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USU Army ROTC places at Ranger Challenge

By PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo editor

The USU Army ROTC team took third place overall in the men’s division for the annual ROTC Ranger Challenge competition in Colorado Springs, Colo. a week ago. With temperatures below freezing, the teams endured tough conditions while participating in several events, including written tests, land navigation, a rope-crossing course and a 10K ruck march. Cadet Ray Sullivan, one of the participants in the USU ROTC team, described the Ranger Challenge as an opportunity to interact with other ROTC cadets. “This is a competition that allows cadets to compete alongside with the best of the best,” he said. Twenty-eight colleges participated in the region including schools from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Local universities such as the University of Utah, Brigham Young University and Weber State University also competed. Sgt. Robert Roberts, who trained the cadets for the competition, said the USU team this year was mostly comprised of young cadets who have never participated in the Ranger Challenge prior to the competition. “We have two cadets who have participated before, but most of us, including myself, are doing this challenge for the very first time,” he

ARMY ROTC CADETS PRACTICE a field exercise in Logan Canyon. The ROTC team was one of 28 colleges in the region to participate in the Ranger Challenge competition. PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo

said. Roberts said the young team performed together exceptionally well and that he is impressed with the caliber of future officers at USU. Preparing for the challenge is rigorous, with cadets training up to six days a week. Running with full gear and practicing technical skills are only a few of the drills practiced

each week. “Doing the 10K ruck march involved wearing full battle gear weighing over 30 pounds,” Sullivan said. “It is one of the most challenging events to train for.” Besides physical skills, cadets were also trained to endure mental stress and to embrace teamwork. Roberts said the team performed

really well in these aspects during the competition. “No matter what positions they were in, the team kept a positive mindset the whole time. They were some of the best,” he said. The 14 cadets on the team met to practice for three and a half weeks prior to the competition. Sullivan said ROTC courses are

meant to train leaders. In addition, it reinforces one of the army’s seven core values: selfless service. “In extremely stressful situations, leaders are revealed,” he said, “but everyone understood to help others as a team and that the team is only as strong as its weakest link.” Over the course of the competition, the USU ROTC cadets competed well, though they did not win any of the specific events. “It took us by surprise but we all knew that we did really well to represent Utah State University,” Sullivan said. With this year’s competition, cadets gained a lot of experience. Roberts said he believes the team will be even more competitive next year. “We have set a good groundwork for next year’s team. I’m very excited for the future Ranger Challenge team,” he said. Roberts recently served as a platoon sergeant for the U.S. Army in Europe. During that time, Roberts was sure he wanted to be in active duty for the rest of his life but after working with the ROTC his opinion changed. “These are a great bunch of guys and if I get to work with such quality cadets day in and day out, I would stick around here if I could,” he said. – petesmiths@gmail.com

Enrollment up at USU’s Logan and distance campuses By CHRISTINA WRIGHT staff writer

During the third week of every semester, the Utah System of Higher Education counts the number of students at each university, gathering headcount data to be used for budget and planning purposes. For fall 2009, USU set an enrollment record of 25,065 students. Enrollment this year is up more than 1,000 students from fall 2008 and almost 1,500 students from fall 2006 and includes all students attending USU’s Regional Campuses and Distance Education centers (RCDE). According to USU’s Enrollment Summary Reports, the 11 percent increase in student enrollment at the RCDE sites is one of the biggest factors contributing to the record. USU’s regional campuses also set an enrollment record this semester at 11,207 students, which is also up over 1,000 students from last fall and nearly double the student headcount of regional campuses 10 years ago. Key to maintaining and growing such numbers are the efforts of the Office of Retention and Student Success. This office runs the Student Orientation, Advising and Registration program, or SOAR, which is required for all new students and introduces them to important areas of campus and to their advisers. But the real retention strategy begins with the voluntary University Connections program. Noelle Call, director of Retention and Student Success, said, “About 70 percent of SOAR students also participate in Connections. Connections is the initial retention tool—students’ questions are answered, they meet friendly people. The goal of Connections is to set up an atmosphere of ,‘You’ll like it here.’” The Connections program starts about a week before regular classes begin and continues about three weeks into the semester. Every week after that, Call said, students get e-mails from their assigned peer mentor, who is a trained member of the A-team. Every week all school year long, Connections students receive e-mails about everything from important dates on the academic calendar, such as the last day to drop classes without a fee and scholarship opportuni-

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ties. “At least one of these e-mails is personalized,” Call said. “At least once the peer mentor will ask something specific like, ‘How’s that math class?’” The personalized e-mails further the new name of the office – Student Success – as well as contribute to the feeling that a student at USU is more than just another face. Connections instructors also keep contact with their students, Call said. A new retention strategy adopted this

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semester is the Early Academic Alert program. Professors, mentors and the office of Retention and Student Success keep tabs on Connections students in their other classes and contact them if they have reason to be concerned. “Any student who gets lower than a B, we contact them to ask if they’re doing OK and to say that someone is concerned about them,” Call said. “Most students respond positively.” Statistics for the Early Academic Alert program are not yet available, partly because the program is new and partly due to the rolling

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nature of the process. Students may receive an e-mail, reply with a question or concern, receive another e-mail and send another one back, Call said, or they may take a few weeks to reply. But from looking at most of the e-mails, Call said she is confident that “considerable numbers of students respond positively” to the new set of follow ups. “These are all efforts to try to make sure students are having the experience they hope

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Celebs&People LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say reality television star Stephanie Pratt has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Los Angeles police say the 23-yearold Pratt was PRATT arrested early Sunday outside a party in Hollywood. Pratt is featured on the MTV show “The Hills” along with her brother, Spencer Pratt. She was booked at Van Nuys jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and was released a few hours later after posting $5,000 bail. “The Hills” chronicles the personal lives of a number of young people living in Los Angeles.

NewsBriefs Police taser kills man in Calif. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – Police say a 19-year-old man has died in Southern California after officers used a Taser to subdue him at a boardand-care facility. The department says officers had been summoned to the facility to investigate a fight involving three people late Friday night. Police say officers separated the trio but “one of the subjects became combative and a Taser was deployed to control him.” The man was having trouble breathing, and police called paramedics. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later.

UConn football player killed STORRS, Conn. (AP) – A University of Connecticut football player has died following an on-campus stabbing, hours after the team’s victory over Louisville. Twenty-year-old Jasper Howard of Miami, a junior and starting cornerback, was stabbed during a fight early Sunday. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by a UCONN administration official who requested anonymity because of the investigation.

LateNiteHumor Friday, October 16, 2009 – Top 10 Signs You’ve Received A Bad Flu Shot 10. Looks and tastes like A-1 Steak Sauce. 9. Before injecting you, doctor asks, “Regular or unleaded?” 8. Now that you think of it, it’s a little weird that the doctor’s office was on the D train. 7. You’re shaking like a Mexican washing machine. 6. Instead of the CDC, it’s recommended by GMC. 5. Every time you sneeze, your nose falls off – wow, that’s a bad flu shot. 4. Doctor claims he made it from freshly squeezed hogs. 3. Nurse sterilizes needle with her whiskey sour. 2. Went in for flu shot, ended up with a frozen, severed head next to Ted Williams. 1. You find this Top Ten list amusing.

Congress weighs bill to stop nuke waste imports WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators told Congress on Friday that they have no power to stop Italy or any other country from dumping tons of radioactive waste in the United States. It’s up to Congress to stop other countries from shipping their radioactive waste to the United States, government officials who oversee the nuclear power industry told the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s energy subcommittee. Moreover, a federal judge has ruled that multistate compacts overseeing waste disposal in their region don’t have the authority either to bar foreign waste destined for private sites, witnesses said at a hearing. The committee is considering a bill by Reps. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., and Lee Terry, R-Neb., to prohibit importation of all low-level radioactive waste. A companion version of the bill has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. At issue is 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy that a U.S. company wants to process in Tennessee and then store the remaining 1,600 tons at private site about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s the largest amount of low-level radioactive waste the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ever been asked to allow into the country. Margaret Doane, the NRC’s director of international programs, said there also are pending applications to import waste from Brazil and Mexico for disposal in Utah. Presently, the agency has no choice but to per-

mit private companies to import waste, so long as they meet safety and security standards and there’s an appropriate place to put it, she said. Leonard Slosky, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Board, which regulates waste disposal in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, said the issue of foreign radioactive waste is a national policy issue that needs to be confronted. “The U.S. has the technology and the capacity to manage the waste, but the policy issue is whether we should bring in the waste of other nations,” Slosky said. He said that if EnergySolutions, a company based in Salt Lake City, is allowed to import the Italian waste and bury it at its Utah disposal site it will effectively destroy the regional system Congress created in the 1980s for the disposal of low-level waste. At that time, Congress authorized regional compacts made up of groups of states to regulate the disposal of lowlevel waste generated by nuclear power plants in those states. The idea was that each group of states would develop a disposal site for waste generated from plants in those states, or work out agreements with other regions to accept their waste. The compacts have the power to reject waste for disposal in their region that is generated in a different region. The Northwest regional compact, which includes Utah, voted to bar the Italian waste from disposal in Utah. But in May, a federal judge ruled the compact

ATLAS TRAILINGS PILE, next to the Colorado River near Moab, Utah has had more than 330,000 tons of radioactive uranium tailings hauled away and deposited in disposal pits 30 miles to the north, according to the U.S Department of Energy. The work is part of a $1 billion project to clear away a 130-acre heap of waste. Officials worry that flooding in the area could wash hazardous material into the Colorado River, which provides drinking water for millions of people downstream. AP photo

has no authority to bar waste from being stored at a private facility. The state of Utah has filed notice saying it will appeal the case to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. EnergySolutions operates the country’s largest and only privately owned low-level radioactive waste disposal site. “We have a legitimate business that is lawful, it’s highly regulated, and we deal with these materials safely,” said Val Christensen, the company’s president. Disposal of the Italian waste would give the

company a leg up against international competitors as it seeks to become a player in the global nuclear waste disposal industry, he said. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., the energy and commerce committee’s energy subcommittee chairman, said no other country accepts foreign radioactive waste for disposal. “If the U.S. remains the one country that allows for the disposal of foreign waste, then nothing stops these other countries from using us as their nuclear dumping ground,”

Markey said. The bill’s sponsors said the measure will benefit the domestic nuclear power industry by preserving disposal capacity for U.S.-generated waste. But Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., described the measure as a veiled attack on nuclear power. “This is the camel’s nose under the tent, and that is shutting down all of our domestic processing and disposal capabilities and eventually mothballing all of our ... nuclear power plants,” Upton said.

7 killed, and 20 injured in Puerto Rico bar shooting SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Gunmen opened fire on a crowd celebrating the reopening of a newly renovated neighborhood bar and grocery, killing at least seven and injuring 20, police said Sunday. Dozens of people had crammed into the tiny La Tombola bar in Toa Baja, a municipality just west of San Juan, and were waiting for the band to resume playing when the assailants attacked, police Col. Jose Morales said. Among those seriously wounded were a 9-year-old girl and a pregnant woman who lost her 8-month-old fetus, he said. The justice department plans to file a murder charge for the death of the fetus, said prosecutor Wanda Vazquez, who is investigating the case. Vazquez said the scope of the killing makes investigators believe the attack may have involved a feud between drug traffickers. At least two armed men began shooting as they entered, and several people inside returned fire,

leaving the bar’s newly renovated interior pocked with five different types of bullets, including those from an AK-47 assault rifle, Morales said. The shooting spilled outside before the gunmen fled in a car. Three people were found dead inside and another three outside, while a seventh died at the hospital, Vazquez said. As officials carried the uncovered body of one victim, some of the dozens of onlookers began to yell: “That’s Jochi! That’s Jochi!” while several women began to cry. Vazquez said few people were willing to cooperate with police, complicating the investigation. “This is a very tight, close-knit community.” Police guarded those who were hospitalized as a preventive measure, although authorities do not believe any suspects are among them, Vazquez said. Gov. Luis Fortuno visited the shooting victims,

and he later called the attack a “senseless act.” “To those responsible for these actions, we are going to follow you, find you and charge you,” he said at a news conference. The killings happened just weeks after federal authorities and local police made several high-profile arrests of suspected drug dealers. An estimated 30 percent of drugs reaching the U.S. come through the Caribbean, with Puerto Rico a popular transshipment point because drugs do not have to clear customs to reach the mainland. Authorities say 709 people have been reported killed this year in Puerto Rico, 65 more than during the same period last year. Puerto Rico’s police chief estimates that 70 percent of the killings are tied to drug trafficking. Nearly 4 million people live in the U.S. Caribbean territory.

Taliban vow to defeat army in Pakistan offensive near Afghan border DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles Sunday in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country’s battle against extremism. A Taliban spokesman vowed the Islamist militants would fight to “our last drop of blood” to defend their stronghold of South Waziristan, predicting the army would fail in its latest attempt to gain control over it. The army said 60 militants and six soldiers had been killed since the offensive began Saturday in the mountainous, remote region that the army has tried and failed to wrest from near-total insurgent control three times since 2004. The Taliban claimed to have inflicted “heavy casualties” and pushed advancing soldiers back into their bases. It was not possible to independently verify the claims because the army is blocking access to the battlefield and surrounding towns. Victory for the government in South Waziristan’s tribal badlands would eliminate a safe haven for the Taliban militants blamed for surging terrorist attacks and the al-Qaida operatives they shelter there. It would also send a signal to other insurgent groups in the nuclear-armed country of the military’s

A PAKISTAN ARMY TANK is transported by truck passing through Bara, the main town of Pakistan’s tribal region Khyber along Afghan border. AP photo

will and ability to fight them. Defeat would give the militants a propaganda victory, add to pressures on the country’s shaky civilian government and alarm Pakistan’s Western allies, which want to see it successfully crack down on militancy that is both fueling and feeding off the insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. “We know how to fight this war and defeat the enemy with the minimum loss of our men,” Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq told The Associated Press from an undisclosed location. “This is a war imposed on us, and we will defend our land until our last man and our last

drop of blood. This is a war bound to end in the defeat of the Pakistan army.” Despite his comments, the some 10,000 Pakistani militants and about 1,500 foreign fighters are seen as unlikely to stand and fight. Instead, they will likely do as they have done in other parts of the northwest: Avoid conventional battles and launch guerrilla attacks on stationary troops or long supply lines. Accounts from residents and those fleeing Sunday suggested that the some 30,000 government troops pushing into the region from three directions were facing much tougher resistance than

they saw in the Swat Valley, another northwestern region where the army defeated the insurgents earlier this year. “Militants are offering very tough resistance to any movement of troops,” Ehsan Mahsud, a resident of Makeen, a town in the region, told The AP in the town of Mir Ali, close to the battle zone. He and a friend arrived there early Sunday after traveling through the night. Mahsud said the army appeared to be mostly relying on airstrikes and artillery against militants occupying high ground. He said the insurgents were firing heavy machine guns at helicopter gunships, forcing the air force to use higher-flying jets. The militants control roughly 1,275 square miles (3,310 square kilometers) of territory, or about half of South Waziristan, in areas loyal to former militant chief Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a U.S. missile strike in August. His clansman Hakimullah Mehsud now leads the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistani Taliban Movement, an umbrella organization of several Islamist militant factions seeking to overthrow the secular government. Officials have said they envisage the operation will last two months, when winter weather will make fighting difficult.

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USU creating food pantry for students Briefs Campus & Community

By BENJAMIN WOOD news senior writer

Possible locations for a studentfood pantry are currently being explored by members of the Val R. Christensen Service Center. The program, tentatively referred to as S.N.A.C. for Student Nutrition Access Center, would serve needy students and would potentially be a hub for information on nutrition. Varuna Ponnamperuma, assistant

director of the service center, said S.N.A.C. is planned as an extension of the Cache Valley food pantry. USU would continue to participate in food drives for the pantry, like Stuff a Bus, but university faculty and clubs would also be able to donate or organize drives for goods that would stay on campus for the benefit of single students. Currently, the food pantry is only able to serve married students or students with family. Ponnamperuma said the idea

for the food pantry came at a recent training conference with service organizations from other area universities. Southern Utah University presented its student pantry and after discussing with organizers at the Cache Valley pantry as well as campus organizations like SAAVY, Graduate Student Services, Re-entry and others, service center staff decided there was enough need at USU to implement a similar program. Jordan Hunt, a service center vol-

unteer, came on board and for the most part shouldered the nutrition side of S.N.A.C. Potentially Hunt would like to see the program giving basic nutrition and food-pyramid instruction, as well as outreach programs and conferences on healthy eating. In time, Hunt said, the program could grow to include things like basic hygene amenities and soup nights.

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Fusing national and local radio

HOWARD BERKES AND CARL KASELL, left to right, National Public Radio newscasters visit student disc jockey Alicia Morris at the Fusion HD3 radio station Thursday. The NPR hosts came to Logan to help fundraise for Utah Public Radio. PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo

Up: Enrollment sets record despite ongoing budget cuts -continued from page 1 for in coming to USU,” said Aaron Andersen, associate director of the office of Retention and Student Success. Call said the Board of Trustees agreed in an Oct. 9 meeting to change the name of the office from its former title, Retention and First-year Experience. “This is to show how broad our approach is. That we’re not just focusing on first year students,” she said. The office has a two-fold mission. On one hand, it must follow directives from USU President Stan Albrecht and contribute to the success and well being of the student body. On the other, Andersen said, “We

hope these efforts will reach individual students. It’s more about the welfare of the each student.” Raymond T. Coward, USU executive vice president and provost, mentioned another recent growth statistic: about one in five new students, or 19.9 percent, at any USU campus and level of education was from outside of Utah. Coward said this proportion of nonresident students appeared fairly stable across all types of new students, including first-time college students – 19.7 percent – new transfer students – 18.6 percent – and new graduate students – 20.1 percent. The interesting thing about this record growth is that it comes after

$27.5 million of ongoing budget cuts. Albrecht said the enrollment increase this semester is a double-edged sword. “We are teaching more students with a smaller faculty, yet the positive impact on our revenue base is critical,” he said. A smaller faculty does indicate less money for the university to spend, but university housing has also increased with the enrollment numbers. University housing is essential to the university’s revenue base and occupancy this semester has reached a decade high. For example, the Living Learning Center is at 97 percent occupancy, whereas last year only 71 percent of its rooms were occupied.

Utah’s other universities also saw gains in enrollment numbers this semester. All nine institutions saw their enrollment rise by 8.3 percent for the biggest jump ever. This translates to about 12,632 more students going to college in Utah than last year. Dixie and Snow College had the biggest percentage gains, about 25 percent in full-time students. Salt Lake Community College’s headcount came to 34,000 students, which means that for the first time the University of Utah no longer has the state’s largest student body, although U of U is still the biggest campus in terms of credit hours taught. – christina.wright@aggiemail.usu.edu

Artist to discuss southern religious persecution By CHELSEY GENSEL staff writer

Visiting artist Robert Peppers will lecture Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Performance Hall as part of the Religion and Spirituality phase of the art department’s “Crossing Boundaries” program. Peppers’ work will be displayed for the remainder of the semester in the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. There will be a reception and opening for the exhibit, “Mixed Blessings,” from 5-6:30 p.m. prior to the lecture. A former colleague of art department head Carolyn Cardenas, Peppers is visiting from Ohio and is donating both time and artwork for the “Crossing Boundaries” program. He was the artist-in-residence at Wesley Theological Seminary between 2007-08 and currently teaches at the Ohio University School of Art. Peppers grew up in the South and Scott Foster, exhibitions coordinator for the art department, said this is his first time in this part of the country. His work documents the African-American religious experiences, especially in the Jim Crow era. Peppers is a mixed-media artist, Foster said, and this exhibit includes painting and sculpture. “His work occupies physical space. It’s not a traditional canvas in a frame,” Foster said. “A lot of it is done in a cruciform shape that helps to represent southern religious persecution. It tries to condense

a whole topic into a single object, which makes it very personal.” Peppers will talk about that more at Tuesday’s lecture, Foster said, and about how this show “flows out of what he’s done earlier. There are always faith issues in his art.” “Crossing Boundaries” is an interdisciplinary project aimed at bringing people together. Foster said students and faculty from departments across several colleges are participating. Other events kicking off the Religion and Spirituality phase include a lecture by history professor Jennifer Ritterhouse about the Jim ROBERT PEPPERS Crow South, Wednesday in Fine Arts Center 220 at noon. “That will be a short, informal, brown-bag lunch-style lecture,” Foster said. There will also be an “Experiences of Faith” roundtable panel Friday led by religious studies professor Charles Prebish, Foster said, including representatives of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and New Age Spirituality. The panel will take place in Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 154, at 6 p.m.

