Paradise council will vote on flood insurance program
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise council will vote on flood insurance programBy Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE --The Town Council is considering adopting the new National Flood Insurance program despite their hesitancy to trust information put out by FEMA. Zac Covington, from the Bear River Association of Governments, presented the council with maps put together ...
Book Review: Spooner’s Entrapment translates Mozart into modern teen chat angst
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Book Review: Spooner’s Entrapment translates Mozart into modern teen chat angstBy Chelsey Gensel Entrapment: A High School Tragedy in Chat, by Michael Spooner (New York: Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster Publishers, 2009) 320 pp., $16.99 A contemporary take on a classic story, Entrapment is a wild departure from Utah author Michael Spooner’s ...
Student reporters discuss journalism’s future
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Storee Powell LOGAN—Chances are that those who are reading this article are newspaper readers. But newspaper readers are a dying breed and journalism as a whole is evolving and mysterious to much of the public. Mention “journalist” or “newspaper,” and ...
Let’s hear it for the unapologetic women
Sunday, April 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Let’s hear it for the unapologetic womenBy Melanie Klein Deniece Williams sang it loud and sang it proud like she was shouting from the rooftops: “Let’s hear it for the boy, let’s give the boy a hand.” Her enthusiasm spread through my car as the song streamed ...
Tolson, new ASUSU leaders look ahead to challenging year
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Tolson, new ASUSU leaders look ahead to challenging yearBy Ty Rogers LOGAN – At a time when Utah State University is going through so much change, including budget cuts and new colleges developing, at least one thing will remain the same for the next year—Tyler Tolson. Tolson, re-elected to a ...
USU’s 37th annual Pow Wow celebrates Native cultures
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU’s 37th annual Pow Wow celebrates Native culturesBy Jess Allen Photos by Dana Ivins Nelson Field House filled with color, pageantry, and competitive dancing for the annual celebration of Native culture when USU’s Native American Student Council convened its 37th annual Pow Wow. Two-hundred people or more—including vendors, onlookers in ...
Easter bird’s nest treats are easy to make
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Easter bird’s nest treats are easy to makeStory and photos by Bonnie Phelps What says spring more than a bird’s nest with a couple of eggs in it? Everyone enjoys finding a bird’s nest, but that experience doesn’t come around every year. I have only found ...
April Fool’s – snow joke!
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on April Fool’s – snow joke!An April Fool's Day blizzard left nobody laughing as the USU campus celebrated spring with about five inches of new snow. (Whitney Petersen photos) Spring is a fickle season in northern Utah.
‘Every Body Rocks!’ at body-image fair
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Every Body Rocks!’ at body-image fairBy Chelsea Gensel Photos by Whitney Petersen The message of USU’s first ”Every Body Rocks” body-image fair was clear to the 300 or more people who passed through the daylong event: celebrate and promote confidence and comfort for all body types. Students and ...
Logan city approves public dog park on 200 North
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan city approves public dog park on 200 NorthBy Cody Littlewood LOGAN--Cache Humane Society had a big day today after finding out that the city gave them green light to build a public dog park on 10 acres of land behind their animal shelter facility on 200 North. The dog ...
Hyde Park, N. Logan ponder how to pay for shared library
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park, N. Logan ponder how to pay for shared libraryBy Kayla Harding HYDE PARK--Selected City Council members met with the North Logan City Council Wednesday night to discuss Hyde Park’s financial contribution options to North Logan City Library. Currently there is no formal agreement between the two cities binding Hyde Park ...
Uninvited ex-boyfriend ends up suspected of DUI
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Uninvited ex-boyfriend ends up suspected of DUIBy Hillary Bowler LOGAN--A man was arrested Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, a third-degree felony. Cody Johnson, 30, of Logan, was also booked on counts of driving with a denied license, disorderly conduct, possession ...
Car wash cause: Scholarships for blind students
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Cathy Morgan LOGAN--The National Federation of the Blind’s chapter in Logan will be holding a fund-raising car wash at Deseret Industries April 17 from noon to 4 p.m. The funds will go towards scholarships for visually impaired applicants. Sachin Pavithran, Logan ...
Founding deans selected for new colleges
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Founding deans selected for new collegesLOGAN—Founding deans have been selected for two new colleges created by the split of the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at Utah State University. John C. Allen, a sociologist and associate HASS dean, will lead the new college of ...
Providence will offer CERT training to residents
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence will offer CERT training to residentsBy Bonnie Phelps PROVIDENCE—Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) training will now be offered to Providence residents, thanks to a unanimous vote at last week's Cty Council meeting. The council also voted to purchase a new truck for the use of ...
Emergency drill declared a success in River Heights
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Emergency drill declared a success in River HeightsBy Tyson Thorpe RIVER HEIGHTS--A successful test of the city's emergency plan was conducted Saturday morning. "Anytime we do this, I think it's successful because we actually do something," said Kathryn Hadfield, councilwoman over community affairs. She said goals were set for ...
‘Unapologetic women’ make their own history
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Unapologetic women’ make their own historyStory by Melanie Klein Photos by Kayla Harding LOGAN--Women took back their history, and took over a piece of USU’s Merrill-Cazier Library, as history-makers including Mother Teresa, Tina Turner, Eva Peron, Mia Hamm, and many more strong, “unapologetic” women hit the runway ...
KSL news anchor comes home to USU
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on KSL news anchor comes home to USUStory by Tazya Williams Photo by Whitney Peterson LOGAN--Thirteen years ago, a tall blonde walked into the Animal Science building, her waist-long hair perfectly curled and wearing more make-up than a 6-year-old playing dress-up. Here she was, ready for her first shot ...
New Wellsville LDS meeting house plans approved
Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Kayla Woodring WELLSVILLE—Potential building orientation as well as handicap parking stalls for a new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house were debated at the Wellsville Planning Commission meeting Wednesday. The Richards-Bott Architectural Firm presented blueprints and building plans ...
Richmond gets an ‘A’ for most improved wastewater system
Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Richmond gets an ‘A’ for most improved wastewater systemBy Hillary Bowler RICHMOND—After more than 10 years of actively struggling to meet wastewater standards, Richmond has been recognized by the Rural Water Association of Utah (RWAU) as the city with the most improved water system in Utah. Mayor ...