DRAWING STRENGTH

FROM MUSIC:
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ABBIE ROSENGREN

BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

PROFESSOR GHOST HUNTING IN

SPOTLIGHT:
PEGGY WITTWER FRISCO, UTAH
Dear Thor, Dear L&S,

It’s the middle of the semester and I’m stressing out. My I’m sorry that you are having such a rough time. The first thing
grades are... well, let’s just say I’m glad my mom isn’t going to you need to realize is that college life is a balancing act. We all
see my midterm grades. have a lot on our plates between having fun, dating, working
and getting good grades. The key is learning how to manage
I know I need to go to class and do your time effectively.
my homework, but there are just
so many things to do on campus College life would be so boring if
outside of the school stuff. As all you did was go to school, do
a student, you’re meeting new homework and go to bed. But I don’t
people every day and it is way want you to end up like me and
more fun to sleep through that 8 become an eternal Super Senior. You
a.m. class or skip class to go get need to learn how to manage your
a Crumbl Cookie than sitting time and also treat yo’ self!
through another lecture.
If you need some Netflix therapeutic
To be honest, I would much relaxation, watch your favorite TV
rather binge-watch Netflix every show. But, instead of watching five
night with my friends and get a C episodes a night, try just watching
than study for a test. two or three. Moderation is key.
Even though studying may not be the
I feel like I’m losing steam and most exciting thing to do, set aside at
Photography
motivation. The semester is barely halfway over and I’m ready courtesy of
least an hour every night to work on
for it to be Winter Break. Mitch Quartz homework.

Any advice on how to finish the semester strong? Good luck, and go get em’!

Sincerely, Sincerely,

Lethargic and Slothful Super Senior Thor

university journal
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ADVERTISING SPORTS EDITOR

EMMALEE SORENSEN CONNOR SANDERS OPERATIONS MANAGER
HAYDEN COOMBS
PHOTOGRAPHY OUTDOOR EDITOR
CHRISTOPHER DIMOND REYCE KNUTSON
MITCHELL QUARTZ

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Opinions expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of Southern Utah University.

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2 | DEAR THOR
How to finish out the
semester strong.
4 | FACES OF SUU
SUU students share their
own scary tales.
6 | MEN’S
BASKETBALL
PREVIEW
SUU might have their best
team of the last 15 years.
7 | WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
PREVIEW
The T-Birds look to build on
last season’s improvement.
IN THIS ISSUE
VOLUME III ISSUE I
8 | LIVING AN 14 | DRAWING 22 | ALUMNI
ANIMATED LIFE STRENGTH FROM ADVENTURES
An inside scoop on SUU’s MUSIC: ABBY Outdoor education alumnus
anime club. ROSENGREN Kenny Kirker puts his
An SUU student who degree to use.
suffered a traumatic accident
finds comfort in music.
10 | PEGGY WITTWER 26 | GHOST HUNTING
Mentoring future educators IN FRISCO
one semester at a time. University Journal staff
16 | SCARY investigates the famous Utah
GOOD POETRY: ghost town.
CHRISTOPHER CLARK
12 | T-BIRD Librarian Christopher Clark
SNAPSHOTS shares two of his spooky
Featured photos taken by poems. 31 | HEATHER ODGEN
students in COMM 3090. A letter to SUU students
from SUU’s new Dean of
18 | DWAYNE MORGAN: Students.
DO THE MOST
The sixth-year senior’s
winding road to SUU.
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the faces of suu
These spooky stories were gathered from various Southern Utah
University students. From the silly to the supernatural, SUU students
shared a wide variety of scary experiences.

*Stories were edited for clarity.

MARY PAGE
One night, probably a year ago, I was in my bed and it was about 3 a.m. I woke
up in the middle of the night and it was very dark in my room. It was pitch
black outside; I couldn’t even see the moon.

When I woke up, saw a man standing in front of my bed. It looked like he was
wearing a dark cloak, becoming a completely black figure. I couldn’t see his
face, I couldn’t see anything, just the figure of a man in front of me.

I started screaming, flipped on my light, and, of course, he vanished.

NICK WALTON
It was my freshman year of high school, about five years ago. I was at
my friend Jonah’s house sleeping over. I woke up in the night to go to the
bathroom. I didn’t have my glasses on and I was wearing a dark hoodie.

I wandered around his unfamilair house until I found the bathroom. When
I was done, I started navigating my way back, but in a doorway there was
somebody standing there. A human figure in all black staring at me.

So I said, “Jonah, is that you?”

I walked forward, and he walked towards me. “Jonah, Jonah!” The figure
kept getting closer.

I started screaming and running around the house trying to find help. When
I finally found the room where I was before, I locked the door and covered
myself up.

The next morning and I said to my friend, “Jonah, there was somebody in
your house last night.”

We went to where I thought it was and there was a giant mirror on the wall
that makes it look like a doorway. And since I didn’t have my glasses on, I
thought it was somebody else but it was really just me! LOLz!

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 SHEA HILDEBRANDT
When I was about seven or eight my parents left on a trip, so it was just me
and my three sisters, all of whom left the house for the night.

I decided to stay at home alone and watch a movie. All during the movie I felt
uneasy and a little creeped out.

About the same time the movie ended, my sisters came rushing through the
front door yelling, “Shea, get in the bathroom right now!”

I was confused and asked what was going on.

They told me that when they left, an old blue truck was parked outside of our
house. They thought he was just parked there for a minute, but when they
came back hours later they saw that he was still there right outside of our
house.

He was just staring and had been parked there for hours. I remember that he
had boxes in the back of his truck and was wearing a ball cap.

We all had really eerie feelings now. My sister called her football friends from
her school to come over. They came driving up, slammed on their breaks, and
jumped out of their cars with baseball bats and stuff.

As soon as they arrived in front of our house, the guy in the blue truck peeled
out and left.

TIFFANI SHUFFLEBEAM
When I was little, I lived in a house in Orem, Utah.

One night when I was walking to my room, and all of a sudden I got shoved
forward to the ground. I got a cut on my forehead and had to get 14 stitches. I
never figured out how I was pushed.

Another time in the same house, my dad had left on a trip. I don’t remember
if it was my mom’s birthday or if it was Valentine’s day, but my dad had sent
her roses. She put them in a vase in the middle of the table in the kitchen.

