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Students, faculty predict the vote

BY APRIL ASHLAND features senior writer

Six political science classes and five political science professors have predicted the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential elec-� tion, with no consensus between the two groups as to the winner.

The predictions are a part of an assignment and competition within the department to bring real-� world political examples into the classroom.

The assignment origi-� nated in Lecturer Kristen Dawson’s introductory political science class over the summer, where she said she hoped students would learn to use class material in more than the abstract. “I wanted something that students could use to apply all the informa-� tion that they learned in class, and the reason why is because the classes that I enjoyed the most were the ones that used basic knowledge or theory of an area and then applied it to something that was impor-� tant: Something that you could actually see results or effects of,� she said.

In Dawson’s summer class, students looked at 13 swing states and were sent to do research. Students were asked to look at the voting history in the state,

demographics, public opinion polls, how the newspapers were covering the election, key issues and other factors.

Dawson was approached this fall by Associate Professor Michael Lyons about making the assign-� ment a department-�wide option for classes. Now, involved in the competi-� tion are both sections of United States Government and Politics and four other classes in the department.

Angie Batista, a junior in International Business, said a swing state is a state that doesn’t have a specific alliance. “Swing states are states that define the election,� she said. “I bet they prob-� ably like it that way.�

Batista, who is in Dawson’s class, said she looked at Indiana for the assignment but as she looked into it, she found it had already been called. “I think at the begin-� ning of the election it was a swing state, but it’s clearly Republican now,� she said.

The six classes varied in the number of swing states the assignment covered, ranging from 8 states to 11 in the reported predic-� tions.

Each of the classes was assigned to at least Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and

Wisconsin, although Dawson said there are typi-� cally 13 states considered swing states. She said some of the states are no longer considered “swing states.�

The classes predicted Obama will win the elec-� tion in the electoral col-� lege, but the margin of win varies from 12 elec-� toral votes to 42. Within a win are several swing state wins which tended to match closely among the class predictions.

The classes unanimously thought Romney will take Florida and Virginia, while unanimously predicting Obama will take Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The professors did not have a unanimous decision on the winner, with three of the five predicting a national win for Romney despite having mostly sim-� ilar predictions for swing states. The professors pre-� dict the margin of a win for Romney to be between 12 and 52 electoral votes.

The professors unani-� mously predicted Romney will take Colorado, Florida, Missouri and North Carolina, and Obama will take Iowa and Mich.

Dawson predicted Romney will win by the margin of 12 votes. She said she based a lot of her decision on Ohio.

Poli sci faculty predict the electoral vote count

See VOTE, Page 3

Diwali brings cultures together

BY STEVE KENT editor in chief

The Indian Student Association mixed contem-� porary and classical Indian entertainment during this year’s Diwali celebra-� tion Nov. 3 in the TSC Ballroom. Hundreds of students and community members attended, many wearing traditional Indian attire.

Palak Vasudeva, presi-� dent of the ISA, said the holiday celebrates the victory of good over evil in Indian mythology. For many in her generation, the holiday is celebrated among friends and family. “For youngsters, it’s all about getting together, having a night of cultural events and simply sitting and enjoying a warm eve-� ning,� Vasudeva said.

The night’s 14 perfor-� mances included a variety of dance and vocal per-� formances. Performers included USU students as well as other members of the Indian community.

The first half of the per-� formances predominantly featured traditional Indian dance and song. Near the beginning of the evening, children from the Cache Valley Indian community performed the Ganesha Vandanam dance. Swathi Swaminathan, one of the hosts of the event, said the symbology of the dance was an invocation of the blessings of Ganesh, the Hindu god of wisdom.

The second half intro-� duced more contemporary

More than 200 expected to drop housing contracts

BY JERA WOOD staff writer

ASHWIN KUMAR AND MARY HUBBARD, vice provost for international education, light a lamp at Diwali, a annual event hosted by the Indian Student Association.

JESSICA FIFE photo

Indian performances with Bollywood karaoke, a rock concert and Bhangra, a style of music and dance combining Punjab and hip-�hop influences.

Former ISA President Ashwin Kumar said the event was organized with the traditional perfor-� mances first and the more contemporary presenta-� tions came in the second half. The latter perfor-� mances were not only a mix of Indian and Western cultures, but a mix of mod-� ern and classical. “The second half is pretty much us kids trying to have fun, and it’s just about us in America and having fun,� Kumar said.

Adam Frandsen, a USU

alumnus who graduated in the spring, performed in the rock concert as a vocal-� ist. Frandsen said he was approached to perform in Diwali through Indian friends he had met in his neighborhood. Frandsen said only one of the songs the band performed was American — Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit� — and the rest were from India. He said despite the difference in language and culture, he felt pretty com-� fortable performing the songs. “It didn’t really seem like a different language, because I had most of the lyrics explained to me in advance,� Frandsen said. “They’re actually really

pretty similar in terms of content. Most of the songs are about the feel of rock-� ing out, or something to do with love or relationships.�

Frandsen said the show was so high-�energy, the drummer broke both his drum sticks during “Smells Like Teen Spirit.�

Frandsen said Ahsish Raj, another band member, got two marriage proposals after the show because his performance was so scin-� tillating.

Halfway through the night, USU Catering served a dinner of Indian dishes.

Goldee Jamwal, a sopho-� more studying computer science, said he found the

See INDIA, Page 2

USU Housing could lose more than 230 on-� campus contacts this spring from students who will take advantage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-�day Saints’ new missionary age require-� ments.

Shortly after the LDS church announced men could serve missions at age 18 and women could serve at age 19, USU President Stan Albrecht asked James Morales, the vice president for Student Services, to put together a task force. “This task force would be charged to determine the impact on enrollment, the effect on revenues and to create strategies to mitigate any negative impact the change could have while capitalizing on any positive alternatives,� Morales said.

Among those on this task force was Steve Jensen, executive director of Housing. Jensen said the numbers they found as a task force will impact on campus housing. Based on “Intent to Vacate� forms, Jensen estimates housing will lose 229 more students than last year.

The task force found that two weeks after the LDS church made the announcement, mission applications increased by 471 percent. “In a given week it used to be that the Church would get 700 applications,� Morales said in a Board of Trustees meeting. “They received 4,000 in a couple of weeks. The numbers are pretty dra-� matic.�

There are 25,676 students enrolled at USU as of Fall 2012. Out of this number, 15,034 indicated they were part of the LDS faith and 2,176 indi-� cated other faiths in their records. Morales said the rest reported they were unaffiliated with a particular religion.

Morales said out of the 15,034 USU students who have declared a LDS preference, there are 1,058 males and 4,787 females who have turned 19 or will turn 19 between Sept. 1 of this semes-� ter and Dec. 31, 2013. “That gives us 5,845 students or about 21 per-� cent of our current enrollment that could poten-�

See AGE, Page 2

CampusNews

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Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012

USU ROTC CADETS WORK on a field challenge at the Camp Williams Ranger Challenge in Salt Lake City. The team took second place out of 22 teams. Photo courtesy of Glenda Nesbit.

ROTC cadets take second place Nine students compete at Camp Williams Ranger Challenge

BY JES SKINNER staff writer

ROTC students of the Jim Bridger Detachment at USU com-� peted at the Ranger Challenge Competition at Camp Williams last month, taking second place out of 22 teams.

The challenge was constructed to stress leadership skills, critical thinking, physical endurance, mental endurance and basic Army knowledge. The Ranger Challenge included a number of different field exercises, such as a six-�mile march, land navigation and field leadership tests, a first aid assess-� ment and a weapons disassembly practice. The fitness portion of the challenge included crossing a rope bridge across the Jordan River.

Cadet Bradley Lagemann,

captain of the Ranger Challenge team, said he was happy with the way his team competed. He said the team did a lot of running in preparation for the event and focused on strengthening their legs because they knew the com-� petition would be about 15 to 18 miles. “We come in from summer break and we’ve got six weeks until the competition starts, and not everyone maintains the level of physical fitness over the sum-� mer,� he said. “Only about six weeks to prepare for such a long and difficult competition was probably the most difficult time.�

Maj. Matthew Badell said he was impressed with the results he saw from the team. “I think all of those who com-� peted would say that they know

INDIA: Hundreds attend Diwali From page 1 celebration of Indian cultures refreshing. “It’s like being in India,�

Jamwal said. “I feel the same environment.�

Jamwal said the food, the attire of the performers and many audience members, as well as the conversations in Indian languages all con-� tributed to the event’s atmo-� sphere. He said this is the third year he’s attended the celebration.

Throughout the night, com-� petitions modeled after the game show “Minute to Win It� punctuated performances.

Contestants stacked Oreo cookies on their foreheads,

balanced chains of coat hang-� ers and stacked pyramids of plastic cups to win gift cer-� tificates to sponsoring restau-� rants.

Sponsors included Tandoori Oven, the Campus Store, Fox’s Pizza Den, S.E. Needham Jewelers, Walmart and others.

Event coordinators also col-� lected donations for Charity Vision, a humanitarian orga-� nization that provides opti-� cal surgeries in 25 countries worldwide. Lee Robison, a representative of the organiza-� tion, said cataract surgeries can be performed in Africa for as little as $25. – steve.kent@aggiemail.usu.edu

themselves better now,� he said. “That’s the great thing about Ranger Challenge Competitions. A great thing about the Army, to be honest, is that through the things we go through, we get to know ourselves better if we take the time to introspect.�

Badell said the nine ROTC cadets who participated in the competition practiced by travel-� ing to the Logan River to work on crossing as a team as efficiently and quickly as they could in the cold, early hours of the morning.

