The Utah Statesman, February 1, 2012

Group provides local LGBT support

BY D. WHITNEY SMITH copy editor

ASUSUvotes to dissolve grad senate

BY ROUCHELLE BROCKMAN staff writer

The ASUSU Executive Council voted to disband the Graduate Student Senate and briefly discussed the possibility of an on-campus car rental agency at its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Currently, graduate students are represented in a legislative body separate from their undergraduate counterparts. Under the new legislation, academic senators will represent both undergraduate and graduate students from their respective colleges. The new bill also states that the current position of Graduate Student Senate president will be transferred to the Academic Senate under the title of graduate student senator.

"We're not eliminating any representation," said Graduate Student Vice President Cami Jones. "We're just shifting representation."

The senatorial reconstruction came in response to a "consistent lack of interest in the Graduate Student Senate," Jones said. She said senate hopefuls frequently run unopposed, and positions have been appointed in the past due to lack of candidate interest.

ASUSU Public Relations Director Hannah Blackburn said the new system will be more streamlined, because, in the past, undergraduate and graduate students were performing the same duties.

Both undergraduate or graduate students are able to apply for academic senate positions, Jones said.

Jones said the bill passed with a two-thirds majority in the Graduate Student Senate, but there was some concern that in a combined system, academic senators would devote more attention to undergraduate •> See ASUSU, Page 2

"There are amazing resources with the PFLAG national that we can rely on," Bailey said. "In our discussions, we've identified safe Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students attend Cache Valley middle schools and high schools, as well as at USU, and several members of the LGBT community have experienced unsafe conditions at school, Bailey said. Amid the perennial controversy between gay rights advocates and the dominant conservative Utah culture, USU alumnus Reed Cowan spoke at an on-campus screening of his award•winning documentary "8: The Mormon Proposition" on Oct. 21, 2010, in the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium. The film analyzed the LDS church 's support of a California proposition to ban same-sex marriages in that state.

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Bailey, who attended the event, said she witnessed testimony given by distressed LDS parents who, while fighting back tears, said they were torn between love PFLAG, Page 3

USU revamps summer school

BY CATHrRINE BENNETT editor m chief

Students who regularly enroll in USU'i; summer semester classes wili find that five departments are adding courses that may be difficult for students to get into during the fall and spring semester.

Departments adding classes include health physical education recreation, biology, geology, English and family, consumer and human development.

Prior to the summer 2012 semester, the summer class schedule was separated into four periods of time allotted for classes. There were three four-week periods and one eight-week period Now, the schedule is more simple to follow, said Lisa Hancock, program administrator for new student orientation.

The new schedule includes one four-week block beginning in May and one seven-week block beginning the first week of June. Classes in session during the four-week block will occur Monday through Friday with each class lasting two

hours. The seven-week block allows for a thlee-day weekend, as classes do not meet Fridays. These class periods are one hour, 15 minutes each. "The university wants more students to take summer classes," Hancock said. "The classes are typically smaller, but it's good for classes that are hard to get into the other two semesters. It helps the university as well, because it relieves some of the congestion of those classes in the fall and spring semesters."

Sophomore Aaron Anderson said because his computer science major requires many math courses, he is planning to attend summer school for the first time this summer so he can get ahead.

"If I want to graduate on time, I will need to take classes during the summer," Anderson said. "I will probably do the four-week course in May, because it will still allow me to have a su·mmer. I don't need the four months off school."

He said it will be convenient to be able to finish the courses he needs all at once, so he can enjoy the rest of his summer.

The previous summer semester bell schedule was difficult to follow, said John Mortensen, USU registrar. Now, the schedule is more uniform with a clear bell schedule, because none of the designated course periods overlap. He said USU administrators found it necessary to make summer semester more attractive to students.

"There is stricter enforcement of the calendars " Mortensen said. "We want students to package together classes that work with their schedules."

Mortensen said this strict schedule will not allow much flexibility for professors and instructors to decide when they want to teach.

USU's Outdoor Recreation Program is taking advantage of the summer school schedule changes, too, Hancock said. Because many summer school students will have a three-day weekend, ORP is setting up trips to local areas to give those interested a lesson in Cache Valley's many outdoor recreation possibilities, Hancock •) See AFFORD, Pa e 2

Choice of major influences employability

BY MARISSA SHIELDS staff writer

Enrollment at USU is on the constant rise, skeptics question the legitimacy of a bachelor's degree and many employers won't consider applicants without one. A recent Georgetown University study analyzed how degrees fit into the labor market.

According to a recent study, entitled "Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings," not only does it matter that job seekers have a degree, but the major itself makes a difference in getting a job or not. While unemployment for recent graduates may look bad, 85 percent of jobs across the board have reported salary increases, said Donna Crow, executive director of Career Services at USU.

Liberal arts majors saw the largest salary increase after college, with a 15 percent increase, going from an average of$35,508 in 2010 to $40,834 in fall of 2011, Crow said.

second highest, with an average of $60,291 per year. The study also states, "The education, health care, business and professional service industries have been the most stable employers for Fast Stats

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recent college graduates." The exceptions to that stability, according to the study, were those who've majored in hospitality management. The travel and tourism industr has been hurt b the

economy, according to the study. The national unemployment rate is 8.9 percent for recent graduates, according to the study. The unemployment rate isn't equal for every ma·or, however: de rees with the to

unemployment rates are closely tied with collapsing industries. Recent graduates with architecture degrees have the highest unemployment rate at 13.9 percent, the study states, because of the housing crisis and the bad economy. Recently graduated art majors had the secondhighest unemployment rate at 11.1 percent, followed by humanities and liberal arts majors at 9.4 percent. Generally, majors closely tied with a specific career track had the lowest unemployment rates. The graduates with the lowest unemployment rates were those who had majored in education, with 5.4 percent, which tied with recently graduated individuals in health care fields.

Havi,ng a certain major won't stop someone from getting a certain job as long as he or she has the necessary skills, said Chase Brammer, head of development for iFit at Icon Health and Fitness. Icon is a global fitness equipment design company located in Logan. The highest earning major was computer science-related studies at an average of $63,760 per year, Crow said. Engineering majors made the

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In the past, undergraduate senators havn't had to worry about graduate affairs because of the existence of the graduate senate, Jones said. There are no foreseeable cases in which unfair amounts of attention will be given to undergraduates, she added.

To help manage both undergraduate and graduate affairs, senators will appoint council presidents, said Tanner Wright, ASUSU Academic Senate president. These council presidents will be compensated with stipends, he said. Their positions will not lead to any kind of fee increase; rather, the funding formerly used to fund the Graduate Student Senate will be used, Jones said.

Jones said she wanted to emphasize that senatorial reconstruction will in no way affect the amount of funding available to graduate students.

The possibility of an on-campus car rental agency was also discussed at the meeting.

A small number of cars might be available for student rental by next fall semester, said

ASUSU President Erik Mikkelsen. If the proposal is completed, students will be able to rent cars for about $7 to $10 an hour he said.

"The cars could be used for grocery shopping, going on a date and other excursions," Mikkelsen said.

Mikkelsen said the USU car-sharing program is still in its infancy, so he is unsure if there will be restrictions based on age or other factors. He said there would be no student-fee increase associated with the program, but the program would fund itself. Essentially, the university would give a car rental agency permission to set up the program on campus and the rental agency would be responsible for its own operating costs, he said.

The program would be similar to carsharing programs already in existence at the University of Utah, BYU, Westminister and several Idaho universities, he said.

- rouchellebrockman@gmail.usu.edu

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"People complain about the winters in Logan," Mortensen said. "And the summers are amazing here. I think a lot of students would want to take advantage of it."

Attending summer semester may be appealing for out-of-state students, Hancock said, considering in-s tate tuition applies for everyone during this semester. It is also ideal for those who want to attain residency and pay in-state tuition the following semester, she said.

