Teresa Gutierrez is worried about

her friends.

It has been three days since the

7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked

the small island nation of Haiti on

Tuesday, and she hasn’t heard from

them yet. Although her friends were

in her home country, the Dominican

Republic, at the time, they had friends

and family back in Haiti.

“Today I hope to try and call them,”

she said.

No substantial damage has

been reported from the Dominican

Republic, even though it and Haiti

share the same island. The latter,

though, was f lattened. Gutierrez said

she thinks this discrepancy in damage

is due to the geographical differences

between Haiti and the Dominican

Republic. While the Dominican

Republic has many mountains and

lush foliage, Gutierrez said Haiti is

comparatively f lat and desolate.

Gutierrez said her biggest concern

comes from her knowledge of Haiti

before the earthquake. Before coming

to USU, Gutierrez was a teacher in the

Dominican Republic and would go

with groups of high school students

on class trips to Haiti. The experience

was a sobering one for all of them, she

said, with many students so affected

by the poverty they saw that they gave

the very shirt off their backs.

According to statistics from the

CIA, 80 percent of Haitians are at or

well below the poverty level. To com-

pare, the same statistics list the pov-

erty rate in the Dominican Republic

at 42 percent and 12 percent in the

U.S. Gutierrez said many of the houses

were made of nothing but mud walls

with dirt f loors, and people were often

so desperate for food that they ate

cakes of mud mixed with butter. Dirt

roads zigzag across the country, but

street signs are nowhere to be found,

she said, making getting lost a near

certainty. The only pavement she ever

saw in Haiti was a small strip outside

the president’s palace. However, the

Best-selling author

Victor Davis Hanson said

a trend he analyzed in his

studies of Western war that

can apply to the Iraq War is

the need to lower spending

in military operations and

development, in order to

keep modern comforts, and

spoke on similar patterns

he has recognized.

Hanson’s speech,

“National Defense and

Foreign Affairs: A History

of the West at War”, took

place Wednesday and was

the second speaker in a

three-part speaker series

hosted by the political sci-

ence department. Professor

Anthony Peacock of the

political science depart-

ment uses Hanson’s New

York Time’s best-selling

book “Carnage and Culture”

in his class as an introduc-

tion to Western warfare.

“It argues that the West

has a unique way of wager-

ing war,” Peacock said. “The

book helps me show the tra-

dition of the Western way of

war dating back to Ancient

Greece.”

Hanson is the Martin

and Illie Anderson Senior

Fellow in Residence in

Classics and Military

History for Stanford

University’s Hoover

Institution and has written

Students fear for loved ones in Haitian earthquake

By LISA CHRISTENSEN

staff writer

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STUDENTS CONGREGATE around The A on the Quad to

take a moment of silence for Martin Luther King Jr. and listen to

a member of Black Student Union sing “This Little Light of Mine”.

Joining the students on the Quad was Pastor France A. Davis, an

alumnus of the Tuskegee School. TYLER LARSON photos

By CATHERINE MEIDELL

assistant news editor

Author

analyzes

wars in

the West Students, community mem-

bers, faculty and staff congre-

gated on the Quad Wednesday

night, while shielding white

candles with gloved hands in

order to keep their flames lit

during a moment of silence for

Martin Luther King Jr.

USU’s Black Student Union

held a candlelight vigil at 5:30

p.m. in honor of Martin Luther

King Jr. and brought two key-

note speakers to educate the

audience on Martin Luther

King and the Civil Rights

Movement in connection

with Human Rights Day. The

first speaker was St. Joseph’s

College’s political science associ-

ate professor David E. Dixon

and second was pastor France

A. Davis, who marched with

King from Selma to the Capitol

building in Montgomery, Ala.

Davis shook the hands of

many USU football players,

who attended the event, which

began as the audience rose for

“The Black National Anthem”.

After Moises Diaz, director of

Multicultural Student Services,

introduced the speakers,

Dixon gave a speech highlight-

ing the key role women played

in the progression of the Civil

Rights Movement.

Dixon said, “It strikes me

that these women don’t have

much in common. What they

do have in common is they

handed down the Civil Rights

Movement to their children.”

He said one sure way to guar-

antee everyone has civil rights

in decades to come is to teach

young people King’s dream

of equality. The Civil Rights

Movement picked up speed

when women joined the cause,

Dixon said, because they had

a great influence on younger

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Utah officials urge limit on kids’ play SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Schools in parts of Utah kept students inside for sports and recess Tuesday after soaring pollution levels prompted state health warnings on driving and outdoor activity. Highland Park Elementary students with respiratory problems were kept inside for morning recess and no one was allowed outside for lunch recess, principal Sue Parker said.

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David Letterman, Jan. 12, 2010Top 10 Highlights of Sarah Palin’s First Day at FOX News.10. Ruined office floor by drilling for oil.9. Detached a retina from winking at the camera.8. Got confused, thought she signed with QVC.7. Pistol-whipped three guys who called her “Tina”.6. Released a statement saying she won’t follow Leno.5. At lunchtime, Todd picked her up driving snowmobile through lobby.4. Sad to learn there was no actual fox to hunt.3. Hosted a “Fire Dave” round-table2. Actually found a place with more white people than Alaska.1.Announced plans to run for president in 2010.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A woman suspected of being the mastermind behind a series of break-ins at the homes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan has been charged with felony bur-glary and receiv-ing stolen prop-erty. Rachel Lee, 19, was charged Wednesday. She joins five other young men and women charged with burglar-ies at the homes of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Ashley Tisdale, Megan Fox and Audrina Patridge.

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WACO, Texas (AP) – In the month before his wife died, a minister in Texas tried to buy a prescription sleeping aid online and conducted an Internet search for “overdose on sleeping pills,” computer experts testified Thursday in his murder trial. Neal Kersh, a computer forensics examiner, testi-fied that he examined data from Matt Baker’s church-owned laptop and was able to retrieve information from a computer server at a youth center where Baker worked. Baker’s computer went missing two months after Kari’s death. Kersh said Baker sent e-mails just before and after those 2006 Internet searches and site visits, indicating he—not anyone else—was at the computer looking at the pharmaceutical sites and online pharmacies. Baker is accused of killing his wife Kari, whose death initially was ruled a suicide. A near-empty bottle of over-the-counter sleeping pills and

typed suicide note were found by her body, and Baker said she had been depressed. A month before his wife’s death in April 2006, Baker looked at six Web sites on the same day and did a Google search using the words “over-dose on sleeping pills,” Kersh testified. Baker looked at a dozen more sites on three other days in March, and looked at 11 more just three days before her death, Kersh said. Mark E. Henry, the CEO of an online pharmacy, testified that Baker started to buy a 50-count bottle of the pre-scription sleep aid Ambien but stopped the order. Henry, who said he exam-ined records from his data-base to determine the activity from Baker’s computer, said numerous customers in 2006 stopped their orders because at the time, the company’s delivery could take 10 days and there was no way to track an order. Ambien was one of three drugs found in Kari Baker’s

body, but the amount in her system or when it was ingest-ed could not be determined because the autopsy was

performed three months after her death and her body had been embalmed, two doc-tors involved in her autopsy

testified earlier. The autopsy listed her death as undeter-mined.

Texas murder suspect searched ‘overdose’ online

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The remains of an Air Force pilot who went missing in action during the Vietnam War have been identified, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The ashes of Air Force Maj. Russell C. Goodman will be scattered in

Alaska, his family told Anchorage tele-vision station KTUU. The station said the family was cur-rently in Hawaii, where forensic experts identified Goodman from bone frag-ments. One of Goodman’s daughters,

Sue Stein, told the station the family learned about the identification a week after the death of their mother, June Stein, who always hoped for the return of her husband. “All these years we’ve wondered: Did he just crash and die and nobody cared?

But apparently somebody did care, so that is a good thing,” Stein said. Goodman, who was from Salt Lake City, will be honored this week at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The base is home to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team. When Goodman went missing, he was assigned to the Thunderbirds and was flying with the U.S. Navy on an exchange program. Goodman’s F-4B Phantom took off from the USS Enterprise and was struck by enemy anti-aircraft fire on Feb. 20, 1967. The plane was on a bombing mis-sion against a railroad yard in Thanh Hoa Province in North Vietnam. Another man in the plane, Navy Lt. Gary L. Thornton, was able to eject at 250 feet above ground. He survived and was held captive until his release in 1973. Goodman did not escape the plane. Search-and-rescue efforts for him were limited because of heavy anti-air-craft and automatic weapons fire near the crash site, the Defense Department said. Joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command conducted two investiga-tions and excavations at the crash site between 1993 and 2008. The efforts recovered human remains and aircraft debris that matched what the men were flying. The remains were identified as Goodman’s using circumstantial evi-dence and forensic identification tools, including mitochondrial DNA that matched two of Goodman’s maternal relatives.

Defense Dept: Remains of Utah pilot identified

FORMER BAPTIST MINISTER Matt Baker, accused of drugging and suffocating his wife Kari, is shown in a video during his trial inside Judge Ralph Strother’s 19th District courtroom, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Waco, Texas. Baker’s wife 2006 death was initially ruled a suicide. If con-victed, Baker could face life in prison. AP photo

Russ Goodman, second from right, salutes the casket of his father Maj. Russell C. Goodman during a funeral service at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 14. Goodman, an Air Force pilot, was shot down during a bombing mission in Vietnam in 1967. AP photo

