The real culprit of cold at USU

When i was telling people that i was going to USU the first thing they said to me was "oh get ready for the cold". Well they were wrong, it isn't the cold on campus that will get you its the wind! Last week it was cold I'll admit that (negative 15), but if I'm all bundled up then the 10 minute walk from Mountain View towers isn't all that bad (and lets be serious if you get frostbite in 10 minutes USU probably isn't the best fit for you). Also the Marketplace (where i eat) has banging hot chocolate so if you drink two cups of that your good to go!
But because life really isn't fair USU campus is located right in front of the mouth of Logan Canyon, so there is usually and nice breeze blowing through campus. That nice breeze is what make USU cold sometimes, not the temperature. So next time you tell someone that your going to USU and they say, "oh get ready for the cold", tell them it's not the cold, its the wind!

New Semester

So here is my post for the new year, finally. I think I've finally got into the swing of the new semester. I have my first test this week so for me the semester is starting to get serious. So far this semester I've turned 19, its been really cold, and i have two labs I really like. I'm taking 15 credits which is great because it's not too much but it still keeps me on my toes. My 19th birthday was the first one i've spent away from my family and it was quite different. But my friends in Snow Hall made me a cake and we partied. I have to get going because im going to my bio lab which is sweet because we get to do stuff!

Warren Miller... yeah baby

The Warren Miller film was super sweet. I know that happened along time ago but I'm not the most timely person so get me a break. But because I'm writing about it so long after it happened you know it had to be a blast. So they show the film in the Kent Concert Hall which holds 800 people or so and is totally filled with ski bums. This guy comes out before it starts and gets the crowd all pumped up by saying how great the sponsors are, and how great Utah snow is. The pumper up guy also talks about free stuff and everyone would yell. It seemed that all anybody had to say was powder, Utah, or free stuff and everyone would go nuts.

The film itself was awesome, tons of crazy skiers doing crazy things, and that is always awesome. Unfortunately I didn't win anything but with you ticket you got a free pass to the Canyons ski resort which is awesome.

Basically Warren Miller= AWESOME

Juniperus Scopulorum

I went hiking yesterday to the fabled Jardine Juniper (the scientific name is Juniperus Scopulorum hence the title of this post)! The Jardine Juniper is supposedly the oldest tree in Utah because it is 3200 years old! I thought it was gonna be a really gnarly but it actually was real big and the hike to it was really awesome. There were some great views and me and my buddy threw a rock of a cliff and it took 7 whole seconds for it to hit the bottom, that's a big cliff!

All Hallows Eve

So Halloween this year was different. First of all I didn't go trick or treating, I haven't been able to get candy for along time now but I would usually take my little brothers trick or treating. But instead of that I worked in the Haunted House that the Valley View towers put on. The RA for my floor was one of the guys in charge of the haunted house so I got to be a scary guy. The house ran on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 to 11 and it was free. I was kinda skeptical on how scary it was actually going to be but the guys in charge really knew what they were doing so the house went really great. We actually had to turn people away at 11.

The HOWL!

So yesterday was the famous (or infamous) USU Howl. It was nuts, there were people everywhere. I wasn't planning on attending the Howl until Friday so my costume was rather lame, toga sheet thing. But it really doesn't matter because once you get their the biggest deal is dancing. There was also a hypnotist, live bands, and a DJ. The DJ was set up in the HUB, the food place in the lower level of the TSC (Taggert Student Center). The Hub isnt really a large area and there were about 500 people trying to dance in there at the same time. It was pretty squishy, smelly, and hot but it was rocking!

Hockey

So if you've been hearing about USU's stellar football record so far this year NEVER FEAR, because USU has a really good hockey team. I went one of their games a few days ago and it was crazy! The ice rink isn't too far from campus and a lot of students go so the place is packed. I was pleased to see that the hockey team hit harder than the football team (which isn't hard to do) but they hit significantly harder. There were three fights and lots of good plays and I got to eat churros!

k bye