He said this learning experience helped each member identify with him or herself and become better leaders.

He said ROTC is not targeted toward a specific group, but wel-� comes anybody who is willing to work.

“We have open opportunities for everybody,� he said. “They can come and work out with us in the mornings and get selected, basically, for the team. In the end I decided that I wanted them to vote for each other, so I had them fill out a sheet that says ‘Here’s the people who I think should be on the team.’ As leaders sometimes we want to be up front, but we might not have what it takes.�

The people on the team weren’t just selected for their physical abilities, but also their ability determination. Badell said mem-� bers of the team worked out at 5:30 a.m. Monday through Friday to get ready for the event.

Cpt. Michael Ditto and Sgt. 1st Class Adam Petrone advised the team and coached them in their preparation. The nine members

of the team members included Bradley Lagemann, Annie Smith, Blake Moore, Alexander Smith, Tristan Jensen, Tanner Smart, Kyle Stodmeister, Caleb Rose and Tyler Worsley.

Badell said the most important thing cadets can take away from the program is confidence not only in themselves, but in their leadership abilities. “If you have confidence in your leading ability and you’re making decisions and the results are what you wanted, then you are doing the right things,� Badell said. “I’m very pleased with how they did.� – jeslphs@gmail.com

USU scientists find aspen patterns

BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS As in years past, aspen, favored yet beleaguered icons of North America’s western forests, fail to disappoint as the trees splash bril-� liant fall colors across the region’s landscapes. But the enduring toll of drought remains evident, as scien-� tists study the quakies’ ebb, includ-� ing a mysterious syndrome dubbed “Sudden Aspen Decline.�

Recent findings by a Utah State University-�led team of scientists add to the puzzle with the discovery of a curious genetic pattern among aspen of the arid forests of the American West’s mid-�section. The team has documented the genetic phenom-�

enon triploidy in more than half of clonal colonies of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) in areas of Utah and Colorado’s forests.

Triploidy describes the presence of three sets of chromosomes in an organism, instead of the usual two: a set from the mother and a set from the father. “In many plants, triploidy isn’t unusual but this kind of frequency is rare, especially in trees,� says Karen Mock, associate professor of conser-� vation genetics in USU’s Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center. “The pattern we’re seeing in aspen is also striking; these triploids are especially common in dry west-� ern landscapes.�

With USU colleagues Paul Wolf, Colin Callahan, Hardeep Rai, Carol Rowe, Ron Ryel and Richie Gardner, along with John D. Shaw and Stewart Sanderson of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Nurul Islam-�Faridi of the USFS Southern Institute of Genetics and Michael Madritch of Appalachian State University, Mock published findings in the Oct. 31, 2012, edition of the online journal “PLoS ONE�.

Triploidy causes an array of condi-� tions across species but a usual trait is sterility or at least reduced fertility.

Although a triploid aspen clone may sucker from roots, the scientists say, it is unlikely to produce viable seed.

AGE: Many LDS students leaving

STUDENTS WALK INTO A CAMPUS dorm. In spring, USU administrators expect to lose more than 200 housing contracts because of an LDS missionary age change. JESSICA FIFE photo

From page 1 tially go on missions during that time frame,� Morales said.

Morales said the task force applied a 33 percent chance the 5,845 USU students who will be eligible to serve an LDS missions will do so.

The projected loss of current enrollment they anticipated was 1,929 students, about 1,300 more than USU’s aver-� age loss.

Morales said by seeking information through the local LDS church, his team was able to get a more solid number.

About 750 students are plan-� ning on leaving for this spring semester, compared to 210 last year. The LDS church projects an additional 600 students will leave next fall.

This could have a major effect on on campus housing, who offer year-�long contracts but don’t penalize students if they decide to leave mid-� year. “If they are leaving the univer-� sity, they are relieved of their contract,� Jensen said, “We try

to be as supportive as we can to students and that’s one of the ways we do it.�

He said by filing an Intent to Vacate form, students for-� feit only their $100 deposit. In order to keep this deposit stu-� dents, must sell their contract.

Jensen said if students come back to USU and live on cam-� pus, their deposit will be rein-� stated even if they did not sell their contract. “We hope they will come back and live on campus,� he said. “They will be welcomed back.� Hannah Banks, a sophomore majoring in nutri-� tion and food science who plans to leave USU for the spring to go on an LDS mis-� sion, said she is not selling her contract. “I’m not planning on sell-� ing it,� Banks said. “I was able to fill out an Intent to Vacate form.� “I think if I come back to USU I would live on campus again because it was a great experience,� she said.

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CampusNews

Blitz may help Wash. legalize pot Briefs Campus & Community

BY JONATHAN MARTIN

The Seattle Times

SEATTLE – A $2.8 million TV advertising blitz in October by the campaign to legalize marijuana appears to have given Initiative 502 a critical boost just as ballots are being cast.

There are no marijuana leaves – or even admitted marijuana users – in the ads, reflecting I-�502’s strategy to attack the ban on marijuana while not endorsing its use.

The TV spots are made more potent by a lack of opposition ads raising questions about the consequences and costs should Washington become one of the first states to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol.

The KCTS 9 Washington Poll, conducted

by University of Washington political scien-� tists and released Thursday, found support for I-�502 solidifying since its Oct. 18 poll.

Support among likely voters rose from 47 percent to 55 percent and opposition dropped from 40 percent to 38 percent, with the number of undecided voters shrinking.

Another poll, commissioned by KING 5, reported nearly identical results: 55 to 37 in favor, with 7 percent undecided.

The UW’s Matt Barreto said he was sur-� prised by the swing in support, which he

attributes to the “very strong and effective� ad campaign. “I thought this might tighten up more, because it’s such a radical change,� he said.

Since the August primary, I-�502 has aired three TV ads across the state featuring for-� mer federal law-�enforcement officials and a Seattle mother reading from a similar script.

It emphasizes “tight regulatory control� for a legalized marijuana market and potential tax revenue. The state has estimated revenue at up to $1.9 billion over five years.

The ads were funded in part by more than $2 million in donations from Peter B. Lewis, the Ohio-�based chairman of Progressive Insurance and a legalization advocate.

Overall, I-�502 has raised more than $6 mil-� lion.

The only organized opposition, a group of medical-�marijuana activists, has raised $6,800. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and substance-� abuse-�treatment providers are also opposed, but have not raised money.

Other groups, including business lead-� ers and the state teachers union, have not come out against legalization, as they have in Colorado, where a similar marijuana measure is on the Nov. 6 ballot.

That has allowed I-�502 to “define the

conversation,� said Western Washington University political-�science Professor Todd Donovan, which he finds “amazing.� “It’s a very nonideological, problem-�solving message that fits within Washington’s tradi-� tion of reform,� said Donovan.

The KCTS 9 Washington Poll _ a 25-�min-� ute survey of 722 voters conducted over the past two weeks _ finds a huge gender gap.

Nearly two-�thirds of men polled said they favor I-�502, while fewer than 50 percent of women do.

That explains the most recent I-�502 ad, featuring a mother on a porch next to pump-� kins. “Young people have easy access since, of course, drug dealers don’t check IDs,� she says.

Kevin Sabet, a former Obama administration drug-�control official, said the ads “sugarcoat the reality� about a core issue for women: youth access to marijuana.

I-�502 bans sales to minors at proposed state-� license marijuana stores, but Sabet predicts “Joe Camel will turn into Maryjane Camel� in an effort to lure young users. I-�502 won’t end the black market, he said. “The reality is that we’ll have a black market that exclusively targets young people because there are age limits in this law,� said Sabet.

Center will give two scholarships

The Mountain West Center for Regional Studies has announced that two $2000 scholarships towards tuition and fees for 2013 Spring Semester are available to USU junior or senior undergraduate students or graduate students in specific majors.

The Garth and Marie Jones Scholarship is for students with a record of high academic achieve-� ment and community service majoring in Communications; English; History; Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Political Science; Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology; Religious Studies; or Economics.

The application deadline is November 19, 2012. For more information visit www.mountain-� west.usu.edu/jones.aspx. Please email mwc@usu.edu with ques-� tions.

Music dept. hosts opera fairy tales The Music Department at Utah State University presents “Never in Your Wildest Dreams: Opera’s Fairytales and Fantasies� Nov. 16-�17 at 7:30 p.m. Two performance locations are offered.

The performance is free and open to the public.

The Friday, Nov. 16, performance is presented in room 214 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s Logan campus. The Saturday, Nov. 17, per-� formance is presented at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 85 E. 100 North, Logan.

For more information, visit the Caine College of the Arts Box Office in room 139-�B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 435-�797-�8022 or see the college website.

Marching band presents concert

VOTE: Contest lets classes analyze election From page 1 “I really see Ohio as the pivotal state.

Whoever has won Ohio has won the pres-� idential election for a really long time,�

Dawson said. “Because Ohio has the second-�most electoral votes of the swing states, it’s pivotal for either candidate.�

Batista said she has run the numbers a few times since doing the assignment and each time she sees Obama winning, but by a slimmer and slimmer margin each time. “At this point, I don’t know who will win, but I really hope Obama wins,�

Batista said. “The closer election day comes, the more difficult it is to tell who

will win.�

Batista said even though she’s an inter-� national student from the Dominican Republic, she thinks the presidential election is important. She said the assign-� ment and competition helped her under-� standing of American politics. “I learned a lot more about American politics and issues in this assignment and other discussions outside of class,� she said. “Even though it’s an American elec-� tion, the results will have an impact on my country.�

In Dawson’s class, students receive extra credit based on their predictions.