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building was leveled in the quake, as well as the President Rene Preval’s personal home, leaving even the leader of the impoverished nation homeless. A place to live is last on the mind of the president, though, superseded by concerns of his people. “I have plenty of time to look for a bed,” he said in an interview with CNN Wednesday, “but now I am working on how to rescue the people. “Sleeping is not the problem.” But while the president works to help his people, Gutierrez said she fears for his safety. If he were injured or killed, she said she fears the country would sink into further desperation. Still, he has plenty of work to do. Although there are no solid numbers at this time, estimations of the body count range anywhere to several thousand to a half mil-lion. The wounded far outnumber that, and access to hospitals and supplies are scarce. Even before the disaster, Gutierrez said hospital quality in Haiti was low, and those who could afford it would come to the Dominican Republic for care. Those who couldn’t afford it and were forced to go to Haitian hospi-tals, she said, had little chance of getting well. Since the earthquake, despite aid from diverse organiza-tions, the need for medical help and supplies exceeds the availabil-ity. Tye Smith, sophomore in inter-national studies, said he hopes to help increase availability to people in areas heavily affected by the quake. “I’ve been trying to figure out what I could do, because I needed to do something,” he said. Two of his aunts have adopted children from a Haitian orphanage. One of his aunts, Mandy McBride, and her adopted daughter are still in Haiti, Smith said, but were fortu-nately unhurt, except for a broken ankle. The orphanage Foyer de Zion, located in Pétion-ville, a village about four miles south of Port-au-Prince and its sister orphanage, Ruuska Village, which also has a small clinic, nearby were damaged by the earthquake but to a lesser degree than many buildings in the area. Walls have crumbled, roofs have caved in and supplies have been damaged, but the orphan-ages are still opening their doors to those needing assistance, even

as their own tenants are sleeping under the stars. Supplies, though, are dwindling. Smith said he and his other aunt, Angie Rasmussen, are trying to raise money to purchase more supplies. He said if supplies were simply sent to the country, they would likely be distributed among the higher classes and not reach those who really needed them. If people give them to the orphan-age, the donations would be given directly to the people who have sought refuge at the orphanage. He said he understands stu-dents are strapped for cash, but he stressed that just a little bit from each person can add up to a huge difference for people who literally have nothing. “In a country where people sur-vive on fewer than 10 cents a day,” he said, “just a dollar from each student would be incredible.” An account has been set up at Zions Bank in his aunt’s name, but the account can be accessed by looking up his name, as well. Smith said he has also been asking pro-fessors of larger classes to ask for donations. He said by donating to this fund, students can better know

where and how their donation is helping. Just a dollar, he said, can buy a lot of rice or medical sup-plies. “It’s a good way that Utah State can help out,” he said. Smith and his aunt hopes to take the supplies in person to the orphanage as soon as the island is accessible, but, if not, will send them to the founder of the orphan-age, Barbara Walker. More infor-mation about the orphanage can be found at reachouttohaiti.com. Gutierrez, too, is anxious to help. She said she asked her chil-dren what they thought their fam-ily should do to help, and the chil-dren offered the entire contents of their piggy banks to send. She said she and her husband plan on send-ing whatever money they can spare. She acknowledged that “every country has its own troubles,” but said she hoped the magnitude of

the disaster would prompt nations to work together to rebuild Haiti. “We just need to cooperate more,” she said. Speaking about the earthquake and the damage to Haiti is an emotional subject for Gutierrez. She said although Haiti had so little before the earthquake and has even less now, it is a nation of promise. The people are smart, she said, often able to speak not only the official Creole and French, but Spanish and English as well, despite only about half the popula-tion being able to read. “I think if they have the oppor-tunity, they could become a very good country fast,” she said. Giving them that opportunity, though, even amid this disaster, she said, is the important thing. – lisa.m.christensen@aggiemail.usu.

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Scholar presents Korean culture Dr. Dong-Ik Chang, a visiting scholar at USU, will present “Seo Nan Dang (Tutelary Shrine), a Clue to Understand Korean Culture” at the Asian Language Division’s Roundtable Forum. The presentation will be host-ed at 4 p.m., Tueseday, Jan. 19, in the Merrill-Cazier Library Auditorium. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. Chang is an associate professor in the department of ethics educa-tion at Kongju National University of Education in Korea. During his pre-senation, he will talk about etymology and the origin of Seo Nang, and how Seo Nang has effected overall Korean culture. The forum is presented through the department of languages, philosophy and speech communication at USU.

Museum brings back Mesoamerica

USU prof. to host weekly radio show “Radio Cosmopolis: Music Without Borders” is a brand new weekly pro-gram hosted by Shane Graham, USU professor. It explores the musical traditions of a world in constant migration and transformation – where those tradi-tions come from and what happens when they intersect with others and become something new. Some episodes explore a particular region, theme or musical style while others roam the planet. On a given program, listeners might hear afro-beat, gypsy punk, reggae, bhangra, Senegalese rap, Thai funk, Cuban jazz, Celtic electronica, tango, Bollywood, dubstep, trance and more. Those interested should tune in every Friday night at 9 p.m. and join the adventures among the hybrid musical offspring of globalization.

A popular event, the Mesoamerican Marketplace, returns Saturday, Jan. 16, to Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology. The activities are part of the “Saturdays at the Museum” series. Museum guests will learn about the Aztec, Incan and Mayan cul-tures of Central and South America through a variety of activities. Visitors may choose to participate in the Mesoamerican marketplace which showcases crafts and food from the ancient civilizations. “This event has been extremely popular in past years,” said program coordinator Allyson Martin. “Visitors can try New World food tasting or cre-ate Aztec feather fans, Incan jewelry and Mayan hieroglyphics. Our activi-ties will last throughout the day so any-one can come from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.” Funding for Saturday events is pro-vided by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. More information about the IMLS is avail-able online. The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south tur-ret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building. For more information on this event, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum Web site.

The Edith Bowen Laboratory School, located on the campus of Utah State University, holds its annual open kindergarten application period now through Feb. 19, 2010. As set forth in the admission policy, a lottery drawing to fill available open-ings will be held as needed in March. Parents interested in having their child(ren) attend kindergarten at EBLS during the 2010/2011 school year may apply by contacting the school at (435) 797-3085 to request an application. Applications are also available online.

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RUUSKA VILLAGE ORPHANAGE in Haiti was one of many buildings that was badly damaged by the earthquake.

Though these orphanages are in bad condition, their doors are open to all those in need. USU student Tye Smith and his

family members are organizing ways to donate money and supplies to these institutions. Photo courtesy of www.reachoutto-

haiti.com

The summer 2009 construc-tion project for the 62,000-square-foot College of Education and Human Services building, located north of the Education Building where the tennis courts were previously located, is expected to reach completion during fall. “The facilities for those departments are limited where they are now,” said Darrell Hart, associate vice president for facilities. “They are scattered, and they just don’t have enough space.” Funded entirely by private donations from two separate Eccles Foundations, the $17-million project is about 35 percent complete. Spindler Construction, a local firm, is overseeing the project, which was designed by architect Bob Jacoby. Hart said the planning pro-cess has been “fairly lengthy,” because it started as two sepa-rate projects. One project, a child care cen-ter to replace the one on campus above the heating plant, was considering a site on 800 East that turned out to be too wet, Hart said. Officials on that project and one for a research center decided to combine the two to reduce costs. “Our donors liked that site where the tennis courts used to be,” Hart said,” and the courts need-ed to be replaced anyway. They were in bad condi-tion.” The tennis courts were moved to an open lot across the street to the west of the Nutrition and Food Science Building, leaving the space available for construction. According to an information sheet provided by

project manager Tom Graham, the new building will allow for a new grass area that will become a play area for Edith Bowen Lab School and bring a sense of cohesion to the new and old education buildings. The new building will consist of a one-level front portion, which will house classrooms and a child care wing, as well as a three-story back portion that will consist mainly of office and lab space for researchers studying hearing impairment. Special features in the building will include the newest technology in sound-dampening and air-flow engineering to keep a quiet workspace that is “not inhibited by unnecessary sound,” Hart said.

Features like those will be helpful for researchers from the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management and the Child Language and Disorders Clinic, the Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education Center and the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Center for Early Care and Education. But they will be essential for the hearing-impaired chil-dren at the new “Sound Beginnings Preschool”. Hart said research in hearing impairment is moving away from sign-ing and more toward ocular implants, and the facility is designed to accommodate the needs of everyone involved. “It’s going to be a really cool project,” Hart said, “and we’re excited about the opportunity to build something with so many special features. The architecture is going to be awesome and we look forward to seeing it go up.”

The building will open as soon as construction is completed and residents are moved in and setup, likely for this fall. The building that currently hold the child care home will be taken down after the move and the space will be returned to the energy plant, in case it wants to expand, which is what the building was originally intended for, Hart said. There is a conceptual model of the new building in the existing Education Building’s main hall. “It should be fun to look at when it’s done,” Hart said. “And the new main corridor is designed for kids to enjoy.”

– chelsey.gensel@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Education building 35 percent complete

THE EDUCATION BUILDING is designated for completion fall of 2010. The project is estimated

to cost $17 million and takes place of the old tennis courts near the Education Building. The building will

be used for classes, offices, lab space and child care center. ANI MIRZAKHANYAN photo

By CHELSEY GENSEL

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other novels, including “The Western Way of War” and “A War Like No Other”. Hanson said he began writing “Carnage and Culture” after noticing the centuries of success the West had in war. However, this pattern was not explicable when considering the generals’ brilliance, natural resources and luck, he said, which is why he wanted to uncover the reason why Western militaries have a high success rate. Hanson said because the West has more societal freedom than the East, soldiers are able to feel they are a “stake” for their coun-try. On the other side of the world, soldiers are forced into battle, he said. In his speech, Hanson said there are ways countries can evaluate Western power – some of these ways being parasitism and antiwar movements because they are recurring factors in mitigating militial power. He said perhaps one of the most important themes he has uncovered is that the essence of human nature does not change in the West. One hour an Army major could be e-mail-ing his daughter about piano lessons and the next he gets shot down in an apache helicop-ter, Hanson said. “A life is a life, it’s a tragedy. Is it really worth it to lose this Army major?” he said, speaking to an auditorium of students, many in military uniform. He said the West can be a greater target because of its morals and feeling of tragedy when a single life is taken by war, however, this can be weakening. Eastern countries deal differently with war and a life sacrificed for war is not considered devastating which gives them power, Hanson said. “The most defining element of war in the West is technology,” Hanson said. He said he believes every type of weaponry

made for Western warfare is produced from monopolies. Hanson said if any country has intentions to fight the U.S., it should form an alliance with a Western arms country. When speaking on the Iraq War, Hanson said the U.S. is f ighting an enemy living in a different century. He said one step to winning the war is to “quietly kill a bunch of terrorists without saying we’re doing it.” The other steps include letting Iraq keep its government system and slowly introduce its population to Western lifestyle, Hanson said. The U.S. feels it can transform the Iraqi people into Westerners overnight and is very impatient with the process of changing “hearts and minds,” he said. “Afghanistan, Iraq, the war on terror – these are all just emblems of larger issues that arise when a postmodern West often comes into contact with premodern adversaries, and ref lects much of the contradictions of global-ization in general,” Hanson said. The current military system is one of absolutes and is self-elected, he said. “The military’s role is to not let down their guard. You are 19th century people in a 20th century world and thank God for that,” said Hanson, who directed the comment to the military personnel in the audience. A small amount of the U.S. military’s cur-rent challenges differ from challenges faced in the West 2,500 years ago, he said. Hanson said he hopes students take away the idea that attitude toward war should be based on long-term issues rather than contemporary.

– catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu.edu

generations. He listed many influential women in human rights activism from vari-ous ethnicities. Some of the listed included Edith Spurlock, the first African-American female judge; Della Sullins, an activist in the Tuskegee School integration and Mary McLeode Bethune, who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Davis spoke next, revealing the four things King told him were necessary in achieving excellence and his experience marching to the front of the Capitol build-ing in Montgomery alongside King. Davis said King looked like an ordinary man from the outside, but “when he opened his mouth, he was a man of greatness.” Davis said he first met King in an inter-view for an article he wrote, while attend-ing the Tuskegee School. They later met again when King was invited to march to Montgomery after students and citizens from the area were not allowed to vote, Davis said. The students and citizens

wanted to bring the attention of racist acts to the nation, and in front of Montgomery’s Capitol building, King executed one of his greatest speeches, Davis said. Davis said he would advise students to follow the four steps King told him to live by in order to achieve excellence. “The first is to prepare as if everything depends upon you,” Davis said. He said the second step was to wait for the “ground to swell,” or in other words, wait for people to accept leadership for a particular issue. “Then you must have a vision that you can communicate to the people – Dr. King said he had a dream, but he had a vision,” Davis said. “Then be the best of whatever you are.” Shannon Stevenson, Black Student Union secretary, said Human Rights Day provokes the realization that racism still exists and there is still work to be done concerning civil rights. She said the fact

the U.S. is led by a black president does not mean there is equality throughout the nation. “This celebration means my freedom. My freedom gives me the opportunity to go to school at USU,” said Jo Beyene, Black Student Union vice president. A teacher at Edith Bown Elementary, Marianne Christian, brought her daughter to the vigil and reviewed with her the four steps to achieve excellence, while walking to the Quad with candles in hand. She said the yearly celebration of civil rights is a commitment to move forward in perfect-ing human equality, but there is a load of work needed to achieve a nation without prejudices. In conclusion to his speech, Davis said, “Be what you ain’t, ‘cause you ain’t what you is. If you ain’t what you is, then you is what you ain’t.”

– catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu.edu

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The smell of empanadas waft through the air and ambient voices converse in eloquent Spanish. Children are mingling off to the side of a large dining room, while the adults laugh and enjoy the signature food and mate after a big family dinner. Although not all of the guests are necessarily family by techni-cal terms, they behave and feel like family in this social setting. Fernando Leonhardt, owner of La Ranchera, and Oscar Romero, a Cache Valley dental technician, picked up guitars and began to play. The evening progressed and the lights were dimmed. The family began to circle around them: the band is formed. This is how Leonhardt and Romero tell the story of how they started Los Rasquetis, an Argentinean Rock Nacional band, nearly two years ago. The story could be only a joke, but they will never tell. The original band was started two years ago, but the band as it is today has only been playing together since June. Los Rasquetis now consists of three main members – Leonhardt, Romero, Francisco Herrero, senior in exercise science – and is soon debuting a new guitarist. Los Rasquetis plays at ven-ues and functions throughout Cache Valley, averaging a show every week. Los Rasquetis played last semester in the Sunburst Lounge for Diversity Week, drawing a large group. The band plays with a different motive than most bands. “We just want to play for experience right now. We aren’t try-ing to be on the cover of “Rolling Stone” or anything like that,” Herrero said. “We play because we all love Rock Nacional. I grew up listening to Rock Nacional and Tango.” The Argentinean population in Cache Valley is small, but devoted to its roots. About five families are spread throughout the valley, according to Francisco. The America lifestyle is a different from their culture. The things that are emphasized in the Argentinean culture are oft overlooked and are actively fading in American culture. Family is extremely important in Argentina. “You never hear an Argentinean complain about having to go to dinner with the in-laws,” said Jimena Herrero, Francisco’s sister. The time spent with family is relished and looked forward to. Even time constraints do not directly translate: being 15 minutes late for an appointment is being punctual for an Argentinean. This may seem strange and inefficient to the

drive-through Starbucks-ridden U.S. citizen but they would be missing the point entirely. The members of this Hispanic culture values time spent hav-ing a conversation, enjoying coffee in the morning or helping a friend in need. They value their quality of life more than being on time to a job that will still be there when they are ready to arrive. Because of the cultural differences, life in Cache Valley can leave an Argentinean very homesick. “You get really homesick,” Jimena said. “We don’t have as much of the food, culture or as many people here as other Hispanic cultures. It’s been really nice to hear something that’s from home. Anytime they play it brings back good memories. It’s nice to have a little piece of home here.” Tango is played on Florida Street on every corner. The Rock Nacional genre is specific to Argentina and has produced some of the most accomplished musicians in Hispanic culture. It is widely considered the most prolific genre of Spanish rock music, which was inf luenced by the British Invasion and punk bands. It is widely listened to and it is a cultural enigma. The music that Los Rasquetis play is largely Rock Nacional and pulls together the small population of this different culture. John Lennon said, “Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.” This music and band has brought a facet of Argentinean life back to the small community. Everyone, from the fan base to the band playing the music, is part of the experience. Something as simple as music has pulled these few families together. To put things in perspective, imagine living in a foreign country where you don’t hear any of your favorite songs played at social functions. Imagine reading everything in a different language. Imagine knowing only a few people who speak your dialect and enjoy the same leisure activities. Even the things you take for granted are missing like never being able to find a basketball game on television or eating your favorite comfort food. Small pleasures such as these are part of what makes home feel like home. There are other reasons the band enjoys playing Rock Nacional for the local community. “I like it cause it helps to break the stereotype that all Latinos listen to reggaeton and salsa,” Francisco said.

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Argentinian Rock Nacional has produced some of the most

accomplished musicians in Hispanic culture. Argentineans living in

Cache Valley may be few in number, but they remain devoted to

their roots. STATESMAN photo illustration

Los Rasquetis keeps Argentinean culture alive

-See BAND, page 7

By Cody Littlewood

staff writer

By Patrick Oden

editor in chief

-See REVEREND, page 7

The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, has been sling-ing his version of rock ‘n’ roll for two decades now. Some call it Rockabilly, some call it Psychobilly and some call it Punkabilly, and depending on the track, they all seem to make sense. Pulling from the inf luences of rockers like Elvis Presley, country greats like Johnny Cash and the surf and hot rod tunes of The Beach Boys, Rockabilly artist like the Reverend have been growing in popularity. While still very much a subculture genre, Rockabilly has come a long way since Sha-Na-Na came on the scene in the ’70s. With “Stray Cat Strut” hitting No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982, Brian Setzer led the Stray Cats and rocka-billy music into the mainstream. While the genre’s widespread popularity waned quickly, a counter-culture movement was underway. Fueled by a nostalgia for the ’50s lifestyle and a love of hot rods, there are no fewer than three nationally circulated magazines dedicated to the culture and with the current col-lector status of classic Detroit iron and vinyl sofas, the music’s following grows. Rockabilly, which derives its name from a combination of rock ‘n’ roll and hillbilly, has produced many top-notch com-bos, but few if any with the staying power of The Reverend Horton Heat. Playing his classic Gretsch guitar, accompanied by Jim “Jimbo” Wallace on a f lamed, stand-up bass and Paul Simmons

on drums, the Rev has released 10 full-length CDs and two greatest hits collections. Still playing 120 gigs a year, The Reverend Horton Heat would most likely be known by the masses for his song “Psychobilly Freakout”, which was fea-tured on “Guitar Hero 2”. Even though the band is averaging a show every three nights, the Reverend says it seems easy. “ I think we did 275 dates in one year,” the Reverend said. “Back in those days, we would just drive ourselves around in the van every day. “I love playing music, that’s really the short answer, and it’s my art form. I don’t really con-sider being a recording artist to be an art form, it’s more like just being in the advertising busi-ness.” Despite an affinity for the larger theaters and ballrooms, such as the Fillmore in San Francisco, which he has filled to capacity, the Reverend makes Salt

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“The Hunger Games”, by Suzanne Collins, has been recommended to me everywhere, from bookstores to blogs to teachers to friends and family (including both moth-er and sister). This widespread hoopla and nothing but great reviews made me wary and con-vinced me it was just another “Twilight” phenomenon. In the tradition of the stub-born streak that keeps me from reading whatever is popular as long as I can put it off, I ignored it. That lasted a little more than a year, from right after it was pub-lished until last weekend. Having resolved to read it a couple of months ago – when I had time – I put it on a list and left it there. Then I visited my parents’ house and found it sitting on the kitchen counter. My mom had borrowed it from a co-worker and had to return it the following day. I thought, well, I’m a fast reader, and if I don’t finish it, that’s OK. I’ll know that it was over-hyped, and I didn’t want to read it anyway. I should have known better. I devoured it, pun intended, in about four hours. I sat down at the table to have something to read and finished around 2 a.m when I realized I had work at 7:30 in the morning – the first day of the semester. But, I maintain it was worth it. Set in some distant future, “The Hunger Games” is part-dystopia, part-epic and partly pure fun – a young, adventurous flight through social commentary, rebellion and family ties, with just a hint of romance. Or is there? Without giving too much away – because it is great reading material – the story follows 16-year-old Katniss in her almost Orwellian slum life, and then to the Capitol, where she is to participate in a traditional deathmatch

between youths from all the areas surround-ing the Capitol. “The Hunger Games” are meant to remind citizens, after a long and

bloody war, that they are not in charge, that the Capitol can take their remaining freedoms, their livelihoods or their children – at any time. What makes it great read-ing for teens, students and the middle-aged is that it is writ-ten simplistically, which makes it easy to follow and hard to dislike. The characters are well-developed without too much

narrative outside the thoughts of the main character. The story is stunningly imaginative and the numerous twists even more so. There are a few elements of the story as it unfolds that were not, at first, entirely believ-able, but if you are willing to suspend disbelief and imagine the existence of the world as it is written, those outlandish elements seem star-tling, disturbing and entirely real, which adds to the feeling Collins is trying to create – that something is wrong here beyond the obvious. It isn’t just a story about who will survive the Hunger Games – that would make a great piece of juvenile fiction on its own. It is about why the games exist at all, and whether it is just and whether there is anything to be done about it.I’d have liked more information about what caused the war that ended with the initiation of the Hunger Games, but that seems a minor flaw that likely as not will be fixed with the sequel, “Catching Fire”, which is out now, and the third in the series, which will be released later this year.

