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Utah Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 ±'EQTYW :SMGI 7MRGI ² 9XEL 7XEXI 9RMZIVWMX] 0SKER 9XEL www.utahstatesman.com S tatesman The Two USU students and one former USU student were charged in relation to an incident in which a 17-year-old girl was dropped off at Logan Regional Hospital with alcohol poisoning after attending a party at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house in September. This case led to the chapter’s suspension by USU and the Pi Kappa Alpha national headquarters. Casey Halfa, 22, a member of USU’s Gamma Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, was arrested Monday on suspicion of giving alcohol to a minor at a party hosted by the fraternity in late September, said Police Chief Gary Jensen of Logan Police Department. Hayden Ahlbrandt, 20, a former USU student, will also be served a criminal summons for supplying alcohol to a minor. Individuals with charges of this nature may face up to one year in jail, Jensen said. The 17-year-old, who went to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, was referred to juvenile court for possession of alcohol by a minor. “There was a party that involved alcohol, and the end result was that some of the frat students took her to the emergency room when they noticed she was in trouble,” Jensen said. Jensen said police have been investigating who specifically supplied the 17-year-old girl with the alcohol she imbibed. After interviewing several indi- viduals it’s believe Halfa and Ahlbrandt supplied the alcohol, Jensen added. Jensen said several other individuals received Three charged in Pike case BY CHRIS LEE news senior writer 8;3 -2(-:-(9%07 ;)6) ',%6+)( for providing alcohol to a minor at a party at the Pi Kappa Alpha house in September. One was charged with underage drinking. The fraternity is still suspended by both USU and the national organization. Statesman file photo See CHARGES, Page 2 Sen. dubs students ‘greatest generation’ BY PIPER BLOTTER staff writer See HATCH, Page 3 This generation is the greatest gen- eration the world will ever have, a U.S. senator told students Wednesday. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah attended another installment of College Republicans’ Pizza and Politics, where he spoke and answered questions on the nation’s debt crisis, student loans, balancing the federal budget and whether or not he would be dressing up for Halloween. “You’re the ones who are going to be bankrupt,” Hatch said to students while addressing national debt. “You’re the ones who are going to have to live with it. You’re the ones who are going to have to pay it off. You’re the ones who get stuck with it.” Hatch said all the impending cir- cumstances will come as the result of decisions made by lawmakers to day. “If you really want to get spending under control, I would put it this way: I would elect conservatives to the House and to the Senate,” he said. When asked about President Barack Obama’s visit to Denver, where he would be addressing lowering student loan interest rates and decreasing the amount of time required for outstand- ing students loans to be forgiven, Hatch said, “Guess how much there is in outstanding student loans out there — $807 billion. And what about those who paid off their student loans? I can agree with breaking interest rates down, but a lot of kids could get by, by working like I did.” Hatch said he was proud to work while he attended college, and said he wouldn’t have accepted student loans. Some students have to take out loans, he said, “but to just forgive all those student loans is the wrong thing to do.” Hatch said the nation’s current bud- get currently consumes 69 percent of national gross domestic product — an increase of 27 percent in the past two years. When asked what cuts he thought should be made to reduce national spending, Hatch said more cuts will have to be made, economic growth should be restrained and fraud reduced. One way to do this, Hatch said, is through the exercise of the “(presi- dent‘s) moratorium power to not give money to state’s who don’t abide by the law. There are a lot of other things we should do; there’s a lot of spending in the federal government that doesn’t need to be there.” At the conclusion of the session, Hatch said, “I think it’s important that you decide what you want — that you look for people with integrity. I think 7)2 366-2 ,%8', answered students’ questions about national and student debt at the most recent session of Pizza and Politics Wednesday. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo Obama reveals student loan changes 92()6 46)7-()28 3&%1%³7 ',%2+)7 to the federal student loan program, eligible students will be able to limit monthly payments to 10 percent of their income rather than 15 percent. Loan forgiveness would be granted after 20 years with Obama’s plan, instead of 25 years. AP photo President Barack Obama announced upcoming changes to federal student loans Wednesday, which he said are intended to make it easier for students to pay loans off. The changes include a reduction in the percentage of income students are required to pay toward students loans, reduction in the income ceiling from 15 to 10 percent and allowing students to consolidate government- related loans into a single lower-interest payment, Obama said. He also said he wants to make outstanding loans forgivable after 20 years instead of 25 years, as it currently stands. Steve Sharp, director of the USU Financial Aid Office, said the changes are designed to help students with loans stay out of financial trouble. In some cases, he said, 10 percent of a new graduate’s income won’t even cover interest payments, let alone principle. “In the normal world, not being able to make interest payments would be considered default,” Sharp said. “But this is a govern- ment program, so it’s not necessarily a normal situation.” Sharp said the changes won’t affect USU students as much than at other universities. The average student loan total at USU is less than $14,000, and only one fourth of students borrow money, he said. “Of course that’s the average, so that hides a multitude of sins,” Sharp said. “Even here at Utah State a graduate student can borrow up to $100,000. It does happen but rarely.” Tyson Hall, a senior dual majoring in political science and sociology, said he doesn’t have any loans right now, but he’ll need to get them for graduate school. While the changes will help, Hall said, he doesn’t approve of the president’s handling of the economy overall. “What he’s doing right now is making it easier to pay off (a student loan), but I don’t have a job to pay it off with,” Hall said. “What I need is a good job, so that I can actually pay BY STEVE KENT web editor See PLAN, Page 2 Campus News Features “Little Shop of Horrors” came back just in time for Halloween. Page 4 Sports Thursday’s Graduate Fair pre- pared students wanting to take their educations to the next level. Page 2 USU women’s volleyball beats New Mexico State in five sets. Page 8 Today’s Issue: Interact Now! Online exlusives, blogs, a place to comment on stories, videos and more. Free Classfieds, too. www.utahstatesman.com “... You can’t win a WAC Championship by talking about it, you’ve got to go to work. We won’t be favored to win the WAC and that will be the first time in a while. I don’t know if I would call us an underdog, but you have a chance to prove that maybe you’re better than where you’re picked. I suspect we’ll be picked somewhere in the middle of the pack. Whatever motivates you to go to work and do what it takes day-by-day to get better, I’m okay with that. Our goals don’t change much. Try and win our next game and stay together, that is what is on our goal sheet every year and that’s just kind of how we go about it.” — Stew Morrill. See more, click here: From the blogs: Today: Yup, you can review issues from the entire semester. It’s easy:

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Two USU students and one former USU student were charged in relation to an incident in which a 17-year-old girl was dropped off at Logan Regional Hospital with alcohol poisoning after attending a party at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house in September. This case led to the chapter’s suspension by USU and the Pi Kappa Alpha national headquarters. Casey Halfa, 22, a member of USU’s Gamma Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, was arrested Monday on suspicion of giving alcohol to a minor at a party hosted by the fraternity in late September, said Police Chief Gary Jensen of Logan Police Department. Hayden Ahlbrandt, 20, a former USU student, will also be served a criminal

summons for supplying alcohol to a minor. Individuals with charges of this nature may face up to one year in jail, Jensen said. The 17-year-old, who went to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, was referred to juvenile court for possession of alcohol by a minor. “There was a party that involved alcohol, and the end result was that some of the frat students took her to the emergency room when they noticed she was in trouble,” Jensen said. Jensen said police have been investigating who specifically supplied the 17-year-old girl with the alcohol she imbibed. After interviewing several indi-viduals it’s believe Halfa and Ahlbrandt supplied the alcohol, Jensen added. Jensen said several other individuals received

Three charged in Pike caseBY CHRIS LEEnews senior writer

for providing alcohol to a minor at a party

at the Pi Kappa Alpha house in September. One was charged with underage drinking. The

fraternity is still suspended by both USU and the national organization. Statesman file photoSee CHARGES, Page 2

Sen. dubs students ‘greatest generation’BY PIPER BLOTTERstaff writer

See HATCH, Page 3

This generation is the greatest gen-eration the world will ever have, a U.S. senator told students Wednesday. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah attended another installment of College Republicans’ Pizza and Politics, where he spoke and answered questions on the nation’s debt crisis, student loans, balancing the federal budget and whether or not he would be dressing up for Halloween. “You’re the ones who are going to be bankrupt,” Hatch said to students while addressing national debt. “You’re the ones who are going to have to live with it. You’re the ones who are going to have to pay it off. You’re the ones who get stuck with it.” Hatch said all the impending cir-cumstances will come as the result of decisions made by lawmakers to day. “If you really want to get spending under control, I would put it this way: I would elect conservatives to the House and to the Senate,” he said. When asked about President Barack Obama’s visit to Denver, where he would be addressing lowering student loan interest rates and decreasing the amount of time required for outstand-ing students loans to be forgiven, Hatch said, “Guess how much there is in outstanding student loans out there —

$807 billion. And what about those who paid off their student loans? I can agree with breaking interest rates down, but a lot of kids could get by, by working like I did.” Hatch said he was proud to work while he attended college, and said he wouldn’t have accepted student loans. Some students have to take out loans, he said, “but to just forgive all those student loans is the wrong thing to do.” Hatch said the nation’s current bud-get currently consumes 69 percent of national gross domestic product — an increase of 27 percent in the past two years. When asked what cuts he thought should be made to reduce national spending, Hatch said more cuts will have to be made, economic growth should be restrained and fraud reduced. One way to do this, Hatch said, is through the exercise of the “(presi-dent‘s) moratorium power to not give money to state’s who don’t abide by the law. There are a lot of other things we should do; there’s a lot of spending in the federal government that doesn’t need to be there.” At the conclusion of the session, Hatch said, “I think it’s important that you decide what you want — that you look for people with integrity. I think

answered students’ questions

about national and student debt at the most recent session

of Pizza and Politics Wednesday. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

Obama reveals student loan changes

to the federal student loan program, eligible

students will be able to limit monthly payments to 10 percent of their income rather than 15 percent.

