Mini-helicopter buzzes Quad
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mini-helicopter buzzes QuadStory and Photos by Cassidee Cline LOGAN—Spectators goggled as a 5-foot remote-controlled helicopter lifted off from the east end of the USU Quad Monday and flew back and forth over passing students. The mini-chopper, made by Leptron Co. of Ogden, is about ...
Smithfield police get 6 times more space with building remodel
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield police get 6 times more space with building remodelBy Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD--The Smithfield Police Department facility will grow from approximately 800 square feet to 5,000 square feet once renovation of the current building is completed. “When the citizens come in, it will be one-stop shopping for law enforcement. ...
Mendon teen faces possible felony charges
Monday, April 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mendon teen faces possible felony chargesBy Bonnie Phelps LOGAN—Colten Lindsay, 18, of Mendon was arrested on suspicion of possession and distribution of drugs and alcohol after a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning. Lindsay was driving on a suspended license Sunday morning when he was spotted by ...
Tribune columnist skewers sacred cows in media & society lecture
Sunday, April 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Story by Jess Allen Photo by Mark Vuong Video by Tyler Huskinson LOGAN—Most of us are not nearly as smart as we think we are, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby said Thursday. And he should know, he said, “because I’m an idiot, ...
Albrecht optimistic about USU’s future, counsels patience
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Albrecht optimistic about USU’s future, counsels patienceBy Chris Romriell Photo by Whitney Peterson LOGAN—In a recent wide-ranging conversation with students, USU President Stan Albrecht offered his perspectives on the recent economic downturn, its effect on Utah State, and offered an optimistic analysis for the university’s future. Over the past ...
News professionals: Journalism still alive & well
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on News professionals: Journalism still alive & wellBy Tazya Williams LOGAN—Seven broadcast news professionals, most of them Utah State alumni, told USU students Friday that the death of journalism is wildly exaggerated. “Journalism is still there and always will be,” KSL promotions director Al Taylor said as part of ...
Utah journalists to students: Write, shoot, tell compelling stories
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Bonnie Phelps LOGAN--Professional journalists gave USU journalism students hope for the future during an informal panel Friday morning at the campus Eccles Conference Center. After addressing her concern about the lack of positions available for journalists and the low pay they ...
Hyde Park: Even disasters need a budget cap
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park: Even disasters need a budget capBy Kayla Harding HYDE PARK--During an emergency preparedness presentation at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, Brian Potts of the Smithfield Fire Department stressed the need to draw up a formal declaration of a financial cap for disaster management if the city ...
If journalism’s a religion, I need help converting
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments »By Safiyyah Ballard LOGAN--Joe Dougherty, Tyler Riggs, Josh Loftin, Emilie Wheeler, and Kristen Moulton are all journalists. Real, live journalists who write for a news source as a way to make a living. Their community has accepted that they have an ...
Earthquake shakes up northern Utah
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Earthquake shakes up northern UtahBy Kayla Harding and Cassidee Cline LOGAN--An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 hit Rich County and shook Utah and surrounding states Wyoming and Idaho just before 6 p.m. Thursday night. The earthquake hit the northeast corner of the state, roughly five ...
Smithfield adopts 6-member council form of government
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield adopts 6-member council form of governmentBy Safiyyah Ballard SMITHFIELD--The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a six-member council form of government. Mayor Darrell Simmons said that after a lot of discussion and review, no significant changes were made to the ordinance after the public hearing March 9. ...
River Heights will replace water lines beneath road
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on River Heights will replace water lines beneath roadBy Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS--The City Council agreed Tuesday to allow city money to be used to lay new water lines underneath Stewart Hill Drive. Mayor Bill Baker presented the idea to have engineers develop a plan for replacing the ...
Utah higher education LEAPs ahead
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah higher education LEAPs aheadBy Cassidee Cline SALT LAKE CITY—Many Utah educators and employers are wondering if students and future employees will have the education needed for them—and the state—to keep up in the current static economy. The Association of American Colleges and Universities ...
Domestic abuse is rising, official tells county council
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Domestic abuse is rising, official tells county councilBy Cathy Morgan LOGAN--The Cache County Council was given a quick overview about the Children’s Victim Special Report by Terryl Warner Tuesday night. The organization has been putting a lot of interest in the Child Abduction Report Training (CART) program, which is ...
Brigham City woman sentenced for second DUI
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Brigham City woman sentenced for second DUIBy Hillary Bowler LOGAN—Tracy Meadows, 40, of Brigham City was sentenced to 180 days in the Cache County Jail, fined $1,500 and placed on probation in 1st District Court on Monday. Meadows was convicted of driving under the influence, a ...
Smithfield man sentenced on rioting charge
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield man sentenced on rioting chargeBy Bonnie Phelps LOGAN— Jesus Patino, 21, of Smithfield was sentenced to 45 days in jail in 1st District Court on Monday. Patino was charged with rioting, a 3rd degree felony, on Sept. 1. During the riot Patino’s anger turned to ...
Utah schools need better sex ed options, teen mom says
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah schools need better sex ed options, teen mom saysBy Rebecca Hansen BRiGHAM CITY--Sarah Iverson sits at her parents' dining room table while her animated 18-month-old daughter toddles around, chasing the cats and grouping together long, nonsensical strings of baby gibberish as if she has something very important she ...
Hatch calls for new alternative fuels
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hatch calls for new alternative fuelsStory and Photo by Kayla Harding U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke to USU students Thursday about his efforts to eliminate the need for fossil fuels and the benefits it would have on the environment, economy and national security. But the senior senator ...
USU student TV newscasts win region top honors
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU student TV newscasts win region top honorsDENVER—Cache Rendezvous, the JCOM student TV news magazine show, and ATV News, the weekly newscast, went one-two in the regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards competition in Denver on Saturday, winning Best All-Around Newscast honors in the ...
Portable toilets more important than Wellsville bridge, city official says
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Portable toilets more important than Wellsville bridge, city official saysBy Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE--Department of Parks, Recreation and Sports official Bevan Higbee urged members of the Wellsville City Council Wednesday night to reconsider their plan to build a bridge at the Wellsville Dam, because he said the funds could be better ...