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NEWS | Achievement Awards

See which women on campus were honored with the Lifetime Achievement or Early Career awards from the Center for Women and Gender at USU.

STUDENT LIFE | Yoga Grows

SPORTS | From first base

Aggie junior becomes team mom for USU softball.

USU is now offering a yoga teacher certification program, thanks to increased student interest.

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Relopez trial delayed again

PHOTOS BY Jeffrey Dahdah (Left) Jason Relopez walks into court on Wednesday. Relopez had pleaded guilty to one count of attempted rape and one count of forcible sexual abuse. Following Wednesday’s trial, he can withdraw that plea. (Right) Judge Brian Cannell listens to Shannon Demler, Relopez’s defense attorney, in court on Wednesday, April 13.

By Jeffery Dahdah MANAGING EDITOR

Jason Relopez, a 27-year-old former Utah

State University student and Sigma Chi

Fraternity member, has the option to withdraw his guilty plea following a ruling by Judge

delayed due to some uncertainties with that

one year in jail and sex-offender treatment.

the test, was asked about it in court on

Judge Cannell, however, and he expressed his

judge. Burn's report said that Relopez was a

the initial deal and in the evaluation in

evaluation. Dr. Peter Burn, who administered Wednesday by the defense, the state and the low-moderate risk to re-offend.

Represented by Barbara Lachmar, deputy

That amendment was not good enough for

concern in that decision being made outside of general.

"The court determines that he is not low

Brian Cannell on Wednesday.

county attorney with Cache County, the state

risk, he is low-moderate. Therefore the

and forcible sexual abuse in a plea deal

some uncertainties with the result.

not met," Cannell said in his ruling. "That

Relopez pleaded guilty to attempted rape

between his defense and the state. The deal

asked for the test to be re-administered due to In the proceedings Shannon Demler,

hinged on an independent psychosexual

Relopez's defense attorney, said that the state

re-offending.

low-moderate risk would be treated the same

evaluation done to determine his risk level of Two weeks ago Relopez's sentencing was

agreed after the initial settlement that a

as a low risk with the deal and would result in

"We'll be talking, hopefully we'll reach a

meeting of the minds between all of the

parties and right now Mr. Relopez has that

option," said Barbara Lachmar, Deputy County Attorney with Cache County, after the ruling.

Lachmar said the ruling was neither good

nor bad for the state.

"I really wouldn't call it either, it's just what

agreement was not met and those terms are

the judge ruled," Lachmar said. "We want to

being the case I will absolutely give Mr.

whatever choice he makes."

Relopez the right and ability to withdraw his

plea and we can proceed with trial; that's the court's order."

Both sides will now proceed with the case.

give Mr. Relopez the opportunity to make

Relopez's defense could not be reached after

the trial. We will update this story as more develops.

—dahdahjm@gmail.com @dahdahjeff

NCAA President Mark Emmert is coming to USU

By Shanie Howard STAFF WRITER

On April 14 at 3 p.m. NCAA President Mark

Emmert will visit Utah State University to

discuss recent achievements by the NCAA with students.

President Emmert became the fifth president

of the NCAA in late 2010. Before the NCAA, he was president of the University of Washington.

He’s also previously served as chancellor of Louisiana State, provost and chancellor of

University of Connecticut, provost and VP for academic affairs at Montana State, and

associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at University of Colorado.

According to the USU Institute of Govern-

ment and Politics’ (IGOP) website, Emmert has been working on “reforming academics across all divisions, health and safety advancements,

and policies for ensuring student-athletes have support for success in and beyond college athletics.”

During their research projects, the NCAA

— under Emmert’s council — have worked

with other organizations including the U.S.

Department of Defense to better care for and support student athletes.

Students, especially those involved in

bringing Emmert to USU, are looking forward to have Emmert here.

“I’m excited to have a high-profile figure like

the NCAA president visit the campus … since

PHOTO BY Johnny Crawford/Atalanta Journal-Constitution/MCT NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert speaks to the media during the Final Four press conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, April 4, 2013.

most of our speakers are elected officials or

speakers specifically on politics or policy, so it’ll be fun to have something a little differ-

ent,” said Jashon Bishop, Intern Recruitment Coordinator for the USU IGOP.

Getting such a high profile member of NCAA

the task was easier than it would have been for most universities.

“Stan Albrecht is a member of the NCAA

now to visit and speak at USU,” Bishop said.

Before students attend Emmert’s speech,

Executive Committee, representing the

Thomas Rogers, Athletics and Campus

connection with Mark Emmert. I think

learn more about what Emmert has done for

to come and speak at any individual college is

Western Athletic Conference, so that was our

University’s current president, Stan Albrecht,

President Albrecht’s upcoming retirement is

normally difficult, but thanks to Utah State

also a part of why President Emmert chose

Recreation Vice President, encourages students student athletes.

“Students should learn more about his role

and the changes he makes how it affects

students and student athletes,” Rogers said.

— shaniehoward214@gmail.com @HowardShanie

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@ZGrantBess If you think they’re going to stop sending you reminders about those IDEA surveys, you’re wrong #aggiestrife

@brigitte748 Can’t get on at EXACTLY 8 to register *Has mini freakout that classes will be gone at 8:10* #aggiestrife

@SLCAGispoppin Started a countdown until semester ends. Mostly so I can figure out how many days I have left to try and fix my grades. #AggieStrife

@MelissaLeavitt7 Summer sales are the bane of all relationships in Utah. #aggiestrife

Honoring women at USU:

Center for Women and Gender hosts annual Achievement Awards Achievement or Early Career award, the

By Shanie Howard STAFF WRITER

one of the faculty in the Center for Women

director Erazo has designed and implemented

the best leaders I’ve ever worked with,” said

on how to help others who have been victims

Physical and Sexual Abuse in the Logan

and Gender held its annual Achievement

and Gender.

women at USU and one in the community win-

the Early Career award. The first nominee

Award ceremony on March 17, with two

as well as created an entire neighborhood in

USU director of the Sexual Assault & Anti-Vio-

either a member of the Logan community or

Utah State University’s Center for Women

The second nominee was Jenny Erazo, the

women must first be nominated twice by

This year two women were nominated for

lence Information program. In her time as

a peer educator program to help train students of sexual assault or domestic violence, as well

Logan for domestic violence victims.

“I’m proud to say she (Anderson) is one of

James Boyd, director of Citizens Against

community, who introduced Anderson before

ning awards.

introduced was Dr. Susannah French, who is a

Justin Bieber recently received an award for

been researching how hormones respond to

campus safer,” Brown said.

chose to dedicate it to Mary Pally, who was the

out much more important and deserved

they have on the reproduction and biology of

Anderson was nominated. Anderson is the

11 of this year.

