News
North
Logan postpones vote on realignment of 2500 North
03/31/03
NORTH LOGAN
-- Proposed changes to the city's general transportation plan produced
"outstanding issues" of homes and road width for the Planning Commission,
resulting in the abandonment of a recommendation. / By Rachel
Jefferies
River
Heights nearly finished with new subdivision approval law
03/27/03
RIVER HEIGHTS
-- The Planning and Zoning Commission has been putting the finishing
touches on a new subdivision ordinance that could go into effect next
month. / By Mark LaRocco
Hard
News Cafe wins big-time in student journalism competition
03/27/03
The Hard News
Cafe swept the 2002 Mark of Excellence student online journalism awards
for Region IX of the Society Professional Journalists. / By the
USU department of journalism and communication
SPIKE
AT USU: Film
Director Spike Lee spoke to students as part of the ASUSU Arts and
Lectures program. Lee focused on issues ranging from film making to
politics. / Photo by Toby G. Hayes
Deposits
on pop cans helped start film career, Spike Lee says
03/27/03
He can normally
be seen behind a camera or courtside at a New York Knicks game. But
noted film maker Spike Lee was in Logan on Tuesday speaking to a capacity
crowd of 2,000 at Utah State University. / By Toby G. Hayes
Providence
residents protest non-inclusion
03/27/03
PROVIDENCE -- Residents
are tired of being left in the dark when it comes to decisions made
by the City Council. / By Marie MacKay
River
Heights nixes payment on 'reorder' that was never ordered
03/27/03
RIVER HEIGHTS --
City Recorder Sheila Lind reordered a toner cartridge for the office
printer. Only she didn't order one the first time. "I didn't remember
ordering that, but I thought, oh well, I guess I forgot," Lind said.
/ By Mark LaRocco
State
wants to know how Hyrum plans to manage storm water
03/26/03
HYRUM -- Storm-water
management was brought to the attention of the Hyrum City Council
Thursday night when the March 10 deadline pasted for submitting a
Notice of Intent (NOI) to the state. / By Kelly Dunn
Sentencing
for Cook on felony DUI postponed
03/26/03
Cody Loran Cook,
23, of Logan, continues awaiting his sentence involving two third-degree
felony DUI charges, pending the court's review of Cook's two prior
pleas in similar incidents. / By Hilary Judd
More
people calling Paradise home
03/24/03
PARADISE -- Residential
building is increasing, and has been for the last three years, according
to the latest report on building in the town. / By Landon Olson
North
Logan OKs Utah State campus expansion
03/24/03
NORTH LOGAN --
After two motions, the City Council finally agreed Thursday night
to support expansion of Utah State's "Innovation Campus." / By
Rachel Jefferies
Wellsville's
new caseinate plant has open house
03/24/03
Although the controversy
surrounding the new factory has been minimal, the owners are doing
all they can to dispel any animosity from Wellsville residents. /
By Jacob Moon
What's
a government 'taking'? River Heights learns about property rights
03/18/03
RIVER HEIGHTS --
Private property ombudsman Craig Call visited the River Heights City
Council Tuesday night to give a presentation on property rights and
disputes. / By Mark LaRocco
Mendon
OKs third phase of Pheasant Hollow subdivision
03/18/03
MENDON -- With comfort levels
on the rocks and the room tight with tension, the City Council finally
made a decision regarding a new development that has its sights set
for the northeast side of Mendon. / By Jamie Karras
Neighbors
convince North Logan council to postpone decision on USU's Innovation
Campus
03/18/03
NORTH LOGAN -- A decision
to approve expansion of Utah State's "Innovation Campus" was tabled
by the City Council because of neighbors' concerns with potential
traffic and noise issues. / By Rachel Jefferies
Looming
war hits home for USU students
03/17/03
The possibility
of war with Iraq has many effects on Utah State University and its
students. / By Ellie Riggs
Hyrum
plans annual spring cleanup in April
03/17/03
HYRUM -- It's almost that
time of year again for Hyrum City to do its yearly spring cleanup.
