March 2, 2012
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Thrapp new president, ARC fee passes
BY ARIANNA REES staff writer
Christian Thrapp was announced as the new ASUSU executive president for the 20122013 year at Thursday's results assembly.
"This has just been an incredible experierice, and now it almost feels surreal," Thrapp said of his victory.
After a week of debates, Thrapp claimed the title with 2,396 votes to fellow candidate Hannah Blackburn's 2,080 votes.
Ben Wilson was elected executive vice president, winning with 2,386 votes versus Abigail Kingsford's 1,717.
'Tm just most excited to get to work and do ·my best to serve the students at Utah State University," Wilson said.
The proposed Aggie Recreation Center and respective student fee increase passed by 134 votes with 2,586 votes in favor of it and 2,452 against.
Beginning fall semester 2012, students will be required to pay an additional $25 in student fees every semester until 2015 to fund artificial turf that will replace the grass on the HPER Field. At the recreation center's expected opening fall of 2015, students can expect a $75 per-semester fee to pay for the building.
Senate and providing more representation for students on regional campuses and students involved in distance education.
Kellen Hansen, campaigning for the programming vice president position, was beaten by Chaise Warr with a 140-vote difference between the two.
Jordan Hunt was elected next year's Academic Senate vice president and Karson Kalian is the new Athletics vice president.
Mariana Ochoa was elected Diversity and Organizations vice president over Tasi Taylor, and Christian Orr was elected as student advocate over Anthony Pratt.
Jeremy Nef claimed the title of Service vice president over Kyle Niedrich.
Sophomore Emily Esplin said she was excited to hear the results of the campaign and the success of the ARC plan.
'Tm really excited about it," she said. "I think there are great things to come for next year out of these new elected officers."
"What's great about this is that we have the opportunity now to move forward, that we have this opportunity as a student body to unite, to reach out to those who feel disconnected from ASUSU and from the university, bring them in and make this university an even greater place. We're going to work our hardest for you," she said.
WAS ELECTED 2012-13 ASUSU president Thursday. He beat his opponent Hannah Blackburn by 316 votes in the final election. Thrapp expressed his appreciation to family and other supporters who helped him achieve his goal to be student body president. MICHAEL Also passed last evening was the USU constitutional amendment dissolving the Graduate Student
Issues surface in USU debate
BY CAITLIN MOFFITT staff writer
The two remaining ASUSU presidential candidates - Hannah Blackburn and Christian Thrapp - participated in a final debate Wednesday. Held in The Hub in the Taggart Student Center, the debate was moderated by Erik Mikkelsen, the current student body president.
The debate format differed from previous debates, allowing Blackburn and Thrapp time to respond to each other's responses.
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"The debate will follow what they do for the presidential debates," Mikkelsen said. Mikkelsen said after the first question was asked, the first candidate had 90 sec· onds to respond. Then, the other candidate had 60 seconds to respond to the posed question, and then each candidate was given 30 seconds to comment on the other candidate's response.
Mikkelsen began the debate by asking Thrapp, a USU lobbyist and recruitment ambassador, about his plan to revamp ASUSU and unify the student body.
Thrapp said he would like to get more input from groups on campus.
"One thing I want to talk about is the executive face time. It's the executive council going around to each college, the CANDIDATES, Page 2
USU celebrates opening of new Ag Building
BY CATHERINE BENNITT editor in chief
Supporters and contributors of USU's new Agricultural Science Building stood shoulder to shoulder in the building's atrium Wednesday and watched as USU President Stan Albrecht and College of Agriculture Dean Noelle Cockett performed the ribbon cutting ceremony, signifying the building's completion.
"I am confident that USU will continue to honor the spirit of agriculture and all it represents in the coming decades," Cockett said while addressing the crowd. "It's certainly noteworthy that this ribbon-cutting event is held in the same year as the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act that created the land-grant system for the United States."
After eight years of planning and waiting, the College of Agriculture has a new $43.1 million home on the Quad. Faculty and staff whose offices will be in the building were allowed to begin moving in Thursday, Cockett said, but classes will not
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE DEAN NOELLE COCKETT, right, USU President Stan Albrecht, middle, and Utah Commissioner of Agriculture Leonard Blackham, left, cut a ribbon signifying
Raffle draws complaints
ASUSU leader files grievance against the president of College Republicans
BY ARIANNA REES staff writer
A grievance was filed against the president of the College Republicans on Wednesday after someone said he told students they could enter a raffle to win an iPad 2 if they voted against the proposed ARC fee increase.
Joe Watson, ASUSU science senator and the individual who filed the grievance against Michael Rodgerson, said he was walking out of class at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, when he passed voter booths with computers near the business building. One of those booths had three individuals at it, whom he said he recognized from the organization Students Against Academic Waste (SAAW). He said they were advertising a raffle for an iPad2.
According to the grievance Watson filed, Watson filled out a raffle ballot without voting and was throwing that ballot into a bowl when Rodgerson stopped him.
"(Rodgerson) said, 'Hey, uh, you have to vote no in order to enter the raffle.' I replied, 'No, you can't make people do that," Watson said. "'There is something in state law that says any raffle has to be equally available for all people to enter.'
(Rodgerson) then said, 'Show me where it says that and I'll stop."'
Following his confrontation with Rodgerson at that booth, Watson said he left to file the complaint.
The law Watson cited is Chapter 8, Section 103 of Utah's Title 76, which discusses bribery and offering bribes as an offense against government administration. Watson said the actions of Rodgerson's group were also in violation of USU election bylaws.
C. Daniel Smith, general manager at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club, said SAAW representatives called him, and he gave them permission to set up a voting station in the fitness club's lobby. SAAW also advertised the raffle at the Sports Academy, Smith said.
Rodgerson said his group stopped the raffle immediately after finding out that the giveaway was potentially illegal.
"We were doing everything that we could to counteract how biased and how pushy the school has been on this fee, and when the school informed us that this could possibly be illegal, we stopped right away," Rodgerson said.
Rodgerson said he, along with members ofSAAW, were not at the booth to force students to vote against the ARC proposal or to exclude those wishing to vote for it, but to get students to vote in general. He said that not many students voted at the booth.
discuss the incident. Members of the board refused to comment on the incident to preserve the integrity of the board.
Rodgerson said he was warned by the grievance board about the seriousness of the incident and was told that members ofSAAW could not have any electronics at their booth Thursday.
Rodgerson said the raffle has been canceled, and SAAW is trying to determine an ethical use for the iPad 2.