Loan forgiveness would be granted after 20 years with Obama’s plan, instead of 25 years. AP photo

President Barack Obama announced upcoming changes to federal student loans Wednesday, which he said are intended to make it easier for students to pay loans off. The changes include a reduction in the percentage of income students are required to pay toward students loans, reduction in the income ceiling from 15 to 10 percent and allowing students to consolidate government-related loans into a single lower-interest payment, Obama said. He also said he wants to make outstanding loans forgivable after 20 years instead of 25 years, as it currently stands. Steve Sharp, director of the USU Financial Aid Office, said the changes are designed to help students with loans stay out of financial trouble. In some cases, he said, 10 percent of a new graduate’s income won’t even cover interest payments, let alone principle. “In the normal world, not being able to make interest payments would be considered default,” Sharp said. “But this is a govern-ment program, so it’s not necessarily a normal situation.” Sharp said the changes won’t affect USU students as much than at other universities. The average student loan total at USU is less than $14,000, and only one fourth of students borrow money, he said. “Of course that’s the average, so that hides

a multitude of sins,” Sharp said. “Even here at Utah State a graduate student can borrow up to $100,000. It does happen but rarely.” Tyson Hall, a senior dual majoring in political science and sociology, said he doesn’t have any loans right now, but he’ll need to get them for graduate school. While the changes will help, Hall said, he doesn’t

approve of the president’s handling of the economy overall. “What he’s doing right now is making it easier to pay off (a student loan), but I don’t have a job to pay it off with,” Hall said. “What I need is a good job, so that I can actually pay

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“... You can’t win a WAC Championship by talking about it, you’ve got to go to work. We won’t be favored to win the WAC and that will be the first time in a while. I don’t know if I would call us an underdog, but you have a chance to prove that maybe you’re better than where you’re picked. I suspect we’ll be picked somewhere in the middle of the pack. Whatever motivates you to go to work and do what it takes day-by-day to get better, I’m okay with that. Our goals don’t change much. Try and win our next game and stay together, that is what is on our goal sheet every year and that’s just kind of how we go about it.” — Stew Morrill. See more, click here:

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Fair helps students prepare for graduate schoolBY BRIANNA BODILY

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SENIOR MITCHELL LANCASTER TALKS to Cynthia Glad about the Masters of Public Administration program at Brigham Young University. BYU

had one of the many graduate programs represented at Thursday’s Graduate School Fair. Career Services hosts the fair every fall to help undergraduate stu-

dents look into graduate programs. Career Services also helps students prepare for graduate school. KATRINA PERKINS photo

Consistent with national aver-ages reported by the National Center for Education, the number of USU students planning to pursue graduate degrees is on the rise. To help these students learn about options, Career Services hosted the annual Graduate School Fair in the TSC Ballroom Thursday. According to the NCE, the number of master’s and doctorate degrees awarded annually increased 49 percent and 54 per-cent respectively from 1999-2009. Shelley Lindauer, the associate dean of the USU School of Graduate Studies, said this increase makes sense. “I think we live in a world now that a bachelor’s degree is going to get you a jumpstart on something, but it’s really not going to lead to a career,” Lindauer said. “For most disciplines, in order for someone to advance up the ladder and to really get that career position that they want, they are going to need to have a graduate degree.” She said a graduate degree is key to advancing a career and salary. Career Services holds the fair every year to help students who are interested get started in furthering education, Melaeah Christensen, coordinater for the Career Services fair, said. The goal, she said, is to provide an environment in which students can learn how to prepare for graduate school, plan steps to be accepted into the school of choice, meet staff from different programs and get help in applying for vari-ous graduate programs. Christensen said she supports the pur-suit of graduate degrees, which can open doors and provide possibilities for students of all disciplines. This is why the gradu-ate fair is useful for students in all years of study, she added. “The fair gives students a chance to network with different opportunities,” Christensen said. “They can see what grad-uate programs are out there to pursue.” Joshua Blume, a senior studying eco-nomics and international studies, said he was not especially impressed with the diversity of the programs displayed. He came to the fair to get a head start on his graduate school research and was hoping to get an idea of the studies offered, he said. “There aren’t a lot of the schools here that I want to go to,” Blume said. “I want to go to higher-ranked schools, and there

aren’t a lot here. Mostly it was just schools from the state of Utah. There are a lot of bio-sciences and only two law schools, and that is what I am interested in.” Cathy Dawson, a junior studying theatre arts and landscape architecture, said she had a different perspective of the fair. “I learned things I never would have,” Dawson said. “The fair showed me a lot of options. Unconventional education is open-ing up. There are so many things to choose from. It would be impossible not to go to

graduate school.” Upperclassmen were not the only stu-dents attending the fair. Sam Beirne, a freshman studying conservation restora-tion ecology, said she came to the fair to get an idea of where she wanted to go in the future. Austin Spence, a freshman studying biology, said basically the same thing. “I don’t know what I want to do with my life,” Beirne said. “I think I want to go to grad school, but I don’t know, so I was just coming to check it out.” She said more than anything this fair

taught her to keep her grades up and look for other options of study. Spence said his concern as a freshman was that he was still new to everything. He said he knew graduate school was in his future, he just didn’t know how to get there. “I want to be ready,” he said. “I want to know what they are looking for. I think the fair will help me get an idea of what I need to do.”

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those off and contribute to the economy.” Another student Caitlin Laughlin said she approves of Obama’s plan. A senior studying ecology, Laughlin said even though the cost of college at USU is relatively low, the U.S. needs an educated workforce, and the plan will help students nationwide. “Money shouldn’t be totally prohibitive of a good education,” Laughlin said. In his speech, Obama said the changes will bring some relief to Americans while Congress is deadlocked over his American Jobs Bill. During his visit to USU Wednesday Sen. Orrin Hatch said he agrees with lowering interest rates for student loans, but he dis-agrees with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City, who advocate complete forgiveness for all student debt. “I think if you take a loan up, you ought to pay for it,” Hatch said. “We ought to make it so they can pay them back without having to give an arm and a leg to do it.” Michael Lyons, associate professor in the political science department, said the timing of Obama’s speech was likely planned to help the president win re-election. “This is smart politics on his part,” Lyons said. “He’s tried to get the Congress to enact job-creating legislation, and Congress has thrown up a brick wall of opposition — just

flatly rejected everything — and he’s trying to keep political pressure up.” Without the support of Congress Obama cannot pass any new laws, but when a law is written Congress sometimes gives power to the president to make small adjustments within the law’s framework, Lyons said. Out of the three changes to federal student loan rules, two of them are adjustments of existing legislation. “These things don’t make a big difference in terms of stimulating the economy, but politically they demonstrate he’s trying his best,” Lyons said. Through a summer lacking in positive economic news, Obama didn’t communicate effectively he was trying to make things better, Lyons said. Through changes similar to those announced in Denver, Obama might be seeking to convey the message that he is working to fix the economy while Republicans are blocking progress, Lyons said. According to a statement from the Obama administration, borrowers will be able to reduce monthly payments beginning 2014. Obama’s new proposal will also allow about 6 million students to begin consolidating loans, according to the statement.

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alcohol from members of the fraternity. “The investigation of that particular evening, I think, is relatively conclusive now, however, we’ve had a couple of other incidents — arrests that have been made outside of that particular evening,” Jensen said. Two minor in possession citations were given to people who claimed fraternity members supplied those minors with alcohol, Jensen said, adding that police also issued a DUI to an individual who admitted to consuming alcohol at the fraternity. Jensen said these incidents occurred on separate nights from the incident involving the 17-year-old. Eric Olsen, associate vice president for student services, said the suspension given to the fraternity by its parent organization will soon end. “There are two suspensions in place,” Olsen said. “President Albrecht gave an immediate and indefinite sus-pension, and then the national fraternity did a suspension for 30 days.” Olsen said the suspension from the national Pi Kappa Alpha organization ends Nov. 3. He said he is unaware of what the organization plans to do after that, but it has the option to permanently eliminate the chapter. Justin True, associate director of communications and marketing for the national Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, said

the national fraternity is waiting for the official investiga-tion to end before it’s decided what will happen to the USU chapter. Olsen said the suspension put in place by Albrecht is still in effect. “The suspension that President Albrecht has put into place is a suspension from Greek Council,” Olsen said. “Utah State University does not recognize the individual

fraternities and sororities, the Greek Council does. We recognize Greek Council as a student organization.” The suspension from the Council means the fraternity is no longer recognized by USU and cannot use facili-ties like the Taggart Student Center, Olsen said. He said normally fraternities and sororities within the council can use the building for activities involving the recruitment process. Olsen said the council might make a decision on the future of USU’s Pi Kappa Alpah chapter in the police investigation. The fraternity may continue to run indepen-dently from USU as long as it has support from its national organization, he said. Olsen said Administrator wish to be support all USU fraternities and sororities. He said they see members of the organizations as students first and want to continue to be supportive of them. “We are concerned about safety and that’s why we took the action initially to suspend them from Greek Council,” Olsen said. “We do take this seriously and the safety of our students comes first.”

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SPOKE to students at the University of Colorado-Denver

Wednesday. He discussed the changes he is making to federal student loans as well as helping students

learn to manage debt. AP photo

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Three students arrested on charges related to fraternity alcohol incidentfraternities and sororities, the Greek Council does. We recognize Greek Council as a student organization.” The suspension from the Council means the fraternity is no longer recognized by USU and cannot use facili-ties like the Taggart Student Center, Olsen said. He said normally fraternities and sororities within the council can use the building for activities involving the recruitment process. Olsen said the council might make a decision on the future of USU’s Pi Kappa Alpah chapter in the police investigation. The fraternity may continue to run indepen-dently from USU as long as it has support from its national organization, he said. Olsen said Administrator wish to be support all USU fraternities and sororities. He said they see members of the organizations as students first and want to continue to be supportive of them.

“We are concerned about safety, and that's why we took the action to initially suspend them from Greek Council. We do take this seriously, and the safety of our students comes first."

— Eric Olsen,

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USU’s School of Graduate Studies is now accepting nomina-tions for the 2012 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award. The award will be presented at the Graduate Hooding and Commencement Ceremony, May 2012. The award recognizes faculty excellence in the complex process of mentoring graduate students to prepare them for productive careers. Those nominated should be effective advisors who facilitate degree completion, model sound scholarship and ethical behavior, help students understand and benefit from departmental and university resources, provide emo-tional support, offer constructive criticism and involve students in publishing and other professional activities. “Graduate students are an important part of the research continuum,” said Shelley Lindauer, associate dean of the School of Graduate Studies and associate vice president for research. “Excellent faculty mentoring is a vital part of the graduate student experience. As our faculty members help graduate students develop into profession-als, they are preparing individuals who will be responsible for the next generation of discovery, innovation and development that will change the world.” Nominations may be submitted by USU faculty, students, alumni or a department or program and are due to the School of Graduate Studies Office (Old Main 164) by Nov. 28.

