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Show Views&Opinion Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 Introducing you to ASUSU Activities Director Josh Nagao H i Aggies. To introduce myself: My name is Josh Nagao, and I am currently serving as the activities director for ASUSU. The purpose of this article is so I can introduce myself, explain a little about what I do, and let you know how you can get involved with me. First off, I am a senior here at USU. I am graduating this spring with a degree in exercise science, hoping to start dental school next fall. I am from North Ogden, not to be confused with Ogden, and graduated from Weber High. I have been involved with many things here at USU. I started out as a freshman here playing with the Waterpolo Club. When I got back from participating in two years of service for my church I decided to join the Sigma Chi fraternity. One of my fraternity brothers had been a member of the A-team, involved in New Student Orientation that we all remember so fondly and recommended that I apply. Being a member of the A-Team gave me a great opportunity to get involved with incoming students and also to meet many of the officers of ASUSU. Last spring I decided to run for student body president and sadly didn’t make the finals by six votes. I was disappointed but still wanted to help out with s o m e thing. I decided to apply for the position of activities director. I think that not being elected as stud e n t b o d y presi dent was a good thing for Josh Nagao me because I love my position and think it is a much better fit for my strengths. As activities director I am responsible for planning some of the major events held on campus including the Howl, Mardi Gras and the End of Year Bash. We also plan smaller events (called slash events) like movie premiers, hypnotist nights, etc. This year we Rent: Landlord changes -continued from page 10 would have to grant an administrative search warrant in order for the city to enter and inspect. By the way, Logan already has the power to enter apartments to respond to these types of safety complaints. A new landlord licensing program wouldn’t give Logan any power that it doesn’t already have in this regard. Q. Won’t Logan just force landlords to bring all of these old apartments up to current city code? That will raise my rent. A. Another no. Logan can only require buildings to be brought up to the code that was in place when they were built. The only exceptions would be things like requiring apartments to have smoke detectors or other basic safety precautions. Q. Isn’t it taking away someone’s “property rights” to make them get a license? A. Absolutely not. Business licenses provide safeguards for consumers and business owners, and they’re required for all kinds of businesses – restaurants, day care, retail stores, etc. My teenage son’s lawnmowing company even had are also planning a fashion show party the week before spring break. In activities we are always looking for people to volunteer and help plan the events for the year. If you are interested you can contact me at Joshua. nagao@ aggiemail.usu. edu, visit me in my office in R o o m 332 on the third floor of the TSC or come to our activities meetings on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., also on the third floor. The next big event we have coming up is the 31st annual Howl. The Howl is the largest Halloween party in Utah. This year the theme is “Alice in Wonderland.” Doors will open at 8 p.m. Massive Monkees from season four Page 11 ARCHIVES of “America’s Best Dance Crew” on MTV will be performing alongside USU’s own dance crews Vilociti and Full Circle and mentalist Craig Karges. An oxygen bar will be flowing all night in the Skyroom. With a DJ in the lounges, bands in the Walnut room and movies in the auditorium there will be something for everyone. Make sure you get your tickets early. Don’t be late to this very important date. Prizes for the costume contest are: Girls Best – $200 gift card to Victoria Secret and a Vooray Hoodie; Guys Best – Nintendo Wii; Best Overall – iPod Touch, Skull Candy Ti Headphones, $50 gift card to iTunes Store and a Vooray Hoodie. Tickets can be purchased at the USU ticket office located in the Spectrum or in the Card Office in the TSC. We don’t allow props, masks or weapons. And generally offensive dress will not be admitted. Everyone must have valid state or USU student ID at door. This year the Howl is sponsored by USU Charter Credit Union and Vooray. We are excited to have students volunteer, plan and, of course, attend our events this year. @ www. aggietownsquAre.com Comments may be directed to joshua.nagao@aggiemail.usu.edu a business license. If someone owns and rents property as a business, it is reasonable to require a business license. Q. How would USU students benefit from Landlord Licensing? A. Well, that’s a matter of opinion at this point. But many citizens, elected officials and even landlords that I’ve visited with believe that licensing rental units will increase the overall safety of rental properties. That’s good for students. And as a parent of college students living in another college town, I know that I would have some measure of reassurance knowing that my kids’ apartments had passed a basic safety inspection. So there you go. The facts aren’t nearly as exciting as the rhetoric, but often political issues aren’t that exciting ... just like dressing up as a politician may not be the scariest Halloween costume. But using scare tactics just to get students out to vote? Now that gives me the creeps. Tami Pyfer is a clinical instructor in the special education department. She is finishing her second and last term on the Logan City Council. She is the council liaison to ASUSU and the university adviser for USU’s Rotaract Club. 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