SEPTEMBER 2005
ARTS & LIFE
Art
November
glows warmer when it's lit by hugs from home
November is a beautiful, graceful name for such an ugly
month. While October is a painter's pallet of colors,
November is the paint thinner, stripping the colors
of their lives. / By Sarah West
Culture
Sticky
buns: Beauty pageant's lessons remain
While I'm taking one last look in the mirror, a stranger
suddenly lifts up the back of my suit and starts spraying
a foreign substance on my bum. / By Gentri Lawrence
Attention,
Utah girls! There's life after high school, and it's
not marriage
Twenty-one years young. Except when living in Utah,
where it really does mean 21 years old. So here it is,
I am 21 years old, I am not dating anyone seriously
(truthfully I am not dating anyone at all, or even going
on dates for that matter). / By Lauren Murakami
Yes!
Blessed are we who lived through the humiliations of
junior high
It's a horror that haunts me to this day, as I remember
the hurried shuffle of the once-again awkward teenager,
venturing to classes through a pandemonium of giggling.
/ By Mikaylie Kartchner
Trek
through Croatia reveals beautiful land bearing scars
of war
Heading to Croatia, I was expecting a country full of
contrasts, a geographical paradise in a land still marked
by the tears of war. I knew that 10 years ago, it would
have been impossible to drive freely through the countryside.
/ By Jerome le Carrou
Features
Hardware
Ranch gets ready for sleighrides to see the elk
This winter get above the inversion at Hardware Ranch,
where people of all ages can experience wildlife firsthand
with exciting and educational activities. / By Sarah
West
When
it comes to kissing and dishing, I'm not your typical
girl . . . well, just this once
To be honest, I don't even remember how
I met him (he doesn't know that of course). / By
Emma Tippetts
Sneaking
out by the pale moonlight -- what was I thinking?
I snuck out, don't worry about me,
Love, Megan. I laid the note on my bed, just in
case someone came down to check on me. / By Megan
M. Roe
Can
a manly man own a cat? Lemme tell ya. . . .
Is it socially acceptable for a man to own a cat? A
friend of mine says owning a feline is about as manly
as liking the Backstreet Boys or wearing a pink shirt.
/ By Jon Perry
Six
Flags has a key to my car -- and they can keep it
There exist three copies of my car key: one I carry
with me, the other sits on a ledge above the coat rack
at my house and the third belongs to Six Flags Magic
Mountain in Valencia, Calif. / By Kevin Nielsen
Jazz
up your humdrum student life -- eat more cheese and
ice cream
Every good college student should always have cheese
in the refrigerator. / By Brock Anderson
Curses!
Thrifty resourcefulness foiled by library's diabolical
book relocation plans
"Yikes!" I screamed as I pushed my way down the
crowded aisles of the bookstore to find the required
text books for this semester's classes. The prices were
outrageous. The fish diversity text cost $94.95 by itself!
/ By Elsa Lee
Fixing
up the old house focuses attention on changes, some
of them painful
As I wander out of the bedroom into the hallway I am
greeted by fruit wallpaper in faded green, yellow, red
and brown tones. The floor creaks under my feet and
dust tickles my nose. I find gray wood panels as well
as faded disco flowers in lime green and fuchsia. I
look sadly at my husband and say, "Do we have 20 years
to remodel?" He laughs at me. / By Angel Larsen
Smithfield
couple answers mission call . . . to hurricane-torn
Louisiana
Katrina smashed into Louisiana just days after Robert
and Helen Chambers of Smithfield received their LDS
mission call to the New Orleans area. / By Shauna
Leavitt
To
rush or not to rush?
Sure, we've all seen Animal House and we have
our own ideas about what goes on in those houses on
Greek row. But, if your really curious about what happens
in a fraternity or sorority, now is your chance to find
out. Rush week begins Sept. 12 and will kick off with
an all-Greek luau at 7 p.m. in the Sunburst Lounge /
By Connor Cottle
Thinking
about Graduate School: key steps in the process
As a broke and worn-out college student, the finances
and time available for graduate school seem unfeasible.
/ By Kristin
Bishop
You're only five hours from paradise: How to plan your
Yellowstone getaway
If life is getting too worrisome and you're starting
to feel like a potato taking root in front of the computer,
a visit to Yellowstone National Park might be just what
you need. / By Shauna Leavitt
Psst!
