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IN-BETWEEN
WEATHER:
Not too hot, not too cold. On the same day recently, Allyssa Grosjean,
top, and Jeff Hertzler, below, dressed radically differently.
/ Photos by Nicole Rusher |

Richmond
may get new garbage bins
03/28/02RICHMOND
-- City Council members were "talking trash" Tuesday night.
/ By Heather Williams
River
Heights City Council prepares for Spring
03/28/02RIVER
HEIGHTS -- Spring is in the air, short sleeves on the streets and
the crack of baseball bats will be filling the silence as T-ball registration
begins. / By Matt
Stephens
Hyde
Park City Council is undecided about changing alcohol ordinance
03/28/02
HYDE PARK -- After
about an hour and a half of discussion, the City Council voted to
think about the proposed alcohol ordinance more, and decide at another
meeting whether to change it or not. / By Sarah Mulholland
Providence
exempts parking spaces for disabled, elderly from town restrictions
03/28/02
PROVIDENCE -- The
City Council had a chock-full agenda Tuesday, including public hearings
on parking spaces for the disabled and amendments to the annexation
policy, as well as a proposal for a city center area. / By Heidi
Thueson
USU
to host Japanese language contest
03/28/02
The USU department
of languages and philosophy of the College of Humanities, Arts and
Social Sciences will host the 21rst All-Utah Japanese Speech Contest
on Saturday. The event is slated to take place at 1 p.m. in Old Main
Room 225.
North
Logan forced to raise 911 service fee to $2 a month
03/27/02
NORTH LOGAN -- The
price of 911 emergency services has officially gone up by $1 a month.
Residents across Cache County will now pay $2 each month to fund the
Logan-based service. / By Jerry VanIeperen
Millville
looking into a sewer district for just one neighborhood
03/27/02
MILLVILLE -- Nearly two
dozen citizens came to the council meeting Thursday to discuss a controversial
proposal for the formation of a special sewer district within Millville
city limits. / By Meghan Dinger
'Best
meeting' picks four Nibley delegates to state GOP convention
03/27/02
Party members at the caucus
voted four delegates to the state convention in Salt Lake City, to
be held on May 11. The delegates for Nibley are Sharon Hagloch, Elaine
Dransfield, Ann Welker and Bill Player. / By Matt Eichner
Nibley
approves $2,500 sewer impact fee for new homes
03/27/02
NIBLEY -- The City Council
voted 4-1 Thursday night to approve a $2,500 sewer impact fee for
homes to hook up to the new sewer. All new homes built in Nibley will
have the fee assessed by the city, as well as a $44 monthly fee for
sewer services charged to all residents of Nibley. / By Matt Eichner
Hyrum
council pushes spring clean-up
03/27/02
HYRUM -- "You can see we
have a highly controversial agenda tonight with all the people who
have turned out," Mayor Olson said to the City Council and just two
audience members Thurday night. / By Shanna Nielsen
Paradise
considers expanding town acreage by a third
03/22/02
PARADISE -- A proposal to
annex 101.5 acres into the town, which would be used to build 60 to
80 homes on, was discussed Wednesday night at the Town Council meeting.
/ By Ginger Kelley

SNOWTIME:
More snow settles on the Wellsville Mountains, just as spring arrives.
/ Photo by Ted Pease
Powerful
Cleopatra had many sides, professor says
03/20/02
"You can make her into
almost anything you want," professor Christopher Pelling said
of Cleopatra VII in his warm, British accent. / By Maria Moncur

Terry Anderson,
an ex-Marine and Associated Press reporter who spent seven years as
a captive of Muslim fundamentalists, says the press is "on the
side of the angels" during wartime. Behind him in the Stevenson
Ballroom at USU is an Arizona Republic cartoon of Danny Pearl,
the Wall Street Journal reporter killed in Pakistan. / Photo
by Nicole Rusher
Freedom
requires defending free press, especially in wartime, Terry Anderson
says
03/19/02
"When they try to shut
you up, speak in a louder voice." . . . Terry Anderson came to
USU to speak Monday, advising that a journalist's job is to watch
government and make sure it does what it is supposed to. He says the
government likes to keep secrets and will do so unless journalists
keep reminding the government that "We The People run this nation."
/ By Shante' Tinsley and Nicole Rusher

