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USU students rally together to support plastic bag ban By Naomi Ward NEWS SENIOR WRITER
Logan residents packed the city council
chambers Tuesday night to express their opinions on the proposed plastic bag ban, filling all the available seats and overflowing into the lobby.
The ban, proposed by councilmember Herm
Olsen, would prohibit Logan stores from dis-
tributing single-use plastic bags or otherwise
receive a fine up to $250 for the first violation. The fine would increase for multiple violations.
“It’s time that we lead on this issue,” Olsen
said. “Waiting on the state legislature is a for-
ever prospect. We can’t solve all the problems in our community, but we can solve one of them.”
Based on a raise of hands in response to a
support the ban, a majority of the residents
in the room attended in support of the ordinance.
Several commenters argued for more sus-
tainable alternatives, such as paper bags or
reusable tote bags. One Logan resident carried
an armful of tote bags with her to the podium, saying many of her bags cost less than $2 or
were given to her for free as promotion items. She gave each council member a tote bag her husband had sewn as a gift.
Common arguments in favor of the ban
included concern for the environmental
impact of plastic. Single-use plastic grocery bags are not biodegradable and commonly contribute to recycling contamination.
Residents also argued that littered plastic bags or bags that are blown away from landfills
create an eyesore in the community. A landfill see “Plastic bags” PAGE 4
public commenter asking who had come to
PHOTO BY Megan Nielsen Logan residents filled City Hall and the atrium of City Hall to voice their opinions for the proposed plastic bag ban in Logan City, on last Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Logan, Utah.
Streak snapped
Mollie Murphy and Tim Cullen
Aggies lose at SDSU despite Merrill’s 35
A Utah State Love Story
By Jason Walker SPORTS SENIOR WRITER
“Most nights, we eliminate losing. We really didn’t elimi-
nate losing tonight.”
Those words, coming from the mouth of Utah State’s first-
year head coach, Craig Smith, were probably the best way to sugar-coat his team’s 68-63 road loss to San Diego State on
Saturday that ended the Aggies’ seven-game winning streak. Sam Merrill had himself a spectacular scoring night, net-
ting for 35 on 50 percent shooting overall and from deep.
Outside of the 6-foot-5 junior, however, USU shot an abys-
mal 32 percent overall and 33 percent from 3-point range.
The team’s second-leading scorer, Abel Porter, finished with eight points.
USU head coach Craig Smith said the zone defense the
Aztecs employed at the start of the game “got us disjointed,”
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOLLIE MURPHY
changing the Aggies from a team-oriented passing offense to one that had 12 turnovers and four assists at halftime while relying on one player for most of its points.
By Jordan Forest STUDENT LIFE CONTRIBUTOR
or Fresno State, or go right down the line, we can’t play
Mollie Murphy and Tim Cullen, married assistant professors in
“To beat a team of this quality, whether it’s San Diego State
one-on-one basketball,” Smith said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF David Pradel/The Daily Utah State Redshirt Freshman Forward Justin Bean attempts to block San Diego State Jalen McDaniels during playing at San Diego on Sat.urday, Feb. 9. The Aggies lost to the Aztecs, 63-68.
the Communication Studies department, arrived to their inter-
view shortly after taking their dogs on a walk. The simplicity and beauty of this personal time together, pets in tow, defines their relationship, which is built on friendship and time.
Though their degrees have the same label, Murphy and Cullen
both have different concentrations in their respective studies.
Murphy studies the rhetoric of social justice activists, while Cullen studies interpersonal relationships and health. Their studies
and personal desires for education eventually brought Cullen
and Murphy to pursue their Masters degrees at the University of Montana.
“You always say its because our desks were next to each other,”
Cullen said jokingly to Murphy. While in their Master’s program, they got to know each other inside and outside of the classroom, spending a lot of time together in a group of students.
As they spent more time together, their relationship progressed.
Murphy said, “I just remember going to the office and being kind of upset if he wasn’t there. Or if we were going to some social
event, wanting to hang out with him and starting to notice that I was pulled to him.”
