January 2000
News
Domestic
abuse right here in Happy Valley? Yes, unfortunately, and plenty of
it
01/31/00
Domestic violence keeps
police and violence advocates busy in Logan. The Community Abuse Prevention
Service Agency phones ring off the hook, while the Logan Police Department
deals with an average of two calls per day. / By Lizzy Scully
Cache
County Jail filled to capacity, new facility needed
01/31/00
LOGAN -- A jail sentence
in Cache County may not necessarily result in jail time.Cache
County Sheriff G. Lynn Nelson said it all depends on whether or not
there's "room at the inn."And
currently there isn't.
/ By Vicky Campbell
Hyrum
needs a new library, committee says
01/28/00
HYRUM -- Every month, 19,000
books are checked out of the city's library, the head of the library
committee says. At 4,500 square feet, the library is not big enough
to handle that kind of traffic. The new library needs to be at least
11,000 square feet, though the committee would prefer 13,000. /
By Lara Gale
Subdivision
wrapped in red tape, but a council vote could cut through
01/28/00
NORTH LOGAN -- Plans for
the North Park Village subdivision, at 950 E. 2750 North, have been
up for approval for more than a year and a half, each time being denied
by the Planning and Zoning Commission. And although progress has been
made, issues of zoning requirements and previous written agreements
are still a concern. Thursday, the Planning and Zoning Commission
passed the issue along to the City Council for a vote. / By Ruth
Russell
Wellsville
City Council adopts hourly zoning fees
01/28/00
WELLSVILLE--Instead of charging
a set fee, the City of Wellsville will now charge $25 an hour for
zoning and surveying land. The City Council passed a resolution and
code amendment to adjust fees for zoning and subdivisions on Wednesday
night. / By Liz
Maudsley
Smithfield
City Council approves police department
01/28/00
SMITHFIELD--The Smithfield
City Council approved a police force Wednesday night with a 4 to 1
vote. The majority of the council members said they feel the police
force will provide a higher quality service, possibly for the same
amount of money the town already shells out to the Sheriff's office.
/ By Casey Hobson
Hyde
Park looks at new city boundaries; some citizens upset
01/27/00
HYDE PARK--The City Council
unanimously voted Tuesday night to continue to discuss the new proposed
boundaries between Hyde Park and North Logan.
"All these people who get what they want, it's not fair," said Jill
Blotters, who because of her neighbors, is a citizen of North Logan
instead of Hyde Park like Blotters would prefer.
/ By Debbie Lamb
New
businesses opening in Providence
01/27/00
It was e-commerce night
in Providence as the City Council approved business licenses for two
Internet companies.
/ By Sandra Turner
Gifted
kids punished with mediocrity in classrooms, advocate says
01/24/00
Dr.
Linda Silverman, who delivered a keynote address Wednesday, says there
are many parallels between giftedness and retardation. "They are opposite
ends of the same coin," she says. With both groups, the curriculum
requires modification.
/ By Leah L. Culler
Jewish
dentist at Auschwitz recalls ashes, miracles
01/21/00
As
Benjamin Jacobs walked across the stage and up to the microphone in
the TSC ballroom on Thursday, the audience members braced themselves
for the atrocities the Holocaust survivor was about to describe. Jacobs
spoke softly to the filled auditorium and, with a thick Polish accent,
recounted his horrifying tale. / By Jen Feinstein
President's
panel on stress finds pressures can build far too easily
01/21/00
Meet
USU engineering student Tyson Gollaher, a panelist at President Emert's
forum on stress. Tyson is "someone with a lot on his plate."
He is married, has two kids and works full time while still attending
school full time. How does he succeed while others fail? And why do
some youths, like those at Columbine, go off the deep end? / By
Heather Wardle
Crossing
guard approved for Lewiston intersection
01/21/00
Wednesday
night the Lewiston City Council approved a contract for the Utah Department
of Transportation for a flashing reduced speed school zone signs at
State Route 61 and Main Street. / By Aaron Morton
Pat Shea of the
Department of the Interior tells USU students that President Clinton's
efforts to protect federal lands in the West are part of an effort
to leave an environmental legacy. / Photo by Michael Hamblin.
