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Fundraising needed for 2009 senior gift By BRENDON BUTLER staff writer

Three large maps of USU campus were placed in separate areas around the Taggart Student Center on Saturday. One of the maps was paid for as part of the class of 2009 senior gift, but the project is not yet wholly paid for, said Tonya Davis, associate director of USU’s Annual Fund and adviser to the Student Giving Committee. Although the 2009 senior class has paid $4,400 toward the sign, it still needs to raise another $1,600 to finish its $6,000 obligation, Davis said. Jordy Guth, architect at USU Facilities, said the $6,000 signs are part of a larger project on campus way-finding, paid for with state capital improvement dollars. The state capital improvement money is given to state-owned facilities based on need and doesn’t necessarily come every year, she said. “We were able to get part of that money for signage, and next year we actually have a little more money so we’ll continue to do work in the same vein for way-finding,” said Guth. “We’re calling this our Campus Way-finding Plan. (These signs) are one piece of the bigger puzzle.” When asked about the seemingly high price for each sign Guth said, “When you’re in the construction industry, that really doesn’t seem like that much. The signs themselves are expensive, but they are very high quality. We don’t want to put in stuff that we’re going to have to replace in a couple of years.” Guth said the cost also involves landscaping, irrigation system and construction expenses. Part of the reason for the $1,600 shortfall still owed to Facilities by the 2009 senior class was the donation of $1,900 of the $6,300 raised by the 2009 senior class to USU’s Student Emergency Fund to help struggling students pay for unexpected expenses, Davis said. Seniors who donated to the 2009 senior gift were allowed the option to direct their $20.10 donation either to the campus-map project or to the Student Emergency Fund, Davis said. Money from the fund will be distributed starting spring 2010 for non-tuition related financial emergencies, said Davis. Students who need them will be able to apply for the funds and a small committee will award them on an individual basis until the funds are depleted, Davis said. “The senior gift is a way to give back to the university,” said Amber Neil, junior public relations major who took over as Student Giving Committee chair during the summer. “Even though tuition seems like a lot, it doesn’t pay for everything you receive here.

It’s ... a way of saying ‘thank you’ to the university.” Neil said the committee is asking the December graduates of 2009 to chip in and help raise the final $1,600 needed to fulfill the senior gift commitment. Members of the class of 2009 who wish to donate may contact Amber Neil at studentgivingchair@gmail.com or by calling 797-1239. Neil said she also needs more students to join the 2009 committee. Neil said one idea for the class of 2010 senior gift includes rehabilitating the old fountain located on the hillside on the north side of the Living Learning Center. The fountain used to be popular for wedding photos and evening gatherings but fell into disrepair over the years, Neil said. Another idea is to add lights and a sound system to the amphitheater on Old Main Hill or even move it to another part of the hill, Neil said. “We are waiting for the class of 2010 to submit ideas, and then we’ll vote in the spring,” said Neil. Students who want to join the Student Giving Committee or give ideas for the 2010 senior gift should e-mail Neil at seniorgift@usu. edu, she said. Darrell Hart, associate vice president for Facilities, said the Student Giving Committee usually works with USU Facilities to collaborate on projects that are in line with campus needs. Both the amphitheater and the old fountain would be great projects for 2010, he said. The senior gift tradition was started in 1909 when the senior class raised money to place bells in the Old Main tower. Other senior gifts over the years include a bench on Old Main Hill overlooking the valley, donated by the class of 1920 and the amphitheater located on the southwest side of Old Main Hill, donated by the class of 1925. The tradition was dropped for some years after the 1960s and began again when the class of 2007 raised money to place a study room in the Merrill-Cazier Library. In 2008, an anonymous donor matched the senior class donation of $5,200 to place a nearly $12,000 Utah State University sign on 400 North, Davis said. The President’s Office donated another $1,200 after the project was underway, Davis said. “One of the challenges we always face is doing a project that can have an impact on campus with the small amount of money that we get every year,” said Davis. “This year one of our goals is to find a matching donor for student gifts so that every $20.10 that the seniors give is doubled. Actually, that’s what we did (in 2008). We had a matching donor and that was the only reason we were able to do such a neat project.” –butler.brendon@gmail.com

USU alumnus discovers legitimate pirate treasure By MIKAYLA RICH staff writer

Barry Clifford, an explorer, was invited to speak at Homecoming Week by Associated Students of Utah State University. He spoke Sept. 22 in the TSC Ballroom. He’s an underwater explorer who works with National Geographic. He is the only explorer to have discovered legitimate pirate treasure to date. Clifford and his team haven’t sold any of their findings. They’ve kept everything together and it is now in touring exhibits, which are booked for the next seven years. Clifford said the money from the exhibits funds all of their current projects including his most recent discovery, the Margaret. The Margaret was found by Clifford’s team off the coast of Salem, Mass. This ship is especially important because it was considered the lead ship of the U.S. Navy in 1797. In a letter to her husband, Abigail Adams wrote about losing friends in the shipwreck who were traveling from Amsterdam to America. Clifford’s most notable discovery, however, is the Whydah, a pirate ship that he discovered in 1984. He explained that according to local legend Sam Bellamy captained the ship. In Clifford’s favorite version of the tale, Sam met his girlfriend, Maria Hallett, under a blooming apple tree. He promised to return from trading in the Caribbean with a handsome dowry with which to wed her. In the meantime, she had his illegitimate child. She tried to hide the pregnancy by hiding the baby in a barn. However, the baby died and Maria was tried and convicted as a witch. She was run out of town and lived in a shack some miles away with a gray cat and a billy goat with a glass eye. Sam didn’t have much luck in the Caribbean and soon turned to piracy. He captured 54 ships, but his greatest achievement came with

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the capture of the slaving vessell, Whydah, in 1717. The ship had just dropped off a massive cargo of African slaves in exchange for more than four-and-half tons of gold, gold dust, jewelry and other treasures. With his large bounty, Sam sailed the ship to Massachusetts where it was hit by a violent storm and sunk. Most of the 146 crew members washed ashore, including Bellamy. Maria found Bellamy’s body while walking the beach. She consequently went mad and haunts the beach. Using the local folklore of eight survivors of the shipwreck Clifford found the court documents of their trial. Six of the eight were convicted and hung after telling of the massive bounty aboard the ship which was in bags, in chests between decks. Clifford also found the maps made by Cyprian Southack, a local cartographer, who was dispatched by the governor to find the ship. Southack kept a detailed log of his findings. He found the ship but was unable to reach it because it was 500 feet out and being pummeled by 30-foot waves. He watched the remains of the wreck sink to the bottom of the ocean and was never able to access the treasure. “We had to be sure something was still there after all of this time. Once we had put together all of this evidence we got a boat and we went out diving for it,” Clifford said. Clifford began his search with his good friend John Kennedy Jr. in the late 1970s. The official discovery of the Whydah came in 1984 with the first artifact, a piece of a musket. Some critics of Clifford didn’t think the musket proved he had found the Whydah. But in 1985, the Whydah’s bell was discovered, which proved that they had found the Whydah. Today they have found more than $400 million in treasure and they haven’t even reached the mother-load yet. “We think we know exactly where it is. We

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TREASURE COINS FROM THE WHYDAH, a pirate ship discovered by USU alumnus Barry Clifford, sit on display at an exhibit in the Field Museum in Chicago, Ill. It is the only recovered pirate treasure and was found in 1984. Clifford used folklore and maps he found to track down the sunken ship. MCT photo

were right on top of it this summer, but due to weather and other constraints we weren’t able to excavate it,” Clifford said. Barry, in addition to being an explorer, is also a teacher. Maybe he’s the modern day Indiana Jones. He doesn’t have to fight off Nazis, Indian gods or aliens but things have gotten pretty intense between him and other explorers.

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“As soon as you find something then the trouble starts. When you’ve got treasure fever, aspirin won’t cure it,” Clifford said. He also explained he’s not in it for the money and he won’t be selling anything that he finds. It’s just as the Whydah Web site displays,”It’s not what you find – it’s what you find out.” –mikayla.rich@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Celebs&People LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales. EMI Group PLC says consumers in North America, Japan and the U.K. bought more than 2.25 million copies of the Fab Four’s re-mastered albums in the first five days after their Sept. 9 release. Most of the records were broken for most simultaneous titles in the top-selling charts by a single artist.

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Utah gun permits on the rise from 2008

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – So far this year, more than 57,100 people have applied for a permit to carry a concealed gun in Utah. State Bureau of Criminal Identification figures through Aug. 31 show that of those, 56,370 have been granted permits. Last year, there were 44,891 applications. The fee to apply is $35. The bureau expects to process 70,000 applications next year, Lt. Doug Anderson told a legislative committee last week. The bureau has added eight employees this year to deal with the backlog.

LateNiteHumor David Letterman, Sept, 21 2009 - Top 10 Reasons President Obama Agreed To Appear on the “Late Show.” 10. Heard the lady with the heart-shaped potato was going to be here. 9. Thought it would be fun to watch someone else get heckled. 8. Has something to do with that whole “Cash for Clunkers” thing. 7. Every president since Teddy Roosevelt has been here. 6. In this economy, someone offers you $600, you take it. 5. We told him Megan Fox would be here. 4. Needed a place to hang out until check-in time at his hotel. 3. Honestly, I have no idea. 2. Said, “Yes” without thinking... Like Bush did with Iraq. 1. Wanted to congratulate Dave on the big Emmy win.

