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8WDK6WDWH8QLYHUVLW\‡/RJDQ8WDK UtahThe Statesman Recycling struggles to self-sustain Albrecht asks BY LIS STEWART Legislature for staff writer Despite having recycled 525 higher ed cash tons of paper, plastics, cans, cardboard, glass and metals last year, the USU Recycling BY LIS STEWART Center does not make enough staff writer money to be self-sustaining, a fact recycling coordinator Nate USU’s experimental learning Schwartz is trying to change techniques, which include massive with re-evaluating strategies open online courses — MOOCs like RecycleMania. — and open-entry, open-exit The annual student-led courses, had the attention of law- competition held every spring makers during President Stan between on-campus housing to Albrecht’s presentation to the Utah see who can recycle the most legislature’s Higher Education may not continue if it is not Appropriations Subcommittee on making a difference, Schwartz Friday. said. Albrecht said the university “There’s still quite a bit that opened goes to the landfill,” Schwartz its first said. “If you look in the garbage MOOC last cans around campus you’ll see fall and paper sitting in there, you’ll see ended up aluminum cans, you’ll see plas- setting the tic bottles.” cap at 500 About the size of a small students when the community recycling opera- STAN ALBRECHT tion, USU’s center still depends class filled on campus subsidies to operate, up well Schwartz said. The campus before the closing date. The class recycling center makes money was an introduction to multimedia from the sale of compacted course. bales of recyclable material col- TIN CANS ARE DUMPED into a holding area as part of the separation process from plastics and “The challenge here is going lected in bins around campus. bottles. DELAYNE LOCKE photo to be how do we deliver these “The opportunity cost may center to be subsidized by its recycling coordinator in June, years. “That’s why I have a dif- MOOCs, but at the same time deal be ‘Hey, we don’t make money, school in order to keep it from Schwartz has been looking for ferent perspective.” with the issue of assessing student but we keep a lot out of the going out of business. ways to increase the number of It may take a more direct learning and providing credit as a landfill that otherwise would “You can go out of business recyclables the center collects approach to educate people on result to that,” Albrecht said. go to the landfill,’” Schwartz really quick in recycling if you and eventually make the center what can be recycled, Schwartz MOOCs are typically open to said. aren’t careful,” Schwartz said. self-sufficient. said. anyone to take online, have a large The university has to pay to “If you try to take on too much “I come from the busi- In a garbage audit, a group of number of students and do not send garbage to the landfill, and there are not markets ness side of recycling,” said students collects the contents always offer credit. Universities Schwartz said. for stuff, you can sink really Schwartz, who holds a degree of garbage cans in a specified across the U.S. have been open- Schwartz said it is fairly com- quick.” in business administration and ing MOOCs, including Stanford mon for a university recycling Since taking the job of has worked in recycling for 17 See RECYCLE, Page 2 University and Harvard. Sen. Howard Stephenson, a member of the committee, asked Albrecht why USU chose to use its Canal rebuilding digs up negative reactions own resources rather than lectures from universities like Harvard. “Are we embracing what’s BY ASHLYN TUCKER already out there rather than cre- AND LORI SCHAFER ating our own video classrooms staff writers that’s not a perfect lecture?” Stephenson said The Logan northern canal broke due Albrecht said the reason USU is to a landslide on Canyon Road three and creating its own MOOC is to find a half years ago, killing three people. better ways to teach those types of Construction to rebuild the canal courses. enclosed in six miles of underground Another way the university is pipe is ongoing. looking to make education more Andy Neff, a contractor with JUB accessible is through open-exit, Engineers and a member of the Cache open-entry courses, which will be Water Restoration Project Team, said the available this fall, Albrecht said. story goes back to July 2009 when the Students can start a class after landslide caused a breach in the canal. the semester starts and still finish “It stopped irrigation clear to in time to join full classes at the Smithfield,” he said. beginning of the next semester. A After the disaster, Neff said the first student could also finish a class step to reconstruction was to work with sooner. the Natural Resource Conservation Albrecht said this will allow Service to prepare an environmental returned missionaries to get start- impact statement. ed on college as soon as they come Neff said the statement was finished in THE CANAL AT LUNDSTROM PARK is under construction to enclose the water- home rather than wait for the next 2011 and construction has since begun. way. DELAYNE LOCKE photo semester to begin. Rebuilding the canal is a very important broken canal. ning through the pipes by the time the USU is tailoring its education project for the City of Logan. “There has been some temporary water irrigation season starts in May,” Nielson offerings to meet changing indus- Mark Nielson, public works direc- but it has put a large financial burden on said. try needs by designing more cours- tor for the city of Logan, said the canal the farmers along the canal,” he said. “It Neff said there are several other ben- es in energy, life sciences, financial is used for irrigation in most of Cache has affected the economic health of Cache efits to containing the canal in an under- services, outdoor recreation and Valley. Valley.” ground pipe. computer sciences, Albrecht said. “It irrigates peoples’ gardens and every- Because of the strain on the farmers for “Not only will we be able to restore Sen. Stephen Urquhart, who thing from Logan to Richmond,” he said. the last three years, the canal team hopes water to the shareholders but we will chairs the committee, commented Neff said farmers with fields along the to have the project completed by spring. on the good this would do. canal have been affected the worst by the “We hope that we will have water run- See CANAL, Page 2 “This is a huge position for our committee,” Urquhart said. Albrecht said the university is changing admission weights to New owner, look for Fun Park better reflect high school students. BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM Terry Johnson was looking for. Additional credit will be given for sports editor “We needed fresh blood,” Johnson said. finishing Math 1010 or having high “I believe the success of a place like this is Advanced Placement Test scores. The Cache Valley Fun Park has appoint- that they have to have fun with the kids. Albrecht said the university is ed new management and begun renova- When it gets to where you’re grinding considering having students take tions to improve facilities. down to the point that it’s a job, we’ve gone a math diagnostics course, where “It’s a different type of customer service,” astray.” math is presented in a modular said newly-appointed general manager Johnson appointed Skivy, a 22-year-old form and they take the part of the BreAnn Skivy of the staff’s goals. “We get student with a dual major in elementary course they struggle with. to play and have a good time with them. education and early childhood education, Albrecht ended his presenta- It’s not just get them in, get them out and as the new general management. He said he tion with a request for funding for get them on with their thing. That attitude hired her for her bubbly personality that USU’s graduate program, which is the number one reason we’re revamp- electrifies everyone around her. provides the workforce for much of FUN PARK EMPLOYEE LORENA ing.” Along with new management, renova- the research done by the university, JIMENEZ works the register. With the variety of entertainment SAMANTHA BEHL photo options, revamping is exactly what owner See FUN PARK, Page 2 See LEGISLATURE, Page 2 Page 2 CampusNews Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 RECYCLE: Aggie center helps landfill, hurts university wallet From page 1 Once the plastics bin is filled “It is a lot of just kind of sort- recycling center. When Schwartz took the job last with various collected items from ing what is and isn’t recyclable,” With a box filled, the con- year, he added a more profitable area for several weeks then sorts campus, it will be taken inside Wallin said. “It makes a differ- tents are dumped into a baler, category of mixed paper called through them to see how much of and lifted above a conveyor belt ence when people know what squeezed together into a cube, total office product. Newspapers the waste is actually recyclable. where items are pulled down by goes where and are more edu- wrapped and placed in a large and paperboard are sold to a They then present their find- rake and sorted by workers