Dear Aggies, friends, and neighbors, It is likely that the constant news about COVID-19 and rapid changes in response to the pandemic have caused you anxiety. For USU, changes came very quickly in response to our efforts to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 cases. All face to face courses were moved to

We find ourselves at the intersection of a new reality and desire for normal life—a collision that leaves us reeling and disoriented. As I read through the first layout of this issue, I began to feel my bearings again. I was reminded, as we continue our celebration of the Year of

Medical school nearly broke Kyle Bradford Jones. Throughout his residency training, Jones ‘05 was caught between the conflicting pressures modern medicine espouses: be fast but thorough with patient exams, prescribe tests but not overly so, be compassionate but work 30 hour shifts without sleep, and most importantly, beat death—an impossible goal.

Quinn Grover wasn’t exactly studious in college. He often skipped class to go fly fishing up Logan Canyon in search of wild spaces. It was a different kind of education than one finds on a syllabus. “What was I looking for, and did I even know it when I found it?”

BEARS JUST WANT TO BE BEARS. But humans—being humans—sometimes complicate things, to their peril. Since 2011, three people have died from grizzly bear attacks in Yellowstone National Park—three out of the eight total bear-related deaths in the park’s 147-year history. What is behind this 60 percent increase? More people, more bears,

Nothing says style quite like a Fort Rock Sandal with its distinct close-twined sole. At 9,300 years old, this rugged sagebrush bark footwear is a true classic. Veronica Villhard '19 was well aware of these sandals, and many others throughout human history, when she set out to design superior ones—at

Picture this. The family is sitting around a meal at the table. Children and parents share events of the day. Talking and laughing can be heard because there is no sound of television, video games, or phones. Now, think about what might be more realistic. Perhaps people stand at the counter

David Schramm admits he is selfish. When asked why he conducted a research study on parenting advice and regrets from empty nesters, he says because he wants to be a better parent, and no one has ever done such a study. “I only get one chance at being a dad, and

The stock market is no more predictable than the world around us. Its volatility is no more apparent than in moments of crisis—from pandemics to trade wars. Some-thing as simple as a president’s tweet can send it soaring or plunging. Events and people matter on Wall Street, including CEOs of major

In six months, NASA’s newest rover will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the Jezero Crater, a dry lakebed on Mars to discover if life ever existed on the red planet. The rover will roam windswept sand dunes and ancient rock beds collecting samples for a future mission to

Are you Doing Your Share?” the Logan Republican newspaper asked women, following that call with an article in May 1918 celebrating the “Fighting Sisters of Fighting Men.” Through calls such as these, women joined the First World War effort—in war relief, entertainment, heavy industry, medical services, and offices. Most of these women

Words can’t outline the exact architecture of a great heart. A kind heart. But one can picture a kitchen table, with a worn chair tilted just enough to welcome. And one can see a girl, tall, dark haired and pleased with herself, who can run faster than all the boys. Who can