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BY JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS AND JULIANNA GOLDMANBloomberg News
WASHINGTON — A battle-‐hardened President Barack Obama sought to rekindle optimism at the start of his second term, challenging Americans to fight together for the ideals of equality and opportunity on which the nation was founded. “My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it — so long as we seize it together,” Obama said Monday after taking the ceremonial oath of office before dignitaries and hundreds of thousands of cheering onlookers packed into the National Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. “We, the people, under-‐stand that our country can-‐
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA delivers his inau-gural address during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21. Washington Post photo
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SMOG IN THE CACHE VALLEY ATMOSPHERE has attracted the attention of state and national political leaders. MICKELLE YEATES photo
BY TMERA BRADLEYnews senior writer
A new Cache County ordi-‐nance under consideration may require Logan citizens to have emissions testing on their vehicles. “They haven’t done it yet,” said Cache County Executive Lynn Lemon. “I think it will happen within the next three months.” Lemon said a new car would possibly be exempt from emissions testing for the first six years. He said
vehicles manufactured after 1996 would have an on-‐board diagnostics test, which is a computer chip that identi-‐fies whether or not the car is functioning properly. Vehicles older than 1996 would undergo a tailpipe emissions test. Lemon said in the past, the county hasn’t seen a need for the ordinance. “I think the reason we resisted it is because it’s not that effective,” Lemon said. “What it will do is reduce
emissions from automobiles by about 5 to 6 percent.” Angelo Papastamos, planning manager for the Utah Department of Transportation, met with Logan City Transit and USU officials Thursday to discuss ways Cache Valley can reduce travel and improve air qual-‐ity. “Our TravelWise pro-‐gram started about three years ago,” Papastamos said. “We’re really trying to encourage people to not
drive in their single-‐occupant vehicle. That’s the basic goal to it.” TravelWise is in part-‐nership with UTA in the Wasatch Front area as well as cities and private businesses. “We’re working with citizens, businesses, agen-‐cies, anyone who will listen to us to talk about this,” Papastamos said. “It’s very challenging to work at UDOT in this arena when we’re building highways, but we’re very excited to be up here.
We think there’s a lot of great things that could happen up here.” The three main goals of TravelWise are to improve air quality, reduce energy usage and optimize mobility. TravelWise consultant Kim Clark said strengthening the economy is a recent addition to the list of goals. “It really is behavior change,” Clark said. “It’s not something that we can engineer people to do, per se. There are things that we can
certainly do, but a lot of it is a mindset that we really need to get into and change.” During the meeting, a USU professor of agricultural applied economics presented ways Cache Valley could reduce its travel, including the idea of business own-‐ers leasing parking spots to employees. He said the busi-‐ness would give each employ-‐ee a parking space with the option for the employee to
CLEARING THE AIR
Exhibit brings illness to light
See AIR, Page 2
BY DANIELLE MANLEYstaff writer
Recognizing signs of pain and emotional distress can be difficult for a family to cope with and understand. Though a large por-‐tion of Americans deal with a mental illness, a larger portion of the population doesn’t understand the idea and what it’s like to have one of these illnesses, according to the American Psychological Association. A study found 44 percent of the public report knowing a little or almost nothing at all about mental illnesses. Nothing to Hide is a traveling photo
exhibit set up on the second floor of the TSC from Jan. 17-‐24. It brings attention to various illnesses families cope with. The objective of the presentation is to disarm negative stereo-‐types about these mental illnesses. “The exhibit is kind of normal, everyday people and families that have had or are still going through mental illness,” said Recovery Education and Creative Healing Peer Eric Richardson. “You’re seeing pictures of people who look just like you. You’re hearing stories of how they’ve gone through these hard times, but they also have normal lives.”
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Dirty 30 comes to an end BY BECKY EISENHOWERstaff writer
The strobe lights began to f licker, the music began to play and hundreds of stu-‐dents crowded into the David B. Haight Alumni Center on Friday to be a part of the last Dirty 30. Started by Ike Bennion, a recent gradu-‐ate from the John M. Huntsman School of Business, in October 2011, the Dirty 30 is a 30-‐minute non-‐stop dance party. There is one rule: If someone stands, they leave. “The first 30 we had had around 30 people, but since then they have definitely grown,” Bennion said before the party.
“In September we peaked at around 350 people. We’re hoping tonight’s will be even bigger than that.” Friday night’s Dirty 30 was the only one that had an entrance fee. To get in, students had to donate one can of food or a non-‐perishable food item. After the dance, Sam Bennion, a senior at Logan High School, took the items to the Cache Community Food Pantry to fulfill his Eagle Scout project. “I asked Ike if I could collect food at the 30 because I figured I could have some fun with it and still get a lot of donations,” Sam Bennion said. Ike Bennion said he wasn’t sure if he
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sell it back for a substantial amount. That way, more employees would be willing to carpool. The Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization con-‐ducted a statewide survey monitoring the home to work travel of 808 households in spring 2012. The participants were asked to track their trip patterns and report for each member of the household. The results showed Cache County has the largest number of citizens who use bicycles or walk to and from work than any other county in the state. Cache County has 4.3 percent of people who bike to work, the next highest being Washington County with 2.4 percent. However, sustainable com-‐munities extension specialist Roslynn Brain said she still thinks more people need to carpool or find alternate
transportation. “To be perfectly blunt, it’s pretty pathetic the amount of people who are driving alone,” Brain said. “You can pretty much walk anywhere in Logan.” An alternative to driving or walking in Logan is the free transit system in the val-‐ley. Todd Beutler, general man-‐ager and CEO of Cache Valley Transit District, said they have tried programs in the
past to boost the incentive of using the free transportation in Logan. He said they’ve worked with businesses, encouraging employees to ride the bus to work. “Essentially you’re giv-‐ing your employees a raise because of that gas money they save, but it doesn’t cost the business anything,” Beutler said. “We try to do that kind of education.It is a challenge though. Every business has unique
things they’re trying to address.” Clark said they don’t want to make transportation hab-‐its a mandate for businesses. “You’ve got to be careful,” Clark said. “You don’t want to tell people how to run their business, you want to give them ideas on what they can do to improve their busi-‐ness.” A TravelWise Business Symposium workshop is being planned for Cache Valley residents in April, where businesses and citi-‐zens can be educated on ways to improve air quality. “No one wants bad air,” Clark said. “No one wants to breathe that in. I think every-‐one is willing to work toward that solution.”
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To be perfectly blunt, it’s pretty pathetic the amount of people who are driving alone. You can pretty much walk anywhere in Logan.”
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AIR: Cache residents walk more than other counties’From page 1
Designed to teach students vari-‐ous skills to help them deal with mental illnesses, the REACH Peer program brought the exhibit to USU because of a complaint. Though he knows little about the origin of the complaint, Richardson said he felt the need to address the issue. “There was a complaint about insensitivity about mental illness,” Richardson said. “That’s pretty much all I know. As far as I know, I’m not sure if the complaint came from a student or came from facul-‐ty. We wanted to put on an event to educate people about mental illness and personalize it.” Trying to personalize a men-‐tal illness can be difficult, but Richardson said a specific photo-‐graph gives the audience a personal meaning. “There’s a picture of this little girl that we’ll be putting up, and it’s a picture of her talking about how she’s kind of gone through the troubles of having a mental illness, but she also likes to play with her kitties,” Richardson said. “It’s kind
of just putting into perspective. Although they have a mental ill-‐ness, they’re just like us.” According to the American Psychological Association, about one in five Americans suffer from a mental disorder. REACH coordinator Eric Everson explained the concern people may have with their own mental illness. “I think it’s gotten better over the past few years, but I think there’s still kind of a hesitation,” Everson said. “People worry about what it might mean if they come in to counseling. I think there’s certainly a concern with, ‘OK, there’s some-‐thing wrong with me, I need to get fixed, but what if someone sees me going into the counseling center?’ We’re trying to de-‐stigmatize that with the exhibit. We’re always trying to focus on, ‘How do we nor-‐malize this?’” Evenson, who has a Ph.D. in counseling, sees anxiety and depression as common problems that face the students at USU. “I think it’s common for stu-‐dents to come in during the winter time and feel a little more down,”
Evenson said. “We have the inver-‐sion that asts for a month. We don’t get much sunlight and we know that can be kind of hard for people.” Students who have aspiring goals for their career and tend to be overachievers in school stress a lot. Evenson said it’s important for these students to take care of them-‐selves before the situation gets out of hand. He said another reason it’s important to educate people about mental illness is to make the counseling environment accepting if they wish to seek help for them-‐selves. “I don’t think you could do enough to educate people about that,” Richardson said. “It’s an issue that changes people’s lives. I don’t think we could understand the scope of what people go through with mental illnesses. This is just to give you a picture of who they are and what they go through and that they’re still people like us.”