He said he felt his group should have been rewarded, not pqmshed, for getting more students to vote, which the university has consistently tried to do. The iPad 2, which was paid for by a grant given to SAAW, was to increase turnout, be said. Watson said he's remained fairly neutral on the ARC subject, but he does not condone such actions to manipulate a vote.
"If students are wanting the recreation center, that's fine," he said. "But to have someone do unethical behavior like that, that's where I get offended, • because essentially, with his one : voice, he's trying to manipulate : it into 100 voices." • • •:
"If students truly don't want • : : the recreation center, I am com-••: pletely OK with that," Watson said. "But I don't like when people think that they have more power than they already •
"Our perception is that most students don't want this, but most students don't vote as well, and so we were just trying to get them to vote now and vote then," he said. A grievance board meeting was held Wednesday at 5 p.m. to do." - ariwrees@gmail.com•: .• •) From Page 1
Candidates discuss advocacy for underrepresented
club presidents and having prepared questions about what they want from ASUSU," Thrapp said about his plan to have students' voices beard.
Blackburn, the current ASUSU public relations specialist, said she wants to increase the visibility of student government by promoting the "Go and Get Involved" campaign, which began with window decals in the TSC.
"It's looking at those options and making them innovative and creative," Blackburn said. "I want to make the info booths in the TSC virtual and interactive."
Blackburn said she wants to send a weekly email to students about events on campus.
"Both of you have expressed the sincere desire to represent the voice of the students," Mikkelsen said. "Which group do you feel is most underrepresented, and how do you plan to reach out to them?"
Thrapp said he would reach out to multicultural and international students.
"It's a matter of recognizing them on campus and helping them get what they would actually like," Thrapp said. Blackburn said she thinks ASUSU can co-sponsor and do things with Access and Diversity, because its administration, leadership and organization can help the underrepresented students.
"In my opinion, the underrepresented students are juniors, seniors and graduate students," Blackburn said. "The further along you get in your education, the more the target audience is always on the freshmen. I feel that ASUSU really needs to remarket their advertising strategies to juniors, seniors and upperclassmen."
Blackburn said she would work with the Residence Hall Association and focus on co-sponsorship with ASUSU, instead of creating new programs. Mikkelsen asked both candidates to define their greatest strengths and greatest weaknesses.
Thrapp said his experience was his greatest strength. Blackburn said her greatest strength was her "passion and experience with the program."
"You can't do anything if you're not inspired and motivated," Blackburn said. "How are you going to motivate the officers if you aren't motivated yourself?"
Thrapp said one thing that gives him experience is having been an ambassador for USU. Thrapp said he's had the opportunity to get a lot of students involved in their high schools and participating in the Aggie Leadership Extravaganza.
"Coming from a member of the president's cabinent, I'm not a part of ASUSU, but I can bring fresh ideas to ASUSU," Thrapp said.
Regarding their weaknesses, Blackburn said she gets stuck "in the box" and focuses on what has worked in the past or is most efficient. Blackburn said she would utilize her administrative assistant and public relations director -
r\ II I can't promise that I can lower (student fees), but I can promise that I will work my hardest to keep them where they're at."
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HANNAH BLACKBURN AND CHRISTIAN THRAPP answer students' questions in the final ASUSU presidential debate Wednesday. MICHAEL JOHNSON photo
who she described as "creative-minded people" - to think of new ideas.
Thrapp said his weakness is letting people figure out what they want to do or how to attain their goals on their own.
"I feel that I should help them out a little bit more and direct them," Thrapp said.
Mikkelsen asked the candidates what two issues they would address first, if they were elected.
Blackburn said the first issue she'd address is the proposed Aggie Recreation Center, but she feels the most important issue is "third-floor mentality," referring to the third floor of the TSC.
"This is a student center," Blackburn said. "I find it fascinating that students don't feel comfortable talking to the officers or being on the third floor, because they feel like it's the hub of the officers. How can I make it more student friendly? It's something that I can address and accomplish next year."
Thrapp said his major issue is student fees.
"I can't promise that I can lower them, but I can promise that I will work my hardest to keep them where they are at," Thrapp said. "Any president is going to work their hardest to find donations. We are going to work our hardest to do our best to get what students want in the ARC"
After Mikkelsen finished asking questions, audience members asked candidates questions
One audience member asked the candidates what motivated them to run for president.
Thrapp said his love and passion for the university motivated him to do everything he possibly can to help out the university.
"I can't believe how incredible this university is, and I can't imagine being anywhere else," Thrapp said. "Because of the love I have for this university and the student body,
I want to do absolutely everything I possibly can. I'll bring new ideas to ASUSU."
Blackburn said her motivation is seeing what ASUSU has the power to do. She said she wants to see USU succeed on a national level, and if ASUSU is responsible and uses its money to provide diverse and quality events, that will help USU receive national attention.
Mikkelsen asked the candidates if they would rather spend a weekend on Noah's ark or at the USU ARC.
Thrapp selected Noah's ark because be loves zoos, and he said, "It would be the coolest zoo ever, floating on a boat out in the ocean."
Blackburn selected the USU ARC, because, she said, "There are going to be some really exciting things that are goin•g to be developed."
At the end of the debate, Mikkelsen gave the candidates one minute each for final statements.
"I pledge to do what I say - what I promise to do in my platform and goals," Blackburn said. "You will never question why you voted for me. I will be efficient and you will see results. I'm excited for ASUSU and so excited to see what the new officers can do. I am passionate and ready to lead today."
Thrapp began his statement by thanking students for voting and being involved and wanting to do the right thing.
"What I "!'ant to do as president is make sure you have the best university experience possible," Thrapp said. "Not only getting a good education, figuring out who you are and who you want to be, developing life experiences that will go beyond college and go beyond just this education, but in your family and your job."
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Founder lauds Service Center's achievements
BY CATHERINE BENN ITT and RAQUEL TAYLOR
editor in chief, staff writer
Help is usually something offered out of self-gratification, but true service is genuinely fulfilling and satisfying, said the founder of USU's Service Center, Val R Christensen.
"Go ahead and get your straight Ifs, but slip away and volunteer," Christensen said. "Find some place to serve, because you start to care
about how they grow and how they develop."
The best way to give service is by helping those in need find confidence and the motivation to get back on their feet after experiencing trials, he said.
The Service Center invited Christensen to speak Thursday evening in the TSC Auditorium about his experiences serving at USU and the many other organizations he has
been a part of.
Those who truly serve do not need recognition for their actions, he said, and when they are "knocked down" they don't stay down, but improve and don't look back.