Obama, China vow action on climate change UNITED NATIONS (AP) – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. The world’s two biggest greenhouse-gas polluting nations were the focus at the U.N.’s unprecedented daylong climate change summit, which drew more than 50 presidents and 35 prime ministers, along with many environment ministers and at least one prince. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the gathering with an appeal to leaders to set aside national interests and think about the future of the globe – and a rebuke for their foot-dragging thus far. “The climate negotiations are proceeding at glacial speed. The world’s glaciers are now melting faster than human progress to protect them – and us,” the U.N. chief said. Failure to reach a new international pact on climate change “would be morally inexcusable, economically shortsighted and politically unwise,” Ban warned. “The science demands it. The world economy needs it.” At the end of the summit, however, Ban and Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, who will host the treaty talks, said they were encouraged at the prospects. “This feeling of political momentum – that

JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER YUKIO HATOYAMA ascends to the podium to address the summit on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. AP photo

was very strong,” said Loekke Rasmussen. Tuesday’s U.N. gathering and the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh this week are seen as an attempt to pressure rich nations to commit to a global climate treaty at Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, and to

pay for poorer nations to burn less coal and preserve their forests. With a mere 76 days to go before the pivotal conference, it appeared an interim agreement might be the most that could be expected in December, leaving difficult

details for later talks. “We are on the path to failure if we continue to act as we have,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy cautioned. Much attention was fixed on Obama’s first U.N. speech, in which he pledged the United States is “determined to act.” “The threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing,” Obama said, after receiving loud applause. “And the time we have to reverse this tide is running out.” But while Obama campaigned for the presidency vowing to push through stringent cuts in U.S. emissions, he has run up against stiff resistance among Republicans, and the Senate most likely won’t have written climate legislation until after the Copenhagen meeting. By comparison, Hu runs a command economy and was unencumbered by political opposition. He outlined an ambitious program that included plans to plant enough forest to cover about 150,000 square miles – an area the size of Montana – and generate 15 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources within a decade. He said the communist nation would also take steps to improve energy efficiency and reduce “by a notable margin” its growth rate of carbon pollution as measured against economic growth – though he did not give any specific numerical

targets. “At stake in the fight against climate change are the common interests of the entire world,” Hu said. “Out of a sense of responsibility to its own people and people across the world, China fully appreciates the importance and urgency of addressing climate change.” Still, China and other developing nations “should not ... be asked to take on obligations that go beyond their development stage,” Hu said. China and India, the world’s fifth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, both want to link emissions to their growth in gross domestic product, meaning they still may increase emissions even if they take fundamental steps to curb them in the long run. Experts were watching China closely because it has in the past largely ignored global efforts to diminish emissions. The United States, under former President George W. Bush’s administration, stayed away from international commitments citing inaction by major developing nations like China and India. China and the U.S. each account for about 20 percent of all the world’s greenhouse gas pollution, created when coal, natural gas or oil are burned. The European Union is next, generating 14 percent, followed by Russia and India, which each account for 5 percent.

Stadiums, hotels on alert amid terror probe NEW YORK (AP) – The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks. Police bolstered their presence at high-profile locations. Extra officers with bulletproof vests, rifles and dogs were assigned to spots such as Grand Central Terminal in New York. Plainclothes officers handed out fliers at a nearby hotel with a warning in large block letters: “If you suspect terrorism, call the NYPD.” The warnings come amid an investigation centering on Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Denver airport shuttle driver who authorities say received alQaida explosives training in Pakistan and was found entering New York City two weeks ago with bomb-making instructions on his computer. Zazi’s arrest in Colorado last week touched off the most intense flurry of government terror warnings and advisories to come to light since President Barack Obama took office. Though Zazi is charged only with lying to the government, law enforcement officials said he may have been plotting with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York trains in a scheme similar to the attacks on the London subway and Madrid’s rail sys-

tem. Backpacks and cell phones were seized in raids on apartments Zazi visited in New York. “It’s not totally clear to us at this point what it is they had in mind, though I think it is clear that something very serious and something very organized was under way,” Attorney General Eric Holder told CBS. Two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation told The Associated Press that more than a half-dozen people were being scrutinized in the alleged plot. The FBI said “several individuals in the United States, Pakistan and elsewhere” are being investigated. “There’s a lot more work to be done,” said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, cautioning that the probe was still in its early stages. In two bulletins sent to police departments Monday and obtained by the AP, federal counterterrorism officials urged law enforcement and private companies to be vigilant at stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels. The bulletin on stadiums noted that an al-Qaida training manual specifically lists “blasting and destroying the places of amusement, immorality and sin ... and attacking vital economic centers.” Counterterrorism officials are also advising police officers to be

TWO POLICE OFFICERS speak to each other inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York. AP photo

on the lookout for any possible bombmaking at self-storage facilities, noting that terrorists have used such places to build bombs. The bulletins came just days after similar warnings about the vulnerability of the nation’s mass transit systems and the danger of hydrogen peroxidebased explosives. In a statement, the FBI and Homeland Security said that while the agencies “have no information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack, we believe it is prudent

to raise the security awareness of our local law enforcement partners regarding the targets and tactics of previous terrorist activity.” A half-dozen terrorism warnings and alerts have been issued in the past week amid the investigations in New York and Denver. Bulletins – particularly about hotels as possible terrorist targets – are common, and often don’t make news. In fact, they are so common that many Americans in the past few years have accused Washington of fearmongering.

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Dept. of English series continues The USU department of English Speakers Series continues this fall with two faculty members and the winner of this year’s May Swenson Poetry Award winner. First up is associate professor Shane Graham, author of the recent book, “South African Literature after the Truth Commission: Mapping Loss.” Graham will speak at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Family Life Building, Room 206. The event is sponsored by the British and Commonwealth Studies Program. Christopher Cokinos, also an associate professor of English, and author of “Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars,” will speak at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the USU Haight Alumni Center. Finally, Jason Whitmarsh, recipient of the 2009 May Swenson Poetry Award, will give a reading during the week of Oct. 19 (date, time and venue to be announced). The event is in conjunction with the Utah Humanities Council’s Great Salt Lake Book Festival.

THE BAND Musical charis from Sacramento, Calif., play to a full house at the Old Main ampitheater Tuesday. Musical Charis played with local band Battle School for the Moonlight and Music Concert as part of Homecoming Week. Musical Charis has seven band members. KRISTY JORDAN photo

Pres. Albrecht reintroduces Aggie Passport By MIKAYLA RICH staff writer

This year the Aggie Passport Experience is back for its second year. The program rewards students for participating in select events on campus. Eligibility for prizes is determined by the number of events students attend. According to the passport booklet, attending six events qualifies a student for a drawing of a textbook scholarship, gift cards and other prizes from the sponsors. Eight events is a drawing for a student-fee waiver for one semester, gift cards and other prizes. Ten events is the highest tier and each student who reaches this goal is invited for dinner at USU President Stan Albrecht’s home. Following dinner there will be a drawing for a $500tuition waiver, gift cards and more prizes. Noelle Call, director of Retention and First Year Experience, said, “We really believe that a college experience continues on outside the classroom. We want students to be engaged. We offer so many events to broaden your thinking.” Call said the events fall under one of four categories: academic, social, community and cultural. Call also said, “We try to keep it free or low cost. People will call and want their activities to be part of the program, and they want to charge a lot of money, and we don’t include those programs.” Freshman Taylor Hunt said, “I think the passport program is a good idea, because it gets people going to the events by including things we can get out of it, like prizes.” Albrecht’s wife, Joyce Albrecht, said, “We are concerned that all the students have the best experience possible. Becoming engaged and involved not only helps us reach that goal but opens up opportunities for the students. College degrees are common these days, but university experience sets them apart.” The dinner at the Albrecht home is the top award for the passport program. “The dinner was my idea,” Joyce said. “We love having the students over to our home; it helps us get to know them so much better. They come all dressed up and we treat them just like we would any donors or dignitaries that we host at our home.” Call confirmed 62 students qualified for the dinner at the Albrecht’s home last year and 1,075 passports were stamped at 31 events. Taylor Hunt, USU student, said, “Tuition waiver? I need all the help I can get. Going to a few activities, getting free dinner and free tuition seem like a pretty good deal to me.” –mikayla.rich@aggiemail.usu.edu

ISV looking for student volunteers By USU Media Relations

International Student Volunteers (ISV) is looking for students from Utah State University to travel overseas this summer on its exciting volunteer and adventure programs. Information meetings for interested students are being hosted Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Selected participants will have the opportunity to travel with a group of students from all over the world – 18 years and over – on volunteer projects and adventure tours to either Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Eastern Europe. Most students will travel for one month but some students elect to travel from two weeks up to three months. Traveling alongside professionally trained project and tour leaders, students will spend the first two weeks volunteering in real hands-on projects, in either social community development – improving the quality of impoverished villages, building houses for refugees, teaching children English, etc. – or conservation – working with endangered sea turtles, elephants and dolphins, ecosystem rehabilitation, environmental education, etc. The second two weeks will launch participants into an adrenaline-filled cultural and adventure tour of their chosen country, involving such activities as white water rafting, glacier climbing, waterfall rappelling, scuba diving and jungle kayaking. ISV’s campus representatives, Ameer Ali and Emma Wilson, said the organization is looking for fun, outgoing students to partake in the highly sort after programs. Jenessa Talbot, who from Utah State University participated on the Dominican Republic program, said,

“Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw and experienced in the Dominican Republic. Definitely a life changing event and motivating experience that I will never forget. Greatest experience in my life so far. It opens your eyes in ways you never thought possible. I am truly going home being a better person.” ISV is a nonprofit organization that annually takes more than 4,000 students on its life-changing programs every year. Its mission statement is “to combine education, conservation and recreation into the most incredible experience of a lifetime, while giving back to the local communities in the countries in which we are traveling.” Because ISV is a not-for-profit organization, students can offset the cost of the program through tax-deductible sponsorship donations from the community. Some students may also apply to receive academic credit for their participation in the ISV program as there is a strong educational element throughout the entire trip. ISV will be hosting information meetings Thursday, Sept. 24, every hour on the hour from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the University Inn, Room 510, for those students interested in the program. More information on the program can be found at www.isvonline.org.

