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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Students at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Utah Statesman by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Controversial bill repealed after public outcry paid for with Utah tax dollars to the individu- By ROB JEPSON als or organizations who are requesting the staff writer records. Members of the legislature who initially After weeks of national attention, statewide voted for HB 477 said they did so in order to protests and intense public scrutiny, House Bill protect their private communications and not 477 was repealed March 21 ending its short- to prohibit citizens from accessing their legisla- lived but notorious legislative lifespan. The tive business. now-repealed bill would have amended Utah’s Logan representative Curt Webb, said one Government Records Access Management Act legislator received a request for all of his e- (GRAMA) to restrict the public’s access to leg- mails from February to November of last year, islators’ communications exchanged via e-mail, totaling 50,000 e-mails. Webb said the expense chat, text message or video conference. associated with sorting through the e-mails to USU College Libertarians president Just determine which qualified as public and which Hinh who helped coordinate students’ efforts to qualified as private totaled $14,000, which was repeal the bill, said the bill essentially changed paid for using state tax dollars. legislators’ communications from being public “Government that isn’t transparent isn’t unless proven private, to being private unless good government,” Webb said, “But ... you have proven public. to make a decision. Do those who are making “What I found most disturbing was that it the request need to pay the cost associated with shifted the burden of disclosure to the public. retrieving them, or is that something that you Before, it was the burden of the government to want the public to pay?” justify why public documents were to be kept Webb was one of only three representatives secret. With HB 477, the burden would now be who did not vote in favor of the repeal. He said on the public to explain why it is in the public’s his decision was based partly on principle. interest to disclose,” he said. “We knew when we passed the bill that the The bill also shifted the expense associated HOUSE BILL 477 WAS repealed March 21. Logan representative Curt Webb was one of three with sorting through e-mails and other digital -See BILL, page 3 representatives to vote against repealing the bill that would have restricted public access to electronic messages from the legislative lawyers who are records. BRECK BYNGTON photo General ed classes play vital role in education

chunk of general education requirements, it is University.” fessor of philosophy at Harvard, discussed co- By ARIANNA REESE necessary to make sure that general education “General education is a 20th-century chairing a task force with Menand to reform staff writer within is efficient and of higher quality. phenomenon,” Menand said, “and in some general education at Harvard. “By bringing in Louis Menand and Alison respects, it’s the most modern part of the mod- Simmons said in reforming the general General education should address what Simmons,” Huenemann said, “we help to think ern university.” He said general education pro- education courses, the committee had to come students are interested in and what they need about the quality issue, to think about new grams attempt to answer the question, “What up with goals and the ways to achieve them to to know as human beings, said Louis Menand ways of doing things. Hopefully we’ll be able does every college graduate need to know?” best help students. and Alison Simmons, visiting Harvard profes- to keep the general education experience good Menand discussed the history of generals “The first thing that we noted is that only sors. or even better, but also be able to afford it.” and touched upon both their successes and 10 percent of Harvard graduates go on to be Menand and Simmons spoke to faculty Menand is an English professor at Harvard failures at Columbia University and Harvard. academics … that’s not very many,” Simmons and students Thursday in a lecture entitled University and author of the Pulitzer Prize Many general education classes emerged at the said. “We thought, ‘Why are we devoting so “General Education and its Discontents.” winning novel, “The Metaphysical Club.” He universities around the time of World Wars I much of our energy trying to teach these stu- Charlie Huenemann, associate dean of is also the literary editor at “The New Yorker” and II, providing students with general knowl- dents to become little versions of ourselves?’” the college of humanities and social sciences and a contributing editor for “The New York edge about war and the world around them. In Simmons said that, rather than devoting (HASS), said Menand and Simmons spoke as Review.” many ways, these efforts launched the popu- teaching to bringing students into their dis- part of an ongoing series on general educa- The lecture centered on ideas from his larity of general education courses, Menand tion within the college. HASS is fairly new, he more recent novel, “The Marketplace of Ideas: said. said, and because the college provides a large Reform and Resistance in the American Following Menand, Alison Simmons, pro- -See LECTURE, page 3 Milne: Theft is number one problem on campus

garbage cans, minus the expensive stuff.” By DAN SMITH He said theft is not out of control at USU but senior news writer it does occur on a weekly basis. Other times, potential thieves will look for weaknesses in Theft on campus, varying from items being building security to take advantage of the fact taken off desks to breaking into buildings, is that nobody is around. the number one problem Capt. Steve Milne, of Staff assistant Amy Wilberg, who works Utah State Police Department, said is dealt with in the dean’s office in the Emma Eccles Jones all year round at USU, in part because students Education Building, recently reported random aren’t aware of the danger and don’t take the objects missing from a few different offices, necessary precautions to prevent it from happen- including a water bottle, a mug and two banan- ing. as. “You don’t see serious crimes but theft is our “It’s just really dumb things,” she said. “We’re number one problem, it always has been in the cautious of what we leave out.” 29 years that I’ve been here,” Milne said. “A lot She said there is usually always somebody of it could be corrected from people taking bet- there during the day and the office gets locked ter care of their property – keeping it locked up at 5 p.m., so she thinks the items could be disap- or out of sight.” pearing at night. He said when he goes to eat at a campus Most of the time when security is compro- eatery he notices students will place their back- mised in a building, Milne said it is because packs at a table to save their place. Sometimes people are not careful enough when they leave to they leave their things unattended for more than make sure the door closes all of the way behind 10 minutes. them. Situations like this make it easy for people “In 2009, we had an individual that was com- who are desperate for cash to steal the unguard- ing up out of Las Vegas, he would take a road ed property, he said. trip and he would go knock off the vending “They pick the stuff up and they walk off to machines,” Milne said. “This guy was a pro at BUILDING SECURITY HAS BEEN compromised because of doors and windows that are left a place that’s more secure and they start going open, Capt. Milne said. Theft occurs on a weekly basis and ranges from mugs being stolen off desks to through it and take what they want,” Milne said. -See LOCKS, page 4 breaking into vending machines. BRECK BYNGTON photo illustration “A lot of times we find the stuff discarded in the

Inside This Issue 4/01/11 Utah State www.utahstatesman.com defensive USU’s Museum of lineman get- Renter’s Guide, Bridal Guide, Anthropology offers a ting adjusted and 2011 Spring Coupon quiet study haven and to new Book are all available for community workshops. scheme as viewing and printing on our spring foot- web site. Page 5 ball puts on pads. Official Student Newspaper Page 8 of Utah State University • “It’s All The News You Need!” 2 2 Friday, April 1, 2011 Page 2 World&Nation Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com ClarifyCorrect Fight for control of FLDS church begins The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A rival church elder their faith. would like clarified or find unfair, is fighting to keep jailed polygamous sect leader Four days later, Jeffs attempted suicide by trying please contact the editor at 797-1762 Warren Jeffs in charge of his Utah-based church to hang himself in jail. or TSC 105. after another member seized the presidency this Then in December 2007, after his Utah convic- week. tion on two felony counts of rape as an accom- In papers filed with the Utah Department of plice, Jeffs resigned as president of the church cor- Commerce on Thursday, Boyd L. Knudson claims poration, believing he could no longer run its day- Nat’lBriefs that William E. Jessop never had authority to to-day business from behind bars, but he remained assume the role as president of the corporation the group’s spiritual leader. that is the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ His Utah convictions were later overturned, and U.S. involvement in of Latter Day Saints. he was transferred to face charges in Texas. Last Libya questioned “I declare that according to church rules, month, however, he retook control of the church William Edson Jessop has never been upheld following the abrupt resignation of his replace- WASHINGTON (AP) – As the U.S. by the church congregation as president of the ment, who was forced out. debates its future participation in Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Jessop says he is only stepping forward now the Libyan conflict, defense officials Day Saints. Common consent is required by the because he believes he can help provide the church slammed the brakes Thursday on any church,” Knudson wrote in an affidavit. with the leadership it needs while Jeffs is incarcer- major American role aiding opposi- Knudson is the church’s registered agent. Four ated. tion groups and insisted that the other people considered Jeffs loyalists, including Jeffs assumed the role as FLDS prophet and Obama administration should not be his brother Lyle Jeffs, also filed affidavits with the president in September 2002 following the death the one to arm the rebels. department in support of Jeffs’ presidency. WARREN JEFFS SITS in the Third District Court of his father, Rulon Jeffs, who suffered a series of Defense Secretary Robert Gates Jessop, 41, took over the church Monday after in Salt Lake City on Nov. 15, 2010. An elder in Jeffs’ strokes. and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chair- filing papers with the department. Knudson now polygamous sect is moving to replace the leader as head His rise to power has been questioned by for- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said seeks to reinstate Jeffs as president, which sets up a of his southern Utah-based church. AP photo mer church members who say there was no succes- that if the rebels are to get arms and potential legal battle as the two vie for control. sion plan in place when the elder Jeffs died. They training, countries other than the U.S. In 2007, while in a southern Utah jail, Jeffs seem- Jeffs, 55, remains jailed in Texas while awaiting ingly ceded the presidency of the 10,000-member say Rulon Jeffs had preached that the second com- should provide that assistance. trial on bigamy and sexual assault charges. ing of Jesus Christ was imminent, and