Week of January 14, 2020 www.usustatesman.com (435) 797-1742 TSC Room 118 Free single copy SPORTS | Wheel, snipe, celly
STUDENT LIFE | Sliding through the snow
NEWS | Did somebody say tacos?
Aggies hockey team redeems itself against BYU in second overtime game of the week
Doing donuts on the road is not as fun as spinning out in parking lots. Learn about safe driving tips
Tenants learned about their rights at the annual “Tacos and Tenants” event
see PAGE 3
see PAGE 4
see PAGE 2
TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY? CAPS, library fee increases proposed continue to provide competitive salaries for interns. The Student
By Taylor Cripe NEWS STAFF WRITER
Health and Wellness Center will be using the $2.97 increase for
At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Utah State University’s University
Student Fee Board met in the Senate Chambers of the Taggart Student Center to discuss fee increases, which will affect students in coming years.
New fees include a $3.46 increase for Counseling and Psycholog-
ical Services (CAPS) and $1.50 for the USU Merrill-Cazier Library.
Early straw polls show the fee increase for CAPS is popular with the University Student Fee Board.
“I’ve said this before, and I will say this again,” Utah State Uni-
versity Student Association (USUSA) executive vice president
Dexton Lake said. “I do find this to be one of the most important committees students serve on.” Speaking to the fee board, he said, “I would caution you to only accept those student fees which are for the betterment of the student body as a whole.”
Scott Deberard, director of Student Health and Counseling Ser-
vices, presented the fee increase for CAPS. The $3.46 represents
49 cents for counseling services, and $2.97 to help the Student Health and Wellness center hire a full-time psychologist.
According to Deberard, data from the American College Health
Association shows nearly 60% of students in 2019 reported that they experienced overwhelming anxiety.
the salary of a full-time psychologist that focuses in primary care. “With an additional psychologist, we would likely increase our
mental health appointments by 1,000 during the year,” Deberard
said. “This person would be able to see 200 additional student health clients each year.”
Libraries Bradford Cole and collection management librarian Robert Heaton.
“We get a lot of feedback,” Heaton said. “It’s overwhelmingly
positive. Students love our spaces and the services they provide.”
Heaton added that the library assists about 18,000 people each week.
Currently, Heaton said library fees are going towards databases,
CAPS received a $10.46 increase from the student body last year.
library catalogs, library homepage search engines and computer
worker and licensed marriage and family therapist. The funds
A $1 increase will go towards hiring an Open Educational Re-
Deberard said the funds were used to hire a psychologist, social
replacement costs.
also increased the salary of three or four interns who elect to do
sources (OER) coordinator. OER materials are resources students
“We are seeing 25 percent more clients this year over last year
online classes, lesson plans and study guides. An OER coordinator
their internship with CAPS.
because of the increase in funding,” Deberard said.
Counseling and Psychological Services has also been able to im-
plement single session appointments for students who want to be seen immediately. In the past, this could take several weeks.
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Senator Sakia Brost
said she was “leery” because CAPS had not attempted to seek funding outside of student fees.
However, James Morales, vice president for Student Affairs, said
the Utah State Legislature is not giving funding for health ser-
can access free of cost at the library. These include textbooks,
would help instructors find course materials, create free material and help students find their courses with OER.
“This is so important because students usually drop classes be-
cause of textbook costs,” Cole said. “Since 2014, we have saved students $1.4 million in textbooks they buy.”
The library is also requesting a 50-cent increase for the cost of
video streaming services. According to Heaton, many professors would like to enrich the content they are using with video.
“We simply don’t have the legal right to broadcast video content
GRAPHIC BY Keith Wilson
The Student Fee Board votes on proposed fee increases annually. This year, they will vote on increases for CAPS and the library
“I think this is why we are seeing demand just go through the
roof in terms of CAPS services and mental health services across campus,” Deberard said.
Deberard also said at all major Utah schools, nearly two percent
of the student body indicated that they have attempted suicide in the last 12 months, according to the data.
“We really need to be vigilant about mental health because I
think it can spiral out of control like it has the last few years,” Deberard said.
The 49 cents per student increase will go towards helping CAPS
vices, and CAPS has “nowhere else to go in terms of funding.”
unless we get rights to stream it,” Heaton said. “We usually end
figure it out later than underpay and find out we turned away
courses.”
“When it comes to mental health, I would rather overpay and
students who were in need,”said USUSA president Sami Ahmed.
A preliminary vote showed that nearly 100 percent of the board
favored the CAPS fees, with one senator voting to abstain. The fees for the Merrill-Cazier Library have mixed reviews.
The new fees for the library were presented next, with Dean of
up paying several hundred dollars on an individual video for
The 50-cent increase will make the demand for videos easier and
keep them from eating into other funds for databases, according to Heaton.
Naomi Ward, senator for the College of Humanities and Social see “Fees” PAGE 7
BACK ON TRACK
Men’s basketball breaks three-game losing streak with win over Nevada
Queta led the Aggies with 19 points in their game against Nevada. USU won 80-70.
lot better.
By Jason Walker SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
Utah State got itself back in
the win column with an 80-70
victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack, a deceptive score considering the Aggies led 64-46 lead
with just over five minutes to play in the contest.
Saturday’s win broke a three-
game losing streak, the longest of the Craig Smith era and first such skid since Feb. 2018 when
the Aggies lost four straight under
then-head
coach
Tim
Duryea. Those three losses had USU at seventh place in the
Mountain West with a 2-3 re-
cord (now 3-3) and made for a “tough week” according to senior guard Sam Merrill.
