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Fiefia calls special election for ASUSU constitution changes 4By Danielle Manley assistant news editor
Bloomberg News photo by Julia Schmalz FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MATTHEW MURGUIA, walks around the Capitol building on Tuesday, the 15th day of the shutdown. Congress passed a measure ending the shutdown and extending the debt limit Wednesday night.
Sixteen-day government shutdown ends, Congress avoids international debt crisis by extending nation’s borrowing limit 4By Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — After shutting down the U.S. government for 16 days and driving the nation toward the brink of default, a chastened Congress voted late Wednesday to reopen federal agencies, call hundreds of thousands of civil servants back to work and raise the $16.7 trillion debt limit. An agreement struck by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ended a stalemate created last month, when hardline conservatives pushed GOP leaders to use the threat of shutdown to block a landmark expansion of federally funded health coverage. That campaign succeeded mainly in undermining popular support for the Republican Party, however. By late Wednesday, dozens of anxious GOP lawmakers were ready to give President Barack Obama almost exactly what he requested months ago: a bill to fund the government and increase the Treasury Department’s borrowing power with no strings
attached. “We’ve been locked in a fight over here, trying to bring government down to size, trying to do our best to stop Obamacare,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told a Cincinnati radio station. “We fought the good fight. We just didn’t win.” The Senate overwhelmingly ratified the deal Wednesday evening, 81 to 18, with more than half of Senate Republicans voting yes. A few hours later, the House followed suit, approving the measure 285 to 144. Eightyseven Republicans joined a united Democratic caucus in approving the measure, allowing Congress to meet a critical Treasury Department deadline with one day to spare. Obama said he would immediately sign the measure, reopening parks and monuments across the nation, restoring government services and putting furloughed federal employees back on the job, many of them in the Washington region. “Employees should expect to return to work in the morning,” Sylvia Mathews Burwell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement. The measure also would guarantee those
workers back pay for time spent at home, aid flood-wracked Colorado and provide extra cash for fighting wildfires out West. And it would grant the District of Columbia government, which relies on Congress to approve its budget, authority to manage its own affairs through the 2014 fiscal year. Enforcement of the debt limit would be suspended until Feb. 7, setting up another confrontation over the national debt sometime in March, independent analysts estimated. Meanwhile, federal agencies would be funded through Jan. 15, when they might shut down again unless lawmakers resolve a continuing dispute over deep automatic spending cuts known as the sequester. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., was to have breakfast Thursday morning with her House counterpart, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to start a new round of talks aimed at averting another crisis. Obama repeated his vow to work with Republicans to rein in a national debt that remains at historically high levels. “With the shutdown behind us and budget
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Members of the ASUSU Executive Council took to the campus cafeterias to get feedback from students. ASUSU President Doug Fiefia bought meal cards for Executive Council members so they could eat lunch with students and ask them about comments or complaints they had about USU. To pay for the cards, Fiefia used money from his presidential enhancement budget. He said the ASUSU president has two budgets: a presidential enhancement budget and a normal president’s budget. Enhancement money comes directly from USU President Stan Albrecht, while the regular budget comes from student fees. “What that money is given to the student body president is for is to enhance student life in any way, shape or form,” Fiefia said. “That’s where this money would be coming out of, and it’s non-student
fees.” and be in the trenches.” The idea mirrors Fiefia’s can- Fiefia bought cards for himdidate platform, where he called self and Executive Vice President for “bridging the gap between the Emily Esplin, Student Advocate student body, ASUSU, and the VP Daryn Frischknecht, administration,” according to the Programming VP Thomas Rogers, ASUSU website. Service VP Kevin Meacham and “One of the things that I prom- Administrative Assistant Trevor ised students was that the officers Olsen. would be in the trenches and that I “I just went to find students would personwho were sitally be in the ting by themtrenches findselves,” Olsen ing out what said. “I introJoin the conversation @ the real conduced myself, utahstatesman.com cerns were,” just chatted Fiefia said. with them a Fiefia said little bit about he got the idea for meal cards from school and things, and then I James Morales, vice president of asked them what they like about Student Services. Utah State and what things they “Once a month, they’ll (Morales would change if they could.” and his staff) go down to have Fiefia and Frischknecht have meals with students just to get to not used their cards yet, but the know them, find out what con- other four Executive Council cerns are, and so that’s kind of members have had successful where I got the idea,” Fiefia said. “I lunches with positive feedback think it’s a great way to incentivize from students, according to Fiefia. student leaders to get out there “So far, the feedback that I’ve
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Lunch with a legislator: 4By Eric Jungblut