YUCK: Snow
and gray skies suffocate Logan in a blanket of wet cotton Thursday.
This view is east from the northeast corner of the Quad, toward the
Sci-Tech Library. / Photo by Curtis McInelly
Cache
Valley Mall expansion approved
03/19/02
Expansion to the mall should
be completed and ready for the Christmas shopping season. A food court
and up to 12 retail stores will be added when construction takes place
sometime next month pending the merger, said Teri Routledge, administrative
secretary for the director of development. / By John Newbold
Mendon
addresses the drying of Utah
03/19/02
MENDON -- The main topic
of conversation at the City Council meeting Thursday evening consisted
of water and . . . well, water. / By Andrea Nixon
Hyrum
plans spring cleanup
03/19/02
HYRUM -- While most of us
struggle to remove from our homes the dust and clutter that has accumulated
almost as deep as the snow in Cache Valley, Hyrum will be taking on
a citywide spring clean-up project. Beginning April 12, volunteers
will band together in an effort to tidy up Hyrum and welcome the spring
season. / By Shanna Nielsen
Providence
council slashes mayor's salary
03/14/02
PROVIDENCE -- In a controversial
4-1 vote, the City Council decided Tuesday night to slash Mayor Alma
Leonhardt's annual salary from $22,000 to $3,125. / By Heidi Thueson
Richmond
councilman wants to raise water and sewer rates
03/14/02
RICHMOND -- City Councilman
Cordell Johnson proposes that rates for water and sewer in Richmond
be raised a dollar every year, effective in 2003, until the rate reaches
$25. "I feel that this is the year that something needs to be decided,
maybe sometime this summer," said Johnson. / By Heather Williams
Old
reservoir cracking, in need of repair, River Heights is told
03/12/02
RIVER HEIGHTS -- The completion
of a new water reservoir for the city is close at hand, but the old
reservoir is not all it's "cracked" up to be. / By Matt
Stephens
North
Logan develops budget for 2003
03/11/02
NORTH LOGAN -- Life will
continue unchanged for the community, as no major amendments or motions
were passed at last week's City Council meeting. The council spent
the most time on discussing the plan for developing and adopting the
city budget for the fiscal year 2003. The council agreed to work on
budget plans at the March 21 meeting.
Hyrum
council approves landscaping for storage shed business
03/11/02
HYRUM -- With close to a
full house waiting Thursday evening, the City Council questioned the
owner of Knight Storage Sheds about his proposed landscaping plan.
Knight already has storage sheds in several cities, including Logan
and Ogden, and if all goes well he will have them in Hyrum as well.
/ By Shanna Nielsen
Paradise
grants emergency water to resident whose well has gone dry
03/11/02
PARADISE -- The spring at
Kristy Dorigatti's home has gone dry, leaving her family of four children
without much water. / By Ginger Kelley
Opportunity
for intensity of teaching and participation in Tanner Symposium a
great draw, says visiting professor
03/11/02
Visiting professor Robert
Michael Pyle, author of Chasing Monarchs, Where Bigfoot Walks,
The Thunder Tree, Walking the High Ridge and other books addressing
human interaction with the natural world, will read from his recent
works at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium
on the USU campus.
Final
ASUSU totals: Bybee new president, Ensign wins by a single vote
03/11/02
Here are the results of
the runoffs for all of the student body offices.
Providence
approves $1.8 million budget
03/08/02
The budget, which totals
$1,861,160, is balanced. It sets aside $9,800 for sidewalk replacement,
asphalt crack-and-seal projects, and storm drain repair. / By Heidi
Thueson

