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Week of June 11, 2019 www.usustatesman.com (435) 797-1742 TSC Room 118 Free single copy SPORTS | MW schedules released STUDENT LIFE | USUSA Executive VP NEWS | Recycling do’s and don’ts See who Utah State men’s and women’s basketball will Meet Dexton Lake, the new executive vice president for See what plastics you can recycle... and which ones you now play during Mountain West conference play in 2019-20 USUSA can’t see PAGE 4 see PAGE 3 see PAGE 2 Community mourns Neemias Queta: ‘I’m back.’ death of 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley, uncle charged with murder AP Photo / Jeffrey D. Allred Jessica Whipple is comforted by her fianc e Detrich Black during a candlelight vigil in remem- brance of her daughter Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley on the steps of the Historic Cache County Courthouse in Logan, Utah. PHOTO BY Cameo Tamala By Alison Berg Utah State center Neemias Queta celebrates during a game versus New Mexico on February 20th, 2019. On May 28th, Queta announced via his Twitter account his intention to forgo the NBA Draft and return to USU for his sophomore season. NEWS CONTENT MANAGER By Dalton Renshaw extends until June 10, but the completed his first predraft Queta, and he’s worth a hard A 21-year-old Cache Valley man has been arrested and charged SPORTS CONTENT MANAGER NCAA has its own set of rules in workout with the Utah Jazz last look as a long-term project who with murder in connection to the disappearance and death of his place which only allows up until week. He describes that expe- could help a team’s rotation 5-year-old niece, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley. Utah State men’s basketball May 29 to meet with teams and rience as one that helped him down the road.” Alex Whipple was arrested on the southern end of Cache Valley center Neemias Queta will scouts to get an idea of where a grow. “It’s gonna help me in the CBS sports draft expert Kyle two days after Shelley was reported missing. Authorities inter- return for his sophomore season player might be selected. future,” he said. Boone shared similar opinions. viewed Whipple and booked him into Cache County Jail for vio- and delay his dream of playing Queta has shown a lot of However, even though the “Friday he really got a chance lating his probation. Five days after Shelley’s reported disappear- in the NBA for at least one year. upside and potential throughout reigning Mountain West defen- to show some stuff, recording ance, Whipple led authorities to her body, which Logan City Police Queta announced the news the draft process, including a sive player of the year shows three points, six rebounds Chief Gary Jensen said himself via his Twitter account, shooting touch that surprised great ability on that end, he and displaying fervor on the was located less than a posting a video where halfway some executives. struggled during pre-draft defensive end of the floor,” he mile from her home. through he states “Aggie Nation, “I think the one thing that workouts due to his small frame wrote. “Queta might be a year An arresting docu- I’m back.” impressed me a little bit, (225.8 pounds according to away from being really good; ment states Whipple For the past month since because I hadn’t seen him play NBA Combine measurements). if he comes back to Utah State refused to identify announcing he would enter the a lot is, he’s got a bit of a shoot- That limited Queta’s ability next season I expect he’ll be himself to the arrest- pre-draft process, Queta has ing touch,” Utah Jazz vice pres- to utilize his borderline elite dominant and enter next year’s ing officer multiple been in workouts with the Utah AP Photo / Kristin Murphy ident of player personnel Walt length, which was among the draft as a center to keep tabs times and attempted Jazz as well as participating in A man holds his head in his hands as police search for Eliza- Perrin told the media following best of the 66 athletes at the on. For now, he’s an interesting to flee the scene, but beth Shelley, 5, in the backyard of a home on Center Street in the 2019 NBA draft combine. Logan, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Queta’s workout on May 11. combine. prospect with physical tools that two deputies attached Queta had until May 29 to “He’s not strictly a back-to-the- Another year to add bulk will will have teams asking to see to each arm and hand- make the decision to remain basket player. So that will help likely boost Queta’s draft stock more.” cuffed him. Deputies searched his clothing and found a metal in the June 20 draft field and him, hopefully at Utah State by making