Universities across the nation are jumping on the Second Life bandwagon, professing its usefulness as a teaching instrument and viability as a learning oppor-tunity for students, said David Wiley, former USU professor in the field of instructional tech-nology. According to the Linden Lab Web site, which is the organization through which Second Life is run, hundreds of institutions of higher educa-tion have begun to implement Second Life as a form of educa-tional instruction. Wiley, who is now associ-ate professor of instructional psychology and education at Brigham Young University, said during the end of his time at USU he got wind of Second Life and decided to incorpo-rate the online world into the curriculum of one of his gradu-ate-level instructional technol-ogy classes. “I thought it was important for students to have first-hand

experience in using technology to support learning,” Wiley said. “In addition to gaining that experience, I wanted them to use technology to build instruction for others.” Second Life is a virtual community where the individ-ual user can participate in the same activities as an individual in real life, said John Louviere, instructional designer in the faculty assistance center for teaching department. Second Life is inhabited by avatars, which are virtual characters – designed however the indi-vidual user chooses – who work, play, go to school and more in Second Life. Louviere said anything that can be done in real life can be done in Second life, with the exception of f lying and telepor-tation. The world of Second Life, similarly to real life, is made up of public and private land, Louviere said. Certain sections of Second Life can be accessed by any user. However, other areas are private sectors which are paid for and controlled by the individual user. These par-

cels of property, called islands, can be used for any purpose, he said. In the case of Wiley and his class of graduate students, they purchased a piece of real-estate for a couple thousand dollars on which they built a movie screen opposite a group of f loating couches. Wiley, who controlled access to the island, allowed only those enrolled in his class to enter and take their seats

as they would a normal class-room. Then, through chatting, Wiley’s avatar would stand in front of his student’s avatars and teach the class similarly to a conventional classroom. “The instruction and con-versations were all done by chat,” Wiley said. “At that time they didn’t have audio (for Second Life).”

Utah State choral groups presented a concert featuring songs accompanied by a piano, bongo drums and a Beatles cover band Wednesday night. The concert was an eclectic mix that combined the charm of Shakespeare with the heri-tage of American folk songs, the liveliness of Swedish-American jazz and the rock ’n’ roll energy of the Beatles. The cover band, called Get Back, performed with the Utah State chorus four years ago in an all Beatles highlight con-cert, but Wednesday there was a fusion of music from a vari-ety of styles. The transitions were difficult to make at times from one selection to the next, said Tyler Putnam, guitarist and singer for Get Back. The choral director, Cory Evans, helped to keep the concert f lowing while main-taining the integrity and the weight of the more serious pieces. However, he also said the transitions were very dif-ficult to manage. “It’s like getting on the free-way from a school zone,” Evans said. Get Back performed six selections without the choir and five with the choir. The

director participated in play-ing the tambourine along with the choir and the band. Evans also did his own bit of dancing along with the music. Putnam said, “When the choir is behind us, it feels large and powerful. It’s a lot of fun.” Several soloists performed. Keith Kenley performed the solo for the infamous Beatles song “Hey Jude” and the crowd got involved, clapping and

singing along during the cho-rus. There were few pauses, even for applause, and there was no intermission. However, the concert featured several bal-lads, guitar solos and upbeat songs and it was the variety that made the concert differ-ent from others and kept the audience’s attention. Several of the pieces had religious overtones and were

sung in Latin. The choir and band gave solid, polished per-formances. There are still choir per-formances this semester, one April 22 of the women’s choir and a full orchestra perfor-mance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony April 25. Tickets are available through Utah State Box Office.–seth.bracken@aggiemail.usu.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least eight uni-versities have received gifts total-ing nearly $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver’s identity. One school went so far as to check with the IRS and the Department of Homeland Security just to make sure a $1.5 million gift didn’t come from illegal sourc-es. The gifts ranged from $8 million at Purdue to $1.5 mil-lion donated to the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The University of Iowa received $7 mil-lion; the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of Maryland at College Park got $6 million each; the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was given $5.5 million.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Construction of several ground zero office towers could be put off for decades because of the failing real estate market, the site’s owners said Thursday, citing an analysis that projected one skyscraper might not be built and occupied until 35 years after Sept. 11. Developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have been talk-ing on and off for months about rewriting a 3-year-old agreement that gives the developer rights to build three out of five towers planned at the Sept. 11, 2001, ter-ror attack site. Silverstein, unable to obtain financing for all the towers and with only about $1 billion left in insurance money to pay for them, asked the Port Authority last fall to guarantee financing for two of his towers, officials familiar with the negotiations say.

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LateNiteHumorDavid Letterman Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Top Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being An Accountant

10. When you know the right people at the post office, it can be April 15th whenever you want. (Phil DeFalco)

9. Wite-out and 7-Up- surprisingly refreshing. (Andrew Ross)

8. If you’re confused by something on the tax form, just write “Huh?” (John Fodera)

7. You do the taxes; don’t let the taxes do you. (Richard Koenigsberg)

6. People will pay you a lot of money if you pretend to know how the tax code works. (Adele Valenzuela)

5. The only thing more satisfying than getting a client a sizeable refund is the garlic shrimp scampi at Red Lobster. (Doug Cohen)

4. Numers is hard. (Andrew Rubin)

3. After completing tax returns for 12 straight hours, your calculator starts talking to you. (Sandra Busell)

2. Always put your clients first... unless you get an offer to go on Letterman. (Roger Levenson)

1. Women want me. Men want to be me. (Richard Cohen)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gale

Harold is back on Wisteria Lane. Six months after a seri-ous motor-cycle accident, the “Desperate Housewives” actor has returned to work. His character, Jackson, is primed to propose to Susan, played by Teri Hatcher. The 39-year-old Harold landed in intensive care as a result of the crash last Oct. 14. On the set of the show Wednesday, he said the accident taught him that “you can play hard, but you may have to pay a price.” BOSTON (AP) – Berklee College of Music has announced that R&B legend Smokey Robinson, vocal-ist Linda Ronstadt and merengue pioneer Juan Luis Guerra will be awarded honorary degrees. Robinson also is scheduled to give the school’s commencement address to 850 Berklee graduates. NEW YORK (AP) – Jamie Foxx

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Cyrus for a radio routine in which he urged the 16-year-old to “make a sex tape and grow up.” When the incident was brought up on the “Tonight” show Tuesday, Foxx apologized and said: “I didn’t mean it maliciously.” Foxx had started talking about Cyrus on his Sirius satellite radio show after someone brought up the singer’s recent feud with Radiohead. Foxx said: “Who is Miley Cyrus? The one with all the gums? She needs to get a gum transplant!” Foxx noted to Jay Leno that he was doing a routine, saying: “Sometimes as comedians, you know, we go a little too far.”