into cated.” overseas container outside with company in Hyrum that uses ings to the department where large cardboard boxes according Though most items from the others of its type. It will sit there them for housing insulation and the garbage cans are located and to type. recycling bin make it to the sort- until the container is filled with glass bottles go to a company in work on strategies to make sure Recycling worker Cindy Curtis ing box, occasionally they are too 30 to 40 bales of the same type Smithfield. less recyclables are thrown away. said the hardest part of her job good for workers to pass up. A and then will be sold to the high- Knowing what happens to A typical recyclable goes is sorting out the garbage. In picture of a sheep staring head- est bidder. bottles and paper tossed in the through many hands before it is her nearly two years working on, a plastic Halloween witch’s The center depends on the blue recycle bins seems to help actually recycled. For example, a at the center, she said she has cauldron and two cardboard market for recycled goods, much students, Schwartz said. He said plastic bottle gets tossed in one seen small improvement in less cutouts of leprechauns adorn the of which is in China, Schwartz he has talked with students who of the blue containers on cam- garbage being tossed in recycling recycling center’s shelves. said. come to the center and they are pus. Later in the day, a collection bins. “There’s been a saxophone “It’s very tough to make money surprised at the effort put into crew comes and empties the con- Sorting garbage from recycla- once, a mannequin head, there’s recycling,” he said. recycling. tents of the bin into other bins, ble products takes the most time been money sometimes,” Wallin The center sells bales of puts them on the back of a truck and is one of the center’s major said as he waved his arm at the cardboard, white paper and – [email protected] and drives to the USU Recycling costs, according to Matt Wallin, collection of objects displayed on magazines to companies who sell Twitter: @CarpetComm Center. a worker at the center. the shelves along the walls of the them to other recycling centers. CANAL: Project will enclose many formerly open waterways in Logan

From page 1 “They have enjoyed a nice just pushed it through,” he said. immediately around it.” above ground and there is sup- open canal for 100 years and “All we want is to keep some of Neff said they have made posed to be a nice walkway for also increase public safety and now we are enclosing it, so it the beauty of it.” landscape restoration agree- the public around it too.” reduce maintenance costs, not will be very different from what Neff said the city wishes ments with the residents along Nielson said the project is to mention the conservation it used to be,” he said. to appease the wishes of the the canal. The trees will be being funded by the Natural benefits of decreasing evapora- Dennis Hassan, a resident residents as much as possible, replaced and Neilson said there Resource Conservation Service tion and seepage,” he said. along the canal and a professor but legal rights to the canal will be a new water feature to along with the canal company, While many residents realize of theatre at USU, said the city belong to the canal companies help keep the residents happy. the cities of Logan, North the canal must be fixed, some did not want to listen to their who built the sections of canal “There was a point when it Logan, Hyde Park, Smithfield are upset about the way things concerns. affected by the incident. was going to be much worse and Cache County. have been going. “We proposed ideas of how “They have what is called a than what it is now,” Hassan Nielson said citizens are they could fix it, but when it prescriptive easement,” Neff said. “I have to give it to the – [email protected]. mostly upset about the changes came down to it they said this said. “It states that the canal city for their dedication to help edu, enclosing the canal will make in is what we are doing and said company has the right to main- maintain the beauty we lost. [email protected] their yards. there wasn’t time to debate and tain the canal and the area We’ll still have some water FUN PARK: New management aims to bring back quality customer service

From page 1 tions are being made to improve the facility over the next several months in preparation for the company’s 15th anni- versary. Johnson and Skivy agreed while the physical changes will have a positive impact, the real difference will be made by the employees and their role in creat- ing a positive atmosphere. “We’re getting back to a personal feel,” Skivy said. “We’re a commodity in Cache Valley. There’s nobody else that has what we have entertainment-wise. Logan Lanes with bowling, but that’s it. Everything else, we don’t have competition and that’s something we need to take one and run with.” Some of those forms of entertainment include laser tag, country swing danc- ing and roller skating, but activities also include arcade games, a soft-play facility, bowling, billiards and zumba. Costs range from $2.50 for five min- utes of laser tag to $6 per hour for a pool table. Andrea Choate of Hyde Park said she comes to the Fun Park because ARCADE GAMES AT THE FUN PARK are one of the attractions for student entertainment during Cache Valley winters. The it’s an inexpensive way to entertain her Fun Park also houses a bowling alley, laser tag arena and dance floor. SAMANTHA BEHL photo three kids, especially during the winter months. do our best with Title One,” Skivy said. they come here and we show them a good residents are encouraged to ask what dis- “We like the fun park because it’s “It gets to our key demographics. They time.” counts are available when they go. cheap,” Choate said. “It’s cheaper than go back to mom and dad and say ‘It was Coupons for bowling and roller skat- “It’s not just to bring in money,” Skivy the Jump Zone. It’s cheaper than driving so much fun,’ and then we get the whole ing appear each semester in the campus said. “It’s to remind the community that to a hot springs. It’s cheaper and easier families coming in. We make schools coupon book, and many students take we’re here for you. It’s a locally owned to get to is the main thing. I pay for the happy.” advantage of Tuesdays when all activities business. We’re like a mini Disneyland soft play and my kids earn money for the Johnson said they’ve worked with cost $2. to the kids of Cache Valley. We offer that arcade.” schools in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming The Fun Park also works closely with simplistic, good, clean fun that is not any- Group rates are also available when to provide coupons and discounts, but the USU swing club in conjunction with where else. It brings families together.” set up in advance for business, church they’ve put emphasis into USU as well. country swing nights on Mondays and More information can be found online or other groups, but Skivy said the staff “The university is a critical part,” Wednesdays, offering the entire facil- at http://www.cachevalleyfunpark.com. takes extra pride in working with school Johnson said. “For years we’ve been the ity for its use. Special offers are posted groups. facility they bring people to when they’re via the Fun Park’s social media pages on – [email protected] “We really accommodate to schools and recruiting. When they have their parties Facebook and Twitter, and students and Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom LEGISLATURE: Albrecht hopes to enroll returned missionaries right away

From page 1 In order for USU to continue to be said. USU recently added a sports “Had there not been an immediate competitive and receive the kind of medicine graduate program, allowing response by someone who was a product including on the USTAR campus. The research grants and contracts it does for a trained sports medicine person to be of this program, Danny Berger would wirelessly charged electric Aggie Bus, commercialization, it needs more gradu- at every athletic practice and event on not be with us today,” Albrecht said. recently awarded Innovation of the Year ate seats, Albrecht said. campus. This came in handy when bas- at the Governor’s Energy Summit, came There is an additional benefit to hav- ketball forward Danny Berger collapsed – [email protected] out of USTAR, Albrecht said. ing a large graduate workforce, Albrecht at a practice last December. Twitter: @CarpetComm Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 CampusNews Page 3 Dillard’s to close, student jobs end Briefs Campus & Community BY ZACH WALLIN staff writer Kiger features Dillard’s in the Cache Valley Mall will close its doors and say goodbye to Logan at the Latino Voices end of March. Utah State University’s acclaimed Dillard’s has roughly 55 Latino Voices Project will start employees, including many including stories from local youth. USU students, who will find The project aims to capture what it themselves out of a job. means to be Hispanic in northern Dillard’s will offer the Utah through personal narratives option to employees to trans- housed in