"For out-of-state students it's a bargain," Mortensen said. "And tuition hikes begin in the summer after the legislative session." the student. Departmental scholarships may not be eligible to use during the summer, but Hancock said she suggests talking with the department awarding the scholarship to ask if this would be an option. Almost all housing complexes on and off campus offer reduced prices. For example, USU's online Housing guide states: One shared room in Davis Hall during the summer is $490. This same room during the fall and winter semesters is available for $1,315 per semester. The on-campus housing summer contracts begin May 6 and end Aug. 13. Hancock said USU Housing and off-campus housing lower their rates to entice students to stay and keep producing an income from those living areas.

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for their gay children and devotion to their religious beliefs.

"That really pushed me to say, 'OK, I've got to do something,"' she said about the event surrounding Cowan's film. Bailey also recently said she has a nephew who is gay. "I was not authorized to talk about it when we talked last summer, (but) that is (also) part of my motivation for being involved in this."

For help in founding a Logan PFLAG chapter, Bailey said she met with PFLAG Mountain West Regional Director Kathy Godwin at the annual Pride parade June 2011 in Salt Lake City. Godwin is also the president of the Salt Lake City chapter of PFLAG - the oldest chapter in Utah, which formed in 1989.

"I have a 24-year-old son who came out to my husband and I when he was between his junior and senior year in high school," Godwin said.

"And actually my husband found PFLAG information and said, 'You know, they have a chapter. We should contact them."'

Godwin said the first PFLAG meeting she and her husband attended was "marginally helpful," which she said she thinks is typical for people in similar situations.

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"My husband and I were both - although grappling with what to do next - very much interested in continuing our strong relationship with our kid in any way we could. We just needed education."

To find that education, Godwin said she began scouring the Internet, reading books, attending panel discussions organized by University of Utah's gay student union and periodically visiting more PFLAG meetings Networking with people is what Godwin said was a "huge value," because at that point she realized the variety of people necessary to make a PFLAG function the way it should - parents, LGBT individuals and allies of those individuals.

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She said mandatory anonymity and promised confidentiality are what make the meetings safe.

"All over the country, for all various faiths, there is a challenge and a reason for support," Godwin said.

"In those communities that have a concentration of any one faith, (they) seem to have even more difficult challenges because there is this fear of discrimination and alienation by a community which they value above most others.

"In many faith communities around this country where the perception, or the reality, when they're in their faith community and worshipping, the message is not one of acceptance and love. And it's not just specific to the LDS church."

In Utah, kids see and hear pervasive news reports that seem to perpetuate an anti-gay stigma, Godwin said. That stigma, underscored by conservative and religious overtones, is what creates an unsafe environment for kids in middle schools and high schools, as well as for university students, she added.

Cache Valley resident and nurse Patsy Marx, who will be the president of Logan PFLAG when it becomes official, was introduced to Bailey by Marx's daughter, who also works in the sociology,

today's market that are not taught in scl)ools," Brammer said. Brammer looks for applicants with skills in Andriod and iOS software development, modern web frameworks and quickly changing technologies, he said. Businesses in the technological · fields often hire the most and pay more than others, he said.

"Because I focus on finding people with nimble minds that have relevant skills to today's modern needs, I do not require (applicants to have) a degree, although often a degree helps create the foundation," Brammer said.

The graduates with agriculture and natural resources degrees had the next-lowest unemployment rate with 7 percent, according to the study.

The study also looked at smaller categories, such as computer science versus information systems.

"Employers are still hiring technical computer specialists who can write software and invent new applications," the study states. "But for information specialists who use software to manipulate, mine, and disseminate information, hiring slows down in recessions."

Though the average unemployment rate for those newly graduated from computer and mathematics programs is 8.2 percent - slightly below the national average - choice of major influences a graduate's chances of getting a job, the study states. Unemployment rates for degrees in computer science and mathematics are 7.8 percent and 6 percent, respectively.

The unemployment rate for information systems degrees is 11.7 percent, which, according to the study, is much higher.

Regardless of major, students should network with people in their future career field, Crow said. One way of doing this is attending career expos or fairs, she said. For those looking to graduate and seek employment, the USU Career Fair will take place Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the TSC Ballroom. - marissa.shields@aggiemail.usu. edu

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Marx said she joined Cache Gay Families because she also believes there's a need for support m the area, and the idea of making schools safer for LGBT individuals is something that resonated with her. Marx, too, has a child who is gay.

"I know (my son) struggled with his feelings and (was) afraid to let anyone know he was gay at the time," Marx said.

"I don't want someone to feel that way. I don't want children to feel like they're less than somebody else or there's something wrong with them, because they're beautiful people.

"It breaks my heart, and I don't want any child to have to go through that. So if we can start in

the schools, I think that's a good place to start the education, so everyone knows they have a right to be where they're at."

Bailey said to continue in providing support, Cache Gay Families will host a Valentine's Day social Thursday, Feb 2 from 7-9 p.m. in the Lake Bonneville Room at the Logan Library, located at 255 N. Main Street. She said the social will hopefully generate awareness of the soon-to-be PFLAG chapter in Logan. Bailey said there are four current PFLAG chapters in Utah - Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo and St. George - and when the paperwork all goes through Logan will be the fifth, she said.

- dan. whitney.smith@ aggiemail.usu.edu

Students sample wellness

Acclaimed musician to ploy at Crumb Brothers

The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with singer/songwriter/percussionist Christopher Williams on Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West in Logan. Tickets are $13 and are available by calling 435757-3468. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The concert is sponsored by Import Auto and Utah Public Radio.

Hailing from Nashville but nothing like your typical Nashville songwriter, Christopher Williams is a songwriter, storyteller, and entertainer - offering songs that are honest and confessional. yet never overbearing and performances that engage audiences with an appealing mix of intense passion and humor.

With excellent guitar work and vocals, punctuated by the percussive vulnerability of a single African djembe hand drum and that single voice, Williams continues to be an energetic live performer and inspiring touring artist.

Regional Campuses bring art to Logan

Artwork by students who study at a number of Utah State University's regional campuses will be on display at the Logan campus for a one-week exhibit. The "USU Regional Campus Art Exhibition" features student artwork from Brigham City, USU Eastern and the USU Eastern San Juan campuses starting Feb. 6 in Gallery 102 located in the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU's campus.

"Since the regional campuses and distance education programs of USU are increasing, I thought it would be great to showcase the work being created in art classes offered at these campuses," said Tyler Vance, adjunct instructor for the USU art department, who teaches painting and drawing at both the Logan and Brigham City campuses.

The exhibition will feature student work reflecting the variety of projects and class levels available across the USU regional campuses. The student work comes from non-major basic classes to major advanced classes. Choir performs 80's tribute concert

The combined choirs of the Utah State University music department will present "That Totally Awesome '80s Concert" Friday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall located in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

"It's certainly not a typical evening of scholarly music from longgone composers," said Cory Evans, director of choral activities at USU. "The songs will have the audience longing for the days ofleg warmers, boom boxes and mullets."

The concert is a follow-up to last year's "That '70s Concert," also presented by the USU choirs.

"The '80s were such a rich period of popular music so it's been hard to decide what pieces to choose, but I think we've got a good mix of everyone's favorites," said Evans.

The evening will feature tunes such as Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," Journey's "Faithfully," Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and The Proclaimers' 'Tm Gonna Be (500 Miles)."

The USU Chamber Singers, University Chorale and the Women's Choir will join forces with guitarists from the USU guitar program and members of the instrumental ensemble Out Of The Blue.

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BY MANDY MORGAN staff writer

Top Ramen, Easy Mac, Totino's Pizza Rolls and Captain Crunch. What do all of these items have in common? They can be found in many college students' cupboards.