Faculty Senate to

hold annual forum

USU’s Faculty Senate will hold its annual Faculty Forum, Monday, Nov. 7, from 3-‐4:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Auditorium. The forum provides a format where faculty can discuss subjects of current interest, question and debate policies and procedures and formu-‐late recommendations for consider-‐ation by Faculty Senate. The agenda will be e-‐mailed to all faculty no later than one week before the forum. All USU faculty are encourage to mark the calendar and attend this special event. Faculty Senate officers hope to see everyone there.

Three exemplary faculty mem-bers who are fully engaged in teach-ing online courses are recognized at USU as Online Teaching Fellows. The designation recognizes and fosters outstanding online course development and instruction. The inaugural honorees were announced by Robert W. Wagner, associate vice provost and executive director of Distance Education at USU. They include Anne Diekema from the Logan campus, Camille Fairbourn of the Brigham City campus and Heather Jensen, Logan campus. USU’s Senior Vice Provost for Regional Campuses and Distance Education Ronda Menlove con-gratulated the first three Online Teaching Fellows. “We are pleased to recognize outstanding teaching in the online environment,” Menlove said. “This is yet another example of Utah State University’s commitment to delivering high-quality education and increasing access to our world-renowned programs.” Diekma, Fairbourne and Jensen will devote at least 12 to 15 hours per semester sharing their expertise with other USU faculty.

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SOCIOLOGY HONORS SOCIETY OFFICERS Tyra Simmons and Mikey Guertz stack canned food collected by sociology students from Thursday night’s trick-or-treating for canned food event. All food will benefit the Cache Community Food Pantry. DAN SMITH photo

The public’s right to knowledge, along with the process and limitations through which people can obtain knowledge through academic journals, was discussed by a panel Wednesday. Members of the Cache community came together for International Open Access Week to discuss reasons to take action on the issue of open records access. Open access means “the removal of price barriers, specifically to end-users or consumers of the information,” according to Scholarly Communications and Institutional Repository librarian Andrew Wesolek, who was a member of the panel. “USU actually really pushes for open access year round,” he said. “Our digital commons pushes to make the intellectual capital of the university — the publications, great literature — available publicly when possible.” The panel included ethicist Erica Holberg, physicist Charlie Torre and USU Press Director Michael Spooner. Each presented several points regarding rights to knowledge and why valu-able research tools should be made available to the public. “Knowledge is essentially social,” Holberg said. “The ideal that open access is getting right is that ideal of knowledge as good in itself. I think there is no such thing as private knowl-edge. It happens together.” “As far as I understand it (open access) seems right to me,” Crystal Larsen, a fresh-man studying English, said. “It seems kind of incongruent that there wouldn’t be something inaccessible that individuals were paying for.” Students are losing access to essential academic research that is necessary to complete their educations, according to a statement on the Right to Research Coalition website. Over the last two decades the price of subscriptions to academic journals has increased enormously, to the point where the publications are often out of reach for students, even at the most well-funded institutions, according to the statement. The site reports that many journal subscrip-tions cost more than $10,000 per year, and libraries cannot afford to have access to them all. One example is Massachusettes Institute of Technology, which the coalition stated had to increase its journal budget by more than 360 percent over 20 years, to keep up with journal price increases. “Everything costs, but who should pay?” Torre asked. It essentially all comes down to economics, Spooner said. People want things for free, but the cost has to come from somewhere. “If the users don’t want to pay for it, then the

authors have to pay for it. They want tenure,” he said. “In order to advance in your career you have to publish in a peer-reviewed venue.” The Research Coalition reported that because of this publishers take advantage, being sole points of access for these journals. An article can only be published in one journal. Students and professors need as much access to academic records as possible in order to effectively conduct research, according to the coalition. Because of this need, libraries will subscribe to journals no matter what the price — until funds are depleted. “This is called monopoly capitalism,” Spooner said, “They’ll publish books and text-books, and jack the prices up on those as well.” “Is it possible to have free open access to research results?” Torre asked. “Definitely. It’s already happening.” Torre displayed the archives for Cornell University, which he said currently has open access to more than 710,000 electronic prints in various fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, biology and finance. “There is constant positive pressure for this thing to grow,” Torre said. He said the archives are essentially an online database to which articles are submitted prior to publication. Anyone can look at them for free, and roughly 7,000 articles per month are now submitted worldwide, he said. “It dwarfs any collection of journals you can come up with,” Torre said. “More people use

this than journals combined. This is what we use when we want to do science. This is how we communicate. It’s no worse than a research journal.” The bulk of these papers end up getting pub-lished in journals somewhere, he said. If you subscribed to all of these articles in journals, you would be paying a lot more. “The publication process is kind of a screening process for determining what is of scholarly value and what is not. Right now this is the only screening process in place,” said Wesolek, “Professors have to publish in peer-reviewed journals in order to demonstrate that they are contributing to the scholarly com-munity and contributing to the advancement of knowledge.” Torre said the idea is to use the power of the archives to completely redesign the process of disseminating knowledge. “The mission of the university is to create knowledge, that’s what we’re here for,” Spooner said. “We create knowledge, and we dissemi-nate knowledge. I don’t know if we have a right to knowledge or a right to unrestricted access to knowledge. What I know is that we live in a finite ecosystem under competing pressures. It’s something that will be to our advantage to work together to solve, but in any case, how-ever, we’re all in it together.”

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Librarians inform public of access rightsBY AMBER MURDOCHstaff writer

NATIONAL OPEN ACCESS WEEK is held every year to inform the public of its right to information access, including academic journals. USU faculty try to make as much information accessible to the public as possible, despite high costs to the universty. BRANDON FONDA photo

it’s really important for you to get involved. It’s fun, and you’ll learn a lot. He also said he would not be dressing up for Halloween, because he is “scary enough as it is,” but the Hatch family will pass out candy. “Even though Republicans, conservatives and Libertarians are the vast majority on campus, they are easily the quietest ones on campus as well,” said College Republicans President Mikey Rodgerson. “We do what we can to bring as many conservative voices

and as many of our leaders as we can.” “I thought his perspective on the balanced budget is what we need,” Spencer Knight, a freshman majoring in economics, said. “I think there’s just a lot right now with the economy and economics, and I wanted to get — kind of hear — his opinions on it, instead of just reading articles on stuff — kind of a firsthand opinion from someone who has knowledge and experience on it.” Erika Norton, a senior major-

ing in anthropology and this year’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences senator, said she attended the event because she wants to be more aware and more involved in politics. Norton said she felt the session was “tailored toward our age group and getting us involved.” It was the consensus of some students, however, Hatch should’ve answered more ques-tions in the time he was there. One student said as much could be expected from politicians.

Hatch was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976 and has served for 35 years, giving him the most seniority of all Republicans in the Senate. He has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and the Senate Finance Committee. The College Republicans will host another event Nov. 17 featur-ing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert as the keynote speaker.

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Charlie Sheen, Snooki, Angry Birds and zombies are four of the most popular Halloween costumes of 2011, according to a CNNMoney report. While there are sure to be throngs of walking corpses and Jersey Shore cast members at the Howl this year, some students are bypassing the popular Halloween shops altogether and construct-ing their own unique costumes instead.

Hiccups

Erik Nilson, a junior in environ-mental engineering, said he decided on his costume after several friends introduced him to his cartoon doppel-ganger named Hiccup — the rebellious protagonist from DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” released in 2010. “I went to the DI and found a cheap leather jacket, and bought that,” Nilson said. “I tore off the sleeves and the collar. I just got some boots and a green shirt.” All he needed was brown pants and his simple costume was complete, he said. He is without a dragon to train, however. “I tried

getting someone to be (Toothless) with me,” Nilson said. “One of my friends gave me a little Toothless doll so I’m thinking I’m going to find some way to attach it to my backpack.”

Nilson said he is confident fellow Halloween party-goers will recognize his getup. “I feel like it’s pretty spot-on,” he said. “I have actually had it planned for a long time.” “Usually, honestly, my costumes are

just thrown together and they look that way,” he said. “Usually, I don’t know what I’m going to be until that night.” Last year, he found his costume in his closet, which turned into Paulie Bleeker from the film “Juno”.

Intergalactic Planetary

Chelsee Niebergall, a senior majoring in print journalism, is taking astronomical measures to get her unwilling husband to dress up for Halloween this year, she said.

“We are young, married college students who are dirt poor, so we have to be super creative and make our own costumes,” Niebergall said. “I’m going to take some card-board boxes and cut big circles out of them and paint me as the sun and him as the Moon, because he should revolve around me.” She said her husband doesn’t know about the planned costumes yet. “I actually got the idea because we went to the USU homecoming parade and there were these people dressed up as planets walking in the parade,” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s what we’re being for Halloween.’ And my husband was like, ‘If you’re making me dress up as a planet, I’m not going anywhere.’ But, we’ll see about that.” Niebergall said she and her husband are heading to a party in Roosevelt, Utah, where they will participate in several “Minute to Win it” games while eating several themed refreshments. “My favorite part of Halloween is all the Halloween treats — caramel apples, pumpkin

f lavored pancakes,” Niebergall said. Niebergall’s favorite costume was when she dressed as Gene Simmons when she was a young teenager, she said. “(Kiss) was my favorite band growing up and my dad was also obsessed,” she said. “He did all the makeup on me and everyone thought I was crazy. I have noticed that when we go to Halloween parties, everyone thinks they’re way too cool to dress up. I like to do it because I think it’s fun and I don’t really care that no one else has dressed up.”