the Merrill-Cazier Library fer to another store either Special Collections and Archives. in Utah or another state. Three Utah State University scholars However, this option does not will discuss the collection at Kiger work for many of the employ- Hour on Thursday at Café Sabor. ees, especially students in The Latino Voices Project was Logan. established in 2007 by folklore cura- There are companies in SIGNS ADORN THE DOORS at the Dillard’s store in the Cache Valley Mall. The store is set to tor Randy Williams after she found Logan hiring new employees. close at the end of March. MICKELLE YEATES photos they were underrepresented in the With the number of people archives at USU. Williams felt they leaving on missions for the been a few other store closings ment team,” Bull said. “We anticipated and mall manage- should be included in Northern Church of Jesus Christ of both in Kansas and Virginia don’t like to close locations.” ment has been working on Utah Speaks, a collection of oral his- Latter-day Saints, companies due to lack of sales. Dillard’s must clear out attracting other retailers to tories designed to capture the stories are losing employees and “The Logan branch actually all inventory by the end of buy and occupy the vacant of all the region’s citizens. beginning the search for new had a really good last quar- March. The store is selling space. A community advisory board was employment. ter,” Bull said. “Due to previ- everything, including clothes The department store was a created and native Spanish-speakers Alexa Coleman, a Dillard’s ous performance and sales, racks, mirrors and hangers. ZCMI until it was purchased were hired to help co-direct the proj- employee of more than two we decided that closing the The department store occu- by Dillard’s in 2001. Dillard’s ect. They held a workshop training years, said many of the cur- branch was the best thing to pies two of the three depart- has five other Utah stores in bilingual community members to rent employees are transfer- do.” ment store sections of the Murray, Sandy, Ogden, Provo identify, collect and record the oral ring to the Dillard’s in the Bull said the closing of the mall, while JCPenney occupies and St. George. The company, history of 45 Cache Valley’s Latinos Fashion Place Mall in Murray. stores in Kansas and Virginia the third section. founded in 1938, has 304 with various professions and back- “There are many people and the Logan store is part of The Cache Valley Mall has stores nationwide in 29 states. grounds. Interviews covered topics working who have families to a process called strategic store plans in progress concern- None of the other stores such as family traditions, cultural support,” Coleman said. “This closing. ing what to do with the space located in Utah are scheduled identity, religion and employment. closing is going to impact “We look at the perfor- opening up. to close. In 2009, the Latino Voices Project them a lot.” mance of the store and a num- Dewey Richardson, general won a Human Ties award from the Julie Bull, the company’s ber of factors and a decision is manager of the Cache Valley – [email protected] Utah Humanities Council. spokeswoman, said there have made by our senior manage- Mall, said this closure was CHaSS to present Lillywhite award The CHaSS Dean’s Office is seek- ing applicants for scholarships for Ray L. and Eloise Hoopes Lillywhite University Scholars. The Lillywhite endowment is an extraordinarily generous one which has benefitted dozens of students in past years. Lillywhite Scholars are charac- terized by being undergraduate students who demonstrate merit and need. Typically, they should be upper-division students attending full time. Lillywhite Scholars are expected to be enrolled for both fall and spring terms. Students selected for this honor agree to express their gratitude to the endowment trust- ees. Each scholar will receive $2,000 divided between the two terms. Those wishing to apply should submit the online application found on the Dean’s website on or before March 1. Aggies pick up new coordinator Todd Orlando, who has 17 years of coaching experience including eight as a coordinator, has been named Utah State’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach it UNIVERSITY ROTC CADETS participate in training exercises. Photos courtesy USU Army ROTC was announced Sunday by Aggie head coach Matt Wells. In all, Orlando has coached in eight bowl games during his pro- Female cadets eligible for future combat roles fessional career and has been a part of two conference champion- ships. BY SARA DAVIS Orlando has spent the past two staff writer years as the defensive coordinator at Florida International, helping Recent changes in Washington are the Panthers to the 2011 Beef ‘O’ beginning to change the face of the United Brady’s Bowl. States military. During his two years at FIU, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Orlando mentored five play- the military will allow women to serve in ers who earned various all-Sun combat positions. Prior to this, women’s Belt Conference honors a total ground combat experience has been lim- of seven times including safety ited by legislation put in place in 1994. Jonathan Cyprien and defensive Women were allowed to serve in a small lineman Tourek Williams who portion of military assignments due to both earned first-team all-league many factors including strength, stamina honors this past season. and living conditions. During Orlando’s first year at Military women will be able to move Florida International in 2011, the up in military positions requiring combat Panthers’ defense ranked among experience in order to be promoted. the top 30 nationally in five sta- Maj. Ammon Campbell of the USU tistical categories. In 2012, FIU Army ROTC said the program is a leader- ranked 36th nationally in rushing ship development program with its lower- defense with 140.83 yards per division courses open to any student want- game. ing to develop skills to be a better person and leader. The ROTC also offers upper- division courses for juniors and seniors. align our policies with the experiences we “The young women who have tended to The ROTC program is established in 273 have had over the past decade of war,” said gravitate toward combat engineer, which ClarifyCorrect primary universities and has hundreds of Gen. Martin Dempsey during a press con- is the toughest job available to them at the other satellite locations. ference following the announcement time,” Campbell said of female cadets at The policy of The Utah After completing the ROTC program, Campbell said opportunities upon USU. Statesman is to correct any error cadets can enter one of the 16 basic leaving USU will be expanded for female Campbell said the military’s role in made as soon as possible. If you branches of the military. cadets as units and positions open their instituting changes has long been at the find something you would like clar- Before the decision, women were doors to women. Some will take more time forefront of integration. ified or find in error, please contact allowed to serve in certain branches or than others due to factors such as modify- “There will be both good or bad,” the editor at 797-1742, statesman@ areas of the military. They were excluded Campbell said. “There will be changes we ing physical tests and job requirements. aggiemail.usu.edu or come in to from branches such as infantry, armor and Female cadets have new options for can’t foresee. In the Army, there will be artillery. when they graduate from the ROTC pro- few instances where there will be an issue.” TSC 105. “Today we are acting to expand the gram. Campbell said they will be able opportunities for women to serve in the to enter the army from the ROTC and – [email protected] Compiled from staff United States armed forces and to better become a supervisor over a platoon. and media reports Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Page 4 AggieLife 9XEL7XEXI9RMZIVWMX]ˆ0SKER9XELˆwww.utahstatesman.com

Illustration courtesy of Bob Winward Designing the future

