The Utah Statesman, February 5, 2019

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Week of February 5, 2019

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SPORTS | Run, Rebels

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NEWS | Electric Vehicles

Utah State University has the only electric vehicle facility of its kind in the United States.

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2019

‘Is Polarizing Partisanship the New Normal?’ Former AZ Senator Jeff Flake visits USU tion, is well-known for his public opposition to

By Peter Pigott NEWS STAFF WRITER

the presidency of Donald Trump.

The forum was titled “Is Polarizing

Jeff Flake, former Republican senator

from Arizona, gave a speech at Utah State University on Monday.

The event was organized by The Foxley

Forum, a program by the Institute for

Government and Politics to bring public figures to USU to discuss national issues.

Flake, who retired from his Senate seat in

Partisanship the New Normal?”

Neil Abercrombie, the vice president for

Federal and State Relations under the IOGP, said Flake was chosen as a speaker for the

series because students exhibited an interest in him.

“For us, the goal is to have students engaged

December after choosing not to run for reelec-

see “Politics” PAGE 7

PHOTO BY Megan Nielsen Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake speaks on the topic “Is Polarizing Partisanship the New Normal?” at Utah State University on Monday, Feb. 4, in Logan, Utah. Flake was invited by the Institution of Government and Politics to help engage students and other community members.

Utah State’s 2019 football Reducing waste and fighting hunger schedule released The Campus Kitchens Project opens chapter at Utah State

PHOTO BY Matt Halton Junior defensive end Dalton Baker runs onto Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Aggies play the Cowboys at home for the 2019 season on Nov. 16. By Jaden Johnson SPORTS CONTENT MANAGER

The Mountain West conference

announced its full conference

schedule for the upcoming football season Monday afternoon, finalizing the Utah State’s 2019 slate.

The Aggies will open the 2019

season on the road in Winston-

Salem, N.C. on Aug. 30 when they take on Wake Forest. This will be the third time in program history

USU has faced the Demon Deacons, the previous two coming in 2014

and 2017. The teams split the previous two meetings.

The first home game for USU

will come Sept. 7 when it takes on Stony Brook for the first time in

program history. Stony Brook is the lone FCS opponent on the schedule for the Aggies. They will then have a BYE week before starting conference play.

The Aggies will face their first

Mountain West opponent when

they take on San Diego State Sept. 21, the first time Utah State and SDSU have played since 2016.

They will then return home to face Colorado State on Sept. 28.

A break in the Mountain West-

portion of the schedule will come

on Oct. 5 when the team travels to

Baton Rouge, La. to face off against

SEC opponent LSU. The Aggies and the Tigers have only met twice in

program history, most recently in

the teams met up in Boise the final game of the regular season.

The regular season schedule will

2001. LSU won both meetings.

conclude Nov. 30 in Albuquerque,

season on Oct. 12, USU will resume

New Mexico. The Mountain West

After USU’s second BYE of the

conference play against Nevada

Oct. 19, before heading to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force Oct.

PHOTO BY Matt Halton The Campus Kitchen officially opened last year and works with USU Dining Services and Catering to reduce food waste on campus. The club takes the food to their kitchen, located in the The Hub, and creates balanced meals for students to pick up at Student Nutrition Access Center.

The Campus Kitchen at Utah State University is working to put the food on

campus to better use.

The Campus Kitchens Project is a nonprofit program designed to help reduce

N.M. when Utah State takes on

food waste and increase food security in communities across the nation. The

Conference Championship game

2018.

site of the higher-ranked division

and we bring them to SNAC pantry. Last year, our volunteers recovered 21,000

will be held Dec. 7 at the home

Logan chapter of this organization was officially launched near the end of

“We pick up all the bread, pastries, and Aggies Eats items that weren’t sold,

champion.

pounds of food,” said Kara Bachman, Campus Kitchen at USU partner.

play comes for the Aggies Nov. 2

season, tying for its best finish in

nutrition resources. “Students don’t always have the time to make meals or

rival BYU. Utah State has won this

tion about kickoff times and tele-

make balanced meals for students,” she said.

able as the season gets closer.

waste on campus, The Campus Kitchen at USU has also partnered with local

26.

Another break in Mountain West

when they play host to in-state

game each of the past two years, and won three of the past five meetings with the Cougars.

Utah State is coming off an 11-2

program history. Further informavision networks will become avail-

On Nov. 9 Utah State will travel

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Mountain West champions Fresno

2019 Schedule

to Fresno, Calif. to take on reigning State. While the Bulldogs are coming fresh off of a conference title,

they only retain 38% of their starters from last year’s squad which

went 12-2. They rank as the 129th team out of 130 FBS teams in

terms of returning production.

The Aggies will then return home

for back-to-back home games

against Wyoming and reigning Mountain Division champions

Boise State on Nov. 16 and Nov.

23, respectively. Boise State was

the only Mountain West team to

defeat Utah State last year, when

Aug. 30

@ Wake Forest

Sept. 14

BYE

Sept. 7

Sept. 21

Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12

Oct. 19

Oct. 26

Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7

Bachman works at the Student Nutrition Access Center and sees the need for

have access to balanced meals, so as part of Campus Kitchen USU, we want to In addition to working with USU Dining Services and Catering to reduce food

businesses Sweeto Burrito and Juniper Take Out and Restaurant to collect

leftover food. The club takes this food to their kitchen, located in the The Hub, and creates balanced meals for students to pick up at SNAC.

Jackie Hendrickson, a representative of the Hunger Solutions Institute,

explained that although many don’t realize it, there is a “hidden hunger”

Stony Brook

among students.

@ San Diego St

$ense to examine food security on campus last year. Their survey showed that

Hendrickson and the Hunger Solutions Institute collaborated with Food

Colorado State

32% of students were experiencing food insecurity.

BYE

and be able to have that can have a lot of benefits,” Hendrickson said. “If you

@ Air Force

food.”

@ Fresno State

can be a complicated task.

Boise State

they want to create meals like grilled cheese, soup, salads, or breakfast sand-

@ LSU

Nevada BYU

Wyoming

@ New Mexico

MW Championship

“Everyone eats and know the importance of food. Helping people get food

knew that your neighbor was hungry, you’d have no problem giving them your The Campus Kitchen at USU recognizes this issue and is taking action, but it Cassandra Twiggs, president of The Campus Kitchen at USU, explained that

wiches. They have be creative in what they make in order to meet food safety see “Campus Kitchen” PAGE 7


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