May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Greetings Aggies!

I am so excited for the next few weeks because it is Elections Week! My friend, Doug Fiefia is running for ASUSU President We've made several videos to invade social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and now this blog to get his name out there. We even made a Harlem Shake video starring US! Some people were dressed up as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Ariel from the Little Mermaid. 

                                                          (Doug is singing in the middle) 

We've been spray painting banners to put up all around Cache Valley with "Fiefia for President" and painted an A-frame with face cut outs of the beach so students can take pictures.

It was FREEZING as you can tell by Bryan's face. We painted over

It's been an amazing experience gathering hundreds of students together for one cause and for one goal: To better USU and make it available for students to voice their opinions.

Good luck to all the other candidates running for president:

Josue Carias
Luke Ensign
Hayden Smith 
Chaise Warr 

Check out their platforms at:
http://usu.edu/asusu/candidates/ 

Stand up and Vote USU! 

I couldn't be more proud to be an Aggie right meow.

E

Hang Loose Brah

I probably stayed up for no longer then 5 seconds

Aloha Aggies!

Imagine sitting down and eating a nice, big, burrito after a long day; Smothered in cheese and salsa with a side of fresh pico de gallo and lettuce. Now imagine looking over and seeing a group of people in the room next to you making a fool out of themselves while trying to surf. I’m sure you’d lose your appetite if you were to see how terrible I was at surfing at FlowRider in Ogden. The FlowRider shoots up "sheets of waves" that pumps continuous water to the surface, enabling you to surf.

I thought it would be the similar to snowboarding but it's a lot harder than you think. But it's a good thing my pride hurts more than my neck from wiping out so many times. What was even worse was there was an older guy right next to us who was a heavier set that was just shredding it like it was his job. Can you believe that?! 

FlowRider was an awesome way to break our cabin fever from the winter weather outside. We went from surfing in bathing suits, to shaking down to our bones in scarves and boots. I absolutely love snow, but sometimes you just have to go surfing to keep yourself sane!

Much love,

E 

Roller Rink!

My friends, Jessica, Alex, Haddie, and Abby!!

We tried roller skating but had to switch to blades instead! 

Hey future Aggies!

My friends and I went to the Cache Valley Fun Park this past weekend and went roller skating! Buckling up those roller blades brought back so many memories of when I was a kid and would roller blade everyday after school. We played tag around the rink, jumped over chairs, skated on our hands, and made a train!

Posing for the camera!

Jessica fell while trying to do a spin

My friend, Haddie, had the idea of racing across the rink; I was determined! We started at one end, and she counted down, "Ready...set....GO!" We bolted across and I started to gain speed but didn't think of how I was going to stop at the other end, so what's the next best thing to do? I ran straight into the wall and knocked the wind out of myself......But I think I won the race, SO it was all worth it.

With the wintery snow conditions outside still, we take full advantage of fun indoor activities to do while we're still young and in college! And the Fun Park is less than a mile away from campus and only 6 bucks! Those are enough reasons for me to go back and roller blade again and redeem myself for running into the wall.

Cheers!

E

Cool Yule

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "The Cool Yule Photo Op"

Hey Guys!

My friends and I attended a holiday cocktail party a few weeks ago, in light of the holidays and wintery season ahead of us. Vivint hosted the, "Cool Yule" where students came dressed up for fancy refreshments and "mocktail" drinks. Thanks to Drew Van Dyke and Stephen Andersen for all their hard work; the event was a success!There was a lit up dance floor where the walls were all windows, a mini casino with pretend chips, and a photo op area with presents as a backdrop. It was a really classy, fun way to start off the winter season. It wasn't a bad scene seeing the boys of Logan dressed up in suits and ties either! Some even wore bow ties, now THAT'S class right there. Logan is chock-full of different social events, you'd never get bored; It's only a matter of keeping up! I met so many different people that I see on campus all the time now. This event is definitely going in the books as one of my many highlights at USU.

Cheers,
E

Happy holidays!