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MENTAL: Illness a problem at USUFrom page 1
RECOGNIZING MENTAL ILLNESS can be difficult, but “Nothing
to Hide” hopes to bring awareness and understanding to USU students.
MICKELLE YEATES photo illustration
would do another Dirty 30. “But then we were sit-‐ting around the dinner table one night, and my brother asked me if I would, so I decided this would be the last hoorah,” he said. When the party was over, there was a rough count of 500 cans and other non-‐perishable food items collected and deliv-‐ered to the food pantry. Friday was the second time a Dirty 30 was held at the Alumni Center. “They used to be just in my garage, which had kind of a nice organic feeling to it,” Ike Bennion said. “It really was like an under-‐ground ‘Fight Club’ type thing going on. You didn’t talk about the 30. Then Jameson Olsen was nice enough to offer us this place, which gave us a big-‐
ger venue to expand into.” Olsen, a senior double-‐majoring in communica-‐tion studies and finance, is the Student Alumni Association President. “We wanted to bring more attention to the Alumni Center and Ike wanted a bigger place to hold the 30s,” Olsen said. “It was a nice trade off.” Each Dirty 30 is announced two weeks before it is set to take place and a reminder email is sent out two days before. Other than the email, the information on each of the Dirty 30s is spread strictly by the students. “There were so many people there,” said Molly Page, a junior majoring in music. “I don’t know what people are going to do for fun anymore after it’s gone.” Although the Dirty 30s are mostly attended by USU students, there were
a few attendees from other universities as well. “These are the best dance parties in Utah,” said BYU senior Brian Youngblut. “They’re far better than any of the BYU dances.” The music is hand-‐selected by Ike Bennion with the help of his cohorts, junior nutri-‐tion major Brian Barnes, junior business major John Bennion, and Youngblut. “We all listen to music, swap it back and forth and introduce each other to new artists,” Ike Bennion said. “Then we dig into the collections from those spe-‐cific artists. We’ve gotten into some pretty obscure, rocking stuff.” Friday night’s feature artist was DJ Diplo. “He’s getting bigger and bigger, but he plays some beats that aren’t very typi-‐cal mainstream pop, and that’s why I love him,” Ike
Bennion said. “He just throws it down.” Ike Bennion will move to Washington D.C. in the next couple of months, so his brand of the Dirty 30 has come to an end.
At this time, no one has claimed to be the next Dirty 30 planner. “It was crazy with all the lights and loud music,” said Susan Wallace, a freshman majoring in
Social Work. “It was so much fun with my friends and it’s sad to think it’s the last one.”
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THE FINAL DIRTY 30 DANCE PARTY was held Friday at the Alumni House,
with an entrance fee of one can of food. MICKELLE YEATES photo
DIRTY: Dance party on hiatus as planner moves to Washington D.C.From page 1
BUILDING EMISSIONS worsen Cache County’s air
situation. MICKELLE YEATES photo
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Merlin Olsen ice rink opening soon
BriefsCampus & Community
Compiled from staff and media reports
The Merlin Olsen Central Park Ice Rink, located at 300 East and Center Street, is under construction. Crews are in the process of spraying the ice sheet to increase thickness and estab-‐lish a smooth surface suitable for a great ice skating experience. The ice rink is projected to open next week. It is critical that the public stay off the ice during rink construction to protect the integrity of the existing ice sheet. For more information concern-‐ing this or other Logan Parks and Recreation Department programs or facilities contact us at 435-‐716-‐9250, in person at 195 South 100 West, Logan or online at www.loganutah.org.
Service-learning grant announced The USU Service-‐Learning Program has created the Service-‐Learning Mini Grant for the Spring 2013 Semester. Service-‐learning faculty and instruc-‐tors, students enrolled in service-‐learning classes, and Service-‐Learning Scholars completing capstone projects are eligible to apply. The Service-‐Learning Mini Grant will cover up to $500 in expenses related to service learning. Applications are due 5 p.m. February 8 to the USU Student Involvement and Leadership Center in TSC 326. Applications can be found at www.usu.edu/asusu/servicelearning. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on basis of community impact, visibility and relevance to service-‐learning. The USU Campus Service Steering Committee will review the applications in February 13 and will forward their recommenda-‐tions onto Service-‐Learning Program staff for approval. All applicants will be notified concerning the status of their application by February 22. All mini grants will be awarded on a cost reimbursable basis and awardees will need to provide receipts and travel logs. Expenses for all awards must be incurred before May 3. For questions contact Sheldon Browning at 435-‐797-‐1740 [email protected] or Sean Damitz at 435-‐797-‐8134 [email protected].
Event organizers promise that the Aerial Angels will amaze with its per-‐formance as part of Arts Week at Utah State University. The aerial, acrobatic group performs 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Kent Concert Hall. The Aerial Angels is a circus arts and aerial theater company based in Michigan. The mostly-‐female group specializes in aerial silk, trapeze, fire-‐eating, contortion, comedy and part-‐ner acrobatics. The company performs throughout the United States and different countries, including Italy, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and England. The group performs with the assis-‐tance of a 24-‐foot free-‐standing hot pink aerial rig that holds the aerial silk, trapeze and hoop. Tickets for Aerial Angels are $10 adults, $8 seniors and youth, free for USU students with ID. For informa-‐tion and tickets visit the CCA Box Office located in room 139-‐B in the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 435-‐797-‐8022 or online at arts.usu.edu.
Acrobats to take Kent Hall stage
The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clar-‐ified or find in error, please contact the editor at 797-‐1742, [email protected] or come in to TSC 105.
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View Tower on a report that several indi-‐viduals were running through the third floor shooting people with rubber bands. One rubber-‐band shooter was confronted by several people and was assaulted. Police are still investigating.
Saturday, Jan. 12
aged right-‐side mirror on the complain-‐tant’s vehicle. It is believed the damage may have been caused by a snow plow.
on Old Main Hill. A female sledder’s tube spun around and hit a tree. The patient refused medical assistance and was trans-‐ported to Logan Regional Hospital by some friends.
dent at Old Main Hill. A sledder hit a tree
and was transported to the hospital by medical personnel.
Sunday, Jan. 13
assault in the Student Living Center. The investigation is ongoing.
complaint at the Stan Laub indoor field. One individual stated he was head-‐butted by another after a verbal altercation dur-‐ing a non-‐USU soccer game.
Monday, Jan. 14
where a 21-‐year-‐old female said she felt like she was about to pass out. Paramedics responded and assessed the student, who was monitored and later released at the scene.
smoke odor from an underage tennant’s
room in Mountain View Tower. There was no evidence of any underage person smoking at the time.
group’s alcohol presentation.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
where around Old Main Hill and Aggie Station at 1400 North and 800 East.
dent from the USU job board.
Wednesday, Jan. 16
activity incident. A male individual walked into the TSC with a Richard Nixon mask on. Police determined everything to be OK. A report was filed with USU Police.
Compiled by Tavin Stucki
Contact USU Police at 797-1939
for non-emergencies.
Anonymous reporting line: 797-5000
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 911PoliceBlotter
not succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it,” he said in a speech that argued for a central role for government in Americans’ lives, a core Democratic Party principle. “We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoul-‐ders of a rising middle class.” Obama spoke of a need to “make the hard choices,” on health care, the “long and some-‐times difficult” road to tackling climate change, and he made glancing references to upcom-‐ing fights over gun control and immigration. National unity, he said, will be crucial to meeting those challenges. The president said the word “we” more than 60 times in his remarks, often pausing after the word, and repeatedly argued for a more inclusive union with direct calls for equal pay for women, rights for gay couples, and opportunities for immi-‐grants. “You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time — not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals,” he said. Even as he called for unity, Obama exhorted the nation to rise up against the political deadlock in the nation’s capital that might frustrate his second-‐term efforts. “We cannot mistake absolut-‐ism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-‐calling as reasoned debate,” the president said. “We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.” Obama spoke for 20 minutes after being sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts against a backdrop of red, white and blue bunting and American flags, with his family looking on. The nation’s first black president took his official oath yesterday during a 30-‐second ceremony at the White House — to meet the constitutional requirement that the president be sworn in by noon on Jan. 20. Because the official start on the presidential term fell on a Sunday, Obama’s inaugural festivities were held Monday, on the federal holiday marking the birthday of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Roberts administered the oath using King’s traveling bible and President Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural bible, the same one Obama used for his swear-‐ing in four years ago. The president saved detailed discussion of policy propos-‐als for his Feb. 12 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Still, his speech offered a map for his priorities over the next four years, posi-‐tioning himself as a champion of core social programs while pledging to update them at a time of tight budgets. “The commitments we make to each other — through Medicare, and Medicaid, and
Social Security — these things do not sap our initiative; they strengthen us,” Obama said. “They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.” His speech highlighted the twin challenges Obama sees for himself in his second term: guarding mainstay Democratic programs while pressing for-‐ward on more modern goals, including expanded rights for gays, immigrants and women.