“It is award season. As you may have heard,

biology professor at USU and recently has

best male artist. Tonight we are here to hand

environmental changes, as well as the effects

awards,” said Shannon Brown, who intro-

animals.

Early Career Award.

feel like I was just doing my job and what I

duced Jenny Erazo before she received the In order to receive either the Lifetime

“I don’t know how I actually got here … I

love,” French said.

as a similar program for faculty.

“Jenny’s programs have helped make this For the Lifetime Achievement Award Jill

executive director of the Community Abuse

Prevention Services Agency and in her time as executive director has expanded a housing

program for those fleeing domestic violence,

she received her award.

Although Anderson received the award she

director of CAPSA but passed away on March

“She will forever be a part of this organiza-

tion … I will work hard to be the mentor she was,” Anderson said.

— shaniehoward214@gmail.com

Don't miss out on USU's most prestigious event, the Robins Awards faculty member in the USU community,” said

it is an essential part of showing appreciation

Teacher of the Year Award, Legacy of Utah

Affairs. “I have been presenting some of the

community,” said Casey Saxton, USU’s

Researcher of the Year Award, Professional

James Morales, the Vice President for Student awards since 2010, and my department also helps put on the event. Every award is very important.”

The awards show is a conglomerate of

awards that have been created over the years and were put together in one ceremony.

winner of the Val R. Christensen Service

Award. “What makes these awards so unique

is that anyone can nominate someone, and the

fact that people are nominated says a lot about someone. It is just such an honor to be

Advisor of the Year Award, Scholar of the Year

Award, Talent of the Year Award, Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, Female

Athlete of the Year Award and Male Athlete of the Year Award.

“These awards are just such a great balance

of tradition and recognizing all the people that

opportunity for USU to give back to its

dents, faculty and staff: the Bill E. Robins

place,” said Alexander Aburto, the USUSA

program coordinator in the USU Student

Award, the Man of the Year Award, the

zations something to work for, and is an

students and faculty,” said Stefanie Brooksby, a Involvement and Leadership Center.

The most prestigious event of the Utah

extension marketing manager and last year’s

State Award, Peak Prize: Undergraduate

recognized in that way.”

“These awards give individuals and organi-

By Jillian McCarthy STAFF WRITER

to the work students do for the university’s

Each year there is a two-week nomination

State University year will be held this Satur-

period in February where someone can

as highly coveted awards by students and

for an award. Each individual or organization

day at 7 p.m. The Robins Awards are known

nominate another individual or organization

faculty.

that is nominated is then contacted and asked

There are six awards nominated by stu-

Memorial Award, the Gerald R. Sherratt

Woman of the Year Award, the Organization of the Year Award and the Val R. Christensen

Service Award. The Bill E. Robins Memorial Award is the signature award given at the

event, and is presented to the student who

work hard to make this university a better

traditions director who helped organize the

event. “This was a collaborative process with

students, faculty and administration to put this event together, and I hope students recognize the amount of time that goes into planning this event.”

There is some history that is part of the

represents the best youth has to offer.

background for the awards.

and faculty based on their hard work and

should be considered to receive the award. A

staff and respective departments: the Eldon J.

Robins, a campus hero who had a rare quality

goals of USU.

who are asked to attend the ceremony where

Researcher of the Year Award, Faculty Univer-

awards’ website reads. “Robins was a Sigma

The Robins Awards are awarded to students

dedication to their own goals, as well as the “The Robins Awards are the premiere

recognition given to a deserving student or

to supply additional information on why they

committee then picks the finalists and winners the winners are announced.

“The Robins Awards are unique to USU, and

There are 13 awards nominated by faculty,

Gardner Teacher of the Year Award, Faculty sity Service Award, Graduate Student Re-

searcher of the Year Award, Graduate Student

For more information call Dennis • (435) 770-2326

“These awards memorialize William E.

to turn his vision into Utah State’s vision,” the

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TECH AND MONEY

USUSA creates Club Sport Fund to help student-athletes

PHOTO BY Kyle Todecheene and Brad Keyes Sports like lacrosse and hockey are club sports at Utah State. Recently USUSA has started legislation to create a club sports fund to help pay for sports like these.

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sacrifice. USUSA officers took the first step in

$20,000 to the pool. For now, the only dollar

appreciate being able to get multiple opinions.

— with the help of university administrators

USUSA.

think we should focus on academics,” Olsen

pete.

about $8,000 from Capital & Support the past

one or the other. That’s kind of what’s happen-

legislation to create a club sport fund.

when you’re competing at a national level. We-

nationals, they have about 10 days to raise the

cluding hockey, baseball and lacrosse — are

— Weber embraces it and USU struggles with

By Brenna Kelly SENIOR WRITER

In one of his last initiatives as student body

president, Trevor Sean Olsen is sponsoring

As they currently stand, club sports — in-

creating the club sport fund this week, and

— club sports will be able to afford to com-

“I don’t think people realize how it works

ber organizes their money so much differently

amount set in stone is the $10,000 from

On average, club sports have requested

I do think that this in itself is important, and I said. “I don’t think we should look at these as

few years. Once they find out they qualify for

ing.”

money for transportation and housing. This

fee, which is where the student involvement

“Donors giving to these clubs get hit up

outside the classroom, and that can include

He said he thinks the purpose of the activity

often involves talking to key donors.

budget comes from, is to enhance student life

there was a slush fund that would be great.”

quite a bit. If we ask them to contribute an

providing opportunities for student-athletes.

ment-sponsored source of one-time funding

nationals, they must demonstrate fiscal

improve donor relations,” Morales said.

USUSA officers are moving $10,000 from

criteria.

must carry a minimum average GPA of 2.5.

several years ago, but now that students are

ty Fund, an account that frequently taps out

they shouldn’t be spending a week or two at

are more interested in creating the fund.

not part of the Athletics Department. The only funds they receive from the university come from Capital & Support, a student govern-

granted to student groups meeting certain

As several of the clubs have grown more

competitive the past few years, they have qualified for nationals — an opportunity that can cost teams thousands of dollars.

“I think them paying dues and paying for

their own trips and equipment all shows that they’re invested,” Olsen said. “If we made

them, they would find a way to pay their own way.”