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Lindsay Nemelka, a senior in English, is only crafty once a year. “I sew once a year for Halloween,” she said. Last year, she sewed a gypsy costume and she is already planning on a complex batgirl uniform for next October. This year, she altered a dress pattern to create an Egyptian costume. “I think this one is the most detail-orient-ed,” she said. “This is my favorite one so far.” Nemelka said she has a folder of 200-300 costume ideas, and though she generally sketches her ideas out ahead of time, she doesn’t begin making her costumes until the week before Halloween. This way she can devote an entire day to Halloween music and sewing to finish her costume, she said. “I hate going to Halloween parties and someone is dressed exactly the same as you,” she said. “Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday of all time. I love fall; I love the season. I love the candy and the treats.” Nemelka said she is going to the Howl on Saturday, but a single night of costumed celebration is not enough to fill her quota. “I wish Halloween would last a whole week,” she said. “I would be all over that.”

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If you’re singing in a group and hear the person next to you belt a different note, you are probably doing something wrong. When Joanna Johnson performs in the Old Lyric Repertory Company’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” it means she’s doing something right. “I basically get to narrate the show in three-part har-mony,” she said. “I love it.” “Little Shop of Horrors” will close this weekend after a two-week run at the Caine Lyric Theatre. The dark comedy is presented by a company comprised of both USU students and professional actors. The musical follows Seymour Krelborne whose problems include a dead-end job as a florist in the ghetto, extreme social awkwardness and his inability to tell Audrey, his co-worker, that he is in love with her. Everything changes when he finds a strange plant with a taste for human blood. “The plant becomes the key to solving all his problems in life, but it comes with a price,” said Lance Rasmussen, an actor in the show. The musical is based on a cult horror 1960s film with music composed by Alan Menken who is famous for his compositions that appear in Disney animation films. After running this summer at the Old Lyric Repertory Company, the show has been revived with a mix of new cast members and veterans. The same costumes and sets are used, but some roles have been recast due to actor availability. “It’s a fundraiser to earn more money for their summer shows,” said Tim Roghaar, a junior majoring in theater

arts. Roghaar, who is part of the show’s ensemble, joined the revival as a new cast member. Though he was nervous about joining a cast that had already performed together, the rehearsal process was enjoy-able for him. “I was really scared, but everyone was very helpful,” he said. “And it’s been good to work with the original cast members who are very talented people. Lots of them are professional actors who have performed beyond an educational level, and it was such a privilege to work with them.” Johnson, a senior majoring in theater arts, plays Ronette. Johnson spent all summer rehearsing the show but never had the chance to perform, she said. “I understudied, but I never got to go on,” she said.

Now she plays the role each night. Johnson said, though the same show is performed, the fall production is very different from the one that ran during the summer. “It was really fun to watch the show kind of come to life over the summer, and then rehearse it again this fall and watch it evolve into a very different show,” she said. “The cast is so different, and we have a different feel about it because it’s Halloween. In a way, it’s the same show, but completely different.”Roghaar said “Little Shop of Horrors” is a perfect play for the Halloween season. “October is a great time for it,” Johnson said. “It’s funny, but also dark and creepy. It has a real Halloween spirit about it.” One of the focal points of the show is the giant plant Seymour raises, named Audrey II. On stage, the plant

is a giant puppet, created by OLRC artistic director and USU faculty member Dennis Hassan, who recently completed a sabbatical focused on puppetry. The puppet is large enough that Rasmussen, the actor responsible for the puppet’s movements, is able to fit inside of it, though he is six-foot-five. “You get to see a couple different versions as the plant grows, and they’re all con-trolled differently,” he said. “It’s so much fun, because it’s basically a giant mouth and you can be so expressive with it. And it’s just fun to get inside a giant plant and move around. There are a couple songs with a nice jive feel and I really start dancing along with it.” The plant puppets, which are made primarily out of plastic, foam and lightweight wood, is only a one of the many visual elements that make the production come to life. Rasmussen said all the costumes, props and sets are at the level of a professional company’s props, and many of the actors in the show are professionals. “It’s not very often you get to see professional actors working onstage during the school year,” he said. “They come for the summer season, but most students aren’t here then. In ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ you get to see some really talented student actors, but also professional actors. It looks and feels like a full professional production.” Though one actor plays a doo-wop girl, one play an NBC producer and another plays a giant plant, Johnson said “Little Shop of Horrors” is a show with a lot of student appeal. “It’s funny and it’s goofy but there’s still a lot of emotion packed into it,” said Roghaar.

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in the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” In this scene he feeds blood to his plant Audrey II. “Little Shop of Horrors” was part of the Old Lyric Repertory Company’s summer linewup and was brought back for a two-week run. Photo courtesy of Donna Barry

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“It is really funny,” Johnson said. “And not just fart-joke funny. It’s got really clever jokes. And visually it’s beautiful. Besides, everyone loves a musical.” “Little Shop of Horrors” plays Friday and Saturday at the Old Lyric Theatre, with shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets for students are $12 for the evening and $10 for the matinee.

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Anybody who knows any-thing about eating in a big city understands that most of the greatest places to find excellent authentic or ethnic cuisine aren’t necessarily in the posh parts of town or tagged by some big-time, 2- or 3-star Michelin chef like Daniel Boulud or Thomas Keller. Granted, I’ve been to places like these and they’re great — when you have a few hundred bucks to drop on a check — but here in Logan, you can find tiny hidden treasures guaranteed to dazzle your tastebuds without breaking your wallet. That’s right, even in humble Cache Valley, the quaintest of food joints hide in plain sight. I found one such place at 111 S. Main St., aptly named Korean BBQ, which is located next door to the Oriental Food Market and Gia’s Italian Restaurant. After eating there, I read mixed reviews on the food, atmosphere and service — some good, some bad. Considering the last review I wrote, one in which I questioned the dili-gence of the waitstaff and con-sequently hurt some feelings, I am hesitant to be overly judge-mental of service. Apparently the owner of Korean BBQ has been referred to in past reviews as “cold” and “grumpy,” however, he’s Korean, and I understand his cultural background differs greatly from mine. He was a man of few words, but I never had a problem with beverage shortage, my food came out at a reasonable time — about 10 minutes after I ordered it — and the thing I was most pleased with was the fact that he asked if I would like to use chopsticks. In a lot of Asian-style restau-rants, I find myself having to ask for chopsticks. I understand a large percentage of Americans fumble with feeble fingers and so hastily wish to ingest their food that they spare no time for chopsticks; but I appreciate a man who offers them rather than assuming I cannot use them. This was also the first time I had ever been given metal chopsticks to eat with — neat. As for the food, I asked for the owner’s personal sugges-tion. This place, like most in

the valley, offers the typical low-dollar specials in order to maintain a competitive edge in a highly price-competitive mar-ket. I splurged a little and went for the Korean barbecued pork at $13.05. The spare ribs caught my eye, but I didn’t feel like shelling out more than $20 for this meal. The food arrived hot — not too hot — and along with a

large plate of barbecued pork, I was given a steaming bowl of sticky rice; a bowl of pickled bean sprouts; a side of “ggak-dugi kimchi,” which is pickled daikon radish; and fermented cabbage kimchi, which is tradi-tionally aged underground until fermented in clay pots, with beef stock and red chili pepper. I was in heaven and filled to the gills with food. However, I was given one final morsel — a Korean comfort food that bridges the gap between East Asian fare and the United States — called “gye ran mal yee,” or Korean omelet. I have to admit when the waiter/owner initially arrived with all of that food on the tray, I had doubts in my mind that it was all going to make its way

onto my table. I watched him, though, place each and every neat, little dish in front of me. Any buyer’s remorse I thought I could’ve experienced by over-paying for this entree was no longer a concern. My method of eating a melange of food with this much character, flavor and variety involves dumping everything onto the main plate and mixing it all together, which worked well for me. I was sure to keep the kimchi, which is fermented cabbage, off to the side. I told myself I would finally try kim-chi — I’ll try anything at least once — and I did, but I wasn’t crazy about it. It’s definitely fermented and definitely spicy, which makes for quite the flavor profile. Everything else on the plate was delicious. As I alluded to before, the best element was the slices of rolled Korean omelet. The food was enjoyable and plentiful. I actually ended up asking for a box to take a portion of it home with me. Korean BBQ is a quaint, hole-in-the-wall kind of restau-rant with various knickknacks hanging from the walls, along with tapestries that pictured scenes of rural Korean farmers and mythical Korean dragons. I couldn’t help but imagine that these items may have hung on the walls of a home in South Korea before the owner of the paraphernalia immigrated to America to open this tiny Logan eatery in pursuit of the American dream. I give this restaurant an A minus. You may have noticed I never mentioned having to pay for a Dr Pepper this time — that’s because they didn’t have it. Instead, I did the Dew; and that’s never quite as enjoyable. Otherwise, I’m pleased to say I’ll be visiting the Korean BBQ again in the near future.

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Wind whis-tles through my weather-chilled ears as the two black tires of my bike rush over pebbled asphalt. Slight drops of rain sputter down from a darken-ing sky as thin shoes push pedals up a small incline. Bumps in the road induce standing up from the hard, black seat — my butt is cushioned, but not after riding a bike every day for a few weeks. Finding level ground to glance behind, I check for cars before turning right, coasting quickly down 500 East past Adam’s Park. Wind pushes seats of a swingset, rocking them slightly. Houses turn into brick blurs as I glance back again and swerve to the middle lane, holding my left arm out straight to indicate the turn onto 100 North. Pedaling through the light, I swing another right and another left before finding Main St. Going south on Main St., cars whip past my small bikes metal and flesh frame, inching to the left as to avoid a human-car collision. Father Winter’s closing hand put the sun down an hour ago. Not all of the streetlights reach over the green and yellow fading trees, so in order to stay within sight of passing cars I try to stay in the orange light, occasionally riding upon the sidewalk when the road becomes too narrow. The sidewalk ends and I pedal back onto the crowded street, until I reach the 1100 South traf-fic light where I regain my white safety net. Though I’ve become more brave making left turns in town, a highway is more crowded and being the novice biker I am, I don’t want to risk a collision with a driver that doesn’t see me. Because of this, I take the cowardly way out and wait for that white flashing guy to appear on the opposing light to bike across the “pedestrians crossing” area. I then regain the road, biking to my cozy apartment. I lock up my blue bike, unlock my door, stroll to the green-colored living room and turn on a movie, feeling the accomplishment sink with my body into the chair as the muscles in my legs groan. This year I have had the privilege of relearn-ing how to ride a bike. The convenience of a motorized vehicle was taken away from me, but I actually enjoy not paying for the insurance, oil changes, dead batteries, cracked windshields and registration fees. Oh, and how could I forget

the the impeding prices of gas? It’s not like we’re paying $4 a gallon … yet. As your outdoor columnist, I often encour-age you to go outside. Finding that 20 minutes of exercise your dietitian keeps bugging you about becomes a difficult task the more you relax on your couch with “Modern Family” flashing before your dazed eyes. Keeping in mind the money you save may perk your moti-vation to substitute a bike for your gas-guzzling car. Bicycles can give people some of the best exercise possible because it combines cardio for the heart, it builds endurance and strengthens fitness. I made it from my house on 1000 North down to the Highway 89 fork within fifteen min-utes. The trip back added another 25 minutes, but there is your 40-minute work-out for the day. Some of you may be thinking, “What if I don’t have a bike? They’re expensive and I can’t afford one right now.” Fear not. Your student fees go to a plethora of things, and one of those conveniences is Aggie Blue Bikes, located between the Field House and Military Science building on campus. They do have a limited amount of bikes to rent out, but have both a three-month rental or a single-day rental, if that’s all you want. Aggie Blue Bike employees are holding an event every Friday called “Car-Free Friday,” which is exactly what it sounds like. Don’t use your car. With the amazing transportation system that Logan City has created none of us should be driving anyway. If you don’t want to ride the bus, take advantage of what our school has to offer. Hop on a bike, save your money and our air, and let the wind caress your face as you pedal away.

