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October 18, 2018

Students voice campus concerns in open forum Emma Campbell co-editor

With a stunningly beautiful campus, USU Eastern’s student enrollment saw a slight increase fall semester.

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USUE enrollment sees nearly three percent spike fall 2018 Kevin van der Spek news editor

Utah State University Eastern raised its full-time enrollment (FTE) by 2.7 percent fall 20182019, according to USU’s Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation office. The raise brought Eastern’s FTE to 1,170 students and headcount to 1,550. While the jump in enrollment went in a positive direction, it matches the enrollment of three years ago. When USU merged with Eastern in 2010, there were 2,323 FTE and 2,634 headcount. Eastern also jumped in headcount by 63 students, going up 4.2 percent. Kristian Olsen, director of academic records and registration, gives credit to the rise in student to people like Mark Dickey, who is the recruitment specialist for Eastern. Olsen comments that Dickey has

about 30 schools which he focuses on recruitment for Eastern, and this recruitment position has been a beneficial addition. Eastern is being presented to more students, more consistently both in high school and by the USU system, Olsen stated. In high schools, consolers are being educated better on Eastern being a viable option to students. Eastern is a viable option for students because of the competitive price offered, and by the swiftness of scholarships being sent and accepted. Olsen explained, the way students are accepting scholarships has been changed to being an online system, which, he believes helps enrollment go up. Student leaderships have done a great job on campus, and that translates into enrollments number heavily. Olsen Explained, how and what student leaderships do affect the way students talk to perspective

students. Furthermore, the impact students have to enrollment is large on Eastern because of the campus size. Olsen believes across the board, student and recruitment, are doing an excellent job at getting and keeping students. USUEastern Blanding, according to USU’s Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation office, FTE is down 12.1 percent or 50 students. While USUE increased both the head count and the FTE, Snow College saw a headcount decrease of 0.9 percent and an FTE decrease of 2.3 percent. Salt Lake Community College also dropped in headcount 1.6 percent and FTE 3.1 percent. USU Logan also saw an increase in its FTE by 1 percent, bringing it to 14,260 students. The overall growth of the USU system brings the headcount to 27,932 which is an increase of 0.9 percent. The growth seen on Price campus helped to increase enrollment

in Utah for public higher education. Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) reported on Oct. 4, an overall 2.17% increase, or 3,915 more students from the third week of fall semester 2017 to fall 2018. The school with the largest percentage of headcount growth is Southern Utah University with a 7.7 percent growth, followed by Utah Valley University with 7.1 percent growth. The largest school in the state is UVU with 39,931 students, followed by the University of Utah at 33,023; SLCC 29,156; Weber State University 28,247; USU 27,932; SUU 10,196; Dixie State University 9,950 and Snow 5,514. The Utah Board of Regents website states eight out of 10 people who graduated from a Utah high school and enroll in college will attend a Utah public college and university-

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USUE Aviation Technology and Aviation Maintenance program coming Fall 2019 Two new aviation programs will debut at Utah State University Eastern’s campus fall semester of 2019: aviation technology (pilot’s license) and aviation maintenance management. The Price program will be an extension of the Logan campus program which has grown to its capacity of 300 students, 15 instructors and 15 aircraft. USU administrators have crossed all the T’s and dotted the I’s and are waiting for

Federal Aviation Administration approval of the Carbon County Airport, classrooms, hanger space and security. They teamed up with the Carbon County Civil Air Patrol who already has classrooms and hanger space for the program. According to Dr. Jamie Cano, associate vice chancellor of professional and technical education, Eastern’s program will admit between 25-100 students. He could not say enough positive statements

of how well the local airport lends itself to the new program. “It’s got one of the longest and best maintained runways in the state. The capacity at this airport is tremendous for our students.” Eastern will start by offering an associate of applied science program using cutting-edge technology with exceptional training to produce high quality pilots and technicians the industry needs. Upon graduation, students will

transfer to the Logan campus for their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The professional pilot students can choose an emphasis in fixed wing or rotorcraft. Upon completion of the program, student receive FAA certifications and are trained to be commercial pilots. Maintenance-management students complete courses required for FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses.

Warburton steps down as athletic director, retains position as women’s basketball head coach Scott Froehlich managing editor

Utah State University Eastern’s Chelsey Warburton is stepping down from her role as director over the athletic department. Hired March 17, 2017, Warburton took over for long-time Eagles Athletic Director David Paur, who retired after 25 years with the university. Her hiring marked the first female collegiate athletic director named at USU Eastern. However, after a year and a half at the helm, she announced her resignation pending the selection of a replacement. Greg Dart, vice chancellor of student affairs & enrollment services, attributed Warburton’s departure to the full-plate of responsibility in her life. “She is a full-time [Eagles women’s basketball] coach, athletic director [which] is a full-time job and she’s a graduate student,” he said. “She is the kind of person that gives everything to everything that she does. She just felt that she couldn’t give everything needed to all of those things.” Chelsey Warburton Warburton has been a mainstay at

USU Eastern, not only as a former stand-out basketball player, but also as a volleyball coach and currently as the aforementioned women’s basketball coach. In her three seasons behind the bench, the women’s basketball team has become a force to be reckoned with and is churning out numerous all-star players. In addition to the day-to-day work that goes into coaching, Warburton also tackled the heavy load of running the entire athletic department. Some of the many responsibilities she addressed were scheduling, fundraising and overseeing academics for students. She will retain this position up to, and during, the transition period once a new director is named. Dart said that the pursuit for a replacement is currently underway, starting with an internal search which he looks to have completed by the end of October. The goal of the search, as he put it, is “to see if, among our internal folks, we have someone who can step in and fill a role similar to what she has done.” It will likely be difficult to replace someone to fill the shoes of someone of Warburton’s caliber, as she makes an impression in every endeavor she tackles. “We would keep her for a long time if she would,” Dart said. Warburton will stay on as basketball coach and has even expressed an interest in returning as athletic director in the future. Dart gave further high praise, noting that “she is someone who puts a ton of work into everything that she does. “We are definitely going to miss her leadership…it will definitely be different than it was with Chelsey. We are very, very sad to lose her.”