Olsen is hoping these student-athletes will

be able to compete without too much personal

it,” said men’s soccer coach Shawn Casey. “If Before the clubs are given funding for

responsibility and academic success. Teams “If they’re not focusing on their academics,

nationals,” Olsen said.

amount to this fund every year, it will also

There was talk of creating a club sport fund

showing their support, central administrators “If you want to buy a pizza and your friends

Student government officers are hoping to

all say, ‘We’ll chip in a dollar,’ the likelihood

tion passed in executive council on Tuesday,

because there’s a partnership of people that

create a fund of $40,000; after their legisla$10,000 from Capital & Support are being allocated to the fund. Officers are hoping

James Morales, Vice President of Student

Affairs, will match that. Central administrators like David Cowley may then contribute

that you’ll chip in a dollar now is better,

want to make this happen,” Morales said.

There was concern from the USUSA

To support academics as well, however,

Capital & Support to the Academic Opportuniearly in spring semester.

“We’re focusing on both sides. I’m going to

do whatever I can, even if I don’t have much time left, to make sure students get all the opportunities they can have,” Olsen said.

— brennakelly818@gmail.com @bckelly8

Academic Senate that student government

wasn’t showing enough support for academics.

“I appreciate the dissenting vote because I

Sound Advice: Good news on sound bars

By Don Lindich TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Q. I planned on purchasing a ZVOX Sound-

Base 570 to complement my new wall-mounted OLED TV. I see ZVOX has some new sound bars, the SB400 and SB500. The less obtrusive, wall-mounted sound bar be much

preferred aesthetically if the sound quality

holds up. Will you be reviewing these soon to compare to the SoundBase design that has had such positive reviews everywhere?

—Brad Burquest, Eden Prairie, Minn.

A. Thank you for this question, which will

help me get my CES report done a little bit sooner. I saw the new sound bars at CES

under a non-disclosure agreement and since then have been able to review production models.

The new ZVOX Sound Bars ($499 SB400,

$599 SB500) were designed to provide strong bass without an external subwoofer. An

extremely rigid aluminum enclosure is used,

along with premium-quality drivers a step up

from those used in prior ZVOX products. They

PHOTO BY zvoxaudio.com ZVOX SB400 and SB500 soundbars.

can be wall-mounted or placed on a shelf or table.

tired of half-measure solutions that ultimately

surround experience, due to more aggressive

much or more, they are a fine value as well. I

with portable devices. I was extremely

tion that will definitely obliterate the problem

negative since the aggressive processing can

enough for almost everyone, unless the room

on. The sound is akin to a premium quality

news shows, it sounded like the anchors and

driven by a separate receiver. It is rich, clean,

away I could hear and understand them with

source, be it television shows, movies, or

artificial heaviness though the sound was

quality alone is worth the extra $200 (and

with jazz music and the way instruments were

turn on the AccuVoice feature for this and

want along with world-class vocal reproduc-

The soundbars set up as easily as other

ZVOX products and have Bluetooth for use

fall short, this is the weapon of mass destruc-

impressed from the moment they first came

once and for all. When I was listening to cable

center channel speaker and small subwoofer

guests were in the room with me. Even a room

full and dynamic and matched perfectly to the

absolute clarity, and there was no distortion or

music of all kinds. I was especially pleased

phenomenally solid. I did not even need to

reproduced.

found surround setting 2 perfect for all

I have one word for the vocal reproduction:

WOW. If you are having trouble understanding the dialogue on your television and are

program material.

Some of the previous SoundBase models

may create a somewhat more immersive

signal processing. That isn't necessarily a also change the character of the sound. I

definitely preferred the very natural sound of

the new sound bars and am willing to give up a bit of spaciousness to get it.

To sum it up, the leap forward in sound

then some) and you get the form factor you

tion. The new sound bars take ZVOX into new territory in terms of sound and performance,

and given an unpowered home theater center

speaker of this size and quality easily costs this

think even the smaller SB400 would be is very large. zvoxaudio.com

Consumer Electronics Show report, contin-

ued: Monoprice displayed a 25-watt stereo hybrid integrated tube amplifier (tube

preamp/solid state amp) with Bluetooth for

$149 at the electronics show. I've since tested one and it is great-sounding little amp with

incredible visual appeal. It has Bluetooth and one RCA input for a turntable or CD player

and makes a wonderful keystone to a compact system with great sound and looks.

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STUDENT LIFE

New yoga teaching program at USU inspired by growing student interest

By Melanie Fenstermaker STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

Yoga used to be widely regarded as an

abstract form of stretching for hippies and Hindus.

But not anymore. Between 2002 and 2012,

yoga practice in the United States nearly doubled, with 21 million adults and 1.7

million children practicing, according to the National Center for Complementary and

Integrative Health, a government agency that researches alternative health and medicine.

And Utah State University is catching on to

the nationwide trend, said Emily Perry, a USU yoga teacher.

When Perry started teaching at USU in

2006, only three yoga classes were offered.

Now, the university’s 14 yoga classes are in such high demand that class sizes have

increased to nearly 40 students per class and waiting lists are often filled. Many students

enjoy the classes so much, Perry said, that they retake them “again and again.”

PHOTO BY Kyle Todecheene Students doing the downward-dog pose to loosen up for the challenging poses that professor is going to make them do on March 23.

The overwhelming interest in the practice

has helped inspire USU’s yoga teachers to

create a yoga studies and teacher training

program starting in the fall of 2017. Perry said the program will add over a dozen new

credits, including new historical, philosophical and theoretical classes.

Students who complete the two-semester,

14-credit program will walk out of school with an accredited 200- or 300- hour yoga teaching

certificate, Perry said. Utah State is one of only a handful of universities in the country offering the program, she added.

It’s hard to say why so many USU students

are interested in yoga, said Kelly Bradbury,

who’s been teaching yoga at Logan’s Whittier

Center for years. But she’s noticed there’s been a “movement of movement” around campus, with more and more Aggies realizing the importance of physical exercise.

“I do feel like a lot of younger people are

more aware of the benefits of movement,” she said. “Just being on campus, I notice that

people are almost always in their workout clothes. You didn’t see that before.”

Students are also becoming more interested

in yoga because the practice isn’t tied as

closely to Hinduism as it once was, said

beauty of yoga.

scape design and construction who has taught

flexibility, and many members of the athletic

originally developed in India as a religious

benefits.

McKenzie Pitts, a junior in residential landyoga at the school for one year. Yoga was

practice, she said, but it has deviated from

She says yoga can improve strength and

community have started to realize those

Dakotah Holmes, a USU senior who’s into

“I really like it. It’s relaxing,” she said. “I’m

definitely more flexible.”

In a college setting, Perry said, many

students have come to realize the relaxation and self-realization benefits of the practice.

“I think that what people find out when they

that purpose over the years.

weightlifting and CrossFit, said he’s recently

start practicing is that it’s re ally an introspec-

you’re Buddhist or you’re Hindu and you’re

improve his flexibility. For that reason alone,

particular really need that. To come to a yoga

“I think a lot of stigma about yoga is oh,

praising God with your poses,” Pitts said. “But it doesn’t have to be that.”

