New student body president hopes to increase student involvement
Saturday, February 28th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on New student body president hopes to increase student involvementWith a narrow victory now behind him, newly elected study body present Trevor Olsen is turning his attention to the goals that were part of his campaign platform. The senior in international business and finance at Utah State University received 50.44 ...
Utah project reaches halfway mark
Friday, February 27th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah project reaches halfway markUtah researchers this month passed the halfway point of a five year research effort dedicated to gathering information about Utah’s water resources. iUtah is a collaborative project shared between Utah State University, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, along ...
UNICEF and Poetry and a Beverage team up to raise money
Friday, February 27th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on UNICEF and Poetry and a Beverage team up to raise moneyUtah State University’s monthly open-mic night will be the setting for a UNICEF fundraiser on Saturday. This will be the first time Poetry and a Beverage, also known as PoBev, will team up with UNICEF at USU to raise money for ...
Health official: Legal pot in nearby states might lead to increase in use at Utah State
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Health official: Legal pot in nearby states might lead to increase in use at Utah StateNearly half the states in the union, including four of six bordering Utah, have legalized some form of marijuana use — and a Utah State University Wellness Center staff member has predicted that could lead to more drug-related cases on ...
USU’s AggieAir to improve water data collection methods
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU’s AggieAir to improve water data collection methodsImprovements being made to the Utah Water Research Laboratory's data collection methods are helping to better monitor water usage in Cache Valley this winter. The Utah Water Research Laboratory is combining environmental information collected by AggieAir, an aerial surveying drone, with ...
Cache County Council moves to form water conservancy district
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Cache County Council moves to form water conservancy districtFacing lower than average precipitation levels and a rapidly growing population, the Cache County Council reiterated its goal to form a Cache County specific water conservancy district in a meeting on Jan. 13. “A water conservancy district is a legal entity ...
Student votes increase from previous years in primary elections
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Student votes increase from previous years in primary electionsUtah State University students cast 20 percent more votes in this year’s primary election over last year’s primary. By the time voting ended on Tuesday at 3 p.m., more than 3,000 students had cast a vote. “Usually we have anywhere from 2,000 ...
Speaker asks young entrepreneurs: ‘What is your Everest?’
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Speaker asks young entrepreneurs: ‘What is your Everest?’Martin Frey has spent decades in the business world, but when it came time to give advice to the Utah State University Entrepreneurship Club on Wednesday, he turned to the top of the world. The former managing director of the Utah ...
Utah State debate takes questions via Twitter
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah State debate takes questions via TwitterThe Utah State University Student Association’s election committee turned to Twitter on Tuesday to take questions from audience members to participants in a student government debate in the Taggart Student Center Hub. “We’ve done Twitter in past elections to update people ...
Primary election results: Vera leads business senator race
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Primary election results: Vera leads business senator raceMarketing and finance junior Ben Vera amassed nearly half the votes in the Utah State University Student Association primary election for business senator. Aaron Bytendorp, who took about a fifth of the votes, came in second and will face Vera ...
HURD preps for Morrill’s final home game
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on HURD preps for Morrill’s final home gameThe HURD is stirring. The raucous Utah State University student fan group has begun preparations for the evening of March 7, when men’s basketball coach Stew Morrill will coach his final home game. “We are working to make this a special game ...
New video to be distributed for Love-A-Donor Week
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on New video to be distributed for Love-A-Donor WeekA thank-you video has been added to the Student Alumni Association's annual Love-A-Donor Week, which began Monday and will continue until Friday. The video will be sent out to donors via email on Thursday. The video includes a range of students and ...
Farmers in Cache Valley face dry winter
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Farmers in Cache Valley face dry winterAs the winter of 2015 continues to have higher than average temperatures and lower than average precipitation, farmers in Cache Valley are preparing for a growing season with less irrigation water than in previous years. “There’s going to be less water ...
Weather helping air quality in Cache Valley, but residents also play a role
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Weather helping air quality in Cache Valley, but residents also play a roleUnusually warm weather has had a big impact on the instances of inversion this winter in Cache Valley — but that won’t change local and federal efforts aimed at reducing pollution in more typical weather years. From December to early March ...
Candidates attempt to win votes in Greek Town Hall
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Candidates attempt to win votes in Greek Town HallUtah State University Student Association candidates gathered Monday evening in the Taggart Student Center to present their campaign platforms to members of the USU fraternity and sorority community at the annual Greek Town Hall. Candidates for all offices proposed a spectrum ...
Students to host benefit house concert for charity
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Students to host benefit house concert for charityA big living room and wood flooring were the first things Seth Merrill noticed about his new house in Logan. The Utah State student immediately thought his home would make a great venue for a live acoustic show. “I'm kind of ...
Students turn spring break into a service break
Thursday, February 19th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Students turn spring break into a service breakBy Chase Checketts GivingBackCacheValley.wordpress.com Students from Utah State University’s Alternative Breaks Program will be providing service to individuals in California and Southern Utah during the school’s spring break March 9 to 15. Three groups of students will be going to Moab and parts ...
Humans vs. Zombies will host second-annual annual charity event
Thursday, February 12th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Humans vs. Zombies will host second-annual annual charity eventBy Madi Watson On Friday, Humans vs. Zombies will return to the Utah State University campus as a one-night charity event benefiting the Cache Community Food Pantry and Four Paws Rescue. Last Night on Campus, the official title of the event, is ...
Sundance 2015: Raunchy Olympic has-been finishes out of the medals
Saturday, January 31st, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Sundance 2015: Raunchy Olympic has-been finishes out of the medalsBy Mariah Noble and Noelle Johansen PARK CITY—“The Bronze” is exactly what you’d expect from a mash-up of “Stick It” and any Judd Apatow film: athletic, vulgar and the kind of funny not suitable for the dinner table or the faint ...
Burgers & Beyond! Alum opens new Darwin Ave eatery
Sunday, December 14th, 2014 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Burgers & Beyond! Alum opens new Darwin Ave eateryBy Noelle Johansen LOGAN — Ever eat a burger topped with kimchi? Or beef slathered in Spanish sauces inspired by the cuisine of the Iberian Peninsula? Or pick just the classic American cheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions. After experiencing a ...