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Injured Va. Tech students mark 2nd anniversary

A RUNNER WITH A BALLOON MARKED IN REMEMBRANCE of Virginia Tech shooting victim Leslie Sherman talks to other runners prior to the start of a 3.2 mile run in honor of the 32 victims of the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech on the campus of the school in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, April 16. The run marked the start of the second anniversary activities. AP photo

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Wounded by a gun-man who sprayed bullets through their German class at Virginia Tech, Katelyn Carney and Derek O’Dell worked together to bar the door so he couldn’t return. With memories of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history still fresh in their minds, they and many of the other students hurt that day returned to campus Thursday to mark the second anniver-sary of the slayings. Carney, who graduated in December, ran a 3.2-mile race to honor the 32 people killed April 16, 2007, by student Seung Hui-Cho, who also took his own life. “This is where it matters,” she said as she and a friend prepared to run. O’Dell, who walked the course, called the expe-rience bittersweet. “We’re celebrating their lives, but remembering, too,” he said. “It’s difficult, but I think it’s impor-tant.” Engineering student Fred Cook jumped out a second-story window in Norris Hall as his profes-sor, Liviu Librescu, was gunned down while he barred Cho from entering his classroom. He hurt his ankle, but took up running when he recovered and participated in Thursday’s race. “Not a day goes by that we don’t think about it,”

Cook said. “This increased sense of awareness by everyone certainly makes it more acute for us.” Most of the 12 injured students still on campus joined about 4,300 people who raced around the main section of campus on the bright, sunny morn-ing. The event began with the release of balloons – 32 white, followed by hundreds in the school colors of maroon and orange – and chants of “Let’s Go, Hokies.” The mood was upbeat as students crowded around a table to sign a message banner before the race. Suzanne Grimes, whose son Kevin Sterne was injured, was impressed that nearly all of the run-ners were students, some of whom weren’t on cam-pus two years ago. “They came out and showed their respect,” she said. More than 2,000 people gathered later for a more somber event to remember the accomplish-ments of the 27 students and five faculty members killed. “While the tragedy of April 16, 2007, touched us all, we know that 32 families continue to confront the deepest of all losses – the loss of a loved one, the loss of a life well-lived, and the loss of a bright and promising future,” university President Charles Steger told the crowd.

16 killed in Mexican shootout MEXICO CITY (AP) – A shootout between Mexican troops and a convoy of gunmen left 15 assailants and one soldier dead hours before President Barack Obama arrived in the country to show his support for the fight against drug cartels. The shootout happened in a remote, moun-tainous region in Guerrero state, where the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco is located, Mexico’s Defense Department said in a statement Thursday. Soldiers came under fire from a convoy of gunmen on Wednesday while patrolling the drug trafficking hotbed. One was killed and another wounded in the firefight near the town of San Nicolas del Oro. Troops later seized two .50 cali-ber Barrett rif les, 17 other rif les, eight grenades, two handguns, ammunition and eight vehicles. Obama met Thursday in the capital with President Felipe Calderon, who has sent more than 45,000 troops to drug hotspots since tak-ing office in 2006. More than 10,670 people

have died in drug violence since then, about 10 percent of them police and troops killed in the line of duty. The rest have been smugglers, many killed by rival gang members, the government said. Other deaths due to drug violence on the eve of Obama’s visit included three young men whose bodies were stuffed into the trunk of a car abandoned along a highway between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo, another Pacific resort where traffickers have recently been attacking police with grenades and high-powered weapons. The men had been beaten, tortured and strangled to death, state police said. Elsewhere, a group of masked gunmen killed two men in military uniforms early Thursday in a remote jungle area near the Guatemalan border. Police in the nearby town of La Trinitaria said the victims were soldiers, but the defense department did not immediately confirm that. Traffickers sometimes wear military uniforms to avert security.

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Before working for their degrees in psychol-ogy, a group of students are working together for the betterment of local elementary schools. Instead of therapy, they’re using box tops. Giving back to the community, the National Honor Society in Psychology, or Psi Chi, is col-lecting numerous food box tops to donate to local elementary schools. Psi Chi is a federation of chapters, con-ducted by psychology majors, in more than 890 senior colleges and universities. This is the first year in which they have done this dona-tion. With 20 to 50 members at USU involved in Psi Chi already, they are open to anyone willing to participate and collect box tops with them, said Bailey Bell, secretary of current counsel service projects at Psi Chi. “It’s easy to participate,” Bell said. Psi Chi has been active in gathering box tops from grocery store items such as breakfast cereal, Betty Crocker cake mix, Yoplait yogurt and childcare products for the Box Tops for Education Program, a program supported by huge food companies, who give money back to schools who donate box tops. Each box top is worth 10 cents. According to Box Tops for Education’s Web site, the potential income from this program is up to $20,000. There are donation boxes labeled Box Tops for Education all over campus open to anyone who purchases any of the participating prod-ucts. Bell said Psi Chi is unclear how many box tops they have now. “We will donate them all at the end of the year,” Bell said. The program now accepts box tops dona-tions from the tops of older cereal products

such as Cheerios and newer organic products like Cascadian Farm cereal, the Web site states. Throughout its history, the program has donated earnings to community schools rang-ing from $10 million to $250 million, it states, and the number of Box Tops schools has grown from 30,000 to 86,000. “We’re reaching out to the community as part of our service mission,” Bell said. “We’re making trips to campus recycling bins, jump through boxes and salvage box tops in order to collect them for elementary schools.” Bell said they consider this a nice thing

to give back to the community. One school they had in mind to contribute was Woodruff Elementary School. “We wish to incorporate service into our mission and the activities we do,” Bell said. “We want more people involved, so we can be more productive.” Bell said the areas where any student can donate box tops include in the TSC by the Hub, the entrance to the library behind the book detectors and next to the entrance to the edu-cation building.

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With three big sports events Saturday, a business class hopes to score big by throwing a tailgate party for charity the same day. The event will be near the student entrance at Romney Stadium from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to organizers. The games include softball against Louisiana Tech, noon; the Blue and White Spring Football Game, 2 p.m.; and the Mark Faldmo track invitational, all day, according to information provided by the A-team student coordinator, Brian Watts. The 10 students who organized the event for their final project in managing organizations and people, hope to raise $750-1,000 for the SEED Foundation, said group member Shauna Kennedy, culinary arts senior. The SEED Foundation is a non-profit char-ity which lends small amounts of money, or “micro-loans,” to private residents of Peru so they can build their own businesses, generate income and pay the loan back to help another person, said Megan Schaer, interior design sophomore who has previously raised money for the charity. In addition to fundraising, if the group

earns a minimum of $750 they don’t have to take the final exam, Kennedy said. She said there will be a raffle and carnival games to raise the funds. She said the group is excited about the prizes local businesses have donated in support. “Logan businesses have been incredibly sup-portive,” Kennedy said. “We have received prize donations from Logan’s Heroes, The Bluebird Restaurant, Papa Kelsey’s, Angie’s, Shaffer House Bakery, Little Caesar’s and more.” Members of the group pulled their individ-ual resources together to create the event, said Zane Wells, civil engineering junior. Group member Brad Peterson, who is in the university aviation program, arranged the grand prize: a 90-minute airplane flight around Cache Valley. Kennedy said the group will also sell T-shirts they expect will be very popular. “They are awesome,” she said. “They say, ‘B-Y-Who?’ and on the back, ‘U can kiss our A.’” Kennedy said the shirts will cost $10, or $12 for an extra-large size. Wells said the project has already been very rewarding. “Everyone has had their own assignment as part of the preparations and none of us have ever put something like this together. It’s been

a good experience for us,” he said. Still the group is looking forward to Saturday, for various reasons. Kennedy said she expects everyone will enjoy themselves. “It will be a lot of fun. There will be a lot of games, and winning a flight is pretty exciting. I’d want to win that,” she said. “We’re all going to be hanging out as students and community, having a good time.” Wells said he likes the idea of celebrating USU and fostering school spirit. He said he thinks people should come not only for the present state of Aggie athletics but for the promising season to come. “With Coach Andersen here, the Aggies are picking up momentum and this is a chance for the community to get excited for the team … also, to get out of the final,” he said. The event is on Facebook under “USU Tailgate for SEED.” Raffle tickets cost $1 each. They are available by contact through Kennedy at 816-591-5808 or shauna.k@aggiemail.usu.edu. They will also be available in the TSC Friday, as well as at the party. Advance pur-chasers do not need to attend the event to win prizes.