After weeks of debate about altering the ASUSU constitution, the Executive Council finalized their changes, and a special election is being held Oct. 22-23. The election will be held next week for students to vote primarily on name changes and grammatical adjustments. Officers passed the changes through a second reading Tuesday during their regular public meeting. A notable change includes renaming Associated Students of Utah State University to the Utah State University Student Association. Find it online President Doug Fiefia proposed the idea of Want to changing ASUSU to know more? USU/SA at the beginning Visit our website of the semester. His iniutahstatesman.com tial concerns came from this summer when he attended student government conferences. Fiefia said students thought he was from Arizona State when he said ASUSU. The officers agreed the student government needed a new brand. They want students to know everyone attending USU is a part of the student association. Organizations and Campus Diversity VP Sonina Hernandez worried students would associate the abbreviation USUSA with something related to the U.S. government. To avoid the problem, the abbreviation was changed to USU/SA, or USU Student Association. Public Relations Director Casey Saxton recently proposed his title needed to be changed. The Executive and Academic Councils approved his changed title of Public Relations and Marketing director. Saxton said the main purpose was to better define his job. He also wants the position to appeal to a broader group of students when applications are being accepted in April. The third name change adds “academic” to Matt Anderson’s title of Senate Pro Tempore. Anderson said Academic Senate Pro Tempore better describes what he does in Executive Council — representing the academic senate. The officers passed the changes to the constitution unanimously. The council also wanted a logo made specifically for the special election to show students what the name would look like if they approved the change of ASUSU to USU/SA. The logo is not official and needs to be approved by USU’s Public Relations department. Students can vote at vote.usu.edu, where the revised version of the ASUSU constitution is also available. They can also vote at the info booth on the first floor of the Taggart Student Center. Executive officers will be present to answer questions.
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gotten back from students and from officers is that it’s great, that they love the idea of having officers go and have meals with them and that they can just say all their concerns and suggestions in a meal,” Fiefia said. Fiefia said they are going through a “trial run” of lunch sessions. The cards are guest dining cards with enough money on them for one meal, or close to $10, according to Olsen. Fiefia said he would like to continue the meals with students if he keeps getting positive feedback. Olsen said Fiefia wanted to do a trial run first with a limited number of cards so that if the idea proved unsuccessful, it would not be a waste of money. “The reason I feel like it is a good use of money is because we’re using it to get to know students, to get on their level, to interact with them more personally and to get their voice and to listen to them,” Olsen said. Rogers said he used his meal
Samantha Behl photo USU STUDENTS eat lunch in the Hub on Wednesday,. Officers on the Executive Council are having lunches with random people to find out how they feel about certain issues.
card last week and said it was a cool experience. “Having us randomly go in and eat with students and bounce from table to table and just asking students what they like about Utah State University — as well as
what they would like to improve — was really cool,” Rogers said. “It wasn’t them having to come to us, it was actually us making the approach to come to them.” – ej.jungblut@gmail.com Twitter: @JungblutEric
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Business school to open entrepreneurship center Utah State University alumnus Jeffrey Clark and his wife, Bonnie Clark, have provided a $6 million leadership gift to help establish the Jeffrey D. Clark Center for Entrepreneurship in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at USU. Jeff is a pioneering entrepreneur in the financial industry, having cofounded one of the first “fund of hedge funds” in the United States, Genesee Partners, in 1985. He went on to found his own firm, Praesideo Asset Management, in 1991. The endowment will fund programs that foster entrepreneurial success among Utah State students from across campus and from the distance campuses around the state, as well as among Cache Valley citizens. It also will fund headquarters offices in the soon-to-be-built Huntsman Hall. An additional pledge of $4 million is being sought to complete the funding for the Entrepreneurship Center. “This gift from Jeff and Bonnie and their active involvement with our entrepreneurship programs will move us ahead significantly,” Dean Douglas D. Anderson said. “Now we can provide ever-more concrete, effective assistance to budding entrepreneurs who have great ideas they want to develop.” Michael Glauser, executive director of the center, said that in addition to the generous financial support the Clarks have offered, they are also willing to invest their time in helping Huntsman students refine their entrepreneurial skills. “This is a tremendous opportunity for us to work together, potentially to change the face of entrepreneurship education in the state of Utah,” Glauser said. “We are thrilled to be working with the Clarks because of the reputation, credibility and integrity they bring to the Huntsman School,” he continued. “We didn’t just want a name for the center; we wanted the right name on the center. Jeff is a perfect role model for our students.” Jeff Clark said he is looking forward to working closely with Glauser, in part because the center is supporting students who want to make a positive difference in the world.
