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Students thinking they were accepting a job quickly found they were the targets of fraudulent scams, according to Sgt. Travis Dunn, of the USU Police Department. The jobs and apartment listings in the Taggart Student Center are the means through which these scams were operationalized. Dunn said the police department has received

calls about fraudulent activity on campus for the past few weeks. He said these scams include a roommate want ad, a man selling magazines on campus and a job posting requesting help with a disabled child. “Apparently one of our students here on campus put a want ad for a room-mate,” Dunn said. “He’s then been getting some replies by email saying that they would love to be his roommate, and then their sending him checks

in large amounts.” The person who posted the ad is asking students to send money for the apartment deposit and then asking them to send the rest of the rent through a money transfer agent, Dunn said. The money would then be sent to the person who posted the ad, who claims to be outside the country. Another scam on campus involves a man selling magazines. Dunn said the man tells stu-dents he is from Oregon

State University, and he is being graded on his com-munication skills. He said the man makes people feel like they are getting the magazine for free before revealing they have to pay for it, but then he said they will get their money back by calling a certain phone number after 5 p.m. “But these kids are paying with cash. So the money’s gone,” Dunn said. The man is walking students to the ATM,

Dunn said. The man takes the cash and gives the victim a receipt and a fake phone number to call. Dunn said hundreds of dollars have been stolen this way. Dunn said students don’t often report the crime, because they feel embarrassed and taken advantage of. He said this facilitates the continu-ance of these scams. Officer Andy Barnes of USUPD said another

Choreographed dance numbers, guys parading in swim trunks, someone stealing a kiss when the peer pressure got too strong, show tunes mixed with a few of today’s pop hits. These were some of the happenings at this year’s annual Mr. USU Pageant, a staple of Homecoming Week. Kaho Fiefia, a senior major-ing in marketing and this year’s Mr. Diversity, was selected as the 2011-12 Mr. USU. The pageant consisted of contestants who represented different colleges and organizations on campus competing in a series of events, including swimwear, tal-ent and evening wear competi-tions, as well as a Q-and-A por-tion. The winner was selected based on his performance in each category. “I feel like everyone was equal, all the contestants deserved to win,” said the newly crowned Mr. USU. His win marks the second year in a row that the a Mr. Diversity contes-tant has won the prize. “Grease,” a well-known musical set in the ‘50s, served as the evening’s theme. This year’s event was held in the TSC Ballroom, due to the ongoing renovation of the Kent Concert Hall, which is the usual venue for the pageant. Many students were unable to attend the event, due to the smaller amount of seating available in the ballroom.

“I was disappointed,” said Spencer Starley, a junior major-ing in biology. “I was excited to see the show but wasn’t able to get in.” “It was really unfortunate, but it was the next biggest venue that was available,” said ASUSU Traditions Director Kylie Martinez. The less than ideal conditions did not seem to dampen the excitement of the Mr. USU con-testants and many of attendees of the pageant, according to Nichole Taylor, a junior major-ing in speech communications. “I loved it, the (group) dance was amazing. The whole talent portion was well organized and fun,” Taylor said. “There was great talent up there. They performed their hearts out, and it’s all about crowd pleasing,” said Christian Thrapp, a junior majoring in international business. Kyle Beus, a senior majoring in finance, said he also enjoyed himself. “They were out to win. The contestants were all really likable, everyone had a support crew in the crowd. People next to me even had signs they made for their friend.” Many of the organizers and judges of the event agreed, the event met their expectations and left them satisfied with the night’s outcome. “I loved every minute of it,” said Student Involvement and Leadership Center Executive Director Linda Zimmerman,

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THIS YEAR’S MR. DIVERSITY, Kaho Fiefia, was awarded the title of Mr. USU for the 2011-12 school year, Wednesday night, in the TSC Ballroom. Fiefia performed Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You” and said he would combine academic events and sporting events to improve USU. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo

Slew of scams target unsuspecting studentsBY CHRIS LEE

news senior writer

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speaks to students about domestic abuse Thursday, on the TSC Patio. During the first part of her speech, Rachel wore the red and black her ex-husband forced her to wear before she ran away from him. Later, she wore the Aggie Blue she says she prefers now. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

Domestic abuse victim shares her difficult pastBY LIS STEWART

staff writer

The Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information (SAAVI) Office campaigned Thursday on the TSC Patio, with a unique presentation by a domestic violence survivor, as part of RAINN Day, an annual campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence on college campuses sponsored by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. “To those who are abused, both men and women, there is hope. You are worth it,” said Rachel, a social work and art major, who has asked that her last name remain anonymous. Looking bulky in layers of clothing while standing on the patio, Rachel shed each layer throughout the course of her speech: a rainbow-striped jacket, then a black and red high-collared blouse, then finally to an Aggie Game Day shirt, as she read a monologue about her abusive 11-year marriage and journey toward recovery. Rachel said she was a victim of mental, emotional and eventually physical abuse by her ex-husband. “I wish there had been one person who came to me in the whole 11 years and said, ‘You’re important, you don’t have to be treated this way,’ or ‘There’s other options,’” Rachel said. “And there wasn’t anybody. So, if there’s a woman out here stuck in that, and they hear it from me, I would love to hear that.” Passing students stopped to listen as she spoke, and by the end the crowd grew to 20 silent students and volunteers. Heather Frost, a freshman deaf education major, said Rachel’s story hit close to home. She recently left her husband of five years, because he was a perpetrator of domestic abuse, she said. Frost said, “It lets me know that even though you go

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job board posting implies that a woman is looking for someone to help her with her handicapped child when she moves to Logan. “This lady’s supposedly moving to Logan. She needs somebody here to help out with the child,” Barnes said. “What she wants them to do is to purchase a wheelchair for this child before she even gets in the valley.” Elementary education and deaf education major Kaitlynn Mraz said she applied to a job posted by someone claiming to be a Judy Smith. She said she corresponded with her via email. “She told me that she was going to send me a check for $2,799, and I was to keep $300 of it for my first paycheck and wire the rest of it on to Missouri to an account manager.” Mraz said the check she received was for $2,750, and she took it to Western Union last Saturday and split the money into three checks. She said she didn’t know how to send the checks through Western Union and didn’t send them out. Mraz said she started to feel suspicious when she talked to her friends. “I told my friends about it and they started asking me ‘Why is she having you transfer the money?’” she said. She said she then took the checks to the police when her mom found a story about the same scam online. She said she trusted the woman because she said she was going to

meet her in a local, public place, and the job was on the USU job board. “The job was found on USU’s website,” Mraz said, “I didn’t find it on Craigslist or KSL, so that was a little bit upsetting.” Dunn said another student also fell for the scam and actually cashed the checks. Now, Dunn said, that student is liable for the money and has to repay the bank. Dunn said he couldn’t disclose a dollar

amount, but similar scams would leave victims responsible for paying more than $2,000. Human resources specialist for Student Employment Paula Johnson said people can give job posts online, through the student employment website. She said they look for weird email addresses, and they call phone numbers that look fake, but some still get through. Johnson said they posted a disclaimer online and on the

off-campus job board, warning students about the service. “USU facilitates job postings are a public service to off-campus employers and to USU students. USU does not screen or endorse the off-campus employers listed here. Please exercise due caution before accepting any job and report any suspicious or unethical activity to our office and to the USU Police Department,” the warning states. Sgt. Jessica Elder of USUPD said

banks won’t make people who have lost credit cards pay for lost funds, but will hold people liable for cash-ing fraudulent checks. “You’re responsible for that check from the bank, and they’re going to hold you responsible,” Elder said. “If you don’t have the money to pay them back, and you send it elsewhere, then you’re still going to have to get it.” Dunn said they have had similar scams online but these are different. “This one’s weird, because this one’s an actual physical posting,” Dunn said. Dunn said it is still hard to find these people, because they use multiple aliases and P.O. boxes with false names. Dunn said the printed name and the signature on the fraudulent checks don’t match. He said the names of the people sending and receiving the checks are also differ-ent. None of the names match up, he said. Dunn said students can protect themselves by being cautious. “If it seems like it’s too good to be true, it’s probably a scam,” Dunn said. “If you receive money without doing anything — for working for it — it’s probably a scam.” Elder said students should be wary of anyone selling anything. In the case of the magazine scam, people aren’t allowed to sell on campus without first going through the proper university channels.