Then, when my dad got home, he and my mom were in the living room
greeting each other. All of the kids were asleep. All of the sudden, the vase
Photography courtesy of
flew off of the table and shattered!
Mitchell Quartz

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men's basketball
S
preview
outhern Utah University men’s
basketball is going to be scary
scorers return. Cameron Oluyitan
and Andre Adams return for their
good. This is the most talented team senior seasons after solid 2018-2019
head coach Todd Simon has had at campaigns.
SUU, and it’s among the most skilled
teams in school history. Junior Dre Marin will play his third
season under Simon. Marin is one Photography courtesy of Mitchell Quartz
Simon is entering his fourth season of the best defensive guards in the
at Southern Utah, and the players conference and is the team’s best Knight III and Jakolby Long will fight
from his initial recruiting classes are returning three point shooter (41%). for starting minutes alongside Dre
upperclassmen now. Marin in the backcourt, and David
Sophomore Harrison Butler seemed N’Diaye will provide depth behind
The T-Birds finished at .500 (17-17) to get better with every game he Adams and Morgan.
for the first time since 06-07. For the played. Only one player in the
first time ever they won postseason conference got to the free throw line The downside of pooling this much
match, beating Drake University in at a higher rate than Butler did. talent is that there are only 200
the first round of the CBI. minutes available per game. Some
The most exciting part of the team is talented players will have to accept
According to kenpom.com, 77.6% of the slew of newcomers set to make supporting roles, but still be ready to
their shots are coming back, and the their debuts or returns from injury. perform when called upon.
only key contributors who moved
on were Brandon Better and Jacob Sixth-year senior Dwayne Morgan is Chemistry and ego management
Calloway. Better and Calloway will back after a shoulder injury sidelined will be essential for this team. Eight
be missed, as they had the highest him for all but four games last season. of the 15 players on the team are
effective field goal percentage on the Morgan is the team’s most skilled post upperclassmen, and they’ll need to
team, but the talent coming into their player and has extended range. show maturity in sharing minutes.
places have enticing potential.
Three transfers are ready to play after They have tough preseason contests
Three of the team’s four leading sitting out last season. Juniors John (at Nebraska, at BYU, at UCLA, at
Long Beach State and vs. Utah Valley)
potential starting lineup:

dre john cameron dwayne andre reserves: that will help prepare them for Big
marin knight iii * oluyitan morgan * adams Sky play. Simon is optimistic about
junior junior R senior R senior R Senior jarryd their potential.
18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS hoppo (fr.)
30.3 MPG 17.7 MPG 32.4 MPG 22.5 MPG 22.4 MPG “I think everything is on the table for
8.9 PPG 7.8 PPG 13.1 PPG 13.0 PPG 9.8 PPG josh this group,” Simon said. “We want to
3.0 APG 1.2 APG 2.3 APG 1.0 APG 1.1 APG cornish (r Fr.) compete for a league title and make
3.2 RPG 3.9 RPG 4.2 RPG 4.8 RPG 6.3 RPG it to the NCAA Tournament. We
damani want to win games in the NCAA
( players with * bench: harrison butler (so.) ivan madunic (sr.) mcentire (Fr.) Tournament. We don’t want to
either did not play jakolby long (jr.) settle and that’s our overlying theme
for suu last year or david n’diaye (r sr.) chase with this group. We want to do
they were injured ) maizen fausett (so.) verdugo (Fr.) everything.”

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 women's basketball
H
preview
ead coach Tracy Sanders
returns for her second season
at the helm after nearly tripling the
team’s win total in 2018-19. Sanders
brings back a talented group looking
to capitalize on the potential they
showed last season.
The T-Birds won their first Big
Sky Conference Tournament game
since 2013-14 when they made the
Women’s NIT.
Rebecca Cardenas and Ashley Larsen
return for their senior seasons.
Cardenas is a scrappy player who
led the team in rebounds, assists and
steals last season. When she’s feeling
it, she’s nearly impossible to stop on
the ball. Cardenas shot 44% from
three point range last season.
Cardenas is the team’s engine. The
T-Birds are at their best when she’s
making plays on offense.
Larsen offers experience and
rebounding along with some scoring
ability. She’s a force defensively,
potential starting lineup:
leading the team in blocks (1.2 per
game) last season.
Harley Hansen returns as the team’s
best pure scorer. Hansen struggled
to score consistently, but when the
points came, they came in bunches.
She put up 28 points on Weber
State and 21 against Utah Valley
University.
Hannah Robins made five starts for
the T-Birds before losing the rest
of the season to a shoulder injury.
Robins was a highly touted recruit
with a lot of upside.
If Robins is healthy and engaged, then
Sanders will turn to her often. Her
position in the starting five isn’t as
solid as the first three listed here, but
she has the chance to bounce back.
The last starting spot is up for grabs.
If Sanders wants to use a bigger
lineup she can start Jessica Chatman
(fourth on the team in RPG), Megan
Kamps (led team in FG%) or Darri
Frandsen.
Photography courtesy of Mitchell Quartz
Frandsen played two years at SUU
before leaving on an LDS mission in
2017. She hasn’t played D-I basketball
in two years, but was often the team’s
best player and another scoring
option for Sanders’ squad.
Sophomore Claudia Armato will play
primarily as the backup point guard,
but can play off the ball alongside
Cardenas and will likely see starting
action this season. Senior guard Kiana
Thomas is a viable wing option who
excels in grabbing offensive rebounds.
University of San Francisco transfer
Rebecca Black will see a lot of playing
time as well.
Cardenas, Larsen and Hansen make
up the core of the team, and everyone
else will fill in around them.
Freshman forward Shaylyn Fano
headlines the batch of incoming
freshman. Fano was named first team
All-State in Utah’s 4A division in
2018 and 2019. She started all four
years at Timpview High.

REBECCA HARLEY JESSICA ASHLEY HANNAH reserves: Fellow freshmen Madelyn Eaton
CARDENAS HANSEN CHATMAN LARSEN ROBINS should see significant minutes as a
SENIOR SENIOR R JUNIOR R SENIOR SOPHOMORE Geassey backup guard. Eaton was 6A first
18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS 18-19 STATS Germano (So.) team All-State in her senior year at
35.8 MPG 31.2 MPG 24.5 MPG 22.4 MPG 18.5 MPG Lone Peak High School.
11.1 PPG 11.5 PPG 6.9 PPG 9.0 PPG 4.4 PPG Alexa
3.7 APG 0.9 APG 0.7 APG 0.6 APG 0.5 APG Lord (Fr.) SUU finished in the bottom of the
6.8 RPG 4.6 RPG 4.2 RPG 5.1 RPG 4.5 RPG conference in PPG, but improved
Margarita over their 2017-18 numbers. The
bench: Claudia armato (so.) megan kamps (r jr.) Santini (Fr.) influx of new talent will spark the
darri frandsen (jr.) shalyn fano (fr.) team and another year of experience
rebecca black (r so.) madelyn eaton (fr.) Halle should translate to some offensive
kiana thomas (sr.) Livingston (Fr.) success.