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The blind leading the seeing
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bit, step it up 25 percent or even 75 percent, what could be accomplished?” he asked. This question hit student Dylan Phillips, a junior Extreme athlete Bobby McMullen encouraged stu- majoring in international business. dents to live life to the fullest and spoke about the “It’s amazing how you can come back from anyimportance of relying on the help of others during thing I guess, and I don’t know live your life… not Common Hour on Wednesday in the TSC Ballroom. necessarily like it’s your last, but just to like, live it McMullen, who is a downhill mountain bike well and be in the moment,” Phillips said. racer and champion alpine skier, is a little different “You don’t know the day that is going to be your from most athletes. What separates him from them last day, so just live life to the fullest,” said Mady is that he has had Type 1 diabetes, lost 80 percent of Dalley, a freshman studying psychology. “I thought his vision, received two organ transplants and had that was really inspiring.” open heart surgery, as well as many other intense Mcmullen moved his speech from living life each surgeries. He has broken more bones than he could day to the fullest to family and friends who have count. helped him throughout his life and the help that he “I’m like a cockroach,” McMullen said. “Nothing received. can kill me.” Being blind, McMullen had to rely on others since McMullen spoke about overcoming adversity he was 29. He attributes a large amount of his sucthrough mild and difficult chalcess to his parents, family and lenges. friends who have helped him “No matter what happens, you’re get to hospitals, restaurants Bobby McMullen going to survive, and when you and even down mountains. extreme athlete think you’re facing the worst of “There are people it, there is always something that that value you and want to could make it a little bit worse, help you,” he said. “You need a little bit harder, and I think to believe that because it’s true, we’re at our best sometimes when and unless you try, and if you we are faced with those difficulremained paralyzed for the ties because then we again have fear of asking, that’s a life lost that choice of, ‘Do I change who to live in fear.” I am, or do I become that person “I think it’s interestthat no one wants to be around?’” ing that his parents were his McMullen said. heroes, his parents supported McMullen later discussed in detail how he chose him through everything,” Phillips said. “It is just to live his life 10 percent better each day. incredible that his story, that his parents and his ”I don’t know if this is it, but if it is, I’m going to friends were so supportive of him.” make it count,” he said. Many of the observations McMullen has made Talking at length about living life to the fullest throughout his life about himself and others include and putting in the extra effort to make each day the idea that fear is a contributing factor to many count, McMullen asked the following question: people not being themselves and not giving 110 “What if we as a whole, what if individually, you percent to life. did something and you stepped up your game a little “Being afraid of things keeps us from doing staff writer
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Shutdown From Page 1 committees forming, we now have an opportunity to focus on a sensible budget that is responsible, that is fair, and that helps hardworking people all across this country,” Obama said at the White House. Few held out hope that the talks would yield an ambitious plan to overhaul the tax code or restructure federal health and retirement programs, the biggest drivers of future borrowing. But there were
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signs that Republicans may be more inclined to compromise and less inclined to follow what Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., called “the fringe elements” of the GOP. “The reality is there’s a much larger population within our caucus that recognizes reality for what it is,” said Schock, who represents the iconic middleAmerica town of Peoria. “At the end of the day, whatever we pass will have to be a bipartisan bill. The sooner that our conference recognizes that we’re going to have to negotiate with the other side, the more we can get done.” The fight over the health-care law — formally known as the Affordable Care Act and called
Samantha Behl photo BOBBY MCMULLEN talks about living life to the fullest despite adversity during Common Hour on Wednesday.