ENOUGH, ALREADY:
The
sky is blue; the calendar says March. When is the snow going to melt?
It's still several inches deep in this view of the Quad at USU, looking
west toward Old Main from Merrill Library. / Photo by Shante' Tinsley
Discarded
'ordinary' writing more accurately reveals everyday life, says USU
English professor
03/07/02
Scraps of paper. A shopping
list, an ordering of tomorrow's tasks, a doodle in the margin. Bits
of writing inscribing our lives, bits routinely discarded. "Ordinary
writing, perhaps more than memoir or autobiography, shows how we construct
ourselves, how we get through the day," says Utah State University
professor of English Jennifer Sinor. Sinor will discuss the importance
of everyday writing at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Haight Alumni Center.
Utah
Legislature votes to put 'In God We Trust'
in schools
03/07/02
Is the United States of
America a Christian nation? State Sen. Chris Buttars says it is. However,
state Rep. David Litvack, who is Jewish, said that would be a hurtful
statement. / By Nicole Rusher
Twizzlers
and laughs at Lewiston planning meeting
03/07/02
LEWISTON -- Lots of laughs,
an opportunity to spend an evening with the neighbors and Twizzlers'
black licorice made the monthly Planning and Zoning committee meeting
the place to be at 8 p.m. Tuesday. / By Melanie Price
Career
Fair Wednesday to bring students, potential employers together
03/07/02
Throngs of students, professionals,
and recruiters will attempt to match talents, skills, and company
needs, as USU holds its annual career fair Wednesday. As in years
past, the event will be in the Sunburst/International Lounge and Ballroom
of the Taggart Student Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rooms will
be packed with representatives from such companies as IBM, Hewlett
Packard, Walt Disney World, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Mervyn's.
/ By Maria Moncur
Oral
history an important tool in capturing Jim Crow South, author says
03/06/02
Most likely, African-Americans
living in the South in the early 20th Century need not have the term
"Jim Crow" defined. Signs above doorways and drinking fountains read
"Whites only" or "Colored," and there was discrimination
in employment and housing. "Jim Crow" refers to all obstacles to equal
status. / By Shanna Nielsen
Utah's
rape rate on the increase; nine reported at USU in last three years
03/04/02
In the year 2000, Utah's
rape rate increased by 4 percent. Utah has a rape rate about 15 percent
higher than the national rate. (To link to the Utah state government
web page comparing national rape statistics with Utah's from 1980-2000, click here.)
By Angela Jorgenson-Haycock
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RUDY
'N' AGGIE:
USU journalism senior Marcie Young worked as an intern for International
Sports Broadcasting at the E Center hockey venues during the Olympic
Games, rubbing shoulders with hockey heroes and others, including
former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani, left, at the gold medal
hockey game between the United States and Canada. |
Paradise
approves motion to annex land
03/01/02
PARADISE -- The Town Council
approved a motion Wednesday night for five acres of land to be annexed
into Paradise. It will be divided into four lots for homes to be built
at 200 West and 9300 South. / By Ginger Kelley
Clear
our snow too, River Heights residents speak out
03/01/02
RIVER
HEIGHTS -- Residents of Stuart Hill Court voiced concerns about lack
of snow removal from their cul-de-sac at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Many claimed Stuart Hill Court is the last place in the city to get
plowed, and they are upset. / By Matt Stephens
Features

MUST BE MARCH:
The snow has melted, at least on the valley floor, and the winds are
strong enough for kite flying on the Quad. / Photo by Shante' Tinsley
New
park attracts skate junkies
03/22/02
Three distinct sounds fill the west end of Willow Park in Logan. As
you move in closer, the first thing you hear is the scraping of wood
on concrete resonating through the air like an airplane taking off
from a runway only yards away. / By Jason Robey
Camping
with the Boy Scouts
03/22/02
High in the Uintah Mountains, 42 miles away from human civilization,
young boys learn how to survive on burned pancakes and charcoaled
bacon. They are the Boy Scouts of America and they can be found crowding
fire rings 12 months a year across the globe, Utah included. /
By Shanna Nielson

SUNDOWN IN
UTAH:
The last rays peek over the mountains in Cache Valley. Click the image
for a larger version. / Photo by Jason Sauter
Hyde
Park councilman seeks cooperation between city, businesses
03/22/02
HYDE PARK -- Reed Elder was sworn in as a member of the Hyde Park
City Council on Jan. 22. "Having lived in Hyde Park for the past 20
years I have a feel of what my constituents want in order to keep
Hyde Park a great place to live," he said. / By Sarah Mulholland
Logan
Canyon offers many scenic trails for hikers of any skill
03/21/02
It's 4:30 and Cody Edwards is the first one to head to the restroom
at Herff Jones Yearbooks. He grabs the second stall, carrying his
Utah Jazz gym bag in his left hand and undoing his blue and green
paisley tie he had bought from a street vender in Washington D.C.,
with his right. / By Kyle S. Loosle