They were steady friends for about eight months before they
started to date.
“We were just friends for a while, and then we just kinda slowly
realized we had a lot in common and decided it’d be better if we dated,” said Cullen.
One of the biggest things that brought the two together was
their similar sense of humor.
“We always laugh at each other’s jokes. Sometimes we’re the
only ones laughing. I think we’re always laughing together. Always. That’s probably the best part,” said Cullen.
The two also described being drawn to aspects of depth in each
other’s character. Cullen said, “I liked that Mollie has strong ideas, really independent thinker. That’s attractive to me. Someone who you can have an original conversation, who doesn’t just say what reflects what you’ve been told your whole life.”
Murphy said, “He’s just really nice and caretaking. Actually, I
taught about emotional intelligence today and you were my example of someone who’s really in tune to other people’s emotions.” Following their Master’s degrees, Cullen and Murphy went
on to the University of Georgia together and earned PhDs in Communication Studies.
As they have moved through their education and research, both
have been strong motivators for each other.
“The academic job market is competitive,” said Murphy. “But
then it’s even more competitive when you’re a couple. Everyone
said, ‘If you’re gonna get a job as a couple...you have to be a good candidate.’ Once (Tim) started publishing things and teaching
more stuff, I was like, ‘I need to keep up.’ That ended up working to both our favors.”
The two have been able to inspire each other without letting that
motivation become negative.
“It’s like a balance between trying not to be comparative or comsee “A Utah State Love Story” PAGE 4
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NEWS
Huntsman School wins national award B By Josh Wilkinson NEWS CONTRIBUTOR
Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
was a recipient of a national award for their SEED, or Small Enterprise Education and Development, program.
Awarding USU with a first-place prize for Excellence in
Co-Curricular Innovation, the United States Association for
Small Business and Entrepreneurship, or USABE, is a national academic organization dedicated to entrepreneurship education. The Huntsman School’s Center for Entrepreneurship is
the largest organization of its kind in the world, said Michael Glauser, executive director of the center.
“It helps us to raise our credibility as a Huntsman School of
Business, and a center for entrepreneurship,” said Glauser,
regarding the award. “It’s going to be really valuable for us.” Glauser said the SEED program offers students the oppor-
tunity to practice entrepreneurial skills first hand, as well as
make an impact as they are sent to various developing nations around the world.
“It’s like an old-fashioned apprenticeship,” said Glauser. “We
take students from every major, and for one semester we teach
them the skills of entrepreneurship and small business consulting skills, and second semester they go live somewhere in the world and teach those skills to individuals and families living in poverty.”
In the program, students teach and give mentorship to
individuals and families to help them create small business.
Marissa Barlow, a student who participated in the program last summer visited the Philippines as part of the program. Each
PHOTO BY Utah State Today Daniel Holland, USU associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategy; Michael Glauser, executive director of USU’s Center for Entrepreneurship; and Mark T. Schenkel, president of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
ing principles of entrepreneurship.
including local schools, the Catholic church and other groups
week students would visit local high schools to practice teach-
semester.”
“We were doing a lot of teaching, but I feel like I was learning
local to the areas.
Those that make the effort to attend classes offered by the
schools other than USU, as the program continues to grow and
a lot as well through teaching these basic skills,” said Barlow.
program and come up with business ideas are given the opportunity to accept small loans offered by the program.
“The payback rate for all the loans that we’ve been involved
with across all the countries is 98%” Glauser said. “The success
rate is a lot higher than business here, but it’s like a one-person business or a three-person business.”
experience greater levels of media attention.
“I would guess within a few years it will be half USU students
affordable and it’s a transformative experience for the students”
Barlow saw the experience as a transformative opportunity.
“The Philippines and the work I was able to do there changed
the costs of participating.
other opportunity like that. It was very impactful.”
