By Courtney Rhodes LOGAN—Weather may seem commonplace to the average person, but there are some people, biometeorologists in peculiar, for whom weather is an intricate part of everyday life. Automated weather stations are one of the tools used to help understand the interactions between the weather and the ecosystems in which we live. One such […]
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By Ben Zaritsky When will it end? Years ago Al Gore was mocked and ridiculed for asking for a recount on the presidential election. When Al Franken had a recount in Minnesota, people said that it was ridiculous and a waste of money to do it. Today? Well, today we have Joe Miller, the Tea […]
Tags: GOP politics, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Sarah Palin
By Courtney Rhodes LOGAN—As the pressure of school begins to take its toll on students—especially during finals week—it is no wonder that many students resort to cheating. But cheating now seems to have become a successful industry of its own. In a recent article in The Chronicle Review of Higher Education, “Ed Dante,” aka The […]
By Courtney Rhodes The holiday season is in full swing and that means it is time to travel. This peak season is one of the many times of the year airports see a rise in people flying. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) estimates that an average of 2.5 million people fly every day during the […]
Tags: air travel, holidays, TSA
Reviewed by David Bowman Paranormal Activity 2 effectively delivers the modern-day Gotcha! film. The film has roughly 20 moments that are intended to make the crowd jump in their seats or give audible exclamations. PA2 brings back the Sloats (Micah Sloat and Katie Featherston) from the first movie. PA2 takes place in the home of […]
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By Ty Rogers LOGAN—After graduating from Stanford University, Steve Siporin spent a year living and working on a farm in Italy, and then lived on a kibbutz in Israel for a year. After his foreign travels, he decided to return to school in the U.S. and earn a master’s degree in English literature, and got […]
Tags: folklore, Israel, Steve Siporin
By Alex Thatcher Even after five years as a college student, I still feel less prepared than I’d like to as we enter finals week. I still find myself putting in a few late nights and scrambling to finish a paper or cramming for an exam. A helpful website confirms my impression that cramming for […]
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By Caresa Alexander LOGAN—“It is not just about fancy costumes,” said Norman Jones, head of Utah State University’s History Department. His new book, The Elizabethan World, encompasses a wide range of topics, from government, politics, religion to Robin Hood. Jones and co-editor Susan Doran of Oxford University, where Jones spent a year working on the […]
Tags: Elizabethan World, history, Noirm Jones, religion, Susan Doran
By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN—Now that the fall semester is history and students are busy cramming for final exams, few remember what used was one of the most exciting topics at the beginning of the semester—Utah State University started offering Arabic as a part of its language curriculum. The choice of the professor was essential for […]
Tags: Abdulkafi Albirini, Arabic, language class
By Caresa Alexander LOGAN—Publishing a book can be a painstaking, time-consuming task. Before an author gets published, he will most likely pitch his story to several publishing houses. Then it can take years for the manuscript to become a book. But with today’s technology, self-publishing an electronic book has become more common. To some, it’s […]
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By Caresa Alexander LOGAN—What is it about the holiday season that makes us spend more time with people we wish we could see less of? I am talking about the dreaded office Christmas party. Don’t misunderstand me, I do like the people I work with, but I see more of them than I do my […]
Tags: karaoke, office party
By Marissa Bodily MILLVILLE–Zan Murray is conducting a study to determine how much water is available for Millville’s use and how much water the city actually needs. Murray is an engineer from JUB Engineers Inc. He presented this source feasibility study to the Millville City Council at a meeting Dec. 9. The city is revising […]
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By Max Parker Dahl NIBLEY– The City Council approved the purchase of 24 acre-feet of water rights at the Dec. 2 meeting. The water will be used for irrigation of city parks, allowing citizens more utility from the water already owned by the city. “Negotiations had been going on for about three months, but it […]
Tags: Nibley, purchase, water rights
By Marissa Bodily MILLVILLE–The City Council has adopted an ordinance which puts restrictions on the manufacture, distribution, possession or use of synthetic cannabinoids. The vote to ban synthetic cannabinoids, more commonly referred to as spice, was unanimous in Thursday night’s meeting. The council also voted to revise the Millville City Zoning Map. A business license […]
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By Marissa Bodily LOGAN–A man and a woman from Logan were the victims of a money scam that took place through e-mail. The Logan couple, both in their sixties, was contacted through e-mail by a company that called itself “Secret Shopper,” Logan Police Lt. Brad Franke said. After some communication the couple sent a check […]
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By David Bowman LOGAN—Nestled on a small one-way street between a handicraft shop and an art studio sits a building that lies quiet and still during the day. When the night comes the place explodes with sounds of loud vocals and fast drum beats. There are enough people outside waiting to get in to make […]
Tags: music scene, recording studio, Robert Linton, Tim Moes, Why Sound
By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN—Hot chili on a chilly day, for a good cause. That was the brainstorm of Katie Brammer, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) student senator who served chili to fellow students on a foggy Tuesday to raise money for a scholarship fund. The activity was a part of the efforts […]
By Alison Ostler MANOA, Hawaii—Fifteen Utah State University students roam Waikiki Beach clad in swimsuits and snorkel gear. But these students aren’t like most college students who raid Oahu every spring break—this is an army of volunteers set to make a difference in the Honolulu’s Manoa community. The USU Service Center offers Alternative Breaks for […]
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Story & Photos by Ty Rogers LOGAN—“Ignorance is bliss,” said USU Access and Diversity Center intern Earnest Cooper during a panel discussion of World AIDS Day last week. HIV and AIDS affect over 40 million people worldwide, and 7,000 more people every day, the panelists said. A global issue that large can not be resolved […]
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Story & Photo by Ty Rogers LOGAN—Some wear pink in October. Some choose to walk or run marathons. Some donate money. And some grow moustaches in November? Yes, moustaches showed up everywhere last month like a horrible blast from the past that instilled fear that the mullet could be soon behind. Don’t worry. It was […]
Tags: hockey team, Movember, mustache