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435-797-1742 Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Statesmanwww.usustatesman.com Utah Free single copy Breaking down the majors 4By Manda Perkins major. He’s not just seeing which majors are most pop- asst. news editor things; according to Christine ular at USU by the college Hailey, the dean of the College they are housed in. Our data It’s Landon Hillyard’s of Engineering, there are was compiled using infor- senior year in the mechan- almost twice the number of mation from the USU Office ical engineering program people majoring in mechani- of Analysis, Assessment and at Utah State University. In cal engineering compared to Accreditation and PayScale. the last few years, Hillyard all other majors within the com. USU will be updating has seen a “huge influx” in college. This prompted the their information regarding the classroom sizes for his Utah Statesman to investigate headcounts later this month.

Riley Densley photo STUDENTS LISTEN TO PROFESSOR GOODRIDGE in ENGR 2010. Mechanical engineer- ing has the highest enrollment of all of the engineering majors. Top Majors by College (head- Accreditation enrollment sum- regional campuses. The averag- counts) maries of Fall 2013 and Spring es are for both fall and spring According to the Office of 2014. These are headcounts of 2013-2014. Analysis, Assessment and all students at USU including

College of Agriculture and Communicative Disorders Applied Science Animal: and Deaf Education Avg: Dairy and Veterinary 1,026.5 Science Avg: 410.5 College of Engineering: Caine College of the Arts: Mechanical Engineering Art Avg: 369.5 Avg: 790.5

Jon M. Huntsman School S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney of Business Economics Avg: College of Natural 845.5 Resources: Wildlife Science Avg: 171.5 Emma Eccles Jones College of Education College of Science :Biology and Human Services: Avg: 569.5 Statistics compiled by Manda Perkins Crisis of faith support group seeks to help USU students

4By Christopher Campbell encing a faith crisis, all four senior writer of those things are very com- mon,” he said. “It definitely Utah State University stu- can lead to serious depres- dents who are questioning sion, definitely causes — in their faith now have a place to many cases — severe anxiety. express their concerns with- It can really stress one’s rela- out being judged. tionships both with parents, Monday, USU’s Counseling with siblings, with spouse, and Psychological Services, with extended family, friends, or CAPS, had its first crisis and it causes a significant dis- of faith support group, which ruption in one’s identity.” seeks to help students who Lucero said he and Dehlin’s are questioning what they backgrounds are a good believe. resource for people under- John Dehlin, a PhD can- going a faith crisis. Dehlin didate for USU’s combined has been involved with con- psychology program and siderable research of other’s co-founder of the group, said faith crises within the LDS it seeks to help anyone going church, and Lucero has dealt through a faith crisis, which with how religion can be both he defined as any kind of dis- a source for positive and neg- tress or familial conflict relat- ative aspects. ed to a change in that person’s Dehlin said he and Lucero religious beliefs. He said this have a neutral stance on is particularly common in a whether or not their clients university setting. stay or leave their religion. “The university experience He said their role is to be is a very natural time for peo- supportive of their clients’ ple to be questioning their exploration of experiences identity, even questioning and their final decision about their beliefs, and to be expe- Jeffrey Dahdah photo religious affiliation. riencing transition,” Dehlin JOHN DELHIN sits in his office. Delhin is the co-founder of a new support group for students who are questioning their faith. The Dehlin said he hopes more said. “It’s very common for us group meets on Mondays and is sponsored by CAPS. participants will come in the to see clients who are either future. Anyone who is under- doubting their religious faith, support group, said faith cri- spiritual growth and rejuve- with faith. said. going a faith crisis of any kind who have decided to leave it, ses often come from events nation or sometimes towards “Instead of dealing with Dehlin said helping people is welcome to come to the or who are questioning things that challenge people’s beliefs maybe spiritual struggles and it on an individual basis, who are undergoing a faith meetings, which take place like their own sexual identity, or worldviews. pain at times,” Lucero said. we thought bringing groups crisis is in line with what every Monday from 1:30 to and they need support to help Though faith crises can Dehlin said he and Lucero together would allow us to CAPS normally does: helping 3 pm in room 310 B of the navigate that transition.” cause distress, Lucero said started the support group treat more people more effi- people with anxiety, depres- Taggart Student Center. Steven Lucero, a clinical they are not necessarily bad. because it was common for ciently, but also allow the sup- sion, interpersonal conflict psychologist who works at “If anything, they’re more people to come into CAPS port group to provide mutual and identity concerns. — [email protected] CAPS and co-founder of the of a fork in the road either to and talk about their struggles support to each other,” Dehlin “When someone’s experi- Twitter: @ChrisCampbell02 Page 2 CampusNews Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014

