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Canal closure ends water recreation BY KARLIE BRAND staff writer Logan residents have been engaged in a debate over the last several weeks about a proposed plan to enclose the Logan canal in steel pipes, removing the feature and potentially creating a hiking or mountain-�bik-� ing trail over the piping. Water flows freely through the open canal, supplying water to trees and vegetation. Canal reconstruction plans have been in the works since a canal break in the Island killed three people in 2009. Holly Daines, a member of the Logan Municipal Council, said with the city’s original piping plan, canal water, which is used for storm drainage and irrigation, will be displaced under-� ground. The piping will then be covered by large berms. Residents upset that the proposed plan will ruin the aesthetics of their yards and neigh-� borhoods voiced their concerns at the Cache County Council meeting Tuesday night. Daines said the deci-� sion to enclose the canal,

THE CITY OF LOGAN has started construction to enclose a more than 100 year-old canal. Under the proposed changed, the canal will be retrofitted with steel pipes and possibly be covered and made into a hiking trail. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

which was made months ago, is upsetting to resi-� dents just hearing about the changes. “The project started, they were ready to dig to put parts in, and

neighbors became aware of this and said, ‘We don’t want it enclosed,’� Daines said. “That deci-� sion was already made a long time ago, but we were really too far down

the road in the process to change.� Daines said the council has tried to be accom-� modating to Logan resi-� dents’ concerns. Logan City postponed the city’s

Candidate addresses College Republicans BY CRYSTAL RUPP staff writer While the Republican National Convention con-� tinues in Florida this week, USU’s College Republicans held their first formal event of the school year on Wednesday night. Casey Saxton, the chapter president, addressed the crowd encour-� aging the students to get involved. Saxton said he believes the club is off to a strong start with more than 100 new members since May, as well as a new constitution writ-� ten over the summer. The revision includes several new leadership positions includ-� ing executive vice president, coordinating vice president, activities director and public relations director. The execu-� tive vice president will pre-� side over activism and fund-� raising and the coordinating vice president will preside over fundraising and events, Saxton said. “It is my goal for the College Republicans to be very visible here on campus,� he said. Ed Redd, a candidate

planning commission meeting Aug. 23 to allow residents to voice their opinions at the Cache County Council meeting on Tuesday. Daines said many resi-�

dents were in attendance at the standing-�room-� only meeting. With the input of Logan residents, a new plan was designed See CANAL, Page 4

Online video paves way to world record for student BY MARISSA SHIELDS staff writer

COLLEGE REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT Casey Saxton speaks at the club’s opening social Wednesday night in the Merrill-Cazier Library. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

for the Utah House of Representatives, spoke at the event and called for students’ help in the political process. “We have to be part of the solution, not the problem,� Redd said. He told students there are opportunities to serve as long as they are willing to get involved. “I hope you get involved in this political process and don’t take it for granted,� he said. Amber Johnson, the field director for Mitt Romney’s Logan office, also spoke and told students about intern-�

ship credit available for office volunteers throughout the election. Johnson said it’s a unique opportunity to have a campaign headquarters in Logan. “Logan was selected because of Utah State,� Johnson said. A number of local public figures were in attendance at the social. Utah representa-� tive David Butterfield was recognized his support to the club. The Cache County Republicans are also support-� ive of the club, Saxton said.

The cameras were on USU student James Stephens in a Los Angeles studio as he attempted to make a new world record early this summer. Stephens, a junior majoring in Spanish, swal-� lowed 10 hot dogs in one minute to create a new world record. Stephens will appear on Guinness World Record’s new TV show, “Guinness World Records Gone Wild,� appearing this fall on TruTV. Guinness World Records called Stephens in late June and flew him to Los Angeles to film in early July, he said. “Guinness called me out of the blue,� he said. “I wasn’t expecting a phone call at all.� According to a representative from Guinness World Records, the show’s researchers provide a list of talent who producers contact if they are interested in the record. Sometimes, producers have a certain record they want to break or they create one that would be entertaining to have on television. Stephens said he was up for the challenge. In March 2011, Stephens swallowed eight hot dogs in 30 seconds on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as part of the “Meal or No Meal� segment. “It’s really weird to see yourself on TV, having watched myself on the Leno Show,� he said. “You could tell I was a little nervous.� See GUINNESS, Page 4

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CANAL: Logan residents’ complaints heard at meeting From page 1 to direct water into three smaller pipes buried at ground level. The pipes will be placed deeper in the ground to mini-� mize concerns of eyesore dirt mounds, with a proposed plan to add a water feature to the side of the piping and a hiking trail over the piping. “The water feature would include a lined channel with rocks and would run alongside the trail and collect storm water,� Daines said. Daines said the cost to install this water feature and hiking trail would go over the budget allocated for the canal reconstruction project, and the council is working to secure shares to make the water feature, desirable not only for it’s aesthetic value but to assist in storm drainage, and hiking trail possible. “My goal is to move forward with plans (for the hiking trail). It’s not approved but we’re working towards hopefully getting funding in next year’s budget to move forward with the plans,� Daines said. Daines said the piping installation should be complete, with hopes of the additional water feature and hiking trail, in the spring of 2013. Construction on the piping will begin immediately. While many students utilize the canal for recreation, Daines said they are tech-� nically trespassing. “There wouldn’t be enough water to tube, but there would be a great trail,�

