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Show Today's Issue Thur Nov. e 15, 2012 usday,n Page 14 TheUSUBack B ThursdayNOV Today is Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Stu Daines, an undeclared freshman from Highland, Utah. Almanac Today in History: On Nov. 15, 1965 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, 28-year-old Californian Craig Breedlove set a new land-speed record — 600.601 miles per hour — in a which cost $250,000 and was powered by a surplus engine from a Navy jet. During his first trip that day, Breedlove zoomed across the flats at 593.178 mph; during his second, he managed to push the car up to 608.201 mph. "That 600 is about a thousand times better than 599," he said afterward. "Boy, it's a great feeling." Weather High: 51° Low: 28° Skies: Mainly sunny Humidity: 71 percent 15 ► Registration opens for freshmen (< 30 earned credits) ► Phi U Donation Drive for CAPSA, All Day • Kiger Hour-Jennifer Sinor, 5:15-7 p.m. ► Men's Basketball vs. St. Mary's, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, 7:05-9 p.m. ► Write Now Workshop 6:30-8:30 p.m. ► Dr. J Morgan Grove Lecture, ENG 302 4 p.m. ► Caine Chamber Ensemble Fall Performance, Performance Hall 7:30 p.m. FridayNov 16 ► Open Registration Begins • Phi U Donation Drive for CAPSA, All Day ► The Art of Happiness Workshop, TSC 310 B 1:302:30 p.m. ► Chinese Christian Fellowship, ENG 203 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Aggie Game Night, ENG 201 7-11:30 p.m. ► Never in Your Wildest Dreams, Chase Fine Arts Center 7:30-9:30 p.m. SaturdayNOV 17 ► Annual Holiday Turkey Trot, 10-12 p.m. ► Men's Basketball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, 7:05-9 p.m. O Sounds of the Stadium, Kent Concert Hall 7:30-10 p.m. • USU Football vs. La. Tech, Ruston, LA 2 p.m. View on Espn3.com MondayNOV 19 ► Tuition and Fee Payment Begins • USU's Percussion Ensemble and Caine Percussion Ensemble fall concert, Kent Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. TuesdayNOV 20 ► Yarncraft Guild Meeting, TSC 7-9 p.m. Aggies for Christ, TSC HUB 8:30-9:30 p.m. WednesdayNOV ► Thanksgiving break — no classes 21 FYI: Argyle Sweater. Universal Watch for the purple boxes around campus Nov. 12-16. Donate items like toothbrushes, shampoo/conditioner, diapers, etc. to the abuse victims at CAPSA. Questions or monetary donations can be handled in FL 205. Common Ground, a non-profit organization that serves individuals with disabilities, is having a 4-week rock climbing clinic at the Rock Haus on Mondays from 1:00-3:00 pm. The program starts Nov. 5 and ends Nov. 26 Cost is $20 and can be broken into payments. Transportation is available. Call in to sign up. 435-713-0288 The Deaf Education Student Association at USU is excited to announce a "Give HoW's TN%5 FoR A FAKE I.D. All day on Nov.19, both Firehouse Pizza restaurants (Logan and Smithfield) will donate 15% of their sales to DESA. You must mention "DESA" while you dine in order for them to donate a portion of your sales. The funds received will go towards DESA's upcoming Winter Workshops which provide quality continuing education for students, teachers, interpreters and parents of deaf children. For more information contact desa@aggiemail.usu. edu. USU's Theatre Arts Department presents "Never in Your Wildest Dreams: Opera's Fairytales and Fantasies" Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church at 85 E. 100 N. in Logan. Forty undergraduate students present various scenes from operas spanning three centuries, from Mozart to Bernstein to Gilbert and Sullivan. This performance is free and open to the public. The Symphonic Band is performing "The Holiday Closer," their final concert for the semester on Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall, located in the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU's campus. The Symphonic Band will play "76 Trombones" by Meredith Wilson, "Cajun Folk Songs" by Frank Ticheli and an arrangement of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Edward Pola and George Wyle, among others. Local florist Sarah Parslow is back by popular demand for another fabulously fun Back Event" at Firehouse Pizzeria. workshop on making holiday wreaths. All supplies provided. Take home two or more wreaths depending on attendance. Registration required. For more information call Stokes Nature Center at 435-755-3239 or email nature@logannature.org . Come play in the Annual Institute Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament on Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. on the HPER fields. This year we will have Men, Women, and Co-Ed divisions. Sign up by the front office of the Institute. Turkey Trot 5K Nov. 17 on campus. Bring a can of food and get $1 off. Sign up at the HPER service desk. Prizes at the end. The Aggie Marching Band presents their end-of-season concert "Sounds of the Stadium" at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall on Nov. 17. The band will perform highlights from their 2012 season as well as school songs and fan favorites. This concert is free and open to the public. More Calendar and FYI listings, Interactive Calendar and Comics at UtTahMOGItr www.utahstatesman.com NEXT FRIDAY 5:00AA THE CACHE VALLEY TRADITION IS BACK! NOV. 23! 110ORBUSTERS! WATCH FOR HUGE AD 001 THANKSGIVING! SALE STARTS FRIDAY AT 5:00AM, NOVEMBER 23RD 1617 NORTH MAIN, SHOE WE CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY NOVEMBER 26TH, LOGAN 435-752-5151 All Shoes In Al's Inventory Will Be Discounted For This Promotion, But Due To Various Manufacture's Sales Policies, We are Unable to Offer The S5 Over Wholesale Pricing On Select Models and Brands. See Our Store For Details. 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