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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 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 UtahThe Campus Voice tatesman SUtah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com since 1902 Education college ranks in U.S. Top 50

By KAYLA HALL staff writer

For the 12th consecu- tive year, USU’s College of Education ranked in the top 50 of the U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” placing 29th. “We are the only college in Utah to be in the top 50,” said the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Dean, Beth Foley. “It is very impressive to maintain a ranking in the Top 50 for that long of a time period.” Foley said most of the pro- grams in the college have 100 USU’s COLLEGE OF EDUCATION is currently tackling 200 research projects and received $33 million in grant and contract money in the last year. Dean Foley said nearly percent job placement. Some every one of the students in the education school are able to land teaching jobs. JON LARSEN photo of those programs are psy- chology, early childhood and received the fifth most exter- said the University of Utah and Counseling Program, well with our students. If you 11 different things when communicative disorders. The nal funding, securing $33 mil- received $5.4 million and which ranked ninth in the ask our students – under- ranking each school. Some college also produces the most lion of grants and contracts placed 66 in the overall rank- nation, and the Special graduate through doctoral of these include an assess- public school teachers, special over the past year. This puts ing. BYU received $600,000 Education Graduate Program, students – why they chose to ment of the program by the educators, and communica- the college above Stanford, and placed 91st. which ranked 17th. come to USU, they will tell you super intendent, peer assess- tive disorder specialists in the Harvard and Northwestern in The Department of Special Department head of special is because of the quality of the ments between deans of other state. the amount of research dollars Education and Rehabilitation education Ben Lignugaris- faculty.” college’s of education grad Although the college was received. had two programs ranked in Kraft said, “Because we have Foley said, “The U.S. News ranked 29th overall, they To give a comparison, Foley the top 20: The Rehabilitation a productive faculty and work and World Report looks at -See UTAH, page 4 Chapter warns about pornography addiction

By CATHERINE MEIDELL about this issue, and it really resonated with news editor us,” said one of the organization’s founders, Clay Olsen. The first ever Utah State University Lynn Walker, president of USU’s Fight chapter of Fight the New Drug, a non-profit the New Drug chapter, said it is crucial stu- organization with the goal to warn about dents and others in the community under- the dangers of pornography, was formed stand that their group does not use the last week, and its members are already word “anti-” in relation to the group. planning events that will improve students’ “This is a public health issue,” Olsen knowledge about the lasting consequences said, “if people want to take it to the reli- of viewing pornographic material. gious realm that’s fine. Fifty years ago there MEMBERS OF FIGHT THE NEW DRUG participate in an activity created to attract the attention of “Outside of a moral conversation, out- passersby in hopes of ultimately sharing their message about the harmful effects of viewing pornography. The side of a legislative conversation, we talked -See HEALTH, page 3 group stresses they are not affiliated with any religious or political stances. Photo courtesy Clay Olsen Counselors hope to improve USU students’ sleeping habits

By MEGAN BAINUM a “prolonged and usually assistant news editor abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep.” He said stu- Countless students suf- dents have other things going fer from sleeping problems, on in their lives like stress, that and USU’s Counseling and affect their sleep, and as soon Psychological Services (CAPS) as those stresses are gone, sleep is offering a workshop to help returns to normal. students understand the rea- “Many students play fast soning behind sleep issues and and loose on their sleep and tips to having a better night’s they can’t get back into a pat- sleep, said Tom Berry, USU tern, and then their schedule staff psychologist. changes and it is hard to shift Whether it’s not being that biological clock,” he said. able to fall asleep, waking up “Insomnia is something that multiple times in the night you are finding even when or waking up early and never there are not those other rea- being able to fall back asleep, sons going on.” insomnia affects students all Dr. Jim Davis, director year. and physician for the Student “Getting the Most out of Health and Wellness Center, Your Sleep” will have informa- said it is important for him to tion about how to sleep better figure out what type of insom- as well as experts there to nia he is dealing with before answer questions. The work- he can help his patients. He shop will be held in the TSC said sleep disruption can be Room 310B, Wednesday from caused by depression, jet lag, 5-6 p.m. a job, stress, anxiety and some Berry said many students diseases like thyroid disorders, don’t have the medical defi- TYLENOL P.M. AND AMBIEN are two medicines prescribed to students by the USU Health and Wellness Center to those students’ nition of insomnia, which is -See INSOMNIA, page 4 having a difficult time sleeping. Students can learn more about improving the quality of their sleep by attending a workshop held by counseling services. ARMEN HOVSEPYAN photo illustration

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The policy of The Utah Statesman is Utah cell carriers roll out ‘mobile wallets’ to correct any error made as soon as SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A joint venture between while the Utah Transit Authority is already equipped making mobile payments the future of purchasing possible. If you find something you three of the nation’s four largest cell phone carriers with the necessary technology to read the phones, transactions. would like clarified or find unfair, will soon offer the nation’s first commercially avail- retailers will also have to begin upgrading their sys- “If you look back 10 years ago and wanted to get please contact the editor at 797-1762 able mobile fare payment program to a public trans- tems. a phone with a camera, you might be able to find or TSC 105. portation system. “There are some out there already but not the one. Today, you can’t buy a phone without a camera,” Isis, a mobile commerce joint venture between majority and it won’t be the majority for quite some he added, noting NFC technology will also soon be AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon time,” Golvin said. “This is almost certainly going to standard. Wireless, announced Tuesday it will roll out the be like most technology adoption, a slow and steady AT&T’s Mark Siegel said the companies expect Nat’lBriefs pilot program in Salt Lake City in 2012, offering an build over a long period of time.” the program to eventually expand nationwide, much alternative to credit and debit cards for Utah Transit However, the fact that three of the four largest like how text messaging became wildly popular once Man charged after Authority fare payments. wireless carriers are now supporting the program cell phone companies began allowing messaging “This is the evolution of moving off of plastic,” means it should gain momentum in the coming between different carriers. barking at police dog Isis CEO Michael Abbott said in an interview years. “So what happened after that is text messaging Tuesday. “This is the future of payments.” “They have their own incentives now to see profit exploded and really started to grow,” Siegel said. MASON, Ohio (AP) – Police Abbott said the idea is to eventually make Salt and improve their business through NFC, and that “That’s kind of similar to what’s happening now with say an Ohio man has been charged Lake City, and other cities across the country, places means they will most likely demand that many of Isis.” with a misdemeanor for barking at where consumers don’t need to carry their wallets their suppliers include that function in the phones The industry has been talking about including a police dog. anymore, communities where your cell phone is as they sell,” Golvin said. NFC technology in phones for years, largely to do A police report says 25-year-old good as cash or credit. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., has just what Isis is proposing, turn them into “elec- Ryan James Stephens was charged The idea sounds simple: Hop a train, swipe your said most new BlackBerrys will have NFC chips by tronic wallets.” But beyond a few trials, not much has with teasing a police dog in the phone, payment made. Grocery shopping? No cash? later this year. Google Inc.’s Nexus S already has one, come to fruition except in places like Japan where a Cincinnati suburb of Mason. No problem. and the company’s latest Android software for that similar technology is in place and most cell phones Officer Bradley Walker wrote Not so fast, say industry watchers. and other phones has NFC support. Nokia Corp., the are equipped with the needed chips. that he heard the K9 dog barking “This is simply a silly claim on the part of these world’s largest maker of phones, has committed to It works like this: A consumer attaches a specific uncontrollably inside his patrol vendors,” said Charles Golvin, a principal analyst putting NFC chips in all its next-generation smart account to their cell phone – a credit card or a check- car while he was investigating a with Forrester Research, Inc. phones. ing account, for instance – and simply swipes it for car crash at a pub early Sunday The chips needed to make the so-called Near There’s also speculation the new iPhone model purchases or to board trains or buses and the charge morning. Walker says Stephens Field Communications wireless technology work due this summer will have an NFC chip, though is automatically pushed through and paid. was making barking noises and aren’t yet available in most cell phones. Many carri- Apple isn’t commenting. Still, Golvin said it will be a long transition on the hissing at the animal. ers will be rolling them out next year, but it will take Abbott acknowledged the move will take time path to persuading people they simply don’t need to Walker reported that Stephens time to get them in the hands of consumers. And to catch on, but said the industry is serious about carry their wallets anymore. said “the dog started it” when asked why he was harassing the animal. The officer said Stephens appeared highly intoxicated. Ecuador foreign minister expels U.S. ambassador There was no answer to calls to Stephens’ home in Mason. He QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador expulsion “unjustified” and described sador,” Ecuador’s Washington embassy is to appear April 21 in municipal said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. Hodges as “one of our most experienced said in a statement. court. ambassador over a diplomatic cable and talented diplomats.” Hodges issued a statement saying divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a The U.S. typically responds to such the order “left me saddened tremen- N.Y. politicians push newly retired police chief of a long his- cases by expelling the country’s ambas- dously, both personally and for this to close Sing Sing tory of corruption and speculates that sador, but department spokesman country.” President Rafael Correa was aware of it. Mark Toner said it would be premature “I will not speculate about what this OSSINING, N.Y. (AP) – Some New Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino to say how it would respond. Officials can mean,” she added. York politicians have no love for the announced Ambassador Heather said it could jeopardize consulates Hodges is the second U.S. ambas- infamous Sing Sing prison and sug- Hodges’ expulsion at a news conference. that Ecuador has recently reopened sador to fall victim to WikiLeaks, which gest Gov. Andrew Cuomo close it to He said the ambassador, called to or announced plans to open in New has released more than 6,300 State save money. his office the previous afternoon, had Orleans and Phoenix. Department cables since November Now a maximum security prison, not explained what led her to suggest Patino stressed that the expulsion through international news media. housing about 1,700 inmates Sing in the 2009 cable that Correa knew of was not directed against the Obama Correa has now expelled three U.S. Sing opened in 1826 on the Hudson “supposed acts of corruption by mem- administration: “We hope this will not diplomats since taking office in 2007. River, about 30 miles north of New bers of the police leadership and more affect the cordial relations between our While a close ally of leftist Presidents York City. The phrase “up the river” specifically the former commander of two governments.” Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Evo was coined for it. Convicted in a spy the institution, Jaime Hurtado Vaca.” “It is unfortunate that the published Morales of Bolivia, Correa has been far case, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were “We have asked that she leaves the documents on WikiLeaks have made less antagonistic with the United States. ECUADOR’S FOREIGN MINISTER executed at Sing Sing in 1953. The country as soon as possible,” Patino it impossible to continue collaborating Hodges’ expulsion will leave all RICARDO PATINO gives a press con- prison often was portrayed in gang- said. with the current ambassador to Quito, three nations without U.S. ambassa- ference in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday after ster movies. The State Department called the but we hope to work with a new ambas- dors. expelling the U.S. ambassador. AP photo State and local officials said in a letter Tuesday that the prison is unwanted by the community. They said it contributes little to the econ- Boeing didn’t expect cracks so soon omy, and selling the riverfront site could bring in some revenue for the PHOENIX (AP) – Boeing engineers figured of the Southwest plane a year earlier. state. the joints holding the skin in place on their older And it also focused attention on the specific 737 Cuomo’s office said he had no 737 jetliners would begin to wear, but only as the model. That model was redesigned after similar comment. planes neared retirement. They never expected it to joint problems caused a huge section of the roof of happen in middle age. an Aloha Airlines jet to break off in 1988. A flight Caught off guard when a piece of the fuselage attendant was sucked out and fell to her death. LateNiteHumor on a Southwest Airlines jet peeled away as it flew “We want to understand why we saw the extent Top 10 Titles For The HBO Dick over Arizona last week, they are rushing to create of tearing on the aircraft and this size of a rupture Cheney Mini-Series – April 1, 2011 inspection and repair instructions for hundreds of so that we can prevent it from happening again,” 10. “From Sneer To Eternity” similar planes in service worldwide. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman 9. “Dial ‘M’ For ‘Medic’” Federal aviation officials issued an emergency Deborah Hersman told reporters Tuesday. 8. “The Fat, The Bald And The Ugly” order Tuesday that requires inspections of certain Paul Richter, Boeing’s top engineer for older 7. “Clear!” types of 737s. 737s, said Boeing also didn’t anticipate the need to 6. “Mr. Cheney Goes To Washington Southwest, which operates nearly all of the inspect for cracking on the redesigned lap joints And Everything Goes To Hell” U.S.-registered 737s requiring urgent inspections, – where two pieces of the fuselage skin overlap 5. “Do The Wrong Thing” inspected its planes and found five with the same – until it had reached 60,000 pressurization cycles, 4. “Lord Of The Onion Rings” (You types of cracks suspected of causing the 5-foot-long the number of takeoffs and landings. know, because he’s fat) hole to open on Flight 812 last Friday. The Southwest jet, which made an emergency 3. “How I Waterboarded Your THE PEELING AWAY OF A 5-foot-long hole The failure raised concerns about the adequacy landing in Yuma, Ariz., had about 39,000 cycles Mother” recently on a Southwest Jet as the plane traveled at 35,000 feet raised questions about how vulnerable of safety inspections that failed to catch the prob- and was 15 years old. Pressurizing and depressur- 2. “Raging Bullsh**” lem even though nearly two dozen other instances izing the cabin can weaken the aluminum skin and 1. “Lawrence Of Arrhythmia” the world’s passenger air fleet is to similar cracks. AP photo of metal fatigue were spotted during an inspection cause cracking.

