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		<title>USU students create &#8216;a social media app that&#8217;s actually social&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mykell Johnson came up with an idea in her entrepreneurship class in summer 2019: a centralized place to get updates&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1">Mykell Johnson came up with an idea in her entrepreneurship class in summer 2019: a centralized place to get updates on events in Cache Valley.</p>
<p class="p2">At the time, she didn’t know how to make it a reality. Her expertise was mostly concentrated on the business side of things.</p>
<p class="p2">That is, until she met Kollin Murphy and Canyon Bryson.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p2">Bryson and Johnson were in the same church group in 2021 when Johnson shared her idea for an app showcasing events around the area.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p2">Bryson, majoring in computational math, liked the idea and decided to join with Murphy who’s studying computer science. The two had previously created an app together and had the background to make BluJay Events a reality.</p>
<p class="p2">“We’ve been working since then,” Bryson said. “It’s been a lot of fun.”</p>
<p class="p2">According to the team, the app encourages social connection, especially after an isolating experience such as the pandemic.</p>
<p class="p2">Instead of having to search multiple websites and social media profiles, people can find things to do in one place.</p>
<p class="p2">“This makes it easier on both sides,” Bryson said. “Both for them to advertise and for us students to learn about events.”</p>
<div id="attachment_22119621" style="width: 387px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22119621" class="size-medium wp-image-22119621" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-377x600.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="600" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-377x600.jpg 377w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-629x1000.jpg 629w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-189x300.jpg 189w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-966x1536.jpg 966w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-335x533.jpg 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1-1050x1670.jpg 1050w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220401_blujayevents-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px" /><p id="caption-attachment-22119621" class="wp-caption-text">Pictured is USU students Clayre Scott and Emma Epperson in front of Old Main</p></div>
<p class="p2">On March 30, the team launched their marketing campaign. Having recently uploaded the app on the Google Play Store and the Apple Store, BluJay Events is now ready to be used by the community.</p>
<p class="p2">As of now, Johnson inputs all of the app’s events manually.</p>
<p class="p2">“If I’m walking on campus and I see all those lawn signs that say there’s a concert at the Eccles Theatre — I’ll take pictures of them and then when I get home, I’ll put it on the app,” Johnson said.</p>
<p class="p2">Johnson also scours the internet for events around Cache Valley to include. However, the team just hired someone whose sole responsibility is to find events around the area.</p>
<p class="p2">“We want to make sure there’s a good quantity of events on there so that it’s actually useful for people,” Johnson said.</p>
<p class="p2">With the app’s new marketing launch, the team has begun focusing more intently on building their network.</p>
<p class="p2">“We have an ambassador team we’re building,” Bryson said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p2">The app’s main goal is to give people the opportunity to go to events they may not have been aware of previously. Especially events put on by smaller clubs and organizations.</p>
<p class="p2">“I hope it increases attendance at a lot of events,” Johnson said.</p>
<p class="p2">There have been several times when Johnson has heard of events after the fact. Such as when she has asked her friends about their weekend and they talk about a function they went to.</p>
<p class="p2">“I want that to not happen because people have BluJay,” Johnson said.</p>
<p class="p2">One of the app’s slogans is “a social media app that’s actually social.” The team hopes to create a place that encourages social interaction in the real world rather than social isolation.</p>
<p class="p2">According to Johnson, many social media apps breed isolation. Although they are marketed as “social,” they rely on virtual sociality — people watching other people be social through a device.</p>
<p class="p2">However, Johnson said BluJay Events is different. It encourages people to be social by providing a place for people to find fun things to do.</p>
<p class="p2">“We want people to use our app,” Johnson said, “and then use that as an excuse to get out of the house.”</p>
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		<title>Utah is now enrolled in the Exposure Notification System</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maren Boyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Google and Apple recently launched the Exposure Notification System; a contact tracing tool to understand the chain of Coronavirus and&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google and Apple recently launched the Exposure Notification System; a contact tracing tool to understand the chain of Coronavirus and stop continuous spreading. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Exposure Notification System has been designed with the help of public health authorities. The app is not meant to track location or be used for identity sharing. Phones should give three alerts, allowing Utahns the choice to opt into the system. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">USU student Kimmy McClellan said she hasn’t turned it on yet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I would consider turning it on. I think it could be a good thing, catching cases that we might not otherwise. If information is kept confidential, and not used for data mining, I don&#8217;t see a problem. I am a student so I&#8217;m exposed to many people, so it could  be a useful tool to help protect me but also prevent me from unknowingly spreading it to others.” </span></p>