Albrecht opens doors to students policy changes as a result of the meetings. Business marketing senior Jana Rogers said she hadn’t yet heard about Albrecht’s open-door policy. She thinks it is a good idea, depending on whether USU President Stan Albrecht is opening his door Albrecht would make any changes or follow up on the this semester to students who would like to meet him feedback from students. for a one-on-one discussion about issues important to them. Students may arrange to meet with the president “I’m interested to see what his intention is with the policy,” Rogers said. “I think it’s a good way for stufor 15 minutes at a time, said his executive secretary, dents to give their opinion and to actually have their Diane Barnett. Times will vary depending on the opinion get heard, maybe even have something evolvpresident’s schedule, she said. ing from that.” “I want the students to know that I am accessible “Of course he can always and here to listen to any suggescancel it if he doesn’t like doing it,” tions, ideas or concerns – or to just she said. “This gives me say ‘hello,’” Albrecht said. Physics graduate student Albrecht first enacted the another way to Nathan Carruth said he’d heard open-door policy in fall semester check the pulse of about Albrecht’s policy already but ’08, but discontinued it during the students.” isn’t sure he would take advantage spring semester ’09 because of of the president’s offer. As a master’s his busy schedule as he worked to degree student he isn’t as invested keep USU’s budget intact during – USU President Stan in campus life issues as he was as the Utah Legislative session, he Albrecht an undergraduate student a couple said. years ago, he said. During the interviews held last “There’s 20,000 college year, Albrecht said he discussed students and only one college president,” Carruth said. a broad range of things with students, including their “I think it’s a good idea to try and open up, depending lives, their classes, their careers and their futures. “This gives me another way to check the pulse of the if something would actually come of it. It’s not just saystudents ... what’s working for them, what isn’t working ing one thing and going and doing whatever it was he was going to do in the first place.” for them,” Albrecht said. “I probably get more out of Students who wish to arrange an appointment to those conversations than they do.” There were very few instances where a student came speak with Albrecht can contact Diane Barnett at 7977172. to complain or air grievances, Albrecht said. He also –butler.brendon@gmail.com said he couldn’t recall whether there were any direct By BRENDON BUTLER staff writer

Blue light honors 2009 Homecoming The Utah State University blue light atop Old Main will light the night sky Friday, Sept. 25, to honor Homecoming weekend. No Homecoming Week would be complete without a Friday night Homecoming dance or a chance to become a True Aggie under the blue A atop Old Main. The dance begins at 8 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center on the university campus. At midnight, students may gather with a partner on USU’s Quad to become a True Aggie. The Homecoming Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, on Logan’s Main Street, at 100 South where it will continue to 700 North. The Ag Barbeque/Aggie Weekend Tailgate will be held in the practice field east of Romney Stadium near the Stan Laub Training Center from 3-5 p.m. The Homecoming game against Southern Utah University starts at 6:05 p.m. For more information about Homecoming and a complete schedule of activities, visit www.usu.edu/ homecoming/schedule/. The Aggie Blue Pride Light atop Old Main lights the Cache Valley night sky as a symbol of Aggie tradition, heritage and pride. Homecoming is a part of this heritage, contributing to the quality of Utah State.

Utah Student Conference to be hosted in Salt Lake

The Utah Student Association, whose governing board is comprised of all post-secondary student body presidents in the state, will hold its second annual Utah Student Conference on Political and Civic Engagement. The conference features such notable speakers as Lt. Gov. Gregory Bell, Mayor Peter Corroon, Commissioner of Higher Education William Sederburg, and several State Legislators. The conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the University of Utah Heritage Center. The purpose of the conference is to educate and train student leaders across the state of Utah to develop advocacy campaigns for the 2009 legislative session, increase student civic involvement through engaging state government and business leaders, conduct valuable service programs on their campuses and understand the political dynamics of higher education in Utah. The conference will promote idea sharing and unite higher-education institutions around the above goals. It will also bestow upon students the knowledge and opportunity to create long-term changes on their campuses in regards to civic involvement. This institutional knowledge will be of great use to student leaders and organizations from year to year. More information can be found at www.eventbrite.com/ event/402617239.

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FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) – Four people found slain in a small Virginia college town were killed by blows to the head, and the aspiring California rapper suspected of killing them will likely face more charges, authorities said Tuesday. Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III, 20, is already charged with killing one of the four – Mark Niederbrock, a pastor at a Presbyterian church in central Virginia. At a news conference Tuesday, the other victims were identified as Longwood University professor Debra Kelley, 53; Emma Niederbrock, 16, the daughter of Kelley and Mark Niederbrock; and Melanie Wells, 18, of Berryville, W.Va. The bodies were discovered over the weekend at Kelley’s home in Farmville, about 50 miles west of Richmond. Debra Kelley and Mark Niederbrock had been separated for about a year. Prince Edward County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Ennis would not reveal what kind of weapon was used nor a possible motive. He confirmed that McCroskey was staying in Kelley’s home during his

visit to Virginia and called the investigation “unparalleled� in the small college town. He said there was no indication that anyone else was involved and would not give a timeline for when the victims died. “We are going coast to coast on this investigation,� Ennis said. Additional homicide charges are anticipated at some point in the future, but not until more forensic evidence is processed. Sarah McCroskey has said her brother was a meek and kind person who never fought back when picked on and wouldn’t do anything unless provoked. “He was extremely passive, so just hearing that my brother is the main suspect just really blows my mind,� she said. That low-key demeanor was described by police who had two run-ins with him in the days before his arrest Saturday. Authorities said he was calm, never acting in a strange or suspicious manner. A day before the bodies were found, Richard McCroskey answered the door at the home and calmly told

police looking for Wells that she was at the movies with a friend. Her mother had called city police asking them to check on her daughter. When the worried mother called police again Friday, they went to the house and discovered the bodies.Niederbrock and Kelley had taken their daughter and Wells to a concert in Michigan on Sept. 12, and the girls hung out with Richard McCroskey before and after the show, according to a friend. In another encounter with police about 12 hours before McCroskey answered the door, he had been stopped and was ticketed for driving Niederbrock’s car without a license. The car hadn’t been reported stolen, and police said they didn’t realize until later that day they had let a suspected killer go free. On Monday, a judge appointed an experienced capital murder defender, Cary Bowen of Richmond, to work with McCroskey during a brief videoconference. Bowen said later he had not yet spoken to McCroskey. The judge set a preliminary hearing for Jan. 11, and Ennis

POLICE WORK in the backyard of a home where four people were murdered in Farmville, Va. Sept. 21. AP photo

said prosecutors needed the extra time to look over the evidence. Police also are examining online postings from McCroskey, Emma Niederbrock and Wells. In some of the messages, Emma professed her love to McCroskey. In songs posted online, McCroskey performed under the name Syko Sam and rapped about killing, maiming and mutilating people. In one song, he talked about being stopped by the police while on his way to get rid of the bodies of people he has killed.

Utah Radiation Control Board approves continued disposal of depleted uranium

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Utah State: The tie that binds By REBECCA HANSEN staff writer

As students walk around USU campus, they are bound to notice a few things: the beautiful trees, the historical buildings and a whole lot of white folks. For a school that has more than 85 percent Caucasians, USU doesn’t seem like the most diverse campus, but

groups like the International Student Council, the Multicultural Student Services (MSS) and a number of other clubs focused on different cultures prove that students can find diversity. They just have to know where to look. Constantine Leoussis, fisheries and aquatic sciences major, moved to Utah from New York City. Having a mother who is Greek and a father who is from Austria, Leoussis is far from the Logan status

quo. And because of that, it took him a little while to adjust to his new surroundings. One of the things Leoussis said took him some time to get used to was the fact that businesses aren’t open 24 hours, seven days a week. He said he would have to thoroughly plan his day to make sure he accomplishes everything before 10 p.m. Another thing Leoussis

said that took some time getting used to was the conservative views in Utah. “There’s an economy of good and evil between the Republicans and the Democrats,” Leoussis said. “With both parties, there’s a really big lack of respect. I just don’t have the emotional capacity to handle people who are

- See DIVERSITY, page 7

STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT STATES talk on the TSC Patio. More than 3,000 students from out-of-state attend USU and 85 percent of the campus population is Caucasian. ANI MIEZAKHANYAN photo

En route with 120,000 pounds of cargo A look into a military officer’s life By DONIELL MOJAZZA staff writer

