Show Innovation Campus lauded starting new 53 companies — PageAlO SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State University received national recognition this week when the US 1 Department of Commerce named ' Innovation Campus the winner of a Update 2004 Economic Development Trends Award The Department of Commerce credited Innovation Campus for starting S3 new companies since its inception 18 years ago Those com- panies now generate more than $75 million in annual revenue “This is a great recognition of the 18 years of work that have gone into: the Innovation Campus” President Kermit Hall told the USU Board of Trustees on Friday in Salt Lake City “I'm thrilled that Utah State was willing to compete that it had the ' courage to get into the fray” The 1950 employees associated with Innovation Campus are worth more than $50 million to Utah's economy said MK Juppe sen associate vice president for research and Innovation Campus director Innovation Campus received the Rural Economic Development Award along with the city of Lin J "ture - It even extends to the large animal v unit where milling about is not allowed An owner can stand pniy ' near die stall of hifpet '" ‘‘It’s like a human hospital” said LaDon Wallis a new graduate of v UGA's veterinarian school who has'fv worked at its animal hospital forsix-v years “it’s not just this place where ' animals are having a field day like a should respect that” yV: y 'I'?':’ park People animal - area of Look for the answer to today’s ques-ly- ’s A section tion somewhere in Index wwwhjnewscom 000 t ' v: ' vX y events on onc‘: Vt A6:8te“t photo from Abu Ghraib Show-sin- g : V f k - j Spc"? XC'iarlcsGranerJrWithhis arm cocked as if to V puich a prisoner is described in military court documents as having been taken that day 'When Spc Jeremy C Siyits tearfully pleaded guilty Wednesday to abusing prisoners he: : described fellow soldiers committing ah escalat-in- g series of abuses on eight prisoners that included stamping on their toes and fingers and 'punching one man hard enough to knock hiim out Sivits is likely to testify about the events of Nov8at c6urts:martial for other soldiers charged with abused The abuse came duringRamadan the Islamic holy month of fasting and reflection The abused v Iraqis Sivits said had been suspected of taking Vi'- - N See PRISON on ' Winners Circle Eli LuceroHerald Journal Sky View players celebrate after winning the state title in soccer Bobcats defeated the Springvilie Red Devils in the championship game See game coverage on B1 : More than 80 valley citizens pedal for Bike to Work Day By David Nelson staff writer X : '' A7':: Man sentenced for of girls in Cove hit-and-r-un By Jason Bergreen staff writer A Mexican national who fled the scene after losing control of his vehicle and running over three Cove girls playing in a front yard will be deported after serving four months in the Cache County Jail ajudge ordered Friday 20 pleaded guilty to Jnvencio Rojas-Florthree counts of reckless endangerment one count of leaving the scene of an injury accident and one count of obstructing justice AH arc class-misdemeanors ' First District Court Judge Thomas Willmore would be incarcerated for said that Rojas-Flor30 days for each victim injured in the crash and 30 days for leaving the scene of the accident and later telling police he wasn't the driver of the es Logan resident Robert Hoth loves to bike But he doesn't love the fact that he rides to work just two or three times month “I would like to do it more just because it's good exercise and gas is way too expensive” said Hoth However Hoth can't blame himself too much he said since a bicycle isn’t always the most mode of transportation for a general con- A es con-venie- nt the now demolished boys’ gym at Logan High was rumored to be v v Nov 8 was the day US guards took most ofthe infamous photographs: soldiers muggingin front of a pile of naked hooded Iraqis prisoner ViV forced to perform or simulate sex acts a hpbded f - Prisoners released : question X'V::' d : Today’ ' 7 Post-depicte- Denver-- Quick read f pictures and video published by The ' Washington' hospi-:- ) tals and zoos nationwide are holding' back patient information since last year when the federal privacy Health v Insurance Portability and Account- ability Act went into effect at human :0X ' 'hospitals this AniAmerican last Also year y ' trial Hospital Association introduced '' new accreditationstandards requiring policies that protect the privacy of animals treated by its 3000 members in the United States and Canada “There has been an increase in K awareness on the part of our profes-' sion that we should respect the legal limitations' of medical records ’’ said Link Welbom a Thmpa Fla veteri- narian and past president of the based association ' HIPAA has “probably raised our profession’s awareness about potential liability” he said At the UGA hospital staff mem- bers were forced to hang signs on patients' charts saying they were confidential to keep away wandering ' eyes “People would just be flipping through the records” Wallis said The University of Tennessee’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital operates on the premise that every individual has a right to privacy and pets are prop- erty records administrator Sue Gray It is standard procedure to first get an’ owner’s permission to release an ani- mal’s medical records of allow photos or video of an animal “It protects individual properly rights” Gray said Which See FORCE on A7 WASHINGTON ( AP) — Many of the worst abuses that have come to light from the Abu Ghraib prison happened on a single November day amid a flare of insurgent violence in Iraq v the deaths of many US soldiers and a break- down of the American guards’ command stniCT : More Veterinarians ' extremely well managed “Integrating university activities with private activities seems to work Most abuses happened on Nov 8 in Iraq protecting the privacy of pets sentry- Bob Olsen Denver regional director of the Economic Development Administration which oversaw the award program visited Innovation Campus in April and said it was - Vet hospitals ATHENS Ga(AP)— The Uni- - : versity of Georgia’s veterinary hospi- tal treats thousands of horses cats ’ dogs' birds reptiles and other pets each year But don’t ask about them — that’s information for their owners : only officials Hospital apply the same confidentiality rules for humans to their animal patients That means no disclosure of medical conditions no photos taken without an owner’s con- -' coln Ala tractor “It's a little bit hard to haul my tools to work” he said But the bearded Roth wearing dirty work pants and a mesh hat underneath his helmet was able to straddle his bicycle Friday prepared for a full day of construction after leaving his tools at the job site Thursday Over 80 others joined Hoth during the Bike to Work Day event put on by Logan city The riders who ranged from adults with lunch boxes strapped brothers behind their seats to 4- - and Bryant and Bryce Ellis arrived at City Hall Plaza on two wheels between 7 am and 9 am to show support for bicycle commuting and the benefits of increased local ridership “I am so impressed” said Michelle Mcchcm of Logan city who organized the event to coincide with May's National Bike Month! would have been happy with 25 people We had that in the first 20 minutes” Although the crowd dwindled after an early rush as cyclists headed off to work Mechem said it car ' Cache County sheriff's detectives arrested s man- on March 3 after a hunt that led them to the owner of the silver 1 Rojas-Flore- 35-ho- ur Ford Taurus “You struck fear in a lot pf parent's and chit- ' dren’s hearts in this community” Willmore told Rojas-FlorFriday “Nobody knew what was going on" brothThe ow ner of the Taurus Rojas-Flore- s' had borer told investigators that Rojas-Florrowed his car the week of the crash When he denied dri- police spoke with Rojas-Florving the car the day of the crash but police sus- pected he was lying because he changed his story several times while being interviewed The crash occurred about 4 pm March 29 in front of a home at 560 E Cannibal Road An eyewitness told investigators Rojas-Florstruck the girls while trying io avoid hitting a bicyclist on the side of the road After hitting the es es es Mitch MoscaroHerald Journal casts a shadow at the bike to work City Hall in Logan on Friday morning A cyclist event at was more important to have bikes On the roads — where bicycle commuters are visible and can ' encourage others — than hanging around See BIKE on A12 es See SENTENCE on A7 v' X - 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