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Grade B

“The Hunger Games”

Book Review

Chelsey

Gensel

Reading to satisfy hunger Let’s be out with it. Science fiction movies, by and large, are absolutely awful. I am aware of the crushing e m o t i o n a l blow this s t a t e m e n t deals to the pointy-eared among you. Acceptance, however, is the first step toward recov-ery. Don’t yet fall upon your own l ight sabers . There may be hope for sci-fi, and it may be closer than you think. Let’s open our hearts and let the heal-ing begin. “Moon” premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and was released last week on DVD. To those of you who are unimpressed with most sci-fi offerings, don’t write this one off. Much like Steven Soderbergh’s “Solaris”, “Moon” uses the genre only as a context for a complex and satisfying drama. In the not-too-distant future, it seems Earth’s pop-ulation has finally solved the energy crisis. The long-sought solution is a sub-stance called Helium 3, which is harvested from rocks on the surface of the moon. Sam Bell (Sam Rockwood) works for Lunar Industries, the company responsible for the god-sent utility. Sam is nearing the end of his three-year contract with Lunar, dur-ing which he has been the sole human inhabitant of a Helium 3 collection facil-ity. Apart from some potted

plants, for which he exhib-its almost parental con-cern, Sam’s only compan-

ion has been Gerty (Kevin Spacey), the facility’s arti-ficial intel-ligence pro-gram (and an u n a b a s h e d tribute to HAL of K u b r i c k ’ s “2001”). A l t h o u g h the mental and emotion-al strain are b e c o m i n g increasingly a p p a r e n t , Sam is keep-

ing busy, diligently perform-ing his duties and counting down the days until he can return to his wife and young daughter. Early in the film, Sam embarks onto the lunar sur-face to col-lect a load of Helium 3, and as so often happens in the world of cine-ma, everything goes awry. Sam awakes in the infirmary under Gerty’s care and eventually returns to the site of the awry ... um ... -ness, where he discovers an unconscious Sam Bell. You read that right. This strange anomaly at first seems noth-ing but a product of Sam’s isolated psyche, but as each Sam confronts his counter-part, much more frighten-ing possibilities surface. We, the audience, are now

tasked with unraveling the mystery. The premise reeks of “Twilight Zone”, but there is enough novelty and mis-direction to keep the view-er invested. What makes “Moon” superb, rather than just competent, is the cap-tivating performance of Rockwell. We feel deeply for the character(s) he cre-ated. Rockwell is on screen for virtually the entire film, but he is so dynamic that we are fascinated through-out. Apart from the intrinsic excellence of vivid charac-terization, the performance supports and enriches the premise. Each iteration of Sam is unique, but not unbe-lievably disparate. Ergo,

R o c k w e l l ’ s performances lend them-selves to mul-tiple interpre-tations of the film. Each Sam could be a separate enti-ty, but could just as easily be projections of a strained mind. In a genre often maligned for a lack of depth, “Moon” excels. Sure, it has a number of sci-fi tropes, but it’s focus

on thoughtful characteriza-tion and subtle storytelling that makes for a challenging and emotional experience, regardless of your inter-est in futuristic trappings. “Moon” is proof that there’s still some life to be found in sci-fi. In this case, though, it happens to be definitively extraterrestrial.– be.ro@aggiemail.usu.edu

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“Moon”

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I was biding my time on a Southwest airplane, inwardly contemplating a com-plimentary beverage, mindlessly thumb-

ing through a “SkyMall” magazine, when, all of a sudden, a particularly farcical item caught my eye. I read the description and nearly died due to convolutions of absurd giggles. “SkyMall” is an airline catalog that attempts to tempt consumers with outra-geously priced items of minimal value. It tries to convince readers that they abso-lutely cannot live a full life without purchas-ing the items being advertised. Lives are promised to never be the same again after trying a novelty patent. It is pure hilarity. I wonder who in their right mind would stoop to buying such glorified junk. I mean, someone out there has got to be buying stuff from “SkyMall” or, at least I assume, it would cease to exist, especially in these hard economic times. Anyway. The startling item that captured my attention this fine afternoon was an “ultrasonic barking dog deterrent” that was “disguised as a birdhouse.” Wow. I had to read on. And, I quote, “when a dog barks in range of the birdhouse, (the birdhouse) emits a harmless ultrasonic tone inaudible to humans that startles the animal into silence.” Picture this: A ticketed passenger, seeing the aforementioned item, itches to own the convenient gadget because it reminds him of his neighbor’s infernally loud dog. Our hypothetical gentleman orders the previ-ously-unknown necessity, and, after weeks of anticipation, when he receives the won-der, he whistles to himself skittishly as he nonchalantly hangs the “birdhouse” onto a branch that hovers over the offending dog house, worrying all the while that his neigh-bors will see through his disgusting guise. Then the moment of truth. The dog, clearing his throat for a nightly barrage of bark, suddenly hears a high-pitched beep and is instantly “startled into silence.” His eyes gaze off into the dis-tance. His toothy jaw stunned, as he whim-pers pitifully and struggles to accept the fact that his bark cannot dare compete with this new and mysteriously startling tone. His owners, sensing an onset of depression, take him to a local psychiatrist to unravel his internal inadequacies. And yes. This all crossed my mind in the airplane. The next product that caught my eye is advertised with a particularly loaded ques-tion: “What’s a Pant/Heel pant leg wed-gie?” Oh my dear holy smokes, my whole life I have wanted to know the answer to this question. And, phew, the definition to a Pant/Heel wedgie is supplied: “It’s that annoying occurrence when the bottom of your pants creeps under your heel when you’re wearing open-back shoes.” Oh my

dear holy smokes, don’t you get so annoyed when that happens? And of course, if the concept is still not yet clear, a photograph of a foot model sporting a Pant/Heel leg wedgie, depicted in full color, should do the trick. The purpose of this educationally descriptive blip is to glorify a plastic stick that innovatively, magically and wondrously prevents a Pant/Heel leg wedgie from occurring. I searched the item on Google to further try to understand how it works, only to find a Web page full of contrived testimonials of the product. Oh my dear holy smokes. Flip, flip, flip. Wow. “SkyMall” Wonder No. 3: This specific item has a noble purpose. A convenient one too. As advertised, it can even be used while you sit at your computer It is a foot-frying-UV-ray-blasting lamp that tans whiter-than-ghost feet into footsies of brawny bronze. Its lead: “If you always feel like people are gawking at your white feet and the unsightly tan lines around your ankles ...” First of all, “unsightly” isn’t generally used in post-Victorian speech, making the whole scenario a bit too ridiculous for my culti-vated taste. It reminds me of other dated words such as “besotted” and “swoon.” Oh fair maiden with translucent ankles, for shame. And second of all, the connotations of “gawk” are simply outrageous. Gawking is not staring. Gawking is full-blown, intent-ly-laden, overly-attentive, vision scouring of something incredulous. I do not think anyone on our planet would be heartless enough to gawk at a person with sun-chal-lenged feet. Third of all, I would much rather see a untanned foot than melanoma. And ultimately, I think “SkyMall” should be appreciated for its comic value, but never actually used for its intended pur-pose of provocative purchase. M e l i s s a

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Rock Nacional has many subgenres and is used to describe almost any Argentinean music during this day in age. Rock Nacional, along with Tango and folklore, is an impor-tant aspect of the culture and is listened to by every age group. Los Rasquetis is working to not only play cover songs of popular Rock Nacional bands, but also to write songs of its own. Francisco said, “Our goal right now is to just have enough of our own material to record an album.” The humble mind-set the band members hold has been successful. They have achieved every goal thus far and are recorded their first album of cover songs in December. The band is set to debut its first album this summer and is headlining a show at local venue Why Sound, March 5. Los Rasquetis has played at the local coun-try club for an event, USU, Why Sound, restau-rants and other functions exposing different types of people to its music. “We’re not really picky about where we play. We’ll play wher-ever we get asked to,” Francisco said. Feeling at home in a strange place can be harder than it sounds, but music never loses the ability to alter the mind. “Music is my reli-gion,” said the great Jimi Hendrix. In this con-text provided by Hendrix, being able to wor-ship in your native tongue and be preached to by a countryman is definitely comfort so far away from home. Although diversity will always remain and minorities will always exist, there are cultures that strive to educate their neighbors and hold on to their cultural differences. Los Rasquetis

embraces its history and heritage by celebrat-ing it through music. The band members hold true to their roots and smile the entire time as their notes and beats bleed through the speak-ers. Los Rasquetis shows great promise of cultural progression for this valley and good times for a small community.

– cody.littlewood@aggiemail.usu.edu

Band: Group working on new songs -continued from page 5

Reverend: Something for everyone -continued from page 5

LOS RASQUETIS’ BASSIST Francisco

Herrero plays a show at Logan Golf and Country

Club. The band has played at a number of venues

around the valley, including USU and Why Sound.

Photo courtesy of LOS RASQUETIS

Lake City a regular stop on his never-ending tour, most recently on Jan. 3, when he played to a sold-out crowd. As is the Reverend’s style, he played a set list of favorites, as well as a few songs from his recently released “Laughing and Crying”. Ever conscious of his crowd, the Rev said, “At the end of the day, it’s about entertainment.” Is he ever entertaining. Standing atop the giant, prone bass, which Jimbo was still slapping with furry, the Rev made the strings on the old hollow body Gretsch scream in ecstasy. The crowd at The Depot was standing room and the environ-ment was that of a tattoo laden, pompadou-rian sing-a-long. Playing staples such as “Where in the Hell did You go With My Toothbrush”, “400 bucks” and “The Reverend Horton Heat’s Big Blue Car”, and a couple of Christmas tunes to seal the season, for those who are in annual atten-dance for the show, the real fun was in hearing something new. In unison, everyone’s arms went up, biceps parallel with the ground and fingers pointed toward the ceiling when the Rev began to play “Ain’t no Saguaro in Texas”, mimicking the branches of the stereotypical cactus, which the Reverend felt compelled to explain in song, doesn’t grow anywhere in Texas after all. A delightfully funny tune from “Laughing and Crying” followed. Written by Jimbo, “Please Don’t Take the Baby to the Liquor Store” is a man’s plea to his baby’s mother to leave the child at home while she goes shop-ping, after all, “It’s not that kind of bottle he’s crying for.”

Among the other tracks on the new release played by the Rev at the Salt Lake show, “Death Metal Guys” may not have been the most well received tune of the evening, but everyone in the house must have already consumed “Laughing and Crying” with vigor. When the opening chords of “Drinkin‘ and Smokin‘ Cigarettes” rang out, it was obvious to his fans that for the Reverend, the more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s a good thing. His fans’ appreciation of his unique style doesn’t escape the Rev, who said he had con-sidered recording a country album in the tone of Hank Williams Sr., but decided that his fans’ palates would not tolerate such an abrupt departure from his customary style. “It seemed like the tongue-in-cheek kind of songs seemed to be … more popular,” the Reverend said. “At the end of the day, some-thing that makes (fans) laugh is probably more entertaining than something that makes them go, ‘Hmm.’” If you’re a fan of rock ‘n’ roll, it’s hard to go wrong with The Reverend Horton Heat. He truly has something for everyone. He’ll make your toes tap, he’ll make you want to rev the motor on a Galaxies 500, and on occasion, he’ll make you think. It really doesn’t get much better than seeing a man who truly loves what he does. and does it so well, doing it for you. As he closed his set the Rev thanked his fans for their attendance and uttered the words that made the room rejoice, “We’ll see you later this year.”

