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SPORTS | Mountain West Roundup Find out how teams around the Mountain West Conference fared in Saturday’s action.
STUDENT LIFE | Chocolate Tasting
NEWS | New Police Tactics
Huntsman Marketing students hosted their annual case competition where students were marketers and “chocolatiers.”
Cache Valley authorities, including USU Police Department, will implement a new method during the event of a school shooter.
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USU creates 5 new positions in Title IX and related offices By Naomi Ward NEWS STAFF WRITER
Utah State University is adding five new university-fund-
ed positions to the Title IX, Student Affairs, and Sexual
Assault and Anti-Violence Information offices as part of an effort to address sexual violence on campus.
The position of Title IX Coordinator and Affirmative
Action Director has been split into two separate positions to provide additional oversight of the office’s compliance
with university policy and federal and state laws. Amanda DeRito, the sexual misconduct information and outreach coordinator, said USU is in the process of interviewing candidates for both positions.
“Over the last year, USU has examined prevention
efforts, how we support survivors of sexual violence on
our campus, and the Title IX reporting process,” DeRito said. “All of these positions were created in order to
better prevent sexual violence and to better respond to it when it happens in our community.”
All of these positions were created in order to better prevent sexual violence and to better respond to it when it happens in our community. — Amanda DeRito
PHOTO BY Holley Stringham Elder David A. Bednar and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, address young adults at the Devotional for Young Adults event on Sunday, September 16 in the Spectrum.
DAVID A. BEDNAR ADDRESSES YOUTH By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
David A. Bednar, an apostle of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke to the youth at the
These changes follow Stacy Sturgeon’s replacement as
Title IX Coordinator and AAEO Director last spring, after claims of harassment within the piano program were
investigated. Former AAEO specialist and detective for
the Logan Police Department Scott Bodily currently serves as the interim coordinator.
The AAEO office also created a new prevention specialist
position at the recommendation of the Sexual Violence
Prevention, Education, and Training Working Group, part of the Sexual Violence Task Force headed by President Noelle Cockett. The position was filled by Emmalee
Fishburn starting Thursday. Fishburn will work with the
SAAVI office and Sexual Misconduct Implementation and Coordination committee to lead strategic sexual violence prevention efforts, DeRito said.
The SAAVI office created two new positions, including a
therapist and a prevention and education specialist. The therapist will work to provide additional support for
survivors while the specialist will lead outreach events, including the Start By Believing campaign. DeRito said the work in these two positions was done last year
through grant-funding but is now funded by the university. Both positions have yet to be filled.
The Student Affairs created a Fraternity and Sorority
Life Coordinator position over the summer to oversee
training programs for FSL organizations and ensure they
are compliant with USU policies. Paige Eidenschink filled this position on August 21. According to a July press
release from President Cockett, FSL chapters are required to apply for recognition as official student organizations so they can be held to the same standards of conduct as other student organizations.
@naomiyokoward
By Lydia Velazquez NEWS STAFF WRITER
As of Saturday, the Nora
Eccles Harrison Museum of Art is reopened, reclaiming its status as the only free modern art museum
between Salt Lake City and
Boise, Idaho and reasserting its presence in the lives of Utah State University
students and community
He was joined on the stand by his
wife Susan Bednar, Utah State
University President Noelle Cockett, Student Body President Jaren
Hunsaker, and other area authorities for the Church.
Bednar was called to be an apostle
Oct. 7, 2004. Before serving in that capacity, he was the president of
Brigham Young University-Idaho from 1997 to 2004.
Some felt that Bednar’s previous job
helped him relate to the youth better. Carson Summers, a biology major,
said, “Anytime I can hear an apostle
speak its a good opportunity. He has a lot of experience with people our age. He is used to teaching young adults. It was cool to see that side of him come out.”
provided music for the event. The
but also have questions answered.
“Our generation is very technologi-
student choir performed under the
cal. So to ask whatever you wanted
choir director.
felt like you were participating even
direction of Allen Matthews, Institute Many students also helped volunteer
at the event by handing out Institute
over messaging was a good idea. You with such large crowd,” Haukes said. Having a church authority come to
pamphlets or being ushers. Daniel
the Utah State campus provided an
major, helped usher at the event.
nonmembers to experience something
Barlay-Borelay, a human movement “It was neat to see lots of people
that I see from around campus. I
think something like this brings us
closer and gives us something to talk about,” Barlay-Borelay said.
Bednar opened up his time to the
audience. The audience was able to
text in what questions they wanted to ask Bednar. He then randomly chose
a few for him and his wife to answer. Some of the topics he covered
included studying the scriptures,
dating, marriage and other church related topics.
Jay Haukes, chemistry major,
opportunity for church members and together.
Hannah Steed, elementary/special
education major, said this creates a good feeling for the campus.
“It shows we are important enough
to have a apostle of the Lord come
speak to us. I think it will put out a
general good vibe for everyone here. It’s also nice in preparation for the
upcoming general conference,” Steed said.
—shelby.black@aggiemail.usu.edu
@shelbsterblack
enjoyed being able to stay anonymous
MODERN ART RETURNS TO NORTHERN UTAH
new energy and relevance
to not only USU but to the entire region, state and
nation,” said Craig Jessop, the dean of the arts
college. “I applaud Katie for the marvelous work she and her team are
doing. We are honored to
—naomiyokoward@aggiemail.usu.edu
Spectrum, Sunday night.
The Logan Institute of Religion
be collaborators with Katie and the Museum in
bringing the arts to USU members alike.
The museum is located next
and the people of the state of Utah.”
The museum now has a
to the Caine College of the
store, a cafe, new gallery
from the university, and has
space for collections. The
Arts, though is independent
been closed for the past two years for renovation and expansions under the
direction of Katie Lee Koven, the executive director and chief curator.