Heard of the Italian Place? Word of mouth builds a base
of loyal customers
Across the street from the familiar Cafe Ibis, the Italian
Place opened its doors at 11 a.m. on a recent sunny
morning. The first customer arrived near 11:40, and
the rush of quickly customers grew thick. / By Elizabeth
Livingston
Today's
special— three restaurants and their stories
It might be called a blue plate special where information
and stories are the main course, paired with sides of
humor and insight, with a serving of history for dessert.
That's on the menu for Utah State University faculty
member Lynda Linford and a unique creative project she
is undertaking.
Movies
'The
September Project'— USU libraries to participate in
the nationwide grassroots effort
Utah State University
Libraries and Cache MicroCinema invite members of the
campus and Cache Valley communities to campus Monday,
Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. for a film screening and discussion
as part of "The September Project."
Music
Got
Panache? The Depot does when the dancers hit the floor
Set in the Depot for a single night every month, Club
Panache came alive with music and packed the room Friday.
/ By Liz Livingston
Wild Art
Here
come the pumpkins, squash, peppers . . . to Brigham
City's Fruit Way / Photos by Nancy Williams
Interpol
plays Kingsbury Hall / Photos by Robert McDaniel
Marching against the Big Box: A photo essay on the Wal-Mart
protest, by Jeremy Wilkins and Sarah Ali
Wildfire
in the Wellsvilles / Photos by Mike Sweeney
BUSINESS
Biz Features
Theurer's
Market still the hub of Lewiston after a hundred years
A hundred years ago, when a pound of sugar was less
than a nickel and a dozen eggs only a dime more, Theurer's
Market opened for business. / By Sarah Ali
Cocoa
in a hurry for hundreds of marathoners? Just another
day of service from Angie's
Angie's Restaurant received a call Saturday
morning saying the runners of the 2005 Top of Utah Marathon
were coming in chilled from the rain and wind. Within
half an hour, Angie's had hot cocoa at the finish line.
/ By Shauna Leavitt
Rising
gas prices have USU students pinching pennies, planning
trips more carefully
Leigha Foster, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering,
said it used to cost her $22 to fill up the tank to
her 1994 Ford Escort. It now costs $40. / By Sarah
Ali
NEWS
Across Bridgerland
A
thousand gather to honor USU instructor and students
killed in crash
Eleven roses were on display -- nine white roses to
represent the students and teacher who died in the crash
and two yellow roses to represent the students who remain
in critical condition. / By Shauna Leavitt
USU
cancels inauguration for President Albrecht
USU has announced the cancellation of all inauguration
activities planned for President Stan L. Albrecht. Events
are canceled in reaction to the deaths of eight students
and one instructor involved in a 15-passenger van accident
Monday. Inauguration week was scheduled for Oct. 10-14.
USU
mourns loss of students, instructor in van crash
Utah State University is in mourning after eight students
and one instructor died in a 15-passenger van accident
Monday. Two students remain in critical condition.
USU
microbiologists suspect environmental damage from artificial
snow
Microbiologists Camille Swasey, Jon Takemoto and Brad
Kropp suspect that a fungicidal material contained in
SnoMax, a widely sold commercial snow inducer used in
snow-making machines, may suppress fungi on which trees
and other plants depend for growth and survival.
Wal-Mart
gets go-ahead from planning commission despite public
protest
Picket signs failed to blockade the yellow smiley face
Thursday at a passionate planning commission meeting.
The Logan Planning Commission granted the permit that
will put two Wal-Marts within five miles at a heavily
attended meeting. Click for photos
of the protest at City Hall / By Natalie Andrews
Holocaust
survivor to visit USU
At just 11 years of age, Marion Blumenthal Lazan had
endured six-and-a-half years ensnared in Nazi Germany.
She emerged as a Holocaust survivor, with a desire to
never let this happen to anyone again.