“We really took what hap-
pened on Tuesday night (at Air Force) personal,” Merrill said. “We understood that can’t be who we are.”
Poor shooting played a key
factor in Utah State’s struggles
over the past two weeks. In the three most recent losses, the
Aggies averaged just 37.3 percent shooting overall and 25.7
percent on 3-pointers. Satur-
day’s game wasn’t completely free of shooting woes, but the PHOTO BY Iain Laurence
46.3 percentage for field goals on the final box score looked a
At the end of the night, Utah
The change in recent trends
State had 20 assists — the most
Though USU started the game
game since November — led
didn’t
take
immediately.
with back-to-back makes from three, courtesy of Brock Miller and Justin Bean, the Aggies
by the Aggies in a Division I
by Merrill’s eight along with four from Abel Porter.
The increased connectivity
started the contest 3 of 16 from
was most prevalent in how
and 0 for 7 shooting droughts.
involved in the game. Utah
the field complete with 0 for 6
But unlike recent games, Utah
State responded to in-game inefficiency.
From
the
11:33
mark in the opening half until just under eight minutes to
play until the halftime break,
the Aggies made 6 of 7 shots. Spurring a 15-2 mid-half run.
Then, in the second half, the team exploded on offense, making 13 of 20 shots. Merrill
attributed the advent of quality bucket-getting to one not-sosmall part of Aggie Basketball.
“Just sharing the ball,” Merrill
said. “We don’t have any selfish
guys, but we went though a
Utah State got Neemias Queta
State shook up its offensive for-
mula slightly, featuring the
screen and roll with Queta more often. As a result, the
7-foot sophomore, still only a
few games removed from a full, unrestricted return to the
rotation, put on a show remi-
niscent of the season that
earned him conference Fresh-
man of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Queta led the Aggies with 19 points — making 8 of 12 shots to get
there — while grabbing seven rebounds.
Queta wasn’t the only one to
couple stretches in these last
see more involvement, howev-
move the ball like we needed
stow played 23 minutes, his
few games where we didn’t to. So we worked on that these last couple days.”
USU head coach Craig Smith,
too, noted the connectivity of the offense.
“I loved how we played,” he
said. “We played very, very connected.”
er. Freshman guard Sean Bairhighest total outside of games
against St. Katherine and East-
ern Oregon, and in those min-
utes saw more time as a ball
handler. Multiple times he con-
nected with Queta on those
see “Basketball” PAGE 7
PAGE 2
WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
NEWS
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Tacos and Tenants highlight tenants rights in Logan housing and Major, this is not a sufficient reason for students to break
By Joshua Wilkinson NEWS SENIOR WRITER
contracts.
On Tuesday night — also known as Taco Tuesday — two
Cache County attorneys visited Utah State University to discuss
tenant rights with students over platters of meat, tortillas,
chopped onions and optional slices of lime.
The event, titled “Tacos and Tenants,” was planned and host-
ed through collaboration with the USU Institute of Government
and Politics and featured short lectures on tenants’ rights by
Cache County Deputy Attorneys Daniel Major and Jake Gor-
don.
USU Student Advocate vice president Paulina Rivera-Soto
said this is the second time USU has hosted this event since
the last school year. Rivera-Soto also said this event was
originally planned for last
semester. However, due to
some miscommunication, the
event was pushed back to the
first week of USU’s spring
semester.
Gordon and Major covered
a variety of topics relating
to tenant rights. According
to Gordon and Major, most
Gordon also highlighted other rights held by tenants, includ-
ing whether or not a landlord has complete right of entry into an apartment.
“[The landlord] by default has the right to own the land, and
he has the right to profit,” Gordon said. “He does not normally have the right of entry.”
Gordon said a common justification used by landlords to enter
apartments or houses unannounced is the line, “it’s my house.” However, according to Gordon, the tenant has the right of entry because they paid for it.
“I get to come here whenever I want, and guess what land-
lord? You don’t,” Gordon said.
I get to come here whenever I want, and guess what landlord? You don’t,
of the law governing tenant
rights comes through contract
— Jacob Gordon, Cache County deputy attorney
law.
Major said this means tenants should thoroughly examine
their leases. “The judge is going to look at what you signed,”
Major said. “There is nothing more important than to read that
document and know what it says.”
Major also said it’s important for students to know that in
contract law, everything is negotiable.
“Even though the federal government and the state gov-
ernment and Logan city say, ‘We give these certain rights to
tenants, and these are the rights they have,’ you can negotiate
those out,” Major said.
However, Major said, not everything goes since a landlord
cannot put something strictly illegal or unconscionable in the
contract.
Major and Gordon also said they encounter a common prob-
lem of students trying to get out of contracts because they
don’t like their roommates. Unfortunately, according to Gordon
However, Gordon also said most contracts include provisions
allowing the landlord to enter when they deemed necessary. Still, Gordon said the landlords are required by law to give notice at least 24 hours in advance before entering.
PHOTO COURTESY OF Wikimedia Tacos sit on a table.
Gordon and Major also said the topic of tenant rights en-
compasses a large variety of situations and advised students concerned with concerns to feel free to speak with them.
According to Major and Gordon, both attorneys have devel-
oped deep relationships with USU, stemming from free legal
services the two provide to USU students every Monday night. Major said their on-campus services are limited to advising
students. However, Major emphasized this means the attorneys get to be up front and honest with students.