The program also offers a stipend to students to help pay for Andy Thunell, program coordinator for the Center for
months abroad they might be $500 to $1000 for the whole
between USU and a variety of programs local to regions,
ly more, around the market of $7500 per semester. “It’s very
and half non-USU students,” said Glauser.
Entrepreneurship, said “out of pocket, for full semester, three
The program also allows for partnership opportunities
Thunell added other international programs cost significant-
USU also envisions greater involvement with students from
my life. It was very eye-opening… I have never found any
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Emergency? Text the police and first responders themselves safer.”
By Michaella Whitney NEWS CONTRIBUTOR
The reasoning behind this additional way of
The county-wide public safety dispatch cen-
ter at the Logan City Police Department has recently implemented text-to-911 for Cache
contacting a 911 dispatcher through text is partly for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
According to a press release from the Logan
City Police Department, this is a scenario in
County residents. When a person texts 911,
their message goes through the same technology as a phone call would. From there, a dispatch operator is then able to ask where they are and what type of emergency it is.
This method of communication is in its infan-
cy in Utah. It’s part of a statewide program
called “Next Generation 911 Rollout,” which
is currently operating in Cache County Utah. Rich, Box Elder and Franklin counties will
have this feature as soon as they get the technology to do so.
According to a Report to Congress explaining
the cost and implementation of this new way of
communication, the Next Generation 911 rollout “will lead to faster response and more lives and
property saved— and will make both the public
which it is appropriate to text 911 instead of
calling. It may also be necessary to text instead of call if the emergency is a kidnapping, active
shooting or a domestic violence situation. Textto-911 can still trace a persons phone to locate where they are at.
However, Laurilee Tarbet, the 911 Operations
Supervisor at the Logan City Police Department, encourages residents of Cache County to “call if you can and text if you can’t.”
Calling is still the best way to get ahold of a
911 dispatcher, but if circumstances would be
more dangerous making a call, texting can still send help.
FILE PHOTO BY Matt Halton Cache County residents can now text 911 in emergencies. Calling is still the best way to get ahold of a 911 dispatcher, but if circumstances would be more dangerous making a call, texting can still send help.
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STUDENT LIFE
Black Lives Matter Utah leader speaks at USU By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
Lex Scott, leader of Black Lives Matter Utah and the United Front
Civil Rights Organization, spoke at Utah State University on Friday
about the Black Lives Matter movement and her plans for this year. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” Scott said at the beginning of her
presentation.
Scott was born in Denver and raised in Salt Lake City. Both she
and her husband attended USU, as have as her parents.
Scott got involved with protesting after Mike Brown was killed by
Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in an act of police brutality.
“I was there in Ferguson and people would come and vandalize
and loot and then leave and make our movement look bad,” Scott
said. “My chapter of BLM is independent because it is a movement, not an organization, and I don’t need a certificate to validate my activism.”
In Salt Lake City, the Utah chapter of BLM has helped to publicize
data from the police department about the individuals they stop and why they stop them.
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Lex Scott, leader of Black Lives Matter Utah, spoke to USU students on Friday, Feb. 15. The speech was sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Speed debating: Philosophers in Love Speed Debating
By Abigail Slade STUDENT LIFE CONTRIBUTOR
catalyst for discussion.
you and your significant other coming to this and being like, ‘we
don’t necessarily reflect on it philosophically in a systematic way,
discover love together,” she said.
“[Love is] something that we are aware of every day, but we
Arina Pismenny, a philosophy professor involved with the
Society for Women in Philosophy, finds Valentine’s Day a perfect excuse to organize a philosophy event.
As is typically the case, not everyone in SWIP shares the same
perspective on the holiday. Maggie Mattinson assert-
Philosophers in Love in this critical way, so I think this will be a good opportunity to ask some of these questions,” said Pismenny.
Some topics up for debate will “cause you to be
more introspective,” said Bullock. “It’s attrac-
have no idea what love is!’ And then you embark on a journey to Clark also felt that people shouldn’t be shy about having these
kinds of conversations with their loved ones. “If our teachings
about love are ruining your relationships,” she said, “then they are ruined to begin with. We’re saving you!”