1 2 3 Nation & World In brief

Ban on same-sex marriage lifted in Idaho, Nevada

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada, saying bans on the practice in those states violate same-sex couples’ equal protection rights. Ryan Costanzo Annie Hall Ryan Costanzo The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling that laws that treat people differently based on sexual ori- 4 entation are unconstitutional unless H O M E C O M I N G there is a compelling government interest. The 9th Circuit ruling comes a day W E E K after the nation’s top court effective- ly legalized gay marriage in 11 more states — including Utah — for a total of 30, when it rejected a set of appeals. Texas man diagnosed with Ebola dies

Thomas Eric Duncan, the 42-year- old man with Ebola who traveled to the United States from Liberia, died Wednesday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Ryan Costanzo Duncan had been in critical condi- 1 John Allred performs at tion after being diagnosed with the the Big Agg Show. 5 6 virus in September. People who had contact with him are being monitored 2 Junior Anna Moore par- for symptoms. ticipates in street paint- ing. Some members of Duncan’s family are being monitored for the virus, their 3 The group performance temperatures taken twice daily, to test at the Mr. USU compe- for symptoms. Ebola can take 21 days tition. to show itself. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 4 Fictionist performs at that as of Tuesday, they had not shown the Big Agg Show. any symptoms. 5 Kurt Kowal exhibits his talent at the Mr. USU competition. He would go on to win. Elderly Utah gunshot victim improves 6 Powderpuff football took place at Romney Stadium on Wednesday. Ryan Costanzo Kylee Larsen An elderly man gunned down when he answered the front door of his West Valley City home last month has rallied to the point where detectives expect soon to be able to question him. The 72-year-old man had been in critical First-ever Thank-A-Thon condition since the shooting late on the night of Sept. 27. Investigators said it was about 10:40 p.m. on a Saturday night when the vic- tim and his wife returned to their home from a date. Moments later, there was a knock; as soon as the man opened the door, the unknown gunman opened fire, striking the man several times.

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Mikayla Kapp photo KYLEE ELWOOD (RIGHT) AND BECCA HUPPI (LEFT) fill out thank you cards for uni- versity professors in the TSC international lounge for the Service Center’s first ever Thank-A-Thon.

