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From
'forgotten farm' to living history lesson, American West Heritage
Center's come a long way
05/15/03
WELLSVILLE
-- It is growing by leaps and bounds, but it hasn't strayed from its
focus. / By Jacob Moon
AWARDS
BANQUET:
Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist Robert Kirby, pictured right, was
the keynote speaker at the annual Journalism and Communications Awards
Banquet, telling 85 students, faculty and guests at the David B. Haight
Alumni Center on the USU campus that while a career in journalism
is a license to do good for society, "don't forget to have fun,
too." / Photo by Nancy Williams
USU
honors journalism class of 2003, awards scholarships
05/15/03
LOGAN -
The Utah State University department of journalism and communication
honored 22 of its own Friday at it's annual JCOM Awards Banquet, and
awarded scholarships to 15 students for the coming academic year.
/ By Ted Pease
Logan
police department wants grant to purchase new Taser weapons
05/09/03
LOGAN --
Detective Tyson Budge of the Logan City Police Department has experienced
the surg e of 50,000 volts of electricity traveling through his body.
How and why are two questions that come to mind when you hear he's
been shot with a new electroshock weapon called a Taser. / By
Traci Fowler
North
Logan prepares for future population pressures
05/03/03
NORTH LOGAN
-- Growth in a small city can bring hefty changes. With roads, water
and a new low-impact design demanding major chunks of the city's agenda,
Mayor Val Potter says. "the challenge is to plan well and do it right."
/ By Rachel Jefferies
In
Iraqi information war, how much information is too much?
05/03/03
The war
in Iraq revived a longstanding conflict involving the news media's
need for access, the public's right to know what they report, and
the military's need for secrecy and safety. Related
story: Embedded journalists created a new picture of war for USU students.
/ By Meghan Dinger and Anna Brunson
KING OF
THE JUNGLE GYM:
Lions Park, where the new city shop will be built, is currently a
quiet, secluded area next to a gravel pit. / Photo by Tiffany
Erickson
Hyde
Park's city maintenance shop will park in Lions Park
05/03/03
HYDE PARK
-- Along with all of the changes the City Council has planned for
Lions Park, the most immediate is building the city shop and maintenance.
It will be built at the extreme south end of the park and though it
will be 120 feet long and 60 feet wide, the shop will hardly be visible
to residents who live near it and park goers. / By Tiffany Erickson
Utahns
brace for this year's Mormon cricket invasion, armed with more than
seagulls
05/03/03
The state's
Mormon cricket infestation will be twice as bad as it was last year,
says a USU entomologist. / By Mark LaRocco
Features
Mendonites
busy gathering and preserving city history
05/15/03
Mendon is
a quiet little farming community nestled tightly against the base
of the majestic Wellsville Mountains. Settled in 1859 by a small group
of Mormon colonists, Mendon was the second settlement established
when Cache County was created in 1856, according to the city's website.
/ By Jamie Karras
Cache
Valley has resources to help autistic children deal with life's challenges
05/14/03
Autistic
spectrum disorder, which is more commonly known as autism is a developmental
disorder. Autistic individuals are typically diagnosed with this syndrome
between the ages of two and three. Autism changes the perspective
in which a child sees the world. / By Alissa Hansen
Fried
rice and noodles or pizza and potato chips?
05/14/03
Have you
ever had an Asian student as a roommate? If so, did you find that
you were the one to commonly complain about the smoke detector going
off and your apartment reeking to no end, or were you the one begging
for one more bite of that sizzling hot stirfry? / By Denise Winter
THREE'S
COMPANY:
Jan and Brandon Murdock attempt to gather all three children together
for a photo in their Hyde Park home. / Photo by Tiffany Erickson
Good
things come in three under 3, for Hyde park family
05/13/03
HYDE PARK
-- Child rearing can be a lot harder than it looks. Just ask Brandon
and Jan Murdock. For most couples, parenthood brings baby gates, bottles
and sleepless nights; multiply that by three and you have the Murdocks.