“We can tell you exactly what our legal opinion is,” Major
said. “If you don’t like it, we can point you to somebody who will take your money to give you a different legal opinion.”
Tacos and Tenants is an annual event where students are
invited to ask questions about their housing rights in Logan. USU also provides free legal counsel with the Cache County Attorneys Office.
“We love coming up and talking to the students up here.
Primarily our job is to advise on any legal problem you have,”
Major said. “Hopefully when you leave, you have some sort of road map to where you want to go.” — jshwilki@gmail.com @jshwilki
Dining services staff concerned about stolen food By Brynne Adamson NEWS COPY EDITOR
Misplaced or stolen food on campus is a concern for some
Utah State University students, like Lindsie Wharff. Leaders and
employees of USU’s Dining Services share their insights to this
issue.
“If there’s a super long line, the culprit will hear everyone’s
orders and pick a meal that sounds good to them,” Wharff said.
“Then they’ll leave the line and take whatever one they picked
earlier, leaving the other person foodless.”
She said she gets people are hungry, and she’s not mad at them,
but, at the same time, they’re stealing.
“This breaks my heart, especially when it’s a good sandwich,”
Wharff said. Wharff said when someone takes her food, she is
delayed from going to class because she has to wait for a new
meal to be made. She said she learned this was happening be-
cause a USU senior pointed it out to her.
USU Dining Services employee Averie Norman said she usually
doesn’t catch the culprit until the person who had the sandwich
stolen comes up later asking where their food is. “I work on the
line, so I don’t get to see the customer,” Norman said. “When
food gets mixed up, I have to stop what I’m doing and remake the order.”
Sometimes people assume the food is theirs, so they take it,
according to Norman.
“We tell people, ‘This is your number and order,’ but they go off
somewhere and don’t pay attention,” she said.
Colt Carroll, another USU Dining Services employee, said he
had one person steal fries and a Pepsi. “Since breakfast takes a
while, people get impatient and leave, even if their food is paid
for,” he said. “Sometimes we have to shout at people about their
ready food to get their attention, especially the students wearing headphones.”
Quadside Cafe customer service manager Nicole Wilkinson said
PHOTO BY Statesman stock photo USU Dining Services is concerned about food dealing.
most things that happen with misplaced food is just a misun-
wouldn’t run a business based on exceptions.
anything,” she said. “Later down the line, we might have a bagel
we’re getting food out,” Andersen said.
derstanding. “People working on the food mess up more than or something sitting out that no one took.”
“I would arrest their butt if they’re actually stealing,” said USU
Dining Services executive director Alan Andersen. “Although,
remaking food is a negligible cost for our budget.” He said he
“We’ve got bigger things to be focusing on, like how quickly Andersen said their focus is on the person who lost the food.
“Karma will solve our problem of the person who stole the food,” he said. “Students could also wait by their food to ensure it isn’t taken.”
STALKING • RELATIONSHIP ABUSE • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WE BELIEVE YOU
753-2500 24 HOUR SUPPORT LINE
NONPROFIT SUPPORT CENTER
FREE • SAFE • CONFIDENTIAL
0WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
PAGE 3
STUDENT LIFE
Winter Worries Helpful tips to stay safe during the snow season
@aggieradio We thank all that participate and support Aggie Radio as we celebrate receiving 2019 Spirit of College Radio award! Over 500 stations in 30 countries participated and we were chosen for our outstanding efforts. Thank you for everyone’s efforts! PHOTO by Utah Statesman
Snow removal is a key aspect to keeping our roads safe. Make sure to slow down and look at your surroundings when driving in snowy conditions. By William Bultez STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
hit Logan before the New Year. Now, with dropping tempera-
tures and increasing snowfall, winter
roads, but checking the tire
your winter road safety wheth-
it slow.”
necessary is essential to basic
fresher or not.
Aggie, “It’s always nice to take
Record lows and record snows
understanding
a lifetime Logan resident and
road
safety is important — especially if you think you already understand it.
During the snowy holidays,
someone dies on Utah highways every other day on av-
erage, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.
Almost half of those deaths are caused by speeding.
The website for the Utah
Department of Public Safety
offers information on driving conditions, driving tips and prepping your vehicle for the
winter. One of the main points the department makes is about driving slower than posted speed limits.
“Even though you probably
know how to drive in snow and you’ve driven in it your whole life,” said Nick Shamo,
In a study conducted by psy-
chological scientists Michael
M. Roy and Michael J. Liersch, they found most people rate themselves as an above-aver-
tread
and replacing them if
road safety.
So, before you take that can-
yon road trip or just drive to work or campus, brush up on
er you think you need the re—william.bultez@aggiemail.
usu.edu
@willistheginger
age driver. This overconfidence
in one’s abilities can lead to
complacency and carelessness,
which is a danger on the roads, especially
ered roads.
ice and snow-cov-
Widespread
overconfidence
paired with bad road conditions lead to many of the ac-
cidents, both minor and fatal, that befall Utah roads each winter.
@steed_krista
Associated with slower driv-
ing is increasing following
People who wear jeans the first day of the semester are wild
distances and avoiding quick starts, stops and turns. Even
though All Wheel Drives and Four Wheel Drives can help
with traction on icy roads, they
@debatedebutante
are not exceptions for slowing down and being careful.
Tire chains and AWD or 4WD
are not required for snowy
PHOTO by Utah Statesman
boys will post “life’s a movie” like they’re proud it’s dumb and dumber
“The Rise of Skywalker”: An Almost Win By Sydney Dahle STUDENT LIFE CONTENT MANGER
One glimpse at the search results for the latest
episode of the Star Wars franchise “The Rise of
Skywalker” wields mixed results from fans and
critics alike.
