The Utah Statesman, March 30, 2012

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National health care Man pleads bill hits Supreme Court guilty in Pike

BY LIS STEWART

staff writer

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," and consequently the fate of health care for college students across the nation, after hearing arguments in a 26-state lawsuit against the federal government this week.

A mandate requiring every American to purchase health insurance if otherwise uncovered, discussed Tuesday in court, is the foundation of the act, according to political science professor Anthony Peacock. Without the individual mandate, the federal government would have no other way to insure people, he said.

"The question is, 'How do you pay for it?'" Peacock said. "The only way to pay for (the act) is the mandate."

Critics of the law said during alcohol case

Wednesday's arguments that the mandate could not be severed from the rest of the act, and if the mandate goes, the rest of the act goes with it.

"If you take the heart out of the statute, the statute is gone," said Justice Antonin Scalia.

According to a Washington Post article Tuesday, a variety of opinions are circulating on whether the health care law could survive without the mandate. Peacock said the government argues the mandate can be severed from the act, leaving the other provisions in place without forcing insurance on everybody.

"The federal government is arguing it can be severed and they'll find other ways to finance it," Peacock said.

Part of the act's reforms state there can

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SUPPORTERS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington,Tuesday,as the court heard arguments on the health care

BYD. WHITNEY SMITH copy editor

The second of two men pleaded guilty Wednesday after being charged for supplying alcohol to a minor at a USU fraternity party in late September that resulted in a 17-year-old girl being hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. CASEY JUSTIN HAFLA

Casey Justin Hafla appeared before Judge Clint S. Judkins in 1st District Court and pleaded guilty to · supplying alcohol to a minor, according to court records. The charge is a class B misdemeanor and could result in up to 180 days in jail, $1,000 in fines and possible probation.

"Upon a guilty plea the state will recommend the same sentence as the co-defendant," court records state. Hafla's co-defendant is former USU student Hayden Ahlbrandt.

Hafla, a student and former member of USU's chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, bad his pin revoked after he and Ahlbrandt were arrested for suspicion • of selling, offering or furnishing alcohol products to a minor. The fraternity was temporarily suspended for its involvement with the incident - namely for hosting the party at which the incident occurred. The girl was treated at Logan Regional Hospital, released and referred to juvenile court, according to a Statesman report. Ahlbrandt pleaded guilty to the same class B nusdemeanor, before Judge Thomas Willmore, on Jan. 5 after waiving a preliminary hearing. Willmore sentenced Ahlbrandt to 180 days in Cache County Jail but suspended all but two days, pending the completion of six months probation and submission of a book report based on Victor Hugo's book, "Les Miserables." Hafla is scheduled to appear for sentencing 9 a.m. May 14 in Courtroom 1 at 1st District Court.

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·Entrepreneurship Week kicks off Friday

BY MARISSA SHIELDS staff writer

The Huntsman School of Business and the Entrepreneurship dub will kick off a weeklong celebration of innovative ideas during Entrepreneurship Week 2012, which begins Friday and goes until April 6.

The week will be full of events, said Kat Zeiner, the vice president of events for the Entrepreneurship dub. Some highlights include comedy night on Monday, with local entrepreneurs Logan Out Loud, and the BMX Business Expo April 6.

The week starts off with a free comedy night in the Skyroom, where free dinner will be served, Zeiner said. Logan out Loud will perform, and the Entrepreneurship Club will announce the 72-hour Competition, which will begin at 8:00 p.m.

The 72-hour Competition invites students in teams of up to five people to develop a marketable concept. Teams create a three-minute video. There are $3,000 worth of cash prizes for winners, Richards said.

Students who are not at the free comedy night to hear the rules for the 72-hour Competition will not be able to compete, said Stuart Richards, the vice president ofcommunications for the Entrepreneurship Club.

"We announce a secret topic that teams can innovate, and they have exactly 72 hours to do that and report to us what they've done," Richards said.

Aprevious year's 72-hour Competition topic challenged competitors to combine social media,

new technology and exercise, said Entrepreneurship dub President Bri Petersen.

Entrepreneurship Club member Matt Seely said the winning solution mixed exercise with something akin to online multiplayer gaming.

"So while you're on the treadmill, you're racing somebody who's on a treadmill in the gym 200 miles away," Seely said. "You have an animated character and you're racing them at the same time."

The Business Council will sponsor a blood drive in the business building on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to3:00p.m.

The Entrepreneurship club will hold a flash mob Tuesday in which students from all colleges can sign up to display their innovations outside the business building, Seely said.

Students looking at displays will each have three votes to choose their favorite innovation, and the person with the most votes will win $500. The second-place prize is $300, and the third-place prize is $200.

"We want to show students that entrepreneurs come from every college, not just the school ofbusiness," Seely said.

Two speeches will be given Wednesday: a Dean's Convocation by David Bell, a social media expert, and a lecture series installment by Bill Child, who started RC Willey and then sold it to Warren Buffett, Petersen said. The week will wrap up with the Student Business Showcase and BMX Expo 11 a.m. April 6 in the See BUSINESS, Page 2

Kappa Delta holds Wild Bill roast for char~ty

BY CAITLIN MOFFITT

and one of the sorority's national presented

to Bill, and he was and some of them I don't, so I of you came out to hear me get but also lends a helping hand to philanthropies, Prevent Child totally on board with us." started looking at their Facebook made fun of, but it goes to a good help prevent it," Casillas said. Abuse America. There were six roasters, pages and some things started cause - preventing child abuse." Leigh Dean, the development

"Eighty percent of the proceeds including ASUSU President to come to light. So I decided to Black said she thought the coordinator at the Child and will go to the Child and Family Erik Mikkelsen, Athletics Vice make a presentation," Mikkelsen roast was successful. Support Center and 20 percent President Ryan Baylis and student said.

"None of the panel members go to PCA America," said Jenna Keenan Nuehring. • See FRIENDS, Page 3 Black, the vice president of public Baylis was the master of cerrelations for Kappa Delta. "The emonies for the roast. Following Child and Family Support Center along with the popular televised serves more families in Cache celebrity roasts, each panel memCounty than many people realize. ber took a turn roasting Sproat They are a nonprofit organization, and teasing fellow panel members. so they really need our help in Black said Sproat chose his order to serve children and fami- roasters and specifically asked for lies in our county " Baylis to be the roast master.