“There’s no guarantees,” Pismenny said
ed that Valentine’s Day is “a capitalistic mess,”
when asked what students might learn
while Megan Behan and Alex Bullock
concerning love. “It might be that
confessed their love for Valentine’s Day
they find out that they have no
despite agreeing, to a certain extent,
idea, or they might find out that
with Mattinson’s passionate stance.
actually what they think is
Other SWIP members, like Emilia
incoherent, or maybe that love
Clark, and Rachel Robison-Greene,
is incoherent! Or maybe you’ll
also a professor of philosophy,
discover something about your
were somewhere in the middle of
romantic worldview that will
the love-hate spectrum.
reinforce your relationship and
This diversity of opinions will make
help you make a deeper connec-
for some lively discussions at SWIP’s
tion with your loved one.”
Valentine’s Day event on February 15.
With activities such as these,
Pismenny explained that the event,
SWIP aims to instill a love of
which is called Speed Debating: Philoso-
philosophy in those who participate.
phers in Love, will be modeled after speed
The members hope to help people of all
dating. Participants will be able to have
backgrounds feel comfortable expressing their
philosophical discussions about love. “So, for
thoughts, ideas, and opinions.
example, is love real? Is love a kind of madness? What
“In general, presenting your ideas and doing that
is the difference between romantic love and friendship? Do
in a concise way and a confident way is hard,” Clark
soulmates exist? Is love gendered? Just to give a taste of some
said. “No matter what your profession is, it’ll help you
of the questions,” Pismenny said.
overcome stuff like that.”
There will also be Valentine’s Day treats and chances to win prizes.
Behan similarly feels that philosophy and debate are practi-
One key purpose of this event is to give life to the otherwise
cal skills that are “worth investing in.”
drab connotation of the phrase “philosophical discussion.”
Speed Debating: Philosophers in Love will be held Friday,
Members of SWIP want to help students know that it isn’t, in
GRAPHIC BY Taylor Hilton
Bullock’s words, “just a bunch of dudes with beards arguing about stupid things.”
Instead, SWIP hopes that people will walk away from the event
feeling as Behan does: that casual debate can be fun.
SWIP keeps its conversations focused on what interests
students, making for dynamic debates on a regular basis. Love is a universally relevant topic, and Valentine’s Day serves as a
om and Bathroom
Though event will be “date-appropriate,” Pismenny said a date
is definitely not required.
However, Bullock feels that this is an ideal event for a date. “I
don’t think there’s anything that could be more romantic than
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Seeking support and finding faith need for students to have a place where they
stress, anxiety, or depression that is re-
ment.
religious or who just want to discuss and
could discuss religion without any judge“We spent some time talking about how
we would cultivate a physical and emotional space where students felt comfortable
in their faith of origin. It is a community
to experience new ideas and meet new people when moving away from home for the
first time. This change can cause students to
wonder why they believe the things they do. “This is about recognizing in your college
years that it is such a common time to be
figuring various parts of your identity. Your spiritual identity is no exception,” Frazier said. “It is really normal to have identity
nique Frazier, a psychologist with Counsel-
A new support group on campus is helping
Glass-Coffin, director of the Utah State
students improve their mental health by discussing their religious identities.
ing and Psychological Services, and Bonnie University Interfaith Initiative. They saw the
“Plastic bags” FROM PAGE 1 attendant stated that of the litter that is blown away and picked up by community service workers, the “vast majority” is plastic bags. Robert Davies, a physics professor at Utah State University,
referenced a decision the council had made in 2007 to invest in
renewable energy over coal, a choice he called “courageous” and “visionary.”