Bradbury said spirituality is an important

part of the practice, but Westernized yoga

focuses more on the physical element than the

taken up yoga because he knows it can Holmes is willing to roll out his mat.

“Right now, fitness is fitness, and I just want

to be the best that I can be,” he said. “And if that means coming to yoga, I’ll do it.”

Holmes said yoga makes him feel so good

spiritual.

that he’s trying to convince his friends to come

familiar to us – the physical movement – and

students find out about the practice, Perry

“You start with something that’s more

then move to the more spiritual part of it,” she said. “That’s how it’s designed. To go from the physical practice to the spiritual one could take a long time.”

People may take interest in the physical

class, it brings everything into a simple, present awareness.”

And yoga’s self-realization benefits are a

large part of why Perry is so excited about the yoga studies program.

“I think that people will, more than any-

to classes with him. And that’s how most

thing, learn about themselves in this pro-

said.

students will … take into their lives and

“They fall in love with the practice, and they

tell each other, you’ve got to go take yoga,” she said.

Lindsey Boelter, a USU senior, took a

expression of a pose, Bradbury said, because

beginning class this semester because her

over social media that glorify the physical

she realized how much it improved her fitness.

pictures of individual poses have been spread

tive practice,” she said. “College students in

gram,” she said. “I think it’s something that benefit from forever.”

Those who would like to learn more about

USU’s yoga program can visit https://www. facebook.com/YogaStudiesUSU/.

—melmo12@gmail.com

friends talked her into it. But once she started,

“I deeply, from the bottom of my heart,

think he deserves the award,” DeLeon said.

Gilmore was given the award for his

dedication to an annual Civil Rights Pilgrim-

age. He and two students each year and travel with an intercollegiate group to prevalent

locations in the South. The participants are from from a conglomerate of backgrounds, which is the point of the pilgrimage: To

interact with and learn from a dark part of

U.S. history. The trip was anything but a tour of the South, Gilmore said.

“We go into those difficult spaces with

diverse groups of people so that we learn from

He stuck his neck out: CHASS honors civil rights pilgrimage leader

By Morgan Pratt STAFF WRITER

Jason Gilmore seems like your classic global

throughout the experience.”

Part of Gilmore’s philosophy on life is to

view each and every life situation from a

perspective of grace and wonder. He tries to teach that on his Civil Rights pilgrimage.

Instead of treating hateful rhetoric with hate,

he challenged his students to turn to negativity with wonder. It’s a concept that creates

ways, he said.

to create an inclusive space where people can feel like they can be their whole selves.

“The complexity of intersectionality is really

created a culture of inclusion where we said

Gilmore said it is extremely important to be

active conversations about issues of difference

in an environment like Utah State University,

more than that: He is dedicated to building a ty.

The group doesn’t just learn history, they have

within students a desire to understand what

important,” he said. “Those complexities that

revolution of inclusion at Utah State Universi-

said. “That’s the best part of the experience.

PHOTO BY Kyle Todecheene Jason Gilmore, a professor at USU in Global Communications, talks about the Civil Rights Pilgrimage at the TSC Auditorium on April 7, 2016.

communication professor. He has salt-and-pepper hair and a beard to match. But he is much

each other’s experiences and perspectives,” he

make humans are so fascinating. What if we we want people to come here and we want people to come here and express their complexity?”

Gilmore, an assistant professor of communi-

cation studies, was awarded The College of

makes particular individuals act in hateful

“Turning to wonder takes more work,” he

Humanities and Social Sciences 2016 Giraffe

said.

because he is tall nor does he have an ex-

philosophy is to extend grace to everyone

and beyond the call of duty of being a profes-

forgiveness, he said. Instead of extending

Award on April 7. He was given the award, not tremely long neck, but because he goes above sor, said Jarlin Juan De Leon, one of Gilmore’s apprentices and a junior studying global communication.

Gilmore said the second element of his

around them. People often forget to extend judgement to people, he said he wants to

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Shaw's 88 — not that disappointing Something is missing on campus at Utah

probably contributed in spreading those

paninis. What’s with that? Shaw’s 88 also has a

We’ve got a fair spread of sandwiches and

only encouraged me more. I broke my heart.

Valley. There is plenty of seating, and it’s not

State University.

wraps, between Luke’s Cafe and the Hub’s In

B’Tween. We have some sort of ethnic variety, BRENNA KELLY “For the Record”

— Brenna Kelly is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

Her favorite restaurant on campus is Noodles & Company... or at least it would be, if the TSC didn’t have such high rent and strict dining policies.

—brennakelly818@gmail.com @bckelly8

rumors, which eventually circled back and

great view of the Island and southern Cache

I’m the worst.

impossible to find your study buddy in an

Ultimately, Shaw’s 88 did bring something

maze of chairs, tables and pillars (*cough*

or whatever you’d call the Teriyaki Bull.

new to campus: a salad bar.

intensely sugary fruit and yogurt parfaits.

salads — I’m strongly against them. The only

It’s perfectly suited for the business school —

sauce and cheese, and it’s actually pizza.

it carries healthy, protein-packed options, it

There’s mildly satisfying pizza, stellar donuts, But we’re still missing something.

Hub *cough*).

I’m not afraid to disclose my stance on

good salad is a giant crouton with tomato

When I heard that Huntsman Hall would

have a new restaurant, I had a renewed sense of hope. Maybe a smoothie bar? A variety of

locally sourced cheese sticks? The classic mac n’ cheese?

I’ll be honest, I’d heard rumors that Shaw’s

88 would serve macaroni and cheese. I

You can imagine my disappointment. The

salad bar had a variety of greens, toppings and dressing.

Shaw’s 88 does have its redeeming qualities

— it carries a few flavors of Aggie Ice Cream, for instance. There’s a panini grill. But no

Shaw’s 88 brings a different vibe to campus.

like its students, Shaw’s 88 is sleek. Although probably appeals to many students. I feel like eating there will make you successful.

I guess it’s fine that Shaw’s 88 exists. But I

would like to publicly express my full support of a macaroni and cheese option on campus.

Hush: A film so quiet you'll hear your own heartbeat her face and she does a fantastic job showing

that acting is more than just speaking the lines written on the script — It’s your body lan-

guage and the way you choose to express your emotions. Again I repeat myself in saying that

even though her character doesn’t say a single KEITH ARIAZ

“The Bottom Line” —Aside from watching movies I also enjoy making them.

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line of dialog, she’s louder than any other

character you’ll see on screen this year and

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horror film and makes far too many mistakes.

