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A USU research team will develop sensors and software to track persons in a room and know what they’re doing. The goal is to utilize the sensors to help reduce lighting costs in buildings. The Institute for Intuitive Buildings (I2B) was created July 1 with $5 million in fund- ing from the Utah Science, Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative, said Paul Israelson, research professor at the electri- cal and computer engineering department at USU. He is also division director of the Energy Dynamics Laboratory (EDL) and a board of director for I2B. “The goal is essentially to come up with techniques that will allow us to reduce energy consumption in buildings by adaptively turning lights on and off,” Israelson said. He said stud- ies show energy used in commercial buildings can be cut by 50 percent if lights could auto- matically turn on and off. I2B must first develop sensors to know where people are in the room and what they are doing, Israelson said. The team must also develop software to help distinguish human activities and be able to direct the lights accord- ing to movements in a way that will improve their work environment without distractions, Israelson said. He said the software must run on a low-energy computer. “We looked at this for a couple of years,” Israelson said. “But the research itself is just beginning now.” Israelson said I2B will research what he calls the “human factor,” or the psychology of lighting, as part of the project. He said Lauren Fowler from the psychology department at Weber State University is part of the team and will work on how lighting affects people psy- chologically and will determine in which ways the lighting may change in rooms without being distractive. He said Fowler has done similar work to determine better lighting con- ditions; however, the type of research needed for the team’s project has not been done in the past. “We see a real oppor- tunity here to maybe help develop the next generation of intelligent buildings,” Israelson said. “(The light sensors) begin to under- stand what kind of activi- ties are going on inside the buildings. They adapt their behavior to those activities in such a way that it reduces energy consumption.” Israelson said the most advanced sensors today are motion and acoustic, which only detect motion. He said the sensors are limited because they can only detect if people are moving in the room, but not where they are, nor what they are doing. Israelson said places using radio-fre- quency badges allows systems to identify who is in the room but are, again, limited because they do not know where people are, nor what activ- ity is going on in the room – making it hard to know what is the best lighting. The I2B team is evaluating the type of equip- ment it will put in the lab, Israelson said. The team will work in building 1770 at the Logan Innovation Campus and plans to move to the USTAR building that is under construction to set up a permanent lab, he said. The USTAR building will eventually house the I2B team, along with other USTAR teams, and is being built on Innovation Campus, said Jacoba Mendelkow, marketing and public rela- tions specialist for USU’s strategic ventures and economic development department, which oversees the USTAR teams at the university. She said the 3,300-square-foot building cost $20 million, half of it paid for by USTAR and the other half by USU. Mendelkow said the building will be ready for occupation on Jan. 1, 2011, and will have state-of-the-art facilities for the teams. Israelson said I2B is in contact with several Utah lighting companies that may be interested in licensing, marketing and manufacturing the technologies when they become available. He said the team is also in contact with lighting designers and the premier centers that focus on lighting in the country in order to help the research. Israelson said the technology will be ready to license out in about two years. He said the availabil- ity of the technology depends on how long it will take the companies to com- mercialize it. Mendelkow said the reason USTAR was created was to help develop technologies that will be commer- cialized and licensed to private companies. She said the university will hold the patents of the technologies and services, which will gen- erate revenue for USU. Israelson said the team is focusing on office buildings at this time, but the technology will be developed for use in the hotel industry, high-end retail, and it may filter down to residential buildings. He said I2B is focusing on commercial buildings because it is where the most amount of energy is used for lighting purposes. “(The USTAR funding) helps facilitate and push this past research into commercialization, and that was the point of USTAR to begin with,” Mendelkow said. She said without USTAR fund- ing, the teams may not have been able to con- duct the level of research currently being done, nor bring the high-caliber researchers. I2B is one of three teams created over the summer that received funding from USTAR, Mendelkow said. She said all three teams received approximately $9 million, which will be given in increments over a five-year period. The money will be used to outfit a labora- tory to do the research in, Israelson said. He said the team will use the funds to hire primary investigators to conduct the research, along with student researchers and engineers that will help develop the technology and software needed for the intelligent lighting systems. Israelson said the funding will give his team the resources that will enable it to attract money from other places, such as grants from the Department of Energy. Israelson said the team directors include himself, Fowler, Jake Gunther of the electronic and computer engineering department and Jeff Muhs, who is working with the bio-fuel project at USU and has previously worked on energy- related projects at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Israelson said some student researchers will work with different sensors, some will program the algorithms into low-power computers and some will develop the computer programs. USTAR was started in 2006 by then-Gov. Jon Utah State University Emergency Management con- ducted a test of the Emergency Alert System, contacting more than 28,300 people in the USU community Thursday at 9 a.m. Students who have updated emergency contact informa- tion on their USU Access account were notified by phone calls and text messages. All Aggiemail accounts also received an e-mail notification. “In the event of an actual crisis, we want to ensure these systems are fully functional so we can use these means effec- tively when it actually mat- ters,” said Capt. Steve Milne of USU Police. “Ideally, these will just be used for avalanche warnings and such, rather than something similar to the Virginia Tech attacks.” More than 90 percent of females and 80 percent of males between the ages 18-24 are using their phones while in class, according to a recent study by USU. The study, con- ducted by USU doctorate stu- dent Torrey Morrill, also found that out of 704 students who participated all but six of them had cell phones. Morrill’s study also shows that even though texting in class may make it harder to concentrate, it’s not a deter- rent for students. However, most faculty members encour- age students to shut off their phones or put them away dur- ing class. “I don’t know of any instructors who allow phones to be turned on in class,” said journalism professor Jane Koerner. “It’s disruptive and inconsiderate of other students in class.” As stated in the Code of Policies and Procedures, stu- dents are asked “to follow class guidelines as set forth in syl- labi and as enunciated by their instructors.” Limiting distraction by asking students to turn off or put away their phones could hinder the effectiveness of the Emergency Alert System. The intent is to inform students via text message, phone mes- sage and e-mail of “threats to personal safety, fires, snow closures, evacuations, severe weather and building clo- sures,” according to www.usu. edu/alert. Vice Provost Laurens Smith said he wants a way for stu- dents to receive alerts in class without causing texting dis- ruptions. Smith said, “We’re looking into ways other universities deal with this issue. We don’t want anything to prevent the implementation of the alert system. We absolutely want to take advantage of every part of our alert system. In order to do so, we’ll be talking about how to best accomplish this in our committee meetings.” Eric Kimball, assistant professor in the department of history, deviates from most professors and allows students to leave their cell phones on the desk, so they will know if they receive emergency noti- fications. “A lot of classrooms around campus are basically soundproof. A gunshot could almost be non-existent to students a few doors down. I remind my students to register for these alerts and keep their phones on,” Kimball said. “I want them to feel safe and secure, and I think these alerts are a very good idea.” Kimball doesn’t have a problem with students being S tatesman Utah Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com The Campus Voice since 1902 Inside This Issue 9/25/09 Mr. USU receives a ring from S.E. Needham Jewelers. Page 5 Aggie wom- en’s soccer pulls through in Rio Tinto. Page 9 www.aggietownsquare.com Official Student Newspaper of Utah State University • “It’s All The News You Need!” Comics, puzzles, editorial cartoons. Even if it isn’t in The Statesman, it will be on our Web site. 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AUSUresearchteamwilldevelopsensorsandsoftwaretotrackpersonsinaroomandknowwhatthey’redoing.Thegoalistoutilizethesensorstohelpreducelightingcostsinbuildings. TheInstituteforIntuitiveBuildings(I2B)wascreatedJuly1with$5millioninfund-ingfromtheUtahScience,TechnologyandResearch(USTAR)initiative,saidPaulIsraelson,researchprofessorattheelectri-calandcomputerengineeringdepartmentatUSU.HeisalsodivisiondirectoroftheEnergyDynamicsLaboratory(EDL)andaboardofdirectorforI2B. “Thegoalisessentiallytocomeupwithtechniquesthatwillallowustoreduceenergyconsumptioninbuildingsbyadaptivelyturninglightsonandoff,”Israelsonsaid.Hesaidstud-iesshowenergyusedincommercialbuildingscanbecutby50percentiflightscouldauto-maticallyturnonandoff. I2Bmustfirstdevelopsensorstoknowwherepeopleareintheroomandwhattheyaredoing,Israelsonsaid.Theteammustalsodevelopsoftwaretohelpdistinguishhumanactivitiesandbeabletodirectthelightsaccord-ingtomovementsinawaythatwillimprovetheirworkenvironmentwithoutdistractions,Israelsonsaid.Hesaidthesoftwaremustrunonalow-energycomputer. “Welookedatthisforacoupleofyears,”Israelsonsaid.“Buttheresearchitselfisjustbeginningnow.” IsraelsonsaidI2Bwillresearchwhathecallsthe“humanfactor,”orthepsychologyoflighting,aspartoftheproject.HesaidLaurenFowlerfromthepsychologydepartmentatWeberStateUniversityispartoftheteamandwillworkonhowlightingaffectspeoplepsy-chologicallyandwilldetermineinwhichways
thelightingmaychangeinroomswithoutbeingdistractive.HesaidFowlerhasdonesimilarworktodeterminebetterlightingcon-ditions;however,thetypeofresearchneededfortheteam’sprojecthasnotbeendoneinthepast. “Weseearealoppor-tunityheretomaybehelpdevelopthenextgenerationofintelligentbuildings,”Israelsonsaid.“(Thelightsensors)begintounder-standwhatkindofactivi-tiesaregoingoninsidethebuildings.Theyadapttheirbehaviortothoseactivitiesinsuchawaythatitreducesenergyconsumption.” Israelsonsaidthemostadvancedsensorstodayaremotionandacoustic,whichonlydetectmotion.Hesaidthesensorsarelimitedbecausetheycanonlydetectifpeoplearemovingintheroom,butnotwheretheyare,norwhattheyaredoing.Israelsonsaidplacesusingradio-fre-quencybadgesallowssystemstoidentifywhoisintheroombutare,again,limitedbecausetheydonotknowwherepeopleare,norwhatactiv-ityisgoingonintheroom–makingithardtoknowwhatisthebestlighting. TheI2Bteamisevaluatingthetypeofequip-mentitwillputinthelab,Israelsonsaid.Theteamwillworkinbuilding1770attheLoganInnovationCampusandplanstomovetotheUSTARbuildingthatisunderconstructiontosetupapermanentlab,hesaid. TheUSTARbuildingwilleventuallyhousetheI2Bteam,alongwithotherUSTARteams,andisbeingbuiltonInnovationCampus,saidJacobaMendelkow,marketingandpublicrela-
tionsspecialistforUSU’sstrategicventuresandeconomicdevelopmentdepartment,
whichoverseestheUSTARteamsattheuniversity.Shesaidthe3,300-square-footbuildingcost$20million,halfofitpaidforbyUSTARandtheotherhalfbyUSU.MendelkowsaidthebuildingwillbereadyforoccupationonJan.1,2011,andwillhavestate-of-the-artfacilitiesfortheteams. IsraelsonsaidI2BisincontactwithseveralUtahlightingcompaniesthatmay
beinterestedinlicensing,marketingandmanufacturingthetechnologieswhenthey
becomeavailable.Hesaidtheteamisalsoincontactwithlightingdesignersandthe
premiercentersthatfocusonlightinginthecountryinordertohelptheresearch.
Israelsonsaidthetechnologywillbereadytolicense
outinabouttwoyears.Hesaidtheavailabil-
ityofthetechnologydependsonhowlongitwilltakethecompaniestocom-mercializeit.
MendelkowsaidthereasonUSTARwascreatedwastohelp
developtechnologiesthatwillbecommer-cializedandlicensed
toprivatecompanies.Shesaidtheuniversity
willholdthepatentsofthetechnologiesand
services,whichwillgen-eraterevenueforUSU.
