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Construction projects total 13 USU anticipates state funding will support needed buildings by 2016 By DAN SMITIH staff writer

As USU continues expansion over the next few years, its campuses will take on new features. The most recent work-in-progress is the new College of Agriculture building located immediately west of the business building. “We have a lot of different projects that are at different stages of completion,” said Vice President for Business and Finance Dave Cowley. A portion of the southwest exterior wall of the College of Agriculture building has been erected. Cowley said the almost-$46 million, state-funded project should be completed around January 2012. “The old building is actually scheduled for demolition,” Cowley said, “It’s part of the project.” The current college of agriculture building is just south of the biology and natural resources building. The journalism and communications department will be moved to the new building along with agriculture upon completion. Each year as USU leaders put together their

- See LIST, page 4

THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE building begins construction on the east side of the Quad and will be completed around January of 2012. ANI MIRZAKHANYAN photo

New building to house UPR, broadcast lectures By MIKE BURNHAM staff writer

Plans are underway to build a new stateof-the-art distance education facility on campus, a hub for professors to broadcast their classes to campuses throughout the state. Ben Berrett, director of planning, design and construction, said initial plans for the 38,700 square-foot building began about five months ago and are progressing nicely. “We plan on breaking ground early spring next year,” Berrett said. “Probably around March or April, and there should be about a year of construction.” The completion date in spring of 2012 is still tentative, though, due to weather conditions and contractors, he said. There will also be additional time required once the building is completed to move in the electronics needed

for housing distance education. Berret said the building will be located where the old dome-shaped Quonset hut is now, on the corner of 700 North and 1200 East, across from Aggie Ice Cream. The building will be 2-3 stories with 8-12 classrooms. “All of the classrooms will be set up for what is called an origination classroom,” he said. “That means the professor will be in Logan and it will be broadcasted out across the state.” Berret also said the building will be used to house Utah Public Radio and the Utah Education Network, as well as facilities to educate faculty on campus technology and a testing center for students. Ronda Menlove, vice provost of regional

- See RCDE, page 3

The Five-Year Plan 1. Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Addition $ 60 million 2. Fine Arts Complex Addition $20.3 million 3. HPER Addition $45 million 4. Biology-Natural Resources Renovation $45 million 5. Animal Science Renovation $12 million 6. Ray B. West Renovation $12 million 7. Wind Turbine Generator $4 million 8. Utility Tunnel Extension $5 million 9. Tooele Regional Campus Utilities $5 million 10. Brigham City Campus Addition $5 million 11. Regional Campuses and Distance Education Building $10 million 12. Art Barn Renovation $2.5 million 13. Thermal Storage Tank $3 million

USU scientists believe organisms went extinct before dinosaurs By KASEY VAN DYKE staff writer

Before the dinosaurs, there were microscopic organisms, and USU doctoral student Dawn Hayes, along with assistant professor Carol Dehler, believes these single-celled creatures saw a mass extinction. Dehler and Hayes, both in the geology department, are studying the sedimentary rocks of the Uinta Mountains and said their research suggests an extinction of singlecelled organisms well before the evolution of animals. Dehler said they look at sedimentary rocks because of the

layers within the rocks, which date back 750 million years, pre-dating the evolution of animals by 185 million years. Sedimentary rocks are formed when sediments pile on top of each other and are pressed together with incredible pressure. Among the different types of sedimentary rocks are limestone, sandstone and shale, or compacted mud. This is the type of rock they are focusing on, said Dehler, who even keeps bags of the black shale on her desk. Dehler said they are interested in this specific rock type because it is organic-rich. She said that when looked at under a microscope, the shale expos-

es a “microbial world.” By studying these fossil records, Dehler and Hayes found a “biotic change.” Hayes said it was originally believed that glaciations from a significant period of climate change, known as Snowball Earth, wiped out the singlecelled organisms. The team found this may not be accurate. “We found low-diversity, high populations of fossil assemblage under rocks that record the glaciation,” Dehler said. “This biotic change had already happened.”

- See FOSSILS, page 3

Council will strive to unify nationalities through week’s events By CATHERINE MEIDELL news editor

International students compose seven percent of USU’s studentbody and International Student Council President Christian Orr said he hopes this year’s International Education Week will help these students feel welcome in an unfamiliar culture. “The majority of this group is overlooked,” Orr said. “They have a rich, rich heritage, cultural traditions and personalities. They add not only so much to USU but to the community. If we overlook that, or undervalue that, they will stop coming here. They will not feel a part of us.” Varuna Ponnamperuma, International Student Council vice president and president of The HURD, said the week will give students from the U.S. a chance to experience culture that they normally only view through the media. In addition, the international students will be given a chance to taste U.S. culture and “feel like they are not from another country,” Ponnamperuma said. THE MISS INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT will wrap up this year’s International Education Week. Miss International will be crowned, a Mr. International will also be chosen. They will perform talents representing their home countries. Photo courtesy International Student Council

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Newcomer, Brockeith Pane, leads USU in second-half win over in-state rival Weber State. Page 8

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Nat’lBriefs Man once thought dead arrested in kidnapping JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The FBI says a Mississippi man who was once considered legally dead has been arrested in the kidnapping of a slain Las Vegas girl whose body was found in the woods of central Louisiana. FBI spokeswoman Sheila Thorne said Thomas Steven Sanders was arrested early Sunday in Gulfport, Miss. The arrest capped a massive manhunt in a bizarre case that stretched across the country. Court documents obtained by The Associated Press show Sanders abandoned his family in 1987 and was declared dead by a Mississippi court 1994. He lived unnoticed for years despite being arrested several times. Sanders was wanted in the kidnapping 12-year-old Lexis Roberts, whose skeleton was found by hunters.

Dog stuck on cliff rescued by deputy

Arizona voters say yes to medical marijuana PHOENIX (AP) – A measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arizona pulled ahead for the first time Friday, with both supporters and opponents saying they believed the proposal that went before voters on Election Day would pass. Proposition 203 was ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.63 million votes counted. The measure started out losing by about 7,200 votes on Nov. 2 and the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days. Only about 10,000 early and provisional ballots remain to be counted in the state, and all are in Maricopa County. If the measure passes, Arizona would be the 15th state with a medical marijuana law. “We were optimistic that this is what the result was going to be today, and we’re thrilled that it came to reality,” said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. “Moving forward it’s our responsibility to help implement a program that Arizona can be proud of.” Opponents of the initiative, including

ALLAN SOBOL, OPERATIONS MANAGER at Marijuana Marketing Strategies, LLC, stands in his store while holding up replica samples of marijuana. AP photo

all Arizona’s sheriff’s and county prosecutors, the governor, attorney general, and many other politicians, came out against

the proposed law. “All of the political leaders came out and warned Arizonans that this was going to have very dire effects on a number of levels,” said Carolyn Short, chairwoman of Keep AZ Drug Free, the group that organized opposition to the initiative. “I don’t think that all Arizonans have heard those dire predictions. “Election night and this entire week has been a very exciting time for us – we just didn’t know we had actually lost,” Short said. “I am incredibly proud of our small but dedicated army of volunteers who worked very, very hard for months to educate voters about Prop 203.” Backers of Proposition 203 argued that thousands of patients faced “a terrible choice” of suffering with a serious or even terminal illness or going to the criminal market for pot. They collected more than 252,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot – nearly 100,000 more than required. The measure will allow patients with diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and any other “chronic or debilitating” disease that meets guidelines

to buy more 2.5 ounces of marijuana every two weeks or grow plants. The patients must get a recommendation from their doctor and register with the Arizona Department of Health Services. The law also allows for no more than 124 marijuana dispensaries in the state. “Our law is written to be incredibly restrictive. We’re talking only about seriously or terminally ill patients,” Myers said. “There are 14 medical marijuana states, and for political reasons they decided to narrow in on (problems in) California because they don’t believe that marijuana is medicine at all.” The measure began Friday losing by about 1,500 votes. The vast majority of outstanding votes were in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, on Friday morning. About 30,000 provisional ballots during the day, and those went heavily for medical marijuana backers. The county also processed 5,024 early ballots. Maricopa County has 8,000 early and 2,000 provisional ballots still to count. Outstanding ballots will be counted.

Colo. police investigate, protect Amazon author DENVER (AP) – Police are investigating whether the author of a guide for pedophiles did anything illegal even as they try to protect him from a threat posted on a local website. Phillip Ray Greaves II of Pueblo has drawn national attention because his self-published book for sale on Amazon offers advice to pedophiles on how to make a sexual encounter with a child as safe as possible. Pueblo police heard news reports about the book and went to Greaves’ home Thursday morning to interview him. Pueblo Detective Dustin Taylor described Greaves as cooperative and said he gave detectives a copy of the book when they asked for one. “He was just a normal man. He didn’t seem unnerved by us being there,” Taylor said. Police told Greaves that he’d been threatened on a local website and they would monitor his home for his safety. Taylor said the author didn’t seem fearful. Police would not elaborate on the threat, and the mes-

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – A springer spaniel stuck overnight on a cliff ledge in Lake Pueblo State Park is OK after a sheriff’s deputy rappelled down a canyon to retrieve him. The dog named “Doc” went over an 80-foot cliff Thursday morning while training to become a hunting dog. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the spaniel became trapped after sliding down a shale canyon side. The pup landed on a ledge about 80 feet down a 200-foot ravine. Master Deputy Dylan Jacketta says it was too dark Thursday to attempt a rescue, so rescuers passed blankets down to the ledge. On Friday morning, Jacketta rappelled down the canNEW YORK (AP) – Conan O’Brien has finished yon and rescued Doc. his first week on TBS with a hefty sampling by a remarkably younger-skewing audience. Thursday’s show drew 2 million viewers, less than half the number who gathered for his muchawaited, much-promoted debut on Monday, accordTop 10 Ways To Make The G20 Summit More Exciting – Nov. 11, 2010 ing to the Nielsen Co. But of those 2 million viewers, nearly 1.4 million were in the 18-to-49 age group that many advertisers 10. More exciting?! Are you mad?! 9. Change focus from global economy want to reach. All this week, cable network TBS has crowed about the median age for “Conan” viewers to movie and television trivia. – about 30 years old. By contrast, the median audi8. Legalize helmet-to-helmet hits. ences for late-night talk shows on the broadcast net7. No one allowed to speak until works crack the 50-year-old mark, or push past it. they’ve thrown back a couple of Jager For “Conan” – which airs Mondays through shots, dude. Thursdays at 11 p.m. EST – the big question 6. More exciting?! Are you mad?! becomes: How many more viewers will fall away as That joke was Number 10. Who his new show’s core audience reveals itself? checks these things? The answer could be coming as soon as next 5. Replace elegant buffet spread with week. tray of McRibs. “I never take the first week seriously,” industry 4. Puppets. analyst Shari Anne Brill said Friday. “I think Week 3. Rename it OMG20. Two is the indicator. That’s when you start looking 2. Bottomless cups of General Foods at who the audience is.” International Coffee. “I think by then, Conan will be close to where 1. Strand world leaders on a Carnival he’s going to end up,” media analyst Steve Sternberg Cruise liner 150 miles at sea. agreed. “And if he maintains an audience of 1 million 18-to-49-year-olds, I think TBS will be happy

