NOVEMBER 2006
ARTS & LIFE
Art
'Joe
Loves Crappy Movies,' and I love Joe for it
"I'm sorry. I just don't think we're right for each
other anymore," I said as his big round eyes welled
with tears. "It's not you, Garfield, it's me." And with
that, I broke up with the funny pages and have not looked
back. / By Steve Shinney
Books
Natural
birth control can be effective, book declares
"Most women are thrilled with the sense of control they
feel after spending just a couple of minutes a day charting
their cycle, cherishing the privilege of finally understanding
their bodies." / By Jennifer Lund
Save
your money, don't buy 'The Darwin Awards 4'
A good story needs to have some meat to it. Without
the relevant details, a good story becomes just a brief
summary. The Darwin Awards 4 lacks these crucial
details, instead giving its readers a compilation of
hurried abridgments. / By Jake Williams
Nobel
laureate Pamuk's early novel, 'The White Castle,' worth
reading
Orhan Pamuk's The White Castle recounts the story
of two men -- one Italian, the other Turkish -- as they
advise a young sultan and solve the problems of an ailing
Islamic empire. / By C. D Clawson
Classic
meditation book helps in experiencing mindfulness
Recently I decided to try meditation by the book Wherever
You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn. This is
described as a universal Buddhist meditation that brings
us closer to ourselves in our everyday life. / By
Megan C Tschida
Culture
'Shadow
Box' production comes from the heart
"The Shadow Box" follows the story of three
cancer patients who have been told and are aware that
they do not have very long to live. Each of the patients
lives in a small "cottage" where they are
close to constant medical attention and where they can
live the remainder of their days as free from pain as
possible. / By Ryan Pence
Couples
Yoga: Stretching your body... and your mind
You + your partner + couples yoga = enhanced cooperation,
communication, mutual nurturing and intimacy. /
By Jenny Lund
Enter
MySpace with caution
Many MySpace members aren't aware of who is looking
at their profiles and often divulge personal information
they believe is only being viewed by their friends.
/ By Brittney Winn
It's
a bird, it's a plane... nevermind, it's the Tennessee
top-hat
It's demolition derby time and a lot of the people you
see is a proud wearer of the mullet. Where did all of
these mullets come from, and why are they so proud to
bear their mullet? / By Kole Nielsen
Cell
phones continue to take over
These phones are a way for us to stay in touch with
and ignore who we want when we want. One thing for sure--we've
come a long way since the days of the 1980s Zach Morris
sized phones. / By Adrienne Christensen
Features
The
Polynesisan Student Union wants you
The Polynesian Student Union needs your support. Tuesday
they had to abort a dance practice due to lack of people
showing up. / By Ryan M. Monk
Annual
USU Scribendi creative writing contest announces call
for submissions
Utah State University's department of English invites
students across campus to enter their creative work
in the annual Scribendi Creative Writing Contest.
Take
me out to the ball game, and then the hospital
Baseball. The word alone conjures up feelings
of patriotism and nostalgia in many American men. Me,
I'm just glad I survived it. / By Steve Shinney
Murphy's
Law must have been born on a Friday
It must be something about Fridays, because
I just can't think of a single Friday this semester
that has gone exactly to plan. /
By Jessica Alexander
Rating
the popcorn in my kitchen cupboard
In my search of something to munch on I looked
in my cupboard and found three brands of popcorn that
I am going to review. The three kinds I reviewed are
Orville Redenbacher's microwave Tender White, Kroger
(a Smith's brand) microwave butter, and Great Value
Yellow Popping Corn kernels. /
By Megan C Tschida
In
search of a town called Liberty
There is a place beyond the horizon, beyond
my four walls, my roof and the streets I drive everyday.
It's a place that lays hidden and forgotten to this
world -- the last place you'd expect to find adventure.
