<?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>Kortni Wells Archives - The Utah Statesman</title> <atom:link href="https://usustatesman.com/tag/kortni-wells/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://usustatesman.com/tag/kortni-wells/</link> <description>USU's Student Newspaper</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:41:00 +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>Kortni Wells Archives - The Utah Statesman</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/tag/kortni-wells/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Cache Valley locals create Ahsighee business</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/cache-valley-locals-create-ahsighee-business/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shelby Smith]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 05:10:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ahsighee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Austin Jensen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cache Valley business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gabriella Cale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[local business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22106333</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What started out as a sabbatical trip after high school graduation turned into a grand adventure that changed the course…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/cache-valley-locals-create-ahsighee-business/">Cache Valley locals create Ahsighee business</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What started out as a sabbatical trip after high school graduation turned into a grand adventure that changed the course of Gabriella Cale and Austin Jensen’s lives for the better. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2018, upon graduation from Logan High and Green Canyon High School, respectively, but not quite ready to start college, they took a trip to Italy and Portugal, to work with a program called World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, or WWOOF. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">WWOOF gave them the opportunities to live and work alongside their host families and spend time traveling and exploring other places. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They then traveled to Sydney, Australia, where they spent time on the beach, working and learning more about the culture. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While exploring the beachfront towns and catching some waves in the health-conscious areas they were exposed to, they passed several advertisements for acai bowls, something they knew very little about. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a bowl, acai, a berry from Brazil, is blended to a frozen consistency, similar to ice cream, and is topped with additional fresh ingredients. The berries are high in antioxidants, higher than any other commonly eaten berry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With one bite, they were hooked. They kept thinking about the delicious fruit bowl and the need for something similar in Cache Valley. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cale and Jensen started planning almost immediately how they could become involved in such a business back home, and from there, their ideas began flowing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They spent time experimenting while working in a little cafe in Australia, and researching online recipes that they could modify to make their own creations. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The couple have found many advantages to working together and have developed a strong love of business and acai, blending their interests and passions into one cohesive business. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Between the two of them, Cale felt like figuring out the methodology of running the store was her strong suit, whereas Jensen had the business side and numbers figured out. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We balance each other really well, personality-wise and skills and traits, we kind of complement well because there’s a lot of things she can do that I would be horrible at, and then there’s a lot of things that I can do that she would be horrible at, so it’s a very symbiotic relationship,” Jensen said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within five months of returning from Australia, experimenting with recipes and “janky blenders” in their apartment, Ah-sigh-ee opened for business at 13 West Center Street. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The brightly-lit building serves as an inviting and comfortable atmosphere for anyone searching for a late afternoon snack or after-gym treat who doesn’t want the groggy aftershock of fast food hangovers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cale and Jensen describe their business as clean, open and approachable, with employees who are fun and easy-going. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Center Street is currently under construction, Cale and Jensen are hopeful the new road will improve business in the long-term.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With several different flavor combinations to choose from, there’s sure to be a flavor to satisfy anyone’s taste buds. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think everyone wants to take steps towards being healthier and making healthier choices,” Jensen said. “I think everybody would enjoy it.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Cale, watching their vision come to life has been a worthwhile experience. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t think it’s necessarily, like, hit me yet,” Cale said. “When someone says they can’t have certain things, but then they have this safe space that they can kind of have anything has been really meaningful to me.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jensen agreed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m not a super artsy person by any means, but we are both part of that process together, down to the Instagram posts. It’s been the funnest,” Jensen said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Landry Cazier, a USU freshman, loves that she gets to spend her work days in a clean and healthy space. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The work environment is motivating and honestly, like, it’s just very positive,” Cazier said. “I haven’t had a negative experience here.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Besides the delicious product she crafts and sells, Cazier appreciates the dedication that Cale and Jensen have put into their business. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just adore the owners. They really have worked so hard for this and I see them work hard every single time I come in,” Cazier said. “They’re honestly the nicest people and they care about their employees and the product.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the long term, Jensen and Cale would be interested in growing and expanding into other stores and areas across the United States. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But for now, they are focused on marketing their products in the best way they know how: to the citizens of the Cache Valley community. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells </span></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/cache-valley-locals-create-ahsighee-business/">Cache Valley locals create Ahsighee business</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Meet your CEHS Senator: Tiffanee Bird</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/meet-your-cehs-senator-tiffanee-bird/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:26:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College of Education and Human Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meet your senator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiffanee Bird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ususa]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22106127</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Tiffanee Bird is no stranger to Utah State University. Raised an Aggie football fan, Aggie blue runs deep in her…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/meet-your-cehs-senator-tiffanee-bird/">Meet your CEHS Senator: Tiffanee Bird</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tiffanee Bird is no stranger to Utah State University. Raised an Aggie football fan, Aggie blue runs deep in her veins. Her mom and older sister are Aggie alumni. Her brother-in-law is a current student and her younger sister is a freshman.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But surprisingly enough, Bird’s top choice of school wasn’t originally USU. Although she grew up with the Aggie spirit, the Tooele native thought she had settled on Weber State University.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It wasn’t until she talked to a friend before starting her freshman year that she realized Weber didn’t quite fit where she wanted to be. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My family didn’t push me one way or the other. I knew they would be coming up for the games whether I came to school here or not, and, plus, just knowing about the student life and how different it is convinced me to switch,” Bird said.