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 LIVE LIFE
ANIMATED:
SUU ANIME CLUB
S ophomore Zelda Landon has
found her home at SUU through
a shared passion: the Anime Club.
Landon first became acquainted with
the group while surveying the wide
variety of clubs at Paint the Town Red
during her freshman year.
“When I saw the Anime Club, it just
lit my eyes up,” she said.
After teaching herself to draw at the
young age of seven, Landon began
practicing how to draw animated
characters which sparked her interest
in the anime genre. After just a
few days in Cedar City, Landon
discovered she wasn’t alone.
The club features students who
are passionate about drawing and
watching anime. According to the
club’s website, a normal evening with
the Anime Club would look a little
like this:
“We will watch at least 3 episodes of
anime a week, most anime lasting
24 minutes an episode. Before we
start watching anime, we will discuss
anime news and what you can expect
coming up in the future. Overall, we
just want to enjoy anime together.”
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Currently the club is watching “Good
Luck Girl” and “Mob Psycho,” two
animes both about young students
possessing supernatural powers.
The club also supports avid fans of
Studio Ghibli, an extremely popular
animation studio based in Tokyo.
Some of their most well-known films
include “Spirited Away,” “Howl’s
Moving Castle,” and “My Neighbor
Totoro.”
For Landon, anime is about a lot more
than watching movies and eating
snacks.
“[You] kind of get sucked into an
awesome world that you feel like
you’re a part of,” said Landon. “When
you first get into it, you kind of
start tying in animes and how they
represent your life.”
One anime in particular has been
especially significant in her life.
“Fairy Tail” is the story of a dragon
slayer, wizard and a supernatural
cat that join together to fight crime
and embark on fantastical missions.
While it might seem trivial to those
unfamiliar with the genre, “Fairy Tail”
has truly become a life-changing show
for Landon.
“‘Fairy Tail’ has been my second
family because of the hardships and
everything that I’ve been through.”
SUU’s Anime Club is about more than
friends watching animated movies; it
provides an outlet for those wishing
to share the art that has helped shape
their lives. As a community, the club
is supportive and friendly while
celebrating a special part of their
identities.
The group currently stands at
around 15 members, but are always
welcoming new anime enthusiasts to
share and appreciate this impactful
art, regardless of previous knowledge
of the genre.
Landon said it simply, “If you want
to look for some laughs and giggles,
come to the Anime Club.”
For those interested in joining, the
Anime Club meets every Thursday in
the Starlight room at 7 p.m.
Artwork courtesy of
Zelda Landon
Pumpkin Spice
Truly is Everything Nice
Over the pumpkin spice latte craze, but also still kind of obsessed with the
fall flavor? It’s okay, we are too. If you’re looking for something a little
more uniquely pumpkin-flavored, try one of these out on a cozy afternoon.

• Pumpkin Spice Cheerios

If you’re anything like most college students and crave cereal
anytime of the day, this classic with an autumn twist is the
one for you.

• Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts

Hey, more breakfast food. Get the best of both worlds with
this toaster-friendly mini pumpkin pie.

• Halo Top Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Typically pumpkin flavored foods are served warm, but not
this time. Ice cream lovers unite!

• Pillsbury Pumpkin Spice Rolls

Imagine popping these in the oven and getting gooey
pumpkin delight 20 minutes later. Easy and delicious.

• Pumpkin Pie Kit-Kats

Speaking from personal experience, they sound better than
they taste. But for those obsessed with weird candy, these
should definitely be added to your list.

• Pumpkin Spice Bagels

Make a cheap and filling snack with one of these bad
boys. Add some cream cheese and it’s like you’re already at
Thanksgiving dinner.

• Pumpkin Spice Almonds

For a healthier alternative, give them a try. We all know that
plain almonds are the worst. Autumn-themed almonds on
the other hand? Perfect.

• Pumpkin-Shaped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Alright, it’s not actually pumpkin flavored, but we all know
that the pumpkin-shaped cups taste better than the normal
ones. Must be the fall magic.

• Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Oh, baby! Just reading that makes me want to cuddle up with
someone and throw on a Halloween movie.

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 PROFESSOR
SPOTLIGHT:
PEGGY WITTWER

T o some, she’s known as Wonder Woman

Wittwer. To SUU alumni, she is called a mentor
and a colleague. But to cuurent SUU students,
she is Professor Peggy Wittwer.

Originally from Kanab, Utah, Wittwer has been a

T-Bird since 1974. In ‘78 Wittwer graduated with her
first bachelor’s degree in business, not knowing that a
decade later another career path would call her name:
education.

When Wittwer first arrived at Southern Utah

University in the ‘70s, she came for the social aspect
that entices most students to attend college. It wasn’t
until after she married and had a family that she
decided to come back to school to become an educator
in the sciences, which she described as a male-
dominated area.

“Back in my day, there weren’t a lot of women in

science,” said Wittwer. “So, I decided to switch gears
and thought, ‘I‘ll teach elementary school and teach
them science.’”

The transition of coming back to school in the ’90s

as a nontraditional student made Wittwer nervous
but helped her value her education more than she did
before.