Utah State University Eastern’s students voiced their concerns regarding campus-related services during “Cookies & Complaints,” Oct. 11. The event was hosted by Laura Eisert, student advocate, with topics covered including the JLSC, housing, the BDAC and the cafeteria. Eisert had many updates on the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center to share. She showed plans for the new welcome center to be remodeled where the bookstore used to be. Construction for the welcome center will start in January 2019 and open in the spring. The convenience store is on the same schedule. The gender-neutral bathroom will be available by December. For students living on campus, it was asked that RAs should have sensitivity training for mental illness. RAs are trained to look for signs of struggling students, especially in regards to suicide prevention. The discussion for parking passes and cable usage will be on the minds for the future. The BDAC may be open possibly on Sunday. In the next few weeks, a card machine will be set up for stricter access into the gym. There will be a tiered membership for part-time students. Meal swipes cost approxi-

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mately $6.85 per meal and Aggie Express is $6.28 per meal. Students want to know why the swipe costs so much. The amount of food has been getting smaller, but the price has not followed. Director of Dining and Event Services Emily Bradley responded to that comment, “We have exchanged quantity for quality.” An issue students complain of is not knowing what options will available and when. The online menu will be updated soon and will be kept up. Many meals go unused and it is a waste of money. Bradley responded to that comment, “Unused meals are a constant problem and the responsibility of the students. More options will be coming.” Students and faculty want to k now how often the cafeteria has a health and safet y inspection. Bradley told Eisert, “Inspections happen when the health department deems it necessary.” Finally, what everyone wants to know… When will the ice cream machine be back? The answer, the ice cream machine is broke and there are no plans to fix or replace it. The next open call is Nov. 13 at 3 pm. With more details to come. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints contact Eisert, ESA student advocate at, esaadvocate@usu.edu Office #: (435) 613-5552

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Mcdonald’s offers great benefits to college students Employees get yearly $2,500 tuition assistance benefit

“We are always hiring good people, especially those who need flexibility,” said Sherrie Dodge. The flexibility she is talking about is attending college classes while working a minimum of 15 hours a week. An additional caveat to this flexibility is her employer gives a $2,500 tuition assistance to its employees after 90 days on the job to attend those classes. The employer is McDonalds, a company Dodge started working for almost 30 years ago while a Michigan high school student. As supervisor of operations for the Price and Ephraim stores, she is excited to announce the Archway to Opportunities program to help McDonalds’ employees afford a college education. Each year, employees are eligible for a $2,500 tuition assistance allowance; managers $3,000. They can use this funding at a community college, four-year college or trade and technical school. There is no lifetime cap on tuition assistance, allowing McDonald’s employees to pursue their education and career passions at their pace. She hopes that USU Eastern students will take advantage of this program because at least 15 positions are open at the Price McDonalds. Students need to apply online to work at McDonalds at restaurantjobs.mcdonalds.com. They start at $8.50 and hour. “Most of our employees at the Price store make at least $10 an hour.” In-state tuition at USU Eastern is $3,376 per year. With the $2,500 tuition assistance allowance, a student who works at McDonalds

would have to pay $876 out of pocket to attend the university two semesters. Leadership skills and high standards are two qualities Dodge looks for in her employees. She also likes outgoing and friendly employees with great social skills. The flexibility of working hours is a bonus for McDonald employees who work, attend classes plus enjoy friends and family. “We want students to know that we will work with their class schedules so attending classes is a priority. By working at McDonalds, the employer helps pay for those classes.” “It’s nice to be part of this community to help make it a better place,” Dodge said. My phone number is on every receipt so customers have access to call me. “If something is not right, I can change it and that is a good thing in this business model.” Her philosophy is make a plan, work your plan and finally work to live. Contributing to the three Ronald McDonald houses in Salt Lake City is another aspect McDonalds supports, she said. The funds raised locally go directly to the Utah Ronald McDonald houses.

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Emma Campbell Another thing I have against horror films is their portrayal of mental illness. “The character is violent because they are mentally ill, crazy,” this is overused and highly damaging. “Split” is a movie focused on a man with multiple personality disorder. His dangerous and violent actions portray him as a monster because of his condition, this only increases the stigma around mental illness. I tend to like psychological thrillers more than horror movies because they have more of a story behind them. They are similar genres, but the main difference is in their names. Horror movies are meant to be horrific and thrillers to be thrilling. Why would someone want to be horrified? Being thrilled, now that makes sense. In the end it comes down to preference. If you are easily scared, horror movies will not be as boring as they are to me. Is it enjoyable to be scared, though?

Scott Froehlich

hat is it that scares you? Is it something real or irrational? Live or dead? Or maybe it’s just anything that goes “bump in the night”. If you answered yes to any or all of these, chances are you’ve seen a scary show or movie. The great thing about horror movies is that they prey on one of the most exhilarating and powerful emotions that humans feel: fear. Fear is what drives us away from bad choices, prompts us to peek around dark corners and paralyzes us when we feel endangered. The raw adrenaline that one feels when getting scared during a movie is what brings them back for more. Oftentimes, people balk at the horror genre, citing “senseless gore” and subpar acting as reasons to avoid the films altogether. This is an unfair categorization because scary movies aren’t meant to win Oscars or

I want to say the Internet is a free place where freedom of speech is celebrated. With companies like Youtube and Twitter, it would seem like the Internet is a environment promoting freedom of speech. However I believe this is only on the surface. When I look at the Internet, I see a free platform for upload, but the providers that allow us to access the Internet are not promoters of freedom. When the Internet was invented, it was meant to be a source of freedom; a giant network connected to millions of computers containing all the information one could ever want to learn about. Then we realized that there are some things on the Internet that are not okay for everyone to see. This is how the deep web was created. The

Kaina Padilha Elias staff writer

One day, in my home country of Brazil, I decided to go to the gym for the first time. I was not only younger, but shy and an introvert. None of those things are bad, and some people like to be like that, but I did not. I wanted to go out and meet people and be more outgoing. I don’t recall exactly why I chose to start going to the gym, but that is how it started. After the first day I realized how much I loved lifting weights. It was something that I had never done before and regretted not having started earlier. If I realized back then or not, it is clear to me now that at the time something I needed was an outlet. Something to let the stress go out, relax, be relived and forget about my problems. The gym was my first outlet. Today I try to always have something new when I am stressed from college life or just want to forget problems for an hour or two. I still go to the gym, but rather than limiting myself with just that, I play video games, go on adventures, meet new people, etc. I am always trying to find something new. I get that most people already have some kind of outlet, even if it is something like playing games, watching Netflix or listening to music and relaxing in bed. What I propose, and believe is healthy, to anyone is to find new hobbies. Sometimes we get so comfortable doing what we are used to that we forget the benefits of doing something new. This only expands your world view and possibilities within it, you learn new things from it. As an example, I have never had the opportunity to participate in a paintball match. It is something I always wondered if I would like or not but never put effort into going to one. The way I think today, changes completely the perspectives that I have for my future. I still did not have the opportunity to go, because unfortunately, sometimes college and/ or life gets you messed up more than usual. However, I do not see it as something far from me anymore as I have plans to do it. That is me getting out of my comfortable zone. It could something simpler. Talk to that person you think is interesting, but you never had the guts to say hello to or even something as simple as listening to a different style of music or different genres of movies. Regardless, if it is a big or small change in one’s life, getting out of the routine, out of the ordinary, might show how important it is to try new things in life, in order to learn more about the world and maybe most importantly, about ourselves. However cliché, life is like an ice cream, so enjoy it before it melts.

deep web is the part of the Internet that cannot be accessed by search engines such as Google and Yahoo!. The deep web contains disturbing things that not all Internet users want to see. This is okay because a lot of these things can be illegal and harmful. However, there is one thing that is at risk that is not illegal: freedom of speech. If the search engines like Google and Yahoo! allow us to access the Internet, then it would make sense that they would also limit us from accessing certain sites on the Internet. When I look at these giant corporations that control the Internet, I see one-sided entities that don’t want the public to easily see some “conspiracy theorists.” Not only do search engines limit what we see but also companies like Apple that have the ability to remove apps from their App Stores.