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through hard stuff, you can come through it.” This isn’t the first time Rachel has done her presentation for a group, she said. Though she had to pause two or three times, she never cried. She said she has gotten bet-ter at keeping her composure throughout the presentation. “It’s just kind of my way of trying to heal and trying reach people,” she said. Rachel said how her now-ex-husband made her wear bright red lipstick at all times, let her wear only dark colored clothes — mostly black and red — insulted her daily and only allowed her to leave the house to go to work. In the last month before she left him, Rachel said, he raped her. “After, as I was crying, he said that I was his,” she said. “And as long as I was his, I would do my job.” Saying she was going to visit her mother who lived five hours away, and against threats of unnamed consequences from her husband if she did so, Rachel said she f led her home with her three young sons, in 2004. “I ran for the car and left as fast as I could,” she said. “I didn’t drive freeways, so I drove about 40 miles per hour all the way to her house. It took me nine hours. I am really surprised the police didn’t stop me.” Rachel and her children went under-ground and lived in women’s shelters as she worked out what to do, she said. Finally, she went back to Seattle, where she’d left her husband, to get a restraining order from a judge. The judge was the first person to give her confidence, she said. “I walked in there with my head down. The first thing he said to me was ‘Look up, look in my eyes,’” she said. “And it was kind of like he was treating me like an equal, and that had never happened to me before. He said, ‘I’m not going to ask you one single question. You deserve to be safe.’” The judge, who had read her official statement, instructed Rachel to go upstairs in the courthouse and file the documents. She now has a lifelong restraining order

against her ex-husband, she said. Rachel uses the layers of clothing to signify her experiences. The multi-colored, striped jacket represents her happy person-ality before meeting her ex-husband. When talking about her marriage, she took it off to reveal the black and red jacket, colors she wore the most because her he made her wear them. “I don’t wear black and red anymore,” she said, explaining the jacket came from a local thrift store. She smiled for the first time when she took off the black and red jacket and wiped off the red lipstick her husband made her wear, almost constantly, during their marriage. “This is my favorite part,” she said. Rachel said she came to SAAVI when she moved to Logan to attend USU, last year. She said she was so nervous she thought she was going to have a heart attack. “But then I got settled in, and I was like, ‘Okay, I can try this,’” she said. Needing to volunteer for a social work class, Rachel said SAAVI was the natural choice. SAAVI Coordinator Monica Bailey asked her to tell her story for RAINN Day, which is geared toward teaching college students about sexual violence and the resources available for victims. Bailey said this is the first time RAINN Day has come to USU. “I was looking for something new that the students would be able to connect with,” Bailey said. In addition to Rachel telling her story several times during the day, SAAVI set up a banner that students could trace their hands on and sign to pledge against sexual violence. Once they signed the banner, they pulled a candy from poster boards that spelled the word “rape” with the candies. Bailey said pulling the candies off is symbolic. “They can ‘eliminate’ rape,” Bailey said.


ERIN HENRIE, a junior majoring in family consumer and human development, stamps Aggie pass-

ports and answers questions after a student addressed a group about domestic abuse on the TSC Patio,

Thursday. According to the chart beside her, 118 people were sexually assulted, hypothetically, between

9 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. that day. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

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Abuse survivor tells story of escape

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Scams send false checks to students, leave bank account deficits

RECENT SCAMS AROUND CAMPUS include postings on the USU Job Board promising students large checks. Those

who created the postings then ask students to cash the checks and send back a smaller amount to the listed address. When

the checks are cashed, however, they’re found to be fraudulent, and the student is left liable to pay the bank back. BRANDEN FONDA photo

‘Oh, oh, oh, listen to the music’

PROFETIK, PICTURED ABOVE, plays during Battle of the Bands as part of this year’s Homecoming Week. Attendees voted for their favorite band by texting to an automated server, which totalled

the votes. Profetik took first place at the event, playing a song from the Doobie Brothers, along with some of their own compositions. CURTIS RIPPLINGER photo

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Arts college offers opportunities abroad

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Being surrounded by new sights, people and an entirely different atmosphere for five weeks in a for-eign country can be hard to adjust to, but for most, the experience is priceless. Study abroad programs are common to most colleges; however, Utah State University’s Caine College of the Arts’ programs intensify the experience with spe-cialized programs designed for art students to study with some of the best instructors and students around. The Caine College of the Arts offers three main summer study abroad programs in Europe with options of visiting Switzerland, Germany or Austria. “My own participation in study abroad as an undergraduate stu-dent changed my life,” said Laura Gelfand, USU Art Department head. “Study abroad programs are truly some of the most valuable educational experiences a student can have. The three programs ran by the USU Art Department are so impressive because the opportuni-ties they provide for students are exceptional.” After six years of participat-ing in USU’s “Germany Art Study Abroad” program, professor Christopher Terry, the program’s facilitator, says he cherishes the experience.

Married professors both win Fulbright Sherry Marx, an associate pro-‐

fessor in the school of Teacher

Education and Leadership in the

Emma Eccles Jones College of

Education and Human Services at

USU, has been award a Fulbright

Scholarship for the 2011-‐12 school

year. Her husband, Zsolt Ugray, is

also an associate professor but in

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USU student Brittany Stoddard nearly died 13 years ago after a hor-rific car crash in Logan took the life of her best friend and paralyzed her. She’d lost multiple organs, and her spine was completely severed. For the next few years, Stoddard was in what she calls a “dark, dark place.” Fast forward to today, and you’ll find a happy 29-year-old who is lovingly referred to by friends as “Crippled Girl.” She’s also the newly crowned Ms. Wheelchair Utah 2012. Despite the circumstances that have led Stoddard to her situation in life, she says she wouldn’t change a bit of it. “I’m very grateful for all that I’ve experienced,” Stoddard said. “I don’t think that there’s any reason to feel sorry for me.”

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who served as one of the pageant’s six judges. “There was incredible talent and showmanship, and the contestants really stepped it up with energy and creativity.” In addition to the pageant’s proceedings, attendees were treated to performances from USU’s dance clubs Villociti, My Bad Crew and Full Circle. “To future Mr. USU contestants: Pick a talent you’ll love to perform,” said Jameson Olsen, a junior majoring in accounting and second runner-up in this year’s pageant. “We had practices just about daily in the two weeks lead-ing up to the pageant, so that was a lot of time, in addition to the time each person devotes individually to their own talent.”

Martinez said, “We put in plenty of time this summer planning this event doing things like securing the venue. Add to that at least forty hours worth of planning in the last two weeks from me and the two co-chairs, Trenidy Thomas and Sloan Bailey, for the rest of the planning.” Other spectacles included: A performance of “Empire State of Mind” by last year’s Mr. USU Anthony Pratt as well as the impromptu yo-yo stylings of USU student Jake Frisby. Mr. USU contestant performances included Scottish bagpipes and drums, rapping, poetry reading, kissing tutorials, and a combination of interpretive dance, singing and a video presen-tation dedicated to the song “Memory” from the

musical “Cats.” “My highlight was watching it all come together on the stage where I was watching from the sound booth,” Bailey said. “I was backstage, and the guys were phenomenal. They really didn’t need any direction,” In addition to the title, Fiefia received a custom watch and ring from S. E. Needham Jewelers. “I want to put out a positive image of being an Aggie and show the judges they picked some-one worthwhile,” Fiefia said.


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Pageant features diverse talents, includes bagpipes and kissing tutorials

MAX PARKER DAHL, this year’s Mr. CHaSS, performs a rendition of the song “Memory” from the Broadway musical “Cats.” Dahl was accompanied by friends who

donned cat-like apparel and crawled around on stage during the performance. KIMBERLY SHORTS photo

All of the favorite traditions con-tinue — the Homecoming Breakfast, Homecoming Parade and True Aggie Night — and a new event started just last year is expected to be a hit again. The All-Aggie Homecoming Reception, a no-host reception with food and entertainment Friday night, Sept. 23, at Hamilton’s Steak & Seafood Restaurant, is expected to draw alumni from across the nation. The 2011 Homecoming Honorees include Alumnus of the Year — Robert M. Matich (’89 Engineering); Distinguished Young Alumni — Mark V. Erickson (’96 Accounting) and Jennifer Needham Erickson (’94 English); and Grand Marshals — 1969-70 and 1970-71 Basketball Teams (players, coaches, managers, trainers). Robert Matich, Alumnus of the Year

Twenty-plus years after graduation, Robert Matich still lives and breathes the theme of this year’s Homecoming Event: “Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie.” “I try to make annual trips back to USU in February, partly to enjoy the winter activities of Cache Valley, but more so to remember what a wonder-ful feeling it is to have Logan, Utah, and USU in one’s heart,” he says. Robert graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from USU in 1989. Shortly after that, he received his MBA from the University of Redlands in 1991 and became regis-tered as a civil engineer in California. He currently serves as vice president of engineering at Matich Corporation, specializing in the con-struction of roads, airfields and flood control works in Southern California.