Christensen arrived at USU as a freshman in 1953, said Jameson Olsen, a member of the Service Council. After receiving his undergraduate degree at USU, he went on to receive a doctorate at Michigan State where he watched the ROTC building burn to the ground after rioting students set it on fire, Christensen said.
Another group of Michigan State students decided to reach out to their community at a time of discontent in the U.S., he said, and this inspired him to return to USU and create an outreach program that benefited the campus and surrounding population.
"We had three programs that we began," Christensen said. "First, was an environmental one. We gathered leaves and put them in the dump and started a compost. Another was help line. We started a 24-hour service, and I was there to answer the phone and talk to people who just wanted to vent their feelings. I still remember some of those calls. Then we started Special Olympics."
Decades later, the Service Center has 22 outreach groups, compared to the three that Christensen organized during the first stages of the center's development. Some of these groups include Storytellers, Best Buddies and Friends to the Elderly.
"You have a reputation here at USU of being a wonderful place to come and serve people," Christensen said to audience members. "It is student driven, organized and led. At the University of Utah and other places, there are programs that are entirely led by professional staff."
Service Council member Chanae Weller said after seeing Christensen, she knows the values he set in place for the Service Center still live on.
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have a reputation here at USU of being a wonderful place to come and serve people."
-ValB. Christensen, founder of USU's Service Center
correlates directly with people in the Service Center."
Those who work in the Service Center every year carry Christensen's legacy through their contributions, Weller said.
By becoming involved in the Service Center, Maddie Busteed, ASUSU's Service vice president, said she feels she personally represents Christensen.
"Meeting him the couple times I have and (witnessing) his fun and enthusiasm for service gives me that extra motivation," Busteed said. "I think the motivation behind what I am doing has started because of him."
The Service Center wasn't named after Val R. Christensen until 1999, which was after he left USU, because when he was still here, he wouldn't allow it, Olsen said.
"Reach out and touch -I know it's corny to say reach out and touch someone - but, that's service," Christensen said.
When Christensen's speech was done, audience members adjourned to the Service Center on the third floor of the Taggart Student Center for Aggie Ice Cream.
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The "virtual tours" are designed to be living examples of landscape architecture styles that students have learned about previously through two-dimensional pictures. The tours are interactive, as students follow arrows through gardens and click on informational icons to learn details about certain features of particular styles.
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Freedom Fire - Logan's annual Independence Day celebrationplans to welcome legendary rock band Kansas to USU's Romney Stadium for this year's celebration July 3.
"Celebrating Independence Day with Kansas will provide a spectacular experience for everyone in attendance, and we're delighted to be a part of it," said Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts. The Caine College of the Arts has again partnered with Logan to help produce its second-annual Freedom Fire celebration.
VAL R. CHRISTENSEN, founder of USU's Service Center, spoke to students Thursday about the satisfaction they can receive through true service experiences. The Service Center now houses 22 service groups, compared to three that were there when Christensen started it. DELAYNE LOCKE photo •> From Page 1
"Seeing him in person makes the connection so much more real," Wella said. "The connection is here even when he isn't here. He values relationships and people and that
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Visitors tour new Agricultural Science Bu,lding at opening
collaboration and connection and was a strong recognition of the natural world," Cockett said.
The building is full of earth-friendly surprises, including limestone on the floor and stairs, cabinetry and walls built from sandalwood, natural furniture fabrics and a skylight illuminating each of the building's four floors, Cockett said. The building also has solar panels, water-efficient landscaping procedures and motion-sensor lighting in almost every area, she said.
The inside of the building is full of natural colors, and natural light floods through windows surrounding the building.
"I wanted it to feel welcoming, warm (and) comfortable," said Tom Peterson, the building's interior designer. "Who doesn't like to drive by a beautiful field of grain or corn? It's just kind of a connection to Earth."
Utah Commissioner of Agriculture Leonard Blackham also spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and said he is proud of USU and the College of Agriculture for their growth, and he's excited to see their continued growth with new facilities.
"I tip my cowboy hat to you for what you are doing for agriculture," Blackham said.
The reason the U.S. can produce enough food for its population, Blackham said, is because education institutions like USU provide agricultural scientists that know how to do research and improve food-yielding processes. He said .14-19 percent of U.S. jobs are somehow tied to agriculture, and the workforce needs intelligent employees with sound educations to keep the field progressing.
"I can tell you that Utah citizens support you," Blackham said. "They support local production. They want food security."
Albrecht said with the real threat of food shortages in Third World countries, such as Haiti and Yemen, institutions of higher education must fuel agricultural research.
"This building will make sure that Utah State University is at the forefront of what is being done in these critical areas," he said.
CSRA Architectural Firm, HDR Architectural Firm and Jacobsen Construction all played key roles in creating and executing the vision for the building from its early stages, Cockett said.
When the introduction to the new building ended, visitors were welcomed to tour the 125,000-square-foot
Building's completion. Albrecht said there are future plans to fund a building for Agriculture Research Services. Originally, the proposed Agricultural
Building would share the space with the College of Agriculture and ARS, but the Legislature turned down the proposition. Many spaces throughout the building are ~amed after inividuals who contributed to the facility.
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"Kansas is an exciting addition to this year's program," said James Bankhead, Freedom Fire producer and USU music department head. "The audience can anticipate some of the best entertainment due to the energy, diversity and artistry of all the groups participating."
Kansas has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums and the million-copies-sold gold single, "Dust in the Wind." "Carry on Wayward Son" was one of the most-played tracks on classic rock radio in the mid-to-late '90s.
"This year's star-spangled event, Freedom Fire, will spark excitement in Logan, as Kansas presents its solid classic rock sound," said Russ Akina. Limnologist speaks at lecture series
USU professor Phaedra Budy is proud to be an intellectual descendant of the "phylogenetic tree" of celebrated ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson. The honor, which includes several of Budy's mentors, is reserved for select doctoral degree holders.
Budy says Hutchinson, known as "the father of modern limnology (study of inland waters) and modern Darwinism," was among her inspirations.
"He had such an elegant way of making complex ecological concepts tangible," says the aquatic ecologist, a faculty member in USU's Department of Watershed Sciences. "He defined the term 'ecological niche,' which refers to a multidimensional region of environmental factors that affect each species - an innovative idea."
Budy shared her professional journey through a talk entitled "Reflections and Inspirations" with family and friends Feb. 22 at the USU President's Home. Her presentation was the 12th talk in the university's 2011-12 Inaugural Professor Lecture Series. Coordinated by the Provost's Office, the series highlights the accomplishments of faculty who have been promoted to full professor in the past year.
