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NEWS | Aggie Ice Cream
Utah State’s Dairy Lab is closing this winter. Find out how this will impact Aggie Ice Cream.
Utah State goes for program-record 704 yards in 61—19 win over New Mexico.
see PAGE 2
UnKoch My Campus report urges USU to cut ties By Alison Berg NEWS SENIOR WRITER
A report released on Tuesday by nonprofits UnKoch
My Campus and the Center for Biological Diversity recommends Utah State University “should immediately
rescind its agreement with the Charles Koch Foundation and disaffiliate itself from the Center for Growth and Opportunity.”
Two food-delivery services are currently in operation in Cache Valley.
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see PAGE 4
Support for Prop 2 Wanes Week Before Midterm Elections
that lawmakers
By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
would introduce a bill to legalize medical
Next week, Utahns will officially know the
results of the midterm elections. This year’s ballot includes a medical marijuana initiative called Proposition 2.
A “yes” vote for “Prop 2” supports legaliz-
UnKoch My Campus is an organization that seeks to
ing the medical use of marijuana for indi-
and universities nationwide,” according to its website.
“no” vote opposes the legalization of medi-
expose donors who exert “undue influence on colleges In 2017, the Charles Koch Foundation agreed to donate
$25 million to USU’s Huntsman School of Business
over the course of five years. USU became one of the
hundreds of other universities nationwide to receive a
donation from the foundation, sparking controversy on campus.
Though university officials have repeatedly denied
“strings attached” to the donation, the nonprofit report says otherwise.
Part of the donation was used to build an on-cam-
pus research center called the Center for Growth and Opportunity. According to its website, the center was
see “Koch” PAGE 8
Aggies ranked No. 18 in AP Poll
viduals with qualifying medical illnesses. A cal marijuana.
poll conducted by the Hinckley Institute of Politics, support for Proposition 2 has
waned in the last month despite what they describe a strong summer campaign. The
poll, released in mid-October, indicates that public support is at about 51 percent, with three percent of voters still undecided.
Cache Valley resident Ross Davis has had
a “#PatientsNotCriminals” sign in his front yard since spring. He said it is important heard and vote in the mid-
term elections, adding that he hopes to see this initiative passed.
“The fact that there is a
drug that can help people
The Associated Press released its weekly Top 25 college
football poll this afternoon, placing the Utah State foot-
ball team No.18 in the nation after achieving its first 7-1 start to a season since 1965.
After receiving 50 votes last week and finding them-
selves as the second team outside of the Top 25, Utah
State’s emphatic 61-19 win over New Mexico on Saturday helped push them in. The Aggies received 340 votes in this week’s poll, the most of any Mountain West team. “It’s really cool. It’s a salute to our program on how
we do things and how the season has been going,” said senior safety Jontrell Rocquemore. “At the end of the
day, it doesn’t affect the Mountain West Championship, and that’s our goal. It’s cool and an honor to be in the
top 25. We still have big plans for the rest of the season.” The Aggies were ranked in individual ballots as high as
No. 15 by two different voters, and were included on all but five ballots.
This is only the eighth time in program history that the
Aggies have been ranked in the AP Top 25, which first
began in 1936. USU’s most recent appearance came fol-
lowing the 2012 season, when they finished No. 16 in the see “Ranked” PAGE 8
The church’s proposal says that there
could be a total of five privately operated
dispensaries in Utah and one publicly controlled one. This differs from Proposition 2 which would allow one dispensary per
150,000 residents. Proposition 2 also allows marijuana to be grown in homes, while the This type of deal isn’t new for the church,
which has had its say in many other laws in the state, including the sale of alcohol.
For example, the “Zion curtains” liquor law separates bartenders preparing alcoholic
drinks from the customers who order them in Utah restaurants.
“It’s not fair,” Davis said. “We all live in
this state and yet even if Proposition 2 is passed, what we are voting for could be
address the compromise. While streaming
his experience in a Facebook Live video, he
said that he thought it was “about time that
at least one legislator knew a little bit about marijuana.”
Dabakis went on to say that he “survived
the experience” and endorsed Proposition 2. If Proposition 2 passes, individuals with
qualifying medical conditions would be
able to receive a medical marijuana card
and purchase two ounces of unprocessed
marijuana or 10 grams of THC at dispen-
saries across the state in a 14-day period.
Individuals would be prohibited from smoking marijuana but as of January 1, 2021,
would be able to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal use if there are no dis-
pensaries within 100 miles. Marijuana sales would be exempt from local and state sales taxes.
Whether the initiative passes or not, Utah
Governor Gary Herbert has called for the
Whether it passes or fails, we’re going to arrive at the same point and conclusion, which is going to be of benefit to the people of Utah
when nothing else does
— Gov. Gary Herbert
that has the power to do good.”
Davis said while he has already voted and
has spent much of the year advocating for Proposition 2 he recognizes that there are needs to stay “optimistically-cautious.”
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints has been a strong opponent of
Proposition 2 going as far as emailing Utah members in August to urge voters to vote “no” on the ballot.
“As a member of the coalition, we urge
voters of Utah to vote NO on Proposition 2,” read the email from religious leader, Craig C. Christensen. It continued.
“And join us in a call to state elected
officials to promptly work with medical
experts, patients and community leaders to
find a solution that will work for all Utahns, without the harmful effects that will come to pass if Proposition 2 becomes law.”
Despite campaigning against the initia-
tive, on Oct. 4, just before the religion’s
bi-annual conference, the church reposi-
tioned their views on medical marijuana calling for a compromise between state lawmakers and their authorities. The
announcement, made in front of an audience at the Utah State Capitol, explained
medical marijuana policy for Utah in November.
“Whether it passes or
fails, we’re going to arrive
at the same point and conclusion, which is going to
be of benefit to the people Salt Lake City while dis-
cause for me,” Davis said.
“We shouldn’t be criminalizing something
state legislature to create a
of Utah,” Herbert said in
says enough about the
people against the initiative and that he
By Jaden Johnson SPORTS CONTENT MANAGER
or not.
compromise restricts it.
According to The Tribune-Hinckley
to him to make his voice
cannabis whether Proposition 2 is passed
GRAPHIC BY Matthew Sellers
extremely different from what actually
becomes law. I think people just fear what they don’t know.”