If the students in her class have a more accurate prediction than the other

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classes, each person will receive a point of extra credit, as well as if the students make a more accurate prediction than Dawson.

Dawson said as the election results roll in Tuesday night, the political science department will watch in the Business Building. The department will begin an open election party at 6 p.m., show-� ing CNN’s election coverage. Two of the professors in the prediction competition, Lyons and Cann, will speak about elec-� tions at 7 p.m. – april.ashland@aggiemail.usu.edu

Contact USU Police at 797-1939 for non-emergencies.

Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911

by other dancers. The individual was checked out by medical staff and refused to be transported to Logan Regional Hospital. ‡ 868 3ROLFH ZHUH FDOOHG WR WKH 7DJJDUW Student Center on individuals having sex in the third floor women’s restroom. ‡ 868 3ROLFH FDXJKW WKUHH VWXGHQW DWKOHWHV attempting to sneak into the Howl with-� out paying. Police kicked them out of the event.

Sunday, Oct. 28 ‡ $ FRPSODLQDQW WROG SROLFH WKDW KLV VRQ who is a USU student, said his roommate had made a comment about his sister.

The complainant thought the comment was inappropriate and asked if the police would speak with his son’s roommate.

Police spoke to the roommate who stated the comment was made in jest. The com-� plainant was contacted and advised of the outcome.

Monday, Oct. 29 ‡ 868 3ROLFH WRRN D GHOD\HG UHSRUW IURP a student stating they were walking on 700 North when a white male driving a tan-�colored van stopped and asked if they wanted to be part of a photo shoot. The van then left the area.

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The USU Aggie Marching Band pres-� ents its end-�of-�season concert, “Sounds of the Stadium,� Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s Logan campus.

The concert will include musical highlights of the marching band’s 2012 season as well as traditional school songs and fan favorites.

The band continues its annual tradi-� tion of striving for the best musical experience for its students as well as the finest in entertainment for the Aggie faithful, said Thomas Rohrer, director of bands at USU. Season highlights include halftime performances for all Aggie home foot-� ball games, numerous pep rallies and the USU Homecoming Parade. “Sounds of the Stadium� will be a sit-�down affair and the band will use the occasion to honor its members who have made the season possible.

The concert is free and open to the general public.

Poetry students to read original work Shanan Ballam’s advanced poetry writing students will read from their work at our next event, Thursday, November 8, 7 PM, at the Logan City Library, 255 North Main. Seating is limited, so please plan to arrive early for this event.

Creative writers of any genre are invited to share 7 minutes or less of their original writing in the open mike session immediately following the reading. Time limits are strictly enforced, as we want to give every reader the opportunity to share.

Potential readers are advised to arrive 20 minutes early to sign up.

Helicon West is free, uncensored, and open to the public. Caffe Ibis coffee provided.

ClarifyCorrect The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find in error, please contact the editor at 797-�1742, statesman@aggiemail. usu.edu or come in to TSC 105.

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Finding a foothold in an unsteady market

BY CALE PATTERSON staff writer

A college graduate typi-� cally hopes to be hired in a work environment relat-� ing to their field of study.

These graduates set out into the world’s job mar-� ket and can end up in jobs unrelated to their chosen profession. “When I graduated, I had over 600 applications out,� said Andrew Yerka, who majored in public relations and graduated last spring. “I’ve got a great GPA and I had a really great portfolio of all the work that I’ve done.

I’d sit down in interviews and they’d tell me straight up, ‘You’re competing against 450 applicants for this entry-�level position.

Over half of them are unemployed industry pro-� fessionals that have five to ten years of experience.

So what are you bringing to the table guy?’ You’ve got to be packing a power-� play.�

According to a Forbes Magazine article citing research done by job placement firm Adecco, 60 percent of college

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graduates cannot find a full-�time job in their cho-� sen profession. The article said this is due to the competitive job market worldwide, and under-� graduate studies in a specific area are no longer

sufficient to set applicants apart.

Yerka, a native of Minnesota, had goals to work for a large cor-� poration and establish himself as an industry professional upon gradu-�

ating. He works at The Mattress Firm, a company based out of Houston, Texas. Yerka has several responsibilities within the company, but in large part works as a mattress salesman.

“At the end of the day, it might not be glamorous what I do, but I work for the largest retailer in the United States, and I really do like my job,� he said.

Yerka said if he could

go back, he would have studied a field that set him apart and gave him a more marketable skill set, possessed by fewer indi-� viduals. “Employers right now are in the mindset that they have to pay for you,�

Yerka said. “You need to be able justify your exis-� tence when you walk into an interview. You need to be able to demonstrate and prove to them that the reason they need to hire you is because you have something that they need, that nobody else has.�

Scott Bean, a native of Roy, Utah, graduated from USU in 2008 with a degree in theater stage management and a minor in business. Bean said he had envisioned a career as a professional stage manager and had been involved in stage manage-� ment since junior high school. He works as a technician in the chemical and fiber preparation area at Proctor and Gamble in Box Elder County. The plant he works at makes Bounty and Charmin

See CAREER, Page 5

Age factor affects mission field

BY HAILEE HOUSLEY staff writer

Missionary applica-� tions are piling on the desks of bishops after the recent announce-� ment of a decrease in the minimum mission-� ary age for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-� day Saints. “About 700 appli-� cations are typically started each week,� said Church spokesperson Michael Purdy in a statement. “In the two weeks following the announcement, that

number increased to approximately 4,000 per week.� “I was watching Conference on on TV when I heard President Monson announce the age drop,� said Strawsee Christiansen, a 19 year-� old freshman majoring in pre-�physical therapy. “I was flooded with relief and I just knew I needed to go on a mis-� sion.

Christiansen said the idea of serving a mis-� sion always felt good to her, but she felt by the time she was 21, she would probably be

in a program with her education that would be difficult to leave for 18 months and get back into.

Christiansen said she is waiting for a mission-� ary who will be home in less than a year. “If I go on a mission, it will be that much lon-� ger until I can be with him,� she said. “If the age was still 21 to serve a mission, I don’t think I would get to serve.�

Christiansen said she joined a mission prep class shortly after General Conference. “The class started off

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with three or four girls,� she said. “After the announcement the class doubled, but only with girls.� “Well, it sucks for me because that is a lot of the girls that I could be dating leaving, but I can see why girls would want to go after this change,� said Kenny Jardine, a returned missionary and senior in business adminis-� tration. “By the age of 21, they are already three years into school, almost graduating.

Being 19 makes a mis-� sion fit easier into their life schedules.� “This is the crazi-� est thing that has ever happened to me in my whole entire life,� said Riley Hunter, an 18-�year-�old undeclared freshman. “Everything that I ever had planned changed. I woke up to my phone being over-� loaded with text mes-� sages letting me know I can get my papers in.�

Hunter said before the age change, he would’ve had to wait until four-� and-�a-�half months before his 19th birthday to put his papers in and would not be able to leave until after his birthday on June 29th. “I have wanted to get out on my mission as soon as possible,� he said.

Hunter said on the Sunday night when the announcement was made, he had an inter-� view with his bishop and had his mission papers turned in three days later. He was famil-� iar with what had to be done to get the papers in because he had been planning and preparing for his mission.

Hunter said part of the plans he had before his mission See MISSION, Page 7

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Working with winter weather

BY CARLI SORENSON staff writer

Winter is coming.

Jami Garvin, a junior studying communicative disor-� ders, spent her childhood in Arizona. She came up to Utah State and said her first Cache Valley winter came as quite the shock. “It is way too cold up here,� she said.

Garvin said in Arizona, winter doesn’t start until November and it is usually over by February. “Its like 90 degrees right now in Arizona, and its like 26 degrees here,� she said. “I’m just not ready.�

Garvin said to always carry a jacket. “Sometimes I’ll leave in the middle of the day and don’t think I’ll need a jacket, but by the time I get out of the Library, it’s freezing — like I can’t feel my ears,� she said. “So you think you can survive, when actually you can’t.�

Nikolay Hacking, an undeclared freshman, grew up in Russia. “Winter is nothing here,� he said. “In Russia, you’re going to get really, really cold.� “This is warm to me,� he said. “Cache Valley is closer to the equator and it is at a higher elevation. Russia is closer to the North Pole. It is more up north.�

Hacking said in Russia, people wear fur clothing to keep warm. His advice is to go inside and get warm and to always wear a scarf.

Snow and ice aren’t the only perils winter brings to Utah State. Flu season also peaks during the winter. “This year we have had early snow and so the weather has turned colder, so I would expect an earlier peak,� said James Davis, a physician at the Student Health and Wellness Center. “Typically for us it peaks late November, early December for the community, but for the school community, we usu-� ally see it when everyone comes back in January,� he said.

Davis said washing hands well is one of the best things you can do to prevent the spread of the flu virus. “The flu is spread by respiratory droplets, and while we do breathe in respiratory droplets,� he said.

Davis said it’s much more common for people to spread

See SURVIVE, Page 6

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The beardless find masculinity in November Steve Schwartzman

Just a Few Laughs

If you are one of the immaculate half dozen who are familiar with my vast line of work in the field of column-writing, you would know I have several writing topics I wouldn’t touch unless I was instructed to write them through tyrannical force. I have never had an issue writing about the controversial subject of facial hair.