According to the PCA America Chase Casillas, a roaster, said website, the organization "has led he was a little unsure about being the way in building awareness, on the panel at first providing education, and inspir- "When I found out Bill handing hope to everyone involved in picked the panel, I was on board," the effort to prevent the abuse and Casillas said. "He's a good friend neglect of our nation's children." of mine and a solid dude. So if he Events organized for the week wanted me on the show, then I of fundraising included a fund- was down." raiser at Fox's Pizza Den, a dodge- Each roaster took his turn ball tournament and a comedy joking about Sproat's 12 years as roast of Bill Sproat, known to USU a student at USU, funny moments basketball fans as "Wild Bill." spent with Sproat and his pres-

During the roast Wednesday, ence at Aggie basketball games. Sproat was teased and insulted by "You've been a good friend to a panel of his friends The event me, Bill. But I want you to know was held in the Eccles Science you're not a celebrity," Nuehring Learning Center auditorium and said during the roast. tickets were $5 at the door. "Bill, ypu have a very strange "We got the idea to do the roast career. You took your shirt off,

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Business school sponsors events encouraging student innovation and creativity Fieldhouse.

"We'll have a lot of student businesses there and they can have their own booths. So we're trying to draw attention to student businesses to help them," Petersen said.

Any student-run business can participate in the BMX Business Expo along with other local businesses, she said. expo. "Entrepreneurship is all about getting excited and doing something about it. So we've had all these competition speakers and at the end, Friday it's like the cherry on top," said Preston Parker, a professor in the journalism and communications department.

Students can listen to music and get free food, as well as hear competition winners from throughout the week, Zeiner said. Next year's Entrepreneurship Club officers will also be announced at the

Students will be able to pick up passports Friday and can collect stickers as they go to different events throughout Entrepreneurship Week, Zeiner said. At the BMX Business Expo, the stickers can be traded for raffle tickets for prizes that include the new iPad, a GoPrQ

M.R. Covey and Ian Macmillan. - marissa.shields@aggiemail.usu.edu

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• which is not ideal." Wright said prospective policyholders due to pre- paying for health care is by having healthy "There will be radical changes, some Emily Stephens,

at age 19 or older if full-time students. "We're college students and we can't add Lauren Wright, a senior studying health insurance onto that." human resources management, said she Virtually everyone will be affected by and her husband elected to stay on their the court's decision of the act's constituparents' plans after they

said

"It's a very important decision," Davis

" Being college students and newly mar- said. "It's one of the most important deciried it's just helped a lot," Wright said. sions we as a country have faced."

"Because (health care) 1s one thing you can • ·Peacock said the court's decision is get gradually into. By 26, you should be likely to be released in the final days of more self-reliant." session at the end of June.

Wright said if the entire act is

The Supreme Court "always saves the when the Supreme Court makes its deci- best for last in every term," he said. sion, her husband would have to make sure the company he works for gives them

Council approves five green projects in 2nd round

BY CATHERINE BENNITT editor in chief

The Student Sustainability

Council approved all five Blue Goes Green Fee project proposals submitted during a Monday meeting, allotting a tentative $12,737 of the remaining $17,000 budget.

During fall semester, five project proposals were submitted, but two received funding.

"My standpoint as an administrator is I am looking for quality collaborations led by students, but involving staff and faculty," said Sean Damitz, director and founder of the Utah Conservation Corps. "If we have twice as many applications next year, that will be great. That will show more interest in the program. At the end of the day - to address some of the criticism - we really want to have high-impact projects."

The Blue Goes Green Fee passed in the 2011 ASUSU dections with 54 percent of the student body approving the fee, which added $3 per semester to student fees.

For a project proposal to receive money from the Blue Goes Green Fee fund, two-thirds of the Student Sustainability Council must vote in approval, Damitz said. This round, the council consisted of 12 members - one student representing each of eight colleges, three Student Sustainability Office interns and two professors.

The guidelines students voted on in the 2011 ASUSU elections stated that council members voting on where the Blue Goes Green Fee funds were distributed could not vote on projects that presented a conflict of interest.

"The first project that passed is an educational farm for the elementary school on campus," said Kate Auman, an intern for the Student Sustainability Office. "We will have volunteers from the education college teaching the

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students about farming."

The "Edith Bowen Laboratory School Organic Education Garden" is a proposal that will be appropriated $3,975, and the only project with a definitive grant amount. Other project amounts will be determined in the coming week.

The council also approved a project to help the Outdoor Recreation Program better advertise its Powder Wagon program. The Powder Wagon is a carpool program that transports students to Beaver Mountain for a $5 charge, Auman said.

ORP staff members want more students to know about this program and take advantage of it, she said, so the Student Sustainability Council will help them market with logo-printed stickers, clothing and other merchandise.

"On a lot of the projects we only said yes to part of them," Auman said. "Like with this one they asked for a year of free

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rides, but we decided we didn't want to do that."

The next project is a "Solar Algal Dryer" created by students from the College of Engineering. Their project converts algae into energy that will be used on campus, including as fertilizer for the Student Organic Farm.

Another project, submitted by USU student Mitchell Bullough, is a "Solar Air Heater." Bullough will be given funding to cover the price of the materials needed to construct the heater, Damitz said. The solar heater will be placed on the top or side of a building where it will generate heat for the building, he said.

"We are also going to fund an intern for the organic farm that would specialize in bringing food up to campus to sell," Auman said. "It will only be funded for one year and then will be self-sustaining through the money it makes after that."

During fall semester, $17,286 was allotted to the two

approved Blue Goes Green projects - water bottle stations, including a large drinking fountain on the Quad, and a bicycle maintenance station.

"We want to make sure that we really are thinking through these proposals and making sure they give students the most impact," Damitz said.

Auman said with the Blue Goes Green program still in its first year, there are a lot of logistical elements that still need adjusting.

"I think right now we are still in the works of figuring out what each intern position means and how each intern acts in the office," Auman said "We are still figuring out what kind of projects we are looking for and how to get projects that are strong and benefit all the students. That is where we want to go."

Because two project proposals were submitted by engineering students, Kristin Ladd, campus outreach intern for the Student Sustainability

Office, said she feds the Blue Goes Green initiative is progressing down the path it was intended to. As more students learn about the possibilities that open up to their research ideas because of the Blue Goes Green fund, the council will see increasing project submissions, she said.