“I think you have an appreciation when you come

back after you have been away for a while,” said

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Wittwer. “You have an appreciation of learning that maybe you
don’t have when you are a freshman in college… And when I
came back [in the 90’s] I really appreciated the learning part. And
I kind of knew what I wanted to be by then so it worked out.”
After receiving her bachelor’s in education, Wittwer taught at
South Elementary in Cedar City as a Special Education teacher
for a few years, as well as a fourth-grade teacher. In ‘97 Wittwer
graduated with a Master’s in Education and worked as an adjunct
professor here at SUU.
In 2002, she made the transition from teaching elementary school
to a full-time assistant professor.
Wittwer now instructs the future teachers of the world through
the education department during the school year and works as
the Director of the Cedar Mountain Science Center during the
summertime.
Every summer Wittwer and her team work with 450-plus
students at the CMSC science summer camp, a residential camp
for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The camp includes a two-day,
one-night experience that is so popular that Wittwer has to turn
away over 200 kids per year.
This past summer, the theme was SOS, short for, “Superheros
of Science.” This is where Wittwer gained her title as, “Wonder
Woman Wittwer.” Wittwer loves not only being able to teach
some of her favorite subjects, but considers this job, working
with the elementary-aged students again as her “kid fix.”
Wittwer continuously makes an impact on both her past and
present students. During the 2019 Thunderbird Awards, a formal
event that recognizes SUU students, faculty and staff, Wittwer
was honored to be nominated for the Professor of the Year.
She was ecstatic when she received it.
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JON MOORE AND SUU SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
“It is a student nominated award and it just said to me that my
students valued what I taught them and valued our relationship,”
said Wittwer. “When they graduated they become my peers.
They are teachers and I’m a teacher. They were first my students
but now they are my colleagues.”
Each semester after students earn their degrees and begin their
own teaching careers, Wittwer creates a group message in order
to keep up with her new colleagues. Wittwer currently has 15
group messages, which equates to 15 semesters-worth of students
she keeps in contact with.
Miranda Erickson, who graduated from SUU in 2018 with a
degree in elementary and Special Education, is a part of one of
these many group messages. Erikson is thankful not only for
Wittwer as a teacher but more importantly how Wittwer has
impacted her classroom to this day.
“There are times when I am teaching now and I think of things
she did or said to me and it helps me connect with my students or
make it through a particularly hard day,” said Erikson. “Peggy has
a way of making you excited about whatever she [is teaching]...
She is kind and was a mentor more than a teacher.”
Wittwer does not plan on stopping anytime soon and continues
to educate the youth of the CMSC program and future educators.
Whether she is working as “Wonder Woman Wittwer” or as a
mentor, she is excited to enter the classroom each day.
“I love my job. It’s the best job in the world.”
Photography courtesy of
Peggy Wittwer and Cassidy Harmon
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These photos were taken by
students in THE COMM 3090:
Introduction to Photojournalism
Class taught by jon smith. to
have your original photography
or artwork featured in the
university journal, email us at
eic@suunews.net.
photography courtesy of Alex Greenwell,
Hannah Lake, and Novell Reid.