“People bring their own meanings to the table,” Foster said, “but we all share some similar experiences like love and devotion. We can all find something to relate to in people of other faiths.” Because the art department is leading these events, there is a visual focus, Foster said. By including other departments and mediums, the event has a different take on the issues, Foster said. “We’re looking at what makes other people tick,” and incorporating multiple perspectives is an important part of the process, Foster said. For example, Foster said, Peppers’ exhibit focuses on the African-American religious experience in a visual way, while Ritterhouse’s lecture approaches it in a scholarly way. “Robert Peppers is visiting from Ohio, and I’ve never lived east of Utah, so what could I have in common with him? It’s about finding that connection between people,” Foster said. All of this week’s events are free of charge and open to students, faculty and the community. The next phase in “Crossing Boundaries” will be titled “Migrations” and will explore human beings literally crossing boundaries, both real or imaginary, Foster said. The department is currently in dialogue with a Native-American performance artist for the “Migrations” kickoff event. – chelsey.gensel@aggiemail.usu.edu

First USU Bike Week kicks off In addition to loaning bikes to Utah State University students free of charge, Aggie Blue Bikes focuses on promoting bike education through a series of workshops and events. This fall, the program is sponsoring the first USU Bike Week, Oct. 19-23. “Bike Week is an opportunity for students to show their support for good air quality by participating in events that may be a little out of the norm, like a pedalpowered concert,” said Adam Christensen, program coordinator at Aggie Blue Bikes. Crafted in the Aggie Blue Bikes workshop, the carbon-free, pedalpowered system relies solely on the energy created from pedaling and can power virtually any electronic device, including amplifiers. The pedal-powered concert, featuring Julia Mecham, Ryan Morse and the Angels Share, is Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium. A $3 donation is appreciated and free Ibis hot chocolate and coffee will be served to those who bring a mug, the cost is $1 without a mug. The week begins with a free chain lube and bike adjustment station on the TSC Patio Monday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. On Oct. 20, a bike maintenance class will be taught by Sunrise Cyclery at 7 p.m. in the Aggie Blue Bikes workshop, located between the Nelson Field House and the Military Science Building. Participants will learn how to adjust brakes and derailleurs and how to maintain a bicycle. Friday, Oct. 23, is “bike to school day.” Anyone riding a bike on Friday will receive free breakfast from the Aggie Blue Bikes feed station set up near the TSC patio from 7:30-10:30 a.m. For more information or questions, call Aggie Blue Bikes at 7970964 extension 3 or visit its blog at www.aggiebluebikes.blogspot. com.

Student wellness at USU topic of expo The Wellness Expo will be Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center,2nd floor. The Wellness Expo provides an opportunity for people around the valley to share ideas, services and other wellness-related information that can improve quality of life. Participants can learn easy ways to live a healthier lifestyle. The five themes for the Wellness Expo are sustainability, fitness, nutrition, relaxation and wellness. USU employees, students and members in the community are invited to celebrate and learn about wellness opportunities and services. More information can be found by contacting Caroline Shugart at caroline.shugart@usu.edu or calling 797-0735. The event is cosponsored by the Office of Human Resources and the Student Health and Wellness Center. Be Well USU!

Business students earn top-ten rank Only seven other universities nationwide have a higher percentage of graduate accounting students who pass the CPA exam on their first try than USU students, according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). In the organization’s 2009 report, Utah State University ranked eighth in the nation, with a 71 percent passing rate. Brigham Young University ranked No. 1 with 84 percent of its students passing the test. University of Utah came in at no. 21 with nearly 62 percent of its students passing, according to the NASBA. In 2008, the Huntsman School of Business students were ranked fifth in the country with 80 percent of its students passing. That year BYU coming in at No. 7 .

-Compiled from staff and media reports

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies. Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911

Saturday, Oct. 10

Sunday, Oct. 11

Wednesday, Oct. 14

• USU Police responded to the Center For Persons with Disabilities parking lot for a traffic accident. A vehicle hit a light pole causing damage to the vehicle. No damage was caused to the light pole.

• The USU Bomb Squad was called to assist the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office with some explosives located on property in Promontory, Utah. Forty-two pounds of TNT that had once been used by a resident for farming purposes was removed from the property and destroyed.

• Police responded to a report of graffiti that occurred in the tunnel south of the Engineering Building. The two suspects were interviewed and upon their admissions, they were arrested for graffiti and possession of graffiti paraphernalia. Both charges are class B misdemeanors.

• USU Police met with a student at the Public Safety Building for a report of having peanut butter spread all over his vehicle. This investigation is continuing.

• Police responded to the south area of the Taggart Student Center on four bicycles that were blocking the handicap railing. Police impounded all four bikes due to the violation.

Monday, Oct. 12

Thursday, Oct. 15

• USU Police responded to the New USTAR Building for a construction accident. One worker was taken to the Logan Regional Hopsital for treatment.

• USU Police responded to assist the North Logan Police Department with an animal problem. Police assisted with capturing several horses that were running loose in the area of 800 East 2500 North. The horses were captured and brought back to their stable. There was no further action taken.

• The USU Bomb Squad was called to assist the Perry Police Department with some explosives that had been found in a storage unit. About 50 small, solid rocket motors that had once belonged to ATK, along with some black powder and other explosive material, were transported to a remote location and destroyed. • USU Police responded to Aggie Village on a welfare check on an elderly person. The neighbors heard weird sounds and a lot of coughing coming from the apartment. The neighbors were concerned for the safety and well being of the elderly person. Police found that the elderly person was just singing.

• USU Police responded to Snow Hall for a fire alarm. Upon arrival, officers located a pull station that had been activated on the first floor. The pull station and fire alarm were reset without further incident. While investigating, an individual said she had leaned against the pull station and activated it. Police handled the situation accordingly. Tuesday, Oct. 13 • Police responded to a suspicious person soliciting merchandise by the Military Science Building. The individual was informed that he cannot solicit on campus and if he does again he will be arrested for soliciting. The individual left the area without any further problems. • Police responded to the north stadium parking lot on a suspicious activity call. A student informed the police that someone put several computer items in his vehicle without permission. After investigation, it was discovered that the student knew who the items belonged to. The items were impounded at the Public Safety Office for safekeeping. • USU Police assisted the Cache County Sheriff’s Office with a suspicious car at the Water Lab. Individuals that were in the vehicle were later arrested for drug and paraphernalia charges. USU Dispatch received a report of a domestic dispute in progress in Logan. USU Police responded to the address and met with one of the parties until Logan Police could arrive on scene. One individual was arrested for minor in possession and consumption.

• Police responded to the south area of Valley View Tower on two motorcycles riding on the grass. Police made contact with a teacher from the Edith Bowen School who informed the police that she invited the motorcyclists to the area for a school function. At this time, there was no further action taken. • USU Police responded to Valley View Tower on a 911 hang up call from a cell phone. Police did not find anyone home at the residence and were unable to make contact by calling the number back. Friday, Oct. 16 • USU Police responded to a report of a party in Greaves Hall. Police arrived and were able to locate two apartments that had loud noises coming from them. Police identified all who were leaving the specific apartment in question and found that they were all of legal age to consume alcohol. The party was shut down and alcohol was found in the apartment, which was disposed of due to USU Housing policies and USU being a dry campus. No further action was taken by USU Police. • USU Police received a report of smoke coming from a transformer electrical box by the Facilities warehouse. The deputy fire marshal inspected and watched the transformer until he deemed it to be safe. • USU Police responded to the University Inn for a report of a theft. Someone had taken money from a housekeeper’s purse without consent. Police are investigating. -Compiled by Rachel A. Christensen

Utah State’s Student Health Services to host National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS

USU Student Health Services will host National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW) Oct. 20-23. The nationwide campaign is promoted by the Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues and is celebrated on more than 1,000 college campuses throughout the country. “This is a great time for Aggies to think about personal responsibility and respect for current state laws and school policies when it comes to the consumption of alcohol,” said Ryan Barfuss, prevention specialist with USU’s Student Health Services. The 2009 NCAAW “iChoose” theme contains a message to students to make safe choices, to take care of friends, to keep safe by not drinking to excess, to secure a safe and sober ride home, to avoid driving after drinking and to never ride with a driver who has been drinking. The iChoose campaign messages support per-

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sonal responsibility and provide practical safety tips by reminding students that the decision to stay safe is ultimately up to them. “For NCAAW, we’ve got some fun activities planned, great prizes and some good tips for keeping safe with alcohol and making educated choices,” Barfuss said. “It’s a great opportunity for Aggies to learn about alcohol poisoning, drunk driving and bystander responsibility.” On Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., faculty and students are invited to visit the Student Health Services’ information booth in the basement of the Taggart Student Center. “By passers can pick up free information on alcohol, referral information and a variety of prizes just for stopping by,” Barfuss said. “We’ll also have a drawing for a bunch of different prizes for participants in an alcohol awareness quiz.” The national Save A Life tour, Thursday, Oct. 22, in the TSC Ballroom,

kicks off at 9 a.m. Students can experience, at no charge, what it would be like to drive under the influence of alcohol using state-of-the-art driving simulators. The tour is different from other drunk driving education because it has the only drunkdriving simulator of its kind. They create an intense driving simulation of what effect alcohol has on driving skills. “You will not believe how sobering an experience the Save a life tour is until you have experienced the drunk driving simulator for yourself,” Barfuss said. Students can stop by the Sunburst Lounge Friday, Oct. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to grab a cookie, hot chocolate and participate in a beer goggle obstacle course. There will be prizes and information provided by the USU Student Health Services and Sexual Assault-Anti Violence Information. More information can be found by contacting the Student Health Services at 797-1660

Food: Location for pantry undecided -continued from page 3 “Jordan had the idea, Jordan had the mission,” Ponnamperuma said. S.N.A.C. will likely rely on help from the Cache County pantry in the initial stages, but Hunt said he would like to see the USU pantry giving back more than it receives. “Eventually I’d like to see us providing more than what we need,” Hunt said. “That way we can be a supplement for (Cache Community Food Pantry) and benefit the community.” Cache Community Food Pantry currently uses financial guidelines for establishing need and Hunt said that given the nature of college students, S.N.A.C. would be considerably more open door. Neither he nor Ponnamperuma were overly worried about students potentially abusing the program. “You can tell when somebody walks through door if they need it,” Hunt said. Ponnamperuma said, “I pretty much trust the students.” Cache Community Food Pantry director Matt Whitacre said the primary concern is making sure the food will go to people who need it. He uses government poverty standards to define financial requirements and said

S.N.A.C. organizers will have to find their own way to treat need. While there is the potential for abuse, Whitacre is confident in the local student body. “Never underestimate college students and their ability to do things,” Whitacre said. Since S.N.A.C. is a new program, the Cache County pantry is there to assist and supplement, Whitacre said. “If they find themselves short we’re happy to give,” Whitacre said. For the most part, finding a space is the only hangup in the development process, Ponnamperuma said. Once a location is secured, S.N.A.C. is “golden,” Ponnamperuma said. Ponnamperuma said he would like to see S.N.A.C. in a central, visible location to facilitate donations and raise awareness. The service center staff is open to suggestions and welcomes participation from campus clubs and organizations in making S.N.A.C. become a reality. “The sooner the better,” ASUSU Service Vice President David Knighton said. “January would be a cool time to unveil it.” – b.c.wood@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Breast cancer, living with it, living through it By MACKENZIE LOVE staff writer

May 11 was an earth-shattering day for Denise Stewardson. After a phone call from a nurse, it was confirmed that the lump Stewardson had in her breast was cancerous. Stewardson, a part-time professor in Agriculture Communication at USU, had been diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC), a rare type of breast cancer. “The surgeon at Huntsman said that particular tumor had probably been in my body for about five years,” Stewardson said. Stewardson found the lump in early February and was shocked but had to pull herself together to continue on with her days, including teaching class. She made an appointment at Logan Regional Hospital where a nurse gave her a physical exam. “I felt pretty good about it at that time because they told me it was negative,” Stewardson said. The reasons for the lump not being cancerous included that it was small, dense and moved underneath the skin. In March, Stewardson had a mammogram followed by an MRI, confirming she did not have breast cancer. Even though the lump was not pain-

ful and tests confirmed the tumor to be negative, Stewardson’s sister counseled her to get the lump removed for peace of mind. Stewardson called a surgeon at Logan Regional Hospital, had the lump taken out on a Friday, and on the following Tuesday, received a call telling her she had ILC Breast Cancer. Stewardson said she felt fortunate to have found it in stage one of the cancer. Stewardson went down to the Huntsman Cancer Institute after visiting Logan Regional Hospital to see a specialized breast surgeon. Stewardson went through counseling, studying information and research to find what treatment would work best for her. The Huntsman surgeon recommended a mastectomy, where one or both breasts are removed from the body. Even though Stewardson did not prefer that, she knew she couldn’t make a dramatic decision within a short amount of time. Stewardson met with surgeons, radiation oncologists, nurses and any counselor or person she thought could help her make a decision. “It was a very harrowing several weeks,” Stewardson said. “Every time I’d come home from work, I’d get on my computer for research.” Stewardson’s sister was a huge advocate and also gave her information from

what she could learn. After researching, Stewardson decided to have a double mastectomy. In August, Stewardson had the surgery, which turned out to be a good thing. After post biopsy, two more cancerous tumors were found. Stewardson will have one more surgery in December, which will be her fifth surgery. Stewardson feels fortunate. “I healed so quickly,” Stewardson said. “My support system is the reason for that.” Stewardson’s main fears included finding a proper treatment. “My main concern was how to treat it,” Stewardson said. “I’m not a very brave person in terms of pain threshold.” Stewardson also received comfort when the surgeon informed her she would not die from the breast cancer and whatever decision she made in treatment would be the right decision for her. Stewardson recommends women perform self examinations and have mammograms starting at the age of 40. She also recommends developing a relationship with a doctor and being a health advocate. Something that helped her immensely was taking 15 minutes a day for peace after a nurse gave her that assignment. “Whether it was reading a magazine, doing a little bit of quilting, lying still

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Juvenile Diabetes: waiting on pins and needles for a cure By TAM ROUNDS staff writer

Tannon Warnick, 4, patiently waits for his mom, Stacey, to prick his finger. She is not being cruel, she’s monitoring his blood-glucose levels to determine if he is in need of insulin. Tannon has type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenileonset diabetes. Stacey tests his blood six to eight times per day and estimates that he’s already had over 8,000 pokes on his cute little fingers since his diagnosis in July 2006. Back then, Stacey and her husband, Steve, noticed Tannon was very thirsty and that he was urinating excessively. Steve also has type 1 diabetes, so they knew the warning signs. A test at the emergency room confirmed an elevated blood-sugar level. According to The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), “Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease affecting every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. “Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. “Type 1 diabetes usually strikes in childhood, adolescence or young adulthood but lasts a lifetime. People with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin daily or continually infuse insulin through a pump just to survive. “Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which a person’s body still produces insulin but is unable to use it effectively. Type 2 is usually diagnosed

TANNON WARNICK, WHO HAS juvenile-onset diabetes, gets his blood-glucose level checked by his mother, Stacey. TAM ROUNDS photo

in adulthood and does not always require insulin injections. However, increased obesity has led to a recent rise in cases of type 2 diabetes in young adults.” Stacy said Tannon is really good about having his finger poked and will often prick himself for the test. Tannon has a pump that delivers the insulin. It works like an IV. There is a larger needle inserted in his skin with a long tube that hooks into his pump, which doses out the insulin. His insulin-pump site

is changed every two to three days. Tannon said, “The big pokes hurt a lot. That’s when I really want a cure.” Stacey said, “He still generally puts up a fight when we have to do this, but there have been a few times recently that he has stayed still and relatively calm, so there is hope in sight.” According to the JDRF Web site, “Taking insulin does not cure any type of diabetes nor prevent the possibility of its eventual and devastating effects: kidney failure, blindness, nerve dam-

age, amputation, heart attack, stroke and pregnancy complications.” But, without these insulin injections, type 1 diabetes would be fatal. John Moore, freshman at USU, was diagnosed nearly eight years ago, during the time the 2002 Winter Olympics were in Utah. He said he also benefited from a knowledgeable parent – his mom is a nurse. She recognized the symptoms and got him right to the doctor. He said over the years, she regaled him with horror stories of diabetics

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who did not properly manage their disease in the hopes of scaring Moore into taking good care of himself. “She would come home and tell me about patients who had to have their legs amputated or of people who died as a result of not controlling their blood sugars,” Moore said. Her tactics must have worked. Moore has had relatively few health problems relating to his diabetes. He tries to keep his blood sugar levels as stable as possible, high readings require an injection of insulin to prevent complications and low readings can be particularly dangerous. Moore said he has had four seizures throughout the years as a result of low blood sugar. “I try to avoid being low at all, even at the risk of being a little high sometimes,” he said. When low, diabetics must raise their levels by eating carbohydrates. Stacey said once she gave Tannon too much insulin and his blood sugar dropped fast. “I couldn’t have him eat enough to raise it. We ended up giving him a shot of Glucagon, which is a hormone that causes the liver to release its stored sugar. After about 20 minutes he was back to himself, but it was scary for a while there,” she said. Moore said students ask him if he feels bad about having diabetes and his answer is no. “It’s just part of me. I don’t feel bad about it. Sometimes I get strange looks when I’m walking on campus and stick myself in the abdomen with a hypodermic needle to give myself insulin, but that doesn’t bother

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Rhetoric Associates offer support for writing intensive classes The Rhetoric Associates (RA) program was created as a tool for writing-intensive courses across USU in 1990 by Joyce Kinkaid, using the idea of writing across curriculum. Rhetoric Associates (RAs) help students in writing-intensive classes to organize their papers and better their writing. Professor Julie Foust Andrew heads the program and said the RA program is helpful to professors as well as students. “The tutors get together with the professors to know what they want. It can be very customized,” Andrew said. Professor Tim Wolters has used the program for three years and loves it. Wolters teaches history classes taken mostly by nonhistory majors. He said RAs are useful to his class and he tries to get them whenever they are available. Wolters said his papers are often the first in-depth college papers his students write, whether they are juniors or seniors. College history relies heavily on putting events in context and analyzing, which requires writing skill, he said. One of the most important areas Wolters’ RAs help students with is their thesis. “Crafting a thesis is an art as much as a science. The thesis is something students really have to work on. The classes I teach both are predominately nonhistory majors. That’s why the program is so valuable,” he said. During fall semester Andrew teaches a seminar to teach the RAs more about writing, editing, among other things. Many of the RAs do a project in the seminar in the fall and submit it to the Rocky Mountain Peer Tutoring Conference. Many of the student RAs go on to graduate school or into careers where writing is used heavily, and presenting at conferences and being in the program are valuable additions to anyone’s resume, Andrew said. Professor Tamara Vitale is using the program for the second year and believes it to be very beneficial. Vitale first began using the RAs after hearing about them from fellow professor

HEIDI WENGREEN, CORRECTS a students paper as a part of the USU Rhetoric Associate program. STEVE SELLERS photo