Israelsonsaidtheteamisfocusingonoffice
buildingsatthistime,but
thetechnologywillbedevelopedforuseinthehotelindustry,high-endretail,anditmayfilterdowntoresidentialbuildings.HesaidI2Bisfocusingoncommercialbuildingsbecauseitiswherethemostamountofenergyisusedforlightingpurposes. “(TheUSTARfunding)helpsfacilitateandpushthispastresearchintocommercialization,andthatwasthepointofUSTARtobeginwith,”Mendelkowsaid.ShesaidwithoutUSTARfund-ing,theteamsmaynothavebeenabletocon-ductthelevelofresearchcurrentlybeingdone,norbringthehigh-caliberresearchers. I2BisoneofthreeteamscreatedoverthesummerthatreceivedfundingfromUSTAR,Mendelkowsaid.Shesaidallthreeteamsreceivedapproximately$9million,whichwillbegiveninincrementsoverafive-yearperiod. Themoneywillbeusedtooutfitalabora-torytodotheresearchin,Israelsonsaid.Hesaidtheteamwillusethefundstohireprimaryinvestigatorstoconducttheresearch,alongwithstudentresearchersandengineersthatwillhelpdevelopthetechnologyandsoftwareneededfortheintelligentlightingsystems. Israelsonsaidthefundingwillgivehisteamtheresourcesthatwillenableittoattractmoneyfromotherplaces,suchasgrantsfromtheDepartmentofEnergy. Israelsonsaidtheteamdirectorsincludehimself,Fowler,JakeGuntheroftheelectronicandcomputerengineeringdepartmentandJeffMuhs,whoisworkingwiththebio-fuelprojectatUSUandhaspreviouslyworkedonenergy-relatedprojectsattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory. Israelsonsaidsomestudentresearcherswillworkwithdifferentsensors,somewillprogramthealgorithmsintolow-powercomputersandsomewilldevelopthecomputerprograms. USTARwasstartedin2006bythen-Gov.Jon
UtahStateUniversityEmergencyManagementcon-ductedatestoftheEmergencyAlertSystem,contactingmorethan28,300peopleintheUSUcommunityThursdayat9a.m. Studentswhohaveupdatedemergencycontactinforma-tionontheirUSUAccessaccountwerenotifiedbyphonecallsandtextmessages.AllAggiemailaccountsalsoreceivedane-mailnotification. “Intheeventofanactualcrisis,wewanttoensurethesesystemsarefullyfunctionalsowecanusethesemeanseffec-tivelywhenitactuallymat-ters,”saidCapt.SteveMilneofUSUPolice.“Ideally,thesewilljustbeusedforavalanchewarningsandsuch,ratherthansomethingsimilartotheVirginiaTechattacks.” Morethan90percentoffemalesand80percentofmalesbetweentheages18-24areusingtheirphoneswhileinclass,accordingtoarecentstudybyUSU.Thestudy,con-ductedbyUSUdoctoratestu-dentTorreyMorrill,alsofoundthatoutof704studentswhoparticipatedallbutsixofthemhadcellphones. Morrill’sstudyalsoshowsthateventhoughtextinginclassmaymakeitharderto
concentrate,it’snotadeter-rentforstudents.However,mostfacultymembersencour-agestudentstoshutofftheirphonesorputthemawaydur-ingclass.“Idon’tknowofanyinstructorswhoallowphonestobeturnedoninclass,”saidjournalismprofessorJaneKoerner.“It’sdisruptiveandinconsiderateofotherstudentsinclass.” AsstatedintheCodeofPoliciesandProcedures,stu-dentsareasked“tofollowclassguidelinesassetforthinsyl-labiandasenunciatedbytheirinstructors.” LimitingdistractionbyaskingstudentstoturnofforputawaytheirphonescouldhindertheeffectivenessoftheEmergencyAlertSystem.Theintentistoinformstudentsviatextmessage,phonemes-sageande-mailof“threatstopersonalsafety,fires,snowclosures,evacuations,severeweatherandbuildingclo-sures,”accordingtowww.usu.edu/alert. ViceProvostLaurensSmithsaidhewantsawayforstu-dentstoreceivealertsinclasswithoutcausingtextingdis-ruptions. Smithsaid,“We’relookingintowaysotheruniversitiesdealwiththisissue.Wedon’twantanythingtopreventtheimplementationofthealertsystem.Weabsolutelywantto
takeadvantageofeverypartofouralertsystem.Inordertodoso,we’llbetalkingabouthowtobestaccomplishthisinourcommitteemeetings.” EricKimball,assistantprofessorinthedepartment
ofhistory,deviatesfrommostprofessorsandallowsstudentstoleavetheircellphonesonthedesk,sotheywillknowiftheyreceiveemergencynoti-fications.“Alotofclassroomsaroundcampusarebasically
soundproof.Agunshotcouldalmostbenon-existenttostudentsafewdoorsdown.Iremindmystudentstoregisterforthesealertsandkeeptheirphoneson,”Kimballsaid.“Iwantthemtofeelsafeand
secure,andIthinkthesealertsareaverygoodidea.” Kimballdoesn’thaveaproblemwithstudentsbeing
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TEXT ALERT ISSUED TO STUDENTs’ CELL PHONES creates the question whether cell phones are to be kept on class for safety reasons. Assistant rofessor Eric Kimball tells his students to keep phones handy in case an emergency does occur. He believes this is wise because many classrooms are nearly sound proof. PETE SMITHSUTH photo
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Obama, UN council backs broad nuclear agenda UNITEDNATIONS(AP)—WithPresidentBarackObamapresiding,theU.N.SecurityCouncilonThursdayunanimouslyendorsedasweepingstrategyaimedathaltingthespreadofnuclearweaponsandultimatelyeliminatingthem,tousherinaworldwith“undiminishedsecurityforall.” “Thatcanbeourdestiny,”Obamadeclaredafterthe15-nationbodyadoptedthehistoric,U.S.-initiatedresolutionatanunprecedentedsummitsession.“Wewillleavethismeetingwithareneweddeterminationtoachievethissharedgoal.” Thelengthydocumentwasaimed,inpart,atthewidelydenouncednuclearprogramsofIranandNorthKorea,althoughtheywerenotnamed.ItalsoreflectedObama’sambitiousagendatoembracetreatiesandotheragreementsleadingtowardanucle-arweapon-freeworld,someofwhichisexpectedtoencounterpoliticaloppositioninWashington. Onbothcounts,Thursday’s15-0votedeliveredaglobalcon-sensus–countriesrangingfromBritaintoChinatoBurkinaFaso–thatmayaddpoliticalimpetustodealingwithnuclearviola-tors,advancingarmscontrolininternationalforumsandwin-ningsupportintheU.S.Congress. “Thisisahistoricmoment,amomentofferingafreshstarttowardanewfuture,”U.N.Secretary-GeneralBanKi-moonsaid,salutingthefirstsuchSecurityCouncilgatheringofpresidentsandpremierstodealwithnuclearnonproliferation. The2,300-worddocumentdidnotauthorizeanyconcreteactions,butiturgedactiononalonglistofproposalsbeforetheinternationalcommunity. Itcalledfornegotiationofatreatybanningproductionoffissilematerialfornuclearbombsandestablishmentofinterna-tionallysupervisednuclearfuelbanks,tokeeppotentialbombmaterialoutofmorehands—bothitemsonObama’sagenda. ItalsourgedstatestoratifytheComprehensiveTestBanTreaty(CTBT),the1996pactbanningallnuclearbombtests,anotherObamagoal. TheUnitedStatesisamongninenationswithnuclearweap-onsortechnologywhoseapprovalisrequiredforthattreatyto
takeeffect,butwhichhavenotratifiedtheCTBT. Republicanoppositiondefeatedthetest-banpactintheU.S.Senatein1999,andObamaisexpectedtofacesimilarGOPoppositioninpushingforratificationnextyear.TheSenateobjectedtothemeasurebecausetheU.S.mightneedtotestitsweaponstoassurereliability,andtherewereconcernsinterna-tionalmonitoringmightfailtodetectcheaters. TheresolutioninvariouswaysreaffirmedsupportfortheNuclearNonproliferationTreaty,the1968accordaimedatpre-ventingthespreadofatomicarmsbeyondfiveoriginalweaponspowers–theU.S.,Russia,Britain,FranceandChina. ItbolsteredaslewofearliercouncilresolutionsthatslappedsanctionsonNorthKorea,foritstestingofnuclearweapons,andonIran,whoseuranium-enrichmentprogramissuspectedtobeintendedfornuclearweapons.Itdemandedthatthese“partiesconcerned”complyfullywithsuchrequirements. Obama,leadingthemeetingbecausetheU.S.iscouncilpresi-dentforthemonthofSeptember,saidtheresolutionwasnot“aboutsinglingoutanindividualnation.”ButFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozy,inhiscouncilspeech,directedsharpwordsatbothcountries. “Wemayallbethreatenedonedaybyaneighbor,byaneigh-borendowingitself”withnuclearweapons,Sarkozysaid. BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrowncalledonthecounciltoconsider“fartoughersanctions”againstIran. Inreaction,theIranianU.N.missionlaterissuedastatementdenouncing“fear-mongering”and“falsehoods,”andrepeatingitsclaimthatitsnuclearprogramisdesignedforcivilianenergypurposesonly. Theflare-upcamejustaweekbeforeascheduledOct.1meet-inginGenevabetweentheIraniansandEuropean,U.S.andChineserepresentativestotrytomovetowardresolvingthelong-runningstandoff. Inhisspeech,Libya’sU.N.ambassador,AbdurrahmanMohamedShalgam,fillinginforabsentleaderMoammarGadhafi,targetedanothersuspectednuclearweaponsprogram,
thatofIsrael,whichrejectstheNonproliferationTreaty. Israel’snuclearsitesshouldbesubjecttointernationalover-sight,Shalgamsaid.“Otherwise,allthestatesoftheMiddleEastwillsay,‘Wehavearighttodevelopnuclearweapons.WhyIsraelalone?’” Thursday’somnibusresolutionalsoexpressed“graveconcern”aboutthethreatofnuclearterrorism,andurgedstatestotakefirmerstepstokeeppotentialbombmaterialoutofterroristhands.Itencouragedgovernmentstolaydownstricterguidelinesforexportingnucleartechnology,forexample,andtodomoretodetectanddisruptnucleartrafficking. TheWhiteHousesaidThursday’sactiondemonstrated“grow-inginternationalpoliticalwillbehindthe(Obama)nuclearagenda.”
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations headquar-ters, Thursday. At rear is U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. AP photo
At UN, Chavez smells hope, not sulfur
VENEzUELAN PRESIDENT HUgO CHAVEz addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations head-quarters, Thursday. AP photo
UNITEDNATIONS(AP)—VenezuelanPresidentHugoChaveztoldtheU.N.GeneralAssemblyonThursdaythathesmellshopenotsulfur,asmallcomplimentforBarackObamagiventhathebrandedthenPresidentGeorgeW.Bush“thedevil”whenhelastaddressedtheworldbodyin2006. “Itdoesn’tsmellofsulfur.It’sgone.Itsmellsofsomethingelse.Itsmellsofhopeandyouhavehopeinyourheart,”Chavezsaidduringarambling,57-min-uteaddresswherehementionedclosefriendandformerCubanPresidentFidelCastromorethanObamaorBush. Thoughattimeshewavedhisarms,shookhisfistandpointedforemphasis,Chavezwaslargelycalmandjovialdur-ingthespeech.Hedenouncedcapitalism
asbeingachiefcauseofglobalclimatechangeandaccusedObamaofmakingloftypromisesbutfailingtoliveuptothem,asking“doesn’titseemliketherearetwoObamas?” Duringaraucouspressconferenceafterhefinishedspeaking,Chavezsaid,“IhopethetwoObamasjoinandbecomeone,theonewhogavethespeechyester-day.” TheVenezuelanpresidentpraisedObama’sTuesdaycallsattheGeneralAssemblyfortheworld’smost-power-fulnationstoworkforglobalpeace,butChavezalsosaidU.S.policycontinuestoprovokewar. ObamaandChavezshookhandsdur-ingtheSummitoftheAmericansinAprilandChaveztoldreportersThursdayhe
“felttherewaschemistry”betweenthem. “Idon’twanttoattackhimperson-ally,”hesaid.“Idon’twanttosayhe’safake.” ButChaveztookhisbombasticrhetoricastepfurtherwhenaddress-ingtheGeneralAssembly,referringtoWashington-backedfree-marketreformswhenhedemandedtoknow,“whatwoulditbelikeinLatinAmericatodayiftheAmericanshadnotimposedtheirmodelwithfirepowerandblood?” “Imperialismmustend!”hesaid. Apopulistandtheleaderofaself-declared“socialistrevolution”inVenezuela,ChavezalsourgedObamato“comeovertothesocialistside.ComejointheAxisofEviloverhere.”Hewasonlyhalf-joking.