“This is a chance for Logan to really shine and be a model,” Davies
issues around faith and spirituality that you are sorting out. That is why it is import-
ant to have a safe space to voice that. It is the most normal thing in the world, but it doesn’t always feel that way to people.”
traditions or be pressured to leave or stay without an agenda that provides support,
acceptance, and safety as individuals journey on their own personal spiritual path. “What we find is that as one begins to
articulate why one feels and believe what one does, often times what happens is
that their faith of origin gets stronger,”
Glass-Coffin said. “This is a opportunity
to learn how to bring your authentic self
forward and not hide it in a way that can
appreciate and respect someone that may have different views than you.”
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The faith distress group creates a support-
ive environment for students suffering from
said. “I can’t even imagine adding a couple hundred more dollars
they have some backing from the petroleum industry. It’s going to
like we should have the freedom to choose.
to have, and I encourage you to take this passion and speak to the
for paper bags. They’re just not an option for me right now. I feel
Another resident argued the term “single-use” is inaccurate, since
they can be used again and can be recycled. He also argued that creating a ban in only Logan will compel residents to take their business to stores outside of the city.
Other residents argue the timeline in the ordinance is not
be an interesting challenge. This is a conversation this state needs state legislators.”
Councilmember Jess Bradfield expressed a strong disapproval of
the ban, saying he believes the issues is important but not urgent,
and that the city should trust citizens to make their own decisions. “If this passes, we’re telling businesses that we don’t care about
realistic, and that businesses would need more than a couple
their opinion and we’re willing to gamble their money,” Bradfield
said, “We love the community and want to make Cache Valley
businesses will rise to that challenge.”
said to the council. “Lots of evidence shows that it can be done and
of months to implement a ban. The owner of Lee’s Marketplace
but no reason to abandon the effort.
beautiful. We want to support Logan city and our landfills, but
done well. There are certainly reasons to modify [the ordinance],
The group stresses that it is not a place
interacting respectively with people who are For many students in college, it is common
By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
to the group.
for students to belittle other religious
different than themselves,” Glass-Coffin said.
The faith distress group was created by Mo-
listen to others are also welcome to come
sharing and being their authentic selves.
Also where they could learn the tools for
GRAPHIC BY Makalee Richardson
lated to their faith. Students who are not
said. “We should issue a challenge rather than mandate, and I trust
The council agreed to have the environmental department explore
“Council has made visionary decisions before. I encourage you
we need some time to do it.”
the idea of a waste fee, in which businesses would pay a surcharge
Several residents also expressed concern over the ban, par-
banning plastic bags, but also described herself as a “realist in
address broader county issues as well.
to do it again.”
ticularly for small business owners and for the city’s right to enforce such a ban.
Julie Gortler, owner of a children’s clothing store called Little
Councilmember Jeannie Simmonds said she was in favor of
terms of politics in Utah.”
Simmonds said a state-wide ban had been proposed in the past
and was defeated in the state Senate. When it was proposed a
Sprouts Resale Boutique, said paper bags are expensive for busi-
second time, it never got out of committee. Another bill followed
customers need bags with handles so they can carry both their chil-
Simmonds said went through the senate and was then defeated “in
nesses to provide instead of plastic bags, and that many of her
that would ban cities from being able to ban plastic bags, which
dren and purchases to the car.
the last hour” by the house of representatives.
“I’m already working 60 hours a week with no paycheck,” Gortler
“A Utah State Love Story” FROM PAGE 1 petitive but pushing each other and celebrating any small accomplishment,” said Murphy.
“Those people are back, and they do not want our communities to
be able to make this type of legislation,” Simmonds said. “This year, When asked to share a snapshot of memory about the other
person, Murphy turned to Cullen and mentioned moments of him with their nephews and their dogs.
“I think of pictures of you holding Brady’s hand and pulling
for plastic bags or charge customers for bags. The department will Council unanimously passed a motion to table the ordinance for
six weeks until their second meeting in March, in which they may continue discussion and vote.
“Plastic is a huge problem” Olsen said. “This is just a small
component of it. But how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. This is our first bite.”
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and I look over and she thinks its so funny. And I was like, ‘Okay, just think about it a little differently.’ That’s usually the best part of Mollie.”