"You have to have thought about (a project proposal) at least a semester," Ladd said. "So if you don't know about it from the beginning of the semester, you are not going to be able to propose a projectlet alone get a grant."

For the fall 2012 round of project proposals, Auman said the submission contract will be more clear about what type ofprojects the council is looking for. She said the Student Sustainability Council will also focus more heavily on advertising in hopes of bringing in more proposals.

-catherine.meidell@aggiemail. usu.edu

Campus & Community USU programs get national attention

U.S. News and World Report magazine has once again named two graduate programs in USU's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services among the top tier of programs in the nation.

In the 2013 edition of"America's Best Graduate Schools," two programs in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation were ranked in the top 20 programs nationally. The department's rehabilitation counseling program ranked ninth in the nation, and the special education graduate program was ranked at No. 15 among all special education programs.

USU's Special Education and Rehabilitation department is unique in that it combines the two disciplines, something that isn't normally done, according to Schultz. Researchers in the department are working with older youth receiving special education instruction and transitioning them to rehab counseling so they can become successful and independent as they enter adulthood.

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services has improved five spots over last year, coming in at No. 24 on U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the graduate education programs in the nation. This marks the 13th consecutive year the college has made it on the list, and as in last year's rankings, is the only education program in Utah this year to secure a place in the top 50.

Conference free for

student participation

The USU Water Initiative hosts the eighth annual Spring Runoff Conference April 3-4 at the university's Eccles Conference Center. "Multidisciplinary Water Science: Linking Social, Physical, Computational and Ecological Approaches to Sustainable Water Resources" is the theme for the 2012 gathering.

Student participation in the two-day gathering is free but all participants must register. Cost to professionals is $50 for both days or $25 for one day. Online registration is available on the conference website. Participants can also register by phone at 435-797-0035 or toll free 1-800-538-2663. Featured speakers for the conference include Claire Welty, director of the University of Maryland's Center for Urban and Environmental Research and Education; Brian Mclnerney, hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City and Rick Hooper, executive director of the Washington, D. C.-based Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc.

Concert takes audience to Brazil

USU is hosting the jazz ensemble "Evening in Brazil" Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the USU Performance Hall at the Logan campus.

a great supporter for the center," Dean said. "They have been great supporters for events that we sponsor by being volunteers. They are great assets and provide the volunteers that we need to make events a great success."

Dean said last year the center helped 5,292 children with direct services and 2,124 parents.

Dean

"We

"We provide four core services - a 24-hour

nursery, a therapy department for victims of abuse, parenting education and children education." April is Child Abuse Awareness

and the Child and Family Support Center will hold events throughout the month. For more information about these events, Dean said to visit the center's website at www.cachecfsc.org.

Professor of engineering at USU Christopher Neale and several others perform together as the jazz group "Evening in Brazil" and specialize in the music of Brazil's bossa nova movement. Bossa nova is a style of jazz music which draws together diverse, syncopated rhythms and offers an alternative to the traditional samba rhythm. The evening's music explores different regional rhythms of Brazil. One of the themes of the performance is the regional rhythms from the Brazilian state Bahia, music that guest percussionist Marcus Santos specializes in. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $8 for USU students with valid ID.

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'Cats' prow{s into town

BY NADIAH JOHARI staff writer

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Cats," will be coming to Logan for the first time this April. The musical. which is based on a series of poems from the "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," by T.S. Eliot, is the longest continuous touring show in U.S. history.

"We're bringing in a touring company, so we're not creating the show," said Amanda Castillo, Ellen Eccles Theatre program director. "We've hired out a company from New York that is bringing the show."

Since it is not a local production, Castillo said most cast members have Broadway backgrounds.

Most Broadway shows do not make their way to the West because of higher expenses, she said.

She said most people in Cache Valley have never seen the show, though many have heard the music, especially the song "Memory." The musical production has

toured around 26 countries, 300 cities and has been translated into 10 different languages since it started in 1981, she said.

"Cats" is the highest selling show at Ellen Eccles Theatre this season and it has sold the most advance tickets, Castillo said.

Besides the show's original director, Trevor Nunn, and choreographer, Gillian Lynne, the national tour includes four semi-trailers, the orchestra, and 23 people running the show, which is significantly larger than normal shows, she said.

The show was initially scheduled in January but postponed until April, due to issues that the touring company had.

"They have not gotten enough places that would host them in that week," said Wally Bloss, Ellen Eccles Theatre executive director. "They had hoped to be in two other places, but they didn't come through. So they would rather shut the show down for a week,

send everybody home and come back at a different time."

Bloss said though the theater had to send emails to those who purchased the tickets for that time frame, most patrons were understanding about the rescheduling and 95 percent of them agreed to exchange the tickets for the April show.

"We put this on sale in August, and 60 days before it was supposed to be on stage we had sold 800 tickets," he said. "A lot of people (who) wait for the last minute will be disappointed."

Bloss said he saw the musical in the mid '80s at the Kansas City Starlight Theater. He said 4,000 people were in attendance, and the theater was enlarged so performers could dance into the wings of the theater.

He said at that time he doubted the music was going to be audible since he was in an outdoor setting. However, the sound was amplified and there were

plenty of speakers to keep the music going, he said.

"(It was a) great show, the costumes were so interesting because people were dressed up as cats, and it's just a funny story," he said. "I enjoyed it a whole lot."

Bloss said in order to get more people in Cache Valley to be interested in live theater, Ellen Eccles Theatre strives to present things that are of interest, top quality, well known and understood.

Castillo said she does block booking, where she works with other theaters to bring acts into the area.

"If there's an artist or a show that we would like to see come West, often we'll be in conversation with Salt Lake and Idaho (to generate more interest), because we want to bring it here," she said. "If they can hit Salt Lake, they can hit us, and they can hit Idaho Falls. It's • • a wm-wm. Courtney Davis, the spokesperson for Cats, said the musical just celebrated its 30th birthday May 11.

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She also said it's a perfect show to introduce the whole family to musical theater.

"For this season, we have the reintroduction of the psychic twins, Coricopat (male) and Tantomile (female)," she said. "These cats have not been in production for almost 10 years."