– patrick.oden@aggiemail.usu.edu

THE REVERAND HORTON HEAT and “Jimbo” Wallace play a show at the Depot in Salt Lake

City Jan 3. The group averages a gig every three nights and The Reverand’s song “Psychobilly Freakout”

was featured on Guitar Hero 2. PATRICK ODEN photo

USU’s women’s basketball team came into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum with a perfect 2-0 confer-ence record Wednesday night, with high hopes of extending its six-game winning streak to seven. University of Nevada’s Wolf Pack, also sporting a 2-0 conference record, came to Logan to play the Ags with a chance for one of the teams to gain an advantage over the other early in the Western Athletic Conference schedule. Nevada entered the Spectrum coming off back-to-back wins against San Jose State and Boise State, after a disappoint stretch prior to the start of WAC play where the Wolf Pack suffered losses in six of their previous seven games. Utah State also entered the game after defeating San Jose State and a WAC opening road victory over preseason media poll favorite Louisiana Tech. With both teams starting their conference season undefeated and on winning streaks, this game had the potential to be a thriller. Neither team disappointed, but the Aggies played catchup from midway through the first half until the end of the game. Utah State gave the extremely athletic Nevada team a good fight throughout the contest, but fell short in the end, 69-58. Utah State center Lydia Whitehead and Nevada guard Johnna Ward were their team’s leading scorers putting in 13 and 18, respectively. The Aggies had a tough time keeping Ward quiet, as she scored all of her 18 points in the first half alone, where she went 6-11 from the field along with 4-6 from behind the arc, but was held scoreless for the entire second half. “We knew from jump that she was a shooter,” Aggie guard Amber White said. “We knew she was deep, so we had to give her a lot of proximity. Next time we have to stay focused and know that she’s a scorer and not let her get as many open shots.” Although Utah State’s tallest player is 6-foot-6-inches and Nevada’s is 6-foot-1-inches, the Wolf Pack kept with the Aggies with points in the paint 28-30 and out rebounded them 39-32. “With the two athletic post players (Nevada) has, I don’t think height was much of a factor,” White said. “We talked about their athleticism and their ability to rebound, so that was what we needed to stay focused on, and we didn’t do a very good job.” The Aggies came into the game as the 18th-ranked team in 3-point percentage and finished the game shooting just a 26.3 percent from deep, but they were outdone by the Wolf Pack, who sank in 50 percent of their shots from 3-point land. “We didn’t shoot well. We had the same amount of field goals, but we had more shot attempts,” USU head coach Raegan Pebley said.

“Johnna (Ward) gave them a really good first half, which gave them a jump-start.” Turnovers were abundant in the game, as well. The Aggies won the turnover battle 17-20; how-ever, Pebley did not think turnovers had much to do with the final outcome of the game. “The turnovers weren’t ideal, but it wasn’t the deal breaker. It was really just our fouling and them hitting threes,” Pebley said. Fouling was what ultimately kept Nevada in the lead for the majority of the game. The Aggies put the Wolf Pack into the bonus with 12 minutes to go in the first half, and Nevada converted 20-24 free throws throughout the course of the game. “Putting them in the bonus with 12 minutes in the first half on our own court is not good,” Pebley said. White played a solid game, finishing with 12 points and five rebounds. White and teammate LaCale Pringle-Buchanan continued their recent trend of shooting the ball well. Pringle-Buchanan’s 11 points extended her streak of scoring in dou-ble-digits to five consecutive games. Utah State’s loss snapped a six-game winning streak, which is the longest streak the Lady Ags have put together since the 1975-’76 season. The Aggies hit the road to take on Fresno State Jan. 16, and then straight to Hawaii Jan. 18 to try to bounce back from their first conference loss. “We just need to adjust and learn and get back up on the horse and get ready for a tough Fresno team on the road,” Pebley said.

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Senior guard Jared Quayle was back in form, as he scored 21 points to lead the Utah State Aggies Wednesday night. They accomplished something they haven’t been able to do much this sea-son: win on the road. The Aggies (12-6, 2-2) gave the University of Nevada Wolf Pack (10-7, 2-2) their first home loss of the season in overtime by a score of 79-72. The Aggies haven’t won a game when trailing at halftime this year and typi-cally lose when their opponent scores more than 60 points, but the Ags broke through for a victory after trailing 35-33 at halftime and allowing the Wolf Pack to score 72 points. The Ags hit crucial shots in key moments, out rebounded their opponent, 43-36, and held the high-powered Wolf Pack offense without a field goal in overtime. “I’ve been telling them that we’re going to eventually play good on the road,” Aggie head coach Stew Morrill said during a post-game radio interview. “They needed to believe that. I said, ‘It might happen tonight. It might happen next week, but we’re going to play good

on the road.’ That doesn’t guar-antee you’re going to get a win or anything else, but we came out and played well.” The Aggies led much of the first half, but the Wolf Pack car-ried the momentum of a 5-0 run at the end of halftime into the second half and built their lead as wide as 10 points when senior guard Armon Johnson hit a jumper with 9:03 left in the game. On the following posses-sion, Aggie junior forward Pooh Williams hit a 3-pointer that sparked a 14-3 run, capped by Quayle’s third 3-point shot of the night to give the Aggies a 66-65 lead. “We hung in there when we were down 10,” Morrill said. “The thing that I am most proud of our team is that we hung in there when we were down 10 and found a way. That’s what you’ve got to do on the road, is just find a way and claw one out, and we didn’t get discouraged when we should have probably won in regula-tion.” Aggie junior forward Tyler

Newbold missed a 3-point attempt as time expired in regulation, but was able to hit a clutch 3-point

shot, his fifth and final point of the night, from the same spot to start the overtime period. “Then we made some unbelievable shots, some big shots,” Morrill said. “Things went right for us. We had a lot of guys play well.” In the extra period, the Aggies went to man coverage and held the Wolf Pack without a field goal. After Nevada hit three free throws, Quayle nailed his fourth 3-point shot of the night. “We just stayed together as a team,” Quayle said. “We just never gave up. We knew we would get down, and they would make big plays. We just had to keep our composure, and we pulled it off.” Both senior guard Brandon Fields and sophomore forward Luke Babbitt had good looks at the rim on 3-point attempts for the Wolf Pack, but couldn’t get the shots to fall. Junior forward Nate Bendall hit two free-throws with 55 seconds left in the game to put the Ags up by five, and then Williams put the game away on a break-away dunk with 32 seconds left that put the Aggies up by seven. Babbitt scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 44 minutes of play, while

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BOTH THE WOMEN’S AND MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS squared off against the Nevada Wolf Pack on Wednesday evening. The women suffered a defeat at home, while the men broke through for their first WAC road win of the season. Photos by Scott Page and Casey Durkin/Nevada Sagebrush

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By TYLER HUSKINSONstaff writer

-See REDEMPTION IN RENO, page 9

USU hockey surrendered two goals in the third period and a golden goal in the overtime period and dropped a 5-4 overtime loss to Eastern Washington in Spokane, Wash. Thursday. Utah State led 2-0 after the first period and 4-2 after the second, but was unable to sustain the upset for the entire 60 minutes against the now-resurgent No. 3 ranked EWU Eagles. Notably, Tyler Mistelbacher, Jeremy Martin, Jay McFadden and Brendan MacDonald scored for USU in the first two stanzas, and goaltender Dan Cornelieus repelled 51 shots in the game. The effort was not enough, how-ever. EWU’s Michael Truex slipped one by Cornelius in overtime, capped the comeback for the Eagles and stuck a big golden “W” on the EWU schedule. Truex was Kent Arsenault’s teammate on the D-2 all-star team that toured Europe over the winter break. “We just got outworked and outplayed,” head coach Jon Eccles said of the loss. “We were a little tired. Emotions got to us. I think this came down as a result of a conditioning issue.” USU is now 1-2 over its last three games of hockey dating back to December. This most recent loss of the season comes one month after its previous game. USU played twice during Finals Week – an 11-3 loss against Weber State Dec 10. and a 5-4 win against

BYU in the Eccles Ice Arena on Dec. 11. USU, to that point, had not beaten any in-state opponent by fewer than four goals, accepting the 9-8 overtime win against Weber in Ogden during September and certainly had never lost to an in-state foe. The rough Finals Week was preceded by close losses in the win-ter tournament over Thanksgiving weekend against Eastern Washington and the University of Colorado. Coach Jon Eccles said a contributing factor to the slump was that USU was extraordinarily under-manned during Finals Week, because, of course, of final exams. “Tough game,” Eccles said of the Weber game. “We had five or six players who weren’t able to come, because they were trying to get some work done. That frustrated some of the other players. They let that bother them more than focusing on the game. Some of the players didn’t come down. Yes, that hurt us, but we should have still won. Our focus wasn’t on the game, it was on the players that didn’t come.” ACHAhockey.org, the Web site for the American Colliegiate Hockey Association, shows the absence of six players from the Weber State game. According to the site, these players were Jeff Sanders, MacKenzie York, Brendan MacDonald, Tyler Mistelbacher, Jason Moore and Kyle Soder. Particularly devastating to the Aggie offensive

Golden goal beats Aggies in OT

By LANDON HEMSLEYsports senior writer

-See BLOWN LEAD, page 10

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The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) selected the captain of the USU Hockey Club, Kent Arsenault, to be a member of a 26-player all-star team that toured Europe to play several semipro teams over the winter break. The ACHA selected 26 of the best D-2 players from around the country and sent them to play six games in five countries over 12 days. Aside from playing, the team was able to enjoy some of the sites in Europe. Arsenault and the selection visited a number of locations in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and France, including a Nazi concentration camp. Arsenault said he’ll never forget the trip. “We saw a bunch of castles in Germany,” Arsenault said. “In Austria and Switzerland, we went and saw the Alps. In France we went to Annecy, where the 2018 Olympics will be, so we got to check out that city for one full day. In Italy we were in a beautiful spot – it was absolutely amazing. You can’t say enough. You have to be there to be able to experience it.” Arsenault was in Europe for more than just sightseeing, he brought his game with him. He was the all-star team’s leading goal and points scorer, with 10 goals and seven assists over six games. Arsenault said he did well enough to be offered a con-tract by some of the teams. And although he is not currently interested in playing hockey professionally, he said he will definitely pursue that achievement in the future. “I had a couple offers there,” Arsenault said. “Some semipro teams were interested. I simply told them that I wanted to fin-ish my education first. I gave my contact information, and I’ll be in touch with them in the next couple years to figure things out and go over there.” Considering Arsenault’s stats on the tour, the contract offers do not come as much of a surprise. Arsenault took no time to heat up, scoring his first 10 goals with 14:12 remaining in the second period of the first game. Arsenault loaded on three more assists during the opening game to help his team on its way to a 17-0 win against Val Vanoise of Pralognan, France. Despite the results, Arsenault was quick to say that not every game was as much of a blowout for the ACHA Selection Team. “It was good competition,” Arsenault said. “They were Division II, Division II teams – pretty high teams. 30-year-olds – older guys who’ve been playing pro for five-plus years. We brought our best players over, and it was good competi-tion. I mean, two games weren’t too good of a competition, but the other four were good.” Arsenault was directly involved with three of his team’s four goals in the second game, scoring two of them in the second period against HC Yverdon of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, on Dec. 30. Arsenault also netted two goals on Jan. 2 against Garmering Wanderers, a German team, and then added two more goals and two more assists in a 15-1 rout of an Italian team from Vitipeno, Italy. Arsenault was held scoreless in the team’s 8-3 beat-down of ECDC Memmingen of Memmingen, Germany, but rebounded in the final game and helped his team to a 5-2 win over EC Ehrwald of Ehrwald, Austria. This is not the first time that Arsenault has played on the

league’s all-star team for a European tour. Arsenault was one of four returning players who went on the team’s tour in the 2007-’08 season. The other three players were Michigan State’s Ryan Hernandez of Long Beach, Calif., Davenport University’s Adam Thomas of Kentwood, Mich., and Eastern Washington’s Michael Truex of Corona, Calif. USU coach Jon Eccles said he was proud of the trip that Arsenault made and hopes he can convince the all-star for-ward to stick around for his last year of ACHA eligibility. “I’m glad he turned it down,” Eccles said of Arsenault’s con-tract offer. “I know he’s had some offers – people are looking at him – and we really hope to get him back next year. He’s got things going for him. It’s a great opportunity. Lots of scouts get to see you over there. He was really marketing himself

when he went and played. This year he stepped it up.” Arsenault said he was pleased to do well on such a high level. “I did fairly well,” Arsenault said. “I was expecting to. This was my last shot over there for scouting purposes and to move on after I graduate from here.” With plans for the future and the rest of the season ahead, Arsenault’s future is in his hands. He said he’ll look back on the trip and the friendships he built on the team with fond-ness. “It was a great experience overall,” Arsenault said. “I made some great life-long friends there with some guys that I’ll keep in touch with for the rest of my life, for sure.” More information on the ACHA European tour is availabe at www.achahockey.org.