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well you’re willing to forgive her for being so

Festivals, “Hush” became one of the most

end of the movie, but since Siegel plays her so

rights to it. While it had the potential to

aggravating.

“Hush” proves to be one of the most tense and

is the decision to make Maddie deaf and mute.

The film begins with Maddie (Kate Siegel),

director Mike Flannigan’s script and direction,

become another standard, clichéd thriller,

Another thing that makes “Hush” work well

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order to survive the night.

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What makes “Hush” work so well is that

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SPORTS

'The one in the dugout that's loud'

By Kenna Cook STAFF WRITER

Coming out of her high school career having

the mom role, always getting breakfast for the team and making sure everybody is comfortable.

Aremndriz and Buttacavoli both agree that

earned second-team all-league honors both

Provost is the one that is going to have your

made her way to Utah State to conquer and

for you.

her junior and senior year, Paxton Provost become part of a program on the rise.

back. On the field or off the field, she’s there “Paxton is the one in the dugout that’s

Provost is in the midst of her third season

loud,” Buttacavoli said. “She kind of just helps

In her first season as an Aggie, Provost

listen and just be a role model.”

playing first base for Aggie softball.

acquired a starting position in 41 games and

you along the way. She’s always just there to Armendariz says that Provost is a great

led the team in putouts. She had the sec-

person and an even better teammate. Al-

with 35 hits, four of which were home runs,

had hoped, Armendariz said she has never

ond-highest batting average, coming in at .304

though the season isn’t going the way Provost

18 RBIs, and 17 runs.

once complained.

the season, she once again led the defense in

negative attitude in the dugout or anything

with a five-game hitting streak. She walked

on the fence, always cheering, always giving

Her sophomore year, starting 40 games of

“She’s never once showed any sort of

putouts. Provost batted .256 ending the season

like that," Armendariz said. "She’s always up

out of her second season with 30 hits, five of

high fives.”

them being home runs, 22 RBIs, and 17 runs.

“She definitely has a grit to her,” sophomore

“On the field, she refuses to give up,”

Buttacavoli said. “She will not take no for an

Brina Buttacavoli said. “She’s not going to give

answer. She’s swinging for the fence constant-

gonna show you she can. It may not be the

That’s just Paxton. She has a huge heart, but

up on anything. If you say she can’t do it, she’s

ly. She’s the one that’s gonna get the job done.

prettiest, but she’ll get the job done.”

she’s no pushover. She’s a strong person.”

herself struggling with school, but managed to

game of the season, Provost hasn’t seen the

As any college student, Provost found

After two years of starting almost every

end last semester with a 4.0 GPA.

field as often as she had hoped so far in the

you need to get better with your schoolwork,’

most excited to see how this program pro-

“When coach tried to sit here to tell her ‘hey,

she’s gotten better with her schoolwork,” said junior Alleyah Aremendariz. “She’s found

2016 season. But it’s not stopping her. She is gresses.

“What we’ve been doing are some great

trouble along the way, and she’s overcome it.

things with this program and we’re setting the

who she was supposed to be.”

Provost said. “In the big scheme of things,

And she’s overcome it very well and exceeded Buttacavoli says that Provost has taken on

PHOTO BY Matthew Halton Paxton Provost, a first baseman, hit five home runs last season on 30 hits, 22 RBI’s and scored 17 runs.

an alum coming back to the field and being

like ‘I was a part of that. I got to be there for

this change,’ it’s going to be a surreal feeling.”

Provost isn’t ready to hang up her cleats just

table now for what’s to come in the future,”

yet. She’s working hard to earn her place on

that’s awesome because looking back when I’m

season for her senior year.

“I just want to keep thriving, keep trying to

find new ways to get better whether offensive-

ly or defensively,” Provost said. “You can never stop getting better.”

— kenna.cook@aggiemail.usu.edu @kenaacook

the field and can’t wait to go all out next

What I learned trying out for the cheer squad KALEN TAYLOR

“Taylor’d to you” — Kalen is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism and Spanish. He really enjoyed trying out for the cheer squad and may do so again next year. If you have questions or comments reach him via email at —kalen.s.taylor@gmail.com @kalen_taylor

With a bruised body, sore shoulders and

lethargic legs, I made my way to center court of the Spectrum for my tryout to be part of the USU spirit squad.

The journey began four weeks earlier sitting

on a bus full of cheerleaders as I quietly

prepared for the eight-hour drive from Logan to Las Vegas.

On the way down, I chatted with spirit

squad members and coaches, mostly small talk and getting to know one another. But

then, something else began to happen. A few

PHOTO BY Mark Bell The spirit squad performed at halftime of the Mountian West basketball tournament in Las Vegas.

members of the squad told me to try out.

he seemed like the best person to help me out.

bruises and scrapes in the pattern of shoe

but if your shoulders are the size of large

because I knew nothing about cheering.

I wasn’t going to put on much muscle mass,

off for wisdom teeth surgery but I was back

fully grown tree, you’ve got a huge advantage.

Confidently I told them this wasn’t a reality As the trip went on, a few of my writing

advisers and peers kept the joke going until I

Obviously with three weeks to go until tryouts, but that didn’t stop us from trying.

After the gym, I began attending the

prints. At this point, I had to take some time tossing people within six days.

The next two weeks were filled with extra

cracked and committed to it. Two days into

open-gym sessions at High Point Gymnastics to

practices with Jesse and some other members

types. I showed up to the cheer practice for

about some of the time there — I definitely

time the day arrived, I was exhausted.

the trip, I broke protocol and social stereothe Mountain West Tournament halftime show.

At practice, the cheer squad broke some

stereotypes of its own. I had generally viewed

put in some work on the stunts. I feel bad

bruised a lot of the cheerleaders as I tossed

them into the air, didn’t catch their feet right and collapsed beneath them.

Don’t worry, there were people spotting to

cheerleaders as the super popular, too-cool-to-

help me not injure anyone but still, I’m pretty

all very inclusive, eager for me to join in and

would launch them up and a little backwards,

talk-to-me type of group. However, they were become part of the group. They even had me

hop in the group photo of all the cheer squads in the MW. That’s when I committed. There

was no turning back from my decision to try out for the cheer squad.

Once I was back, I began my training

regimen. Gym visits with Jesse White were the beginning. Jesse is a senior member of the

squad — and the most ripped — so naturally

sure they had it worse than me. At times, I so they just toppled right over me into the waiting arms of a spotter behind. Finally

of the squad to prepare me for tryouts. By the At tryouts, I met new people and had a

really good time. Starting out, I felt a little out of place as I looked around and realized

everyone was better than me, but that went

away as I realized nobody else cared. I did my stunt, a toss to hands and extension. I strug-

gled a little bit on the catch but got everything else the best I had ever done.