Classy 'n'
glassy:
Dale Chihuly's Sun and Moon, a glass sculpture, greeted visitors
to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
Chihuly's work came down at the end of the Paralympics. / Photo
by Will Bettmann
USU
Women's Center helps campus women survive school
03/15/02
Finals week is a labor for most students at Utah State University,
but it was especially difficult for single-mom Lynette Hall. She was
seven months pregnant. / By Erika Doty
More
Americans opt for home health care
03/14/02
Johanna McVey braces her leg muscles, and her latex-gloved hands tightly
grip Marla's torso as she slowly lowers her into the steamy bathtub.
Whether for senior assistance, infant care, disease treatment or disability
help, home health care is a growing trend that affects everybody.
/ By Anna Brunson
Logan
thrill ride company has worldwide claims to fame
03/14/02
S&S Power of Logan has become
a leader in thrill rides. Its latest project is the world's first
air-launched roller-coaster. The new coaster was sold to Paramount's
Kings Dominion in the summer of 2001. / By Mary Day
Mendon
web site lets residents follow city affairs without leaving home
03/13/02
MENDON -- Whether you're a resident wanting to know how the City Council
voted on a particular issue or a newcomer curious about this small
town in Cache Valley, the information you seek may be right at your
fingertips. / By Andrea Nixon
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CIRCLE
UNBROKEN:
The Native American Student Council of USU played host last
weekend to the 29th annual Pow-Wow. It celebrates family, pride
and tradition. Music, clothes and dance made the event at the
Field House memorable. Dancers are in the center, while drums
and the audience form a circle around the outside. For more
pictures, click either photo. / Photos by Liz Bellessa
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Cruises
offer a getaway for those who are sick of the cold
03/08/02
Temperatures are still dipping into the negative degrees, and there
is no sign of the snow melting anytime soon. The cold weather is getting
tiresome, and many are looking to get away to a more tropical climate
to escape the weather. A cruise is the perfect solution for the heat-seeking
traveler. / By Sarah Buttars
Social
Security numbers are easy source for identity theft
03/07/02
Do you have a Social Security number? If so, you could become a victim
of the fastest growing crime in America. How? As a student you are
constantly handing out the personal identification that marks you
as an individual on Earth.
/ By Dereck Jeffery
How
to survive the cold and flu season: a primer on avoiding germs
03/07/02
As if driving conditions, freezing temperatures and Olympic pin trading
aren't adding enough stress to our lives this winter, the cold and
flu season is still lurking around. / By Erika Doty
School
breaks with fun and service
03/06/02
Unclogging a sewage pipe, picking up garbage, and moving rocks is
how Sheila Langford spent her spring break, and she was happy about
it. Langford is the
program director of Alternative Breaks at Utah State University. This
program places teams of college students in communities to engage
in community service and experiential learning during school breaks.
/ By Sarah Mulholland
The
term 'binge drinking' being challenged by experts
03/06/02
The use of the term "binge drinking" is being challenged as an effective
measurement of problem drinking. According to Jana Carling, prevention
specialist for Utah State University's Student Wellness Center, using
the term "binge drinking" is the latest controversy among professionals.
/ By Krista Thornock
When
JCOM students talk, nation's media are all ears for Earbags
03/06/02
Earbags of Sweden, makers of polarfleece bandless earmuffs and an
official licensee of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games, teamed up with
nearly two dozen Utah State University journalism students to make
a lasting impression on the national news media -- not to mention
the students who participated. / By Bryan Seeley
Fighting
the flab of frosty times
03/05/02
Winter and obesity go almost hand in hand, especially in Logan. Everyone
at every age benefits from exercise, and any risks involved are worth
it, even the risk of falling down on all the ice. / By Bethany
Allen
It's
a tough life riding the highways
03/01/02
In the last two decades, trucking has become the lifeblood of the
American economy, transporting 8 billion tons of freight annually.
Yet as trucking moves the economy, truckers aren't reaping what they've
helped sow. / By Karen Funk
Student
pilots trade airplanes for couches
03/01/02
The aftermath of Sept.11 left young pilots who have trained to fly
all their lives grasping for other options. Before Sept. 11, the future
for getting a job as a pilot was phenomenal. Now more than 100,000
airline workers stand to lose their jobs because of the decrease in
air travel linked to the fear of terrorist attacks post Sept. 11.
/ By Keri Vargason
No
money? Why worry when you have plastic?
03/01/02
Buy now and pay never, when
you have a credit card. It is the American way. / By Shauni Siddoway
Sports
Scurfing:
water-skiing's trendy new cousin
03/27/02
The
sun had just begun to peek over the towering red rock of southern
Utah and glistened on the water like the sparkle of a Christmas present
reflecting the radiance of twinkle-lights. Tyson Gill instantly felt
chilly goose bumps on the back of his neck and shuddered slightly
as he climbed out of his tent, one weary foot at a time. His destination:
his family's ten-year-old, white and turquoise colored Four Winns
powerboat that was bobbing peacefully in the water.
/ By Sara Swalberg
USU
gymnasts take third place in conference's first meet
03/27/02
The
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, filled with an audience of 2,097 fans, was
the site of the Aggies' third-place finish. Utah State, with a total
team score of 195.55, was outscored by second place Southern Utah
University (195.575), and the winners of the meet, University of Denver
(195.825). The high score gave the Pioneers the edge they needed to
become the first-ever 2002 Western Gymnastics Conference Champions.
/ By Jennifer Hawkins
The
ultimate thrill ride
03/25/02
Dave
Christensen is grateful for amusement parks. He never goes, but doesn't
discourage others from partaking in the thrill of a roller coaster's
vertical loops and corkscrew turns. "I am thankful for amusement parks,"
said Christensen. "It makes it so everyone isn't on the river."
/ By Katie Miyake
Spanish
skier/broadcaster sees the Olympics from both sides now
03/20/02
"This
is probably the most special project I've ever been involved in,"
Garcia said. "It's like your little baby. We talked about it for three
years, and then to finally see something like the downhill on TV when
I saw it live was really rewarding." / By Will Bettmann