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Question 1: We’re 0-2, but the product on the field is obviously better. What is hold-ing us back from turning the corner. – Ryan Naegle, freshman, undeclared
Coach Andersen: I don’t think anything is holding us back. I’m proud of the way the team is progressing, kids are playing hard. We’ve played to very good football teams, right now we’ve got plenty to work on, but Division I foot-ball games are hard to win.
Question 2: Do you have a lot of blue clothes now, or is your closet mainly still full of red and black? – Andy Morgan, senior, philosophy
Coach Andersen: I don’t have any red, red’s gone completely. I don’t even have a red pair of shoes anymore. I’ve got nothing.
Question 3: What does the Homecoming game mean for you and the team? – Dan Hilker, senior, marketing
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also important for us to be able to understand traditions and understand what people have gone through before we were here. It’s very, very important for us to come out and play well and win in front of the alumni and it’s our first home game. Homecoming is a big deal to this football team, there’s no question.
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As the temperatures drop and colors change around Cache Valley, many cyclists are gearing up for the best season of the year. In Mark Wimmer’s opinion, the only reason bikers ride through the heat of sum-mer is to be in shape when fall rolls around. “Fall is the best time to be a mountain biker,” Wimmer, of Wimmer’s Ulitmate Bicycles, said. Wimmer said one feature of Cache Valley biking is that while the trails are “climby” the scenery makes the trip worth it. “You can climb your brains out for two hours and be rewarded with these spectacu-lar views,” Wimmer said. Newcomers to the valley wondering where to start biking need look no farther than the canyons just east of campus. Some half-dozen trails ranging from beginner to expert lie in less than a 15-minute drive. “The farther you get up in the canyon the trails are more remote,” Wimmer said. James Robbins of Joyride Bikes said he likes to “forget about everything else and just ride.” “There’s a lot of good terrain here, it’s just not as exploited as it should be,” Robbins said. For an easy ride Wimmer suggested the River Trail in Logan Canyon and the Green Canyon Trail. The River Trail begins at the Stokes Nature Center as a wide gravel path and just after Second Dam tapers into a narrower trail,
referred to as single-track, before ending near Third Dam. The Green Canyon trail is mostly single-track and begins at the mouth of Green Canyon following the road fairly closely up to the edge of the Mount Naomi Wilderness. Both trails are uphill one way, allowing the rider to mostly coast on the return. “It gives a little taste of what riding there is without killing them,” Wimmer said. Robbins said he often rec-ommends Green Canyon to bikers. “It’s a great trail, not too technical and really pretty,” Robbins said, but added the trail can become crowded at times. Riders in Green Canyon have to either get off their bikes or turn around at the Mount Naomi trail, and riders on the River Trail can either return at Third Dam or connect with a series of trails at the Spring Hollow campground. For a more challenging ride, Wimmer said he enjoys the Jardine Juniper Trail, located up Logan Canyon by Wood Camp. The trail is rocky and steep and culminates at what is often referred to as the oldest tree in Utah. “It’s good climbing but not so much that you can’t have fun,” Wimmer said. “The scen-ery is just spectacular.” Ryan Keepers, who works at Aggie Blue Bikes on campus, said Jardine Juniper is the “staple ride” of Logan; the trail is often listed as a must-ride of Utah trails, like the list found at utahmountainbiking.com where it appears first. “You get a bit of everything,”
Keepers said. For the intermediate rider, Robbins recommended Richards Hollow located up Right Hand Fork in Logan Canyon. Robbins said the trail is one of his favorites, offering a mostly downhill slope over a combination of fast f lowy sections and rocky techni-cal patches. Other trails are located in the area, including the trail to the grave of Old Ephraim, the bear whose head is on display in the library’s Special Collections Keepers said that unlike biking in Southern Utah, the northern mountain ranges offer canyon riding with more continuous runs of incline or decline. “You can find areas where it’s a long stretch of downhill,” Keepers said. Most of the trails around Logan are out-and-back’s, where you begin and end at the same point and have an equal amount of uphill and downhill. Some areas like Tony’s Grove, Keepers said, offer shuttle rides where riders can leave a car at the bottom of a trail and ride almost entirely downhill. Wimmer said his favorite Cache Valley trail is the North Syncline Trail, a 4,000-foot climb over the north side of Mount Logan’s peak. The trail connects the Spring Hollow trail system with Dry Canyon and can fill the better part of a day, Wimmer said. “There’s amazing views of the valley,” Wimmer said. “Now is the time to do it.” Keepers said the trail, from Spring Hollow on, is a “gruel-ing” climb but eventually levels
out at the peak. “It’s a really good exercise ride,” Keepers said. “Check your legs, check your lungs, bring some lunch.” Trail lists and information can be found online, or by visiting any of the bike shops around town. Keepers said Blue Bikes is always happy to answer questions or help get your bike mountain-ready. Fall is well underway, as the patches of red and yellow along the trails show, and Logan’s winter is fast approaching, a fact in which neither Wimmer nor Robbins could find a silver lining for mountain bikers. “The only advantage is ski season is getting closer,” Wimmer said.
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Most coaches would have their hands plenty full managing and coaching nine players at once on an NCAA tennis team. For Utah State head tennis coach Christian Wright, the nine players that make up his current men’s team is just a touch below half of his full slate of players to coach when the current roster of 10 women are thrown into the mix. Wright is in a unique situation at Utah State as he is the only head coach pulling double duty. It’s a situation and challenge that none of Wright’s coaching peers in the rest of the Western Athletic Conference are faced with. Not only is Wright the only multitask-ing tennis coach in the WAC, but for his first 16 years as head coach at USU he was multitasking primarily on his own. “We haven’t had a real paid assistant until just a couple years ago,” Wright said. It had been a long time coming, but that role of a full-time assistant was filled by one of Wright’s recently graduated players, Lukas Bouton, who is entering his third season as an assistant coach to Wright. Wright has also received coaching assis-tance from another recently graduated player of his, voluntary assistant coach Fernando Gallegos. Aside from the challenge of trying to get in enough practice time with each of his players, Wright is constantly faced with the challenge of trying to be there for every one of his players on two separate teams. Wright said, “The main thing is we want to be available, where if they just have a question after practice or before practice,
they can drop by the office. With 16 to 18 players, sometimes we feel like we’re just shuffling people around.” Despite having limited time and resources to give to his players, Wright is comfortable in the output and availability he and his assistants are able to give to their players. “I wouldn’t say it’s easy, but I definitely have relied on Lukas and Fernando to help get private hitting times in with the play-ers,” Wright said. “I feel like we’re doing a good job with it. We’re trying to improve and make sure that we’re accessible, but it has its challenges.” Perhaps the biggest of those challenges for Wright is the accessibility while on the road, particularly when scheduling con-flicts arise between the two teams. Wright said, “When we go on the road and there’s conflicting dates, that’s the thing that I dislike the most because you’re sending one team and you want to be there for each team, but it’s not logistically possible.” Though Wright says scheduling con-flicts can generally be avoided throughout the majority of the season, they sometimes become necessary in order to give his play-ers some of the competitive opportunities he feels they deserve. When the scheduling conflicts do arise, Wright and his staff do the best they can to be in the right place with each of the teams. “Lukas will go one way with one team and I’ll go the other,” Wright said. “We’ll just try to be as fair as we can and look at the full schedule and flip-flop who’s going where.” It is a challenge that Wright says he would rather not have to overcome down the road, but one that will remain a reality as long as he is head coach for both teams.
One aspect of coaching for Wright, recruiting, has seen a drastic evolu-tion during his years at USU. In the past Wright would send out letters and requests to prospective players stating interest in recruiting them and then have to wait for the players to respond and send in VHS tapes or DVDs of their ten-nis skills. Now Wright is modernizing his recruiting. “The way that it’s kind of going is there’s a lot of postings on YouTube,” Wright said. “We can just check it in minutes and not waste a lot of time waiting for a DVD or something to come through. That’s a trend that we’re embracing.” While he has stepped up to the chal-lenge of coaching multiple teams for the past 18 tennis seasons at Utah State, Wright said he would welcome the hir-ing of another tennis coach to allow him to exclusively coach either the men’s or women’s team. “I think that down the road, hope-fully sooner than later, that will happen,” Wright said. “We’ve had discussions about that because it’s the next step that we need to make.” One coaching alternative that Wright said he would be open to would be to have a coaching format similar to one of USU’s fellow schools in the WAC. “I know that at New Mexico State they have a director of tennis and he’s the head coach, and he has two full-time assistants,” Wright said. Under that format, the head coach works with both teams, but the two assistants are assigned exclusively to either the men’s or women’s team.
Wright doing double dutyBy MATT SONNENBERGstaff writer
The Lady Aggies trav-eled to Provo and played two games last weekend. Game one was against Colorado State University. Game two was played just for fun against a city league team. The Aggies lost to CSU 36-32 in a game they could have won. USU played 70 minutes of solid rugby and had the lead up until that point. Then, with 10 minutes left in the game, everything fell apart. USU missed a tackle, which led to a CSU try. At that point USU lost its composure and with about one minute remain-ing CSU scored one more try to seal the deal. Team captains Tabitha Morin and Shannon
Woolley both agreed that fatigue and lack of condition-ing was a factor in the defen-sive breakdown. Team president Vanessa Avila-Esparza agreed along with Morin and Woolley that the team needs to do a better job tackling. Morin said, “We need to work on the little details. Some players were hesitant with tackles but better tackling comes with experience. (The new team members) need to learn it doesn’t hurt too bad to make a tackle.” Coach Dennis Kohler said that there are a lot of new play-ers and that the beginning of the season is always spent working the kinks out. “It takes some time,” Kohler said. Kohler said that he couldn’t
single out any part of the team to blame for the loss. “It wasn’t just the backline or the forwards, it was an over-all team defensive breakdown,” Kohler said. Even with the loss Kohler remained optimistic. “I was really happy with how they played,” he said. The Lady Aggies face Brigham Young University next on Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. on the HPER field. Both Avila-Esparza and Kohler both spoke highly of BYU. ”They are a pretty good opponent,” Avila-Esparza said. “They have good recruiting, lots of players and they usually beat us.” Kohler said BYU is a very consistent team because they have a consistent coaching
staff and they recruit. “We’re ready for BYU,” Morin said. Woolley said, ”We’re really pumped for BYU, it’s an in-state rival, it’s Homecoming weekend. We’re really excited.” Kohler was very optimistic, saying, “We can beat BYU if we play at the level that I know we are capable of playing.” Kohler also said to beat BYU they need keep the same level of play for the whole game and not let down at the end as they did against CSU. “We need to forget the history and have a winning mindset,” Avila-Esparza said. She also said the team needs to have good passing, not be afraid to tackle, make the first tackle and get the job done.
Victory slips away from Rugby late in game vs. CSU RamsBy TYLER HUSKINSONstaff writer
AGGIE DANIELLE TAYLOR spikes the ball dur-ing a game in the Smith Spectrum. USU lost to New Mexico State on the road Thursday night. FILE photo
Ags fall short to New Mexico Going into the 2009 volleyball sea-son, the Aggies had lost six straight matches to their WAC opponent New Mexico State, winning only two of their last 20 sets. The story stayed the same on Thursday when USU fell 3-0 to NMSU at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Junior Chelsea Fowles started off the game hot, setting up two kills by her teammates Shantell Durrant and Liz McArthur. New Mexico quickly fought back and jumped on top for a 1-0 lead in a close 25-22 set. The hitting percentage for USU during the first set was .206 (11-4-34) while NMSU hit .233 (18-8-43). In the second set USU once again jumped out to a two-point lead, this time off two attack errors by New Mexico. USU was able to stay out in front of NMSU until, with the
score 22-22, a Durrant error lifted NMSU ahead 23-22. After a timeout from Utah State head coach Grayson DuBose, Emily Kortsen tied things back up at 23-23, and the two teams met up again at 24-24 before the NewMags ended the set with two kills to put the Aggies away at 26-24. NMSU took the 2-0 lead with a set hit-ting percentage of .196 (16-7-46) while USU hit .143 (12-6-42). During the third set, both teams hit a negative percentage, Utah State with a -.152 (8-13-33) and NMSU a -.029 (10-11-35). The sloppy play of both teams resulted in 25 errors in the set and only 18 kills. For the first time this season, no USU player had double-digit kills. Libero Christine Morrill had a team-high 17 digs on the night while Lori Wilson-Beckstrom finished the three sets with a team-high seven kills. Wilson-Beckstrom tied a career-
high with five blocks on the night. Utah State’s record falls to 8-5 overall and 0-1 in WAC play while NMSU moves to 6-4 overall.