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Four USU students awarded third place in Disney contest
BY ALEX VAN OENE staff writer
The Oneiro, a futuristic space cruise ship, is being planned as a luxury space-travel experience in the year 3011. Designed by USU students, the design concept received third place in Disney Imagineering's ImagiNations Design Competition.
The team, consisting ofPhilip Le Goubin, Jason Cooper and Adam Dambrink, competed against more than 100 other teams from universities across the U.S. to build an attraction for Disney.
As finalists, the team members received a cash prize as well as the opportunity to interview and network with the lmagineering department at Disney.
Cooper, a USU alumni with a bachelor's in landscape architecture and environmental planning, said the 2012 competition was different this year, because there was a prompt to design a Disney experience in the year 3011 on the Moon.
Dambrink, who also a graduated with a bachelor's in landscape architecture and environmental planning, said, "Jason and I did the project last year, and we wanted to do it again, so throughout this past summer we were brainstorming for what the project could be. We wanted something innovative and really different and new. We actually wanted to do a space hotel that orbited the Earth. We were on the right track, but then we adapted it to be more advanced."
Team members each agreed that there were many possibilities for ideas, and they decided to adapt an idea to design a cruse line based on "fringe" technologies that exist nowadays.
For example, the Oneiro uses
a solar sail as propulsion through the solar system, and, Le Goubin, a second-year student majoring in mechanical engineering, said it's is a space cruse ship that features a series of concentric rings so one can change the amount of gravity in each ring.
"(One of the rings) has an infinity pool," Cooper said. "You can swim for as long as you want."
The ship also features variable gravity rooms in which a passenger can change his or her preference of gravity from Earth gravity to weightlessness, Cooper said. From ring to ring, the passengers are given many experiences similar to Disney's present-day cruises.
"One of the judges asked, 'Have you ever been on a Disney Cruise ship before?' And we all said, 'No,"' Le Goubin said. "He said, 'Well, you got very close.' So the fact that one of the execs came around and said we hit the nail was very gratifying."
From about 130 applicants, the team was selected to be one of six finalists. Being selected as finalists, a Disney press release stated, the team went to Glendale, Calif., for a week, to present
its project to a judging panel, interview for internships and go to Disneyland on a backstage tour of the park from the viewpoint of an Imagineer.
"It was awesome," Dambrink said. "Going down to Glendale and seeing all the things that they've done and accomplished, it really opens your eyes and think a lot bigger."
was one experience that stood out.
"You get a small pitch," Le Goubin said. "I felt like throwing up until I got up on the stage, and then I felt fine."
Among the six teams, USU placed third, Carnegie Mellon University won second with "Create the Night Finale," and North Carolina State won first place with its design, called "The Mind of Molly Mouse."
siblity of an internship." In the future, the USU team members said they'd like to continue as friends to work with Disney in the Imagineering
department.
"I am actually in the process of writing a book," Dambrink said. "I know I'll have another degree. I see myselfsomewhere in America, but it's funny because before (the project),•I would have said 'I will be living here, doing this.' But now the possibilities are endless."
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BY MANDY MORGAN staff writer
For Jackie Russell, she said her niche was always 4-H.
"I loved 4-H," Russell said. "It got me through high school. It was what I was involved in."
With the 100-year anniversary for the USU Extension 4-H organization approaching, Russell shared some of her memories ofbeing a part of 4-H and the part it played as her niche.
Russell, a senior studying psychology, is no longer a member of4-H but was a part of it for seven years, through junior high, high school and a for a while on the collegiate level.
In junior high, Russell took part in the horse program, and once she got into high school, she said she got more involved with the leadership side of things.
"It was really focused on the community and just giving back to the community," Russell said.
While in 4-H during high school, Russell was a part of a youth council for her county, in which the point was for "youth to voice their concerns for anything going on in the county," Russell said.
Historically, 4-H began as a corn club for boys and a canning club for girls all over the nation. This gained popularity in many states, and the clubs worked to bring the latest advancements to the public by educating young people who were open to new technologies.
According to a review of 4-H being written for this centennial year, the "development ofour nation's youth continues to be the focus of 4-H."
Though the organization started out as corn and canning clubs for youth, it has since grown to encompass programs including "robotics, global positioning systems, graphic information systems, video productions, summer science camps and more," according to the centennial review.
Lauralee Lyons, state activities coordinator at the USU 4-H Extension, oversees the group at USU and is organizing the centennial celebration, entitled "Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future," which will take place on campus July 12-14.
The celebration will include a combination of state contests that are actually held yearly but will be tweaked
for the centennial conference, Russel said. Competitions will also be open for any adult alumni who have competed in the past and would like to return to give competition another shot.
The 3-day celebration is meant to be a time for current, old and new members of 4-H to come together to learn and celebrate things they have been doing for 100 years.
"We invite everyone to join 4-H alumni and friends in 'Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future,'" said Kevin Kesler, USU Extension director of Utah 4-H programs.
Lyons said the conference celebration will allow anyone who would like to compete together - whether teen or adult - to compete in the same field in an adult-versusteen competition.
"It's kind of a 'You say you know it all, let's see how well you can actually do,' sort of thing," Lyons said. "We are really just playing around with them. It will all be for fun."
However, competitions will not be the only thing taking place during the conference.
"There are also leader meets where there will be workshops of anything you can imagine," Lyons said. "Robotics, cows, cooking - there will be all of these at the same time."
An alumni barbecue is scheduled for Saturday where alumni and their families visit the new Agricultural Science Building. There will be blowup toys, a rock wall and many other activities, Lyons said.
"Talk about a massive reunion,'' Lyons said. "We're making it big. It is to let people know we are still alive and well."
Lyons said she joined 4-H at age 4, and after working her way up through the years, she eventually took the position she's in now at USU. She was also a state ambassador at one point in her 4-H career, working across the state to raise awareness for the organization and what it stands for.
"I love 4-H. I think it makes a real difference in people's lives," Lyons said. "No other organization like it makes that difference."
Russell was also a state ambassador for 4-H and worked on statewide workshops on things like legislation and leadership principles. She said she believes 4-H has made just as big ofan impact in her life as it has for Lyons.
"Four-H was such an important part ofmy life," Russell said. "Sometimes people hear it and laugh or say, 'Oh, those little hicks doing their 4-H.' But it's really there for us to serve, to learn, to be a leader and to develop talents."
For Russell, being a part of 4-H constitutes who she is today. Because ofher involvement in service and leadership in 4-H, Russell said she received an ambassador scholarship for USU.