“Katie’s vision and energy
have given the museum a
space and more storage museum will continue
prior programs, such as
“Museum and Music” and
“Family Art Days,” but will rebrand the latter of the
two to be more inclusive. see “Modern Art” PAGE 7
PHOTO BY Lydia Velazquez
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
NEWS
Newly released documents detail reprimand of former Utah State interim piano program coordinator
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall
By Alison Berg NEWS SENIOR WRITER
A letter of reprimand claims Dennis Hirst,
former interim Utah State University piano
program director, “enabled or ignored [former head of piano] Professor Amano’s discriminatory acts against female piano students for a period of years.”
The letter, obtained by The Utah Statesman
via a public records request, was written by former interim Provost Larry Smith. He
reprimanded Hirst for “contributing to a piano environment that was psychologically abusive.”
The decision to remove Hirst came after a
recommendation was made from an indepen-
dent law firm hired to investigate misconduct in the piano program after multiple students came forward on social media to share
negative experiences during their time in the program.
Hirst replied to Smith in a letter and denied
the allegations and said he “acted to mitigate
gender discrimination and sexual harassment,” the letter also highlights Hirst’s positive behaviors.
“You helped to change Professor Amano’s
the effects of the hostile environment to the
gender discriminatory practices...you did
discriminatory actions by Gary Amano that I
Amano’s treatment to the dean of the college
best of my ability,” and “did not ignore the was aware of.”
Amano was Hirst’s direct supervisor, and
report a student’s complaint about Professor and the Title IX office in 2012.”
Smith also detailed positive affirmations from
Hirst said “compliance with Amano’s expecta-
piano faculty, current and former students,
in the program,” though Hirst maintains he
tion conducted by Alan Sullivan, a Salt Lake
tions was critical for the safety of all students did not ignore or enable Amano’s behavior.
Hirst also mentions “regret” for teaching in
accordance with Amano’s ideals.
“I found the outcomes of my initial approach
to piano teaching unacceptable,” his letter states.
While Smith pointed out “involvement and
and findings from an independent investigaCity-based attorney hired to investigate misconduct in the piano department
The investigation into Utah State’s piano
program was launched in February after
multiple students came forward on Facebook to share negative experiences during their time in the program.
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The eight-week investigation ended in April
and USU President Noelle Cockett announced there would be several changes in leadership
for multiple organizations involved. Hirst was removed from acting piano director in April
after the report was released but it was noted
that further sanctions would follow. It was also announced that there would be leadership
changes in USU’s Title IX office and later in April, Stacy Sturgeon was removed as the director of the office.
Kevin Olson, associate professor in the piano
program, is the current interim piano program coordinator.
Lauren Bennett contributed to this report.
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Man arrested in connection with homicide investigation
PHOTO COURTESY OF Cache County Sheriff’s Office Stacy Willis was arrested Friday night by Logan City Police. By Alison Berg NEWS SENIOR WRITER
The Logan City Police Department arrested
41-year-old Stacey Willis, of Hyrum, in
connection with the slaying of Merrilee
Cox-Lafferty Saturday night.According to a
written statement by the LCPD, Cox-Lafferty
was reported missing on Aug. 21, and after a series of “investigation, social media posts,
interviews, area canvassing and other efforts,”
the case was ruled as a homicide, and Cox-Lafferty was found deceased in Cache County.
Willis charged with aggravated murder and five other crimes Monday, when he also
appeared in front of First District Judge Kevin PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall The Utah State University Police Department and members of local law enforcement test out the new method during a school shooting emergency exercise in the vacant Valley View Tower building Sept. 5.
Allen. Cache County Sheriff Chad Jensen said Cox-Lafferty’s body was discovered in Blacksmith Fork Canyon about eight miles off the
paved road, though he declined to give more By Diego Mendiola NEWS STAFF WRITER
Police departments and rescue agencies in Cache Valley are working together by trying a new tactic that could save more lives during a mass shooting on-campus. “Things have changed after Columbine,”
said Kent Harris, the captain of the Utah State University Police Department. Harris referred to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, where 12 students and one teacher were killed. “Back then the police would set up a
perimeter and wait for the SWAT teams to come in and clear the building,” said Steve Milne, the interim chief of police of North Park Police Department. “In Columbine, that took many hours.” Police are now dividing up into two teams. The first set of policemen are called “contacts” see “Shooting” PAGE 7
detail on her location, because investigators are still seeking evidence in the area.
Though police did not provide much detail
about the investigation, Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen said once investigators found Cox-Lafferty’s body, “we felt very
strongly that we had a case where we were able to make an arrest on Mr. Willis.” —alisonberg28@gmail.com @alison__berg
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
STUDENT LIFE
Building community through ultimate frisbee By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
Out on the turf of Legacy fields, the discs are flying with the Utah State University Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club Team. This is the second year the club has been in action here on campus. When Kylee Behunin, club coach, arrived at USU there was no women’s team. This wasn’t new to Behunin as she had played on the men’s team at her high school as well. With the help of Aspen Saunders, the club coach, she began building the women’s ultimate frisbee team. “We are here to build a community of ultimate. Ultimate really brings all types of people together. It’s a place where we can play, have fun, learn and grow as a team” Behunin said. One by one, the team was able to gain more girls. For some, it was their first experience with ultimate frisbee and others were seasoned frisbee fans. Rebecca White, team member, was first introduced to the sport in 7th grade. She attended the state championship tournament where she was able to see some of the best players in the state. “I saw the players have perfect control over the disc. Even though the weather was horrible, everyone was pumped. I fell in love with it,” White said. “After that I would go out and throw for hours. Then in in high school, I made the team. “ The girls work hard to be the best team they can be. They hold practices Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays plus an additional conditioning hour on Saturdays. Both
PHOTO BY Tim Carpenter
The USU Women’s Ultimate Frisbee club practices on the Legacy Fields behind the ARC at Utah State University for some upcoming matches and tournaments in the future.