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Utah State men’s tennis played host to the opening day of action of the Utah State Open on Thursday. The Aggies hosted Weber State, Boise State and Utah at the USU outdoor tennis courts. Competition began Thursday morning with the singles round of 32 and continued through the day, ending with doubles action in the evening. In singles play, USU began the day with nine competitors, fresh-men Alex Daines, Sven Poslusny and Jose Limon, sophomore Nate Ballam, juniors Jakob Asplund, Alex Thatcher, Nikita Ryashchenko and Bryan Marchant, along with senior Amit Maharj. Asplund and Marchant advanced to round 16 after a bye along with vic-torious Aggies Thatcher, Ryashchenko, Psolusny, Ballam and Maharaj.
This week marks the second-earliest Homecoming game in USU’s history, and it will be a true homecoming in the sense that Saturday’s game will be USU’s first home game of the 2009 season. The Aggies are excited to return home after opening the season with two road losses against top-notch oppo-nents. “We’re progressing, and there was definite improvement from game one to game two,” USU head coach Gary Andersen said. “I think we’ve played a quality opponent (in both games). You don’t change it over night, you just don’t.” After surprising many by taking the Big 12’s Texas A&M to the wire last week, USU is looking to pick up its first victory of the season and its first Homecoming win since 2006. “It would mean a lot,” said sopho-more defensive end Junior Keiaho about winning the homecoming game. “It will jump start us for the season.” The Aggies will be hosting in-state foe Southern Utah from the Football
Championship Subdivision – formerly Division II – Saturday, and the meeting will only be the second between the two schools, with USU taking the lone vic-tory in 2000. The Thunderbirds (1-2) enter the contest on a two-game losing streak, but Andersen and his staff know bet-ter than to overlook the smaller school from the south. Andersen was head coach of the Thunderbirds back in 2003 when he led the team to more wins than they’d had in the three previous years combined. Five other current Aggie coaches have ties to SUU as well. SUU is led by senior quarterback Cade Cooper who is averaging 246.3 yards a game while completing 66.7 percent of his passes. Cooper has thrown for seven touchdowns in the Thunderbirds’ three games and given up three interceptions. On the ground the T-birds are led by sophomore run-ning back Austin Minefee’s 115 yards per game. Overall, Southern Utah is averag-ing 417.3 yards of total offense a game – numbers that should definitely grab the attention of an Aggie defense that has struggled in its first two games.
“Are we executing flawlessly? Absolutely not,” Andersen said. “Especially on the defensive side of the ball, we’re not even close. We need to improve on defense, it’s not an effort situation, it’s just an ability to be able to get into position to make plays.” Keiaho said executing on the defen-sive side of the ball was the biggest key to shoring up a defensive unit that has given up nearly 1,100 yards in only two games. The Aggies, however, will be showcas-ing a few weapons of their own. Junior quarterback Diondre Borel is coming off a career-high 334-yard passing performance and sophomore tailback Robert “Turbo” Turbin is cur-rently ranked fourth in the country in rushing, averaging 134.5 yards per game. “I don’t pay too much attention to stats, my main focus is coming out here, practicing hard and trying to get better,” Turbin said when asked about his success. “In the film room, watching the film trying to dissect their defense and see what kind of big plays we can make this week and see how we can win is my main focus.” With that winning focus in mind,
Keiaho and Turbin both expressed their excitement about finally being able to play a game at Romney Stadium and showcase their ability to USU fans for a change. “It actually does feel good to come home and have our fans see us play at our home field. We’re hoping it’s going to be a big crowd for us,” Turbin said. “It’s going to be exciting to actually have a crowd cheering for us. We won’t have to go on silent count on offense anymore.” Heading into Saturday’s game, the Aggies are hoping for another jump in improvement like they saw from their first to their second game. Andersen was particularly impressed with the fight his team showed against the Aggies of Texas A&M last week. “We’re playing extremely hard, there’s no quit in these young men. We’re playing extremely tough,” Andersen said. “It’s day by day, we’re playing good enough to win Division I football games – we haven’t yet – but we’ll continue to make strides to get that done.”
By TIM OLSENsports editor
AGGIE SHANTEL FLANARY advances the ball against Oklahoma State earlier this month at Chuck and Gloria Bell in Logan. FILE photo
Aggies not overlooking T-birds
Ags top Utes in Rio Tinto Shantel Flanary scored the winning goal at Rio Tinto Stadium in the ninth minute of overtime as the Utah State women’s soccer team upended the University of Utah 2-1. Erin Salmon took possession of the ball at midfield and sent it into the corner for Flanary to fetch. Flanary outran the Ute defender, gained possession of the ball, moved it down on the base line and attempted to cross it over to Lauren Hansen who was making a run on the far post. The run was not necessary. The Ute defender hustled to catch up with Flanary and put her boot on the ball as Flanary attempted her cross. The ball deflected, arced high and just touched the outstretched fingertips of Utah goalkeeper Emalee Rogers enough to send the ball into the far side net-ting. “I was thinking I’ve got to cross it in, find one of my players on the back post,” Flanary said. “It deflect-ed off the defender and I actually thought it was going out for a corner, but somehow it kind of curved off and the keeper kind of tipped it into the back of the net. We definitely got some help from the Utah play-ers on that one.” The win is the second that USU has managed to get against Utah, who leads the all-time series with the young USU soccer program 10-2. Head coach Heather Cairns said this win is huge for USU. “First of all, it’s Utah,” Cairns said. “It’s an in-state rival. It’s a team that we haven’t had much success with. I mean before this game, we were 1-10 against them. So, to get that win against the in-state rival, I mean, a lot of the girls have grown up playing togeth-er. It’s a big emotional victory.” Cairns also said this game was a huge step up for the team in terms of execution. “But more than that,” Cairns said, “after being on the road for four games, we felt that we hadn’t execut-ed as well as we needed to. To be able to come out and execute our game plan as we had intended is a big step for us in our preparation for conference play.” Notably, the Aggies’ offensive and midfield pos-
session was dramatically better in this match. USU’s Allie Maduell, Heather Pond, Stefani Shiozaki, Chandra Salmon and Erin Salmon maneuvered the ball effectively around the Utes, who looked like they were playing catchup nearly the entire match. The only few minutes that Utah actually seriously pushed back into Aggie territory and applied multiple threats was during a four-minute span in the second half in which Utah trailed USU 1-0. Utah was trailing 1-0 because of a brilliant, gutsy set-piece play by Stefani Shiozaki and Sidne Garner. Utah committed a foul around the midfield line on the left side. Garner took the option to play the ball, and sent every midfielder and attacker up into the Utah penalty box. Garner sent the ball 60 yards, left to right, into triple coverage where it found Shiozaki’s head and the back of the Ute net.
“I was just calling for it,” Shiozaki said of her goal. “I was saying, ‘Sid, we’re going to get a goal right here.’ She took the kick, and I was, like, ‘this is mine.’ Lauren (Hansen) was already celebrating. It kind of hit the side of my face and shoulder and went in and we just went wild.” It only took Utah four minutes to respond. Zoe Van Gorder, the big Ute defender, made her way into the box after Utah earned a corner kick. Utah’s Chelsea Forbes sent it in, and Gorder headed it in off USU’s near post. Overtime was the key in this one. Utah only man-aged to put itself in a position to score once in the overtime period, and USU had multiple opportunities. – [email protected]
Golf to host SUU in lone home match
The Utah State men’s golf team will be home this weekend when it hosts Southern Utah University at the Logan Golf & Country Club in its lone home match of the season on Sept. 25-26. This year’s meeting marks the sixth annual head-to-head match between the two teams. USU defeated SUU in last year’s bout in Cedar City, 9-7, and now trails in the series 3-2. Play will begin Friday at 2 p.m. with 18 holes of four-ball (two-man best ball). The event will con-clude on Saturday with 18 holes of two-man alternate shot beginning at 9 a.m., followed by individual match play at 2 p.m. Current Aggies who participated in last year’s match with SUU include Broadhead, McFarland, Schilleman and Truman. McFarland led USU in last year’s match as he recorded wins in all three events, while Broadhead and Schilleman posted wins in best ball and match play.
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Music: Album worth student’s time -continued from page 7could alter this song, I would change the starting point to 1:06 when electric guitars form the foundation upon which the song should be constructed. I probably would have wanted to involve the electric guitar a bit more in this song as well because the line it plays is by far the strongest portion of this song. I love the guitar solo. Given that I can’t change it, I still like this song. Around 2:40 into the song, J.Wride final-ly breaks into harmony for the chorus and starts to sing it very roundly, and it is at this point that J.Wride starts sounding like a mix between Snow Patrol and Lady Danville, both of which I enjoy. J.Wride uses the piano a lot more than Snow Patrol and doesn’t use quite as many harmonies as Lady Danville. Probably one of the best features about this song is that the multi-track mixing comes together in a manner as to induce a sense of construction or progressive union as the song advances. At the beginning, one element is introduced and with every round of the chorus and melody, some-thing new is placed on top of it. As men-tioned before, my biggest complaint is that I think the lowest block in the foundation should be a bit different. Namely, it should be instrumental. Elsewhere in the album, “Cold War 46” entertained me with the title. I found it intriguing and since the track opens up with audio of machine guns and a sultry, melancholic melody, I also found the title appropriate. Also great was the use of the saxophone. This song is two parts “Mad World” by
Michael Andrews and Gary Jules and one part “The Lightning Strikes” by Snow Patrol. I wish I had the time to look up all the lyrics or at least to find out why its called “Cold War 46.” It’s a great song and something any fan of Snow Patrol will probably enjoy. This song is probably my favorite of the tracks that I have available to me. Finally, “Mechanics of a Mess” is very aptly named. This one has by far the most ... ahem ... creative musical introduction of any of these tracks. The song also has the best hook of all. One listen and a certain portion of the song goes repeat-edly through the mind. It’s inevitable. That makes this song better. Key to supporting a strong hook, however, is a powerful melo-dy that builds to it and that does not exist in this song. Tragically, the song doesn’t stick with the hook but shifts gears and takes another track. Perhaps that’s why it’s called “Mechanics of a Mess.” But perhaps I’m being a bit too harsh. The song is good and is still full of soul and style. Returning to my previous question, does J.Wride present something that could take it from relative obscurity to the big time? The answer: no. But, in order to get there, J.Wride doesn’t need to go far. Overall, I give this portion of the album a B+. The strengths: excellent melodic progressions with good lyrics. The weak-nesses: musical repetition and lack of a strong hook involving lyrics. If you are able to find the album in a store somewhere, I think it is worth your time to listen to it.
Birds: Turkey in the cemetery -continued from page 6
as sick as sick could be, with huge, inflamed lymph nodes and a fever that weakened and burned my body to a walking pulp of twisted pain and infection, and I was thinking about how miserable life was ... and then I saw it. The turkey in the cemetery. I stopped in my tracks and gaped at it, eyes bulging. This was one big turkey. Its feathers were completely fanned out (I think he was part peacock.) He stoically and sternly strutted across the sacred burial grounds next to the Spectrum amid the sizzling mist of dawn. I tried to share this mysteriously edifying experience with others: “Really! Truly! An honest-to-goodness turkey in the cemetery!” I exclaimed. I was passionate. I was emphatic. Yet the result, each time, after each telling,
was (and is) always mocking laughter. The lis-teners of my tale blame my vision on delirium. But I’ll never deny the sighting. The turkey was no delusion or mirage. My legendary sighting of the turkey will never be forgotten.