While some students think waking up at 6 in the morning to go to school is an act of torture and injustice, Lt. Col. Robert Herndon of USU Air Force ROTC lived for moments when he was called at 0400 (4 a.m.) to serve his country. At 17 years old, Herndon entered into the Air Force Academy with aspirations to become an astronaut. As a freshman at the academy, he was limited as to what he was allowed to do. He could not listen to music, watch TV, had no car and had to keep his grades up for all his classes, 21 credits worth. When asked what kept him motivated to stay at the academy, Herndon said it was his mentality: to succeed and reach his goal of graduating from the Air Force Academy and serving the United States of America. Throughout his career, Herndon has been deployed three times: twice to the Middle East and once to Panama. While deployed, he flew C-21 leer jets and C-5 cargo planes, the nation’s biggest air lifter, which weighed an average of 650,000 pounds without cargo in it. Herndon said he remembered an average day as a pilot for the U.S. Air Force, two weeks after Sept. 11, 2001. He said during the first mission of Operation Enduring Freedom, he LT. COL. ROBERT HERNDON was a new commander of a C-5 aircraft. Having left home a aircraft engineers and two loadmasters – to load and unload few days prior for California, he was called at 0400 (4 a.m.) to cargo, they left around 0500 (5 a.m.) on the bus to head to fly to Guam. the plane. Finally, at 0815 (8:15 a.m.) after hours of strategic After Herndon rounded up his crew – two pilots, two

planning for the mission, the crew rounded up more than 70 personnel and packed 120,000 pounds of cargo and headed for Anderson Air Base in Guam. From there, the cargo and enlisted members of the military would continue on to a base in the Indian Ocean, called Diego Garcia, to help retaliate against the Taliban. During the flight, three pilots took shifts in monitoring the plane. However, Herndon, the aircraft commander, was required to stay in the cockpit for the majority of the time. Six hours after take off, the aircraft was scheduled to rendezvous with an air tanker just over Hawaii. The 20-minute refueling process included flying one mile out and 1,000 feet below the KC135 air tanker. He gradually moved in until a 30-foot air refueling-boom from the 300,000 pound tanker could connect to the 650,000-pound cargo plane while Herndon manually held the plane in place. “It’s almost like playing a video game,” Herndon said. After taking on 50,000 pounds of fuel in 15 minutes, Herndon said the C-5 continued on the remainder of its seven-hour flight to Guam. “In a lot of ways, it’s just like driving down the highway,” Herndon said. “Since the C-5 was so big, we had room to go cook something in the back and stretch our legs.” At about 2130 (9:30 p.m.), the crew landed in Guam by way of instrument approach, which basically means flying the plane manually with only the instruments in the cockpit as a guide. “I was shocked to see how busy the air field was. There were airplanes from all services – Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force – stacked up like cordwood. Wherever they could park an airplane, they had been parked. I was amazed by the sheer numbers that were headed toward Afghanistan. It was the whole effort going toward Afghanistan,” he said. After taxiing and parking the airplane, it took about a

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Keeping campus clean a little at a time “Sometimes you just come in here,” Quist said, “and you’re like, ‘wow.’” To illustrate his point is as simple as multiplying 27 by 2,500. USU produces roughly 2,500 tons of waste each year. With a force of about 70 students employed as campus Each ton taken to the landfill costs $27 for disposal fees. In groundskeepers, custodians and landshort, USU spends $67,500 every year to scapers, it’s an understatement to say dispose the garbage the community of that much is being done to provide the USU produces. “I always try to pick student body of USU with a clean, aes Derrell E. Hart, assistant vice presithetic and safe learning environment. dent of Facilities, said USU has to generup a piece of trash. I Three months ago, Jared Quist, ate – independent of state funding – an feel bad if I just pass it majoring in religious studies, would average of 25 to 30 percent of the total never have guessed just how much annual budget, a task that becomes by. If everyone picked work goes into what he before took for more and more difficult as the state up one a day, it would granted – clean bathrooms, uncluttered budget decreases. Needless to say, the hallways and shiny sink faucets. be awesome.” state of the economy isn’t of much help. “I didn’t think about that,” said The budget may be limited, but Quist, who is on the nighttime custoHart manages to remain both realistic – Tennile Spencer, senior, dial team. “A lot of little details go into and hopeful. cleaning, and you’ve got to make sure vocal performance “Everyone can pitch in and make you got it all right.” that easier,” he said. “But we can do bet From which chemicals to use on porter with what we have.” celain or chrome to raking leaves, each Wondering what students can do to member of the crew that work endlessly to keep the place in pitch in may not be the most common thing to cross students’ tip-top shape is provided with the necessary training to mainminds with their busy schedules. Sometimes they have but 10 tain the appearance of what to some students consider a second minutes to make it to their next class, two-thirds of which time home. Is it possible that students, like Quist, overlook just what is taken walking to and from The Hub to grab a quick snack to they’re experiencing on a daily basis? eat the breakfast they never had. Quist said to hang around after hours at the Taggart Student Center, and students might see what they’re missing - See CLEAN, page 7 – and leaving behind. By JASON VONGERMETEN staff writer

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Military: Life in Air Force -continued from page 5 half hour to hand over the plane to maintenance. Herndon was given a cell phone and, due to the high security of the few weeks after Sept. 11, a room located on base. The rooms were in poor condition and had obviously not been used for a period of time, he said. On living in the grungy rooms, Herndon said he was not complaining. “It’s not living out in a tent in a ditch in the mountains of Afghanistan, but at the same time it wasn’t what we were used to. However, we were more than happy to do it because we knew what we were doing was important,” he said. This particular mission ended up being about an 18-and-ahalf-hour day, which is an average mission in a C-5. Following, Herndon said he and his crew flew back and forth between Anderson Air Base and Diego Garcia for the next few weeks. On their free time, the crew members would go hang out at the beach on Diego Garcia. One particular day, the crew chatted with a group of bomber pilots headed for what would be the opening attack on Afghanistan. “It was a really somber mood. It was an almost surreal experience where I knew I had played a part in making it happen. The situation was almost surreal where my friends and colleagues were putting themselves in harm’s way, and I was sitting on a beach in a tropical region. But I was proud that I had played my part in helping to retaliate,” he said. –doniell.mojazza@aggiemail.usu.edu

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A letter from back home Clean: Picking up all the garbage Dear Ex-Governor Jon Huntsman, Please come back. We miss and need you. The new guy, Gary Herbert, is like a governor from the stone age. Did you know, Herbert recently made national headlines when he said that gay people don’t deserve to be protected by the law? Salt Lake City is poised to pass an ordinance that will essentially make it illegal to fire someone because they are gay, which seems like a logical law that everyone would support. But Herbert said people should just do the right thing and there’s no need for a law to protect gay people from discrimination. With Herbert’s logic, why have laws at all? Why have government at all? Herbert is either demonstrating a lack of understanding what discrimination is or he understands and doesn’t care. We need a governor that isn’t going to depend on the citizens to just do the right thing. After all, it is Herbert’s job to enforce the laws. Imagine if you were getting beat up and you asked a police officer to help and the officer simply replied: “We ought to just do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.” It sounds nice in theory, but is not at all practical. According to The Deseret News, Herbert went on to say, “Where do you stop? That’s the problem going down that slippery road. Pretty soon we’re going to have a special law for blue-eyed blondes.” Apparently, Herbert doesn’t know that being blonde and having blue eyes is a way to describe physical attributes, which is protected by the law. And if suddenly there were a rash of blonde-haired, blue-eyed people being fired, joked about, beat-up and even killed just for being blonde and having blue eyes, then laws should be passed specifically to protect them. Mr. Huntsman, we need your help to protect all Utahns from other politicians too, especially Utah Sen. Chris Buttars. In an interview with The Deseret News, Chris Buttars, R-West Valley, issued an opinion that was so convoluted, it would be impossible to paraphrase. Upon hearing of a report that outlines discrimination against gays in Salt Lake City, The Deseret News reported that Buttars said the following: “I have never seen any facts to back it

up. They want to say they’re being hurt more than someone else, I guess. If anybody had a right to special protection it would be Mormons. They’ve been persecuted but not as bad as the American Indian. But they’re not pounding on the newspaper’s door. Or the Jewish people; the Jewish people have lots of people hate them. I love them. But you know that’s true.” Wow. Where to start? The law already protects Mormons, Jews and Native Americans from discrimination. There are state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination of race and religion. The ordinance that will be moving its way through the Salt Lake City Council is not subject to Buttars’ or to Herbert’s review. Nevertheless, in January, Buttars could easily propose a bill in the state Legislature to make all ordinances that give gay people equal rights illegal and the bill would most likely pass with little opposition. A poll conducted over the summer by KSL news found that 63 percent of Utahns support basic employment and partner benefits for gays and lesbians. With such a large percentage of Utahns supporting basic rights for gays and lesbians, why are Herbert and Buttars so adamantly opposed to something that seems so simple? Mr. Huntsman, I am sure you like your new job, but we need you back home. Mr. Huntsman, please come back. Sincerely, Seth Bracken Don’t forget forget to go to www.aggietownsquare.com and let me know what you think about Herbert and Buttars’ stances on gay rights. Seth Bracken is a senior majoring in print journalism. Questions or comments can be sent to him at seth.bracken@aggiemail.usu.edu

Diversity: Opportunity to educate -continued from page 5 so hard headed.” Lingnan Su, an accounting major, said the difference between her hometown of China and Logan is the population. She estimates that China has 8 million. Another difference is the winters in Logan are too long and can be difficult to deal with, she said. But it’s by no means all bad. Su said she has had good experiences with the residents in Logan. For example, she said when she lost her wallet, a man found it and got it back to her. And there’s nothing but good reviews for USU. When asked what he liked the most about USU Leoussis said, “I just love everything” from the culture and the people to the professors and the program. He said he chose to attend USU because of the College of Natural Resources. “I really liked the program,” Leoussis said. “I don’t really like Utah, but I really love Utah State.” Katie Reeve, an English literature studies major, said while growing up in Brigham City she always knew she wanted to attend USU. She said her parents attended USU and when she was little, they drove to Logan to get Aggie ice cream. “I’ve always thought the campus was beautiful, especially in fall,” Reeve said. “It’s big enough to have a university feel but small enough you can approach your professors and find your place, both socially and academically.” If USU is so great, why isn’t there more diversity?