therefore no With the U.S. role in Libya at a church to Jessop. Commerce spokeswoman Jennifer Bolton said “I know of your ordination, that you are the key one would need to lead the church in the future. turning point, the next critical deci- Tuesday that if Jeffs mounted a challenge to Jessop, The FLDS practices polygamy in marriages sion is how, if at all, the U.S. chooses holder, and I have sent a note with my signature so the department’s Division of Corporations would that there is no question,” Jeffs told Jessop in the arranged through church leaders. Historically to support the opposition forces, place a “hold” on Jessop’s papers and grant both some unions have involved underage girls. But particularly in the face of the ongoing Jan. 24, 2007, telephone call. A recording of that sides up to 30 days to prove their right to the presi- call and others were released by the Utah courts. after a raid on the church’s Eldorado, Texas, ranch budget crisis at home. dency. in 2008, a church spokesman said the faith had “My view would be, if there is In other calls at the time, Jeffs told family mem- If it can’t be resolved, the state will ask the bers and other church leaders that the presidency halted the practice. going to be that kind of (training) courts to settle the matter. A legal loss for Jessop The faith’s religious roots are tied to the early assistance to the opposition, there are belonged to Jessop. would mean the church’s presidency reverts back teachings of Joseph Smith, who founded the main- plenty of sources for it other than the Jessop did not respond to the offer at the time, to Jeffs. stream Mormon church. Smith’s church aban- United States,” Gates told the House and Jeffs publicly remained spiritual head and Rod Parker, an attorney who represents the doned the practice of plural marriage in 1890 as a Armed Services Committee. president of the church. Some church members FLDS church in civil matters, declined to comment speculated the calls from Jeffs were merely a test of condition of Utah’s push for statehood and excom- Russian billionaire Thursday. municates members found practicing it. buys Silicon Valley mansion for $100M LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif. (AP) – A Loophole may free Utah sex offender Russian billionaire investor has pur- chased a lavish, 25,500-square-foot mansion in Silicon Valley for $100 PROVO, Utah (AP) – Prosecutors on Thursday Lonnie Hyrum Johnson, 38, faces nearly two dozen illness makes him a danger to himself or others. million, believed to be the most ever fought to have a convicted sex offender facing mul- charges of child sex abuse. He has been held at Johnson, who suffers from a cognitive disorder, falls paid for a single-family home in the tiple child sex abuse charges committed indefinitely Utah State Hospital in Provo, about 45 miles north into a gap somewhere in between. United States. after doctors deemed him no danger to society but of Salt Lake City, since 2008 after being deemed If after Friday’s hearing, it is deemed that The Wall Street Journal reports mentally incompetent for trial, meaning he could incompetent to stand trial. Johnson meets the requirements for civil com- that 49-year-old Yuri Milner, an inves- soon see the case against him dropped and be set Doctors several weeks ago determined Johnson mitment, he will remain held at the hospital and tor in Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, free. was not a danger to society, prompting prosecutors the criminal charges will be dropped. If it is once has no immediate plans to move into to seek to have him institutionalized at the hospital again found that he doesn’t meet the requirements, the home. indefinitely since he won’t stand trial. prosecutors say they will ask the judge to compel The mansion purchased by Milner Late Wednesday, prosecutors won at least a tem- the hospital to hold him and continue treatment is set on 18 acres in hills overlooking porary reprieve when a judge ordered a civil com- anyway. San Francisco Bay. mitment hearing for Friday. Johnson will remain Johnson’s attorney, Tom Means, declined to held pending the hearing. comment after Thursday’s hearing. Johnson’s sister, The ruling came after Johnson refused a final Cindy Lorenz, disputed the sex-abuse allegations LateNiteHumor mental evaluation requested by prosecutors late against her brother. Wednesday. “It didn’t happen,” she said Thursday. Top 10 Ways Moammar Gadhafi Can “We got an eleventh-hour reprieve,” County Relatives of the victims, however, are outraged Improve His Image Assistant District Attorney Craig Johnson said that the suspect might be set freed. – Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Thursday after a hearing on the matter. “I am just floored,” said Christy Danner, the Lonnie Johnson was charged in 2007 in Utah mother of one victim. “I don’t understand how 10. Less murdering. with rape, sodomy and aggravated sexual abuse of he’s competent enough to let go but not competent 9. Capture and return the Bronx Zoo a child for alleged acts with his step-daughter and enough to stand trial. It’s not fair to the girls. It’s cobra. her cousin between 2001 and 2006. almost like they are victimized again.” 8. Release hit novelty song. Each charge is a first-degree felony. If Johnson Danner said her deepest fear is that another “Muammar Said There’d Be Days had gone to trial and been convicted, he would child might be harmed. Like This.” have faced life sentences for every count. In 2006, Johnson was convicted of raping a teen- 7. Promote himself from colonel to He may still be set free if prosecutors fail to per- age girl in Washington state and sent to prison, but general. suade a judge to civilly commit him. Doctors previ- he served less than a year before being released. 6. Bring back the Ukrainian nurse! ously said Johnson didn’t meet the legal standard He is now required to register as a sex offender, no 5. Share hairstyling tips for getting for commitment, and that he wouldn’t be a danger matter where he moves. that coveted Philip Michael Thomas to society if freed. But they also said he wasn’t com- It was only after the Washington conviction that look. 4. Replace Gilbert Gottfried as Aflac petent to stand trial. Danner’s daughter and her cousin, both of whom duck. Under Utah law, a defendant is incompetent to are now adults, approached their families and 3. 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For more information call Dennisf  f  fGHOPD[#GLJLVQHW 720 North 700 East 3 Page 3 StatesmanCampus News Friday, April 1, 2011 UDOT proposes 2000 W. road closure Briefs Campus & Community and look at what the impacts are.” By RHETT WILKINSON Other city council members who staff writer attended the meeting saw the precau- NR college wins tions that would caboose such road Citizens of Cache Valley spoke up closures in the particular area. Aggies for Change at the Cache County Joint Council “Pulling these community represen- Meeting, March 29 at the Cache County tatives is together is a very good idea to The College of Natural Administration Building in regards to be able to hear issues like this, just to Resources was the victor in the their safety in proposed road closures. see traffic flow in the valley and how campus-wide competition held Several members of various city that would be affected,” said Hyde Park March 17 and 18. The competi- councils as well as citizens of Cache council member Mark Hurd. “I just tion, sponsored by Aggies for County contested UDOT representative could see the points of concern.” Change, was a coin collection Nathan Peterson’s proposal to close Such concern is a vital part to the challenge between each college. various parts 2000 West, including loca- reciprocation Peterson affirmed he and The money raised will be used to tions within South Logan, Wellsville, UDOT would receive and seek to apply support programs within each col- College Ward and Benson. to the closure plan. lege. UDOT spokeman Vic Saunders cited “Part of the process is to get feedback “After having a successful coin poor visibility between some parts of UDOT REPRESENTATIVE NATHAN PETERSON EXPLAINS the pro- from those in the area and take back collection this past fall, we wanted 2000 West and Highway 89-91 as rea- posal of closing off parts of 2000 West in Logan. Concerns of safety were voiced at and design better to provide a solution,” to explore other options that son for the necessary precautions, say- Tuesday’s Cache County Joint Council Meeting at the Cache County Administration he said. would benefit each student. After Building. JON LARSEN photo ing that a closure of many such routes Peterson’s vow fell on White’s skeptic hearing feedback from students will eliminate a risk which has resulted make a turn, then you can’t so you use ous intersections. “We take these com- ears. and members of other clubs and in a fatality in the past. a side road, but if that’s going to close ments and we will go back and analyze, “I hope they go back to the drawing colleges, we decided to host a col- “We are taking away an access to a then you can’t make the turn at all,” look at our numbers and do additional board,” he said. “It didn’t sound like lege competition,” Tessa Goodall, roadway that is not safe,” he said. “We’re he said in explaining the challenges analysis on these intersections.” they were.” chair of Aggies for Change, said. not trying to take everyone’s access that come from the potential series of Peterson said he could not confirm Saunders did indeed remain firm Each college had a self-decorat- away, but with access to highways, espe- closures. “Then you need to make the nor predict directly after the meeting when told that White doubted that ed paper Mache pig students were cially with a high speed corridor, it’s the intersection square to close the other what some of the adjustments would UDOT would restructure the plan. encouraged to “feed” with their responsibility of the state to seek safety road, and those large vehicles get stuck.” involve, including if it would involve “If there was no other way around spare change. Over 320 students for its users.” The concerns are a signal Peterson enlarging any current intersections, to this, we would proceed very carefully,” participated and raised $1,120 However, as many of the avenues said UDOT hears with open ears. what severity the road closures would he said. “But unless there are compel- during the two-day fundraiser. connected to the road become closed, “We do look at those circumstances decrease or to whether intersections or ling reasons not to protect line-of-sight The money raised by students large vehicles lose their safe passage of when we do our design,” said Peterson, certain parts of the road will now close safety on 89 91, I would think that we went directly into their respective travel in the surrounding area, leaving who admitted that he and others at at all. would be proceeding.” college and was matched by col- them to dangerously turn in already- UDOT did anticipate that there would “Right now, I cannot say because I lege administration and faculty. too-small intersections, said council be a contest to a presentation that do not know what the proposed changes – [email protected] In total, over $3,500 was raised chairman Jon White. involved putting a number of vehicles in will be,” he said. “We need to look at the by faculty and staff to match stu- “One road comes, then you want to jeopardy of safely passing through vari- design vehicle, look at the design work dent donations. “Students like to know where their money is going when they Governor Herbert signs bills for new program and building are asked to donate. By giving it to the different colleges, we are still supporting the University as a whole, but on a more personal level for each student. I believe this has been a success,” Goodall said. Aggies for Change presented the Philanthro-PIG