“He has become the firewall progressive,” said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential his-‐torian at Rice University in Houston. “He’s the protector of programs from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal through Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.” Brinkley is part of a group of historians who periodically meet with Obama, most recently over dinner Jan. 10. Patriotic songs rang out from the west front of the Capitol. National leaders past and present — including former Presidents Bill Clinton and
Jimmy Carter — were on hand to witness the traditional pomp of Obama’s second inauguration. Grammy Award-‐winning R & B artist Beyonce sang a rous-‐ing rendition of the national anthem, in a star-‐studded line-‐up that also included Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor. Yet the occasion was muted compared with four years ago. The crowd was about half of the record 1.8 million who attended in 2009. Obama’s signature hope-‐and-‐change theme of that event has been overtaken by the political battles with Republicans in Congress over the last four years. The partisanship was put on hold at least temporarily today as Republican lawmakers offered the president good wishes and the prospect of collaboration in the days to come. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio — who has had a frequently rocky relationship with Obama over the last two years — sat next to first lady Michelle Obama and the two clinked glasses at the start of a congressional luncheon after the swearing-‐in ceremony. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia used Twitter to congratulate Obama an instant after he took the oath, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Obama’s second term “rep-‐resents a fresh start” on such issues as “unsustainable federal spending and debt.” “Republicans are eager to work with the president on achieving this common goal,” McConnell said in an emailed statement. The president has presided over an economy that is still recovering from the worst reces-‐sion in a generation. While the world’s largest economy grew at a 3.1 percent rate in the third quarter, this year will bring growth of just 2 percent, according to the median esti-‐mate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Over the next two months, his administration will engage in
a fiscal debate with Republican lawmakers who hold the major-‐ity in the House over raising the government’s $16.4 trillion borrowing limit, steps to shrink the deficit and funding federal operations. Obama made only brief men-‐tion of issues of war and peace in his speech, praising the contri-‐butions of the U.S. military and saying that strong national secu-‐rity doesn’t require “perpetual war.” “We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully — not because we are naïve about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear,” Obama said. As a reminder of the risks for the United States abroad, the State Department said Monday that three Americans were among the hostages killed at an gas complex stormed by Algerian forces after it had been seized by terrorists. Obama disputed the notion that the country is in decline, asserting that the U.S. still plays the central role on the global stage. “America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe, and we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to man-‐age crisis abroad, for no one has a greater stake in a peaceful world than its most powerful nation,” he said. The day wasn’t all pomp, circumstance and bipartisan-‐ship. Before striding out to the platform outside the Capitol to take his oath, Obama signed the nominations of his picks for secretaries of Defense, State, Treasury and the Central Intelligence Agency, at least three of which are likely to engender tough confirmation fights. — With assistance from Gail DeGeorge, Roger Runningen, Angela Greiling Keane, Mark Drajem and Roxana Tiron in Washington.
OATH: Obama, Biden take oath of officeFrom page 1
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN takes the oath of office Monday from the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as his wife, Jill, holds the Biden family Bible. Bloomberg News photo
You and I have the obligation to shape the debates of our time — not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient val-ues and enduring ideals.”
Barack ObamaUS President
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The USU football team will host an autograph session at 6 p.m. and be honored during halftime of the basketball game Saturday against La. Tech. The WAC and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl trophies will be on display dur-‐ing the autograph session. Tickets can be purchased online at utahstateag-‐gies.com
Football team to display trophies
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BY BROOKE LARSEN
staff writer
In an apartment on Darwin Avenue, students gather as the musician plays a piece on his f lamenco guitar. They sip herbal tea through filtered straws, enjoy a casual atmosphere and even further their love lives as part of a weekly cus-‐tom known as Music and Mate Monday. This and other traditions are becoming an integral part of USU’s social atmo-‐sphere. In many locations around campus, students meet regularly to attend these gatherings. David Steiner, a senior majoring in economics and Spanish, holds Music and Mate every Monday at his home known as the Blue Light House. “In short, mate is a South American loose leaf herbal tea,” Steiner said. Each Monday there is a musical spotlight in which a few numbers are played while mate is served. Cellos, pianos, guitars, electric guitars, f lamenco guitars and violins have all made appearances. Rap music has been featured too, Steiner said. “We try to have a variety in our music,” he said. The underlying purpose of the event is to bring people together. “Music and mate is a really casual atmosphere where it’s easy to have conversation,” Steiner said. “When it was first started two years ago, the point of it was trying to get people to meet other people. The culture rooted around
mate in South America is spending time together and talking to each other, and we try to bring some of that here.” Steiner said in the spirit of inclusiveness, everyone’s invited. “Mate Monday is by no means exclusive,” he said. “Anybody is welcome to come chat and hang out.” While most in atten-‐dance meet new people, some find romantic inter-‐est. “We have set people up a few times,” Steiner said. “We’ve invited two differ-‐ent people we wanted to hook up, casually intro-‐duced them to each other and tried to get them to exchange numbers.” USU fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon has a weekly tradi-‐tion of its own — SigEp Sunday. Jake Taylor, a junior majoring in psychol-‐ogy, is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He said SigEp Sunday originated six years ago in an effort to cast a better light on the frater-‐nity. “SigEp Sunday started so people would get over the fear of going to a fraternity house,” Taylor said. “We wanted people to see that it’s just fine and that they can come have a fun time and meet other people.” Every Sunday, the SigEp boys make a dessert for their guests. Ice cream sundaes are often the go-‐to choice, but cookies and brownies are known to be in the mix as well. “The number of people in attendance ance varies from week to week, but we
usually have a solid 30-‐plus people,” Taylor said. Taylor said inspirational quotes and interesting stories are read. The Larry H. Miller biography has been quoted, as well as pas-‐sages out of the Quran and Gandhi enlightenment. “This Sunday tradition is something that will con-‐tinue on,” he said. “We will keep having SigEp Sundays now and in years to come.” At the apartment on Darwin Avenue known as the Pink House, Schuyler West and his roommates have been holding the weekly event known as Treat Night in their apart-‐ment on Darwin Avenue since fall of 2011. West, a senior majoring in psychology, said the treat each week is always differ-‐ent. “We try to mix it up every time,” West said. “We had an interesting French spread put on toast last week called ‘speculoos.’ We’ve had Chinese food, red bean dessert soup, chocolate-‐covered popcorn, cereal krispie treats, cheese-‐cake cups, pistachios and wassail, just to name some.” Treats usually run out pretty quickly, he said. When Treat Night first began, West and his room-‐mates shouldered the responsibility of preparing treats each week. Now, whoever wants to make the treats can do so. “This year we’ve been having volunteers make the treats because it got too expensive to make it ourselves every week, espe-‐cially with the big turnout
we’ve been getting,” West said. Although the event is focused on treats, West and his roommates have paper and markers laid out on a table to encourage people to draw pictures. At the end of the night, some of these pictures may make it to the already covered walls of drawings done by Treat Night attendees. “We are a little more selective these days with the drawings put on the wall since it’s gotten so full,” West said. “They have to be particularly good to get put
on the wall.” West said Treat Night is a chill, fun environment. “It’s just a real good time,” he said. “We just enjoy doing it and like hav-‐ing a lot of strangers come over and meet other strang-‐ers.” In an effort to promote Treat Night, West said they have a Treat Night Facebook page. “We have 135 people in the group right now,” he said. “We pretty much invite everyone we see.”
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Winter fun on Logan sledding hills The hill, though sometimes dangerous, is popular with sledders. SAMANTHA BEHL photo illustration
Getting the most out of house traditions
at the weekly treat night. JESSICA FIFE photo illustration
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COMEAU
staff writer
With fresh snow and cold temperatures in the val-‐ley, rather than hitting the slopes, some students are heading for the hills. With USU’s close proximity to areas of recreation, many consider Logan to be a prime spot for their tubing and sledding. While students can be seen walking up the steps
of Old Main each morning, others can be seen speeding down it throughout the day.“I don’t go sledding that often, but when I do, me and my friends usually go down Old Main Hill,” said Shelbey Warren, a senior majoring in exercise sci-‐ence. Cache Valley is filled with parks and hills, offering many opportunities for residents to suit up and cruise down them on cold winter days.
