• BEST IN STATE—Senior Courtney Schoen Lewis was named Best PR Student in Utah. Story
  • CROWBAR—Athletes compete in annual Crowbar backcountry race in Logan Canyon. CHRISTIAN HATAHWAY
  • HINDU FESTIVAL—Hundreds of Hindus and friends gather for annual Holi Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork. DANA IVINS
  • RAINBOW CELEBRATION—Holi celebrants joyfully paint themselves at Hindu festival. DANA IVINS
  • HUT! HUT! HUT!—ROTC teams compete in Ranger Challenge at Camp Williams. ALISON OSTLER. Story
  • SNOWBARD JAM—Boarders show their stuff on the Quad during Entrepreneur Week. CASSIDEE J. CLINE. Story
  • SNOWBOARD TRICKS as hotdoggers show off on the Quad during Entrepreneur Week. CASSIDEE J. CLINE. Story
  • WINTER A and the American flag over a snowy USU campus. WHITNEY PETERSON
  • QUADVIEW—A springtime view of the USU Quad and Old Main from atop the business building.
  • PRESS CONFERENCE—USU President Stan Albrecht briefing journalism students. CHRIS ROMRIELL. Story
  • HIGH-HEELIN’ IT—Men in high heels and their female supporters walk a mile to protest sex abuse. TY ROGERS
  • ELK PICNIC—Elk and humans mingle at the winter refuge at Blacksmith Fork's Hardware Ranch. CARESA ALEXANDER. Story

Only 23% of USU students drink; most who get in trouble are underage

May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

Story and photo by Paul Christiansen LOGAN — Not long ago Manda Perkins was a self-described party girl. While enrolled as a freshman at Utah State University last year, Perkins could often be found taking part in nights of underage binge drinking, a habit she thought must be part of a typical college lifestyle. “There [...]

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Second chances: Former prisoners struggle to get back into society

May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Tanner Simmons LOGAN – Finding a job these days isn’t easy, especially for people who have committed felonies. According to statistics from the Pew Center for the States, more than 1 percent of adult Americans are in prison. The justice system is in place to protect citizens from harm and to enforce consequences for [...]

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USU’s club sports win national championships but get little support

May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News, Sports | Comments Off

By Jonathan Larson LOGAN – Players from the intercollegiate club teams at Utah State University have little hope of ever becoming  professional athletes in their sport. They receive little recognition, their events are sparsely attended and yet they continue to compete notwithstanding the fact that none of them receive athletic scholarships.. In fact,  club teams have [...]

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Options for Independence moves to new space a block east of the old

May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

Story and photos by Dawn Otterby LOGAN — Cheryl Atwood glanced around the cluttered parking lot, her eyes landing on the white brick building that housed Options for Independence for nearly 25 years. The building now sat empty and completely stripped of everything from ceiling tiles to doors. Anything that could be sold or reused [...]

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Pesticide contamination has ruined their lives, Richmond family says

May 2nd, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Shayna Marcure RICHMOND — Josh was tired, lethargic, had severe headaches, numbness in his fingers, tremors and other relentless indicators that something was seriously wrong. “We were literally beside ourselves watching our son get sicker and sicker, with no direction on what was causing his illness or what we could do to help him [...]

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Do-Gooders—Many locals respond to bad news by pitching in to help

May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—After times of national crisis and despair, it can be difficult to look past the evil that threatens our neighborhoods and communities. Events such as September 11th, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombings are all events that shake our spirits and convince us that we are living [...]

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Cherryn Girdwood: Idaho woman’s art roots her to the Earth, to life

May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »

By Dani Hayes RIGBY, Idaho—To see one of her paintings is to glimpse into her soul. Fragments of her life are cemented within each stroke of hardened paint on the store-bought canvas. When you buy a Cherryn Girdwood original, you are buying a piece of Cherryn. “She is literally painting her life experience,” said best [...]

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Same-sex marriage: Officially banned, acceptance growing even in Utah

May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 2 Comments »

By Katie Swain LOGAN—Cary Youmans and Reid Furniss met for the first time while still in high school in Idaho, helping a mutual friend make a movie spoof. Furniss was convinced the two would meet again. But 33 years later, they found each other again via Facebook, and immediately felt a connection. They fell in [...]