trophy award to Natural Resources Dean Frazer and his student commit- tee on Wednesday in the Natural Resources atrium. “I plan to work closely with the student council to find out where the students want the money to go. We want to put it where it will help the most students,” Frazer said. “I am proud to be a part of the smallest college on campus but yet have students, faculty, and staff that will stand up and open their pockets. We may be the smallest college, but I think we may have the biggest heart.” With 8 percent participation, the College of Natural Resources UTAH GOV. GARY HERBERT VISITED USU Wednesday to sign house bill 57 and House Bill 4. HB 57 will allow for the development of a doctoral level won an additional $700 raised by veterinary program in the state. The veterinary program has been in the works for more than three years and will partner with Washington State University. The faculty, staff and administration. first two years of the program will be offered at USU and the last two will be offered at WSU HB 4 is the “General obligations and bonds authorizations bill” that Runners-up include the Huntsman will provide funding for a new business building that will cost $30 million. The state provided $14 million and $16 million came from a private donor. JON LARSEN School of Business with percent photos participation and the College of Agriculture with 2 percent. To see the final results check Bill: Webb says media coverage caused ‘firestorm’ reaction out USU Aggies for Change on Facebook. Aggies for change is -continued from page 1 sponsored by the USU Charter Credit Union media would object to the bill. There was no ques- the law needs clarification about what is and what lematic. Transparency is part of good governance, tion. We knew that the media would object,” he is not a government record. and being transparent requires the government to Students encourage said. “How it got twisted into what people say it Webb said after the media’s “firestorm” reac- spend money to meet open records requests.” is – I just have to smile. That was not the intent. I tion to the bill, legislators were forced to decide if He said he sees no need for text messages or was there. I listened. It was not the intent.” it was worth the effort to continue trying to push other forms of written or typed communication art in high schools While Webb and other legislators say they the bill, but that most were unwilling. to be made private because legislators can com- were not trying to block public access to the gov- “The legislature simply does not have the municate privately in other ways, such as spoken Students from Utah State ernment’s actions, many spectators say the intent resources to counteract that kind of an onslaught,” conversation. University’s Caine College of the was not so innocent. Some legislators have said he said. In the wake of HB 477’s passage, a Facebook Arts, in coordination with Regional the bill was a mistake from the beginning. “As far as repeal goes,” he said, “I probably page titled “Repeal Utah House Bill 477” attracted Campuses and Distance Education, Journalism Department Head Ted Pease said, would have said I didn’t want to repeal it to begin over 2,400 members, the Society of Professional venture to the eastern part of Utah “What it looked like is that they’re trying to keep with. I’d have said look, if you don’t like it, come Journalists granted Utah the Black Hole Award. to provide education and experi- secrets, and for anyone in a participatory democ- back into it next session; we’ll sit down, we’ll go The SPJ’s Freedom of Information Committee also ence in the performing arts to select racy who’s an elected lawmaker to try to keep through it and see if we can work out some of the projected dropping Utah’s transparency rating high school music students at Price, secrets from the people who elected them that is problems.” from 13th to 51st in the nation. Union and Uintah schools. just wrong.” Webb said he’d like for the working group Webb said he would encourage anyone who has Utah State started the event this He said he found it ironic that the Republican to come up with something that everyone could doubts about the legislature’s intentions to read year in response to requests from caucus met in a closed session to make their deci- agree to and that could be made into law to the bill, and that anyone who still has concerns the two communities. sion about the bill. update the 1992 draft to match today’s communi- can call and speak to him personally. The tour takes place April 7-9, “I think that speaks volumes,” he said. cation technology. and features USU’s jazz orches- District 4 representative David Butterfield, USU Political science professor Daman Cann – [email protected] tra and choir, directed by Jon whose district includes Logan, said on his website said, “While some changes may be reasonable, Gudmundson and Cory Evans. that he initially voted for the bill because he felt what was actually proposed and passed was prob- In an effort to encourage high school students to become involved in the performing arts, USU’s per- forming arts students will meet Lecture: Classes should show the world as interconnected with students in Price and the -continued from page 3 Uintah Basin before the evening performances. cipline, the faculty should show them how their ing, “One team got together with a local chef and Next Thursday at noon, a student panel will The first community perfor- disciplines can bear on the rest of their lives. decided they were going to figure out how to make discuss how Utah State’s HASS could benefit from mance is April 7 in Price, at the General education needs to bear on the 21st the best tasting gluten free pasta. They did it, and such changes to its general education courses. historical Geary Theater on the century life, she said, and it also needs to excite that chef is using their pasta in her restaurant. Huenemann said, “We get caught up in the day USU-CEU campus. The performance students. In their examination of general educa- That’s the kind of thing that gen. ed. should be to day stuff. You’ve got to take your classes, some- is free of charge and open to the tion, the Harvard committee found a disconnect doing.” times you go to work, take care of kids and so on. public and begins at 7:30 p.m. between extracurricular activities and classes. Simmons said that uncertainty is another I think students oftentimes don’t get the chance to Community members have a chance Many students, she said, liked their extracurricu- obstacle that holds teachers and students back. sit back and reflect on how their education looks to meet and interact with the per- lar activities better than any other part of college. “We need to help students reason and act effi- as a whole, like where it started and where they formers at a community reception “Undergraduates are doers. We thought we ciently and with confidence in a rapidly changing are now and where they’re going with it. A lot of following the performance. should take advantage of that fact in our gen. ed. world that’s filled with uncertainties, both so they the discussions about general education try to do The second community perfor- courses,” she said. can act as responsible citizens, and so they have that.” mance is Friday, April 8, at Uintah One such “doing” class is “The Science of some degree of control over their own lives.” “Events like this,” he added, “make it really fun Middle School. Concert time is 7:30. Cooking,” a course Harvard has adopted along The world is interconnected, she said, and to be at a University, where we’re exploring, not with other universities. It is a course on soft mat- general education courses should show students just ideas, but how we learn ideas.” ter physics that uses food as its medium, she said. that. They should challenge assumptions and help -Compiled from staff She described one result of such a course say- students to defend their own beliefs, she added. – [email protected] and media reports 4 Page 4 CampusNews Friday, April 1, 2011 Faculty advisers required to head every USU club bill failed was concern that the bill would have to be their clubs’ advisers next year. The faculty and will carry ASUSU through the end of the fis- By ROUCHELLE BROCKMAN created additional hours and responsibilities senate is a body of faculty members who meet to cal year. staff writer for ASUSU advisers and council members. For discuss concerns and issues they have. Any monies leftover will go to the Capital and liability reasons, an adviser must be present at “I think faculty will see how much need the Support fund. This fund accumulates money not The ASUSU executive council acknowledged any event hosted by a student club or organiza- student clubs have for advising and funding,” spent in the past years and is available to student an amendment to the Council of Student Clubs tion. ASUSU advisers and council members were Fiefia said, “more faculty will see the student’s groups and organizations. and Organizations manual at their meeting concerned that the bill would have created more perspective.” “I have to commend the executive council,” Wednesday that will require all future student events, which may have added additional hours The ASUSU executive council also reviewed said Tom Atwood, ASUSU programming vice clubs and organizations to have a faculty adviser. to the ASUSU advisers’ its 2010-11 budget and dis- president. “Monies were not overspent nor under- Currently about 20 percent of active clubs have already full-time positions. cussed budget recommenda- spent this year. Everyone stuck to their budgets their own advisor. The former manual recom- This amendment to the “I think faculty will tions for next year at its meeting with fiscal care.” mended, but did not require, clubs to have their clubs and organizations see how much need the Wednesday. At the end of the 2009-10 school year the cur- own advisers. The amendment, which goes into manual will require clubs Each year the ASUSU executive rent executive council approved an extra $2,000 effect Fall 2011, will require all student clubs to provide their own advis- student clubs have for council recommends a budget to go to Greek organizations, $9,000 to go to the and organizations to have their own adviser, who ers to supervise events. advising and funding, to the incoming council. These Aggie Blue Leadership conference that was held must be a full-time faculty member with full ben- “Overall (the amend- more faculty will see budget recommendations are in the Fall, and $175 went to each college senator’s efits. ment) is a step in the right based on estimates of how much budget. Kaho Fiefia, ASUSU diversity vice president direction for the univer- the student’s perspec- money will be collected from Tyler Tolson, ASUSU president, said by giving and a member of the informal committee that sity,” said Kevin Webb, tive.” student fees. The current ASUSU $9,000 to the leadership conference, organizers oversaw the amendment, said the main reason for program coordinator for – Kaho Fiefia council has not approved an offi- were able to lower the registration price from the amendment was concern over club longevity. the student involvement cial budget recommendation yet $75 to $25, allowing for a 275 percent increase in He said many clubs were starting but fell apart and leadership center and Diversity VP but plans to in April or May. The student participation in the conference. Tolson soon after. an ASUSU adviser, “and it incoming council will vote on also said it is unlikely the Greeks, the Aggie Blue Keenan Nuehring, ASUSU administrative might help a club fund of some sort go through in these recommendations before this coming Fall. conference and college senators will get the same assistant, said another possible benefit of this the future.” “I think we budgeted low last year,” said Lynne extra allocations next