she said. “Technically the canal is private property, so the idea is to turn it into a trail with official public access.� Daines said the council hasn’t seen any reaction to the plans from USU stu-� dents. The canal has been a popular tub-� ing location for students and residents for many years and Daines said the plan would discontinue this long-�time stu-� dent hobby or tradition. Jeremy Schumann, a junior majoring in marketing, uses the canal another way. Schumann and his friends have been wakeboarding by connecting ropes to a bridge over a section of the canal in the Island. “I’ve never tubed the canal, but we surf it,� Schumann said. “We do it two or three times a week and we love it. If it was closed, that sucks.� Although the portion of the canal Schumann and his friends utilize won’t be affected by the enclosure, Schumann said creating a trail wasn’t a good idea. “There’s tons of trails in Logan,� he said. “With the water there’s so many options. We can run anywhere. We pre-� fer the water.� Daines said she knows residents aren’t happy with the plans, but said they hoped the revisions would address some residents’ concerns. “People still aren’t happy the canal is enclosed, but the canal company has the right to do that,� she said. “I know the enclosure disappoints people, but the

revisions will make it much more esthet-� ically pleasing and level for a trail, and basically just less intrusive to people’s backyards.� Tom Jensen, another member of Logan city council, said despite residents heated feelings about the enclosure ultimately the water company owns the rights to the canal. Jensen said a Supreme Court case gives them the rights to the waterways. “There is a Supreme Court case saying they can bury it anytime they want,� he said. “No one has rights to it except the water company and they literally have the right to do what they need to do to the end of the ditch.� Jensen said some residents do own property affected by the canal but the canal company has an easement on the property allowing them to make deci-� sions about the waterway. “The canal company has had a water-� way there for over 100 years, since the time of the pioneers,� Jensen said. “It’s a hard thing, it’s a dramatic thing, but the whole purpose of the canal is not a beautification thing but for getting water to farmers,� Jensen said. “But we’ll try to do the best thing for the locals.� – karlie.brand@aggiemail.usu.edu

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SOCIAL: College Republicans host first meeting of year “As far as volunteering, we can take all the help we can get,� said Boyd Pugmire, the chairman of the Cache County Republican Party. Pugmire said he believes being involved is essential to being committed to the country. “You really can’t blame the Democrats, you really can’t blame the Republicans,� he said. “What you can blame are each of us at home.� McKenzie Thompson, a sophomore, was one of the students in attendance. Thompson said the meeting encour-� aged her to become more politically

involved. “It sounded pretty cool, the things that we could get involved in‌It moti-â€? vated me to go out and actually do something,â€? she said. Hayley Johnson, a sophomore major-â€? ing in plant studies, said she also enjoyed the meeting. “My parents are pretty politically active so I’ve always grown up know-â€? ing about what different activities are going on,â€? she said. “ I wanted to con-â€? tinue that legacy.â€? Saxton said the College Republicans have several committees providing additional leadership opportunities. He said students can participate in

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ASUSU holds first meeting of year

The 2012-�2013 ASUSU Executive Council convened its first official meeting of fall semester Tuesday at 7 a.m. The council discussed ongoing preparations for Week of Welcome and heard reports from individual council members. Ben Wilson, ASUSU Executive vice-�president, said he is working with the Utah Student Association to increase voter turnout among stu-� dents. Voter registration forms will be available at the ASUSU informa-� tion booth on the first floor of the Taggart Student Center, he said. Wilson said he is also interview-� ing student applicants for the Government Relations Council. “We want diversity on the Government Relations Council, especially in terms of majors. We’re really trying to find an agriculture and an engineering student,� Wilson said. “Those are big areas that the legislature thinks about when they think about Utah State.� Starting later this semester, the Government Relations Council will meet weekly and plan how to lobby the state legislature on the student body’s behalf. Students interested in applying for a position on the council may contact Wilson at ben-� wilson325@gmail.com.

Athletic dept. recognized for efficieny

STUDENT TREVOR IRISH AND PROFESSOR DAN WATSON battle it out during Day on the Quad to promote the Medeval Society Club on Wednesday. More than 60 clubs, businesses and organizations had booths at the event. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

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events such as a 9/11 memorial or Pizza and Politics, a lecture series that has previously included speakers such as Governor Gary Herbert, Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Rob Bishop. He said he anticipates College Republicans will be helping out local candidates with the approaching elec-â€? tion. “I want you to be as active as I am‌ We’re going to have a fantastic year, but it has to be shown through our efforts,â€? he said. “This isn’t my club, it isn’t someone else’s club. It’s our club.â€? – crystalisfamous@gmail.com

For the fourth year in a row, Utah State University’s athletics depart-� ment has been recognized as one of the most efficient in the nation. This year it placed sixth for the Excellence in Management Cup pre-� sented by Texas A&M’s Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA). Utah State won the national championship in 2009, finished third nationally in 2010 and fourth a year ago. The Excellence in Management Cup determines which athletic departments win the most champi-� onships in accordance to financial expenditures. The EM Cup honors athletic departments that win the most conference and national championships while, at the same time, having the lowest expenses. Kent State is this year’s national champion, followed by Western Kentucky, Alabama, Tulsa, San Jose State and Utah State. “To be ranked among the top six economically efficient institutions in each of the last four years is a continued indicator of the return on investment that our university community, students and stake-� holders receive in exchange for their support of Aggie Athletics,� said USU Director of Athletics Scott Barnes. During the 2011-�12 academic year, Utah State won Western Athletic Conference championships in men’s cross country, women’s soccer, and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field. USU also fin-� ished second in football, women’s basketball, and men’s indoor and outdoor track & field. For the fourth-�straight year, the EM Cup results have shown that major universities may not be run-� ning as economically sound as their smaller counterparts. Eight of the top ten universities in the final standings are from non-�BCS affili-� ated universities. Compiled from staff and media reports

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Uninsured students and healthcare

BY NATASHA BODILY features editor Financially, the life of a college stu-� dent can be strenuous. Tuition, books, food and transportation costs can already put students close to the edge of their budgets. But on top of these most basic necessities, some students often have to pay out of pocket for medical and dental care. The average hospital visit can cost less than $100 to more than $1000 for an uninsured patient depending on the services provided, according to “Value in Health, Volume 13.� Cassie Rasmussen, a junior majoring in family consumer human develop-� ment, said she was kicked off her par-� ents insurance a year ago after she got married. Her stepfather is retired from the Air Force and Rasmussen said she had been covered under Tri-�Care until her marriage. She said the change from being insured to uninsured has been very difficult, especially because her old insurance had great coverage. “I only had to pay $12 a visit and that would cover everything I needed,� Rasmussen said. For a married woman, the realities of being uninsured are not only stressful, but also potentially life changing. “I can’t be on birth control any-� more,� Rasmussen said. “I’m married, so that puts a lot of stress on us.� She said she doesn’t worry too much about possibly getting pregnant but the concern is still in the back of her mind. “It would suck really bad,� she said.

