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Media B'cast Newswires 2011 49 22 19 4 2 2 Project: 2011 Type Date Headline City State Prominence Tone Publication / Journalist 1/24/2011 Halfway home: Looking back, ahead at Aggies and WAC Las Cruces Sun-News (NM) Las Cruces NM 1 Jason Groves 1/24/2011 Serendipity in the Desert High Country News Paonia CO 1 Zaffos, Joshua 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference Argus, The (Fremont-Newark, CA) Fremont CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference Alameda Times-Star (CA) Oakland CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference Daily Review, The (Hayward, CA) Pleasanton CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference Oakland Tribune, The (CA) Oakland CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference San Mateo County Times (CA) San Mateo CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Digest: San Jose State could be close to landing invitation to join Mountain West Conference Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton, CA) Pleasanton CA 1 Wire services 1/24/2011 Taylor recruits big at Old Dominion, and it works Star-News (Wilmington, NC) Wilmington NC 1 Brian Mull 1/24/2011 Taylor recruits big at Old Dominion, and it works Star-News (Wilmington, NC) Wilmington NC 1 Brian Mull 1/24/2011 USU hoping for new athletic center to support basketball, volleyball AllVoices National n/a 1 [email protected] 1/24/2011 Bingham native key fundraiser at Utah State Blackfoot Morning News n/a n/a 2 1/24/2011 USU hoping for new athletic center to support basketball, volleyball Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City UT 2 Brian Maffly 1/24/2011 WAC back to zombie status as Utah State, SJSU reportedly jump ship The Living Room Times n/a n/a 2 Brendan Loy 1/24/2011 Utah State appreciates the national ranking ESPN.com - College Basketball Nation Blog n/a n/a 1 Diamond Leung 1/24/2011 Steelers and Packers to Face Off at Super Bowl; A Bipartisan Step in the Right Direction; Giffords' Rehab Delayed - Part 2 CNN: American Morning New York NY 1 Kiran Chetry, T.J. Holmes, Susan Candiotti, Jim Acosta 1/24/2011 The Tiger Mom Controversy; Sports Training for Toddlers; The True Cost of College; Your Home: Rent vs. Buy; Financial Secrets Hu Voxant Entertainment Transcripts n/a n/a 1 n/a 1/24/2011 Technology Technical Amendments LegAlert (Full Text) n/a n/a 1 n/a 1/24/2011 Joint Professional School of Veterinary Medicine LegAlert (Full Text) n/a n/a 3 n/a 1/24/2011 USU students to participate in 'Research on Capitol Hill' event Cache Valley Daily n/a n/a 3 1/24/2011 Good Housekeeping names 2010's most innovative products Tri-City Herald Online Kennewick WA 1 1/24/2011 campus notes 1.24 Central Utah Daily Herald Provo UT 1 1/24/2011 Education updates – Garysworld USA – Jan 24th GarysWorld USA n/a n/a 1 admin 1/24/2011 STUDENTS SHOWCASE RESEARCH WITH POSTERS ON THE HILL US Federal News National n/a 2 n/a 1/24/2011 The Tiger Mom Controversy; Sports Training for Toddlers; The True Cost of College; Your Home: Rent vs. Buy; Financial Secrets Hu AP Alert - Business National n/a 1 n/a 1/24/2011 Biographer Comes to USU to Discuss Book on Pulitzer Media Newswire National n/a 2 1/24/2011 Utah Effort On Commercialization Tops Directions 2011 Agenda Northern Nevada Business Weekly n/a n/a 3 n/a 1/24/2011 2011 IHSA National Championships USEF n/a n/a 1 n/a 1/24/2011 Botanical Center ‘Growing’ Davis County Clipper n/a UT 2 n/a 1/24/2011 USU’s ‘Soup Getting Thinner’ Herald Journal n/a UT 3 n/a 1/24/2011 What We Pay Them Herald Journal n/a UT 2 n/a 1/24/2011 Pair Of Former Aggies Are Super Bowl Bound Herald Journal n/a UT 2 n/a 1/24/2011 Marriage Destroyer 12:00 AM HLN News n/a n/a 2 n/a 1/24/2011 Living Happily Ever After Debt 12:00 AM Fox 8 News n/a n/a 2 n/a 1/23/2011 5 questions with Brennan McFadden Grass Valley Union n/a n/a 1 Brian Hamilton Sports Editor 1/23/2011 Wolfgang Dietzgen Bauer Davis Enterprise Davis CA 1 1/23/2011 WAC edges MWC in final conf. ranking Deseret Morning News Salt Lake City UT 1 Mike Whitelock, For the Deseret News 