‘Meet the weirdos,’ dean urges students at USU opening event
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Meet the weirdos,’ dean urges students at USU opening eventBy D. Whitney Smith Photos by Ted Pease LOGAN—Self-described “weirdos” and other students, faculty and friends of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences gathered Monday night at the Amphitheatre on Old Main Hill for the 2nd annual Light on the Hill ...
Students proud of research, creative work at symposium showcase
Sunday, April 8th, 2012 Posted in Arts and Life, Opinion | Comments Off on Students proud of research, creative work at symposium showcaseBy Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN—By the time College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senator Erika Norton positioned herself between the rest of the college’s student council at USU’s David B. Haight Alumni Center on campus, ready to make announcements for the top ...
CHaSS students pitch in to help each other, tout liberal arts education
Sunday, March 4th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on CHaSS students pitch in to help each other, tout liberal arts educationBy Kristi Ottley LOGAN—Utah State University students have the opportunity to help fellow students pay for college by making donations through the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) Student Giving Campaign, which provides scholarships to students in CHaSS. The campaign was ...
Opinion: Degrees to everywhere—USU students refute lawmaker’s gibe
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Opinion: Degrees to everywhere—USU students refute lawmaker’s gibeBy Edward C. Pease and D. Whitney Smith NOTE: This op-ed column appeared Oct. 25, 2011, in the Deseret News and is reprinted here with permission. LOGAN—When Sen. Howard Stephenson complained last winter about Utah college students wasting time and tuition on ...
Faculty, students take aim at lawmaker’s ‘degrees to nowhere’ remark
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »Story & Photos by Shirrel Cooper LOGAN—Controversy surrounding a Utah state senator’s comments, dismissing most college majors as “degrees to nowhere,” has not diminished since he spoke them earlier this month. On the contrary, Sen. Howard Stephenson’s comments have sparked anger around ...
‘Find your passion,’ radio exec tells students on homecoming to USU
Sunday, February 13th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Cathy Morgan and Katie Smedley LOGAN—John Dimick, an Aggie alumnus and corporate vice president for radio programming, came home to Utah State Friday to give students and faculty a glimpse of where the radio business is heading, and to talk ...
USU student lands in Cairo amidst anti-government violence
Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Kristen Munson LOGAN—Imagine boarding a plane for a two-week vacation and touching down to find your destination in flames, protesters charging policemen and youth patrolling the city, machetes in hand. Porter Illi, a senior at Utah State University, found just ...
CHaSS chili warms up the last week of classes
Saturday, December 11th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on CHaSS chili warms up the last week of classesBy 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 ...
Colleges, colleagues celebrate former dean with ‘Kiger Hour’
Monday, September 20th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Colleges, colleagues celebrate former dean with ‘Kiger Hour’By David Bowman LOGAN—“He had an infectious grin,” she said. “He was such a rascal.” That’s how retired English professor and former associate dean Christine Hult remembers Gary Kiger, the USU dean who died in office in 2008. Kiger, who was dean of ...