/ By C. D Clawson
The
Mitten Tree continues its tradition of giving
For 18 years disadvantaged children in the community
have stayed warm in winter with the help of a service
project called The Mitten Tree. / By Kathryn Kemp
From
pre-med student to . . . carnival owner? Richmond man
finds his true calling
Being labeled a "carny" may not be flattering for most
people, but one local entrepreneur wears that name with
pride. Dave Gordon, a 33-year-old father of four, has
been trying to make a living by running his own carnival
for about nine years. / By Jason A. Givens
Alaskan
Postcard No. 7: Discovering coffee in the land of two
jobs and midnight sun
Once I started working my second job, I was told that
now I could be a real Alaskan. / By Ginger Warburton
Alaskan
Postcard No. 6: A silly incident comes back to haunt
a border crossing
As a van driver I also got to drive places the buses
couldn't go. For example, out to Talbot Lake for a fly-fishing
tour. / By Ginger Warburton
The
gel pen is mightier than the ballpoint
There are items in all of our lives that we
use all the time and they always seem to be breaking
down, failing, or simply malfunctioning at the worst
time; and yet we do so little to find a solution. Well,
at the beginning of last school year I went on a bit
of quest. / By Justin Siebenhaar
Feminism
simply means all humans are equal, WGS speaker says
There were no burning bras or male voodoo dolls
at the Women and Gender Studies student awards banquet
Monday night, but students and faculty shared their
passion for equality. / By Jacob Fullmer
What
cracker goes best with peanut butter? How about turkey?
We tell all
I like crackers a lot. Sometimes, when I'm
eating crackers with cheese, I really think there isn't
anything better in the world. But the next day I pull
out the saltines and some cottage cheese and I'm in
heaven. / By Andrea Edmunds
Best
fast-food fries? I call first place for Carl's Jr.
Would you like fries with that? Of course you
would! French fries, minus the name, are a traditional
on-the-side American food that you can find in almost
every restaurant in every city, in every country in
the world. Fries come with burgers, sandwiches, steak,
and even under carne azada at Beto's. / By Alexis
Lear
Brownie
connoisseur rates grocery-store mixes
To many a brownie is just a dry piece of chocolate
cake with an inch of artery-clogging frosting that the
elderly woman wearing a muu-muu brings to church parties.
To me a brownie is a delicacy. It is like the crème
bruleé in a world of Jell-O. /
By Holly Adams
Ice
cream not so splendid with Splenda
A few years ago my roommates and I had a very special
tradition that I loved (little did I know then that
many girls had the same one). It's very simple: Every
time you kiss someone new, you buy ice cream for everyone.
/ By Kathryn Kemp
Joey's
Top 10 Chinese food places in Cache Valley
Just about everybody gets a hankering for some Chinese
food every now and again. Just like eggnog, the craving
for some fried rice or an egg roll usually comes around
at least once a year. Next time you get the urge for
some good kung pao or tiny spicy chicken, you need go
no further than the valley to find the right Chinese
food restaurant to satisfy your hunger. / By Joey
Hislop
Moms
trying to make the cut -- getting their degrees
Another long night of dishes, nightmares and homework
-- something Lisa Broadbent and Kiersten Hewitt are
all too familiar with -- while trying to finish up their
degrees and raise their children. / By Brooke Barker
Torta
di chocolate at Olive Garden makes tastebuds sing 'that's
amore!'
Finding the right place to impress a girl on a first
date can be strenuous in Cache Valley, though it really
does not have to be. Cache Valley has desserts enticing
enough to make any sweet tooth go crazy. / By Matt
Lenio
If
you must make mashed potatoes from a box, try KFC brand
Who would have known that there were so many ways to
make mashed potatoes just from a dehydrated tuber? Powder,
flakes, pearls. Add some water, and maybe some butter,
and maybe even some milk. / By Jenn Pulham
Want
fries with that? McDonald's cost more but taste better
To the casual consumer, fast food fries are fast food
fries. College students haunt dollar-menu chains late
at night not because they are looking for textures and
flavors delicately woven together to make a tantalizing
tapestry of a meal, but simply to fill their stomachs.
But buyer beware -- not all cheap fries are the same.
/ By Joseph Sheppard
Columbia
soft-shell the best buy in women's winter coats
Soft-shells are the new fleeces. They keep you warm,
like the fleece, but have the added bonus of keeping
the water out too. They are made of polyester, with
a warm fuzzy inside. It was the most brilliant clothing
invention yet, and they are taking over the industry.