sage was removed from the website, Taylor said. Greaves, 47, has no criminal record and is not a registered sex offender, Taylor said. Taylor said authorities kept the book but don’t expect criminal charges at this point. “At this point we’re still reviewing it, though there’s still no indication of any crime being committed,” Taylor said. The book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover’s Code of Conduct,” includes first-person descriptions of such encounters, purportedly written from a child’s point of view. Greaves argues that pedophiles are misunderstood, as the word literally means to love a child. He adds that it is only a crime to act on sexual impulses toward children, and offers advice that purportedly allows pedophiles to abide by the law. Greaves also self-published other books on Amazon and was a frequent writer to the Pueblo Chieftain editorial page. His letters to the editor were

mostly about local matters and the role of government. Last month, Greaves wrote a letter calling for criminal fines to go to “randomly selected charities” instead of the government. Amazon has declined comment to The Associated Press. Greaves also declined an interview but told The Smoking Gun website on Wednesday that he suffers from depression and that he had sexual contact with children while still a child himself. The website said that when asked if he had engaged in sexual acts with children as an adult, Greaves first said “could have” before saying that he hadn’t. He also said he suffered a mental collapse about three years ago while working as a nursing home aide. Greaves said he had only sold one book and insisted it doesn’t advocate for adults to harm children. “The best advice I can give a pedophile is, accept that masturbation is your best friend,” Greaves told The Smoking Gun.

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with him.” After eight months on the sidelines after his brief stint hosting “The Tonight Show,” and his bitter exit from NBC last January, O’Brien returned to late night amid much media attention as viewers flocked to welcome him back. “He was almost like a folk hero,” said Brill. “A lot of people were tuning in for curiosity’s sake.” Looking rested, ready and typically self-skewering, O’Brien greeted guests, who included “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm; Julie Bowen of “Modern Family”; and the clearly-game-for-anything Tom Hanks, who, while chatting with O’Brien on Tuesday’s show, was drenched by a diving whale (you had to be there). On Wednesday’s “Conan,” the host shared with viewers a list of rejected titles for his new show. Among them were “Plan B With Conan O’Brien,” ‘’One Hour to Lopez” and “One Night Closer to Death.” “We’ve been having a great first week here at TBS,” he said during Thursday’s monologue. “But if this doesn’t work out, you can catch me next fall on my new VH1 show, ‘Coning for Love.’” It may not come to that. Audience-wise, “he may stay about where he is now,” Sternberg says. “And if he does, he’s a hit.”

CONAN O’BRIEN DEBUTED his new late-night show on TBS Monday, Nov. 8. By Thursday, less than half of Monday’s viewers tuned in. AP photo

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New website invites student input on higher ed Briefs Campus & Community

By ROB JEPSON staff writer

The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) asked college students throughout Utah to participate in an “online public hearing on the future of Utah higher education,” according to a recent letter to faculty, staff and students in which USU President Stan Albrecht encouraged USU to participate. The online hearing is a type of survey which presents students with proposed courses of action concerning Utah higher education and provides them the option to either “like” or “dislike” the proposal and leave comments. “I encourage you to help us address these future demands for higher education by letting your voice be heard through this innovative public forum,” Albrecht said. A recent study by Georgetown University showed that by 2018, 66 percent of all jobs in Utah will require at least some post-secondary education, and 55 percent of them will require at least an associate degree. According to the USHE, only 39 percent of Utahns currently hold an associate degree or higher. Under the direction of USHE commissioner William A. Sederburg, the State Board of Regents has launched a plan which aims to raise the level of education in Utah to meet the projected demands. According to their website, the system’s board of regents and commissioner aim to have 66 percent of Utah residents – men and women age 25 to 64 – with a post-secondary degree or certificate by the year 2020. Additionally, they aim to have 55 percent of Utah’s workforce with an associate degree or higher and 11 percent with a post-sec-

ondary certificate that leads to a “livable wage.” Albrecht said the opportunity to participate in this effort comes on the heels of a visit to USU from William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland. He said Kirwan is a nationally recognized authority on critical issues shaping higher education, and that during Kirwan’s visit it became clear that higher education was facing many complex problems. He said education could continue to be “a catalyst for growth and prosperity in Utah and the nation with the help of our best thinking.” James Morales, USU vice president of student services, said the project has been in development for almost a year and all the public universities in the system have had a chance to contribute to it. “As far as we know,” said USHE Director of Communications Holly Braithwaite, “this is the first online public hearing of its kind, certainly in higher education”. She said the idea has been talked about nationally but, to her knowledge, has never been done. She said in addition to voting, there are two wiki documents on the website which allow anyone to register and contribute. The documents are called the “case statement,” and the “action plan.” These documents are “living documents” which will remain in draft form until their final approval by the state board of regents. According to the Utah Home Education Association (UHEA) website, the purpose of this draft is to enlist input, feedback and support from the higher education community and its stakeholders to help shape the future of higher education in Utah. The website states that the feedback will be reflected in future drafts of the document. “The overarching purpose of this document is to serve as a compass to the State Board of Regents

as well as to the higher education community and stakeholders in their implementation of strategies that will help ensure the future prosperity of Utah,” the website states. Morales said: “We are excited that the state is taking leadership on this and saying as a coordinated effort we need to take a look at where we are, where we need to go and how we’re going to get there. I think what’s important and what’s at stake is our future as a state – our well-being economically, how the society within the state continues to thrive and function. He said the age we live in requires a higher level of skills to function and be successful, and these skills are best taught in a higher education environment. “The more educated a person is, the better they’re able to contribute to society as a citizen,” he said. Braithwaite said after students have submitted their opinions and comments, they will be reviewed and incorporated. “They track all comments and take them into consideration,” Braithwaite said. “Then these ideas will be kind of boiled down and taken to the board or regents for their action plan.” Concerning student participation, Morales said, “We want you to be honest. We want you to be frank with your experiences and your thoughts and your ideas because that’s going to generate the best outcome as this plan is formulated as we move forward.” The survey can be accessed at www.higheredutah2020.org. – rob.jepson@aggiemail.usu.edu

Fossils: Scientists study prehistoric fossils in Uintas -continued from page 1

Hayes explained that this means bacterium caused the extinction of the single-celled organisms, like algae and plankton. There was a sudden shift, she said, from single-celled organisms to a bacterial-dominated world, which could have been due to a change in ocean chemistry. By studying the shale they found in the Uinta mountains, they can see this change because of oxygen levels and the organic matter in the rock. Hayes said they’re hypothesis is that a period of high sulfur content along with an algae-bloom-like spread of bacteria erupted throughout the oceans world wide and killed off the earlier organisms. Dehler said this new information raises a questions: could this biotic change have been a precursory event to climate change? If these bacteria bloomed worldwide, could it have caused the climate change? “We’re constantly learning and we’re constantly becoming new scientists because it moves so fast,” she said. Dehler’s interest in fossils of this kind began on a trip to the Grand Canyon in 1995, where she first took notice of these Pre-Cambrian

PHYTOPLANKTON MICROFOSSILS from mudrocks are being studied in the Uinta Mountains by USU scientists. Each microfossil is about 20 micrometers in diameter. Photo courtesy of Dawn Hayes

rocks. She said it was “love at first sight” and at the time wondered if they had been studied yet. Though some research had been done on the rocks, it wasn’t in-depth and

Dehler began her study of the fossils. She said the research has now piqued the interest of scientists in many fields. Hayes was originally a biol-

ogy and chemistry teacher, then returned to USU to work toward her graduate degree. She recently presented the team’s research to the Geological Society of America and said she looks forward to continuing the research. Contrary to a recent article, Hayes said they are “definitely not challenging the idea the earth was at one point or a few points covered in glaciers.” Hayes is currently working on her doctoral thesis, which is focused on the evolution and decline of snowball earth. She and Dehler are working on a grant proposal that would allow them to test other areas of the Uinta mountains to see if they have similar results. As they try to find a specific reason for this early extinction, Dehler said they’ve recognized there are probably many reasons. “One of the important things about looking at older fossil records,” she said, “is looking at what earlier fossils can tell us: how animals evolved, how many other extinctions happened and how organisms became extinct.” – k.vandyke@aggiemail.usu.edu

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campuses and distance education, called the broadcasting classrooms “smart classrooms.” “Logan students will come and be linked to classrooms all over the state,” she said. “Most of the classes will be at night, but some of them will be during the day.” According to the most recent Regional Campuses and Distance Education annual report, enrollment in online and distance classes has nearly doubled from what it was 10 years ago. Additionally, the total enrollment in regional and distance classes is now slightly higher, at 17,345 students, than enrollment at the Logan campus, which hosts 17,199 students. Menlove said the new facilities will help the university accommodate the growing demand for such classes. “It’s a building for the future,” she said. “We’re growing, so even though we already have 30 smart classrooms here on campus, we don’t think that’s enough.” This is part of a larger vision she said that USU President Stan Albrecht and the provost have to make every classroom a smart classroom. The recent growth, Menlove said, can be traced to recent economic conditions. “It’s growing across the state because you have a down economy,” she said. “When that happens people go back to school.” Menlove said distance education is opening up new opportunities because of the economic advantages it provides. “People haven’t had this opportunity before,” she said. “If you live in Green River there’s no way you could drive to the university. Previously if you were an adult and you wanted to go back to school you had to quit your job and move your family. This way it comes to you.” Younger students are also reaping the economic benefits these new smart classes and online education bring. The annual report showed that the vast majority of students are undergraduates,

and the largest age group is students 18-25 years old. According to Menlove, the average age has dropped from 35 to 31. “There are lots of kids that can’t afford to come to school anymore because it’s so expensive,” she said. “But if they stay home and take classes, the only cost they have is tuition and books.” It also works to bring degrees to people that can’t be obtained anywhere else in the state. “People along the Wasatch front have a lot of opportunities,” Menlove said. “We offer programs there that they can’t get anywhere else. Natural

resource and agricultural degrees, nobody offers those but Utah State.” While these programs are saving money for the students, they aren’t free for the school. Menlove said the new building will cost roughly $10-12 million and is being funded primarily by student tuition. Total operating expenses for distance education for 2008-09 was more than $28.6 million, according to the annual report. – mike.burnham@aggiemail.usu.edu

AN RCDE BUILDING SKETCH shows the general idea of the future building that will house Utah Public Radio and house professors’ broadcast lectures. Photo courtesy Ronda Menlove

Winter parking ordinance begins Cars will no longer be permitted to park on any Logan City street between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. beginning Nov. 15. This will be implemented until the end of February 2011 and those who do continue to park on city streets will receive a citation. Whether there is or is not snow or ice on the ground the parking precaution will be enforced. This change in parking procedures occurs every year in order to make it easier for snow plows to clear the roadways. Those who are concerned about no longer having a parking space should speak with their landlords, resident managers or housing advisers to establish a new location to leave their vehicles. The Logan Parking Authority is also assisting in this matter and they can be contacted at 435-750-0255.