1/23/2011 Gummy Art Herald Journal n/a UT 1 n/a 1/22/2011 Pac-12 membership likely to boost U. student fees Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City UT 1 Brian Maffly 1/22/2011 Boise State Tribute to Idaho Basketball Scout.com n/a n/a 1 1/22/2011 USU USTAR professor featured on NOVA Cache Valley Daily n/a n/a 3 1/22/2011 New Fungi Could Curb Grasshopper Populations NWTNToday.com Union City TN 1 1/22/2011 There are a host of intriguing games tonight Parsing The WAC n/a n/a 1 Kevin McCarthy 1/22/2011 USU professor, research geneticist awarded medal Herald Journal Monticello IN 3 1/22/2011 Botanical center gets cash for I-15 sign Standard Examiner Ogden UT 2 rstewart 1/22/2011 Botanical Center Has Cash For I-15 Sign Standard Examiner n/a UT 2 n/a 1/22/2011 Answering Kennedy’s Call Herald Journal n/a UT 2 n/a 1/22/2011 USU’s Hard Work Honored Herald Journal n/a UT 3 n/a 1/22/2011 USU, Others To Get Rid Of Blackboard For Canvas Herald Journal n/a UT 2 n/a Media Mentions 01/24/2011 February 2, 2011 Media Mentions 01/24/2011 Project # of Articles Print Online Soc. Media B'cast Newswires 2011 49 22 19 4 2 2 Media Mentions 01/24/2011 February 2, 2011 Media Mentions 01/24/2011 Project # of Articles Print Online Soc. Media B'cast Newswires 2011 49 22 19 4 2 2 Keywords used to calculate Prominence: Utah State, Utah State University, Aggies, USU Media Mentions 01/24/2011 February 2, 2011 Media Mentions 01/24/2011 Project # of Articles Print Online Soc. Media B'cast Newswires 2011 49 22 19 4 2 2 Halfway home: Looking back, ahead at Aggies and WAC Project: 2011 Date: 1/24/2011 Media Type: Print Tone: Positive Outlet: Las Cruces Sun-News (NM) Journalist: Jason Groves City: Las Cruces State: NM Jan. 24--While the halfway point is still a game away, we can already see some trends developing for the New Mexico State men's basketball team, as well as the Western Athletic Conference. The Aggies have hovered around .500 all season. Now 10-11, it should come as no surprise their conference record is also average. NMSU sits at 4- 3 in WAC play, but since the Aggies begin their second trip through most league opponents this weekend, it seemed like a good time to look back and ahead. With a new look for the WAC Tournament bracket, which awards the top two teams a bye into the semifinals, there could be cause for concern regarding the Aggies current spot in fifth place. NMSU was the first team with a conference road win, beating Idaho on opening weekend. On that same trip, the Aggies outplayed Boise State for 30 minutes before losing by three. Their home win against Fresno State (who came into the Pan American Center 3-0 in the conference) isn't as impressive, since the Bulldogs have lost their last four. The second-half schedule also provides reason for optimism. NMSU plays five of its last nine WAC games at the Pan Am. Boise State and Idaho make the return trip to Las Cruces this weekend. The Aggies follow that up with a road game at Fresno State (3-4) and back-to- back games against winless Louisiana Tech. The Aggies then make the always challenging San Jose State/Hawaii road trip, which appears easier than in past years. It all sets the Aggies up for meaningful home games against Utah State (March 2) and Nevada (March 5) to close out the season. After an up and down start, that's all the Aggies could ask for. --- From an individual standpoint, NMSU junior forward Troy Gillenwater has been terrific. Gillenwater leads the league in scoring in WAC play and has showed toughness in his first year as a starter, playing through a foot and ankle injury. Due to early-season injuries, young players have been asked to step in right away. Some have responded better than others. It's unfair and unrealistic to expect much from freshmen or sophomores playing for the first time. You take what you can get from young guys. One player who needs to return to form for the Aggies to contend is junior center Hamidu Rahman. Rahman has missed games due to a calf injury this season, but even before the injury, his production was less than what we expected from him entering the year.