Robert and his brothers, Steve and Patrick, have guided the family busi-ness as it plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018. He and his wife, Ann, live in Southern California with their two children. Robert came to USU partly for the skiing and outdoor opportuni-ties, which have remained a part of his life ever since. More than 20 years after graduating, he feels more and more every day that his undergradu-ate experience at USU was among the best combination of quality and value available in a university. “I think the best part of my experience at USU was actually in the community, starting with the warmth and selflessness of my professors and fellow students who grew up in Logan,” he said. “I was quick to explore Cache Valley and, in doing so, gained an unexpected lesson in shar-ing and lasting friendship on a level I had never seen before, and have rarely seen since.” Mark and Jennifer Needham Erickson, Distinguished Young Alumni

Aggie tradition is family tradition in the lives of Mark and Jennifer Needham Erickson. They both come from a long line of Utah State alumni. Both are Cache Valley natives. Mark grew up in Hyde Park, and Jennifer was born and raised in Logan. Mark’s parents both attended USU as well as his four brothers and one sister. Jennifer’s mother was valedictorian at USU, and her father has four degrees and is still a student (one who loves continuous learning). Her two sisters and eight brothers all attended USU. The

Needhams and Ericksons are proud to say that they are True Blue Aggies. Mark and Jennifer met in the fishbowl of the Merrill Library in 1990. They began dating and were married one year (to the day) after their first date. Mark received his master’s of accountancy in 1995 from USU and began a career in public accounting with the Salt Lake City-based firm Tanner & Company (now known as Tanner LLC). He spent four years with Tanner before accepting a position with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. After spending two years with the SEC, Mark rejoined Tanner. In 2001, at the age of 32, Mark became the youngest person to be promoted to corporate officer and member of the board of directors at Tanner. He has served as a partner in the firm ever since. After graduating from USU in 1993, Jennifer accepted a position as a teacher at Mount Logan Middle School. She taught English and Utah history for two years and loved her time as a teacher. Now Jennifer is a devoted mother to their six children. She believes strongly in education and works hard to make sure her children are learning and progressing in school. Mark and Jennifer have always believed in giving back to show gratitude. Early in their marriage, as a young couple without much in the way of income or worldly possessions, they discussed what they would like to do in the future if they were blessed with the economic ability to give back. They wrote down these “dreams” and have kept the list. One item on the list was to remember the wonderful gift of education that Utah State provided. To show their appreciation, Mark and Jennifer both volunteer their time with the USU Davis County Alumni Association, and Mark has served on the USU School of Accountancy Advisory Board since 2005. Additionally, they recently established the Mark and Jennifer Erickson Endowment for the School of Accountancy that will provide scholarships for students each year. Mark loves the outdoors and is

an avid hiker. He is also very dedi-cated to the Boy Scouts of America, donating many hours of service each year as both a Scout leader and as a trainer of both adult and youth scout leaders. Jennifer volunteers at This Is The Place State Park and also enjoys reading and music when she has a spare minute. They love to travel and love to see new places. They live in Layton with their children, Rebekah (16), Anna Marie (14), Katherine (11), Ashlyn (9), Lance (6), and Dallin (2). 1969-70 Utah State Men’s Basketball Team, Grand Marshals With two future pros — forwards Marvin Roberts and Nate Williams — Ladell Andersen’s 1969-70 Aggies advanced through the NCAA Tournament to within one win of the Final Four. The team met peren-nial national champion UCLA in the Seattle Regional and when an injury to Williams limited his playing time, Utah State lost, 101-79. A powerful offensive team, the Aggies averaged a school-record 90.3 points a game and wound up 16th in the final AP poll. 1970-71 Utah State Men’s Basketball Team, Grand Marshals

Following one of the best seasons in school history, Utah State’s 1970-71 team won 20 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year. Led once again by forwards Marvin Roberts and Nate Williams, Ladell Andersen’s team was nationally ranked for 14 weeks during the year, including 11 straight weeks to end the regular season, both of which are still school records.

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Ags sweep upVolleyball team beats San Jose State 3-0

serves in front of fans and cheerleaders during the Sept. 22 match against San Jose State. The Aggies won in straight sets. KIMBERLY SHOTS photo See SPARTANS, Page 6

There’s a minute and a half left in the game and the team is in hurry up mode—no huddle offense. The crowd is cheering, a touchdown will secure the win. The team lines up for their next play, a run play up the middle for a seven yard gain. When the dust clears you’re left with a vivid image, a defensive

player clutching his knee as a few extra seconds tick off the clock. And the Oscar goes to — Deon Grant, the New York Giants’ veteran safety. It’s all too common in sports these days — exploit-ing an injury to your team’s advantage. While the prac-tice is widespread, it is usu-ally from the defensive side. Maybe your linemen are tired. Maybe your defense is mismatched to the offen-sive personnel, you want to get a sub in, or you want to disrupt the offense’s rhythm. You can shout about how unfair it is, how it ruins the integrity of the game,

but it happens. It’s not just Grant’s controversial injury late in the game against the St. Louis Rams Monday night. Players everywhere are dropping — seeming-ly untouched — victims of imaginary injuries. The worst part? Coaches coach it. Defenses are trying to stop a team, which drove the ball 70 yards down the field, a team that’s in the perfect no-huddle offense. Faked injuries are changing the outcome of the drive by changing one variable: game speed. Why wouldn’t coaches tell their players to fake an injury? My biggest con-cern is not for the integrity

of the game but safety of the players who are actu-ally injured. If faking injuries becomes more and more common, then how does the training staff know if the injury is real or just an act? It’s all part of the cha-rade. The training staff has to keep up its end by rush-ing to attend to the injured player. The simplest way to make this happen: Don’t let them in on the secret. If the trainers start suspect-ing fakes and get lazy, then How will they react to a real injury? Plenty of lives and careers have been saved by fast-acting medical per-sonnel, especially when

the injury involves a seri-ous neck problem. Players should take comfort in knowing they will get the best medical care available, should they need it. It’s debatable whether or not Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin gave Grant the go ahead. Rams QB Sam Bradford said he heard someone shouting “Someone go down,” and the next play, two players were on the ground nursing injuries. After last weekend games, 32 teams received a memo from the NFL, threat-ening repercussions. The

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wins a ball from ISU’s Taylor McBride during a match Sept. 11. Pemberton and the Aggies lost to BYU Thursday, 1-0. CODY GOCHNOUR photo

BY CURTIS LUNDSTROMstaff writer

All-American selection Liz McArthur led the Aggies past the Spartans in straight sets, 3-0 for USU’s first win in the Western Athletic Conference Thursday night. The Aggies quickly disposed of San Jose State, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-12, while the senior outside hitter had a team-high 17 kills and a .342 hitting percentage. “Liz had a really nice night,” Utah State head coach Grayson DuBose said. “She played like she’s capable of playing.” USU started well and had little trouble handling a shorter San Jose State front line in the first set, despite losing junior outside hitter Josselyn White to an ankle injury. “It’s unfortunate that Josselyn got hurt,” DuBose said.

“We hope she recovers quickly. It is what it is, and we’ll make it work however we have to. We’re waiting and seeing.” Stepping up for the injured White was freshman outside hitter Rachel Orr, who came in early in the match and record-ed five kills and six digs on the night. “Rachel is a nice volleyball player, and she’s gonna be a real player by the time she’s done here at Utah State,” DuBose said. “I am so excited for what she’s gonna do for Utah State in the future,” McArthur said. “She came in strong, swinging away, and we just made sure to keep our composure and not try and worry about (White’s injury) so much until after the game.” The Spartans made a game of it in the second set, show-

ing some offensive firepower of their own, but it wasn’t enough. The Aggies answered each of San Jose State’s runs, using a 4-1 run to put the set away, which ended the same way as the rest, with a kill by McArthur, 25-20. DuBose said the whole team played hard the entire time. “When we had a chance to put them away we did,” DuBose

BY SPENCER WRIGHTstaff writer

The regionally ranked No. 10 USU women’s soccer team suffered a gut-wrenching loss to Brigham Young, as Lindsi Lisonbee scored in the 71st minute to secure the 1-0 win for the Cougars, in Provo, Thursday night. “It was pretty heartbreak-ing,” USU head coach Heather Cairns said. The Aggies have dropped three straight losses on the road. Not only are they win-less on this trip, but they’ve also been unable to find the net, something they were doing with ease earlier in the season. USU has been outscored in its three losses a combined 5-0. Unlike the last two games in Oklahoma, the Aggies

didn’t have to shake off a slow start and try to find their rhythm later in the game. Cairns said USU had some great opportunities but were unlucky to come away score-less in the first half. “We played some really good soccer,” Cairns said. “We limited their opportuni-ties, created some good ones of our own and had some good possession.” The second half, like the first, was more back and forth soccer, with the Aggies once again putting a lot of pressure on the BYU goal, but the Cougars grabbed the game winner off of a Lisonbee set-piece in the 71st minute. Unable to convert off a corner in the 70th minute, BYU was able to take advantage on the next corner, just a minute later, as Jessica

Ringwood swung a nice ball into the box and Lisonbee was on the backend to head it home. The Aggies came close to leveling it in the dying seconds but a last gasp shot went just over the bar. Cairns found plenty of positive things to take away from the game despite the loss. “This could have been the best soccer we played all year,” Cairns said. “I was so proud of how we came out, I was proud of our preparation.” The Aggies will look to shake off this loss and get back to their winning ways Sept. 25, when they visit Idaho to play Boise State.