"There's this myth that it costs more to eat healthy," said Jeris Kendall, a first-year grad student studying political science. "I just think that it costs in the sense that it takes a little bit more time to prepare."

Kendall believes there is a "chow down quick" mentality involved with students' health and eating.

For college students, it usually comes down to needing the quick, whatever-is-fast, type of food, Kendall said. This is often why students tend to choose the less healthy, but speedy food to cook up, he said.

Kendall believes the most important part of a students' eating habits comes from the results of grocery shopping. He said it determines what ends up in the cupboard, which can make or break bad habits.

"If I have it, I'm more likely to eat it," Kendall said. "When I'm shopping I have to make sure I'm getting the stuff that's good."

Kendall is not the only student who thinks smart grocery shopping is the most important part of eating healthy.

"To eat healthy, you need to shop healthy," said Kate Gourley, a junior majoring in art.

About 90 percent of Gourley's grocery shopping happens in the produce section, she said.

"If you buy healthy food, you'll eat healthy food," she said.

Gourley has a few simple rules she follows when cooking her meals at home. First, she tries to make at least half of her meal vegetables. She also tries having both a grain and a protein in the meal.

"You have to listen to your body, because everyone is different," Gourley said. "I understand that a lot of people may not want to eat how I eat and that is OK."

Gourley said she believes eating healthy does not have to be complicated. If students stick to the basics, such as eggs, bread, vegetables and fruit, they can stay healthy and keep it cheap, she said.

"It's completely possible to have a healthy lifestyle on a student budget," Gourley said. "If students, and people in general, are

consciously trying to put in more vegetables and take out more processed food, they will be healthier."

It truly can be more difficult for college students to be aware and eat as healthy as possible, said USU graduate Alyssa Craig, who learned this lesson after leaving college.

"I was never the best at applying what I learned while in college," Craig, who graduated _with a degree in exercise science, said. "When I finally figured out that being healthy would be for me I really started to get into it."

Craig saw significant differences in the way that she felt and looked since graduating last May, she said, and her three main points to living healthy are moderation, habit and endurance.

''I've noticed as I've eaten better, unhealthy things aren't really as appetizing," Craig said.

Though she might have craved a cheeseburger at one point, she said she now knows to listen when her body tells her grease is only going to make her sick later.

"It's a good challenge for students to learn how to eat well," Craig said. "Sometimes, what you eat in high school is not what you

can eat in college. It really is a challenge developing those skills of eating." Some specific ways in which Craig believes that healthy eating can be achieved include cutting portions down, learning to stop eating when full, doing what her dad always told her and "eating for fuel."

"I always thought 'Whatever Dad,' when I was younger, but now I can see it makes so much sense," Craig said.

To follow this advice, she said she tries to pack a healthy lunch for work, make sur:e she has protein in her breakfast and buy lean meats for meals at home. There are endless ways for college students to eat healthy and live right while going to school. Though it may take a little bit of extra time each day, it is going to be worth it when you feel better, your mind if more clear, and you can focus more, Craig said.

"It's a way of life. It's not a chore that you check off of a list," Craig said.

- mandy.m.morgan@aggiemail.usu.edu

Extension specialist travels world, calls Logan home

BY KRISTI LAMBERT staff writer

Dale ZoBell took a bite out of a hot liver, freshly removed from the belly of a gazelle in Mongolia.

He witnessed an elephant run past him at 20 mph, while he stood outside his door in Nepal. He has slept through a 6.668 earthquake, walked on the white beaches in Australia and climbed the volcano Mount Merapi in Indonesia, three days before it erupted.

In Ecuador, Zol}ell worked one on one with the natives. He has seen leprosy, poverty and overwhelming wealth in the same city. A.long with Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, he has beheld and even hiked the Himalayas.

"To see the Himalayas once in your life llime, you can die happy," ZoBell said.

If this was a job description it would be hard to guess the Raymond, Alberta, Canada, native's actual line of work. One might guess world traveler or humanitarian, but he is neither.

He's a beef specialist. An Extension beef cattle specialist for USU, to be exact.

ZoBell said he is also the associate department head and professor for the College of Agriculture.

Extension is one branch of USU. The other two are research and teaching. Because USU is a land-grant university, Extension's purpose is to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities. Many of the resources and materials developed at USU will go to countries around the world.

"It's the best job on earth. There is no better job I have had than working in Extension," ZoBell said. "It's like, 'Wow, I can't believe they pay me for this,' because .every day is different. You work with people on the land. You can help them remain sustainable and viable."

ZoBell has traveled to 25 countries, primarily as an Extension beef specialist, to increase their capacity to develop and deliver Extension programs. He said he's also there y to help solidify their research programs.

"People in third-world countries have a very positive opinion about the U.S. academic system," ZoBell said. "They very much want faculty from U.S. institutions to visit them in a capacity-building relationship. They want to publish in international journals but are unsure how to do this. In many cases, we assist them to validate their work in Extension and research. Research collaboration is also highly desired."

Noelle Cockett, who is the vice president · of Extension and the dean for the College of Agriculture, said she's found ZoBell to be a great asset.

"Dale has several research collaborative projects with other faculty in the College of Agriculture. These projects are improved because of his involvement," Cockett said.

In Nepal, ZoBell and Robert Gillies, a state climatologist at USU, are involved in a seed grant in which they have partnered with Helen Keller International to understand how climate change could influence livestock production.

"The water that the Nepalese use doesn't come from the Himalayas. They get most of their water from the monsoons. Depending on how the monsoons change as far as • intensity and delivery then their farms are affected by what they can produce. If they have just enough to food to feed themselves, they won't feed their animals very well," Gillies said.

It is Gillies and ZoBell's hope that through their research they may gain a better understanding of the Nepalese livestock practices and the climate they live in. If they can understand that, they can prepare and educate the people for circumstances when the water precipitation changes, Gillies said.

"Many of these projects are integrated, using expertise in different areas to address the real life situation. In this case, farms," Gillies said. "We wouldn't be able to do this project without Dale. Bottom line. Dale has sort of a wry sense of humor. The people we worked with seemed to really get along with him. His humor or sarcasm - don't know if they caught it - but it worked really well."

ZoBell found his experience in Nepal to be an adventure.

"Nepal, it's like 'Alice in Wonderland.' I can't really tell you. You've got to see it, hear it and taste it. It's just different," ZoBell said.

"It's like I just saw an elephant, then there are monkeys and then you'll see a MercedesBenz. Then you look up and you see the Himalayas. Solid glaciers. Just knocks you clean right over. Nepal has the poorest people on ea~~h and the nicest kindest people on earth.

As long as ZoBell is working with the land and the animals, he is comfortable wherever his job takes him.

"I like being on the land wherever I am in the entire world," he said. "My international work takes me to countries where I can see opportunities to help people, but remain in my specialty area and understand production on an international scale. My main job is working with the farmers and ranchers in Extension."

The research he conducts brings about validity and recommendations for ranchers who are then able to apply his findings with their livestock. ZoBell works primarily with nutrition and management and has developed materials such as fact sheets and booklets on beef cattle production and management.

ZoBell's services to the school go beyond his work in the classroom. As of now, he has assisted in raising $2.3 million in grants for USU. These grants were generated through collaborations with faculty as well as a $525,000 donation from ZoBell's friend.

All ZoBell has achieved and the sites he has seen don't even come close to rivaling one thing, he said.

"I've been married for 40 years. Five children and 12 grandchildren. As much as I love Extension, it doesn't touch a candle to my grandkids," ZoBell said. "That's my greatest accomplishment. Nothing I've ever done or will do will compare to my family."