Janet Anderson. “She speaks so highly of them. I decided to jump on the bandwagon,” she said. Vitale teaches a nutrition class and said she noticed early on how much better students’ writing was using the RAs. The writing flowed better and the papers are much easier to grade, she said. Vitale has students turn in the rough draft of their paper with the final copy and has been, “impressed with how much feedback they give. The papers are vastly improved.” Professor Heidi Wengreen also uses the RA program and likes it because it gives students one-on-one time which they don’t get in a larger class. She said she likes the peer-mentoring program that it offers and thinks it is valuable to students in her class. Wengreen also likes that the papers are easier to grade. “The RAs make sure they stick to the assignment, which is

helpful,” she said. To become an RA, students must have a professor nominate them. The nominations are accepted starting in January for the next year. Andrew then lets the students know and encourages them to apply. She then calls students in for interviews and decides who to hire. For Vienna Goates, senior in English and art history, this is the second year of being an RA. She was nominated by a professor in the art department. Goates loves editing and writing and hopes the program will improve her resume “If you’re nominated and don’t know whether to apply or not, apply. There’s nothing to lose,” Goates said. Andrew said she usually hires about half her RA force each spring and lets applicants know by March 31. The RA job lets students work on campus and make a little money, she said. “Students who have great writing skills and want to stay focused academically on campus, they can get a job with the RA and make a little money and not have to go off campus and work,” Andrew said. Students who want to apply need to have above a 3.0 grade point average, to show they can budget their time and are good students, Andrew said. Wolters recommends the RA program for professors with lots of writing and says it makes a difference. He used to require that students visit the Writing Center but likes that the program can be incorporated into the course. He uses the RAs as a part of his curriculum. Professors who want to use RAs in their classes for the upcoming fall and spring semesters need to contact Andrew by Feb. 1. The class must have fewer than 90 students and be a writing-intensive course, requiring two to three papers a semester. –april.ashland@aggiemail.usu.edu

The Howl brings national acts to entertain guests BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS

Utah State University will host the 31st annual Halloween party, known as ‘The Howl,’ in the Taggart Student Center on Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning at 8 p.m. With the help of local sponsors, and student volunteers, the party is expected to have entertainment to please all 6500 expected guests. Nationally recognized dance group, Massive Monkees from season four of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, will be performing alongside of USU’s dance crews Vilociti

and Full Circle. Entertainment will also include Mentalist Craig Karges, an oxygen bar, King Niko Band, a DJ, movies being played throughout the night, and several games and competitions. “On behalf of USU and local sponsors we are fortunate to be able to bring exceptional entertainment this year. We (USU Activities Committee) have worked hard to make sure there is plenty of variety and something for everyone,” said USU Activities Director Josh Nagao. Local businesses that helped sponsor ‘The Howl’ include USU Charter Credit Union,

and Vooray. This is the first year that local businesses have donated money to support ‘The Howl.’ According to Nagao, the sponsors enable Utah State to go beyond their set budget and bring a broader option of entertainment this year. The theme for ‘The Howl,’ is ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ with the slogan being “Unhinged Reality.” Guests should expect a chilling version of the Disney movie, with “mad hatters,” “rabbit holes,” and dark “caterpillar forests.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Student Association (LDSSA) is work-

ing with the USU Activities Committee, for the second year in a row, and helping plan several games and competitions that will take place on the bottom floor of the TSC. Tickets can be purchased at the USU ticket office located in the Spectrum. The rate for USU students is $15 or $10 with a discount card that will be printed in the Statesman October 21, 23 and 26 and is re-usable. NonUSU student’s rates include $20 in advance, and $25 the day of the event. All guests must present a valid state or USU ID at the door. No props, masks, or weapons. Generally offensive dress will not be admitted.

Diabetes: Easier to deal with today than 50 years ago -continued from page 5 me.” Warnick believes that it’s important to instill in Tannon the view that there is nothing wrong with being diabetic. She said, “Everyone has to deal with something. Tannon’s thing just happens to be diabetes.” For those who have diabetes, the JDRF Web site advises that they tell people around them that they have diabetes. It’s not necessary to tell everyone, but those that students spend the most time with, like roommates, or those that may be in the position of taking care of them, like resident advisers. Others that students should tell are close friends, on-campus medical professionals, professors and other staff they deal with. It’s important to tell people about diabetes in case of an emergency or when they have lowblood sugar but also so they don’t feel like they’re hiding their disease. USU alumnus and Aggie golf team

member, ‘90-’94, Steve Warnick can attest to the importance of this. When he was a student he worked part time at Icon Fitness. One morning he didn’t show up for work and had not called in sick or away for a golf tournament. His coworkers, knowing of his condition, had the boss call his apartment. His roommate checked his room and found Steve semiconscious, his blood sugar was extremely low. Warnick said his openness about his condition saved his life that day. Even considering the difficulties that diabetics face today, they are much better off than those diagnosed 50 years ago. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the 1950s about one in three people died within 25 years of a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Today, that number is fewer than one in ten – about 7 percent die within 25 years of initial diagnosis. Many diabetics faced organ failure, blindness and amputation before succumbing to the disease and

some still do – as Moore’s experienced mother warns – but, again, the numbers are fewer. The Moores and the Warnicks, along with the millions who suffer from diabetes, hope that with awareness and money for research, doctors will be able to discover a cure. The Warnicks are big supporters of the JDRF, chairing the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes in Salt Lake City. Tannon advocates awareness himself. He has met with the Utah Legislature, Utah Jazz’s Deron Williams and has even appeared on KBER’s (101.1 FM) “Freak Show with Mick & Allen”. The JDRF is “the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. Its primary mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research,” according to the Web site. –tam.r@aggiemail.usu.edu

Cancer: USU involved in Breast Cancer Awareness -continued from page 5 in my bed at night … just those 15 minutes,” Stewardson said. “You have to take care of yourself.” Stewardson’s advice for people who have been diagnosed is to follow their heart. “The thing is just to follow your heart because that’s what I had to do,” Stewardson said. “I relied on my family, friends and faith. If you know there is something wrong, follow your heart.” October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). The NBCAM organization is a partnership of national public service organizations, government agencies and professional medical associations that work together to promote breast-cancer awareness. Another huge advocate for breast-cancer awareness and prevention is the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader of the breast-cancer movement. The association hosts a Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in various locations and recently held a race in May in Salt Lake City. Through generous contributions from partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has become the world’s largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer. USU has found many ways to be involved in breast-cancer awareness. Utah State women’s volleyball team participates in a program called “Dig for a Cure.” The team donates half of its proceeds to the American Cancer Society to sup-

port research in finding a cure for breast cancer. Pledges are made for each dig, a defensive move to control a spike ball, during its seven home matches during the month of October. USU’s women’s gymnastics team also has an annual “Flip and Stick for a Cure” that promotes awareness for breast cancer. The team wears special pink leotards and all fans wearing pink will receive free admission. USU has a great source for ways to detect the possibility of breast cancer through the Student Wellness Center. It offers advice on how to conduct self examinations, gives advice on when to see a doctor and suggests women have a baseline mammogram by age 40 followed by updates every year. This information can be found on the Student Wellness Center’s Web site, www. usu.edu/health. USU had a celebration for Breast Cancer Awareness Week on Oct. 8. Students could bring pink Yoplait yogurt lids to a booth on the TSC Patio to support breast-cancer research. There were giveaways, drawings for prizes and helpful information about breast cancer. The event reminded students to show their support for breast-cancer awareness by wearing pink on Oct. 9. On Saturday, Oct. 10, students could also plant a pink tulip at the Humane Society to raise awareness. –mackenzie.love@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Thai Student Association helps new foreign students acclimate to life at Utah State By KARLIE BRAND web editor

For students moving to a foreign country it can be difficult; however, having a support group of students having the same experience can make the transition easier. This is the purpose behind the Thai Student Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you first go to a foreign country you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do, where to buy food and all. As an organized student organization someone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been here already can help the newcomer to adjust to the new life here to help each other out,â&#x20AC;? said Wannarat Simpson, senior in accounting from Thailand. Simpson said the Thai Student Association has been around for many years and has about 20 members. Susit Chaiprakaikeow, civil engineering Ph.D. student from Thailand, said his father participated in the group when he studied at USU more than 25 years ago. He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tradition to have the association. The group meets officially about once a week to plan activities, but spend a lot of time just hanging out together. Chaiprakaikeow said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are like a big family, rather than an organization. We look like that more. We hang out, cook together, eat together, live near each other.â&#x20AC;? Simpson said the group also enjoys traveling together, often taking sightseeing trips during school breaks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a foreign student we want to explore the country,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to get the most out of the country, the best out of it.â&#x20AC;?

Simpson said the group also has activities with the Thai student group at the University of Utah. She said they play volleyball each year for a trophy. She said there is also a Student Alumni of Thailand, a group of Thai students who have studied in Utah. Simpson said most students in the association are here studying permanently after getting scholarships from their home country. One may wonder how students in Thailand have even heard of USU, let alone Logan. Simpson said many students have family who have studied here or have professors from their undergraduate studies in Thailand who have recommended USU. Nisa Leksungnoen, a plants, soils and climate Ph.D. student from Thailand, said she met a USU professor on sabbatical in Thailand, who suggested she study in Logan. Tawan Sridama, civil engineering graduate student and president of the association, said a professor from his undergraduate studies in Thailand also taught at USU and recommended he study here. Simpson said many of the students in the association had similar recommendations from family or undergraduate professors about USU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many students here have parents that graduated from here. They know people, know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe and send their kids here,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They spread the word of USU, how great it is to study here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really beautiful here.â&#x20AC;? Simpson said although she would typically prefer a bigger city, Logan is a perfect

place to concentrate on school. She said her friends that have visited from Thailand are impressed with Logan and USU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even some of my friends who came to visit me said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, this is good,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and tried to find a scholarship to come here,â&#x20AC;? she said. Chaiprakaikeow said another good thing about studying in Utah are the people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It surprised me when I first came here; people in the USA tried to help me. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very friendly,â&#x20AC;? he said. On Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center, the association will put on its annual cookout of authentic Thai food. It will serve green curry with steamed rice, pad Thai stir fry and noodles and deep fry wontons with sweet and sour sauce. Simpson said the combo of both the curry and pad Thai will be $6 and they will be $3 individually. She said she encourages everyone to come try the food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Test the real Thai food. You hardly get it here,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want good Thai food you have to go to a big city. Now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the opportunity to get authentic Thai food here.â&#x20AC;? Simpson said just like their food, Thai people have their own unique culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to show what Thai people are all about. You see other foreign students â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chinese, Japanese â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and they carry their own culture and you can see it obviously. With Thai people itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to say what is so unique of ours. Get to know us and you will know that we are different,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;karlie.brand@aggiemail.usu.edu

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GAME 6: NEVADA 35, USU 32

TouchBase Ags run to 11th place at NCAA PreNationals BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS

Nevada quarterback Colin Kapernick runs for a gain against Utah State Saturday afternoon in E.L. Romney Stadium. Kaepernick and the Wolf Pack rushed for 313 yards while USU only managed 74 on the ground. Kaepernick outgained USU on the ground all by himself, toting it 13 times for 77 yards. PATRICK ODEN photo

Wolf Pack storms back Utah State still winless in WAC, winless over FBS teams By CONNOR JONES senior sports writer

The Utah State defense couldn’t stop the powerful running attack of Nevada’s Vai Taua and Luke Lippincott who both ran for more than 100 yards as USU dropped a 14-point lead in a 32-35 home loss to the Nevada Wolfpack. The Aggies sink to 0-2 in Western Athletic Conference play. After struggling early in the passing game, USU quarterback Diondre Borel gained confidence as the game progressed, completing 25 of 42 attempts for a career-high 353 yards with zero interceptions. The first scoring drive for USU came on its third position. USU started the drive at its own nine-yard line before a Borel four-yard loss dropped them back to the five. On third and 14 Borel hooked up with senior receiver Nnamdi Gwacham for the first time

in the game for 77 yards down to the Nevada 18-yard line. The 77-yard passing play ties Borel’s career long. Borel completed a 17-yard pass to Stanley Morrison to set up the one-yard rushing touchdown for Robert Turbin. The touchdown was Turbin’s fourth rushing touchdown and his sixth total touchdown of the season. Nevada’s L.J. Washington made a costly mistake on the ensuing kick off, touching the ball as it bounced out of bounds giving the Wolfpack the ball at their own 9 yard line instead of at their 40. The first quarter ended with a score of Nevada 0, Utah State 7. USU’s defense held Nevada to 14 passing yards and 28 total yards while USU had three more first downs than the Wolfpack with six, and converted on two of their five third down conversions while Nevada converted none of their three. The second quarter started out well

for the Aggies, who had the Wolfpack pinned at their own 11. On the first play of the quarter James Brindley intercepted Colin Kaepernick’s pass at USU’s 47-yard line. The Aggie offense began a scoring blitz, capitalizing on Brindley’s third pick of the season. Borel capped off the nine-play drive with a pass to Air Force transfer Eric Moats for an eightyard touchdown. It was the first touchdown of Moats’ Aggie career. Nevada came right back and drove 80 yards on four plays ending the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Kaepernick to Lippincott to bring the score to 14-7. Borel answered with a six play, 74yard drive of his own, completing four out of five passes for 67 yards, ending with a screen pass from Borel to Turbin, who went 32 yards untouched for his second touchdown. While Turbin leads the WAC in all purpose yards at the end of the game his seven

carries was a season low. Nevada once again answered with a scoring drive of 80 yards, this time in nine plays, taking 4:42 It ended with a 44-yard pass from Kaepernick to Virgil Green. USU went into halftime up by a touchdown 21-14, having out passed Nevada 208 yards to 107, but being out-rushed 46-117. Nevada deferred in the first half, choosing to receive the ball first in the second half. The Aggie defense came out strong in third quarter forcing their second three-and-out of the day. USU’s next score came with just under 12 minutes remaining in the quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Chris Ulinski, who was perfect on the day. The field goal is Ulinski’s season long. USU was driving during the third

- See WOLF PACK, page 12

Soccer overcomes WAC rival 1-0 By LANDON HEMSLEY and STEVE CRASS staff writers

USU 1, Fresno State 0 Lauren Hansen’s goal in the 69th minute of Friday’s match, along with Utah State’s rock-solid defense, was enough to lift the Aggies above the Fresno State Bulldogs, 1-0. Hansen’s goal came on a counter-offensive play. Fresno State’s Callie Hancock took possession of the ball and moved into the corner of the field, looking for a crossing opportunity. Natalie Norris, the freshman defender who scored against Boise State last week, came down and pressured Hancock farther down the field. The two tussled for the ball, and it went out of bounds off Hancock’s foot about 15 yards from the USU base line. Norris quickly threw the ball into the midfield. Shantel Flanary came back, took the ball and sent it through the Fresno defensive line into open space. Hansen beat out the Fresno defense and took possession with no one in front of her. Under pressure from all four Fresno defenders, Hansen moved into the box, kept possession of the ball, beat the keeper and sank the ball into the near-side netting. The goal was the first in several weeks for Hansen.

“It’s about time,” Hansen said of her goal. “Very satisfying, and it couldn’t have come at a better time against Fresno with WAC play on our home field. It felt very good.” Coach Heather Cairns said Hansen has been playing well, and the goal should give Hansen lots of confidence. “Being a forward is hard because sometimes your whole identity is wrapped up in whether you score or not,” she said. “She definitely had a slump in the middle of the season. But the last couple games, she’s been playing very good soccer. No matter how much you talk to a forward about that, there’s nothing like a goal to get your confidence.” This win is the latest in a developing Bulldog-Aggie rivalry. The last time the two teams met was the final of the WAC tournament and a berth to the NCAA tournament was on the line. USU lost that match in double overtime, 2-1. The game winning goal in that match was truly of a rare type. Normally, shots from 30 yards away don’t have a chance of scoring but Fresno’s 30-yarder was a bullet that curled right to left, just above the outstretched hands of the USU goalkeeper and into the top left corner of the goal. “Fresno to us is a big match,” defender Chandra Salmon said of the win, “especially coming off last

year. We had a bit of a bone to pick with them. I personally felt like I needed to step it up this game and put some defensive pressure to off balance their attack.” In that light, the win was particularly satisfying to the Aggies, who improve to 8-7-1 overall, 3-1-0 in the WAC and 2-2-1 on Bell Field. The last time USU won at home before this match was the first match of the season against Northern Arizona. “We were 1-2-1 at home, and we talked about protecting that home field advantage,” Cairns said. “The girls came out with a ton of energy, certainly more so than against Idaho State and Wyoming. We talked about coming out with more energy and to protect our home field. Yes, it’s very good to be back.” “It feels very good,” Hansen said of the home win, “because even in practices we’ve been talking about just protecting our home field. I think we did that today, and so that makes us really proud.” The win was the third straight for Utah State in conference. The Aggies have shut out two of their last three opponents and USU’s defensive line has allowed two goals in the last four matches.

- See SOCCER, page 12

Utah State sophomore Brian McKenna was the men’s top finisher for the fourth time this season, leading the Aggies to an 11th place finish overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals hosted by Indiana State Saturday. McKenna finished the 8,000m Blue heat in 24:30.7, tabbing 36th place overall. McKenna was followed closely by sophomore Daniel Howell (24:33.0) in 38th place. Next to finish for the Aggies was senior Steve Strickland in 91st place with a time of 25:04.8, fellow senior Jason Holt finished 107th in 25:14.6. Junior Nick Bolinder was next to finish in 109th with a time of 25:19.0. Sophomore Steve Atkinson (25:22.0) was 112th, while junior Eric Larson (25:46.1) rounded out the Aggie finishers in 145th place. The Aggie men ran in the Blue heat race and tabbed 11th place out of 34 teams, with 381 points. Oregon won the Blue head with 79 points followed by Alabama with 114. In third place was Northern Arizona tabbing 113 points, William & Mary (128 points) took fourth and Washington rounded out the top five with 183 points. The races were held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

Golf wins shootout in St. George BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS

Utah State’s Benjamin Schilleman and Chance Godderidge both carded four-under par 140s to finish tied for third and help Utah State win the Utah Collegiate Shootout held at the Sunbrook Golf Club on Saturday as the Aggies finished with an 11-under 565 (290-275). Following Utah State was Southern Utah and Dixie State in a distant second as both teams finished with five-under 571s. Utah Valley finished fourth (576), while Utah was fifth (577) and Weber State sixth (582). Weber State’s Nick Despain took medalist honors with a nine-under 135 after shooting rounds of 68 and 67, and Dixie State’s Nick Drost finished second with a six-under 138 with rounds of 70 and 68. Schilleman, a junior from Layton, Utah, began the tournament with a two-over 74 during his first 18 holes before carding a tournament-best six-under 66 during his second round. Godderidge fired rounds of 71 and 69 in his first action of the season.