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 SUU Student
Abby Rosengren
Draws Strength
from Music
D uring Abby Rosengren’s second
semester at SUU, she was hiking
up Cedar Canyon with her friend.
The afternoon took a turn for the
worst, however. As she was hiking
along the trail, rocks gave out from
underneath her feet.
Rosengren plunged off a cliff.
The accident resulted in a fractured
tailbone, two skull fractures and a
traumatic brain injury. She had a
long period of recovering, with an
unconventional therapy proving to
help the healing process: music.
Rosengren is an English creative
writing major, and she plans to be
a teacher and editor in the future.
She currently teaches high school
history classes online, and is busy as a
full-time student. Although she has a
packed schedule, music is something
she continually spends most of her
time on.
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After the accident, she spent the
next eight days in the hospital. As
she laid in her hospital bed, her
mother and friends sang to her. She
specifically remembers them singing
arrangements by Noteworthy, a
female a capella group from BYU, to
comfort her.
When she was finally released from
the hospital, Rosengren was itching
to play the piano and sing again.
“I have played the piano for 14 years,”
Rosengren said, “And when I got
home from the hospital, my hands
were black and bruised. It hurt, but I
continued to play because that’s what
brought me some peace.”
Due to the accident, Rosengren
had months of healing ahead of
her. She struggled with processing
information, as well as a lack of
stamina and anxiety, which are
common symptoms after brain
injuries. To help combat this, she
again turned to the healing power of
music.
“Music is what kept me going, the
Piano Guys, especially. That’s what
calmed me down.”
She slowly began to get better, relying
on her family, friends and, of course,
music. Almost two whole years
later, she continues to struggle with
headaches and forgetfulness.
“When I finally gained enough
stamina to dance to the soundtrack
of ‘The Greatest Showman’ with my
little brother, I just remember tears
streaming down my face.”
Rosengren is a member of SUU’s
Opus Choir, something she has been
a member of both before and after her
accident. She is also a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints Institute Choir.
 “I love music, and I love performing.
Music is kind of my life.”
She was quick to mention Dr.
Krystal McCoy, who has been very
supportive throughout her accident
and recovery.
Dr. McCoy, an assistant professor
of choral education at SUU, teaches
choral literature and methods along
with many other classes. Because
it has taken time for Rosengren to
overcome her injury, Dr. McCoy
was willing to work around what the
recovering student could handle.
“When I tried to join choir last year,
only 6 months after the accident, Dr.
McCoy was incredibly understanding
and patient. She welcomed me
back in, and when I apologized that
because of the anxiety and stress I
might not be able to follow through,
she told me she was just happy to
have me there for however long as I
was able to attend,” she said.
Now, Rosengren attends practice
multiple times a week. She said one of
the biggest advantages of being a part
of Opus Choir is that she simply gets
to be around people who love music
as much as her.
Rosengren has combated many
obstacles, but has continued to stick
with music despite her challenges.
Her next choir concert will be the
Christmas concert on Dec. 6 at the
Heritage Center Theatre.
Photography courtesy of
Abby Rosengren and
Elijah M. Henderson
fall
pistachio
fashion
I’ll be the first to say that I
don’t have a mood board on
my ceiling of the latest runway
shows in Paris. In fact, I’ve
never bought a single copy
of Vogue in my lifetime. I’ve
never really been into the
over-the-top or Avant-garde
style clothes most models rock
down the catwalk. Personally,
I care more about being comfy
and cute, probably because I
don’t plan on walking down a
runway anytime soon.
For kicks and giggles, I decided
to find out what the hottest
trends are right now in high
fashion. After a thorough
Google search, I found some of
the ‘hottest’ colors for the Fall
2019 season.
These colors include: Pista-
chio, Tiger Orange, Grapeade
(which is just one of the 50
shades of purple that are hot
this season), Vanilla Custard
and Fruit Dove.
For a second I was confused
and wondered if I was reading
a menu at Baskin Robbins or
not. I know for a fact that most
of the clothes listed cost more
than my rent, and that’s just
depressing.
If you can’t afford a Fruit Dove
petticoat, here are some fall
fashions that never go out of
style.
grapeade
Beanies
Slept through your alarm and are
late for class? Beanie. Are your ears
cold? Beanie. Too lazy to do your hair?
Beanie. Drippin’ in swag? Beanie. In
my mind, beanies can do no wrong.
Scarves
A nice, colorful scarf can make
everyone look classy and stylish.
Pairing a scarf with a cute sweater
and leggings combo will instantly
take your outfit to the next level. And
with a beanie, BOOM the Rounta can
be your runway.
Confidence
To be honest, it doesn’t matter what
color of shirt or pants you wear,
whether it be one of the many shades
of purple or black. What is most
important is how you feel in it. If
you love your outfit, then that is all
that matters. If you feel like a million
bucks, you are fashionable in my eyes.
fruit
dove vanilla
custard
tiger
orange
Story by Cassidy Harmon
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C hristopher W. Clark:
librarian by day, horror
story writer by night.
Clark originally hails from
Oklahoma, but the Gerald R.
Sheratt Library at SUU has
been his home since 2012.
He is in charge of engagement
and outreach at the SUU
Library. His academic
background is in library
science, but he is also in the
process of finishing his MFA
in creative writing.
Clark has been writing
spooky stories and poems for
years. He wrote his first ghost
story when he was 9-years-
old. He enjoys writing fiction
and poetry, specifically
horror, science fiction and
surrealism.
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“I like writing because it
gives me a chance to express
myself,” said Clark. “I get to be
creative and imaginative. It’s
like when you were younger
and you would play with
action figures. It’s the same
thing; I’m just putting it into
sentence form.”
Some of his work has
been published in literary
magazines such as Cemetery
Dance Publications, and
several of his pieces are
featured in a collection of
ghost stories called “Voices
at Midnight.” He is also
publishing a novel in the near
future.
Check out his Ebook “Voices
at Midnight’’ on Amazon.
com or email him at
christopherclark1@suu.edu to
read more.
Photography courtesy of
Elti Meshau
THRESHOLD WHAT VISITED ME
It’s been like this all night,
the trilling
of thousands of cicadas,
THAT NIGHT
Only a feeling, really, an
the drumming rustle and impression
shiver of paper-thin legs, of rasping silk, the muted
and in the silence around thump
them, of sandaled feet, fingers
thin drops beading against drawn
and bowing across the wall, slight and
the tall grasses, the stalks of blue
corn, against the less-blue
a slow, fragile moisture-- shadows
like a breath blotting white pooled there, not quite
a window the same as ink on cream-
somehow darker than the paper.
night The sense of being seen, too,
it presses out: a cold, dusty breath at the
a mouth drawn and humid nape.
behind its glass, There, you see? that blue
worried, sleepless, waiting. shadow
on the wall,
shapeless, pinched,
leaning,
almost
here.
 reliving childhood
horror through
I f you’re more into Halloween for
the nostalgia than horror, then the
Goosebumps universe is for you.
R. L. Stine’s short fiction novels were
a ton of fun in elementary school, and
many were adapted into T.V. shows
that are all available on Netflix.
Every elementary school kid’s book
report tends to break down into one
of three categories. There’s the spooky
ones, the goofy ones and the ones
where R.L. Stine just kind of took a
household object and made it into
something scary.
There are five seasons and 74 episodes
of the show, despite Stine only writing
62 books.
Well, allegedly.
There is a rumor out there that a
group of ghostwriters wrote under
Stine’s name. Makes sense: 62 books
means a lot of cheap cliffhangers
and one liners and we’re not exactly
talking about Stephen King here.
STORY BY CONNOR SANDERS VOLUME III - ISSUE II |
Anyway, here are some Goosebumps
stories worth reading/watching this
spooky season.
“The Night of the Living Dummy”
is the most famous story, and the
story’s star, Slappy the dummy, is
pretty spooky. If you’re in the mood
for something a little more unsettling
start here.
“The Dead House” is a terribly
uninteresting novel, but there’s a part
where two kids melt a ghost’s face
clean off, which is about as gruesome
as Stine gets. “The Haunted Mask”
episode of the show is solid and will at
least make you squirm.
Maybe you’re more into “Why I’m
Scared of Bees.” The unintentional
comedy is the strongest reason to
watch the show. Consider watching
“My Hairiest Adventure” where a
personality-less Canadian-American
teen figures out all his friends are
turning into dogs.
Then there’s the ones about stuff the
writer had in their house. Someone
looked at eggs and wrote “Egg
Monsters from Mars.” Another looked
outside and was inspired by his yard
decorations and wrote “Revenge of
the Lawn Gnomes.”
My favorite example of this category
is “Chicken, Chicken.” Two kids
accidentally bump into the town
witch and she drops her groceries, so
she curses them to become chickens.
It’s literally the exact same story as
“My Hairiest Adventure,” just with
chickens instead.
The tagline on the cover says, “It’s
a finger lickin’ nightmare.” I’d say it
was too ridiculous to make up, but
somebody actually went and wrote it.
If you prefer podcasts, then I’d highly
recommend “Goosebuds.” Three
friends have a Goosebumps book
club and highlight all of the stories’
greatness and shortcomings.
You could say that it is not a finger
lickin’ nightmare.
Photography courtesy of
Robert Zunikoff
SUUNEWS.NET 17
 dwayne
morgan:
K arl-Anthony Towns. Myles
Turner. Devin Booker. D’Angelo
Russell. Dwayne Morgan.
These rising stars were all five-star
recruits of the 2014 high school class.
They committed to high-profile
universities and arrived to their
respective universities as scrawny
players full of potential.
Each of these players played a year in
college before making the leap to
the NBA.
They’re all millionaires now. Russell
inked a four-year, $117 million
maximum contract with the Golden
State Warriors in the summer of
2019. Towns signed a five-year, $190
million extension with the Minnesota
Timberwolves before he ever got to free
agency. They’ve played four seasons in
the NBA.
Well, all of them except for one.
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do
the
most
Dwayne Tequan Morgan walks into an
empty America First Events Center at
a university of just 10,000 students. He
wears a dingy black practice jersey, the
same one he wore when he first arrived
on campus in 2017.
Morgan probably hadn’t even heard of
Southern Utah University when he was
tearing up Maryland high schoolers back
in 2014. Now he’s a sixth-year senior
hoping to lead the T-Birds to their first
NCAA tournament appearance
since 2001.
Only 27 high school players received
five-star distinction in 2014. Now 16
of them play in the NBA, four play in
Europe, three transferred from their
original school and graduated college at
the end of last season.
Only one is still in college.
It’s Dwayne Morgan, the 6-8 forward
who once drew comparisons to Kevin
Durant coming out of high school.
Morgan and Durant are both from the
greater-Maryland area (Morgan from
Baltimore, Durant from D.C.). They
both headed west to play college ball
after decorated high school careers
(Morgan to the University of Nevada Las
Vegas and Durant to the University of
Texas-Austin). Durant’s middle name is
even Wayne. It was an easy comparison.
But the comparisons stop there, as
Morgan’s path did not follow Durant’s.
Morgan struggled to find his footing at
UNLV. He committed alongside fellow
five-stars Rashad Vaughn and Goodluck
Okonoboh. They finished the 2014-15
season 19-15 and missed the NCAA
tournament, which lead to UNLV firing
then-head coach Dave Rice.
Morgan decided to stick it out in Vegas,
but didn’t find the favor of Rice’s
replacement, Marvin Menzies. In his
sophomore season he averaged 5.5
PPG and 4.7 RPG, and his playing time
dwindled. A hip injury sidelined him for
most of the 2016-17 season.
After the 16-17 season, Kevin Bolinger
of Fox News 5 in Las Vegas reported
that Morgan had been suspended from
the team following an altercation with a
taxi driver.
“A lot of people think I got cut from the
team, but that’s not true,” Morgan said.
“I could have [gone back to UNLV] if I
wanted to, but I thought it was time for
me to part ways with them.”
Todd Simon met Morgan when he
was a sophomore in high school in
Baltimore. Simon was an assistant coach
at UNLV and played an important role
in recruiting Morgan.
Following a brief stint as UNLV’s
interim head coach, Simon took the
head coach position at SUU. He kept an
eye on Morgan and got in contact after
Morgan decided to transfer.
“I wanted to build something of my
own,” Morgan said. “When Simon came
[to SUU] and I left UNLV I saw the
potential [SUU] had. I thought it could
be a small town, big university thing.”
It was a decision that changed the
face of SUU basketball. Simon had
his cornerstone and started acquiring
complimentary talent to put around him.
SUU is a serious contender for the
conference title for the first time since
joining the Big Sky in 2012. The team’s
success can be traced back to when
Simon scouted Morgan eight years ago
before the university even joined the Big
Sky conference.
It wasn’t the career path he imagined, but
it’s exactly where he wants to be.
“As a highly ranked high school kid, you
kind of think you know everything,”
Morgan said. “I think my experience at
UNLV was really humbling. I was able to
sit back and look at my game from not a
basketball level, but on a personal level. I
was really able to hold myself accountable
and see what I needed to work on.”
Morgan will turn 24-years-old in
January, right at the start of conference
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Photography courtesy of
Mitchell Quartz
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play. He’s the oldest player on the team
and his maturity shows in practice.
Like many great athletes, Morgan lives
by a mantra: Do The Most. It’s a play
on his initials that he uses to motivate
himself to do whatever it takes to be
successful. He carries the mantra with
him, even to a preseason practice
where the team is just covering basic
fundamentals.
At that practice, Simon is running a
defensive drill where four players stand
around the perimeter and move the ball.
The defense practices closing out on
shooters and rotating as a unit.
It’s Morgan’s turn to sit out and he
watches Australian freshman Jarryd
Hoppo defend in the corner. The ball is
swung away from Hoppo’s side and he
doesn’t move back to the middle of the
court to play helpside defense.
The whistle blows and Simon talks to
the offensive group. While he talks,
Morgan slides over next to Hoppo and
grabs him by the hips. He coaxes Hoppo
into the right defensive position.
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Again, the whistle blows and the drill
starts anew. Hoppo closes out, then
returns to the spot Morgan indicated
when the ball moves to the other side of
the court.
“Great positioning, Hoppo,” associate
head coach John Wardenburg hollers
over the ruckus of communicating
defenders.
Finally, the drill ends. Hoppo looks back
at Morgan with a coy smile.
“Dwayne Morgan has seen the ups and
downs of college basketball,” Simon
said. “The real fun part about it has been
watching him grow as a man and as a
person.”
Coach Simon grins as he watches
Morgan practice his footwork on long
jump shots. Practice doesn’t start for
another fifteen minutes, and he knows Photography courtesy of
his star-player is doing the most with his Markus Spiske
last year in college.
 HOW TO STUFF

