avoidance.

Debbie said, “You wouldn’t rely on TV and movies to teach your kids about sex so why would you rely on that to teach anyone about rape? It’s not a guy jumping out of the bushes in a dark alley who puts a gun to your head.

Most of the time, it’s someone you know.”

Rachel Brighton, director of USU’s Sexual Assault and Anti Violence Information (SAAVI), said, “Sexual and gender violence are men’s issues too.

Violence impacts everyone – whether you experience it personally or it impacts the life of a loved one.

Inviting men and women to become allies in ending violence sends a powerful message to our community. When men publicly stand up and show their commitment, their actions encourage other men to start thinking about how they personally can do their part to end violence.”

Ignoring or pretending rape and sexual assault aren’t problems only worsens the issue, perpetuating the cycle of silence that many victims take. Education is essential to fix the problem and opening up the lines of communication between people is a great way to start. Local offices like SAAVI and Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA) are great places that offer a safe place to go for rape, sexual assault and domestic-abuse victims.

According to the Utah Department of Health, rape victims are at increased risk for substance abuse and 13 times more likely to attempt suicide. Thirty percent of victims experience major depression at some point in their life and the emotional consequences of sexual assault and rape are often manifested by sleeping and eating disorders, nervousness, anxiety or an inability to accomplish daily tasks.

Between August and November, known as Red Zone, college students are at the highest risk for rape and sexual assault. One of the goals of the presentations was to inform incoming freshmen on how to make good decisions at parties and to be aware of their surroundings.

One class in particular that is offered through the university is Rape Aggression Defense (RAD). RAD is a women-only class that shows women how to protect themselves.

It teaches women that even though many men may be physically stronger, if they have the knowledge of certain self-defense techniques they can get out of a potentially harmful situation.

In 2005, there were 34 reported rapes in Cache County, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.

– jessica.vasil@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Street Speak What is the worst date you have ever been on?

“We went to an expensive restaurant and he forgot his wallet and never paid me back.”

“My Homecoming date was acting like a caveman and smashed somebody’s coconuts.”

– Allison Cochley, sophomore, undeclared

– Riley Lancaster, sophomore, technical writing

“We went to an Indian restaurant and my date had a food allergy. He threw up on my lap.”

– Jessica Miller, sophomore, civil engineering

“I was hanging out with a girl I wasn’t interested in but I was unaware she thought it was a date.”

– Jon Laursen, senior, political science

information and photos by Steve Sellers

Costume: 20 years of designing -continued from page 6 Even though “Love’s Labour’s Lost” won’t be running until the spring, Hills said the design for plays begin long before the play starts rehearsing.

Designing a play takes a lot of preliminary work, she said, including finding patterns, costume designs and researching the meaning behind what the director wants to portray to an audience.

During this process, Hills said she even gets “writers block,” where a costume design won’t present itself to her fully. She said one specific time this happened was during the production of “King Leer,” where Hills said she didn’t quite understand the relationship between Leer and the fool and sought out the director to give her some ideas.

Even though she designs, she said stage production is a collaborative effort.

“You’re not in a studio all by yourself trying to figure it out,” she said.

Going through the process of designing the shows, Hills said the stage production she is involved with has three dress rehearsals. The costumes are designed before the show starts rehearsing, but the costumes aren’t fitted until actors and actresses are given their parts. Sometimes, she said, the colors or patterns don’t always work the way they were supposed to and the designers don’t notice until they see it on stage.

“Things like that you can’t really anticipate unless you sit in on all of the rehearsals and that doesn’t make very good use of a designers time,” Hills said.

The dress rehearsals, Hills said, usually are the final practices before opening night. Usually, she said, the first-dress rehearsal sets the play back a bit because the performers have to get used to another layer of skin. After the final two-dress rehearsal, the play is usually back to par, Hills said.

Opening night is a finite time, Hills said, and production designers have to get used to getting things done within that frame of when the play is chosen and when the show is put on. Performers need some preparatory time to work through all the ideas that people have, Hills said. But overall she said she has the best job ever.

“I love it. I love to get up and go to work in the morning,” she said.

On top of designing costumes, directing plays and teaching students about historical clothing and costume design, Hills is one of the professors that takes students across the ocean to experience theater in different places with USU’s Humanities Study Abroad program.

Hills and Dennis Hassan, associate professor of

scene design at USU, travel with students all over Europe focusing mainly on Great Britain and Italy.

“London is the best theater in the English speaking world,” Hills said.

Taking only a small backpack and a suitcase, Hills said she is always on the go.

“I need to see theater in other places,” she said.

She said because she travels it enables her to learn and meet people on the way who enhance her skills.

Her traveling experiences has given her the ability to work on a research project about costume design with the help from Althea Mackenzie, clothing collection docent of the Snowhill Manor Collection and the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery in the U.K. “I have some opportunities to share things like that with people I have met in my travels,“ Hills said.

Hills met Mackenzie during one of her trips to Britain with the Study Abroad program.

“I’m one of those people where the students will be long gone and I’ll still be talking with the docent taking notes,” she said. “I sponge whatever information I can get.”

The information Hills soaks up she puts to use and it shows. She said over the past years, two items of hers were presented in the Prague Quadrennial, a competitive exhibition of sceneography and theater architect in Czech Republic.

It’s an exhibit that displays the creative theatrical talents of designers from all over the world.

Her showpieces included the designs for the production of “The Miser” in 1999. In 2003, she showcased the production of “Dangerous Liaisons” with the collaborative efforts of Bruce Duerden, lighting designer at USU, and Hassan.

Hills career in costume design has allowed her the opportunity to design a multitude of stage productions. She said she loves researching, trying to figure out what fabrics would work best, she loves traveling and she is passionate about stage production.

Hills said she always tells her students, “You’ll never get paid enough money to hate this job, so learn how to love it.“ Hills lives in Cache County with her twin sons, who are in high school, and plans on doing stage production, traveling and teaching for as long as she is able.

– cassi.joe.cline@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Last week, invitations were sent to the socialites of Utah in an attempt for Gov. Herbert to raise money for the 2010 election. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Herbert’s goal is to raise $500,000 in one magical night.

The “Moonstruck Ball,” which will be held on Oct. 30, has already brought in $350,000 to Herbert’s PAC, friends of Gary R. Herbert.

In previous years, gubernatorial candidates have hosted similar fundraisers.

However, in the past, there have been limits on the amount of money that was allowed to be donated. Jon Huntsman Jr. put the cap at $10,000. This year, Herbert is not putting any limits on contributions.

Herbert told The Deseret News that limiting campaign contributions limits free speech and Herbert has promised to disclose all contributions to his campaign.

Several companies have donated more than $50,000 to Herbert’s campaign: Merit Medical, Utah Association of Realtors and Wadsworth Brothers Construction. There are also many other companies that have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Herbert’s

PAC. But to what cause are these companies donating money?

The Deseret News reported on Saturday, Oct. 10, that Herbert has yet to take a firm stance on a number of issues – climate change, citizens’ initiatives on legislative ethics and redistricting. He has nominated two people to the state liquor board, who said they have never had a drink of alcohol and have never worked in a bar or restaurant. Of the five members on the board, only one drinks alcohol.

Herbert blasted Rep. Jim Matheson at a convention on Saturday with Republican Party National Chairman Michael Steele. Herbert accused Matheson of not representing the Utahns. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Herbert said, “I like Jim Matheson, but his first vote for Nancy Pelosi undoes all the good he does anyplace else.”

Herbert focuses on Matheson’s support of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi but ignores Matheson’s recent election to be the House’s moderate Blue Dog caucus. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Matheson won the election in 2008 by 29 percentage points and is on his fifth term as a representative from Utah.

Herbert, on the other hand, became governor in August only after the former governor took the post as the U.S.

Ambassador to China. Because of the mid-term rise to office, Herbert will face an election in 2010. Currently, Herbert faces no challengers in his own Republican Party or from Democrats.

Herbert ran for governor in 2004 but joined forces with Jon Huntsman a month before the Republican Party Convention in April 2004 when it seemed apparent that he would not receive the nomination. Herbert did not graduate from college, but he did attend BYU. He was a Utah County commissioner for 14 years and the president of the Utah Association of Realtors, which is now one of the biggest donors to his campaign.

Does Herbert really represent Utah?

Will you vote for him? Should he put limits on how much money can be donated to his campaign? Go to www. aggietownsquare.com to voice your opinion.

Seth Bracken is a senior majoring in print journalism.

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

Attorney general revisits with PR students’ help

By MACKENZIE LOVE staff writer

On Sept. 29, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff came to USU to present his campaign on identity theft and even brought along a shredder for a demonstration. Much to his dismay, his appearance was a letdown.

Nobody knew he was coming.

Based on information from Shurtleff’s director of communications, press releases were sent but responses were few. Whether from a lack of communication or not enough publicity, the attorney general came and left without announcing his campaign.

Preston Parker, public relations professor, was surprised at the lack of communication and publicity for such an event.

“I was surprised that someone as prominent as the attorney general, someone who is running currently for the U.S. Senate could come to a venue like Utah State University and have so few

people know about it,” Parker said.

While any other school might pass up the opportunity to invite him back, USU

also developed an official socialmedia hash tag, #utahagusu, that has been used to publicize the event through socialmedia.

“I hope that they’ll be talking about how the students came together and united and were able to take what they were learning and apply it through the diversity of media to communicate that message.”

– Renae Cowley, junior, agriculture communication public relations (PR) students invited Shurtleff back and they will be publicize his return.