things you don’t know until you try, because you’re going fail a whole lot more than you’re going to succeed, but you’re going to have so many successes that are going to be so shining,” McMullen said. McMullen keeps a positive attitude about life. “It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do with it,” he said. – tunderwooduw21@gmail.com “Obamacare” by critics and others — originated on the Senate side of the Capitol, with Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, as well as former South Carolina senator Jim DeMint, a Republican who now heads the conservative Heritage Foundation. Cruz and Lee voted against Wednesday’s agreement, as did GOP presidential hopefuls Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky. However, Boehner and the Republican-controlled House waged the fiercer battle, passing bill after bill to defund, delay and otherwise71371 undercut the Affordable Care Act, only to watch those bills die in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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Sword and Psaltery Club duels, renaissance style 4By Taylor Underwood staff writer
The clash of swords in the basement of USU’s Business building may be frightening to someone who just walked off the elevator into the midst of a 16th-century battle. But to the students who participate weekly, it is a way to preserve history and have fun at the same time. The Sword and Psaltery Club at USU was formed nearly six years ago following the downfall of USU’s fencing club. But unlike the former fencing club, those involved in Sword and Psaltery have a flare for the dramatic and the cold steel associated with tactics and fighting, said the group’s sage, a USU alumnus who goes by the pseudonym Spanish Dan. “You don’t have the funny white suit,” he said. “You wear cool clothes.” These “cool clothes” are, for the most part, period shirts and gloves, but safety is the main concern rather than style, said Patrick Brown, a USU student who has been fighting since 2007. “That’s the main difference between us and the community group,” Brown said. “We care more Melissa Ogilvie about safety, and if the clothes are USU SPC member of period, that’s a plus.” Safety is always the number one concern when members have metal swords and daggers flying at them from multiple directions, Brown said. The club has taken serious measures to make sure its record of no injuries continues. Everyone who participates is required to wear safety gear such as a mask, neck guard, gloves and thick padding on their torso. Every sword must be tipped with thick rubber in order to not pierce any of the protective equipment. Mentors like Dan, Brown and Melissa Ogilvie, help individuals who are new to the weekly competition. Through mentor efforts, new recruits learn combative techniques and how to properly — and safely — handle a sword. Nearly half of each night is devoted to things such as footwork and hitting targets set in a particular place. Lined up in the hallways of the Business building, club members take a crouched stance. Receiving orders from superiors, new recruits either advance or retreat while using the proper footwork to maneuver up and down the halls. “I find it fun and challenging and learn a new set of skills,” said Jacob
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Taylor Underwood photo PATRICK BROWN (LEFT) AND SPANISH DAN (RIGHT) duel in the basement of the Business building with rapiers in a weekly meeting of USU’s Sword and Psaltery Club.