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By KEVIN MITCHELL “I see a lot of religious discrimi- the presence of these issues within inspiring change on the individual staff writer nation … people aren’t actively the community. It was also orga- level. ATCA, a campaign orga- Student improves going out of their way to offend nized to show that many people nized by the Student Engagement ResLife, local volunteers and the others but because there is one are guilty of discrimination, said Committee, was utilized at the athletic tutoring Aggies Think, Care, Act (ATCA) dominant religion, people aren’t Becca DuPaix, the event’s coordi- final stage of the event to ensure campaign organized an event to mindful that not everyone is part nator. that students act on the informa- “Can you imagine a parent arriv- forward diversity and help prevent of that religion.” “I think a lot of times people tion that was presented. ing at a parent-teacher conference social injustice within the commu- At each stage, statistical facts just say things without really The ATCA’s philosophy is to and saying ‘We’re not a reading nity, Tuesday in the TSC Ballroom, were presented to create awareness thinking about it like ‘that’s so gay’ help students “make positive family’?” said Utah State University and yielded a turnout of 705 peo- of the existing problems within or ‘that’s retarded,’” DuPaix said. individual decisions about the undergraduate Morgan Summers. ple. the community. One statistic dis- “That is offensive to so many peo- activities they choose to engage in” “For some reason, it’s okay to The Light at the End of the played in the sexism section stated ple and they don’t even think about and learn “what it means to be an give up and dismiss mathematics as Tunnel exhibit was created to in 2006, 69,107 women reported it. They just say it … stereotyping Aggie,” their initiative states. something at which only a few can confront issues of social injustice experiences of domestic violence. and assuming without knowing.” Toward the end of the tour, stu- succeed.” prevalent within our community. The section depicting religious Angie Batista, a student who dents were given cards and invited Summers, a USU Honors student It was organized in a multi-staged, discrimination said in 2008 one attended the event, said, “I think to write down a goal of how they who graduates in May 2011 with a maze-like setup which took the in five hate crimes were targeted we need stuff like this to make us can better themselves personally. degree in mathematics education viewer through many of the dif- toward religion. realize that bad things are going Wristbands were also given out to and a minor in speech communica- ferent forms of discrimination Participants were also invited on in our society like racism and remind everyone that ‘We must be tions education, understands math including racism, sexism, religious to take part in activities like writ- classism … and that we all might the change’ if we want to end dis- phobia. discrimination, and discrimina- ing down a common stereotype on be guilty of being racist or homo- crimination. “I struggled with math in middle tion against those with mental and a large poster or watching video phobic at some point.” At 6 p.m., refreshments were school and early high school and had physical disabilities. clips to help students understand Much of the event aimed at served and the event turned into severe test anxiety,” says Summers, an open format where anyone who graduated from Utah’s Weber could discuss their views on diver- High School in 2007. “But I was sity and social justice. This is the determined to take advanced place- second time the event has been ment calculus.” organized. Summers believes in the adage, “We tried to give it a more “If you want to learn something, hopeful spin, and it went really teach it.” During her USU career, well,” DuPaix said. she’s honed her math and teaching Many students left with a much skills with fellow undergraduates. better understanding of social In 2009, she received the Athletics justice and felt inspired to make a Department’s “Outstanding Tutor difference. Award” for her years of work with “It turned out really, really USU’s student-athletes. well” DuPaix said, “A lot of people From faculty member Brian have come in and have been really Bornholdt, she’s learned to consis- respectful and are actually learn- tently ask her students if they under- ing something.” stand a concept before moving to the Cristina Medrano, a sophomore next topic. majoring in psychology, said, “It As part of her Honors thesis, motivated me to teach and educate Summers completed a qualitative people about not calling people research project focused on issues names … it helped me to want to determining middle and secondary speak up for those who are being mathematics placement. The proj- judged or discriminated against. It ect included a literature review as gives me the motivation to (stand well as a case study she conducted up) because that’s the right thing of a local school district. Summers to do.” presented her findings at the 2011 Undergraduate Research Day on – [email protected] Utah’s Capitol Hill, the 2011 Utah BRIANNA OLSEN, AN UNDECLARED FRESHMAN and Pauline Jenkins, a junior majoring in interdisciplinary Conference on Undergraduate studies get involved in an activity set up for those who attended Tuesday’s Light at the End of the Tunnel exhibit. BRECK Research and USU’s March 29 BYINGTON photo Student Showcase during the univer- sity’s 2011 Research Week. In the lat- ter, she earned the top poster award Health: Group teaches pornography is similar to drugs in the physical sciences category. -continued from page 1 Connections book was a large debate about whether tobacco is lege level, when you are looking for marriage, “Here, I feel people are so much more curi- harmful, and we are facing the same thing now pornography affects what you are looking for in ous, and they get addicted that way,” Smith presented to Pres. with pornography.” a relationship,” Smith said. said. Olsen, a USU alumnus, pioneered the group Individuals who are addicted to pornogra- Walker hopes the group will allow people to As part of the tradition of with Beau Lewis, Cam Lee and Ryan Werner, phy cannot love another person, Smith said, feel more comfortable about bringing pornog- Utah State University’s Common and in 2009 received sta- because they expect raphy up as a serious issue. Literature Experience, students tus as a non-profit organi- their relationships to be “Nobody wants to talk about it because it’s Amber Bowden and Rebecca zation. “Fifty years ago there was a a certain way that isn’t a taboo topic,” Walker said. “It’s uncomfort- Fitzgerald present USU President Fight the New Drug large debate about whether realistic. When students able for people to talk about, so if we can be a Stan Albrecht with this year’s uses articles and research tobacco is harmful, and we are making the steps resource for people to come to and see that it’s selected book. studies about the rela- are facing the same thing from dating to finding fine to talk about.” Zeitoun, the story of one tionship of pornography now with pornography.” their lifetime partner, From a female perspective, the club’s vice man’s struggles to hold on to to drugs as educational the effects of pornogra- president Kylie Johnson said she became inter- the American dream after hur- tools. The studies suggest – Clay Olsen, phy build walls in that ested in the organization after learning its ricane Katrina, will be read by the the same chemicals that Founder of Fight the New Drug process, he said. College stance on intimacy in relationships. Olsen and incoming freshman class of 2011 cause addiction to drugs students may be more the other founders decided to stress the impor- who are enrolled in USU 1010 are present when viewing likely to begin viewing tance of close relationships in contrast with the – Connections. pornography, said Zach pornographic mate- “disturbing” images contained in pornography, Members of the community Smith, a member of USU’s Fight the New Drug rial, Smith said, because they are on their own, Johnson said. are invited to also read the book chapter. which makes temptation difficult to resist. “We are all affected,” Olsen said, “I had a and then attend the Common Smith’s parents lead an addiction recovery The chapter hopes to get involved in the cousin who was affected and now he is in pris- Literature Experience Convocation program in Idaho, but he said this has not community by conducting high school assem- on.” to be held Aug. 27, 9:30 a.m., in the influenced his decision to become involved. blies and other events that will grab Cache Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts “This problem is bad at any age, but at a col- Valley citizens’ attention. – [email protected] Center, on the Utah State University Logan campus. Alphatraz on TSC Patio raises funds

From April 6-8, Alpha Chi Omega will be running the Alphatraz Jail by the TSC Fountain, with all the proceeds going towards a scholarship given to a reentry student that has been affected by domestic violence. Warrants to have someone arrested are $3 each. We are ask- ing anyone that is arrested and put in jail to raise a bail of $10 to be released. Prisoners can raise bail any creative way possible. Although we will not force anyone to be in our jail or raise bail, we are ask- ing for everyone’s help in this fight against domestic violence. This will be a fun and one-of-a- kind event to come check out while helping to raise money for those affected by domestic violence. Even if your not arrested or don’t have much free time in the busy school day, come by the jail and see who is arrested, and even try to help bail them out with your donations.

FIGHT THE NEW DRUG is a non-profit awareness group created by USU alumni that presents the value of intimacy in dating and marriage relationships. Photo -Compiled from staff courtesy Clay Olsen and media reports 4 Page 4 StatesmanCampus News Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Congress commends three students’ achievements

BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS “The Goldwater Scholarship rewards outreach activities as high school student. At USU, Tracy studies the Earth’s equa- students who have a strong record of under- A USU Undergraduate Research Fellow and torial ionosphere and has been invited to Three Utah State University students graduate research,” said Christie Fox, director active member of USU’s Society of Physics present his research at two national physics are 2011 Goldwater Scholars and one Aggie of USU’s Honors program. “Our students’ Students chapter, Johnson plans to pursue conferences. The recipient of USU’s 2009 received honorable mention in a prestigious fantastic showing in this year’s competition doctoral studies in physics and pursue a Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award national competition established by Congress demonstrates the commitment of our faculty career in science education. in Physics, he plans to pursue doctoral study that recognizes outstanding undergraduate to give students exceptional opportunities to She is the daughter of Brent and Leslie in theoretical materials physics and a teach- achievements in science and mathematics. get involved in hands-on research very early Johnson of Payson. ing and research career as a university profes- Linsey Johnson, Brooke Siler and Brian in their academic careers.” A native of Utah’s Cache Valley, Siler sor. Tracy are recipients of the award, which is Each year, USU may submit up to four majors in biochemistry and economics. A Tracy serves as vice president of outreach administered by the Barry M. Goldwater nominations for the award; a process coor- 2009 graduate of Sky View High School, she for USU’s Society of Physics Students chapter Scholarship and Excellence in Education dinated by the USU Honors Program that pursues research in chemical and molecular and has participated in more than 30 commu- Foundation, and Karen Nielson received hon- begins in November. Scholarship award signaling processes that take place at the neu- nity outreach projects in science education. orable mention. With this year’s honorees, recipients receive up to $7,500 toward annual rological level. He is the son of J. David and Lucinda Tracy of USU boasts 18 Goldwater Scholars and seven tuition and expenses. Siler participated in USU’s Go Global Highland, Utah. honorable mention recipients since 1998. USU’s 2011 honorees, who represent the Study Abroad to Asia program and is a A Las Vegas native, Nielson is a 2009 grad- USU leads the state in the number of 2011 university’s College of Science and College of member of Rotaract, the Science Unwrapped uate of Nevada’s Silverado High School. The awardees and this year’s competition marks Engineering, are members of the USU Honors Student Corps, the Society for International mechanical and aerospace engineering major the most Utah State students to receive the Program and actively involved in undergradu- Business and Economic Development and is a USU Undergraduate Research Fellow and honor in one year. ate research. All also volunteer their time to USU’s Women in Science and Medicine orga- is conducting research in thermal fluids and “This is a tremendous honor for these community outreach in science education. nization. tissue engineering. students and a tremendous honor for Utah A physics major, Johnson serves on The daughter of Jon and Marianne Siler Nielson served as a team leader for a USU State University,” said USU President Stan the steering committee of USU’s Science of North Logan, she plans to pursue doctoral Engineers Without Borders trip to Mexico Albrecht. “This award is a testament to the Unwrapped public outreach program and studies in neuroscience. and is a member of the outreach committee of stellar achievements of these individuals in founded the Science Unwrapped Student Tracy is a 2006 graduate of Utah’s Lone USU’s Society of Physics Students chapter. academics, research and service, as well as the Corps. The Payson, Utah, native, who gradu- Peak High School. The physics major entered She is the daughter of Lynn and Becky outstanding mentorship provided by our fac- ated as Salem Hills High School’s first vale- USU after earning a scholarship at USU’s Nielson of Las Vegas. ulty members.” dictorian in 2009, began organizing science 2006 Physics Day at Lagoon. Insomnia: Addressing poor sleeping Big Blue dominates with big air patterns may improve overall health -continued from page 1 ders, and the first step is to find out as time sleeping. much as possible about the pattern of “We are genetically programmed sleep disruption. to sleep,” Davis said. “There are some Jeff Riches, a senior in marketing, said genetic conditions that could result in his bad habits contribute to his sleeping insomnia, but by far, moods and emo- problems. tions come into play. Most sleep disrup- “I’m pretty sure it is my own fault. I tion we see is a result of sleep habits have horrible sleeping habits. My biggest being disrupted on purpose.” problem though is when I have some- He said many students can see their thing to get up for the next morning I get sleep patterns improved in as little as really anxious and can’t sleep at all,” he five days if the specific bad habits and said. stresses are addressed. When students Berry said there are things that can come into the clinic, medication to help be done before bedtime that help sleep them sleep is seen as short-term, he said, patterns. He said if someone is having never a long-term solution. difficulty falling asleep, having a routine When students do need a prescription an hour before bed can help shut down for sleep he usually prescribes ambien the body so it isn’t wired up as soon as or other sedatives, Davis said. He said someone jumps into bed. sleep is a neurological function that He said turning down the lights and every body needs and so it is rare to find sounds will start to “calm you down psy- someone who can’t sleep with the help chologically.” of medication. He said the medication He said all of that can signal to the turns of the brain and allows the body to body that it is time for bed. He said oth- relax. ers find free writing helpful, a process Riches sometimes uses over-the-coun- where someone just writes down every- ter drugs like Tylenol P.M., he said, but thing they are thinking with as little since they make him drowsy all the next interruption as possible. day he doesn’t use them very often. He “Some people take time to write down has also used Ambien, which he said their thoughts, some make lists, it takes he really liked, but didn’t like the side the stuff out of their heads and puts it effects. down on paper,” Berry said. The CAPS workshop is a way for stu- Doing things other than sleeping in dents to learn and understand why sleep your bed is something that can hinder patterns are disrupted and how that can sleep patterns, Berry said. He said if be prevented, Berry said. He said learn- someone wakes up in the middle of the ing relaxations skills and stress manage- night and it is clear they won’t be able to ment at their workshops can be very sleep again for a while, to get out of bed helpful for a wide range of people. CAPS and train their mind that their bed is for also offers handouts that have general sleeping. information that students can pick up if “It’s also not very helpful to study they are unable to attend the workshop. in your bed because very often you are Berry said some people have very studying and falling asleep and falling strong biological clocks and can’t func- asleep worrying about studying. Have tion very well unless they get eight hours separate places for separate things,” he of sleep and others have more flexible said. biological clocks that allow them to get Davis said the biggest misconception various amounts of sleep throughout the students have about sleep problems is week. Either way, he said, it is important their own contribution. He said if stu- to listen to the body. dents examined themselves and their night behavior, they would normally be – [email protected] BIG BLUE SHOWS OFF during e-Week’s annual Rail Jam, Wednesday, an event in the Romney Stadium parking able to see why they are having a hard lot that invited student snowboarders and skiers to compete. STERLING BOIN photo Utah: USU education school ranks higher than all other state colleges -continued from page 1

studies, graduation and retention rates, faculty I would be able to get experience in many dif- resources, student selectivity, CRE scores, per- ferent ways in terms of focusing on behavior cent of faculty who have awards analysis and culture diversity,” and research expenditures.” Shea said. “I had also done Foley explained the tests “I knew USU had research with one of the pro- make up the ranking and con- a really great fessors, Dr. Duran, and was secutive rankings build a good program and I really interested in the work reputation. It is mainly the would be able to she was doing and I wanted to reputation that brings students continue to work with her.” who want to attend the best get experience Lignugaris-Kraft said Shea college of education. She also in many differ- came from Minnesota specifi- explained many students are ent ways in terms cally to work with faculty and drawn because they want to do of focusing on had not originally intended research with the faculty mem- to obtain a master’s degree in bers who are well-known for behavior analy- special education, but has now their research. sis and culture learned a lot. A first-year master’s student diversity.” The Emma Eccles Jones in USU’s special education pro- – Kerry Shea, College of Education and gram, Kerry Shea came to USU Human Services is currently from Minnesota because of the graduate student working on more than 200 diverse program and the desire research projects. to do research with Lillian Duran, an assistant professor in the education school. – [email protected] “I knew USU had a really great program and 5 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 5 AggieLife Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com

By NATSHA BODILY Brooke Siler staff writer Students lock out Some people attempt the sacrifice, but do During the 40 days of Lent, a Christian not complete the entire 40 days. Brooke Siler, a tradition of 40 days of sacrifice, followers and sophomore in biochemistry, heard about Lent domestic violence participants fast and sacrifice a personal vice. and said she decided it was a good idea. Most know of Lent as a Catholic observation, but “I decided to give up caffeine for at least the some followers of various religions, or no religion, month of March. I made it two weeks and it was By NOELLE JOHANSEN also participate. good for my pocketbook,” Siler said. staff writer Zachary Smith, a junior in speech communica- She said she was doing pretty well until her tion, said he thinks Lent is a good practice regard- friend offered her caffeine as a gift. But she still Alpha Chi Omega is locking out domestic violence, and for less of your religion because you have to demon- feels Lent is a good sacrifice. once it is recommended to send your friends to jail. strate self-control over your vices. “I think it’s a good idea because if you have The Alpha Chi Omega sorority built a jail for their spring “I think it’s impressive that people will take the a vice, having motivation to give it up for over a philanthropy. Alpha Chi Omega is serving mock arrest war- teachings of their religion and practice them,” he month can be liberating,” Siler said. rants and raising charitable bail from April 6-8. Warrants are said. $3 and the resulting arrest can be lifted after arrestees raise a $10 bail. The money goes toward a $1,000 scholarship for a reentry student who was a victim of domestic violence. “We’ll be selling warrants to arrest people all the way up to Thursday,” said Emma Shoaf, philanthropy chair for Alpha Chi Omega. Giving up worldly vices The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity helped construct the Alphatraz jail out of old ASUSU election a-frames, Shoaf said. The jail will sit outside the TSC near the fountain for the duration of the event. The jail has no door as the bars, made Molly Austinson of PVC pipes, are set wide enough to allow for entry and exit, Allison Huntsman Shoaf said. Therefore, it is up to the arrestee to remain in the Molly Austinson, who graduated in English educa- jail to creatively raise money to post his or her bail. Last year Allison Huntsman, marketing sopho- tion, said she would describe Lent as a preparation for “We’re not going to force anyone into the jail cell, obvi- more, gave up Facebook as a Lenten sacrifice. Easter. ously,” said Sarah Korich, Alphatraz public relations represen- “One of my roommates was celebrating Lent, so I “During Lent, Catholics reflect on Jesus and his tative. figured I might as well give up something as well,” she teachings. We cleanse ourselves spiritually by prayer Korich said arrested students and faculty are encouraged to said. “It’s a good practice for anyone of any religion. and by physically abstaining from things to remember allow themselves to be arrested and in turn raise bail in what- I decided to give up Facebook for Lent and it was a the sacrifices Jesus made for our sins,” she said. ever way they choose, because “whatever they want to contrib- lot easier than I thought. I realized after the 40 days I Austinson said she participates in Lent, though she ute helps.” didn’t need it, so I ended up deactivating it for a while.” had not for a few years recently. She said she found it Shoaf said one girl plans to bring her puppy if she is put in She said she did it on a whim, but realized it was a was one of her favorite times of the year. Alphatraz, and let 10 people play with her puppy for a dollar good thing to do. Huntsman said it was like having a “During this time, I have a conscious reminder of each to raise her bail. built-in support group. my faith and why I choose to be Catholic,” she said. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco held some of history’s “It’s nice to know that so many other people are “First, I have given up wine. I am not a lush by any most notorious prisoners; Alphatraz will house some of the also giving up something. I thought, I can get through means, but I really enjoy a glass at dinner,” Austinson most well-known figures on campus, and anyone with mis- it if they are doing the same thing,” she said. said. chievous friends. After her social media sacrifice, Huntsman said she She said she also is participating in a traditional “We’ve asked people for help being in the jail,” Korich said, developed a respect for the Catholic church. Catholic fast throughout the duration of Lent. “Some of our campus’ more famous people.” “It’s a hard thing to do,” she said. “Even if you’re not “This means that I do not snack between meals, Shoaf said a greater bail amount will be set for more well- Catholic, it’s a good thing to implement in your life.” cannot have meat before dinner, and my breakfast and known arrestees to escape from Alphatraz, such as ASUSU lunch cannot equal an evening meal combined,” she president Tyler Tolson. Lynn Walker and Kerian Ludeman said. Korich said students, faculty and anyone around campus “I benefit from my Lenten sacrifices because it is a are free game to be incarcerated in Alphatraz. People will be Lynn Walker, an environmental engineering senior, reminder that my trials are not impossible,” Austinson notified by call or text that someone has paid for a warrant witnessed his Catholic grandmother observe Lent. He said. “It humbles me to feel small pangs of hunger, for their arrest. If professors allow, arrestees will be picked up said she gave up chocolate, “but she still made brown- especially before dinner, and realize that many people during class, Korich said. ies for everybody.” feel this all the time and not by choice.” “We don’t want to cause a scene or anything,” Korich said. “It shows self control and dedication to give up Austinson said she supports non-Catholics partici- She said Alpha Chi Omega does, however, want to increase something that you really enjoy,” he said. “It shows pating in Lent. awareness about Alphatraz and the prevention of domes- that you mean it and it shows that you’re serious about “I would hope that they are doing it for spiritual ful- tic violence. Alphatraz shirts reading “I Helped Lock out it.” fillment and they can connect their sacrifices to their Domestic Violence” will be sold for $7, with all proceeds going Freshman Kerian Ludeman, who is studying beliefs,” she said. toward the scholarship. dental hygiene, gave up sweets. She said she chose For Catholics in Cache Valley, St. Jerome Newman’s “Every year we give a $1,000 scholarship to a reentry stu- to become healthier during Lent because it gave her Center holds regular mass every Monday, dent coming to USU that has been a victim of domestic vio- more motivation. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at noon. Tuesday lence,” Shoaf said. The scholarship is then awarded at a special “I am LDS, so Easter does have a significant place and weekend masses are held at St. Thomas in my life, but it’s not in the traditional Catholic way,” Aquinas Catholic Church in Hyde Park. Ludeman said. -See ALPHATRAZ, page 7 – [email protected] The price was right for one USU student