Dear editor, Imagine working in an office as a supervisor, but the nameplate on your desk says “Female Supervisor.” While your male co-workers hold the title of just “Supervisor.” Wouldn’t that irritate you? What does your gender have anything to do with your job performance? Does your gender change the way you represent your company? This is the problem we face at USUE in our athletic department. A term I hear on campus, in local newspapers and around town is “Lady Eagles.” I first heard this term at a women’s basketball game while the players were being introduced. I was confused at first because I consider myself an Eagle and expected the

women’s sports teams to be Eagles as well, not to be put in their own subcategory that makes them sound less capable. Do we call our men’s teams the “Gentlemen Eagles”? So why do this to our women’s teams? When we call the team’s “Lady Eagles” it exemplifies sexism in its purest form. I’m sure the name started with the best intentions, maybe someone thought it would be “cute” or even complimentary, but it’s demeaning and undermines the team’s success. Have you seen them in action? They kick butt and a lot of time’s they outperform the men’s teams. Yet, if you go to a women’s game, only half of the bleachers are pulled out. Many contests and fund raisers haven’t begun to

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Volleyball 3pm Halloween Carnival 6pm

Mr. USU Eastern 5pm Volleyball 7pm Science Unwraped Series 7pm

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take entries. Sometimes the cheerleaders aren’t even on the court yet! So what’s up USUE? Why are we treating our women like they are second-class. They work just as hard, are just as talented and deserve our attention as just as much as any men’s team on campus. Our school has gone through a lot in regards to finding our identity, but this time we are doing it to ourselves. We are creating a divide that speaks to gender differences rather than athletic abilities. There is nothing lady-like when you see these women play. So let’s call them what they are, and what we all are, Eagles.

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Apple recently, as Tim Cook says, “curated” their App Store and removed Alex Jones and Infowars from the App Store. Now, I understand removing apps that show illegal activity like child pornography or illegal chatrooms, because they are not legal. However, I do not agree with removing an app such as Infowars just because it doesn’t align with the narrative that Cook agrees with. It is not right that giant corporations “curate” what the public has the ability to view. I understand taking harmful material off the Internet, but not material protected by the First Amendment.

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send audiences home with life-altering lessons. While it may be true that some of the acting is less-thanstellar and the gore can become a bit gratuitous, the overall appeal of horror is the reaction it elicits from the audiences. Some of the best stories are works of dark figures or supernatural entities that terrorize and traumatize characters, all while weaving together intricate storylines to veer moviegoers into an unexpected trap. The classics “Psycho”, “Night of the Living Dead” and “The Amityville Horror” all capitalize on the rational and irrational fears and modern-day horror has carried the torch on while adding elements of gore to the mix. The following is a list of some of my favorite scary movies that I would highly recommend to those looking for a good scare this Halloween. In no order, here are my top five:

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t is a cold rainy night and you are bored, so you put on a film… a horror film and now you are either still bored or having nightmares for a week. Horror movies are boring. There’s no other word for it. The majority of a horror movie is filler scenes. The horrifying trailers that are advertised only show the highlights, like any movie, but those are the only terrifying parts of the movie. A good example of movie trailers being better than the actual movie is “The Woman in Black”. There are plenty of dark scenes, sound effects and jump scares in the minute long trailer, but that is all that is for scary scenes in the movie. The horror movie genre is predictable. You know what is going to happen next. Horror movies always have too many jump scenes, which is one of the reasons they are so predictable. There are no surprises which adds to how boring horror movies can get.

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Fanbased awards

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Miss Carbon County AMC Jason Marshall

Miss Carbon County royalty

Sydney Ho staff writer

The American Music Awards (AMAs) is one of the biggests fanbased-award shows in music. It started in 1973 by Dick Clark with nominations based on sales, video following and activity on social networks. The awards are determined by people voting on the AMA website with previous hosts including Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Gigi Hadid and many other influential music artists. This year’s AMAs were hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, an actress known for the being in the comedy series Blackish. Taylor Swift started the evening with a performance of her song “I Did Something Bad” from her latest album “Reputation.” Her performance included a giant cobra that we all know was a message to her haters. Swift had quite the evening. She won “Tour of the Year”, “Pop/Rock album of the Year” and “Artist of the Year”, making her the most-awarded musician in AMA history. She used her last acceptance speech to urge everyone to vote, in light of her recent political endorsement. Swift, like many other celebrities has been urging fans to vote, pleading for change. Among Swift, many other winner s i nclude d Camila Cabello for “Favorite Pop/Rock Song”, Florida Georgia Line for “Favorite Country Duo Group” and Panic! At The Disco “Favorite Alternative Rock Sydney Ho Artist”. One awa rd that has puzzled a few people is Migos winning “Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group”. Competing against Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5, it was baffling when Migos won or that they were even nominated. Migos is not exactly seen as a pop group, but I guess in this case they were. They are a pretty popular rap group and at this year’s AMAs, their fan base prevailed. The lineup of performances were fantastic. Panic! At The Disco videoed in live from Sydney to play tribute to Queen with “Bohemian Rhapsody”. They have performed this song on tour for quite some time. Post Malone took to the stage to perform a “Better Now” and “Psycho” medley. Twenty One Pilots gave a mesmerizing performance of “Jumpsuit”, from their newly released album “Trench.” Camila Cabello and Jennifer Lopez were among others who performed. This year’s AMAs were one of the best. It saw a tribute to Aretha Franklin and featured the best of the music world. There is no better way to find new music than to see what everyone else is listening to.