/ By Sarah Reale
La
marca Columbia soft-shell es la mejor compra de abrigo
de invierno para mujeres
'It
all depends on how hungry you are' -- the lowdown on
chicken nuggets
Most people love chicken nuggets. They're easy to eat,
they're cute looking, go good with many types of sauces,
and they're just plain delicious. But with most fast
food restaurants offering their own unique brand of
nuggets -- and with grocery stores selling their own
brands -- it's important to separate the "nug-gots"
from the "nug-nots." / By Tyler Riggs
'Todo
depende de la hambre que tengas' -- la verdad de los
nuggets (pedacitos) de pollo
Meadow
Gold chocolate milk brings home the gold in my chocolate
milk taste test
As any good uncle would, I decided to rank the different
milks in order of highest quality to provide the highest
level of enjoyment to "my little cheese" (Colby's
nickname). The following brands were selected, available
for purchase at almost any Cache Valley supermarket:
Nesquik, Meadow Gold, Western Family and Gossners. /
By Jon Cox
It's
Chai time!
Chai is just another word for tea. This is not just
any kind of tea; this is Christmas in a cup. Or, that's
how it's been described to me before, and I cannot help
but agree. / By Jessica Alexander
Bands,
costumes highlight USU's Howl
Surrounded by bands, games, magic tricks and flashing
lights, party-goers had plenty of activities to choose
from Saturday night at USU's annual Halloween party,
the Howl. / By Rebekah Bradway
Movies
The
two sides of 'Happy Feet'
Who would have thought that a cartoon about a penguin
that wasn't quite like all the others could have had
such an environmentally charged political agenda, with
plenty of religious references to spare. / By Ryan
Pence
The
bad taste of 'Borat'
I had seen the trailers and I had a rough understanding
that this movie would be in bad taste. How bad of taste?
I wasn’t quite sure, but I soon found out and
when I left the movie theatre a bad “after”
taste lingered in my mouth. / By Ryan Pence
The
jig-SAW puzzle continues
If you saw any of the previous Saw movies,
then nothing will be new for you here. / By Ryan
Pence
Music
USU
journalism student hits MtvU
Being in front of
the camera and on-air is all in a day's work for Julie
Garcia, but being this week's MtvU pick was quite the
surprise.The self-described MTV junkie applied for the
chance to showcase her personality through music by
sending in a photo and describing why she'd make a great
host on MtvU from Utah State University. / By
Brooke Barker
Periodista
de USU se estrena en MtvU
New
album from My Chemical Romance is a great guilty pleasure
My Chemical Romance clearly shows they aren't afraid
to take chances, and not just because they are grown
men who wear mascara. With the band's follow up to the
platinum selling "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge"
the group breaks molds by recreating their straightforward
pop-punk sound to a punk high school musical. /
By David Connell
Wild Art
Aggie
Parking Terrace up and going / Photos of the terrace
by Brianna Mortensen
International
pageant full of color and talent / Photos of the pageant
by Brianna Mortensen
Rallying
for and against the president / Photos of Bush in Montana
by Jenny Lund
BUSINESS
Biz News
Biz Features
Wellsville
Market closes; may be reborn as a burger or pizza place
Mayor Ruth Maughan said the loss of the Wellsville Market,
which was directly south of the city office building,
"leaves a real void in the city. When the market
closed, it was a real loss to the community." She
also said now that it isn't there, it is missed by the
citizens. / By Landon Bench
NEWS
Across Bridgerland
Convicted
drug dealer to be deported
Appearing before the First District Court in shackles,
with his appointed attorney and Spanish translator,
illegal immigrant Alejandro Hidalgo, 22, was sentenced
this week to 90 days in jail, after which he will be
turned over to Homeland Security for deportation to
Mexico. / By Ryan M. Monk
Un
narcotraficante condenado será deportado
Eight
minutes is all it takes to be heard and vote
Read the booklet I got in the mail a month ago, check.
Get in line, check. Tell them my birthday and name,
check. Insert blue voter's card into machine, check.
Mark the candidates I like, check. Print ballot, check.
Submit ballot, done. Eight minutes later, I'm eating
lunch with my husband and discussing our plan for the
coming weekend. / By Irene Gudmundson
Local News
Cache
Rendezvous video for 11/30/06: Gift ideas, tire changing,
and a special interview
Cache Rendezvous is kicking off December with a bang.
We'll have ideas on some gift giving for this holiday
season and we'll have our "How to" this week
that'll give you tips on changing a tire. Plus a special
guest from the North Pole will be stopping by and talking
to our own Marques Chavez. / Producer: Huu Tran.