She said s·even cast members will rotate the roles of the twins, both of which provide focus to the story and are always identical and in sync. "The opportunity to

When April Fool's Day rolled around last year, Sarah Lloyd knew she wanted to pull a prank

When! woke up, ourcloeks were turned an hour forward."

Sarah Lloyd, Junior, psychology major

to get qff." It turned out Evans was not one to let a prank pass without reciprocating the action. She and her roommate

engage in a live theatrical everrt when it's so big and so colorful is just something that you don't want to miss," Castillo said. "You sit in a dark theater and watch something amazing, but yet you're inspired by what you see." "Cats" plays in the Ellen Eccles Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 3-4. Ticket prices range from $30 to $44 and can be purchased online. - nadiah.johari@aggi-

The prank continued iµ the kitchen. Walker and Evans dyed all the milk in the apartment a var~ety of bright colors, Lloyd ~aid. "The best was that they took my habanero pepper shaker and switched it out with cinnamon," Lloyd said. "Alyssa kept telling us. that the guys across the hall were the ones who pranked us. And we pelieved it for almost the whole week, until I walked into their room and noticed there was the evidence all over their mirror (including) drawings of how to change the clock back and fix the alarm. It was the best prank I have had pulled on me." During his sophomore year at

'Titantic 3-D'

Tighten your life vests. "Titanic" is back - and this time it's in 3-D.

Just 15 years after the movie's 1rnt1al release, and a ~entury after the actual event, James Cameron s Academy ,Award-winning "Titanic" has been remastered for theater audiences across the globe.

Setto the soundtrack of Celine Dion's epic ballad, 'My Heart Will Go On," the 2012 movie trailer rekindles the. excitement felt by every teenage girl in America over one decade ago.

Who doesn't remember the epic special effects, the scene at the front of the ship, the strained hand against the steamed glass or the unexpected nudity that prompted your mom to cover your adolescent eyes?

Relive the magic, before Leonardo DiCapno began running from Tom Hanks or initiating dreams and before Kate Winslet began doing whatever she has done since 199Z

Despite the better quality and need for 3-D glasses however, not much seems to have changed. I'm fairly certain that the ship still sinks. Sorry, Jack.

I pre-emptively tell you to go see this movie. Just don't expect to be surprised.

- drew.vandyke@aggiemail.usu.edu

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'Mirror, Mirror'

Did your mother neglect to tell you fairy tales as a child? When people ask who you want to meet before you die, do you instantly reply with Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm? While sitting in class, do you have random urges to read "Hansel and Gretel"?

Yeah, us neither. However, if you're part of the 1 percent of students who fall into this category. you should probably go see "Mirror, Mirror" when it comes out this weekend. A twist on the classic "Snow White" tale, this movie joins the ranks of flicks such as "Enchanted" that try to grab the attention of young children and adults alike.

If you're worried about this coming out at the same time as the other Snow White-based movie {aptly called Snow White and the Huntsman) have no fear. The Huntsman is a horror flick, while "Mirror, Mirror" as not (at least we hope).

Only one suggestion: Don't see the two movies back to back. Despite the difference in audiences, your brain will be spinning after seeing the two witches, Juha Roberts and Charlize Theron, side-by-side. After a few hours, I predict you'll begin to see some odd s1milant1es between the two.

I'm preemptively vetoing "Mirror, Mirror" and instead sitting home and watching the dolphin dive screensaver when my DVD player goes to sleep. It will be more interesting.

- al/ee.evensen@agg,ema1/.usu edu

'The Loneliest Planet'

When most couples envision the ideal romantic getaway, the Middle Eastern country of Georgia is an unlikely first thought. But what better place to swoon your sweetheart than in the Svarti region of the former Soviet Union?

This is the backdrop for "The Loneliest Planet," an upcoming movie set to release in select theaters, beginning August 2012.

Directed by Julia Loktev, the film follows two young lovers as they hike through the Caucasus Mountains of northern Georgia with the aid of a local guide.

While the film cinematography is incredibly unique, the premise leaves one to question: What right-minded people would exile themselves in the wilderness of a foreign country while entrusting their lives in the hands of a stranger?

Previews for the movie successfully convey the seclusion and excitement experienced by the leading roles. However, the vagueness of plot details has the potential to leave viewers underwhelmed.

Regardless of first impressions, the film appears to portray a unique and original storyline through the use of uncommon camera angles.

I pre-emptively predict this is not exactly a honeymoon flick. Everybody else, make sure to take a trip to the movie theater later this year and catch what could be a film that goes down in history.

- drew. vandyke®agg,email.usu.edu

The pre-emptive critics wrJte knee-jerk analyses of upcoming films based solely on hearsay, advance publicity and - most importantly - movie trailers. They have not yet seen the movies.

'Hunger Games' craze worth hype

I was worried when the "Hunger Games" movie craze first began. I am not a fan of controlled camera shaking. =Call it a trick. Call it art. Call it I realistic. I don't care. I don't like it. I want to know exactly what I am watching, and I don't want get headache from doing so. With that said, I still absolutely loved the "Hunger Games."

The "Hunger Games," which is based on a book series of the same title, is set in the future, where the governing body, called the "Capitol," takes one boy and one girl from 12 different districts to fight to the death. It is "1984" meets "Gladiator" with children.

• For those of you who have i ri,pt read the books, this is the

• • Capitol's attempt to maintain : control over all the districts

•~r ""a re~. There can # en& •inner of the ~- Chjldr~a literally need to kilJ ot be killea.

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer La~nc;e) is the heroine of the "Hunger Games." She volunteer_s in place of her 12-year-old sister as tribute. From there, Katniss is briefly trained to survi\le with the other district 12 · tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). She already is skilled with archery and knows how to hunt. She is smart and knows when to move on her feet. When the Hunger Games begin, her praised skills are put to the test.

Citizens of the various districts can watch the games broadcast on TV and hear the cannons strike every time someone dies. Because it is a form of entertainment for the President and those at the Capitol, any way to win them over is helpful for survival. Katniss plays with this concept and forms star-crossed lovers with Peeta. This wins the both of them sponsors and gives them an upper hand throughout the movie.