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Orange crushed By G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY assistant sports editor

Utah State hockey demonstrated that even without a full clip, it has more than enough ammunition to dispense with a second-rung ACHA West squad like Boise State, busting the Broncos with a seven-goal second period en route to an easy 15-1 victory. Although star wing Kent Arsenault, goalie Greg Finatti and stud forward Jeff Sanders all sat out with various injuries, USU rolled thanks to four goals from Brendan MacDonald, and two apiece from Billy Gouthro and Tyler Mistelbacher. Undoubtedly, the high point of the game for the crowd at the Eccles Ice Arena was Aggie defenseman Maciej Michalek’s second-period fight against Boist State’s Dan Bearchear. Attendance was down due to fall break, but the crowd erupted with the sound of a packed house when it saw the player’s helmets and gloves hit the ice. “I did it for the fans because they’re quiet tonight,” said Maci, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the ACHA

West. “That guy was picking on all the players on my team. We squared up, I asked him if he wanted to go. Everything was how its supposed to be. Fully professional.” Referees permitted the fighters to stand toe-to-toe, exchanging punches until Bearchear tried to lock Maci up and take him down. Displaying a boxer’s elusiveness, Maci slipped out and left Bearchear holding nothing but his Aggie sweater, and took him down to the ice to end the fight. Maci, who said he didn’t feel any of Bearchear’s punches land, said he won the fight when Bearchear tried change fighting positions. “He tried to switch hands on me, that was a mistake,” Maci said. “He should wait on me until I switch hands.” After dominating the first period with their raw skating ability, the Aggies only led 3-0. In the second period, USU’s forwards did a better job of backchecking and supporting the breakout, and the result was a cascade of odd-man rushes on besieged Boise State goaltender Jared Secundo. After keeping his team in the game with some great saves

in the first period, Secundo was helpless to stop the Aggie attack MacDonald, Gouthro and Dave Wyman scored the first five goals of the period. Jeremy Martin’s putback slap shot with 3:30 remaining put an exclamation point on the scoring burst. “It was a good game considering our injuries,” USU head coach Jon Eccles said. “We moved the puck around well. The forwards were getting down low, helping out the defensemen.” With Finatti out and a weak opponent on the schedule, Eccles elected to leave nominal backup goalie Dan Cornelius on the bench and give Cody Palmer the first start of his career. Palmer nearly responded with a shutout, allowing a garbage-time goal to Marc Irvine in the third period. “Cody played phenomenal,” Eccles said. “He only faced four or five shots a period and he stayed focused.” With all the injuries, Eccles has been moving players around, combining Matt Hamilton with Gouthro and Wyman in place of Sanders, who may be back on the ice the week after next. Hamilton seemed to struggle with the

Taylor sparks Ags’ win over Fresno By CONNOR JONES senior staff writer

Utah State’s volleyball team improved to 12-8 on the season and 3-4 in the WAC with a four-set win over Fresno State University on Thursday night (23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18). Sophomore opposite side hitter from Hollister, Calif., Emily Kortsen once again had an impressive performance for the Aggies with 11 kills and one error on 25 attempts for a .400 hitting percentage. Kortsen had three attack errors in the team’s last three matches while the rest of the team had 65. Kortsen also had 15 digs and five block assists. She has now had three double-doubles in USU’s last three matches and four of the team’s previous five. Classmate Liz McArthur led the match with 18 kills, she hit a .240 on the day with six attack errors on 50 attempts. The Aggies lost the first set after FSU rallied back from down six points at 19-13 for the 2325 Bulldog victory. The 4-12 point Fresno rally was capped off by one of junior middle blocker Shantell Durrant’s, two attack errors on the night. Durrant had a .538 hitting percentage on the night with nine kills and two error on 13 attempts, as well as racking up six block assists. Classmate and fellow starting middle blocker Katie Astle struggled in the first set with one kill and two errors on eight attempts for a -.125 hitting percentage. After Astle’s rough first set USU head coach Grayson DuBose subbed out Astle and instead used another junior middle blocker, Danielle Taylor. “The match changed when Dani came in,”

DuBose said. “She made some good adjustment and helped us a lot throughout the next few sets.” Taylor’s play was immediately felt, with two kills on three attempts in the second set, she became a player that could do some damage and the Bulldogs had to respect that, DuBose said. For the match Taylor hit a .667 percent (4-0-6) while assisting on four blocks and racking up one dig. “The nice thing about our team is all the kids buy in to the team concept, they all work for each other, help each other out and they don’t mind getting subbed in an out when one’s struggling. They know the important thing is winning that volleyball game,” DuBose said. USU won the second set by five-points, 25-20, and out-hit Fresno .500 (15-1-28) to .309 (16-439). McArthur led the Aggies with six kills and zero errors in the set while junior setter, Chelsea Fowles, had the second highest kill count with three kills and zero errors. Fresno State regrouped coming out for the third set and went out for an early 5-1 lead. USU fought back and tied the match at 10 before scoring four straight to hop in front of the Bulldogs. The Aggies went on for another five point set victory, ending the set at 25-20 while hitting .444 (13-1-27) and holding FSU to .189 (14-7-37). The fourth set was all USU, who never relinquished the lead and at one point were up 20-9. FSU hit a .000 (11-11-31) in the final set while USU had a .370 (12-2-27) in route to their 25-18 set victory. Freshman outside hitter Josselyn White contributed seven kills on the night and junior libero Christine Morrill had 22 digs and one service ace. – c.h.j@aggiemail.usu.edu

Wolf Pack: Nevada runs wild on Ags -continued from page 8

ball handling by Borel led to the Aggies first turnover of the game, giving Nevada the ball and the momentum on USU’s 31 yard line. “We can say ‘what if’ and ‘we could have done this’ but at the end of the day that mistake is on me,” Borel said. Nevada drove down to the Aggie five-yard line before Taua of Nevada ran for the touchdown, making it a one possession game. The fourth quarter didn’t go well for the Aggies. USU was forced to punt after a sack for a loss of nine yards to start the quarter. The seven play ensuing drive for the Wolfpack was topped off by a Kaepernick pass to Brandon Wimberly for a 49-yard touchdown. The big plays weren’t over for Nevada who, the next time they touched the ball, needed only

four plays to make it a two possession game. Lippincott broke through the USU defensive line for a 69-yard touchdown run. With 4:01 left in the game and the Aggies down by 11 points, Borel manufactured a quick six-play, 73-yard scoring drive in just under a minute and a half. Borel had five completions on five attempts, including a 41 yard fourth down reception to Gwacham followed immediately by a 14yard touchdown to Gwacham. USU was successful in its attempted two point conversion, a pass from Borel to Turbin, to bring them within a field goal. Nevada’s ability to run at will on the Aggies during the fourth quarter left no option for first year head coach Gary Anderson but to try for an onside kick. Ulinski’s onside

kick was brought down by Brindley only to get called back for an offsides penalty. The second attempted onside kick was recovered by the Wolfpack, who were able to run down the clock. Nevada ran for 147 yards in the fourth quarter compared to USU’s -12 yards. “It was another tough loss for us, for Logan, for Utah State, for the football team and for everybody that was involved,” Anderson said. “We will regroup and come back.” The Aggies will have to regroup from the tough, physical loss, as they return to Romney Stadium next Saturday to play Louisiana Tech. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. – c.h.j@aggiemail.usu.edu

mental game after ringing a puck off the crossbar in the first period and finished the game without scoring, even as his linemates combined for seven points. “Sanders brings a different element,” Gouthro said. “He’s a great player. Hamilton fills his shoes very well.” Despite the good result for his team, Eccles was critical of the Aggies’ efforts in the third period, when they could only manage one goal, a kickout to Jay McFadden at the point after a strong cycle had sucked Boise State’s defense down low. “Against good teams like Colorado you’re not going to score seven goals in a period,” Eccles said. “We can’t make the mistakes we did in the third period.” A major high point for USU was the effectiveness of its penalty kill, which not only killed seven out of seven power plays, but also took the fight into Boise’s zone and scored on Secundo shorthanded three times. – graham.terry@aggiemail. usu.edu

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Campus diversity

his week students celebrate Diversity Days. Utah State continues to be dedicated to creating a diverse campus community. The Provost Office’s Web site states, “Utah State University is engaged in a broad array of activities designed to facilitate international education and research.” During the Oct. 9 Board of Trustees meeting, Provost Raymond Coward said USU President Stan Albrecht met with a possible major donor to the school. Coward said USU’s devotion to international studies was a motivator for the donor to go through with the contribution. Utah State’s dedication to international studies is getting noticed. There are many ways Aggies are internationalizing campus. The Intensive English Language Institution (IELI) at USU draws students to the university. During October’s Board of Trustees meeting, Coward said the IELI brings in more than 1,000 international students from 80 countries. According to the IELI’s Web site, the program’s goal is to “provide students with the language skills and cultural orientation necessary to make them successful students in the USU classrooms and willing participants in the university community.” The program also trains international teaching assistants and provides services to” visiting scholars, post-doctorates and government and corporate-sponsored students.” The university also has a position titled vice provost of Global Engagement. The vice provost, Mary Hubbard, will deal with Study Abroad, international students and the internationalization of the university. USU just created an exchange program with the U.S. State Department and the Mongolian government that allows Mongolian students at USU to study English and learn more about politics in the U.S. According to a press release, these students came to Utah to learn about politics, hoping one day to enter legal and government professions back home. These are just a few ways Utah State is trying to enrich international education – there are many more programs devoted to internationalizing campus. The university’s mission to diversify campus culture can also be seen in the lessons taught in classrooms, the goals of some clubs and on the diverse faces of USU students.

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Introducing you to ASUSU Diversity and Organizations VP Krista Bustamante

ey fellow Aggies. My name is Krista A. Bustamante, and I am happy to serve as the Campus Diversity and Organizations vice president. As a recently appointed Associated Students of Utah State University representative, I have been asked to take on the esteemed privilege to introduce myself, highlight some of the roles and responsibilities that come with my position and, most importantly, explain how you can get involved in our great university. Well, to stay true to my potato roots, I am proud to say that I am from Sugar City, Idaho, the sweetest town in the world where everyone knows everyone and there is always a friendly face. Growing up in a town smaller than the population on USU’s campus may have its ups and downs but it was my hometown of Sugar City, along with the extraordinary people that reside there, and the unconditional love of my familia, that I am able to say with confidence that I am well on my way toward accomplishing my life’s goals. I decided to come to USU three years ago. I remember weighing the pros and cons at the kitchen table with my parents. My mom needed to make sure that I understood that Logan was not home, that my home was at her house, and it would be waiting every weekend. My dad on the other hand, wanted to know if we could get my scholarship money in cash, and my younger brother Adrian was wondering if he could turn my old room into his personal fort. Three years later, my mom and dad still call daily, my brother still hasn’t gotten his fort, and I’m studying political science with an emphasis in international relations, Spanish and a Latin American studies minor. I left Sugar City and my old high school mascot was replaced by a giant bull named “Big Blue.” Coming from a small town to this campus was a bit of culture shock. Nobody in my family had experienced college, so I was surprised to see so many people from dif-

here is a thin line between tail- if only because of the old axiom gating outside a football game that “the enemy of my enemy is my and four guys drinking beer in friend.” a parking lot. Facts are facts, the Utes can Two hours before our Aggies were party. to take on the Nevada Wolfpack, I So, if it isn’t the state of Utah, was sitting in the west parking lot of than it has to be us. When it comes Romney Stadium with my usual tail- to creating a festival atmosphere gating cohorts trying to make sense surrounding our football games, we of the lack of a party atmosphere suck. And please do not say that that is the shame of our long heritage of Saturdays in Logan. losing at football is a With a cold beer and a reason for our solemn heavy heart, I stared at Saturdays. If you can’t rows of car trunks that beat them, out cook Re-Entry Thoughts possessed no grills them. Losing footgrilling and no coolers ball games takes the cooling. I was a sad, lonely old man. taste of food away after the game, It would be easy to blame the not before. If anything, true Aggies lack of libations and raucousness on should embrace that determined the culture of Utah. That would be spirit of the underdog and tailgate shallow and mean – and untrue (par- out of rebellion. Sure, we might lose, tially). I have seen tailgating at the but we will cook Brats anyway. That University of Utah. A parking lot filled will show them. with crimson clad Ute fans enjoying It is sad to walk around the stathis unique slice of Americana. I saw dium before a game. The highlight of RV’s wider than the Titanic, 6-foot- this Saturday was chasing the Burger long grills with enough smoke rising King ice-cream-cone mascot around from them to make Al Gore cry and trying to lick it. I succeeded. coolers big enough to ice a dead There were a few tents of tailbody. I’ve never wanted to accept gaters around us. One tent had the any form of inferiority to the U of biggest Italian sausage I ever saw. I U. but I do admire that school, even was envious. Some 20-somethings

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Krista Bustamante ferent backgrounds, life experiences and from all over the world congregating at one institution in search of knowledge. Needless to say, I love it. I love the diversity of thought and culture we share, and I wanted to do something to enhance the student life that I so love. That prompted me to run for office and now I can strive to do just that. As Campus Diversity and Organizations vice president my job is two fold: For diversity, I, along with my awesome diversity council, program events to celebrate the unity and diversity we have on campus, this includes Pieces of the Puzzle Week Oct. 1923 emphasizing the unity we share; Diversity and Unity Week Nov. 16-20; and this year

- See BUSTAMANTE, page 11

It isn’t whether you win or lose, it’s how you tailgate

Tim Olsen

were throwing Frisbees and footballs around. There was music coming from the south end of the parking lot. There were some “throw a ball through a hoop” activities for kids. Practicing for their future career as collegian beer pong champions. Ah, beer pong. The most moronic game ever invented. Throwing a ball into a cup of beer and then drinking the beer. I bet the genius who invented the game went on to work for NASA. Drinking the beer is not enough. No. We have to turn it into a competition. I hope my daughter grows up to marry a beer ponger. I considered playing beer pong once. Thankfully, I remembered that being a college student in my late 30s was awkward enough. And the idea of playing with root beer. Twice as useless. Now, some of you might think of tailgating as a drunken, gluttonous den of sin. Correctamundo. But, that is not a criteria. You can essentially make the experience anything you want. Coors Light and Led Zeppelin can easily be substituted with lemonade and Air Supply. The purpose of tailgating is to be purposeless. It is a few hours on a Saturday enjoy food, drink and the great tradition of foot-

ball. As Americans, we are quirky with our traditions. We do weird things and we make them habitual. Given the lack of entertainment in Logan, and the full breadth of quirky people, tailgating should not be as sparse as it is. This Saturday, pack a small grill in your trunk, fill a cooler full of liquid refreshment and sit outside the stadium with some friends. Throw a ball around... just not at a cup. Play music. Enjoy yourself. You will not only love the experience, but you will help me feel like I’m not just some old guy drinking beer in a parking lot. Harry Caines is a re-entry student from Philadelphia majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Unconventional Wisdom will appear every Monday. Comments can be made at www.aggietownsquare. com or sent to chiefsalsa@ yahoo.com

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As Washington debates tourism to Cuba, consider the timing

n Havana a 50-year dictatorship considers dropping the ration book that has defined its control over a citizenry that has come to depend on its meager allotment of staples like rice, beans and coffee. In Washington a free society debates whether to allow American tourists into Cuba even if the Castro brothers’ government has yet to take a baby step to reciprocate President Barack Obama’s initial opening for more travel and remittances by Cuban Americans to the communist island. The backdrop for these two seemingly disparate moves? A global recession that has Cuba’s regime scrambling for cash, and a change in U.S. leadership that has travel providers hoping to cash in on Cuba. The Miami Herald has long supported maintaining the trade embargo on Cuba because of its dismal human rights record but lifting travel restrictions to stimulate more people-to-people contacts

that bypass the Cuban government’s chokehold on information. Even if American tourists stay in gussied-up areas and few get to see the desperate situation that most Cubans are forced to live, these same tourists can leave a mark on Cubans. Americans, by their interactions with Cuban workers in hotels, restaurants and on the street, could help to erase the propaganda the Cuban regime has fed its people for five decades about the “evil imperialist monster to the North.” So, yes, more travel to the island makes sense, though President Obama’s loosening of travel rules for Cuban Americans and others on academic or cultural trips is already helping on that front. The question members of Congress should ask now is whether this is the right time to be opening up all travel to Cuba – in the midst of a recession where tourist meccas from Miami to Las Vegas are hurting with empty hotel rooms. So

far, neither Raul Castro, who now is supposedly in charge, or his brother Fidel, who remains recovering from an intestinal illness, has offered any hope to Cubans that their lives will be better soon. Political repression remains a challenge for Cubans trying to build a civil society, as Generation Y blogger Yoani Sanchez has experienced, most recently this week when Cuba denied her the right to travel to New York to accept a prestigious award at Columbia University. If travel is opened to Americans, they should go with their eyes wide open. Even the food and services that Cuba’s hotels offer are lacking by most world travelers’ standards. That, too, should be a wake-up call for American tourists enamored with a “socialist paradise” that exists in name only on ration cards likely to become extinct.

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resident Barack Obama told a gayright s audience Saturday that he intends to scrap the military’s ban on open homosexuals, which is good news for anyone who thinks this is no time to be rejecting patriotic young men and women who want to serve their country. The bad news is that he didn’t say when he plans to follow through on that promise. Our advice: The sooner the better. This is not a matter of concern only to one-issue activists on the left and right. It has real, damaging side effects to a military that is badly strained by years of fighting two wars. Since the existing policy, known as “don’t-ask, don’ttell,” came into being in 1993, it has forced the dis-

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we are hoping to incorporate a Human Rights Awareness Week in the spring. The other part of the office is, managing the Council of Student Clubs and Organizations (CSCO), which is the conglomeration of all the clubs on campus. Luckily, I have an amazing CSCO director, Cooper, who works harder than I do as we both unravel the mystery about how many clubs exist on campus. If you are looking to get involved we would love to have you. Just come to the third floor of the TSC, my office is Room 342, visit usu.edu/asusu or email diversity@aggiemail.usu. edu. For any questions about clubs, e-mail Cooper at clubs@ aggiemail.usu.edu. Getting involved is so easy and fun, come visit and help us make USU’s campus even better. Remember Pieces of the Puzzle Week Oct. 19-23. Whoohoo. Here are some highlights: All week there will be a poetry, photo, art display on the second floor of the TSC. Come vote for your favorite entry. Monday Joe Feagin, noteworthy sociologist, will deliver his keynote address at 1:30 p.m. in the TSC Ballroom, followed by a talent show in the TSC Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday there will be a cookout by the Thai Student Association and that same night at 7 p.m. there will be an information and discussion in the Sunburst Lounge about the war in Congo and how we as consumers can do something to help. Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the International Lounge there will be a “Music Marathon,” for all those needing a break from midterms, come listen to some great musicians. Wednesday night we will be showing the movie “The Kite Runner” in the Sunburst Lounge at 8 p.m. and Thursday at the Quadside Café there will be a poetry reading starting at 6:00 p.m. Come, enjoy and don’t be afraid to get involved. Comments may be directed to krista.b@aggiemail.usu.edu

charge of more than 12,000 service personnel, at a cost of $363 million. That doesn’t count gays who never join, or decide not to re-enlist, because of the policy. Those figures come not from gay-rights groups but from Air Force Col. Om Prakash, in an article that appeared in the Pentagon’s Joint Force Quarterly and won an award from the secretary of defense. Prakash argues that these costs are unacceptable, because by fostering lying and hypocrisy, don’t-ask, don’t-tell actually undermines the unit cohesion that it was supposed to foster. Supporters of the ban insist that many heterosexual soldiers and sailors will leave the military if gays are allowed to serve openly. That’s a fanciful fear.

In Canada and Britain, a majority of service members expressed aversion to allowing gays in the ranks, but Prakash notes that “after lifting their bans, the result was ‘no-effect.’” Don’t-ask, don’t-tell was a reasonable compromise when it was adopted. The Chicago Tribune said so, and so did Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who is gay. But the social environment has changed a great deal since then. In 1993, only 44 percent of Americans thought the military should accept open homosexuals. Today, 75 percent do. Gen. Colin Powell, who helped devise the policy as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said, “Sixteen years have now gone by, and I think a lot has changed with respect to

attitudes within our country. And therefore, I think this is a policy and a law that should be reviewed.” Gen. John Shalikashvili, who held the same job, has gone further by endorsing outright repeal. Obama agrees, but he has yet to take any concrete steps toward getting rid of the ban. Yes, he has many other issues to deal with. But pushing a Congress controlled by his own party to act would not exactly swallow up huge chunks of his time. Given his pledge, and given the clear harm the ban is doing, the president has no excuse for delay.

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Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 San Jose State 1, USU 1

AGGIE SHANTEL FLANARY controls the ball as a San Jose defender tries to keep up at the Chuck and Gloria Bell soccer field Saturday. Flanary scored the game-tying goal against the Spartans, after assisting Lauren Hansen’s game-winner against Fresno State on Friday. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

SOCCER: Aggies tie Spartans, beat Bulldogs -continued from page 8 “It’s always been a defensive battle,” Salmon said. “Their goalie was the all-WAC goalie last year. We knew it would definitely be a defensive battle.” The Aggie defense did a particularly good job of keeping the ball out of the box and

forcing Fresno State to make long, desperate attempts to score. That doesn’t mean Fresno didn’t come close. Nine minutes before Hansen’s goal, Fresno’s Rachel Pickett was on the move toward the box. A slight miscommunication was all that was necessary for

Fresno to seize the ball and send it in. Pickett was on the receiving end of the cross and all alone in front of Utah State’s wide-open goal. Pickett misfired, and the score stayed tied. A remarkably similar opportunity came much earlier in

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the match, but it was for Utah State. Erin Salmon took possession of the ball and moved behind the Bulldog defense into the corner of the field. She spied Hansen making a run for the goal all alone and sent in the cross. There was no one within five yards of Hansen, and “Lo” was looking at a wide-open net. When she put a boot on the ball, it deflected too high and went over the crossbar. Utah State showed remarkable poise and defensive stability throughout the match and is one step closer to qualifying for the WAC tournament.

