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Ouch! Overcrowded Nelson Fieldhouse poses threat to students?

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 Mike Ginnetti, supervisor and coordinator of the fieldhouse, this time of year […]

Tags: Nelson Fieldhouse, recreation, USU athletics

Aggie ice cream lobbies Legislature with creamy treats

By 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. The visit will include mingling with members of the Utah Legislature and sharing […]

Tags: aggie ice cream, ASUSU, Christian Thrapp, James Morales

USU hockey, en route to nationals, awaits opponents to qualify

By Ileana Borunda, Clayton Leuba, Tessa Italasano and Cale Patterson The Blue Streak LOGAN—The Aggies are headed to the national tournament again — they just don’t know who else will be there. The American Collegiate Hockey Association’s West Regional Playoffs will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex to determine […]

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Logan draws line in the air to combat valley air pollution health risks

By Jessica Hinrichs, Grady Smith, Seth Merrill and Teresa Gutierrez The Blue Streak LOGAN—Logan can no longer ignore the tremendous public health crisis posed by air pollution in the Cache Valley, Mayor Randy Watts said Tuesday. That’s why the mayor will join with City Council members Holly Daines and Herm Olsen to form a committee […]

Tags: air pollution, Herm Olsen, Holly Daines, Randy Watts

Logan residents are ready to go wild for buffalo wings

By 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 fastest growing food franchises in the country, is planning to open its […]

Tags: Buffalo Wild Wings, dining, restaurants, Woodbury Corp.

Friends of the Elderly club connects with seniors on Presidents Day

By 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 reminisce about leaders that most Americans cannot remember. Brown, a resident at Carl […]

Tags: Carl Inoway, elderly, presidents day, trivia, Williamsburg Retirement

Fun Park refocuses on core service: Fun

By 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 have a good time with them. It’s not just get ’em in, get […]

CVTD and Richmond City Council discuss improving bus service

By Shayna Marcure RICHMOND – Progress and potential of the Cache Valley Transit District was the main focus of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “We want to improve service in the face of hard economic times,” said CVTD board member Diane Bush. “Two million trips were made for the second consecutive year,” Bush said.  A ‘trip’ […]

Tags: bus service, city council, CVTD, Diane Bush, Richmond

Request for student help with Providence ‘hero list’ runs into trouble

By Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE— Dissonance was evident at the Providence Historic Preservation Commission’s meeting Tuesday. Kathleen Alder, a representative for Providence Pioneer Heritage Inc., spoke to commission members about her organization’s sponsorship and activity plans for the annual city-wide Spring Creek Festival to be held April 19 – 20. “We’re going to celebrate on Friday […]

Tags: essay contest, Historic Preservation Commission, Kathleen Alder, KayeLyn Harris, local heroes, Providence

Providence residents ask why change west end of 200 South?

By Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE—More than 25 citizens and community members turned out for a recent City Council meeting, referred to by several as “a heated exchange.” Public attention was set on the council’s discussion regarding removal of the cul-de-sac at the western end of 100 South, which would create a publicly accessible through road between […]

Tags: 100 South St., cul-de-sac, Mark Thompson, Providence, Ronald Liechty

50¢ more for Aggie Blue Bikes, but fee board rejects other requests

By Kyle Heywood LOGAN—Student fees at Utah State University are increasing—by 50¢. After a $41 fee increase this year, the student fee board rejected most of the new fee requests it received, but approved an additional 50 cents to support the campus Aggie Blue Bike program. The fee board, comprised of student body officers and […]

Tags: Aggie Blue Bikes, ASUSU, student fees

Banquet-goers go hungry to raise awareness, combat poverty

By 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 awareness about global poverty while also providing students with a small taste of […]

Tags: hunger, STudents Together Ending Poverty

School assembly morphs into surprise rock concert with a message

Story & 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 the students organized themselves into tidy rows, each took a seat as they […]

Tags: Going Second, Music Makes Music, Spring Creek Middle School, substance abuse

Take the bus! Cache Valley riders cash in to improve air, win prizes

By Seth Merrill LOGAN—Aggie Shuttle, Cache Valley Transit District and the Cache Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the Cache in for Clean Air program, which will run until the end of the month. The contest encourages residents to use buses instead of cars during the inversion-heavy months of January and February by offering prizes from […]

Tags: Aggie Shuttle, air quality, bus riders, clean air

Smithfield romance writer RaeAnne Thayne’s career flourishes

‘I fell in love with creating worlds of my own. It is so different from journalism. I’m the one in control, that’s how it works.’ By Shayna Marcure SMITHFIELD — “I have a sign in my office. It says ‘I may not change the world, but I can change somebody’s afternoon,’” local bestselling author RaeAnne […]

Tags: Currant Creek Valley, RaeAnne Thayne, romance author, Smithfield

Falling in love? In the end it’s a chemical romance

By Jonathan Larson LOGAN – Love is nothing more than a chemical response to ensure the survival of the human race, researchers say. According to the National Retail Foundation, American spent $1.6 billion on candy for Valentine’s Day. While those millions of pounds of chocolate and sweets were being devoured Thursday, physiological responses were being […]

Tags: Andy Anderson, chemical romance, love, oxytocin, pheromones, Timothy Gilbertson, Valentine's Day

Aggie TV News—Reactions to Pope’s resignation, Mardi Gras, scoring record & more

LOGAN—This week, the ATVNews team brings world events home to campus, and looks into local events, anchored by Kelton Wells and Emily Landeen, and produced by Loren Brewer. • Local reaction to the Pope’s resignation. • Want to talk to your state Rep—how about Saturday morning? • What happens if you’re caught drinking on campus? […]

Tags: Devyn Christiansen, drinking, mardi gras, Pope's resignation

Lights out? Cause of campus power outage still unclear

By Shayna Marcure LOGAN — Concession gates down, computer labs closed, classes dismissed — all thanks to the power outages that plagued Utah State University Wednesday  morning. At approximately 9 a.m., a fault occurred in USU’s electrical distribution system. According to Patrick Williams, director of internal public relations at USU, only five buildings on campus […]

Tags: Joel Bradshaw, Patrick Williams, power outage, Utah State University

Plowing snow, marking fire hydrants all part of Paradise business

By Dawn Otterby PARADISE—Snowy road conditions were the biggest concern for the Town Council when they met Wednesday. “I’ve had quite a few positive comments on the way the roads have been taken care of,” said Councilman Jay Rinderknecht, who oversees road maintenance. Currently Paradise roads are being maintained by Mayor Leland Howlett and resident Lee […]

Tags: Jay Rinderknecht, Leland Howlett, Paradise, roads, snow, town council

Graphic design professor Alan Hashimoto dies in department office

LOGAN—Alan Hashimoto, an associate professor of graphic design at Utah State University, died in his Art Department office Monday morning of an apparent heart attack. A colleague found the longtime USU specialist in digital art and design in his office by a colleague after he was late for a meeting. An ambulance transported him to […]

Tags: Caine College of the Arts, Craig Jessop, Hashimoto, Laura Gelfand