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More Aggies than expected Photo courtesy USU Public Relations LARS PETER HANSEN sits at commencement in 2012 at USU, where he received an honorary degree. The USU alumnus received the Nobel Prize for Economics.

USU ‘74 alumnus wins Nobel economics prize 4By Zack Oldroyd staff writer

A USU alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Lars Peter Hansen, a 1974 graduate of USU in mathematics, was awarded the prize along with colleagues Eugene F. Fama and Robert J. Shiller “for their empirical analysis of asset prices,” the RSAS announced in a press release on Monday. “Lars Peter Hansen developed a statistical method that is particularly well suited to testing rational theories of asset pricing,” according to the press release. “We are excited that Lars has received this well-deserved recognition,” said James MacMahon, dean of USU’s College of Science, in a statement on Monday. “We’ve followed his many accomplishments through the years and appreciate his faithful support of his alma mater.” “My time at USU was very important to my development as a scholar,” Hansen said in a fall 2008 issue of the USU Alumni Association magazine. “Doug Alder told me, ‘Do something special and don’t just imitate oth-

ers.’” Hansen went on to earn a Professional Achievement Award from USU’s Huntsman School of Business in 2009 and an honorary degree from USU in 2012. The three winners will be splitting the roughly $1.2 million prize, according to the RSAS. Over the past week, the RSAS has also announced the winners of the five other Nobel Prizes: Medicine and Physiology, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace. The winners and their accomplishments are listed below. Medicine and Physiology “For their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells,” the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2013 was awarded to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C Sudhof, the Nobel Media announced last Monday. According to the site nobelprize.org, Rothman, Schekman and Sudhof, each with their own separate contributions, “revealed the exquisitely precise control system for the transport and

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Josh Larisch photo USU STUDENTS eat their dinner at the USU Junction on Monday evening. Despite university officials’ fears, enrollment did not drop as much as expected this year due to increased recruiting to combat the loss of students who went on LDS missions.

University enrollment down, but not as much as officials thought 4By Mariah Noble staff writer

Enrollment per year at USU

USU’s enrollment numbers did not drop as much as expected after last year’s age change for missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Official enrollment numbers were released Thursday from the Utah System of Higher Education for all eight of Utah’s public colleges and universities, and although they have shown a slight decline, the change was not as drastic as anticipated. From fall 2012 to 2013, the headcount for USU students dropped from 28,786 to 27,812 — a total of 974 students. From that number, there are 288 fewer male students and 686 fewer female students, according to Michael Torrens, director of the Office of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation. However, when considering full-time students, USU had a drop of 2.04 percent, or 392 students. One assumed reason for the drop in enrollment was the lowering of age requirements for LDS missionaries, announced in October 2012. James Morales, vice president for Student Services, said most of the

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Jazz festival imports ‘In the Miller Mood’ big band show 4By Maile Burnett

Israelsen said another factor affecting the age group is the expense. On the Sun Valley festival website, a five-day all-events pass is more than $150, The “In the Miller Mood” Big Band Show has though there are discounts for high school and colbeen rehearsing for the international Sun Valley Jazz lege students. Jamboree on Oct. 18 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Larry Smith, the show’s orchestra director, “It’s very much in demand for any musical group to attended the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree years before, perform in this festival,” said Brenda Anthony, execu- Anthony said. He suggested to Anthony that the tive director for the show. show should perform at the festival, and she liked the The Sun Valley festival will feature more than 40 idea. She made a call to the jamboree and the show bands and 200 musicians, and it is expected to draw was invited to participate. 5,000 people from around the The Sun Valley festival wanted world, according to Anthony. the “In the Miller Mood” show The show will be performed because it’s not like any other Saturday night in the largest group performing, according to venue, the Indoor Ice Rink, as one Anthony. Some are dance groups, Follow us on of the last performances of the some sing and some are big Twitter festival, according to Anthony. bands. The festival is paying for the lodg- @UtahStatesman “In the Miller Mood” is coming and transportation of the prised of the band, 12 singers and show and the more than 75 parsix dancers. Half of the singers are ticipants. students from USU, and one of the dancers is also a Stage manager Branden Israelsen said all the hotels student. Jaron Putnam, a junior majoring in choral in Sun Valley are completely booked during the festi- education, said he enjoys the opportunity to sing with val because people come from all over. a live big band and he’s very proud of everyone’s work, “It’s mostly the older generation, because that’s especially the singers he’s worked with. their music,” he said. The performance at the festival won’t be exactly the staff writer

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Nicole Stacy photo FEMALE PERFORMERS PRACTICE their number for the “In the Miller Mood” show.

same as the Logan performance this past September. Margie Johnson, the rehearsal coach, said they eliminated some of the weaker songs, and five new numbers have been put in at the request of Sun Valley. Some of the requested songs are “It Happened in Sun Valley” and “At Last,” which will be performed

by Putnam. According to Israelson, Sun Valley also requested “Over the Rainbow,” which was sung a cappella in the Logan performance, be performed with the band.

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