Miss Carbon County, Gracie Steele

Vanessa Manual staff writer

he 2019 Miss Carbon County Scholarship Pageant was held on October 15 and the pageant began with five hopeful contestants competing for the

2019 title. At the end of the two-hour event, two Utah State University Eastern students were crowned. Gracie Steele, daughter of Cletis and Nicole Steele and a freshman member of USU Eastern dance team, was crowned the new 2019 Miss Carbon County. Zaharah Rossi, daughter of Ed and

1st Attendent, Zaharah Rossi

Sarah Rossi, sophomore and member of Eatern’s drumline, was crowned first attendant to Miss Carbon County. They are both members of the spirit squad. Steele performed a contemporary dance titled “ Stand By Me.” Her service platform is “ KICK the Addiction.” It is about the opioid epidemic the people of Carbon County are facing. “What made me run for Miss Carbon County [is that] I’ve always wanted to run for this position, but after years of being too scared, I finally did it,” Steele said. “I think Miss CC helps the community by inspiring young children to always chase their dreams” For Steele,as a native resident of Carbon County, this title means everything

to her. She has so much to offer this county and is excited to reach out to the community and help in anyway she can. “ I was so happy when they called my name as the new Miss Carbon County 2019. I was so excited and the tears definitely came out!” She is looking forward to learning new things about the county and meeting new people. As far as the other contestants, Steele is grateful they pushed her to do her absolute best. “ I am looking forward to interacting with students at USUE and to Miss Utah and promoting her platform.” As Steele officially signs on to represent the community and county, she feels blessed for this amazing opportunity. She

says she loves the outdoors, dancing and being with her family. Rossi performed a snare drum solo titled “ Kinetic Potential.” Her service platform is “Band Together.” Rossi said she decided to run for Miss Carbon County because she thought it would be a great way to boost her confidence on stage. “My platform is “Band Together” and it’s about integrating a band program at USUE to attract more music majors to the university and increase scholarship opportunities,” she said. Steele and Rossi both think Miss Carbon County helps the community by inspiring girls to stand up for what is right and being confident in themselves.

USUE’s criminal justice professor passionate about service Brayden Evensen staff writer

Jason Marshall is the new criminal justice teacher at Utah State University Eastern, but prior to his current position, he is experienced in fields closely related to criminal justice. He was on the Utah Highway Patrol for 21 years and he’s worked all over Utah, from Salt Lake to Price. Marshall also worked part-time on campus as a Campus Reserve Officer. He is passionate about every area of law enforcement. So when the opportunity came to teach criminal justice, he gladly took it. Marshall attended what was then The College of Eastern Utah and was going to major in engineering. He took a criminal justice 1010 class and decided he liked it better than math, so he changed his career path. While said he was good at math, he liked law enforcement better overall. This is also one of the reasons that he enjoyed his time on the Utah Highway Patrol because he likes helping people and providing a public service. He eventually ended up with a degree in law enforcement and, a

short while later, a door opened up for him in the form of being on police dispatch so he took this opportunity and has never looked back. A criminal justice position opened at Eastern last year and Marshall was hired as the third instructor in the department. He teaches four classes: criminal justice 1010, survey of criminal procedures, introduction to policing and introduction to firearm safety and handling. He is also helping to teach in the Peace Officer Standards and Training Program, also known as POST. He loves watching students grow and get excited about criminal justice. What he loves most about teaching is when he sees his students grasp the concepts he’s teaching and eventually make a career out of it. One of his students ended up working in Washington, D.C., and this is what makes him so passionate about teaching criminal justice. Marshall hopes that he can help as many students as he can feel the same excitement that he does about criminal justice, and that in turn this will eventually expand the criminal justice program here at Eastern. Outside of teaching, Marshall enjoys spending time

with his six children. He enjoys firearms and the outdoors: hiking, fishing, hunting and mountain biking. He also enjoys basketball and soccer. Although he noted that playing sports as you get older is a lot harder. He was born in the old Carbon County Hospital which is now the Western Instruction Building on campus, and he grew up in West Jordan. He has been back and forth to Price his entire life, and since his wife is from Price, he eventually came back to raise his family. He enjoys raising his children in a small town although it was more fun for the children than the parents. This is probably because when children are young, they are pleased by anything. His favorite things about Price are the small town feel and having the outdoors so close. It is only minutes away from hiking, fishing Jason Marshall and magnificent views of nature.

What is around USUE?

Kalli Prendergast co-editor

For 15 years, Marsha’s Sammich Shop and Bakery in Helper has been a home-style stop for many. The location on Main Street allows for the locals to stop in, people passing through, and travelers coming to just EAT HERE. Marsha Ellington, the owner, wanted you to feel like family the second you walk through the door. You are welcomed to take a seat by Marsha in

the kitchen or in the front dining.“I want people to walk in and feel like they are apart of the process,” said Ellington. For six years, Marsha has her shop in a smaller location. The location aided her “home-style” feel with everyone being close and together. She was forced to extend her business bigger, but she wanted to maintain the style. Now having a kitchen with an open door and a guest table to sit at, the home style was maintained. Marsha calls this “Helpers best.” In, 2015 Mar-

sha won “Carbon Country Chamber of Commerce’s Best Place to Eat in Carbon County.” She thrives every day to keep to that. Marsha home slices, bakes, cooks everything in her shop. From sauces to sandwiches, they are all homemade. “It’s like going to your grandma’s house,” said Marsha, “laid back and an open kitchen.” Home-style meals from Marsha are available Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Athletic teams pay it forward in community Alejandro Rodriguez staff writer

Utah State University Eastern baseball, softball and men’s basketball teams gave back to their community over the past two months. The three teams collaborated on Day of Caring in September, helping clean up the streets and neighborhoods of Price. They did so by removing dirt on the side of streets and gutters and mowing lawns of home owners and churches “I am just glad that we can grow closer to the community, it gives us a chance to give back,” USUE baseball player Dylan Rodriguez said.

Carbon County had a third of the yearly annual rainfall within the first week and a half in October, so Eastern’s softball and baseball teams came together to help the community. The two teams gathered together at the Price City Domes on Oct. 5, spending three hours filling hundreds of sandbags to provide to the community members for free. They could take the bags and place in their yards and businesses to help prevent flooding in their basements and yards. With Carbon County seeing .86 inches of rain in one day, the Price City administration took precautions of filling the bags because of the possibility of how much rain could come

down in the following six days. “It helps us doing things together for something bigger than ourselves,” stated Assistant Baseball Coach Corey McKendrick. “They are bigger things than athletics in life, if we can help shape these young men and women, we’ve ultimately won that aspect.” The coaches at USUE work hand in hand with giving back to hold that community connection but also to have the athletes actions reflect in their personal life. “I believe helping others helps ourselves,” said Softball Coach Ryan Smith. “Our girls were able to do that in helping our community . . . It will come back to help them.”

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Two USUE athletes shovel dirt and pick up trash

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Ramon Apricio makes move against a Badger defender.