Melissa Condie is a senior majoring in music educa-tion. Questions or com-
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Ridiculous horror film or cult classic?
Where do I begin when reviewing a film like “Jennifer’s Body?” I feel like there has been so much hype leading up to this movie after the first trailer was unveiled months ago. It’s not every day a movie is made about your average high school girl eat-ing her male classmates after she has been possessed by a demon. Yes, you read that cor-rectly. Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) is the head cheerleader and the hottest girl in high school. Her best friend since childhood is Needy Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried). Needy isn’t someone you might typi-cally picture as Jennifer’s best friend. She is a nerdy girl with glasses and frizzy hair, who is naïve when it comes to life. One thing Needy knows without a doubt is that Jennifer is her best friend, and she even proves this by wear-ing the same BFF bracelet as Jennifer. After an unfortunate night of events, which I won’t explain in detail in order to keep from revealing any spoilers, Jennifer returns to school as a different person. Being her best friend, Needy is the only one who notices the sudden change in Jennifer’s personality. After numerous male classmates are slowly picked off one by one, Needy begins to put the pieces together and realizes she is the only one who can stop Jennifer from eating every last guy in the school. You can’t say it doesn’t sound intriguing … right? As if Diablo Cody hadn’t written a crazy enough script to get the word out about the the film, some genius casting director got Megan Fox on board for the starring role of Jennifer herself. Fresh off her smash hit “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen,” Megan has instant-ly become one of Hollywood’s most talked about young actresses. According to all the media frenzy surrounding her, she’s a terrible actress, yet starring in the highest grossing film of the summer. She’s the hottest woman alive, yet constantly overrated by everyone. She’s easy to work with, yet a purely hateful and demanding actress on set. Make up your minds people. All right, leaving her personal life aside, I have to be honest with everyone and admit that I do think she did an excellent job in this film. I’m not sure how much actual acting she had to do, but I do know she brings some-thing to Jennifer that I don’t think many other actresses could pull off.
Of course there was cheesy dialogue, insane story lines and scenes that honestly left me laughing with my friends in the theater. Don’t worry though, we weren’t those annoy-ing college kids who ruin a good horror film
by laughing at every scary moment during the film. This is because “Jennifer’s Body isn’t your typical horror film by any means. Everyone in the theater was right there laughing with us, which isn’t necessarily a negative thing, seeing as how the film is actu-ally considered a dark com-edy. I think the vast majority of people forget what a true
dark comedy really is and end up hating any film tied to the rarely written genre. The humor shows through in every scene, whether it’s coming from one of Jennifer’s many extremely odd lines or her nerdy BFF, Needy. I also think Seyfried did a great job with the character Needy. She delivered each of her lines perfectly to make you feel the intensity and the humor behind every scene. Now the time has come for me to give my grade. I hate to keep giving such high grades each week for the films I review, but I have to be honest with how I feel about the film. While I write the reviews and come up with a grade, I look at what I expected before watch-ing and what I felt like after. I can honestly say I have been excited for awhile to see this film. Horror, comedy, possessions and Megan Fox. What else could a guy ask for, right? By the time I walked out of the film, I had one conclusion running through my head that I knew I had to share in my review. All I could think was, “That was one of the most ridiculous movies I have seen in a years, but I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.” I know it sounds confusing, but I don’t know how else to explain it. I also mention how ridiculous the film is in order to save a little bit of my self-proclaimed reputation as a movie critic for the everyday person. While I enjoyed the film, and will most definitely see it again, I don’t want the average person to look at my grade and think they will also love it. Basically, I think a lot of people will hate this movie and a select group will help it become one of the next cult-classic horror-comedy films. Future viewers beware.
Grade A-“Jennifer’s Body”
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Local talent offers something unique
The band J.Wride introduced itself to Utah on Sept. 18 when it released its debut album “Work of Art.” I became aware of J.Wride a few months ago through a mutual friend and former high school classmate. Although I was unable to attend its concerts and album debut par-ties, the samples of music available on the Internet before the release of the album set the bar high for this band. One video in particular struck my interest and solidified my desire to review this band’s opening album. The video is of a concert in Provo at a small club. Jesse Wride, the lead vocalist, sings and plays the piano while introducing the members of the band through a song that he specifically wrote for that purpose. It was a great video with some excellent music. I recommend the video to anyone interested in alternative rock music à lá Jason Mraz and Snow Patrol. I almost wish that song was part of the album. So, after I decided to review the album, I put myself in con-tact with the band and requested its music. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get all the tracks at the time of this writing, but I hope to soon. I was able to receive four tracks from the album, however. This I deemed sufficient to at least give my opinion of this new, local musical tal-ent. J.Wride’s music is very unique. In the tracks I was able to obtain from the album before writing the review, I iden-tified at least three different musical styles: electro-hop, alternative rock and rap. J.Wride combines fast lyric and progressive melody to send a message of growth and musi-cal revolution, and I like it. This is the kind of music one would expect to hear in a coffee shop in Seattle. Piano and creative lyrics sufficiently populate the album without the heavy load of an electric guitar. Indeed, this band identifies itself strongest through the piano, which I find refreshing. That is not to say a gui-tar is completely absent – and I think it shouldn’t be used more. It complements the piano as the piano assumes the role of the dominant instrument. Even so, the guitar generally plays second-fiddle to the bass guitar as the primary back up to the piano. It’s a very different style for an alternative-rock band. The title track, “Work of Art,” is an upbeat song. The lyrics are reminiscent of Jason Mraz, though perhaps not quite as melodious and deep. There is a slight downside. Although melodious, I find the tune to be a bit repetitive. I think the chorus is strong, and the song progresses easily. I think the important thing to remember about this song is that you will find it easy on your ears. It has a good beat and simple melody that fit in just about any normal social situation. “Work of Art” is a very migrant song. The tune does change in style and intensity. The whole song builds to its penultimate round of the melody and chorus, then quickly winds around and down before it exits. The song has a good climax and a good ending. Quite often the power of a good and appropriate ending are greatly underestimated in the quality of music. J.Wride nailed that ending. However, I believe “Work of Art” lacks something that will take J.Wride from general obscurity to everyone’s car stereo. Let not my heart be troubled. I still have three more tracks to review. Hopefully a real home-run of a song can be found. J.Wride said “All She Wrote” is the more popular main-stream and the most popular song among fans of the album. The song starts with an immediate lyrical progres-sion and melody, but I am not quite as fond of this tune as I am of “Work of Art.” The most glaring hole I can find in this song is that it should open up with more music before the lyrics start. I understand that the founda-tion of this song is the chorus line and establishing that foundation is important for the remainder of the song. At the same time, I think constructing a more continu-ous, stronger and non-lyrical base would do wonders. If I
Grade B+“Work of Art”by J.Wride
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A day at the Tokyo Game Show Imagine navigating a swarming sea of Japanese speak-ers, elite journalists and famous game designers. Now imagine a dumb kid stumbling through this mess – this was my day at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS). Each year in Tokyo, the latest and greatest video games
are shown at TGS. The show is so prominent that game developers travel from all over the world in an attempt to win the hearts of the gaming populous. So far, it’s only day one of the four-day event, but I’m already feeling tired and overwhelmed. As soon as I stepped into the exhibition hall, I was smacked in the
face with anxiety. But can you really blame me for being anxious? After all, everyone I’ve ever looked up to in the gaming industry was at the event, most of which I’ve now met. “Just act professional, follow the crowd and don’t throw up,” I told myself. “And if you throw up, don’t do it on any-one famous,” I thought. The most famous person I met at the show was Hideo Kojima, and I met him by accident. Basically, Microsoft held a panel in which Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear; Keji Inafune, character designer of Mega Man; and Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of Yakuza were in attendance. I also attended the panel. Coincidentally, when I left, Kojima was also exiting. So I did what any good journalist would do – I stalked him. I followed him down the hallway until he went to the restroom. Now, I have two options to consider at this point. I can both leave and not be creepy, or I can be incredibly creepy and wait outside the bathroom. So what did I do? I waited outside, of course. I threw out what dignity I had left and asked the guy for a picture when he came out. I was so nervous I made a stupid gesture and an awkward pose. But I’m sure you already know that since the picture is included. It’s tricky deciphering whether my Asian “V” sign was appropriate for the situation. Normally I’d just give thumbs up like Kojima. However, I’m in Japan, so you better believe I’m rocking the “V.” By the end of the day I managed to “fake” my way
through a dozen interviews and press conferences. Most of the press conferences I wasn’t even invited to – I just walked in. It’s my way of sticking it to the man, since no one cares enough about a college paper to send an invite. So rest assured, I’m doing everything I can to get Aggies the best coverage possible. Unfortunately, The Utah Statesman isn’t exactly a gaming magazine, so my interviews and articles will have to come over the next few weeks. I’m currently sitting outside the gates of TGS waiting for day two to start. Wish me luck.
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FOUR USU STUDENTS participate in the Homecoming parade last year. This year the parade will be Saturday at 10 a.m. on Main Street. PATRICK ODEN photo
HIDEO KOJIMA AND TIM RUSSELL stand in the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, during the Tokyo Show. photo courtesy TIM RUSSELL
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MEMBERS OF THE GUITAR Club play during the Dave Matthews Band tribute concert, Sept. 18. Guitar co-president Aaron Gucumia said more than 100 people attended the event. RACHEL A. CHRISTENSEN photo
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were put into the preparation of the event. Each participant received $50 from sponsor S.E. Needham Jewelers. Joe Needham, of S.E. Needham Jewelers and one of the judges, said Mr. USU received $100 from the store and a $450 ring. The ring was embedded with a blue sapphire, and etched on it were the words Mr. USU, lightning bolts and 2009 in roman numerals to coincide with the “Hercules” theme. S.E. Needham has provided a ring for all eight competitions. “We’re always thrilled to make it for them,” Needham said. In addition to Wednesday’s competition, Harris said the participants had been involved throughout Homecoming Week, judging Monday’s street painting and scooping Aggie Ice Cream on Tuesday. She said it is common for the winner and competitors to continue being involved on campus throughout the year. With each college being represented, organizers hoped to involve groups that don’t always participate. “It shows all the different types of people on this campus,” Harris said. Students were able to save a dollar by bring-ing a can of food, and the admission cost paid for the use of the Kent Concert Hall, Harris said. “We try to not charge students as much as possible,” Harris said.
Other contestants included “Mr. Science” Spencer Banks; “Mr. UVU” Spencer Dahl, who won UVU’s pageant before transferring to USU; “Mr. Education” Spencer Steadman, who said in the introductory video that he has “had a beard since conception;” “Mr. Agriculture” Bailey Shaffer; “Mr. Natural Resources” John Rentschler and “Mr. International” Moudi Sbeity, who entertained the crowd with his tal-ent of Lebanese belly dancing. In other talents, Dahl sang in Italian while catching mini-marshmallows in his mouth, Banks performed the song “I am the Very Model of the Modern Major-General” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” Pugmire beat-boxed and played Queen’s “We Will Rock You” on the bag-pipes, Rentschler performed an underhand chop through a block of wood on which he was standing, Schaffer sang “Tribute” by Tenacious D, Steadman played a f lute sonata in D Major with a trumpet and Winn juggled various objects, including knives. USU dance groups Velocity and Full Circle performed at intervals in the competition. Other judges were ASUSU Service vice-presi-dent David Knighton, assistant directors of Student Life Stephanie Baldwin and Kevin Webb.
During the concert, the wind blew over the screen that displayed the lyrics. In a demon-stration of a participant’s dedication to the concert, an audience member picked it up and held it upright against the wind for the rest of the concert, Wilson said. Gucumia said some people wonder what the difference between USU Guitar and the Independent Music Club is. The Independent Music Club puts on more shows and open-mic events, whereas USU Guitar encourages the audience to sing along and the events are more planned out. “We’re actually really trying to get to know the people in our club on a personal basis,” Gucumia said. He also said the Independent Music Club
gives already-formed bands a stage and an audience to perform for, whereas USU Guitar often helps musicians form bands. He said locals who want to form bands can get in touch with the leader of the club, who will then get the musicians in contact with bands looking for a musician. “People just love it,” Gucumia said. “It puts you around people you normally wouldn’t associate with but common music interests brings you together.” The club’s Web site, www.usuguitar.com, is under construction but those interested in more information can visit the Facebook group USU Guitar.