coaches spend many hours practicing and
an activity. We take care of all the extra stuff
different throws help them in different
playing with the girls, but for them, they do it
so it will be more enjoyable,” Saunders said.
situations on the field. They also offered
Like any sport ultimate frisbee has some
because they love the game. “Now, I probably spend about 15-20 hours a
unique lingo that goes along with it. Scoo-
week doing ultimate frisbee. We put in the
bers, hammers, BBQ and chicken wing are
work so the players will be able to enjoy it as
just a few of the technical throws that the
some tips on how to throw a frisbee. “For a backhand throw you got to make sure you have a loose grip and lead with your see “Frisbee” PAGE 4
team has learned through practicing. The
Multitasking: Is it effective or unproductive? binge and periodically checking the phone, is
By Brianne Sorensen STUDENT LIFE WRITER
an example of multitasking.
Multiple historical and recent studies suggest
Recent studies have concluded that only five
students who multitask while studying
percent of the population multitasks effective-
consistently under-perform.
ly, even though over 94 percent of students in
Dr. Maryellen Weimer, a professor at Penn
the United States have admitted to multitask-
State, has performed various experiments that
ing at least once during their time at school,
all conclude students do not multitask
according to Pew Research Center.
effectively. Weimer said when students
It is a common sight while walking through
multitask they compromise the quality of their
campus to see students with headphones,
work, and it often takes longer to get the job
cellphones and other devices in use while
done.
studying.
In a study published in the 2015 issue of
“I always have my phone out on the table
Computers and Education, researchers asked
when I do my homework,” said Jamie Gonza-
students enrolled in a general psychology
les, a sophomore at Utah State. “When I get a
course to read a passage in a textbook. The
e text I really do think it helps my brain since I
passage was about 4,000 words and was
am able to take a break from my work.”
directly related to the course.
Some students claim background music can
help them focus more intently for longer
periods of time. While there are studies that
back this theory, music can be detrimental to some students who ultimately use it to multitask.
Stephanie Portutt, an assistant professor at
Utah State, said she hardly ever sees a student
The students were split into three groups.
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall Photography student, Alexa Okerlund works on upcoming assignments on multiple devices to boost her productivity Monday evening.
The first group was allowed to use instant
without their headphones in while doing
by it instead,” Portutt said.
second group was allowed to IM during the
trying to comprehend and complete multiple
third group did not IM at all during the
homework, especially in the library.
“Many students tell me (the music) helps
them study better, but I often see students
struggle since they all too often get distracted
Multitasking is the process of your brain
messaging before they started reading, the
entire time spent reading the passage, and the
tasks at the same time. Typing a paper while listening to an episode of the latest Netflix
see “Multitasking” PAGE 4
Being a Good Latter-day Saint & Supporting God’s LGBTQ Children hosted by Richard Ostler
Thursday, September 20th Utah State University • Taggart Student Center 175 Old Main Hill 7:00PM-8:30PM For more information or to register for this free event, search ‘Richard Ostler’ at eventbrite.com. Or go to listenlearnandlove.org/events “Richard Ostler does a great job of demonstrating how you can be both a committed Latter-day Saint and support/love God’s LGBTQ children. I encourage you to attend his presentation.” �Steve Young Listen Learn & Love Advisory Board Member
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Chocolate tasting with the President
Huntsman Marketing Association hosts case competition with Noelle Cockett the spirit of the university. At one point in their presentation, they tried to play a video of students singing the anthem to emphasize the school spirit and unity that surrounds this Aggie tradition, but it would not play. A student in the audience started singing the familiar tune and soon, the room was filled with singing Aggies, including two of the judges, Cockett and Steve Shelton. One judge, Jim Davis, said, “the best part of the day for me was when we had a breakdown with the music and everybody sang. That was rockin’.” Cockett said the each of the presentations were fabulous and unique. “I am so incredibly touched that you folks love Utah state as much as you do,” she said. “You’ve developed ways that are just really special to me because they celebrate being an Aggie and they celebrate what Utah State is.” The chocolatiers were pleased with all the
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ideas the students contributed. PHOTO BY Cameo Tamala Hunstman Marketing students presented “The Aggie Chocolate Factory Branded Flavor Competition” to representatives of the chocolate factory, professors, and Utah State University’s President Noelle Cockett. By Brooklyn Falter STUDENT LIFE WRITER
The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business school hosted the Annual Huntsman Marketing Case Competition last week. In conjunction with the up and coming Aggie Chocolate Factory, students in the marketing program were tasked with the challenge to come up with and brand new flavors of chocolate. Each group was to
collect data, come up with a plan and present
chocolate and the university? That’s our
their brand and chocolate to the judges. They
challenge.”
had two weeks to complete the task. Seven
Each team had three minutes to present
chocolatiers from Aggie Chocolate Factory
their product. To prepare, they collected data
and Utah State University faculty members
from students and alumni. Some students
— including President Noelle Cockett — were
used memories and favorite traditions, such
selected to be judges.
as True Aggie night and Old Main, to inspire
Reese Jensen, a student in marketing and
their creations and to capture the “unparal-
business administration, said the competition
leled energy that Aggies of all ages can relate
helps students get real life experience by
to- young and old,” as one student put it in
applying the skills they learn in school every
her presentation.
day to help businesses in the community succeed. Jensen is also a sales and advertis-
Jensen’s team created the Butterscottsman, a treat that was meant to remind all Aggies of
Shelton said the marketing concepts behind several of the student’s products were exciting.