Kevin Bramble
signs an autograph for a fan at the Paralympics. Despite his success,
he was virtually ignored by the news media. / Photo by Will Bettmann
Gold
medal skier? Who's he?
03/19/02
In
Kevin Bramble won a gold medal and he still can't get the media's
attention. / By Will Bettmann

Just because you
can't walk doesn't mean you can't play hockey, as the Paralympic Games
attest. Slovakia, in white and blue, defeated Japan, in red, 2-1,
Saturday at the E center in Salt Lake City. / Photo by Maria Moncur
Athletics
office aide from Iowa got a wake-up call at the Utah state line
03/14/02
In
a black Ford Explorer with Iowa plates, Lis Erickson drove through
Wyoming en route to her new home in Utah. It was a beautiful September
day and she was cruising across the interstate. Erickson was excited,
nervous and a little unsure of what she was getting herself in to.
As Jimmy Buffett blared on the radio she pondered about the future.
/ By Jeff Burton

UP AND AWAY:
A competitor in the Logan Xtreme SnoCross competition last weekend
catches some air at the finish at the Cache County Fairgrounds. The
event was sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Cross Country Racing Circuit.
And no, that's not dirt. It's dirty snow. / Photo by Curtis McInelly
Let
the madness begin, and put an end to the debates
03/13/02
Three
hundred twenty-four schools and more than 4.000 athletes all start
a journey. Their goal in starting this journey is to have an opportunity
to be a part of the Big Dance. To become one of the 65 teams invited
to the men's NCAA basketball tournament in March. / By John Newbold
USU
reinstates women's basketball
03/12/02 For the first time in more
than 15 years, Utah State University will sponsor women's basketball
beginning in the 2003-04 season. / By Julie Ann Grosshans
Aggie
gymnasts edge SUU for second, behind Arizona State
03/11/02 The
Aggies finished second to Arizona State and ahead of Southern Utah
at a three-way gymnastics meet Friday at the Spectrum. USU's final
score was 195.425, and SUU was right behind the Aggies with a 195.275.
ASU led the way with a 196.100. / By Liz Bellessa
Opinion:
Gary Payton would be super as a non-Sonic
03/08/02
He was struggling through a horrendous rookie season, just another
lottery bust who could not hit a jumper, yet even then, even as he
averaged a meek 7.2 points per game, Gary Payton was completely confident.
"Players like Magic Johnson and me only come around once a decade,"
he said at the time. / By Bryan Beall
Sports
psychology can help athletes overcome failure and improve performance
03/07/02
Three - two - one - the skier breaks through the start gate and speeds
down the hill trying to break her seemingly endless losing streak.
Having the term "did not finish" next to each race result is never
any downhill skier's, let alone athlete's, idea of accomplishment.
/ By Erin Cowles
Special
Olympics participants get hooked on 'warm fuzzies'
03/01/02
Like any other athlete, Robert Larsen, trains, competes, wins and
loses. But he does it all with crutches. Larsen, a 21-year-old from
Preston, Idaho, has chocolate-brown hair, glasses, a lisp and is a
member of the Utah State University Special Olympics team. Larsen's
disability, cerebral palsy is a birth defect that results from damage
to the brain. / By Katie Miyake
Lifestyles
Weight
Watchers diet program is a healthier way of life
03/21/02
"Next!" Men and women smile
uneasily as coordinators call out for the next person in line. One
can almost hear, "Think skinny... think skinny," coming from the minds
of most of the individuals standing in the weigh-in line. /
By Haylie Norr
Future
USU student learns to deal with dyslexia
03/15/02
Growing up in Muleshoe,
a small town in the Texas panhandle, Katie Woodworth didn't know why
she was different from the other kids. She looked similar to her friends
and classmates. She even liked to play the same games and with the
same toys. But, for some reason, she could never read like everyone
else. Not until Woodworth entered fourth grade did her teacher suspect
that she suffered from a learning disability named dyslexia.
/ By Emily Aikele
Students
struggle with sexually transmitted diseases
03/15/02
"It was the most terrifying
two weeks of my life," he said. "I would never want anyone to go through
what I went through." / By Julie Ann Grosshans