In 110 minutes of play it might be easy to think that the winning goal would arise sooner or later for a team that statistically beats its opponent in nearly every way. However, the Utah State Aggies learned that isn’t always the case in soccer as they were forced to deal with a 1-1 tie against the San Jose State Spartans on Sunday. “I’m really happy for the way the team fought through the end,” Utah State head coach Heather Cairns said. “I told the team that in games we’re going to have ebbs and flows, and I thought we were the better team for a lot of the match, but what we weren’t able to do was capitalize on that. And even though we were the better team, we gave away a soft goal as well, so we’ve got to learn to capitalize when the game is going more in our favor. There were times where we could have done a much better job with what we had, and we’ll work on refining that. We were just lacking that final touch.” The Aggie offense was completely dominant in the first half, keeping the ball on the Spartans’ side for a majority of play, taking seven shots, and creating two solid chances for a goal. San Jose keeper Nina Butera saved both shots to keep the Aggies scoreless. In that same half the Spartans gave themselves almost no chance to get ahead. Neither of their two shots or their few attacks challenged USU junior keeper Molli Merril as they were either off target, or stopped before an attempt on goal was made. The Spartans kicked their efforts up another notch in the second half, scoring the first goal of the game in only two minutes of play. The Aggies struggled to keep up with the Spartans after the break, and it was now their defense

they relied on rather than that mighty first half offense, which had difficulty getting a chance to fight back in the first 20 minutes. Fortunately, San Jose’s defense would soon soften and the Aggies quickly tightened back up to create more close chances, but still they could not convert. The speed of San Jose’s players made it hard for USU to continue a strong attack all the way to the box. USU forward Shantel Flanary broke away from the Spartan Defense in the 43rd minute of play but cut back to receive more help and was fouled by a Spartan defender. The Aggies set up for a promising free kick but the ball was kicked high over the crossbar. USU tied up the game with just over two minutes left. Junior Flanary shot the ball from the right side of the box into the left corner of the net. Lauren Hansen broke away with another attempt soon after and was immediately rushed by the San Jose keeper. Hansen attempted a chip shot over the keeper but missed the goal wide right. The attempt came with 25 seconds left and was the last for the Aggies in regulation. USU started the first OT with tremendous pressure and limited San Jose from taking any shots on goal. The Aggies put four shots on target but all missed. The 2nd OT was very similar. Utah State had only one shot on goal, which missed, and the game ended in a tie. “Obviously you always want to win but you can’t be too disappointed with taking at least one goal out of the game because when it comes down to winning the conference, every play matters,” USU forward Shantel Flanary said. – la.hem@aggiemail.usu.edu – steven.crass@aggiemail. usu.edu

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Oct. 19 Today is Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Caroline Kennedy, sophomore in costume design, from Brigham City, Utah.

Almanac Today in History: In 1812, one month after Napoleon Bonaparte’s massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow. After waiting a month for a surrender that never came, Napoleon, faced with the onset of the Russian winter, was forced to order his starving army out of Moscow. During the disastrous retreat, Napoleon’s army suffered continual harassment from a suddenly aggressive and merciless Russian army.

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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. 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 435797-PLAY for more information. For the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Aggies are invited Oct. 20-21 to visit the booth in the TSC Basement from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to get free prizes, info on making educated alcohol decisions, and enter into a drawing. On Oct. 23 in the TSC Sunburst Lounge from 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. We invite Aggies to participate in a beer goggle obstacle course and on Oct. 22 in the TSC Ballroom from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Save A Life Tour would like you to experience what it’s like to drive under the influence. Helicon West will host an open microphone reading Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the True Aggie Cafe on Main Street. Creative writers are invited to share up to seven minutes of original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or other writing. The event is free and open to the public. Free meditation and stress management classes are held every week at 843 S 100 West in Logan. Contact Cosmic Nudge at 435363-7173 for more info. Cafe Ibis will be hosting the live debut of music by a great new performing artist, Alicia McGovern Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Cost is free.

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RECAP: A look back at successes of ’08-’09 USU finished the 2008-09 season with several school records topped and 10th straight postseason appearance.

Simply put, Utah State¹s 2008-09 basketball season was one of the greatest in school history. Some might even say it was magical. Regardless of how you clarify it, the ¹08-09 campaign was one for the ages with a list of accomplishments a mile long. And what a list it was as Utah State won 24 of its first 25 games, tied a school record with 19 straight wins, was nationally ranked for four weeks, won both the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champion-

ship, set a school record with 30 wins, and advanced to its 18th NCAA Tournament all-time. Entering the 2008-09 season, Utah State and head coach Stew Morrill had high expectations they always do as it returned three starters and six lettermen from a team that went 24-11 overall, claimed a share of its firstever WAC regular season championship, and participated in the National Invitation Tournament. Among those returning for Utah State was senior forward Gary Wilkinson who was named the

WAC¹s preseason player of the year after earning second-team all-league honors the previous season. Along with Wilkinson, USU returned two other proven starters in sophomore guard Tyler Newbold and sophomore forward Tai Wesley, to go along with fellow sophomore returnees in forward Matt Formisano, center Modou Niang and guard Pooh Williams. Despite a solid nucleus returning, Utah State was not the preseason favorite to win the WAC and was picked to finish second in the league. The reason many had questions concerning this group of Aggies was how would Utah State perform without the school¹s all-time leading scorer and two-time All-American in Jaycee Carroll who graduated as USU¹s career leader in 10 statistical categories. Utah State answered

those questions early on in the 2008-09 season by winning its first five games as it defeated the likes of Weber State, Cal Poly and UC Irvine at home, and UC Santa Barbara on the road before losing to Brigham Young in Salt Lake City in a game played at EnergySolutions Arena. Following its first loss of the season, Utah State began its school-record tying 19-game winning steak with three straight road victories at Utah Valley, Southern Utah and Idaho State. USU then returned home and began a season-long five-game homestand with a 6664 win against eventual Mountain West Conference Champion Utah. The Aggies then defeated Howard, Houston Baptist and Wyoming in its own Duel in the Desert Tournament Classic to improve to 12-1 on the year

Tai Wesley, left, and Brady Jardine respond to the cheers of hundreds of Aggie fans who made the trip the WAC Tournament in Reno, Nev., after winning the WAC in 2009. Statesman photo

heading into conference play. Utah State began the WAC portion of its schedule with a nine-point win against Idaho and then recorded a pair of doubledigit road wins at Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State the following weekend to give USU an early 3-0 WAC record and visions of another conference championship. Utah State returned home and defeated Fresno State and Boise State to push its winning streak to 12 straight games, and then finished the month of January in style with four more victories as it won a pair of road games at San Jose State and Hawai¹i, its first-ever win on the Islands, defeated preseason favorite Nevada at home by double-digits, and recorded an overtime win at Fresno State. Owners of the nation¹s longest winning streak with its 16-straight victories, Utah State began the month of February as the feel-good story in the nation and received plenty of national exposure from the New York Times, the Boston Globe, ESPN The Magazine, the USA Today and Sports Illustrated who made a visit to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on February 7 as USU played Louisiana Tech. Utah State also entered the national rankings during the first week of February as it was ranked 22nd in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and 25th in the Associated Press poll, marking the second time in the last five years that USU has been nationally ranked. With all the fan fare and hoopla surrounding Aggie Basketball, Utah State continued to take care of business on the court as it defeated both New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech at home

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during the first weekend of February and climbed to No. 17 in the coaches poll and 21st in the AP poll the following week. With 18-straight wins under its belt, Utah State had to play four of its next six games on the road and

began that stretch by posting a nine-point win at Idaho to record its 19th-straight victory to tie a school record. USU also improved to 12-0 in WAC play with the win and claimed a share of its secondstraight regular season league title

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defeated Hawaiยนi, 82-62, to win the WACยนs outright regular season championship. USU then concluded regular season play the following weekend with a 12-point win against San Jose State to finish conference play with a 14-2 record and received the top seed heading into the

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2009 WAC Tournament in Reno, Nev. With a NCAA To urnament bid at stake, Utah State entered the 2009 WAC Tournament determined to finish its magical ride in style. The Aggies began the three-day event with a convincing 85-68 win against Fresno State in the quarterfinals, and then rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to upend New Mexico State, 71-70, in the semifinals as Newbold hit the game-winner with 3.1 seconds to play. USU then dominated the host Wolf Pack in the championship game and defeated Nevada, 72-62, to advance to its 18th NCAA Tournament all-time, including its sixth in the last 10 years under Coach Morrill. With a 30-4 record and its first-ever WAC Tournament Championship, Utah State was given an 11-seed in the West

Region and sent to Boise, Idaho to face sixth-seeded Marquette in the first round, where it lost to the Golden Eagles, 58-57. Despite its heartbreaking loss in the NCAA Tournament, the 2008-09 season was another successful campaign under Coach Morrill as USU advanced to its 10th straight postseason tournament (6-NCAA, 4-NIT) and posted its 10th straight 23-win season, extending its current school records in each category. With team success comes individual recognition and Utah State had two players recognized for their accomplishments throughout the course of the season in Wilkinson and junior guard Jared Quayle. For the 10th straight season, USU had at least one player earn first-team all-conference honors as Wilkinson was named to the WAC¹s first-team,

along with becoming the fifth player in school history to receive conference player of the year honors. Quayle was also honored, as he was named secondteam all-WAC and to the conference¹s all-newcomer team. Wilkinson finished his senior season ranking first on the team in both scoring (17.1) and rebounding (6.8), and was second in minutes played (32.1). He also ranked second in the conference in scoring and free throw shooting (.826), fourth in field goal shooting (.580), and sixth in rebounding, and concluded his career with 1,058 points to rank 28th all-time in USU history. Quayle finished the year ranking second on the team and 11th in the WAC in scoring with 13.1 points per game. He also ranked third in the conference in assist-toturnover ratio (2.05), sixth in both assists (3.74) and steals (1.43), seventh in free throw shooting (.764), eighth in three-point shooting (.388), and 12th

in rebounding (6.0). Along with being named the WAC¹s Player of the Year, Wilkinson also earned WAC Player of the Week honors three times during the course of the season, while Quayle won the award once. Utah State also had three players named to the WAC¹s all-tournament team in Quayle, Wesley and Wilkinson. Wilkinson was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament as he averaged 19.3 points and 4.7 rebounds, while Quayle averaged 13.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and Wesley averaged 10.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists. Newbold also had an outstanding season for Utah State as he led the nation with an assist-toturnover ratio of 3.96to-1.00, which was also a school record. He finished the year averaging 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. For all of his success and accomplishments during the 2008-09 season, Wilkinson was

named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press, marking the third straight year that USU has had a player garner All-America honors. Wilkinson was also named an All-American by Collegehoops. net, as was Quayle, and Wilkinson earned alldistrict honors from both the United States Basketball Writers Association (UWBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Quayle and Wesley were also honored by the NABC as both were named second-team all-district. Wesley concluded his season ranking second in the WAC in field goal shooting (.592), and averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Once again, opposing teams found out just how hard it is to play at one of the best basketball venues in the West in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Utah State went 17-0 at home for the second consecutive season and ended the season with the second-longest home winning streak in the nation with 34 straight wins. The 2008-09 season also marked just the fifth time in the 39-year history of the building that a USU team has gone undefeated at home. USU also ranked second in the WAC in attendance in 2009 averaging 8,798 fans per game, including three sellouts during the season. As for Coach Morrill, the 2008-09 season marked the fourth time in his 23 years as a collegiate head coach that he was named conference coach of the year, including his third time in his 11 years at USU. With a school record 30 wins in 2009, Morrill has now won at least 20 games 14 times in his career and at least 17 games 20 times. In his 11 years at USU, he has posted an amazing 267-91 (.746) record, including a 138-46 (.750) league mark,

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OUTLOOK: USU wants Big Dance again “As always, we expect to execute offensively. We don’t ever take it for granted, but that has been something that has been very consistent through the years in our program, and this group has the potential to be a very good offensive executing team. I think we’ll be balanced scoring wise, I think we’ll have good passers, guys who are used to winning, and guys who understand the system. All of those things should be solid. We’ve also made some strides on the defensive end and rebounding against the athletic teams we see in the WAC, and that was the biggest change from the Big West to the WAC was the size and quickness of the players. We’ve done a better job of handling that and those areas will really be stressed again this year as always.” --- USU head coach Stew Morrill With four starters returning who have a combined 186 career starts and 239 games played, and four more reserves with a combined 136 games played, expectations for Utah State may be even higher than normal heading into the 2009-10 season. But expectations have become the norm for Aggie basketball under veteran head coach Stew Morrill, and this year’s team will be no different after winning a school record 30 games last year and notching its second-straight Western Athletic Conference Championship. “We always have expectations at Utah State,” said Morrill. “That’s something that we’ve learned to live with and understand through the years. When you are fortunate enough to go to 10-straight postseasons, fans expect you to have a quality basketball team, and we expect to compete for a WAC championship every year. Obviously you would like to grow, and in a perfect world, make some strides in terms of postseason play, but all of that is kind of ludicrous to talk about because it is challenging enough to try and get to postseason.” Despite the challenge of advancing to postseason play from a non-BCS league, Utah State has thrived under Coach Morrill as it has advanced to 10 straight postseasons (6-NCAA, 4-NIT), which is a school record. USU is also one of just three programs in the nation to win at least 23 games in each of the last 10 years along with Gonzaga and Kansas, and has the

fourth-best winning percentage in the country during that time period at 76.4 percent (252-78). USU has also averaged 25.2 wins in each of the last 10 years and its streak of 10 straight postseasons ranks tied for the 15th-longest active streak in the nation. The reason Utah State has been so dominate during the past decade has been the approach, discipline and leadership established and maintained by Coach Morrill, who is the second-longest tenured and the winningest coach in 106 years of Aggie basketball. Entering his 12th season at the helm of the Aggie program, Morrill owns a gaudy 267-91 (.746) record, which includes a 138-46 (.750) conference mark and a 21-6 (.778) record in conference tournament play. He has also been awarded conference coach of the year honors on three separate occasions during his time at USU, including being named the 2009 WAC and United States Basketball Writers Association District VIII Coach of the Year. “Honestly, when I hear those numbers it kind of overwhelms me to believe it’s happened, how many things have had to go right for it to happen, and the contributions of so many people in our program,” said Morrill. “If I was to point to one thing that has been the key to all of our success I would say it is the quality of the Jared Quayle will be expected to lead the USU team in many respects. individuals we have had playing Here he scores two against Weber State last season. Statesman photo in this program, along with their character and ability.” points and 1.9 rebounds per game started the first six games of the Character and ability shouldn’t while starting 31 contests during year at the point and finished the be a concern for Coach Morrill the season. season by averaging 3.6 points heading into the 2009-10 season Along with its four returnand 1.0 assists per game. as USU returns a quartet of starting starters, Utah State will also “The experience we have reers in senior point guard Jared have the services of four more turning is extremely positive, but Quayle, junior forward Tai Wesley, lettermen in junior forward Matt you temper that a bit with how and junior guards Tyler NewFormisano, redshirt sophomore much experience returns in the bold and Pooh Williams. Quayle center Modou Niang, and sophoWAC and the loss of Gary Wilkinearned second-team all-WAC mores Brady Jardine (forward) son, who was not only the MVP honors and was named to the and Jaxon Myaer (guard). Formiof the regular season, but the league’s all-newcomer team in sano, who has played in 56 games postseason tournament as well,” 2009 as he averaged 13.1 points, during his career, averaged 3.2 Morrill added. 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per points and 2.2 rebounds a year Even with all the experience game, while Wesley averaged 12.0 ago, while Niang was averaging and depth returning for Utah points and 6.0 rebounds in his 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in State this year, Morrill and the second year as a starter and was 2009 before breaking his hand Aggies will have to find a qualnamed to the National Associawhich forced him to miss the ity replacement for the reigning tion of Basketball Coaches (NABC) remainder of the season. Jardine, WAC Player of the Year in Gary second-team. Newbold averaged whose redshirt was pulled folWilkinson, who averaged 17.1 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 lowing Niang’s injury, appeared points and 6.8 rebounds durassists in his second year as a in 22 games as a true freshman ing his senior campaign, and starter, and led the nation with an and averaged 1.8 points and 2.9 assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.96-toZContinued on pg. 8 rebounds per game, while Myaer 1.00, and Williams averaged 5.9

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and a 21-6 (.778) record in conference tournaments. Utah State finished the 2008-09 season leading the nation in field goal shooting (.496) for the second straight year and for the third time in the last five seasons, which is the best five-year stretch in the history of the NCAA. Overall, Utah State is just the eighth team in the history of the NCAA to lead the nation in shooting in consecutive seasons joining UCLA (1995-96), Michigan (1988-89), Arkansas (1977-78), Maryland (197576), North Carolina (1972-73), Auburn (1959-60), and George Washington (1954-56), who is the only team to lead t he nation in field goal shooting in three straight years. Overall, Utah State finished the 2008-09 year ranking among the top 18 in the nation in nine different statistical categories. Along with leading the nation in field goal shooting, Utah State also finished fifth in winning percentage (.857), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44), 10th in fewest turnovers per game (11.2), 14th in rebound margin (+6.7), 15th in scoring margin (+10.4), 16th in threepoint shooting (.394), 16th in fewest personal fouls committed per game (15.4), and 18th in assists per game (16.2). Utah State (30-5, 14-2) was also one of just 11 teams in the nation to win 30 games during the season along with North Carolina (34-4), Memphis (33-4), Connecticut (31-5), Pittsburgh (31-5), Louisville (31-6), Michigan State (31-7), Missouri (31-7), Oklahoma (30-6), Duke (30-7) and Villanova (30-8). As for the Western Athletic Conference, Utah State was the top field goal shooting team for the third time in the last four years, not to mention leading the league in scoring defense allowing 62.0 points per game. USU also ranked first in the WAC in scoring margin (+10.4), field goal percentage defense (.419), assists (16.17) and rebound margin (+6.7). Utah State had several statistical categories that ranked among the top 10 in school history for a singleseason including tying for first all-time in games played with 35. USU also finished second in assists (566), second in three-point field goals made (222), second in three-point field goals attempted (563), tied for fourth in free throw shooting (.740), fifth in total points scored (2,534), and seventh in three-point shooting (.394). The Aggies finished the 2008-09 season with some interesting trends. They were 23-0 on the season when they lead at the half; 23-0 when they committed fewer fouls than their opponents; 24-2 when they out-rebounded their opponent; 23-3 when they had more assists than their opponent; 15-0 when they had more steals than their opponent; 20-1 when their backcourt outscored its opponents backcourt; 14-1 when they held their opponents to less than 60 points; and 20-1 when scoring 70 or more points.

