Rock-climbing rock-stars bring ‘Project American Fork’ film to USU
Monday, April 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Rock-climbing rock-stars bring ‘Project American Fork’ film to USUBy Clayton Leuba LOGAN—Rock climbs protected with metal bolts—called sport climbs—were established in Europe as early as the 1930s. But when Utah locals began the fledgling practice of uncovering and bolting steep, limestone routes in American Fork Canyon, Bruce Wilson says, ...
Aggie hockey takes 3rd in nationals as boosters hang up skates
Sunday, March 31st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Aggie hockey takes 3rd in nationals as boosters hang up skatesBy Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—The USU hockey team has wrapped up the 2012-13 season with a national title and high hopes for next year. The Aggies placed third at the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s national championships. “The boys played their hearts out,” said ...
Friends join forces to keep Lou Gehrig’s disease victim at home
Sunday, March 31st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Friends join forces to keep Lou Gehrig’s disease victim at homeBy Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—The comedians of the improv comedy troupe Logan Out Loud and the committee of the Keep Kim Home Foundation joined forces recently for an evening of humor and hope. “Thanks again, Kim, for letting us come and perform for ...
NCAA rules bench Aggie athletes at Angie’s cancer fundraiser
Sunday, March 31st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Seth Merrill LOGAN—This spring, students at Utah State University’s John M. Huntsman School of Business are using skills learned in management courses to organize fundraisers for charities as part of a year-end class assignment. For one student, though, promoting an ...
After hours of cold, boredom, sleeplessness—free hot & spicy wings!
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on After hours of cold, boredom, sleeplessness—free hot & spicy wings!Story & Photos by Dani Hayes LOGAN—It was a night of class struggle, defamation and anarchy—all for a year of free wings. There really should be a sociological study done when huge restaurant franchises open, like Buffalo Wild Wings in Logan, especially ...
ATV News—Cache Rendezvous brings us back from Spring Break
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ATV News—Cache Rendezvous brings us back from Spring BreakLOGAN—This week the Cache Rendezvous news staff finds that Utah State’s Merrill-Cazier Library is home to the world’s largest “Little Red Riding Hood” collection. Who knew? This week’s Cache Rendezvous, produced by Courtney Robinson and anchored by Tmera Bradley and Emily ...
ATV News—Cache Rendezvous celebrates Utah State’s 125th birthday
Sunday, March 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ATV News—Cache Rendezvous celebrates Utah State’s 125th birthdayLOGAN—Utah State University, founded in 1888, celebrates its 125th anniversary, so Cache Rendezvous—Aggie TV’s news magazine—honors the school with a tribute to all things Aggie, anchored by Emily Landeen and Tmera Bradley. Jenna Lynn shares a brief history of Utah State, ...
Aggie student lobbyists educate Utah Legislature on USU priorities
Friday, March 15th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Aggie student lobbyists educate Utah Legislature on USU prioritiesBy Dani Hayes SALT LAKE CITY—Three bills were in the minds of Utah State University student lobbyists during this year’s state legislative session. The bills involved the broadening of the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, an attempt to receive funding for a new ...
Buffalo Wild Wings fly into Logan with wild and tasty grand opening
Friday, March 15th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Curtis Lundstrom LOGAN—The northeast corner of 1400 North and Main Street is seeing a lot more black and yellow these days. After months of demolition and construction, Buffalo Wild Wings has opened its newest restaurant—the eighth in Utah over the past ...
New Utah law seeks to counter loss of college students to missions
Monday, March 11th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 2 Comments »By Katie Swain LOGAN—Utah’s new Higher Education Tuition Waiver law, adopted last week, is designed to help keep Utah college enrollment numbers up, countering the recent policy change by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which lowered the minimum ...
‘Be Kind to Yourself’—sororities promote eating disorder awareness
Monday, March 11th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on ‘Be Kind to Yourself’—sororities promote eating disorder awarenessBy Jessica Sonderegger LOGAN—Hairstyles of all lengths and styles, adorned with purple bows, created a sea of color as USU students—primary women—gathered in the Taggart Student Center auditorium as part of Body Image Awareness week. Everywhere, light purple hair bows showed support ...
USU Eastern debate team is no more, but 30-year record lives on
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on USU Eastern debate team is no more, but 30-year record lives onBy Shadayah Jones USU Eastern Eagle Staff Writer PRICE—For more than 30 years, Neil Warren was the debate coach at what was then the College of Eastern Utah. During his career, he and his students won 202 national team trophies and 125 ...
Under the sea . . . USU students dredge up biotech solution for implants
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Under the sea . . . USU students dredge up biotech solution for implantsBy Mary Taggart, Sam Bennion, Landon Kohler, Hannah Heninger and Amanda Ahlman The Blue Streak LOGAN—Inspired by aquatic creatures like sharks, whales and shellfish, and tested on the hulls of ships, microtexture has become an important addition to the medical field. Soon, with the help of ...
Ouch! Overcrowded Nelson Fieldhouse poses threat to students?
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Clayton Leuba, Tessa Italasano, Ileana Borunda and Cale Patterson The Blue Streak LOGAN—Limited space and resources in Utah State University’s main athletic building, the George Nelson Fieldhouse, have created an environment that is crowded and prone to user injury, some students have said. According to ...
Aggie ice cream lobbies Legislature with creamy treats
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Aggie ice cream lobbies Legislature with creamy treatsBy Zach Waxler, Bradley Thatcher, Jordan Groff and Caesarea Kritz The Blue Streak LOGAN—On March 21, representatives from the Associated Students of Utah State University and other university officials will travel to Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City for the annual Aggie Ice Cream Day. ...
Logan residents are ready to go wild for buffalo wings
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Logan residents are ready to go wild for buffalo wingsBy Cameron Etherington, Rebecca Walker, Connor Comeau, Lilibeth Salvador and McCall Bulloch The Blue Streak LOGAN—Things are about to get a little wilder in Logan. That’s the plan, at least, for a popular restaurant chain and its fans. Buffalo Wild Wings, one of the ...
Friends of the Elderly club connects with seniors on Presidents Day
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Friends of the Elderly club connects with seniors on Presidents DayBy Tricia Olson, McCarty Hatfield, Rhys Stephens, Brooke Larsen and Landon Graham The Blue Streak LOGAN—For many people, Presidents Day represents a chance to take a long weekend in the middle of a long winter. For Beverly Brown, it was a chance to ...
Fun Park refocuses on core service: Fun
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Fun Park refocuses on core service: FunBy Curtis Lundstrom NORTH LOGAN—The Cache Valley Fun Park thinks new staff and a recommitment to customers will redefine fun in Cache Valley. “It’s a different type of customer service,” says BreAnn Skivy, the new general manager. “We get to play and ...
Banquet-goers go hungry to raise awareness, combat poverty
Sunday, February 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Banquet-goers go hungry to raise awareness, combat povertyBy McCall Bulloch LOGAN—USU’s Students Together Ending Poverty will serve up its annual Hunger Banquet on Wednesday, and many will leave hungry, guilty or inspired. Banquet director Sarah Menlove, a sophomore journalism major, said the purpose of the event is to raise ...
School assembly morphs into surprise rock concert with a message
Sunday, February 17th, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on School assembly morphs into surprise rock concert with a messageStory & Photos by Jessica Sonderegger PROVIDENCE—Spring Creek Middle School students crowded the gymnasium to attend what was scheduled to be just another school assembly. There was a dull chatter among peers and any effort to quiet the hum was ineffective. As ...