It’s November, everyone. This is the month in which we commemorate endless portions of poultry and cranberry sauce, football officially becomes the stronghold of our existence, falling leaves stop being cute, we are generally between 300 and 320 days away from the MTV Video Music Awards and our executive federal power for the free world is tem-

porarily handed down to striped sweaters.

Yet somehow — though we don’t yet have a wellfounded and agreedupon name for it — this month has become a safe haven for furry faces.

Now, I’m not one to ostracize. I enjoy an enriching facial tradition much as the next Burt Reynolds, and I’d be happy to be a part of a revolution that welcomes flannel and knitted caps the world over.

The issue is there are many roadblocks, and a glaring one is that facial hair isn’t something that responds very well to my countenance.

Doesn’t respond very well meaning I don’t grow facial hair as well as I’d like.

Facial hair doesn’t grow as well as I’d like meaning it is sparse at best.

Sparse at best meaning in my greatest efforts, my face resembles the floor of a chinchilla-themed barber shop. If that joke doesn’t resonate with you, Google “chinchillas� — they’re like the kiwi fruit of rodent creatures.

Trust me when I say this is far more than simple speculation. I have attempted the way of

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the beard several times, in numerous forms and associations. Full beards had no flair. A goatee was not enough goat for my tee, and circle beard just left me wanting. My columns past have documented that I once almost found success with the cowboy-like, full-beardbare-chin look until I came a across a man at a demolition derby and found my facial display resembled a peach fusing with a nectarine.

At best it was embarrassing.

CAREER: Graduates find the pros of perseverance From page 4 paper products, specializing in the production of toilet paper. “It’s a job for me right now,� Bean said. “It’s even a good job. The schedule is a little rough, but we deal with it. The pay is pretty good, but more than anything, it’s not what I want to do. It’s not everything I want in a career.�

Bean has been working at Proctor and Gamble for the last two and a half years and said he has seen many instances in which he can apply skills learned in his studies. “I don’t regret doing theater at all, and if I could do it and make a decent living at it I still would do it.� he said. “Had I to do it again, and had I better idea of what the industry was like before I started, I probably would have done something different.�

Not long after graduating, Bean was offered a job in New Jersey as an assistant stage manager but declined due to his upcoming marriage and the low wages of the position. “It was less than I was making as a delivery driver in a much higher cost-�of-�living state,� he said.

Bean advised USU students to get a broad range of experience and to not limit themselves. “Life has a funny way of making you change your plans,� Bean said. “Don’t limit yourself to one thing.

Get a broad range of experiences. Train yourself to be marketable. Learn a lot of different skills. Go do a lot of different things.�

Bean said in spite of working in a position he doesn’t necessarily love, there are good reasons for doing so and family is one of them. “I’m in a job right now that I don’t love and probably don’t even like that much, but it’s still my job and I’m still going to go do it every day because I’ve got a family to support,� Bean said. “There are some good reasons to do jobs you don’t like and there are plenty of people in the world that do that. Do something you can live with.�

Yerka was a first generation college student and said regardless of the job market, he is glad he was able to complete his education. He said completing his educa-� tion gave him more confidence as well an ability to think more critically of the world. “It turned out to be positive, and more than anything I have a wife and a child and one on the way,� Yerka said. “I’m just grateful to have a job.�

Jessica Bean, a native of Star Valley, Wyo., graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2009 with a bachelors degree in history. She said she wanted to continue on to graduate school, get a Ph.D. and eventually become a history professor. She works at Olson & Hoggan Law Firm as a legal secretary. “I got married and had to change my plans,� she said. “It’s not that I’ll never go to grad-�school, but I had to kind of put it on the backburner or at least not go as soon as I would have liked to. As far as my schooling goes, I’m a little sorry that I’m not there yet, but I’m not sorry that I did it. I can’t see myself doing anything dif-� ferent.�

Bean said USU students shouldn’t give up on the things they really want in life, and they should looks for things to appreciate regardless of the circumstances of their employment. “Make sure that whatever you choose to do with your life, it’s what you really want, and then just keep going,� she said. “Don’t give up. I think there a lot of people that are in jobs that have nothing to do with what they really want to do, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t make it.

There’s always something you can find that you can learn to love about what you’re currently doing. Don’t ever give up on what what you actually want in life. It’s not worth selling yourself short for money.� – calewp@gmail.com

I mean, what kind of a man can I be if my face won’t kneel itself to a glorious coat of wool? I can eat as many cinderblocks and drink as much beef jerky as I want, all in a Rambo garb, and I will never see my manliness find full closure. I fear this labels me as an unmanly man — all Tom Brady with no Dick Butkus.

Even still, I refuse to give up. I deserve to find my inner man. I must prove I have heavy metal muscle to my smooth jazz of a personality. Until

there comes a day where my facial bravado forms an identity of its own, I must find other ways to reveal my inner brawn.

It comes through little changes. It comes with turning sideburns into chops, corduroys into denim jeans, sweaters into jackets and glasses into laser-glasses. Instead of walking to the grocery store, I strafe and mountain crawl. It is not what I don’t shave that defines my manliness, but what I don’t do even though it makes perfect sense to

do it for safety and sanity.

If it all comes down to its very worst, we still have slick-faced Bear Grylls. I don’t feel I need to discuss that factor any further.

To those abroad who suffer from my same inability to warm face skin as effectively as you would like, you are not alone. Let us glue felt to our faces with pride, carry bows and arrows for the good of our character and become better each day while eating things that should be cooked first because we can. The beard does not define the man: The man defines the beard.

For those who still celebrate the festival of no razors until December, we salute you.

– Steve Schwartzman is a senior in communication studies and linguistics.

When he isn’t trying too hard to make people laugh he is usually watching sports, watching 90’s cartoons or experiencing all things Aggie Life. Got a good idea for Steve to rant about? Hit him up at steve.schwartzman@aggiemail.usu.edu or on Twitter @ SchwartZteve

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If there ever was a game that defined the Sega Genesis, it was “Sonic the Hedgehog.�

The blazing-fast gameplay, easy controls and memorable villain won over many fans and inspired many sequels, some great and others that cause me to wince. When the franchise finally made the jump to 3D during the Dreamcast era, it introduced new characters and play styles for the sake of offering more variety and a longer campaign. Though far from perfect, “Sonic Adventure 2� still stands as a solid platformer with enough content and thrills to satisfy nostalgic-minded gamers or those who want something unique at a reasonable price point.

At the game’s beginning , Sonic the Hedgehog has been mistaken for a mysterious impostor called “Shadow.� He has been implicated in crimes against the

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Prower must free him with the help of Amy Rose, who has a bit more than just a crush on Sonic. Along the way, Knuckles the Echidna must scramble to find the missing pieces of the Master Emerald to control the awesome power of the seven Chaos Emeralds.

Then, they must all band together to stop Dr. Eggman.

The plump and nefarious Dr. Eggman wants to harness the power of the emeralds to reactivate the Space Colony Ark, a facility abandoned by his grandfather, to take over the world.

It is here that Shadow, working in league with Dr. Eggman and jewel thief Rouge the Bat, will find the answers to his origins.

Mysterious flashbacks to a woman named Maria plague him and her final request drives him forward in a quest for revenge.

The main draw for “Sonic Adventure 2� is the ability to play as the heroes and the villains. With two separate campaigns and a final set of levels after both stories are completed, this is a surprisingly long game for the genre. Sonic and Shadow’s levels require running from start to finish as quickly as possible. The thrills in these levels are certainly the best the game has to offer.

Shortcuts also help in shaving seconds off finishing times for better scores and more emblems, which can then unlock a decent two-player mode and

several mini-games.

The levels with Tails and Dr. Eggman are slower-paced but still generally satisfying.

Both have the ability to shoot guns with lock-on capabilities and glide long distances with a booster power-up. Enemies are extremely abundant in these sections of the game and shooting multiple targets is a breeze by holding down the fire button.

If there is a weak link in the game, it is clearly Knuckles’ and Rouge’s levels.

Searching for the pieces of the Master Emerald range from easy to extremely frustrating. It can take minutes at a time just to find one piece, and the player must find three pieces per stage. It also doesn’t help that the radar detector, usually a tremendous help, only blinks for the piece you are supposed to find rather than going off when you are near any piece in the stage.

I found a piece purely by accident once. The controls can be just a bit stiff in these stages, and when you need to get to a higher place, don’t be surprised if you take damage from an unseen enemy or even lose a life.

While the game mostly plays fine, there are some unfortunate glitches here and there. If you aren’t running fast enough on the Sonic/Shadow levels at some points, you will fall off of loop tracks and sometimes even fail to dash through a line of rings that should have been as easy as the push of a button. This can take more time and prevent you from achiev-

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USU DIVERSITY AWARDS Award recipients will be announced and will receive recognition by President Albrecht at an appropriate forum during the school year

Award Categories:

Award Criteria:

One individual or organization from each of the following categories will be recognized for furthering the principles and values of affirm ative action, equal opportunity, and diversity:

1. Models behavior that prom otes diversity.

2. Nourishes acceptance of individual differences.

3. Strives to enhance academ ic, em ployment, or com m unity relations am ong people who are different.

4. Integrates diversity concepts and values into academic curriculum, managem ent functions, or com m unity service.

5. Develops methods for increasing and valuing diversity am ong students, faculty, staff, or local businesses/associations.