and I'm not talking about your turkey

Oh, how Thanksgiving fills our hearts with warm
appreciation for the pilgrimage that started the foundation of
this great country; and how it fills our stomachs with turkey,
stuffing, pies and everything else associated with the grand
feast!
Unfortunately, sometimes there is such a plethora of
amazing food that we don’t have enough room to consume
it all. Prepare yourself for ultimate eating efficiency this
thanksgiving, because these techniques will help you pace
out your eating and create maximum space in your tummy
for more yams:

1 One of the biggest mistakes made
on Turkey Day is piling humongous
portions on our plates in a frenzy of
hunger. Stop right there Jack! That kind
of behavior is going to leave you with no
room for pumpkin pie at the end of the
evening.
• Put smaller portions on your plate, and
then you can have a taste of everything.
The greater variety will help your brain
think that you’ve consumed a lot of food,
even if you didn’t truly stuff yourself
• We all have our favorite dishes, and
the fear that it may be gobbled up might
tempt you to heap it onto your plate
when passed around, but resist! Your
digestive system will thank you later
when it doesn’t have to process a pound
of cranberry relish.
2 If you have a large spread, don’t fill
up on mashed potatoes or other starchy
foods because you’ll just get full fast.
According to “The Journal of Nutrition,”
foods high in carbohydrates and fiber
make your stomach tell your brain that it
is satisfied even when you haven’t eaten
much. If anything, save these foods for
last, that way you’ve had an adequate
serving of the other dishes. High-carb
foods you may want to ration throughout
the meal include:
• Mashed Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Green Bean Casserole
• Collard Greens
• Coleslaw
• Dinner Rolls
3 There is a method which, if employed
throughout your dining, will help get that
turkey moving through your digestive
tract, leaving more room in your
stomach. The simple motion of gently
rocking back-and-forth or side-to-side
will help your stomach break down your
food faster and slide it on through your
innards. (Whether or not that can be
backed by science is debatable, but we at
the Journal agree that it works, so give it
a try!)
4 Lastly, if you are starting to feel
like you’ve overeaten, just take a break.
Get up, take a walk, stretch, (go to the
bathroom if needed) and hit it again
when you’re feeling better. Sometimes
a quick nap helps rekindle your appetite
and put you right in the mood for dessert.
From all of us at the University Journal,
best of luck this season, and happy eating!

