<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Hard News Cafe Archives - The Utah Statesman</title> <atom:link href="https://usustatesman.com/tag/hard-news-cafe/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://usustatesman.com/tag/hard-news-cafe/</link> <description>USU's Student Newspaper</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:52:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-screen-shot-2017-10-19-at-4.33.29-pm-32x32.png</url> <title>Hard News Cafe Archives - The Utah Statesman</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/tag/hard-news-cafe/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Latest parking development is music to some Aggies’ ears</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/latest-parking-development-is-music-to-some-aggies-ears/</link> <comments>https://usustatesman.com/latest-parking-development-is-music-to-some-aggies-ears/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Utah Statesman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:52:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Campus News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caine Performance Hall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hard News Cafe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parking and transportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parking terrace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU campus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Whitney Eversole]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://usustatesman.com/?p=22004928</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This article was originally published on Hard News Cafe on Jan. 26, 2016.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/latest-parking-development-is-music-to-some-aggies-ears/">Latest parking development is music to some Aggies’ ears</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>By Whitney Eversole</strong></em></p> <p>Utah State University confirmed plans this week for a new parking structure to be built on its Logan campus.</p> <p>The new structure is set to be built just north of the Caine Performance Hall — and fine arts students were quick to applaud the move. However, construction is not set to begin for two to three years, and fees will increase.</p> <p>Gianna Patchett, a cello performance major, was especially excited when she heard the news. She explained that currently, the closest major parking structure to the Fine Arts Center is the Big Blue Terrace, nearly halfway across campus.</p> <p>“The distance can be especially problematic when instruments need to be transported. Lugging a cello that far isn’t fun,” Patchett said. “It’s even more inconvenient when it’s cold outside because the weather can harm our instruments.”</p> <p>Patchett’s struggles aren’t unique. “We don’t have a parking issue; we have a convenience issue,” said James Nye, the director of the Parking and Transportation Department at USU. He explained that there are more than enough parking spots for students, but most of them are located near Maverik Stadium — requiring students to either take a bus or a long walk to central campus.</p> <p>With a price tag of around $9 million, Nye said the new structure’s size will be comparable to the Aggie Parking Terrace. But he also warned that students can expect steady increases in the price of parking permits for the next few years in order for the department to accumulate enough revenue for a down payment on the structure.</p> <p>He explained that when the Aggie Terrace was built 11 years ago, the Parking and Transportation Department couldn’t afford it. As a result, the first 10 years of the loan were purely interest; it was just this past July that the payments started going toward the structure itself.</p> <p>“It was ridiculous,” Nye said. “Let’s not do that again.”</p> <p><i>— whitneyeversole19@gmail.com</i></p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/latest-parking-development-is-music-to-some-aggies-ears/">Latest parking development is music to some Aggies’ ears</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://usustatesman.com/latest-parking-development-is-music-to-some-aggies-ears/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Hungry for business: Logan sports shop opens a door for Even Stevens</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/hungry-for-business-logan-sports-shop-opens-a-door-for-even-stevens/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hard News Cafe]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:20:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Campus News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Nielsen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache Valley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache Valley Food Pantry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAPSA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Even Stevens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hard News Cafe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Fjeldstead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sara Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Sportsman]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://usustatesman.com/?p=22004893</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>By Ben Nielsen The Sportsman and Even Stevens sandwich shop in downtown Logan will be connected by an internal doorway…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/hungry-for-business-logan-sports-shop-opens-a-door-for-even-stevens/">Hungry for business: Logan sports shop opens a door for Even Stevens</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>By Ben Nielsen</strong></em></p> <p>The Sportsman and Even Stevens sandwich shop in downtown Logan will be connected by an internal doorway when the restaurant opens in late winter.</p> <p>Mark Fjeldstead, a co-owner of the Sportsman, said customers of both locations will be able to move back and forth between businesses without going outside. Fjeldstead owns both the building where the Sportsman is located as well as the neighboring building, to the north, where Even Stevens will open in February or March.</p> <p>“We had a title company in that space for years,” Fjeldstead said. “We thought to ourselves that it would be better for downtown and for our business if we had something that brought a little more foot traffic.”</p> <p>The Sportsman sells primarily sports-based retail products, but Fjeldstead expects that having a restaurant connected will greatly benefit business.</p> <p>“Even Stevens anticipates bringing in two to three hundred people a day to their establishment,” Fjeldstead said. “And heavens, if 10 percent of those walk through into our store then we’ll be thrilled.”</p> <p>Sara Day, the director for Even Stevens’ community engagement, said she is looking forward to the businesses working together.</p> <p>“We just love the people that own the Sportsman,” she said. “They like our concept and they love our business so why wouldn’t we work with them?”</p> <p>Even Stevens brands itself as a restaurant with a cause. For every sandwich sold at its restaurants, funds are donated to an account that non-profit organizations can tap into to feed those in need.</p> <p>“We wanted a program that works well in any city anywhere,” Day said about Even Stevens’ donation system. “We want it to be easy for the non-profits.”</p> <p>Day said Even Stevens will be working with CAPSA in Logan, the Cache Valley Food Pantry and the Cache Valley Senior Center.</p> <p>“I think what they do is great and I fully support it,” Fjeldstead said. “They like everything about our location and we like everything about them. It’s a match made in heaven.”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/hungry-for-business-logan-sports-shop-opens-a-door-for-even-stevens/">Hungry for business: Logan sports shop opens a door for Even Stevens</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>