National champs look to make the most of fall baseball
Saturday, September 6th, 2014 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on National champs look to make the most of fall baseballStory and photo by Jared Dangerfield PROVIDENCE — Fall is in the air and for many baseball enthusiasts that means the end of another season, but for the Utah State University club baseball players, their season is just beginning. [caption id="" align="alignright" ...
North Logan, Utah State agree to swap land
Friday, November 22nd, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan, Utah State agree to swap landBy Chelsea Hunter NORTH LOGAN -- Utah State University and North Logan agreed Wednesday to exchange 5 acres of land to suit each party's separate requests. USU has agreed to exchange five acres located at 2150 N. 400 East so the city ...
Fire damages USU ag building, no one injured
Thursday, February 28th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Fire damages USU ag building, no one injuredBy Shayna Marcure LOGAN – A fire Tuesday night is to blame for an estimated nearly $50,000 in damages to the AGRS building at Utah State University, said Teryl Roper, head of the department of plants, soils and climate. “USU’s security responded just ...
Good defense not enough to keep BYU from victory over Utah State
Sunday, October 7th, 2012 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Good defense not enough to keep BYU from victory over Utah StateBy Curtis Lundstrom PROVO -- The Old Wagon Wheel. The Beehive Boot. Bragging Rights. All three were on the line when the Utah State football team took the field for its game against Brigham Young University Friday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. But unfortunately ...
No injuries in Wednesday fire at Utah State’s LDS Institute building
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on No injuries in Wednesday fire at Utah State’s LDS Institute buildingStory & photo by Tmera Bradley LOGAN -- A fire at the LDS Institute of Religion forced Utah State University students to evacuate the building this morning. The incident took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. in the kitchen on the second ...
Women’s rugby: Playing for love of sport and pride in bruises
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life, Sports | 1 Comment »'We call ourselves ruggers and we’re a unique bunch. We play in rain and snow and return to practice after practice with skinned knees and blackened eyes.' Story by Noelle Johansen Photos by Noelle Johansen and Kat Stowell LOGAN -- ...
HB477: USU instructors, students react to new GRAMA restrictions
Sunday, March 13th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on HB477: USU instructors, students react to new GRAMA restrictionsBy Rhett Wilkinson LOGAN -- Governor Gary Herbert has now signed House Bill 477, a law that restructures Utah's Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) and hides many records from public view, including politicians’ text messages and e-mails. ...
DRC doesn’t make college easier, but helps meet students’ needs
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on DRC doesn’t make college easier, but helps meet students’ needsBy Max Parker Dahl LOGAN--Utah State University student David Stewart is a typical undergraduate who enjoys socializing, being involved with on-campus groups and activities, and attentively attending classes. Self-described as motivated, outgoing and eager to learn, Stewart has changed majors a ...
College freshman at 52? Utah State has made it possible, he says
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on College freshman at 52? Utah State has made it possible, he saysBy Megan Allen LOGAN--Kevin Murphy has just finished his first semester at Utah State University. He is majoring in English with an emphasis in technical writing and dreams of becoming a freelance writer. He attended SOAR and took the Connections class. However, ...
Jazz concert: ‘Sweating bullets but better than usual’
Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Jazz concert: ‘Sweating bullets but better than usual’By Max Dahl LOGAN--Two Utah State jazz ensembles performed their Big Band Jazz Concert to a packed house Wednesday night at the USU Performance Hall. An array of styles were showcased, and many members of both groups were called upon to ...
Ringing in the Year of the Tiger
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Ringing in the Year of the TigerWelcoming the Tiger A group of Chinese women offer an impromptu celebration on the USU Quad, singing and dancing to welcome the Year of the Tiger, which began Feb. 14. (Danielle Adams photo)
Mardi Gras a raucous, high-energy blast
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »Story and photos by Cassidee Cline LOGAN—The real start of Mardi Gras had to wait for the Aggies to finish off Nevada on the basketball court, but once the Wolf Pack was tamed, students flocked into the TSC Saturday night in ...
Change in ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy won’t affect campus ROTC
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Change in ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy won’t affect campus ROTCBy Cody Littlewood LOGAN--ROTC at Utah State University will not be affected by a change in the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Faletto said.t The ROTC does not cohabitate and cohesiveness comes from the troops’ loyalty to the person ...
No time to waste! Brides mob the Bridal Faire
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on No time to waste! Brides mob the Bridal FaireStory by Jess Allen Photo by Mark Vuong LOGAN--It’s dangerous to get between these women and their single-minded goal: The perfect, sparkly, fairy tale wedding. During last week’s 25th annual Bridal Faire, they were spread as thick as peanut butter around ...
USU ag dean wins USDA grant to map sheep genome
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU ag dean wins USDA grant to map sheep genomeBy Chelsey Gensel LOGAN--Utah State University's Dean of Agriculture and Vice President of Extension, Noelle Cockett, has acquired a $930,000 USDA grant toward a genome-mapping project to sequence and analyze the sheep genome. Labs at USU and in other parts of the ...
Boise State thunders past Aggies in Romney Stadium rout
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Boise State thunders past Aggies in Romney Stadium routBy Brendon Butler LOGAN--Friday night the 6th-ranked Boise Broncos ran amok in Utah State University's Romney Stadium to take an easy 52-21 victory over USU. The game looked like a live one after Boise QB Kellen Moore's first touchdown pass was quickly ...
USU’s David Peak named 2009 Carnegie Professor of the Year
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on USU’s David Peak named 2009 Carnegie Professor of the YearAggie physicist ‘infects’ students with love of learning, passion for research By USU Media Relations Infect with passion. Decode the arcane. Encourage the unencouraged. Research is teaching. These are among the “effective professor mantras” Utah State University physicist David Peak mutters to himself ...
Reviving USU’s Hatch Room: ‘When you walk through the door you leave the modern world’
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Reviving USU’s Hatch Room: ‘When you walk through the door you leave the modern world’By Tyson Thorpe LOGAN--Centuries seem to drift away in the basement of the Merrill-Cazier Library at USU. There is a distinctive room in the Special Collections and Archives of the library. It is a room set in a different ...
Fitness classes from aerobics to yoga open to everyone at HPER facility
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | 1 Comment »By Kara Kawakami LOGAN -- Utah State University's HPER (Health, Physical Education and Recreation) facility offers classes that are easily accessible to students as well as Cache County residents. “The HPER is for anyone interested in bettering their health and or physicality, ...
Aggies win Homecoming by 19 against SUU Thunderbirds
Sunday, September 27th, 2009 Posted in Sports | Comments Off on Aggies win Homecoming by 19 against SUU ThunderbirdsBy Cassidee Cline LOGAN -- Utah State University made a good comeback to their season during Saturday's Homecoming game at Romney Stadium. Southern Utah University kept the Aggies on their toes, but in the end Aggies bested the Thunderbirds, 53-34. Head ...