BY HAILEE when anything can be turned our minds, expand our minds in Students from the class did Winward said. HOUSLEY into an algorithm produced creative innovative ways.” design work for Skullcandy four “We get a lot of requests staff writer on the computer, where there’s Working on actual designs years ago. from the community to design so much technology available, for companies was exciting, “I know in the previous years projects, but I’m very careful Students in the graphic design really the only thing that is left especially if they already had they worked with Skullcandy, to make sure of two things,” program are getting a chance is innovation and new ideas.” ideas on what they wanted to do, and I was kind of always a little Winward said. “One: It has to fit to showcase their skills in a From the beginning, the Nelson said. jealous of those students because the curriculum. It’s supposed to real-life setting. A class in the project has helped students “I was pretty excited to find they got to work with a cool meet the requirements of what department has paired with open their minds to new ideas, out that we got to work with company,” Nelson said. “They they are supposed to be learn- iFrogz, a local company that according to Chance Nelson, iFrogz,” Nelson said. “I had my got to make like headphones ing in class. Two: We want to be makes mobile cases and acces- a senior majoring in graphic idea for the iPhone case anyway and stuff and I always thought I careful that we don’t compete sories. design. and I was probably not going to wanted to do that someday.” with local design studios.” “Students need to learn how “When we first started that do anything with it anyway, but Although many businesses If the class started to design to develop new ideas,” said assignment, he gave us a speech this actually forced me to put my from the community would for more businesses around the Robert Winward, associate pro- on how can we change the world idea into motion and I realized like the program to design for valley, they would be jeopar- fessor of art and design. “It’s all with an iPhone case,” Nelson how good the idea was when I them, very few companies end about innovation. In this world said. “He’s trying to make us use was working on it.” up receiving the opportunity, See IFROGZ, Page 5 USU librarians come from all disciplines Relaxing BY KIEL REID taught at Utah State University, cat nap? staff writer and so his papers came here and they mostly consist of his When students think of a personal journals and research Not for the librarian, they may picture a files, so a lot of Mormon his- old woman with gray hair in a torians will come to see what bun, glasses placed halfway how Leonard Arrington had col- rest of us her nose with her finger to her lected about whatever topic they Steve Schwartzman mouth in order to keep silence. are researching.” This couldn’t be further from Special Collections plays Overheard the image of the librarians at host to a number of different USU’s Merrill-Cazier Library. historians and students who by Steve If anything, they are the dif- come from USU and Utah, but ferent from the stereotypical also from places such as the figures portrayed in movies and University of Colorado and even TV. Yale. In the lower level of the “We have a very broad range library is the Special Collections of patrons that use our collec- Department where the library tions.” Pumphrey said. “A lot of houses and curates a number of undergrads do come in a use our different collections of artifacts, collections, but we also have a A funny thing hap- manuscripts, photographs and lot of graduate students who are pens when you make it a driven habit to other valuable items that have going research for their thesis or been purchased by the library people-watch on cam- dissertations.” pus: You become what over the years or even donated All of the departments at the by various patrons. The oldest some call “hyper- Merrill-Cazier Library make it observant.” items kept in Special Collections their purpose to help students Essentially it centers are three Sumerian stone tab- to learn how to research as around this idea that lets, written in cuneiform. The effectively as possible. In order over time a person tablets date back about 4,000 to make this process as acces- becomes so well in years. sible as possible, the library has tune with their sense, “Those are exceptions because assigned a specific librarian to so immensely focused, they are from the Middle every department to give special that certain senses East, so obviously they aren’t help to students in that depart- become so intense from around here,” said Clint ment. they almost take on Pumphrey, manuscript curator “Most of the library faculty a life of their own. To in special collections, about how has subject liaison responsi- best illustrate this, it the majority of the items in the bilities, meaning we work with is a lot like each sense libraries collections typically different departments to select being a member of deal with regional culture, and appropriate materials,” said the Mighty Ducks, but folklore. Sandra Weingart, agricultural over time, the Ducks “There wasn’t a record of this sciences and veterinary medi- — senses — see the area until the 1800s, so most of cine librarian. “We work with need to form a focus our stuff is from the 1800 to the students in those departments on one sense and 1900s, especially in my area,” to help teach them informa- attack from that front, Pumphrey said. tion and literacy skills. We so they form a Flying In the manuscript area, work with the faculty members V and just like that, Pumphrey and his colleagues to help integrate that into the h y p e r - o b s e r v a n c e collect items in three major curriculum to assist them with takes over. categories: regional history, their research.” I bring this up Mormon history and environ- Weingart is responsible for '0-284914,6)= the Manuscript Curator at the Utah State because I ran into such mental conservation history. working with the students and University special collections department, looks at The “Tramp” Diary by an experience in a Under each of these categories, faculty her department and Jack London. DELAYNE LOCKE photo very vivid way recent- the collections include old is available to meet with stu- ly. The main twist this pioneer diaries, collections of dents in one on one sessions to is tool specific to that major,” “Everything we do in the time around is, for letters, financial records from help them research effectively. Weingart said. library comes down to serving once, the observance early businesses and even old Weingart and the other refer- With a staff of eight librar- our patrons,” Weingart said. process sped itself up canal documents and the Sierra ence librarians are assigned ians working specifically in the “That includes faculty, staff, because in one way or Club papers. to help students navigate the reference department along with and students. So whether you’re another, it was thrust Among the most used of library in a general sense. four student peer works, the in charge of overseeing the col- upon me. the collections is the Leonard “We all teach rather inten- library’s front desk is generally lection development, all of the Picture if you will, Arrington collection. sively with the English 1010 and always staffed to help students materials or you check in seri- myself, plopped on a “Arrington was an LDS 2010 sequence general informa- find what they need, Weingart als, or we have our fastest grow- couch in the student church historian for a number tion and literacy skills, whereas said. of years,” Pumphrey said. “He the stuff we do in the majors See LEARN, Page 6 See HEARD, Page 6 Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 AggieLife Page 5 Friends of the Elderly connects old and young BY BROOKE LARSEN staff writer

USU Students are making time to befriend elderly people in nursing homes. For some, the friend- ships can be a little addicting “That’s what gets people ensnared,” said Michael Long, director of USU’s Friends of the Elderly club. “They go once and make a connection with one of the residents and keep coming after that.” Long is a junior major- ing in bio-veterinary science. He got involved with the club last year after hearing about it at Day on the Quad. Friends of the Elderly meets twice each week, visiting Williamsburg Retirement Community and Carl Inoway Senior Housing. The residents’ alluring backgrounds and inter- esting stories are always entertaining, Long said. “One stole a plane in Russia, one was a model in Hollywood and one was a race car pit chief,” he said. “They have amaz- ing stories and love to years. at the university,” Long tell them. The best thing “We like to chat,” he said. “To a lot of people, about it is the personali- said. “They like to talk it doesn’t feel like service. ties of the residents.” to us about our past way You are having fun and The students aren’t back and we like to hear playing games with the aware of what effects about theirs’ also.” residents.” their efforts have, he said. LaVon Anthony, origi- Friends of the Elderly is “A lot of people don’t nally from Idaho, is also a a non-profit organization realize the service and resident at Williamsburg run by the service center help that visiting them and has been there eight and gets funding through is to the residents,” Long years. She said the stu- the university. said. “A lot of them don’t dents are persistent “Before winter break get visitors or have activi- and said Long has come we had about 45 regular ties to do. They are very directly to her room to volunteers, but after com- alone. One of the main see if she was there. ing back from the back functions of the club is to “Some students will we are down to about 25,” help end the loneliness even go knock on the Long said. “It’s cold, and aspect.” doors to our rooms if they a lot of people aren’t brav- Long said living in know the person they ing the storms. Hopefully seclusion is unfortu- want to see is home,” she when the weather warms nately normality for the said. “Mike has done that up, more will start com- residents and making a many times to me. They ing.” change to