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To showcase the talents of aspiring filmmakers, Utah State University’s Caine School of the Arts sponsors the first USU-Tube Short Film Festival April 24 in the Caine Lyric Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling 797-8022, online at http://boxoffice.usu.edu/ or at the door. A call for entries was released in February ask-ing for short films to be submitted for consideration. The films were required to include two elements (an alarm and a pair of red shoes) and a choice to include three of a number of listed elements. The films could not be more than four minutes long, excluding credits. Four prizes are to be awarded, including Voter’s Choice (determined by the number of first place votes each film receives), Highest Hits (determined by the number of hits each film receives on the You-Tube site), Judges Choice (deter-mined by a panel of judges votes) and Overall (deter-mined by a combination of the other three prizes). Prizes range from $1,000 for Overall to $500 for Voter’s Choice, Highest Hits and Judges Choice. All four prizes can go to one film, contest organizers said. More information on the films festival, along with links to view and vote for the selected films, is online at http://caineschool.usu.edu/filmfest.aspx.

BFA art exhibit features students

Art students represent-ing the Class of 2009 at USU will exhibit their work in a culminating exhibition that opens Monday, April 20, and continues to April 30. The exhibit can be seen in the Tippetts Exhibition Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A free opening public reception is Friday, April 24, 7-9 p.m., at the gallery, and all are invited. The exhibit is considered the “crowning event” of the students’ education at USU. For information, contact the art department office, 797-3460.

USU-Tube contest displays talents

Students featured in Gallery Walk The Alliance for the Varied Arts is proud to pres-ent “Transcending Borders” by Tony Clennell, local USU ceramacist student and “Longing for Honeybees” by Tara Hawkins, local poet and artist. There will be various works on display from April 17 through May 9 at the AVA Gallery. The opening reception for these shows will be during the Gallery Walk April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. Come and enjoy the imagery created by Hawkins’ poems and collage art and the earthy appeal of Clennell’s ceramic works. While you are in down-town Logan, visit the other galleries/businesses that are participating in the Gallery Walk April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. as well. The other businesses participating are the Cache Valley Gallery at The Art Center, Caffé Ibis Gallery, Global Village Gifts, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Summerfest Office and Gallery, S.E. Needham Jewelers, Why Sound, Utah Public Radio Downtown Studio and Winborg Masterpieces.

Students host party to try to avoid taking final By APRIL LARSENstaff writer

Wiley said his class also held conventional class in a physi-cal classroom occasionally, but because he was trying to teach his class, not only how to teach using technology but how to use new forms of technology, he said incorporating Second Life into his curriculum was beneficial. However, practical application of new technology wasn’t the only benefit of using Second Life in the classroom, he said. “A number of times I went to

conferences where I was unable to teach my class; but even if I was in China, I could still get online, show up in Second Life and have class in a normal way,” Wiley said. However, both Wiley and Louviere agree Second Life isn’t necessarily the best way to teach a class. Louviere argues that, while the essence of a lecture – asking ques-tions, engaging in debates and get-ting feedback – can all be achieved in Second Life to some degree,

having to take the time to learn a new program puts an unnecessary burden on students. “For the most part I would dis-courage (the use of Second Life in the classroom) unless someone is really motivated to support this. Reason being, as you’re learning to get into Second Life, it takes a lot of upfront work. You have a lot of learning just to use the technology which puts more work on the stu-dents,” he said. Louviere said professors wish-

ing to implement Second Life into their curriculum have to ensure the burden of learning a new system doesn’t outweigh the pros and the students are gaining some-thing from the use of Second Life. “It’s coming back to what do we want students to learn? Do we want them to learn how to use Second Life, or do we want them to learn the material specific to their class?” he asked. Wiley agrees with Louviere and said he would only suggest implementing Second Life into a classroom where the program can be rendered useful. For instance, if a biology teacher really wishes to use Second Life, they can go on, purchase and island, and build a model of whatever the students are learning about. The students can then fly around the model and wit-ness it from all angles. But if students were only going to meet in Second Life and listen to a lecture, it may not be worth it, he said. Louviere said since Wiley left in the spring of 2008, no instructors on campus are using Second Life in an official capacity through the university. “Some professors may be using Second Life, but there is no formal-ized system set up right now,” he said. “There very well could be professors using it and we’re just not aware of it.”

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Psi Chi collecting box top donations

MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF PSYCHOLOGY incorporate service in their mission through a Box Tops for Education drive. Donation spots across campus allow students to drop off their box tops and contribute to elementary education. Box tops collected at USU will be donated to Box Tops for Education at the end of the year. photo courtesy of PSI CHI

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Those who have seen “Hotel Rwanda” or “Blood Diamond” can visualize the gruesome atrocities that have occurred in Africa. Although the brainwashing of innocent children into murderous soldiers has not ended, there is something that students can do about it. Coy Whittier, senior in public relations, said Invisible Children is an organization that concentrates on bring-ing awareness to problems facing Uganda, namely child soldiers. Whittier, president of Aggies for Africa, said their group gets involved with the organization because they are passionate about a common cause. “We love what they are doing, especially getting young people involved and bringing awareness to the social change in Africa,” he said. “It is a perfect fit for our group, what we do and our mission.” Invisiblechildren.com states the ultimate goal of the organization is to provide resources, skills and funds to Uganda that will lead to health, safety and education for the children affected by the ongoing war that has lasted more than two decades. “It’s about the orphans, the widows, the hungry and the oppressed,” the site states. “It’s about children that are born into a horrific situation, with no voice.” In an attempt to change this tragedy which disgusted and inspired, three young filmmakers created the movie “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” the site stated, to tell the story of the children in Northern Uganda. Aggies for Africa heard about the movie, Whittier said, and found out Invisible Children conducts tours every fall and spring. He said they have volunteer road-ies who tour college campuses, churches and cities where they screen the movie and then discuss it. He said Aggies for Africa has hosted five or six movie screenings on campus, in houses and also in the dorms. According to the Web site, this film, which began the non-profit organization in 2004, is now being trans-formed into “Invisible Children: Final Cut” which is a feature-length film to be released in theaters worldwide. In conjunction with the new film, Whittier said their upcoming event called “The Rescue” will be in Salt Lake City April 25. The event’s purpose is to replicate the situ-ation of the abducted child soldiers who are taken into armies, he said. Jon Parrish, senior in speech communications, said he participated in a Denver event called “Displace Me” in 2007 and thought it was fun and also a great way to get involved in this good cause. “I never turn down an opportunity to sleep in card-board boxes,” he said. “And I support any group striving to reduce poverty and uphold human rights whether it’s directly involved with Africa or here in America.” Whittier said the event occurred about two years ago, and a group of 20 people from Utah traveled to Denver to participate. “Displace Me” replicated the conf lict in Northern Uganda, he said, where the people traveled with only what they could carry. There were 100,000 people crammed in 1 square mile and they lived this way for nine or 10 years, he said. The event had special pro-grams and all that was permitted was water bottles and saltine crackers, he said. “It was fun but it also created empathy and awareness to the conditions people must live in every day,” he said. Along with these events, Invisible Children also has ongoing fundraisers on their Web site where they sell bracelets, shirts and other items, Whittier said. The bracelet campaign is a program that creates jobs and income for Ugandans, the site stated. Each colored bracelet comes with a short film that tells the story of an invisible child, it states, and the bracelets are hand-made from local reed and recycled wire in Uganda. Whittier said getting involved with Invisible Children and participating in service has helped him in many ways and he believes other students should try it, too.