“I know there is insurance you can get on when you’re pregnant — state insurance. But that is only if you’re pregnant and you’re not offered it any-� where at your job, and then it only cov-� ers your child for a couple years.� Rasmussen said her parents have offered to help her look for another insurance provider but it has been hard to find something that is afford-� able and offers good coverage. “My mom could get me on her work insurance, but then she’d have to sign herself up,� she said. Rasmussen said she believes every-� body should be able to have affordable health care, even if it increased taxes. “I still think health facilities need to be paid but it should be easier for everyone to get it,� she said. Her previ-� ous insurance, Tri-�Care, did offer good coverage but she said it was still a pain to find hospitals that would take her specific insurance. “It was really annoying because we had to go to Brigham City because it was the closest hospital that would accept it,� Rasmussen said. Even if you are covered, she said, if you move you might not know where the closest hospital is, and sometimes there are emergencies when you might need to get there quickly. She said since being uninsured she has gone to Instacare once — and it was $130 just for the visit. She was stuffed up and couldn’t sleep or breathe, so she bore the financial bur-� den. “They gave me an antibiotic, and then I had to pay for that too, of

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course,� Rasmussen said. The woes of healthcare might be stressful for those without it, but the industry is changing. As of June 28, 2012, “Obamacare,� — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court. The new act has already put into

place many changes, but a lot of stu-� dents don’t know how this will affect them. According to the PPACA website, many of these changes will take several years to be fully implemented and much of the previous health care laws will remain in effect, such as adult children remaining on their parents’ See UNINSURED, Page 5

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BY APRIL ASHLAND staff writer Freshmen 2 arrived on campus for — Aug Weekends Only Connections almost two weeks ago to 30thjourney. through Sep 8th begin their college According to Utah State University records, Store Hours: approximately 16,000 students attend-� Thur-Fri ed in fall of 2009 and a quarter of them 2-6 pm were freshmen. Among this year’s 2012 Sat 10 am-4 pm freshmen were Tiffany Funk and Erica Youd. 35 W 100 S Youd is majoring in accounting but (in the Thatcher said she hopes to change that. She Young Mansion) moved to Logan with the help of her family but said the change wasn’t too drastic since she’d been living in an apartment near home for the summer. “My parents and I had some dis-� agreements and living apart from them actually helped work them out,� she Mayas Corner will be running a 2x3 ad the first three issues. said. Living on-�campus is easier than follow the similar format as last years ad. We will keep the logo where she lived We thiscan summer. )6-'% =39( % *6)7,1%2 789(=-2+ accounting thinks college life is is very and address, then strip everything theShe following “It’s a really different environment,� different fromout highwith school. said she ischanges. learning the new rules and learning how college she said. “You don’t have to worry “Clothing Sale� works. DELAYNE LOCKE photo about paying rent each month,Must and Go� “Everything “It affects the way you relate to met so manySep people, where your next“2 meal is coming from.�“Aug“I’ve people,� she said. “I feel like a lot of Weekends Only� 30th through 8th�and I don’t of their names,� said Funk, who is majoring in art, moved 2-�6remember people’s social interactions are to Store Hours Thur-�Fri pm & Satall10-�4 pm Funk. “There are just so many people to Logan at the If beginning of the sum-� meet someone they want to be with. you have any questionsyou letjust mecan’t know. do it.� mer to start her job as a cook for Logan Everyone wants to be with someone.� Youd said she met lots of people in Legacy House Assisted Living. Moving Youd Skypes with her Provo boy-� The proof can be sent toLogan man and mayascornerlogan@gmail.com but feels she’s in a different situ-� friend every night. onto campus was different, but mostly ation — she is antisocial and she isn’t because of the sheer volume of people, “Guys like girls, and I think that girls single. she said. like to think about just being friends

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with guys, but guys don’t work that way,� Youd said. On the first day of school Youd woke up for her 8:30 a.m. tumbling class and said her first thought about college life was, “It’s early!� “I haven’t had to wake up that early since I was a junior in high school,� she said. “It’s hard to do.� Youd said life is very different in col-� lege and she’s still working on getting the hang of it. “There are different rules here, things are done in a different way,� she said. “Today in calculus I asked the teacher, ‘Is it ok if I eat a chewy bar in class?’ and he said that’s never OK. It’s so different, I just don’t know all the rules about how college is run.� Still, Youd said she loves the fact she’s living in a place so focused. “Everything around you is all about school and all about learning,� she said. “It’s exciting.� Funk said her first class was let out early because the teacher had under-� gone a mouth surgery a few days prior and couldn’t talk. “He didn’t seem to want to be there since his mouth was hurting pretty badly,� she said. Still, she’s excited for her classes and the opportunity to learn. See FRESHMEN, Page 5

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“For Ellen” looks like it’s going to be one of those tear jerkers that even men will appreciate. This Tribeca Film Festival winner is about a struggling musician, Joby Taylor, played by Paul Dano, who drives across the country to develop a relationship with his young daughter Ellen. I think it will be strange accepting Jon Heder, the apparent social worker, as a serious character, but I’m excited to see another side of the normally humorous actor. Dano seems to embody the character of a young man trying to sort his life out and realign his priorities well. If you’re a fan of the slightly dark and twisty, yet inevitably heartwarming indietype films, you will likely love “For Ellen.” I, myself, will definitely check out the film once it hits theaters and/ or my Netflix queue. From the trailer, it looks like the flick is set in a small town during the winter season. I assume this will only add to the cold beginnings of this newfound father/ daughter relationship.