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someone to replace swingman Stavon Williams who averaged 6.0 points per game off the bench in his one season at USU. Among the list of newcomers who will be looking to fill holes and find playing time for Utah State this year will two junior college transfers and five high school players. Two of these newcomers who should play prominent roles early on for Utah State are junior forward Nate Bendall and junior guard Brian Green, who are both transfers from Salt Lake Community College. Bendall earned first-team all-region honors and averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds as a sophomore at SLCC as he helped led the Bruins to a 31-6 record and the NJCAA National Championship. Green spent two years at SLCC (2007-08) and also earned first-team allregion honors as a sophomore as he averaged 14.1 points and led the Bruins to a 32-4 record and a NJCAA national runner-up finish. Highlighting the nucleus of high school players is a pair of wings in Preston Medlin and Tyrone White and at least one of these players will have to provide USU with quality minutes in their first season at the collegiate level. Medlin ranked as the 43rd-best prep player in Texas by Texas Hoops as a prep senior and averaged 22.5 points per game, while White averaged approximately 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game this past season at the Air Force Academy Prep School. Another high school player with tremendous upside is center Anthony DiLoreto who averaged 8.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a prep senior at Hopkins (Minn.) High School and helped lead the Royals to a 27-2 record. Utah State will also have the services of a pair of walk-on guard Preston Eaton, while junior forward Morgan Grim must sit out the 2009-10 season after transferring from the University of Utah. As for the Western Athletic Conference, Utah State will be looking to defend both its regular season and tournament championship, and knows it will get everybody’s best shot throughout the year. “There should be great parity in the WAC this year and every game is going to be a challenge to try and find wins,” said Morrill. “This could be as balanced as the league has been in the five years we have been in it and it should be fun. Staying healthy, staying strong mentally, showing your character and getting better as the season progresses will all be important. This year has the potential to provide everyone with a great WAC season.” SCHEDULE Utah State will play a total of 31 games during the regular season, which includes six contests against in-state opponents and at least 13 games against postseason teams from a year ago. During the 2009-10 season, Utah State will play a school-record 18 games in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum as it has gone undefeated at home in each of the last two seasons and currently owns the second-longest home winning

streak in the nation with 34 straight wins, which is a school record. Overall, the Aggies have posted an incredible 159-12 (.930) home record during the last 11 years. Utah State’s non-conference schedule consists of seven games against postseason teams from a year ago as the Aggies will host Brigham Young, Morehead State, Saint Mary’s and Weber State, and travel to Northeastern, Utah and Weber State. BYU, who will be making its first visit to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in four years, has played in the NCAA Tournament each of the last three seasons, while Morehead State and Utah also played in the Big Dance last season. Saint Mary’s and Weber State both participated in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) a year ago, while Northeastern participated in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Other postseason teams from the 2008-09 season on Utah State’s schedule include Idaho, who played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, and Boise State and Nevada who both appeared in the CBI. After playing exhibition games against Northwest Nazarene and Trinity Western on Oct. 30 and Nov. 7, Utah State will open the season with three straight road games, all against postseason teams from a year ago, as it begins the season at Weber State on Friday, Nov. 13, travels to Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and plays at Northeastern on Saturday, Nov. 21. Those three road games to start the season are a first for a USU team since the 1981-82 team also played three straight road games to begin its year. Utah State will play its first home game of the season against Idaho State on Tuesday, Nov. 24, followed by a home game against Southern Utah on Saturday, Nov. 28. The Aggies will then host in-state rival BYU on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and Saint Mary’s on Saturday, Dec. 5, before concluding its season-long five-game home stretch on Saturday, Dec. 12 against Utah Valley. During the last nine years, Utah State has posted an impressive 259 (.735) record against in-state schools including a perfect 17-0 record at home. Utah State will play its final two road games of the preseason at Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday, Dec. 16 and at Long Beach

State on Friday, Dec. 18, before concluding its non-conference schedule with four more home games as it hosts Cal State Fullerton, Morehead State and Weber State in the Basketball Travelers Invitational, sponsored by Gossner Foods from Monday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Dec. 23. USU will then finish the calendar year at home against Western Oregon on Tuesday, Dec. 29. After winning its second straight Western Athletic Conference regular season championship and first WAC Tournament title last season, Utah State will begin league play with five of its first seven games away from home including contests at New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech during the first weekend of January. USU’s first home league game will be against Hawai’i on Monday, Jan. 11 and it will conclude WAC play on Saturday, Mar. 6 at home against NMSU. Other note-able home games during conference play include matchups with Boise State on Saturday, Jan. 16 and Nevada on Saturday, Feb. 6. Utah State will also participate in the annual ESPN BracketBusters for the fifth straight year and host an opponent to be determined on Saturday, Feb. 20. The 2009 WAC Tournament will once again be held in Reno, Nev., from Mar. 10-13. However, this year’s tournament will only feature the top eight teams, eliminating the play-in game. POINT GUARDS After earning second-team all-WAC and all-newcomer team honors in his first year at Utah State, senior Jared Quayle will once again lead the most efficient offensive attack in college basketball. Quayle, who was named an honorable mention All-American by CollegeHoops.net as a junior, started 33 games during the season including the final 29 at the point, and finished the year by scoring in doublefigures in 24 of his final 28 games. Along with averaging 13.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, Quayle shot 46.5 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from three-point range, and 76.4 percent from the free throw line, and concluded the season by ranking third in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.05), sixth in steals (1.43) and assists, seventh in free throw

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shooting, eighth in three-point shooting, 11th in scoring, and 12th in rebounding. Along with Quayle, Utah State also returns its backup point guard in sophomore Jaxon Myaer, who started the first six games of the 2008-09 season and played in 32. As a redshirt freshman, Myaer averaged 3.6 points and 1.0 assists in 11.9 minutes per game, while shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from threepoint range, and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. USU’s third point guard going into the fall will be freshman walk-on Preston Eaton who earned first-team all-state honors as a prep senior at Springville (Utah) High School in 2006 as he led the state in scoring with an average of 23.4 points per game. SHOOTING GUARDS Utah State returns one of its most experienced players at shooting guard in junior Tyler Newbold who has played in 70 games during his first two years at USU, including starting 60 straight. During his sophomore season, Newbold led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.96) as he had 111 assists, to rank second on the team, and just 28 turnovers. He finished the season by averaging 9.0 points and 4.2 rebounds, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three-point range, and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. As a sophomore, Newbold led the team in minutes played (1134), and three-pointers made (60) and attempted (152), and ranked seventh in the WAC in three-point shooting and 10th in assists (3.2). Backing up Newbold this year will most likely be junior Brian Green who transferred to USU from Salt Lake (Utah) Community College. As a sophomore at SLCC during the 2007-08 season, Green earned first-team all-region honors as he averaged 14.1 points and shot 48.1 percent from the field, 47.2 percent from threepoint range, and 89.8 percent from the free throw line. Green was also named to the NJCAA alltournament team as a sophomore as he led the Bruins to a 32-4 record and a national runner-up finish. Green could potentially see time at the point guard as well if need. Another player who could

figure into the mix this season at the shooting guard position is freshman Preston Medlin who averaged 22.5 points as a prep senior at Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas, while shooting 53.0 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from three-point range, and 76.0 percent from the free throw line. SMALL FORWARDS Utah State returns its most athletic player at the small forward position in junior Pooh Williams who started 31 games as a sophomore and averaged 5.9 points and 1.9 rebounds, while shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from threepoint range, and 68.1 percent from three throw line. Willliams, who is USU’s best perimeter defender, played an average of 24.6 minutes per game a year ago, and scored in double-figures seven times during the season. Freshman Tyrone White joins Williams at this position and should contribute right away after averaging 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds at the Air Force Academy Prep School a year ago, while scoring 30-plus points four times. Newbold could also see time at this position after playing both wings a year ago.

shooting at 59.2 percent and 11th in rebounding. Wesley, who was named to the WAC’s all-tournament team as a sophomore along with earning second-team NABC All-District honors, scored in double-figures 26 times during the year and posted four doubledoubles. Joining Wesley are two other quality players in junior Matt Formisano and sophomore Brady Jardine. Formisano has played in 56 games during his first two years at USU, and as a sophomore averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds, while shooting 48.0 percent from the field. Jardine played in 22 games in his first year at USU and averaged 1.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. USU also welcomes Morgan Grim to the program after spending two years at the University of Utah where he played in 42 games and started four during his sophomore season. Prior to his collegiate career, Grim was named Utah’s Mr. Basketball as a prep senior at Riverton (Utah) High School as he averaged nearly 23.0 points per game. Grim will redshirt this year at USU as a Division I transfer. CENTERS Utah State’s biggest question mark heading into the 2009-10 season is who will start in place of the WAC’s Player of the Year last season in Gary Wilkinson who averaged 17.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and finished the year ranking second in the conference in scoring and free

throw shooting (.826), fourth in field goal shooting (.580), and sixth in rebounding. The leading candidate to fill this position is junior Nate Bendall who transferred to USU from Salt Lake (Utah) Community College. As a sophomore at SLCC, Bendall averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. Bendall was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team as he helped led the Bruins to a 31-6 record and a National Championship. Bendall already has some familiarity with the program as he spent his freshman season (2005-06) at Utah State and appeared in 13 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds. Despite losing Wilkinson to graduation, USU does return some experience at this position in redshirt sophomore Modou Niang who played in eight games last year before missing the rest of the season with a broken hand. During his first two years at USU, Niang has played in 26 games and averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds. Another newcomer at this position is freshman Anthony DiLoreto, who averaged 8.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a prep senior at Hopkins (Minn.) High School as he helped lead the Royals to a 27-2 record. During his senior year, he scored in doublefigures nine times and had a season-high 16 points.

POWER FORWARDS Utah State returns the most experience on the team at the power forward position with three contributors back from a year ago including two-year starter Tai Wesley who has played in 70 games and started 59 during his first two seasons at USU. As a sophomore, Wesley averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, while finishing second in the WAC in field goal Tyler Newbold, Jackson Myaer, Pooh Williams are among the returning veterans. Statesman photo

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Here’s a look at the players on the ’09-’10 squad JARED QUAYLE Senior • Guard• 6-1 • 180 • 1L Perry, Utah (Box Elder HS/Western Wyoming CC) HONORS: Second-Team All-WAC (2009); WAC AllNewcomer Team (2009); WAC All-Tournament Team (2009); CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention All-American (2009); NABC All-District 6 Second-Team (2009); Academic All-WAC (2009). THIS SEASON: Had a fabulous junior year and should be even better during his senior season... Is a scoring point guard with an unusual knack for the game... Is a great offensive rebounder who brings toughness and the will to win every game. 2009 Season (Jr.): Earned second-team all-WAC honors as well as being named to the league’s all-newcomer team as he finished the year by averaging 13.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from three-point range, and 76.4 percent from the free throw line... Was named an honorable mention All-American by CollegeHoops.net and to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 6 second-team... Finished the year ranking third in the WAC in assist-toturnover ratio (2.05), sixth in steals (1.43), sixth in assists, seventh in free throw shooting, eighth in three-point shooting, 11th in scoring and 12th in rebounding... His assist-to-turnover ratio (2.05) ranks eighth all-time at USU for a single-season and 56th in the nation... Was the fourth-best rebounding point guard in the nation... Started 33 games in his first year at Utah State and averaged 30.2 minutes per game to rank third on the team

and 19th all-time at USU... Scored in doublefigures 25 times during the season, including 24 times in his last 28 games... Had five 20-point outings during the season including a season-high 24 points against Wyoming in the championship game of the Duel in the Desert hosted by Utah State... Posted three double-doubles during the season including 17 points and a season-high 11 rebounds against Howard in the first game of the Duel in the Desert... Also had 10 rebounds to go along with his career-high 24 points against Wyoming and had 15 points and 10 rebounds at Nevada in the championship game of the WAC Tournament... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Duel in the Desert as he posted two double-doubles during the three-day tournament and averaged 18.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists... Had 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Marquette in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament as he was 7-of-13 from the field and 4-of-8 from three-point range... Was named to the WAC’s all-tournament team as he averaged 13.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game... Was Utah State’s top assist man 14 times during the season, and its leading scorer and rebounder eight times... An academic all-WAC selection. Junior College: Earned second-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors as a sophomore at Western Wyoming Community College as he finished the year fifth in the nation in scoring with 24.4 points per game... Also averaged 7.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and shot 51.2 percent from the field (253-494), 50.0 percent from three-point range (67-134), and 76.7 percent from the free throw line

(158-206)... Named the Region 9 Player of the Year as a sophomore as he helped the Mustangs to a 25-8 record and a first-place tie in the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference... Named to the conference’s all-defensive team... As a sophomore he scored in double-figures in all 30 games, including a career-high 47 points against the College of Eastern Utah as he was 13-of-18 from the field, 7-of-8 from three-point range, and 14-of-16 from the free throw line... Scored 20-plus points 19 times during the season, 30-plus points six times and 40 or more points three times... Also had nine double-doubles on the year, including a season-high 14 rebounds against both Casper College and Sheridan College... Spent his freshman season at the College of Eastern Utah during the 2003-04 year. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Box Elder HS in Brigham City, Utah, where he led the Bees to the 4A state championship game in 2003 and was named a first-team all-state selection by the Salt Lake Tribune along with earning 4A Most Valuable Player honors... As a prep senior, he averaged approximately 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and was named the region’s Defensive Player of the Year. Personal: Full name is Jared Joseph Quayle... Born April 16, 1985 in Brigham City, Utah ... One of three sons of Ken and Maurine Quayle... His brother Kody played two years of basketball at Western Wyoming College... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Sacramento, Calif. ... Majoring in recreation resource management... Married

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Lindsey Spainhower in June, 2008. MATT FORMISANO Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 235 • 2L Centennial, Colo. (Heritage HS) HONORS: Academic All-WAC (2008 & 2009). This Season: Has been a steady player during his first two years at Utah State, but needs to improve his performance to garner more minutes... Can definitely be a big factor this season if he plays bigger and stronger, and becomes an enforcer on the floor... Is a very good perimeter shooter. 2009 Season (SO.): Appeared in 34 games off the bench and averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game... Shot 48.0 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from the free throw line... Scored a career-high 10 points against Houston Baptist in the second game of the 2008 Duel in the Desert, hosted by USU... Was 4-of-6 from the field against HBU and added four rebounds, one block and one steal in the game... Recorded a career-high six rebounds in three

separate games during the season against Cal Poly, at Utah Valley and at Boise State... Played a season-high 23 minutes against Cal Poly and finished the game with eight points and six rebounds as he was 4-of-6 from the field... Scored the gamewinning basket at UC Santa Barbara with three seconds left in the game following an offensive rebound... Took two charges and had one dunk during the season... Earned academic all-WAC honors. 2008 Season (R-Fr.): Played in 22 games in his first season of action at Utah State and averaged 5.2 minutes per outing... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game and shot 36.0 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from the free throw line... His best offensive game of the season was on Jan. 26 at New Mexico State as he scored a season-high eight points on 3-of6 shooting to go along with four rebounds in 25 minutes, which was also a season-high... Also played 19 minutes at San Jose State and 10 minutes against Prairie View A&M... Recorded one dunk during the year... Earned academic all-WAC honors. 2005 Season (RS):

Redshirted during his first year at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 15.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a prep senior at Heritage High School in Centennial, Colo... Earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors as a senior as he helped lead Heritage to a 22-2 record and the Final Four of the 5A state tournament... Was second-team allleague and honorable mention allstate as a junior... Also participated in tennis... A two-year member of the honor roll. Personal: Full name is Matthew Scott Formisano... Born Dec. 30, 1985 in Englewood, Colo... One of four children of Howard and Diane Formisano... Majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish... Enjoys going to the mountains... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Mexico City, Mexico... Last name is pronounced Form-a-saw-no. TYLER NEWBOLD Junior • Guard • 6-4 • 200 • 2L Payson, Utah (Payson HS) HONORS: National leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.96-to-1.00) during the 2009 season; Academic All-WAC (20 08 & 2009).

This Season: Understands every phase of the game and gives maximum effort every day... A very good all-around player who needs to become more consistent offensively... Brings a lot of intangibles to the table as a twoyear starter... Has started 60 straight games for USU and has scored in double-figures 20 times in his career, including two 20-point games... Ranks fourth all-time at Utah State in three-point shooting at 43.1 percent (94-218), is eighth all-time in three-pointers made (94), and ninth all-time in three-point attempts (218). 2009 Season (SO.): Started all 35 games at shooting guard and led the team in minutes played with 1,134 (32.4 mpg), which ranks sixth all-time in school history for a singleseason... Averaged 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three-point range, and 76.2 percent from the free throw line... Finished the year with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.96-to1.00, which led the nation and ranked first all-time at Utah State... Also ranked seventh in the WAC in threepoint shooting and 10th in assists per game... Led the team with 60 made thee-pointers and was tied for the team lead in three-point attempts

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‘Growth’ is key word for Lady Aggies in ’09 The 2009-10 season should be a year of continued growth for the Aggies, as head coach Raegan Pebley and the Utah State women’s basketball team look to build off its best year since joining the Western Athletic Conference. Utah State will look to replace its two leading scorers, including Danyelle Snelgro, the teams career leader in steals and sixth player all-time to score over 1,000 points. In their fifth season in the WAC, the Aggies will high expectations after advancing to the WAC Tournament semifinal for the first time and finishing with a 16-15 overall record, the Aggies best since joining the conference. Utah State welcomes back seven letterwinners from last year’s team that finished with a 9-7 conference record. Among the returning letterwinners are three starters, including junior guard Alice Coddington (5-10, Canberra, Australia/Radford College), senior forward/ center Lydia Whitehead (Nibley, Utah/Mountain Crest HS/Utah) and senior forward/center Nicole

Johnson (6-2, Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS). The three started all but one of the Aggies’ games last year and accounted for 31 percent of the team’s scoring last season. “Our team is focused on continuing our climb to the top of the WAC. Our program has and always will have as it’s mission to build itself and remain as one of the leaders in our conference,” Pebley said. Other returners to this year’s team include senior guard TaHara Williams (5-6, Chicago, Ill./Colgate College), junior guard LeeAnn Palo (5-9, Woodinville, Wash./ Woodinville HS), junior forward Stacey Howard (6-0, Queensland, Australia/St. Joseph’s/Northeastern JC), sophomore guard/forward Chelsea Burns (5-10, Carlsbad, Calif./La Jolla Country Day HS), junior guard/forward Amber White (5-10, San Leandro, Calif./San Leandro HS) and redshirt freshman center Banna Diop (6-6, Dakar, Senegal/Kurashiki Suisho HS). Seven newcomers are set to join the fold for

Coach Pebley. Among the newcomers set to contribute this year are freshman forward Devyn Christensen (5-6, Caldwell, Idaho/ Vallivue HS), freshman guard Pualei Furtado (5-5, Kaneohe, Hawaii/ Kamehameha HS), redshirt freshman guard Trisha Jo Goddard (5-7, Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS), freshman guard Jenna Johnson (5-10, Wasilla, Alaska/Wasilla HS), freshman guard Ashley Mitchell (5-8, Long Beach, Calif./Milikan HS) and junior guard LaCale PringleBuchanan (5-10, Seattle, Wash./College of Southern Idaho). Also joining the Aggies is junior forward Ashlee Brown (6-0, Chandler, Ariz./UC Santa Barbara), who will sit out this year due to transfer rules. “While it is obvious we graduated an outstanding class last year, we also feel confident in the team we have now,” Pebley said. “We are deeper than we have been in a long time. We have a team that has been mentored well by their alumni and they have demonstrated a collective commitment in preparing for the season.”

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Guards One of the returning starters is junior guard Alice Coddington. The Australia native was third on the team with 4.9 rebounds a game. She also added 5.1 points a game, and will asked to fill the void left by departed all-WAC guards Snelgro and Pares. Coddington started all 31 games last season. Chelsea Burns was set to build off her freshman year, where she was third on the team in three point percentage and scored 3.4 points per game before an injury ended her 2009-10 campaign. Senior TaHara Williams also saw plenty of action backing up Snelgro last year, playing in 10 games. “We anticipate seeing intense competition in our practices at the perimeter spot. With the graduation of Ana (Pares) and Danny

(Snelgro), there are plenty of minutes up for grabs and an ample number of players with the capabilities and abilities to claim them,” Pebley said. Forwards/Centers Despite losing its top scorers in Snelgro and Ana Pares, Utah State returns with plenty of force in the middle. Starting forward senior Nicole Johnson and senior center Lydia Whitehead will lead the way defensively for the Aggies. Johnson ended the season with 56 blocks, good for second all-time in the USU single season record books. Whitehead chipped in another 37 blocks and lead the team with 6.2 rebounds a game. “Lydia (Whitehead),

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Basketball Preview Special, Fall 2009 Page 13 leading scorer once and top rebounder five times during the season... Also led the team in assists in three games... Voted by his teammates as the team’s best defensive player during the season.