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A rite of passage to some at Utah State, The White Owl doesn’t just offer Utah brews on tap, they have what some consider to be the best burg-ers, sandwiches and award-winning chili in town. Open for 25 years, The Owl, located on 36 W. Center St. in historic downtown Logan, has people talking about their food, people who don’t even go their for the beer but strictly for their burgers and sandwiches. Scott Croft, manager of the White Owl bar food, said The Owl has the best in town. “The food is fresh, good, has a good price and we use a local distributor,” he said. Local is what makes all the difference for The Owl, who also serves local beer from all over Utah and makes their sandwiches fresh to order on Shaffer House Bakeries bread.

Owl burgers aren’t unique only because they taste good but also the size, and what comes with them. A half pound of beef or buffalo served with signature in-house sauces, the works, chips and a pickle unlike any other: the spicy pickle. A signature on any sandwich or burger, the spicy pickles come to The Owl as an ordinary pickle but are soaked in a secret spice recipe that gives them their unique f lavor. “Our pickles are something different,” Croft said. “It’s kind of fun to see people bite into them for the first time because they aren’t expecting it, and if it makes them drink a couple of beers, even better.” The Owl serves 18 different generously-por-tioned sandwiches and burgers, all unique in their own way. But The Owl doesn’t end there. With their variety of taste bud-satisfying food, they also offer salads, which Croft says not many

More than just brewskies,it’s good food, too

By C.ANN JENSENstaff writer

-See BURGERS, page 7

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Album may not be the key to stardom

Kings of Leon, the American rock band idol-ized it seems everywhere except for in the United States, released an album last October titled, “Only By The Night.”

This album has been a monster in Australia and especially the U.K. and the rest of Europe over the last six months. Since its debut, it has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the United Kingdom alone, and achieved 5x Platinum status there.

In Australia, the album has achieved 8x Platinum status, selling more than 550,000 copies. The album peaked at the number one-selling album in both nations. You would think with those kind of numbers, there is something to this band.

The album “Only By The Night” is Kings of Leon’s fourth studio album. The band has only been around for a little more than six years, and has risen very quickly to a position of high prominence. They went on the Vertigo tour with U2 in 2005 to open for the Irish powerhouse, which not only increased their popular-ity amongst U2 fans, but also gave great publicity for a band that now seems to be in the position for greatness if it can pro-duce.

So, is “Only By The Night” the key that will unlock super-stardom for the Kings? There’s at least one super-hit on this album, but I have mixed feelings of doubt and weariness about it

Kings of Leon is certainly no U2, but you can feel the heavy inf luence that is infused in their sound. Airy guitars lay the foundation for a slow progression and high-pitched, sliding vocals by the band’s lead singer Caleb Fallowill. That’s basical-ly the sound you’ll be hearing if you listen to it – lots of airy guitar and keyboard highlighted by Fallowill’s falsetto.

However, lack of variety in the album can leave the listener a bit bored and signify that the band could be a bit aim-less at this point with little motivation to innovate a new style or spin to their eclec-tic sound.

The opening track, “Closer,” is pretty good, but quite repetitive. The guitar sequence with which the song opens is sustained throughout the entire song, and the rest of the song just goes around and around and around. By far, the highlight to this track is Fallowill, whose

lyrics provide the only source of originality and difference to the track. If you’re a big fan of Snow Patrol, you’ll like this track. The second track, “Crawl,” starts off with a grunge riff that reminded me of the chorus line in Steve Miller Band’s “Keep On Rocking Me Baby.” In contrast to the first track, Fallowill takes a lot away from what this

track could have been. If Fallowill had taken this song and given it a major inf lection instead of the minor tone it takes, I would be totally on board for it, and probably but for the rest of the album. In all honesty and sincerity, this track is best when it’s in its instru-mental sections. I’m also not too fond of the lyrics. “Crucified USA?” Come on. Of the third track, “Sex on Fire,” Harry Dunne’s words ring loud and clear at times. “Just when I thought you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this ... and totally redeem yourself.” “Sex on Fire” is the super-hit of this album. Although it is cyclical, the song has a terrific hook. The chorus is sung three or four times, and Fallowill uses his voice better in this track than in any other. Listen to it a couple times and see if the tune doesn’t get stuck in your head. Some might argue the title is a bit racy. I’ve looked up the lyrics, and I think it should be concluded that yes, the word sex is in the song, and it definitely could be considered a racy song, but the song is not explicit really in any detectable sense. The lyrics will have a different mean-ing to every individual that hears and reads them. The Kings use the lyrics to catch the attention of the listener. I don’t believe their purpose goes much beyond that. I suppose you can take that for what it’s worth. The album isn’t an obscene one to me. The rest of the album follows along the trail that the first three forge. None of the other tracks really stray far from that trail, and I would surmise that if you like the first three, you’ll love the rest. I, however, give this album a C+. It has its strengths, but it also has its definite weaknesses.

–la.hem@aggiemail.usu.edu

Grade C+“Only By The Night” by Kings of Leon

Tune Takes

Landon Hemsley

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2. “Pasadena” – Modern Skirts

3. “Everybody Plays the Fool” – The

Main Ingredient

4. “Mr. Blue Sky” – Electric Light

Orchestra

5. “The Heart of Life” – John Mayer

6. “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” –

Counting Crows

7. “Sweet Pea” – Amos Lee

8. “Objects of My Affections” –Peter

Bjorn and John

9. “The Fear You Won’t Fall”

– Joshua Radin

10. “Butterfly Nets” – Bishop Allen

Information compiled by Karlie Brand

Each week The Statesman will find one student lis-

tening to his or her iPod and see what is playing on

their playlist.

Less response

with Replay

The month-long Replay event that collected used

musical instruments for needy Utah school districts

closed Wednesday with a less successful response than

last year, said Teri Lewis, executive director of the Cache

Valley Education Foundation. The state-wide project’s

second-year goal had been to raise $100,000 of instru-

ments; however, fewer musical instruments were col-

lected than in 2008, she said. Lewis said other school

districts in the state haven’t had much response either.

Salt Lake School District called to report only two dona-

tions, a clarinet and a coronet, worth a total of $65, she

said.

“When you clean out your closet one year (to donate),

there’s nothing the next,” Lewis said.

She said she felt the economic environment may be to

blame, too.

“People are hanging on to what they have,” she said.

Cathy Ives, general manager of Utah Public Radio, said

seven brass instruments were donated by a Springdale

man who works for Zion National Park in southern

Utah. She also said several volunteers affiliated with the

radio station donated instruments as well.

The Replay fundraiser was advertised using radio,

newspaper and online advertising, Ives said. School dis-

tricts from across the state are in the process of sending

in the final numbers, she said.