Forbes rates the movie as the worst Star Wars film
since “The Phantom Menace” in 1999. Rotten To-
matoes gives the film a rating of 53%, with many
critics in agreement that director J.J. Abrams tried
too hard to squeeze a plot into the film and move
from scene to scene.
Despite the low rating given by critics, audience
members overall seem to enjoy it, especially com-
pared to “The Last Jedi.”
“The Rise of Skywalker” follows Rey in her at-
tempt to become one with the force as the battle
between the Resistance and the First Order contin-
ues. There is not a lot of information to be given
without spoiling the film in its entirety, nor is there
a lot to go on if you haven’t seen any other films
in the franchise.
If you go into this film with the intent to see
and enjoy a Star Wars film, you will enjoy it. If
you go in ready to pick apart every miniscule
detail in regards to Star Wars lore, as a fan you
will be disappointed.
In his attempt to pick off where previous director
FILE GRAPHIC
Rian Johnson left off, Abrams throws together a
pointless, leaving fans hungry for more. Perhaps
Jedi” in its entirety. The film has fantastic action
ing around the internet after all.
sloppy story that tries too hard to erase “The Last scenes and plenty of lightsaber battles, but the film
new films are in the lineup; rumors have been fly-
to Disney’s latest trilogy, “The Rise of Skywalker”
The problem with the three latest films in the
disappointing conclusion to an already disappoint-
moves like the prequels, with strange dialogue,
franchise, especially this one, is that all of this feels
The ending of the film is the most disappointing.
pany acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. in 2012, releasing
weird jump cuts and unimportant plot points.
All of the buildup throughout the nine films feels
Although “The Force Awakens” was a great start
like a cash grab for The Walt Disney Co. The com“The Force Awakens” three years later.
still felt like a film with no purpose. This movie is a ing addition to the Star Wars franchise.
For the satisfaction of finishing the trilogy, this
film is recommended, but do not go in looking to be blown away. You will be sorely disappointed.
PAGE 4
WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
SPORTS
Shootout Shutdown
USU hockey holds BYU scoreless in shootout en route to victory By Scott Froehlich SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
The Utah State University Aggies hockey club
to put the visitors up 1-0. With the ensuing momentum, the Cougars carried the play and held
USU from getting many quality offensive chanc-
faced off against in-state rival BYU in the fourth
es.
teams, the seventh-ranked Aggies closed out
pace, untimely penalties and strong defense
Bear Toss” night, beating BYU 5-4 in a penalty
until the middle of the first, when USU snapped
As is the case with most hockey games, it was
Forward Chris Cutshall got the Aggies on the
and final meeting of the season between the
the series with a four-game-sweep on “Teddy
shootout.
imperative for USU to take care of the puck from
Even after the Aggies began to pick up their
kept BYU up by the lone score. This continued to life and took over the rest of the period.
board at the 17:42 mark with a net-front deflec-
the very first faceoff. Unfortunately, the first fa-
tion to tie the game. Fans showered the ice with
nity.
leading the team to a wave of USU offense. Less
Cougars pounced on the Aggies, and BYU’s for-
put another one in the back of the net after strip-
ceoff did not afford the team such an opportuIn the first 30 seconds of the first period, the
ward Aleks Stroud scored off a point-blank goal
teddy bears, and the wily forward responded by
than two minutes after the tying goal, Cutshall ping the puck for a breakaway to give the Aggies
the 2-1 lead. BYU could not respond in the final
for any length of time. That would change, as
locker room.
to pull away in the third.
1:48 and USU took their momentum into the Oftentimes, a team’s momentum can carry over
Seemingly shrugging off the late second period
from period to period, which appeared to be the
barrage by BYU, the Aggies took control of the
continued to impose their will on the Cougars.
zella, who finished the game with 62 saves. The
case for USU in the second period and the team BYU’s early push was all for naught as Aggie
defenders fended off all pressure with strong backchecking. To add insult to injury, USU’s Alec
Moser buried the puck seven minutes in after a
game and peppered Cougar goalie Jared Manonly response BYU could muster was aggressive play, and USU’s defense stifled any chance they had offensively.
The ice was so heavily tilted in USU’s favor,
scramble for the puck down low. Trailing 3-1,
that it seemed certain the “Hockey Gods” would
with physicality seeming to be the only thing
time winding down, the team scored another
frustration began setting in for the road squad, keeping them in the game.
However, the Cougars weathered the storm
and drew a four-minute, double-minor at the
10-minute-mark. BYU’s captain, Nixon Barber, took advantage of the lengthy extra man advantage and brought the team to within a goal with a deflection goal; 3-2 Utah State. The tally
gave BYU a renewed-energy, which was halted
intervene on behalf of BYU. Sure enough, with late-game goal to tie it up. After the Cougars
pulled Manzella to get an extra skater, forward Jacob Eisenstat put one past USU’s goalie Colton Pritchard with 11 seconds remaining. After the
horn sounded, both teams headed into overtime
with four goals apiece and the Aggies needing a big bounce back to win the game.
In what amounted to their second overtime
shortly thereafter when a Cougar player took an
game on home ice, USU was determined to send
score, the two-minute-man-advantage resulted
relatively uneventful, as both teams traded min-
undisciplined penalty. Even though USU did not
in a 2-on-1 goal scored by Olli Jansson to put them back up by two.