Some of these fears include the idea that
more people will be driving while under
the influence of marijuana. However, medical marijuana does not contain enough
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical
compound responsible for the “high” found in recreational marijuana. Instead, medical marijuana contains cannabidiol (CBD), which does not produce a “high.”
Matthew Wappett, the director of the
Utah State University Center for Persons
with Disabilities told Utah Public Radio that he believes many adults make the choice to become a criminal because their only other option is to go on living with their condi-
tions. This has been the predominant argument from supporters of the proposition,
claiming that not passing it would continue to criminalize medical patients.
Peter Grinspoon, MD of Harvard Medical
School, said in an article that medical
marijuana helps relieve insomnia, anxiety, spasticity and pain in patients. It can also
be used to treat life-threatening conditions like epilepsy.
Senator Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake) tried
marijuana in Las Vegas for the first time before the state legislature convenes to
cussing what he called a “shared vision.”
Proposition 2 is estimated to cost the state
$3.6 million in one-time setup costs. Annual revenue is expected to cover the initiative’s expected annual cost of $2.1 million.
Governor Herbert and The Utah Medical
Association have both argued against
Proposition 2, the latter claiming that it is
“paving the way for recreational use of cannabis in Utah” and slammed the supporting side for using images and stories of suffering patients to “disguise their true aim.” Utah State alumnus John R. Miller is
one of the top donors to the oppositions
campaign, donating $100,000 of the over $960,000 raised.
Currently there are only four states that
have no laws supporting medical marijuana or cannabis oil. Surrounding Utah, with
the exception of Idaho, are states that have passed laws legalizing or decriminalizing medical marijuana.
To vote in Utah, residents must be over
the age of 18 and registered online or in
person. Polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov 6 for registered voters and early voting is currently underway across the state. — erickwood97@gmail.com
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WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 2018
NEWS
USU’s dairy lab scheduled to Utah State close: Aggie Ice Cream safe
changes graduation schedule for 2019
STATESMAN FILE PHOTO By Annie Blue Faerber NEWS STAFF WRITER
The Gary H. Richardson
Dairy Products Laboratory at
Utah State University will be
closed starting Dec. 1 through
March 4, 2019 in order to
make renovations in accor-
dance with FDA regulations.
Due to the shutdown of the
lab, the Aggie Creamery will
be stocking up on supplies to
keep the store stocked with
ice cream.
Janae Young, who works at
the creamery, said multiple
customers came in concerned
that the whole creamery is
closing for the winter.
While no new ice cream will
dent that supplies will last.
and Processing course where
the Aggie Creamery will
ratory decided how much ice
cream making firsthand. This
be produced during this time, remain open and continue
to conduct business as usual. The store will only be closed for holidays—Nov. 21-25 for Thanksgiving and Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, 2019 over USU’s winter break.
In a statement, manager Dave Irish said the creamery has added “additional freezer
capacity” which will allow them to continue to make
Aggie Ice Cream available
until the production laboratory reopens in the spring.
Creamery assistant manager Kayla Howard is also confi-
She said the production labocream to produce based on last year’s consumption for
the months of the expected
shutdown, with an additional percentage just in case.
The downside, Howard said, is that once a particular flavor runs out, the creamery
won’t be able to restock until the facility reopens. To compensate, the laboratory is
producing vast quantities of
its most popular flavors. “We won’t run out of blue mint, that’s for sure,” she said. Typically, the laboratory
students can observe ice-
semester, students will do
all of their laboratory work before December to ensure the closure will not impact coursework.
Howard said that although
grocery stores are purchasing more ice cream than
normal in anticipation of the shutdown, the creamery will
continue to sell to stores even after the lab closes.
—annie.faerber@aggiemail. usu.edu
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Free speech on campus: What is Utah State’s role in the discussion?
PHOTO BY Matt Halton Commencement at Utah State will change in 2019. The above photo is from USU’s commencement in May 2018.
By Naomi Ward NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, Utah State University’s President’s Office
announced changes to the commencement schedule for 2019 and future years, in which convocations will take
place over two days and graduate students will no longer have their own ceremony.
Sydney Peterson, the USU president’s chief of staff, said the changes were recommended by the deans and sup-
ported by the executive committee. The commencement will be held over Thursday and Friday rather than on
Saturday as it has been in the past. These changes were made for multiple reasons, she said.
The spring semester has been shortened by three days to align with the number of instruction days in the
fall semester. Because students will complete finals on
Wednesday rather than Friday, commencement will be held immediately after to encourage attendance.
Reasons stated in the announcement for the change PHOTO BY Jason Rimando Utah State University hosted a Free Speech Panel on Oct. 25 2018. The panel from left to right consisted of: Michael Melendez (Libertas), Rep. Kim Coleman (Utah House of Representatives), Joshua Johnson (USUSA VP for Diversity and Clubs) and Michelle Bogdan-Holt (USU Access and Diversity)
By Lauren Bennett NEWS MANAGER
Utah State University held a
panel discussion Thursday
night to discuss free speech
and public universities – more
specifically what a public uni-
versity’s role is in protecting
freedom of speech.
“We’re here this evening for
a candid discussion on an
important topic,” said Joe
Ward, the dean of the College
of Humanities and Social
Sciences.
The event, which was host-
ed by USU’s Institute of
Government and Politics and
the Aggie’s Think Care Act,
was open to the public and
Utah universities. HB54 was
“If you choose to be rude,
over campus to attend.
designated all outdoor areas
not get invited to that many
encouraged students from all “The main thing is just engaging students in this conversa-
tion because it’s a big topic of conversation on the Capitol
Hill – both in Salt Lake and
D.C.– so we want students to be a part of that first hand,” said Neil Abercrombie, the
director of government rela-
tions for the IGOP. “I think it
was a good panel – they really got to the depth of these really tricky legal issues.”
One of the panelists, Rep.
Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, sponsored a bill in 2016
addressing free speech at
passed into law in 2017, and of Utah university campuses as “public forums.”
“I think students need to
understand the value of free speech and understand the law behind free speech,”
Coleman said. “We value
respect and respectful tones in our discourse but the law
does not allow the university to shut down speech that is
protected. Even if it’s offensive to some – even if it’s crude, rude.”
Coleman said it’s important students understand what their rights are.
crude, offensive, you might
parties but it’s your right to be that way,” she said.