–brendon.butler@gmail.com

ALLEN STEPHENS AS THE PRESIDENT, left, and Brett E. Shelton as the Baron, right, perform in the USU play “Madwoman of Chaillot.” The play is free for USU students and will continue until April 18 in the Morgan Theater. PATRICK ODEN photo

‘Madwoman’ brings USU play to life

When a money-mongering, Ponzi-scheming group of

oil speculators arrives at the Cafe Chaillot with a plan to

turn Paris into an oil field, an old maid and her friends

prove too much of a match for the corporate stooges.

The “Madwoman of Chaillot,” Countess Aurelia,

wears backwards outfits from 1890s, insists that all men

must change their names at each new hour and has tea

with both real and imaginary friends and their pets.

Aurelia, played by Felicia Stehmeier, is lovably nuts.

Her bohemian friends each have colorful personalities,

in particular an accordion-playing Joanna Johnson as

the Street Singer, Chalice Nance as the Street Juggler and

an always-beaming Roger Earl as the Doorman.

Another highlight is an irony-filled speech in defense

of corporate greed given by the soapbox-standing Melisa

Stowe as the poor but quick-witted Ragpicker.

Nate Jacob as the earnestly-mindless underground

sewer-man reminds the audience that we’ve all had

friends who were ... just a little too helpful.

Finally, the innocent sweetness of Shanice Holt as

Irma, and her lover, Pierre, played by Lance Rasmussen,

make a happy ending happier.

The production’s outfits dazzle. In particular, hoop

skirts and bodices with ornate embroidery adorn

Aurelia and her friends, the corporate gold-diggers and

their girlfriends dress in 1930s haute-couture and Irma’s

blonde hair rolls back in a 1940s pin-up style. There’s

even a nine-foot-long feather boa.

The director, W. Lee Daily, recommends the audience

listen carefully to the snappy dialogue.

“The Madwoman of Chaillot” plays April 15-18 at the

Morgan Theater, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets free for USU stu-

dents.

–brendon.butler@gmail.com

By BRENDON BUTLERstaff writer

Going beyond the label

In a health-conscious society, Vitaminwater is a

simple name that has lured its consumers in by its prom-

ising nutritional value. Vitaminwater is produced by

Glaceau which is owned by Coca-Cola. The bottles have

a modern vibe and contain f lavored water in a spectrum

of colors. All 17 f lavors are printed with entertaining

commentary.

For instance, the jackfruit-guava Vitaminwater label

states that the beverage will give the consumer enough

Vitamin B and Theanine to keep them relaxed in stress-

ful situations. These situations include a boss being ver-

bally abusive, the in-laws moving in and the recurring

nightmare of being naked at work.

This is a nice idea, but is Vitaminwater all that it’s

cracked up to be? Ilka Nemere, professor in the nutri-

tion and food science department, said, “I would think

anything made by Coca-Cola is more about getting your

money than benefiting you.”

Nemere said a study shows almost all Americans are

over-nourished, therefore, why are these vitamin infused

beverages needed? Scienceline webzine published by

New York University said the only vitamin Americans

don’t get enough of is Vitamin E and this is only in a

third of the Vitamin water f lavors. Scienceline also said

if one wants to drink Vitamin water for Vitamin A or

Vitamin E, the nutrients will be wasted if not consumed

with the dietary fat found in a meal.

Vitaminwater contains 125 calories a bottle and 32.5

grams of sugar. Its ingredients include crystalline fruc-

tose which www.fructose.org says is made from arsenic,

By CATHERINE MEIDELLstaff writer

VITAMINWATER PROMISES NUTRITIONAL value, however one bottle of Vitaminwater contains almost the same amount of sugar as a can of Coca-Cola. PETE P. SMITHSUTH photo

-See MYTH, page 7

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“I definitely think it makes a differ-ence to get the message out about what’s happening over in Africa because we need to increase exposure,” he said. “Nothing will change unless more people know about it.” Parrish said he thinks it is great to be more aware and provide support and ser-vice in any way that students can, even if their acts seem small. “If everyone spent one day a year aid-ing under-privileged communities, we would treat the world differently,” Parrish said. “Our eyes would be opened and strangers would seem as friends.” Whittier said he thinks the act of tak-ing up a cause and pushing for it strongly is getting lost in today’s society.

“People don’t have anything to push for and they are becoming too passive,” he said. “It’s an awesome opportunity to get behind something and it makes every-thing you do more worthwhile.” Whittier said he hopes Aggies for Africa can disseminate information to the students who have the desire to sup-port Invisible Children and promote a worthy cause. The best thing for students to do if they want to help is visit their Web site, www.invisiblechildren.com, he said. “I believe students can make a differ-ence,” he said, “and there is no telling what more and more motivated people can do.”

–natalie.c@aggiemail.usu.edu

Film: Promoting a worthy cause -continued from page 4

Movie a choking hazard “Observe and Report” exists somewhere in the same universe as NBC’s show “The Office.” A uni-verse where buffoonish characters can and do just about anything and inevita-bly get away with it. While “The Office” may exist on a sunny, cheerier planet within this imaginary uni-verse, “Observe and Report” resides on a dingy, dark ball of rock orbiting around the outskirts. Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen, “Knocked Up”) is a disillusioned mall security guard that has aptly been named in some reviews as “the anti-Blart.” Ronnie slogs through life hampered by his inadequacies as a human being. He is an extreme example, but we’ve all met a person that resembles him in some way. Ronnie is at home at the mall. He really believes that as the head of mall security he is making some sort of dif-ference to better humanity. But, in the overall scheme of things Ronnie’s actions are purely selfish in nature. After a f lasher terrorizes female cus-tomers in the parking lot, Ronnie takes it upon himself as his mission to find and apprehend this deviant. When the f lasher targets makeup counter specialist Brandi (Anna Faris, “Just Friends”), with whom Ronnie has an unhealthy obsession, he figures now is the time to step up the

manhunt to prove to his crush that he can protect her. In the wake of the f lasher incident Ronnie meets his arch nemesis, Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta, “Goodfellas”). Harrison thinks Ronnie is a joke, and he’s right. Ronnie continues to bumble up the real investi-gation as he cusses out his

boss, and employees at the mall with no apparent consequences. Even though Ronnie can’t achieve what he wants to in life, that doesn’t stop him from doing anything he wants to do with the only foreseeable reason being that he’s not right in the brain. He takes meds, sure, but is that an excuse for his behav-ior? Is that a get out of jail free card? Because after Ronnie beats up six thugs on a street corner, tampers with police investigations and even assaults a long line of police officers we don’t see him hauled off to prison but instead sleeping in his own bed like a high school stu-dent who has just been suspended from school. The “Observe and Report” universe apparently harbors no laws for the semi-mentally unstable, and instead creates for them semi-happy endings. It’s not only hard to swallow, it’s a choking hazard.