<p><a href="https://coronavirus.utah.gov/google-apple-exposure-notification-express-launches-in-utah/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah CoronaVirus</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> explains how it works: “When two people have activated Exposure Notifications on their smartphones and come in close proximity to one another, they exchange anonymized “tokens” that log that close interaction for 14 days. A verification code is sent to individuals who test positive for COVID-19 by the Utah Department of Health. That code can then be entered into the Exposure Notification system by the individual who tests positive to alert others who came into close contact with them that they were possibly exposed to COVID-19. Anyone who was possibly exposed will be asked to watch for symptoms of COVID-19 and get tested. Users of Exposure Notification never know the identities of the person who tested positive or who was notified about a possible exposure.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Department of Health is urging citizens to opt into the system, to allow the app to work more effectively. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Navina Forsythe, director of the Utah Department of Health Center for Health Data and Informatics </span><a href="https://coronavirus.utah.gov/google-apple-exposure-notification-express-launches-in-utah/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “Modeling has produced estimates that if just 15% of a population uses Exposure Notifications, that in combination with manual contact tracing, there can be up to a 15% reduction in COVID-19 infections and 11% fewer deaths. A higher percentage of participation can lead to even greater reductions in disease.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple users who have the iOS 12.5 or later can enable the Exposure Notification by going into Settings&gt; Exposure Notifications. Android users can access the app from </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=exposure%20notification&amp;c=apps&amp;utm_source=global_OO&amp;utm_medium=oth&amp;utm_content=Jun2520&amp;utm_campaign=ens&amp;pcampaignid=MKT-PR-global-none-0000000-OO-oth-ap-ens-Jun2520-Other-web_rdr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to </span><a href="https://covid19.apple.com/contacttracing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple and Google</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> , “We hope to harness the power of technology to help countries around the world slow the spread of COVID</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">‑</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">19 and accelerate the return of everyday life.” </span></p>
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		<title>USU students are working to change the music industry</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Velazquez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Prodigy, the idea of Huntsman School of Business students Chase Roper and Michael Crane, is a new music streaming application&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prodigy, the idea of Huntsman School of Business students Chase Roper and Michael Crane, is a new music streaming application that will focus on helping small artists succeed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The app will combine aspects of SoundCloud and Spotify — listeners and artists will be able to have profiles, share music and make playlists. There will be a newsfeed in which users can see what music is currently playing on the accounts they follow and a trending feed to see what music is very popular at the moment. Prodigy’s trending music will be determined by “hits,” or likes, rather than number of streams like other services. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Usually, trending algorithms are based off of someone listens to your song for a certain amount of time,” said Roper, Prodigy’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">chief executive officer</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “By giving a hit to someone, you have to listen to the song and then you have to click and give it a hit and the algorithm is based of how many hits you have, not how many listens.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Artists will also have a geolocation on their profile, allowing users to search artists by name as well as location. This will allow users to find local artists in the area.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re basically becoming a manager for the masses,” Roper said. “If you were to have a personal manager, he would be looking for places for you to get exposure, looking for places for you to be able to grow your brand and everything like that. Through our algorithms, we’re giving them exposure.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The app’s team is currently on the small side, but team members said they have a passion for improving the music industry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s important for artists with talent to get recognized regardless of the money they may or may not have,” said Ari Romo-Gonzalez, Prodigy’s talent searcher. “Prodigy is truly for the artist. It’s about time local talent gets their big break.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The beta version will be in trial in January and the full version will be available in the spring.</span></p>
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<p><em>— lydia.velazquez@aggiemail.usu.edu<br />
@lydmvel</em></p>
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		<title>Technical Communication students showcase non-profit business ideas to fill a local need</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rilee Scoresby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 19:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Student groups from the Project Management for Technical Writers class held an exhibit Friday where they showcased the cooperative businesses they&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Student groups from the Project Management for Technical Writers class held an exhibit Friday where they showcased the cooperative businesses they created during the semester.</p>
<p>The businesses are designed to meet a local need, ranging from books to food. Each of student groups created their business design as part of a semester-long project.</p>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22024964" class="wp-caption-text">Jon Tanner, Noel Bishop, and Shannen Reisewitz stand next to their poster describing their idea of an app called Share the Road Inc. that keeps locals updated about road conditions and accidents to help drivers be more aware and cautious as they realize how often accidents happen and where they happen. This awareness would hopefully help decrease the amount of accidents in Cache Valley</p></div>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22024963" class="wp-caption-text">Darcie Madsen, Sydney Anderson, Bayli Luebke, Nichelle Pomeroy, and Annie Foster show their website idea, called Page Trade Cooperative. It is a website where students can buy and sell textbooks. Logan doesn&#8217;t have very many book stores that focus on textbooks, which is frustrating. So these girls focused on a frustration and found a solution by creating this website.</p></div>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22024962" class="wp-caption-text">Brandon Gardner, Patty Macsparran, and Kaylee Dudley are the creators of the idea of Green Hollow Community Cooperative. They created a community of Tiny Homes. The purpose of this project is to create housing that is affordable and helps people have a minimalist style of living.