4By Chris Farnes said Leah Calder, the ser- at Utah State so why not give senior writer vice vice president. “We go back a little?” Calder said. out into the community a lot “It’s much more personable Utah State’s first ever with the service center but for the students to write to the Thank-A-Thon took place we wanted to have a service professors and staff because during Wednesday’s Common opportunity for students on of their connection with them Hour. The service project was campus, so that’s where the than it is to say write letters to put together by the Service whole common hour project military personnel or to chil- Center in order to thank USU’s came from.” dren that are receiving cancer professors and staff members The Service Center is treatment.” for their hard work. responsible for two service Faculty members partic- Tables with free cards were projects a semester to be held ipated in the event by dis- set up from 11:30 a.m. to 1 during Common Hour. The tributing the thank you cards p.m. for students walking Thank-A-Thon was chosen throughout the TSC to stu- in and around the Taggart because it was cheap and easy, dents. Overall they said that Student Center to express but also personable for the the responses they received their thanks to specific facul- students who participated. from students was positive. ty members. “We thought it would be “We sent out a lot of the “It all stemmed from the awesome to thank all the peo- directors of the different pro fact that we wanted to bring ple that make our school what a service project to campus,” it is, because we love it here jSee THANK, Page 3 Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Page 3 Money Finance&Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.usustatesman.com Ski resorts shuffling owners 4By Jeffrey Dahdah at Solitude over the years. It is Canyons. news editor exciting to pass on this unique “The addition of Park City and beautiful resort to one of to the collection of world-class A lot has changed in the the best resort operators in the mountains on the Epic Pass is ownerships of Utah ski and country, .” a game-changer for skiers and snowboard resorts since the A concern of local skiers has riders,” said Kirsten Lynch, end of last winter. Three sep- been if the prices of passes will chief marketing officer of Vail arate resorts went through change at Solitude, which in Resorts. “We continue to pro- ownership changes, the most the past has been more afford- vide even greater value and vari- recent of which was announced able than most other resorts. ety in skiing and riding with Friday when Deer Valley bought Solitude season pass right now the Epic Pass and significantly Solitude. is $799, Deer Valley’s before invest in the guest experience at The financial cost of Solitude Nov. 1 is $1,985 and after is our mountain resorts.” was not disclosed, however the $2,320. The Canyons is also in Park DeSeelhorst family will retain “There will be no chang- City, Utah and Vail wants to control of Solitude while work- es to the lift and season pass make the Canyons and Park ing with Deer Valley officials rates announced by Solitude City into one resort. If that hap- for this season then Deer Valley for the 2014-15 season,” said pened it would become the larg- will take over on May 1, 2015. Deer Valley in a press release. est resort in the United States. “The DeSeelhorst fami- “Moving forward, Deer Valley After months of stipulation ly has enjoyed being a part of Resort will analyze past resort about the lease for Park City Solitude’s history for almost 40 performance, operational Resort’s land the announce- years. We are proud of what we expenses and projected revenue ment insured that Park City have been able to accomplish potential prior to setting rates.” would open for this ski season. at the resort and in our moun- Vail Resorts, the biggest Before locals were concerned tain community,” said Dave collective of ski resorts in the about if the resort would open DeSeelhorst, owner and general world, purchased Park City and what that would do for manager of Solitude Mountain Mountain Resort for $182.5 business. Resort. “We feel very fortunate million after legal battles over Ian M. Cumming entered for the opportunity to have the land spilled in to the sum- into a partnership with former worked with so many amaz- mer. Vail sells the ‘Epic Pass,’ majority owner of Snowbird ing people in our industry and which gives skiers and snow- Ski and Summer Resort Dick Jeffrey Dahdah photo most importantly being able to boarders access to 22 resorts THE CANYONS is one of the 22 resorts owned by Vail. Recently Park City Ski work with our incredible staff across the world, including the jSee SKI, Page 7 Resort was also purchased by Vail the two could possibly merge in the future. unveils new games, devices in Salt Lake country. Using a trailer of Super Smash Bros will ers tilt the gamepad to ma- Nintendo also displayed tendo gamers become Skyler Higley decorated with and feature new characters, as nipulate the camera angle their new 3DS titles, in- more excited for the hol- , Nintendo gives some well as alternate costumes and navigate through a 3D cluding Sonic Boom: Shat- iday season. Nintendo’s Airstream offered an in- Aggie the opportunity to preview for these characters. The maze. This title displays tered Crystal, and Super these unreleased games. A game is guaranteed to be Nintendo’s creative and in- Smash Bros for the 3DS. teresting preview of these Radio few representatives from worth countless hours for novative tendencies. As the new games’ release new titles. Review Aggie Radio were invited the avid gamer. After finishing with the dates are announced, Nin- to the trailer. Another new title for U, I was shown As we entered the trail- the is Nintendo’s Nintendo’s new er, we were expecting a Captain : Treasure . Amiibos short explanation or brief- Tracker. Becoming widely are essentially small ing. Nintendo representa- popular with Japanese au- trophies designed to tives instead immediately diences through his mini- interact with the Wii On Monday, Nintendo handed us Game Cube- game in 3D U, acting as a type made one of it’s first stops style controllers hooked World, Toad was finally of storage device. on it’s Airstream tour in Salt up to Nintendo’s Wii U given his own game. Using These amiibos are to Lake City. Nintendo is us- to demo the new games. the Wii U’s full potential be used for games ing this tour to unveil some We first played the new as a system, Captain Toad such as Super Smash of their new titles and cre- Super Smash Bros for the offers a complex puzzle Bros., 8, ate excitement across the Wii U. This new version platform to gamers. Play- and 10. Cody Scott photo

along with the cards written during that event. Thank “We have another one in November but in between the From Page 2 events it will be more of a pass it around event to different grams a lot of them grabbed a organizations on campus and handful and went down to the have their people sign thank Hub to hand them out,” said you cards,” Calder said. “We Nelda Ault, the Service Center will have the events but also advisor. “They reported back just pass cards out to different that their reception was stu- departments, have them fill dents were happy to write a them out and bring them back thank you card. Some would to the Service Center.” say they didn’t have anyone to thank yet, but hey, we’ll get The Thank-A-Thon service them later when they do.” project will continue to occur Calder and the Service throughout the semester Center stated that the first and possibly the school year event was a success, that they during Common Hour. brought in many more cards “This was the first time we’d than they had planned to. done this event or even a ser- “We were only expecting vice project during Common one to two hundred cards so Hour, so it was definitely an to get three hundred and fifty experiment for us,” Ault said. was amazing,” Ault said. “It “The service center is very is going to take us a while to interested in doing service process that, but that’s not in different and diverse ways even a drop in the bucket as because a lot of people think far as how many people work they don’t have time, but I at the university, which is think we showed that students about 9,000.” can do it by just taking two The thank you cards written minutes to write a card.” Wednesday will be distribut- ed to faculty members after — christopherfarnes@ the next event in November aggiemail.usu.edu Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Page 4 AggieLife Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.usustatesman.com Aggie Radio fills Hub weekly with live tunes