year. He said he wanted to amendment is that it may “weed out clubs that This new amendment will also require that Singleton, business manager for ASUSU. “This stress that the $2,000 given to the Greeks was an aren’t functional.” all checks be made out to the adviser rather than year with increased enrollment projections, we extra allotment and will not affect their regular This amendment was also connected in part club members. maybe able to estimate higher.” funding. to a failed club fund bill introduced earlier this ASUSU plans to present this amendment There is currently about $58,000 of unspent semester. The club fund bill would have created to the faculty senate in April, to inform faculty funds in ASUSU’s budget; however, most of these – [email protected] an annual $30,000 fund available to student members that more students will be asking them monies will be used for various events in April clubs and organizations. One of the reasons the LOCKS: Fire alarms activated by smoke from cooking -continued from page 1 this.” when it comes to locking up. Some buildings, Huish said. Ninety percent of their job entails for the warmth,” Black said. “They’ll take great Clarence Lancaster, 55, was arrested in like the Taggart Student Center (TSC) and the going from building to building and locking pains to keep hidden from us, so we got to Logan, January of 2009 and charged with 21 Chase Fine Arts building have their own sys- them up. Different buildings close at different keep an extra eye out for them.” separate burglaries. Milne said he had his wife tems of keeping things safe that do not include times. He said there have been a couple of cases and infant in the car with him. Milne said campus security officers. “We train our guys for close to a month in the last few months of people hiding out in Lancaster had a MapQuest printout with a Huish supervises a team of five part-time, before they are out on their own,” Huish said. buildings and spending the night there. route marked from Las Vegas to all of the col- student security officers that work closely with “It’s quite extensive because each building is Milne said the 132 intrusion alarms that leges in Utah. the police to make sure campus is safe and unique. Some are already locked when they get officers have responded this year are slightly Lancaster admitted to the burglaries after secure. there but they check them and make sure the less than last year. The number of fire alarms he was caught on camera. When asked how he “Our security guards go around and they buildings are secure.” has also gone down. did it, Milne said Lancaster said he would look lock all the buildings up,” Milne said, “but Six-year security officer Evan Black, an “The majority of the time it’s a curling iron for doors and windows that were not closed they’re on such a tight schedule, it’s not like English education major, said he likes the versus an actual fire,” Milne said. “We do get a properly. they can check every door and window.” autonomy he has with the job. He said each lot of people, when it comes to cooking, I don’t “Particularly up here in Utah, kind of a Huish said due to budget cuts the amount officer works on his own and part of the job know if they’re just used to mom cooking for safer community, people are a little more lax of security officers currently employed has includes dispatching for the police depart- them, but now they’re on their own, they start as far as leaving things open, unlocked,” Milne dropped slightly. He said administrators were ment. heating up a pan of grease and aren’t aware said. “We are a trusting area. The reason the considering further cuts but “ponied-up” since Black said he has dealt with squatters and they should keep an eye on that.” police blotter was started was to make people the result would have been possibly no security vagrants taking up residence inside buildings Most fire alarms are tripped because of aware there is still crime going on here.” at all. that tend to be open later than others, espe- smoke from cooking accidents, Milne said. Sgt. Joe Huish of USUPD said each build- Each security officer has a list of buildings cially in the winter. ing on campus is handled a little differently they are responsible for checking and locking, “It’s cold outside so people will come inside – [email protected]

Today’s Puzzle Answers 5 Friday, April 1, 2011 Page 5 A&EDiversions Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com Annual beat poetry event returns with Intikana one,” he said. By ALEXANDRIA EVENSEN Born and raised in Cache Valley, Epslin started staff writer writing poetry around age 11. “Poetry brings order to my chaos or chaos to my The fifth annual beat and slam poetry night, Beat. order,” he said it keeps life interesting. “It provides an Slam.Uncensored., will be held in the TSC Ballroom outlet for me to creatively channel my psychosis into Friday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. The event features national something productive.” award-winning hip-hop/spoken word artist Intikana Epslin, who is in the process of publishing a small from The Bronx and selected beat and slam poetry collection of his works, said, defining the perfor- from student artists. This event is known for its mance poetry: “Beat poetry is the language of ciga- unique atmosphere and free hot beverages and live rettes, whiskey and lonesome nights. Slam poetry is music. hip-hop stripped of its production and slick beats left At 6 p.m., a showcase of USU’s student artists will to stand on its own.” be held in the TSC before the performances where art Seth Timmons, a freshman in computer sci- pieces will be available for purchase. ence, will also be performing this evening. Born in Star Coulbrooke, writing center director and Bakersfield, Calif., the artist started writing in middle English lecturer, has been involved with the event school and improved more in high school. since its beginning. She said they try to involve many “I am usually a very structured person, but my different departments and services across campus. poetry allows me to be creative and in some cases “We wanted to have art and we wanted to have break free of my nature,” Timmons said. “I believe it music,” she said. Coulbrooke said after ASUSU is important to explore creativity of the soul whenever became involved, they evolved from having the Jazz and however feels right for you.” ensemble perform to other artists because the student Timmons said the night will be a great opportu- association started bringing in performers. nity to grow and learn from each other. As a poet herself, she said she was excited to help “Without the sharing and spreading of ideas and run the event when she was asked for the first time in messages, an opportunity for personal growth and 2006. Coulbrooke has been impressed with the sup- wisdom is lost.” port and attendance for beat.slam.uncensored. each “Beat poetry is something beautiful to be created year. by words and speaking rhythm together,” he said. “The first year we put it on, we had it in the Isaac Tim, a history and creative writing junior Skyroom and it sold out to standing room only took a summer workshop by Michael Sowder on writ- availability,” she said. “The next year, we had it in ing nature-themed, non-fiction and poetry in 2009. the Skyroom again and the fire marshal told us we He said he went there to improve his non-fiction writ- couldn’t have it there anymore.” ing and ended up writing poetry. Coulbrooke said after their warning, they started Tim, who began writing around 14, said he used holding it at the TSC ballroom, where it has been ever to generally write non-fiction and fantasy. After since. attending Sowder’s class, “poems just wrote them- The title, beat.slam.uncensored., explains the selves,” he said. event well, Coulbrooke said. Though they audition the “Words gave this little boy with a tawny accent open-mic performers, they never censor artists’ work. and a bad attitude their power,” Tim said. She said it is important for students to be aware of His father, an excellent storyteller, gave him the cour- this type of spoken word. age to read poetry in front of an audience, he said. He “Beat poetry is part of our national history of poet- finds performance gives poetry more power. ry, and slam poetry has evolved from that idea of beat “Writing poetry is great, but reading it, putting it poetry, where the reading of it and the atmosphere of into audible media, is where its power lies,” he said. it are so important to the language and meaning.” Tim, a published and award-winning poet, said he Attendees will be given unique ceramic coffee encourages the public to attend. “When the last poet mugs created by USU Ceramics Guild potters, as part reads, you will know what I’m talking about,” he said of the movement to involve many departments and about the “mind-blowing poetry.” He described the showcase diverse art. event as a literary rock concert. “The ceramic alone is worth twice the price of Brian Cook, a senior in American studies, will also the ticket and (attendees) get to sit in a cafe atmo- be performing. After attending last year, he said he sphere while they enjoy some wonderful language,” was impacted by two of the performers, Jesse Parent Coulbrooke said of the value of the event. and Buddy Wakefield, and wanted to be a part of the Tyler Epslin, English and creative writing fresh- event himself. BUDDY WAKEFIELD WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ukulele during last year’s beat poetry perfor- mance. This year, USU welcomes award-winning hip-hop/spoken word artist Intikana. After two years man, will be performing. He said he was stunned by the amazing performances last year. “After seeing -See SLAM, page 6 in the Skyroom, the annual event had to move to the TSC ballroom because of the growing number of that, I immediately knew I wanted to be in the next interested poetry lovers. Statesman file photo Museum takes visitors through a tour of history By ALEXANDRIA EVENSEN staff writer

Allison Perkins sits in the south turret of Old Main, decked out in a lab coat and plastic gloves. Instead of playing with chemicals and test tubes, she inspects a pot shard, studying it for any sign that may clue her into the lives of the people who crafted it. Around her, students shuffle in and out of the museum, some sitting to talk quietly for a minute, others using a table to catch up on homework. “People who know about this place love coming in here because it’s a good atmosphere,” said Joelle Young, a sophomore in English who works at the USU Museum of Anthropology. “It’s warm, it’s friendly.” SAVANNAH JENSEN, JUNIOR IN ANIMATION, hangs from a rock face at Logan’s Rock Haus. Jensen said rockclimbing is addict- Perkins, a sophomore in art, uses the space and resources ing and a great way to get in shape quickly. Students can have the rockclimbing experience for as little as $4 if they rent shoes from the ORP and climb in the Fieldhouse. JESSICA BLACK photo to do research for her Introduction to Museums class. “There’s a lot of different unique exhibits like the masks and body modification,” she said. “It’s a wide range of infor- mation.” Living on the edge in Logan Being a small room tucked away in a corner, many students don’t utilize the museum because they don’t know it exists, “meet cute boys” and that it slowly became something for her to do Young said. By JESSICA BLACK in her spare time that she really loved. “It’s a place for learning, studying,” she said, “That’s what staff writer “It’s not like any other sport,” Jensen said, “there’s competitions we’re all about, serving the people of Cache Valley. So far and everything, but there’s no other way to train your body and being stuck in this little box hasn’t done that.” With all the outdoor opportunities in Cache Valley, some of the muscles other then practice and to continue to climb all the time.” In spring