“Sledding and tubing is permitted at Mount Logan, Lundstrom and Bridgerland parks,” said Russ Akina, director of Logan Parks and Recreation. “All city parks are open to the public from dusk till dawn.” Parks are not the only areas in the city where people go to sled. “The golf course is a pretty popular area for people to sled,” said Brandon Mullen, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering.
“And when I’m driving the Aggie Shuttle, sometimes I can see a hill somewhere in the valley where people like to go sledding. I see sledding lines on that hill every day.”The cold weather and busy schedules can be a deter-‐rent from outdoor activities in winter.“I used to go sledding my first few years, but now I don’t do it that often,” Warren said. “It will either be because I am too busy or
it will be just too cold to go outside.”Julie Hollist, director of the Cache County Visitors Bureau, encouraged stu-‐dents and valley residents to go outdoors and enjoy the recreational opportuni-‐ties available.“One of the biggest mis-‐takes that we make is hiding from the cold and snow,” she said. “It’s just sad if we don’t take the time
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Caine College professor designs Ag sculptureBY KIEL REIDstaff writer
Erected in late November of last semester, a white marble sculpture now sits on the north-‐west corner of the Agriculture building. The sculpture is com-‐posed of two graceful curves stacked on top of one another, depicting the concept of what artist Ryoichi Suzuki, assistant professor of sculpture for the Caine College of the Arts, calls f low. “It looks like a bad sculpture of a butterf ly,” said Kathita Chilladakorn, a graduate stu-‐dent majoring in engineering. Vineet Lakhlani, a gradu-‐ate student studying finance and economics, said the gentle curves of the piece reminded him of colliding waves or even lips. Lakhlani suggested stu-‐dents start kissing at the “lips” statue and then proceed to the True Aggie Block A to make out all the way. “You can’t stop,” he said. “You have walk and keep kissing the whole way.” “I think it’s really pretty in kind of an austere way,” said Anna Harris, a senior study-‐ing political science. “I heard tell that it was suggested that people could play on it, which would make it fun.” The piece itself was carved out of a 11,000 pound block of Yule marble from Colorado. Suzuki acquired the marble through a grant from the Department of Research and Graduate Studies, the Caine College of the Arts and Design and a private donation from the Larry Elsner Foundation. “I got the block of marble at the end of May,” Suzuki said. “That’s when we started cutting chunks off. Then the sculpture itself was done in mid August, so it took a little over three months to do.” In comparison to other pieces of a similar size, Suzuki said he didn’t feel like it took too long to complete. “It didn’t feel like it was too long for me.” Suzuki said. “Part of the proposal for the grant that I received was that I would hire students to work on the
piece so that they would learn about the process of carving a large piece of stone. I had four students help and work with me throughout the summer.” Suzuki said it wasn’t just the extra set of hands that made the workload easier. He also had freedom of mind, which allowed
him to focus on the piece com-‐pletely. “For that three months, that was the only thing that I was thinking about,” Suzuki said. “I was having a great time actually. I was having total fun because I didn’t have to worry about teaching classes or doing
paperwork. That was all I did. That’s what I like to do. I am a sculptor.” The project took its toll on Suzuki physically. He said he lost 15 lbs at the height of the summer when he was halfway done with the piece, but said the sacrifice was well worth the
opportunity to work on such an impressive piece. “Physically, it was very demanding,” Suzuki said. “I carved the whole thing in the parking lot in front of the sculp-‐ture building, so it got really hot.” This is the largest piece that Suzuki has ever been the pri-‐mary artist on, having helped friends work on similar sized pieces. He said the chance to work on this project was one he couldn’t pass up. Suzuki said he likes to hear what others think of when they see his sculpture because for him the image that he was try-‐ing to achieve was abstract, but still had a great sense of f low. “I’ve been working with the image of the f low of things,” Suzuki said. “It is always hap-‐pening in nature with clouds and the f low of rivers, but the concept of f lowing described by lines, planes and light. That’s one of the main concerns when I design my sculptures.” Suzuki said he has carved in many different mediums, such as stone and wood, taking into account the f low of the grain in mediums to mimic the f low of the overall form of the sculp-‐ture. Suzuki said he has decided to name the piece “Whispers in Silence,” a suggestion made by a long-‐time friend and USU colleague who passed away last fall. Although the piece is not dedicated specifically to his friend, Suzuki said the name was to honor their 35 year friendship. “Originally I was going to title the piece ‘nagare,’ which means ‘f low’ in Japanese, but it didn’t feel right,” Suzuki said. “But it was the title that his friend gave the piece that felt right.” Suzuki said there is nothing in particular he wants people to see or feel when they look at his piece, and that to him that is what art is about. The piece is scheduled to be officially dedicated with a rib-‐bon cutting during Arts Week on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m.
THE NEW STATUE OUTSIDE of the Ag Building, “Whispers in Silence,” was sculpted by Ryoichi Suzuki, assistant professor of sculpture for the Caine College of the Arts. SAMANTHA BEHL photo
to take advantage of our opportunities. It is cold, but we do winter right. Go out and take advantage of it.”Hollist said there are several parks and recreational areas residents may not be aware of, but can also enjoy.“There are numerous recreation areas just up the canyon,”
she said. “Hyrum State Park is a great place for people to go and it is only five minutes up the road.” Akina said to use caution when going outside for winter activities. “At all times, park users including sledders and tubers should exercise courtesy, discretion and safety while using
public parks,” he said. “Don’t walk on sled runs, wear a hel-‐met, be aware of other sledders, take turns if necessary, wait for a sledder to clear a run and be courteous to others when building a sled jump.” To promote safe experiences while sledding, park staff inspects parks every Monday to clear any obstacles that pose a threat, Akina said. Hollist said she had tips for people so they can enjoy their time outdoors. “Dress warm, take some hot chocolate, go out and have a great time,” she said. Some who sled are less extreme than others and pattern their downhill cruising habits accordingly.“Whenever I went down Old Main Hill, I would always try to go down a part of the hill that was flat and that was already used,” Warren said. “I would always use a sled instead of a tube because I have more control over a sled, which is easier when you are going down a steep hill like Old Main.” With the snow and cold already here, Hollist said there are activities for everyone to enjoy. “There are outdoor recreation clubs and organizations in our community that provide opportunities for people of all skill levels,” she said. “From skiing to snowmobiling, there is something for everyone.”
SLED: Defying gravity one Logan hill at a timeFrom page 5
BY DERRICK
SAUNDERS
staff writer
In a competitive job market, many students are looking for ways to improve their resumes, gain work experience and ultimately find a career. Three students combined all these goals in their recent foray into the world of politics, business and professional world by interning in big firms and politicians’ offices. USU students who have completed internships in Washington, D.C. have many stories to tell about their time on the East Coast. “For me, a big eye-‐opening experience was going out to a new place
and seeing a different part of our country,” said Dani Richards, a sophomore studying business admin-‐istration. Richards worked for the Larrison Group LLC, a political fundraising group. “In Utah, we’re in a bubble, so it was really refreshing to go out to the East Coast,” she said. “It was a totally different pace.” USU owns housing in Washington, so all the stu-‐dents who are interning stay together. “No matter what you’re studying, you can get an internship out there and get the experience and live with USU kids,” said Valerie Anderson, a junior majoring in accounting
and economics. “It’s great.” Anderson worked in the office of Rep. Rob Bishop and was responsible for responding to mail from people who live in the Utah representative’s dis-‐trict. Having friends with connections can be a powerful tool to jump-‐start anyone’s career path, according to Madison Bell, a junior majoring in politi-‐cal science and Mandarin Chinese. She said she knows she has this advan-‐tage because of the time she spent on Capitol Hill. “The connections you make are invaluable,” she said. Bell was an intern in the office of Sen. Orrin Hatch. “No matter what your major is, I would encour-‐
age every single person at USU and any other school to take part in the D.C. internship,” she said. “You always think of congressio-‐nal internships, but there are so many internships in D.C. People don’t really get that.” Though Anderson, Bell and Richards were enthu-‐siastic about their experi-‐ences, each had a different opinion on what it was like to adjust from the life of a student to the life of an intern. “It was really hard for me to adjust to that kind of work environ-‐ment because it was so fast-‐paced and a lot was expected of me,” Richards said. Despite the high expec-‐tations, Richards said the transition was easy in
some ways. “It was really easy to slip into being an intern because you’re making money,” she said. “You get to come home and don’t have to do homework, and it’s playtime, really.” The benefits of working in D.C. don’t end there. Richards said potential employers who see work experience such as this are sure to be impressed by the dedication and work ethic of those who stood the test of Washington. “I was basically my bosses’ personal assis-‐tant,” Richards said. “I did everything from getting the mail to getting lunch to booking f lights.” She also helped arrange events, projects and data-‐base work.
