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Show Today is Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 Breaking News www.utahstatesman.com Logon, Utah Utah State Universit] Motorcycles lack sufficient parking By LINDSAY ANDERSON news senior writer Republican presidential nominee John McCain delivers acceptance speech. Increased use of motorcycles and scooters on campus has led to a shortage of bike parking spaces, said Casey Chappell, a senior majoring in aviation technology, who rides his motorcycle daily to school. "Utah State doesn't have very good motorcycle parking," Chappell said. "Every day they have bad parking problems." Jared Turner, senior majoring in aviation maintenance and management, said he also rides his motorcycle to school because "it's a heck of a lot cheaper." Turner said in previous years parking his motorcycle was more convenient. "I used to be able to park right by all the buildings I wanted to go to," he said, "but not this year, because there are a lot more scooters." James Nye, assistant director for USU Parking and Transportation, said they have added 40 Page 2 Campus News A L T H O U G H U S U P A R K I N G has added 40 motorcycle parking spots this year to accomadate the increased number of riders, many students say it is still not enough. Motorcycle ridership has increased this year due to rising gas prices. CAMERON PETERSON photo H See MOTORCYCLES, page 3 American West Heritage Center celebrating local heritage. Page 3 USU raisesfundraising goal to $400 million $400 — million BySETH R.HAWKINS n <> web editor Features > $225 • ' " " • ' ' "' million $200 USLJ celebrates America with Aloha-USO theme. ; -?#* v > J * !,.':•, Page 5 million <; .£ tea Sports ^'lir&£''.*M • IL / USU'S FUNDRAISING GOAL has been Aggie soccer game ends in a draw. Page 73 Almanac Today in History: On this day in 1972, at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israeli hostages were killed along with five terrorists and one West German policeman. Olympic competition was suspended for 24 hours to hold memorial services for the slain athletes. Weather High: 72° Low: 40* Skies: Partly cloudy. increased from $200 million to $400 million. 5ETH HAWKINS illustration As if raising $200 million for the Campaign for Utah State University in one year wasn't ambitious enough, USU President Stan Albrecht has decided to double it. Speaking to an audience of 500 USU supporters at the Depot in Salt Lake City, Aug. 6, Albrecht announced a new goal of raising $400 million by July 2012. "We've got many many hands in this effort and people are lifting according to their ability," said Kent Clark, who works with corporations and foundations with the USU Development.office. "The overall impact is the university and campaign are really thriving. I think the success that we're seeing parallels where the institution is going and the confidence level people have in this administration and faculty." Currently, more than $225 million has been raised in the campaign, which has already been put to work in the construction of the Jim and Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex, the Sant Engineering Innovation Building and the Performance Hall, Clark said. Since the the beginning of the campaign, more than 36,000 individuals have contributed and about 100 new endowments have been created. While USU has been the beneficiary of many large, generous donations, Clark said the campaign's success has been a result of all donations, large and small. Many USU employees [• See FUNDRAISING, page 4 Record chase fall ofups and downs USU Bookstore ad now on KJZZ ByARIE KIRK editor in chief Beginning Saturday, Aggie fans watching USU football or basketball games on KJZZ will see a commercial for the USU Bookstore that was filmed Thursday. Celestyn Hollingshead, who works in marketing for the bookstore, Spea/c U p CAMERON THOMPSON AND GREG PAYNE continue to work towards the world record in teeter tottering. They hope to accomplish that goal at 9 p.m. tonight when they reach 100 hours of teeter tottering. CAMERON rchives and breaking news always ready for you a t gave through payroll deduction, he said. "People told us with gifts large and small that they really believe in where USU is going," he said. Up to this point in the campaign, the majority of the funding was directed by the donors to specific endeavors - particularly in building construction and program improvement, Clark said. In this next phase of the campaign, the university will continue to receive gifts to go toward buildings and programs, but the big focus is on building the endowment, he said. "You realize, even though we have raised over $225 million, there are still plenty of needs on campus that remain unmet," Clark said. "So, it's a difficult thing to say a campaign has been successful, but there is more to do. The momentum is moving our way and we've had tremendous success and response already." Meeting the long-term needs on campus is the focus of the endowment and the direction the university needs to take to continue to be strong in the future, Clark said. An endowment is a program where a donor gives money to the university, which is then invested to provide continued returns for the university years down the road, thereby aiding in the future success of USU, Clark said. While perhaps not as glamorous on the surface as having a building named after a donor, Clark said giving to the endowment can be one of the most rewarding ways to contribute PETERSON photos approached USU about "We were more filming a 30than excited to do second ad to that so fans know air during school athletic they can still get events. She Aggie gear." said the school was excited for the opportunity and that the Celestyn Hoiiingshead, ad will benefit USU Bookstore sales by reaching students, faculty and alumni who watch KJZZ. "We were more than excited to do that so fans know they can still get Aggie gear," Hollingshead said. She said the ad features students shopping at the bookstore on the main campus but will also be promoting other store locations including Brigham and Tooele. Hollingshead said, "It features a lot of USU students, so watch for your friends." -arie. k@aggiemaiL usu. edu |