Column: Boats, Toads Spelling & ‘Wisdom’
Friday, July 1st, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | 2 Comments »By Ted Pease TRINIDAD, Calif.—This is a story about boats and spelling. My boat’s name is Toad. Everyone on the water in Trinidad, California, knows Toad. It’s that little Bayliner that is way too small for either the Pacific or the big ...
Amish farming holds lessons for sustainable agriculture, USU sociologist says
Monday, June 6th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Amish farming holds lessons for sustainable agriculture, USU sociologist saysStory & Photos by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Pennsylvania could be an agricultural hub in America worth taking a look at when it comes to analyzing sustainable farming techniques such as the ones described in a recently published Science magazine article on ...
Elementary kids fast, fit and proud after running ‘Greenville Mile’
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Elementary kids fast, fit and proud after running ‘Greenville Mile’By Todd Hamann NORTH LOGAN—The crowd lining both sides of 2500 North cheered as 300 Greenville Elementary Students ran the “Greenville Mile” last week. The event is an annual run that promotes physical activity and aims to teach students ...
Engles on ‘Squeezy’: Different production, same dredg
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Engles on ‘Squeezy’: Different production, same dredgBy Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY -- Dredg’s new album, "Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy," has received some of the more scathing reviews of the decade from hard-core fans who feel they have been abandoned by their favorite dark, experimental rock ...
Scotsmen bagpipe band, Highland dancers offer emotional debut
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Scotsmen bagpipe band, Highland dancers offer emotional debutStory, Photos & Videos by Jess Allen LOGAN – There wasn’t a dry eye in the place as The Scotsmen, Utah State University’s new highland bagpipe band started by a freshman, conducted its first Highlands concert and performance at the USU ...
As the bells toll—Valley handbell choir’s love of music rings true
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on As the bells toll—Valley handbell choir’s love of music rings trueStory, Photos and Video by Jess Allen LOGAN—The vibrant tones hang in the air in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church as the choir comes to an end of a song. Watching and listening attentively to Cathy Ferrand Bullock, conductor of ...
Listening for the quiet call to religious life in Utah
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Listening for the quiet call to religious life in UtahIt’s a simple lifestyle that has always been a small piece of the “31 flavors” of religious orders in the Catholic church. Story and photos by Lis Stewart OGDEN -- Ever since she was five years old, Sister Danile Knight said she ...
Coming out, going home, being gay, finding peace
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | 3 Comments »'I don’t like it when people go out of their way to make me feel different. I’m just a guy who happens to like guys. I have to do laundry; I have to go to class; I have allergies - ...
Volunteer Center connects Cache helpers with opportunities
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Volunteer Center connects Cache helpers with opportunitiesBy Emily Pannell Johnson LOGAN—This time last year, Ang Haroldsen was graduating from Utah State University unsure of what she’d do next. She’d spent her last three years of college volunteering with the Val R. Christensen Service Center, so ...
Women’s rugby: Playing for love of sport and pride in bruises
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life, Sports | 1 Comment »'We call ourselves ruggers and we’re a unique bunch. We play in rain and snow and return to practice after practice with skinned knees and blackened eyes.' Story by Noelle Johansen Photos by Noelle Johansen and Kat Stowell LOGAN -- ...
Muslims on campus say Utahns are mostly accepting, respectful
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Muslims on campus say Utahns are mostly accepting, respectful"I am amazed at the similarities between Islam and the LDS faith. The conservative environment here in Utah makes me feel close to home." By Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN -- Allia Abu-Ramaileh strolls down a campus sidewalk at Utah State University ...
Growing goats, chickens and children on a small farm? Not an impossible dream for one Nibley family
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life, Business | Comments Off on Growing goats, chickens and children on a small farm? Not an impossible dream for one Nibley family"It is calming. I feel rewarded and a sense of accomplishment. I feel more competent and yeah, I love it!" Story and photo by Stephanie Zollinger NIBLEY -- "There are three reasons why my wife and I decided ...
Peacenik-vegan-yogi embeds in Army, achieves unexpected balance
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Peacenik-vegan-yogi embeds in Army, achieves unexpected balanceStory & Photos by Natasha “Sarge” Bodily LOGAN—As the semester ends, I think it is about time I reveal my little secret: I was never actually planning to join the Army. As in: never in a million years. • Editor’s Note: JCOM ...
JCOM prof is no-nonsense, respected, loved, sometimes ‘dreaded’
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on JCOM prof is no-nonsense, respected, loved, sometimes ‘dreaded’Story & Photos by Shirrel Cooper LOGAN—They either love her or hate her. That seems to be the consensus among Penny Byrne’s journalism students. Byrne has the reputation of being the “dreaded” mass media law professor whose class has a rumored fail ...
Pitching in at animal shelter cures puppy withdrawal
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life, Opinion | 1 Comment »By Ben Zaritsky My family has always had an EXTREMELY soft spot for helpless animals, and it shows. At one point, we had 16 cats, four dogs, three birds, two fish and a bunny. Since coming to Utah State, I’ve suffered from ...
White Pine school’s ‘Volleyball Smackdown’ leaves teachers in the dust
Friday, April 29th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on White Pine school’s ‘Volleyball Smackdown’ leaves teachers in the dustFor the first time in the school's history, the seventh grade team beat the faculty and staff. Story and photo by Kate Rouse RICHMOND-- Students at White Pine Middle School's annual students vs. faculty “Volleyball Smackdown” made history in February, beating the ...
Fat on campus: College life can be ‘perfect storm’ for obesity
Friday, April 29th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Fat on campus: College life can be ‘perfect storm’ for obesityBy Jamee Dyches LOGAN -- Before he got married in 2004, Ricky Harris ate whatever he wanted. His construction job kept him active, and he didn’t think about losing weight; it came naturally. After marrying his wife, Kimberly, and returning to ...
Course gets students in touch with their statistical side
Monday, April 25th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Course gets students in touch with their statistical sideBy Cathy Morgan LOGAN—With the spring semester coming to a close, so is the first semester of the new JCOM premajor requirement, JCOM 2020—Communication Research Methods. The course marks a change in JCOM requirements—a major change for those JCOM students who are ...
Aggie journalism students watch news made at SL Tribune
Sunday, April 24th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Aggie journalism students watch news made at SL TribuneBy Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN—It was news time for 11 Utah State University journalism students Friday when they spent the afternoon touring the Salt Lake Tribune newsroom and talking with editors, columnists and reporters. Aggie alumnus Tim Fitzpatrick, the Tribune’s deputy editor, played ...
Pagans worship Mother Earth as part of Earth Day at USU
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Pagans worship Mother Earth as part of Earth Day at USUStory & Photos by Heidi Hansen LOGAN—The USU Pagan Alliance stole the scene during A-Day with the performance of a public ritual to celebrate Earth Day around noon on Friday. Of the 25 participants, most were members of the Pagan Alliance, an ...