‘The Words’ Every student has been warned about the consequences of plagiarism. Professors and syllabi alike admonish that such acts of literary larceny can often spoil one’s reputation, make it difficult to receive a passing grade, and sometimes, result in the elimination of a college diploma. However, according to “The Words,” plagiarism can lead to an even greater consequence: a poorly made drama. Set in modern-day New York City, “The Words” follows the life of American novelist Rory Jansen, played by Bradley Cooper. When Cooper’s character is repeatedly denied publication and unable to pay the bills, he ignores the advice of every educator from his past and plagiarizes. Although Jansen instantly enjoys the success of his stolen work, he is plagued with guilt and must face his girlfriend, played by Zoe Saldana. The story Cooper’s character writes seems to become a sensation, but may just be another man’s work, from another time. With a number of different characters entwining and changing constantly, it is impossible to tell who or what the story is exactly about. There is a writer, a book, a mystery, beautiful women and constant switches from modern time to a faraway time. All that this movie is going to lead to is confusing, with too many “words.”

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and risk those men and women endure every day. The scenes of the “Premium deliveries and the insane Rush” maneuvers through traf-‐ Grade: B fic shown by Gordon-‐ Leavitt, Ramirez, Parks, and the other riders are accurate to the real bike messengers of New York. The movie reminded me of the video game Mirror’s Edge, except Prepare for the ride of it was on bikes instead your life. of freerunning. If you Wilee (Joseph Gordon-‐ enjoyed Mirror’s Edge, Leavitt) is one of 1500 you will have a lot of bicycle messengers in fun with the rush of New York City. Formerly “Premium Rush.” a law student, he opted ! " # $ % & ' ( ) One of the special to take to the streets ( $ & ) ! ' % # " abilities Wilee has is a % ) ' " ( # $ & ! instead of taking the bar Sherlock Holmes-‐like ' ! % # & ( ) " $ exam. $ & " ! ' ) # % ( analysis of routes ahead Wilee loves the thrill ) # ( % " $ ! ' & when maneuvering gets # % ! ( ) " & $ ' of riding through traf-‐ tricky. Bike messengers " ' $ & # ! ( ) % fic with no brakes. His & ( ) ' $ % " ! # have to think like chess ex-‐girlfriend Vanessa players-‐always think-‐ (Dania Ramirez) is a ing ahead a few steps. fellow messenger who I enjoyed seeing those has shifted gears to a scenarios acted out in safer ride, Manny (Wolé Wilee’s head. Parks), a well dressed Another fun feature of cyclist who loves to brag, the movie was the three-‐ especially when he talks dimensional map of with Wilee. New York City that was Wilee receives his frequently used to show assignments from his locations of the various 2 Weekends Only — Aug boss, Raj (Aasif Mandvi), cyclists and to keep the who manages one of the 30th through Sep 8th pace of the film moving. bike messenger centers The stunt work was Store Hours: in the area. Between his amazing. The whole Thur-Fri map app, knowledge of movie seemed to be a 2-6 pm the streets, and crazy Sat 10 am-4 pm chase scene, consisting skills, Wilee is one of the of bikes, cars, feet, and best couriers in the city. more. There were so 35 W 100 S After picking up a many stunts; the stunt-‐ (in the Thatcher package from a wor-‐ men list was longer than Young Mansion) ried customer, Wilee that of the actors. is stopped by a man, Unfortunately, Bobby Monday (Michael Monday’s character is so Shannon), who demands annoying and crazy that the package be given to it’s hard to believe he’s him. When Wilee refus-‐ serious. He’s not extreme es, the stranger threatens Textbooks cost $1137 on average Mayas Corner will be running a 2x3 adtothe first issues. enough to be funny, but hurt himthree and the BIGWORDS.com saves about 90% he’s not down to earth people he cares about. (that’s $1,000 you just made) enough We can follow the similar format as last Using years his ad.wit, We Wilee will keep the logo to be scary. One and address, then strip everything outescapes, with thebut following changes. point of advice is relentless-‐ if you choose to watch “Clothing Sale” ly pursued by Monday. this movie: Try not to The speed of the film “Everything Must Go” blink too often. Watch Wilee’s bike picks “2 Weekends Only” “Aug 30th throughand Sepof8th” the clock to keep track as more of the puzzle Store Hours Thur-‐Fri 2-‐6 pm & Sat 10-‐4uppm of when events occurred If you have any questions let me know. is put together while so you can keep up with more pieces reveal them-‐ the sometimes sporadic selves. The proof can be sent to man and mayascornerlogan@gmail.com story. The non-‐linear “Premium Rush” is a timeline helps to keep great non-‐stop action the audience in the dark film that demonstrated just enough to keep you the true to life values of guessing. loyalty and teamwork Parts of the movie are real world bike messen-‐ so random they are hard gers experience while to believe. The events also showing the danger

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portrayed in the movie are too weird to be “just one of those days.” However, truth is strang-‐ er than fiction, so maybe something like this has happened before. All things consid-‐ ered, “Premium Rush” is highly entertaining and exciting. If you like riding bikes, going fast, crazy stunts or non-‐stop chase scenes, you’ll like the rush of this movie. Director and writer David Koepp’s most famous directoral piece is “Secret Window,” and he wrote the screenplays for “Mission Impossible,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Spider-‐Man,” making him a great choice for an action packed thriller like “Premium Rush.” Gordon-‐Leavitt is a great actor. His resume includes such hits as “(500) Days of Summer,” “Inception,” and the summer blockbuster “The Dark Knight Rises.” He always delivers, and his talent is demon-‐ strated once again in “Premium Rush.” He perfectly played the part of a reckless thrill seeker with an attitude, which is a very believable char-‐ acter when compared to

the real life bike messen-‐ gers. Shannon is definitely not my favorite actor. None of his roles have ever stuck out to me, even for his more well-‐ known roles, in such movies as “Vanilla Sky” and “Pearl Harbor.” I wish Koepp had chosen a different actor -‐-‐ it would have boosted the rating of the film. The soundtracks composer David Sardy created have been few in number, but great in quality (“Zombieland,” “21”), and the score for “Premium Rush” was no different. His score, and the songs he chose to accompany it, were modern and upbeat, but it never detracted from the plot. If you need an adrena-‐ line rush to start off your semester, walk, drive, or ride to “Premium Rush.”