– la.hem@aggiemail.usu.edu

AGGIE CAPTAIN KENT ARSENAULT (LEFT) skates past a defender during a 6-4 victory against the San Jose State Spartans ear-lier this year. PETE P SMITHSUTH photo

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Hockey captain invited to compete on international stage

By LANDON HEMSLEYsports senior writer

After a big conference road win on Wednesday, Jan. 13 against the Nevada Wolf Pack, the Utah State Aggies (12-6, 2-2) host the Boise State Broncos (9-9, 0-5) Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Spectrum and look to get above .500 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Aggies have done a near flawless job of protecting their home court so far this season and sport a 9-1 home record. Even though the Broncos are returning five players from last years’ team, they have struggled in the season and are currently on a four-game losing streak. Junior forward Ike Okoye is averaging 13.4 points and 9 rebounds per game. Junior guard La’Shard Anderson contributes 12 points per game and is lead-ing the team with four assists

per contest. Junior forward Robert Arnold is the only other Bronco averaging double-digits with 11.3 points. The last time the two teams played, the Broncos defeated the Aggies 66-56 at Taco Bell Arena in Boise delaying the Aggies out-right claim to the WAC Championship. Senior forward Mark Sanchez led the Broncos with 20 points on

8-of-12 shooting and guard Anthony Thomas chipped in 18 points. Neither team played great offense but the Broncos shot 41.8 percent from the field while the Aggies only managed just 36.5 percent from the field. USU is currently averag-ing 73.6 points per game and allowing their opponents to score 61.4 per game. The

Broncos are averaging 74.4 points per game but are allow-ing their opponents to score 72.4 points per game.

– ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu

Boise State seeks first WAC win at USUBy TYLER HUSKINSONstaff writer

USU (12-6)

VS. BOISE ST. (9-9)Stew Morrill (12th year)Greg Graham (8th year)

USU probable starters C- Nate Bendall 11.1

F- Tai Wesley 13.6

F- Tyler Newbold 8.8

G- Pooh Williams 7.9

G- Jared Quayle 12.2

Jan. 15, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, 7:05 p.m.Nevada probable starters

C- Kurt Cunningham 8.9

F- Ike Ok0ye 13.4

F- Robert Arnold 11.3

G- La’Shard Anderson 12

G- Anthony Thomas 7.1

Meet the Challenge

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Johnson finished with 10 points and Fields finished with 13 points. “I think we ran out of gas,” Wolf Pack head coach David Carter said to the Reno Gazette Journal. “The guys won’t admit it, but I played Luke a lot of minutes and Armon and Brandon. We settled for a lot of jump shots, instead of going inside.” The Ags definitely felt the fatigue, as well. Newbold logged 44 minutes, while Quayle was close behind with 42 minutes and Bendall finished the night with 35 minutes. “It was like two heavyweight fighters out there when you get to overtime,” Morrill said. “There were some tired kids out there trying to finish a game and trying to make a few plays, and we hung in there. It’s nice to

play tough and play close and find a way to win. That should help us.” Williams hit 7-of-9 shots from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc for 15 points on the night and was responsible for containing Johnson. “I thought that’s Pooh’s best effort on the road, by far, by far,” Morrill said. Junior forward Tai Wesley only scored two points in the first half, but scored 13 in the second half and played solid post defense, recording four blocks on the night. “We gotta get back and understand that this road win gets canceled out if we let Boise come in and beat us. We’ve gotta get ourselves ready to go, but right now we need to enjoy the win,” Morrill said.

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Utah State gymnastics will face Central Michigan on Friday, Jan. 15 in the Aggies’ season-opener. The meet will be held at CMU’s Rose Arena and will start at 5 p.m. (MT). Friday is the first of USU’s two-meet road swing to open the season, as the Aggies will compete in the New

Hampshire Invitational on Sunday at Durham, N.H., hosted by New Hampshire. USU will join host New Hampshire in the quad meet along with Ball State and Yale. “We’re really excited to get the season underway. We’ve been working really hard in practice preparing for the sea-son and I think we’re ready to get the competitions going,” second-year head coach Jeff Richards said. “This weekend will be a tough test for us, and will allow us to evaluate and improve on things for the rest of the season.” USU enters the 2010 season with seven letterwin-ners returning from the 2009 squad that posted a 1-19 overall and 0-9 Western Athletic Conference record. Highlighting the returners

are NCAA Regional partici-pants juniors Lyndsie Boone (all-around) and Jackie Dillon (vault) along with sophomore Erica Huelsmann (f loor). Central Michigan is No. 25 in the first week’s Troester rankings as the Chippewas are 1-0 after a season-open-ing 191.650-191.475 victory at Illinois State on Sunday. Senior Katie Simon won three events plus the all-around with a 38.575, winning the vault (9.825), beam (9.700) and f loor (9.750). USU is 1-3-0 all-time vs. CMU, last meeting a year ago when the Chippewas visited Logan for a dual meet, beating the Aggies, 193.025-190.800 in USU’s home opener. Friday is the Aggies’ second visit to Mount Pleasant and first since 2005, when CMU topped USU,

194.050-191.850. The Aggies and Chippewas met twice in 2003, in a quad-meet at BYU with Southern Utah winning (195.875), followed by BYU (195.425), with CMU third (195.250) and USU fourth (195.225). USU, SUU and CMU got together for a tri-meet three days later, with the Aggies logging their lone win over the Chippewas with a 195.850 score while CMU had a 195.075 and SUU posted a 195.375.USU continues its three-game road swing to start the sea-son by opening WAC action on Friday, Jan. 22 against Southern Utah at Cedar City, Utah. Utah State’s home-opener is on Friday, Jan. 29, against Boise State.

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Utah State’s men’s and women’s track & field teams will begin the 2010 indoor season at the Idaho State Bengal Shoot Out Friday, January 14. The invitational will begin with field events at Holt Arena at 5 p.m. and is scheduled to finish at 9:30 p.m. with the 4x400 relay. Utah State will compete against ath-letes from Weber State, Brigham Young, North Dakota, Southern Utah and host ISU.

“I’m very excited to see some of the new people perform that I haven’t seen perform yet,” said veteran Aggie head coach Gregg Gensel. “If nothing else, this first meet is to see where everyone is at, and what they have done over the break.” The Aggies return five women and seven men who were indoor or outdoor NCAA qualifiers during the 2009 season. The women’s side includes sophomores Ruth Hilton and Spela Hus, junior Sonia Grabowska and seniors Ashlee Cannon and Erin Stratton. The men return juniors James Allred, Clint Silcock and Chio Lopez and seniors Steve Strickland,

Dylan Nielson, Nick Karren and Casey Parker. At the 2009 WAC Indoor Championships the men finished in second place with 145.5 points, close behind host Boise State with 150 points. The women finished with 92.5 points tabbing their third-straight fourth-place finish at the WAC Indoor Championships. Following the Bengal Shoot Out, the Aggies will head to the Washington State Invitational in Pullman, Wash., on January 22-23.

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Gymnastics to open season at Central MichiganBY USU ATHLETICS

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A USU HOCKEY PLAYER FACES OFF against an Eastern Washington player in game one of a double header earlier this year. Cody Gochnour photo

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attack were the absences of Mistelbacher, Sanders and MacDonald. At least one of those three players has scored in every hockey game of the season, except for a loss against the Colorado State University Oct. 1. However, Eccles lays the blame for that loss neither to the distracted players who made the trip nor to those who stayed to study for their finals. “It was kind of both parties’ fault, I felt,” Eccles said, “because they can’t control what those other players are going to do. They’ve just got to go out and control what they can do, and I think their frustration kind of got the best of them and it all slid downhill real fast.” As punishment for skipping the Weber game, the coaching staff decided to bench those players who were absent from the

Weber trip in the following night’s game against BYU. Eccles said the punishment set a precedent for the future of the team, both in terms of the resolve of the players and what missing a game will mean. “Close game again,” Eccles said of the BYU game. “We had to battle through it. We didn’t have some of our top players playing, but it showed the team that we can battle through it. It also set a precedent. If you’re not going to take care of what you need to, and if you’re not going to be to a game, then you’ll sit the next game.” Also notable, Greg Finatti, USU’s starting goaltender, suffered an injury to his knees in a game against Eastern Washington near the end of the semester. The injury has kept him sidelined since Thanksgiving weekend.

– la.ham@aggiemail.usu.edu

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CHICAGO (AP) – Two Chicago men were indicted Thursday on charges they planned a violent attack on a Danish newspaper and helped lay the groundwork for the November 2008 terrorist ram-page that killed 166 people in the Indian city of Mumbai. David Coleman Headley and businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana were named in a 12-count superseding indict-ment that for the first time alleged Rana was in on the planning of the attacks by a team of 10 terrorists. Headley, 49, an American citizen, and Rana, 49, a Canadian national who has been in business in Chicago for more than a dozen years, are both in federal custody in

Chicago. Headley’s attorney, John Theis, had no comment on the new indictment. A message was left for Rana’s attorney, Patrick Blegan. Retired Pakistani military officer Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed and reputed terrorist lead-er Ilyas Kashmiri, described as having been in regular contact with al-Qaida’s No. 3, Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, also were charged in the new indictment. The charges were the first for Kashmiri in the case that surfaced with the October arrest of Headley and Rana in Chicago. Syed previously had been charged with involve-ment in the plans to attack the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten, which in 2005 printed

12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad that sparked outrage in the Muslim world. Officials says all the defendants were linked to the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, translated as Army of the Pure, which has long been involved in violent conflict with India over the disputed Kashmir territory. The Indian government has blamed the group for the Mumbai attacks. The charges against Headley, formerly named Daood Gilani, are the same as those included by the government in a crimi-nal information filed in federal court last fall. But the charges against Rana have been expand-ed to include participation in the Mumbai attacks.