Coleman also said speech
rights are powerful in impacting change in government. “The minority voices have
been powerful in their speech rights to really affect great
advances in civil rights over time and great advances in public policy. We want to
protect those rights to speak – whether we agree with them or no,” Coleman said.
The rest of the panel was see “Free Speech” PAGE 8
included concerns regarding venue size, saying many
family members last year were not able to attend their
child’s graduation because the venue was not big enough
to accommodate everyone. Of the ten convocations being held, five are being held in the Spectrum with the rest in
the Daines Concert Hall or Morgan Theater. In the email, Peterson predicts six convocations will need to be held in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in the future. The need for more convocations to share the Spectrum for its bigger
size contributed to the decision to spread commencement out over two days rather than one.
The email also announced the graduate hooding and
commencement ceremony is being dissolved. Graduate students will participate in the convocations for their
respective colleges and in the same commencement ceremony as the undergraduates.
As other details are still being worked out, the email
stated more updates and additional suggestions can be
directed to Peterson online at the commencement website www.usu.edu/commencement.
—naomiyokoward@aggiemail.usu.edu
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STUDENT LIFE
Double the delivery for hungry students at USU
Two food delivery companies, Lodel and Joyrun, running in Cache Valley Joyrun users orders are paid through on the
By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
app as well. Users add their payment info
into the app and then it is remembered for
Over the past few weeks, students may
their future purchases. Their system differs
have been receiving f lyers around campus
in what happens when the drivers get to
from a man representing the food delivery
the restaurants.
app, Lodel.
“When they order, the app charges them for
That man is Daniel Rolland, owner of Lodel.
the food, delivery fee, and tip. The runner
Rolland spent a few weeks in the area work-
goes to the restaurant and pays for the food
ing to build the brand that he and his broth-
themselves and then joyrun reimburses them
ers created.
for everything,” Thompson said.
Rolland and his brothers all attended col-
Both Lodel and Joyrun recognize each oth-
leges in different parts of the country. They
er’s presence in Cache Valley, but neither of
each ran local versions of the app on their
respective campuses. Once they graduated,
them are too worried about the other. They
vs
they joined forces. Their first Lodel market was born in Flagstaff, Arizona. Now the
brothers are traveling the country working to expand their service.
“We travel around to our markets and spend
a few days at a time there,” Rolland said.
feel their differences will have users deciding which one they prefer.
“There’s no doubt in Logan, Utah that
Joyrun exists and they are our competition.
We consider them a competition to an extent. They have a different business model than us and both have advantages and disadvantag-
“When I’m in Logan, I meet with restaurants
es,” Roland said.
and go out and be in the community to pro-
mote the brand. We sponsor events and look for opportunities to be involved.”
Last year, students in Logan were intro-
duced to the food delivery app Joyrun.
Students experienced the mass amounts of
flyers and booths around campus similar to what Lodel has done this semester.
So what is the difference between these two
similar seeming apps?
The basic function of each service is to
deliver food to those who order through the
app. The idea is that the consumer can be at their house and just through the click of a
button have their favorite restaurant delivered to their doorstep.
Rolland said the difference between Lodel
and Joyrun comes from the way they work with restaurants.
“We are a website and mobile app that con-
nects diner to restaurants in their neighborhood. It allows them to order directly from
those restaurants for delivery,” Rolland said. “The biggest thing that separates us is that
we integrate directly from the restaurant. You order directly from the menu without adding prices and menu items. When you order it
goes directly to the restaurant which makes it a quicker process.”
With Joyrun, the process is a little different.
GRAPHIC BY Gage Scoville
Kent Thompson, marketing intern and runner
download the app.
than just food.
could download the app right now and do
one to order food or a household good. Any
make some extra cash,” Thompson said.
for Joyrun, said they can deliver much more “Joyrun provides an opportunity for some-
grocery store or restaurant we can deliver
“It’s cool because anyone can do runs. You
it. It’s a good thing for anyone who wants to The final step of the delivery for both ser-
from,” Thompson said. “The cool thing is we
vices is the payment process. Each app differs
ies or any restaurant. Lodel just works with
is both in the way employees are paid and
have way more options. You can do grocer-
restaurants they partner with. Joyrun is more flexible in that aspect.”
Lodel and Joyrun employees are their driv-
ers and delivers, or as Joyrun calls them,
their “runners.” Their task is to get the food
from point A to B. Lodel sources their drivers using various job websites. Then they are hired on just to be drivers.
in the way there payments are handled. This how the food is payed for.
Lodel’s system processes the entire pay-
working,” Rolland said.
In comparison, anyone can become apart
of the Joyrun team. There is no background
or hiring process, all someone needs to do is
what makes it work here. The app is run
by college age kids, here at Utah State it is like a community. We can help people out when they are studying or slammed
with something by delivering them food,” Thompson said.
Megan Sansom, special education and ele-
busy and being able to have the food deliv-
their system. Rolland explained that this process is very efficient.
“Since we integrate directly with he restau-
is already all payed for. Typically, we pro-
the number of orders and drivers that are
“Logan is good for this type of service main-
ly because of the campus we have here. That
dled because it is all taken care of through
swiped at the restaurant or cash being han-
tons of different job websites to do that. The them a schedule. It all works depending on
their services thrive off of.
mentary education major, used Joyrun sever-
rants, Lodel processes all the payments. So
drivers set their availability and then we give
atmosphere provides a demographic that
ment process. There is no credit card
“Our drivers are independent contractors,
so we are constantly hiring drivers. We use
They also both agree that Logan is a perfect
market for their services. The college town
by the time someone has ordered the food
vide restaurants with tablets and the order appears there,” Rolland said. “Then, since
the order is paid for, we then do direct distri-
al times last year. For her, the aspect of being ered is what kept her using the app.
“They had free delivery days, so it was a no
brainer. You could get in your car and pay for gas or get it for free, “ Sansom said. “Then it became just convenient. It’s easy and makes
sense for users. Even the delivery fees aren’t that much. It’s better than driving there and getting in line.”
Lodel and Joyrun’s future will be deter-
butions into the restaurants account for the
mined by the users of the service. This is why
Lodel. The drivers get delivery, and tip, and
and are constantly offering deals to their
sales that week. It’s all processed through payed for all the orders they do.”
both have aggressive marketing campaigns
see “Delivery” PAGE 8
Movie Review: John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ of the “Venom” movie’s record $80 million October weekend.