Wal-Mart
controversy swirls at USU; protests in the works
When what are expected to be hundreds of local protesters
gather at 4:30 p.m. Thursday near a proposed site for
a Wal-Mart at the south end of Logan, Jay Price plans
to be part of the crowd. / By Brad Plothow
Local News
Smithfield
modernizes rules for cemetery behavior
In the Smithfield City Cemetery, the rule used to be
that you couldn't tie your horse to a headstone, monument,
tree, or fence. / By Kathryn Kemp
North
Logan residents and officials hop on the bus for a city
planning 'field trip'
Sometimes, the planning goes to the lot. The City Council,
Planning Commission and residents jumped aboard an LTD
bus to do just that and take a field trip Tuesday. They
toured Logan's Cliffside area, Smithfield, and Hyde
Park and ended at their own east bench to scan approaching
development and make a plan before it was too late.
/ By Natalie Andrews
Providence
OKs election judges
Election judges for all city precincts
were unanimously approved by the City Council Tuesday
evening for the Oct. 4 and Nov. 8 elections. / By
Emil Dixon
River
Heights says hello baseball, goodbye tree
Baseballs may be flying soon in River Heights' new ballpark.
In their Tuesday meeting City Council members agreed
to remove a pine tree that is obstructing play in the
park's left field. / By Brock Anderson
Grand
opening of Nibley's charter school set for Tuesday
Finishing touches on the new school building and public
misconceptions regarding charter schools were discussed
by board members of Thomas Edison Charter School's south
campus at their Thursday meeting. / By Diana Maxfield
'How
about some sidewalks?' youths ask Newton
Two Boy Scouts proposed sidewalks at the town's planning
and zoning meeting last night, proving people are never
too young to suggest ideas to the Commission. /
By Manette Newbold
Police
arrest suspect in drug robbery
Police arrested a robbery suspect Thursday after a drug
theft from the pharmacy at Smith's Marketplace on Main
Street. / By Natalie Andrews
Paradise
will go for a FEMA grant to fund its newsletter
The Town Council agreed Wednesday to apply for a FEMA
fire protection and safety grant to fund a monthly newsletter
to provide information on fire safety, emergency preparedness
and town announcements to the approximately 500 households
served by the Paradise Volunteer Fire Department. /
By Jen Beasley
Millville
school carnival keeps kids from fundraising door to
door
Rainy weather couldn't keep Millville Elementary students
from attending the PTA's outdoor fundraising carnival
Wednesday night. / By Holly Adams
Wellsville
grants conditional use permit for corn maze
With Halloween next month, the City Planning Commission
on Wednesday approved a conditional use permit for Jed
Clark's corn maze on the east side of Highway 89-91,
south of Highway 101 and north of 200 South, with the
condition of access only allowed from 200 South. /
By Angel Larsen
Providence
renews agreement with Cache Sheriff's Office
The City Council passed a resolution to renew an agreement
with the Cache County Sheriff's Office that will maintain
the city's current level of police protection through
the coming year. The decision came Tuesday evening in
a unanimous vote. / By Emil Dixon
River
Heights considers changes in animal control
City Council members had mixed feelings concerning current
animal control services during their Tuesday meeting.
While all three council members at the meeting felt
the current services need to be reviewed, Councilwoman
Gladys Ann Atwood seemed more concerned about public
safety. / By Brock Anderson
Wellsville
council grants preliminary approval to subdivision
The City Council approved two preliminary plats, one
for a home and the other for a subdivision, at Wednesday
night's meeting. / By Angel Larsen
Paradise
will reconsider annexation petition
The Town Council agreed Wednesday to allow an annexation
petition filed by Cache Valley resident Brenda Summers
to be withdrawn until she can provide a more precise
map of her property. / By Jen Beasley
National & International
News
Rebuilding
the Big Easy neither easy nor smart, USU professor says
New Orleans should not be rebuilt on its existing site,
says Professor Richard Toth of Utah State University's
department of environment and society.
OPINION
Breakdown
of civility starts in the parking lot
The other day when pulling into a parking
stall at Wal-Mart, a shopping cart was taking up half
the stall, forcing us to back up and park elsewhere.