"If I hadn't been in 4-H, I probably wouldn't be at USU," Russell said. "It's what got me here." Utah 4-H clubs have 75,000 members and about 8,000 of them work as leaders in the organization, Lyons said.
"It's not about the cows and horses," Russell said. "It is about developing the talents of the youth." - mandy.m.morgan@aggiemail.usu.edu
Le Goubin said the presentation to the Imagineering judging panel
USU STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THIRD PLACE for their "Oneiro" design for Disney's Galactic Cruise line. Pictured left to right are lmagineering mentors
Scanlon and Jeff Leinenueber, and students Jason Cooper.Adam Dambrink and Philip Le Goubin. Photo courtesy of Gary Krueger
Jogging after the rain creates breathtaking moments
There's this thing I think happens to everyone at sop,~ point, but I don't knJ:)w what its called, or if it ~ven has a name. It can hat>f>en at anytime, and it is i)iexplicably one of the griatest experiences to be ha The only thing that I ca think to say when tryinlt ito describe this phen~enon is that I've had a m~rnent. And then an explanation is always required.
j,t\bout a month or so ago, I was coming home alone from a friend's house. It was la*at night and the recent raijo/ snow had made a slush ortthe street. The lower tempefltures the night brought tu~d the unevenly spread sh.~ solid. I was on my bi~e~ as usual, trying to stay uptight and move across th~'.surface of this obstacle coµrse covered in ice. Every fe~seconds was a near di~~ter, as I crept slowly hi I had to laugh out lo to myself a few times at th , arity of ffie scer'le. Ana th d the moment suddenly started to evolve. I somehow noqGed the stillness of the nigbprnd the unusually dark sk~ • 11 must have been a new moon, the only light was frqril the few house lights sti'&,il, and everything was so~1et. The-U!)settling quietl)~s of the nrght seemed to m:if-iance every sound I was making - the sound of the layer of ice crackling underneath me, my wheels slipping every few seconds, the sound of my coat swishing against itself and my own laughter. I looked up to see that there were almost no clouds in the sky, and the stars were bright and clear. It lasted for only a few
seconds, I was in some kind of nirvana. Everything in that moment had aligned to make me forget any other possible stresses in my life and to be enveloped in such a unique and somewhat surreal happiness. I still don't know what 1t was that caused it, but it was something I tried to hold onto for as long as I could. It couldn't have taken me long enough to get home, and the moment that I had was over too fast. I don't think you can even re-create these moments. It seems to be a -0ne;time tb,~ I imagine that these moments that we have could come in almost any circumstance or situation, and it is most likely different for everyone, but l would say that the few times I can remember it happening to me have been in outdoor settings - if that is the only thing that qualifies me to write this column then I'll take it.
A friend of mine, Becca, who I asked about her experience with these inexplicable moments also said that with her they were always in an outdoor setting. She described to me one of the times she had been moved by the magic that the outdoors can provide. She was jogging one sum-
mer in the evening. It had been raining for most of the day and everything was still wet, enhancing the colors surrounding her and making everything more vibrant. As she ran the sun dropped beneath the clouds. Once there was nothing blocking it's rays, the sun did the most magical thing imaginable - it illuminated a double rainbow. According to Becca, it was the most ethereal beauty she had ever seen. On top of this heavenly scene, it was still drizzling, but the temperature was warm enough that wetness wasn't an uncomfortable one. The glittering sidewalk, the intense colors and the extremity of the beauty created a euphoria for Becca. Better than any drug, this amazing episode left her awestruck at the romantic scene the world had just made right before-her eyes. To what can we contriouteffiese magnificent moments? Could it be adrenaline? Maybe endorphins? Or is it just the power of nature itself? Either way, why don't I spend more time looking for them? I know I said they can't be recreated, but if I spent more time in the outdoors, where these things tend to happen, my chances would increase right? If you haven't actually experienced one of these moments that are too ecstatic to even bear a worthy name, I hope you soon do. Spend some time outdoors and increase your chances for having one. They are actually quite nice.
-d.steiner@aggiemail.usu.edu
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A few helpful tips for non-tippers
This week, in lieu of reviewing a local restaurant, I'm going to share with you my opinion that at least 2 million people agree with.
Long before books such as "Kitchen Confidential," by Anthony Bourdain, "Nickled and Dimed," by Barbara Ehrenreich, "Waiter Rant," by Steve Dublanica, and "Dishwasher," by Pete Jordan, came out, I was tying on my first server's apron and heading into work at City View Diner for the weekend graveyard shift.
That was back in 1999, and when I filled out an application for the job - urged by a rag-tag group of fellow cigarette-smoking, coffee-guzzling diner rats -I never knew it was going to be the start of an 11-year stint of plate slinging and table jockeying, groveling at the hands of people who'd rather pay for a meal than learn how to cook one at home.
If I've learned anything from having to rely on the generosity of a race of beings who seem to be, more than anything, innately interested in themselves and oftentimes incapable of acting civilly when they go out to eat, I've learned that you can never count on a good tip.
When I came to Cache Valley almost three years ago, I had already been employed by 21 different restaurants and waited tables for almost 10 years. I moved here from Moab, a tourist and resort town that hosted people from all over the world nine months out of the year - the place is a veritable goldmine if you get the right job in the right restaurant.
Never did I expect what was soon going to smack me in the face like a sack full of stale hamburger buns, after I came to northern Utah. I'm not going to hold back. I know a
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large proportion of people from this region of the country are exceptionally stingy, some almost to the point of greediness, but what I didn't quite expect was the fact that most of these people consider themselves completely justified in leaving bad tips - some don't even tip at all. I've never seen such a high concentration of coldly calculative people, who have such a creative range of excuses for allowing a hard-working server to exert themselves under the assumption that a decent tip will be left and then without remorse leave a fellow human being out to dry. For anyone out there who has never worked as a server in a restaurant - and for the small group of weirdos who have and still don't tip - if you think it's OK to stiff a server or leave less than 15 percent for good service, you're going to hell. I usually leave 30 percent, but that's because I've done this for so long. You don't have to leave that much, but live up to what you profess to be - an honest, good human being - and manage to part ways with that one additional dollar bill that will bring your tip percentage up to 15-20 percent. There are more than 2 million people in this country who wait tables,
and that number comprises a whole bunch of hard-working people who need to earn money just as much as the next person. It's not your job as a patron in a restaurant to judge your server. I understand some servers really do a terrible job - it actually seems that some of them try to give bad service - but that doesn't mean most servers don't work hard to make you happy. Everyone has a bad night at work. Maybe their mother just died or their 2-year-old needs diapers and formula and they're depressed about being poor.