Federal
land manager defends
Clinton
01/20/00
Clinton's
January creation of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument,
north and west of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, has drawn criticism
from conservatives and the ranching and grazing industries, but future
generations will applaud, said Pat Shea, deputy assistant director
of the Interior Department. / By the USU Communication Department
Tremonton
planning road repair without new taxes
01/20/00
The
City Council on Tuesday presented a proposal to repair 24 residential
roads around Main Street. And if all goes as planned, none of the
estimated $2.5 million to complete the project will come from a raise
in the Tremonton residents' taxes. / By Emily Jensen
USU
students to go behind the scenes at Sundance Film Festival 2000
01/13/00
A 1997
graduate of the communication department at Utah State University
is opening the backstages at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival to current
USU students following in her footsteps.
/ By the USU communication department
Mother
Teresa, Frank Zappa, Adolf Hitler . . . and Ted Pease? Only on a calendar
01/12/00
The
head of the USU communication department finds his words in good company,
in a 2000 Freedom
Forum calendar that collects wit and wisdom about free expression.
/ By the USU communication department.
Features
WORLD-CLASS
experts, performers and creators, right in our own back yard
(01/28/00) One
of them can tell you all about why messages about teen sex don't always
motivate teen-agers. Another can tell you all about lies, lies, lies.
(And, first impressions to the contrary, those two don't do research
together.) Another can trace her career in green marketing research
to the time she made trips to the grocery and broke a pickle jar in
a small Kansas town. A fourth wonders how goats learn what to eat
and what to avoid. Ten USU professors, noteworthy for the ways in
which they expand the envelope of knowledge and inspire others to
follow, are profiled in this special project of an advanced news-feature
writing class. / By the students of COMM 3110, "Beyond the
Inverted Pyramid."
Being
a grade-school media specialist means helping curious minds . . .
and the occasional lemon
(01/28/00) The
day her students came back from Christmas break, Suzanne Lowry, media
specialist at Millville Elementary, was confronted by a small boy
and a large, saggy yellow fruit. "That's a lemon, isn't it," she said.
The boy smiled and said, "Yes, I knew you'd like it." She said that
the kids are full of surprises. It's one thing that she loves about
teaching. / By Bryce Petersen
Lewiston
youth council tours Capitol, including (yawn) the Senate
(01/28/00) Down
to the north side of Salt Lake City they went. The 13 youths from
Lewiston learned about the ways the Senate and the House vote, how
a bill is passed, and what lobbyists do. "Knowing they can make
a difference, that their voice can be heard through their senators
and representatives is so important," said their represenative.
Helping the youth get involved in government was also the hope of
their guide through the Capitol. She instructed them to go and register
to vote when they turn 18. / By Sarah Buttars
Chain
e-mails @ USU violate computer policy
(01/11/00)
Paper
chain letters are self-limiting because the sender pays for the paper,
envelope and stamp. But e-mail chain letters can grow out of control
and destroy an e-mail system because the sender does not pay the costs
of receiving and storing the message. Here's what happened when one
student unknowingly did a no-no. / By Leah L. Culler
Cache
targets residents who can't read; training for tutors begins in February
(01/11/00)
Imagine
not being able to fill out your application for a driver's license.
Eight percent of Cache County residents cannot read well enough to
perform everyday activities like that, according to the National Adult
Literacy Survey, conducted by Congress.
The Literacy Coalition, formed in 1999,
has a strategy of attacking the problem from several angles.
/ By Brook Cox and Leah L. Culler
Sports
Another
big man, Brennan Ray, steps up to help USU stay perfect in the East
(01/28/00) Utah
State continued to dominate the Big West as it remained the only unbeaten
team in the Eastern Division and improved to 14-5 (5-0) with a 75-68
victory at Boise State on Thursday. / By Doug Layne
Travel-weary
Aggies on the road again; Sunday's game on ESPN2
(01/26/00) If
the Aggies hope to remain on top of the Eastern Division of the Big
West Conference, they'll have to do it on the road as they head north
this weekend for two stops in Idaho. "It seems to me like we just
got home and we're leaving again (Wednesday)," said Aggie head coach
Stew Morrill. "Over the years, I've usually figured out on a lesser
level maybe whatever I'm feeling, they're (the team) probably feeling
as well. 'What, we've got to go on the road again?'"