Things opened up after the 4-2 goal by Jansson
and, less than 20 seconds after, Barber scored his second goal making the score 4-3 with 2:02
its fans home happy. The extra five minutes were
imal shots and even fewer chances. Overtime
was not enough to determine a victor and, after a lengthy discussion, the refs decided to settle the game with a shootout.
Pritchard stopped all five BYU shooters and
remaining in the middle frame. BYU took over
Bradley Green scored the lone SO’s goal for the
teams held one another off the scoreboard head-
ing 52 saves on the night, leading the team to
the play and had USU on their heels, while both ing into the intermission.
Up to that point, momentum shifted hands of-
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence USU goalie Colton Pritchard controls his net in Utah State’s game against BYU on November 1, 2019. The Aggies were victorious Saturday night against the same Cougar team and Pritchard had a fantastic night in net with 52 saves.
USU skated out of the locker room, determined
ten during the first 40 minutes, with the Aggies
unable to keep more than a one-goal distance
Aggies. Pritchard played strong in net, ammassa 5-4 victory. USU pulled out the win due to
a “take no prisoners” offensive pressure and a strong-defensive performance to keep the Cougars at arm’s reach all night.
Second half push takes down Aggies in Nevada By Joseph Crook SPORTS STAFF WRITER
On Saturday afternoon the Utah State University
women’s basketball team lost to the Nevada Wolfpack 69-60. The loss dropped the Aggies to 5-12
on the season and 0-6 in Mountain West play and highlighted some of the struggles that have been plaguing the Aggies over the course of the season.
Utah State came into the first quarter looking to
make the matchup a battle in the paint, and they were fairly successful in the beginning. The Aggies scored 10 straight in the post, six coming from se-
nior forward Hailey Bassett, with senior forward Marlene Aniambossou and sophomore forward
Taylor Franson scoring two apiece — giving the Aggies a 10-8 lead. They would push their advantage all the way to 15-8; however the seven-point
deficit prompted the Wolfpack to begin a full-court press and the Aggies began to struggle on both the offensive and defensive ends.
The Aggies played well coming into the second
quarter and would be able to use their paint play to take a 25-18 lead. However, Bassett came out
and the Aggies began to struggle on offense. They
for the Aggies on the night. The late offensive push
threes, two of which were taken quickly which al-
ing into the fourth quarter.
allowed their opponents to create space and make lowed the Wolfpack back into the game and eventually take a 30-25 lead. The run was finally bro-
ken by a layup from Bassett with 45 seconds left in the second quarter. However, that would be the
would bring them within 11 points, 54-43, headUtah State was unable to continue the momen-
tum that it had built into the final period. In the first three minutes of the quarter, the Wolf Pack
were able to go on an 8-2 run, giving them a 62-45 lead, which they would continue to build.
To read more of this story, visit the Utah
Statesman online at usustatesman.com.
last time the Aggies would score while the Wolf
Pack would put up three more points and take a 33-27 lead into the break.
Throughout the entirety of the first half, the Ag-
gies did not make a three-point shot. In fact, they took just three throughout the first 20 minutes of
play. It appeared as though the team was trying to make this game all about the low post, scoring 22 of their 27 points in the paint.
Utah State was then outscored, out defended,
and out hustled to start the third quarter. In the
first four minutes, the team scored just four points and would go cold after that, all the while allow-
ing the Wolfpack to score 13. The run was finally
broken by sophomore guard Steph Gorman, who made three consecutive three-pointers with 2:43 left in the quarter. All of which were the first three’s
PHOTO BY Breigh Williams In this photo: Utah State senior forward Hailey Bassett has averaged a team-high 17.2 points per game over the past five games.
0WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
PAGE 5
Men’s tennis opens season with win By Joseph Crook SPORTS STAFF WRITER
The Utah State men’s tennis team opened its sea-
son with a close 4-3 win against the Grand Can-
yon Lopes at home on Saturday. The Aggies went
into a tie-break to secure the win and made it the fourth season in the past five years the team has started the season with a win.
In doubles, Utah State was able to win two of
its three matches. The pair of junior Felipe Acosta
and freshman Javier Ruiz won their match 6-4; the doubles pair of freshman Arvid Hjalte and freshman Christian Holmes also won their match 6-4.
In singles matches, the Aggies were able to win
two of five initial matches. Acosta won his match with very little difficulty, winning the first set 6-2
and the second set 6-0 without conceding a game. Freshman Arvid Hjalte’s match was slightly more
contested, but he was still able to win in two sets, taking the first 6-4 and the second 6-2.
Even though Utah State was out-scored in singles
play, the victory in doubles play evened the score at
3-to-3. The tie break was a singles match between
PHOTOS BY Matthew Webb Freshman Javier Ruiz and junior Felipe Acosta celebrate a doubles victory against Grand Canyon on Saturday. The pair won their match 6-4 in the second doubles match of the afternoon, helping the Aggies to a 2-1 doubles win.
Utah State’s Christian Holmes and Grand Canyon’s freshman Laurent Magne. The first set required its own tie break, and Magne found himself on the winning side at 6-7. But Holmes battled back in the next set — which was just as hotly contest-
ed — and would win 7-6. Riding the momentum
from his play in the previous set, the third went to Holmes 6-3, and the Aggies clinched the victory.
After the contest, head coach Aaron Paajanen was
quoted as saying, “It was great to get a win. To be able to start out the year with a win is awesome,”
he continued, “to go as deep into the match as we
did and get a 4-3 win, and see the guys rush out on the court to start the year, it doesn’t get much better than that.”