By JESSICA SWEAT features senior writer

Whitney Kofford is one student that can say she had a memorable spring break. This fourth-year student majoring in photography ventured out to the west California coast for her mid-semester break. Not knowing what was to come, Kofford said she sought a good time with friends in attempting to appear on the game show “The Price is Right.” Kofford said she was at the gym one morning when she saw the show air and thought to obtain tickets to a filming of the show. When she returned home, Kofford went online and got tickets but they told her that even with tickets, a spot in the audience was not guaranteed. On a sunny California morning, Kofford said she and her friends decided to arrive at the studio at 6 a.m. to receive an order-of-arrival pass. Kofford was number 22. With spots secured, Kofford and her friends returned around noon and found they had been bumped up in line. Kofford was then given the famous pricetag name badge and COURTNEY MORALES AND ASHLEY BROUGH hold baby chicks. American West Heritage Center is hosting Baby Animal Days, proceeded through the studio to participate in a pre-screening group an annual event where participants can get up close to various baby animals. KYLE PETT photo interview. Kofford said one man would ask individuals questions while a woman would jot down notes about potential contestants. “I just had this feeling … I just knew I was going to make it up ‘Tis the season for furry little animals there,” Kofford said. From then on, the crowd of 200-300 was asked to wait until film- Ault is responsible for the history education at Baby ing would begin. By NATASHA BODILY Animal Days. She will be running a historical treasure hunt “It was way fun, even the line, because we met a lot of people,” staff writer and an art project booth, which will provide information Kofford said. about summer camp programs. Spring is swiftly approaching and with the warm change of Feeling antsy, Kofford ended up in the third row of the set and “Everyone at the center contributes by doing the heavy lift- enjoyed music and old episodes of the show. She then said everyone weather comes another annual springtime event. Baby Animal ing, fence building and other physical labor required to put on Days, which has been running for more than 25 years, will was getting pumped up for the show to begin when “all of a sudden, this event,” she said. it just started.” take place April 7-9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the American All staff members work hard for this event, as its proceeds West Heritage Center. Each year this event brings baby ani- Because of all the excitement, Kofford said she did not actu- provide funding for all events for the rest of the year, Megan ally hear the announcer call her name, but she saw it on a cue card mals, American history, demonstrations, vendors and pony Darrington, True Blue Communication account manager said. and train rides to Cache Valley. producers hold up to help contestants know when they have been Darrington has been helping with the PR for Baby Animal selected to play. Kofford was the third contestant called to play. Nelda Ault, education manager for the American West Days since January. Heritage Center, said Baby Animal days is “a festival that “I swear I was going to have a panic attack, I was like ‘oh my “Our team has been working incredibly hard on reaching gosh!’” celebrates springtime through giving people a chance to the USU student demographic, The SLC demographic and pet and hold baby farm animals, learn about the history of Sophomore Stephanie Romney, who was on the trip with Kofford, the American West and come together as a community that remembers its agricultural past.” -See ANIMALS, page 6 -See PRICE, page 7 6 Page 6 AggieLife Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Bad movies to fill the semester’s final days Consider me the act- confident there is only one the funny thing is, that’s the number one rea- 1. “Troll 2” – Holy crap … I mean, holy ing voice of the Utah State single better option: sitting son to watch this movie. Basically the movie crap. This movie is, just ... holy crap. It is a University campus when I Just a few down to enjoy a very, very cycles between this girl trying to find her dad little hard to explain. The Utah-filmed cult- exclaim, “Charizard’s tail, it’s laughs BAD film. Anyone with a after he is kidnapped by some Sasquatchie- classic transcender is a story of a family that April already?!” Netflix account can attest to type thing and her boyfriend travels to the small town of Man, time sure floats the beauty of terrible cine- wooing her with his guitar Nilbog, an average micro-nug- when you’re having ... etc. ma, and if you’re looking for skills. There’s a chance the 80 get with no oddities – except All of a sudden we’re faced some good examples, here minutes of the film I haven’t “If nothing else, for the fact that there are peo- with the mother of all stress- are five: seen is cinematic quality, but this film deserves ple who become vegetarian ful months. let’s not bet on it. a spot on this goblins who turn tourists into I, of course am speaking SteveSchwartzman 5. “Sharkboy and Lavagirl” plants and eat them. of the study-laden, head- – This cult-children’s flick, 3. “Santa Conquers the list because a This flick covers all the pounding, event-wielding, originally intended for 3D, Martians” – You heard me documentary basics. Plotline: bad. Acting: finals-gearing, hunger-paining, snow-drifting fits into the famous “when good kids-mys- right. Go ahead, read the was made on it horrendous. Cinematography: monster month of April – the month that tery films go bad” movie genre. In this film title again. No, I’m serious, literally entitled painful. Director: doesn’t comes in like a lion and, at least for college you’ll join Max, a child dreamer who sleeps this movie exists! Now, I’d speak English. If nothing else, students, comes out like a much bigger and and dreams in class, dreams at home and give you a full synopsis of ‘Best Worst this films deserves a spot on angrier robotic lion with minion piranhas. possibly dreams in the tub, in dreaming up the film except … well … I’ve Movie.’” this list because a documen- Yes, yes, sometimes it’s tough to endure, the perfect dreamy dream world, commonly never seen it. So why should tary was made on it literally but let me assure you there are several ways known as, I’m dead serious, Planet Drool. you watch it? C’mon, for the entitled “Best Worst Movie.” to bust the stress and keep strong until we Max’s dreams take a shocking dreamturn strength of the hills READ And the best part about this can put this semester behind us and move overtime as his two dream-laden superhe- THE TITLE! If this puppy isn’t gold I don’t movie? There isn’t a “Troll1”! Priceless! I’m on to greener pastures and weeks of relax- roes, Sharkboy and Lavagirl, come to Earth know what is. telling you, it’s epic. Watch it. Now. ing and nervously gallivanting town search- in hopes Max will join them on the journey I’d finish this smoothly but I’m out of ing for any place that will hire seasonal of saving Planet Drool with his wild and 2. “Kazaam” – So, this movie is about word space. Sauerkraut. employees. heroic imagination. Five words to prove the Shaquille O’Neal as an urban rapping genie. In case you’re having trouble thinking of film’s quality: “Land of Milk and Cookies.” Yep, that’s about it. Here’s the crux – it’s – Think you’re Steve’s biggest fan? E-mail ideas, here’s a quick suggestion. In my expe- ‘Nuff said. AWESOME! It’s as awkward as can be imag- steve.schwartzman@aggiemail or find him rience nothing clears the pressure-beaten ined and may have the greatest free-rhymed on Facebook to enter the ‘Spend a Day with mind much like sitting down and enjoying 4. “Eegah” – Now, I’ll be frank, I’ve only movie line of all time, “Let’s green egg and Steve’ campaign, going on now through a good film. If you haven’t given it a shot, seen 10-15 minutes’ worth of this film, and ham it!” April. trust me, it works. In fact it works so well I’m can’t quite remember what it’s about, and Animals: Event tied with university -continued from page 5 elementary school students,” she said. and animal tellers,” she said. “Baby Animal Days is the biggest annual She said they have living history demon- festival in Cache Valley. We have hundreds of strations, which is what they do best. There different baby farm animals, food vendors, will also be wood burning stove cooking, historical reenactments including a candy horse farming, sheep-shearing by hand, cannon, outdoor adventure games and much woodworking and blacksmithing. more,” Darrington said. Ault said this event provides a unique Darrington said the American West experience. Heritage Center strives to provide educational “It’s one thing to hold a chick in the and entertainment events for the community springtime and it’s quite another to hold a throughout the year. chick while learning about the importance “Utah State is a stakeholder, so it is direct- of animals on a farm in 1917 Utah, about ly tied to USU, which is helpful,” Darrington the chores family members would have done said. “It’s a vital organization.” without the aid of modern conveniences and She said her main goal was to get USU stu- about the relationship between people and OFTEN THE RAIN CAN ruin students’ outdoor plans, but there are other ways to have fun. Both dents involved and increase awareness of the their food supply. indoor activities and taking advantage of the rain for outdoor adventures can be ways to pass the time. American West Heritage Center. “Baby Animal Days places the joy of baby ALISON OSTLER photo Ault said this event allows the community animals in the springtime in the context to ignore their technological gadgets and turn of Utah’s history and creates connections to something real. between the present and the past,” she said. “As fewer families have access to farms, The American West Heritage center has Take a rain check on life fewer families understand what it’s like to a mission to celebrate and teach about the depend on hard physical labor, the weather history of the American West that took place Hot tub: It’s relaxing to have the cool rain and animals for their livelihood,” she said. during the years 1820-1920, Ault said. By APRIL ASHLAND come down while hanging out in hot water. “Families can learn about the fragility of little “We have thousands of school kids who staff writer Puddle jump: Most people don’t like being chicks and the relationship between mother come by for field trips annually. Each of our soaked, but if the proper footwear and/or rain sheep and their lambs, all within the context festivals and special events preserve historical The month of April is notorious for being one gear are worn, puddle jumping can create many of Utah’s history.” skills and knowledge through presentation to of the most rainy, gray and boring months of the hours of entertainment. Remember to wear Ault said the community can enjoy many the public,” Ault said. year. The saying, “April showers bring May flow- rainboots. aspects of the event. Tickets are available for $8 for adults, $7 ers,” almost seems to say it’s okay, because May Build dams in the gutter, and watch the “Not only are there animals to touch and for students, military members and seniors will be beautiful. water destroy them. see, there are a lot of fun activities including and $6 for kids age 3-11. But the rain can be more than just wet – it Play soccer: It’s a muddy adventure, but the the Lil’ Buckaroo Rodeo, food and craft ven- can be fun. There are many things to do in the professionals do it, so why not? dors who all have to have some kind of tie to – [email protected] rain. Logan gets about 1.85 inches of rain a year Make yourself a work of art: Get washable the history of this area, non-profit organiza- in April alone, which is approximately 9 percent markers and bathing suits, and draw all over tions with presentations and activities, stage of the yearly rainfall, according to the Western yourself. Then go out into the rain and let the performances by local musicians, storytellers Regional Climate Center. water wash you off. Feel free to do another activ- As long as there is no lightning and thunder, ity from the list while waiting. there are many fun and safe things people can Be a rain photographer: Buy a waterproof do to take advantage of wet weather. camera and take pictures of the rain, the rain- Dance: If you want music, you can put the bows, the puddles, the clouds. Be creative. music indoors, and turn the volume up really Camp out: Put up a tent on the quad, in the high, or you can just let the inner music of the backyard or at a park. Bring books, pillows, soul be the guide. Kiss someone: Serious bonus points with your girlfriends, here, guys. -See RAIN, page 7 Street Speak What was your favorite childhood TV show and why? “Arthur, because “Spongebob it was funny and Squarepants, there D.W. has the same was an element of name as me.” humor in there that few people under- stood.”

– Megan Bell, senior – Dora Poon, graphic design, junior defense against graphic design the dark arts

“Jonny Quest. He “I always was 14 and saved watched Power the world, how can Rangers because it get any better?” I had a crush on the pink ranger.”