This news is monumental for the franchise
as Hollywood will likely greenlight yet another “Halloween” sequel and will almost defi-
nitely reboot other slasher franchises in the
process. What movie executives are probably going to fail to realize is that there is money to be made in casting famous actresses over 50 in lead roles.
See, Strode is a superhero. She rises to the
call when a villain is tormenting her city, she trains and fights for good, and she relies on her origin story to give her strength during
hard times. In turn, she has raised a strong daughter and a strong granddaughter who
each get their turn to face Myers in the film.
It is likely that this film is a passing of the
torch from Strode’s character to the youngGRAPHIC BY Lindsey Teuscher By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
John Carpenter’s 1978 film “Halloween” is
best known for introducing the world to the
maniacal serial killer Michael Myers, but it is lead-actress Jamie Lee Curtis who is making the headlines 40 years later as the franchise returns to the big screen.
“I am stunned. Simply stunned and
thrilled,” @jamieleecurtis tweeted when she read San Francisco Chronicle reporter Peter Hartlaub’s review of the 2018 “Halloween” sequel.
In his review, Hartlaub said, “Not all heroes
wear capes. Some are 59-year-old women in
men’s flannel hunting shirts who are ready to
There are no screams from Curtis in the
er granddaughter character named Allyson
(played by “Underground’s” Andi Matichak)
who is seen holding the iconic butcher knife
stare evil down and load another round.”
film as she re-embodies Strode. There are no
return of Myers on Halloween night proves to
are no scenes objectifying Strode for the
learn from, it is clear that any “Halloween”
to a raw and real performance from Curtis
for as long as Curtis wants to keep reprising
For Laurie Strode (Curtis’ character), the
her family she is not the victim of a 40-year old crime, but rather that she is a strong heroine prepared to face her fears and
ready to carve out (pun intended) a new path for her own life.
It is in the post-#MeToo era where we find
Strode, who has spent her life preparing to face her attacker. Strode isn’t apologetic to
what she has become, forced to deal with her PTSD and cut off from her family. Rather,
Strode prays every night that she will get the chance to kill Myers.
men in her life telling her to move on. There male gaze. Instead, the audience is treated playing an empathetic character, one who happens to be in her late 50s.
“I’m going for one boast post. Biggest
horror movie opening with a female lead.
Biggest movie opening with a female lead
over 55. Second biggest October movie opening ever. Biggest ‘Halloween’ opening ever.
#WomenGettingThingsDone,” Curtis tweeted out on Sunday after the film opened to a
staggering $77.5 million weekend, just shy
at the end of the film.
However, if “Halloween” past is anything to
film without Curtis isn’t successful. In fact, the role of Strode, hopefully the franchise
welcomes her with open arms. If not, at least this might be a resurgence for Curtis to be
a leading lady again on future projects, and just maybe, other women will also get that chance.
—erickwood97@gmail.com
@GrahamWoodMedia
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WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 2018
Cache Valley’s haunted history
Chilling locations where the supernatural beings of Cache Valley reside
By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
Haunted happenings and things that go bump in the night are nothing new to
Cache Valley, home of St. Ann’s Retreat
and The Weeping Woman. Students brave enough to face the real, horrifying leg-
ends surrounding Logan City can venture
deep into the bowels of the Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections where folklore and supernatural legends can be found. According to Chapman University in
California, 76 percent of Americans
have at least one supernatural belief. 58 percent believe in ghosts, 41 percent
believe in aliens and 17 percent believe in Bigfoot.
These four locations have their fair share
of haunted stories and reports of paranormal activity surrounding them.
PHOTO BY Erick Graham Wood In the Logan Cemetery, the weeping woman marks the grave of the Cronquist family.
The first haunted site on this list of
frights is a well-known local story that
has gotten national attention in the past. Pine Glenn Cove, better known as St.
Ann’s Retreat or The Nunnery is a property located near the mouth of Logan Canyon. The private vacation retreat
was built in 1910 and was owned by the
The three men eventually went to court,
children. The monument was built in
looked possessed as they harassed them.
Julia Cronquist. The plot number is
but the teens reported that the men
In 2016, the Travel Channel’s “Ghost
Adventures” visited the retreat to look for
been sighted in various places including
#A _100_45_4.
house ghost, can sometime be found tor-
demonic energy.
attributed to the ghost of Thurza Little, a pianist who died before graduating.
public access is restricted currently.
ish hounds. Stories tell of a nun who tried to f lee the retreat with her baby but was hunted down and killed.
The horror doesn’t stop there. In
October 1997, 38 teenagers went out to
see St. Ann’s and were followed by three watchmen who herded them into the
swimming pool. They tied up the teens
and shot at them throughout the night.
menting the residents.
playing on graduation day. This can be
retreat is large with a swimming pool but
pregnant nuns, satanic worship and hell-
the Kappa Delta sorority where Patty, the
In Old Main, organ music can be heard
Catholic Church in the late 1900’s. The
The long history of St. Ann’s includes
Ghosts at Utah State University have
1914 to commemorate the death of
In the middle of the Logan Cemeter y,
The Christ Brotherhood was started in
a statue of a weeping woman marks the
California but eventually relocated to
has it that students who stand in front
psychic in the 60s who took her followers
the night on a full moon and say, “weep
a commune. She promised miracles and
cr y.
Star.
grave of the Cronquist family. Legend
Utah. Halsey C. Wallace was a proclaimed
of the Weeping Woman in the middle of
into the Smithfield Canyon where she had
woman, weep” the cause the statue to
healing from her god, an alien named
On All Hallows Eve, it can be fun to visit
these sites, however, all of these locations are available all year. Students should be wary of danger during their after-dark
Halloween activities and avoid trespassing on private properties.
—erickwood97@gmail.com
@GrahamWoodMedia
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SPORTS After the pick-six, which came in the middle of
the first quarter, the Lobos gained just 176 yards of total offense and just 48 on the ground.
Stopping the run was a major point of empha-
sis for Utah State, especially New Mexico’s ju-
nior quarterback Sheriron Jones who had run for 193 yards in his last four games. When the Aggies were at Wyoming, the Cowboys’ backup
quarterback came in at halftime and ran for 100 yards, causing problems for the defense.