Utah Jazz ready to get back to the court Tai Justice

Men’s soccer enters final weeks of play

tah State Eastern men’s soccer lost to the Snow College Badgers 2-0 on Oct. 12, in Ephraim. Snow got off to a good start in the first half by scoring in the first 12 minutes of the game. Harei Maeda scored an unassisted goal in the 11th minute to put the Badgers up 1-0. In the 29th minute, the Badgers would add another goal when Mitchell Pyle scored off a header from a throw-in. “The possession was all in our favor and I thought for a good portion of the game we out played them. When we make stupid mistakes and give up some set pieces they are really good and find a way to score,” said USU Eastern Head Coach Ammon Bennett. In the second half the Eagles would continue to struggle with fewer shots attempted and a player ejection that threw off the team’s formations. The Eagles now have a 7-7 overall record and a 3-7 conference record with one week left of the regular season. On Oct. 18, the Eagles will host Colorado Northwestern followed by Salt Lake Community College on Oct. 19, to conclude the regular season. Both games this upcoming week will begin at 3 p.m. and will be broadcast on YouTube or live.ksl.com.

Men’s Soccer Paying it forward Athletes of the week

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The Utah Jazz are back. Just how good can they be? What’s best case-scenario and what’s the worstcase scenario for 2018-19? The Jazz stayed put during the offseason. They didn’t make many changes as they re-signed Derrick Favors and Dante Exum. You can’t blame them for running it back considering they had a 29-6 record after the all-star break and upset of Oklahoma City in the first round. Let’s start with the worst case-scenario: up and coming star Donovan Mitchell doesn’t progress in his second year, the team continues to have injury problems for the fourth straight year. The offense isn’t consistent enough, the run they were on in the second half of last season wasn’t sustainable and the Jazz find themselves fighting for a playoff spot all season again. As a fan of the team, I’m not worried about Mitchell. He proved in last year’s postseason that he can handle anything any defense throws at him. He passed all the tests with flying colors and I see no reason why that would regress. Injuries are, for the most part, random. The Jazz have been unlucky with injuries since ‘15, so you have to hope it swings the other way this year and they don’t suffer any major injuries. I would say the offense is what I’m worried about. The Houston Rockets used a, “switch everything” defense against the Jazz in the playoffs last year and it gave everyone outside of Mitchell problems. There’s no doubt that more teams will try that against them. The Jazz will have to adjust. The, “was the second half sustainable?” concern is tricky and depends on how you choose to look at it. Because on one hand, yes, going 29-6 over 35 games is a fluke unless you’re the Golden State Warriors, but on the other hand, in the first half of the season the Jazz lost a lot of games that they never would have lost if they would’ve had Rudy Gobert in the lineup. In a sense, I buy they’re not going to be an .800-win percentage team over the course of 82 games, but on the other hand, they won’t be the 19-28 team that they were before they got insanely hot. Best case scenario: is that Mitchell is the star we all think he is and they get a full season out of Gobert. They could also smother teams with the best defense in the NBA and they ride all of that to a one-seed in the Western Conference. That may seem crazy to some, but there’s a legitimate case to be made. Mitchell speaks for itself. He seems like a superstar in the making and will get better from here on out. Gobert has played 61, 81 and 56 games the last three seasons. As I mentioned before, injuries are quite random, so you have to hope his games played swings back to what it was in the ‘16-’17 season. The defense speaks for itself. No doubt in my mind that they’ll be at least a top-three defense in the NBA this year. With Gobert and Favors anchoring the defense and protecting the rim, Rubio being one of the best defending point guards in the NBA and having guys like Joe Ingles, Jae Crowder and Donovan Mitchell (who was a good defender last season for a rookie) on the swing, they should be able to dominate most teams with their defense. They have few minus defenders, if any at all. Now, getting the top seed in what is the superior conference isn’t going to be easy, obviously. But, if Golden State sleep walks through the regular season again and Houston regresses like some say, it’s not impossible. Of course, I wouldn’t bet on it, but you can’t rule it out. Especially if everything breaks right for the Jazz. Whatever happens to the Jazz this season, I can’t remember the last time there’s been this much excitement heading into a season. In my lifetime this is the most excitement there’s ever been around the Jazz. You can thank Donovan Mitchell for that.

Aleman named Athlete of the Week

Gleason earns Player of the Week

on Aleman to direct and lead them. He is vocal and his voice can be heard from across staff writer the field as he directs where to put his defensive line. Even though Utah State University Eastern lost Aleman has 30 saves on the season. to nationally-ranked Snow College, Israel Davila In one series against the Badgers, Aleman had Aleman, a freshman from Herriman, Utah, played 12 saves, contributing almost half to his season total well with seven saves in the first game; five in the and only allowed three goals. first half. After the game, Head Coach Ammon Bennett Aleman attended Bingham High School, where rewarded Aleman with the title of “Athlete of the he helped reach the state semifinals twice. His Week”. Aleman said that as a freshman you can’t family is from Peru and he came to Eastern to take hold anything back on the field, “anyone can put advantage of furthering his soccer career. in the work to earn what they want.” After a hard fought battle against Receiving this award lets him know fifth-ranked Snow College over the that this is no stopping point, “there is Sept. 28 -29 weekend, USU Eastern so much more I can reach and become.” had an detrimental amount of fouls He is now focusing on his goal : beating contributing to their 2-1 and 1-0 loss. Salt Lake Community College in the Even with the loss, he was proud the regional tournament. way the Eagles played against a naGoing into the next series against tionally ranked team. the Badgers last weekend, the Eagles His team played at the top of their picked up another 2-0 loss. abilities and with the frustration to Aleman continued taking his win, Eastern goalie Aleman said his opportunities to increase his stats, focus is critical to performing well. help his teammates on the pitch and Israel Davila Aleman He said he stayed focused and was staying a leader. ready to compete and perform to get The Eagles continue to struggle as many saves as he could. with attempting fewer shots and had a player ejection In intense games, a keeper needs to constantly that threw off the team’s formation. They have a be on their toes, but according to the performance 7-7 overall record and 3-7 conference record with of the defense the ball, sometimes stays on the other one week left before postseason. side of the field, he said. This does not mean that On Oct. 18, the Eagles host CNCC wand Salt the keeper is out of the play. The back line depends Lake Community College on Oct. 19.