their daily lives are all very thoughtful The consistent number is important. about that.” of students serving each “They are kind of shut Anthony said the week allows Friends of the away in this box where weekly visitation from Elderly to make visits to they don’t get to interact the students is a necessity two elderly homes. with many people,” Long and said she especially “We were only going said. “We try to break up enjoys getting the hugs to one retirement home the monotony and try to each week from the young at the end of last year make the golden years a men. and had to expand our little more golden.” “I keep going each week options when more STUDENTS MAKES VALENTINES with a resident of Williamsburg Retirement For Williamsburg because actually, we need people started coming, Community. The students belong to Friends of the Elderly, a campus club. Photos courtesy Retirement Community something like that,” she but we are really excited of Abi Christian resident Boyd Leishman, said. “I enjoy it because about it,” Long said. the amity is appreciated. I think it’s good to be Relationships devel- hanging out and talking place and time. health to get involved in “I like the friendship,” interacting with younger oped with the residents with the same residents some way. College life is he said. “I like being able people. One of the great- keep the student volun- each time because of how “I just encourage you stressful, and if you can to talk to them and have est things that can hap- teers interested, Long close I’ve gotten with to come whenever you find an outlet it would friends come visit me pen for people here is to said. them.” want,” Long said. It’s help a lot. Service is one each week.” have young people come “I’ve gotten to know Long said students do nice to just get out and of the best outlets there Leishman, a Wellsville and associate with us. “ the residents from going not need to contact him meet some new people is.” native, has been at “It’s one of the more every week,” he said. “I beforehand and can just and have a lot of fun. It’s – brookeelarsen@gmail. Williamsburg for three fun ways to get involved usually kind of stick to show up at the proper important for student’s IFROGZ: Students gain experience From page 4 sent to China. “They will send five of them to China dizing possible future jobs for students to be actually produced as mockups,” who would like to design professionally, Winward said. “They will actually make Winward said. them for real. They’ll take it and test S.E. Needham quality at Internet pricing. “We don’t want to cannibalize the market them and see which ones work the future for our design students that would best, which ones buyers are interested in.” want to work around here, so we take on Sam Nelson, a senior majoring in graph- projects if they meet those two criteria,” ic design, said many ideas can lead to a Winward said. “But it’s a project that no final piece. one around here in the area can work on.” “As far as the process goes though, it’s Winward said there is no lack of busi- kind of crazy,” Nelson said. “The first ness in the community wanting something thing you really do is brainstorm and designed for them. vomit out all of your ideas. You just try to “Literally, my phone fills up every single think of as many random possible things day of people in the community wanting as you can. It’s not one final idea that leads us to design things for them. Everybody you to your final decision. It’s a collection wants a logo for a new business,” Winward of various ideas.” said. “They all think that every student Designing can be a constant search for a needs a portfolio piece. Well, they end up solution which the artist knows he cannot with plenty of portfolio pieces. There is no find, according to Nelson. shortage of portfolio pieces, but it’s great “The way Bob presents the problem, he for them to have real experience, and so almost makes it seem like it’s impossible,” if there is something where we can make Nelson said. “There is no absolute solution this a good partnership between us and and you’re constantly searching for that the community, then it is great for the stu- solution. You can’t come up with a solu- dents it’s great for the community.” tion for a problem, but it will never be a Even though iFrogz is a local company, finished design. Everything can always be design companies in the valley can’t offer better there is never a finished design.” them what they need for this project, Sam said the constant search for a solu- Winward said. tion is like the search for the perfect soul- “No one around here is doing 3D ren- mate. derings and there is no place that they can “It’s like searching for the perfect soul- come to get 40 great ideas of what new mate it doesn’t exist,” Nelson said. “The products could be and what the particular perfect soulmate, the perfect design.” demographic here on campus is,” he said. After the students design the iPhone — [email protected] cases, they are evaluated by iFrogz and Page 6 AggieLife Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 ‘Flight’ never gets off the ground Great Weddingspelling human drama thebegin plane’s rear rudder tion with his union boss out at just about any- are to have a chance Sam McConkie present to justify its malfunctions, causing Charlie, played by Bruce thing. 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No, he isn’t hunched over a polarizing things. After a natural computer, cell-phone nestled snug- couch-area wide nod that somehow ly between outer thigh and couch signifies me as their anti-public- cushion like us, and he runs a dif- sleeping union leader, I looked over ferent ship this afternoon. He has a in hopes of option one: the wake up. backpack flopped just by his feet to Seeing no sign of one deep inward signify immediate departure, back breath, facing shaking or fingers straight, feet shoulder width, hands squeezing eyelids, all leading to him in lap, head back and to the left, eyes checking the time, I unfortunately closed and mouth open. had to silently inform my union that That’s right, general reading pub- option two was upon us. Yes, our lic: We’ve got ourselves a sleeper. sleep is due any moment to become Get ready for a ride. the sleeping lumberjack. As it always does, it started off And so he did. He began sawing innocently. Nobody ever judges the snore logs so loud, continental drift public sleeper. I mean, he has to stopped. I felt like what everyone have a motive, right? Somewhere must have felt life during all parts of down the line of his academic ven- “Speed”: all that noise and no pro- tures, his professional ventures and ductivity. his “My Brother and Me” ventures, What made it worse? It echoed he lost a few rest hours. We can all up the halls, up the stairs, to every adjust a little and give him his peace. known corner of the building. That was, until the noise. For years doctors have wandered It started with breathing, which through hours of study if snoring became heavy breathing, which then could form its own PA system. The became wheezing, which turned into answer, signified blatantly by the a light roar. Then, before any of us swiftness of our silent couch union’s could list the main nations involved departure, is yes. in the initiation of World War I, the snoring began. – Steve Schwartzman is a senior in The snoring wasn’t overly intrusive communication studies and linguis- at first. It was a light rumble, much tics. When he isn’t trying too hard like the noise of flipping through a to make people laugh he is usu- Rolodex that still has old rice grains ally watching sports, watching 90’s stuck in it from an unorganized cartoons or experiencing all things house-moving experience. Aggie Life. Got a good idea for Steve Then came the snort stop. to rant about? Hit him up at steve. Now, you know the snort stop, [email protected] or right? It’s that inharmonious union of on Twitter @SchwartZteve Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Page 7 TuesdaySports 9XEL7XEXI9RMZIVWMX]ˆ0SKER9XELˆwww.utahstatesman.com