Bell said all these responsibilities being handled by young people was part of the culture of Washington. “D.C. altogether is a very young and fresh part of the country. You have to have young, energetic people to be in politics,” Bell said. Anderson said she’d love to go back to D.C. eventu-‐ally. “I would definitely be OK with living in D.C. for a few years,” Anderson said. “No matter what your major or career path, there is an internship that can help you get there.”
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anything else at all?
Before I painstakingly
try to gain your respect
as a well-trained and
educated advocate
for public literature —
meaning I am furiously
searching “Reddit” and
“4chan” on Google in
fear you may find me
incredibly too old to be
considered funny, cool
or in several cases “dat-
ing material” — allow
me to beg your simple
indulgence with a few
examples.
Let’s use the Hub as
a central location of
study. To the table at
my left we have a trio
of women all discuss-
ing what is generally
considered the most
vital and life-altering
question during the
first two weeks of
every semester: “Will
we need the book?”
These three academia-
infused females have
surrounded themselves
with plastic backs, text-
books — if not simply
manhole covers shaped
like books — and a class
syllabus which they are
examining more close-
ly than they will even
consider studying any
literature pressed upon
them for the next three
and a half months. Two
of them have decided
it is worth their time to
keep the book on the
scholarly basis of “you
never know.”
Girl number three,
who we will call “red
scarf” in lieu of her,
well, red scarf, has an
approach like I have
never seen before. She
begins flipping through
the book and scan-
ning furiously, stopping
every twenty pages or
so to type angrily into
her laptop and hit save
buttons with the con-
fidence of a perched
hawk. Her comrades
inquire about her
actions. Her response
— nothing about this
is false — is that she
is trying to type every
bolded word and defini-
tion from the textbook,
stating that it’s all about
vocabulary anyway
and she can return the
book to the store for a
refund now that she has
everything she needs to
remain knowledgeable.
We now zip over
across the room to
the dynamic duo I call
the “Bros of Thunder”
who have decided
the youthful adage
of “hooking up” is a
much more appropriate
discussion of life than
academia, careers, veg-
etables or anything that
is a general reason one
would even be housed
on a college campus.
They begin discussing
a potential mate named
Teresa. The conversa-
tion goes as follows:
Man 1: "No, no, I like
her. She's fun and she's
funny."
Man 2: “She seems
like a nice girl.”
Man 1: “You still
looking into Abby from
Burley?”
Man 2: “I don’t know.
I like her. She’s like the
kind of girl who speaks
their mind but is still fun
to be around.”
Man 1: “What have
you guys done?”
Man 2: “Not much.
We went to Chick-fil-A
and made cupcakes.”
Man 1: “Sick.”
Wri ter ’s note:
“Sick” was literally the
response to cupcake-
making. These guys are
rugged.
At this point, the
second man has brief-
ly departed, hopefully
not for good. He then
returns and without so
much as batting an eye
says:
Man 2: “Do you think
she’d like Thai food?”
A chunk of the inter-
action becomes inau-
dible from here, until
the first man officially
departs:
Man 1: “Alright, man.
I’m gone.”
Man 2: “Where’re
you going?”
Man 1: “I have class
in a bit, but first I gotta
get my taco on.”
Man 2: “Make me
proud.”
They high five, then
silence. Pure poetry.
And there we have
it. If you like what you
saw, get excited, for
documentation of these
goings on will be, well,
going on, every two
weeks. Stay tuned.
– Steve Schwartzman
is a senior in communi-
cation studies and lin-
guistics. When he isn’t
trying too hard to make
people laugh he is usu-
ally watching sports,
watching 90’s cartoons
or experiencing all
things Aggie Life. Got a
good idea for Steve to
rant about? Hit him up
at steve.schwartzman@
aggiemail.usu.edu or on
Twitter @SchwartZteve
HEARD: More musings from the food courtFrom page 5
AggieLife
It was a week full of thrills for the Utah State women’s basketball team, from a down-‐to-‐the-‐wire finish to a clinical exhibi-‐tion that resulted in two wins to improve to 7-‐10 on the season and 4-‐2 in WAC play.
Utah State 85, Denver 69
The win was engi-‐neered by a huge first half from star senior Devyn Christensen. “This is a feel good game for us,” USU head coach Jerry Finkbeiner said. “This is something we visualized for about two months. It came together for us tonight.” Christensen exploded for 23 first half points and she did it with a vari-‐
ety of shots. Whether it was driving to the hoop for a layup or pulling up from deep for a 3-‐pointer, Christensen was on a mis-‐sion. “The first half was huge,” Christensen said. “That is more like me, more in my rhythm and just letting the offense come. When I got my con-‐fidence and started hitting some shots, that was heat check time.” After shooting 8-‐of-‐12 from the field in the half — including a staggering 5-‐of-‐9 from 3-‐point range — Christensen cooled off in the second half and fin-‐ished with 25 points. Junior Jennifer Schlott followed up an impres-‐sive performance on Thursday with yet another on Saturday. Schlott came one assist shy of a double-‐
double, finishing with 15 points and nine assists. Sophomore Franny Vaaulu chipped in with 12 points off the bench. “My teammates always make me look good,” Schlott said. “They put me in good positions and coaches call good plays for us. They were hard hedg-‐ing me a lot so everyone was open and my team-‐mates knocked down some shots.” Denver’s Michaela Neuhaus and Kailey Edwards each had 18 points to lead the team in the first ever meeting between the two schools. USU was lights out in the game, shooting 56 per-‐cent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the arc. The Aggies stellar play
Utah State’s club hockey team scored a season-‐high in goals Saturday in a 14-‐2 win over the Brigham Young University Cougars. The offensive outburst was aided by a pair of 4-‐goal games from forwards Brian Gibbons and Cooper Limb. “We always come into this game to try to work on certain stuff,” Limb said. “Obviously we wanted to score as many goals as we can, so I think we did pretty well on that tonight.” Not only did the Aggies score in double digits, but they were extremely consis-‐tent scoring at least four goals in each period. In the first period, forward Stu Hepburn opened the scor-‐ing at five minutes in from a nifty pass by forward Chase Allington. Then, senior Matt Hamilton completed a nice passing play with a one-‐timer that beat the goalie high. Gibbons scored his first two goals 19 seconds apart.
He skated end-‐to-‐end and finished with a well-‐placed shot. Following the face off, the Aggies gained possession and he scored on a rush again. In the second period, BYU scored its first goal with four and half minutes left to cut the lead to 8-‐1. USU starting goaltender Nathaniel Cabrera was pulled in favor of Taylor Flandro, a switch which was predetermined at the start of the game. “Our plan was to try and give each of them 30 minutes because we’re going out to California and we need those guys to have some game expe-‐rience, and they both stepped up and did well,” said head coach Jon Eccles. It wasn’t just the goalie depth that Utah State showed, either. “We ran four lines right from the start,” Eccles said. Even though the top line scored nine of the 14 goals, the Aggies had 15 players on the stat sheet. Defenseman Aaron Ward scored his first goal of the year and forwards Devin Holmes
and Dagen Walton chipped in a goal each as well. Forward Chris Videto added a goal and three assists. Gibbons was the top point-‐earner on the night with four goals and four assists. “Usually when I have the
puck, I like to think the object is to score, but not person-‐ally,” Gibbons said. “I like to look for my teammates. It makes it a lot easier when you have line mates who can put the puck in the net.” However, it wasn’t only
skill that helped the Aggies on offense. The team speed and physical play helped set a tone early. “They’re an up-‐and-‐coming team, but we have a lot of
Coming off a lopsided loss in the first of a two-‐game road trip, things turned from bad to worse for the Utah State men’s basket-‐ball team. Down two starters against the top-‐ranked defense in the conference, the Aggies suffered their second straight double-‐digit loss Saturday, 68-‐57, against Denver, only to learn Monday that leading scorer Preston Medlin will be out 6-‐8 weeks nursing a wrist injury and Kyisean Reed suffered a season-‐ending knee injury. “First and foremost is our concern for Kyisean and Preston,” said head coach Stew Morrill. “This
is as tough as it gets and we hurt for them first and our team second. We expect our players to step up and compete, as we have a lot of season left.” Both Medlin and Reed left during the second half of Thursday’s game against New Mexico State, and while Medlin practiced Friday, neither played in the loss against Denver and could only look on as the Pioneers got hot from beyond the arc. Both teams shot well from the 3-‐point line in the first half, shooting more than 60 percent. The Pioneers went 7-‐of-‐11 while the Aggies were 5-‐of-‐7, but unfortunately for USU, it was the only offense the Aggies could muster en route to a 36-‐25
halftime deficit. “We only had 34 shots on goal and that’s because we have 10 assists and 15 turnovers and they have 17 assists with three turn-‐overs,” Morrill said. “Our offense was solid, other than the doggone turn-‐overs.” Denver tallied 11 assists on 14 field goals in the first half and commit-‐ted zero turnovers in the game’s f irst 20 minutes. The shooting struggles worsened in the second half as the Aggies failed to record a f ield goal until the 12:40 mark of the half and Denver pulled away. After seven turnovers in the first half, the Aggies committed eight in the second half. “We knew we were without Preston and
Kyisean and that we had a challenging night ahead,” Morrill said. “I’m not dis-‐appointed in our effort. I was disappointed in some of the results but not our
effort.” Utah State shot 47 percent from the field on the night but was unable to slow the Denver
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TEAM CONF OVERALL La. Tech 7-‐0 16-‐3Denver 7-‐1 11-‐7NMSU 6-‐2 12-‐8Utah State 5-‐2 14-‐3San Jose State 3-‐4 9-‐9TX-‐Arlington 3-‐4 8-‐8Idaho 3-‐4 7-‐10Seattle 1-‐6 6-‐11Texas State 1-‐6 5-‐14UTSA 0-‐7 4-‐13
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From bad to worse: Injuries hit USU
drives past a defender during conference play at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Medlin sustained a wrist injury Thursday against NMSU. DELAYNE LOCKE photo
Medlin, Reed will sit for extended timeBY CURTIS
LUNDSTROM
sports editor
See GIBBONS, Page 9
See SWEEP, Page 9
battles two Pioneer defenders at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday. DELAYNE LOCKE photo
Aggies offense too much for BYU
Weekend sweepBY JASON BORBA
staff writer
BY SEAN O’SULLIVAN
staff writer
navigates through a pair of BYU defend-ers in a 14-2 win at the Eccles Ice Center on Saturday. Brian Gibbons and Cooper Limb each scored four goals for the Aggies in the win. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo
speed on this team, and on the
Olympic ice, we like to utilize
it,” Gibbons said.