4By Zach Wilson something that people enjoy staff writer having there all the time and that is why there is a stage that Students at Utah State Uni- is permanently there.” versity may have the anthem Dukatz said that one of of “there is nothing to do in Lo- his goals is to create a culture gan,” but the directors at Aggie of live music in the Hub and Radio aim to change that. hopes for more weekly events Starting last Wednesday, in the future, such as an open Aggie Radio began broadcast- mic night, where anyone can ing live from the Hub in the come and perform their musi- Taggart Student Center during cal talents. Common Hour. Students can “It’s always more fun to see attend and listen to free, live music live than listen to it on music sessions with local art- an iPod,” said Preston Grover, ists. a sophomore in theater edu- “We will have people come cation. “Seeing local groups play acoustically or in duos, would be great.” and just play on and off for the Aggie Radio music director hour, interview them, find out Conor Flynn said many talent- their stories, find out where ed musicians attend USU. we can get their music, and “There is a lot of good talent just promote them live from in ,” he said. “A the Hub,” said Nate Dukatz, good reason to do this is just programming director at Aggie local acts, new, good music.” Radio. Tyler Dove, a junior in man- Students may have noticed agement information systems, the addition of a stage in the said he dabbled in a local band Hub, built specifically to suit for a while and is passionate the new weekly events. about music. “The Hub used to be the “Some of the students I hear place that people would come on campus are as good as or Thakary Minson photo hang out when the building better than the bands Utah was newer,” Dukatz said. “We State brings to open up home- HOSTING THE FIRST WEEKLY LIVE BROADCAST, Aggie Radio directors Nate Dukatz (left) and Conor Flynn announce live want to bring that back, bring performers in the Hub on Wednesday afternoon during Common Hour. live music into it and add jSee RADIO, Page 5 SLC group Fictionist headlines Recipe: Melt-in-your-mouth Homecoming week’s Big Agg Show pumpkin cookies a festive treat Leaves are Add granulated sugar, baking pow- changing. Mikayla Kapp der, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and Coats, boots nutmeg. Beat until combined. Beat in and hats are the eggs and vanilla until combined. making small Beat in pumpkin. Beat in as much of appearanc- the flour as you can with the mixer; es. Pumpkin Eat stir in remaining flour with a wooden desserts are well spoon. a necessary fall staple to 2. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons add to this 1-2 inches apart on an ungreased mix. These cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 min- cookies are utes or until tops are set. Transfer to the perfect wire racks to cool. amount of pumpkin 3. For frosting, heat the 1/2 cup but- to blow ev- ter and brown sugar in a small sauce- eryone away because of their incredibly pan until melted and smooth. Transfer to smooth texture with just a hint of sweet in a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 1 tea- the frosting. The most common response spoon of vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar I’ve received is, “What do you put in these until smooth. Spread frosting on cookies. to make them so smooth and delicious?” Sprinkle with additional cinnamon if de- The answer is a heart-stopping amount of sired. Serve, and wait for praise to follow. butter. Call me Paula Deen, but what is life without butter? It really does make every- (Recipe adapted from Better Homes and thing better. Bake these cookies for proof. Gardens)

Skill level: intermediate — Mikayla is a sophomore ma- joring in graphic design. Tastiness: 9/10 Her favorite utensil is a fork. Email any recipe requests or cooking experiments Yields: about 60 cookies to [email protected]. Prep time: 30 minutes

Ingredients • 2 cups butter, softened • 2 cups granulated sugar • 2 teaspoons baking pow- der • 2 teaspoons baking soda • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon ground cinna- mon • 1 teaspoon ground nut- meg • 2 eggs • 2 teaspoons vanilla • 1 15-oz. can pumpkin • 4 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1/4 cup milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 3 to 4 cups powdered sug- ar (add until desired con- sistency/firmness) ground cinnamon sprinkled on top (optional) Ryan Costanzo photo Directions: BRANDON KITTERMAN PERFORMS WITH FICTIONIST, a musical group out of Salt 1. Preheat oven to 350 de- Lake City and Provo, on Tuesday night outside the TSC. The group headlined the 2014 Big Agg Show, grees. In a large bowl, beat the an annual concert for Homecoming Week. In 2011, Fictionist nearly won a contest to be featured on 2 cups of butter with an elec- the cover of Rolling Stone, according to a City Weekly report. Logan band Bronze Museum and Salt tric standing or hand mixer on SLC musician John Allred opened for Fictionist at Tuesday’s concert. medium speed for 30 seconds. Mikayla Kapp photos Page 5 AggieLife Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Library digitizes writings of iconic author World’s second-largest Jack London collection will be available from Merrill-Cazier library by the end of October