–aaron.peck@aggiemail.usu.edu

Grade D

“Observe and

Report”

Reel Reviews

Aaron Peck

Movie Critic

lead, other heavy metals and 98 percent fructose. Nemere said high amounts of fructose can often lead to diabetes-like symptoms because the fructose affects plasma lipids which can end in insulin resistance. Daren Cornforth, also a nutrition and food science professor, said one bottle of Vitaminwater contains almost the same amount of sugar as a can of Coca-Cola. The difference is, Vitaminwater costs about $1.50 more because of the added vitamins. In reality, many of these same vitamins can be consumed by a fresh glass of orange juice or a glass of water and a multivitamin. Cornforth said this way, the body gets a slew of vitamins without the heaping tablespoons of sugar. “On a daily basis, nutritious foods are the best and most affordable source of vitamins, because foods contain other dietary essentials or beneficial sub-stances, including protein, minerals and antioxidants,” he said. A dietetics major and freshman Hillary Mousley said Vitaminwater is made with distilled water, which is not as good as top water because it lacks minerals. “People think they are drinking some-

thing healthy because they picked up something up with vitamin on it. Instead of drinking calorie-free water you are just consuming a lot of extra calories and sugar,” she said. Mousley said the calories that make up Vitaminwater are empty and leave the consumer hungry. Instead of wasting these 125 calories, food with vitamins and nutrients could be used to fill the stomach up, she said. Sometimes food labels, like Vitaminwater’s, state that there is 300 percent of a particular vitamin in it, but the body does not need this much. Mousley said when this much of a vitamin or mineral is consumed, the body ends up throwing the excess away through urination. She said taking in more than 100 percent of the daily need-ed value is never going to help. Mousley said if a person does not care for fruits and vegetables there are other ways to get vitamins than from sugar water. “I would choose a well-rounded vita-min supplement, like a daily multi-vita-min,” she said.

–catherine.meidell@aggiemail.usu.edu

Myth: Drink not as healthy as consumers led to believe -continued from page 6

people can finish, steak dinners, winter soups and award-winning spicy chili known as Danger’s Chili. Croft and the kitchen manager, Aaron Fornof, said they are proud of their chili not only because of its popularity in the bar but because it won best chili at the Whittier chili cook-off. The Owl offers a lot of variety and a lot of food for a small price. Most of their burgers run anywhere from $6 to $8 and on Tuesdays, burger and a Big Dog night, a burger and a beer are only $7.25 and $8.25 for microbrews. One can also go to The Owl for their 21st birthday and get a burger for free. Boasting more than 25 kinds of bot-tled beer, 12 on tap and soda for the non-drinker, there is always a drink to match any burger or sandwich on the menu. The

most popular beer and burger combina-tion, Croft said, is Bud Light and The Owl Burger. Croft prefers a Porter with a steak sandwich, his favorite on the menu. With The Owl being a no-smoking facility, it is a great place to scout out good food. The deck that is open all sum-mer is some people’s favorite place to be when the weather is warm, Croft said. Fornof and Croft both agree that the atmosphere and food are great for the price. “Comparing us to a Chili’s or a chain restaurant, our portions are bigger an our prices are lower,” he said. The Owl is open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 to 1 a.m. and the grill until 10 p.m. They only take cash but have an ATM for those who forget.

–ch.jensen@aggiemail.usu.edu

Burgers: Bar offers unique variety of food and drink for small price -continued from page 4

FridaySportsApril 17, 2009Page 8

TouchBase

Annual Blue and White game Sat.

Utah State football will conclude spring drills on Saturday with the Blue-White Spring Game, kick-ing off at 2 p.m. at Romney Stadium. “We’ll have some fun, we’re really looking forward to it. I hope the kids can go out and enjoy it. It should be very competitive,” said USU head coach Gary Andersen. “I’m asking the kids to compete at a high level for a long period. We’re looking for and will be evaluating guys flying to the football, a lot of collisions and a lot of great efforts. We’re looking for a team that is organized, clean and crisp.” Saturday’s action will be just a like game, except the only special teams plays will be field goals and extra points, while there will specific advances and ball placements for kickoffs and punts. The ceremonial coin toss will be conducted by Utah State University President Dr. Stan Albrecht and USU Athletics Director Scott Barnes. USU will divide into two teams as chosen by the coaches, and the two sides will be led by honor-ary coaches. Guiding the white team will be Dave Moore while the blue team will be coached by Steve Mothersell. Following the scrim-mage, players will be avail-able for autographs. Mini-schedule posters will be provided. Saturday’s action con-cludes USU’s spring drills, coming after two scrim-mages.

BY USU ATHLETICS

When new USU head coach Gary Andersen and his staff arrived, they knew they were inheriting a good stable of running backs, now with spring drills winding to a close, there’s reason to believe that group will only be better. Led by sophomore tailback Robert Turbin who was second on the team in rushing last season behind QB Diondre Borel with 485 yards, the Aggies return a lot of experience and a lot of talent. “Soon as the season ended last season, I think we took about a week off then back in the weight room it was,” Turbin said. “We got back in the weight room, we ran, we conditioned, you know it never stopped. If you want to be the best you have to work out year round.” That hard work has been evidenced in the teams spring scrimmages as the running back group has looked stronger, faster and meaner. “They’ve all learned to be much more physical this spring,” Andersen said. “I thought early in spring we were a very high running back group. We didn’t do a great job of sinking our pads or blow delivery at the point of attack as far as go and get two or three more yards and the hole’s closing – the kind of dancing around things we haven’t seen for the last couple of weeks.” Joining Turbin in the backfield will be Derrvin Speight, Ronald Scott, Michael Smith, Marquis Butler and Josh Flores just to name a few. And, with Andersen’s new spread offense – a system that will spread out the defense – many of these players will be on the field at the same time. “(The spread offense will) get them out in the open field, not really a lot of the I-formation pounding that you normally see, especially last year,” said running back coach Ilaisa Tuiaki. “They’re going get them out, we’ll have three backs at a time sometimes in the game running around in the

open field, which is what you want to see, especially with this talent.” The ability for the running backs to work in open space both running the ball and catching the ball has the USU backfield excited. “The spread offense is going to help us a lot,” Speight said. “They’ve got us doing a lot more stuff as far as route running and stuff out of the back-field.” Along with a new offense, the new coaches have brought with them a renewed energy to the USU football program, and the team – especially the running backs – are feeding off that energy. “The coaches come out and they show a lot of energy, a lot of passion for the game, and sometimes that reflects on your players,” Turbin said. “If the coaches come out and they’re really into practice and into the game, the players are going to be into the game. The come in and show a lot of pas-sion and we like that, that’s what we need.” Speight agreed with his teammate. “(They) create some excitement, and people feed off of that and it brings the best out of you at times,” he said. “You’ve got your teammates behind you saying lets go, and big time players make big plays.” That excitement has led the running back group to proclaim lofty goals. No longer is the bar set for the Aggies to just win six games or to have a winning season, this backfield has more in mind. “The goal this season, if we can get there, I’d like to win a champion-ship,” Turbin said. “We want to win the WAC, to be the best in the WAC – you’ve always got to aim high, that’s the mindset here now … the attitude before it might have been win six games and get to a bowl game. Now it’s win as many as we can, we know what we’re capable of. The coaches are telling us don’t ever underestimate yourself, always aim for the highest goal possible.”