“We love going out there
and hitting those guys and
they like to hit too, so it’s
always pretty entertaining for
everybody,” Limb said.
After BYU scored their
second goal with eight minutes
left, Limb scored his final two
goals to put the game com-‐
pletely out of reach.
Utah State’s next home
game is on Friday, Feb. 1
against Weber State, but
first the Aggies will head to
California Jan. 24-‐27 to take
part in the San Jose Showcase.
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wasn’t just on the offen-‐
sive end. Defensively, they
held Denver to 34 percent
shooting and 21 percent on
3-‐pointers.
“The reason the defense
looked good tonight was
because we were mak-‐
ing shots offensively,”
Finkbeiner said. “There
wasn’t any pressure on our
defense, so we could take a
few more chances.”
The teams traded bas-‐
kets and the lead for the
first 13 minutes of the first
half, but the Aggies began
pulling away with a little
more than seven minutes
remaining after a 3-‐pointer
from Christensen pushed
the lead to 12.
The lead ballooned
to 49-‐29 after another
3-‐pointer by Christensen.
The Aggies took an 18
point lead into halftime,
51-‐33.
The second half brought
more of the same as USU
was able to keep up its hot
shooting. The closest the
Pioneers got within the
lead was 67-‐51 with 10
minutes remaining in the
game, but the Aggies led by
as many as 25 points.
“It’s good to have Devyn
Christensen and Franny
play well,” Finkbeiner said.
“They haven’t played well
together as a tandem in a
long time.”
Utah State 65, New
Mexico State 63
USU came off an emo-‐
tional victory Thursday
night when they hosted the
New Mexico State Aggies.
Freshman Makenlee
Williams was the hero,
her 3-‐point shot as time
expired giving the blue
Aggies the win over their
WAC rivals.
The 3-‐pointer by
Williams was only the sec-‐
ond three the Aggies hit all
night, but it couldn’t have
come at a better time.
Schlott led USU in
scoring with 21 points
and added seven assists.
Christensen finished with
12 points.
The Aggies next game
will be on the road when
they take on UT Arlington
on Thursday. The game
is scheduled for a 6 p.m.
tipoff.
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It wasn’t a great road
trip for the men’s bas-
ketball team, to say
the least. Back-to-back
losses by double-digits
speaks for itself. Losing
two of your starters and
leading scorers is even
worse.
But fear not, Aggie
Nation: There’s still
hope.
I think Saturday at
Denver was an OK thing
for the Aggies and a step
in the right direction in
dealing with the injuries
to Medlin and Reed.
Sitting in fourth place
with three losses — two
of them conference —
means any potential for
an at-large NCAA tour-
nament bid is dangling
by a single thread, if not
dead entirely.
The good news is that
the WAC is a weak con-
ference, which means
that the Aggies should
still finish among the top
teams and have a decent
seed in the conference
tournament. Not to rain
on anyone’s parade,
but the WAC tourney
is pretty much the only
shot Utah State has at
punching a ticket to the
big dance — which is
every team’s goal every
season — with the weak
schedule this season.
That shouldn’t be new
information to anyone
who’s followed the
Aggies over the years.
USU has always been
hurt by playing in weak-
er conferences. But this
season, it should offer a
glimmer of hope that the
high-expectations can in
fact still be reached.
Think about it. Medlin,
Reed and Shaw have
been shouldering the
scoring load this season,
with little to no help
from the already shallow
bench. With two of the
three sitting out against
the Pioneers, it basically
forced the rest of the
team to step up to even
have a shot at winning
on the road.
Marvin Jean and Ben
Clifford, two of the
major role players off
the bench, had 14 and
eight points, respective-
ly. Perhaps this was the
thing to get them going
and be a launchpad, so
to speak, to help the
team maintain a level of
confidence without two
of its key players.
One man teams don’t
win championships in
any level of the game,
and at the college level,
two or three guys can
carry a team to the con-
ference tournament. But
all it takes is for one
or two of them to have
a bad postseason game
on the same night and
the season is over at that
point.
If the Aggies are going
to win the conference
tournament, the team is
going to have to rise to
the occasion. Everyone
will have to step up
and contribute in every
game down the stretch.
Because, let’s face
the facts — even if by
some miracle the short-
handed Aggies ran the
table from here on out
and then lost in the con-
ference tournament, a
weak WAC schedule
isn’t going to earn them
an at-large berth.
I’m not saying it will
happen, but the base-
ball team rode a uni-
fied but small core of
players to a national title
last season. There’s no
reason to think that this
year’s basketball team
can’t do the same with
a conference title.
But a weak schedule
is a two-edged sword in
this league.
There were three
games at the start of the
season that the selec-
tion committee would
deem “quality” wins and
boost USU’s resume: St.
Mary’s, BYU, and the
ESPN Bracketbuster.
The loss to the Gaels
doesn’t hurt the Aggies
per say, but it certainly
doesn’t help.
And while there’s no
such thing as a “good
loss,” the losses to
New Mexico State and
Denver are definitely
“bad losses” in the eyes
of the NCAA selection
committee.
The point is, Utah
State has no room for
error the rest of the sea-
son.
So while the Aggies
aren’t dead and buried,
the dirt is filling in. At
this point, they’re better
off focusing on winning
the conference tourna-
ment rather than stress-
ing about not being able
to lose another game
and having a hot-start to
the season be for noth-
ing.
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AGGIES: Roster down to 10 after injuriesFrom page 8
GIBBONS: Team effort leads to win From page 8
SWEEP: Williams lifts Aggies to winFrom page 8
SENIOR FORWARD KYISEAN REED dribbles to the basket against Idaho on Jan. 5. DELAYNE LOCKE photo
SENIOR GUARD DEVYN CHRISTENSEN goes up between two Denver defenders for two of her game-high 25 points Saturday at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. DELAYNE LOCKE photo
offense, allowing a scorch-‐
ing 56-‐percent f ield goal
percentage. Marvin Jean
scored a team-‐high 14
points in his second start
of the season while Jarred
Shaw added 10 points and
9 rebounds.
“Kyisean and Preston
going down was tough,”
Jean said. “It was tough
without them. I got the
chance to get in there and
get it going, but unfor-‐
tunately we didn’t get it
done.”
The Aggies fell to 14-‐3
overall and 5-‐2 in WAC play
and are now in third place
behind the Pioneers at 6-‐1
and Louisiana Tech at 6-‐0.
Utah State returns to the
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
on Thursday, Jan. 24 to
host UT-‐Arlington, with
tipoff scheduled for 7:05
p.m.