/ By Sarah West
Domestic
partner benefits are a terrible idea
Mike and John are two same-sex partners living together
in Salt Lake City. Mike works for the city and soon
enough John will receive the same benefits that Mike
enjoys, without even voicing a single "I do" at the
altar. / By Marie Mackay
Journalism
students need WiFi and laptops
The possibility of WiFi in the future for the USU journalism
department is an exciting notion. Wireless Internet
could be a serious help for aspiring journalists. /
By Mikaylie Kartchner
Gagging
on gas prices? Amber waves of grain hold promise of
cheaper fuel
The fall of 2000 is to blame, not Katrina, not Iraq,
not the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC). It's all on the election of 2000. / By Kevin
Nielsen
Making
a connection out of grandmother's stubborn streak
Here I was sitting rows away from a casket, crying over
a woman I barely knew. I didn't want to see her yet.
I was scared. I wanted to remember her as the skin and
bones stubborn smoking grandmother I called Meme and
not some cold corpse lying in a nice outfit with pretty
makeup on and her hair all done up. / By Elizabeth
Livingston
We
must anticipate a world without oil in order to prevent
global crisis
According to the American geologist King
Hubbert, the production of oil will reach its peak (the
Hubbert peak) in Middle East around 2010. Hubbert announced
in the 1950s that American production of oil would reach
its peak in 1970. He was right. If he's right again.
. . . / By Jerome le Carrou
Rebuilding
Katrina-damaged homes: Not on the taxpayer's dime
Don't get me wrong. I applaud any efforts to save lives
and repair the storm-torn Gulf Coast. But it's about
time the government defined its role with respect to
disaster relief. After all, the billions poured into
FEMA hardly paid dividends when it mattered most. /
By Brad Plothow
Funerals
should be less complicated
Growing up, I told people I preferred attending a funeral
over a wedding any day. / By Reba Stringham
Racism's
roots are in lack of understanding
I can remember arid, parched days in the deserts of
New Mexico, playing in the red sandstone mountains right
behind my house with my best friend, Monique Garcia.
We spent every waking moment together. / By Randah
Griffiths
Long
ago and far away, an interesting day in a Frankenstein
kind of way
I woke up one fall morning and I knew if
was going to be an interesting day. I decided to have
cereal for breakfast and out came a prize. It was a
Frankenstein glow-in-the-dark patch that I thought was
so cool. / By Molly Hillyard
Is
that hottie Taken? Check out the left hand
When a freshman first comes to a university or college,
he learns early how to determine if someone he is interested
in is "taken" or is single. All he has to do is look
at the left hand. / By Tatiana Southam
Why
the Catholic Church needs a Protestant revival
For years, as I was growing up, my mother and grandmother
were the spiritual chieftains in our decidedly orthodox
Catholic home. Grandma got out the rosary and sat on
her favorite sofa every evening, solemnly counting beads
as the clock ticked past 8, while Mum issued the clarion
call: "Rosary time!" Then, one time, Dad nodded
off. / By Leon D'Souza
Deceptions
at the 'Dollar Store' -- Life in the holodeck of a Bombay
mall
Walking into "Nirmal Lifestyles," a mall complex
on the outskirts of a north Bombay suburb, can feel
a bit like stepping into a holodeck deep in the Star
Trek fictional universe. / By Leon D'Souza
SPORTS AND RECREATION
Third
period hurts Aggies in 10-2 loss on the ice to Weber
D1
The Utah State hockey team suffered its first loss of
the season, 10-2, to the Weber State Wildcats D1 team
Friday night in Logan at the Eccles Ice Center. /
By Jerome le Carrou
Smithfield
Canyon's a hidden recreational treasure
Camping, hiking, biking, and bonfires are all common
activities here in Cache Valley where you can get to
three or four different canyons with just a 15 minute
drive. But there is one small canyon that a lot of people
may not think about when they're deciding on an outdoor
adventure, and that is Smithfield Canyon. / By Kathryn
Kemp
Soccer
team gets first win of season
The women's soccer team won its first game of the season
Thursday, beating the Univrsity of San Francisco Dons,
3-1, at Bell Field in Logan. The Aggies improved to
1-4-2 while the Dons fall to 1-6-0. / By Jerome
le Carrou
Women's
soccer team falls to UNLV, still looks for first win
Aggie sophomore Dana Peart scored her third goal of
the season during the women's soccer team's 2-1 loss
to the UNLV rebels Friday afternoon at Bell Field in
Logan. / By Jerome le Carrou
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