Spectrum on wheels tickets for purchase The USU vs. BYU basketball game is coming up on Nov. 17. The Aggies are taking on the Cougars in one of the biggest games of the year, so The HURD is taking the Spectrum on wheels to Provo. Tickets for this game go on sale at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15 in the TSC Ballroom. Ticket purchasers will be granted entrance into the game, a ride on the fun bus and free pizza on the trip down. There will also be games and trivia to win free stuff. Tickets are $15 for HURD members and $20 for students who are not. You have to be a USU student with the ID to get tickets. NonHURD members can sign up for the HURD there as well. The bus leaves at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 17 from the northwest side of the Stadium parking lot. Be on time and ready to cheer on the Aggies. If you have any questions e-mail The HURD at hurd@aggiemail.usu. edu.

Kiger Hour features pottery professor

The November Kiger Hour event features John Neely, professor of art in the Caine College of the Arts’ Department of Art. Kiger Hour is a social and intellectual program presented by Utah State University and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Caine College of the Arts. Neely presents “You teach WHAT? Pottery in the University,” Thursday, Nov. 18, at Hamilton’s Steak and Seafood. Kiger Hour begins at 5:15 p.m. with a social gathering and the program, known as the TimePiece, begins at approximately 6 p.m. The activity is open to everyone. Neely will discuss his experiences of running a pottery program on the campus of a research university. Neely is an accomplished ceramicist and has presented his work in more than 100 domestic group exhibitions as well as solo and international exhibitions. Kiger Hour is held at Hamilton’s Steak and Seafood, 2427 N. Main St., Logan. A buffet with appetizers, desserts and soft drinks, iced tea or coffee is offered. Cost is $6.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and is billed on an individual basis. Guests can also order from the menu, and a cash bar is available. For planning purposes, please RSVP to Natalie Archibald Smoot in the college office, 435-797-2796, or email, natalie.archibald@usu. edu.

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“People here actually get scared to talk to international students,� he said. “They have a different mentality. It’s like the felt they would offend me by talking to me.� He said he hopes the international students will be able to feel more confident about their cultural background at the close of the week and be excited to share it with others. He said he still practices traditions from Sri Lanka – his home country – including respect for his elders and curry dishes he occasionally makes for his roommates. Events will be held every day through Saturday, Nov. 20 to display and celebrate the slew of diverse backgrounds that are woven throughout the USU student population. They will begin with Diversity Days, held Monday in the TSC Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and organized by USU’s Access and Diversity Center. A movie will play Monday through Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in the TSC Auditorium. Films will include “Outsourced,� “Maria Full of Grace,� “My Big Fat Greek Wedding� and “The Lemon Tree.� Tuesday, a keynote speaker from the Utah Refugee

Center will speak in the TSC Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. and professor Bonnie Glass-Coffin will speak on doing international research Wednesday from 3-5:30 p.m. in Room 154 of the Merrill Cazier Library. Thursday, the Cultural Fair and International Fashion Show will be held for international students to display their cultures firsthand to the USU community through clothing, dance, food and other cultural traditions. Students will walk their own cultural outfits down the runway. Ani Angalatyan, an Armenian student majoring in international studies, said she will be participating in the fashion show and is very excited to be involved because she believes it is important for her to foster friendships with her family in a different continent. “The first challenge is being away from my family and my friends, the second challenge was it is very cold here and food is different. I miss my mom’s cooking,� Angalatyan said. The biggest event of the week, Orr said, will be the Miss International Pageant, which has been a lasting tradition at USU. Pictures of prior Miss Internationals can be

seen lining the walls of the third floor in the TSC. This year, Needham’s Jewelers will donate a tiara made from real jewels. “Whoever wins the pageant, we still love their country,� Ponnamperuma said. “One side of the room is cheering for their country and the other side is cheering for theirs.� Anyone may purchase an all-encompassing ticket for the events for $5 in the TSC ticket office. Orr said preceding Saturday’s football game versus Idaho, there will be a tailgate party for all the international students beginning at 11 a.m. After the international students share their culture with the campus community, Orr wants them to participate in USU culture. He said his personal victory after the week will to have these international students “on the map.� “International students don’t have to be isolated because we all have each other,� Angalatyan said. “We want to know these students so if they need us we are ready to help them out.�

– catherine.meidell@aggiemail. usu.edu

List: Requests for state funding in place -continued from page 1 requests for state funding, they develop a planning document referred to as the five-year plan, Cowley said. “In most cases we don’t yet have funding secured for these projects, so the list shows the projects we would like to begin as funding allows,� he said. The new RCDE building is planned to replace the Quonset hut, a World War II surplus structure, which currently houses Utah Public Radio (UPR). The site is adjacent to 1200 East across from the nutrition and food science building and is estimated to be complete in 2012 (see Page 3 for full story.)

Project No. 6 addresses the Ray B. West building. Barrett said the recent “cosmetic� improvements made to the building could be a temporary fix. “It would need a pretty significant seismic upgrade,� Barrett said. “We’re talking seismic upgrades and mechanical upgrades. Cut the building open and start over on the inside.� The Ray B. West and animal science buildings are both listed on the national register of historic buildings. It is suggested in the plan that the timber roofs and un-reinforced concrete walls of both buildings be renovated. Project No. 7 is the proposed construction of a wind turbine generator at the mouth of A Closer Look at the Five-Year Plan Logan Canyon. Implementation of such a structure would help reduce USU’s carbon footprint The current five-year plan for fiscal year and meet the American College and University 2011-12 contains a total of 13 project proposPresident’s Climate Commitment. als. The grand total for approximated budgets The plan also states: “This area of the camaccording to the plan is $228.8 million. pus has long been considered as a possibility Project No. 1 is a two-phase addition and for a wind project because of the strong, regurenovation for the Jon M. Huntsman School of lar diurnal (cold air spilling from the mounBusiness. tains ... from evening to mid-morning) wind.� “The phasing of this project is necessary Project Nos. 8, 9 and 10 propose a utildue to the lack of space to relocate the existing ity tunnel extension, upgrades to the Tooele Jon M. Huntsman School of Business functions Regional Campus utilities and a Brigham City during renovation,� the plan states. campus student center, respectively. The first phase of this project is the conProject No. 11 is the new Regional Campus struction of a three- or four-story building that and Distance Education (RCDE) building. would replace Lund Hall. The Along with UPR and the second phase would address RCDE administrative offices, seismic weaknesses and worn “The renovation will the building will also house mechanical and electrical sys- allow the building additional distance education tems. classrooms, Barrett said. to remain a landThe plan also states: Utah Educational mark on campus, “Much of the interior is the Network (UEN), a non-unibut will provide safe versity, statewide terminal original decor and does not adequately reflect the califor regional campuses, will accommodation for ber of teaching and research the teaching and also have offices in the new happening in the building.� building, he said. The proposed budget for this research that takes Project No. 12 would be a project is approximately $60 place inside the renovation of the Art Barn, a million. building of historical signifibuilding.� Project No. 2 is a proposed cance according to the plan. overhaul of the deteriorating “The renovation will – USU’s Five-Year Plan allow systems of the Kent Concert the building to remain Hall and the Morgan Theatre. a landmark on campus, but Updates would include new will provide safe accommoelectrical, lighting and ceilings. The proposed dation for the teaching and research that takes budget is approximately $20.3 million. place inside the building,� the plan states. “It is “The music and theatre programs will both hoped to secure private funds for the project.� be greatly enhanced by these improvements, Project No. 13, the final proposal on the and the entire campus and community will be current five-year plan, is a thermal storage served by increasing safety and quality of the tank that would store two million gallons of venue,� the plan states. water underground beneath the HPER recreProject No. 3 addresses effectiveness and ational field. The purpose would be to reduce capacity of the HPER building, which was the cost of energy on campus. built in 1972. At the time the building was The College of Agriculture building, the constructed, it was meant to serve a projected RCDE building and a distance education buildstudent population of 12,000. ing currently under construction in Kaysville “The present on-campus student population are the only three building projects that curis approximately 17,000 and the existing facilrently have an approved stream of funding, ity is inadequate for the instructional needs of Barrett said. the university, let alone the recreational needs “It would be really aggressive to think all of its students,� the plan states. these things would come along in a five year The proposed $45 million project would period,� Cowley said. “So it’s a forward-lookadd around 80,000 square feet to the facility. It ing plan for buildings that are on the viewable would have several new features, including new horizon. The document is more of a planning classrooms and labs as well as an area for rock document.� climbing instruction. Project Nos. 4 and 5 address a suggested – dan.whitney.smith@aggiemail.usu.edu need to renovate the biology and natural resources building and the animal science building.

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Get to know the clippers of USU Golden Key works for By JESSICA BLACK staff writer

USU students don’t need to travel far to get a haircut with the Barber Shop located in the TSC. Girls and guys alike can stop by anytime without an appointment to get cuts, color or even a scalp massage. Although they no longer shave beards, they still do beard trimmings. Cheri Housley is the owner of the Barber Shop and said that even before she owned it, she enjoyed working there because it was “fun to be around people who come from all over the world.” Housley said that every time a student comes in for a haircut, if they’re from some-

where outside of Utah they get to put a pin in the world map the employeers have hung up in their room. The map is covered with pins ranging from the shores of Alaska to Africa and Russia. “It’s so fun to meet people from all over the world,” said Angela Nielson, a barber in her second year working at the shop. Nielson said she has a collection of pictures she’s taken of previous hair cuts and said sometimes when students come in she gives them her book to help them pick a style they like and want. Nielson said she is the only full-time barber at the shop and has worked in several different beauty parlors and hair salons and even owned her own shop in Preston before she came to USU’s Barber Shop.