Cullen and Murphy look forward to travelling together and are
As they have been together, their work has influenced one
Caleb in the wagon. You’ll totally be present with the kids. Or
considering publishing something teaching-related together. For
changed. Or how I even look at a study, because I’ll do survey
able things, like animals or kids. You always step in to help out
peaceful time together.
another’s. Cullen said, “The things I write about now definitely
walking the dogs and pet them. Just very caring toward vulner-
research and statistics. I’ll start to think about, ‘Well, why am I
with the kids and be with them and the dogs.”
nitely see Mollie’s influence in my paper.”
ites.
Murphy. “I find myself speaking to a lot of his research and that
thing, remember that? I made this horrible meal and I was so
family.”
was a mess because of it, and it came out horrible and I was fum-
campus as professors in the Communications department. The
me. And that alleviated it all, made me feel better. I was so mad
seeing these results?’ or I try to explain that in the paper. I defi“I see more of his influence in my teaching, I think,” said
sort of stuff, and borrowing his stuff on mental health and the
This mutual motivation led them to both get jobs on Utah State’s
two talked about their appreciation for Utah State and its students, as well as the opportunity to work together.
“I think the best thing about working together is we spend
almost all day, every day together. That’s really nice,” said Cullen. “Like we just took our dogs for a walk and it’s 1:00 in the after-
noon. We can just drive home, do that and come back. So we’re always together. I like that.”
Murphy and Cullen’s passion for USU extends to the city of
Logan, Utah as well. One especially big part of that is their common love of the outdoors. “We’re always on the trails like Green
Canyon or Bonneville. We are there like five times a week.” They regularly go out with their two bloodhounds, Roxy and Hannah, who are “all (they) talk about these days.”
The couple shared some of the most valuable things they have
learned since being together.
“I do study relationships, so I think they’re important anyway,”
said Cullen. “But I do think it’s a nice reminder how my quality of life is high, but it’s probably mostly because I enjoy my romantic partner and we’re around each other all the time...Picking the right person to spend all your time with can matter a lot.”
Murphy went on to say, “I’ve learned to be more empathetic, and
I have a hard time getting out of my own head. But when you
have a stable romantic partner—or even a stable friend, even if
it’s not a romantic relationship—if you have somebody else to be thinking about, it’s more motivation to not be self-focused.”
Cullen shared a simple memory of Murphy as one of his favor“A snapshot of you for me is when I made that stupid bean rub
mad. I just got so angry because it took so much time. The kitchen ing. I was so mad. And I look over and she’s in tears laughing at
now, though, the two are learning how to relax and have more “You kind of have to relearn that after graduate school, have
to learn how to relax a little bit, have more balance in life,” said
Cullen. “So those are the goals these days. To just kind of exhale.” This kind of exhalation will help Murphy and Cullen continue to
enjoy the beauty of their relationship, built on one simple theme: together.
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SPORTS “It was super exciting. Getting a 39.200 was my goal and now I have to set a new goal,” Varnadore said. “I feel like tonight was the first time I’ve shown what I’m capable of, which is super exciting. I can’t wait for more.”
USU’s best rotation came on the floor, which has traditionally been the strong point of the Aggies. There, they scored a sea-
son-best 48.975 behind several strong individual performances. Along with DeHarde’s title-capturing performance, senior Madison Ward-Sessions earned a 9.875 to take second, and Varnadore earned a 9.850 to tie for third place.
While the Aggies’ score matched their season high which was set exactly one week prior, Smith believes they still have plenty of room to improve.
“We are still building and we keep talking about the team needing to show up and bring their best when their best is needed,” Smith said. “That needs to be everybody, to where they are
supporting each other. We saw brilliant performances tonight,
and then we saw some not-so brilliant performances. We really
need each gymnast, one through six, to show up and get it done for us to do what we are capable of doing.”