If you decide to go to a restaurant and receive service from a waiter or waitress, don't sit there and keep tally of each little thing you don't like about the person taking care of you. After all, if that's how everyone in this world got paid, we'd all be a bunch of broke, unhappy imperfect people. How would you like it if pay day rolled around and your boss said to you, "You know, I really didn't like the way you talked
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Jill (Amanda Seyfried) is a smart woman trying to connect the dots of her past. Two years ago she was abducted by an unknown person.
She spends her days methodically searching the forests surrounding Portland, Oregon, where she had been during her captivity.
She takes self defense classes to help build her confidence and give her the ability to be prepared should she ever end up in a victim situation again.
Jill and her sister Molly (Emily Wickersham) live together in the same house ever since their parents had passed away. One day Molly tries to persuade Jill to go on a double date, which Jill grudgingly accepts before heading to work at a local diner.
When Jill returns home, she is shocked to discover her sister is gone. Jill quickly tries to contact Molly and Molly's boyfriend, Billy (Sebastian Shaw), but gets their voicemails.
Jill heads to the police, where she meets with Detective Powers (Daniel Sunjata). Powers is skeptical since the police found no evidence of Jill's kidnapping.
A new officer and junior detective, Peter Hood (Wes Bentley), offers his assistance in finding Molly.
With no support from the cops or any of her friends, Jill sets out on her own to rescue Molly and discover the identity of the man who had taken away almost every ounce of security from her life.
"Gone" is a fast paced movie, and at just less than an hour and a half, it's a bit short for a solid thriller of this magnitude.
As is typical with mystery films, there's foreshadowing throughout the movie. However, the foreshadowing is
Seyfried takes on a more intense persona in 'Gone'
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too obvious in "Gone" to give too many surprises to the audience. The story is full of enough twists and turns to keep most people guessing, but not enough to make the climax unforeseeable. The plot was not captivating enough for my taste. I never became entrenched in the mystery and intensity the film tried to portray.
The movie basically keeps to Jill's point of view. The audience can sometimes briefly view the story from other perspectives, but for the most part, all the learning and development is from Jill's point of view: However, this made it difficult to get attached to the other characters, which I didn't enjoy.
Jill is smart most of the time, but she makes a few irrational c!ecisions I didn't understand. It offset my confidence in her abilities. Of course I haven't been in her position before, so I don't know how much emotions would affect choices. Either way, her actions seemed unbalanced in that regard.
Seyfried, known for "Mamma Mia," "In Time," and "Red Riding Hood," once again assumes her typecast role playing a normal young woman other women can easily relate to. This is the
most intense role I've seen her play. She's still an up and rising star, but has won a number of awards already. She's definitely one to watch in the upcoming "Les Miserables," assuming the role of Cosette. Sunjata, known for her roles in the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" and the television series "Rescue Me," seems to do his best being a concerned but uncaring police officer trying to deal with a seemingly crazy gun toting woman. Even though this is the first film I've seen him in, I must say I wasn't impressed with his abilities. He's a B actor at best.
Director Heitor Dhalia makes his international debut with this film. He was nominated three times and once won the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for his previous works, but unfortunately he couldn't deliver a film great enough to get him a strong foothold into Hollywood.
Lesser known composer David Buckley has an impressive background that gave him a unique edge in the music for "Gone." Previously he composed the scores for "The Town," "From Paris with Love," and "The Forbidden Kingdom." This time, his music was appropriate in giving an ominous mood to the entire film.
You won't miss much if you weren't planning on watching this film. If you're a diehard Seyfried fan you should see it. Otherwise, wait for the rental. "Gone" will disappear without a trace if you skip this movie.
- Spencer Palmer is a graduate student working toward an MBA with a recent bachelor's in mechanical engineering. He enjoys watching all sorts of movies. Email him at spencer.palmer®aggiemail.usu.edu
BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM staff writer
With a victory over Idaho on Feb. 25, the Utah
team tied a school record for wins in a season. Thursday, the Aggies wrote themselves into the school record book with an 85-64 win over Hawaiitheir 19th win of the season.
"That's a big deal," senior forward Ashlee Brown said. "Making history is always a great thing. It's the mentality of our team, and it's a great honor to be part of the team that broke that record."
Once the Aggies got going, they did little wrong. Brown scored Utah State's first four points and fell just shy of a triple-double, finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Defense led to offense as the Aggies scored 17 points off of 13 first-half turnovers by the Wahine. Hawaii finished the half shooting 29.2 percent from the field, compared to 48 percent for USU, who went into the break with a 40-23 lead.
Utah State finished with 27 assists on 29 field goals. Led by Brown, eight of 12 players recorded an assist for USU and five players finished with at least three assists in the game.
"What makes our offense work so well is how we played in the first half defensively," head coach Raegan Pebley
said. "I loved how it was total commitment on the defensive end. Different people got different stops."
Junior guard Devyn Christensen hit a 3-pointer to close the first half and picked up where she left off to start the second. The Western Athletic Conference's leading scorer hit back-to-back 3-pointers on the first two possessions, and Utah State led by 23 with hvo minutes into the half, but Hawaii didn't quit. The Wahine chipped away at the deficit and used an 8-0 run midway through the second half to pull within 11.
That was as close as Hawaii got.
"Hawaii is a good team, that's why they made a run," Pebley said. "They were shooting really hot in the second half. We had to make some adjustments. We went to man and put ourselves in better position to defend in the post and out on the perimeter. That helped us finish."
Senior guard Brooke Jackson hit a 3-pointer to spark an 8-0 run by USU, and Brown added five straight points to push the lead to 19 with eight minutes to play. The teams traded runs over the next four and a half minutes, as the Wahine pulled to within 12 on two separate occasions. But each time Hawaii sparked, Utah State responded to put the game away.
The Aggie defense proved too much for the Wahine, who committed 20 turnovers that led to 33 points for USU. Hawaii forced 10 turnovers, but scored eight points off of the Utah State miscues
Three players scored at least 19 points for the Aggies, as Christensen finished with a game-high 23 points, Brown had 21 and Jackson added 19. Hawaii senior forward Breanna Arbuckle finished with 18 points, and sophomore forward Kamilah Jackson had 17 to lead the Wahine.
"It was a good game all around," Brown said. "Everyone was finishing. We did well at taking care of the ball, and our defense fueled it all. When we share the ball, we have more fun."