PR students, through the mentoring of Parker, have taken on the task of publicizing the event. From press releases to fliers and posters to finding the best location on campus for a shredding truck, assignments have been uploaded onto a Google document where any public relations student can access the document and contribute.

Preston Parker has been the main point of communication with the attorney general’s office, although his students can ask questions and contribute.

“I’ve worked directly with the office to get the date scheduled, October 22, and the time, from 4-7, specifically the attorney general from 6-7,” Parker said. “It’s been great working with the office and planning out two to three weeks into the future on this event.”

PR students have been in charge of scheduling the location and have been invited to include other prominent people. PR students are running on no budget, meaning they are relying heavily and solely on the ability of USU locations to provide for advertising.

Natalie Curtis, junior in public relations, is a volunteer for Fusion Radio and has been communicating with Fusion to announce the visit.

Curtis reserved a space for a banner that will hang in the Taggart Student Center (TSC) Oct. 20-22. Curtis has

Curtis hopes people will want to hear what Shurtleff’s views are so they can become more educated about him and what he is doing for Utah.

“I just hope that people see it since we’re doing so much advertising and promotion,” Curtis said. “A lot of people will see it in different places and hopefully, from all these different angles, people will want to come and hear him speak.”

Curtis also set up a Facebook-event page with information on the event.

Radio interviews have also taken place. Jessica Vasil, junior in political science and public relations, participated in an interview with KVNU. “I think it’s awesome because one of the things we talked about is that we’re literally taking ‘learn this on Tuesday, apply it on Wednesday,’” Vasil said. “I think it’s really cool to not have to wait and right away get an opportunity to apply what we’re learning.”

Renae Cowley, junior in agriculture communication, also participated in the radio interview. Cowley hopes the outcome will be big and hopes it will be talked about for a while.

“I hope that they’ll be talking about how the students came together and united and were able to take what they were learning and apply it through the diversity of media to communicate that message,” Cowley said.

Students are also e-mailing faculty and departments, adding events on the USU

activity calendars and gathering news stories and coverage for the event. Students have also been involved in passing out leaflets, fliers and placing posters around campus and the community. One goal is to not only get students to attend the event but also members of the Logan community.

Parker hopes people will come and become more educated on Shurtleff’s campaign on identity theft.

“People should show up and listen to his 10- to 15minute speech on identify theft,” Parker said. “That will help people become aware of identity theft and for that matter the attorney general’s campaign on identify theft.”

Parker hopes the outcome of the project will provide students with experiences resulting in tangible material, such as articles, press releases, and letters of recommendation, that will benefit them in future-career opportunities.

“That’s something that speaks much more than a resume,” Parker said. “You hand a portfolio over and say, ‘I can do these things, I’ve already done them. Give me an opportunity to do more.’

We’re finding portfolios in real-world experiences are what get our students internships in part-time and fulltime positions.”

The attorney general will visit USU Oct. 22 to unveil the latest technology to stop consequences of identity theft. From 4-7 p.m., Shurtleff’s crew will provide free shredding services to the public to promote his identity theft campaign.

Between 6-7 p.m., opening remarks will be made by the attorney general, followed by a presentation on the Identity Theft Reporting Information System by Scott Morrill.

Enable Secure Shred workers will give a presentation on shredding followed by a question-and-answer time on identity theft and Shurtleff’s campaign. The event will take place in the TSC Sunburst Lounge.

– mackenzie.love@aggiemail. usu.edu

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TouchBase Aggies picked to repeat as WAC champs

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JUNIOR QUARTERBACK DIONDRE BOREL eludes a Nevada tackler during USU’s close loss to the Wolf Pack Saturday in Romney Stadium. PATRICK ODEN photo

Turning the corner

Borel, Aggies show resiliency in latest WAC loss

By ADAM NETTINA staff writer

Raise your hand if you’ve heard this storyline before.

Utah State starts off strong, playing with high intensity and focus. The Aggie offense is clicking and the defense is dominating. Against an opponent that was expected to have its way with Utah State – in this case, Nevada – Gary Andersen’s Aggies were defying the odds and by halftime had put themselves in a position for the upset.

And then, the mistakes came.

Spurred by 2008 WAC Offensive Player of the Year Colin Kaepernick, the Nevada Wolf Pack staged the latest installment in the close-butno-cigar plot of the 2009 Aggie season, enacting a methodical second half comeback to knock off Utah State 35-32. For Aggie fans, the loss encapsulates the story of the first half of the 2009 season, with missed chances, unfortunate breaks and the inability to finish all undoing a litany of early-game positives on both sides of the ball.

Starting quarterback Diondre Borel said, “Last week was tough, this week was tougher.”

A tough loss it was, especially considering that it dropped Utah State (1-5) to 0-2 in the WAC. The Aggies lost their conference opener to New Mexico State two weeks ago on a last second field goal and will

now face six consecutive WAC teams to finish out their season. If there was a bright spot for the Aggies this week, it was that the team finally showed the spark of resiliency so often associated with winning football teams and took one more step forward in turning the corner.

Unlike games against Utah, BYU and Texas A&M, USU and the Wolf Pack didn’t just trade punches during the first half of Saturday’s contest. If anything, the Aggies had Nevada (3-3) on the ropes for much of the game, with the Wolf Pack only taking the lead at the 9:02 mark in the fourth quarter. After the Aggies failed to respond on the ensuing drive, Nevada looked like it had shut the door on Utah State, as running back Luke Lippincott took a 69-yard run the distance to push the Wolf Pack lead to 35-24 with only 4:08 left in the ballgame.

Last year’s USU team would have rolled over. But Borel wasn’t going to let that happen this time around. Passing for a career-high 353 yards and three scores, Borel nearly led the Aggies to a comeback of their own, driving the offense 73 yards in only 1:26 to cut the lead to three. Time would run out on USU’s comeback bid though, which was stopped in its tracks after Nevada recovered the Aggies’ second onside kick attempt on the ensuing kickoff.

Borel wasn’t perfect, not by any means. His third-quarter fumble led to a Nevada touch-

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nother Western Athletic Conference game and another three-point loss. It’s as if Aggie fans are doomed to be always a bridesmaid and never a bride, especially in the case of Nevada, which is a much tougher team than New Mexico State.

This puts this coming weekend’s game into an interesting light now as Louisiana Tech is not as talented a team as Nevada, evidenced

by Nevada’s 37-14 beat-down of the Bulldogs in their head-to-head match up two weeks ago. La. Tech also pounded New Mexico State by a score of 45-7 in their head-to-head meeting, leaving even more question marks about which team is going to show up for Saturday’s game.

La. Tech boasts an offense that ranks No. 65 nationally while their defense checks in at No. 63. With Utah State’s defense ranking No. 110 nationally, that leaves offensive mismatches for both teams.

Possibly the biggest X-factor for this game will be the Aggies’ use of superstar running back Robert Turbin. Turbin, who had just seven carries in the Nevada game, has had down, and he missed several open receivers for potentially big completions during the early part of the game. But having made a plethora of plays with both his feet and his arm throughout the contest, one can only imagine what Borel could have done had James Brindley’s onside kick recovery not been flagged for an offside penalty.

Could the previously turnover-plagued Borel and the Utah State offense finally have

fans scratching their heads at offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin’s lack of giving the ball to Turbin in short-yardage situations, particularly on third down and one to go.

If Turbin can get back into his groove against La. Tech it just might be the Aggies’ day to break through and get that first WAC win.

That’s if they play up to the same level that they played against Nevada. If Turbin’s carries are limited again it could potentially be another upsetting Saturday evening for Aggie fans.

broken through? Would the Aggies have finally ditched their claim to being unable to finish against quality teams?

We may never know for certain, but Borel did prove one thing in his fourth-quarter heroics on Saturday afternoon, and that is that he is maturing into the kind of resilient leader the Aggies need to finally turn the corner in establishing a will to win.

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

He can also be reached at matt. sonn@aggiemail. lege football programs. Take a look at one of Utah State’s conference rivals for some perspective. Fans in Moscow weren’t too pleased after Robb Akey went 3-21 over his first two years at Idaho, especially considering that the Vandal program looked to be turning a corner the year before he arrived. Yet this year, Akey has Idaho off to a 6-1 start, with a now-veteran quarter-

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Utah State’s men’s basketball team is picked to repeat as Western Athletic Conference champions according, to both the league’s coaches and media as the WAC announced its preseason polls Tuesday.

Utah State received eight first-place votes and 64 points in the coaches poll, while Nevada received one first-place vote and 53 points. New Mexico State received 50 points and was picked to finish third, followed by Idaho (42), Louisiana Tech (31), Fresno State (30), Boise State (23), San Jose State (19) and Hawaii (12).

In the media poll, Utah State garnered 15 first-place votes and 273 points, while Nevada was second with 269 points and 12 first-place votes.

New Mexico State, who received 226 points and six first-place votes, was picked third, while Idaho (193) and Boise State (145) rounded out the top five.

Louisiana Tech (140) was picked sixth, followed by Fresno State (130), San Jose State (88) and Hawaii (66).

The Spartans also received one first-place vote in the media poll.

“In all the years I’ve been a head coach, I can’t ever remember where preseason predictions have helped us win any games,” said USU head coach Stew Morrill. “These preseason polls are more a reflection on your past and what happened last year, and we haven’t done anything yet this season.

“We all have pressures in Division I Athletics and if you have a good program you are trying to stay at a high level. Pressure is something we have gotten used to at Utah State and have learned to live with.”