From the very beginning I was nervous. For starters, there were rumors that preteenagers were rooting for different characters. Basically, I thought it was going to be Team Jacob and Team Edwatd all over again. I was nervous for the storyline; because I was about to watch death. Even though I read the book and knew exactly what was going to happen, I couldn't shake my fears. Surprisingly, I loved being anxious and excited. Movies are art. They should make you feel, something: The "Hunger Games" was two and half hours long, and usually I am not a fan of long movies. As aesthetically pleasing as "Avatar" was, I got bored. However, "Hunger Games" didn't feel long and I was never bored. In fact, the entire movie, I was hunched over with my elbows on my knees and my hands cupping my face.

Katniss, played by the beautiful Lawrence, was perfect. I do not have anything nega-

"The Hunger Games" Grade: A-

tive to say about her character, her acting, the way she talked or even her outfits. I am glad director Gary Ross chose to go with an actress that isn't very well known. The only other film I have seen her in is when her body was painted blue for her character Mystique in the latest X-Men. Now her career will take off. She delivered brilliantly. Lawrence portrayed Katniss exactly how I envisioned her Jn ~e book. In fact, all of the characters were meticulously, elf picked.

The only person I pictured differently was Cato, who was played by Alexander Ludwig. I pictured someone more like Emmett from "Twilight," someone totally intimidating instead of this blond pretty boy with a bad attitude. Another thing I

would have tweaked a little is the fact that the book is narrated by Katniss. Her thoughts run strong throughout the entire novel but the movie fails to express any of her inner desires.

"Hunger Games" does a lot of showing, not telling. When Rue, a 12-year-old girl from District 11 dies, Katniss is devastated and Lawrence could not have done a better job. I had to hold back tears a couple of times. I thought I would have to hold back my anger toward this totalitarian society idea that I have seen so many times. Instead, "Hunger Games" was a tearjerker. There were some moments of comic relief, thank goodness. With few negatives, "Hunger Games" is superb. I recommend it for anyone, whether you have read the book or not. It will make you laugh, cringe, squeal, sweat, cry and sigh at the end of it all. Can the next two films come out now, please? Like right now?

- anike.pullens@aggiemail.usu. edu

'Bossypants'

As I sat down to write this book review for Tina Fey's "Sossypants," my roommate pressed play on her Netflixqueued "30 Rock" across the kitchen counter where I was writing. Perfect ambience.

Basically, I want to be Tina Fey when I grow up. Most likely, it will pan out more like Liz Lemon, but I'll take what I can get. Fey is a fearless, successful, progressive working mom. Lemon eats a lot of junk food and never gets married or procreates. So yeah, it'll probably be Lemon. The first time I read "Bossypants" I was still living in New York City. At the time, I actually had a life, so I would steal reading time while the toddler I babysat was sleeping or while riding the subway to and from my million different jobs. If you've ever lived in New York, you come to live inside your personal invisible bubble, which is being broken constantly, and you respect other people's invisible bubbles by pretending you aren't

will keep you laughing from cover to cover

"Bossypants" Grade: A+

so close to them that you can tell what they had for lunch. You do this by ignoring their existence.

There might be a lady's butt in your face and a creepy man's elbow stabbing your side, but by pretending it isn't happening, you are actually all alone on that subway car - and that's how people like it. I broke a lot of sound bubbles while reading "Bossypants" in public. Normally, I can hold in my laughter pretty well, but not when turning the pages of Fey's hilarious memoir. There's something about her self-deprecating humor that is just... so me. Apparently I'm so selfabsorbed that I like reading

the writings of someone I can relate to.

My idol first takes us through her strict Upper Darby, Pa. upbringing to her awkward college years.

"What 19 year-old Virginia boy doesn't want a widehipped, sarcastic Greek girl with short hair that's permed on top?" Good question Tina.

I've wondered similarly, what 21+ year-old Utah boy doesn't want a wide-hipped, sarcastic girl with liberal tendencies and a '91 Corolla?

It ended up working out for her, so I'm keeping my hopes up. After college, Fey moved on to Chicago to improv for the sketch comedy theater group, "The Second City," where she met another hilarious independent female, Amy Poehler.

Fey points out that somehow being white females from the suburbs made them a minority In the industry.

"Amy made it clear that she wasn't there to be cute. she wasn't there to play wives and

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girlfriends in the boys' scenes. She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not care if you like it." Despite her clear feminist ways, she admits her own body image has been ever evolving, and she's not against being Photoshopped.

"I feel about Photoshop the way some people feel about abortion. It is appalling and a tragic reflection on the moral

decay of our society unless how to make it in a male-dom1 need it, in which case, every- inated workplace, here they body be cool," she wrote.

natural part of could just cry, then cry. It terlife and not worth losing sleep rifles everyone.) When choosover. ing sexual partners, remember: "Bossypants" is definitely talent is not sexually transmitthe best memoir in the whole table." universe, and there are a lot of I could probably re-read memoirs out there. The magic "Bossypants" every week and of Fey's book is her ability to never get sick of it - and it hilariously detail the ups and works better than Prozac at downs of her life without being uplifting my mood. I recomdiagnosed with narcissistic per- mend this book to anyone sonality disorder. Perhaps it's who enjoys a good laugh and in her self-critical writing or in unique, intelligent writing. her responses to silly internet And remember, she said, trolls, including one who hap- "You must not

but had enough points to carry himself into national qualifying.

The Weston, Idaho, native is going to nationals for his first time. Austin competes in multiple events for the rodeo club and had a year-end finish of eighth in the tie-down roping, fifth in team roping and fourth in the all-around cowboy competition.

He was also a consistent point earner throughout the season, placing in every rodeo except one.

- mega.bodi@aggiemail. · usu.edu

Aggies fall

BY TYLER HUSKINSON assistant sports editor

The USU men's basketball team has struggled to win close games both at home and on the road this season, and the curse reared its head during the Collegeinsider. com Postseason Tournament on Wednesday.

Junior guard Travis Smith scored 17 points off the bench to lead the Mercer Bears of the Atlantic Sun Conference over the Aggies 70-67 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum to claim the 2012 CIT Title.

"The three road wins and being on the road together I think has united us even further," Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman said. "And solidified what these young guys believed they could do anywhere, in any place and against any odds. That is what we were able to accomplish, and it has been an unbelievable experience for our fans and our community. It is just a blessing to be a part of something this special, and we thank everyone who was a part of it."