– Spencer Palmer is a graduate student working toward an MBA with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Email him at spencer.palmer@aggi-‐ email.usu.edu or visit his website, themovieknight. wordpress.com.

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Today is Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Becca Huber, a junior majoring in health education and promotion from St. Anthony, Idaho.

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#AggieNation Recent history has shown there is a myriad power in the hash tag. Even in it’s technological infancy, it has become the symbol of what is important and memorable to anyone. It is a four-lined looking glass into the mood and experience of events and society. It’s happening everywhere -- and thanks to recent events Logan, it is far from an exception. This is ever prevalent in concern to Utah State athletics, particularly the football squad. Take transfer wide receiver and soon-tobe star Alex Wheat Jr. for instance, who tweeted just Wednesday morning to hundreds for followers, “One more day. All we got. #AggieNation.� You can even look at senior running back Kerwynn Williams, who tweeted “#gamedayhelmets� to a fan base giddy to experience the new-look Aggies as much as the newlyskilled Aggies. It doesn’t stop with the players. Senior and super fan Charley Riddle recently flashed a message to Wheat: “@KingWheatXIII Haha since I can’t play football I’ll just [give] every opposing team hell. Gotta get Romney Stadium crazy this year�.

Sibling Rivalry BY TAVIN STUCKI sports editor

Meet Cody Larsen. The 6-�foot-�4, 300-�pounder from Southern Utah University recorded six sacks last season from the defen-� sive tackle position. Meet Tyler Larsen. The 6-�foot-�4, 312-� pound Sandy, Utah, native is the center on Utah State’s football team and has started since he was a freshman on the Aggie offensive line. These two men not only share a last name and the number 58 on their uniforms, they share bloodlines. Once teammates at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, the Larsen brothers have waited for the opportunity to line up against each other since news broke of the SUU at Utah State game 8,92()6&-6( 7)2-36 0-2)1%2 '3(= 0%67)2 will line up against his scheduled for 6 p.m. on Aug. 30 at Merlin younger brother Tyler Larsen, Utah State’s center on the offensive line, during every defensive snap in the season-opener Thursday. Photo courtesy Anita Bunker Olsen Field at Romney

Stadium. “I’m way excited,� Tyler Larsen said. “At the same time, a little nervous see-� ing how it’s going to be, because I’m going to be going against my brother head-�to-�head.� Cody Larsen shares his younger brother’s atti-� tude. “It’s been a while,� he said. “I’ve never been able to play against him. It’s a big game for me and for him, so I’m real excited.� While the final score is more important to both brothers, at the end of the day the Larsen fam-� ily will be talking about who won the individual battle in the trenches. “Who’s got the edge? Man, I couldn’t say. I really couldn’t,� said LeRoy Larsen, Cody and Tyler’s father. “I don’t know. They’re both good at their positions.� According to their bios in their respective media See LARSEN, Page 10

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Gearing up for another National Championship BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM sports senior writer Back in May while students were diving into summer, players on the Utah State club baseball team were concluding a historic season -�-� a season that saw the Aggies win conference, region and national champion-� ships. “Big doesn’t come close to describing it,� said USU head coach Norm Doyle. “It was a huge season for us. We put together what I felt was the best team we’ve ever assembled talent wise, but it takes more than talent to win something like this. It takes a group of guys that are dedicated and want to work together. All that came together at the right time.�

After dropping an early conference matchup to in-�state rival Weber State, the Aggies went on to win 14-�straight games to bring home the hard-� ware, beating the four top-�ranked teams in the country along the way. Behind solid pitching and defense, Utah State outscored its opponents 36-�6 during the region-� al tournament and 28-�7 during the World Series in Georgia. An Aggie pitching trio, including Kyle Durrant, Rob Garrett and Jarren Tyler, combined to allow five earned runs in four games while the defense made play after play that Coach Doyle said were “ESPN high-� lights.� “The guys had a bit of a swagger,� Doyle said. “They weren’t intimi-� dated by anyone. The

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ranked San Diego 9-�3 to set up a matchup with No. 1 ranked Georgia in the Bulldogs backyard. Riding on the con-� fidence of an 11-�game winning streak, the Aggies shut out the top-�ranked team 3-�0 to advance to the semi-� finals. Doyle said the defense turned the tide against the Bulldogs, who boasted the

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nation’s leader in stolen bases. “The kid got on base in the first inning,� Dolye said. “He tried to steal second base, our catcher threw him out and it wasn’t even close. He got on base two more times and never once attempted anything. They just shut him down.� With victories over the top two teams under their belts, the See CHAMP, Page 10

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LARSEN: Scoreboard will not show the victor of this brotherly battle From page 9

guides, Tyler Larsen out-� weighs Cody Larsen by 12-�pounds. Tyler Larsen claims to have superior leg strength and out-� squats his older brother “all the time,� but admits he can’t keep up when the two bench press together. “He just takes off and I can’t even catch him,� Tyler Larsen said. “He’s definitely got a stronger upper body, I’ve got a stronger lower body. Offensive line needs legs more than arms and defensive line needs arms more than legs.� Tyler Larsen said he can’t help but look for his brother when he studies film with the rest of the Aggie football team. “He has a funky way of going about things,� Tyler Larsen said. “It’s just something I’ve never seen before. He uses his strength, but he also uses his quick agility and he gets right by people which is why he’s get-� ting so many sacks and he’s doing so well. He’s definitely got a lot of technique.� The Larsen home in Sandy, Utah has been filled with banter egged on by the youngest Larsen brothers -�-� Zach Larsen, who is a senior