Next up for the Aggies will be the Idaho State
Vandals on Saturday, January 18th at home. @Crooked_sports
PHOTO BY Matthew Webb Freshman Arvid Hjalte serves a ball in Utah State’s match against Grand Canyon on Saturday. The Sweden-native made the most of his first two collegiate appearances, winning both his double singles and doubles matches.
PAGE 6
WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence Craig Smith talks with the team during a timeout during Saturday’s game against Nevada. Smith’s win-loss record while at Utah State is 42-12.
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence Nevada player Jazz Johnson steps up to the free throw line while being harassed by Utah State fans behind the basket. Johnson is an 80.4% free throw shooter.
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence Justin Bean is one of two players that started the night with a 3-pointer. This was his only score in the game, far below his average of 12.8 points per game.
Neemias Queta greets the HURD after Saturday’s game against Nevada.
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence
0WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020 “Basketball” FROM PAGE 1 screen and roll actions.
Bairstow’s night wasn’t perfect, as he had a
team-high five turnovers, but his eight points,
rebounding. “It’s pretty obvious the last four or so games, we’ve had to get back to who we are and what we are, and (rebounding) was a monstrous emphasis in practice the last two days.”
Nevada did make a late push, as aforemen-
three assists were enough to draw unsolicited,
tioned, the Aggies let an 18-point lead with five
comments after the game.
Johnson made 6 of his last 7 field goal attempts
of different facets,” Smith said.
the game 0 for 7 from the floor, the effort proved
shooting trends, so too was the necessity of
leading scorer had 31 points, but outside of Har-
against NAIA side Eastern Oregon, the rebound-
mere 21 points across seven players.
back to South Florida, had dropped from just
tum into a bye of sorts. The Aggies will not play
In each of those five games Utah State was
week, having a break until Saturday, Jan. 18 at
though brief, praise from Smith in his opening
minutes to play drop to just 10 points. Jazz
“Sean Bairstow was a great spark for us in a lot
and had 18 points on the night, but as he began
Just as much as USU needed to reverse its poor
too-little, too-late. Jalen Harris, the Wolf Pack’s
crashing the glass. Excluding Utah State’s foray
ris and Johnson, Nevada shot just 8 of 27 for a
ing average over the past five games, dating
Utah State will take this small level of momen-
under 40 to just under 29 in the five-game span.
their normal mid-week conference game next
out-rebounded and by an average of just over
Boise State.
nine boards per night. On Saturday, USU grabbed 43 boards to Nevada’s 28.
PAGE 7
The HURD cheers on the basketball team at Saturday’s game against Nevada.
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence
@thejwalk67
“It’s been a big emphasis for us,” Smith said of
“Fees” FROM PAGE 1 Services, said new funds for the library are im-
portant because many professors want to use
replacements than videos.”
Senators will spend the next two weeks talking
to students in their departments and get their take on the new fees. An official vote will be held
OER but don’t know how. While most of the fee
in the Senate Chambers on Jan. 22.
OER coordinator, only seven were in favor of the
accept a fee increase. All fee increases must be
board agreed with the dollar increase for an 50 cents for streaming services.
“The 50 cents sounds more like a want than a
need,” USUSA student advocate vice president Paulina Rivera-Soto said.
The student fee board can amend and partially
approved by USU President Noelle Cockett. taylorcripe@gmail.com
@cripe_taylor
Senator Cooper Karras from the College of En-
gineering said, “There is more of a need for book
e
Sam Merrill had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence
PAGE 8
WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
OPINION
This graphic does not necessarily reflect the opinions of its creator.
HONG KONG
GRAPHIC BY KEITH WILSON
How the Hong Kong protests renewed my hope for American unity By Sam Paepke OPINION COLUMNIST
For
Americans
with
any
or engagement, the last few
months could be described as some of the most frustrat-
ing and polarizing in recent The
frightened -- frightened be-
American flag as they sing the
accounts, the Chinese Basket-
of November, the president
house divided against itself
continuing to tighten its grip
ized that I had become cyni-
James, the overall response
man Rights and Democracy
ham Lincoln when he said, “A
level of political knowledge
memory.
us consider the words of Abra-
now-official
impeachment process levied
against President Trump, for instance, has Americans so di-
vided that if you turned your attention between left and
right-leaning media sources, you would hear them analyze
the same facts in completely opposing ways. If you only
looked at one, you would think that surely the presi-
dent would be resigning any
day now; looking at the other, you might think that the pres-
ident has been totally set-up and scammed.
This is a scary situation. Let
PHOTO BY: AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File
cannot stand.” I see two op-
tions for America: find a way to come together, sooner rath-
er than later, or risk further polarization
and
gridlock.
Would the country fall apart
in the next couple of decades? Doubtful. It is possible, how-
ever, that institutions and norms could be eroded in a
significant way. Consider, for example, a study done by the
Pew Research Center in 2018
showing that Americans trust in the federal government --
and each other -- is declining. Amidst our nation’s bicker-
ing, China has seen its own internal discontent explode in
Hong
Kong.
semi-autonomous
Promised
cause they perceive China as over the region. In response, the protests began and
—
they
h a v e n ’ t stopped. In the
district
elections held in late N o v e m b e r,
turnout was high
are
Speaker of the
452 seats in
House
Nan-
cy Pelosi gave an
excellent
speech on the house
floor,
condemning
China and encouraging
a
unanimous
vote on the bill
entitled “PRO-
half of the
TECT Kong
Hong
Act.”