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Spikers stunned in five sets

By CONNOR JONES sports senior writer

The women’s volleyball team lost its second home game of the year on Monday night against WAC rival Idaho in five sets with the scores of 26-24, 21-25, 26-24, 22-25 and 9-15.

The match started at 9 p.m. and ended 20 minutes before midnight. The late start was due to the match being nationally televised on ESPNU. The Aggies couldn’t use the 1,000-plus home crowd to their advantage and with the loss, fall to 3-5 in WAC play, 12-9 overall while Idaho improves to 5-3 in the WAC and 9-11 on the season.

The Valentine’s Day Killer, Liz McArthur, once again led USU with 21 kills, followed by last week’s Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week, Emily Kortsen,

who had her fourth consecutive double-double with 13 digs and 12 kills.

Sarah Conwell of Idaho had a match-high 28 kills, while her teammate Meredith Rice led the match in digs with 28.

Junior libero Christine Morrill led Utah State in digs with 25.

USU won the first set by two at 26-24 but only after allowing Idaho to fight back from four down, 23-19. In the set, USU had 16 kills on 38 attempts with seven errors for a .237 hitting percentage, while the Vandals had 12 kills on 32 attempts with six errors for a .188 percentage.

The second set swung to the Vandals who beat down the Aggies for a 25-21 win to even up the match. The Vandals had a hitting percentage of .257 (15-6-35), while USU hit .189 (13-6-37).

The six Aggie errors were

divided among McArthur who had three kills and three errors, and freshman Josselyn White, who had four kills and three errors.

The Aggies went down early in the third set only to catch up, take the lead and then fall behind again. At 23-21 the Aggies fought back for the 26-24 win.

Despite the USU set win, the third set was dominated by Idaho’s Conwell, who had nine kills, one block assist and one dig. Solid play from junior inside blockers Katie Astle and Danielle Taylor helped elevate USU for the win. The two hit .500 (3-0-6) and .600 (4-1-5) percentages, respectively. USU hit .311 (17-3-45) in the third set while Idaho had a .250 (19-7-48) hitting percentage.

Idaho jumped out early in the fourth set and never fell behind in the

25-22 Vandal set win.

Both teams had 11 errors in the set. UI had a .053 (14-11-57) hitting percentage, while USU had a -.021 (10-11-48) percentage.

The tie-break fifth set was all Vandals, who never trailed in the sixpoint – 15-9 – set win.

Utah State was dominated at the net the entire match, with Idaho racking up 20.5 team blocks compared to USU’s seven.

While Idaho had two more service errors than the Aggies (9-7), they made up for it with one more service ace (3-2) and seven more digs (84-77).

The lady spikers hit the road on Wednesday in order to play at Boise State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and match up once again with Idaho on Saturday at 8 p.m.

– c.h.j@aggiemail.usu.edu SOPHOMORE EMILY KORTSEN rises high to spike the volleyball during USU’s nationally-televised five-set loss to the Idaho Vandals. PATRICK ODEN photo

Pitcher Doyle likes to throw baseballs

By DAN FAWSON staff writer

“I’m the type of person who likes to be in control of my own situation,” USU club baseball star Ryan Doyle said when asked what draws him to pitching. “Baseball is such a team game, but when you’re pitching it’s pretty much the only time where you have almost complete control of the game.”

With the fall season winding down, it’s hard to argue any of the Aggie club baseball players have been more in control than their star pitcher.

Coming off a spring 2009 campaign that saw him take home All-Conference honors, lead the nation in innings pitched and finish second in strikeouts, the North Logan native’s fall season has served as a platform upon which to showcase his greatest strengths.

“Time and time again, everybody asks me about Ryan Doyle, and he’s just consistent,” Utah State head coach Brett Al-amari said at the beginning of the season. “You know you get solid pitching every time he goes out there.”

“Solid” may often best describe Doyle’s outings, but lest one forget “dominant,” there is always the reminder of his early October complete game, shutout victory over Gate City, in which he struck out 15 Maverick batters.

Doyle’s father, Norm, believes his son’s competitive fire also plays a major role in his success.

“He is very competitive and hates to even have a runner reach base, let alone lose a game,” Norm said, also noting Ryan’s knowledge of the position gives him a distinct advantage over fellow pitchers.

“There are a lot of pitchers that throw harder than Ryan,” Norm said, “but Ryan knows how to pitch instead of just throw.”

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Who’sHot? Career-high 353 passing yards against Nevada

Diondre Borel, junior quarterback, Football

Maciej Michalik, senior defender, Ice hockey

Borel aired it out on Nevada’s pass defense for a new career record. Borel also tied his career-long pass with a 77-yard toss to senior Nnamdi Gwacham. Borel has had at least one passing touchdown in five games in a row. If USU’s fourth quarter comeback wasn’t snuffed out by an abysmal offsides call which negated James Brindley’s onside kick recovery, Borel may easily have added to his already impressive offensive totals.

Scored in 88th minute against San Jose State

Shantel Flanary, junior forward, Women’s soccer

Shantel Flanary scored in the 88th minute of Sunday’s match to send what was an impending loss to San Jose into overtime. Flanary also was the one who sent the ball into a space wide enough for Lauren Hansen to chase it down, beat four Fresno State Bulldog defenders, and net the game-winning goal against Fresno State on Friday. Flanary has been an integral part of the Aggie attack. Her touch has been felt in nearly every goal since the Utah match in September.

Won fight against Boise State

Four doubledoubles in last four matches

A routine win over the Broncos was enlivened by a second period brawl between Michalik and Dan Bearchear. Bearchear quickly learned why Michalik is known as undisputed heavyweight champion of the ACHA West. In his Aggie career Michalik has rarely been challenged in a fight, and he pounded Bearchear’s face with a series of hard rights like LaGarrette Blount in skates. Old time hockey, Eddie Shore.

Sophomore opposite side hitter, Emily Kortsen, has had four consecutive double-double matches, and committed just three errors in three matches. Last week Kortsen was awarded her first Utah State StudentAthlete of the Week after an impressive performance against Utah Valley and Fresno State. On the week Kortsen had a .393 (23-1-56) hitting percentage averaging 2.56 kills, 2.78 digs and 0.89 blocks per set.

Emily Kortsen, sophomore opposite side hitter, Volleyball

Doyle echoed the assessment of his father, saying his knowledge of both how to pitch and who he’s pitching to is invaluable but acknowledges he wasn’t always the cerebral pitcher he is today.

Doyle said he began pitching as soon as one can start to pitch, and believes he was initially chosen for the position because he was bigger than most of the kids his age and could throw harder than they could. Doyle soon realized he would need to expand his pitching repertoire if he hoped to continue pitching at a high level.

“Playing little league, I tried to throw the ball as hard as I could,” Doyle said. “Then, as you move up in levels of baseball, that doesn’t cut it anymore. You have to learn how to throw breaking balls and hit your spots.”

Enter Sky View High School and former head baseball coach, Christopher “Toph” Howell. A 2004 Sky View graduate, Doyle lettered in basketball, football and baseball for the Bobcats, earning All-State Honorable Mention honors as a senior pitcher. Doyle attributes much of his high school growth and success on the mound to Howell.

“Pretty much everything that I know about pitching I learned in high school from Toph,” Doyle said. “That’s where I learned how to throw a curveball and just the little ins and outs of pitching – holding runners on base, hitting your spots. I learned everything in high school.”

Doyle, married, and recently turned 24, is an exercise science major hoping to one day become a physical therapist. While he is not looking forward to the day when the professional world effectively ends his competitive baseball career, he recognizes club baseball will most likely serve as the end of a very long road.

“I think that whenever I’m done playing it’s going to suck,” he said. “I mean there’s not really anything that can fill the void.

Baseball’s been pretty much my whole life ever since I (was) a little kid, so it will definitely be an adjustment, but you’ve just got to move on.”

Post-baseball transition is the furthest thing from his mind, though. Rather than dwelling on baseball’s inevitable end, Doyle is focused on what appears to be a very promising here and now.

After falling just short of a second straight Regional Tournament appearance this past spring, the Aggie lineup has added some much needed offensive pop to complement its stellar pitching staff, and players believe they are finally ready to challenge perennial powerhouse Weber State for the conference title this spring.

“My first year on the team we were pretty awful,” Doyle said, stressing that while the team improved over the next two seasons, they have never been in the position they currently find themselves in at the close of fall play.

“I think we’ve taken a big step forward this year as far as being one of the top teams in the conference and being able to compete with Weber for the conference championship,” Doyle said.

He said the Aggie teams of the last few years probably haven’t had the offensive firepower they’ve needed to be able to realistically overtake the Wildcats but noting the addition of a few capable bats in the fall, said “I think we’re there.”

Sounds like someone very in control of his current situation.

– majerusforpresident@yahoo.com

Corner: Borel showed pluck -continued from page 9 back in Max Komar looking like a sure-fire first team All-WAC selection. Like Idaho fans in Akey’s first year, USU fans would be well served to remember that there is a difference between turning a team around and turning a program around. And just because he’s begun the year 1-5 doesn’t mean Andersen hasn’t made progress with the latter.

The Aggies are well on their way towards becoming relevant in the WAC conference. The talent is there. The coaching is there.

All that is left is for the program and for the players to find a killer instinct and a will to win. And after nearly staging their own dramatic comeback in the waning moments of Saturday afternoon’s thriller, Borel and company are well on their way to learning that lesson.

