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Kitchen: Fruity summer
If you are like me, living in Utah can be hard because
there is a short fruit season here. So, during these
few months, enjoy! Fruits are great for any meal during
the summer. They are very healthy, light and fun to
serve. / By Errin Stevenson
Funny,
cool action, actors in 'Get Smart'
Get Smart is a laugh-out-loud good time. The cast
is perfect for the roles and makes the action and comedy
look easy. This could be the comedy summer-blockbuster.
/ By Sara Anderson
Simple
Kitchen: Easy pasta
Pasta is a great side dish, main dish or just a snack
during the afternoon or evening hours. Served with warm
bread, it is always an easy hit! / By Errin Stevenson
'Hulk'
good for action but not in 'Iron Man's' league
The Incredible Hulk may go over better with fans
of the comic book but can be enjoyable for anyone looking
for action and science fiction. / By Sara Anderson
'Kung
Fu Panda' fun for all ages
Kung Fu Panda, which opened Friday, is full of
action, bravery, comedy and a tale of the underdog (or
under-panda). This film is rated PG and proves to be
enjoyable for any age. / By Sara Anderson
Simple
Kitchen: Grilling some fine bratwurst
Grilling is my favorite way to cook meat in the summer!
It is quick, yummy and really easy to clean up. It also
adds the nice, fired flavor to your meats and you can
cook your meat to perfection. / By Errin Stevenson
'Zohan'
too racy, not Sandler's best work
If you're offended by sexual jokes, motions or innuendos,
this movie is not for you. The movie does have funny
political moments and carries a humorous political theme
throughout. Still, not the best Adam Sandler movie.
/ By Sara Anderson
Simple
Kitchen: Green and healthy
Slow down on the dressing and speed up
the fruits and vegetables is my theory. Also, look for
the dark colors in fruits and vegetables. They are usually
the richest in nutrients. / By Errin Stevenson
Simple
Kitchen: Cool, easy dessert
Desserts are among summertime's favorites, and they
need to stay light. / By Errin Stevenson
'Crystal
Skull' proves Dr. Jones & friends -- and Ford --
have still got it
This film is a classic wrapped in new paper. This is
not your typical Indiana Jones movie. The movie has
adventure, love and even a twist on Indiana's family.
It's clean and entertaining. / By Sara Anderson
Racism
at USU? Black students offer their perspective
A sampling of comments: "A girl asked
me where my tattoos and gunshot wounds were, as though
just because I am black I have them." . . . "A guy at
the market place asked me if I was on an athletic scholarship,
because I am black." . . . "People say I am the blackest
white guy because I speak properly." / By C. Ann
Jensen
Confessions
of a Gary Coleman stalker
So there I was, in Orem, in Applebee's, eating my Weight
Watchers-approved herb chicken with broccoli (7 points),
and I heard this odd, high-pitched voice, the kind of
voice you've heard somewhere on television. / By
R.M. Monk
'Prince
Caspian' outshines original Narnia flick
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG),
which opened last week, is even better than the first
movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The 140-minute movie is family friendly filled with
adventure, action and fantasy. / By Sara Anderson
Carrying
a gun, legally, just part of daily prep for some USU
students
One No. 2 pencil -- check; two textbooks -- check; one
9mm semi-automatic pistol with 30 hollow-point rounds
of ammunition -- check. Time for class. / By R.M.
Monk
Good
luck a dominant strand in hairdresser's life
Five fire engines lined Main Street at 700 North, lights
flashing. Black smoke rose from the roof of the Serendipity
Salon as owner, Mary Hess, and her employees stood back
and watched. She couldn't believe it. / By Angeline
Olschewski
Cache
Valley not immune to substance abuse, mom learns the
hard way
"I thought, 'I can stay three steps ahead of him,
there's no wiggle room here. I know what he is up to.'
My knowledge about what my son was doing barely scratched
the surface. Barely scratched the surface," a Cache
Valley mother, whom we will call Jane, said about her
teenage son's substance abuse problem. / By Stephanie
Hebert
LDS
couple, like many Utahns, make their early marriage
work
Keven had just come home from a mission in Canada when
the two met. He got home in April; they met in June,
were engaged in September and married in December. This
sounds pretty fast for some people, but not for the
Baileys. / By Jennifer Taylor
'Herald
Journal' editor-reporter enjoys insider's perspective,
job's variety
Tyler Riggs wakes up every morning never knowing exactly
what the day will bring. He might be riding shotgun
with Logan's finest, or he might be called in to cover
not one, but three fires. / By Whitney Schulte
Club
founder says clogging provides confidence, thrills
Dancing in front of 30,000 people doesn't bother Heather
Foster, president and founder of the USU
Clogging Club. She began clogging in her hometown
of Sandy at the age of 7 and says the sport has instilled
in her sense of confidence she otherwise wouldn't have
gained on her own. Finding her niche at a young age
has enabled her to develop and enhance her dancing to
what it is today. / By Tonnie Dixon
'Freshman
15' is real, but students share how they got rid of
it
As 18-year-old Tabitha Hill walked through the door
to her home in Sugarhouse after her first semester at
Utah State, her mother let out a huge gasp. Hill looked
quite a bit different then when she left home several
months earlier. Hill was a little rounder than her mother
remembered; she had started to gain the infamous freshman
15. / By Jennifer Taylor
Good
deed turns into case of identity theft
Monica Neilson said she met the girl at church. That
Sunday, the new girl mentioned to some of the churchgoers
that she was looking for a place to stay. Neilson, who
had previously shared some casual talk with the girl,
said she could stay with her for a while in her two-bedroom
condo. At the time, Neilson, a full-time office worker,
said she didn't think there was any harm in helping
someone out. / By Brittny Goodsell Jones
$81
for a student parking pass buys . . . idling, waiting,
hunting
As Joe Williams turns his silver 2007 Nissan Altima
into the parking lot, he is greeted with an unpleasant
sight that has become all too familiar. The parking
lot is jammed like the Pacific Coast Highway during
rush hour. Students in their idling vehicles are waiting
at both ends of every row of parking stalls. "Good
thing I gave myself an extra 20 minutes today,"
Williams says to his passenger. / By Whitney Schulte
Bored
in Logan? You're not alone, but there is fun in Cache
Valley
For many Utah State students, they feel to have a real
good time, they have to leave the valley. That may be
true sometimes, but it isn't true all the time. There
are a few fun things to do for all of us. / By Ben
Coltrin
Finding
a niche, a sense of belonging in freshman year called
key to retention
Chelsea Parker was like most freshmen when
she started college: excited, nervous and hopeful for
what was to come. She applied to Dixie State College
with a friend and began her first semester in the fall
of 2005, after high school. / By Tonnie Dixon
Professors
take a pie in the face for a good cause
The professors were in their corner huddled
together for strength. The students were quietly in
their corner knowing they had the upper hand on their
professors and advisors, for once. / By Stephane
Hebert
Obsessive-compulsive
rituals 'ridiculous,' says sufferer, yet all too disabling
Ashley's everyday worry isn't if she gets
to an appointment on time or if she remembered to pay
the utility bill. Her main worry is death. / By
Brittny Goodsell Jones
Students'
medical bill roulette targeted by cheaper insurance
plan
"I thought you died right then."