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lineman at Jordan High School, and Collin Larsen, the youngest brother at 13-�years-�old. “The family always wants us to get into it, start talking trash,� Cody Larsen said. “It’s mostly me, I’d have to say. Tyler keeps his mouth shut and I do most of the talk-� ing.� Tyler Larsen agreed. “We can’t even go through a dinner with the family without him saying something,� Tyler Larsen said. LeRoy Larsen said the banter started about a year ago when the family first learned SUU would travel to Logan for the season-�opener. “Most of it is who’s stronger and who’s faster,� he said. “We talked about who’s going to start laughing when they’re going against each other. They wrestle and stuff like that, but whoever starts laughing first will be the one that loses.� Barbara Larsen, matri-� arch of the Larsen home, said she enjoys listening to her boys chatter over dinner. “They always said ‘There’s no way you could get past me,’� Barbara said. “They’ve always talked back and forth, who’s the strongest and toughest. When they mess around in the back yard, Tyler ends up laughing because Tyler is more of fun-�loving guy, and Cody is dead serious. When they’re just mess-� ing around here, Tyler can’t even do a thing because he just starts laughing.� The Larsen brothers have helped each other

become better football players since they were both young, even beyond the backyard. “We played with each other quite a bit his freshman year,� Cody Larsen said. “He came up and played varsity as a freshman, so he started a few games that year. The first day he walked out on the practice field he was probably a little smaller back then, but I took it to him on the first play. After that he held his own.� Tyler Larsen said he learned to “never back down� from his brother. “I’ve basically learned everything like work ethic from him,� Tyler Larsen said. “I’ve just learned a lot about how to work. He’s a big exam-� ple to me about how to play football. I’ve been watching him my whole entire life. How I got here is by watching him, seeing how he plays.� Barbara Larsen said she while she doesn’t know what color shirt she’ll wear to the game in Logan, she has always hoped to be able to see her two oldest sons play each other at the colle-� giate level. “I couldn’t be prouder of both of them,� she said. “They are such hard workers. They give 110 percent in anything that they do and they love the game of football. It’s kind of a reward for both of them to be able to play against each other.�

AGGIE CENTER TYLER LARSEN, seen here preparing to hike the ball, said he is “way excited� to face off against his older brother Cody Larsen in the season-opener against Southern Utah University on Thursday. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

Shooting the Thunderbirds BY TAVIN STUCKI sports editor

Utah State will take on the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in the 2012 season-�opener Thursday. Utah State head coach Gary Andersen said he likes how Southern Utah has a “very business-�like approach to football.� “They are a well-�coached football team,� he said. – tavin.stucki@aggiemail. “They play hard every usu.edu single snap. It is an in-� @stuckiaggies state game, it means a lot to them and it means a lot to us. So, I expect it to be a highly competitive and very physical football game.� Andersen said his Aggies will have a tough challenge to stop the Thunderbird offense. “They have a very good quarter-� back in Brad Sorensen, which we all know,� Andersen said. “He is smart, big and a tough kid who throws the ball well, and he gets rid of it on time.� Last season, Sorensen led Southern Utah to a 6-�5 record, throwing for an average of 285 yards per game. Aggie senior safety McKade Brady said Sorenson has “really good

feet.� “He does a great job of making the play hap-� pen when it looks like it‘s bottled up in the pocket,� Brady said. “He’s not super fast or a big threat, but he’s got great pocket strength and can step up when he needs to. He can find the open receiver. He makes good decisions and gets the ball out quickly. It’s always hard to defend that.� On the other side of the ball, the Aggies will give SUU problems. Utah State has multiple weapons in the skill positions who could score on any play. Whichever quarterback takes the field Thursday has the ability to lead the Aggies to victory. Senior receiver Matt Austin aver-� aged almost 14 yards per reception last season and caught six touchdowns. Senior Kerwynn Williams played behind two NFL running backs and still averaged 6.7 yards per carry. No matter what defense the Thunderbirds throw at Utah State, Andersen said he wants to have a bal-� anced offense. “Initially, we definitely want to be able to run the football with some physi-� cality,� Andersen said. “I think that with our three

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returning offensive line-� men we want to be able to do that. That goes in the hands of the backs now and we will see where we go.� One of those returning linemen, Tyler Larsen, committed to SUU before changing his mind and set-� tling in Logan. “It was just the better choice for me,� Larsen said. “We’re looking very posi-� tive for this season coming up. With Southern Utah, we’re just ready to get up there and play our first game. We’re ready to start the season and continue what we started last year.� Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. – tavin.stucki@aggiemail. usu.edu @stuckiaggies

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Question 1: How do you feel about scheduling two away games for one home game with BYU? Will this continue in the future? – Dustin Evans, Senior, Finance and Economics Coach Andersen: 2-�for-�1s with BYU, well not just BYU, ultimately, we don’t want 2-�for-�1s with anybody. There’s a varied dynamic to the 2-�for-�1s with BYU and the one that we’re currently in going back down there again is a nationally televised game. It’s on ESPN. It’s tremendous exposure for our university. It’s a little give and take. But do I like 2-�for-�1s? No. I think we’ve proved ourselves enough as a program the past couple of years. Hopefully we’ll continue to do that this year, that this is a tremen-� dous place to come play. It’s a great environment. I think people will start to become intimidated to come here and play as time goes on, but that’s their problem. My point is that we should still play 1-�for-�1 teams. Question 2: How have you seen Utah State football evolve as you’ve been head coach here?– Karlie Fitzgerald, Senior, Marketing Coach Andersen: In so many ways. For me, I sit back and try to look at the kids, and when I first came here it’s different. You get to know a whole new group of kids and you don’t have hardly any, if any, relationships with the young men on the team. So that’s a transformation that takes place. The place that I’ve seen the most change, the most transformation, to be real honest with you is making school important. As long as we’re going here, I guess the way for me to

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put it is I’m so proud to have every kid that we’ve had in this program that has finished with us has graduated. That’s not because of me, that’s not because of an assistant coach, it’s not because of academic coordinators, it’s because the kids have made it impor-� tant. We’ve all played a big role in that but at the end of the day, they’re get-� ting it done. That’s great to see. Other than that, turning the young men into men is kind of what I’m all about, and I think socially our kids try to make that important. We’re not perfect, but we try to make that important.