/ By Kelly Dunn
Music
opens minds both young and old, writing professor says
03/07/03
When a writing professor
had Neil Young sing Down by the River many years ago, it changed his
life. Now he uses music to open the minds of his students as they
put words on paper. / By Skeeter Ellison
PEACE
RALLY: Students gather on the TSC patio to
protest a possible war with Iraq. /
Photo by K'Leena Murphy/Utah Statesman
Peace
rally draws heat from both sides
03/06/03
LOGAN -- Nearly
200 Utah State University students expressed their plea for freedom,
whether for war or against it, Wednesday on the Taggart Student Center
patio. / By Marie MacKay
New
youth council takes oath in Wellsville
03/06/03
WELLSVILLE -- On Monday, Feb. 18, Wellsville City
held elections for the new Youth City Council. Shannon Case was elected
mayor over the new council, and eight other youth were appointed to
council positions. / By
Jacob Moon
Features
Tribulations
of motherhood: joys and many, many struggles
03/31/03
Clara Louise Kimber,
age 3, hates green beans. She prefers Box Elder bugs and grasshoppers
to spiders. Her favorite teacher at preschool is Miss Jenny and her
favorite crayon color is green. Clara says that she loves chicken
and likes chocolate milk. / By Heather Strasburg
Midwives
make a comeback in medicine
03/31/03
It used to be that
doctors were only for sick people. Not pregnant people. / By Toby
G. Hayes
HOW IT
WORKS:
Ben Elliott, a senior chemistry major at USU, explains his research
to Kyle Tubbs, another senior chemistry major, last week at the National
American Chemical Society Meeting. The meeting was in New Orleans
from March 23 to 29 with more than 11,000 chemists from across the
country in attendance. Researchers come to these conventions to share
their most recent research and get ideas from others in their field.
/ Photo by Amy Fuller
Crawling
and climbing over rocks in a jeep gives Tyler Wolford his biggest
thrills
03/24/03
Every year, as
autumn gives way to winter and a deep chill begins to settle over
much of the nation, four-wheelers from coast to coast reluctantly
begin the process of prepping their vehicles for storage to await
the spring thaw. / By Kelli Carlson
Help
Desk has answers for USU students, faculty and emeriti
03/24/03
Imagine working
in a field where a day never goes by without learning or experiencing
something new and exciting. / By Dan Houtz
Ostara?
Imbolc? Ancient pagan celebrations became Easter and Valentine's Day
03/20/03
People have just returned
from taking a walk through a park filled with gardens. They gathered
seeds, dirt and flowers to later place on the altar after they have
finished decorating and coloring eggs. There is a feeling of spring
lingering in the air as they prepare dandelion wine, bread and vegetables
for the feast that will follow the ritual. / By Jessica Kelly
Research
forms USU's bedrock, for both faculty and students
03/20/03
With the down turn of the
economy, everyone is taking cuts. Utah State University is not an
exception. Programs and jobs are taking hits and some are being eliminated.
Researchers at USU are proving why research matters at USU. /
By Camey Hatch
Starting
your Internet business the right way
03/19/03
Electronic commerce seems
to be everywhere these days. It's nearly impossible to open a newspaper
or magazine without coming across an article about how electronic
commerce is going to change all our lives. / By Deron Hansen
Center
offers help to victims of abuse and their families
03/17/03
There is a great work going
on in Logan that is receiving little or no recognition. The Child
and Family Support Center is an organization in Logan dedicated
to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. The center offers support
for children and adults who are victims of abuse. / By Tara Oldroyd
Geocaching?
X marks the spot
03/17/03
Have you ever played a game
where you were the only contestant and the journey was sometimes more
exciting than the end result? For Logan resident Layne Smith and thousands
of others, that is one of the wonders of what has become 21st century
treasure-hunting, geocaching. / By Shari Phippen
Political
apathy abounds at USU
03/07/03
LOGAN -- According
to a survey administered last week to 30 chosen, single USU college
students in housing, seven out of 10 people said that keeping up with
politics was either only somewhat important, or not important to them
at all. / By Callie Taggart
OUR WORLD:
Kaori
Sasakura, above, performs a traditional Japanese summer festival dance
at the Ms. and Mr. International Cultural Evening on Friday. Ms. India
and Mr. Mexico, Shatabdi Sholly Sharma and Ernesto Lopez, below center,
were named Ms. and Mr. International. Other participants surround
them. / Photos by Debra D'Souza
Tango,
judo, stunning clothes highlight the magic of USU's international
evening
03/05/03
We should have
realized the competition was over when the women began to swoon during
the middle of Mr. Mexico's heart-wrenching love song. / By Debra
D'Souza
Argentina's
fall: The Salas family story
03/04/03
Argentina, The 1970s. The
crowing of the cock at first light has been replaced by the banging
of guns and the swish of bullets whizzing by. / By Leon D'souza
DAIRY
ROYALTY, APPROPRIATELY, AN AGGIE:
Tara Stephenson, a freshman at USU (center), was named First Attendant
at the State Dairy Princess Pageant Thursday night. Stephenson was
named Cache County Princess in April. As First Attendant she will
be seen in many parades in Utah, attend many dairy-related events,
and make presentations about the importance of dairy in a daily diet.