Even though I got cut, I did my best and

watermelons and your legs are as big as a

I also noticed the interesting stereotypes

involved with cheering, especially male

cheerleaders. Sometimes when I told people I had to leave for cheer practice they laughed,

made fun of me for a while and then realized I wasn’t joking. Those people can say what

they want but it was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot. I also learned that most of the

“popular,” “stuck-up,” “rich,” “perfect” and whatever else we’ve all heard them called, cheerleaders are quite nice. They are just

normal people, with normal problems and lives just like the rest of us.

The most important thing I learned from

though, I got to the point where I can flick

learned some valuable lessons.

my experience, is that the spirit squad is a big

hands. It’s still not super pretty or consistent

quite physically demanding. What those guys

mold as someone extremely popular, cool or

someone into the air and catch their feet in my but I can do it.

After my first week of training, I didn’t know

if I would be able to walk again. My back hurt, my legs were sore and my entire body had

What stood out the most is that cheering is

and girls make look simple actually takes a ton of strength. I don’t know how many times I heard “It’s not about strength, it’s all in the

technique,” but that’s a lie. Technique helps

family. Although I didn’t fit the stereotypical

insanely jacked, it didn’t matter. People were nice to me for who I was. I felt accepted by the people on the team and like part of the family.

SPORTS

PAGE 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016

What we learned from spring football LOGAN JONES

“TRAIL BLAZIN’” — Logan Jones is a junior majoring in journalism. He’s currently dating the prettiest girl in Utah. Contact him with feedback at: —logantjones@aggiemail.usu.edu @Logantj

Football season is five months away, so

naturally it’s time to start piecing together

what we know — and what we don’t know — about Utah State’s chances in the Mountain West this upcoming season.

First impressions from the spring game were

all-too-familiar in many respects, namely a strong defensive showing, way too many

offensive three-and-outs and zero indication the Aggies will ever hit another field goal.

PHOTO BY Kylee Larsen Devante Mays carries the pile during last week’s spring game. Mays was learning the offense and not completely healthy last season but is poised for a large workload in the upcoming season.

USU SECONDARY IN GOOD SHAPE Make no mistake, returning just three

defensive starters is a challenge for USU. For

Saturday were due to a lack of timing and

potential, it seems the coaching staff will still

defensive line and ultra-athletic pass-rushers

Wells-sounding saying of all time, the Aggies

to free up the logjam in this talented backfield.

Bobby Wagner, Kyler Fackrell and the Vigil

end.”

WILL THE AGGIES EVER KICK ANOTHER FIELD GOAL?

after anchoring a defense as tough as any in

WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THESE RUNNING BACKS?

knock one through the uprights? Only time

of question marks.

type of workhorse back who runs through

group patrolling Utah State’s secondary. Senior

zero intention of ever stepping out of bounds.

years, the Aggies have relied on a top-flight

chemistry, but to quote the most Matt

to keep every game competitive. Guys like

“have a chance to be pretty decent on the back

brothers have moved onto the big leagues

the Mountain West, leaving behind a whole lot

Devante Mays is a special player. He’s the

have their work cut out for them finding a way

Of course they will. Will they ever actually

will tell.

people instead of around them, with exactly

PASSING GAME NEEDS WORK

safety Devin Centers and junior cornerback

So why is this a debate?

quarterbacks threw at lots of receivers and lots

Saturday.

LaJuan Hunt, who’s logged a ton of carries

ball, and it’s natural for the defense to

and Centers prowled around looking to

guy. And you can’t ignore the fact that Tonny

However, what remains is an experienced

Jalen Davis each snagged interceptions

Davis appeared downright stifling at times,

Well, you can’t just not use a guy like

and proven himself to be a reliable third-down

By nature of Saturday’s scrimmage, lots of

hesitation step when he feels like bouncing

That’s where to look for experience I suppose,

Despite Mays having NFL prospect-level

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touchdown bomb from Damian Hobbs made for the offensive highlight of the afternoon.

Also waiting in the wings is Gerold Bright, an intriguing redshirt freshman who hauled in

three catches for an average of 12 yards apiece Saturday.

The point remains though, no matter who

receiver-type with a propensity for shifting a

That being said, who exactly is our go-to

signs for a low-key spring scrimmage. Sure,

some of the Aggies’ struggles passing the ball

player in Saturday’s first half. A 36-yard

capitalize on a disorganized offense’s mistakes. wideout now? Is it really a contest between

outside for a few extra yards.

Perhaps Alex Byers is the answer — he

certainly had the most fun of any offensive

starts at quarterback — an article for another

Lindsey is little more than a bluish-grey blur

once he hits an open hole, and has a heck of a

playmaker either.

of errors were made. That’s just part of spring

pounce on anyone unfortunate enough to find

u k themselves between the hashes — all good

but I wouldn’t characterize either as an elite

Zach Van Leeuwen and Braelon Roberts?

and neither of those guys are necessarily poor,

day — the Aggies seem to lack a playmaking game’s momentum. Stout defense and a

consistent running game could put USU in the

thick of the MW race next year, but a questionable passing game could pull the Aggies right back out of it.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016

PAGE 8

OPINION

Semester's end means change is coming semester adds some perspective to this idea

that college is as much about learning who

hold onto when we walk down Old Main for

your depth requirements. So who do you

tion does finally come? What things do we the last time? Are we going to feel ready?

LOGAN JONES

“Trail Blazzin’” — Logan Jones is a junior majoring in journalism. He wrote today’s column while listening to Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” on repeat. Contact him with feedback at: —logantjones@aggiemail.usu.edu @Logantj

I don’t mean to sound quite so dramatic

— I’m not even graduating this spring — but I do think there’s merit in considering these questions.

First, what happens when graduation

comes? Is it anything like graduating high

school? Do you swear you’ll stay in touch with the people you’ve come to know only to find

you stay the kind of person who pursues

education? Are you going to keep finding ways to better yourself and horizons to expand on?

What are your goals past college?

Are all of your life’s ambitions reachable by

age 30? What then? I hear there’s a lot more to life than your 20’s, after all.

Will you settle into the comfort a good job

college courses when you got here. It hit you

in the mouth and you just handled it, and after a semester or two you adjusted to your new way of life.