Friends on the dance floor

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "Fancy hors d'ouveres"

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "Having a grand ol' time"

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "Sparkling Cider"

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "Black Jack Anyone?"

Photo by: Natalie Thatcher and Julie Tukuafu "Sassy Decor"

We danced to Macklemore's Thrift Shop song!

Pure Bliss

What’s up Aggies!! 

My friends and I went to Beaver Mountain to kick start the season. Beaver is only about 35 minutes away from campus making it a love/hate relationship for me. It makes it so tempting to go up every day, but in reality school’s first! The moment my snowboard hit the white, snowy, powder, I was in heaven. I find a sense of relaxation and happiness while boarding; it’s just you and the mountain. The scenery is more than you could ever imagine, with the frost-bitten trees and cold fog that surrounds you. My absolute favorite is going through trees where the powder is fresh and barely touched. You feel like you’re gliding/floating on a huge cloud as you carefully compose a path, weaving through the trees. We hit a few kickers, boxes, tabletops, but NO RAILS! I still have yet to muster up the confidence to hit a rail again after seeing my life flash before my eyes while trying one out last season.

Free Stylin'

It’s so much fun seeing other students up on the mountain too. You’d be surprised how many people you will recognize and as cheesy as it sounds, I believe it brings people together. You share the same passion for the mountains and for USU so what could be better than that!

I could go on and on about how magical the experience is up at Beaver Mountain, but it still wouldn’t do any justice to really explain what it’s like…I guess all you future Aggies need to come to Logan and see for yourself! 

We Love Beaver Mountain!

 

     Ride on,

E

Define You

"Say what? We are the peeps of the yellow team, say what?"

Hey ya'll!

Diversity day this year was a BLAST! From playing "cross the river" to team chants (Go team yellow!) to learning to define YOU. Being on the Multicultural Recruitment Council, I get to talk to high school seniors and juniors and talk to them about Aggie life. This year's theme was "Define You", learning to break through certain stereotypes and define who we are underneath it all. In one of our workshops we made a video to help students understand that stereotypes surround us but we need to step up and make a foundation for ourselves. Here is the video for those of you who haven't seen it or would like to see it again:

We even had Irish dancing, Polynesian dancing, and Asian Student Union dancing to Gangnam Style!
I hope all the students who came to Diversity Day this year had so much fun and were inspired to define who they are and seek a higher education. The day ended with Aggie Ice Cream, which was just the cherry on top. I hope to see all you students next year on campus as freshman. 

Diversity Day 2012

 Till next time,

E

From Mashed Potatoes To The Potato Bowl

Happy Holidays everyone!
This past week has been a much needed break from school full of good food and good company. For the Thanksgiving break I headed down south to Orem to visit my good friend Anna. We made 100 rolls to bring to a potluck dinner and ended up not being able to eat a ton of turkey in the end. We couldn't resist the warm rolls as they came out of the oven. But I did make SURE to leave room for pumpkin pie, YUM! There were about 50 friends and family, plus 4 dogs running around. It was quite the bustling evening, I'd say. One dog was a spotted Great Dane that was about the size of a mini horse! He ended up licking up my plate that was on the dinner table which I'm sure that made his Thanksgiving.

The Hounds

It's now time to celebrate Christmas

Saturday was the last game of the 2012 USU football season which was also Senior day. This is the last year for a few of my friends so I drove up to Logan to cheer them on. We creamed Idaho, ending the season with quite the kick. We are now headed to the Potato Bowl in Idaho, again! I am extremely proud of my friends who have come so far and accomplished so much as part of the team. This blog is for you guys; Good luck in all your future endeavors and thank you for leading our team to be ranked 20th (and climbing) in the nation. Ofa atu!  But for meow....LET'S KICK SOME BUTT AT THE BOWL GAME!

-E

Couldn't be more proud to be an Aggie

Congratulations Boys! Big shout out to the seniors this year!

My best friend, Katie and I

Congratulations Forrest Dabb! You did it.