Mercer lead for much of the game - the Bears lead by as much as 10 points early in the second halfbut USU took a six-point lead late in the game

A 3-pointer from Smith gave Mercer a 48-43 before USU responded with 9-1 run. Junior forward Kyisean Reed had back-to-back-toback dunks as part of the run and sophomore forward Danny Berger capped the spurt with a 3-pointer.

"He got the crowd really into it," Berger said of Reed. "It's always good when he throws it down."

USU's 6-point lead with 4:35 to play quickly dwindled and turned into a 3-point advantage for a Bears courtesy of an 11-point run. Smith hit another 3-pointer - his third of the game - to give Mercer a lead it did not relinquish.

"You've got to hand it to them, they played good," Berger said. "They answered all of our runs and they made the right plays."

Sophomore guard Preston Medlin hit a 3-pointer with five seconds to play - his second of the game - to cut the lead 67-68. USU forced Mercer to make its free throws down the stretch, and the Bears were able to sink all their free throws including a pair from sophomore guard Jakob Gollon following Medlin's 3-pointer. With no timeouts remaining, USU was forced to improvise on the final possession, and senior guard Brockeith Pane came up just short on a 30-foot 3-point attempt.

"Mercer is a really good basketball team," USU head coach Stew Morrill said. "You have to believe they can win this tournament when they win three games on the road. They've got a lot of different pieces to the puzzle; they've got a lot of different guys that can score. They just played smarter than us and that was basically the biggest difference. They've won 27 games for a reason. They're a good team."

Neither team shot particularly well in the first half and the defensive struggle continued the entire game. USU finished the night •)See AGGIES, Page 9

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BY MEREDITH KINNEY sports senior writer

Nearing the end of practice, the Aggie baseball team is still hard at work - spread out across the field in the midst of an inter-team scrimmage.

USU head coach Norm Doyle takes the opportunity to tweak some of his batters' mechanics and make other last-minute adjustments, before the Aggies' threegame home stand and conference opener this weekend.

The Aggies have not played a game since March 17.

"By the time we finally get out there again," Doyle said. "It will have been two weeks since we last played a game. That's why we are doing this tonight. We're getting more of a game situation, getting our pitcher pitching against live hitting and our hitters against live pitching."

While the other teams in the Northern Pacific East Conference opened up conference play last weekend, the Aggies had a bye.

Utah State was set to travel to Montana for a non-league matchup, but the games were rained out. USU will play Idaho State this weekend. The Bengals already have three conference wins after sweeping Utah Valley University last weekend.

"It's a big game," Doyle said. "Everybody else has some conference games under their belt, but I think we are ready for them. We want to come out and make a statement."

In order for the Aggies to make

.. that statement, Doyle said he wants his team to play solid baseball. ;

"We have enough talent - you "' know, enough pitching and offense,'!: Doyle said. "It's just a matter of : playing smart." • USU has a 10-game win streak on the line, but USU center fielder Matt,, Stranski said the team isn't looking too far into the future. "Ten games is something that is really nice and something we want to continue, but we

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the regular season. A hard fought game ended with the Aggies rally falling short, and ' the women's season finished with heartbreak.

The men didn't fare any better in the WAC tournament. In fact, the tournament similarities between the men and women were plentiful. Both were defeated by Louisiana Tech, and both fell just shy of pulling off the improbable comeback by nearly identical scores.

The women trailed by 12 in the second half and had a chancetotaketheleadinthe closing seconds before falling 73-69. The men trailed by 10 with four minutes to play and used an 11-3 run to finish the game. The Aggies weren't able to get a final shot off at the buzzer and lost 72-70.

Factor in the way the WAC tournament ended, the total number of wins for each team, and the fact that both teams had a four-game winning streak at the end of the season, the number of similarities between the two teams is significant.

Come post-tournament time however, everything was different.

The women were invited to the National Invitational Tournament, and for the second time in as many years had their season ended by an in-state rival. Last season the Aggies lost to BYU. This season it was the University of Utah that got the better of them. Meanwhile, the men were invited to the Collegelnsider. com Tournament and surprised a lot of people with four consecutive wins. Unfortunately, the Aggies came up just short in the title game. Looking back at each team's season, there are a handful of similarities as well as a number of differences. Two teams, two different seasons, but one major theme: A proud basketball tradition. So again, congrats to both teams on finishing two great seasons. It's a good era to be an Aggie sports fan. - Curtis Lundstrom is a sophomore majoring in print journalism. His life ambition is to bowl a perfect game and officiate high school or college basketball.

Bruce Boudreau and star Alexander Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals let go of their decorated coach. Then, just hours later, Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Jacques Martin. Los Angeles Kings head coach Terry Murray was the next to go followed by Carolina Hurricanes leader Paul Maurice. Then came Randy Carlyle of the Anaheim Ducks. All this happened within seven days.

Then it gets a little complicated.

Boudreau took over Martin's job with the Ducks, while the other four coaches began sending out their resumes to other teams. Now the total firing is set at eight head coaches. The most recent, the departure of Ron Wilson, opened up a spot in Toronto that was quickly filled by Carlyle.

It's not just head coaches who are losing their jobs, the total of bench position changes is closer to 15. That's nearly one-

quarter of all NHL teams who have made a coaching change this season. If you take a closer look at the more controversial firings, deeper issues come to light.

Boudreau was fired from the Capitals after he sat Ovechkin following sub-par play by his starter. You have a very good coach - under Boudreau the Capitals were 201-8840 - challenging a player who has been destined for the hall of,fame since the day he stepped onto the ice.

This is a problem in sports. Star power gets much too much credit in the game and coaches lose their jobs for doing something I would expect them to do on any stage. If a player isn't performing,

then put someone else in the game.

Boudreau was let go after a humbling 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, bringing their season record to 12-9-1, early on in the year. It seems illogical to fire the coach who became the fastest coach in the history of the game to win 200 games. Ron Wilson's departure from Toronto is also puzzling. The Maple Leafs general manager actually said his decision to let go of Wilson was based largely on fan reaction to a loss during which spectators chanted for their coach's firing.

There have also been rumors swirling around that Wilson didn't have enough • homegrown Ontario talent on the roster. If this is part of the case for. his firing that is simply ridiculous. A coach's responsibility is to · field the best team he can. Fans in Toronto may· be appeased for now. Wilson's replacement, Carlyle, is from Ontario.