4By Miranda Lorenc Crumbley, along with Pum- senior writer phrey and Brad Cole, the de- partment head of the Special Deep in the bowels of the Collections and Archives, will Merrill-Cazier library, hidden be hosting a panel on the tramp among shelves of priceless doc- diary later this month at the Jack Aggie Radio fills Hub weekly with live tunes uments and manuscripts, reside London Symposium in Berkley, 45 boxes containing the second California. largest collection of Jack London The exhibit also includes let- something that people enjoy material in the world, part of ters of correspondence between having there all the time andwhich will be available digitally London and Sinclair Lewis that is why there is a stage that by the end of October. about plot line ideas. According is permanently there.” “It’s a really heavily used col- to Woolcott, London bought Dukatz said that one of lection, and it’s one of our more plot ideas from Lewis before he his goals is to create a culture prestigious collections,” said was a well-known writer himself. of live music in the Hub and Clint Pumphrey, manuscript “He would write notations on hopes for more weekly events curator of the special collections [the correspondences], as he’s in the future, such as an open and archives. looking through the plot line, mic night, where anyone can Second only to the Hunting- and his thoughts — if this was come and perform their musi-ton Library in San Marino, Cal- good or bad or if this would cal talents. ifornia, most of the Merrill-Ca- work, if this was far out,” Wool- “It’s always more fun to seezier collection can only be found cott said. “It would be typed up music live than listen to it onat USU, Pumphrey said. This by idea, the story title possibili- an iPod,” said Preston Grover, resulted in scholars all over the ty, then he would write notations a sophomore in theater edu-world asking for copies of some about it.” Other exhibit subjects include cation. “Seeing local groupsof the materials. London’s experience in the Rus- would be great.” “That’s why we decided that it would be a good candidate for so-Japanese War, his correspon- Aggie Radio music director a digital collection,” Pumphrey dence with close friend Anna Conor Flynn said many talent- said. Strunsky and three of his wills ed musicians attend USU. English professor Paul Crum- from the 1906, 1909 and 1911. “There is a lot of good talentbley agreed. “You can kind of see the pro- in Cache Valley,” he said. “A “Having an archive like this gression of his relationships good reason to do this is just available to show classes in- Meghann Nixon photo with other people in his wills,” local acts, new, good music.” creases the ways we can expose Woolcott said. “In the first one, Tyler Dove, a junior in man- JACK LONDON’S HANDWRITTEN NOTES in first-edition copies of his novels are featured with other exclusive material in students to literature,” Crumbly the Merrill-Cazier Library collection, which will be available digitally at the end of October. he was leaving it all to his ex- agement information systems, said. “For some students, it real- wife, his mom and his current said he dabbled in a local bandly brings authors to life.” wife; he was trying to be equal for a while and is passionate didn’t necessarily use for that “The university did purchase Merrill-Cazier digital discovery didn’t always have anything to Pumphrey has been working exhibit.” a complete set of Jack London’s librarian. “He would always ad- do with what was in the book.” among them. And then in the about music. on digitizing the Jack London last one, he pretty much leaves The collections came to USU’s novels that are signed by Jack dress her as ‘mate-woman,’ or Another featured item in the “Some of the students I hear exhibit held two years ago in it all to his current wife and cuts library through a mixture of London to his wife, Charmian,” ‘my woman’ or ‘mate.’ We have on campus are as good as orthe library atrium. Originally collection is the tramp diary everybody else out.” better than the bands Utahlimited on space, the exhibit on donation and purchase. Most Pumphrey said. a complete list somewhere about London wrote as a young man Some of the documents in State brings to open up home-London’s life, family, politics of the manuscript materials, One of the digital exhibit sec- the different ways he addressed. traveling across the county. The the online exhibit can already be and adventures will expand to letters and diaries were donated tions includes scans of the origi- And then he would sign it simi- document will be available in the located in the digital library re- jSee RADIO, Page 5 include more documents online. by Irving Shepard, the executive nal covers and the letters written lar to that, so ‘your lover’ or ‘your digital collection as a scan of the search collections, but the entire “It’s mainly things that were of the London Literary Estate in the beginning of each book mate.’” original or typed transcription. exhibit won’t be available online related to that original exhibit and London’s nephew, who had from the library’s set of first-edi- London also inserted photos “It gives you a little glimpse of until later this month, Woolcott that we did in the library atri- good relations with King Hen- tion copies. in the beginning of each book. the romance and adventure an said. um,” he said. “Those items and dricks, a former USU professor “He had a very unique way of “He just put random pictures 18-year-old man was attracted items that are related but we who researched London. signing it,” said Liz Woolcott, in there,” Pumphrey said. “It to,” Crumbley said. — [email protected]