- kristi.j. lambert@aggiemail.usu.edu

SAUTEED

GOLD POTATOES HAZELNUTS AND MAPLE SYRUP

12 Brussels sprouts (about 8 ounces) 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 3-4 medium-sized Yukon gold potatoes, scrubbed Salt and pepper, to taste ¼ cup chopped , toasted hazelnuts

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Chop the potatoes (with the peels still on them) into tiny pieces. Toss the chopped potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and a few dashes of salt and pepper. Spread them out in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 450 F, until they are soft all the way through, 10-20 minutes (time will vary depending on their size so keep an eye on them).

While the potatoes are cooking prepare the Brussels sprouts. Remove the outer leaves and cut the bottom stems off each sprout. Wash and dry them well. Use a sharp knife, food processor, box grater or mandolin to shred the Brussels sprouts finely. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and add the shredded Brussels sprouts. Sault\ stirring often untfl they are crisptender (meaning they are soft but still have some crunch left in them).

Remove the sprouts from the heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar and maple syrup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Just before serving, stir in the hazelnuts. Top each serving with a large scoop of the roasted potatoes. You can also add a handful of dried cranberries to this salad with the hazelnuts. The warm pan will help them plump up a little and then you ' ll be getting a serving of fruit, too. You have to admit, that's pretty impressive.

(Note: if you combine all the ingredients to serve, the nuts and potatoes may get soggy, so you can leave them out and add them to each serving to avoid this.)

CARROT, DILL AND WHITE BEAN SALAD WITH ALMONDS

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice 1 pinch of salt ¼ cup chopped red onion

5-6 medium-sized carrots peeled and sliced to equal about 2 cups 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed 1 teaspoon dill 1 ½ tablespoons honey 1/ 3 cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted

Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and red onion in a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots and saute, stirring often, until crisp-tender and just starting to lightly brown.

Add the beans and dill and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove the carrots from the heat and place them in a mixing bowl. Drizzle

BY VICTORIA HEPWORTH staff writer

Almost a century ago, three men opened up a candy and soda shop. They served ice cream, fountain sodas, shakes and candy, and called the small space the Bluebird. Since then, it has grown to become a family restaurant and one of the oldest spots in downtown Logan.

The Bluebird serves food and provides an atmosphere that brings in faithful customers like Dax Meyers, a freshman majoring in business at USU.

uI love the Bluebird. I come here all the time," Meyers said.

Customers aren't the only ones who enjoy the food. Katrina Yeates has been a server and host at the Bluebird for almost a year. She said she loves the steak Oscar, crab, shrimp, avocado and handmade shakes.

"I am more willing to try the food and like it better now that I work here," she said. Mark N. Neuberger, 0. Guy Cardon and Julius Bergsjo were the original founders of the Bluebird. They owned the Bluebird Candy shop around the corner, but the restaurant and store were separated into two companies a short time after they were founded.

The Bluebird was moved to a new location in 1923. The original location was 12 West on Center Street and now resides at 19 N. Main Street. In 1994, it was purchased by the Xu family, Angui Xu and Ansheng Xu, who currently run the restaurant.

Kiel Price was an employee of the Bluebird in 2005. During his time at the restaurant, he said he'd have dreams he was trying

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VICTORIA HEPWORTH photo to find a ring at work. A short time later, Dax Meyers' sister Amanda started working there, and Kiel had to train her. The two fell in love and left the Bluebird, but they never forgot the good times they had. Six years later, they returned to the Bluebird for their wedding reception.

"We live in Salt Lake now, but we decided to come back to Logan to have our reception here, because we love it and this is where we met," Meyers said. Amanda said she checked other places and decided the Bluebird was the best quality for the lowest price, and it had a special feel about it. by the Xu's. During the depression, the restaurant barely survived, according to the menu. The history states that business was good up until the start of the 1930s, when Bluebird began to struggle.

"The Bluebird is a wellkept secret that has a very distinct atmosphere. We love it," she said. The history of the Bluebird is printed on the back of the menus, written

The John F. Bennett family's managerial expertise later contributed to its well-being, as did financial assistance, according to the menu. After the depression, the restaurant was expanded. Two private and semi-private rooms were added, as well as a new kitchen.

balcony room that can be opened or closed for a private party, small banquet, club or reception.

Hailey Fowler, a recent USU graduate who works as a cashier at the Bluebird said, "A classic meal that everyone loves is the Bluebird chicken, which is sweet-and-sour chicken, deep-fried and dipped in a specialty sauce."

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The Bluebird has three floors and a basement. The main floor has an antique soda shop bar, complete with bar stools and mirrors behind the counter. It also has a candy counter and tables for sit-down dining. Antique stairs lead to the second floor, called the mezzanine. This is a W~t

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I made a rather deliberate lifestyle change not long ago. Now, it may not seem like much to the general reading public, but believe me when I say it was a product of much pain, thought and oversight to executeno matter how simple of an act it was. Get ready for it. I, Steve Schwartzman, have officially parted my hair. Please bear in mind, this is no natural, lackadaisical, borderline-grunge Eric Matthews's part. I'm talking about the deep-gelled, combed over, straight-as-anarrow, Stuart Minkus-level part. This is a part so well defined it would stand as the perfect visual allegory• for Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" if it weren't pushed to the left. I even celebrate my new favorite themed activity, "middlepart Wednesday." At this point you are most likely thinking about two things: "Dude, Steve, if you are so strapped for ideas for columns that you must result to writing topically about hairstyles, just switch over to writing Play-doh reviews and save us the space," or "What possessed you to patt your hair like such in 2012?" My responses: I'd happily write about Play-doh, had it not been for the recent infamous "Occupy Floam" stunt movement at Lego LandI'm not one for controversy - and, to be frank, there are some very apt purposes for my new choice of mop that aren't my desire to have a place to hold a pencil in the event both my fingers and ears get sore. You see, you can tell a lot about a man by his hairstyle. If you're a fan of the spiked look, prepare

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for endless comparisons to "that guy from Linkin Park," Christopher Lloyd or "the other guy from Linkin Park."

Do you enjoy a longerlocked look? I suppose if it worked for Tom Brady - and it didn't - it could work for you. Slick it back? Hope you enjoy the world of furniture store advertising. Sideburns? Don't worry; they evidently go smashingly with flannel.

Do you rock an afro? Umm. OK, nevermind, afros are cool.

As for myself, I used to don my scalp with what I call the "post-'Oceans' Matt Damon" do. It's your basic marginally short cut that rides up slightly toward the bangs. It screams "I'm not afraid of showing my face!" while remaining hat-hair resistant. For quite a while it seemed like the "Damane" and I were a fantastic match, until I realized something one day while gazing at myself in the mirror. I look nothing like Matt Damon.

It was devastating, but true. In fact, I looked a lot more like Uncle Joey from "Full House," pre- half-mullet and turtle-neck era, of course. There is no sense in going for the hot-guy look if you aren't socially recognized as a hot guy. Silly, charming and willing to cry while watching "Fern Gully" if need be -

that I am - but I had no true scalp-rag method to show it. It's about time I stopped being a lie.

So I went on a search. A heart-yearning quest for my perfect hairstyle. I invested in the finest combs, viewed an unhealthy amount of boyband music videos and took a copious amount of photos of myself on my web cam. Nothing seemed to fit. The floppy look was too floppy, the professional look was too standard, and "the Rachel" brought way too much attention to my chin line. I even considered a flat top - the funny part here is you think I'm joking.

I was ready to put my hair into corn rows and purchase a checking account's worth of Fubu shirts when I saw him on TV - Drew Pickled. My childhood outline of a father figure. He seemed successful, rather confident, and he raised Angelica without actually killing her. Lose the hideous sweater vest and he had it all, all wound together in an orange-hued wavy side-part that even gave Rick Moranis the chills.

So I did it. I walked into my bathroom, gobbled up some hair product, watched my comb slide ever-so ceremoniously to the right. It had everything I needed: collectivism, persistence and, having been newly made single, a definite chick repellent. Home sweet dome.