“It’s fun to see all the younger trends,” Nielson said. “Boys these days just don’t comb their hair anymore. They like it so they can wake up, throw some gel in it, and walk out the door.” She said she’s noticed the trends getting shorter and shorter. She said even with the girls that come in for a haircut, they tend to get shorter and shorter, and that people go longer between haircuts. She attributed this to the economy and the busy college student schedule. Laurie Chappuis is one of the newest staff members at the Barber Shop ,and though she’s been cutting hair for 18 years already,

- See BARBER SHOP, page 7

THE BARBER SHOP is located just inside the TSC and welcomes anyone to come in for a haircut, color or scalp massage. The ladies who work in the barber shop have seen customers from all over the world. BENJAMIN WOOD photo

academics and service By KATE MARSHALL staff writer

Although it is not well known among the students that populate the Utah State campus, the Golden Key Club is an international organization. Melissa Schmidt, a senior in social studies teaching and club president, said students can be members by invitation only, and represent the top 15 percent of their academic class. “The students invited to participate must pay an $80 membership fee to be official members of the club. Once they are invited and they’ve paid the membership fee once, they are members for life,” Schmidt said. USU’s chapter has about 350 active members. According to the Golden Key website, Golden Key has over 375 chapters in seven regions. The international club has more than two million members worldwide. Golden Key club meetings are held all around Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Bahamas and the United States, and all the students involved have a college GPA of 3.75 or higher. According to the website, chapters are based on the campuses of top colleges and universities worldwide and foster a spirit of collaboration, leadership and service. International associate director of the club, Joseph Villafuerte, said there are three pillars that the values and goals of Golden Key are founded upon: Leadership, academics, and service. The club seeks to give these highly academic students the chance to learn valuable leadership skills, and encourages them to look up from their books once in a while and engage in creative, service-filled activities. Villafuerte came to Utah State to talk about the benefits of the club in October. According to Villafuerte, the upcoming project that the members are most looking forward to is called the Champ project. The Golden Key club is joining forces with the sociology department throughout the spring semester to work with high school students in Cache Valley. Each member participating in the service activity will be matched with a high school student to help prepare them for life at a university. In April, the students will have a chance to follow club members around campus to see what college life offers, and to show them how they can also be academically responsible enough to merit an invitation to the Golden Key club. Heather Hancock, a new member of the club and sophomore majoring in physical therapy, said she joined the club because “it looks really good on your resume, and it’s a fantastic way to tap into scholarships that most people can’t apply

- See GOLDEN, page 7

Sewing circle works for friendship one stitch at a time By GENEVIEVE DRAPER staff writer

A new sewing circle on campus is giving students a chance to sew while socializing. The circle is for both the beginning sewer and the advanced student, for those starting new crafts and those catching up on old projects. The circle meets in the clothing production lab, room 310 in the Family Life building, on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. There is a cost of $3, for maintenance of the space and tools used. The room has a large amount of cutting space, as well as 20 sewing machines available. There are two interns at each meeting who can answer questions or help with any difficulties. Jen Giddens, a senior in interior design, said the traditional view of a sewing circle is little old ladies, but there are many young, talented designers who show the possibilities for college students to learn this new skill set and make their own style. “There isn’t a community outlet for people who sew or want to learn to sew,” said Sarah Geer, a student receiving her second bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies. “Having a place to sew promotes sewing.” Geer and Giddens, as well as Chanae Weller, a junior in public relations, were interns over the summer for assistant professor Lindsey Shirley. Shirley works in family and consumer sciences education as well as agricultural systems technology and education. Working together, they created the sewing circle, which held its first two meetings this semester. Three other interns, help with the circle. “To teach yourself every little thing about sewing, every definition, is really tedious,” Geer said. Not only can the interns help with beginning sewing projects, Giddens said sometimes another pair of eyes reading a sewing pattern, which can get really complicated, is all that is needed on a project. Weller said she has found her past experience with the interns very rewarding. “I didn’t sew a stitch,” Weller said. Because she had never been involved with sewing, Weller is able to give feedback on whether patterns designed, and other sewing material the interns work on, are understandable to the beginning sewer. “(The interns are) so patient, so good to take you through the little steps throughout the job,” Weller said. She has learned to sew since becoming an intern. All five other interns sew really well and have a lot of creativity and talent, Weller said. Giddens and Geer are both accomplished sewers. Giddens designs patterns for bags. Geer likes to dream up challenging ideas and then make them realities. “There is so much more meaning in home-made gifts. Sewing something for someone takes so much more than spending 15

minutes in the store,” Giddens said. Giddens said another part of the appeal of sewing is creating something unique that isn’t found other places. The variety of fabrics out there allows for a lot of creativity even with the same pattern. Five to 10 students have attended each meeting held so far. Students bring their own projects. At the last meeting, one girl worked on a dress, while others worked on bags such as the ones designed by Giddens. “You’re working with really talented girls, creative and with fun personalities. A fun two hours of creative projects,” Weller said.

For those who want to start a project, patterns can be found online. Ann Butler has a website which offers free patterns, from quilts to yoga bags. Etsy.com sells a variety of patterns, where students can look for different projects to start. A simple Google search can also yield a large number of patterns, so no one should feel deterred by a lack of project. The sewing circle welcomes new faces to join in future meetings. No reservations are necessary, and the machines are used on a first come, first serve basis.

– genevieve.draper@aggiemail.usu.edu

THE SEWING CIRCLE BEGAN at the start of the school year to allow both new and experienced sewers to come and practice. The group meets every other Tuesday and interns are always standing by to help with questions. MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE photo

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Student Ailina Smith wouldn’t torment anyone By TAM ROUNDS staff writer

Utah Statesman: If you were a performer in the circus, which act would you perform? Ailina Smith: I think it would be cool to be a trapeze artist, that would be fun! US: What were you thinking about just before this? AS: Putting together an e-mail list for undergraduates. US: Where are you from and describe what you like about that place? AS: I grew up in Richmond, Utah, so just 20 minutes north of here. We grew up just below the foothills and when I was little I loved going up and exploring the hills and stuff like that. But my family lives in Wyoming now and that’s a beautiful place, too. US: Do you like snow and why or why not? AS: Yeah, I like snow. I like seasons and I think snow is good because in the wintertime it makes things prettier, especially around Christmas time. US: Do you ski or anything? AS: I do ski, not very much because it’s pretty expensive, so not very often. US: If you could have anyone locked in a room so that you could torment them for a day, who would you choose and how would you torment them? AS: I don’t know that I would want to torment anyone. US: What brand of shampoo do you use? AS: Herbal Essences. US: If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen? AS: I think it would be cool to see the creation of the world. US: Are you single or in a relationship? AS: I’m currently single.

AILINA SMITH STANDS in front of poinsettias the greenhouse on campus grows and sells. Smith’s favorite quote is “whatever you are, be a good one,” by Abraham Lincoln. TAM ROUNDS photo

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US: What career do you hope to obtain upon graduation? AS: I would like to go into extension education, so either working with the county or directly with the university in agriculture.

Ailina Smith junior crop science

US: Which professor is your favorite and why? AS: Probably one of my favorite current professors, Ralph Whitehead, he makes learning fun and hands-on.

US: Most embarrassing moment? AS: Oh geesh, I wouldn’t say it’s my most but you know I wouldn’t want to say my MOST embarrassing moment. But probably it would be I was giving a talk in church and it was packed and there was a whole bunch of area authorities that were there at the time. Right in the middle of my talk I totally spaced out and for like 10 seconds I was trying to think about what I was trying to say. That was pretty embarrassing. And then I was fumbling with my words after that. US: Where is your ideal vacation spot? AS: I really like Canada. Southern Alberta. My dad’s actually from there and it is just gorgeous. I think it’s beautiful and I love the countryside. US: Would you eat a bowl of live grasshoppers for $25,000? AS: For $25,000? I probably would! I mean for $25,000. People ate grasshoppers back in the day and they’re OK.

US: Name your favorite restaurant and dish you have to order? AS: Oh, I really like Maddox and their homemade rolls are really good. The rolls with the honey butter and the raspberry butter, those are really good. US: What problem are you training to solve? AS: Well, probably a lot to do with management whether it’s land management or farm management, like better integrated pest management and stuff.

and read a book and relax and just take a break. US: Favorite board game? AS: Settlers of Catan. US: Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip? AS: Actually I don’t like either because I had a bad experience with mayonnaise when I was younger, I went backpacking and I had a sandwich that had mayonnaise in my backpack. It got really hot and I got food poisoning, so I don’t like either. US: Name five of your favorite books. AS: Ella Enchanted when I was younger, Naya Nuki, Traitor and then probably the one I read the most is the Book of Mormon. I really like the Chronicles of Narnia. US: Do you believe that honesty is always the best policy? AS: Yes.

US: What is your earliest memory? AS: Probably my earliest memory is when my older sister lit a match and dropped it on the floor and burned a hole in the floor. That was when I was two.

US: Which is your least favorite subject in school and why? AS: Probably, well at least when I was in high school, was math. I really liked algebra but trigonometry and geometry and things like that.

US: What was your most prized possession when you were 10? 15? Now? AS: At 10, probably my most prized possession was my bike. At 15 it was probably my sewing machine. Right now it’s probably my computer, because it has a lot of stuff on it.

US: Are you a member of any clubs at USU? AS: Yes, I am. I’m a member of the plant science club, the range club, animal science, Institute Women’s Association. Yeah, I keep busy.

US: If you had Star Trek technology and could beam anywhere, where would you go? AS: I would probably want to go home and take a one-week vacation, to just be able to go home

US: Are you in any leadership positions? AS: I’m president of the plant science club and I’m Ag Ambassador. US: Where is your favorite spot on campus to study?