of 2012, the museum, which takes up only a cou- more adrenaline-pumping sports get left behind. Here’s a list for the Jensen admitted that it tends to be a rather expensive sport but ple thousand square meet in Old Main, will move to the Barn, daring recreationalist: said she felt it was worth it because in her mind, “any sport that’s one of the oldest standing buildings on campus. It will double worth doing is going to have its costs.” as the USU welcome center. Rock Climbing For the most part, students can try rock climbing fairly inexpen- “It’s going to open up huge possibilities for the whole For some, climbing up a vertical wall with only a few jagged edges sively. The Rock Haus has student day passes at a discounted price at campus,” said Adrienne Day, a senior in anthropology and an here and there to cling to would be terrifying. Not for junior anima- $13 with day shoe rentals for $3 with harnesses and ropes that can employee of the museum. “The USU welcome center we have tion major Savannah Jensen. For Jensen, the idea of being hundreds be used for free. Also, students can rent rock climbing shoes from now is that tiny, little, booth at he bottom of Old Main Hill. of feet off the ground, suspended by a rope and sheer body strength, the ORP for four to 10 dollars depending on how long you want to That doesn’t cut it. We’re a legit school. We need to have some- is exhilarating. rent them for, and climb at the field house bouldering wall for free. thing a little bit more formal to show off showcase what we’ve “Not only is it such a satisfying feeling when you make it to the got.” top of a hard climb,” Jensen said, “but it is also a super fast way to SlackLining Young said, “We’re hoping it can be a center place on cam- get in shape.” Rock climbing is the ancestor of another sporting style that pus and that we’ll have people see that Barn and say, ‘Oh the Jensen said she has only been climbing for a year but that it is so addicting that she goes at least two or three times a week. She said she originally decided to try it out with her roommate as a way to -See EXTREME, page 7 -See ARTIFACTS, page 7 6 Page 6 A&EDiversions Friday, April 1, 2011 Game achieves console greatness The orig- the suit’s super speed, strength, armor and stealth inal “Crysis” “Crysis 2” capabilities make moving around the varied wide is consid- Grade: A open environments an entertaining breeze. ered to be The open environments let you approach one of the every scenario how you want, whether it be by best-look- engaging stealth and sneaking past enemies, ing games Gaming or using your advanced armor for a head-on ever made. destructive assault. A.I. is also extremely smart A PC exclu- Review and you will have to bring your strategic A-game sive, it was Nathan Christensen to survive most enemy encounters. Shooter play- true testa- ers of all styles will find something to love about ment to the “Crysis 2” and the “I can’t believe I just did that” power of moments will keep you coming back for more. the PC and its graphical superiority over con- “Crysis 2” also achieves greatness in the soles. Finally, the PC juggernaut has made its way sound department. With gunshots blasting all to consoles with “Crysis 2,” and it’s showing that around you, it’s truly a treat to play in surround consoles can stand toe-to-toe with the PC. sound as the directional audio is some of the best The console debut of “Crysis 2” more than in the industry. The soundtrack is also absolutely lives up to the promises that it will be the best outstanding. Hans Zimmer lends his talents creat- looking game to grace our video game systems ing a top notch score that is always fitting and a to date, while offering some of the most smooth, driving influence throughout the game. and most entertaining, shooter game play on the “Crysis 2” features some outstanding multi- market. player as well. With 12 maps, six different game “Crysis 2” is a graphical showcase of awe- modes and enough gun upgrades and weapon some. With outstanding set pieces featuring unlocks to keep gamers occupied for days, there insanely realistic lighting and textures, you will is always a reason to hop online. “Crysis 2” fea- constantly find your jaw dropping as you move tures a level up system similar to that of “Call of from one sandbox environment to the next in this Duty,” giving players control over the guns and DUSTY NASH LOOKS DOWN TO his roommate as he climbs the steep rock face. Still surround- beautifully destroyed New York City. powers they use so everyone will be able to cater ed by snow, Logan’s spring months, he finds, are unforgiving and often surprise the avid climber with new The game also features some outstanding to their style of play. It separates itself from the snow. DUSTY NASH photo character models, some great-looking guns, and pack with a unique kill streak system and its use some really sweet water effects that look so of the Nanosuit 2’s special abilities throughout realistic you will find yourself forgetting you’re the multiplayer experience. playing a video game. “Crysis 2” raises the bar “Crysis 2” is not without faults, however, Logan spring brings more extremely high and is a truly remarkable visual occasional slowdown during large firefights can achievement. cause some frustrating deaths and the unforgiv- From a story standpoint, “Crysis 2” trades ing checkpoint system can make dying a chore. snow than sunshine punches with the best in the genre. You play as There are also some situations when the nor- With the buzz of an alarm, buoyed me up just enough to Alcatraz, a marine who witnessed his entire team mally intelligent A.I. just seems to not be working, my eyes slowly open and I maintain my sanity, but there being wiped out by an alien attack. He survives, which looks really out of place in such a polished stare up at the ceiling. It’s was still a force building inside however, and through a series of events ends up game. Multiplayer also suffers from some bal- still dark. I slowly exhale. The of me. The press and the urge with the most powerful weapon in humanity’s ance issues that will cause you to completely wisps of my breath travel up to be outside, it grew stronger arsenal. abandon certain play styles and occasional server to my ice coated window. Dusty’s by the day. That weapon is Nanosuit 2, a technologically issues and lag can lead to frustration. These issues It’s still cold. These two facts Dusty’s I am awake. It’s dark, and advanced suit of armor with all kinds of awesome are very rare however and don’t take much away come as no surprise to me. Of Trails it’s cold, but I don’t care. I potential. Now it is up to Alcatraz to save human- from the overall experience. course it’s dark and of course Trails can’t stay inside any longer. ity by tracking down and saving the only man In the end, “Crysis 2” is an outstanding achieve- it’s cold; I am in Logan and it’s I mill around for a couple of who may be able to stop the alien invasion. This is ment. With the best visuals on any system, abso- not yet April. It’s been cold Dusty Nash hours, waiting for the sun to the beginning of one excellent ride that starts fast lutely stellar game play, a score from Hollywood’s and dark for months. come up behind the clouded, and never slows down as it presents a fictional finest and deep engaging multiplayer, “Crysis 2” The winter didn’t start out smoggy veil which has hov- but frighteningly realistic future. will challenge what you thought was possible too badly. The first snowfall left visions of ered over Logan, and for the temperature When it comes to gameplay, “Crysis 2” stands from a video game. Bow down, “Call of Duty;” winter sports dancing in front of my eyes. The to increase to within 10 degrees of freezing. tall among the industry’s finest. Playing like the first person shooters have a new king. initial few weeks of frozen ground and cold Then I grab a slightly hesitant roommate, my beautiful love child of “Halo” and “Call of Duty,” weather found me in the infatuation phase, climbing gear, and head for the door. “Crysis 2” is an incredibly fast, smooth and solid – [email protected] loving every minute. Then, as the days wore I point the car up the canyon, doing my shooter. Nanosuit 2 is the star of the show here as on into weeks, the weeks into months, it lost best to ignore the drifts of snow. I don’t care; its charm. The days became darker and the I am going outside to go climbing. I am slip- cold became colder, and my heart and spirits ping between the fingers of the hand with Slam: Students share their inspiration seemed to follow suit. which Old Man Winter was maintaining a Day by day, the pressure increased. Tales death grip on Logan, if only in my mind. -continued from page 5 of stir-crazy frontiersmen getting cabin fever We arrive at the wall, and unload the “We had auditions, and I was lucky enough to make any listener.” He said he believes performance poetry during the winter seemed to be particularly climbing gear. My shoes fill with snow as I it,” Cook said. The Vernal, Utah, native started writ- can stir up emotions for anyone. fitting. I wondered how long before I would walk to the base of the climb. I set out the ing poetry as a junior in high school in 2002. He said Cook, who has been published in Sigma Tau break and go on a rampage. at the time, he was published in his schools’ literary Delta’s “The Rectangle” and was first place winner in I was sustained by events, which gave me -See WINTER, page 7 magazine. the Scribendi creative writing contest for both poetry a glimmer of hope. The occasional warm day “It’s amazing how much a high school teacher can and creative non-fiction, said last year’s event changed influence someone,” he said. his life. Poetry has been significant in Cook’s life, “Poetry “That sounds like a really big thing to say, and it ‘Punch’ is more of a mind-twist has been a way to express myself when all other words is, but I’m not the same person I was before I stepped I have been excited for Most of the movie was about have failed. We all have moments in our lives when we into the event. If you have never heard slam or beat “Sucker Punch” since I saw the escape plan and the challeng- feel like words cannot say what we feel; poetry finds a poetry, this night will completely redefine how you the first trailer. It looked “Sucker PunchStaff” es the women endured while at way to express those feelings,” he said. view the written word,” he said. like it would be an excit- Guy XXXX the asylum. The resolution was dif- To explain what beat and slam poetry are, Cook beat.slam.uncensored tickets cost $7 in advance ing action adventure story Grade: B- ferent than I wanted, and that took said, “Both could be called “performance poetry.” and $10 at the door. about escaping reality some of my enthusiasm away. While there are still some deep meanings, each poem through the mind, and it “Sucker Punch” has themat- creates sounds, rhythms and images that are clear to – [email protected] certainly delivered. ic sexual material without being In the beginning, a dou- Reel overtly sexual. The language was ble curtain lifts, as if the relatively minimal for a PG-13 movie is a story within a Reviews movie. I was surprised at Zack story. A mother dies and is Snyder’s efforts to tone his movie buried. Her husband reads Spencer Palmer down from an R rating, and he did the last will and testament it effectively. and discovers that she had left everything to Browning, best known for playing Violet in her daughters, his stepdaughters. “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” does a great In a greedy and drunken rage, he goes to kill job at portraying all aspects of Baby Doll’s the girls. The older daughter (Emily Browning) character – the hurt, the leadership and the gets trapped in her room while the stepfather ferocity. She’s an up-and-coming actress, so be goes after the younger with a knife. The