/ By Wade Denniston
Aggies
get pair of victories in California
(01/24/00) Who
said the Utah State University men's basketball team couldn't win
on the road? After their weekend on the road, the USU Aggies continue
to dominate the Big West as they remain perfect in conference play
and against teams from the Golden State. Riding the back of junior
forward Shawn Daniels, USU swept its two-game stint in California
as it won 61-57 Thursday night at the University of California at
Santa Barbara and 74-62 Saturday night at California Polytechnic State
University. / By
Wade Denniston and Doug Layne
Injuries,
graduations hurt Aggie gymnasts in loss to Utah
(01/18/00) Losing
a top all-arounder and three other seniors last year, then having
junior Jessenia Abrego tear her anterior cruciate ligament during
practice two weeks ago, was too much for the 21st-ranked Utah State
University women's gymnastics team to overcome against the fifth-ranked
University of Utah Friday
night at the Huntsman Center. / By Wade Denniston
Not much of
a crowd:
There are plenty of empty seats in the Smith Spectrum during one of
the Aggies' biggest wins of the year, against Irvine. / Photo by
Steve Day
Aggies
burn the nets for 62 percent in first half, cruise past Cal State
Irvine
(01/18/00) The
Utah State Aggies improved their record to 11-5 and remain perfect
in the Big West as they defeated Irvine, 81-46, Saturday in the Spectrum.
Once again Troy Rolle led the Aggies with 18 points. / By Doug
Layne
Aggies
struggle early, then hit foul shots to win conference opener
(01/14/00) The
Utah State Aggies improved their record to 10-5 as they beat Cal State
Fullerton, 82-70, Thursday night at the Spectrum. Next up: Irvine
on Saturday. /
By Doug Layne
Gymnasts
open the year at the unfriendly Huntsman Center
(01/14/00) The
USU squad is good, ranked No. 21 in the nation, but fifth-ranked Utah
hasn't lost a home meet in 20 years.
The Aggies will try to end
that streak Friday night, when the Utes will be without the services
of one of their All-Americans. / By Wade Denniston
Cal
State Fullerton to test Aggies in Big West opener Thursday
(01/12/00) The
Titans enter the game with a 5-6 record, while the Aggies are 9-5.
CSF is coming off a loss to San Diego University, 78-72, which Utah
State beat in the Gossner Foods Classic championship game in overtime,
68-65.
What to expect? If history
is our guide, the Aggies should win their home conference opener.
/ By Wade Denniston
Aggies
sleepwalk on basketball court in first half, letting BYU build a lead
it never gave up
(01/10/00) "The
biggest thing in the ballgame tonight was that for whatever reason,
they came out as the aggressors," said Utah State head coach Stew
Morrill, after the 82-73 defeat. "At the start of the ballgame, they
were alive and we seemed a step slow. They seemed very confident and
we seemed unconfident." And the Aggie turnovers didn't help much,
either. /
By Wade Denniston
Opinion
How
do we hate BYU? Let us count the ways
(01/24/00) The
USU basketball team's loss to BYU was tough to take. Some folks still
aren't over it. But to make it a little easier to cope with, here
are the Top Five Reasons to Hate BYU, free of charge.
/ Guest commentary by Dan Chase
Lifestyles
Be
suspicious of fad diets because some are risky or ineffective, dietitians
say
01/26/00 Sheryl
Griffiths eats bacon and eggs for breakfast each morning. For lunch
she has chicken salad with very little lettuce and lots of ranch dressing.
For dinner it's prime rib."I lost seven pounds in the first week,"
said Griffiths, "ever since then I've been losing about a pound or
two a week."Sound a little strange? Griffiths is on the protein power
diet. On this diet she can eat all the fat and protein she wants,
but very little carbohydrates. Theoretically, without the carbohydrates
her body has no choice but to burn fat. Sound too good to be true?
Maybe it is. /
By Melissa Bloyer
Are
you sleeping? If not, you may deprived
01/21/00 Have
you ever slept through your alarm clock and later your roommate tells
you they saw you turn it off? Do you constantly feel drowsy, sluggish,
irritable or depressed? Do you find yourself forgetting things or
drifting off in class? These are just a few symptoms of sleep deprivation,
and you will be happy to know you are not alone in your misery. According
to the National Sleep Foundation, college students, more then any
other group of people, receive the least amount of sleep at night.
/By Kay Dee
Johansen
Got
$138,000 -- or a bit less? Car show has a deal for you
01/19/00
Whatever your taste in automobiles, the Utah International Auto Expo,
Friday through Monday at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt
Lake City, had hundreds of the newest cars, trucks, minivans, sport-utility
vehicles, and concept cars, which give people a sense of what autos
may look like in the future. / By Wade Denniston
Arts
Festival
of New Plays to test fresh works from Utah's 'Lake Bonneville' of
talent
01/13/00 Plays
are living literature and are best appreciated when performed. However,
new plays must be performed before an audience before it is clear
whether they will work, and producers often shy away from plays that
have not been proved themselves successful. It's a Catch-22. One solution:
a night of new plays at USU, beginning Jan. 26. / By the USU theatre
arts department