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(152)... Had 111 assists during the season, to rank second on the team, to go along with just 28 turnovers... Scored in double-figures 14 times during the season, including a career-high 21 points against UC Irvine as he was 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the arc... Recorded a career-high nine rebounds against Brigham Young and Hawai¬πi at home, and had a career-high eight assists at New Mexico State... Made a 12-foot baseline jumper with just over three seconds to play to defeat New Mexico State, 71-70, in the semifinals of the 2009 WAC Tournament... Finished the year second on the team with six charges taken to go along with two dunks... Led the team in assists 13 times and rebounding four times... An academic all-WAC selection. 2008 Season (Fr.): Started 25 games in his first season of Division I basketball and finished the year averaging 5.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting

54.7 percent from the field, 51.5 percent from threepoint range and 83.9 percent from the free throw line... As a starter, he averaged 7.1 points and 3.0 rebounds... Averaged 21.5 minutes per game and played at least 20 minutes in every game he started, including a seasonhigh 34 in two separate games... Played 30-plus minutes in five games during the year... Scored in double-figures six times during the season including a season-high 20 points at New Mexico State as he was 6-of-8 from the field, 5-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throw line... Also had a season-high seven rebounds at NMSU, and recorded a season-best six assists at Boise State... Had an outstanding WAC Tournament as he averaged 17.5 points in two games, while shooting 75.0 percent from the field (12-16) and 75.0 percent from threepoint range (9-12)... Finished tied for third on the team with five charges taken and also had three dunks during the year... Was Utah State’s

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Region VII Player of the Year as a prep senior in 2005 at Payson High School as he averaged 18.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game... As a three-year starter, he scored 1,051 career points... Entered his senior year as a Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American... Earned first-team all-state honors in baseball as a prep senior as he led the team in hitting (.458), home runs and RBIs... During his junior year in basketball he averaged 16.3 points and nearly nine rebounds per game... Had career-highs with 33 points and 18 rebounds in the same game against Springville during his junior year... During his senior year, Payson lost to Provo High School and current Aggie Tai Wesley in the 4A state tournament championship game. Personal: Full name is Tyler Leonard Newbold... Born Dec. 6, 1986 in Salt Lake City, Utah... One of three children of Kelly and Lynette Newbold... Both of his parents graduated from Utah State... His dad was a member of Utah State’s track team in the early 1980s and still ranks fifth all-time in the outdoor high jump with a mark of 6¬π11.50¬≤... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in San Bernardino, Calif., in August, 2007... Was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school... Majoring in journalism... Enjoys all sports and outdoor activities. TAI WESLEY Junior • Forward • 6-7 • 240 • 2L Provo, Utah (Provo HS) HONORS: WAC All-Tournament Team (2009); National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 6 Second-Team (2009); Preseason All-WAC (2009). This Season: A skilled post player who understands how to play the game... Has a big body and is

very good on the block as a scorer and passer... Is one of the best post players in the WAC and the coaching staff wants him to become the best power forward in the conference... Ranks fourth all-time at Utah State in field goal shooting at 61.1 percent (290-475) and is seventh alltime in blocks with 62... Has scored in double-figures 44 times during his Aggie career and has five 20-point games and six double-doubles... Has started 59 of USU’s last 60 games. 2009 Season (SO.): Started all 35 games for Utah State and finished the season averaging 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, while shooting 59.2 percent from the field and 68.4 percent from three-point range... Earned NABC All-District 6 second-team honors... Ranked second in the WAC in field goal shooting and was 11th in rebounding... Scored in double-figures 26 times during the year, including two 20-point games... Had a season-high 26 points and a career-high five steals against Boise State at home as he was 9-of-12 from the field and 7-of-12 from the free throw line... Also posted four double-doubles during the season including 14 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds at Nevada in the championship game of the WAC Tournament... Was named to the WAC’s all-tournament team as he averaged 10.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game... Was one assist shy of recording just the fourth triple-double in school history at home against Weber State as he finished the game with 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists... Named to the USU hosted Duel in the Desert all-tournament team as he averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game... Was USU’s top rebounder 14 times, its top scorer eight times, and its top assist man six times... Led the team for the second year in a row with 11 charges taken to go along with five dunks... Voted the Most Inspirational Player by his teammates. 2008 Season (R-Fr.): Started 24 games and played in all 35 in his first season of competition at Utah State... Finished the year by averaging 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting

63.5 percent from the field and 72.2 percent from the free throw line... Played 22.7 minutes per game... Averaged 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds as a starter... Ranked first on the team and eighth in the Western Athletic Conference with 0.9 blocks per game (33)... Was also first on the team and third in the WAC in field goal shooting... His 63.5 field goal shooting ranks sixth all-time at Utah State for a single-season... Scored in double-figures 18 times during the season, including three 20-point games... Scored a season-high 27 points against Hawai¬πi on Jan. 3 in Logan as he was 7-of-8 from the field and 13-of-16 from the free throw line... Those 27 points are the second-most ever scored by a USU freshman in a single game, trailing the 28 points scored by Jaycee Carroll against UC Santa Barbara during the 2005 season... Posted two double-doubles during the season as he had 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds against Prairie View A&M, and 13 points and 10 rebounds at Nevada... Recorded a season-high six blocks against San Jose State in the first round of the WAC Tournament, which is tied for the third-most blocks in a single game in school history... Posted a seasonhigh six assists against Utah Valley... Was Utah State’s leading scorer three times during the year and its top rebounder five times... Played 20-plus minutes in 25 games during the season and 30 or more minutes in 10 games... Took 20 charges during the season to lead the team and was second in dunks with six. 2005 Season (RS): Redshirted during his first year at Utah State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Utah by the Deseret News and the 4A Most Valuable Player by the Salt Lake Tribune as a prep senior... Averaged 16.7 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal per game during his senior season, while shooting 65 percent from the field... Led Provo High School to the state title as he was named tournament MVP after averaging 19.3 points in four games... Is the third Player of the Year from the state of Utah to play for head

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Women’s Roster NO. NAME POS. 1 LaCale Pringle-Buchanan 2 TaHara Williams 3 LeeAnn Palo 4 Devyn Christensen 11 Stacey Howard 12 Jenna Johnson 13 Alice Coddington 15 Trisha Jo Goddard 20 Chelsea Burns 21 Amber White 24 Pualei Furtado 35 Lydia Whitehead 42 Banna Diop 50 Nicole Johnson 22 Ashlee Brown

HT YR. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL G 5-10 JR Seattle, Wash. (Southern Idaho) G 5-6 SR Chicago, Ill. (Colgate) G 5-6 RS-JR Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS) F 6-0 FR Caldwell, Idaho (Vallivue HS) F 6-0 JR Queensland, Australia (No’eastern JC) G 5-9 FR Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) G 5-10 JR Canberra, Australia (Radford College) G 5-7 RS-FR Fullerton, Calif. (Troy HS) G/F 5-10 SO Carlsbad, Calif. (La Jolla y HS) F 5-10 JR San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro HS) G 5-5 FR Kaneho, Hawaii (Kamehameha HS) C/F 6-4 SR Nibley, Utah (Utah) C 6-6 RS-FR Dakar, Senegal (Kurashiki Suisho) F 6-2 SR Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia HS) F 6-0 JR Chandler, Ariz. (UC Santa Barbara)

Head Coach: Raegan Pebley (Colorado, ‘97, Seventh year) Associate Coach: George Brosky (West Chester, ‘97, Sixth year) Assistant Coaches: Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (Southern Nazarene ’97, Second year); Erin Scholz (Colorado, ’97, Fourth year)

Banna (Diop) and Nikki (Johnson) bring our team size, rebounds, defensive presence, toughness, and experience. We love how they lead our team. They each have their own way. Lydia by example, Nikki through her IQ and words and Banna through her commitment to the team.” Amber White will also add some experience to the front court for the Aggies. White grabbed 2.0 rebounds per game and added 2.8 points per game for the team last year. She saw time in 29 games. Stacey Howard should also be a key contributer for the team this year, after seeing action in 17 games her first year at Utah State. Howard led the team in three-point percentage, shooting 80 percent. She also grabbed 12 rebounds last season. The Schedule This season, Utah State will play 29 regular season games. The Aggies have 15 regular season games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and one exhibition game. Last year, the Aggies were 8-7 at home. The 16 games overall at home is the most home games Utah State has ever played. The Aggies could play up to five teams that reached either the NCAA Tournament or the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) i n 2008-09, including Portland who USU will face on the road on Nov. 16. USU will also take on Utah which participated in the NCAA Tournament. Western Athletic Conference-foe Fresno State earned its second-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament last season, while Louisiana Tech earned a bid to the WNIT. The Aggies will welcome four Beehive State schools to Logan, including Utah, BYU, Weber State and Utah Valley. Last season, the Aggies were 1-2 against these schools as USU did not face Utah. Utah State will take on Southern Utah in Cedar City on Dec. 23 before hosting Utah Valley on New Year’s Eve to round out the 2009 portion of the schedule. “We are thrilled to host Utah, BYU, Weber State and Utah Valley this year in the Spectrum,” Pebley said. “There is some great women’s basketball that the Beehive State has to offer and showcasing so much of it here at Utah State is a great opportunity.”

Once again, the WAC will play a double round-robin format. This season, the Aggies will play the bulk of its WAC schedule on Wednesdays and Saturdays. “The WAC has worked extremely hard to continue to find ways to improve the women’s basketball schedule,” Pebley said. “We believe the team’s academic welfare, the quality of play, and the potential for fan support will all be effected positively by the Wednesday/Saturday format.” NOTES • Head coach Raegan Pebley is entering her seventh season as head coach at Utah State, which is the longest tenure in the program’s history. Five games into the 200708 season, Pebley overtook the lead for the most games coached in Utah State history (116). She has now coached 171 games for the blue and white and has 58 wins as Aggie head coach which is first ahead of Fern Gardner (55) on the all-time win list. • Utah State said goodbye to four seniors, Danyelle Snelgro, Ana Pares, Ndoumbe Diop and Shawnta Pope. Snelgro ended her career as one of the most decorated Aggies. She had 1,043 points as an Aggie and is the sixth player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. • With 85 career blocks, junior forward Nicole Johnson is now second in the Aggie record book for career blocks. The all-time block leader is Jessica Freeman (2003-06) who swatted 127 balls for Utah State. Last season, Johnson had 56 blocks. • The Aggies return three starters and seven letterwinners from the 2008-09 team that went 16-15 and 9-7 in Western Athletic Conference action which tied for fifth. The nine WAC wins was the most won by Utah State since joining the league for the 2005-06 season. • The 16 wins that the Aggies had last season were the most in Pebley’s career as a head coach. It was the third time that the Aggies registered double-digit wins. • Last season, the Aggies knocked down 128 blocked shots. In 2009-10, 87 of the 128 blocks return this season in seniors Nicole Johnson and Lydia Whitehead. • Danyelle Snelgro and Ana Pares became the first Aggies to earn all-WAC honors under Pebley when both were honored last season. • Last season, USU won its first WAC Tournament game with a 59-58 win over Idaho in Reno, Nev.

Morrill entering 12th season at Aggie helm Entering his 24th season as a collegiate head coach and 12th year at Utah State, Stew Morrill has established himself as one of the most respected coaches in the country. He is also the school’s all-time winningest coach as he passed the legendary E. Lowell Romney’s 225 career USU wins on Jan. 17, 2008 with an 82-78 win against Boise State. In 11 years as Utah State’s head coach, Morrill has taken the Aggie Basketball program to unprecedented heights leading USU to an incredible 267-91 (.746) record, including a 13846 (.750) conference mark in the Big West and WAC. While at Utah State, he has guided the Aggies to 10 straight 20-win seasons and 10 straight postseason appearances (NCAA-6, NIT-4), both of which are school records. Prior to Coach Morrill’s current run, USU had

never posted more than three straight 20-win seasons and participated in more than three straight postseason tournaments. During the last 10 years, Utah State is also one of just three teams in the nation to win at least 23 games in each of those seasons, along with Gonzaga and Kansas. Morrill has also led Utah State to the fourth-best winning percentage in the nation during the last nine years at 76.4 percent with an overall record of 252-78. Against conference opponents, Utah State has a 159-52 record with five regular season league championships and five tournament titles during that time, including appearances in its league’s tournament championship game eight times in the last 10 years. Under Morrill, Utah State has notched 10 of the top 12 seasons in school history as the

Aggies set a school record with 28 wins during the 2000 season, tied that record with 28 wins during the 2001 season and set a new school record with 30 wins in 2009. During the 2008-09 season, Morrill guided Utah State to its second-straight WAC regular season championship, including its first outright title with a 14-2 record, its first WAC Tournament championship, and the school’s 18th NCAA Tournament appearance. USU also won 24 of its first 25 games for the best start to a season in school history, tied the school record for consecutive wins with 19, and was ranked in the top 25 for three straight weeks during the month of February, marking just the second time in the last 31 years that a USU team has been nationally ranked.

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ZMorrill, coaches Continued from page 14 Furthermore, the 2008-09 Aggie basketball team led the nation in overall shooting at 49.6 percent and became just the eighth team in the history of the NCAA to lead the nation in field goal shooting in consecutive seasons, and the first since UCLA accomplished the feat in 1996 and 1997. The Aggies also ranked among the top 18 in the nation in eight other statisitical categories including fifth in winning percentage (.857), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44), and 10th in fewest turnovers committed per game (11.2). For the 10th straight year, USU had at least one player earn first-team all-league accolades as senior forward Gary Wilkinson became just the fifth player in school history to earn conference player of the year honors. Wilkinson was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 WAC Tournament, and was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. Morrill was also honored during the 200809 seasons and was named the WAC Coach of the Year, as well as being named the District VIII Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association. All-time, Morrill has also been named Coach of the Year (2000 BWC, 2002 BWC, 2009 WAC) three times in his 11 years at USU, along with winning the Big Sky award while the head coach at Montana in 1991. Overall, Morrill has coached 11 first-team all-league players at Utah State who have won the award a total of 16 times. Morrill has also taken full advantage of the home court at USU, the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. In Morrill’s 11 years, USU is an amazing 159-12 (.930) at home, which includes a 84-8 (.913) record in league play. As for Morrill, he has won 20 or more games on 14 different occasions during his career, and he has won at least 17 games 20 times. Overall, Morrill ranks 22nd in the nation among active coaches and 88th all-time with his 485 career wins, while his career winning percentage of 67.9 percent ranks 27th among active coaches and 96th all-time. He is also one of 22 active coaches with 450 career wins at the Division I level and one of just 13 active coaches to notch at least 14 20-win seasons. His current streak of 10 straight 20-win seasons ranks tied for eighth among active coaches and is tied for the 11th-longest streak ever at the Division I level. Academics and community service have been of top priority to Morrill and his staff as all of the team members are involved with USU’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Program within the community. In his 11 years, Morrill has graduated better than 80 percent of his players, and over the past seven years, Utah State has had 17 academic all-conference honorees. Morrill, who was born in Provo, Utah and attended Provo High School, owns a career record of 485-229 in 23 years of collegiate coaching, including a 267-91 record at Utah State in 11 years, a 121-86 record in seven years at Colorado State (1992-98) and a 97-52 mark in five campaigns at Montana (1987-91). “There are several reasons that I was attracted to Utah State,” Morrill said when he was

USU Coach Stew Morrill huddles with his team. This is Morrill’s 24th season as a head coach, 12 of them at USU. Statesman photo

hired. “The first was being a Utah native so that it is a homecoming of sorts for me. My mom, brother and sister all live within an hour and a half of Logan. “I am very familiar with the tradition of Utah State basketball and can name the greats as well as any alumni could,” Morrill added. “It is a good basketball situation and the premier job in the Big West Conference. My family will love the quality of the community of Logan. It is a great place to live and that is very important to me and my family. It just made sense to us.” The 56-year old ranks second on the CSU victory list and second in winning percentage. He guided the Rams to back-to-back 20-win seasons the last two years in Fort Collins, with identical 20-9 marks. During the 1997-98 season, CSU made its second trip to the NIT in the last three years. Morrill guided CSU to two of its six all-time 20-win seasons and won at least 17 games five times in his seven years. In fact, Morrill-led CSU teams own three of the top seven winning seasons in school history. During his tenure at Colorado State, he coached three first-team all-WAC selections, one second-team pick and six honorable mention choices. Three of his players were named to the WAC all-tournament team. After his collegiate playing career, which included being named an All-American at nearby Ricks (Idaho) Junior College and a two-time all-Big Sky selection at Gonzaga, Morrill played professionally in Europe. His coaching career began as an assistant at Gonzaga from 1975-78 and then to Montana where he was an assistant from 1979-86 working for Mike Montgomery, who spent 17 years as the head coach at Stanford and is now the head coach at Cal. Montgomery worked under Jim Brandenburg and Jud Heathcote, who retired after a successful career, which included a na-

tional championship at Michigan State. Morrill took over the Montana program in 1987 before moving to Colorado State in 1992. He is known for his deep-rooted values, consistency, hard work, dedication, honesty, integrity and concern for the welfare of his student-athletes. Morrill earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Gonzaga in 1974. He was born July 25, 1952 in Provo, Utah. He and his wife Vicki have four children; sons Jesse (31) and Allan (29) and daughters Nicole (26) and Tiffany (23). TIM DURYEA Associate Coach • North Texas ‘88 • Ninth Season at Utah State Entering his ninth year at Utah State is Tim Duryea (pronounced Dur-E-A), who joined the Aggie coaching staff in July, 2001. Duryea, who was promoted to associate coach following the 2008 season, is the second-longest tenured assistant coach in school history dating back to the 1959 season. While at Utah State, Duryea spent his first seven seasons in charge of an Aggie defense that traditionally ranked among the top in the nation in points allowed, including a fourth-place finish in 2002 (58.1), a sixth-place finish in 2004 (58.1), an eighth-place finish in 2005 (57.8), and a ninth-place finish in 2003 (60.0). During the 2008-09 season, Duryea took the reins of the Aggie offense and USU finished the year as the nation’s best shooting team (.496), while ranking 17th in three-point shooting (.394). Along with his offensive coaching duties, Duryea also works with USU’s post players. Prior to joining the Aggies, Duryea was the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College from 2000-01. During his two years at the helm, his teams produced a 40-25 record

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and back-to-back trips to the Region Six Championships. A 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas, Duryea began his coaching career in 1988 at Colorado State University before moving on to North Texas in 1993. Duryea then went to Hutchinson Community College as an assistant coach for two seasons before becoming the head coach there prior to the 1999-2000 season. Duryea played basketball at Denton (Texas) High School and Texas Pan-American before transferring to North Texas. At UNT, Duryea was a co-captain in 1988 for one of only two teams in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament. He was born in Medicine Lodge, Kan., on Nov. 16, 1964. He and his wife Angie have 14-year old twins, Tanner (son) and Taylor (daughter) and a seven-year old daughter (Kaylee). CHRIS JONES Assistant Coach• Utah ‘94 • Second Season at Utah State Chris Jones is beginning his second season at Utah State after joining the program in April, 2008. With USU, Jones’ primary responsibilities are coaching the Aggie guards as well as in-state recruit-

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During the 2008-09 season, Jones was also in charge of an Aggie defense that led the WAC in scoring defense (62.0) and field goal percentage defense (.419). Prior to joining the Aggies, Jones spent the previous four seasons at the University of Utah as an assistant coach in 2007 and 2008 and the Director of Basketball Operations in 2005 and 2006. Jones also spent three years at Utah as the video coordinator for basketball from 1995-97, working with All-Americans Keith Van Horn, Andre Miller and Michael Doleac. Jones began his coaching career in London, England as the head coach of Wurthing Bears from 1998-99 before spending three years as an instructor at Champions Athletic Academy. He then returned to the collegiate ranks as an assistant at Westminster College in Salt Lake City from 2003-04, helping the Griffin’s advance to the NAIA National Tournament, earn a national ranking of 21st in the country and win the Frontier Conference championship. Jones played college basketball at Utah for two seasons (1993-94) and was part of the 1993 team that won the Western Ath2009-10 Aggie Men’s Basketball Schedule letic Conference regular season championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Utah in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Jones was born on Dec. 30, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Judge Memorial High School in 1990. He and his wife, Emily, have a son, Rylan (9) and a daughter, Rendi (6). TARVISH FELTON Assistant Coach • Southern Utah ‘99 • Second Season at Utah State Tarvish

Tarvish Felton, left, and Chris Jones urge the Aggies from the bench. Statesman photo

Felton is entering his second season as an assistant coach at Utah State University. Felton joined the staff in June, 2008 and his primary emphasis is in recruiting, academics, opposing team scouts, game preparation and player development. During his first season at Utah State, Felton helped Utah State become one of the better rebounding teams in the country as USU finished the year ranked first in the WAC and 15th in the nation in rebound margin at +6.7 per game. Prior to joining the Utah State staff, Felton spent the 2007-08 season as an assistant at Sacramento State. In all, Felton brings nine years of coaching experience with him to Utah State and has coached 11 players who have earned allconference honors. Felton began his coaching career as an assistant at Southern Utah during the 1999-2000 season, before spending two years at Cal State Los Angeles. He then spent the 2002-03 academic year starting the Texas A&M-International program and served as its head coach for three seasons, followed by another one-year stint as an assistant at Southern Utah before moving on to Sacramento State. A 1999 graduate of Southern Utah with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, Felton was a two-time IHC Health Plans state player of the year as a junior and senior. Also during his senior season, he received all-Mid-Continent Conference honors and was named Southern Utah’s academic athlete of the year for basketball. All-time, Felton ranks third in Southern Utah history in blocked shots (68),

fifth in steals (139), and seventh in rebounding (505). Felton, who is a native of Perry, Ga., played his freshman season at Northeast College in Norfolk, Neb. LANCE BECKERT Director of Basketball Operations • Daito Bunka, Japan ‘97 • Fourth Season at Utah State Lance Beckert is entering his fourth year as the Director of Basketball Operations at Utah State. Among his duties are handling the programs daily office operations and serving as the teams travel coordinator. He also assists in the teams public and community relations, helps with international recruiting efforts and serves as camp coordinator for Stew Morrill’s summer basketball camps. Beckert, who graduated from Daito Bunka University in Tokyo, Japan, with a degree in economics in 1997, played two years of collegiate basketball before entering the coaching profession. Beckert began his coaching career as an assistant with the Toshiba Corporation men’s team from 1995-98 and helped the club win the 1998 Japanese Basketball League Tournament Championship. He then spent the next six seasons as the men’s head coach at Daito Bunka University, where he led the Bears to the 2002 and 2004 Japanese National Collegiate Championship. During his last three years in Japan, he also coached the men’s University National team. A native of Mesa, Ariz., Beckert prepped at Westwood High School. He is married to the former Patricia Salgado, and the couple has two sons, Gabriel (7) and Patrick (4).