While the amount of diversity on campus has changed over the years, Johnny Lopez, leadership and activities coordinator for MSS, said it is “still far under represented.” Lopez said part of his job is to recruit and retain students from all different backgrounds and cultures. The MSS is an organization that provides support for student success and direction for campus multicultural relations. In addition to helping academically, Lopez said the MSS advisers help students on a personal level to give them an “opportunity to grow as individuals and be successful.” Lopez said the different clubs and organizations the university offers have helped to increase the visual diversity on campus. The number of students participating in these groups has increased. “It’s important to remember that diversity itself isn’t an ethnically based ideology. It’s variety,” Lopez said. “Diversity gives us an opportunity to educate ourselves, appreciate others and grow as people.” Leoussis said he believes diversity is important because it teaches people to think outside their comfort zones and allow other cultures to “seep in.” He said it also curtails closedmindedness. “Usually people with an open mind have no problem inviting others into their lives,” Leoussis said. “Experiencing new things could bring unlimited possibilities into your life.” –becca.s.hansen@aggiemail.usu.edu

Diversity by the numbers at USU Total Undergraduates Men Women White All Other Races Out-of-state Students International Students Students 25 or Older Average Age of Students

13,394 6,810 6,584 11,438 1,956 3,624 893 2,567 22 Information gathered by Rebecca Hansen

-continued from page 6 Tennile Spencer, senior in vocal performance, has the advantage of a guilty conscience. “I always try to pick up a piece of trash. I feel bad if I just pass it by,” she said. “If everyone picked up one a day, it would be awesome.” Quist echoed the sentiment. “Just walk to the garbage. It’s not that far,” he said. Relying on that bit of responsibility hidden within each student, the Facilities department makes available several programs to encourage environmental- and monetary-friendly activities, such as recycling and energy conservation, as well as surplus equipment sales. There’s even an inter-university recycling competition that takes place each spring. Dates and times for these events are typically published in local newspapers and on posters around campus. So really there’s nothing keeping students

from doing their part to not only lighten the burden of the teams who make lives easier but to contribute to a clean, comfortable atmosphere where students can move about without clutter and get the most out of their studies. Quist said all students need to do is think about how they’re really all in the same boat. But what else can students do to make the custodians’ days worth it? “Wave and say hi to us,” Quist said. “I’ve gotten a couple of compliments when I was outside washing the windows and it makes you feel nice, makes you want to do a better job.” A team mentality may be difficult to acquire in such a broad sense but as Spencer figures, “there are a lot more people than there is garbage, and if we all just picked up one thing, we would win.” –jason.vongermeten@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Fly low, go fast, turn left. To some that may sound like a funny saying but during the middle of September in Reno, Nev., that is the motto of a select group of people. On the outskirts of a town known more by Aggie fans for producing USU’s toughest conference competitor in men’s basketball than speed records, pilots and fans gather here from around the world. The Reno National Championship Air Races have grown from a humble beginning in 1964 to an event recognized throughout the world, with more than 205,000 spectators crowding the tarmac at Reno Stead Field during the weeklong event. What can best be described as a cross between a state fair and a rock concert takes place as the smell of people, deep-fried food and jet fuel assault the senses in a curiously fun way. For many fans, the event has become a tradition more sacred than tailgating, deer hunting or even Christmas. “We have 22 people in two boxes and our box monkey mascots,” said Jim Fahl, a fan from California. “He’s from Austin,” Fahl said pointing to one of his box mates. “We have people come in from Colorado. We came in from Fremont. There’s people from L.A. and even a couple folks from Canada here.” Fahl’s group not only had two boxes – a seating area established on a section of tarmac directly in front of the grandstand bleachers – but like many racing enthusiasts, had a personalized seating area. With cup holders built to replicate the race pylons and a duel-tap keg built in the form of planes racing by the finish pylon, their box was one of a kind, though not alone in uniqueness. Swimming pools, motorized blenders and coolers full of ice-cold drinks are a norm for many fans at the event. Many booths and entire sections also have personalized shirts made to distinguish who they are. Even more varying than the booth and grand stand decorations, is the fans themselves. From

hardened war veterans and fighter pilots to families with kids, there is something to appeal to everyone during race week. Katie Harris, a Cache Valley resident and 32-yearold mother of one, enjoyed her second consecutive year at the races and said when she first made the trip she didn’t think she’d be as big a fan as she is now. “For me, the second I got there and saw the planes and sat in a plane, I was in awe. It was awesome,” Harris said. “I was like, ‘this plane actually flew in a war,’ and that was just cool to me.” And for every fan, there is a race. From biplanes to jets to the turbine powered muscle of the famed World War II aircraft in the Unlimited class – the fastest propeller powered aircraft in the world, capable of speeds in excess of 500 miles per hour – there is a niche to suit every fancy. Qualifications take place during the first three days of the event, but once Thursday rolls around, the competition is fully underway. The races consist of multiple laps around a three- to eight-mile course marked by pylons – most of which resemble a 50-gallon drum stuck on top of an old telephone poll. All told, there are six classes of planes, with a gold, silver and bronze division within each of those classes. Depending on the class and division, the planes tear across the sagebrush, thistle and sand covered landscape at speeds that range from 250 to nearly 550 mph. One thing that every race has in common, though, is the pilots’ proximity to the ground. Moving at speeds less than 100 feet above the earth, accidents can and do happen. Fear, however, is a useless emotion for the pilots. Tom Aberle, a biplane owner, pilot and 43-year veteran of the Reno Air Races, described the feeling he gets every time he takes to the sky. “I could probably give a bunch of scenarios there. But I do believe the best one that describes it is an absolute pure concentration,” said the Fallbrook, Calif., native. “It’s just a focus like nothing else in the world is going on. I’ve not experienced that in any other venue.”

Aberle had a successful week, walking away with a win in the Biplane Gold Class. He completed the 19.06-mile course in a time of 4:49.474 in his biplane known as Phantom. “There’s nothing like being on course and having that focus and concentration,” he said. “I found it in 1966, and I keep coming back for more. It’s a sensation that I’ve found unmatched.” Along with racing, the eight-hour daily show schedule is filled with multiple air-show acrobatics, jet-powered car demonstrations and special performances. This year’s show included daily performances by the Navy’s Blue Angels. The six Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornets performed a 90-minute program that consisted of tight group formations, head on passes and thunderous crowd buzzes. Also joining the group, was a Lockheed C130 Hercules – a crowd favorite, affectionately know as “Fat Albert.” All of these events build up to the most anticipated battle of the week – the Unlimited Gold race. This race pits the bad boys of racing against each other in an engine-busting, race to the finish. With names like Rare Bear, Voodoo, Strega, Fury and Riff Raff, these P-51 Mustangs, Grumman F8F Bearcats, Yak’s and Hawker Sea Fury’s conjure up memories of their World War II greatness. These muscle cars of the sky are the darlings of the week and always bring the crowd to its feet. “I like all of those fighter planes,” Harris said. “It’s cool to watch, cool to see. It’s a learning experience. You’ll never know until you go. You’ll never know the patriotic feeling that you get, you’ll never know some of the history that goes into it, you’ll never know the talent of some of these pilots and you’ll just never know the adrenaline rush you can get from watching. Until you go see it, you just don’t know what to expect.” The 2009 Unlimited Gold race was full of the unexpected. Voodoo, a longtime competitor, was

awarded the pole position for the first time in the plane’s history after Strega had been assessed a pylon violation in Saturday’s position race. Glimmering in purple, green and yellow, Voodoo hung with Strega for the first couple of laps but the defending champion P-51D Mustang was again too much for Voodoo and the rest of the field. Piloted by first time Unlimited Gold participant 22-year-old Steven Hinton, son of Reno racing legend Steve Hinton, Strega completed the eight-lap 67-mile course in 8:10.357 – an average speed of 491.822 mph. The younger Hinton’s average speed was a new championship record, and he also set another record, becoming the youngest pilot ever to win the Unlimited Gold event – a title he took from his father who had held the previous record when he won at age 26. Fan favorite and former eight-time champion Rare Bear, a flashy F8F Bearcat piloted by longtime pilot John Penney, returned to the podium with a second place finish, 13 seconds behind Hinton. Voodoo looked like it was going to battle for second, but a problem arose with the aircraft and pilot Will Whiteside was forced to pull out of the race and declare a mayday. Despite multiple maydays throughout the week, the 2009 races passed with no casualties. With the races officially over, the sun started to set and the mass exodus began. Trailers, trucks, cars and people clogged the roads out of town, turning Reno Stead Field into just another airstrip until next September. For many, another September won’t come quickly enough as Harris, Fahl, Aberle and many others already have their 2010 trip planned. “There is only one venue for air racing,” Aberle said. “This is it.” –Story and Photo by Tim Olsen

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Thunderbirds no stranger to Andersen By ADAM NETTINA staff writer

The average college football fan doesn’t think too much of Southern Utah. And why should they? Not only are the Thunderbirds in a lower subdivision than the Aggies (0-2), but Utah State’s opponent for this Saturday’s homecoming game has had just one winning season in the past eight years. A quick check of the Thunderbirds’ early season results probably doesn’t put too much fear into the Aggie faithful, as Southern Utah is just 1-2 so far this season. Most may be writing the Thunderbirds off against the Aggies this Saturday, but Utah State head coach Gary Andersen isn’t one of those people, and he isn’t overlooking Southern Utah. In fact, the first-year Aggie head coach is well acquainted with the program out of the Football Championship Subdivision’s (FCS) Great West conference, having led the Thunderbirds to a 4-7 record during a one year stint as head coach back in 2003. After practice Monday, Andersen fondly recalled his year spent in Cedar City. “Southern Utah was good to me,” Andersen said. “We’re excited about any game we’re playing right now, but I enjoyed my time in Cedar. It was a great opportunity for me and it was an opportunity for me to coach some very fine young men.” Andersen may only have spent a year at Southern Utah, but his impact in Cedar City was dramatic given the state of the program he inherited. Not only did Andersen’s 4-7 Thunderbird team top its winning totals from the three previous seasons combined, but they as high as 36th in the Gridiron Power Index, a tool used for determining playoff selections at the FCS level of competition. While he would move onto a more high-profile job managing the University of Utah’s defense in 2004, Andersen credits his year as a head coach in Cedar City as building the framework for how he approached his first few months as a head coach in Logan. “I think there are definitely lessons to be learned,” Andersen said. “There are a lot of differences between the two jobs, but at the end of the day I take a lot from what I learned at Southern Utah and my year there to what I am doing now.” Despite the school’s recent lack of on-field success, Southern Utah has become a breeding ground for numerous up-andcoming assistant coaches at the college level and has supplied the ranks of Utah’s high schools with many head and assistant coaches as well. The school is especially known for producing coaches who have been able to do more with less, including Army head coach Rich Ellerson and Navy assistant coach Joe DuPaix. Said Andersen of the coaching dynamic at Southern Utah, “I think it’s a place where you can have success (as an assistant), but I also think it’s a place where there have been good head coaches to take care of the people to bring them onto the next level.” Case in point, the five other members of Andersen’s staff at Utah State who either played for the Thunderbirds or coached at Southern Utah at one point or another during their respective careers. One of those assistants is Kevin Clune, who served as defensive coordinator at SUU in 2003 and now serves as linebacker coach at Utah State. While he hasn’t coached in Cedar City since 2004, Clune still has close ties to many of the current Thunderbirds. usu head football coach Gary Andersen is all too familiar with this week’s opponent, as Andersen was the head coach of the Thunderbirds in 2003. Multiple members of the Aggie staff also have ties there, as they either coached or played with Andersen there. patrick oden photo