6. Maximizes opportunities to achieve diversity.

7. Has not received the award in the past 5 years.

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Nomination Guidelines: • •

W rite a nomination letter (recom mended not more than 2 pages) addressing the six criteria stated above.

Nomination letter m ust be received by 5:00 p.m . on Wednesday, Novem ber 14, 2012, by letter, fax, e-mail or in person.

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Office Utah State University 1475 Old Main Hill Old Main, Room 161 Logan, UT 84322-1475 Telephone: Fax: Em ail:

(435) 797-1266 (435) 797-0291 [carolyn.whelan@usu.edu]

This call for nominations is available in large print, audio, and braille format upon request.

Please contact the AA/EO Office at 797-1266 for further information.

– Sam McConkie is a senior in the technical and professional writing program at USU. He is a keen writer and has been a dedicated gamer for years.

Sam can be reached at sambonemcconkie@ gmail.com

SURVIVE: Flu vaccine recommended From page 4

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ing higher scores and obtaining emblems when you replay stages, and that’s annoying.

The graphics, while clearly from a previous generation, look sharp overall and the glorious hues have a wonderful “pop� to them. The game runs at a full 60 frames per second and slowdown is never an issue.

When travelling at top speeds, the excitement factor climbs high and the thrill feels legitimately great, even for a title that is now over 10 years old.

Textures look nice and character models are appealing, but the lip-synching is still distinctly reminiscent of the game’s Japanese origins and can sometimes be distracting.

Still, I have few complaints about the presentation as a whole.

Great job, Sega: a classic title on a modern console at a friendly price point. For fans, this is a no-brainer. For others, play the trial first to see what you think. You may be pleasantly surprised by the breadth and depth of content available in this game. “Sonic Adventure 2� can be downloaded from XBLA/PSN for 800 MS Points or $9.99

germs by coughing and touching various objects. “Somebody will come along and pick up those viral particles without knowing it,� he said.

Davis said good hand hygiee, good respi-� ratory hygiene, exercise and protection against dehydration, dry throat and sore throat will also help prevent the flu virus.

Davis recommended getting the flu vac-� cination. He said he has always gotten the flu vaccination and he cannot remember ever having the flu virus. “I’ve seen people who are miserable who get the flu virus itself who don’t have the vaccine, and frankly, I’d rather have the vaccine,� he said.

Davis said to avoiding exposure to large crowds who may be ill. “If you are going through an airport, I don’t see anything wrong with wearing a mask to filter out respiratory problems,� he said.

He said if a student gets the flu, how-� ever, there is really no way to speed up the

recovery process. “The flu virus has to go through its course of replication, turning on your immune system, then fighting it,� Davis said. “There really aren’t magical meth-� ods.� “There is not a lot to do about the regu-� lar flu symptoms,� said Davis. “Chicken soup doesn’t really work, but it tastes good.�

He said vitamin C, zinc and other kinds of antiviral medications aren’t very effec-� tive in terms of preventing.

Davis said to help with general achiness or fever, Tylenol and ibuprofen seem to help. He said to stay hydrated, eat and get plenty of rest.

Davis said he recommends a visit to the SHWC if students are having shortness of breath, chest pain, a bad cough, trouble sleeping or trouble eating because of a sore throat. “We would want to see you for symp-� toms that are extraordinary or things that aren’t getting better,� said Davis.

The SHWC offers reusable, disposable thermometers for fever detection at no cost

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Distance makes the love grow stronger

BY CARLI SORENSON

staff writer

Phone calls, Skype and texting can be important methods of communication and play a large role in a long distance relationship.

Emily Bateman is a senior majoring in speech pathology.

Her boyfriend of 10 months, Cameron Goold, lives in Draper. He’s studying film at Salt Lake Community College.

Bateman said they met the summer after they graduated from high school. They were friends until Goold got back from an LDS mission, when they started dating.

Kevin Olsen, a junior major-� ing in communications with an emphasis in journalism at Utah Valley University, has been dating Shelby Porter, a junior majoring in community health at Utah State, since June.

Olsen and Porter have known each other since the 8th grade. They attended junior high and high school together. “We are almost always in contact,� Olsen said.

Jennifer Nebeker, a senior majoring in speech pathology, has been dating her boyfriend Crosby Collett for two weeks.

Collett attends the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.

Nebeker said she met Collett at an event she and her roommates like to have every week: “Salsa Sunday.� “We just invite tons of peo-� ple over, and through mutual friends we met when he hap-� pened to come up from Salt Lake,� she said. “We met two months ago and just decided to start dating.�

Bateman and Goold have used Skype to keep in touch, but they prefer to use texting and talking on the phone now.

They visit each other frequent-�

LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS challenge couples attending different universities. Some feel that their relationships are strengthened by the distance. JESSICA FIFE photo illustration

ly.

“I’ve gone home pretty much every weekend,�

Bateman said. “He’s come up a lot during the week. We’ve made it work.�

Nebeker and Collett also like to use Skype to keep in contact. They try to have a Skype date every night, and if that doesn’t work they talk on the phone. They also text each other throughout the day. “He comes up like midweek, just so we kind of see each other and then I go home every single weekend and we basically spend the whole weekend together,� Nebeker said. “We always know where the other one is.�

Regardless of how often these couples are in contact, being in a long distance rela-� tionship can be a struggle. “The longer we date, the more we like each other, and so it’s that much harder to say goodbye,� said Nebeker. “It’s hard because we don’t get to see each other every single day.

It’s like we have to cram so

much time when we do get to see each other.� “You definitely kind of feel insecure a little bit when you don’t see them in a long period of time,� said Bateman.

Despite the struggles of a long distance relationship, these students have managed to find the positives in being apart. “Seeing each other again after a full week apart, it’s a kind of excitement that people who live five minutes from each other don’t get to experi-� ence,� Olsen said. “It definitely makes it more exciting when you see each other,� Bateman said.

Bateman said being apart makes the relationship more exciting, but it also makes it hard. “We each can do school separately and get things done, whereas if we were with each other we probably wouldn’t get as much done as we think we would,� she said. “I’m kind of an independent person, so I kind of like the

MISSION: Maturity a factor From page 4

was to attend a winter and spring semester of school. He said now he will start his schooling after his mission.

Jardine has a brother who is a senior in high school. He said his brother has a late birth-� day and was also going to take the year before his mission to commit to college education.

Now, once he is gradu-� ated, he can hand his papers in and head out

on a mission.

Many young men and women taking advan-� tage of the age change means there will be less freshman on campus. “Kids are freaking wild and reckless fresh-� man year,� Jardine said. “If they go out in the mission field right out of high school, they won’t waste as much time and it will give them some life experi-� ence under their belt to take with them to col-� lege.�

THE NUMBER OF sister missionaries is on the rise with new church directives, lowering the eligibility age to 19. for women. SAMANTHA BEHL photo illustration

The age change has some parents worried if 18-�year-�old boys and 19-�year-�old girls are mature enough to serve missions. “The age drop is good depending on the per-� son,� said Kim Pence, a sophomore majoring in nursing and mother to five children. “Some kids need it so they don’t get distracted with life or get into things that they shouldn’t, but some kids aren’t ready at 19 so they really won’t be ready at 18.� – haileehousley@gmail. com

fact that I don’t necessarily have to see him every single day,� Nebeker said. “I kind of like that it’s just like we can each be our own independent people and we can just do our own thing and then we know we still care about each other.� “I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to anybody, because it’s definitely not fun,�

Nebeker said. “I think it does put kind of a strain on the relationship where you can’t see each other every single day.

You progress slowly, which for some people is nice.�

Nebeker said when it isn’t possible to see each other every day, the time spent together becomes even more precious. “We went on a date to Cheesecake factory, and my favorite cheesecake is the

lemon raspberry cheesecake,�

Nebeker said. “I love it more than anything, but they didn’t have it when we went. He felt really bad, so last night he came up and surprised me and he had a piece of the cheesecake with him, so we went up really high up in the mountains and overlooked all of Logan and just ate our cheesecake together and just talked. He is seriously the sweetest.�

Goold has surprised Bateman as well. “There was one day when I was just walking on campus and he came up behind me out of nowhere and had a day all planned out,� Bateman said.

Olsen and Porter were going to spend a weekend away from each other when Olsen’s boss decided he wanted to go on

a double date with him and Porter. “I said I obviously can’t go, my girlfriend is up at Utah State. And so my best friend texted my girlfriend and said ‘Hey, you need to come down and do a double,’ and she ended up coming on a Saturday afternoon and got here on Saturday night. It was just kind of a really spon-� taneous fun thing. It was a really fun weekend that wasn’t planned.� “You don’t get that kind of spontaneity when you’re not in a long distance relationship,�

Olsen said.

Nebeker said in a long dis-� tance relationship it is impor-� tant to cherish the time you spend together. “Take advantage of that time and even if you aren’t seeing each other every single day, still make that a priority,� she said. “You really have to know what you want and really know what that person means to you,� Olsen said. “If you are wishy-�washy on anything or if you don’t realize how much you two love each other, it’s not going to last.� “Make the effort to let them know how much you do care about them,� Nebeker said. “It still shows that they are impor-� tant to you, and it doesn’t make you feel like you’re being forgotten when you’re like away from each other.�

Bateman said to always make sure the other person feels secure. “Always let them know that you love them,� she said.