–Allyn Bernkopf is a senior majoring in English

with an emphasis in creative writing. She writes,

reads and hangs out with Mother Nature. She can

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The entertaining “Killing Bono” is an upcom-ing film about two brothers in Dublin whose band is forgotten while their school friends carry on to become the momentous band U2. The trailer advertises the film as “the true-ish story of two brothers who never found what they were looking for.” The film features Peter Posthelwaite, who you may remember as the old man in “James and the Giant Peach”. He plays a f lamboyantly homosexual man who will certainly cause a few chuckles. Moreover, the trailer is f illed with witty banter between characters, especially the two broth-ers who are not in U2. One brother refuses to join the band and hugely regrets it when U2 becomes famous. The movie looks like a hilarious comedy/drama that may be reminiscent of other success-ful f ilms revolving around bands. “Killing Bono” looks like it might supply its viewers with more laughs than “Almost Famous” did. For U2 fans this may be a fun time to learn some “true-ish” things about the band’s roots. While the music-related f ilm genre is not necessarily my cup of tea, it appears to fit the bill for people who do enjoy it. The trailer is full of laughs and the movie is casted with a few impressive actors, such as the aforementioned Peter Posthelwaite, and a younger crew of hot actors that cater more toward young adults. I like this movie for the delightful trailer and its usage of the phrase, “As the brothers’ band got better, the other one always had the edge.”

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I guess its time for another Three Musketeers movie. It’s been almost 20 years since the last and more than 60 years since the 1948 original. How many times do we have to remake a movie until we are satisfied? What hap-pened to originality? This movie may be fun, adven-turous and clever, but it’s still not the best. The story is based around D’Artagnan, a rash young man who seeks to be a Musketeer. His cocky personality and expert fencing skills get him into trouble. Along his journey he uninten-tionally runs into the three legendary Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis, becoming part of a plan to defeat a double agent, stop a war and, of course, fall in love. After the betrayal of an old love and a new-found young love, Europe is saved when the Three Musketeers become the heroic four. The 2011 remake of “The Three Musketeers” was aesthetically pleas-ing, but when it comes to the authenticity of the 1993 version, it just didn’t cut it. I am not sure what the director’s intentions were. Maybe Paul W. S. Anderson wanted to remake the classic that would appeal to young audiences. It is a family-friendly film, with some-thing for everyone, stay-ing true to the classic in that sense. The one thing this film has to offer above the rest is the handsome four-some. You may question who is better looking than Gene Kelly in 1948 or even Chris O’Donnell (Robin from “Batman and Robin”) in the 1993 mus-keteer hit, but this year D’Artagnan was played by upcoming actor Logan

Lerman. The only other movie I have seen of his is “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.” Lerman is already a cut above his last character. I think the long hair gave him an extra edge. He is proving to be a talented young actor. His sword fighting skills looked legit-imate, and he pulled off his cocky character cun-ningly. Matthew MacFadyen plays Athos, the broken-hearted and excellently skilled leader of the group. MacFadyen is a fine actor, but unfortunately I did not see enough of him in this movie. That also goes for Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and Aramis (Luke Evans). Remember when Charlie Sheen didn’t have tiger’s blood and wasn’t so con-cerned with winning? Remember when he played Aramis in 1993? I miss that. Porthos has always been portrayed as the ladies’ man and the sil-ly-but-strong one of the group. I hardly got to see that side of him. I also did not get to see more back-story of Aramis and how he used to be a priest. The last musketeer movie showed him being saved by a cross he wears on his neck. Everyone thought he was dead. There was no sense of that this time around. I guess D’Artagnan is just too good looking to move from camera view. At least, that is what it felt like. The king, played by

Freddie Fox, was incred-ible. He portrayed the naive King Louise the XIII of France well. He dressed like a character from “Pirates of Penzance,” with ridiculously color-ful outfits. It was in style and who better to set the trend than Orlando Bloom and his character Duke of Buckingham. Usually you see Orlando as the protago-nist cutie, who falls in love with the damsel in distress and women swoon over his devilish good looks. However, in “The Three Musketeers” he was the antagonist, at least one of them, and got to step out of his usual type-casted roles and act weird, while looking like a Penzance pirate — even more over done. In this case, over done is not a bad thing. He was remarkable and sur-prisingly impressive with this unique role that was definitely more interest-ing than the other three Dukes of Buckingham, who were much more dark and serious in the originals. This was inter-esting but almost too playful as a whole. I liked the more subtle playful-ness the originals had to offer. “TheThree Musketeers” was entertaining and fun. It gave a refreshing new perspective on the classic story. So why do I like the Charlie Sheen ‘90s ver-sion better? It’s all a mat-ter of taste. The original has a special place in my heart that I cannot deny. But you will just have to see for yourself.

– Anike Pullens is a senior

majoring in public rela-

tions and minoring in

theater and speech. Her

reviews run every other

Friday. She enjoys mov-

ies any day of the week,

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contacted at anike.pul-

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“The Three Musketeers”

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BY AARON SAGERSMcClatchy-Tribune

t is a lively time for thehaunting dead, the undead,the walking dead and thedeadly things in the water,forests and outer space.Especially in the midst ofHalloween season, all the

creeping, crawling, shambling andstalking amounts to a lot ofbumps in the night. And many ofthem are coming from the televi-sion.

There is a lot of paranormalactivity on TV this fall, butinstead of slipping away afterOct. 31, the entertainment of theunexplained is continuing yearround. There are plenty of bogey-man for viewers to choose from.Ghosts, vampires, zombies, were-wolves, witches, beasts anddemons are currently haunting onreality TV and scripted fare everyday of the week.

WHAT’S THE FASCINATION?

Of course, paranormal pop cul-ture isn’t new. The human racehas always told tales about thethings in our universe that had yetto be explained (paranormal) andthat which existed beyond therules of nature (supernatural). Butwhy the fascination?

The de facto response was theneed to believe in something larg-er than ourselves. Lately the trendpoints to 2012 where the unreal isgoing to get real. Depending onthe viewpoint, the end of theMayan calendar will lead tohumanity either getting scrapedfrom the Earth or experiencing aspiritual re-awakening.

Then there is the “same as itever was” David Byrne argument:Mankind has always been curiousabout the unknown and told tales,found religions and created myth

to explain it. But old fears persistabout what’s “out there.”

Of course, another way to lookat it is that the paranormal is justa fun sandbox of imagination.

TV ORIGINSOn TV, “The Twilight Zone”

explored the paranormal in the1960s. “In Search Of …” withLeonard Nimoy and “UnsolvedMysteries” did it in the ‘70s and‘80s, as did “The X-Files” and“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in the1990s and early 2000s.

But instead of just a fewscripted or reenactment programson the air, the midpoint of thenew millennium’s first decadesaw paranormal entertainmentshift into high gear on television.In the fall of 2004, “Lost” pre-miered as a show laden withsupernatural phenomena. Also inthe latter half of 2004, the erst-while Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy)

debuted “Ghost Hunters.” By fall2005, genre shows “Medium,”“Ghost Whisperer,” “NightStalker,” “Supernatural,” and thedocumentary series “A Haunting”had debuted. The list would onlycontinue to grow.

The WB — emboldened byprevious successes “Charmed,”“Angel” and “Buffy” — pickedup the supernatural slack withshows marketed to high schooland college students. They thencontinued the trend as the reincar-nated CW network.

The CW programmingexpanded and toyed with literarytropes from the “dark fantasy”subgenre such as angels, fairies,witches, werewolves and vam-pires. Those paranormal showswould eventually include “TheVampire Diaries” and this fall’switch coven series “The SecretCircle” — both based on youngadult fiction — as well as “True

Blood” on HBO, “Teen Wolf” onMTV and Syfy’s upcoming suc-cubus soap (imported fromCanada), “Lost Girl.” However,aside from a few exceptions —Syfy’s werewolf-vampire-ghostroommate series “Being Human,”which returns for season two inJanuary — apparitions have beenmost successful on reality TV.

IN REALITY (TV)It was two Roto-Rooter

plumbers by day, and paranormalinvestigators at night, who put aspotlight on ghosts on reality TV.

While the reality TV Britishshow “Most Haunted” preceded“Ghost Hunters” by two years,the Syfy program can be creditedwith launching the paranormalinvestigation docudrama whereteams set out to explore, prove ordebunk unexplained phenomena.

After seven years on the air,more than 150 episodes, two spin-offs (“Ghost HuntersInternational” and the since-can-celed “Ghost Hunters Academy”),five live Halloween-night specialsand one canine investigator, theshow has cemented itself in popculture and encouraged othercable channels to air their ownghost hunting programs.

