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Show sTheUtah TO Monday,March 16,2007 The Bookstore has new store hours! Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8am-5pm •']--4#&?^'- $ ! Open Late on Tuesday: ;V 8am-7pm '•'-•'• V . - 1 - • -•, • UtahState UNIVERSITY * • * * • Saturday: 10am-3pm . BOOKSTORE TAGGART STUDENT CENTER www.cambrldgecourt.net ft 590 CANYON ROAD, LOGAN, UTAH 84321 PHONE: (436) 753-8288, 760-5464 I iv < \ . Photo courtesy ofMeogan Dunn A MEMBER OF THE USU CLUB CYCLING TEAM (FAR LEFT) competes in a competition in Boulder, Colo. March 17-18. This past weekend the Aggies competed in Fort, Collins, Colo. Because of poor weather and mechanical problems, nobody from USU placed near the top in their respective events. Poor weather hinders Ag bikers No USU racers place near top of standings in Colo. \ BY G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY Senior Writer tjvvu .w.hR*a JbenUs-com FREE Consultations! No Appointment Necessary. M-F 8-5 . S c m I -sii // // // ti RELIGIOUS BOOK SALE 25% OFF MARCH 26 - APRIL 7 Bad weather in Fort Collins, Colo., mechanical problems and a crash on the final turn prevented any of USU's racers from placing near the top of the standings on Saturday. Team President Ira Tibbitts said the different groups of riders were started off on the 9-mile loop at different times, but by the final lap all of the racers were bunched up together. And when a female cyclist crashed, it caused a bottleneck. USU's top lady racer, Lisa Lloyd, was forced to divert off-course to avoid the tangle of bodies and bikes, and by the time she got back on track it was too late. "Its a little bit of a disappointment although the people who participated had a fun time, and ultimately that's what it's about," Tibbitts said. Lloyd was not the only snake-bit member of USU's cycling club. Jonathon Kidd was the victim of a flat tire on the first lap of the race. "Sometimes it's bad luck," Tibbitts said. "It's definitely Lake," Tibbitts said. good to prepare and make USU was ineligible to sure your equipment is compete in the team time functioning as well as postrial event because they did sible. The preparation for a race involved several things: not have enough riders present at the race. your equipment, mentally Tibbitts said he is activeand physically." ly trying to increase the Cold temperatures and number of lady cyclists on pouring rain reduced the his team so Lloyd can comnumber of laps the Men's C pete in time trials in the and Women's B categories future. raced around the course Tibbitts said anyone, from the usual four to three. male or female, who rides The Men's A riders a bicycle at any level, is braved the elements for a welcome to call him at 757full seven laps. 2709 for information on "We're looking forward to recuperating and getting joining the Cycling Club. -graham@cc.usu.edu ready for the next race we'll attend as a team in Salt Lacrosse coach angry following loss BY G. CHRISTOPHER TERRY Senior Writer The frustration of being on the losing end of a onesided score, the hot sun and several questionable calls by the referees must have gotten to USU lacrosse Head Coach Matt Polityka. In the third quarter of what would be a 15-3 loss to University of California Davis, Polityka was letting a referee have it and received multiple warnings before a flag was finally thrown and USU was penalized. "The refs played their own game, I guess," Polityka said. "I don't know. You can't ever blame a game like that on the refs but the calls were not going our way by any means." In his post-game interview, Polityka tried to be complimentary of the threeman officiating crew but couldn't resist blasting them one more time in the same breath. "I got a flag. I got a penalty myself," he said. "I didn't even swear. They called a slash penalty when they slashed us too all the time! They didn't call it even the whole time, but they did their best." The Aggies were down 14-0 in the final quarter, but Polityka gave his young squad a fiery speech, urg- ing them to avoid being shut out. His players responded, and USU was able to save some face with three goals by freshmen Kyle Shaw, Cody Nelson and Lance Weeks. "It's always good for a young team like ours to score goals against a deep team like UC Davis," Polityka said, referring to the obvious disparity in the number of athletes playing for the visitors. Shaw said he was attacking the UC Davis goaltender's weakness by shooting low. "(Goalies) always have a weakness on the ground, bouncing them and putting / them right there in the corner," Shaw said. Freshman goalie Jackson Raymond made several i;> excellent saves to prevent : < the score from getting any more out of hand than it L already was. He faced a •; high number of shots from o the other Aggies as UC <\ Davis was able to maintain possession in USU's end for 1 extended periods. ™ When asked if there was M any lesson to be learned I from the loss, Shaw replied, ™ "Just lots of learning experi-j| ences. Things to improve onj are trying to get out there and support each other." -graham@cc.usu.edu Security tapes may show cricket coach's killer KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Security video from the hotel where Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was strangled may contain images of the killer or killers, but police needed more time to analyze the footage because of the cameras' limited scope, authorities said Sunday. Deputy Police UtahState UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE FOREST GATE WEST APARTMENTS Close to USU & Bus Stop! Commissioner Mark Shields said the video shows only the corridors at the end of Woolmer's floor _ not the door to his room or others. "But at least it will give us a good indication of who went on those floors," he told reporters. "It's critically important because it may give us an image of the killer or killers of Bob Woolmer." Police were reviewing the digitally enhanced closedcircuit video from the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The 58-year-old coach was found dead in his hotel room on March 18, a day after his team lost to Ireland in the cricket World Cup. The humiliating defeat forced Pakistan's firstround elimination in the sport's biggest event, being played in the Caribbean. Police have not identified any suspects. Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry, suggesting Woolmer likely knew the killer or killers. The Pakistan team was ' allowed to leave the island Saturday, hours after three members of the delegation _ including captain Inzamam-ul-Haq _ were re-questioned. Police earlier fingerprinted and took DNA samples from all team members. Shields defended the decision to allow them to leave but said the absence of players and other potential witnesses could hinder the investigation. "This is an extraordinary investigation in that many of the potential witnesses are leaving the island," he said. "The fact that people have left Jamaica doesn't mean the inquiry stops." Shields said police plan to interview more possible witnesses and are awaiting results of DNA and toxicology tests. "The Jamaica police are doing everything to bring closure to the matter," Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Sunday. Speculation within the cricket world has focused on:"* everyone from crazed fans os to a gambling mafia and disgruntled Pakistani team \ members. The International 1 Cricket Council has said j it will investigate whether • match-fixing was a motive. \ late the factors that affect the ball. There are much more factors outside like a little bit of wind. You have to be much more careful, you get used to it though. It just takes a little bit." Wright said the team practiced outside all week, so being outdoors wasn't too big of a factor. For Wright, it simply came down to a few key moments in each of the matches. "We practiced outside all week and I thought we looked good out there," he said. "There were a lot of close matches out there. We just came up short." . -samabry@cc.usu.edu n • CHAOS From page 9 Information: • $425 Summer • $2200 School Year • Private Bedrooms Address: - 460 North 400 East • New Carpet/Appliances LOgail, U T 8 4 3 2 1 said. "I got chances, and I never used them even though I had easy chances." He said he believes that competing outside for first time this year affected his play. "When you play indoors it's a controlled environment," Schenk said. "When you hit the ball you can iso- |