Laurie McNeill named best professor in Utah, 10th in last 16 years USU PR & Marketing LOGAN—It is not every day that your college professor begins a lecture by highlighting National Toilet Day or the birth of Thomas Crapper (make the link between the two references yourself)! Then again, Utah State University engineering professor Laurie […]
Bonnie Glass-Coffin Receives Prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award LOGAN–Utah State University anthropology professor Bonnie Glass-Coffin is this year’s recipient of a prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award from the Center for Public Anthropology at Hawaii Pacific University. Public anthropology seeks to address broad critical concerns in ways that promote understanding of what anthropologists offer, […]
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By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN–A Cache Valley Transit District bus driver died early Monday afternoon at Logan Regional Hospital after losing consciousness at work. The driver was about to start his route when he lost consciousness behind the wheel of his bus at the transit center, said Lisa Peterson, CVTD director of marketing and public relations. […]
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Story & Photos by Amber Neil HNC China Correspondent LINYI, People’s Republic of China—I am living in a city that my taxi driver recently described as “a small countryside city,” yet there are 10 million people here. I am living in a country where I am a superstar, where I am continually asked for my […]
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By David Bowman LOGAN—Students had the privilege of listening to traditional Native American stories about the Crow Tribe of Montana at USU last week. Grant Bulltail spoke in English, folklore and history classes, telling a variety of stories and also informing students on the Native American way of life in the Greater Yellowstone region. Women […]
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By Jakob Asplund When is it acceptable to make jokes about sensitive matters? Is there a magic number of years that have to pass for it to be OK to look at terrible events or groups of people throughout our history and laugh about them? Satirists have one of the toughest jobs in the world, […]
By Jakob Asplund A couple of weeks ago, I started to realize that there are very few things that give people pure satisfaction. If there ever were a “greatest feelings the world” list based on the units of satisfaction brought to people’s lives after the experience, every list would be unique. There would, of course, […]
Story & photos by Doan Nguyen, USU ’05 HNC Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C.—If you watched the recent Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on television or online, you saw more of the stage than I did. But being in the chaotic crowd was entertaining in itself. It was a new generation’s Woodstock, but with more […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—USU public relations senior Natalie Curtis has been selected for a coveted scholarship for PR students. Winners of the Betsy Plank scholarship were presented at the annual awards ceremonies during the PRSSA 2010 National Conference in Washington, D.C., in October. • LISTEN to Utah Public Radio story on Natalie Curtis by fellow JCOM senior […]
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By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN—Kate felt her body shivering when she found her mother’s diary. She knew it contained an entry about her coming out as lesbian. Conquering her fear, she read: “I am so sad that Kathy has been in so much pain, and she couldn’t have told me this earlier and feel like I […]
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Photo and review by Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY—Circa Survive—with guests dredg, Animals As Leaders, and Codeseven—played In The Venue to a packed crowd Friday night. “These are our favorite bands,” Circa Survive bassist Nick Beard said. “Because we are headlining we can take who we want, not necessarily bands who would sell tickets.” […]
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By Marissa Bodily MILLVILLE–A public hearing will be held at the Dec. 9 Millville City Council meeting to consider a proposed ordinance banning the synthetic cannabinoid known as “spice.” “I would like to see a public hearing about the ordinance,” Mayor Mike Johnson said. In other business, a new co-advisor for the city Youth Council […]
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By Max Parker Dahl LOGAN–Trenton resident Ray Byron Herzog, 35, will face felony charges in the rape of a 9-year-old girl Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. at the 1st District Court in Logan. Charges were filed following an arrest made by Cache County Sheriff’s deputies assisted by SWAT, who served the warrant knowing that Herzog […]
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By Megan Allen RIVER HEIGHTS–River Heights is the latest on the list of cities and towns in Cache Valley to ban the use, production, and sale of the synthetic cannabinoid known as “spice.” The City Council moved this week to adopt the same ordinance that has been established by Cache County. “It won’t take any […]
By Elizabeth Grewe SMITHFIELD–The City Council voted unanimously to adopt the restriction on “spice” Wednesday. The restriction covers manufacturing, distribution, possession or use of the substance known as spice, a product that mimics the effects of marijuana when smoked. The ordinance has been adopted by Logan and North Logan and is being addressed by many […]
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By Storee Powell LOGAN–“That’s what she said.” The generally nonsensical and comical line coined and popularized by the hit NBC TV show The Office was the obvious opener for BJ Novak Saturday night during his comedy presentation at Utah State University. The show was organized by USU’s student government, ASUSU. Bringing Novak to USU cost […]
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By Alex Thatcher Have you ever lost your wallet/purse or had it stolen? Then you know the terrible feeling of panic, fear and helplessness. A few weeks ago I was on a roadtrip with the USU tennis team. We were in the Tulsa, Okla., airport on our way home when the coach told us to […]
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By Ty Rogers LOGAN— In its first half-year of existence, USU’s new Caine College of the Arts is making an effort to cater to the desires of the students when it comes to its productions and performances. Events put on by the college range from student improv groups to Finnish acrobats, but the ultimate goal […]
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Story & Photos by Mark Vuong “We need a speech, Jared. Give us a speech. We need something to fire us up,” called a voice from a group of about 20 men and women armed with plastic Nerf guns. They were clustered outside in the dark on the service road between the Biology and Natural […]
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By Max Parker Dahl LOGAN–A “Style Premier” fashion show was hosted by students in the fashion merchandising class at Bridgerland Applied Technology College recently. The semi-annual event highlights collaborations and design by the students preparing to work in the fashion merchandising industry. Local retailers donated ensembles which were arranged by the students of BATC and […]