Travel Channel’s “GhostAdventures” is a marked contrast.Co-created by team leader ZakBagans and Nick Groff, it pre-miered in 2008. The fittinglynamed show is more adventure-based than “Hunters.” Bagans andhis two-man team are“locked”

overnight in the locales wherethey actively pursue the darkerelements of the unexplained —namely nasty ghosts and demons.Not surprisingly, by merging thedark fantasy subgenres with para-normal reality TV, “Adventures”tends to appeal to the audiencewatching “Supernatural” on TheCW.

ENTER THE REENACTORS

And now new reenactmentprograms are on the rise.“Paranormal Witness,” Syfy, fea-tures new stories of encounterswith the unexplained each week.Produced by documentary film-maker Mark Lewis, “Witness”intercuts eyewitness interviewswith reenactment featuring actors.The show premiered in Septemberand already has highlighted har-rowing and inspiring tales involv-ing angels, demons, beasts, UFOand a ghost without a face.

Then there is FX’s new drama“American Horror Story,” createdby Ryan Murphy (“Glee,”“Nip/Tuck”). Debuting Oct. 5 to arespectable 3.2 million viewers,the series is about a fracturedfamily in a haunted house and islike Stanley Kubrick’s “TheShining” meets “Twin Peaks.”Similar to the zombie survivorshow “The Walking Dead” onAMC, “American Horror Story”meshes high production value andtop tier talent with the horrorgenre on a weekly basis.

If the shows are any indica-tion, it would appear that

paranormal TV is going tocontinue heading downa scary street.

F O L I O L I N E M c C l a t c h y - T r i b u n eF O L I O L I N E

PARANORMAL TVMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

A ghost hunter onthe normal appealof the paranormal

Kris Williams has appearedon Syfy’s paranormal reality-TVseries “Ghost Hunters” and iscurrently co-lead investigator onits globetrotting spinoff “GhostHunters International.” She willappear on Syfy’s “GhostHunters” live Halloween investi-gation at 7 p.m. ET, Oct. 31.

Q: What started therecent paranormal TVcraze?

A: There always has been aninterest in the paranormalbecause most people have hadsome sort of unexplained expe-rience. Plus everyone loves agood ghost story — but beforethe paranormal reality TV craze,

people would be more likely tolabel you as crazy if you seri-ously believedin it. I thinkthe popularityof these showshas made itOK for all ofus to talk aboutexperiencesand our interestin the topic.

Q: Why do you thinkparanormal reality TVshows are so popular?

A: Reality shows havesparked a new mainstream inter-est in the paranormal. People nolonger have to hide their interestor beliefs in the subject sincethere are now people they viewas professionals in the field.Having an experience to tellthese days — or even your ownparanormal team — seems to be

cool now, when just a few yearsago people would havelooked at you like you needed ashrink. Plus, some audiencemembers may be living inhomes where they are experi-encing the unexplainable first-hand and are trying to under-stand it. Then there are peo-ple like me who are unsurewhat to believe in on aspiritual and religiouslevel. What happens tous when we die? Dowe stick around?Can we watch overour family? Do wejust end? They useshows like this to try toanswer those ques-tions. But at the end ofthe day, I think peoplejust like to be scared.We all have a tendencyto be fascinated withthe unknown.

Williams

Some paranormal TVhighlights:

Sunday“The Walking Dead,” AMC

Monday “Death Valley,” MTV

Wednesday“Ghost Hunters,” Syfy “Paranormal Witness,” Syfy “American Horror Story,” FX

Thursday“The Vampire Diaries,” CW“The Secret Circle,” CW

Friday“Ghost Adventures,” TravelChannel “Supernatural,” CW

MTV

Cops fight supernaturalcrime on MTV’s horror-comedy “Death Valley.”

AMC

Zombies roam the earth in AMC’s “Walking Dead.”

Vampires live among humansin HBO’s “True Blood.”

A teen comes togrips withbecoming awerewolf inMTV’s “TeenWolf.” MTV

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BY CURTIS LUNDSTROM

staff writer

The Utah State women’s volleyball team came away victorious in a thrilling finish, toppling New Mexico State University in five sets, 3-2, Thursday night in the Spectrum. Junior opposite side hitter Shay Sorensen led USU with

a career-high 19 kills while committing only three errors. Sorensen had her way with the NMSU defense most of the night. “Shay had a wonderful match,” head coach Grayson Dubose said. It was a back-and-forth match in the battle of the Aggies. New Mexico State had three match-point chances,

but Utah State did not go away easy. Sorensen gave life to Utah State with a statement kill to thwart NMSU’s first match-point opportunity. The NMSU defense then stepped up to give the southern Aggies a second opportunity, only to see their next serve end in error. Opposite side hitter Josselyn White returned from an ankle

injury after being out of action for five weeks and came up with a huge block for USU to tie the fifth set at 16-all. After an attack error by New Mexico State, freshman setter Paige Neves and freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn VanHoff put the nail in the coffin with a team block. “Having Josselyn out there has helped us stay composed,

because she’s kind of been there, done that,” DuBose said. “She never thinks she plays well. There’s a steadiness and a composure to her that brings a real calming influence on our team.” The blue Aggies got off to a fast start midway through the first set. USU used some solid

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The rhythm of footsteps vibrates up his legs into his inner ear. Strong breaths cause his chest cavity to rise and fall as his arms pump back and forth, propelling him farther, faster. Sweat falls from the top of his head down the side of his cheek and falls off his chin. Staying positive as a senior student-athlete is not a problem for Daniel Howell. Even though he said he feels there is improvement to be made, he knows how to look up and plow forward. This will be the cross-country runner’s final year at USU, and he is determined to let nothing slow him down, whether in the classroom or on the track. Just last week he had his wisdom teeth removed. “(It’s) a little more relaxing sometimes,” Howell said about the medical break. “It’s kind of annoy-ing when you’re not finishing the workout.” However, he is beginning to return to his regular regimen, because, even after just a couple of days off, he said he was ready to “get back into it.” The Manti native is not one to travel down the beaten path accord-ing to one of his teammates. Fellow runner Brian McKenna said Howell is a hard-working leader. “Dan’s just always positive,” Mckenna said. “It really helps us to be more stable as we approach hard workouts and hard races.” The fact Howell is a well-liked team member is manifested often just before practice, as teammates regularly walk back to say “Hello” and pat him on the back. While Howell is a strong source of leadership and talent on the team, McKenna said it is also nice to have him around because it keeps things interesting. He said one way Howell helps to keep his teammates moti-vated and positive is by entertaining them during practice and being the “trail guide” on runs. “He can name any bird or tree,” McKenna said. “We’re outside three quarters of the year, so his teaching really makes things more entertaining.” The reason for Howell’s extensive

knowledge about all things f lora, fauna and fowl has to do with his field of study. He is dual majoring in wildlife science and range/forestry. He has finished his wildlife degree and should be done with the other by the end of the spring 2012 semester. “I’ll be a wildlife biologist,” he said with a laugh, “somewhere.” Howell said academics are on the up and up, but regarding his compe-titions, he said he’s been all right but not wonderful. “If I knew exactly why (it’s not wonderful), I’d fix it,” Howell said. “I’m saying this for me, individually. As a team I think we’re doing pretty well.” The goal for the team and for Howell is to make it to the NCAA championship meet, he said. This means Howell will have to place well in the NCAA Regional meet in the next three weeks in order to qualify. “I’m not feeling ready yet, but no matter what, it’s going to be fun,” Howell said. When it comes to the team, seeing as it is so far into the season, maintaining and staying consistent is the most important thing, Howell said. “There’ve been no injuries for the major guys,” McKenna said. “Dan’s been improving every race — every-body else has been consistent.” In reference to Howell’s personal progression, McKenna has seen it all since the beginning. “I’ve known him since he became an Aggie,” McKenna said. “Dan and I are really good friends.” Howell has not only kept running for the USU cross-country team. Even though he doesn’t race too often, he said he enjoys running one or two 5-kilometer races during the summer. “I really like half-marathons, I think those are a real fun distance,” he said. “They’re just fun runs for me.” With Howell’s talent and with graduation coming soon, the ques-tion arises: Is running something he’ll do in the future? “I will definitely still run,” Howell said, specifically mentioning road races. “Maybe a marathon here or there.” Even in road races, he said he

won’t turn the heat down on his speed. “I’ll still be competitive,” Howell said. “I’ll have a hard time not try-ing to win them.” He’s ready to keep running, despite what happens during his

final season, he said. “It won’t be as serious for me,” he said. “Running races will just be a fun hobby on the side.”

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This is the first time in

my column I get to talk

about exactly what I want

to — Aggie basketball. My

column runs on Friday, and

by the time my opinion

gets printed, everything

there is to talk about has

already been wrung thin.

Think about it. It’s no

secret our paper is packed

on Mondays, everything

happens on the weekends.

By the time Friday rolls

around, there is nothing

left to write about.

I’m not saying I’m dying

to state my opinion on the

misfortunes of Aggie foot-

ball. We generally come to

a consensus at the sports

desk anyway, so my opin-

ion has usually already

been said by at least one of

my editors. So finally I get

the chance to write about

Aggie basketball.

Wednesday night the

annual Blue and White

game officially kicked off

the 2011-2012 regular sea-

son and — with a quick

tip off — the reason 5,000

students are on campus is

back.

I love Aggie basket-

ball. In fact, I may be one

of those 5,000 students

who are here just for it. I

wasn’t too sure about this

place where the sagebrush

grows. To be quite honest,

I’m allergic. But sitting at

my first Blue and White

game, freshman year,

watching Aggie legends

like Jared Quayle and Tai

Wesley, I fell in love.

Fast forward three years

and I still get the same thrill

I did as a freshman sitting

in the orange Spectrum

seats for the first time. I’m

one of those weird people

who actually gets excited

on the first day of school,

but that’s the same feeling

I get when the Spectrum

fills up.

I’m all for filling Romney

Stadium and supporting

Aggie football, but there is

nothing that compares to

the Spectrum magic.

The Aggies have a mind-

blowing record at home.

Under Stew Morrill’s reign,

the Aggies are 193-13 at

home. This is no doubt

due, at least in part, to the

fans.

In my sports psychology

class last semester, Prof.

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Sorenson leads Aggies to victory in five

as the New Mexico State defense fails to get the dig in USU’s 3-2 victory over the Crimson Aggies Thursday night.