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chocolatiers,” said Dean Doug.
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When the laughter died down, he continued, N N “the level of emotional connection — I’m A telling you, I got chills. I got chills listening to these presentations. I am just so proud … of the feeling that you have for Utah State and what you put into this assignment. It was extraordinary.”
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ing representative at Utah State University Student Media. Eric Schulz, senior lecturer in the marketing and strategy department, reminded the students and judges of the purpose of today’s competition. “Products are made in factories, brands are made in the mind,” he said. “How do we create an emotional connection between a
“Multitasking” FROM PAGE 3 experiment.
The second group, who used IM throughout
task. When the brain cannot effectively focus
on the tasks at hand, it is called brain interference.
Some suggestions to stop multitasking
their time reading, took up to 59 percent
include studying without music, turning
not IM while reading. This study concluded
working, minimizing visual distractions and
while reading read with less comprehension
task.
longer to read the passage than those who did
phones off (or on airplane mode) while
students who are distracted or multitasking
not eating while trying to focus on another
and take longer to finish the passage.
Abdul Haddad, a graduate student at Utah
Guadalupe Mununoz, a junior at Utah State,
utilizes her phone’s silent mode when study-
State, said he does his best to keep his brain
ing.
turned on airplane mode and sitting in a quiet
my phone in the bottom of my bag, I am not
from multitasking by keeping his devices
“When I switch on the silent mode and put
corner of the library to study.
tempted to touch it anymore. Also, it is a nice
project, it is chaos. I do not understand why
am done studying to reward myself,” Mununoz
things at one time, in my experience I have
There are many ways to lessen brain interfer-
“If my brain cannot be calm and focus on one
surprise to go through my notifications when I
PHOTO BY Cameo Tamala
“Frisbee” FROM PAGE 3 elbow. For a flick, you go from the other side and it’s like you are flicking someone with a towel,” Behunin said. The team competes in several tournaments
some people think they can do five or more
said.
never seen that turn out well,” Haddad said.
ence caused by multitasking, but what is
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,
others since all human brains adapt differently
they wanted at these tournaments. However
James Mulaney is a senior at Utah State. He
University and Utah Valley University, two of
throughout the year. The biggest one they attend takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last
effective to some may not be effective for
year the team didn’t quite achieve the results
students who multitask are also more likely to
to change.
they did score against Brigham Young
GPA.
said each semester he has to reevaluate how
the top ultimate frisbee teams in the region.
Jon Hamilton of NPR said the brain is very
doing the same things over and over. For
other, but switching back and forth quickly
place in the library or using different colored
According to the International Journal for the
partake in drugs and alcohol and have a lower Why can the brain not multitask effectively?
he does homework since his brain gets bored
good at switching focus from one task to the
example, he found switching to another quiet
from task to task is not an effective use of
pens helps him stay focused.
brain power.
Before switching to another task, the brain
must take a pause to collect all of the information from the previous task. This pause makes it difficult for the brain to decide what
information it needs to absorb for the next
“Find what works for you, and just do it. Your
grades will thank you later,” Mulaney said. @SorensenBrianne
“We’ve had some good games. The score and outcome might not look great, but we learned a lot more. Failure means getting better,” Saunders said. The team expects to have a better year this year. They are planning on more games, tournaments, fundraisers and service activities. Their main goal is to gain more players and keep growing the community. For the players, it’s this community aspect
that keeps them coming back for more each practice. Gigi Moss, team member, said, “I love the people and everyone is so fun. I could throw a frisbee around forever. I just love the game.” The team encourages students to come out and see the team in action. The girls have a upcoming home tournament on Oct. 20-21 at Legacy Fields and The Quad. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s USU ultimate teams and other schools like BYU, UVU, and Montana State University. “Coming out and watching what we are all about will really help us. It’s a good way to support us. We do fundraising on campus, so coming and just saying hey to us will help us out,” Saunder said. To get involved with the Womens Ultimate Frisbee team, more information can be found here. —shelby.black@aggiemail.usu.edu @shelbsterblack
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SPORTS
Mountain West football roundup - Week 3 are probably looking at their game at Utah
season, plus an offense that that was able to
qualify for a bowl. UNM will most likely be 3-1
absolutely leveling UCLA on the road, the Bull-
State as one a must-win game in order to
with Liberty coming to Albuquerque in two
weeks. That means the Lobos will only need to find three wins somewhere in conference play. Having to play Fresno State, San Diego State, AND Boise State all at home will make the
Lobos desperate to steal a few on the road. USU will certainly get a fight.
Wyoming - vs Wofford (W 17-14)
Even with current NFL QB Josh Allen leading
the team last season, Wyoming’s offense really struggled. Without him, it’s still the same
story. Even against FCS Wofford, the offense
only managed 315 yards of offense. Three of
By Daniel Hansen SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Welcome to the weekly Mountain West
Roundup, where we look at every conference
team’s weekend and what it may mean for Utah
State. Wonder what Colorado State losing to
New Mexico means or if the rivalry between
Nevada and UNLV has any implication for the
Aggies? You can find out here. Air Force - BYE
The Falcons will have had two weeks to
prepare for Utah State. That may sound bad,
until you realize that since 2010, Air Force is
only 4-5 in games following a bye week, and
only 2-3 on the road. An extra weeks doesn’t
do a whole lot for triple option teams. One of
those two road wins following a bye, however,
came two years ago at Utah State.