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UTAH STATE PLAYERS celebrate a goal against BYU at the Eccles Ice Center on Saturday. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo
We are all devastated by tragedy. Columbine, Aurora and now the heartbreaking event in Newtown, Conn. always seem to raise poignant questions about our nation’s laws. Most of us know that on Dec. 14, 2012, a deranged man took the life of 20 children and 6 adults in the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. What many of us may not know is that on the exact same day in China, there was a similar incident. Not long after Adam Lanza took the lives of these school children in Connecticut, the offi-cial Chinese state news-paper Xinhua Newswire — they don’t really have free press there — ran an editorial head-lined “Innocent blood demands no delay for U.S. gun control.” On that same day, 23 chil-dren were stabbed or slashed with a knife in Central China’s Henan province, where guns are entirely banned. All of the children were permanently disfigured. Some would say that
the events in China were somehow better because children didn’t die but were only per-manently disfigured — but this devalues the children. A tragedy is a tragedy no matter how you put it. Sick, deranged people are psychopaths whether they have guns, knives, their fists, airplanes or bombs. We live in a crazy world, I’ll admit that, but what we find with any tragedy is that people have a tenden-cy to lose all sense of reason in an attempt to blame something — anything. How else can they make sense of such a pointless and disgusting act? And so, we find that an inani-mate object such as a gun is proclaimed the culprit. But when Cain slew Abel, was the club he used to blame? Common sense dictates that we not seek to ban hand tools for the act of perdition. Yet within minutes, the news media and several politicians were preaching the need for gun control. This isn’t new, but let me walk you through an alternate line of logic and reason. With all the disgusting things that the media preaches and inspires it is obvious that crime increases. Drug use and sex are glamorized in the movies. Murder, rape, and homosexual-ity are promoted on the big screen. Of course it could be argued that
we should censor and ban our media. It only makes sense because they are the ones to blame, right? The request would be laughable if it weren’t so absurd. Of course we shouldn’t censor or even blame the media for tragedies commit-ted by psychopaths and deranged killers. The fault lies only in that person, not in the news media, a gun or anything else. But if it could be argued that it is the media’s fault, then why not simply censor, ban or control them? Well, first off because we don’t live in Soviet Russia — thank heaven — and second, because it would be an obvi-ous violation of First Amendment rights. Why then are some people so keen to use their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and of the press to destroy some-one else’s Second Amendment rights to own firearms? Why is freedom suddenly becoming a license to destroy freedom? It isn’t. It never was, and it never should be. People need to under-stand what it is that we are even talking about when we use the word “freedom.” T he S e cond Amendment has never been and never will be about hunting or rec-reational shooting. It
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For many, improving air quality in Cache Valley poses thorny questions. The same beau-tiful mountains and climate we enjoy for much of the year make the valley prone to tempera-ture inversions. Instead of dispersing, pollution from our vehicles, industrial facilities and even livestock haunts us like a massive yellow ghost some days.
Though the valley is more sus-ceptible to inver-sions and air pol-lution, it’s held to the same air quality
standards as the rest of the nation. Under EPA guidelines, the county council is required to take steps to improve air quality. Though local policymakers have long held out against man-datory vehicle emissions tests, they’re likely part of the valley’s near future. While emissions tests may help, they’re a far cry short of a solution. Cache County Executive Lynn Lemon said in an interview that the tests may reduce vehicle emissions by 5 to 6 percent — and vehicles aren’t the only con-tributors to the valley’s air problem. Cattle and agricultural activities emit greenhouse gases, but agriculture makes up a huge part of the valley’s economy. Whether you drive a truck or a Prius, wheth-er you vote republican or democrat, air quality should be a concern. We all know someone we’d rather keep inside during a red air day — a pregnant wife, an elderly grandfather, a sibling with asthma. For a few days every January, we’re all stuck with our pollutants. And it’s likely that none of us is perfect when it comes to saving energy or reducing emissions. Logan and its surrounding towns are spread out, and travel without a vehicle is impractical for many. Who would rather bike five miles through snowy streets than ride alone in a heated car? Public transit could be a solution, but decades ago, Cache Valley scrapped the trolley system in favor of private vehicles. Now, we’re finding the trend isn’t easy to reverse. While Cache Valley has its geography to blame for much of its pollution problems, it’s a microcosm of the world. We’re used to a high-consumption lifestyle that creates problems for some of the most vulnerable members of society. In Cache Valley, the victims of bad air are the elderly, children and other sensitive to pollution. In the world, the prosperous throw out food, clothing and electronics others pro-duced with hard labor for less than the U.S. minimum wage. A rapidly growing popula-tion will compound the pollution problem in Cache Valley and the energy problem in the world. The solution to either of these dilemmas isn’t readily apparent. But by choice or by circum-stance, it will probably mean everybody think-ing more and using less.
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The small, white pill was put on the tray table in front of him. Bobby Coward, a 4 8 - y e a r - o l d quadriplegic, l icked the side of his hand and tried to pick it
up by making it stick to the slicked skin. It fell, then skittered across the table. He tried again. It fell again. He re-wet his hand, and this time, the pill stuck. But just before he got it close to his mouth, the pill fell, bounced off the wheel of his chair and landed on the floor. His long-time home health aide, Lois Wilson, bent to retrieve it for him. It was Inauguration Day, the closest thing Washington has to Mardi Gras, and hundreds of thousands of people were gathering to celebrate the second term of the country’s first black president. Coward lives on East Capitol Street in Washington, just three miles from the ceremony. But on some days, it might was well be a continent away. This is the Washington that struggles — with health issues, with unemployment, with poverty, with crime. “Last time, I went (to the inauguration). But I had a loaner chair, and it didn’t hold a charge very well. So I couldn’t go very far and ended up just looking at a bunch
of behinds,” said Coward, who lost the use of his limbs in a car accident two decades ago and whose sense of humor about his own body is a little wicked. On a recent visit to the Capitol, as Coward rolled his chair over the high ramps that cover the streams of electrical cords that snake across the grounds, the incline was so steep, he tipped backwards. He was hurt in the fall and was rushed
to the hospital. He fought with Capitol officials to change those ramps, and by Monday they were sloped much more gently for the disabled. Even so, Coward decided not to fight the crowds and watched the inauguration on television. His day began at 8 a.m., when Wilson
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Don’t restrict firearm freedoms
We are all devastated
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48, left, is given a bath by his home health care aid, Lois Wilson,
at his home in Washington on Jan. 21. They are watching President Barack Obama’s inauguration on
the television. Coward, who was paralyzed in a 1991 car accident, went to Obama’s first inaugura-
tion but struggled with his wheelchair. Photo by Joseph Victor Stefanchik for The Washington Post.
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was and always will be about a people having a means to control their government and keep safety and security with-in their communities. It was and always will be about a person having and keeping their God-given, natural right to self-preservation and protection of them-selves and their fami-lies. What we really should be talking about is the fact that Columbine, Aurora, and Newtown Conn. are all gun-free zones. The obvious, constantly-missed fact of the matter is that where guns are allowed — as per the Constitution and the laws of nature
— there is less crime. Why? Because if I’m a criminal, then I am much less likely to rob the house of someone that I know may be car-rying a gun. I will be less likely to commit any crime, especially violent ones, knowing guns are around. To sum up, let me cite an example that you can Google search at your leisure. In Kennesaw, Ga., a city ordinance was signed in 1982 mak-ing gun ownership man-datory. To live there, you must own a firearm. Guess whose crime plummeted instantly by 74 percent? Guess whose crime rates stay impressively low to this day? You guessed it: Kennesaw, Ga.
Banning guns is not the solution any more than banning puppies is the solution for a rabid dog. Common sense dictates that peo-ple wake up to their situations and get their morals back on track. Common sense requires all of us to lay aside our emotions and hearken to reason. Common sense cries out for vir-tue, not for vice, and when it comes to prin-ciples, common sense pleads for restoration, not more regulation.
–Richard Winters is a senior majoring in Law
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arrived by bus. She has been Coward’s home health aide for nearly a decade. And they have a quiet rhythm to their morning routine. There was the process of getting Coward out of bed, and into his chair. Then the complicated and methodical bathing. The facial shave, the head shave. With each task, the former airplane technician quiet ly said, “Thank you, Miss Wilson.” Anytime there is something — the smallest thing — that Coward can do for himself, Wilson lets him. She straps a spoon to his hand so he can eat his waffle-and-bacon breakfast, which she cooks on a George Foreman Grill in the room that is his living room, bedroom, kitchen and command center. There is the pill, which she lets him take by his own method. She steps back whenever he gets a phone call. And he gets plenty. Coward, an Air Force veteran, became an activist on behalf of the disabled when he found so many roadblocks on the road back to his old life after a spinal cord injury. He was driving down Marlboro Pike in 1991 when he swerved to avoid a police cruiser and his Bronco rolled over. He woke up in the hospital with a broken neck. Wilson worked in catering, in an office and in a day-care
center when she went to school to become a medical assistant. But there were no jobs in her field when she graduated, so she tried home health care. She got a job with Home Care Partners, a nonprofit that provides care for 800 mostly elderly clients using local funding, or, in the case of Coward, Veterans Administration money. The need for home health care is growing because so many older folks want to age in place, but the funding isn’t, said Marla Lahat, executive director of Home Care Partners. Provisions for providing more funding through Medicare and Medicaid were ultimately cut from President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Coward said he was disappointed in that, but vows to keep fighting for more care, something he believes can be accomplished during the president’s second term in office. L ike Coward, Wi l son thought about trying to go to President Obama’s second inauguration. But it would have meant leaving her clients in the lurch. “I can never call in sick or skip work. I mean, I can, but then I see them in their bed, and I think of all the things I know how to do for them, and how they want it done,” she said. “And I just can’t not be there for them.” So as she washed Coward’s frail body, gently went over
his bedsore, put his eyeglasses on his face, they both watched the television together, just a few miles and worlds away from the pomp and parades of Pennsylvania Avenue.