– adam.nettina@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Pessimism vs. Optimism After a 1-5 start, the rumblings around campus about yet another year of inadequacy for the USU football team have turned into a dull roar. Despite all the talk of new head coach Gary Andersen turning the program around, it’s the same old Aggies on the field.

To those who have already decided that is the case: you’re wrong. Yes the football team has a 15 record with its only win coming against an FCS opponent in Southern Utah – if you don’t know what FCS means, then you probably shouldn’t be making conclusions about the talent of the Utah State football team – but this is not the same old Aggie team.

Take a look at the offense. Out of 120 FBS teams, Aggies currently ranks 17th in total offense.

Averaging more than 440 yards per game – 110 more than they averaged per game last season – the offense is balanced too. Currently, the Aggies sit at No. 29 in the nation in rushing with an average of 185 yards a game and No. 31 in passing with an average of 256 yards a game.

Leading that offensive charge are explosive junior quarterback Diondre Borel and sophomore running back Robert Turbin. Borel is currently No. 12 in the nation in total offense, 15 spots ahead of Nevada quarterback Collin Kapaernick, who is the reigning and preseason WAC-offensive player of the year. Turbin sits in the top 25 nationally in his category as well, coming in No. 14 in rushing yards per game with 107.

Needless to say, USU’s offense is good and greatly improved from anything the home team has displayed at Romney Stadium since the mid’90s. It will only get better too and with the majority of the playmakers being underclassmen, that is a scary thought for USU opponents.

Now let’s looks at the reason, USU is 1-5. The Aggies started the season 1-3 and with road games at top-25 teams Utah and BYU, as well as Big 12 foe Texas A&M, that’s where everyone expected them to be heading into conference play. The loss at New Mexico State was a surprise, but it was penalties and special-teams miscues that beat USU in that game, despite the fact that it out gained NMSU by 200 yards.

The home loss to Nevada was another heartbreaker but not unexpected as the Wolf Pack boast the No. 1 rushing team in the country and a top-10 offense. Had a wrongfully called offsides penalty on the Aggies onside kick recovery not been called, the Aggies would have had the ball in good field position with more than 2:30 on the clock and two timeouts – this after driving down in 1:30 to pull within three points.

USU has lost its last two games by six points … combined. This is a team that will be competitive throughout the remainder of its conference schedule and will compete in the upper tier of the WAC very soon.

The Aggies’ problem to this point has been defense. USU ranks near the bottom of every statistical category on the defensive side of the ball.

Despite marked signs of improvement since the season opener, the unit is still a liability.

What needs to be realized is that Andersen implemented a whole new system when he arrived at USU. He was lucky to inherit the offensive talent he needed to run the new spread attack, especially an experienced unit that returned 10 of 11 starters from 2008. On the defensive side of the ball, he was not so lucky.

The defense has many talented players on it, and it has shown flashes of greatness this season, but Andersen just doesn’t have the personnel he needs to run his system effectively – most notably on the defensive line. This unit has gotten and will continue to get better, but it’s not going to be a quick process.

Coaches sign four- or five-year contracts for a reason. It takes time to recruit and bring in the specific players needed for a coach’s system, and it takes time to rebuild a down program. A great example can be found in the Aggies conference foe Idaho. The Vandals have been perennial WACbottom dwellers – even worse than the Aggies – but in coach Robb Akey’s third season, Idaho is a surprising 6-1.

The Aggie football team may not have taken the giant steps forward that everyone was hoping this season, but they are well on their way. The rumblings on and off campus need to die down, and the excitement and support that was shown at the start of the season needs to continue. It may not manifest itself in wins and losses this season, but USU football is on the rise … don’t get left behind when it takes off.

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Ask Miss Jones Dear Miss Jones, I have been curious about something for quite some time, and I was wondering if you could help me, as well as all females that might find themselves in this situation.

Here is the scenario. I started dating a boy in the summer. He was quite charming, and I couldn’t help but notice his amazing looks.

He was fresh off of his LDS mission when we started dating. It was only a week or so since he had been home when we were first introduced, and I couldn’t help but feel this amazing connection as his incredibly rich brown eyes stared into mine.

Although we were in a group setting we had no problem in showing our interest for each other. The night ended with a hug and number exchange. From there things went really fast and seemed quite perfect. We met on a Wednesday, and on our first date, which was Friday, he said goodbye with a kiss.

Needless to say, I wasn’t going to pull away – I’m not stupid – but the fact that he could kiss me so soon was a bit of a shocker. Things went well for the next three weeks. We made sure to hang out every weekend and had a continuous texting conversation throughout this space of time. And then ... nothing.

He disappeared off the face of the earth.

Although I would text him the occasional, “How are you?” I didn’t continually call him or try to text him because I am not one of those girls. I was nervous that I had done something wrong. Two months later we regained contact at school and it was like nothing happened.

I thought maybe this was just me, a special situation, but I found out that the same thing happened to my friend with a different guy. He gave the classic, “I’m going to BYU, long-distance relationships just don’t work out,” breakup line. My friend and I both felt extremely used like we were the drink quenching the thirst from their two-yeargirl drought. Please offer us some insightful advice on how to prevent this hit and run from happening in the future.

only a few causes of bruised lips: blunt force, bacterial septicemia, lip injury and jaw fracture. I’ll eliminate jaw fracture simply because you’re not writing me in regards on how to make a tastier chicken smoothie. I’ll also take out lip injury because that’s just too obvious, which means we’re left with blunt force or bacterial septicemia (just a long word for blood infection). I see pretty substantial problems in both of these diagnostics, either the young man you’re speaking about is a biter or he carries some kind of mouth fungus that transferred to you during one of your necking sessions. Before you worry about making sure this doesn’t happen again you really should go get your bruised lips checked out by a doctor or dermatologist. Now onto the other issue.

From personal experience I’ve learned that you never want to be a return missionary’s first date or make-out session. Almost 68 percent males who are return missionaries marry within one year of returning home. If you don’t want to be one of the 19-year-old married girls when all your friends are still dating, don’t date a missionary directly after he gets home. For me, I always allow a return missionary at least one or two dates with other girls before I move in. You’d be quite surprised at how many return missionaries are into “mature” women like me.

From what you describe you were no doubt that delicious first sip of creamy whole milk after two years of nothing but the blue water skim milk. I wouldn’t harp on it. We all know guys are dirty scoundrels and, truthfully, you should have expected something like this to happen. Whenever I go on dates with a guy they are always all over me, their hormones seeping from every pore, with a freshly returned missionary that’s two years of hormones ... someones going to get used.

Go get that lip problem checked out ASAP and next time you consider dating a return missionary ask how long he’s been back and find out how many girls he’s hooked up with.

I’ve learned from personal experience you never want to be a return missionary’s first date or make-out session.

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

Dear Broken Heart and Bruised Lips, Thanks for your letter. I really look forward to tackling this problem for you. But before we get into that I think we need to address something else, your bruised lips. There are

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Balloon Boy: A set piece in five acts

emember when we had to wait months to see the made-for-TV movie?

No more! Now breaking news and dramatic license have merged in a single stew of live video, expert commentary and rank speculation.

What’s odd is how formulaic this new form has become – as predictable in its narrative arc as any dramatization “based on real events” (as TV producers used to say when they still acknowledged the distinction between real events and madeup ones).

Act I: The set up Look! Up in the sky! It’s a flying saucer! Or maybe the cover from someone’s gas grill.

No, wait – it’s a weather balloon! With a terrified 6-year-old on board!

Really? Do we know that?

Who cares? We’ve got live video!

Act II: The suspense builds We’re still not sure what we’re watching – it looks a little bit like that plastic shopping bag flitting about in “American Beauty” – but we’re hypnotized.

Now the caption says, “BOY MAY BE TRAPPED ABOARD BALLOON,” so we’ll want to hear from experts on boys, experts on balloons and maybe someone who’s been confined in a small space.

A specialist in childhood trauma says this experience will likely haunt the balloon boy for the rest of his life, assuming he is actually aboard the balloon.

Expert No. 2, a veteran balloonist, says it’s virtually impossible that this is the case. No way a weather balloon like the one we’re watching could bear a 50-pound boy to its current altitude. Which means it’s time to go to reporters at the scene for ...

Act III: The surprise twist The balloon is drifting gently to the ground ... easy ... it’s down!

And the boy is ... nowhere to be found!

The only reasonable conclusion is he has tumbled out of the balloon en route. We’ll need experts in wide-area searches and someone who’s survived a big fall. Anyone got a number for Humpty-Dumpty?

Meanwhile, let’s go to Denver, where our correspondent is ...

What?

Really? Inside a box?

Act IV: The happy ending He’s alive! Little Falcon (What were the odds his real name would turn out to be even better than “Balloon Boy”?) has been hiding in his parents’ garage, the scamp!

Cue the cheering neighbors, the tearful parents! Just imagine their relief!

Imagine how relieved you would feel if you thought your child had been borne away by your weather balloon and ...

What’s that? You can’t imagine being that negligent?

Act V: The recriminations This is my favorite part.

Where to begin? How about with the enormous resources squandered on this totally unnecessary search?

Let’s start with the hourly

salaries of everyone involved – sheriff’s deputies, air traffic controllers, military pilots, etc.

(Would they all have stayed home Thursday if little Falcon had remained in plain view?)

Throw in the cost of helicopter fuel, delayed flights and the lost productivity of millions of workers who spent their afternoon glued to CNN, and we’re into the trillions of dollars. No wonder we can’t afford health care!

And what kind of parents let their kid play with a weather balloon? The same kind, it turns out, who make guest appearances on “Wife Swap.”