Boise State - at #24 Oklahoma State (L 44-21) The chance for the Broncos to take the
driver’s seat in the race for the Group of 5
berth in a New Year’s Six bowl fell very short. Boise State’s offensive line could not protect
QB Brett Rypien and the offense struggled for
much of the day as a result. In giving up seven sacks, Boise State gave the entire MW the
recipe for defeating them. Most of the conference lacks the tools to fulfill that recipe. Utah
dogs might not lose until November. The next
five games for Fresno: vs Toledo, at Nevada, vs Wyoming, at New Mexico, vs Hawaii. Hawaii - at Navy (L 28-21)
Hawaii’s strong opening run came to an end
at Navy, but the Rainbow Warriors are still well-placed for contention in the West
Division. Playing at Fresno State and San
Diego State may ultimately prevent Hawaii
from making the MW championship game, but nine wins are well within reason this year. Nevada - vs Oregon State (W 37-35)
I’m not sure how many people were expect-
Wyoming’s next four opponents rank in the
ing Nevada to be one of only two MW teams
per game, including USU, and the last game is
Wolf Pack managed it. A late missed field goal
top 50 in the nation for total yards allowed
PHOTO BY Gregory Bull/AP Photo San Diego State running back Juwan Washington, right, runs with the ball as Arizona State safety Jalen Harvey (43), and defensive back Kobe Williams (5) defend during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in San Diego.
hang 79 points on Idaho to start the year. After
at Hawaii. Wyoming is staring straight at
falling to 2-6 on the season unless they find an entirely new offense sometime during their bye week.
Fresno State - at UCLA (W 38-14)
Fresno State poses a fierce defense that has
to beat a Power 5 school this week, but the
certainly helped, but the win masked some of Nevada’s issues during the game. The offense still wasn’t sharp, relying on three takeaways from the defense in order to sneak by the
Beavers. Nevada has one final non-conference see “Mountain West” PAGE 7
only allowed 288.5 yards per game this
State, who currently ranks second in the MW and 23rd in the nation with an average of
three sacks per game, has those tools. November 24th could get interesting.
Colorado State - at Florida (L 48-10)
Well, we still don’t really know who Colorado
State is. Not only did the Rams get blown out by an uninspiring Florida squad, their comeback victory over Arkansas last week looks a
lot worse after the Razorbacks were blown out at home by North Texas. Stealing that victory versus Arkansas is huge for their bowl chanc-
es, but the Rams will still probably be playing for bowl eligibility come their matchup with USU. With it being their final home game of the season, it’s probably already a must-win situation for the Rams.
New Mexico - at New Mexico State (W 42-28) The general story is that New Mexico is not
that good. The finer details is that the Lobos
PHOTO BY Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo Fresno State quarterback Marcus McMaryion (6) lunges into the end zone for a touchdown against UCLA during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif.
Aggies lose to Weber State in straight sets
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence Utah State senior setter Kassidy Johnson digging for the ball with sophomore outside Gabbi Shumway in the background. The Aggies fell to 2-9 on the season following their three-set loss to Weber State Friday evening.
By Lauren Lomeli SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Friday night at the Wayne Estes Center ended
in another straight set loss for the Aggies
against in-state rival Weber State (21-25, 25-17, 21-25).
Sophomore outside hitter Bailey Downing
recorded 13 kills, while senior middle blocker Lauren O’Brien, sophomore outside hitter
Gabbi Shumway, and freshman Corinne Larsen each had five kills in the match.
In the first set of the night Utah State tied the
match at 3-3, before the Wildcats took control and stayed on top for the rest of the game.
The Aggies trailed the whole game, but came close when the set ended 25-21.
already put up four points. Weber now had a two-set lead after closing it out 25-17.
The third and final set of the night had a
shimmer of hope when Utah State was able to pull up and tie the Wildcats 3-3. After a
struggle to keep up, USU finally led 11-10, but the comeback magic didn’t last long. Weber
State racked up six unanswered points after
that slight setback and went on to sweep the Aggies with a final score of 25-21.
Next the Aggies will dive into conference
play, with a road game to open up the Moun-
tain West portion of the schedule against New
Mexico in Albuquerque on Wednesday, Sep. 9. USU will then return home to host UNLV on Saturday, Sep. 22.
Again, the Wildcats took control of the
second set early on and never allowed USU to come close. Once the Aggies finally earned
their first point of the set, the Wildcats had
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State held TTU to only 227 total yards for the game, and held them to 1-15 on third downs. “We don’t want anyone to score on us,” said
USU junior defensive end Fua Leilua, after
recording a career-best 3.5 tackles for loss.
“That’s just the mentality of our defense...We just feel like nobody’s better than us, nobody can outscheme us, nobody can score on us.
That’s just the mentality we have that comes through our coaches. We respect everybody,
but we fear nobody. That’s what really helps ties us all in.”
Another aspect of the game was the amount
of underclassmen who received playing time. Utilizing the new NCAA rule that allows
athletes to play in up to four games while still
maintaining redshirt status, the coaching staff
was able to give vital playing experience to the majority of the roster. In total, 23 different players recorded a tackle on defense.
“That’s huge,” Leilua said. “Some of the
young guys, they got to get in in the second
half, and I was really happy for them that they were able to get their toes wet in the game. We’re really versatile on defense and we’re
really deep at our positions, so we’re going to be a defense to compete with in the MW.”
The same amount of involvement showed on
offense, as nine different players scored
touchdowns while 19 players received a carry PHOTO BY Megan Albrechtsen A Utah State tackler taking down Tennesee Tech senior receiver Josh Cunningham Saturday evening as the Aggies defeated the Golden Eagles 73-12. Utah State accrued 621 yards of total offense, while holding Tennessee Tech to just 227. This was USU’s second-largest margin of victory in the past 50 years.