Sunday’s local district coun-
home and had forgotten that
soon fans at NBA games
Speaker Pelosi herself stated,
pro-Beijing to pro-democracy
we have become, the world
Hong Kong” attire, the NBA
bipartisan way. It has been a
cil elections flipped“ from candidates.
Personally, my faith in Amer-
learned how the protesters in
citizens
Act.” Similarly, Democratic
“more than
Systems” doctrine over two ago,
seemed mostly positive —
signed the “Hong Kong Hu-
— Sam Paepke
and
ica and the spirit of freedom
decades
cal on the state of affairs at
ball Association, and Lebron
Regardless of what the media tells you about the ‘other guy,’ most Americans believe in democracy and freedom, and not just for Americans — for the world.
power
under the “One Party, Two
Star Spangled Banner. I real-
was renewed recently when I
Hong Kong proudly wave the
regardless of how divided still looks to us as a model of democracy — the “Ameri-
can Dream.” After watching the video, I also came across
a picture with the caption, “Be the America Hong Kong
thinks you are.” It was a call to
remember
what
unites
us and to take action as the America we aspire to be.
were
handing
out
“Free
commissioner asserted they
would not censor managers
tweet. The message for many
Because regardless of what
Americans
is
clear:
Hong
Kong -- and by extension de-
mocracy -- is deserving of our help and support.
We can see this sentiment of
much-needed unity and de-
perience and popular culture,
and value democracy at home and
abroad.
Many
public
figures have commented on Hong Kong, an obvious ex-
ample being Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Mo-
rey’s tweet voicing support of the #FreeHongKong movement. While there were some
negative responses to Morey’s
tweet, notably from Chinese
Americans are coming to-
gether. Hong Kong is a “uni-
O’Neal publicly defended the
unity regarding Hong Kong
bate on how we can support
very unifying issue for us.”
and coaches, and Shaquille
As a broader American pub-
lic, this issue has brought
“We have stood united in a
fying issue for us.” Why?
the media tells you about
the “other guy,” most Amer-
icans believe in democracy
and freedom, and not just for Americans — for the world.
The people of Hong Kong
not only in my personal ex-
have highlighted that divi-
but in the actions of the fed-
ures need not divide us on
eral government in response to the Hong Kong protests.
For example, Republican Sen-
ators Josh Hawley and Ted
Cruz both actually traveled to Hong Kong to see with their own eyes what was happen-
sion on policy and public fig-
the most important issues.
America helped inspire their
vision of unity in democracy.
Now Hong Kong’s vision can inspire ours.
Sam Paepke is a senior at
ing. Each had damning things
Utah State studying Business
for the support of the Hong
tional Communication.
to say about China and called Kong protestors. At the end
Administration and Organiza-
0WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
PAGE 9
4
2
4 2 9 3 8 4
since 1902
STUDENT MEDIA
Student-run newspaper for Utah State University since 1902. Reporting online 24/7. Printed each Tuesday of the school year.
Š Puzzles provided by sudokusolver.com
8 5 7 9 7 2 3 1 6 9 2 4 7 5 1 9 3 2 6 4 7 8 6
THE BOARD Alek Nelson managing editor
editor@usustatesman.com 435-797-1742
—————— Alison Berg news manager
news@usustatesman.com
SOLUTION FOR : 01/07/2020
TO PLAY: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved, just use logic to solve.
—————— Dalton Renshaw sports manager
sports@usustatesman.com
—————— Sydney Dahle student life manager life@usustatesman.com
—————— Daedan Olander opinion manager
opinion@usustatesman.com
—————— Savannah Knapp design manager
design@usustatesman.com
—————— Chantelle McCall photo manager
CLASSIFIED ADS APARTMENTS FOR RENT North Logan Townhouse Townhouse in North Logan with roomy master bed and bath Email gary.e.graham@gmail. com Automotive
DONATE YOUR CAR TO UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION! Your donation thelps education, prevention & support programs. FAST FREE -PICKUP - 24 yHR RESPONSE - TAX DEDUCTION 1-855-507-2691 cDONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK eOR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day -Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free eTowing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. tCALL 1-855-408-2196 eDonate your car, truck or van. Help veterans find jobs or , start a gbusiness. Call Patriotic Hearts Foundation. Fast, FREE pickup. Max atax-deduction. Operators are sstanding by! Call 1-866-9833647 l -Building Materials
gMETAL ROOF/WALL �Panels, Pre-engineered Metal Buildings. Mill prices for ,sheeting coil aare at a 4 year low. You get the savings. 17 Colors prime amaterial, cut to your exact length. CO Building Systems 1-800-CO-BLDGS Health & Nutrition ? tPortable Oxygen Concentrator May Be Covered by Medicare! tReclaim -independence and mobility with the compact design and ylong-lasting rbattery of Inogen One. Free information kit! Call 877-6914639 g Help Wanted -FOWKES TRUCKING HIRING more good DRIVERS. Flatbed, nConestoga Reefer. Dedicated .runs. Late model equipment. $60,000 to r $80,000 + Benefits and Sign .On Bonus. Call Luke 435-660-1044, Ben 435n 881-8581, Dale 435-881-3081 or email fowkestrucking@gmail.com. (ucan) 1of4 tMiscellaneous sDISH Network $59.99 For 190 Channels! Add High Speed -Internet for ONLY $19.95/month. Call Today for $100 Gift Card! Best Value & Technology.