Ill. terrorism suspects indicted in Mumbai

Analysis: Senate prospects for jobless bill weak WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and it’s looking more and more like that’s the fate awaiting a new jobs bill wanted by President Barack Obama. After barely limping out of the House last month, prospects for a deficit-financed jobs bill appear bleak in the Senate, where it’s probably going to take all 60 votes in the Democrats’ coali-tion to pass it. That’s doubtful. About one in six House Democrats voted no when the bill squeaked through the House last month. Prospects for getting the required unanimity among Senate Democrats is especially bleak since the first item of business on the Senate’s agenda when it returns next week is a bill to let the government sink itself another $925 billion into debt. To turn around and take up legislation to spend perhaps $75 billion to $150 billion of that strikes some Democrats as a bad vote. There’s also Obama’s upcoming budget pro-jecting another record deficit atop last year’s record $1.4 trillion, adding to the difficulty in passing a new, debt-financed jobs package. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., supports the idea of a new stimulus measure but acknowledges the hurdles to passing one. Democratic moderates

like Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Evan Bayh of Indiana have already registered concerns. “It’s hard to answer in a vacuum without knowing what’s in it, but if it’s just a wish-list of spenders’ favorite items, that’s not going to go through,” said Bayh. “Senator Nelson is very concerned about the level of federal spending and the deficit,” said Nelson spokesman Jake Thompson. “He would look at a jobs package, but those factors would weigh heavily in his mind.” Nelson also thinks there’s plenty of stimulus money still in the pipe-line, Thompson said. Talk of a second economic stimulus measure, more pleasingly packaged as a “jobs” bill, inten-sified after the nationwide unemployment rate topped 10 percent last fall. Obama has proposed new spending for high-way and bridge construction, for small business tax cuts and for retrofitting millions of homes to make them more energy-efficient. He also proposed an additional $250 apiece in stimulus spending for seniors and veterans and billions of dollars in aid to state and local governments to avert layoffs of teachers, police officers and fire-fighters. The House responded with an approximately

$174 billion measure accepting many but not all of Obama’s ideas. But the 217-212 vote on Dec. 16 vote was hardly encouraging. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had to work the floor for a full hour to win the tally, which was held just after Democratic leaders forced through stopgap legis-lation to raise the debt limit by $290 billion. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who’s been preoccupied with health care, has handed off the jobs issue to allies Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill. They’ve taken a roster of more than 100 ideas submitted by lawmakers and have tried to winnow it down to about a dozen proposals, including steps to help small businesses create jobs, money for so-called green jobs and funding for infrastructure projects like roads and bridges. The idea is to enact fast-acting steps that would boost employment before next fall’s elec-tion. But infrastructure spending is notoriously slow. Projects need to be planned and can require a lengthy contracting process before jobs appear on construction sites. Congress is overdue to pass legislation reau-thorizing highway and transit programs but action on that front isn’t expected until later in the year.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new report Thursday that “fewer proj-ects are ‘shovel ready’ than one might expect” and predicted that most of the hires resulting from new infrastructure funding wouldn’t occur until after 2011. Democrats muscled through the first stimulus bill almost immediately after Obama took office with high approval ratings in public opinion polls. Now, Obama’s numbers are significantly lower. Health care has consumed much of his politi-cal capital and his marks with the public on the economy are fading. His approval rating is below 50 percent in some polls. Just two current Republicans, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, voted for Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill early last year, and neither is committing to a second round, though they’re likely to endorse elements of the plan, such as extending unemployment payments to the long-term jobless. “I personally believe that we need more stimu-lus. I think this thing is still quite weak, especially in the jobs area,” Conrad said. But he’s less certain whether it can pass, say-ing: “I just don’t know.”

NEW YORK (AP) – Two South Korean teen-agers have been crowned fastest texters in the world. The team of 17-year-old Bae Yeong Ho and 18-year-old Ha Mok Min went thumb-to-thumb against competitors from a dozen coun-tries to win the title in a competition Thursday in New York City. The LG Mobile World Cup challenged nim-ble-fingered youths on both speed and accu-racy. The winning team took home a $100,000 prize. Second place and $20,000 went to the U.S. contestants – 16-year-old Kate Moore of Des Moines, Iowa, who is the 2009 U.S. National Texting Champion, and 14-year-old Morgan Dynda of Pooler, Ga., the 2009 runner-up. An Argentinian team came in third and the Brazilians took fourth. With many languages at play, English was the texting language of the U.S. competi-tors and those from Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Other nations represented were Indonesia, Portugal, Russia, Mexico and Spain. Interpreters were hired for non-texting com-munication. “My thumbs are up for the challenge,” Moore announced hours before the afternoon start time. But inside Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, with the pressure on to text for about two intense minutes at a stretch, she and Dynda fell behind the Koreans by 20 seconds after a good hour of competition dubbed “Race of Death.”

“New York sure is an active, lively city!” said Bae, the Korean national champion for 2008 and 2009, basking with his teammate in a crush of admirers. He has a beautiful bass voice and is sav-ing his $50,000 share of the prize to study to become an opera singer. And Ha said she’s sav-ing for studies to become an engineer. The drill of the third annual Mobile World Cup was simple: Copying words and phrases in one’s native language off a monitor correctly, with no typos or abbreviations, and as fast as possible with the required capitalization and punctuation. Some words were intentionally misspelled to test alertness. Privately, Moore averages 12,000 texts per month, entering up to 3.5 characters per sec-ond. As in mainstream sports, the event drew vocal fans who offered fever-pitch cheers for their favorites – amid peals of laughter. “USA, USA!” yelled a front-row crowd. The winners were showered with confetti as they held up mammoth checks representing their earnings. The event is sponsored by LG Electronics Inc.’s mobile-phone division, a company based in Seoul, South Korea, that supplies its latest handsets for the contest. Moore said that although she’s almost always “carrying on a conversation with some-one, texting, “the habit doesn’t detract from face-to-face social life. “I can talk and text at the same time, without looking at the phone.” Her friends all do it too; anyone who doesn’t

is socially ostracized. “When you see someone who doesn’t have unlimited texting, it’s like, ‘What’s wrong with you?’” But there’s one thing the teen stopped doing: texting in class. A teacher took her phone away, and her parents were asked to accompany her to the vice principal’s office to

retrieve it. The 26 finalists who made it to the World Cup were chosen from more than 200,000 wan-nabes in a global text-off that began in May. Before they even got to New York, female tex-ters had the advantage – hands down, Moore said.

South Koreans named LG world texting champs

Ha Mok-Min, left, and Yeong-Ho Bae celebrate with other competitors, after winning the LG Mobile

Worldcup World Championship, Thursday, Jan. 14 in New York. AP photo

INDIAN PARAMILITARY soldiers bow their head as they pay homage to their slain colleagues

killed during a wreath laying ceremony inside their base camp on the outskirts of Srinagar, India,

Thursday, Dec 31. Four Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed Wednesday evening when suspected sepa-

ratist militants ambushed a security patrol in Sopore north of Srinagar, police said. AP photo

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WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s not just about bad banking. President Barack Obama’s biting criticism of big banks frames the problem as a strug-gle between jobless, suffering Americans and banks making big profits and paying “obscene” bonuses. It’s populism straight out of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and it aims to score politi-cal points in the midst of a weak economic recovery that is fuel-ing public doubts about the president’s own economic poli-cies. Obama proposed a 10-year, $90 billion tax on the larg-est financial institutions on Thursday, saying he wanted the money to back any shortfall in the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program launched to bail out foundering firms at the height of the financial crisis. Obama’s haves-versus-have-nots message was as explicit as any political message he has delivered as president. “If these companies are in good enough shape to afford massive bonuses, they are surely in good enough shape to afford paying back every penny to tax-payers,” he declared. “We want our money back.” To drive the point home, he also said: “My determination to achieve this goal is only height-

ened when I see reports of mas-sive profits and obscene bonuses at some of the very firms who owe their continued existence to the American people, folks who have not been made whole and who continue to face real hard-ship in this recession.” Whether his plan stands a chance in Congress remains to be seen. House leaders and rank-and-file liberals cheered the bank tax. In the Senate, Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., also wel-comed the plan. But Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the Senate tax-writing Finance Committee, was more cautious. “I remain committed to working with the president, and my colleagues across the aisle, to make sure this proposal is right for America and for American taxpayers,” he said in a state-ment. Critics of the plan assailed it as bad economic policy that would force banks to simply pass on the costs of the tax to consumers, drying up lending even further and hurting cash-strapped small businesses. What’s more, the tax would also apply to institutions that either chose not to take bailout money or have already paid it back, with interest. And General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, two automakers that

received $66 billion in TARP loans, would not be subject to the tax even though they are not expected to make the govern-ment whole. GOP Rep. Scott Garrett of New Jersey, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, called the plan a “job-killing initiative that will further cripple the economy by increasing fees passed on to consumers and small business-es, while reducing consumer credit.” But the White House made it clear the administration would make things quite uncomfort-able for politicians who object. “They can explain that to their constituents and to the American people,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. “If you want to be on the side of big banks, then you’re certainly – this is a great country – you’re free to do so.” To banks’ claims that the tax is unfair, Lawrence Summers, Obama’s top economic adviser, pointed out that 15 million people are unemployed. “It’s surprising to me to see institu-tions who have benefited so sub-stantially at a time when there is so much economic distress among others in the country to be complaining about the justice of what has happened.” to them from their executive suites,” he said.

Obama criticizes big banks BOSTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they have filed a health care fraud charge against a doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. Court documents indicate that Dr. Scott Reuben, an anesthesiologist, has agreed to plead guilty in exchange for prosecutors recommending a more lenient sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of assets worth at least $50,000 that Reuben received for the research. Prosecutors allege the former chief of acute pain at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield sought and received research grants from pharmaceutical companies but never performed the studies. He fabricated patient data and submitted information to anesthesiology journals that unwittingly published it, court documents allege. Reuben, a Longmeadow resident, took leave after the hospital said last year that a routine review found that some of his research was not approved by an internal hospital review board. Further investigation found 21 papers published in anesthesiology journals between 1996 and 2008 in which Reuben made up some or all data, the hospital said. Hospital officials said Reuben did not admit to the fabrications. The hospital asked the journals to retract the studies, some of which reported favor-

able results from painkillers including Pfizer Inc.’s Bextra, Celebrex and Lyrica and Merck & Co. Inc.’s Vioxx. His studies also claimed Wyeth’s anti-depressant Effexor could be used as a pain-killer. Vioxx and Bextr, among a class of pain-killers known as Cox-2 inhibitors, were pulled from the market amid mounting evi-dence they raised the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Celebrex is still on the market. Lyrica is a treatment for fibromyalgia. Reuben’s attorney said last year that his client cooperated with the hospital review and expressed regret. The lawyer did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday on the federal complaint. A telephone listing for Reuben could not be found. Pfizer gave Reuben five research grants between 2002 and 2007. He also was a member of the company’s speakers bureau, giving talks about Pfizer drugs to colleagues. The company has said it was not involved in the conduct of Reuben’s studies or in the interpretation or publication of the results. The investigation was first reported by the trade publication, Anesthesiology News. The journal Anesthesia & Analgesia retracted 10 of Reuben’s studies last February. The journal Anesthesiology said last year that it retracted three.