“Our defensive coach made that clear, that we
had to contain this dude,” Tamaivena said. “Be-
cause we knew if they get going then it would be like last week and we knew he could throw on
the run too so the whole week our defense was (working on) containing him.”
While the offense had a strong showing, not
everything went perfect. Four times the Aggies fumbled the ball, three of which were recovered by the Lobos with one being returned for a
touchdown. The three turnovers were the most by Utah State this season.
“That second half was kind of ugly to be hon-
est,” USU head coach Matt Wells said. “We had
some guys that came in and some of them played well and some of them didn’t play so well. I’m sure they wish they would have played better
and I wish it would have been a little cleaner in the second half but sometimes that happens when you go right to your threes.”
Despite those turnovers and less-than-stellar
PHOTO BY Megan Nielsen Utah State sophomore quarterback Jordan Love (10) attempts to evade New Mexico senior safety Michael Sewell Jr. (5) on a quarterback scramble. Love threw for the fourth-most passing yards in program history (448) in the first half alone, while amassing a total of five touchdowns.
Explosive first half leads Utah State to victory Aggies record program-record 704 yards in 61-19 win over New Mexico By Jason Walker SPORTS SENIOR WRITER
Jordan Love only needed to play one half
against New Mexico to work his way into the
record books.
The sophomore took just three snaps in the sec-
ond half, but managed to throw for 448 yards,
fourth most in Aggie history, while completing
rushing touchdown of the season.
Bond’s interception was the sixth non-offensive
On the following drive, New Mexico looked as
touchdown by Utah State this year and the
one of their own. The Lobos had marched 87
“That set the tone a lot for us,” said senior line-
though they would answer that touchdown with
fourth score by the defense.
yards down the field, but USU defensive back
backer Suli Tamaivena. “You could see the mo-
line and returned it 100 yards for a score and the
The whole defense picked it up.”
Shaq Bond stepped in front of a pass on the goal Aggies never looked back.
mentum change from there when he did that.
play in the second half, the team managed to set a new program record with 704 yards (which is also the ninth-most yards by an FBS team this
season) and score 60-plus points for the third time this season.
The Aggies have now scored 395 points this
season, 59 points shy of the school record of 454 set by the 2012 team. Utah State will play their
next game in Hawai’i, a team that has given up an average of 32.9 points per game.
That matchup will kick off on Saturday at 10 p.m. @thejwalk67
67.6 percent of his passes and finishing with five
total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing).
That historic performance came on the heels of
Love’s worst game as an Aggie. Last week against
Wyoming, he completed 42.9 percent of his
passes for 53 yards, zero touchdowns and an in-
terception. In one half against the Lobos, he had
over eight times as many yards.
Love said the Wyoming game was “frustrating”
on the offensive side of the ball and that the
team was ready for a bounce-back performance. “We were real hungry after last week,” Love
said. “We came out ready and it showed in the
game...the o-line, they had a great game, they
were blocking tremendously, receivers were
catching everything and then getting yards after
the catch, so everybody was just clicking.”
The game didn’t start perfectly for Love. His
first two passes went incomplete, which led to a
three-and-out on the Aggies’ opening drive. New
Mexico managed to score first on a 53-yard field
goal from Andrew Shelley.
That lead didn’t last, however. Just over two
minutes after the Lobos field goal, junior run-
ning back Darwin Thompson ran the ball into
the end zone from three yards out — his 10th
PHOTO BY Holley Stringham Utah State senior wide receiver Jalen Greene is tackled by a pair of New Mexico defenders during Utah State’s 61-19 win over the Lobos on Saturday at Maverik Stadium. Greene was one of two Aggie receivers to amass 100-plus receiving yards as USU went for a program-record 704 yards.
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PHOTO BY Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo Houston Rockets’ Chris Paul, second from left, is held back by Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, left, as Paul fights with Lakers’ Rajon Rondo, center obscured, during the second half of an NBA Basketball game Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Rockets won, 124-115.
COLUMN: Sports news is the best news By Daedan Olander SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Woah there, woah.
Before I compare sports with other news, I be-
lieve that staying informed on local and political issues is of much more importance than do-
ing so with their athletic counterpart. I’m not disputing that. But as pertaining strictly to en-
tertainment value, seriously, how many times have you seen a senator punch Mitch McCon-
nell in the face with a vicious left in retaliation
for spitting on him (allegedly) and then watch one of his homies follow that up with a blow to
the back of the majority leader’s head, and, in doing so, incite a massive brawl between the two political parties? Yeah, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess not many.
Rhetoric has its place, but exchanging mere
words doesn’t compare in interest to a physical melee when working out people’s differences.
The debacle which occurred in the Staples
Center last Saturday night between Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo was a recent
reminder of just how entertaining the sports
world can be. It’s like a reality TV show’s dream,
personalities which make up professional
dreams after they watch Shaquem Griffin play
abound, and you never know what’s going to
The show isn’t just a comedic one, however,
expose the best parts of humanity, then what
where drama, intrigue, and vacillating loyalties
sports.
happen next. At its best, the human factor of
and some of the best stories are of the heart-
athletic contests themselves.
as selfish or conceited people, and sometimes
sports becomes even more engrossing than the
Within the last few months alone, sports have
blessed us with storylines such as Jimmy Butler emasculating his own teammates, Kawhi Leon-
warming variety. Athletes are often portrayed the perception is warranted (the size 20 shoe fits). Too many times it’s not, though.
With the platform and resources that athletes
ard proving he can laugh (sort of), and Vontae
receive, many unselfishly use them to promote
an NFL game. You can’t make this stuff up. And
actions have also shown that he and others are
Davis literally quitting football in the middle of going back just a little further, the NBA social media clam has opened up and revealed priceless pearls like the banana boat picture, Dean-
dre Jordan’s eventful free agency, and the true identity of quiresultan on Instagram. Many of these events occurred during the NBA offseason when interest is supposedly down. If any-
thing, off-seasons are when some teams (and players) receive the most publicity.
Sports are a real life allegory where the casual
fan can keep up with who wins and loses, but
for fanatics there are also countless inside jokes and storylines to enjoy, thanks to the eccentric
and do good. Lebron James has said and his indeed, “more than athletes,” and they will not be content to simply “shut up and dribble.”