That's right, Logan, I'm a new man. A courageous man. An ambitious man. Maybe even the same man, only slightly combed to the left. Happy Middle-Part Wednesday, everyone.

- steve.schwartzman@aggiemail.usu.edu.com

of the Week. It was announced by the league office Monday. It is the first time in his career that Medlin has garnered the league\ weekly honor. Medlin, a 6-4 sophomore guard from Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS) led Utah State to a pair of WAC home wins last week against Hawai'i (77-72) and San Jose State (82-65).

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Aggies notch first win of the season

BY MEGAN BODILY stoff writer

The Utah State women's tennis team notched its first win of the season, overpowering Weber State University 5 2.

"I was proud of the effort," USU head coach Chris Wright said. ''It is good to get that first W under the belt."

In doubles, the Aggies took all three pro-set matches. No. 1 doubles pairing Jaci West and McKenzie Davis held off Wildcats Brittiny Moore and Ashley Tanner to win 8-5.

No. 2 doubles duo Romina Nedkavoic and Kristina Voytsekhovich dominated Weber's Thais Kurer and Carly Lloyd to win 8-0. Nedkavoic said attacking the net and keeping their intensit)' high was a key cog in the victory

"We wanted to be aggressive," Nedkavoic said. "Place the return of the serves in and then take over the net. Being passive in doubles won't work out for you, and we wanted to be aggressive."

No. 3 doubles team Monica Abella and Brianna Harris struggled to close out their match, but came up with big volleys and serves on key points to escape in a tiebreaker, winning their first match as a doubles team 8-7.

Securing the doubles point, the Aggies maintained their momentum in singles action.

No. I singles player West defeated WSU's Moore convincing!)', winning the contest 6·2, 6-0. Davis, in the No. 3 singles position, continued her high level of play, winning her match over

Annika Karlsen 6-2, 6-1.

"She is very decisive," Wright said of Davis. "She moves forward, she shortens points, and she makes people pay the price if they leave balls short. She doesn't wait for them to miss."

No. 4 singles player Nedkavoic utilized her big serve and powerful ground strokes to win her match 6-3, 6-2 over Weber's Michelle Warwick. Where aggressive play benefited Nedkavoic in her doubles match, it was patience that helped her to victory in the singles match.

"The beginning was rough for me - getting into it again after my doubles match," Nedkavoic said. "It was more about being patient than aggressive - calm down and get balls in."

No. 6 singles player Abella blanked Weber player Nittaya Phonharath, taking the match 6-0, 6-0.

Voytsekhovich and Julie Tukuafu were the only Aggies to lose, but the losses were not handed over easily. Both players took their opponents to a third-set super tie breaker after losing the first set.

Voytsekhovich fought in the No. 2 singles position against WSU's Tanner. Tanner took the first set 6-4, but Voytsekhovich fought back to take the second set 7-5, but ended up losing the tie breaker 9 -11.

"(\'oytsekhovich) always fights no matter what - even when she is not playing her best," assistant coach Nate Ballam said Tukuafu lost the first set to Kurer in the No. 6 singles position in a tie breaker, but Tukuafa found a rhythm on her serve and rallied to take the second set 7-5.

SENIOR MONICA ABELLA returns a volley during a match against Weber State at the Sports Academy on Tuesday. USU will travel to Bozeman, Mont. over the weekend to face New Mexico and Montana State. TODD JONES photo "(Tukuafu) moved better after the breaker 10-8. first, and I think that was the story, USU heads to Bozeman, Montana, she was able to hit her shots and for a dual meet against University of make them," Wright said. "Footwork New Mexico on Friday and Montana was the emphasis." State on Saturday. In the super tie breaker, Tukuafu dropped the first four points before - mega.bodi@aggiemail.usu.edu taking the next six, but her comeback fell short as Kurer took the super tie

Poor behavior from BYU student body, no apology?

Back in November, the Utah State men's basketball team faced Brigham Young University and came away with a win in the first game of the season. The game is remembered, not because it was a great win for the Aggies but because of the aftermath.

USU issued a formal apology to BYU and to the community for the misbehavior of USU fans.

Fast forward two months, and a similar event is unfolding in Utah County involving the same school who received that apology.

On Saturddy, students from Brigham Young were assessed a technical foul for misbehavior during its game against St. Mary's College. Numerous spectators engaged in throwing garbage and other objects onto the court during and after the game, which St. Mary's won 80-66.

At the conclusion of the game, more boos showered officials and hundreds of objects were thrown by spectators.

BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe issued a statement Monday via email to encourage fans to show better sportsmanship, but no formal apology has been issued.

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Let me get this straight. Fans act so badly at an event that their team is penalized for their actions, and the organization in charge slaps them on the hand and says, "Don't do it again," and that's it?

With little time remaining in the first half, St. Mary's led BYU by 10 when an offensive foul was called against the Cougars. Several objects were thrown, and officials issued a warning via the PA system: "Any more objects thrown on the floor will result in a technical foul."

Four seconds into the second half, officials

issued a technical foul after more objects were thrown.

That's right, four seconds. Fans were upset with a foul called against BYU, and showed their disgust by booing and throwing objects. By rule, SL Mary's was awarded two free throws and given the ball back because of the technical.

St. Mary's hit both free throws, and on the ensuing possession the Gaels hit a 3-pointer and turned what had been a 12-point halftime lead into a 17-point advantage. BYU was penalized five points because of its students.

BYU students contractually promise to "respect others" and "use clean language," then act the opposite, and no one has to apologize?

It's a perfect example of casting the mote out of your brother's eye when you've got a beam in your own eye.

USU students heckled players, and the univNsity issued a formal apology for its students' actions. Consider the mote cast out of the eye. BYU students physically attack officials, and the university emailed its student body and stated, •>See POOR, Page 10

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Aggies prep for Wolf Pack on the road

BY TYLER HUSKINSON assistant sports editor

Road games haven't been too kind to the USU men's basketball team. The Aggies have a 10-2 record at home, while they have struggle to an 2-8 road record with just one win in Western Athletic Conference play.

After picking up a pair of home wins against Hawaii (77-72) and San Jose State (82-65), the Aggies head out on the road to face Nevada and Fresno State.

"I think we have too many road games, out on the road again," USU head coach Stew Morrill said. "It's obviously a big challenge both nights, but certainly the first one. You realize that Nevada is on a roll and have won 15 straight. We lost to them at home, and it's certainly a big challenge."

USU will face Nevada (18-3, 7-0 WAC), who is on a 15-game winning streak and has yet to drop a game against a WAC opponent.

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We lost to them at home, and it's certainly a big challenge."

"If we are going to compete with them at all, we've got to do a much better job than we did here in Logan, in several areas," Morrill said. First one, obviously rebounding is always and issue for us. That was probably the main stat of that game." Nevada outrebounded USU 34-24 and grabbed l3 offensive rebounds. Senior forward Dario Hunt grabbed 12 rebounds - seven of those offensive boardswhich led to 10 second chance points and 14 more field goal attempts than USU.

Junior forward Kyisean Reed scored one point and dished out one assist in 11 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble.

"They went right at him and he didn't physical up, he didn't man up, whatever you want to call it," Morrill said.

"He's got to get more physical or they'll dominate him again and that has been the thing we have been pushing all year with Kyisean. When he can play in space like he did against San Jose State, boy he is hard to stop, but when people get really physical with him it has been a problem. He's got to respond to that, it's time."

-head coach StewMorrW, USU men's basketball Tip off is set for 8 p.m. USU (12-10, 4-3 WAC) nearly defeated the Wolf Pack at home this season, but sophomore guard Deonte Burton hit a clutch 3-pointer and a free throw to give Nevada a 78-71 win. USU won nearly every stat category with the exception of rebounds.