By TIM OLSEN and PAUL KELLEYsports editor and assistant sports editor

-See FIRE, page 10

SPRING FOOTBALL SERIES: PARTS 3-4 OF 8

USU RUNNING BACK ROBERT TURBIN breaks through the line for a big game during the Aggies second spring scrimmage last Saturday. USU will wrap up spring action tomorrow with the Blue and White game, which is set to kick off at 2 p.m. CAMERON PETERSON photo

Breaking the mold

CONNOR JONES poses with the head of Big Blue prior to trying out for the coveted position of the mascot. Jones was one of seven that tried out. photo courtesy of CONNOR JONES

Like a scene from “Gladiator,” a small group of people sit in a small windowless room waiting for their

number to be called. Slowly the seven becomes five, which then becomes two and then ... I’m alone. The five young men, one young lady and I gathered in the lower levels of the Spectrum on April 2 to attempt to become the next man (or woman) behind the mask of Big Blue. It’s serious business. No one is there as a joke or to impress the ladies – we all are there to fight for the coveted spot inside the suit. Big Blue was born the same decade many of us students were – in 1989 the idea of Paul Bunyan’s giant blue ox transformed into Big Blue. And although Big Blue has been through four differ-ent looks his true qualities remain the same: tough, masculine and absolutely unbreakable. My sincere desire to become Big Blue started earlier this year as I sat in the court-side media area with long-time spirit squad adviser Linda Zimmerman. Before each game as Big Blue descended from the jumbotron and the Spectrum faithful roared I swear my blood ran blue.

Not all fun

-See BIG BLUE, page 9

Running backs and linebackers playing with fire

USU women to host home tournament Utah State women’s ten-nis will host inter-Western Athletic Conference play this weekend at the Logan Sports Academy and Racquet Club. USU will play a doubleheader on Friday, April 17 starting the day off against Louisiana Tech at 9 a.m. and continuing action with a match against San Jose State at 5 p.m. The Aggies will also play Nevada on Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. USU will be hosting WAC competition this weekend at the Logan Sports Academy and Racquet Club. On Friday, April 17, Louisiana Tech will play San Jose State at 1 p.m. On Saturday, April 18, Louisiana Tech will play Nevada at 9 a.m. A lot is on the line this week as the Aggies are tied for seventh with both the Lady Techsters and the Spartans. This is the final week of the regular season and for the first time, seeding for the WAC Tournament is based on the conference standings. Boise State and Fresno State are both tied for first place in the WAC standings. USU will head to Honolulu, Hawaii on Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26 for the WAC Championships.

BY USU ATHLETICS

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I wanted to be that fig-ure, the person students love but never know. I went to Zimmerman soon after the basket-ball season was over and asked when and how I could try out. Two weeks later I was draw-ing a number out of a hat. Zimmerman takes this seriously – there are no favorites and no leg ups, even for her for-mer cheerleaders. It’s all about the best fit for the part. There were nine people judging the seven contestants: two former Big Blues, and represen-tatives from the local community and athletic department. I hoped to draw the first spot – I figured I would blow the judges away while they’re still fresh and let everyone else catch up to me. Unfortunately, my num-ber-picking skills aren’t quite up to par so instead of getting lucky and pick-ing number one I got extremely unlucky and picked number seven. Not only would this mean I was going last, after the judges had sat in the hard Spectrum chairs for almost two and a half hours, but I would also be wearing a suit that had been drenched in sweat. It’s impossible to understand the con-ditions inside the suit if you’ve never tried it on. It’s extremely hot, impos-sible to see from and the helmet has a stale sweat mixed with Lysol smell to it. As I put on the semi-damp suit I realized the head I had practiced my skit with was currently being used by contestant number six. One might think, “So what, they must be the same,” but the truth is they are very different. With helmet number one, the helmet I practiced in, the person inside the suit primar-ily sees out of Big Blue’s eyes. With helmet num-ber two, the one I did my skit in for real, the person sees out of the nose. This presented a much larger problem than I thought it would, which only became apparent after I started my skit. I began my skit repel-ling from the jumbotron. Halfway to the floor I paused for a little air gui-tar solo, and upon reach-ing the floor I broke out with some of the best dance moves I could muster (which admittedly weren’t very impressive). After catching a ball dropped from the jumbo-tron I completed a small obstacle course while dribbling and shooting, but I twice lost the ball and horribly missed both my shots. The next part of my skit was my most unique stunt. I climbed a third of the stairs on the east side of the student section to where I had planted a snowboard. With my limited vision I ran a good 10 steps past the snowboard and

looked like a fool while searching for it. After finding the snowboard I shot down the stairs (actually pretty cool), got stuck in the bindings and attempted to unicycle across the floor, which I succeeded doing on my third attempt. When I made it to the tunnel I grabbed the awaiting skateboard and started to ride it down the ramp. Just when I got in sight of the judges a child ran too close to me and I was forced to bail. At that point I was dripping sweat, upset with my multiple screw ups and still had two parts of the tryouts to go. After a quick drink I ran to the changing room, grabbed the second head and returned to the floor. Here the judges asked me to step to the middle of the floor to put me in a couple scenarios. They first presented me with the “annoying kid” sce-nario. Out of nowhere a little girl charged out of the stands and begins to pull my tail. I fell to me knees and acted as if I was in agony – no kid would want to hurt Big Blue right? Wrong. This girl seized the chance and began yanking on the nose ring. The judg-es were still watching and when I was able to escape I figured I’d just try to outrun the kid. I gave her a fake karate chop and booked it to the nearest stairs. The child was relentless and gave chase. After a few of my best Reggie Bush juke moves the judges finally called her off and asked me to return to center court. Next they intro-duced me to the scared baby scenario. As I approached the child she backed further into her mother’s leg. I got to her step and ducked down low, holding my hand out I motioned for a high five, she gave me a timid one after which I pulled my hand back and shook it like the high five hurt. I held it out again and pulled the same routine, she was looking more comfortable and the mother tried to hand her to me. Of course, this didn’t go over well and the baby began to cry and try to get back to her mother’s arms. So far my Big Blue charm wasn’t working on the child so I handed her back and instead asked for a little kiss on the cheek. Instead of the kiss I got slapped. The judges once again asked me back to center court. The dance off was next. Two Aggiettes came down from the stands and did two well-rehearsed dances. I stood no chance and faked it the best I could. Next came one of the male cheerleaders who did a pretty impressive break dancing routine. Once again I had nothing and just tried to be as enter-

taining as I could. After the dance off came the improv. They had a bucket of stuff – hula-hoops, soccer balls, stuff like that. As embarrassing as it may be I think of myself as a pretty skilled hula-hooper so after a quick “Bend It Like Beckham” imitation I tried to hula-hoop. Before my first hip thrust the hoop was on the ground. Confused, I tried again, but nothing better came of it. I fig-ured out after the fact that I had slipped on the hula-hoop under my tail so as soon as I began the tail just pushed the hoop to the ground. After what seemed like 10 minutes the judges put me out of my misery and said I was done. After getting out of the suit I returned to the floor where all of the prospective Big Blues and people watching had gathered. The judges met in a private room and locked themselves in for nearly an hour, writ-ing pros and cons on each of the seven, elimi-nated and did it again. At 10 p.m. they called us back into the windowless room and announced the winner. The process was long and hard, but one that I won’t soon forget. Big Blue is the face of our school, and the person inside the suit deserves more respect than most people will ever realize. My tryout went from a joke, to a desire, to one of my favorite memories and now to a story. So next time you see the big blue bull and think you can do better, just think about doing it with no vision, sweat covering every inch of your body, and a 10-pound suit on.

Big Blue: Not your average mascot -continued from page 8

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For right now however, the Aggies only have themselves to compete against. Andersen, though, said he has been pleased with the progress and ability of his running backs. “I think they’ve done a great job through spring, I believe it’s a talented position … we’re lucky they can catch the foot-ball, too,” he said. “It’s a talented stable of running backs, and they’re all a little bit different.” That talent has showcased itself time and time again in the spring scrimmages and practice as the backs jockey for position. “We want them to compete in everything that they do. We want them to compete in the classroom, we want them to compete watching film, we want somebody to be better than somebody else at this,” Tuiaki said. “When you start doing that the culture of competition comes out, they want to be good at everything they do and they never want to lose.”