</p></div>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22024961" class="wp-caption-text">Jon Toronto, Madelyn Bingham, Jessi Spakman, and Darby Taylor are the creators of the idea of Aggie Fresh Creative, a grocery store on campus that has reasonable prices, and healthy food options for college students-espeically those with special dietary needs.</p></div>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22024960" class="wp-caption-text">Eliza Ward, Dallin Kay, Gentry Manning, and Morgan Wykstra are the creators of the idea of the website Link, which helps Tech Comm students find jobs for experience. It also is an affordable way for businesses who need Tech Comm majors for hiring. There aren&#8217;t many websites like this out there, and many Tech Comm students have said they could use something like it.</p></div>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shelby Black]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A Utah State University research study has been conducting workshops for children to examine how they learn through making. The&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Utah State University research study has been conducting workshops for children to examine how they learn through making. The kids participating in this research have the opportunity to play games and create through AR, or augmented reality. AR blends the real world with the virtual world and was the same technology used to produce Pokemon Go.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The platform this technology is being produced on is called ARIS. ARIS is an open-source app that anyone can download to play and create games on. Along with USU students, Dr. Breanne Litts is directing this study. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“AR tells stories that are connected with place and identity,” Litts said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The goal of this study is to further knowledge on how AR can be used in schools and what it is capable of. The kids enrolled in the program come to the workshop after school to work on their games. Each child has built their own game to play on ARIS.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are looking at the design skills kids learn through making and programming,” Litts said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ayla Stults-Lopez is gaining research through this experience under the supervision of Drs. Breanne Litts and Kristin Searle as part of a National Science Foundation award.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The most surprising thing I have learned is how smart these kids are. I am blown away by how fast they have been able to pick this up,” Stults-Lopez said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stults-Lopez is a plant science major. Through this process she is hoping to “find out the best way kids learn with technology.” She would like to host workshops for children that teach them how to farm organically and urban farm in the future.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This study is focusing primarily on girls in grades 6-11. According to graduate student Whitney Lewis, this is to generate more interest in the field of computer science in females.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We wanted to look at girls specifically. There is a lot of interest in how we can get girls involved in this male-heavy field of computational thinking,” Lewis said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">USU students have learned through this study that technology in the classroom will be more important than ever in the future. Coding, programming, and other similar skills will be ones that young children are going to be increasingly exposed to.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I love the process of making things better. We thought, how can we get a hour of code activity for kids to work on? We’ve learned that introducing these skills through debugging proved to be a good activity,” Lewis said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research projects help students discover and process new information that will be useful in the future. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Research is always good for students to be involved in,” Lewis said. “It shows you the process of how you can critically think and solve problems. The more research there is on campus, the more opportunities we will have.” </span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">— </span><a href="mailto:shelby.black@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">shelby.black@aggiemail.usu.edu<br />
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In January of 2017, JoyRun was introduced to the Utah State University campus. The app was created as a community-based delivery system. From grocery store trips to late night runs to fast food restaurants, Logan residents can order or deliver food items via the JoyRun app.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to its website, the California-based app is “a peer-to-peer platform that makes group deliveries for the community, by the community, social, affordable and rewarding.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“One of the biggest (changes the app has made throughout the year) is that the app is more self-sustaining and has organic runners. It is not all on the shoulders of employees to complete runs and many more people know who we are,” said Alex Eldredge, an on-campus employee for JoyRun. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the app was first introduced, Eldredge and other employees were responsible for completing the orders that were submitted through the app. Eldredge and his team members were accountable for making sure there was a runner available at all times of day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recently, the app has grown in success and community members are able to complete the orders. Many students use the app to make a few extra dollars when they are getting food for themselves or have spare time. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can just sit at home and pay a few extra dollars to get whatever I want,” said Pepper Eames, a user and employee of JoyRun. “On the employee side, it gives me an opportunity to get out and talk to new people. It is a challenge.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The app offers a user-friendly “Runners Club” that gives those who sign up the opportunity to make more money faster. It shows tips on how to make bonuses that are offered and will send notifications to the users’ phone when orders are in high demand. This allows those who participate in the Runners Club to become more aware of the activity on the app. The club is free to sign up for and is offered to anyone in the app’s demographic region.