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Textbooks

Business Law book for sale!Custom USU edition BUSINESS LAW book

by Henry R. Cheeseman. Extremely good condition, Student Access Kit in-cluded. ISBN-13: 978-0-536-41375-8. Asking $75. Please contact Jaimee at 435-760-5104 for more information.

Books for Sale! ACCT 2010 and STAT 2300. Essentials of Business Statistics USED $80

Fundamental Financial Accounting Con-cepts USED $80

Just Call Sarah at 435-225-6076 both books are in good condition.

Math 1050 Precalculus. A graphing ap-proach. 5th Edition. Larson, Hostetler, Edwards. Good Condition. USU selling for $80. Save $$$$. Selling for $68.

Business Law Henry Cheesman $80. Macro Economics Colander.$75Fundmental finacial accounting Concepts,

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Textbooks bought and sold, new & used, online buybacks. Buy, sell, rent at cheapbooks.com (260)399-6111, espa-nol (212)380-1763, urdu/hindi/punjabi (713)429-4981, see site for other sup-port lines.

SCED 3210 books. I have the two books needed for this class. I sell Educa-tional Foundations for $60 and Critical Pedagogy for $20 OBO. Call Hannah (435)764-5763

SCED 4200 Book. I have the Content ARea Reading and Literacy book and will sell it for 45.00, OBO. Call me, Hannah (435)764-5763

Differential Equations and Linear. Alge-bra Math 2250 book $50 and solutions manual $15 OBO. Call me Hannah (435) 764-5763

Geology 3200 book. I have the book that was used for this class last Spring and I will sell it for $75. Call me, Hannah (435) 764-5763.

FCHD 3350 Family Finance book for sale. This book is the 9th custom edition and

looks clean and new just as if it came new from the bookstore. Asking $90... that’s cheaper than the $115 the book-store is selling it for!

Computer Science 2420 Text Book for Sale is a used, but in better condition than most used bookstore books. CS 2420 Textbook . The book is Mark Allen Weiss Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++ Third Edition ISBN is 0-321-44146-X SKU 9870321441461 .Cost less than the book store too.

I’d take back the book if I bought it at the bookstore and buy mine. jeremy.sch-reiner@aggiemail.usu.edu or call 801-472-1694 .$75

Public Relations Profession and Practice 3rd ed. $70 PR: The profession and the practice for Troy Oldham’s class Intro to Public Relations (JCOM 2300). $70. By Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman and Toth. Call or text Courtney. 682-564-2365

Mass Media Research (8th ed) Wimmer Dominick $45 $45 for Mass Media Re-search (An Introduction) 8th edition. Used for one business class and for PR Research class. Bookstore asking $83.10 for used version. Call or text Courtney 682-564-2365

STAT 2300 Essentials of Business Statis-tics $85 USED. CD included. excellent condition. ISBN 978-0-07-7323134. Amazon price $105, Bookstore price $112.50. I conveniently live on campus for easy transfer of goods. call or text brian at 435-770-7397.

BIOL 1620 Textbook $60 !! Biol 1620 text-book on sale! Slightly used. I just took biol 1610 last semester, so the rest part of the book is just brand new!

BIOL 1620 lab manual, $20 ! I took biol 1610 last semester. Rest part of the book is good to go for 1620 this semse-ter! Plz contact liz at 435-757-6428 for more info. (text book also available for $60)

Apartments for Rent

shared female apartment $1000 Lynwood (Crestwoods) $250/mth(Jan-Apr) private bathroom; fully furnished; free washer/dryer, cable television; spacious living room & kitchen; good dishwasher; 6 girls in apt; 10 min walk to campus; bike rack, ample parking; no alcohol; call Larry: 435 755 3181

shared female apartment (Pink House, darwin Avenue) $1275 Spring semester; practically on USU campus! townhouse setup; fully furnished; good dishwasher; large fridge; lots of cabinet space; 4 girls in apt; $1275 (Jan-Apr) $100 deposit; utilities included; Call Roger: 435 757 8363, 435 752 2047

1-2 Male Private Rooms in House 1790 N 800 East. Close to North USU.

$270 - 290 / month. Garage Parking Avail-able. 2 baths. NS*ND*NP

Private Bedroom/Bathroom Men’s single $300/month Just got married last month and I need to sell my Men’s single con-tract for a private bedroom and private bedroom in Carolina Townhomes. Con-tract is for the spring semester, $300 / month. Utilities Included Free Internet Free Cable TV Free Washer/dryer in apartment Free covered parking 5 roommates each in their own room in a two-story apartment. Large shared kitchen/living room Right next to cam-pus, 5 minute walk to old main. Call or text me @ 801-389-2674 No deposit is necessary.

Sister Missionary needs to sell Contract! Continental Apartment Spring Semes-ter 2010 Contract for sale! -Only $990 for the semester (OBO) *no deposit re-quired (normally $150) *heat included in rent -great location! only one-half block from USU -3 bedroom apartment -2 full

bathrooms -second floor apartment -large newly remodeled kitchen -air con-dition unit in apartment -furniture includ-ed and in great condition -brand new vacuum with hose included -broom and dust pan included -new flooring in kitch-en and bathrooms -garbage disposal -dishwasher -microwave -fridge/freezer -kitchen table with chairs -laundry mat and vending available -lounge with ca-ble tv -awesome and clean roommates *I need to sell my contract in order to pay for LDS mission to the Philippines that I have just been called on. *If interested please call Jenele at 801-898-6032 or email at jenelevanderveur@gmail.com

Female Apartment Contracts for Sale Two female apartment contracts for sale.

Only $700 per contract for entire semes-ter! (dramatically less than purchase price) for a female shared room at Cam-bridge Court Apartments. No Deposit necessary! Town house style apart-ments with 1 and 1/2 baths, entirely fur-nished rooms, access to INDOOR hot tub and swimming pool, game room/so-cial center. Great location, only a short walk to campus and shuttle stops. For more information, email Jessica @ jes-sica.k.shaw@aggiemail.usu.edu or call at (435) 764-1806, or contact Shauntelle @ (435)764-8714.

Female Contract For SaleFemale Shared Room: The closest you can

get to campus! Right behind the LDS in-stitute. New Carpet, huge closet, plenty of storage space. Furnished bedroom with connected bathroom. Very low price, only $1200 for Spring Semester! Call 208.313.1567 to buy this contract!

Share Apartment/Townhome1 friendly, considerate resident to share

townhouse in Logan Landing. Per-sonal bedroom with view of mountains and personal bathroom. $400/mo. Tel. 435.753.2251.....Don

Autos for Sale

2001 Honda Civic EX Coupe. Call James at 801-598-7806. 135,000

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Nice Lexus IS300 Sport w/Extremely Low price Looking for a sweet ride that isn’t way out of your price range? Here’s the deal for you. I’m selling my Lexus IS300 Sport UNDER retail value. I’m a college student that just lost my job so sadly I can’t afford it anymore. It’s silver with all the package. It has 17” rims, White halogen headlights, sunroof, leather and suede seats, Dark tinted windows, cruise control, power everything, tip-tronic automatic or manual transmission with the shifter buttons on the steering wheel, euro lights, automatic tempera-ture control, up to 160 mph speedom-eter, 7” touch-screen DVD & navigation system that you can also plug in SD cards an I-pod, watch T.V. and radio, and bluetooth to your phone while driv-ing. there is a remote start included and key fab for locking and unlocking from away from the car. Steal of a deal, but is also first come first serve. I need to sell it now, so I’m offering it at $10,500 OBO. Give me a call to see it. You’ll be amazed!

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This TV has a broken processor, but has never been used. Was bought on sale at 2008 Circuit City close out. Selling for $25 OBO. Can be fixed if part is bought or use as scrap. It is an Element 32” full HD 1080P LCD TV. It is still in the box with all of the parts and manuals. Call Jim for info. at 208-521-6858.

Playstation 1 for sale! Cheap w/lots games! This package includes a PS1 system, 2 working controllers, all of the cords, three memory cards, 15 games and 2 demos. The games include: Crash Bash, Tomb Raider, CoolBoarders 2, Tekken 3, Tomorrow Never Dies 007, NBA Jam Extreme, WCW vs the World, Test Drive Off Road, Tetris Plus, MLB 2000, NCAA Football 2000, Space Invaders, Tecmo Stackers, Spyro Year of the Dragon, and Gran Turismo.

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Homes for Rent

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Cache Valley Comedy Night presented by LOL Productions will be held Feb. 26 from 8-10 p.m. at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Compete to be the funniest person in Cache Valley and win prizes. It’s free to compete, contact Dustin at 801-814-8021. Tickets are on sale now.

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-Women’s gymnastics at Central Michigan, 5 p.m.-Men’s tennis at BYU, 5:30 p.m.-Track meet, Idaho State Invitational, all day-Back to school “Tie Dance” at Club NY. 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Students $3 with ID.-Back to school “Nerds, Jocks and Schoolgirls” party to benefit Common Ground Outdoor Adventures. 10 p.m. - 1 a.m., Pike house. $1 ID required.

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The Cache Valley Trappers ice hockey team will be playing against the Utah Dawgs on Jan. 16. The match will be held at the Eccles Ice Arena at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students. Learn the game of rugby. A rugby clinic will be held Jan. 19, 21, 26, 28 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. All who are inter-ested are welcome and there is no cost. Join USU Weigh Watchers at Work. Next session start Jan. 28. Register by Jan. 21 and receive a free pedometer or Be Well gift. Meet Thursdays at 11:45 p.m. in TSC 335. For info call 435-797-1470 or visit usu.edu/wellness. FNA Rodeo Night is Jan. 15 from 7-11 p.m. in the Institute. The Institute Opening Social is Jan. 22 from 7-10 p.m. Hope to see you at all these great events. Religion in Life Devotional will be Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in the Institute Cultural Center. USU Extension is offering a series of workshops to strengthen

your marriage and make it bet-ter. Workshops will be held on Jan. 19, 26 as well as Feb. 2 and 9 at 170 N. Main Street from 7-8:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served, cost is $15. For more info phone 435-752-6263. J&L Jazz will perform live

music at 6 p.m. at Pier 49 Pizza in Providence on Jan. 15. They will be followed by Logan’s News Boys at 7 p.m. Scott Olsen and Becky Kimball will perform live on Jan. 16 starting at 6 p.m. USU researchers are conduct-ing a study on how to improve the Web experiences of kids with disabilities. Please consider join-ing our efforts. Read the details at http://webaim.org/projects/step-pingstones/invitation. Televised Comedy Night at Club New York: Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Come poke fun at any topic or be part of the live audience. Cover charge is $3. For more details go to www.cachevalleyfilm.com.