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bird felt connected to USU in a way she hadn’t felt anywhere else. She enjoys that USU is very student-oriented, with a very friendly atmosphere and a constant hub of activity.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s always something going on, there’s always something to go to. There’s a club to join. There’s somewhere to go,” Bird said. “There’s always a spot for everybody.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bird has always felt comfortable in and around Cache Valley. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Utah State cares so much about their students and they want them to succeed and do well,” Bird said. “I feel like everybody’s so friendly. Everybody’s going to talk to anybody. Everyone is so open with one another.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In her small increments of free time, she can usually be found watching Friends or New Girl on Netflix while munching on chips and salsa or quesadillas.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When she isn’t getting sucked into the latest drama between characters, she devotes time to her studies and her role as the College of Education and Human Services senator, which she serves as for the 2019-20 school year.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her decision to run for senator came from a pep talk with Deidre Thomas, the past CEHS senator, who reminded Bird that with a little bit of courage, she had the drive needed to succeed.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was one of those decisions where I was like, ‘You know what? I should just go for it and try it, because I feel like it’s something that I want to do,’” Bird said.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sydnee Bird, an elementary education major at USU and Tiffanee Bird’s younger sister, has always looked up to Tiffanee as someone she wanted to be like. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two spent much of their younger years together playing soccer, running track and participating in drill team. They also served in student government together.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a close observer of Tiffanee Bird’s role as CEHS senator, she has learned the importance of getting involved.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Even though our majors are not the same, I see Tiffanee is willing to go out of her way to help every single person in the College of Education,” Sydnee Bird said. “She wants to make a difference.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sydnee Bird described her sister as a hard-working, dedicated and determined person.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If Tiff puts her mind to something, she is going to make it happen,” she said. “She puts in long hours and always goes above and beyond in everything she does.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because CEHS is home to a broad variety of majors, Bird’s main focus as senator has been to bring unity within the college.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s eight different departments and they range from teaching to consumer sciences to nursing and exercise sciences, so I’ve been trying to work on finding common interests between all of those things,” Bird said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bird currently works with Calli Weeks, the CEHS council president, on monthly newsletters to bring awareness of the diversity of the college to its students.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Weeks became acquainted with Tiffanee after meeting during their freshman year at the Aggie Blue Leadership Conference three years ago. The two connected instantly and have remained good friends ever since.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Tiffanee is someone who is always looking outward,” Weeks said. “As president of her council, I am amazed at her ability to work well with others. She is always involving our council and looking for ways to include us.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Weeks admires Bird for her commitment to the College of Education and Human Services, and the organization she provides in her position as senator.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She is one of the hardest workers I know,” Weeks said. “She is always striving to do the best for our college.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the CEHS senator, Bird has learned that anything is possible.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Students have a voice and anything can happen,” Bird said. “Any student can talk to someone about issues and be led to the right sources to make a difference.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ellie Sutton, a current roommate of Bird’s, characterizes her as someone who is a competitive and intelligent leader, with a contagious smile.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She is quick to love, easy to follow and enthusiastic about pretty much anything she does,” Sutton said. “I admire her goodness, her determination and happy nature.”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As an exercise science major, Bird will graduate with three years under her belt this May and is looking forward to the world of opportunities that are beginning to open up for her.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She often spends time dreaming of her down-the-road career goal of running a non-profit organization that develops health programs in other countries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But for now, she’ll continue researching graduate school opportunities in the western United States, with the goal to start an occupational therapy program in the near future.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Bird begins her last semester at Utah State in January, she hopes that students take her advice to have confidence and courage in themselves, something she has aimed to develop from her freshman year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Just have confidence and courage that you can go out there and you can get involved,” Bird said. “You can talk to your professors. You can make friends. You can do anything as long as you have confidence in yourself and 10 seconds of courage to put yourself out there.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/meet-your-cehs-senator-tiffanee-bird/">Meet your CEHS Senator: Tiffanee Bird</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Logan Treat Walk finishes 16th successful year</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/logan-treat-walk-finishes-16th-successful-year/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:38:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logan treat walk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22105744</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Princesses, dragons and scarecrows alike filled Logan’s downtown Main Street Thursday morning and afternoon. Cache Valley businesses filled bowls and…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/logan-treat-walk-finishes-16th-successful-year/">Logan Treat Walk finishes 16th successful year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Princesses, dragons and scarecrows alike filled Logan’s downtown Main Street Thursday morning and afternoon. Cache Valley businesses filled bowls and cauldrons with chocolatey goodness, sticky suckers and Tootsie Roll confections, all in preparation for the 16th annual Halloween Treat Walk. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the community flocked in droves to trick-or-treat through some of the most well-known businesses in the valley, as well as some lesser-known hidden gems. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Along with the sugary sweets, children’s books were given away as an incentive for children to remember the treat of being able to read. Even registered yellow labrador puppies had no shortage of cuddles and kisses to give to passersby. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The event gave parents and business owners the opportunity to just be kids again, whether they dressed up themselves or handed out candy for passing trick-or-treaters. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Businesses had a say in whether they wanted to be a part of the action or not, simply by placing Halloween Treat Walk posters in their store windows. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The signs notified parents that trick-or-treaters were welcome, making it easy to avoid the awkwardness of entering a business unaware. Businesses entertained children for hours, and some ran out of candy before the event was scheduled to end. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gary Saxton, of the Logan Downtown Alliance, is one of the many who helped make the Halloween Treat Walk come to life year after year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Saxton loves the holiday season, and regards Halloween as the best holiday of the year, which serves as inspiration for the continuation of this event. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Logan Fine Art Gallery Director Julie LeFevre and her assistant J.D. Needham watched as families entered the gallery in awe, gazing at the artwork hanging from the walls, some seeing the gallery for the first time. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LeFevre has been participating in the treat walk since the gallery opened nine years ago, and her excitement for the event never grows old. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While handing out candy, LeFevre reminded patrons to visit again the following evening for a fall forum where a reception would be held for artists from Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s fun to have people come in and see the inside for the first time, and didn’t know that there was an art gallery here,” Needham said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LeFevre estimates at least 500 visitors came through her door during the treat walk and enjoyed seeing the unique creativity of costumes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It creates creativity in people,” LeFevre said. “People like to dress up and be someone they admire, like a Star Wars character or a superhero and it gives the community a chance to come together.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cassidy Anderson, a first-timer to the treat walk and a salon employee, spent her day snuggling registered yellow labrador puppies, dressed as a scarecrow. The puppies were advertised for sale during the event. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s kind of fun to talk to all the kids, see their cute costumes and to see everyone’s reaction to the puppies,” Anderson said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacqueline Woodworth, her husband John and her daughter Rosie chose to base their family costumes on characters from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” They enjoyed the Bluebird Candy store, where they watched employees make chocolates while enjoying a cup of hot chocolate. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Woodworth likes the childlike simplicity of Halloween and the community aspect of the holiday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“People are willing to dress up in incredibly elaborate costumes and almost become kids again,” Woodworth said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She decided to attend the treat walk to give her daughter a chance to enjoy Halloween. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Saxton loves that Halloween brings families and neighbors together. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“More neighbors, past friends and acquaintances catch up with each other during Halloween than any other holiday,” Saxton said. “It’s just a great time of year on top of all that.” </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/logan-treat-walk-finishes-16th-successful-year/">Logan Treat Walk finishes 16th successful year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>General Relief Society 1st Counselor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints speaks in Spectrum Devotional</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/general-relief-society-1st-counselor-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-speaks-in-spectrum-devotional/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LDS Institue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharon Eubank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22105688</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A hush fell over the crowd of young adults and high school seniors Sunday evening as Sharon Eubank, first counselor…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/general-relief-society-1st-counselor-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-speaks-in-spectrum-devotional/">General Relief Society 1st Counselor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints speaks in Spectrum Devotional</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A hush fell over the crowd of young adults and high school seniors Sunday evening as Sharon Eubank, first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, entered the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The devotional began with Eubank asking the question, “How can Christianity be the plan?” Throughout her message, she offered several answers to her pondering thoughts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank described that “our mortal life is the first phase of what is an ongoing plan that will go in many different stages, and, in the end, all people will hear and understand and have a chance to understand those ordinances.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her message was one of linking the generations, connecting to the plan laid out before members of the church and keeping the covenants of the gospel of Jesus Christ. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She admonished those in the audience and reminded them of their responsibility as the future leaders of the church and referenced an experience she had while meeting with Jerry and Ruth Nelson, president and matron of the Logan Temple, earlier this weekend. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nelson told Eubank of the astonishing number of young adults who fill the Logan Temple each Saturday, not only as visitors but as temple workers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That must make God so happy to see that kind of work being done in the temple,” Eubank said. </span></p> <div id="attachment_22105690" style="width: 210px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22105690" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-22105690" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1-400x600.jpg 400w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1-667x1000.jpg 667w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1-335x502.jpg 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/il-11-3-2019-sharon-eubank-devotional-1.jpg 683w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /><p id="caption-attachment-22105690" class="wp-caption-text">Sharon Eubank speaks to Young Adults of Cache Valley in a devotional with the Logan Institute of Religion. Eubank is the first counselor of the general Relief Society presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bryant Ellis, a member of the LDSSA Council, enjoyed the happy spirit Sister Eubank brought to the student body during the devotional. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“One thing I love about Sister Eubank is every time I listen to her she is so personable,” Ellis said. “She makes me feel like life is full of hope and I can actually achieve that hope.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank acknowledged the struggles faced by many Latter-day Saints and mentioned the importance of waiting upon the Lord in those hard times. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It doesn’t feel comforting to wait upon the Lord,” Eubank said. “But when other people are with us in our trials, it helps.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank relayed a story she read in Australia a few weeks ago of a personal trainer who passed a sheep on her morning run. The sheep was covered in heavy wool that hadn’t been sheared for many years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The burden of wool for the sheep, named Chris, were immense and heavy. Those who helped examine the sheep explained that sheep was in bad shape and would most likely die if it weren’t given the proper shave and care immediately. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank related this story to the burdens young adults face throughout their journey on Earth. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When somebody sees us and recognizes what isn’t right and reaches out and calls other people to help, we can help each other get rid of the weight and the burdens that we carry and then live to a long life,” Eubank said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Julie Ustach, an agricultural education major, was grateful for the simplicity of Eubank’s message and how applicable it was for her and her boyfriend, Jesse Smith. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was a really good moment of realization of what we needed to do and how we can be better,” Ustach said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Smith, a mechanical engineering major, was reminded of the people in his life he has helped, just by being there for them in time of need. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He plans to apply Eubank’s message by looking for opportunities to be a better caretaker of those around him. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just want to be on the lookout a little more for people that need help and just look for opportunities to minister,” Smith said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank concluded her message by encouraging the congregation to think of the “sheep” in their lives, and how they could be a better “shepherd” to those people they thought of, while singing the hymn, “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Wood, a USU Event Services employee, was reminded of God’s plan through Eubank’s message. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A big takeaway, for sure, was that God’s plan, no matter how small a role we think we play, it’s more significant than we think,” Wood said. “No matter where we’re at in life, God still has a plan and cares enough for us that we keep pushing forward.