Thakary Minson photo STUDENTS LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC in the Hub at Aggie Radio’s first live broadcast during Common Hour on Wednesday afternoon. Dukatz drums, both for two bands, Kitfox and Bronze Museum, and they take their music seri- Radio ously. From Page 4 “We need more events that are consistent on campus, that people can think ‘what can we do to- night’ and go ‘oh, hey, there’s the open mic night, coming or the end of year bash,” he said. “Utah we can go check it out,’” Flynn said. State is paying for these bands to come up, when Dukatz agreed. the local stuff is free.” “In Logan you have Why Sound, and then on However, Dukatz said there hasn’t been solid campus and that is about it,” he said regarding reception to the music scene in venues for live music. “I just Logan for a while. want to get more places that are “I know a lot of bands who Nate Dukatz consistent.” did not want to come here prgm. director Last year, Aggie Radio hosted anymore and I’ve talked to a couple of similar events in the them about it,” he said. “Pro- We have good Hub, but struggled to promote vo bands, when they came up them and get an audience. Du- here, said it was horrible, no “ talent in Logan. katz and Flynn agreed that one one came, and I’ve seen that. I want to create of the biggest problems was not As a freshman, I would go to having a consistent time for live shows here and no one would events that bring broadcasts. be there.” “Aggie Radio didn’t have its Dukatz said he hopes to in good talent to own equipment,” Dukatz said, change the culture he sees. adding that he used his own “I want to ruin that culture show people that last year. “Now we have a mixer, and create a new one of ‘music Utah is a great speakers, that stage is perma- is cool, let’s go see concerts,’” nently there. … Where it used to he said. place for local take four hours from beginning However, giving people to end, now we will be able to something to do is not the only music. just come down and do it in the goal of the live broadcasts. ” hour that we do our show. That “We have good talent in Lo- way we can do it every week.” gan,” Dukatz said. “I want to When it comes to getting art- create events that bring in good talent to show ists on stage for live broadcasts, Flynn said he’s people that Utah is a great place for local music. not worried. College radio is different than regular radio, we “We’ve been getting a lot of requests from peo- promote things that aren’t the top forty that ple who want to play in it, so there is no shortage don’t need us to promote them, we are going to of musicians who want to be there,” he said. promote things that deserve it but aren’t going to Dukatz added, “We are always looking for new get it any other way on this scale.” local artists.” Both Flynn and Dukatz are heavily involved in the Logan music scene. Flynn is a guitarist and — [email protected] Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Page 6 StatesmanSports Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.usustatesman.com

Hockey ready for puck to drop Utah State Atheletics Sports briefs

Garretson receives honors after BYU victory Sophomore quarterback Darell Garretson was named Ameri- ca First Credit Union’s USU Student Athlete of the Week, as well as being one of eight quarterbacks named a Manning Award Star of the Week and the first Utah State athlete to win the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week award. Garretson was 19 of 25 for 321 yards (a season high) and three touchdowns on Friday. It was his second career 300-yard pass game.