The best MEN’S BASKETBALL NBA player Sweet revenge in Battle of the Aggies Curtis BY CURTIS utilizing second chances to 0YRHWXVSQ LUNDSTROM score 17 points on 11 offen- Livin’ sports editor sive rebounds in the first the A little less than a month half, but USU never quit. dream after taking a beating in Las Sophomore center Jordan Cruces, the Utah State bas- Stone gave the Aggies a ketball team never trailed much needed lift to stop the this time around against bleeding with four straight New Mexico State. Led by points and Utah State 24 points from junior Jarred stretched its lead back to six before taking a 40-37 edge Kobe Bryant, Lebron Shaw, the blue-clad Aggies held on for a 73-69 win into the locker room on a James and Michael Jordan. 3-pointer from Marcel Davis It’s a 17-year-old debate, Saturday in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum to snap a right before the break. or ever since Bryant was Utah State pushed its hailed as the next Jordan three-game losing streak against the maroon Aggies. lead to as many as 11 in the when he jumped straight second half, helped by the from high school to the “It’s really a good win for us,” head coach Stew Morrill stellar play of Shaw inside. NBA in 1996. Lebron “We outrebounded them, joined the discussion said. “Our guys battled hard and I thought deserved to which is quite an accom- when he followed suit in plishment with their size 2003. win. We really competed. It’s and athleticism,” Morrill Rage all you want, but nice to see them rewarded Air Jordan is the original, for playing that hard. We’ve said. “I feel pretty good the god of basketball, and played that hard a couple about it. Jarred played so at this point in his career, times and lost close ones. much smarter. He was just the nickname of “King” It’s nice to win a fairly close really smart on his shot James fits, which makes one.” selection. Jarred had a great Kobe Bryant the prince. USU raced to an early lead game right when we need it There’s no doubt the behind the mid-range play so it was a good deal.” trio are clear and away the of Shaw. Up nine with two minutes most revolutionary players The 6-foot-10 Dallas to go, USU struggled against to play the game, but his native scored six of Utah the NMSU full-court press. royal airness is unmatched. State’s first nine points en The blue clad Aggies com- Consider this: Bryant route to an early 19-5 lead. mitted three of their 11 has yet to match Jordan With 7-foot-5 Sim Bhullar turnovers in the final two in career points, steals, down low for New Mexico minutes to make it interest- blocks and rebounds State, Shaw took to the mid- ing before time ran out on despite having played range to give the Aggies an New Mexico State. 16-and-a-half seasons to early lift. Utah State improved to Jordan’s 15. He’s still 1,000 “I worked a lot on that 18-6 overall and 9-5 in WAC points, 800 steals, 300 this week because I knew I play after shooting 47.5 per- blocks and 200 rebounds had a big guy,” Shaw said. cent from the field and 75.0 away. “I’m just happy and blessed percent from the free throw Even though they both to make those shots.” line. have had the ball in their MARVIN JEAN AND JARRED SHAW collide on offense during Saturday’s win NMSU stormed back with over New Mexico State. Shaw scored a game-high 24 points. DELAYNE LOCKE photo hands for the majority an 11-0 run to cut the deficit See SHAW, Page 9 of time throughout their respective careers, Jordan has 700 fewer turnovers. The James-Jordan com- parison is a bit tougher In-state showdown: USU vs BYU since King James has five and a half seasons to go before he equals Jordan’s BY CURTIS after a pair of losses to San about Haws and Davies. time, so let’s use their aver- LUNDSTROM Diego and San Francisco They’ve got a lot of really ages. sports editor hurt the Cougars at large good players. Carlino could Jordan has a better More than two months after chances for an NCAA berth. have a big night. They’ve got career field goal shooting the original meeting was The Cougars bounced back good shooters. It’s a typical percentage and a higher scheduled, the Utah State Saturday with a 86-72 win BYU team, just a really good average in points per men’s basketball team will over Portland. basketball team.” game, steals, blocks, offen- make the trek to Provo for Sophomore guard Tyler Slowing Haws and the rest sive rebounds and a lower an in-state showdown with Haws led BYU with 28 of the offense will be key for turnover average. James BYU on Tuesday. points in the win to increase the Aggies, especially play- has the best average of “Obviously it’s a quick his season average to 21 ing short-handed with just the three in defensive turnaround and an odd points per game. eight players. rebounds, total rebounds, time to play this game,” said “He’s a really good player,” “I think you can safely assists and the lowest aver- head coach Stew Morrill. Morril said. “He’s got a say that we’ve improved our age of fouls per game. “This is usually a November scorer’s mentality. They get defense a little bit,” Morrill So statistically, James game, December latest, so him the ball in lots of differ- said. “It’s a back-against- still has a realistic chance ent areas. We counted about the-wall kind of thing. The to surpass Jordan as the it’s unique circumstances for both teams to play it right 10 or 11 plays they run only change you have to stay greatest player ever, while specifically to get him the in games is to play harder. Bryant’s chance is gone. in the middle of conference at the tail end of conference ball and once he gets it, he You’re down personnel. Let’s throw in accolades. scores it. He’s very impres- It was one of those deals Thus far, James has one play, really.” On the eve of the Aggies sive with the percentage he when you had to respond if NBA championship in shoots, the shots he makes. you were going to have any three tries, nine All-Star game with the Cougars Dec. 4, USU forward Danny He makes open shots but he chance at all to compete.” appearances, is a 3-time also makes contested shots.” USU will need to continue regular season MVP, one- Berger collapsed during practice and as a result the Led by Haws, the Cougars its strong offensive play time NBA Finals MVP, average 78.3 points per against the primarily zone 2-time All-Star game MVP, game was postponed, creat- ing a late-season non-confer- game on offense — the defense from BYU. has won one NBA scoring 11th highest average in the The Cougars have allowed title and was Rookie of the ence matchup and a chance for both teams to boost their country. BYU also ranks 69.2 points per game this Year his first season. 11th nationally in assists per season, average a plus-2.7 Bryant has five NBA tournament resumes. BYU enters the game game with 16.5 per game. turnover margin and aver- titles in seven appearanc- “Offensively they push the JUNIOR JARRED SHAW scores two of his 24 at 19-8 overall and 9-4 in age nine steals per game, ball like they always have,” See CURTIS, Page 9 points in the Aggies’ 73-69 win over New Mexico the West Coast Conference See BYU, Page 8 State on Saturday. DELAYNE LOCKE photo Morrill said. “It’s not just

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VOLLEYBALL Coach Dubose receives contract renewal BY CURTIS tors for our team and I feel The second winningest also received all-region LUNDSTROM fortunate to get the chance to coach in Utah State volleyball honors during their careers, sports editor work with them each day.” history, DuBose has posted while Chelsea Fowles and Elle Dubose is fresh off his sec- a 113-98 record, including a Brainard were both named It’s the school year that ond WAC Coach of the Year 63-49 mark in WAC competi- WAC Freshman of the Year keeps on giving at Utah State. award in his seven seasons tion. He was named WAC under DuBose. Adding to the list of sign- at the helm, thanks in large Coach of the Year in 2007 ings and contract extensions part to his leading the volley- and 2012 and has posted two DuBose’s success has also already this year, the Utah ball team to a regular season seasons of 20 wins or more. translated to off the court, State Athletics Department conference title this season. DuBose graduated from exhibited by 27 different announced Friday that wom- The Aggies went 21-9 this BYU in 1993 and earned his players achieving academic en’s volleyball head coach overall this season and 15-4 teaching certificate at Utah all-conference honors 55 Grayson DuBose has been in WAC play to capture the State in 1995 before coaching times in seven seasons. given a new contract that will school’s first ever regular at both schools — men’s vol- “I think Utah State is mak- keep him at Utah State until season title. DuBose also leyball at BYU and women’s ing a really smart decision June of 2017. coached the 2010 team to the at USU. In his four seasons to keep Grayson around,” “I am grateful to Scott school’s only WAC tourna- with the Cougars, DuBose led McArthur said. “He has obvi- Barnes and executive associ- ment title with an upset of them to a 90-30 record that ously proven his ability to ate athletics director/senior then-No. 3 Hawaii. included a national title in build a successful program women’s administrator Jana “The momentum in our 2004. and he’s been improving the Doggett for allowing me the women’s volleyball program On top of the team program since he arrived. opportunity to continue to has continued to build under achievements, individual I had a great experience at be the volleyball coach at Grayson’s leadership,” said on-court awards are also USU playing for Grayson and Utah State,” DuBose said. USU Athletic Director Scott numerous in DuBose’s am excited for him and the “I enjoy the chance to coach Barnes. “We are delighted tenure at Utah State, as future of the program.” wonderful student-athletes. to know that he will be here Amanda Nielsen and Liz I also want to say thanks to to guide our program as we McArthur bother garnered – [email protected] HEAD COACH GRAYSON DUBOSE looks on during a home match this season. DuBose led the Aggies Jeremiah Larsen and Taubi transition into the Mountain All-American honorable Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom to a regular season conference title and 20-win season. Neves. They are wonderful West Conference next year mentions. Nielsen, McArthur CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo assistant coaches and men- and beyond.” and senior Shay Sorensen GYMNASTICS USU falls to SJSU on road BY DANIELLE Two gymnasts from score down to a 8.925. 