News
Does Logan
have a porn problem?
05/17/01
"I think it's a problem anywhere, as well in Logan," says Logan Mayor
Doug Thompson. "From what I gather, almost all cases of sexual abuse,
particularly with younger kids, involve pornography." / By Brett
O. Parson
Proposed
Honeyville Dam would flood Indian burial sites and excellent farmland
05/07/01
Because of a law passed by the Utah State Legislature in 1991, a dam
will likely go up near Honeyville. A presentation and a tour of the
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge sponsored by the Utah Rivers Council
a week ago educated the public on the effects that dam may cause.
/ By Reuben Wadsworth
Marker
to tell of 1841 trek to California
05/07/01
The first overland emigrant party to travel to California passed through
Cache Valley in 1841 and soon a historical marker will be erected
in commemoration of its journey through the present-day town of Amalga.
/ By Reuben Wadsworth
Features
Care and discipline
help USU student teachers survive their classroom ordeals
05/21/01
"Your whole
life is pretty much devoted to the three or four classes you teach.
I'm in bed every night at 10 p.m., just passed-out, exhausted. It's
more work than when I had a 19-credit semester. But it's more fun,"
says Katie Butler of USU. / By Will Bettmann
Straw-bale
'Greenehouse' at LHS called a model of things to come
05/21/01
In a remote
corner of Logan High School, behind a utility shed, a half-dozen students
dip their hands into a wheelbarrow full of mud and then mold the ooze
onto what looks like some kind of foundation. This is environmental
science teacher Jack Greene's pet project. / By Will Bettmann
Millville
dog lover, others saving hundreds of pets from death
05/17/01
"If local
animal control picks up a animal they will put it to sleep with in
two or three days if it's not claimed. This doesn't give an owner
on vacation enough time to save their pet, let alone give someone
time to adopt it," says Lisa Shaw of Millville, who works to keep
pets alive. / By Bryce Davidson
Student's
fungus study may help explain revegetation after wildfires
05/15/01
Andrea Linton
hopes spring will last a long time. It is her favorite season. Not
because of the blooming flowers or the chirping birds but because
the mushrooms are back. "My friends make fun of me," Linton
said. But she is OK with her love of fungus. "There is something
magical about mushrooms," Linton said. / By Lindsay A. Robbins
USU undergrad
studying invasion of African zooplankton into Willard Bay
05/10/01
It doesn't
take a rocket scientist to figure out that Olivia Lester is an extraordinary
student. If one was needed, however, her father is just down the highway
in Brigham City. "I kind of knew when I was young I was into
biology," says Olivia Lester. / By Will Bettmann
Millville
man's love of horses lives on in his family
05/09/01
An accident
paralyzed Don Jessop at age 27, but nothing could stop him from training
his children in the ways of horsemanship. / By Sharalyn Hartwell
Aggie traditions
include some more than a century old
05/07/01
Some of these
traditions include True Aggie Night, Week of Welcome, Hello Walk,
Ag Week, Homecoming, ROTC History, the Fight Song, the Scotsman,
and Robins Awards. / By Chelsie Crane
Opera company
has eye on historic building in River Heights
05/07/01
At the corner
of 500 East and 500 South in River Heights stands a building with
a full past and an uncertain future. The Utah Festival Opera Company
plans to use the building as an archive for musical collections, as
a cultural center and a store house for costumes and scenery. But
first, the River Heights City Council has some questions. / By
Matthew Flitton
More
clamor than glamour for Cache's only female mayor
05/07/01
WELLSVILLE -- Mayor
Ruth Maughan, the only female mayor in Cache County, said she has
never experienced discrimination on the job because of her gender.
Maughan, who is in her third four-year term, said she goes to "a lot
of meetings." / By Will Bettmann
Dolphins
remarkably sensitive and smart
05/07/01
Dolphins don't do
well with discipline or punishment. They are very sensitive creatures,
and love attention, rewards and affection. / By Tammy Barben
Sports
Opinion:
WNBA is good, and it can only get better
05/07/01
Although only 4 years old, the WNBA has overcome criticism, another
women's professional league, marketing setbacks, and most of all the
American public. And without mistake, it has taken the attitude the
women aren't good athletes and slam-dunked it into trashcans all over
the world. / By Brandon Boone
USU catcher Rich
Hansen hits a single during Utah State's loss to Boise State on April
21 in Smithfield. The baseball club might have a better shot at winning
the sanction of the NCAA if Title IX didn't exist. / Photo by Casey
Hobson
Opinion:
Life isn't fair, so why should sports be that way?