Graduates aren’t ready to graduate. Parents

aren’t generally ready for kids. Rookies aren’t

ready for the big leagues. Sometimes for great

things to happen a leap has to be taken, and at the close of another school-year that time is

rapidly approaching for a lot of us. I'd like to

believe it's relatively normal not to feel ready

challenges arise and opportunities open up?

education to their chosen field. Did you choose

you said you'd do this semester and start

makes you feel like you’re alive?

coming. There's still plenty of time.

last forever in theory. It’s just a couple years

How often do you talk with those who’ve

of your life before you move out and take on

graduated before you?

ties that entails.

that’ll change. Perhaps the more intriguing

But nearing the end of another spring

become after university life is behind you? Do

a myth. You weren’t ready for 15 credits of

provides? There’s certainly no shame in that,

friends become scattered and unforeseen

adulthood full-force, with all the responsibili-

you are as it is finding a major and satisfying

of the things I know — feeling ready is a bit of

out life is a bit more complicated when your You always think there will be more time.

Sure, it’s easy to accept that college won’t

I’ve stated before in this column my belief

— what happens when at some point gradua-

And that’s just trying to guess all the things

question lies in what things will stay the same.

the goal for most people here is to apply their something to do for a living that actually Lastly, are you going to be ready?

for what comes next.

So get out and take risks and do all the stuff

accepting that for better or worse, change is

Okay, trick question.

I don’t know a lot of things, but here’s one

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“How can I hold someone accountable for

just trying to get by in life?” he asked. “That

extension of grace forgives people instead of focusing on what we could have done.”

De Leon and Lauren Mata, two of the

students who traveled to the South with

Gilmore, said they grew a lot while they were on the pilgrimage, in particular because

Gilmore constantly challenged them. He set a personal goal with each of them at the

beginning of the journey. Mata said her goal was to be more comfortable with public

speaking. Last week, she faced that fear and

gave a speech in the TSC auditorium in front of 350 people.

“I thought might throw up and run off the

stage and cry and I am going to make a

disaster out of things,” she said. “When you have someone like Jason, they help you change the narrative of that.”

Because of Gilmore’s guidance and support,

Mata said, she was able to conquer that fear.

“It was empowering instead of terrifying,”

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Nu and served as USU’s student body presi-

overcome his fears and push his limits.

initial visionary of today’s Taggart Student

further,” he said. “This was my limit. But once

died in a plane crash, leaving behind a 1-year

De Leon said Gilmore pushed him to

dent in 1949. He was also the primary and

“I got to a point where I could not go any

Center. In 1954, Bill and his wife Geraldine

I got there, that is where Jason knows where to do his work.”

old orphan boy.”

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Gilmore’s teaching philosophy is to push

started.

“We would hope that we do that in the

Bill E. Robins Memorial fund to raise money

students to new levels.

“This prompted Bill’s fraternity to set up the

classroom setting, but that gives us more

that would provide a scholarship for the boy’s

it is that they develop them as individuals and

in the university. Tragically, the boy died at the

one-on-one with the students,” he said. “What challenge themselves to to express themselves in certain ways and to engage in certain ways.”

Mata said Gilmore is the most inspiring

mentor she’s ever had.

“Gilmore is one of those professors that you

hope you are lucky enough to get at some point in your education,” she said.

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2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour

A Celebration of the Arts

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2016

Robins TRADITIONS

The Robins Awards are the most coveted of all Utah State University honors and the awards night is the year’s most prestigious event. This year marks the sixty-seventh year since Bill E. Robins was student body president at Utah State University. It is in his name that we continue to celebrate this renowned tradition. In 1954, Bill and his wife, Geraldine, were traveling to a convention in Colorado. Shortly after taking off from the Denver airport, the plane crashed. Both Bill and Geraldine were tragically killed, leaving behind Nick, their one-

year-old son. The campus organization of which Bill served as president created the Bill E. Robins Memorial Fund. The purpose of this fund was to raise money that would provide a scholarship for his son’s education when he was old enough to enroll at Utah State University. Seven years later, the tragedy of the Robins family was compounded when the small boy was fatally stricken with leukemia. The awards memorialize the name of campus hero, Bill E. Robins. As a leader possessing the ability to project vision, he dreamed of the Taggart Student

Center. Its existence today is due, in part, to his pioneering efforts. The name of Bill E. Robins has stood through the passing years as a symbol of the best youth has to offer. As a memorial to him, the Robins Awards continue as a tradition of Utah State University. The featured award of the evening is the Bill E. Robins Memorial Award. Presented alongside other awards given for excellence in specific fields, now in its fifty-eighth year, the Robins Awards Ceremony is an honored tradition at Utah State University.

could evaluate their accomplishments. The Legacy of Utah State Award, Scholar, Professor, and Advisor of the Year were restricted to one person per college in each category. The Talent of the Year finalists were chosen from the departments of Art, Music, and Theatre. Finalists for the Athlete of the Year were selected by the Athletics Department. A selection

committee over these categories then selected the winners.

The Gerald R. Sherratt Award was chosen by the Robins Awards Committee. The Graduate Researcher and Graduate Instructor were voted on by a selection committee from the graduate school. Special congratulations are to be extended to each finalist.

Process of SELECTION

More than 100 nominations from students, staff, and administration at Utah State University were received for the following awards: Bill E. Robins Memorial Award; Man, Woman, and Organization of the Year; and the Val R. Christensen Service Award. Those nominated were asked to submit a comprehensive biography by which a selection committee

FACULTY UNIVERSITY SERVICE AWARD

This award goes to the member of faculty who has demonstrated leadership, high involvement in service activities and mentoring of others to assume significant responsibilities in faculty university service.

CATHY FERRAND BULLOCK FRANK “FEE” BUSBY

EDWIN STAFFORD

OENARDI LAWANTO

MICHAEL G. PACE

GREGORY J. WHEELER

MARIE WALSH

FACULTY RESEARCHER of the year

This award goes to the faculty researcher at Utah State University who has shown superior research capability and academic excellence.

FOSTER AGBLEVOR

ALISON COOK

DAVID FARRELLY

MICHAEL TWOHIG

JUAN VILLALBA

SIMON WANG

CHRISTY GLASS

NANCY HILLS

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER of the year This award goes to the graduate researcher at Utah State University who has shown superior research capability and academic excellence.

DANIEL BARANDIARAN

MATT FISKE

TROY MUNRO

LORIN NEUMAN-LEE

DAVID ILES

PAUL JACOBS

EMILY LUND

GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHERof the year This award goes to the graduate instructor at Utah State University who has demonstrated superior teaching capability and academic excellence.

DEANNA ALLRED

SCOTT BARTHOLOMEW

BRYAN SPUHLER

DALON WORK

JESSE HICKS

NICHOLAS MANNING

JAROD RAITHEL

THE DAVID AND TERRY PEAK PRIZE

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER of the year This award honors the individual student who has engaged in significant undergraduate research, scholarship, or creative activity that makes an impact on their field of study.