Do you suppose these nutballs just made the whole thing up? Let’s ask the boy, whose parents have thoughtfully made him available (yet again) to the press.

What do you say, Falcon?

Was it all a hoax? What the . . . did you just barf? On camera?

Geez, son, how about a little self-control? This is live TV. This column was written by Brian Dickerson for The Detroit Free Press. bdickerson@freepress.com

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Oct. 21 Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Molly Hill, sophomore in costume design, from Clearfield, Utah.

Almanac Today in History: In 1959, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete building that resembled a giant upside-down cupcake. It was opening day at the new Guggenheim Museum, home to one of the world’s top collections of contemporary art.

Weather Thursday’s weather High: 60° Low: 33° Partly cloudy

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

-Diversity Week.

-Re-entry Social, TSC, noon to 1 p.m.

-Men’s tennis at ITA Regionals, all day.

-Diversity Week Music Marathon, TSC International Lounge, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

-Sophie Milman Concert, Ellen Eccles Theater, 7:30 p.m.

-Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on identity theft, 4 - 6 p.m. in front of the TSC, 6 - 7 p.m., TSC Sunburst Lounge

Thursday

Oct. 22 -Diversity Week.

-Save a Life Tour, TSC Ballroom, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

-Volleyball at Boise State, 7 p.m.

-Men’s tennis at ITA Regionals, all day.

-Sweeney Todd, Chase Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

Oct. 23

-Diversity Week.

-Parent and Family Weekend.

-Men’s tennis at ITA Regionals, all day.

-Hockey vs. Utah, Eccles Ice Center, 7 p.m.

-Sweeney Todd, Chase Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.

Student deadlines You need to know....

Registrar’s Office deadlines: Oct. 23 is the last day to change to P/D+D/F option. From Oct. 24- Nov. 9, drops will require a late drop form and will appear as WF on your transcript.

Organ donors USU is teaming up with Quest for the Gift of Life to find as many possible organ donors on campus. We will be on campus all day Oct. 22 to answer your organ donation questions and to find new organ donors. You can find our booths outside the TSC, outside the library and outside the Eccles Conference Center.

Every organ donor can save up to nine lives. You can make a difference.

H.O.P.E.

Join the Women’s Resource Center as we take a stand against violence. The Clothesline Project will be a display of T-shirts in the International Lounge Oct. 26-28. The H.O.P.E. Festival will be held in conjunction with this event on Oct. 28 from 9:30 a.m.

- 4 p.m. The H.O.P.E. Festival is a fundraiser for CAPSA.

Undergraduate

The council on Undergraduate Research is calling for students to submit an abstract of their research; each abstract should explain the work that was performed and discuss the importance of the work to society. Submit online at www.cur. org. by Nov. 1. For assistance, contact the USU Undergraduate Research Office.

Snowboarding Movie premier and raffle for prizes including snowboarding gear, lift tickets and other prizes on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the TSC Ballroom. Help us raise money for the SEED program from the Huntsman School of Business. Cost is $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the USU Ticket Office or at Directive Board Shop.

Come get grilled burgers in support of SEED Oct. 26-28 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day in front of the business building. Help us raise money for the Huntsman School of Business SEED program and get some great food for less than anywhere else on campus.

Brandon Mull, author of the bestselling Fablehaven series will be signing his books at the USU Bookstore Oct. 23 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Brandon will be on campus working with students at the Edith Bowen Lab School. The author’s visit is provided by the generous contributions of Theresa K. Ekenbrecht Allred.

You are invited to participate in the USU Wellness Expo being held Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the TSC on the second floor.

This provides an opportunity for people around the valley to share ideas, services and other wellness-related info that can improve our quality of life. For more info please contact caroline.shugart@ usu.edu or call her at 797-0735.

On Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library Room 334G the Slow Food on campus will have its first meeting to organize a Slow Food Chapter at USU. Slow Food is a grassroots movement that supports good, clean and fair food. Everyone is welcome.

The Fall Harvest 5/10k Run will be held on Oct. 24. This is the third race of the Big Blue Race Series. Register at the HPER. Prizes, raffles and food. Call 797PLAY for more information.

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Fall & Winter CAR CARE

OCTOBER 2009 A special supplement from Logan area businesses & The Utah Statesman.

Snow tires, antifreeze, winter driving, new cars you need to know about ... it's all here!

Fall CAR CARE, 2009, Fall 2009 Page 2

Get ready for winter’s chill with baby steps It’s hard to say goodbye to summer, but as every motorist north of the Sun Belt knows, it’s just a matter of time before you’ll be driving on rain-slicked streets, not to mention ice and snow-covered highways.

If you’re savvy, you won’t wait for that first flake to melt on your windshield to get your car in shape for winter driving. In fact, the best time to start the process is now.

“If vehicles are not adequately prepared for winter, driving can be more stressful and treacherous. To ensure safety and reliability during the upcoming winter months, it’s best to take a proactive approach to preventative maintenance while the temperatures are still mild,” said Rich White, executive director of the Car Care Council, part of a consumer campaign to help people be more aware of their cars and the care they need.

Unfortunately, according to a study the council

conducted, most motorists aren’t ready. More than 70 percent admit that they do not have their cars winterized in preparation for inclement weather, even though belowfreezing temperatures can stress out both a vehicle and its driver.

If you don’t want to be lumped into that statistic, here are some things you can do now -- and a few you can wait to do before the snow flies: * Stock up: Now is the time to create a winter car emergency kit. It could save your life if you get stuck on the road when the temperature drops. The basics include: -- Jumper cables -- An ice scraper, snow brush and folding shovel -- A flashlight with fresh batteries -- A blanket, hand warmers, extra clothing -including heavy gloves, a hat, socks and boots -- and a rain poncho -- Candles and safety matches

It may not be cold outside yet, but it’s the perfect time to get started on preparing your car for winter./Creators Syndicate photo

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Make sure you have plenty of window washer solvent, too.

If you’re going on a long trip or regularly do a lot of distance driving -- especially on less-traveled roads -you should double up on the snacks, water, blankets and clothing, and be sure to take extra prescription medication in case you face an extended wait for help.

Every vehicle should stash two inexpensive plastic “Call Police” or “Call Tow” emergency banners in the glove compartment. They can be placed in the front and rear windows to alert other drivers to your plight. * Check up: Now is also the time to look at all things mechanical and structural on your car -- including the heater, defroster, interior lights, headlights, belts, the exhaust system and the battery and charging system. Have your car put on a lift so that a technician can inspect the trunk and floorboards. They should watch out for small holes that create a pathway for deadly carbon monoxide fumes to enter the passenger compartment.

“Also check to see if your spark plugs and battery need replacing. You don’t want to have a stalled vehicle in the dead of winter,” advises a “Preparing For Winter” online advisory

from Mr. Lube Canada at mrlube.com, the Canadian chain of franchised auto service centers. “If your battery is more than two years old, take it to your technician to have the charging system completely checked. Older batteries are less likely to start in winter temperatures than newer ones.”

Since cold weather magnifies existing performance problems, you should take the time now to eyeball fuel, air and transmission filters -- or, even better, get a complete tuneup. An inspection of brakes and tires should also be on your must-do list. It’s also a good time to have the car waxed to protect the finish from the elements.

If you live in an area subject to sub-zero weather or heavy snow and ice, switch to lighter motor oil for easier start-ups and less wear and tear on the engine.

You may also want to replace your regular wipers with a rubber-clad winter version that prevents the snow and ice from clogging the blades.

While all-weather tires work well in any climate, if your streets are filled with ice and snow, shift to studded snow tires. — Vicky Katz Whitaker, Creators Syndicate

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Shop Talk: Ask plenty of good questions to crack the mechanics’ code Power control modules.

Rear differentials.

Intake manifold gaskets.

Confused?

It may sound like your mechanic is speaking a different language, but with a little know-how, you can find common ground.

“Your vehicle is probably the most important mechanical device you have, and the value is only realized when it’s out of commission,” said Rick Jorgensen, general manager of NAPA Auto Parts in Goodland, Kan. “If you can’t communicate with your repair professional, if you don’t understand what your technician is doing to your vehicle, your technician is not doing his job correctly.”

To get the most from your mechanic, communication is key.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions -- a lot of questions.

“Today’s automobile is an extremely complex

machine,” said Joe Erickson, territory manager for AAA Mid-Atlantic’s Approved Auto Repair Network.

“Be informed. Don’t be afraid to ask detailed questions, including specific component names and how they relate to the repairs.”

What repairs are needed now? What will happen if the repairs are not done now? Does the vehicle need any further inspection or disassembly? Are there any preventative repairs needed at this time? What will the repair cost when finished?

How long will the repair take?

Forget about overkill.

The more questions you ask, the more information you have to make informed decisions about your vehicle’s care.

“Most technicians are extremely good at explaining why repairs are recommended or needed.

If you’re not sure what your technician is telling you, stop them and ask them

You may not feel like you speak the same language as your mechanic, but asking questions will help you get there./Creators Syndicate photo

until you feel comfortable,” Erickson said.

It also helps to have a basic understanding of key automotive repair terms.

Read the owner’s manual and know the following: * Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL): Also known as the “check engine” light, the MIL lights up when one or more monitored systems send improper information to the vehicle’s computers.

Make a mental note when the light comes on, and see your technician as soon as possible. * Power Control Module (PCM) and Body Control Module (BCM): These internal computers monitor performance and help mechanics make an accurate diagnosis as to what repairs are needed. * Preventive maintenance: This refers to basics like oil changes, cooling system flushes and transmission service. The owner’s manual will outline a suggested maintenance schedule. Stick to it -- and keep good records. Your mechanic may want to know when your car was last serviced. * Needed vs.