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Parking lot crash becomes big mess for Logan woman

May 1st, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Dawn Otterby LOGAN—A Logan woman was arrested April 24 after signing a false name to her written police statement. Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said police were called to 412 N. 200 East to review a minor car accident between Rachel Vasquez, 28, and another driver in the InstaCare parking lot. According to police, Vasquez gave officers [...]

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Rush to early marriage feeds Utah’s higher-than-average divorce rate

May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

By Dani Hayes LOGAN—Utah has a higher-than-average divorce rate compared to the national average. According to a 2009 U.S. Census Bureau study, the national divorce rate is 3.4, with Utah slightly higher at 3.6. The state has a strong emphasis on marriage, largely stemming from the Mormon religion that dominates the culture. “People gravitate to [...]

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Sociology prof makes a difference before career move to Chicago

May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—Her students recognize her as one of their most influential professors; her colleagues recognize her as a valuable asset to their team and research. Her expertise and passion are said to have exemplified the purpose of academia and encouraged an acceptance of diversity throughout the campus and community. And she’s only been [...]

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Remembering Alan: ‘Campus literally stopped’ when art prof died

April 29th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

By Katie Swain LOGAN—Spontaneous. Quirky. Blunt. Creative. Honest. Persistent. Maverick. Mentor. Innovator. Devoted. Rebellious. Whirling dervish. Hurricane.  A tornado of ideas. That was Alan Hashimoto, the Utah State University graphic design professor who died in February at age 58 in his office. The response from the students and faculty has been intense and emotional. “He [...]

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Council reschedules Miss Millville pageant

April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Tanner Simmons MILLVILLE – A nearly empty room awaited the beginning of Thursday’s City Council and remained that way throughout the entirety of the meeting. Mayor Mike Johnson briefly introduced the city’s financial report for the third quarter of the 2013 fiscal year, which was then read by Millville’s treasurer Tara Hobbs and recorder [...]

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Logan man pleads guilty to controlled-substance counts

April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Tanner Simmons LOGAN – A Logan man pleaded guilty to two criminal counts Tuesday morning at his arraignment in First District Court. Leonel Figueroa stood before Judge Clint Judkins pleading guilty to possession or use of a controlled substance and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Before reaching a plea bargain, Figueroa was [...]

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Smithfield man asks city to remove snow-storage ‘doughnut’

April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Tanner Simmons SMITHFIELD – Between city proclamations, requests concerning land from residents and discussion of fire engines, Mayor Darrell Simmons kept busy during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. May 14 has officially been declared as Arbor Day in Smithfield. “We urge all citizens to care for trees, woodlands and forestry programs,” said Simmons. “This is [...]

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Court date reset for Logan man after no-show

April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Paul Christiansen LOGAN — First District Court Judge Kevin Allen ordered a Logan man released on his own recognizance Thursday afternoon following an arrest warrant hearing. Defendant Nathan Cook, charged with forgery, a third-degree felony, and theft, a misdemeanor, failed to appear before Judge Thomas Willmore for a scheduled pretrial conference Monday. An arrest [...]

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Contestants needed for Miss Millville; pageant set for May

April 28th, 2013 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Tanner Simmons MILLVILLE – The Miss Millville Pageant has been rescheduled from April 27 to May 23 due to lack of participants, as well as interference of the Mountain Crest High School junior prom. The pageant is a longstanding tradition for the city for more than twenty years. Council member Mark Williams, his wife [...]

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Expanded Al’s Sporting Goods means sad farewell to Logan Burgers

April 25th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life, Food | Comments Off

By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—Depending on who you talk to, the storyline is either progress and growth, or the little guy getting crushed by a big neighbor. The 500-pound gorilla in this case is Al’s Sporting Goods, which has bought a 10-acre parcel at 1000 North and Main Street to move from its current location at [...]

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‘Beat the Boot!’—commuters, renters clash with city on parking policies

April 21st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »

By Katie Swain LOGAN—Utah State University student Jeff Parker is rekindling a push for Logan City to change its policy regarding booting, the hated practice of attaching immovable metal “Denver boots” to the tires of illegally parked vehicles. Commuter students and residents of the many apartment complexes that surround the university despise booting companies, but [...]

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‘Caring for America’—Feminist scholar describes underappreciated caregivers

April 21st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off

By Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—Feminist scholar Eileen Boris of the University of California, Santa Barbara, came to Utah State University this week to introduce faculty and students to her current research. In a state that is far from the forefront of the organizing efforts of workers’ rights, Boris spent the afternoon discussing the collaborative efforts of [...]

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