Aggies dominate Golden Eagles Offensive explosion propels Utah State to 73-12 victory over FCS Tennessee Tech in second-straight blowout victory Thursday night By Daniel Hansen SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Summer may almost be over, but Utah State’s
offense still had some fireworks to set off. The Aggie offense exploded on Saturday
night at Maverik Stadium, going off for 621 total yards, as Utah State easily dispatched
Tennessee Tech 73-12 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Jordan Love led USU with a spectacular night, completing 21 of 26 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns.
“I’m proud of our team and our guys for their
level of preparation this week,” said USU head coach Matt Wells. “They did a nice job
throughout the week, preparing and practic-
ing…They did a nice job getting ready to play and then I think we came out started out fast. Plenty of praise to go around.”
Utah State started slow, fumbling the ball
away on their first possession as TTU took an
early 3-0 lead. The Aggies were also stuffed in
the red zone on the second possession, settling for a field goal to even up the game at 3-3. Then the floodgates opened.
Junior running back Gerold Bright put USU
in front by courtesy of a 5-yard TD run that capped off a 12-play, 79-yard drive. Fellow
junior RB Darwin Thompson entered the fray on the next possession, cutting through the
TTU defense for a 65-yard TD run. Then Love piled on with a 2-yard TD run of his own. “First play, we had that fumble but we
bounced back,” Love said. “After that, on the
next couple drives, we went down and scored
every time. Whether it was passing or running, we were just executing our plays and moving the ball every play. We had a good tempo to the offense today. It was a really good day.”
For the game, the Aggie rushing attack had a
prolific outing, rushing for 330 yards in the
game, the most in a game since gaining 396
yards on the ground versus Nevada in 2016.
After a field goal from Tennessee Tech made
it 24-6, USU continued its offensive onslaught. Sophomore wide receiver Savon Scarver
hauled in a 36-yard TD reception, before
senior WR Aaren Vaughns followed suit with a 2-yard TD reception of his own. Sophomore
WR Jordan Nathan finished off the first-half
Tre Miller’s 4-yard TD run was the sole score for USU in the third quarter. In the fourth
quarter, sophomore RB Morian Walker added two 1-yard rushing TDs, while senior RB
Justen Hervey added a 15-yard rushing TD to cap off the scoring for the Aggies.
Thompson led Utah State on the ground with
107 yards on six carries. Bright and Hervey followed with 55 and 52 yards rushing,
respectively. Six different players hauled in at least three receptions for Utah State.
“No matter who you’re playing, you’ve gotta
prepare the same way,” Love said. “All week,
Coach Wells has been telling us to respect your opponent…No matter who it is, you have to go out there and perform. We came out and we were ready to start the game.”
or made a reception on offense.
“Any time you get in a game like this that
gets a little bit out of hand,” coach Wells said.
“It’s nice to see the young guys get in and have a little bit of success.”
With the victory, Utah State will now turn
their attention to a pivotal in-division matchup with Air Force next Saturday at home. Already, the team knows the importance of the game,
and having the home crowd behind them for it. “It’s extremely important,” coach Wells said.
“We need to get the top deck on the east side filled in. We need to get the west side filled
in…The comments that I hear from opposing coaches the last few years is that Maverik
Stadium is a legit home field advantage for the Aggies and it’s loud. It’s extremely, extremely loud. Our players feed off that. It’s extremely important to protect Maverik. We want to be undefeated at home. That’s a preseason goal
of ours…If you go undefeated at home, you’re going to have a really good season at the end of the year.”
Kickoff versus Air Force is set for Saturday at
8:15 pm.
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The offense was aided in their efforts by a
dominating defense, who swarmed around the
scoring with a 59-yard punt return TD that put Utah State up 45-6 heading into halftime.
“We’ve been saying all year we’ve got a lot of
weapons on offense,” Love said. “No matter who touches the ball, they’ve got that big playmaker potential. We’ve got a lot of
weapons and the thing for us is finding a way to get them the ball in open space.”
USU’s pace slowed in the second half with
the game already in hand, as sophomore RB
PHOTOS BY Megan Albrechtsen (Left) Utah State junior running back Darwin Thompson weaving between Tennessee Tech defenders in Thursday night’s game. (Right) USU sophomore receiver Savon Scarver and Thompson celebrate in the endzone after Thompson scores a touchdown. Nine different Aggie players scored touchdowns in the contest.
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PHOTO BY Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo Oklahoma State running back Justice Hill (5) carries past Boise State linebacker Curtis Weaver (99) in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.
“Mountain West” FROM PAGE 5 game at Toledo before that offense is going to
need to start clicking to keep the Wolf Pack
no one believes you. That said, this is the second straight week in which SJSU has
looked far better than was expected after
losing to UC Davis. The improvements are
alive in the MW.
nowhere near enough for the Spartans to hope
28-21)
enough to hope for at least a win or two in
giving the bare minimum against Sacramento
against that.
San Diego State - at #23 Arizona State (W After getting overpowered by Stanford and
State, the Aztecs issued a bit of a statement at Arizona State. They did everything they could
MW play. I feel it’d be kind of evil to root
UNLV - vs Prairie View A&M (W 46-17)
I’m still confused as to why the official MW
to give the game away in the final minutes,
Twitter account referred to this as a “big win”
team assured everyone that the MW still has
Rebels, but there’s not much more to say than
and there’s still a bunch of issues, but this
for UNLV. It was business as usual for the
to worry about SDSU. With road games at
that. QB Armani Rogers still struggled to
going to be an uphill battle for the Aztecs to
Thomas continues to run over whatever is
least makes it foolish to doubt that SDSU can
ordinary. Next week’s game at Arkansas State
Boise State and Fresno State this year, it’s still return to the MW title game, but this week at do it.