05/07/01
Title IX says colleges must have an equal women's sport, regardless
of whether the demand is there. It promotes fairness over sound economics.
/ By Casey Hobson
Opinion
Last
word on China: Hope
05/27/01
These five months have allowed me to gain an insight into what life
is truly like for the average citizen of one of the world's last surviving
communist bastions and its most populous country. Life in China is
not very different from life in other countries in the developing
world. / By Leon D'souza
From a basketball
game to graduation, one heck of a ride
05/09/01
As a high school senior in 1995, I had my selection narrowed down
to either BYU (gulp) or Utah State. It just so happened that those
teams were playing that evening in the Spectrum, so I officially announced
that I would attend the winner of that night's game. The game was
not even close. / By Scott Garrard
YANGSHUO,
home to what many
travelers have christened the "Dr. Seuss" mountains for their peculiar
shape, like the peaks in many Dr. Seuss books, is a small town set
amid limestone pillars about 1 1/2 hours from the scenic city of Guilin
in Guangxi Province, Southwest China. The Lonely Planet Guide
eulogizes Yangshuo as a legendary backpacking destination. It is a
quaint little place with breathtaking scenery growing rapidly on the
back of its popularity. Due to increasing Western influence, Yangshuo
is slowly losing some of its Chinese character. Western-style cafes
abound, and Hollywood movies and Bob Marley entertain weary travelers
taking a break from it all while sipping freshly brewed coffee. Bikes
can be hired for as little as 5 Reminbi Yuan per day. Trails lead
through lush green fields and queerly shaped hills. For the latest
column of wandering Aggie Leon D'souza, click the link below. /
Photo by Leon D'Souza
Is India
falling through the net?
05/07/01
It has taken me around three months in China to realize that Indian
technocrats and policy makers are way behind in their efforts to bridge
India's widening digital divide. / By Leon D'souza
Lifestyles
Negligent
pet owners spread trouble with unwanted cats, dogs
05/17/01 Pet overpopulation
is something every community is concerned about, but especially rural
communities where a pet may be more able to escape and roam around,
in search of a mate. / By Carrie Cowley
Napster
and its children proving to be tough, flexible beasts
05/10/01 The biggest
musical interface to hit college campuses has taken a new twist. Napster,
once the only easy way to download MP3 music files with a searchable
index and ways to "hotlist" specific users, has started an interesting
trend. / By Stephanie Bull
You've
graduated . . . so, now what?
05/09/01 An important
aspect to keep in mind while looking for work is the adage, "It's
not what you know, but who you know that counts." According to
information obtained by USU
Career Services, four out of every five jobs are never advertised.
/ By Andrea Frisby
Rural
life under pressure in Amalga
05/07/01 AMALGA --
If things keep up like they are, this town's rural feel may be a thing
of the past in about 20 years. "Itıs inevitable," said Scott
Jensen, chairman of the Amalga Board of Adjustments. / By Reuben
Wadsworth
Arts
Musical
group Colors keeping fans happy with new hues and tones
05/10/01
Over the past seven years Colors has created four albums. Outside
the Lines is their most recent. Since it was released in November,
it has sold 14,000 copies. Not bad for three young men from Kaysville.
/ By Jane Cardall
Science
and art of piano tax the brain (and fingers), says award-winning USU
pianist
05/10/01
"The piano taxes all your fingers, makes your brain work a million
miles an hour. It's a science, it's an art, it's history, and it can
be a full symphony. There are reasons why pianists and violinists
stand out among other musicians," says Deborah Reed. / By
Jayme Gordy

For a good
cause:
The Moment, featuring special band members from the Hex, performs
Friday at the Eagles Lodge in a fund-raiser for Common Ground, a non-profit
organization that plans outdoor adventures for people with disabilities.
All money raised will be used to buy a bus for future trips, according
to Kyle Stephens, coordinator of the event. Common Ground organizes
three to four trips per year and will have two rafting/camping trips
this summer. / Photo by Jennifer Pinnock
Lu'au movements:
A performer
dances at the sixth annual Polynesian Student Union Lu'au Friday in
the Taggart Student Center. The evening of music and food featured
performances in the styles of Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa,
Fiji and Tahiti. / Photo by Debbie Lamb