James recently opened the I Promise school in
NFL football next Sunday. If his example doesn’t does? Or how about 10-year G-league veteran
Andre Ingram who proved last year that dedi-
cation and tremendous perseverance do pay off
in the end, no matter how long the wait? After
his record breaking tenure in the G-league, his
NBA debut in which he scored 19 points was something out of a storybook. And whether or
not you hate Colin Kaepernick and his stance
on the national anthem and police brutality, his
actions have provoked much needed discussion on an important issue: racial inequality.
With so much of today’s news coverage dedi-
Akron, Ohio, designed to help and educate un-
cated to the dark and scary parts of the world,
beled it the most important endeavor of his life.
they cause you to laugh, smile or cry, sports and
derprivileged kids from his hometown and la-
His and other athletes’ performances off the sports field or court -- the more important ones-the acts of kindness and goodwill which tran-
scend their athletic abilities help make the world a better place.
Sports also inspire; try to tell anyone with a
disability that he or she can’t achieve their
sports offer a reprieve from the rest. Whether the athletes which compete in them are often
too funny, hard-working, generous and inspiring for us to do anything but love them and their stories.
— daedanolander@gmail.com
Women’s volleyball earns first sweep of season against Nevada By Dalton Renshaw SPORTS STAFF WRITER
The Utah State volleyball team showed one of
its strongest performances of the season Satur-
day night, sweeping Nevada in three sets to
earn their fifth victory of the year and even up
the season series with the Wolfpack at one a piece.
From the first whistle, the Aggies were poised
to end this match as quickly as they could.
The first set saw Utah State make a lot of ef-
fort plays as they traded points back and forth
with Nevada. Some great digs by USU senior libero Tasia Taylor kept the scoring chances alive, which resulted in 14 kills for the Aggies
in the first frame. However, Nevada kept it close and matched Utah State’s 14 kills in the
first set, which led to 14 tie scores throughout the set.
USU Sophomore outside hitter Gabbi Shum-
way was a key contributor to the Aggies’ suc-
cess, despite coming off an illness which kept
her out of Thursday’s match with San Jose State. She tallied six kills in the first set alone to lead Utah State to a 25-23 win.
The second set was a turning point in the
match as Utah State built off good team chem-
istry from the first set and had an even better one that saw the Aggies total 15 kills and three blocks, as they outscored Nevada 25-19.
Every time Nevada tried to pull closer and
went on a small run, Utah State would counter
with a crucial block or kill that took the air out
of Nevada’s respective sails. Some of the key
kills came from two dynamic freshman, outside hitter Whitney Solosabal and middle blocker
Corinne Larsen, who combined for nearly half of the Aggies’ kills in the frame.
Being one of the leaders in the team, Shum-
way shared a little insight into why her team had such great chemistry on the night.
“Bouncing back just really depends on our atti-
tude and how we communicate with each other see “Sweep” PAGE 8
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence Players from the Utah State women’s volleyball team celebrate a point in a match earlier this season. The Aggies defeated Nevada in straight sets on Saturday night (25-23, 25-19, 25-22) to earn their first sweep of the season.
PAGE 8 “Ranked” FROM PAGE 2
WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 2018 are set to be released on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
These rankings could potentially play a deter-
final poll after posting an 11-2 record.
mining factor in which team will host the
“But I want to be ranked there at the end of
game, and could also affect bowl game place-
steps toward our number one goal, there’s a
the Mountain Division with a 4-0 conference
“Yeah, it’s nice. It’s recognition,” Wells said.
Mountain West Conference championship
the year. If we continue to strive and take
ment. Utah State currently sits alone atop
chance for that at the end of the year.”
record.
the Top 25 he will receive a $10,000 bonus.
we’re ranked in the middle of the season,” said
bonus, and a top-10 ranking would give him a
matters how we finish the season. It’s nice, but
Per Wells’ contract, if the team does finish in
“At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what
A top-20 ranking would result in a $25,000
senior offensive lineman Roman Andrus. “It
$50,000 bonus.
we’re not done yet.”
Amway Coaches Poll to land at No. 20 on the
at Hawai’i. Kickoff is slated for 10 p.m.
Utah State also jumped seven spots in the
list, which was released this morning.
The first College Football Playoff rankings
Utah State will play next on Saturday, Nov. 3
@JadenJohnson00
“Koch” FROM PAGE 1 designed to produce research that helps
“understand and share knowledge on the factors that increase economic growth and individual opportunity.”
The report states that 13 employees from
Strata Policy, a Koch-funded think tank, were
hired at the CGO. The report claims that “The Center for Growth and Opportunity is con-
FILE PHOTO BY Johnny Morris Center for Growth and Opportunity is housed in Huntsman Hall.
tinuing the anti-public-lands work of another Utah-based Koch-funded advocacy group,
Strata Policy. But now it has more Koch money and greater access to Utah State University’s
Multiple documentaries, books and articles
give the Koch Foundation an anti-environ-
reputation and resources.”
mental reputation because of its work in the
from the university, it is housed in Huntsman
CGO is being used to propagate anti-environ-
oil and gas industry, and the report claims the
Though the center is technically separate
Hall and employs almost entirely USU stu-
mental research.
Huntsman School of Business.
by privatizing and dismantling public lands
seeing the CGO has “veto power,” over hiring
to allow for more exploitation by private
“The Koch empire stands to gain financially
dents and faculty, most from the Jon M.
In addition, the report claims the board over-
professors. However, USU Spokesman Tim Vitale said this is completely false.
and by weakening environmental protections industry,” the report states.
—alisonberg28@gmail.com
“We have complete control over hiring and
the CGO has no veto power whatsoever,”
@alison__berg
Vitale said in a phone interview with The Utah Statesman. “That is simply untrue.”
the Aggies still pulled through with a 25-22 win
“Sweep” FROM PAGE 1
and secured the three set sweep over confer-
and just our relationships,” she said. “I think
we just did a really good job of staying relaxed and that made a big difference.”
PHOTO BY Megan Nielsen Utah State University Jordan Love with a touchdown against New Mexico in the Maverik stadium in Logan, Utah on Oct. 27, 2018. Utah State defeated the Lobos 61-19, making the Aggies season record 7—1.
“Delivery” FROM PAGE 4 users. To keep their service going, they have
to grow.