– Jeff Oliver, – Mac York, sophomore junior ceramics finance, economics

Information gathered by Breck Byington 7 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 AggieLife Page 7 Rain: Things to do during the rain -continued from page 6 blankets. Cuddle up and drink hot chocolate Get out the slip-n-slide: Turn the hose on, from a thermos and read or tell ghost stories. and slip and slide like it’s summer. Break out the chalk: One of the coolest things Go rainbow hunting: Some stores sell note- is to use chalk to draw on the street, the side- books that are waterproof or water-resistant. walk or a driveway during a dry spell. When it Buy one, and some of the pens that go with it. rains, the artwork is washed away and you can Take it with you when you go hunting around do it again. town or in the canyon for rainbows. Jot down Take a drive: Go for a drive, and make up where they are, how big they are or what they songs by varying the speed of the windshield look like. wipers. Have a “rain-day” where everyone in the Make mud-pies: Get large amounts of mud, house stays home from work or school, and and, during breaks in the rain, play with it. relax. Who can make the biggest pie? The grossest- looking? – [email protected]

WHITNEY KOFFORD SPENT part of her spring break being a contestant on “The Price is Right.” Although she did not last until the end, she won $12,000 in prizes. ANI MIRZAKHANYAN photo Price: Paying taxes on the winnings -continued from page 5 said, “We were completely surprised because we where producers explained she would advance to had been joking about Whitney being the one that be part of the big wheel spin after the commercial would be called up on stage the whole day.” break. Kofford ended up being second to spin the After arriving at her podium, Kofford saw host wheel and spun a total of about 85 cents, the high- Drew Carey appear on stage before understanding est amount yet. it was her turn to bid on the first item, a plasma “The whole thing is so fast-paced,” she said. TV. Kofford said it was ironic because she had just It was the third contestant’s turn to spin, and as been looking at plasma’s online, but she ended up luck would have it, the contestant spun the highest losing the bid. Kofford also lost the second round amount possible, one dollar, ending Kofford’s win- of bidding. When the third round began, a free ning streak. standing range was presented and it was time for When Kofford exited the stage, she had to fill Kofford to bid once again. out paperwork and was then able to return to the Alphatraz: Money goes to a victim “I looked back to my friends and this lady next audience to watch the rest of the filming. to them that I had sort of talked to earlier was After the show, Kofford was taken aside back- -continued from page 5 saying, ‘$2,400!’ then changed her mind and said, stage to fill out more paperwork and was surprised dinner, where the recipient tells her story, money for domestic violence.” ‘$2,000’,” said Kofford. to find her prizes would be delivered to her home Shoaf said. The monetary goal for Alphatraz is $1,500, Kofford made her bid $2,000. within 90 days. She would also have to pay taxes “We ask (applicants) to write a story with $1,000 going toward the scholarship and The actual retail price was $2,400 and Kofford on her winnings. about their situation,” said Michelle Bogdan, the remainder toward next fall’s philanthropy was announced the winner. “The whole thing was so fun,”Kofford said. director of the Student Access and Diversity event, Korich said. “I ran up there (on stage) and and gave Drew “It was like I had this little ‘Price is Right’ fam- Center. Alpha Chi Omega has been advertising the Carey a huge hug then did a little dance,” Kofford ily because everyone was saying ‘Way to go “We take a look at the person’s financial event through a window countdown at the said. Whitney!’” situation, we look at their academic perfor- sorority house as well as through ASUSU and “He kept kind of singing, ‘you’re on the Price is Despite not appearing on stage, Romney said, mance. The biggest part of that application around campus. Right... you’re on the Price is Right,’ as I danced,” “It was so much fun and I’m going to go again. process is their biography or their essay they “Mostly our focus has been on social media Kofford said. I would recommend it to any college student write for that scholarship,” Shoaf said. advertising,” Korich said. “A lot of it has been Carey then presented Kofford with the game because it is free and a great experience.” Shoaf said Alpha Chi Omega is looking to word of mouth.” “Switch?” where, according to www.thepriceis- After leaving the studio, Kofford said she called have multiple scholarships in future years. Members of Alpha Chi Omega have also right.com, the contestant is asked to decide wheth- her family to tell them her news. She said the idea for Alphatraz came from been doing announcements in their classes. er the price of two prizes are to be switched or to “They didn’t believe me!” Kofford said. another school’s chapter of the sorority. When Shoaf said she hopes Alphatraz will turn into stay as they are. If correct, the player wins both Kofford said she plans on selling her prizes to Alpha Chi Omega learned about this idea it a memorable tradition, one where people prizes. Kofford said she turned to the audience and buy a new camera that Nikon will soon release, as was too late in the semester to implement it reminisce on the time they had their friends tried to make her decision. She said to Carey that well as paying for some school. successfully. arrested. she would switch the prices of the products. Carey “The possibilities are endless,” Kofford said. “I’ve been trying to really run with it,” “Hopefully it will be a big even that the exclaimed that Kofford was a winner and would Kofford will appear on the Thursday, April Shoaf said. “It should be good. This year, one whole campus can enjoy,” Shoaf said. take home a large steam shower and a home gym. 7, episode of “The Price is Right,” which airs at 9 of my goals was just to get the event out there Kofford ran to check out her prizes and Carey a.m., and she will be hosting a potluck breakfast to and to get people to know that, as Alpha Chi – [email protected] said, “Do you realize you just won $12,000 worth celebrate. Omega, we want to do this event and raise of prizes?” Kofford said she was then directed off stage – [email protected]