Burton finished with 25

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points during USU's loss and the Wolf Pack shot 48 percent from the field.

"As I have watched that game multiple times we were really bad defensively in our game prep," Morrill said.

"We prepared a lot of things and then got in the game and didn't handle them after prepping them. We've got to do a better job in that area if we're going to have a chance to compete."

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Olex Czyz, Malik Story and Dario Hunt all finished in double figures, but it was Burton who gave USU the most problems.

"I have to do a better job of guarding Burton," Pane said. "Their four main guys have been playing pretty good too.

"We've just got to go down there and play as hard as we can. They are undefeated in the WAC. This will be a good test for us. We need to get a true road win. This will be a good road win for us."

USU draws UC, Santa Barbara for annual BracketBuster

BY TYLER HUSKINSON assistant sports editor

The USU men's basketball renews another rivalry during ESPNU's BracketBuster weekend.

ESPNU announced, Tuesday, USU will be paired with and host former Big West Conference rival University of California, Santa Barb.ara on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m This is the seventh year the Aggies will participate in the event, and 11 will be the first time USU is in a non-televised game.

"It's a renewal of an old rivalry that was a good rivalry," USU head coach Stew Morrill said. "We have tons of respect for UC, Santa Barbara, and Bob Williams is a really good coach and a really good guy. We may not have got the featured televised game, but we got a really good opponent, and we have a ton of respect for them."

The Aggies have been fairly successful in BracketBuster games, as they have achieved a 5-1 record - the only loss coming against Saint Mary's in 2009.

The Gauchos (11-7, 6-2 Big West) are reigning Big West champions and currently hold second place in the Big West. The Gauchos, who fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Florida, are 4-4 on the road this year and return three starters and five seniors from last year's team. "I thought \\e got a tough draw. They probabl) think the same thing, because we are at home," Morrill said. "That's the nature of BracketBuster, you're going to get a pretty good opponent."

USU defeated UC, Santa Barbara 72-59 during an ESPNU BracketBuster game in 2008, and the Aggies own a 22-6 home record against the Gauchos. USU has also won the past six games against the Gauchos, and UC, Santa Barbara has not won a game m the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum since 1999 (66-65, OT).

Utah State and UC, Santa Barbara will meet for the 63rd time with the Aggies owning a 39-23 all-time advantage, including a22-6 record at home. The last time the two teams met was Nov.

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The last time the two teams played in Logan was on Feb. 22, 2008, in an ESPNU BracketBuster game when the Aggies won 72-59.

Overall, Utah State has won six straight games in the series, including each of the last six at home, and the last time UCSB defeated USU was on Feb. 6, 2003, in Santa Barbara, 62-50. The last time the Gauchos won in Logan was on Jan. 16, 1999, 66-65, in overtime.

All eight Western Athletic Conference teams are involved in this year's event, with Nevada and New Mexico State being the WAC schools to have a televised game. - ty.d.l1us@aggtema1l.usu.edu

For 31 years Eli Manning has been walking in the shadows of his own family.

He was, before anything else, the son of NFL great Archie Manning. Even before he'd taken a step or said a word, his father's successes in the NFL cast a shadow over him. Years later, the shadow of Arc.hie was cast aside in favor of big brother Peyton.

No longer was Eli Archie's son, instead he was Peyton's little brother. Before he'd even pla[ed a down m college footbal at Ole Miss, he was hit with expectations of playing as well as or better then Peyton had at Tennessee.

When he made it to the NFL, he was now expected to lead the Giants in the same way Peyton had led the Colts. Indeed, after this most recent shadow was cast, it looked like Eli might never get out from under it. Peyton had made his way into

the top tier of NFL quarterbacks ever, and of course the best in the Manning family. After Peyton led the Colts to a win in Super Bowl XU that shadow over Eli grew even larger. But Eli responded in his typical quiet manner by leading the New York Giants to a 17-14 win over the prevmusly-undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. It was one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Of course that win didn't cast big brother Peyton's shadow

aside, but Eli put himself on the radar as a quarterback to be taken seriously.

Now fast forward to 2011.

Eli starts off the se,1son by saying he's in the top tier of NFL quarterbacks just like Tom Brady. Then after Week 15 his Giants are 7-7 and it looks like they won't even make the playoffs. So much for top-tier quarterback right?

Five games later and this same Eli-led Giants squad is now in the Super Bowl. Once again, they'll be up against Tom Brady and the Patriots.

What happens to that shadow if Eli leads the Giants to Super Bowl glory again?

What about his statement at the start of the yedr about being a top-tier quarterback?

In Tom Brady's playoff career he's never lost to the same team twice. Eli and the Giants could be the first. Not only that, but

it would give Eli a 3-1 edge over Brady in head-to-head match ups. But, more important, Eli would have a 2-0 edge in Super Bowls.

If Eli Manning can lead his Giants to another Super Bowl wm over the Patriots, it will be Eli's turn to cast a shadow. With another Super Bowl win, he'll have more Super Bowl victories than dad and big brother combined. Not only that, but any claim that Eli is not a top-tier quarterback would be futile. The list of NFL quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl rings is small and includes names like Brady, Roethlisberger, Elway, Montana, Bradshaw, Griese, Aikman, Staubac.h, Starr and Plunkett

After all, at the end of the da}'. it's not about how many wins you had in the regular season, how many touchdowns or interceptions you threw, but it's about who won the Super Bowl.

It's about who played the best in the biggest games. Two wins - both against the Patriots - and no losses would be pretty hard to argue against. Let 's not get ahead of ourselves, yet, though. The game still has to be played, and Brady and the Patriots won't make it easy.

But don't forget either that with a Giants win, for the first time in his life, Eli Manning will be out of the family shadows. No more Archie's son or Peyton's little brother. Just Eli Manning.

- Spencer Wright is a sophomore majoring in broadc.ist journalism. He supports Manchester United and hopes to Jive long enough to watch the Cubs wm a World Series. Send any comments to eliason.wnght3@aggiemail.usu.edu.

OurYiew Summer school had us a blast

There are several reasons summer semester classes at USU are a good idea. Recently, a mass email was sent to USU's student body describing the many advantages to sticking around in Cache Valley during the summer months. For those students who've actually done this, you understand why this decision is a no-brainer.

As with most of Utah, Cache Valley is a hotbed of outdoors activities, and aside from skiing and snowboarding in the winter - which, let's face it, this year hasn't exactly been the bees knees - most of the beauty in this corner of northern Utah is best enjoyed after fall and winter semester classes are no longer in session.

Throughout the winter, when it does snow, Logan Canyon tends to be nothing more than one icy, snowfilled hazard after another. If you can make it to Beaver Mountain, the rest of the trip is likely just a blizzard of a blur - all white with nothing too memorable. Try driving through Logan Canyon in July. First of all, temperatures in the valley can sore to the high 90s - even though the average is 80 degrees. At Tony Grove and White Pine Lake, temperatures are an inviting 65 F.

Photography, hiking, birding, mountain biking, wildflower and outdoors enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels will be able to fill an entire summer with days and days of endless site-seeing and relaxation. There's nothing better than a Logan summer. The sun stays out some days until 10 p.m., which gives those of us who like to play long and hard a lot more time to enjoy our outdoor playground. It's a lot different from those winter days when we have a class until 4 p.m., and when we get out it's already pitch dark.

Of course, the university will inform us that tuition is offered at in-state prices for all students, regardless of where they live, which means if you do stay here year-round, you'll eventually end up becoming a resident anyway. They'll also give you incentives, such as cheaper housing, smaller class sizes and fewer crowds on campus - meaning more attention per student from instructors - and four-day class schedules. All of this is true, and great.