police prepared to see more from her in the future. later get called and the older daughter gets Abbie Cornish previously worked with taken to an insane asylum on false charges. Snyder in “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Once inside the institution, she is quick- of Ga’Hoole.” In “Sucker Punch” she plays ly nicknamed “Baby Doll.” As she is shown Sweet Pea and is the leader of the group of around the asylum, it becomes apparent that girls at the asylum. In Baby Doll’s mind retreats, the asylum is a front for all sorts of illegal activi- Sweet Pea carries a sword, but unfortunately ties, including gambling, drugs and weapons. never uses it, choosing instead to stick to her Early on, Baby Doll overhears the owner of guns. the establishment, Blue (Oscar Isaac), say she Jena Malone plays Sweet Pea’s little sister has five days until she will receive a lobotomy, Rocket. She and Baby Doll bond quickly, and which would result in a loss of brain function. they help protect each other. Malone has With few options and little time, she decides to played minor supportive roles in the past, escape the facility. That’s when the real adven- most notably in the 2005 version of “Pride and ture begins. Prejudice,” and I expect her to move up in the One of the reasons I like “Sucker Punch” is ranks in future years. that it is a completely unique movie. I’ve never Vanessa Hudgens doesn’t do any singing seen anything like it before. and dancing in “Sucker Punch.” Rather, she “Sucker Punch” is a thinking movie, and wields two tomahawks and heavy supportive I liked it for that aspect. There was plenty of artillery in Baby Dolls’ mind. She surprised me philosophy that made the movie great. The as an action character. My bet is that she’ll deep psychological layers upon layers added become a force to reckon with in the movie an unexpected but enjoyable complexity to the industry. movie. Carla Gugino, who worked with Snyder in The entire movie is full of visual effects and “Watchmen,” plays Dr. Vera Gorski, an instruc- amazing camera shots. I was impressed with tor and psychologist at the asylum who teaches the way writer/director Zack Snyder told his the girls how to do their job well while remain- imaginative story. ing free in their minds. Using fantasy versions of feudal Japan, Scott Glenn is fantastic as Wise Man, the World War II, a medieval castle and a mecha- strong and caring guide in Baby Doll’s mind nized planet as the various settings for the that helps her figure out exactly what she needs mind sequences provided for growth in the to do and how she needs to do it. Although journey of the characters. Snyder made a point he’s not in most of the movie, his advice stays of showing that the battles of the mind are the with you throughout. most important battles we fight, and we are the “Sucker Punch” gives its title term a whole most powerful in our mind. new meaning. Although advertised as a heavy action movie, “Sucker Punch” wasn’t that way. The – Spencer Palmer is a senior majoring in action sequences were shorter than I would mechanical engineering with a minor in math. have liked, but remembering that it was a repre- He enjoys watching new movies, old movies sentation of everything Baby Doll was thinking and the movies in between. His reviews come rectified the situation. That said, the action was out every other week. E-mail him at spencer. exciting and well choreographed. [email protected]. 7 Friday, April 1, 2011 A&EDiversions Page 7 Winter: Nash rebels against the cold -continued from page 6 tarp on the top of the snow and watch as Try as I might, I can’t will it to be warm; I can’t water already begins to seep through as I am make it be summer. flaking the rope out onto it. Finding a good hold, I stop and blow on As I put on my rock climbing shoes, I place my fingers and consider resigning myself to my hand against the wall. The cold rock pulls defeat on the climb and the rest of a long win- the heat from my hand from the moment I ter. Just then the sun comes out from behind touch it. Pulling my hand back, I look up at its cover. Its warm rays bounce off my back. the climb. It is going to be a cold one. The pressure which has been building inside, My shoes and harness on, with cold fingers the stuff I have been trying to force down by I fumble through the knot. My roommate climbing outside, just sort of melt away. puts on a pair of gloves and hooks himself in Looking around, I can swear the trees for a belay. A stiff breeze blows down from have a hint of green. With joy I know that the canyon. I huddle close to the ground and something has broken. Spring is here. With consider just going home. I could just give new invigoration, I finish the climb. Heading into winter, to the cold and the dark. back home, I can see signs of spring all A defiant flame springs up in my heart. around. I have waited long enough; winter is I won’t let winter have a hold over me any- over. more. I zip my jacket up all the way and start The next day, I wake up to six inches of up the route. My fingers begin to ache after fresh snow. Welcome to spring in Logan. the first five feet. A chill seeps in, and as I look down at my belay, I notice that he is framed – [email protected] in snow. My delusions shatter. It is still winter. Extreme: Unique sports give options -continued from page 5 evolved into what we now call “slacklining.” Slack and many have died during caving exploration. lining was originally used when a group of rock He said before exploring a cave, people need to climbers needed to get across a large crevasse. One make sure they have the proper equipment to lift person would go to the other side, climb up the themselves back out of the cave, as well as having rock wall, and once they got to the top, they would an experienced guide who’s been through the have the slack line, tie it down, and allow the oth- cave and knows where you should and should not ers to send their packs over as well as hooking explore. themselves to the line and then walking or sliding The equipment that is needed, such as warm across. thermal body suits, ascender devices that bring Now, it is not uncommon to be walking people back to the surface and the rope that through campus in the spring or fall and see stu- becomes your lifeline in the cave, are expensive, dents slacklining and trying out their balancing but Morrison said the equipment is worth it when A BUST OF EGYPTIAN QUEEN Nefertiti gazes at museum visitors while they explore the many skills between two trees. Mark Elliot, a freshman you realize how much your life depends on that artifacts preserved at the USU Museum of Anthropology. Focusing on ancient peoples and cultures, the museum uses grant money to bring the information to Logan. ARMEN HOVSEPYAN photo in electrical engineering, said he started slack- equipment while you’re down there. lining a few years ago with some rock climbing “One thing to keep in mind,” Morrison said, friends, as a source of leisure and a social activity. “is it may take you only four hours to go down a “It’s the ultimate balance test,” Elliot said. “It cave, but it will take you six hours to get back up.” Artifacts: Museum hopes to provide just wobbles around so much that you wouldn’t be able to do things you might be able to do on a Skydiving tight rope like ride a bike or something like that.” Usually the idea of jumping out of a plane teaching opportunities to Logan Elliot said all you need to do in order to start 16,500 miles off the ground isn’t something -continued from page 5 slacklining is procure webbing approximately that ends up in the same sentence as the word 10 feet long, similar to what would be used to tie “fun.” For Chase Hicken, a freshman in biologi- barn is the museum now. It’s open and I can “Saturdays at the Museum,” a weekly activity things down on a truck or on the back of a trailer. cal engineering, going skydiving was the biggest walk in.’” aimed at teaching children about different Then, he said, you use clamps to tighten the rope adrenaline rush of his life, and one that he plans First founded in 1962, the Anthropology cultures. and set it up between two trees that are close on experiencing again. museum started started small with two glass On April 2, the museum will host their together. For students interested in taking up the Hicken first went skydiving for his 18th birth- cases in the basement of Old Main. Today, the annual “Mesoamerican Marketplace,” where sport, webbing can be found at any local hardware day in 2007 with two of his friends. They went original animal skulls that sat in those cases children gain pretend currency from doing or sporting goods store. to the Ogden Skydiving Center and suited up in are housed in a new case two floors above the small tasks, and then get to spend that cur- their full body suits with all the hook ups for the basement. rency on a variety of activities. Spelunking tandem rider that would help them make the fall Dr. Gordon Keller, USU’s first anthropolo- The same grant allowed the museum to Exploration and being the first person to dis- safely. Hicken also said they had to go to training gy professor, started collecting small artifacts start a “Teacher Trunk,” lesson plans and cover something new has been a human attribute to be taught the proper way to fall and the proper from his studies in places like the Danger activities written by students that can be throughout time. Many may assume the days way to land, and everything else was taken care of Caves and Peru and displaying them for stu- checked out by teachers all over the state. Day of exploration and discovery are over, but Neil by the tandem rider. dents of anthropology to see. From there, the has had an active role in the program, revising Morrison, a senior in general studies technology “It’s really cool because you don’t get the jerky museum has only moved upward and onward, the plans to make sure they fit curriculum. and business, knows otherwise. Morrison has feeling you get when you just fall or trip,” Hicken Young said. “We want to teach,” she said. “Because we been spelunking, or cave exploring, for years, and said, “you’re already going as fast as the plane is so According to its website, the anthropology have the background for that, we can help said the reason he goes spelunking is because the when you jump, you feel just like you’re floating.” museum was opened to the public in 1984. A articulate information to different audiences.” exploration factor is so great and satisfying, it For students interested in trying this alterna- few years later, it moved to its current resting When people think of Anthropology, they makes the whole trip worth it. tive way of getting “high” both on adrenaline and spot on the second floor of Old Main. Since often think it’s just digging around in the “It terrifies me,” Morrison said. “I do it because altitude, tandem skydiving at the Ogden center is then, it has been renovated to include a small dirt, but Day said it’s about the human experi- you get down there and realize that you’re one of $189 per fall. 