really well together to hold off the Badgers. According to Gleason, Snow was surprised by how well Eastern competed against them because Bringing in the month of October, Cami Glea- the team’s competitiveness increased tremendously son, the women’s soccer team’s holding midfielder, between the first game and the second game. After a great defensive weekend, the Athlete earned Player of the Week at Utah State University Eastern. Gleason is a sophomore from Provo, Utah. of the Week title was earned because she took that She attended Timpview High School and was a game serious and told herself, “I don’t want anyone part of the school’s first-state-championship team to score and don’t want to lose this game.” She did in 2016. Outside of sports she enjoys singing, pi- everything she could to perform to the best of her ano and water skiing. She’s planning to major in ability. She was put in the position to mark one of their best players and did well. Her elementary education and chose USU performance definitely backs that Eastern because of the community and up as her and the rest of the defense campus atmosphere. went from letting Snow score three A sophomore and team captain at goals, compared to one. Eastern, her team dropped the first two On Oct. 12th, Eastern traveled on games to Snow College, a team ranked th the road to face Snow again. They 20 in the nation and one of the highest fell short losing 2-0. The loss gave scoring junior college teams. Eastern fell the Eagles a 5-6-1 overall record short 3-2 on Sept. 28 and 1-0 on Sept. 29. and a 1-6-1 record in conference as Despite the losses, Gleason says, “I they head into their last week of the think that was one of our best games, not regular season. only for me; but also the team.” Gleason, The team’s defensive tactics helped Eastern hold Snow to only trail Camille Gleason improved immensely thanks to by one goal each game. their coach Ammon Bennett. But, Moving forward, Gleason says her main goal to achieve this season is to win the region their good play is also due to the unity between tournament. She believes that the team has the po- the players and the leadership of the captains. The tential to do it and they will. After Gleason’s great team hosts conference rival Salt Lake Community weekend, she credits all her success to the entire College on Friday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. to conclude defense and coaches. She said the team worked their conference season.

Shelby Gnagy

Shelby Gnagy staff writer

SPORTS

Volleyball Sophie Cannon Soccer

October 18 , 2018

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

Eagles celebrate victory at recent home game. They defeated CSI on the road last weekend for the first time ever.

Eagles upend CSI on the road Lexi Desmarais sports writer

Upsetting the College of Southern Idaho on the road had never been done by Eastern, until now. Last weekend, the Eagles rewrote their history with a win against the always nationally ranked team from Twin Falls, Idaho. After two weekends on the road, the ladies came home with two victories and a loss. The first conference games on the road were in Las Vegas, Nevada as the Eagles defeated CSN 3-0. The first set was a bit of a battle in the beginning. The team finally pulled ahead, leaving CSN behind with the score of 25-16. Going into the second set the team led the entire time by a 10-3 margin. Then CSN went on a five-point run against the Eagles but, the team held their game and pulled off a 25-19 win in the second set. The Eagles swept CSN in the last set

25-20. Middle blocker Taylor Ferrel said, “I feel like we did a great job playing together as a team”. Ferrel had a total of six kills. Hitter Mackenzie Carter and Kiara Richardson led the team in kills, Carter with nine and Richardson with seven. Libero Alexus Desmarais had nine digs and three aces. Sarah Mafi made six kills. Saturday the team then faced Snow College. Eastern lost in three sets with the scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-12. The team continued to lose momentum in each set. Five players had a negative hitting percentage. Sophomore Carter lead the team with nine kills and eight digs. Carter had a fantastic game and kept the team positive. “We continue to get better as team, the next time we play them it will be on our home court and we will be ready,” says Desmarais. The Eagles were again on the road to take on the fourth best team in the nation:

CSI and No. 3 SLCC. The weekend was expected to be a challenge. Utah State Eastern beat CSI in four sets creating a record for the program. The last time the Eagles beat CSI was in 2009 on Eastern’s home court, making this the biggest upset the program has ever seen. “The team played amazing. We played together and encouraged each other positively the entire time,” said Savannah Scott “The feeling of beating a team that doesn’t lose is indescribable. I don’t think I will ever forget that feeling.” She finished the game with five kills and four blocks. The team struggled in the first set, losing 14-25. That obviously did not stop the team. They knew what they needed to fix and they made the changes necessary. “We had the mindset of ‘next point’ which allowed us to work the next rally regardless of what happened the previous play.” Winning the second set 25-20. “We served and passed

extremely well. Which allowed us to have several options offensively.” The women executed the offense perfectly,” said head coach Danielle Jensen. Taking this set really shook up CSI, giving the team the lead they needed to beat CSI in the next two sets with the scores of 25-17 and 25-21. Taking down the fourth-ranked team in the conference, Richardson said, “I will never forget the feeling of how we beat CSI”. All players had outstanding stats. Carter had 14 kills and four aces. Sierra Roberts had 42 assists. Desmarais had 12 digs and three assists. Coach Jensen, “We played like a completely different team. The girls played great defense and were able to put up a block which changed the entire tone of the game”. “The team did something that has never been done. It is huge accomplishment. From passing to blocking, everything was going our way

Sophie Cannon inspires through her strength Vanessa Manual sports writer

Sophomore Sophie Cannon may be the fiercest, strongest and bravest person on Utah State University Eastern Campus. Cannon was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ( ALL) on Feb. 17, 2017. Since then she has had to undergo blood transfusions and a tough maintenance phase. “It was really hard finding out Sophie had cancer It didn’t feel fair to me because Sophie has always been so kind and loving. I didn’t know what leukemia was so it was really scary, I wasn’t sure if I’d lose her or not,” Mariah Cannon [Sophie’s sister] said. Cannon started chemo treatments after having joint pain. She was a senior at Karl G. Maeser Prep Academy, a member of the soccer team and voted prom queen. Since being diagnosed, she graduated

from high school and undergone seven months of chemotherapy. For the next two and a half years, she’ll undergo maintenance treatment. In the beginning of the treatment, she was in the hospital 3-4 times a week, even weeks at a time battling the disease. Although chemo brought on back aches, jaw-pain and many trips to the hospital for injections, she is now cancer free. “Sophie always has a smile, she doesn’t let anything get in the way of her happiness. Cannon gave a speech to her team last year and she blessed my life with her strength. Sophie is continually blessing others around her despite her challenges,” teammate Kori Jorgensen said A middle school teacher, Mrs. Ballard, let her students make butterflies for Cannon. They decided to make one butterfly for every person at Maeser after hearing the story of “Sadako and the Thousand