Students avert pet restrictions, grow plants USU True Aggie 4By Lis Stewart news editor
USU junior Jessica Morgan bustled around her living room and kitchen, happily pointing out and naming each plant lining the windowsills and tables. “This one and this one somebody gave me as a gift,” Morgan said, gesturing to two little leafy specimens. She turned to another row of pots. “These are like my babies. I started these ones from starts.” Morgan is among a number of students who, for one reason or another, keep houseplants. Plants in various stages of growth, from fledgling sprouts to a robust rubber plant, line the corners, coffee table and kitchen windows of the small house she and her roommates rent
together. “I never have enough pots and dirt and stuff because they’re always growing, and you have to transplant them,” Morgan said. Since a number of apartments restrict renters from keeping animals, plants are a practical solution for those looking for something to take care of. For example, on-campus housing residents cannot keep animals most of the time, but they can have plants, according to Steve Jenson, Housing and Residence Life executive director. While students living on campus can keep a fish in a small tank, people are restricted to pets that are service or companion animals on campus, he said. “Pets have to be approved through the
disability resource center,” Jenson said. Morgan’s interest in plants started when she took an introductory horticulture class for a general education requirement. Though she was pursuing a family, consumer and human development major at the time, her passion has since turned to learning all about plants. “Once I started learning about how they grow and all the stuff inside, I was like, ‘Plants are so cool. They are smarter than humans,’” she said. Typically, Morgan does not need to buy her plants, relying on others. “People buy plants and don’t take care of them, so I save them,” she said. Craig Aston, a professor in the plants,
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tradition lives on 4By Jared Dangerfield staff writer
One of the questions commonly asked between USU students is whether or not they are True Aggies. The tradition of becoming a True Aggie has been going on at USU for nearly a century. On the nights of Homecoming Week, A-Day and during every full moon, students gather together on the northeastern corner of the Old Main grounds for a chance to be kissed while standing on top of the Block A, a stone pil-
lar erected in representation of Aggie pride. This tradition is very popular around campus, and students will have an opportunity to become True Aggies Friday night as the full moon comes out. Students who don’t plan to leave Cache Valley for fall break will be able to take advantage of the shorter line for this True Aggie Night. Kathryn Harwood, a junior studying dietetics, said her dream of becoming a True Aggie came true last month jSee KISS, Page 5
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Renaissance From Page 3 Ehle, an archeology major who has been with the club for a year. “I think it’s a way to connect to our past history and to keep to our heritage and culture and where I was born.” But “connect to our past history” is not listed in the USU history department’s mission statement, which has a goal to “research, analyze, synthesize and communicate accurate conclusions about change over time by using the historical method.” In this way, the Sword and Psaltery Club fills the gap between learning about history in a classroom and through a book and experiencing history firsthand. Connecting to history is something many people outside of USU enjoy doing as well, Dan said. Many events happen throughout the year where similar groups gather together to battle. Due to the style of the USU club and the manner of the members’ training, students have been reported to do well at events, he said.
Plants From Page 3 soils and climate department, said the main things a student should be concerned about when taking care of houseplants are light and water. Typically, a plant owner should wait until the top of the soil is dry before watering it again. “One of the most important things a student can do when watering is water only when it needs it,” Aston said. Also, leaving plants in standing water for more than a day is generally a bad idea, he said. Houseplants do not need to be fertilized as often, either, he said. Students can use Miracle Grow every other month or so according to the package directions. Aston recommended a variety of houseplants for the busy college student that are easy to care
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“At the events we go to, we are usually the first ones on the field, the ones who keep fighting while the others takes breaks and the last ones off the field,” Dan said. Ogilvie, one of the club’s mentors, said team members not only duke it out in the basement of the Business building but also fight in different terrains, including gravel, grass and ice, depending on the time of year. Some nights, individual contenders will be severely outnumbered. “When you are outgunned and outnumbered, you can’t lose because everyone is expecting you to lose,” Dan said. “On the other hand, if you win, you’re a hero”. The group is open for new members. “The more people you have sword fighting, the more fun it is,” Ogilvie said. Members meet at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in BUS 115. “It doesn’t matter how old you are, or experience of health,” Dan said. “Just come and have fun.”
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for and tolerate some neglect. • For low light, such as a basement apartment or east or north facing windows, Aston recommended the Chinese Evergreen. This tough plant tolerates a wide range of watering, he said. • For a student who needs a carefree, durable indoor plant, Aston recommended Devil’s Ivy or Philodendron. The Philodendron is durable in low light and and forgiving if not watered regularly, he said. • A good flowering plant is the peace lily, Aston said. This plant flowers occasionally. • If a student wants to get more out of their plant, they can try planting herbs in a sunny window, he said. Vegetables are not recommended for indoors, because even in the sunniest window they won’t get enough light, he said. – la.stewart65@gmail.com Twitter: @CarpetComm
Taylor Murray photo NICK LYLE AND CHRISTIAN SMITH STAND ATOP the Block A, where students may become True Aggies by kissing on the nights of Homecoming Week, A-Day and every full moon.