The best part of being here in Logan in the summer is the sheer beauty of the northern Utah surroundings, from the Wind Caves to Crimson Trail, from Bear Lake to the China Wall and the majestic Wellsville Mountains. But it couldn't hurt to knock out 6-12 credits while you're at it.

Things tomatoes teach about life

Crazy people - we all know at least one of them on campus. Sometimes you love them, and sometimes you hate them. But among other lessons, my first tomato garden taught me that crazy is only relative to perception. Growing up, my dear mom kept a section of her expansive flowerbeds unplanted. The eternal weed patch was comparable to the bug that keeps getting in your face, and each time you attempt to slap it away, it just keeps returning for another round of annoying fun. I · was convinced that my mom was not only crazy for having so many flowerbeds in the first place, but her weed patch was purely insane. I knew in my young mind that her sole motive behind the weed patch was to make my life miserable by See MUSINGS, Page 12

Female fashion is nonsensical

Women's fashion has really gone down the tubes. One of the worst haute couture faux pas of late is the creation of these boots called Uggs. Whether you're part of the 5 percent who wear real Uggs or the 95 percent who wear the Payless knock-off versions, those boots are ugly. Wearing them with sweatpants tucked into them makes you look like you just walked off a shooting of the "Simple Life" with Nicole Richie. to go out on a limb and group Cache County with those valleys to the south.

Enough about Uggs, though. They suck, and I know they're not going away. I've actually thought about buying some and wearing them just to protest how stupid they look. I don't care if they're comfy. They're just an invention some woman with cankles dreamed up so she wouldn't have to look at her calf-ankles all the time. Why don't you just start walking around in firefighter's turnouts?

Love me or hate me, I have a lot to say about female fashion, and from the looks of things, I'm worried about the future.

In a recent Salt Lake Tribune snippet, I read, according to some poll, Salt Lake and Utah counties were voted the worst-dressed places in America. No surprise - and since the majority of this state is essentially made up of the same kind of person when it comes to fashion, I'm going

This must be said before I go on. I love women - especially welldressed, beautiful women. But a few years ago, everything I held dear regarding women's clothing went out the window. I'll be the first man to say women are all that and they deserve to be free. Women should be able to wear whatever they want; but, ladies, you should also have the tact to know what you look good in and what makes you look like a drunken sixth grader who got locked in the mall on her birthday.

Besides, men look bad enough on a regular basis. Let the guys make fools of themselves in skinny jeans, while you give your skinny jeans to the emaciated mannequin in the display at Hollister. Speaking of that store, any place that is lit like a seedy afterhours club and plays techno music so loud you can't hear your friend saying, "Oh, no way, girl. Put that back, it makes you •) See SOAP BOX, Page 12

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Spectrum crowd magic is gone

To the editor:

The number of fans that should be in the Spectrum every home game this year should be 10,270. On Jan. 26, against a conference opponent, the student section wasn't even full. The magic of the Spectrum is gone this year, and it's not the basketball team's fault.

The first game of the season, the Aggies played BYU. In this game, the fans chanted some insensitive things to certain players on the opposing team. The things said were not any worse than things said in any other rivalry game across the nation. After the game, certain highranking university officials apologized to BYU for the

crowd's reactions. Why? I stand by everything said that night. That's part of the Spectrum. That's part of Aggie basketball. Not only that, but BYU fans have just as much hate and intolerance for the USU teams that go down south and play. In direct correlation with this incident, the organized chants within the Spectrum began to change. A few games later, because of these university officials, our cheers disappeared. Three of the best we have are no longer around, along with a myriad of others soon to be found out about. The "you, you, you, you suck" cheer was a classic, and it _doesn't exist anymore. Cheers like this discouraged opponents, motivated Aggie players and lit up the crowd. It was recently replaced with "that's on

Letters to the editor• A public forum you." That doesn't do anything for anybody. Recently, a meeting was held in respect to raising student fees at USU - yet again. Scott Barnes' response expressed it was so USU could be competiti"e athletically - essentially to get better football recruits. I'm all for it, but let us have the Spectrum back. The Spectrum magic recruited athletes for all sports. I've witnessed football recruits' eyes light up at the first "you suck" cheer, the first "stupid" cheer or to hear the entire student section welcome the opposing team "to hell." These recruits do not come to USU because of the football record, they come because of the insane fan support at the Spectrum.

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forcing me to pick weeds in the hot summer sun for hours on end, before I could go play with my friends.

I never understood her personal desire to spend so much time in the dirt. That is, until I realized how much I actually missed picking fresh vegetables and fruit at my convenience. And if I was being honest with myself, I actually kind of missed the weeding part of the process.

When I moved to a house that had an available garden space, my itch to develop a green thumb meant the chance at understanding my mom's crazy fetish was inevitable. After much consulting with gardening gurus and the Internet, I felt ready to attempt my new hobby. Bring on the peas, carrots, lettuce, •> From SOAP BOX, Page 11 look like a two-legged buffalo with a skin condition," is not a good place to buy clothing.

Unfortunately, I don't think a lot of women look in the mirror enough after they get dressed.

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potatoes, herbs, beans and, of course, the tomatoes - complete with these life lessons:

1. In general, successful tomatoes require substantial effort. Success in life also tends to require a substantial measure of effort. Great work yields great rewards.

2. Like people, each plant has its own temperament. It has quirks, needs and a personality that sometimes seems simply uncontrollable. One of my more unruly tomato plants decided that it wanted to leave the comfort of its cage and grow and sprawl onto the lawn and into the cages of other tomatoes. When I first noticed its devious ways, I tried to move the branches into a more orga-

And really, the root of the problem begins in the dressing room at the clothing store. Women need to be more honest with their friends. Please explain to your girlfriends the mechanics

nized pattern on the cage rack. This resulted in a broken branch.

This quote from historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich immediately came to mind after snapping the branch: "Wellbehaved women rarely make history." And well-behaved tomatoes are not necessarily the most productive ones. When I let the tomato plant just be, my free-spirited plant became my best tomato producer. Sometimes it really is best to simply unleash our creative potential and let our branches grow.

3. Marathon weeding is not as effective or enjoyable as weeding while you go. A healthy measure of patience in facing life's obstacles coupled with spreading and manof wearing skinny jeans with round hips, short legs and ankle boots - you will look goofy; and it'll hurt to walk. I don't know if women do this to each other just because

flging time wisely results in a job well done and better fruit for picking.

4. Tomatoes are people, too - or at least deserve to be treated as such. The first night I realized dropping temperatures proved a real threat and could mean the demise of my tomatoes, my heart quite literally broke. My blood, sweat and time became the fertilizer of life. These were no longer just plants, and something needed to be done to prolong their existence as long a~ possible.

After a quick consultation with a gardening mentor, I knew that, for any chance of survival, my sweet tomatoes needed to be covered through the night. Being short on time and resources, the only logi-

they're conniving saboteurs who do whatever it takes to make sure their friends don't look better than they do, or if the fashion world really has just taken a giant crap. I've decided magazines are not good ways to get ideas for how to look and dress. They promote eating disorders and convince women that they should all look the same.

First, this is impossible, and, second, stop letting yourself get conned into buying ugly clothes just because people perpetuating superficial gender ideals lie to you about what looks good. Please stop dressing according to what some semi-pornographic magazine tells you and, for goodness' sake, please stop wearing leggings with your butt sticking out for the whole world to see.

One out of 100 women actually look good in them, and really the only people who should be able to see that much of your body's contour are your partner and your doctor - maybe wearing them at the gym is passable, but even then there are alternatives. I have so much more to say, but I'll have to wrap things •) From LETTERS, Page 11

The fear that other teams once felt while walking the halls of the Spectrum is gone. It's not because of the team, it's because of the university's Administration. Let the Spectrum be the Spectrum.