Encounters with the little creatures
I was munching away on some ridiculously airport-priced fast-food chicken nuggets when a striking blur of movement near my foot snagged the attention of my eyes. Incredulous gasp. I nearly choked. The cause of my startle-ment? A small sparrow-like bird. It was unnerving because it was extraor-dinarily unexpected. I was sitting at Gate D7 inside the Phoenix airport for crying out loud, not an outdoor plaza in Europe. The little fellow twitched his head from side to side as he eyed the bitten piece of battered chicken in my hand. My grip on the much relished food item tightened as another bird joined the intimidation party. And another. And another. The scene of the two-clawed demons licking their lips (I mean, beaks) as they pranced clos-er and closer was akin to a horrifying dream. (Those of you who have seen Hitchcock’s “The Birds” will understand my rationally dire fears.) I mean, what kind of freakishly cannibal-istic birds was I dealing with? How did they get past security? I could have surrendered and thrown the tiny chunk of white meat at their claws, but, dagnabbit, traveling makes me hungry. Peanuts, even if they are honey roasted, have their limit. “Bwaaaaallgh!” I shouted at the birds, wig-gling my arms like a madwoman. The birds flew up into the rafters. I am sorry to admit that I have a loaded past
of cruelty to birds – pigeons specifically. In El Paso, my sister and I found it pleasurable, in our leisure time, to run up to pigeons and pre-tend to kick them. Of course the birds would fly away before we ever got to that pivotal contact point but in NYC, the birds are fatter and lazier, so, um, a bird was kicked and for this I am ashamed. A few years ago I pressed my ill-fated luck in Firenze, Italy, as I ran through a flock of pigeons, causing them to flap around me into a flight-induced whirlwind of feathers. No kicking this time, just chasing. An outraged, old, scraggly bird-woman shook her fist at me, cursed at me in Italian and gave me my due medicine by chasing me out of the piazza with a wicked hobble. True story. I have the most obscure bird sightings, more than the average person, me thinks. For instance, I saw a lone, noble duck wan-dering in the FAV courtyard the other day. I am pretty sure that a duck sighting in the FAV courtyard is not a normal occurrence. I rode my bicycle as close as I could and whipped out my cell phone to take a picture of the for-eign specimen. He did not even quack. Why was I so keen on documenting the sighting? Well, once I saw a turkey in the cem-etery, but no one believes I did. I was on my way to the Student Health Center and I was
-See BIRDS, page 8
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Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com
AggieLife Friday, Sept. 25, 2009Page 5
Not the average beauty queen
FORMER MR. USU and ASUSU President Tyler Tolson announces Kyle Milne the new Mr. USU for 2009-2010 Wednesday night. This was the eighth year for the Mr. USU event. CATHERINE URIE
“Mr. Greek” Kyle Milne was named Mr. USU Wednesday before a cheering crowd in the Kent Concert Hall. Last year’s winner and current Associated Students of Utah State University President Tyler Tolson announced the winner, after being carried onstage on a throne by members of the USU men’s basket-ball team.
Milne said the competition was “so much fun,” thanked the other competitors for mak-ing the experience great and said “hell yes” he was looking forward to the rest of the year. This year’s Mr. USU competition featured a candidate from each of the colleges on campus, as well as a Greek, transfer student, international representative and a person from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Allies (GLBTA). Spencer Pugmire, “Mr. Engineering,” won best swimwear; E. Cooper, “Mr. GLBTA,” won best talent for his per-
formance of Mariah Carey’s “Hero;” Dustin Winn, “Mr. Business,” won the formal wear and question-and-answer segment and Chase Cassias, “Mr. HASS,” won Mr. Congeniality. Cassias’ talent act and was cut short by technical difficulties, but he was allowed to perform a second time at the end of the tal-ent segment. Before beginning, he asked the crowd to sing along with a medley of Bon Jovi songs while he played a bass guitar. “Every time someone doesn’t help out an Aggie, a baby cougar is born,” Cassias said.
The talent portion was kicked off by Tolson, one of the judges, who drew a portrait of basketball coach Stew Morrill and gifted the drawing to judge Joyce Albrecht, USU’s First Lady. ASUSU tradition’s director Kayla Harris said this was the eighth year for the Mr. USU event. It started, Harris said, as a serious event and, overtime, became comical. Even so, long hours
By BENJAMIN WOODsenior news writer
-See BEAUTY, page 6
Don’t fret, you can sing alongGuitar Club plans series of cover concerts
It started in a blue room in the basement of a house known locally as the Man House. “(The basement is) really ugly. It’s uglier than Aggie blue,” said Aaron Gucumia, senior in graphic design and co-president of USU Guitar Club. Following a predetermined set list, musi-cians would pile to the front of the room to play their instruments while corresponding lyrics were projected onto the wall so the guests could sing along. The karaoke nights started two years ago when the Man House roommates and about 20 others would gather. Gumucia said the sessions quickly grew too large for the base-ment to hold. “It got to the point that there were so
many people crammed into the little blue room in our base-ment that people saw it was
too crowded and left,” he said. James Rasmussen, junior in computer science and USU Guitar co-president, said they realized
more space was needed during their Pearl Jam cover concert last year.
In search of a larger venue, the group hosted a
Radiohead cover concert at the Lundstrom Center.
Gucumia said 300-350 people attended. After the concert, Gucumia said they liked using a larger venue but wanted to get “more toward the heart of campus.” Tenants of the Man
House decided the group needed to become orga-
nized and official. They cre-ated the club USU Guitar, which became recognized by
USU in January, Rasmussen said. As a club, the group can use venues on campus for free, he said. “It gives people an opportunity to per-
form that otherwise wouldn’t get to in a set-ting with a lot of people and good music,” Rasmussen said. Gucumia said it was not difficult to become a USU club but there was a lot of paperwork. He said the club ran into prob-lems with paperwork deadlines when they were scheduling the David Matthews Band concert. The members used to use their own equipment for the concerts but with the growth of the event their equipment became inadequate, Gucumia said. The club still uses some of its own equipment, such as amplifiers and instruments, but now it uses some of the university’s property as well, such as a PA system and microphones. Sponsors help pay for things, such as speakers and the people that run the the microphones. Gucumia said the sponsors – Why Sound, KSM Guitars, Pounders and Firehouse Pizzeria – also help pay for f liers. The donations are nonprofit, meaning what-ever the club doesn’t use on an event goes back to the sponsor. Gucumia said people who want to play can sign up for songs on the club’s Facebook group called USU Guitar. He said it’s first
come, first serve for who gets to play a cer-tain song at the concert. The bands being covered at each concert are chosen from recommendations, Gucumia said. Participating musicians are encouraged to visit the Man House the Friday before each concert and run through their songs, Gucumia said. This is not a tryout, he said, but an opportunity to smooth out their per-formance and to feel more comfortable once they take the stage. “Some of the people who think they’re terrible are actually some of the most tal-ented musicians in Logan,” he said. Karaoke is not the only kind of event USU Guitar is planning. Gucumia said the club plans to host an open-mike night once or twice a month, which have yet to be planned. USU Guitar will sponsor concerts high-lighting local bands. Gucumia said these events will be hosted at Firehouse Pizzeria from 10:30 p.m. to midnight on specific Saturdays. It is $5 to get in, but for $10, get all the pizza they can eat. USU Guitar will give $1.50 of each entry fee to the band, Gucumia said. Bands interested in playing at one of the Saturday events should e-mail Gucumia at [email protected]. USU Guitar will also help some local bands to play concerts on campus. Gucumia said the club hopes to be able to use its status as a club to get bands free venues on campus. Future events will be hosted mainly in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium and Rasmussen said the club has booked the auditorium once a month until January. For the club’s first official concert, a Dave Matthews Band tribute Sept. 18, the amphitheater on Old Main Hill was used instead of the auditorium. “(The amphitheater is) really cool and the acoustics are incredible,” Rasmussen said. Eli Wilson, graduate student in mechanical engineering, played the song
“Gravedigger.” It was Wilson’s first karaoke concert with the group, and he said he liked the idea of projecting the lyrics. “I think it’s fun for the people to see the words,” Wilson said. “Most of them didn’t sing along, but at least they caught the meaning of each song as they read.”
By RACHEL A. CHRISTENSENnews editor
“Some of the people who think they’re terrible are actually some of the most tal-ented musicians in Logan.”
– Aaron Gucumia, co-president of
USU Guitar Club
Here’s the official list. The first two venues are booked so start claiming songs now.
Friday, Oct. 23 Beatles7 p.m. TSC Auditorium
Friday, Nov. 20 Cake7 p.m. TSC Auditorium
Friday, Jan. 29 Live & Local Original Song Night*Tentative date. Time and place to be determined.
Friday, Feb. 21 Weezer*Tentative date. Time and place to be determined.
Friday, March 26 The Shins*Tentative date. Time and place to be determined.
Friday, April 23 Death cab for Cutie*Tentative date. Time and place to
be determined.
-See GUITAR, page 6
Now Accepting Applicants.Deadline: Nov. 13
CampusNews Friday, Sept. 25, 2009Page 4
LOGAN, Utah (AP) – The Utah attorney general’s office wants a court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Utah State University over the death of a freshman student. Michael Starks died from alcohol poisoning Nov. 21. The 18-year-old was pledging to join the Sigma Nu fraternity. Starks’ parents filed a law-suit in August. Their attorneys have said that the university’s “benign neglect” contributed to Starks’ death and that the university allowed the conduct at the fraternity to continue through years of inaction. But Assistant Utah Attorneys General Steven Combe and Reed Stringham say in an 11-page memo filed last week in 1st District Court that USU is immune from suit under the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah. They ask the court to dismiss the suit with prejudice, meaning it could not be refiled if dismissed.
Starks case dropped
aware of who is contacting them, just as long as they’re not engaging in everyday text conversa-tions during class. “We have a problem once the students start to text back and tune out of the classroom discussion. But when everyone receives texts at the same time, 180 students all looking down at their phone at once, it’d be pretty obvious it’s not just your uncle John tex-ting you. It’d be pretty clear it’s a serious matter, and I don’t want their phones stuffed away in bags when that happens.” Judy Crockett, Emergency Manager for USU for the last three years, leads the procedures and prerecords several voice messages that can be sent out during different emergencies. “If there is one thing I could emphasize, it would be that students who sign up to receive these notifica-tions will only be contacted in cases of emer-gency,” Crockett said. “We will not use their
emergency contact information for any other purpose.” Thursday’s test was the second ever conduct-ed and the first test that included contacting regional campuses, such as USU’s campuses in Tooele and Brigham City. Once students finish their time at USU, Access automatically filters them from its con-tact list. “Banner has mechanical check ups through their system that should flag students who are inactive, and not send them any more alerts,” said Kevin Reeve, vice president for Information Technology for the marketing department.
Yesterday, members of the USU community had the opportunity to attend a convocation featuring Homecoming Grand Marshal Eric Hipple. Hipple, a former USU quarterback, played for the Detroit Lions in the NFL and is the author of the book “Real Men do Cry: A Quarterback’s Inspiring Story of Tackling Depression and Surviving Suicide Loss.” As part of Homecoming Week, Hipple spoke to faculty and students about being resilient – both on the football field and in life. “Part of resiliency is never giving up, always bouncing back,” Hipple said. He spoke of an incident when he was playing football and was knocked down by a linebacker. Instead of stay-ing on the ground, he ignored the pain, dusted himself off and went back into the game. Hipple also talked about his expe-
riences with resiliency off the field. In 2000, Hipple’s son, Jeff, committed suicide, and his death drove Hipple into depression. The self-destructive behavior he experienced during that time led to him being arrested for driving under the influence. Because of this, he spent eight days in jail. Halfway through his incarceration, Hipple realized the person who he had become was not the person whom he wanted to be. It was during this time he decided to devote his life to educating others on suicide and men-tal health. Hipple said through his experience, he found that being resilient is easier with the help from others. He gave examples of times in his life that he could not have gotten through with-out a support system, saying that, “Sometimes we just need support from other people.” He said communicating with oth-ers is a way of supporting them. One of Hipple’s key points was that human communication has diminished to a point where it has become hard for
people to communicate at all without the use of Twitter, Facebook or text messaging. He said, “We can get facts across but without any emotion.” Hipple also said this can be danger-ous for those with depression, if nobody takes the time to talk to them. Hipple said being aware of others, talking and communicat-ing with them is a way to prevent suicide. Be aware enough to realize when somebody is having a bad day, he said, and be positive enough to con-front the person. “Make sure you talk to their eyes,” he said. He continued that
eye contact is an easy way to find out a lot about what a person is feeling, saying, “Looking into their eyes will make you aware of differences in their emotions.”