Opposite side hitter Shay Sorenson (No. 10) had 19 kills in the match. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

See FIVE SETS, Page 9

Runner gives it his all every day on and off the track

smiles as he

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Gordon brought up an interesting point. He said the real success of Aggie fans is not in the overall win-lose record, it’s in the way each team deals with the pressure. The only team that has come into the Spectrum and beaten the Aggies in recent history is St. Mary’s two years ago. Gordon said St. Mary’s is also the only team he has seen come to Logan and completely ignore Section F. The fans help to frustrate players; the team does the rest. It’s a simple cause-and-effect equation. Anyone who tries to tell me fans have no effect on the game has never been to the Spectrum. In USU’s 15 min-utes of fame last year, the national media finally started mentioning the Spectrum in the same sentences as Duke and Kentucky. People are finally starting to notice. If you ask me the Spectrum deserves a winning-team chant.

I was at the Blue vs. White scrimmage, but I shouldn’t have been. I skipped out on a study session for my hard-est class and, much to the ridicule of my classmates, went to cheer on my Aggies instead. They are my friends, so really they should know me better by now, but it’s still a surprise to them every time I pull something like this. The game is merely an exhibition, but tonight is my Christmas day. Honestly, I don’t care if I get to open any presents on Dec. 25 as long as I can watch my Aggies.

– Meredith Kinney is a junior majoring in broadcast jour-nalism, and she’s an avid hockey fan. She hopes to one

day be a bigshot sideline reporter working for ESPN. Send any comments to [email protected].

A TOMBOY’S TAKE, From Page 8

Spectrum magic demands love and respect from all

AGGIE BASKETBALL’S STEW MORRILL gave a brief speech to the fans at the Spectrum before the scrimmage Wednesday night. The 13-year USU head coach thanked the crowd for helping Utah State achieve a stellar home record of 193-13 during his tenure. Photo courtesy Tim Olsen,

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From Page 8

Five sets just enough for USU victory

JUNIOR LIBERO LAUREL BODILY plays a ball in the five-set victory over New Mexico State University Thursday night. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

Winning big at home

offense to steadily build a four-point advantage at 21-17. After three kills from Sorensen, Vanhoff finished it off for the Aggies by a score of 25-21. New Mexico State rebounded quickly in the second set as freshman outside hitter Meredith Hays led the way with five kills, and NMSU took the set, 25-19. USU had a tough time figuring out the southern Aggies’ offense, as Hays got help from redshirt sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Ziegler and added four kills and three digs. New Mexico State targeted White throughout the match. “Since I’ve been gone, teams will key in on me because I’m the weak link,” White said. “Because of my ankle, I have to be mentally prepared, and I am the weak link because of that. But that’s understandable.” Utah State prevailed in a sloppy third set with eight tied scores, four lead changes and 15 errors between the two teams. After handing New Mexico State the first two points of the set, USU went on a 7-0 run to open a five-point lead. The lead would only increase from there as the blue and white Aggies took the set, 25-18. New Mexico State rebounded with a 25-19 fourth-set win and forced the decisive fifth set. The Aggies’ win came at what Sorensen feels is an opportune time. “It’s a huge win. We had a bad road trip at San Jose and Hawaii,” Sorensen said. “It really lifted our team’s spirits, and everyone is excited to keep going and finish the rest of the season strong.” With the win, Utah State reached the double-digit mark for wins, improving to 10-13 on the year and reached .500 in WAC play at 5-5. New Mexico State falls to 18-6 for the season and holds a 7-2 record in WAC play. USU will try to build on Thursday’s win as it hosts the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech University Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Spectrum. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. “We’ll let them enjoy it tonight, and we’ll get focused (on Louisiana Tech) tomorrow,” Dubose said.

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BY TYLER HUSKINSONassistant sports editor

Aggie fans got their first look at the Utah State men’s basketball team during the Blue and White scrimmage Wednesday night. While it’s apparent head coach Stew Morrill may have his most inexperienced group since he took over at USU, it is more visible to both Morrill and the veteran play-ers what the team needs to do to be ready for the season kickoff on Nov. 11 when the

Aggies host Brigham Young University. “We’ve got a long ways to go,” senior forward Brady Jardine said. “It’s apparent and I think that’s what every-one is going to expect a little bit. You lose six guys that played a lot of minutes and you have 10 guys that come in.” “We’ve had 10 practices, but we’ve got a lot of work to do defensively, offensively. I think we’ve got to improve on every aspect of the game and we’ve got to improve quick

because we’ve got some tough games coming up.” The Wednesday night scrimmage was a little ragged at times and both squads struggled to make shots. “I don’t know if it was a little bit of nerves or what-ever,” Jardine said. “The blue team couldn’t make a lot of open shots and that’ll hap-pen every once in a while, but we need to do better with rebounding and things. We just need to go out and play and that will come.” Many possessions from both squads resulted in last-second shots, but Jardine said those shots were not forced because of good defense from either team. “I wouldn’t say we were playing great defense tonight,” Jardine said. “We played OK defense. A lot of the end of shot clock shots was because our offense is still a little choppy. We don’t have our screens as good as they need to be. We aren’t in the places we need to be. We just need to have a little bit more practice to understand our plays and understand the timing of things and that we have to run our plays hard.” There were some positives in the scrimmage however,

especially from players who may be called upon to play minutes and make plays. Freshman forward Ben Clifford, who redshirted last season, scored a team-high eight points on 4 of 6 shoot-ing from the field. “There were some encour-aging things,” Morrill said. “Ben Clifford played as well as he’s played or practiced.” Jardine, senior point guard Brockeith Pane and freshman guard Adam Thoseby all scored six points apiece in the scrimmage. At the end of last season, the Aggies lost six seniors from their roster. Those seniors were 68-1 in the friendly confines of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and notched a 30-4 record last year. Morrill knows that things may be a little more difficult at times for this year’s squad. “We’re going to have to hang in,” Morrill said. “Last year’s team went through no tough times. Let’s be honest, where you are 30-4, you’re not having lots of tough times. We’re hopefully going to have some ups, but cer-tainly some lows and we’re going to see how we respond. They’ve got to keep their heads up because we’re just going to coach them. We’re going to try and make them do things the way they need to do them to have a chance.” Morrill has already taken great efforts to give all the new players a chance to learn the system and improve. Morrill often talks about the importance of consistent practice and this season’s practice sessions are a bit lengthier for the team. “I’ve never practiced this long since a long time ago,” Morrill said. “I never went this long, but we’ve got so many guys. Last year’s guys would get through the same amount of stuff in two hours and twenty minutes, but it takes us three hours and fifteen minutes. There’s time

where we’ve practiced pretty good, but we’re not consis-tent yet. They’re good kids, so that always gives you a chance. I think they’ll figure it out.” Despite the growing pains, the Aggies are excited to play against someone other than themselves. “It’ll be nice to play some-one else who doesn’t know all of our offense,” Jardine said. “It’ll be fun to have someone guarding you who doesn’t know exactly what you like to do every time and can let you do the things you’ve been working on. We’re look-ing forward to a break from playing against ourselves and seeing where we are at. That exhibition game will give us a better idea of where we are as a team and the

major areas that we need to improve on.” There are heavy expecta-tions on the program which has a rich tradition of win-ning over the past decade, but with all the unknowns, Morrill hopes fans along with himself will exercise some patience. “Anybody who picked us to win the league is nuts,” Morrill said. “All they had to do was watch that scrim-mage. That was insane to me. I won’t put too much stock in that. We’re just going to be as good as we can and get bet-ter. We’ll just do the best we can and try to get better. It’s all we can do and hope the fans have patience for it and hope I do too.”

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Take a look at Aggie football in numbers with a cou-ple bonuses thrown in. Zero: Times Utah State has trailed opponents going into the fourth quar-ter. The Aggies have held the lead in the fourth quarter of every game this season. 1: Number of interceptions quarterback Chuckie Keeton has thrown all season, going 149 passes without one. 2: Times the USU offense hasn’t scored in the red zone in 26 attempts. Also the num-ber of times the USU defense has stopped opponents from scoring in the red zone on 24 attempts. 2nd chance: Number of overtimes it took for Colorado State to steal a homecoming win away in Romney Stadium. USU also had a sec-ond chance opportunity to go for two on the final play and failed twice. 3: The spot on USU’s all-time career rushing touchdowns list where running back Robert Turbin currently sits with 33. 4: Number of 1-score losses Utah State has had this season. 5: The number of times the Aggies have blown a fourth quarter lead. Also the number of touchdowns Keeton had in a record-tying performance against Wyoming. 6: Utah State’s national rank in rushing offense with an average of 278.4 yards per game. Highest rushing offense game was 440 against Weber State. 7: Utah State’s spot in the Western Athletic Conference standings. Only the Idaho Vandals trail in eighth place with a 1-6, 0-3 record. 8: Number of yards Turbin has gone back-wards while rushing this season. He had a loss of 1 yard to La. Tech, a loss of 2 yards to Wyoming, a loss of 2 yards to BYU, a loss of 1 yard to Weber State and a pair of minus 1-yard runs to Auburn. 9: Number of carries Turbin had in loss to BYU. Not considering an 80-yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the game, he had eight carries for 43 yards that day. 9 minutes: The amount of time left in the first quarter in Provo when former BYU track athlete and Aggie defensive back McKade Brady was questionably ejected for leaving his feet to put a hit on freshman receiver Ross Apo. Apo already dropped the pass before being hit and was walked off the field by ath-letic trainers after the play. 10: Highest margin of defeat. Fresno State

won 31-21 in a game USU was favored by 3.5 points, Oct. 15. The next highest margin was 7 to Louisiana Tech last week. 11: Number of games on the schedule that looked to be winnable after the Auburn game. 12: Number of games on the schedule that looked to be winnable with 3:38 to go in the Auburn game. 13: Bringer of bad luck. Representative of all things related to ancient burial grounds hinder-ing Utah State. Just because head coach Gary Andersen doesn’t believe in a curse, doesn’t mean it isn’t real, right? 14: Number of touchdowns Turbin scored this season, including two through the air. New Mexico State’s Taveon Rogers sits at No. 2 with eight. 15: How many seconds were on the clock after the touchdown to go up 27-24 when quarterback Riley Nelson led BYU to a come-back win over his previous Utah school. 16: Chuckie Keeton, ‘nuff said. Proclaimed by Gordon Monson as the best quarterback in the state. He has 101 completions on 162 attempts for 1,147 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. Keeton has added 229 yards and another four touchdowns on the ground. 17: Number of years between wins over BYU before last season’s 31-16 victory in Logan. Aggie fans will be holding onto that one for a long time, even though the revenge game already took place. 18: Number of points USU has been out-scored by in the fourth quarter in all games combined — 45 for, 63 against. 19: Number of points Wyoming scored against Utah State, all in the first half — 12 points came within 6 seconds of each other when returner Kerwynn Williams let the kick-off go between his legs and settle in the end zone where it was recovered by the Cowboys for a touchdown. 20: Number of tackles linebacker Bobby Wagner leads the WAC with. He has 89 total. It is also the number of tackles he had in the game against Louisiana Tech for a career-high. 79: Number of yards covered on a touch-down pass from Diondre Borel to Xavier Martin in the BYU game, which directly led to Keeton’s signing. OK, so when the student sec-tion chanted his name, that didn’t hurt either.