MEMBERS OF ALPHA CHI OMEGA construct the “jail” to be part of their latest event raising money for a scholarship given to a victim of domestic violence. Participants will be locked up and will have to raise $10 for their bail in order to be released. CARL R. WILSON photo 8 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Page 8 WednesdaySports Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com Turbin ready for the gridiron after a season away Conference (WAC). However, By WESTON MANGUM in spite of his many awards staff writer and achievements, Turbin has one simple goal for the It has been a rough year upcoming season. for Robert Turbin. Now, the “I just want to win the fully-healed running back is WAC,” he said. “Of course, preparing to make it a rough I have individual goals in year for opposing defenses. my own mind that I want to After tearing his anterior do, and individual accolades cruciate ligament and missing that I want to accomplish. the entire 2010 football sea- But when I step on the field son, Utah State’s No. 1 offen- and when I get in the locker sive threat is ready to return room, it’s about the team. As to his dominant self. Turbin, a team, we want to win the a junior and team leader, WAC championship. And hurt his knee early last year then, we want to win whatev- during spring er is after that.” practice. The “I guess With spring initial plan practice under- was for Turbin (Anderson) just way, Turbin to attempt to wants to keep and the Aggie return for the some of the coaching staff conference players safe. are choosing to portion of the play it safe. So schedule, but Bobby (Wagner) far, Turbin’s he ended up is also limited, participation sitting out the and he’s perfect- in full-contact remainder of ly fine...” scrimmages has the season to been limited. let his knee –Robert Turbin, The plan is to heal entirely. USU Football work Turbin into Now, as the contact drills Aggies enter slowly, as he gets the third year acclimated to in the Gary Anderson era, taking and giving hits with Turbin is ready to revisit his his aggressive running style. record-setting ways. “In the short amount Only halfway through his of practices and the short already impressive career as amount of live reps that we’ve an Aggie, Turbin has put up seen, it’s been good to keep some notable stats. In his two Robert Turbin out of a lot seasons, Turbin has displayed of things, just to keep him his consistency. With 1,798 healthy,” said Aggie running JUNIOR ROBERT TURBIN is fully healed and ready to lead the Aggies in what he hopes to be a successful 2011 campaing. The junior career yards rushing, Turbin backs coach Ilaisa Tuiaki. is the most recent player to running back holds the record for the longest run in Aggie football and was the first Aggie to record 1,500 yards on the ground since “We know what he can do, so Emmett White in 2001. STERLING BOIN photo gain over 1,500 yards on the we will just keep him healthy ground since Emmett White, and bring him back in the working towards.” a great feeling to be out here guide his teammates this year, “It’s still good, because who graduated in 2001. fall.” While he has not been with the guys in full pads, just something Tuiaki is grateful last year he was still coaching The dynamic athlete from Turbin is aware the impor- fully active in practice, that having fun.” for. us, but this year when he’s Fremont, Calif., has also dem- tance in not taking any chanc- is not to say that Turbin has As spring practice contin- “The young guys look up not in he is still coaching us,” onstrated his explosiveness es on re-injuring himself. completely missed out on the ues, Turbin will fill two roles, to him,” Tuiaki said. “They Marshall said of Turbin. “He’s as a ball carrier. Turbin owns “I guess (Anderson) just physicality of the game that one of which he developed can always turn to him in the still doing his thing when he’s the school record for the wants to keep some of the he loves. last year. Turbin may not game or out on the sideline on the field, but when he’s off longest run from scrimmage, players safe,” he said. “Bobby “On the first day of pads, have been on the field in for questions and everything. he is helping those guys that as he scored from 96 yards (Wagner) is also limited, and I got tackled when we were 2010, but he was definitely He is just another set of eyes are off the field. He balances out against Utah in the 2009 he’s perfectly fine. We’re going nine-on-seven,” Turbin valuable to his football team. for me.” both the playing field and season opener. Turbin has just trying to keep guys safe, said. “Coach Anderson came He spent the entire year as a One of those young backs coaching us, so that he can do garnered respect from oppos- because the most important up to me and said, ‘How did player-coach, traveling with Turbin is mentoring is sopho- both.” ing coaches and players. In part of this season is the that feel, Turbin?’ and I said, the team and mentoring the more Robert Marshall, one of 2009 he was named second season, it’s September and ‘It felt pretty good. It felt reg- fleet of young Aggie running the players that filled in for -See READY, page 9 team all-Western Athletic October. That is what we are ular.’ You know, it’s obviously backs. Turbin will continue to Turbin last year. Golf fares well on the road Success carefully measured Sometimes a chance to celebrate? finished the first day tied for (the assistant coach) and I felt it’s difficult Word I don’t mean to rub salt into wounds By MARK ISRAELSEN 25th after rounds of 72 and like after the practice round to know for again and get another F on my report card staff writer 71. that he was going to play well certain how from the (thanks a lot JFFR from Salt Lake City), but “It helped that we were this week,” Johansen said. good a team little guy how good was the team this year? I know Utah State’s golf team got able to practice this week,” “He struggled on the second really is. all the achievements and accolades; 30- back in action this week, play- Johansen said. “We were a round for about four or five Look at the plus wins, four conference championships ing in the Wyoming Cowboy little bit sharper than we holes, but other than that he softball team. Tavin Stucki in a row, 90-something percent home Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona. were then we were at Cal Poly. played a good week of golf.” These women winning percentage ... . I’m not saying the The Aggies finished 17th in We’re still not as sharp as Tuesday’s performance have played team is bad, I’m just saying Raegan Pebley the 20-team tournament, we’d like to be, but we’re get- was also very good for USU as some of the best collegiate teams in the has as many post-season wins at Utah with a score of 33-over 873. ting there.” a team. The Aggies score of country, but have scraped out a meager State as Stew Morrill. five wins in the 28 games they have played Ok, time for all of Section F and Adam USU was led again by junior Similar to their perfor- 283 was the ninth best of the Chanse Godderidge, who thus far. 11 of those losses ended early Nettina to calm down now, this is not mance at Cal Poly, the Aggies day, an accomplishment with in the dreaded mercy rule. To be fair, 17 about hating on the basketball players shot a 5-under 65 on Tuesday came out strong on the sec- which Johansen was quite to give him a total score of of their losses have been decided by just behind their backs. Like I said, it’s tough ond day of play. On Tuesday pleased. three runs or less; it’s not like our girls are to tell for sure how good a team really is. I 5-over 215, and a tie for 30th USU shot a 3-over 283, 11 “That is probably the falling over dead every time they take the watched the games as closely as the next place. The team champion shots better than the previous strongest field we’ve seen in field. Besides, I doubt anyone else on the Aggie and I saw how good Tai Wesley was. was Baylor and the individ- day. years.” Johansen said. “It’s USU campus could do better. I was there in Provo when Nate Bendall ual champion was Tarquin Johansen also talked about good for the guys to see that, I’m not saying I’m an expert judge of couldn’t play and the BYU win could have Macmanus of Arizona. the mental and emotional dif- for the day, they beat some talent. I didn’t pick a single final four team come down to one momentum-swinging “After his good perfor- ference between this tourna- really good teams.” correctly and I don’t envy the job of those flagrant foul called. I remember Stew talk- mance last weekend, he ment and their last. USU now has just one more on the selection committee. There were ing about being lucky to play poorly in (Godderidge) came out totally “There’s a difference when tournament before the WAC no 1-seeds or 2-seeds in the final four this Boise and come out with a win. Yes, the different,” USU head coach you come to a tournament championships. They head year. If people knew Butler would be in WAC was bad this year but losing only Dean Johansen said. “He’s and it’s not raining, it’s not down to Provo, Utah for the the championship game again, they would three games over the course of an entire always had a good attitude, cold, and you’ve been able to PING Cougar Classic on April not have been ranked eighth. If people season is impressive in any conference. but he seemed a little more practice. You feel like you can 15-16. As it is their last tour- knew Virginia Commonwealth would be I have been an Aggie all my life, and it fired up.” compete,” he said. nament before the conference in the final four, they would not have been is painful to know the rest of the country The tournament started Tuesday was also a his- tournament, Johansen is look- ranked 11th. Charles Barkley said some- judges the quality of USU basketball by on Monday, when the teams toric day for Godderidge and ing to use it effectively to get thing like that will never happen again. the shortage of NCAA tournament wins. played 36 holes, followed the Aggies. After struggling them ready. Is the success other mid-major teams Unfortunately for you and I, the win/loss by only 18 on Tuesday. through the second round, “We’ve got to get sharper have good or bad for Utah State basket- scale, specifically in the postseason, will ball? Aggie fans everywhere remain ever- ever be the be-all, end-all of determining Godderidge came out to play Godderidge came back with from 100 yards and in,” as he carded a 2-under 68 confident Stew Morrill’s crew is among the best of the best in any sport at any the best round of his career, Johansen said. “That’s one the elite powers in college basketball year level. It’s up to us to support our teams through the first 18, but then and the best performance for of the first things that goes struggled a bit shooting a in and year out. Yet, year after year, we are when the rest of the county won’t. an Aggie since Devin Daniels when the weather turns bad. disappointed when our boys almost pull 12-over 82 through the next shot a 64 during the 2007-08 We need to keep getting bet- off an upset to a team with a less-than-stel- Tavin Stucki is a freshman majoring in 18. The Aggies as a team were season at a tournament in ter and better.” lar resume. Butler and VCU have proven print journalism. He can be reached at in 17th place after the first Palm Springs, California it is possible for a mid-major to cut deep [email protected]. day, mainly due to senior “He had a real good prac- – [email protected] into the madness, but will Logan ever get Benjamin Schilleman, who tice round and both Barry 9 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 StatesmanSports Page 9 TouchBase UCONN Huskies headed Softball post- home with hardware HOUSTON (AP) – Seen as little more than a one-man novelty, pones twinbill Connecticut wasn’t given much chance in the brutally tough Big East. A national title contender? Please. With a bruising finish to an improbable run, the Huskies have a against UVU message for all the doubters: Shhh! BY USU ATHLETICS Connecticut wrapped up its third national championship Monday night, pushing Butler around for a 53-41 victory to secure a LOGAN, Utah spot in history for coach Jim Calhoun and star Kemba Walker. – Expected snow and “In the beginning of the season, we were hearing a lot of negativ- wet field conditions have ity: too young, all we have is Kemba Walker, no true post presence,” led to the postponement sophomore forward Alex Oriakhi said. “With this team, we just of Utah State softball’s worked hard. I’m happy the hard work has paid off and we were able doubleheader with Utah to prove people wrong when they said we couldn’t.” Valley in Logan on April The doubt started in the preseason, when Connecticut was 6. The Aggies and the picked 10th in the Big East and an afterthought in the polls. Wolverines are looking to Calhoun wasn’t even sure what he had in this group of mostly reschedule the games for, underclassmen, joking before the Maui Invitational he was still try- May 9 at 1 p.m. ing to learn everyone’s name. Utah State returns to Walker raised the Huskies’ profile – not to mention his – with a the diamond on April 5 carry-on-his-back performance in Maui and did it again in the Big for a doubleheader against East tournament after 9-9 run through conference nearly derailed their season. CONNECTICUT’S KEMBA WALKER HOLDS the net after his team won the men’s NCAA Weber State in Ogden at 2 Final Four college basketball championship game against Butler, 53-41 April 4, in Houston. AP photo p.m. The game was origi- The Huskies (32-9) were a nearly unstoppable combination of nally scheduled for March star power and grit in the NCAA tournament, riding Walker’s scor- 22. Following the games ing bursts and body-bruising defense into the program’s fourth with the Wildcats, USU Final Four. Butler’s run gives hope will remain on the road Connecticut capped it off with two eye-of-the-beholder defensive gems, swarming Kentucky in the national semifinals, followed for a three-game Western A n o t h e r two years for Butler, and even though Athletic Conference series by a body-blow takedown of Butler in the title game, holding the Bulldogs to a championship-game low 18.8 percent shooting. season in I shouldn’t be writing them off for next against San Jose State. the books, The View year just yet, losing Howard and Mack The Aggies will begin the “We were unstoppable. That’s why we’re national champions,” another 345 from alone should be too much to put together said Walker, who fought through a tough shooting night to lead series against the Spartans dreams that Section F another Final Four run. Then again, who with a single game on UConn with 16 points in the final. “We’re the best team in the coun- didn’t come knows? Maybe head coach Brad Stevens April 8 at 4 p.m. (MT). try.” true, and just instills that sense of mental toughness Utah State softball UConn’s run rejuvenated Calhoun after one of his most difficult another year Matt Sonnenberg that gets teams through March, which his (5-30, 0-6 WAC) looks seasons in 39 years as a coach. that the little teams have demonstrated each of the past to snap a 17-game los- Coming off a trip to the Final Four the year before, Calhoun guys came up two years? ing streak this week. The looked worn down in the 2009-10 season, the toll of an NCAA inves- short. Either way, the right group of players Aggies are led by fresh- tigation and the death of his sister-in-law and college roommate I know it probably seems brutally redun- came together for Butler and made all man Kassy Uchida who is exacerbating the difficulties his team had on the court. dant at this point for me to still be talking the right plays at all the right times to hitting .307 this season. But, after missing the NCAA tournament for one of the few about the hopes and dreams of the mid- put together two incredible back-to-back Fellow freshman Krista times in his career, Calhoun seemed to have the bounce back in majors, but it is important to know that seasons. And for everyone scoring at Bava has come on of late his step this season, pulling off one of the best coaching jobs of his all of the emotion poured into hoping to home, Butler has the best average finish and is hitting .288 for the career. see the other mid-majors of the world like of any team in the country over the past Relying on his entrenched basketball wisdom, Calhoun always Butler succeed is based around the hope two years with two straight second-place Aggies, including hitting that Utah State will be the team in that finishes. her second home run of seemed to know what move to make and precisely when to make it. He handed the reins of the offense over to Walker, his coaching position. Utah State is currently on that same the season last weekend Would I be content with back-to-back fringe of big time success that Butler was against New Mexico State. extension on the floor, and brought the young players along with his own brand of tough-love nurturing. losses in the national championship game? on just three or four years ago. Not to say Weber State is 5-19 Probably. Would I be forever haunted by back-to-back Final Fours will happen for this season and has yet to When it was over, Calhoun had won his third title since 1999, joining John Wooden, Adolph Rupp, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob the idea of “what if?” Of course. USU anytime soon, but carving out their start Pacific Coast Softball Regardless of that though, the ride to own unique and exciting story of NCAA Conference action. Weber Knight as the only coaches to cut the final nets of the season three get to even one Final Four or champion- Tournament success doesn’t seem too far State took two of three times. ship game would be one hell of a roll- off for the Aggies. games against North ercoaster, and it’s a ride I would get on Two years ago we thought that it would Dakota last week in every time. be the likes of Gary Wilkinson, Jared Ogden. The Wildcats are Ready: Turbo-powered legs Yes, Butler fans had their dreams shat- Quayle and Tai Wesley elevating their led by Erika James who is tered on the final day of the season once names to household status much like hitting .362 this season -continued from page 8 again, but don’t think for a second that Hayward, Howard and Mack have for with 25 hits. In the circle, they won’t remember these past two Butler, but USU came up just short. Now Weber State has had four This year, Turbin will not have to be on the sideline to make years for the rest of their lives and tell all three of those players’ careers in an different start this sea- his teammates better. His on-field example inspires his fellow stories about the players whose names Aggie uniform are finished, and that epic son. Kelsie Vallies has the Aggies to perform better. will undoubtedly go down as legends. story of March Madness has yet to show most starts with 10 and “Every time that I am out there, I just look at him to get bet- Don’t think that the memories for those itself for this USU team. holds a 0-8 record. The ter,” Marshall said. “Looking at him is like a blessing in disguise, fans won’t live on forever and don’t think With this college basketball season Aggies hold a 27-9 overall because while he’s doing his thing, it feels like I’m out there that the students who were there through officially over, and the past generation of doing it. Whatever he does, it just motivates me to do better the thick and thin of the past two seasons staples in USU’s starting lineup graduated, series record against the won’t be forever bragging that Butler’s it’s time for the next group of guys to take Wildcats. Last season, as well as the other guys. We just look at him to bring us along because he is a veteran. He knows what he is doing, and he best year (I assume) came while they were their shot at writing Utah State’s success Utah State swept Weber packing student sections. story just like Butler has had written for State in Logan, 11-1 in five knows how the system should be ran. It’s a good thing to have It’s almost unfair to future Butler play- them. innings and 9-3. The dou- (Turbin) back out there.” ers because chances are Bulldog fans Brockeith Pane, Brady Jardine and bleheader in Ogden was With more than 140 days before he will take the field against will forever compare them to the likes of Preston Medlin, it’s your turn now. cancelled due to inclement defending national champions the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Shelvin Mack, Matt Howard and Gordon weather. Sept. 3, Turbin has a lot of time to prepare. Already a force to be Hayward, no matter how accomplished Matt Sonnenberg is a senior majoring in reckoned with, Turbin is looking to improve each and every day. of a career they put forth shy of actually print journalism. Matt is an avid fan of “As an individual, the thing I want to focus on the most is winning the title game. Not to make Butler Aggie athletics and can be found on the AggieSchedules being consistent. 