FREE Installation. Call 1-866360-6959 (some restrictions apply) INVENTORS - FREE INFORMATION PACKAGE Have your product idea developed affordably by the Research & Development pros and presented to manufacturers. Call 1-877-649-5574 for a Free Idea Starter Guide. Submit your idea for a free consultation. Get NFL Sunday Ticket FREE w/ DIRECTV Choice All-Included Package. $59.99/month for 12 months. 185 Channels PLUS Thousands of Shows/ Movies On Demand. FREE Genie HD DVR Upgrade. Call 1-833-599-6474 Frontier Communications Internet Bundles. Serious Speed! Serious Value! Broadband Max - $19.99/mo or Broadband Ultra - $67.97/mo. Both Include FREE Wi Fi Router. CALL For Details! - 1-866307-4705 HughesNet Satellite Internet - 25mbps starting at $49.99/ mo! Get More Data FREE Off-Peak Data. FAST download speeds. WiFi built in! FREE Standard Installation for lease customers! Limited Time, Call
1-844-294-9882 DIRECTV NOW. No Satellite Needed. $40/month. 65 Channels. Stream Breaking News, Live Events, Sports & On Demand Titles. No Annual Contract. No Commitment. CALL 1-844-476-6911 Earthlink High Speed Internet. As Low As $14.95/month (for the first 3 months.) Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology. Stream Videos, Music and More! Call Earthlink Today 1-844-240-1769
photo@usustatesman.com
— ————— Klaus VanZanten video manager
video@usustatesman.com
COMIC BY Steve Weller
HAVE A STORY TIP OR IDEA? CONTACT OUR NEWSROOM:
435-797-1775 OR EMAIL: EDITOR@USUSTATESMAN.COM
Personals Meet singles right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 844-400-8738
Over 69,000 merchants including Amazon, Walmart, Target and more offer great discounts.
Millions of products. We help poor children.
Dental Insurance Get the dental care you deserve with dental insurance from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company. It can help cover the services you’re most likely to use —
Cleanings
X-rays
Fillings
Crowns
Dentures
Preventive care starts right away Helps cover over 350 services Go to any dentist you want – but save more with one in our network No deductible, no annual maximum
Call now to get this FREE Information Kit!
1-888-919-4729 dental50plus.com/utah Product not available in all states. Includes the Participating Providers and Preventive Benefits Rider. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-888-799-4433 or respond for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN). Rider kinds B438/B439.
6154-0120
PAGE 10
C
WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2020
JAN 14 - JAN 20
1/15
1/14
CHaSS Alumni Lunch Series: Tobijah Tyler 12:00 pm Merrill-Cazier Library Room 154 Logan, UT Conversation with Greg Hughes 2:00 pm Huntsman Hall Perry Pavilion Logan, UT Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center Information Session 6:00 pm Huntsman Hall 3rd Floor Logan, UT “Champions of Change” Book Signing 6:30 pm Thatcher Mansion 35 W 100 S Logan, UT
1/16
1/17
Siempre Para Adelante: Persevering through Challenges 12:30 pm Merrill-Cazier Library Room 208 Logan, UT
Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium 3:30 pm Animal Science Buliding Room 119 Logan, UT
Science Unwrapped: Ron Munger, Epidemiologist 7:00 pm Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium Logan, UT
Time Management & Academic Success Program Workshop 2:30 pm Ag. Science Building Room 141 Logan, UT
USU Guitar, Bass and Drums Festival 7:30 pm Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall Logan, UT
Cinders with the Solarists 7:00 pm The Cache Venue 119 Main Street Logan, UT
Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Davis Smith 6:00 pm Eccles Conference Center Logan, UT
WhySlam Poetry Event 8:00 pm WhySound Venue 30 Federal Avenue Logan, UT
1/18
Men’s Tennis vs Idaho 11:00 am Sports Academy & Raquet Club 1655 N 200 E Logan, UT Women’s Basketball vs Boise State 2:00 pm Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
1/20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School Service Center’s MLK Day of Service 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Multiple Locationsl Logan, UT
2019 Logan Tree Lighting Festival 5:00 pm Logan Tabernacle Grounds 50 North Main Street Logan, UT
Every Brilliant Thing 7:30 pm TSC International Lounge Logan, UT
Clarksburg, Breslaw, Stoneleigh, Edinburgh, Highlander L o g a n’s P r e m i e r S t u d e n t A p a r t m e n t s . . . a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t f r o m c a m p u s
Breslaw
679 East 600 North
Highlander
720 North 700 East
Stoneleigh
675 East 600 North
Edinburgh
710 North 700 East
FOR CLARKSBURG, BRESLAW, STONELEIGH Contact Darla at (435) 770-0900 www.cbsapartments.com / darladclark@comcast.net
Clarksburg
•
Single Student Apartments
•
Across the Street from Campus
•
Private Bedrooms & Bathrooms
•
Desk, Bed, & Bookcase in each Bedroom
•
Large Closet - Vacuum
•
Fully Furnished
•
Modern Kitchen Facilities
•
Washer and Dryer in each Apartment
•
Cable TV
•
Living Room with TV, DVD, & VCR
•
Private Parking - No Hassles
•
Central Heating and Air Conditioning
•
High Speed Wireless Internet
•
Fire Places in Clarksburg, Breslaw, & Stoneleigh
677 East 600 North
FOR EDINBURGH AND HIGHLANDER Contact Dennis at (435) 770-2326 Accepting
Applications
for
Summer
and
Next
School
Accepting Applications for Summer and Next School Year
Ye ar