Utah State improved to 19-8 overall this season and clinched the No. 2 seed for the WAC tournament with a 10-3 record in conference play. Hawaii fell to 11-17 overall with a 6-7 conference record.
Senior Night for USU will be Saturday when San Jose State visits the Spectrum. The Aggies will look to tie ano~r school record - 11 conference wins in a season.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
- curtis.lundstrom@aggiemail. usu.edu
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Utah State beats Spartans in San Jose
BY TYLER HUSKINSON assistant sports editor
The USU men's basketball team picked up its second conference sweep of the season with a road victory over San Jose State on Thursday. Sophomore guard Preston Medlin scored 26 points to lead the Aggies to a 71-61 victory. San Jose held a one-point lead on a par of free throws from senior forward Wil Carter, who finished with 19 points and pulled down 13 offensive rebounds. Medlin responded with 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to put USU up for good.
"You know you are going to have to play," USU head coach Stew Morrill said. "You are not going to just come in here and win. We shot the ball extremely well. That certainly helped us. We executed pretty well - 18 assists to eight turnovers. There were some good things."
Senior guard Brockeith Pane played a key role in that efficient offense, as he dished out six assists to one turnover to go with eight points.
"He's been real solid handling the ball and getting us into offense and scoring ~omewhat when he gets an opportunity," Morrill said of the point guard. "He was real stable mentally tonight."
USU finished the game shooting 55 percent overall and 47 percent from the 3-point line, and San Jose State shot 38 percent from the field and 27 percent from 3-point range
"Defensively, we playe~ a lot better in the second half," Morrill said. "The triangle-andtwo helped us. It got them out of their game a little bit. About the only area we struggled in was the boards, and that happens when you. play triangle-and-two."
San Jose State won the battle of the rebounds 33-20, but USU's triangle-and-two defense - designed to stop Kinney and sophomore guard Keith Shamburger - held Kinney to three points in the second half after he scored 21 in the first.
"It's not one of those things you work a
whole lot on," Morrill said. "You just throw it out there and see if it does you some good once in a while. What it does is it takes their primary two scorers. If you play it right, they don't get shots, and now other guys are having to look for shots and it helped us."
With the game tied at 36, sophomore forward Mitch Bruneel, who scored 12 points off the bench and came up with three steals, hit a 3-pointer to spark a 12-0 run.
"Our zone plays worked really well against it aqd it left me open on the wing a couple times," Bruneel said. "It just felt like I was in my rhythm, and I was happy to help the team." Bruneel scored 15 points against the Spartans in Logan earlier in the season.
"It's funny how it happens sometimes," Morrill said. "A guy will play really good sometimes, and for (Bruneel), it's been San Jose. He's definitely earning himself some time out there, and he stayed really solid mentally."
A pair of free throws from Shamburger halted a four-minute scoring drought for the Spartans, and a jumper from junior guard James Kinney, who led the Spartans with 24 points and five rebounds, cut the Aggie lead 48-40, but that would be as close the Spartans would get.
A Medlin 3-pointer with seven minutes to play gave USU a 63-48 lead.
"He's really, really playing well and confident," Morrill said. "He's just making so many shots. Some are open and some aren't as open, but he's finding a way to make a high percentage."
USU guaranteed itself at least a .500 season with the win over San Jose State.
"It's nice to string a couple wins together," Morrill said. "A lot of people thought we wouldn't win another game and we were done. It's nice to see these kids still battling and finding a way to get a win." · - ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu
Huppert, Lund and Allington reunited on USU hockey team
BY MEREDITH KINNEY sports senior writer
ASU, and Chase was looking to play hockey again," Lund said. "So I tried to get them up here (at USU)."
At Arizona State, Huppert was playing for a men's league team. It wasn't competitive, but he said it allowed him to keep his skills up in the desert state. Allington went a different route. The forward ended up in Canada, playing junior hockey.
Allington and Huppert came to USU for try-outs and made the team. Lund said at first the two weren't very excited about the concept of playing in Utah, but they warmed up to the idea.
"It ended up being a pretty easy decision for both of them," Lund said. "It was pretty easy for all of us to get together and play a little more hockey together."
Ultimately, Huppert said, both his decision and Allington's were solidified by the ac~demics at Utah State.
"They have a good program here for engineering, and that's why I chose it," Huppert said. "Chase chose the school for the medical school."
In 2010, the three were back on the ice together, this time in Aggie blue. Huppert and Lund were back as defense partners, and Allington secured a place at the forward position
"It got us close," Huppert said. "It got us back together. Alex went on his mission, so he drifted a different direction; Chase was in Alaska, I was in Arizona - so it got the three of us back together in one place."
The trio's friendship goes far beyond the ice at the Eccles Ice Center - they
have known each other since they were six years old. It takes some time to actually count the number of games Huppert, Lund and Allington have won while playing together.
"My family moved to Alaska in 1994," Lund said. "I met Chase and Logan and we played on the same teams all growing up."
They developed their game and friendship through hockey. The three learned how to play on a pond in the Lunds' backyard.
"We were neighbors. We lived probably a minute away from each other," Allington said. "When we were kids, almost every day we'd go to his house and play on his pond."
Lund said it was the typical Alaskan story. "We just grew up playing on a lot of outdoor ice," Lund said. "My family lived on a pond, and we always cleared _;, that area off. We got used to doing a lot of skating like that."
He said hockey was always a huge part of the boys' lives.
"Hockey was a pretty big part of what we did and who we are," Lund said. "It's what we associated ourselves with."
Though Huppert said the three are now best friends, there were times when they weren't extremely close. Lund said his friendship with Allington has always been good, but he and Huppert experienced some rocky moments.
"Logan and I used to be worst enemies," Lund said. "There was a time when Logan and I were playing on the same team and we got into a fight. He actually hit my facemask up and it broke my nose " Huppert said the back-and-forth brawling between the three was all for fun, however.
"None of us used to be friends, because we all fought," Huppert said. "Even in high school, we were the ones in the hallway play-fighting."
Allington said memories --' like that are all too rare for most people. He considers the three lucky to be in the position they are in.
"We reminisce all the time," Allington said. "How many people actually get to do that? How cool is that?"
On the ice, the three friends all agree, there is a definite connection.
"We have the chemistry from growing up," Huppert said.
Lund agreed and said their flow on the ice goes far beyond their friendship off of it.
"We know each other's style," Lund said. "It's always easier to know what they are going to do because we've been playing so long."
Huppert said each of their different playing styles fits together perfectly, and though they each specialize at something different, it all comes together when they skate.