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Candy, soda and Facebook are all common things that are cut Assistant Sports Editor from people’s lives in this time of fasting. Tyler Huskinson However, these days, Lent has become Photo Editor more and more common among those out- Carl R. Wilson side of Catholicism and other Christian tradi- Letters to Assistant Photo Editor tions. And we say, props to them! the editor • Alison Ostler ForumLetters A public forum We live in a complicated, busy and stress- Web Editor filled world. We all have a lot going on in our of us learned in high school: “psycho witch,” and “It looks lives, yet we still find things to waste time or Rejection is a rejection is a part of dating. like you’ve been mixing all Rob Jepson live slothfully. Facebook is a place we proba- part of dating Maybe the author would do of your food groups with Editorial Board bly all spend more time than we should. Many better to focus on the one Tollhouse cookie dough,” I can tell he must have a ton students spend most of their time on campus To the editor: constant variable in all of his Benjamin C. Wood failed relationships – himself of success with the ladies. I’m Catherine Meidell where we are often limited to very selected, I’m writing to clarify a few – and less on the enormous sure all girls are eager to drop Kellyn Neumann and not-so-healthy meal options, so we resort points in the otherwise well- perceived defects in every- their plans and rearrange their Matt Sonnenberg to a Happy Hour soda and some M&Ms. written and extremely insight- one else. And I’m sure he’s schedules to go out with him. Chelsey Gensel There are also more options and interpreta- ful opinion piece “To the sin- tired of taking the initiative But just a humble suggestion: Rob Jepson tions to the spirit of Lent than the strict defini- gle ladies of Logan.” I’m sure in dating; after all, any rea- insults and names won’t get tou anywhere, so man up, tion of fasting. Some choose to donate mon- that in rushing the Monday sonable guy would surely be exhausted after planning and because you just sound sad etarily or give their time to a cause related to newspaper went to print, the About letters author forgot to include a few inviting a girl to three con- and bitter. • Letters should be lim- what they have given up – or unrelated. No points. secutive dates. Wow. Carlie Stevens ited to 400 words. harm in an excuse for a little charity. Some After all, he must not have And by the use of fabu- • All letters may be lous phrases like “lying with,” choose to implement a policy such as attend- learned the lesson the rest shortened, edited or ing church, studying or eating five vegetables rejected for reasons a day in their version of Lent. You know, of good taste, redun- something along the lines of ‘it takes so many Differential tuition’s true costs dancy or volume of repetitions to form a habit’ and ‘you have to The word The ’Low Perhaps if the Huntsman School of similar letters. replace a bad habit with something else.’ u n i v e r s i t y Business had some bigger names, they • Letters must be o r i g i n a t e s Down would attract more students, but at what By definition, it’s a chance to reflect on your from the cost? If new, better-qualified professors are topic oriented. They faith and how you implement that faith in your same word brought in, there are going to be plenty may not be directed life. But it’s also a chance to reflect on where as universe of current professors that lose their jobs, toward individuals. you are and where you want to be and pour and universal. especially if these new professors cost so Any letter directed to some effort into making the changes that oth- It seems that Tyler Barlow much more. The university may be trading a specific individual what we con- three capable professors for one presti- may be edited or not erwise you’d never find the motivation for. sider to be a gious name. If logic holds true, this will lead Forty days? That’s hardly anything. There printed. university is far from the idea of a universal to larger class sizes. I would rather have a • No anonymous let- are less than 40 days until our semester is education for all those who attend. While smaller class with a “no-name” professor ters will be published. over. Compared to the 365 days in our nor- general education courses are still required than sit in a 300-seat lecture hall with a hot- Writers must sign all mal year, 40 of those seems like nothing. To for graduation, the gap between students shot egomaniac. letters and include a give something up from our lives for 40 days in different colleges continues to widen. In All of us are students. It is clear that we this world of specialization and exclusivity have different interests and are better at phone number or e- would not be that hard. that we live in, one can attend a university, certain things than our peers. That’s why we mail address as well To give up something “important” in our graduate, and learn very little about subjects specialize. We choose something that we as a student identifica- lives teaches valuable life-lessons. Everyone outside of their narrow-minded major. To are interested in and pursue it. Perhaps art tion number (none of needs a little sacrifice in their lives. It can me, this seems like a waste of a wonderful is your forte. Maybe you want to become which is published). show us how much we really do value that opportunity to learn a bit of everything from an elementary school teacher. Who is to say Letters will not be thing, or let us see that it isn’t actually some- those who have, by definition, mastered the that a degree in business is worth more than printed without this thing vital and we can, in fact, live without it. subjects. a degree in industrial hygiene? verification. A university is often a place where The Huntsman School of Business is • Letters representing dreams come true. Students one of the wealthiest colleges groups — or more from low-income childhoods on campus. They take pride “I would rather than one individual or even outside the country in their accomplishments and — must have a sin- are given the opportunity to have a smaller their rising status among the To the single, scorned come get an education and nation’s universities. By charg- gular representative return home to make a differ- class with a ‘no- ing differential tuition, they clearly stated, with all men of Logan ence with the knowledge and name’ professor will in effect discourage stu- necessary identifica- experience they gain from a than sit in a 300- dents from other colleges from tion information. This column was written university education. Limited seat lecture hall taking both lower and upper • Writers must wait 21 in response to “To the single Statesman resources are a fact of life for division courses in business. days before submit- ladies of Logan,” a guest col- Guest most students. When differen- with a hot shot Furthermore, those seeking a ting successive letters umn that appeared in The tial tuition is factored in, how- egomaniac. ” business minor in addition to — no exceptions. Utah Statesman on Monday, ever, the limited resources of their major can expect to pay • Letters can be hand April 4. a given student may prevent more than $1,000 in additional delivered or mailed them from achieving their dreams and hav- tuition just to broaden their horizons. to The Statesman in You seem to have a dating ing a fruitful and successful life providing for This is not a call to action. I don’t see problem. The problem is that Carly Crosby themselves and their family. Sure, this may any way for differential tuition go to away. the TSC, Room 105, you keep dating “witches.” be a rather drastic view, but there is some I just find it unfortunate that we can’t all or can be e-mailed to You seem to think that every single woman on campus is a underlying truth. In the coming years, dif- just come to school and take the classes we statesman@aggiemail. “witch,” a word it feels like you are trying to substitute for ferential tuition will make a business degree want. In an ideal world, we would all come usu.edu, or click on one from a less professional vocabulary. Not every girl is cost up to $1,500 more per semester than to school, take classes that interest us, learn www.utahstatesman. a witch and not every guy is Prince Charming. We are not any other degree at our fine university. a little bit of everything and get a degree com for more letter all psycho, lying, lazy, selfish and arrogant witches as you Considering the big picture, business stu- in what we are best at. Unfortunately, it is guidelines and a box say we are. dents are paying upwards of 50 percent much cheaper to decide your major before to submit letters. After all, you may have dated some rude women in the more than the rest of us for their education. attending the first day of school. I person- past who have not handled the situation in the most pleas- This seems like the perfect breeding ground ally declared my major nearly three years Online poll ing way but it is inaccurate to take those experiences and for the development of a serious superior- before my first day of school. I hope to be Do you support differ- generalize them for all the ladies in the area. ity complex among the fine scholars of the theMessage exceptionBoards rather than the rule, but I ential tuition? Let’s be honest, we are busy, not being able to go out Huntsman School of Business. fearJoin thatthe conversationtoo many commit the same error. because of a legitimate excuse does not give you the right Most of the arguments that I have heard [email protected] I happen to enjoy my major. In that to pin us down to “ditching” you. Maybe offering multiple in favor of differential tuition come from regard, I hope to be the rule rather than the • Yes, it will help scheduling options would garner you more dates. Perhaps business students themselves. They agree exception. Take some thought as to what increase USU’s “douche guy” at Charlie’s was able to give an option that with the idea, and see it as a way to become you want out of your university education. prestige. a more competitive institution. More money Diversity in education is a wonderful thing. • No, it divides the -See MEN, page 11 allows for the hiring of “better” professors. Narrow-mindedness rarely leads to success colleges. Another argument that I heard is that a in the real world. • Maybe, but not for school has to be able to pay competitive undergrads. Do You Have wages to bring in successful businesspeople Tyler Barlow is to become teachers. 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Prove it! they do not.utahstatesman.com @utahstatesman.com email.usu.edu. straw poll. 11 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Views&Opinion Page 11 Academics, not athletics, is the priority Students attend uni- and a monthly stipend of spent well worth them getting their edu- versities for a variety of Lizzen around $400. Altogether, cation?” According to Thesportjournal. reasons – maybe you’re Up in these two men’s sports, org, “College athletes earn fewer bache- here because you hope this is well over $1 million lor’s degrees than do students in general, your degree will reward spent every year on schol- they take longer to do so, their grades you with money, per- arships alone – and that’s are lower, and their curricula are less haps your parents are estimated using the cheap- demanding.” I think that’s a pretty solid paying and you feel est meal plan and in-state no for an answer. Universities do a great pressured to attend, or Liz Emery tuition. disservice to athletes by demanding less maybe you really just It’s nothing short of of them academically; only 2-3 percent of love to learn. Whatever your reason for incredible that this much money is being athletes go on to play professional sports. engaging in scholarly studies may be, spent on their education when you con- The rest are generally left with a BA in an there is one principle that is consistently sider that a majority of players do not area you can’t get a good job in without a held throughout universities worldwide come close to the national average GPA, master’s degree (psychology, sociology, and is even included in Utah State’s mis- which, according to MSNBC, is 3.22. Not etc), but their GPAs are too low for gradu- sion statement: Academics come first. even half of USU’s student athletes have ate school admission. What is academia? Loosely defined by met that range, and our school brags an If athletes had to take out loans or the Oxford dictionary, it is the compila- unusually high athletic GPA. As a group, meet scholarship criteria, just like the rest tion of teachers, students and learning in athletes are no less intelligent than any of us, and if they were held to the same an academic environment. This should other random sampling of college stu- academic standards that their non-ath- be the foremost priority for all college dents. Why, then, are they consistently letic peers are, their grades would shape attendees, but there is a particular breed given lesser academic standards to mea- up real fast in order to keep a scholar- of students for which the principle of aca- sure up to, and then rewarded with full ship and they would have to take school demics coming first is consistently untrue: scholarships? Very little effort is required more seriously. And what if they don’t? Our beloved athletes. with classes and assignments to get a 2.0 What if these athletes don’t want to pay As a former high-school athlete, I’ll GPA, and that’s all it takes to keep an to be a student? There are so many oth- be the first to admit that I’m crazy about athletic scholarship. ers who want to play college sports that an exciting basketball game. It’s fun and Some say that the sports programs finding those who are willing to pay for powerful and winning boosts the school make money for the school, but the it themselves or meet a higher academic morale. However, athletics should not be NCAA financial report I obtained from standard will not be a problem. the priority for the players. They are stu- Indystar.com states that the difference I understand that the athletic programs dents, first and foremost, and especially between the revenue spent and the rev- of colleges are not going to change any- prominent students because they rep- enue made from sports was a grand time soon, and maybe they will never resent the school through their athletic total of $502 for USU. This is disgustingly change at all. But for an institution whose CRESTWOODs involvement. unjustifiable; especially because the bot- top priority is supposedly educating stu- An average of 85 percent of student tom line is that the school’s responsibility dents, I find the double standard between Brentwood Lynwood Edgewood athletes are on scholarships (NCAA stan- is not to make money off the athletes. It athletes and other students’ academic 736 E 900 N 880 N 650 E 736 E 800 N dards only allow 13 full scholarships per is to give them an education. All students expectations to be, quite frankly, bullshit. basketball team); so in men’s basketball should be earning scholarships based on and football alone, we have about 120 their academic achievements, not ath- Liz Emery is a senior majoring in English. male athletes on full scholarship. This letic prowess. She can be reached at liz.emery@yahoo. FEATURES: includes tuition, food and housing, books You may ask, “Well, isn’t the money com. Stay in the • Practically on campus BEST single Men: Comminucation is essential in relationships • Full bath in each student bedroom housing! -continued from page 10 • Free wireless internet fit her scheduling needs better. Dating is a nice, fun thing we can initiate, but what if we are turned down? You talk • Fully equipped kitchen PRICES: to do but you have to understand that it cannot be a prior- about girls being arrogant and ridiculing guys but girls Entire Summer • • ity over things that are more pressing like homework and aren’t the only ones. Many girls have felt the shamed and Washer & dryer from $560 belittled because some guy out there has acted like he is prior commitments. Are you saying you would rather have • Furnished a girl flake out on someone else to be with you? Who is king of the world so why should he go out with a girl like School Year • the selfish one again? Yes, backing out of a date is rude but her? • Covered parking Private from $3,150 sometimes there is no other option. Both parties should My point? Girls are not the only ones out there making Edgewood Shared from $2,490 express the desire to reschedule in the case of cancella- dating mistakes. There are just as many mistakes being tion. made on the guy’s side. So maybe you should look at You obsess about whether or not a girl is going to turn who you are dating and realize the mistakes that you are you down. Most guys I talk to have a major fear of rejection making. Then, maybe, we will all be able to grow up a bit right off the bat. You want girls to be honest but you want more and date as if we are adults instead of immature high them to give you a chance for the “man inside” so what are school students. we supposed to say: Okay I’ll go out with you even though I don’t really want to just so I can give you a chance? That Carly Crosby is a freshman majoring in English. She can be 435-755-3181 is ridiculous! From most of my female friends, who are not reached at [email protected]. www.logancrestwoods.com witches by any means, most of us have a one-date policy: If a guy has the guts to ask us out we will respect them and give them at least one date to see if any compatibility is there. 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Page 12 World&Nation Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Illegal immigrants detained at Atlanta protest ATLANTA (AP) – Eight young illegal immi- competitive public schools in the state, if those grants were arrested Tuesday for sitting in the colleges had rejected academically eligible stu- middle of a busy street in front of the Georgia dents because of a high number of applicants. Capitol, protesting their lack of access to higher The protest was not unlike the lunch coun- education in a scene reminiscent of civil rights ter sit-ins led by students in Greensboro, N.C., demonstrations decades ago. more than 50 years ago, and was similar to The group, made up of mostly students, efforts staged recently across the country, believe their plight is similar to movement the including a sit-in at the Tucson, Ariz., offices of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led, and they met U.S. Sen. John McCain. with former activists from the 1960s to hash The protests are part of The Dream is out their civil disobedience plan. As the for- Coming project, which was created to advocate eign-born youngsters sat in the road, at times for the DREAM Act, legislation that would holding hands, hundreds of supporters lined provide a path to citizenship for certain young the street and cheered in support as the illegal people who were brought here at a young age. It immigrants were led away in handcuffs. has failed to pass Congress several times, most Before the sit-in the youngsters, their voices recently in December. trembling, each stood before the crowd, took One of the protesters in Georgia, Dulce a microphone and announced: “I am undocu- Guerrero, said she was done being afraid. mented, and I am unafraid.” “I’ve been living in fear for years, not know- In telling their stories, they took a risk like ing what’s going to happen to my family,” said many of their parents made when they came VIRDIANA MARTINEZ IS ARRESTED during a protest for rights for higher education for ille- the 18-year-old. “I’m tired of it. Today, I’m here to the U.S. to find a better life. Many said that, gal immigrants that blocked traffic Tuesday in Atlanta. AP photo to tell the world that I’m undocumented. I’m despite their grades, they have found their Christian Leadership Conference, the organiza- national attention to the issue of equal access to here for a lot of my friends who are still in the immigration status might prevent them from tion that led the movement for equality and education. They are also upset with what they shadows. They need to step up and step out. going to college, in part because they can’t justice for blacks. see as anti-immigrant legislation in Georgia There is no more being neutral.” afford costly out-of-state tuition fees. Most also “We felt the connection,” McDonald said. and elsewhere across the country. The protesters were charged with obstruct- don’t qualify for federal aid and at times, state “We pointed out that there has never been South Carolina passed a law banning illegal ing traffic. Atlanta police do not participate in help. a successful movement of any kind without immigrants from attending state colleges and a local-federal partnership that empowers local The Rev. Timothy McDonald was one of young people, and that was especially true of universities, but a similar measure in Georgia law enforcement to enforce federal immigra- the activists who met with the students at the civil rights movement. It was the students failed. However, Georgia’s university system tion law, so the likelihood of the students being Ebenezer Baptist Church in the room where who filled up the jails, not the preachers.” late last year approved a rule that essentially turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs King and other preachers founded the Southern The group protested in an effort to bring bans illegal immigrants from the five most Enforcement was low. Evacuations lifted on wildfire near N.M. Boys Ranch ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A 2,700-acre fire in central Evidence suggests the stripping activity started several other cials said burned five homes and seven outbuildings, damaged New Mexico was caused by sparks from a hand-held metal small fires that were put out with a shovel before the larger fire two other homes and two outbuildings and burned numerous grinder that ignited grass and weeds, authorities said Tuesday. escaped. vehicles. State Forestry Division officials were looking for a person or The fire was listed as 50 percent contained Tuesday. That fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres, was 20 persons they believe stripped steel parts from a bulldozer, an act Boys Ranch residents were allowed to return at noon percent contained Tuesday. that led to the fire near the Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge. Tuesday. Most of the ranch’s 25 young people went to their The fire broke out Sunday in steep, rugged Gavilan Canyon Authorities found parts of the machine missing and hand families or stayed with a counselor at a motel. About 18 staff and grew rapidly, pushed by winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph. tools left at the scene, forestry spokesman Dan Ware said. They members and their children also left the ranch along the Rio As of Tuesday, it had burned nearly 16 square miles of grass, believe that whoever was using the tools left the area quickly Grande near Belen, about 60 miles south of Albuquerque. brush and pinon and juniper trees on private, state and federal once they realized a fire had started. Crews were working on the flanks of the blaze as vegetation land about 200 miles south of Albuquerque. The fire that broke out Saturday afternoon led to the evacua- inside the fire lines continued to smolder, fire information offi- Lighter winds and cooler temperatures helped the battle, fire tion of about 50 people from the New Mexico Boys Ranch. Fire cer Vicky Fox said. No structures burned, she said. officials said. officials have lifted that evacuation and a second evacuation in Barricades were lifted Monday from neighborhoods evacu- A third fire that blackened about 2,000 acres of brush in the southern New Mexico that forced people from their homes and ated in the Ruidoso Downs area of southern New Mexico. Uvas Valley in southwestern New Mexico along N.M. 26 did not the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino. Residents had been forced out Sunday by a wildfire that offi- burn any structures, authorities said. Tribe of Yemen president clashes with army, 3 dead SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Tribesmen loyal to Yemen’s embattled fire, witnesses said. president on Tuesday clashed with a group of soldiers whose com- Al-Ahmar said gunbattle was a failed attempt to assassinate mander has sided with the opposition, and the fighting in a suburb him. In a statement from his office, he accused a group of infiltra- of the capital Sanaa left three tribesmen dead, according to tribal tors among the mediator’s guards of being behind the violence. He elders and military officials. would not say who sent the alleged assassins. It was the latest violence in weeks of turmoil in Yemen, where The powerful Sanhan tribe is split between those remaining President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s military and police forces have loyal to Saleh and those who have crossed over to the opposition. cracked down on protesters demanding he step down after 32 years Al-Ahmar’s troops have stationed themselves close to the central in power. square near Sanaa University to protect thousands of anti-Saleh pro- The clash erupted as a convoy of about 30 cars with armed testers who have been camping for weeks, refusing to give up their tribesmen from Saleh’s Sanhan tribe arrived at the headquarters of protest until Saleh leaves office. the 1st Armored Division in western Sanaa to meet with its com- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Yemen’s president Ali mander, Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who had earlier joined Abdullah Saleh in a telephone call Tuesday that he sent a small team the opposition. to determine how the United Nations could best help quell tensions. Tribal members and army officers at the scene said al-Ahmar, The U.N. chief’s office said Ban “expressed strong concerns for who also hails from Saleh’s tribe, met a tribal chief, Ismail Abu the dead and the injured, and urged utmost restraint from both gov- Hurriya, who tried to persuade the renegade commander to return ernment and opposition’s forces.” to the president’s camp. Yemen’s opposition parties urged the international community, It was unclear how exactly the shooting started at the gate of regional powers and human rights groups to help stop the blood- the army compound. Some said a group of government supporters shed in the country. More than 120 people have been killed and AN INJURED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTOR ges- appeared at the scene and opened fire, but conflicting reports could 5,000 injured since Yemen’s protests started in Feb. 11, inspired by tures as he arrives to a field hospital during clashes in Sanaa,Yemen, not be clarified. Several tribesmen were also wounded by the gun- the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Tuesday.Opposition parties in Yemen have urged everyone to help stop the bloodshed in their country. AP photo www.a-bay-usu.com ClassifiedAds Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.com