Lodel’s team is going on a cross country
journey to make sure that their app will keep becoming bigger.
“We have a road map of 60 more college
towns we plan on expanding into in the
next 24 months. We are expanding in places where we don’t have this type of service. We feel there really is a big need for it,” Roland said.
As for the Joy Runners, they are hoping to
keep spreading joy in Cache Valley by seeking out more deals with local restaurants and spreading to more campuses.
“Free Speech” FROM PAGE 2
“As far as the future goes Joyrun is just
branching out to more college campuses.
coach) Stu Morrill when I first started here at
of the third set, Utah State head coach Grayson
a nice win and he goes, ‘you’re too young to
ing they would keep their heads in the game.
thought that was a pretty good piece of advice
“(Talking to former USU men’s basketball
ficult for USU to pull through towards the end
Utah State, I was unhappy after we had kind of
DuBose still had confidence in his team, know-
think that they’re easy to come by.’ And I
“One of the big mantras we’ve had for a long
and so I’ve tried to adopt that mantra myself.”
that’s the only thing we can control,” DuBose
and look to continue to stay in good form, they
time is just take care of the next ball and really
frame and recorded six errors.
Utah State had just seven kills in the final Although Utah State didn’t have its best set,
As the Aggies try to build on their 5-18 record
will travel to take on San Diego State on Thursday, Nov. 1.
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and answered with a question as well: Who do you want deciding what hate speech is?
composed of Michelle Bogdan-Holt, USU’s
Johnson, USU’s Student Association VP for
“You might love the guy – do you want him
the Libertas director of policy.
person before him deciding?”
Landward, an assistant commissioner of high-
charge of defining hate speech, Coleman said.
Landward began the discussion by first defin-
audience.
protected and what is not.
“No, I don’t think hate speech should be pro-
pus, it wouldn’t necessarily be an example of
Hate speech has the potential to impact an
Now if a noose was hung on the door of an
he said. Johnson said the government should
this could be entering the territory of unpro-
speech.
threat of violence.
there should be no hate speech laws put in
the panel and asked about a variety of topics
to preserve the right to free speech in this
speech, whether universities should cancel
“People have died throughout the history of
under the university’s job description when it
Bogdan-Holt said.
ment.
made against hate speech, she also said it is
Landward deemed the “most important”
one’s free speech. She said she agreed with
protected?
speech can be on an individual.
question: How can you define hate speech? He
available here.
“slippery slope.”
—laurenmarie.bennett@aggiemail.usu.edu
Access and Diversity Center’s director, Josh
White House,” Coleman told the audience.
diversity and clubs, and Michael Melendez,
deciding what hate speech is? Do you want the
The discussion was moderated by Geoffrey
The government is not the entity you want in
er education for policy and law.
“Where do you draw the line?” she asked the
ing free speech and what kind of speech is
Johnson then gave his opinion on hate speech.
If nooses were hung on trees all around cam-
tected,” he said.
unprotected speech, Landward said.
individual psychologically and even physically,
African American student, he continued, then
put laws in place that protect people from hate
tected speech – because it implies a direct
Bogdan-Holt disagreed with Johnson and said
Landward then opened the discussion up to
place because “people have sacrificed so much
including how do university students view free
country.”
speakers after student protests, and what falls
this country practicing their free speech,”
comes to providing a safe learning environ-
While Bogdan-Holt said no laws should be
The panel discussion ended with what
important to stand up to hate speech with
question of the evening: Why is hate speech
Johnson’s point about how harmful hate
Melendez answered the question with another
A database of U.S. university speech policies is
Coleman continued off of Melendez’s point
match ended in three sets. When it became dif-
ed to set in, it was in the Aggies’ favor that the
able to use Joyrun,” Thompson said. “It’s still
“You might not like the guy sitting in the
said defining hate speech quickly becomes a
“All of them are valuable,” DuBose said of
what it means for his squad to earn a win.
said.
growing to be more of a common thing. We
Aggies.
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OPINION
Why is the flag flying so low? By Daedan Olander STAFF WRITER
Editor’s Note: To submit a response to this
column, or submit a letter to the editor on a
new topic, email your submission to opinion@ usustatesman.com
Why is the flag flying so low?
I remember when I asked my parents this
question. I don’t remember the specifics, but I was young, and I hadn’t seen the
flag flying at half-mast before. My parents
explained to me that the lowered flag meant our country was either honoring an import-
ant day or mourning a loss and that the flag didn’t fly at half-mast often. How times have changed.
Last Saturday, the United States was rocked
once again by a devastating act of violence carried out with a gun. Sure, there was a
man behind the weapon, and — filled with
hate — he used the gun to kill. But without it, would there be 11 dead?
A gun is a tool, and a tool is impartial: it
augments the abilities of its user and allows him or her to become more efficient at a
task. The man used his tool to kill people — as many as he could.
For an 18-year-old like me, it's hard to
remember a time when mass shootings in America weren’t a part of life. I was yet
to be born when the Columbine massacre
occurred in 1999, and since then there have
been more acts of incredible violence: Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas, Las Vegas, San
Bernardino, and now in Pittsburgh where 11 innocent people were put to death for the
crime of exercising their first amendment
rights, for worshipping quietly in a church. The man who murdered these 11 people
literally flaunted his gun collection on social media just a month before the attack. And
the kicker is he was licensed to have those weapons. An evil, hateful man, who pro-
claimed his anti-Semitic views online for all to see, was legal to own and carry weapons of mass destruction.
Gun control is a polarizing issue, and one
with many facets. The right to bear arms is stated in the Bill of Rights and considered
so important by the Founding Fathers that it was listed as one of humanity’s basic,
inalienable rights. But do you think that our forefathers intended to protect a right that
sometimes comes at the expense of innocent lives? Undoubtedly no, and the right to bear arms which they upheld hundreds of years ago must be balanced with today’s reality.
