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Utah State off to 4-0 start for third time in past six years.
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‘Cranksgiving’ event donates to Cache Community Food Pantry By Alek Nelson STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
Slushy conditions didn’t
stop students and community
members from cycling around Logan with backpacks full of
canned vegetables, Saturday.
Cranksgiving, a bike race put on
by Aggie Blue Bikes, is the first
of its kind in Utah, according to
Meg McCarthy, Aggie Blue Bikes director. McCarthy got the idea to bring the race to Utah after
seeing it done in Seattle, where she used to live.
About 10 racers arrived at Aggie
Blue Bikes Saturday morning in coats, jackets and hats after an
overnight snow. Before the race
began, participants were given a manifesto listing grocery stores and checkpoints around Logan
to stop at, as is common in most alley cat races.
Cranksgiving races have a unique
feature, however: racers purchase
food and carry it with them to
Because Aggie Blue Bikes is
donate to a local food bank.
a part of the Center for Civic
purchasing canned foods, frozen
is a focus of the organization, said
Cyclists could earn points by
turkeys and potatoes. After
stopping by the checkpoints
required, the cyclists met at the
Cache Community Food Pantry to weigh their donations and tally
points. Points were earned based
on the number of stops visited and
Engagement, community service
program director Meg McCarthy.
Because of this, service is a focus of Aggie Blue Bikes’ activities.
“I think Cranksgiving just fits in
beautifully with that and ties bikes into it,” she said.
Cranksgiving races, like the one
the amount of food purchased.
in Logan, began in 1999 in New
210 pounds of food to the pantry.
locations throughout the country.
In total, the race donated over
Prizes were donated by Joy Ride bike shop.
Jake Gammill, a local resident,
won the award for heaviest
York City, and have expanded to
features, each one is independently organized and run.
When asked if the event would
become an annual event, McCarthy
strapped to the back of his bike.
year and make it a cornerstone of
Meanwhile, Dayton Crites, another
Logan resident, won the award
for most points accumulated by stopping by multiple specialty grocery stores in Logan.
PHOTO COURTESY OF Utah State Today
Even though the races have similar
donation with 64 pounds of food,
including a 25-pound bag of flour
Utah State names new Title IX coordinator
responded, “I hope to do it every Aggie Blue Bikes.”
@nelsonalek
Utah State University named
Hilary Renshaw as the new Title IX coordinator on Thursday.
The appointment is part of the
reorganization process in the Title
—alek.nelson@aggiemail.usu.edu
By Naomi Ward NEWS STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY Alek Nelson About 10 racers arrived at Aggie Blue Bikes Saturday morning for “Cranksgiving.” In total, the race donated over 210 pounds of food to the Cache Community Food pantry.
IX and Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity offices.
Renshaw replaced Scott Bodily,
who served as interim coordinator after Stacy Sturgeon was removed from the position last spring
following an investigation that found
discrimination and misconduct in the university’s piano program had been
dismissed for years. Scott Bodily will return to his position as an AAEO specialist.
Renshaw has been working as
a Title IX investigation manager in the AAEO office since Oct. 1.
Renshaw has worked as a middle
school teacher in Utah and Louisiana, volunteered in crisis centers and a domestic violence shelter, and
also earned a master’s degree in
educational leadership. Most recently, she graduated magna cum laude with a juris doctor degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University.
Amanda DeRito, the university’s
sexual misconduct and outreach
coordinator, said in a press release on Friday that Renshaw has
proved her ability to appropriately
respond to trauma and to be an
effective administrator. The press release states that Renshaw plans to help students feel comfortable in reporting to Title IX, ensuring
faculty and staff have the resources necessary to support students in
reporting, and sustaining a process that is “fair and equitable for both
the complainant and the respondent.” DeRito said that the university is
planning opportunities for students to get to know the new director. Because it can be intimidating
for students to talk to someone in
Renshaw’s position, said DeRito, the university wants students to feel
comfortable and be familiar with her. “Renshaw’s background working
with people in crisis and her
experience in law set her apart from the other candidates,” DeRito said. Utah State University announced
plans to add five new positions
to Title IX, Student Affairs, and
Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence
Information offices last September. The AAEO director, which was
previously combined with Renshaw’s new position, has yet to be named. DeRito said the university is
currently in the interviewing process. Dale Andersen currently serves as the interim AAEO director.
—naomiyokoward@aggiemail.usu.edu
@naomiyokoward