Paper Cranes.” Many schools and had to give up her passion of playing communities around Cannon rallied soccer for now. She continues to with her through #SophieStrong. work hard and improve so that she Through it all,she continues to be can be on the field scoring goals her normal self, with her team. “I’m happy and smilnot able to do a lot ing and keeping of the things that I the faith. love, but I’ve grown In March, closer in a lot of one week after my relationships the initial diagbecause I’ve had nosed, members a lot of downtime of Cannon famto be able to talk ily shaved their to people I don’t heads in honor normally talk to of Sophie. as much,” Cannon “It seemed said. so insignificant A August 2017 in relation to her speech that Cannon Sophie Cannon situation, it’s hard gave addressed Eastknowing how to help someone one ern’s soccer teams, telling them going through cancer. I just wanted she was planning on playing on to show her how important she was this team. She deferred her soccer to me and how I’s stick by her side scholarship, but was then awarded though it all,” her sister said a scholarship to come to Eastern. Since having cancer Cannon has Although this was emotional day

to upset this ranked team and do what has never been done before in history” said Coach Shettell. The next day the Eagles played thirdranked SLCC. The team lost in three sets. In the first set the team struggled giving the Bruins the win of 25-15. The team realized what they needed to do and held the next two games close with scores of 2523 and 25-20. Richardson had seven kills and Carter had nine kills against SLCC. Ferrel had a big game with six kills and no errors, giving her a perfect hitting percentage of 1.000. After good two weekends on the road for the women’s volleyball team, the Eagles will be on the road one more time to play CNCC at 1 p.m. Eastern will play at home Oct. 26 against Snow at 7 p.m. and Oct. 27 against CSN at 3 p.m. The region tournament is next weekend at the college who takes first in the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

for her team and touching, she was welcomed as part of the team. “The team has been a big support to me, and has been really nice and included me in everything.” She said it was a pretty crazy and surreal experience, it happened so suddenly, it was hard to know what was really going on. Without the gospel and her testimony of the Atonement and of Jesus Christ,she wouldn’t have been able to get through this trial. She would be having a lot harder time right now. She is not saying it’s not hard, but to know that someone suffered through this same trial for me is a big comfort to me when I’m feeling down. “Some things come in your life that you can’t control, but you can control how you react to them and how you get back up.” Cannon experienced many trials, but looks at the positives. In June 2018, Cannon and her family was granted by Nikolas Ritschel Foundation an all-expense paid trip to Universal Studios in Florida. During the summer, the Can-

non sisters went to Camp Hobe “ Cancer Camp” they call it. During this time she worked on getting a wheelchair so it was less stress on her muscles. Cannon is attending Eastern alongside her sister and managing different appointments in the process. She is a light for her team by coming to practice with the biggest smile and continuing to motivate people. The quote that is continually helping Sophie is, “Don’t quit until you have nothing left.” Cannon is dealing with the after effects that occurred from chemo pills and IV medicine. It means her joints are deteriorating so there are pieces of dead bone scraping together. Cannon travels north for elbow and knee appointments and is looking forward to physical therapy to get movement back. “Don’t ever give up and find things to smile and laugh about. It sucks a lot, but if you look for the good, you can learn to appreciate it,” she said.

Women’s soccer drops two as final games draw near Utah State Eastern women’s soccer went on a two-game road trip Oct. 10-12 as theyfaced theCollegeofSouthernNevadaCoyotesandtheSnowCollegeBadgers. In their game against the Coyotes, the Eagles got behind early in the first half when CSN’s Sara Covarrubi scored off an Ashlee Jordan assist in the 27th minute. Almost 15 minutes later, CSN’s Jessica Carnahan scored to put the Coyotes ahead 2-0 before halftime. “We started out slow, but we brought it to them in the second half,” USU Eastern’s Morgan Cragun said. Within the first minute of the second half, Logan Duran scored a goal off an assist from Morgan Hall to cut the Coyotes lead to one. Duran’s goal was her fifth of the season and her second this season against CSN. In the 65th minute, CSN’s Ashlee Jordan scored an unassisted goal to make the Coyotes’ lead back to two goals. Although the score was 2-1 in the second half, USU Eastern Head Coach Ammon Bennett said his team had several opportunities to score more. “We had a lots of chances, we probably should have scored four or five, but just weren’t able to pull it off.” The Eagles kept trying to force the game to at least overtime in the latter part of the second half as freshman Claire Boman scored in the 84th minute. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Boman goal would be the final goal of the game for both teams as they fell to CSN for the first time this season. “We played at times pretty good but we just missed on several chances in front of the goal. Overall, it was not a good finishing game for us even though the play was in our favor,” Bennett said. The loss moves the Eagles’ conference record to 1-5-1 and their overall record to 5-5-1 with three games left in the regular season.

Utah State Eastern women’s soccer lost their following game against the Snow College Badgers 2-0 in Ephraim. The Eagles opened the game struggling on defense and with conditioning on the field. “We didn’t play well in the first half, gave up a lot of shots and no defensive pressure,” Bennett . Despite the tough showing in the first half, the Eagles were able to keep the game scoreless at halftime. It was a better second half for the Eagles and they held the Badgers scoreless until the final 15 minutes of the game. “We came out and possessed the ball better. I think we challenged them better but unfortunately a couple of soft goals were scored by them that made the difference in the game,” Bennett said. Snow’s Angela Clayton scored a goal in the 74th minute to break the tie with an assist from Sophie Stewart. Almost seven minutes later, the Badgers would take a 2-0 lead off a goal from Stewart. Outside the two goals scored by Snow, freshman keeper Mya Massey recorded 11 saves for USU Eastern including eight in the first half. Friday’s loss gives the Eagles a 5-6-1 overall record and a 1-6-1 conference record heading into the final week of the regular season. “Our girls are just struggling finding the back of the net. We are playing hard and very competitive but we can’t put a whole game together and that is what is hurting us right now,” Bennett said. The Eagles host conference rival Salt Lake Community College, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. to conclude their conference schedule. They will take on Colorado Mesa Club team on Saturday at noon the following day to end their season in a non-conference game.

photo courtesy Tyson Chappell

Anna Towne swerves past opponent.

LIFESTYLES

Nexus opening Friendships Virus killing product

October 18, 2018

New New student-oriented lounge viruskilling product Utah State University Eastern welcomes a

new student lounge on the second floor of the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center. Named the

“Nexus,” it held its grand opening Oct. 9. It is

available for students to spend their free time

away from classes. Students may also use it to study, play games or relax.

Inside the Nexus are two pool tables, a ping

pong table, foosball, air hockey, five TVs, video games with Xbox, PS4, Wii U and speakers to listen to your favorite music.

Students enthuse themselves with their new air hockey table in the student Nexus Photo courtesy of Kalli Prendergast/The Eagle

Madison Myers lines up her shot duruing a game of billiards

Roommates quickly becoming BFFs Josh Faris staff writer

USU Eastern is a great place to meet new people and explore who you are. Throughout the course of the year, students are forced to interact with certain people based on class schedules and living situations. Rilee Jones and Kenlee East are two students that started their college career during USU Eastern’s 2017 Fall Semester. They did not know each other before they came to college. At first, they were just friendly roommates, but soon turned into a strong friendship. They bonded over their mutual love for tennis and soon found out that their homes were only 10 minutes apart from each other. When spring semester came around, they decided to not just live in the same suite, but the same room. They bonded and became best friends. In March 2018 at 3 A.M. they couldn’t sleep. They decided to push their beds together so they could be close to

each other, even when they slept. They called their invention “Pangaea”. They became even closer, and towards the end of the semester, Jones convinced East to join spirit Squad, newspaper and student government. When summer came, they both started working at the same restaurant. In their off hours, they spent their free time traveling and going to concerts. They both returned to USU Eastern and continue to room together. They spend all their time together supporting each other in their busy lives. “Pangaea” is still in their room and their friendship continues to grow and develop. Later this fall they are going to France with each other and their mothers. USU Eastern may seem like it is in the middle of nowhere, but you meet some of the best friends you will ever make here. The lack of things to do forces you to become closer to those that surround you. You have friends all around you, all you have to do is look.