“The more aware we are of oth-ers, the better we can communicate,” Hipple said. Hipple said communication helps prevent suicide. “People need to trust
you enough to talk to you. And talking to someone about depression is easier in the easy stages, before they become reclusive,” he said. Hipple said a main problem with society is it tends to deal with the after-math of problems instead of trying to prevent them. He said, “Resiliency is dealing with things on the front line.”
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POLICE CAPT. STEVE MILNE talks about the new security measures that are taking action on campus. To ensure safety, security cameras have been mounted. If any type of danger is seen students will be notified through their cell phones and e-mail. STEVE SELLERS photo
By HEATHER FOSTERstaff writer
Former quarterback stresses resilience
PREVIOUS NFL PLAYER inspires students to work hard, sharing his life expe-riences on and off the field. Photo courtesy of Jared Thayne
Powderpuffs aren’t light and fluffy
THE BLUE SMURFS’ QUARTERBACK throws a football during the second half of the powderpuff football game, Thursday on the Quad. CATHRINE URIE photo
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Peepingtomsandsuspiciousactiv-ityatnightareregularconcernsoncollegecampuses. “Inthelastfewweekstherehavebeenreportsofpeoplewanderingaroundatnight,hangingaroundapartmentwindows;although,thesereportsarenotmorefrequentthaninpreviousyears,”saidCapt.StevenMilneofUSUPolice. “Lastweektherewasareportoftwomen,onedressedinagorillasuit,hangingaroundthewindowsupattheLivingandLearningCenter,”Milnesaid.“ButtheperpetratorswereidentifiedandspokentobyusandthedirectoroftheLLC.Thetwomenwerecousins,andneitherofthemwerestudentsatUtahState.Callsweremadestatingthesemenwerelookingthroughwindows;however,bothmendeniedsuchbehavior.” KatieButtars,freshmaninnutri-tion,saidSnowHallisanothertargetofsuspiciousactivity. “Everynightsomeonecomesandbangsonallofourwindowsaround2inthemorning,”Buttarssaid.“It’sbeengoingoneverynightforthelastweekandahalf.Myroommatesgetreallybotheredbyit,butIjusttrytolaughitoff.” Sightingsofpeepingtomstakeplaceinseverallocationsandsuspi-ciousactivitiestakedifferentformsoncampus. “We’vealsohadpeoplecontactuswhohaveseenpeopleactingsuspi-ciousaroundAggieVillagelately,”Milnesaid.“Overthe27yearsI’vebeenheretherehasbeenavarietyofattacks,fromclimbingtreestolookinwindowstogettingonrooftopsandhangingovertheside.” DavidBush,psychologistanddirectorofUSU’sCounselingCenter,saidpeopletendtotakemoreriskswhenthey’reyoungthanatanyothertimeoftheirlives.
Bushsaid“Mostassaultsareduetonoconfidenceintheperson’sownabilitytohaveaclosenessinarelationshipforthemselves.Sotheyseekoutriskybehaviorfortheadrenalinerushandtheshockvalue.” Thisisnotafrequentoccur-rence,butitdoeshappen,Bushsaid. “Wetendtogothroughlifemoreonthenaiveside.Wehaveabeliefinajustworldwherebadthingswillonlyhappentobadpeople,”Bushsaid.“Wheninci-dentsoccur,itbecomesaviolationoftrust,andonecanoftenfeelvul-nerableandmistrustful.Wecan’tcontroltheeventsofallthatgoesonaroundus.Butwecanmakesmartchoices.Thereisafinelinebetweenparanoiaandwisdom.” Bushsaidisconfidentthepeep-ingtomswillbecaught. “Theygotoextremesfortherushofit,buttheyeventuallygetcaught.Andoften,whenthey’recaught,theyinitiallyfeelrelief.Mostpeopleintheseshoesdon’tfeelgoodabouttheirbehaviorandarenotvoidofconscious.Andthatisanencouragingthought,”Bushsaid. Thepolicedepartmentencour-agespreventativemeasuresbetaken. “Besuretokeepyourdoors,windowsandblindsshutandlocked,”Milnesaid. Ifstudentssuspectanyunusualbehavior,Milnesaidhewantsthepolicetobenotifiedimmediately. “Wealwaysencouragestudentstocontactourofficerightaway,”Milnesaid.“Buttheproblemis,toooftensomuchtimeelapsesandthey’regone.Ifsuspiciousbehaviorisreportedrightaway,wecanidentifythepeoplemuchquicker.We’rehere24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.” Alargeproblemismanystudentsdon’tknowhowtocontacthelp. Buttarssaid,“Idon’tevenknow
whatIwoulddotostopthis.Iwouldn’tevenknowwheretostart.” MilnesaidthebestwaytocontactCampusPoliceisbycalling435-797-1939or911. “Eithernumbercanputyouincon-tactwithusdayornight,”Milnesaid. TheCounselingCenterisalwaysavailabletoanywhowouldliketotalk,Bushsaid.
“Hopefully,studentsfeeltheycancomeinandfeelsafehere.Ourprima-rygoalistooffersupport,”Bushsaid.“Wealsoseektoeducatestudentsinthesesituations.Wedosotoprovidegrowthratherthaninjury.” – [email protected]
BriefsCampus & Community
Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 Page 3StatesmanCampus News
-Compiled from staff and media reports
TheMuseumofAnthropology’s“SaturdaysattheMuseum”eventSept.26willshowcaseavarietyofculturalcelebrationsrangingfromThailandtoourownUSUAggie-land.Theeventisofferedincon-junctionwithHomecomingactivi-tiesontheUtahStateUniversitycampus. “Ilovecelebrations,”saidUSUstudentandSaturdayprogramplannerAimeeCooley.“ThisSaturday’seventisspecialbecauseitisHomecomingweekforAggiesand‘CelebrateYourMuseumDay’formuseumseverywhere.” Therearemanywaystocel-ebrate,includinglearningaboutothercultures,andthatistheemphasisoftheUSUSaturdayevent. “Wenotonlylearnaboutotherculturesbutaboutourselves,”Cooleysaid.“Weencourageevery-onetocomecelebratewithusandbesuretobringyourlittleAggiestohavetheirfacespainted.” Activitiesbeginat10:30a.m.andrunongoinguntil4p.m. “Bothbooksareimportantcon-tributionstowesternhistory,”saidElaineThatcher,programcoordina-toroftheMountainWestCenterforRegionalStudiesatUSU,whichadministerstheawards.
College hosts nature photo contest AllUtahStateUniversitystu-dents,facultyandstaffareinvitedtoparticipateintheCollegeofNaturalResourcesNaturePhotoContest.Allentrieswillbedis-playedOct.5-8intheInternationalLoungeoftheTaggartStudentCenterduringNaturalResourcesWeek. “WeencourageeveryonetoparticipateandhelpuscelebrateNaturalResourcesWeek,”saysJohnRentschler,CollegeofNaturalResourcessenator.“Weliveinabeautifulregionthatprovidesend-lessinspiration.” Photosmaybesubmittedinthefollowingthreecategories:1)Wildlife;2)LandscapesandSceneryand3)PeopleinNature.Thereisnocosttoenter,andparticipantscanenterasmanyphotosastheywishinanyorallofthecategories. Submissionsshouldbeframedormatted,withthephotoprintsnolargerthan8”x10”insize.EntrantsshouldbringtheirsubmissionstotheCNRAcademicServiceCenter,Room120,intheNaturalResourcesbuilding.Eachentryshouldincludetheentrant’sname,phonenumber,emailaddressorbestmethodofcontactonthebackofthephoto. ThedeadlineforsubmissionsisFriday,Oct.2,at4p.m.
Museum celebrates cultural diversity
Ceremony awards biography authors WinnersoftheEvansBiographyandHandcartAwardswillbeinLoganFriday,Oct.2,toreceivetheirawards. JanetChapmanandKarenBarrie,authorsoftheEvansBiographyAwardwinnerKennethMiltonChapman:ALifeDedicatedtoIndianArtsandArtists,(UniversityofNewMexicoPress)andHandcartAwardwinnerWilliamB.Smart,authorofMormonism’sLastColonizer:TheLifeandTimesofWilliamH.Smart(UtahStateUniversityPress)willreceivetheirawardsinaceremonyat2:30p.m.inUSU’sTaggartStudentCenterBallroom.Theevent,includingtheceremony,receptionandbooksign-ing,isfreeandopentothepublic. TheBiographyAwardwinnerisanabsorbingportraitofthecultureandculturalpoliticsofSantaFeandNewMexicointhefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.ChapmanwasinstrumentalintheestablishmentoftheMuseumofNewMexico,theSchoolofAmericanResearchandtheLaboratoryofAnthropologyinSantaFe.HewaswidelyrecognizedforhisknowledgeofPueblopot-terydesignelementsandwastheUniversityofNewMexico’sfirstprofessorofIndianarts.
UNKNOWN CHARACTERS ARE LURKING around campus, spying on students in their homes. Peeping toms can be prevented by always keeping windows, blinds and doors shut. PETE SMITHSUTH photo illustration
Strangers peeping into student householdsBy PETER BROWNstaff writer
Mayorial candidate discusses student issues
LogancitymayoralcandidateMikeMorrillalongwithCityCouncilcandidatesSteveStokesandTonyWegenermetwiththeAssociatedStudentsofUtahStateUniversityPresident,TylerTolson,andExecutiveVicePresident,SpencerLee,Thursdaynighttodiscusshot-buttonissuesthatfaceuniver-sitystudentsintheupcomingelection. Topicsinthediscussionfocusedonstudents’concernsandcurrentissuesthataffectthemdirect-ly.
WegenersaidthetriowantstostandforLogancityinhelpingstudentshaveapositiveexperiencewhilelivinginLogan.“Anythingelsewouldbepoorpolicy,”Wegenersaid. Theproposedlandlord-licensinglawwasbroughtupanddiscussedatlength.Thepolicywillrequirelandlordstoobtainalicenseandsubmittostrictercodesinordertocontinuerentingouttheirproperties.Morrill,StokesandWegenerareagainstthelicensing,claimingthepolicywouldincreaserent. Stokessaid,“Whenyouhitpeopleinthepock-etbook,theyhaveanegativeexperience.Iftheywantedaplacethat’snotsonice,they’llpayalittle
lessifthat’swhattheycanafford.Ifeelthatthey’regoingtotakeawaythatmarketfromstudents.” Morrillsaidregardingthelicensingfees,“Thatwouldgodirectlytotherenters,thelandlordswon’tjustabsorbthosefees.” Thecontroversialpark-stripissuewasalsobroughtup.Onpropertythathasfewparkingspacesandmultiplevehicles,peoplehavebeenparkingoncitylandbetweenthecurbandside-walk.Thecityhasbeenreclaimingthelandandisgoingtooffera$200permittopark.Morrill,StokesandWegenerareopposedtothepolicyaswell.AccordingtoMorrill’sWebsite,insteadofasweepingpolicychange,hewantstoaddressthe
individualpark-stripspotsonacase-by-casebasis. WhentalkingaboutlandlordlicensingandparkingstripsMorrillsaid,“Eachrentalunitcouldconceiv-ablyseea$450ayearincreasebasedonjustthosetwopolicychanges.ItwilldefinitelyaffectstudentsatUtahState.Withoutadoubt.” ThethreediscussedtheirplanstobringmorejobsintoLoganbyoffer-ingincentivessuchasutilitycredits,taxbreaksandstreamliningtheapplicationforabusinesslicense. Wegenersaid,“Wewouldliketomakeiteasyfor(businesses)tocometoLoganandnotputroadblocksintheirway.” Thegroupalsodiscussedstudentinvolvementwithlocalpoliticsandeffortsthatarebeingmadetogetstu-dentsouttovoteandgettheminvolvedinthecommunity.ASUSUplanstohaveavoterregistrationdriveuntiltheregis-trationdeadlineinanefforttogetmorestudentstothepolls.TherewillalsobedebatesheldduringCivicsWeek,wherethecandidateswillfieldpreparedanswersandalsotakequestionsfromthestudentbody. Leesaid,“Idefinitelythinkwe’vegothot-buttonissuesthatdirectlyaffectstudents.I’mreallyhopingwecanengagethemandencouragethemthatthisdoesmatter.Theycangetregis-teredandhavetheirvoiceheardregard-lessofhowtheywanttovote.”
