Show h is The ©ratal Logan bikehike trail on drawing board — A3 ®ir QJJ Two times a champ at Logan Country Club — C2 BridgerlancTs'Daillewspaper iyori93oT230BSundayTAugusy8:2002 Logan' lUtahS©-2002J$- Why did Sunday soccer Weather Enjoy the last few sunny days before school starts avail Jensen said the Logan City School District Board of Education gave the soccer league permission to use the grounds in years past but a sentence in the district “Policies for Rental of Facilities and Grounds” was pointed out to him that changed everything “They came to us and asked if they could use it” Jensen said “The board discussed it and let them use the fields a year ago and in the meantime we read the policy a little closer” A sentence in the second paragraph of the policy states “Sunday use shall be prohibited" "This year knowing that it was hard to say ‘go ahead' until I could get it to the board” Jensen By Arrin Brunson staff writer Update 11 Bushes After nine years of kicking around the outdoor fields at Mount Logan Middle School Cache Val- 3 D invite fund-raise- rs A Haiald Journal file photo for sleepovers — Hispanic soccer league players celebrate during a recent Sunday game at Mountain Crest High School After years of playing at Mount Logan Middle School the league this summer got the boot because of a n Sunday ban on field use PresiWASHINGTON (AP) dent Bush arid first lady Laura Bush have invited dozens of friends and relatives to sleep over at the White House from Republican to Texas pals such as pro golfer Ben Crenshaw and country singer Larry for-He- i fund-raise- rs ivr kv’- a - get boot? on behalf of the soccer club to secure their continued access to the playing fields on Sundays to no District officials say sudden enforcement not prompted by ethnic or religious bias — PageA12 25 1 ley’s Hispanic soccer league was given the boot Now that the Sunday afternoon club has relocated to Mountain Crest High School in the Cache County School District no one at the Logan City School District really has a good explanation for the sudden ousting Edwin Zecena vice president of the Hispanic soccer league said the team was asked by business administrator Paul Jensen to submit a pro-posal to the school board earlier this year which he did and the request was denied without an explanation Zecena said Mike Monson assistant principal at Mount Logan Middle School worked said Jensen and other school officials said the reference to Sunday use was in earlier policies and was overlooked when it was revised in February 1999 See SUNDAY on A12 f- Gatlin The issue of White House sleepovers arose during the Clinton administration when it was learned that the Democratic Party was rewarding big donors with overnight stays in die Lincoln Bedroom The Bushes’ roughly 160 guests include at least six of the president’s and their famibiggest fund-raise- rs lies White House spokeswoman Anne Womack said she didn’t know whether donors or any other Bush guests have slept in the Lincoln : Bedroom in “They sleep a variety of guest rooms in the White House" Womack said “The president and Mrs Bush enjoy spending time with their friends and family and have invited friends and family to stay as guests in the White House" A half-dozBush donors and fund-raiseknown as “pioneers" are among die guests on a list released late Friday by the White House Each raised at least $100000 for Bush’s 2000 campaign helping him take in a record $100 million for the Republican primaries They include Roland Betts a Yale classmate of Bush’s and a former partner of his in the Texas Rangers ' baseball team venture capitalist and Republican National Committee fund-raisBrad Freeman Texas rancher and state Sen Teel Bivins Boston businessman Joe O’Donnell ' and Joe O’Neill of Midland Texas an oilman and childhood friend pf Bush credited with introducing him - 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Homefront Index Vv CroaawordD7 ' : Ent8fpriseB1 OpWonHA4 MovieaD6 Sports -- Cl wwwhjnewscom V I V ' v ftLN A recent survey was compiled “There is a fiur degree of coinci-- 1 dence between the findings there and die findings npw” he said '“which will probably urge upon us a greater degree of texdtement in pushing thus mission alohgH Renee Payne marketing director at USU presented sunjmary find-Inof the market research to the Trustees cm Friday Payne said the nurketing department has conducted research with students arid empirical research with the deans and department heads in addition to the Dan Jones survey to determine die pressing needs at USU While the findings related to USU’s reputation aren’t all positive X gs ( Payne said the data is helpful because it provides a platform from which to move forwiud rather than shoot frqm the hip as officials try ' to improve the institution’s image ' Qualitative research from a focus group of parents stuoe nts andjiigh school counselors indicated what people are saying and thinking' about USU Payne said Some posi- dve attributes associated with USU include small classes goqd looking ' coeds laid-bafriendly and fun location quality programs size and ' good facuity she said On the omdr hand many felt that students aren’t getting the best edu- cation they can nave at USU “We are not the strong bastion of ck academic excelleqqe that westrive to be and remember our goal is to ' attract better students" Payne said “High school students don’t really know much about what’s gomgon ' up Here in terms bf bur programs ' What they ' do know Payne said s is that USU is a “party school” The term “party” is not necessarily derogatory rather USU is associat- ed widi iimple social opportunities ' she said Sull the party school tag is a negative image to Utah State because it is a distraction to the ‘ institution's wholesome image and requires explanation each time it comes up Payne said See IMAGE on A12 a - 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