AS: My favorite spot would be outside on the grass somewhere, when it’s warm. Other than that I study a lot in the study room in the Ag Science building. US: Beverage of choice? AS: Milk. US: Who is someone you admire and why? AS: I’m trying to narrow it down. I would have to say probably I know someone I really look up to is my Institute teach, Brother Larsen. He’s just an amazing teacher and he really cares about everyone and he’s really enthusiastic and you feel comfortable asking him any questions you have. He’s just a great teacher. I think those are important traits in any teacher. US: Favorite quote? AS: I really like the quote by Abraham Lincoln, “Whatever you are, be a good one.” I think that applies to pretty much any situation in life. You should try to be the best you can. US: What is your favorite tree, crop, vegetable or flower? AS: That’s hard. A tree that I think is really awesome is the London Planetree. I think wheat is just beautiful in the fields, the way it moves in the wind. My favorite vegetable would be broccoli, and I really like lilies. I think they are pretty. US: What is your job? AS: I work as peer advisor in the plant department and then I help out the department secretary, kind of assist her with any odd jobs she has. – tam.r@aggiemail.usu.edu

Alumna still on campus after 32 years By TESSA KARRINGTON staff writer

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In LuAnn Parkinson’s office, there is a rock engraved with the words, “every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it, autograph your work with excellence.” This quote is something she lives by at home and at work. From managing new campus buildings to budgeting finances, Parkinson has done it all. As senior budget officer for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, Parkinson works to keep the college’s finances in order. Though she has a full-time job at Utah State now, Parkinson used to be an average student on campus. She graduated in May 1978 with an associate degree in office administration, a major the university no longer offers. Reflecting on her time at Utah State, Parkinson said she wished the major was still available to students, because it was really beneficial to her. “I really learned a lot. That was back when we didn’t have computers,” she said. “We worked with typewriters, ditto machines and stencil machines. We also had those black

- See ALUMNA, page 7

LUANN PARKINSON GRADUATED from USU in 1978 in a major that Utah State no longer offers. She is now the senior budget officer for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. TESSA KARRINGTON photo

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Golden: Members come from the top 15 percent of Utah State class -continued from page 5 for.” year in Scottsdale, Ariz. She learned about Hancock plans to apply for a graduate marketing for the club, planning activities, degree scholarship provided how to develop organizations, by the club, and also hopes received inspiration for service to become an officer of the “Getting a job after ideas and even went to a formal club. Schmidt said getting graduation is scary, dance. involved in club activities is Schmidt said the club is really what helps a student’s and the sucess hoping to help in funding six workshops we resume. In the spring the or more of the members to go club will be visiting assisted have are awesome to the conference this comliving centers, facilitating ing year. They are also having for that. Through fundraisers, and hosting a 5k benefits workshop at the Golden Key, mem- aregional race. summit in Colorado in bers are empowered March 2011. “If you want to do community service, but don’t Member benefits range with tools to help want to plan it, there are lots them realize their from scholarships and developof opportunities for you,” ment opportunities to jobs and Schmidt said. She also men- potentiol” internships. tioned some of the activities “Getting a job after graduthe club has planned, includMelissa Schmidt, ation is scary, and the success ing a bingo party and a scavwe have are aweGolden Key Chapter workshops enger hunt. some for that. Through Golden President Key, members are empowered “I love getting to know other people, and you can with tools to help them realize learn a lot about leadership their potential,” Schmidt said. at the workshops,” Hancock said. Schmidt said she was able to attend the – kmarshall222@gmail.com Golden Key club international conference last

Alumna: Parkinson most recently in charge of building projects -continued from page 6 phones with the buttons near the bottom.” Besides typewriting skills, Parkinson said she learned filing and organizational skills, both of which she uses daily. She said after 32 years, she has put everything she learned into practice and “kind of moved up the ladder”. Parkinson began in the department of secondary education on Jan. 1, 1979. She said it took her a while to find a job, but once she had it, she was set for life. “I’ve always worked in the College of Education and Human Services,” she said. “I interviewed with a faculty member and then the department head, then they offered me a job.” Parkinson has worked in many areas of the college, and in recent years, she has been in charge of the college’s building projects. Though Parkinson has played a role in coordinating projects, she has also been actively involved in designing the building. She said she is in charge of choosing the color of brick, the carpet, the furniture, and almost everything else inside and out of each building. Her projects include the education building, the renovation of In-Tech High School and Edith Bowen Laboratory School. The start of this semester marked the end of her fourth project, the Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education and Research Center. Parkinson said the 26-million-dollar facility houses the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management and provides early care and education for the children of USU students, staff and faculty. Parkinson said her favorite project and biggest work accomplishment was the design and construction of Edith Bowen Laboratory School. The charter school is located right next to the College of Education and Human Services, and provides education for 300 students, kindergarten through fifth-grade. The school also serves as a training ground for over 200 teachers in training, Parkinson said.

“That was probably my best memory at Utah State. We had a great team,” she said. “Everyone on the team has great memories.” Though she has had fun with her projects, Parkinson said at times it got very stressful. Learning how to work with people was one of the best things Parkinson said she has learned since working at Utah State. “USU has always been really people-oriented,” she said. Parkinson said Utah State has done a good job at “bringing a good face to the university.” Parkinson also said she is still learning new things at Utah State all “I’ve always the time. She worked in the has worked with various College of deans through Education and the years in Human Services. I the College interviewed with of Education, a faculty memall of which ber and then the have taught her something department head, new. then they offered Parkinson me a job.” said life is too short to LuAnn Parkinson, do something USU Alumna you hate. She said it is really important to enjoy what you do. “I have worked my whole career in (this) college, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I really wouldn’t change a thing,” she said. When asked what her future plans are, Parkinson joked, “when can I retire?” – tessa.karrington@aggiemail.usu.edu

THE BARBER SHOP IS OWNED by Cheri Housley, who worked there even before she bought the shop. The shop is currently having a promotion that if students by a T-shirt, they receive $2 off a haircut. BENJAMIN WOOD photo

Barber shop: Having a good time -continued from page 5 she said one of her favorite things about working at the US Barber shop is being around the students and the friendly environment. Although, it’s not only students who come in for a haircut. “We’ve had the President come in for a haircut along with other members of administration and faculty,” Nielson said. Housley said the girls who work in the Barber shop love to have a good time and spend a lot of time socializing with the students when they come in. She says they often have students come in to hang out in the empty chairs, sleep, study, and get study help from the ladies who work there. “It’s fun to go out and see your haircuts and your clients around town,” Chappuis said. “You can always tell from sitting behind people who’s had their haircut done by a roommate, their mom,

or themselves, and who’s had it done well.” The shop has just started a new promotion for students. If a student buys a $4 Barber Shop T-shirt, then wears it the day they come in for a haircut, the student automatically receives $2 off the price of a normally $13 haircut. Housley said the shop gets mostly male clientele but they still do girl’s haircuts and enjoy socializing with all students. Housley said they learn a lot from the students about the current research going on, the best places to eat in town and what’s going on around campus. “Oh, we love matchmaking,” Housley said. “If you need a date just stop by for a quick hair cut and I can set you up. I’ve got about a 50 percent success rate.” – jessica.black@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Pane’s monster debut leads Aggies over Weber State partway through the second half. Challenging the defensive prowess of Weber State guard Damian Lillard, Pane took the After a sluggish first half for ball to the hole in transition to the Aggies, junior point guard draw a foul several times. He Brockeith Pane scored 23 total would make a total of 11 foul points to lead Utah State to a 77- shots, many of them after bold 65 win over Weber State. drives to the hoop. The Aggies got into trouble “Coach asked us to pick it early as both forwards Brady up at halftime, so I really tried Jardine and Tai Wesley earned to pick it up,” Pane said. “The two fouls apiece in the first slow start was just jitters; I just seven minutes of the game. wanted to be aggressive and “I guess I’ve got to clean up help my team win. We’re a team my screening,” Wesley said. “It that likes to get stops and push was hard to get a rhythm when it on the break.” I picked up two quick ones, but Pane, a transfer from I think it kind of got me hungry Midland (Texas) Junior College, for the second half.” had the highest scoring game by In the first stanza, the home an Aggie newcomer in 20 years team shot a dismal 32 percent since Jay Goodman’s 33 points from the field, also going 0-7 in his 1990 debut from 3-point land, against BYU. giving them the “We were up “We wanted 36-29 disadvan- against it at half him to be really tage going into aggressive on the the locker room. time. We came break because we “It’s the first out and played were struggling game of your much better and in the half court,” senior year, first obviously more USU head coach game that counts Stew Morrill said. aggressive in the and the first “When you have half was awful,” second half” a guy who is that Wesley said. “You Stew Morrill good in the open can respond two USU head coach court, you have ways; you can to let him make come out and plays.” keep playing awful or you can Wesley said he likes playing play better. That’s what I decidwith Pane, mentioning his abiled to do and everyone else did, ity to get to the rim and score. too.” “Our offensive game in the secWesley flirted with what ond half was solid,” Wesley said. would have been his 10th “We came out and we knew career double-double, scorwhat we needed to do and we ing 19 points and grabbing 9 got things done.” rebounds. He also blocked two Pane led the scoring for USU shots. and also grabbed five rebounds Wesley was really able and made four assists. Weber to open up as Aggie guard State head coach Randy Rahe Brockeith Pane continually said Pane was very difficult for tested the Wildcat defense in the Wildcats to guard. the second half, allowing Utah “(USU) is a team that you State to spread the ball around a cannot hold down forever. All compacting defense. I can say is that they are a very Pane took over and gave momentum to his team as he - See PANEFUL, page 9 scored eight points in a 17-0 run to take the lead 54-45 By TAVIN STUCKI staff writer

POINT GUARD BROCKEITH PANE DRIVES past a Weber State defender during the second half of Saturday’s 77-65 win over the Wildcats. Pane scored 23 points in his first game as an Aggie, which was the best debut by a USU player since 1990. ALISON OSTLER photo

QUARTERBACK DIONDRE BOREL looks downfield for a target during the Aggies’ Nov. 6 win over New Mexico State. Borel completed 20-29 passes for a 259 yards and a touchdown to lead USU to its second consecutive win and first road win of the season Saturday at San Jose State. TODD JONES photo

Borel, Speight lead USU to second straight win at SJSU By ADAM NETTINA sports editor

Two weeks ago, Utah State couldn’t make the plays to finish a second-half comeback attempt against Nevada. On Saturday night, the Aggies proved they could make the necessary plays to not only complete a comeback, but to stop one, as the team came back in dramatic fashion to defeat San Jose State 38-34 in Spartan Stadium. Led by senior running back Derrvin Speight’s 125 yards rushing, the Aggies (46, 2-4 WAC) came back from an early 10-0 hole to the Spartans (1-9, 0-5 WAC), in the process winning their first road game of the 2010 season. The win, which gives the Aggies their first set of back-to-back wins since 2007, didn’t come easy, however, and saw plenty of lead changes and last-second heroics before Utah State came out on top. “(It) was a crazy game, that’s for sure,” said USU head coach Gary Andersen. “The kids fought like crazy – both teams fought like crazy, there’s no question.” After a back-and-forth second half, Utah State, which out-gained San Jose State in total yards 520-449, needed a 15-yard Speight scamper to take a 38-34 lead with just 34 seconds left. But the Aggies weren’t done providing plenty of drama. San Jose State quarterback Jordan Le Secla drove his team the length of the field before throwing an interception to USU freshman cornerback Nevin Lawson to seal the game. For Lawson, who struggled defending Spartan receiver Noel Grigsby for much of the game, getting the edge on San Jose’s best receiver could not have come at a better time. “I was in the end zone and I knew he was trying to run a post corner on me,” said Lawson, who gave up a touchdown on San