PHOTO BY AP Photo/Dusan Vranic People walk past a projection on the Old City wall in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 in a commemoration of the victims of a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. A shooter opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history.
mentation of stricter gun control laws is that
After reading all of this, some might be
A common argument against the imple-
even if guns were contraband, people would still find a way to own them. And that’s
true; look at drugs such as cocaine and heroin which are both illegal to procure and
own, yet people still find a way to do both. Does that mean we should legalize them
for sale and purchase? How are guns any
different than these illegal substances? Just because limiting their ownership wouldn’t
solve all our problems regarding them, does that mean we shouldn’t try? We’ve already
done that, and we don’t have to look far — Saturday was just a few days ago — to see the results.
surprised on hearing that I didn’t participate in the school walk-out last year. I didn’t
and still don’t believe that taking away all guns from all people is the solution to our
problems. We can’t ignore the precedent that
on the other factor? Look at the UK, Japan, and Australia. All of those countries have more stringent gun control laws, and all
have significantly fewer deaths per year due to gun violence.
These days the flag seems to vacillate
such an action would set, but even more
between half and full-mast quite frequent-
number of people dying from our lack of
where one day my kids ask me, “Dad, why is
dangerous would be to ignore the rising action.
We don’t have answers to a lot of questions.
What we do know, however, is that hateful
ly. I fear a future, violence-is-normal world the flag flying so high?”
Daedan Olander is a freshman from
people armed with guns equals a lot of inno-
Washington state studying print journalism
in the world, so why not put stricter limits
sports, reading, and studying in the library.
cent people dying. We can’t eliminate hate
and accounting. His time is dominated by
The scariest piece of literature I’ve ever read By Kristian Fors OPINION WRITER
With Halloween right around the corner, many
people are in the mood to get scared. Modern
horror movies tend to rely on cheap jumpscares, gore, and tropes to get their audience’s adrena-
line rushing. While these horror strategies can be fun to be spooked by, they don’t invoke horror.
Horror is a more than merely being scared, it’s a
sense of dread that lasts long after whatever con-
tent you’re consuming ends. I have a fairly strong tolerance for the horror genre; not many things I’ve seen have caused me to stay up at night, except for one book in particular.
There is no book that has invoked more horror
in me than I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison. The story presents an alternate version of reality set after the Cold War. In this
world, the Cold War escalated to a point where
the major superpowers, China, the United States and Russia built incredibly powerful artificial
intelligences to fight each other. One of the intelligences developed sentience and subsequently took over the other AI. After monopolizing the
resources, the machine developed Godlike abili-
ties. The problem is this: the AI is nihilist. The AI despises the fact that it exists and seeks revenge on those responsible for its creation, mankind.
The AI who took over is referred to as AM. AM
originally stood for Allied Mastercomputer, then Aggressive Menace and then it finally called it
self AM, as in cogito ergo sum. AM kills off all of humanity with brutal efficiency except for five
humans. He (the machine has personified itself as a patriarchal, deity figure) makes it his pur-
pose to torture the five humans that it’s left alive. He keeps them in a state of perpetual immortal-
ity as well. At the start of the narrative the com-
puter has kept these humans alive for 109 years. The machine has a cruel sense of humor and
constantly messes with the five humans it’s left alive. It convinces the humans who have been deprived of food for months and kept at the
point of near-fatal starvation that there is an
ice cave with canned food in the Arctic. After months of attempting to reach the cave, they
finally get there. They then realized something,
AM provided them with canned food but no can
opener. This is just an example of the type of
And that’s the scariest part of this story. Harlan
malevolence that the computer exhibits towards
Ellison does a great job of invoking a dreadful
AM’s nature is a terrifying reflection of nihil-
lence AM exhibits, but the reader is under the
its pets.
ists in our own world. His hatred is reminiscent of people like the Columbine shooters, one of
which, whose name I refuse to give any more
infamy than the media already did, wrote unbe-
atmosphere and establishing the pure malevofalse impression that the story will have an inevitable conclusion. There is no conclusion. The narrator must spend an eternity with AM.
I’ve read numerous books about the abso-
lievably dark things such as "KILL MANKIND.
lute worst levels of human depravity. I’ve read
entirely possible for people in our own world,
Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and
no one should survive. we all live in lies.” It is who have entered a self lubricating cycle of
resentment and despair to devolve into a very
similar mindset as AM. I Have No Mouth and I
Must Scream is not only a cautionary tale against artificial intelligence, it’s a cautionary tale against the nihilist ideology.
At that moment in the Arctic, the narrator real-
izes that death is their only way out. After they
realize the trick AM played, one of the characters starts trying to eat one of the others. As a result
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi, The Gulag other books of a similar nature. As horrible as
the situations these individuals endured were,
there was always an end in sight. No matter how bad things got, death was always an out that
offered peace. What happens when that is taken away?
Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and author
of Man’s Search for Meaning was a proponent that even in the most dire of circumstances,
one can still find meaning in their life, even if
it’s only to represent what the human spirit can accomplish under hardship. In a sense, the fact
that mortality has a end makes life worthwhile. Memento Mori. If one was subjected to a situa-
tion like the one presented in the book, no form
of existentialism can exist, and life has no meaning but suffering. What possible meaning can be
found in as bleak a situation as the one presented in I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream? There is no humanity left to represent, there is no end in sight, there is no progression; there is only suf-
fering. And that aspect, the absolute nihilism and hopelessness in this book, is what makes it the most terrifying thing that I’ve ever read.
Kristian Fors is a student at Utah State University
majoring in Finance and Economics and is an
opinion columnist for the Utah Statesman. He can be reached at krfors@gmail.com.
of the physical altercation, icicles fall from the
ceiling. The character immediately realizes that this is his opportunity. He takes the icicles and stabs the other victims. He then attempts to
kill himself but not before AM stops him. The
machine is furious, the narrator explains how he thought AM had hated him before but it wasn’t
even close compared to the hatred it now exhib-
ited. The scariest part of the story is the dreadful ending. AM transforms the narrator into an
amorphous gelatinous blob that’s incapable of
suicide. In the final lines of the story, the narrator explains his new form to the reader:
“I am a great soft jelly thing. Smoothly round-
ed, with no mouth, with pulsing white holes
filled by fog where my eyes used to be. Rubbery appendages that were once my arms; bulks
rounding down into legless humps of soft slip-
pery matter. I leave a moist trail when I move.
Blotches of diseased, evil gray come and go on my surface, as though light is being beamed from within. Outwardly: dumbly, I shamble
about, a thing that could never have been known as human, a thing whose shape is so alien a travesty that humanity becomes more obscene for
the vague resemblance. Inwardly: alone… And yet … AM has won, simply … he has taken his
revenge … I have no mouth. And I must scream.”
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