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to the Runners Club, JoyRun offers “JoyBucks.” This portion of the app allows users to send messages, usually to parents, asking for money to be inserted into their account. This allows others to insert money into user’s accounts, who then use the money to order through JoyRun. Anyone who is connected to the user’s account can send the user money.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoyRun also partners with nationwide and community programs and restaurants. Eldredge’s favorite has been the app’s sponsorship of Best Buddies, an organization that provides peer and community opportunities to those who struggle with intellectual and developmental disabilities. JoyRun has been able to participate in three of their events so far this year, including a trunk-or-treat and a carnival. Eldredge believes this has given JoyRun a public presence as well as allowed the app to give back to the community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students can find JoyRun employees set up around Utah State’s campus, often handing out free items to those who download the app. JoyRun also offers pre-order presentations for clubs and organizations. Those who participate in these presentations will often receive a free meal for downloading the app at the time of the event. JoyRun is continually finding new ways to spread the joy of food and money combined. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">— </span><a href="mailto:adunda159@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>adunda159@gmail.com</em></span></a></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Lorenc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 05:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s been a little more than a year since adults, teenagers and children alike swarmed the streets and began spending&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been a little more than a year since adults, teenagers and children alike swarmed the streets and began spending time outside, interacting with others and exploring new areas – all while looking at their phone.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The phenomenon was caused by the release of Niantic’s augmented reality app known as “Pokemon Go,” which allows players to use their real-life location to find and capture virtual creatures.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within a week after its initial release, 7.5 million people in the United States had downloaded the app on iOS and Android, according to</span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/07/11/firm-estimates-pokemon-go-has-7-5m-downloads-1-6m-daily-revenue-in-us-alone/#1b11f3e36675"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul Tassi,</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a contributor to Forbes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “It was crazy,” said Colter Christensen, a senior in theater. “Campus was super packed, everyone was by the (Taggart Student Center) in the middle of the night because you couldn’t get a decent connection during the day and like students would order pizza. It was a huge party every night and it was a blast.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shortly after “Pokemon Go’s” launch, Christensen went on a study abroad several countries in Europe.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“People were still just as excited and like, looking for new things to find, wanting to help each other out, looking for all the rare Pokemon, getting excited when there was a Charizard nearby and stuff,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After the first month, usership declined drastically.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It wasn’t as much fun to play, Christensen said, because the tracking system was broken and third-party systems created to help trainers find Pokemon were quickly shut down.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recent Utah State University graduate Serena Cummings said it became boring when there was nothing much more to do than walk around catching pidgeys or snubulls.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I really like their latest update with the raid battles and gym updates,” she said. “It’s made it more interesting, you can actually catch those rare Pokemon that you otherwise wouldn’t see, so it’s got a lot of people back into it again.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christensen agreed. The introduction of the buddy walking system and second generation Pokemon also helped maintain user interest.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to the new interface updates, Niantic also hosted a series of events throughout the year that increased the frequency of different Pokemon types. This allowed players to find Pokemon they wouldn’t normally see in their regional area.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That makes it a little more interesting, so that’s kind of why we’re more active is when there’s something special going on,” Cummings said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other issues that contributed to the user decline includes the drain on battery life and data, said Adam Ustach, a recent USU graduate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There was also the store which allowed players to use real world money to buy virtual supplies and upgrades such as Poke balls, eggs, incense and more. Players could succeed without paying money by earning coins in gyms, but it was difficult and limited the game options, Ustach said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the various issues the game has faced since it was released, “Pokemon Go” is still thriving with 65 million monthly active users,</span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pokemon-go-65-million-monthly-active-players-2017-4"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">according to Niantic’s CEO John Hanke</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at the London Games Festival in April.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s what we wanted to do when we were little kids,” said Callyn Ustach, a recent USU graduate and Adam’s wife. “You always wanted to catch the Pokemon and it’s a good excuse to get outside.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though the number of players has dwindled in size, the community is still active, especially after the latest update to the game which allows people to work together to defeat and capture high-level Pokemon in raid battles.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The other day we were at Federico&#8217;s and some dude asked us, ‘Hey are you playing? Are you trying to defeat this raid?’ and we all worked together,” Adam said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During another raid at Herm’s, there were 12 people from different teams working together to take down a Pokemon, Callyn said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To coordinate groups and share raid locations, Cummings said she uses a variety of apps to stay up to date. These include Facebook, Discord, and Slack.