March 2000
News
ASUSU
election results
03/31/00
Results of the Associated Students of Utah State University final
elections included some one- and two-vote margins, and a walk for
the unopposed presidential candidate Ben Riley.
JOSHUA TREES
RAISE THEIR BRANCHES TO HEAVEN:
The sun sets on a quiet night in Joshua Tree National Park, Calif.,
over spring break. / Photo by Michael Hamblin
Riverside
residents have their say in government at caucus
03/31/00
Seventeen people sat in a circle at Box Elder County Commissioner
Lee Allen's house as the Riverside/East Garland Republican Caucus
began Monday. On the agenda was the electing of six county delegates
and one state delegate to represent Riverside and East Garland in
the upcoming county and state primaries. A new chairman and vice-chairman
would also be elected to run the Riverside/East Garland meetings for
the next two years. "This is the only place you really get a say in
government," said Eleanor Jensen, a resident of Riverside.
/ By Emily W. Jensen
Female
reporters crucial to environmental journalism, professor says
03/30/00
Women have always been central to environmental writing. "Women
see nature as female, feel her power, and nurture her. Men also see
nature as female, but want to conquer her," she said. "My question
is, don't we need both perspectives?" asks JoAnn Valenti, an environmental
journalism professor at BYU. She had some jaw-dropping facts for USU
students Tuesday, including the declaration that Tooele County is
the most polluted place on Earth. / By Kay Dee Johansen
Daughters
of the Utah Pioneers request move of historic log cabin
03/27/00
The Brigham City Council approved a
motion at Thursday's meeting to allow the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
to move their historical log cabin from Pioneer Park to Brigham Young
Park. According to Marva
Frost, DUP president, the Knudsen cabin was built in 1855 and stood
in its original location at 100 E. 100 South St. in Brigham City until
929, when it was moved to Pioneer Park. /By
Sally H. N. Wright
The goddess Athena,
wearing a helmet, appears on an ancient four-drachma coin. She was
smart but had a temper.
Women's
history? The long view includes wise Athena and an unfortunate spider
woman
03/27/00
Goddesses got equal time last week. "You've all heard about Zeus,"
says Fran Titchener, USU classics history professor, "but what of
the many other women not often spoke of?" / By Heather Wardle
Celebrating
Women's History Month
03/21/00
During the month of March Utah State University has sponsored many
events honoring women. This is in response to a proclamation by President
Clinton who declared March 2000 as Women's History Month. / By
Kay Dee Johansen
Providence citizens petition against road plans
03/22/00
"People who do not
want a thru road to Bluff Street," began the petition presented to
the Providence City Council, following in smaller letters, "We all
live here and raise our kids here."
/ By Analisa Coats
Hyde
Park approves zoning for subdivision despite traffic concerns
03/20/00
The City Council unanimously approved rezoning for a subdivision at
100 West and 300 South streets despite residents' concerns stated
Tuesday night. / By Debbie Lamb
Lake
Powell wastes water, hides beauty, professor says
03/10/00
Drain "Lake" Powell? Restore Glen Canyon? And why is "Lake" in quotation
marks anyway? USU students filed into the TSC auditorium on Wednesday
to hear Dr. Richard Ingebretsen address these questions. / By Jen
Feinstein
Hyde
Park City Council wants ice arena to meet city code
03/10/00
Right now the arena is located on county property, said Stanley Kane,
the consultant and architect for the arena. After the annexation,
the property will be located in Hyde Park, Kane said. "We recommend
that this ice arena as drawn meets our ordinances with the stipulation
that the north half of the lot is paved," said Sara Krebs, a Planning
and Zoning member. "We also recommend that we talk to the school district
about sharing the parking lot." / By Debbie Lamb
Reserved
seating planned for annual concert in Smithfield
03/10/00
On
your marks, get set, show your tickets. The Smithfield City Council
decided to offer reserved seating to the annual Bar J Wranglers' concert
Nov. 18, in the Sky View High School auditorium. The decision came
in an attempt to control the demand for front-row seating. The council
estimated reserved seating will cost $10, a $4 increase from last
year, and said there are people who will gladly pay the extra money.
"There are people who will pay those (extra) bucks to know they are
in that seat," Councilman Keith Fortie said. / By Casey Hobson
Millville
City Council considering new sewer system
03/10/00
The
question is not whether Millville City will replace its existing septic
tank system of managing wastewater with a sewer system, said Mike
Johnson, Millville City councilman. The question is when. With Nibley,
Millville's neighbor to the south, ready to put a new wastewater facility
plan out to bid by mid-June, Johnson said that this may be the time.
"It gives us the opportunity," Johnson said. "Say, 10 years from now,
we decide to go sewer, we'd have to dig a line all the way to Logan."