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VIEW: Twitter helping football From page 9

Steve Schwartzman

We could go all day with examples of how social media has affected a once quaint and unassuming football program, but the message is there, loud and clear. Sports fans know it as the buzz – the centripetal momentum fans feel when a certain player takes the court, when a comeback is coming into the play, when fans get the subliminal message that it’s time to start paying attention, because if you blink you could miss something great. If you were to head down to other college hubs in the state, there probably wouldn’t be much talk about what USU has cooking coming into the season opener this evening. But if you look back, the Spring and Summer of 2012 has done a lot of good for Aggie Nation. A lot of good that may even build a wave of success for a team that once only knew success in “little victories� for years to come. From unveiling new logos and uniforms to the aforementioned hype via the internet to a near-flawless recruiting game that has seen the Aggies pick up young college football versions of Jimmy Chitwood, there are several reasons why Logan has been in a buzz. It wouldn’t shock me if the webcam the athletics website ran of the new football field and basketball court as they were being remodeled just may have had more hits amongst students than the registrations page, home page and “USU Memes� combined. That’s how the buzz works. It leaves people wondering what will come next. It doesn’t just stop at football. Last week the “Twitterverse� was full of links and hashtags in sup-

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port of our women’s volleyball team who opened the season victorious in front of a crowd of early-arriving student fans. Basketball has been abuzz about a new look and a supercharged roster that could last for several years. No matter how you swing it, the moral of the story is true -- a few years makes an amazing difference. It’s been a long road from ESPN’s Bottom 10 to near-giant killer, to team experiencing a season of more boom periods and heartbreak than a Greek’s morality to finally a team ready to take over a conference and make a long-standing mark on the college football world. Credit sound recruiting, trust in coaching, a change of look, a change of offense and a classic quarterback starting battle or anything in between. Whatever you give the glory to, the buzz is here -- and for good reason. #AggieNation. Get on board. – Steve Schwartzman is a senior studying communication studies. He has had just about every job in sports writing, including blogs, analysis, statistics and fantasy football tips, but he especially loves making bold picks. Send comments to steve. schwartzman@aggiemail.usu.edu.

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CHAMP: Aggies happy with last year From page 9 Aggies played an instant classic against No. 3 ranked Texas Tech. After the Red Raiders struck first in the fifth inning, Utah State answered right back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at one. An inning later, Doyle opted to bring in Tyler to relief pitch, and Tyler gave the Aggies a pitch-� ing performance for the ages. Neither defense would budge, and 10 innings later Tyler was still on the mound in a 1-�1 deadlock. In the 16th inning, the Aggies finally broke through. After a leadoff single by Brett Jensen, back-� to-�back batters failed in sacrifice bunt attempts, bringing 5th-�year senior Jake Bartholomew to the plate with two outs and Jensen stuck at first. “It came with a bit of luck,� Doyle said. “Both hitters were excellent bunters, but weren’t able to get it done. I put the steal on, and Jake hit a loop line drive down the right field line. I held Brett up at third base, but the right fielder’s throw home hit an umpire and trickled

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away. From there it was just a footrace, and we came away with the win.� The win gave the Aggies a birth in the national title game against Colorado State, who Doyle called the “New York Yankees� of club baseball. In the 12 seasons since the National Club Baseball Association began, the Rams have won six national titles and appeared in the national tournament 11 times. Somebody forgot to tell Utah State. The Aggies struck early and often through-� out the winner-�take-�all contest, and the Rams were unable to mus-� ter any offense. USU jumped out to a 14-�0 lead through seven innings before Colorado State finally got on the board. After winning the first game of the tourna-� ment, Durrant pitched a complete game to earn the win, and was named the World Series MVP. “It’s a definitely a dream,� Durrant said. “Anyone of our guys could have won it. I didn’t want to let the guys down. It was fan-� tastic. And to win a national title at the col-� legiate level is one of the greatest feelings in the world in sports.� With 11 of the 15 team members return-� ing -�-� including Durrant -�-� Doyle said the Aggies are just getting started. Returning players have high hopes for the 2012-� 13 season, which begins Sept. 8 against USU Eastern. Tryouts for this year’s 30-�man squad will be held Sept. 5-�6 start-� ing at 5 p.m. Tryouts are open to anyone and will be held

at Providence Field, located at 200 W 100 N in Providence, Utah. There is a cost of $25. “Anything less than another trip to Georgia would be unacceptable,� Durrant said. “We’re excited for tryouts next week. With guys com-� ing back and some good guys coming in, we’re going to be a big threat again, and not as an underdog this time.� – curtis.lundstrom@aggi-� email.usu.edu @curtislundstrom

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More details needed in student’s plight .SREXLER &SPHX From the UVU Review

Whether it’s a Kony 2012 campaign or Bieber fever, it can be very difficult to avoid getting swept up in a flurry of excitement and look for the truth amongst a pile of PR and half-truths. Utah Valley University business student Kraig Jacobson has stepped in a heaping pile of Canadian cow pies by neglecting to declare a gun he had packed away in his motorcycle at the Niagara Falls border. Canadians may be polite, but apparently they have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to gun-related incidents.