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Volleyball

Spikers perform well in Ohio By Connor Jones sports senior writer

The Valentine’s Day Killer, Liz McArthur, struck again with 47 kills at the Kent State Mizuno Open over the weekend where the Ags took two out of three matches for second place in the tournament. During the first day of the tournament hosted by Kent State in Kent, Ohio, the Aggie women went 1-1, taking out Butler in four sets (21-25, 2520, 25-18, 25-20) and losing to Kent State (25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 16-25, 11-15). The first set loss against the Butler Bulldogs was the first opening set loss of the Aggies season. Prior to Friday’s 21-25 loss they had won 12 straight first sets going back to Nov. 13 of last year when they lost 25-12 to New Mexico State. Junior libero Christine Morrill had 18 digs and two aces against Butler while McArthur had 21 kills and nine errors on 50 attempts for a .240 hitting percentage. The Ags didn’t take kindly to their first set loss and came out to take three straight from the Bulldogs. After a long break, USU came out hot against the Golden Flashes of Kent State taking the first two sets 25-21 and 25-16. The host team fought back and won three straight 22-25, 16-25 and 11-15, to stop the Aggies’ winning streak at

five. Junior outside hitters Lori Wilson-Beckstrom and McArthur both had 11 kills, which was a team high. Sophomore opposite side hitter Emily Kortsen added eight kills, as well as racking up four blocks and a career-high 17 digs. Kent State outhit the Aggies 63-26-148 for a .250 hitting percentage while USU went 55-26-149 for a .195 percentage. Saturday started early for USU, as the Aggies lined up against Robert Morris at 9 a.m. McArthur helped end the match quickly with a match-high 15 kills in the three-set sweep 25-19, 25-15, 25-15. USU hit .330 (39-9-91) while holding Robert Morris to .112 (32-21-98). The Ags also had five more service aces and eight-and-a-half more team blocks in the match. USU’s Morrill and junior middle blocker Katie Astle were named to the all-tournament team. Morrill averaged 3.67 digs per set and Astle averaged 1.36 kills and 1.09 blocks per set. After the 2-1 weekend USU improved its record to 8-4 on the season. The Aggie spikers look to start off conference play hot as they open WAC play this weekend with a pair of road matches at New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech on Thursday and Saturday, Sept. The USU volleyball team went 2-1 over the weekend at 24 and 26, respectively. –c.h.j@aggiemail.usu.edu the Kent State Invit. to improve to 8-4. cody gochnour photo

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Jordan vs. Russell again? LEHI, Utah (AP) – The owner of the Utah Jazz’s NBA Development League team wants to see Michael Jordan go 1-on-1 against Bryon Russell one more time. Brandt Andersen is offering a $100,000 donation to the charity of the winner’s choice if he can get Jordan and Russell to play a game of 21. Jordan’s jumper over Russell in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA finals gave the Chicago Bulls a 4-2 series win over Utah. Jazz fans still insist Jordan pushed off Russell. During Jordan’s Hall of Fame speech, he said he was motivated by Russell’s trash talk toward him during his first retirement. Andersen says he has spoken to Russell and left a message for Jordan through a mutual friend. Andersen’s suggestion: Jordan vs. Russell during halftime of the Utah Flash’s home opener.

Borel earns POW honors Utah State football player Diondre Borel has been named the America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Sept. 20, it was announced Monday. The award is voted on by a state media panel. Borel, an Oakley, Calif., native (Freedom HS), logged a career-high 368 yards of total offense, including a career-best 334 yards passing in Utah State’s 38-30 loss at Texas A&M Saturday. Borel became the first 300yard passer for USU since 2005 when Leon Jackson III threw for 372 yards vs. Louisiana Tech. Against Texas A&M, Borel threw for one TD and ran for two more, his second career two rushing TD outing. Borel was 24-of-47 passing, both of which were also career-bests. This is Borel’s third career America First Credit Union Utah State StudentAthlete of the Week award, earning it twice last season. Borel and Utah State host in-state foe Southern Utah on Saturday, Sept. 26. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.

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n the words of Rage Against The Machine, “It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here? What better time than now?” This could not possibly be more applicable for USU football after a strong showing in each of its first two games against solid competition on the road. The table is set for a return to glory for an Aggie program that has been in the dumps for more than 30 years. The right coaches are in place, the roster is sporting more than enough talent to compete and the athletic facilities are among the best in the nation. The final piece of the puzzle is to add in a home-field advantage that can legitimately fluster and disrupt other teams when their offense is on the field. This is where the student section comes in. Few other schools, if any, have a more favorable setup than what Utah State has at Romney Stadium with the student section spreading end-zone to end-zone in the lower-bowl of the stadium. Most schools put their students in the corners or behind the end-zones of their stadiums, which can make a capacity number in the range of 100,000 seem much more noisy and intimidating than it actually is. Sure, they’ll get loud and crazy, but for half of the game the opposing team will be attacking the opposite end zone from where the student body sits and, no matter where you go, the students are the ones who make all the real noise. Utah State has the opportunity to have a massive wall of 7,000 screaming students vocally assaulting opposing teams from start to finish. It could make a capacity of 25,513 much more difficult to play in front of than the numbers would indicate. So why do the students have to turn out now and not before? If you ask me, everyone should have been out there, rain or shine, for every game the last couple years, but some people insist on rebelling, others are more lukewarm fans and there are plenty that only want to come when the weather is fair. Now, however, there are no more excuses to be had for skipping out on Saturdays at Romney

Stadium. The Aggies so far this season are averaging more than 430 yards of offense per game, about 120 yards more than they averaged over the first two games a year ago against much easier competition. Last week’s game against Texas A&M was this year’s annual “body-bag” game, where for the sake of keeping the athletic department’s budget a little more balanced, the Aggies go on the road against a team they’re not supposed to be able to compete with and, more often than not, don’t really even come close to the level of those teams. The past five seasons, USU has lost by an average of more than 35 points in the one road game against a top-notch team from a BCS conference. This year they took Texas A&M down to the wire in its own house for what ended up as a 38-30 loss. That game, along with the 35-17 loss to Utah will likely be two of USU’s three toughest games this season, both already out of the way. If nothing else, the team has earned a crowd to go crazy for them on Saturdays in Logan. It almost seems unnatural for USU football to be a team that opposing teams fear, but it’s happening before everybody’s eyes. USU fans are no strangers to being feared by opposition in basketball games. Now it’s time that the football team gets to feel some of that energy from a raucous crowd. “All hell can’t stop us now,” is the next lyric from that Rage song, and if the students get on board, my guess is the line from that song will accurately sum up the near future of Utah State football.

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FedEx Cup all about money ATLANTA (AP) – On an East Lake course that might require a canoe, Padraig Harrington is looking for a wheelbarrow. The Irishman is not the first player to suggest putting $10 million cash for winning the FedEx Cup on the 18th green to remind everyone what’s at stake this week at the Tour Championship. He simply painted the most compelling picture. “I do believe they should give out the cash on the 18th green,” Harrington said. “Just sit it there, have a good look at it. We could take it in a wheelbarrow up to the clubhouse. Anything that falls out, it’s the caddie’s.” For the moment, that’s what the FedEx Cup is all about – money. The value of the trophy remains a work in progress. Does it reward the best year?

