Review and photo by Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY–A taut mixture of anxiety and animosity hung in the air; an intimidating crowd full of chains, leather and hair filed through the doors in The Venue for the Harddrive Live tour, but things aren’t always what they seem at a heavy metal concert–especially on a […]
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By Storee Powell LOGAN—A new animal has joined the worldwide endangered species list: foreign news correspondents, National Public Radio’s Anne Garrels said Thursday at USU’s Performance Hall. Garrels, a 30-year foreign correspondent who covered both Iraq wars, focused on the importance of the “dying breed” of international journalists in an address titled, “Bearing Witness: One […]
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Story and photos by Storee Powell MENDON–Michael Buist was a machine gunner in the Vietnam War for the Marine Corps. Now he lives in the small town of Mendon, a combat veteran working to keep alive the memory of those who’ve served in the armed forces. “I witnessed those people make the supreme sacrifice and […]
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By Elizabeth Grewe LOGAN–Two police officers responded to a noise problem Thursday night in the area of 400 East and 300 South. Officers discovered that the noise came from a loud car stereo. “From a distance away they could hear the vehicle and they were able to zero in on them easily,” Lt. Brad Franke […]
By Marissa Bodily MILLVILLE–A request for a zoning clearance for a storage shop was approved at the Millville Planning Commission meeting on Thursday night. A resident requested a zoning clearance permit so that he can build a storage unit. The structure will have no electricity or plumbing. The commission discussed the decision of no electricity. […]
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By Mark Vuong Math. Science. Math. Science. Two things that America cares about and puts lots of resources toward. Where’d English go? I think it’s safe to say that everyone, or at least many people, know that English isn’t as emphasized as it used to be in high schools. Language used to be liked, loved. […]
Story & Photos by Cassi J. Cline HNC European Correspondent Journalism major Cassi Cline continues HNC’s series of glimpses from overseas with this report from her study-abroad home on the German-Polish border. FRANKFURT-ODER, GERMANY—The rumbling of cars passing on cobblestone streets and horns blaring beckons in the morning as fog hangs in the chill air. […]
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LOGAN—Twice is no accident for USU senior Courtney Schoen Lewis. For the second straight year, the Dallas native has been named the Utah Public Relations Student of the Year after a statewide annual competition sponsored by the Salt Lake City chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Lewis, who will graduate in December, […]
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By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN—After a career that included plying the waters of Russia’s Volga River, covering the Cold War, and dodging bombs and bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan, National Public Radio senior foreign correspondent Anne Garrels brought the world to Cache Valley this week. Over two days of classes, interviews and a public lecture, Garrels […]
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By Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—The Planning Commission made recommendations to the City Council about regulating recreational vehicle overnight parks and single family residences Thursday. North Logan is the only city in Cache Valley that will have an overnight recreational vehicle park once it is finished. “The city council does not want this to happen,” said […]
By David Bowman Ted (his name is changed by request), 21, watches the room melt. The walls look like running waterfalls and the floor ripples like a disturbed puddle. The people around him don’t look the way they normally do. Some faces have changed into odd versions of animals and others have features seem manipulated […]
By Elizabeth Grewe SMITHFIELD–Not all of Smithfield’s youth were watching The Office Thursday night. A group of 20 high school students met together as the Mayor’s Youth City Council. Brent Perez, the Junior Mayor, addressed the students at the meeting where the main agenda item was finalizing plans for Saturday’s Senior Ball. The ball, hosted […]
By Anya Aether PARADISE—With snow coming just around the corner, the Town Council has decided to sign a new contract with Star Landscape in Wellsville to plow snow off the roads this winter and mow the park lawns this coming summer. “Most of us have to head off to our day job and that’s where […]
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By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN–Spooky and artistic atmosphere in the dimly lit auditorium, the energetic music, treats and art pieces on the walls were not Halloween tricks on Friday. Well, except for the green, 4-foot alien hanging from the lamp. Everything was sending a message: Beware! Utah State University Undergraduate Art Auction is in process. The […]
By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN–For students and faculty at Utah State University who found it difficult to make it to class on time Thursday and Friday mornings because of the road closure on 800 East and 800 North, Monday morning will be a relief: the road will be open and operating again. Locating a fire line […]
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By Satenik Sargsyan I don’t remember when I decided to be heterosexual. It never occurred to me that I could choose my sexuality. All I remember was that as a teenager one day, I caught myself endlessly staring at the boy sitting next to me in my eighth grade math class. Was I merely attracted […]
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By Alex Thatcher Ingrid de Kok, one of South Africa’s most important poets, offered a reading of her poetry and a presentation for faculty, students, and the general public at USU on Thursday. Kok, a professor at the University of Cape Town and winner of many writing awards, spent 45 minutes reading her own poetry […]
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Reviewed by Caresa Alexander SALT LAKE CITY—Terrified screams were heard as the Odyssey Dance Theatre presented “Thriller” at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus. And that was before the show even started. Zombies roamed the audience and frightened unsuspecting patrons who were there to see the performance. One zombie dressed in a tattered […]
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Story by Alex Thatcher Photo by Mark Vuong LOGAN—For someone who has struggled all his life with stuttering, Utah State alumnus Marcus Mumford had no problem expressing himself Friday to an audience of about 150 students and faculty at the David B. Haight Alumni Center. Mumford, “the stuttering lawyer,” captivated the audience with his life […]
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By Alison Ostler “Well, I sure picked the wrong line to get into,” an old man complained, slapping his half-thawed TV dinner onto the checkout counter while giving me a crusty stare. It was July 24—Pioneer Day—at Walmart, a time of dread and fear for the store’s cashiers and. unfortunately, a day I was scheduled […]
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