By JARED PRICEstaff writer
STEVE STOKES, MIKE MORRILL AND TONY WEGENER spoke with president and executive VP of ASUSU in the TSC after the cottage meeting to help create a dialogue between the campaigners and voters. TYLER LARSON photo
Huntsman,saidMichaelO’Malley,marketingandpublicrelationsforUSTARandmemberofthegovern-ingboard.HesaidHuntsmansawatrendinwhichhigh-techjobswereleavingUtah,leadinghimtocreate
thelegislationthatformedUSTARasastate-fundedinitiative.ThegoalofUSTARistogenerateresearchanddeveloptechnologiesandservicestohelpin-stateindustriesgeneratemorehigh-technologyjobs,which
wouldgeneraterevenueforthestate,O’Malleysaid. “Wecameupwithanideathatwastimely,”Israelsonsaid.“Itisimpor-tantforourcurrentenergyconsciousnationatthistime.”–jp.rodriguez.aggiemail.usu.edu
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PITTSBURGH(AP)—PolicefiredcanistersofpeppersprayandsmokeatmarchersprotestingtheGroupof20summitThursdayafteranarchistsrespondedtocallstodispersebyroll-ingtrashbinsandthrowingrocks. ThemarchturnedchaoticatjustaboutthetimethatPresidentBarackObamaandfirstladyMichelleObamaarrivedforameetingwithleadersoftheworld’smajoreconomies. Theclashesbeganafterhundredsofprotesters,manyadvocatingagainstcapitalism,triedtomarchfromanoutly-ingneighborhoodtowardtheconventioncenterwherethesummitisbeingheld. Theprotestersbangedondrumsandchanted“Ain’tnopowerlikethepowerofthepeople,‘causethepowerofthepeopledon’tstop.” Themarchersincludedsmallgroupsofself-describedanarchists,somewearingdarkclothesandbandanasandcar-ryingblackflags.Othersworehelmetsandsafetygoggles. Onebannerread,“Nobor-ders,nothanks,”another,“Nohopeincapitalism.”Afewminutesintothemarch,pro-testersunfurledalargeban-nerreading“NOBAILOUTNOCAPITALISM”withanencircled“A,”arecognizedsignofanarchists.
Themarchersdidnothaveapermitand,afterafewblocks,policedeclareditanunlawfulassembly.Theyplayedanannouncementoveraloudspeakertellingpeopletoleaveorfacearrestandthenpoliceinriotgearmovedintobreakitup. Protesterssplitintosmallergroups.Somerolledlargemetaltrashbinstowardpolice,andamaninablackhoodedsweatshirtthrewrocksatapolicecar,break-ingthefrontwindshield.
Protestersbrokewindowsinafewbusinesses,includingabankbranchandaBostonMarketrestaurant. Officersfiredpeppersprayandsmokeattheprotesters.Someofthoseexposedtothepepperspraycoughedandcomplainedthattheireyeswerewateringandstinging. Policewereplanninganewsconferencetodiscusstheirresponse.Officerswereseentakingawayahandfulofprotestersincuffs. Aboutanhourafterthe
clashesstarted,thepoliceandprotesterswereatastandoff.Policesealedoffmainthor-oughfarestodowntown. Twenty-one-year-oldStephonBoatwright,ofSyracuse,N.Y.,woreamaskofEnglishanarchistGuyFawkesandyelledatalineofriotpolice.Hethensatcross-leggedneartheofficers,tellingthemtolettheprotest-ersthroughandtojointheircause. “You’reactivelysuppress-ingus.Iknowyouwantto
move,”Boatwrightyelled,toapplausefromtheprotestersgatheredaroundhim. Protesterscomplainedthatthemarchhadbeenpeacefulandthatpoliceweretramplingontheirrighttoassemble. “Wewerebarelyevenpro-testing,”saidT.J.Amick,22,ofPittsburgh.“Thenallofasudden,theycomeupandtelluswe’regatheredillegallyandstartusingforce,startbang-ingtheirshields,starttellinguswe’regoingtobearrestedandteargassed....Wehaven’tbrokenanylaws.” BretHatch,26,ofGreenBay,Wis.,wascarryinganAmericanflaganda“Don’tTreadonMe”flag. “Thisisridiculous.Wehaveconstitutionalrightstofreespeech,”hesaid. TheNationalLawyer’sGuild,aliberallegal-aidgroup,saidoneofitsobserv-ers,asecondyearlawstudent,wasamongthosearrested.Itsrepresentativeswerestationedamongtheprotesters,wearinggreenhats. “Ithinkhewastotallyactingaccordingtothelaw.Idon’tthinkhewasprovok-inganyoneatall,”saidJoelKupferman,amemberoftheguild.“It’sreallyupsettingbecausehe’sheretoserve,tomakesureeveryoneelsecanbeprotected....It’sasignthattheyareoutofcontrol.”
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Herbert in no rush to disclose donors SALTLAKECITY(AP)—UtahGov.GaryHerbertisinnorushtodisclosehiscampaigndonors,eventhoughhefavorsalawthatwouldrequirecandidatestodosowithin48hours. ThecontradictionbecameapparentThursdayduringatapingofhismonthlyKUEDnewsconferenceinwhichhetoldreportersthathewouldvoluntari-lypostcampaigncontributionstoaWebsite,butdidn’tspecifywhenhewouldgetaroundtodoingso. Utah,unlikemostotherstates,doesn’tplacealimitoncampaigncontributionsfromindividuals,PACsorcorporations.
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Feds: Suspect hit beauty stores for bomb supplies NEWYORK(AP)—AnAfghanimmigrantwhoreceivedexplosivestrainingfromal-Qaidawentfromonebeautysupplystoretoanother,buyinguplargequantitiesofhydrogenperoxideandnail-polishremover,inachillingplottobuildbombsforattacksonU.S.soil,authoritieschargedThursday. NajibullahZazi,a24-year-oldshuttledriverattheDenverair-port,wasindictedinNewYorkonchargesofconspiracytouseweaponsofmassdestruction.Investigatorsfoundbomb-mak-inginstructionsonhiscomput-er’sharddriveandsaidZaziusedahotelroominColoradototrytocookupexplosivesafewweeksagobeforeatriptoNewYork. TheextentofZazi’stiestoal-Qaidawasunclear,butiftheallegationsprovetrue,thiscouldbethefirstoperatingal-QaidacelltobeuncoveredinsidetheU.S.sincetheSept.11,2001,attacks.Overthepastfewdays,talkofthepossibleplotsetoffthemostintenseflurryofnationalterrorismwarningssincetheafter-mathof9/11. ProsecutorssaidtheyhaveyettoestablishexactlywhenandwheretheZaziattacksweresupposedtotakeplace.ButAttorneyGeneralEricHoldersaidinWashington,“Webelieveanyimminentthreatarisingfromthiscasehasbeendisrupted.” AlawenforcementofficialtoldTheAssociatedPressonThursdaythatZazihadassociatesinNewYorkwhowereinontheplot. ZaziwasarrestedinDenverlastweekendandwaschargedalongwithhisfatherandaNewYorkCityimamwithlyingtoinvestigators.AuthoritiessaidinthepastfewdaysthattheyfearedZaziandothersmighthavebeenplanningtodetonatehomemadebombsonNewYorktrains,andwarningswentoutto
transitsystems,stadiumsandhotelsnationwide. Explosivesbuiltwithhydrogenperoxidekilled52peoplefouryearsagointheLondontransitsystem.Theyareeasytoconcealanddetonate,andlastweek’swarningsaskedauthoritiestobeonthelookoutforthem. AlawenforcementofficialsaidThursdaythatauthoritieshadbeensoworriedaboutZazi–andthathisSept.10triptoNewYorkCitycoincidedwithavisitbyPresidentBarackObama–thattheyconsideredarrestinghimassoonashereachedthecity. ZazileftaDenvercourtThursdaywithoutcom-mentingandwillbetransferredsoontoNewYork.Heandhislawyerhavedeniedheisaterrorist. IntwounrelatedterrorismcaseselsewherearoundthecountryThursday: –MichaelC.Finton,a29-year-oldmanwhoidol-izedAmerican-bornTalibansoldierJohnWalkerLindh,wasarrestedafterattemptingtodetonatewhathethoughtwasabombinsideavanoutsideafederalcourthouseinSpringfield,Ill.,officialssaid.FBIagentshadinfiltratedtheallegedplotmonthsago. –TwoNorthCarolinamenunderarrestsinceJulyoninternationalterrorismchargeswerealsoaccusedbyprosecutorsofplottingtokillU.S.militaryperson-nel. IntheZazicase,agovernmentmotionseekingtodenybaillaidoutachronologyoftheallegedscheme,whichprosecutorssaidhadbeenintheworksforasmuchasayear.ThecourtpapersfiledinBrooklynfederalcourtalsoreferto“others”whoboughtbombmaterialswithZazi. Accordingtoprosecutors’account,Zazi–alegalU.S.residentwhoimmigratedin1999–beganplottingasearlyasAugust2008to“useoneormoreweaponsofmassdestruction.”Thatwaswhenheandotherstrav-eledfromNewark,N.J.,toPakistan,wherehereceivedtheexplosivestraining,prosecutorssaid. WithindaysofreturningfromPakistaninearly
2009,hemovedtotheDenversuburbofAurora,whereheusedacomputertoresearchhomemadebombingredientsandtolookupbeautysupplystoreswherehecouldbuythem,accordingtoprosecutors. Duringthesummer,Zaziandthreeunidentifiedassociatesbought“unusuallylargequantities”ofhydrogenperoxideandacetone–af lammablesolventfoundinnail-polishremover–frombeautysupplystoresintheDenverarea,prosecutorssaid. AlawenforcementofficialsaidassociatesofZazivisitedColoradofromNewYorktohelphimbuythechemicals.Theofficial,whospokeonconditionofano-nymitybecausetheinvestigationcontinues,saidtheyusedstolencreditcardstomakethepurchasesandthenreturnedtoNewYork. SecurityvideoandreceiptsshowthatsomeofthepurchasesweremadenearaColoradohotel,accordingtocourtpapers.OnSept.6and7,Zazicheckedintoasuiteatthehotelwithakitchenandastove,thepaperssay.Hetriedtocontactanunidentifiedassociate“seek-ingtocorrectmixturesofingredientstomakeexplo-sives.” “Eachcommunication,”thepaperssay,was“moreurgentthanthelast....Zazireportedlyemphasizedinthecommunicationthatheneededtheanswersrightaway.” FBIexplosivestestinglaterfoundresidueintheventabovethestove,authoritiessaid. OnSept.8,courtpaperssay,ZazisearchedtheInternetforhomeimprovementstoresinQueensbeforedrivingarentalcarforatwo-daytriptothecity.ThevisittriggeredaseriesofsearchesinDenverandNewYorkCityoverthepasttwoweeks. Authoritiesseizedbackpacks,cellphonesandascaleinrecentraidsonaQueensneighborhoodthatZazivisited.AndbeautysupplystoreemployeesinNewYorkandtheDenversuburbssaidauthoritieshadbeenthererecentlyaskingwhetheranyonehadcomeinbuyingalotofhydrogenperoxideoracetone.
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