San Jose State - at Oregon (L 35-22)
Whoever had the Spartans losing to Oregon
by less than Boise State would lose to Oklahoma State, stick your hand back down because
PHOTO BY Lydia Velazquez
for a bowl game, of course, but they are
throw the ball efficiently, and RB Lexington placed in front of him. Nothing out of the
will be a tough one, as the Red Wolves have
been bowl eligible for seven straight seasons.
We’ll know a lot more about UNLV next week. @thegranddanny
“Modern Art” FROM PAGE 1
The reopening reception featured a chalk
artist, the museum’s art truck, and a crowd-
“Family Art Days” will now be “Community Art
sourced musical performance of Terry Riley’s
aren’t just for kids.
“Museum and Music” series for the year.
membership program was also launched with
part of our community,” Mayor Holly Daines
Days,” as to encourage people that the events Because the museum is a nonprofit, a new
Minimalist Masterpiece in “C,” kicking off the “I believe we are so fortunate to have USU as
the reopening.
said to the crowd attending the reception, “as
pledge drive, or something along those lines,”
community.”
for the museum,“where we really just encour-
on the Edge, is the first of a two-part exhibi-
financial donations and it comes with a little
Mississippi.
“It’s structured similar to a public radio
said Kat Taylor, a public relations coordinator age people to support the museum through
bit of perks. One of those perks is attending
our member events, so that’s something new that will be happening.”
it provides so much for our students and
The collection currently on display, Collecting
tion focused on American art west of the
—lydiavelazquez.business@gmail.com @lydmvel
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall Laying on the floor in the kitchen of Valley View Tower’s second floor a mannequin, with a paper identifying its health, is used in the active shooter exercise Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. The exercise was for EMT and recovery teams to practice responding to emergencies.
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall Capt. Kent Harris of the Utah State University Police Department talks to fellow law enforcement and EMTs about the new tactic law enforcement will use to handle school shootings.
“Shooting” FROM PAGE 2 and they focus on neutralizing the active shooter threat The second set of responders is called the Rescue Task Force, which consists of a SWAT team protecting a group of EMTs while they are treating wounded people. “It used to be that the contacts would be passing by all these people who are wounded, dying and bleeding to death,” Milne said. Harris said this new tactic is an improvement because the police do not have to wait
for a SWAT team to clear the entire building before the EMTs can treat people. “We want to put the odds in our favor, this is one of the ways of doing that,” Milne said. Cache Valley police and rescue agencies will keep practicing the new active shooter tactic and other emergency drills in the vacant Valley View Tower dorms on campus. —diego.mendiola.93@gmail.com
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OPINION
MORE TRAFFIC, MORE PROBLEMS By Miranda Lorenc STUDENT LIFE EDITOR
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.
Parking on campus sucks. You know this,
and I know this. Everybody knows this and
talks about this and complains about this.
That is the situation here at Utah State
University, and there won’t be any changes to
that anytime soon.
This is a problem that is exacerbated by the
traffic on campus, particularly the morning
traffic on Aggie Boulevard. When the vehicles on the road are backed up to the intersection
vehicles that suddenly pull off to the side to drop passengers off close to their buildings.
All this happens during the height of student
— it affects everyone else who happens to be along that road as well.
Is driving to campus really worth the effort?
on Aggie Boulevard, the problem is no longer
activity too. So, crosswalks are
are too many people choosing to drive rather
distracted and tired students.
Add all of this together and we have a recipe for
causing vehicles on the road to
stress, frustration and
enough break between pedes-
tardiness.
that there isn’t enough parking, but that there than using the many other options available. Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a lot
of traffic on campus, especially in the
morning. Cars line the streets wherever
parking is allowed, as close as possible to the campus. The line to get into the parking
terrace on Aggie Boulevard stretches all the way to the intersection. And then there are
constantly flooded with
They have the right of way, wait until there is a small trians to pass through.
Add all of this together and
we have a recipe for stress, frustration and tardiness. Not just for the students and
faculty in the cars trying to find
parking where there is little to be found,
but for the pedestrians dodging cars while walking to
Instead, you could park at the stadium and ride the Aggie Shuttle that cycles through
every 10-15 minutes. You could also walk up
the hill, carpool with friends/spouses or take
the city buses. These alternatives might be far less stressful than starting the day sitting in
traffic and searching for a parking spot while avoiding pedestrians.
Look, I understand the necessity of driving
class and for the
to campus, especially with jobs in the mix. It’s
buses, wondering if
the time requirement it takes to commute to
students riding the they’ll get to their
stop before or after their class starts. That’s the real
problem with the
limited parking on
campus: the simple
act of driving to the university in the
hard to juggle classes and work while adding
and from campus. But I believe the amount of traffic around campus could be greatly
reduced if driving was reserved more for emergencies than for daily travel. —miranda.lorenc@gmail.com @Miranda_lorenc
Miranda is a biology and English double
morning becomes an
major. When she’s not in class, she’s editing for
more than just the
Theater. In her rare spare time, she creates
ordeal that affects
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall Vehicles and a Cache Valley Transit District bus wait for a pedestrian on Aggie Boulevard on Monday. individual in the car
the Utah Statesman, or managing Aggie Radio costumes to wear at geek-related events.
WHY NICE GUYS FINISH LAST By Kristian Fors OPINION 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.