/ By Bryce Petersen
New
sidewalk may be built in North Logan
03/06/00
Children
in North Logan may soon have a safe place to walk, but there is a
cost. The city received a grant
to build a sidewalk from 800 East to 2500 North, continuing over to
the elementary school, Mayor Jack Draxler announced at the City Council
meeting last night. /
By Lynette Hoffman
Hyrum
bans dogs from parks, trails, cemeteries
03/03/00
Man's
best friend is no longer welcome in Hyrum's public parks and cemeteries.
Despite the city leash law, owners are allowing dogs to make their
mark in places where people walk and children play, and it has become
a problem, said Gordon M. Olson, Hyrum mayor. The City Council voted
unanimously Thursday to amend the leash law to restrict dogs from
city parks and other public places such as hiking and walking trails.
/ By Lara Gale
Candidates
off and running for ASUSU 2000 elections
03/01/00
The
election process has started for those vying for ASUSU postions.Here
is a list of those running. The Primary election will be held March
20-22. Finals are March 27-30.
/
By Jen Feinstien
Manufactured
homes, collectibles and fingernails
03/01/00
Todd
Lish can build two manufactured homes on his lot, Leslie Fredrickson
can sell and deliver collectible angel figurines, and Heather Hugie
can do people's nails at her home.Each
received a conditional-use permit from the Tremonton City Planning
and Zoning Commission on Tuesday.
/
By Emily W. Jensen
Features
Aggie
alum's 83 ways to say 'he scored a basket' not boring; instead, 'it's
good'
03/29/00
The basketball leaves the player's hands, goes up and then falls into
the hoop. Boring. Paul Coburn, the first broadcaster in Logan,
knows a thing or two about "caging a toss," and just in
time for the Final Four. / By Emily Jensen
And
now, a word or two about condoms from our scholars (?) of media law
03/28/00
For extra credit on a test in the mass media law class offered by
the Utah State University communication department, students were
asked to name a make-believe condom company. Here are the printable
ones. (Would you believe, "Cloak and Dagger?" / By the
USU communication department
Fashion is
their passion:
Student models from the apparel and textiles department show off their
clothes at Friday's USU fashion show. / Photo by Heather Wardle
Rock
'n' roll models are
role models for USU fashion fans
03/27/00
From sleek and strapless, to crazy with khaki, the Utah State University
apparel and textiles department's fashion show promises the newest
and coolest will fit into just about anyone's closet this summer.
/ By Heather Wardle
Prize-winning
teen author sticks with book ideas until the big one bites her
03/24/00
Ideas are like mosquitoes. Eventually, one flies up your nose, says
Katie Beck, whose book, The Moas, was published recently. She
spoke this week to students in North Logan about the importance of
persistence and using one's talents. / By Ruth Russell
New
Logan web site to be 'the best in the state'
03/24/00
Work on a more comprehensive Logan city web site began Wednesday,
and Mayor Doug Thompson projected that the site will be up and running
within six months. When it's operational, it will replace seven separate
sites that now provide information and services for Logan residents.
/ By Emily Jensen
Wellsville
dentist says fluoride does more good than harm
03/21/00
The only practicing dentist in Wellsville harbors unpopular views
on fluorinated drinking water in Utah, but that hasn't hurt his thriving
practice. J. Thomas Smith
says fluorinated drinking water is one of the best things that can
be done for dental health, and the risk of fluorinosis, an overexposure
to the element causing darkening of the teeth, is low and preventable.
/ By Heather Fredrickson
WE'RE
BUSY STUFFING ENVELOPES FOR JACK: Students of the communication
department prepare invitations for the USU Journalism Distinguished
Service Awards Dinner, which will honor investigative journalist,
Utah native and Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Anderson. The dinner will
be from 6 to 9 p.m. March 31 at the Wyndham Hotel in Salt Lake City.
If you'd like in on the action, contact us at (435) 797-3292. /
Photo by the USU communication department
Log
homes designed for individual tastes, floor plans in Hyde Park
03/20/00
Everyone has a vision of the perfect home. A Hyde Park woman is helping
people who have a desire for an uncustomary floor plan to achieve
that goal. "Log homes have a down-home, unique feeling," she says.
/ By Debbie Lamb
Sports
Aggies
back to business with spring football
(03/27/00)With
the coming of spring, one might hear talk of baseball, softball or
even golf. Right? Wrong.
This year's spring has 86 players
talking about none other than football. /
By Wade Denniston
Denson
nabs Big West gymnast of the year, as Aggies take second in conference
(03/20/00) It
wasn't as difficult to say goodbye as it may have seemed, as senior
Christy Denson led Utah State to a second-place finish and had a near-flawness
night at the Big West Conference Gymnastics Championships on Saturday.
/ By Dan Chase
A
banner year for bastketball team as it wins tournament and gets automatic
NCAA bid
(03/20/00) Victories
over Nevada and New Mexico State in the Big West conference tournament
wrap up a perfect season for the Aggies. / By Doug Layne
Fans,
coach think USU deserves slot on the Big Dance Card
(03/08/00) Regardless
of what happens in this year's Big West tournament, Utah State has
already had a remarkable season, one that many people didn't imagine.