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Just gotta save it for the nostrils, as well as the clatter of school started, he was teaching at big throws now.” spikes pounding the track and a clinic for high school athletes Ingebritsen said he used to have skimming over hurdles. Men and when he tore his soleus muscle in to keep Canavan on a leash until women were leaping over high his calf. He said not competing has he learned to get “jacked” at the jump bars, javelins were flung been “absolutely terrible.” right time. into the sky and coaches were “This is the third year in a row “When an athlete is getting clicking stopwatches as they fran- I’ve been hurt longer than three ready to throw, there is such tically shouted encouragement months at a time,” Canavan said. a thing as overstimulation,” to their relay teams. Just outside “The first throw I had in Tucson, Ingebritsen said. “Sometimes he the University of Arizona’a Roy P. I had only been walking without a would surpass that and get so Drachan track stadium, one man boot for about a month. I’m always excited and so pumped that he warmed up for his first throws of busted.” would actually take himself out of the outdoor track season. Just months before the outdoor that.” Little did this thrower know at season started, Canavan was con- USU head track and field coach the time, he would win his event sistently throwing distances of 63 Gregg Gensel said Canavan works at the Willie Williams Classic to 65 feet, marks that would have hard and plays hard. that day. His shot put mark of ranked at the top tier of the NCAA “Some people may say ‘Why is 17.59 meters (57-08.50 feet) cur- National Championship meet. he so loud?’ or ‘Why does he do rently leads the Western Athletic “Pretty much what it comes this?’” Gensel said. “He’s just excit- Conference by more than eight down to is if I wasn’t hurt, I should ed about life and the things he’s feet, and ranked him with the have won nationals this year for passionate about. He likes to share fifth-longest distance in the indoors,” Canavan said. “I should those things and I appreciate that nation. have showed up and cleaned passion in athletes. I wish all my Joe Canavan has been a member house, but I was hurt.” athletes had that kind of focus.” of the Utah State track and field USU throwing coach Matt Ingebritsen said it was hard for team since 2008. He is a two-time Ingebritsen said Canavan was the him to see Canavan sitting out the conference champion. In 2009, kind of guy he wanted on his team meets while recovering from his Canavan placed 21st at the NCAA when he recruited him from Palm injuries. West Regional meet in the shot Desert High School in California, “That individual personal- put. He has been named WAC THROWER JOE CANAVAN winds up to throw the shot put at the 2009 where he was a state champion in ity brings the team together,” Men’s Outdoor Track and Field NCAA West Regional meet. Canavan has returned to action this season for Utah the shot put. Ingebritsen said. “They can hear Athlete of the Week three times in State, winning the event title at the Willie Williams Classic after missing all of last “You want that very strong Joe yelling and screaming and his collegiate career. year with an injury. Photo courtesy Ryan Talbot, USU Athletic Media Relations alpha-male dominant personality,” stuff over at practice or during a Joe Canavan is one of the best Ingebritsen said. “When I watched meet and it makes everybody else question about it. Whether we win N.M. this weekend. Utah State’s shot putters Utah State has ever him in high school, that’s the kind get excited. That’s what Joe brings or not because we won indoors lone home meet will be the Mark had. of guy he was. When I brought to our team.” and we won last year, none of that Faldmo Invitational on Saturday, Imagine having something you him in here, he’s pretty much been Gensel said it has been fun to matters. What matters is what are April 16, at the Ralph Maughan love taken away from you. It could that since he got here.” watch the growth Canavan has we gonna do to take care of our Track Stadium. be a hobby, a pet or even a friend. This season with the injuries experienced at Utah State. own business. Joe will be a big “There’s nothing stopping me Imagine being forced to sit on the and advice from Ingebritsen, “Having Joe for outdoors will part of that.” except for injuries,” Canavan said. sidelines and watch as everyone Canavan said he does not warm help us,” Gensel said of Canavan’s Canavan and the Aggies will else gets to do the very thing that up like he used to in high school, return to competition. “There’s no next compete in the New Mexico – [email protected] gives you purpose and prestige in State Invitational in Albuquerque, Breaking through; Aggie defensive line starting fresh Tai Wesley invited to Two starters return for college all- D-line unit adjusting to star game 3-4 defensive scheme BY USU ATHLETICS Utah State’s Tai Wesley By MATT SONNENBERG will play one more game sports editor as a collegiate basketball player as he has been invited It’s all starts on the lines. to participate in the 2011 That is what most any football coach would NABC (National Association say makes a good football team. Whether it is the of Basketball Coaches) protection of a team’s quarterback, opening holes Reese’s College All-Star for running backs on the offensive side of the game on Friday, April 1, at ball or doing everything a team can to counteract Reliant Stadium in Houston, those things from the defensive side, every play Texas. starts on the lines. The event, which show- For 2011, Utah State’s defensive line will have cases the top college seniors a new look, as the defensive front seven will make and serves as a tip-off for the conversion from the 4-3 defense that has the Final Four weekend, been run in years’ past to a 3-4, putting one less will start at 3:35 p.m. and defensive lineman on the field at all times and be televised nationally on demanding more push up front from the three TruTV, which can be found lineman out there. on Comcast Ch. 44 / Ch. That challenge of learning to play in a new 736HD in Cache Valley; defensive scheme will be coupled with the task DirectTV Ch. 246 or Dish of replacing the production from six graduating Network Ch. 204. For those lettermen who saw significant time on the D- fans in the Houston area, the line last year, losing would-be sophomore Jason event is free and open to the Fanaika to a mission and sophomore D.J. Tialavea public. to the offensive side of the ball, where he’ll play DEFENSIVE TACKLE EVAN HUAHULU (BLUE) goes head-to-head with freshman offensive lineman Taani Wesley will play for tight end. Fisilau during spring football practice Wednesday. Huahulu, a transfer from SMU, looks to be a mainstay on the USU the West All-Stars, which Replacing eight players at any position will defensive line this season as the team switches to a 3-4 defensive front. STERLING BOIN photo will be coached by former come with its challenges, but new defensive line had one interception last season. “Evan has a few technical things that we’re Oklahoma head coach Billy coach Frank Maile is optimistic that the unit Behind that returning duo, the D-line appears working on as far as his technique,” Maile said. Tubbs. Other members of as a whole can develop into one of the team’s to be a work in progress, but one that coaches are “When Evan decides to clean everything up as the West All-Stars include strengths by the time the season rolls around. viewing with optomism. far as his technique and when he gets everything Andrew Goudelock (College “I have three returning players who have “We have a lot of great athletes and we’ve just down, there’s no nose guard like him in the of Charleston); Kenneth played a Division I snap,” Maile said. “So they got to develop them,” Maile said. WAC.” Faried (Morehead State); have a long ways to go, but there’s a lot of prom- Leading the charge of those great athletes is While Maile did say that he anticipates Malcolm Thomas (San ise there.” the man who looks to be the anchor of the 3-4 Huahulu to be an impact player for USU, Diego State); Kalin Lucas Two of those three returners are defensive defense, nose guard Evan Huahulu. Andersen echoed that there is still work to be (Michigan State); Tristan ends Quinn Garner and Levi Koskan, both of The junior transfer from Southern Methodist done. Thompson (North Texas); whom will be entering their senior seasons and University will finally be suiting up for the “He needs to get better, there’s absolutely no Alex Stephenson (USC); both of whom have been steady contributors on Aggies after sitting out last season due to transfer question,” Andersen said. “He knows exactly Mickey McConnell (Saint the Aggies’ D-line throughout their careers. rules, and his potential impact up the middle what he needs to work on.” Mary’s); Cameron Jones Koskan returns following a season in which is something the coaching staff knows could be One advantage for Huahulu is that the 3-4 (Northern Arizona); and he led the team in both sacks and tackles for loss great. defense is no unfamiliar territory for him, as his Gary Johnson (Texas). (TFL), with 4.5 and 8.5 respectively. Koskan also “Evan has an opportunity to be a tremendous previous defense at SMU also ran a 3-4. The East All-Star team tied for the team-lead in sacks as a sophomore. player,” USU head coach, and new defensive coor- “It’s tough,” Huahulu said. “It’s guaranteed will be coached by Bill Garner wasn’t far behind, finishing third on dinator, Gary Andersen said. the team in TFL’s with five and second only to That potential greatness isn’t without it’s kinks -See D-LINE, page 9 -See ALL-STAR, page 9 Koskan in sacks with 2.5 on the year. Garner also that need to be worked out however. 9 Friday, April 1, 2011 StatesmanSports Page 9 Wichita State knocks off Crimson Tide to claim NIT championship

NEW YORK (AP) – The State answered with eight as if they belonged in the only shocker about the end to straight points to regain con- other, more prestigious post- Wichita State’s season was the trol. season tournament in the first location. The lead never fell below half. They combined to shoot J.T. Durley and Graham five the rest of the way. 50 percent from the field, Hatch scored 12 points each Any doubt about the out- made all 14 of their combined to lead a balanced offense, come was officially erased foul shots and played well and the Shockers over- when Hatch hit a 3-pointer enough on defense to force 18 whelmed top-seeded Alabama from the top of the key with turnovers. 66-57 on Thursday night to 4:13 remaining that extended Wichita State managed a win the NIT championship at the lead to 61-52. On the 37-34 lead largely because it Madison Square Garden. Shockers’ next possession, got the pace going in its favor. Hatch was 4 for 4 from he set up from the exact spot The Crimson Tide came in beyond the arc, including and knocked down another 3- allowing just over 59 points back-to-back baskets in the pointer. per game, eighth-best in the closing minutes, as Wichita The two clutch shots nation, while the Shockers State (29-8) finished up a helped Hatch earn the tourna- are 15-0 the past three-plus remarkable postseason run in ment MVP award. seasons under coach Gregg style. Crimson Tide coach Marshall when they score 80 After getting left out of the Anthony Grant will head points. NCAA tournament – and after home to watch his former They didn’t get there this hardly any critics argued on team, VCU, play for its own time. It turned out they didn’t their behalf – the Shockers championship now. The Rams need to. left little doubt they should face Butler in the Final Four Wichita State returned have been selected. They on Saturday. four starters from the team beat Nebraska by 27 points, When the clock finally that lost in the NIT last sea- won at Virginia Tech, beat ticked down to zero at the son, and was the class of the College of Charleston, then set Garden, the entire Wichita Missouri Valley Conference a school record for wins in a State team sprinted off the for much of the season. The season with a 75-44 romp over bench and jumped together in Shockers wound up losing to Washington State in the semi- a corner of the floor, while a eventual champion Indiana finals. large contingent of yellow-clad State in the league tourna- They added one more vic- fans who made their way from ment, though, and a down tory against the Crimson Tide. Kansas cheered on their feet. year for the conference hurt UTAH STATE’S JACLYN WEST returns a volley during Thursday’s match against Fresno State. Tony Mitchell had 13 Sure, both teams hoped to their chances of an at-large The match was the first in nearly a month for the