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 O utdoor recreation is a huge
industry in southern Utah, and for
many students attending Southern Utah
University, it’s a future career and a
lifetime of adventure.
SUU’s degree in outdoor recreation
in parks and tourism is a four-year
program that teaches students specific
industry competencies while exposing
them to agencies and organizations
where they might start their career.
Class of 2019 graduate Kenny Kirker is
one of those students who has utilized
his ORPT experience not only to
secure a job, but also to go on personal
adventures of his own.
Recently, Kirker went on a multi-day
backcountry canyoneering trip with
two companions through a particularly
technical canyon in Zion National Park.
The rare opportunity was arranged in
part by Hunter Birch, one of Kirker’s
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companions who is also an SUU alumni
currently working as a wilderness ranger
in Zion.
Taking place Sept. 17-18, the trip
required two permits: one for
canyoneering and one for camping in
the canyon. The group was issued just
the sixth permit of the year, and for good
reason.
Though the canyon isn’t very long, with
the rappel section lasting approximately
less than a mile, the length of rappels and
the exhausting conditions make it quite
a challenge. It requires special gear and
plenty of experience to attempt.
The time of year, lack of direct sunlight
and persistence of icy water in the
canyon required the company to wear
dry suits while rappelling and swimming
the many pools of water in the technical
section.
“You have to do a ton of swims and
wet disconnects from the rope,” Kirker
explained. “That’s where you rappel and
when you reach the bottom you’re in a
deep pool of water so you have to swim
while disconnecting from the rope.”
Kirker described the process as continual
swimming and rappelling for almost 12
hours before reaching their campsite at
Big Springs, located in the upper section
of the Zion Narrows, at 10 p.m.
Because the group elected to do the trip
in two days, much of their overnight
gear had to be stored in dry bags within
their backpacks. Kirker had his food
stored in Ziploc bags as his 75-liter
backpack often became saturated with
water throughout the trip.
“It was cold enough while you’re
swimming through the canyon all day,
so if your dry bag failed and you didn’t
have a sleeping bag, that would be really
scary,” Kirker said.
As a wilderness ranger, Birch had access
to specialized equipment from Zion, and
aside from using personal gear the group
was supplied in part by SUU Outdoors
and an anonymous local outfitter.
Kirker relayed that the difficulty of the
canyon, with eight significant rappels--
the longest of which was 165 feet down a
waterfall--afforded some solitude during
the expedition.
“The entire first day we didn’t see a
single person, not on the trail on the way
in, not in the canyon, and not even when
we hit the Narrows where our
campsite was.”
The second day was spent hiking and
descending short, 10-15 foot rappels
down through the Narrows about six
miles to the Temple of Sinawava shuttle
station.
Though physically
exhausting, Kirker
remarked on the
amazing beauty of the
canyon that made the
trip worth the effort.
“The coolest feature was after finishing
the technical section, you come around
this corner and there’s a massive waterfall
about 500 feet tall just blasting off the
canyon wall.”
The canyon proved to be the hardest
Kirker has done. All of Kirker’s base
knowledge came from the Canyoneering
I and II classes at SUU, taught by Jacob
Manning, Assistant Professor of Outdoor
Recreation in Parks and Tourism.
“That’s how I learned the basics: how
to set up the rope, how to rappel, how
to sequence the canyon and look for
resources,” Kirker said.
Manning spoke of the program’s design
to empower students to learn and
execute specific skills in the outdoors.
“We offer courses specific to many of the
skills students have an interest in going
Article continues on next page
Photography courtesy of
Kenny Kirker and
Reyce Knutson
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out and doing on their own. We have
introductory classes in backpacking,
canyoneering, climbing, winter
backpacking, skiing, etc,” Manning said.
In these courses students get
foundational skills, mentorship,
oversight through their instructors
and are exposed to agencies and certain
careers in the recreation field.
and discover their abilities in the many
areas associated with outdoor recreation.
“I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of
students come through our program,
and it really is inspiring to see the
development that occurs,” Manning
said. “They move from unconciously
incompetent to consciously competent,
not just in the skills but as professionals.”
Kirker attributes his new job as a
field instructor at RedCliff Ascent, a
wilderness therapy program, to the
understanding he gained through his
minor in ORPT while attending SUU.
Such knowledge includes understanding
how companies organize themselves
and operate, to outdoor leadership and
interactions and teaching in the outdoor
setting.

Higher-level sessions provide
opportunities to hone skills and apply
the material in real-life assignments
that involve preparation, planning
and execution. This results in students
gaining the competency to embark on
extensive expeditions, like Kirker’s, on
their own.
Manning noted the change in students’
confidence as they complete their degree
Students learn how to assess risk, how As an alumnus, Kirker joins many other
to lead effectively, and take on more undergraduates who benefit from life-
meaningful roles. Manning mentioned long skills and an adventurous spirit
their growth in their abilities and in gained through their outdoor recreation
their voice and awareness. experience at SUU.
Manning was also emphatic about the
program’s success in preparing students
for quick transitions to careers in
outdoor recreation following graduation.