Hunter Sharp and Darell Garretson recognized by College Football Performance Awards Junior wide receiver Hunter Sharp and sophomore quarter- back Darell Garretson were recognized by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) for their performance in Friday’s game at BYU. Neither of them had been recognized by the CFPA before in their careers. Sharp had his third-straight 100-yard receiving game against BYU. He had five catches for 173 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown reception. He is ranked second in the Mountain File photo West and 29th in the nation for receiving yards, and sixth in AGGIE HOCKEY CELEBRATES after beating BYU at home last year. The Aggies play BYU Friday in their home opener. the Mountain West and 48th in the nation for receptions. Garretson is 57 of 87 passing for 710 yards this season and 4By Brooke Bell this year,” turning players. BYU. six touchdowns. He has competed 65.5 percent of his passes staff writer said for- Mike Trimboli “The big- “Next weekend we play so far this season. ward Aggie defender gest difference ASU twice and Arizona and Andrew between this sea- The wait is officially over for those are all very important Latham. son and last sea- Vigil earns spot on Hornung another Utah State Hockey The biggest games,” Trimboli said. “All of “We also son is definitely season. The Aggies will play “ the Beehive Showcase games Honor Roll have new difference all the new faces their first home game this Fri- against ASU, Texas A&M, San home jer- and a different Sophomore linebacker Nick Vigil was added to the Paul day at 7 p.m. against Brigham seys that between this looking team, Jose, and NAU are also major Young University. Tailgating Hornung Award Honor Roll for his performance in the BYU we are but hopefully we games this season.” game on Friday. He played all four quarters on both sides of will begin at 6 P.M. to kick off season and last excited to will still be able USU hockey’s home Ice is at the ball leading the offense in rushing with 16 carries for 57 the season. Dining Services reveal on season is to make a run for the George S. Eccles Ice Cen- yards and a touchdown, and leading the defense with nine will provide free Apple Beer Friday.” nationals,” said ter. Season passes are avail- tackles. He scored USU’s final touchdown of the game in the and hotdogs. The Ag- definitely all defensive player able at the HPER service desk third quarter. The Aggies are coming off a gies had Mike Trimboli. and cost $55 for students and 5-4 win against BYU and have the new faces. a strong This sea- minors, $75 adults and $120 been preparing all week for 2013-2014 ” son will feature Ambryn McCallson named for reserved seating. Tickets their first home game. season the First Annual “We are going to come out and are ready to have another Wasatch Cup which will be a for individual games are also Mountain West Women’s really hard against BYU on big season. Captains Cooper fight for the title of the best available online, at the HPER, Friday and will have a lot of Limb, Shaun Gibbons, and Jo- team in Utah. USU will be or at the door. Soccer Player of the Week energy and excitement be- seph Chase are leading a team matched up against Universi- Senior forward Ambryn McCallson was named Moun- cause it is our first home game of 13 newcomers with 15 re- ty of Utah, Weber State, and — [email protected] tain West’s Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. McCallson scored her first goals of the season this weekend, leading the Aggies to a 2-0 victory over Wyoming and a 1-0 win over Col- USU has a history of successful homecoming games orado State. week for any school across USU plays Air Force in Home- Taylor Orton the country is the football game, and historically the Ag- coming conference opener gies have all but dominated in Homecoming games. Utah State will play Air Force Saturday for the the third Sports Calling my knowledge of time in series history in the Aggies’ Mountain West Confer- gospel Utah State’s football past ence opener and homecoming game. Air Force won the first “below average” would not game between the two teams, in 1969, at their home field. be an exaggeration. Not at Last year, USU won the matchup in Colorado. Air Force is 4-1 all. As an Oregonian I would for the season while USU sits at 3-2. The game will be nation- definitely consider myself ally televised on ESPNU. very new to the once foreign world of Aggie sports. If you had asked me even Former USU golf player three years ago what I knew appears on reality TV show While many students love about Utah State football I Homecoming for the five probably would have only Toph Peterson, a former Utah State golf player, appeared days of activities including been able to make a semi- in this season of the Golf Channel’s reality TV show “Big concerts, races, and Pow- vague reference to how bad File photo Break — Myrtle Beach.” Peterson competes against 11 other derpuff football, the crown CHUCKIE KEETON faces Weber State at last year’s contestants (five men, six women) for a grand prize worth jewel of the Homecoming jSee FOOTBALL, Page 7 Homecoming game. He threw five touchdowns in the game. more than $100,000. The show premiered Tuesday night. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Page 7 Opinions&More Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.usustatesman.com Soapbox: Silence of the students Social media causes communication to be anything but social