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It did the inaugural season in 2007. Tiger Woods won five times before the playoffs began, skipped the opening playoff event and then turned the FedEx Cup into a coronation with a runner-up at the next tournament and victories in the last two. That wasn’t the case a year ago, when Harrington had a magical summer by winning consecutive majors and was voted player of the year by every golf organization. Yet because of a volatile points system, he didn’t even make it to the Tour Championship. Vijay Singh got hot at the right time – August – won the first two playoff events and captured the FedEx Cup. This year has it just about right – maybe. The top two players are Woods and Steve Stricker, and rightly so. They have the most victories (Woods with six,

Stricker with three), yet they only kept their spots at the top of the standings by winning a playoff event. Next in line is Jim Furyk, steady as ever, although mysteriously winless over the last two years. Even so, he was consistent enough to start the playoffs at No. 16, and good enough when it counted the last three weeks to rise to No. 3. Zach Johnson is No. 4, courtesy of two victories during the regular season and one good week in the playoffs, when he finished fifth at the BMW Championship. Heath Slocum is No. 5, whom the PGA Tour can tout forever when it says everyone has a chance. Slocum only qualified for the 125-man start of the playoffs by a mere two points, yet he finished atop a

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Watts has good showing at BYU By TYLER HUSKINSON staff writer

The USU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team opened the season at the BYU Invitational which ran Thursday through Saturday. The Lady Aggies returned five players this year, and among those was senior Britney Watts, who finished well, winning the B silver singles bracket. Watts defeated Weber Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Britney Moore 6-1, 6-1, Saturday morning. Watts also defeated Colorado Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riu Xu, Lauren Mulhern and Aggie teammate Jenny Phillips earlier in the week to advance to Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the only Aggie to do so. Watts did not compete in the invita-

tional last year and did not perform as well two years ago when she did compete. The rest of the team had mixed results. First round victories and second round losses dominated, with only Kristina Voytsekhovich advancing to the third round in the A silver singles bracket. Voytsekhovich lost in the third round to Colorado Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caitlin Fluegge, 6-2, 6-3. Aggie head coach Christian Wright says this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team is very coachable, eager to learn and has a good attitude. With four new freshman and one junior transfer from Southern Utah University, Wright said he expects his more experienced players to be the leaders. He also said because individual play is so differ-

ent from team play, he expects the more experienced players to help their new teammates out with that transitions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the fight in this team. They did not let up,â&#x20AC;? he said. Wright said the doubles did not perform their best this weekend, and the overall key to success in the WAC this year will be execution. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team play only saw wins against Idaho State, twice, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State and Seattle University. USU also had an early first round exit in the WAC tournament falling to Boise State 4-0. The Aggies will be in action again Oct. 8-10 when they host the Utah State Open. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like I was there 100 years ago, but joining Andersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff at the University of Utah in 2007, said there are actually kids on this team that I recruited or helped that he is treating the game against his alma mater just like every recruit, and played for us down there,â&#x20AC;? Clune said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So yes, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve other game this season. got good friends who are coaching there â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a good time there,â&#x20AC;? said Tuiaki â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every week â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it now.â&#x20AC;? in reference to Southern Utah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But as far as Clune, like Andersen, said it would be this game goes it is just another game â&#x20AC;Ś we doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if a mistake to overlook Southern Utah just treat everything the same, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bag weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing the because the Thunderbirds play in the FCS, or a human being, we hit them the same. So Chicago Bears which is generally considered a step down there is no added incentive. We just need to or if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playin competition from the Football Bowl go out there and play.â&#x20AC;? Subdivision, the NCAA classification in Both Tuiaki and Clune have been ing Logan Jr. High which Utah State competes in. Clune said he vocal with their players this week in stressing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to was particularly impressed with Thunderbird the need to not look past the Thunderbirds, play our best no quarterback Cade Cooper, who most recently who made tremendous strides last season hit on 68.8 percent of his passes for 425 after going winless in 2007. matter what. We yards and four touchdowns in Southern â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every week â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if do our game, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 42-39 loss to Northern Arizona. Clune weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing the Chicago Bears or if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really not about credits Southern Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early season offenplaying Logan Jr. High â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play the other team sive success to his close friend and current our best no matter what,â&#x20AC;? Clune said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do Thunderbird offensive coordinator, Steve our game, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not about the other team because we need Clark. because we need to play our best game.â&#x20AC;? to play our best â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did a nice job, and moved the ball Added the former SUU defensive game.â&#x20AC;? and their kids are playing tough,â&#x20AC;? Clune said coordinator, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit on all cylinders of Southern Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quarterback â&#x20AC;&#x201C;USU running back yet, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the goal that we are going to took some shots but he kept coming back coach Illaisa Tuiaki have. I think if you talk to any coach that is and stood in the pocket well ... Steve Clark, is what they will say. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what (the the offensive coordinator there. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great other team) does, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about us.â&#x20AC;? friend of mine, and he is going to keep doing things the right way Andersen reiterated the points his assistants made, and said and keep calling the right plays. I think they are going to be sucdespite playing a lower division opponent this week, there is still cessful.â&#x20AC;? no room for error for his Aggie team. While the former Southern Utah players and coaches on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to do the same thing we talk about every week, and current Utah State staff are looking forward to the chance to get thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being able to execute our offense and our defense and our the Aggies into the win column for the first time this year, they special teams and play at a high level of energy and come in for say that playing the Thunderbirds doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add any extra incenfour full quarters,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to need in tive for the team this Saturday. USU running backs coach Illaisa order to win this football game.â&#x20AC;? Tuiaki, who played for Andersen at Southern Utah in 2003 before â&#x20AC;&#x201C;adam.nettina@aggiemail.usu.edu

FedEx: Cup uses funny point system -continued from page 11 world-class leaderboard at The Barclays. The top five have the best chance because all they have to do is win the Tour Championship to claim the FedEx Cup. Mathematically, all 30 players East Lake have a chance. The lower they are in the standings, the longer the odds. Too much is made of the points system being confusing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a safe bet that hardly anyone knows how much money Woods has won this year, only that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than anyone else. The same principle applies. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the simple math: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The players who had the best regular season began the play-

offs with the best odds of getting to the Tour Championship. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The players who performed the best during the playoffs have the best shot at winning the FedEx Cup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It rewards you for playing well in the regular season, and even more for playing well in the playoffs,â&#x20AC;? Stewart Cink said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every tournament is meaningful. So I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good. I think the skeleton that we have right now of the major part of the system will stay in place. There probably will be some major changes, but I think this year is closer to what the intent was when we first started out.â&#x20AC;? The FedEx Cup will be decided on an East Lake course

that could be more challenging than ever. The Atlanta area has received about 2 feet of rain over the last week, including nearly 4 inches on Monday when it covered the first fairway with water and closed the course to the 30 players until noon Tuesday. Salvation comes from a new drainage system and sub-air pumps on the greens that have left them in immaculate shape. Still, officials were still trying to get a lawn mower on the fairway, and it could be a while before they can clip the thick, wet rough. That could make East Lake and its 7,304 yards a beast of a par 70.

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f the total cost of a Plants and Civilization textbook is $120 and students taking the class are not aspiring to spend their life in a muggy greenhouse pruning shrubs, the credit earned from passing the class is the only perk. This textbook means nothing the second after the final exam. It’s not OK with many students to spend this kind of money when they still haven’t spent the $120 on contacts for the year because of the nailbiting experience of looking at their budget every month. One day when students’ right eye goes blind from wearing 3-month-old contacts they will look balefully toward the textbook on their desk. Thankfully, some educational literature, mainly the unprofessional binding of loose leaf papers some classes require, will be available through e-books. If you don’t already know what that is, ebooks allow students to view the reading material for their classes online. The big bummer is that not many class texts are offered this way. An article published in Time magazine stated the cost of an e-book is only dollars less than the original book. Well, at least online readership will enable us to enjoy the oxygen produced by a few more thriving trees. The big textbook companies do not consider the strain they are putting on students’ budgets – well they probably have, they just don’t care. They will hit the gas pedal on making new editions every year to suck more money out of our sad excuses for bank accounts. Are we benefiting enough from the changes that were taken in and out of each new edition to willingly eat Top Ramen until graduation? We think not. If anyone should be attacked for killing the luscious plants, we point the finger at the textbook companies, for spitting out superfluous new editions that we cannot buy used. However, we cannot completely blame the textbook companies for making us buy expendable books. We would like to dedicate this sentence as a stink-eye to the professors who require us to buy books we don’t use. On a number of occasions, textbooks lay lifelessly on a shelf with a sheet of dust on the cover. A plea to all professors would be, Have mercy on our souls, make us buy books with information that is not already contained in your well-planned slides. We hate to sound like students from the underworld, but we’re not going to absorb all the information during class that’s needed for the test, and then willingly go home and experience the lecture all over again from the textbook. We just don’t have the time. Most students’ favorite part of the whole bookbuying experience is when they get to see how much money they can accumulate from selling back all of them. Even better is when the woman at the buy-back booth smiles and scoots one of the books back at the hopeful seller saying, “I’m sorry, we can’t take this one back.” This is when a quizzical and perplexed look is implanted on your face and you think, “I didn’t even want this in the first place.” We beg of someone, give us a convenient way to access books that isn’t an iron brick of paper costing the equivalent of one’s ability to see. For the companies who have already found online textbooks to be a good idea, make it affordable to us so we don’t have to take custodial night shifts.

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t was only last March 27 that President Obama outlined in a major speech what he called “a comprehensive new strategy for Afghanistan” that, he added, “marks the conclusion of a careful policy review.” That strategy unambiguously stated that the United States would prevent the return of a Taliban government and “enhance the military, governance and economic capacity” of the country. We strongly supported the president’s conclusion that those goals were essential to preventing another attack on the United States by al-Qaida and its extremist allies. So it was a little startling to hear Mr. Obama suggest in several televised interviews on Sunday that he had second thoughts. “We are in the process of working through that strategy,” he said on CNN. “The first question is ... are we pursuing the right strategy?” On NBC he said, “if supporting the Afghan national government and building capacity for their army and securing certain provinces advances that strategy” of defeating al-Qaida, “then we’ll move forward. But if it doesn’t, then I’m not interested in just being in Afghanistan for the sake of being in Afghanistan.” The president’s doubts come at a crucial