Rilee Jones and Kenlee East at the Kenny Chesney concert this past summer.

photo courtesy Rilee Jones

Ready for “Avengers: The Endgame”? Jason Olsen staff writer

So the title of the next Avengers movie, the highly anticipated follow-up to “Avengers: Infinity War” is going to be “Avengers: Annihilation”. What do you think? Exciting? What about “Avengers: End Game”? I’ve heard that’s going to be the title, too. Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet? Avengers: The Last Avenger? Any of these work for you? Over the last several months All of these (and several more) have been floated around one way or the other—rumored and hotly discussed. The directors of the upcoming film (maybe “Avengers: Coming in May 2019” is our title) even posted a random photo of ladders and equipment on-set to Instagram and told the fans to “look closely” for clues, and fans did. By interpreting the various pieces of equipment and figuring out what letters things look like, fan got their answers: sort of. People saw enough “A’s” to say definitely, “It’s Avengers: Annihilation.” But what about that crate on the side of the picture? Doesn’t it look like an “E?” It’s definitely “Avengers: Endgame”. Right? Right? Well, the bigger question is why does it matter? Marvel is obviously playing with us to a pretty large degree. A couple of weeks ago, Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), a guy pretty notorious for letting big spoilers slide (look up the clip of Ruffalo accidently revealing the ending of “Infinity War” like a year before the movie even came out. He’s sitting next to Don Cheadle who looks like he wants

to kill Ruffalo. And then Cheadle has to comfort him because Ruffalo gets so upset. It’s awesome) was on the Tonight Show and they did a whole bit with Ruffalo revealing the title of the film, but beeping it out and obscuring his mouth so no one could tell what he said. It all looked like a joke to me. But that meant, of course, that some of our brightest and most talented people spent hours with recording equipment to find out what he really said (it was The Last Avenger, if you’re wondering. And if you’ve made it this far, you probably were wondering). And then the bit played out in social media with the directors “firing” Ruffalo and engaging in a playful back and forth. Marvel has played the mystery of a title into a massive marketing campaign. They don’t even have to do much of anything on this stage of the campaign. Just by delaying the release of a title and sending out an occasional cryptic Instagram pic, they’ve managed to hook us in. And why have we gotten hooked? Well, for one, we really like these movies, right? The top-two-highestgrossing films of 2018 are “Black Panther” and “Infinity War”. So if things are this popular, then obviously there will be anticipation and that anticipation is something Marvel and Disney have masterfully learned to build up. We also find that a lot of media and news these days is a bit of a downer. The skies are getting gloomier and we need something positive. The movie isn’t coming out until next May, but here I am, writing a column in October about it. Those of us who care are all hyping up the movie. There’s no downside to that.

I mean, is there any risk? Of course, it’s going to be a let down. Obviously, this was on a much smaller scale, but there was mystery surrounding what the title of the Han Solo movie from earlier this year would be. Finally, soon before the first trailer came out, Ron Howard, the replacement director (that movie had a lot of production problems), posted a video where he announced it would be called Solo: A Star Wars Story. And everybody groaned; it was a letdown. Is Marvel going to experience the same let down with “Avengers: Whatever it’s Going to be Called”? Absolutely. It probably doesn’t matter what the title is. They’ve let it go so far it’s doomed to disappoint. So should they announce the title of “Avengers: Letdown now”? Maybe not. Maybe they should put it off as long as possible, just to keep us interested. Once we know, we won’t need to know anymore. And then what? So here’s my advice—don’t ever tell us the title. Let the movie be released in 2019 and don’t title it. We’ll still figure out how to see it. And, sometime in 2022 when things have slowed down, announce it. Remember that movie from three years ago? It was “Avengers: The Last Annihilation Gauntlet Game”. Imagine the press you’d get. But if the title isn’t “Avengers: Hawkeye saves Everybody”, I’m Jason Olsen going to be disappointed.

Keeping Eastern community safe from viruses Kenlee East staff writer

Norovirus is hitting students in Northern Utah, slowly creeping up the map. Utah State University Eastern administrators fought this full force so its students don’t get sick. Six new eco-friendly cleaning machines were placed on campus to fight bacteria from spreading throughout campus buildings and dorms. USU Eastern facilities staff decided that the campus needed an upgrade to the way the employees clean. The “first class products” came to light and the janitorial staff decided to jump in. The quick-change muti-product dispensing machine balances the amount of cleaner put into the mix. This new cleaning agent kills viruses from influenza to HIV. The facilities staff spray the entire bathroom and all surfaces, then let the product sit. While the product sits, the chemicals kill all germs on the surfaces. The new cleaning instrument, C3XP, is a new and improved machine used to kill bacteria before it has the chance to infect people. When used at a low setting, it can remove germs without damaging the item it is cleaning. Battery powered helps it to go virtually anywhere and clean most substances. The cleaners used are safer and greener than past disinfectants. The use of this machine eliminated the need for a mop and bucket, helping stop the spread through the strings on the mop. The machine is equipped with a 10.1-gallon fresh-water tank used in the cleaning process. Using the environmentally friendly cleaner, it eliminates the viruses in the public places where the exposure large. The facilities staff uses a squeegee to move more water around on surfaces in bathrooms that have floor drains. The microfiber flat mop is used to use as little water as possible and keep the surface relatively dry. An onboard recovery vacuum is used to dry the floors quickly when their are no drains along the floor. Utah Valley schools have had multiple cases of students getting infected with the Norovirus. Salt Lake County have had three cases reported at two schools. Symptoms include: diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and nauseous. This new cleaning agent is already in place to prevent anything happening to USU Eastern students in classrooms and residential life. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention “Norovirus outbreaks are common. This is because the virus spreads easily and quickly from infected people to others, through contaminated foods and surfaces. Outbreaks happen throughout the year, but occur most often from November to April.” The best way to prevent yourself from getting sick, according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention is, washing your hands before eating, after using restrooms, staying home two days after you get sick to prevent contaminating others, and washing fruits and veggies before you eat them. The Eastern cleaning staff is doing their part to keep students and faculty safe and healthy throughout this season.

October 18, 2018

THE EAGLE LIFE

CREEPERS ON CAMPUS

Photo Credit: Kalli Prendergast // Layout: Kalli Prendergast // Graphics: Nathan Milch