Recommended Service: Needed repairs indicate

one or more components have failed, and chances are you won’t get very far without addressing the problem. Recommended repairs are based on manufacturer mileage guidelines or a pending component failure.

If you’re having trouble making a connection with your mechanic, review the estimate with a customer service representative who can explain the complex details in easy-tounderstand terms.

“A good repair facility will have people who are good at communicating with the lay person and explaining what needs to be done to your car and why,” Jorgensen said.

That being said, communication is two-way street. To get the most information from your mechanic, they need plenty of information from you.

“People are afraid of being taken by their repair person, so they don’t want to appear that they do not know what’s going on,” Jorgensen said.

However, a good mechanic will know when you’re bluffing, so be honest.

“Be specific. No one knows

your vehicle the way you do,” he said. “Every little detail will help the repair person find out what is wrong.”

Be prepared to answer questions like the following: * When did the problem initially begin? * When does the malfunction occur? Does it occur when the car is idle or moving? * Does the problem occur at high speeds or in stop-and-go traffic? * Is it an isolated event? For example, does it occur only when the air conditioning is running? * If the car won’t run, is the starter turning over the engine? * Are there any odd sounds coming from the vehicle?

Above all else, take your time. Be patient in your efforts to understand your mechanic, and don’t hesitate to hit the Internet for additional information.

“If you have any reservations, don’t be afraid to hold off on repair approval until you’ve had a chance to do some research and collect your thoughts,” Erickson said.

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Automakers put comfort, convenience in the driver’s seat If you’re looking for luxury, you’ve found it. From theaterquality sound systems and built-in refrigerators to virtual dashboards and warnings for distracted drivers, the auto world’s latest high tech offerings put comfort, convenience and safety in the driver’s seat.

“On the whole, innovations continue to capture the attention and imagination of buyers,” said Elliot Darvick, manager of programming at Autobytel.com, a leading consumer automotive site.

The latest gadgets and gear don’t come cheap -- and many are available only on luxury models -- but if you’re looking to wow your passengers and make that morning commute a bit more bearable, check out what automakers have in store for 2010.

MOVIE THEAT ER SOUND “To our amazement, the sound system arms race continues,” Darvick said.

The new 2010 Jaguar XJ has an astonishing 1,200-watt audio system, with 20 high-end speakers routed through 15 channels of audio processing. To the lay person, that means theater-quality sound on your favorite radio station or a portable screening room in your back seat.

“The Jaguar sound system is a pretty incredible option,” Darvick said. “While parked, you will actually be able to watch a DVD in 7.1 surround sound.”

On the other end of the spectrum, Bose has developed its Energy Efficient Series set to debut in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The system combines lighter and smaller components with a power system that uses half the energy without sacrificing sound quality.

“It’s a refreshing step in a different direction for sound systems, which have generally been on a tear to see who can utilize the most wattage possible,” Darvick explained.

VIRTUAL DASHBOARDS The Mercedes S-Class was the first to feature a virtual dashboard, and in 2010, the Land Rover Range Rover and the Jaguar XJ jump on board with this pioneering technology.

In the new Range Rover, for example, a 12-inch LCD screen, with virtual dials and a digital information display, replace the traditional instrument panel. Drivers

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can customize the screen to suit their needs, displaying everything from phone and audio information to GPS navigation and climate control.

“It offers great flexibility for presenting information to the driver,” Darvick said.

Mercedes, Land Rover and Jaguar all have plans to unveil dual-view screens in 2010 as well, though it’s unclear if the technology will be enabled for the U.S. market due to safety

regulations.

“This technology allows the driver to look at the center LCD screen and see a GPS navigation map while a passenger can look at the same screen and, from their vantage, see a DVD movie playing,” Darvick explained.

CRASH PREVENTION “With regards to safety, active pre-crash mechanisms are only growing,” Darvick said.

The new Mercedes E-Class

sedan will feature a system to detect imminent collisions and apply up to 100 percent of the braking power to reduce the impact -- even at highway speeds.

Lexus, BMW and Acura offer similar systems, and Volvo’s City Safety system aids drivers in preventing low speed accidents like rear-end collisions in stop-and-go traffic.

A word of warning, though: This new technology could send repair bills sky high.

“While we welcome the advancement of technology that can detect and mitigate accidents, we cringe when we think about the cost of replacing a bumper that also features cameras, radar, night-vision and other technology, so be prepared to take this into consideration,” Darvick said.

ATTENTION ASSISTANCE Mercedes also aims to prevent driver drowsiness. The new Attention Assist system, which comes standard on the 2010 E-Class, uses smart programming to monitor driver behavior based on 70 parameters. When it senses fatigue, it sends an alert. In other words, no more falling asleep at the wheel.

“We like the Attention Assist because it pairs vehicle hardware that serves other purposes with programming to combat a large problem -- driver fatigue,” Darvick said.

THE FLEX FRIDGE Forget the cooler. The new Ford Flex features a built-in refrigerator to chill out on the go. Unlike systems that merely keep drinks cool, this rear-seat console runs off a compressor just like the fridge in your kitchen.

Capable of chilling a room temperature six-pack of soda to 41 degrees in just a few hours, this is a smart option for avid tailgaters, campers and road trip enthusiasts.

In freezer mode, the unit drops the temperature to 23 degrees, and it’s insulated to keep items cold even when the car is not running.

— Chandra Orr, Creators Syndicate

The 2010 XJ from Jaguar boasts plenty of technological inventions, such as movie-theater sound and a virtual dashboard./Creators Syndicate photo

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LEMONS, NOT LEMONADE:

Protect yourself from a defective vehicle When you have lemons, make lemonade -- or so the saying goes. It may be tried and true for some of life’s roadblocks, but not every sour situation has such a sweet outcome.

When it comes to buying a car and finding out it’s a lemon, the circumstances result in more than just a bad taste in the mouth.

How do you know if you have a lemon, and what can you do about it if you do?

How do you avoid buying one in the first place?

A lemon, purely as it relates to cars, is “a vehicle that has a defect that cannot be repaired within a reasonable amount of time or amount of repairs,” according to Marshall Meyers, managing partner for Weisberg & Meyers, a law firm specializing in lemon law litigation headquarted in Arizona.

Defects that determine whether a car is a lemon

include: considerable problems caused by the manufacturer jeopardizing safety, affecting the market value of the car and the ability to use the vehicle. Recurring brake problems or doors that don’t operate properly due to manufacturer error are examples of this.

The owner of a lemon can be compensated with a refund or a car replacement if it is covered under law. It’s important to research both state and federal laws to know for sure. “State remedies offer refunds or replacements from use, market value or safety defects, and federal remedies provide cash compensation from diminished value,” Meyers said.

Each state has its own rules regarding what qualifies, but generally the car shouldn’t be older than 30 months as of the retail

delivery date. There are also mileage limitations. For some states, once a car has three repairs for a problem under warranty, it may be fit for lemon territory. It is even possible a used car will be covered.

First, find out what qualifies as a lemon where you live. Carlemon. com provides lemon law summaries and statutes for each state, as well as information on the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, enacted in 1975, which “makes breach of warranty a federal law.” If the car doesn’t qualify as a lemon in your state, the site lays out other resources that will help.

Meyers recommended documenting all repairs in order to have a case. “If you have a problem you can’t fix, bring it in for repairs and keep records,” he said.

“That’s the purpose of a warranty -- to help repair

your car.”

Make sure all documentation is accurate and the problems written by both the vehicle owner and dealership are detailed and consistent. Keep all

logs of repairs or random breakdowns, noting mileage and exactly what happened.

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Will you find parts if your car has been discontinued?

If your car -- and the dealer who sold it to you -- has gone the way of cheap gas, sidewalk pay phones and service station attendants, don’t fret.

No matter how troubled the U.S. automotive industry may seem, finding an identical replacement part for a piece of your vehicle’s original equipment will be relatively easy for a long time to come -- even if individual models and entire lines seem to have been dumped at breakneck speed.

That should bring some relief to Pontiac and Hummer buyers whose vehicles have been added to a growing list brands that have been

disappearing almost as fast at the dealerships that sold them. Several thousand dealerships, along with their service and parts departments, have been shut in the United States and Canada since the beginning of 2009.

While the wave of bankruptcies, restructuring and belt tightening has forced car makers like General Motors and Chrysler to phase out models or drop entire lines, “there’s an ample supply of parts,” for now and in the foreseeable future, said Jesse Toprak, executive director of industry analysis for Edmunds.com.

It also means that you can rest easy if you

opted for an extended manufacturer’s warranty when you bought your car or purchased one just before the standard factory warranty expired. The parts will be there for as long as your warranty holds out, automotive insiders believe.

For consumers, the fallout from the massive fiscal issues faced by the industry may seem scary, but in reality the impact on the average car owner will be minimal when it applies to their being able to replace worn or broken car parts with original equipment.

That’s because many parts are interchangeable between many brands and models made by the same

manufacturer. Air filers, brake pads, and rotors on some discontinued Pontiac models, for example, can be replaced with identical parts used in some Chevrolets, since both vehicles are made by General Motors.

It may be quite different if you bought a limited production vehicle. That decision could cost you more, and even more if you need to replace an original part with an exact duplicate once the warranty has run out. It may still be available, but because of the limited number of vehicles produced, it will be at a premium. “It’s just going to cost an arm and a leg,” Toprak said.