/ By Tiffany Erickson
Stokes
Nature Center offers resources to children and community
05/12/03
Temperatures in
Cache Valley are beginning to warm up and so are the outdoor activities
in Logan Canyon. One place in Logan Canyon that provides an array
of activities and education for children and the community is the
Stokes Nature Center. / By Mike Chidsey
Aggie
ice cream: A lactose legacy
05/12/03
In 1922, under
the direction of Professor Gustav Wilster, "Lacto Ice Cream" was made
and tested at Utah State University. Lacto ice cream was the first
and founding flavor of USU's Aggie ice cream legacy, which now has
26 different flavors and is well known throughout the world. /
By Mike Chidsey
Those
summer sales jobs that seem too good? Here's the scoop
05/03/03
They promise you
the world. As students walk down the main hallway in the Taggart Student
Center on the campus of Utah State University they are promised amazing
amounts of money in just three months time. / By Jeff Burton
Sports
Millville
family keeps 'king of the hill' snowmobile tradition alive
05/16/03
MILLVILLE
-- Snowmobiling as a family started years ago, when the Ropelato crew
scheduled a vacation day--a rather rare occasion in the life of a
dairy-farming family--and ventured away from herding, feeding and
milking chores to traverse local mountain terrain together. /
By Hilary Judd
No
matter the weather, homework or stress, intramurals are a constant
presence
05/14/03
Whether
sunshine, rain, sleet or snow, students at Utah State University can
always counted on one thing - Intramural sports. Around the USU campus
it has been said that Intramural program are the lifeblood
of the school. Although education does play an essential role, the
level of education would severely lack if it were not for the Intramural
program, enthusiast Amanda Hall said. / By Chad S. Morris
Aggie
AD Rance Pugmire: Living the life he always wanted
05/12/03
Motorcycles,
cattle herding and football are a few words describing the childhood
experiences of a man who has attached success in the world of athletics.
Rance Pugmire, Utah State University athletic director, grew up in
Hagerman, Idaho. He says being an active youth at a very young age
led him to where he is today. / By Shelly Swasey
Lifestyles
What
doth a reporter make? The Jeremiah Stettler story
05/28/03
On a heavy
news day, Jeremiah Stettler’s phone rings off the hook. But
The Herald Journal’s city hall reporter does not grumble. He
enjoys the attention. / By Leon D'Souza
Local
band looking to 'play for another day'
05/22/03
BEAR RIVER
CITY – On a Saturday morning the sounds of rock music can plainly
be heard emanating from the basement of this northern Utah home. It
doesn’t bother the neighbors much, since the nearest one lives
about a half mile away. There’s not much else to do on a Saturday
in Bear River City, half way between Tremonton and Brigham City, so
these four friends gather to practice for their band. / By Toby
G. Hayes
Stress:
What it is, what it does, how you can cope better
05/13/03
Jan Brown
would lead people to believe that she is a relatively happy 24-year-old.
Underneath the mask of happiness, Jan (not her real name) suffers
from many health problems as a result of stress in her life. /
By Allison Miller
Students
who own dogs should expect ruff roads ahead
05/03/03
Dogs are
"man's best friend" but they require a lot of exercise, room to run
around and lots of human interaction. According to Lisa Shaw from
Four Paws, "Students are really
busy and dogs, especially puppies, require too much time and training
for them to handle." / By Carly Burns
How
to plan your summer wedding while saving your pocketbook
05/03/03
Matrimonial
bliss is what you may think you are going to encounter as you plan
your summer wedding. However, you'll soon find out that preceding
the blissful life, you must first invest a lot of time and money.
And before you know it, your Dad's wallet will have a hole burnt through
it. / By Lisa Cooper
Opinion
Arts
One
man's trash, another man's treasure
05/21/03
Dennis Smith's
most recent contribution to the world of art is an accumulation of
junk. Literally. / By Leon D'Souza
USU
student finds peace through ballet
05/21/03
LOGAN --
For Vivian Schafer, it is more a hobby than a job. After 12 years
of dancing and performing ballet, it has become her escape from the
world. / By Toby G. Hayes