Jose State’s second-to-last possession. “So I got on top of him and looked for the ball and went up and grabbed it.” Lawson said, “I feel good, I did it for the team. Thiis is my first pick and it came at the right moment.” While the high-scoring affair went backand-forth during the second half, the first quarter bagan on a down note for USU, which was looking to overcome a tendency to fall behind early in the game this year. The Spartans got the scoring started after a six-play, 75-yard drive was capped by a three-yard Brandon Rutley touchdown run, with the drive highlighted by a 48-yard catch-and-run from La Secla to Grigsby. The Spartan receiver and quarterback hooked up seven times on the evening, both having career performances. According to senior Le Secla, Grigsby’s 185-yard receiving performance was just another day at the offense. “What he did tonight was nothing special,” La Secla said. “He was able to get open and make plays, just like he always does.” Grigsby wasn’t the only player to make plays, however, as quarterback Diondre Borel a balanced USU offense responded. After falling behind 10-0, The Aggies took advantage of receiver Xavier Martin’s 41yard circus catch to set up a Derrvin Speight touchdown run which cut the lead to 10-7. On USU’s next possession, Borel (20-29, 259 yards, one touchdown) found Dontel Watkins for a touchdown to give the Aggies their first lead of the game. From there the scoring slowed until the second half, when a punishing commitment to the run game helped spark USU to keep pace with a furious Spartan passing attack. The renewed emphasis on the running game – which contributed to Speight’s second consecutive

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Utah State football debrief By ADAM NETTINA sports editor

USU FORWARD JOEL BASSON looks to bury one of his two goals during Thursday’s win over Metro State. The Aggies brought home a 3-0 record for the second straight weekend with wins over Metro State, Weber State and the University of Utah. BRANDEN FONDA photo

Three games, three wins as hockey team now ranked No. 2 in West By JACE MILLER staff writer

The Utah State hockey team improved their winning streak to 10 games this weekend with wins against the Metro State Roadrunners, the Weber State Wildcats and the University of Utah Utes. They are now 19-2 for the season, ranking No. 2 in the ACHA Division II West rankings after this week’s play. The Aggies came out ready for a win against Metro State on Thursday night and scored in the first 3:21 of the game with a goal from Billy Gouthro. Three minutes later, Metro State scored as well and it looked like Utah State would have to fight hard for the win. The Aggies then responded with five more goals and ended the first period up 6-1. After the first period the intensity of both teams tapered off but the Aggies’ lead did not. They scored three total goals to Metro State’s one in the last two periods to dominate the Roadrunners 9-2. Forward Joel Basson was the best player on the ice and received first star honors for his two-goal performance for Utah State. Despite the lopsided win, head coach Jon Eccles wasn’t about to overlook Metro State. “They don’t have lot of depth, but there are times in years past where they’ve beaten us here ... Every team we play we have to think that it is a team that can beat us and we have to go out and play our best.” A very strange thing occurred in the second period as the referees halted play and started conversing with the scorekeeper. After much confusion in the stands as well as on the ice, the referee blew it dead and ended the period more than three minutes early. The public address announcer informed the crowd of what was happening and said he had never seen anything like it in 25 years. “The time keeper, the person doing the score sheet and the referee weren’t communicating very well and the referee decided to blow it dead, figure it out and add the time to the third period ... it was new to us,” Eccles said of the occurrence. Weber State came to town Friday night and Utah State was determined to win. They did it through the stick of left wing Brendan MacDonald and the glove of goalie Cody Palmer. They did so without the help Brandon Blauer and Chase Allington, who were both disqualified from the game because of tripping and fighting, respectively, in the game against Metro State. MacDonald played a great game and had a hat trick, his first this season, and two assists

to gain first star honors and lead the Aggies to a 6-0 win. After his third goal in the second period, the crowd responded to his hat trick by throwing their hats down onto the ice. “It was awesome, congratulations to him, we certainly enjoyed it,” Palmer said. Two of MacDonald’s goals came in the first period just 15 seconds apart from each other. Also adding to the win were Logan Huppert, Jay McFadden and Jason Moore, with a goal by each player. “The whole team played well and especially my line-mates, they opened up a lot of ice for me,” MacDonald said. Palmer kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard with 21 saves for the Aggies. In the last two games against Weber, the Wildcats put four in the net each game, so it was a definite improvement for the team. “Cody is probably the hardest-working player on our team day in and day out ... You can’t give that guy enough credit, he always shows up to play,” MacDonald said. With 12 penalties by Utah State, there were times that the Aggies were down a man or two. That didn’t stop Palmer from keeping out every shot Weber sent toward his net. His 21 saves gained second star honors, but Palmer wasn’t about to take all the credit and recognized the effort of his defenders. “They made it possible, it’s their shutout too,” Palmer said. The Aggies went to the University of Utah on Saturday. Utah State came out and played decently the first period, taking a few penalties, but still were up 3-1 at the end of the period. The second period is where the Aggies came out and played with intensity, speed and skill, scoring six more goals on the Utes’ one to go up 9-2 after the second period. “We came out and picked up our intensity, puck control, and worked well together as a unit and pushed them as hard as we could and got six goals in the second period,” Eccles said. The Aggies kept up the pressure and intensity and scored three more times to end with a 12-2 win in Salt Lake. The leading Aggies were McFadden, Gouthro and Matt Hamilton, who each netted two goals. Utah State will play No. 5 Colorado University this Thursday, No. 4 San Jose State University this Friday, and No. 3 Eastern Washington University Saturday. Each of those games will be at the Eccles Ice Center. The Aggies will need to play their best this week to improve their 19-2 record to 22-2. “We have to run our system and play 60 minutes of hockey and we should be able to beat them,” Eccles said.

The Great: What more can you say about Derrvin Speight? The senior runner wasn’t even expected to be the backup coming into the year, but injuries to Robert Turbin and Michael Smith have allowed the Nevada native to make the most of his final go-around. After rushing for a career high last week against New Mexico State, he broke his own record by rushing for a new high of 125 yards, showing power and determination on his final touchdown run. On a team full of freshman his leadership has proved invaluable, and by taking the pressure off Borel he’s helped the Aggie offense achieve balance. Oh yeah, his offensive line, led by senior tackle Spencer Johnson, is pretty good, too. The Good: With injuries continuing to strike, USU has had to turn to several younger players and former backups who have had to mature faster than expected. In previous games this has hurt USU, but against San Jose State, many of these players have showed they are getting comfortable on the field and in their new roles. Nevin Lawson showed great resiliency after a tough day at cornerback by bouncing back and picking off Jordan Le Secla on the game’s final play, while freshman runner Robert Marshall – who many didn’t even expect

The Bad: A road win and a winning streak are great confidence builders for USU, but don’t forget that the past two games have come against two of the worst teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). That USU nearly lost both games shouldn’t be overlooked, especially as the competition level heats up in the season’s final two games. Diondre Borel was sacked four times and the Aggie offense turned the ball over three times, while the defense allowed what had been, statistically, the worst offense in the FBS to have a veritable field day. The Ugly: An announced crowd of 12,239 fans seems awfully generous. No wonder this game wasn’t televised. Behind the Numbers: While he threw two interceptions against San Jose State, Borel continued his ascension into the Utah State record books. The senior topped 2,000 total yards against the Spartans, making it the third straight year he’s eclipsed the 2,000 yard mark. By throwing his 37th career touchdown pass to Dontel Watkins in the first quarter, Borel moved into fourth

place all-time in touchdowns thrown by a USU quarterback. USU is 3-0 this season and 7-2 under Gary Andersen when the Aggies have a halftime lead. What it Means: Believe it or not, USU isn’t statistically eliminated from a bowl game, although the team would need two wins to finish out the year (including an improbable victory against Boise State in the finale) to be considered for a postseason game. While the team is unlikely to achieve its ultimate goal, the win keeps the Aggies out of the WAC basement, and gives a young team confidence and momentum heading into next year. By winning on the road and getting Andersen’s first back-to-back wins, the Aggies have taken the first steps in establishing a culture of winning. Up Next: Utah State will return one more time to Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium next Saturday at 1 p.m. to take on Idaho. The Vandals are 4-6 this year after losing 54-14 to Boise State a week ago. The team, which currently has three games remaining, will be desperate as they attempt to return to the postseason under second year headman Robb Akey, while the Aggies will look to send their seniors out on top and eclipse their 2009 win total.

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had three steals and four rebounds in front of multiple NBA scouts. Rahe, who was named the Big Sky conference coach of the year three times after his 13-year tenure as an assistant coach to Morrill, said he thought Lillard did a really nice job. “(Lillard) got a lot of attention,” Rahe said. “They were moving different guys on him. They were really cognizant of where he was. When he put the ball on the floor they had two or three guys there. I thought he handled it really well.” Lillard was the 2009-10 Big Sky Most Valuable Player and was named Honorable Mention AllAmerica by the Associated Press. “He is right there at the top of the list. We shut him down for 28 didn’t we?” Morrill said, also mentioning the way USU guard Tyler Newbold defended the Weber State star. “Tyler is a good defender. One thing we know is he’s going to try like crazy. I thought he did a solid job out there.” The Aggies will next travel to Provo to take on in-state rival Brigham Young on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Mountain. “We will be very hard to beat this season if we keep playing like that,” Pane said.

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Women’s basketball drops season opener to Dixie State Friday

By MARK ISRAELSEN staff writer

For most of the first half of Friday night’s basketball game, the Utah State women looked unbeatable. The Aggies led by as much as 17, and were dominating Dixie State in all aspects of the game. Basketball games don’t end at halftime, however, and Dixie stormed back in the second half to steal a win against the Aggies, 71-67. “We just came out flat,” sophomore guard Devyn Christensen said. “At halftime we talked about coming out with more energy, but for whatever reason, we just came out flat and we gave them that reason to believe.” Christensen’s second half, though, was anything but flat. Twelve of her careerhigh 13 points came after the break, with eight coming in the last 34 seconds as she tried to single-handedly bring her team back. Christensen’s heroic effort fell short mainly due to the second-half play of Dixie State’s Sheila Adams. Adams shot a blistering 5-5 from the 3-point line in the second half to finish with a gamehigh 22 points, all of which came after halftime. “She’s a good player,” USU head coach Raegan Pebley said of Adams. “But a lot of

her shots came from open threes, and those were mistakes that we made defensively. It’s fixable and we’re going to fix it.” Utah State started the game on fire. The Aggies jumped out to a huge 19-2 lead mainly due to a stingy defense that caused 17 firsthalf turnovers by Dixie State. With a little under four minutes to go in the half when the Aggies were up 25-11, the Red Storm started to make a push. Dixie went on a 12-5 run to end the half and only trailed by seven at halftime. “I think we did a great job in the first half creating those turnovers,” Pebley said. “We want our defense to be great, but we also want to convert that into points for ourselves and that’s where we weren’t as polished.” When the second half started, so did the problems for the Aggies. Dixie State opened the half with an 8-0 run to take their first lead of the game, a lead they kept for the rest of the night. The USU defense which held Dixie to only six points in the first 14 minutes of the game started to fall apart as Adams and Johnna Brown went to work. With Adams’ long-range barrage and Brown scooping up all the rebounds to finish with a big double-double of 15-18, the Red Storm started to push their lead.