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eubank’s parting desire was to express her gratitude for the young adults in attendance for their service in the temple and to remember the power they have been blessed with to do good. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I hope everybody walks out of the stadium feeling like ‘I have the power of my covenants,’” Eubank said. “I would just say how thankful I am for this rising generation. I just want to say thank you for that kind of dedication and gift to the rest of the world.” </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/general-relief-society-1st-counselor-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-speaks-in-spectrum-devotional/">General Relief Society 1st Counselor of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints speaks in Spectrum Devotional</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Exploring the final frontier: GetAway Special team making a comeback</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/exploring-the-final-frontier-getaway-special-team-making-a-comeback/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:12:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CubeSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[get away special team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NASA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22105477</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Editor’s Note: The original story has been edited to improve the accuracy of the information about the CubeSat and its…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/exploring-the-final-frontier-getaway-special-team-making-a-comeback/">Exploring the final frontier: GetAway Special team making a comeback</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Editor’s Note: The original story has been edited to improve the accuracy of the information about the CubeSat and its functions.</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A 10-centimeter tall cube with an inflatable arm will soon make its way through the galaxies of time and space.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From there an astronaut will send it out into the void of space to start its orbit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There, it will gather data that engineers will use as inspiration for future projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A slight amount of air in lower orbit will hopefully stabilize the arm of the satellite, and like a long tail, will stop it from a continuous spin. This stabilization will help the satellite fly like an arrow.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The hope,” said USU Getaway Special Team member and electrical team lead Nik Clark, “is that the arm of the satellite, where the payload is, will become a rigid structure when exposed to UV light.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Clark, NASA is interested in knowing if things can be inflated in space, making for a more lightweight and compact structure. </span></p> <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22105485" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-600x502.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="502" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-600x502.jpg 600w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-300x251.jpg 300w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-1000x836.jpg 1000w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-335x280.jpg 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3-1050x878.jpg 1050w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image3.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It also means you can pack things into a small size that later expands into a bigger size,” Clark said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But none of this is guaranteed. Although Utah State University has been putting engineering experiments into space for four decades, a shift in NASA programming led to a period of scientific stagnation. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The NASA program that was known as Getaway Special once allowed university payloads relatively cheap access to orbit. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A team at Utah State University, aimed at taking advantage of the program, started small with one payload on one shuttle. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The cost was $15,000 and funded by Gilbert Moore, a former USU faculty member who donated the first payload allotment. As a result, the Getaway Special team, or GAS team, at USU was born. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jan Sojka was there from the beginning. At the time, he was a postdoctoral fellow, interested in c</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">reating a three-dimensional model of the Earth’s upper atmosphere, known as the Ionosphere.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This model was used to predict the environment where the space shuttle, space station and many satellites circulated the Earth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For his Ph.D. research, he launched three-stage sounding rockets into the northern lights. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though emotions ran quite high in those launches, he felt the most rewarding feelings came from launching something he built on the space shuttle with students on the USU GAS team. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I sure am pleased to be a rocket scientist,” Sojka thought as he watched his project come to life in the sky. “It was a sense of pride that I was associated with a student payload on board the shuttle. My payload.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least 11 payloads, with three to six experiments on each, were flown during the NASA GAS program. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Then, NASA terminated the GAS program. Few projects left Earth’s atmosphere and USU’s GAS team entered stagnation and faded in and out at USU. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The stars still wait. The future is watching.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, with a renewed partnership with NASA and 40 years after the initial payload, Utah State has another opportunity at orbit, and team members are committed to building a legacy that fellow Aggies will be proud of for years to come. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Six years ago, past students submitted a proposal to NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The space agency’s approval paved the way for the return of USU’s GAS team, but there was still a long way to go if USU was to get its experiments back into space. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chaz Cornwall, the GAS team coordinator, said, while the team’s primary focus has been to produce something functional that gets to space, the projected end result is more than that. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’ve been told this project should be abandoned, but really, a big part of this is to prove those people wrong, and show them that we can do this,” Cornwall said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This past summer, Sojka felt the team was making little progress with its CubeSat, working in a methodical, constructive way. But skepticism and other obstacles weren’t enough to stop a determined group of engineers from what they had worked so hard to achieve.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tests failed. Experiments and trials didn’t work. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GAS had little direct contact with NASA in the preliminary process, except a visit from Scott Higginbotham, the director for the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative during the Small Satellite Conference held at USU. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sojka said he challenged the team in the 40 hours before Higginbotham arrived to “get their act together.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They did an excellent job,” Sojka said. “The demonstration worked perfectly, and Higginbotham gave the team a year before he pulls the plug.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members like Jack Danos, the mechanical team lead, entered the project at a time of uncertainty.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We had several things that could have basically cancelled our mission,” Danos said. “We’re now at the point where assuming we put in the work we’re going to fly this thing to space.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alex Nelson, the chief engineer, said the team has been revived through the passion and determination of its members. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It started out super frustrating because it felt like whenever we met a barrier, people were telling us we shouldn’t be doing this, but we’ve had so much success and enthusiasm that we are finally breaking down those barriers,” Nelson said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With their preliminary design review, or PDR, behind them, the team is making strides towards its critical design review, or CDR, where the launch date will be set. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sojka is now confident in the team’s ability to succeed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I find that the team I have now, I think, will be able to pull it off,” Sojka said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Caleb Smith, the GAS communications team lead, explained that most of the teams before them had space projects that usually fell apart right at the PDR stage. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s a really cool project very few people get a chance to do,” Smith said. “We’re definitely on the right track. We just have to keep pushing.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GAS is not just about putting things into space, but is focused on providing opportunities for subsequent cohorts of students to do the same. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Because of the chances that people before us took, I have this great opportunity, and I’d like to be able to continue that for future generations,” Nelson said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The team of 20 members is growing slowly but steadily. GAS continues to welcome new members from any major, regardless of their engineering or non-engineering backgrounds. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emma Hind, a communications major, found the GAS team to be one of the most fulfilling things she has participated in while in college. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve learned a lot more practical skills than I have in class,” Hind said. “It’s given me a lot of real-life experience because I’m actually doing some of the same things I will be doing in the workforce, not just learning it in the classroom.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a year left to go and preliminary reviews checked off by NASA, the GAS team has reason to celebrate. Where teams of the past failed to deliver, the current team found success. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assuming the team meets its current goals and deadlines, a CubeSat from USU is headed for space in 2020 or 2021. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“No undergraduate-led team has put a CubeSat into space from USU,” Cornwall said. “We’re here to make history.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/exploring-the-final-frontier-getaway-special-team-making-a-comeback/">Exploring the final frontier: GetAway Special team making a comeback</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>USU hosts 2nd Annual Karaoke Raffle Night</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/usu-hosts-2nd-annual-karaoke-raffle-night/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:28:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggie karaoke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homecoming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MaCrae Olsen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taggart Student Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22104919</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Echoes of singing Aggies could be heard throughout the Taggart Student Center Thursday night. The infectious performances caused many to…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/usu-hosts-2nd-annual-karaoke-raffle-night/">USU hosts 2nd Annual Karaoke Raffle Night</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Echoes of singing Aggies could be heard throughout the Taggart Student Center Thursday night. The infectious performances caused many to sing and dance along as they cheered on those brave enough to raise their voices in song at the second annual Karaoke Raffle Night. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students filled the International and Sunburst Lounges of the TSC for the event. Some came out of curiosity to see what the hype was all about, and others signed up to share their talents with the student body. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first hundred people were given a free ticket entry into the raffle. Additional tickets were earned by signing up to sing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several prize baskets were raffled off, as well as a Nintendo Switch. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Songs ranged from Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and a little bit of everything in between. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nichole Chiaramonte, USUSA series director, was impressed with the overall outcome of the night, considering the amount of other things students could have spent their time doing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chiaramonte said that, with competing activities like Netflix taking over much of students’ free time, planning events like Karaoke Night and PoBev can be a struggle, since most people would rather be at home. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Being karaoke, I suspected that maybe 100 people would show up,” Chiaramonte said. “The actual event exceeded my expectations, with about 400 people in the audience.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chiaramonte enjoys the events she plans because of the energy from the crowd. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I love the spontaneity that events like karaoke night and PoBev provide to the student body,” Chiaramonte said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan Aust, the first singer of the night, sang “Gimme, Gimme” from “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and was worried the DJ might not have her song. Luckily, she ended up being able to find a karaoke version on YouTube. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I hadn’t had any plans to get up and sing tonight,” Aust said. “But once I was here I just had the feeling that I should do it.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brothers Max and David Heine are just two of the many people who signed up to sing to the energetic crowd.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Heine, a member of the Series Committee, had a feeling he should ask his brother to sing with him. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We chose to sing ‘Wagon Wheel’ because it’s one of our favorite songs. It’s also a great road trip song that most people would know and sing along to,” David Heine said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brenden and Baylee Dusenberry, along with Brandee Brian, originally attended with the intention of singing but like many others, were surprised with the number of people who showed up. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They happily shared their enthusiasm from the audience. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We loved just how everyone was getting into the singing,” Baylee Dusenberry said. “We came just because it was something fun to do.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brenden Dusenberry agreed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We just wanted to try something new,” Brenden Dusenberry said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacque Carter originally came with one friend but eventually called more, inviting them to meet them there. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I wanted to do something fun with friends and sing about a bad break-up I just had, but I ended up on the waitlist,” Carter said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether Aggies were cheerleaders in the audience or belted out their best “Pitch Perfect” voices on stage, Karaoke Raffle Night was the perfect way to send students into their weekend homecoming celebration. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:-kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:-dmacolsen@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dmacolsen@gmail.com</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@dmacolsen</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/usu-hosts-2nd-annual-karaoke-raffle-night/">USU hosts 2nd Annual Karaoke Raffle Night</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Jeffrey R. Holland speaks to young adults in packed Spectrum</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/jeffrey-r-holland-speaks-to-young-adults-in-packed-spectrum/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:23:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Devotional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey R. Holland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LDS apostle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logan Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22104712</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Cache Valley was abuzz with excitement Sunday evening as students and residents flocked to the USU Spectrum. The Logan Institute…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/jeffrey-r-holland-speaks-to-young-adults-in-packed-spectrum/">Jeffrey R. Holland speaks to young adults in packed Spectrum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cache Valley was abuzz with excitement Sunday evening as students and residents flocked to the USU Spectrum. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Logan Institute of Religion, paired with USU Event Services, hosts devotionals at the beginning of every semester for general authorities to visit and speak with young adults, and give advice and counsel. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These devotionals have been held for over 75 years in Logan. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Kirt Rees, associate director of the Logan Institute of Religion, the devotionals were initially held in the chapel of the Institute on campus. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As numbers continued to grow, devotionals have been held in the Logan Tabernacle, the Kent Concert Hall, and finally to the Spectrum. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The speaker chosen to start off fall semester was Latter-day Saint Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland, a favorite among young adults and youth, known for his sense of humor and powerful sermons to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holland spoke to a packed Spectrum, with locked doors turning away students who arrived just before the devotional started. </span></p> <div id="attachment_22104713" style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-22104713" class="size-medium wp-image-22104713" src="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1-600x400.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" srcset="https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1-335x223.jpg 335w, https://usustatesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/il-9-22-2019-elder-holland-devotional-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /><p id="caption-attachment-22104713" class="wp-caption-text">Thousands of young adults from Cache Valley gather in the Spectrum for a devotional with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Holland is an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He spoke to young adults on September 22, 2019</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rees received news from Event Services workers that about 500 people were turned away after the arena had reached full capacity. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I wish that there had been a way to accommodate everyone who wanted to be there,” Rees said. “Even a couple of institute teachers weren’t able to get in. This is the first time that this has happened for a Sunday devotional.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students walked in droves to the Institute on campus, hoping to catch brief interludes of Holland’s message through phone speakers projected into a microphone in one of the Institute chapels.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With less than ideal quality, many students left the premises and commented to each other they would “catch an update later.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holland began his message joking about his love for Aggie Ice Cream, saying he expects to be buried with a couple gallons. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He prefaced by talking about how often people living in the “last days” speak with fear and horror in their voices, when they should be happy and grateful. Holland explained that now is the time to fight, not flee. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holland referenced many past presidents of the church in his message, and expressed that, even though they and the church went through many great adversities during their stewardship, they chose to be grateful. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holland’s was a message of hope, something young adults can relate to, especially through their time involved in gaining an education. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rees wished for those attending the devotional to come away with “hope and optimism.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There are so many things in university life that can get a student down,” Rees said. “I expect that Elder Holland’s message will also build faith in God and confidence that things can work out.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chrystal and Keaton Suitter were lucky enough to catch seats in the Spectrum to hear Holland’s message. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keaton Suitter learned what it means to be hopeful and cheerful through Holland’s message. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Prophets in the past knew of what good would come in our day,” Keaton said. “They knew of the blessings that would come our way and the good that can be done. He taught us to be cautious to judge righteously.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chrystal Suitter liked being able to watch Elder Holland joke around and connect with everyone present and hearing voices lifted up in songs and praises to God. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I loved hearing direct answers about how to combat trials in our day and being able to connect it to the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the church,” Chrystal said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Both Keaton and Chrystal said they felt peace through Holland’s encouragement to be cheerful and enjoy the good in what is to come. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holland concluded his message by mentioning that the battle between good and evil has already been won, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already know that light reigns over darkness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He said the only thing members are waiting for is to see who will play for what team. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carrington Clark said she felt of Holland’s apostolic power as she listened to his devotional. Clark learned that as a people, “we need not fear man more than God.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I liked it when he said that perhaps the commandment we break the most is ‘be of good cheer,’ because the Lord wants us to be happy,” Clark said. “I felt that everything will be okay in the end as long as we are playing for the winning team.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chrystal Suitter said she could feel the strong spirit the devotional brought to many in attendance. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was inspiring to see the sheer amount of people who flock to hear the word of God,” Suitter said. “The spirit was strong and I could see it touch many people around me. I believe it strengthens me and others to know that we are in this fight together.” </span></p> <p> </p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></i><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></i></a></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></i></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/jeffrey-r-holland-speaks-to-young-adults-in-packed-spectrum/">Jeffrey R. Holland speaks to young adults in packed Spectrum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Tips and tricks to thriving as a student in Logan</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/tips-and-tricks-to-thriving-as-a-student-in-logan/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:37:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Gardner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surviving Logan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tips and tricks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22104637</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>While getting used to living in Logan can be a hard adjustment, it doesn’t have to be. There are many…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/tips-and-tricks-to-thriving-as-a-student-in-logan/">Tips and tricks to thriving as a student in Logan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While getting used to living in Logan can be a hard adjustment, it doesn’t have to be. There are many who have been there before and are willing to help newcomers learn the ropes, just as they have had to do. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students shared their tips and tricks for how to survive Logan for newcomers and those looking to make their adjustment to Logan easier.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alyssa Murphy, a senior in communication studies, has tried to get the most from her experience in Logan by getting outdoors. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You have the mountains you can escape to five minutes away, and Bear Lake is only 45 minutes away,” Murphy said. “Just take advantage of everything that is around you.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sammi Gangloff, a junior studying speech pathology, has found grocery store case lot sales to be a money saver while in college. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think a tip that has really helped me is buying in bulk,” Gangloff said. “I’ll get stuff from there or if pasta, rice and other staples that don’t go bad are on sale, I’ll buy a few to save money before prices rise.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another money-saving tip from Hailee Guffey, a fifth-year agricultural sciences major, is to carry a package of instant oatmeal with her wherever she goes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s thin and if I’m starving it is filling,” Guffey said. “The less you buy while you’re on campus, the more money you have for the things that you actually want to spend your money on.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every college student knows the importance of snacks for surviving long days on campus. They are almost as important a necessity as finishing homework on time. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gangloff said that bringing healthy foods to snack on between classes is essential. Foods like protein bars, packaged nuts, crackers and cheese are a few of her favorites. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It helps keep you focused and replenishes your energy throughout the day,” Gangloff said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Travel can also be a nuisance in Logan while school is in session across the valley. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jessica Richens has found taking back roads to be her saving grace. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There are many peak times to avoid the main roads, including travel rushes between 8 and 10 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m.,” Richens said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are also campus and Cache Valley Transit District buses and shuttles that can be a lifesaver and can help students avoid the hassle of parking on campus. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They can also be a huge help with frigid cold Logan winters on the horizon, as much as Loganites don’t like to admit it’s coming. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many things students can do to make it through the winter months. This includes things like getting proper snow tires for vehicles, keeping ice removal kits in the car and always being prepared with blankets. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guffey advises that students should stock up on warm clothes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When living in Logan, there is no such thing as owning too many sweaters,” Guffey said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Russell Murphy, a senior studying finance, said living in Logan is what an individual makes of it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s not about surviving, it’s about thriving,” Murphy said. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></i><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></i></a></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></i></p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/tips-and-tricks-to-thriving-as-a-student-in-logan/">Tips and tricks to thriving as a student in Logan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Student musician releases song about USU titled ‘College With a View’</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/student-musician-releases-song-about-usu-titled-college-with-a-view/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:52:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College with a view]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LC Huffman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luke Huffman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotify]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22104405</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A little while ago, a small-town Kentucky farm boy with a love of mountains, snowboarding and all things outdoors took…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/student-musician-releases-song-about-usu-titled-college-with-a-view/">Student musician releases song about USU titled ‘College With a View’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A little while ago, a small-town Kentucky farm boy with a love of mountains, snowboarding and all things outdoors took a trip to the West with his mom. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s all it took to convince Luke Huffman that Utah State University was the ultimate destination to finish his bachelor’s degree. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Nothing quite caught his eye like USU,” Huffman’s mother, Melissa Huffman, said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The senior, who is studying interdisciplinary studies with disciplines of landscape architecture, plant science and ecology, finds respite through afternoons in Logan Canyon. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huffman’s love for music and nature is what led him to write his newest song, “College With a View.” The song captures the essence of college life through his wild adventures in Logan Canyon and his time spent outside.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out my brand spanking new song! (It's about USU) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/usu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#usu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gwaggies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gwaggies</a><a href="https://t.co/VbNa7nl1PM">https://t.co/VbNa7nl1PM</a></p> <p>— Luka (@lc_huffman) <a href="https://twitter.com/lc_huffman/status/1164778245562044416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2019</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Human biology major and Huffman’s friend, Chade Gonters, describes “College with a View” as a scrapbook. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I listen to it, it will paint pictures in my mind of all the things we did together at USU,” Gonter said. “He doesn’t just say what he is thinking in his songs. It really is just about having a fantastic time at beautiful USU, mixed with all of his very real memories.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Huffman now has thousands of streams on Spotify, learning the art of music wasn’t always easy for him. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the age of eight, Luke Huffman and his brother, Clay Huffman, began taking lessons from a classical guitar player who came to visit their town. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Clay Huffman was able to understand the concepts and catch on right away, the guitar teacher told Luke Huffman’s parents that he would never be able to play anything with music because of his “big hands and short attention span.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The teacher told his parents that he should never try to pick up music. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But Huffman’s parents refused to give up hope that their son would learn to play the guitar. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was shocked that a teacher would be negative instead of encouraging a young child to pursue his interests,” Melissa Huffman said. “That was followed by a little righteous anger.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While his brother was still taking lessons, Luke Huffman would play around on his brother’s guitar to see what he could do.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Eventually, it got to where it frustrated him enough that I was playing the same stuff as he would without lessons,” Huffman said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Huffmans ended up switched guitar teachers and encouraged Huffman to keep playing. He continued lessons for a few months, came home one day and said he’d “learned all they could teach him.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He quit lessons soon after and started teaching himself. He never had another lesson. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huffman’s earliest exposure to songwriting began by taking words from the book of Psalms in the Bible and putting them to music. He started by slowly adding chords and, eventually, they began to flow with inspiration from nature and people in his life. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huffman has faced opposition from many close to him about his choice to pursue music. He has also worked through the challenges of an injury he received while snowboarding. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huffman struggles to remember short-term information, which often results in struggling to remember lyrics to his new songs. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just overcome it with tons of practice, I think, but I still get worried about forgetting,” Huffman said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the first “Poetry and a Beverage” or “PoBev” event held at USU last September, student Jessica Tolman made conversation with a nervous Huffman and his friend, Chuck Deakins. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As she made friends with the two men, she told Deakins and Huffman they should go to a concert the next night she had heard about on Instagram. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It just so happened to be Huffman’s album release party. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two became fast friends, spending almost every day together since they met. Their friendship developed into a relationship over the past year, complete with trips through Logan Canyon and talks by the river where Huffman would sit and play his guitar. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tolman remembers listening to his songs from the beginning of his music releases and desperately wanted to be the subject of his songs. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I recognized that he had such a unique way to describe his experiences and world views,” Tolman said. “I also have loved music with such a passion, so it is way cool that we have been able to connect through that love. My original dream has been fulfilled, like, 20 times over.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Luke Huffman’s ability to overcome even the toughest challenges has become apparent through his talents and the songs he has released. He has written over 1,000 songs and has released over 17 of them, with 20 more to be released in the near future. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tolman describes Huffman as an inspired person and one of the happiest, most optimistic people. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He can turn any regular venture into the most extraordinary adventure, and every time I’m sad, he picks me up upside-down and spins me around until I’m laughing my guts out,” Tolman said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gonter describes Huffman as someone who lives his life as “bravely bold.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He is someone I look up to when it comes to the way I want to interact with the people around me because he is the perfect quintessence of a magnificent human being,” Gonter said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huffman hopes that his new song inspires people to develop more of a love for USU, just as he has by writing it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I would hope that my song would instill a further passion for this awesome university,” Huffman said. “Every time I’m on the Quad, I look around and it feels like an Ivy League. Everything seems so perfect, and it seems like a little paradise here.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To find out more about <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4SMXFJm4W8ijIflwNlWEOc?si=X1XHq5npRDe9X_S4Z1gtmw">Huffman and his music</a>, follow @lc_huffman on Twitter. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></i><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></i></a></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></i></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/student-musician-releases-song-about-usu-titled-college-with-a-view/">Student musician releases song about USU titled ‘College With a View’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Students and faculty share advice for new school year</title> <link>https://usustatesman.com/students-and-faculty-share-advice-for-new-school-year/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:55:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[All]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifestyles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aggies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kortni Wells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USU]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://usustatesman.com/?p=22104321</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>While starting a new school year can be full of many unknowns and anxieties, it can also be a time…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/students-and-faculty-share-advice-for-new-school-year/">Students and faculty share advice for new school year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While starting a new school year can be full of many unknowns and anxieties, it can also be a time of new beginnings and opportunities. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone can use a little advice to kick off the start of a new school year, whether you are new to college life or you’ve been here for several years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many different ways to make a school year successful, but it is a very unique and individual experience for each student. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few experienced students and staff shared their advice for both incoming and advanced students alike to take as they enter into the new year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Braunt</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">é</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Miner, a senior majoring in elementary education, likes to go into the school year feeling “extra prepared.” She has emphases in fine arts and foreign language. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m a little over the top. I clean and restock my backpack so it’s super organized. I write down where my classes are at and what times, and if I don’t know the building super well, I like to go find exactly where my class is,” Miner said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miner has several pieces of advice she wishes she would have known at the beginning, including advice relative to textbooks and classmates.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The first day of class, get the number of someone in that class in case you have questions or are absent and always price check your books on Amazon before you buy them.” Miner said. “Students get Amazon Prime for free, but the bookstore has been doing a great job at making the prices pretty comparable lately.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miner also adds that writing down all assignments on the day they are due in a planner after receiving a syllabus can be a huge help in staying organized for the semester ahead. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anthonie Nichols, TRiO Student Support Services grant project director spends his summer making preparations to help meet the needs of the students he serves. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have to have a balance between planning how a day will go for both my appointments or how a meeting with a student will go when we are working through certain needs,” Nichols said. “Sometimes you’ll never know who is going to come to the door or have a need and you can’t always predict them.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nichols has found that he is an extroverted person and loves it when students are here. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The thing that energizes me as a person is interacting with people,” Nichols said. “I love it when students are here.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public relations major Natalie Howard loves the feeling of buying a new outfit to start off her school year on a positive note. Because she knows college life is crazy, she makes sure to do laundry and put it away so she feels more prepared.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Howard has learned through trial and error that time management is a huge balancing act in a college career. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In order to avoid the headaches of scrambling through homework at the last minute before the due date, she discovered a plan that has helped her be more efficient.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My advice would be to section out the assignments and do a little bit each day until the due date. This way you are still doing what needs to be done but you are also having a little of a social life,” Howard said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the stressful and busy moments of college life, Howard also takes time for herself to decompress and unwind. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Your personal mental health is so important,” Howard said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miner also finds that there is nothing a little pep talk won’t fix. She tells herself how awesome and exciting the semester is going to be, which gives her a leg up in her studies. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonnie Moore, a lecturer in the English department, has been teaching for the past 6 years. Moore has a huge passion for the subjects she teaches, and spends plenty of time outside of her classroom researching and preparing for the year ahead. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moore increases her knowledge and awareness by talking to those in her field of study. She often attends conferences related to her teaching curriculum and is always looking for ways to better reach the students she associates with. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I try to be engaging, excited and passionate about what I teach and study, hoping it will rub off on them,” Moore said. “I try to engage one-on-one and help students feel that they can ask questions and discuss issues openly.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moore encourages students to not be afraid to jump in with both feet, even in a class they might not look forward to. It may become a new favorite subject or passion. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Hopefully the reason you are at USU is to broaden your horizons and learn about exciting areas and topics you previously didn’t know about. It’s also okay to engage with the professor,” Moore said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s to a new and exciting school year full of engaging and fantastic opportunities ahead. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No matter if students are entering year one or year six, there is always something new to be learned. Welcome back Aggies. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu"><span style="font-weight: 400;">kortni.marie.wells@aggiemail.usu.edu</span></a></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">@kortniwells</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://usustatesman.com/students-and-faculty-share-advice-for-new-school-year/">Students and faculty share advice for new school year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://usustatesman.com">The Utah Statesman</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>