9.875. She tied for second MANLEY USU competed in the all- “Hayley missed her on vault and scored a staff writer around. Junior Paige Jones second pass and hyperex- 9.725 on beam. grabbed third place and tended both of her knees,” Richards said he hopes sophomore Sarah Landes Richards said. “She’ll be to run Martinez in three USU’s gymnastics placed fourth. out, but we’ve got two kids events for their next meet team finished second Landes had her career- that could step in and do and add the fourth event with a score of 193.225 high vault score of that for us.” in two weeks, putting her in a tri-meet against San 9.875. Freshman Kinzey Richards thinks the rea- back in the all-around Jose State and Brown Martinez tied for second son the floor exercise had competition. University over the week- with a score of 9.825 and some bumps is because of Though she isn’t nurs- end. took home her fourth injuries. ing a painful injury, Daley “Well, we started off event title. “Floor we’re quite good felt out of her element good,” said head coach Martinez scored a 9.725 at, but we’ve been nursing during the tri-meet. Jeff Richards. “Our next on beam with Michelle a few injuries so it’s been “I wasn’t feeling too two events were not so Yasukochi matching her touch and go,” Richards good before the meet.” great. We finished really score. said. Daley said. “I was sick, strong on vault.” Martinez said beam was Friday posed a problem so I was a little worried. The Aggies scored a a little shaky for the team, for other gymnasts with I knew that my team 48.625 on bars for their but she and some other injuries as well. needed me and I wanted first event and stumbled girls competed in this In addition to Sanzotti’s to perform well for them. a bit for the next two event for the first time. new injury with her knees, I had to put all of my events, scoring 47.700 “Beam has somewhat Martinez has been deal- energy into that one beam in floor exercise and been our nemesis,” ing with a herniated disk routine and that’s what 48.075 on beam. The girls Richards said. “Our beam in her back. I did and it turned out wrapped up the meet with team is a good beam “They told me as long well.” a strong finishing vault- team. We added Kenzie as I do gymnastics, my Daley finished with the ing score of 48.825. Martinez back to our back isn’t going to heal,” top USU beam score of “We started out really beam lineup and that Martinez said. “So it’s just 9.850. well on the first two really helped us out this a matter of competing The Aggies will travel events,” said freshman weekend. We’re gonna run and dealing with the pain. to Denver on Feb. 23 to Stefanie Daley. “Actually, some lineups and see if we They told me something compete against Rutgers we did really well on bars can hit all in a row.” I can do is work through and Denver University at and ended well on vault The floor exercise rou- the pain.” 7 p.m. and then beam and floor tines also posed a bit of a Despite the pain, were pretty shaky. That’s problem for the gymnasts. Martinez still performed – daniellekmanley@gmail. where we had our falls. FRESHMAN DESTINY EZELL competes on the Hayley Sanzotti took a well with her career-best com vault during the Aggies’ home meet against Air Force on That’s where most of our hard fall and injured both and top score for the twitter: @daniellekmanley Feb. 8. DELAYNE LOCKE photo mistakes were.” of her knees, bringing her Aggies on bars with a BYU: Tough environment From page 7

something the Aggies have struggled with this season. “One thing I’ve told our guys is let’s keep trying to get better and see where we’re at when the conference tournament rolls around, see if we’ve gotten better to have a chance to compete in that thing,” Morrill said. “We’re competing now with the top teams in our league. We’re not always winning but we’re competing with them, so games are good. Let’s see if we can keep get- ting better.” Tipoff between the Aggies ILLINOIS STATE and Cougars is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday with USU’s next game being another UTAH STATE non-conference matchup against Illinois State in an ESPN Bracketbuster game Saturday. “It’s an odd circumstance to step out of conference for a week at the tail end of February, but we need to have fun with it,” Morrill said. “We need to play hard and have fun with it. We’ll keep trying to get our bas- ketball team better.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Aggie trio keys win in weekend split BY JASON BORBA fall from first place in the seconds remaining in the staff writer WAC behind the Redhawks. second overtime to secure the Senior Devyn Christensen win and run USU’s streak to Led by the duo of seniors had a good all-around game eight straight wins. It was the Devyn Christensen and Jenna with 23 points and seven Aggies’ fifth overtime game of Johnson and junior Jennifer rebounds. Junior Jennifer the season. They are now 4-1 Schlott, the Utah State wom- Schlott had 18 and sopho- in those games. en’s basketball team split its more Franny Vaaulu chipped After starting the season pair of weekend games with a in with 16 points. at 2-8 USU has got on a hot thrilling double-overtime win Stefanie Gillbreath of streak and have improved to against Denver and a loss to New Mexico State had a 14-10 and 11-2 in the WAC. New Mexico State. double-double and led all The eight straight wins ties New Mexico 106, Utah scorers with 27 points and 11 the school record for most State 94 rebounds. Teammate Kelsie in a season. The Aggies also Putting its eight game Rozendaal also had a double- maintain their lead atop of win streak on the line, the double with 14 points and 12 the WAC standings. Utah State women’s basket- boards. The Aggies were led by ball team was in Las Cruces It was a tough night defen- their three-headed monster Saturday night taking on sively for the Aggies as NMSU of Christensen, senior Jenna New Mexico State in the was able to out rebound them Johnson and junior Jennifer battle of the Aggies. Unable and scored 27 second-chance Schlott. Johnson poured to rebound from a slow start points. in a career-high 28 points to the second half, USU fell Utah State 92, Denver 89 and Schlott finished with 106-94, snapping its winning 2OT 27 before fouling out in the streak. Both the men and women’s first overtime. Christensen “You have to give credit to basketball teams were in chipped in with 21 points. New Mexico State. They were action on Valentines Day, “Those three stand out in waiting for us,” said head but the day of love was only the stat sheet, but I would coach Finkbeiner. “It was a friendly to one of them. have to give credit to Elise lion’s den and they came out While the men lost an over- Nelson and Pualei Furtado,” and kind of just ran us off time thriller at the buzzer, Finkbeiner said. “If it weren’t the floor. Our tongues were the women did exactly the for those two girls, we hanging out by the end of the opposite as senior Devyn wouldn’t have had a chance to game. It was a well played Christensen hit the game- win in the second overtime.” game from their perspective.” winning 3-pointer to lift the USU will take on Louisiana The Aggies were looking Aggies 92-89 over Denver in Tech and UT Arlington on to break the school record the Mile High City. Saturday, March 2 for senior for most consecutive wins in “It was a hard fought game night. Both games are sched- a season but came just short and we have had a few of uled for a 7 p.m. tipoff at the FRESHMAN MAKENLEE WILLIAMS dribbles past a San Jose State defender against NMSU. With the these this year, and I’m really Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. during WAC action at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo loss, USU falls to 14-11 on the proud of the girls,” Finkbeiner season and 11-3 in conference said. – [email protected] play. The loss coupled with a Christensen drained Twitter: @jborba15 Seattle win means the Aggies the game winner with two SHAW: Junior shines in home win From page 9 taking down a couple of our originally scheduled to play guys,” Butterfield said. “We’re Dec. 5, but the collapse of In what could be the final just as aggressive, I mean we Danny Berger the day before meeting between the two don’t back down from a chal- resulted in postponement. teams, Utah State improved lenge. We’re a better team.” Tipoff is scheduled for 7 to 36-30 all-time against New USU travels to Provo p.m. Mexico State, including a 23-8 Tuesday, Feb. 19 for an in- record in Logan. state showdown with BYU. – [email protected] “It’s nice to get them back The Aggies and Cougars were Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom for the loss they put on us and CURTIS: MJ is the greatest ever From page 7 Slam Dunk contest twice award James or Bryant and was Rookie of the have won that Jordan es, 15 