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 I f there’s something strange in your
neighborhood, who ya gonna call?
The University Journal staff.
On a brisk, windy night in October, five
staff members and their accompanying
“plus ones” piled in a minivan for a ghost
hunting road trip to Frisco, a small ghost
town about an hour north of Cedar.
The abandoned city was developed in
1875 as a rough mining town. According
to Utah Outdoor Activities, murders
were a daily occurence, creating the
state’s biggest cemetery at the time.
Today the town exists by the abandoned
ruins of the mine and several structures
of what once were homes and charcoal
kilns. The cemetery also has several
remaining headstones, many of which
date back to the late 1800s.
With Halloween around the corner,
there was no way we weren’t going to
explore in search of the ghosts that still
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wander their hometown.
As we approached the foreboding path
at the base of the mountain the city rests
on, we pulled out our highly advanced
equipment: four dollar ghost hunting
apps on our smartphones. These ranged
from an E.V.P. (Electronic Voice
Phenomenon) recorder to a spirit box,
both of which attempt to pick up voices
and words from the surrounding spirits.
After what seemed like a never-ending
uphill trek, we reached our first location:
the abandoned mines.
Although it was accidental, as we were
actually in search of the cemetery,
we saw amazingly large and decaying
structures. There had obviously been a
type of collapse, creating heaps of rusted
metal in a ghost of what once was a
towering construction.
We decided to turn around due to the
smell of gas coming from the mine
shafts, but not without a quick E.V.P.
recording. As we stood in a circle (partly
to huddle for warmth), we pulled out
our phones and began asking questions.
“What’s up ghosties? We’re from the
University Journal. If there’s any ghosties
here, wanna come say hello in a friendly
manner?”
Clearly, I was a little nervous.
After establishing that we were definitely
not up for being possessed, we asked
about their previous life in Frisco. With
no luck getting answers, we marched on
to find the cemetery.
Along the way, we stumbled onto an old
home that was sinking into the ground.
This is when the spooky energy finally
made its presence known.
While taking a photo opportunity by
standing inside of the decaying house,
the spirit box suddenly activated. Three
words glared on the screen:
“Afraid of you”
We were definitely more afraid of
whatever was claiming that statement
than it was of us. Nervous laughter and
high pitched squeals emerged from our
group, although suddenly interrupted by
what sounded like a drum in the distance
behind us.
No, thanks.
After several concentrated looks at our
Google map, we finally locked down the
location of our initial destination: the
Frisco Cemetery. The entrance to the
ancient graveyard was marked with a
rusted archway that boasts the haunted
title of the city.
Within the gates stood dozens of
headstones, some crumbling with age,
others disturbingly new. Many were for
very young children and included shoes
and toys placed at their gravesite.
But as creepy as everything looked, no
one in our group actually got scary vibes.
In fact, everything felt oddly peaceful – a
little sad, even. It was a reminder that
this decaying ghost town was once a
thriving community. Families grew,
friendships formed and memories were
made.
As we were packing up to leave, the
spirit box spat out the name Gianna.
Hoping it might belong to a member of
the graveyard, we searched frantically,
but with no luck.
Maybe the ghost of Gianna was trying
to communicate… or maybe our cheap
app just has a really good dictionary
programmed into it.
As the night came to an end, we stopped
by Penny’s Diner for hot chocolate
and pie. I asked the two middle-aged
women working if they had any ghost
encounters from Frisco. Both laughed a
little nervously and began telling us the
local legends and myths surrounding
their town.
Amused and satisfied, we ended the night
listening and laughing to our questions
from the E.V.P. recordings, ignoring the
fact that no one ever answered them.
While I can’t necessarily say that our
inexpensive phone apps worked, there’s
also no proof that they didn’t. Maybe the
ghosts of Frisco were just trying to have
a nice Wednesday night in.
The next time there’s a local haunting,
our crew of mediocre ghost hunters are
ready for what the spirit world has to
offer. We ain’t afraid of no ghosts.
Photography courtesy of
Mitchell Quartz
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 5 Books to
read this fall
Fall is the perfect time for bibliophiles to break up the endless droll
of assigned books. Whether you’re reading “The Odyssey” for the
third time or are struggling to comprehend “War and Peace,” there
are plenty of books that are easy to read and get you in the autumn
mood.

If you’re all Netflixed-out and want to enjoy the weather with a

warm cup of hot cocoa settling in with one of these fun little books.

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

In this thrilling rendition of an old classic, “Meddling Kids” is a
beautiful homage to “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” and uses the
characters’ archetypes to mix the gang’s classic mysteries with
Lovecraftian monsters. Cantero depicts the lives of the Blyton
Summer Detective Club (definitely not the Scooby Gang) after the
most thrilling case of their lives. This time, it seems, they got the
wrong man, and when forces of evil start stirring in the town that
started it all, the gang gets back together after thirteen years to tie
up loose ends--and possibly save the world. While these aren’t the
goofy detectives you’ll remember from Saturday morning car-
toons, the characters of this story will remind you of the good old
days as they solve another mystery with the help of an adorable
pup.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

When it comes to classics, there are few so captivating as this. Ten
strangers are invited to a mysterious island where they are all
accused of heinous crimes… and then, one by one, they begin to
die. Sitting among the best of her 66 novels, Christie does it again
in this tale of deception and murder with twists around every cor-
ner of the plot. If you want something to keep you guessing, ”And
Then There Were None” will keep you on the edge of your seat
until the very last word.

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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
What’s so scary about a house that is just barely bigger on the in-
side than it is on the outside? In “House of Leaves,” we discover just
that. While this book is thick and certainly will challenge you to
read it all the way through in a few days, it’s worth the ride. This
book not only forces you to turn every page with trepidation, but
it puts your abilities to the test: some of the text is sideways, some
of it upside down, and even more of it is completely unreadable
without a mirror handy. “House of Leaves” will have you putting
tin foil over your windows and saying your prayers. Those faint
of heart: beware.

The Martian by Andy Weir

While this book isn’t exactly fall-related, it’s still an excellent
and witty read for those looking for a good laugh. “The Martian”
follows Mark Watney as he is stranded on Mars. Told through
first-person narratives that serve as Mark’s journal throughout
the experience, this novel will have you laughing out loud as he
fights for his life--and no, there are no actual aliens. Arguably the
best part of this book: all of the events that happen to Mark on
Mars are scientifically possible, so if you’ve been dying to colonize
somewhere, this book is a great how-to.

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

If all you’re picturing when you read this title is Will Smith and
robot rebellions, you’re missing out. This book is championed
for changing the way the general public views robots forever.
It is a collection of linked stories detailing the development of
robots largely told through the perspective of the main character,
Dr. Susan Calvin. The stories she tells depicts robots with
personalities, senses of humor, and even the intellect to question
modern philosophy. Each story asks its readers to consider a
question regarding their own mindsets and begs the question,
should we be afraid of this technology as it rises to meet our
own standards of intelligence? If you’re looking to get a little
philosophical, “I, Robot,” will certainly get you thinking and is
great to read between classes.

If you liked these books, or if you have suggestions of your own

for your fellow readers, be sure to let us know! Tweet us @suunews
with the hashtag #FallBooks.

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