Hosts: Brittany Nelson and Britt Shepherd
Woman
will be deported for identity fraud after serving sentence
A North Logan woman was sentenced Tuesday
to 60 days in the Cache County Jail. / Jason
Givens
Providence
residents want county-wide library, safer roads
For several years now, Providence citizens like Councilwoman
Stacie Gomm have been advocates for a new county-wide
library system in Cache Valley. / By Dave Mehr
Richmond
vote to start recycling program in December
The City Council decided unanimously Tuesday night to
begin recycling next month rather than waiting until
July. / By Jason A. Givens
Kickin'
Aggie Sports Show video for 11/29/06
Some special athletes made some major waves last month
-- join KASS for a look at the special competition.
And even though it's cold outside, there's plenty of
people hitting the slopes. We've got tips on how to
get ready for two favorite winter sports. But if you're
ready to bundle up inside, head to the HPER -- we'll
show you the inside scoop of everything it has to offer.
And don't forget all the national sports action going
on -- our own Utah Jazz analyst sizes up the team. And
the Fantasy Football Fanatics are gearing up for their
Christmas Finale -- see what they have to say on this
week's edition of Kickin' Aggie Sports. / Producer:
Brittany Nelson. Anchors: Ginger Warburton and Melanie
Haddock
ATV
News video for 11/27/06
We wrap up the Thanksgiving holiday with news of Black
Friday and celebrations over the weekend in Logan and
Preston, Idaho, to kick of the winter holidays. Also,
in sports, the football team had its last home game.
We have results of that game and how the basketball
team did at the Spectrum over the weekend. / Producer:
Brianna Mortensen. Associate Producer: Amanda Wouden.
Sports Producer: Justin Siebenhaar. News Anchors: Jennifer
Reese and Di Lewis. Sports Anchor: Justin Siebenhaar
ATV
News video for 11/20/06
Utah State celebrated campus diversity
last week--we have highlights of the activities. The
holidays are here! We have information to help keep
your holiday budget in check. Plus, we'll update you
on Aggie Basketball, hockey and all the weekend sports
action. / Producers: Kami Capener and Brianna Mortenson.
Hosts: Huu Tran, Matthew L. Glade and Julie Garcia.
Smithfield
works on putting more 'bite' into its dog and cat regulations
Anyone living in Smithfield who owns three
or more dogs, or five or more cats, will now have to
obtain a special kennel/cattery permit from the city.
/ By Tracy Lund
Nibley
council gets the low-down on city's wastewater system
With only two Nibley residents in attendance, the City
Council discussed the problems and strengths in the
town's water treatment system. / By Jacob Fullmer
Providence
hikes utility fees to cover storm-water department
With the creation of a storm water department, utility
bills may look a little different for Providence residents
when the new year rolls around. / By Dave Mehr
Hyde
Park joins movement to merge transit district
The City Council approved plans to merge
the CVTD and the LTD, Wednesday, continuing a four-city
trend in favor of the merge. / By Natalie Cook
Hyde
Park está de acuerdo con unir los distritos de
transito
Paradise
property owner's conditional-use permit still up in
the air
Approval for a conditional-use permit that allows a
caretaker to live in a separate dwelling on a resident's
property is still pending further research and discussion
by the Town Council. / By Rebekah Bradway
Cache
Rendezvous video for 11/16/06
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we have some
suggestions on what you can do to give back to those
who are less fortunate. We also have a look at Guitars
Unplugged, a sweet dessert in Aggie Kitchen and ways
you can keep your vehicle in tip-top shape. / Producer:
Marques Chavez. Associate Producer: Liz Livingston.