Aggie women as their past two matches were can- points and 12 rebounds to make the NCAA tournament, NCAA tournament bid – celled or postponed due to inclimate weather. BRANDEN FONDA photo lead Alabama (25-12), which but they certainly took advan- despite playing a pair of Final lost for the second time in two tage of a chance to keep play- Four teams down to the wire trips to the NIT title game. ing through March. They both earlier in the season. Women’s tennis falls 6-1 to Fresno State Leading scorer JaMychal brought pep bands and cheer- Wichita State led Green struggled with foul leaders, along with a couple Connecticut for about Romina Nedakovic stood Fresno’s Mary Abby Hayley, BY USU ATHLETICS trouble and finished with 12 thousand fans, despite visiting 37 minutes at the Maui toe to toe with Fresno’s as the two exchanged points, and Trevor Releford arguably the most expensive Invitational, then lost to VCU Utah State’s women’s ten- Laura Pola and Marianna points back and forth late and Charvez Davis had 10 city in the country. on a last-second free throw in nis team was looking for Jodoin but fell just short of in Thursdays action. In the each. They were loud through- a Bracketbusters game. The their first Western Athletic securing the opening match end, Tukuafu gained the Alabama briefly pulled out, too, with dueling chants Shockers also lost a tough Conference win of the sea- for Utah State in a close, hard fought straight-set vic- ahead in the second half on of “Go Shockers” and “Roll game to San Diego State, son on Thursday. Instead, 8-6, defeat. Winning the tory, 6-4, 6-4. a free throw by Chris Hines Tide.” which earned a No. 2 seed to Fresno State (6-9, 2-0) cap- lone doubles match for USU Utah State will look to with 15:06 left, but Wichita The two teams sure played the NCAA tournament. tured its second WAC win, was senior Taylor Perry and rebound in WAC play, as as it defeated USU, 6-1, at junior Julie Tukuafu, 6-3, it prepares to take on New the Logan Sports Academy in the third position of the Mexico State on Saturday at and Racquet Club. doubles matches. 10 a.m., in the Logan Sports D-line: Huahulu looks to anchor 3-4 The Aggies pushed the Fresno State never slowed Academy and Racquet Club. -continued from page 8 Bulldogs to the brink in the in singles matches, as it The Saturday all-Aggies opening doubles matches went on to win five of the showdown will give one of I’m going to get a double team the majority “Connor Williams has come in and been but failed to capture the next six matches. Working the teams their first WAC of the time. It might be a triple team. You steady all practices so far,” Andersen said. opening doubles point by hard to prevent the Bulldog win of the season, as USU never know.” “He’s gained some weight, but he’s come dropping two of the three sweep of the Aggies, was is 0-2 and NMSU is 0-1 in Huahulu said that he and the rest of the in and been solid. Al Lapuaho has come in matches. Senior Hailey Tukuafu in the five spot. WAC match-ups. defense have adopted a new theme for them- and played very well so far, as well as B.J. Swenson and partner junior Tukuafu fought hard against selves this season, “To’a,” which Huahulu Larsen, as well as Kevin Whimpey.” said is a Tongan word for the bad guy or the All-in-all, just six players out of 15 total tough guy. defensive linemen were on USU’s roster at All-star: Wesley to play one last college game “You’ve just got to be nasty,” he said. the start of last season, leaving plenty of And even if his contributions don’t spots in the two-deep open for competition, -continued from page 8 show up next to his name on a stat-sheet, but players and coaches alike are excited Huahulu is hopeful that his impact can be about what they’ve seen so far from the new- Foster, who led Duke to the NCAA title game mark. Utah State also won its second WAC seen through his teammates’ production. comers. in 1978. Members of that team include Tournament title in the last three years Huahulu said, “I’m hoping Bobby Huahulu was straightforward when he Dwight Hardy (St. John’s); Lavoy Allen and advanced to its third-straight NCAA (Wagner) will take me out to dinner or said, “We’ve got a lot of new guys coming in (Temple); Brad Wanamaker (Pittsburgh); Tournament. something for all the sacks he’s going to get, that are going to be really good.” Chris Warren (Mississippi); Austin Freeman As a senior, Wesley was named the WAC’s because we basically make them look bet- Andersen has similar feelings. (Georgetown); Mike Davis (Illinois); Gary Player of the Year as he led the team in scor- ter than they already are. I’m going to help “We’re looking at six ends right now that McGhee (Pittsburgh); Jacob Pullen (Kansas ing and rebounding with 14.8 points and them out. Do it for the team.” are really rolling through there,” Andersen State); Vlad Moldoveanu (American); and 8.0 rebounds per game. He finished the year Huahulu, Garner and Koskan aren’t the said. “It’s a great problem to have to be Jimmy Butler (Marquette). ranking second in the WAC in field goal only players in the mix for playing time able to start to develop some depth, but Wesley, a 6-7 senior All-American for- shooting (.599), fifth in blocked shots (1.06), among the front three for USU, though. we’re looking for separation to occur in that ward from Provo, Utah, led Utah State to a sixth in scoring and sixth in rebounding. As With Koskan out for spring practices with a group and a couple of them have stood out.” 30-4 record and its fourth-straight Western a senior, he scored 502 points marking the knee injury, sophomore Connor Williams, Athletic Conference regular season champi- 47th time in school history that an Aggie has a converted linebacker, has stepped up and – [email protected] onship this year as USU posted a 15-1 league scored 500 points in a single season. impressed coaches so far through practices. Softball adjusts weekend schedule BY USU ATHLETICS

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LIBYA Lampedusa – a clear-watered fishing and tourist island with a Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa resigns and flies population of 5,000 – ran out of shelters days ago when migrant to London in a symbolic victory for the opposition, though numbers peaked at over 6,000, forcing many of the Tunisians and the government maintains it was for health reasons. He others to sleep in the open air on docksides and in fields. is followed shortly afterwards by Ali Abdel Salam Treki, a Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International has added former foreign minister and president of the U.N. General its voice to local concern, saying that migrants had been left to fend Assembly who also defects. Fighting, meanwhile, has stabi- for themselves in “appalling” conditions. On Thursday, soldiers, lized around the oil facilities of Brega, with rebel and gov- BRITAIN’S PRINCE WILLIAM and his fiancee Kate Middleton ordered in by the national government, joined local sanitation work- ernment forces trading rocket salvos. leave City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. AP file photo ers in ridding the island of piles of rubbish left by the departing migrants. SYRIA There was also concern about the minors among the migrants, Syrian President Bashar Assad has set up committees which a Save the Children representative on the island, Filippo to replace the decades-old emergency laws and investigate Ungaro, estimated number about 350. Under international conven- civilian deaths in two weeks of unrest. The move was an Prince William tions, the minors cannot be deported and should be put into tempo- apparent attempt to head off massive protests scheduled rary foster homes while asylum paperwork is processed, Ungaro told for Friday, after he dashed earlier expectations that he was Sky TG24 TV. going to announce real reforms. He has blamed “conspira- The government, at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, authorized tors” for setting off the demonstrations in the country. says no to ring funding for unaccompanied minors so they could be placed in tem- porary homes. BAHRAIN LONDON (AP) – Prince William is giving up his bachelor sta- Premier Silvio Berlusconi, pressured by anti-immigrant coalition Government releases blogger Mahmoud al-Youssef, tus to take a bride, but a palace official said Thursday that he will allies, promised while touring the island Wednesday that all of the a fierce critic of the government. He was arrested on not be wearing a wedding ring. migrants would be either deported to Tunisia or transferred to main- Wednesday in what was seen as part of Bahrain’s crack- His fiancee, Kate Middleton, plans to wear a wedding ring land detention centers within two to three days. Most of the arrivals down on the anti-government protests sweeping the coun- made of rare Welsh gold, a long-standing royal family tradition are Tunisians who fled unrest in their homeland in the hope of find- try. dating back nearly 90 years, after the couple marry on April 29 at ing family members or jobs in France. Westminster Abbey. Berlusconi said Thursday that Tunisia should have stopped the KUWAIT A spokeswoman for Prince William who spoke on condition of boats from setting out from its waters and planned to travel Monday Kuwait’s Cabinet resigns over “regional developments” anonymity because of palace policy said these decisions represent to Tunis to raise the issue in person, his office said. in an apparent reference to the turmoil in neighboring the royal couple’s personal wishes. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has voiced frustration that other Bahrain. The decision to dissolve the Cabinet is believed Welsh gold, prized for its quality and scarcity, had been European Union countries have done little or nothing to help relieve to be in order to prevent three of the ministers from being used in royal weddings since 1923 and has been worn by Queen Rome of the migrant burden. questioned by parliament over Kuwait’s decision not to Elizabeth II, and the late Princess Diana. The illegal arrivals “must be deported either to Tunisia or be send forces into Bahrain like the other Gulf Cooperation Traditionally gold from a nugget from the Clogau Gold mine spread around to other European countries,” Frattini told an Italian Council countries. was used, but the mine has been closed and only a sliver remains. TV news show Thursday. “It’s stunning that there is no solidarity However, the British Royal Legion gave the queen a small quan- from any of the European countries, including those which many EGYPT tity of Welsh gold in the 1980s for incorporation into wedding Tunisians would want to reach... France.” Three top officials in former President Hosni Mubarak’s rings, and it is possible this may be used, as it was for the 2005 The regional administration says some 600 Tunisians had been government have been banned from leaving the country as wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla. caught so far this month at the border. Their whereabouts weren’t they are investigated on suspicions of corruption. Former Charles wears his ring under his larger signet ring, so many clear. presidential chief of staff Zakariya Azmi, ruling party head casual observers believe he does not wear a wedding band. Italian news reports said both the mayor of Manduria and an Safwat el-Sherif and parliament speaker Fathi Surour were There is still no word about the design of Middleton’s wedding undersecretary in Berlusconi’s Cabinet had handed in their resigna- pillars of the old regime and there had been questions dress, or about the menus and wine selection for the two recep- tion to protest what they said was an unfair number of migrants about why they had yet to be investigated. tions that will follow the ceremony. being sent to the south. Japan seeks nuclear expertise

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