If you’re like most auto

owners and independent repair shops, you’ll turn to after-market parts -- those made for your car but not by the car manufacturer.

The quality of parts can vary. While it’s not the only measure, savvy automotive parts buyers recommend judging by the price of the part.

Automotive replacement parts fall into one of three categories, says the United States Federal Trade Commission: * New: Parts made to the original specs, either by the vehicle manufacturer or an independent company. * Remanufactured, Rebuilt and Reconditioned:

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LA Times: Hyundai Accent SE Hatchback lacks muscle, but not charm CORNWALL, N.Y. — Rosa Parks Brown, our Labrador dog, prefers subcompact cars. We think it’s because subcompacts force humans to sit next to her. Parks, as we call her, loves humans, craves them. She hates being left alone in the rear compartments of large trucks, crossover utility vehicles or sedans.

In that regard, the subcompact Hyundai Accent SE hatchback, seemingly the least likely of vehicles to transport three adults, a large dog and all of their stuff, turned out to be ideal for our 320-mile journey here from our home in Virginia.

Parks did the whole trip resting her head in the lap of her true master, our daughter Binta, or sticking her face as close as possible to the open front passenger window ostensibly to catch a breeze, but really to nose the woman in the adjacent seat, my wife, Mary Anne. Other than my wife’s occasional protests against being neck-slurped, it was a pleasant, easy trip — surprisingly pleasant and easy.

The little Accent is the most affordable car made by Hyundai, a South Korean manufacturer that prides itself on the design and production of affordable automobiles. At Hyundai in the 1980s, that meant motorized trash, such as the defunct, seldom mourned Hyundai Excel subcompact.

Today’s Hyundai no longer makes trash. In fact, the company has been reaching upscale and doing so

subcompact with wiggle room, arguably with as much usable interior space as that offered by the more expensive Toyota Corolla. Fit and finish are as good as anything offered by Hyundai’s Japanese rivals. In terms of air-bag count, standard safety equipment is better. You get standard side and head air bags in the Accent. You don’t in the Corolla.

The Corolla has a more powerful four-cylinder engine — 1.8 liters and 132 horsepower vs. 1.6 liters and 110 hp for the Accent. But both cars can exceed the top 65 mph speed limit on the New Jersey Turnpike with the same unhappy result: an expensive conversation with a The 2009 Hyundai Accent SE two-door hatchback coupe is the best sub- New Jersey state trooper. compact car for the money, the author writes/LAT photo Still, I would’ve preferred a larger engine in the Accent. And here’s successfully with models marketing. Some of you have hoping that Hyundai creates a special such as its new Genesis taken that as an insult. It isn’t. iteration of the Accent with, maybe, a turbocharged 1.8 liter, four-cylinder sedan. Next year, Hyundai To people who shop diesel. That would make getting up will roll out its Equus sedan, regularly at Wal-Mart, as we a super luxurious automobile Browns do on our East Coast Mine Hill Road here a lot easier than struggling along in second gear, which is designed to compete with road trips, it is high praise.

Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class and We get products and service what we had to do in the gasoline-fueled four-cylinder Accent SE used on this trip.

BMW’s 7-Series. we want with the quality we But Parks didn’t mind the second-gear The only people laughing want at prices we consider stuttering.

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as a lemon. The owner needs to be in charge and aware of what is documented.

“You must describe an unfixed defect the same, each time you take the vehicle in for repair, and you must make sure that your complaint is written on the repair order,” states carlemon.com. It also offers a vehicle repair log with detailed sections to fill, from price and odometer readings to problem descriptions and vehicle information.

After documenting the car’s repair history, an informal dispute resolution through the manufacturer is an option a consumer may take. However, according to Steve Solomon, author of “The Good, the Bad and the Rest: State Lemon Laws and Protection for Consumers,” from the journal of the American Bar Association, “The major criticisms of manufacturer-funded dispute programs are that they are comparable to the ‘wolf guarding the chicken coop,’ and that the results are more protective of car makers than of the consumer.”

Alternatively, you may consider hiring an attorney who works on lemon law cases and taking the manufacturer to court. The attorneys are paid by the manufacturer, not the consumer, so they have the consumer’s interests in mind. Take advantage of consultations. Some websites provide resources to find attorneys for each state, such as lemonlawyers.net.

Always be aware of state Lemon Laws before purchasing your next vehicle. Some states don’t honor leased vehicles or have lemon laws that are more business friendly as opposed to consumer friendly. Make sure a used car dealer provides a CARFAX report and documentation alerting the consumer about a lemon car.

Pay attention to anything that seems “off.” If it’s a new car with low miles at a used car dealership, it may be a lemon. As Meyers said, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.”

If you pay attention before your next car purchase and keep detailed documentation of repairs, your lemons may turn into lemonade after all.— Lauren Baumbauer, Creators Syndicate

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Economy cars are now hip and fun ... and affordable If you equate an economy car as synonymous with deprivation, think again.

Costing less than $15,000, some of the new models are not only affordable -- they’re roomy, peppy and downright hip.

You need to do your homework before buying, though. Selecting the right car for your needs and lifestyle, especially one you can afford, is paramount according to two of the nation’s automobile experts: Jack Nerad, executive editorial director of Kelley Blue Book, and George Peterson, president and

founder of AutoPacific, an automotive research firm.

“Buying a new car is kind of like going through a cafeteria line. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.

Everybody aspires to more than they can afford,” said Nerad. “You have to assess the finances -- the down payment and the monthly payment -- and also decide how long you’re going to keep the car. Will it be worth it when you want to sell?”

Peterson concurred. “You should definitely check out major car research sites for consumers, including

the Kelley Blue Book at kbb.com and Edmunds. com,” he added. He also advised looking at credible automobile awards programs such as those based on consumer surveys conducted by J.D. Power and Associates and AutoPacific.

Regardless of your ultimate choice, when you buy an economy car you can be assured you are basically getting a vehicle that will pass every federal safety and emissions standard, Nerad said.

Asked what they considered a few of the top new economy cars on the road today, the auto experts

both included the Nissan Versa and the Toyota Yaris.

Dubbed “the cheapest car in America” by U.S. News & World Report, the most stripped-down Versa 1.6 sedan can retail for less than $10,000.

It features a five-speed manual transmission, no air conditioning and no power windows, but it gets 26 miles per gallon in town and 36 mpg on the highway.

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Basing their rankings on nearly four dozen published reviews and test drives, the U.S. News & World Report’s Automotive Rankings & Reviews recently gave the Ford Focus “Good” or “Very Good” ratings for performance, exterior, interior and reliability, and an “Excellent” for safety.

The Honda Fit, at just slightly under $15,000, ranks top in its class in safety features and has been lauded for its spacious interior and cargo capability.

It was also rated as the top economy car in a recent consumer opinion survey taken by AutoPacific.

While many economy cars offer little in the way of high-tech gadgetry, Nerad cited the Kia Soul as offering some fun extras generally found only in more expensive vehicles.

Under $13,500, “the KIA Soul is a pretty cool car,” he said. The exterior appearance of this “box” car belies a popular hightech entertainment system within. Here you’ll find an iPod compatible USB that allows you to play favorite music with onvoice command, which is standard on the base model.

Bluetooth hands-free phone capability and steering wheel audio controls also come standard in the Soul Plus, which still comes in under $15,000.

The diminutive Smart Car also received a mention from Nerad. Built by Mercedes-Benz, the golf cart-sized automobile is noteworthy for its ease of slipping into unbelievably small spaces and for getting 33 mpg in the city and 41 mpg on the highway. The Smart Fortwo Pure listed price is less than $12,000, with keyless entry and a rear window defroster as part of the package. You’ll

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Protection while driving includes insurance It’s all about protection -- for yourself and for those you come in contact with.

You are responsible for any damage you may cause while driving your car, and a good insurance policy can protect you, your family and the things you’ve worked hard to have. But how much protection do you need, and what can you do if you can’t afford it?

Most states have minimum guidelines regarding insurance, and carrying insurance is mandatory in most of the United States. (Alaska has several territories where insurance is only required for registered vehicles, and registration is not mandatory.)

Minimum limits vary from state to state -- Florida requires minimum bodily damage per person of $10,000, while Texas requires $20,000. Vermont mandates minimum property damage coverage of $10,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident, while South Carolina requires $25,000.

In the “Anatomy of an Auto Policy,” distributed by State Farm Insurance Company in Bloomington, Ill., customers are advised, “When shopping for insurance, it’s important to look at more than the total cost. Become familiar with the amount and type of coverage that is being offered.

“Also, note what isn’t being covered, who is covered while driving your vehicle and the quality of customer service in the event of an accident. The bottom line is that you should understand

your policy and buy the amount of insurance you think you need.”

