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Canal closure ends water recreation BY KARLIE BRAND staff writer Logan residents have been engaged in a debate over the last several weeks about a proposed plan to enclose the Logan canal in steel pipes, removing the feature and potentially creating a hiking or mountain-�bik-� ing trail over the piping. Water flows freely through the open canal, supplying water to trees and vegetation. Canal reconstruction plans have been in the works since a canal break in the Island killed three people in 2009. Holly Daines, a member of the Logan Municipal Council, said with the city’s original piping plan, canal water, which is used for storm drainage and irrigation, will be displaced under-� ground. The piping will then be covered by large berms. Residents upset that the proposed plan will ruin the aesthetics of their yards and neigh-� borhoods voiced their concerns at the Cache County Council meeting Tuesday night. Daines said the deci-� sion to enclose the canal,
THE CITY OF LOGAN has started construction to enclose a more than 100 year-old canal. Under the proposed changed, the canal will be retrofitted with steel pipes and possibly be covered and made into a hiking trail. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo
which was made months ago, is upsetting to resi-� dents just hearing about the changes. “The project started, they were ready to dig to put parts in, and
neighbors became aware of this and said, ‘We don’t want it enclosed,’� Daines said. “That deci-� sion was already made a long time ago, but we were really too far down
the road in the process to change.� Daines said the council has tried to be accom-� modating to Logan resi-� dents’ concerns. Logan City postponed the city’s
Candidate addresses College Republicans BY CRYSTAL RUPP staff writer While the Republican National Convention con-� tinues in Florida this week, USU’s College Republicans held their first formal event of the school year on Wednesday night. Casey Saxton, the chapter president, addressed the crowd encour-� aging the students to get involved. Saxton said he believes the club is off to a strong start with more than 100 new members since May, as well as a new constitution writ-� ten over the summer. The revision includes several new leadership positions includ-� ing executive vice president, coordinating vice president, activities director and public relations director. The execu-� tive vice president will pre-� side over activism and fund-� raising and the coordinating vice president will preside over fundraising and events, Saxton said. “It is my goal for the College Republicans to be very visible here on campus,� he said. Ed Redd, a candidate
planning commission meeting Aug. 23 to allow residents to voice their opinions at the Cache County Council meeting on Tuesday. Daines said many resi-�
dents were in attendance at the standing-�room-� only meeting. With the input of Logan residents, a new plan was designed See CANAL, Page 4
Online video paves way to world record for student BY MARISSA SHIELDS staff writer
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT Casey Saxton speaks at the club’s opening social Wednesday night in the Merrill-Cazier Library. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo
for the Utah House of Representatives, spoke at the event and called for students’ help in the political process. “We have to be part of the solution, not the problem,� Redd said. He told students there are opportunities to serve as long as they are willing to get involved. “I hope you get involved in this political process and don’t take it for granted,� he said. Amber Johnson, the field director for Mitt Romney’s Logan office, also spoke and told students about intern-�
ship credit available for office volunteers throughout the election. Johnson said it’s a unique opportunity to have a campaign headquarters in Logan. “Logan was selected because of Utah State,� Johnson said. A number of local public figures were in attendance at the social. Utah representa-� tive David Butterfield was recognized his support to the club. The Cache County Republicans are also support-� ive of the club, Saxton said.
The cameras were on USU student James Stephens in a Los Angeles studio as he attempted to make a new world record early this summer. Stephens, a junior majoring in Spanish, swal-� lowed 10 hot dogs in one minute to create a new world record. Stephens will appear on Guinness World Record’s new TV show, “Guinness World Records Gone Wild,� appearing this fall on TruTV. Guinness World Records called Stephens in late June and flew him to Los Angeles to film in early July, he said. “Guinness called me out of the blue,� he said. “I wasn’t expecting a phone call at all.� According to a representative from Guinness World Records, the show’s researchers provide a list of talent who producers contact if they are interested in the record. Sometimes, producers have a certain record they want to break or they create one that would be entertaining to have on television. Stephens said he was up for the challenge. In March 2011, Stephens swallowed eight hot dogs in 30 seconds on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as part of the “Meal or No Meal� segment. “It’s really weird to see yourself on TV, having watched myself on the Leno Show,� he said. “You could tell I was a little nervous.� See GUINNESS, Page 4
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BY KARLIE BRAND staff writer