Hosts: Matthew L. Glade and Brianna Mortensen
USU
employee hit by car on campus released from hospital
with only minor injuries
A USU employee was taken by ambulance to Logan
Regional Hospital Thursday after being hit by a car
while crossing a street on campus. Pedestrian Elizabeth
Terrell was struck by a Honda 2000 CR-V driven by Olivia
Brough at the intersection of 700 N. 800 East at 3:23
p.m. Brough was making a left turn from 800 East to
go east on 700 North. / By
Rebekah Bradway
Tossing
turkeys benifits Cache Valley Food Pantry
Twenty pounds of turkey flew threw the rain
Saturday morning for a wild Turkey Toss that ended with
over 300 pounds in food donations to the Cache Valley
Food Pantry. Spencer Johnson, a senior majoring in finance
who organized the Turkey Toss, said the turnout was
great. / By Irene Gudmundson
Kickin'
Aggie Sports Show video for 11/15/06
Fans are pretty die-hard when it comes to basketball
here at Utah State. Get an insider's look on how to
become the ultimate Aggie fan. If you think it's too
cold outside to exercise, you are sorely mistaken! There
are excellent indoor alternatives to keep your heart
pumping and those extra winter pounds off. The Fantasy
boys of KASS are at it again -- this week their giving
their teams to us Chef-style. There's also new Jazz
analyst in town -- see who it is on this week's edition
of Kickin' Aggie Sports. / Producer: Julie Garcia.
Anchors: Brock Anderson and Kami Capener
ATV
News video for 11/13/06
Unconventional music (playing piano while
upside down!); the season of weight gain; and the Cache
Valley forecast are among the stories produced by the
students of the JCOM Newscast classes.
River
Heights P&Z holds on building permit, hears mayor's
concerns
A minor setback to Jon and Kristen Reams didn't keep
them from taking the next step on Tuesday in building
a home in River Heights. / By Clay Moffitt
Richmond
P&Z sets public hearing on ag land rezone
The Planning and Zoning Commission heard a formal proposal
from the Stewart Land Group to rezone 10 acres near
White Pine Middle School, Tuesday night. / By Jason
A. Givens
Providence
P&Z still grappling with rezoning issues
Many concerned citizens voiced their opinions and emotions
ran high for nearly three hours Wednesday, as the City
Planning Commission discussed items such as city codes
and rezoning. / By Dave Mehr
Nibley
P&Z settles lighting request with business
Emotions ran lower than anticipated between one Nibley
business owner and city government over the issue of
lighting Wednesday night. / By Jacob Fullmer
Pumpkin
Walk finishes another successful run in North Logan
The city's traditional Pumpkin Walk proved to be a fun
addition to the fall season in Cache Valley this year.
/ By Erin Wadsworth
Hyrum
may consider selling Elite Hall, mayor says
The hall, which hosts everything from family parties
to USU swing dances, took in about $5,000 in rental
fees but spent around three times that in "barebones
maintenance," said City Administrator D. Brent
Jensen. / By Ryan M. Monk
El
alcalde dice que la cuidad de Hyrum considera vender
el salón de baile Elite Hall
Paradise
council adopts guidelines for fire department
After about an hour of discussion and minimal changes,
the Town Council approved the Paradise Fire and Rescue
Department's new guidelines, to be adopted within the
department immediately. / By Rebekah Bradway
Los
representantes de Paradise aprueban nuevas pautas para
el departamento de bomberos
Child
care subsidy now available to USU student parents
Ann Austin, vice provost and professor in the department
of family, consumer, and human development at Utah State
University, recently received a grant to subsidize child
care for student parents attending USU.
Clooney
film on McCarthy, CBS relevant to journalists, ethics
today, professors say
On a night where they could have been cheering on the
men's basketball team in its opening exhibition game,
more than 50 students came out to learn about the way
journalism used to be. / By Brooke Barker
National & International
News
OPINION
Decades
that don't seem to die
You know you've seen it -- that person who just can't
seem to let go of the past. It happens daily and no
one knows why. It seems there a compulsive need for
some people to hang on to a certain decade--this is
one of life's great mysteries. / By Anjilee Harris
'Tehran
three-way' a diplomatic setback for America
Last week, while Bush administration insiders and confidants
huddled in conference to hash out plans for an exit
strategy in Iraq, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem
got on a plane and flew to Baghdad. / By Leon D'Souza
Good
riddance, Mr. Rumsfeld!
Donald Rumsfeld remained obstinate to the end. Even
in the throes of a decisive coup de grace, President
Bush's embattled secretary of defense -- the very avatar
of bluff and bluster -- chose to leave Americans with
a bit of his legendary arrogance. / By Leon D'Souza
¡El
adiós bueno al Sr. Rumsfeld!
Letter
to the Editor: Great effort lacking great production
SPORTS AND RECREATION
Water
bottles getting new scrutiny for chemical makeup
There's something in the water of your Nalgene bottle
-- or there could be, say some organizations including
the Sierra Club. / By Jenny Lund
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