CAITLIN HENGGE

TYLER MARLAR

ARTHUR WALLIS

REBECCA WHITNEY

EREVNA QUARTET

MILLIE TULLIS

HAILEY WALL

UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ADVISOR of the year This award goes to the advisor at Utah State University who has displayed personal interest in students and demonstrated ability to provide superior academic advisement.

JARED BERRETT

JUDSON FINLEY

JAMES N. LONG

SHANNON PETERSON

WILLIAM RAHMEYER

SUSIE TIBBITTS

PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR of the year This award goes to the advisor at Utah State University who has displayed personal interest in students and demonstrated ability to provide superior academic advisement.

JILL HOFFMAN-COX

TRISH KINGSFORD

LIZ PRETTYMAN

HEATHER R. THOMAS

DEBBIE WAITE

NIKI WEIGHT

ELDON J. GARDNER

TEACHER of the year This award goes to the faculty member at Utah State University who has displayed personal interest in students and the ability to make classes both challenging and interesting.

J. SPENCER CLARK

PAMELA A. DUPIN-BYRANT CAMILLE FAIRBOURN

CLAUDIA RADEL

ANNE MARIE SPRANGER

BLAKE TULLIS

JON GUDMUNDSON

JESS LUCERO

SCHOLAR of the year This award goes to the student at Utah State Universtiy who has demonstrated outstanding knowledge and skill in mastering subject matter and has made a singular contribution in research, application, and determination to succeed.

ANDREA THOMAS BRANDLEY LAYCEE ELLIOTT

BRIANNE PALMER

ALYSSA QUINN

MEGAN ISRAELSEN

JORDAN JENSEN

PRESTON NAEGLE

NATHAN I. STACEY

LEGACY of Utah State Award Steven Bair, Dusty Fuhriman, Justin Gunnell, Justin Huggins, Jonathan Jorgensen, Curt Madsen, Ryan McEntire, Bradley Wilcox, Evan Parker, and survivors, Robbie Peterson and Jared Nelson are all people who created a legacy that won’t be forgotten and that we’ll never take for granted.In the fall of 2005, Utah State University mourned the death of eight students and one instructor who were killed in a rollover accident while returning from an agricultural trip near Tremonton. It was a great tragedy for the university and for the families involved, but the overriding message from the University and community was one of love, hope and support. The Legacy of Utah State Award has been created in memory of those involved in the accident. The award will be given each year to a student who embodies the true spirit, heart and soul of Utah State and demonstrates love and support for the University family, while leading with a vision of hope for the future.

It will recognize a student who shows commitment to the institution and their program of study, as well as demonstrates internal involvement and service, department dedication, perseverance during times of adversity and contribution behind the scenes. To select the award recipient, each dean will appoint a committee with representation from students, faculty and administration. The committee will nominate a deserving and committed student from each college. The winner will be selected from the nominees and recognized at the annual Robins Awards.

The Legacy of Utah State Award will remind us each year that, “Through the earth, across the field, they’ll be with us still, a legacy that we’ll never take for granted.”

RICKI BURNETT

DALLIN WENGERT

JULIE HALL DUERSCH

SARA ASHLEY FAVERO

SAUL KARAMESINES

KIMBERLY N. LAMPING

FEMALE ATHLETE of the year

This award is presented to the individual female athlete who has demonstrated exceptional qualities of athletic skill, sportsmanship and determination and brought recognition to the Utah State University athletic program.

MACI BINGHAM

SARAH CHOW

HAYLEY SANZOTTI

JEANNIE WOLLER

TIJANA DUKIC

HANNAH GLEASON

NINI GUENSLER

MALE ATHLETE of the year This award is presented to the individual male athlete who has demonstrated exceptional qualities of athletic skill, sportsmanship and determination and brought recognition to the Utah State University athletic program.

PARKER BLUTH

KYLER FACKRELL

SEOKWON JEON

CHRIS SMITH

JACK SWINDELLS

TALENT of the year This award is presented to the individual who demonstrates an oustanding mental endowment or superior capacity in the field of music, art, or theater.

SOMMER BAISCH art and design

CLIFFORD TAM music

KYRA SORENSEN theatre arts

ORGANIZATION of the year This award is presented to the student organization that demonstrates the excellence of the organization’s stated purpose and service to Utah State University.

CACHE MAKERS 4-H

COLLEGIATE 4-H CLUB

THE HURD

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS

STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

VAL R. CHRISTENSEN service award This award, established in honor of Val R. Christensen’s outstanding lifetime contribution to volunteerism, is presented to the student or organization whose volunteer service significantly impacted Utah State University and the community. This student or organization shows a level of commitment to volunteerism exemplified by Val R. Christensen, former Vice President of Student Services at Utah State University.

HANNAH PENDERGAST

MICHAEL SCOTT PETERS

ZACH PORTMAN

PI KAPPA ALPHA

STUDENT NUTRITION ACCESS CENTER (SNAC)

WOMAN of the year Woman of the Year is an award presented to a female student who has made broad significant achievements and contributions to the university during their time at USU and has exemplified those traits, which set her above other classmates.

CHELSEA HEPWORTH

MEGAN JENSEN

YALEMI MORALES

KRISTA STOCKE

JEANNIE WOLLER

MAN of the year Man of the Year is an award given to a male student who has made a significant impact at the University during this year and has contributed to his and his classmates learning experience.

TY B. ALLER

KEVIN CLOSE

JORDAN FLOYD

MICHAEL SCOTT PETERS

ARTHUR WALLIS

BILL E. ROBINS memorial award The Bill E. Robins Memorial Award is the featured award of the evening. It is presented to the student who represents the best youth has to offer. This student has excelled academically, displayed outstanding leadership ability, shown dedication to Utah State, and possesses traits that set him or her apart as a rare individual. This award, unlike other Robins Awards, is based on total collegiate achievement.

PATRICK ADAMS

SAWYER HEMSLEY

CASEY MAJOR

RUBY PARKIN

BECCA HUPPI

MEGAN ISRAELSEN

MEGAN JENSEN

PROGRAM Saturday, April Sixteenth Faculty University Service Award Faculty Researcher of the Year Graduate Student Researcher of the Year Graduate Student Teacher of the Year Peak Prize: Undergraduate Researcher of the Year

PERFORMANCE BY SOMMER BAISCH Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of the Year Professional Advisor of the Year Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year Scholar of the Year Legacy of Utah State Award

PERFORMANCE BY CLIFFORD TAM Female Athlete of the Year Male Athlete of the Year

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE Gerald R. Sherratt Award Talent of the Year Organization of the Year Val R. Christensen Service Award Woman of the Year Man of the Year Bill E. Robins Memorial Award Lifetime Achievement Award