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Show AggieLife Page 6 ee co s131,rcN.̀ arise . 0 Sag e u)""' NIV tO 0610 - (435) 152:1 VI 40* Cacb.e Valley Ste 3 Monday, March 22, 2010 Student's life inspired by fictional character e By KATE AUMAN staff writer " Utah Statesman: What's the craziest thing you have done in Wal-Mart? Bryson Bellaccomo: Bought a TV for a week and returned it so I could have it for "Guitar Hero." • Bryson Bellaccomo US: When's the last time you called in Vernal, Utah sick and why? junior BB: Last summer, and the same reabiology son everybody does ... a summer spent Caught on Campus Broadbent Financial Services doing anything other than working is time well spent. US: What were your New Year's resolutions? And did you break them already? BB: My New Year's resolution was to not make a New Year's resolution. US: What was the stupidest thing you've done this week? BB: I went to Disneyland, and I didn't go to the 3-D Michael Jackson movie "Captain EO." But a close runner-up would be staying up for 24 hours, then driving for three hours and falling asleep at the intersection. US: What color is your sheets, and why did you pick them out? BB: Light brown because it reminds me of chocolate milk. I mean ... want to come over and find out? US: Who is the most attractive human being at USU? BB: Tyler Tolson ... yep, I said it, but only 'cause I know you were thinking it. JUNIOR BRYSON BELLACCOMO said his biggest pet peeve is when the toilet paper comes from the back instead of the front. KATE AUMAN photo US: Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? BB: Yeah, and I also think our government runs efficiently. US: What would you never be caught dead doing? BB: Letting the dogs out. US: What do you miss most about childhood? FOR THE UTAH CONSERVATION CORPS! www.usu.edu/ucc UtahStateUn ive rsity US: What's your favorite dance move and why? BB: Let me answer your question with another question. Have you ever seen "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"? US: What's your favorite day of the year? BB: Chili cookoff day at the Agricultural Science Building, the most underestimated and under-attended event on campus. US: What's the last thing you bought? BB: Reese's Eggs. US: What TV show do you secretly enjoy? BB: "Jersey Shore." BRIDCeAm'ar5trsAIRE® Saturday March 27 10:00 To 5:00 THE RI ERWOODS 615 South Main, Logan Fashions Shows 12:00, 2:00, and 4:00 Austin Weyand in concert before each fashion show A Gift For Every Bride $1000's In Prizes US: Ever had a run in with the cops? BB: Yeah, I got pulled over after a Halloween party with some friends. The cops said we were acting "suspicious," and so they searched the car for drugs. My friend had been a witch for Halloween, and she had stashed her witch jewelry under the car seat. When the cop was searching for drugs or whatever, he was looking under the seat and found her necklace of a pentagram. He held it up, dangled it in front of my face, and then while looking at me dead in the eye, being totally serious, he said: "Just as I suspected ... Black Magic." US: What is one thing you are bad at? BB: Being tall. Eight Honeymoons Spa Party 50% off Wedding Gown Kitchen Aid Mixer Free Tuxes Strand of Pearls Photography Many More US: What is the first thing you notice about a girl? BB: How much makeup she's wearing. bridalfaire.blogspot for complete list of prizes /98c5 www.bridalfaire.org A Bridal Faire Production (435)753-6736 UtahStatesman KIX96 US: Do you have any hidden talents? And if so, what are they? BB: Yeah, my sarcasm is virtually undetectable. You'll never find it. It's like it's not even here ... I mean there. US: Do you have any scars? What are they from? BB: Yeah, I have one from the time I watched the movie "Wicker Man." I'll never be able see another Nicholas Cage movie without remembering him wearing a bear suit, punching women. US: If you could change your name would you? And what to? BB: I would just change how it's spelled. I'd put a 7 in the middle, then get mad when people misspell it and tell them the 7 is silent. US: Why is biology your major? BB: Doctor Emmit Brown inspired me to become a scientist. Fact. US: What's your favorite fast-food place and the best thing to get there? BB: Del Taco, but I'm a poor college student so anything with Arby's sauce on it and I'm golden. US: What's been the most important event in your life? BB: My mission ... also my birth is pretty high up on the list. US: Which singer's album should everyone own? BB: Sigur Ros. US: What is humankind's best invention, in your opinion? BB: Language. visit: ayedeA US: What's your favorite pick-up line? And does it work? BB: I know my calculus, You + me = us. It has never worked, but someday I'll find that special math nerd girl that will swoon when I use it. US: Most useless class you've taken at USU? BB: I can honestly say I've learned something in every class I've had. Free Admission BB: "SWAT Rats," "Legends of the Hidden Temple," and "The Gummi Bears." US: If you were a performer in a circus, which act would you be in? BB: I'd be the lion, so I could pretend to fight chairs. I would be the elephant but they practically work for peanuts. US: Do you think you have a calling in life? And if so what is it? BB: Yes, and it was to do this interview. I've never been so happy. US: What's your biggest phobia? BB: Zombies. Actually, no, no, no. It's robots. US: What is one thing that you can't stand about your family? BB: That we never get to hang out. But really, my friends are my family. US: What is your biggest pet peeve? BB: When the toilet paper roll is flipped so it comes from the back instead of the front. —kate.auman@aggiemaiLusu.edu Hoping for a better world Ili /AS S ERMANN 2010 CONCERT SERIES "World-Class Pianists in a World-Class Setting" Bill Mays, jazz pianist Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:30 p.m. Presented in the award-winning Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall on the Utah State University Campus Reserved Seating Tickets: Adults $20, Students $8 UtahStateU n i ve rs ity Tickets: (435) 797 8022 or http://csaboxoffice.usu.edu Additional information, including concert programs, at www.usu.edu/wassermann - S ince 2008, more than 4,700 people have been killed in Juarez. Are you aware of this? Do you care? Are you familiar with the out-of-control territorial battle of the drug lords in Mexico? Do not read on if you want your dream bubble world to remain unpopped. Do not read on if you want your heart to stay unmarred and unstained from sadness. Read on if you can stomach tragedy. Read on if you want feelings of injustice to be awakened. Read on if you are willing to risk comfort for queasiness. My mother called me last week to tell me some awful news. Two U.S. citizens, two El Pasoans, Arthur H. Redelfs, 30, and his wife, Lesley A. Enriquez, 25, four-months pregnant, were murdered. Some armed men in a vehicle, shooting wildly, chased them down (while they were in their own vehicle, driving home from a party in Juarez) causing them, in a frantic and desperate escape, to run into oncoming traffic. Gone. Their 7mont h-o I d baby was still in the car, screaming and bawling, but graciously unharmed. Pow. When I heard this, it was like the air was knocked out of me. I felt sick. I was already concerned about the violence across the border. I was already worried about how it was escalating. Yes, the number of homicides alarmed me. But now, suddenly, it hit home with an incredible force that had never hit home with such magnitude before. Reality. Fwoosh. A feeling of sadness consumed my body. I cannot explain it any other way. No mental thesaurus is going to help here. Sadness. Pure, sweeping sadness choked my uncontrollably surfaced emotions. I know these people. I know the people who are directly affected. The man went to high school with my sister. His mother is friends with my mother. His brother taught my Sunday School class. How is this real? This is a scene from an intensely, suspenseful TV series. This can't be real life. Car chase. Gun shots. Murder. Orphans. This just can't be real life. It was a gorgeous spring day in Logan, the day I heard the news. Don't you hate it when the weather does not care a whit about tragic circumstances? How dare the sun be shining, I thought. How dare the snow be melting. How dare the outdoors be so breathtakingly beautiful. How dare anyone laugh. 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