The Aggies will be back on the mats on Feb. 17 when they travel to Morgantown, W.V. to participate in a quad team meet against
West Virginia, Cornell and Pittsburgh. They then return home to host Alaska Anchorage Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. PHOTO BY Megan Nielsen Utah State sophomore Autumn DeHarde celebrates a routine with teammates during Friday night’s meet against No. 9 Boise State. DeHarde won two event titles at the meet, earning the sixth beam title and fourth floor title of her career.
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DeHarde’s big night not enough as Aggies fall to No. 9 Boise State already captured six beam titles and four floor titles. It was also
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her second beam title and second 9.900 score on beam in the
The Utah State gymnastics team tied its season-high score of
194.975 Friday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, as the
Aggies hosted No. 9 Boise State, falling to the Broncos 196.075194.975.
Utah State’s night was highlighted by the performance of Au-
tumn DeHarde. The sophomore won her ninth and tenth career individual titles — an outright title on the floor with a score
of 9.900, and a title on the beam which she shared with Boise State’s Shani Remme with a score of 9.900.
“This whole week, we talked about doing what we do in
practice,” said Utah State second-year head coach Amy Smith.
“That’s what we see from Autumn, day in and day out, is flaw-
less routines on beam and floor. She got the job done tonight.” Still early into her second season as an Aggie, DeHarde has
past three meets, the previous one coming on Jan. 25 at BYU. “The first couple of meets of the season, I wasn’t completely
settled in,” DeHarde said. “Tonight, I was more loose and I really had fun with it, and it paid off.”
With the win, Boise State remained unbeaten, a perfect 7-0
on the season. The Broncos’ performance was highlighted by a team score of 49.150, including a 9.925 performance by
Remme. Remme, the two-time reigning Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference Gymnast of the Year, also won her 20th career all-around title with a score of 39.525.
Utah State sophomore Leighton Varnadore had a big night as well, taking third in the all-around behind Remme and Boise
State’s Courtney McGregor. Varnadore’s personal-best score of 9.875 on the beam helped her to an overall score of 39.225.
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Aggie softball opens season 1-4 in weekend tournament By Dalton Renshaw SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Over the weekend, the Utah State softball
team opened up its season, winning one of its
first five games as part of the Titan Classic held in Fullerton, Calif.
In the Aggies’ first two games of the Titan
Classic, they fell 12-0 to Northwestern in the opener, and lost a close game 3-2 against
Loyola Marymount in the second game of a
double-header Friday night. Sophomore pitcher Delaney Hull started Utah State’s first game
and pitched 2.2 innings before she was pulled
for freshman Chloe Nightingale, who made her first collegiate appearance on the day.
The Aggies pitching wasn’t up to its normal
standards, but the batting was also slow to get
going, due to Northwestern holding the team to just one hit in the game coming off the bat of senior catcher Bailey Lewis.
Utah State played the second game of the
double-header just a few hours later, this time faring better against Loyola Marymount. This
game also featured a freshman pitcher for the
a one run complete game and grab her first win of the season. However, this would come as the Aggies lone win in the tournament.
The team’s next outing was Saturday evening
Aggies, two in fact. Kapri Toone was the starter,
against the tournament hosts, Cal State Fuller-
going three innings and giving up two earned runs.
again by the score of 3-2 with both of the
making her first collegiate appearance as well,
Nightingale came in to pitch the last three in-
nings, keeping the Aggies alive by not giving up any runs and striking out three. Unfortunately
for Utah State, a late push in the sixth inning by the tune of two runs wasn’t enough to overcome Loyola Marymount’s three run lead.
Saturday started off strong for the Aggies with
a 5-1 win over Pacific. This was a well-rounded performance from Utah State, seeing the of-
fense grab seven hits including two home runs
ton. It was another close loss for the Aggies,
team’s runs coming in the sixth inning, courtesy of a two-run shot from freshman Lexi Orozco to pull the Aggies within one.