– Petula Dvorak is a columnist for The
Washington Post. Follow her on Twitter @
petulad or send com-ments to dvorakp@
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THEIDEALIST
Jed Bartlet of “The West Wing”Josiah Edward “Jed” Bartlet (played byMartin Sheen) was the president that many
American viewerswished they could
have had. Hisadministrationwas all aboutnoble causes andmaking govern-
ment work for thepeople. Among his
accomplishments: Hecreated millions of new American jobs,masterminded Social Security reform andbrokered a peace settlement between Israeland Palestine.
THE MARTYR
David Palmer of “24”It has been said that Palmer (played byDennis Haysbert) had so much credibility
and commandingpresence as an
African-American presi-dent that BarackObama benefitedwhen he ran in
real life. Alas, aworld that needed
counterterrorism expertJack Bauer to save every day was not agood world in which to be president.Palmer barely survived an assassinationattempt in Season 2 and was gunned downat the beginning of Season 5.
THE TRAIL BLAZER
Mackenzie Allen of “Commander in Chief”
Vice President “Mac” Allen (played byGeena Davis) became the first female presi-
dent after the death ofher running mate
just a year and ahalf into histerm. Her workwas at timessabotaged by
sexist misgivingsabout a woman’s
ability to lead, butAllen was a scrapper. The show was can-celed after one season and we haven’t had afemale president yet, so maybe she wasn’tas convincing a sell as Palmer was.
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With the arrival of the dysfunctional first family of‘1600 Penn,’ we round up our favorite fictional leaders
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By David MartindaleFort Worth Star-Telegram
osh Gad, the star and co-creator of “1600 Penn,” wants to makethis perfectly clear:
The White House family in his new sitcom, which airs 9:30p.m. ET Thursday on NBC, is not modeled after the Obamas.
Now that that’s settled, everyone in America can respond with acollective, “Well, duh!”
Because isn’t that already obvious?President Dale Gilchrist (played by Bill Pullman) and wife Emily
(Jenna Elfman) more closely resemble Mitt and Ann Romney thanthey do the first couple.
And the last time we checked, there was no goofball first sonresiding in the White House, setting accidental fires in the RoseGarden and inciting international incidents with visiting dignitaries.
If a real-life Skip Gilchrist (Gad’s character) was wreaking thatkind of havoc in Washington, you had better believe the 24-hournews networks would be on top of the story.
Still, it’s fun to imagine a comedic wild man — a John Belushi, aJohn Candy, a Jack Black or a Josh Gad ... yes, he wields that kind ofmanic energy — throwing decorum to the wind and doing a bellyflop in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
“The Obama family is almost supernaturally perfect — and perfec-tion doesn’t really lead to comedy,” says Gad, a Tony Award nomineefor his performance in Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.”
“But you can look at some of the presidential predecessors and you can see dysfunction in the halls of the White House for at least100 years.
“And what’s so interesting now is, under the scrutiny of the 24-hour news cycle, what happens if a dysfunctional family were to befront and center? How do you avoid the blitzkrieg of questions?”
“1600 Penn” isn’t the first TV series to explore this premise, althoughinside-the-White-House shows aren’t always played for laughs.
THE SCHEMER
Charles Logan of “24”President Logan (played by Gregory Itzin)was a petty man wielding big power, adangerous combina-tion. At first,Logan has usfooled. Viewersbelieved he wasan ineffectual,indecisiveleader. Only laterdid we discoverthat he was involvedin President Palmer’s murder and a terror-ist attack on U.S. soil. The snake kept try-ing to wipe his hands clean by pinning theblame on Jack Bauer.
HONORABLEMENTION
! Fitzgerald ThomasGrant III (TonyGoldwyn), adulterouspresident being black-mailed in “Scandal.”
! Selina Meyer (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the taken-for-granted vice presidenton “Veep.”
! Zoey Bartlet (ElizabethMoss), presidential daugh-ter an GeorgetownGraduate once kidnapped,on “The West Wing.”
! Elias Martinez (BlairUnderwood), presidentand baseball fan born tomiddle class Cubanrefugees on “The Event.”
! Abbey Bartlet(Stockard Channing),first lady, Harvard-trainedphysician and Zoey’s mother, on “The West Wing.”
! Sherry Palmer(Penny JohnsonJerald), duplicitous firstlady, constantly graspingfor power on “24.”
! Elaine Barrish(Sigourney Weaver), sec-retary of state and formerfirst lady in “PoliticalAnimals.”
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“1600 Penn’s” Josh Gad as hapless Skip hams it up for the camera. Behind him(from left) is Andre Holland as press secretary Marshall Malloy, Jenna Elfman asfirst lady and stepmom Emily, Bill Pullman as President Dale Gilchrist, MarthaMacIsaac as oldest daughter Becca, Amara Miller and Benjamin Stockham asMarigold and Xander, the two youngest of the Gilchrist clan.
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Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013Page 14
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Today’s issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Kori Williamson, an undeclared fresh-man from Roy, Utah.
High: 19° Low: 3°Skies: Areas of freezing fog early. Morning clouds will give way to sunshine for the afternoon.
Today in History: On Jan. 22, 1998, Theodore J. Kaczynski pleaded guilty to all federal charges against him, acknowledging his responsibility for a 17-‐year campaign of package bombings attributed to the “Unabomber.”
Today’s Issue
Weather
Almanac
Look for the yellow Pick 5
labels on the package.
Must purchase 5
specially marked packages
to qualify for savings.
Cube Steaks orStew Meat
Country Style Ribs
Petite Sirloin Steaks
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$188lb.lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$288lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188
38¢38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$188lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$288lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188
38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$18888$188lb.lb.lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$288lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188
38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$188lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$50000$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$288lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188
38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$188lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$28888$288lb.lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188
38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
MondayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Tuesday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
80% Beef 20% Fat
Ground Beef
$188lb.lb.
Wednesday
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
$198Shur Saving1%, 2% or Skim
Gallon Milk
Thursday
LIMIT 2LIMIT 2
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
“5 Buck Cluck”
Rotisserie Chicken
$500FridayTRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER Saturday
LIMIT 5 LBS.LIMIT 5 LBS.
TRAFFIC STOPPERTRAFFIC STOPPER
BirchBerry
Sliced Turkey
$288lb.
Western Family 48 oz. Asst.
PremiumIce Cream
$188$188
38¢Fresh Ripe
Bananas
LIMIT 4LIMIT 4
Nalley 15 oz.With Beans Asst.Chili
89¢
Pepperidge Farm 6.6 oz. Cheddar Cheese Choice Navel
Large OrangesJonagold, Cameo, Braeburn
or Red DeliciousLarge Apples
4for
$5Sara Lee 6 ct. Asst.Deluxe Bagels
Select 5 of our
specially marked
meat packages
and pay only
Select 5 of our Select 5 of our
MEAT SALE
Tenders
TAWGood only at participating Associated Food Stores.
With This Coupon - 4 for $13 Without
Vendor Coupon - Expires January 29, 2013
4for
$11PLU#9117
Scan Down
39¢lb.FREE
BUY ONE GET ONE
88¢lb.
555 East 1400 North
Logan Store Hours:
Mon.-Sat.
6:00 AM - Midnight
Closed Sunday
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January 22-29, 2013
LEE’s FAMILY of the GAME
SIGN UP IN-STORE FOR A CHANCE TO BE THE FAMILY OF THE GAME AT AN
UPCOMING AGGIES GAME
or Thighs Dinner SausageString Cheese
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DAILY TRAFFIC
STOPPERDAILY TRAFFIC
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Fresh Ground Beef Country Style Sausage
MondayJan 28 Navigating a Crisis of Faith workshop, TSC 310B,
4:30-‐6 p.m.