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USU RECEIVER MATT AUSTIN battles for a ball with a Weber State University defensive back in the Sept. 10 game. The Aggies crushed the Wildcats, 54-17, to improve to 1-1 on the season.TODD JONES photo

Rams to visit Romney Stadium for HomecomingBY TAVIN STUCKI

sports editor

Utah State will get a chance to truly back up all the hype it has been getting this season when it takes on Colorado State in their homecoming game, Sept. 24. The Aggies come into the season 1-1 with a narrow 42-38 loss at Auburn and a crushing 54-17 victory at home, over Weber State. The question is, How good is Utah State? “We need to take care of ourselves in this football game,” said USU head coach Gary Andersen. “Hopefully we’ll have a great crowd, which I believe we will.” CSU head coach Steve Fairchild said the Aggies have a number of players who have NFL talent. “(Utah State) should have beat Auburn,” Fairchild said. “The thing that catches me is their talent level. They lined up with as good of players as Auburn had. I didn’t see any difference.” USU leads the Western Athletic Conference in several categories, including scor-ing offense, rushing offense, total offense, pass efficiency,

third-down conversions, red zone offense, rushing defense and total defense. The Aggies currently sit in fourth place nationally for rushing yards, with 333.5 yards per game, and ninth in the nation for points per game, with an aver-age of 46. Colorado State is 2-1 with a victory over Football Championship Subdivision team Northern Colorado and a narrow 14-10 escape over New Mexico, one of the nation’s worst programs in recent his-tory. Andersen said he expects to see the Rams establish the running game with a talented backfield and draw plays, then attempt to open the Aggie defense up with screens and

play-action shots downfield. “That’s kind of who they are,” Andersen said. “Coach Fairchild is going to do a great job of controlling the game. They’re going to be very well rounded on the offensive side of the ball.” With the injury to sopho-more cornerback Cameron Sanders, the Aggie defensive backs will have their hands full and cannot give up big plays if Utah State is going to win. Aggie senior safety Walter McClenton said the Ram offense will test the Aggie DB’s more than they have been in the past two games. “I feel Colorado State is going to take chances,” McClenton said. “They’re

going to look deep first and, if its not there, then check down to the fullback or tight end. If its not touchdowns, its check downs.” Expect Utah State’s offen-sive line and its variety of running backs to tire out the CSU defense. Andersen said physical play on the offensive line will be key for the Aggies. “I don’t know if the offen-sive line or the coaches would use the word ‘dominating,’ but they’ve been productive,” Andersen said. “Our backs compliment the offensive line, our tight ends complement the offensive line, and they help each other and really comple-ment each other and work well together.” Fairchild said he had fun watching the Utah State offense work. “They’ve got a lot of dif-ferent ways they can hurt you,” Fairchild said. “When the day is done, it’s a very physical downhill running attack by their running backs that kind of carries that load.” Expect the Aggies to play run-based football on both sides of the ball. Stopping the run will be very important

issue in itself is subjective.

Who is to say what is going

on inside someone else’s

body?

Injuries such as cramps

and neck stingers are

momentarily paralyzing but

can pass within seconds.

It’s difficult to determine

the extent of an injury or

if there is an injury at all.

It’s also near impossible to

determine a coach’s influ-

ence.

Since there’s no magic

machine that can tell us

how much pain an athlete is

in, the punishment is com-

pletely up to the referee’s

discretion.

The NFL’s memo Sept.

21 sparked controversy

around the league, among

both players and coaches.

Many agree that while

faking an injury may not

win sportsmanship awards,

it is a big part of the men-

tal game. Real or fake, an

injury gives teams a chance

to regroup before the

next play. It’s that tactical

advantage prompting the

fake injuries.

So what’s the solution?

While the NFL’s punish-

ments are well intended,

there is too much room for

opinion.

The only other option is

forcing the offending player

to sit for the rest of the

series. Personally, I think

this is the only way to solve

the problem. If a player

really is injured, they would

come out of the game any-

way.

If they recover quickly,

they will be allowed back

on the field in the next

drive. If they are faking,

they get their punishment —

an official benching.

Next time a player thinks

about falling to the field,

stricken by a made-up ail-

ment, maybe he’ll think

twice before challenging

the game’s integrity.

– Meredith Kinney is a junior majoring in broad-

cast journalism and she’s an avid hockey fan. She hopes

to one day be a bigshot sideline reporter working

for ESPN. Send comments to meredith.kinney@aggi-

email.usu.edu.

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“They’ve got a lot of different ways they can hurt you.”

— head coach Steve Fairchild, Colorado State

for USU to win the game, especially with injuries to the CSU offensive line. The Rams will play with-out offensive lineman Joe Capriolglio. The 6-foot-6 junior went down with a knee injury in the loss to Colorado Sept. 17, and he’s reported to miss the rest of the season. Fairchild said Capriolglio is one of his best players but injuries are part of the game. “Paul Madsen is capable of doing a very good job over there,” Fairchild said of Capriolglio’s likely replace-ment. “Ty Sambrailo and Mason Hathaway both came in and played well. (They) are

going to have to step up and play well.” On paper, Utah State can win every game left on the schedule, including Colorado State, but Aggie fans have heard this all before. Andersen said this game will be the kind of game to gauge the rest of the season by, if the Aggies can beat a quality CSU team at home. “We have to take a step forward,” Andersen said. “If we win this football game, it will definitely be a step for-ward for this program.”


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I think I’ve been brain-washed by the cowgirl I’ve been hanging out with all summer, but I’m purdy dog-gone excited fer the college rodeo comin’ up this week-end. Before a few months ago, I had no idea Utah State’s rodeo team even existed, much less if it was any good. As stated in Megan Bodily’s article in the Sept. 21 issue of this newspaper, Aggie team roper Trevor Merrill walked away from the College National Finals Rodeo last year with the Best Header in the Nation title. I think that’s pretty good. I mean, I’ve never won a national award for

being the best at anything — yet. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been to a rodeo in person, and most of those were when I was too young to really appreciate them. I remember watching mutton busting — when the little kids hang on to the sheep as they run around. I thought as a city kid I would definitely be able to show up all those small-towners at their own game. My mom never signed me up to do it, though. She was probably afraid I would fall over the sheep’s shoulder and get turned into mutton stew. This summer I went to

the Cache County Rodeo, and it was a blast. I had a couple of my hick friends from Idaho help me look the part, complete with cowboy hat, boots, pearl-snap shirt, Wranglers, a bushy beard and aviator sunglasses. Let me tell you, even though I was miss-ing a blingin’ belt buckle, I looked real dang good. I had forgotten how many events there were in

a rodeo. My favorite was watching those country cuties with the rock ‘n’ roll booties competing in the barrel racing, much to the objections of all the females in The Statesman Office, who heard me re-read that aloud. I really enjoyed the bull riding, bare-back and saddle bronc events, as well, for reasons far less chauvinistic. The only thing about bull riding I didn’t like was the lack of scoring riders. I can’t remember how many people stayed on, if anyone even did. It was still cool, but it was way better in the movie “8 Seconds,” up until the guy died. Oops, sorry if I spoiled that for anyone.

I never really knew what the big deal was all about when I moved up from Midvale, Utah, to Logan last year. Especially during the summer, there is huge rodeo culture in Cache Valley. There were so many people at the arena in the fairgrounds, I was barely able to find a big enough space to fit the four of us who went together. I imagine it will be more of the same this weekend for the college rodeo, because of all the students from Idaho, who will undoubtedly want to go. I never realized before how everyone from Idaho owned a gun and lived on a farm; I thought all the Idaho

jokes were just exaggera-tions. Either way, I expect I’ll have a lot of fun tonight pretending to be a cowboy. Oh, and don’t worry ladies, the cowgirl who brainwashed me is just a friend.

– Tavin Stucki is a sopho-

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been since birth. Follow

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The High School All-Stars won their second game of the season by beating the Beibz Beez, 38-15, Thursday afternoon. For quarterback Colton Thompson of the High School All-Stars, the only way to go was up, after being on the wrong side of a three-point deficit at halftime. Thompson, who is also the team captain, scored three touchdowns after halftime. Thompson also intercepted a pass on defense and nearly returned it for a touchdown. Karli Muir, quarterback for the Beibz Beez, played well and seemed like the bet-ter of the two quarterbacks in the first 20 minutes, as she led her team to a 9-6 halftime lead. The High School All-Stars’ Steve Pontius recorded the game’s only sack and returned an interception from Muir for a touchdown. With the win, the High School All-Stars improve to 2-2 on the season and will next face Takin’ Names Monday, Sept. 26, at 9:30 p.m. on the Stadium field.


Legacy Legends 27, Amillion 20

Quarterback Andy Highham threw three touch-down passes as the Legacy Legends battled its way to a 27-20 win over Amillion Sept. 21, on Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. Amillion used short passes to receiver Highland McKenna to get the ball moving down field and even-tually scored on a pass to receiver Ken Donakey. Highham threw touch-down passes to Legacy Legends receivers Alvin Gomez, Chad Ross and two to Tanner Clarke. During Legacy Legends’ last drive, they moved quickly to the end zone and scored an extra point. With 40 seconds left and a deficit of seven points, they started their last drive in which, on first down, the quarterback was sacked, losing 5 yards and, seemingly, all momen-tum with it. Legacy Legends play The League next Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m., on the Stadium Field and Amillion will take on the Feisty Goats at 9:30 p.m., on the same day.


said. “We didn’t let them back in the match and I thought that was a real benefit to us.” From there it was all down-hill. The Aggie offense, com-bined with a meltdown by the Spartans, saw USU run away with the final set, 25-12. The Aggies raced to a 8-1 lead, and San Jose never got closer than three the rest of the way. Red shirt freshman Paige Neves recorded 29 assists in the route. “We came out focused and ready to play,” Neves said. “I think that made the difference in how we started out. We just have to do what we do best and just keep playing hard.” The Aggies next face No. 11 Rainbow Wahine of the University of Hawaii in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Last time these two teams met was in the WAC Championship last season, when the Aggie’s ended the then 3rd ranked Wahine’s streak of 10 consecutive WAC Championships. “They’re gonna have a chip on their back after the last time

we met,” McArthur said. “We are going to have to come out really strong in that match.” Coach DuBose said he is eager for the match. “Hawaii is good, Hawaii is always good,” he said. “They’re big and strong and athletic, and they just seem to reload, year after year. They do a great job. They ball control really well. We’re gonna have to play very, very well. They’re the No. 11 team for a reason; they’re a good volleyball program.” The match is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., and DuBose said he hopes to fill the stadium. “Its gonna be Homecoming,” DuBose said. “I hope a bunch of people come out and watch the match. It’s kind of exciting. As many people as we can get here, lets make Hawaii uncomfortable at the beautiful Smith Spectrum.”


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San Jose State Spartans fall to Aggies in straight sets

OUTSIDE HITTER JOSSELY WHITE (No. 23) watches as San Jose State’s junior middle blocker Alex Akana (No. 11) goes for a block in front of spectators in the Spectrum, Sept. 22. Utah State won the match in straight sets, 3-0, and earned its first conference win of the season and second overall, improving to 6-8 and 1-0 in WAC play. KIMBERLY SHOTS photo


A&EDiversions Friday, Sept. 23, 2011

First play of the year ‘Proof’s less is more

Utah StateUniversity

Coming homethrough the years

Whether students are memorizing the alma mater or calling themselves True Aggies at midnight, celebrating the annual Homecoming football game has become tradition — but how far back do Aggie traditions reach? In 1899, USU’s Alumni Association was formed. It was not until 1930 that the university celebrated its first Homecoming game, along with festivi-ties for students on campus, according to the USU website. “It was very competitive,” said Leah Dunford Christensen, former Dean of Women and 1955 USU graduate. Christensen said the parade used to focus more on larger floats and extravagant fraternity and sorority house decorating. “I graduated in the ‘80s, and us Kappa Deltas would pair up with another Greek house to build a float,

because it was so expensive,” said Judy Lawton, USU’s Kappa Delta chapter adviser. “There used to be a lot more funds available before I went to school here, so students and Greeks were able to do big, big things for Homecoming.” Lawton said traditions and compe-titions tended to be very prestigious, and students were incredibly involved with Homecoming festivities. “We would work on our float for a week before Homecoming to make sure it was good enough for all the alumni to see,” said Patty Halafia, USU’s executive director of Alumni Relations and 1977 USU graduate. Winning best float, or being granted the award for best house decorations and street painting was considered an honor, along with par-ticipating in the annual Homecoming King and Queen pageants. Winners would always be announced at the game, which was played at the old

football stadium, Christensen said. “I sense that the university would like to see organizations far more involved than we are today. It’s just different now,” Lawton said. “The traditions were always spectacular, and it’s always fun to look at old scrap books to see how prestigious Homecoming events really were.” Lawton added that within the past several years fraternities, sororities and other university groups have increased interests by getting involved in Homecoming Week, especially with street painting. Another popular Aggie tradition mentioned was becoming a True Aggie. “True Aggie was a tradition when I was in school,” Christensen said. “It always has been and probably always will be a Utah State tradition.” “I can’t remember a time when there wasn’t a True Aggie Night,” Lawton said.

“It use to be more of a private affair, and not so organized,” Halafia said. Other traditions included lighting up the “A” on Old Main Hill the night of Homecoming and the annual Homecoming concert. “Olivia Newton John, Roberta Flack, Earth Wind Fire — you know, those kinds of seventies bands — would come perform on the Thursday night of Homecoming week,” Halafia said. “It has always been a big time. Alumni love to come home for Homecoming, and we always get to see so many people we know,” Christensen said. Christensen also mentioned the tradition of Golden Aggies. Every year at the Homecoming football game, USU recognizes alumni who gradu-ated 50 years prior. She said, “That is a great thing to see every year at the Homecoming

game.” “The main purpose of Homecoming is to reach out to all alumni and invite them back to Logan. Sometimes alumni only ever make it back here for Homecoming, and they’ll bring their families, because it’s such a family-oriented event,” Lawton said. She said Homecoming is more than a time for celebration. It is also a time for alumni, current students, future students and all of the families in between, to collectively show apprecia-tion for USU and share Aggie pride, she said. “It’s always fun to practice tradi-tions that have been carried on for years and years, and to do things that future generations can count on doing when they become Aggies,” Halafia said. “Once an Aggie, always an Aggie.”


BY SHAYNA MARCURE

staff writer

THE FIRST HOMECOMING GAME at USU was Oct. 31, 1930, back when USU was called the Utah State Agricultural College. This photo is from the 1930 edition of the Buzzer, USU’s yearbook. Photo cour-tesy of USU Special Collections

cast members, “Proof” is focuses more on development of the characters.

Felicia Stehmeier, who plays the female lead, said she draws from her personal experiences to better

understand her character. EVAN MILLSAP photo

Most people hate math, yet even theater majors can learn to see the elegance of mathe-matics, if they see “Proof,” said theatre depart-ment Director Adrianne Moore, regarding the department’s first play of the year. The play is about a crazy, genius math professor and his similarly gifted, yet equally cursed daughter, Catherine. The professor is praised by another character, Hal, who is one of his students and is nowhere near as out-standing a mathematician. Moore said the characters’ obsessive urges to achieve creative brilliance is something that anyone can relate to — theatre majors, art majors, English majors and, as the play illus-trates, math majors. The play was written by David Auburn and has received both a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, and was adapted as a major motion picture, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal, Moore said. The play centers around Catherine, a college dropout and math genius, who spent the past five years caring for her father, who is dead at the present time of the storyline. Throughout the play she often has flashbacks of her father

and fears she may be going insane, just as he did. Eventually, a notebook is found in the drawer of the professor’s desk, which contains a mathematical proof that could revolutionize math and science. Catherine claims she wrote it, but has no proof. Her sister, Claire, and her father’s student, Hal, do not believe her. “This is really my favorite play in the world,” said Felicia Stehmeier, the USU senior and theatre major playing Catherine. “The audience can relate to the complex relation-ships in the play, and the characters are far from two dimensional. I am really close with my dad in real life, and so I can empathize with Catherine. Catherine has a much deeper connection than the typical daddy-daughter relationship.” “Proof” is a play about people and their intricate ideals and thoughts, Stehmeier said. “This play should really appeal to everyone, because it’s compelling and makes you think,” she said. “Catherine is an incredibly complex character. She’s really smart — a genius actu-ally — but she’s unschooled, because she came back home to take care of her dad. She’s kind of an introvert and is very reserved, but very lik-

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I’m at the top of the “NCMO” climb on the Date Wall, at the mouth of Logan canyon. It’s about 8 o’clock, and the morning chill is working on my once pink fingers, reducing them to that numbing pinch as I con-tinue reaching for the next best grab. The sun finally decides to breech the cool blue of the morning, just as I push up with my legs and tap the top. I look down to my belayer, yelling “Take!” He immediately jumps, simul-taneously pulling the rope tight, so I can straighten my legs and walk down the slick, grey side that I had just mon-keyed up. As my purple Evolvs touch the pebbled ground, the feelings of success are in sway, even though the route is one of the easiest in the canyon with a rock climbing rating of 5.6. Many of my fellow classmates are skilled in climbing difficult routes farther up the canyon, but as an individual suffer-ing from a mild case of acrophobia — fear of heights — who hasn’t climbed in a long while, I’ll work on my faulty technique and nerves to reach those harder routes. Date Wall is a great place to start out for college students who really want to get into the sport but don’t necessarily want to indulge at the Rock Haus — the indoor climbing gym in Logan. Though the Rock Haus is fairly inexpensive, I got to the point where I could climb a 5.10 indoor, though I found I could only scale around a 5.7 or 5.8, outside. The rating system of rock climbing

comes from the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) with the easiest being about a 5.0 and ranges up to a 5.15 — though I don’t personally know of any 5.15-rated routes. The ‘5’ in the rating is part of a 1-6 scale. The 1 signifies that the individual is walk-ing on an even, breezy sur-face with very low chance

of injury and 6 implies there is extreme use of equipment aid to avoid death or severe injury. Rock climbing is in the 5 category, in which the individual must be attached to a safety rope and generally needs some sort of skill in the technical moves to reach the desired position — most likely, the top of the route. Date Wall — also a great place for dates — starts off with a 5.6 rating on “NCMO” and gradually moves up in dif-ficulty with the 5.10a rated “Smitten.” The hill on the west face of the rocks is not very steep, creating an easy-to-top-rope route, though lead climbing it isn’t that hard either for someone who is a fairly skilled climber. Heed my warning on these climbs though, they are graded toward the lower end of the YDS, but the limestone has been climbed so much a lot of good holds have become slick. If you are up for some more difficult routes, head farther up the canyon past the Stokes Nature Center but just before Second Dam. This is where First and Second Practice Wall are closely located, which are both mostly top roping walls. If you see some older cars to the left, you have found the climbers.

“Beginner’s Luck” is generally the first route I go to at Second Practice Wall. After you harness up with your belayer, there’s an easy step up to head toward the white, spider-infested crack that you will most likely hug. The first three-quar-ters of the climb aren’t too bad, with a few technical grabs here and there, but then you come to this slight roof that has hardly anything to grab or anchor your feet into. If you’re over my impressive 5-foot-4, then you probably won’t have any issues; but being my height, this is an obstacle I have yet to overcome. This is when I tend to look down to my belay and realize the earthy green-yellows of the leaves are under my eye level, and the grey-black rocks suddenly become more ripping and death calling. Game over. Farther up the canyon are more dif-ficult routes. Fucoidal quartzite is located at mile marker 383.2, to the left, with routes like “Hand Me Down a Hold,” rated at 5.7, to “Man and Woman,” rated at 5.13a. If this still isn’t enough for your adrenaline rush, continue to mile marker 383.4. On the left will be the infamous “China Cave Wall,” which has some of the hardest climbs in North America. Here, you can scale above the raging Logan River on “Super Tweak” and “White Out,” both rated at 5.14b. Happy climbing!

– Allyn Bernkopf is a senior at USU,

majoring in English with an emphasis in

creative writing. She writes, reads and

hangs out with Mother Nature. She can

be reached at ally.bernkopf@aggiemail.

usu.edu

Climbing upLogan Canyon

Allyn Bernkopf

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THE DATE WALL is a place for beginning climbers and is easily accessible. Just inside Logan Canyon, the Date Wall has five routes with a variety of difficulty levels. ALLYN BERNKOPF photo

These routes and their ratings were found at http://www.rockclimbing.com. Information on the YDS can be found at http://climber.org/data/decimal.html.

I am not a fan of Sarah J e s s i c a P a r k e r movies. I have nothing aga ins t her as a person, but she just doesn’t do it for me. Her films are usually bland chick flicks with no real meaning or eye-catching concept. “I Don’t Know How She Does It” falls right into that very category I try to avoid. Kate Reddy (Parker) is a full-time mother and wife. She also just happens to be a full-time account executive. “I Don’t Know How She Does It” is a light-hearted comedy based on Kate’s life and how, exactly, she manages to juggle everything. While taking care of two young children, Kate travels around the nation to busy cities for meetings and presentations. She strives to be perfect at both home and work life, saying “yes” to everything. This causes her to be pulled in two separate directions. Family, friends and co-work-ers constantly say, “I don’t know how you do it.” She loves her job, but frequent flyer miles do not make up for missing her son’s first haircut or her family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Equipped with briefcases, stained shirts and lice, Kate realizes she cannot enjoy both work and home life, equally. She stands up to her boss, leaves work early and makes a snowman. The end. I literally got home from the movie and could not remember anything that important in this movie — or even a climax — at all. Sadly, this Sarah Jessica Parker movie is one giant plateau of scenes.

Honestly, the best part about this movie had nothing to do with the plot. The one-liners of Seth Meyers’ char-acter, Chris Bunce, and Olivia Munn’s character, Momo Hahn, were hilarious. They were sarcastic, witty, nonchalant and unexpected — just my kind of humor. The acting was fine. The story was fine. The movie as a whole was just fine, but that is the problem. Nothing about “I Don’t Know How She Does It” was memorable. I left the theater shrugging my shoulders and only half satisfied. I did not want more. I would not recommend this movie to anyone except my mom. And maybe that’s just it, I do not appreciate the plot, because I cannot relate. Despite the fact that I do not like the roles or projects she is cast in, Parker portrayed a hectic mother and execu-tive, accurately. She stayed true to her character and was even funny at parts. Unfortunately, she will only ever be a personality actor. She probably will never play roles outside of her comfort zone or beyond her own lifestyle. That also goes for Greg Kinnear, who played Kate’s husband Richard — he just plays himself.

Dear Pierce Brosnan, please stop acting and retire. It seems that after James Bond, his career went down hill. Remember “Mama Mia”? Boy, was that a disaster on his part. I think Brosnan continues to find work because he is good looking — for an old guy — and has an accent. Americans love accents. Maybe he should do radio. On the other hand, the two young-lings playing Kate’s children were impeccable, but their job is easy. They just get to sit there and look cute. “I Don’t Know How She Does It” is a family friendly film that did have its moments of warm, fuzzy feelings. If you think loud action and impressive graphics are overrated, and you are a mother, this movie is perfect for you. If you are anything like me, “I Don’t Know How She Does It” makes some really good background noise.

– Anike Pullens is a senior majoring in

public relations and minoring in theater

and speech. Her reviews run every

other Friday. She enjoys every genre

of movies any day of the week, of any

genre. Contact her at anike.pullens@

aggiemail.usu.edu

“I Don’t KnowHow She Does It”

Grade: B-

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A group of not-too-bright preppy college students go on a weekend trip and, while there, decide to go skinny dipping. One of the girls sees Tucker (Alan Tudyk, “Serenity”) and Dale (Tyler Labine, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) night fishing and naturally panics, but she falls and gets knocked unconscious. Tucker and Dale rescue her from the water and, in an attempt to help, yell to the others that they have her. The students assume their friend has been captured, so they plan their own rescue. Meanwhile, the “captured” student wakes up and realizes things are not as they seem to be. Tucker and Dale offer to help her find her friends, but the students have already made their move toward the rednecks’ cabin. Tucker and Dale’s “dreamhouse” cabin looks like some-thing out of an Edgar Allan Poe story, which gives more proof to the group that the hillbillies are psychopathic kill-ers. As the students attempt to assault Tucker and Dale, they foolishly and accidentally kill themselves. “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” is going to be a bloody come-dic tale of misunderstandings. Instead of two crazy killers, you get two genuinely nice guys trying to help a college girl and do the right thing; but disaster and chaos happens all around them. The lesson to learn from this movie will be: A little mis-communication can go a long way, and sometimes it can be deadly. I’m not going to see this movie. I don’t want to laugh my guts out. It may have some funny parts, but gallons of blood spewing all over the place isn’t my thing. By the way, I’m sure those college students weren’t from USU; we’re much smarter here.

— [email protected].

Can you say “thriller”? I consider myself to be a scary movie enthusiast, and watching the trailer for “Dream House” even gave me goosebumps. When the idea of home becomes a nightmare and the concept of sanity meets an extreme case of chemical imbalance, a horror film is born — and this baby is definitely one to see. Written by David Loucka and directed by Jim Sheridan, “Dream House” begins with a very normal, happy family moving into a very normal, beautiful home. It doesn’t take long for the male protagonist (Daniel Craig) to realize his wife (Rachel Weisz) and two daughters are not safe in this uncanny house. Need I mention the creepy tag line? “Once upon a time, there were two little girls who lived in a house.” Apparently, this family’s new humble abode, doubles as the vicinity of some brutal murders, more precisely, the mur-ders of a mother and her children a few years earlier. Turns out, the killer could be the father, and the family we adore from the beginning of the story is all make believe — thought up from memories in the mind of a suspected murderer. Hence the title, “Dream House.” Creepy, much? I think so. Confusing? A bit. This PG-13 film is slated to hit theaters next week, Sept. 30, and I am pre-emptively suggesting to you, my fellow thrill seekers, to not watch this movie alone.

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Critics Though I’ve watched the trailer 15 times in a row, I knew after the first 10 seconds that I was going to like this movie. If I had money, I’d see it today. Sure, it’s another romantic comedy, and, sure, it’s Anna Faris back in her stereotypical role of cute, air-headed girl trying to find true love. But who doesn’t want to see another happy ending? Ally (Faris) has had a lot of relationships — 20, to be exact — and after she’s told that most women who date more than 20 men don’t get married, she resolves not to be one of them. Throughout the movie she attempts to track down all of her ex-boyfriends and find the one who isn’t a loser and could be “the one.” She enlists the help of her extremely attractive neighbor Colin (Chris Evans) and offers to help him avoid the girls he’s slept with if he helps her track down her exes. The cast of this movie is filled with actors like Andy Sandberg and Thomas Lennon, who play two of Ally’s exes and will, no doubt, have moviegoers rolling with laughter. Ally and Colin’s relationship grows throughout the movie, and the two become best friends. There are sure to be rough patches, because both characters still have some growing up to do. But love always finds a way, right? Throw in a girl-power song, a fake British accent and make Colin a sexy musician, and — Bam! — you’ve got yourself a movie that every college-aged, single girl will be quoting religiously for the next three months. Step aside, “House Bunny.” Faris has a new movie to be remembered by, because I pre-emptively love this movie.