All-Star appearances, Year. didn’t, and Jordan won was regular season MVP In case this isn’t enough them all more times for the once, Finals MVP twice, to convince you, for good most part. All-Star MVP four times, measure let’s throw out the There’s no one who with two NBA scoring titles fact that Jordan is one of can match Mike. Every and one Slam Dunk title. seven players in history to kid growing up, Kobe and First and foremost, win an NCAA national title, Lebron included, fit the Jordan was 6-for-6 in NBA an NBA championship and phrase “I want to be like Finals appearances, win- an Olympic gold medal. Mike.” ning Finals MVP all six So while James still has He’s simply the greatest times, a 15-time All-Star a shot at being the best ever, no matter how you selection — he sat one player ever statistically, the look at it. year due to injury — won all-around edge goes to five regular season MVP Jordan by a landslide. – curtislundstrom@gmail. awards, had three All-Star There’s plenty more com MVP awards, won the awards Jordan received, Twitter: @CurtisLundstrom scoring title 10 times, the but there’s not a single Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Page 10 Free Speech Zone 2SLQLRQVRQWKLVSDJH FROXPQVOHWWHUV  XQOHVVRWKHUZLVHLGHQWLILHGDUHQRWIURP 8WDK6WDWHVPDQVWDIIEXWIURPDZLGHYDUL HW\RIPHPEHUVRIWKHFDPSXVFRPPXQLW\ ZKRKDYHVWURQJRSLQLRQVMXVWOLNH\RX GR7KLVLVDQRSHQIRUXP:DQWWRZULWH Views&Opinion VRPHWKLQJ"&RQWDFW 9XEL7XEXI9RMZIVWMX]ˆ0SKER9XELˆwww.utahstatesman.com VWDWHVPDQ#DJJLHPDLOXVXHGX Recycling is about a AboutUs different kind of green Editor in Chief The USU recycling center isn’t making Steve Kent money. 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Our recycling center has to comply Spending cuts can mean revenue loss Sports Editor with an entire set of policies on safety, Curtis Lundstrom Reagan, the hero of the feeding it, then it just keeps Sports Senior Writer hiring and wages that other companies Peter Daines conservative movement? growing, and we can either don’t have or can more easily Mark Hopkins Ronald Reagan, who was never, ever get our money Photo Editor ignore. so popular he won all but back. So instead of feeding Delayne Locke Regardless of whether the center is self- a few states both times he it, we should starve it. If we Political sustaining, it’s not going anywhere. USU ran for president and set a cut taxes and let the deficit Senior Photographer sees itself as an example in sustainability, Profundities popular vote record that grow large enough, then Curtis Ripplinger and a university-run recycling center isn’t would not be matched for chaos will ensue that will decades? Ronald Reagan, be the Democrats’ fault. Web Editor cutting-edge — it’s becoming standard. who was so influential he Finally, when economic And a recycling center has a purpose realigned America from collapse is imminent, the Cale Patterson beyond profitability. As consumerism In Utah, we hear a lot a blue-leaning nation to Democrats will negotiate soars and land runs out, sending trash of blame going around for a red-leaning nation for with us and we can cut Editorial Staff: to the landfill will grow more expensive our budgetary woes. We three decades? That same the budgets of popular Steve Kent financially and environmentally. USU may like to blame California Ronald Reagan presided social welfare and unem- Allee Wilkinson Democrats and New York over the biggest expansion ployment programs that Delayne Locke be paying to recycle, but at least we’re of the federal debt in the otherwise would never be paying less to the landfill. Democrats. Massachusetts Tavin Stucki Democrats are a favorite past half-century, increas- considered. Eric Jungblut And while recycling is a good thing, target. No good debate is ing the debt by 189 per- Sounds reasonable, Curtis Lundstrom part of the reason we do it is the stagger- complete without a little cent during his two terms. right? Just one problem. Cale Patterson ing amount of trash we produce. The U.S. Obama-bashing. But most- This was done partly by Renowned economist ly, it is just Democrats in slashing taxes on wealthy and late chairman of the is recycling more than ever, but we’re also individuals to about half libertarian Cato Institute About letters consuming more. The greenest choice general. 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In skip the soft drinks. There are many ways leaves office he will have other words, the more you dancy or volume of rarely occur without both similar letters. to help the environment, but few are as parties benefitting, money increased the debt by 100 cut taxes, the faster spend- rewarding as introducing less garbage to continually multiplies in percent. President George ing grows. This may seem your life. value as it cycles through- H. W. Bush increased the counter-intuitive, but think ‡ /HWWHUVPXVWEH out the economy. Money debt by 55 percent while about it this way: the pub- topic oriented. They is continually being pulled in office for one term. lic is judging the value of may not be directed from the economy by the President Clinton, with by social programs compared toward individuals. government and funneled far the best record, only to the taxes they are paying Any letter directed to Erroneous credit reports into bloated bureaucracies increased the debt by 37 to subsidize them. If taxes a specific individual which fail to re-multiply it. percent during his com- go up, then some of those bined two terms in office. social programs start to may be edited or not may impact thousands Thus, government should printed. be minimized to those President George W. Bush look a little less attractive. The following edito- bare functions which we signed into law Medicare Congressmen respond to Nat'l View rial appeared in Sunday’s deem necessary to the Part D, which The the signals they receive ‡ 1RDQRQ\PRXVOHW Washington Post: continued operation of the American Conservative from their constituents, so ters will be published. A look at what The next time you free market. referred to as a “far larger it makes sense the system Writers must sign all others are saying apply for a credit card, a car This is a great argu- expansion of the welfare would respond by cutting letters and include loan or a mortgage, a three- ment, I admit. I am fully state” than what Obama spending when taxes are a phone number or digit number will determine convinced spending has done and increased the high. e-mail address as well whether your would-be should be cut. I also admit debt by 89 percent. Keep So what does this imply lender will give you a sweet interest rate — or point you to in mind Obama inherited for the “starve the beast” as a student identifi- freely Republicans have, cation number (none the door. That number, of course, is your credit score, and for all intents and pur- a larger deficit than any of mentality? It implies it is three big national credit ratings agencies keep the files on poses, deforested a slim his listed predecessors — severely misguided, it of which is pub- you that factor into it. Lots of them. The ratings agencies strip of rainforest in Brazil more than $1 trillion — and causes numerous harms lished). Letters will take in updates on more than 1.3 billion credit accounts with the amount of oxy- an economy that had just and it fails to accomplish not be printed with- across the country every month. And, the Federal Trade gen and paper they have fallen off of the biggest cliff any reasonable goal. It is out this verification. Commission just found, mistakes happen. consumed in their endless since the 1920s. I’d say he’s like playing roulette, except FTC investigators determined that at least a fifth of con- pleas for spending cuts. done pretty good. instead of betting your life ‡ /HWWHUVUHSUHVHQWLQJ Next, I want to bring on a pile of cash, you are sumers have a material error on at least one of their credit Nevertheless, for the mas- groups — or more reports, and at least 13 percent have one that affected your attention to a par- betting the entire global sive expansion of the fed- than one individual — their credit score. For at least 5 percent of consumers, fix- eral government that has ticularly detrimental men- economy on nothing. ing the problem would nudge them into a more favorable occupied the past half cen- tality pervading conserva- must have a singular risk category, making it easier to open new credit lines and tury, the greater part of the tive orthodoxy which has – Peter Daines is a senior representative clearly to secure more favorable interest rates. blame lies squarely with actually accomplished in the political science stated, with all neces- The industry argues the numbers show their files are the Grand Ol’ Party. the exact opposite of its department. He has been sary identification generally very accurate. Critics say they are evidence of First, I will address intended purpose. I am involved in the leader- information. an indefensibly sloppy industry happy to rake in $4 billion the massive expansion referring to the “starve the ship of multicultural and beast” mentality. 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