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Linebackers

The movie “Talladega Nights” start out with this quote, “America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed.” Linebackers on the USU football team would like to start their season the same way. Linebacker coach Kevin Clune said about 12 players have switched positions, and all of that was done for the purpose of increasing the speed of the linebackers. Not only are these players that switched learning a new position, they are learn-ing a new defense all together. “Everybody is learning a new defense here, it’s not rocket science but at the same time it is new and you got to learn how to fit and how to play with each other and all that stuff,” Clune said. One of the major changes was Jacob Actkinson switching from fullback to linebacker, and he is expected to be a major part of the linebacking corp this year. When asked why he was asked to switch, Actkinson said, “For speed, and we have a whole lot of running backs and our schemes now for offense. We don’t use a fullback so I was kind of left out.” Actkinson is adapting to his new position well; however, he wasn’t excited about it at first. “It was difficult at first. It’s a totally different ball game, a completely different mentality, but each practice I felt like I progressed a lot and I think I can help this defensive scheme,” Actkinson said. “I had very mixed feelings about it, it took me a while to decide, but after talking to some coaches I think it was going to be best for the team if I switched and I really enjoy it right now.” One of the reasons Actkinson said he enjoys it so much is because he likes putting hits on people instead of taking them. Clune mentioned how all the major teams in America that went to bowl games have defenses with lots of speed, which is what the Aggies want their defense to be like. Andersen agrees. “It is built around speed but at the end of the day it is built around physicality also, and the kids have got to be able to run. But at the same time they have to be great athletes, and that’s what the whole structure of the defense is really key on,” he said. The core of the linebackers will be senior Paul Igboeli. Igboeli was second on team and 13th in WAC with 95 tackles

– including 51 solo tackles – last year as a junior. “You got Paul as a senior, he is the guy that has been play-ing for a long time, he is going to have to be a leader and he is a tremendously quick athlete; he can do a lot of great things,” Clune said. “He is in a position where he should be making a lot of tackles, he has got the body, the speed, the experience, all the stuff and he has to put it all together also.” Another key to the linebackers is sophomore Kyle Gallagher. After having 47 tackles and ranking sixth on team as a freshman, Gallagher redshirted last year. He is back and ready to make an impact this year. Gallagher feels that his redshirt year has made him a better player. “It helped me be a lot more stronger and a lot more faster, a lot more wiser, too,” he said. When asked what his expectations for Gallagher are, Andersen said, “I have very high expectations for him. He has done a nice job in the part of spring ball that he has been able to participate in – the biggest thing is making sure he is on track to get a good grasp of the scheme.” The plan is to have four starting linebackers who are ready to play and contribute on the field, he said. Who those four are going to be is still being worked out, and the spots are up for grabs for whoever steps up and earns them. “You can’t just have two linebackers at the inside position you really need four linebackers who really want to be able to play but for sure three and hopefully when the dust settles and we get through things at the end of the day we will have all that,” Andersen said. Overall this year’s linebackers are very young and have a lot of learning to do before the start of the season. The more veteran players are also being counted on to contribute this year. “The older guys ... will also kind of fight their way through it,” Clune said. “They should be showing us some-thing here.” A lot of the outside linebackers this year moved from the defensive back position. With the new goal of speed it is hoped these players will be able to make the linebackers quicker. “Guys that have moved from the DB position ... they are all brand new to that position so they all have got to learn what they have to get done and where they are fitting and all that stuff,” Clune said. All the new players mixed with the few returning line-backers are shaping up to make a pretty exciting year on the defensive side of the ball. Nothing has been decided yet and who will fill those spots is up to the players and how bad they want them. “We will see who rises to the top and who are going to be our guys,” Clune said.

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NEW YORK (AP) – John Madden’s last game as a football announcer was a thrilling Super Bowl decided in the final seconds. The perfect ending to a run as one of sports’ most popular broadcasters, now that Madden called it a career Thursday. Yet it didn’t fit Madden’s style to think about his retirement that way. “I’m a grinder,” he said on his Bay Area radio show. “You just grind and get through it and when it’s all over, you think about it. You don’t rush into any decisions.” Madden’s exuberance for football and blue-collar persona endeared him to TV viewers for three decades. Boom! As sudden as his signature call, he’s leaving midway through a six-year contract with NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” “I think his work ethic and passion and love for the game made him apart from everybody else,” said longtime broad-cast partner Pat Summerall. Madden said his health is fine, but at the age of 73, he wanted to spend more time with his family. His 50th wed-ding anniversary is this fall, and his five grandchildren are old enough to notice when he’s gone. “The thing that made it hard is not because I’m second guessing: ‘Is it the right decision?’ But I enjoyed it so damn much,” Madden said. “I enjoyed the game and the players and the coaches and the film and the travel and everything.” Cris Collinsworth will replace Madden, moving over from the network’s studio show, NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol said. Collinsworth filled in when Madden took a game off last October. Ebersol called Madden “the absolute best sports broad-caster who ever lived.” Madden traveled by bus because of a fear of flying, and with the two Bay Area teams struggling and not hosting any Sunday night games, he would be on the road and away from his family the entire season. Not that Madden expects to sit at home all the time. He’ll keep using the bus and stay busy with his many endorse-ments. His “Madden NFL Football” is the top-selling sports video game of all time. Still, he noted this will be his first season away from the sport since he was a freshman in high school. Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. He began his pro career as a linebacker coach at

Oakland in 1967 and was made head coach two years later, at 33 the youngest coach in what was then the American Football League. Madden led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl victory and retired in 1979. He joined CBS later that year. He worked at CBS until 1994 when the network lost rights to broadcast NFL games, leading him to switch to Fox. He left Fox in 2002 to become the lead analyst for ABC’s “Monday Night Football” and joined NBC in 2006 when that network inaugurated a prime-time Sunday game. Madden won 16 Emmy Awards and became one of the most recognizable voices in television, mixing high-volume enthusiasm with serious analysis on the telestrator. “He was so consistently entertaining — that guy you really wanted to have on the couch with you, but larger than life,” Ebersol said. “I think people stayed with a rout or a bad game that Madden might have to broadcast in the second half (more) than they ever would have stayed with anybody else.” For the last several years, Madden said, he waited until two months after the season to determine whether to con-tinue, not wanting to rush into a decision. “The last game I did was the Super Bowl, which was pretty good,” Madden said. “But, again, that wasn’t planned. I didn’t say, ‘I want to go out on a high note.’” He surprised Ebersol when he told him last week he was retiring. Ebersol flew to California on Wednesday morning and spent 11 hours with Madden, trying to persuade him to change his mind. Ebersol even offered to allow Madden to call games only in September and November and to take October and December off. His longtime agent, Sandy Montag, said Madden won’t change his mind now that his retirement is official. Madden didn’t want a dramatic farewell – he didn’t even appear on a conference call Thursday with Ebersol and Montag. “It wouldn’t have been me to say the week of the Super Bowl, ‘This is my last game,’” Madden said during his brief radio appearance. Summerall said he knew Madden would be something special the first time they worked together. “He didn’t talk down to people,” Summerall said. “He talked as if he was sitting next to you and explaining things to you.”

JOHN MADDEN announced his retirement from broad-

casting after three decades. His final telecast was the Super

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