– Tavin Stucki is a sophomore majoring in print

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Statesman and writes USU football stories

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SOPHOMORE POINT GUARD E.J. FARRIS dribbles the ball in the Blue and White basketball scrimmage Wednesday night. Photo courtesy Tim Olsen, cachesportsmedia.com

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SENIOR POINT GUARD BROCKEITH PANE shoots over senior teammate Brady Jardine. The two are the only returning seniors on the Aggie basketball team. Photo courtesy Tim Olsen,

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Aggie fans got their first look at the Utah State men’s basketball team during the Blue and White scrimmage Wednesday night. While it’s apparent head coach Stew Morrill may have his most inexperienced group since he took over at USU, it is more visible to both Morrill and the veteran play-ers what the team needs to do to be ready for the season kickoff on Nov. 11 when the

Aggies host Brigham Young University. “We’ve got a long ways to go,” senior forward Brady Jardine said. “It’s apparent and I think that’s what every-one is going to expect a little bit. You lose six guys that played a lot of minutes and you have 10 guys that come in.” “We’ve had 10 practices, but we’ve got a lot of work to do defensively, offensively. I think we’ve got to improve on every aspect of the game and we’ve got to improve quick

because we’ve got some tough games coming up.” The Wednesday night scrimmage was a little ragged at times and both squads struggled to make shots. “I don’t know if it was a little bit of nerves or what-ever,” Jardine said. “The blue team couldn’t make a lot of open shots and that’ll hap-pen every once in a while, but we need to do better with rebounding and things. We just need to go out and play and that will come.” Many possessions from both squads resulted in last-second shots, but Jardine said those shots were not forced because of good defense from either team. “I wouldn’t say we were playing great defense tonight,” Jardine said. “We played OK defense. A lot of the end of shot clock shots was because our offense is still a little choppy. We don’t have our screens as good as they need to be. We aren’t in the places we need to be. We just need to have a little bit more practice to understand our plays and understand the timing of things and that we have to run our plays hard.” There were some positives in the scrimmage however,

especially from players who may be called upon to play minutes and make plays. Freshman forward Ben Clifford, who redshirted last season, scored a team-high eight points on 4 of 6 shoot-ing from the field. “There were some encour-aging things,” Morrill said. “Ben Clifford played as well as he’s played or practiced.” Jardine, senior point guard Brockeith Pane and freshman guard Adam Thoseby all scored six points apiece in the scrimmage. At the end of last season, the Aggies lost six seniors from their roster. Those seniors were 68-1 in the friendly confines of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and notched a 30-4 record last year. Morrill knows that things may be a little more difficult at times for this year’s squad. “We’re going to have to hang in,” Morrill said. “Last year’s team went through no tough times. Let’s be honest, where you are 30-4, you’re not having lots of tough times. We’re hopefully going to have some ups, but cer-tainly some lows and we’re going to see how we respond. They’ve got to keep their heads up because we’re just going to coach them. We’re going to try and make them do things the way they need to do them to have a chance.” Morrill has already taken great efforts to give all the new players a chance to learn the system and improve. Morrill often talks about the importance of consistent practice and this season’s practice sessions are a bit lengthier for the team. “I’ve never practiced this long since a long time ago,” Morrill said. “I never went this long, but we’ve got so many guys. Last year’s guys would get through the same amount of stuff in two hours and twenty minutes, but it takes us three hours and fifteen minutes. There’s time

where we’ve practiced pretty good, but we’re not consis-tent yet. They’re good kids, so that always gives you a chance. I think they’ll figure it out.” Despite the growing pains, the Aggies are excited to play against someone other than themselves. “It’ll be nice to play some-one else who doesn’t know all of our offense,” Jardine said. “It’ll be fun to have someone guarding you who doesn’t know exactly what you like to do every time and can let you do the things you’ve been working on. We’re look-ing forward to a break from playing against ourselves and seeing where we are at. That exhibition game will give us a better idea of where we are as a team and the

major areas that we need to improve on.” There are heavy expecta-tions on the program which has a rich tradition of win-ning over the past decade, but with all the unknowns, Morrill hopes fans along with himself will exercise some patience. “Anybody who picked us to win the league is nuts,” Morrill said. “All they had to do was watch that scrim-mage. That was insane to me. I won’t put too much stock in that. We’re just going to be as good as we can and get bet-ter. We’ll just do the best we can and try to get better. It’s all we can do and hope the fans have patience for it and hope I do too.”

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won 31-21 in a game USU was favored by 3.5 points, Oct. 15. The next highest margin was 7 to Louisiana Tech last week. 11: Number of games on the schedule that looked to be winnable after the Auburn game. 12: Number of games on the schedule that looked to be winnable with 3:38 to go in the Auburn game. 13: Bringer of bad luck. Representative of all things related to ancient burial grounds hinder-ing Utah State. Just because head coach Gary Andersen doesn’t believe in a curse, doesn’t mean it isn’t real, right? 14: Number of touchdowns Turbin scored this season, including two through the air. New Mexico State’s Taveon Rogers sits at No. 2 with eight. 15: How many seconds were on the clock after the touchdown to go up 27-24 when quarterback Riley Nelson led BYU to a come-back win over his previous Utah school. 16: Chuckie Keeton, ‘nuff said. Proclaimed by Gordon Monson as the best quarterback in the state. He has 101 completions on 162 attempts for 1,147 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. Keeton has added 229 yards and another four touchdowns on the ground. 17: Number of years between wins over BYU before last season’s 31-16 victory in Logan. Aggie fans will be holding onto that one for a long time, even though the revenge game already took place. 18: Number of points USU has been out-scored by in the fourth quarter in all games combined — 45 for, 63 against. 19: Number of points Wyoming scored against Utah State, all in the first half — 12 points came within 6 seconds of each other when returner Kerwynn Williams let the kick-off go between his legs and settle in the end zone where it was recovered by the Cowboys for a touchdown. 20: Number of tackles linebacker Bobby Wagner leads the WAC with. He has 89 total. It is also the number of tackles he had in the game against Louisiana Tech for a career-high. 79: Number of yards covered on a touch-down pass from Diondre Borel to Xavier Martin in the BYU game, which directly led to Keeton’s signing. OK, so when the student sec-tion chanted his name, that didn’t hurt either.

– Tavin Stucki is a sophomore majoring in print

journalism. He is the sports editor for The Utah

Statesman and writes USU football stories

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The Woman in Black the-atre production at The Logan Arthouse and Cinema on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m., and Oct. 29 at 10:30pm. Two men explore the dark story of a haunting spectre and the bone-chilling curse that follows in Achtung Theatre Companies produc-tion of The Woman in Black. Tickets are $7 and can be pur-chased at the door or at www.loganarthouse.com.

“Pink in the Rink”- Utah State Hockey is taking on Boise State on Friday Oct. 28. A silent auction will be held to benefit the cache valley cancer treatment center. !Also a portion of ticket sales will go towards the cause. !Wear your pink and get in for $1 off regu-lar ticket price. !Eat before the game at Chick-Fil-A between 4-6:30 p.m. and 10 percent of all food sales will go towards the benefit.

“Freaky Friday” massive Halloween dance party at the Riverwoods Conference Center in Logan on Oct 28. !2 DJ’s, free mechanical bull, free giveaways, energy drinks, and more! !Doors open at 9:30 p.m. !Must be 18+ to enter, 21+ area available — $10 for entry. !

Common Ground is hosting a movie night October 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Common Ground Outdoor Adventures. 335 N. 100 East. Logan, UT. Call 435-713-0288 for more info. Zombie Walk on the 28 October 2011, 6 to 7 p.m. The Old County Courthouse Grounds, 179 N Main Street, Logan. Pull yourself apart and arrive undead as we cre-ate a flash-mob in downtown.

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Dance party

Movie night

Great opportunity to preview your Howl attire. Free photo-graphs provided by S Designs Photography (see photos of USU Connections Program Taste of Logan online at www.sdesignsphotography.com Bring a food item or two for the Cache Community Food Pantry. Tennis Club is hosting a tournament on Friday, October 28, against U of U and SLCC from 4:30 to 10 p.m. at the USU courts. Friday Oct.28 Live music at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 6-8pm. !Everyone is invited. Ghostly Lore of Logan Canyon At Stokes Nature Center October 29, 20117:30 p.m. $5.00/ticket. Halloween is almost here and everyone seems to be gearing up for a ghoulish holiday. !This season Stokes Nature Center is prepar-ing a special celebration high-lighting the history and lore of Logan Canyon, in all of its spooky, spine-tingling glory! ! Saturday Oct. 29 Acoustic act Juice Box will perform from 6 to 7pm at Pier 49 Pizza, followed by Austin Mullens from 7 to 8pm. !Come support these talented musicians. !No cover charge, everyone wel-come. The USUPA proudly hosts Northern Utah’s only largest and public Samhain Ritual. This is our second successful year and we are honored to be able to carry on the tradi-tion here in Cache Valley. On October 30th from 7:30 to 9 p.m. we will hold A Samhain Ritual: The Ancestors- Celebration. The Ritual starts at 8 p.m. and there is a din-ner to follow at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 596 E 900 North in Logan.