–carli@jdsco.com

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It’s not too late to study candidates Today is election day. As a staff we debated writing a second politically themed “Our View� in a row, but as this day only comes once every four years, felt we couldn’t focus on anything else. Like most fellow Utahns, several of us have discussed how it’s difficult to feel motivated to vote when it’s commonly assumed your vote won’t count.

Utah is far from a swing state and An Editorial Opinion aside from the general populace’s already natural tendency to lean red, the Republican candidate this year is also a Mormon — the predominate local religion.

Whether on the Republican, Democratic or independent side, it’s hard to believe one ballot will make much of a difference.

Maybe it won’t, but it seems disrespectful to our rights to avoid putting our own voice into the nationwide conversation.

Despite the fact that it’s almost assured Utah will vote Romney, we can’t forget the many other names on the ballot. Local legislation is more important than many realize — and possibly more applicable to our daily lives than the presidential election. On a large scale, the presidency obviously has more influence, but in our community governors, senators and House representatives are quite vital.

Contrary to popular assumption, the Statesman office isn’t 100 percent elephant. There are a few of us who err on the side of donkey. And it’s a concern that a large number of voters might check down the list of Republicans without knowledge of their specific political stances.

Did you know the Democratic candidate for governor is a USU alumnus and plans to uphold Utah’s Constitution on issues of abortion and gay rights? These are two big issues for most conservatives.

If a thorough background is unknown, a mere skip over this candidate because of that ominous (D) proceeding his name might prevent a voter from choosing who they actually side with on the issues. Who knows? You might even side with the unaffiliated Bill Barron who believes in a political revolution driven by humanity and morality.

Consider yourself concerned if these names don’t sound at all familiar to you, and please familiarize yourself with all the candidates before stepping into that poll booth today.

The bottom line is you can’t vote solely based off of political party if you really want local government to be run in a way that matches your personal beliefs.

AboutUs Editor in Chief Steve Kent Copy Editor Eric Jungblut News Editor Allee Wilkinson News Senior Writer Tmera Bradley

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Features Editor Natasha Bodily Features Senior Writer April Ashland Sports Editor Tavin Stucki

ForumLetters Sports coverage needs diversity To the editor: As a frequent reader of your newspaper, who pays special attention to the sports section, I have noticed that some sports are vastly overrepresented in comparison to some others, which are never even mentioned.

I realize that we are very proud of our football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer teams and as a fellow dedicated Aggie, they are just as important to me as they are to the next Aggie, but my loyalty also rests with the USU Equestrian Team. As a member of the Equestrian

team I read every issue of your paper looking for an article covering our achievements and the dedication we have for working with the horses in order to best represent Utah State University across the country, but so far I wasn?t able to find a single one. I have been contemplating to bring this fact to your attention for quite some time, but so far I haven’t done so.

This year, however, I serve as the captain on the team and I feel that it is my responsibility to get the team the amount of public attention it deserves.

Just this last weekend our team won one champion and two reserve champion titles and one

Sports Senior Writer Curtis Lundstrom individual champion title, but our event wasn’t even mentioned in the Statesman.

I believe as an unbiased news source, sponsored by the University, it should be your mission to give every school-sponsored team the same amount of attention. Representing one shouldn’t keep you from representing another.

We would very much appreciate it, if you could adjust your reporting in order to do justice to more of your school’s clubs and organizations and I would love to meet with one of your reporters to talk about what we do.

Sandra Mueller

Hit-and-run not OK on campus Steve Kent Soap Box

I remember the noise I made as I did an aerial cartwheel over the car’s trunk. “Hurk,�

I said. My toes were still strapped into my bike pedals, so the bike came into the air with me after I hit the car’s

rear right wheel. I don’t remember how I hit the ground, though I was conscious through all of it. It must have hurt a bit.

I didn’t have road rash, thanks to my gloves. The large headphones I was wearing had broken into three or four pieces. My index finger hurt like it was broken.

The driver paused in the entrance to the Stadium parking lot — after a left turn which had cut me off as I barrelled down 800 East.

She rolled her window down as I untangled myself from my bike and

stood up. “Are you okay?� she asked. “I think so,� I said, because I was standing up and I figured that was pretty good. “Are you sure?� she asked.

No, I wasn’t sure. I hadn’t checked my body for major problems.

After an accident, the endorphins and adrenaline flooding a victim’s bloodstream can mask even major injuries.

But because I was still in shock, I said, “I think so�

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Election Day is upon us. After months of a long, bitter, hard-fought campaign, we’ve nearly reached From the end. I urge everyone the who hasn’t voted yet to take left the opportunity to be a part of the democratic process.

In the course of presidential campaigns, countless issues are discussed, and even with a strong mastery of these policies, no president is able to meet all the challenges a nation faces, particularly in a four-year term. However, with all the discussion and debate there are still three issues which I believe need to be addressed in the next four years.

First, of all the issues facing the country, tax reform is one of the most crucial that will need to be addressed regardless of who occupies the White House. Surprisingly, it is an issue both Democrats and Republicans view as an imminent need. With an economy recovering from recession and an extremely high national debt, the problem of taxes remains one with opportunities for major improvement. We currently have a disjointed system with a complex maze of loopholes and exceptions, resulting in billions of dollars in fraud and abuse. A number of multibillion dollar corporations pay no taxes due to exemptions and write-offs. Warren Buffet’s secretary pays a higher tax rate than her billionaire employer. Eliminating loopholes and simplifying the tax code would create revenue the country desperately needs. The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy must be allowed to expire, as they have cost the FRXQWU\ PRUH WKDQ WULOOLRQ ZKLOH RQO\ KHOSLQJ D VPDOO

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We’ve heard a little about foreign policy and the military.

I would have liked to have heard more about energy and illegal immigration during the campaign. Obviously, energy has been talked about a little by Mitt Romney but hasn’t really been touched by President Obama, aside from his line when he says he’s got an “all-of-the-above� strategy. Illegal immigration is probably a topic Mitt Romney wanted to avoid, given he didn’t want to scare off what few Hispanics might support him.

Here’s my take on those two issues.

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HIT: On campus or on the road, watch out for collisions From page 8 again. “OK,� she said, and drove into the parking lot. Startled that she wasn’t going to stop and exchange insurance information, I pulled a pen from my pocket and wrote her license plate number on my forearm. I lifted my broken bike out of the street and called the police.

The accident happened about a year ago. I’ve recovered from the few cuts and bruises I got. I replaced the fork on my bike and I didn’t show any concussion symptoms, so I’m pretty sure I didn’t brain my damage.

I was lucky, though. If I had fallen a little differently, the fall could have broken bones or split my skull. If I had been seriously hurt, it’s likely I wouldn’t have known until the driver had already left the scene. If I didn’t have a pen,

the police couldn’t have given me her insurance information and I’d be stuck paying for repairs on my own. And for an idiot biking without a helmet, I was lucky to walk away from any accident.

Whenever you hit somebody in traffic — whether it’s on the road or on the sidewalk, whether you’re in a car or on a bicycle — stop and help the person you hit.

A few weeks ago, a representative of the Disability Resource Center at USU told Statesman editors about multiple hit-and-run incidents this year on campus sidewalks. A couple of our reporters looked into it and wrote the story, which ran on Oct. 16. After the article ran, a different reporter said she saw a bicyclist hit a person in a wheelchair and continue without stopping.

Even if you’re late, even if you think you only clipped

somebody — if you hit a person, stop and see if he or she is OK. As long as I’m preaching this sermon, here are a few other suggestions for traffic safety on roads and campus sidewalks.

Respect right of way If you’re on a bike, a scooter or a longboard, don’t assume that people will move out of your way.

Often, pedestrians wearing headphones or earbuds can’t hear a vehicle approaching from behind. In the case of a Disability Resource Center student mentioned in the aforementioned article, she couldn’t see the biker because she is blind and couldn’t get out of the way. Sometimes, respecting a pedestrian’s right of way will mean slowing or even stopping. There are ramps and high-traffic sidewalks on

campus with signs instructing people to walk bikes and boards — they’re marked that way because more accidents happen in those areas.

Learn your limits If you can’t stop or turn in time to avoid a collision with a pedestrian moving in unexpected ways, you’re going too fast. Slow down.

This advice especially applies to longboarders. I’ve been riding longboards for several years, and I know the learning curve can be steep. Still, if you can’t control your speed well enough to ride on sidewalks with pedestrians, leave your board at home or carry it through crowds until you do.

Don’t just give up on learning to stop because boards don’t have conventional brakes — learn to footbrake and learn to bail and stop your board without running over

somebody walking to class.

Check behind you

On a campus sidewalk, there’s almost always someone travelling faster than you. Before you make any sudden changes in direction, look behind you. Longboards usually make enough noise on sidewalk cracks to let you know they’re coming, but bikes can be much quieter.

Granted, someone who can’t avoid you is probably going too fast and it’s not your fault if you’re hit, but if you can save yourself a little grief by moving your head, it’s probably worth the effort.

– Steve Kent is a junior majoring in print journalism and editor in chief of The Statesman. You can reach him at steve.kent@aggiemail.usu.edu or on Twitter @StevenDKent.

LEFT: US needs to fund education From page 8 group of people who already have substantial income.

Second, we need to ensure that we continue to invest in the programs and policies necessary for future growth. Primarily, this includes support for education and job training. While arbitrary cuts save relatively small amounts of money in the federal budget, they cripple individuals no longer able to receive support for their education. Expansion of Pell Grants, financial aid, block grants to the states and low interest rates on student loans are critical if the United States hopes to continue to lead the world in innovation and an educated workforce. Making sure college is affordable is one of the most pressing issues for the rising generation.