On the surface, it appears that Jacobsen has been the victim of poor communication and a lack of consciousness on his part. While riding cross-country to raise awareness for cancer research with Relay for Life, Jacobson and his brother Kevin attempted to cross the border into Canada on July 15. Jacobsen was asked to declare any weapons he had, but he said he forgot about the gun he brought for protection while camping and told the policemen that he did not have one. When stopped a second time, he remembered and declared the gun. He was told he would be released the next day but after 18 days of captivity, he was charged with smuggling a gun with malicious intent and lying to Canadian officials. He now faces six

months in prison, but he will not have his day in court until Jan. 24, 2013. Jacobson had just enrolled in class, signed a new lease on an apartment in Orem and was in line for a promotion at work. He has subsequently withdrawn from classes and cannot leave Ontario until that January court date. While this very well may be exactly how things happened, there is a lack of comment from the Canadians, and in this world of political spin trusting one source is a perilously risky proposition. This story has all the makings of an international incident and includes several hot button issues such as gun control, border security and immigration, but there is an eerie silence from local leaders.

One thing is certain: Jacobson is guilty of poor judgment at the least. It’s unclear whether he had a permit and even if he did, was it valid in every state he traveled through? Is it possible to forget about a firearm that is literally three feet away from you at all times? The easy road would be to make comparisons between our countries, opine about our constitutional right to bear arms vs. their “socialist� anti-gun laws, get all worked up and make a call to action, demanding that Canada release him. But when you dig deeper, what if the roles were reversed and a Mexican national came across our border with a gun and “forgot� to mention it? Would it be racist to be more cynical because he came from south of the border?

Canada has a right to protect their border – no matter how silly it may look to those on the other side – and it appears that our government officials will be content to let Canada handle their own business. So in an odd declaration, this call to action would have to be to pause and collect more facts. Do I want Jacobson released? Of course. But maybe, just maybe, there might be more to the story. So before we invade Canada and send in Seal Team Six to extract him, let’s let them present their case. Jonathan Boldt is the editor in chief of UVU Review, the campus newspaper of Utah Valley University. Send comments to jonboldt@ gmail.com and on Twitter @jboldt24

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Welcome to the 2012 school year, and with it, another semester of Lizzen Up. I’d like to send a very personal thank-you to my kind and thoughtful supporters; and to the rest of you, the assurance that you only have to suffer skipping over my section until December when I

graduate. I hope you had a wonderful summer. Not that you care, but I certainly did. I got a very cute (and now very large) Newfoundland puppy, bought a new car as an almost-graduation gift to myself, and, perhaps most importantly, made the leap of moving in with my boyfriend. Since we’ve moved in, the word “marriage� has cropped up from family and friends incessantly. Each time, I answer the inquiry with a very firm no. That’s always followed with a shocked, “Do you not like him enough?� and I can’t help but laugh. I’m not very old, but I like to consider myself at least a little wise; and at the risk of coming off as an expository bag of hot air, I want to say a word or two concerning dating and marriage. Rest assured, I like my boyfriend plenty, but we’re not going to get married. There are several reasons why. College is probably the most singular opportunity in which to date. You are literally surrounded on all sides by members of whichever sex you find yourself attracted to, you are unrestricted by parental boundaries, there is an endless supply of fun things to do and

you are guaranteed to find someone who thinks like you do. That being said, my number one piece of advice is this: Slow down. You have at least four years of this environment at your disposal, and campus will never run out of potential dates. Use this time as a precious opportunity to observe what you like and dislike, both about yourself and others around you. Then, get out and do something. Or several things. We all know boys and girls who sit around and mope about the fact that they aren’t in a relationship. It’s a selffulfilling prophecy, because nobody gives a four-letter word about people like that. They’re obnoxious and pathetic. Find something you really love to do, and get good at it; then seek someone who’s done the same. Next: If you think more about the wedding than you do about life after the wedding, don’t get married. A graduate dissertation published by Pacific University indicated that event-driven relationships were far less likely to succeed. Your wedding day is just that: a day. That’s it. You go home that night with sore feet, a stained dress, and some cake in the freezer for next year. Girls in particular – finish your education. Women are much more likely to drop out of college once they get married. Considering the fact that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce, is not having a college degree a risk you want to take? Once you find that someone, wait longer. If he or she is right for you after six months of dating, they’ll be right in another year and a half. The most successful marriages tend to follow an average of twenty-five months of courtship. Second-guessing your partner is not something you want to do, but we all know that

couple who probably should not have gotten married. Part of this is realizing that you might be in love, but you also might just be horny. Many people want to rush their wedding because controlling sexual urges is difficult. I won’t argue with that. But there’s bad news: for most people, wedding night sex is uncomfortable and awkward. It takes a long time to figure out the nuances of another person’s mind and body. Rushing into a long-term commitment because it’s too hard to refrain from the hanky-panky is certain to end in disappointment. And remember that world is not over if you’re not married by the end of college. The average person in the nation is married at 26, and often as late as 30. Don’t stay in a bad relationship, or even a mediocre one, out of fear that someone better won’t come along. They will. It’s hard to be lonely, but it’s well worth the patience. Finally, enjoy whatever time you choose to spend with someone. Chad and I aren’t getting married because, among other reasons, we both graduate in December. He’s going to medical school somewhere, and I’m going to take a lowly job as an unpaid intern somewhere else. Living with your partner may not be the best option for you; but undercutting the value of a relationship simply because it doesn’t lead to marriage may prevent you from some of the most meaningful relationships you’ll ever have. Liz Emery is a senior majoring in English with an emphasis in creative writing. Her column runs every other Thursday. Comments may be sent to her at liz.emery@ yahoo.com. Comments may also be sent to statesmanoffice@aggiemail.usu.edu.

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