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Cost is $10 for general admission or 2 for April 6, 2011. Today’s p.m. $15 per student with ID, $20 per - Perfectionism and Procrastination, TSC $15. issue of The Utah person for non-students. Check The Honors Program is pleased 335, 3:30 p.m. our website for the registration Statesman is published - Nature Night, Stokes Nature Center, 4 p.m. to present the 36th Annual form: https://www.usu.edu/ Last Lecture given by Dr. Joyce especially for Heather - Getting the Most out of Your Sleep, TSC camprec/htm/clubsports/mens- Hill, a freshman major- Kinkead, Dr. Kinkead’s Last 306, 5 p.m. volleyball/womens-tourney Lecture, Standing on Boo Radley’s ing in human movement - Women’s History Month Student Showcase Porch: The Importance of Story, science from Idaho Falls, Awards, TSC Ballroom, 6 p.m. Carnival combines a love for the humanities Idaho. - Ecology Center Seminar, ENGR 103, 6 p.m. Peanut Butter and Japan with a passion for teaching. Please - Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Auction, 6 p.m. Jam Carnival on April 9! join us on April 6 from 2:30-3:30 Almanac - The Magic Flute, Kent Concert Hall, 7:30 Performances by PSU, Velociti p.m. in the TSC Ballroom. This and a fashion show featuring event is free and open to the public. traditional Japanese apparel Today in History: In G.O.L.F.(Golf Once, Lovit Strange Brew•Peter Deering Thursday and modern Japanese fashion. Forever). Come learn how to golf 1896 the Olympic Raffle with great prizes. Free for free at the Birch Creek Golf Games, a long-lost April 7 food. Face painting, Cake Walk Course in Smithfield (550 E 100 tradition of ancient and more! Help USU reach N). There will be course pros at its campus-wide goal of rais- Greece, are reborn - Alphatraz, TSC Patio, all day several stations teaching the skills - FREE Fitness Assessents, HPER, 12 ing $15,000. 7 -10 p.m. in the of putting, chipping, and driv- in Athens 1,500 years Fieldhouse! ing. Complete all the stations and after being banned p.m. - Mindfulness Workshop, TSC, 4 p.m. Music therapy receive a free bucket of balls on by Roman Emperor - Medical Unity Club, 4:30 your next visit. We will also have Theodosius I. At the Come the a Music Therapy competitions and prizes for the - CIL Short Course ESLC Auditorium, Forum April 12 from 11 a.m.- winners. Free hot dogs and drinks opening of the Athens 5:30 p.m. 1p.m. Join the music therapy will be provided. Come anytime on Games, King Georgios - Dinner with Dr. Marion Bishop, NR program for live music and walk April 16 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. I of Greece and a Building, 6 p.m. away knowing a bit more about This event is sponsored by the PRP how music therapy is being used 3075 Parks & Recreation class. crowd of 60,000 spec- - The Magic Flute, Kent Concert Hall, in the Cache County Jail and tators welcomed ath- 7:30 p.m. The Registrar’s Office would Avalon Hills Eating Disorder like to remind everyone from now letes from 13 nations - Guvu International Benefit Concert, Program. until May 6 dropping of classes is to the international Ellen Eccles, 7:30 p.m. not permitted. competition. - Garden Tips, Macey’s, 7 p.m. Alphatraz Our Living With Wildlife - Learn Social Dance, FAC 104, 8-11 Alphatraz: Locking Out service project group wants to Weather Domestic Violence” Apr. 6-8 at hear about your coyote and cougar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on the TSC Patio sightings, etc around campus and Friday Members of Alpha Chi Omega throughout Cache Valley. Tell us High: 52° Low: 37° will “arrest” your friends and what you’ve seen, heard and found. More Calendar and FYI put them in a jail cell on the Skies: Partly cloudy Through your accounts we hope to April 9 TSC patio for $3 for a warrant be able to both inform and protect listings, Interactive Calendar of your choice. Help bail out - Alphatraz, TSC Patio, all day the public while living with wildlife your friends for $10. Prisoners in a positive way. Contact us via and Comics at - Women’s indoor 6-on-6 Volleyball can raise bail any creative way email: cachepredatorsusu@hot- Tournament, HPER, all day possible. Although we will not mail.com. - Collecting Clothes for Families in force anyone to be in our jail Need, 4 p.m. or raise bail, we are asking for - Scout Friday, Stokes Nature Center everyone’s help in this fight against domestic violence! www.utahstatesman.com

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13 summer ob fair 2011 This gives students an excellent chance to explore job opportunities and meet employers from camps, resorts, parks and on-campus.

Tuesday February 8th 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

many employers interview the day of the fair!