Finally, we need to address the resources that will guarantee stability in the years to

come. This chiefly involves a strong energy policy that relies on the development of clean and efficient sources of power and fuel rather than continuing our dependence on foreign oil. The nation needs to invest in new technology to create jobs and a burgeoning market that will make wind, solar, and biofuels more cost-effective and available to the American public.

As we move past the hotly contested 2012 election, the United States needs to be focused on an open discussion of the issues and policies that will impact our country for more than just the next four years. Now go out and vote.

– Mike McPhie is a senior from Toole, Utah, majoring in law and constitutional studies.

During the spring semester, he interned in Washington, D.C. Send him comments at mike.mcphie@aggiemail.usu.edu.

RIGHT: Energy, illegal immigration will be important issues From page 8 many more failed due to the high price and lack of demand in the market.

I think nearly everyone agrees we need to find an alternative source of energy, given there is a finite amount of fossil fuels on the planet. However, until there is a cost-effective, feasible alternative to natural gas, oil or coal then we won’t begin moving away from those energy sources.

Illegal immigration has been a problem in our nation for a long time and will most likely continue to be a problem for years to come. I do agree with many politicians when they say we need to secure our border before we undertake massive immigration reform. I also agree with Romney full-heartedly about the need for an e-verify system for employers. If illegal immigrants can’t find work, there will be much less of an incentive for

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For some reason, liberals seem to think putting an e-verify system in place is a form of racism. All I can say to that is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what a joke. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secure our border and put in place the e-verify system, and then we can discuss what needs to be done with the illegal immigrants already in our country.

Although energy and illegal immigration werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talked about as thor-

oughly as I would have liked during the election, I feel like the overall theme about the economy, jobs and the deficit was entirely appropriate given the situation in which our country currently finds itself.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Casey Saxton, a sophomore majoring in business administration, is the president of the USU College Republicans. He can be reached at caseysaxton@hotmail.com.

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BY CAROLYN ALER AND ALEX BORDENS Chicago Tribune

In the race for the White House, current projections put President Barack Obama slightly ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Nine swing states, accounting for 110 electoral votes, will ultimately decide the winner. Though how each state will turn won’t be decided until Tuesday, demographic similarities and history provide further speculation to how the race might unfold.

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Kan. 6

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Ala. 9

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N.J. 14

Ohio 18

Ind. 11

Tenn.

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Demographic trends and party lines Republican and Democratic states form two groups when plotted using education and income levels. Swing states fall in the middle. States likely to vote Democratic are among the richer and more educated states.

Democratic states tend to be more than 75 percent urban. The swing states form two distinct groups when plotted by the percent of the population that is Hispanic.

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WAC Champions SOCCER

Utah State wins conference regular season, tournament in back-â&#x20AC;?to-â&#x20AC;?back seasons

BY JASON BORBA staff writer

The Utah State womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team are back-â&#x20AC;?to-â&#x20AC;?back Western Athletic Conference champions.

USU took on Denver in a No.-â&#x20AC;?1-â&#x20AC;? versus-â&#x20AC;?No.-â&#x20AC;?2 matchup on Sunday afternoon at Chuck and Gloria Bell Field and survived the nail-â&#x20AC;? biter 1-â&#x20AC;?0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was just awesome to win that on our home field with so many fans,â&#x20AC;? USU head coach Heather Cairns said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fans were incredible today. We made that early goal stick and I thought both teams after that had chances to score. We were just lucky we kept them off the board, and we kept pushing for that second but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter today.â&#x20AC;?

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game was the second time these two teams met this season. The first came on Sept.

30 in Denver when the Aggies and Pioneers battled to a 0-â&#x20AC;?0 draw. Denver was ranked 18th in the nation at the time.

It was a highly anticipated game between the top two teams in the WAC and one of the best matchups in recent history. USU and Denver split the regular sea-â&#x20AC;? son title with each team finishing 6-â&#x20AC;?0-â&#x20AC;?2 in conference play.

With the win, the Aggies won their second-â&#x20AC;?consecutive WAC title and clinched a berth in the NCAA Tournament later this month.

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just awesome to win on our home field with so many fans. The fans were incredible today.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as we took that first NCAA trip last year, our goal was to go to the NCAA again,â&#x20AC;? defender Natalie Norris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never looked back from that. We always want to progress as a pro-â&#x20AC;? gram and as a team, so that was our goal for the year.â&#x20AC;?

Five Aggie players were named to the WAC All-â&#x20AC;?Tournament Team. Senior defender Natalie Norris took home MVP hon-â&#x20AC;? ors. Fellow defensive players in sophomore Taryn Rose, junior Jackie Tillotson and senior goal-â&#x20AC;? keeper Ashlyn Mulford were also honored. Junior Jennifer Flynn was the only Aggie midfielder or striker who made the All-â&#x20AC;?

Tournament Team.

The Aggies came into the game riding a seven-â&#x20AC;?game winning streak. The Pioneers hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost a game since dropping their first in the season opener against Colorado College. Denver also had the reigning WAC Player of the Year in Kirsten Hamilton and

Coach of the Year Jeff Hooker.

The Aggies got off to a hot start when they were able to take the lead with less than five minutes played. Junior Kendra Pemberton crossed the ball into the box in the direction of a sprinting Flynn.

The Denver defense intercepted the ball, but a bad touch by the defender put the ball into the back of the net.

USU led 1-â&#x20AC;?0 in the third minute off an own goal and would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kendra took an amazing run down the line, crossed it over and Jen Flynn was there to pressure it, and the defender just took a mistouch,â&#x20AC;? Norris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel so bad for that goalie. I would hate to be in her shoes. They played an amazing game other than that, but we put the pressure on and were able to get that one goal and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all it took.â&#x20AC;?

Denver was the more aggres-â&#x20AC;? sive team in the first half, putting pressure on the Aggie defense on multiple occasions. Each time, the USU defense answered the bell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They showed a lot of heart today,â&#x20AC;? Cairns said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Denver had the ball at their feet in dangerous areas and our girls just kept plug-â&#x20AC;? ging away and got it done today.â&#x20AC;?

USU had a chance to double its lead in the 30th minute, but sophomore Lexi Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot went wide of the post into the side netting.

A few minutes later, Morgan was taken down near midfield and had to be helped off the pitch by the USU medical staff. Morgan did not return to the game.

Although Denver had posses-â&#x20AC;? sion for much of the half, the two teams went into the break with four shots apiece and one on goal.

The teams also split two corners apiece.

The second half began with Denver coming out strong and attacking the USU defense, but they held their ground.

The Pioneers looked as if they would tie the game in the 55th minute, but Tillotson was at the right place at the right time. After an incomplete save by Mulford, Denver got the ball and struck it toward goal. The ball deflected off a player and Tillotson was near the goal line to clear it out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is super exciting for me,â&#x20AC;?

Tillotson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in the right place at the right time. Obviously without my team I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it. They had some awesome clearances and I was just lucky to be there.â&#x20AC;?

Trying to get the equalizer, Denver continued its onslaught of shots but the Aggie defense would not budge. The Aggies made the most of their opportu-â&#x20AC;? nities when they got the ball on the counter attack. Flynn had a couple shots on goal, but Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lara Campbell was there for the save. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did have some opportuni-â&#x20AC;? ties on counter attacks that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite put away,â&#x20AC;? Cairns said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really thought whoever scored that second goal was going to take that away, but that is the beauty of soccer that sometimes it comes down to just one play.â&#x20AC;?

The final 20 minutes of the match became intense as Denver threw everything they had at the Aggies. USU flexed their

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%++-) 73'')6 40%=)67 hoist the WAC trophy, top left. Junior midfielder Jennifer Flynn raises the championship banner, right. Denver senior Katy Van Lieshout holds her head in her hand after the championship game at Bell Field, bottom right. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photos

%++-) /))4)6 %7,0=2 190*36( ')0)&6%8)7 USUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WAC championship, top left. Sophomore forward Lauren Roundy fights a Denver player for a ball, top right. Junior midfielder Jennifer Flynn heads a ball in the championship match Sunday at Bell Field, bottom. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photos

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OPINION

Athletic dominance Three Curtis Lundstrom days. Six wins.

Two WAC titles.

Living All in the a weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream work for Utah State Athletics.

Simply put, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great time to be an Aggie, regardless of what sport youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re following. The fall sports seasons are winding down, and the success of the university teams across the board is abundant.

This past weekend alone, every team that saw action came away victorious.

How often can a school say its two best victories of the weekend came from neither football or basketball?

The biggest and most significant win belonged to the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team.

For the second straight season, the Aggies are going dancing in soccer after 2-1 and 1-0 victories over Seattle and Denver in the WAC Tournament. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four consecutive regular season titles and two straight tournament titles on the pitch.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy, but after never having made the NCAA Tournament, the soccer gals pulled it off two years in a row.

And that was just one of the two conference titles earned over the weekend.

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team pulled off the second-biggest win with a fourset win over New Mexico State to clinch

at least a share of the regular season conference title â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something the volleyball team had never done as a member of the WAC. The win also meant a sweep in the battle of the Aggies on the volleyball court this season and clinched the No. 1 seed for the Aggies in the conference tournament later this month.

Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the team that everyone in the state is talking about this season, the Utah State football team. With their win over Texas State Saturday, the Aggies improved to 8-2 this season and set up a showdown with Louisiana Tech in two weeks for the conference title.

The Aggies have won eight games in a single season on the gridiron for the first time since 1974, when current head coach Gary Andersen was just 10 years old. Not only that, but USU is ranked in the top 20 in at least a handful of statistical categories and is two missed field goals away from potentially being 10-0 and ranked nationally.

Even still, the football gang is still receiving votes in the national polls and bowl eligible for a second-consecutive year after not having made a bowl game since 1997.

Better yet, the Spectrum magic that has been the pride of Utah State for so many years is finally carrying over the Romney Stadium. Who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love weekends like this past one where you get 9-plus straight hours of Aggie sports in person?

And with the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball seasons kicking off, Aggie Nation has even more to be excited about. The

men cruised past Grand Canyon and Simon Fraser in exhibition play while the women ran past New Mexico Highlands in their only exhibition.

Both teams were picked to win the WAC and with both teams returning its core of key players after the success both teams saw last season, you can bet the Spectrum will be rocking all season long.

And while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a university-sponsored team, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the guys in the rink at the Eccles Ice Center. The hockey team is always dominant, most recently a 10-1 shellacking of Weber State. The players are fast, physical and always put on a good show for the crowd.

Speaking of the crowd, did I mention itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best in the country? The way the Utah State HURD has shown up to games this season, it leaves little room for argument. Yep, Aggie Nation is running full throttle this season.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a good time to be an Aggie.

In its final season in the WAC, Utah State is making sure it goes out with a bang. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Curtis is a proud husband and father, a junior in print journalism, an aspiring sports journalist, and referee. He eats, sleeps and breathes sports. His life goal is to bowl a perfect 300. Send any comments to curtis.lundstrom@aggiemail. usu.edu or on Twitter @CurtisLundstrom.

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This is the first time this year that the Aggies reached double digits.

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Williams, Aggie offense run over Bobcats

BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM

sports senior writer Sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton and the receiving core stole the spotlight in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-â&#x20AC;?7 win over Texas State, accounting for all five of the Aggie touchdowns with consistency and a handful of explosive plays.

While the offense fell just short of being the first USU squad to eclipse 40 points in four-â&#x20AC;?straight games, senior running back Kerwynn Williams quietly wrote his name into the school record books.

With an 8-â&#x20AC;?yard run in the third quarter, Williams became the 11th different Aggie to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season and broke 2,000 yards for his career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about him and what he has meant to this pro-â&#x20AC;? gram,â&#x20AC;? USU head coach Gary Andersen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One-â&#x20AC;?thousand yards is a great thing and the way he has handled his time here, he is a tremendous leader, a tremendous teammate and a tremendous player.

My hat goes off to him. I am very happy he could get that 1,000 yards at home.â&#x20AC;?

In his final season in a Utah State uniform, the Las Vegas native is see-â&#x20AC;? ing his patience pay its dividends after spending three seasons behind for-â&#x20AC;? mer Aggies turned-â&#x20AC;?NFL backs Robert Turbin and Michael Smith.

Now, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crucial part of the high-â&#x20AC;?octane USU offense that is putting up 32.5 points per game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is definitely satisfy-â&#x20AC;? ing,â&#x20AC;? Williams said of reaching the mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not so much that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a lot of snaps before, but just to have all the hard work that I have put into

AGGIE RUNNING BACK KERWYNN WILLIAMS looks to gain a couple extra yards after being knocked off balance by a Texas State defender in USUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-7 win over the Bobcats in Romney Stadium on Saturday. Williams surpassed 1,000 yards on the season and racked up 2,000 yards for his career in an Aggie uniform during the win. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

this offseason to get to this point, as well as the hard work that my teammates have put in to allow me to get to this spot. I feel like everyone is excited for me and I am really excited to have the opportunity to play week in and week out and to be able to accomplish this.â&#x20AC;?

Williams has run for more than 100 yards in a game four times this sea-â&#x20AC;? son, including a season-â&#x20AC;?

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Aggie Football Box Score Texas State 0 0 7 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 Utah State 14 21 3 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 38 First Quarter USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Travis Reynolds 4 pass from Chuckie Keeton (Nick Diaz kick) 12:46.

USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kellen Bartlett 2 pass from Keeton (Diaz kick) 3:53.

Second Quarter USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Keeton 3 run (Diaz kick) 11:09.

USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bruce Natson 23 pass

from Keeton (Diaz kick) 6:52.

USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Matt Austin 4 pass from Keeton (Diaz kick) :46.

Third Quarter TXST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marcus Curry 3 run (Will Johnson kick) 10:44.

USU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Diaz 48 field goal 6:04.

TXST USU First downs 9 24 Total Net Yards 158 593 Rushes-â&#x20AC;?yards 31-â&#x20AC;?82 47-â&#x20AC;?268 Passing 76 325 Punt Returns 1-â&#x20AC;?17 2-â&#x20AC;?10

Kickoff Returns 2-â&#x20AC;?59 2-â&#x20AC;?36 Interceptions Ret.2-â&#x20AC;?13 1-â&#x20AC;?0 Comp-â&#x20AC;?Att-â&#x20AC;?Int 10-â&#x20AC;?23-â&#x20AC;?1 21-â&#x20AC;?28-â&#x20AC;?2 Sacks by-â&#x20AC;?Yards 0-â&#x20AC;?0 3-â&#x20AC;?27 Punts 9-â&#x20AC;?40.1 1-â&#x20AC;?57 Fumbles-â&#x20AC;?Lost 0-â&#x20AC;?0 1-â&#x20AC;?1 Penalties-â&#x20AC;?Yards 7-â&#x20AC;?66 2-â&#x20AC;?20 Time of Poss. 26:30 33:30 Individual Statistics RUSHING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Texas State, M. Curry 9-â&#x20AC;?46, T. Franks 9-â&#x20AC;?25, S. Rutherford 11-â&#x20AC;?10, T. Arndt 1-â&#x20AC;?1, D. Farris 1-â&#x20AC;?0. Utah State, K. Williams 19-â&#x20AC;?120, C. Keeton 10-â&#x20AC;?48, K. Lee 7-â&#x20AC;?39, J. Hill 3-â&#x20AC;?26, D. Glover-â&#x20AC;?Wright

5-â&#x20AC;?22, B. Natson 1-â&#x20AC;?7, C. Harrison 2-â&#x20AC;?6.

PASSING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Texas State S. Rutherford 8-â&#x20AC;?15-â&#x20AC;?1-â&#x20AC;?17, T. Arndt 2-â&#x20AC;?8-â&#x20AC;?

0-â&#x20AC;?5. Utah State, C. Keeton 20-â&#x20AC;?27-â&#x20AC;?2-â&#x20AC;?

316.

RECEIVING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Texas State B. Ijah 5-â&#x20AC;?42, B. Smith 2-â&#x20AC;?18, A. Erickson 2-â&#x20AC;?16, J. Gaines 1-â&#x20AC;?0. Utah State, M. Austin 4-â&#x20AC;?124, C. Webb 4-â&#x20AC;?56, K. Bartlett 3-â&#x20AC;?11, C. Jacobs 2-â&#x20AC;?70, B. Natson 2-â&#x20AC;?30, T. Reynolds 2-â&#x20AC;?11, K. Williams 2-â&#x20AC;?6, Lars Gunderson 1-â&#x20AC;?9, T.J. Tialavea 1-â&#x20AC;?8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Utah State, N. Diaz 50.

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AGGIES: Bye comes before biggest WAC contest of year From page 15 high 205 yards against Colorado State on Sept.

22 and a 176-â&#x20AC;?yard day against San Jose State on Oct 13. Williams also ran for an 86-â&#x20AC;?yard touchdown against the Spartans, the longest rush by any Aggie this season and one of his three touchdowns that day.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; running ability that makes him a threat for the offense. With a team-â&#x20AC;?high 523 yards receiving this season, Williams makes an easy target for Keeton out of the backfield. Keeton found Williams for 147 yards through the air against UNLV on Sept. 29, a team-â&#x20AC;?high for individual receiving yards in a game this season.

So while Williams is certainly capable of explosive plays, he quietly pulled his weight to help the team win Saturday against Texas State. Half of his 120 yards came on a single carry, a 60-â&#x20AC;?yard burst in the 2nd quarter that set up Keetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touchdown run. His perfor-â&#x20AC;? mance was just a footnote in the big picture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m most satisfied with the balance the offense has right now,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can definitely run the ball when necessary and we can pass the ball too. The big plays that the offense has made this season have definitely gone up from previous seasons. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely excited about that. The offense is starting to mesh and click on all cylinders.â&#x20AC;?

This comes at a good time for Utah State.

The Aggies will get a week off with a bye, giv-â&#x20AC;? ing them an extra week to prepare for No. 19 Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs host USU on Nov. 17 with the WAC title on the line, which Williams said is the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a big game,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This next game could potentially be the WAC Championship game. I know it might be a little bit early for that, but this could definitely take us to the next step in accomplishing our goals of being the WAC Champions this sea-â&#x20AC;? son.â&#x20AC;?

UTAH STATE WIDE RECEIVER CHUCK JACOBS fights through a Texas State defender in USUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 38-7 win over the Bobcats in Romney Stadium action Saturday. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; curtis.lundstrom@aggiemail.usu.edu Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom