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MAY-AUGUST 2007
ARTS & LIFE
Movies
USU
researcher among experts in DiCaprio's 11th hour documentary
Utah State University researcher Joseph Tainter is among
about 70 sustainability experts featured in Leonardo
DiCaprio's upcoming eco-documentary, The 11th Hour.
Music
.38
Special revs up the crowd at Cache Cruise-In
Classic cars and classic rock made for great memories
with .38 Special adding some rock 'n' roll attitude
to the Cache Cruise-In. / By Shannon Gibbs
Re-energized
Tesla to rock Utah with concert, 'Real to Reel'
Editor's note: the concert at Great Saltair has
been rescheduled for July 27. This tour also gives
Tesla a chance to show where the band came from and
where it is going. The Hard News Cafe sat with Frank
Hannon, Tesla guitarist, for an interview. / By
Shannon Gibbs
Viva
Salt Lake City to bring hot show, seven bands for under
$13 per ticket
Are you ready for the revolution? Viva Salt Lake City,
baby!!! Viva Salt Lake City will consist of one Saturday
(June 2) seven bands, one stage, one full bar, a handful
of DJs, sponsors galore and more fun then thought possible
at a single show. / By Shannon Gibbs
Clutch
brings rock 'n' roll and a side of blues to Utah
A Q and A with Clutch's lead singer reveals the latest
album is an analogy. Instead of going to purgatory,
the band goes to Beale Street. / By Shannon Gibbs
Christian
band Skillet rocks with message of peace
"I think we relate very well to lonely people,
people who feel that they don't deserve a second chance
or they have messed up in life," says lead singer
John Cooper. A concert review and interview with Skillet.
/ By Shannon Gibbs
Wild Art
Photos
from a Day of Welcome on the Quad, by Heather Routh
NEWS
Local News
Dean
of USU College of HASS to step down
As Utah State University enters a new academic
year, it marks the final year for Gary Kiger's term
as the dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social
Sciences. He steps down in July 2008 after five years
at the helm of the university's largest college.
U.S.
News & World Report ranks USU best in country for
graduates with lowest debt
A new round of rankings mark the start of a
new academic year at Utah State University, including
"Best in the West" and even a No. 1 recognition
by U.S. News & World Report.
USU recibió
el mejor ranking en Los Estados Unidos
Whittier
Center director working to bring in first-class playground
The empty field of yellow grass and asphalt outside
the Whittier Center may be filled next year with a massive
playground, designed partly by children in the neighborhood.
/ By Devin Felix
Months
later, Hyrum raid echoing through elementary school
Nearly five months after the raid on the Hyrum Swift
& Co. meat packing plant, in which 147 undocumented
workers were arrested, Cache Valley schools are still
feeling the effects. / By Devin Felix
OPINION
Wikipedia
and ethics in online journalism
Wikipedia is classified as a "tertiary source"
for the purposes finding information to support a student's
investigative report on a subject. That is, a student
cannot cite a Wikipedia article as a source for information
in a student paper. / By Barry Kort
The
world is waiting for us to change -- has college prepared
us for that?
Here I am just three credits from graduation; you think
I'd be planning for life on the other side, as I have
done for eight laborious semesters. Instead, from the
vantage of hindsight, I find myself sorting through
four years of Aggie memories. / By David Sweeney
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