Old Thundering
Bob is a gentle soul. / Photo courtesy of the Earl family.
Hungry,
wild horses find homes through BLM adoptions; some are real pussycats
03/08/02
Old Thundering Bob was a part of the Earl family for 13 years.
Calm, hard-working, tough and four-legged. When Bob ran, it sounded
like a giant draft horse was coming at you instead of a wild mustang.
Bob was the first of a half-dozen horses the Earls have adopted through
the Bureau of Land Management's Adopt-A-Wild-Horse-or-Burro Program
over the last 15 years. / By Samantha Nicholas
Eating
disorders stem from muddled perceptions, social pressures, doctor
tells USU
03/01/02
Eating disorders are difficult obsessions to conquer, a psychologist
told USU Thursday. Dr. Harold Frost said a patient's husband once
told him, "It's like my wife is having an affair," after
he threatened to divorce her over her eating problem. "I wish
my wife was having an affair. Then I could find this guy and beat
him up, but what can I do about this?" / By Maria Moncur
Opinion
Nothing
matches the thrill of singing to open the Paralympics
03/13/02
SALT LAKE CITY -- Suddenly it was all worth it. The interminable bus
rides, the dry sandwiches, the hurry-up-and-wait, seemingly hours
on end in a tunnel at the north end of the stadium or in a tent outside
the stadium, endless rehearsals and waiting for that darn green skater
to appear at rehearsal: it was all worth it. / By Matt Eichner
All
the big names of entertainment come to Utah . . . and freeze
03/07/02
How does it feel to be a part of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics?
Thousands of people from around the globe came to Utah with divergent
goals, emotions, nomenclature and status, but they were all united
by one common impression: It's cold here. / By Brian Tibbets
Be
proud, Utah -- your Games highlighted your friendliness
03/05/02
Mormon influence during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
was held to a minimum as promised by church officials. / By Shawn
Wolfley
An
insider's view of Olympic security: 'The green men are scary,' says
the little girl
03/05/02
The military were everywhere. They surrounded every intersection and
entrance. They lined the building. Police officers stood motionless
in perfect attention like machines waiting for orders. / By Nicole
Rusher
Arts
New
plays get try-out at USU
03/27/02 Humor,
drama, romance and action filled the theater during the Festival of
New Plays on Saturday at the Utah State University Kent Concert Auditorium.
The Kennedy Center American College Theather Festival XXXIV was presented
and produced by the John F. Kennedy Center for the performing arts.
/ By Shante' Tinsley
'The
Rookie,' the stuff dreams are made of, will leave you happy
03/20/02
The
Rookie is based
on a true story about Jimmy Morris, who plays baseball whenever he
can, and all of those who were close to Jimmy throughout his life.
The movie is nothing but superb. All the laughter, crying,
and feelings of what Morris was going through are on the screen. /
By Liz Bellessa
Robey
lights up the Skyroom with songs from new CD
03/18/02 As
students walked into the Skyroom Friday night the sounds of music
and laughter filled the air. Jason Robey sat and played his guitar
and sang. Tables were so crowded there was no place to sit. / By
Liz Bellessa
Realism
contains magic, author of L.A. Chicano stories says
03/13/02 "For
years I was an avid reader," Author Helena Maria Viramontes read from
her recent essay Four Guiding Principles of a Lived Experience.
"But very rarely did I come across stories of the people I love."
/ By Katrina Cartwright
JCOM
student to perform at CD release party Saturday
03/13/02 JCOM
student Jason Robey will play three half-hour sets beginning at 8
p.m. Saturday in the Skyroom at Taggart Student Center to celebrate
the release of his second CD, Inherit the Earth.
311's
happy and hot concert features pot-smoking anthems
03/06/02 The
smell of sweat and smoke filled the room at Orem's McKay Events Center
as the music group 311 rocked the crowd through two hours of songs
from the six albums released in the last decade. / By Jason Robey