Tony Gannon

cal measure was to use the sheets from my own bed to protect the plants. If I had not reached crazy status yet, this was the Parmesan cheese to top off the homemade marinara sauce I turned into the crazed neighbor, barefoot in the chilly rain, gardening by the light of her headlamp under the pale moonlight. When you truly care enough about someone, you will go to great lengths and sacrifice your own comforts for theirs.

5. My mom was not crazy after all. I just thought she was, because I failed to see the allure and merit of her relentless hobby.

When you find yourself figuring out how to pass the time • through Logan's nasty, inver-

up. Maybe I'll write a follow-up to this column. The last thing I want to address is the boot pandemic. Boots have been around forever, so it's natural that cobblers and shoemakers have come up with just about every kind of obnoxious tassel, zipper, pom-pom, lace, button, rivet, fringe, flap, heel and toe style there is to super glue onto a cheap, pleather pair of Canal Street knockoffs. Of the eleventy-million styles out there, about seven of them make the right wearer look good. Then there's all the rest, including, but not limited to: Boots that look like old sweater sleeves that you wrapped around your calf and then buttoned to it; boots that look like 1970s couch upholstery that you wrapped around your ankle and tied to your calf; boots that actually just look like you shoved your feet into oven mitts; boots that look like something an Eskimo porn•star might wear -I also call these snowhooker boots; and boots that clearly won't accept the large amount of jeans you're trying to stuff into them, which results in an awkward situation in which it appears your jeans pooped a

Thank you to USU sorority

To the editor: On behalf of the Child and Family Support Center, I would like to offer our sincere appreciation to the Kappa Delta Sorority for their support at our 2012 Princess Party held on Jan. 14 at the Utah State University Ballroom. Kappa Delta provided more than 100 hours of service in support of this event Kappa Delta made it possible to provide a magical setting for the 300 girls and their parents who attended the Princess Party Kappa Deltas assisted with everything from transforming little girls into princesses with makeup and hair to making tutu's, assisting with the tea party, assisting with photography and many other magical assignments. We are truly www.a-bay-usu.com

sion-filled winter, find someone you think is crazy and learn his or her hobby, or the quirk that makes this individual crazy to you. Our perceptions about one another may bridge differences to make way for common ground and new friendships. Who knows, you may love the hobby so much that you become something like a crazy person, thinking tomatoes have feelings.

- Tyra Simmons is a senior majoring sociology. Her column runs the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. and send any comments to tavin.stucki@aggiemail.usu.edu. boot. And now, ladies, we're wearing boots up to and above our knees on regular old, casual romp-around-in-the-snow-oncampus kind of days - and we have to make sure we go to the really-big-sock store and buy socks that will fit over our jeans and stick out over the tops of our boots. This look is sometimes cute, when done right, but usually it just ends up like most fads - fashion train wrecks. Here's a rule of thumb, my friends: If what you're wearing either looks and

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The Joke's On YOU!

Check it out! Take a look at this cartoon the only thing missing is the punch line, the big finish, the gag! You need to supply that for readers of The Statesman. We f>ost those on our website, www. utahstatesman.com, as soon as we get them and folks can vote for their favel Winner will receive a restaurant gift certificate! Here are the gags received for this week's cartoon:

"Professo rs! You're right I have a whole new p erspective on th e wo rld!"

This is what happens when you get dru n k at a Frat party.

"OK, maybe throwing Big Bu bba's shoes over the line was a big mistake."

"HELP! I need an ambulance, a ladder and a new pair ofjockeys!"

Danny slo wly ca m e to the rea li zation that he had just made a big mistake

"Well, that's one mystery solved."

"Another situation that sch ool neve r p repa res you for. "

Tommy wasn't sure abo ut being the p oster ch ild for the "keep kids safe on red air days" campaign.

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Weather

High: 39• Low: 22• Skies: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of precipitation.

Wednesday Feb. I

t) Forgotten Photographs of the Union Pacific-All day. Library

t) Marion R. Hyde exhibit- 10 to 5 p.m.

Tippets Exhibit Hall

•> Effective Coping Workshop- 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. TSC310

t) USU Meditation Club- Noon to 1 p.m. TSC 335

t) SIBED- 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ENGR 206 •> Study Abroad in Spain Summer 2012 Info Session, 12:00p.m.-l:00p.m., TSC room 335

•> Charity Anywhere Foundation USU

Info Meeting(s), 7:30p.m.-8:30p.m., Library 164

Thursday Feb. 2

•)Operation Beautiful: Miss Representation, 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TSC Auditorium, Film sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender.

•> USU's Biggest Loser Competition, Thursday- 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Details at TSC 332 Big Band Swing Club , 7 p.m. Logan Unplugged, Sultan's downtown, 8-10 p.m.

t) Men's Basketball at Nevada, 8 p.m.

Friday Feb. 3

Co-Ed 6 on 6 Volleyball Tournament will be Friday, all day. HPER Building 203, 213. Free Seminar; Reinvent, Redefine, ReCREATE!, 12:30p.m.-l:30p.m., Eccles Conference Center 207 t) Operation Beautiful, TSC Sunburst Lounge, 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. •> Gymnastics vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7:00p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum t) Aggie Game Nights, 7:00p.m.- 11:55 p.m., Engineering Building 201

HPER volleyball

A Co-Ed 6 on 6 Volleyball Tournament will be Friday, all day. HPER Building 203, 213. Shake off the cold and bring the heat to the 6 on 6 Co-Ed Tournament. 3 men and 3 women per team. This is a fundraiser for the men's team. Registration begins at 5 p.m., pay at registration. Cost: $15 Students; $20 NonStudents. Coaches meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, play starts immediately afterwards. 16 team limit. Team Organizers can register by contacting milesmaynes@gmail.com

Library speaker

Morgan Philpot will be speaking at the Logan Library in Logan, Wednesday Feb. 1, from 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

He'll be illustrating how Utah will not only be the most prosperous state in the country, but why every other state will soon be looking to Utah as the exemplar of good, Constitutional governance.

Volunteer event

Common Ground is having a volunteer orientation February 1st at 6:00 pm. Come and learn on how to get involved by participating in our daily activities or destination trips with Common Ground. Common Ground hosts rock climbing at the Rock Haus on Thursday, February 2nd at 1:00 pm. Cost is $8 and includes transportation and entrance fee. Common Ground is a non-profit organization that provides outdoor recreation for people with disabilities. To sign up for this activity or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288.

Hockey game

On Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. come to the USU vs NAU Hockey Game at the Eccles Ice Ctr. Bring a Teddy Bear with you and after

You Need to Know: the AGGIES score the first goal we will throw the bears onto the ice. All Teddy Bears will be given to Hospitalized/Sick Children here in Cache Valley for Valentines Day.

PBL is having a service activity Wednesday in the Business Lobby at 4 PM until we are finished. We are tying blankets for a local Domestic Violence Shelter. Come join us to have fun and help others. Be the Match Marrow Registry on Jan 30- 31 from 10 to 3 p.m. Thousands of patients are waiting to find a donor who can give them a chance for a cure. Complete a short medical history form, bring info for two people who do not live with you and provide a cheek swabbing. No appts needed. TSC 2nd Floor.

Charity Anywhere Foundation USU Info Meeting(s) are being held Wednesday 7:30p.m.•8:30p.m., Library 164.CAF USU is planning its annual Spring Break trip to Tijuana, Mexico to perfonn humanitarian construction and dental work. Our trips provide students with affordable humanitarian opportunities while experiencing the Mexican culture. No Spanish, construction, or dental skills necessary. Come and find out how you can be a part of this life-changing opportunity!

The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with autoharp player, singer and songwriter Bryan Bowers on Saturday Februar}' 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm at a private home in Logan. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling Ron or Lisa at 435-881-3261 or 435-757-5420. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The Bridger Folk Music Society also presents a concert with singer/songwriter/