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he recession is “very likely over.” At least, that’s what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week. Great news! But for young adults – those in the “formative years” between 18 and 25 – the recession meant a lot more than tough times today. It could mean a significantly different outlook on life for years to come. People who grow up during a recession often believe that success depends on luck. Forget tireless effort in pursuit of your dreams. Just roll the dice and hope for the best. That’s the key finding in research by Paola Giuliano and Antonio Spilimbergo, presented in a recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper. The economists analyzed U.S. data from the General Social Survey from 1972 to 2006, focusing on how people 18 to 25 distinguished between “luck” and “hard work.” The researchers isolated regional data and looked at attitudes on how people “get ahead,” what the government’s role should be in helping the needy and confidence in state institutions. They found that people who came of age during recessions believe that success is not related to individual effort. “They are less workaholic,” says Spilimbergo, describing the rationale as:

moment. He has just received a report from the commander he appointed, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, saying the United States and its allies are in danger of losing the war if they do not work more effectively to shore up the Afghan government and army and protect the population from insurgents. Gen. McChrystal, along with his seniors in Washington, believe that this counterinsurgency strategy is the only route to success, and that it will require a commitment of substantial additional resources, including thousands more U.S. troops next year. The generals believed they had Mr. Obama’s commitment to their approach after the policy review last spring. Now the president appears to be distancing himself from his commanders – including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, who testified before Congress last week that more forces would be needed. What has changed since March? As Mr. Obama noted, Afghanistan’s presidential election has been plagued by allegations of fraud, sharpening questions about whether the government can be a reliable partner. Taliban attacks are spreading despite the deployment of 21,000 additional troops approved by the president earlier this year. Some in and outside the administration have argued for a more limited strategy centered on striking al-Qaida’s leaders, giving up the more ambitious political and economic tasks built into

“In a recession, I lose my job, I have no money, why should I work so much?” Instead, these young adults believe success is related to luck. Not rabbits’ feet or game-day rituals, but “luck” as the General Social Survey defines it: whatever does not depend on personal effort. It means actual luck – winning the lottery, say – or getting help from others. It’s something out of your control. They also tend to believe that the state should redistribute resources. They do not, however, have great confidence in the power of government to fix things. (The economists acknowledge the contradiction: The state should help. If it can.) Spilimbergo notes that people’s feelings – whether they want to work hard or relax and hope for a lucky break – has much to do with how the economy rebounds. “After all,” he says, “the economy can’t pull itself out of recession by itself.” In other words, we need these malleable young minds to believe that they just might get lucky tomorrow, so they’ll go shopping today. This column by Rachel Dry first appeared in the Sept. 22 edition of The Washington Post.

the counterinsurgency doctrine. It’s hard to see, however, how Mr. Obama can refute the analysis he offered last March. “If the Afghan government falls to the Taliban or allows al-Qaida to go unchallenged,” he said then, “that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can.” Afghanistan, he continued, “is inextricably linked to the future of its neighbor, Pakistan,” where al-Qaida and the Taliban now aim at seizing control of a state that possesses nuclear weapons. Moreover, Mr. Obama said, “a return to Taliban rule would condemn their country to brutal governance ... and the denial of basic human rights to the Afghan people – especially women and girls.” “To succeed, we and our friends and allies must reverse the Taliban’s gains, and promote a more capable and accountable Afghan government,” Mr. Obama concluded. As Gen. McChrystal’s report makes very clear, keeping faith with that goal will require more troops, more resources and years of patience. Yet to break with it would both dishonor and endanger this country. As the president put it, “the world cannot afford the price that will come due if Afghanistan slides back into chaos.” This column first appeared in the Sept. 22 edition of The Washington Post.

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Dear Little Home Wrecker, I loved your letter, it kept me on the corns of my feet until that last sentence when it slapped me across the face. It was wonderful. Just like any other lady, I love drama and your situation has the potential for a drama bombshell. Unfortunately, this response could be the shortest one I have yet to deliver. The solution is a simple one: George, George, George. You and George have this thing I like to call on-again-off-again crushism, or the teeter-totter syndrome. You’ve always been friends and at one point or another you’ve each had feelings for one another. When you were at the pinnacle of the teeter totter you assumed he was at the bottom. When he was at the top, you were at the bottom. You admit you are thickheaded and even said you can’t stop wondering if something could still happen with him – obviously you hope something could or the fascination wouldn’t be there. I took a lot of time thinking about how best to advise you, and in every scenario I envisioned George was the right choice. Here are a couple of my reasonings. First, how did you meet Henry? I think it’s pretty safe to say you met him through George. And how do you think Henry’s feelings (assumed) started for you? No doubt it was through George’s continuous good words about you. As roommates George and Henry must speak about girls, crushes and the like. George obviously cares about you and only speaks highly of you. If George was talking about how ugly, slutty or stupid you were, Henry would begin to think about you the same way and have no interest.

Second, this is important so take heed. Henry is a poopie head. You should have nothing to do with him. You say Henry is the easier and safer route, you don’t want to mess up your friendship with George, etc. Truth is, if you choose to go after Henry your friendship with George is out the window. He’s going to feel like the tissue you use and throw away and is most likely not going to want anything to do with you. My reasoning behind calling Henry a poopie head is simple. From what I understand there is a code between men, also known as man law. From my sources within the male society, man law is an unspoken set of laws that all males must abide by. This infraction by Henry is among the worst a man can commit. Through extensive Internet research I was able to find only a couple examples of man law, here they are: - When at the urinal stare directly ahead (no wandering eyes because that’s just wrong.) - No blocking (if your friend is already with that girl you spit game to on the regular, STOP! Don’t talk to her anymore.) Obviously, Henry is in violation of a key man law, and if he can violate the invisible restrictions placed between men what restrictions of yours might he violate? Good luck and remember: “With as many times as Miss Jones has been around the block, her directions must be good.” E-mail your questions to be answered by Miss. Jones to statesman. miss.jones@ gmail.com

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Homes for Sale

Miscellaneousfor sale Misc.

Excellent BlackHawk Condo 144 W 1310 S - Logan 2 Bed, 1.5 Bath Condo. Large commons area with view to the mountains. 1 car garage and front door parking space for second car.

Orion Skyquest XT6 Telescope Orion Skyquest XT6 Classic Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope--Like new condition, one year old. Retail: $280 Asking price: $130 or best offer. Call 792-3076 or 757-4098

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Crossword Puzzler • MCT Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

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Today’s Issue

StatesmanBack Burner Page 16

Wednesday

Sept. 23 - Homecoming Week, all week. - Organic Farm Produce Sale, TSC

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Carrie Kelley, junior in veterinary science, from West Valley, Utah.

Almanac Today in History: In 1846, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory. The blue gas giant, which has a diameter four times that of Earth, was named for the Roman god of the sea.

Weather High: 72° Low: 38° Skies: Sunny.

Patio, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Dollar Days, TSC Patio, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Pillow Fight, QUAD, noon. - Mr. USU Contest, Kent Concert Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Sept. 24 - Homecoming Week, all week. - USU Emergency Alert Test, 9 a.m. - Service Blitz and Aggie Treats,

Sunburst Lounge, noon. - Men’s Tennis, Utah State Open, all day. - Pedal Picnic, Aggie Blue Bikes, 6 p.m. - Soccer at U of U, Rio Tinto Stadium, 7 p.m. - Volleyball at New Mexico State, 7 p.m.

Friday

Sept. 25 - Homecoming Week, all week. - Free Scotsman Dogs on the Quad,

noon. - Religion in Life, Institute Cultural Hall, 11:30 a.m. - USU Rodeo, Cache Country Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. - Men’s Tennis, Utah State Open, all day. - Homecoming Banquet, TSC Ballroom, 5:30 p.m. - Homecoming Dance, TSC, 8 p.m. - True Aggie Night, Outside Old Main, midnight.

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

Photography

You need to know....

Come take a look at photographers’ work from the Study Abroad program in Scotland. Runs Sept. 2 - 23. in the Twain Tippets Gallery in the Fine Arts Building.

The English Speaker Series presents a talk by Dr. Shane Graham. The event will take place Sept. 24 from 12:30 - 1:20 p.m. in FL 206. Light refreshments will be served. For additional info visit the USU English department’s Web site or call 797-2733. Aggie Blue Bikes first Annual bike garage sale will be Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. We will also be having a picnic ride on Sept. 24. Bring your bike and dinner and meet at Aggie Blue Bikes at 6 p.m. For more info e-mail aggiebluebikes@gmail.com. True Aggie Night – Meet right outside of Old Main at midnight for the Homecoming True Aggie Night on Sept. 25. Nature Photography Course at Stokes Nature Center. Learn the fundamentals of nature photography. Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-register by calling 755-3239 or e-mailing nature@logannature. org. Religion in Life- Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in the Cultural HallGale Boyd is a Jewish convert to the church and is an educator and author of several books. She has raised her family in four countries: the U.S., Israel, Cyprus and Ireland. Hydrostatic Weighing – come find out what your body fat percentage is for only $10 ($15 for non-students). Bring your bathing suit and remember to shower before. Sept. 23 from 6-8 p.m. in HPER, Room 152. There will be a presentation to students on the “Campus Master Plan,” to share with students the future planned developments on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in front of the TSC Ballroom.

Emergency test On Sept. 24 at about 9 a.m., USU Emergency Management will be conducting a test of the USU Emergency Alert System. Students should make sure they are signed up to receive critical emergency info in a timely manner. For more info long onto www.usu.edu/campussafety.

All you can eat BBQ Ag Day BBQ on Sept. 26 from 35 p.m. in the Stan Laub Center. Tickets are $8 for all you can eat. All proceeds support the College of Agriculture scholarships.

Organic farm

The Student Organic Farm at USU is a student-run organization aimed at providing educational opportunities and fresh, organic produce for the surrounding community. Produce from the farm is sold at the TSC Patio on Wednesdays from 11a. m. - 2 p.m.

ECOS club

ECOS Club Opening Meeting will be Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Natural Resources Atrium. Treats will be provided. For more information, visit our Web site www.usu.edu/ecos or e-mail us at usu.ecos@gmail.com.

Kayak class

ORC kayaking class every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the HPER pool. We will cover basic kayaking skills. Kayaks are provided, please no outside boats. Cost is $5.

Brain Waves • B. Streeter

Moderately Confused • Stahler

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