- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Youth soccer gives U link to minorities

August 27, 2003

The red and black uniforms that will soon dot three local soccer fields symbolize a new approach to community diversity awareness to dean of the College of Humanities Robert Newman. The college is taking what Newman calls an "innovative" approach to diversity outreach from the U, sponsoring the "Liga de Ftbol Soccer Mexico-Utah," a youth soccer league comprised of 80 teams and 1,300 Hispanic youths along the Wasatch Front.

New U roundabout

By and • August 27, 2003

Students driving around campus this semester may find themselves driving into a scene reminiscent of "National Lampoon's European Vacation," with one exception: The new roundabout on the U's campus has a train running through it. U student Jana Baldwin-Francis says she is concerned for her safety due to the lack of education that the public has received about the new roundabout.

Union gives groups space

August 27, 2003

Student groups on campus have a new place to call home. The Campus Organizations Resource Center, more commonly known as the C.O.R.C. Room, opened its doors with 20 dedicated spaces for student clubs and nine roving stations for anyone to use. "This is perfect for us," said Howard Pang, president of the Hong Kong Student Alliance, one of the groups with a cubicle.

UNION C.O.R.C. room adds space for student groups

August 27, 2003

Student groups on campus have a new place to call home. The Campus Organizations Resource Center, more commonly known as the C.O.R.C. Room, opened its doors with 20 dedicated spaces for student clubs and nine roving stations for anyone to use. "This is perfect for us," said Howard Pang, president of the Hong Kong Student Alliance, one of the groups with a cubicle.

Considering the ever-shameful Generation X

By and • August 27, 2003

You are egocentric, lazy and altogether ill-equipped for life in the real world. Sound familiar? "Hello, my name is Michael Young and I am a Generation X er, or maybe Y is the generation that I belong to. Is there a difference? I think they are probably the same.

Football season kickoff party at LDS Institute

By By John Boyack • August 27, 2003

Before the U football team kicks off its first game tonight, students and fans got a chance to celebrate the start of the season at the LDS Institute of Religion. The institute sponsored the Utah Football Kickoff Party on Tuesday night. The event opened with a prayer petitioning, among other things, a blessing on the food.

Students Speak Out: How do you feel about the new tuition policy that will automatically delete students from their classes if their tuition is not paid by Sept. 5?

August 27, 2003

I know kids who can't make the payments all at once...this new policy might make it difficult for some students to pay tuition in one lump sum. It stinks. Ian Bobbermin Junior, Psychology The U is too bureaucratic to ask that of students. I think they should give students a little leeway.

The need for an alternative to dissection in the classroom

By By Jason Hardy • August 26, 2003

It has recently come to my attention that the U does not have a policy giving students the right to a humane and scientific alternative to dissecting animals. After looking into the matter, there are clearly many reasons why we, as students, should create one.

U tuition policy tightens

August 26, 2003

Notices about the tuition deadline, in the form of fliers, e mails and reminders from officials and instructors, have been out since the beginning of Summer Semester. In case anyone missed it, however, the consequences promised for missing the tuition deadline are real, according to Lisa Zaelit, manager for U Income Accounting and Student Loan Services.

Ex-dean of U business school dies, leaves mark

August 26, 2003

When former dean of the David Eccles School of Business James Gardner died of heart failure on the sixth hole of a golf course Aug. 21, he left behind a long-lasting legacy on the U's business program. "Jim was instrumental to my coming to the U...he hired me to work for him in the field of international business education," said Stephen Tallman, chairman of the department of management and Gardner's longtime colleague.