"Alex is more of a step-up player," Huppert said. "I'm more of a conservative player, and Chase has always just been a little fireball on the ice."
They each agreed that their closeness isn't replicated with the rest of the team.
"There is a certain level of closeness that we have on the ice that we don't have with others," Lund said.
The opportunity to cultivate that closeness after so long is something Allington values. He said playing at Utah State has brought the three friends together agajn.
"It's kind of cool. It's awesome," Allington said. "We grew up together, we went our separate ways for a couple years and are able to come back and play hockey together again."
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Utah State fmally posts a pair of back-to-back road wins
BY TYLER HUSKINSON
After notching back-to-back wins with a victory over San Jose State on the road, USU will look to get its first road sweep of
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Aggies demolished by No. 35 Boise State
BY MEGAN BODILY staff writer
The Utah State men's tennis team could not pull off an upset against nationally ranked Boise State University. Hosting BSU for the first time, the Aggies fell on their home court 6-1 to the No. 35-ranked team. The doubles point eluded USU players, as they lost all three matches.
"I felt we came out strong in the doubles," head coach Chris Wright said. "It came down to a few points."
Junior Sven Poslusny and freshman Marcus Fritz took the Broncos' James Meredith and Nathan Sereke to a tie breaker in a pro set in the No. 1 doubles position. Poslusny
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and Fritz fought off BSU's tough serves, but the Aggies lost the tie breaker 5-7 and the match 7-8.
Freshman Matt Sweet and senior Nate Ballam lost to BSU's pairing of Andrew Bettles and Filipp Pogostkin in the No. 2 doubles position. After going down 1-4, the Aggies fought for every point but lost the match 3-8.
Brothers Andrew and Lenny Whiting teamed up against Damien Hume and Aiden Reid, losing 8-3 at the No. 3 doubles spot. The Aggies fared no better in singles action. Boise State has competed against top nationally ranked teams in the past couple weeks and routinely dism,issed USU. Playing the battle hardened
BSU, which has played top-10 and top-20 nationally ranked teams in the past weeks and tolled on USU, as it dropped five singles matches without winning a set.
Poslusny, of USU, battled against Meredith, of BSU, in a marathon match in the No. l singles spot. After more than an hour of play, Poslusny took the first set to a tie breaker but lost the set 6-7. In the second set, Poslusny bounced back to take the lead 5-3, but eventually Meredith came back to take the No. 1 spot, 7-6, 7-5, after two and half hours of play. Assistant coach Bryan Marchant was pleased with how the Aggie played.
"He playeq very confident, and he played exactly how we
wanted him too," Marchant said. "It just came down to pressure points, and Poslusny played steady but just missed a few shots on big points." Fritz traded blows at the baseline against nationally ranked Hume, but the Broncos' speed left Fritz leaving skid marks on the court - the Aggie lost the match 4-6, 1-6.
"Fritz is good at mixing things up and he's a fighter," Marchant said. "He had (Hume) on the ropes, but Hume locked in on the second set."
Sweet was swept by Bettles in straight sets in the No 3 singles position. After dropping the first set, 2-6, the Aggie fell short of a comeback, losing the second set 4-6. USU Swede Fredrick Peterson played fellow countryman Sereke in the No. 4 singles spot. Peterson barely fought off the 6-foot-7 Bronco's heavy top-spin serves, but the sophomore lost the match 2-6, 2-6. Utah State's Whiting was dealt bagels in his match against Pogostkin - the Aggie fell 0-6, 0-6.
Ballam earned USU's lone win in the No. 6 singles position against Reid.
After losing the first set 4-6, the Aggie came back to lead Reid 6-5 in the second. The Bronco committed three unforced errors to give the set to the senior.
The match went into a super tie breaker to determine the winner.
Wright said Ballam's gamble in the tie breaker gave the player the edge. Ballam played serve-and-volley style, winning the tie breaker 10-7 and the match 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
Ballam felt good about his win, even though his team had lost the match already. ·
"It was tough. He was a great player," Ballam said. "It was good to get the personal win. I know there is going to be ups and downs. I go out to play,,a good match and have fun.
Marchant said it was good for the team to play a tough team.
"It was a good match for our team," Marchant said. "It will make us tougher and step up our level." Utah State will host Seattle University on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Sports Academy. - mega.bodi@aggiemail.usu. edu
FRESHMAN MARCUS FRITZ chases a volley in his match against Boise State's Hume 4-6, 1-6.
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The Cache County Citizen's Forum is hosting a free Open House/ Townhall meeting just before the Lincoln Day Dinner in Logan this Friday at the Old Historic Cache County Court House (Council Chambers), Main and 199 North, Logan. The event will start at 3:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., candidates for governor, Congressional seats and the U.S. Sentate will give presentations for 10 minutes each and then the candidates can mingle and hand out their brochures on tables in the hallway and answer questions. The event will end around 5:30. Common Ground hosts ice fishing on Friday, March 2 at 2:00 pm. Cost is $3. We will be ice fishing at Hyrum Dam. Common Ground is a non-profit organization that provides outdoor recreation for people with disabilities. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288.
March 2nd Exciting acoustic rock performing artists RacecaR RacecaR will perform live from 6- 8 P-~- at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 East 1200 South. There is no cover charge; everyone is welcome. March 3, Mountain Crest students Keiyana Osmond & Missy Checketts will perform live acoustic music from 6-8 p.m. The Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) awards two $500 scholarships each year to former students who have completed all ofthe !ELI Level 4 course and are currently studying
You Need to Know: for a bachelors degree at USU. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of intercultural involvement, academic scholarship, and financial need. Applications are available at the Intensive English Language Institute and the Office of International Students and scholars. Applications are due in the IELI office on March 21, 2012. USU students have created a Pre-Occupational Therapy club. If students "like" USU Pre-O.T. club on facebook, they'll find out when our meetings are, what service projects were doing, and information that we've provided about Occupational Therapy. They can also visit the website at http:Uusupreot.weebly.com/. Going into the field? Get informed about it.
The Utah State University Public Relations Student Society ofAmerica program (USU PRSSA) will host this year's 2012 Vivint Mountain West Public Relations Conference at USU's Eccles Conference Center on March 1-3, 2012. Following the conference theme, Putting the PR in Professional, the conference teaches how to use PR in all aspects of the professional world. It provides the opportunity to create new business connections for both students and professionals.
Pizza Pie Cafe will donate 25 percent of food purchases on Monday, March 5 through Thursday, March 8 for a sustainable development project in rural Ecuador.