USU head coach Steve Johnson elected to go
with two freshmen on the mound in the contest
Hull started her third game of the tourna-
ment, but picked up her second loss, going an
inning and a third and giving up seven. Toone was the Aggies’ choice as reliever again in
this game, and did well by pitching four and two-thirds scoreless innings along with five
strikeouts. Utah State was able to get 10 hits off the Cardinals, its most in any game across the tournament.
Utah State is back on the field this weekend
as part of the Littlewood Classic held in Tempe,
innings and gave up all three of Fullerton’s runs
will play five games across three days including
Nightingale getting the start. She pitched 4.1
before Toone came in to pitch the final 1.2 innings. After giving up seven runs to the Louisville
Cardinals over the first two innings of Sunday’s
Hira. To accompany the good hitting, Hull re-
own over the final five innings. But, it proved to
bounded from her loss the previous day to pitch
tournament.
for the second time in the tournament, with
coming off the bats of junior outfielder Riley
Plogger and sophomore third baseman Kennedy
ahead, losing its fourth and final game of the
game, Utah State went on to score five of its
be too late and the Aggies weren’t able to pull
Arizona. Similar to the Titan Classic, Utah State matchups with the No. 5 Florida Gators and No. 12 Arizona State.
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OPINION
By Adam Larson SPORTS STAFF WRITER
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Though the Aggie men lost a close road game to San
Diego State over the weekend, the past 10 days were still a success for the team after a blowout home win over UNLV and and a nail-biting
road victory against Fresno State.
The 2-1 stretch kept Utah State second in the
Mountain West standings with an 18-6 record, and all but assured the team a bye in the first round of the conference tournament.
But the Aggies weren’t supposed to be this good. The
conference preseason rankings had them ninth out of the Mountain West’s 11 teams. So why are they this good?
More confidence in star-player Sam Merrill
maybe? A big recruit in Portuguese big man
Neemias Queta? A change of style? Spectrum Magic?
The answer is all of the above, and
there’s one common thread through all of those: new head coach Craig Smith.
The men’s basketball program
at Utah State changed its course this season after hiring Smith. The team seems to be
playing much different under Smith than the past few
years; not just style-wise, but enthusiasm-wise as well. But what makes Smith different from other head
coaches?
Smith exhibits a love for coaching that is special — he
genuinely loves leading the team and wants to get the most out of his players.
He also happens to coach a style of basketball that is
very fun to play in, which makes the on-court product more enjoyable for the players and the fans.
Smith’s system is run-and-gun with a lot of layups and
excitement. He often tweets for students to come to
games, encouraging them to bring the Spectrum Magic back, and it’s working.
Previous seasons saw some fan support after the team
had won some games, but the fans have been excited
for this team right from the beginning of the year, and
the players have said how it’s helped them play better. The only home loss for the Aggies this year was the
heartbreaker against Fresno State, one of the best teams in the conference.
With seven games left in the season Utah State still
3-pointers, without much of the low-quality in-between
has a lot of work left to do to remain at the top of the
perfectly.
are much better than expected, and coach Smith is
shots. The game has evolved, and Smith’s style fits it He fits this team perfectly.
Merrill was unleashed this year, instilled
with confidence from his new coach.
Merrill scored a career-high 37 points in
the Aggies first game of the season. He is
putting up just more than 20 points per game, a four-point increase from last season.
The Aggies are also pulling in seven more rebounds per game than last year’s team, while its opponents
Mountain West, but two things seem clear: these Aggies making sure the excitement is here to stay.
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are getting two less, turning a
negative rebounding margin last year to a dominant 9.3 margin
this year. Impact freshman Queta
— who was recruited to Utah State
by Smith — has played a big part
in that performance, pulling in more
than nine boards per game by himself. For context, last season’s leading rebounder was Koby McEwen
with five and a half rebounds per contest.
While overall attendance
is down slightly this season
— likely due to not playing BYU at home — student attendance appears to
be up compared to the past few years and
the fanbase is clearly
excited.
Smith has been the
primary cause of that
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