“Pick up a bee from kindness and learn the
limitations of kindness” - Sufi Proverb
“Nice guys finish last” is a saying that has
become ubiquitous in American society. When a
phrase becomes colloquialized like this, there
tends to be a deep truth behind it. However, it
appears that there has been backlash against
this idea in recent years. As a society, we would
like to believe that niceness is a parameter for
success. While this ideal is nice to think about,
in reality, this is not the case: nice guys often do
finish last. When I refer to a ‘nice guy’ in this
context, I do not mean a man who cares about
other people. Instead, I’m referring to a male
who is conflict averse, agreeable, generally
complaisant, and in general, not very aggres-
sive. However, I am not saying that being a jerk
is the way to get ahead in life either, those who
disregard the interests of others will inevitably
be plotted against. I am instead acknowledging
that combativeness and assertion are important
variables for success, and that ignoring these
variables and being a ‘nice guy’ is detrimental
to that goal.
I am also not purporting there to be such a
thing as an ‘alpha male’. The alpha male
concept is one area of evolutionary biology that
is wildly misunderstood. Humans belong to
multiple social groups and exist in numerous
hierarchies. Therefore, there can be no male
that is at the top of all hierarchies. Another
reason that the alpha male idea is not applica-
ble to humans is the fact that among chimpan-
zees, every subordinate below the alpha is of
equal power while human hierarchies are much
more complex than that. At best, the idea of
alpha and beta males are archetypes that are
vague representations of what traits can be
used to gain social dominance.
The most clear demonstration of this phenom-
enon is in terms of income. The psychological
economics of dating, I relayed the evolutionary
in tribes. In order to guarantee survival, tribes
between income and personality. It affirms that
sexual selection:
would be the strongest leaders were promoted
literature is very clear on the relationship
nice guys finish last when speaking about
history of female selectivity with regards to “In our primate evolutionary ancestors,
income. The Big Five Personality model has
females were indiscriminate mates. However, as
analyze personality by the academic psycholog-
ingly selective. The issue of mate selection is
been commonly accepted as the best scale to
ical community. The general idea is that one’s
personality is composed of five trait spectrums, namely Extraversion, Openness to Experience,
Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Agreeableness. Agreeableness is exactly what it sounds like, how easily you agree with other people
and your propensity to avoid conflict. Accord-
evolution progressed, females became increas-
incredibly difficult, especially when there are so many options. Our smart female primal
ancestors decided they would let the males
fight it out and mate with those males who rose to the top. In short, primate mating evolved to become based on a hierarchy of competence.” This means that female sexual selection is
ing to a study entitled Do nice guys--and
predicated on the male dominance hierarchy,
and agreeableness on income (Judge, Living-
stratas of that hierarchy. When you understand
gals--really finish last? The joint effects of sex ston, Hurst) agreeableness is inversely proportional with income, and this trend was even
more skewed for men. If you’re too agreeable, you are at an absolute disadvantage to rise
through the economic hierarchy. As Niccolò
Machiavelli, the famous political scientist once said: “If a ruler who wants always to act
and that females desire mates in the upper
this predisposition, it makes sense why the
Pareto distribution would apply to attraction and it becomes extremely obvious why nice
had to operate in a way where those who
up the chain of command. It would not make
sense to promote agreeable men to leadership roles in a survival situation; it would increase the chances of collapse. The tribes that made
this mistake led to the further sustaining of the hierarchy-oriented neurocircuit through the process of natural selection.
If you’re an agreeable male, it isn’t hopeless.
In a similar matter to how antisocial people can learn sociability as a skill, assertiveness and
combativeness can be learned: it’s only a matter of practice. To deny this fact would be to live in the naiveté of our own evolutionary program-
ming. Nice guys finish last, but you don’t have to.
Kristian Fors is a student at Utah State Univer-
guys finish last.
sity majoring in Finance and Economics and is an
our early human ancestors primarily operated
can be reached at krfors@gmail.com.
It makes sense from a pragmatic point of view;
opinion columnist for the Utah Statesman. He
honorably is surrounded by many unscrupulous men, his downfall is inevitable.” Likewise, in a capitalist society full of disagreeable people aiming and competing to get to the top, an agreeable person will have an inevitable downfall.
This idea of nice guys finishing last doesn’t
apply only to income but in many other areas, including sexual selection. Reproduction is a
highly competitive domain. The Pareto distribution is a “power-law probability distribution” that is observed in many forms of human
interaction. It is also known as the 80/20 rule meaning that 80% of the wealth is in possession of 20% of the population. It is widely
speculated that the Pareto distribution even
applies to sexual attraction, but this is a very
difficult area to gather empirical data for. If the
Pareto distribution does apply to attraction, this would mean that 20% of males receive 80% of female attention. This would hypothetically
occur on the female’s end as well, and evolutionary history is very clear that females are usually the ones that select their mates. On
another column, in which I wrote about the
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9/18 9/19 Swenson House Groundbreaking Ceremony 1:30 p.m. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is building a beautiful new literary venue, The Swenson House, on the original site of the world-renowned poet May Swenson’s childhood home in Logan, Utah, at the bottom of Utah State University’s Old Main Hill. 1400 Old Main Hill Logan, UT
Being a Good Mormon and Supporting God’s LGBTQ Children 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the general public (generally 18 an older). Registration is required. Register for free tickets at eventbrite.com (search Richard Ostler) TSC Auditorium
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Women’s Soccer Utah State vs. UNLV 4:00 p.m. Chuck and Gloria Bell Field Logan, UT Oklahoma 7:30 p.m. Ellen Eccles Theater 43 S Main St Logan, UT
Women’s Volleyball vs. UNLV 1:00 p.m. Kirby Court Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Music Box Concert Series 600 E 1150 N Chase Fine Art Center Daines Concert Hall Football vs. Air Force Academy 4:00 p.m. Maverik Stadium Oklahoma 7:30 p.m. Ellen Eccles Theater 43 S Main St Logan, UT