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’ll be like level four raids that you can’t take down unless you have at least eight people,” she said, “so it helps to be like ‘hey there’s a four-raid going on at this time, anyone going to join?’ and it’s easy to get a group of people you’ve never met before and take down a Pokemon with you.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the new updates, Pokemon events and more features to be added in the future, Christensen hopes to see more people playing again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just want a resurgence, kind of like the first month,” he said. “I wish that people would just get out and interact with each other again. The game is a lot better now than it was, and it’s even better to play with friends.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">– Miranda.lorenc@gmail.com</span></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is one three letter word that everyone at USU seems to be complaining about, DUO. If you are one of the “lucky” few to be enrolled in this two-factor authentication system you share in my pain of taking five extra seconds to log in more securely. I know that DUO has been getting a lot of hate. I hear how DUO is ruining lives every time I pick up the phone at my job at the IT Service Desk. That’s right, I do work in IT and I am not out to get you, in fact I am in the same boat as all the employees here at our great campus. As someone who actually knows about these things, I will disprove the top three reasons why DUO is horrible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#1- The IT department is out to get you: Contrary to popular belief, we here at the IT Service Desk do not want any more work, crazy I know. In fact, it was not our decision to implement DUO. It was the State Board of Regents that mandated all Utah universities have a two-factor log in. This means BYU, The U, and many other universities also use DUO. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#2- Every students has to enroll in the system: The only students that have to enroll in DUO are employees. If you are a student who has access to confidential student records, like me, or someone who can change student grades, like a TA, it makes sense that we will need a little extra security on our accounts. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#3- DUO will ruin your life and force you to pay money: This is libel. Take it from the girl in IT who waited until the very last week to enroll; it is actually quite easy. DUO has this great feature where it will remember you for three days. This means 72 hours of freedom before the system needs to verify that you are not a hacker. The app is free to download and use. The $23 is optional for those who do not want the app. It’s the price of progress, and sometimes can be paid for by your department if you ask. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love my job here, really I do. My coworkers are nice and I enjoy helping people with their problems. If anyone is having trouble, you can give us a call and we will be happy to help you. </span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Hayley Taggart is one of the helpful students that can answer your technical questions at the IT Service Desk.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">hayleytaggart1@gmail.com</span></em></p>
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		<title>Food delivery app JoyRun makes debut at Utah State</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shanie Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new food delivery option has become available to Utah State University students through an app called JoyRun. JoyRun is&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A new food delivery option has become available to Utah State University students through an app called JoyRun.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoyRun is a community-based app that allows users to either order a delivery or be the one to deliver an order and earn a little extra cash in the process.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s a great way to make side cash,” said Tyson Mears, a JoyRun user who usually spends at least one night a week delivering to other app users. “Most people just order small groceries or food.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mears said he is able to earn anywhere between $25 to $45 while using the app in one night. JoyRun promotion team member, Jonathon Farr, said that in California, where the app was created, a person was able to earn as much as $150 in just one night. Farr believes if the app continues to grow, Utah State students will also be able to earn the same amount of money in a night.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There is nothing else like this in Utah,” Farr said. “I think it can become just as popular here as it is at U.C. Davis.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoyRun uses a payment system similar to Uber which requires a user to enter credit card information into the app before using the services available in order to ensure that delivery users are being paid. According to Farr if a user isn’t paid for some reason they can call JoyRun’s app support and be reimbursed in minutes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s a very secure app,” Mears said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Utah State the app has already gotten more than 500 downloads in just three weeks. Mears expects that number to continue to increase.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The last three companies I’ve worked for have been start-up companies,” Mears said. “I know JoyRun is going to be successful.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Farr said he is not surprised by the app’s success.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We offer more options than anywhere else on campus,” Farr said. “Students get tired of eating the same thing every day.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah State University’s Dining Services has declined to comment at this time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoyRun creator, Manish Rathi, is predicting the app’s success on a much larger scale.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This product will eventually be global,” Rathi told reporters at The Daily Tar Heel. “Not just on campuses, not just a few campuses, but all campuses and then even in cities and offices and so on.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoyRun is currently backed by five major companies including Arena Capital Partners, FLOODGATE, Morado Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Sinovation Ventures who have invested a total of $23.75 million.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For now, Farr hopes Utah State students will recognize the unique value of the app and continue to build the JoyRun community in Logan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In Logan there is nothing else like this here,” Farr said.  </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">— </span><a href="mailto:shaniehoward214@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">shaniehoward214@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">@HowardShanie</span></p>