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when she kissed her husband Jeff Harwood atop the Block A on Homecoming night. “The line was really long and it was hard to tell where exactly in the line we were standing because there were so many people,” she said. Even though waiting in line took longer than the couple hoped, she said it was worth it to finally be able to say she is a True Aggie. The tradition originated in 1917 when a group of male students known as the Benos formed the Block A. The Beno club has a few different explanations for how it came to be,
but the most popular comes while a few of the members were attending school at West High in Salt Lake City. According the the USU traditions website, The Beno members had asked their principal if they could start a club, but to their surprise he told them there would “be no” clubs. When they came to USU, the students had the idea of using their principal’s words to form their collegiate organization’s name. In recent years, the university held the Guinness World Record for the most couples kissing simultaneously in the same place. Erin Carter, a sophomore going into nursing, looks forward to this weekends opportunity to become a true aggie with her boyfriend. “It will be nice when people ask me, ‘Are you a True Aggie?’” Carter said. “I will finally be able to answer them ‘yes’ instead of giving the awkward ‘no.’”
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New faces ready to step up for Aggies 4By Jeff Dahdah assistant sports editor
It’s been reported on. It’s been agonized over. It’s been scrutinized. Utah State’s football team has sustained a considerable amount of injuries. Four offensive starters went down in the span of three weeks, but that just means new faces are going to excite the Aggie faithful. Darrel Garretson will be taking over for Chuckie Keeton, Sini Tauauve’a is taking over for Kyle Whimpey and Robert Marshall has seen significant playing time with the injury to Joe Hill. “At the start, it was a little bit rough,” Marshall said. “But it’s more than just one person or two people being hurt. We’re still a team.” It’s time to take a look at the next men up, starting with the signal caller: Darell Garretson is a true freshman out of Chandler High School in Arizona. Garretson is 19 and is thought of as the future for the Aggies. The plan was that he would redshirt this year and then be ready, when Keeton eventually graduated, to step in. But with the Keeton injury, Wells opted to pull Garretson’s redshirt and announced him as the starter for Saturday’s game against New Mexico. In two years as a starter in high school, he passed for 5,450 yards and 50 touchdowns, garnering Arizona’s high school player of the year award last year. He originally verbally committed to San Jose State but changed his commitment from the
Spartans to the Aggies following a visit to Logan. Garretson had a debut to forget after being called upon in the third quarter against Boise State to try to mount a comeback. With a full week of practice and a full game of experience now, Wells said he should show everyone why there is such an excitement surrounding him. Tauauve’a is the next new starter, seeing increased playing time since Wimpey went down at SJSU. He is a junior college transfer from Snow College. He was actually a defensive lineman at Snow, but he converted from defense to offense during the 2012 season with the Aggies. Tauauve’a has started the last two weeks and performed admirably. “Everything is slowing down,” Tauauve’a said. “I feel more comfortable out there and I feel like it’s just another day.” Tauauve’a has also been receiving a lot of support from USU’s experienced linemen. “They have been giving me tips and making calls,” Tauauve’a said. “They made me feel comfortable.” Tauauve’a said the rest of the line wasn’t disappointed that he wasn’t Kyle Whimpey in there, but instead they just helped him get in and be effective. Seeing an increased workload at running back is Marshall, a large, physical back who carried the ball 19 times last week. He is a guy who can plow up the middle
and will split time with Joey DeMartino for the rest of the season. Marshall compliments DeMartino in that he can grind out yards and wear a defense down enough for DeMartino to break away for a big play. However, just because Marshall is a grinder doesn’t mean you won’t see huge gains from him. Expect to see Marshall break some huge runs in the coming weeks, especially against some so far unimpressive MWC defenses. Marshall is actually not much of a new face. He is a senior who has played in each of the last three seasons, racking up 63 carries. Marshall is also receiving support from Joe Hill and Joey DeMartino. “They’re always in my ear telling me, ‘It’s your time, just stay at it, stay focused and continue grinding,’” Marshall said. “I kind of just take that and do my best to be in physical shape and mentally ready as much as possible.” Aggie fans should look at the positives. Two of the main people stepping into enhanced roles are experienced seniors, Marshall and Tauauve’a, and USU’s future at quarterback is getting the opportunity to showcase his skills today. “It’s not something we can control. We just have to keep going and strap on and play harder,” Tauauve’a said. “I think the whole team, especially the guys that got to step up, are ready to play their part.” – dahdahjm@gmail.com Twitter: @dahdahusu
Delayne Ripplinger photo SENIOR SINI TAUAUVE’A practices during a Utah State scrimmage at Romney Stadium. Tauauve’a has seen an increase in playing time since Kyle Wimpey went down with injury.