him more able wres- With Queta coming back to baseball bat, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and an unopened spurn his college eligibili- and in the future.” tle under the basket with the Utah State, the Aggies look like beer can in his pockets. ty or return to Logan to try Utah State’s Neemias Queta more bulky NBA bigs. the front-runners to repeat as Whipple, of Providence, was charged with aggravated murder, a and increase his draft stock. is participating in the NBA “His ability to naturally Mountain West champs. With capital offense, child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, two counts The NBA has a deadline that Combine in Chicago, but also impact the game at this level on conference player of the year of obstructing justice, a second-degree felony and abuse or dese- defense was evident, frustrat- Sam Merrill returning as well, cration of a human body, a third degree felony. ing opponents into misses on it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Aggravated murder is a capital offense, but the Cache County a number of occasions,” Sports the team return to the NCAA Attorney’s Office agreed not to push for the death penalty in Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo wrote. tournament, possibly as a high- exchange for Whipple leading authorities to Shelley’s body. “He will need to add some er seed than this past season. The charges were filed in 1st District Court May 29. Whipple weight and polish his game has since appeared in front of Judge Kevin Allen, and a decision offensively, ideally harnessing @dren_sports to preliminary hearing has been scheduled for June 24, where some of his jump shooting Whipple and his attorney, Shannon Demler, will decide whether potential in a more game appli- Utah Statesman senior sports or not to schedule a preliminary hearing. cable setting. But there aren’t writer Jason Walker contributed The Cache Valley community gathered for a candlelight vigil for PHOTO BY Megan Albrechtsen Utah State Aggies center Neemias Queta (23) celebrates an Aggie victory in the Mountain many mobile bigs built like to this report. Lizzy held on the steps of the Historic Cache County Courthouse West title game against the San Diego State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las in Logan. Funeral services were held for Shelley on June 4th. Vegas, Nevada, on March 16, 2019. Feel the burn: USU students looking to infuse spice into Cache Valley cuisine announced their annual $100 a sauce with USU connections Startup Challenge last fall. would be perfect for the start- “I had been watching this up competition. show on YouTube called ‘Hot They just had to come up Ones,’ where they invite with their unique flavor. celebrities on to eat hot wings “That was the fun part,” and they have this lineup Merrill said. of hot sauces,” Goss said. “I First, Goss and Merrill PHOTO BY Megan Albrechtsen found out there’s this whole looked at hot sauce recipes PHOTO BY Megan Albrechtsen Kimball Goss and Derrill Merrill first developed Blue Bull Rodeo Sauce at Merrill’s home in culture around hot sauces online and examined ingre- Alpine, Utah. Blue Bull Rodeo Sauce, a concoction of a pair of USU students, is making its way into Cache that people will follow and dient labels to see what is Valley cuisine. By Alek Nelson uct a part of both USU and that they like to try different commonly used in hot sauces. flavors of hot sauce. on them. STUDENT LIFE CONTRIBUTOR Cache Valley’s cuisine. flavors.” After experimenting with The duo brought these “Heat is definitely important Kimball Goss and Derrill The idea for Blue Bull hot Because Goss and Merrill different mixtures at Merrill’s concoctions to USU’s Logan because it’s a hot sauce, but, Merrill, a pair of Utah State sauce came to the fresh- didn’t know of any hot sauces home in Alpine, Utah, they campus to allow students to more than anything, it’s the University students, are work- men students when the in Cache Valley, they thought came up with three different taste test and give feedback see “Blue Bull” PAGE 6 ing to make their spicy prod- USU Entrepreneurship Club PAGE 2 WEEK OF JUNE 11, 2019 NEWS National Abortion Cache County recycling Agriculture, auctioneering and debate reaches Utah to stop acceptingstudent safety drive Dexton Lake By Naomi Ward NEWS STAFF WRITER certain types of plastic While recent abortion bans in Alabama By Autumn Miskin had continued doing it, but it tive change is most likely and Missouri gain traction in national news, NEWS STAFF WRITER just came down to the point the elimination of number debate surrounding legislation that restricts where we no longer have any- 5 plastics.