SOCCER

The fact is that much of this coaching turnover leads to improvements. As the coach of Anaheim, Boudreau is 21-14-6 - much better than their previous 7-13-6 record. Ken Hitchcock is 34-11-7 since taking over the Blues, although they only had 13 games under their belts when Payne was fired. I guess these improvements are kind of a slap in the face to the former teams, especially the Capitals who have not improved since Boudreau was released. I would bet they are kicking themselves for that one.

- Meredith Kinney is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism, and she's an avid hockey fan. She hopes to one day be .i bigshot sideline reporter working for ESPN. Send any comments to meredith.kinney@aggiemail. usu.edu.

Cairns 2012 soccer schedule announced

BY TAVIN STUCKI sports editor

Utah State soccer head coach Heather Cairns announced the 2012 soccer schedule Tuesday. In addition to eight Western Athletic Conference matchups, the Aggies will host Brigham Young University at 4 p.m. Sept. 20. USU will travel to Orem to face Utah Valley University at 1 p.m. Sept. 2. USU will also face Utah at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 for the season-opener, and then hosts Southern Utah University in an exhibition match at 2 p.m. Aug. 11. The USU home opener will be on Chuck and Gloria Bell Field at noon Aug. 19 against UTEP, before the team travels to Omaha, Neb., to take on Creighton and Nebraska-Omaha Aug 24-26. The Aggies will also take a trip to Portland, Ore., Sept. 7-9 to face Eastern Washington and Portland State. Utah State will continue offseason exhibitions in Salt Lake City on March 31. - tavin.stucki@aggiemail. usu.edu

Date Team Aug. 11 SUU# Aug. 17 Utah! Aug. 19 UTEP Aug. 24 Creighton Aug. 26 Nebraska-Omaha Aug. 31 Northern Colorado Sept. 2 Utah Valley Sept. 7

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13 Washington

Sept. 20 BYU Sept.23 Wyoming Sept. 28 New Mexico state* Sept. 30 De.J).ver* Oct. 5 UTSA* Oct. 7 Texas State*

Oct. 12 Seattle* Oct. 14 Idaho*

Oct. 19 San Jose State* Oct. 28 Louisiana Tech*

Oct. 31-Nov. 4 WAC Tournament

#Exhibition !Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah *WAC Match All Times Mountain

BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM staff writer

two Super Bowl titles with the New York Giants, he is one of four coaches to reach the Super Bowl with two different teams. That would indicate that his coaching method works, and that it wasn't just one successful season. He's been at the center of several franchises, each of whom benefited from his coaching,

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BY MEREDITH KINNEY

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head coach they will undoubtedly try to reintegrate after he serves his time.

Parcells had Payton on his staff when he coached the Dallas Cowboys and has admitted to talking with him on how to handle the 2012 season. But in recent years, Parcells hasn't done much for football teams. He did nothing to fix the Dolphins; Miami is still bleeding problems. At this point the 70-year-old is nothing but a legacy.

The Saints could be a Super Bowl contender. With the talent they have it is conceivable. At this point they would be better off promoting from within their organization, rather than · bringing in Parcells.

Parcells has taken four teams to the playoffs. With the weapons that New Orleans possesses, there are very few things outside the Saints' reach with Parcells at the helm. Parcells has a history of quitting - curtis.lundstrom@aggiemail.usu. when

Fina/Four selections

I start with a very vital disclaimer: this column is going to be boring.

Incredibly boring I know. I know. We're talking about the columnist who makes a livir:ig off of writing about Slurpees, facial hair and obscure 1990s pop-culture references. How could he possibly put together a piece that lacked any flair?

It's easier than you would think. I give you the warning of this column's boredom because, quite frankly, there isn't much I can tell you that you don't already know. I mean, we've had three weeks of filling out brackets, studying film on players we never even close to knew from Adam earlier this year, and keeping our fingers beyond crossed in hopes of those ever-so-sexy Cinderella-style upsets.

And golly Miss Molly did we see them. I can't recall the last time I saw that many double-digit seeds moving so far into the tournament. For a while during the NCAA Tournament, it seemed as if nobody was safe, that any school nestled comfortably in the field had their own weight in the ring in hopes of capturing a title.

As much as I hate to be the gloomy bubble buster, those days are over. I've looked at it from every angle, and I have become increasingly convinced that the writing is very much on the wall for this weekend's final four. At the end of the day, or the tournament in this case, it simply comes down to separating momentum with star power.

Don't believe me? Let's take a look at the Final Four games and see. Ohio State vs. Kansas - The Ohio State Buckeyes comes into this matchup with quite the tool clad to reign victorious. It can be summed up in three simple words: Jared freaking Sullinger.

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It's pretty simple; the kid can ball and lead an offense. When his game is on and he stays out of foul trouble the Buckeyes are a scoring machine and can play up with just about anyone in the league.

Here's the problem: Kansas is coached by Bill Self, and Kansas has the size to slow down an always fast-paced Ohio State team. No surprises here, Kansas wins.

Louisville vs. Kentucky - The Louisville Cardinals were so much a sleeper pick in the tournament you would swear they were on NyQuil. It didn't seem feasible, but they matched well with every team they played, smartened up on defense late in games and fed from the palms of coach Rick Pitino enough to get them where they are. They are the very epitome of momentum and possibly the only team with a profile to give Kentucky a run for their money.

The Wildcats, however, also have a dominant tool in their quiver, and it is also summed up in three words: Anthony freaking Davis.

The difference between him and Sullinger? Davis is too powerful to be stopped. It's hard for me to believe Louisville can stop this scary conglomerate of size and speed. Kentucky wins by a ton.

Championship Game - Kentucky vs. Kansas -

The biggest part of me wants to go with Kansas on this. I mean, they are young, fast and well coached, but the Wildcats just have too much going for them on both sides of the ball. I fully expect Kentucky to dominate the ball and leave New Orleans as National Champions.

Now, did any of that shock you? I told you it was boring. My apologies in advance.

- Steve Schwartzman is a junior studying communication studies. He has had just about every 10b in sports writing, induding biogs, analysis, statistics and fantasy football tips, but especially loves making bold picks. Think you can out-pick Steve? Let him know: steve.schwartzman@aggiemail.usu.edu.

Baseball team looking to win more games

a game at a time," Stranksi said. "We've got a Friday nigh_t game first and then two Saturday games, and if we win all three, that's our goal. That's what we are looking 'for, but Idaho State is a tough team."