Intramural sports seasons end, new seasons set to begin 4By Jeff Dahdah assistant sports editor
The intramural sessions for volleyball, soccer and flag football are coming to a close at USU while indoor soccer and three-on-three basketball are about to start. Every one of the fall sports in session are in playoff mode as some leagues such as volleyball finish up this week. Others, like flag football and outdoor soccer, will be playing championship matches
next week. The coed and men’s f lag football and soccer championships are on Tuesday, while the men’s, women’s and coed volleyball championships were yesterday. There were four men’s volleyball teams, four women’s and 40 coed teams. “I think it went really good,” said Ashley Deters, intramural supervisor for volleyball. “I would say there wasn’t as many people this year for volleyball, though.”
There were 52 men’s flag football teams and 12 coed ones. There were also 24 coed soccer teams and four men’s teams. “I thought it went really great and we had a good turnout,” said Travis Wilson, intramural super visor. “People love the sports and love to play.” The only real problem with the first intramural session was some confusion with a new sign up system. “I would say the way we
signed up was a little bit of a struggle this year compared to last year,” Deters said. “But it’s better in the long run.” Both Deters and Wilson said the next session will be easier to run and they probably won’t change anything in the way the upcoming session is run. Between men’s, women’s and coed teams, there are 52 teams for indoor soccer and 80 for three-on-three basketball. The intramurals office feels
like the sports are a good way to get students out and have a good time, and they offer a plethora of opportunities for students to do so. “Just get out there and have fun,” Wilson said. “After all, that is what they are for.” Visit http://www.usu. edu/camprec/htm/intramural_sports/ for more information. – dahdahjm@gmail.com Twitter: @dahdahusu
Travis Wilson
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Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
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Gay marriage is a reality In modern United States history, it seems as though almost every generation has another struggle to determine human rights and what should and should not be socially and politically acceptable. Three generations ago it was about women’s suffrage, two generations ago it was World War II and Japanese internment camps and last generation it was about equal rights and equality, no matter what sex or race you were. For our generation, it is about homosexual marriage. According to freedomtomarry.org, 14 states in the union have accepted same-sex marriages. This is a huge step forward as far as truly having an equal society. All this has happened in the past 20 years, starting with Massachusetts in 1993. Since then, states over the lower 48 have accepted this as well — granted, mostly on the West Coast and New England, where progressive ideas have always had a strong hold. In Utah, anti-gay people pushed through an amendment to the Utah constitution in 2004 prohibiting same-sex marriage. This is a shortsighted — and I feel — heavily religionmotivated action. When Utah first joined the union, there were multiple political groups and parties promoting a wide variety of agendas and ideas. Since then, Utah grew to become a Republican state full of shortsighted religious ideological people who believe government and religion should go
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hand in hand. If indeed we are all “God’s children,” why is it that different children have different rights? If indeed we are all created equally, why is it that a man and a woman can marry in any state and yet two consenting people from the same sex can only be legally married in 14 states? This seems contradictory and against treating others how you wish to be treated. I support same-sex marriage as performed by the state and federal government. Everyone above a consenting age should have the right to marry a person of a different or of the same gender. However, I do believe churches should also retain the right to marry who they please, so a couple of the same gender who wish to get married can be married by the state and any church that will agree to marry them, but churches can refuse to perform a marriage in a temple, church or provide a preacher to perform the marriage. This, I feel, would solve the current problem. Although I am not homosexual or bisexual myself, I do
support the right for people to get married where and to whomever they like, of consenting age. Human beings within our nation’s history have fought for equality, and this is just another development of the same problem that persists within the consciousness of American citizens. I believe this is due in part to the lack of knowledge about this topic and realizing that allowing same-sex marriage is not going to bring down our society. This propaganda is just BS brought on by the folks who oppose a certain idea due to lack of knowledge and narrowmindedness. The government today has said multiple times that the government shutdown would be detrimental to the nation. However, within most lives, it has barely had an effect at all. People will continue to put out propaganda trying to destroy the idea that they are opposed to. This may be constitutional, but it is still narrowminded. Wake up and smell the roses, Utah. A human being is a human being regardless of their sex, skin color or whether or not they are attracted to the same gender or different gender. Therefore, all human beings within our state and nation should have the same rights and privileges. – Taylor Underwood is a sophomore double majoring in cultural anthropology and western history. Send any comments to tunderwoodUW21@ gmail.com.