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		<title>Gotta catch them all!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Lorenc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 00:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Born to be a winner? Born to be a champion? Born to the very best, like no one ever was?&#8230;</p>
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	<p id="caption-attachment-22007706" class="wp-caption-text">Catching a Carmander</p></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">Born to be a winner? Born to be a champion? Born to the very best, like no one ever was? Thanks to a recent application it’s a whole new world to live in, a whole new way to see. It’s a whole new place with a brand new attitude and it’s time to ‘catch ‘em all’.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recently released in countries all over the world, Pokemon Go is an augmented virtual reality application built on Niantic’s Real World Gaming Platform that allows players to live their dream of becoming a Pokemon master by traveling across the land searching far and wide for Pokemon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Basically, you get to catch Pokemon in the real world, virtually,” said Laura Torgeson, a senior in music therapy. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By using internet, GPS and cameras, players can find and catch Pokemon, train them at gyms, hatch eggs by walking or collect Pokeballs and other items at local points of interests.</span></p>
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			<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22007709" class="wp-image-22007709 size-medium" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32861-169x300.png" alt="IMG_3286&#091;1&#093;" width="169" height="300" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32861-169x300.png 169w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32861-563x1000.png 563w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32861-335x595.png 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32861.png 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" /><span class="media-credit">Miranda Lorenc</span>		</div>
	<p id="caption-attachment-22007709" class="wp-caption-text">Educator, Teacher, Friend statue next to the education buildings on the USU campus</p></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s like this is a dream come true, we’ve been waiting 10 years so that we can walk around and catch Pokemon,” said Kayla Rich, a senior in art education and printmaking. “And I really just love how it’s honestly just bringing people together; I’ve met like five new people and gotten their numbers in the last two days.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students from Utah State University are benefiting from the free campus wifi and plethora of historical points of interests, such as the “Hello Walk” and “Educator, Teacher, Friend” statue, turned into Pokestops. Throughout the day and even late at night, they can be seen walking around with friends, phones out, playing and meeting new people with similar interests.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even people who weren’t Pokemon fans originally are joining the community. Derek Trimble, a senior in human movement science, said he joined because his friend introduced it to him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I downloaded it just because my friend is really big into the Pokemon thing and I thought at first it would be dumb,” Trimble said. “To me it’s kind of an interesting game in the sense of, hey what other game makes you get off your butt and go out and do something?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Walking and getting out of the house or apartment to catch the various Pokemon is the biggest part of Go, Torgeson said, because players are encouraged to do things outside, see city landmarks and exercise instead of sit on the couch all day and never getting fresh air.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trimble agreed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think it’s kind of creative in the sense of the whole time you’re walking around looking for the Pokemon, but you’re always looking for these sculptures and all that, so it’s kind of unique,” he said. “So if you’re out there, you’re looking at all the fun things that are actually on campus that you may not have recognized before.”</span></p>
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			<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22007707" class="wp-image-22007707" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32971-169x300.png" alt="IMG_3297&#091;1&#093;" width="170" height="302" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32971-169x300.png 169w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32971-563x1000.png 563w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32971-335x595.png 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_32971.png 640w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px" /><span class="media-credit">Miranda Lorenc</span>		</div>
	<p id="caption-attachment-22007707" class="wp-caption-text">Pokemon gym battle at the Weeping Woman statue in the Logan graveyard</p></div><span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to its recent release and popularity, the app is still experiencing server crashes and various glitches such as frozen screens, sudden log-outs and slow loading. Different times of the day are easier to play, however, Rich said, such as late at night when the app servers aren’t under as much stress.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Until Niantic finishes increasing the server capacity and fixes any other major glitches, players will have to be patient and enjoy the app as well as they can.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews, so if you’re a fan of Pokemon, go ahead and try it out,”  said Cody Barfuss, a junior in biology. “If you’re not, go ahead and try it out anyway just to see how cool it is, but it’s just cool that the game is based on your location. I haven’t seen many games like that, so it’s pretty cool.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Miranda.lorenc@gmail.com</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">@miranda_lorenc</span></p>
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