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coach Stew Morrill, joining Tony Brown and Nate Harris... A graduate of the same high school that produced Morrill. PERSONAL: Full name is Tai William Evans Wesley... Born May 13, 1986 in Orem, Utah... One of seven children of Susan and Hiagi Wesley... Is the younger brother of former Brigham Young standout Mekeli Wesley, Russell Wesley who played at Utah Valley State, and 2003 all-state selection Tika Wesley... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... Enjoys golfing, boating and playing video games... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in Oaxaca, Mexico in May, 2007... First name is pronounced Tie. POOH WILLIAMS Junior • Guard/Forward • 6-3 • 200 • 2L • Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) This Season: Should emerge as one of the top wings in the WAC this season... Is the best one-on-one defender on the team... Can take the ball to the basket and has developed into a solid three-point shooter... Needs to take the next step in his game and be a consistent player for an entire season... Is lefthanded. 2009 Season (SO.): Started 31 games and played in all 35 during his sophomore season... Finished the year by averaging 5.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, while shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from three-point range, and 68.1 percent from the free throw line... Played an average of 24.6 minutes per game... During league games, he averaged 6.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three-point range, and 78.6 percent from the free throw line... Averaged 10.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists during the WAC Tournament as he shot 52.9 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range, and was a perfect 11-of-11 at the free throw line... Scored in double-figures seven times during the season, including a careerhigh 17 points against San Jose State at home in the regular season finale as he was 7-of-10 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range... Registered a career-high six rebounds at Louisiana Tech and had a career-high six assists against both Utah and SJSU at home... Was voted the team’s Best Defensive Player by his teammates. 2008 Season (Fr.): Played in 29 games, starting three in his first year at Utah State... Averaged 2.4 points, 1.0 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game... Shot 38.8 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from three-point range and 62.5 percent from the free throw line... His three starts were in consecutive games against Montana-Western, Cal Poly and UC Irvine... Scored a season-high 10 points against Illinois State in the postseason MasterCard NIT as he was 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from threepoint range... Finished the season by averaging 5.5 points and shooting 60.0 percent from the field in his last four games... Took two charges and recorded one dunk during the season. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors as a prep senior in 2006 at Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Wash... Averaged just under 27 points and five rebounds per game as he led his

team to the championship game of the district tournament... Scored a career-high 40 points against Bellermine Prep and had a career-high 12 rebounds against Bemer High School... Also played in the Washington State All-Star game... Earned first-team all-city honors as a junior averaging approximately 16 points and five rebounds per game... Played at the same high school as NBA players Donny Marshall and Michael Dickerson.

First name is pronounced Mow-do and his last name is pronounced Knee-yan.

PERSONAL: Full name is Earnest Williams... Born July 1, 1988 in Tacoma, Wash... One of six children of Earnest and Mae Williams... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... Enjoys watching movies and hanging out with family and friends... Married Jamelah Brown, who played basketball at Utah State from 2007-08, on July 25, 2009.

This Season: Had some nice contributions as a freshman, but also experienced some growing pains... Has an excellent attitude... Is the most athletic post player on the team, but needs to become a better defender... The biggest key for him to be successful is he must improve his skill level in terms of scoring at the block and passing out of block, as well as slowing down on the offensive end of the floor.

MODOU NIANG Redshirt Sophomore • Center • 6-10 • 220 • 1L • Richard-Toll, Senegal (Hachioji HS, Tokyo, Japan) This Season: Has a lot of physical attributes as he is very big and strong, and has the ability to block shots... Must improve his skills and perform more consistently... Also needs to commit to the game mentally and become an everyday player. 2009 Season (SO.): Received a medical redshirt after breaking his hand against Howard on Dec. 29... Prior to his injury he had appeared in eight games for an average of 9.3 minutes per contest... His best game of the season was at home against Cal Poly as he scored a career-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and added a career-high six rebounds in just 13 minutes... Played a season-high 16 minutes against Howard and had six points and four rebounds before suffering his season-ending injury... Finished the year by averaging 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 66.7 percent from the field (8-12) and 45.5 percent from the free throw line (5-11)... Also had four blocks, four assists and two dunks in his eight games. 2008 Season (Fr.): Played in 18 games in his freshman season at Utah State and averaged 5.1 minutes per outing... Finished the year by averaging 0.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game, while shooting 27.3 percent from the field and 71.4 percent from the free throw line... Also had season-highs with four points, three rebounds and three blocks against the Mustangs... Earned academic all-WAC honors. HIGH SCHOOL: Named the top center two years in a row in the National High School Championships in Japan... During his senior season he averaged a doubledouble as he led the nation in scoring at 32.3 points, to go along with 18.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.6 blocks per game... Also shot 74.7 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from the free throw line... During his senior season he had seasonhighs of 51 points and 40 rebounds... Led Hachioji to consecutive National All-Star tournaments... Hachioji High School finished third in the nation during his sophomore season and fourth during his senior season... Was also named a Tokyo (Kanto) All-Star as a sophomore as he averaged 33.5 points, 20.4 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game. Personal: Full name is Modou Niang... Born April 12, 1987 in Richard-Toll, Senegal... One of seven children of Mamadou and N¬πdeye Niang... Majoring in math... Likes bowling, listening to music, reading books and surfing the internet...

BRADY JARDINE Sophomore • Forward • 6-7 • 220 • 1L• Twin Falls, Idaho (Twin Falls HS) HONORS: Academic All-WAC (2009).

2009 Season (FR.): Sat out the first 11 games of the season as a potential redshirt before seeing his first collegiate action against Houston Baptist on Dec. 30... Played in 22 games during the season and averaged 7.7 minutes per contest... Finished the year by averaging 1.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 34.1 percent from the field and 48.0 percent from the free throw line... Had 11 blocks during the season to finish tied for third on the team... Also had 30 offensive rebounds in limited playing time, which was the fifth-most on the team... Averaged 2.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in league games... Had his best game of the season at Hawai¬πi as he scored five points and recorded a season-high 10 rebounds... Also had nine rebounds at home against New Mexico State... Scored a season-high seven points against Cal State Bakersfield as he was 2-of-3 from the field and 3of-3 from the free throw line... His season-high in blocks was three at home against Hawai¬πi... Had three dunks and took three charges during the season... An academic all-WAC honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Idaho Gatorade and 5A Player of the Year as a prep senior at Twin Falls High School as he averaged 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.8 blocks per game... As a senior he led Twin Falls to a 24-2 record and its first state championship in 32 years... Led the team in scoring 12 times... Earned second-team all-region honors as a junior as he averaged 8.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game... As a junior, Twin Falls HS went 25-1 and finished in third-place at the state tournament... Had a 39-inch vertical jump as a prep senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Brady Carl Jardine... Born July 18, 1987 in Phoenix, Ariz. ... One of four children of Jeff and Janelle Jardine... His sister Kelsey will be a junior at USU this fall... Enjoys all outdoor activities including hunting and fishing... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in San Antonio, Texas in August, 2008... Majoring in finance... Married Jenna Oldroyd in October, 2009. JAXON MYAER Sophomore • Guard • 5-9 • 165 • 1L • Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS) This Season: Has a confidence level that gives him a chance to be successful in the WAC... He must add toughness to his game and become a pest on defense... Is an excellent perimeter shooter, but

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needs to become more consistent and improve his assist-to-turnover ratio... Coaching staff was very encouraged by his play at the end of his freshman season. 2009 Season (R-FR.): Started the first six games of the year at the point and played in 32 during the season... Finished the year by averaging 3.6 points and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from three-point range, and 76.5 percent from the free throw line... His 23 made three-pointers ranked fourth on the team, as did his 59 three-point attempts... Had a solid start to the season as he scored five points and had a seasonhigh five assists in his first-ever collegiate game against Montana State-Northern... He then scored in double-figures in his next two games at UC Santa Barbara and at home against Weber State as he had 11 points against the Gauchos and a season-high 13 points against the Wildcats... Versus UC Santa Barbara, he was 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of5 from three-point range... Tied his season-high with five assists at home against UC Irvine... Had a seasonhigh four rebounds in the regular season finale at home against San Jose State... Played a season-high 33 minutes against Weber State and played 20-plus minutes in seven of his first eight games of the season. 2008 Season (FR.): Redshirted during his first year at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Salt Lake Tribune’s 3A Most Valuable Player as a senior at Judge Memorial High School as he averaged 18.6 points and 6.5 assists per game... Along with earning first-team all-state honors in basketball, he was also a first-team all-state selection in football as a quarterback and a second-team allstate selection in baseball as a pitcher and outfielder... During his final two years of basketball he led Judge Memorial to a combined 46-4 record, a state championship as a junior and a third-place finish as a senior... An All-American nominee. PERSONAL: Full name is Jeffrey Jaxon Myaer... Born Jan. 18, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah... One of four children of Jeff and Sheryl Myaer... His dad played baseball at the University of Utah in 1986 and then spent three years in the Major Leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies... Majoring in exercise science... Enjoys backpacking and hanging out with friends... His first name is pronounced Jackson and his last name is pronounced My-err.

NATE BENDALL Junior • Forward • 6-9 • 245 • JC • Salt Lake City, Utah (Skyline HS/Salt Lake CC) This Season: A skilled post player with the size and strength to be a very good WAC player... Can score at the block and has a nice mid-range game. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent the 2008-09 season at Salt Lake Community College where he helped lead the Bruins to a 31-6 record and the NJCAA National Championship... Scored 21 points and added eight rebounds in the national championship game against Midland College and was named to the NJCAA all-tournament team as he averaged 17.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in four games, while shooting 68.2 percent from the field... Scored in double-figures 31 times during the season and had seven 20-point games, including a seasonhigh 28 points against the College of Eastern Utah in the championship game of the Region 18 Tournament... Had five double-doubles during the season and posted a season-high 11 rebounds in three separate games... Earned first-team all-region and Region 18 all-tournament team honors... Started 35 games during the year and averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and 68.9 percent from the free throw line... Also had 50 assists, 34 steals and 21 blocks as he played an average of 23.9 minutes per game. 2006 Season (FR.): Averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in 13 games as a freshman at Utah State during the 2005-06 season, while shooting 72.2 percent from the field (13-18)... Scored a season-high eight points against Lewis & Clark College as he was 4-of5 from the field... HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City where he earned first-team all-state honors... As a senior, he averaged nearly 18 points and nine rebounds, and shot 54 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line as he led Skyline to an 18-5 record and to the semifinals of the 5A state tournament. PERSONAL: Full name is Nate Bendall... Born May 7, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Parents are Coy and Lisa Bendall... Enjoys golfing and collecting model trains... Majoring in finance at Utah State... Following the 2005-06 season at USU, Bendall served a one-year LDS Service Mission in Nauvoo, Ill.

wonderful skill to go along with his God-given size and also has excellent hands... With a solid work ethic and attitude he could join a long list of great Aggie big men by the end of his career. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-conference honors as both a junior and senior at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn... Averaged 8.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a prep senior as he helped lead the Royals to a 27-2 record... During his senior year, he scored in double-figures nine times and had a seasonhigh 16 points versus Edina High School... Hopkins won the Class AAAA (biggest schools) title during DiLoreto’s freshman (2005) and sophomore (2006) seasons, and went 26-2 during his junior year (2007) under head coach Ken Novak... Hopkins was ranked No. 4 in the nation during the 2007 and 2008 regular seasons. PERSONAL: Full name is Anthony Joseph DiLoreto... Born Jan. 5, 1990 in Burbank, Calif... One of three children of Eric and Jill DiLoreto... Majoring in business... Last name is pronounced De-low-ret-o. PRESTON EATON Freshman • Guard • 5-10 • 170 • HS • Springville, Utah (Springville HS) This Season: A walk-on who will give Utah State a quality combo guard. HIGH SCHOOL: Was the leading scorer in state of Utah during his senior season (2007) as he averaged 23.4 points per game to go along with nearly seven points and five assists per outing... Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as a senior...Along with basketball, he also lettered one year in football and earned honorable mention all-state honors... PERSONAL: Full name is Preston Alan Eaton... Born September 20, 1988 in Salt Lake City, Utah... One of seven children of Alan and Aleisa Eaton... Returned from a two-year LDS Church Mission in Chile in August, 2009... Undeclared on a college major. BRIAN GREEN Junior • Guard• 6-1 • 195 • JC • Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Salt Lake CC)

ANTHONY DILORETO Freshman • Center• 7-1 • 230 • HS • Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS)

This Season: Is a tough, hard-nosed competitor who is used to winning and expects to win... His attitude is contagious and he is all about team... A very good shooter.

This Season: Has the potential to become a dominant WAC big man... Has

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds as a sophomore at

Salt Lake Community College during the 2007-08 season as he helped lead the Bruins to a 32-4 record and an appearance in the championship game of the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament... Finished the season shooting 48.1 percent from the field (186-387), 47.2 percent from three-point range (93-197), and 89.8 percent from the free throw line (44-49), while scoring in double-figures 25 times... Had seven 20-point games during the year including a career-high 31 points against Northeastern JC as he was 10-of-15 from the field, 6-of-8 from three-point range, and 5-of-5 from the free throw line... Earned first-team all-region honors and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Region 18 Tournament... Was also named to the NJCAA alltournament team and received the Bud Obee Award which is given to the best small guard in the national tournament... Earned second-team all-region honors as a freshman at SLCC as he averaged 13.9 points and 2.8 assists, and shot 51.5 percent from the field (169-328), 41.2 percent from three-point range (75-182), and 80.4 percent from the free throw line (45-56)... Scored in double-figures 29 times during the season and had five 20-point games. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Davis HS and averaged approximately 17 points during his senior season as he led the Darts to a region championship and the semifinals of the state tournament... As a prep senior, he was named a first-team all-state selection by both the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News and was also named the Most Valuable Player of his conference. PERSONAL: Full name is Brian Nicholas Green... Born Sept. 4, 1988 in Redlands, Calif. ... Parents are Cary and Charla Green... Has three brothers... Enjoys hanging out with friends, hiking, ping pong, and playing Xbox... Majoring in political science. MORGAN GRIM Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 220 • TR • Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Utah) This Season: A very physical post player who has long arms... Should flourish in Utah State’s system once he understands it... Needs to develop a go-to move on the block and regain the confidence he had in high school... Will sit out the 2009-2010 season after transferring from the University of Utah. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played in 16 games, starting four, as a sophomore at the Utah as he averaged 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds... Also had three assists,

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seven blocks and two steals in limited playing time... Shot 55.6 percent from the field (5-9) and was 1-of-1 from the free throw line... Tied his career-high with five points against Colorado State and also had a seasonhigh five rebounds in the game... During his freshman year at Utah, he appeared in 26 games and averaged 0.9 points and 1.0 rebounds to go along with seven blocks, four assists and four steals... Shot 60.0 percent from the field (9-15) and recorded a careerhigh six rebounds against South Carolina Upstate. HIGH SCHOOL: Was named Utah’s Mr. Basketball as a prep senior and Class 5A Most Valuable Player as he averaged nearly 23.0 points, 10 rebound and six blocks per game... Led Riverton High School to back-to-back state championship game appearances as a junior and senior and was named the Region II Most Outstanding Player both years... Was a two-time first-team all-state selection. PERSONAL: Full name is Morgan Scott Grim... Born Nov. 7, 1988 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Parents are Scott and Tracy Grim... His father played basketball at Sheridan (Wyo.) College... Enjoys going to the beach, camping, fishing and hunting... Majoring in public health. PRESTON MEDLIN Freshman • Guard • 6-4 • 165 • HS • Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS) This Season: A very good offensive player who scores the ball easily... With physical maturity and strength he will become a very good Division I basketball player. HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as the 43rdbest prep player in Texas by Texas Hoops... Averaged 22.5 points per game as a prep senior and led Hebron High School to a 20-11 record and an appearance in the District 6 Championship game... During his senior season, he shot 53.0 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from three-point range, and 76.0 percent from the free throw line... Scored a

career-high 34 points in the district championship game against L.D. Bell High School and scored 30-plus points three times during the year... As a prep senior, he led his district with 739 points and was the second-leading scorer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area... Was named the District 6-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee... Also earned all-region honors during his senior season, along with earning all-district honors as both a junior and senior... During his junior campaign, he averaged approximately 11.0 points per game...

PERSONAL: Full name is Preston Jerome Medlin... Born March 26, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas... Parents are Brenda and Dwayne Medlin... Has one brother... His mother competed in the heptathlon at the University of Oklahoma... Enjoys going to the mall, playing video games and all sports... Undeclared on a college major. TYRONE WHITE Freshman • Forward• 6-6 • 175 • HS • Portland, Ore. (Jefferton HS/Air Force Academy Prep School) This Season: Has a lot of versatility in his game... Is skilled offensively and motivated to rebound and defend... Like most young players,

he needs to get stronger to reach his potential... Must improve his perimeter shooting... Will be looked upon to contribute right away. PREP SCHOOL: Averaged approximately 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game this past season at the Air Force Academy Prep School helping his team post the second-best record in school history at 25-7... During his one year at the Air Force, he scored 30 or more points four times including a seasonhigh 39 points against Northwestern Colorado Community College. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged approximately 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game

for Jefferson HS during his senior season as his team won the 2008 state championship... White, who earned all-city and secondteam all-state honors as both a junior and senior, was also the student-body president at his high school carrying a 3.5 grade-point average... A McDonald’s All-American nominee. PERSONAL: Full name is Tyrone Jarriel White... Born August 24, 1990 in Portland, Ore. ... Parents are Tyrone White and Amy Massey... Has five brothers and sisters... Has had four different cousins play collegiate basketball at Kansas, Missouri and Oregon... Enjoys spending time with family and listening to music... Majoring in business at Utah State.

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