And many of those same people are now saying USU deserves to be in
the Big Dance. / By Wade Denniston
Denson
overcomes illness and a fall to shine in home finale
(03/06/00) After
witnessing an atypical fall by Utah State University gymnast Christy
Denson on the uneven bars Friday night, a stunned Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
crowd knew that she'd botched her chances of notching another all-around
award. But what the crowd didn't know was Denson was ill. / By
Dan Chase
Brown's
hot hand helps keep Aggies perfect; one more win means a clean sweep
(03/03/00) The
University of Idaho became the latest to suffer at the hands of the
Utah State Aggies, who exended the nation's longest winning streak
to 15 games and improved their record to 24-5 Thursday night at the
Spectrum. The Aggies, still perfect in conference play at 15-0 after
downing the Vandals, 73-52, can sweep the Big West with a victory
Saturday night against Boise State. / By Doug Layne
Final
week preview: Two teams from Idaho no small potatoes as Aggies seek
perfection
(03/01/00) The
Aggies, who are picking up steam in both the AP poll (ranked 29th)
and USAToday/ESPN coaches poll (30th), can become only the third team
to go through Big West play without a loss. But first, they cannot
afford to overlook visits by Idaho and Boise State. / By Wade Denniston
Opinion
Some
thoughts on same-sex marriage referenda: Is marriage the ultimate
perk?
(03/21/00) For months now, the news has echoed
with angry sound bytes from enemies of same-sex marriage. Homosexual
nuptials, it's being said, will tarnish the "sanctity" of heterosexual
marriage. Gosh, do these folks ever read the newspaper? Or a history
book? / By Reid Furniss
Churro sheep inquiry
Whatever happened to the Churro sheep program
of Utah State?
--Jim Harlin, via e-mail.
The High Country News recently wrote about
the troubles of the sheep program. You can read the story at http://www.hcn.org/news/20000131.html.
--The Eds.
Thanks, read article, it's a shame, that's all
I knew about that school. Years ago, I had known of the program when
it seemed to hold so much hope for the Navajo weavers. -- Jim
Lifestyles
Children
from low-income families get a Head Start
03/28/00 In
a small building near Brigham City Community Hospital, 15 4-year-olds
engage in serious play. Some sit at a craft table, carefully cutting
and pasting bits of colored paper into collages and other creations.
Some make towers from wooden blocks; others watch goldfish swim in
a fish tank. A few others play with plastic turtles and sand in a
table made to hold a few inches of sand, water or other intersting
material. It's Head Start, a federally funded preschool program designed
especially for children from low-income families. /
By Sally H.N. Wright
SHADES
OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL!: It's a happy accident. Communication
department professor Bill Pritchard shot a roll of ancient black-and-white
film at Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah, during spring
break. When the prints came back from the developer, they were oddly
sepia-toned, looking like something shot by the original Powell expedition
of the Colorado and Green rivers, which are hidden among the rocks
at the bottom of the cliff at right. / Photo by Bill Pritchar
Is
it a fighting style or a dance? The answer is, yes
03/10/00 In
Logan you can practice the same martial art that Wesley Snipes uses
in many of his movies. It's a Brazilian art called Capoeira, which
mixes fighting techniques with aerobatics, dance and music. / By
Steve Day
Arts
Members
of the band Hambone practice in a storage shed outside of Logan before
they have to travel to Salt Lake for a show at O'Shucks. Pictured
in the front is lead guitartist Jeff Hamult and on drums is Brian
Fox. In the background standing is Shawn Herd, who is a new member,
and sitting is bassist Jeff Erickson. / Photo by Michael Hamblin
You've
heard of garage bands? Meet Logan's storage shed band
03/31/00
Every Sunday Jeff Hamula
drives from Salt Lake City to a shed west of Logan. Usually these
sheds are used for storage, but members of Hambone have turned it
into their practice studio. They brought in a light and nailed carpet
to the walls and ceiling. With couches brought in it seemed more like
a kids' treehouse than a place for a band to play. / By Michael
Hamblin
Noah's
Ark to visit Kent Concert Hall
03/20/00
Grab
your umbrellas and galoshes because there's going to be a flood on
March 24 and 25 in the Chase Fine Arts Center's Kent Concert Hall.
But don't worry--Noah will be
there along with his ark and nearly 100 other actors and actresses
as they portray "Noah's Flood."
/ By Dan
Chase
Theatre
Department receives Kennedy Center Medallion of Excellence
03/23/00 There
are only two Kennedy Center Medallions of Excellence given out each
year and Utah State University's Department of Theatre Arts received
one on February 13 at the American College Theatre Festival--Region
VIII held in Las Vegas. /
By USU Theatre
Arts Department