There are some basic terms you need to know about automobile insurance when picking your policy. Each provide coverage for different elements of an accident: * Bodily Injury Liability - Covers claims and lawsuits by people injured as a result of an accident you cause. * Property Damage Liability -- Used in claims and lawsuits for property damaged as a result of an accident you cause. * Personal Injury Protection -Coverage for injuries sustained in an automobile accident by you or other persons covered under your policy. * Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage -- This pays for property damage or bodily injury if you are in an accident caused by an uninsured motorist (a driver Insurance is vital in protecting yourself and your assets, but the price can go up with senior and younger drivers./Creators Syndicate who does not have the minimum level of insurance required by law) or a driver who is insured, but coverage is optional. Collision and have higher liability limits than their who has less coverage than your comprehensive is almost always at assets.” underinsured motorist coverage. the buyer’s discretion -- however, if Variables such as age, gender, * Collision -- Covers damage your vehicle is financed, it may be a personal driving history, region, to your vehicle as the result of a requirement of the finance company. the car itself and even the driving collision with another car or other There are other optional coverages records of others with the same risk object. that are nice to have, such as rental factors will play an important part * Comprehensive -- This is used reimbursement in the event your in premium rates. “If a person can’t for damage to your vehicle that vehicle is damaged in an accident. afford what they think they need, is not a result of a collision, such When it comes to picking your I work with my policyholders and as theft of your car, vandalism, policy, Becky McMenomy, a licensed prospects to find coverage they flooding, fire or a broken agent with Ike Tolks in Petaluma, can afford,” she said. “We can use windshield. It also pays if you Calif., said, “To know what liability higher deductible options, lower collide with an animal. limits a person should carry, they liability limits and take off any fringe Most coverages, particularly need to do a quick financial analysis coverages. Then we can increase those that ensure damages to to determine what assets they have things back up to where they should someone else will be paid, are that can be at risk in a lawsuit be as the customer can afford to.”— mandatory. In some states, -- equity in a home, savings, even Chelle Cordero, Creators Syndicate additional underinsured motorist their paycheck. A person should

Preventative maintenance is an easy money saver If you’re of a certain age or older, a part of growing up meant becoming at least somewhat familiar with performing basic maintenance on your car. It wasn’t enough to be able to change a flat or replace the wiper blades. Almost all high school students (at least the males) had to take an auto shop class, which would teach you the basics of maintaining a car and how to perform common roadside repairs.

Many high schools eliminated auto shop classes from their curriculum long ago, and the complicated technology that controls just about every system in today’s cars can be intimidating to the average car owner. We don’t even change the oil ourselves anymore -- a simple task many people used to do in their garage, before drivethrough oil changes became popular in the early

1980s. Cars last much longer now and suffer far fewer breakdowns, resulting in a more hands-off attitude toward preventive maintenance for many car owners.

However, preventive maintenance is actually more important than ever, warned David Rogers, chief operating officer of Keller Bros. Auto in Littleton, Colo., and founder of mondaymorningmechanic.com.

“Today’s cars are very different in the fact that their tolerances are much less than our previous cars for a lack of maintenance. Conversely, if you do the maintenance, today’s cars will last quite a bit longer that we’re used to a car lasting,” Rogers said.

One thing that hasn’t changed is the importance of checking the tires regularly. Check

the air pressure at least once a month -- a decal on the inside of the driver’s side door will list the proper pressure. Forget using the tire gauge found on many air hoses at gas stations -- many give inaccurate readings after being dropped or run over.

Rogers recommended getting a dial tire gauge, one that has a speedometer-like meter.

They’re the most accurate and usually sell for less than $10 -- and unlike the new, fancy gauges with digital readouts, they don’t run on batteries that tend to die off at the worst possible time.

Also, check the tire pressure before driving, while the tires are cold.

Checking tire treads is even easier. Take a

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A hybrid or not a hybrid? That is the question Buying a car is one of the biggest purchases most people make in their lives, so it’s only natural to take the time to weigh your options carefully.

The unlimited amount of choices that car buyers face can be overwhelming -- black or red, sedan or SUV, import or domestic, new or used, shop online or visit a car lot. Now another question has come up for potential car buyers: What about a hybrid?

The concept is simple, yet the results are significant. A hybrid has a gasoline engine just like you would find in any car, but it also has a battery-powered electric motor. There’s no need to plug in the car to recharge the batteries -- the gasoline engine provides the power. Hybrids also generate electricity from the heat that comes from the brakes, a process called regenerative braking.

When the car is rolling along at slower speeds, typically up to 25 miles per hour, the electric motor does the driving without taking a sip from the gas tank. The motor turns itself

off when the car comes to a stop, when a traditional car would sit idling, burning gas and fouling the air. As the car picks up speed, the gasoline engine begins to take over, the electric one shuts down and the batteries recharge.

This results in miles per gallon numbers previously unheard of. Hybrids average around 40 to 45 mpg, with some peaking around 50 during optimal driving conditions -- typically stop-and-go driving around a city when the car would be powered entirely by electricity.

Burning less fuel not only means spending less money, it also results in less exhaust fumes being released into the atmosphere.

“Buying a fuel-efficient vehicle is a great way to minimize your personal carbon footprint,” said Jim Kliesch, a senior engineer with the Union of Concerned Scientists.

While saving money and polluting less should sound appealing to everyone, driving habits determine whether it makes sense

to go hybrid. A driver that spends most of the time on the highway or long stretches of country roads wouldn’t be a good candidate, since the electric motor would be off most of the time. The hybrid is a city slicker, ideal for drivers that encounter a lot of stop signs, red lights and traffic jams. Knowing that you’re not burning gas when you’re sitting in traffic makes an unpleasant experience a little less painful.

The first hybrid that arrived on the U.S. market was the Honda Insight, a small two-seater that had limited appeal to American drivers, who love their big cars and SUVs. It wasn’t until Toyota unveiled the Prius and gas prices began to rise that drivers began to take notice. Unlike the Insight, the Prius is a sedan, with four seats and a larger trunk. Now on its third generation, Toyota’s main hybrid dominates the market.

“They made the vehicle not only more fuel efficient, but slightly larger and slightly more powerful, letting the consumer have

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the cake and eat it too,” Kliesch said.

Improving technology has also made the sticker price more comparable to a traditional car, according to Brian Moody, road test editor for Edmunds.com.

“The price difference used to be significant, and now that cost has come down somewhat,” he said.

Drivers considering a hybrid now have a larger selection to choose from.

The Prius is king, but Honda still has the Insight, an inexpensive option that has recently been revamped.

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If driving performance is a major factor, the Toyota Camry is a step up. The electric motor is actually a little quicker, Moody said, and the switch to the gasoline engine is seamless.

Lexus hybrids offer more comforts and accessories, like leather seats and a 14speaker stereo.

Even drivers that don’t want to give up their SUVs have an option, with the Chevy Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade the best-known SUV hybrids, according to Moody. They’re too big to run on the electric motor only, but they offer better mileage than the traditional models.

“The Tahoe can get around 20 mpg, which is pretty good for the type of car that it is,” Moody said.

Hybrids are an option to consider, but Moody said that it still pays to compare.

“There are several out there, but make sure that the price that’s paid is not significantly more than what you could get a similar car for.” — Tom Roebuck, Creators Syndicate

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YPreventative From page 9

penny and hold it at its base, and insert it into the tread upside down, with Lincoln’s head leading the way. If any part of his head disappears into the tread, it is still deep enough. If you can see any part above his head, it’s time to replace the tire. This should be done monthly.

While you’re at it, take care of your windshield wiper blades by cleaning them with a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol, which will remove the oil and grease that ruins the rubber. It only takes a few minutes and will make the blades last for years.

When the time comes to find a mechanic, Rogers recommended finding an ASE-certified technician that has been approved by AAA and the Better Business Bureau, and will let you into the garage to inspect fluid samples taken during a scheduled maintenance.

He dismissed the idea that insurance policies prohibit customers from going into service areas.

“Get to know your fluids. Understand what they should look like,” he said. “You need to find a shop that will let you in the back and pull those fluid samples in front of you and show you what they are.”

After they pull the fluids, a simple chart makes it easy to see if any need changing. Fluid levels should be checked monthly, and can be done by anyone who can pop the hood, according to Mike Calkins, manager of AAA Approved Auto Repair.

“Check your engine oil level with the dipstick. Today the engine coolant, the brake fluid [and] the power steering fluid typically have translucent plastic reservoirs with markings right on them. You just see if it’s low or high,” Calkins said.

Air filters are still easily accessible with nothing more than a screwdriver. Lightly knocking it on a hard surface can dislodge larger pieces of debris. Holding it up to a light will let you know if it needs to be replaced.

“Fifty percent or more restricted, then it’s time for a new air filter,” Calkins said. —Tom Roebuck, Creators Syndicate

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also get a glass roof, sport steering wheel, CD player and power heated side mirrors when you buy the Smart Fortwo Passion, listed at just under $14,000.

While “rakish,” “well appointed” and “loaded with hightech gadgets” may not be the best descriptors for most of the autos in the economy class, many a buyer is content, and maybe a bit smug, with his or her smaller, less opulent choice in this recession-squeezed period. Driving a new car you can afford while getting up to 41 miles per gallon can be extraordinarily satisfying. — Valerie Lemke, Creators Syndicate

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YFinding parts From page 6

Parts have been restored to sound working condition. * Salvage: Parts taken from another vehicle without alteration.

If you plan to use parts supplied by a local auto repair shop, check your state laws. They may require the shop to tell you if non-

original parts will be used in the repair, the FTC points out. “Prices and quality of these parts vary,” it cautions, adding that salvage auto parts, usually garnered from junkyards, may be your only option for some items you need to repair your car.

“Their reliability is seldom guaranteed.”

To the benefit of today’s car owners, aftermarket auto parts are more available now then they were just a decade or two ago, a reflection of both the growth of the Internet and the emergence of giant national and regional auto supply retailers such as Auto Zone, Pep Boys,

NAPA, Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly, the U.S. Autoparts Network, rockauto.com and the granddaddy of auto parts suppliers, JC Whitney -- where you can still order a part for a 1928 Model T Ford or a six-figure 2009 Bentley Arnage. — Vicky Katz Whitaker, Creators Syndicate