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Graze with students in the College of Ag

IN LINE WITH AGRICULTURE WEEK, the College of Ag placed tractors around campus to remind students of the week’s events. It also hosts the annual Ag Barbecue, and all students are welcome to eat and visit the vendor booths. DELAYNE LOCKE photo

Eighty-one scholarships, totaling $83,000, for students in the College of Agriculture, have been funded through the college’s annual barbecue. In the 16 years it has been held, the barbecue has been a place where Student Services Center Program Coordinator Lisa Allen said “Everyone comes together, a lot of the different commodity groups are actually alumni. It’s kind of nice to connect with them; it’s just an enjoyable day; it’s the best day of the year.” Allen said she would like to encourage every one in the community to come to the barbecue. “I think that a lot of people say ‘Well, I can’t give thousands of dollars,’ but even just a small amount can really benefit these students,” she said. “It’s really a cool way for people in the com-munity that maybe can’t give large donations, but they can come and enjoy a wonderful event and become a part of a student’s life by even just pay-ing the $10 to get in.” Skyler Di Stefano, the member in charge of public relations, said, along with raising money for students, this barbecue also helps the commodity groups — businesses who support agriculture — and the local community. “One, (the barbecue) brings scholarships to students and the impact that scholarships have on the students are really unmeasurable,” Di Stefano said. “But, also it’s a benefit for commod-ity groups. It’s also almost an educational thing for people to learn about what’s produced here in Utah — what’s in their back yard — things that they didn’t even realize that farmers do. So it’s kind of a two-prong thing, there’s the scholarships

and the commodity groups; but I think that it’s ultimately just about people getting together and reconnecting.” Long-time contributor and Utah Farm Bureau member Randy Parker said the proceedings benefit college students who are looking to take a career in an agriculturally related field, which is why the Farm Bureau has made a long-term com-mitment to the barbecue. “We want to make sure the barbecue is suc-cessful and showcases Utah’s products in the proper light,” he said. Commodity groups in Utah will donate time and food to the barbecue. The title sponsor this year is Frito Lay. Allen said coordinators of the event are excited about Frito Lay’s support. She said along with Frito Lay there are several other sponsors making the event possible, such as the USU Plant Science Club, West Liberty Food, Utah Department of Ag and Food, Utah’s Own and Utah Onion Growers. “In order to thank the groups that have helped with barbecue students send out letters of appre-ciation,” Allen said. “It makes a huge impact on (students’) lives.” This year’s barbecue is Sept. 24, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., at the practice field adjacent to the Stan Laub Training Center. The entrance fee is $10 for adults and $5 for children under the age of 11. Those attending have the opportunity to visit the differ-ent vendors as many times as they would like. “If people understand that they can come and eat tons of delicious food, rub shoulders with friends, alumni, people that they don’t see every day and at the same time benefit students, that’s hopefully the biggest pull,” Di Stefano said.


able.” Adam Earl, the USU junior who plays Hal, is also enthusiastic about his character.“It’s been a fun challenge for me. I have never played a role this large. Because there are only four actors, it really puts the focus on you. I have to push myself. We even had to learn the Chicago dialect.” “Hal is only 28 years old, and he has his PhD in math. He’s a professor at the University of Chicago and a drummer in a band. He’s charming and passionate about what he does,” Earl added. “If I had taken math from him I might have actually learned to love it.” However, taking on the role of these char-acters has had minor side effects on the actors, Stehmeier said. Playing the depressed, strug-gling Catherine has influenced her own mood. “Honestly, after rehearsals I don’t want to talk to anyone,” Stehmeier said. “I am glad my roommates are usually asleep when I get home.” Depression was not the only obstacle the cast had to overcome. Most of the actors had no great love for numbers, Stehmeier said, and had difficulty with the math terms at first. However, Stehmeier agreed with Moore, who said, “This play really presents math in a new light. Mathematical proofs are described as elegant — daring even. When we think of art we often use such adjectives, but not with math.” She said another irony of the play is the link between brilliance and madness, as well as the possible hereditary nature of such gifts and curses. Catherine has fallen heir to her father’s intelligence and ingenuity as well as his inclination toward insanity, while her older sister Claire has not inherited her father’s art-ful mathematical genius. Claire is able to lead a stable, balanced life. Stehmeier said she can certainly relate to that. “My dad is a math teacher, but I did not inherit that gene at all. I hated math,” she said.

“But this play has helped me see things differ-ently and see math — and genius — in a new light. I think it’s interesting how it draws paral-lels between math and art, and life in general.” Moore said the play brings up questions about education as well. Catherine’s intellectual capacity comes from what she learned from her father and from herself, not from her few semesters at Northwestern University. She is a smarter character than either Hal or Claire, who are both college educated. Earl said the play is full of drama and emo-tion and evokes stimulating questions about multiple issues, but it has plenty of comic relief as well. “It’s pretty funny. A lot of stuff ’ll crack you up,” he said.The play is free for all students, and is $8 for faculty. Moore said children are not advised to attend, since the themes are complex and the play includes some profanity. “Proof” plays Sept. 22-24, and Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. All showings are at 7:30 p.m. This is a play everyone should come see, Moore said. The actors have done an incred-ible job taking on their roles: Stehmeier as Catherine, Earl as Hal, USU theatre major Nikki Baum as Claire, and professional actor Ken Hatfield as Catherine’s father. “The characters are complex, and while their experiences are accessible to the actors, these roles demand considerable craft and technical skill.” Moore said. There was no consensus among the cast members about which scene is the favorite. “I don’t think I could pick a favorite scene. I just love the whole play — I love Catherine. This is the best role I have ever played,” Stehmeier said. Earl’s response was quicker, he smiled and said, “My favorite parts are the love scenes between Catherine and Hal.”


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Chances are, you’ve heard this “Dolphin Tale” before. Winter, the artifi-cially enhanced mammal at the heart of Charles Martin Smith’s new family drama, has been profiled on CNN, NBC’s “The Today Show” and in countless newspa-pers across the country. She might be the only dolphin in the world with her own Web site (www.seewinter.com), Facebook page and Twitter account. But even if you’re among those who wouldn’t know Winter from Flipper, you should have no trouble plug-ging into the film’s relaxed and enjoyably unhurried pace because Smith has delivered such a heartwarm-ingly hokey and accessible production. And parents, don’t be surprised if your youngest ones are inspired by “Tale” to conduct additional research into this remarkable dolphin’s triumphant story of perseverance. It’s a whale of a tale, made more special by being pre-dominantly true. Winter the dolphin was 3 months old when crab nets entangled her off the shores of Florida’s Gulf coastline. Marine biologists at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium rescued Winter and nursed her back to health in their facility, but not before they had to surgically remove her badly damaged tail. The operation that saved Winter’s life actu-ally created fresh problems. As the dolphin developed irregular swim patterns to compensate for the lost tail, she risked permanently destroying her spine and internal organs. Something had to be done. A docu-

mentary detailing Winter’s miraculous medical journey might have stripped away the Disney-fied fluff that clings to Smith’s “Dolphin Tale” like barnacles on the belly of a whale. (It’s worth noting that Warner Bros., not Disney, is behind the feature, yet that studio still borrows plenty of manipulative tricks from the Mouse House’s time-tested playbook.) By running Winter’s unique biography through the conventional Hollywood filter, Smith reduces “Dolphin Tale” to “Old Yeller” with a blowhole. As predictable as the tides, it adheres firmly to the age-old kid-and-their-pet template, tapping sentimen-tal beats as it mixes in cheesy comic relief (a clumsy toy helicopter sequence; the presence of a pesky pelican named Rufus) to entertain kids in the theater. With Hollywood gloss comes Hollywood star power. Instead of narrating the story - which is what he would have done had “Dolphin Tale” actually been a documentary - Morgan Freeman appears on screen as Dr. McCarthy, an engi-neer of prosthetic limbs who assists spunky young kids Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) and Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) by custom-designing an arti-ficial tail for Winter. Ashley

Judd swells with the proper amount of parental pride at her son Sawyer’s newfound interest in marine life. Harry Connick Jr. convincingly portrays Hazel’s father, Clay, the biologist in charge of Winter’s treatment. Everyone involved buys into the film’s underlying message of “family is forever,” as well as the third-act connection established between Winter and Kyle (Austin Stowell), a wounded military veteran coping with his own artificial leg who found inspiration in the dolphin’s struggle. The real star, of course, is Winter, who plays herself and rightfully steals every scene. I might disagree with some of Smith’s choices in telling Winter’s story (the 3-D, for example, is unnecessary), but I completely understand his desire to share Winter’s accomplishments. If you see “Dolphin Tale,” stay through the end credits, where the director attaches news footage and home movies capturing this remarkable creature as she interacts with young chil-dren, test drives her new tail and poses for photos with military veterans who sport similar limbs made from arti-ficial materials. The clips are brief but the emotions are genuine, reminding us that the sequel to this uplifting story continues every day on Facebook, Twitter and Winter’s own Web page. Log in and follow along. PG. Contains some mild

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‘Glee’ And ‘Dancing’ both see an audience dip “Glee” - so over? Fox’s formerly red-hot series lost about one-third of its audience in its season debut compared with last year’s. Only about 9.2 million people checked out the episode - compared with nearly 13 million who tuned in last fall to see the season’s first episode ASAP so they could tweet, blog and otherwise hyperven-tilate as it was airing. Even more embarrassing for the once-too-hip-to-live series, and creator Ryan Murphy got slushied by Zooey Deschanel’s latest exercise in aren’t-I-adorable geek-itude. Her “New Girl” comedy nabbed more than 10 million viewers immediately after “Glee.” That’s Fox’s biggest fall scripted-comedy opening in a decade - since the much bal-lyhooed unveiling of its Bernie Mac comedy. Apparently “Glee’s” once-rabid fans aren’t impressed with Murphy’s promise that this season the show will get back to its roots, forgoing celebrity guest stars. This will also be the last chance to bask in graduating high-schoolers Rachel, Finn and Kurt. Cast member Jane Lynch’s Emmy-hosting gig Sunday doesn’t seem to have done anything for the show, either. Meanwhile, casting is everything over on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” where the season debut was down. About 19 million people watched Monday’s season premiere. About 14.8 million hung around for Tuesday’s first results show. One year earlier, the Monday show bagged more than 21 million, and the result night logged nearly 19 million. “Dancing” - in which celeb-rity competitors survive or get the hook each week based on a combination of judges’ scores and viewer votes - is very much dependent on which celebrities the producers can cast, as well as the voting blocs those celebs bring with them. Last fall, of course, the big “get” was Bristol Palin. This year’s most buzzed-about com-

petitor is Chaz Bono. From which we conclude - given the ratings decline - that the Tea Party/conservative political movement is far more motivated/organized when it comes to ballroom-dancing competition viewing and vot-ing than is the transgender community. We can’t wait for the navel-lint-picking op-ed pieces that will be written about this in the coming days. “Dancing” may be down, but the ABC show still looks good compared with its time-slot reality-series competition, NBC’s “Biggest Loser.” The fat-farm competition series is shedding all right: viewers. What was once one of the few non-football bright spots on NBC’s prime-time slate attracted its smallest pre-miere audience ever - a mere 6.17 million viewers Tuesday night. (It ran more neck-and-neck with “Dancing” among 18- to 49-year-olds because “Dancing” tends to skew old-ish because, well, it’s about ballroom dancing.) And, after 24 hours off nonstop happy dancing - which erupted at CBS when Nielsen gave word that the killing-off of Charlie Sheen’s character on “Two and a Half Men” netted them 29 million viewers - CBS suits had just enough strength left to smile broadly when they heard that 14 million had checked out Tuesday night’s unveiling of their new Poppy-Montgomery-can’t-forget-anything cop drama, “Unforgettable.” That’s about 1 million bet-ter than the season debut of “The Good Wife” in Tuesday’s 10 p.m. hour last fall. “Unforgettable” towered over the season debut of ABC’s “Body of Proof” (9.4 million) and the season’s second epi-sode of NBC’s “Parenthood” ( 5.3 million). Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard has agreed to star in the new, celebrity version of ABC’s reality-TV series “Wife Swap.” He’s going to swap wives with Gary Busey. Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Wilson et al.7 Where kip are

spent8 Silliness9 Party pooper

10 Underworld11 Where the iris is12 Neeson who

voiced Aslan inthe “Narnia”movies

13 You may have abrush with it

21 It merged withContinental in2010: Abbr.

22 Swindler, in slang25 Trinity test subject26 Locale27 Maker of pieces?28 Genetic letters29 One of the

convictedRosenberg spies

30 Image Awardsorg.

31 1930s publicenemy

32 NFL Networksportscaster Rich

34 Devil’s tools,metaphorically

37 Touchdown site38 Big shot39 More than zero44 Walk bouncily45 Modeled after46 Sneaky devil

48 “It’s nobody __business”

49 Go out50 Nose wrinkler51 Sommelier’s

prefix52 Singer Horne53 Hunted54 Pre-coll. catchall55 Shower in

public?56 Urban miasma

Thursday’s Puzzle SolvedBy Daniel Finan 9/23/11

(c)2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 9/23/11

Answers

found

elsewhere in

this issue!

Good Luck!

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On Sept. 23, Come enjoy Homecoming with Friends featuring the USU Wind Orchestra and Alumni Concert Band. Morgan Theatre, USU Campus $10 general admission, $8 youth and seniors, $5 USU faculty and staff. Free for USU students w/ID

On Sept. 24, Annual Homecoming 5k race. 6:30 a.m. check-ins.USU Student entry fee $10. Families welcome. Many prizes will be given. !

Stokes Nature Center invites students and young professionals to join us at the USU Service Fair on Sept. 26, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the TSC International Lounge on the USU campus. !Come learn about dynamic new volunteer opportunities and how Stokes can work with you to provide experience in environmental stewardship as well as professional development in your area of study. For details contact Ru Mahoney at 435-755-3239 or [email protected].

On Sept. 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. is the All Aggie Reception. Kick-off Homecoming weekend by joining other Aggies at Accolade for socializing, food and music. Dinner buffet, Aggie ice cream, cash bar and music by lokalgrown. Accolade at Hamilton’s (2427 N Main, Logan), open to all. Cost: $15

On Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. Special Guest Speaker: Coach Dale Brown, USU Assistant Basketball Coach 1966-1971, former LSU Head Coach and two-Time NCAA Basketball Coach of the Year. Sunburst Lounge, Taggart Student Center.!


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Leaving your Legacy- 9 a.m., Alumni CenterHuntsman School Golf Tournent- 9 a.m.,

Logan River Golf CourseCollege of Ag “I Am Ag” Tractor Parade- 10

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LoungeGolden Aggie Reunion Luncheon- noon.,

Alumni HouseAggie Game Night- 6 p.m., Engineering 201Deaf Awareness Week: Movie- 7 p.m., ESLC

130Alumni Band Concert- 8 p.m., Kent Concert

HallPep Rally Campout- 8 p.m., QuadGuinness World Record Kissing Chain- 11

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Today’s Issue

Today is Friday, Sept. 23,

2011. Today’s issue of

The Utah Statesman is

published especially for

Austin Andrew Wilkins,

a senior majoring in

computer science from

Omaha, Nebraska.

WeatherHigh: 85° Low: 43°Skies: Sunny with no

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tion.

Today in History:

On this day in

1875, Billy the Kid

was arrested for

the first time after

stealing a basket

of laundry, and

eventually earned

his reputation as

an outlaw and

murderer.

Almanac

Utah StatesmanThe

Spirit Squad/Young Alumni Scholarship 5k Run-7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Quad

Homecoming Parade, Main Street-10 a.m., 100 South to 800 North

Women’s Rugby USU vs BYU-11 a.m. to 1 p.m., HPER Field

USU Volleyball vs. Hawaii-2 p.m., Spectrum

All Aggie Pre Game Party-3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., West Parking Lot of Romney Stadium

Homecoming Football game vs. Colorado State-6 p.m., Romney Stadium

Homecoming Dance/After Party-9 p.m., TSC! (50’s attire)

‘Proof’ by David Auburn- 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.. FAC, Theatre -224

Student Scholarship Recipients Exhibit - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., FAC

Professional Day Luncheon- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., BUS

Study Abroad Exhibition: Germany-noon. to 4 p.m., FAC 102

Free and open to all. On Sept. 23, Swaner EcoCenter Star Party and Science Unwrapped 7:30-10 p.m. Swaner EcoCenter (Park City) Join Swaner EcoCenter and Shane L. Larson of the USU department of physics for a presentation on the biography of an atom, from the Big Bang to Swaner EcoCenter. There is a $4 fee for members, $8 for non-members, and half price for children. Reservations are required for this EcoCnter event. Please RSVP to 435-649-1767 ext. 113 or [email protected]. On Sept. 24, Homecoming Breakfast, Evan N. Stevenson -8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. in the Ballroom TSC, $10. Full breakfast buffet to celebrate 2011 Homecoming honorees. Honorees are: Grand Marshals - 1969-1971 USU Basketball Team (players, coaches, managers, trainers); Alumnus of the Year – Robert Matich (‘89 Engineering graduate); Distinguished Young Alumni – Mark Erickson (‘96 Accounting graduate) and Jennifer Needham Erickson (‘94 English graduate). On Sept. 24, from 1-3 p.m., USU Student Leadership Reunion, Parking lot behind the “Meet the Challenge” Bull. Open to: ASUSU, A-Team, and Ambassador/PLC Alumni. $13 per person. Must register. On Sept. 24, from 3-5:30 p.m. All Aggie Pre Game Party, West Parking Lot of Romney Stadium, sponsored by the Alumni Association, food provided by Texas Roadhouse, $6 for food in advance, $10 at the door Utah Agricultural Products Barbecue 3:30-5:30 p.m.Romney Stadium $5 for kids (11 and under) $10 for adultsUtah State University’s College of Agriculture has schedule its sixteenth annual Utah Agricultural Products Barbecue for Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Stan Laub Training Center practice field.

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