“I think we got a little complacent defensively,” Pebley said. “Some quick threes helped them, free throws helped them, and then we didn’t convert offensively. We did not make our field goals the way we needed to.” Utah State’s defense wasn’t their only problem in the second half though. Their biggest problem was their free-throw shooting. In the second half the Aggies shot 4-15 from the free throw line, and finished the night 9-22, a pitiful 40.9 percent. “This game might have ended up differently if we had made our free throws,” Christensen said. “That’s unacceptable because that’s a lack of focus and that’s very unacceptable for us.” Despite all the miscues, the Aggies, and Christensen in particular, hung tough and played hard down the stretch. Down by eight with 34 seconds to go, Christensen drilled back-to-back 3-pointers, scoring six points in seven seconds. Dixie then hit two free throws, only to have Christensen answer again. Dixie continued to hit free throws and managed to hang on to win. When asked about her late-game surge, Christensen said, “That was just taking advantage of being overlooked. I haven’t been really

UTAH STATE’S AMBER WHITE battles for a rebound during the Aggies’ season-opening 71-67 loss to the Red Storm of Dixie State. BRECK BYINGTON photo

aggressive to score yet this year, so they probably didn’t know that I’m primarily a 3point shooter.” Utah State looks to rebound from the loss

tonight as they take on North Dakota State at 6 p.m. in Fargo, N.D. “It’s about learning,” Pebley said. “We need to apply the lessons from this

game to get better and get ready for our next opponent.” – mark.israelsen@aggiemail. usu.edu

Volleyball dominates Wolf Pack in three sets on senior night By TYLER HUSKINSON web editor

Sophomore outside hitter Josselyn White and junior outside hitter Liz McArthur each posted 10 kills to lead the Utah State Aggies (19-8, 7-7 WAC) over the Nevada Wolf Pack (13-14, 7-7 WAC) in three sets Friday night in their home finale (25-23, 2521, 25-16). “I thought we played well for a long period of time,” Aggie head coach Grayson DuBose said. “That was one of our goals. We have this phrase, ‘we want to be good over time,’ and I thought we were good over a long period of time tonight. We weren’t real high. We weren’t real low. We were just steady.” The Aggies were able to avenge an earlier road loss (3-1) to the Wolf Pack as well as gain ground in the WAC standings. The Wolf Pack didn’t go quietly, but the Aggies were able to remain consistent the whole match. “I think it’s a huge advantage being at home and with it being senior night, everybody wanted to win for us,” senior setter Chelsea Fowles said. “We had more emotion in this match.” With the first set knotted at nine apiece, Wolf Pack junior outside hitter Erin Garvey and sophomore middle blocker Janelle Batista committed attack errors to give the Aggies a lead they would not relinquish. The Wolf Pack did make a push late in set, as they were trailing 23-18. A kill from senior outside hitter Kylie Harrington spurred a 5-1 run, but Aggie sophomore opposite side hitter Shay Sorenson pounded to end the run and the set. “It’s a combination of us being able to serve tough, getting those guys out of system, and then we stayed in system,” DuBose said. “I didn’t think we passed well the first half of the first set, but then I think we steadied out a bit.” In the second set, the visiting Wolf Pack jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before Sorenson pounded a kill that led to a 10-2 Aggie run. The Aggies would cruise to a second set victory, as they led by at least four points the rest of the match. What was most impressive for the Aggies in the second set was their ability to dig out tough balls and create points. ”We controlled a lot of balls and we were able to turn them into points,” DuBose said. “I thought that was very critical. We were able to get digs and turn them into points. We call those creates and converts and we want to be able to create opportunities and then we want to convert them. I thought we did a nice job with that.” The third set was knotted at five apiece before McArthur pounded a kill to spur 12-3 Aggie run that put the set and match completely out of reach. Sophomore libero Laurel Bodily, who started in place of senior Christine Morrill (game-

USU’S SHAY SORENSEN GOES UP for a spike during Friday’s senior night victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack. Utah State dominated play from start to finish, winning in three straight sets in the final home game for four of USU’s players. BRECK BYINGTON photo

time decision due to illness), came up with three huge aces as part of the 12-3 run. “Serving-wise, we are an awesome serving team, and for everyone to serve well on the same night makes it more obvious of how good of servers we really are,” Fowles said. DuBose said, “I thought we served really well especially in that third set.” The Aggies are now in fourth place in the WAC standings

and control their own destiny with two road games left to close out the season. The Aggies will play Louisiana Tech, currently in last place, tonight at 6 p.m. MST. The Aggies defeated the Lady Techsters in three sets in the Spectrum. The Aggies will close the season at second-place New Mexico State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Streak: Andersen gets first back-to-back wins as head coach of Utah State -continued from page 8 100-yard rushing game – didn’t come by accident. “We’ve been trying to get that going the last couple of weeks,” said Andersen, who added that the loss of tight end Kellen Bartlett to injury has forced the team to scale back its passing attack. “Our offensive line – obviously, when you run the ball like that – was physical at the point of attack and we were able to get downhill, and I thought the backs ran extremely hard.” “It was a point of emphasis to keep the ball on the ground,” Andersen said. “When you’re playing against an offense that is clicking, which both offenses were, the more you can run the ball and run time off the clock the better off you are.” Numerous Aggie runners got in on the action. Backup power back Robert Marshall rumbled for 54 yards on 12 carries, while Kerwynn Williams chipped in 46 yards, including a 37-yard third quarter touchdown run. But the real star was Speight, who after an injury-plagued career at USU has finally emerged as the Aggies’ go-to player in the clutch. “I’ve been putting in a lot of work and my offensive line

has been blocking their tails off,” Speight said. “This feels really good.” After a back-and-forth third and fourth quarter, USU found itself behind with 5:25 left to play. Borel engineered a methodical 67-yard drive in 12 plays, highlighted by a 20yard pass to Dontel Watkins when the Aggies faced a pivotal second-and-20. From there it was all Speight, whose 15-yard score proved to be the play that got the monkey of road losses off of USU’s back. For San Jose State, the loss is the second straight which came down to the wire. The Spartans lost to New Mexico State on the final play of the game two weeks ago, but another moral victory isn’t what first year head coach Mike MacIntyre was in search of. “The last two games have been gut-wrenching,” MacIntyre said. “We’ve been beaten right there on the last play of the game. We had a chance, but couldn’t come away with it in the end.” The Spartans may not have been able to make the plays to win, but after a season of disappointments, USU’s fourth win

shows that the Aggies are starting to find out what it takes to get over the hump. “When you’re where we’re at we know every game is going to go down to the wire,” Andersen said. “We know it’s going to be a fight. These kids came in at halftime and fought in the third and fourth quarters just like they did in the first and second. There’s a lot of grit in them and a lot of fight and fire and I’m proud of them.” After putting together the first winning streak of the Andersen era, the Aggies will look to make it three straight next weekend, when they take on Idaho at home at 1 p.m. For a young team that has had to grow up quickly, the game will provide another opportunity to not only see and believe victory, but to seize it. “We’re young, this is a football team that’s fighting its tail off, and every game is going to be difficult to win,” Andersen said. “Hopefully, when you win like this, it allows you to be able to take another step in the right direction.”

– adam.nettina@aggiemail.usu.edu

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he TSC patio is one of the most heavily trafficked areas on campus. Together with the Hub, it serves an important purpose as one of the few places on campus that students can come together to eat, socialize and connect. Because so many students go through the patio each day, it also serves as a place for clubs and organizations to reach out to students. But in recent weeks, full-blown, gravelcrunching construction has caused a problem for students who normally use the patio between classes. In an effort to make the patio more wheelchair accessible, the entire patio has been roped off to students for the duration of the repairs. For students going to and from the TSC, this means an inconvenient detour. The usually-heavy flow of traffic is directed around the construction mess through a single door located on the southeast side of the Hub. By this time of the semester, most of us have a normal “route” that we use to get to class that has now been disturbed. Not only does the detour cause confusion and interrupt the normal flow of students, the alternate routes can cause “traffic jams” that cause students to be late for class. The loud noise caused by the construction is also a problem. Students who go through the detour route or walk by the construction have to deal with annoying, if not deafening sounds. And while the construction is taking place to help the accessibility of handicapped individuals, it temporarily eliminates the automatic doors, making it harder for students in wheelchairs to access the building from the south side. Though we appreciate the improvements and efficient use of limited resources, it seems like a lot of inconvenience to make something more convenient. With all of these problems in mind, we have to ask why, in the middle of the semester, they’ve chosen to tear up and rebuild one of the most populated areas on campus. Why couldn’t they have chosen to make this change during the summer when fewer students are attending, or even better, during the long winter break? The need for wheelchair maneuverability is not new – surely they could have chosen a more reasonable time to tear up the patio.