Human-to-human behind this is in headphones or hopping on so- communication is Kalen Taylor social media cial media to escape. fading in a world taking away As a student body we’re losing where hashtags and real life social the very thing that makes us hu- whatever is trending skills. Accord- man — the ability and desire to on Twitter get more ing to a Social interact with other people and ex- attention than peo- Work Today ar- Mums press ourselves. ple. ticle written in It may cause vulnerability and The culture at the 2013, relation- disturb comfort. Shame might Utah State Universi- word ships on social ensue. It might feel wrong, but ty has gone digital. media tend to next time you’re on the bus or sit- Riding to school be more nu- on the bus, walking merous but less ting somewhere in silence, reach around on campus, person- out and between classes — ally con- make basically, it doesn’t nected. Kalen Taylor a new matter where: peo- While asst. sports editor friend. ple just don’t talk. we are meeting more peo- It’s great that people use Face- ple than we used to, we ar- — Kalen book, Snapchat and Instagram en’t meeting as many peo- As a student Taylor is to keep in contact with friends. ple face to face. “ body we’re losing a soph- There’s even a place in this world If you ask me, it’s a omore for Tinder, Hot or Not and oth- problem that people don’t the very thing dou- er similar apps used for meeting communicate face-to-face ble-ma- people. That being said, what hap- anymore. I miss the interac- that makes us joring in pened to making new friends in tion that I used to have in journal- person? The idea of making new person, and I haven’t found human — the ism and friends and meeting new people, Snapchat or Tinder nearly ability and Spanish. in person, has disappeared. as satisfying. They take out He’s all I’m not exempt from the criti- the nonverbal communi- desire to interact about cism. On my way to school today I cation that often says so football, buried my face in group chats and much more than words. “I look forward to working with the ... and express bas- didn’t interact with anyone until I For many, the lack of Ski Bass Family and the team at Snowbird arrived at my destination. I do this contact and interaction ourselves. ketball, in providing world-class experiences on because it’s easy. The fact of the isn’t something bother- ” tennis, From Page 3 and off the mountain,” Cumming said. matter is it’s easier to pass the day some, they actually pre- hockey In addition to all of the ownership and changes at resorts across Utah a new in a comfortable world where we fer it. Students say they Bass. Cumming will take over majority know everyone and don’t have to sometimes feel trapped and awk- anything to do with sports … resort is opening. Cherry Peak Resort except for baseball; that’s just not ownership of the Resort, however Bass is opening up near Richmond for it’s actually say anything than it is to ward when talking with others will still be chairman of the board. his thing. Watch for him living the inaugural season. communicate with those around but don’t know how to get away A Snowbird press release stated that us. without being mean. Instead, they dream on ESPN one day. Contact Bass can’t work year round at Snowbird — [email protected] The real issue isn’t whether or take themselves out of the situa- him at kalentaylorusu@yahoo. because of his rising age. not I’ve made friends; the issue tion before it happens by putting com or on Twitter @kalen_taylor. Twitter: dahdahusu

But what’s most important and Weber State. With a re- Senior Finance major Lance Hendricks quick- what really matters when looking at Lance Hendricks cord of 4-1 that includes ly pointed to one of the Aggies relatively recent Football Homecoming history is that we’ve senior a win over Mountain heartbreakers, a 35-34 loss to Colorado St. beaten BYU in seven of the eight West Conference rival in overtime, that caused him the most painful From Page 6 Homecoming games we’ve played We were so and preseason MWC sting. “2011, easily the most painful for me,” against them. With an overall record favorite Boise State, Air Hendricks said. “Robert Turbin had a great they were in the now-extinct NCAA Football “ of 51-30-2 (a winning percentage of close but Force is a formidable game, scored four touchdowns but couldn’t get video game franchise. .627) it’s safe to say Utah State has opponent and could the two point conversion in overtime. We were So it was especially pleasing to find that Utah had a fair amount of success over ev- couldn’t pull present quite the chal- so close but couldn’t pull it off, I almost cried State has a pretty rocking history in Homecom- eryone else as well. it off. I almost lenge to a Utah State that day.” ing games. In the 14 Homecoming week team coming off one of Have no fear Aggies, as long as everyone does The Aggies have enjoyed plenty of Home- games that the Aggies have played cried that day. its greatest victories in your nightly Scotsman cheer ritual (because all coming Week success, winning the two most since the year 2000, the Aggies have ” school history. legitimate and true Utah State fans do those) recent contests and absolutely annihilating a .500 winning percentage with sev- A win Saturday our Homecoming win streak will continue. Weber St. 70-6 in last year’s game. That day, en wins, seven losses. So for those could very well be one Chuckie Keeton threw five touchdown passes, of you keeping score at home, this year’s game of our best Homecoming victories yet, and — Taylor Orton is a sophomore studying exer- Joey Demartino went beast mode and rushed against a good Air Force Falcons team will be while most of the newer students have only cise science. He is a fan of the Oregon Ducks. for three touchdowns with over a hundred yards the tiebreaker. known the sweet taste of W’s, some students Contact him through email at taylor.orton@ while the stout Utah State defense held the Don’t get any wrong ideas, this won’t be a don’t have to look very far back to remember aggiemail.usu.edu or on Wildcats to six measly points. pushover game like last year’s domination of the bitter and familiar taste of defeat. Twitter at @t_orton.

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