Weeks after 20-year-old Lara Willey fell 30 feet onto
a cement slab, her date told her what he was thinking
as he watched her convulse for a few moments before
she stopped moving completely. / By Ashley Schiller
Idaho
parents love the time with their kids -- by schooling
them at home
Most mothers look forward to the end of
summer vacation. They get to send their children back
to school, which means they finally get some alone time
after months of having children around the house. This
is something that isn't appealing to Jamie Durfee. /
By MJ Henshaw
Antiques
store owner offers plenty of 'Hidden Treasures'
When Logan resident Shawn Fullmer began
collecting G.I. Joes, his favorite childhood toy, he
never dreamed it would lead to a whole new career path.
Fullmer, who did not have any previous experience in
antique dealing when he opened Hidden Treasures, said
he took over the store when its former owner decided
she wanted out of the antique business. / By Amanda
Mears
Wendover
a magnet for college students in Utah
This town was established during World
War II when a training
base was set up to help train military aviators.
The soldiers who trained here eventually dropped the
atomic bombs on Japan during World War II. Today it
is just an abandoned base that has been run over by
casinos and travelers, but some of the base still stands
for visitors to enjoy. / By Jake Ipson
Craftsman-carver
reclaims old wood for his art
His hands are 10 inches from pinky to thumb
and each finger looks like the butt end of a large carrot.
His legs, which are always bare regardless of temperature,
look like the trunks of quaking aspens. Yes, they really
do. / By Lukas Brinkerhoff
Ag
education major learns at nature's open book
Twenty-Five Assisted Labors in
Below Freezing Temperatures, Only Two Deaths reads
at the top of Ty Smith's resume. On Logan winter nights
when the temperature read 12 degrees, Smith paced six
sheep pens, each full of 40 ewes heavy with lambs. Any
signs of heavy breathing, strain, or strong "baaa's"
sounded the alarm for Smith to aid the mom in delivery.
/ By Tamra Watson
Organic
farm expert goes green after time as a Cal Tech bioengineer
Jeff Endelman's transformational choice will help bring
about similar changes on the campus of Utah State University
-- it's going organic just as he did. Under the direction
of USU Extension Specialist Dan Drost and Assistant
Professor Jennifer Reeve, Endelman will aid in the progression
of the organic farm by researching crop fertility.
/ By Tamra Watson
Millville's
'elk lady' vows to keep feeding them until she dies
Jacky started feeding the elk as a child,
when her father was a game warden in Cache County in
1948. After school Jacky said she and her brother "would
harness up the horses to feed the elk." They did this
for a couple years growing up, but then stopped until
1983 when the herd of elk came down the mountain very
sick and dying. / By Leah Lopshire
A
look at domestic violence: More than a family problem
It's a crime that is more common than all
other forms of violence combined, outweighing car accidents,
muggings, and rapes put together. A crime that affects
all members of society and people in all stages of life.
A crime that has been around since the first people
and cultures and still exists today. So what is this
crime? None other than domestic violence. / By Brooke
McNaughton
Aggies
walk for a cause
Invisible
Children, a non-profit organization started by three
college students, visited USU's campus the first week
of April. They told the students present at the showing
of a new documentary that there have been a lot of positive
things happening. The number of children who have to
commute to the city each night to sleep so they won't
get abducted by the militia has diminished from thousands
to hundreds. / By Jordan Olsen
Health
Days: Smithfield's commitment to healthy living since
1925
More than 55 percent of Utah adults and 22 percent of
children are obese or overweight, according to the Utah
Department of Health. This puts them at higher risk
for diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, asthma
and cancer. Maybe it's time to check out Smithfield,
nicknamed Utah's Health City in 1991. / By Lisa
Christensen
Movin'
out: The stress doesn't end when the last exam is done
With only two hours until her last final
and six hours until final check out Elysa Campbell lets
out a growling scream from the depths of her stomach
with the power of hell and throws her stack of 133 flashcards
that scatter everywhere into open and half-packed boxes
and the tops of closed and marked ones. / By Aubreyann
Hansen
Meet
'Mr. Wednesday Night,' the obnoxious and beloved quizmaster
Harry Caines
Harry Caines calls himself "Mr. Wednesday Night."
/ By Tyler Riggs
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