Week of September 25, 2018
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SPORTS | The MW loves Love
NEWS | A New Building
Check out the design for the new building that will be at the base of Old Main.
Aggie quarterback Jordan Love named MW offensive player of the week after throwing for career high 356 yards vs Air Force. see PAGE 5
STUDENT LIFE | Chocolate Factory The Aggie Chocolate Factory is expected to open in time for homecoming week.
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FORMER USU STUDENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PIANO PROFESSOR SEEKING MORE THAN $300,000 Court, alleges Hirst sexually assaulted
By Alison Berg NEWS SENIOR WRITER
Caliendo on three separate occasions.
On the first occasion Caliendo went to
Former USU student files lawsuit against
piano professor seeking more than $300,000 A former Utah State University piano
Professor Dennis Hirst, claiming he sexually
assaulted her in 1994, when she was 17 and The lawsuit, filed by Jaime Aikele Caliendo
Sept. 17 in the Cache County First District
Hirst’s apartment, where he helped her with
come to his apartment again,” the complaint alleges.
Unaware of what took place the first night,
homework and the two watched a movie.
Caliendo went to Hirst’s apartment again,
invited Caliendo to sleep over. Though no
then kissed and groped her, despite her
Rather than drive home late at night, Hirst
student has filed a lawsuit against Associate
he was 23.
more” and “Dennis should tell Jaime not to
physical contact occured between them that
night, the complaint states Hirst later told former piano program coordinator Gary Amano that he ejaculated while she was asleep.
Amano told Hirst he “did not want to hear
where he confessed romantic feelings for her, objections. At the end of the night, Caliendo told Hirst she did not want a romantic or
physical relationship with him, and Hirst said he understood.
see “Lawsuit” PAGE 7
PHOTO FROM Caine College of the Arts
UTAH STATE SURVIVES LATE AIR FORCE RALLY FOR 42-32 VICTORY By Jaden Johnson SPORTS CONTENT MANAGER
Each of the past three seasons when
Utah State and Air Force have matched up, the games have been drama-filled and very closely contested.
Saturday night was no different.
In front of a near-sellout crowd of
22,720, the Aggies snapped a threegame losing streak to Air Force,
defeating the Falcons 42-32 in their Mountain West Conference opener.
After exchanging punts on the first
offensive possession for each team, it was the Aggies who struck first as
sophomore quarterback Jordan Love led them on a seven-play, 62-yard drive down the field while passing for 55
yards. The drive was capped off with an exclamation mark when junior running
back Darwin Thompson ran the ball six
WELCOME “A RESTLESS SPELL” TO THE UTAH STATE CAMPUS
yards into the endzone to earn his fifth touchdown of the season.
After another uneventful Falcon drive,
Utah State looked to put another
touchdown on the board as Love found
sophomore receiver Savon Scarver wide open near the endzone on a 50-plus yard pass attempt, but the ball was
bobbled and the Aggies were forced to punt.
Air Force responded with a methodical
11-play, 82-yard drive which included
10 rushing attempts. Junior quarterback Isaiah Sanders kept the ball on a
third-and-one quarterback sneak to tie the game at seven apiece. On their
ensuing possession, the Falcons strung
together another long drive, running 15 plays and taking six minutes off the clock while going up 14-7.
USU senior wide receiver Ron’quavion
Tarver had 112 receiving yards in the first half alone, including a 30-yard
catch to put the Aggies in the red zone
with just over six minutes to play in the half. Junior running back Gerold Bright evened the game up on the following play with a four-yard run into the
endzone. The Aggies went into the
locker room with a 21-14 lead after a
43-yard touchdown pass from Love to senior wide receiver Aaren Vaughns.
“I thought that was really key” said
USU head coach Matt Wells of Vaughns’ late touchdown. “I knew they were getting the ball to begin the third
quarter… To take the touchdown lead heading into halftime was huge.”
With a quick couple of touchdowns to
start the second half, the Aggies seemed
PHOTO BY Megan Albrechtsen Sophomore wide receiver Jordan Nathan gets lifted in the air before being thrown down by an Air Force player. The Aggies beat the Falcons, 42-32.
42-32 victory.
once the fourth quarter started.
overcame some adversity,” Wells said.
quick 77-yard drive topped off by a
We made mistakes, but we rose to the
Air Force marched down the field for a
nine-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Kadin Remsberg. On the ensuing kickoff, a mass of Falcon
“We needed a win like that bad...we
“At times we tried to hand it to them. occasion and made plays when we needed to.”
Despite only possessing the ball for
players met Scarver near the 20-yard
just 16:20 of the game and running just
junior linebacker Christopher Mussel-
Falcons, Utah State outgained Air Force
line to jar the ball loose, when Air Force man scooped up the fumble and ran it
into the endzone to trim the Aggie lead
62 plays compared to 107 for the 489 yards to 471.
The Utah State defense needed to give
to just three at 32-35.
a spectacular effort, and they certainly
senior safety Gaje Ferguson of the
ed 10 or more tackles, while the team
“We were beating ourselves,” said
back-to-back Air Force touchdowns. “We were turning the ball over, we were
fumbling it, we weren’t executing on
delivered. Five different Aggies recordcame up with seven total tackles for a loss.
“I thought that our defense battled
plays both on offense and defense, so
very hard,” Ferguson said. “It seemed
things we were doing.”
I think they more than tripled us in time
those unanswered points were just
The three-point deficit was as close as
the Falcons would get, however, as a 70yard rush by Bright a couple of possessions later followed by a 4th-and-1
defensive stop by the Aggies cemented a
Patrick Dougherty’s Art Installation was finally completed
this Friday. Dougherty has been constructing the piece with
to be pulling away when they got up to a 35-17 lead. But that changed quickly
By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
like the defense was always on the field. of possession, so it’s wear-and-tear, and
it really is going to show if your defense has that tough ratatat mentality where they’re going to rally to the ball.”
see “Football” PAGE 7
the help of volunteers since Sept. 4. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the artist.
At the ceremony Patrick Dougherty revealed the name of
the piece. It shall be known as “A Restless Spell.”
Over a hundred volunteers from students and the
community helped over the course of the last three weeks.
Andrew McAllister, Caine College of the Arts staff member,
worked with Dougherty on the project. He helped unload a semi truck full of sticks from New York and then weaved together a window section.
“The sticks aren’t hard to bend, but they aren’t too easy. It
was a bit of a shoulder workout,” McAllister said. “Twigs bend and they strengthen the more you add to it. It was very enjoyable to work with.”
The installation, located near the library, is in a highly
trafficked area. Many students have walked past the construction daily.
Larissa Washburn, a theater education major, said “I walk
past it a lot of times after class on my way home. I’ve
enjoyed seeing the progress over the last two weeks. I like how it is both open and has little rooms.”
“A Restless Spell” is composed of several rooms with
windows and different openings. People are encouraged to walk through it and touch it too. The kids at Edith Bowen Elementary School were exploring it earlier on Friday along with the college students. Kenya Thompson, a
see “Sculpture” PAGE 7