made it instantly, irrationally and irrevocably anathema to the other party. Capitol Hill is playing a vicious highstakes game of poker where the chips are the global economy, the fiscal integrity of the U.S. government, and the homes and jobs of the American people. As much as this asinine behavior frustrates me, I’m going to skip the warm and fuzzy “kumbaya” speech. I actually don’t believe the solution is just for everyone to “just get along.” Disagreement is and always has been a lynchpin of a healthy democracy. Our Congress should be having healthy and heated debates about every action taken by our government. In fact, the poorest decisions — like the Iraq War — often happen precisely when
Right From Page 8 The senators and congressmen who decided defending their political ideology was more important than the 9 million low-income mothers feeding their 6.9 million children with the aid of Women Infants and Children are to blame. The President who believes preserving his precious landmark legislation is more important than compromising with those who disagree with him is to blame. Some may wonder why a government shutdown is a bad thing. Here are a few of the many reasons why it’s bad. Many National Parks were shut down, which has cost local businesses across the country $76 million. Governor Herbert recognized the problem and worked out a deal to reopen the National Parks in Utah by footing the bill. Colorado was devastated by flooding just before the federal government shutdown. The floods killed at least eight people and have resulted in nearly $500 mil-
Page 9 there is a glaring lack of serious discussion over an idea’s merits. But let me be crystal clear: there is a critical difference between disagreement — which is healthy and constructive for democracy — and altogether refusing to play ball if you don’t like something. Responsible Congressional leaders play by the rules of the system. They understand when you win an election, you get to spearhead the policies you think the American people need and want. When you lose an election, you have to lick your wounds and reevaluate your policies. Responsible leaders also understand the value of bipartisanship — forging policies that embody the best ideas of both parties. And they understand if you really disagree with something, you fight it the proper way: get the votes in Congress, win the next election, take the case to the Supreme
Court. If all proper means of recourse fail, sometimes you have to suck it up and face it: You lost this round. Move on. Mainstream Republicans in Congress get the importance of playing by the rules. Tea Party Republicans do not. And it is this faction that has decided that it’s fine to hold the entire U.S. government hostage over a policy, Obamacare, that they just don’t like — even though it’s been upheld in Congress and by the Supreme Court. That’s not disagreement. That’s flagrant, inexcusable selfishness. Healthy disagreement can preserve our democracy. Refractory partisanship can destroy it.
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pletely wiping out the entire Defense Department. The U.S. would not be able to pay the interest rates on treasury bonds, which would put the U.S. debt in default. This would be devastating to the global economy. We face many different problems as a country, and the diversity of opinions should be our strength not our weakness. The phrase “E pluribus Unum,” Latin for “out of many, one,” is found on the seal of the United States. Out of many states, people, races and religions, a single nation has emerged. Despite the many events and issues that divide us, we are still united. We need to wake up and take responsibility for our lives, our communities, our states and our country.
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lion in road and bridge damage and more than $2 billion in property damage. The shutdown jeopardized the presence of 120 National Guard Engineers tasked with repairing the roads and bridges destroyed. The governors of Utah and Colorado worked out a deal to keep the Guard funded and on duty by paying $40,000 to $80,000 per day. If a deal is not reached by Thursday, the debt limit will not be raised. The government will be required to immediately cut spending by $560 billion. That’s the equivalent of com-
– Briana is a senior majoring in political science and president of the USU Democrats. She is an avid road cyclist and a 2013 Truman Scholar. Comments can be sent to Briana at b.bowen@aggiemail.usu.edu.
– Andrew is a former news writer for The Utah Statesman and a current member of the USU College Republicans. Send any comments to andypierucci@ gmail.com.
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for McKenzie Mather, a freshman majoring in elementary education from Highland, Utah.