Stephenson is majoring in political science and is excited about opportunities
to serve the community. At left is 2002 Dairy Princess Jessica Cowley;
at right is 2002 First Attendant Angie Perry. / Special to the
Hard News Cafe
Black
history is far more than a sidebar to America's story, professor says
03/03/03
RICHMOND -- There
is a growing consensus that black history month should be abolished,
but not because African-Americans are not important -- in fact, quite
the opposite. / By Seth Quillen
Sports
A climber is silhouetted
against the sky in Logan Canyon. / Photo by Amy Fuller
Want
to try rock climbing?
03/17/03
Movement, momentum,
strength and mental capacity are all essential ingredients in rock-climbing.
Logan climbers have been putting their skills to the test in a climbing
mecca located less than 15 minutes from downtown Logan. / By Matt
Stephens
Lifestyles
Fun
with four-leaf clovers
03/27/03
Imagine being pampered for
more than four hours.A burst of cool water rains down, followed by
a lather of soap and a rinse.The sun's rays and a breeze draw the
moisture out of your hair. Someone runs conditioner across the strands
and then combs them out smooth, stroke after stroke, with a soft-bristled
brush. Next come a haircut, shave and pedicure. Sound like your average
trip to a health spa? Think again. This special treatment is devoted
to a horse./ By Karina Fain
The
most bang for grocery buck: Let's compare prices and service
03/26/03
Smith's has a Fresh
Values Card, Lee's advertises "spectacular savings" and Wal-Mart promises
to have the lowest price always. So with everyone claiming to have
great prices, where can you get the most bang for your grocery buck?
/ By Clark Jessop
The
high-heel dilemma: Do women's shoes have to hurt?
03/18/03
In today's day
and age, so much emphasis is put on outer beauty. But, with many women
experiencing so much inward pain, it has researchers wondering just
why women put up with all the grief that comes from wearing uncomfortable
high-heeled shoes. / By Angalee Jackson
Opinion
OUR VIEW
News
from combat zone enthralls Utahns, and that's OK
03/28/03
Just
as there is war taking place in the Middle East there is another kind
of war taking place on the United States own shores: news wars.
/ By Skeeter Ellison
A
peace rally apology
03/18/03
By the time you
read this, we may be at war. Nevertheless, I want to apologize to
the students who I yelled at during the Peace Rally at USU on March
5. / By Mike Bullock
Why
punish hate?
03/01/03
Six years in the making,
a hate crimes bill has been passed by the Utah House and now awaits
consideration in the state Senate. / By Les A. Roka
YOUR VIEW
Social
Security and the sanity factor
03/24/03
Money makes people crazy,
that's a given. But Social Security and retirement makes people just
plain looney. / By Toby G. Hayes
Arts
Remote
Montana beauty in eye of beholder, author says
03/27/03
Life on
a ranch is anything but glorious. About 50 people crammed into the
attic room of Chapter Two Books on Wednesday to hear author Judy Blunt
tell of her experiences living on a Montana ranch, as she read from
her new book, Breaking Clean. / By Toby G. Hayes
Trail walker Scott
Chisholm pulled a golf cart, but it quickly fell apart on the rough
prairie. His book, Following the Wrong God Home, was published
this month. / Photo by Toby G. Hayes
Walking
the Mormon Trail puts author in touch with the American spirit
03/20/03
The Mormon Trail
is 1,300 miles across the plains and rugged Rockies blazed by Brigham
Young and thousands of LDS faithful. Scott Chisholm walked it too.
He is neither LDS nor a pioneer, but made the trek in search of the
American dream. / By Toby G. Hayes
Local
illustrator launched art career at 13
03/19/03
At age 13, Brian
C. Hailes, now a fine arts major at Utah State University studying
illustration, designed a United States postage stamp. / By Celestial
Starr Bybee
STORYTELLER:
Erik Pearson and Diane Ferlatte perform Friday night in the TSC auditorium.
Diane tells stories and sings while Erik accompanies her. They have
been performing together for 5 years. "Sometimes it is better
to be yourself" was one of the messages she shared with the audience.
/ Photo by Amy Fuller/Utah Statesman