Gridlock might be what the economy needs This year has definitely been a fun time to be ASUSU involved in politics. I can’t, View in recent memory, remember a time when politics has been at the forefront of so many peoples’ minds during a non-presidential election year. As the Executive Vice President, I am not allowed to be anything but neutral on specific political issues on campus, but there are some general observations I would like to make on how the recent elections will affect our country. One of my majors is economics, so forgive me if I get technical. First, as of right now, we are in a state of gridlock in Washington. Although this may not sound like a positive thing initially, I personally feel like this will give our economy some much-needed stability. One of the biggest things holding back our economy is uncertainty. There have been so many controversial bills passed so quickly that people are worried what the effects will be on their money, and are thus scared to put it anywhere risky. This is why commodity prices are so high right now. The price of gold and precious metals have reached alltime highs and uncertainty is to blame. The new lineup in Washington means that it will be much harder to get bills through as quickly, if at all. Another interesting phenomenon as of late is the Tea Party. While the Tea Party has no official stance, it has had a powerful effect on our country’s politics. The Tea Party is a response to individuals who do not feel that their views are being represented by either of the largest parties. The Tea Party has acted as somewhat of a magnet to pull the Republican Party even farther to the right. As a result, the Republican Party has shifted a long ways on the political curve since the much more moderate John McCain was its presidential candidate. In my opinion, the events that have taken place in politics from 2007 to the present day will be among the most

- See HOPE, page 12

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ForumLetters Surplus budget not a problem To the editor: Do you remember that episode of The Office where Oscar discovers a surplus in the budget and everyone argues to find a way to spend it before corporate gets to return it? Michael, being Michael, tries to scheme a way to keep the money for himself. Jim and Pam argue between chairs and a new copier. The whole office gets involved and hilarity ensues. Unfortunately, no one thought of a third option which was to return the unused money to a financially struggling corporate. The same excuse was made in justification for the outrageous amount paid to B.J. Novak for his performance. Organizers were quoted as saying that it would be “unfair” to students to not use the money because the money does not carry over into the next budget. This connotes the attitude that the money simply disappears when in fact it is returned to the general university fund to be used on other projects. Rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars on a performer that only a limited number of students can enjoy, why not simply return the money to a struggling university who is facing another round of budget cuts? I guess it’s not so funny when real life is involved. Brady DeHart

Novak event was a success To the editor: Opinions were split on the BJ Novak event last week; unfortunately the article that covered it only gave us one side of the split. But was it really as much of a disaster as some say? Let’s be realistic about some of the complaints. “If they’re going to spend so much money, they should get an act everyone can enjoy.” Okay, is that even possible? Because it sounds illegal. Is there any one thing that all college students enjoy (besides complaining/having opinions about things)? There has never been an arts and lectures event at USU that appealed to/accommodated even half of the student body. To say that the BJ Novak event was bad programming based on a standard of universal likeability and full attendance is just ridiculous. By that standard, every event ever planned at this University has

been a failure. Yikes. “I didn’t want to pay to see a low-level comedian.” Really? Or are you more of a, “I don’t want to pay for most things,” kind of person? To say Novak is a low-level comedian is a bit like saying Stan Albrecht is an undeclared freshman. Consider Novak’s career. The guy is in his seventh season of writing for a comedy show on NBC (a network that gets special attention for having an itchy finger on the “cancel” button). That alone shows that he has certainly surpassed the “low level” stage in his comedy writing. Come on. “The event wasn’t sold out.” That’s a shame. But do we ever sell out anything besides sporting events? Following that logic we should just do away with arts and lectures altogether and watch basketball games year round. You’re next drama department. Listen, programming activities for about 17,000 students is tough. When considering a high-profile act, they can’t please everyone. But the best chance at pleasing most people is to go with a mainstream act. Although many students pretend to hate anything mainstream because they’re just “doin’ their own thing man,” mainstream acts are popular for a reason – they entertain the most people. By booking a comedian from a popular program like The Office, the event planners increased their odds of pleasing as many people as possible. And it was a great show. Bottom line: the Novak event made sense. We got a well-known performer to come to USU, he gave an awesome show, and he wasn’t an Osmond. Success.

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Money well spent To the editor:

In Wednesday’s article discussing the appearance of B.J. Novak, Parkhurst was quoted speaking about the money spent for this year’s guest appearance and last year’s remaining budget of $35,000 to say “not spending the money is cheating the students.” I say give the money to the university, let it be dispersed to other projects and programs, maybe then it will actually go to some good use. Parkhurst said that we were cheated last year. I think the majority of USU’s student population would say this year is when the cheating really took place.

You must be kidding me with the “Opinions split?” article about the BJ Novak show last week. Interesting title considering the opinions discussed were all the same. All I saw was a “Do it my way or we’ll make an example out of you” type of thing. From what I understand the biggest areas of complaint were 1) the amount spend, 2) the fact that the students had to pay, 3) the “private party,” and 4) the fact that not every student could attend. The amount spent: The money came from our student fees. True. I noticed the article failed to mention that the unspent money doesn’t roll over to the next year’s budget, but gets put into a pool for other programs. Programs that most students won’t even know about. What about those graduating this year? How do those student fees that they paid benefit them? They don’t. If I’m required to pay student fees, spend my money while I’m here. Keep me entertained. Or give me my money back. Trust me; I can spend it somewhere else. $10 tickets: I’m sure if anyone knew the kind of hellfire they would get for charging, they would have made changes. If they had brought Novak for the same amount, but kept it free, would we still be in this position? If the same amount was taken from the budget for the fail-safe indie band, would we be in this position? “Private party”: According to the article, 14 of the 21 invited to meet Novak were winners of a contest. The remaining 7 were friends and family of the event planners. How is this different than real life? Anyone who has the opportunity to meet someone famous got that opportunity because a friend of their cousin’s mother-in-law works for the stepbrother of the guy in charge. Life’s not fair. Attendance: Yeah? And? Again, life isn’t fair. Next time we’ll just create a Facebook group and ask the entire student body what night works best for them. Conclusion: Can we just move on? It happened. Tom isn’t leaving his position and no one is voting him out. Novak was paid. Novak came. We laughed. He left. “The Office” is still on NBC at 8:00 every Thursday. I’ve still got finals in a few weeks. I’m still not getting my student fees back. And neither are you. Nothing has changed. I’m a student who paid just as much in student fees as those reading this letter, but was actually okay with how it was spent.

Nate Nelson

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Police checkpoints: searching for our constitutional rights ‘Tis the season for doorRepublican buster deals, gluttonous dining habits, never-ending Rumblings cases of the sniffles, eggnog overdoses and holiday police checkpoints. Our very own Logan Police Department has already performed one of these intrusive practices this season, but it was not ever be given that I take issue the first time they, or other with. To make exceptions to police departments, have our laws and rights, regardviolated our rights in this less of the weak justification, manner. is a dangerous and slippery For those of you who are slope. Laws are laws simply unfamiliar with this practice, because exceptions cana police checkpoint is con- not be made to them. This ducted under the authoriza- could be a major contribution of a warrant signed by a tor to those people who are judge. The police stop every breaking laws with the idea car along a certhat they won’t tain stretch of be caught due road and have “No statistic of to arbitrary 60 seconds the number of enforcement. to gain prob- drunk drivers on We cannot pick able cause for the road would and choose the stop they which ones to already have ever make me enforce, just made. If they want to give up like we cando not find my rights. I am not pick which any reason rights should for the stop, speaking up for be respected they let you the silent major- and which go. These are ity who haven’t ones have a done around little wiggle the holidays broken any laws.” room. because of the No statistic increased numof the number of drunk drivers, but that ber of drunk drivers on the is not all they are looking for road during this time of year – expired registration, seat- would ever make me want belt infractions, headlights to give up my rights. I am out, warrants, suspended speaking up for the silent licenses – you name it. majority who haven’t broken Alcohol and drug violations any laws. If there is compelare a bonus. They hold these ling evidence that one in checkpoints under the guise every six drivers is drunk, I of the interest of public safe- am speaking for the other ty. five who have done nothPublic safety should be ing wrong nor broken any about respecting our con- laws whose rights are being stitutional rights, such as abused. I have lost a family the right to avoid search member because of a drunk and seizure without prob- driver and I have very strong able cause, as well. I do not convictions against those accuse the police force of who drive under the influacting outside the law. They ence; but I still abhor this have to obtain a warrant for practice of violating our concheckpoints. It is the legal stitutional rights. I suggest allowance of this warrant to the increased police force needed to conduct one of these checkpoints could be better served on patrol, not violating our rights, pulling people over based on the merits of their crimes. For those of you who say, “Well, I have nothing to hide. I’m not breaking any laws. Go ahead and stop me. Search my car all you want; you won’t find anything because I am such an upstanding citizen,” you do not understand the importance of our constitutional rights and by having this attitude, you are disrespecting the sacrifices made to give

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us those rights. If almost on a whim, this right can be taken away and trampled on, which one is next? Who is to say they cannot develop just as compelling of an argument as stopping an influx of drunk drivers to try to convince us to hand over other rights. The right to petition our government? Freedom of the press? Freedom of religion? The argument could be made that with all the news reporting on the housing crisis, unemployment, rising national debt, and struggling Dow Jones, the press is feeding the public’s fear and, in part, keeping us in recession, so we should temporarily ban the press from reporting on any negative financial news. The 9/11 attacks were carried out by religious extremists. This type of logic could also say that if we reach a “red” level of alert, all church services will be censored or even prohibited. If our rights can be taken so easily, it undermines the power and legitimacy of the entire document. It is fear that compels us to hand over our rights. Unless you have seen “V for Vendetta,” you don’t really know what path I see this leading us down, and it might be an extreme possibility, but a possibility nonetheless. Life is not without risk or danger. It is not up to our government to mitigate all possible threats to our comfort and safety. That would be impossible. Thinking that giving our government just one more inch of power and authority will ensure our protection is constitutionally reckless. That authority comes from us giving up some of our own rights. When the balance of power has tipped towards our government, we become subjects, not citizens. So enjoy your holiday season and eat a slice of pumpkin pie for me, but while you are giving thanks, take a moment to reflect and thank those that envisioned this blessed country for us and pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to create our constitution. And be sure to thank those modern day heroes that are currently serving to protect those very same rights.

Renae Cowley is a senior majoring in public relations. She can be reached at renaecowley@gmail.com

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important of our genera- everyone runs to you for tion. How Obamanomics help. If you do nothing as a play out in the long run will politician when the people serve as the deciding factor expect you to act, you are for arguments unlikely to get for the validity re-elected. In of government “I think it is this case the intervention in important not to g o v e r n m e n t times of ecodid something nomic crises. come to conclu- in a big, big I personally sions on what way. We’ve feel that we was best for the employed a will not know economy at the technique until many that is highly years to come time considering controversial, the reach - the shambles our letting the ing effects of financial sector government the intervenspend money tion that has was in.” (borrowing occurred. I it) in order sincerely hope to jump-start that everything works out the economy. I think it is for the best and our govern- important not to come to ment has not done more conclusions on what was harm than good. As I said best for the economy at earlier, it is impossible to the time considering the really know at this time. shambles our financial secI feel it is also important tor was in. Now we have to mention that our country, circulating concerns about though nowhere near mid- inflation and how the future 2000 levels of employment generations will cope with and other factors, did not it. Again, time will tell what enter into a depression and the long term implications has actually been declared are. Our children will likely out of the recession that point back to our generawe were in. It may be that tion with both admiration if the government had and contempt. not done what it had, we might be. Here is the tough Brent Crosby is the ASUSU part of being a politician executive vice president. – when the sky is falling

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Pitted Olives

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Martinelliʼs Sparkling

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$$ 4477 Juicy

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Pomegranates

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