Doyle said he thinks the Bengals may be the Aggies' toughest conference opponent.

"I thought it was going to be Utah, but I'm thinking it is going to be Idaho State now," Doyle said.

With a full season of conference play starting up, Stranski sai~ he feels the team is coming together as a whole.

"Our pitching has been really good and our bats have started to come around," Stranski said. "We are a lot more confident than we were at the beginning of the season."

The Aggies have a deeper bullpen now than they've had in the past.

"We just go have fun, we aren't trying to be someone else," Utah State pitcher Sixto Cabrera said. "This year we have more depth. We have more pitchers now that are cap·able of going out there and starting the game."

Th~ staff is anchored by Kyle Durrant,

who has three wins on the season and a 3.68 ERA. Cabrera has recorded 25 strikeouts in two games with the club.

"It's exciting to start at home. We've been playing away for a long time, and we can't wait to play at home," Cabrera said.

Stranski agreed with his pitcher and said it's good to be home.

"It's been nice to be down in warm weather in Mesquite and Arizona," Stranski said. "But this is what we've really prepared for. That's what really matters. That's what is going to get us to Oregon and hopefully beyond."

The Aggies will put their 10-game streak on the line starting 6 p.m. Friday at Providence Field, before a doubleheader Saturday - first pitch is at noon.

"With every game you win, it's tougher to keep them grounded," Doyle said. "We have to make sure they aren't thinking they are better than they really are. We have to keep our goals in sight and realize that any team can beat us." - meredith.kin11ey@aggiemail.usu.edu

Fowles loving life in France

BY TAVIN STUCKI sports editor

Dreams are made up of pure desire. A child may dream of becoming a firefighter when he grows up or a teenage girl might dream about a handsome prince riding in and sweeping her off her feet. A father dreams his children will grow up healthy and make good decisions. The owner of a corporation dreams her company will make millions of dollars.

Chelsea Fowles had two dreams. Her first was to go to France. Her second, to become a professional volleyball player.

At the end of December 2011, Fowles signed with the Laon Volley Club and is continuing her volleyball career in the country she has a self-proclaimed obsession with "It's amazing," Fowles said in an email to The Statesman. "(It is) still surreal and I have a lot to learn, but what an incredible adventure I have the opportunity to experience. Not many have the chance to live their dreams and I

couldn't be more grateful."

Chelsea's mother, Debbie Fowles, said she loves how her daughter is finally realizing her desires.

"I am really excited for Chelsea to have this opportunity to play pro volleyball in France," Debbie Fowles said of her youngest of five children. "It is a dream come true for her, as was her college career. She loves the sport so much."

· Fowles plays on Laon's National 1 Women's Division team, helping the squad since playing her first match with the club Jan. 21. The 2011 USU graduate said adjusting to the different style of play has been difficult.

"The girls can hit like men over here," Chelsea Fowles said. "No joke. The volley we played back at USU was much more fluid and put together. The sense of team is much stronger back home. Here, it's all about talent."

Fowles originally made European connections while attending San Benito High School in Hollister, Calif., through a volleyball recruiting company.

Once she finished at USU, Fowles re-contacted the promoters who helped circulate her film and informatioff to European clubs.

"After that, it's all a waiting game," Fowles said.

It is ad.ream come true for her She loves the sport so much."

- Debbie J'owles, Chelsea's mother

ing while I was standing there not having a clue what was going on."

Laurent said it's easier to communicate with the former USU star during practices and games because volleyball has a universal language.

"(On the) court it's easier for everybody," Laurent said. "Last season we played with another American girl, so we kriow some technical words. We don't speak English well, but all (of the) team (tries). She speaks too fast for us, but (it is) OK; it's funny and we can work (at) our English."

While the language barrier presents difficulties, Fowles said she's doing her best to immerse herself in the foreign atmosphere.

"I try my hardest to fit in, but everywhere I go they know I'm American," she said. "All of my teammates get a kick out of my mannerisms and my laugh. They try and mimic me all the time and they think it's so funny."

Despite cultural differences and living away from home, Fowles said she enjoys where she is in life.

She didn't wait long.

"Opportunities came up for her with two teams that needed setters pretty much right away," Debbie Fowles said. "So she was able to choose between the Laon, France, team and a team in Geneva, Switzerland."

Audrey Laurent, who has played volleyball with Laon for six years, said playing with Fowles has been beneficial for the club.

"She is a really good setter," Laurent said of her new American teammate. "She is excited to play (and has a) positive and cool

FORMER USU VOLLEYBALL PLAYER CHELSEA FOWLES plays for the Laon National I Women's Division team in Laon, France. File photo attitude. She plays faster, so (it's a) good point for us, and she has (a) really good serve."

No other Laon players are native English speakers and Fowles said communication with her teammates is difficult.

"My coach doesn't speak much English," Fowles said. "It's a completely different world over here. The atmosphere is obviously foreign to me. When it all comes down to it, there's a net, a ball and a game I love. They don't care that I can't understand 90 percent

of what they say or that I have a funny accent."

Fowles has taken French classes since high school but is getting a chance to better her French skills.

During one practice, Fowles said a teammate started making celebratory pig sounds after beating her to a block.

"So I called her the French word for pig, just like they taught me in school, I promise," she said. "Apparently that is a very derogatory slang word in French. They were all rolling on the floor laugh-

"I'm all about living the french lifestyle to the fullest while I'm here," she said. "I have to modify my diet, my sleeping schedule and my free time. It's all about the experience, though; I can't call it an adventure if I keep all my American ways.

Though the season ends in April, Fowles said she will stay in France to visit more of the country with her teammates and then return to the United States in June.

'Tm basically on vacation in my dream country while getting paid," Fowles said.

- tavin.stucki@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Enjoy free fajitas while learning more about the upcoming Entrepreneurship Week. Grab a free passport, which is your guide to events, guest speakers, and how to win $2,000 in prizes. Important information for the 72-hour Competition will also be announced.

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Inquiring minds of all ages are invited to learn more about the Yellowstone Supervolcano! Featured speaker is geologist and USU alum Jamie Farrell of the University of Utah. Free refreshments and hands-on activities follow Jamie's talk. Guests are invited to bring their "mystery rocks" for identification by USU geologists.

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